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THE BANNER, FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH 10. 1911.
TWENTY YEARS
Sentence of Train Robbers
the Limit of the Law.
Trial Took Only
One Day.
Gainesville, Ga„ March 4.—Thu
special term of the superior court
called to try Charles Anderson, L.
G. Hunter and James Hansford, for
robbing the express coach of rast
mall train No. 36 near White Sulphur
Springs. February 18th, was called to
order by Judge J. B, Jones, Friday
morning at 9 o'clock.
The same grand Jury which served
at the regular January term of the
court were In seslon 90 minutes, and
found a true bill against each of the
three men. Mr. J. N. Twitty was fore
man of the grand Jury.
Judge Jones said It was unnecessary
to charge the grand jury, that he
i bought it necessary to call them in
special session, and that it would bo
their duty to take up such matters as
were brought before them. The spe
cial term of the court was for the
purpose of “clearing’’ the Jail.
At 11 o'clock the three prisoners
were brought into the court-TOom.
The court-room was filled and there
was no standing room in the aisles.
A number of ladies were provided with
seats. Very nearly every member of
the Gainesville bar was present, In-
bide the banister.
The prisoners were brought Into
court by Sheriff Crow and Deputy
Sheriff I.lttle. all three handcuffed
The handcuffs were removed when
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they had been seated in position at
the left of the Judge's stand.
The cases against Hunter and Han
ford were first called. Both said they
had no defending attorneys and that
they had nothing to say' In their own
defense. Both desired to enter pless
of guilty, and signed their names to
the pleas.
The case of Anderson was then
called.
Solicitor-General McMillan was
present, though Col. Howard Thoinp
son, conducted the questioning of
witnesses. He had the prosecution
in charge. Col. Ben I’. Halliard was
counsel and attorney for Anderson.
The trial Jury was secured In 40
minutes. Solicitor McMillan putting
the questions to the jurors.
After the Jurors were sworn and
had taken seats in the box, the space
around the box, crowded with people
had to be cleared by the sheriff. "I'm
sorry the court couse Is not large
enough to accomodate all the people
who want to hear the trial today,"
said Sheriff Crow, "but this Is the
best we can do for you, and the Jury
must not be crowded."
Juliuc Heavy, jeweler, In the employ
of J. Goldsmith, of Mobile, Ala., was
the first witness to be placed on the
stand by the prosecution. He identi
fied the Howard watch, found Among
the stolen goods, as the same one ex
pressed by him Feb. 16, Identifying It
by the number. He Identified the
wrapper to the package. The watch
was shipped to Waltham, Mass., and
delivered to the Southern Express Co.
He Identified the receipt given him by
the agent of the express company.
The watch, wrapper, letter and re
ceipt were tendered as evidence. J.
A. Pickens, money clerk of the South
ern Kxpress Co., at Habile,, Ala., was
placed on the stand. He identified
the wrapper and the waybill given for
■ he package.
The way-bill was tendered as evi
dence.
T. W. Waters, of I.umpkln county,
was sworn. He testified that be ar
rested Anderson and handcuffed him
in bed at the house of Kendall, 17
miles northwest of Dahlonega. The
watch was found with Anderson.
When handed the watch to Identify,
he said, "Thnt'a the watch Anderson
had." He told of the dispute between
Sheriff Snrgent and ex-Sheriff “Jim"
Davis concerning who was entitled to
the reward for the arrest of Ander
son.
At this point the hands of the clock
pointed to 12:30, and court took a re
cess till 2 o’clock.
Afternoon Session.
Mrs. I.inenstrap, and Express Clerk
Fifer. of Pensacola, Fla., were intro
duced to Identify a lady's handbag
and the wrapper of the package ex
pressed from Pensacola, taken from
the robbed express car and found In
the poaaesslon of Anderson.
Charley Hunter was placed on the
stand and swore that the three were
together In the robbery, and that An
derson was the leader. He said that
the spoils were divided equally. He
said that he had not been coerced to
make a confession But that officers
and others thought It the best thing
for him and Hansford to do. He
thought he might get off with a light
er science.
Engineer Fant Identified Anderson
as one of the men and told a graphic
story of the hold-up. He said Ander
son was the man who blew open the
safe and managed the actions of the
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two younger men.
Express Messenger Miller was the
last witness. He told the whole story
of the daring robbery and aald that
he had to obey orders of the highway
men or be killed. He Identified the
wrecked safe, which waa in court,
and the messenger’s sack which con
tained valuables, and said that An
derson ordered one of the others to
rut It open. He Identified Anderson
as the leader of the gang.
Here the proaecutlon rested.
Anderson made no statement. The
defense also rested.
In a few words Col. Galliard stated
the grounds for the defense, resting
his case on the confession of Hunter
and bis tnrnin/; state's evidence
against Anderson, and taking the po
sltlon that the state had fatted to
make a complete case outside the
testimony of Hunter.
Solicitor McMillan spoke for 20
minutes, stating that the Jury could
not do otherwise than convict, that
such a case of highway robbery had
never before been known In the his
tory of the state, and that the fair
name of the county, the state, the
South and the United States, would
be blotted if a speedy verdict of guil
ty was not given by the Jury.
Col. Howard Thompson followed In
a thirty-five minute speech, earnest
and Impassioned. He said that the
facts were so conclusive that a law
yer was embarrassed In trying to
prove anything. It was as plain as
two and two make four that Ander
son was guilty. He had no desire to
make any argument but just desired
lo let the Jury and the people know
that the prosecution was In earnest
and that speedy justice should be
meted out He said that we bad been
reading all our lives of train rob-
bories In the northwest and the west |
and now such robbers had entered
Georgia, and that such an object les-j
son should be made of this case that
auch a deed would never again be
committed here.
Col. Gailliad spoke for twenty-five
minutes and made an excellent fight
for bis client. His speech and the
manner In which he handled the case
showed that he prejudged correctly
the case which the prosecution had
made out, and he made as strong a
fight as was possible for Anderson.
Judge Jones then gave the law in
charge to the Jury.
The Jury was out but fifteen min
utes, when they returned with a ver
dict of guilty.
Anderson was sentenced to twenty
years, while Hunter and Hansford
were given fifteen years each.
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