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Grady County Progress
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Know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Free You
you have heard that ho did, and done, bat moBt of It is ‘hot air.'
; from the expressions you have heard Mr. Oliver. Kirkland, who on be-
from the people, that he could be nsked , Ms
•brought buck boro, transported from . . . 4 .
Macon, Georgia, to the Jail of Grady I s 1,10 °>’ ln, ° n « G,lorRl t1,at
county, and from the jail to the would 110 « lynching If the sentenco
court houte here, tried hero, and car- was not satisfactory?
• islod Back to the Jail, and from there Answered: Nor, sir; I haven’t
; alien to the penitentiary, without ^ 8a , d about B lyncll .
atiy’Bitbmpted violence upon his per- Jng
ANSWER: .1 THINK NOW THAT ol'Jilnn ’ H \vh!| l, a Wn the
it pa v nir noNP .Question: What has been the
m \xr u a * „ . general sentiment of the people
n ,• o n T ,7’ ? r ; „ about giving, him a trial?
o. . . orri. , nioiiin or l0 . Answer: " All I have heard since he
prisoner, Lecont, put to Mr. Searcy , . , . , .
‘ ’ , , was captured seem to want him to
the- same qcestlons as were put to , ,
; • „ , v, „ . come hear for trial.
iDr. Warnell, and Mr. Searcy replied ,, ,,,. ■ . , .
. Question: What have you heard
as o ows. said .as to the likelihood of a lynch*
"I would like to answer that tills . ■
lug?
way: When the crime first happen- , , , ,. ,
= , , . , Answer: I haven t heard any
od, 1 I don't think there would have . „
,, ,, talk of a lynching at all.
been any doubt about a lynching, If ' ,
, ' , \ .. . .. . Harmon Gnlnous:
he could have been gotten hold of .... ,,
...... Question: The Idea prevails now
at that time. 1 think that BO or GO ^ '
.... , r „ . . . that If he were given a ong term In
per.cent. of the people of Grady ... .
. ,, . . , , , , the penitentiary In each of the sev-
county would have taken a hand In
. , , - » , oral cases now pending against him
It that day, but I don’t think it Is ... ‘ ", . .
, „ I that the people would bo satisfied,
so serious now. , ,. ' '
Hon. W. H. Collins, Represents-1' rton ‘ you thin * R0? , „
live of Grady County In the Legls- " er: Yes ’ B ' r: thnt ls t "“
way It seems to me.
Jature, sworn as a witness for the y)| . jj, , Q 0ntg .
movant. Question: What has been the son-
. Answer: From whnt 1 :inve hen , r(I tlment of the .people with whom you
since coming home from the Legls- haye talked> as to , lav | ng a trlal o(
labure, 1 believe ho can be tried. the nogro wltlun ,, t nny Iynchlng?
Question: What is your opinion AnBwep; -phey all seem to think
from having heard others express , ]e cou)d „ e tHed all rlgbt .
themselves about It? r M) . T T Ferrel ,
.Answer: Well, I am a sort of Que8tIon . what do those wlth
rough customer myself, and I wb6m ' bave talked about lt 3ay
wouldn’t do it. I believe now tlmt w tQ tha , lkelihood of a lynchlng?
if these men you have sworn as wit- A „ Wr: Tlloy do p’t seem to :tnUk
nesses, will @o and do some alklng u , ero wou , d be i yncMng lf tbe
to these people, there '.won’t be any gets ft long sentence .
trouble at all. j ira Robinson.
Question: Would you be sur-; Ql)eatlon: Doe s the sentiment of
prised at a lynching if Ed Leconte is .. ... .. .
, , , , , . . . the people seem to Indicate that
brought, back here or trial? there .would be a. lynching if he
Answer: Yes sir; I would l; brmi?bt back here for trla)?
believe he could bo brought back ^ 8Wer; j don , t tlllnk s0 . T
here in the day time, tried and tak- .. . ... • . . , ,
* ^ j li thing he could be. brought back here
en away in the' day time, and there ...... . . , .
• * . ... - . • .in the day time and tried and car-
will be no trouble. . . 41 , , , . .,
„ „ TT w ^ 'ried away on the next train, and it
Mr. P H Ward County Demon- be J
strator Grady County: Mr. J. M. Miller.
This question was put to Mr. I „ ,, ,,,, . , ..
■ ■. Question: What is the general
Ward: j sentiment, Mr. Miller, ns to whether
Taking the case as -a whole— or not there would be a lynching
don’t you believe It would be dan--either.before or after trial, or while
gerous to bring him back here wfts remaining here, if the de
fer trial? I tenda "' t should be brought back here
for trial?
Answer: I don t know that it ( ’ Answer . - A .ll that I have heard
would. There has been a lot of tali, express themselves' right lately ex-
-thnt’s the lndlct-
Thore you are-
ment against those who are not sup
porters of Judge Park, according to
Judge Park’s home paper.
‘■Tlie people of Grady County will
■profiably make a fitting reply to this
-Indictment on November tile 6tli.
S. R. Blanton & Son, Owners.
S. R. Blanton, Editor and Manager.
7,. V. Blanton, City Editor & Mana
ger Mechanical Hepartmcnt.
One Dollar Per ..Year, In Advance
Adverting Rates Reasonable and.
Made Known on Application.
- Green Valley Items
Rev. J. P.Swann filled his reg
ular appointm efit“at Pleasant
Grove Sunday,
Mr. Mark Howze went to Cairo
Monday.
Among the guests of Air. and
Mrs. Marshell Hester Sunday
were Mr. and Mrs. Mark Howze,
and Mrs. Frank Ragan, Miss
Willma Swann, Miss Mamie Kent
and Sarnie Hartley.
MessVs, Lee Hester and Han-
set attended preaching at Pleas
ant GrotfaSunday.
Miss Rubie Hes er-attended
the Association of near Ochlock-
nee Supday,
Rev. j; P. Swann and wife
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs,
Harmon Wells Sunday.
■ Pat Muggridge and Miss
Lillian Ponder were seen up in
these diggrin »s Sunday p. m.
Mr. Mark Howze and wite, Mr.
Marshell and wife, and Mr. Louie
Ragan spent Sunday nigKt with,
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Swann.
Everybody come out to Sunday
School at Pleasant Grove every
Sunday p. m. .
Entered at Cairo,-Ga., Pos.toffi.ee
as Second Class Mail Matter.
Ones more, Judge Turk, through
his moutli-piece, tho Worth Cou-ity
Local, has assaulted and ’ insulted
the people of Grady county wltii the
Lecont matter.
Through the action of the Judge,
in perlmttlng a change of venue, it
hail already gone forth to the wor)d
that -we are a lawless .people, and
we had hoped that tho matter
would not be resurrected again . by
anybody for any purpose—and es
pecially not for political purposes.
But not so.
Week, before last, The Local threw
md thrust this matter Into the .face
of oar people, and last week it again
referred to the Lecont affair. But
here Is what the Judge’s paper says
—read it for yourself:
“But we are told that because he
granted a change of venue and thus
anted a lynching bee some of tho
.blood-thirsty of Grady are working
against him, when the fact Is that
every cltlzon of Grady who believes
in law and order should support the
Judge for his enforcement of the law,
and we cannot beltove that many of
tbe good citizens of Grady will vote
against the Judge for doing bis
sworn duty.’’
Nc-w then, to substantiate that con
tention, The Local quotes the sworn
testimony of SIX of Grady’s good
citizens, leaving unquted 17 other
food citizens of Grady county, whose
testimony he ignores and treats as
contemptible. We beg to submit
herewith the sworn testimony of
these citizens, In order that you may
know the whole truth and nothing
but the truth:
Dr. J. B. Warnell:
Do you believe, Doctor, from what
STRAYED—Three head cat
tle; one four year old bull with
small white, end of horns sawed
off; two: red steers with large
horns, some white spots, 3 years
old.. Any one finding them and
putting them up in field or lot
will be paid §1.00 per head.
These cattle escaped from a car
lot unloaded in Cairo last Satur-
day. M. L. Ledford.
Miss Ruby Powell and brother
Master Garmany are visiting
their aunt Mrs. B. H. McManeus.
ire on hand a Limited Number
with Colts by their side and in foal to
of First Class
Also have a Registered Trotting Bred Stall
Mammouth Kentucky Jack, both of which will
here for the following year.