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A NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE WELFARE OF GREENVILLE AND WASHINGTON COUNTY.
VOL. XLII NO. 32.
G REEN VTLLE, MISS., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1910.
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THE DULANEY TRIAL SET
FOR JVEMBEB 21ST
Celebrated Bribery Case to bo Called
in Yazoo County Circuit Court.
Attorneys for Defense Will
Draw Handsome Fees.
(From the Yazoo Sentinel.)
After the civil docket had been call
ed Monday morning in Circuit court,
and many cases disposed of by agree
ment of counsel, the case of the State
against L. C. Dulaney, under indictment
f'or bribery by the grand jury of Hinds
county, and moved to Yazoo on change
of venue, was called by Judge Henry:
I am now going to call, as per agree
ment, the ea-o of State versus L. O.
Dulaney. What say you?M
District Attorney McNeil, answer
ing for the State, replied: "The State
is ready. "
"What says the defendant?" asked
Judge Henry.
Hon. Ben H. Wells, of .lackson, in
swrring for the defense, said that the
)l a in abatement had not been answer
ed. Mr. McNeill said that he thought
this formality had been attended t;,
and Judge Henry said it -would be at
tended to when the case is called for
trial.
The case was then set for trial ob
Monday, Nov. 21.
The names of a large number of witnesses-
were then called, and most of
them were answered for by counsel.
Judge Henry announced that a fine of
$50 was assessed against Mrs. T. G.
liilbo, .but later remited when District
Attorney McNeill announced that she
would be here when the case is called.
Mr. Wells, for the defense, asked that
attachment issue for Mrs. Bilbo as n
witness in the rase, and tins Was-granted
by Judge Henry.
Most of the witnesses whose namt;s
were read out, representing the defeuse
are the Fame people who testified a
gainst Bilbo in the Senatorial investi
gation. . It was the evident purpose of thede-
fense, judging by the list of witnesses
read out, to- undertake to break tin
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against Dulaney by attacking his char
acter. Dulaney was present in court, accom .
I panied by his counsel, and attracted a
good deal of attention. -He seemed
nervous and ill-at-ease,. and did not
have the bearing of a man who can
face the Whole WOrlil CnilSi5nni nf hia
l own rectitude.
, Probably no other ease ever called In
a Mississippi court, where the charge
was an' 'offense less than murder, has
been backed by such a brilliant array
"J of legal counsel as the Dulaney case.
1'ive. of the leading- law firms of the
State are actively engaged in the cape
M as follows: Williamson & Wells and
) Mayes Ac banders of Jackson., Miller &r
) Miller of Hazezlhurst, Barbour and
f Henry, of Yazoo City, and Hon. S. L.
AfT n.: 'r t.. . i
t ( While it is not positively known what
compensation these linns are receiviug
'1 to defend this r.oted case, the Sentinel
Avas informed on what it deems to he
. rr?tty good authority ihat the follow
I; ing figures are approximately correct
A .Williamson &Wells, $3,000; "Miller Sr
Miller, $2,500; Barbour and Henry
t $2,000; Mayes & Sanders $1,500; S. L.
'jMeLaurin $1,000.- This is a total of
f;; J $10,000 in lawyers' fees alone, assum
yung the figures to be correct.
V District Attorney McNeill will be as-
sistcd by Mr. Strieker of Jackson.
J. When the list of witnesses was aii
J nonneed, Mr. McNeill stated that at the
j proper time he would summon about
;oe hundred 'witnesses to testify as to
V,Sfnator Bilbo's good character, and la
'Iter in the day counsel for the defense
agreed with District Attorney McNeill
' '.jthat they would not go into the ques
,;Jtion of Mr. Bilbo's character. Hereto-
.fore the chief leliance of the Dulaney
case has been the alleged disreputable
character of hia chief aeeus&r, but In
view of the fact that this position has
been abandoned by a number of the
members of the State Senate who voted
for a resolution of censure against him,
many of whom have since recognized
him as a gentleman by meeting him in
joint debate, some other line of defense
must be adopted.
The withdrawal of Dulaney 's counsel
from this position, after summoning a
large number of witnesses to testify
against Bilbo's good name, is only fur
ther evidence that they have seen the
weakness of attempting to discredit
Bilbo.
The regularly-empaneled jury having
been exhausted, it will be necessary for
the Sheriff to summon them from those
who are the most available when the
case is called. Of course among those
subpoenaed a number will be disquali
fied by reason of having formed or ex
pressed an opinion as to the guilt or in
nocense of the accused, and the selec
tion of the jury will no doubt be look
ed after very carefully by counsel for
both sides.
AMENDMENTS CARRIED.
Returns Show Majorities For The Mea.
sures From All Counties.
The returns in Tuesday's election on
the proposed amendments to the con
stitution show that the issue carried in
all the counties yet heard from.
Following are the proposed amend
ments: No. 1 The Legislature shall meet at
the seat of the government in regular
sessions on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in January of the year A.
D., 1012, and every two years thereaf
ter unless sooner convened by the Gov
ernor. No. 2 The judges of the circuit and
chancery courts shall be elected by ILe
people in a manner and at a time to
be provided by the Legislature and the
judges shall hold their office for a term
of four years.
No. 3 Whenever two-thirds of each
House of the Legislature shall -deem
any change, alternation or amendment
necessary to the Constitution, such pro
posed amendment, change or alternation
shall be read and passed by two-thirds
vote of each House; public notice shall
then be given by the Secretary of Stale
at least three months preceding an
election, at which the qualified elector?
shall vote directly for or against suc'i
change, alteration or amendment, and
if more than one amendment shall be
submitted at one time, fhev shall be
submitted in such manner and from
that the people may vote for or against
each amendment separately, and if it
shall appear ' that a majority of the
qualified electors voting shall have vot
ed for the proposed change, alteration
or amenlment, t'len it shall be inserted
at the next succeeding session of the
Legislature as a part of the Constitu
tion and not otherwise.
C. R. COCK APPOINTED.
Capt. C. R. Cock, county road superin
telent has been notified of his ap
pointment by Governor Noel as one of
the five delegates from Mississippi to
the good roads congress ho be held in
Inlianapolis on December 6, 7, S, and
9th.
The appointment of Mr, Oock vrVl
meet with the approval of all. There
has never been a road superintendent
of Washington county who has worked
harder or accomplished more in the way
of improving the county highways than
Mr. Cock. He thoroughly understands
the building and maintenance of roads
in this section iof the Delta, which, is
attested to by the present fine condi
tion of the countv roads.
MISSISSIPPI CORF WINS.
Warren countv raised corn, take
from the place of Charles Opperman, a
Katzecmeyers Station, north of Vicks
burg, captured the sweepstakes prizes
at the Ford county (Illinois) fair last
week, when exhibited there by Mr. Op-perman.
MUCH INTEREST BEING - .
TAKEN INDIANA CONTESTS
The First Standing of the Contestants
Will Be Published in The Times
Nest Week If You Are Not
In, Enter Now and Win.
The piano contests being conducted
by Hamblen & Thomas and The Hol
combe Drug Company, are attracting
considerable interest among the young
ladies of Greenville, and already a
hundred contestants have entered the
lists to ciompete for the pianos.
Next week The Times will print the
list of contestants with the number of
votes received by each, and this will
perhaps stimulate the contestants to
greater efforts. Besides giving away
the grand prizes, the two pianos, each
firm will also give away many othir
prizes every month to the contestants
who have made the greatest gains for
the month.
In an interview with these enterpris
ing merchants, they stated that they
were gratified with the progress al
ready made, and they believe that these
contests will prove the most popular
ever conducted in Greenville.
Watch next week's Times for the
standing of the contestants.
HOUSE IS DEMOCRATIC.
Reports from Washington state that
the new sixty-second congress will be
made up as follows:
States Reps. Dem5?
Alabama .... 0 9
Arkansas 0 7
California .... 8 0
Colorado 3 0
Connecticut 4 1
Delaware 1 , 0
Florida ...Y :V 0 3
Georgia 0 11
Idaho 1 0
Illinois .. 14 11
Indiana 1 12
Iowa 10' 1
Kansas 8 0
Kentucky 2 9
Louisiana 0 7
Maine ." 2 2
Maryland 1 5
Massachusetts 9 5
Michigan 12 0
Minnesota 8 1
Mississippi 0 3
Missouri 6 10
Montana 1 15
Nebraska 4 2
Nevada 1 0
New Hampshire v 2 0
New Jersey 2 8
New York 15 22
North Carolina ........ 0 10
North Dakota ......... 2 0
Ohio 10 11
Oklahoma 2 3
Oregon 2 3
Pennsylvania 24 8
Rhode Island .......... 1 1
South Carolina .... .... 0 7
Tennessee .... 2 8
Texas ., .. ... 0 16
Utah 1 0 :
Vermont 2 0 "
Wisconsin .... 9 1
Wyoming ............. 1 0
Virginia ...... ....... 0 10
Washington . . ..... 3 0
West Virginia 2 3
Totals ..179 227 ;
Wisconsin sends one socialist to
congress . v
DEATH OF MRS. M. E. GILKEY.
Mrs. M. E. Gilkey, widow of the late
Col. A. J. Gilkey, died at the home of
Col. L. C. Dulaney, at Grace, on Tues
day last.
Mrs. Gilkev had never been a wrell
woman since the death of her husband
last June, and the sad end came on
Tuesday, when her soul took its flight
to the great beyoad.
She was a "faithful member of the
Catholic Church. She was not only
faithful to her church, but just as faith-
ful in believing that it was her duty as
a Christian to do the will of her Master
at all times. She was always ready
to lend a helping hand in time of need
both in acts of kindness and in words
It is difficult D pay a fitting tribute
to the memory of so noble a woman
one whose every day life was embellish
ed by the most charming and lovable
attributes ot" her sex. A perfect lady
at .'all times under all circumstances,
she seemed bom to inspire the love
and respect of all who were so fortu
nate as to be acquainted with her. No
one was more willing to aid the suffer
ing, cheer the desponding, sustain ihc
weak and to throw over the frailties
of our race Christian charity. Mayen
ville Spectator.
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
Tuesday, November 1, 1910
The City Council of Greenville mt
in regular session at 7 o'clock p. m. at
the City Hall. Those present were:
Win. Yerger, Mayor; H. Wilczinski, J.
M. Robertshaw, J. A. Cannon, E. G.
Ham and A. V. Wineman, aldermen.
Reading of minutes of previous meet
ing was on motion dispensed with, same
standing approved.
A petition signed as claimed by 65
per cent, of thj property owners for
curbs and gutters on Broadway from
Alexander street to Decatur street, was
granted by vote of the council.
Petition for arc light on Persimmon
street was referred to the Committee on
Lights, H. Wilczinski, chairman.
The following petition was presented
and granted by the Council:
. "The City Council of Greenville"
Your petitioneers respectfully show that
they propose to engage in the manufac
turing of hoops and staves at a point
near the People's Compress in the City
of Greenville, Mississippi. In the
course iof this business, we manufacture
lumber, but exclusively for our own
use, and not for sale to the general pub
lie until brought out as a finished pro
duct, as above stated. We respectful
ly petition you to grant us the usual
exemption from taxation for five years.
Yours Respectfully,
THE CRESTON HOOP CO.
By J. D. Stayton.
The Council was addressed by Mr.
Taylor, representing Fire Insurance Bu
reau, procuring to the City of Green
ville, a second class rating, provided
the City would put in approximately
2,500 feet of 12 inch water mains in
streets to be designated after careful
survey and examination by Mr. Taylor
in connection with City Engineer and
Fire Committee.
The Council on motion agreed to com
ply with the above requirements.
The ordinance for cutting weeds on
pnoperty within the City was passed
as below:
Be it ordained by the City Council of
Greenville, that it shall be the duty of
every property owner within the cor
porate limits of the City to cut the
grass and weeds and brush, upon the
same and to keep them culled to a
height not exceeding 12 inches and if
the property owrer shall fail to do so,
after having been given notice, and fiva
days within which to do the work then
the City may at once have the same
done at the expense tof the owner of
the property upon which the work js
done and the same shall become a lien
upon the property upon which the work
is done; the purpose of this ordinance
being of a sanitary nature. Effective
from and after publication.
The City bills as approved by the Fi
nance Committee were allowed and or
dered paid amounting to $10,006.27.
The Council then adjourned.
MRS. SCHMIDT GOES TO DENVER.
Mrs. Harry F. Schmidt, manager of
the Bijou, the cozy little motion picture
theatre, left Tuesday night for Denver,
Colorado, where she will remain " for
several weeks with hopes of recuperat
ing her health. - , .
Would you like a piano!
NEWS OF GREENVILLE
FORTY YEARS AGO TODAY
Items of News Which Will Be of In
terest to the Older Inhabitants,
Taken from the Files of
the Greenville Times.
The Rev. Mr. Stickney has been pre
vailed to remain m Greenville for tho
present -and wid hold weekly service
here.
As there have been no boats for the
last two or three days prior to going
to press, we ar9 without late news.
Some days we have two or three boats
per day, then we have two or thre
days per ftoat.
In this issue is published the notiej
of the dissolution of the firm of Isen
berg & Mosinger, the latter retiring.
Mr. Isenberg will continue the business
at the old stand, where he will enter
tain his'customers with the best liquors
to be procured.
Messrs. Luft and Perry have opened
up a variety store on Central avenue
notwithstanding the unfair and injudi
cious enbergo laid upon this portion of
the town, which is fast building up,
and property there is being eagerly
sought after.
o .
The Brookhaven Citizen says: Wo
charge Governor Alcorn with appoint
ing Anderson and others,---vrLv- were
condemned and proven to be thieves,
to office, knowing the fact at the tim.,
all which we can prove. We can, in
the counties of Lincoln and Lawrencw
point out thieves yes thieves, who do
not deny thi charge, who are appoin
tees of J. L. Aleorn.
RIVER NEWS The Katie was to
have been launched last Tuesday.
The Allen came up in place of the
Paragould last Sunday. She got over
400 bales iof cotton here, and took 1800
bales into Vicksbnrg.
The steamer E. Hinsley is to be placed
in the Vicksburg and Bends trade very
shortly.
The Louisville Courier-Journal geta
off the following:
This is the popular refrain among the
officers, crews and passengers on board
the racing steamboats away down on
the Mississippi liver:
For we'll give her a little rosin,
And open her blower -wide,
To show them the way to Natchez,
Running against the tide.
Oh, a little more rtosin, do
A little more pitch and pine,
Throw in a can of glycerine
And a barrel of turpentine.
PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD OF SUP
ERVISORS. The Board of Supervisors of Wash
ington County met in regular monthly
session at the court house Monday, Nov
ember 7th, 1910. Those present were:
T. S. Redd, president; L. J. Parnell,
George Wheatley, J. E. Branton and
L. C. Hays, members; Thos. Worthing
ton, sheriff; W. W. Miller, clerk.
Claims were allowed amounting to
$6,140.95.
Assessment against J. B. Ca3ton of
Leland, of $1,00.00 reduced to $400.00.
Report of John G. Archer, countv
treasurer, was filed and submitted to
the board. It showed a balance -'
hand in bank of $88,766.70.
Per diem and mileage to the amount
of $38.80 allowed.
One f the things that should come
to a halt is the practice of decorating
Mississippi depots-with advertisements
of stores in oth-r States. If railroads
are to enjoy the privilege of display
ing advertisements in their depots they
should be called upon to pay for the
privilege. In this State the publish
ers are required to come across with
the coin of the realm. Natchez Demo
win' .. .mt mi,!.. m m nmnjtL.wu, K.mm..--.