The Weekly banner-watchman. (Athens, Ga.) 1886-1889, April 23, 1889, Image 8
From Friday’s Daily. AR8DMENT In the Reaves—Murray Case Occupies the Court Yesterday. ABLE SPEECHES ON BOTH SIDES. The Case Given to the Jury at 6 O’clock. THE VERDICT. For the p*st few days, the Reaves— Murray trial has excited the deepest interest, and when the Judge sounded his gavel yesterday morning.annpuncing that the court was ready for business, the bar and audience hall were filled with all classes of citizens, anx : ous to hekr the argument in ihe esse, and the final decision. A numb r of visiting attorneys were attentive listeners to the verj able speeches by both the defense and State. Argument was ^operei by E. K. Lumpkin Esq. in an hour’s speech, lie rehearsed the line of defense reading at length from authorities, and confinded himself mainly to a recital of the law m theca-.*. Mr. Lumpkin is a close student of the law, and studies his cases profoundly. In Ills deep knowledge of the principles qf law, and an extensive acquaintance' with precedents and de cisions, ho closely resembles his distin guished uncle, Chief Justice Joseph Henry Lumpkin. Mr. Lumpkin was followed by Sol. Gen. R. B. Russell fer the State, in a speech of an hour and a half. Th ; s is the.most important ca-e Sir. Russell has argued, in our S-iperi* r Court, since his election as State’s Attorney, snd he a as on bis nerve to .appear his be-t. lie had made a careful study of the ease in band, and his argi m^nt was strong and well put. lie held the closest aftent : on of llie Court, jury and audience, throughout his speech, in which every point of jaw and evidence in the esse was admirably condensed and forcibly elucidated. He was by tun s argumen tative, eloquent and paiheito, and at the dose was waimly congratulated by his brother attorney and members of the audience for his masterly treatment of the State's cas->. Mr. Russell’s man ner before the jury is very impressive, and his career wi;l mark him as an able prosecuting Solicit r. Judge Geo. C. Thom s next took bis stand before the jury tor the defense. It was well known that he had studied Mr. M rraj’s case carefully and long, *nd was prepared for a masterly f ff> r\ He is one of the v« ry V est ciiminal lawyers at the bar in the Wes'crn c : rcui», and his speech hi defense of Man ay was a splendid display of hi> powers. Judge Thomas knows hitman natire well, and Uses this knowledge to the very best ad* ‘vantage, D sdainimr any a‘tempt to ex cite the sympathies of the jury, he vet p:ays on every chord * of human feel ing. At times Judge Ti.on as was truly eloquent, and the large crowd tha lis- n.d, with the deepest interest, visibly moved. The defendant, Mr. Murray sat just to tie right of the lawyer’s stand, and durirg the eloquent appe «1 of his counsel, Was moved to t ars. After speaking for an hour and a half, Judge,Thomas acked the court to ad j urn f.r dinner as bis. throat was be coming affected, ‘•You have but half an hour m?re,’’ answered Judge Hutchens.' With quick repartee Judge Thomas promptly replied:" “It is Lr just that reason that I ask a recess.” The answer was well timed, and the Judge announced adjournment. AFTERNOON SESSION. At 2:30 o'clock, court re-as?embled, and Judge Thomas concluded in thirty minutes. His close was impassioned aid bis appeal for his client elo quent. A few minutes after 3 o’clock, Mr. T. W. Rucker arOse t > close the argu ment for the State. He made no effort • torctory, in the common acceptation of the term, but for close, logical state ment, Mr. Rucker’s speech lias rarely been surpassed. His powers of descrip tion are g« aphic, and his phoice of ex p-easion remarkably fine. In the midst of the gravest charge against the defen dant, Mr. Rucker’s lirepre sible fund of humor occasionally burst forth; and from extreme excitement he would convulse the crowd with some bright wiui cism. Messrs. Hugh D.'isev and J. G. SuuAKnd were objects of most of his thrusts, and some of them were ludi crous ip the extreme. They were in tend* d and refeeived in tlto best of humor, and a’l pirtics enjoyed the bril liancy of the speaker. I h about an hoqr and. q half; Mr. Rucker closed his argu ment, and the Judge delivered liis charge. THE CHARGE. The charge was full and exhaustive \ The argument on both sides was re viewed at length, ani a full exposition of the Uw bearing on the case given A few moments after 6,o’clock the jury retired to their room to find a verdict. All for* f -A'i ,' * » j THE VERWCT. About quarter past 10 last night the jury informed the bniliff, tliat they had arrived at a verdic*". About half a dozen ;* pjiople were in the room at the time but as the news spread, they kept com ing in until after the verdict had been receivea and read by the Solicitor. . Judge'Hutchens was immediately sen* for, and came up with Solicitor Russell and several other attorneys. The J udge took bis sear, and rapped the court to order. Most of the attorneys for the prosecu tion and defense were in their places as wasalsoMr. Murray. ‘•Show the jury in, Mr. Bailiff,” said the Judge. The door was opened and the Jury men filed in. “Receive the verdict Mr. Solicitor,” said the Judge. Solicitor Itussell stepped, forward and received the verdict, and read in a clear voice as follows: -We, the Jury, fin 1 the defendant guilty of shooting at another, and rec- oinmend him to mercy. John San son, •Fo-emin. "•The defense desired that the Jury be polled, and as the name of each juror was called, l*y the Clerk, the court asked if this was his verdict, and the invariable answer was “yes.” Court then adjourned until this morn ing at 8:30 o’clock. The J urv was out about four hours. This morning the criminal docket will be continued, as there are several negroes in j »il to be tried. The grand jury continues its work, and will proba bly adjourn to-day. THE SENTENCE. For an hour a'ter tbe adjournment of court Saturday, a number of law yers and friends remained in the court room; anxiously awaiting the sentence of Mr. Tobe Murray. There was a profound quiet when Judge Hutchins, at 5:15 o’clock said: “Stand up Mr. Murray, I will dis pose of your case.” The convicted man arose, and the jJ udge delivered sentence in these words: Under the verdict of the Jury, which was as light a3 you could exp ct under the circumstances, the court has discre tion to fiieyou as much as $1,000 or send yon to jait for any time, not less thm twelve months, or both or sentence you to ilie penitentiary from 1 to 4 years. This affair was a very unfortunate one, occurring as it did when the city was full of strangers, and the trial has at. traded a gieat deal of attention. I do not impose the full penalty of tbe law upon you, since the jury have recom mended you to mercy. 1 have deter mined after cons derablo anxiety about the matter, not to send you to the peni tentiary thereby humiliating, you and your family, nor shall I place tbe full limit of the fine upon you, still with tbe costs it amounts to very nearly that sum. If.I remember aright, at the time of this unfortunate difficulty, you were a member of the Chv Council, and with your position and influence you should be made an example of. While I sym pathize with you and yotir family, I must do my duty, and I would be justi fied in imposing a much heavier pen- al y. I have d ne tfcc best I could under the circumstances. The sentence is that you pay a fine of $800 and the costs of* the prosecution, or be impris onrd twelve months in jail. The Judge ilmn instructed Bailiff Porter to take charge of the prisoner. Counsel for Murray entered a mo tion for a new tri-.L Sentence will thereto:e be suspended, pending the bearing of a motion for a new trial, which is set for May 31st Chronic nasal catarrh—guaranteed cure—Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy. Sold bj all druggist at 50 cents. By the Grand Jury of Clarke County. Showing a Complete Investigation of the Affairs of tlie County and a Just Regard for the Public Good. WISE RECOMMENDATIONS. We, the grand jury selected, chosen and sworn for the April term, 1889, of larke Superior Court, make the follow ing recommendations and present ments: We have, by committees, ex amined the books of the county officers. TREASURERS. We find the County Treasurer’s books carefully and correctly kept. receipts. His accounts show as follows: Anionnt on hand last report....$ 3,173 90 Receipts since 15,413 90 Total 18,689 8 ■ disbursements c,8 4 61 Bal on hand 1RC95 19 The p-- per vouchers accompany amounts paid out. Ain uut as state! above is to his credit at National t'auk. COLLECTOR. We find the Tax - ollec or's books ror-ect—a motel of neatness and system. A tabulated statement of bis recounts show: STATE OF GEORGIA (GENERAL TAX 1888.) DR Pd. Receiver's Corns $ 523 84 Pi. Collector’s Commissions ..... 519 38 Pd. Hook’s Draft, Public School 1.370 46 Pd. Hook’s Draft, County mb -chool 1,272 07 Pd Net Poll Tax ■ ity Public Schi»ol.. 983 43 Pd. Net Poll Tax County Public School 912 82 Insolvent List Poll Tax l 96 0 Insolvent List General Tax 67 ’8 Cash Remitted State lreasurer .... 17,876 59 24,122 17 CR. State Tax Digest 24,M6 52 Sta e Tax collected not on I igest 75 6 > 24,122 IT Pd. Receiver’s Com Pd, « oltector’s Corns . ounty Insolvent List.. Pd. County Treasurer Balance due coun y.. County Tax Digest 1888 county Tax C llected n-1 on Digest 3 01 COUNTV TAXES 1886 Valance due C unty per Nov. Report Paid County Tre sorer since Nov Bala ce due County on ac’t. 1886 COUNTY TAXES 1887. Balance due County per Nov. Report Paid - ounty Treasu er since >ov Balance due County on ac’t. 1187 2 9 co We fin l proper vo chers accompanyiug all r-yineats, and balance on hand verified lank book. COUNTY BONDS. We find bonds of the county officers ample anl sufficient. JUSTICE!? OF TIIE I'EACE AND NOTARIES LAVING THIS CORN EH STONE. The Toting Men’s Christian Association Building—The Programme. At the recent meeting of the execu tive committee, of the Young Men’s Christian Association, arrangements for laying the cornerstone were perfect ed. The exercises will take place on the afternoon of the 2nd of May, at 4 o’clock. A part of the wall, which is nearly in a line with the street, will be floored over, and used as a stage, c n which will sit the Mayor and Council of the city, Chief masons, members of the executive committee of the Y. M C. A., and the orator of the occasion. Hon. Henry. Carlton Tuck. Aftir the oration, prayer will he offered, and sev eral songs sung, under the direction of Prof Howell. The stone wPl then be laid with ma sonic honors. It is probable that President. Jon-s of rhe Association, will issue invitations to prominent Y. M. C. A. members of Macon, Angtista and Atluita to be pres ent on this occasion. The committee on arrangements comprised of Messrs George Lucas, John It. Lambert, Henry Howell and E.E.Jones. Grand preparations art being made for the occasion, and all Athenians will be invited to participate. The exhausted and drowsy feelings •common to spring tithe, indicate an im pure and sluggish condition er ihe blood, which may be rei AyerVSirsiparil erful, and, *L the same time, most 'eco nomical blood purifier known." by the use of is the most pow PRESENTMENTS COUNTY TAX ACCOUNT 1888. 5 211 80 42 52 39 3 » 14,400 01 2,165 86 17,240 48 17,237 4. 17,240 48 55 31 5> 31 55 31 1,249 CC l,0u0 00 by PUBLIC. We find the dockets of the Justices of the Peace and Notaries Public legally and properly kept. There being a va cancy in the -24l>.ir District We recom mend that I. V• Bratlberry bo appoint ed Notary Public and ex-<>fiicia J ustice of the 1\ ace for said District. TAX BFCE1VER. We find from the report of the com mittee that the tax receiver’s books are neatly and properly kept. We find thata large proportion of the property given in at a fair valuation. We find however, some lands in the county given in as l».\y as $3 00 per acre. This we b -lieve to be too low, and re commend that the tax receiver,’ receive no land, at less than $5.00 per acre. We also, find that quite a number of the merchants of the county, who seem to do quite a business give in to the tax -receiver small stocks on band, and veiy small amounts of solvent debts and would earnestly request that our tax receiver look closely into this matter. COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONER. We find from report of committee ap pointed to examine books of tbe County School Commissioner, that they are cor rectly and neatly keept. We find that our colored citizens are getting nearly 3 times as much as the whites out of this fund. We recommend that our white citizens take every advantage offered by our Public School fund, and send their children to school. OTHER OFFICERS. Wfc find the books of the Ordinary’ and Clerk of Court kept correctly and in a systematic manner, as also those of Sheriff and Coroner. ROADS AND BRIDGES. We find the roads and bridges of the county, in fair condition. We recommend that the rock hereto fore placed in Cedar creek ford he taken out. We recommend that the Otdinary be authorized to have the upper bridge in the city of Athens raised above high water mark, if he can get the consent of the property owners at the approaches of the bridge, free of cost to the county. We recommend that the Ordinary have the wooden piers at Mitchell’s bridge kent in repair, and to utilize the rock piers as far as practicable. PAUPER FARM. From the report of the permanent committee in charge of the Pauper Farm, we find that the Farm* is being well managed, and the paupers and convicts properly cared for. We authorize the said committee, together with the Or dinary, to have our member of Legis lature have whatever law passed th* y deem best for the disposal of our county convicts. We recommend that th‘e Ordinary be paid the sum of fifty dollars per month commencing from tha first of January last, for attending to all county busi ness. We recommend that the Ordinary em ploy, a jani tor at a salary not to exceed $13.00 per month Sai i janitor to be en tirely under tbe control of the Ordinary. We recommend that the Ordinary be authorized to purchase three codes and eight copies of legal form b oks. We recommend that the Oidinsry have court houses erected int a*-h roiliti i district not.already provided, with them Deed to land to bo made to the county We recommend that lh» Ordinary have not Lss than twenty substantial «t dls f«>r hor«es erected on the court house ground. We recommend that tbe foilwing bills be paid: Miss Eva B Jackson for ser vices renderid county by tbe late Judge Asa M Jackson, $122 00: Prof C. M. Strahin(Chemis»)for analvsis.$3,00 ;JM Epps for work on roads, $30,00; W. D. Griff th mat- riil and labor,$12,00;Arch Venaale,bailiff Jackson county, $3,39; Hill and McKie bringing prisoners from Oglethorpe county,$10,24; A Shaw for arrests in Oglethorpe county; $7,05. We recommend that the Sheriff be re lieved from collection of fif* for $2.17 -rgsimt Murray Tailor, who is now a non resident. The following resolution was intro duced anl passed: Kecogniz'ng as we do, the importance of good public r >ad«, we recoiuin* nd ibat our Oidinary, at as early a day as possible, rali a mass meeting of the cit izens of Clarke coun’y, for the purpose of sending delegates >o represent oor enm-ty in the R- a l Congress, which meets in Atlanta, Ga, sometime in Mty next. Believing that the fish ponds of tbe county are deleterious to the health of our citizens, we recommend that they all be ire mediately cut and permanently drawn off. We recommend that our member in the Georgia Legislature t ave a registra tion law passed for this county. Recognizing as we ado the growing evil of cigarette smoking, we recom mend that our member in the Georgia Legislature use his best efforts to have a law passed prohibiting the sale and man ufacture of cigarettes in the State; and if such law is not constitutional, then he have a law passed making it a penal of fense to sell or furnish cigarettes to minors. Believing that some of oor druggists snd physicians are unintentionally vio lating the Prohibition laws of the connty, we respsctfully call their attention to the same. To the Hon. Judge N.L. Hutchins we extend our thanks for courtesit s shown this body. To our efficient Solicitor-General R B. Russell, we acknowledge ourselves under many obligations. James Cainak, Foreman, Joseph E. Bradberry, William H. Dear, Marion L. Dunaway, Thc-nms H. Dearing, David Gann, Will’ara 1>. Griffeth, Joseph M. Hodgson, Asbury TL Hodgson, George E. Heard, .John A. Hnnnicntt, Tolbert D. Jennings, Charles D. McKie, John R. Nichols. James M. Nicho’s n, James F. O'Kelby, Weldon W. Price, Charles Stern, Alexander M. Scudder, James J. Williams, • Thomas P. Vincent, It is ordered by the court that these, the general presentments of the Grand Jury, be entered upon tbe minutes. . N. L. II utchiss, J udge. R. B, Russell. Sol. Gen’l. THB BABY KING AT HOME. ANY ONE CAN DYE A Dress, or a Coat, Ribbons, Feathers, Yarns, Rags, etc. diamond DYES leans* Any Color FOR ter cents and In many other ways SAVE WoSty, and make thinzs look like NEW, by using DIAMOND DYES. The work is easy, simpfe, quick; the colors the BEST and FASTEST known. Ask for DIAMOND DYES and take no other. For Gilding or Bronzing Fancy Articles USB DIAMOND PAINTS. Gold, Silver, Bronze, Copper. 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His favor ite amusement while *Q;ieen Chrism is thus occopiid is to drum upon the table with his chiibbj little Ong< rs.Raymunda is a faithful creature, and is almost as to nd of her charge as the queen hr vs-jlf. Upon one occasion a gl'eat lady wisned to s?e the king, and the qnoen acc im paired her to the youngsters apartmeivs, but Raymunda barred the way. “You can’t come in,’’ was her perempt -ry decision; “he’s asleep.” Then the qusen and duchess retried smiling. When the weather is tine the king drives out. Natuv Py _be possesses^ his own carriage, with an equery who gallops bravely by its tide and forms the only escort. He dines alone at a well furnished table. The king biby has only one trouble in life. It is a Uonble which might drive some growns up peo ple to madness; but since he is tntir-ly unconscious of it, it does not worrv hint very much. The pho’ographer is al ways on the lookout for him. Scircely a week has passed since he was born without a demand from some fresh photographer to be allowed to take his portrait. He has been" photographed standing, si*ting, in his mothei’s arms, npon her lap,or holding her bv the hand; with his hat on and his hat off; full face, profile, and, in short, in every possible position. It is the ambition of every Madrid photographer to possess a nega tive of th ? kii g,sin.ethe per r its sell by the thousands, not merely in Spam, but in most civilized countries. And this is not all. He ha? been painted in oil, he h;is been engraved and etched,and is the original of numberless miniatures. Queen .Christina experiences a great deal of difficulty in procuring for the lit tle monarch those childish pleasures which are enjoyed by ali children of loss exalted rank. There is always the fear of causing jealousy, an l there is every intrigue to be reckoned W'th. 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