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V- • T ' fierald and Jldocrliscr. NEWNAN, FRIDAY, F E B. 26 ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. OTHER SIDE OFG. H. BELL CASE Chairman Board of Trustees Replies to Attack on State Sanitarium. The JcfTerHonlan. Eatonton, (la., Feb. 8, 1909. lion. Thoa. E. Watson My Dear Sir: A copy of The Jeffersonian of the 4th inst., containing a letter relating to the trial of Mr. Geo. H. Bell, on an is sue of lunacy, your comments thereon and a letter from yourself to me, has been handed me by a friend. The ■"marked copy,” which you intended should be sent me, has not been re ceived. After reading these I visited M i I - ledgevllle in order to ascertain whether McNeil’s statements could he verified. 1 was cognizant of many things that occurred at the trial, but I left the court before the trial was concluded. There are many errors of a serious nature in McNeil's letter which I will proceed to point out. I was present at tho trial by virtue of my office as president of the board of trustees of the State Sanitarium, and because 1 felt a lively interest in Bell’s case, having been present just a week before when he was examined and pronounced insane by a specialist in the treatment of mental and nervous diseases from Atlanta; on which occa sion he aroused my profound sympathy. Save making a few suggestions, I took no active part in the trial, though to wards the end of it I was unexpectedly called as a witness to testify about the examination referred to above. All the jurors, except one. were in their seats when I entered the court-room, and I took it for granted, without inquiry, that they were such upright and intel ligent citizens as the law requires. I have more recently made inquiry of the Ordinary as to the selection of the jury, and he authorizes me to say that the allegation of unfairness as to their selection "is a lie out of the whole; cloth; that lie ordered the Sheriff to summons a jury of the best citizens of the county, and that he did so; and that he never saw a jury of higher character empanneled in the county.” The jury did not stand seven to five, but seven to four, one of the twelve having been excused during the pro gress of the trial by McNeil’s consent. Why does he say that they stood seven to five? 1. McNeil complains that a juror —a city policeman voted to remand Bell to the sanitarium. What, of it? I sup pose that a city policeman is not de barred from jury duty. This juror, however, voted to release Bell. 2. He complains that one of the jury who voted to remand Hell was “an un dertaker who furnishes coffins for pau per patients at the sanitarium. ” 1 do not think that such an occupation dis qualifies a man for jury service, but sis si matter of fact all coffins for pauper patients are made in the workshops of the sanitarium. But, strange to say, the said undertaker voted for Bell’s discharge. II. He complains that one of the ju rors who voted to remand Bell to the institution was "one who supplied brick, cement, etc., to the institution.” Strange notion that one whom we occa sionally deal with in business transac tions is unfit to serve as a juror in a case in which the dealer may lie sup posed to have an interest. But, be that as if may, this juror also voted for Bell’s discharge. It appears, there fore, that three of the four jurors who voted for Bell’s discharge were men who, in McNeil’s opinion, were too de praved by self-interest lo render an honest verdict. Funny, isn’t it? But I have no doubt myself that they voted according to their conscientious convic tions. 4. lie says (hat one of the jurors was a druggist who "fills prescriptions and supplies drugs to the sanitarium.” Untrue again. The sanitarium buys drugs by wholesale and employs by the year one of the best apothecaries and pharmacists in the State to compound them and fill prescriptions. 5. lie says that two of the jurors were “near relatives of one of the at torney a” who represented Ul<? Otylum, and that one wfts a ”son-in-law of the ■ J iate l)r. Powell.” It is true that one of the attorneys and two of the jurors married sisters, and that one of the jurors, whose wife wns resting in the Milledgeville cemetery many years be fore Bell came to the sanitarium, was a son-in-law of the late Dr. Powell. Do these facts disqualify them? The laws of Georgia are the best authority on this question. They place no ban on jurors in such circumstances. The truth is that no one had any interest in this trial but Bell- -he had a most vital interest, because it was a suit for his liberty. The only possible interest that anyone else could have is that general interest that arises from their duty to see that the mandates of the law are observed. 1 have personally known the three jurors last mentioned for many years, and can testify that in their community they rank as high in re spect of honesty, veracity and general integrity as you and 1 and McNeil rank in our respective communities, and that they would revolt as sternly against rendering a perjured verdict as would either one of us. But why this on slaught on jurors? Is it made on the hypothesis that there is no faith, no honesty, no truth, no integrity among men, and that all are dominated bv sel fishness and sordidness? With all my soul I do abhor and despise such a sen timent. Neither is it true that the officials at the sanitarium refuse to discharge Bell because he “knows too much about their management to be allowed to go at large.” This is a mean and contemptible innuendo. Bell knows no more about the management of the in stitution than thousands already know, and than all men may know, if they want to. The doors of the institution are open six days in the week, the year round, to all visitors from this land and all other lands, and, within proper restrictions looking to the welfare of patients, are free to make such inspec tion as they please. Neither is it true that he is detained because he has written letters about the institution. True, he has written letters that are grossly abusive and grossly false, but he is considered irresponsible. He said on the witness stand that he had writ ten one hundred and thirty or forty of ihese letters. So far as I know only two of thorn have been published; I suppose that all other editors written to had the penetration to discover that they were Die fulmination of a griev ously distempered mind. Nor is it true that the officials of the sanitarium fur nished all the evidence. They furnished what they could, certainly, as it was their duty to do. It is usual, I think, for parties to a suit to furnish all the evidence in their behalf that is admis sible in the courts. The case required technical and expert testimony, and it was got where it could he found. There was no expert and technical testimony in behalf of Bell, except from one wit ness, and for that reeason his proof, though coming from respectable sources, was of very little value. Bell was sent to the sanitarium at the instance of his father, his commit tal papers are formal and regular, and just such as the law requires the sani tarium to receive. He has now living a father, a wife, brothers and sisters and other kinsmen. Some of them have visited him from time to time at the sanitarium, and have always seen and conversed with him when he would allow them to do so. They are cogni zant of his condition. And yet not one of them has ever instituted proceed ings looking to his discharge, nor. so far as I know, even requested his dis charge. These facts are to me very, very significant of their opinion as to his mental condition. . . . Bell had a most fair and impartial trial. Before the case was begun the attorneys for the sanitarium were in structed to put no impediments in the way of a most thorough investigation, to object to nothing, to admit all evi dence offered by Bell’s attorney, wheth er competent or incompetent. And it was so done. Much evidence offered by the sanitarium that we thought valuable was ruled out. In his opening address to the jury our attorney stated emphat ically that while the suit was against Dr. Jones, the superintendent, that neither he n«r any other officer of the sanitarium had any personal interest in it whatever; that the issue was solely the sanity or insanity of Bell, and that if the evidence should show that he was sane enough to lie libera ted the officers of the sanitarium would be as much delighted as anybody. Hell is a man of keen and vigorous intellect, his memory is good, tie is a fluent talker and makes a very favora ble impression on people so long as he does not talk on subjects of hia delu sion. He intensely believes that his father attempted to murder him by slow poison, and that it is his continu ing purpose to murder him. He in tensely thinks that his wife is unduti- fuI to him. I am informed that both his wife and his father are most excel lent, people, and have always treated him in the most affectionate manner. -I have the best possible proof that his wife lives in a state of anxiety and fear lest when liberated he may do her serious injury, lie intensely believes that some of the people in Swainsboro, Ins home town, and all Federal and State authorities, all editors of news papers, and the officials at the sanitari um, are united in a criminal conspiracy to keep him in the sanitarium. He be lieves also that he can have conversa tions with people at great distances; that lie can hear their voices and un- dersland the words they speak. His case is pronounced delusional insanity by specialists in the treatment of men tal and nervous diseases, and they think that it would be dangerous for him to go at large. If, in view of these facts, he can fie lawfully liberated the officials a( the sanitarium would joy fully welcome the event. Now, Mr. Watson, this is a great in stitution, a noble charity ; there are within its walls more than three thous and people, all sick, and dependent, and many helpless; all are either par tially or totally bereft of their reason. Its superintendent and his staff of phy sicians are, without exception, high- minded and honorable Christian gentle men ; they are men of high attainments in their profession ; their characters are as precious to them as yours and mine are to us. They have a great burden to hear of sympathy and service to these, the most unfortunate and help less of all people. Their responsibility cannot be measured or understood save by those in like situations, and, worst of all, they have frequently to endure in silence the unfounded and cruel criti cisms of people who take no pains to acquaint themselves with either their copduct, their duties or their achieve ments. Added to these considerations there are ten trustees of the institution, sup posed to be men of character and capac ity, who devote their time, their talents and their experience, unselfishly, and with meager compensation, to its gov ernment. They fling aside their own business, and separate themselves from the felicities of their own homes, un mindful of personal sacrifices, in order that the unfortunate insane may find here a tranquil haven where they may possibly have restored to them God’s greatest blessing, the use and integrity of their reason. How ought these men to be treated? Ought they to he made the subjects of ignorant, goundlessand unsparing criticism, or ought they be cheered, upheld and sustained in all their rational efforts to ameliorate the condition of these unfortunates? Very truly yours, Thos. G. Lawson. Fell From Scaffold and Injured His Back. Thirty years ago James C. Lee, of 1100 9th St., S. E , Washington, D. C.. fell from a scaffold and seriously in jured his back. In telling about it he says: ‘‘My suffering was terrible: from the small of my back all around my stomach was just as if 1 had been beaten with a club. 1 tried all kinds of plasters, belladonna, capcjne and porous, without getting relief, and bought so-called electric belts, but none of them did me any good. “One day, while working near my daughter’s house, my back pained me so badly that 1 had to quit. 1 went into the house and lay down for ease. My daughter had a bottle of Sloan’s Lini ment in the house and she rubbed my back well with it and gave me some to trfke home. I used six and a half bot tles of Sloan’s 25c. Liniment and can do as much work now as any man in the shop, although I am sixty-seven years old. I would not be without Sloan’s Liniment for any consideration and recommend it to anyone suffering pain. ” Industry need not wish. Communicated. A Thriving Neighborhood. It is not often that I feel inclined to write for the press, hut, working about and around the Welcome neighborhood just, west of town this week, has put me in a retrospective frame of mind— the contrast in rjrops, the manner of preparation and cultivation, the pro gressive young farmers, with those of forty years ago in the same locality. The farmers and their manner of farm ing in those days is not a pleasant theme to dwell upon ; therefore, I shall skip that part. That vast area—most of it in the woods and old fields turned out—had im pressed me as being very poor, as well as quite hilly. But a few years ago it was put on the market. The first year a portion of the land was contracted for at $8 per acre, hut the party forfeited his trade by paying $100 to be released. Within the next year or so most of the land was sold at $10 per acre. The same land could not be bought cow at $40 per acre. Young men bought it, and handsome buildings and neat cot tages have since been erected along the I highways, and dinner bells ring at all I the homes. Then came the school bell; i then followed the church bell. (The | two last I shall make mention of in the near future, for they are the hope and salvation of the country.) It ih a thrifty community—no drones among them. It was here I first no ticed progressive farming. Those far mers were not satisfied to stay in the old rutB. Deep preparation in the fall; rip ping up the Btalks as early as the cotton was picked, with two and sometimes three mules to the plow ; labor-saving machinery of all kinds to be found on a first-class farm. Your readers know I love to talk, and hear you talk; but as I am “rained in” and can’t get out. I wish to write about a farm I saw to-day—that of J. F. Dial. He has a nice home, splendid tenant houses, all necessary outbuild ings, (such as barns, stables, shelters, etc.) All are located around where the old Joel W. Berry farm-house formerly stood. 1 was there for the purpose of terracing his farm. There was not a terrace on it, but all the rows were laid off with fine judgment; none of it cleared until a few years ago. I began on a hill near the house. A young man on the place told me that it was an old- field new-ground, had been in cultiva tion just one year, and that it made a bale of cotton or more per acre. I did not doubt it, after looking at those stalks and the fine cultivation. A por tion of the hill had been in cultivation two years. It was cultivated by Ned Cavender, and he made fifteen bales on seventeen acres. He is a hustler to work. Just across the branch, in a large cornfield, was a fine crop. There was a 4-acre cotton patch on new- ground that made five bales of cotton last year. I was shown a poplar stump. Mr. Dial cut the tree down and sawed it into planks. The tree made ten stocks 10 feet long each. It made 410 feet to the stock, and Mr. Dial sold the lumber for $80—enough from one pop lar tree to pay for eight acres. There are a number of large (line trees on that piece of land that would easily sell for $60 per acre. I terraced a field just west of Mr. Dial’s house that was said to contain 35 acres, (It cannot be more than that, for I terraced tho whole field in less than two and a half hours.) The man who worked it last year plowed an old $50 mule and made 21 bales of cotton, which at 9c. brought him $945, and cot ton seed from same $190—a total of $1,135 for a $50 mule to make. Mr. Dial has nearly 400 acres of land, all kinds of farm machinery and a saw mill. lie has sawed from the place and sold as much lumber as the place cost, and much more besides. Now, what I have written of this farm I could write of scores of other farms around there. In fact, I know of no other large farming community just like it. It is an inspiration to go among them—some of them my old army comrades, and their sons. I raise my hat to them. They are the salt of the earth—God’s noblemen. John B. Goodwyn. An O’er True Tale. The other day a local merchant hap pened to see a farmer receiving some goods at the depot, and noticed that they came from a Chicago mail order house. He noticed also that the goods were right in his line, and the same he had carried in his store for years. He immediately approached the farmer and said: “I could have sold you every ar ticle you have there for less money than you paid the Chicago house, and saved your freight besides.” “Then why didn’t you say so?” answered the farmer; ”1 have taken The Times for a number of years, and have never seen a line about you selling these goods. This mail order house sent advertising matter asking for my trade, and they got it. If you have any bargains, why don’t you have them put in the paper, so we can see what they are?” That ended the argument, and the merchant went and communed with other mer chants who never advertise, and com plained to them that the mail order houses were ruining their business.— Valdosta Times. It is not an infrequent occurrence that merchants complain of people who send away from home for goods, when the same articles could be purchased from them, and at possibly less cost. And yet these merchants are to blame. They do not let the people know what they have for sale, and the out-of-town man does; hence the mail order busi ness. The time is past when people hunt up articles they want by making the rounds of the stores. They now wait for the merchant to hunt them up, and the live merchant gets the trade. —Columbus Enquirer-Sun. True Womanly Beauty. No woman can be truly beautiful who has a yellow complexion caused by a torpid liver. To be beautiful a wo man must have good health, and this can be accomplished by occasionally using St. Joseph’s Liver Regulator (either liquid or powders, as you like best.) It keeps the bowels open, pass ing off the poisonous, effete matter, and in this way purifies the blood and assists in clearing the complexion. All women should occasionally use St. Jo seph’s Liver Regulator. Liquid, 50 cents a bottle; powders, 25 cents a box. Mr. Ruffly — “I called because I thought you were out. ’ ’ Miss Pert—“Well, 1 thought I was out, too. The maid must have thought you were someone else.” 1 Resolutions on the Death of Miss Annabel Lundie. “God’s ways are past finding out.” It is not for us to question the myste rious dealings of Providence in taking away our sister and co-worker, Miss Annabel Lundie, who fell asleep on Jan. 20, 1909. For months she had been in ill health, and at times her suf- l fering was intense, but she bore her I affliction with marked patience and j Christian resignation. In all the rela- | tions of life - in the quiet home circle, ; where she was so thoughtful and use ful ; among her friends, and in the mis sionary societies—she was helpful, and her gentle, womanly influence was felt and recognized. Whereas, It has pleased our Heaven ly Father to call her away in the rmdst of her years of usefulness. Therefore, be it resolved— 1. That in the death of Miss Annabel Lundie the Home and Foreign Mission Societies have sustained a great loss. Although to our finite minds it seems a strange dispensation, we believe “ail things work together for good to them that love God.” 2 2. That the memory "of her pure, sweet life will linger with us as an in spiration to high and noble purpose, and that we may bear with patience and submission the sufferings of this life. 3. That we sympathize most tenderly with||the mother and brother in their grief. May the same Christian faith which characterized the life of their loved one sustain and comfort them in their great sorrow. 4. That we record these resolutions in our minute book publish them in our city papers, and send a copy to the family. Mrs. G. E. Parks, Mrs. Sam Banks, Mrs. R. W. Freeman, Committee. —There have been very considerable contributions in aid of negro schools in the South at the hands of Northern givers, but according to evidence sup plied to the Montgomery Advertiser by the officials of the State Colored Teach ers’ Association of Alabama, the South has spent fifty dollars for educating the negro where the North has spent one dollar. Taken as a whole, the condition of the negro population of the South is far preferable to that of the negroes who have drifted Northward.—Phila delphia Record. 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