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WAYCROSS SCENES
IN NEW BOOKLET
A., B. A A TO GET Ur ADVERTISE
MENT FOR THIS CITY.
VfaycroM la to have a very strong
advertising medium, which will be ar
ranged through the Traffic Department
of the Atlanta, Birmingham k Atlan
tic K. R., Fred G. Ilarwald, the Sta*
tMJrian of the road, la now In the city
for that purpose. Specific data will
be collected covering every point in
the city's growth and progress, Jur-
log the past few years. Each lino of
Commercial, Industrial and Agricul
tural endeavor, that can In any way
have a bearing on the city's growth
and welfare, will be carefully recorded,
and handled In a broad and compre
hensive manner. Mr. Ilarwald will be
pleased to hear from any and all par-
asianfitiif <lifivYV"A **«■
mURPHY WRITES Or
.BUCK HAND LETTER
IS PREPARED TO DEAL WITH
wtllTER AND SCANDAL MONGERS
There seems to me considerable talk
about a Black Hand Letter, received by
me, and f desire to quiet the minds
and tongues of those who are disposed
to make capital out of it, by stating
the facts in connection with that let
ter.
A letter mailed In box at 125 Rey
nolds aireeK a colored settlement) ad
dressed to me was received about two
weeks ago which threatened me with
Death in the Dark," that 1 should be
Shot In the Back" and other dellgfit-
ful ways to go to the hereafter, be
cause 1 or some clerk In the office had
spokeu "Cross and Mean” to the writ-
r* wife. The letter cannot appear In
ties, relative lo the natural ifnd acqulr-j ^ r - n j because or the language used.
•J resource of VS'njcross. He can be, Uat w|u h(J abown the publisher of this
he A., 11. At A freight bfflee t , u ^ er an d others who desire to see 1L
rached
* r by apjKjintnient.
The facts and figures he will gather
will be edited and put into a very
handsome booklet, illustrated with a
very large number of scenes In Way-
cross and contiguous territory. The
After secret means had been employ
ed to discover t.ie writer and failed 1
showed the letter to the Chief of pol
ice and some of my friends, (the chief
Is still Investigating with good reason
, to believe the writer will be caught)
matter the book will contain will be un j j Ina( j P known generally that such
about Waycrqss only, complete within
Its own covers and with the broad dis
tribution the Traffic Department will
give to this book, will be one of the
greatest and most thorough advertise
ments Waycrosa has had for many
years.
COMMITTEE FROM THE 8TATE AT
LARGE.
Chairman If. A. Hall, of the Demo
cratic State convention, announces
the following members of the State
executive committee for the Stale at
large in addition to the four apiminl-
ed by each Congressional District:
Hon. J. R. Miller, or Bulloch.
Hon. W. W. Banks, of Tift.
Hon. W. E. Steed, of Taylor.
Hon. J. A. Thrash, of Merriweather.
Hoa. F. J. Faxon, of Fulton.
Hon. A. Emmett Barnc*. of Bibb.
Hon. 0. R. Hutchlnxciji, of Polk.
Hen. J. M. Smith, of Oglethorpe. .
Hon. II. F. Carr, of Banks.
Hon. Louis Brooks, of Richmond.
Hon. t\ L. Sweat, of Coffee.
WILL ADDRE88 CHAMBER OF COM
MERCE ON A. B. A A.
That the people of Jacksonville are
taking great Interest In the proposed
extension of the Atlanta, nirnilngnam
and Atalntlc railroad from Wuycross
to Jacksonville Is evidenced by the ac
tion of the Jacksonville Chamber of
Comtnorco at Ita recent meeting. In In
viting Mr. V. L. Stanton to Jackson
ville to addross the Chamber of Com
merce of that city on tho proposed ex
tension. The Jacksonville Times
Union of Friday has the following:
"President Hours called upon Mr.
Edwin Brobston ai one of Hie pioneers
In the building of the Atlanta, Birming
ham an<l Atlantic railroad, who had
lately attended the hanquot In Atlan
ta by the Chamber of Commerce to
celebrate the completion of that road.
Mr. Brobston responded and briefly
outlined his connection with the early
days of tho road when he was a cltl-
sen of Brunswick. He then told of
the speech made at the banquet In At
lanta by Mr. V. L. Stanton, ol
Waycrosa. in which the speaker point-
«*d out -the great importance of Jack
sonville as an objective [mint for the
railroad. Tu©' speech of Mr. Stanton
wa* published In full In the Tittle*
Union of Wednesday.
Mr. Brobston then pointed out tho
Importance of some action being
taken to secure the entrance of the
road Into Jacksonville.
Mr. J. M. Bars moved that a special
committee be appointed,** of which Mr.
Hrobson should be chairman, to ek-
extend to Mr. Stanton an Invitation
• to come to Jacksonville and address
the cltlxena In regard to the plan to
have the A., B. k A. build a' Une from
Waycrosa to tala city. k
Tho motion waa carried and Presi
dent Hours appointed the committee
after conferring with Mr. Brobston."
» Mr. Stanton la today In receipt of
the following letter from Mr. Edwin
Brobston of Jacksonville. %
"I understand there will be a meet
ing of the Board some time within the
next 10 days ami ir you can arrange
A) do to, I would suggest t'»at you
come down and meet our people at
that time.
I trust "you will stir'things up at
Waycrosa and that you will ontHne
some plan by which you can bring
-this matter to the attention of Mr 'At
kinson and hit associates.
With kindest regard I remain,
% Yours very truly, '
EDWIN BROBSTON.*
letter had been received, thinking per
haps that If th^ writer meant to carry
out bis threat, the fact of the letter
being known would cause him to think
twice.
A few days afterwards I was ca
by wire to New York, to appear be
fore the United States Court In that
city as a witness,, returning yesterday
l discovered that some person
sons, to contemptible to live and blot
the fair name of our city by their pres
ence, and who in the minds of good
people are far lower and more danger*
our than the cowardly writer of the
letter who would shoot u man In the
dnrk, have caused other constructions
to be placed on the letter which "Mr.
Murphy received from the husband of
a woman" and have gone so far as to
state that the letter had cuused my
departure to parts unknown. To tljeae
liars as well as the coward who wYote
the letter, I desire to say that 1 have
returned, am at my usual duties in the
office und am always prepared to deal
out the sume medicine to both writer
and scandal mongers, If the one can be
cauvht and the other traced down, and
no stone will bo left unturned to ac
complish both.
CHA8. E. MURPHY.
BIG MERGER AMONG
AMONG CORN COMPANIES.
Trenton. N. J., June 30.—Th» Cbm
Products Refining Company, u mer
ger of the old Concern of that name,
and the Corn Products Company, have
been chartered here with a capitalisa
tion or $80,000,000. The liabilities
of both companies have been assumed
by the new concern which will be
governed by the laws of the old Corn
Products Company.
NEAR HERE SATURDAY
'*
FIFTEEN HUNDRED IDLE
GIVEN EMPLOYMENT.
BISHOP POTTER CANNOT
SURVIVE THROUGH DAY.
Coop*rstown, N. Y., June 30.—A bul
letin Issued this morning says that
Bishop Henry Potter rested easily last
night, but his condition is so critical
be cannot survive the day.
DEMOCRAT HAB BECOME
MEMBER REPUBLICAN CABINET
Washington, June 30.—Luke Wright
a democrat, will become a member of
tho republican Cabinet tomorrow, suc
ceeding Taft, Secretary cf War.
Mr. Wright waa at tho Department
this morning poring over a mass
of official patters and familiarizing
himself with the work. There will
be much Interest as to bis attitude
during the campaign.
HEAT IN NEW YORK HAS MADE
CITY 8UFFER.
New York, .-j© 30.—Seven are
dead as the result of the torrid wave
that for twenty-four hours has made
si) N*tw York suffer.Officials of the
weather bureau promise relief todfy.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Thqmas are In
Louth Jacksonville to attend the, mar-
rlaco of tbelr youngest son. Mr. D.
Boyce Thomas to Miss Margaret, the
adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs; 8.
M. Scruggs. The groom la a promi
nent merchant and postmaster of the
nourishing young city of South Jack
sen vine. Congratulations.
There wBl be no state ticket pot
The peach crop In Georgia this year l O>jWtt wUl start on the Ott cottage
Contractor W. J. Gassett, has just
closed, a contract with Mrs. C. F. Osf
tor the erection of the handsome two-
story cottage ou the corner of Gilmore
and Miller streets. The cottage will
occupy tho lot cn which the dwelling
Is noVr occupied by J. E. McClellan
stands. The McClellan house will be
move& back on Miller street to woere
the kindergarten bonding now la The
kindergarten will probably be moved
to the Harley lot oq Miller street. Mr.
The lynching cf the»two negroes on
Cotl<c# HIU Saturday evening Is the
•lrst lynching evere before recorded
in Waycross. It was an gffalr to **
forever regretted by the peace loving
citlfens of our city and county, but,
for years to come it will be a Jesson
for the negroes of this community to
. emomber—a warning - that should
prevent a reoccurrence of a crime such
as was committed at Hlcfcor last
Thursday night.
Most of those who took active part
In Saturday's lynching were men from
out of town, some of* them men who
had known theTittle Walnwright girl-
men who hgl spent two sleepless
nights and days In the search for the
negro rapists. Ik is probable, however,
that somejaere men from our town
and county. *
The crowd who witnessed the lynch
log of the negroes was variously
estimated at from one thousand
fifteen hundred. The great majority
seemed to be In complete sympathy
with the lynchers, but only a few took
actual part. The affair was
less than half an/hour after the ne
groes were taken from the guards, the
negro who was hanged being killed by
revolvers Immediately after he was
swung from the tree.
railed Negroes Were In Jail all day Saturday,
The two negroes, In company with
three guards, were brought to Way-
cross from near the scene of the crime
Saturday morning. They were lodged
In jail awaiting instructions from 8her-
Iff Lyons, of Wayne county. The
sheriff's son. a deputy In company
with other deputies, came In during
the afternoon. He had arranged to
get the negroes from the Jail and for
the Savannah train to stop in the rail
road cut between Albany Avenue and
Butler street.
A large crowd was at tho depot ex
pecting the prisoners to be carried fo
Jesup, and It was soon learned that
the officers had the men and were wait
ing for the train at the Butler street
crossing. 4
Those wjio had come In
Brunswick train from the Hiclcox
neighborhood and numbers who had
come to town during the day by priv
ate conveyance from Wayne county,
were Joined by Waycross people who
hnd not seen- the negrqes, and a run
was' made to Hutler street.
Guards Armed With Guns and Rifles.
Seven officers and guards from
Wayne county were guarding the
prisoners. They were armed with shot
guns, rifles and revolvers. Sheriff
Woodard and his deputies were also
present. For some time after the
first crowd arrived the offlers were
file to keep order, Sheriff Woodard
quelling one or two outbreaks when
the first suggestions of lynching were
made
The # crowd was continually grow
Ing greater, until the prisoners and
guards were enclosed In a mass of hu-
nnity doubtless fifty deep.
The passftig of a freight train from
8avannah- prevented one outbreak
which seemed imminent, and the of
ficers had opportunity to move their
prisoners across a small culvert Into
the railroad cut
There had already been many cries
of *i4ynch him" and Kill him," and the
open statement was made on every
hand that the negroes should not be
taken away. .. . ^
Poll of Crowd waa Takon.
Finally one young man, a stranger,
*ho Is said to be from Florida, climb
ed to tye top of the railroad embank
ment and called on every person fav
oring "not allowing the pegroes. to
leave this town" hold up their bans,
loth the young man's hands ©were held
up apd from every pan of the crowd
men’s hands went up In the air.
The guards grasped their guns firm
ly and formed a ring around the pris
oners Deputy Lyona took hla pistol
from the holster and waited for the
attack. A moment of Intense- quiet,
then a man, who Is laid to have as
sisted In the search for the Uttle
Wmlnwrtiht girl when she .was first
missed from home, ^called to the
crowd, "Boys, ! am ready to die 'sere
and now Let's do our dnt.y"Immedi
ately every guard was grabbed by.a
l >xcn hands, while the two negroes,
-Gained together, were jerked from
'heir midst The weapons of the
* uarda were taken away, emptied of
V.elr cartridges, and in some instan
ces returned to the officers.
running at top speed, the negroes
The head of the PopuHsts in Georgians soon ns other hnlldlngi are mov- were shoved along, up on College hill,
mtk be a osadldate for president ed ^the running wan kept up for half a
mile. Finally some one urged that
the negroes be taken apart A short
stop was called while attempts were
made to loosen the chain which bound
,ttie negroes together. This proved
unsuccessful, and the mob continued
on Its way to an oak tree about three
hundred yards in rear of the Bap-
1st college building.
Jnst as the mob reached the tree
Sheriff Woodard drove up and stand
ing in his buggy begged the crowd to
release the smaller negro, stating that
he had nothing to do with the crime.
The sheriff handed some one his
handcuff keys and offered to unlock
them himself. The mob, not accept
ing the sheriff’s offer, tried to unlock
the handcuffs which bound the men
together. For several minutes they
worked at it, while : many in the rear
urged a speedy hanging. Others call
ed out to "saeve the smaller negro."
After fruitless efforts to disconnect
the handcuffs and chain which bound
the two negroe's ^together. It was de
cided to hang the negro Daker
while the other, still chained tc
Baker’s body, stood by the tree.
No rope had been, provided, but a
trace chain which had been locked
around the negroe’s neck when he
was first captured, waa found to be
long enough. r , \
Negro Hunfl by Trace Chain,
One man, who is said to have come
In during the Jay from Florida, climb
ed to the first limb of the tree. He
grasped the chain as the negro was
hoisted up by several men. Quickly
tieing the chain around the limb, the
negro was left hanging. The smaller
one, one arm reaching upward as he
strained to pull himself away from
the hanging man, grasped the oak
with the other, hugging the tree tightly
The mob, clearing the way around
the hanging man, stepped back about
ten' paces. Pistols and guns were
raised and the bodies of both negroes
were perforated with bullets.
It is said that one rifle and one gun
taken from the Wayde county guarjs
were used during the shooting. Doubt
less two hundred shots were fired,
the hanging negro’s body being badly
mutlliated. The lynching was hardly
before It was hear of up tovui,
and hundreds of persons Iramrdlgtely
left the streets to view the gruesome
right.
The mob dispersed immediately af
ter the lynching.
Small Negro Equally Guilty.
There Is every reason to believe
that the small negro, who waa shot by
the mob Saturday was equally as guil
ty as the other one. The officers
considered him so, It Is said, and In
formation from Hickox today Is to the
effect that the little Walnwright girl
first statement accused the ne
gro Wilkins of being Implicated with
the others.
The officers, just before the prison
ers were taken away from them Sat
urday afternoon, gave out the informa
tion that the smaller man had been
arrested for selling whiskey, and that
he was not accused of the crime. This
statement was entirely-at varience
with that made by the guards early in
the morning and wTtb the statement
of the Uttle gtru
The information from Hickox today Is
that the little girl still sticks' to her
story that moth the negroes who were
lynched here were guilty, and from
a story told today by a resident of
Hickox, the smallest negro showed
the greatest cruelty or the two In the
outrage of the little girl.
8trang«ra Were Leaders In the Mob
Notwithstanding some'of the re
ports which have been sent out, it It
certain that the leaders of 8aturday'a
mob were men from out of town. The
evening'train from Brunswick brought
In ten or more cltlxena from the Hick
ox neighborhood, some of whom left
the treln near the Gilmore street
crossing. Others came In by private
conveyance during the afternoon, apd
there Is every reason to believe that
arrangements had been made to take
the negroes from the officers befbre
they reached Jesup, provided they
could not be secured In Waycross. r
While It may have been possible
that some Waycross people assisted
In the lynching of the negroes. It fs
certain (bat those In the leed were
strangers to the city, and they did
not ask or require the help of any
one else.
The Mob Takes Negroes.
In the meantime a hundred persons
were frantically trying to get at the
rlsoners who were in charge of a
‘ w leaders. The wire fence of the
railroad Impeded the rash for a-mota-
nt. and the two negroes were hurled
through ft, making way for those who
came behind. m
Bayardstown, Pa., June 29.—This
morning two of the three mills of the
Schoenberger plant resumed work af
ter having been sftut down for three
months. Between fifteen and sev
enteen huxfdred men went back to
work. After a week the third mill
will'- resume work. Then will follow
continguous mills and a one blast fur
nace. The Schoenberger plant is a
subsidiary of the American Steel and
Wire Company.
ALL OVER BUT '
■ THE SHOUTING
BRYAN’S NOMINATION AT DENVER
SEEMS ASSURED.
Denver, Co!., June 29.—Develop
ment. Sere in tue Democratic rank*
today indicate that t'ae nomination o(
Bryan Is considered to be all over
but the shouting.
Many Vlce-Pre.ldentlal candidates
are coming to the front and the
fo
Altona, Pa., June 29.—The Pennsyl
vania Beech Creek and Eastern Coal
and Coke Company will start the op
eration of the mines at Galitzen and
Bennington Wednesday on full time.
This will give work to about 1,500
men. *Th8 mines have been closed
since the first of the year.
New York, June 29.—Secretary of
State Roof started today a course In
physical training at. Prof. Billy Mull
doons Sanitarium He.is under the
same strict discipline as any other.
Mulldoon whpn asked If Taft was com
ing to his place said: "Not until after
election In the fall.”
MEN WHO GAVE EXHIBITION
HERE AT THEIR OLD TRICK8.
Savannah, Ga., June 30.—Informa
tion has been received In Savannah
of the arrest at Guyton of a man
named Mason who was preparing to
give an old time Fiddler* Convention
there. He was arrested and carried
back to Millen where he had held a
similar convention. It is said he Is
also wanted at Valdosta. It is Claimed
he has failed to pay for buggy hire at
the places where he haa been giving
his performances and~has also failed
to deliver prizes which have been won
by the more expert handlers of the
fiddle and the bow.
J. R. SMITH GOE8 TO
CONFER WITH MR. BROWN.
Fpr the purpose-of ormlng definite
plans regarding the notification which
will be formally given Mr. Brown of
hla nomination for governor. Chair
man J. R. Smith, of the notification
committee just appointed by the con
vention’s chairman, Hewlet A. Hall,
will confer with Mr. Brown at the lat-
ters Marrletta home Monday after
noon. %
Mr. Smltb.accompanied by Mrs.
Smith, leaves for Marietta at 2 o'clock,
making the trip In his automobile.
The chairman and the governor elect
will spenJ the greater potion of the
uatlon is *o mixed that not even Com
mitteeman Mack, of New York, will
venture an opinion. It has been Inti- ^
mated, however, that Bryan would ue
glad to have Jerry Sullivan nomlnat-
ed.
It la expected that the fight over
the temporary chairmanship will "not
develop, Theodore Bell, of California,
being named with Woodson, of Ken
tucky as secretary.
It Is now declared that Henry Clay
ton, of Alabama, and Judge Hannon,
of Ohio, have a lead for permanent
chairman of the convention. Clay
ton seems to be the most acceptable«
all around, as Bryan* wants a South
ern man.
While a few Johnson men are mak
ing some claims, there are no strong
Johnson men here now. Norman
Mack, the New York committeeman,
laughs at the claims of the Johnson
contingent. "There Is absolutely
nothing to it," Mack said. "Johnson
has not the slightest show. Bryan
will win on the first ballot t
A freight train of forty-two cars*
every one of which seemed to be
heavily loaded with melons-, pulled
out from the station here this morn
ing. This was one of the longest mel
on trains yet seen to leave this city.
If the prices were good the melon
growers would be reaping a rich har
vest now.—Valdosta Times.
ATTRACTIVE SIGNS BY
WAITE, THE PAINTER.
Two signs have Just been completed
for the Covington Company, C. vV.
Parker, manager, and the Hutchinson
Shoe Company, C. W. Parker, mana
ger, which are attracting favorable
comment by all who see them. The
signs are on the third floor of the
I.aGrande office building on the win
dows of the offices occupied by Mj^
Parker as manager for these two co0
cerns.
The signs are the work of Mr. |J
Waite, the wOll known sign painter
whose headquarters are on Brewer
street, just In rear of Trinity Church.
He ha* been a resident of Waycrosa*
only a year or two, but hla coming
has given this city one of the best
sign painters to be found in any city.
His work is always gotten up with
taste, and the material used makes
his signs lasting. Whenever the let
ters, "Waite, P. X. T.” are noticed on
a sign, one may readily recognize the
afternoon In conference upon the de-.
tails of the notification, which Isj Wor » t 88 that of the highest class,
scheduled to take place on July 11th. I
Official notification of toe appoint- M R «.*OOM WAS ILjfcTEO
ment of the committee wa» received | wen iwkb. may ward.
Boaton, Mass., June 30.—Mra. Phillip
by Mr. Smith Monday morning, and
he proceeded to at once get matters
together for tho occaalon. Elaborate
tentative plans have already been for
mulated, and the Journal hai publish
ed them. They are probably safe In
dication! of the trend matters wll
lake on the 11th.—Atlanta Journal.
Editor Pendleton think, that the At
lanU'platform I, to be compared to
Censer', wife rather than to Ceaier’,
will a, waa done by Senator Felder.
While we remember that Conner', wife
wa, above suspicion and so 1, the At
lanU platform.
Moore, of St. Lout,, was elected this*
morning general prealdent of th« Gen
eral Federation of Woman, Club, over
' Mr,. May Ward,-of MaasachusetU by
93. vote..
Coroner Htld Inquest.
gumhht wounds from ! ttie hand, of
unknown parties" —
Another Lynched Near Hickox
Information received Saturday
from Hickox told of the lynching of
another negro Implicated. In the out
rage. .The Information ,#aa to the
effect that tbe<cgro waa the last' of
the three Wanted and that he had been
Immediately ,hot uy the mob who crp-
tured him.
A report received here today wa,
to the effect that four other* had been
killed near Hickox since Saturday, but
this report U said to be talac.
N«flro Staten By Whit, Man.
A negro mao waa found In the west
ern part of the city badly beaten up.
be waa brought to the city for treat
ment by-a physician. LHtle Informa
tion about the affair la obtainable. It
!, «ald, however, that the negro had
a little too much to say about the
NEW YORK IS TO HAVE LOFTIEST
BUILDING IN THE WORLD.
New York, June 30.—Plan, tor A
building, the loftiest In the world, or-
topping by 200 feet the MetropoHUn
tower, wa. Bled with the'building su
perintendent today by Burahhm and
Company, architect, of Chicago, act
ing tor the Equitable Ldte Assurance
Society. The building will be the
new pome at the eoclety and will oc
cupy the lame sight. It will be BE
stories high and will be 909. feet ebove
the curb, exclusive of the Beg pole,
which will be 150 feet high: The con
struction will begin In a short time.
The building will cost *10,000,BOO.
SUPPLIES ORDERED FOR
sufferersVrom the flood.
\ lck.burg, 'Miss., June 39.—LieuL
Upham, cf the United Statu Army
returned today from a lauirch ride
through the orerdowed districts ’ of
Warren and Itaquenna counties. He
reports that, two or three thousand ,
perosn, need relief. The lieutenant^, Jr
received orders to at once order *up-g^
plies fpr six weeks tor the lynr thouj,^V^
Coroner Grimes held an Inquest ov- j lynching Saturday and the ' outrage
er the bodies of the negroes late Sat-jupcn the little Walnwright girl, and
sand sufferer*' In WllVfosom AdamSi
and Jefferecn counties which be vis
ited last week.
With crowds of men on every side,
unlay night. No witness could
recured who could give any Informa
tion about the lynching. One young
man testified that he "saw a crowd,
beard some pistols shooting, then
saw n puff of smoke, and that was
all he knew about It." This wa*
shorn all t|ie coroner end his Jury
could learn shout the affair. The
verdict was, th* "two eaknosre ne
groes bad com* m tbetr deaths by
was beaten, by a crowd of white
men. The police bed obtained no In.
Trumlon about the affair np to noon
today.
Condition of Girl Reported Critical.
Information wits received hero this
morning that the condition of tho ITT
JAIL AND SHERIFF'S
-v HOME WERE BURNED..
Jacksonville, Fla., June 28.—a' tele
gram received here tonlrtu from Titus
ville soya: “The Brevard county Jelf
and the sherilTa home was complete.'
ty destroyed by fire tonight
The prisoner*, mostly negroes, were
tie Wain vight girt Is critical. Her rescued after a harj. light, and not one-
mind and body la In a terrible rr.mll. -• «...
mind and body Is tn n terrible condi
tion end then era grave fear* Gfht
ah* wilt not recover...
mad mad* his escape. They am now
being held rader guard la the etty.
The lose l* estimated at *59.094 .,
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