The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-09-05
NO TRUE BILL IS FOUND
in GREEN MURDER CASE
Many Other Cases are Disposed of
in Cobb Superior Court
Here this Week

Here this Week
Ed Walker, colored, who was
charged with the murder of Jessie
Johnson, near Kennesaw, short time
ago, was put on trial Tuesday morn
ing, the trial continued through Tues
day night. The jury was charged
Wednesday morning and after consid-
ering the case until about noon, re-
turned a verdict Of guilty, with rec
concentration that he be imprisoned
in the penitentiary for life, and was
sentenced accordingly. The case was
hard fought on both sides.
The Solicitor General, Jno. T. Dor
sew, and his assistant, VIM. Butt, rep
resented the prosecution. Clay &
Giles represented the defendant. A
| motion for a new trial was made,
which was set for hearing on Septem-
| Der 3.
Jake Daniel, colored, was convicted
on Thursday of burglary. The charge
| was that he burglarized the automo-
bile store of Ralph W. Northcutt and
stole therefrom over three hundred
dollars worth of automobile tires and
accessories. All the tires were recov-
cred. 1t was shown that he sold sew
eral of the tires to a Mr.. Hamilton.
The Jury under the new law, gave him
q minimum sentence of ten years IN
the penitentiary and maximum SEN
tence of fifteen years. Attorneys Y.
M. Dobbs and Joe Abbott represented
the defendant.
Henry Robinson, colored, the party
that was being held in Jail on the
charge of numbering Miss Julia Green
in Marietta short time ago, was not
indicted by the grand jury for murder.
They asked that the case be held
against him for further investigation.
He filed a plea of guilty of vagrancy
and was sentenced by Judge Morris to
serve term of twelve months in the
chain gang. In the meantime further
investigation will be made before the
next grand jury as to the charge
against him for murder. =
Joe Doss, colored, who lives near
Kennesaw, was convicted of selling
whisky and given sentence of twelve
months in the changing. Another IN
dictment against this defendant for
having still apparatus in his posses
sion was not tried
Jake Densmore filed plea Of gull
tv of having two quarts of whisky in
his possession and was given fine OF
$50. 1t was shown that he was on his
way from Forsyth county to Knoxville
Tenn, with his wife, and had two
quarts of liquor in his possession.
Will Dyer filed a plea of guilty to
carrying a pistol and was given fine
of $4,000.
John Whiteside was convicted OF
having 35 gallons of whisky in his
possession and given a sentence OF IL
months in the changing.
Walter Field was convicted of hav-
ng three gallons of whiskey in his pos
session and given sentence Of IL
months in the changing or $25O.OO.
Zollie Holland, colored, was convict
ed of misdemeanor and was given
fine of $4,000 or II months in the
chaingang.
Rose Williams, colored, was convict
ed of assault and battery and fined
s25. 90 or three months in the chain
gang.
Jake Daniel, colored, was put. on
trial for stealing an automobile from
Brumby's garage and the jury re-
turned verdict of not guilty. Sever
al other verdicts of not guilty were
returned in misdemeanor cases.
Mrs. Burt Higgins, white, OF Ken
nesaw, was convicted of having large
quantity of liquor in her possession at
her home in Kennesaw. She was SEN
fenced to IL months on the state farm
and put on probation on condition
that she pay fine Of $25O.O0 ana
would not further violate the PROM
hilton law and on the further condi-
ton that she move within 30 days out
Of the limits Of the Blue Ridge circuit
It was charged that she and her
husband had been dealing IN whslKey
promiscuously at Kennesaw. Quite a
number of people appeared before the
court against her. Her husband, Burt
Huggins, was also indicted for having
whisky in his possession, but forfeited
his bond. There were convictions IN
other criminal cases. Court adjourn
ed late Thursday afternoon.
The grand jury finished their work
and adjourned on Wednesday. The
presentments together with the re-.
ports of the several county officers,
will be found on page seven OF tbs
issue.