The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-12
TROUBLE
IS CAUSED
Razors and Bricks Flying
In the Street at
Marietta
JUDGE GOBER IN a FIGHT
Senator Clay Runs Against Cousin of
Speaker Morris Who Held an open
Knife-AIl Grows out of Re
cent Contest.

knte-All Grows Out of Re
cent Contest
Atlanta, May 1.-two serious fights
have been narrowly averted in Cobb
county since the action OF the state
democratic executive committee in the
Morris-Gober contested election case.
The news comes that Judge George
Z. Gober drew a brick on a man named
Hendrix and threatened to smash him
in the head and Fred Morris, a cousin
OF Speaker Morris drew knife on
United States Senator steve Clay. and
was, oy the Intervention OF bystuders
prevented from stabbing the senator.
No two men ever give exactly the
same account OF u fight, but persons
who have been coming to Atlanta
from Marietta in tho last day or TWO
give interesting detail Of the after,
moth Of the judgship race Feeling
is intensely bitter with no prospect
that il viii soften much.
How it Happened.
The Gober-Hendrix trouble is de-.
stribed as Follows: Several days ago
man named Hendrix. who lives at
1'll Ground, was passing through
Marietta on his way home from ATTAIN
ta He knew a contractor named
Black, who was building some brick
houses for Judge Gober and called by
60 see his friend, Soon agterward
Judge Gober came up and took Hen.
dirk severely to tas 5phapins stated
that Gober had kled with his EN-.
poyes on a basis OF 80 l8 cents on
the dollar 1t is said sud. Gobet
began:
Hendrix, you have done me dirt
Judge Gober I don't understand
you, said Hendrix.
You circulated the report during
the judgship race that | had paid
my hands in Cherokee SO 10 cents on
the dollar
Il didn't do it." said Hendrix. q
made this statement that you were
president Of the marble company that
failed and that The marble company
settled with its hands at SO &c on the
dollar Is not that true2"
81 had no interest in the business,
said tho Judge. u was merely presi
dent, and | want to tell you that when
you circulated the report that T had
settled with my hands at 80 l-3c on
I the dollar you circulated "a lie
1t was at THIS point that the judge
seized a brick and prepared for waH
Black interferred and stopped The row.
The Other Trouble.
| United States Senator Steve Clay
was in barber shop in Marietta q
few days ago and when The election
came up for discussion The senator
said
THE man who drew the afidayit
that George Philips signed is -
The affidavit had charged Senator
Clay with some improper use Of the
coin in the realms as a campaisn argR
ment,
In another chair was Fred Morris
a cousin of Speaker Motifs. and it wa
he who had procured tae affidavit HC
rose mp instanter with shining blade
in his grasp, which some say was q
knife and other say was a razor Tc
turn barber shop into o rough house
is no Joke, aud when Morris starteC
for the senator the bystandors were
prompt TO lile in between them anC
prevent bloodshed. Later in the dal
The trouble was adjusted.
May Come Before Convention.
It is said there is a movement t.
bring the Blue Ridge row before thu
state convention.
| A friend OF Judge Gober said to ;
new paper correspondent today
Judge Gober conducted a cIeai
campaign and a great Injustice ha
been done him by failure to Try, til,
case"