McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-05-26
STATE FINISHES
WITH TESTIMONY
MAY ASK, HOWEVER, FOR PER.
! MISSION TO INTRODUCE
OTHER WITNESSES.
USE coNvIcTs ON ROADS
Campbell County Makes Net Saving Of
10 Per Cent During Month Of April.
Two Hundred Prisoners Are
Used.

Nashville.
The court Of impeachment, when It
met May Is, following the recess Of
five days to attend the Democratic
state convention, declined to grant a
five days recess in order to allow at
torneys for Judge Jesse Edgington to
prepare his case, but adjournment was
taken until May %. The state closed
its case, but was given the right to
later introduce three witnesses over
the strenuous objections OF counsel for
defense.
Judge Edgington probably will testi-
fly before the state puts on its three
witnesses. These witnesses are former
Chief of Police w. ]. Hayes, former AS
sistant Attorney-Gene James F.
Bickers, and John Mckee, of Friars
Point, Miss.
Uses Convlcts on Roads.
Campbell County, Tennessee, made
q net saving of eighteen per cent In
road work during the month of April,
with the use Of State prisoners, in
stead Of private contractors, accord
ing to statement made by Chief
Engineer e. l.. Trowbridge In let.
ter to Governor Rye and members of
the Tennessee Board OF Control Mr..
Trowbridge. of Campbell County, says
that by the use Of State prisoners on
the Campbell County work, the county
has been able to do more work at
much less cost with prison labor than
has been accomplished by contractors
In the same county.
Campbell County has 200 State
prisoners working in the mountain
section Of the county, building entirely
new roads. Forty-five of these are
honor men, working without shackles
or guards, while las work under
guards, but without shackles or
chains These are engaged in build.
ing a road through a rough noun
famous section of the country, while
other roads are being built by con-
tractors.
In his report for April, Mr.. Trow-
bridge says that two miles of road
were completed by the prisoners at
total cost of $6.196.95, while he claims
that figuring the items at the unit
price bid by the contractors, this work
would have cost the county under con-
tract $7,539.S8, or saving of $1,342.93
to the county by the use Of prison
labor.
Presidential Electors Chosen.
The last work. of the Democratic
state convention was the election of
two electors for the state at large.
About the same time the convention
ratified the district electors by the
congressional delegations. The presi-
dental ticket to be voted on In Novem.
br, as represented by these electors,
will be as follows:
State at Large-Hill McAllister. Ben
H. Taylor.
First DISTRICT. M, Harris.
Second District-Sam Johnson.
Third District--George e. Banks.
Fourth District--Woo Murray.
Fifth District George w. Sutton.
Sixth DISTRICT. w. Rice.
Seventh District-Tyler Berry.
Eighth District--J. H.. Shelton.
Ninth District--G. c. Sherrod.
Tenth District--A. M. Prewitt.
Conducts Military School.
Adjutant-General Charles B. Rogan
has been advised by the war depart
ment that Lieut. Edgar M. Coffey Of
the United States army has been de-
tailed to conduct the military school
which will be inaugurated at the Ten
nessee Industrial School, This arrange
ment was made recently between Gov.
Rye and Gen. Rogan and officials Of
the war department, SO that the boys
Of the school might have the benefit
of military training and discipline.
Lieut. Coffey is native Of Mississippi.
1arasso 10 Pardoned.
Gov. Rye has granted pardon to
L. Barasso of Shelby county, who was
given sentence of go days In the
workhouse for contempt by the chan
Gerry court of Shelby county for violat-
ing nuisance Injunction. The par
don was recommended by Chancellors
Fentress and Heiskell; the prosecuting
attorney. William R. Harrison, and
Judge J. c. Higgins of the court Of
civil appeals, The evidence shows Ba.
rasso to be 81 years Of age, afflicted
with rheumatism and unable to stand
OVER the STATE EPlroMlzED
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