The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-20

Jackson, Miss, June -(Special.)-The
 Kinds county grand jury has gotten right down to work. and has not left its
 best grist for the last grinding. Instead,
 the most interesting case has been one
 of the very first taken up. That is the charge aganist State Senator A. w. Bond of Harrison county. for changing the verbiage of an enrolled legislative bill or act, which created the new county of Stone.
 Senator Bond was here bright and early and he and his friends are doing all in their power to keep down an indictment,
 but that Is not believed possible. There is no doubt as to Senator Bonds guilt
 he admitted that when called to time by
 Governor Brewer and to Secretary of
 State Power. but pleaded ignorance of
 the law and of his rights in the premises.
 Private Secretary Buck and Secretary
 of State Power were both seen to enter
 the grand jury room today, and they re- mained there an hour or more. Governor
 Brewer Is out of town or he would also
 have been summoned before the grand
 jury. It is supposed these gentlemen were questioned about the Senator Bond case.
 As to what they testified is. of course,
 not known. but it could not have been different from what they have already told in the press. The statement of the secretary of state was printed at the time of the arrest of Senator Bond, as was also the confession he made to Governor Brewer.
 The state dental board met in the house of representatives this morning for the purpose of examining applicants for li- cense to practice dentistry in Mississippi,
 a class of 24 having presented themselves. Of these five are negroes. The members of the examining board are pr. c. F. Haynes Newton, president; Dr. Reuel May, Jackson, secretary; Dr. c, E. Ray,
 Meridian; Dr. J. H. Chapman. Columbia; Dr. B. l.. Graham, Clarksdale. The re- suit of the examination will not be made known for day or two.
 A negro convict who labors under the weight of the very euphonious entitlement
 of Ben Hucklebery has shaken the mud
 of the Belmont farm from his brogans
 and the penitentiary authorities will pay
 $50 to get him back. He is described
 as mulatto. 30 years of age feet slz
 inches high, scar on top of head and on
 left collar bone. shot in groin flat nose, came from Shell Mound, Lefiore county,
 February, 1909; five years for shooting with intent to kill.
 The shortest pardon petition ever di-
 rected to Mississippi governor is from Gillom Johnson. reading as follows
 The undersigned respectfully requests your excellency to grant me pardon. I
 was convicted in the circuit court of Pike county In 1908. of murder, and sentenced
 to the penitentiary for a term of natural
 life I think I was justifiable in comnit- ting the assault and had no intention of taking life. And for full pardon ever pray"
 Those Mississippi Congressman who are remaining at their posts in Washington attending to the business of their constit- uents. may be somewhat handicapped in their race, their opponents being as busy as bees in tar bucket. but they have put quietus on reports that they were not going to be candidates by announcing in the papers of their districts and in sending their private secretaries down to see how the land lies and to patch up any fences that may have been broken down during their absence. James A. smylie.