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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER. FRIDAY. AUGUST 1',. IfVU.
V/HERE IS HINSON?
.ncftTINI THS .WILKINSON COUN-
£5 ‘ t y MYSTERY.
, i.nrv E»amlnntlon Yestorday-Tes-
FjJ** of t na Wltn.i.**--Largo
""crowcl o' 6poomtoro-A
Cn»» ParallBl to thla.
Edmondson and' Newt Hud-
! .h«r*ed with conspiracy in the kill.
lone D ic Hinson, in Wilkinson coun-
*" or ,b.ut Jane 6th, took place yea-
£ aornint! before United States Com-
closer Erwin. . .....
Tk, court room was crowded with spec-
msny of them having come in (rom
' ,„j Wilkinson counties, as friends
'ibesecused and of tho missing man.
'1. -ate so far as developed, presents
‘ curious and mysterious phases. Tho
counties have been wild with rumors
flew from mouth to mouth. Per-
h,d been seen who saw tho dead and
ated body of Hinson when it was
t from its grave; others had been
'•ho would swear that the three men
Jot Hinson away at the dead bourof
.litre ail disguised; others had been
•bo stood upon the very spot under
..the bones ot the murdered man were
• (he ground plowed over, and so
aich a long and varied string ot reports
leave the aflair high coloring and great
■“ pur this reason the case excited
- little interest, and hence the
cbowdsd coubt boom.
,. >0 o'clock Deputy Marshall Cash
rL] .tie court in due iorm. District
tinrnev Darnell cane up from 8avan-
BJXkifter the interests of the gov
lamen Land Col J. D Jonrs, of Twiggs,
presented the prisoners, who were pres-
Col Jones moved to dismiss the war-
n$ontbegrouni that the warrant was
Wire ^ uot charging any particular act
conspiracy, or what right or privilege
>e intimidation prevented. The motion
ii orerruied, and the examination of
,tnesies began. Tho first called was
a. i dknnard,
o tiatified: Live in Gordon and am
lice of the peace. Know Ityals, Ed-
mdsanaod Hud-ton: did not know Doc
ijuion intimately; I have seen him. He
„ brought before me on a charge of bur
law I issued the warrant Jonah Kvals
ii the prosecutor. It was about the Ath
iflih of June; no witnesses io the case,
didn't think the evidence was sufllcient
I dismissed the case. Did not see Ed-
dson and Hudson on that day. Ityals
. he would carry Hinson back home.
.. was working for Ryals. They came in
buggy and went away in a buggy.
UK WAS WOT TIED
tnvway. It was some time afterward
fore I taw Edmondson and Hudson,
m’t know anything about the alleged
ling of Hinson and have not participate
. in *ny search for him.
J. Champion sworn: I livo in Twiggs
inty. Knew Doc Hinsou; don’t know
it the charge of burglary. I live fif.
■ miles from Gordon. Hinson was at
y houls about the 1st of June; came to
ty bou«e about night, lie s’ayed all
ight. During the night some time Ityals.
mnnlson and Hudson came there and
him. It was about 11 or 12 o'clock;
btd gone to bed. The men stayed about
quarter of an Uo ir. The dog was in the
Ww barking and I got up to let him
it and there were the men. They
Iked ont of the .house. Edmond-
bad Hinson by tbe arm. He was not
cor bound in any way when they 'efi
[y hftuse. Edmondson was a wearing
id Ryals awore one oath at my house,
[udwn said Hinson bad taken some
cry and clothes from Ityals. They did
lay wbat Miey were going to do with
They had a pap»r, but don’t kitow
<*r it was a warrant or not. Ed
ison asked Ryals for the warrant,
dwben Ryals banded the paper to him
asked Hinson if he wanted it read.
Moo said he didn’t care. I saw the
fi faces and recognized them.
TIET WERE ROT DH iUWED.
»ot see them drinking. I supposed
Ryals’a conduct that ho was under
Influence of liquor. F. imondson made
arrest and tore his shirt open. Ityals
d and kissed him. und s«3d: “Didn't
oow I’d have you if you went to tho
nr' Whrn Hinson put on his
»they took him off. I have known
•. Edmondson and liudion ever since
mid remember. Don’t knowwhat.be-
aof Hinson, and don’t know whether
is living or dead. Word canto
- *h»t the people wanted
■ take body of Hinson up, ns IHnson was
Toured dead, hut I r**fun;.l to have an
[ng todo wffh It, after being told t,
a the evidence before
At jury was that the men’turned
fy ty” told him to leavo the
pwty. Kyals, Edmondson and Hudson
Irechtrged with the crime.
Egg**. "itneai testiiied
dock hixsov’s sistek.
•a t know of ray own knowledge of any
**edingsof the grand jury in this mat-
fcn .“ one °f m y family went before the
rV* jury to prosecute in this case.
|chsbod Halckom. aworn—Live in
Vitha Collins sworn: Live in Wil
kinson. Know the defendants. Didn't
know Hinson. Don't know anything of
the killing of Hinson. Haven't Been de
fendants together in a year. Know noth-
of the case. I live about one-fourth of a
mile from Ryals’s place; not related to him
nor to Edmondson or Hudson. Did not
see the body of a^ad man about the first
of June. None of the defendants have
been near my house. Never saw any men
in a field n«*ar my bouse.
Mr. J. I). Collins sworn: Live in Wil
kinson county. Know defendants. Don’t
know Doc Hinson. I know nothing about
this case. Have not seen the defendants
together, except' two at a baseball club.
Have not seen out one dead person in a
year, and that was a lady. Have not seen
defendants near my house since June 1st,
Have not seen the defendants gathered to
gether since the first of June. I saw Hin-t
son plowing at Ryals’s about last May.
Know nothing of the case against
Hinson for theft. Am not re
lated to any of tho de
fendants. I have lived where I am liv
ing now about two years; don’t know of
any one determined to
HUNT DOWN TUB MURDERERS
of Hinson if he was killed.
Ben Jones sworn: Live in Twiggs coun
ty; know defendants; don’t know Doc
Hinson; live seven or eight miles from
Ryals. A man passed my bouse last
spring who was said to be Doc Hinson.
Never saw a man tied in custody of de
fendants at any time. Know nothing
at all of the killing of Doc Hinson* don’t
know of his beieg taken away from Cham
pion’s house. Ryals came to my house
I Halckom, a worn—Live
county. Know.Ryals, Edmondson
^Hudson. They lire about six or eight
f m«.. Did not know Dock Hin-
bid uot «m th« defendant* together
*1* ***■ been some time since
iw b.in)ondson and Hudson together.
tbe| D hi purauit or custody of
iint know what became
wetter came up btfore
EE» n<1 J ur r. end Hudson waa one of
. lworn * J- J- Fitzpatrick,
"JtjiHolliBil. Adophut Brown and WU»
iJnmZiT* w .ore tbo i ur y- Tho caso
wumed half a day or more. The soltci-
Newtlluilson call.-d More
m2’* no evidence before
fint ? W on# guUty. No re-
b(n~ ro , nee ? investtfat&o Was before
made as to the
aed—Nor.c of H'naon’s rela
..If*? 7°™f* the grand jury to |
«u»e defendants. The jury was
^ of fair minded men u! Twiggs <
|<*ai Will , W orn -Uvs In Twiggs
1 ■ ' ' ■ • i*-1.i ,m-. Km..* Doc
anil Hu,I
ut l">ne ai>
|Brj»o(June. Tb»y lira about t».
•' - I- I l..y lumtiu:
Tom DOCK Btawx,
•aid b.' had ,
|Mj« a suit o( do
no£ know tl,
live he tL^ yCd,i c
'. from Chan
d for his house.
about the Oth or 7th of June and asked if
Doc Hinsou had passed there. It was
night and I heard other voices outside.
Ryals said Hinson had stolen about $30
and some clothing from hitn. They stayed
only a few minutes. Mr. Ryals asked the
way to Champion's. Heard tramping of
horses; it was between 11 and 12 o'clock.
Ryals was dressed as usual; I saw his face,
lie made no threats; don’t think he was
under the influence of liquor. I heard
horses pass myhoueo later in the night.
There was some talking, but don’t know
what was being said; it was about th ee-
quarters of an hour after they came to my
house. Doc Edmondson has been acting
» bailiff in our county for the last year.
The court here took a recess until 3
clock, p. ra.
AFTERSOQN SBSStOS.
Frank Atkins, sworn: Live in Twiggs.
Know defendants; live within five or six
miles of them. Have known. Doc Hinson
for two or three years. Don’t know where
he lives. He lived about at different
places. I know Newt Hudson. Have not
seen him but once since June. Never told
Wm. Hinson or any one else that I knew
anything of the whipping or killing of Doc
Hinson. Never saw defendants together
except at picnic. Haven’t seen Hinson in
some time. Was not a witness before the
grand jury. Djn’t know anything about
the case whatever. 1 had a conversation
about the case with Wm. Hinson,
whq asked me if I had heard so and ao.
and I told him I had. Don’t know what
became of Hinson.
Cross-examined—Doc Hinson and de
fendants are all white men. My under
standing is that Doc Edmondson has been
acting as bailiff in his district.
John Kdmondson aworn—Live in
Twigg*. I am a cousin to Doc Edmond
son. I know defendants. Have had no
conversation with my cousin about the
killing or whipntng of Doc Hinson. Can’t
recollect Doc Edinundson saying that the
other two, Ryals and Hudson, did it. I
live twelve or thirteen miles from
Doc Edmondson. IHavc not seen
him since the picnic. It was a«picnic
and baseball playing combined. It was at
Judge Nelson’s. Never saw the defendants
together. Don’t know where Doc Hinsou
is, nor whether he is
aliae or sot.
I have been by Ryals’s house, which is
about two miles from Doc Edmondson's
house. The picnic was last Friday: saw
all three of the defendants there. Don’
Know anything about the case. .
Cross-examined—Didn’t mean to ssy, all
three were there. Ryals was not there.
George Barrantine. sworn: Livo in
Twiggs. Know defendants; know John
Cannon. Never saw Doc Hinson but once.
He introduced himself to roe, and was
hunting’s place to work. Understood he
went to Ryals’s to work, but never saw
him afterwards. Never saw any one dead
this year but a woman. Never went to
look for Hioson. Know nothing of a
whipping. Don’t know where be Ts now.
I was talking to Mr. Hudson last Sunday
evening about this case. He said he was
not guilty, and ir the others were h« didn ,f
know It. I met him in Jeffersonville.
Cross-examined—Doc Edmondson hss
been bailiff (or the past four or five years.
He acted under Mr. Griffin until Mr.
Stokes was appointed, and no one has been
elected to take bis place. Have not seen
him serving nsp»ra this year. Ryals and
Hudson live m Wilkinson and Edmondson
ln john*Cannon. sworn: Live In Twiggs,
Know defendants. Hin»on came to me
to hire* him; but I did hot know
him. He asked me if I knew of anybody
who wanted to hire. 1 told him Mr.
Ryils. I had seen him two or three times
then, I saw him once in
widow; iv alb’s orchard.
Never saw him since dead or alive. I
know nothing of this case. Have not
spoken to any nf the defendants about this
case. I saw E imondson and Hudson at
the bosebsll match.
Cross examined—Since Mt. Griffin went
ont ot the otfice ot justice of the peace in
December, Mr. Stokes has been justice of
the peace. Mr. Edmondson has been tbe
balhff since Stokes was elected. I have
seen him passing papers and he said he
was bailiff.
Ichabod Bslckom. recalled-I was a
member of the grand jury aad Newt Hud
son was a witness. He atattd Hinson was
arrested and rode behind him to Mr.
Ryals’s and about 2 or 3 o'clock to Mr.
Dsn Ryals’s. and be lsft them in the road
In tho morning. Hinson was arrested foi
stealing. The case before the grand jury
was against Ryals, Kdmondion and Hud
son for the killing and whipping of Doc
Hinson. Hudson stated that he
left them in the road at Dan
o clock. Never saw any plowing done
that dsy. I siw them in the road. Didn’t
know what they took Hinson to Gordon
f'»r. I a.'s ii"' . n! for anv spade, hue ,,r
other implement on that day. I was be
fore the grand jury and testified what I
have testified here. Know Shorter Griflin,
but don't know what he had to do with
the case before the grand jury. I was
summoned before the grand jury. Have
heard no conversation about this matter
since I saw the men in the road.
The court then adjourned until 9 o’clock
this morning, when the examinatioa will
be resumed.
A PARALLEL CASE.
Sheriff Fountain, of Twiggs, Is In atten
dance as a spectator, and tells us that a
case similar to the one pending examina
tion occurred in T*aurens county, in which
two Twiggs county men were intei ested, six
years ago. Two good citizens of Twiggs,
were charged with having disguised
themselves and waylaid a white man
named Justin, against whom there was a
warrant. After waylaying him they mur
dered him, ao the charge went, and threw
the body into'a pond. The two men were
arrestee jand carried before a justice of the
peace. On the examinatioa there were
witnesses to prove that the men were seen
to strike the fatal blow and to throw the
body into the pond. There were
witnesses who saw the footprints of the
accused men around the margin of the
pond and the drops of blood. A thorough
search was made over the county for Jus
tin, but uo trace of him could be found.
The accused men were dumbfounded at
tbe array of evidence against them, and
failed to prove an alibi. In some way they
made their escape and fled to Texas, with
everybody convinced of their guilt.
Six months later Justin was found in
, all In Echols county, on a charge of steal
ing. The frjeuds of the accused men lost
no time in communicating this fact to
them in Texas, and they returned, and
were restored to full citizenship. Sheriff
Fountain was well acquainted with the
facta, and says all the parties are now liv
ing, and the accused men are as good citi
zens as live anywhere.
The second day of the preliminary ex
amination of Messrs. Ryals, Edmondson
and Hudson attracted fully, as large a
crowd as was in attendance the day be
fore.
The court opened at 10 o’clock with
John Kitchens on the witness stand. He
testified as follows:
John Kitchens, sworn—Live in Twigg.s
abouteigbtor ten miles from Jonah Ryals’s
house. Know defendants. Know Doc
Hinson. I heard every dav more or less
that Hinson had been whipped, but did
not hear of his being killed. Had no con
vernation with Edmondson or Hudson. L
went to Ryals’s house on a visit and had a
conversation. I mentioned it to him, and
he said yes, Doc had been taking some
things bat there was no proof,
He did not say where Hin
son was. I did not ask where Hinson
was. Did not hear the other two men say
anything about it. Know nothing of the
investigation. It was about the -middle of.
June when I went to Ryals’s house. I told
him I understood Hinson had stole some
things from him. The conversation came
about in that way.
Cross examination—The grand jury in
Twiggs waa composed of good,
FIRST-CLASS MEW
of the county. Had a murder been com
mitted there were justices of the peace
who would have held an inquest. Know
Jonah Ryals. He bears a good character
and 1 never heard anything against him.
Cannot recall the names of the grand jury
as I was not at court.
Wm. Day.Jsworn—Live in Twiggs, about
a mile and a half from the defendants.
Know defendants. Was not personally
acquainted with Doc Hinson; don’t know
anything of his being carried to Gordon.
I saw him la^t some time in Jane. He
waa at Ryals’s when I saw him. Don't
know any thing of his arrest, or of his go
ing off or anything about the case. I was
a witness before the grand
jury. No one conferred with
with roe about the case before I went be
fore the grand Jury. Have not seen Doc
Hinson since 1 saw him in the plnm or
chard. Mr. Dan Ives was with Hinson
when I saw him lMt. He was
GATHERING PLUMS.
Can't say what that date was. 1 i
more positive that it wm about the 20th of
June than about the l&tb. Doc Edmond-
niondson is bailiff, sod has been for years.
Know members of the grand jury—nearly
all of them. They are good men an *
would ferret out a crime.
Lena Champion, sworn: I am tho wife of
whiohHinson was arrested. I had very
little conversation wiili Edmondson. He
waa not at court house when I saw Hud-
I a»k«*d him ii tin* n-por - \vi*r»* true
1 if he was guilty, and he said they were
L He mode uo explanation of what be
came oi H nson. lie said Hinson was r ot
dead and was not hurt. I had very little
conversation with Ryals. None of defend
ants have ever told me what became of
Hinson. Don’t know of any efforts made
to find him. Sbotttr Griffin is my brother.
Mrs. Hinson, mother ol Doc, and his
brother William were in my office
about two weeks ago. and I sup-
they were after a warrant,
l talked with Mrs. Hinson and she Raid
object was to try and get a pension.
Don’t know anything of the trial at Gor-
i. .
!. I. Dennard, recalled for the defense-
issued a
WARRANT FOR BURGLARY
against Doc Hinson. I am a justice of
the peace. I gave the warrant to Ryals
and he brought him to me. There was no
return made on the warrant Did not
Edmondson in connection with the
warrant. My understanding was that
Hinson was in Wilkinson county at the
time I issued the warrant Hinson wont
from Gordon with Mr. Ryals.}Edmondson
is a bailiff in Twiggs. Jrv bailiff was not
there. I swore in Mr. Ryals to execute
this warrant. He brought Hinsou and
s ;ii'l Ii* tillin', think lit*. ",i ! 1 . vi• 1 «*u< t*
enough to convict him. I took Hinson
and talked to him a long time. Ryals
agreed to pay the costs. I kept the war
rant.
J. E. Andrews, sworn—I know Doc Hin
son; have known him twelve or fifteen
y.'ar.-t. N< v. r knew him to stay at any
one place but a little while at a time. He
has passed my house several times
a year. He left home one
time and was gone f«.r
.. year or more, and I did not know
whero he was gone. I was a justice of the
peace at the time. I told Hinson there
was a warrant out for him for
1 the case.
*»* examined; I kn
' »in Twi-g, county
N-Eland HuI«on, I n*.
? desperate. Never in
KnjWajbo- 1 : ■ H
. .itiun. n.,
"f ili' I,. ,n , t r:i |i|,,
Ml. Ki. ,.
i ki. V. tin. ',lf(
. , Doc liinao-
fe? ‘-fr- Xav.raai
r that 1 raiernl
°< tile ilefendi
looki
■not a witoo., nor did
fry of Tirixn county,
*• hi
I lire about *i|
. uniltrth-oj Hinw
Don’t know anyth!
aoroothlnif In God', woi
i of my own Knowledge
UMI HMOiriC toons ,
Urals's house. There are two forks of tbe
roads there, and I don’t know which fork
it w&s on.
John Jack Fitzpatrick, sworn: Lire four
miles from Gordon in wilkineon county.
Know' defendants. Knew Doc Hinson
whr'ii I saw bint. Not present o' near
Ityals’s house when I saw Hinson, Don’t
remember when I saw him last. I saw
him
at wobk ut tiie norm
in June. Don’t know that he iadead.
Don't know anythin* of the arrest of Hin
son by defendants. I was before the crand
jury in Twins. I stated there that 1 knew
nothin* of the ati'atr. Don't know why I
should be a witness in thia case. Never
Hinson under arrest. I know nothin*
ut theatTalr. 1 hare been by Kyaia's house
slime the first of June but don’t remember
seein* Hinson there.
Adolphus Brown, sworn: UrelnTwiggs
tm Jonah Kyals's land. Hare lived there
two year.. Know Doc Edmonson and
KewtBndeoo. Knew Doe Hinson when I
saw him. He worked for Mr. Ryals in Hav.
11, .nt e-now how tong he worked there. He
wo-Ion the farm. I am a tenant ' I
wa, at Kyat.'e bouse every night in May
in . I Jnne. Wasn't at home when they car.
rfed him to Gordon. I was
at Griffln’e mill. Hinson was
ut work up to the day I went to th* mill.
IWt remember whether I saw Hinson
the day before 1 went to the mill dr
I SAW HIM SEAT HOEXIHO
s lions- with Mr. Ryals. That
i day utter they went to Gordon,
lug a grave in my Ufe. Don't know
ngu'xmtlhe whipping of Hinson,
sot seen him since that day. My
is half a mile from Mr. Ryals’s. I
fiwd liii mules everynight Never knew of
Edmondson and Hudson meeting et
I:vaIs's house sny Light in June. Saw
them --reralday* Afterwards; they had
Doc down fn the road. They were be-
io'.ii Mr. Ryals’.house end Mr. Dyer’s
house. It was not more than a quarter of
a ini.a from ltjals's bouse. The inn waa
about an hour Ugh. They were Bitting
down in the road. I aaid good morning|o
them. I went down to get the males and
tol l Mrs. Ryals my wife .was sick and I
•lidnit want to work. 1 stayed at home ail
d«y. Sever SAW pn m—— 1 etwee that
day. I MW Mr. Ryals next day at 12
MU* vu*tujll’ru, IWWU . * MU UitJ milk] tit
Dav. Chamniun. I live in Twiggs. I know
Jonah Ryals’a face. Don't know Doc Ed
mondson. They came to my house some
time in Jnne. i know Doc Hinson; he
was my brother. He was at my bonse
thst night. .The mefi came about 11
o’clock. Ail of them came into tho boose.
When they came In they said nothing at
all-only Inquired for Doc Hinson. Then
they came in and took him. Doc Ed
mondson walked up and pot hie hands in
bis collar. Ryals put his arms around Doc
and kissed him. Hudson did nothing at
all. The first l knew of them they were
at the door. Edmondson and Ryaia
ed in tho house and Edmondson
suxo a soso,
but I forgot wbat it was. My htuband
made a light, Hudson did not eay any
thing. They said he bad been stealing
something from Mr. Ryals. I saw their
faces, and they were ordinarily dressed.
They remained only a few minutes. They
took my brother out Into the yard and per
mlUed him to dress lu the usual manner;
he said nothing to them; tn tbe bouse
something was said about a warrant. Rv.
als patted him on the hock and asked him
U be wanted tbe warrant read and he said
li- didn't care wbathtr It was read or not
My brother had not been fn my house
long before they came. Don't know whotb.
er he had been taken to Gordon. Gan'
•ay what time in June was.
I bare bad considerable trouble, i
heard that be had been killed. Hat e not
seen my brother since that night It had
been a month before that night since he
Came to my home. He was on hit way to
Macon. The m» who came after had
nothing on their faces.
Cross-examined—My brother worked
about. I have never known him to go off
and stay a year or so. I heard that
Bk RAH AWAY
from Twiggs connty for stealing frem H,
M. Loyless.
Re-direct—The three men carried my
brother off He did nothing nor said any
thing.
Fannie Cullins, ewora-I.lve In Twiggs
county; know defendants. Have seen Die
Hinson only twice. Saw him once in the
plnm orchard; never saw him since.
Nevr saw the body of a dead man aaid to
be Doc Hinson; don't know of his trial at
Gordon, of hti whipping or ids killing.
Have not seen defendants together, nor
Doc Hinson with either of them. Never
told Dr. Rice anything about this case.
Cot. Darnell here rested tbe case. The
defense introduced William Griltin, who
testified: My name is William Grilfin and
I am ordinary of Twiggs county. 1 know
all the men on tbe grand jury, and they
are upright, intelligent men, who would
discharge their duty. I waa present at
last court. There was
no bias oa rarjL’DtcE
id jury towards the 1
Edmondson. He ha
ing as baiiifffor fooror fire years, and was
elected twice. He was elected last Janua
ry, and I presided over the election. I am
father-in-law of Edmondson and Hudson,
with whom I have had tome conversation.
I approached him on the subject of the ru
mors and told Idm what I bad beard. He
1: I n:u ini. ' iiL 1 u ent to Mr. Ity-
al.t's house to get some peaches for my
wife." Edmonc-on and Jonah Ityals
asked him to go and arrest Doc Hinson,
who was charged with having stolen some
thing*. Hu said there was no one to stay
with bla wife and ha bad no hone to ride.
Hr said he knew Edmondson was an offi
cer and bad a right to
press him in. and he obeyed
him. He told me they went to Champion's
boose and arrested him, and that be (Hin
son) rode behind Ryals. They took him
to Kyals's house ..where they dismounted.
He told me he did not know what
done with Hinson after be left th
ala's hoots. He did not tell me
cares. I huv were never inremini, •„ no
such rnre-t were ever anticipated. Tlnre
is no eviiienie of a violation of sny cl,m e
of the statutes even if tbs psrtvwAsa>
black as the ace of fpsde. And I ho! I i
there hsd been a ca-e fully made out. the
United States courts have no jurisdiction
whatever orer it."
8TEALIXO a BOO.
That was abont three years ago. He said
if they didn’t get him in a few days they
wonlun't get him. I did not see him again
in aboutayear. I live within about a quar
ter of a mile of Doc’s mother. Don't
know where be went When I saw him
next he bad a little carpet sack in l'uiaski
county. Never knew him to remain at any
place bnt a little time. He has been going
backward and forward. Don’t know that
be is a married man. I heard that he had
a wife, but he had none in my neighbor
hood. Heard be had a wife down thw
country. Have not heard of any effort
mnde to find Hinson or the whereabouts of
bis wife since this trouble came about. I
live about fifteen miles from the defend'
ants. I know them when I see them.
Don’t know anything of Hinson since
June.
Wm. Hinson sworn; I am a brother of
Doc Hinson. He was a sort of a fellow to
tako a notion to go off and stay a while,
sometimes three months. Once and a
while ho would write me a letter. He
would turn np suddenly qml explain where
he had been. He left me last March and
I never heard a breath from him untill
heard his being killsd. Don’t know that
he was marrien. It was rumored that he
had a wife at Eastman. Never failed to
hear from him in a longer time than
three months. His peculiar trait was to
go off without explaining where he was
going.
AROCHENT AND OPINION.
At this juncture, counsel for the defense
and also lor the government announced
that they would dose here.
Col. Darnell, on tbe part of the govern
ment, asked that the defendants be bound
orer under the statutes 5508,5500.
Col. Jones, on the part of the accused,
pleaded jurisdiction, claiming the case did
not come within the statutes 5548,5500,
5510, nndcr which the prosecution pro
ceeded. They were passed expressly for
the benefit of the colored race. To snpport
his position he qnotbd from Chief Justice
Waite in the United States Supreme
Court, in the case of the united
States vs. Crnlksbank et al, in which
the defendants were negroes, whose
ruling was as follows: "It is no more tbe
duly or within the power of the United
Slates to punish for a conspiracy, to falsely
Imprison or mnrder within a State than it
would be to punish for false Imprisonment
~t mnrder itself."
Commissioner Erwin in delivering
his opinion ru’ed that as a qnes.
tion of jurisdiction, no commissioner
had the authority to decide on a constitu
tional law, nnless tbe particular sections
nnder which the warrant was iscued bad
been passed upon by the Supreme Com t
in cases of a similar nature, and cases
Involving
QUESTIONS OP CONSTITUTIONAL LAW.
He knew of no case similar In nature to
the one before hint In which the Supreme
Court bad passed upon under the above
seetions. Tho court admitted thst titers
were anaiogona section* uuder the civil
rights act which had been declared uncon
stitutional, but tbe court bad no right to
pass upon any questions of law under any
other section by etiology; bnt
it was the oninton ot the court
that in this case it has
jurisdiction (under tbe sections above
quoted. He therefore held the defendants
to answer in the anm of $1,004 each.
The bonds were given with the names
cf Herbert Kavnolde and J.C. Rums sign'
ed to them. Dave Champion and his wife,
Eena Champion, gave a personal bond of
f iOO for their appearance. Adulplius
Irown, a negro witness, was ptsced under
bond of $100.
WBAT COL. JOXES SAYS.
Colonel Jones, the counsel for .the ao-
cused, In a conversation with onr reporter
•ays: "While the ease is a remarkable
one, the mystery which has snr-
ronnded it and the fame which it baa
gained is due only to a batch e! wild, ex
aggerated and improbable stories thst
were bom of imagination probably tinged
with prejudice or malice, that in some way
got afloat in tbe connty. Now, let us see
wbat there is in ths case before we speak
of tbe question ot jurisdiction. From tbe
evidence given before the court, and
which ha* Been published to the world, it
that Hinson was a msn whose
MERCER AND ATHENS.
Why the Meroar Bore Claim the Victory
Over the Athenians.
We have received a communication from
one of the Mercer debaters, who was to
have participated in the contest that waa
expected IO have occurred in Atheasdm-
ing tbe recent commencement, detailing at
length tbe resaons why that debate did not
come off. It ie a long story, and would
occupy more space than we could possibly
devote to it It reviews the history of in
ter-collegiate debates in Georgia, and re
lates over tbe story of Mercer’s former
victories. Theso incidents are still fresh
in the pub'ic mind, and need, we thtnk,
no emphasis. However, as the M. r-
boys think it has not been
satisfactorily explained why the Athens
boys did not meet them at the university
commencement, we cheerfully produce
that portion which relates to the causes.
After alt efiorts had failed to secure nn is
sue at Athens, the article bays;
It was then decided ao have the debate
in the near future and to get C lonei
Broyles to preside. Thus the 18lb pa hcu
and commencement was over. O '
morning of the Uih. ns the students ....
all at the depot ready 11 leavo for their re
spective homes, four of the inter-coliegiate
debaters, two from each college, met tor
few minutes and fixed August 6th tu tl..
time for the debate and that it should i ake
place in Athens, unless some other place
should be preferred afterwards.
Messrs. Pickard and Baldy, of Mercer,
stopped over fn Atlanta and saw Culonel
Broyles. Ho said that he would be wilii g
to preside on the Gtb, whether tbe dcoait
was in Athens or Atlanta. Atlanta seemed
to be much the better place for tho de
bate, since it would be a mare central place
for all the debsteie and a larger audlouce
coaid be bed, and for msny other ruusone
seemed better adapted.
As there was considerable delay on the
part of Athena, the following telegram
was sent: .
"Macon, Ga., July 23. 1881.—7b A.
Bishop, Athens, Ga.: What about litvinc
debate in Atlanta? By far most desirable
place. We will make all arrangement:
Answer. E. V. Baldy.”
lwo days later a postal arrived as foi
lows:
“Athens, Ga., July 21,1884.—Igncsa the
debate is about dead, but am waiting tu
hear from Bins and Conyers.
"A. F. Bishop.
To this a second telegram was sent ae
follows:
‘•Macon, GA.,Jnly 25. 1884.—To .A.
Bishop, Athens, Oa.: Debate is not demi
unless your men back out. Not’ Mercer'i
f nit that it failed on the 16th. Broylu:
will preside; time is fixed; why not have
it? We will meet yon at any place yon
name, butprefer Atlanta. Answer.
“E. V. Baldy."
After three or four days a postal arrived
as follows:
"Athens, Ga., July 28, 1831.—Yonr fa
vor received today, for which you h«e
my hearty thanks. I leave on to-morrow
for tbe mountains. A, F Bi.uur,"
Further communication was impossible
Thus ended the correspondence. All ef
forts to get the other debaters to do any
thing were in vain. They • II were exceed
ingly indifferent. Telegrams which should
have been answered by telegraph were an
awerea on postal cards. Let us. then, bear
the conclusion of the whole matter. The
State U Diversity, after having sent out her
challenge, virtually refused to meet Mer
cer. , B.
will be scent
PECULIAR T1AIT
or habit was to go from place to place,
suddenly disappearing and as suddenly
turning np; that he bad ran off from the
connty at one time for stealing a hog, etc.
Now, Jonah Ryals, one of the accused,
and who the witnenes say Isa quiet,
peeccebl* msn, goes to8-L Dennard, a
justice of the peace at Gordon, and swears
ont a warrant for Hinson, charging him
with burglary. In tbe absence of his
own bailiff Dennard swears in
iyau as a bailies,
lltus clothing him with power to arrest
The case never came to trial because
Hyels had uo witnesses, and there
was no eridenea. Ryals thought a
good talking from Dennard would do Hin
son good and he made that request of
Dennard, which was complied with Now,
leaving the Gordon matter ontof the ques
tion, let ns see about the conspiracy. The
evidence is that about 11 o'clock at night
Ryals Edmondson and Hud«on went to
the boure'of Champion,where Hinson was,
to arrest him Ryals had been sworn in
as hiiliff the day before, end Edmondson
had been a
SAiurr roa rot* teaks,
and tbe manager of the election tail Janu
ary testifies to his r* election et that time.
They arrest Hinson and go off with him.
Now, mind yon, they were ordinarily
dreised and had no disgnis* whatever.
The next morning Hinson it seen sitting
down on the roadside with Ryals and Ed-
mond-on, and he was as free as they were.
The witness heard no threats or harsh
words of any kind. That's tbe whole
the ease. There is no evidence to show
A CONSPIRACY,
knklux, no ill feeling
i Hinson and Edmoni.'-jit
and Htid-t m, no evidence ot whipping,
killing, burying or anything else except
that be wm taken from Champion's honie
“Now »1 to jurisdiction. The statutes
5508 ar.d 5508 were codified frpm the
CIYIL EIGHTS SILL.
That bill, as trerr c
FIGURES AND FACTS.
Sampto of How the Truck Business
Pannod Out.
Smitiiyillk, Ga., August 9.—Editors 7W-
graph and Messenger: I enclose original
account of sale of car load of melons
•hipped via Louisville and Nashville rail
road. You will see freight charges. Can
grower* make anything and pay aucU
charges? I. for one. am satisfied I cannot
The rate given by the agent b- re w*« $30,
but at (Ustindtion was charged $121.75.
Had I known that would have been the
charge, 1 would bare fed the melon* to the
beg*. Your*, very truly,
\Y. W.Tnojcrton
Officf or J. W. Short, Paeir. PaoDOca a*d
GkkkralCommission merchant. Loutsviixa.
Ky„ August A IM».—Dkau 8ia: I'lea-e And ac
count of Mler, and New York exchange to
balance. Trust all 1- O. K. Did vet/ best the
market would comm-mi. Report melons $150
(<*175 per car. pears per box.
Sold for account of W. W. Thompson, Esq
S-fME wealthy men.
'hat Somn of thn Principal Men In Ma
con Are Worth.
Ten million times have I caught myself
involuntarily saying, *T wish I was rich!”
It hts grown into a weakness, and I believe
II tue heterogenous mixture of words
th«t are pickled ia my vocabulary, these
words are the lightest for they are contin
ually coming Co the surface. In vain I
struggle against the commandment, Thou
halt not Covet, in vain I try to suppress
the useless ambition; but nothing stops
rhe wish. It comes with the irregularity
f a milk wagon, but with the certainty of
itcatiu It never reipei ts circumstance nor
sraaon. and 1 am.justas liable Co ejaculate
the wish in tho middle of an evening
prayer as at the lunch counter. Those
words never sleep and never get tired, and
therein lies my fondest hope. They may
wear themselves out some day and
thus free mo from their bonds.
They come on mo in roy dreams,
tiiid through deep sleep they guide from
under my bumble roof to brown -atone
iront* and palatial mansions, where I rest
ny oblong aching bones upon luxurious
livai.s tread upon Turkish rugs, smoke
on cent cigar* and keep off the jury. And
when I awake and realize that 1 haven’t
uoney enough to buy a glass of beer, the
words babble up again Just as if I waa in
he b *st humor in the world.
Straugely cruel pranks have these words
played upon me. I have traveled all over
he old world and seen the art treasures;
I hafA owned whole towns and ran them
according to iny own ideas’ll have owned
long lines of railroads and had a palace
:ar with tuv name on it; I have been richer
han old CroBim himself—in my mind.
They have robbed me in less than a
second’s time of billions of dollars, and yet
1 have no redress.
I have been in ray time more than once
hliged to wear one shirt two weeks be-
nude I bad no money for the w&shwomnu,
and yet there was not an hoar during that
wo weeks that those words failed u make
he short juarney from my thlMUtomy
month.
My forty years of life are over and I am
■•ot rich. Others have started ainre then,
naased me on the road with a “How are
you getting along?’’ and then walked
• ight into fortunes. Somejftraght for their
ftir.unr*, some had them waiting for them
tud some had luck, Imt they got rich in
some way. I never had one hundred dol
lars at aud one time but once in my life,
•ud then I felt mean until 1 spent every
tent of it
Ah. well 1 I suppose It was never in-
ended that I should be rich. I have wait
'd to find it in the road, to draw tbe lucky
lottery prix-*, and have it willed to me, too
<»ng now to believe that I will ever get
•bove blacking ray own shoes. But while
( know that 1 can never clip coupons from
government bonds and go to Saratoga
every summer, it doe* me good to see
other* prosper. Rich people arc more of
% study than poor people. The poor man
nas ju*t so much money t? spend at the
-nd of tbe mouth, and ne knows whether
necan have a watermelon for Sunday or
whether be must cut down his tobacco al-
owance to make things come out even; but
>he rich man is always at sea. His expenses
go on like * river without any check, rame-
(itnes overflowing its banks, but seldom
mining so low that the bottom can»be
-een. *
Macon ia a great deal wealthier than one
would think at a casual glance over her
list of property-holders. Though the poor
fst city on esrtb for its sice so far as rev
enue from taxation Is concern© J, it is the
w©Nltbie< when we look over th© tax books
and Brad*treat's directory. 'Nearly one-
nwlf of tbe city is not incorporated, and
• bus w© only get $75,000 from taxation,
when it should be twice that amount.
But speaking of rich men. I took the
trouble tbe other dsy to oompile a list of
citizens of Mtcon who could come under
• hat bead. It req iir©d onsidernble in*
n dry and investigation, but I believe tho
fignrei to be correct in every case: in fact,
with msny of them 1 have given the mini-
mom of their wealth, so' as to be on the
•sife side. There are three men in Macon
who are worth three-quarters of a
million dollars each, Colonel W. B.
Johnson, Captain J. M. Johnston
*nd Col. H. J. Lamar. If goa goto thorax
ooks you will see that these gentlemen
pay taxes on their property as follows;
W. B Johnson, $79,050; J. M. Johmton,
isjp 1 ’"■•if.. t
Miracles of Healing Unp™
alleled in Modical
History.
“I have been afflicted for twenty y
an obstlnaco sklu dl*c<uc, railed by
!>.'» psoriasis and leprosy, ©:
Inf on my sea.P, and In spite of all that I
coaid do. with the help of tho xno»t skillful
doctors, It slowly b;it surely extended, until &
year axo this winter it covered my entire per
isonlL form of dry kic*. For thn Usithrca
yeaiv I havo been unable to do any labor, and
suffering intensely all the timo Every mnm-
ing thorn could bo nearly a dustpaafulof
this letter. In tho latter f>art of
Bkin commenced cracking open. I tric'd
everything, almost, that could be thought of,
without any relief. Tut 12th cf Juno I started
west, in hopes I could reach tho Hot Springs.
I reached Detroit an i was so low tlmt I thought
I should have to go tho hospital but limilly
got as far as Lansing, Mich., where I had a
sister living One Dr. treated me about
two weeks, but did mo no good. All thought
I had had but a short lime to live. I earnest
ly prayed to die. Cracked thro up h the skin
and over my back, across my ribs, arras,
bands, limbs,feet badly swollen feet, toe nails
came off,Auger nails dead and hard as a bone,
hair dead, dry and lifeless as old straw. Oh,
my God! how I did suffer. )
“My siitcr had a hmali a small part of a box
o! Cuth-urain tho house. She wouldn't give
up*, sold.‘we will try Cuticura.' Somov
applied o
Eurcki, then
one h«nd and s ■
wn* relief: stopped tho terrible burnlnsr
satioo from tho word go. They immediately
C ot the Cuticura ^csplveUt, Cuticura and Cut-
uraSoap. I e unmenced by taking one ta
blespoonful of Resolvent three times a day,af
ter meals; had a bath ooce a day, water about
blood heat, used Cuticura Soan freely; applied
Cuticura morning and evening. Result, re
turned to my home lu Just six weeks from
timo I left,and my skin as smooth ns thi« sheet
of P-per. HIRAM E CA U’ENTER.
Henderson, Jeffenon count/, N. Y. ^
Sworu to b-fore me this nineteenth day of
January, 1880.
A. M. LEKFINGWKLL,
Justice of tho Peace.
Cuticura ReroTvent, tue now blood purifier,
internally, and Cuticura and Cuticura Soap,
tho great skin cures, externally, clear tbe
complexion, cleanses the skin aud scalp, and
purPy the blood of every species ol Itching,
all other means fail.
Potter DruK and Chwmlcnl' Co-, Rnxton. .
HmlthvlUe, Go.—
One car melons..
Charces:
Freight
Commission (5 per cent.)..
Net proceeds
$160 00
J. W. SHOOT.
AYER’S
Ague Cure
contains ao antidote for all malarial dla-
orders which, so far as known, is used in no
other remedy. It contains no Quiuiue, nor
*ny mineral nor deleterious substance uhat-
ever, and consequently produces no injurious
effect upon the constitution, but leaves tho
system as healthy as it wm before tbe attack.
WE WARRANT AYER’S AGUE CURE
to cure every case of Fever and Ague, Inter
mittent or Cbill Fever, Remittent Fever,
Dumb Ague, Bilious Fever, and Liver Com
plaint caused by malaria. Jn cose of failure,
after due trial, dealers are authorized, by our
circular dated duly 1st, 1862, to refund the
money.
Dp. J.C. Ayer&Co., Lowell, Mats.
Sold by all Druggists.
W I W S H i JP
Ac
OA'LL -A.'W A,.Y
A Ctorala Baibsou*.
On yesterday the sturdy farmers of tbe
Dowe settlement, beyond the rirer, cele
brated tbe laying by of tbe crops with an
ohl-fasbioned barbecue that was most en
joyable,and all tbe more so by the ebeence
of formality, and speech-making. These
hw^Khl* wm!* h..t. fe* invited guests
to enjoy their good cheer, among whom
ere noticed the Hon. Tboe. Hardeman,
Judge McManus. Mayor Corput end many
younger folks. Tbe’cue and ell the necea-
■try trimmings wire served in most excel
lent style, end a looser-on would have
been carried back in memory to the bal-
rondayeof long ago.
Tbe young folks were provided with an
Improvised platform and a band of mnslc,
of which they made good tue, while tbe
older folk chatted ot politics, crops and
neighborhood newa. We fear the much
talkel of terpeichorean tournament be
tween Judge McMauua and Major Philips
is still undecided. When we lilt three in
nings bad been danced, and Mejor Phil-
lit- was on the fi wr and the conUit a tie.
Tnis war the eleventh anntvereary of the
happy occasion, and we tract ail present,
young and old, may live to enjoy thc
twelfth one, which wul certainly come.
An old physician, retired Irom prac
tice having had placed in his hands by
an East India missionary the formula
of a simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent care of Con
sumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma
and all Throat end Long Affections,
also a positiYO and radical cure for Ner
vous Complaints, after having tested
its wonderful curative powers in thou
sands ot cases, has felt it his duty to
make it known to his suffering fellows.
Actuated by his motive and a desire to
relieve human auffering, I will send
tree of charge to all who desire it this
recipe, in German, French or English,
with full directions for preparing ami
nsing. Sent by mail by addressing
with (tamp, naming this paper, W. A.
Norm, 149, Poteen Block, Rochester,
Nett York. sepUweowl’Jt
rlntbeeariy ii
—Yesterday morning before daylight,
a freight train ran into a Inmber train
near Reed., on the Macon end Brunswick
railroad, throwing off two cars. The ne
gro hands on thelnraber train, which was
on a eUleling, saw the approaching train
an l eevcral jumped into Stony creek,
which was near the scene, “
$44,150; H. J. Limar, $23,800. But three
ngure- do not serve ae a heel., for eevcral
reasons. Three meu bare a vest amount
oi securitiei that are not taxable and prop
erty outside of Macon. Ol the three, per
haps Col. Lunar will bslhe richest ten
years from now Too two Johnston', de
pend upon railroads and accumulated in
terest. while Col. Lamar has In addition an
income from the three S'a that Is a fortune
In itself.
Among those whnve wraith ranere fnra
$100,400 to $300,000 are four ladle-,M ra. Jno.
h Jones, Mrs Ann Duoour, Mrs Ken
nedy and Mrs. Wilkinson. Thcv are
worth $100,000 each. The estate of J. C.
Curd <• worth $225,000 and E. H. Carbart
is worth $250.00) f. J. Oretbam is worth
$250,000. aud so is Cot. Lee Jordan. Joseph
Danneuberg Is worth $?. , j.OOO, and M.
N asbtuin and J. S. Schofield are worth
$204,000 each. T. C. Dempsey has a snug
fortune of $500 000.
D. F. Gunn is worth $173,000, Dr. J. 8.
Raster $150,000, and the estates of Asher
Avree, 8. R. Jaqoea, Thomas Wood. U. L.
Jewett, R. B. l’ark and W. H. Virgin are
worth $125 000 each.
Those who are worth $100,000 are Julian
Ransom, C. H. Rogers. S. T. Coleman. II
T. Johnson. G. B. Roberta. A. R. Small. I).
J. Bur. A. J. Lane, J. E. Jonee, S. Waxel-
banm, 8. S. Dunlap.
Those who are worth $75,047 are Geo. B.
Turplm Rrbt. H. Plant, It F. Lawton and
Mrs. William S. Holt.
Following tip the wealthy, we eee that
O. Burke A Bon are worth $70,000. E. P.
Strong $04,000, C. D Willingham $40,000,
P. B, Gresham $00,000, and W. R. Rogers,
N. T.Johnson,K. U. Brown, I, O. Pant,
H. J. Lamar, Jr., L. W. Hunt, R. L. llunrv
are worth $04,000 each. *
Tbe estimated wealth of Dr. C. H. Hall
and E. Wolff Is $10,000 each.
W. Wolt, K. Wl'kowikl, I. B. English,
Mathew D.ly W. H. Rose, W. L. Ellis and
Dr. W. F. Holt are laid to bo worth $35,000
each.
Among the many who are worth
$25,000 and upwards are O. T. Rogers,
W. A. Crutchfield, E. D. Hugueuln, W. F.
Cannon, It. K. Hines, A. Gtl.:an M. (I.
Schwed, H.O. Cutter, Mrs. CM-by. A. O.
lltcon. Isaac Hardeman, T. Guernsey T.
J. Carling. J. H. Campbell, K. KirtUnd,
H. C. Tindall, John Hurley, Dr. D. W.
Hammond, J. M. W. Christian, K. C.
Grann c. J. Madison Jones, H. geisel. W.
H. Burden. J. M. Boxrdmxn, W. P. Good-
all, U. M. Gunn, Dr. II. M. Pettere tn and
others whose mines escape me a< I write.
When we Ogare-this up we find an sg-
gregateof nearly nine millions of dollars,
and I have mentioned only a few of the
more prominent citizens. There ue several
men in Macon whose wealth cannot even
be approximated. Take Henry Horne, for
instance. No one can guns within twenty
thoua rod dollars of what his wealth is,
and there are several otberj in tbe same
peculiar kind of a boat wita Mr. Horne.
Thera is spile of this money locked up
where it can never benefit Macon. A
thousand Indus tries coull be established
with this money, and yet enough
could not be secured for a street car line.
It remains for tbe boys wbo are growing
np to build upon the waste placer and rive
tbe mechanics a chance at the money that
now lies in vaults in tbe shape of bonds.
Perhaps in tbe sir yjt I may have pos
sibly overestimated or umlerertimsted
sane. I have relied on the general ta'k
with those wbo have better means of find
For the next thirty days will
offer
CLOTHING AND HATS
lower than than'they have
ever been sold in this mar
ket See some of tne prices
In the windows. Big bar
gains in Odd Clothing.
THEOIitYTRUE
IRON
[TONIC!
\* III purify th* BLOOD. r*$ra-
laMt»." LIVER an.lKSONCVS.
ami Hi -Inu '111$. HEALTH
d VIQOR of YOUTH. I>y*-
~P*Uu Want of Appctlt#, In-
.Uvstlon, I.v w ot f.rmxtb*
and 1 tredFecdlnjfat • i.lelr
cured. |i. ., ana
rre* recidro new rorc«.
Inllvens tho n.lnd and
■ m ms ■ mwTw"_ *uj>pin?s Unlit l'"wra
LADIES
I. id la DR. HARTER’S IRON TONIO n »*fn aad
. • • ly cure, t.tv, 4 a , !,ar. hi i v c.jti.i’l. xlon.
. I rc-iucnt attempts al couut« rfcltlngc only add
* * the popularity id the original. L>o uut expert-
|st.Lo.:*.
DREAM 1SOOIC.'
Failcf btmukst xud uasefai lalormjeUoo,
»EBM
CQlLiGL
no IStooy creek, ing out such things then I have, though I
. No onshore , briiew 1 am about correct In the figures.
i— ! I bar. certainly tried to be.
PALMER^ Perfumes. EXQUISITE. Ton Ann.
Give your boy Smith’s Worm OiL
PALM SB’S Toilet S»sps. LOVELY.
PALMKIt'H Lotion, ::«♦* trreatskln cur©.
PALMER'S Invisible, tbe ladles delight.
PALMER’S Manual of C;ur« Birds, free.
W. C. GIBSON,
i nr cj .'i'. . m t.i-/ ,•>. • - rr « y.>
4 ^dju on ‘I* • r i:n;»a ' ■ in < i ■ rv t.
A First-class
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