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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-02-04
The Geo. II. Bell Case.
Disgrace to Christian Civilization.

A Disgrace to Christian Civilization
During the last year ffty-six felons were
pardoned out of the Georgia penitentiary.
Many of these were murderers. One of them
had killed husband for demonstrating with
him for his indecent behavior in the presence
of the wife of the deceased.
SO you see, it's easy to get out of the peni-
tentiary If you have a strong family and po-
litical pull as Tom Alexander of Augusta had,
you can forge and cheat and swindle, and get
away with $4,000 of other peoples money, and
virtually escape punishment. You may have to
go through the form of being sent to the pen-
tertiary, but you won't be made to work; and
in year Or so your friends will go before
snOb of COMMEMORATIVE wants to cater to
the rich and powerful and you will easily
obtain full pardon.
But suppose that interested parties can land
you in the asylum or state sanitarium-how
about it? It's mighty easy to get in, and it's
mighty hard to get out.
So we'll known is this fact that now and
then, man who has been committed to one
of these hell-holes preserves his presence of
mind, when he and his keeper reaches the
asylum, and he delivers his keeper to the asy-
lurn as the insane man.
A case of that kind happened in a Southern
State not many years ago. The alleged insane
man made good his escape, leaving his sup
posedly sane keeper in the custody Of the Off
GERS of the asylum. It was with the utmost
difficulty and after tedious delays, that this
sane keeper secured his release from the man
trap. 81
The attention of our readers is called to the
following letter:
January 80, 1909.
Hon. Thomas E. Watson,
Thomson, Ga.
My Dear Sir: I note with much pleasure
ian about the George H. Bell case which was
tried in Milledgeville the 27th inst, and in
that connection permit me to acquaint you
with few of the facts in this case. At the
outset, I will inform you that Mr.. Bell is to
all appearances as sane and rational as any
man of my acquaintance this conclusion | have
reached after a number of very exhaustive
conversations with him, and somewhat ex
tensive correspondence in addition to this his
own brother who is a physician and about fiji
teen of his intimate associates from bOyhOOd
to the present time who were in attendance
upon the trial, testified one and all, that Bell
was thoroughly sane and was not in singular
particular unlike what he had been all Of his
life They likewise cOrroborated in every de-
tail the statement made by Bell as to his in
generation and as to every circumstance lead
ING I'D to it, AS opposed to this there was the
testimony of four physicians on the staff Of
the sanitarium who testified that in their own
opinion Bell was suffering from chronic de-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-02-04

are connected with the sanitarium, or closely
related to it's lawyers.
What, then, is the size of it? The evidence
against Bell was supplied by the Sanitarium
and A MAJORITY OF THE JURY WERE
FURNISHED BY THE SANITARIUM.
If that is not disgrace to the State of
Georgia and to Christian civilization, what
would be?
Post Script:
To the Hon Thos G. Lawson Eatonton, Ga
My Dear Judge: I beg that you will read
the letter of Mr.. W. D. Mcneil, herein pub
lshed. A marked copy of the paper will be
sent you for that purpose.
Judge are McNeiPs statements true?
If they are, how can you, stately figure in
the public life of Our state, rest satisfied? You
have been Judge of our Superior Courts; you
have been Congressman; you are Trustee
of Mercer University; you are honored wher-
ever you are known,-hence my appeal to you
Did you try the question of Bells sanity be-
fore such a disqualified jury as Mcneil
charges? Your Friend,
THOS. E. WATSON.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-02-04


Is it possible that the question of Bells san
ity was not submitted to disinterested parties,
--, doctors who have no interest in his
continued confinement?
But if the evidence for the santarium was
SO shockingly one-sided and partial, what shall
we say of the jury?
According to Mr.. McNeips letter, THE
JURY WAS PACKED!
What will right-ninded people think when
they realize that the lawyers who managed
the case for the sanitarium put their own rela-
tives upon it, and that out of the twelve jurors.
seven were either close kin to the LAWYERS who
were against Bell, or were personally inter-
ested in finding verdict which would satisfy
the sanitariun
The Jury stood seven against Bells sanity,
to five in favor of it.
The five who declared that Bell is sane, had
no bias, prejudice or interest in the case.
The seven who declared that Bell is insane
The Colorado statesman., 1909-08-14
BACK FROM THE WARS.

July 26TH the Tenth Regiment, United States Cavalry,
for its service and bravery San Juan Hill the with
SPAIN reached New York its from gallant
in the Philippines The reviewed by the Mayor of
New York addressed by Major General Leonard Wood commanding
the Department the appaued by cheering thousands of
thusasc citizens line following day it
will probably enjoy There little pre
despite dsqung rumo doubtless they will with the
greatest of hospitality that they have their
home country and of those honos which they deserve
deserving heroes
There will be shooting up incidents to their soourn
the Green Mountain State and nothing their conduct the
agonsm of the with whom they contact
the the anybody whose interests den
tilted with the and welfare of the 1t unfortunate,
perhaps that their day of they isolated from the
larger of this
to which they used
The life of the Negro Soldier of ceaselss and unmeasud
sacrifice Upon the field wherever duty calls wherever the world
widening of this
mhesangly the strength
with but the the
barracks he himself to the douby limited privileges military
restraint and social and remembers the duty that he
himself and the higher interests of his humble and struggling
Yet out of his he gathers
and wide knowledge of the world worlds affairs
civilians do gain.
Perhaps the the Soldier will
ployed benefit
experience with
international interests there be conditions developed which the
Sory of the United States defend Then
will already beauty,
est bloom in the Negro Soldiers heart!
The Colorado statesman., 1909-08-14
THE SOLON AND THE SERVANT.

UNITED SENATOR STONE Missouri took supper aboard
dining out of Washington recently and being
hungry and very thirsty his natural Missouri mood
Everything seemed thunp hard upon his empty
affect his His first order for small glass of whiskey and
glass of improperly filled by the Negro who
be Missouri he ss
his ohfuness The
and the impatient called him back dog and slapped him
the face He then proceeded the Kitchen where he
his meal cooked and waiting and he said few unpleasant things
Another Negro asked the what right he had
disturbance the Senator's fighting blood further
The dspsed said that he would about the
when the reached Baltimore civil officers aboard and
placed Senator Stone under and spite of protests
panied assaulted
bail and resumed his journey but compelled return B
for a hearing.
The Railroad Company through its attorneys expressed its desire
stop the proceedings but the waiter insisted pressing his
charge The then discharged the Senator that he
justified did for magistrate
tempted
prominent white ministers country preached
Sunday, in which he recounted the incident and said:
of the Senator Stone belongs
gentlemen rapidly disappearing society
feelings the other human beings and white
alive would have served the Senator under similar
the to his waiter with hundreds
refined influences behind him. he should least have had manhood
treatment of the
failure Christianity farce The criminal fool
of like Stone largely responsible for the growing
of the Negro and keeps alive antagonisn
Undoubtedly the Negro waiter has lost his position the rail
the him something better
mentioned possible Democratic candidate
Presidency but he will probably be mentioned
his appetite his whskey and his temper are all against him
The Colorado statesman., 1909-08-14

know the find there the God, the
of God, the beauty of God and the love of God"
Now if all these found material and external
cubic inch of how much they be found
of heart life of human ove The confident kiss which
sranger-what does it represent?
Ages of barbarc struggle millions crushed aspirations
bered ongng the struggle of the for safety the
shelter the
wealth. the for the renenents
can for the conditions of health the educator for the of mind
the moast for the the gionst
spirit hearck pasonplned march in files long
through the kiss of that child In receiving the kiss
TO all the ages
Not complicated the material pung through
throp inch of the spiritual complexities that bay kiss
From that kiss looking backward the history of the human soul
rising into tenderness Looking forward the beginning of home
resde anXces thinking loving
less directly chlds kiss
1t the love of impulse
kindness and trustfun that will die Gods kingdom
honored for it, How tremendously religious the baby
kiss
The Colorado statesman., 1909-08-14
a Bahy's
Hiss
ItComes Freighted
with Riches of
Infinity
BY REV. JENkIN LLOYD JONES. ID. D..
ChcaGo.
Chicago.

My friend Calthrop of Syracuse, in a
memorable address once tried to analyze the
contents of one cubic inch of space, which he
placed midway between the sun and the far
away star Sirius.
Through that cubic inch of space, he said
go dancing in every moment of time "a billion
waves of light, travelling from 5000 stars
visible through great telescope, besides in
Vulnerable planets whose faint light no tele-
scope is fine enough to catch. Gravitating
relations from the 20,OoO,O 600 suns of our gal
axy, the billion planets and the uncounted
nebulae also throb through that inch of space
To know thoroughly that inch of space is to
The Colorado statesman., 1909-08-14

If Il man wants to live on nuts | make
no objection if he prefers to eat raw foods
alone he has my permission; if he eschews
meat never object; if lie uses some alco-
holic beverage with his food do not abuse
him; if he eats five times IA day | con-
sda him fortunate-if he has only one
meal / hope it is a good one; if he eats
late at night my prayer is that he sleep
we'll; if he takes drink before breakfast
think he might be engaged in something
better; if he prefers breakfast foods he has
certain extent my commiseration; if he
eats only meat he probably will not have
The Colorado statesman., 1909-08-14
Gallant BuruIar.

After rifling lady's boudoir and al.
nexing some jewels, the burglar left
a note-brief but gallant, and crafty.
ing to a degree-before taking his de.
parture. "A thousand regrets" SO the
note ran, "for not having found in this
chamber NY far its most lovely jewel"
The Colorado statesman., 1909-08-14
The
Natural
and the
Spiritual
By LESLIE WILLIS SPRAGUE,
Ethical Culture Society. Chicago.

the spirit there such the craving for truth beauty affection
for righteousness all the harmonious
with the spiritual relate man
the of being However have org
mated they innate authoritative and
upon
1t cannot be wisely said much of life spent satac-
physical appetes right satac
on of physical needs will the the spirit be fulfilled
lives physical associated with physical wants
and toll only that but
be cared for Affection joins with hunger inspiring labor
Guilty that this coordination incomplete Labor is seldom
ied by the consciousness @ it is co-workng with the laws
ID lch provide for human
The Colorado statesman., 1909-08-14
A self-peolared Benefactor.

Have you done anything to make
the world your debtor?"
NO." answered Mr.. Dustin Stax. "I
don't believe in encouraging bad hab
its. My ledger assures me that have
managed to make the world pay as
!. goes"
The Colorado statesman., 1909-08-14
BLUE GRASS.

IF SHE Old Kentucky there is why Colo
RADIO should undertake energetic Negro business
the of the National Negro Business League which
meets at Louisville August 49, 19 and %
Women business be discounted and Colorado
her representative let do the unusual and
Blue who boast of their gany toward the
fair sexi
The Colorado statesman., 1909-08-14

The cravings of the body for food,
drink. shelter and offspring are significant
as they are fused into the hngers and
thirsts of the spirit "A spark disturbs
our clod" Man often becomes lower than
the beast because his physical passion is dis
turbed by his spiritual life Beasts drink to
quench their thirst; man associates fellow
ship with his thirst, with drunkenness as
the result, The saloon rests primarily on
the craving for fellowship. Beasts eat to
satisfy the body's appetite; man becomes
gourmand, eating for fraternity's sake.
OF the hungers and thirsts of the
The Colorado statesman., 1909-08-14
Normal
Man
OInniv-
OrOuS
By HARVEY W. WILEY,
Hiei Chemist Of Department Oi Agriculture.

tuberculosis unless he becomes infected. do not be
food advertised to nourish any particular tissue There
brain food food skin food | believe that
animal. and that his normal diet is composed of
all kinds of foods vegetable and animal All vege-
tables fit to eat are food for and all animals fit
to eat food for man. For this reason | think it
is not wise to conline ones self to any kind of
food class of food.
The human animal has a wonderful faculty of
adaptation TO circumstances Man live in the
tropics and perhaps at the pole He undergo the
greatest extremes of moisture and drought. He
eat the most diversified forms of diet. He can en-
gage in the diversified forms of work and pleas
ure He becomes acclimated in every and
try and fits into every kind of society and occupation
But in spite of all this normally balanced diet,
sising OF proper proportions of vegetable and meat
diet, solid and fiqud food it seems TO me is best
suited to mans use.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-12

BYROMVILLE.-Mr Wesley F. Webb. a
prominent citizen Of this place, died here
Tuesday after a long continued illness He Is
survived by his wife. six sons. Messrs Charlie,
James and Louie Webb. of Abel, Ca, and
Messrs. Sol. J.. Vester and Ernest Webb of
this place. and three daughters Mrs. Mary
Mobiles Of Midtown. Ca: Mrs. E. Raiford,
of Mobile Ala, and Mrs. L. A. Woodruff,
of this place.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-12

WADLEY, Ca. Feb. 9.-Mr. John T.
Wingfeld, of near Washington. who mys-
teriously disappeared after leaving home
and drawing a large sum Of money from
the bank last Monday, has been found
in the schoolhouse at. Fountain camp
ground. He was suffering from acute in
digestion.
The physician said this had impaired
his mind to the extent that he thought
he was being pursued by every one.
An ancillery bill was filed in the United
States court w ednesday afternoon
against the A, B, & A. railroad and the
Old Colony Trust company, trustee. by
the following companies: Lane Bros,
Callahan Construction company, c. d.
Smith & Co. and the American Bridge
company, setting up claims amounting to
several hundred thousand dollars
These claims grow out Of work alleged
to have been done by these companies in
constructing the A. Il. g. \. road. c. D.
Smith & Co. allege a claim Of $126, $50;
American Bridge company, $50, 900; Lane
Bros, s109, COO; Callahan Construction
company. $4,000.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-12

less messages every minute.
These calls for rescue darted above
and out into the air and, although II
was dark and the fog dense, the SWIFT
messengers told the story as they
lighted on the masts OF other ships, also
equipped with wireless apparatus.
IL took a long time for us to appre-
cfate the wonders Of the telegraph on
land. and 1 was more than thirty years
old when the telephone discoverer as
tonished the world by the speaking
wires; but IL seems that we have reach
ed the browning wonder or the uni
verse up to date when a message can
be flung out into the air above us and
can be caught and written down with
accuracy, with no visible conductor or
tangible route or travel
1 shall never forget the tense eager
ness that filled the United States when
Queen Victoria and the president OF the
United States spoke to each other in j
moment of time, saying ~ nat wonders
hath God wrought But that seems SO
easy now that nobody thinks of the
submarine cable as extraordinary.
The time may be coming when Queen
Alexandra can talk to the mistress OF
the white house through the air without
regarding the intervening 5000 miles
OF Atlantic ocean. This wireless appar-
atus will certainly change all modern
modes OF warfare on the sea. There
will be no surprises, and the great sea
captains can almost tell what their
foes are thinking when they are hun
dreds of miles apart. There is awe and
solemnity in the compass of these
alert. silent voices that are floating
above, waiting and watching.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-12
Waynesboro Wars Over Postoffice

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-The row over
the postoffice at WaynesbOro has assumed
serious proportions, and the differences
which have apparently thrown the little
city in a fever of excitement will be ended
before the postoffice committee of the SEN
ate before any action with reference to
the appointment of Seigfried Schwarz-
weiss is taken.
Scores of kilograms and special delivery
letters from prominent business men Of
Waynesboro have deluGed the Georgia
senator's Indeed, citizens OF Augusta and
other local cities in the section of the
state are becoming interested and are
taking a stand either for or against
Schwarzweiss. It is reported, also, the
Republican forces of Georgia are divided
over the matter. Harry Stillwell Edwards,
of Macon, and Walter johnson are said
to have opposed the appointment, while
Henry Blum, Jr., at Savannah, has stood
out for the appointee. Representative
Edwards, in whose district Waynesboro
is located, favors the confirmation.
The postofice department declares that
Thomas Quincy, the incumbent, was not
an applicant for reappointment and that
the charges made against Schwarzweiss
were investigated by an inspector and not
substantiated, but letters from Waynes-
boro citizens make many sensational ale
cations concerning the fitness OF the APP
pointee.
Senator Clay, in view of the local diff
ferences, prefers to have the whole COM
mittee hear the case, and nothing will be
done with the matter until both sides
have been given a hearing.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-12
How the Cold Snap Pinches

January of 1909 has been the balmiest
season of the year that 1 ever remember,
up to the SOth. when old Boreas came
along as If determined to make up for
lost time and teach we poor mortals
lesson.
AS 1 write, January has gone to Its
final reward and the whole country from
Chicago southwark is wrapped In bliz-
gard weather and although the sun shines
beautifully and there is not a cloud in
the sky. nevertheless the intense cold
bites and stings and pinches.
1 believe / like cold weather best In
its season and when August comes
look for heat up to the nineties. as
marked by the thermometer.
This mild January completely spoiled
an old body like me. We hardly needed
fire at midday and 1 threw off blankets
al night. so now 1 am shivering and
sneezing and paying dear for it all.
For nearly two weeks 1 have had
grin cold. One of the hangon sort of
colds. where YOU feel better today and
worse tomorrow and finally get down at
last and are obliged to have doctor
with auinine and mustard plasters. etc.
lust as l thought / was convalescing
the blizzard struck me and all the sneez-
es and coughs and earaches and knee
aches. concluded to return and keep me
company again, for awhile and my head
aches and roars until 1 can't hear the
railroad trains go down the long grade
10 the Etowah river as / am accustom-
ed to listen for them in the still watches
OF re night.
But II isn't so bad that II couldn't be
worse. because the mild January made
a lot OF old people sick and a consider
able number made their final trip to the
cemetery-and never came back again.
am thankful Il is as well with me
as IL Is. and when the blizzard retires
and the water pipes thaw. and the coughs
and aches decide to quit my company and
/ quit the plasters and quinine and can
go TO. bed and sleep as usual, / will try
TO write OF something more pleasant than
either grip or blizzard weather.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-12
DISTILLERY is FOUND
IN COUNTRY GRAVEYARD

In an unused grave of a country grave
yard, near Macon, an Illicit distinery was
found last week by the revenue force.
Monday, officers in the York settlement
of the Ozark Corner" of South Carolina,
found three children, each of whom Is
under ten years, making brandy with
still which they had constructed them
selves.
The distillery in the graveyard was
concealed within the grave, and the dirt
was heaped up in a way to give the Inn
preston that the grave had been used.
The owner of the distillery had first open
ed the grave, fixed in the still, then
placed planks across the top and COW
cred them with earth. At one end, but
very carefully hidden, he had left an
opening by which he might enter and go
out.
In the gray of the morning, negro
passing along the road that runs by the
church yard saw head apparently bob
up out of a grave, then quickly disap-
pear. He didn't stop to investigate, and
he was still speechless when he reached
the next house. Others took the matter
up and a small party was formed. When
the graveyard was reached, they formed
a ring and slowly closed in on the uncan-
ny grave. But instead of the weird things
their Imagination had painted they found
4
side.
1t is believed that this distillery had
been operated for some time, but even
those living within the immediate vicinity
were unaware of its presence. The liquor
il produced is said to have had pc
culiarly depressing and saddening erect
| After drinking it, ones desire was TO sing,
''Hark From the Tomb a Doleful Sound,
/ instead of 1--WE Won't Go Home TIL
4 Morning"
The place where the children were dis
/ covered making Illicit whisky is not far
/ from Asheville. They had constructed
a complete still themselves, and were
making brandy of as good quality as any
| that can be distilled. wooden bucke'
served them as cap. a pair of kegs were
used as doublers. and a bored-out poplar
! limb served as a worm. The officers say
/ that not one of the children could have
/ been over ten years.