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“STAR CHAMBER”
Jildge George Harris Cleared
The Room.
REPORTERS, LAWYERS
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Forbidden Attendance And
Driven From His Presence
Judge George Harns, of the
City court bench, sprung a perfla
tion this morning when ordered
the Sheriff to clear the court room
and bar and guard the doors and
permit n > one to euter during the
hearing of the next case,
Tne defendant, a Mr. John Ken
edy, a young farmer had waived
a jury and submitted his case to
the Judge.
Mr.Kenedy and one friend be
sides his attorney Capt. John H.
Reese, the Judge and Solicitor
General Harper Hamilton and two
official door keepers were the only
people permitted in the court
room.
It is alleged that Mr. Kennedy
was tried for a misdemeanor
offense and found not guilty by
the court.
The members of the bar and the
reporters for newspapers seemed
to be the most surprised people
about the court house. But then,
they all knew Judge Harris and 1
knowing him to be so tearless and 1
level headed acquieeed without
riotous demonstrations. I
After the star chamber session,
when the doors of the temple, of '
justice were again Hung ajar, Mr.
Kenedy emerged clad in a wreath
of smiles and the same cloak of
inoct nee that the law so wisely 1
wraps about a defendant until
the evidence >n an open trial
i
ruthlessly tears it away,
The cases tried in open court
were tne State vs. Mattie Sims,
an old colored sister who was con
victed of simple larceny. She was
sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and
costs or serve 4 months in county
chaingang.
Jim Harris and Will Harris two
young sinners from Seney were
charged with gaming but the
evidence was so remote about an
old pistol, a pocket knife and a
handkerchief being the stakes,
that Judge Harris directed a ver
dict in one case and a “nolprosse”
in the other. A victory for attor
neys Joe Nunnally and Bob
Chamlee.
Then an old case against Mrs,
C. C. Adkins alias Mrs. Spann,,
was taken up, and much to grati
fication of many who had been
disappointed with the original
turn of the Kennedy case,, they
were not ordered out. Mrs. Spann
was charged with keeping a
naughty house. She was ably de
fended by Col. Almir Davis and
Judge Santa Crawford.
She was convicted and sentenced
to six months on the gang and 80
days in jail, the gang sentence to
be suspended, upon the termina
of the jail sentence, upon good be
ll avior.
J M. Lawrence, of Cedar Blufl’,
was put on trial this afternoon.
He is charged -.with having, by
false representations secured about
$l5O worth of goods from A. W.
T*-dcastle & Co.
He is prosecuted by Reese &
D niny and defended by J. B. F.
Lumpkin , Wright & Ewing and
a so by Lawyer Carder of Center,
Ala.
A Kentucky editor said silver
buckles on garters were becom
ing fashionable anc he hoped to
sea more of them. His wife sued
for a divorce and the only wom
an in town who had silver buck
les on her garters cowhided the
poor editor until he was as raw
as a potato.— Summerville
News.
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Mr. Will W. Martin, of Atlan
ta, was in the city yesterday after
noon.
BRILLIANT VICTORY
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Os Cubans Reported Near,
Havana. ■
FIGHT FAST AfID FURIOUS
Spanish Defeated by Patriot
Col. Davalos.
Havana, via Key West, March
24.—The Gubans are displaying
great activity near Havana.
Col. Davalos, who is now in
command of the late general
Arangueren’s forces, has proved
to be a worthy successor of that
dashing Cuban leader. A report
has arrived’of the hot engage
ment near Viajacas and Palos,
a few miles from this city, ♦ be
between the battalion of Gui
puzocoa, led by Col Tort, in
combination with four Spanish
guerrilla detachments and a
body of patriots under DaVales.
Os course the Spanish claim a
victory. Their report says that
after a lively contest the Cubans
abandoned their positions. But
as the battle was fought so near
Havana the Cubans received
news concerning it at the same
time that the Spanish official
report came, and they say that
it was one of the most brilliant
victories of their army in this
province.
' PURELY PERSONAL
Mr. Walter Griffin went up to '
Chattanooga yesterday.
Mrs. T. O. Hand continues
critically ill at her home in East
Rome.
President Battle and Professor
Duggan have returned from
.Anniston.
Rev. Mr. Hunicutt spent sev
eral days of last week in Rome.
—Summerville News.
The banana peel is said to be
an excellent substitute for ice—
on the sidewalk.
Miss Fannie Harper, of Cave
Spring is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. M. G. McDonald.
Mrs. T. L. Cornelius and chil
dren have i eturned from a visit
to relatives in Cedartown.
, ‘ Miss Edna Cain, who has
been quite with au attack of the
grippe, is slowing improving.—
Mr. Chas. L. Morgenstern,
advance agent for the Cora Van
Tassle company, is in the city.
Mr. John Ledbetter came
down from Chattanooga, yester
day and will spend several days
( in the <|ty.
• A Maine woman caught a man
• in a bear trap and not knowing
what else to do with him she
married him.
Miss Lula Hawkins, of Rome>
. is visiting in the city, the guest
: of MisS Alta Rowan.—Carters
ville Courant.
Mr. Ed Wardlaw, of Rome,
spent last Sunday in the city
with relatives and friends.
Courant American.
Miss Ella Harper has return
ed to her home in Cave Spring,
■ after a visit of several days to
• her sister, Mrs. M. G. McDon
i aid.
Miss Florence Fouche, of
Rome, will arrive in the city
this week and will be the guest
of Miss Marian Smith—Carters
ville Courant.
After a most enjoyable visit to
her parents, Mayor-elect and
Mrs. John J. Seay, Mrs. S. C.
Harrison left yesterday for her
home in South Carolina.
]S UNCONSCIOUS
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; In A Ward At Tht Einergcii
i eg Hospital.
LITTLE JIMMIE PHILLIPS
Lies White And Still, The Chan
ces Against Hjin
s
In a, ward at the Emergency
hospital, little Jimmie Phillips,
the 8-year-old boy who was
struck by the engine of the N.
C. and St. L., pay train yester
day, lies white and unconscious.
An account of the accident by
which the little fellow sustained
fatal injuries, was published in
yesterday’s Hustler-Commer
cial.
Late yesterday afternoon the
management of the Rome cot
ton factory, in the abundance of
its charity, had the unconscious
form moved to a ward in the
Emergency hospital, guarantee
ing all expenses.
The mother of the boy accom
panied the body ot her uncon
scious son and lingers around it
during the long agonizing hours.
Dr. Will Johnson was seen by
the Hustler-Commercial late this
this afternoon. Dr. Johnson sta
ted that the skull was badly
fractured and that his patient,
though struck at 11 :30 yester
day, is still unconscious, with
the chances against his recovery.
The Phillips f amily is a large
one and is in very needy cir
cumstances. The father is almost
an invalid and is out of work.
The family resides on Railroad
street in the tenement next to
the corner house on Sth Ave., on
the factory side of the railroad.
The management of the Rome
cotton factory is under no obli
gations but has been generous in
the measure of its relief. Let
others respond promptly with
food and raiment.
Dr. R. M. Harbin, of Rome,
was in the city one day last
week. —Calhoun Times.
The friends of Capt. P. H. Har
din will regret to learn that he
continues quite ill at his home in
this city.
Miss Adelie King, one
Rome’s most attractive young
ladies, is visiting Mrs. G. M.
Mostellar. —Calhoun Times.
Capt, J. B. Patton will leave
this afternoon for Nashville on a
visit of a few days. Capt, Rattan
goes to renew old acquaintances,
Nashvil e being his old home.
Capt. M. L Troutman,
Sr., tpent yesterday in the citv.
Capt. Troutman says that so far
as he can learu the farmers in his
section of the country are solid
for Allen D. Candler.
Miss Annie, the beautiful and
accomplished daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. I). W. Curry, has re
turned from a delightful visit of
some weeks to points in Louis
iana and Arkansas.
Capt. J. B. Nevin went up to
Chattanooga yesterday after
noon. Mrs. Nevin, his charming
better half, is visiting her father,
Capt. T. P. Wells, i a the Look
out City.
Dr. Will T. Kinney, one of
the most successful young prac
ticioners in the state, was here
from Fouche yesterday after
noon. Dr. Kinney comes to
Rome but seldom, though ho has
a large number of friends here .
Col. Candler’s letter to Judge
Atkinson will certainly do him
no harm. It makes interesting
reading and isn’t calculated to
afford much consolation to the
South Georgian. Albany Her
ald.
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FOR SENATOR.-42nd. Dist
In the coining state election it
is the privilege of Floyd county,
by party precedent, to choose
democratic nominee for Senator
from the 42nd senatorial district.
I hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the democratic
nomination for Senator, subject
to the action of the democratic
primary of June the 6th.
W. IL Ennis.
ANNOUNCEMEN T.
I hereby announce myself a.
candidate for the legislature
subject to the democratic ] ri
mary June 6th.
J. B. Nevin.
FOR THE LEGISLATURE
I hereby announce myself a
candidate for election to the
lower house of the Georgia leg
islature, subject to the demo
cratic primary on June 6th.,
next. John C. Foster.
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