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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-05-17
'hysicians Expect Monticello Minis
ter's Boys to Recover.

1.-THE two young sons of Rev. J.
Bennett, of Monticello, who
live been desperately i'll here foi
lie past few days, were report ed
esterday by Drs. Galloway and
pnes to be improving.
\ The children were brought to
ackson for treatment the latter
lart of last week, suffering from
Sowel trouble, and one of them. a
title girl of eighteen months, died
sunday at Mrs. Morton's place on
Capitol street where the family is
topping at present.
T Monday night one of the little
Joys was taken desperately i'll, and
Swo trained nurses were called in
70 attend to both of the children.
1T is believed now that they will
both come around all right since
The weather has become cooler,
and having received the best of
medical treatment and nursing.
Mr.. Bennett is pastor of the
Methodist church at Monticello,
and has friends in this city who
are aiding in every way possible,
among them Rev. w. H. Lewis,
pastor of the Capitol Street Meth
Odist Church. Clarion Led ger.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-05-17
II. E. CONNOR HELD
FOR KILLING WOMAN
Hours after Cutting and lust After
Woman Died Police Discover
the Crime.

DR.. H. E. Connor, well known
colored physician, is in Jail charg-
ed with the murder of Sophronia
Hall, generally known as his par
amour, following the death of the
woman almost "a hours after she
was slashed in the side with a
knife in Engstrom's Quarters of
this city Friday night.
The news of the cutting was
kept so quiet that neither the sher-
ifs Office nor the city police had
gotten any tip of any serious
trouble, up to 3 o'clock Saturday
afternoon, when Marshal r. L.
Davis got wind of what he thought
was just an ordinary fight and
calling Policeman A. L. Moore to
his assistance he went down into
the negro section of the city to in
vestigate the wind" of what he
had heard had happened the night
before.
Going to the home of the Hall
woman they were astounded to
find that the woman had been cut
and had just died before their ar
rival and that DR.. Connor, the
man charged with killing her, had
been using every effort within his
skill to bring life back into the
body of the wounded woman, hav-
ing been with her constantly since
the night before shortly after she
was cut. In some manner, it is
stated, the doctor had had her
moved from the place where she
was injured to her home, a half
mile distant.
Connor was arrested by the mar
shall and brought to the sheriff's
Office, and a ccroner's jury im-i
mediately summoned to investiI
gate the affair. The jury, COM
posed of Ebert Britt, John WI
Mcbride. Bedford Phillips, E. F.
McCalip, 2. P. Jones and w. P.
King returned a verdict that thd
Hall woman came to her death
from knife wounds inflicted by
DR.. H. E. Connor.
1t developed at the investigai'
tion, from several witnesses, that
the woman passed the lie to. the
doctor, he demonstrating with her.
When she repeated it, the cutting
resulted.
The cash made by the knife i'm
the woman's side had been neatly
stitched and it is. supposed that
she expired from internal hemor-l
rhage.
A preliminary hearing will bd
had of the case Friday before JUS
tice R. S. Butler, Hons. Maui and
Yawn and P. z. Jones having been
employed as counsel for the de-
tense.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-05-17
$4,000 SEE A NEGRO
BURNED In TEXAS
Taken From Officers in Court Room
After Conviction for ReinOus
Crime.

Waco, Tex, May 15.-With
I15,000 persons as witnesses, in.
Guiding women and children, Jesse
Washington, negro boy who con
fessed to the assault and murder o1
Mrs. Lucy Fryar, seven miles
south of here, last Monday, was
taken from the Fifth district court
room shortly before noon and
burned on the public square.
The burning came Immediately
after the negro's trial had ended
and the jury had returned ver-
dict of guilty, giving him the
death penalty.
Someone not far from the negro
started the cry: "Get the negro!"
It was taken up by all of those
from the part of the county where
Mrs. Fryar was killed, and Wash
ington was then seized and remov-
ed from the courtroom. The crowd
at first seemed willing to hang the
negro from the suspension bridge,
but a suggestion that he be burned
on the plaza met with instant re-
sponse, and he was dragged to the
city hall yard, where the chain al
ready around his neck was thrown
over the limb of a tree, wood has
tily secured and the fire started.
After the verdict had been re-
turned, Washington said in a half
audible whisper, "I'm sorry |
done it. !"
The runs to secure the negro
came with such suddenness that
officers, lawyers and newspaper
men were swept off their feet and
the victim was in the hands of the
mob before anyone could stop pro-
ceedings.
While the crowd that took
Washington from the courtroom is
said to have been composed of
persons from the county, they
were joined by many citizens of
Waco and in some instances it is
said they left their places of bust
ness to view the burning of the
negro. After the fire had burned
itself out, the body burned to a
crisp, was viewed by a coroner's
jury, whose verdict has not been
announced.
Later in the day members Of the
mob returned to the scene Of the
burning, placed the charred body
in a sack and dragged it through
the principal streets behind an al
t0m0bile to Robinson, where Mrs.
Fryar was killed, and what re-
nafned Of it was suspended from a
telephone pole there.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-05-17
TRE YOUNGEST HORSE THIEF.
Year Old Negro Boy, Who is Coal
Black, PigeOn-TOed and
Knock Kneed.

Without doubt James Robert
sStuart, a IL year old negro boy, is
Nhe youngest person ever arresteI
d This section for horse Stealing.
!, be was guilty at that tor JUS
lie r. S. Butler gave him go days
on the farm, letting him off light
ON account of his age. And with
his accomplishments as a horse
thief the little darkey also enjoys
the distinction of being coal black,
pigeon toed and slightly knock
kneed.
Saturday night Stuart coolly got
into the buggy of MIR. J. Y. Mize,
hitched in front of the Post
IOfice and proceeded to "make a
itrip''-no one really knows wnere
ito, although he drove the team
Eight on past the owners house.
Notifying the sheriff's Office and
kSnowing the direction which the
liarkey had taken, the sheriff spent
teveral hours trying to trace the
orse and buggy but without
esult, not a trace of the thief or
\ he vehicle and horse being found.
4 To "cap the climax, as the
story goes, who should drive up to
Mr.. Mize's residence Sunday
Imorning but the little black with
fshe team and 50 hoodwinked Mr..
fAize that The owner gave him a
quarter tor driving the team
home, entirely oblivious of the fact
Ithat he was dealing with the thief
himself. The little fellow ingra-
tiated himself into MIR. Mics
good will by his plausible story.
Later he was arrested with the
result as stated.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-05-17
u. S. Surgeon Creel Gets Well De-
served Promotion.

Surgeon R. H. CreeI, of the
United States Public Health Ser
vice, who has been stationed in
New Orleans for several years has
been promoted to assistant sur
geon general of the Service at
Washington. Surgeon Creel left
for his new post last night.
The promotion comes as rec
ognition Of his management Of the
rat -proDfing campaign which was
Launched in New Orleans two
years ago. He was offered the
presidency of a health department
at Boston at salary Of ST. 900, a
year a few months ago but he pre-
ferred to remain in government
employ.
DR.. French Simpson, former as-
sistant Of Surgeon Creel will sue
|ceed Surgeon Creel.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-05-17

/ beg to announce that my office
will be ready on May 22nd to rem
der professional services to the
public. examining and testing
eyes.
Some persons who value their
vision and are not willing to en-
trust their eyes to person Of un-
known reputation may ask the
question, Who is DIR. Besser2 Is
M Y trustworthy specialist2 ] am
i graduate from one Of the largest
colleges in the United States and
have been following my profession
for sixteen years.
DR.. D. G. BeSSer,
ITO w. Cherokee ST., next door
Br0Qkhaven Bank Bldg.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-05-17

Mrs. Laura B. Hart, State Or
ganizer of the Ladies Of the Mac
cabees, was a guest Of Brookhha-
ven yesterday and addressed the
large contingent present at the
Rally yesterday afternoon. One
new member was initiated.
The social hour was featured
with a service of cake and cream.
Mrs. Hart left last night for
Natchez and Vicksburg.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-25
LAST RITES FOR
William G. OGG
HELD SATURDAY
Body is Cremated and Funeral
f.. Service Arrangements
Are Completed

Funeral services of the late VII
liam g. Ogg will be neld Saturday aft
ernocn at o'clock from the home of
/ John Watt. l55c Thurston avenue. In.
termeEt will be private
| Mrs. William G. Ogg arrived with
| the BODY Of her late husband on the
! Mauna Loa this morning. The body
was taken to the crematory and in
Generated later in the day. Following
the arrival of Mrs. Ogg arrangements
for the funeral were completed.
No additional details relative 10
the death Of Ogg nave been learned.
The facts were as w-olessed from
Hilo. He left no letters which would
explain his act nor did his converse.
ton with those with whom he was as
ISOLATED on Hawaii give any indica-
ton that he contemplated seeking
death. III ~
William G. 0gg was well liked by
all who really knew him and yet he
had comparative few close acQuain-
tances in whom he would confide.
Two of these in Honolulu, however,
say that Ogg was suffering from over
mental strain and had been advised
by his physician to take a vacation
and throw aside the cares of business
for a time at least. They add that
he had worried about the prevalence
of the leaf hopper and that although !
be had twice carried the plantation
through serious trouble, once from
leaf hopper when crops dwindled
down to practically nothing and again |
from two-year drought, he was in.
clined to take such adversities much |
to heart and had done so recently |
when hopDers again attacked the crop |
As to this characteristic of him they |
cite that last winter when he had |
lust started on vacation he was in |
formed on his arrival on the main
land of heavy rains on Hawaii, gave |
up his rest and hurried back to the |
.a.": T..
People generally who knew him
were familiar with his bright and
cheerf1'' bearing, did not know of this
phase of his character, but to few
OF mis- closest friends he did eonfide
that he was worried over facing for
hsrd time the possibility of adverse
influences on the crop and that his
health had suffered from such very.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-25
TO PREVENT old
AGE COMING
too SOON

Toxic poisons in the blood are
thrown out by the kidneys. The kid
neys act as filters for such products.
If we wish to prevent old age coming
too soon and increase cur chances
for long life, we should drink plenty
of pure water and take a little An
uric" says the famous Dr. Pierce OF
Buffalo. ~ Y. ."".... -.
When suffering from backache, FIRE.
quent or scanty urine, rheumatic.
pains here or there, or that constant
tired. worn-out feeling, the simple
way to overcome these disorders is
merely to obtain little "Anuric'
from your nearest druggist aud you
will quickly notice tt: grand results.
You will find it thirty-seven times
more potent than lith;a. and that it
dissolves uric acid as hot water does
sugar-Ady. % -
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-25
Will W. I. Garden
Resign? He Only
Smiles; Silent
Demand of HoIIinger Gets No
Answer From Deputy
City Attorney ...= .

They are taking it largely as joke
in the west end Of the city hall-that
demand by Supervisor Ben HollingeI
that viii T. Garden resign either as
deputy city attorney or as member
of the public utilities commission.
Take good look at me-" said Car.
den, this morning. as he draped him,
self across a law book in his office
I'm just grinning." 49,. =
As a matter of fact, Garden was moi
saying a single word about Hcllinger's
demand.
Are you going to resign" Garden
was asked.
The young attorney only smiled
We'll. are you contemplating re.
signing?" -" ....~ HIP
Garden laughed both loud and long
Then he decided he would consult
his attorney to determine whether he
should say anything more for publica
ucn. In response to a buzzer signal,
Deputy City Attorney A. NJ. Cristy
entered the Office There was a whis,
pered conversation between the two
Say, we're awfully busy, y,
Cristy began, TO the interviewer.
as Garden going to resign" asked
the reporter. @->.
We're awfully busy" repeated
Cristy. :.
There was silence for minute.
Garden and Cristy smiled. Harry
T.. Lake, in the outer Office, whistled
an Irish lullaby. ... A.. -.
Just say grinned in answer to
every question you put to me-" said
Garden. .
And we're awfully busy" added
Cristy. That ended the interview. =
Supervisor Larsen announced today
that he believes as Holhnger and Ar.
mold do, that Garden should resign
from the commission or from his city
Office. ... "
But Garden has nothing to say
yet. H..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-25
SUGAR HITTING
TOBACCO SUPPLY

The United States Tobacco Journal.
in Tampa, Florida, correspondence,
says that the nigh prices for sugar
are responsible for the wrapper" fam
inc. The correspondent writes:
Every boat that comes from Hev-
ana has some cigar manufacturer
aboard who is getting back from Cuba
after having been over to give the
leaf situation most careful attention.
They are all loud in their praises of
the fine wrappers they have bought
and deplore the high prices they had
to pay for filters, not that any one
manufacturer is bidding against an
other but it was just the unexpected
that happened and no one can account
for 1t. They speak of bales of filters
as so many gold nuggets that would
assay "a earats fine. When asked
what is the cause of such prices none
can tell you nor will any make the
attempt To put it in plain English.
Its pay or quit
Many say that the planting of sug-
ar has been the cause of high prices,
as the tobacco acreage has been cut
down. Maybe so, who knows? Still,
the poor manufacturer has nothing
to do but sit and think and then pay
the price. One thing is dead sure:
someone is burning the candle at both
ends" ".:,.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-25
TWO AERONAUTIC
EKPOSITIONS ON
1917 SCHEDULE

In view of the local interest taken
in aviation and the early launching of
the Aero Club OF Hawaii, the plans
for national and international aeronau-
tic expositions aT69timely. tt
Two great Pan;American aeronau-
tic expositions are now in the course
of arrangement-one is to be held in
New York in January, 1917; the other
il Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in July the
same year. -.... r H. ,.e.~
The Aero Club Of America, the Anne
rican Society of Aeronautic Engineers
and the Pan-American Aeronautic
Federation have joined forces in the
planning and directing of these two
highly important events. The Pan
American Federation has for members
the aero clubs of the ten largest re-
publics in the Americas. " 49,
To this end there has been ap-
pointed, according to an announce
ment from the Aero Club of America,
an organizing committee which in
cludes nearly every man of leading
prominence in the promotion of aero
nautics in ali its possibilities-mili-
tary and unitarian. The list of names
of the committeeman is impressive
ana bespeaks the widest interest and
encouragement for aeronautic develop.
ment and achievement in the Western
HemiSDhere .,..s., r. 49,. -. Il
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-25
1ZI=lT=l5
Tt e ATGR

SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR TO-DAY
AND EVENING
Program Beginning at 1850 p. m
Until 4 p. m.
Evening (Two Shows, $50 and 8:3e
"The Making Of Crooks" tthree-part
dra.aal SeIig. / Fl.
"Ee1rst Seiig News" (current sventsI
Gsti3. ~... ..... . - "
Only a Country GirP. Comedy !
'Eaienr. -:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-25

Victor E. Innis. recently sentenced
to seven years imprisonmfrt for lar
CE-l'- q rust funds. vas deL5Ed = M ..
trial by Supreme Judge Da2 Til st ~.
lanta Ga. -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-25
COMMERCIAL CLUB
HOLDS ELECTION
OF NEW GOVERNORS

Five new members Of the board OF
governors of the Commercial Club
were elected at meeting last night.
]. j. Belser. H n. Denison. L. Z.
Davis, ]. F. Fenwick and B. l. Noble
are the men selected. ...- :
Wednesday noon the governors will
meet to pick Officers for the club for
the coming year. .si..... ...... H..
The Washington herald., 1916-02-05

FIRST RACE-selling; 3year-olds and upward !;
SIX furlongs. Gilbert Rose, ITO Gross, to l. to
), TO s. won Teeto, ll3 (Schemmsrhorn), s to l,
to l, to 2, second; WaIemsIl, lo6 (GraTes), to
!. to l. even, third. Time. IA as Whispering
Hope. Zolzo. Lovers Lane. Gerthslma. EthelEicks.
Tempy Duncan, Frog Eye, Boas. Noble Grand, Irish
Kid and Manson also ran.
SECOND RACE-sening; 5yesr-olds and upward
sir furlOngs. John spohn, los (Acton) 6 to s.
10 2, l to 5, won Tower, los Gross, Il to l. 5
to l. to /, second; Leduc. los (Pauley), 8 to l,
to l, TO 3 third. Time liza. Miss Brush Lady
James Andy h, Wills, Marie Coghil and Freeman
also ran.
THIRD RACE-FfFe and a half furlongs. Brig
house, Ill (Schemerhoml, TO 2, to g. l to g.
won; Little Jake, lls CPickens) to l. 2 to l. to
10. second; Stella Grsine l05 (Morysl, to l. even,
to 2 third. Time, N5 35 Carrie Orme and Jake
Argent also ran.
FOURTH RACE-Mile. Dundreary lU (stesrns),
to ], to s. to 2 won; Little String 100 (NIarco)
TO !, to TO- to T. second; Hardban. lOs Gross,
to l. to 5. to 5, third. Time, l@e rs. O1rli-
cue and Olga Star also ran
FIFTH RACE~SI furlongs. Originator, Ill
Molesworthl. to 2, even, to 2, won; Lady Young
lo6 tOmesl, TO l, TO l, even, second: Cecil. lOo
lSchemernorn). to !, to g. to s. third. Time
LIS Is. Jennie Small. @. NJ. johnson, Circulate
Naladolid and Dusky Dave also ran.
SIXTH RACE-SU furlongs. Harry L.. ll3 (Moes-
WORTH, even, ! TO ?. ! to won; Dash g. (Preecer
to !. to l, even, second; Tiara los Pauley) Is
to !, to l, to l. third. Time, 25 Quiz
Smiling Mag. Eanhon, Jolly Tar, Barsac Foeman
and Fitzgerald also ran.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-05
HAVANA ENTRIES.

FIRST RACE-Selling; purse S4Oo 3-year-olds and
upward; five and one-half furlongS Louise May,
s5; Rustic May. %; Zadi, 100; Wander lO5 Felina
Ill; VOLTS Baths, lis.
SECOND RACE-Selling: purse 500; %yearolds
and upward; five and one-half furlongs. Besslen,
S; Prince Chap lO3; Ford Mai. lO4; Nino Much
acbo. lo5; lnlan, los; Flatbush, l0s; Miss Prmity.
III: Easter Star, lI3
THIRD RACE-SeIling; purse 500; .3-year-oId,
and upward; hTc furlongs. Jane, IS; Calcium
plan, %; Miss GenevisTe 90: Deviltry lO2; Paul
Davis. lc2 Margaret Meise, l04; Cherry Seed, l06
Yellow Eyes. los; Russell AcGnl. u0
FOURTH RACE-Handcap: purse 500; 5year.
olds and upward; ave and one-half tu1ongs. Al
debaran, l@; Othelo, 49, Sir Edgar. ns; I'm
psrator. rs.
FIFTH RACE-Selling; purse $500; 5year-olds
and upward; i've furlongs. 'COppeTtown. lol; -
lis True, lo2: Chitra l04: 'Parlor Boy, los! Shad-
rach, lR; Suregst, liz; scardello. 10; Duquesne
ll3; Ske-ts Il6.
SIXTH RACE-SelIins: purse $50; s-year-oid,
and upward; Ave furlongs. Ruth Strickland 5
'Fenrock. sS; The Lark, 100; Page White l02
Palm Leaf. lo; Claribel l0I: Lord Wells. los Bull
gar. los; Frontier, IOs; Fred Levy, 10.
-Apprentice allowance claimed
The Washington herald., 1916-02-05

FIRST RACE Pursc; .rear-olds: three furlongs
Dental, IL lCOnneIyl, TO 5. , to ). out. wor
ldpiita. 100 G-afcrtyr 5 to 5. 70 > out second
NJ Friend. l09 Young. % to l. } 10 l. to 2.
third Time. 90 IS. Nanteka. Lantana, Hasty
CCra and Mauukin also ran
SECOND RACE-Selling- Jyear-olds: eve and
onc half f1rI0ass- Ruth Strickland. IL JODesl.
10 T. % ;. to ) won: Edith Baumann Io5
IWOlstsIhomI. to >. to ). to 5. second
Sumner. ICJ JDOninicEI, to |. to = s to s.
third. Time. Ill - Little Alta Tab Her,
Mary BIackwOod. Ufhzzi and Sha5an also ran
THIRD RACE-SeIIing; 4year-olds and upward
sN furIOngs- Minstrel IC9 (Connellyl. > To l
TO 5 to 5. won: Luther II2 lDUminickl
10 /. TO J. even. second; Merry Jubilee ;o7
lDuyIeI to ], to I. to 5. third Time i:I5 %.
Reflection. ParIor Boy Laura PierrOt Springmasy.
Irrastsr. Quick and MOncrief also ran
FOURTH RACE-One mile Mahk IS ICruu-
Hlrrf. = TO l. 3 to :. to l. won Ben Uncas, lO5
Watts. 70 , 10 ) out. second AfterglOw IO4
Taplinl. even. I ?. out, third. Time l:4s
MoscOwa. HabCrdash. Tom Hancock and Ajax also
FIFTH RACE-Oue mile. BsIfron IOl Bali.
10 ; ! 10 ,. l to Z. won; Charles F. Granger
is lHarringtOnl. Is to ]. to :. > to T. second
Thrill. lG tJenkinsl. 10 to !. to J. ? to l. third
Time. g 3 Emily R. Anna Lou Laberian and
F1ring Feet also ran.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-05
Favorites Fail to Win
At New Orleans Track


Lane, I5; 'spir-E. los; Wild Irish, lo5: Lesba.
los; BAT Mayterson. iG; Yeno Won, ITO; Noble
Grand, ne; Nifty. III; Gray's Favorite. III
SECOND RACE-Selling; +year-olds and upward
one mile. nina K. q: Jack Harrison, %; blue
Point, g; 'Endunnce s.; Strange Girl, s; Efie
May. los; Lone Star, los; 'yoladay II. 100; Fort
Sumter. 10; Marshal nlghman, 10; Great Friar,
10: Msndadsro, no: Fitzgerald. is.
THIRD RACE-seling; 3year-olds and upward
Eve furiongS POSTMASTER, los; Frances G., los
Jennie Crawford. lO6; John spohn, los; Eel ITO;
Aura. 10; Real Worth liz; AOller, LIZ; Carondolet,
lE2; Eek Davis, lis.
FOURTH RACE-special racs; 5year-olds and
upward; three and half fulongs. Bank, 100; U
Tell Us los white, liz; Joe Blair, lis.
FIFTH RACE-Three- year-olds and upward; six
furlongs. Charity Ward, 100; 'Finnigin, l0; Lad
lo7; Little Abe l@; 'Birdman lG saIlie O'Day.
lOsi Panhschapi, los; superl, losi Type, liz; ouid
Nunc, lie.
SIXTH RACE-selling; 4-year-olds and upward
one mile. John Graham, lo4; Money Maker. los
Flitaway l05: Frokendale l0; 'Charley MeFerran,
1G; Zim, l0; Transparent, 100; Mud Sill, loa
sApprentice allowance claimed.