Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-11
DRAMATIC INCIDENT
ON FLOOR OF HOUSE
Representatives Flanders Asked
sEjectment of Garnett Quillian.
TELLS ALLEGED MURDER PLOTS
Old Feud Caused by Failure of Dis
trict Conference to Pass Character
of Mr.. Flanders, Formerly Preach
err, Reopened in tka House.

of Mr.. Flanders, Formerly Preach
er, Reopened in tbs House.
Atlanta, July 10.-"I ask that one
| Garnett Quillian be removed from the
floor of this house." cried Representa-
tive w. ]. Flanders, Of Johnson coun-
ty, shortly before the adjournment of
the house Monday afternoon. Even
as he was speaking, young man in
the rear of the hall passed out Of the
main door of the house and left the
capitol
| Shortly before the hour of adjourn
ment, Mr.. Flanders, who was once
pastor Of a Methodist church at the
little town of Wrightsville, Johnson
privilege, reading that portion of the
constitution which exempts member
of the legislature from arrest. Mr..
| Flanders became very much excited
during the course of his remarks, and
members crowded down the center
aisle and faced him as he stood at
his desk to the right OF the speakers
| stand. He said, in substance:
81 have been pursued ever since
| entered this house last year. l waive
every right l have which exempts me
from the process of the courts and
say that l am answerable for every
word | say to the courts, civil or
criminal, or to any man.
Il ask the removal Of one Garnett
Quilliain from the floor of this house.
He has been here pursuing me, and
| attempting to assassinate my charac-
ter, and l do not intend to longer sub
nit to this persecution. Two plots
were made to murder me on the very
streets of my native city, which failed
only because of my supernatural pow
| ers.
Il am going to call names, and l
say that the parties who seek my de-
struction are Judge A. F. Daily, and
two ministers, one of whom, Rev. E.
+. Morgan, pastor of Grace Methodist
church, Savannah, stands as per-
jured liar on the records of the courts
of my home, and on the records of
the supreme court, while the other,
Rev. w. F. Quillian, stands proven as
perjured liar.
Il made the statement last year
that if defeated, l would resign my
position in this house, but gave no
tice that if elected again, as 1 was,
would not be pursued by these men
as I have been.
Tuesday morning I saw this man,
Garnett Quillian, and told him that
would conStrue his further presence
in this house as a declaration of his
intention to pursue me, and that
would not submit to it. On the next
day, July 4, he was again on hand. I
consulted friends, and as I passed him
he threw his hand to his hip pocket
and tried to look vicious. l gave him
Sunday, thinking that he might go to
Sunday school and learn lesson from
Bible, but 1t has done no good, and he
is here again.
Il say that Rev. DR.. J. M. Lovett,
deputy bishop Of the Methodist church,
is guilty of crimes for which a negro
would be sent to the chaingang for
life.
"If ! can't substantiate every word
have said about these men, l will re-
sign my position. l have defended
my church membership in the ecclesi.
asttcal courts, and in the highest
courts Of the state. 1 am a MetRo-
dist in good standing and propose to
protect my character against the
slRnderous attacks of these men"
In 1902 Mr.. Flanders was a Meth.
odist preacher at WrightsvilIe, and
his character was not passed at the
quarterly conference. Mr.. Flanders
charges that he is pursued by these
men because he complained of them
and he alleges that he has proof that
they substituted record for the rec
ord of the conference which declined
to pass his character He states
that he now has suit pending in the
court at Wrightsville for $4,000 dam.
ages against Judge Daily for malicious
slander, and that q new trial was
granted by the supreme court in the
case, the supreme court reversing the
order of the lower court which sus.
tained Judge Daly's demurrer