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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1901
Page
34
Carrollton residents report threats against Sheriff Joseph L. Merrill after he expelled a mob seeking to lynch Williams. Troops arrived to deter the attack, with officials noting the danger of another assault on the jail and praising the sheriff for upholding the law.
In Carrollton Georgia a quiet day follows yesterday's fatal incident. The dead man was returned to Tyus, eleven miles away, around 2 AM. Mayor Long closed saloons and gun shops to curb unrest while troops guarded the jail. Sheriff Merrell and Deputy Worley rode with the prisoner to Atlanta and returned early this morning amid threats but no immediate danger.
New York counsel Abram J. Rose moved to challenge the indictments in the Greene Gaynor case accusing them of conspiracy with former Army Captain Carter to defraud the government in southern Harbor improvements. Bonds were renewed and the men released after a writ of habeas corpus denial, with appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court expected after October.
A chaotic incident in Carroll County ends with a mob shouting threats of dynamite and lynching the sheriff. Guards patrol the jail basement to prevent violence after a proclamation by Governor Candier urges dispersal. Bennett’s death and Fletcher’s dismissal from Bass’s store highlight tensions in this tense night.
Macon Ga June Special reports Sheriff Passmore of Lowndes County arrived to claim O E Heath a young white man arrested for passing three worthless checks in Valdosta. Heath was held in Macon until the ordinary ordered his removal after a writ of habeas corpus was issued. Warnings note Heath held additional checks drawn on Columbia Banking and Trust Company and that he has a history across Core del Thomasville and other places. Heath is about twenty seven and formerly lived in Savannah and Augusta.
Elberta peaches are turning red on Morgan County trees as shipments of up to 19 000 crates are expected. The Central railroad urged shipment by rail while farm owners Turner and Bear den plan to sell fruit on trees. harvest prospects are strong with wheat ripening and a county fair anticipated.
Douglas Ga June 8 Special County School Commissioner Melvin Tanner examined twenty five white and six colored teacher candidates this week. Seven whites earned first grade licenses and one colored candidate also earned first grade. Two whites and four whites plus five colored earned third grade licenses. Tanner plans to raise teaching standards to meet legal requirements. The week long institute has been led by Professor J M Gams of the Southern Normal in Douglas.
In Carnesville Franklin County Georgia Dolph Starr and Plato Jordan quarreled over a trivial matter. Starr struck Jordan who drew a pistol and shot Starr through and through leaving him in a dying condition. Deputy Sheriff Rampley and a posse pursue the criminal. Both men come from prominent families. Starr has a wife and two children while Jordan is single.
Report from Mulumtty cites an incident at Clove Range where a merchant and burglar fired their weapons during a tense encounter. A local observer notes an exciting experience surrounding the event as authorities investigate.
A burglary at a Branchville store led to a confrontation in which a white man entered with a lamp and exchanged gunfire with owner Mr Duke and his son in law. A negro bystander was shot at close range as the intruder fled leaving his coat and pistol. The stranger claimed to be from Iredell County North Carolina and was later captured by two young men who met him on the road without further bloodshed.
Special Cable Captain Marcus B. Stokes of the Eighth Infantry, long stationed in Cuba, is en route to obtain marriage to Senora Anita Hall of Cardenas Cuba. The bride, a Cuban young woman, has just arrived in Chester, South Carolina, from Cuba via New York.
A bride to be will wed at the home of her sister Mrs M S Lewis in Ches ter while Captain Stakes, a major in the First South Carolina volunteers, has been stationed at Cardenas for two years. Rural delivery news notes July mail routes expanding to Adairsville and nearby areas as Judge Maddox finishes months of work aiding farmers and fruit growers with expected early mail service.
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