The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-16
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1ACHRy CASE UNSETTLED,
GEORGIA GOVERNOR HOI,DS
REQUISITION HEARING.
Mrs. Zachry Scored Counsel for Au.
gusta Attorney Introducing Tcsti.
mOny RcfeCting Oh Character Of
Wife.

Atlanta, Aug. 1.-THE prospect of
Julian j. Zachry, the Augusta attor-
ney, being sent back to Columbia,
>. C., on writ Of extradition issued
by the governor of South Carolina,
charging violation of the fugitive law,
did not loom up bright at the close
of the hearing before Gov John M.
Slaton this afternoon, when testimony
attacking Mrs. Zachry was given.
Zachry is charged by his wife, Mary
Iachry, from whom he is separated
with kidnapping their eldest child,
FRANCES, aged three years. He is
also charged with cruelty, mistreating
the child by carrying her in an auto
mobile from South Carolina to Au-
gusta and also with failure to sup
port his wife and children.
Although Gov. Slaton made no
statement as to his attitude at the
close of the hearing, except that he
would carefully weigh the law and
the arguments submitted by 9. r.
Rembert and c. E. Dunbar, South
Caroiina's representatives, he clearly
indicated by his questions that he
will have to be shown that Zachry
committed crime in South Carolina
and is now fugitive from justice.
IF | thought this to be an attempt
merely to satisfy the malice on the
part of Mrs. Zachry, or an effort to
get possession of the child instead OF
vindicating the laws OF South Caro-
lima, / would not hesitate to dismiss
the application" Gov Slaton said. Il
want to show the South Carolina gov
ernor every courtesy that is at my
command" The governor will an
nOunce his decision Tuesday.
j. ID. Cleary, mayor of Harlem,
testified at the hearing before Gov.
Slaton that Mrs. Zachry and her
mother created so much sensation in
Harlem by assaulting her husband Oh
the street and heaping vulgar threats
on him, that committee of council
was appointed to urge her to desist
or leave the city. he said that on one
occasion he went to Zachry's rescue
while his wife and mOther-in-law had
him in an alley beating him. ED.
sent for you to help me; amy wife
wants me to strike her, hut | won't do
it," Zachry told Clcary Cleary stated
that Hachry was bleeding about the
face. He also testified that Mrs
Zachry made the threat that if her
husband got custody of the children
'she would kill him" He told Gov
Slaton during the hearing that he pre-
vented Mrs Zachry from using pis-
tOl on her husband.
Mrs. Zachry sued her husband for
alimony and custody of the children,
but the suit was withdrawn and the
court allowed her $2O0 counsel fee
This occurred after the attacks which
Cleary testified to. Later, a reconcila-
ton was arranged and Mrs. Zachry
we0t back to her husband. Then
there was another break IN their rela-
tions and another separation. On the
trial Of the cause before the ordinary
at Harlem, Zachry was awarded the
custody of the children. Attorneys
Rembert and Dunbar raise the point
now that Mrs. Zachry was not rep
resented by counsel in the trial be-
fore the ordinary, and that all the
subsequent decisions in the superior
court are prcdiacted on that first de-
cisiOn.
Henry Cohen. John r. West and
Hamilton Phinizy of Augusta, repre-
sentng Zachry, deny that Mrs Zach
ry was not represented They say
that she was attended at the trial by
two distinguished attorneys This
point seems to be one upon which
the South Carolina attorneys base
their hope Of favorable decision
from Gov. Slaton.