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GEORGIA IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
The other witnesses introduced by
the state, were N- B. Clark, Sam Davis,
Tom Fraser. Jq$n Mackie, James Pir-
kle* G. W. Pirkle, Law Etawkins, DrV
and Dr, K. A. Smith.
j The exiibit of the Empire" State of
the South is now in place at the
CharlestonExpositiqh -and ihdkes a
brave show of the mineral resources
of the old “red hills.” A conspicuous
feature, of course, is the display of
the various marbles Which are now be
ing quarried and shipped from the
state, including serpentine, white, pink
and gray. The space is outlined in
by four beautiful Corinthian columns,
the tallest, 15 feet in height, being
white; the other three, somewhat
shorter ones, being pink, black and
white and variegated. These columns
& are polished and adorned in the best.
; manner known to the marble worker
and are fitting exemplars of yfhat is
fast coming to be considered as the
best marble for constructional pur
poses in the world. From one of these
Georgia quarries were recently ship
ped four monoliths,' each of which
weighed more than 100,000 pounds of
pure solid marble without crack or
flaw. The new capital of Minnesota
is built of Georgia marble, and the
builders the country over are using it;
where strength, tenacity and weather-
ing qualities are required. J
A large glass case in which are as-1
sembled numerous specimens ♦ of
beauxite and the metal aluminum,
which is extracted from it, as well as
utensils of various kinds, which look
like silver, and last like iron, attracts
a groat deal of attention. Then there
are granite monuments, case upon
case of mineral specimens, embracing
the whole record of mineralogy, a I
magnificent colection of building I
stones and a handsome plush lined |
case, filled with gems and nuggets of
gold. The most gratifying feature of
the exhibit is the fact that every speci- I
men is a Georgia product, and with the [
exception possibly of the gems and I
nuggets, may be duplicated ad infini-1
turn. Professor Tates has done his |
work well, and the only regret that I
any Georgian can feel in the premises I
is that there is no agricultural dis- j
play commensurate with the resources
of the state.
T. C. Gower
/: Tfije evidence of ajl §ave the 1 astrtwo j
who made a post mortem examination,
corroborated the statement of Mrs. Ev-;
a ns, as to the condition and position of
the body of Mrs. Blake and Pirkle and
Stover.
Drs. Gower and Smith testified as to
the number of bruises and lacerations'
on Mrs. Blake’s body, and said that the
most probable cause of her’ death was
strangulation or smothering.
At the conclusion of Dr. Smith’s tes
timony the state'rested its case and
court adjourned till morning at 8
o’clock.
Tuesday morning the ’defendant was
put on the stand to make his statement.
No witnesses were introduced by the
defense. Pirkle’s statement was very
brief. He declared he knew but little
about the crime, and was not guilty.
He said that he and Stover were drink
ing when they went to the home of
Mrs. Blake; that they got into a fight
and he was knocked down, then turned
over on the floor and went to sleep.
Pirkle then declared he knew nothing
of the matter until he was taken into
custody.
After the conclusion of the defend-
Gaillard
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The special term of Hall superior
court called to try Harye Stover and
Charley Pirkle for the murder of Mrs.
Christina A. Blake, on the 17th of
March, in dmcbcm district, this coun
ty, was convened Monday morning
Judge J. B. Estes presiding. Thirty
grand jurors and seventy-two special
jurors were drawn, and responded
when called at 10:30 o’clock.
The grand jury was organized with
Mr. Frank T. Davie, of Flowery
Branch, as foreman, and Mr. T. .3.
Campbell, of Gainesville, as secretary.
Judge Estes delivered a lengthy charge
to the jury, in which he declared it
was to the credit of the citizens of the
county that.they had allowed reason
to predominate over their indigna
tion and passion, and had in the face
of the great crime which had been
committed, assembled in a quiet and
orderly manner to let justice and the
law be administered in the way it-
should be. He charged them to do
their duty fairly and fearlessly, and
true presentments make.
Judge Estes, after dwelling upon
these' matters, referred to his pet
theme, good roads, and stated that it
was only a question of time before a
Hall county grand jury would recom
mend the alternative road law.
After listening to the charge, the
grand jury retired to their room to
take up the business before them.
Two panels of special jurors were
selected after which court adjourned
until 2 o’clock that afternoon.
At 3 o’clock p. m., the grand jury re
turned a joint bill of indictment
against Harve Stover and Charley Pir
kle, charging them with the outrage
and murder of Mrs. Christina Blake. -
The selection of the jury was im
mediately taken up, the defendants
having been brought into court from
the county jail immediately, after- court
reassembled. This work consumed
only one hour, twelve men being selec
ted out of a total of nineteen called.
The jury was composed of the follow
ing well-known citizens: Will H. Da
vis, Tally T. Haynes, John J. Martin,
J. I. Bell, Walter Martin, J. E. Lathem
J. T. Farmer, James R. Elrod, M. K
Elrod, W. A. McEver, L. G. Holland
and J. H. Irwin. ' -----
Pirkle and Stover, who were repre
sented by Colonels W. B. Sloan and B.
P. Galliard, elected to be severed, and
Pirkle was put on trial. Solicitor
-Charters was assisted in the prosecu
tion by Colonel Howard Thompson.
The solicitor read the bill of indict
ment to the juryand outlined what he
expected to' prove. This concluded,
evidence was introduced.
The first witness was Mrs. Laura
Evans, adopted daughter of the widow
Blake, who was murdered. She resi
ded in the same house with Mrs. Blake
nnd testified that she was there when
Pirkle and Stover arrived in a wagon,
which contained a case of whisky.
She said-they were drinking at the
time, and became so boistrous that,
through fear, she left the house and
went to Mrs. Mackey’s, a neighbor’s
home.'
She testified that Stayer followed
her a portion of the way as she was
leaving the house, begging her to re
turn. Pirkle and the old lady were
in the house when she left, and Stover
returned there after leaving her.
After remaining at Mrs. Mackey’s
for a few minutes she went back home
and stepping in the back door, saw
her mother lying upon the floor ; dead,
and Stover and Pirkle outstretched up
on the floor in a drunken ’Stupor. She
went back to Mrs. Mackey’s for help,
and the latter returned with her and
viewed the same sight,
Mrs. Evans then described the con
dition of Mrs. Blake as to wounds and
lecerations upon her body.
ant’s statement,
made the opening argument' for the de
fense, being followed by ^Col. W. B.
Sloan. Solicitor Charters made the
closing speech for the prosecution.
The judge delivered a clear cut charge
to the jury and at 12 o’clock they re
tired to make up a verdict.
At 3.30 o’clock the jury brought in
the verdict: “We, the jury, find the
defendant goilty of the whole charge
and recommend him to the mercy o1 !
the court.”
J. E. Lathem was foreman of the jury
and after the jury was polled, each
member declaring the verdict was his,
they were dismissed.
The prisoner sat unmoved during the
reading of the verdict, and gave no sign
of either approval or surprise.
Immediately after the disposition of
the Pirkle case, Harve Stover, who was
jointly indicted with him for the of
fense, was pat on tnaL Two panels of
jnrors were called and the work of se
lecting twelve men to try the defend
ant was begun
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Owing to the indispo
sition of Col. W, B. Sloan, Judge Estes
appointed Col. J. M. Towery to assist
Col. B. P. Gaillard in the defense of
Stover.
Out of the thirty-seven jurors the fol
lowing w6re chosen to try Stover: Wm.
L. McKinney, J. A. Cook, John W. Sto
vall, J. A. Pittman, W. P. Thomasson.
J. H. Randolph, J. M. Ellis, S. C.
Boggs, T. B. BufBngton, Jas. A. Elrod,
A. F. O’Kelly and Thomas M. Parks.
The witnesses who testified against
Pirkle were put on the stand against
Stover. The evidence was practically
the same. At 7 o’clock court adjourned
until 9 o’cloc«£ Wednesday morning.
There were no new facts brought out
and after the state’s witnesses had con
cluded, Stover made hi> statement. It
was practically the same as Pirkle’s.
The attorneys then made their speeches
and the case went to the jury.
After remaining out from 3 o’clock
Wednesday afternoon to 9 o’clock
Thursday morning the jury agreed on 1
a verdict of guilty with recommenda
tion to mercy. Judge Estes imme
diately sentenced Stover and Pirkle to
the penitentiary for life. At 2.45 p. m.
a guard arrived from one of the convict
camps and Stover and Pirkle were car
ried off to spend the remainder of their
life in the convict stripes. A motion
for a new trial was filed in Pirkle’s
case, and it will be heard at Dawson
court 29th instant.
It is a singular coincidence that the
late Henry Blake, husband of Mrs.
Blake, held a jury for quite awhile on
a case similar to this, two negroes hav
ing been tried for raping a white wom
an. Blake was in favor of recommend
ing them to mercy, while the other
eleven were in favor of hahging. The
jury finally compromised the case by
recommending one, Henderson to mer
cy ai*d the other, Bird Brooks, was
hung. This was between twenty-five
and thirty years ago.
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To all who by their presence and
material aid helped to make a success
of the recent festival given by the
.Daughters of the Confederacy they de
sire to return thanks, especially to the
Candler Horse Guards for the use of
their armory, to the merchants who
made liberal donations and kindly
loans of articles necessary for decora
tion, to the young ladies for cheerful
and efficient service rendered, and to
the editors of the city newspapers for
favors granted.
Miss Merritt,
Mbs. A. W. Van Hoose,
Committee.
Mr. Davie Will Not Bon,
Editor Cracker: I wish to thank
my friends throughout the county for
their voluntary offer of support in the
eyent of my candidacy for State Sena
tor, but for various reasons I am com
pelled to decline to allow the use of my
name in this connection.
is a source
of gratification to me to kuow that I
have so many partial friends in the
county who were kind enough to flatter
me by suggesting my name for this
honorable position. Yours truly,
F. T. Davie.
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