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COUNTY PAPER
VOIJLME 31—NO. 24.
BRANDON, MISS., THURSDAY, U'ULY 2d, 1922.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Dying Jailer lulls Crafty
Criminal jurying To Effect
Escafe From Hinds Jail
Jackson, Miss., July 19. 1922.
Russell Harris, Hinds County
jailer, with a bullet through his
chest, killed Henry Bond, under
sentence of death for murder, in
an, attempt to escape at 2:30 o
clock ycistei day afternoon from
the Hinds County jail and himselt
died ten minutes latter in the
sheriff's ottice.
Following the shooting Mr.
Harris carefully locked the door
ol the death cell, descended the
steps, locked the front door and
made his way to the office ot
Sheiiff Williams, in the county
court house.
“1 killed Bond, got his gun and
locked everything up; call Hr.
Hamilton,” he said as he lay upon
the tabL. He died before medical
aid could be summoned.
Bond was a desperate criminal,
and under deatn sentence to hang
Friday for the murder of two
prohibition officers in Greene
County in April, 1921. He had
been gianted a ^reprieve, until the
recent meeting of the State Board
of Pardons, where his plea was
rejected.
He was one ol the three moon
shiners convicted for murder ol
Prohibition Officers Jacob Green
and J. F. Duncan, in a raid of a
still near Richton, Miss. John
Adam#, u| other af the trio, i|s
s.-rving a life sentence for the
murder while Manc.v Kelly, the
last of the g^up, cut his own
throat in the jail at Leaksville,
:.s the sheriff and his men enter
ed the hall to take him out to be
hanged.
Jailer Harris was the son ol
John T. Harris, night watchman
at the capitol for years, who kill
ed himself a few months ago. He
has been jailer of Hinds County
for ten years. Prior to this po
sition he was a member of the
local police force and has always
..ad the reputation of being a
snlendid officer.
Mr. Harris had be,n very active
in seeking a commutation of sen
tence for Bond. He approached a
number of prominent citizens with
th^ request that they use their in
fluence „o save him from the gal
lows. .
The small revolver with which
Bond killed Jailer Harris is sup
posed to have been given him yes
te.dav morning whlen he was visit
ed by his wife, brother, sister,
brother-in-law and his little girl.
M>. Harris conducted the visitors
to the. death cell which occupies
the south side of the third floor,
where they remained in conversa
tion with Bond for the allotted
time. It is not known whether they
wrere searched before being allow
ed to see the prisoner.
The number of the car contain
ing the party from Greene County
was ascertained within a few min
utes after the tragedy and two cars
of officers with Chief of Police
Hiram Hughes in charge, began a
search of the roads leading out of
the ci+'T toward Hattiesburg, it be
ing supposed that they would go
in that direction.
Word was dispatched to be on
the lookout for the Bonds, and
Sheriff Graham of Covington
overtook them four miles from
Sumrall going at a high rate of
speed toward home. Arrests were
made and Sheriff Williams, who
was notified immediately, went
down to bring them to Jackson this
morning.
Details of the double killing
came from Henry Thomas, a trus
t - who, with Lewis Fletcher, an
other trusty, accompanied Jailer
Harris to the death cell, carrying
watermelon and chicken lor tlpe
prisoner’s lunch.
Mr. Harris unlocked the; door of
the corridor leading to the death
cell and, with the trusties, walked
down the corridor to the cell; he
opened die cabinet and withdrew
the keys to the cell, inserted the
key and drew back the bolt hold
ing tiny door, telling Thomas to put
the lood in. According to the ne
gro, Bond had both hands high up
on the bars and as die door swung
o^er. gave it a push which knocked
the negro back, and . came out
shooting. Mr. Han is dropped the.
keys h. held in each hand and had
hi - gun out as Bond came around
the cabinet in full view. Bond
file! one time, the bullet striking
Mr. Harris suuarelv in'the chest.
As the murderer came on the jailer
emptied his revolver into his body,
probably filing the last shot when
Bond lay on the floor, as the
wound, which was two inches
above the adam’s apple, showed no
traces of powder burn. One bullet
went through the heart and an
other entered above this left jaw
and still another went through the
nose. Bond fell in the southeast
ct rner oi the passage which is not
moie than three and a half feet
wide and twenty feet long.
Powder burns on his body and the
fact that Jailer Harris’ shirt and
tit- were burning when he entered
the sheriff’s office indicate that the i
shooting was at close quarters.
Th- body of Mr. Harr is was car
ried to the H. M. Taylor under
taking establishment, where, it was
prepared for burial and later taken
to the family residence on North
Congress street.
It is not known what disposition
will bp made of the ramains of
Henry Bond. His body is in the un
dertaking rooms of the H. M. Tay
lor undertakers, and is being held
awaiting instructions from Greene
county authorities.
SCHOOL NOTES
The Rankin-Simpson Normal has
only onc week longer to run. There
arc. a few teachers in the county
who have not attended a' normal
this summer, but I am glad to
know’ that so many have attended.
The matter of the attendance of
teachers at the summer schools
will, no doubt, be discussed by the
trustees at their meeting here
July 29th.
I have on file applications from
primary and intermediate teachers.
I w’ill be glad to put trustees who
have not elected teachers in touch
with these applicants. Most ot
these are experienced teachers,
teachers are more plentiful now,
so trustees 6an come nearer get
ting the tcac'her best suited for
their school.
Teachers realize that it they are
to remain in the profession they
must have professional training,
and most teachers are getting this
training each summer.
The trustees meeting will be
held in the court .vouse in Brandon
on Saturday, July 29th, beginning
at ten o’clock a. m. We ar ex
pecting a good attendance of the
tiustee* and others interested in
education. The chairmen ot
Parer.t-T.achers’ Associations are
iptciallv invited to be present.
We will have no »c.t program thus
giving an opportunitv for the dis
cus jio o ftli3 problems thought to
be most vital. Mr. A. G. Gainey
will be w’ith us and deliver an ad
dress.
Yours very truly,
H. P. Barksdale.
It holds
■ you
SAFE
in
Lite Storms.
While you have a position and are in good health
and sailing along smoothly you are' apt to forget
that the sea of life is very wide and before you
cross it that you are almost sure to run into many
storms of adversity.
While you are MIAKING money be SAVING
money. Then you can weather the financial storms
that will come into your life.
We will welcome your account.
RANKIN COUNTY BANK
S L .Mel ourin, W. H. Barnes, Roy L. Fox,
President. Active Vice-Pres., Cashier.
SCENE OF “FOUR COURTS” IN IRISH WAR
A remarkable picture of a co.nei of the Four Courts, the, scene <>f the most terrific lighting in
t'h** niesent Irish War. The Four Courts was the headquarters ot the Republican, Army and the
Irish Free State Army started a siege on the Courts, effecting a complete capture of the stronghold
by the use of field and machine guns. Note the, damage caused by shell lue, on the side ot thebuild
ij'g. and the sandbagged window used by snipers. The photographer who took this picture was Ured
upon by the rebels holding the budding.
FLORENCE FARMER
MAKES GOOD RECORD
WITH TOMATO CROP
Every person familiar with
Mississippi conditions knows that
years ago the farmer who Mad a
fall garden was the exception.
Now thousands of farmers over
the "'"State have fresh vegetables
from their gardens the year
round. The immtnsie trucking
business that has been developed
at Crystal Springs, Hazlehurst,
and a few other points is well
known, but only recently this
business is being developed profit
ably at points where truck crops
had not been undertaken ’ rore.
For instance, at Florence, Missis
sippi, a vill ge in Rankin County,
near Jackson, through the advice
of th extension vegetable speci
alist 63V2 acres were set in 1921
to tomatoes, and with his adyice
in growing, packing, and loading,
nine cars were shipped from that
point for which the growers re
ceived $12,000, giving them a
nice profit. They had never
grown tomatoes before but their
success has caused them to go
inilo the b up me s s permanently.
Cases like this may be cited all
over South and Central Missis
sippi.—Extension Bulletin No. 19.
REMEMBER THE GEO. R.
JAMES SPEAKING DATES
Wt want to urge every one to
attend at least one of the meetings
arranged for Mr. Geo. R. James
during next week as follows: Wed
nesday, July 26th, Bna-ndon 10:00
A. M.; Flornce, 2:30 P. M. Thurs
day, July 27th, Pelahatchie, 10:30
A. M.; Johns A. H. School, 2:30
P. M. . ,
This is not a series of political
addresses, but a business proposi
tion. Mr. James will interest you
ai d fell something that will bene
fit you as a farmer and business
mb. i The ladies are especially
inivted to hj present. Now, that
they are taking more interest in
the affairs of our country than
uve<r before we are sure they will
come out and also arrange for the
children to be present.
O. L. Simmons,
County Agtnt.
COUNTY AGENT S NOTES
It is now time to plant the fall
garden; look over your list and see
how man.\ vegetables you can
pi a) nt and grow successfully .at
this season of the ’'ear. The Irish
potatoes 'Should be planted right
away; it .is always a good idea
^ o sprout them before planting
time so as to secure good stands
immediately. Fresh vegetables
this fall will mean cheaper living
and a good variety of food. In
many cas.s the farm home garden
is shoulder deep in grass and
weeds when the crops are finished
and the farmer feels like it’s too
much of an undertaking to clear
it of this growth; if this be the
way it is- with your garden
make a new resolution! and pre
pare a part of it any way and try
the fall garden o”t, also, never
to allow such a condition to arise
as long as vou are a ffirmer. It
is .estimated that the average
farmer works six months in the
year—some place it as low as one
(hundred day’s—but we are going
to be generous and say the average
farmer works more than either of
these .estimates, at the same time
w° are going to have to admit thac
we do not realize the value of an
hour as w# should. During these
long, hot days the farmer has
been giving from 12 to 16 hours
p^r day to his crop; we will say
since the 15th of May, or sixty
days. Now Irom the 15th of July,
to September 15th, will b;g another
sixty days, what have you planned
to do during that time? Of course,
we want to have a vacation and get
away from the every day things
around the farm anid spend a time
of relaxation, but if the farm is
to pay returns as it should we must
have some very definite plans to
work out and a good fall garden
should be included in the program.
0. L. Simmons,
County Agent.
NOTICE!
All cattle owners of Rankin
County are urgently requested to
meet the Beard of Supervisors at
ten o’clock a. m., Monday morning,
July 24, 1922.
•S. L. McLaurm,
President Board of Supervisors.
Look at L. E. Washburn’s
window of shoes. $1.00 per pair.
PELAHATCHIE
Mrs. T. D. Shotts and son, Tom,
Jr., returned to their home in
Sawato'r ium, Texas, Tuesday, af
Cr a delightful two months visit]
with Mrs. J. A. Spann and other]
relatives.
Miss Julia Taylor has returned!
to her home in Jackson. Evelynj
M.yeis accompanied her for a ]
short visit.
Mrs. Clyde Stingily, daughters i
Helen ad B.s'^ie, Clyde ol Jack
son, are the i&jests of Mrs. T. B. I
ar.d J. A. SjJftru
Mr. Lowe'll Ross, of Jackfcon,
L spending a pleasant vacation)
..ere with his: parents, Mr. and
ivlrs. Jim Ross.
Mr. Sol Welch, prominent farm
r, of South Rankin, was transact
ing business here Friday.
Mr. Pat Summers is the owner
of a new hjbrd runabout.
Mr. and Mrs. R • F. Brown,
daughters Bonita and Margaret,
and son, Billy and Mr. R. L.
Brown, motored to Fannin Sun
day afternoon., Mrs. Brown and
children wil refnain f or a week’s
visit with relatives.
Mr. S. D. /oernathv has pur
chased the A. F. Summers Store,
and Mr. A. J. Days residence.
Mr. H. D. Purvis has sold his
meat market to W. A. Miller, who
will take charge Monday.
L)r. L. O. Church has purchased
the Chari.s Saunders property.
Miss Mavbelle Harding, ot
B'i evvton, Aia.,\ is the charming
gutist of her sister, Mrs. Sydney
Summers.
MJr-s. W. S. Prince, daughters,
Lucille and Elbetrfca, and son, Wil
li, m, of bort Myers, Fla., are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Rives,
J..
Mr. Emmitt Cunningham, a
former resident, but now of
Texas, is visiting his brother,
W. E. Cunningham.
Mr. Charles Saunders, of Lake,
was transacting business here
Wednesday.
Mr. Buchanan, who has been
be guest of his daughter, Mrs.
]im Evans for several weeks, has
;etui i.ed to his home in Collins.
Mr. J. E. Johnson, of Shiloh,
was a business visitor here Sat
urday.
Mrs. John McKay and daugh
ter of Holly Bush have been visit
ing Mrs. McKay’s sister, Mrs.
0 car Jones.
Mrs. Fannie Kaiser went to
Tex s 'last Tuesday to visit rela
tives.
Mi
f rom
were
Our town was ‘greatly improved
ov Ckar tip Day, which was ob
served here a few weeks ago. All
he tin cans and rubbish was
hauled outside the cilv limits. We
hone this good work will continue,
s Mariam King, Mrs. Skeen
Mr. Sheet v to red over
Kosciusko Saturday, _ and
the guests of Mias King’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. King.
Dr. and Mrs. L. M Clark were
guests of their daughter, Mrs.
Lynn: Noland in Jackson Sunday.
Mrs. N. R. Battle is visiting in
Laurel. , ,
Mr. Jessie Caw thorn ana
daughter. Gladys, of Holly Bush,
returned Monday from Vicksburg,
where thev had been visiting Mr.
( awthorn’s daughter. Mrs. Mar
^ 1 is.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Collier, and
daughter, of Jackson, are guests
of Mr. John G. Williams and
r mily.
Work has been started on an
up-to-date ‘ residence for Tvobert
Gilberts on a lot recently pur
chased from S. S. Rhodes. .
Miss Alma Murrav and Christ
in Smith, of Holly Bush, return
ed Monday from a visit with
Jackson relatives. Mrs. Abell re
turned with them and
her parents, Mr. and
Murray, of Hollv Bush
Mr. Edwin Ragan
Sunday afternoon from
will
Mrs
visit
Ira
returned
Arkansas,
where h; had been visisting for
s- veral weeks.
Mr J. J. Hemphill came over
from Ora and spent the week-end
with his familv here.
Mrs. Hart kft Saturday to visit
friends and relatives n Bogalusa,
La.
Miss
the
Miss
Sunday
visited
Lucy Robinson is attend
normal at Menderrhall.
Nina Winste.a.d returned
from Ackerman, whre she
her brother, Rev. Win
stead and family. .
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Harrell visit
ed relatives at Clarksburg Sun
dafjir< I. C. White, of Brandon,
iin acted business Dere Friday.
Mrs. Daisy Phillips went to
Aim to. Saturday to spem1 Sun
da'” wi.h hoi mother, who cele
brated her 84th birthday Sunday.
Miss Ella Townsend is at home
after finishing a course at a
noim 1.
Miss Willie Hawkins spent the
week-end with friends in Morton.
Mis-.s Jessie Belle Robbins, of
Guide, spent Thursday the guest
of Mrs. Roy Robbies.
Id t o. Tom Harrell and Mrs. Mid
McKay were visitors in Jackson
S v. f u r rl a y.
Mr. Oscar Jones spent Sunday
with relatives in Jackson.
Mr. ]» ireit, who, for the past
sevdial months has worked at the
Commissary, left Monday for
Jackson where he has accepted a
nosit ion with the McGowan Coffee
Co.
Mr. and Mis. E. W. Cawthorn
and' daughter, Mrs. Patrick, visit
id Jack on relatives several days
last week.
Mis3 Rubv Harrell, of Jackson,
to nt Wedlesday with her pa
.ents here.
Miss Christine Guice, of Jack
on. is visiting her aunt, Mrs. J.
r. Knight, Jr.
Miss Beatrice Summers visited
the Capitol Cite Saturday.
Mis, Florence Gay has gone to
Greenville, Mis«., for a short visit.
Mrs. A. G. Purvis entertained
her Sunday School class • and
friends with a moonlight picnic
at Mistral Springs la«st Thursday
night. A supper consisting of
fri d chicken, sandwiches, stuffed
eo-"’, -pickles, olives, stuffed dates,
cake a d watermelon, was served
Thaddeus D. May, Fine
Type Of Citizen, Passes
Peacefully To His Reward
1:. ^ . VVIIjSON
i TO REST IN
>: ANDON CEMETERY
L.. 1. u Wilson, prominent and
iii<-io.tg resident ot Rankin Coun
ty, and for many years a resident
of , is city died Wednesday
ni<>ht, at th ■ home of his brother,
L. It. Wilson, with whom he ha>
lived for several years.
On Sunday '.night Dr. Wilson
sulfe ed a p lalyiic stroke, from
which he never n covered. For
man, year ’ > •• practiced medicine
in this county, and was highly
lesprcted and esteemed by all
who knew him.
l!i remains were laid to rest
in the Brandon Cemetery Thurs
ay alter noon, a large crowd of
coin #ing friends nd rrdla'tives
Fending the funeral, lie is sur
viv'd by three brothers, L. 11.,
Tom and Lee Wilson.
If. T. BAILEY IN CITY
WEDNESDAY: EXPE( TS
TO INAUGURATE SALE
Mr. II. T. * Bailey, congenial
member of the prominent and pro
gressive fi m of Myers, Bailey Co.,
of Bela hate hie, was in the city
Wednesday and placed orders for
minting and advertising for his
a at Mill-End Sale, which begins
next week.
Mr. Bail y is a progressive and
wide-awake citizen, and is doing
much fo-r the up-building and de
velopment of his home town. He
recently constructed a fine, mod
ern six-room bung low, which he
moved into h i week-. It is one ot
he most handsome hemes in that
city.
THE DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
The Democratic Ex cutive Corn.!
mittee, of Rankin County met!
July 17th. pursuant to the call of
he chairman, a quorum being
oresent, the Committee ap
oointed 3 members of said com
mittee to 'assess candidates, and
have ticket.' printed for the pri
mary election, to be held on the
15th day of August, 1922, and |
transacted such other business a.s i
came before it and adjourning till
Vuguest 1st. as provided by statute.
Pat Henry, Chairmen.
G. H. Sherrill, act’g Sec’y.
to the following guests: Misses I
Lottie Gay. B atrice Summers,
Alma Townsetnd, Josephine
Rhodes, Bonita Brown, Alma
Munsterman. Dick Wilson. Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Mashburn, Mr.
erd Mrs Roy Robbing Messrs.
Barrett, Bob Marshall, Wayne
Rullc*\ Ted Ammctns, Hardy
Mvei \ Cha<. Stingily, Lloyd
'* wi d, R. E. Murnhy. Chestefr
Brown, J. B. Williams, Tom
Mf sle«. Jim Buchanan, Mrs. R.
F. Brown and Mrs. Purvis.
Thaddeus I). May, beloved citi
e 1' and long time resident ot
:{a kin Ccu'nty, parsed to his re
ward last Friday night and was
aid i.o rest #on Saturday after
on in the Brandon Cemetery.
He is survived bv thrftt sons,
.< - and newis May, ot B. and on
nd Isaac Mav, of San Diego,
nlifoinia, a-nd seven daughters,
Mrs. H. E. Crook and Mrs. D. Q.
,) Deny, ot Greenwood. Mrs. F.
F Rougers and Mrs. R. W. M°
Laurin, of Jackson, Miss., Mrs.
). S. Grice, of Ft. Worth, Texas,
.,i i. Gv l i. u do Ma.v and W •
G. B:/uies, of Brandon.
T'haddeus Mav w. s the father
of Wayne S. May, who, up to the
time cf his unfortunate 4o«.n
ia t December, was the, the be
loved editor of The Brandon
News.
Mr. May was a fine type ot
citizen and man. Possessed of a
kir.dlv and cheerful disposition
he mad,:, friends of all, and it
vv;s a saddened town and county
yhen the news of his passing
prtad around. F1 or many months
:e had been in bad health* but
he resolutely re fus [ to give uo,
...d up until a few days before
his passing he believed that he
would ‘regain his health.
He was a d vout Christian and
i faithful ffiend. His passing
will be mourned by all who knew
him.
I. II. c\lAMBERS REBUILDS
ABANDONED SAWMILL AND
IS EMPLOYING MANY MEN
“Where there’s a will there’s a
way ’ i.s an old saying, but a true
one. Some few weeks ago, J. H.
Chambers, who will be r: member
id . s operating a •-■■wmill in this
-ec-tion several years ago, return
ed to Brandon and bought an old,
abandoned sawmill and had it re
moved to the blacksmith shop con
ducted by Emmett Gray.
Night and day, Mr. Chambers
and assistants worked on the old
machinery. New timbers were
substituted for the old. New
bolts, and nuts took the place of
the rusty one3. Thp large saw,
which happened to be of except
ionally good metal, was sharpened
2nd brightened up. and other parts
of the mill machinery were re
placed.
So thorough did the m n do their
work that today the outfit is doing
fine duty out east of town, saw
inp- up thousands of feet of wood
lumber every day. Mr. Chambers
i - omplovin? about a dozen men
and exnecls to k en the crew bu;y
throughout ^he coming winter.
It is just anot’ytv instance of
where1 " clever man can make on
or>r> return tv for himself. We are
glad J. H. Chambers has r.turned
to Rr nden. There is room for a
V+ more just like him.
HOOSIER
Kitchen Cabinet
Saves Miles of Steps
After you once use the
HOOSIER, you wonder
how you ever did without
one.
Your Credit Is Good
rl*El.E PH OMK
JAC1 SON, MISS.