The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-08-21
LOOKS LIKE WATSON
WENT ON A RAMPAGE
salty Charges are 1Eade-Puhlic xnde-
cency and Possessing Liquor are
Alleged.

Buford. Ga-Thomas Il. Watson. cam
didate for the Democratic nomination
for the United States Senate from Geor-
gia, together with his travelling compan-
ion, Il. III. Miller, were released this
morning from the Gwinnett county jail
where they spent the night as the re-
suit of a disturbance in a local hotel
Watson was charged with public in
decency" on the books at the Jail, while
Miller was charged with carrying con-
cealed weapons" Watson's bond was
placed at $500 and that of Miller at
$1,000.
Both men agreed to leave the Jail af-
ter conference with Thomas w. Hard
wick, former senator and candidate for
governor. and John l. Kelly, candidate
for Congress-.
Mr.. Watson announced that he would
cancel his speaking engagements for
the rest of the week including one sche-
duled for Buford today. He was expect
ed to leave for his home at Thomson
Ca, later in the day.
Mr.. Watson returned to his home at
the hotel where he later issued writ
ten statement. He said:-
After my nervous collapse in Flor
ida two years ago. it has been neces-
sary at times for me to take a stimu-
liant after extraordinary exertion.
have been addressing enormous crowds
and acting on the advice Of my physi-
clan. DR.. Thomas r. Wright, have been
taking small amounts Of stimulants af-
ter extraordinary exertion.
"At Winder, Wednesday, I addressed
an enormous crowd, speaking directly
under heavy warehouse roof. Almost
all Of the speakers at Winder were oy-
ereome with the heat. Seeing this, a
friend of mine at Winder gave me
small bottle of whiskey. from which he
had taken several drinks and from which
took two only one at Winder and one
at Buford as 1 went to bed after having
eaten for the first time during the whole
day.
THE noise of the gentlemen who
were playing cards in the lobby came
directly into my room. 1 stepped out
of my room to the lobby rail and toss
ed "a book down to attract their at
tention. saying that the loud conversa-
tion of the card players made 1t impos-
sible for me to sleep. During this con-
versHtion 1 did not see the proprietress
at any time. I returned to my room
To my utter astonishment and without
being. told of what offense was ac-
cusedl was seized by two powerful po-
liceman with whom / struggled for
liberty AS they did not tell me my Of
fense, and did not exhibit any warrant,
1 was mot aware of having disturbed
any one except the gentlemen playing
cards. u was not aware that the land
lady was anywhere near. In the strug-
sgle with the policemen my undercloth-
ing wasI torn and disarranged through
no fa19tof mine. OF course when was
being treated that way, used some
prettg rough language, having no
knowledge of the presence OF the lady.
apologize to her profusely for saying
anything (Which she may have heard"
HELD ON CHARGE OF POSSESSING
LIQUOR
Atlanta, Ca Thomas Il. watson, q
candidate fdr the Democratic nomination
for Uaited States Senator from Georgia
spenamhlasssa hight in Jail at Buford, Ca,
nea ron charges Of having liquor
in his possession. and of public inde-
cency," according to a statement by
Sheriff Shadburn, but announced early
today he would get out in time to make
an address near here later In the day.
He refused to leave Jail during the
night.
Watson was formerly representative
from Georgia in the lower house of Con-
gress and was Populist candidate for