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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (July 22, 1915)
{ss? iimiignmmj VOL. XXX. LEO M. FRANK | HAS CLOSE CALL! Throat Cut By Fellow Pris oner While Asleep In Prison. On Sunday night about 11:00 ‘o’clock while sleeping in the prison dormitory with a lot of other prisoners, Leo M. Frank was almost cut to death by Wil liam Creen, another life term convict, v. ho occupied a cot near that of Frank. With a butcher knife, made from an old file, that Creen had secured from the kitchen, he ap proached Frank’s cot and seizing him by the hair, cut Frank’s throat, severing the outside jug-j ular vein on the left side of his, neck, and making a gash about six inches in length. The lights were switched on and Creen was overpowered by the guards and other prisoners and placed in irons. Dr. J. W. McNaughton, a fife termer from J Emanuel county, and another; life term physician named Harris! rendered Frank attention im- \ mediately, and stopped the flow; of "blood that would have ended! his life in five minutes more. Expert medical attention was ! given Frank at once. Dr. Guy D. Compton, prison physician, j arriving in a short time and with \ the two doctors mentioned above ; soon had the ghastly wound stitched up. The incident attracted world • wide interest, and the condition of the notorious prisoner is watched with intense interest. COMMITTEE GIVES FAVORABLE REBOKT! The New County Bill Will Doubtless Meet Death in House. Past experience in such mat- ters prepared the opponents of the proposed new county of, Treutlen to expect its recommen dation at the hands of the com mittee on constitutional amend ments of the house, which was announced Tuesday afternoon. This action was taken two years ago, and last year the House j promptly voted down the bill, and the same course is expected this session. We are not willing to admit that the Legislature will deliberately do any people such an irreparable injustice as the dividing again and again of Montgomery county. The matter is up to the House. Accidentally Shot By Guard’s Falling Gun. Columbus, Ga., July 19.—Lor- 1 rie Collins, a young man of Ab beville, Ga., is lying at the city hospital in a very low state from the effects of a gun shot wound in the breast, accidentally in flicted last night while at the Muscogee county convict camp, inspecting. One of the guards placed his gun at the side of the auto to light a cigarette when it acci dentally fell, discharging. The young man is not expected to recover. Goes to Raleigh. Miss Minnie Abt left Tuesday for Raleigh, N. C., where she will doubtless remain for some time. She goes to look after the estate left by her uncle, Mr. C. A. Abt, an account of whose mysterious murder was recently published in this paper. Miss Minnie is quite competent to effect the settlement of the es tate, to which she and h'er sisters and brothers are heirs. Chiefs Os Police To Hold Convention. At the request of more than one hundred chiefs of police and town marshals throughout the state, Chief of Police L. M. Sum ner, of Cordele, has issued a call for a convention to be held at Macon, on Wednesday and Thursday, August 4th and sth, 1915, for the purpose of organiz-, ing an association to be known as the “Georgia State Associa tion of Chiefs of Police and Mar shals. ” Chief Sumner has taken up the matter of securing a reduced rate over all the railroads for this convention and feels certain of succeeding in obtaining a very i low rate for those who desire toj attend. 1 Every chief of police and mar shal is urged to attend this meet ing and make it a great success, as it will be the first meeting. WARDEN FERRELL PATRONIZES FARMERS Buys Feed and Keeps the Money Circulating At Home. We are glad to note that our efficient county warden, Mr. C. F. Ferrell, is pursuing the highly commendable plan of pur chasing supplies for the teamß and convicts, as far as possible, from the farmers of the county. Every dollar kept at home for; supplies helps our farmers and at once secures the best in feed and produce. That our farmers can can furnish the very best in feed supplies there is no doubt, and under Mr. Ferrell’s manage-1 ment much can be kept at home, to the help of our own people. Macon Doctor Gives Day to Frank’s Case. Macon, July 19.—Dr. Harry Moses, a prominent Macon sur geon and friend of Leo Frank, who returned this morning from Milledgeville after spending a day at Frank’s bedside, said: “I do not think Frank is in any critical danger. His only danger now is from infection, and if that should set in it would most likely be induced by the hot and sultry weather conditions. “When I left. Frank at 6 o’clock this morning his tempera-, ture was about 102 1-2, but I do not consider this altogether j alarming." Returns to Mail Route. After having been indisposed for several weeks, Capt. M. D. Hughes resumed his mail route yesterday morning. He will shortly retire from the service, after having carried Route No. 2 since it was established many years ago. He is one of Mont gomery county’s most honored citizens, and hosts of friends hope that he will have many more years of usefulness. “Siain” Man Returns; Finds ‘‘Slayer’’ in Cell. Milwaukee, Wis., July 19. Frank A. Klug, for whose mur der Nic Georgic, of Chicago, is serving 25 years in the Wisconsin State Penitentiary, today walked into a saloon and ordered a drink. A crow-d in the saloon, thinking Klug was a ghost, fled in panic. After the crowd returned and was convinced that Klug was alive, they informed him that a body supposed to have been his was found last December riddled with bullets, and that Georgic was convicted of his murder. According to the ruling of the court which heard Georgic’s tri al, Klug is legally dead. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JULY 22. 1915. THE KENT TRIAL WAS POSTPONED Case Goes Over To Wheel er’s Regular Term Court For Trial. I According to adjourned term set for Wheeler county superior court, the court was convened at 1 Alamo on Monday morning last. On account of Judge Graham be ing disqualified in the Kent case, for which the term was called, Judge W. W. Sheppard of the Atlantic Circuit was on hand to preside. The court was or ganized, and the case taken up, but on account of absent witness jes for the defense, the matter ; was allowed to go over until the regular fall term in September. Girl Finds Baby Boy Drowned in a Tub. Macon, Ga., July 19.—While playing about a tub of water at the home of his parents, Clarence Barkley, 13-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Barkley, re-; sidir.g near the Idle Hour nurser-! ies on the Forsyth road, today fell into the tub and was drowned. His sister, who was playing with the baby, left him to feed the chickens. When she returned she found the body half-sub merged in the water. Coroner Stubbs pronounced it a case of accidental drowning. Vast War Orders for United States Firm. Philadelphia, Pa., July 19. — The Baldwin Locomotive Works has received orders in the last ! few months for locomotives, car wheels and axles and war mu nitions totaling $97,000,000. This | includes an order for $80,000,000 worth of shrapnel booked last year for the Allies. To handle the manufacture of the war munitions, the Eddy stone Munitions Company will be incorporated immediately and $1,500,000 will be expended in i the erection of new buildings at the Eddystone branch of the Baldwin Locomotive Works. NEBRASKA INDIANS TO PLAY IN VIDALIA The Fast Indian Baseball Team To Flay Vi dalia Monday. The great and only Green’s j Nebraska Indian baseball team will be in Vidalia on Monday next to play Vidalia’s fast team. As this Indian team has a world wide reputation, it is more than probable that a great game will be played. The local boys pro pose to hold therridown to a close score, and an exciting game is anticipated. On account of the heavy expense it will be neces sary to charge everybody. Always Safety First. “You say that you want some name engraved on this ring,” said the jeweler to the bashful young man, relates the New York Journal. “Yes; I want the words ‘George to his dearest Alice’ engraved on the inside of the ring." “Is the young lady your sis ter?" “No; she is the young lady to whom I am engaged.” “Well, if I were you I would not have ‘George to his dearest Alice’ engraved on the ring. If Alice changes her mind you can’t use the ring again." “What would you suggest?" “I would suggest the words ‘George to his first and only love.’ You see, with that inscription you can use the ring half a dozen times. I have had experience in such matters myself." NEW BANK OPENED AT 11VALDA THIS WEEK Dr. A. H. Weathers Puts in a Branch of His Home Institution. Dr. A. H. Weathers of the Weathers Banking Co., of Doo ling, Ga., has recently opened a branch bank at Uvalda, and is occupying the Kennedy building in that town. The field has been unoccupied since the suspension of The Uvalda Bank in December, the affairs at this institution being in the hands of Mr. W. A. Peter son of Mt. Vernon as receiver. It is understood that the new en terprise has no connection with the affairs of the Uvalda Bank. The Uvalda Bank building, un der an order from the superior court, will be sold on the first Tuesday, and after that date will probably be used as a banking house. It is thoroughly fitted up, and all fittings and fixtures are to be included with the building. Commissioner Rainey Says Creen just Mean. State Prison Commissioner E. L. Rainey, who spent a portion of Monday at the state farm near Milledgeville, where he talked with Frank’s physicians and with I Creen, the convict who attacked Frank, was in Atlanta Tuesday. To a Journal reporter Mr. Rai ney expressed the opinion that Creen was not crazy. "He ap pears to be just a mean and sul len man," said Rainey. “He is not a lunatic, as has been stated. “The doctors told me that there was little doubt of Frank’s recovery. They stated that he was sure to recover unless blood poison developed, and that they did not expect this. I talked at length with Creen, but the only question he would answer about the attack on Frank was when I asked him why he had done this. He replied that he thought he was doing right. He steadily refused to answer any other questions concerning the attack, but talken freely on any other subject suggested." Mr. Rainey was on his w'ay from his home in Dawson to At lanta, and decided to go by the state farm to make a personal investigation of the situation. He will go back with the commission and the governor Saturday when an official investigation will he held. - Atlanta Journal. Not in the Contract. Recently a colored party living in the suburbs of a big city mar ried a large brunette named Lucinda, says the New York Times. Three weeks later he appeared at the office of a lawyer looking as if he might have been dented with flat-irons and bump led into by a road roller. ! “Can’t stand it no longer, boss," he sadly remarked to the legal one. “I wants a divawce from dat Lucinda. Last ting she chucked at me was de stove. To rnorrer it will be de chirnbley." “That’s all right, Sam," sooth ingly returned the lawyer, seek ing to effect a reconciliation. “Everything will come out all right. Besides you took Lucinda for better or for worse." “Yes, sah," admitted Sambo. “So I did, sah, but she is a whole lot wuss dan I took her for." Notice of Dissolution. By mutual consent the firm of J. M. Dees <fc Co., is this clay dis solved, ./ M. Dees retiring Mr*o J. E. Braswell assuming all li abilities and collecting all ac counts due said firm. This June 15th. 1915. J. M. Dees, Mrs J E. Braswell, j Alston, Ga. Prisoner Kills Another; Similar to Frank Cutting. Reading, Pa., July 19.—Frank Snayley was murdered in the Berks county prison today by Michael Puttinger, a cellmate who cut his victim’s throat. Put -1 tinger then committed suicide by hanging himself. The watchman distributed knives to be used at breakfast at (5 a. m. A half hour later the meal was served. When the I tragedy was discovered, both men were dead. Re-enters Business. Having suspended business in j Uvalda after the fire which de stroyed the business of Morris & Hart, Mr. B. F. Hart has just opened a general mercantile es tablishment in Charlotte, where he invites his friends and patrons ! to call. Mr. Hart is an energetic and conscientious gentleman, and de serves success. INJUNCTION STOPS COUNTY ROAD WORK Condemnation Proceedings May be Necessarry to Settlement. The county road work was stopped here Monday morning by an injunction filed by the exec utors of the estate of the late W. J. Peterson. For some time the road force has been constructing a public road running north and south from the Toombs county I line below Uvalda to connecting roads in the northern portion of the county, and when completed! will be one of the best roads in South Georgia. Approaching the court house square Monday morning, papers were served on the county com- j missioriers, C. F. Ferrell, county warden, and the mayor and coun cil of Mt. Vernon, restraining the force from using portions of the Peterson lot and a lot owned by Mr,s. T. J. Smith of Mcßae, for i the construction of the road ap proaching through the south eastern part of Mt. Vernon. The road gang discontinued work at this point, and for the past three days has been engaged on the ; road leading out of the place on i the north side. The injunction was set for a hearing on the 31st. A settle ment was pending Tuesday, but carried over. The town of Mt. Vernon has offered to pay the Peterson estate for a small por ' tion of land with which to widen ! the road, and has made similar offer to Mrs. Smith for a small 1 space near the home of Col. W. L. Wilson. Should this not be accepted the town will offer Mrs. Smith SIOO for a right-of-way across her lot or S2OO for the lot. Should this not he accepted, it is understood that the mayor and council will institute condemna tion proceedings at once. It is unfortunate that the dis : ference should have arisen. The road necessarily passes through the town, arid at a point where it is very narrow and incon venient to pass into one of the main streets of the place. It is understood that only a small piece of land would serve to widen the road to the necessary width, and it is hoped that the matter will be adjusted today, that the work may not be delay ed further. This is a highway of which every citizen in the county should be proud. It is what the county has needed for many years. The road from the Toombs county line, running west, is up to a good standard, and the new road, being built along modern lines, will serve a great need. It will be many years before the county can have a clay road through every com munity, hence the necessity for main highways through the coun ty. SUCCESSFUL WORK WITHOUT REWARD ' Worthy Example Muscogee Commissioners Who Serve F'ree. Dear Mr. Editor: I am sending you a clipping from the Columbus t Lodger, which explains itself. Mr. E. Phillips is a leading citi zen of Columbus and Muscogee county, and is in every way re liable. This tax rate should be an item of interest to the tax payers of other counties, and the finan cial condition of the county shows what can be done when the af fairs of the county are properly managed. Then, to know that there are county commissioners who serve “well” without any remunera tion should also be a worthy ex ample, especially to counties which are both bonded and in debt. Hurrah for Muscogee! H. C. Ewing. “Editor Ledger: “Before Harris county road was worked to Muscogee county line, a gentleman from Troup county was in an auto enroute to Columbus, they inquired of a Harris county man about the con dition of the road to Columbus and how we would know the road. The answer was: ‘You will be in Muscogee county as soon as you get over the new hill, and when you get on the Columbus road nothing can en tice you off of it. Besides, the road is so good all you will have lo do will be to keep one hand on your brake.’ “A gentleman from Birming ham, who travels from Virginia to California, after being shovyn over Muscogee county roads, said: ‘They are the best I have ever seen.’ “A prominent man, a manu facturer from Chattanooga, a man who travels extensively, af ter going over our roads, said: ‘I have never seen such splendid i roads.’ When told that our tax rate for state and county is only t per cent, and that Muscogee county is not bonded and does not owe a dollar, he said: ‘What? Jerusalem! Hamilton county is bonded, and our rate is $1.65.’ Coming from Birmingham last week on a train with two Colum bus friends, I noticed alongside the railroad track a very good county road, and 1 called my friend’s attention to it. He re plied with courtesy, ‘Yes, but it is not as good a road as ours,’ as if the limit of good roads had been reached in Muscogee and the question now closed. “In no other county have I seen roads made to a finish, nor the roads cared for as done in Muse gee. “We have one hundred and fifty thousand dollars worth of concrete bridges, culverts and drains, by cutting down of hills and filling up to these culverts, there are made permanent roads, good for hundreds of years. “When citizens of other coun ties and other states are told that our county commissioners do not receive any pay, great sur prise is expressed. I have re ferred to aily one part of their work, viz: Itoads, but, in their conduct of all county affairs, I arn sure I express the sentiments of all well informed citizens when L say: ‘Well done, good and faithful servants.’ E. Philips. Missionary Meeting. The ladies of the Presbyterian Missionary Society announce that the next regular meeting will be held on Wednesday of next week. 1 A full attendance is urged. NO. 12.
