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|Jail Life Telling Terribly on the Old Man Charged With Murder, The friends of Mr. C. D. Burnett, will learn with sorrow that he was stricken with paralysis Sunday morn ing The Gwinnett Journal, has the fol lowing to say: Sunday morning Mr. C. D. Burnett, ‘who is In the county jail charged with ‘killing Young Daniel, at Winder, was retricken with paralysis and he was not lable to speak for some time. Dr. M. T. Johnson and Dr. A. M. ae. Winn were summoned and did all ‘in their power to relieve the old gentle man. His life is not endangered solely from the paralysis, but he is in a bad condition anyway, and unless he is tried at a pretty early date the chances are that he will stand trial in a court before the great Judge before whom we shall all sooner or later be tried. From the number of lawyers employ ed In this case, it will evidently be a pretty Interesting trial. There 's Solicitor Tribbel, Green Nix and Hon. John R. Cooper on the side of the state and Hon. C. H. Brand and Hon. Geo. C. Thomas for the de fendant. On account of his bad health Sheriff Martin ‘has shown him every possible favor and on this account the old fel low has held up pretty well.
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Athans Weekly Banner
Athens, Georgia, US
Fri, Feb 24, 1905
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