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>’ gff SERIES—VOL-I—NO. 17.
WILL JACKSON
IS HiCED.
Negro Who Assaulted Mrs- Smith
Pays Penalty of His Crime-
ON THE GALLOWS LAST FRIDAY.
witnessed by Over Three Thou
sand Persons—Execution Quick
and Orderly.
Will Jackson, the negro who as
saulted Mrs. Tinie Smith, paid the
penalty of his crime on the gallows
last Friday.
The gallows was erected several
days before the hanging north of
town, at a spot about sixty yards
northeast of the gun club’s pigeon
traps, on the Land Company’s
grounds, in a little sort of basin
where the hills on nearly all sides
formed a natural amphitheatre
Early in the morning the officers,
to carry out the intent of the>Javy
to have the execution private,
erected an enclosure of cotton bag
ging around the scaffold Some
persons from the crowd that began
to gather very early tore away this
enclosure and the gallows stood
entirely open to view.
Sheriff Griffin let it be under
stood before the execution that
there would be no extra to-do of
any sort oh the scaffold but that
the execution should be a simple
stern, orderly, yet rapid carrying
out of the law. Religious services
were, therefore, allowed at the
jail before'the hours legal for the
execution, and ministers of the ne
gro’s color were allowed to attend
the culprit on the scaffold, but only
one, Rev. Wilkerson. of the Nor
thern Methodist church, was pres
ent.
A guard of twenty good men
had been provided and a little af
ter ten o’clock the hack carrying
the negro and the officers, attend
ed by the guards, left the jail.
A crowd of nearly ten thousand
people had gathered in town, as
the hanging and the presence of
Sparks’ circus in town proved a
double drawing card, and a mass
of the more curious in waiting on
the two streets along the railroad
with their .eyes on the jail and all
preliminary movements, as soon
as the hack was filled and started
on its leisurely journey to the
place of execution, started in a
mad rush for the place, and were
followed by those going in less
haste, and oy the time the hack
had reached the place a crowd had
gathered numbering over three
thousand. In the crowd were peo
ple of both colors and all ages at.d
sexes.
The negro seemed little perturb
ed, having seemingly nerved him
self for the ordeal, and when he
ascended the scaffold stood without
a tremor while the shackles were
being removed and his limbs tied
and the black cap adjusted and the
rope placed around his neck. In
these preliminaries the sheriff was
assisted by his deputies, W. S.
Bradley and N. M. Adams, and
Constable F. C. Watkins. When
all was ready there was a silence
of but a moment and then Sheriff
R. L. Griffin pulled the trigger,
the trap fell and the form of Will
Jackson was dangling in ‘he throes
of physical expiration. Drs. W.
C. Griffin, A. B. Greene and F. V.
Turk were present and examined
the body. Jackson’s neck was
broken in the fall, which was his
length and four inches. His heart
beat 15 1-2 minutes and at the ex
piration of 20 minutes he was pro
nounced dead and cut down. The
body was turned over to his father,
Ed Jackson, and was carried to
the grounds of what is known as
the Mission church and buried.
The negro made no statement on
the scaffold. Rev. Wilkerson ask
ed him the question “are you ready?”
to which the response was given,
“I am.” It was just four minutes
after the officers left the hack with
the prisoner until his body was
dangling in the air.
The details of the crime for
which Jackson went to the scaffold
are well known to all who read the
News and Courant which has given
its accounts of the deed and the
negro’s capture and his trial. The
conviction, sentence and execu
tion of the criminal so swiftly and
orderly forms a commendable
work of the law. The crime was
committed on the 7th of October
THE NEWS AND COURANT.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 7. 1901.
on the Ist day of November he
was executed, the whole work ac
complished in 23 days.
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Will be Made a Permanent Instltu
tlon of Cartersvilie.
The ladies of the Cherokee Club
have determined during this club
year, 1901-’2, to place the public
library upon a permanent basis,
that its future may not depend
upon the existence of any club.
With this end in view, the work
for the tall and winter will be build
ing a library room, a permanent
abiding place.
The city fathers have generous
ly donated a beautiful lot, and an
appreciative public will unite to
build the house. Every citizen
will be asked to make a contribu
tion; every child must at least own
a brick: for no right minded per
son will be willing to be constant
ly receiving from that to which
they give no aid. No, indeed; this
is to be ‘‘Our Public Library.”
Mr. Harris Hall has generously
offered to draw the plans and su
perintend the building of the house,
making all orders and seeing that
'the work is done at the lowest pos
sible cost charging nothing for
his own services, and bv building
at the same time with the court
house, to give the library the ad
vantage of wholesale rates on ma
terial; all of which will be a won
derful help.
There will be two large, well ar
ranged rooms, the front room to be
properly fitted up for a library
room and club room, the rear
room to be fitted with every neces
sary convenience fora ‘‘rest room,”
so that ladies from the country
may rest from their shoppings,
mothers with children, and any
others tired with waiting around
in stores, may find here repose,and
the many little comforts they know
so well how to appreciate.
To accomplish these things,
Shakespeare’s “put money in your
pocket,” must be followed to the
letter.
There is a very liberal donation
to begin with, and many others
will follow. Then, the ladies are
going to institute such a series of
dietings as wiil make glad the
heart. First, during the second
week of court, beginning the nth
instant, there will be lunches serv
ed; so that no tired juryman, “cour
tier” or other citizen, need go
away hungry.
A little later will be a “come
one and alt” invitation to Thanks
giving dinner. Housekeepers may
take a rest, go to church and on
to a “ready made dinner.” Those
who wish to entertain, may put in
their orders and let their nerves
take holiday.
This is a beginning of the good
things in store.
To perpetuate the library, the
ladies intend to carry out their
long cherished plan of organizing
a library association, whose wis
dom and whose fees will give per
manence to the work, for, while
clubs may come, and clubs may
go, the library must go on forever.
LEG BROKEN,
Child Hurt by Flying Jennie atEatt
School Play Ground.
Monday afternoon at the play
grounds of the East Side school,
little Bossie Hendricks, the ten
year old daughter of Judge G. W.
Hendricks, had her leg broken just
above the ankle. The limb was
broken in two places.
The children were riding the fly
ing jennie, one of the old fashion
ed fashioned sort, made of a plank
with a hole in the center and made
to spin around on a center post,
when those on one end ol the plank
got off. This let the end cm wMch
little Bossie was down hard, and
her ankle was caught beneath the
plank, and as there were two other
children on the same end of the
plant the weight caused the limb
to be broken.
A Good Show-
The Harris Nickle Plate circus
gave one of its entertaining exhi
bitions in this city Friday on the
grounds northside of East High
Street The exhibition of animals
was interesting and the program
that was rendered was one attract
ion following another. The rid
ing, acrobatic feats, etc., were
some of the best ever shown in
this city.
The show has certainly earned
its reputation and a return date at
any time will assure them a good
attendance.—The Democrat, Ham
ilton, 0., May 13.
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COURT IS
| SESSION.
The Regular Term Postponed From
July is Being Held-
TWO WEEKSSESSION PROBABLE
Judge Fite Talks About the New
Court House and Other Things
In His Charge.
The regular term of Bartow Su
perior Court, postponed from July,
was beguu last Monday, Judge A.
W. Fite presiding.
The grand jury is composed of
the following citizens: Frank M.
Ford, William P. Gaines, Joshua
B. Gordon, John J. Calhoun, Wil
liam H.Stiles, Cephos P. Anthony.
William H. Bagwell, Edmund j.
Shaw, Francis M. Daniel, Francis
J. Bray, Eli B. Richardson, Robert
M. Pacillo, Henry R. Maxwell,
John D. Goode, Thomas A. Owen,
John W. Stubbs, Lewis V. Wil
son, Charles M. Jones, Joseph C.
Rogers, Belton O. Crawford,George
H. Headden, James H. Leake,
Charles McEvten.
Col. F. M. Ford was chosen
foreman and Mr. Charles McEweu
clerk.
Judge Fite’s charge to the grand
jury, while covering all needed
points, was not tedious hut was
concise and clear. He spoke of
the new court house and said when
finished it would be a credit to the
county, a modern building with
many conveniences not enjoyed
heretofore in the court’s and coun
ty’s business, an average struc
ture in appearance with those of
the state costing from $15,000 to
$300,000. He said while the grand
jury had recommended a $30,000
structure, it was presumed the old
court house could be sold for $lO,-
000, which was" perhaps too high a
figure for it, and the commission
ers having decided on a $43,000
building he thought had done
what they thought was the best.
The grand jury had stated there
Was-so much in the treasury at the
time of their recommendation,
which was correct but there was
some expenses t© be met from this
fund and this had caused a wrong
impression about the amount clear
and available. The burden would
be a little heavy and next year it
would come a little heavier than
this, the extra assessment for the
court house being then probably
$7 on the thousand instead of $4
as now. He thought it would be
a good idea to issue bonds for the
balance of the amount necessary to
complete the building. These
could run five, ten and twenty
years, and the taxes to meet them
would not require an extra amount
of more than $1 on the thousand,
or leaving the total about what it
has been regularly up to this year.
Floyd county, with its bar rooms,
had a heavier tax than Bartow.
The jury might recommend an
election on bonds if they saw fit.
Such election, he thought,it would
be better to hold this fall, as a lar
ger vote could be had than could
if postponed to next year when t e
non-payment of previous year’s
taxes would debar some.
Judge Fite touched on the re
cent special session to try Will
Jackson and thought the work of
the court and the results had met
general sanction. He directed the
jury on such crimes as would come
before them for consideration as
well as on county matters in gen
eral.
Judge Fite said the session
would probably last only two
weeks, as the next regular term
was in January. This week is be
ing devoted to civil business and
the criminal docket will probably
be taken up Monday.
In Memoriam.
On Sunday. October 13th.. in the
early morn, while all was still and
placid. a heavenly messenger
called at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Upshaw,and bore to the home
on high, the spirit of their young
est daughter, Rosa.
It was such a fit time for one so
pure and lovely to leave her earthly
home for Heaven.
What a happy time her last
night was with the loved ones. It
was auch a triumphant deith
shouting and praising God, “she
wanted everybody to praise God ’
Then helping to sing a numbe
of hymns, only a few short hour.
before leavii g,knew the 1 ved ones
until the lasi moment.
“It's not hard for the righteous
to die ” Indeed, so gently and
sweetly did she breathe her last
that it seemed a convoy of angels
had come and rocked her body to
rest.
All that a loving father, devoted
mother, sister and brother; also
many kind neighbors could do was
done; but God in his great kind
ness and goodness saw fit to take
her home, just in the bloom of
lovely young womanhood.
She was the idol of the home.
Always so sweet and kind to all,
and such a comfort to her afflicted
sister.
Hotv they will miss her every
where. She was always good, and
gave her young life to her Savior
when only 11 years old.
When first told in tlie summer
that Rosa could not live, I could
hardly believe that one so young
would be taken.
“heaves have i-lieir time to fall,
Ami flowers; to wither at .lio north
wind’s tireal h.
And stars, to se; —nut all
Thou has', all seas. 11s for thine own. O
deal I).’ -
We laid her away on Monday at
noon in Pine Log cemetery, tiitre
to wait the resurection morn, when
she will come forth one of God’s
1 right angels. Friend.
THE PAN-AMFRICAN.
The Exposition Closed Saturday
With a $3,000,000 Loss.
Buffalo, Nov. 2. —The Pan-
American exposition ended at 12
o’clock tonight. At midnight
President John G. Milburn pressed
an electric button and the lights in
the famous electric tower grew
calm for the last time. Slowly,
one by one, the lights on post and
pinnacle and tower faded away. A
corps of buglers standing by the
tower sounded “taps” and one of
the greatest glories of the exposi
tion, the electrical illumination, i
passed away and the exposition
ended.
The financial loss will be in the
neighborhood of $3,000,000,
The total number of admissions
for the six months was close to
8,000,000.
The government exhibit, which
is a beautiful aud instructive col
lection, will he at once shipped to
Charleston, S. C.
HELP FOR FILIPINOS.
Some One Is Giving Them Help
Surreptitiously.
Manila, Nov. 3. —Advices from
Catbalogau, Samar, say it is well
known that, in spite of the fact
that all ports of Samar are closed,
supplies still reach the insurgents.
Most of this work is done during
dark nights by small boats from
the island of Leyte. Every avail
able gunboat is now eudeavoring
to prevent this.
The capture of Lukban’s com
missary has proved a great blow to
the insurrection as it renders fu
ture supplies very precarious.
Conditions in the island of Leyte
are very annoying to General
Smith. A large number of.junks
are used with the express object of
aiding the insurgents in Samar,
covering the movements of fugi
tives and landing provisions and
clothing.
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT CASE-
A Hearinflr Begun That Will Con
clude Next Saturday.
The case of the Cartersvilie
Light and Power Company against
the city, in which the plaintiff
seeks to maintain an old contract
for street lighting declared void by
the supreme court and to enjoin
the city from erecting its own
plant, came up for a hearing be
fore Judge Newnan, iu Atlanta,
last Saturday.
Judge J. M. Neel and Col. John
11. Wikle were on hand represent
ing the city. They introduced a
mass of evidence showing the
quality of the gas furnished.
The case will be taken up again
next Saturday.
Card of Thanks-
We thank the good people of
Cartersvilie and community for
their Kind attention and sympathies
during the sicxiiess and death of
our precious mother.
Dr. E. E. Roberts.
Mrs. Williams.
Mrs. Pritchard.
Mrs. Fowler.
Mrs. Bentley.
▼
We giv * you one hundred cents
*orth of watch work for ad mar
nd fully guarantee all we do.
tf Baker, The Jev\efer.
Powder
Absoiviiiy Pure
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
ROYAL BAKING POWDER C 0. f NEW VOUK.
HUMAN FREIGHT
Tagged and Shipped From Arkan
sas For Blackill. . S. C.
Augusta f'hrcnicle.
Consideiahle interest was crea
ted la‘t night out at the depot when
the Georgia railroad passenger
came in. by the figurative unload
ing of human freight,tie.itiy tagged.
The freight was four little negro
children, from three to ten years of
age. Each had a tag tied to a but
ton-hole, upon which ‘ appeared:
“From Fordyce, Ark., for Win.
Donaldson, colored, Blackville, S.
C.” They had gotten this far on
their journey through the kindness
of the railroad men along the route.
It seems tha*’ a negro family by
the name of Jackson emigrated to
Arkansas sora; years ago, from
South Carolina. First the mother
died, and a week or so ago the
father died. The tour children,
born after the emigration, were left
alone.
Wm. Donald on, their uncle, liv
ing near Blackville, agreed to take
them and furnish and the funds for
transportation. They were shipped
according to dire tion and readied
Augusta last night. They were
sent down to Blackville on the
night train, where they will be met
by the uncle and carried to his
home
It was a long journey for such
small youngsteis to make alone,
but they seemed happy, evidently
having received a good deal of
kind-hearted attention all along
the route.
The Nickle Plate Show-
W. H, Harris’ New Nickle Plate
Show arrived yesterday, and lo
cated at Bolton and East Broad
streets, where it will remain for
three days. The first performance
was given last night to a fair au
dience, despite the uppkasant
weather.
The annual visits of the Harris
Nickel Plate Show to Savannah
have come to be looked forward to
with anticipations of pleasure.
The show has just title to its
claim of being tne best one-ring
show on the road. Those who
have witnessed previous perform
ances will be glad to know that the
show has been greatly improved
since it was here last, many new
and novel features having been
added.
The Nickel Plate is not large,
but all there is of it is good, and
there is a gcod deal to be seen.
The prices of admission, too, are
very reasonable. Performances will
be given this afternoon, tonight,
tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow
night. The Nickle Plate has never
failed to draw large crowds here
tofore, and it is not .likely that it
will do so this time. —The Morning
News, Savannah, Ga., April 5.
Will be in Cartersvilie Saturday,
Nov. 16th.
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who get the free mail delivery,
and any others wanting to sub
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giving you the benefits of two
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other benefits attached to the semi
weekly and weekly papers for
yearly subscriptions.
The journal needs no word of
commendation. It shows aud speaks
for itself.
The daily gives the news the
day of its occurrence, so why wait
for a morning paper to-furnish the
news you can get eighteen hours
earlier?
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While your mind and body rest Cas
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digestion, your liver, your bowels,
put them in perfect order. Genuine
tablets stamped C. C. C.. Never sold
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OLD SERIES—2OTH YEAR.
LOCAL NEWS
dN BRIEF.
Maj. W. F. Ayer, of Rome,spent
Sunday in the city.
Mrs. Sheridan will he assisted
by reader at Opera House Nov. 11.
Mr. Fritz Lemburg left Tuesday
for Savannah to attend the state
fair.
Ballads from the Scotch, Irish
and Old English will be heard at
Opeia Home Nov. ir.
Mrs. Lydie Tumlin and daugh
ter. Berenice, and Miss Cornelia
T eld went to Atlanta yesterday to
spend a tew days.
truth advertises us. Our watch
work is the BEST to be had.
tf Baker, The Jeweler.
Services at the EpLco a church
next Sunday morning. Sermon
by the rector and a celebration of
the Holy Communion.
The Soutbc n Ballad Singer,
Mrs. Sheridan, will be at Opera
House. Nov. 11.
Mrs. Lu i Bryant, of Jonesboro,
who has ueen spending a month
with her cousin. Mrs. J. T. Corley,
returned home last Monday.
We iiitve a line of la lies capes
that must be sold. Don’t fail to
see them. C. L. Collins & Cos.
H )ii W. J. Neel left last night
for Caii:orma where lie will spend
s-mie time 111 the hope of improv
ing his ueabh. —Rome Tribune.
We are interested, lot only in
getting your work, but in giving
you satisfaction. Allworkthe best,
and fully guaranteed at
tf Baker’s, The Jeweler.
Sheriff Smith and Clerk of the
Superior Court S. Mims, of Gor
don county, came down and wit
nessed the execution of the negro
Will Jackson.
Capt. H, J. McCormick took
second prize for county displays
with his exhibit at the Inter-State
fair in Atlanta. The display has
been carried to the state fair iu
Savannah.
Roue and Dalton were highly
pleased with Mrs. Sheridan. She
will be at Opera House Nov. 11.
Be sure and hear her
Rev. Sam P. Jones has gone to
Mobile, Ala., where he begins a
series of meetings today. He was
accompanied by his daughter, Mrs.
J. E. Mays, and children, and by
his niece, Mrs. A. B. Cunyus, who
will assist in the music for the ser
vices.
Not more than two thirds of the
cotton crop of this county, accord
ing to estimate, has been picked.
The open weather has caused the
bolls to open fast and has hMn P d
the upper crop in maturing thug
adding the general yield. The . o <
is turning out better than at first
anticipated.
Col. J. J. Conner and Mi. S. M.
Roberts left last Sunday morn ng
for Savannah, where they will
remain until after the state fair
with which they are connected, the
former having charge of the de
partment of textiles and manufac
tures and the latter that of fores
try, mining and minerals.
Capt. Thomas J. Lyon left Mon
day tor the state fair at Savann -h.
Capt. Lvon will have a s. le di l
exhibit of the minerals of bariow
county and will enter for theorizes
for both county aud individual dis
plays. The display made a car
load of articles representing every
mineral in the county and left here
Saturday.
Mrs. Sheridan has no equal.
Hear her at Opera House Monday,
Nov. 11.
Mrs. Julia Trippe Johnson, of
Cass Station, was elected regis
trar at the meeting of the conven
tion of the Georgia Division of the
United Daughters of the Confed
eracy, in Columbus. This is a neat
and deseryed compliment to one of
the most enthusiastic and zealous
workers in this most excellent
organization. Mrs. Johnson will
fill the position with credit to her
self and with satisfaction to all
concerned.