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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1905
Page
4
Local items report cleanups and sidewalk improvements in Brookhaven with mentions of Mayor J C Osborne and residents. A detailed recounting of the Haymarket riot outcomes follows, noting strikes in 1886, mass meetings, key defendants, trials, executions, and Governor Altgeld’s 1893 pardon decision.
In Vicksburg on June 5 Rev H F Sproles pastor of the First Baptist Church received renewal of his service. He will not assume his new post until September as part of Mississippi College Clinton Miss faculty. Resolutions praised his call to chair of divinity and psychology and his Confederate veteran service. Wounds mark his person and he belongs to Camp 32 United Confederate Veterans.
The city reported assorted events including a fine levied on Calhoun for serving intoxicating drinks, a withdrawn charge against Joe Cope for insufficent evidence, and DD Magee facing an indictment for unlawful retailing with his case delayed by docket continuances. A rear joint near Perkins Furniture was said not to reopen, with contraband goods moved outside town. In social news, Miss Louise Germany wed Rev. T E Webb at Rev R Z Germany’s home, a simple ceremony with friends and family, as the couple begins a life of good works.
The Clarion Ledger reports Judge Robert B. Mayes filed with Gov Vardaman a formal Supreme Court nomination. Mayes, while presiding in Jackson, seeks the seat now held by Judge Truly with bar endorsements from Madison Lincoln Copiah Simpson Yazoo Lawrence counties and a minority of Pike County attorneys. Truly's term lasts about a year, but canvassing has begun.
The Lincoln Circuit Court adjourned Friday due to Judge Wilkinson's illness and conflicts among Brookhaven attorneys. Gov Vardaman appointed Special Judge Williamson who presided briefly before adjournment and then Rainwater took over for the rest of the term. Juries were empaneled. verdicts in several cases included manslaughter and crime against nature. Sentences included two years penitentiary for Whit Gordon and three years for John Britt. Several other cases were disposed of or appealed. The court reported record jury verdicts and ongoing proceedings into the next term.
Jury and verdict for the defendant are discussed as the case of Willis Barnes against I C R R Company seeks five thousand dollars for malicious prosecution. State cases not tried are continued to the next regular term. Out of town lawyers including Hon A H Longino Judge Robert Powell and others are present in Circuit Court this week. The infant son of Mrs Watts Higdon is seriously ill.
Lincoln county educators plan to attend a Clinton normal school by July 12, leaving Brookhaven by cannon to reach the event. At the State Teachers Association the Lingala county exhibit set a statewide record for progress in work equality, as seventy five teachers from the county completed the work of sight or tem, while others are urged to retire to make room for those who see it as a duty to educate county children. GAR GREEN, County Supt. led the call. Brookhaven residents back Chaovellura for Su re Judge in the coming election. Miss Hele Sherman entertained a small group today.
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