The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-02-24
MANY CHARGES
MADE AGAINST
TOM HENDRICKS
ri
FORMER WIFE OF HIS BROTHER
SAYS NE ATTACKED HER
ON A TRAIN.
Officers Seek FORMER Policeman With
Warrants Charging Assault With IN
!. tent to Murder, Assault and Bat
J. Iery and Other offenses.

Assault with intent to murder, as
sault and battery, pointing pistol
at another, using profane language in
the presence of a lady on a passenger
train and peace warrant are the
churges which await Tom Hendricks
a former member of the police force,
who is now being sought by county
officials.
All of these charges have been pre-
ferred by Mrs. Alice Meyers, cf Jack
sonville, formerly Mrs. John Hen
bricks, she having at one time been
the wife of brother cf the former
Brunswick police officer.
The trouble which led to the issu-
ance of these warrants against Hen
bricks occurred on an A. B. & A. pas
senger train near the six mile cross
ing on Tuesday night
According to the statement of Mrs.
Meyers, bad feeling has existed he
tween the families for some time, as
a result of her securing divorce from
John Hendricks, which occurred last
April in Jacksonville. Mrs. Meyer
stated that after she had secured a
divorce her. former husband was al
rested in Jacksonville on the churge
or arson, having burned his residence.
He charged tine wife with the offense
and she was summoned as a witness.
Evidence brought out the fact that
Mrs. Meyer, then Mrs. Hendricks, was
in Georgia when the fire occurred. AS
a result of the trial Hendricks was
convicted of subornation cf perjury
and sentened to serve twenty years in
the penitentiary. 1t was partly on the
evidence of his former wife which
caused his conviction. Three
weeks ago Mrs Meyer was welded to
her present husband, and while she
knew that a bad feeling against her
existed among the Hendricks family
she little exrected any trouble.
Several days ago Mrs. Meyer came
to Brunswick and Tuesday night she
left for Jacksonville.
Tom Hendricks was on this train
and according to Mrs. Meyer when
near the six-mile crossing he approach
ed her. With few words, mostly pro-
fame She says, Hendricks struck ner,
hitting her several times. Then he
drew a revolver on her, when she call
ed upon Conductor Goldwire and the
crew to protect her The conductor
started for Hendricks, in an effort to
prevent him from further harming the
lady passenger, bat he jumped eff the
train and has not since been seen.
Mrs Meyer then returned to Bruns-
wick and yesterday morning she en-
gagged Attorney Ernest Dart to prose
cute Hendricks, and warrants charging
him with the offenses mentioned above
were sworn out 1t is expected that
Hendricks will be arrested this morn
ing and, if so, preliminary hearing
will be held before Justice Fahm this
morning. The various warrants were
issued from his Office.
A News reporter, after learning the
above facts, endeavOred t2 see Con-
ductor Goldwire to secure his state
ment in regard to the matter, but he
has left the city on his regular run.
The facts, as given above, were secur-
ed from Mrs. Meyer, who says she in
tends to prosecute Hendricks to the
full extent of the law.
Croyatt & Whitefield, who represent
the A., B. & A., may also come in the
case as prosecutors, that is if the
railroad decides to take a hand i'll the
case.