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If Its Results You Want Advertise in The Messenger. Volume XLVII.—No. 36. Gang Sentences Imposed On Liquor Manufacturers Grand Jury Adjourned Wednesday Red Letter Day In Disposition of Cases JURIES AND COURT MAKING THE PATH OF THE trans gressor HARD THIS WEEK STRAIGHT GANG SENTENCES METED OUT TO MANUFACTU RERS OF WHISKY RECORD FOR DISPATCH OF CRIMINAL BUSINESS UNEQUALED IN WALKER COUNTY GRAND JURY RETURNS AN UNUSUAL BATCH OF TRUE BILLS, AD JOURNED WEDNESDAY— PRE SENTMENTS ON THIS PAGE The record of the Walker Superior Court has been broken this week in the trial of criminal cases. On Wed nesday quite a number were tried and disposed of without any loss of time, and the splendid dispatch of business was the occasion of many favorable comments by the citizens and attor neys. The attorneys state that more business was done Wednesday than any previous day in a long number of years, and doubt if the record has been equaled in the history of the Court. Whisky infractions have taker, up the most time, and Judge Wright ha 3 been firm in cases of conviction, met ing out straight gang sentences to ail manufacturers. Whether or not Court will continue next week was not annoifnced Thurs day. Grand Jury Adjourns The grand jury adjourned Wednes day at noon and read the August term presentments in open court Wednes day afternoon. On this page will be found the full text of the present ments. Judge W'right dismissed the grand jury, after complimenting them upon their efficient work, subject to his call anytime, should an occasion arise Whereby a grand jury is needed. Aside from going into county mat ters thoroughly, a record was set for finding true bills, over 150 true bills being returned at this term. Below is the list of criminal cases tried and disposed of up to Thursday at eleven o’clock. Criminal Cases Disposed Os State vs Jordon; plead guilty to a misdemeanor; fine $1 and costs. M. J. Carpenter, who plead guilty at a former term of court upon the charge of manufacturing liquor ap peared to receive his sentence. He told the Court he was 08 years old and Judge Wright stated that owing to his advanced age he would give him only 7 months in the gang. The defendant stated that he would give bond of §IOOO until Monday when he would begin his term in the Walker county chair.gang. The first case going to a jury was that of the State vs Rufus Williams of Rock Springs; charged with a mis demeanor fornication and adultery. This case was hard fought by both sides and took considerable of the day Monday. The jury found a verdict of guilty. He received a verdict of $l5O and costs or 11 months in the gang. Sol. Taylor was assisted in the prose cution by Rosser and Shaw, while Porter and Mebane of Rome and Hen ry and Jackson, of LaFayette repre sented the defense. The defense at torneys stated that a motion for a new trial would be made at once. Hubert Crawford plead guilty to larceny of auto casings and carry ing a pistol. He received a fine of $25 and costs in the first case and SSO and costs in the other. He stated that he was 17 years old. A young fellow by the name of Cummings plead guilty to being implicated with Crawford in the larceny charge and also received a fine of $25 and costs. John Stamper drew a directed ver dict of not guilty of manufacturing liquor as the evidence showed that he was only seen coming away from the still of M. J. Carpenter with a jug. He claimed that he had only gone there to get a jug of liquor. Clifford Hampton plead guilty to having a small quantity of liquor in his possession on July 4th on Look out Mountain and drew a fine of S2O Ualkn* Qlmmtij ! and costs or 4 months. ; State vs Roy Ramey charged with I living in a state of adultery; found j guilty; C months in chaingang. Beacie White was found not guilty i of the charge of fornication and adul -1 tery. George Johnson plead guilty to carrying knucks and drew fine of sls and costs. It was stated that he was j the main support of a mother at Rossviile and the officers of Rossyille ' asked that the Court take this into : consideration. ! Mrs. Tester Hartline was arraigned | upon the charge of pointing and snap- I ping a gun at the officers when they were searching the home and prem ises of her husband for liquor. She was promptly found guilty. Not sen tenced. J. F. West a former night watch man at the Peerless Woolen Mills at Rossviile was tried upon the charge of stealing cloth from the mills and ' disposing of same; found guilty and given 12 months in the penitentiary by the jury. Vester Hartline drew a verdict of not guilty upon the charge of manu facturing liquor. I Grady Gilreath, of Rossviile plead guilty to possessing liquor; 2 months in jail and 30 days in gang. I Glenn Ellis plead guilty to burglary this being the second time Judge Wright had occasion to sentence him, so- he stated that he would place him beyond crime for a while; 2 years in 1 penitentiary. Zula Green, who had given the City authorities much trouble was found guilty of vagrancy and was sent to the state farm at Milledgeville for G months. Amos Allison, charged with the manufacturing of liquor was found guilty; 1 to 2 years in the pen. D. M. Hall; Sabbath violation; Plead guilty. John Davis had a verdict of not guilty directed for him on the charge of selling liquor. Will Roberson, colored; found guil ty of public drunkenness; 90 days in jail. John White of East Armuchoe was found guilty of selling liquor and drew a gang sentence of 2 months. Ed Millsaps, colored, whose home was raided by the officers Monday, on a search for whisky, when some 55 gallons of wine was found, plead guil ty Wednesday to the charge of pos sessing; 6 months in gang. Bill Partain; carrying pistol; plead guilty; S4O and costs or 5 months. Claud Torbett of Rossviile was found not guilty of selling liquor. Joe Hasty plead guilty through his attorneys to wife beating and receiv ed a fine of SIOO.OO which was paid. Walter Dixon started into trial up on the charge of manufacturing liquor but after the State had presented the evidence, withdrew their plea of not guilty and plead guilty. The Court gave him ten months in the gang. Bill Potter plead guilty to carrying a pistol; S4O and costs or 5 months. Herbert Smith, whom the Rossviile officers stated had given them con siderable trouble at the Pig Joint in the liquor line, was found guilty of selling liquor; Suttle Hunt; auto violation; running without a tag; $1 and costs. Roy Smith plead guilty to gam bling and drew a fine of $5 and costs or 4 months in gang. Julius Dunn, of Rossviile plead guil ty to possessing liquor in two cases; 2 months in jail and 1 month in gang in each case. Tennessee attorneys came to his rescue and defended him but ran against a snag in the Geor , gia Court. : Jim Allison, who was charged with | four counts; carrying concealed pistol, carrying pistol without license; drunk l on highway and driving a car while drunk was found guilty in all counts, except the one of concealed pistol. These cases were hard fought, At torney General Chumlee, of Hamilton County made a powerful appeal to the jury to free his old friend, but the jury oould not agree with him. He received a fine of S4O and costs in each of two cases, while for driving a car while drunk drew a straight chaingang sentence of 9 months; Judge Wright stated that he had made up his mind to stop all persons drinking liquor from driving a car and did not know of any other way to stop them but send them to the gang. T. F. and Charlie Brackett plead guilty to operatnig a puncfaboard; LaFayette. Georgia, Friday, August 29, 1924. passed till November for sentence. State vs Louis and Raymond Grav itt; transporting liquor; found guilty; 5 months each in gang. State vs Frank Manley; possessing whisky; found guilty; $25 and costs or three months. State vs Nathan Hall, a negro boy; plead guilty; $1 and costs or 3 months State vs Roy Ramey, charged with entering a Mr. Bennett’s smokehouse below town and stealing a ham; he denied this and said some unknown man brought the ham there and had part of it cooked and sold him the balance. The jury was out on this case only a few minutes and returned a verdict of guilty; 12 months in gang. State vs Bob White; selling liquor; found guilty; C months in gang. Joe Roberson was fined $lO for not appearing as a witness in the Sha han case. Case of the State vs G. W. Webb, Jr., charged with assault and intent to murder, on trial. Craig Shahan Case Postponed Until November Term The case of the state versus Craig Shahan, charged with the manufac ture of liquor, was finally postponed to the November term Thursday morning, and will be set as the first criminal case for the November term. This ease was called three times this week and for one reason or another was postponed from day to day. This morning the case was again called and upon the statement of leading coun sel for Shahan, who is Col. Norman Shattuck, that his, Mr. Shattuck’s grandmother, was very ill and needed his attention, the case was taken from the calendar for this term. This case has proved a hard battle for the state from start to finish, and is a case of two years’ standing. Associ ated with Mr. Shattuck in the defense of Shahan is Col. Ed Maddox, of Rome. Col. R. M. W. Glenn it is un derstood, offered his services to Sha han unsolicited. August Term Presentments We the Grand Jury, drawn and sworn for the August term of the Walker Superior Court, 1924, submit the following report: We have found through committee reports on the various public affairs of the County and Officers the follow ing conditions: The books and offices of the Offic ers we find neatly and correctly kept as far as we are able to ascertain. We find the Ordinary’s books neat ly and correctly kept so far as we are able to ascertain, and wish to commend the work of our Ordinary most highly. Commend eHalth Officer And Urge Co-operation We have investigated the County Health Office and find that the books are correctly kept so far as we are able to ascertain. We find the work is far greater and more profitable to the county than the people are aware of. We Teel that we should co-operate with (air health officers more than we ilo, as the health of the county is worth more than dollars and cents to the county. The Sheriff’s books are neatly and correctly kept and dates carefully re corded on admission and discharge of prisoners. Praise Sheriff Harmon And Call Upon Citizens To Assist Him In His Great Work Against The Whisky Traffic. We find that practically all .cases coming before this body are caused from whisky and we commend very highly the stand which Sheriff Har mon has and is taking and we recom mend that every citizen in Walker County assist him in this great work. We find the books in the Clerk’s office neatly and correctly kept so far as we are able to ascertain. All files of important papers are up to date and can be found immediately, and we highly commend Mr. Bryan for the efficient manner in which his office is kept. We find the J. P. and N. P. books neatly and correctly kept so far as we are able to ascertain, with the exception of a few cases where they are not properly signed and do not show the disposal of cases as tiiey should. We recommend that these of ficers familiarize themselves with the law as far as possible. Repairs Needed For Pubic Buildings We have examined the public build ings and find the following repairs needed: In the courthouse we find the following defects, a leak in the south room of the clerk’s office; also leak ir. the lawyers consultation room. We find baseboards in the hall on the sec ond floor loose; also glass in the door of the tax receiver’s office broken. We find men’s toilet on the first floor needs repairing and some re pairs should be made on the furnace before same is used again. We find the plaster falling off in several rooms and the calcimine peeling off in near ly every room in the courthouse. We especially recommend that all the leaks in the courthouse roof be repaired and that all places where plaster is falling be replaster ed. Also that the main auditorium be repaihted or ealeimined before anoth er tefrm of Court. We find the court house) well kept and commend the Janitor for his efficent service. We find the jail in good sanitary condition but recommend that the plaster on the ceiling of the jail porch be repaired. Also that the tiling on the hearths of the dining room and bed rooms be replaced. We also rec ommend that a small hot water sys tem be installed in the jail in con nection with the kitchen stove and connected with prisoners bath. Improvement In Management Os The County Convict Camp We have inspected the convict camp and are convinced that there has -been many improvements in the manage ment of same. We commend Mr. Strickland, the Warden. Also Mr. Veatcli and Mr. Clark for their ser vice. We find Mr. Clark a very im portant, and efficient man and recom mend that his salary be increased. We find the folowing county property to wit: ;»00 bus. oats, 75 bales hay, 32 mules. 100 chickens, 2 wash pots, 225 blankets, 1 sow and four pigs, 15 meat hogs, 800 pounds flour, GOO pounds meat, 14 cases beef hash, 25 gallons syrup, 10 bushels meal, 2 sacks beans, 1 sack, sugar, 1 sack rice, 2 steel cages ,1 1-2 cans soda, 12 cans pow der, 2 oases dynamite, Blacksmith shop complete, 1 three-ton truck, 1 concrete mixer, 12 wheeler scrapes, 3 road plows, 1 mule grader, 5 shot guns, 3 pistols, 2 wagon tanks, 1 blood hound, 12 wheelbarrows. Also sufficient number of picks and shov els to carry on the work. Tax Collector’s Book In Excellent Condition We find the Tax Collectors and Tax receivers books neatly and correctly kept so far as we are able to ascer tain. We submit the Tax collector’s report as follows: Total to account for, State, County and school $182,172.23 Accounted for as follows: Paid State $36,704.86 Paid county 109.111.28 Paid school county-wide 24,989.62 Paid Tax Receiver 2,447.22 Paid Tax Collector 2,772.74 Errors, Reliefs by Board and Insolvents 2,304.21 Fifas on hand 3,518.13 Cash on hand 204.17 Total accounted for $182,172.23 People At County Home Being Well-Cared For We have visited and examined the County home. We find there eight male and eleven female inmates, also eight children, all well eared for and. apparently well satisfied. We find all the buildings in good repair except granery which is in need of a new roof. We also find the devotional ser vice room in need of chairs, and we recommend that at least three dozen chairs be bought. We find 50 acres planted in corn, 2 1-2 acres in sor ghum, 1-2 acres in Irish potatoes, 5 acres in sweet potatoes. YVe find the following supplies and property: 1 1-2 barrels flour, 2 bus. meal, 50 pounds coffee, 50 pounds sugar, 2200 No. 3 cans fruit, 45 bus. wheat, 50 lbs. meat, 50 lbs larcL 20 gals, kero sene, 20 bus. corn, 25 loads red top bay, 4 mules in good work order, 14 head of hogs for fall use, 2 sows and 13 pigs, 1 boar, 8 cows a 1 ! giving milk, I yearling, 1 bull, 12 tons coal, 1 binder, in good condition, 1 wheat drill, in need of repair, 1 two horse wagon, 1 disc harrow, 1 roller, 1 mow er and rake, 1 canning outfit, and suf ficient number of small tools to op erate the farm. We desire to take this opportunity to publicly commend the work of the .Supt. Mr. J. T. Ashworth. Commend Claude Clements For Splendid Record as Clcik of Com. We have investigated the books of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue and find same together with ail other records neatly and cor rectly kept so far as we are able to ascertain. We find the expenditures of the county from Jan. Ist to .Idly Ist of this year as follows: Chaingang $12,269.62 Health 2,864.69 Coroner 51.00 Roads 14,261.96 Bridges 5,669.46 Courts and Jail 7,233.34 Bonds and interests . 20,761.81 Courthouse 833.77 County farm and poor 3,973.79 Sundrys 1,365.51 Total $69,274.39 We wish to commend Mr. Clements the clerk of the Board for the excel lent and neat manner in which he 13 keeping the books and records of this office. Urge Officers To Stop Children Under 16 Years Driving Autos This body wishes to commend the arresting officers of our county for the efficient manner in which they have brought the violators of the au tomobile law to justice. We are aware of the fact that a number have bden punished but feel that many have escaped who have violated these law 3 and make the following recommenda tions: First, that our officers be co 500 CO. FARMERS IS GOAL SET BY COTTON ASSO. Beginning this week the Georgia Cotton Growers Co-operative Asso ciation is staging a two weeks’ cam paign in this county for membership into the association. Messrs O. L. Mobley, A. H. Thur mond and Noel McConnell, of the As sociation, are in the county and will make a thorough-going canvass of fihe various districts in the effort of an increased membership in this county. Already over seven thousand new members have been added to the Geor gia Association this year, the total enrollment of the state now being over fifty thousand members. The men in the field state that the North Georgia counties are co-operating splendidly and large increases in membership are being noted in these counties. Walker county has three hundred and forty-four members at present in the Association and the goal set for this county for the two weeks’ campaign is five hundred members. MORE DRUNKS IN WASHINGTON IN ONE WEEK THEN SEEN IN WALKER COUNTY SINCE L. Y\ HARMON lIAS BEEN SHERIFF Washington, D. C. Aug. 24, 1924. Ed Messenger: I am sending you under separata cover the picture section of the Washington Rost, showing the of ficers and personnel of the Bonus department. I know the ex-service men of the county will be interested in them. I would like for you to show them to J. W. Massey and Tom Bryan especially. 1 appreciate your forwarding the Messenger so soon after I subscribed. I enjoyed reading Judge YVright’s charge, especially his reference to Sheriff Harmon. I have seen more drunk men since coming here than I have seen in Walker county since Mr. Harmon was elected Sheriff. Sincerely yours, J. W. BOMAR. operated with in their duties in stop ping automobiles being operated on the public highways without Georgia license being properly displayed. Second, There are a number of Au tomobile owners in our county who live in, own property, pay taxes in, and owe their allegiance to the state of Georgia, who are operating motor vehicles on our public highways with Tennessee license, and wc especially recommend that this violation of the law be dealt with. Third, YVe find that the law against children under 16 yeuts of age oper ating motor vehicles on the public highways is being universally disre garded in our county and while a number of parents were called before fihe Grand Jury and warned that the violation of this law must be stopped, we especially recommend that the proper authorities take necessary slips to see that the law is obeyed. Vacancies Filled Vacancies having occurred on the county board of education, we appoint the following: VV. G. Hunter to suc ceed Leo (I Au, and VV. B. Shaw to succeed himself. We appoint J. B. Davis as N. i\ in 943rd district to succeed A. J. Howell whose term has expired. YY’e appoint C. A. Chambers N. I’, in Mountain District to succeed him self. YVe recommend that these present ments be published in the Walker County Messenger and that the usual fee be paid therefor. We wish to express our thunks to Judge Wright for his able charge; al so Solicitor Taylor and his assistant, Mr. Kelly for their kindness and co operation; also to our bailiff Mr. Roper for his faithfulness in waiting on our body. YY’e also wish to commend and thank C. J. Hammond our foreman, for the efficient manner in whfdi our body was conducted. C. J. Hammond, Foreman. Burl F. Hall, Clerk. K. V. Thurman, Assistant Clerk. J. H. Jennings Deed Shankle YY r . G. Alvtrson J. M. S. Myers James Johnson J. E. Ashworth YV. O. McCurdy M. A. Camp T. A. Bird M. P. Orr Fred Gilreath John F. Patterson A. L. Cooper R. R. Shaver J. R. Horton J. C. Tucker C. G. Blackwell A. P. Boss Spencer J. Bomar J. F. Mi Mean. . _ „„ Want Ads in Messeugei Pay One Dollar Per Year SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS MEET AT ROSSVILLE FRIDAY IN ONE-DAY SESSION STATE SECRETARY WEBB TO ATTEND ATTRACTIVE PRO GRAM ANNOUNCED DINNER ON GROUND ROSSVILLE M. E. CHURCH HOST TO CONVEN TION Everything is said to by ip readiness for the annual convention of the Walker County Sunday School Asso ciation, which will be held at Rossville Methodist church on Friday, August 29th. The program is complete with a fine array of talent awaiting to be pre sented. The dinner to be served on the grounds in picnic style is all planned ready to be cooked and eaten. Many schools are expecting to send large representations to compete for one of the banners—either the one ottered for the largest number of represen tativs epresent in proportion to the distance traveled, or the one offered for the largest number of officers and teachers in proportion to the distance traveled provided 75 per cent are in attendance. R. I). Webb, State Secretary, will attend and address the convention. The morning session will begin promptly at 10:15 and it is hoped that all will be there on time. • The following program will be pre sented. Program Theme: Working Together To Win In Georgia's Best Business. Morning Se-xion 10:30--Song Servic\ 10:40- -Scripture Reading and Prayer by Rev. J. W. Brinsfield. 10:50—Little Things That Count— By J. M. Carlock. 11:15 —Period of Business. Securing of Records Appointment of Committees 11:35—Working Together To Win In Georgia’s Best Business—By R. D Webb. 12:05—-Miscellaneous Business , 12:20 —Adjournment for dinner. Basket Dinner on Grounds. Afternoon Session I:4s—Song Service I:ss—Scripture Reading and Pray er—By Dr. J. P. Anderson. 2:os—The Teacher At Ili.s Best— By Frank Camp. 2:35-—Problems in the Small School —By Mr. Webb. 3:05 Period of Business Report of Committees Report of County Officers Award of Banner. 3:3o—Adjournment. SUNDAY CLOSING ORDER EFFECTIVE AFTER AUGUST Beginning next Sunday, August 31st our business house will be closed on Sundays. No gasoline, oil or any parts will he sold; in fact our busi ness house will be closed the entire day Sundays. Our customer: m l friends are hereby notified of tills or der. D. C. WILSON, INC. It LaFayette, G?orgi i. JON ES— MOON FA MIL V REUNION AT CHESTNUT FI Vi MONDAY SEPT. IST The J Moon family reunion will assemble in regular annual meet ing Monday Sept. Ist at Mrs. Alice Coulter’s at Chestnut Flat. It is hoped that every member of these two old pioneer families of Walker County, will attend this meet ing. These two families have many brunches now by marriage extensions, and the gathering on this occasion should Ik? a very happy one to all who attend. Invitation to our friends is heat lily extended to meet with us on this day. In the morning the cemetery known as the Moon cemetery which is near the place of meeting, will be cleaned off, an act expressing our kindly feel ings and love for our departed rela tives and friends. At noon the big basket dinner will be spread under the towering oaks surrounding the fine spring of cold running water. After which the al ways social spirit of the occasion shall have full sway the remaining part of the afternoons, in a well ar ranged program. Everybody be sure and go. Respectfully yours, CHAS. ROBT. JONES, Chmn. WANTED—A renter. Must be good man with family. About 50 acres to cultivate and sow. Renter to furnish own stock and tools—J. T Thurman, LaFayette, Ga. R. 5. 9-5 2tx Beginning Monday we will only pay 1 l-2c per pound for peach seed—W A. Abney and Son. ts