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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
HENRY WILLIS SENDS WIFE
INTO REALMS OF ETERNAL
MT PLEASANT MAN THEN ATTEMPTS TO TER
INMATE HIS OWN CAREER BY
USE OF POISON
BROUGHT TO COLUMBIA IN THE COUNTY JAIL-RE
FUSES TO DISCUSS TER RIBLE TRAeEpY-RE
GENTLY LIVED HERE

Henry Willis, who shot and killed
his wife at Mt. Pleasant Monday af
ternoon, shot and slightly wounded
his sister-in-law, Mrs. Johnson Davis,
formerly Mrs. Kirk Wood of Colum.
bia, fired at his cousin, Miss Annie
May Massey, and then attempted self.
destruction by taking carbolic acid,
was brought TO Columbia Tuesday
morning by Deputy Goad and Constable
Burns and lodged in jail. When. seen
by representative of The Herald,
Willis appeared to be suffering con-
siderable pain and medical assistance
had just been summoned His tongue
and throat were badly burned, it is
said by the acid and he could not talk
except with great pain and difnculty.
His brother, Officer w. H. Willis OF
Mt. Pleasant, stated that the prisoner
did not desire to make a statement or
talk about the matter at all He
stated that no attorney had been en-
ployed in the case.
According to reports from Mt. Pleas
ant jealousy and a failure to effect q
reconciliation with his wife, from
whom he had been separated about
one week, was the cause Of Willis
rash act Since the separation Willis
had been living with his brother Off
Ger Willis. just across the street from
where Mrs. Willis and Mrs. Davis were
residing. Mrs. Willis, comely young
woman, probably not yet 80 years old,
is said to have positively declined to
be reconciled with her husband. Their
two children, s and 10 years old, have
been with her.
About 4:30 o'clock Monday evening
Willis left his brothers house, walked
across the street, entered the Davis
residence and, meeting his wife, open
ed fire on her. Mrs. Davis and Miss
Massey were in the room and after
firing two shots at his wife, both OF
CONTINUED on Twelfth Page.)
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
LIQUOR ORDERS
BEFORE HOUSE
BILL PROHIBITING SOLICITING
CAME UP BUT ACTION WAS DE-
FERRED UNTIL THURSDAY.
Commissioners Authorized To Extend
Present Convict Lease Contracts.
Local Measures Passed.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 23.-The
House today considered the Senate
bill making it unlawful to solicit or
ders for intoxicating liquors in dry
territory, but final action was post
poned until Thursday morning, some
members taking the position that such
a law is already in force.
House Bill number 22O as amended
by the Senate passed final reading.
Under this bill the prison commission.
ers are authorized to extend the pres.
ent convict lease contracts to July /.
1909 Senate joint resolution No. 80
authorizing the commissions to adver-
tise for bids for convict labor was con-
Cured in. Only local bills were passed
on final reading. The house adj
journed until o'clock.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
JONAS T. AMIS
IS MENTIONED
MAuRY COUNTY MAN MAY GET
PLACE OF STATE BOARD OF
ELECTION COMMISSIONERS.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 3d.
Among the names being mentioned
in connection with the place on the
State Primary Board, to be appointed
Saturday by the Legislature, is that
of Hon. Jonas T. Amis, of Maury
county. It is said that Mr.. Amis
stands a splendid chance OF landing
one of the three places, in the event
that he will accept it. Mr.. Amis is
one of the best known men in this
section of the state He is a domi-
nant political factor in this county and
has always stood for everything that
is FOR the best of the community
and the state He is an astute poll
tician. a fearless leader, and man
who always knows which side Of a
question he is on. His selection would
be exceedingly gratifying to his friends
in this and adjoining counties, and
would be a well deserved compliment.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
PROSPECTS BRIGHTER
FOR EARLY BUILDING
OF THE INTERURBAN
CAPITALIST WHO FINANCED THE
DEAL TALKS OF RUSHING CON-
STRUcTIoN WORK.
COLUMBIA is MUCH BENEFITED
Road Taps Richest Agricultural
Sector Of the State and Penetrates
Phosphate Mining Field at Mt
Pleasant.
Special to The Herald:

Special TO The Herald:
FRANKLIN, Tenn, Feb. 24.-Pros
poets for the immediate construction
of the Nashville and Columbia Inter
urban railway from this city to Mt
Pleasant, via Columbia, have taken or
rosy complexion and there is little
doubt expressed here now as to the
rapid and ultimate consummation OF
the original plans.
A member of the New York con.
struction company who has financed
the deal was here this week and made
positive statement to the effect that
the road would be completed. He stat.
ed that with the rich section to be
traversed from Franklin to Mt. Pleas
ant as feeder for the road that 1t
would be a profitable enterprise, and
that it's extension was but natural
consequence. He was OF the opinion
that work would begin within a very
short while and that It would be but
a few months until the road was run
ming cars into Columbia.
The right of way from Franklin to
Mt Pleasant has already been secured
and the permanent survey made. The
construction work will progress rap
idly when it is begun The road at
present extends from franklin to
Nashville.
1t is assured that with the building
of the new road the value of farm
lands along its route will be consider
ably enhanced 1t will AFFORD great
convenience to dairymen and truck
farmers, enabling them to rush their
products into Nashville, and will make
life upon the larger farms more pleas
ant. The road is expected to secure
big haul of freight from the phos-
phate fields at Mt Pleasant, and this
fact alone guarantees its early COM
pletion.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
ALONE
CAN SAVE DOYLE
FROM ROAD DUTY
SUPREME COURT AFFlRMs FA-
NOUS MAuRY COUNTY CASE
AND. ITS UP TO GOVERNOR.
WOMEN RAISED The MONEY
Liquor Dealer Was Prosecuted On
Funds Donated BY Mothers Whose
Sons Had Been Debauched.-Voor-
hies The Attorney.

Unless Governor Patterson inter
feres John Doyle must do time on the
county roads.
While the Supreme Court has af
irmed the finding of the Circuit Court
of Maury county in the case of the
state VS.. John Doyle, charged with
selling liquor without license, the pro
cedendo from the Supreme Court has
not arrived and Doyle is still at lib.
erty under bond. Doyle was fined
| $4,000 and sentenced TO six months on
the county road, and unless he is re-
lieved by a pardon from Governor
Patterson, he will have to do time.
There are a number of Maury coun-
tians, who do not believe he with ever
assist in the labor on the roads of this
county.
This decision by the Supreme Court,
ends in part one of the longest and
most strenuous legal battles in the
history Of the county. Doyle's home
was at Rally Hill. He owned a little
stand there and was also proprietor
of the hack line from Columbia to
Rally Hill. The illegal sale of liquor
in the community was proving the
ruin of the young men and a deter
mined effort was made on the part OF
the good citizens to drive 1t out. AZ
ter several efforts a number of indict-
ments were found against Doyle. On
account of a legal technicality the in
dictments were quashed and others
were found in their place. Several
mistrials resulted, continuances were
secured from term of court to term of
court, and then finally after num-
Der Of years conviction as above was
secured. One of the features of the
case was the raising of money by the
good women of the Rally Hill neigh
borhood for the purpose of employing
an attorney to prosecute Doyle. ]. c.
VOORHEES,, OF Columbia, was the attor-
ney employed.
There are two other cases pending
at present in the Circuit Court against
Doyle. One is a charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses and the
other is selling liquor without license.
The cases were continued at the last
term Of court because Doyle claimed
to be too sick to attend court His
present state of health is not known,
but unless he is too sick to come to
town he will have to appear when the
procedendo arrives and then executive
clemency alone can save him.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
HEAVY RAINS OF PAST FEW DAYS
CAUSE BIG RISE OF DUCK RIVER
STREAM ovERFLows LowLANDs AND DOES DAMAeE-THE
WILL SHOW THIRTYFWE FEET

Roads in many instances are impass
able and a number of the hacks were
not able to come to town. The rural
route carriers all started out this
morning, but were instructed by Post
master Jackson to run no personal
risks and not to endanger the mails.
Reports from the Lewisburg neigh
borhood state that the waters of Rock
creek were higher than ever before.
The creek was flowing over the N,
c, & ST. l.. Ry. tracks to a depth OF
three or four feet. The engineer OF
the train from Columbia Tuesday
night had to get out and wade in
water up to his waist to clear away
the drift wood and fallen wires. The
headlight Of the engine was torn off
by these wires. A few head of cattle
which had sought the railroad embank-
ment for safety, were drowned.
Foutain creek went higher than ever
before and much damage was done In
the Culleoka neighborhood. The Pu-
laski pike for quite a distance was
swept away by the high
waters OF the creek
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26

Duck River is bullying as result
Of the heavy rains of the past two
days and much damage will result to
fences and building in the river bot
toms.
The river was flowing across the Nash
vile pike between town and Ashton's
mill to a depth of about five feet and
is about the same depth in the floor of
Ashton's lower mill. All grain, etc.
has been moved out of the way OF
danger and there will be little dam
age. The water is backing up to a
considerable extent in Helms branch
and some of the residents along the
branch will be forced to move out.
The back water will reach the tan
yard, but will not be deep enough
there to cause much damage. One
saving feature of the floods is that
the rain is over for the present, the
turn for colder in the weather being
to insure no more rain for
several days.
over the county creeks are out of
banks and much damage to fences,
water gaps and bridges has resulted.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
BANKERS BACK
FROM MEETING
LOCAL PEOPLE WERE PRESENT
AT ROCK CITY CONFERENCE.
Mr.. 6RoWNLoW HoNoRED.

Local bankers have returned from
Nashville where on Monday they at
tended a meeting of the Middle Ten
nessee division of the Tennessee Bank
ers' association. Among those who
went up to the Rock City were ]. l.
Hutton and H. o. Fulton, Of the Phoe
nix National; j. F. Brownlow of the
Farmers & Merchants Bank and c. A.
Parker of the Maury National. II was
Mr.. Fulton's first attendance at a
meeting of the state organization.
Mr.. BrownlOw was honored by be-
ing named a member of the executive
committee to serve one year.
The bankers were highly enter.
tanned while in Nashville, being
lunched and dined at the Wautauga
club and the Maxwell House. They
speak in highest terms OF the hos
pitality of their hosts, the bankers Of
Nashville.
The principal business to come be-
fore the meeting was the considera-
ton OF the proposed bank deposit
law. The association went
on record as opposing the. laws that
are now being advocated, 1t being the
sense of the meeting that the subject
should be thoroughly worked out be-
fore any action is taken in this di.
rection. The bankers we're Of the
opinion that some safeguards could be
thrown around depositors but that
nothing rash or extreme should be at
.empted.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
MORE RAINEY.
IN CONGRESS-
ILLINOIS MEMBER DELIVERS SEC
oND SPEECH CONCERNING
PANAMA CANAL.
Burton Chides Member For Hiding
Behind His Constitutional PriVi-
leae.-cochran Has Fling.

WASHINGTON, Feb. pa second
speech by Mr. Rainey, of Illinois, re-
iterating his former statements con-
corning the Panama canal, and bit
ter arraignment of Mr. Rainey by Mr..
Burton, of Ohio, furnished the princi-
pal incidents in the House of Repre-
sentatiyes Monday.
After the Illinois member had spok-
en- for an hour in further denunciation
of William Nelson Cromwell, Mr.. Bur-
ton took the floor to make reply. He
vigorously defended Mr.. Cromwell, G..
P Taft, President-elect Taft and 9TH
ers whom Mr.. Rainey on former oc-
casion had made objects of his at
tack. Mr.. Rainey, he said, had fur
nished no proof of wrong-doing in con-
nection with the purchase of the Pana-
ma canal franchise, but instead had
conjured up wrongs and buttressed
them with SANDER and falsehood,
thereby placing himself on a level with
"the scurvy politician" He chal-
lenged Mr.. Rainey to get from behind
the protection afforded him by the
Constitution of the United States and
rules of the House and make his
charges in the open.
Mr.. Lowering, of Massachusetts,
Joined in the discussion and insisted
that Mr. Rainey had proved nothing.
The incident was closed by declar-
alton by Mr.. Cochran, of New York,
that persons whose regulations were
attacked in the House should have an
to defend themselves In
the same place.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
THIEVES STEAL COAT
OF CRIMINAL JUDGE

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 23.-JohI
Rainey and Boyd Phillips, two white
boys about 18 years of age, were ar
rested by City Detectives WOy and
Hackett Saturday night, charged with
one of the boldest roberies that has
been perpetrated recently.
Not content with ordinary stealing
it is alleged that the two boys entered
the ediice Of Judge Same d. Mercy.
nolds, Of the criminal branch of the
Hamilton county circuit court, and
took from there Judge McReynolds'
overcoat, containing a pair of gloves
and the case to the judges cherished
pipe.
The officers recovered the coat. The
two boys must answer in city court.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
HONOR SHOWED
COLUMBIA MAN
MAJ. w. J. WHITHoRNE COMMITS
STONED AT LIEUT.. COL. ON
GEN. M'DoWELL'S STAFF.

Mai. w. J. Whitthorne, who last
year resigned the position OF Lieuten
ant Colonel in the First Tennessee tc
facilitate, without friction, the con
solidation of the First and Second Reg
iments of the National Guard OF the
State of Tennessee, and at once en-
listed as a private In the company Oh
Confederate Veterans, commanded by
Capt ]. H. Russell, was Friday pleas
Antly surprised by receipt of commits
sion as Lieutenant Colonel on the stan
of Mai Gen. Mcdowell, commanding
the Tennessee Division, United Con-
federate Veterans.
Special Order No. /, issued by Gen.
Joseph E. Johnston, Jan. LIST, 1854, or
dered Private Whitthorne to Co. Il"
First Regt. Tenn. Vol. Inf. to report
to hte Governor of Tennessee for
duty, by whom he was made Super
intendent of Army Records for the
State of Tennessee position carry
- the rank of Lieutenant Colonel
On 7th May, 1864, finding his regiment
breaking camp at Dalton, Georgia, to
meet Sherman at Rocky Face Ridge
young Whitthorne resigned this posi-
ton and resumed his place as pri'
vate in the ranks of the First Tennes-
see Regiment.
Major Whitthorne's service in the
First Tennessee in the Philippines Is
fresh in the minds of the people OF
Tennessee. He belongs to family OF
volunteer soldiers. His father was
commissioned Major by Gov. Sam
Houston. Three of his brothers were
privates in the Bloody First" In the
Mexican War One of them lost his
life as a result of his service ana
another OF these was killed in battle
under Gen. william Walker In Mica
raugua.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
WAT AND SPOON,
WILL AND BUCK
COLUMBIA "GANG" OF TWENTY.
FIVE YEARS AGO MET AT
BIRMINGHAM.

SpeCldl 10 Inc 1Srdlu,
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. 20.-The
following article which is of interest
to citizens of Maury county, appeared
in Fridays issue of the Birmingham
News:
After Twenty-Five Years.
After twenty-five years four boy
hood friends met by accident in Bir-
mingham yesterday afternoon, and
later held a joyful reunion at little
dinner party. A generation ago Wat"
Buck" will" and Spoon" were
leaders of the gang" in Columbia,
Tenn. They headed the raids on mel
on patches, led the school revolt, and
accomplished all those other daring
escapades common to the American
boy. Now, in the years that have gone,
each has become an officer in the Pres
byterian church. They are here to at
tend the Laymen's Missionary move
ment convention, and In the general
handshaking yesterday afternoon they
discovered that all the gang was there.
One afternoon wouldn't begin to tell
all the stories opening do you remem.
ber," so the party was entertained at
dinner last evening by Wat" now
known as F. w. Dixon, Of Birmingham.
The other official names are w. 8.
Fleming and John w. Frierson, Of Co
lumbia, Tenn, and w. ]. Hendley, OF
Livingston.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
ELECTION BOARD
IS DESIGNATED
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS ARE
MADE.-ALL ARE, MEMBERS
OF EVANS FACTION.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 24.-Re-
publican State Board of Primary Com
missioners were nominated this morn
ing as follows: Albert Paulett, OF
Bristol; r. @. Lillard, Of Lebanon and
]. Sam Johnson of Huntingdon. The
selections made by the Democrats
were endorsed. This is considered
first-class board. All of the members
are adherents of the Evans faction OF
the Republican party. AS predicted
James Maynard was named for State
Board of Elections. While the DEM
ocrats have not formally nominated
him, Judge William T. Smith, OF
Sparta, will be the member of State
Election Board for Middle Tennessee.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
AGED DEFENDANT TRIES TO JUSTIFY THE
MURDER OF SENATOR EDWARD
WARD CARMACK
EDITORIALS APPEARING A NUMBER OF NEWSPAPERS ARE
PLACED IN EVIDENcE-sHARP GRILL
(sy j. i. FlNNEY.)
Daily Herald STAFF Corresponds

/ Daily Herald stan Correspondence.
Criminal Court Room, Nashville
Tenn, Feb. 23.-All eyes were fixed
today on Col. Duncan B. Cooper, the
oldest of the three defendants on trial
for the murder OF Senator Carmack
who took the stand in his own behalf
shortly after court convened this
morning.
Col. Cooper proceeded to the wit
ness stand with firm step and he ex-
hibited look of concern in the inter
est which packed court room mani
tested in him. Col. Cooper assumed
substantially the same attitude or
pose which characterized his young
son when on the stand, his right foot
rested on the food while his left leg
was thrown squarely across the other.
He wore sort of drab brown suit
that appeared to be bit the worse for
wear.
During the examination he sat ner-
vously twitching his fingers and chew
ing his mustache. . He was much
more willing witness than his son and
very often volunteered information
not called for by the questions of his
counsel His replies were rapid and
distinct.
Colonel Cooper was first carried ov-
er his LIES history. His counsel
brought into the record the fact that
he was a soldier of the Confederate
army at seventeen and they sought to
show that one of his brothers was
judge of the supreme court and the
other a senator of the United States,
but it was ruled out as incompetent.
His relations with Mr.. Carmack were
next gone into and the defense read,
without objections from the State, Mr..
Carmack's farewell editorial in the
American when he left Nashville for
Memphis seventeen years ago, but
there was an argument as to admission
of letter from Mr.. Carmack to Col
onel Cooper, written December, 1904.
The hearing of Col Cooper's evidence
was again interrupted by argument as
to the admission of an editorial in the
Memphis News-Scimitar of March,
1908, said to have been written by Mr..
Carmack But Col. Cooper couldn't
say that he knew Carmack wrote 1t,
so the court ruled out the editorial.
1t became evident soon after Col.
Cooper took the stand that his exami-
nation would be long drawn out and
that there will be warm and spirited
contest over the admission of his evil
dence. 1t is now apparent and be-
came so soon after the examination Of
Col. Cooper commenced that in addi-
ton to the plea of self defense the
defense would plead justification or
for the murder OF Sena-
tor Carmack Counsel for the de-
tense had insisted on presenting proof
10 show the condition of the mind OF
toward the deceased. The
State strenuously objected to this line
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
CASE DISMISSED;
WITNESS ABSENT

Quite crowd gathered at the City
Hall Wednesday to witness the trial
of N. J. Carter on a charge Of drunk
enness. The proceedings were rather
long drawn out both the defendant
and the city being represented by at
torney and number of witnesses be-
ing examined, though one of the prin-
cipal witnesses for the city did not
show up. Proof was insufficient for
conviction and Carter was dismissed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
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