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Vol. 25, N 0.34
Jury Returns
Guiity Veraict
Without Mercy
Dies November . 22); Ag>:
, Woman Unmoved
/ By Fate
Macon, Ga., Oct. 11.—Mrs,
Sarah Powers, 71 year-cld room-
ing house proprietress, xoday%
as sentenced to die in the
electric chair on November 29,
on counviction as an acc s:ory
before the fact in the :liying of
James lark, youthful Atianta
printer, on whose life she held
a $7,000, coube ind.mity life
insurance policy. :
Eari manchester, 19 year-old
Rochester, Mich, yuuth, wa:
gentens :d to death as the slaye:
of Park several months axo
Manchester in a contession leud
at his urin]l szid he bad swin
Park at the behest of Mrs:
Powers, who pmmised'him
SI.OOO of the insurance mone)
when it was collected.
The . white-haired woman,
whose sol= defense was le un
?wprn statemeat denying that
she plot.ed the death of the
youth, vas unmev G s i
jury's iecdict was inneu ced,
and remained calm s Judge li.
A. Ma:thews proncu.cel scu
tence.
~ Mrs May Tnarj e, dezughbier
of the cu .denined woman, whu
had sat wi h her throughout tire
trial, sobbed as the erdict wa:
read, and fainted when Mrs,
Powers started back to the cel:
she ha: occupied siice her ar
rest a few days after Park’s
body was, found on the ine
bank here last May.
The ¢rowd that packed the
court room as the jury filed iu
was tenee but refrained from
any demoustration. More than
More than half the speetators
were woilien.
Park’s body, with two bullet
holes through the head, was
found oa the banks of the Oc
‘(‘mulgge river here on May 28,
‘and a day or so later, Manches
ter anu Mrs. Powers were taken
into «us ody for questioning.
Officers first anneunced that
Mrs. Powers had confessed to
plotting the death of the youth
and said Manchester was the
slayer. Manchester later con
fessed and in a statement to the
jury uat ms trial admitted the
slaying and asked for mercy.
Mrs. Jowers went. on trial
Monday. Analleged conlessivn
that sac¢ piotted the death of
Park, wiom the state chargeu
went to i7e at the ggred woman's
home in unswer to an ad. fora
youth wiuo wished a home, in
order ttiai she might collecy the
ingsuranc: that she carried oh
his hfe, was introduced by the
state. 3 .
Man: h:ster was eaded by the
gtate to iestify apdingt Mrs,
Powers, buat whem told he was
not foreed to testify asked thut
he be e sel and that tiie court
“‘be mere-ful to her.
The jurors were instrucied i
pesume deliberations thie morn
ing. They were locked 1)
“ghortly "M‘M ‘e
Haslehursf Xelvs
Bank In |
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Goo.i Shape
In this issue will be found thc‘
quarterily statement of the Banl;|
of Hazlehurst. * This ltank
having paid off all (-bli_-_:'atipns}
which it made three years ago
in re opening, makes this, thuir
first statement since il tl:ei
papers became due and pa.d,
and it is absolutely thie Blul
sti.ement the bink Las cver
made during its twent;- hree
years of business. This Fank
is managed in a most «flicient
way and is working itself ina
condition where it can leally be
of service to this fast developing
section. We extend coigralu
lations to the officers. ‘
Country Home Gees
, Up In Smoke‘
The home and smokehouse «f
Mr. C. C. Dyal, nine miles frcm
Hazlehurst, burned down lest
Friday night. The famly was
asleep when the fire started and
awoke just in time to muke
their exit and save ther lives,
Nothing was saved from either
the house or smokehouse. Mr,
Dyal stated to a News repoiter
that he carried on y s£6o GO in
%»‘urance, which mules it almost
‘ L total Hoss. \
3lueriff Dormirey -
Of Ben {Lil Deac
Mitzperald., Ga., Oct. 14 —
Sheriff 12. H. Dorminey, of Ben
Hill county, died here yesierda
He was serving Lis tourth crm
as sheriff. :
Sur iving are his wife, two
daughters, his mother, three
brothers and five sisters. The
funeral will be “eld this after
noon, with kuria! at the Dor
miney cemetery. ,
an hour’s deliberation failed to
produce a verdict. The case
was given to the body at 11:58
p. m.
Hundreds of spectators filled
the @ourt room until the jury
retired for the night.
Surprise was evinced at the
swiftness with which the de
sense handled’ its case. Mrs.
Powers was called as the first
defense witness, and after her
statement of 800 words, E. W,
Mayartl, hér council, aenonhced,
“defense rests.”” ‘Then imme
diately the state called Eaal
Manchester, who in a confession
to the killing said he was per
suaded by the aged worhan ona
promise of SI,OOO of $14,000 she
expected to collect on fife in
surance under which she was
beneficiary.
Manchester, who is under
death sentence for the slaying,
appeared undecided whether to
testify. Finally Judge H, A.
Motthews asked, ‘Do you want,
to testify in this case or not?"’ |
“I have told all I know about
"his case,”’ the condemned
vouth rveplied. The judge cited
that a condemned person could
nit be forced to testify, and
Manchester was returned (o his
cell to await decision on a
S “;‘J”W" B
Hazlehurst, Georgia, October 17, 1929
Roosevelt Ready
For Return Home
Warm Springs, Ga., Oct. 14—
In a statement issued today on
the eve of his retuin to New
York after an extended vactaion
here, Governor Franklin D.
Roosevelt declared that ‘‘the)
trend of public opinion through
cut the South favored definite
rotontion and develcpment of
Muscle Shoals by the federal
government, even if only for
the purpose of comparison with
tlie cost of private corpora
tions."’
“This is,”” he continued, ‘‘in
line with the insistance, first by
Governor Alfred E. Smith and
now by myself, that the St.
Lawrence development must
n:ver leave the ownership and
physical possession of the state
of New York.”
The governor said he had re
ceived maiiy letters on the
problem of Muscle Shoals and
uad spent mucl. of his vacation
hiere in study of the distribution
of power geierated from water
in the Southern states by the
}Gaorgia Power Company, the
Alabams Power Comyany__and
other offiliated com.panies. .é:l
--trol of these companies, he said,
extended through a series of
holding companies to J. P.
Morgan and ccempany and as
suciated bankers.
“Littie has been accomplished
‘in the South,’” he decia'ed, ""to
provide electricity in farm
‘houses, the excuse being that
‘the agricultural population of
%the South is to poor to afford
installation.”’
Governor Roosevelt plans to
leave here tomorrow for Rale gh
N. C., where he will visit Gov
ernor O. Max Gardner and
iJusephus . Daniels before jro
ceeding to Nev York. Hesad
his vacaticn had jreatly m
proved his physical conglition.
Card Of Thanks
I wish to thank all the gcod
people of Hazlehurst tor their
kindness to me and my husband
during his illness «nd afier his
death. May the good God richly
bless you and richly. reward
you. Mrs. O. H. Pope.
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Card Of Thanks
. We wish to give expressien
of our appreciation for every
kindness, attention, care and
help rendered to a faithful wife,
mother and sister in the going
away eof Mrs. W. J. Yarbrough
on Monday, Oct. 7, 1929,
D. F., Mites, for the family.
Open:d Up
Yes, I have opened up a Jrst
class place in front of the Post
OMce and will serve good fish
dinners at 25c¢ each. All kinds
of fresh vegetables, fruits; fish,
oysters, ‘ewc. - 1 will give ".you
highest market prices for your
chickens and eggs. See me.
E. L. SBHUMANS.
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@LOCALS@'
INSURE WITHW. W. SMITH.|
Wi‘ R. WILSON, Opt. Do
Optometrist, also Lens Grindimg Plant.
Special attention to “cross eyes’’ of
children and other difficult cuses re
quiri'ug com licuted ‘enses,
Dopgias, - - Ceorgia.
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Please assist me in gathering
the local news items by phoning
64. Mrs Otto Middleton. |
~ Mr. H.C. Clements, of Am
?:'ose, spent Monday in the
city.
Mr. Fred King, of Alma,
spent the week end with home
lfolks hete.: ‘
. Mrs. John Moore, of Bruns
wick, was the guest of Dr. and
er. J. M. H'all last week.
| Among those attenciig the
‘Georgia-Yale fo>rtball game in
| Athens Saturday were (ol and
IMrs Gordon Knox md two
chilaren.
' Mrs. Bessie Rsh :nl iittle
‘niece, Char.ine Welch, spent
the week.end in Atanta with
lrehflives. Wi N g
i' Mrs. O. F. Boggs, of Atlanta,
iis the guest of her tist.r, MIS.
\W. N. Gantt, in the ¢ ty.
) Mrs. Sallie Curry, of Wa;-
eross, and Mrs. Moliie Curry, ol
Jastman, were called 10 the
ity last week on account of the
[death of their sister, Nrs. W.
J. Yarb:ough. ¢
:i Mrs. D. L. Evans has been
quitz il of chitls and fever.
T many fiiends «f Mr. A.
J. Wilcox wiil be intarested Lo
lean that his condition is still
improving (rem an iliness olj
geveral weeks.
| Mrs. 1. Wal ace i+ qu'te ill.
‘Her relatives from Cuiro wele
clled to her bad side last weck
SHer hosts of friends Lerz nope
for her a speedy recovery.
i Mrs. Tom Griffin, of Dougias,
‘was the recent guest of Dr. and
'‘Mrs J. ™. Halil,
! Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Parkerson
have movad back to their farm,
, Mrs. R. B. Williams liad &
her guests last week, her father,
Mr. J. E. Varn and sister*&frs.
Sadie Ilowland, of Waresboro. .
Dr R P. Middleton continues
‘quite ill,
Misses Lucile D'ckens and
Roger Williams spent last week
end in Douglas, guests of Misses
Amma Lee and Rose Young,
who are attending S. G. S. C. in
that city. ‘
Mr. J. J. Frasiar, of Augusta,
spent part of last week in the
city with friends. .
Messrs ‘‘Red’’ Fraseur, Bill
Best and J. M. Oliver; Jr,,
spent Sunday in she city with
home folks. Tke first two are
attending Georgia Tech and the
latter is attending Gordom. 1
Judge Robert Harrison is one
busy man these davy: Caused
by the heayy rains féfiring up
bridges and roads “pver the
T B
Jeff Davis County Fair Post
poned Until November 4th
The Jeff Davis County Fair has been posiponed
until the week of November 4th.
In cur next issue will be found a list of ti:e prizes
offecred, the midway attractions announced and sev
eral features of the Fair announced in a glowing ad
vertisement. Watch for next week’s issuc of The
Hazlehurst News for all the Fair data.
Two Deaths In One Day
Mrs. Jack Yarbrough, conreof
the county’s oldest and most
ibeloved women, patsed away
last Monday at her home fifteen
‘miles west of Hazlehurst. Mrs.
Yarbroagh was a member of
one of the oldest and mcst pro
minent families in this secti n
and her death is regreted by
many friends throughout this
seciion of Georgia.
On Monday night Mr. O. H.
Pope, a well known ecitizen of
Haziehurst, passed from this
worid to the Great Beyond after
an iliness lasting nany months.
de 1 sarvived by his widow
Funzial services for Loth
deceased were held at the local
Methuuist cuurch Tuesday after
nos, i:v. J. lrank Snell and
W. W. Moore «fficiat.ng. li
vatlalcal “wb Lre | tragiciluiza
.Cdlsicly, :
Col. Newi UasKilis cathig up
Hazlehurst from his farm last
Weudnesday with a fever. After
ons Suiting his ey physicizn
0 doeCided 1L best Lo wdhve v e,
and there he is wicn malaria,
s legilon ol iriends are hoplug
Llal Le w il Sool Fecover, |
Juuge ilarrison stales that Le
iS avuvut v gel ali Lthe Lriages
that washed away during the
recent liouds, back in thewr
Plalio diu Wailld vycucu up. |
" ‘Whkile visiting virs. Ot Mid
dléton last Saturday afternoon
0 cud nimes authie, Mirs. > W.
\l\laruu Suilvied o revere ailaca
of Asthima. . Her coadition hus
)improved since however, 10
where she ecan mingle with
friends again. )
’ wess aodigd Cromartie, who
is teaching in the Baxley schco,
spent the week-end in the city
with home folks and friends.
di-8 Cromartie is a veey officient
teacer ani the Baxlay School}
Board, as wel as all conecrned,
are well pleaseu-with hei. !
Miss ‘Ruth Taurbert, onve «f
Baxiey’s fairest young ladics,
spent she week end in the city,(
guest of Miss Mildred Ovomar
e, 1
We are vind (o state that I
Hall is out attending to hig pro
fession after a siege of the flu.
Miss Hortense McCullough,
of Savannah, is the guest of
her sister, Mrs. W. C. Jac.»
Pvelyn Jeanne, infant deugh
ter of Mr. and Mes. W. €. Jar
wis, {s desperately ill.
Mrs. Hobart Broeks is yisiting
her sister im Americus,
Mr. and Mrs. A. figfl were
called to Atlanta Mt week on.
aceount of the illness of Mre.
$1.50 Per Year
.
Big Deal In
Making Here
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A ““foreign’’ corporation, re
presented now' by three men
in Hazlehurst, hold an optiow
on one of the finest city bloeks
in Hazlehurst, and considering
making many improvement, in
cluding bui ding four stuceu
store roon.s, a bank buildmg
aad improving cther Luildings
now located on ithe property.
These men wre worging to
gether in a quiet way ane
possibly by next week The News
wilt have areal news item eof
interest to putlish about this
wransaction.
To Hazlehurst Friends
We grate.ully :eknowledge
your kiuu expressions of love
and sympathy whicu were ex
tended me, Loth curirg Mr.
Godwin’s sickness and ut his
death.
My neaven's r.chest b.essings
rest upon you all. ; :
Sincerely,
Mrs. u. A. Gouwin and childeen.
The average swceet yoang
thing in Haz.eburse huows just
exactly how fooiish mere man
can be.
Maybe if the Cuugressmen
can’t relieve the tarmers the
farmers will be able to relieve
the Congressmen,
Stoien Automobiles
According to recent figures,
116,000 automobiles huve been
stolen in the past year. These
cars were valued at 81,000,000,
Jeff Davis county Las furnigh
ed its proportionate rare of
automobile thefts. When you
reflact that an auto lobile re
presents from SSOO o 2,60), en
an avedage, thai 1. i- oltentimes
caraiessly parked by its owner,
and thit the thief, not only
does not “‘haul"it off Lut ¢
ride away faster ¥hun ever, the
wonder is that so few of them
are 8 v.en.
’ IFor Sale—One ln.-:,t La Val
Cc.cam sep. rutor Y. 10 in.
| Gl CuL G, E
ake ML N, Guhit 3“”.
Cliy sax hosee
$1.0; fi 1a uei T per ‘eent in
tefest chargeqd «n .l unpeid
1929 City Taxes after Nev. Ist,
1929, Pay your taxes prompxfii
and avoid this exiza ebst.
T CIY OF HAZEBSSRST.