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WARM—Generally Fair.
VOLUME XX—NO. 308
GREENFIELD, HIS
WIFE AND THE TWO
REODICKS FREED
Given Preliminary Hearing Be=
fore Judge J. L. Beach
on Yesterday*
EVIDENCE AGAINST THEM
IS NOT OF STRONG NATURE
State Was Represented by So
licitor Alvin Sellers, While L.
N. Carrington and H. O. Farr
Appeared for Defendants
Mrs. Ollie Jordan and Daugh
ter Are Chief Witnesses
Against Accused Quartet.
Beginning at 10 o’clock yesterday
morning and continuing until ?, o’clock
in the afternoon, Judge J. L. Beach was
engaged in the preliminary hearing of
the state against Winton Greenfield,
his wife, Lola Greenfield and Thomas
and Amos Reddick, charged with the
murder of Fred Thomas, which occur
red on the morning of July 5, this year.
Solicitor General Alvin Sellers, of
Baxley, came down to represent the
state, while Attorneys L N. Carrington
and H. O. Farr appeared for the de
fendants. The solicitor introduced all
the written evidence secured at the
coroner's hearing and also put up two
witnesses, Mrs. John Hope, and her
daughter. These were questioned at
length by the solicitor *but little was
said by them construed to be of a
damaged nature deliberating
less than ten minutes,* .fudfce Beach
discharged al] four of the defendants.
On the morning of ..July 5, Fred
Thomas, night-watchman for the
Brunswick Marine Construction Cor-
was kilfed os he was in the
fact'jof punching a clock. The local
police department got to work ou the
cas resulted In the arrest of
ball by Judge Highsmlth who, later,
rescinded his order thus allowing the
preliminary hearing.
Greenfield, his wife and the Reddicks
have been confined In the Glynn coun
ty Jail since July 14, they having been
held without ball. Amos and Thomas
Reddick were not discharged after
they were acquitted on the murder
cose, hut wore held on other charges.
Thomas for killing game out of sea
son and the larceny of a shotgun and
Amos for killing game out of aedson.
Attorney Carrington will at once be
gin his efforts to have the young men
tried on these lesser charges, bollev
Ing thnt they are also innocent of
these.
BRANTLEY FI IS
ASKING EXHIBITS
*
No charges Will be Made for Ex
hibits and All Are Urged to
Communitcate With Fair
Management Early as Possi
ble—Concessions B j>ing Sold.
The tintntley Fount y Fair to In' hold
m Hoboken, (Ja,. Oct. HMS. especially
Invites exhibits and demonstrations of
nil kinds. No charge will be made for
entry foe or space for these exhibits,
tAs lirantley is anew county with
much undeveloped territory within Its
hounds, this Invitation should especial
ly appeal to manufacturers of all kinds
i.f farm machinery, mechanical de
vices and motor power and saw mills.
Exhibits of all kinds art* Invited free
of entry and spac,>. This Is expected
to be the biggest free fair held In
Synth Georgia this fall.
The fair is being extensively adver
tised ?n<| nothing but the byst
attractions and amusements will be
secured, A dav has been set asid*' for
each of the old counties front which
Brantley was made on which occasion
there will be prominent speakers each
afternoon The Hoy Scouts nil be in
camp during the week also dem. nstra
tlon* by th> Red Fn*ss. Monday Oct.
10. wtll be Home-Coming IVv *hirh Is
expected to draw a large crowd Con
cessions of all kinds are also Invited
Aa staled in these columns yester
day. Tuesdav. Oct 11. has been natn
cd a* ylyuu County nay
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER Of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MISS SHARPTON RESIGNS;
IS TO BE MARRIED TODAY
Chief Operator at Telephone Exchange
Leaves This Morning.
Miss Ann Sharpton, for a long time
chief operator at the local telephone
exchange, has resigned her position
and will leave this morning for Savan
nah where she will be married to Le-
Roy Suttles, of Greensboro, N. C-, and
occupies the position of chief clerk
with the oSuthern railway at that
place.
Miss Sharpton is well known and
popular with a large circle of friends.
As chief operator at the telephone ex
change she pleased, not only her em
ployers but all with whom she came in
contact in the duties of this position.
Members of families of the contract
ing parties will be present at the wed
ding, after which a dinner will be tend
ered the newly married couple at the
Hotel Savannah.
MAY ALLOW BOND
‘'FATTY” ARBUCKLE
In of Grand Jury Indict
ment for Manslaughter Mur
der Charge Against Him Might
Not Be Pressed and May
Make Bond.
(By the Associated Press.)
San Francisco, Sept. 15. —District
Attorney Brady announced tonight
that no decision would he reached
against “Fatty" Arbuckle tomorrow in
Police Court on the charge-of murder,
already preferred against hiHn in - fion
nection with the death of Virginia
Rappe, or, it might l>e that n dismissal
will'be asked of the murder charge In
view of the grand jury’s indictment for
manslaughter which was returned to
day.
Ball on tl\e manslaughter charge, is
wet uk $5,000 cynh or $,10.000 In bonds
nounced that the actor cannot be ad
mitted to bond until the murder charge
is disposed of.
ROY CARTER CASE
WAS POSTPONED
Son of Major Carter, Who Was
Convcted of Killing of Pierce
County Sheriff—Negro Will
Not Be Tried in Connection
With Murder Case.
n
Mlackshear, Ga„ Sept. 15--Judge J.
IV Highsmlth today granted a post
ponement <>f the trial of Hoy Carter on
a charge of murdering Sheriff J. W.
Hoberson near here recently.
The special term of court called to
try the cases adjourned immediately
after this decision was made.
The Hoy Carter case was continued
until the next term of com 4
Hen Axson. negro, will not he tried
In connection with the murder, but
will probably lo tried on a charge of
making ‘shine. He was found in the
woods at the time the officer was
killed. He was brought to Savannah
with Mage Carter for safe keeping,
lb* charged Mage with the crime.
Counsel for Hoy Carter asked for a
postponement on the grounds that
have not had time to prepare their
case and because the defendant Is ill.
ATTEMPT TO HOLDUP TRAIN
TWO BANDITS ARK KILLED
(By Assi'clated Press.)
Fort Worth. Tex.. Sept. 15. —Two
would be bandits wefts ,hP and killed
late last night by federal agents and
railroad detectives when they attempt
ed to holdup Texas Had tic passenger
Train No 11. ten miles west of Fort
Worth. A Up received by federal of
ficers caused placing of a heavy guard
on the‘train.
One of the men killed, it is reported,
formerly was employed by the T\ ,s
>v Pacific a- an engineer. He is s>ld
to have boarded the train at Fort
Worth and the other, a former b.v.ke
man of the r ad. got on when th *
train was thirteen miles out.
Greek Monarch Sees Soldiers
Win Big Victories in Anatolia
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I J y IPO MILES lea
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ARGD INTERESTED
IN CAR LINE MOVE
Meeting To Be Held There at
Eight O'clock ToAight With
* impress Importance cnTTne to
People There.
Chairman Isaac M. Wengrow, of the
committee having in charge that sec
tion embracing Arco on the street car
stock subscription, has called a meet
ing of the residents of this enterprising
locality, to be held In the assembly
room of the Sunday school building to
night at 8 o’clock.
Mr. Wengrow will be accompanied
to Arco this evening by a number of
those who are working hard for the
preservation ot the system and among
those are several who will addres* the
gathering, impressing upon all the im
portance of rapid transit to their beau
tifnl little city.
It Is said to he the intention of the
new company to begin at once the
movement for extension of the system
to Arco. Business from this place
alone would total a big sum In rhe
course of a month and with this ->d
ditlonal trackage It is certain that th#>
line would he a paying proposition—
that is—paying on a large an It
would not only take In Arco hut tills
entire section, passing as it does, a
thickly populated community, on both
sides of Norwich street and up to Arco
proper.
GEO. W. OWENS IS MAKING A
HIT WITH HIS NEW STOCK
Not last season’s goods, hu 4 the very
latest and just from the factories is
what George W Owens. .">27 Newcastle
street, is advertising, further telling
the Brunswick purchasing nubile that
he Is selling the very newest goods at
Just half the prices of last year.
On Mallory hats Mr. Owens is let
j ting the same go at 40 per cent, less
i than former prices w hile on shoes he
(‘an be jhe means of a big saving, es
pecially on school shoes for the boys
and girls. The people will he agree
ably surprised at the difference in
prices last year and the present. Mr.
j Owens will show vou.
——
PRESIDENT HARDING WAS
REPORT HOMEW ARD BOUND
— 1 - 1
(By the Associated Press.)
New York. Sept 15. —President
Harding is homeward bound tonight on
the Mayflower.
He spent the dav on the Hudson
1 river and reviewed the cadets at West
Point
BRUNSWICK I ORGIA FRIDAY, SEPT. 16, 1921.
LIQUOR PHASE ARBUCKLE
CASE INVESTIGATION
(By Associated Press.)
San Francisco, Sept. 15. —Rob-
ert H. McCormick, assistant
United States district attorney, in
charge of liquor ca*ea. announces
he will investigate the liquor
The district attorhey said he
would do this even if such investi
gation reached into the moving
picture colony of Los Angeles.
MORE ARRESTS ARE
MADE CONNECTION
WITH REED’S DEATH
Case of 0. C. Fairfield Went to
Jury Late Last Night;
No Verdict Yet.
BFN HILL GRAND JURY
WORKS ON A.B.&A. CASES
Out of Fifteen Hundred Wit
nesses Only Thirty Were
Heard—. Defense Still {fries to
Prove Wreck Was Caused by
Agencies Other Than Explo
sives—Those Arrested Are
Former Engineers.
V
(By Associated Press^
Fitzgerald, C.a . Sept. 15. —The case
of O. Fairfield, one of the twenty
six person.s tudicted oti the charge of
interfering with employes of the At
lanta. Birmingham and Atlantic rail
road. went to the Jury late tonight.
Fairfield, the first one to be tried,
told the jury today that he had never
Intimidated any present employe of the
road and had never attempted to de
I story the road's property.
The defense was overruled in an ef
fort to make the question as to wheth- j
er the strike was justified in the trial.l
The grand jury, which reconvened
today to Investigate the death of W.
T. Heed, engineer, heard more than
thirty witnesses, but did nqt complete
its work.
Three more were arrested today
charged with complication in the death
of Kqgineer Reed. They are John L.
Lyle, J. W. Hornsby and A. K. Hall,
ail former engineers
Out of the 1.500 witnesses summon
ed for the defense, thirty were heard
in an effort to refute charges of wit
nesses for the state
1 King Constantine of Greece has
spent the major portion of the sum
mer in Asia Minor, where he has per
sonally directed the movements of his
victorious troops against the Turkish
Nationalists.
A battle between the Greek? and
Turks (1) has been going on for two
weeks, with the Greeks gradually clos
ing in on Angora. Rumors of the tall
of Angora have not been verified. bu ; :
the'fighting is admitted to be cl ;3.
2 —The Turks report toat heavy re
inforcements are coming up for them
and if the battle ends in a draw it
will he a Greek defeat, as the Greeks
cannot long maintain themselves in
thew aterless region before Angora.
i—' The Turks have previously an
nounced that if they losj Angora thev
will stand on tha Yo,.gad Kaisaryia
line.
LOOK FOR JUDGE
ORR 111 ATLANTA
Sister of Savannah’s Mysterious
Municipal Judge Is in Capital
City Making Diligent Search
p-lfll WroffiWSSXSVs
Police to Assist.
(By the Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Sept. 15.—Mrs. Jessie On-
Bass of 354 St. Charles avenue, this
city, this morning requested the At
lanta police department to aid in a
search for her brother, Judge G. J. Orr,
Jr., of the Municipal Court of Savan
nah.
Reports concerning the mysterious
disappearance of Judge Orr have been
published from Savannah in the past
few days and police authorities
throughout tho state have been asked
to aid in the search. He was last
seen on Tuesday. Sept. 4. according to
the Information furnished the Atlanta
police.
Mrs. Bass stated that the family
first thought Judge Orr might he vis
iting relatives in Atlanta and searched
for him accordingly, hut no trace of
him was found, lie is described as
being 34 years old. medium height,
dark brown eyes and slender built.
Bl(i AUDIENCE PRESENT
TO SEE PRINCE BUDDHA
A tremendous crowd witnessed
the (treat Prince Buddha musical
and comedy at the Grand last night
and it may be said that it was one of
thel argest crowds seen at the popu
lar playhouse in some time.
Buddha put on a series f magical
illusions whi< h was great and finished
with a crystal gazing ” Baby Kdyth.
with her clever songs and dances, took
the audience by storm.
All in all. It we.s an evening of real
enjoyment ami ail present were de
lighted in the extreme.
COOLER WEATHER EXPECTED
DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS
tA weather report issued late last
night said the weather would become
cool within the next few days and
this will be welcome news to ev-j
erybody in this entire section of the
state.
This has been the warmest Septem-!
her in a decade, old timers say and
the change will he gladly received.
The defense today laid plans in an
effort to prove that the wreck near
Atlanta, which resulted in the death of
Knglneer Joe T. Morris on Sept. 5.
was caused by agencies other than
high explosives. Witnesses who tes
tified in Atlanta on the preceding day
in the investigation in connection with
that wreck, have been summoned to
appear here
COURT’S TO SELL COFFIN
AT PUBLIC OUTCRY TUESDAY
Moutlrie Constable Thinks Bidding
Will Not Be Lively.
(By the Associated Press.)
Moultrie, Sept.' 15? —Among the
things to be sold hero on Tuesday will
be a coffin, one of the articles that
came into possession of the court in
the usual way.
The ecffin, the advertisement states,
will be sold to the highest and best
bidder and the officerGconducting the
sale hopes it will bring a good price
but doesn’t expect the bidding to be
lively but he broadly intimates that it
is a mightly'good time for the person
of average size to get a “wooden over
coat’’ at a bargain.
The size of the coffin is stated in the
advertisement as just adapted for a
person of six feet, it is “lined with
white satin“ is also mentioned’ in the
advertisement. It is not given out
where the officer got possession of the
porpertv.
THOMAS DIES FOR
MURDER OF GIRL
This Alabama Negro Brutally
Attacked and Killed Victim on
Lonely Highway Prisoner
Taken to Scene of Trial Un
der Heavy Guard.
(By the Associated Press.)
Centerville, Ala., Sept. 15. —Clyde
Thomas, negro, was hanged here to
day for the murder of the 15-year-old
daughter of a farmer of Bibb county
on August 9. This was the first exe
cution to take place in this county on
Thursday, and one of the few hang
ings in the state on any day of the
week except Friday.
Thomas was broqght here early this
morning on a special truin from Bir
mingham under guard of Company t,
infa’htry, and the Birmingham Machine
Company, Alabama National Guard.
A company of militiia and two ma
chine gun detachments were eOnatant
-ditty' mirltrg' rhe Trtsl/
conclusion of the trial the court or
dered the prisoner removed to Bir
mingham.
Thomas attacked the victim on a
lonely highway and left her body in
the woods by the roadside.
GOTHAM’S “FINEST”
SHOW PROWESS AT
ANNUAL FIELD DAY
i
■
jnljßgGHpßv
Adolph Bru.u, traffic policeman, u|eg
little Mits Jure KCth a-, 3 thctput
New York ooiie/e* that few people
realize the prowess of their champion
athletic cops, many of whom have
broken world's records, and so the
public is to have a chance to see the
athletes of the police department at
the annual police reserves field day
next month. Mounted police will show
how they rescue fair mamens from
runaway horses. Miss Keltner will he
one of the fair maidens to be re-cued
by a handsome mounted “cop.”
PRICE FIVE CENTS
LLOYD GEORGE HAS
“BRFAK” IN PARLEY
WIT A HE VALERA
Cancels AnNA With
Irish LeaderVv % ference
on SepteiX
SOVEREIGN STATYv S
CAUSE OF CALLING'; , : - "FT
Premier Though, Was Careful
Not to Close Dood to Possible
Resumption of Negotiations
But Gives Sons of Erin Plenty
of Time n Which to Recon
sider Original Position Taken
by Them.
(By the Associated Press.)
London, Sept. 15. —Premier Lloyd
George tonight cancelled engagements
for a conference of Sinn Fein dele
gates with himself and members of his
cabinet at Incerness on September 20.
The conference was cancelled by the
premier in reply to a communication
of Eamonn de VaTera. and he said he
must consult his colleagues on the
course of action the new situation nec
essitated.
Lloyd George said be w-ould have a
consultation and communicate the re
sult of such consultation as soon as
possible but desired to make it ab
solutely dear that the British govern
ment could not reconsider, its position
as stated by him.
"I informed your emissaries who
came to me yesterday that the reitera
tion of your claim to negotiate with
his majesty’s government as repre
sentatives of an independent and sov
ereign state, would make the confer
ence between us impossible,” the pre
mier said.
The premier was careful, however,
not to close the door to a possible re
sumption of negotiations, but gives
I>e Valerp and his supporters ample
time and opportunity to reconsider
their troisitkm. ',..vV-to
GUN CLUB HOLDS
HANDICAP SHOOT
i
L. J. Leavy, Jr., Wins Silver Lov
ing Cup After Shooting Off
Ties With W. M. Lynn—Other
Prize Winners in the Interest
ing Event.
Twenty shooters participated In (he
first handicap shoot of the season held
by the Brunswick Gun Club yesterday
afternoon, which proved to be a most
successful affair. An unusually large
number of people were out to witness'
the breaking of the clay birds.
For high gun. W. M. Lynn, shooting
at 19 yards, and L. J. Leavy, Jr., shoot
ing at .23 yards, tied with a total of
42 out of 50. in the shoot off Mr.
Leavy broke 23 out of 25 and Mr.
Lynn 21. therefore the club's sliver cup
went to the former.
For second high, Vaasa Caje, shoot
ing from 23 yards, and J. M. Arm
strong. shooting from 21. tied with 41,
and in the shoot off Mr. Cate won. re
ceiving the second prize. For third
oton tlod, k C. Butts,
R. T. Bunkley and K. G. Berrie, all
breaking 40, and in the shoot off Mr.
Berrie won. D. J. GorenfU), with 39,
w< n fourth prize.
Fo r the long run of the afternoon
three shooters tied, Vassa Cate. J. M.
Armstrong and Dr. R L. DeSeassure,
each going 15 straight. In the shoot
off. miss and out. Mr. Armstrong won,
receiving the alarm dock as a prize.
F r second high gun three also tied,
K. O. Berrie. L J. Leavy. Jr., and E.
C. Bntta, each with 14. Mr. Leavy
winning in the shoot ofT.
For high gun from the lfi.yard line,
R A. Gould was high with 32 out of
50. while F. B. Arnold with 24 out of
60 came second. The scores of all
shooting were as follows:
Out of 50, (18 yards) E. B. Arnold 24,
S. J. Overstreet 23. R. A. Gould 32, Al
bert Fendlg. Jr.. 22. fl 7 yards) Dr.
DeSeassure 28. (18 yards) Wm. Dnn
wody 33. E- H. Nfesslck 33. Wm. Mc-
Kinnon 31. D. J. Oorenflo, 39. (19
yards) K. C. Butts 40. K. G. Berrie 40.
R. T. Bunkley 40, Dr. Darby 25. W M.
Lynn 42 (21 yards) J M Armstrong
41. J A. Clark 37. C. V. Abbott 30. (23
yards) Vassa Cate 41. L. J. Loavy, Jr.,
42