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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-07-16

opinion, 'No jury will convict him."
II. 1t is not our purpose to i'm
peach the courts. We are simply
crying for justice
~. We shall patiently wait to see
what the ilustings Court will do with
Brown about the colorcd woman and
the Court of Appeals with Green
about the white woman.
IL. In the meantime we urge our
colored citizens to be law-abiding
and we express our deep thanks to
all fair-minded, law-abiding white
citizens.
II. We implore our "cople to take
deeper interest in devotion to AL
mighty God, who has power to right
every wrong and to giye liberty to
the oppressed.
BAPTIST MINISTER'S CONFER
ENCE OF RICHMOND.
Committee on Resolutions:
Drs. w. III. Stokes, and
w. l.. Ransome.
DR.. E. Payne, Pres.
ID. j. Bradford, Scc'y.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-07-16
SENTENCED TO DIE, FREED,
HOPELESS INVALID WILL
ENTER SUIT AGAINST TEXAS
Tennessee Citizen Watched Carmen
ters Build Scatfold, But Sentence
Was COMMITTED to Life Impris-
onmcnt - Another Admits
Crime After Six Years.

Chattanooga, cnn., July 10.--An-
dred l.. George, aged 55, a citizen
or Alton Park, Il suburb, today an
nounced that he would leave for
Austin, Tex, within a few days to
bring suit against the State Of Texas
TO recover damages resulting from
his sentence to death for murder
OF which he was not guilty, and for
which he served six years in the
penitentiary after his communication.
According. to the story told by
George, who is now confined to his
bed and almost helpless, he was ar
rested in Texas and charged with
killing Ed Konesick, a grocer, at the
village of IIottentot on October / :,
1884. He was tried, convicted and
sentenced to be hanged but three
days before the execution was to
take place, and after he had remain
ed In prison and heard the carpen-
ters build the scaffold on which he
was to meet death, his sentence was
committed to life Imprisonment.
After serving six years according
to George, Henry NJ Sharpe, of
Pawlsville, Tex, made a death bed
confession that he had killed Kone-
sick while drunk. After this con-
fession George was released and at
tempted to secure restitution for his
suffering, but it was only recently
that he was able to interest Texas
legislators in the case, and he stated
today that he had secured a prom
Use that the Legislature would pass
an act enabling him to enter suit.
George, on his arrival in Austin,
Will take the necessary steps to push
his suit, and, in the meantime, will
enter hospital for treatment OF all
ments claimed to be due to mental
anguish while under sentence OF
death and Imprisonment in tho peni-
tertiary.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-07-16
BIRTH Or NATION FILM BARRfGls,
IN CALIFORNIA.

The National Association for tho
Advancement OF Colored People. 10
tlfth Avenue, New York, today an
nounced that through action taken,
by e. Burton Ceruti, legal advisor
or the Los Angeles, Cal, Branch, the,
showing OF the Birth OF Il Nation film
mad been stopped in that city, and
IN the State OF California, and that
w. II. Clune, owner of the film, had
agreed to destroy it.
The Los Angeles Times, of June
27th, quotes City Prosecutor Wild
ney, OF Los Angeles, saying:
THE city received Il formal pro-,
test from e. Burton Ceruti, and at
ter making thorough investigation.
| was able to satisfy myself that the
associated pictures producers had as
sured the Negroes that The Clans
man would run no longer in Cali
fornia if the Negroes would stand
with the film men on censorship"
letter to the New York Office OF
the National Association for the Adj
Vancement OF ColOred People, from
MIR. Ceruti, says:
AT a conference called by tho
mayor and attended by executives of
State moving picture organizations,
the proprietor of the Garrick The
atre and Mr. Clune, the owner of the
films, it was agreed, and Mr.. Clune
undertook and promised to with.
draw THE Clansman' entirely from
the market and to destroy the films.
1t was conceded by all present that
the picture was unfair to the Negro
and injurious to the public"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-07-16

us having been present at both trials,
We give the following comparative
statement and summary of the same:
l. There seems to be no question
rs to the fact that an attempted as
Sault was made by a white man upon
q colored woman. There was an eye
witness.
=. In the case of Charles Green
tcolored) there was no eyewitness
The verdict at best is based upon
circumstantial evidence.
3. Charles Brown (white) had
several witnesses through whom he
strOve to prove an alibi.
4. Charles Green (colored- had
several witnesses (mostly colored-
through whom he strOve to prove an
alibi.
5. The white witnesses OF Charles
Brown twhitc- We're believed, hence
the Judge reduced his bond, sent him
to the Hastings Court simply to keep
good feeling" between the races,
but predicted that mo jury will
convict him."
6. The (mostly colored) witnesses
OF Charles Green (colored) were not
believed, hence he was given eigh-
teen years in the State prison, al
thought the pocketbook, the main
prey Of the robber, was found a few
yards away from the lady with her
money and rings and every content
untouched. When she revived from
a spell, supposed to have been caused
by blow from stick in the hands
of the robber. she picked up her
pocketbook and found it just as she
knew it ought to be.
Z. The white woman who swOre
that Charles Green was the man who
had attempted to rob her in the road
had never seen him before the day
OF the alleged crime, yet her word
was sufficient to convict him.
8. The colored woman who iden-
tilted Charles Brown (white) as her
assailant had known him for years,
yet the court believes her mistaken
in her Identification of him.
9. Only one white woman saw
Green, the Negro, yet Green was con-
Victed.
10. Two colored women saw
Brown, the white man, but Brown
wac not convicted; in the opinion
Of the Police Court and in that same
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-07-16

laced the menacing holder OF the
shotgun without further ado, while
'he leader stepped TO the drawer.
pocketed the cash, and emptiod the
desk drawer.
Zen minutes later Lieutenant Bry-
ant and Sergeant Wiley, of head
quarters, were on the scene, a call
was sent in to the Second District
ana Lieutenant Ryan, with a detail
rom the motorcycle squad of the
'r;t'iic department, made SYSTEM
a,lc search of the promises, but no
cue 10 the bandits was discovered.
me arrest yesterday was effected
altef an all-morning search by de-
'ec'lVes OF virinitics in which the
,"o men said to have figured in the
ho'dup were known to loiter.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-07-16
OlORED BAPTIST MINISTER'S
OF RICHMOND REVIEW THE
BROWN NEAL AND THE
GREIEN-PRIHDS CASES - AS
SAUlT AND HIGHWAY ROB
berry.

lnasmuch as both of, these cases
lie yet unsettled and both are in
Sr-racial and our respective
Slurches are requested to bive finan-
aal aid to one OF the parties in
a,ch case, we deem it wise to give
7lr impression and viewpoint Of the
Sscs.
dhc cases are too well known and
20 recent to make any detailed
8atement OF them necessary. The
rOWn-Ncal case is one in which
harleS Brown, Il white man. is ac-
8lsed Of an attempted assault on Il
Rlored woman, Neal. The crime
3ok place in the extreme southern
5,undary Of South Richmond on
! ull Street. The case was tried in
7Dlice Court, Part II, by Justice
aurice, Saturday, June rs. 1921.
4 this time Charles Brown tried to
owe an alibi. At the conclusion
the case the Commonwealth some
hat reluctantly advised that the
i Sc be sent on to the Hastings
purt. The justice more than re-
Hctantly complied. After long
i use he said: "No jury will convict
Town. | am simply sending the
Nee feeling" The Judge refused to
fant the request OF the Common
ealth to keep the already small
Rnd at $500. He reduced it to
ESQ.
II The GrecnPriddy case is one in
I8hich Charles Green. Negro. is
(arged with nighwGy robbery upon
u white woman, Priddy The scene
MAhe charged crime was the Pet
rg Turnpike near Stop 10. The
Ra2 was tried in the Chesterfield
ny Court Thursday, June Q,
at which time Green was sem
to eightoea wears in the State
ntiar 'E"c. T. .E,h his at
rs, Denny and MckinZie, took
- peal.
careful "Dusi 5, Grafton Of
bases, and Na,ine made some
~ Hal inGc.s i-.a..uH@ co. ONE Of
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-07-16
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS

Mr.. Armstead Nibbs nf 1921 st.
John Street is visiting his daughter,
Mrs. Pear!e G. Cooper of Phi,adel
phM. Pa. and friends in YonkerS,
N. Y
Rev. Thomas II. White of Clifton
Forge, Va. passed through the city
this week enroute North on his
vacation.
Mrs. J. RI. Taylor, of Henders III
N. G. has been the guest of Mrs.
IS. S. Sparrow.
Mns. Sylvia Miller and daughter
of 1106 State Street have returned
from Washington, p. c.. after spend
ing a week with her uncic, Mp. Henry
Miller and friends. While there she
visited ZiGn Baptist Church.
Mr.. Herbert Harris, the younger
son Of Mrs. Elizabeth Harris, who
has been absent from the city for
several years is visiting his relatives
at 22nd and Hui. Streets.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-07-16
a MUSICAL TREAT

The Municipal Brass and Reed
hand will give concert for the
bcncflt of Capital City and Williams
Lodge Bands, Sunday, July II at 4
4 NJ. at True Reformers Hall. They
WIN be Assisted by the Y. w. C. A.
Choral Club. Mr.. w. d. Jones is
master of ceremonies. Capt. Moses
Johnson, band director.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-07-16
PUBLIC INSTALLATION

lhc installation OF the officers of
tne various lodges and courts Of
nlchmond will be he'd at the Fifth
street baptist Church, Tuesday night
July ~, 1921 at $40 O'Clock
Reports of the Grand Session he'd at
charlottesville, Va. wiH be made
me pubic and members of the order
are invited to be present
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-07-16
COMMITTED SUICIDE

Milton Branham of Hickman, Ky.
committed suicide Tuesday in the
rear Of Hartshorn Memorial College4
a vial OF carbolic was found near his
body. Undertaken Frank II. Hayes
has charge Of the corpse.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-07-16
MASKED BANDITS LOOT
STORE AT POINT OF GUN
Rifle lash Drawer on North Side of
acknowledgements Vaughn, Col
Orcu, Arrested,

Two masked bandits entered a
grocery store at North Road and
Corbin Avenue, Washington Park,
held up a clerk and colored assist
ant at the point Of guns, rincd the
cash drawer OF $500 and desk of
several hundred dollars in checks,
and, Keeping the men under cover
with threat OF instant death if they
made move, backed to the door
and escaped under cover of darkness
shortly after 10 o'clock Saturday
night.
Reynolds Vaughn, colored, was ar"
rested six blocks from the scene of
the holdup, near Pine Camp Hospi-
tai, Henrico county. by Detective
Sergeants Kellam, Tinsley, Of head
quarters, and Henby, of the traffic
squad, yesterday. He is held for
Holdup Carefully Timed.
timed and the men familiar with the
interior Of the store was evidenced
by the hour OF robbery, which oc-
CURED shortly after the proprietor,
A. Salisbury, had left the building. 1t
was said the men located without
hesitation the cash register and
drawer of the desk in which the
funds were kept.
According to l.. Levitt, brother-in-
law of the proprietor, he and Ran
dolph. the colored assistant, were
closing the store for the night when
two men, their lower faces hidden
by handkerchiefs, suddenly entered.
One Of the robbers carried a shotgun
and was dressed in q dark suit, the
other had revolver and wore over
alls. They, leveling their guns, com
manded the men in the store to
throw up their hands" Randolph
made a move toward the cash
drawer. The aller of the two ban
dts, and apparently the leader,
called to his confederate to "shoot
the man." Randolph stopped and
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-07-16

Mr.. James Johnson ns visiting the
city, the. guest OF his sister, Mrs.
Blanche Robinson in East 18th st.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-07-16

The City Park for colored people
has not rs yet been secured. Tie white
patron Of the measure is dead.
Mr.. A. v. Norrcll, Sir, is now in
New York spending his vacation. His
wife has returned home.
Rev. q. D. Lewis, has improved 10
such an extent that he is able to de- :
liver his usual sermons on Sunday
innings.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-06
Harding Presents His
Annual Message to
Congress in Person
ASSOCIATED PRESSl

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6-President
Harding delivered his annual mess
age to congress personally this morn
ing and said in part:
Il am very grateful that l can come
to congress with a republic that is at
peace and equally grateful to report
that there are daily growing assur-
ances that we shall achieve perman-
ency in the peace we so deeply
cherish.
Our task would be less difficult if
we had only ourselves to consider,
but so much of the world is involved
that no permanent readjustments can
be effected without consideration
with our unacceptable relationship in
world affairs, finance and trade. 1t
will be unworthy of our best tradi
lions if we are unmindful OF the
moral and political conditions which
do not directly concern us but appeal
upon our sympathies and the inter-
est of a people blessed with our ma
tional good fortune.
1T is not my purpose to bring to
you program for world restoration.
Such a purpose must be mainly work
ed out by the nations most directly
concerned. They must turn TO heroic
remedies for relief from the menac-
ing conditions. Then we can help
them and we mean to help them.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-06
Arbuckle Jury Hung
By One Woman Who
Was For Conviction
ASSOCIATED PRESS


SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6-Roscoe
Arbuckle. motion picture comedian
whole trial ended in disagreement
of the jury with one woman juror
holding out for conviction, waived
preliminary examination in the fed
eral court today on charges of hav-
ing violated the prohibition law. Lat
er he left for Los Angeles.
After Al hours of deliberation the
Arbuckle jury was. discharged owing
to inability to agree. The foreman
of the jury said one woman was for
conviction from the start, refused to
consider the evidence and said she
would "stay for conviction till hell
freezes over"
Retrial has been set for January 8.
Assistant District Attorney Milton
Uren stated that he will bring before
the grand jury charge of intimida-
ton of Mrs. Helen Hubbard, one of
the Jurors. Uren said Mrs. Hubbard
asserted that Gus Olivia, a San Fran
cisco commission merchant, approach
ed, Mr.. Hubbard with view OF in
ducing to use his influence to change
his wife's vote from conviction to ac-
quittal. She declared that Olivia
threatened to ruin her husband finan-
cially if his instructions were not
carried out.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-06
Roads of Maui To Be
Mapped By Pilot Car

Every traversible automobile road
ON Maui will be charted together
with complete data including photo
graphs for the purpose of compiling
Hawaiis first automobile blue book.
Lorrin A. Thurston, president OF
the Advertiser Publishing Co., Ltd,
John F. Ness, assistant manager and
Alfred Williams, staff photographer
arrived in Maui this morning ON the
steamer Kilauea for the purpose OF
gathering data and information on
Maui. New maps are also planned
by Mr.. Thurston.
The party is travelling in The Ad-
vertiser Studebaker Pilot Car which
has been driven more than 5000 miles
on charting expeditions and with the
completion of Maui's roads, the in
formation necessary to the publishing
of the blue book will be complete.
Every tenth of mile will be chart
ed and routes so laid out and arrang-
ed in numerical order.
The first lap on the trip was start
ed this morning. The party left War
luku for Lahaina where they will
chart routes in this section.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-06
Fancy Dress Ball on
New Years Eve Will
Be Event of Season,

Biggest of the social affairs on Maui
of the 1922 season will be the an
nual fancy dress ball New Years eve
given in the Territorial Building by
the entertainment committee of the
Maui County Fair & Racing Associa
tion for which plans are already un-
der way by Chairman Joe Meinecke
and his committee. The success of
last years ball was followed by the
proposal that fancy dress ball on
New Years eve be made an annual
Maui event and the proposal has been
adopted. 1t will naturally be held in
Territorial Building.
twenty-five days is none too long
to plan out costumes for the New
Years eve jollification and already
the minds of numbers of the fair sex
and not a few mere males is turning
to the time honored subject OF what to
wear. Last year the competition for
the prizes was keen and some of the
costumes showed marked beauty and
originality while still others displayed
signs of keen sense of the humorous
and the ludicrous on the part of the
wearers There will be prizes awarded
but Chairman Meinecke had idaes for
making the prizes more useful and
more attractive. A list of the various
classes of costumes for which awards
will be made will be announced soon.
1t is not to be a masked ball though
that idea has been considered but
that will not detract from interest in
the affair nor in the subject of what
shall be worn. There is as wide a
scope of choice and as much liberty
unmasked as masked and there is not
the long wait for the unmasking to de-
termine definitely who is who.
AS to the ball itself and the arrange
ments for it, they are certain to be
all that can be asked for Meinecke and
his committee have shown abilities in
that direction sufficiently in the past
and have learned little something
from experience on each occasion.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-06
Harbor Board Waits
For Expressions On
Wharf Tolls Plans

Wharf tolls are provoking general
discussion throughout the Territory
though as yet neither the Maui nor
Honolulu chambers of commerce have
expressed themselves on the subject
to the harbor board, says Lyman H.
Bigelow, chairman of the board, who
was on Maui Saturday. Kauai ap-
proves the tentative plans, Hawaii did
not and in Honolulu sentiment as eX-
pressed in the newspapers seem favor
able to them.
Most of what opposition has been
offered has come from the fact that
the proposed tolls will go into general
territorial funds and not into a special
fund to be expended by the harbor
board. The last legislature made ap-
preparations for wharf maintenance
etc, before congress authorized the
territory to collect tolls. so funds de
rived from that source would naturally
so to the Territory.
BigelOw expressed himself very much
in line with the editorials OF this paper
on the subject of moneys going into
the territorial fund instead of a harbor
board fund. The support, maintenance
and upkeep of the wharves and the
interest on the bonds and sinking
fund for redemption all have to be
provided by the Territory. Tolls will
be paid by the users of the wharf and
go into general funds making il un-
necessary to raise by taxation so much
for harbor maintenance and bonds in
tereSt as formerly. AS Norman Lyman
has been quoted as telling the i!ilO
Board of Trade it was six one way,
half dozen the other" and nothing
to make a fuss about, and Bigelow
agrees.
The other Islands will fare better
than Honolulu under the proposed
tolls, Bigelow admits. They will have
to pay tolls only one way over the
wharyes, either in coming or outgoing,
the one on imports, the other on sugar
and pines chiefly from Maui. But
freight that goes TO Honolulu and by
importers there is shipped to the other
Islands would pay tolls coming into
Honolulu, going out and again on
crossing the wharf at their other Is
land destination. OF course the tolls
ultimately fall on the consumer and
would not be large but it might en-
courage more direct shipments from
the mainland to Maui, Hawaii and
Kauai.
AS to the proposal for a toll on the
value of the goods, Bigelow said the
board considered that subject and be
lieved its proposals as submitted 10
the various civic organizations was
the fairest that could be arranged
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-06
Bar Association Is
For Andrade as Judge
ASSOCIATED PRESS

HONOLULU, Dec. 6-The Hawaii
Bar Association today endorsed
Frank Andrade for circuit court
judge to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation of Judge Cornell
Franklin, thereby endorsing the ac-
tion taken last week by the Repub-
lican territorial central committee.
His was the only name presented.
w. f. Crockett of Maui was elected
to membership in the association his
name heing presented by Clement X.
Quinn, former Judge of the circuit
court at Hilo.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-06
Funeral Services Held
Without Body of Hero
ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK, Dec. 5-Funeral SER
vices for Lieut.. Col. Charles w. Whit
tlesey, hero of the Lost Battalion"
were held yesterday. A crowd Of
more than 1000 persons attended the
simple ceremonies. Colonel Whittle-
sey, who had brooded much over the
past war, especially since the rites
for the unknown soldier" on Arm
istice day, took passage on a steamer
bound for Havana and disappeared
while en- voyage. 1t has developed
that shortly before his departure he
had drawn a will leaving his entire
possessions to his mother and had
written a note to warm friend say
ing that he would never return.