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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1902
Page
7
A hung jury halted the perjury case against J Terry of Halifax county in Richmond circuit court. The five time defendant once again defended himself with help from his wife who also read law. District attorney signals likely abandonment of prosecution leaving Terry potentially free.
The state penitentiary board and the governor ratified a contract for building a sugar mill at the Clemons state farm in Brazoria county. R. L. Heflin of Galveston will construct the mill for 268,500 dollars. Construction starts soon and must be completed by October 25, 1902, with 400 acres of sugar cane already in cultivation.
The State Baptist Young People's Union gathered at First Baptist in Gaffney with about seventy-five delegates. F. N. K. Bailey and Louis J. Bristow were reelected president and secretary. The constitution was amended to move the meeting from the first week in April to mid June. The 1903 convention will convene in Anderson.
In Bufaula Alabama yesterday afternoon John Seabrooks a respected blacksmith was accidentally shot by Master Shorter while the boy attempted to discharge a small parlor rifle. Seabrooks died today from the wound. Colonel Eli S Shorter father of the boy, mourns the tragedy and will cover funeral expenses.
Telegram from Louisville reports the death of Colonel Blanton Duncan in Los Angeles, formerly of Louisville. Duncan led a Confederate regiment in Virginia and headed the Confederate printing bureau at Augusta, Georgia. A Kentucky native, he moved to Los Angeles fifteen years ago and died from diabetes.
Sam Morrow a Bor deau section farmer in Abbeville county disappeared from Abbeville courthouse Saturday after leaving with a sum of money on his person. Foul play is suspected as police and relatives search for him. his wife and six children mourn the loss.
Generals Boynton and Brooke select a site in Chickamauga park Tennessee for the Seventh cavalry camp in the vineyard field. A sewerage water supply baths and modern military conveniences will be installed. The Chattanooga Rome and Southern railroad will add side tracks. The first detachment leaves Cuba April 10 and reaches Chickamauga April 11. Major Chase remains until arrival.
Elizabeth Whittier Pickard died at her Boston home. She was related to John Greenleaf Whittier, taught in Freedmen's Schools after the Civil War in Richmond Virginia Camden and Charleston D C, and aided preservation of Whittier's birthplace in Haverhill.
In Carrollton Georgia on April 9 the superior court ended litigation over lands of the late Christopher C. Morris of Atlanta. Grandchildren including Mollie Brantley and Howard Morris pursued a 20-acre farm near here. executors John F. Morris and James A. DeFoor represented interests. In a separate matter the Villa Rica Branch Railway Company obtained a settled condemnation for a rail route into Douglas County. Compromise resolved title disputes over ten properties, enabling immediate construction and promising industrial benefits to the county.
The University of Georgia Society in New York held its annual banquet with President J. M. Harrington as toastmaster. Samuel Spencer responded to the toast and Marion F. Verdery spoke on Reminiscences. Walter Jackson, H. G. Colvin, and B. C. Collier gave impromptu or prepared remarks.
Jackson Miss April 9 The Illinois Central road plans ballast its tracks from Jackson to New Orleans with quartz stone from southwest Missouri. The ballast will improve the roadbed through swampy south Mississippi areas and reduce dust nuisance significantly.
In Bernstadt Kentucky on April 9 two farmers Wanser and Bustle were shot from ambush and killed. Details of the shooting have been received.
Norfolk, April 9 W J Baxter a lawyer was indicted by the grand jury on grand larceny and forgery. He allegedly forged a notarial seal in a deed releasing a house and lot and obtained 1556 dollars from Hepto sophian Building and Loan Association via a check drawn on Loyall and Taylor. The alleged crime occurred in August 1996. Baxter left town and has not been arrested.
Forsyth Ga April special. For several months petitions circulated across Monroe County to call an election on the dispensary question. Petitions show signatures from more than half the voters. An election will be called soon to decide if the incorporated towns will receive dispensaries. Public sentiment is divided and a ballot battle is expected.
Strike leader Samuel H. Kelly and a council member was tried in the corporation court for alleged waylaying and assault of George D. Boseman of the Norfolk Railway and Light Company. The jury stood five for conviction and seven for acquittal, resulting in a mistrial.
Henry Rodgers of Mississippi will be tried in Philadelphia after the supreme court granted a writ of habeas corpus. The case centers on the slaying of Tom Byrd, with Judge Stevens to hear arguments on the sixteenth. Rodgers, a young lawyer, killed a brother of Chancellor Adam Byrd, a fifth district congressional candidate, amid a controversy over a young lady.
The Alabama grand lodge Knights of Honor adjourned after selecting officers. J A Powe of Talladega named dictator. Escar Floyd of Birmingham grand dictator. T Peagler of Greenville grand vice dictator. A F McGhee of Anniston grand assistant dictator. Rev B C Glenn of Brewton grand chaplain. T Gardner Foster of Montgomery grand register. A B Garland and W H Hitt named grand treasurer and grand guide. grand trustees C C Kilgore Tuscaloosa GA. Joiner Talladega B M Washburn Montgomery. supreme representatives L Schwarz Mobile and J A Powe Talladega. alternates J B Tally Scottsboro and G L Comer Eufaula.
R. H. Mapp was convicted of operating a gambling house in a fashionable Norfolk neighborhood. He received a $500 fine and four months in jail as the gambling crusade intensifies, with more arrests expected.
Jackson Miss April 9 Special Superintendent Barnes directing the new capitol building work says completion by January 1 is no longer likely due to bad weather The contractors will finish within the time limit though Interior marble work is underway and will require at least eleven months to complete About 3100000 worth of material remains on site
Alexander McKay of Eufaula Alabama died at his home today after a brief paralysis illness. He moved his family from Louisville several years ago, was 33, and leaves a widow five children and grandchildren. Interment is planned for tomorrow in Eufaula.
The Warrior River Light and Power Company and the Liver Cities Railway and Power Company announce a merger in Birmingham. The new capital stock totals 2,000,600 and plans include a countywide street railway network expanding from Emsley City and a Warrior river power station about twenty miles above Birmingham.
An advertisement urges readers to end suffering with Paine's Celery Compound. It claims the medicine saves lives when physicians fail, reaches the disease root, and offers testimonials from diverse users about relief from rheumatism neuralgia kidney disease dyspepsia and blood diseases. It warns against false medical theories and delays.
Montgomery April 9 Special Poll tax receipts for the past year are reported complete with a drop of about 17 000 compared with last year. Under the new constitution payment is voluntary in most counties, reducing total to about 138 000. Whites largely pay and gain in white schools. negroes pay less, altering funding to white schools as the fund shifts under the voluntary system.
In Opelika Alabama on a April afternoon J W Smith a well known young man was showing a new patent pistol to a friend when it fired accidentally the bullet entering his side and lodging near his kidney authorities report the condition may be fatal and the case is being investigated
Opelika April 3 Speckil L M Cooper of this city has been elected president of the State Embalmers Association. He is now secretary and treasurer of the association and one of the largest merchants and most popular young men in the state.
Jackson reports Warden Parchman arranging transport of 300 convicts from Lunflower county farm to delta plantations leased by the state. Cotton planting to begin late this week as convicts are kept busy. Waycross lodge delegates to Georgia grand lodge announced with George F. Dixon and others named for official roles.
Gainesville Ga April 9 Special The trial of Harve Stover for the murder of Mrs Christina Blake was concluded at 3 o clock this afternoon and the cases were sent to the jury. Up to that moment no verdict had been reached and it was the consensus that a mistrial would result.
In ten days three men were killed in Hines county by a Black woman. Crawford tried to assault Tommazine Campbell near Raymond and died. A 16 year old negress near Raymond killed Henry Bracy with a gun accident. Joe Jones assaulted Mary Pace in Van Winkle district and was shot, head blown off.
Dr H G Davis and Rev Thomas L Bryan closed a lease with Anniston City Land Co to run the Anniston College for Young Ladies. The school will switch to new management June 15 with four former school heads forming a unified faculty, nonsectarian and led by Dr Davis as president. Directors from Woodstock iron works also visit Anniston. Police officer tried for killing a boy and acquitted. Mrs Harmon dies. first marriage in the new courthouse performed for C P Harrison and Nora Heaton.
Alabama mobilizes to keep Montgomery as headquarters for the proposed circuit court. Pettus and Morgan vow to oppose Atlanta substitution. The Montgomery bar forms a committee to travel to Washington if needed, with state bar leaders backing Montgomery’s plan and opposing any change.
Waycross Georgia April 9 The annual meeting of the Bank of Waycross elected a board of directors including George R Youmans Warren Lott J A Jones John A Lott Lem Johnson John W Bennett BE H Reed H Murphy J W Hitch L A Wilson and W W Sharpe of Waycross and J S Bunn of Fairfax The directors then elected George R Youmans president Warren Lott first vice president W W Sharpe second vice president James Knox cashier and Ll A Wilson attorney.
A brief municipal election note urges voters to support C. I. Branau in the upcoming race for a key legislative seat. The announcement emphasizes Branau's qualifications and readiness to serve the community.
Huntsville Alabama April 9 Special George McDermott charged as an accomplice in the Normal post office robbery pleaded guilty in United States court and was remanded to marshal custody awaiting sentence. Also notes pardons sought for Fred Seguin and details on a new church organ and grand jury activity.
Henry Bradley, an elderly white man, was convicted in Colquitt Superior Court at Moultrie of bigamy. He had an unlawful wife in Colquitt and two families from Pulaski County. The jury recommended mercy with misdemeanor punishment.
Local voters are urged to support Slaton in the upcoming Legislature race. The candidate frames his background as well suited for the duties, highlighting prior public service and policy familiarity to bolster credibility.
Death notices report J. H. Proctor dying at his Valdosta home after a two week pneumonia illness and funeral at the city cemetery. Earl Whitcker, four, also dies of pneumonia and is buried this afternoon. Other notices mention Mrs. R. W. Taylor of Rock Hill and Mrs. Langston Estes buried in Norcross, all with families and church ties. Governor Langine heads to Charleston for the West Indian exposition to study displays for Mississippi.
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