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VOLUME X
NUMBER 16
GAINESVILLE, GA„ SATURDAY, AUGUST 13. 1898
ROARK GUILTY.
Sentenced to Life Imprisonment.
The jury in the cs.se of the State ver
sus Henry Boark, tried ofi the charge
of murder in Hall superior court this
waek. reached a verdict Wednesday
afternoon about six o’clock. The case
had attracted considerable interest
throughout the week. The jury had
been out several hours, and when it
was rumored on the streets that a ver
dict had been reached and would be
read to the court, & large crowd assem
bled in the court house. Shortly after
six o'clock the jury came from their
room into the main court room, and in
response to an inquiry from Judge W.
H Felton, Jr., of Macon, Ga., who pre
sided in the case, the foreman stated
that the jury had made a verdict.
Solicitor-General Howard Thompson
received and read the verdict as fol
lows: “We, the jury And the defen
dant guilty and recommend that he be
imprisoned in the penitentiary for life.
Judge Felton asked Henry Roark to
stand up and he sentenced him to life
imprisonment in the penitentiary in
accordance with the verdiet of the jury.
After sentence was pronounced J udge
Felton said that he feit it was his duty
to say, in his place as judge, after all
that had been said and brought to light
in this case, that the words of the
Bible were as true now as they had
ever been, “The wages of sin is death.
There was perfect stillness in the court
room and there was no sort of demon
stration, of approval or disapproval, of
aD y kind. And thus ended the trial of
a case, which in many respects was one
of the blackest and most outrageous
affairs that ever occurred in a civilized
community.
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
There was an unusually large crowd
of people in the city Tuesday. Every
section around was largely represented.
Many came to hear the testimony in
the Roark trial. Everybody was quiet
and orderly throughout the day.
In 1896 Hall county gave Atkinson
1420 votes and Wright was given 1290.
In 1898 all of these votes should be in
the Candler column.
The old schedule on the Southern has
been put on again. The morning train
from Atlanta arrives in Gainesville at
10:35 as formerly.
Hon. Howard Thompson made a very
line speech in the Roark case Tuesday.
He spoke for more than two hours and
he covered the case • completely and
eloquently. When he retires from the
solicitor's office of this circuit, it goes
without saying that the state loses the
services of one of its very best prose
cuting officers. He has done his work
well.
Court convened Monday morning,
udge Eimsey being disqualified by
alationship to the Findleys, Judge
elton of Macon, consented to try the
ase. The case is more or less familiar
3 the public. The case involves the
filing of Mr. Ernest E. Findley, who
ras shot and instantly killed on Sun-
ay afternoon, July 3rd, at Hew Bridge,
fiiich is about four miles northeast of
ainesville.
It seems that a party of seven, com-
osed of the following, to-wit: Willie
looker, better known as “Buckshot,”
member of Atlanta s demi-monde;
L nnie Byrd, a well-known character of
lainesville; Will Turner of Philadel-
hia, and Earl Makenson, Pat Prater,
tenry Roark and the deceased, had
one out there to have a good time,
’hey took beer, whisky, lemons, pis-
ols, etc., with them and caroused for
ours, which finally wound up by
lenry Roark killing Findley and find-
ag himself in the hands of an officer
nd a little later safely ensconced in
lall county jail, charged with the
ffense of murder,
Quite a number of witnesses were
utroduced and the evidence was of a
cry interesting and sensational char-
.cter. Every inch of ground was stub-
>ornly fought by the attorneys. The
hate was represented by Solicitor-
ai Howard Thompson and Col.
Dean, and the defendant by
s. Estes & Boone and Col. C. R.
i :ner.
ee days were consumed in the
and a large crowd was present
g the. entire time to witness it.
general opinion of the people
to endorse the verdict of the
Henry Roark is confined in the
:cre to await further orders.
en you want a good smoke come
ee me at the “Red Store.” J. E.
rd.
For Sale.
■>od upright piano. Been used
short time. Fine tone, beauti-
me of walnut. Owner must have
Will sell at great sacrifice.
R. R. Elmer, care Cracker
iS
There are quite a number of summer
visitors in Gainesville, many of whom
have arrived within the past week.
Gainesville has a fine reputation as a
resort.
The incessant rain has produced an
abundance of mud, but people need not
complain for it will soon be converted
into dust. One extreme usually follows
another.
The Seminary faculty are nearly all
out in different parts of the country
talking and working for pupils and no
doubt these efforts will bring good re
sults for the seminary and for Gaines
ville. What the faculty is doing is just
what every citizen should do when op
portunity permits.
A very delightful hop was indulged
in at the Arlington Tuesday evening.
A number of visitors and our own
beaus and belles were in attendance.
Sweet music in the air,
And gaieties,
Joy and mirth and dancing
Bright smiles and eyes entrancing,
Sly tete-a-tetes.
Golden sunshine, moonlight rare—
’Tis summer.
The Company Will Comply.
The Southern Express Company will
comply with the decision of the Georgia
Railroad Commission, at least partially,
and of course Gainesville people are
interested. The New York office has
notified its agents in Georgia to com
ply, as far as Georgia is concerned.
This means that the company will pay
the stamp tax on packages delivered in
this state. The sender must put the
stamps on packages sent out of the
state. The express company holds that
the commission has no jurisdiction over
interstate matters.
Putting Money Into the Treasury.
Vigilant officers are worth much to
a community and it seems that Gaines-
yille can boast of such officers. At
least, it appears that the mayor’s court
this week has been almost as busy as
the superior court. Chief Smith made
a haul Sunday which put something
like enough cash into the city treasury
to pay his salary for a month or more.
The chief ran upon a party of “colored
gentlemen,” playing what is known as
a game of “skin,” at the home of one of
the “gentlemen,” Mack Legg, and he
arrested the whole party. They were
all tried this week and found guilty.
Fines were imposed amounting to
about $75.
Fined $15 for Selling Liquor,
Wednesday Thomas Cooper was tried
in the mayor’s court on a charge of
selling liquor without license. He was
found guilty and fined $15, which was
a light fine for so serious a charge.
J. G. Hynds Mfg. Co.’s
Midsummer Clearance Sale of
Organdies, Lawns, White Goods, Etc
Our buyer leaves for Eastern markets within the next few days and we must reduce our heavy
1 ■*-- ‘ n ’' 11 To clean them out we have decided t CUT PRICES
stocks in order to make room for new Fall Goods.
INTO HALF
Large line printed Organdies and Laws, 7c, 8c
and 10c quality, cut 5c yard.
Large line printed Organdies, 10c, 124c and
15c quality, cut to 74c yard.
Large lot Checked Nainsook 7c, 8c and 10c
quality, cut to 5c yard.
Large lot Checked Nainsook, better quality,
12£c and 15c grade, cut to 7-Jc yard.
One case White Goods, Checks and Plaids,
striped, have been 10c, cut to 5c yard.
One case White Goods, finer quality, 12^c
grade, cut to 7-^c yard.
One case fine 86-inch Percales, ' errimacs and
Majestic brands, always sold for 10c and 124c,
cut to 7^c yard.
Ladies’Shirt Waists,75c quality .eat to 38c each
Ladies’ Shirt Waists $1 quality, onr. to 58c.
Lot Men’s Shirts, “Silver’" brand, bosom
with cuffs detached. $1 the world over, cut to 40c.
Crown brand, equal to above and better line
of colors, detached cuffs, formerly $1, cut to 50o.
Soft bosom Negligees, standard quality, low
est ever sold before $1, cut to 50c.
Every buyer should examine this stock without delay; every article mentioned will prove a
GENUINE BARGAIN
J. G. Hynds Manufacturing Co.,
Retail Department, corner building, Main and Broad Streets,
Gainesville,
The Populist Ticket.
The populists of Hall county assem
bled in Gainesville Tuesday to put out
a ticket for the legislature and for
county offices. The college building
was used for a place of meeting, as
court was in session.
It is understood that there were quite
a number of candidates for the various
offices, but the contests were all friend
ly and the nominations made seem to
be satisfactory.
The nominations made areas follows:
For representatives, Ed F. Little and
Henry Stevens; clerk superior court,
Hyman Richardson; sheriff, George F.
DeLong; tax collector, G. F. Gould;
tax receiver, John C. Edmondson;
treasurer, W. S. Moon; surveyor, J. J.
Camp. No nominee was put out for
coroner.
A Babe Dies.
The little nine months old child of
Mrs. Estelle Heresford of Galveston,
Texas, died in Gainesville last Satur
day. The child was sent to Porter
Springs for its health but its life could
not be saved. The remains were sent
to Texas for interment.
Peace Seems to be Near.
The war between the United States
and Spain seems to be about over.
Terms have been agreed upon and
needs only to be signed by the repre
sentatives of the two governments.
This will be done in the course of a
day or so and hostilities will come to a
close. It has been a very profitable
war for the United States.
The Board of Education.
The city council, at its session Thurs
day evening, elected two members of
the board of education for the public
schools of Gainesville, the terms of the
members from the third ward having
expired.
The council unanimously re-elected
as members of the board Col. H. H.
Perry and Col. Howard Thompson.
They were elected for a term of three
years
The board consists of the following
well known gentlemen :
Judge J. B. Gaston, mayor, ex-officio
member.
Judge G. H. Prior, from city at large.
Messrs. A. Rudolph and R. E. Andoe
from the first ward.
Dr. R. E. Green and Col. C. C. San
ders from the second ward.
Col. H. H. Perry and Col. Howard
Thompson from the third ward.
Your druggist will sell you a bottle
of Dr. Tiehenor's Antiseptic for 50c.
and tell you what it is good for free of
charge and “don't you forget it,”
Judge W. R. Hammond, the well
known lawyer of Atlanta, arrived in
the city Thursday and is registered at
the Arlington hotel.
Don’s Complete Pile Cure
The great, quick and sure cure for
piles, without cutting cr pain. Guar
anteed the best on the market. For
sale by all druggists.
ALWAYS KES? HAND
THERE IS NO KISS Of PAIN OR
• ACHE, INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL,
THAT PAIN-KILLER <YIU. NOT RE
LIEVE.
LOOK OUT FOR IMITATIONS AND SUB
STITUTES. THE GEAUINE BOTTLE
BEARS THE NAME,
PERRY DAV 5 &
, 3 1
Porch Party it Buford.
The porch party gfien by Miss Maude
Stringer at her beautiful home on
Front street at Buford Tuesday evening
was a most enjoyable event. The lawn
and veranda were beautifully lighted
up with Japanese lanterns. Games
were the amusements of the evening,
and at a late hour refreshments were
served.
There was a large n.ui7J.t>er < J young
people present, many of the visitors
being from surrounding towns.
Gone to Thomaeton.
Messrs. T. H. SheiH and D. H. Stans-
bury left Gainesville this week for
Thomaston, Ga., where they go to taki
positions in a shoe f? ‘ •ry. They art
experienced workmen, and will give
satisfaction in their new ue'id of labor.
e^r new field ol
rJffi boils.
If you suffer frtla •>». * ■>-, boils, pim
ples, or if your nerves are .veak and
your sytem run down, you should take
Hood's Sarsaparilla.
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