The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-14
NEGRO SLAYER Of
OFFICER MUST DIE
Mississippi Supreme Court by
Divided Opinion Has AT
firmed Williams Case.

JACKSON, Miss, July Il. (Spl)-
Twenty-Five decisions are contained In
the final batch rendered today by the
state supreme court, which now recesses
until October, the most important be
ing the affirming by a divided court OF
the case OF Anthony williams vs. the
state, circuit Washington. whereby de-
PENDANT will hang Friday, Aug. 70, for
Staying X. l.. Williams, deputy sheriff
n ~wounding Tom Williams, another
deputy.
The facts in the case, which was af-
firmed by a three to three vote Of the
court are: Anthony Williams, defendant,
while shooting craps with several 9TH
err negroes, became enraged over an act
OF another negro, and drew a pistol on
him. The dispute was settled without
bioodshed, and the negro on whom the
gun was drawn went TO R. l.. Williams,
a deputy sheriff, OF ArcOla, n told
him OF the affair. II. l.. Williams got
Tom Williams, a fellow deputy, and to-
Bether with the negro, they went 20
Anthony Williams, the defendant, and
searched him for a u Failing To
find a gun on him, they took him be
hind a gin and while two negroes held
him down. administered a beating with
a belt until the negro promised TO get
the gun which was at his house, II
is claimed, while on the way to the
home, he suddenly drew a pistol from
his underwear and shot Tom Williams,
seriously wounding him, and killed II,
L. Williams, the other deputy. The
lower court sentenced him TO hang and
the decision was affirmed by the high
er body.
are;
BY Division b, Ethndge. J.:
VI. II. Hopes and sons, ct al VS.,
Fulmer Jennings Co, Kinds chancery;
George Cameron ct al vs.. Whiting 4
McGehe, Franklin chancery; reversed
and remanded.
w. b, Swain VS.. w. T. Pitts ct al,
Washington circuit; reversed and juGg-
ment rendered here for appellant.
Village of Seama VS.. Ayers separate
school district, Attala circuit; affirmed,
w. r. Blair and Hannah Blair Va.
Frank b. Bunnell & Co. Monroe cir
cult; suggestion OF error overruled,
Flora Jane Turner VS.. Wess Edmond
son ct al, Calhoun circuit; affirmed.
b. Reinch VS.. Mile Branch ct al,
Bolivar chancery; affirmed.
Y. a. NJ. V. Railroad Co, vs., Missis e
sippi Delta Planting Co, Bolivar cir
cult; affirmed.
Lena Brent VS., Holmes Bros, Pike
chancery; affirmed,
A, II. Lowery VS.. Emma Lowcry,
Chickasaw chancery; affirmed and mo-
ton for attorneys fee sustained and
$50 fee allowed.
G. & r. Railroad Co. VS.. Cart Bone
ct al, Covington circuit; affirmed with
Y. & NJ. V. Railroad Co. VS.. Clarence
McNeely, Wilkinson circuit, motion to
dismiss appeal sustained.
Cook, p. j.;
J. W, Darling Lumber Co. VS., S. Por-
ter, Adams circuit; affirmed,
Mrs, lone Chapman VS., Miss Estella
Morris, Kinds circuit; affirmed.
Robert u. Lay vs., Foster Creek lIum-
her and Manufacturing Co, Wilkinson
chaneery; affirmed.
Meridian Fertilizer factory w. Il, c..
Rainey, Lauderdale circuit; affirmed.
BY Division A, Sykes, j.:
Citizens Bank and Trust Co. OF Bel
zoni VS.. Harpeth National bank OF
Franklin ct al, chancery Humphreys:
reversed and temporary injunction re-
instated and u r%emanded.
Sailie ]. wilkinson VS., W. j.. Bostick
Ell al. chancery Lauderdale; Sugges-
tion OF error overruled.
Holden, j.;
Joel +, Johnson, Sr,. vs. Mrs, holland
NJ, Reid ct AL, %chancery Madison; sug-
geation Of error overruled.
Smith, c. j.;
Memphis Stone and Gravel Co, VS..
Johnnie Archer, Chancery Tishimingo;
affirmed and remanded.
Y, s, Fidelity and Guaranty Co. VS..
Marathon Lumber Co, chanoery Jones:
motions TO correct judgment overruled.
In banC;
Anthony Williams w. the State, cir
cult Washington, affirmed by n divided
court and Friday, Aug 30, 1919. fixed
as the day for the execution OF SEN
tence,
u. A. Middleton VS.. II. b. Cunning
ham ct al, chancery Wilkinson. AZ
frtned-Ethridge, j., dissenting.
FIX parte S. u, Redmond. circuit
Kinds; reversed and remanded-Eth-
ridge, j., and Smith c. j.. dissenting.