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Milledgeville, Ga., Thursday, July 14, 1927.
JURY FAILS TO
FIND FLOGGERS
Probe Whipping of Jeue Thomas
Exonerates all County Officers
From Any Connection.
fflP-BKrBr week ABLE CHARGE BY H. B. JENNINGS
ERADICATION OF MOSQUITO
BREEDING PLACES URGED
The City Health Dr
nd jury of the superior
■h has been in session this
. thorough investigation
ging «>f Jesse Thomas by
,.f men on the night of
of
appe
, jury among them
of the flogging and his
repotted that they failed
i> any of the party. The fol-
. lutions were made public
. v afternoon by Dr. J. E.
■ r« man, under the direction
rand judy:
he grand jury of Baldwin
have made a thorough and
investigation of the flog-
a negro man named Jesse
and '
> go i
npletely exonerating J. T.
• capable and efficient pro-
uforcement officer, of be-
■ way or any manner con-
th. or having any knowl-
i outrage.
also wish
ord ;
exonerating every officer of either
the county or the city of Milledgc-
ville of being in any way connected
with this whipping or of having any
fa wledge of it.
We wish to further express our
thanks to the officers and officials of
the city of Milledgeville for the
splendid manner in which they have
o'-operated with the sheriff’s office
of «»ur county in the enforcement of
and especially of the pro
hibit
1 he G. S. C. W. Summer School
will close Friday of next week, its
six weeks’ session concluding at that
time.
The session has been u most suc
cessful one, splendid work being
done both by the members of the
faculty and study body.
Diversion and amusements have
been furnished by a number of en
tertainments, many of which have
been put on by the student body.
The students will return to their
homes better equipped for their du
ties as teachers. Immediately after
the close the members of the facul
ty will commence their vacation, and
nearly all of them will spend the
remainder of the summer out of the
JUDGE J.B. PARK BURIED IN CITY
Superior Court Convened Monday Son-in-law of Mr. and Mrr. Jar. 1 Thl . city Hc ^
Morning. J. E. Kidd Named at L. Sibley and Prominent Textile | pjnment ba* imm
Simp!. R,medic
BALDWIN BLUES
AT ENCAMPMENT
Foreman of Grand Jury.
Man Dies at Union, S. C.
Supe
ourt
ned Monday j
o’clock. Judge Jas. B.» u
The i
Park presiding.
Thi- grand jury was organized by
the election of Dr. J. E. Kidd as
foreman, and \V. J. Chandler secre-
Tuesday
The charge of Judge Park was li
toned to attentively by the rnembe
of the grand jury, and n large nur
her of citizens, who had guthtri
at the opening session of court.
Judge Park referred to the ii
porta nee and necessity of the grand
jurors performing their duty, with-
evening in a special car
from Union S. C. for interment. The
remains were accompanied by the
family of the deceased, and a num
ber of prominent citizens of South
Carolina and other southern statex.
The funeral services were held at
the Presbyterian church Wednesday
morning at 10 o’clock. Rev. George
B. Thompson, pastor, and Rev. F. H.
i- | Harding, of the Episcopal church, of
ficiating. The ceremony was a very
• favo
i the enfoi
lent
JANUARY TERM
COURT JURORS
j of law, and urged upon them its im
portance in preserving the govern
ment.
He told the grand jury that in
formation brought to him by newspa
pers was to the effect that “certain
impressive one. The remains were
buried in the city cemetery. The flo
ral offerings were laige in numbers,
and were among the handsomest
ever seen in this city. They came
from all sections of the country.
Mr. Jennings was a son-in-law of
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sibley, having
night riders” are endeavoring to de- married their daughter, Miss Josie
a j Prive our citizens of the comtitu- Sibley. He frequently visited Mil-
Judge Jas. B. Park Draws List of I tional prviilege of life, liberty and I lcdgeville, and had a large number
Those to Serve on Grand and
Traverse Juries Next Term.
Judge Jas. B. Park on Monday
drew from the Jury box the follow
ing names as grand and traverse ju
rors for the January term of supe-
Gr.nd Jurors.
T. H. Clark, G. C. May, J. A. May-
field, E. E. Busy, William McDaniel,
Frank H. Coleman, T. C. Humph-
rie, J. W. Moran, T. E. Hubert, M.
C. Harrington, Jr., W. H. Baumgar-
tel, J. L. Ivey, Homer Shy, W. P.
Overman, A. J. Cnrr, C, B. Ivey, W.
B. Richardson, W. W. Moran, C. C.
Wilkinson, E. J. Bloodworth, C. N.
Chai.dler, R. W. Hatcher, O. F. Veal,
A. B. Echols, L. C. Hall. S. A.
Boone, A. T. Pettigrew, E. D. Pros
ser, Geo. W. Hollinshee.d, M. A.
Gindin.
Traverse Jurors—1st Week.
J. S. Bone, W. F. Williamson, S.
E. Wright, Jr., W. H. Humphries,
C. W. Ennis, J. R. Torrance, E. C.
Kidd. D. P. Myrick, W. F. Little, W.
L. Gholson, J. T. Hollis, W. J. Usery,
Oscar Stembridge, R. R. Reid, H. S.
Glass, A. J. Hawkins, C. R. Digby,
of happi
Flays Lawlessness.
“No member of the Anglo-Saxon
race with a drop of red blood in his
veins would join a band to inflict
punishment upon any person without
authority of law,” Judge Park said.
“This form of lawlessness is, I un
derstand going on to Much an extent
that these night riders are dragging
women from their beds to inflict on
them inhuman and barbarous, al
though I understand that many of
them inhuman and barbarous, viol
ence, although I understand th9t
many of these who uso the lash are
themselvew guilty of the same offens-
: es as the persons they whip. I should
general adoption of the ,
We ihplore the recent unfavorable
advertisement of our county in the
daily newspapers with reference to
this ocurrence, and we here and now
proclaim that Baldwin county peo
ple are mu;,biding, honest and up-
riehl peep I and that we believe
that Baldwin county and the city of
.Milledgeville have at the present time
a set of officers and officials that are
conscientious in their conception of
their official duties and that they are
•■x.rcising every effort to enforce the
laws of our state and county.
With the assistance of the solicitor
general in the grand jury room, the
hr,.*r part of throe days have boon I ^ Bom .' I priced
devoted to thoroughly examining McMi|]on j H Holder, j c ^ endear
J. H. Home, W. F. Brown, SI. H. j The g° 011 People from other state.
Bland, W. P. Berry, R. H. Wootten, I
N. F. Prosser, J. W. Mathis, J. Ben 1
, . Harper, W. H. Robinson, C. W.;
orld know that their county I
«|uite a number of witnesses. The
grand jury unanimously are anxious
to find out the guilty parties the
grand jury unanimously wish to let
officers have faithfully co-operated
with them in this examination.
•Signed, J. E. KIDD, Foreman.
Spivey, J. T. Ivey, R.* L. Nelson, W.
MISTRIAL IN HOLLOWAY
CASE DECLARED THURSDAY
i Reach a Verdict Aftei
r Hoi
' Deliberi
The jury in the case of Mrs. J.
H. Collowuy vs. the City of Milledge-
'He, u suit for damages on account
•'i.iuries received in an automobile
Occident July 4th, 1922, failed to
reach a verdict, after deliberating
twenty-four hours and a mistrial was
lared by Judge Park Thursday
The case wus called Tuesday
' ■ rning with Allen & Pottle repre-
'•’ting Mrs. Holloway, and Hines
^ 'arpenter, and Judge Henry C.
Hammond of Augusta, repreyenting
thf city. The examination of wit-
and the argument of the at-
t,,rn ys consumed the greater part
°f two days, and late Wednesday af
ternoon Judge Park delivered his ! Ian, Jr.
charge, ;,nd placed the case in the
hands of the jury.
The jury continued its delibera-
ur,til nearly four o'clock Thurs-
,lay :;: ternoon, having found it im-
f *»-sit>; u t 0 reach a verdict. Before a
I, 11 'trial way declared by Judge Park
n W l Stated that the division was
f ° Ur to eight.
going to invest their money
in Georgia and become citizeny of
our state until they are assured that
they will * be safe in enjoyment of
7 George** -A7*Watk'ins7*C. B*j th,,ir perJ " nal . r W ht * aa<i * n th< ' pr °-
Smith, Frank E. Bone, George Bow- : ,cctu> " of ,helr property
den. C. E. Hudson, V*. L. Hodges, J. An a«' c1 '
T. McCrary, E. F. Bailey, Paul Dur- Edmunds, editor of the Manufactur-
den, Peyton Barnes, l! M. Digby, of Baltimore, was com-
Harper Tucker, W. J. Alldridge, W. j nienued b he court
P. Simpson, R. W. McMillan, W. S.! “Mr. Edmunds, that splendid
Wood, L. S. Holsey. G. W. Barr. T. southern gentleman, who in the past
A. Reese, R. H. Moore, G. D. My-! ha> given the south a great deal of
rick, C. R. Minter, Jno. T. Godard, j wholesome advice, gives in the Con-
Louis McCullar, Jon W. Hutchinson. stitution'H article sound reasoning
Traverse Jurors—2nd Week. | upon methods calculated to attract
L. W. Montgomery, Harry Ennis, j settlers to southern states,” he said.
J. E. Josey, W. T. Wea\*er, Maurice "He earnestly advises due regard for
Martin, J. R. Smith, H. B. Moran, j the established forms of justice, and
A. I. Butts, M. L. Thompson. E. B. ; points out that prosperity cannot
Humphries, J. C. Grant, S. E. | crue unto a lawless people.”
Wright, Sr„ J. H. Strpiling, Sr., J. C. .Judge Park referred in his charge
f friends and acquaintances here.
Mr. Jennings died ct his home in
Union, S. C., Monday morning about
2 o’clock, having suffered a heart at
tack the Saturday evening before.
Mr. and Mrs, Sibley and Col. Erwin
Sibley left Sunday night for Union,
but reached that city after his death.
Mr. Jennings was forty-three years
of age, and was one of the leading
textile manufacturers in the south.
His rise and advancement in this in
dustry had been rapid, and at the
time of his death he was president
of the Union-Buffalo Mills, and ac
tive manager and president of the
Fairmont Mills at Spartanburg, S. C.
Mr. Jennings was well known to
the entire mill world as a capable
administrator and an earnest leade
who was master of details. He wa
chairman of the nurrow sheeting di
vision of the Textile Institute.
The following is a part of an
toriol from the Spartanburg He
“The death of Mr. Harry B.
nings, of Union, president of
Union-Buffalo Mills and the
mont Mill at Spartanburg, rerr
from the field of industrial dirci
in the south one of the south’s
capable manufacturers, and at a
will go fer naught. I time when he was developing a grasp
of its larger possibilities and had
promise of many years of broaden
ing service in a field so full of op
portunities. It was frequently Kiid
of Mr. Jennings, by those assembled
with him, that he was one of the
ablest manufacturers in the industry
ritten by Richard H. ! J*nd with his own technical knowl
edge of the business, he was devel
oped an executive ability bringing
recognition and advancement.”
Mr. Jennings is survived by Mrs.
Jennings and four children, Joseph
ine, Harry, Jr., Sibley and Erwin,
and four brothers and five sisters.
I Christian doctrine, let him that
without sin among you cast the first
stone at her.’
“There is an organization in the
state of Georgia at the present time,
composed of some of our best citi
zens, who have formed to raise
$ 1 OL'.UUU for advertisement of our
resources,” Judge Park continued.
“While this worthy undertaking has
jny cordial approval, if these lawless
acts continue in Georgia and are not
courts, all such laud-
anitary De- Left Milledgeville Sunday Morning
ominB to For Two Week,’ Stay on Saint
th,. citizens of MlUedirevillr. urE m B S'aca't Wilh National Guard
them to eradicate all mosquito breed-
The Baldwin Blue
ng places. The following
suggestions made:
1. Clean premises of all empty
bottles, cans, discarded auto casings,
d put them where gnrbnrgc van
n get them.
2. Clean yards of all underbrush
d weeds and allow the sun to shine
directly on these places.
Empty all water containers such
ash tubs, fire barrels, etc., and
11 standing water that cannot be
drained once each week.
4. Screen all reyidences. The mos
quito is a breeder of malaria, and
these precautions should be taken by
LEGISLATORS TO
BE HERE TONIGHT
CommittMi Coming to Inspect the
State Institutions. Will Take
Supper at Atkinson Hall.
The joint house and senate com
mittees of the legislature to visit the
state'institutions in and near this
city are expected to arrive here this
(Thursday) evening on the 8:30
o’clock Central railroad train.
The committees will be met by
members of the faculty of G. S. C.
W. and others, and accompanied t-»
the college, where they will be serv
ed supper in the Atkinson Hall din
ing room. It is expected that there
will be nearly a hundred legislators
in the party. They will be accom
panied by Baldwin county'** repre
sentative, Rev. J. F. McCluney, who
is a member of some of the commit
tees. Arrangements have been made
for. the legislators to sleep
G. M. C. barracks tonight, under the
direction of Mr. Thomas Simpson,
manager of the Baldwin Hotel.
Friday morning the committees
will inspect the G. S. C. W., the
State Sanitarium and the Boys’
Training School.
NEGRO MAN KILLED BY
HIS WIFE THURSDAY NIGHT
MHs - HINES ENNIS PAINFULLY
BURNED WEDNESDAY.
1 he friends of Mrs. Hines Ennis
^icret to learn that she happened
to *• painful accident Wednesday
^ rning. The oil stove upon which
was preparing a meal, exploded,
• ir >d she was painfully burned on
* acc and neck. The burns while
;' a,nf u! ar e not serious, and it is „
l0 Ped that she will speedily recover, j week.
Ingram, T. A. Torrance, C. E. Simp
son. J. T. Wagnen, Henry Hardy, Jr.,
L. S. Holsenbeck, M. L. Curry, J.
A. Chandler, W. D. Bone, C. I.
Adams, W. J. Brake, W. L. Ritchie,
F. R. Hargrove, W. C. Green, T. B.
Dumas, Frank Shealy, A. W. Tis
dale, J. J. Adams, Jerome Babb, S.
D. Stembridge, L. N. Jordan, J. M.
Walker, Robert McMil-
D. Horton, J. R. Wat
kins, J. T. Brown, L. D. Smith, M.
E. Webb, N. M. Beckom, Ed Bell
Jackson, J. T. Martin,
ridge, W. C. Finney, L. S. Fowler,
J. A. Benford, L. B. Babb, Sr., D.
C. Leaptrot, John T. Ray, W. I.
Smith, W. A. Pettigrew, C. J. Conn,
D. M. Rogers, R. L. Chambers, B.
F. Bowdoin, B. D. Edwards, Louis
Corley. S. S. Vinson, E. E. Bell, W.
L. Prosser, W. O. O’Quinn, F. M.
Finney, J. W. Hooten, W. T. Gar
rard, J. E. Weaver, Robt. Ashfield,
J. F. Bell, Jr., A. I. Horne, C. H.
Whitfield, A. Leonard.
GRAND JURY FIND BILLS.
The grand jury has returned 27
true bills and & no bills in cases that
were considered by them the present
to the judicial system in practice in
the time of the judges, as recorded
in Scripture. Then, he said, a num
ber of judges were appointed by
God, who charged them to give de- j ** w ** 4 ’.
„ * . r .. The record «» uy *
anions in all matters, and when they ... „ . , , . 0
... McComb showed that 3.
momentous for them
to decide, they should refer the de
cision to Him. “Thus,” said the
court, "was constituted the perfect
judiciary.”
He pointed out that just as much
now as then does the responsibility
for just decisions rest upon the
courts, and upon all officers charged
with enforcement of the laws of the
land. He advised a due and fitting
regard for Divine lawy, and said
that the law of love shot Id pervade
the world, so that all lawlessness au
tomatically would be brought to u
close.
The judge said that Georgia is
pointed toward an era of great pros
perity. He said more people reside
here now than ever before, and that
and more are coming to make
their hom e here. This being the
cause, h e pointed out, Georgia and
the south must make the newcomers
welcome, and not repel them by vio
lent demonstration. “Let us show
A torrential rain fell in this section
Monday. The rain was accompanied
by an electric storm of intensity, and
for several hours the lightning flash
ed and the thunder rolled, following
each othnr in close succession. The
rain at times reached proportions ap
proximating a cloud burrt, and was
continuous throughout the night.
kept by Mr. Robert
fell.
LEE WILL OPEN STORE IN
GAINESVILLE.
Announcement has been made
that the Lee Chain of Stores will
at an early date add another store
to their number. They will before the
fall season commence the operation
of another store in Gainesville.
MR. JOHN T. DAY PUR-
CHASES ROBSON HOUSE
Mr. John T. Day has purchased
the residence of the late Mrs. S. E.
Robson on Clark street. This home is
located in a most desirable residen
tial section of the city, and it* val
uable property.
i that this is indeed the land of
the free and the home of the brave.”
“No brave man,” he concluded,
“would join a band to inflict punish
ment upon an individual in the great
state of Georgia.”
gnized
rv one of the strongest companies of
the- National Guards, and their rec
ord at comp is always among the
best, its membership is composed of
Milledgeville and Baldwin county
young men, who ar;> deeply interest
ed in military. Their absence from
the city is easily notod, and news
from them will be awaited from day
lo day in many homes here.
The Baldwin Blues, Company I of
the National Guard, boarded the
Central of Georgia noon day train
Sunday for Macon, which city they
left on a special train at 9 o’clock
p. m. for St. Sjmon’x Island to spend
two weeks in camp.
The company, under Capt. H. B.
! Knnis, marched from their armory to
I the Central depot, when all of their
j equipment had previously been sent.
: A large number of citizens were
present to sCe them off, and bid them
ST. SIMON’S ISLAND, Ga., July
(Special to The Union Recor
der).—The Baldwin Blues, Milledgc-
ville’s Own, arrived at St. Simon’s
Inland early Monday morning, and
began to make ready their canvas
homes for the two weeks’ of military
encampment on the Island.
The troops entrained Sunday at
the Central depot, special ears being
attached to the 11:40 o'clock train to
transport them to Macon, where
they joined other companies of the
rigiment and were carried to the
Island on a special train. The Mil-
ledgeville troops entraining with the
regimental headquarters company
and medical detachments of the reg
iment.
The train arrived ai the Bruns
wick early in the morning where
the men were served coffee and sand
wiches before they left on the boat
for the island. The train bearing the
Milledgeville troops was under the
special supervision of Mr. Chas.
Rhodes, division passenger agent of
the Southern Railroad and a man
who is prominently known in Mil
ledgeville.
The camp this year is located in
the southern part of the I*4and, sit
uated in a shady grove that is com
fortable due to the muny trees, and
is one of the most ideal locations in
the camp. The beach is near the
camp and the men arc permitted
to go in bathing in the late after
noons.
Flans are being made by the com
pany commander, Capt. H. B. Ennis,
for a deep sea fishing trip for the
men Sunday. Capt. Lnnis has done
everything possible to make the men
comfortable.
Regimental orders indicated that'
the local company would take its
tour of guard duty next weeek. The
drill program as outlined by CoL
Jim Kimbrough and Lieut. Col.
Felton Whitaker is strenuous and
embraces every phase of military
tactics. The training this year will
especially feature combat principles
and the majority of the time allotted
for drill will be spent in field maneu
vers and advancing attack.
The men on the trip have taken
special pain** to make their company
street one of the most attractive
Rozevelt Wheeler, u negro man,
was stabbed to death by his wife,
Hettie Wheeler, Thursday night, at
their home on North Clark street in
this city.
The stabbling was done with an
ice pick, which penetrated the heart
and liver of the negro, causing hi.«
death within a few minutes.
The two negroes had been fighting
on the street before reaching their
home, and after getting into the
house the fuss was renewed, and the
woman used the ice pick with dead
ly effect. In the fight preceding the
ctabbing, the woman used her teeth,
us the imprints was left on hiy chest.
Coroner Newton held an inquest
Friday morning, and after hearing
the edivence the jury returned a
verdict that Wheeler’s death was due
to the stab, and that the same was
Officres were on the scene soon af
ter the killing took place, and the
woman sucrendered to Policeman
Murphey, and was placed in jail. She
will probably bo tried on the charge the regiment and the local company
of murder in the superior court »—* ■
week..
Wheeler came to Milledgeville
from near Albany several months
ago with the MacDougald Construc
tion Co., and has been at work with
Mr. Frank Bell underwent a nasal
opzratlon in Atlanta Wednesday
morning. The operation was neces
sary on account of an accident Mr.
Bell had several years ago while play
ing football by which his nise was
broken. The operation was success
fully performed, and he is getting
along all right.
At the. time of the operation his
father, Mr. M. S. Bell, and sister,
Mrs. Chaa* M. Davis, were with him.
bending every effort to cop the
prizes offered in the camp this year.
The drill program, including reg
imental parades, has been witnessed
by the visitors on the Island, among
them being the Milledgeville colony
who are spending the month here,
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Conn, Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Morriyon, Mrs. Russell
Bone and little daughters and Mrs.
Leon Callaway.
The Milledgeville boys are spend
ing a most enjoyable two weeks in
surf bathing, athletic events and
other amusements. They have prom-
of being the best company in the
regiment by the close of camp. The
are enthusiastic and are wont
ing hard to put over a splendid rec
ord. They are offering the officers
Capt. Ennis and Lieuts. Hargrove
and Jackson every assistance and
regimental authorities have been
favorable impressed.
