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BRUNSWICK
Has a landlocked harbor, the
best on the South Atlantic
Lcoast.
VOLUME XXI. NO, ?15
BODY OF SIMS’
FIRST WIFE HAS
BEEN EXHUMED
Coroner Will Go to Commerce
and Disinter Body of Wife’s
First Husband.
VISCERAS OF VICTIMS TO
BE SENT STATE CHEMIST
Dr. J. G. Saggus is Being Held
in Wilkes County Jail Charg
ed With Poisoning First Wife
and First Husband of His
Present Wife.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Ga., June 20. —The
body of Mrs. Mary Walker Saggus,
first wife of Dr. J. G. Saggus, who is
being held in jail here on charges of
having caused her death, and that of
Charles W. Wilbanks, whose wife he
later married, was exhumed today and
the viscera obtained for chemical an
alysis.
Coroner Simpson plans to go to
Commerce to exhume the body of Wil
banks. The state chemist at Atlanta
be asked by the coroner to ex
amine the intestines first of Mrs. Sag
gus and then those of Wilbanks.
The death of Mrs. Saggus occurred
November 23, al her home in this
county, nine miles from Washington,
under circumstances which at that
time aroused suspicions of many
neighbors, but nothing was done by
way of investigation until subsequent
events seemed to confirm these suspi
cions.
Following his wife’s death, accord
ing to testimony numerous witnesses
before the coroner’s jury here today,
Dr. Saggus continued to visit at fre
quent intervals and pay undue atten
tion to the wife of his neighbor,
Charles W. Wilbanks. On February
23, 1922, Charles W. Wilbanks was
stricken with sudden convulsions very
similar to the attack which resulted
in the death of Mrs. J. G. Saggus, and
he died in a rigid convulsion soon af
ter being taken ill, while otherwise ap
parently in good health.
COUPL4B MARRIED.
On the heels of Mr. Wilbank’s death
Dr. Saggus and the widow of Wilbanks
were married about the middle of
May, leaving Wilkes county and estab
lishing their residence in Harlem.
Another suspicious circumstance, at
least, was the fact that neighbors of
Dr. Saggus went to him before his
recent marriage, telling him that his
attentions to Mrs. Wilbanks so early
after his wife’s death was causing
much adverse criticism to be directed
both to, himself and to Mrs. Wilbanks,
and although he may not have been
invited to leave the community it was
made plain that sentiment against
him was so strong that Dr. Saggus de
cided to move to Harlem.
Just as his plans for moving were
completed, Dr. Saggus’ home in this
county was burned and he collected
$3,60Q insurance on it.
With these facts pointing so unmis
takably to criminal work, R. E. Walk
er, auditor of the Fourth National
Bank, of Atlanta, a brother of the
first Mrs. Saggus, employed T. O.
Sturdivant, of Atlanta, as a private de
tective to work on the case.
ASK INDICTMENT MRS. SAGGUS
(By Associated Press.)
Warrenton, Ga., June 20. —Solicitor
General Felts announced tonight that
he plans to go before the grand jury
and ask an indietmept for murder
against Mrs. J. G. Saggus as an ac
cessory before the fact in the alleged
poisoning of Mrs. Mary Walker Sag
gus and Charles W. Wilbanks.
SOLDIER BONUS BILL
MADE SPECIAL ORDER
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 20.—The soldiers’
bonus bill was made today the special
order of business of the senate im
mediately after the final vote on the
tariff bill unless disposed of before
that time.
BABE RUTH SENTENCED
BY PRESIDENT JOHNSON
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, June 20.—Babe Ruth was
again suspended for a period of three
days by President Johnson of the
American League for altercation in
yesterday’s Cleveland-New York game
York game.
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
THE N EWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
AUTOMOBILE BANDITS 1
GET $‘,,000 PAY ROLL.
(By Associated Press.)
Newark, N. J., June 20. —Four
automobile bandits today held up
Harry Lewis, treasurer, and
James Dimes, clerk for the Lewis
Cigar Company, and escaped
with a five thousand dollar pay
roll. The victims were covered
with revolvers as they entered
the store on their return from
the bank.
MEMORABLE DAY
FOR THE RIFLEMEN
Six Years Ago Yesterday Gal
lant Company Was Mobilized
for Service on the Mexican
Border.
Six years ago yesterday, the Bruns
wick Riflemen were mobilized for du
ty on the Mexican border. The com
piuiy left Brunswick with a full com
plement of men, under command of
Capt. E. C. Butts, with W. L. Harwell
as first lieutenant, for Camp Harris,
Macon, Ga. It was while at this camp
that Capt. Butts received his commis
sion.
After remaining at Camp Harris for
three months, the Riflemen left for
the border as a unit of the First Geor
gia Regiment, in command of Col.
Butler, where they remained for six
months, doing patrol duty on the Rio-
Grande. They were then transferred
to Savannah, where they remained a
short time, later being ordered to
Brunswick to do guard duty.
It was a short time after their ar
rival here that they were mustered in
to service for the World War, during
which they saw service on the battle
fields of France. Their history in that
conflict is too well known for repeti
tion.
WILL ESTABLISH
FISH HOUSE HERE
George Mezzi, Head of Big Ital
ian Firm, Takes Look at Har
bor and Investigates Living
Conditions Here.
George Mezzi, of the firm of
Mezzi & Cos., fish dealers on a large
scale, has been in the city for the past
two or three days investigating gen
eral living conditions here as well as
making an extensive inspection of the
harbor and it is likely that he will
bring at least a part of his fleet of thir
ty-three boats to this point.
The firm operates at Tampa, Sara
sota, Key West ad other ports in Flor
ida and has several craft between Key
West and the nearby islands bringing
cargoes of live turtles and shipping
them to New York, where he has of
fices and warehouses.
Mr. Mezzi, although an Italian,
speaks good English and seems well
versed in everything pertaining to the
fishing business, and beginning of op
erations here by this firm will mean
much for the city. He has also sever
al boats engaged in sponge fishing off
the Florida coast but he says this is
about to be discontinued.
LAWYER WON’T REVEAL
WARD BLACKMAIL PLOT
(By Associated Press.)
White Plains, N. Y., June 20.—De
tails of the black mail plot which Wal
ter S. Ward says led to the slaying of
Clarence Peters will, not be disclosed
even at he trial of Ward for murder,
Isaac N. Mills of Ward’s counsel, an
nounced today.
“You can’t blame Ward for not
wishing to bring humiliation on his
family unless it is absolutely neces
sary,” Mr. Mills said.
DISOBEYING DOCTOR,
WATSON LEAVES BED
Washington, June 20. —To the
amazement ofthe doctor attending
Senator Tom Watson, and the sena
tor’s friends, the senator left his bed
today and went to the senate chain
ber and attended the session of the
The doctor had promised
him he might sit up a short while to-1
day. ‘ I
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1922.
FAIiiSERS 10 MEET
AGAIN OH JULY 6
10 HEAD REPORTS
Held an Interesting Session at
Board of Trade Rooms
Yesterday Morning
BY-LAWS AND CONSTITUTION
OF ORGANIZATION TALKED.
At Meeting to be Held in July
Name Will be Selected and
Interesting Report is Expect
ed from the Efficient Secre
tary.
A large number of farmers and oth
ers interested in the organization hav
ing for its object betterment of those
following agricultural, stock and poul
try raising, met at the Board of Trade
rooms yesterday morning and discuss
ed many matters of an important na
ture in connection with the project
which means so much for this section.
The proposed by-laws and constitution
were the chief subjects handled and
when the next meeting is held on July
6, it is thought that everything will be
ready. The committee named at the
meeting some time ago to investigate
the workings of other farm organiza
tions hi this section has been at work
and the report of Secretary Ferguson
will be of an unusually interesting na
ture. as he at once took the matter up
and has written to a large number of
organizations.
President M. L. McKinnon, who pre
sided at yesterday’s meeting, is enthu
siastic over the outlook and the same
can he said of other officers and mem
bers, chief among whom is Secretary
Ferguson. He is making a close study
of the situation and especialy as re
gards Glynn county.
While planting on what is termed
community car lot shipments scale
has not reached this point as yet, it
is thought that after organization, the
result of which will be concerted ac
tion, there will be no trouble in assem
bling quantities of truck, etc., so as
ft could be shipped by the car loads
and sent to sure and safe markets. It
Is planned to have every Glynn county
farmer at tile meeting in July and spe
cial efforts will be made to have them
present and enter the association
which certainly means so much for
them.
STATE CONVENTION B. Y. P.
U. MEETS IN ATHENS TODAY.
Grover C. Fennell left yesterday for
Athens where he goes as delegate
from the local B. Y. P. U., which, has
its state, meeting in the Classic City,
beginning this morning and it is ex
pected that the attendance will be
larger at this convention than ever be
fore because the organization has
grown wonderfuly in membership dur
ing the past year.
Locally much interest is taken in
the society and it has increased in
numbers from only a few to one of the
alrgest organizations of the kind here.
SIX TOURISTS MET
DEATH AT MACON
Central of Georgia Passenger
Strikes Car, Killing Six Tour
ists Enroute to Kentucky
Home.
(By Associated Press.)
Macon, Ga., June 20 —Six tourists,
enroute, by automobile from Forfr'Lau
derdale, Fla., to • Nicholasville,'Ky.,
were killed here late today when a
Central of Georgia passenger train
struck the machine.
Mrs. Lovenia Cox told officers, be
fore she died, that her husband was
Howard Cox, who she said was a pris
oner at Moundsvilie, W. Va.
AUGUSTA URGES JUDGE
BARRETT TO REMAIN THERE
Augusta, Ga., June 20. —Resolutions
commending the appointment of Hon.
William H. Barrett as United States
district judge for the Southern dis
trict of Georgia, and urging him to re
tain his residency in Augusta, were
adopted in city council at a called
meeting held last night. Like resolu
tions were yesterday morning adopt-.
MRS. OLESEN NOMINATED
SENATE BY DEMOCRATS
(By Associated Press.)
St. Paul, June 20.—Mrs. Anna
Dickie Olesen was nominated for
the United States senate’ on the
Democratic ticket in Monday’s
state-wide primary, it was indi
cated by the retUrns tonight
from half of the precincts in the
state.
POT HARRISON
EXIOES VETERANS
Mississippi Senator is Principal
Speaker at Reunion—Defense
of Jefferson Davis and Eulogy
for Wilson.
(By Associated Press.)
Richmond, June 20.—What was de
scribed as the "Christian leadership of
the men in grey,” a defense of Presi
dent Jefferson Davis against his
Northern critics, reference to Senator
Lodge as "being against everything
the South stands for,” and eulogizing
former President Wilson burdened the
addresses at the opening session here
today of the annual reunion of the
United Confederate Veterans.
Senator Pat Harrison, of Mississip
pi, in an impassioned speech praised
the courage of the Confederate sol
diers. While the veterans were hold
ing their sessions, the Sons of Veter
ans and members of the Southern
Memorial Association held separate
meetings.
LOCXL BARACAS
NAME OFFICERS
Meeting Last Evening Interst
ing From Both a Business
and Social Viewpoint—ln Ex
cellent Condition.
The meeting of the Baptist Baracas
last evening was one of great interest,
both from a business standpoint as
well as in a social way as after the
election of officers, to serve the com
ing six months, refreshments were
served and many pleasant talks were
made by members.
Those selected were as follows:
Rev. O. P. Gilbert, teacher; Mrs.
Madge B. Merritt, assistant teacher;
H. O. Robinson, first vice president;
L. R. Hodges, second vice president;
W- H.• Johnson, secretary; W. O. Ram
sey, assistant secretary; Otto Allen,
treasurer; 18. E. Durden, assistant
treasurer; R. M. Craig, reporter.
At the meeting last night it was de
cided to invite the state organization
to hold its annual convention here in
1924. The 1923 meeting will be held
in Augusta. It is to be hoped that the
Baracas will accept the invitation as
it will bring to Brunswick a gathering
of Georgia’s leading young Christians.
AGREES TO REDUCTION
2ND CLASS MAIL RATES
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 20. —Postmaster
General Works is understood to have
told President Harding during a cab
inet meeting todpy that he wduld
readily agree to legislation reducing
rates on second-class mail matter if
some method is evolved whereby the
postofflce department would not sus
tain a deficit.
The present rates as applied to larg
er shippers, the postmaster general is
said to believe are too high.
ELLIOT BUTTJ* SELLING
LOTS IN WAYCROSS NOW
BHiot W. Butts, sales-manager of
the St. Simon-Long Island Company,
has been spending the past fe\n days
in Waycross and reports from there
state tha the has met with reasonably
good success.
It is a well known fact that St. Si
mon is the favorite summer resort of
residents of the Magic City, and it is
understood that plans are underway
for the purchase of a block of lots on
beautiful Long Island on which a Way
cross colony will be located.
ed by the Augusta Bar .Association.
Today it William H. Barrett Day at
the Retary o>*b. i . v
THREE AMERICAN
BUILDINGS HIT
IN BOMBARDMENT
American .Minister in Canton,
China, Makes Urgent Plea
for Protection.
REQUESTS THAT WARSHIPS
BE SENT TO CANTON
Bombardment of City Was Car
ried on by Gunboats of Dr.
Sun Yat Sen in His Futile Ef
fort to Retake His Former
Capital.
(By Ass elated Press.)
Peking, June 20. —Three American
buildings in Canton were struck by
shells during the bombardment of the
city Sunday. The extent of the dam
age sustained by the buildings has not
been mentioned.
This bombardment was carried on
by the gunboats of Dr. Sun Yat Sen,
, former president, who has been mak
ing a futile effort to recapture his
stronghold from the opposing forces.
Jacob Gould Schurman, the Ameri
can minister at Canton, has already
asked Rear Admiral Strauss to rush
protection to Canton and protect the
American interests at that place as
they are endangered by the attacks
made on that city.
While nothing definite has been
heard here, it is expected that Ameri
can warships will proceed, or are al
ready on the way to Canton to pre
vent any further damage to the Amer
ican interests or act that will injure
American citizens living there.
SUN PREPARES ATTACK.
(By Associated Press.)
Honolulu, June 20. —A cablegram
fiom Hongkong to the Liberty News,
a Japanese language newspaper here,
says that Dr. Sun Yat Sen is prepar
ing to launch an attack with thirty
thousand troops against Canton in an
effort to regain possession of the city
from General Chang Chiung who
drove Sun out last week.
J. 0. BROWN’S BROTHER TO
MANAGE BIJOU THIS SUMMER
Sanford W. Brown, of Asheville, N.
C„ brother of J. O. Brown, the proprie
tor of the popular Bijou theater, has
reached the city and comes to remain
during the summer months to manage
the theatre during the absence of Mr.
and Mrs. J. O. Brown, and family, who
are to spend several months in Mon
treal, Canada, with the parents of Mrs.
Brown.
Sanford W. Brown has attended the
University’ of .North' Carolina for the
past three years and was a student in
the law school of the institution dur
ing the past year. He was one of the
fastest members of the football team
and also champion of the south’s bas
ketball team. Mr. Brown is a member
of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity,
an all round athlete and an excellent
young man and will receive a warm
welcome in Brunswick.
REPUBLICANS SIGN
KEARNS REPORT
Eight Members House Military
Subscribe to Report Denounc*
, ing Henry Ford's Offer Lease
Muscle Shoals Projects.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 20.—Eight Re
publican members of the house mili
tary committee today signed a report
submitted to the house by Represen
tative Kearns, of Ohio, denouncing
Henry Ford’s offer to purchase the
lease of the government’s projects, at
Muscle Shoals.
Their action increased to four the
number of reports emanating from the
committee and marked another divi
sion of opinion among members over
the question of the disposition of Mus
cle Shoals.
KENNETH WILLIAMS GETS HIS
EIGHTEENTH HOMER YESTERDAY
(By Associated Press.)
St. Louis, June 20. —Kenneth Wil
liams, of the St. Louis Browns, knock
ed his eighteenth home run in today’s
game with Philadelphia. ~ J ..
• HARDING AGREES TO
SHIP SUBSIDY VOTE.
(liy Associated Press.)
Washington, June 20.—Presi
dent Harding tonight gave for
mal approval to the plans of
► the Republican leaders in the
house to bring the administration
• ship subsidy hill to a vote at this
■ session immediately after the
’ tariff bill has been sent to con
- ference by the house.
PULLEN ELECTED
SCOUT EXECUTIVE
Former Superintendent of St.
John’s Haven Succeeds W. L.
Sprouse as Head of the Oke
fenoke Circuit.
At a recent meeting of the Execu
tive Commlittee of the Okefenokee
Council, A. iL. PtijUen was elected
Scout Executive of the Okefenokee
Circuit, succeeding ,W. L. Sprouse,
who recently resigned.
The council is to be congratulated
on securing the services of as capable
an executive as Mr. Pullen. For a
number of years he has been active in
scout work, having organized the St.
John's Haven troop at St. Simon isl
and. This troop has proven to be one
of the most successful troops in Glynn
county. The new executive has also
attended all of the Scout Camps held
during recent years, and is thoroughly
familiar with all departments of scout
activity. He will assume charge of
his new office on July 1.
For nearly two years Mr. Pullen was
superintendent of St. John’s Haven.
St. Simon, where something like forty
boys are being educated and during
his stay there he brought the institu
tion up to the very highest standard,
loved the orphan boys and the boys
loved him. He is a Christian gentle
man and his broader field will demon
state his ability.
WAYGROSSEEGION
BUS) PREPARING
Will Have Many Large Posters
Printed Advertising the Gath
ering and These Will be Judi
ciously Distributed.
The Waycross American Legion
post is preparing to have printed and
circulated throughout the state sever
al thousand posters, advertising the
convention which meets there next
month. These posters are to be scat
tered broadcast over the state.
The majority of the posters will be
mailed to the station agents in the
principal towns and cities, and will be
posted in all of the depots throughout
the state.
The posters will call attention to
the convention features, the low rates,
and the reunion features of the con
vention.
The committee opened headquarters
yesterday on the third floor of the
municipal buildiiig, the .mayor and
council having kindly turned it over
to the Waycross Post and from there
the work of sending out mail matter
will be carried on.
Practically all the Brunswick mem
bers of the Legion will attend the
meeting. The rate lias not. as yet,
been announced but it will be very
low, it Is stated.
CHIEF JUSTICE TAFT IS
CAPTURED COMPLETELY
(By Associated Press.)
London, June 20."—Large forces of
London’s men of the pen, the pencil
and the camera laid seige to William
Howard Taft today and captured him
bodily. Their ranks comprised news
paper men, moving-picture operators
and cartoonists, all clamoring at once
to see tlie'Chief Justice of the United
States. ,He flna(ly succumbed to ail
and was caricatured at the same time.
The Chief Justice’s second day in Lon
don was spent for the most part in vis
iting the English law courts. He later
called on King George, to whom he
presented a message of greeting and
friendship from President Harding.
BRUNSWICK
Has the lowest death rate of
any city its size In the United
States. .........
PRICE FIVE CENTS
JEALOUSY CAUSE
DOUBLE KILLING IN
BULLOCHGOUNTY
Husband and Son*in*Law of the
Slain Women Rushed to
Augusta for Safety.
ELLIOTT PADRICK TALKS
FREELY OF AWFUL CRIME
After Reconciliation With Young
Wife Becomes Insanely Jea
lous of Alleged Attention Paid
Her by Other Men and Lays
Plot to Kill Her.
(By Associated Press.)
Augusta, Ga., June 20.—Elliott Pad
rick, charged with the killing of his
wife and mother-in-law, whose bodies
were found in an automobile between
Clio and Dover, Ga., yesterday was
lodged in Richmond county jail here
shortly after midnight.
In a statement given newspapermen
this morning, Padrick told of the dou
ble killing. He stated that he killed
his wife because he was jealous of
her attentions to other men, but that
his mother-in-law’s death was acciden
tal, she being shot when she tried to
prevent him from killing his wife.
Mrs. Padrick was alive when parties
opened the door of the sedan. She
told how the shooting occurred, ac
cused her husband of the crime, and
fell over backwards.
Mrs. Dixon, with three bullet
wounds in lier heart, was already
dead. The bodies were taken to
Statesboro.
Padrick is about 20 years of age.
His wife was about 18 and his mother
in-law 38. Mrs. Dixon, the girl’s moth
er, was from this county and formerly
lived in Woodcliff. She was the
daughter of J. T. Dixon and sister of
Fuller Dixon, of this place.
When arrested Padrick is said to
have begged officers not to take him
back to Dover or Clio as he feared
mob violence would be done.
The double killing brought to an
end the domestic troubles of Mr. an 4
Mrs. Padrick, which have extended
over a period of several months ac
cording to acquaintances of the fam
ily. The young couple, who had been
married about a year, separated on
numerous occasions and had just :.f
--fected a reconciliation.
Padrick arrived on the Macon, Dub
lin and Savannah Railroad yesterday
afternoon at 5:30 o’clock and was met
at the station bv his wife and her
mother, Mrs. Dixon. After greeting
Mrs. Padrick and her mother, both of
whom he embraced with seeming
great affection, the three neople got
in Mrs. Dixon’s touring car and left
for the home of Mrs. Dixon at Dover.
After having gone a few miles out
from Clio, they returned to the sta
tion and Padrick for some unexpla* ti
ed reason walked into a store, where
he remained only a few minutes, but
failed to make any purchase.
In the meantime Mrs. Dixon had
driven her automobile to a filling sta
tion. where the gasoline tank was fill
ed and a quart of oil purchased. Pad
rick returned in time to pay for the
gasoline and oil, which he did. The
party then resumed their journey to
Dover.
Nothing else was heard of either of
the three persons until just about dark
last night when the deserted car v.as
found just south of the Ogeecliea riv
er bridge.
THIRTEEN CONVICTIONS
IN CHICAGO LABOR TRIALS
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, June 20. —Fred Mader,
president of the Chicago Building
Trades Council, was found guilty by
a jury last week of conspiracy to hin
der the construction of the Drake ho
tel. today faced trial on a charge of
murder.
Mader was indicted along with “Big
Tim” Murphy. “Con” Shea and other
labor leaders for the murder of Police
Lieutenant Lyons in connection with
the bomb outrages in the recent labor
war. Mader’s conviction was the thir
teenth in the labor cases.
WELCOME FOR THE PRINCE.
(By Associated Press.)
Lisbon, June 20.—A great publio
welcome is being planend for the
Prince or Wales who is due to arrive
late today completing a forty thou
sand mile otur