Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-30
GUESTS Of FRIENDS
Sheriff Shipp and Deputies
Given a Banquet.
EUlOGIZED BY SENATORS
Released Contempt Prisoners Praised
by Tennesseans Prior to De-
parture for Home.
EULOGIZED BY SENATORS

by Tennesseans Prior to De-
parture for Home.
Capt Joseph F. Shpp. former sheriff
of Chattanooga, Tenn. and Luther VIII
lams and Nick Nolan. his deputies hav-
| ing satisfied the mandate of the Supreme
| Court OF the United States in contempt
proceedings. by serving terms in jail
boarded the f0:1n train on the Southern
railway last night and started on their
homeward journey. Earlier in the even
ing the three men We're entertained at q
banquet rendered them at the home OF
EOliver 3. Jenkins, former resident OF
Chattanooga. at ?a3 H street northwest
Capt. Ship surprised Mrs jenkins
when the guests had assembled by pre-
senting her with handsome alligator
bag, while Mrs. Shipp sent her hand
some silver card case The captain did
his best to make double presentation
speech to tell OF his appreciation OF the
kndnesses he had received at the hands
of Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins. Mrs. Jenkins
made a happy response in receiving the
tokens.
Senator Robert Taylor of Tennessee
presided at the banquet, Senator Robert
Frazier and Representative George W.
Gordon being among the guests. Others
in the party were Col Robert l.. Mon
tague, president of the local aerie OF
Eagles; w. II. Nichols, Miss Mae NJ
Grace, James P. Roots, Miss Sallie NJ
/ Whip, Miss Elite Hammond, Miss Mat
tie Jenkins. o. j. Moat Mrs. Elizabeth
C. Fred. Louis T. Zbinder, W. c. Jones.
tG w. Richardson, John NJ. Carpenter,
Samuel II. Cover, Rev. r: l.. Wright
hi. IL
W Thomas. A. f. Bethel. A. r. Lamb.
| Thomas J. Trundle, w. E. Cowen. Harry
Winingder Miss May E. Hammond, Ed
ward Flanagan. Col. Robert l.. Montague,
j. D. Yoaken and John H. Bfddle.
!, Senator Taylor's Remarks.
Senator Taylor, addressing the guests,
said the heart feels most when the lips
move not, and his lips, he added, would
scarcely move. He said he could see
visions of happy meetings in dear old
Chattanooga Sunday afternoon: he could
already hear the music of the bands and
the joyous welcome on the lips of all the
people gathered to meet Capt. Ship and
the two boys.
Never was there a night that was not
| followed by morning. never was there
said Senator Taylor. land tomorrow
will see the birth of joy in east, Tennes-
| see. Our friends from Tennessee are
as free as the eagles. and Capt Shlpp
and his two young men are to return
| to Tennessee to enjoy it.
/ Senator Taylor referred to Col. Shlpp
| as the man who wore the gray and eulo-
| gized Capt. Mckee, warden of the Dis
trict jail, as the man who wore the
| blue.
..He was tender and generous to the
man who wore the gray" the senator
| asserted land there is nothing more
beautiful than such kindness. These
men came from east Tennessee, where
| the mountains are so tall that the angels
| feet may be tickled from them.
Where Folks Never Die.
Capt. Shipp and his deputies. Senator
Taylor declared, are from remarkable
| county People down there never die.
He related story of stranger from the
north seeing a man of seventy-five years
standing in the chimney corner, crying,
and asking him what was his trouble. His
| answer the senator stated, was that his
pa had whipped him for ''sassing' his
/ grandma. He also related another in
/ stance of q man chewing tobacco and
i splitting at an object fifteen feet away.
And hitting it every time" the senator
said.
Senator Taylor introduced Col. Robert
l.. Montague, who told of what a pleasure
ternal organizations to be able to be of
| some assistance to those who were in
trouble.
Senator Frazier lauded Capt. Shipp and
his deputies and complained that their
! Incarceration was the result of the pres
ent judicial system. declaring they would
never have been sentenced to prison had
they had trial by jury. The court that
sentenced them. he said was divided
upon the question of guilt.
i Representative Gordon eulOPlZpd
den Mckee, describing him as noble
citizen. Capt. Shipp also spoke of the
treatment that had been accorded him
while he was prisoner and said words
would not adequately express what he
wanted to say about the warden
i Il am not going to indulge in any criti-
cism of Uncle ..am,' said Capt. Shipp, II
promised him Iorty-ive years ago
wouldn't sass him any more. and have
kept my promise"
In conclusion, Capt. Ship declared he
had done his duty, and he is now to re.
) turn to his people to seek vindica ton
The three men entered automobiles anC
were hurried off to the Union station.
i Ex-Sheriff Ship called at the Supreme
Court of the United States yesterday aft
ernoon to pay his respects to the officials
there and to assure the court that he
J bore it no i'll will for his sentence to i'm
prisonment
) II did entertain hard feelings toward
the government of the United States
many years ago." said he, but / was
whipped and I resolved never to do i,
again, and / have not
He did not the members of the
court, as it was not in session, but talked
with officers Of the court.
i Welcome at Chattanooga.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, January 20
With a reception committee to meet him