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H a «S Th rsday
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1 R UE hale pa ys
I PENALTY FOR CRIME
■ outraged a While Woman
hL Determined Band Swung
■in Up That Night.
Hale, colored, was lynched
Haight for the usual crime.
H assaulted Mrs. C. C. Wil-
Hncrning a"' l was ca P tured
■ ,;ii;.se lasting for some
H came to town that morn
» he returned home about
|l s apprised of what had taken
H""ve back to Lawrenceville
■the alarm. ••
■y blood hounds were placed
Hfk of the fugitive and soon
Hndred were in hot pursuit.
■Sward YeHow river and the
Hed him faithfully. The men
Hil bv the dogs and they fol
on liorseback and a
on the old Craig
[Hr bun Fairview rhurch and
jfl town by Chief of Police W.
Hand Lish Oakes. Sheriff
Hi Arbin Moore were in a
them, and the cap
pAvas landed behind the bars
Hutes before the others en
chase arrived on the
horses were driven hard
■Here covered with foam.
in session at the time and
|Hd announced that a special
would be convened the
§Ho try the prisoner, but a
IHietermired men saved the
(■trouble and expense.
■■■ !\ indulged
and as the gruesome de
(■horrible crime became more
IHnown excitement ran high.
eHd guard was placed at the
were as chaff before the
the two hundred or more
stormed the prison about
■ night.
up town and march
■ in a body. A volley was
outside of the jail, and the
the guards knew pistols
|f||d in their faces and the keys
|Bly wrested from the sheriff.
SB were pinioned by two or
H w bbe another went into his
|Bd took the keys. That of
■ was torn off while this was
■as tied around Hale’s neck
■ taken up town and swung
jHbone pole near the Brown
Company. His body was
■died with bullets.
■ ed mon dispersed immedi
verything was q U j e t again
Hinutes.
H'l accomplished their work
■ a half hour.
■ was allowed to hang until
and was viewed
Ihe county authorities
■ui to { ndertnker Sammon
carried to the pauper farm
■ (l at the expense of the
■° inquest was held.
■s lodged in the post where
W" n * ana souvenir hunters
■° Pick them out. The po e
if lar - e one and some of the
■ cicar through it.
■Biding has been generally
W y b °th whites and blacks.
■ ' aw ls a dangerous thing,
H e sse nd occurence in old
teach those who
H U ‘ lty of crime of rape
■°Ple will not stand for it.
.■•ncident referred to took
" dle vv ar an d the black man
■ e Cnme was hung in the
H >arcl b y yankee soldiers.
■ em^or Protection, but when
wM r oops knew the nature of
!flf Ver y promptly put
■ m e USlneSS ’ J ust it was
WtLVI* darkies - Charlie
■° in ,ro «ble of this kind
Th 3 News-Hebald.
‘ V
LESTER BROWN WILL GIVE
LECTURE AT DACULA I4TH
On next Friday night, April 14th,
at the school building in Dacula, Lester
Alex. Brown will give a lecture and
music will be furnished by the choir of
the First Baptist church, Winder, Ga.
Arrangements have been made for
train No. 38 on the Seaboard to stop at
Dacula and Auburn that night for ben
efit of Auburn and Winder people.
The entire net proceeds will be used
toward seating the auditorium. Dr.
Brown and quartets give this enter
tainment absolutely free.
Admission, children 15c, adults 25.
Program will begin promptly at 8:30
p. m.
Come out and help the Dacula school.
The following program has been an
nounced for the occasion :
Female quartet, “Aunt Margery,”
Parks—Mesdames Potts, Brown, Bush
and Miss Perry.
Solo, “And the Parrot Said.’V Paxton
—Lester Alex Brown.
Quartet, “There Was An Old Wo
man,” Herbert —Messrs. Bagwell, Flan
igan, Brown and Potts.
Solo, “Your Voice,” Denza —Mrs.
Mac Potts. Violin obligato by Mrs. J.
J. Wilson.
Octette, “Come Thou Fount,” Excell
—Mesdames Brown, Wilson, Bush and
Miss Perry; Messrs. Bagwell, Flanigan,
Brown and Potts.
Lecture, “Ups and Downs of Life,”
Lester Aiex. Brown, D. D., L. L. D.,
D. C. L.
Trio, “Poor Old Joe,” Bliss—Messrs.
Bagwell, Flanigan and Potts.
Mrs. John H. Almand Dead.
Conyers, Ga., April 9th.—Mrs. John
H. Almand died at her home here at an
early hour this morning. Mrs. Almand
was a daughter of the late Dr. J. A.
Stewart. She is survived by her hus
band, Mr. John H. Almand, a daughter,
Mrs. Robert D. Hewlitt; and a son,
J. Clarence Almand, all of this place.
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later. —Constitution.
Mr. and Mrs. Almand resided in
Lawrenceville for a number of years
and the news of the latter’s death will
be read with genuine sorrow.
R. I. Eggs For Sale.
Send me your orders for S. C. Rhode
Island Eggs. Fifteen for SI.OO. The
best chicken for home or market.
J. M. BENNETT,
Lawrenceville, Route 2.
Money to Loan.
I am now prepared to negotiate loans
on improved farm lands at 6 per cent,
interest on five years’ time; interest
payable annually. In amounts from
$750 up. Call and see me, or write
M. D. IRWIN,
Attorney at Law,
Lawrenceville, Ga.
NOTICE.
As the season is growing late for
crushing seed, we will not be in the
market for cotton seed after Wednes
day, April 12th. If you have any seed
on hand which you wish to sell or ex
-change, bring them to us in the next
few days, otherwise we cannot use
them. Highest market price paid for
seed, and we can also supply you with
meal and hulls.
LAWRENCEVILLE OIL &
MANUFACTURING CO.
FDLEYSHONEMAR
(tops the end heals lories
before and bore a bad name. When
he fled a negro showed the posse the
direction he took, another was active
in the pursuit and the fugitive surrend
ered to a colored man. This shows
that members of his own race were
willing to help capture him, and extra
quick work in bringing him to jail only
saved him from summary punishment
on the spot. ;
The fever of excitement blew over
as soon as it rose and the community
is quiet onqe mar?. We hope that it
will remain that Way.
LAWRENCEVILLE, QA.. HONDAY, APRIL 10, 1931.
KELLEY ELROD SET FREE
BV VERDICT OE JDRY
He Was Acquitted of the Charge of Kill
ing Zack Cleghorn—Thrilling Scene
When Verdict Was Read.
Kelley Elrod, of Carl, was placed
on trial last Thursday for the mur
der of Zack Cleghorn, the killing
having occurred in Cains district
in December, 1908, and the jury
promptly acquitted him of the
charge.
The case against Elrod and also
J. W. B. Maughon has been promi
nently before the public for more
than a year, and the last chapter
has been written so far as Elrod is
concerned.
On the night before the homo
cide Maughon, who was bailiff at
the time, deputized Elrod to go
with him and arrest Zack and Jake
Cleghorn, who were wanted on a
charge of selling liquor. The offi
cers went to the home of the de
ceased brother-in-law looking for
the Cleghorn boys. On their first
visit they did not find them, but
returned to the house just before
day and located the men they were
looking for.
When the Cleghorn boys found
that they were trapped Jake ran
out at the back door, but Zack
tried to force an entrace from the
front, when he was stopped by
Maughon. The officer called for
his companion and Elrod came to
his rescue. ' Maughon and Cleg
horn were scuffling over the
bailiffs pistol, which had dropped
from his hand in the encounter,
and Elrod came around the house
and fired hi§ revolver in the air.
One other shot was fired when
Cleghorn ran.
The man was found lying dead
on the ground several yards from
the house with a ball though his
back.
Elrod contended that he did not
shoot him and the defense en
deavored to prove that Jake Cleg
horn shot his brother thinking it
was the officers.
Maughon was twice tried for
complicity in the affair and con
victed each time. He has a five
year sentence hanging over his
head, but an appeal for a new trial
is pending. Under the Elrod ver
dict Maughon stands convicted of
a crime which was not committed.
Elrod was represented by T.
J. Shackelford, of Athens, J. A.
Perry, N. L. Hutchins and I. L.
Oakes of the local bar. Solicitor
Walker was assisted in prosecuting
the case by W. B. Sloan, of Gaines
ville, and 0. A. Nix, of Lawrence
ville.
The case was hard fought
throughout and no stone was left
unturned by either side. Five
speeches were made to the jury,
three for the defendant and two
for the state.
The defense offered no wit
nesses, but relied on Elrod’s state
ment and he made a good one.
He told the jury that he was born
in Jackson county twenty-eight
years ago, moved to Carl, in Gwin
nett, four years ago. He had been
engaged in business there ever
since, but that this affair had
broken him up financially, caused
him to lose sleep at night and had
practically blighted his prospects.
Elrod said he had been elected
justice of the peace in his district
and had received practically every
vote cast. He bore a good name
and defied the state to attack his
character, which was above re
proach.
The defendant told of their
movements on the night of the
PRESBYTERIANS WOULD
RETAIN THEIR PASTOR
Will Ask the Atlanta Presbytery Not to
Let Mr. Rauscnenberg Leave Law
renceville for Greensboro.
Rev. Frank D. Hunt, evangelist of
the Atlanta Presbytery, preached at
Fairview Sunday morning. Congrega
tional meeting after service, refused to
accept resignation of the pastor.
Mr. Hunt preached in town at night
from 1 Kings, 19:9, “What doest thou
here, Elijah?” A thoroughly practical
sermon,stimulating Christians and non
christians to come out of the caves of
impenitence, concealment, sloth, diso
bedience, rebellion, stinginess and
pride.
Mr. W. L. Brown made a profession
of faith in Christ after the sermon.
The session of Fairview church met
directly after the services in the session
room and received Miss Mary Byrd into
the membership of Fairview church.
She will be publicly received next sec
ond Sunday.
The congregation of the Lawrence
ville church then met and amended
their call for Mr. Rauschenberg’s ser
vices so as to have him three Sunday
mornings and four Sunday nights in
the month,
Messrs. W. H. Powell and Claud
Craig wilf go to LaGrange Wednesday
morning to a»k the Atlanta Presbytery
torefuse to dissolve the pastoral relation
between Mr. Rauschenberg and Law
renceville and Fairview.
Representatives from the field which
has called Mr. Rauschenberg will also
be present to ask the Presbytery to
send Mr. Rauschenberg to them.
The matter will be settled Thursday
morning.
Six O’clock Dinner.
Col. and Mrs. 0. A. Nix enter
tained at their lovely suburban
home on West Crogan street, at a
six o’clock dinner, Saturday, April
Bth.
The guests on arriving at the
home were entertained very high
ly with many amusing jokes, and
at six o’clock they marched into
the dining room where they were
served many delicious courses.
Those invited were Prof, and
Mrs. Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Holt,
Judge Robinson, Mr. and Mrs.
Britt, Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins and
Miss Willie Britt.
Improved Seed For Sale.
I can supply farmers with the cele
brated Cleveland Big 801 l Cotton Seed.
Nothing better on the market. Also
my famous Seed Corn.
W. J. CARTER,
Dacula, Ga.. Route 1.
killing, and described with telling
effect the dramatic moment when
he came around the corner of the
house and saw his partner and
Cleghorn in the desperate struggle
for the possession of the pistol.
He said he fired in the air only to
stop Cleghorn and denied that the
ball which put him out of business
came from his hand.
The jury deliberated over the
case for about an hour before
reaching a conclusion. They
solemnly filed into court and Mr.
Perry waived the call. The solici
tor read “We the jury find the de
fendant, Kelley Elrod, not guilty.
T. G. Chapman, foreman.”
There was a slight ripple of
applause and Mr. Elrod was the
recipient of many warm congratu
lations. He shook hands with
each member of the jury and with
numerous friends. Two of his
sisters and his aged father sat in
the court room throughout the
trial. He went home that night
the happiest man in Gwinnett
county.
MUCH DEPENDS OH
PRESENT COHGRESS
They Have Made a Good Start and Stand
a Splendid Show lor Complete Con
s trot of Government.
Washington, D. C. April 8, 1911. — The
sixty-third congress has met in extra
ordinary session with a democratic
speaker in the chair, Hon. Champ Clark,
of Missouri; and a majority of sixty
three democrats on the floor of the
house to back him up. In the senate
the republican party has been cut to
nine.
Upon the work of this congress will
depend largely the outcome of the
national campaign of 1912. In propor
tion as this congress, or the democratic
portion thereof, vindicate the belief
expressed by the American people last
November, and show the capacity for
leadership, will their way be cleared
for complete control of the government.
It is everywhere admitted that a splen
did start has been made.
The program agreed upon by the
democratic caucus on Saturday night,
March Ist, and announced from the
speaker’s desk by the new presiding
officer of the house as the things to
which democrats will give attention to
the exclusion of practically everything
else, are the following:
Revise the tariff and pass other legis
lation affecting the revenues of the
government.
Pass the Canadian reciprocity agree
ment.
Investigate the executive depart
ments.
Reapportion the house ’V4o'vnfro
mance with the last census.
Pass the resolution providing for di
rect election of United States senators.
Admit the territories of Arizona and
New Mexico to statehood.
Pass deficiency hills that may be re
quired by the exigencies of the govern
ment.
Pass legislation relating to the Dis
trict of Columbia.
A meeting will be held some time
next week to decide upon the method
to be adopted in revising the tariff.
There are a great many theories on this
subject. Whether to introduce and
consider separate bills touching individ
ual schedules like the woolen, cotton,
iron and steel schedules; or revise the
whole range of schedules at one time,
is a problem to be threshed out. Both
plans have their advocates.
Another idea being advanced is that
the Canadian reciprocity measure,
which was the main piece of legislation
President Taft had in mind in calling
the extra session, should be held up
until tariff revision is effected. Ey
holding back what the president wants
and sending to him first for his signa
ture some other measures which he
may not want, the democrats will ha\ e
something on which to trade.
Georgia was well taken care of on
committee assignments, an i the repre
sentatives from the state are thereby
placed in position to do much effective
work.
The biggest place went to Represen
tative Brantley of the eleventh district.
He was nominated by the Georgia cau
cus fbr a place on the way# and means
commities of this and as a member com
mittee he had a hand in naming all the
other committees of the house. He will
alsobe one of the fourteen men to frame
the tariff bills presented to the house.
Representative Adamson secured the
very desirable chairmanship of the
committee on intestate and foreign
commerce; while Representative Bart
lett, the new dean of the Relegation,
went on appropriations, and Represen
tative Hardwick landed the chairman
ship of the committee on coinage,
weights and measures.
For Sale.
Five thousand feet oak lumber, 2 in.
boards, 12 and 14 feet long. See J. W.
Ford, Grayson, Ga.
Semi-Weekly
Mo ’.day and Tiiurscf £yr
LIES MET FRIDAY
WITH MRS. CLOWER
They Studied the Latin Races and Dwelt
Especially Upon Catholicism in
Brazil —Elected Ottticers.
- Friday afternoon at the residence of
Mrs. G. W. Clower, the Methodist mis
sionary society, foreign department,
held an interesting meeting.
Mrs. W. R. Branham called the meet
ing to order at 3:30 o’clock and used
for her subject, “The Latin Races.”
Brazil was especially dwelt upon, »ntl
much valuable information was gleaned
concerning the country, the terrible
effects of Catholicism, and the great
need of Protestantism. The import
ance of the southern church waking up
to the situation and getting a strong;
foothold here was emphasized.
A number- of clippings hearing di
rectly on the subject were read.
Mrs. S. G. Brown read an article oni
the exorbitant price of things in Brazil.
Roll call was responded to with cur
rent events, which proved interesting-
At the next meeting the names of the
medical missionaries, and one other,
with their field, are to be given at roll
call.
Miss Minnie Peeples was elected
delegate, and Mrs. C. U. Born alternate,
to the annual meeting which convenes
in Rome May 12-lGth. Mrs. W. F.
Branham, as first vice president North
Georgia conference; Mrs. W. E. Sim
mons as lady manager of juveniles, wrd
Mrs. C. S. Strong, Gainesville district
secretary, home department, will no
doubt attend.
The society accepted a eordTaf invi
tation to meet with Mrs. S. G. Brown
in May, after which a delightful social
half hour was spent, in which Mrs.
Clower served a delicious salad course.
Present were Mesdames W. L. Bran
ham, C. S. Strong, M. S. Dobbins, W.
E. Simmons, J. K. Craig, Russ Smith,
J. L. Hagood, E. L. McKelvey, C. U-
Born, C. R. Ware, S. G. Brown, fcL S.
Brooks, G. W. Clower, Miss Minnie
Peeples.
SCHOOL BOYS BANQUET
x THE T. C. L.’ C. CIRLS
The C. D. S. Boys held their an
nual banquet at the beautiful home
of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Holland ors
West Pike street, in honor of the
T. C. L. C. Girls, Friday evening,
April 7th, from 8:30 to 11:30, being
one of the most enjoyable features
of the season among the younger
set.
The house was beautifully dec
arated for the occasion. The
hall, dining room and parlor were
filled with a profusion of spring
flowers, white and green being the
color scheme. Dogwood and ferns
were used throughout the house.
The punch bowl was placed at
the rear of the hall and was pre
sided over by Miss Lowe.
Mrs. Holland was assisted by
Miss Greiner and Miss Lowe in en
tertaining the guests.
A very interesting ‘Mother
Goose” contest was held, Miss
Ruth Williams winning the prize,
a handsome box of candy, and Miss
Louise McDonald winning the
booby, a stick of candy.
At a late hour they marched into
the dining room where a delicious
ice course was served.
Those invited were Prof, and
Mrs Martin, Misses Lou'se McDon
ald, Lola Liddell, Mary Byrd, Rath
Williams, Helen Roberts, Mamie
Tanner, Lucille Craig, Willie Pate,
Bertie Tanner, Eunice Gouge,
Folie Barnett, May Funderberg,
Lowe and Greiner; Messrs. O’Neal,
Hagood, Webb, Kelley, Alford,
Branham, Liddell, Rutledge,Town
ley, Comfort, Pratt, Keown, Harvil,
Comfort. . .
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