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VOL. 26
FULLY VINDICATED
is sam p. maddox
Did Not Unduly
Grand Jury
AS CHARGED BY OPPONENT
Entire Body Testifies He Was Not
Even in Room When Matter
Was Considered
The following plural affidavit
from Dade county completely ex¬
onerates Hon. Sam F. Maddox
from using undue influence with
the grand jury of that county to
induce it to return indictments
against certain parties.
The affidavit is a complete ref¬
utation of the charge, the jury
declaring, as a whole, that Col.
Maddox was not even in the
room when the matter was un¬
der consideration.
Trenton, Ga.. March 24, 1904.
Hon. O. N. Starr, who is oppos¬
ing S. P. Maddox for solicitor
general of the Cherokee circuit,
in several speeches charged that
Solicitor Maddox held the grand
jury of Dade county for three
days and unduly influenced them
in finding true bills against cer¬
tain convicts guilty of mutiny in
the penitentiary at Cole City.
The charge is a reflection against
the grand jury finding true bills;
the people of Dade county are
above such conduct, and we are
glad that both the grand jury and
solicitor general are fully and
completely vindicated of the
charge. Col. Starr made a seri¬
ous mistake when he made the
accusation.
Georgia, Dade County. — We,
the undersigned members of the
grand jury at the September
term, 1903, hereby certify that
Sam Maddox, solicitor general,
did not in any xvay influence our
action, in finding true bills
against the convicts who muti¬
nied at Cole City penitentiary
convict camp. He did not say
anything influencing our action.
He was not in the grand jury
room while the matter was under
consideration. He did not hold
our body together or attempt to
do so.
W. G. Morrison, Foreman,
H. V. Taylor, Secretary.
G. W. Sitton, J. II. Corput,
Smith Tinker, W. E. Crass, E. H.
Bates, J. R. Brook, Mark A,
Scruggs, William O. Reeves; Lee
Pope, no influence up to Tuesday
evening; J. M. Simrod, L, A.
Whitt, L. M. Bryan, Garrett L.
Gass, W. P. Race, I. Y. Willis,
by J. R. Brock.
We have thoroughly investi¬
gated the charge made against
the last grand jury concerning
the finding of true bills against
some convicts charged with mu¬
tiny. and find said charges to be
without foundation, and we be
lieue tlie jury did nothing but
their duty. We also find that
the charges made against Solicit¬
or Maddox of having used undue
influence over the jury in order
to find said true bills to be un¬
true and therefore a reproach,
not alone to Col. Maddox, but to
the good citizens of Dade county
as well, We believe further that
Col. Maddox should have prose¬
cuted the life term men also.
I, S. J. Hale, hereby certify
that the above is a true extract
from the presentment by the
grand jury at the March term,
1904, of Dade superior court,
March 24, 1904.
S. J. Hale, Clerk.
Another Unjust Charge.
The charge is being made by
his opponent that Solicitor Qen-
THE MURRAY NEWS.
SPRING PLACE, MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA, APRIL 1, 1904.
A BROOM FACTORY
WILL OPEN MARKET FOR NEW CROP
IN THIS SECTION
Broom Corn Now Worth $100 Per Ton,
With the Demand Continually
on the Increase
Capt. W. J. White will erect
in Spring Place, ready for the
fall work, a complete broom
manufacturing plant, equipped
with modern machinery, and
combining every facility for
turning out the best products.
Such a factory here will open
to our people a home market for
one of the best paying crops
which can lie planted on a farm ’
one which requires much less la¬
bor to prepare and cultivate than
cotton, which always brings a
high price, and the demand for
which is constantly increasing.
Broom corn is now quoted at
$100 p&* ton. By next fall it
may ret>:h $125 dr $150. It is
hardly probable that it will go
below the present figure.
It is Capt. White’s further in
tention to purchase a portable
mil], to be conveyed from farm
to farm, to prepare the corn for
marketing.
While diversification of crops
is being so generally insisted on,
and the advantage thereof cer
tainly ~ stands proved, why not
this , * . try , planting , ., »
year a u v ,
acres of broom corn? Cotton and
corn, more especially cotton, are
uncertain in their yield, liable
to he destroyed or greatly in
jured , , by drought, , , , frost, „ , storm, ,
rust or other evils, while broom
corn will grow' well in poor land
is a very hardy plant, and re¬
quires little labor to care for.
eral Maddox reduced the bond of
Harry Howard, a boy sixteen
years of age, charged with car
breaking, and accepted a straw
bond, and that Howard lias left
the country. This is both un
kind and unjust. The bond was
reduced at the earnest request of
some gentlemen in Dalton and
the mother of Harry, a widow,
who is poor and needs friends.
Harry voluntarily came back and
surrendered himself to the of
fleers, and is now at work every
day, helping his mother; and at
the approaching term of court
will enter a plea qf guilty and
end the charge against him. He
has been at work ever since be
returned home. The bond is a
good one, signed by men who are
amply able to pay it should it be
forfeited, which will not be
done. j
Sam Maddox is now, and al
ways has been, a friend to the
poor people, and has never failed
to help the deserving poor all lie
could, and a charge of this soil
will never injure him.
Fires in Dalton.
,
destroyed in Dalton Tuesday. public'
Monday the colored
school building caught fire, but
the llames were quickly gotten
’
under control.
Fruit Crop AH Right.
er I„ of the Agriculture opinion „ t Stevens Option- fruiL
in Georgia was not injured by
the cold weather of this w r eek.
Some of the buds may drop off, I
but this is regarded as a favor
able sign, as otherwise the trees
would be too heavily loaded.
Benjamin Vaughan.
Mr. Benjamin Vaughan, an old j
Confederate soldier, died Sundgy
night at his home near Fuller’s
£« “
burial took place in Zion Hill
a Baptist, clergyman, having
been ordained some time during
last year.
Preaching Sunday Morning.
Mr. Hull Kerr will preach at
the Methodist church Sunday
morning.___
Odd Fellows At Work.
Spring Place Odd Fellows held
an enthusiastic meet jpg Satur¬
day night, there being work in
all the degrees.
A toothsome banquet was en¬
joyed not only by the local mem¬
bers, but by the following visit¬
j ors also:
C. C. Maples, L. N. Shalum, T.
Hill, L. N. Boisclair, M. Warren,
W. 0. Cornelison, Lester Steed,
W. TV. Seymour, W. II. Perry,
I. N. Cornelison, W. A. Calla¬
han, J. J. Carmichael G. V.
West, J. L. Pritchett, Ed King,
Geo. Barksdale, R. W. Smith,
J. 0, Hawkins, J. W. Finley, W.
R. Rudolph, J. E. Goddard, Doc
Smith, of Dalton; J. M. Pitts,
Midway Lodge, No. 154.
TIME AND MONEY
|
Saved By Fite and Maddox, Says the
Grand Jury of Dade.
The following is an extract
from the presentments of the
gram] jury of Dade county,
March term, 1004,
“In taking leave of his honor,
Judge A. W. Fite, and Solicitor
Genera! Maddox we desire to re
turn to them our thanks for
com q e(J j og extended to our body,
We note expeditious with pleasure the in which rapid
and manner
the business of the -court is
transacted, which is a great suv
ing of time and money to the
p e0 pj e< aiK ] which is appreciated
| )y the people,”
TO SPEAK SATURDAY
Judge Fite Will Address the People Here
At 10 A. M,
Judge A. W. Fite will speak
in Spring Place Saturday, April
2, at JO a.m. Those who have
heard the Judge on the stump
are aware that he' possesses the
faculty of warming things up,
and all may attend with the as
suranee that be will make the
occasion an interesting o ne,
WITHOUT A BASIS
| s Alleged Plot to Assassinate President
Roosevelt
New York, March 29.—The
gUiry of an a ii e ged plot to assas
gjnate President Roosevelt,. prov
} 1S g upon investigation to be en
^ pe j y without foundation, has
j ugt 1)een made p U i,]j c . Several
( j ays a g () Commissioner McAdoo
rece j ve( j a letter from a man m
Italy gaying that anot her Italian
j) r y \[_ Jones was in from
Dunn Tuesday.
J. L. Cole went up to Chatta¬
nooga Tuesday.
Miss Belle Townsend has re¬
burned to her home in Filfon,
Charlie and Fabe Durham were
fiver from Prune Wednesday,
J. A. Hemphill 7 and wife and
Miss Eva Roberts visited Dalton I
this week.
Hull Kerr, Sam Kelly and
Charlie Williams were in Dalton
this w r eek.
j{ e v. G. IL Barton lias return
ed from a two weeks’ stay in
Gordon county,
Sam Carter was over from Car¬
ter’s Quarters this week, says
the Dalton Argus.
j oe jj Anderson was in Tues
j ay _ He is now making an act
ive canvass for treasurer,
was about to come to this coun¬
try for tlie purpose of assassinat¬
ing the President.
The writer gave a detailed de¬
scription of the alleged anar¬
chist, the steamer on which he
would sail and the full details of
the alleged plot. When the
steamer docked an inspector was
on hand with a large squad of
detectives, and the suspect was
found and detained.
Investigation, however, showed
that the case was purely oue of
spite on the part of the man who
wrote the letter. It was found
that the detained man was not an
anarchist and that he had a per¬
fect right to enter this country.
He was allowed to land.
The object of the letter, it was
found, was to have the man de¬
ported.
_
Daughters of Confederacy.
All members of Murray Chap¬
ter, Daughters of the Confeder¬
acy, are requested to meet at the
court house on the first Tuesday
in April, at 2 o’clock. All the
old veterans are cordially invit¬
ed to attend the meeting.
Mattie Humphreys, Pres.
An ordinance making it illegal
to play base ball at Brisbine
Park, Atlanta, is now in effect.
KILLED HIS FATHER
Because He Whipped Him, Did This Ten
Year-Old Boy.
Fort Payne, Ala., March 31.—
J. 0. Cole, policeman and deputy
sheriff, at Battelle, was killed
this morning by his 10-year-old
son. His son had been fighting
with some other boys and his
father whipped him for it. The
child afterward stole his parent’s
pistol and blew his father’s head
off.
Real Estate Transfers.
Heirs of C. 0, Langston land in to
J. 9th W. district Langston, $230
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EASTER SERVICE
Arranged for Sunday Night By the Ep
worth League.
linger the auspices of Spring
Place Epworth League, an Easter
utee will be held in the Meth
odist church next Sunday night,
beginning at 7:30 o’clock. A
cordial invitation is tendered to
everybody to be present.
The following program has
been arranged:
Opening Song, No. 165.
Prayer, O. T. Owens.
Address, Prof. E. O. Sanders.
Song, No, 103,
Recitation, Marguerite Heart
sell.
Recitation, Rosa Pendley.
Recitation, Lucile Parsons.
Song, No. 208,
Recitation, Ora Belle Jones.
Recitation, Myrtle Davis.
Recitation, Addie Pendley.
Address, Col. C. N. King.
Recitation, Lela Kerr.
Recitation, Mamie Pierce, .
Song, No. 62.
Mrs. Joe Henry, whose illness
we announced in our last issue,
is considerably improved.
F. M. Holcomb and wife, of
Carters, passed through first of
the week en route fa Dalton.
Qql, R; J, Mo Gamy Is in the
pounty this w r eek in the interest
of his candidacy for the bench.
John C. McEntire, of Sumach,
returned Saturday from a sev¬
eral weeks’ visit in North Caro
litia.
w„f„
[)alton this week with Dr. John
w. Green, of Atlanta. He is a
pioneer citizen of Whitfield and
Murray, and remembers many of
tlie 0 ( aces
Rev. N. A. Parsons has re¬
turned from bis trip to Indian
Territory. He reports his son
Dee holding an excellent posi¬
tion out there, which fact will
prove very gratifying to that
young man’s numerous friends
in Murray.
RUSSIANS CORKED
UP BY THE JAPS
LOOKS LIKE LEE
WILL SWEEP THE DISTRICT AT THE
APRIL PRIMARY
Kind Words Abound (or Him in Every Sec¬
tion. His Ability Recognized By
All Who Know Him
High Point, Ga., March 21.
Editors Cedartown Standard.
Dkar Old Friends : To say we
are gratified by your endorse¬
ment of the candidacy of Hon.
Gordon Lee is but feebly to ex¬
press our feelings.
Mr. Lee lias been our neighbor
for twelve or fourteen years, and
we think we know him all over.
His public and private character
is absolutely spotless, His abil¬
ity as a farmer, business man
and legislator is recognized by
all who know him. His young
manhood has been spent in un¬
ceasing work for the upbuilding
of the material interests of North
Georgia. As a friend, Gordon
Lee is true as steel.
L. B. Kendrick.
Cobb County Courier,
Hon. Gordon Lee, of Ohicka
mauga, spent a day or two here
last week in the interest of his
candidacy in congress. He has
practically no opposition in Cobb,
but wants to meet as many of the
voters as possible anyway. He
made a fine impression on our
people, everybody being pleased
with his easy manner and friend¬
ly, social disposition.
Mr. Lee is a farmer and a busi
■ess man, and thinks the district
needs business representation in
congress. Our cities have had
aid from the national govern¬
ment in the form of free mail
delivery, public buildings, etc.,
but the farmers and the people
of the small towns have had
practically no assistance from
Washington, barring the distrib¬
«tion of a few packages of seed
annually. All North Georgia is
thoroughly in earnest on the sub¬
ject of public road improvement,
and Mr. Lee thinks the govern¬
ment ought to lend assistance to
the farmer, on whom the im¬
provement of our country roads
largely falls, and should supple¬
ment the state and county funds
liberally to build first-class liigli
ways.
Mr. Lee is a man of fine per¬
sonal appearance and business
tact, and is thoroughly identified
with the interests of North Geor¬
gia. He is the present state
senator from tiie Forty-fourth
district, and made an aide legis¬
lator.
Calhoun Times.
From all parts of the Seventh
congressional district come re¬
ports that Hon. Gordon Lee is
leading the race by long odds.
The two other candidates, Hon.
F. W. Copeland and Hon. G, R.
Hutchens, are stumping the dis¬
trict vigorously and the fact that
both of these gentlemen aim their
arrows of oratory at Mr. Lee in¬
stead of each other, shows that
they regard Mr. Lee as already in
office. In other words, the atti¬
tude of the other candidates
toward Mr. Lee is that usually as¬
sumed by new candidates against
one who had held office for a long
time.
Observing politicians say that
Mr. Lee had the race already won
before either of the other candi¬
dates entered the field.
The Dalton Argus,
Hon, Gordon Ree, candidate
for congress in this district, was
in Dalton yesterday. Mr. Lee
is making an active canvass
throughout the district, and feels
flattered over the prospects of
his election. He has a large
NO. 14
In the Harbor of Port
Arthur
SHIPS SUNK AT ENTRANCE
Volunteers, Under Russian Fire,
- Rescued By Torpedo Boat
Destroyers
Tokio, March 30.—A telegram
received from Niuchwang this
afternoon says that at 3 o’clock
yesterday morning the Japanese
succeeded in sinking four steam¬
ers at the mouth of Port Arthur
harbor. A flotilla of destroyers
convoyed the merchantmen, sub¬
sequently sunk, and rescued the
volunteer crews. Later the Jap¬
anese bombarded the town and
its defenses.
An Old-Fashioned Quilting.
Mrs. D. T. Brown was the de¬
lightful hostess at an old-fash¬
ioned quilting Wednesday at
her beautiful home just east of
town. A most enjoyable day
was spent by the ladies present,
and much praise was spoken for
Mrs. Brown’s unstinted hospi¬
tality.
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Remedy for Boll Weevil.
R. R. Love, of Fort Mountain,
thinks he has found the remedy
for the boll weevil which has so
devastated the Texas cotton
fields. Mr. Love believes that
turning guineas, chickens and
turkeys into the cotton would
soon clean the fields of the pest.
Marriage Licenses.
Pleas. Vaughn and Maggie El
lis.
Tram Price and Maggie Ilar
ris.
Annual Examination.
The usual summer examination
of applicants for license to teacli
will be held at Pleasant Valley
on June 17 and 18, 1904, As a
basis for this examination appli¬
cants should study Page’s Theory
and Practice of Teaching, Ro¬
ark’s Methods in Education,
some history of education and the
common achool books, including
Elements of Agriculture and of
Civil Government.
In the annual institute this
year special study of the writ¬
ings of Longfellow, Irving, Ma
canley, Scott and Grady is sug¬
gested.
W. D. Gregory, 0. S. .0.
BALL GROUND
B. F. White and wife made a
business trip to Dalton Monday.
Tom Ramsey passed through
Monday Pollie buying cattle. Sunday night
Mrs spent
witli Mrs. Pollie Smith.
Mrs. Litie Phillips spent Sun¬
day night with Mrs. Oorreil.
Mrs. M. L. Smith is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Cowart, near
Buff, this week.
The railroad is being surveyed
through here now. I hope we
will have a railroad soon.
FI. W. Bagley and wife spent
Sunday at the home of M. L.
Smith.
S. G. Treadwell was in our
community Friday handshaking
with the boys.
Walter Smith bad a log rolling
Monday.
Buell Mitchell and wife, of Ce
dartown, are visiting his parents
at Wells this week. Roses.
Divorced Wife Brought Suit.
Friday night, shortly before
beginning his concert at Lawton
Memorial, Savannah, Julian
Walker, of New York, the well
basso cantante, was served
suit instituted by his di¬
wife, Alice E. YValker.
of influential friends in
county who are working
give him an overwhelming ma¬