Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-25

According TO Judge BroyleS. and Recorder pro
tenn Preston. Hammond Jones, colored, Is the
"talkingest" defendant ever before that bar OF
Justice and when he was arrsigned Tuesday
morning the charge OF disOrderly conduct and
asked II he had statement TO make after the
breath. looked the recorded square in the faee
lie told Of this thing, that thing. other things
and everything. until Finally the recorder asked
MIR Preston TO kindly take out his watch and
time the long distance ''talker." This was
ao@s and SS .tsr he dstsnsnnt haG
ished. was six minutes without a single inter
ruption, even for breath. 1t was stated BY
the cour tthen that Jones had had the floor fully
fifteen minutes before The "timer" went to
After telling about everything that could pos
sibly have any bearing on the case about three
times, the recorder finally asked Jones II he
was through, to which the defendant replied
boss. that I did forget, which l know you want
TO hear" and then he was off again for another
spasm. When he had really finished complete
ly, the court fined him 1000
MACON. Ca, June s.-At a special meeting
Of the Bib county board OF education, Monday
night Superintendent c. b: Chapman was ~
elected for another term, although there was q
movement on foot to elect State SchOOl Commits
sioner Jere NJ. Pound to the head of the Bibh
county public schools. e, ..t.,,..s =.
SAVANNAH, Ca, June 22.-Hon. A. a. Law.
renee will leave this evening for Atlanta, where
he viii take his seat. tomorrow, as one Of the
represent atives from Chatham county in the leg
islattlre, but he is opposed to the reduction Of
the railroad commission from five men 70 three.
II do not believe" he says, lin legislating men
out of office 10 which they have been elected,
think five railroad commissioners too many,
but / am not IN favor OF shortening the terms
Of those who have been elected for specific
period"
CAMILLA, Ca, June 22.-rhe criminal branch
OF the superior court convened here this morn
T..Aaw 0rlW reaNAt Nasr
There are a number of important cases to e
tried and there Is over an average attendance.
CAMILLA Ga, June 22.-Judge !. H. Bueb
sold to Butler, Heath & Butler l. 400 bales OF
cotton that he has had on hand since the last
crop.
warehouses both IN Camilla and Pelham. there
being no other cotton held.
The prison commission Tuesday morning de
clined to recommend executive clemency In
eighteen cases. as follows:
John McDougal, Lowndes, murder. life; l. NJ
Grippe, Ben HILL selling liquor. ~ months OF
$500; Eliza Hill Montgomery, msnslsughter Il
yAlrs; John Gibbs. Colquitt. murder. life; Gil
bert Pitts Chatham. voluntary mansiaughter. Il
years; John Everett Sumter, misdemeanor, ~
months; Ann Toomer Terrell. murder life
Pearl williams. Wayne, attempt TO murder II
years. George Walker, Lee manslsughter, l!
years; Charles Thomas, Fulton, larceny,
years $500; Gus Pease Cobb murder, life
Gordon Mcdonald. Pulaski, murder, life; A. n
Hickson. Whitfield. attempt to rape, 20 years
Sidney Tindall. Chatham, murder, life; Dave
Peters. Emanuel. murder life; John Simmons
Monroe, murder, life; Le~is Lamar, Dooley, at
tempt to murder, years Thomas n. Compton
franklin, voluntary manslaughtS- 10 years.
lAVONIA, Ca. June 23.-The residence o.
Mr.. Sam Maret was totally destroyed by fire
Tuesday evening. The house owned by L.
II. Roberts and was partly covered by insur'
ance,
JEsUP, Ca, June 2s.-News has Just been
/ received here OF the appointment Of Judge ID.
NJ Clark TO succeed himself as Judge Of Wayne
county court He was opposed at first by
! former Representative Jos. A. Morris who re,
Gently came out OF the race in favor OF Mr
Clark.