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At the Jail.All was calm and serene at the oounty jail this morning with nine men as happy and contented as prisoners could be under similar oiroumBtances. Two white men and six negroes ure whiling away the time waiting for legal proceedings and their dinner.THE NEGROES.Tom Hill and Jim Bonton were landed by Chief Morris from Cor-dole. Tom says it is all right about whether he gambled or not. but he would just pay the $45 and go back to Richwood whore ho belongs. You don’t catch Tom without money those good times, and ho does not lot the courts detain him from his businoss when the small sum of $45 will puy him out. As he wulked out of the jail he handed us a quarter for tho Progress three months, saying he wanted to hoar from the boys he loft behind him.Jim Benton is nbout tho color of tho ace of spades and Is slick and shiney enough that one could look in his face nnd shave. But he was not slick enough to Bell liquor in Cordelo without Chief Morris smelling his track.Jim Culhoun was fined $75 for gaming, and Bays he is waiting for a letter from homo to pay him out. It may be turning logs next week singing about the letter that never came.Bill Early says it is malicious prosecution, nnd that his liberty for seven yoars has been sworn away from him boaause he loved too many women. He hails from Coney, but it is not yet known from what camp he will sing his Psalms.John McDonald came clear of selling whiskey one time, but was caught up immediately for selling it another time.King Laidler is the wild man of the jail. He went crazy from Una-dilla and bus to be handcuffed to the wall and that does not stop his mouth. He is here for luck of room in the asylum.
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Vienna Progress
Vienna, Georgia, US
Thu, Oct 04, 1900
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