Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-05
LINDSEY BOUND
OVER BY POWERS
Charge of Interfering with En-
ployes Sustained
BOND FIXED AT $500
Case Wall Be Tried in the Superior
Court; Defense Confident of
Winning Out

MlSdcmeanor charges against Troy
Lindsey, striker accused Of interior
ing with the present. employees of
the Atlanta Birmingham and At
lantic railroad, were sustained by
Fred M. Powers, justice of the peace,
at eommittal trial at the county
court house today The trial began
Tuesday afternoon, ~
The case arose outof armed pick
citing by the strikers.
Attorney Mcdonald declared con-
fidence that his client would be freed
by jury in SUPERIOR court when it
comes up for trial there.
T. H. Linneman, A. w. Kirkland,
Harry Myrick and Butler were the
witnesses examined this afternoon in
the case of the State VS. Troy Lind
.sey. charged with interfering with
the present employees of the A., B.
g, A.
The court house was filled with
S'So'ihS SltiZCHS WIZ dltcHueQ
the opening session of the case last
Tuesday
The testimony this forenoon, as
given by Linneman, conductor in
charge of the Shop train, which,
makes eight round trips daily, and
Master Mechanic A. w. Kirkland
weakened the States case considera-
Bile, especially the formers, who de-
MED that his train or anyone on it,
had ever been interferred with since
the strike began.
Attorneys A. ]. and Carlyle Nc
Donald represented the defendant
and Judge D. E. Griffin represented
the prosecution before Justice Fred
Powers. Recess for dinner was TAX
en- at noon.
At 2 p. m. five more witnesses
were introduced for the State,
Messrs. Joe Morris. J.. w. Scarbor-
ough, Cleon Howell, Paris and Mrs.
lowers, whose testimony did not ap-
parently strengthen the case for the
State.
Attorneys for the defense were ap-
parently satisfied with the lack of
testimony by the State witnesses
and did not introduce any evidence
for their client. Attorney Carlyle
Mcdonald opened the argument for
the defense.
The trials of the strikers accused of
misdemeanors for carrying arms to
the picket lines were begun before
Judge F, M. Powers Tuesday even
ing but were continued to Friday
morning. A. J. McDonad attorney
for the defense, tried to make Judge
Powers disqualify himself in the J.
d. Huckabee and Troy Lindsey cases
on the grounds that he had disqualified
himself in the Fred Stubs and lin
Smith cases, identical cases. In those
cases Judge Powers stated that he
had already expressed an opinion that
armed picketing was in violation of
law and menace to the peace of the
community.
Habeas Corpus For Daniel
v Another development in the courts
phase of the STRIKE situation today
was the filing of habeas corpus pro-
ceedings for John Daniel, negro
striker, who is being held without
bond on charges of carrying pistol
concealed, carrying pistol without
license and pointing a pistol at an
other The usual bonds assessed in
such cases here are $4,000 in each
of the first two cases and $500 in
the last case 1t is understood that
Sheriff Dorminey has heard that
Daniel was connected with threats
against the sheriff's life and is afraid
to have him at liberty. Judge Gov,
er set the habeas corpus hearing for
Saturday August 9th, at 10 o'clock at
the Ben Hill court house.