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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-12-14

Sanders (vho is a remote cousin II
oursp 70 discharge Mr.. Robert u.
Cooke. (Who is q first cousin Of our,
the discharge was just
That the family Of DR.. II. j. San
dcrs, heirs Of the estate Of DR. Fl. j.
Sanders, deceased. felt agsrieNel
thereby. 7 have known, and /, a. Il
close rcaltivc Of theirs. and one III
40 way a party to the controversy. did
70 to MIR. II. Shelby Sanders and tried
10 show him that he had no basis for
Il grievance against my brother
The facts in the premises arc
these:
cord and without my brothers knoWI-
edge. ! told him that the position
that he took in the Cooke matter was
unreasonable and unjust to my broth
or. and that | knew this because | vas
familiar with the whole Cooke tram
action and that, If I thought my
brother tLientenant Governor San
dersD was morally bound for the
Cooke indebtedness, | would Nitllout
hesitation ask him 10 pay it. ami
would assist him, even il I had 70
mortgage my home 10 do So
He replied that he did not consid !.
my brother in any way boun. for the
debt: but that he -. Y. Sander,
could have made sheriff Sanders pay
the note given by Mr.. Cooke
He further stated that my brct hsr
had identified himself with the Su.
brought in the name NJ DR.. r. J. San
dets' .srandchild against himself Gil
Shelby >andcrsl and his sister in the
settlement of tho estate, and he tell
that he should not have dome g" I
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H. Shelby Sanders as a mutual rels-
tive and not as party to the trans
action,
DIR. j. WOiford Sanders Statement.
Though fully approaching that Mr.
p. caffcry's proof of the charges that
he has 50 rccklessly hurled against
my brother. Lieutenant Governor san
ders. is pueriic and groundless. and
that the same is entirely based upon
family bitterness. known by al Of the
members Of our family, except those
personally involved, t. be unreaSan
able and unjust To my brother. never
theieSs as the airing Of this trouble
10 the public view from such a par
tisan source. and permitting. the same
to remain uncontIadictcd. would in
fliet i sli"vauS INJURY upon my broth
-. f"nard Governor Sanders, !
feel lined To take cp.nizante Of
ih4
u. eify j. Sanders aflI my
fathe were brothers. and his son, II.
shelby Sanders, l.. therefore, i first
cousin u Lieutenant Governor sanders
and myself. The relationship between
our families has been eluS.. md the
seVer,nc. ~ this tic has been t. my
brother ami myself a source Of grief,
and we have not permitted In" same
to tsii4e place without an honest en-
deaEor to place. before our cousin. Mr.
H. Shelby SANDERS. the unreasonable
ness Of the position assumed bv aim.
Even this very action Oh our part
has been by him taken advantage Of
and MIST ;ited to the public in the let
ter Furnished by him t. Alr. - Cal
ferry.
i ann familiar with tine entire
grounds which led Sheriff john T..
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the parish b. II AMIN.
The ARRANGEMENTS H. ar.t
and myself were concluS! Hi rae:g-
natlon was sent in as well a. my i'll
dorsement FOR the position. and | ra-
ceiVed my appointment ana lIsl'nGd
January FL, 1903
me reference IN Mr.. Cookies let
Ter % Nr. j. j. Sendt y wanting VI,
control nfe is ridicnlotlE The finan-
c'al arrangement was between Sheriff
sanders and myself, ana the reason
why the Shcriffs office paid This
amount monthly Has to Get me 15
Capt. Sanders running mate IN the
next approaching primaries.
At that time | did not know Of
there being any shortage IN the
Sheriff's office, the question If short
age not coming to my knowledge un-
~ some time in 1904, after the cleo
ton, wherein both Sheriff Sanders
and myself were elected to our r.
spectIve positions.
Il have held this office now nearly
ftre years and between the people of
-. Mary and myself ! have earnestly
and conSr1enti0usly tried to max good.
30 that the transaction would rebound
70 their gain and not 70 their loss [
AIN willing that they should judge me.
And into the scales OF Justice held By
them throw my service and Will AZ
ccpt their verdict. Yours very t-tlly,
WILBUR ". KRAMER.
Dr. II. j. Sanders telegram.
Patterson, La. June IS, 1904.
y. Y. Sanders. 6iodcnauX Building,
New Orleans. Ia
The contract between John r. San
drrs, Sheriff, and myself must be car
ried out to the letter. This can only
be done by reinstating Bob immedi-
ately. Advise John accordingly by
wire. HENRY. J. SANDERS"
Mr.. p. caffery published the pho
tographic fac-simile Of this telegram in
his eX parte pamphlet entitled Here
Are the Proofs and draws there
from the following deduction:
Mr.. Caffcry. a Mind Reader.
"Orginal telegram signed BY the
parish, referring to contract made 1t
and referred to in letter Of Fl. Shelby
Sanders on page 2 Of this pamphlet.
It shows what DR.. Sanders ideas We're
as to the control Of the sherift's office
at that time" (Ex parte pamphlet,
page 81.
Mr.. H. Shelby Sanders, in letter re-
ferred 70, says: Mr.. J. y. Sanders was
not present at this conference
Bond Of Sheriff j. b. Sanders.
signed by DR.. II. J. Sanders as surety.
Would not DR.. Sanders have required
Mr. }. Y. Sanders 10 sign thc bond
with him as 4 surety. If he considered
him as the head Of or iii control NJ
the sheriff's office
state OF louisiana. Parish of II.
Mary.
NO o7.s5a
"JOfn B. Sanders. Sheriff,
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note bore no other name as maker
than that of Robert Cooke, and no in
dorsement. BY what reasoning cam
anyone put such feeling in the mind Of
Mr.. j. y. sanders.
\ Letter Not Given by Mr.. II. Shelby
Sanders to Mr.. u. Caffcry.
The Photographic facsimile Of ihe
letter written OF date january
1905. by Mr.. ii. Shelby Sanders 10
Lieutenant Governor Sanders, IS here
With published.
We call the attention Of the public
10 the fact that il was written by
Mr. Fl. Shelby Sanders in his capacity
as the representative Of his father,
who was al thar time sick, ana six
months after the date Of the telegram
sent By Dr. II j. Sanders t. Lieutenant
Governor S:llders.
We submit that this letter written
then i'll heat OF family difference, oN
Mr.. IL. shelby Sanders. is more &C
CEPTABLE PROOF Of the position
taken by DR. H. ]. Sanders and his
family towards the discharge Of Dep
uty Cooke. and the money due Or. II
J. Sanders. tlan Is the letter gwen bN
Mr.. IT, Sn.Iny Sanders II Mr., ID. CAT
ferry. written by Linn, after issu" had
been joined. for ;he purpose 81 sub
s1aniatin4 MI. il. taiItfN 5 side oi the
issue.
This letter proves that the @Tirv
ance AT that time Was against Sheriff
J. +. Sanders and not against Lieu
tenant Governor SANDERS. thar the de-
nIand made then upon Sherlft J. +.
sand6rs WIS q money demand ANA not
for tho reinstatement of Deputy
Cock; and that Lieutenant Governor
Sanders mad been appealed Il BY Mr..
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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-12-14

ness of the discharge Of Mr. Robert
Cooke.
The reason for the discharge Of
Deputy Cooke Was the shortage IN Of
fee, ana his responsibility therefor. IN
open fact known to the parish. Again
IN his eagerness to make evidence,
witness II. Shelby Sanders writes
fafter issue had been joined): Il de-
handed the rcinstate ment Of Mr..
Cooke. Mr.. J. Y. Sanders replied, We
can not Do this as Cousin Bob gives
away our political secrets. Self
serving evidence that is in contradict
ton 70 what he says later in his own
letter.
It Was not a demand for reinstatc-
nenf. but j cold demand for money.
He accepted the two statements aud
checks sent t. him, and, for the sake
Of argument. taking ~, rclIl4 inder Of
his letter to he irua. his safe effort
thereafter WAS collection If ~, note
or payment from the shcriff's office
as agreed AZ far IS 10 was; con-
cerueI sob Cooke dropped ont Of
the controversy, the money remaining
his demand.
Mr. J. ). Sanders. at he cpsrn1ol-
ifan hotel interview, acted rs ii mutual
friend .tId relative. with Il view to adj
Just !. matter that WAS tending toward
4 personal difficulty between Sheriff
Sander ard Mr.. H. Shelby Sanders
Sheriff Sanders LETT the interview
With q promise t. send to Mr. H.
shelby Sanders monthly office state
mems and checks. He sent two and
then stopped sending them
If the reason for the discontllu.ince
of these settlements was not sufficient,
tie fault must fan where 1t belongs,
upon the shoulders ii Sheriff Sanders
and not Mr.. J. y. Sander. Sheriff
Sanders. iii his statement gives his
reason tor disconiinuancc.
Nr. ). J. sanders Second attempt as
Pcaccnn,kcr.
That Nh. j. Y. Sanders felt that the
statements should continue. az set
clement be madn III full, as shown by
y illness II. Shelby sanders, when he
states that MI. !. = sanders met him
after that time. told him t. send the /
..c.r t-s.IT;llin. anct~fnat ncs.<s.-@sr--t
Sanders) thought he could arrange 70
have Sheriff Sanders paN it.
IT Sheriff Sanders refused to pay the
note. the reason must be sought from
The man that owed it. not from Mr.
J. Y. SANDERS His failure 10 have
Sheriff Sanders t. do 50 indicates tina !
he did not contrn. him nor iljs office.
Witness II. Shelby Sanders iltinates
that DR. i, Npffnrd Sanders was sent
- him ~ Mr. j Y. Sanders t. say
that He q. y. Sanders would pay
this amount if he I'll. shelby Sanders
him q. Y. sanders III oral-
~ bound for it, This Or. J. Nof- /
ford Sanders says Is untrue.
But. putting the question OF veraeity
aside, rs Mr.. Fl. Shelby Sanders,
statement plausihler" Can it be rea
-l-put b any impartial mind that
Ga nders would feel himself !
personally obligated: Mr..
Sanders admits that Mr.. ]
8 was not at the conference
obligation Was written out
= ~ Shereiff Sanders. D.. |
dTf,M ,'"er In the trans 44.- OBJ.
acttOn. ~;
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jim ~. INs - ~ 7 = 7 = 7 ~ =
What the Contract Was.

l..
II, John Il. Sanders, do hereby obi
gate myself, under the conditions
herein named. to pay unto DR.. Henry
]. Sanders. the amount Of $3.933.d6
or such portion thereof as may be
due and unpaid at the time this obli-
cation becomes or should become cf-
fectivc. being the amount Of 4 note
given this day To the said Henry !.
Sanders by Robert Il. Cooke
Now, the conditions Of this ObliSa-
ton are thus: l am neither the maker
nor the indorser Of the said note. nor
the beneficiary thereof. or any Of the
proceeds thereof, but I have and d.
hereby agree that in the event that
the said Robert r. Cooke should Die
within the space Of the next four
years from this date, | being in oflic.
as sheriff of this parish that in such
an event I will pay to the said Henry
j. Sanders whatever balance. there
may remain due and unpaid on TIL
said note, not counting interest Oh .he
same (the responsibility for the col
lection OF the interest annually being
placed upon the said Henry j. San
ders, holder Of the said note).
"All the foregoing. provided It IS I'M
derstood that should ! die during tho
said period of time. and before tn"
said Robert r. Cooke, my heirs ana
assigns shall be released in full from
all liability on account Of this obiiga-
ton as fully as If the same had never
been entered into: and providing
die at any time after the said Robert
r. Cooke, and he should die within
said period Of time, my heirs and as
signs shall be released from any bal
ance that may remain unpaid thereon
by the said Cooke or py me under said
obligation.
SHOULD the said Robert r. Cooke
outlive the period OF time Of four
years, then I shall be fully released
from this obligation, regardless Of the
amount paid or unpaid on this note.
JOHN +. SANDERS
No man of business Judgment can
read this contract and not feel that
the details of this conference We're
thoroughly talked over between the |
parties thereto. and all possible con-
tingencies provided for
Mr.. Cooke S3,933.06 % make good his |
John Is. Sanders was In no way "tne
By his 50 doing. It shows
that he took as security therefor Mr..
Robert Cookies note, recognizing that
he could not ask Sheriff J. B. San
ders to indOrse same. 1t shows that
he felt that Chief Deputy Cooke would
be retained in the office for four years
Of Sheriff Sanders term, and in this
way would be able to pay him (Dr II
]. Sanders) the amount Of !he noe
II shows that Df. H. T.. Sanders
thought that his only hazard va me-
~~ibIe death Of Mr. Cock. during
~and that H. required This
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~Know all men by these presents.
That We, John +. Sanders. a@ pfinei-
pal, and Henry ] sanders George
Ninsnn, John Dalton l11 ~.
Young are held firm hio hls
excellency. William Cart
governor Of Louis 3ut-
cessors in office in y sums
to-wit:
John r. Sanders, a. Frinciral. -
the full sum hf twenty thousand do!-
lars ($20,OOO, and Henry J. Sanders
George Vinson. John Dalton ana Hugh
NJ. Young, as sureties in solido. III the
full. sum OF twenty thousand dollars
fSc to pay 10 MIN or his snereSstr~ ~
office, for the faithful performance for
which we bind ourselves firmly ~
these presents, and each Of our heirs.
executors and administrators. for the
amount Of bond thus entered into by
each OF US individually.
1.-THE condition of this obligation Is
such that the above bounden John =.
Sanders shall well and faithfully dis
charge and perform the duties incum
bent upon him as sheriff and tax col
lector OF the parish of st. Mary. state
Of Louisiana, then in such case the
above obligation 20 be null and void.
or else to remain in force and virtue.
I'm faith whereof. we have signe
these presents at Franklin, La, this
.3rd day of June. 1900.
(Original signed).
GEORGE VINSON.
JOHN DALTON.
GEORGE J. SANDERS.
I'll M. YOUNG.
TN presence Of:
"PHELIX HAUSMAN.
"JOS. NORGRESS.
''R. NJ. HUSBAND.
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H. Shelby Sanders as q mutual rols-
tis" and not as a party to the trans
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"Governor William Wright Heard.
.OFFICIAI. BOND

"John r. Sanders. Sheriff,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-15
Personal and General.

Little William Eugene Johnson. the 13- -months-old baby of MT. and Mrs. Hardy Johnson. died this morning after having been sick for several weeks. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon from the residence at Twelfth avenue and Twenty-fifth street, at o'clock. The pallbearers will be R. B. Woods, J. A. LaRue, Floyd Davidson and Steve Sulli- van.
 Services will be held in all the churches tomorrow at the regular hours, both morning and evening.
 MT. and Mrs. J. T. Crofford beg to ex- press their thanks to the public for their kindness during the sickness and death of theirAlittle girl.
 A special service will be held at the Christian church tomorrow evening, when the Rev. w. B. Shaw will occupy the pulpit. MT. Shaw is very well known and the public is cordially invited to be pres ent.
 A meeting will be held Monday after noon at o'clock by the Knights and Ladies of Honor of Amity Lodge No. 242l good many matters of importance will come up for consideration and all of the members are especially requested to be on hand
 The second of the Lyceum courses that are to be given during the winter by the LyceGm course under the auspices of the Christian church of this city took place this evening at the Beavers hall when a Hungarian band was the attraction. The affair was a delightful one and the selec- tions were very much enjoyed
 Every man composing the band Is d musician, and the work in the difficult se- lections was extremely fine. A good crowd attended the concert, notwithstand- ing the fact that it was given on rather bad day. Saturday is always a busy day in this city, and it is quite hard for the people to get out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-15
Good Nerve.

negro woman was stabbed to death this afternoon and while she was still on the ground a negro man who says his name is Stovall, walked up to the body and stole a purse, containing q measley $1 .25.
 Of all the nerve that has been dis played in this burg for the past 20 years, this negro Is easily the leader of all the gangs.
 Horse thieves and jail breakers, petty thieves and house breakers have been arrested, but this Is the first time in the history of the city where any one attempted to steal money from a dead one The negro was chased for about ten blocks by Jim Fulton, and he finally managed to throw a big brick at him and stop his flight
 When taken to the jail the negro ex- plained that he needed the money just |, at the present time, and the purse looked good to him. He said that he was very much disappointed to learn that 1t did not contain more of the real thing, and he was afraid for time that it might be full of scrip and he did not under staond that scrip business.
 He stated to the officers that the req son he stole the purse was because when he was small the children used to have habit when person did anything that they did not like, of saying, if you dc that you will steal money off a dead mans eye"
 It is not believed that there Is any sec tion in the famous city code of Besse- mer to cover this particular offense, but no doubt City Attorney Bob Perry will be able to dig up something that will fit the case
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-15
New Anti-Saloon Movement.
From Harper's Weekly.

From Harpers Weekly.
 The general movement which has gone so far in the south, and shows so strong tendency to spread over the rest of the country is new curious. and apparently important. It is not the offspring of the old prohibition party, but an issue that takes hold of all the parties, and carries or loses elections for them. The explanations of 1t are as yet not very satisfying. At first it was said to be due to the desire of the south to keep liuuor away from the negroes, but it has outrun that explanation. It seems to be emotional and hard headed and it is possible that it indicates far reaching appreciation of the cost of the liquor saloon to the families and in- dustries of the country and resolve to reduce that cost as much as possi- ble. France has suffered such enor- nous damage of late years from ex- cessive drinking that she has bestirred herself energetically to restrain the bibulousness of her population. Eng land has adopted new laws to the same end, and In Germany there are signs of a suspicion that there is limit to the expediency of beer But this American movement differs from any thing of the kind that is going on in Europe in being apparently spontan- eous and popular, and in it's substance not thing stimulated by exhortation or excitements but the result of slowly matured conviction based on obser vation and experience. We hope 1t may turn out sane a movement as 1t seems to be. Considering how long mankind has dalled with rum, it is astonishing how little it has learned a a n of the experimenters continue to daily with it to their detriment. Maybe the world is getting suddenly wiser on this subject
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-15
MERCHANT REPORT
 EXCELLENT TRADE Negro Woman Stabbed to
 Death In Bessemer MAN THEN STEALS PURSE Claude crotwell Cuts and Seriously injures Man Named sauers-Per-
 sonal and General News of
 Interest In Bessemer.

Bessemer, December 14.-(Special. 1.-The merchants in this city report good trade dprlng the entire day and it Is thought that next week will show a very large business. Christmas is drawing near and It is figured that people that never spent a dollar in their lives under ordinary circumstances, will turn out next week and do some shopping
 Christmas trade in this city is always quite large and this year promises to be q good one although it will not be as good as it would have been had not the money trouble come on. The merchants have made preparations to accommodate the shopping public and their stocks are all that one could ask.
 The idea that one has to travel to Bir- mingham in order to purchase what he desires is a false one, and it does not do the merchants of this city justice.
 They go to a great amount 'of expense in order to get ready for the Christmas trade and it is up to the shoppers to buy what they want in Bessemer. The merchants in this city compete with the prices anywhere, and their stocks are full and complete
 The best time to shop for Christmas is early in the morning, when you get better and quicker service and can come nearer obtaining what you want. Now is the time, and Bessemer is the place to buy the goods.
 The stores will remain open every even ing next week so that every one will have a chance to purchase what he wants.