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PULASKI COUNTY 111 U. S. COURT
6N PEONAGE CHARGES
RECORD OF PIANO CONTESTANTS.
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“ “ 2 __.49,750
“ “ 3 5,000
“ “ 4 __ _15,500
“ “ 5 30,510
“ “ fi._ 7,315
“ “ 7 ' 13,855
“ “ <s 11,275
“ “ 9___ 25,000
*• “ 1011111 2,000
“ “ il .6,500
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“ “13 ” 3,110
“ “ 14 7,300
“ “ 15” 3,300
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COCHRAN, PULASKI COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY MAY 25, 1911.
SHERIFF JOHN ROSS ROGERS, HIS DEPUTY,
W. E. CHAUNCY AND LUKE DRUPREE
ARE DEFENDANTS IN THE CASE.
The trial of W. E. Chauncey, I
Luke Dupree, Sheriff John lingers
and Deputy Sheriff Jonh Horne, on
charges of peonage and conspiracy
is now in progress in the I nited
States district court. Adjournment
was taken at 1:30 o’clock until!)
o’clock tomorrow morning, when
the case will be resumed. Only
one witness testified today, Justice
if the Peace Harvard, before whom
the warrants for the arrests of the
two negroes, Clyde \\ imberley and
Maud Wimberley, the alleged peons
were sworn out. His testimony
laid the foundation for the govern
ments case.
The trial did not begin until 12:
30 o’clock, owing to the arguments
on the demurrer to the indictments
made by attorney T. S. Felder one
of the counsel for the defendants.
He attacked the indictment on all
of its counts, principally contend
ing that it was insufficient in that
it alleged an “alleged debt” —a
debt being an assented element of
the crime of peonage, instead of an
“actual” debt. He argued his de
murrer at length, and was followed
by District Attorney Marion Erwin.
In overruling the demurrer,
Judge Speer said:
“The court has listened very at
tentively to the arguments of learn
eounsel for both parties. It is in
sisted for the demurrer, what I may
term the graver contention, that
the indictment is fatal because it
described the debt for which the sup
posed poens were held as an alleged
debt and that it ought to be de
scribed as a “debt,” and that there
can be no peonage at all, unless the
holding is for an honest debt, a
genuine debt.
“The contention upon this point
is, in affect, that if the master or
dominent person holds one to ser
vice to work out an honest debt, he
is guilty of peonage, but if he holds
a laborer to work out an alleged
or pretended debt, he in not guilty.
“This would be to enonorate the
criminal who had deprived the poor
man, white or black, of his liberty,
on an unricheous and frftudalent
pretense, but would punish the
farmer or other person who had an
honest debt, and who sought to en
force that debt by holding the peon
to service.
“The court finds it quite impos
i sible to accept this interpretation of
I the law. My own opinion is, that
if the debt upon which the peon is
held, is merely a pretended or frau
dulent, debt, it merely has the affect
to aggrivate the offense. If the de
murrer is maintained when the al
leged Wrongdoer has held a follow
citizen or human being in service to
pay a genuine debt in order to de
feat the statute against him, all we
will have to do would he to show
that his claim was in fact not a
debt.
“A pretended debt is one of the
very evils against which the statute
was directed. Judge Jones, in his
category of those evils, speaks of the
improvidence and needs of lobroers
and servants, the greed of ent ilo.y
ers, and the exercise, often eo/ upt,
of the almost irresponsible po rof
local magistrates for whit we
might read, ‘justices of the peace’
here. They are called alcaldes out
there, which results in citizens be
coming hound in constantly increas
ing numbers, to long terms ot com
pulsory service or labor, to coerce
the payment of debts, or compel the
performance of real or pretended
obligations for personal service. 23
Fed. llep. the debt or pretended ob
ligation which the owner, of the
great hacienda sought to enforce
against the poor poen was part of
the mischief the law was intended
to correct. I have no doubt that
one of the fruitful causes of the
great uprising in Mexico, which is
just being concluded by the
reorganization of the government,
w r as the fact that the great body of
the laboring people, the peons, who
formed the rank and file of the rev
olutionary army, found it impossi
ble to any longer exist under this
system, which our law declares shall
have no place in any of that terri
tory over which floats the stars and
stripes. “Suppose Mr. Felder were
right* suppose these defendants
were indicted for holding a peon to
work out a genuine debt, why the
easiest possible defense of the de*
fendants would be to say that the
debt was not honest, and was only
a pretended debt and the jury would
have to turn them a loose.
“The court cannot assent to this,
and the demurrer, therefore, must
be overruled.”
The striking of the jury then be
gan. All other jurors than the
twelve chosen were excused until
tomorrow. The defendants in the
case are all prominent Pulaski men,
COMMENCEMENT AT
BESSIE TIFT COLLEGE
Forsyth, (la., May —Bessie
Tift college, the famous old Baptist
school for girls at Forsyth, is pre
paring to graduate one of the lar
gest classes in its history within a
short time, and then the buildings
and campus will be given over for
the summer to a normal session,
planned to give students opportuni
ty to work off conditions, to give
opportunity for special courses, and
to provide instruction for college
students and teachers throughout
the state who desire special courses
in the fine arts departments. The
summer school at Bessie Tift has
proved very successful in the past
and it is expected to he even more
successful tnis year.
The commencement program at
Bessie Tift begins on May 25, when
the trustees meet. The college is
owned outright, by the Baptist con
vention of Georgia, which controls
it entirely, This meeting will he
followed by society meetings and
exhibits of the various departments,
and on Sunday, May 23, the com
mencement sermon will he preached
by Rev. Dr. R. C. Cranberry, of
Columbus, (la. The baccalaureate
address and delivery of medals will
be made by Dr. \V. L. Pickard, of
Savannah, and degrees will be con
ferred by Dr. C. H. S. Jackson,
president of the college.
Cochran R* F* D* No* 4*
We are having some fine weath
er now for chopping cotton.
Mr. E. V. Asbell and family
visited their parents Sunday.
Mrs. Asbell and children are
spending a few days with J. E.
Johnson and family.
A few people from here went to
Ruth to preaching last Sunday.
There was preaching at Moores
school house Sunday. Rev. Joe
Pritchett preached for them.
Mr. Floyd Johnson and family
spent last Sunday with Jim John
son and family.
There will be an entertainment
at Moores school house Friday night
and everybody is invited to come.
Miss Winnie Johnson returned
Sunday from a visit to her sister.
Mr. Charley Fountain and wife
were the guests of C. W. Johnson
Sunday.
William E. Chauncey being the lar
gest planter of that section. More
than a score of Pulaski county cit
izens, friends of the defendants,
are here to attend the trial. Among
them are Mayor Lovejoy, Judge J.
H. Martin, Solicitor Graham and
others.
The defendants are represented
by Attornens Felder, Talley and
Heyward and Bouyer of Hawkins
ville. —Macon News.
THE COW-PEA POD WEEVIL
There has been some excitement
for the past few weeks among a
number of farmers of this section at
the appearance of an insect which
resembled very closely the much
dreaded boll weevil. Several spec
imens of this specie of weevil were
sent the State Entomologist by Mr.
E Cook, Sr and he received the
following hstter from him widen he
has allowed us to reproduce for the
benefit of those who are troubled
with this insect. Wo feel sure that
the weevil referred to in this letter
is none other than the same other
farmers have seen on their premises.
“The insects you sent are not the
cotton boll weevil, but are what is
commonly known as the cow pea
pod weevil, (ehalcodcrmus amens)
This weevil freqeuntly attacks cot
ton where it has been planted after
eowpeas. 'This insect does not last
long,, and hence, does not, as a!
rule, do any great amount of dam
age. Where cotton does not follow j
eowpeas, these insects do not both-1
er much.”
‘When the weevils are numerous I
and are doing the cotton more or
less damage, it is advisable to dust
the cotton with one pound of Paris'
Green mixed with ten pounds of air
slacked lime. This can he applied
to the cotton so as to use about two
or three pounds of Paris Green to
the acre.”
News From
Chester Route 2.
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Isaac Dykes has been very sick
for the past few days, but is better
now.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
Dowie Benson died Saturday night
after an illness of several days. Its
remains were interred Sunday eve- j
ning.
Mr. S. H. Hinson and Miss An
nie Sweringame were happily unit
ed in marriage at Macedonia last
Sunday.
Bertie Sawyer spent Saturday
night with his mother Mrs. W. D. j
Blankenship.
Freddie Asbell and his sister Bes-1
sie attended church at Macedonia
last Sunday.
Mr. Henry Bellflower and wife
were in Cochran Thursday.
J. H. Blankenship attended the
ice cream supper given at the home
of Mr. Dave Holland, Saturday
night and reported a fine time.
W. D. Blankenship and wife vis
ited Cochran Thursday on business.
Rev E. W. Evans preached a fine
serman Saturday and Sunday.
We are havnig some good rains
at this time.
Farmer.
NUMBER si.
MRS, MARY ARMOUR TO LECTURE,
Mrs. Mary Armour, will in all
probabilaty lecture here the 2!>th.,
on temperance. Mrs. Armour has
a state wide reputation and is con
sider a woman of rare intelligence,
a fine talker and one of the great
est powers for good in the state.
We hope we will be so fortunate
as to have her with us.
The ladies of Leesburg have en
gaged in a drive for blind tigers in
that place and as a result of their
labors several indictments have been
found by the grand jury and it is
said the ladies expect to keep up
I the crusade until tlje business is a
thing of the past Wonder what’s
the matter with the men-folks over
there that, the ladies must do this
work. —('ordelc Dispatch.
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