The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-08-11

| Dr.. V, " Lawrence, the Birming-
ham dentist, vino was placed under
arrest Saturday under warrant at
the instance of Solicitor General
John W. Bennett, charging him with
a misdemeanor, an account of which
! appeared in these columns Sunday
! morning, was arraigned before Justice
of the Peate Fahm yesterday after.
noon at 4 o'clock for a preliminary
hearing
| Since the arrest of Lawrence Satur-
day morning, number Of telegrams
have been exchanged between the au.
thoritieS in Brunswick and the par
ents of little Beatrice Hill and 9th
ers in Birmingham. These kilograms
have made the case all the more of a.
mystery as it appears, from teIe-
gram signed by the girls mother that
she came away from Birmingham with
! the consent Of the mother, who
thought il all right for her young
daughter to travel with Lawrence,
occupy the same bedroom, use the
same berth on the sleeper, etc. The
! telegram was received by Chief of
Police Burney and read as follows:
Chief Of Police, Brunswick, Ga.
J 1T is 0. k for V. V. Lawrence to
sleep with Beatrice, as he is one of
the family
Mrs. Chas. Hill Her Mother"
| Later telegram was received from
the chief of police of Birmingham,
who stated that the family OF the
girl did not object to her being with
Lawrence, and advised the local chief
to use his own discretion.
In Court Yesterday.
When the case was called for hear
! ing yesterday afternoon tie little Of
flee of Justice Fahm was well filed
with people, most of whom were wit
nesses or otherwise interested In the
case Lawrence sat by his attorney,
r. E. Dart Little Beatrice was ac-
Icompanied to the court room by Mr..
and Mrs. Stuckenbrok, Of the Sea-
mems Mission, where she has been
/ Tor the past few days. Lawrence
wore the same worried expression
and seemed greatly interested in ey-
cry word that was said. The little 12-
year-old girl, who was prettlly dressed
and who appeared to be innocent of
what was going on, occupied a seat
between Mr.. and Mrs. Stuckenbrok
and several times she glanced at the
man whom she had been travelling
with, but not word passed between
them in the court room.
/ The state was represented by J. r.
/ Colson, solicitor of the city court
When the case was called, Attorney
Dart announced that his client would
waive preliminary hearing. Mr.. Col.
son then made brief talk on the
case and suggested that the bond be
placed at $250.00. Justice Fahm then
issued an order fixing the bond at that
amount and setting the case for hear
ing at the regular October term Of
the city court.
Accompanied by his attorney and
joiflcer Carroll, Lawrence left the
court room, while little Beatrice re-.
turned home with Mr.. and Mrs. Stuck
enbfok; Lawrence soon succeeded
in furnishing the necessary bond and
he was then released.
The parents of the girl have been
telegraphed to send for her, and it is
expected that some of her relatives
VIII arrive in the city today and will
return to Birmingham with her. In
case no one arrives for her. she will
probably be placed aboard the Bir.
mingham sleeper and sent home in
car of the coaductor.
This case has attracted wide atten-
ton in the city. and the final result
VIII, Of course, be watched with inter
est.