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GOVERNUR SUSTAINS WILL OF PEOPLE
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Some More of Joe Brown's Judg
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SOCIETY MUST BE PROTECTED
Will of the People, as Determined
Under Oath in the Jury Box, Must
Prevail. lln refusing Clemency to
. & Murderer Governor Brown Puts
Pistol Toters and Rowdies on No
tice What to Expect.
“I believe that as the will of
the people expressed at the bal
lot box must be observed, so the
will of the people determined
under oath in the jury box must
be protected.”
—Gov. Joseph M. Brown.
In refusing to extend clemency to
4. B. Kellogg of Cherokee county,
who was hanged at Canton Friday
for the murder of J. C. Landers, a
white man, Gov. Joseph M. Brown
mnade use of the foregoing and other
strong expressions, showing that only
in the enforcement of the law and
the infliction of prescribed punish
ment can society find protection.
Kellogg and some other negroes
were engaged in a game of “craps”
when Landers passed by and offered
$0 referee the game. His offer was
accepted, and after the game pro
seeded for awhile Kellogg took of
fense because of an adverse decision
from the rgf_eree.
.- Seeing ‘that he was liable to be
eome involved in a fight with the
megro Landers arose to go, and as
he did so the negro shot him through
the heart, killing him instantly.
. He was copnvicted of murder, and
sentenced to be hanged. Judge N.
A. Morris, of the Blue Ridge circuit,
without giving specific reasons, rec
vmmended that his punishment be
sommuted to imprisonment for life.
Nine members of the jury, on the
other hand, insisted that the verdict
was a just one, and should be al
lowed to stand. The three others
were not heard from.
The prison commission refused to
recommend clemency, and Governor
Brown approved their finding in a
written opinion, in which he declares
at. some length the policy of his ad
ministration in regard to pardons,
and particularly in regard to going
behind the verdicts of juries. The
full text of the opinion follows:
What Governor Brown Says.
In re J. B. Kellogg, murder, from
Cherokee county; application for ex
ecutive clemency.
This case reaches the executive
office from the office of the prisen
commission of Georgia with a state
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‘ment wherein the commissioners
unanimously report that they ‘de
cline to recommend clemency:”
An examination of the file shows
a letter from the trial judge in which
he earnestly recommends that the
sentence be commuted from death by
hanging to imprisonment in the pen
itentiary for life. 1t also shows let
ters from nine of the jurors before
whom Kellogg was tried. Each of
the jurors expresses his conviction
that his verdict was correct and
should stand. The other three furors
have not been heard from.
The prison commission in its re
port says:
“It must be taken for granted that
the presiding judge correctly submit
ted to the jury all the issues in the
case, and that his instructions to
the jury covered all issues, and that
the defendant had a fair trial.”
After reviewing the evidence, etc.,
the prison commission concludes:
“Where a defendant appears to
have had a fair trial, and all issues
submitted to the jury and passed
upon, with nothing appearing sub
sequent to the trial that might have
materially affected the finding of the
jury, and thereby presenting excuse,
justification or mitigation of the
crime, the conclusion of the trial
court and the execution of the sen
tence should not be disturbed. The
prison commission is not supposed to
stand in the way of the enforcement
of the law, but rather to see it en
forced with the safeguards here
noted.”
To the above views I will add that
this case involves the unlawful use
of a pistol, resulting in the murder
of a citizen in the peace of the state.
The jury, under our institutions, af
ter advice by the judge as to what
acts constitute murder, found that
this defendant had committed mur
der. I believe that as the will of
the people, expressed at the ballot
box, must be obeyed, so the will of
the people, determined under oath
in the jury box, must be protected.
Furthermore, it is not intended by
the constitution and laws that the in
habitants of this state shall make of
it a walking arsenal. On the con
trary, all who conduct themselves
peaceably must be assured immunity
from harm, and all who would com
mit crime must be forced to know
that they will suffer the prescribed
penalty. In no way can this im
munity be secured and this penalty
be made a deterrent so certainly as
by the establishment of the fact that
the laws will be enforced and that,
as in the case under review, when
the safety of society is challenged
before the pistol's muzzle stands the
law's decree,
JOSEPH M. BROWN, Governor.
$4.92 INSIDE OF A BIG SNAKE
Girls Drop 50 Cents, Reptile Gulps}
It; Father Cuts Him Open, |
Finds $4.42 Interest. i
MONT CLAIR, N. J.—Wahile thei
two children of Edward Sonstromi
weye crossing the bridge over Toney's
creek they espied a big hlacksnakc!
coiled as if about to spring on them. |
Frightened, the girls turned to flee,
and accidentally dropped two quar-f
ters given them by their parents. |
One of the girls turned, and seeing |
the snake swallow the money hur
ried home, and Sonstrom, seizing a
club, found the snake and killed it.
Hoping to find the money he cut
open the snake, and not only recov
ered the quarters, but felt like a
usurer when he was through. Ini
the provident and thrifty snake’s
midst were one half dollar, 11 quar
ters, nine dimes, 15 nickels and two
pennies. The coins were stacked,
S 0 as to be accommodated to the di
minishing caliber of the snake’s
purse. Mr. Sonstrom has the snake
and the $4.92 to prove his claim.
CENTRAL RAILROAD SUED.
Three Big Suits Brought in Savan
nah Against Railroad.
Three suits, aggregating $750,-
000, have been filed in Chatham su
perior court at Savannah against the
Central of Georgia Railway and the
Ocean Steamship Company by trus
tees of first, second and third prefer
ence income bonds. The money
sued for is the 1908 interest on these
bonds.
We are in position to furnish ev
’erything to complete a building at
the lowest prices—best material. The
Variety Works Co.
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'TERRELL PULLED OFF PRI
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|SECOND MONEY IN SOUTHWEST
i‘ GEORGIA CORN CONTEST.
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i’l‘homas County Beat Terrell by Four
| Bushels, and Was Awarded
| the First Prize.
| To Theomas county belongs the
{honor of producing the largest vield
'.of corn reported to the judges in
ithe Albany Herald's Southwest Geor
!gia corn-growing contest Tuesday.
| Mr. W. M. Saunders of.that county
!was awarded the first prize, $lOO,
|offered by the Albany Herald for the
ilargost vield of corn grown on one
facre of ground. His prize acre, duly
’(:ertified to by three reliable wit
nesses, was measured and its yield
|carefully weighed. Counting 70
! pounds to the bushel, the standard
|for slip-shucked corn, Mr. Sanders”
facre produced the remarkable yield
;of 109 11-70 bushels.
i Mr. H. T. Bridges of Terrell coun
ity won the second prize, $5O, with
a vield of 105 51-70 bushels.
| Mr. T. F. Ford of Lee county won
i third prize, $25, with a yield of 102
[ 1-7 bushels.
! Another Terrell county man, Mr.
‘;(‘.. F. Smith, gave the winners a
| “‘close rub’ for their honors and
|money, as he came fourth with a
t,\'ield of 99 2-5 bushels on an acre.
1‘ Some of the other entries, with the
vield of each, were: J. R. Davis,
'Lee county, 88 bushels; W. J. Pin
|son, Dougherty county, 78 bushels;
!M. A. Mcßainey, Baker county, 76
{bushels: L. G. Hannah, Dougherty
county, 75 bushels; Frank Lawton
(col.), Dougherty county, 38 bush
els.
In the boys' contest for the best
vield on an acre J. L. Jenkins of
Worth county led with 79 bushels
and was awarded the first prize of
$100; M. J. Kidd of Baker county
grew 65 bushels and won second prize
of $5O, and R. H. Sumner of Early
county grew 60 bushels and got the
third prize of $25.
Dawson Contest and Its Influence on
Albany Contest,
The Albany Herald, in its account
of the interesting event in that city,
said:
| “Many farmers who originally en
tered the contest failed to make ex
hibits today. Although they secured.
splendid yields from their prize
acres they realized that they could
not win any of the prizes for thel
(reason that farmers entered in a con
test at Dawson had made over 100
bushels to the acre, and it was known
that these farmers intended to en
ter the Albany contest. Col. J. R.
Mercer of Dawson offered prizes for
the best yield of corn on one acre,
and the publication in October of the
results of this contest resulted in a
loss of interest on the part of many
who had entered the Albany con
test. The Dawson prize winners dre
all entered in the Albany contest,
land have samples of their corn on
iexhibit today.” T
Mr. Bridges’ Apparent Discrepancy.
Mr. H. T. Bridges, who missed
winning the first prize in the Albany
contest by about four bushels, be
ing credited with a yield of 105
'5l-70 bushels, won the first prize of
$5O in the Terrell county contest,
when his yield was reported to be
110 38-70 bushels.
The discrepancy between the num
ber of bushels in Dawson and Albany
is explained by the fact the standard
weight of 70 pounds to the bushel
for slip-shucked corn governed the
contest in Albany, while here 70
pounds of Mr. Bridges’ corn that was
shelled weighed more than a bushel
and he was given proportionate credit
on the remainder in arriving at the
total yield.
TOO MUCH *“CONSERVATION.”
Deer Are Overrunning Farms and
Gardens in Vermont.
Farmers of Maine and Vermont
are complaining that they are get
ting almost too much of the “‘con
servation of natural resources’ in so
far as the game laws are concerned.
During the past several years the
deer have multiplied so rapidly un
der the rigid game laws that now
the animals are overrunning farms
and gardens and doing a great deal
of damage. In many instances the
deer even invade cities and towns.
Farmers are asking for a change in
the laws that will permit them to
kill off the surplus animals and thus;
“conserve’ their crops. |
SYRIANS ARE WHITES. |
Law Held to Exclude Only Ja-pa.n(-se‘
and Chinese From United States.
That a Syrian belongs to the Ayranl
or white race, and does not comel
under the government’s ban against
Asiatics was decided by Judge Hut
ton, of the United States court, when
he admitted George Shishim to citi
zenship.
As the naturalization bureau
fought the case warmly, contending
that a Syrian was an Asiatic, and
thereby excluded from naturaliza
tion, Judge Hutton's decision is like
ly to attain international importance.
Kills Her Foe of 20 Years,
“The most merciless enemy I had
for 20 years,” declares Mrs. James
Duncan, of Haynesville, Me., “was
!dyspcpsla. I suffered intensely after
eating or drinking, and could scarcely
sleep. After many remedies had
failed and several doctors gave me
lup I tried Electric Bitters, which
cured me completely. Now I can eat
lanything. I am 70 years old, and
am overjoyed to get my health and
strength back again.” For indiges
tion, loss of appetite, kidney trouble,
lam back, female complaints it's
unequaled. Only 50c at Dawson
Drug Co’s.
THE DAWSON NEWS.
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TAX GOLLECTOR’S'ROUNDS.
The tax books of Terrell county,
Georgia, will be open for. the pay
ment of taxes for the year 1909 on
and after October 15, 1909, and will
close December 20, 1909.
I ‘will be at the following places
on the dates named below:
New Eleventh District—Thursday,
Nov. 4th, 9 a. m. to 12 noon; Wed
nesday, November 10th, 9 a. m. to
12 noon; Tuesday, November 16th,
9 a. m. to 12 noon.
Old Eleventh District—Thursday,
November 4th, 1 p. m. to 4 p. m.;
Wednesday, November 10th, 1 p. m.
to 4 p. m.; Tuesday, November 16th,
I°p, m. to 4 p m.
Fourth (Doverel) District—Fri
day, November sth, 9 a. m. to noon;
Thursday, November 11th, 9 a. m.
to noon; Wednesday, November 17th,
9 a. m. to noon.
| Third (Herod) District—Friday,
November 6th, 1. p. m. to 4 p. m.;
}Thursda,v, November 11th, 1 p. m.
to 4 p. m.; Wednesday, November
}l7th, Ip.mto4p m
Parrott District—>Monday, Novem
ber Bth, 9 to 12 noon; Friday, No
vember 12th, 9 to 12 noon: Thurs
day November 18th, 9 to 12 noon.
Sasser District—Monday, Novem
ber Bth, 1 to 4 p. m.; Friday, No
vember 12th, 1 to 4 p. m.; Thurs
day, November 18th, 1 to 4 p. m.
Twelfth District (811)-—Wednes
day, Nov. 3rd, 9 a. m. to 12 noon;
Monday, November 15th, 9 a. m. to
12 noon; Friday, November 19th, 9
a. m. to 12 noon.
Bronwood District (1143)—Wed-
Retday: Nov. 3rd. 1. p. m. Yo .4 D, |
m.; Monday, November 15th, 1 p. m.
to 4 p. m.; Friday, November 19th,
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At Court House in Dawson-—Mon
day, November 22nd, 9 a. m. to 4
p. m.; Wednesday, November 24th, |
56 m to4Dp m. Friday, .\'ovember;
26th, 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.; every day
during November term superior‘
court; every day from December 13th
to December 20th.
On all other dates, except the
above, I will. be in my office in the|
Baldwin Building, where the books|
will be open for the payment of tax- |
es from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m.
S. D. BOWMAN, l
Tax Collector Terrell County. |
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Will call at your residence on short |
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perienced hair dressers (style Paris), |
scalp treatment, Marcel and Ameri- |
can. Waving, hair dyeing, bleaching, |
manicuring, shampooing, facial mas
sage, braids, pompadours, puffs, chig
non, Billie Burke curls made of’
combings or cuttings. Yours to
please, E. M. & H'H. EVANS, l
Andrew St., P. O. Box 332, C‘uthbert.'
' Seed Oats for Sale, ‘
i Five hundred and fifty bushels of
the genuine Bancroft variety., Made
50 bushels to the acre this yoar_!
G. F. SMITH, Bronwood, Ga,
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