Griffin Guilty In Felony Gun Case Verdict
The jury returned a guilty verdict after midnight in the Griffin gun case. Foreman Nicholson said jurors recommended mercy to the judge in sentencing. Judge Brand adjourned to tomorrow, with a motion for a new trial to be heard. Attorneys objected to alleged improper judge communication. One attorney called the defense a “gold brick.”
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Foreman Nicholson
Brand
Col
John Gamble
Soliitor
Howell Erwin
Holden
Griffin
Griffin Case in Judge Brand's Charge to the Jury
The Banner presents Judge Brand's jury charge on the Griffin case focusing on state and defense contentions under banking laws. It outlines alleged bank insolvency due to Griffin's management, loans without committee approval, and use of bank funds before opening hours, with the case continued on page 8.
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J. W. Griffin
Athens Trust and Banking Company
Brand
Crawford Oil Mill Company
Griffin
Crawford Oil Mill
Georgia High School Debaters Open Woman Suffrage Clash
The state debate crowned Baxley as victorious in the final clash over extending suffrage to women. Lucius Tippett and Mack Rogers defended Baxley while Sam Cassawitz of Fitzgerald fought for the opposing side. Judges awarded Baxley two to one as a large audience watched the statewide contest in the University Chapel.
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Georgia
Baxley
Lucius Tippett
Mack Rogers
Sam Cassawitz
Fitzgerald
Elbert County Man Held On Federal Illicit Distillery Charge
John H. Tanner of Elbert County faced a preliminary U S commissioner on federal charges of operating an illicit distillery in Gwinnett County. Bail set at 200 dollars for a federal proceeding while state officers arrested him on a separate sensational charge involving a grown Gwinnett woman. no bail granted.
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Elbert County
Court of Inquiry
Gwinnett County
Gwinett
Youngest U. S. Commissioner Reappointed Here
Walter G. Cornett, who became the nation’s youngest commissioner in 1909 at age twenty, was reappointed for four more years by Judge Newman. He also serves as deputy clerk of the court. His new term lasts until June 30, 1917, after confirmation by the U. S. Attorney General. Cornett, an Atlanta native, has since earned a law diploma from the University of Georgia and is admitted to practice in state and federal courts.
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Walter G. Cornett
United States
Newman
Cornett
Mitted
Atlanta
Two Negro Preachers Face Preliminary Moonshine Trials
Two African American preachers, Rev Ed Mariney a Baptist and Rev B S Harper a Methodist, appeared before Judge W G Cornett in Elbert County charged with violating federal liquor laws. Mariney held on $200 bond for operating a spirit business, while Harper was released for lack of sufficient evidence. Five colored preachers have been arraigned this year in similar cases before Judge Cornett.
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Territory
W. G. Cornett
Uncle Sam
Ed Mariney
Elbert Coun
B. S. Harper
Elbert
Cornett
Far India student studies cotton at Georgia college
Mr. H. H. Pandya of Bhavnagar India attends a summer school course in agriculture at the State College of Agriculture focusing on cotton industry under Prof. R. J. H. DeLoach. He recently finished a postgraduate program at Cornell after graduation in India and will visit multiple U.S. institutions to learn about developed cotton operations before returning home.
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India
Georgia
H.H. Pandya
Bhavnagar
State College of Agriculture
R. J. H. DeLoach
Cornell
Pandya
Track meet sprint and dash results at Georgia schools
The list shows multiple athletes and their placements in 100 yard, 220 yard, and 440 yard dashes from various Georgia institutions including A and M, Fitzgerald, Conyers, Rome, and Lanier. Names include Austin Downs, Grover Lane, Glenn Rayman, Samuel Veal, Henry Edge, Otto Terrell, and others across the events.
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Resdly Christian
Elberton
Chas. Merck
Gainesville
W. T. Edmunds
Austin Downs
Grover Lane
Glenn Rayman
Fitzgerald
Fred Hallam
Samuel Veal
Conyers
Gregory
Lanier
Henry Edgar
Rome
W. Johnson
Washington
Noble Patrick
Jefferson
Hodges
Mobley
Pat Smith
Rayman
Conyers. Co
Last Change for Pennant Winners at Fourth of July Matinee
The Pennant Winners present a Fourth of July matinee at 4:80 oclock with The Black Statute a rip roaring comedy. It features lively music, bright songs, and specialties to cap the last days of the Pennant Winners run for theatergoers.
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Jack Amici
Experienced male stenographer seeks position with strong recommendations
Classified note from Standard Pressing Club advertises a job seeking stenographer. The writer, a competent male candidate, offers to provide solid recommendations and requests responses sent to Experienced care Banner. Also mentions closure today due to holiday.
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Standard Pressing Club
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American Press Association
Breuer
University Chapel
Sanford Field
Peabody Hall
University
Brenau Conservatory
Martin & Hoyt
Loving Cup
Wm. Roach
Statesboro
Eason Cross
Springfield
J. H. Baskin
Norman Park
Jim Lowery
Dawson
Maddon Hatcher
Henry Eubanks
Union City
Morris Kelley
Gordon Institute
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Irvin Levy
Athens
George Estes
Lloyd Wilhaite
Mary Lee Jones
Alethia Smith
Claxton
Reba Bowen
Tifton
Susie Stalling
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Allena Navid
Plor
Olive Hardwick
LaGrange Cothran
Laurie Caldwell
Greensboro
Amy Childs
Toccoa, Ga
Etta Donen
Ellis Lanter
Miller
A. B. Star
Matter
Victor Geiger
Albany
Frazier Durrett
Cordele
Chas. Traylor
Willie Little
Decatur
Dupont Wright
Macon
Howard Wums
Joe B. Haley
Hiberton
Clarence ‘McDorman
Toccoa
T. Blasingame
Kathleen McCrean
Annie Norman
Myrtle White
Marion Williams
Sarah Hogg
Cedartown
Bessie Ballard
Eatonton
Emma O. Reed
Winder
Spelling
Birdie M. Hodges
Wallace Hurst
Mary Peacock
Thomas Ga
Sarah King
Myrtle Kilcrease
Lame Whitaker
Helen Walton
Gussie Philpot
Kelso Mullins
Emily Dickery
Mildred Stembridge
Hurdles
Phillips
Cuthbert
Hair
St. Elmo Bryan
White
Gordon Howell
Roy Johnson
Madison
Pickett
Santee
G. F. Bundick
Whelchel
Ashburn
Geo. Phillips
Donaldson
O. Davis
Fred McWhorter
Walter Neville
A. and
Ballar
M. Je Pan
Grady Chapman
M. J. Kirkland
I. E. Marshburg
Willie Hammock
Newton
Locust Grove
Bruce Woodruff
Darlington
Felix Avery
M. Noble Patrick
E. E. Hardin
Doyle Dasher
Frank Benson
Dunnoch
John H. Tanner
U. S
Dave Snelling
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