The Semi-weekly leader., 1914-12-05

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Hattiesburg. The Commercial Club
will hold meeting extraordinary on
Dec. 5, by invitation Of the president
d. e. McInnis, at his home on Pine
street. The Women's Federated clubs
Of Hattiesburg will meet with the Com.
mercial club on that occasion, also az
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. McInnis.
Meridian.-One of the most talked
OF cases that has been before the chan
Gerry court in this county for years is
that Of DR.. B. l.. Robinson, promi
nent physician of the city, who is suing
his former wife, Mrs. Mae Robinson,
for the possession of the two children
Of the couple, the childen being aged
4 and years.
Vicksburg.-As the result of failure
Of the airbrakes to check westbound
train No. IL, which had come to full
stop at Mounds, La, where passing or.
ders were given, it was run into Sew.
eral passengers were. shaken up and
some of them painfully injured and
both locomotives were considerably
damaged after being derailed.
Meridian.-A sensational case In
which both the father and mother seek
the custody of two children has been
on trial in the chancery court here.
B. l.. Robinson, one of the most prom
inent physicians of the state, is suing
his former wife, Mrs. M. A. Robinson,
for the custody of the two children OF
the couple.
Jackson. Sheriff Nicholson Of De-
Soto county, accompanied by. IL negro
prisoners, reached here from Herman
do to place his prisoners in the Kinds
county Jail for safe keeping. While
there had been no actual demonstra-
tion of hostility towards these negroes,
since the trouble which followed the
killing of w. F. Harris, former sheriff,
there has been more or less feeling of
hostility toward them, and it was
thought prudent to get them out OF
possible harms way. Several of them
are charged with serious crimes, and
much race feeling is suspected in that
section.
Hernando.-The jury in the case OF
J. Olan Watson, charged with the muir
der Of Louis Glitter, near Pleasant Hill
on Nov. 18, returned verdict of first
degree murder, with life Imprisonment,
one hour after the case had been given
into their hands. The trial proceeded
with celerity. Only five witnesses
testified, two for the prosecution and
three for the defense. The first wit
ness for the state was Mrs. Louis Git
ter, the widow of the dead man. She
testified that there had been no pre-
vious trouble existing between her hus-
band and Olan Watson prior to the
day of the killing. Robbie Watson,
Willie Watson and Olan Watson tes.
titled for the defense.
Clarksdale.-A Mr.. Stevens, book
kepeer for J. L. Doggett at, the latter's
plantation commissary in the Big
Creek neighborhood, near Clarksdale,
was seriously wounded when fired
upon by negro named Sam Foster.
From accounts which have thus far
reached here, 1t appears Nthat Foster
and another negro engaged in dis
pute while standing in front of Mr..
Doggett's store. During the dispute
Foster fired at the other negro with a
shotgun which he had with him, in
luring the negro in the foot At this
juncture Mr.. Stevens ran from the
store and approached the two negroes
in an effort to put stop to the diff
Guilty. At this time Foster fired again,
the load of small shot entering Mr.
Stevens left breast, Just above the
heart. 1t is said that his wounds are
not believed to be necessarily fatal,
and that he has fairly good chance
for recovery.
ladelphia.-Marcus Hunter, who
was charged with the murder of ]. A.
Tanning, had preliminary trial, and
after the evidence was introduced he
was released on $4,000 bond. AS
near as could be CLEANED, the details
of the tragedy are as follows: About
a week ago Tanning and Hunter were
last seen together, when they left the
town together in a buggy. About mid
night, Hunter returned and reported
that the horse had become unmanage-
able, had run away, precipitating Fan
ming to the ground, sustaining injuries
from which he died instantly. A cor
oner's jury held an inquest, finding
that the deceased came to his death
from broken neck, marks of violence
about the face and neck, both elbows
bruised, and that Hunter was present
when the accident occurred. 1t seems
that a suspicion arose as to the actual
manner of Fanning's death, which re-
suited in the arrest of Hunter on the
charge of murder.
Jackson.--Allen Brown, justice Of
the peace, held an inquest on the body
OF a white man which was found be-
side the tracks OF the Cult & Ship ISL
and railway, near the Pearl River
bridge, mile below the municipal
limits.
Clarksdale.- Circuit court has en-
tered upon trial Of AL Cannon, who
killed Joe MCGUIRE, near Lyon. last
fall. Except for the murder case of
A. w. Godsey this is the most inpor-
tant case on the criminal docket, and
the case Of Godsey has gone over un
til the next term of court
Vossburg "A deplorable tragedy oc-
CURED at Paulding, the county seat Of
Jasper county, and 10 miles from voss,
burg. Leo French was stabbed and
Instantly killed by young Lawless
Both boys, about Is years Of age. were
pupils OF the Paulding school, and
some trouble arose between them over
q desk In the schoolroom They got
into a fight and .Lawless stabbed
French with a pocket knife, killing him
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