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THE DAWSON NEWS.
Bv E. L. Rainey.
§ HELD IN BONDAGE
ACKS -
BRUTAL CRIME CHARGED
LGAINST A GEORGIAN.
roes Arrested on Trumped-Up
(harges and Foreed Into Serf.
dom to Work Out Imagi
nary Charges,
The United States grand jury at At
nta has returned a true bill against
lliam Eberbart of Oglethorpe coun
charging him with one of the most
seions and shocking offenses in the
iminal annals of the state.
'he indictment charges him with ar
ting negro men, women and chil
non trumped-up charges, and un
the threat of prosecution compell
them to work on his farm and sub
ting them to the most horrible and
holical slavery.
perhart, it is alledged, has been
rying on this industrial serfdom
ce 18 1,
here are five counts against him,
{ each is equally shocking .
he first count charges him with
qne unlawfully arrested Mose Sims,
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ortment in volume. desira
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colored, in Fulton county on July 18,
1895, pretending to the negro that he
was indebted to him for a certain
amount,
The negro was carried before Ben
Williams, a brother-in-law of Eberhary,
who “was a justice of the peace, and
under the threat of prosecution Eber
hart made Sims agree to work on his
farm for a period of "years to liquidate
the alleged debs. Sims was compelled
to enter into a contract with Eberhart
to place his five minor children, Wey
man, Ned, Sara, Ophelia and Richard,
respectively 11,9, 6,4 and 2 years, at
work upon his farm until they become
of age.
~_ Eberbart, it is further alleged, beat
Sims unmercifully, bruising, wound
ing and otherwise maltreativg him.
[n the second count he is charged
with having illegally arrested Phillis
Johnson. He charged the Johnson wo
man with baving taken from his employ
her children, whom he told her had
been bound over to him unuil they
were 21 years of age by her husband,
who owed him a large sum of money.
He compelled the Johnson woman to
work on his farm for two years, met
ing out to her the same treatment ac
corded the other negroes under him.
The next count charges that on .Jan
uary 10ch, Charles Calloway, who had
formerly been 1n the employ of Eber
hart, was arrested by him, having pre-
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Fire Sheer Organdies,
White Dimities; Check Nain
sovks, Piques, Persian
Goods. Lawps, India Linens,
' ete. Unusual care has
been taken not to omit a weave,
guality or widih here.
Dawson, Ga., Wednesday, April 27, 1898!
viously left the farm. To keep Callo
way on the farm he stripped him of his
clothing and hand-cuffed him with an
other negro, Orange Neilly by name.
Neilly was confined to bed from sick
ness caused by Eperhart’s inhuman
treatment and Calloway was thereby
obliged to remain with him. Calloway
was also forced to pinion his young
son, Robert, to the ground while
Eberhart brutally chastised him. J'he
tboy, it 1s alleged. was beaten un
!til blood gusued from his body and was
| made a cripple by the heavy blows he
| received.
\ Calloway, it is charged, was made to
‘apprentice his three minor children,
ltwo of whom were infants, until they
i should become of age.
[ The fourth count charges him with
| the illegal arrest of Arthur Neeley,
j colored, aged 16.
| The fifth and last count charges him
' with the arrest of John Robinson in
| August, 1897, on a false charge com
| pelling him to agree to work for him
| for three years, Robinsson was beaten
| with a leather strap and other harsh
| punishment was inflicted upon him,
i Eberhart bas given nhimseif up and
| was placed under a $5.000 bond. His
| case will probably be tried at the Oc.
i tober term of court.
{ AFRICANA will cure Rheumatism an.
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Here gay and gorgeous
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' BRYAN AT BOOSTON.
He Waved a CubsnjFlag and Aroused Ene
thusiasm, =
Fifteen thousand persons crowd into
Mechanics’ Hall at Boston to hear Wii
liam Jennings Bryan discuss the ques
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cheered to the echo when he was intro
duced. He read a bulletin which had
Just been harded him by an ussociated
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Mr. Bryan waved a silken Cuban flag
which bad been thrown to him men and
women all over the hail cheered madly,
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‘A word to the wise 1s sufficient” and
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Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy gives bet
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sale by Farrar & Harris.
We show an
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Walking
Canes, Gloves, Shirts, Handkerchiefs,
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Vol. 14.-—No. 35.
Di r Eati
istress After Eating
Pains in the Head and Constant
Aching of the Joints —All Have
Been Completely Cured by Hood’s
Sarsaparilla.
“I was troubled with a pain in my
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regard to Hood’s Sarsaparilla I was in
duced to try it. I had taken it only a
short time when I feit a change. I can
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distress, my joints are free from pain and
I weigh more than I have for eicht years.”
E. G. FOLLENDORE, care W. E. Jenkins,
Macon, Georgia.
“1 had severe pains in my stomach
every morning. I took Hood’s Sarsapa
rilla and Hood’s Pills and the pain has
entirely left me.” WM. E. HoDGES,
€B'4 Llanco'ph Street, Savannah, Georgia.
"
Heood’s Sarseparilla
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We are are al-
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Lingerie. nes. We have
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invite a close and eritical inspection
bere. Silk Fans, Japanese Fans,
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Hosiery, Undervests, Veils, Oxfords,
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