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NEWS OF THE SOUTHLAND TOLD IN SNAPPY PARAGRAPHS
UORTH CAROLINA
JTRIGHTSVILLE.— Town officials
MM making effort to obtain-for Miss
|gM>eth Graham, of Rome, Ga„ Car
negie medal as reward for heroism
in saving life of friend, W. M. Tow
els, also of Rome, in surf here last
summer,
RALEIGH.—One-fifth of North
Carolina farmers made bale of cot
ton to planted acre this year, ac
cording to Frank Parker, state fed
eral agricultural statistician, state
this year taking second rank as cot
ton producing state, with 1.020,000-
bale crop valued at $175,000,000.
NEW BERN.—Clifton Brite is
first man to face Recorder Barden
on charge of reckless driving after
recorder announced all speeders
would be sent to prison and thirty
day sentence is penalty imposed on
Brite, who, while drunk, drove his
car into another.
GASTONIA—Dr. B. W. Spillman,
of Kinston, is re-elected president of
state Baptist convention in ninety
third annual meeting.
GASTONIA. Baptist con
vention votes to spend million dol
lars for- development of Meredith col
lege, lor which new site recently
was purchased near Raleigh. Issue
of $750,000 in bonds is authorized.
President Brewer is advised conven
tion expects institution to be pre
pared to matriculate all young wom
en who apply at beginning of 1924-‘
25 college year.
GREENSBORO.—Ten acres of
land will produce sufficient income
LIE PASSED DURING
GRILLING; WITNESS
HELD IN CONTEMPT
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Dallas, Tex., who said he had been
intimately associated with Fox in the
preparation of publicity for a law
enforcement, organization with which
Reynolds was connected, was the
next witness called by the state.
His appearance on the stand came as
a complete surprise as he is the only
Texan, who has testified for the state
thus far in the trial.
•‘Are you acquainted with the
reputation of Fox as a newspapei
man?” inquired Attorney Howard, of
state's counsel.
"Yes. He has a reputation for
shrewdness and ability.” .
“From all your conversations witn
him his demeanor, his manner, his
conduct and general appearance, do
you consider him sane or insane.
"He is just as sane as Mr. Allen
18 ” the witness replied, referring
to Mr. Allen, of defense council.
Attorney Allen immediately ob
jected to this answer on the grounds
that the witness might not be sut
ficiently acquainted with him to
draw a true comparison and the
witness changed the form of his
answer.
"Fox is positively sane,” he said.
At this point Attorney Howard be
gan an attack on the testimony of
Representative Erwin, of Dallas
county Texas, one of Fox’s friends
who testified earlier in the trial.
“Do you know Representative Er
win?” Attorney Howard asked.
“Yes.”
"Do you recall a publication in
which he printed a platform asking
reforms in the state insane asjlum.
During argument on an objection
to the question by defense council,
the witness failed to answer. After
the court had overruled the objec
tion Attorney Howard asked:
"Did he give you an announce
ment for publication in. the ‘Com
mon Cause,’ published and edited by
yourself, about the conditions in the
asylum?”
“Yes.”
"Did he make speeches advocat
ing these improvements?”
“Yes. I published articles about
it and he paid me for the service.”
“How many times did he speak
on this subject?”
"About twenty times.”
Texan Questions Texan
This ended the direct examination
and Governor Dorsey announced
that Attorney Newberry, of Texas,
■would conduct the cross-examina
tion.
“Mr. Reynolds, have you any es
pecial interest in this case?” Attor
ney Newberry asked.
•‘None, except to see a murderer
brought to justice.”
"Are you a lawyer?”
"I am.”
"Are you a preacher?”
"I have preached but I am not
an ordained minister."
"Are you editor of the ‘Common
Cause?’ ”
“Yes.”
"How many issues of the ‘Common
Cause’ appeared?’
"The paper was published about
ten months.”
"Did you try to borrow SBO to
print the paper, and, failing to get
it, the paper went broke?”
"That's not true,” the witness de
clared, shaking his fist at the attor
nye.
“Are you not under indictment in
Texas charged with the embezzle
ment of funds from a client?”
"That’s a lie,” the witness shout
ed, rising from his seat as if to
charge the attorney, but noticing
several deputy sheriffs nearby he
sat down.
At this point Attorney Newberry
addressed Judge Howard and asked
for the protection of the court while
conducting the cross-examination to
which Mr. Reynolds replied: “And I
ask the court for protection from'
an inveterate political enemy.”
“Isn’t the indictment pending?”
Attorney Newberry asked.
"An indictment must be returned
by a legal grand jury and I don’t
consider myself under an indict
ment. It is a character assassina
tion because I sued your gang for
slander and libel. It was returned
by a grand jury especially picked
to pass on the cases ouf high Klan
officials and to keep them from go
ing to the penitentiary.
Another Clash Threatened
"You are unfriendly to what Is
known as the Evans’ faction in Tex
as, aren't you?”
Howard objected to this
question Jeclaring: "If they want
to go into this Ku Klux klan busi
ness we will go into it, but at pres
ent it is not an issue in this case.”
Attorney Newberry’s next ques
tion, the final one of his examina
tion, brought an explosive, objection
from Attorney Howard and an ex
cited response from the witness. At
torney Newberry asked:
"So you are a preacher without a
church; an editor without a paper;
a lawyer without a. practice and a
witness in this case?”
"I am a citizen with a character.”
Mr. Reynolds shouted at the attor
ney. rising from his seat.
“That question is reprehensible in
this attorney.” Attorney Howard ex
claimed, “and I take it as an insult
to this witness.”
Judge Howard immediately ruled
out the question and recessed court
to 1:30 o’clock.
Dora Battey, the woman at whose
house the Weaver woman is alleged
to have stayed while she was in At-
THE ATLANTA TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL
to rear ten children, Mrs. Mary Hes
ter, wife of John B. Hester, of James
town township, Guilford county, de
cides and signs in superior court
deed of separation which allows her
ten acres and ten children.
WILMINGTON. Development
program of Atlantic Coast Line for
1924 announced at general offices
here includes spending $1,415,000 on
culverts and trestles between Bur
roughs and Altamaha, Ga., in addi
tion to similar preparations for dou
ble-tracking on other sections of
main line from Richmand, Va., to
Jacksonville, Fla.
RALEIGH.—State supreme court
holds addressing indecent remark to
woman constitutes assault when ap
peal of Osborne Williams, negro,
sentenced to 18 months on roads for
insulting young married woman, is
denied.
GASTONIA.—State Baptist con
vention votes $50,000 to Mars Hill
college, in Madison county, for girls’
dormitory, gift enabling institution
to accept conditional gift of like
amount from unnamed benefactor
for construction of boys’ dormitory.
GASTONIA.—North Carolina Bap
tist convention is thrown into furore
when resolution attacking increase
in activity of Greek letter fraterni
ties at Wake Forest college, denom
inational institution, is read, and
hot debate follows, resulting in res
olution being referred to committee
lanta, was the first witness called
Tuesday night.
There on Day of Killing
She testified, on direct examination
of Solicitor Baykin, that the Weaver
woman was at her house on the day
of the shooting and had been there
twice since the tragedy. She said
that one long distance telephone call
from Nashville had come from the
Weaver woman.
“Did you not see Fox at 95 West
Peachtree?” Solicitor Boykin asked.
“I did.”
"Who did he call to see?”
"Margaret.”
“When was the last tim® he
called?”
“The Saturday before the shoot
ing.” **
“Did he have a weapon?”
"He did.”
"Was this it?” (exhibiting Fox’s
automatic).
“It was.”
“Was he drinking?”
"He took one drink.”
“When did Mrs. Weaver leave
your house?”
“Early in the morning of the
shooting, in a taxi.”
“Was Fox in your house at the
time?”
“He was.”
"When was the last time you saw
Fox?”
“About 3 o'clock Monday after
noon,”
“Did he stay at your house any
night between Saturday and Mon
day?”
“Saturday night.”
"What room did he stay in?”
"The dining room.”
"Who was with him?”
“Margaret sat up and talked with
him.”
Took One Drink
"You say he took one drink?” At
torney Dorsey asked.
“Yes, one drink with a raw egg."
J. A. Murdock, a commercial
photographer, next was called and
testified he met Fox in March near
Wesley drive, near the Klan palace,
when accosted by the defendant and
asked if he could make a photograph
of the building.
They agreed on the job, the wit
ness said, and he delivered the prints
the next day. for which he present
ed a bill, which was approved by
Fox.
“Judging from his conduct, do you
consider him sane or insane?”
, Here Attorney Allen interposed
I the objection previously made when
this question was asked other wit
nesses.
Thought Fox Sane
“I think he was sane, extremely
so,” was the pointed response.
The witness was excused without
cross-examination.
E. J. Hunt, a member of the At
lanta detective department, was the
next witness.
He testified first to seeing Fox in
a cell at the Atlanta police station
and later in the detective office. He
said he gave the prisoner cigarettes
and water when Fox asked for
them.
He testified that Wash Mills and
Jim Simpson were at the police sta
tion when Fox was there and
brought Dr. Linton Smith, Fox’s
physician, to the jail.
“Do you know Mills and Simpson
were Ku Klux Klan x detectives at
tached to the imperial palace?”
Attorney Allen vigorously ob
jected:
"We don't think,” he said, "that
the Ku Klux Klan has anything to
do with this case, which we want to
try on its merits alone. We think
this testimony of this witness is ir
relevant and highly prejudicial.”
“We expect to prove,” Mr. Boykin
said, “that Fox at first refused to
see Dr. Smith and'did not do so until
approached by these two men.”
Attorney Allen then charged the
solicitor “is trying to inject this
klan and anti-klan element into the
case—the very thing we want to
keep out.” Judge Howard ruled
the question out.
Hunt testified that Fox at first
refused to see Dr. Smith, but when
| told that he had been sent by Mrs.
Fox, he consented to see the physi
i cian.
[ "Captain Sturdivant asked Fox if
I he wanted to make a statement.”
the witness said, "but Fox refused.
I then asked him if he didn’t want
to make a statement, and he said:
‘For God’s sake, gentlemen, don't put
me through the third degree. I’m all
shot to pieces and I can’t make a
statement until I see my lawyers.’ ”
He told how Fox later seemed
about to make a statement when Dr.
Smith halted him, saying: "This
man is my patient, and I advise him
not to talk in his present condi
tion.”
The concluding features of the
detective’s testimony dealt with the
transfer of Fox from the police sta
tion to the Tower, and his refusal
to see newspapermen or pose for
photographers.
"Was he drinking?”
“I could smell liquor on his
breath.”
"He wasn't drunk, was he?” At
: torney Dorsey asked.
"No; but he was drinking.”
I "Haven’t you said previously that
he wasn't drunk?”
"I said I smelled liquor on his
breath.”
“When Dr. Smith interrupted
didn’t he say he didn’t think Fox
was in any condition to make a
statement?”
“Or words to that effect.”
"Why didn’t you say so, then?
Come away.”
A. E. Wilson, an attorney, with
offices adjoining Captain Coburn's
suite, who previously testified in the
case, was recalled by the state in
rebuttal. He said Fox entered his
• of fifteen members for investiga-
• 1 tion.
SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBlA.—Presidents of six
state colleges, in conference with
Governor McLeod, approve proposed
twelve million dollar bond issue for
' buildings at their institutions.
’ YORK.—Miss Martha J. Boyd, 66,
1 and sister. Miss Permelia Boyd, 62,
. die within twelve hours of each oth-
• er from pneumonia contracted while
'! nur’I’-; 1 ’-; their sister, Mrs. Thomas
' | Harper, of Clover, who recently died.
; Two are buried in the same grave.
GREEN VILLE?— - While Federal
’ Agent Reuben Gosnell makes whisky
■ raid, young daughter of R. M. Baker,
on whose farm raid is made, strikes
officer in solar plexus with large
hammqr.
FOUNTAIN ~JNn'—Ed Champ
man, planter, owns twenty-two-year
old cow, mother of nineteen calves,
and the animal is still giving large
amount of milk daily.
FLORENCE.— Dr.N. E. Win’ers,
director of South Carolina boll weevil
experiment station here, accepted ap
pointment as assistant secretary of
agriculture of Argentine Republic.
ALABAMA
TUSCALOOSA. Albania grand
lodge of Masons purchases J. C.
Brown home, which will be made
MONTGOMERY. F. W. Gist, ag
ricultural statistician for Alabama,
office just before homicide and
asked:
“Where is Captain Coburn’s of
fice?”
On cross-examination, Mr. Wilson I
said Fox appeared to be seeking in
formation and there was nothing un- 1
usual in his demeanor.
After Mr. Wilson, John Randolph,
connected with Attorney Wilson's
office, testified that he and Mr. Wil
son and Mr. Hicks were in the office
when Fox appeared in the office door
way.
"Did he appear in an extraordinary
condition?” Mr. Boykin asked.
Appeared to Be Normal
"No. He appeared perfectly nor
mal.”
On cross-examining by former Gov
ernor Dorsey, Mr. Randolph reiter
ated there was nothing abnormal in
the defendant's condition.
J. K. Roberts, of the Dodson Print
ers’ Supply Co., the next witness,
said he had several conferences with
Fox relative to the purchase of print
ing presses and machinery for the
klan printing plant.
Finally, he said, an agreement was
reached and the company furnished
the machinery on Fox’s order. The
deal involved $4,000, he said.
"From your acquaintance, his ap
earance or demeanor, would you say
Fox is sane or insane?” Solicitor
Boykin asked.
Attorney Allen then reiterated his
previous objection to questions of
this nature, but Judge Howard al
lowed an answer.
"I think he was sane,” the wit
ness replied.
W. L. Atkinson, a truck driver for
The Cherry Transfer and Storage
Co., stated he had in storage a quan
tity of furniture belonging to the
defendant.
He said there was no comment on
the charges and that his opinion
was that Fox transacted the busi
ness in a normal manner.
Herq_ Attorney Allen objected to
the opinion on the ground that the
witness had only a brief conversa
tion with the accused. Judge How
ard allowed the question in. The wit
ness was excused without cross-ex
amination.
The next witness was W. D. Lew
is, of the E. A. Collier company, a
book concern. He testified that Fox
purchased an encyclopedia from the
firm.
George Moody, a Journal reporter,
was introduced as a state witness.
He was interrogated as to whether
he had been in the courtroom.
"I have been in and out of the
room.” he replied.
Mr. Allen objected, asking had he
been present while sworn testimony!
was being taken.
“I have noticed nothing,” the wit
ness said.
"Have you heard anything you ■
could not have read in any paper in
the city?” asked the solicitor.
"No, sir.”
Court Rules for State
After argument, he was admitted
as a witness.
“Have you talked with the de
fendant,” asked the solicitor.
"Yes; at the county jail.”
"What did he do.”
"He left his cell and came toward
me.”
"What did you do?”
"I told him I was giving him a
chance to make a statement.”
"What did he say?”
"He said he didn’t think I was
treating him fair. I told him I
I thought I was treating him very
I fair, as everybody was saying—”
Here the defense objected to him
[speaking in this vein but Judge How
ard admitted the statement.
“I told him I was giving him a
chance to get his story to 4he pub
lic.”
“What did he say?”
"He said he would prefer not to
say anything until after talking to
his lawyer.”
“What was your opinion of him.
was he sane or insane?”
"He appeared somewhat disheveled
but I would consider him sane.”
Were you ever there when Dr.
Linton Smith was there?”
"Yes.”
At this juncture the witness was
[ excused without cross examination.
Sane, Kent Agent Says
F. G. Brown, of the renting de
partment of the Ewing Realty com
pany, was the next witness. He tes
tified that last spring Fox approach
ed him regarding the renting of a
duplex house. He testified that he
had several conferences with Fox
before the latter rented the house
and in answer to z a question, said
he considered Fox' sane.
Ben C. Milner, an insurance sales
man, said that he had had several
conferences with the slayer relative
to the sale of an insurance policy,
that the policy finally was sold, and
in answer to a question he said
“there was nothing unusual” in their
conference and he considered Fex
sane.
! “That was several months ago,”
i the witness added.
I "You think he is crazy now,
[don't you?” asked Mr. Dorsey.
“I'd rather not answer that,” the
[witness replied, and did not answer.
T. E.. Brooks, who said he was a
reporter for the United News and
the United Press, stated he had
known Fox-for some time.
"From what you know do you
think he is sane or insane?
The witness did not answer this
question.
J. L. McClure, an advertising solic
itor, said he had several conversa
tions with Fox relative to some ad
vertising and that from Fox’s appear
ance on the occasions, he considered
him sane.
He testified that about 4 o'clock
reports state cotton crop is 600,000
bales compared with 823,000 bales in
1922, and is shortest crop since 1916.
Masonic center for University of
Alabama and Tuscaloosa Masons.
MONTGOMERY. Alabama Bap
tists plan 1925 campaign to raise $!••
000,000 for church work.
MONTGOMERY. —Indications are
Alabama Republican faction, led by
Pope M. Long, will nominate W. Au
brey Thomas, of Jenifer, for presi
dent, under new primary law, to
control national delegation.
BIRMINGHAM.—Work will com
mence after January 1, on $400,000
addition to Birmingham Baptist hos
pital.
MONTGOMERY.—Senator Oscar
W. Underwood is given unanimous
indorsement of state Democratic
executive committee for nomination
for president.
GREENVILLE. Hundreds of
crates of holly, smilax and other
evergreens are being shipped from
this place.
GUNTERSVILLE.—It is an
nounced that $200,000 hosiery mill
will soon be built here. Mill will have
annual pay roll of $250,000, it is
stated. '
K. Mc-
Adory, state law enforcement chief,
says that all pool rooms of Alabama
on the afternoon of the tragedy he
saw Fox enter the Atlanta Trust
company building, where Captain
Coburn's offices were located.
Jailor Next Witness
Jack Smith, a jailor at the Fulton
I county tower, was the next witness.
I He testified that the morning after
Fox's arrest he asked him if he could
do anything, and Fox asked him to
call "Mr. Arnold, the lawyer.”
"What was the first day you locked
Dr. Owensby, Dr. Smith and my
friend Frank Hooper up together for
a conference?” Attorney Howard
asked.
"It was either the Friday or Sat
urday after the shooting—l wouldn’t
say which.”
“What day did this shooting oc
cur?”
“On Monday, I think; I wouldn’t
swear to it."
Thomas A. Ripley, a Georgian re
porter, testified that he was a gen
eral assignment man.
“Did you cover an assignment at
the county jail Saturday, November
10?” the solicitor asked.
"Yes.”
"Did you see him that morning?”
"Yes.”
“Did he make any statement for
publication?”
“No.”
"Did you publish anything he
said?”
"No.”
"Did you write this story?” At
torney Howard said, submitting a
Georgian of November 10 issue.
“I handled part of it.”
"Did you see Mr. Hooper and Mr.
Dorsey?”
“Yes l .”
"How did you get the subject mat
ter of the story?”
"I got the date of the trial from
Mr. Boykin’s office.”
Mr. Howard submitted another
copy of the Georgian of Sunday, No
vember 11, and asked for informa
tion as to how the story was ob
tained. The witness replied a re
porter named Davis got it.
“I asked Fox about the story say
ing ‘God told him to commit the
crime’ when I talked to him Mon
day, November 12, and he didn't Say
a word,” the reporter said.
On cross-examination Mr. Ripley
told the court he visited former
Governor Dorsey late in the after
noon of Saturday. November 10, and
talked to him about the case.
On re-direct examination Mr. Rip
ley said he did not see Attorney Al-
I len, of Texas, at the jail until after
[ former Gorvernor Dorsey had been
[retained.
At 9:50 court was recessed until
9 o’clock Wednesday morning.
I George W. Allen, one of the state’s
I first witnesses in the case, was the
I first witness called Tuesday after
! noon for rebuttal testimony. Solici
tor Boykin asked the witness if he
I recalled any additional statement
Fox made to him that he had been
unable to recall previously. The
witness replied that he recalled Fox
telling him:
“Os course they’ll hang me, but
he’ll never tell.”
John Locke, a prisoner brought in
from the tower, where he is held
on a charge of larceny, testified that
i he lived for about a week at 6 Hun
nicutt street in August of this yefir.
"Did Margaret Weaver live
there?” the solicitor asked.
"Yes.”
"Did Dora Battey live there?”
"Yes.”
"Did Fox ever visit that place?”
"Yes.”
"Did he ever bring any whisky
with him?”
Saw Fox With Whisky .
j "I do’n't know. One time I saw
j him in a room with a quart of red
[whisky at his elbow, but I don’t
know whether he brought it him
self.”
"Do you know whether Fox was
ever arrested with Margaret Weavei
at the Cecil hotel?”
Before the witness could answer
Mr. Allen was on his feet with an
' objection, declaring the solicitor gen
[ eral was trying to “poison the minds
| of the jurors” by insinuating immor
[ al acts had been committed by the
Ldefendant.
i “What can be the solicitor's pur
pose?” the Texas lawyer inquired.
“I have a right to establish a mo
tive either by circumstantial evidence
or otherwise,” the solicitor retorted.
“I propose to show that Coburn
knew Fox was sneaking around with
I women. I will show further that
word of his misconduct had got back
to his superiors at the imperial pal
ace. I will show further that there
was a spy in the house at 6 Hun
nicut street watching Fox’s actions
Attorney Allen further objected
to Mr. Boykin’s questions on the
grounds that the truth or falsity of
the facts regarding which Locke
was to testify were "totally irrele
vant” unless the state can prove
that Captain Coburn knew of these
charges and as Fox knew they
were about to be used by Captain
Coburn against him.
"The truth or falsity of these
charges -would not of itself furnish
a motive for this homicide,” Attor
ney Allen contended, "unless the
state can connect them with Captain
Coburn and this defendant.”
Replying, Solicitor Boykin said he
expected to prove that Captain Co
burn was collecting these charges
against Fox at the time of his
death.
"I can’t prove that Fox knew of
these charges,” said the solicitor,
“because I can’t read his mind. All
I have is his own declaration that
Capt in Coburn had affidavits that
would ruin him.”
Attorney Howard, speaking on the
same point, contended that Locke's
evidence was admissible because the
must remove their screens, and that
no minors will be allowed to enter
evm for purpose of purchasing soda
water and sandwiches.
FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE.—The state ag
ricultural department asks attorney
general of Florida to immediately in
stitute proceedings to invalidate all
leases on oyster bottom lands now
controlled by William Lee Popham,
mayor of Apalachicola against whom
fraud order was issued recently by
federal authorities denying him use
of mails. He has carried on, it is
alleged, extensive operations in oys
ter culture in Franklin county for
several years and it is said he has
sold stock in companies to up-wards
of four thousand persons in all parts
of country.
ARCADIA.—DeSoto county, on
February 2, will decide at the polls
question of issuing $280,000 worth of
bonds for road improvements and
new jail. Action looking to election
is taken by the county commission
ers. Previous call for expression on
a SIBO,OOO bond issue, set for Jan
uary 7, was withdrawn.
TALLAHASSEE.—Two new coun
ty commissioners are appointed for
Liberty county. A. A. Lewis and Dr.
E. K. Thaggarad are named by Gov.
Hardee to succeed A. I. Goodson and
J. R. Shuler, resigned, in districts
Nos. 1 and 2, respectively.
SANFORD.—lndicative of high fi
nancial standing which Sanford en
joys, was sale of $160,000 bond issue
defense "has put this man’s charac
ter in issue and placed witness after
witness on the stand to prove him
an upstanding, law-abiding, sober,
and moral citizen.”
"We have the right,” Attorney
Howard concluded, “to attack his
character from any angle in issue by
proof of specific acts of lawless
ness.”
Judge Howard deferred ruling un
til counsel from both sides could sub
mit authorities to him and Attorney
Dorsey proceeded to cross-examine
Locke, asking him three questions:
"When were you released from
the federal penitentiary?”
"On February 11.”
"What were you sent there for?”
"Forgery.”
Woman Employe Testifies
"And you are now under convic
tion for larceny from a house, are
you not?”
"Yes.”
"Come off the stand,” said Attor
ney Dorsey.
The next witness was Mrs. F. W.
Goodroe, of 77 Burns avenue, a for
mer employe in the mailing, room
at the imperial palace, from which
the Knighthawk was sent out. She
testified that she worked under
Fox's direction for several months.
"From his appearance and actions
would you say that Fox is sane or
insane?” Solicitor Boykin asked.
Attorney Allen objected to this
question on the ground that the wit
ness had not qualified as an expert,
but he was overruled.
“I thought he was sane,” the wit
ness replied.
Attorney Dorsey asked Mrs. Good
roe one question;
“When were you discharged from
the palace?”
“I don’t remember the exact date.”
Morris Ewing, manager of the rent
department of J. H. Ewing & Son,
testified that he had a number of
business conferences with the de
fendant in connection with renting
him a residence at 47 Seminole ave
nue. He stated that on one occasion
he accompanied Fox to the city hall
to obtain a permit for a water cut
in.
Taxi Driver Testifies
An attempt to prove that on the
day before the shooting Fox took a
long taxicab ride and had lunch at
a chicken house with an unnamed
woman was made by the state in
the examination of D. L. Ford, a
Black and White company cab
driver, who was the next witness.
Ford testified he knew Fox only
by sight, and pointed the slayer out
in the courtroom.
“Was this defendant a passenger
in your cab November 4?”
"Yes.”
“Where did you pick him up?”
"At 95 West Peachtree street,
apartment 2.”
"Who was with him.”
“I don’t know, but it was some
girl.”
Attorney Alien objected to this
testimony on the ground that it was
irrelevant and prejudicial, but was
overruled.
"Where did you go with Fox and
this girl?”
The witness described around-about
route to Bolton, Ga., from which
place, he declared, he carried his
passengers to "a chicken house
near the river,” for lunch. He said
they then returned to 95 West Peach- [
tree street.
“Do you know that woman’s
name?”
"Only what she told me.”
"Did she tell you in his presence?”
"No."
“How long were you gone?”
"About one hour and 35 minutes.”
“What was the fare?”
"Five dollars and 35 cents.”
"Who paid it?”
"The girl did.”
• This answer was ruled out on a
defense objection that it was imma
terial.
“Did Fox give you any money to
buy liquor?”
This question was ruled out on de
fense objection that it was leading,
and Solicitor Boykin changed its
| form.
“Did any one say anything about
! liquor or give you money to buy it?”
Says Fox Was Drinking
j “Yes, the .girl gave me $5.”
This question and answer were
I ruled out on defense objection.
[ “Was Fox drinking at this time?”
[ The defense objected, but was
; overruled.
I “He was drinking,” the witness re
plied.
“Did you hear any conversation
between Fox and the girl?”
“Yes, at the chicken house while
they were eating lunch.”
"Did you have a direct conversa
tion with him?”
"No.”
"From this conversation and his
general appearance and demeanor
and conduct would you consider him
sane cr insane?”
Over a defense objection the wit
ness answered:
"He appeared to be sane.”
Lewis R. Fox, clerk at the Cecil
hotel, testified that the defendant
registered at that hotel August 2<»
under the name of J. G. Hall, of
Smyrna, Ga.. and that he was ar-
I rested with a woman whose name
was given as Hrs. Margaret Weaver.
The clerk said the room was re
served in the afternoon and paid for
in advance, and that later that night
the house detective placed Fox and
the woman under arrest.
“When Fox was arrested did he
make an attack, or attempt an at
tack on anyone?” the witness was
asked.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1927*.
for park and sewerage improvement,
to Seasongood & Mayer Bond com
pany of Cincinnati for $160,875.
Bonds sold lor approximately $5.46
above par.
BUSHNELL.—CaII is issued, with
but one negative vote, by county
commissioners for election for $650,-;
000 of bonds to complete comprehen- [
sive road building >lans of county. I
New roads planned and agreed i
upon in tne call embrace these:;
Wildwood west to Rutland Ferry;;
Bushnell west to Weeds Landing.;!
Sumterville northwest to the outlet i
of Lake Panasoffkee mto the Withla- [
coochee river; Coleman, east to con-1
nect near Bamboo with the Wild- [
wood-1.-eesburg higfhway; BuXhnell, I
south to Rerdell via St. Catherine. [
Center Hill to Lake county line at!
Sloan Ridge; Center Hill, northeast;
four miles, to Lake county line to I
connect with road to Leesburg; Ter-I
rytown to Sloan Ridge, via Linden I
and Mabel, perfecting this new rock [
road now nearly complete.
TALLAHASSEE.—S. I. Revell, j
who was sentenced to three years!
and three months for embezzlement [
of funds while clerk of the circuit;
court of Liberty county, has been I
granted pardon by state board of ■
pardons, to become effective January [
1. He has served about six months [
of sentence. Pardon carries with it!
restoration of citizenship.
Petition signed by more Liberty I
county citizens than there are names :
on registration lists, and also by!
prominent persons of adjoining coun-
28,538 MILES OF
FEDERJL-AID ROJOS 1
BUILT DURING YEAR
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 17.
The mileage of federal-aid highways,
completed at the close of the fiscal
year, which ended June 30, was
[ greater than the circumference of
the earth.
Thomas H. MacDonald, chief of
the bureau of public roads, in his
annual report made public today,
announced that 26,536 miles of fed
eral-aid highways have been com
pleted, of which 8,820 were finished
within the last fiscal year. In ad
dition, 14,772 miles were under con
struction June 30, while 6,917 more
were contemplated in projects that
had been approved.
Selection of roads to constitute the
federal-aid highway system was com
pleted during the year in accordance
I with the federal highway act, which
i required tjiat not more than 7 per
cent of the total rural mileage in each
state be designated as part of the
system.
As certified by the various states,
the total mileage of rural roads in
I the country is 2,859,575 miles, which
will limit the federal-aid system to
200,170 miles. Approved federal-aid
road in 35 states show that 1,048 of
the 1,111 cities of 5,000 or more pop
ulation in those states will be touch
ed by at least one of the routes, and
it is cstiamted that 90 per cent of the
total population lives within ten
i mile| of some part of the system.
[ The bureau has undertaken a
j thorough study of the sources of
I highway revenue to ascertain wheth
l er the distribution of cost to property
owners and motor vehicle operators
is equitably adjusted.
Receiver Appointed
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., Dec. 18.
Federal Judge Webb, of Shelby, has
appointed M. S. Lyons, of this city,
[ and Frank H. Henderson, of Hick
ory, receivers for Bailey Brothers,
I tobacco manufacturers of this city,
I who petitioned for a receiver in the
I federal court at Greensboro, Satur
' day.
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it was stated, his home county peo
ple have utmost confidence. It was
shown that he had made complete
restitution of funds misappropriated,
selling his home and all household
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