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TWICE-A-WEEK
VOLUME 52.
FORTUNES SHOOTS DEPUTY H. S. GARNER
CO-OP MEETING
TO BE HELD HERE
MONDAY AT 3
Ail Gwinnett county cotton grow
ers should attend the meeting at the
courthouse in Lawrenceville, Satur
day, August 4, at 3p. ra. A speaker
will discus the Georgiq Cdtton Grow
ers’ Cooperative Association, its
plans and objects in the membership
campaign now in progress in Gwin
nett and adjoining counties.
Below you’will find a partial list of
the farmers who have signed the
cotton marketing contract in this
campaign. These with the old mem
bers bring the total number to date
up to 475 for Gwinnett counyt.
Those who are working in Gwin
nett county have set as their goal
more members for Gwinnett than
any county in Georgia. That means
that the prestn membership will
havfe to be about doubled.
Laurens county completed her
campaign with 869 members. We
ought to have one thousand mem
bers in , Gwinnett county. Every
bank president in this county has en
dorsed this plan of selling cotton.
Let’s have a great meeting and
put Gwinnett at the head of the list.
J. G. WOODRUFF,
Field Service Worker for Georgia
Cooperative AssociationanyoS odr
Cotton_ Growers’ Cooperation.
Following is a partial list of those
who have just joined:
W. W. Brown, S. C. Moore, C. C.
Moore, L. E. Moore, C. F. Moon, H.
'W. Wade, J. W. Moore, John A.
Moore, L. H. Cooper, C. W. Wynne,
W. L. Craft, J. B. Singley, J. M.
Singley, F. B. Maddox, C .P. Jack
son, B. M. Jackson, John Jackson, P.
T. Baughan, J. L. Thompson, Henry
Knox, D. C. Knox, John O. Jones, L.
J. Thompson, C. D. Whitehead, D.
H. Martin, W. B. Baggs, W. O.
Thompson, J. J. Herrington, L. B.
Daniel, B. L. Bennefield, W. J. John
son, H. P. Lester, D. G. Paden, A.
F. McElroy, W. H. Singley, J. R.
Killcrease, M. G. Hogan, W. M. Ar
chie, J. C. Hall, J. C. Hall, J. S. Hall,
Mrs. W. O. South, J. B. Ford, R. H.
Cates, D. W Cook, Lee Carroll, J. G.
Cates, J. W. Marlow, W. R. Duncan,
C. W. Lindsay, H. C. Cruse, E. G.
Garman, J. T. O’Shield, B. F. Bur
gess, C. P. Branan, A. H. Braziel, J.
W. Thompson, Haskin Davis, F. C.
Davis, A H. Davis, Rev. A. A. Huff,
E. A. Jones, J. E. New, O. E. New,
Fred Mitchell, M. Q. McGinnis, A.
M. Ramsey, C. A. Mitchell, D. T.
George, A. R. Berdine, G. A. Fort
son, H. P. Hyman, J. M. Hyman. L.
H. Jones, J. S. Carroll, L. G. Wil
liams, Willie Wages, Lee Peavy, Dr.
A. R. Danforth, President McElroy
Bank of Norcross, D. B. Adams, J.
T. Singleton, Elmy Taylor, A. G.
Rice, C. M. Ragan, Gulis Hill, John
P. Phillips, J. I. Puckett, W. C. Ad
ams, L. Strickland, J. S. Brace
well, J. W. Coggins, J. F. Hughs, J.
M. Nelson, W. S. Stephens, W. T.
Knott, E. A. Wood, E. W. Moore, J.
S. Bennefield, C. M. Comer, J. C.
Williams, J. A. Burnett, A. S. Jones,
Olen Bailey, R. C. Ramsay, O. R.
Whitlock, A. M. Baxter, J. B. Ted
ford, T. W. Brock, R. A. Whitlock,
J. W. Bennefield, J. R. Still, A. S.
Barel, H P. Youngblood, A. H. Reid,
H. P. McGinnis, W. F. McDaniel, E.
F. Durham, S. D. Adams, E. T.
Knott, F. F. Reid.
CLEAN SNELLVILLE CEMETERY
Notice is hereby given that all par
ties interested will please meet on
Tuesday, August 7, for purpose of
cleaning off the cemetery at Snell
ville,,
C. H. RAWLINS.
SEABOARD ANNOUNCEMENT.
Norfolk, VVa., July 10th, 1923.
Effective August ist, Mr. Faed Geis
sler is appointed Assistant Pa-sen
ger Traffic Manager with office in
Atlanta, Ga.
The office of Assistant General
Passenger Agent, Atlanta, is abol
ished.
FAIR STORES’ STOCK
REDUCING SALE
On page two of todays News
• Herald is the announcement of Mr. J.
Cohen, Proprietor of the Fair Store,
Lawrenceville, of his stock reducing
sale which starts Saturday, August
4th.
Mr. Cohen states that-he is offer
ing goods at great reduction in price
in order to make room for his
merchandise bought for fall and win
ter selling. These goods are already
beginning to arrive and they must
have, room', Remember the sale
starts, Saturday, August 4th.
The News-Herald
PERRY WANTS
BOARDREDUCED
Atlanta, Ga. —Charges that mem
bers of the state, public service com
mission were “loafing on the job”
and that the full membership of five
was unnecessary as the work now
was being transacted were made by
Commissioner James A. Perry, ap
pearing before the bouse railroad
committee Wednesday in support of
a measure designed to reduce the
commission from five to three mem
bers.
Mr. J'erry asserted that some of
the work of the commission now was
being done by a subordinate which
should receive .the personal atten
tion of the officials themselves. The
daily meeting of the commission had
been urged by him early this year,
he said, but the resolution was de
feated.
Mr. Perry said great friction ex
ists in the commission, and if the le
gislature or the peopile continued to
tolerate it he will resign.
Askedby Represnetative Barrett,
of Stevens, if he was not inspired by
personal prejudices and if the com
mittee did not stand four to one on
most propositions, Mr. Perry an
swered no, in both instances.
Mr. Barrett then asked him if he
thought three commissioners could
perform the duties now required and
Mr. Perry replied that one man
could do the physical work that is
being done.
Mr. Perry suggested that if the
commission is to be reduced the two
positions last created ought to be
abolished. These places are held by
Commissioners James D. Price and
Walter McDonald. However, the
bill provides for the elimination of
the two members whose time next
expires, which would be Commis
sioners Price and Boifeuillet.
Mr. Perry was the only speaker
before the committee, but it was an
nounced that the other members
would address the committee at an
afternoon session to be held at 2:30
o’clock in the railroad commission
offices. The committee postponed
action on the bill until after this
session.
RESPITE FOR NEGRO
IN JONES COUNTY IS
REFUSED BY WALKER
tlantAa, Ga. —Governor Walker
will take no action to stay the exe
cution of Joe Bonner, negro, sen
tenced to hang in Jones county Fri
day, it was announced at the execu
tive offices Tuesday. An appeal for
a respite was made before the gov
ernor Monday by W. O. Cooper, Jr.,
of Macon, of counsel for the con
demned negro.
Bonner was convicted of murder
ing Sid Jones, a white man, at his
plantation in Jones county n De
cember 23, 1921. On appeal to the
state supreme court the death sen
tence was affirmed and the case was
then carried to the United States su
preme court, which refused to take
juridiction.
Bonner testified that the murder
was committed by another negro and
that he had witnessed the killing of
Jones but had no part in it His at
torneys, John R., Cooper and W. O.
Cooper, Jr., of Macon, based their
appeal for executive clemency upon
this fact and upon the allegation
that one of the principal witnesses
against the negro at his trial was a
brother-in-law of the dead man.
SAUL STARTS HIS
AUGUST SLAE
In a full page advertisement in this
issue Mr. H. R. Saul, well known
clothier and Lawrenceville merchant,
announces that his August Sale will
start tomorrow, Friday, August, 3rd,
and continue fourteen days.
Mr. Saul is leaving for New York
and other eastern markets on August
19th and as he-says, “I want lots of
money to enable me to get better
prices on the goods I buy for the fall
and winter, which will enable me to
sell my customers goods at closer
prices and cheaper than any other
merchant in this section. I will take
also need room for these good 3 as
they will start arriving immediately
and have all goods in this August
sale at bargaip prices and expect to
move them quickly.”
As wiil be seen in his advertise
ment Mr. Saul has also purchased a
large amount of sugar which he will
sell to his customers at ten pounds
for 98cents.
READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS
IN THF. NEWS. HERALD.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1923.
Bridges Resigns
As Reading Clerk
of Lower House
Atlanta, Ga.—Fred Bridges, read
ing clerk of the house, Monday morn
ing resigned his position, and the
resignation was accepted by E. Bis
marck Moore, chief clerk.
In taking this step, Mr. Bridges
stated that he was actuated solely
by the desire to remove, insofar as
he could, every obstacle which might
stand in the way of constructive leg
islation of thi session.
His action followed a Vote last Fri
day, at which time the house exon
erated him by a vote of 17 to 19 of
charges that he had miscounted a
vote taken the day before on a mo
tion to eliminate all appropriations
for the state market bureau. This is
a branch of the activities of the state
agricultural department and, before
the session of the assembly began,
Mr. Bridges held the position of as
sistant commissioner of agriculture.
It had been rumored that the fight
might be reopened this week, but. the
resignation probably will prevent
this.
The letter of resignation read as
follows:
Dear Mr. Moore: In'the interest of
complete harmony in the house, and
in order that, I may not be the cause
of the los of any further time in the
consideration of the appropriations,
tax bills and other important meas
ures before the house, I deem it ex
ped' that I tender my r^signa'
tion s readier t i e rk cf the hoiist- of
repre- niatives, effective with Ithe
close of the sesion today.
I desire that you please extend my
heartfelt and sincere appreciation to
my many loyal friends woh have this
day said by their votes that they still
believe in me and my integrity.
And with this parting word I wish
to thank you for the many kindness
es shown me. I shall always be,
your friend.
FRED T. BRIDGES.
FIVE MONROE VISITORS
AT LAST KIWANIS MEET
The Lawrenceville Kiwanis club
.vas honored by five distinguished
visitors from the Monroe club Friday
night.
Those from the sister club in at
endance were Major B. S. Walker,
tev. W. S. Robison, John E. Wright,
?. N. Lounius and Albert B. Mobley.
Major Walker, who is the father
of Governor Clifford Walker, made
the principal speech, his theme being
the under privileged child. The
speaker gave many instances which
■ame under his own observation of
help extended the needy, and told
how a revolving fund had been pro
vided by the Monroe club to educate
a worthy boy and girl at the fifth
A. & M. school. ~
AH of the visitors made short
talk-, and responses were made by I.
L. Oakes, N. L. Hutchins and John I.
Kelley.
It proved to be an interesting
meeting, and the inter-club relation
was further advanced by the presence
of these representatives from our
sbtei city. The co-operative spirit
wiD be further carried out amofig the
neighboring clubs.
MR. CEORGE W. PATRICK, ACTO
ACCIDENT VICTIM, BURIED
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon at 3 o’clock at the chapel
of Harry G. Poole for Mr. George W.
Patrick, a deputy marshal of the mu
nicipal court who was killed near
Constitution, Ga., in an automobile
accident. Interment was ”in West
View cemetery, with the Battle Hill
lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, ir.
charge of the services at the grave.
Mr. Patrick was killed when the
machine in which he was riding got
out of control *and plunged over a
thirty-foot embankment, on the Mc-
Donough road. He had been em
ployed in the office of Marshal J.
M. George for several years.
He is survived by his wife, of 237
Washington street; his mother, Mrs.
Matilda Patrick; three brothers, W.
A., John and J. L. Patrick, and
three sistehs, Mrs. W. D. Turner.
Mrs. W. D. Watkins and Mrs. N.
Dewberry.—Atlanta Journal.
Mr. Patrick was a former Gwinnett
county citizen, having lived here all
his life until about fifteen years ago.
His wife, who survives him, is the
daughter of the late Mr. James A.
Eemn, of this city, and a sister of
Mr. Emory Camp and Miss Florence
Camp, and he was a step-brother of
Mr. John D. Pruett, of this city.
flaw and Second
Hand Forda.
H. P. Stiff Malar Cc. Caall nr cradlt
Sentenced To
Hang For Killing
Agefl White Man
Jackson, ,£a. —Evans McDowell,
Jasper courier negro, was convicted
in Butts superior court Monday af
ternoon of the murder of C. A. Pitt
man, prominent merchant and farm
er, on Juty%l, and was sentenced
by Judge W. E. H. Searcy, Jr., to
hang on Monday, August 27th.
The case was taken up immediate
ly after the' convening of court
Monday morning, the jury returned
a verdict after a few minutes delib
eration, and at the afternoon session
Judge Searcy sentenced McDowell
to be hung in the shortest time al
lowed by Ihw. The condemned man
was returned to, the Fulton county
tower for safe keeping.
The court appointed H. M. Fletch
er and J. Threatt Moore to defend
the prisoner. He did not make a
statement, nor did the defense put
up any witnesses,
MsDowell was convicted on the
statement made to officers. In this
statement he said he planned the
crime a week before it was executed
and his reason for the robbery and
murder was to obtain money tc go
north.
In the statement he said he rowed
across the river in a boat, called Mr.
Pittmah to the stare to buy some
smoking tobacco and while his ac
count was being ad«}ed up struck the
aged farmer tdown with an axe,
dragged the fjpdy to the river and
tfttfsw it into "the water.
Fitwnan’s-Keys and the axe with
which the crime was committed were
thrown in the riv4t, the statement
declared. • McDowell went to his
mother’s house, . exchanged the
bloody overalls and disposed of the
money by giving it to the brother-in
law, Clem Lynch. The money was
found in Lynch’s house and yard.
McDowell, who is 23 years old,
formerly lived with Pittman.
’fhe quifk arrest and speedy trial
is of law and courts
A tremendous + crow 4 heard the trial,
which was quiet and orderly through
out.
Seeker of Liqttor
Gets Bottle Full
Smashed on Head
Atlanta, Ga.—“ Quick service” was
the watchword early Monday night
when W. F. Copeland, of 60 Garnett
street, accosted a pretty young wo
man at Garnett and Forsyth streets
and inquired of her where he could
buy whiskey.
No sooner had the question been
asked than an unknown man, believ
ed to have been the young woman's
escort, struck Copeland a terrific
clout in the face with a bottle full of
the very fluid he was seeking.
The man and woman disappeared
and.a passerby summoned an ambu
lance and had Copeland coneyed to
Grady Hospital. When the mixup
of blood and moonshine was removed
from his face, it was found that a
deep wound had been inflicted and
that the vision of the left eye probab
ly would be permanently affected.
The police are seeking the man
and woman. Copeland’s theory is
that they mistook hhn for a prohibi
tion officer. He has determined to
shun all females when he goes out
prospecting for liquor in the future.
CLEAN SNELLVILLE CEMETERY.
Notice is given that all parties in
terested will please meet on Tuesday.
August 7th, for the purpose of clean
ing off the cemetery at Snellville.
C. H.. RAWLINS.
METHODIST W. M. S.
MEETS WITH MRS. CLOWER
The Woman’s Missionary Societv
of the Methodist church will meet
with Mrs. G. W. Clower Monday
afternoon at 4:30 o’clock.
PROGRAM.
Hymn No. 551, “What a Friend We
Have in Jesus.”
Pj&yer.
Business.
Report of District Meeting—Mrs.
Stubbs.
Bible Lesson—Faith Reaches a
Crisis in Galilee—The Unreserved
Messianic Testimony (John 6.)
Special Topic—The Missionary So
ciety That Lost Its Voice—Dialogue
—Mrs. Chappell, Mrs. Born, Mrs.
Memingway, Mrs. Smith.
Miss'orvarv Topic: Christ Win
ning China Through 1. Training Cen
ters—Miss Peeples; 2. Itineration—
Mrs. Hopkins; 3. Evangelistic Cen
ters—Mrs. Brown.
Dues.
Dismissal. '
TAX ON GASOLINE
AND TOBACCO
VOTEDMONDAY
Atlanta, Ga.—Favorable reports
on two tax bills—a measure provid
nig for a three cent tax on each gal
lon of gasoline sold in the tate, and
a 10 per cent s|»lc stax on cigars and
cigarettes—were voted by the house
ways and means committee in ses
sion at the Kimball House Monday
night. Both measures will be re
ported to the houe at the earliest
moment and then rushed to the sen
ate with the hope of obtaining favor
able action in the upper house, mem
bers of the committee declared.
The measure prescribing the spe
cial tax on cigarettes stipulates that
the bill, if adopted by both houses,
shall become effective January 1,
1924. It further provides that the
first $250,000 Irom returns each
year of 1924 and 1925 shall be de
voted to the erection of a modern
building at the State Tubercular
Sanatorium at Alto, which will make
this insttiution one of the most
elaborate and complete of any in the
country.
Considerable opposition was devel
oped against the measure by commit
tee members, who asserted they
would fight its adoption on the floor
of the house when it comes up for
action. The vote on the bill was 16
to 8 that it do pass.
Milner, of Dodge, author of the
bill, unsuccessfully attempted to
amend his measure by striking
therefrom the proposed tax on cigars
and confining the tax to cigarettes
alone. His amendment was lost, 15
to 8.
All efforts to provide for the new
class of Confederate pensioners in
the general appropriations bill were
defeated Monday in the Georgia
house of representatives, sitting as
a committee of the whole,
f, -Five amendments relating to the
pension appropriation were voted
down after the committee had lis
tened to debate for two hours, dur
ing which the history of the civil war
was reviewed and the pension fcom
missioner, C. F. McGregor, attacked
for a poster he wa charged with hav
ing issued in connection with the al
lowances for the veterans.
The appropriation as passed pro
vided $1,250,000 for the old class of
pensioners. Chairman Culpepper, of
the appropriations committee, speak
ing in opposition to the amendment,
declared if funds were available to
provide for the new class he would
“gladly make provision” for these
particular veterans. With the pres
ent outlook for revenue, however, he
said it would be impossible to pay
such an appropriation, even were it
included in the bill.
“There is no reason why this house
should not get together and enact
some revenue measure to take care
of these new pensioners,” he stated.
“I am perfectly willing to join hands
with you in doing this. We can’t
provide them unless we do.
• “If we pass such a revenue meas
ure, I will say to the senate when
they consider the appropriations bill:
‘We have provided revenue to meet
the allowance—now make provision
for the new class pensioners in the
appropriations measure’.”
The most needy veterans are in
the old class of pensioners, Mr. Cul
pepper continued, adding that in the
new division there were “million
aires drawing pensions.”
Atlanta, Ga.—lndicating in no un
certain terms his determination to
call an extra session of the general
assembly unless the “foundation for
tax reform” is laid at this session of
the legislature, Governor Clifford
Walker on Tuesday delivered a speci
al message to both branches • of the
assembly in joint session.
The governor called attention to
the fast approaching end of the ses
sion. He pointed out that no tax
measures have been enacted, and
that no general legislation of a con
structive nature has been passed
by both houses. He declared that
tax reform, relief for Confederate
veterains, free school books, and re
peal of the tax equalization law have
been pledge to the people of Georgia,
and that the voters in the last gener
al election voiced a demand for these
things.
He urged the importance and ne
cesity of giving the right of way to
the consideration of legislation that
has been formulated as the result of
his personal efforts Monday, when
he appeared before a subcommittee
of the house committee on constitu-
NEW RULING ON
SEARCH OF CARS
Atlanta, Ga.—A clarifying defini
tion of the policy governing search
of suspected liquor running cars was
outlined Wedneday by Prohibition
Director Fred Dismuke in announc
ing that no government action will
be taken against the three West
Point youths who wounded a prohi
bition agent several days ago when
their car was halted on the highway.
Mr. Dismuke said that in the fu
ture the agents will be instructed to
fire upon no automobile except in
defense of their lives; that agents
would not earch automobiles “pro
miscously,” and that the highways
would not be blocked in the attempt
to stop liquor cars.
“However,” he explained, “agents
will continue to search automobiles
which they have reason to believe
contain liquor and they will do so
without search warrants.”
Director Dismuke announced that
Agent Grady Cobb, one of the two
men involved in the West Point in
cident, had been, recommended for
suspension pending investigation.
He made this announcement after
hearing the report from a commit
tee deputized by him to investigate
the West Point occurence.
Mr. Dismuke declared the report
of this board convinced him that the
West Point affair was a mistake on
both sides.” He said he was shap
ing the policy to be followed by pro
hibition agents in conformity with
rulings handed down by United
States Judges Samuel H. Siblev and
William H. Barrett.
The committee deputized to inves
tigate the West Point shooting was
composed of J. W. Powell, legal ad
viser in the prohibition office; Agent
A. C. Sowell, and H. K. Nichols, of
the district attorney’s office.
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
» AT McKENDREE FRIDAY
On Friday next, August 3, the
third quarterly conference of Law
renceville and McKendree charge will
be held a 'i McKendree. Dr. LaPrade,
thi presiding elder, will preach at 11
o’clock, dinner will be served on the
ground and the business session will
convene in the afternoon.
It is expected that a large number
wLI be in attendance.
petty reunion.
There will be a reunion at I. R
Petty home place, near Grayson, on
the 6th day of Augyat. Everybody
is invited to attend and bring well
filled baskets.
DORIS MURPHY.
Doris Evylin Murphy, the infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John C.
Murphy, who reside on the Atlanta
highway, died Tuesday morning at
the home of her parents. The funer
al and interment will be at Fairview
church Wednesday, August Ist, at 10
o’clock.
DIXON-GARNER.
Rev. and Mrs. R, M. Dixon an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Allie Mae Dixon, to
Mr. Horace Billups Gamer, of Bu
ford and Atlanta, the wedding to be
Solemnized early in September.
Miss Dixon is the only daughter of
Rev. and Mrs. Robert M. Dixon and
wa.- a teacher in the Buford public
schools last year. Since coming to
Buford Miss Dixon has endeared her
self to a large circle of friends by
her charming manner and splend.d
disposition.
Mr. Garner is the sen of the late
Mr. M. S. and Mrs. Laura Gamer
and wag reared in Buford. At pres
ent he holds a responsible position
with the Coca-Cola Company in At
'anta, he being an assistant of the
president of the national organiza
tion. —Buford Advertiser.
Ed Purdy, just returned from Eu
rope, says the short skirt is coming
back. He saw a whole army wearing
’em in Scotland.
tional amendments. He pleaded for
utmost consideration to a proposed
constitutional amendemtn authoriz
ing the levy of a graduated income
tax and the classification of proper
ty, also urging the repeal of the tax
equalization law. |
Following the governor’s appear
ance on Monday before a sub-com
mittee of the house committee on
constitutional amendments, Messrs.
Jones, of Meriwether, Barrett, of
Stephens, and Ellis, of Tift, com
posing a special copimittee, drafted
an amendment to the constitution
which meets with the governor’s ap
proval, and which he believes, offers
an avenue for a solution of the tax
ation problem in Georgia.
TWICE-A-WEEK
USES SHOT GUN
ON DEPUTY HERE
WED. AFTERNOON
Col. W. L. Nix and Frank
Townley AUo Hit By Fly
ing Shots—Garner Seri
ously Wounded.
FORTUNE IS CARRIED
FULTON COUNTY JAIL
Had Prevously Fought In
Center of Lawrenceville
Street.
Stepping into the door of bis press
ing club Wednesday afternoon about
three o’clock Deputy Sheriff Howard
Garner was shot with a shot gun by
Ralph Fortune, Lawrenceville citizen
and lawyer, the load entering bis
back, arm and left side, the men be
ing about 25 yards apart, u number
of persons witnessing the shooting.
Garner was rushed to the Georgia
Baptist Hospital in Atlanta and For
tune later placed in the Fulton coun
ty jail. There had previously been
some trouble between the men.
Some time ago Sheriff E. S. Gamer
aided by his son Howard and depu
ties stopped a Packard automobiler
on the Gwinnett aoads and a search
reveled whiskey the two men being
placed in jail and two women in the
party being quarted in a local hotel.
Fortune carried these women to
Atlanta in an automobile the next
morning and this incoident caused
two cases in the Fulton county
courts. The women being turned
loose on Fortune’s charge of cheat-,
ing and swinling and the costs settled
on Fortune for Malicious prt sedi
tion and later Fortune being freed
on a charge of blackmail. «
Mr. Fortune is said to have given'-
information to federal officers which
caused Sheriff Garner and son How
ard being placed under bond for al
leged violation of the prohibition
laws and accepting bribes from'
liquor runners. These indicements,
it is said, resulted largely from the*.'
testimorny of one Red Jones alias’-
Red Tush who was recently caught
in Florida with a load of whisky au’df
who turned on a federal officer at.
Columbus with evidence which result
ed in his suspension.
On Friday, July 13th, Sheriff Gar
ner and Deputy Howard Gamer and
other deputies, acting on a tip, cap
tured an automobile being driven, by
Fortune and from which seven
golllons of whiskey was taken. Gair
ner arrested Fortune and later re
alesed him that night. Bond was
made in the sum of S3OO. In a pre
liminary hearing held Wednesday,
July "26, Fortune was held under
bond of S2OO.
It is said that a few days ago bond
was given for the Ford captured
with Fortune and since that time
Fortune has been driving it and of
ten parked in front of the Garner
pressing club, which is next door to>
the Bank of Lawrenceville.
Howard Garner is said to have ask
ed Fortune to quit parking the ear in
front of his place as it interfeered
with his car in the delivery of his
pressing and laundry. This led on to
the trouble Wednesday afternon.
The Fortune Ford was parked
across the street from the pressing •
club and the two men met at the drug
store on the corner about three
o’clock. Both parties went into the
street between the hotel and drug
store and some words passed when
Fortune is alleged to have said “I
will fix you right now” and made a
break for his car. Howard Garner
says he then grabbed Fortune who
was attebpting to get to his car and
a fight followed. In the fight Gar
ner is said to have whipped Fortune
finally getting him on the ground.
When Fortune said “I have enough,
Howard Garner realesed him and is
said to have walked away going to
ward his place of business. Fortune
immediately, it is said, mad? a break
for his car and grabbed a shot gun
from under a lap robe on the rear
seat. He fired just as Garner step
ed into the door of the pressing club
the charge of N 0.5 shot striking Gar
ner in the arm, back and side and
ranging from his knees to his head.
A single barrell twenty gauge gun
was used.
Col. W. L. Nix and Frank Tewnfcy,
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