The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-29
NIGHT RIDER TRIAL
J. O. T0UcHsToNE IN COURT IN
 sHUBUTA.
Valves Examination at PreIimfnary Hearing and Makes $500 Bond. Governor Noel Supp0rtS
 Prosecution,

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 | Shubuta, Miss. Nov. 2S--(SpeciaI )-
 The preliminary trial of J. O. Touch stone the alleged night rider" who
 was recently arrested by the Federal authorities and placed in jail at Jack son and later released on a $2,B00 bond came up here and he waived ex- animation
 As soon as he was released by the Federal authorities he was arrested by
 the State authorities on a charge of white capping. that being the term ap- piled by the legal authorities to the night rider demonstrations. He was to
 have been tried here on the latter
 charge, but instead of going to trial he waived examination and immediate | iy furnished a $500 bond to await the
 action of the grand jury in March. 1 Governor Noel sent an attorney here | to prosecute the case.
 A white man by the name of Bag gett, serving a sentence in the town
 jail for unlawfully selling whiskey, dug his way to liberty Friday night. This
 is the second time this man has es-
 caped from prison while under this | sentence.
 He was tried some time ago and plac. cd in the old wooden structure then
 used for jail. from which he escaped
 in daylight by digging through the rot
 ten timbers in the floor. He was re-
 gently captured near Vinegar Bend.
 Ala, and brought back. This time he
 was placed in the new brick jail. For several nights it has been quite cold. and Baggett persuaded the guard not to lock him in the cage but allow Ad him to sleep in the ''buil ring" |"
 where he could have a fire and sleep
 warm. During the night he dug | through the brick wall by means of a ! asH AA ASA | escaped. A negro escaped with him. Baggett was again captured at Leakesville, and is in jail.
 Thursday, Rev. II L. Norton. the Methodist pastor. preached what is probably the last sermon he will ever preach in Shubuta. Mir. Norton has been pastor here for four years. which is the limit prescribed by the discipline of the Methodist Church. He will leave fin the early part of December for the annual conference to be held at Yazoo City.
 No little interest Is being taken over the municipal election to be held on the Second Tuesday of December. Both the present Mayor. W. H. Patton. and the present Marshal. T. S. Pool. are candi- dates for reelection, while each has two opponents, W. P. Cooper and J. H Smiley being candidates for Marshal and D. A. Bailey and Dr. J. C. Spinke. for Mayor.
 Thursday afternoon Miss Mamie weans entertained the Embroidery Club. guessing contest was the feat ure of the evening in which Mrs. E. T. Rosengrant received the club prize. and Miss Birdie Box the visitors prize. A delightful two-course luncheon was served Mrs. Samuel Hall Floyd, of Meridian. was the guest of honor. Tonight at the school auditorium, Miss Mamie Schriver. in charge of the
 music department of the Shubuta High School gave a musical recital Wednesday evening Mrs. Speer died at her home in the town of Waynes-
 boro. and the body was brought to Shu- buta on the noon train Thursday. She
 was buried at the Hepseby Cemetery about i've miles west of here. Mrs speer was one of the oldest residents | of Wayne County.
 The niilitary company which was re-
 gently organized here. held meeting 1 Tuesday night at the aTnory and elect
 cd their n-commissioned officers. Mir. and Mrs. D. C. Floyd have gone to visit their son. pr. ". D Floyd. ot Coweta. Okla, for the benefit of MT