The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-03-04
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There is still a lack of information on
the outside as to who will be retained
to assist District Attorney Mcneil in
the prosecution of VIII Sorsby, for the
murder of Charles Fitzgerald, at jack
son, last September. 1t is understood
that one of the best and most success
full criminal lawyers in the state, and
possibly two, will be retained. 1t is not
likely that anything like insanity plea
will be tried, though so far as anyone
knows outside, the learned and able
counsel reported as having been retained
TO defend the slayer of Fitzgerald Will
not admit anything as to the line of de-
Tense to be followed.
The action of the Mississippi grand
lodge of Masons, in canceling fraternal
relations with the New Jersey grand
lodge because of the fact that the latter
body contains local organization com
posed of negroes, calls to mind that the
Odd Fellows of Mississippi are now en-
gagged in legal battle with negro or
ganization bearing the same name, and
it is expected that the supreme court Will
render u decision on the subject within
the next sixty days.
Columbus is being rapidly recognized
as convention city. On March and
10 the Mississippi Woodmen of the
World will assemble here in annual meet
ing. In April the Mississippi Odd Eel
lows 90 to Columbus for their annual
gathering. On May II and ~ the Mis-
sissippi bankers will be the guests of
Columbus. Their annual gathering will
be attended by about 500 delegates from
all parts of the state.
Deputy United States Marshals I. f.
Kieran and Young, of San Francisco, Cal,
delivered the noted Paul Paille, formerly
of Baldwin, who, in 1905, embezzled the
postoffice funds while postmaster at
that place, after three years freedom, to
Deputy United States Marshal r. j.
Warren, and placed him in the Monroe
county Jail for safekeeping until United
States court convenes, the first Monday
in April.
The greatest surprise and Indignation
has been aroused among the people gen.
orally throughout South Mississippi by
the disclosures recently made in press
dispatches from jackson to the effect
that the legislative committee that is to
investigate and report on tax inequalities
in this state has long ago been appointed,
the personnel of the committee not being
satisfactory to the taxpayers of the
southern end of the state.
The plant of the Columbus Comfort &
Manufacturing Company, which was
originally capitalized at $4,000, was
sold at public cutlery last week to Willis
Garth, one of the stockholders, who held
mortgage on the plant for $4,000, and
3,213 was realized from the sale. Mr..
Garth states he will soon commence to
operate his plant.
Bob Myers, the murderer of Sheriff
McDougald, OF Carroll county, is in the
Kinds county Jail, unless there is an
other case of mistaken identity, and if
he proves to be the right negro there are
outstanding rewards aggregating $1,000
awaiting Messrs. R. G. and f. S. McCay,
of Port Gibson, who made the arrest
in Warren county.
In response to call issued by the
Hattiesburg Commercial Club and the
Mississippi Pine Association, lumbermen
representing holdings valued at more
than fifty millions of dollars, together
with many of the leading merchants and
business men of South Mississippi, as
sembled at Hattiesburg to protest against
the repeal of the duty of So per thou
sand collected on Canadian lumber.
The Hotel Hutto, one of the leading
hotels at Laurel, widely known by trav-
cling men, was destroyed by fire. The
furniture was saved. Many guests lost
their belongings. There were many
strangers and children in the house, but
all got out safely. Loss is $4,000, part
ly insured.
Mrs. Mary C. Parks, relict of Capt.
G. w. Paris, and mother of Capt L. O.
Paris, of the Fourth Mississippi Regi-
ment, Confederate Army, both of whom
fell at the head of their companies, died
at Indianola at the ripe age of SO years.
Her casket was laden with Confederate
flags, truly mathematical of the sacrifice
made by her for the cause, over forty
years in widowhood.
The many friends of President j. @.
Hardy of the Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College are glad to know that he is
out again, after his long siege of illness,
following his recent operation. Prof.
Hardy is not through the convalescent
stage as yet, and does not expect to re-