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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1907

Page

6

Struck Twice by Black Man on Atlanta Train Stairs

A Black man struck at eight o'clock Sunday night near the Seaboard Air Line train in Atlanta, touching several ladies as they alighted. Officer Short pursued him across College Avenue but lost the trail near the river. Mr. C. D. Stone was briefly detained when mistaken for the suspect.

Seaboard Air Line Atlanta Officer Short College Avenue Mr. C. D. Stone Ir. Stone Short

Henry Scott Nabbed by Police in Athens

Henry Scott, a colored man, was arrested after causing a racket at his home and escaping twice while in custody. He was recaptured in Athens with officers in disguise aboard a Seaboard train near McLeroy's, and the mayor sentenced him to six months on the streets.

Henry Scott Hear Officer Cook Athens McLeroy Henry Atlanta

Judge Strickland Attending Court in Gainesville

Judge J J Strickland departed for Gainesville to handle several Southern Railway Co cases including a peach shipment loss from Marietta where five hundred dollars was offered and a thousand dollar claim pursued. He will also hear a land dispute Moss and Childs versus C Chapel of New York once decided by the Supreme Court and remanded to circuit court.

J. J. Strickland Gainesville Strickland Southern Railway Co Marietta Supreme Court Circuit Court Tallulah Falls Moss and Childs C. Chapel New York Kimsey

Clarke County treasurer seeks bond funds from road loan case

Clarke County Treasurer E. E. Smith sues the Board of Commissioners in mandamus to turn over about 71,000 from a 1904 road improvement bond issue. The suit argues the funds should be in the treasurer’s control, not deposited with Georgia National Bank, and cites legal duties, bond ownership, and alleged improper bank deposit terms. The hearing is set for February 16 before Judge Midge Brand.

Jim Lively E. E. Smith J. J. Strickland Georgia National Bank Smith Midge Brand Board of Commish General Assembly Clarke County Athens J. M. Hodgson JT. Pittard Holman County of Clarke J. A. Pitner Tom S. I. Smith J. J. Wilkins Georgia National Bank and Commissioners Ga. Nat. Bank of Athens Urer Georg la Nat Vail Ueorgii National Bank

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