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Waycross Herald.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE CITY OF WAYCROSS AND WARE COUNTY.
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VOLUME XXIII
WAYCROSS, GA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1902.
NUMB
ER 29
Goes to the Pen.
G. F. GILBERT MUST SERVE THE STATE
FOR FOUR YEARS.
The supreme court of G.orgia % jias at
last rendered its decision in th« G. F.
Gilbert case. Tha judgment ^y,.th<*
superior court of this county ivas nf-
firmed, and Mr. Gilbert will beAorn*’
pelted t * serve his sentence of four
years in the penitentiary. Mr. '.Gvl' -
bert was tried and convicted l\ere last
April for the robbery of a Plant sys-
tem freight car. On account of his
prominence in ltd* city and his wealth
the trial of the case attracted much
attention throughout the state. It
was claimed that Gilbert \Jns the
leader of a gang who had been sys-
tematically robbing the railrortd com
pany for years. The grand jury re
turned four indictments against' him
for felony, and he was convicted in
thejonly one of the indictments tried
immediately after conviction Gilbert’)
attorneys asked for a new trial, which
was refused by Judge Bennet. The
case was then taken before the
preme court. Pending the decision of
this court. Gilbert was released
85,000 bond Several months ago Gil
bert left Waycross with- his family,
and at the present time his where
abouts are unknown. When last heard
from he was In Birmingham, Ala/ He
has until the next term of court to
surrender himself to the sheriff of
Ware county, but i.it is believed that
ho will come to Waycross and jgive
himself up shortly after tipi hqjulays.
The decision of Vhe'&uprerae court in
the case is as follows:
79. Gilbert v. State. Before Judge.
Bennet, Ware superior court *
Cobb, J.—An Indictment which
charges that the accusedbroke und en-
tered a certain railroad car marked
“C. of Ga. 2ui,'-’ and alleges thut such
ca" was at the time “In the custody and
control” of another named railway
company, sufficiently avers ownership
of the car to have been in such com
pany.
'J, The above ruling is not in con
flict with the decision in Cooper v.
State, 89 Ga. 22, the averment in that
cose being simply that the car wa- on
a named railway in the county. Even
if there U a conflict* the ruling in the
case cited was by two justices only*
and therefore is not absolutely bind
ing as authority.
3 Where, in the trial of one charged
with breaking and entering a railroad
car, the evidence showed that the
goods stolen were in the car, that it
was sealed, that it passed through the
place where the accused resided and
waa delayed there two days Id the
yard of the company by which the so*
cased was employed as a car inspector,
that the car could be opened without
breaking the seals, that tfie accused
knew how to do this, that he bad tools
which could be use# for the purposes
that the stolen goods were found in
his possession in the yard of the com
pany in the place where he resided a
lew days after the car passed through
the county of his residence, and that
he made no satisfactory explanation
of his possession, the jury f were au
thorized to find, not only that the ac
cused broke and entered the car, but
also that the breaking and enuring
were accomplished in the county of
his reaidenc; notwithstanding the car
after baying been sealed, passed
through several counties in the state
and into an adjoining state before
reaching its destination, and also not
withstanding there were no visible
signs of a breaking on the car.
4. The foregoing notes deal with all
questions insisted on in tho brief.
There was no error in refusing a new
trial. Judgment affirmed. (ni» fur
ther opinion.) Candler, J. t not pre
siding.
Little. J —1 ^ii>serfc from tho judg
•Went in* tiffs ca-e. oecause there can
be no lawful ^qpv.ction for buglary in
•the' absence of evidence showing a
breaking, an 1 no evidenc
chkracter appears in the record that
there was any (breaking of the car
from which the goods wore taken.
Lepn A. Wjlsonf&nd Toomer A Rey
nolds for plaintiff in error.
John \y. iHnqetty solicitor general,
W. E. Kay, S. W. Hitch and J. C. Me
Donald, con*
The Edirurds-Deacli Wedding,
Thursdny’s^lnily
The wedding of Miss Oa Beach and
Mr. Chartelr v Crordon Edwards of Sa
vannah, which took place at the First
Methodist church in 1 tills city, at half
past 0 o’clock last night, was one of
the most brilliant an J beautiful that
has ever occurred in Waycross. The
ceremony' 1 **^* -porformvd by Rjv. W
II. Scruggs, pastor of the Baptist
church. The* church was crowded
with guests, many of th4m being from
neigh boring cities. It ^vas attract
ively decorated in pink and white,
with pot plants and evergreens,
tho strains of tfije weding march w
heard the bridal party passed slowly
down the aisles of the church, Thu
attendants were Misses Mattie Bell
Bullard of Wafc^iggton, D. C., Lillie
Mae peacock of Eastman, Petronia
PoVcii of Savannah, Della CarsWell
d Way era vi, Messrs. T. II. Edwards
nd Rom or Denmark of Savannah,
liarence Smith of Valdosta and Will
B ’uch of Waycross. Miss Pautiuu Sea-
of honor, entered just
ahead of tho bride, who walked
vly up the aisle upon the arm of
futh.
Ine groom
tered with
his brother, Mr. Lae Roy Eiwards,
best man, of Savannah. The bride's
dress was a creation of crepe de chene
oyer white taffeta trimmed in real
luce. A handsome wedding veil
reached the end of the court train.
The ornaments were pearls and dia
monds. After the ceremony the bri
dal party repaired to the beautiful
Beach home, at 01 Lee avenue. While
congratulations were tendered, punch
waa served by little Misses Annie
Liurle Walker, Myrtls Beach and
Alexandre Carswell. Numerous pres
ents were received, many of them
from friends in distant cities. The
bride, as Miss Ora Beach, has long
been one of the moat populat and
charming youndg ladles in Waycross
society. Tho groom has made warm
friends of many whom ho has met in
Waycrosa Mr. and Mrs. Edwards
left at 10:30 last night on an extended
bridal tour, after which they will be
at home In Savannah.
Heavy Rainfall In West*
Louisville, Dec. 17—The gen
eral rainfall which has prevailed
over Kentucky, Arkansas and
Tennessee, since Saturday has
ceased, warmer weather and
heavy precipitation being report
ed today from the gulf states.
All Kentucky streams are out
of their banks and in many local,
ities rising rapidly. Extensive
damage is reported, particularly
from the counties of western
Kentucky.
'“Order your Christmas whis
kies and brandies from J. H.
Woolley, Oherryville, N. 0. See
ad on another page. 202
Will the Negro Leave Soul hi
The race problem has not been
olved yet. Bishop Turner, undoubt*
dly one of the ablest men of his race#;
ays the solution of the race question
i the colonization of the race back
i Africa, from whence they sprung.
J Turner is bold, aggressive ami able,
| hut lie doesn't appear to have made a
great many converts to his plan. As
J a rule the negro race prefers living in
the south. True, numbers of them
have gone north, but the great built
of them cling to the south, to its towns
and old plantations. Tho latest move '
in the matter of solving the i
problem is by Senator Morgan
Alabama, a distinguished statesman
and a friend of tho negro. His plan is
to send them to the Philippines,
an Interview in Washington the other
day Senator Morgan said:
“Tho principal reason for mv atti'
tudu in the senato toward tho Philip
pine islands was niy belief that they
would afford a home for the negroes.
When I first came to congress I Intro
duced a resolution to recognize the
Congo Free Slate as an iudependeut
nation merely to afford the negroes of
this country a place to where they
ght emigrate when their uumliers
increased to an extent that would
make the emigration of largo numbers
of their of their race necessary. The
resol u lion passed the sou ale and
house and u colonization of the ne
groes in Congo was well urn or way
when tho United States acquired the
Piiilppines. It will take time, of
course, to carry out this plan, but
when it is accompli-hed it will prove
satisfactory to everyl»ody.
Hogs, Poetry and Business.
It is not often that so humble
a creature as a hog—and a jug-
sucker ut that—inspires tlio
poet’s muse. But here is an in
stance, related by American
Farm and Orchard, Mexico, Mo.,
in which the hog, poetry and
business are combined:
A farmer whose hog had been
killed by a traiu, and imagined
himself something of a poet,
wrote these lines to the com-
pany’s claim agent for a settle
ment:
My razorback strolled down your track
A week ago today;
Your 29 enme down tho line,
And snuffed bis light away.
You cai’t blame; the hog, you aee,
Slipped through a cattle gate;
So kindly pen a check for ten
The debt to liquidate.
He was surprised a few days
later to receive the following:
Old 29 came down the line
And killed your hog, we know;
But razorbacks on railroad tracks
Quite'often meet with woe.
Therefore, my friend, we cannot send
The check for which you pine,
Just plant the dead; place o’er hia head:
“Here lies a foolish swine ”
UfiiolutfuUH.
At a regular meeting of the
Waycross Lodge, 97, I. (). 0, F.
on tho evening of Wednesday,
the loth. Inst, tho following pre
amble and resolutions wore
unanimously adopted :
Whereas, It has seemed good
to the llulor of the universe to
remove from among u«, our
friend und brother. John A.
Carter; therefore, in view of
the loss we have sustained, and
the still heavier loss occasioned
to his family, be it.
Resolved, That wo sincerely
sympathize with the relatives
and near friends of our late
Brother, and that we respect
fully commend them for conso
lation to that Divine power,
which, though sometimes in
scrutable iu its dispensations,
yet, “doeth all things well,’’
feeiing sure that to them, as to
us, there is comfort in tho
knowledge that the deceased was
not only u -good Odd Fellow,
but houorable and manly in all
respects.
Resolved, Thut in token of
our sorrow at the death of our
brother, that the charter of our
Lodge be draped jn mourning
for thirty days.
Resolved, That the Secretary
be instructed to have these reso -
lutious published in one of the
Waycross papers, to also semi a
copy of the resolutions to
the parents of tho deceased us
a testimonial of our grief and
sympathy, and that a page of
our minutes be set aside to his
memory.
Robert L. Singleton,
B. D. Finn,
r (Joimiuttuo—-
Morgan’s Prophetic Hide.
Tho Now Ybvk World oi Saturday
The Cash Grocery,
New Store. Cash Methods.
Low Prices ! —«=\
A Complete Lipe of Groceries
Fruits and Confections.
Country Produce Bought
at Highest Market Prices.
A fortune await, the man or
woman who will make old lime
l>ork sausago and season it prop,
erly and put it on tbo Waycross
market.
suj»:
J. P. Morgan’* ride to D.h I udelnhiu
i u hptciul train ninety miles in 73
inuten, to attend the funeral ut u
friend, is u propjifcv. Today’s uxuep
tion is lomt&oiv's rule. The years
will be lew buloro 73 links an hour
will be everybody'!* pace. From New
York to Boston in three hours will be
the unremarkable rate of tho limited
train of the future. Safety is rapidly
being sacrificed .to speed. This old
world is in a hurry.
Wagon Yard Free to Everybody
In Rear of Store.
The Gash Grocery,
On the Corner Opposite Post Office.
Oldest Whiskey House in South Georgia.
Our Line is Complete. We want your Trade.
Palace Saloon,
J. E- GRONTO, Mgr.
111-113 E. Hill Avenue. Valdosta Georgia.
KVE, IV.K Gallon OhI Snratogn *0 00. Oiil IUL-tr XXXX »5 00. Old
Puiitan 95 00 Westmoreland $4 00 Fern brook 94 00 Bliley Baxter 94.00. Bill
Dugan $1.00 Jell Cltrk $3.00 Nelson U. umy $3.00 B. B. O. $3.00 Queen
City $2 00 Weller’s XXX 2.00
CORN, Per Gallon Bennett’s Catawba V« ley $3.00 Old North Carolina
$2.50 Good North Carolina 92 00
ItlJM, Per Gallon O.d Jamaica Rum 94 00 Felthnm New England Rum
$3 00 Good New England Hum 92 00
' >111:11 and Apple Brandies at 92 00, 83,00 and 94 00 per gallon. Gin at 92,00,
93 00 a <tl 94 00 per giiloii
CASE WHISKEY, Bun Quart Paul J.mes 4 Rr. es $2 00. Three Lillies
917) Old S'«r a toga $1.50 Old Baker 91 50 Jack Daniels 9150 Lewis 00
'■$1.5<r"UV>yal Steal 91723 WtMmo'reland fl .00 TYrnbrook 81.00 Rani Jones 4
.Stars, Rye 91 00 Wilson 91 00 Milas II Johnson 9100 Jeff' Clark 75c Hand
Mountain Corn 00c Ben nett’s Car a whs Valley Corn 75c.
imported and Domestic Wines, Fine o d,French Brandies for medicinal purposes
We pay Express ou all cash orders df93 00 oi more.
Important *1
The persons g ie-sing the nearest the number »>f Henna in the quart jar at the
Balsco Bar, on or before January 1st 1903; Fertile first five I will give one quart
f Baker each. For the next ten one quart of Westmoreland each. For tho next
ten. one quart of Jeff Clark each < >oe guess lor every 92.00 cash purchase.
•OUR I-A/V.ous QlhRir.l
Methodi*t to Meet.
Rittaburg, it Doc. 17.—For the first
time in the hiatcry of the Methodist
Episcopal Church since the Civil War,
important commissions from tho
church North and South hove srrsng-
ed to bold a Joint meeting on interests
of like Importance to both branches.
This will occur on the 10th of next
month;
A certain fellow—names are not ad
missible here, of coarse—kept on telling
his wife that he was going on a fishing
frolic. The wife said nothing, and he
finally mastered up conisge and told her
that the promised day had arrived and
he woe about to be off' fche said, “Look
here, now; you go and get your whiskey
and lake your drunk to bed and I’ll try
to take csre of you.
Wdiskays si Family use
4 FULL QUARTS,
From 7 to l«)
EXPRESS PREPAID.
ONE PULL
QUAKT
Cl lend a Ip's
Pride of
Maryland
ONK PULL
QUAKT j
aiUBdkla'o
Royal Cablwt
ONK PULL
QUAKT
fllpHdnlt’A
Old Colonial Club
ONK PULL
QUANT
<llr»dat«'»
Kentucky
Bouquet
W. mx>ifn»tn<l ll»»e Wblalwjr. n» dulluloui. "'lUTOi. 1U meU'cln.1 Tl£
afimiutesaUstetton!Ootids shipped In s plain box. Cork screw and Glasses KH**-
Write for our new Ostslogue
Try our MOUNTAIN DEW SPECIAL, S2.00 per GALLON.
The Glendale Springs Dist. Co.,
•rfftsxsvmsr* Atlanta, Ga.
Department 23.
I We Told You So!
I ina Vmac f.nndc puor hrmiahMn WaurrAQQ 5-
We have the Prettiest and Cheapest Line Xmas Goods ever brought lo Waycross
Come and bring the little folks to see them.
We have a Nice line for Xmas Presents to the grown up people too.
H. J. Benton & Co.,
SPOT CASH STORE. §
