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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (March 31, 1910)
VOL. XXIV. AFTER WEEK ON KENT CASE, JURY SAYS DISBARMENT. Perhaps no case in the history of the county has attracted wider attention or keener interest on the part of the citizens of this and adjoining counties than that of tho State vs W. B. Kent, in stituted by the majority of the members of the Mt. Vernon bar, and tried m the superior court here last week. / This case was called Tuesday morning, with Judge C. R. Con yers of the Brunswick Circuit presiding iir the disqualification : of Judge Martin of this circuit, who had been retained as one of the State’s witnessess. The case was closelv fought on both sides, and some interesting points were' brought out, hitherto not reviewed in this court, or in but few courts of the state, touching a case of j this nature. The evidence sub-’ nutted in the trial of this case,! lasting over live days, would fill; immense volumes, and it is not necessary to enter into a discus sion of the case, pro or con—every ; citizen of the county regrets the affair, from many standpoints. The extended acquaintance of Col. Kent, and his intimate con nection with the litigation of this county, together with the firm stand taken by the prosecution, ’ resolved the case iuto one of the! most complicated on record, and one m which thousands were in-1 terested from the start to finish, i This action was brought in the; name ol' the Stute by certain members of the bar at this place — : .W. L. Wilson, L. C. 'Underwood, W. M. Lewis, Eugene Talmadge,; J. B. Geiger and A. C. Saffold, with the view of disbarring Mr. Kent from practice, and put be-; fore the May term, 1909, of the Superior Court, at which time it, was set for trial at the following November term, but was brought oyer to the present term on ac-! count of a failure to secure aqual- j ilied judge for its trial, i here | were twenty-three counts in tlie Attraction at U. B. Institute. As announced some time ago, the next attraction at the Union Baptist Institute will be the ap pearance of Dr Oliver J. Cope land, who is one of the most prominent members listed in the Lyceum Course, appearing here this season. This gentleman is a delightful ! entertainer, and will be given a large audience, at the auditorium at the Union Baptist Institute to morrow (Friday) evening We; can assure our readers that it, will be a high-class entertainment, j and the public is asked to go out| and enjoy the evening at the In-j statute. Dr. Copeland will please I you. , | For this occasion the subject of Dr. Copeland’s lecture will be “The Old South and Her Ideals. ” PRISONER IN TAMPA IS j TO RETURN TO GEORGIA. Waycross, Ga., March 27 —Be- lieved by Tift county officers to be the negro who, it is charged, so, badly beat D. A. Hines one mile from Tifton six weeks ago that the latter died two days later,Will Young is a prisoner at Tampa and requisition papers are in charge of Deputy J. O. Thrasher of Tift,who has gone to Tampa to take charge , of the negro. | The trail of the negro as follow ed by the officers led from the scene of the crime to Cordele. thence to Savannah and then to Tampa. Hines was found in a dying con dition at a camp fire early in Feb ruary. He had been seen at Tif ton the day before- and it was known he had a pistol and a con siderable sum of money. He was taken back to Tifton, but his head had been broken in and he had no chance for life. j It was stated that Young had; shipped a suitcase, which was lat- : er identified as having belonged to Hines, from Savannah. He says he bought the suitcase from an other negro. Pictures of Hines were in the suitcase, as was a pis tol. Hines had relatives at Lui colnton, N. C., who will be asked to identify, if possible, other arti cles in the suitcase. iHnnirpmtrrg j accusations brought against Mr. Kent, all of which were sustained in the verdict of the jury, disbar ring him from practice. It is im possible to enter into the merits 'of these charges. Five long days were spent in reviewing the case. After empaneling a jury, whose names have been published, tak ing of testimony at once com : meneed and continued until Fri jday afternoon. Saturday morn ing arguments were commenced land the entire day was consumed with this, the case going to the | jury late in the afternoon and the! verdict being reached m about an hour. During the day arguments were made by Cols. Hal Wimber ly of Dublin, L. C. Harrel of Mc- Rae. L B. Lightfoot of Adrian, C. \V. Sparks of Vidaliaand A. S. Anderson of Milieu, for the de fense. Those addressing the jury in behalf of the State were F. H. Saffold of Swainsboro and Eschol Graham of Mcßae, ali of whom made strong efforts. Colonel An derson conducted the defense and Colonel Graham the prosecution, and each side made remarkable ef forts for side of the case. Throughout the week intense interest manifest itself, and un til after the verdict it was a dif ficult matter to determine what it should be, so hard fought was the case on both sides. The ver dict of the jury disbars Mr. Kent from practice, with the provision that he may be restored within twelve months upon the recom mendation of the prosecutors. However, the case has been ap palled to the Supreme Court and Mr. Kent will continue bis prac tice until after this decision is handed down, and if it js averse, he will retire from practice for the period asked for. As a friend j ol all parties at interest, The I Monitor must refrain from dis missing the case further. We join hundreds in regretting that itl should have been brought. RETURN YOUR DOG FOR TAXATION. i Tax Receiver W. Henry Clark ! asks Thb: Monitor to call atten- j tion to the law requiring all dogs to be returned along with other ; property for taxation this year. If you owned a dog on the first day of March, give him in, whether a ! terrier, gutter or bulldog—he is worth a dollar to the state. If he is on your phlce, or was there, on the date mentioned,he must lie re turned when the tax receiver calls. l>r> not forget to put “old pup”m. CHANGES LOCATION. As seen from his notice to pa trons, Dr. J. Hilton Dees lias re-! moved from Longpond, where he has been located for a number of years, to the town of Austin, on the new road, where lie has just Completed a new drug store and i office. Dr Dees is one of the most popular physicians in the county and commands a splendid prac tice. In his new location he will have better railroad advantages! land in several ways be in better j touch with his practice, which is; constantly increasing. He has had remarkable success in the practice of medicine. f In his new office the Doctor has installed some of the newest ap pliances and is w-ell fitted up for the practice of his profession. As ; a rapid means of travel, he uses an ' automobile and makes fast tune ’to and from his calls. Dr Dees is a self-made man and continues to apply himself very closely to the work before him. THE GRAND JURY. No term of court in years has had a more representative set of men serving on the grand jury and some good work is being that body this term. Mr. L. B. , MoLeinore is foreman and Mr. J. -J. Burklialter the able secretary. They adjourned for a few hours 'yesterday in order for a commu te- from that body to visit the I count v farm. Their report will be an interesting one. For Representative I hertbv am«jn:ice myself a candidate for R-f-ret' ntauve of Montgomery county,subject !,, tb- p unary election, an t re«p?clfull) so il, it tb- =upuoit of tuy feilow citizens. W. J. PETERSON. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, MARCH >? i, i 9 :o. ANOTHER CANDIDATE FOR TAX COLLECTOR. ’ 1 If the number of applicants for the place is a true sign, the office of Tax Collector is a popular one. It is one of the most important I places in the county and should lie ! filled by a man with the proper qualifications. Mr. D. Foster Wurnnck of Tar rvtown is the latest applicant for the place at the hands of the vot ers of Montgomery county and he is making a strong effort in that line. He is a man of long busi -1 ness experience and has a number of friends throughout the county, j and will claim a good vote in the primary. MARRIAGE VOWS MADE ON EASTER SUNDAY MORNING. For a number of years, when a ! citizen of this county, Judge An drew Mclntyre, now of Toombs 1 county, held the record for mar-1 riage ceremonies. But since the j Judge is no longer a cit izen of this ! county, his place is being taken by Judged. B. O’Conner of Kibbee. | and is doing a rushing business in that line. On last Sabbath morning, about ten o’clock, three young couples ordered him out to accommodate them, and in order to dispatch business, the Judge administered a three-conored ceremony, reduc ing the tick of six hearts to three. The happy young people united are as follows: Mr. YY’. T. Stephens and Miss| Mercer Smith; Mr. S. S. Calhoun, and Miss Cora O’Conner; Mr. I Floyd Hamilton and Miss Arlenti j Brantley. All are happy, and be-! gin the double life under -promis- * ing circumstances. BAGGAGE MASTER AND NEGRO FIGHT DUEL. Columbus, Ga., March 27—A ! duel between a negro tramp and | Baggage Master Cwnibus occurred ;on the Central of Georgia pass ! enger train from Macon to Colum bus at Commonwealth, this couii ; tv, this afternoon. The negro, Louis James, board led the train to steal a ride to the city and the baggage master saw him on the platform. Opening the door, lie told the negro to ent er, meaning to make a prisoner of him. Jones walked in, whipped out a pistol and began firing at Mr. Cumbus. The later quickly drew his own pistol and a duel oc curred between them in the car, several shots being fired. James finally staggered through i the car’s side door, wounded, ! while Cumbus nursed a wound on one ear, where a bullet bad clipp ed its way. The fast running tram was stopped and the badly wound ed negro picked up and brought to the city. GRAHAM IN RACE FOR CLERK OF COURT. Indications point to a three- I cornered race for the office of ! Clerk of the Superior Court of this county. The third man to enter j this race is Mr D. B. Graham of the west side of the county. He was in the last race, but in tins he feels that his chances of vic tory are brighter. He is a capable young man, a son of the lute Dan. B. Graham, who served as Clerk during the term of 1908-4, and j has many friends in the county He appreciates the encouragement given him in the first race, and assures the people of a due appre ciation of the favors that may bo shown him in this campaign. Mr. J. C. Council, a prominent youug turpentine operator of Lothair, was in to see The Monitor yesterday morning. He is a son of Mr. James Council. Mr. W. H. Dukes was among those to visit this office yesterday. Rev. Mr. Pharr of Higgston was a visitor to Mt. Vernon one day tliis week. Mrs. D. \\ . Folsom is visiting relatives in Liberty county. The latest in Hair Goods, Novel ties and Ladies Keiuly-to-Wem YY’aists and Skirts. Prices reusou- I able, J. H. Hudson, An y, Ga. Second Week of Superior Court. • The second week, or, as it is generally understood, criminal i .! week, of Ihe superior court, is m . session this week, with Judge! .! Martin presiding. The criminal , docket was taken up Motiduy ! ; morning, and good work is being) dole*, tp to date the followingl criminal cases have been disposed j of: The State vs George Douzy, j alias George Danslord, simple lar- ! jeenv; plea of guilty and 12 moa. I P. C. Lord, Jr., misdemeanor;! nol pressed. Walter Birdsong, burglary; not 1 guilty. Anderson Mclntosh, assault to murder; verdict of shooting at an- i other; 20 months oil gang. \\’. H. Brown, misdemeanor; plea of guilty and fine of $77) or six months. H. L. Sears, misdemeanor; not j guilty. Anderson Mclntosh,mi.sdeniean j or; not. guilt v. Lee Coney, misdemeanor; not 1 tft'i It?. Charley Smith, murder; verdict | guilty ol voluntary manslaughter; fifteen years. Hardy Couev, plea of guilty and fin** of $75 or six moot hs. Mathew Lavender, disturbing! divine worship; plea of guilty. Kelley Jones, concealed pistol ; plea of guilty. Also for disturb-! ing divine services; no! prossed.l Bob Cooper, unlawful drunken-; ness; plea ol'guilty and tine of I $27) or three months. I Harrold Stone, misdemeanor, j $77). Charley Humphrey, disturbing! meeting of Farmers’ Union; pleu ! of guilty and fine of $Rn or six mos , Jim Davis, misdemeanor; not, guilty. ENTERS THE RACE FOR REPRESENTATIVE. Hon. \V. J. Peterson is again in j the race for Representative of this I count y, as seen by his formal card j !in this issue. Mr. Peterson is ton, j well known, to the people and in! ; too close touch with the masses to call for an introduction at this, j time. He is a native citizen of I this county, and a man of stabi)-: j itv and prominence. He lias | served this county in the General ! | Assembly, and isa man of unusual : strength and force of character.' During his s-rvice in the Asscin i bly be was ever mindful of the! interests of liis county, and ac-' lively supported such measures as | was thought best for the broader :11t el es! s lit I ll<- people. Mr. Peterson is a strong ad vo-1 i cate of education for the masses, land if returned to the place of j honor and trust, promi. es the | same faithful service that charac : t-erized his efforts m the House i two years ago. Shiloh Items. ; Special 4juiT> Hpou.Jcnce Faster was very quiet, in our coin in iin i ty. 1 YV A Johnson of Glenwood, was in this community recently. N J Vaughan made a business ! trip to Mt. Vernon Monday last. A large crowd from this sect ion j attended Kasterservice at Sardis. Mrs N J Vaugluin and children, visited YV B Grimes of Glenwood Sunday. Remember prayer meeting at Shiloh every Thursday night at 7 :80 o’clock. Mr and Mrs\W YV T ompkins ; made a flying t rip to Lumber City j one day last week. Scott Adams was called to the I bedside of his brother, George, who is very sick at Douglas. The entertainment given at the home of Miss Ollife Nash was en-1 : joye.l bv all of those present. M iss Mary Sears of the Bruce section is spending a few days! with her sister, Mrs Ivy Mims. Mrs Victoria McArthur left Fri piay for Swainsboro where she will spend several days with her, brother, KevJas Ryder. Mrs T M Moses and mother were shopiug in Lumber City Thursday. —Dark Jvyes. For Clerk of Superior Court. To tin- Vofom of Motif{£<>rn< rv comity Jan ooiii.ro riiVfO-lt * cttnrlidare tor tin* ofticr of ''i« ik of tii Superior Court. ndbjwt to fh«* Democratic primary. Thankiii# my friend* tor tlie «*i»conrHg**ni*?nt already xiven mt% and rdp iriiitf voiir Mupuort. *i d hoping to have the pi* * of rtiiHWtn# rnv appreciation, I hiu Your* vorv truly* I). Ii OHAHAM. 1 'CITIZENS WILL MAKE EFFORT TO ENFORCE LAW. At a meet ing of the undersign ed citizens of Towns, Telfair coun ty. held recently, we banded our- I selves together for the purpose of j enforcing rile law and preserving ! the public peace. YY e are fully I determined that all misconduct j and violat ions of law shall be l dealt wit h and any out rage against ! civilization or society shall be j prosecuted to the fullest extent of i the law. ( Signed ) IJ. L, (’lenient Mne.lv Cowart j .1. A. Cowart 11. A Coleman Fd. Towns .I.l’ (dements YY YY . Pridgen J. A. Clements i : .1. (). Stewart Dr. I. M Lucas ! 11. M. Huff M .1 Glov r YY L. Mi .ore \Y YY Pope .1 S. It. Sears I P. Allen Rev. lv( ’. YY 1 11 is Dan, C. Towns. THE FAMOUS EDDY FAMILY WITH HOWE’S GREAT SHOWS. The much talked of Fddys, that famous family <u acrobats, are one o| the lug features with Howe’s Great London Shows which comes to Vidalia Saturday, April 9th. They an* m.. class l.y themselves. 'They perform feats that have never before been seen is a circus arena and stand alone as the worlds greatest acrobats;! I their act is creating a sensat ion ! everywhere. It is nut and cannot j ho dttplicateil by nnv other show . 1 Sugimates Imperial 'Troup of. Athletes making their first tour! ■of America. The marvelous | Musical Elephants, 'The Peerless; I Fiving Bile.tnls, YY'aliett the great, London Imre-hack rider, Whitby, England’s celebrated | lea per and Ins fifteen associates | are some of the novelties which i Howe s Great London Shows oi lier this season in conjunction with I lie tamed and wild animal zoo or menagerie which is seen each day in the free street, parade with its three hands of music that will traverse the principal streets at 10 o’clock in the morning. i rt ! For Kcprcsenlivc. I*.v tli* nolii'i?tilinn of many friend*. horn dit i sch nr (»;•! !* nf tin c-mnty . mn‘Xp«cfed to hit, I lii ivltY <ii■ iit miit'<* my ounliilar. for lto|ir<*- Mutative ol MoiitKono-iY comif.v, to (Id L’rliiocntl ic pilOHiiy. I» is ms mil lu H< 111 to HIM Y r my C Mil I \ to till* L*o,nl of 111 | ))• *« »| >!«*, }| III! if i'lmcGml. I will l.iitliiullv tin Illume my duty to 'ln I»»• hiitmy aI * 1 1 1 1 y I»*nni« *h f| \ solicit : vom nil)i|)oiT . I alll Yours to rvi*. It. I. I.ItiII r. Mr. and Mr-;. Tom Moses of Lumber (lily were visitors to Mt [ Vernon during the week. v ; Young men, you are invited to inspect the fine lot (>f Spring Clothing just opened at YV'. II McQu**rn s. For Salt*. Second-hand store fixtures, con sist nig of show cases, scales, oil tank, etc., at, a bargain. J. YV. I’al.mkk, Gd. J. A. Riddle, Alley, Ga. I NEW MILLINERY j Ji This Department Managed |j by Popular Milliner 4 % i | The public will lx* interested to know ® '■£ that we arc adding to our already P large* stock a Complete and Modern T Line of Millinery, Trimmings, etc. jy p and that this department will he gj presided over hy Miss M. E. McNatt, p /'Whose taste* and ability are known to p 5$ the ladies of this section. She asks p t lie * ladies to call and inspect the p new goods. While every piece of || P the stock is new and attractive, it is g to he sold at the lowest, best figures ! E. T. McBRIDE I ® AI LEY, GA. I Soperton to Have Big Rally. Tin* bustling town of Soperton is planning a splendid educational rally for April 16th. to lit* held in tint auditorium ot t lie Soperton In stitute. Two of tlie (Dos' promi nent speakers who have HOC pled invitations to be present are Hon. I Hoke Smith, ex governor, and j Hon. Jere M, Pound, state school commissioner. Other men inter ' ested in tin* cause ot education will he present and the day will he one of interest, and entertainment. The school at that place is under the capable management of prof. G. W. Threllod, who lot- labored for its upbuilding and "progress, and is one of the most ll un-dung inst it ut ions in tins sect ion. Aside Imm the addresses of the several able men, will be tile bar becue and basket dinner spread by the good people of the town and neighborhood, and those in charge of tin* a li air are espne la 11 v anxious to Inivo a large at I cndii nee—every body in -t lie count v is invited and especially those who are mte )Vs*t - ed iii I lie educat lonal development of i Ins count v. He in Soperton April 16th and spend an enjoyable and profitable day at the Institute Everybody will la* cared for and all are in vited. MT. AETNA IN ERUPTION. ; Sicily, March 2H—Erupt urns from the side craters of Mount Aetna continued today and a fiery river formed at the foot of Mount Oastli/xo and slowly moved to ward Here lln and Helpasso, con suming everything in its path. The luvutic stream, winding in and out over the uneven surface at t lie mountain base, covers prob ably twenty-five miles. Early morning; visits into the threatened region alforded a spectacle ni.-igiu lieeut beyond description. The terror and distress of the peasants is depressing. Panic lias seized them. for Tax Collector. I hike Mi in nethoil ut infm-miHK tin; vnter* es Aliinlgenn iy nounly tiitti I mn in tln: race til- llih otlie.i- .if I’iix (.'"Hi i-t.ir nl tnii* cmlnly. iiml tlull I mu (iNiH uiutly iinxi'iiiH for tln u mi|i- Ihi* iin the enininx |>i iniHi'v. My e.indi luey is Mil'ji et in Hindi i'iilch hh limy lie |irovid‘-d i>v III! ICXOIIIItiVe (llllllllin.i MvlllntlllK - ill'll i-lti'iinn. A Htrici liiiMiii. HH iiilouti n -Imll no XI veil 1 lie utliee it 1 mil 111 Vi ile. I «,l|, it. 11l M|H I" I fill IV, n. K. \\ \ KNOCK. Lost Pkn—Suptll-size Water niitl1 ’h Fountain Pen, with Ger iinui silver clip, lost at or near court house; black, with fine point. Kinder will return to Win. Bland, Ml. Vernon, Ga Four of Soperton’s representa tive young men, Messrs. .1 Jfi. Hall, Sewell Courson, James Fow ler and J. A. Wade, were here yes terday. NO. 50
