Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-12-06
A. E. CLEMENTS MAKES RE-
PLYTO ENTERPRISE ARTICLE.
EDITORS OF THE COURIER:


vile week before last with Chief Smith
1t is unfortunately true that my brother, Bill
Clements did get drunk the day of the circus,
and that Chief Smith was called by Mrs. Hall
and upon this call the Chief went to Halls resi-
dence and found my brother asleep, and arrest
ed him, which was his duty, and none of US
blame him for this When my brother was
awakened by Smith he was practically over the
Influence of the liq uor he had drunk and begged
Smith to allow him to give bond and 60 hore.
he refused stating he would not 60 If he should
allow him to give bond Ny brother then told
the Chief he would show him if he would go 10
the Incorporated limits of the city-but notwith-
standing these offers on the part of my brother,
Smith insisted he going to put him in the
calaboose, which he had no legal right to do
after my brother bad offered TO give bond and
leave the town. 1t was after Smith had refused
my brother these rights, which every citizen
no matter what's his condition in life, is entitled
to, that my brother told him that he had offered
to do all the law required him to do and that he
was not going to be put in the calaboose. At
this time he and Smith had reached the railroad
when four other policemen arrived and they
threw my brother down and held him and Chief
Smith got on his breast and choked him till my
brother was unable to speak. They then Sar-
red him to the caaboose and locked him up and
kept him till about midnight when he gave bond
and came home.
His throat had blue bruises on it, the effect of
Smith choking him. None of us knew that
Chief Smith coming to Irwinville on Tues
day of week before last and as far as ]. B. Glenn
ents knowing thing about the threatened as
sau1t, as the article in the Enterprise ntimates,
he knew absolutely nothing about it and if my
brother abused Smith in the court room Smith
knows that no one heard or knew of it except
himself.
When Smith came out of the court room my
brother was at the depot one hundred yards
away where he had been unloading cotton, and
was coming back to the court house and meet
Smith in his buggy My brother stopped the
horse and went back to the buggy and toldN
Smith to get out aud choke him more. At the
time Smiths horse was stopped my brother
in the court house and was box the
court house talking to NJ. Burkhart, and when
saw my brother SOP Smiths horse we both
ran to the buggy aud about the time we got
there the horse jumped freeing Smith, AMI he
at once drove away.
This is written So that the whole truth
might be known.
A. E. CLEMENTS.
In the irwin County
To Register early and vote right is the COM
mon duty OF every good citizen.
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Mrs. Chadwick had the cash, but really that
doesn't concern the readers of the Enterprise.
The men, who attempt fraud in this
municipal campaign will regret it. Paste this
in your hat.
The Enterprise still believes that it will be
great mistake to I'M ect the saloon question into
the municipal campaign.
In matters local, the Enterprise will op pose,
does oppose, the coaaton of political trickery
and municipal jobbery.
The cotton planters are organizing against
the boil weevil. In the light of very recent
events their efforts might count for more if di-
rected against the over production of the staple.
In another column appears Judge Drew W.
Paulks announcement for mayor. He is very
popular aud already bias strong point, and if
elected will doubt make very conservative,
busiuess-ike executive. The proba bty is he
will have opposition and his success depends
largely on the developments, not only of cand-
dates but com binations.