Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-05

sion brought 10 Sudden close lHe lildI
Of Gordon, was not tried. but plead gull
ty to a statutory offense. for which she
was fined 500 and sentenced to serve a
term of six months. The court. however.
suspended the sentence during her alb
sence from the state. The woman imme-
diately left Hinesville. and said that she
will not return to Georgia, but will live
in Florida.
In sentencing Gordon to life imprison-
ment Judge Seabrook congratulated the
defendant on escaping with his life. 1t is
not believed that any effort will be made
TO secure a new trial.
GAINESVILLE, Ga, Oct. pike SUI
perior court will convene in Zebulon Mon
day in its regular October term. Judge
E. ]. Reagan will preside and Solicitor j.
w Wise will look after the interests of
the state.
There is probably enough civil business
to occupy the first week of the term. The
second week will be devoted to criminal
business. The most important case set
for trial is the case of the state against
Ben F. Perdue charged with the killing
of Marshal Porch OF GAINESVILLE. about
two years ago.
( He had one trial. when he was found
| guilty of voluntary manslaughter and SEN
! fenced to Is years in the penitentiary.
The court of appeals granted a new trial,
and since then the case has been post
| poned but will be called again at this
term 1t is believed it will go to- trial
A number of leading lawyers are en-
gagged in the case and it will be stub
: bornly contested.
| GRIFFIN, Ga, Oct 2.-The erection of
| the soldiers monument on Hal street has
| been completed. and is one of the hand
! soonest in the state.
The monument was purchased by James
! S. Boynton chapter. u. d. c., who were
assisted in the raising of funds by the
local camp u. c. v.
The newly appointed state board of
osteopaths met Saturday in the office OF
DR.. M. c. Hardin in the Lowndes build
! ing and organized. DIR. M. c. Hardin
of Atlanta, was elected president; DR..
| S. d. Richards, of Savannah vice-pres-
ident, and DIR. ]. r. Barge, of Atlanta,
secretary and treasurer.
I About so applications. were favorabiy
1 acted on and licenses granted.
| According to a decision handed down
! by the supreme court Friday II is not
unlawful for a firm doing business In
| Chattanooga to solicit orders for intox-
icating liquors by use of the mails In
! the state of Georgia.
| The case in question was that of Rose
VS. the State. and was carried up from
the city court of Atlanta. Its effect Is
to reverse the decision of the court OF
appeals in the case of Rose VS.. the State
brought UP from the Barlow county SUI
perior court.
! The Rose company, it is understood,
! has gone out of business but had the
decision gone against them the case
would have been taken to the supreme
court of the United States.
| AMERICUS, Ga, Oct 1.-The trial of
J the criminal docket in the city court OF
! Americas this week has resulted nthe
! conviction OF a score of negroes for
minor offenses, principally for concealed
/ weapons and larceny charges.
! Judge Charles r. Crisp has sentenced
] IS to terms on the chain gang, and Sum-
I ter's force of road workers is thus in
creased beyond the 100 mark, and is
still growing.
| AMERICUS. Ga. Oct 2.-Sumter coun-
tvs largest farmers will substitute the
gasoline motor engine for the Georgia
+ mule this fall In ploughing their lands
ALREADY a number of them have purchased
huge traction engines, propelled by gaso-
line motors. each machine taking, the
| place of l., stout mules.
The fields are already cleared OF
| stumps. and the motor. with disc plows
! attached, cuts a swath five feet wide
| across the fields.
! The new power is more economical
I and not only dispenses with negro labor
! to a great extent, but saves heavy work
/ to the stock.
! The engines have been successfully test
! ed here, and the farmers of Sumter coun-
ty, like those of the west, will make
engines do their work.