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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-01
THE CASE Of BARRETT.

On tho information thus far made
public, the execution of Aubrey Bar
rett on Thursday next would i'm
pugn the justice Of Virginia courts.
We do not know whether the
crime for which the 17-year-old Me-
gro boy stands sentenced to death
was murder or manslaughter. That
question. for the moment. may be
aeft out of account.
The important and compelling
act is that the attorney who was
opposed to represent the boy has
tated publicly and in print that he
withdrew from the case when the
boy was arraigned. This means that
On ignorant Negro OF IT Vas put on
trial for hls life without counsel
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-01
MAKING ARMY GAS MASKS
Contract For 1924 900 to Ward o.
German Poison Attacks.

Contract For 1924 900 to Ward OF
German Poison Attacks.
The Hero Manufacturing company
OF Philadelphia. has been awarded n
contract for 1.07I,000 gas masks for
the United States government.
They will be used to equip the mel,
of the rational army
The contract calls foi an expendi,
tnre Of $1.502.000 and II Is understood
that the government will furnish the
materials.
Another contract for making power
marking machines for marking cloth.
ing at the cantonmcnts is being com
p]eted, as we'll rs one for letonate.'s
and cover caps for shells, according to
A. M. Kennedy, secretary and treas,
'urer Of the company.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-01
Shoots Himself After Crash,

Miss Florence Hughes, Of New
Brighton, Pa, was killed and Howard
Beck, OF Aspinwall, Pa, and Miss Ma.
bel Spencer OF Slippery Rock. Pa.
severely injured when their motor CIT
struck tree while running at high
rate Of speed at Conneaut Lake, neal
Meadvile, Pa. Walter WEIGH, Of Slip
perry Rock, fourth member Of the party,
Ia saih to have drawn q revolver and
shot himself. re Is In q serious con
dition with bullet wound In the neck.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-01

this would be done and had SO in
formed the judge. l was deeply i'm
pressed with the position Of tho
court and saw at once that the
judge was very reluctant to assume
tho responsibility of passing upon
the life of the boy, and l can say
without fear of successful CONTRA
diction that so far as my observation
went, the Judge did not in any way
attempt to influence the boy In his
plea, but fully explained his rights
to have a jury. After Mr.. Lancas-
ter had advised the course to be
pursued, it seems that the boy hest
tatcd and then MIR. Lancaster init
mated to the Court that he could
do nothing more, and he saw no use
of his appearing further In the case.
The boy then withdrew his plea of
mot guilty" and put In the plea OF
guilty" and asked to be tried by
the court. to which request /, as
commemorative attorney, consent
cd. Evidence was then introduced
Of practically the same nature as Is
above narrated. In addition, there
was introduced on the part of the
commonwealth, evidence as to the
age of the boy, and this evidence
less than sixteen years of age, nor
more than seventeen.
Degree Murder.
; No argument was then made,
Ietther against or for the prisoner,
but the whole matter was taken in
Ill h.v i
the court. In the exercise of It's duty
found tho prisoner guilty OF murder
in the first degree, and sentenced
him to pay the death penalty. In
both Of these cases tho prisoners
testified in their own behalf.
DO these proceedings, as narrated
above, constitute Il "travesty" upon
Justice?
than thirty years In the courts Of
this Commonwealth as judge Of the
county court, fer five years, and
prosecuting attorney for twenty-siX
years. ana in all these years this is
the first intimation that has ever
been made that my conduct in deal
ing with the criminal class has been
"travesty" upon justice.
o""SC iiuhhics lO u6leHSc
at my hand. His long life. four
years of which were spent in offer
ing his life In defense OF his coun-
try, and as n civilian in private and
public life, there is not n stain left
lpon 1t. His high Christian char
acter and his past record. we'll
known throughout this Common
wealth, is sufficient to shield him
against tho insinuations and unjust
1ntimations Of those who wantonly
and recklessly attempted to destroy
his good name, and this attempt Is
made upon the testimony OF one
whose name is withhold. If his as
sailants were tried in the court of
public opinion. the verdict would be
guilty of attempted murder OF the
reputation Of a just Judge"
In conclusion, I do not desire or
intend these statements or facts to
be taken as opposing the exercise
Of executive clcmency towards the
boy prisoner. I have heretofore en-
pressed TO the Governor my opinion.
A. d. WATKINS.
Commemorative Attorney Pro TEN.
Farmvllle, Va, August 27.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-01
Soldiers Back From France.

Fourteen American soldiers who
were pnrt Of the first exped'.
tionary forco sent to France are
IN a hospital ut Hoboken, N. J. The
hospital authorities said none of the
men had been wounded, but were suf.
fering from ailments which necessi.
tated their return to this country.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-01

Commonwealth attorney in the case,
who comes to the defense of Judge
Hundley, follows:
TO the Editor of the Times Dispatch:
Sir,--It IS with great surprise, and
some Indignation that l have read
in the columns of your paper the
comments, made upon the trial Of
the Barretts for the murder OF Will
liam II. Roach, in the County Of
Charlotte. These comments carry
intimations and Instructions that re-
fleet seriously upon the aiministra-
ton Of justice by the Circuit Court
of the County of Charlotte. If the
intimation intended be true, 1t would
have been far better that the muir
dcrers of Roach had been summarily
dealt with by the mob that first had
them in charge. But if untrue, the
spirit Of the mob has simply been
transferred from the people of Char
lotto to others who are using the
newspapers of the country to de-
Stroy the respect for the administra-
ton of justice in this Common
wealth. | do not mean to indicate
that these comments have been made
with the intention to do injustice,
but to condemn the Judge Of court
and the prosecuting attorney upon
statements made by one whose name
is suppressed is, to say the least,
unfair
a briec narrative of the facts
should suffice to satisfy those good
citizens of the Commonwealth who
eel that there has been "travesty"
upon justice.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-01
DANVIIILE MOTIFS.

On account Of the illness OF the
Agent, the Planet has failed to
reach It's readers for the past two
weeks. We regret very much to have
copies.
DR.. r. G. Woods, President OF the
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-01
Inferred German Escapes.

Sigfried s meek, an int" rnei Germ" n
at the Hot Springs, N. c., camp. forty
mil as north OF Ashevillc, escaped. Ht
Is the first to escape at Hot SPRINGS.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-01

Your subscription to the Planet
10 duo. Have yea paid it4 II not why
MotY
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-01
Says Boys Counsel Advised Him
TO Plead equity"

The case was then argued by Mr..
light, Of Campbell County, and my
self, representing the Common
wealth, and Mr.. Lancaster repre-
senting the prisoners. Instructions
were carefully drawn and given by
the court, which | believe covered
the case. The jury. after short
time, returned their verdict Of guilty
OF murder In the first degree.
In the meantime. a second jury
had been summoned for the trial Of
the boy. When he was brought into
curt, his attorney. Mr.. William Lam
aster. advised him to withdraw his
plea of mot guilty" and plead
guilty" submitting to be tried by
the court. I had Estimation that
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-01
Negroes Had Been Stealing Wheat
From Roach'S Field,

On the 10th Of July, 1917, w. r.
Roach, OF Charlotte County, suspect
ed that his wheat field had been
robbed; went with ncighbor, Mr..
Collins, to the premises Of the Bar
retts, and there discovered proof Of
he theft, which was admitted. The
older Barrett then attempted to adj
ust the matter in order to prevent
n prosecution. This Roach declined
TO do, having previously discovered
he same person guilty of like Of
enses, and had forgiven him; Roach
then sent Collins to secure 4 war;
rant Of arrest. In a short time, Col
ms returned, and found no one
where he had left them. Immo-
diatcly he gave the alarm, and after
n short time the dead body of Roach
was found in the woods near where
he was last seen alive. An exami-
nation Of the body disclosed that he
was struck upon the back Of the
head with. some heavy instrument,
which caused the breaking of the
skull, and the brains to ooZe there
from. On the front Of the head was
another wound inflicted by an in
strument which Geaved the bone
just above the right eye, penetrat-
ing the braip. Three ether wounds
were found upon the top Of the
head. inflicted longthwise, cleaving
the skull in two and one-haIf to
three inches in each case, and pene-
trating the brain. In the meantime,
father and son had disappeared, and
suspicion pointed to them as the per-
petrators OF the crime, and in Il few
days they were apprehenled In the
County Of Campbell and brought
back to Charlotte.
No comment Is needed upon the
conduct of the good citizens Of Char
lotte and Campbell, other than the
high commentator for their for
bearance ana respect foY tth&@iaw In.
that they did not take the law In
their own hands, but turned the
prisoners over to the courts OF the
Commonwealth.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-01
BRISTOL, TENN.-VA. NOTES.

The A. NJ. e. Zion Sunday School
ran n large picnic excursion, Friday,
August GATH, to James Park. It
was quite a success, and large
number attended. All reported Il
grand time.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-01
The *. OF p. Lodge ran picnic
excursion to James Park, Tenn.

DR.. c. II. Johnson, Mr.. Loman,
and Hon. r. T.. Clay. left for Fred
ericksburg. Va. last week. to at
tend the State Sunday School Con-
yention.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-01
Son Went to Assistance of His
Father With Stick.

Court of Charlotte convened for the
trial OF the Barretts. The grand
jury returned true bill. The rris-
oners were brought into court, anu
without objection were arraigncd
and pleaded mot guilty" Mr.. Will
liam Lancaster Of Farmville, a law
yer of long experience, who for many
years was commemorative attorney
of the county of Cumberland, repre-
scented tho prisoners. Through
counsel, the prisoners elected to be
tried separately. The older Barrett
was tried first The substance Of
the evidence introduced by the Com
monwcalth and not denied in any
material fact was about as follows:
When Collins left to go for the
warrant, the older Barrett under
took to adjust tho trouble with
Roach. Failure in this. he attempt
ed to. escape. Roach laid hold of
him, and in holding him, they both
fell to the ground. The younger
Barrett had gone some forty or fifty
yards away. The older Barrett
called for his son to come and take
Roach off. The younger Barrett
took up large stick and struck
Roach on the back Of the head.
Roach was stunned and partially fell
to the ground, but was able to give
exclamation of Distress The older
Barrett. in his own words, FINISHED
him. by striking him repeatedly
with a rock. The body was then
taken to the place where it was
found. The Barretts then fled, talk
ing with them small amount of
money and the watch of the de-
ceased, which they claim to have
found on the scene Of the killing.
None Of the Instruments, either
rocks or sticks. have ever been
found since.
The prisoner testified in his, own
behalf, and here I may say, that in
my own experience of nearly forty
years, In the courts of this Comm on
wealth, and after having heard a
number of confessions by persons
who had committed atrocious
crimes, I have never. with the ex-
ception Of one, heard confession
made with less appreciation OF the
enormity Of the crime, and with less
regret at its commission. The pris-
oners seemed to be devoid OF all
sense of sorrow.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-04
The Symbolism of Flowers.

What are flowers good forg For re
ligiouS symbolism. The Bible is an
arboretum. a divine conservatory. To
illustrate the breyity of the brightest
human life you viii quote from Job.
4 man cometh forth as a flower and Is
cut down" Flowers have no crander
use than when on Easter morning we
celebrate the reclamation of Christ
from the catacombS. And so I twist
all the festal flowers of all the
churches of America with all the festal
flowers Of chapels and cathedrals OF
an Christendom into one great chain.
and with that chain l bind the Easter
mornings Of our lives with the closing
Easter of the worlds history of the
resurrection.-Rev. t. De Witt Tai.
mage
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-04
The Day Of Choice

Fair the slopes Of 0livet
Under sunset skies.
Like a jewel richly set,
David's city lies.
Down the road from Bethany
Pours joyous throng.
On royal ass rides he
Whom they hail with song.
Palms they wave beside his wav.
Cloaks before him fling
Blessed he who comes today
Master, Saviour, King
Through the eager pilgrim press.
Toward the gate and through
Rides the one whose name thew
bless.
What comes he to DOT
Comes a King to claim his throne.
In a kingdom fair?
To- he seeks a place alone
For an hour of prayer!
Shall he take a rank today
Such as they acclaim?
Can he crush the hopes that thew
Build upon his name?
Who can know the prayer he
prays
In the place apart!
Who can know what passion swavs
All the while his heart?
From the temple, 10, comes be.
And his face is set
Back again toward Bethany.
Over 0hvet.
IN the pilgrim host, dismay
and a sense of loss.
And the one who rides away
Sees afar a cross!
Yet the choice that they deoried--
How the ages ring:
Blessed who was crucifed-
Saviour, Master, King
John Clair Minot.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-04

White chalices heayenward turning,
0 royal cups fair!
Tall lilies, in golden hearts burning,
Beneath the glad sunbeams' fond
yearning, '
Their sweet incense rare.
Weep not Ger the tomb in thy
garden,
0 soul sore bereft.
Though sorrow thy spirit IS shaking,
Strong comfort is left.
The seals Of the dread tomb are
breaking
Beneath their grim guard life is
waking;
The darkness is cleft.
Eternity lighteth thy garden
Look up, tear dimmed eyes!
Forget the lone night of thy weep.
ing
In morn's sweet surprise.
Thy dear ones thou hast from their
sleeping;
Death held them delayed in his
keeping
Lo, none but Death dies!
Christian Endeavor World
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-04
Joy Coneth
In the Morning
An Easter Poem
By ADA MELVILLE SHAW

buried my bulbs in the garden
Twas night of the year.
The sky was o'ershadowed with
weeping;
The garden was drear.
/ gave the brown bulbs to earth's
keeping
And left them there somberly sleep
ing
Till day should appear.
The cold rain beat down on my
garden.
All, pitiless rain!
Ny bulbs-would they perish ere
waking,
My planting in vain2
The tempest swept on without break
ing;
My faith for fair flowers was shak-
ing
I wept in my pain.
Gray dawn slowly crept Ger my
garden;
l sought it with signs.
Lo, there through the soft mold ap-
pearing,
Glad sight for sad eyes,
Green life to the daylight uprear-
ing!
O foolish heart, what of thy fearing,
Thy faithless surmisea
When springtime was warm IN thy
gardens,
What splendor was there!
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-04
Caster Fires

Easter fires, established IN !
honor of the sun, form a fea- !
ture of Easter observance in :
some parts of Great Britain, :
where bonfres are quite COM
non in early spring. EfRgies
Of Judas were annually burn
ed in Athens on Easter Sun
day until the government pro-
hibited it.
Frazer in THE Golden
Bough" states that about 100
years ago the custom at Al
thenneberg, in upper Bavaria,
was as follows: On the after
noon of Easter Saturday boys
collected wood, which they
piled in a cornfeld, while IN
the middle Of the pile they set
up a tall wooden cross all
swathed in straw. After the
evening service they lighted
lanterns at the consecrated can
. die in the church and ran with
them at full speed to the pyre.
The first to arrive set fire to
the heap. Ne woman or girl
might come near the bonfire,
but both could watch it from
! a distance. As the flames rose
: the men and lads shouted, I'VE
/: are burning the Judas
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-04
easter Gifts

The very pleasant Easter Gus
tom of sending Easter cards to
our friends or of making them
simple and inexpensive gifts is
a good one, provided we do not
carry it to an extreme. The
suringtime is a busy season
when every one is wedding out
ones possessions rather than
seeking to add to them; hence
numerous large gifts would
prove a burden to the recipient.
Eggs have always been associ-
ated with the day as symbolic
Of the resurrection. Bonbon-
nieres of this shape or candy
eggs are always popular.
Flowers and growing plants
are especially appropriate to
the day, Easter lilies being al
ways in demand. A corsage
bouquet Of violets or Of lilies
of the valley is a pretty gift to
a girl. The man who makes
it must be careful to have It
sent to the house Of the girl IN
time for her to wear to church
on Easter morning. Necktles
or scarfs are suitable gifts TO
make TO a man who is a rela-
tive or friend, provided one
knows his tastes. = Florence
Howe Hall in Chicago News.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-11
CROWN POINT

Nav marriage licenses are as fol-
George Predovich. Mary Kanasczew-
ski Gary.
laghan. Whiting.
VIM. McNeh. Margaret Murray Ham
mond.
George Johnson. Vera Noiste, Gary
John Lapp of indianapolis. is max
ing a speaking tour of Lake county in
the interests Of the Boys Working Re
serve. He spoke at the assembly room
of the court house on Friday morning
ana in the afternoon spoke ct Lowell.
His talks are very instructive TO one
not acquainted with the objects of the
movement. Owing TO the fact that 1t
was not we'll advertised. the attendance
was not very large.
Dance at Spring Hill Grove, Tues
day evening, Aug. 18th. Good music
S-10-3
Mrs. Martin Kusmaul has received
word from her son Walter, that nc ~
sailing for France on Wednesday
Grown Point now has several boys al
the front: walter Fatch. Gerald Black.
walter Kussmaul Walter Piske and
Joce Huron.
Foster Bruce. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A ]. Bruce of this city. has been re-
warded for his training at Fort BenJa-
min Harrison by being appointed sec
ond lieutenant in the infantry section
of the second company. Foster is ana
only Crown Point boy at the fort and
his friends are very much pleased at
his appointment
Neil Platt. conductor on the Gary &
Southern Railway, resigned has posi-
ton and will work in the steel mills
at Gary, beginning Monday.
The Campfire Girls of Crown Point.
were entertained at Miller Beach on
Friday afternoon by Mrs. Herbert
Wheaton.
Mrs. James Merritt OF Chicago. Is
spending week here with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Heiser and
Misses Marguerite and Beth Swanson
of Hammond. were recent visitors in
the home of Mrs. Margaret Heiser-
The Christian Endeavor Of the First
Presbyterian church of Gary will be
entertained by the Christian Endeavor
Of the First Presbyterian church OF
this city at basket lunch at the fair
grounds on Sunday afternoon The
Gary people will come on the o'clock
car and spend the rest of the DAY.
Milton Fisher and family will return
the early part of the week from a visit
with relatives at Pennin gton, Ind
John Ward Wheeler who is first lieu
tenant in the officers engineer corps
and stationed at Fort Leavenworth.
Kan. is expected home on Monday to
spend a week with his mother, Mrs.
Jennie wheeler.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-11

Mrs. Charles KIose of New York ave-
nue.. is entertaining Miss Kate Garsh
of Indianapolis.
The whiting boys who were in camp
at Cicero. have all been sent to Rock
ford. Ill.
Mrs. Charles lose and Misses Grace
wickhorst and Irene Klose will leave
Sunday for Indianapolis for a weeks
visit.
All aboard for Battle Ground insti-
tute, Sunday at Epworth League. All
members and friends are urged TO come
and smile the Battle Ground smile.
The funeral of Mrs Mike wilson
nee Miss Marie Reynolds. age % years.
was held on Thursday under the direc-
ton of Undertaken Owens. Services
were preached by Rev. s. c. Rogers Of
the NJ. E. church. Interment was at
Oak Hill cemetery. The deceased is
survived by her husband and two and
a half-year old daughter her brother
Harold Reynolds Of Company A. First
regiment l. ". G., who arrived home
just before the funeral. and her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Reynolds
Mrs Philip Carlson Of Cleveland ave
nue.. was the victim Of an unusual
accident on Thursday. The ice man
was delivering ice at the Carlson home
The mistress wishing to be accommo-
dating went back of the man TO open
up the ice box. Not knowing she was
behind him the ice man swung the
eighty-pounds of ice over his head and
hit Mrs. Carlson on the head. The
wound was such that it was necessary
TO insert three stitches in the head
yesterday the victim was feeling quite
improved
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-11

The Tri Kappa sorority will meet
with Mrs. Lyman B. Ritter on Sheri-
dan avenue. next Monday evening.
Mrs. Joseph Biesen of Fred street.
who underwent a very serious opera
ton. is improving at st. Margaret's
hospital.
The engagement OF Benjamin H.
Golden. the Whiting attorney at law.
and Miss Goldie Coski Of Chicago. was
announced on Wednesday.
Miss Rose Gown of haywood. Ill.
was the guest of Miss Mollie Sugar Of
New York avenue. for several days.
The funeral of the infant daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ready of AZ Fischrupp
avenue. was held on Thursday after
noon bu Undertaken Owens. Mrs.
Ready is reported to be in a serious
condition.
Miss Margaret McElroy Of Indianap-
oils. is expected here Sunday to spend
her vacation with her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. John McElroy OF Indiana boule-
ward.
There will be English services by
Rev John Bopp at the Evangelical Lu-
theran church tomorrow morning at
1890 o'clock
Princess theatre today Triangle
presents Constance Talmadge in Bet
sys Bungalow" An interesting pho
to-play and a good comedy. on sun
day Triangle presents Dorothy Dalton
and Charles Ray in Back of the Man
highly dramatic photoplay in fve
parts. Also a good two-reel Shorty
Hamilton picture and a good comedy.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mccarthy en-
tertained their cousins. Mr. and Mrs.
John Conroy and two children. from
Western boulevard. Chicago, on Tues
day.
Miss Blanche Cameron has returned
from a weeks visit with relatives in
Independence. Ia.
Miss Pauline NEenger Of 623 David
son place is visiting with friends at
Hamilton. Ohio, where she will spend
a two weeks vacation.
Mrs. William Thice will leave Mon
day for Scranton. Pa. where she will
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Allen SkelIn ger.
formerly of Whiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Manta went to
Milwaukee yesterday where the lat
ter will have an examination on her
eyes.