The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-05-07
NIGHT RIDER BAND
THREATENS THE LIFE
OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
oLuET LITTLE WAVERLY TREAT
ed TO ANOTHER SEN
sATIoN.
WAS SENT THROUGH THE NAILS
Court AcjoUrns Until honSsy.
sharp Reprinsnd Fer Attorneys
vino Objected 70 Prisoners sub
hitting Their Cases.


hitting Their Cases.
wAvERLY. Tenn April 3o.-s3ne-
thing ot Z sensation vas Qeczzionsd
here Thu-sdar morning b. The fact
rhar threatening letter had been r.
ce.ved BY A--o--sy-Ge1eraI Bowman
The letter having been written Al
CIarksviIle and signed b. Tennessee
and Kerruck- nigh-riders The IA
rure OF The communication was very
abusive and contained the warning
tra- If the prosecutor for the state
wanted 10 live ID peace that h should
Keen The soldiers with him always.
IT, was frrthe- stated IN the c0umIli-
cation that the author or writer's OF
the letter would watch the stt0rney-
general just C SEE what part be
would take in the present affairs. The
letter contained the following closing
words: Look out. damn YOU; Ee are
IN this for life
Another letter. more threatening.
followed. and as both were received
through the mails. it is expected that
The matter viii be taken uD imme-
diatelv b. Uncle Sam. Mr.. Bowman
has been informed that the letters are
the work or are being instigated, by
parties who have gone TO the vicinity
from this section. thinking that the
effect Of h sthreats would Be given
greater consideration if they came
from a nighrrider section strongly Or
ganized. 1t is said that the handwrit-
/ ing OF the letters from Clarksville are
the same and that the composition as
vel as the writing. is very good.
Gen. Bowman belongs 70 the judicial
circuit in which GAINESVILLE IS includ-
ed
Court adjourned Thursday until
Monday morning. The only incidents
of the brief session were few pass
ages at arms. between the court and
the lawyers for the defense. Attorney
w. c. Cherry offered objections 10 the
order in the minutes which showed
that a continuance had been allowed
in the case of the two men, who con-
. fessed. No argument was allowed in
the case. the cour tholding that he
would not allow any such objection to
90 into the minutes and that it could
only appear in the bill Of exceptions.
/ While the question was not argued.
+ the main contention of the defense
was that the order of the court ad.
mitted a severance and that it was
unjust to the remaining defendants
under trial
Judge Cook in dismissing the ques-
ton, said sharply that he did not see
by what right counsel for the defense
or any one else could object TO de
PENDANT submitting his case.
II was rumored that there were
other defendants ready to submit, but
were being held in line by majority
Of those under arrest. The court laid
down strong rules in regard to the
examination Of the next panel next
Monday. and for the future conduct Of
the case. He said that 900 men would
be ready Monday morning at O'Clock
end that the lawyers for the defense
would be ready to proceed without
conference after court convened. He
instructed the sheriff to return the
list Of veniremen to the court by moor
Saturday and that the defense should
be furnished a list by Saturday night
Judge Cook announced that he
would hold daily sessions lasting thiT
teen or forteen hours, if the jury coult
stand it. He said tnat there must 81
no delay, and that the trial must be
finished by the third Monday in May
as he was due to open court in Gala
tin on that date. He stated that ht
felt that he was acting for the public
good when he tolerated no delay.