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l Journal 6f Washlngt Patis and the Tows of Franklinton.
ME 1. AOSN"" EV"T" IZAV" FRANKLINTON, LA. TftJmSD , DE., 1910.
In qf Only
the N l Wit'
ness Conn s Hung
Last Frida thin the
Walls of t te Peni.
temtary.
The Identity of tte Hang
Inmaq Was Kno Only
to Those in Authority
ibut it is Believed that
Deputy Sherl (eorge
Smith of Wainertown
Sprung the Trap,
This atfer at 1 o'clock
Hagh Connefly, egro, 26 years
,of age, was. e> uted for the
l der of Ed. Pierce, deputy
rff of W ington Parish,
hm e shots t 17.
i onerly dro to his death
' tfl made within
t walls jof be State Peni
Sary) is the first exe.
it" the Bord of anmtrol
Sgp uied by the act of 1910.
-t fot r the next month the
boa.rd wallbe kept busy with
an.ugO·"e is soheduleh for
Nextt Friday: This was to have
iteen a. rt~ e hanging, but one
.jof the es died. On Dec.
NI4, adonbledezeoutt ils to take
"c, lethe foltowin Friday
re =, , wital
nitentii oDda.9 and )iacnd
solitary nfnement. He con.
isre to Chaplain John,.
He aidt at he was ready to
The was arranged
haiti was iddep from view
pt to - hg witnesses
fired by saw.
F'be eto er' ae willnpr
p es by wbich
1$ 1seper
d' . f g llowq,.
4 e rson perates the
~tamdip da#not byv the
Iitaýebýe~, he witness
nal.~bIki atd puty Sheriff
oin o with ,Deputy
Se mi deutto arrest a
negro named Oscar Dickers
seven miles from Franklinton
Connerly was there, and a
some trouble, shot the officer.
Deputy Sheriff ' rge Smi
who was with Pi e when
was killed, came f Whshi
ton Parish to wit the e
cution, and it is bel ved that
sprung the trap.
There were only e witn
to the hanging. T mem
of the board, as req ed by la
witnessed it, Judge ilgore a
iJ. T. Young. D Strli,
parish physician, ron n
the negro dead. Th ea, uti
was as private as ible.,
newspaper men we barred
'order of the board.
Connerly walked e scats
with a steady step., was
fectly steady while t black
was being adjusted over
head. During the sng of
ministers. *e previo ly agr
upon sign ~as given, an un
hand front behind the
spru.g the door, and the e
fell to th end of the ro
While the 4eck was ot
in the fall, he execution
success, an in eleven m nu
the man pronounced d
by, the phy icians, Drs. 8 tl
and Kemp.
Coonerly hd nothing to.
on the gallo s; but -made
fessiono e ministers
he was:ei uted.'
One of t neglected indu tr'
of Louisiana during past ear
and up to the present o s utr
raising; yet when properl
ged, the qou ry yard nxt, to
the home gar Ma probay the
best paying fthe farr It
involves littl use wbhn the
feed s produ the fatrp; ar
tlhe ýturs f ultry an4 eggs
are certain. re is today an
almost unlim ted market fqr the
it acts f the pqpitry IV
an there is no evidence tiR
f-utfre demds will dimin h.'
is true that certain parts 4f th
State in its central portioe ar
building up this business; but
holele, Louisiana is not giv
es heDalr raising the Itqath.
ft the attention it and eskv
" d4
A "STA RBRAND" KIDS'
Give A Iu nt
At 4i 0O'C lk Decem 5th
*eiib. bi enoujh to hold the crowd, sowe uco decided
W I E . STEET ..FU .O. IU STAE
t ow nE do a Shem
"star shoe*.tss
• i i m , i'
,,e h- en s;m
, . ...
1 i
P. ..... .
i ~. ·r+. :. i+ . . " . . . +' ' '<
JThe great essentials in raisina
poultry are clean and *f|ry
surroundings, . abundance =of
green food which can be .~ '.
duced the year round iafl' Ir
State, and improvement in bid
'by the use of pure males
chosen varieties. ' '
Dept. Agricultural Extensil
uisiana State Uniet .
r ame1 3 Goern chedfa
one cthe man valuable ingedlel$s
of Foley' Kidney Remedy.
Hexametbylenetatramine is repopnlsi
ed by medleil teSt books and asahel
ties as aric acisld solvent and anti
for the urine. Tke Pbley's Kldth
Remedy promptly at the rat dsign o
kidney trouble and avoid a seriou l
ady. -
For sale at People Drag Co
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bOTH SPEEDY AND IPFFCTIEW.
Int indeste the action of Foley.
Pills 'as S. Parsons, llis
Mch., illustrates: I have
witha severe .ase of
er trouble foj which I'f4,$
no 1 9rq4 Foley.
ailments. I was!r
ebaeaohep and severe shoo
with annoying uriumq
rid mee mIyof 4ts
SForisale as PbSplDuirogOn
Notice of Sale.
3ot, 1i10, at Frank
tilegas hores of male, te
desMrlbd i talky ed
halr of I a a
V eaicured
of V Res(Esta
iTdtk ofA
of in Boos
SCobtveanoe ieco
Parish Lomusiana
(a) aorsotf lkd la
16,, . Solith, R.ange
bed as beginning at
h corner of tea of land
byJ. W. and o. W. Seal
d North by Charlie Myles,
.W. Ard, South by Public
West by widow lad betsr of J.
aG..bsal ont heaind
tin, as pet 'flre of record
itle itheSwit b eft of
Gsle W;8Aalz,
blocfk ~i 'G . N. depot
B ~ .upriest,
Ut
;·- ; . :s
BAR!AINS AT OLL WEEVIL CS
n or er tb move our Fall Stock of Clothing quickly, his ne
of the most ;up. te line this side of the Lake, we i Ilo 25
per cent discount our entire stock of clothing. This ans at
you can buy
$25.00 for . . . . .....$1 .75 15.00 for............... ... 5
22.50 for... 1600 12.50 for............... ...
17.50 for... ...... ........... 1 ..0 10.00 for....... ....... ... 7.
If you hav enot bought your Fall Suido not miss th OP R
TUNITY.
; 65.00 Owensboro Top Buggy for $50.00
60.00 " " " " 48.75
5 t" " " " 47.50
" Open " " 35.00
Owensboro Wagon " 40.00
1t " '" 37.50
S, " 35.00
40. Charter Oak Stove with Rev. 32.50
p32. " " " " " 22.50
37. " " six yes 30.00
30. " " " 20.00
25. " '" " 'W.50
Yo strly,
U RI R0-,- LTD.
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.I- UR SPE IAL ..'
O t is rpod Iin ery
reqpe hich e les
produ od print at lowe
prlces *ry car Iven tl
mlput tails of ork, o
th t yturno t-ola s
e us y rinti!g
make a d cus
tou . . , ,,
Tl RA- DER
linton, iu slana
l. .$ *
r1 s
i t Ip . ... )
a Contaled in Iteco
f H a- :rent:to
e uonose ers thie
dTeo . e .t He
Pays, te curte .' o
S.r-te4d in tbdTwientyu. x
( Court Coin ,
:en :toc for u bn '
in herh ose of ill. 'e
S` al of 't red con
jail and to pay tin aggregat
g $500, and defa pdyment
f the fines to ser x months
dditional'in jail, has 1 een as-,
,don her bonds by o der f the
tate Supreme Courl O
The woman was found uilty
n two of five charges of ii ical
character pending against 5 in
the Twenty-Sixth Judicial t urt
on Nov. 19, 1918. on ri lay
evening counsel for the soon an,
who had been brought ito tie
prison, applied to the Sui;r rue
Court for writs of certiorari nd
review of the case, directed to
Judge'Thomas M. Burns.
Associate Justice Monroe on
Friday ievening issued the of er
nd the writs prayed for, dir ct
Tig that Ada Hayes by relea
Siele1
on th nds of $~,000, she
ha.i f au ished the St. 'I'a any
court at'Covington, pedi the
theirorder of the 8 w
urt. e
Whenj Ada Hayes was lied
r t i at Franklinton sh ked
ait Judge Burns recus him
elf icause of the 'fact that he
as prejudiced against, ,her hav
ing made remarks in thepresenc
of the clerk of; the Covington
court and his deputy, as also by
fixing her bonds "at adt exces
sively high and unreasonable fig.
ures." Bond had been' fixed' at
$1,000. The case was callebn
Oct. 4, but she produced a ceif.
icate showing that she Was too ill
to attend court. Thereupon the
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