The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-17
LOCAL FLASHES
Attends STAFF MEETING.

W. T. Caldwell, superintendent of
Southern lines west, and w. e.
Wheelock, superintendent of termi-
nails, left Tuesday morning for Dan
vile to attend a general staff meet
ing of Southern lines west men.
Not w. c. Clark.
Walter c.. Clark, employe OF the
Chattanooga Transfer and Storage
company, requests information be
Clark on trial charged with the theft
of a check belonging to A. n. Fears
Walter C. Clark disclaims all con-
nection, relation or acquaintance
with Walter M. Clark, and although
they both live in East Chattanooga,
know very little about each other.
Walter C. Clark stated that several
people had asked him if he was the
Clark involved.
"Hoots" cotter Home.
Hugh P. cHoots") Coter, brother
of John D. Cotter, city plumbing in
spector has arrived safely in New
York, landing there Friday with the
Fifty-first infantry. In a telegram
to his brother, "Hoots" says that
the Fifty-fr infantry is to be sent
to Fort Oglethorpe for demob' Ia
ton. A great many Chattanooga
try, among those being Neil Ham,
Augustine Signiaeo and Nick Nell
gan. Before joining the army, Mr..
Cotter was an employee in the office
of the Ross Mehan Foundry COM
pany.
S. e. Nelson Leaves.
Principal S. E. Nelson, Of the Sec
ond district school, will leave on
Wednesday, accompanied by Mrs.
Nelson, to spend a few weeks at the
North Carolina coast. From there
they will go to New York, where Mr..
Nelson will attend the summer
school at Columbia university.
Sheriff in "Pour" Business.
Sheriff Robert P. Bass was In
pour" business yesterday afternoon
when he and his deputies, under or
ders from Judge S. D. McReynolds,
poured out forty gallons of moon
shine whisky at the county Jail. The
fumes and the natural whisky in
stincts of many drew a large crowd,
among whom were many negroes.
Some Of the colored men reached in
the gutter, and with their hats, hands
and anything else they could get,
managed to get taste or two OF
the corn product. The concoction
was, however, not alone corn whisky
and must have contained some
chemicals, as the tin can which 1t
was in had been eaten into and
turned dark color. IF that stuff
would eat into tin, what on earth
would it do to your stomach" said
one in the crowd,
Murderer Insane.
County Judge Sam A. Conner
Tuesday morning adjudged Jesse
Grimes, colored, a prisoner at the
county Jail, insane, and the prisoner
in the next few days will be taken
to the insane asylum at Knoxville.
Grimes has been in the county Jail
| for several months, being held there
for the murder of his wife and the
shooting of his father-in-law. Since
being in Jail he has showed every
sign of being crazy. Recently Henson
Scheduled, attorney for Grimes. filed
an insanity motion before Judge
Conner, and the case was heard last
week Drs. E. B. Anderson, Ray
mond Wallace and B. A. Deakins
testified the negro. in their opinion,
was insane.
Street Car Accident.
The case of NJ. Mcdonald against
the Chattanooga Railway and Light
company was heard in the circuit
court Tuesday. The case was one
of personal injury. The plaintiff was
represented by Ford and Bryan, and
the defendants by Brown, Spurlock
and Brown.
Widow Loses Suit.
\ County Judge Sam A. Conner held
| Tuesday morning that a store and
its contents at Dodge. Ga, the prop
erty of the late r. S. CLANCY. should
be listed with the rest of the estate
and the proceeds divided accord
ingly. The case was recently heard
before Judge Conner the widow of
Mr.. CLANCY claiming the store should
not be listed with the rest of the
estate, because she, herself, held a
half interest in the store and the
profits should go to her. However,
the court decided to the contrary
The widow was represented by Joe
V. Williams. and the child Of Mr.
Clancy. who was the plaintiff by