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VOL. 27
JIM HICKS HELD
FOR MURDER
Circumstantial Evidence, Points
Fact That He Murdered John Lee
Who Was Found Hanging bv the
Neck at a Sawmill Several Months
ago. It was Thought at the Time
That Lee Had Committed Suicide.
Sheriff Groves arrested Jim
Hicks here Wednesday, the
grand jury having found a true
bill against him charging him
wifh the grave offense of mur¬
der.
Sometime in the spring John
Lee, with whom Hicks was
boarding, was found dead, hang¬
ing from a beam in a sawmill
operated by Hicks.
A jury was impaneled to in¬
vestigate the case and after hear
ing all the evidence it was found
that he had commited suicide.
The grand jury took the mat
ter up this week and it is said
the little girl of Lee told that
Hicks killed her father and he,
with her mother to help him,
carried the body to the sawmill
and hung it.
She says that her father was
hit on the hack of the head with
a stick andtha the v%nt out- of the
house to a chicken coop that was
in the yard. After a little
Hicks and her mother went out
to where be was and they found
him dead, and that blood was
running from his nose and ears.
That they took him in the house
afid washed the blood off of him
and put out ton in his nose and
ears to stop the How; that when
this was done they put him on a
quilt and carried him to the
sawmill.
They have also found blood on
the floor of the coop as well as
what is supposed to be bload on
a quilt. They also found mud on
the log carrier at the mill while
there was none on Lee’s shoes
The little girl is only six years
old and probably does not know
how to swear in such things and
her evidence may not be taken.
Tim body of Lee will be taken
if up it and is found examined that next tljc weeh skull and j
is.;
fractured if will go hard with
Hicks but on the other hand,if
is not fractured lie will
be turned loose.
REV. S. H. HENRY
Died at His Home Near Sumach
Wednesday— Interment Yesterday.
Last Wednesday morning the
sad news reached Spring Place
that Rev. rf. H. Henry had
breathed his last.
Mr. Henry had been in very'
bad health for several months
and his death was not lines
peeled. His children and other
relatives had been at his bedside
waiting and watching for the end
since last Monday.
In the death of Mr. Henry
Murray county lias lost one of
her best citizens, the church one
other strongest ministers and
the community in which he lived
one of its best neighbors.
Mr. Henry was for years pas
tor of the Cumberland church
Sumach, and it dispensed with
his services only when lie be
came too old to attend to bis
dutios as its pastor and then by
his resignation only.
Ile was county school
sinner for a number of years, and
through his sfforts the county
schools were placed on a
plane than ever before.
No man in North Georgia was
bettor known than Mr. Henry
and Murray has lost a man.
whose place will be hard to fill.
He leaves five sons three daugh
ters ttt mourn his loss.
Thf Nkws extends ’ ‘ condolence
to the bereaved family.
THE MURRAY NEWS.
SPRING PLACE, MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA, AUGUST 18 , 1905 .
SHOOTING AFFRAY
IN! BRADLEY
Last Sunda V tin Which Zack Hook¬
er Lost His Life. Bad Whiskey was
The Cause of The Trouble.
On last Monday morning
news reached Spring Place that
Zack Hooker bad been shot and
killed by Lon Morton, in the edge
of Bradley county, Tenn., just
over the line from Murray.
The men had a dispute over a
divide of whisky in winch
were concerned, and both having
been drinking heavily, wore in
the right humor for a tight.
Hooker advanced on Morton
with a knife and Morton backed
away from him, telling him not
,to come anv further, and when
he did not heed him, Morton
Shot him dead, the ball piercing
his heart and coming out under
his shoulder blade.
Morton surrendered to the an
thorities and at the preliminary
trial was turned loose, the conn
considering it a case of justifiable
homicide.
Cantrell Out on Bond.
Judge Fite, after hearing part
tfie evidence in the oase j aS fr
Wednesdi| r , placed Jim Can¬
trell’s bond at $ 6,000 which was
readily made.
It will be remembered
Cantrell shot and killed Henry
Bailew in a fight last February.
Groves—Rohinson.
On last Sunday evening at the
residence of Esqr. <). I). Keith,
at Fort, Mountain, Mr.
Groves and Miss Maymie Robin
son were united in marriage,
’Squire Keith officiating.
Mr. Groves’is the son of our
j popular sheriff and is a young
man with a bright, future.
j Mrs. Groves is G le daughter J. L. Rob- of
our fellow townsman,
i insun, and is a favorite with ev¬
erybody.
The News wishes them success.
m{ f m V}S 0 jr 8 [ ATE NEWS,
Mark Puckett, a negro, near
Newborn, was killed bylighting
Mar) . Wyatti a V0Iin? , negro,
waB stru(;k , )V lightning near
R0ef;e an q illst antly killed.
The Southern Bell Telephone
company of Rome will expend
about $40,000 in improvements.
Miss Ella May Bonner filed
suit in the city court of Macon
against the Macon Railway and
Light company for $10,Off).
At a meeting of the county
commissioners all Madison every
thing was arranged to commence
work on the new court house.
Arrangements have nearly
been completed for a bank al
Franklin, which will lie known
as the Bank of Heard County,
R. p. Hodgson died suddenly
ju Athens. He was in his
• health and talked till a late
hour the night before his death.
Rural route No. 1 has been or
,] ere( i established October JO at
illacooebee, Coffee county,
serving 570 people and 128
houses.
Atlanta is soon to have a wire
telegraph station, according
k. S. Finch, representing the
American DeForrest Wireless
Telegraph.
Macon has received a lot 0
new cotton. C. B. Willingham
having received fifteen bales.
price is about 10 1-2 cents
p er pound.
xiicharH Jordon, of Baxley,
came to Macon a few days
f or treatment, having suffered
-considerably 7 from an attack of
appenicitis. j
George Dixon, an employe of
the Tallulah .railway at Clayton,
has been accidentally shot by;
“Dutch” Henson. The accident I
occurred in the depot at Clayton,
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JURY LISTS FOR FEBRUARY TERM, 1906
GRAND .It RSRS
William F. Mitchell John B. Ilawkins
William N. Gall man David F, Peeples
Doctor K. Oucarles ’John F. Davis
Janies B. Hughes David J. Isenhour
Charles J. Williams John lv. Harris
Melvin \Y. Whittemore James M. Pong
Solomon O’Kelly Thomas J. Peeples
William A. Childers Robert P. Messer
’ \HFntire Orange Parrott
John ri 1 . Kuhn Joseph N. Holcomb
Alvin Jones Lemuel 1). Leonard
Eli S. Stanford James C. Ellis
Lawrence McCleskev Berry W. Gladden
Dr{lke IL Lou^hridge William J. Johnson
John ... W. Harris John W. Tucker.
IIUVtRSt JURORS
Samuel II. Cox Willis H. Pendley
1 i«im J. Houston II. Beainer
; Willie J. Oregon
Moses W. Williams
George W. Swanson John M. McBrayer
‘ John W. Beasley James W. Keith
Marion L. Smith William P. Poteet
John I). Bond George W. Ogletree
George N. Aly David E. Humphreys
Seth A. Gregory Alfred S. Smith
John H. Pritchett Miller M. Bates
John K. Franklin Solomon B. Martin
William 0. Tucker Eli Onylor
George 11. Pritchett Thomas J. Tyson
Samuel If. Kelly George W. Berry
Drewry A. Wheat Elbert W. Swisher
John P. Gregory William T. Lackey
John 11. Whittle Isaac Shelton
William 11. Whittle Ovids L. Terry, sr.
v ..- : .y
G. O. Helms, a motorman, of
Atlanta, filed a petition in
ruptey in the United Statescourt
stating his liabilities to be $111!).’
oil, with no assets.
The investigation by the coro¬
ner in the alleged whipping of a
white convict at Sugar Hill
Springs, has caused a sensation.
A warrant has been issued for
tlm arrest of the warden. i
The coroner’s jury in the case
of the homicide of County School
Commissioner W. II. Cobb found man-j j
a verdict of voluntary
slaughter against Mrs. W.
Cobb, who did the shooting. j
Murray Ohatmar^ the negro j
charged with having killed the
negro Will Webb, who was at
first supposed, to have been
drowned at Athens, was brought.
from Atlanta by Sheriff Wile.
The meeting of the delegates
of the various Odd Fellow lodges
in the counties comprising Die
northeastern judicial • district
will be held in Gainesville the
second Wednesday in Septem¬
ber.
S. N. Williams, a popular liv¬
ery stable man of Athens, is con¬
fined to Ids borne as a result of
an accident. He was out driv
"'g when a wheel ot his buggy
came off, causing the horse to
ru n.
Rulp Miller, a 10-year-old no¬ j
boy, . convicted _ of
gro was ,mir - !
derot his no,oral emphyei j ’ 1
Spalding superior court and nn
less a higher court intervenes
P a y the penally with his
Uf e on the gallow’s.
The second trial of Luke Hall;
for the murder of Steve MeCul-;
lough lias closed recommcndatioir and a verdict {
U guilty with
mercy, the same as in the >
f* r »t trial, was reached after lotfl
hours with the jury.
Murray ville R. F, D.No.jL will
begin its service to the north of
the area served by the Gaines
ville routes September 1. Mur
rayville route No. 2 has been
surveyed and has been approved j
and recommended. It will al-!
so serve a good territory, going
by Albert, New Bridge, Brice
and Little. . :
1 fas announced at Wayeross
rO Mug from authority <J the
Coast Line, that the big shops
be built there by the Coast
would be started within the
week or two.
Mrs. Helen 1). Longstreet.
postmaster at Gainesville, pur¬
chased a pretty building site
and will begin the erection or a
handsome $ 2 , 000 , two-story resi¬
dence on the property.
IJen Bryant,a colored lineman
for the Macon Railway and Light
company, was electrocuted at
top of a pole thirty-five feet
from the ground, his neck being
broken by the shock of the elec
trie current.
The annual barbecue of. the ex
members of tht* Floyd Rifles,
which was to take place has
postponed on account of the
Patrolman Champ * Drew,
ness
who is secretary and treasurer
of the organization.
Since the publication that Rev.
Sam Small had tendered his res¬
ignation as editor of Brunswick
Journal,Rev. Mr. Small says he
lias withdrawn • Ins resignation
and that lie will continue in
Brunswick journalism.
Engine 111, pulling the Geor¬
gia Southern and Florida shoo
Hy train, struck a through
freight train just above the coal
chute in Oordele. The passenger
engine was precipitated down a
twenty foot embankment and
_L--- overturned. i
q g. Burha&s Testifies Alter Four Years
(|, B, Burhans, of Carlisle Cep
ter, N. Y., writes: “About four
y earg a g 0 I wrote you stating that
J !lii( ] been entirely cured of
sevet p kidney trouble dy taking
kf!S y, an two bottles of
xidney Care. It entirely
p p( j y, e ] )r) ck dust sediment, and
pain and all symptoms of disease
disappeared. lam glad to say
that I have never had a return
of any of those symptoms during.
the four years that have elapsed
and I am evidently cured to stay
cured, and heartily recommend
Foley’s Kidney Cure to
from kidney or bladder
trouble.” For sale by S. II.
SU !!>*.
SUPERIOR COURT
DOES BIG BUSINESS
Traverse Jurors Held For Only Two
Days But a Record Breaking Bus¬
iness Was Done During That Tiiae.
Murray Superior Court was a
“short horse and soon curried”
at the August term, 1905.
The accustomed quota of legal
lights were present to lend their
greater or lesser brilliancy to the,
occasion, and they together with
the unprecedented hustling of
Judge Fite and Solicitor Sam Ik
Maddox soon made disposition
of all litigation possible of atten¬
tion at this term, and the tax¬
payers of Murray were thus
saved hundreds of dollars in the
way of court expenses.
The Grand Jury is still in ses¬
sion, Court having no jurisdic¬
tion over the length of their de¬
liberations, and they have found
—true bills up to the hour of go¬
ing to press.
The following is a concise
statement of the cases disposed
of during the two days of the
setting.
Mrs. L. W. Garter vs Mary II.
Garter, et al, Petition for par¬
tition. Granted.
J. W. Langston vs M. A. Car
ter } et al.Appeal; Settled and
costs paid.
Mrs. N. A. McEntire vs A.
K. A N Ry. Appeal: Contin
ued by plaintiff.
A. K. & N. By. vs J. W.
ender and R. I. Peak. Appeal:
Continued l.»y plaintiff.
North Ga. Lumber Go, vs
George II. Gammon, et al. Pe
tition to establish copy of lost
deod; Order gKmtv<L>
Ohatsworth Land Go. applica¬
tion for charter; Granted at
special term.
Oavender A McWilliams Bros,
vs M. J. Elrod, and Mrs. D. D
Elrod, claimant. Claim: Con¬
tinued.
J. M. Terrell, Gov. vs W. W.
Luffman,A. J. Thomas, J. N,
Burkes, M. J. Pritchett and Mrs
Jones Luffnmn, claimant. Claim :
Continued. 1
J. M. Terrell, Gov. vs Darb
Spivey, principal, W. I). Will
banks, J. L. Robinson, R. L.
Robinson and G. L. Moore, secu¬
rities. Forfeiture of recogniz¬
ance: Settled and costs paid.
Emerson J-'Adams vs E. J.
Colley A Go. Complaint : An¬
swer.
State vs Evans Small, Kid
Sorrell and Robt. Lamar. Mis¬
demeanor. Pleas of guilty as to
Small and Lamar; bond forfeit¬
ure as to Sorrell; settled by pay¬
ment of costs.
State vs George Chvefis, II.
Wright, Dave Smith and Sain
Barber. Gambling: Pleas of
guilty: Settled by payment of
costs.
State vs Robert Edmondson
and Robert Simms. Misdemean¬
or: Ideas of Guilty; Fine $25
and costs in each case,
State vs Bert Silvers. Burgla
ry : verdict of guilty Sentence
of one year in the chaingang.
State vs Ernest Cook. Larce
, vy f rom the house : Fine of $10
an( j c 0 gt. s or one year in the
chaingang.
* State vs Will Davis. Larceny
from tjie house: Not guilty.
State vs Anderson Glass,
Wright, Williams & Wadley and
Burroughs. Misdemeanor:Fleas
of guilty: Settled by payment- of
costs.
State ths G. R. Wheaton.
detnbanor : Continued by the
state and demand.
State, vs Sal lie Chitwood. Mis
demeanor : No arrest,
State vs J. 0. Heartsell.
Continued by defend
ant.
State vs V ictor Fierce,
meaner. Nolle prosequi.
State vs B. E. Hall.
NO. 36
ROOSEVELT S TRAIN
WAS SWITCHED
In Order to Bodge Plot of Anarchists
to Blow up President and His Party.
Plucky Chief Executive Objects.
New York, Aug. 14,—That the
railway officials were alarmed
for the safety of President Roose¬
velt on his way from Chatauqua
to Jersey City on Saturday is
shown by the fact made ""known
yesterday that the president’s
car did not come in over the
main line. Instead the Ohatau
qua special was broken in two at
SulTerin, N. Y., and the presi¬
dential party was brought in by
a special roundabout way over
two small branch roads.
President Roosevelt is said to
have objected to the unusual
precautions taken, but acquies¬
ced when positive orders from
President Underwood, of the E
rie railroad, were shown him.
These orders were issued as a re¬
sult. of a letter received by the
Paterson police, which said
■there was a plot to blow up the
president’s train near Ridge¬
wood, N. J.
The Chatauqua special was
stopped at SufFeriu early Satur¬
day morning. There was a con¬
sultation over the telephone,
followed by a consultation of
railroad men at which it was de
cided to send the president to
Sparkhill, a small town on the
Hudson, three miles below Ny
by a little side road, known
as the’ Pierpont branch, and
thence to Jersey City on the
Northern railway, a branch of its
I terminal in Nyack.
j President Roosevelt was a
I wakened and told o£ the change
in the schedule as the officials
did not like to tale the respon
sibility without his consent. The
president, after some discussion,
said that he was “in the hands
of the Erie,” and while lie had
no fear of hrs train being wreck¬
ed on the main line, be would do
what the railroad men thought
best. Slow time was made over
the Pierpont branch and the
Northern railroad and extra
men guarded every part of both
roads. '
meaner : Settled by payment of
costs.
State vs Will Holland, Mis
demeanor: Bond forfeited.
State vs Alex. Killgore and
Bill Killgore. Simple larceny:
No arrest-.
State vs Jim Davis. Misde¬
meanor: Continued by defend¬
ant.
State vs Arthur Wilson. Mis
demanor: Plea of guilty: -Set¬
tled by payment of the costs.
State vs Duncan Parrott, Jim
Parrott and John Black. Riot:
Verdict of not guilty.
State vs James Cantrell. Mur¬
der. Continued by defendant
and bail in the sum of $5,000.
State vs Warren Chitwood.
Misdemeanor: Plea of guilty;
Fine $10 and the costs.
State vs John Bobo. Misde¬
meanor: Continued by state
and demand.
State vs Will Bates. Misde
meaner: No arrest,
State vs Will Bates and Joe
Clayton. Misdemeanor: Noar
rests.
state vs. Charley Allen. Mur
No arrest,
state vs Agnew Williams. Mis
( j emeanor . j ^ 0 arr e 8 t.
State vs W. N. Beavers. Mis
demeanor : No arrest.
State vs Amos Bishop. Mie
Bond forfeited.
State vs Arums * Bishop and
der: ^ right ll&a lasaop. of guilty Assault as to to Amos mm
l^iop, me >, anr cos s.
State vs Victor Bierce. Mis
demeanor: Plea of guilty; Fine
of $10 and the costs.