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Youths • On Trial Relate
History Of Travel From
Florida; Deny Killing
Prof. Wright March 4th
•• •• Publisher: and Gnu nil Manager
.. .. .. ...X.. Editor
. Managing Editor
Entered at the Athens Postoffice as Second Class Mail Matter uni
! the Act of Congress March 8, 1879.
halra except'at this ochclusion h?
added, "No one regrets Mr. OeMKta, on .the Athena-Monroe
Wright's death mere than 1 do and Atlanta highway, testified he saw
if he were here today be would ■“•'■trio la Grayson about:noon
clear me of this charge. I had Nareh-e.. James Ifoffstt
noticing to do with his death." ” ** -*■ * “
He farther .added that the knife
identified .. heln. Wr W.C.lif.
Addresa oil Business Communications direct to the Athens Publish
ing Company, not to individuals. News articles intended for publica
tion should bo addressed to The Banner-Herald.
Athens bids yon atop, Look, Listen and Locate.
Speak not evil one of another, brethren.—
James 4:11.
We rarely repent of speaking little, but often of
speaking too much.—Bruyere.
THE FLY SEASON IS HERE
The house fly does not carry disease germs in its
body nor does it sting or bite, but it is a menace to
health in that it carries filth on its feet and legs and
leaves the germs from cesspools, stables and other
places where decayed garbage may be deposited.
The fly represents filth end wherever it breeds and
multiplies it h absolute proof of the unsanitary con
dition exi lin',- in the communities where the flies are
most plentiful. " \
At this season c? the year our people should ex
orcise every precaution and resort to every method
for tho eradication of the fly by making clean and
<=*ui u.e ny oy maxing clean ana
sanitary every alley, vne-rt lot and place where
debris of all kinds is deposited. It is for health’s
vi an nuius is ueposuea. it is ior neaitn s
sake and if our community is to be kept fit and free
from diseases, we must prevent the accumulation of
unsanitary garbage which is so commonly strewn
around the average home.
In commenting on the house fly, the Pittsburg
Tfmcs-Gazette has the following most timely sug
gestions: .
“If there is no breeding place for flies there
will be no flies. The almost total disappearance
of stables from cities h er for the country,
source of fly propagation, but not all the spots
which assist the fly in preserving his species
were.in the vicinity of stables. Where there
is, filth there will be flies and where the flies
go there will some of the filth accompany
them. The fly season wilias removed a prolific
thefeb reflections An the character of that visitor.
“Hie time was when flies were endured as an
inevitable annoyance without an appreciation
of the menace to. health their presence is. They
swarmed because no .effort was made to eradi
cate them. That era is in the past, but there
are those still who tolerate conditions which in
effect are not inimical to the interests of the'
fly. Not every-house occupant can prevent
flies from seeking entrance, but everyone can
keep them on the outside. It is within the pro-
■ vince of everyone to refuse to purchase food pro
ducts which are accessible to flie^.
“Were everyone to eliminate breeding places
on his own premises and to screen and swat, the
' fly would soon become as completely extinct
as the monsters of which we know only through
their fossil remains. The fly is small, but he
makes' up in industry and persistence what he
lacks in size. We become alarmed when an
epidemic threatens, yet too many of us Jolerate
the fly when we know his capacity as a dis- - -
easeoarrier. Because he is no novelty wo
minimize the peril which he may transmit.
Screens for doors and windows and removal’ of
breeding places will in the end mean death to'
the fly.” i
tUI UKT. WIUCU DNU uw A1UU
identified as being Mr. Wright's
an L X. L*. barlow, wa* his and
Had been In hla possession for
three years. He said the keys iden
tified as Mr. Wright’s were, pick
ed up between Athens and Han
ielsvflle and*' that he intended
turning them over to the, postmas
ter at the next town hey passed,
which had been the habit on other
occasions when keys were found
Ifn the road.
* New Evidence
At the conclusion of the state
ment of the boys the defense call
ed W. F. Coleman, one of their
witnesses, Hick , to the stand to
testify If the boys se^mer nervous
when they spent the n{ght of
March 4th at his camp. Mr. Cole
man made a fire for them that
n.fcfa*. Upon cross examination the
state asked if he found a pocket-
book in the ashes or around the
place after the boys left. To this
question Mr. Coleman replied that
bo found the metal rim cl one.
The leather part had been burned
off. in Scarborough’s statement
Tuesday he stated that the pocket
book was burned the night that
was epent at Coleman’s camp,
i Remus Testifies
I George Remus, convicted Cin
cinnati bootlegger who has been
n the Clarke county jail for s*v-
I oral months, was called to the
J * stand to testify relative to state
ments alleged to have been madr
to him by Scarborough when he
was confined in the same JalL He
I »taled that Scarborough told bfttr
| before the Putasm county grand
(jury met that he didn’t expect to
* be indicted and that he had every
. flssumneo that nothing would hap-
J p- n to him. Romus testified that
: no told him. speaking aa a lawyer,
{that he thought he would be in
[dieted. H9 said Scarborough seem
»ed greatly surprised when he
| learned that he had actually beer
> indicted but that he seemed then
to have the idea that be would be
given a years sentence and have
it suspended. He further stated
that Scarborough claimed to have
received a letter from an officer fj
Tampa telling him not to become
alarmed Chat , he would be taker
car of.'Remus said he nover saw
the letter.
• The defense has dosed its tes
timony and, the rebuttals for the
state are scheduled, for early Wed
nesday in trying to establish the
mento in tho case will begin.
00 the part of defense lawyers
failed to shake the confessor from
hla main story of the crime.
Attempt Alibi
When Scarborough finally left
the stand defense attorneys put up
witnesses to shake hi a testimony
and to attempt an alibi for the
boya^on trial. - EV^Moon,: Grayson,
Georgia, m, a*1 *
aa character witness wor Cogge-
He testified he lived
r*i«vT»«~ T7i 7 i,vca a* tvaium since he ha:
JSSJU* *51" Wl ? er * h ® ls • hank: *?«©n htfld in. the Eatonton jail
cashier. He said ha Ichav This trin vena mnA. 1
• TftV TO
' UP-ALIB
EATONTON. 0%. — (Special)
—Attempting .to establish an alibi
and disprove the testimony offer-
dd by Sam Scarborough who turn
ed state’s evidence, the state put
up seven witnesses Wednesday
morning in tho trial of Ted Cog
geshall and W. F. McClelland,
charged with the murder of Prof
W. c. Wright, former county
school superintendent of Putnam
county. *
Following up their tread u,
l/uesdcy in trying to establish the
fact that the three youths were
seen on tho Dixie Highway be
tween Macon and Atlanta the day
. previous and the day the attack
on iMr. Wright took place the de-
I fens© first put on the stand Wed
[nesflay A. S. Briscoe cl Grayson,
| Ga., on the Athena-Monroe Atlan
ta i«C4d. Briscoe testiLed : that he
f-sawhthe youths in a store at thiat
place on the 4th ©f March. Hr
(Identified the boys on trial as be-
i?g the ones taebad seen at the
jbtore. J. E. ’Hudson also, .of Gray
[son testified «he . saw the sami
'youths at the store and identify
them, a G. Nelms who .lives be-
f tween Jonesboro and Atlanta saw
j to’saw the boys-on that .road on
Uaj. mu it r m vewg sypenor-to all other
lands. That has been shown in many ways-rin time
of peace and in time of war it bas proven its ability
to prepare and overcome that what were believed
to be impossible obstacles. Our people are keyed
up to that pitch which places them in the front ranks
of progress and gives to them a superiority of citi
zenship over other nations. Even foreigners had
. c . 0I P e *° America and face prison and / even
l he * r tim ® ,n pnaon than to remain in their
native lands. As an illustration: Emma Goldman,
■fflV* , co “! home”—back to the land she said
at* n ? w that she % forced to remain
S2§ *°®,J* e shores of this country she is sick afc
tiMrt and Idngs to return. Theodore Petroff, a no-
S ! swindler caught in Wisconsin pleads for life
|®f™° nm ® nt rather than be deported to Russia and
become a free, citizen of that country
^Howeve^ we must not arrive at that "satisfied
f?*tog” with oprselves and idle around and "not
*jjHnjSf- ! °ur opportunities. There' are many
. which .improvement could be made ana the
*h!! n 5l a a rei ? llzatlon of our ■weak point is shown us,
in ‘“provements will be in our government;
In oi» commercial pursuits and in our homes? ....
wv ov/p-wu UMInlUWI UU
-' J third cf March J, H: Mcvgan
j of ,-tfc© same vfdiaitytTHdifcrhC was
• i wjth Nelms and say the youths
j They identified thim: Cbas- Dick
i ?rsori who lives neap,’/**—*-
j tho JcUcsboro retd tesu» vu
I t aw three boys going in a vacant
I toause and later saw smoke coming
{from the chimney. Oscar Janes,
j colored, testified that he operate*
1 a barbecue ■ stand on .the (Dixie
{highway and that ttiq youths
'youths bought sandwiches at ids
• Stand. He identified McCtelHn:*
• stand. He identified McClell&m
[but couldn’t establish the day o'
[the week. He thought
J Thursday. James Gilley, white,
i about 14 years of age, said tie
ioouul At years « age, saia oe changed from the ,
■ botight (he sandwiches and he was stopped at a store „„„!T d
• tXJSillvo It Ti'iircriar TTn Kao. hnitohi : ear
; positive it was Thursday. He be-
• came badly confused on cross ex
animation-
throi
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ii" * dVer ^ in * fe * ture . it would prove of much
Attiens^Jong witte other
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! SCARBOROUGH
RETELLS STORY
EATONTON! Ga.—(Special tc
.The Banner-Herald)—Three wit
nesses were put up by the defense
here Tuesday in an attempt tr
.break down the testimony offered
by tho state In the prosecution of
Ted Coggeshall and F. W. McClel
land, two ycuths on trial In Cht
Putnam county court'for the mur-
tlfr Of Prof7“XVr-Cr-Wiightj-for.
mer county school superintendent.
Sim Scarbroough. third youth
who admitted being with the oth
or two when Prof. -Wright was sc
brutally attacked that he died foui
days later, went .on the stand and
recounted in detail how the.crimr
was committed and laid the actua 1
killing cn his two companions,
Coggeshall aud McClelland. Scar
borough’s testimony* was the out
standing feature of the second
He said no knew Cogge-
that he had a g6od repu-
P* 11 ?* 1 ’ said he saw him last
roJS a T°? fc la V December when he
came to the bank and paid off t
note. John Garner, also of Clay-
ton ill., also- testified In defense
of Coggeshall’s character, saying it
was good. s
w-?’ ° f near Athens
was called to testify as to the con
difion of the automobile which
was foundnear his home and iden
tified os Prof. Wright’s. His evi
dence was in rebuttal to Scarbor-
s- Co,,e ’ of Ath * n *
testified about giving the boy s i
ride but he could not fix the date.
He thought it was about 1 o’clock
the day previous to the arrest.
f 0 ® 1 * Ca8h , near Barnes-
ville, and T. Pauperde, who
working on the Dixie Highway
Barnesvllle on March 4, testified
they saw the boys In that vicinity
°n March 3. •
Scarborough’s Tutimony
Bim Scarborough was nervou
during the time bo was on thr
, , ™ *«> wag on thr
* wl4c k* 11 Kli-hands antr
tumbled wlth hia -fotir-ln-hand -tlJ
- hl3 Etory an<1 •“hilc
„ rf ‘ n » tawy«ra.srm«d him try
an attempt to break hla testimony
Not. once, did ho look at the two
youths be accused ot tho murdci
but every work ho -uttered w
ovoty move ho made was clossij
S d na^. by fff}
Ho tootined ho lived in Tamp
la., and had knntim
Fla., and had known Coggeaimi
nnd McClelland for about §1
— tui no out nr*
Tfnun to. tell various de
hmrh^nrd^ -boarded''at hls tether’s tl » e iv^’-movements; but fail
home and said he left Tampa abcu s * ,h - • !
February 27. He admitted he wa
with a man almost to Macon
leaving the car at Perry, he said;
They* spent Sunday night in a
peach snelter near Perry; arrived
in Macon Monday at noon and_call-
on his uncle at Macon he add-
He said he wore a blue sweat-
when he made this call. Scar
borough said they-left Macon Sun
day afternoon.
Hot Cross- Examination
He declared under question that
he had gone over the roads 1q.
volved In the crime under direction
of Sheriff Walton since he
made at night
This trip
said.
Attorney Howard was giving the
prisoner a grilling cross-examina-
uon at this point. Scarborough
hesitated somewhat in replying
but in the main stuck to his origi
nal story of the movements of the
three youths up to their arrival ii
Eatonton and their subsequent
movements, which included th«
assault on Professor Wright and
the flight to Athens.
Attorney Howard questioned <hirr
In detail regarding various distance
traveled, hours and dates. Thest
dates and hours were expected t(
be involved in the defense claim o;
«n alibi. Attorney Howard had th<
witness slightly [confused in hii
story as to the location of variou
buildings and woods in Athens
near where the Wright car waj
abandoned.
‘M was excited and did not pay
much attention to the house w .
passed,’’ Scarborough explained.
Coggeehal stared fixedly at Scar
« r fhf h dUri " e - .entire recita
[He made his confession in Athens
' city jail on Saturday * night, af tei
the crime and was transferred next
day to the county Jail, he added.
sy.-vagb^iSSiiTOBJmaBA^MdUflblBL^ ■'■’'' r . VtTSSka'i,'
«« >iv -~~
"W hile in the Clarke county jail h<
admitted he met Zen a fed
:ral prisoner, and also admitted
he knew George Remus, but de
nied he had-ever had any conver
sation with him. He admitted
Remus was kind to him in Athens
jajl. Attorney Howartt. asked
Jen Smith, federal prisoi
Athens,. testified Scorboroug
told him about a letter whi'
were confined iri. Athens L
Slcarborough told him he wished
they woifld hurry up and get
through .with the trial because he
going ^ home. x Scarborough
^' Coggeshall* Impressive
a muscle in his - face moved
!) Scarborough accused him o
ting Professor Wright over the
iron ^ ar * McCIel-
watched the prisoner with. r.
sneer on >i 8 &qe.
, .i“ torney Howard forced Scar-
adml!t ^"officers had
tftep him at night recently to re-
the movements of the trip
Eatonton to Athens. Tim«
time Attorney. Howard asket
trough to', tell various
‘other question, -but-defense
jected and the jury was removed
from the court room. Scarborough
denied he had received a .lettei
from his sister in Florida staring
that at Putnam county officer had
visited the Scarborough family
and promised Scarborough would
he returned to them provided he
“stuck by his confession.” This
letter is alleged to have been read
to Remus.
Evidence Admitted
Attorney Howard argued that the
jury had a right to know if it
had been promised Scarborough
that he would be freed if he stuck
to his confession. Solicitor Dunn
argued that tfyis evidence was
hearsay evidence anK^thus was in
admissible. The judge ruled the
evidence was admissible, and the
jury was brought back to the court
Scarbcrough flatly dan'^
telling Remus or Zen Smith’ In JHe
Athens jail he had been promised
immunity from punishment if he
stuck to his confession.
Indications that the defense
would enter an alibi claim .came
when Attorney Howard brought
-two defense witnesses into.
Putnam county March 4.
UIM he and Coggeshall and Me
ciolland spent the night before thi
on ton* in * vacant 8ouae near Eat-
Scarborough declared he and the
other two bcy B left Estonton am'
went up tho Mndlsan road on the
morning of March 4. About fou.
miles out, he said, McClelland t'olc
thorn to walk back toward Eaton-
•on and "catch a ride.” and h,
would wait for them there. ”
described ,tho clothing worn by
„ , o en <ln that da y. Which,
lied with the deeeripuon given o
rn* IOU t? * 1,nMaM - “Id ho am'
Coggeshall rode back toward Eat-
enton with the witness, Hallman.
_They got out about four mile®*®
frim^Eatonton, ho declared and hP 1
Into ,h © icari ^
r Wright about fout
miles from Eatonton. He said
Coggeshall carried a broken auto
mobile spring In the bosom of his
•hirt, previously remarking he
“irtSrlt * et hlm a n ^ n befor ® n! ^ht
•Two Ride
that Professor
Wright invited them to ride with
him. He told details of visits to
* b0 ? ,e 4 n ®f r tho «c«ne of the crime
which tallied With stories of pre
vious witnesses. Scarborough said
he aqd Coggfeshal, rode about fofii
milts with Professor Wright be-
S£ii?’ y .y nch ' d thc sp ° :
McCIeltand was waiting.
aa PP«ned when you'met
McClelland?” Solicitor Duke asked.
"Coggeshall asked him to stop
■» car. Scarborough said: "When
16 car stopped, Coggeshall
Professor Wright twice lnc
rnn,' ' Pfcfeesor Wright «umpte«
In Ws seat. McClelland ollmbtiJil,-
.to the.car and drove It into,^ihw
'bushes... He dnent ... .A,.*-/
“ movements, but fail-
c<T to Aake the boy's story to am
material extent. The.night before
they 3pent the night-near Eaton
ton. Scarborough said, was spell,
at a-place near Gray. Oa.
Scarborough admitted undei
crcss-examinatlon that lie had
Riven his first confession to Dan
Magill, an Athens newspaper man.
boys were”*wearing^' When
riding with Professor IWight.
Chief Detective Seagrave told o:
finding the abandoned oar neai
Athens, the arrest of the three hoys
Danielsville. He said the au
tomobile was covered with blood
He told of finding the Wright key.*
on McClelland- He said McCIella*
said he “did not hit the old man”
when arrested, but later denied af
two defense witnesses into thc I ^ now,et tee cf the case. Detectlvr
courtroom and asked 'Scarborough *~f- ter corrob orated the story
it he had not seen them at 1 ! Gray detective Seacrrnvps m «,i
i, Ga., the-day before.the
sums miiirc. ciarpuojugn
told him he Dad been" promised he
would be allowed to go home after
the trial, Smith declared.
“Scarborough fold me he w
going to be freed at the triad, w
going home and be married and
never was going north any inore.”
Smith said.
Tells of Arrests
City detectives of Athens, C- e-
Seagraves and C. A. Lester oli’
the story of 'finding, the abandoned
automobile and the arrest of the
three boys near Danielsville; They
swore they found Professor
Wright’s knife nnd keys on* Mc
Clelland. They identified severaf
othep-articles, said to be the prop
erty of Professor Wright, which
re found in possession of thr
:used men. They identified
clothing worn by the <boy s when
arrested, and this clothing was the
preyipus witness
7:45 in the Lumpkin Law building
to consider the question cf send
ing delegates?: .do ; ithe i’'National
Convention in Omaha, June vor this
. .. if an y, delegate^" j»r;i to
— \
be sent, arrangements
made at once and puilimait^ and
hotel reservations secur<yl:\
All men interested in/^ suirt)n«>'f
training both instituting
placement are urged to niaSe )>la„
and Contact their Wibln,
officer about the summer* -Vv^rR
Central .headquarters ' Di s :
abled American Veterans ' states
that the regional cf flees of the
Bureau may , try to arbitrairly. drop
m , en froi P the pay roll unless they
contact training officers .nu'.y7 '
CHRISTIAN CHFRCH
PLANS SPECIAL
MOTHER’S D
SERVICES
I.
sault cn ' Professor Wright.: Scar
borough .denied ever seeing thes^
Attorney Howard then asked him
if the trip north had not beer
made by way of Forsyth, Barnes-
ville, Atlanta, Stone Mountain and
thence to Athens. Scarborough
denied taking this route. Scar
borough was asked what become
cf the pocketbook of Professor
Wright, and he answered that
McClelland burned it in a stove in
the house where they spent the
night after the crime. He said
McClelland got five $1 bins from
Professor Wright.
Attorney Hbward finished his
cross-examination at 4:45 o’clock
after grilling the witness for more
than two hours. Scarborough’s
story was unshaken.
Detective Seasraves; He said he
found a pistol on Scarborough.
J. C. Sanders told of giving “a
lift’’ to the boys between Athens
and Danielsville. He said the
boys did not pick up any keys or
other articles on the road while
they were in his company. Wardell
,L K>aard , or Eatonton,
identified the knife found on Mc
Clelland, as one they once owned
Wardell said he presenter! the
knife to Professor Wright.
D. A. V. Members
Will Meet
Friday
The Christian church &is plan
ning an unusually good .program
for the various Sunday services
m honor of “Mother.” $
The observance of thev day will
begin with a special program in
the Bible School, under Hie direc
tion of Mrs. M. B. Miller, general
superintendent of the Children’s
division. ; Dr. M. B. ^teller, the
pastoi& will deliver a special ser
mon on “Mothet’” at the 11:30
service. $
The Normal Schbol Glee Club
will render several musical selec
tions, which will add wdhderfully
t . he ' er vices. Miss Benson will
be in charge. £
Tne Christian Endeavor meet
ing at 7:30 o’clock in the even
ing will prove beneficial^ to many
young people who might attend.
The music of tht program will
be the feature. A duet# solo and
quartet have been arranged. Miss
Ido Lee Lavender will dead this
meeting for the young people.
A motion picture entitled, “Lit-
—e Jimmy’s Prayer,” 5 will be
shown at 8:30 o’clock and a largo
audience will be expected to at
tend. - »
All members of the Joe Brown
Connally chapter Nc|. 2 of the D.
A Y. are urged to be present al
Mother’s Day next Sun
day. Send her a Greeting
Card. Fine selection at
j McGregor’s. »
Read Banner-Herald
• body! of.
^bttxhes. He dragged
Wright out ox. tne tear.-
McClelland l hen .dragged- the Svdy-
Mtou. .75 feet 1„ i ho
Prefeseor Wright In thefhend Skhl
&£&&*** «*m
^rbarouj,, eonroborated 4h«
■hi? *5* ® ,d ncffro "“n: tiii‘.
Aey strpprf at Bishop, anfiSd*
he got out and bought mStKitfr
°‘ '® ar «‘ M - McCleUand goTlS
Wrkrhf W i “ . h ® r ° bbea J’“'Msor
2?notfZZ? He S T
kihens d hl<i au,omot >“» new
’ r croarkln ^ he had hid toS
that one, the witness added
Change Clothng
They then washed ther. faces
ehaaged etothes. He'said ,h^
had on two suits of clothes nn v»
«« ‘ a *»e
4'
Forms less carbon;
JRediices bfiction to
a minimturn;
Maintains a perfect
piston seal! >
fegSfs*
crime In a room, they rented in -
Atbaaa ' Wing " ’
about 9 o’clock
«.d Mcttelhutd pa,d far J£' *
Your motor* oil should be changed
every 500 miles
.4
A I
v
lodging.
After the, had ridden a snort
^°on n th ***•*&*£*
Se.°h n e , ^d r0ad Th'. 0W r
«re-takfa ' £.£S$W* ^ •
= i d !?“!l d J b6 P‘4 a ',of St^oMe
yns berh In Tifton, ■ Ga..wa>
a painter by trade. H e declare a
he and the other two boys
Tampa on February 27
traveled^northward to Lkae City.
CltoWH
Every time you buy a gallon of gasoline, you oav
3 1-2 cents Georgia State Tax. y
?1—*"S »e»,ure ot tne second Fla., Valdosta. Ashtjiirn '^^... 0 , 1 '^
days trial and every word he satdi and to Sycamore
was listened to with Intent Inter-jed all night with Sca^,
IVl** the awatoWr. Mole. They reached^rde" “u„ f
who Jammed the court room.' Two I "lay. March 1, walked
hours of grilling cro« examination | ^5' and rode in an automoMe
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