The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-21
WATSON IN ]
GEORGIA ia
Charged With Having Lid
and Disturbing the Pea
LODGED IN JAIL RE-
FUSES TO GIVE BO1
Is Scheduled to Make SpeG
Today and Says He Will
On the Stand

Atlanta, Aug. 1S.-Thomas E. Wat
son, candidate for the Democratic
nomination for United States senatO
from Georgia and former Populig
nominee for president, was placed i
Jail at Buford, Ga, tonight on Charge
of public indecency" and of "havin1
liquor IN his possession" according "a
a statement made over the telephone
tonight by j. r. Shadburn, sheriff at
Buford. W
The arrest grew out of an alleged
disturbance in a hotel at Buford}
where the candidate had engaged a
room late today. 1t was charged b3@
the sheriff that Watson after havinH
prepared to retire for the night, an
peared in the hallway OF the hotel
about 8 o'clock and accused severa1|
men in the lobby of disturbing him.
Watson hurled a book at onfi siof;
the men, according to the sheriff. and
made some remark about their being
paid" by his political opponents to
disturb his rest. The charge Of pub
lie indecency" was made the sheriff
SAL because of the candidates attire.
Later Sheriff Shadburn said, search
: warrant WAS sworn out and bottle
partly full of liquor was found in
Watson's room. The sheriff said the
liquor. charges were lodged after tffs
Bond was fixed at $500 in each case.
the sheriff said, and several Buford
men offered to make bond, but Mr..
Watson refused to leave the jail to-
night.
man whose name appeared on the
l A.rr- - -
ed and held under $1,000 bond, ac-
cording to the sheriff, after L. d. Law
son, night marshall of Buford. had
accused the man of drawing a pistol
during the arrests There were no
other arrests, it was said.
In the scenes of excitement that fol-
flowed the alleged hurting Of the book,
Watson. according to the marshal, rs
ed profanity i'm the presehce OF 1ffes
Sally Wiley, proprietor of the hotels
J. E. Lowe, a local merchant. who Of
fered to go on Watson's bond, said
the latter expressed regret for any
thing that would have offended her.
Mr.. Rowe, who said he was not p0-
litical supporter of Watson, declai ed
he intervened before the arrival OF
the police in All effort to restore order
in the hotel. Rowe, the night marshal
and the sheriff said there was nothing
to justify Watson in his attitude and
declared that several travelling men
in the lobby were playing cards. but
could not have been disturbing Wat
! son.
Sheriff shadburn said there was "a
struggle before Watson was arrested.
Mr.. dWatsop's version of the affair
could not be obtained from him to-
night but Mr.. RIVE declared Mr.. Wat
son told him his side of the case.
Mr.. Rowe quoted the candidate
as declaring that his rest was Icing
broken and that after he had protest.
ed against this, two men appear
ed in his room and the disturbance
that resulted in a call for the marshal
followed. HoweA who said he was
present in the hotel from the start of
the trouble. denied that any one went
to Watson's room at the time and
created disturbance.
Mr.. Watson is due to make an ad-
dress near Buford tomorrow and
while refusing to leave Jail tonight
sent word. according to Rowe. that
Til be Oh the stand tomorrow as sure
as / am jail tonight"