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WEEKLY BANNER-WAfCrifcUN, fUESDAY, AUGUST i$, 1885.
TURKISH
liniment.
rc of neuralgia, Rheumatism.Tooth
' ’ ‘ ‘ Curtis, Miff Joints. Bnniom, Con-
* MiiM'lra, etc., the Turkiab LinJ-
V;; c-iumI. It will frequently relieve
,t*.> minutes. Saturate a niece of
*■ *ti* tr»«* iini»oe»:t, »n«l hold it u> toe fore*
* • I. .rti> irecly, and the headache will
‘in.iir u«we» <n ten. It ia made of
. Kiber, Ammonia, etc., in
. 1 iTui, an 1 put up neatly with India
s ‘ r 10 prevent loss of strength.
v; w ..I no returned to any one not sat*.
■’ i* U ule of this liniment. It is
' ,j«-h remedy in the treatment of all
where liniments are used,
-j.rains. HruiiKf*. Cracked Ueels,
** *»t—nry, Fistula, Scratches,etc,, etc.
k , r ,,j ;o«- i-er bottle.
A FEMALE FIEND.
. !». IN REVENGE, 1I0K
K1IJ.S.I CHILD.
. j cli-'-d to Swallow Concentrated
.urcncilne the Baby's Body With
•eaJfu: Uquld--In JaU, Etc.
.hvii.i.e, Term., Aug. 13.—A
L >trit'le anil revolting crime
,. lC one just perpetrated by a
, v.,ini.«n of this city named
1 ;.n L-npott, does not stain the
j,■ cords of this state. A
;.n-ago this woman had a
0 «:tn another woman named
I' .anmer, and had since been
to threaten to kill her. Mil-
; atne liightencd and moved
,t residence to another
•it: 1 city, thinking thus to
t |u-r enemy. Early last night
. left her four-months-old baby
,, c ami Weill to a ball in the
ho.'hood.
,,.t 10 o’clock a policeman
ia the house beard the bi by
uing and broke in the door.
D.iMiipoit was standing over
ti !. winch was half covered
,t ,|n;ir. T e policeman threw
t ie covering and a horrible
„ pre.-euicd. The head,
ck of the child were
i . blood. The skin was
u great blotches and
1 pc were eaten away.
1 was arrested and a
nm noned. It was found
had forced the baby to
nceiitiated lye, and bad
cer its body. The can in
i c was carried was found
led. She was hurried to
.its to U ntil weie heard.
, dead."
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CLAIMS AUDITED.
The auditor of the claims against
the Southern Mutual Insurance Co.
has signed about 7400 claims
against the company.
THE ELECTRIC MAID.
Miss Lula Hurst, of Georgia, has
!ost her magnetic power, but she
still retains a firm grip on that $50,-
000 she made out of her exhibitions.
RAILROAD SURVEY.
The survey of the line from Cov
ington to the Richmond & Dan
ville road was completed lsst week.
It intersected the Richmond & Dan
ville four miles north of Buford.
THE STOCK LAW.
Jackson county is getting stirred
up op the stock law question. Sev
eral districts have already petition
ed the Ordinary to have elections
called.
THE STOCK LAW.
Mr. Tom Berrj, one of Ogle
thorpe’s boss farmers, was in to see
us j ssterday. He reports the finest
of crops, and says the stock law has
benefited him at least $500; that it
is working like a charm.
THE IN JUNCTION CASE.
Judge Estes will reach Jefferson
Thursday night, and hear the in
junction case of Camak, et. al. vs.
'he City Council of Athens on the
following Wednesday morning.
SQUARING ACCOUNTS.
At the end of the years Messrs.
Tom Berry and S. H. Stokeley, of
Oglethorpe, had a settlement, their
respective amounts aggregating
over $2,500 each. A cash payment
ol about 70 cents balanced them off.
THE VEXED QUESTION.
The injunction case against the
city council of Athens will come up
for a hearing on next Wednesday
before judge Estes, at Gainesville.
No postponement on account of the
weather.
SHE GOES WET.
ENDORSED BY A HIGH SOURCE.
Larry Gantt, of the Athens Ban
ner-Watchman, is the best rough
and tumble newspaper man in
Georgia. He is fearless and pro
gressive, an honor to the press and
the manhood or the state.—Sparta
Ishmaelite.
EARLY METHODISM.
At Grant’s store, six miles from
Washington, Ga., the first Metho
dist church in the state was organ
ized. The church is gone, howev
er, the members are numbered with
the silent majority, and the only
fact remains that once they lived.
A SHREWD DODGE.
The liquorites in Habersham tried
The Free Bute Vote* fir Whlstcy—104
Takes the Cake.
The prohibition election in Madi
son county, on Wednesday, was
the qjietest contest ever held in that
section. A great many had predict
ed trouble between the whisky
men and the prohibitionists, but
there was not a hard word spoken
at any of the precincts, and each
side worked with a will to carry
their end. The whisky men were
better organized than the prohibi
tionists, and their leaders worked
harder. They brought every point
that would influence a vote to bear
on their side of the question. Thtre
are many who claim that outside in
fluence had a good deal to do in
carrying the election for whisky.
The people of Madison claim that
they can manage their own aflairs,
and that speakers and workers from
other counties had no right to come
in and interfere with them. From
tarties that attended the election, we
;earn that both sides were frighten
ed up to the time the polls closed,
and each claimed the election until
all the returns were in, which gave
fhe whisky men'a majority of 104
votes. The following is the major
ities in eadi district:
FOR W.IISKY.
Danielsville, S4; Pittman’s, 56;
Harrison’s, 16. Total 156.
FOR PROHIBITION.
Pocataligo, 34; Newtown, 7; l’a-
oli, 5; Dowdy, 6. Total 53. Giv
ing a total majority for whisky of
*° 4 - r ,
BILL HE AMENDED.
The Druggists Can’t Sell Whisky.
There is a strong opposition in
Athens to the present prohibition
bill of Clarke county, and our imme
diate representative will be asked by
large peti.ion to have the bill
amended so as to allow doctors to
prescribe whisky for their patients
and druggists to furnish it.
The 4th section of the prohibition
bill reads: “Be it enccted, etc., that
the provisions of this act shall not
prevent practicing physicians from
furnishing liquors themselves to
patients under treatment by them.”
A physician, to keep this liquor
and furnish it to his patients, must
take out a revenue and state license,
which will cost them seventy-five
dollars a year. This tli^y claim will
not warrant them in keeping whis
ky and furnishing it to their -pa
tients. Dr. Lyndon has paid the
necessary license, but according to
the bill he cannot furnish whisky un
less it is toone of his own patients.
He cannot, under the hill, furnish
whisky to any one with a physi
cian’s certificate. Wine for church
purposes cannot be purchased
Mr., Ann I.acour, of New Orleans, La.,
- ,.. 1 n..\i'a fOi! aim lias iieuu sick
, .-ai-;‘ i* ii:.s Im-uii ntttutleil by
1 ; 1 ay-.-i ms. Ian all to no pur-
I - .......ng !.«• fiail an unusual
■ I'hli g. ii'nl and was so pri —
,■>.iisi-viifii.'H, that liis death
..a,..bient. We lui'l in the lum-e
:m. U M. HALL’S BALSAM
111. l.l Nt.ri. jmretiHsed by my
,....» .. your advertise-
We a' 11 in 1 lister,*d it air! lie was
. ,h ll-iieved.
, •.*.!. in, G.i.. August 14.—Rev. J.
s pastor in charge of the
-1 church here and at Shiloh
. I'.ickerv Flat, in this county,
■i ie.l suicide yc-'onlay morn-
.' suiting Ins i bora ear
-.11 U lib a pocket knot and jump-
; inii, a little river at his home,
or Wood-lock. The wound was
, ed b\ l)r l-stimore and he is
•• ng quietlv. and thought to be out
mger. l ie is about thirty-three
- old and has a wife. Heis de
peaches, apples and corn at a big
price, to make up into brandy and
whisky, conditioned that the county
went against prohibition. The little
game didn.t work.
THE JENNINGS HEIRS.
Notice has been received by some
of the numerous heirs of the Jen
nings estate, in England, that a
hearing of this famous case will
come up this week in London.
There are a large number of the
Jennings heirs living in Claike, and
if they should get a share of this
huge estate we can build as many
railroads as Athens needs.
on
the subject
of
At Emory college
was a roommate of Rev.
1). Turner, who suicided at
I, t- mountain a few weeks ago.
H' W to’Asceitam it Y"ii are a Mascot.
II. 1 he thermometer whs bursting
i_.li Us limits at noon, on Tuesday,
i.ii. down South in New Orleans,
.'. n's (i. T. Ueaaregard of La.and
\. Early of Va„ (as is their usual
..a ~i.|>ei vised in p-rson and con-
• i solely by themselves the 182nd
. I Monthly Drawing of The Louiaa-
• l ottery : and scattered all over the
2,"SKI thus No 8,IKK) drew the'
-: !’ri/t* of $75,000. It was sold in
- it <1 each, held one by C. L. Ho-
r of I'.ns k-toe,Texas; one by J. T.
Igport, Conn.; one by 8. M.
Ta "loth »t-, Denver, Col., col
igli first National Bank of
r . one to F. II. Eckenroth, .121
comer)’ St., San Francisco, Cal.,
,1 through First National Bank of
'raneiseo. The Second Prize ol $25,
i-.iaii i iy No 58,051, uNo.soM in tilths
w.i- iie’tiy J. 1*. .links, Hrookland,
. i-.ilieeteil laroiigh the German Na-
|| ISoik o! Memphis, Tenn : one by
in.er iii of Wichita Falls, Texas,
11lie Exchange Bank of Dallas,
.luotliorcollected through the Bow-
i.ttionai I’.onk of New York. The
! Prize of $10,01)0, drawn by No 12,-
.oi.l in lif'.iis;two ofthem werecol-
! through Messrs. Britton & Konntz
.. i- N.u.-lie/., Mis-.; the balance
holier and vo t. Nos. 7 s, 050 and
. drew tile Fourth iwo Prizes of
", ,...• h sold in fifths to parties in
• ‘eltiliia, l’a., Atlanta, Ga., North
■ Inti., Darodsbnrg, Ky., Louis-
. h. .. and Waco, Texas, etc. The
cals, tlie eonnnisionvrs of the La. S.
o-iiperintend all the monthly grand
ni.gs, will repeat this performance
- ii.oit Tuesday, September 8, the
dr.u.,1 Monthly Drawing, and any
an n will he given on application,
• A Dauphin, New Orleans. La.,
>ou can learn for yourself If you are
■ d Dy fortune. Are you cot a Mas
BACK HOME.
Mr. Tom Greer, who was arrest
ed a few days ago by Deputy U. S.
Marshal Merritt, returned heme
yesterday to get up his witnesses.
The case will be heard next
Wednesday. From al! we can learn
it is more of a love scrape than any
thing else. Greer is accused ot
withholding letters from a young
man to a young lady.
THE DEVIL CARES FOR HIS O^N.
George Owen, a negro living ii?
Banks county, was returning home
with a jug of whisky in his buggv
The mule got frightened and ran
away, throwing George out of the
buggy and breaking his leg very
badly. After throwing George
from the buggy the mule ran about
a mile and tore the vehicle all to
pieces, but the jug of whisky was
not hurt.
KILLING IN MORGAN.
THE PEOPLE SPEAK THEIR SENTIMENTS.
THE BEGINNING OF THE TROUBLE.
CAPT. R. 0. GORDON PRINCIPAL INSTIGA
TOR OF THE RIOT, AND WHOLLY RE
SPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF
HIS SON.
THE CRAWFORD FAMILY VINDICATED.
WESTERN NORTH CAEOLIXA.
to calry the county by hiring aman i ur * city as the bH1 shut ' s ito ff. Mr.
to go around and engage all the — -- - ...
Russell, the representative, has been
written to amend the bill, and a
large petition will be gotten up for
that purpose. There are a number
of cases where whisky is obliged to
be used, and under the provisions ot
the prohibition bill it cannot be ob
tained without sending off for it.
MAD DOG IX MADISOX.
Morgan County, Ga., Aug. 12.
Mr. T. j-.. Gantt—Dear Sir: As
the article in your daily ol the 30th
ot July, written by R. G. Gordon,
in reference to the killing of his
son, reflects seriously upon a family
whom the citizens of Wellington
district are proud to claim as ne : gh-
liors, and contains the erroneous
statement that only the “drunken
whisky men” are in sympathy with
the Crawfords, and all the good
people are for him, (Gordon) we
think it but justice to the Craw
ford family that the public should
know the true sentiments of the
people ot this district concerning
the matter.
Capt. R. G. Gordon has-been tor
several years a prominent politician
of this distiict, and has .yielded
considerable influence amenjr the
negroes, generally voting most of
them, his way, and always in oppo
sition to the good peopie of the
district. At the county election
last January, the Crawford boys
took some interest, and came to the
polls with about 30 negroes to vote
in opposition to the wishes of the
Captain. To see these negroes
whom he had always voted at will
sticking in their ballots in opposi
tion to him, was more than he could
hear. So he interfered, and rhis in
terference was the
BEGINNING OF THE. TROUBLE.
The Captain would have done
violence upon Henry Crawford at
that time, if Henry had not shown
him his pistol. Now the Captain,
who has a rule-or-ruin spirit, pre
sented Henry to the grand jury for
carrying the pistol.
As there had been considerable
dispute concerning the district line
between Wellington and Dogsboro
and all knowing that Capt. Gordon
really lived in Dogsboro, although
he claimed Wellington, the Craw
ford boys got up a petition asking
the county commissioners to have
the line run, and this petition was
signed by the best people of both
districts. The first Tuesday in July
was the day appointed by the com
missioners to decide concerning the
line. Good counsel was employed
on both sides and everything went
to show that the day would be an
exciting one. Capt. Gordon noti
fied his son “Chunk,” of Gwinnett,
and his nephew, Tom Vincent, of
Madison county, ot the day of the
trial and requested them to be in
Madison on that day. Sending for
these men plainly showed that the
Captain intended to have a row if
the case was decided against hint.
The day came, the trial was had,
and the case decided against the
Captain. Now this should have
been an end to the whole matter
and would have been but for the
Gordons, who were not satisfied
with the decision of the commis
sioners, and asserted that the thing
had to be settled, and dared the
Crawfords to go the upper road,
Now this upper road is the one that
the Crawfords always go, and is two
A Rabid Animal Rvni at Large and Bites a
Negro Boy.
A mad dog has been creating a
great deal of excitement over in the
Free State, on Mr. Bradford Nich
olson’s place. He bit several hugs
and a negro hoy. The boy was
brought to Athens yesterday, and
had the wounds cauterized by one
of our physicians. The dog was
very large and fierce looking, and j or three miles nearer for them than
MAJOR ACTON PA.XALV2ED.
I ijorT. M. Acton, so well and
vr.i’iiv known throughout Geor-
-i. the traveling correspondent
I agent for the Constitution, was
' y/.eil Fridaynight about eleven
-ck at nis Residence on Baker
«t. near Luckic. The Major
s preparing to retire at the time.
I’inckney was called in. The
:.i\ .is was partial and in the left
NOTICE.
\.>t.ce is hereby given that ap-
cation will be made to the genpr-
J '.en)b]y at its present session for
c passage of an act authorizing
f Mavor and Council of Athens to
"‘■t to the qualified voters of said
' the question of altering the con-
made with the Richmond &
c 't 1’oint Terminal company
reference to the sale ^and ex
:n ' :, *n of the North-Eastern rail
- J ' and for other purposes.
JACKSON S CRIMINALS.
From the number of criminals
found guilty in Jackson this week,
the Solicitor must he doing his work
very effectually, j Smith, the horse
thief, takes a turn in the chain gang
for six years; Wm. Spencer was
found guilty of retailing whisky
without license; J. L. Bird got one
year for stealing a bale of cotton, and
Louis Carson, col., will deposit $110
for burglary, or go to the chain gang
for one year.
UNDER BOND. 1
Mr. Tom Greer, who was arrested
for some irregularities in the mails
on the jug Tavern railraad, is ont
until next Wednesday under a bond
of five nnndred dollars. The letters
that Greer is accused of taking out
of the mails, was mailed last Feb
ruary, and after being delayed some
time came to hand all right. There
were five witnesses sworn against
Mr. Grier. He thinks that when
he brings up his evidence, he will
be able to prove his innocence and
that the prosecution is malicious.
ANOTHER TRIAL.
Wc learn that under the bill, the
prohibitionists of Madison county
can order a new election every forty
days, and there is now talk trf try
ing the issue over at once. We
would not endorse such a step,
it seems a desire to override the
verdict of the people, entirely at
variance with the professions of the
prohibitionists. They were defeat
ed, and should accept the decision
in good faith until there are evi
dences of a change in the sentiments
of the people.
H* Was Very Grateful.
At Atlanta, a well known senator
had the courtesies of the floor ex
tended a rural constituent who hap
pened in the lobby. After some
persuasion and physical force he
was got into the senate chamber,
and then it took four grand and rev
erend senators to hold him down in
his seat, as, good soul, he thought
the senate had been so polite and
conferred such honor upon him that
he was in duty bound to express his
acknowledgment. The old fellow
was greatly astonished that but an
empty honor had been heaped upon
him, and that it is heaped upon eve-
had a chain around its neck. He
hit overything that he came in con
tact with. His eyes looked perfect
ly green, and nothing would stop
him but water. He was killed near
the Clarke county line, after quite a
number of shots had been fired at
him.
Don’t Eat In a Burry.
A health journal says that rcopleouglit
to take three-quarters of ail hour for din
ner. This is well if there is enough dinner
to hold out so long. The penally fer
hurrying meals, as most people do, is a
gii -voiis attack cf dyspepsia. In such
a ease vou will have to resort toBrown s
Iron Bitters for eure, as diil Mr. J. IV.
Pinkston, Shorter’s Depot, Ala., who
writes, “I tound relief in Browns Iron
Bitters after years of suffering from dys
pepsia.”
CAMPAIGN CRIES.
Capt. Oliver tells us that the ne
groes in Madison county were made
to believe that the triumph of pro
hibition meant the stock law, in
creased taxes, an abolition of free
schools and slavery for the race
They were also told that Col. S. C.
Dobbs had offered to pay $1,000 to
get liquor back in Athens, and the
business of the city had already
fallen off $100,000. As a conse
quence, there was almost a solid
black vote for liquor. There was
no enthusiasm when the returns
were all in, and not a cheer raised.
Some of the liquor leaders seemed
to regret the defeat of prohibition,
and affirmed that other issues con
trolled the election. We feel confi
dent that at the next contest, if the
election is fairly based on the aboli
tion of whisky, that the Free State
will give a handsome majority for
the great moral movement.
TURNING WHITE.
A physician of Monroe, Ga., cor-
tespondent of the Banner-Watch-
tnan,says: “I had a very strange
case the other day, of a negro hoy
15 years old, with nearly the whole
of the side ol his tace turned white.
The bones around this negro boy’s
left eye must be making pressure
upon certain nerves and blood ves
sels to cause the change. You can
almost mark the course of the
nerves.”
ADVICE TO •XUTHEItS.
how’s soothing Kyeltshould «1*
<1 lor children teething. It tootLe*
the tftiznt, ullaY* ill pftio, cures ...... .. - . .
lh bouS. nmt “ J ,< wsld*wiy*' rybody indiscriminately who hap
pen to be caught at the state capi-
tol. ' -
1 Cut
Th-re has been an Indian skirm-
»i Montana. The whites came
ciorious. /
CONSUMPTION CURED.
I ^ ■ h!7:
r nn Kan India
I 6 * u.e speed* and tMMuisnentcure of
’’i'Uon. Bronchitis, Catarrh,Aatbasa and
■ ,* ni1 Lung Affections, also a poeltlTS
,.*l CU re (b, NerTour fieblUty and aU
1ai 1 * ““I’iatou, after haring tested Its won
IV1 „ rV'Jttra powers In thousands of caaas.ud
I ?nt> to make It known to nia snffertn*
I’.Mi,' Actuated by this motive and a desire
(rwiiTJ •‘“msn suffering, I wilt sand free ol
I wh0 d«»iro R, this rentlW. JnGer-
■ t Wisconsin mother ha» brought
*e*mu a midwife for preserv-
trtY - dezd bodies ol her deform*
113 "vtos in alcohol.
NEWSPAPER CHANGE.
Mr. Harry FMnlzy Burs tha Athena Chron
icle and Will Move the Offlco.
Yesterday Mr. Harry Phinizy
purchased the Athens weekly
Chronicle and job office, and will
at once move the business to the
stand formerly occupied by Hoff,
the tailor, occupying both stories of
tbit building. He will also add a
fine steam job printing office and
publish a live Sunday paper. V/e
welcome this brilliant young gentle
man to our ranks, and extend him
the right hand ojf fellowship. Ht
will be an honor indeed to the
Fourth Estate, and such recruits are
always welcome. ✓ .
the effort to prevent or eure Fevor and
Ague. Ayers Ague Cure is u far
more potent piwvehtat've aril remedy
with the advantage of leaving in tlie bo
dy no poisons to product dizziness, deaf
ness, headacue, and other disorders. The
proprietor warrants It.
MORE IMPROVEMENTS.
The Banner-Watchman expects
soon to add steam power, a’ paper
folder and mailing machine to the.
office. Some beautiful new adver
tising and body type have also been
ordered, and we will have one of
the handsomest papers and best
equipped offices in the state. '
LOOK HERE!
MON TGOMERY
Has the largest and best
selection of Buggies, Car
riages and Phaitons ever
kept by him before. Also
a full line of Implements
and Machinery, Sulkey
Plows, Harrows, Turn
Plow**, Cotton Gins and
Presses, Sorghum Mills,
Evaporators, Steam En
gines, one and two-Horse
Wagons. All of the above
I guarantee; there is noth
ing better on the market at
same prices. '
3% N. Montgomery,
may 12 W3m.. Athens, Ga.
any other route, and of course they
never intended going any other
way. The Gordon’s left Madison
first hut were overtaken by the
Crawtords about a mile from town.
As soon as the Crawfords got in
speaking distance of the
Gordon wagon, Cal. Gordon
the one who was killed
the riot later, commenced cursing
and abusing old man Berry Rouark.
who was with the Crawford boys,
Capt. Gordon, ex-officio Justice of
the Peace, not only allowed his son
“Cal,” who was only 19 years old
to abuse this old man, who is more
than 70, but encouraged him in it
The Crawfords, knowing that
“Cal” was put up to this by his par
ty for the purpose of raising a row,
and desiring to avoid such an en
gagement, quietly submitted to the
abuse heaped upon this old man.
The Gordons, seeing that “Cal’s 1
talk didn’t have the intended effect,
and that the Crawfords didn’t want
to fight, they quieted down some,
and everything went smoothly for
several miles. Then some fellow,
just for fun, hollowed “Hurrah for
the line!” At this, Capt Gordon
who was in front of all the crowd,
became furious and stopped his
mule in the toad, and remained
there cursing and daring any one to
own the hollowing, until all the
crowd had passed. They thought
that it was Tom Davenport that hol
lowed, and six ot the Gordon crowd
got out of their wagon and walked
behind his buggy for some distance
with clubs, hollowing “take him
out,” which they’ would have done
if the Captain had let them. This
riotous mob never got into their
wagon any more until after the riot,
which took place about a mile fur
ther on, but walked the road with
their clubs.' A fight between James
Ronark and Sam Gordon started the
ball, after wfyeh a general riot en
sued around the Crawford wagon.
It was when this riot was raging,
when rocksand sticks wereflyingin
every direction, that Henry Craw
ford, who had not spoken an insult
ing word all day, to protect his file,
sprang from the wagon and shot
Cal” Gordon, the leader of this rio
tous mob.
The facts that Capt. Gordon sent
for his son and nephew to be with
himonithat day; his encouraging
“Cal” in abusing old man Berry
Rouark; his stopping in the road
and cursing like a wild man and
daring any one to own the hollow
ing; and his power to have prevent
ed the riot by controlling, his sons,
forces the conclusion upon the peo
ple that he not only intended a riot,
but was principal instigator of it
and directly responsible for the
d eath of his son.
The above is the opinion of the
citizens of Wellington district,
Capt. Gordon’s statement to the
contrary, notwithstanding.
We have heard before that old
man Crawford ’ was a full-blooded
Indian, and have only this to say
about it: It he is ah Indian, the
country would be better off if there
were more Indians in it. He is
model citizen, stays at home, and
attends to bis own business, pays
his debts and has been a consistent
member of the Missionary Baptist
denomination for more than tnirty
years. Some of his boys, like most
boys, take their dram,- but the state
ment that they are a rowdy and
fussy set is wholly untrue.
Many Citizens.
WRat Capt. w. F. Welch Has to Szy About
the North-Eastern Bxtenclon--A Connec
tion With Knoxville—History of the
Country Through Which it Will Fast and
the Products of the Soil and Mines.
Capt Welsh is a native of North
Carolina, and is one of the best in
formed and most interesting gentle
men we have ever met. Ht is en
thusiastic and outspoken on the sub
ject of extending the North-Eastern
road to Cleyton, and next, Monday,
with his family, leaves for Waynes-
\ille, N. C., where he will spend a
month. He will see ex-Gov. Rober
son, who is the key to the railroad
situation in that state. Upon his
return the Captain will be able to
lay before our city council lhe_re
sult ofhis investigations. And just
here we will say, that if any com
pany can be found who will put up
a forfeit of $100,000 with a guaran
tee that the North-Eastern will be
extended through to Knoxville,
such a proposition will be most fa
vorably considered; but we want
something tangible to operate on.
Capt. Welsh says it is a mistaken
idea about the Western North Caro
lina counties being so poor; that
under the developing touch of rail
roads and northern capital the wil
derness of mountains are being
made to blossom as the rose, and
the counties that a few years ago
did not actually pay enough tax for
their per diem’of the legislators, are
to-day rich sources of revenue to the
state. In 1S68 a refugee from Vir
ginia first began the production of
tobacco for market, and to-day it is
a crop far exceeding in profit the
yield of cotton. There are larmers
who make from $300 to $500 per
acre by raising tobacco. And in
this connection Capt. Welsh says
that the lands around Athens, and
extending up to the Blue Ridge
range, are just as. well adapted to
tobacco growing as in North Caro
lina, and he predicts that in a few
years this crop will supercede the
staple of the south. Tobacco is
grown almost to the peaks of the
mountains in Western North Caro
lina, on land so thin and rocky that
it was considered worthless, and
too steep to he cultivated with the
plow. Land has doubled many times
in value, and one farm is cited that
once sold lor $700 that the owner
has since refused $3-1,000 for. A
kinsman to Capt. Welsh owes 60,
000 acres of land in Swjyne coun
ty, on the line of survey of the
North-Eastern extension, on which
he has surveyed ott'two manufactur
ing villages, and Will soon have
thrifty colonies settled on it. This
romantic region abounds in mineral
wealth of all kinds, and the people
only want tailroads to-get their
products to market. Magnificent
summer hotels are springing up at
every station, and are filled with
visitors. The country is one of the
most beautilul and romantic on
earth.
Capt. Wdlsh says the R. & D.
road does not want the Rabun Gap
line built, as they will soon have a
western connection with Atlanta
via the Marietta & North Geor
gia. That the road is now graded
within three miles of the North Car
olina line, while that state has given
this company enough convicts to
complete the gap from the Western
North Carolina to Murphy, the
twelve mites intervening between
that point and the Georgia borders
having been graded years ago. He
says at Clayton we strike the head
waters of the Tennessee river,
which will carry us to Maryville,
Tenn., at but little expense, as the
spurs of mountains can be blasted
off into ihe river. This gentleman
argues that an extension of the
North-Eastern to Knoxville will
force a southern line. He also says
that Athens has now the same guar
anteed rates in western freights as
were the new proposition made the
R. & D. accepted, as that road un
doubtedly controls the Wolf Creek
link. The mere building of this
road, he argues, is in itself a viola
tion of the contract with the city of
Athens, as it undoubtedly hinders a
contract with Knoxville via Rabun
Gap.
SMITH’S VINDICATION
HE HAS A SAUCY ANSWER FOR
WESTMORELAND.
He Szyi mat His Convicts Did Not Have
Scurvy, were Not Underfed and mat
may Had Keazles—HetayaHevaaReady
and Anxious for a Trial, Etc., Etc.
Yesterday a Constitution re-
he went hack and took charge of
the camp and is there now, getting
on very- well. Many disinterested
patties who had opportunities of
knowing, told me that the convicts
atthis camp had all alcng been
well ted and taken care of. The
best physician of the county was
employed to attend them.”
“You were never cited to answer
porter called on Senator James M. I for anything done at this camp?”
Smith and asked him if he would “No. It appears everything got
say anything in regard to the inter-1 in good shape down there, and the
a.,’. I. I nanituntiovu offlrpre inrliifllnrr Mr
view in yesterday’s Constitution, in
which Dr. Willis F. Westmoreland
penitentiary officers, including Dr.
Westmoreland, became well satis-
reiterated the charges of bad man- fled. I think they all have the ut-
agement made against the Ogle
thorpe county convict camp. Sen
ator Smith said
most confidence in the humanity of
my boss down there.”
What about the Oglethorpe
“Since the governor passed an camp?”
order on the nth of July last, com- “In order to understand about
pletely exonerating me from the this camp I will say that it was es-
charges of improper treatment of tablished in 1879 by order of Goy.
convicts under my charge, and dis-1 Colquitt. There have been at this
missing and finally disposing of the camp an average of about too con-
case made against me by a portion I victs. From the establishment of
ot the penitentiary officials, I have I this camp to last winter and spring,
given the matter very little thought, the convicts confined three had all
I entertained the opinion that after the time been remarkably healthy,
the governor’s action all complaint [ For four or five years there was
would cease, as every one seemed not a death or escape and scarcely
to be perfectly satisfied at the time any sickness.”
with the disposition made of the
case by the governor. I was not |
aware that Dr. Westmoreland was myself."
Was not this very remarkable?”
‘Yes, sir. I was astonished at it
disposed to criticise the governor’s |
action.
“Can you account for it?”
I do not know that I can fully
I was prepared with voluminous explain it except to say it must
testimony to show, and which I did have been providential. I employ-
show and yet show, that the con- ed a first-class physician who gave
victs under my charge were hu- the camp close attention. I visited
inanely treated and properly fed. I the camp daily myself and watched
was then anxious and willing to go I after everything very closely. A
into the investigation and show, as I large per cent of the convicts whom
I telt I could do, beyond the shad- I thea wotked had been in the pen-
ow ofa doubt or cavil, that the I itentiary for some time and wfre
management of the convicts under I more or less hardened to that kind
my charge had been from the be-1 of file. I was fortunate in not hav-
ginning, beyond the reasonable ex- ing any epidemic to break out. I
pectations of any fair-minded per-1 was not cramped and hampered
son in the unusually small number J with rules and regulations to such
ot escapes, in the unprecedented an extent that I could not under
and almost incrediole small number any circumstances use my own
of deaths, and in the unusually judgment. Col. Nelms then had
small number of casualties. The no assistant and did his own inspec-
governor seemed to think it unnec tion, and frequently visited the
ess-ary to consume time with the camp and gave most excellent and
reading of the testimony and exam- wholesome advice to lessees, bosses,
ination of the witnesses who had guards and convicts as to their duty,
appeared in my defense. Hetherer In 1SS4 the number of convicts un-
fore wrote out and signed an orde- der my charge had run down to a
dismissing the case against me figure very much below my pro
finally and forever, and reciting
therein the fact that if any irregu-
rata share. To this I did not not
object. In fact, I asked the priori-
laritieshad at any time, under any pal keeper not to send me any
circumstances existed, that they more as I had as many a6 I then
wete without my knowledge or needed. In October, 1SS4,1 receiv-
consent, and that I had been as ed from the M. & N. G. railroad up-
prompt to correct anything wrong wards ot twenty convicts who had
as any penitentiary official could I been working on that road. During
possibly have been. What more the early winter I received a large
could I ask? What more could any number from the jails, so that by
oneask?” the first of April, 1SS5, I had on
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the case is still against you.
is that?”
How
victs: This was about seventy-five
per cent, of the whole number at
The Doctor makes a grave mis- Oglethorpe camp. I sent to the
take in that, as any one can see. He | railroad able-bodied convicts. I
is badly in error. He w-s present mean those who had been in the
and read the order and approved it. penitentiary some time, and kept
1 think before the governor signed the new ones and most vicious and
it Colonel Towers was also present, those less healthy at the Oglethorpe
read it and approved it. There is camp. The winter was very severe
no denying of these facts.”
as you remember. Many of the
“Is it not strange Dr. Westmore- convicts had been confined in jail
land should have fallen into such an for many months. Those came to
error?” the camp very much debilitated.
Why he should have fallen into Some with chronic diseases, some
such an egregious error I can’t im- with physical defects, and so on. In
agine. His memory mutt have consequence I had more sickness in
failed hint most woefully. Here is I January, February and March than
a copy of the order itself, which, usual. It was, however, of a very
upon examination, yon will find is 1 mild type. But few remained in
as I state itthe hospital longer than twoor three
KzccuTivsurncs. Ail.ats. n*., July 11th. -jays. They were effected mostly
_JSi.-lb«c»e‘-- 1 - - 1 - -
•r treatiueut o» ... .«. r .
having come up regularly fora hearing thiaday, tnanV Cases COnVlCtS Were allowed
auil U Hpt.t-Mriu* that if auy irreRularittaa hare I ,JL.* • Jn.shfUcc
esiatad, they have been reutdled; and that the I tO remain inuOOrs, When, uOUDtlCSS,
camp ia uuw ui.deiguiug improvements of ah tn- if elj eT K ac J been free, would have
ttruly satixuctory nature: and the g tremor be- I**** 1 */ *** u • »
lievihK tiou* tn« at-uiueuu ot Hon. Jamat m. J continued to labor. Many days
Smith, ' * '
camp,
uidouei
whatevertrresuUniiy!tf'uvh«a > her?toforoes-1 building all day. My _$>rders were
SUSS* Ihe'ordcr* of smld > Sin?& l *tt SX£ eX P° S u e “ ‘ ittle t aS P° SSlbIf '
fore ordered that the case im dUmiMed. About the first of April nearly eve-
Havav o. BcSixiu, Governor. I ry on g appeared to be sound and
well. The time of the year had
come when I needed their labor on
thefarm. I was very glad to see
I had brought them through such a
,hk iioiu tue >i.t«iucou oi lion, jamtt m . i continued to taoor. many uays
K'aud c.y-cl«li)Va View^trf'ueeMMinrj when the weather was bad they
ner iu which hehaaheretofore managadana J were allowed tO remain 112 the
By tne Governor:
Howard K. W. Palmer
Secratary fcxecuUve Department.
“In that order,” continued Colo-
nel Smith, “the governor, as any
one reading it will readily discover, | sevcr< . wiSer and they had come
g,VCS mC it:*™' I ou‘ - well. I W8 j* .congratulating
myself on the bright prospects
You will understand after
A GEORGIAN LYNCHED.
History of Henry Nance, of Wilkes County,
, Lynched In Mississippi.
The lynching in Mississippi a day
or two ago of Henry Nance adds
another chapter to what might be
written about the robbery of the
Confederate treasure train, which
history says occurred near the line
of Wilkes and Lincoln counties to
ward the close of the war. Among
those suspected of complicity w as
Henry Nance, of Washington, a
Confederate soldier. A day or two
after the robbery he disappeared.
Several yearsaftei ward information
was received that Nance was li .ing
in Oakland, Miss.; that he had uiai-
ried a lady of good family, and that
he was a pto-tperous merchant.
That the money up,vn which he
operated was part of the treasure
there never was any doubt at Wash
ington. He fell into drink, was
jeajousof his wife,"arid always.’sup-
losed that detectives were on his
icels. His business was soon brok
en up, while his desperation grew
greater. About three weeks ago
he went home drnak and gave his
wife a terrible beating. To escape
his further brutality she escaped to
one of the adjoining houses- Here
he followed her with a shotgun,
vowing vengeance. When he
found her she was surrounded by
her five little children. Raising the
gun he fired, blowing the poor wo
man’s head off at one shot. The
populace was terriblv outraged
against him. and last Friday night
the jail at Oakland was surrounded,
Nance taken out, hanged to a tiee,
and his body riddled with bullets.
SUMMER RESOKTBBS ROjJSBD.
A Fire Rousts the Quests at WLlte Sulphur
Sprints.
Asheville, N. C. Aug. 11.—This
morning at 2 o'clock the main build
ing at Haywood White Sulphur
Springs hotel, at Wayneivilte, took
fire from the kitchen, and was total
ly destroyed. The furniture was
saved. There were about 200 guests
at the hotel. They all escaped and
saved everything. Loss about $30,-
000. No insurance.
ample vindication. He refused to ^
say that the.charges were true, or 1
any part of them; but he even goes M saidno one takes such a deep
further and says if any'irregulant.es l d yiul interest in the health of
whatever had existed that1 was not convictg as the lessee . I, the y are
in any way responsible for Bteoo. g ; ck j, e | oses money; if they escape
Every unbiased, intelligent person he Iose# mo if ' h ar / cr ipp^ d
be loses money; if they are not well
fed and clothed and well treated
he loses money. A sensible busi
ness man who has them leased will
never allow them to be mistreated
if he can help it. Whenever he
permits that he is allowing himself
who reads this order will inevita
bly come to the conclusion that I
had not onl; done my duty, but was
continuing to do it, ana that my
treatment of the convicts demanded
that the governor should say so in
dismissing the case finally and for
ever from further investigation °>-1 wbe'cheated'and ‘robbed 6 Axles'-
consideration. j see w - d j na turally resent anything
“Dr. Westmoreland says that you that in anyway lessens the physical
have a camp on the Tennille and strength of the convict. It is his
Wrightsville railroad in Johnson ability to labor that the lessee de-
county, and that reports of bad pends upon. Any lessee who has
management and improper diet ex- no t this much common sense will
isted there.” goon “get broke” working convicts.
“The facts about that camp are Ifa lessee finds that he has a boss
these,” -aid Colonel Smith: “In who does not know these things he
August last I made a contract to do I discharges him without ceremouy,
some work on that road, and on the I “Ttiegreat secret in farming sue-
25th .of August moved a body^ of I cessfully is to take good and especial
convicts there. They continued to care of your land, tools, mules, stock
work there without any sickness or c f a n kinds, and last your laborers,
accidents of any note till about the' ----- . ..
middle of March last. The boss of
1 lie camp was taken sick about this
lime and asked to be relieved
camp, that measles were, at the time
of his visit and sometime previous,
an epidemic in. the camp. This
omission on his part made an erro
neous impression. There is not nor
can there be any question about the
correctness of the hospital register.
Such being the tact from the dates
therein reported when the convicts
took the measles it were impossible
for all of them to have recovered
when the doctor visited the camp
the 30th of May. Yet with this un
impeached and unimpeachable
testimony staring him in the
face, he does not. hesitate to state
that there had been measles in the
camp last winter, but there was none
when he was there the 30th of May.
As stated the measles broke out the
9 th of April and reached their great
est height >a May. April and May
winter months! Here the doctors
memory must have failed him again,
as it did when he asserted that the
governor did not dismiss the case
against me but that it was still pend
ing: That assertion was shown to
have been incorrect in the beginning
of this interview, and nothing shows
it plainer than the order of the gov
ernor dismissing the case against
me, as will appear fully by reading
that order again. How can he say
that the measles had been in the
camp last winter, and the governor
was apprised of that fact when the
truth is, not a case appeared in camp
till April 9. If the governor was
Apprised of any such facts as the
measles being in my camp last win
ter, he was most woefully imposed
upon. No, the doctor’s memory
failed him as it did elsewhere, and
he ought to come up and acknowl
edge it like a man. It was in all
conscience bad enough to have had
the measles and to had my crop cut
off one-half thereby, and to have
been put to an enormous expense
in preparing to defend my charac
ter when in all human probability
the greater part oi the trouble and
larger part of the expense would
have been saved if the physician of
the penitentiary had not forgotten
which months and at what time of
the year I had measles in the Ogle
thorpe camp. These measles! Did
anybody ever hear such before?
appear in April, May and June, and
the physician ot the Georgia peni
tentiary forgot all about it and as
sert that they appeared and passed
away in the months of last winter."
“What about the convicts having
the scurvy?”
“Dr. Long, of Athens, a physi
cian of thirty-seven years practice.
man of great medical skill ar.d
high character, Dr. Willingham, of
Crawford, Ga., a gentleman who
stands high in the medical profes
sion and is recognized by the peo
ple of Georgia as a gentleman in
every sense ot the word. Dr. Dur
ham, of Atlanta, who is widely and
favorable known as a physician the
equal of auy, and a man of remark
able integrity and intelligence, and
Dr Carter, a physician equal to any
named except in age, all swear upon
oath that they examined
each convict in Camp
Oglethorpe and upon none
did they find any traces of the scur
vy, any symptoms’of the scurvy or
any tendency to the scurvy.” I do
not see myself how the convicts at
this camp could have taken the
scurvy when they had been fur
nished with plenty of fresh vegeta
bles, and fresh meat, and best of
apple vinegar, dried fruits and other
anti-scorbutics. But I will not dis
cuss this matter cf scurvy. I will
leave it to Dr. Westmoreland and
those medical gentlemen who differ
so widely from him as to whether
there was or was not scurvy in the
camp. Somebody’s memory may
have again failed as it did as to the
time of year when the measles pre
veiled at the status of the case
against me before the governor.
Here is the affidavit made by Drs.
Ixjng and Willingham; Drs. Carter
and Durham corroborate them in
every particular:
Qsosoix, Oclelborpa County.—In person sp-
peered before the undcnlzned.'H. B. J. Lons, of
Athene. Q*_, end W. M. WtUln{hem, of Crawford,
Ge_ who onfuetlutetethetthey eieorecUcius pby-
elclene. Dr. Lons bes been practicing; for more
then tblrty-eevon yeera, end Dr. V> illlngbeie
Sm about eleven yean. They both etate that they
have thu day examined the convicts and convict
camp ot Bon. IJtmei M. Smith, in Oglethorpe
county. They made a careful inspection of the
convicts and tboy found the condition of the
convict* good. The men prorated a healthy ap
pearance and Homed cheerio! and in good spir
it*. They specially directed their attention and
examination toward tha point as to whether
there sal or was not any care or rases ot scurvy
amoagthe convicts. Theyfoondnocaieofscnr-
vy among them nor did they llnd any traces of
any ot the convicts over having been affected
with scurvy, nor could they discover any tenden
cy to that dltean In any of them. They found
three cases where the parties showed the effects
of salivation. One of them stated that he had
had syphilis. Tha other* were salivated by the
physician in ebarga as he informed ns. All the
men were looking very well wltn the exception
of a few who had recenUy snlteied with measles,
and we find them in a very tmvorable condition
as could bo expected, considering the nature and
character of that dlaeiae. We only find three
man and one woman In the hospital, and thay
were sitting up and convalescent. Dr. Long
talked to several of the convicts, end they report
ed that they had snfficUnt lood and had no com
plaint to make of tha way they wete led and
treated and they were as well satisfied as persons
in their situation could be. We give ss our opin
ion. baud on the examination made and tha ap
pearance of the convicts, that they are and havo
been, in the put, well ted and well cared (or,
and everything wo saw indicated that thev have
been kindly and hnmanelv treated, not over
worked ana provided with suitable food In prop
er quantities. Dr. Willingham states that he was
a member of the penitentiary committee of the
■ ADELINA PATTI, tne great!
ol Solon Palmer’s Perfumes, -■■ "
er Toilet Articles: ’’I unlit*
them superior to say 1 everHI^M^
Depot tt% and tin Peart ot. Now York.
whether they be free or convicts.'
“What atiout the measles?”
“Early in April the measles broke
. out in Camp Oglethorpe and con-
short while till he could recover. A t i nued U pinto June. I think there
new man was put in charge tempo. were ; n a n near f orty ca , es Q f the
rarity. As soon as the new man measles, and doubtless two-thirds of
took charge the measles bloke out | these had relspsed more or less se-
in this camp. Tne boss who was I vere — say j n all seventy cases of
relieved, in fact, took the measles sickness in camp from measles in
and brought them to the Oglethorpe three months. The hospital regis-
camp where he staid one or two ter w ;n ,how these facts.”
nights. The new boss at Wrights- “When did Dr. Westmoreland
ville camp was, as stated, only put w ; s it your camp?”
in charge temporarily. There were “About the first of June."
several cases of sickness, some mea -1 “How many cases of measles did
sles and some other complaints, you have then?”
none of which ever amounted to “From an examination of the hos-
much and wete gotten over pretty pita i re g ister kept by the physician
*""" ” in charge, the correctness of which,
in view of the hearing at one time
, , - . pending before the governor, was
thorpe county, whereupon I wrote * WO rn to by the physician, I find
the principal keej>er, Colonel J. W. t j, at en April Qth two convicts
Nelms, if possible to visit the j were taken with measles* On the
Wrightsville camp himself anil j^th of the same month two more,
make a thorough investigation of it, on the , stk fi ve , on April 28th one,
and it the boss or any guard • had on May 5th one, on May 9th two, on
soon.
Some complaints of the new
boss reached me at home in Ogle-
'treated any convict inhumanely or
wrongfully or in any manner violat-
May 21st two, on May 25th two, on
May 29th two. It will thus be
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ed the law, I would not only dis- iee £ t & t on May 20th, when Dr.
charge.the boss;or the RO*rd, as the Westmoreland visited the camp,
case might be, but would have them there had been twenty-seven cases
prosecuted to the lull extent of the I 0 f the me * s les. At that time very
law and make an example so ts to f cw of these twenty.seven had en-
deterany others in my employ here- , ire i y recovered. Even those of
after from doing wrong. Thu let- them at work were looking badly,
ter any one can see J»y calling on The hospital register will show that
Colonel J. W. Nelms. Upon re-1 there were very few cates of sick-
ceiving this letter from me, Colonel ncgs fa\t camp from April oth to
Nelms sent Colonel Towers, assist- May 30th, except the measles, an$i
ant keeper ofthe penitentiary, down relapses; from that disease which
to Wrightsville. _Colonel Towers I ao me physicians say is mote fatal
made a thorough investigation, and than the small-pox.
upon his return wrote me a private “There were one or two
amramra. letter in .? hich he “» ted th « cases of fever and a few cates of
TSSSa boss at this camp was not to blame; I diarrhee*. When Dr. Westmore-
that there were no vegetables 1* Und visited the camp the 30th of
the country, etc. Here ts a copy of May it WI u thus be seen that most
Colonel Tower’s letter.” 1 - - - •
of the sickness mutt have been
The portions of the letter refer-1 measles ”
nng to the matter were as follows: “Did Dy. Westmorelknd, in his
Sm'.sms A. aff m IMS fat laaaaa If I — - - Nfc * 1 1 ■ ■-fft ln ■* n"Y sL. raaslL
Ha haa tour or fire sickme^YmirarwpeottuU;
, Ast’tKHparGa. rsaluiftarr.
Senator Smith resumed:
Noi Strange to say for some
purpose he ignored that fact entire
ly in his report Why be did so I
cannot imagine. He was obliged
“So soon as the old bosi gut wellj *» h »ve known, both from personal
•ad u • member et each committee visited each
Cetinp In Ihe state. The Oglethorpe camp, in ni«
opinion, compered favorably with any other
camp and wee one of the bee: managed camps ia
ihe state..
He has been in the habit of vLdtinc this camp
f requentlv since it was establish*^, and has never
seen anything to Indicate improper management
ofthe camp and convicts. In vt?w of the large
number of prisoners confined in this camp since
its establishment In I87l», the d>iath rate is sur
prisingly small, and we believe unprecedented,
It seems to ns that this result i ndicates conclu
sively that the convicts have be*n well fed and
well cared for, and the laws of H ealth properly
beorved. H* R. J. DONG, *. D
W. U. WILLIN' 4 HAH. M. D.
Sworn to end subscribed Wo.a me this—day
olJoiy, 1885. W «V. CslARLTuX,
Notary Public, Oglethorpe County* Ga.
“What about vegetables?”
“The convicts had more vegeta
bles this spring than they have ever
had since I have had a camp. These
vegetables consisted of winter col-
lards, sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes,
turnips, turnip greene and peas, etc.'
“What about fresh meats?”
“The convicts had more fresh
meats than usual. I killed 160 hogs.
They had furnished them the back
bones, heads, feet, chitterlings,
spareribs, livers and shoulders of
these 160 hogs, commencing the
1st of December and running along
to the first of April. The last kill
ing «f 42 hogs was made, I believe,
the 20th of March; the Constitution
alluded to it in a diepatch as some'
thing remarkable.”
Do you regard fresh pork as
good for convicts?”
“At that season of the year I do.”
“Then you mean to say the con-
victs did not suffer for f:esh vegeta
bles and fresh meats?”
“I do. It is a fact that the con
victs asked that the issue of vegeta'
blet be discontinued, as they were
tired of them. I did this for
awhile for their accommodation and
benefit. The physician in charge
advised it"
Senator Smith continued
“I wanted to give them fresh beef
more than I did, but the physician
in charge advised against it. 1 was
willing and anxious all the time,
and ever have been, to give the
convict anything to eat or drink
that will make him healthier, stron
ger and more able to labor. Why
should I be otherwise? To be so
would be to work against my own
interests. My worst enemies have
never accused me of that”
“Have you auy milk ctiws at the
convict camp?”
■‘I have eight well fed common
milk cows at the camp. Last year
I had ten. They give say from
twelve to fifteen gallons of milk
daily. This milk is given to 1
convicts. Some ot it is' Use<FL_, .
the guards, some is used in making
up flour, the balance is given the
convicts.”
“How many acres in vegetables
do you plant?”
. “I plant annually about sixty acres
for the use of tlie couyidtsj Last
year I made 2,000 bushels of sweet
potatoes. .The convicts ate them
ell. up during last fall, winter and
spring. This year I had Irish po
tatoes from early in the spring till
now. T dug them the other day
and planted another patch for fall
and winter use. I dug 400 buthels.
Up at home I dug 600 bushels. ‘ I
now have on hand 1,000 bushels of
Irish potatoes and no great use for
them. I have other vegetables
for the convicts which they like
better.” _
What about the governor not
agreeing to put off the hearing of
your case till Dr. Westmoreland
could make a second visit to your
camp and report to him?”
“The governor on 25th June, the
time first set for the hearing, enter-
od an order on the executive min.
utes that the hearing would be had
on July it. There were no condi
tions about this postponement. It
did not matter what the doctor
might report on his visit. The post
ponement w is positively made on
the 35th of June. Dr. Westmore
land of his own motion preposed to
visit the camp, and ciid so. He was
not asked to do so by t)ie governor.
When hie visited the camp the sec
ond time the measles had greatly
mitigated, and those who had been
sick with them had had time to re
cover their former healthy appear
ance; hence the doctor reported ev
erything getting on well at this
camp.”
“What about twenty-ei^ht con
victs being at the hospital at one
time?”
“I do not think twenty-eight were
ever in at one time. The physican
in charge of the camp at the end of
eaeh week reports the whole num
ber taken sick that week. Some
times more than half reported sick
on Monday have gone to work be
fore the end of the week. Thus
while the report might show twen
ty-eight taken sick during a whole
week, the report does not show
twenty-eight in hospital any one
day, as I said before, many only lay
over one day, some two days and
so on. This, Dr. Westmoreland
might have explained. A report
showing twenty-eight sick for one
week does not show twenty-eight
remaining siek at the end of a week.
At one time Governor Brown had
200 out of 300 in hospital at one
time during an epidemic of the
measles, so I am informed by the
principal keeper of the penitentiary,
Col. John W. Nelms. I might refer
to otherjeamps where a large num
ber have been sick at one time dur
ing the present year, but it is not
necessary, I presume. No one can
keep off sickness. No one can pre
vent death. Sickness and death,
like the rising of the sun, are beyond
the control ot man. If I could con
trol it, I would never allow a conr
vict to sicken or die. I am always
willing to co-operate with Dr.
Westmoreland in preventing sick
ness, and will be glad to have the
benefit of his great skill at any
time.”
How many had died in Camp
Oglethorpe from disease up to first
June, since the camp was establish
ed?’’ 'J«
“Not one. I had an avMage of
over too for near six years and nev
er lost a single one by disease.”
Who were your witnesses?”
R. K. Reaves, W. D. O’Farrell,
Captain James White, Colonel
Larrv Gantt, Athens, Ga.; Colonel
W. H. Mattox, Colonel Luther, H.
O. Martin, Colonel M. W. Sey
mour and Colonel Omer Harper,
Elberton county. All ray neigh
bors, white and black. Judge Sam
Lumpkin, Colonel J. T. Olive,
George H. Lester, clerk superior
court; T. D. Gilham, ordinary;
Royal McMahan, and many others
too tedious to mention, of Ogle
thorpe county. They all testified
under oath in the most unmistak
able terms to the kind and humane
treatment of the convicts at this
camp. Everybody was astonished
at charges being preferred against
this camp, always considered the
best in Georgia. v •
“In conclusion,” said Colonel
Smith, “I will say I have' a dear
conscience. I have endeavored to
do my duty. After six long years
of experience I am proud to say
that no man in Georgia, or out of
Georgia, has ever excelled me in
managing convicts, if the record
kept in the penitentiary office is
worth anything. I refer to Gov*
ernor Colquitt, who was Governor
for a number of years while I work- ,
ed convicts; I refer to Governor
McDaniel, and I refer to Colonel J.
W. Nelms, who was the prindpal
keeper all the time. I have never
made any money by working con
victs. I am willing, in fact anxious,
to sell out my lease. I will take
just what it cost me. You gentle
men who think there’s a fortune in
working convicts, nc-w have *'•
chance to try it. Prove your faith
by your works. I will make this
proposition to whoever may bqv
me out—I will give a bond and good
security conditioned that at the end
of six years if the party buying me
out manages them as well as I have .
done, with as few deaths, few es
capes apd as few casualties, I will
pay him or them back twenty-five
per cent, of the purchase money.
My character is worth more to me
than money. There are many other
points about which I would like to
talk since I have got started, but I
fear this interview is already too
long.”
PROGRAMME. :
Ministers and Deacon's Meeting, Sorest*
Association, to Convene Wltn Cloud Creek
Church, Oglethorpe County, on Friday
Befsro fith Lord's Day In Angnst, 1885.
SERMONS.
Introductory, Friday 11 o’clock.
“Duty of the church to the world”
W. K. Goss.
Saturday, it o’clock. '.T
Sunday, 11 o’clock, “Inspiratiqo"
of the Scriptures^’ C. D. Camp- .
bell. . . -.Jv, ,-i
Sunday, 2 o’clock, “Discipline.” ’
W.F. Stark.
SUBJECTS. - , v -J
ist, How should revival meetings 1
be conducted? A. J. Kelly. " ;
ad. To what extent should a
church exercise disciplinary control !
over its members?—B. H. Witcher.
3d, Does the law of Christ require *
each member of. the church to con- -
tribute of their means to the support
of the cause? If so, how can this
best be accomplished? J.'W. Mar- , *
tin.'
4th, Is the principle that unanira- . .
ity must be had in the church in'nMM?
matters touching fellowship either
scriptural, practical or expedient?
P. H. MelL - , :
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