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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE CITY OF WAYCR08S AND OF WARE AND CHARLTON COUNTIES.
VOLUME XXIII
WAYCROSS, GA.. SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1902.
NUMBER 5
Beach Harvey Killed
BY CHARLEY BENNETT—CORONER’S
JURY SAYS IT WAS JUSTIFIABLE.
Thurd.y'i diiljr.
Beach Harvey, the well known
negro barber, was killed by Char'
ley Bennett between 3 and 4
this morning. Three 88 calibre
pistol balls entered Harvey’s
body—one striking in the breast
just above the heart, one in his
left wrist and the other in his
back. Harvey lived for three
quarters of an hour after he was
shot.
The shooting occurred directly
in front of the Bank of ‘ Way.
cross. When Bennett fired the
first two shots, the negro turned
to run, then the shot which lodged
in his back was fired Beach
reached the door of the Southern
Hotel and attempted to open it.
Failing to do so he staggered a
few feet further down the street
and fell just off the sidewalk
directly in front of the ladies’
entrance to the Southern Hotel.
Dr. Izlnr was hurriedly sum
moned, but Harvey died a tew
minutes after the doctor's ar
rival.
Bennett telephoned Sheriff Mc
Clellan about the shooting imme
diately after it occurred, and
stated that ho was ready to sur
render himself. Coroner Grimes
held an inquest, beginning at 7
o'clock, and the jury, composed
of J. M. Mathis, W. D. Owens,
John R. May, H. T. Williams, B.
D. Finn and T. M. Westberr.v,
returned a verdict to the effect
that “ The deceased, Beach
Harvey, came to his death by
pistol shot wounds by the hand
of Charley Bennett, and we find
the same to be justifiable.”
Beach Harvey has been em
ployed as a barber in Waycross
-for 12 years or more. While he
was sober he was considered one
of the best negroes in the city.
Recently he has been drinking a
great deal, and at such times
was quart elsome. He was em-
ployed at the shop of Mr. J. W.
Newton up to the time of his
death.
Charley Bennett has been em
ployed for several months past
as a watchman and policeman by
the Plant System around the rail
road and passenger station. He
was sworn in as an officer by the
city authorities.
The testimony before the coro
ner’s jury this morning was as
follows:
Evidence of J. M. Smith:
I think it was about two or
three days after the arrest, of the
crowd at Dave Jones' joint I was
in Mr. Newton’s barber shop, and
Beach Harvey, was shaving me
when he brought up the subject
of the arrest. He denounced the
action of the officers in very
bitter terms, and said that he re
gretted that he was not in the
crowd; said if he had have been
there would have been some
body killed; said there wss not
many of the negroes who bad
any grit. He said he had made
up bis mind long ago to never be
arrested by no man on earth;
that he always went prepared for
any emergency. I said Beach
such talk as that Is calculated to
do yon great injury. He then
said I can’t help it, it is in me,
and if any officer ever attempts
it you will find out it it so. He
went on at such,a rate that he
got very nervonVaod I tok} him
be wolddQCgigiwjfl
thought itWa*l#W notify thi
officers of the threats ei
Evidence of J. M. Rowe:
About 3 o'clock a. m. Beach
Harvey came into Railroad Res
taurant. where I a in employed
He had a bottle of whiskey and I
would not let my porter wait on
him as I knew him to be a fussy
uegro, so 1 waited on Him myself.
He ordered a cup of coffee and a
sandwich and after eating start
ed out without payingfor it. when
1 called bim down. He said he
bad paid for it and I told him he
had not. He threw a silver dol
lar on the counter and 1 gave him
his change and he walked out.
Iu about 5 minutes I heard 8 pis
tol shots and J ran out of the res
taurant into the street around the
corner of some box cars when I
saw Mr. Bennett standing on the
corner of bank building. He
called to me to come to him.
When I got over to where he
was I asked him what the trouble
was and be said he started to ar
rest this negro Beach Harvey
and he drew a gun on him and
he bad to shoot him. The negro
made a remark in my presence
at the restaurant that lie would
kill any G—d d—a s—nof a b—U
who tried to arrest him. Mr.
Bennett and myself walked up
o where deceased lay in front of
ladies’ entrance to Southern
Hotel. Mr. Bennett examined
deceased and found a pistol in
his front pants pocket (right
hand pocket). We then walked
around corner of bank and found
the same bottle of whiskey he
had had in restaurant wrapped
in a paper sack on one of the
bank window sills. A few min
utes later Dr. Izlar, Mr. Bennett,
Mr. Finn and myself carried de-
ceastd over to hose bouse on
water works lot. Deceased was
still alive when we carried him
to hose house. Deceased was
drunk when he came into restau
rant. I have heard him make
threats about being arrested be
fore.
Evidence of Ed. Jones:
I am employed at depot restau
rant. This a. m. a little after 3
o’clock Beach Harvey came into
tbe restaurant and ordered a cup
of coffee and a sandwich; X gave
them to him. After he got
through eating he offered me -a
drink of whiskey; I took a drink
with him. He then pulled a re
volver from his pocket and said
he was not afraid of any s—n of
b—h. There was no one in tbe
restaurant at the time but he
and I, Mr. Rowe and Mr.
Bennett they were on
the outside. He said he wag pre
pared if any one bothered bim.
Shortly aftei wards I saw Mr.
Bennett pass the window and I
waived to Beach to put the' gun
in his pocttet. He kept fooling
around with the pistol so that
Mr. Bennett could have seen it.
Mr. Bennett was getting a drink
of water and Beach made the
same remark about not being
afraid of no s—n of a b -h both*
ering bim. I don’t know whether
Mr. Bennett heard him or not.
Statement of 0. A. Bennett;
This a. m., about 3:80 I went
to arrest Beach Harvey at the
Bank of Waycross oorner. I
caught hold of hts left hand and
told him that I would have to ar
rest him, he jerked loose from me
and said he wanted to see what
time it was through the. bank
window, I gaye bim ample time
to ascertain the time BwDt&th'
caught bold of hla left bantf.
again. He jerked loose from me
tbe second time and said that he
would not be arrested. He laid
hUbottleof whisky on the win-
dowaillv and- polled his pistol
*—bia right band pocket, I
not raise it. He attempted to
raise the pistol and 1 commenced
firing, my first ball entering the
breast above the heart, the njsxt
ball entering the left wrist. jHe
turned to run and I fired again
on bim. Do not know where that
ball hit him. He still held his
pistol in his hand and after
shooting him the third timet’1
asked him to throw his pistol,
down so 1 could advance on hijff.
He made an effort to go into the
Southern hotel door and could
not get in and he turned, add
walked about fifteen feet and
fell off the sidewalk. By that
time Mr. Rowe and Mr. Finn
came up. 1 told Mr. Rowe not
to advance on him, as he might
be ’possu minis, but keeping ir
pistol in my hapd did advnm
on bim, finding his pistol part]
out of his right hand pan!
pocket. Dr.Izlar was telephoned
for and came and we moved him
to the hose house, on the water
works lot. He lived about 80
minutes after being shot and
about five after moving him to
the hose house. I was going to
arrest him for being drunk and
disorderly and carrying con
cealed weapons.
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There will be a special drill j be crowne I ruler of ihe Great 11760,000 more to the University
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and entertainment next Monday
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Democratic harmony seems an i , . , . * ,
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r the SUM time and
Terrible Storm in Indiana
WROUGHT HAVOC IN THE CENTRAL
SECTION OF THAT STATE.
Indianapolis, dune J35.—The entire
north central section of Indiana was
visited today by one of the most dis
astrous storms that ewer swept over
the state.
The storm ?wept .sections cover bun 1
dreds of miles, extending from Han
cock county northwest through the
northern portion of Marion county,
Hamilton and Roone counties and do
in? much (damage in the Tippecanoo
and adjacent counties.
Madison county also felt its fury.
Hundreds of buildings were razed,
thousands of trees were uprooted, and
now blockade highways, railways and
traction lines, crops utterly ruined,
causing a loss estimated at nearly
12,000,000, and fifty persona were more
or leu injured. But two deaths have
been reported with authority. That
was tHe killing of James Van Hoy,
who was caught in the ruins of a col
lapsed barn near Pendleton and Baa
FallO^tHfa^waa' killed by flying
timbers at McObrdsvUle.
Walker-Bradley.
The wedding of Mils Roxie E.
Bradley and Mr. William H-
Walker occurred at the home of
the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Bradley,- on Gulf street,
at 4o-’cloek this afternoon. Rev.
J. H. Mather, pastor of Trinity
churoh, performed the ceremony.
Theconplelefton the 6:30 train
for Savannah where they will
make their futnre home.
The bride is a charming young
lady, and la very popular with
the yonng people in this city.
Mr. Walker formerly resided in
Waycross but is a member of the
drug firm of Walker Bros, in
Savannah.
E^erybpdy pleaag take notice;
The, Hi Be* will hold (heir regular
monthly drill and inspection
next Monday night, instead of
Thursday, as previously an-
counted.' Refreshments will be
served by the ladies of Grace
and a plm-
DS Program ftjtjgf iqand recite
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NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
Ex-Mayor A. M. Knight-
WRITES AN OPEN LETTER TO THE
f PRESENT MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
Asthe report of your financial com
mittee published in the Herald June
35, 1003, is calculated to deceive the
public, and as the chairman of the fl
nance committee of 1001 was present
and appears fo have taken no excep
tion to the deception, I take it upon
myself to ask that you giro the 1001
administration credit for the total
amount collected from ad valorem tax,
street tax. licenses and paving bills,
properly belonging to that year [which
I am informed amounts to 91,000 or
more). Then publish in detail (I be
lieve you promised this before election)
the (names to whom the "about
1900” was (paid with date
billa aod wbat for. Then
after deducting from the "about 8000,"
aueb amounts as are not chargeable to
1001, and property crediting receipts
from all sources, which must neces
sarily go on from one year’s end 7 to
another. Give to the people the
straight honest figures.
A. M. KNIGHT,
F »r the tool administration.
MRS. HELENA BLAV,
Young MilwauKoo Society Woman.
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The entry of Judge Dart in the
race for the unexpired term may I
hold np matters a little, though I
the Herald hope, and believes]
that Col. Cdchran willjwin. i
No good health un|es> tbe kidn.js are
aound. Foley’. Kidney Cute make, the
kidney, right, sold by all druggist*
Excursion to Jfieon, Us.
.On June 30th, the Atlantic &
Birmingham will run an exnur- '
^ion from all point, on its Line to
1 Macon, tia., and return, via Cor-
dele and the Georgia <fc (Southern |
Railway. «
Train will leave Waycross at
8:00 a. m., and will arrive at
Macon 2:80 p. H. The fare
from WaycroM to Macon and
return will' be §2.25. Ticket*
will be good returning on regnlar
train* np to end including July
8, 1908. High das* service is
assured.
Thi* is the lowest rate ever
nttnnd O** to MsCOO
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