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HAMILTON CONFESSES,
ville and got there about an hour be
fore sun up.
About the arrest’^y Detective Looney,
Hamilton says:
“The first I saw of Captain Looney
was when he came to Maysville. He
sat around the town and I met him
and talked to him about the crops. He
went away and did not see him again
until one of the marshals came to my
house and.said that an officer was wait
ing down the road in a buggy for* me.
“I went down there and it was Loon
ey and he arrested me. Campbell had
told me that Looney was going to
bring a pile of money to Maysville and
that we would get it. But that’s not
why I confessed. I knew I had done
wrong and I knew the best way out of
it was to tell the truth, says the Jour
nal.
The old man told the story, without
hesitation or falter during the recital,
At times he would bow his head to
hide the tears that sprang up into his
eyes at the thought of his part in the
awful work, Then at the end of the
story he sank down on the cot in the
narrow cell and wept so bitterly that a
heart of stone would have melted at
the scene of the aged farmer repenting
of his crime in the prison cell.”
Stanton-Austin. Reception Thursday Evening.
Mr. George P. Stanton of Social Cir- A reception was given by the Epworth.
cle and Mrs. M. F. Austin of Jefferson, '■League of the Firs?t Methodist church
were joined in the holy bonds of wed- Thursday evening at Yonah Hall in
lock in this city Wednesday evening at * honor of Mrs. Parker, Third Vice-
seven o’clock, at the home of the bride’s ' President Georgia Epworth League,
sister Mrs. Jane Whitehead, on -east | and Miss Taylor, Second Vice-President
Spring street. Rev. j. M. White per- Georgia Epworth League. A large
formed the ceremony in an impressive number of invitations were issued
manner. Mr. Stanton is a prominent and those present enjoyed the occasion
gentleman and one of the wealthiest very much.
I Progressive Euchre Party.
A very enjoyable progressive euchre
party was given at the Arlington hotel
I Monday evening. During the progress
of the game delightful music was ren
dered and delicious refreshments were
served. Mrs. W. H. Simpson won the
ladies’ first prize—a handsome mani
cure set; and Dr. C. A. Ryder won the
gentleman’s first prize—a beautiful
picture. ' _ . - ,
The following were present;
Mrs. Simpson, Judge Simpson; Mrs.
Allen, jMr. Sheldon; Miss McCaughrin,
Mr. Davis; Miss Robbins, Mr* Simms; 1
Miss Cochrane, Mr. Campbell; Miss
Robbins, Mr. Byers; Miss Moreno, Mr.
Bell; Miss Wood, Mr. Estes; Mrs. Ry
der, Dr. Ryder; Miss Findlay, Mr. Nor-
com; Mrs. Black, Mr. Black; Mrs.
Vigal, Mr. Vigal; Mrs. R. C. Black, Mr.
R. C. Black; Miss F. M. McCaughrin,
Mr. Woodside; Mr. Thomas, Mrs. Find
lay, Mrs. McNeil, Mrs. Flanders, Mrs.
Clary, Miss Loyless.
Grand Jury How Mob Kill
ed Si Smith.
lx Men Indicted for Murder—Many Wit
nesses Examined—Grand Jury Adjourn
ed Yesterday Afternoon*
Judge J. B. Estes called the Grand
Jury together Wednesday morning for
the purpose of investigating further
the killing of Si Smith in the Hall
county jail on the night of July 14th.
The following compose the Grand
Jury.
John C McConnell, Foreman; John D
Garner, John N Maddox, Ezekiel Duna-
gan, Ulysses C Bowman, George N
Dickinson, Alston S Lathem, Robert D
Mitchell, Page J. Roark, John H Pierce
Wm. E Bolding, George W Hill, Wil
liam A Brown, Robert A Brown, James
H Elrod, Warren H Campbell, Benja
min T Palmour, .Henry E Cagle, John
F Pressly, Andrew Thompson, Alfred
W Barnes, Joseph E Dyer, Virgil M.
Beard.
Mr. Virgil M. Beard was selected
clerk; and Mr. James S. Lathem bailiff.
After organization and being sworn
the jury was charged by Judge Estes.
It was a lengthy charge and made a
deep impression on the jurors. He ex
plained their duties and r&ited some
events which caused them to be called
together in special session, viz the kill
ing of Si Smith in the Hall county jail
and the arrest of three men charged
with the crime. He urged the jurors
to do their full duty and find out, if
possible, who were the perpetrators of
this fearful crime that they may be
brought to justice and punished.
The Grand Jury then ad journed until
2.30 o’clock p m, at which time they
went to work. Taylor Hamilton was
Pimples,
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At the Langston House,
Mrs. Herrick and two children. Mr.
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Sampson, Boardman, Fla.; Mrs. New
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Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Ransford and child,
Mrs. Janie Lane, Sayannah, Ga.; Mrs.
Albertson, Miss Mamie Kivlin, Colum
bus, Ga.; Master Kivlin, Columbus, Ga.
Mrs. Judge Holton and daughter, Ab
beville, Ga.; Mrs. John M.' Brown, Miss
Beulah Brown, Miss Sadie Liehten-
stadter, Bainbridge, Ga.i Miss Ella
Gene Beechem, Jeffersonville, Ga.;
Misses Etta and Georgia, Fleming,
Bainbridge, Ga.; Mrs. Bacon, Mrs.
Pollard, Mrs. E. D. Cheshire, Atlanta,
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j way, which runs from Cornelia to
Tallulah Falls, a distance of 25 miles.
President George Lewis Prentiss of
the road was here a few days ago and
closed up the deal with Colonel Dun
lap, who assumed control of the prop
erty last Saturday morning.
Col. Dunlap’s successful management
of the Gainesville, Jefferson and South
ern railroad attracted the attention of
President Prentiss, who has been ne
gotiating with him for some time. Col|
Dunlap remains receiver of the G. J. &
S. railroad, and. will devote his time
between the two lines. Everybody
feels confident Col. Dunlap will push
the Tallalah Falls line and make it a
profit to its owners.
ME. BEN LANDERS HUET,
Mr. Ben B. Landers was painfully
injured last- Saturday morning in Hab
ersham county. In company with
Deputy Collector Boone Crawford and
Mr. J. P Prater of this city, he went
to make a raid on a still belonging to a
man named Felig: S House It was an
unusually largte still—one of the larg
est ever known, of in this section.
As thn officers approached the still,
House ran off in an opposite direction.
Deputy Landers gave Chase and after
running some distance caught House
in the back by the suspenders. At
this juncture both men stumbled and
fell some distance, breaking Mr. Land
ers’ right shoulder bone and badly
bruising House. Landers held onto
his man and never turned loose until
the officers came to hfs rescue.
With some difficulty Mr. Landers was I
put into the ha«k and brought to j
Gainesville, Dr. K. A* Smith being call-
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Findley and Miss
Hattie Newnan returned Thursday
afternoon from a pleasant trip to Sav
annah* .
before them immediately. He was kept
in the Grand Jury room for nearly
three hours, and it was late before the
examination of the other witnesses was
finished.
The Grand Jury adjourned yesterday^
afternoon at 4:30 o’clock. .True bills
were returned agaihst Mark Bell, Ollie
Charlie Tanner,
Brave Men Fall
Victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles as well as women, and all feel
the results in loss of appetite, poisons
in the blood, backache, nervousness,
#
headache, and' tired, listless, run-down
feeling. But there’s no need to feel
like that. Listen to J. W. Gardner,
Beli, Tom Bryson,
Henry Towery and Taylor Hamilton,
charging them with murder.
□The Grand Jury made a few present
ments, among the number a ' recom-
The Augusta Chronicle
Will issue, about the First of September, a
UNIVERSITY of GEORGIA EDITK
come out m six or eight v weeks. His
many friends regret the accident that
has befallen him and hope he will
soon be welt.
House was brought to Gainesville
and bound over for illicit distilling
under a bond of $200.
looked after. Also that it was the
sense of that body that it was inadvisa
ble to hold a special term of court be
fore about the middle of November.
Jud ? e Estes stated that he thought this
best but would think the matter over
announce later when the special
term to try these cases would be held.
Taylor Hamilton is said to have made
Taylor Hamilton, who hails from
Jackson county, is in- Atlanta jail.
He is charged with being in the mob
that killed Si Smith in the Gainesville
jail. Hamilton is said to have con
fessed. Some Atlanta men are - said
to be implicated m the crime. Smith’s
slayers will never, be known. He took
the life of too good a man, whose
friends had the plans to mob Smith
fixed up to perfection. It was Bell’s
true and tried friends, no doubt, who
murdered Si Smith, and who tell no
tales out of school.—Dahlonega Signal.
The boy who secures for this Edition the
I County. Commieners was' held Monday,
all.members being present. No unu-
atial _ business was attended to, only
regular routine matters coming up. A
petition was presented from the
Gainesville and Hall County Street
Railroad Company, asking for addi-
ion.al privileges not now enjoyed, in
i;he way of extending their line over
the public road to the Lumpkin county
!tine, putting up poles and stretching
wires, etc. The. petition was granted.
The commissioners had not been
notified Monday of the state tax rate
and therefore could not fix the rate for j
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HOOD’S PILLS eure biliousness, sick
headache.,
f ^. Freeman and John Campbell
Ja J sv Ule, to go with him and be in
2 m °k- Hamilton then goes on to
er UCHV He was induced to come
1 C ’ ^ 0w he was introduced to
^ ers ° f ttie how they met
er a tree and then marched across
to the jail; how- Sheriff
VaS awadcene< i an( l was told the
3 °* Gilmer county had a prisoner
kn ' 0c ^ e ^ U P? How Sheriff Mundy
ith enetd the door to let them in
to ' e Prisoner, and about the shoot-
lc ^ immediately took place.
{ te a r m | lt011 sa y s the mob left the jail
earb 6 sllootin ^ going to a field
a o<W] ''! lere s °me one in the crowd
itat im a 320 gold piece and told
L Sa ^ the 3 o clock train lor home.
8 e walked every step to Mays-
the county,
next meeting.
Hood’s PINs
Are prepared from "Na
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while gentle are reliable
and efficient. They
A Large Melon.
Mr. Starling Waters brought »the
biggesjb watermelon to town Monday
that has yet been seen here, this sea
son. It weighed 71 pounds and was . a
fine one. It- was raised by Mr. Waters
on his farm in Whelchel’s district.