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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.
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