The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-01-08
GOLDSBY MUST GO
BACK TO PEN FARM
Fsilure Of Sheriff to Deliver Negro by
Monday viii Cost Him Job,
Says Russell.

JACKSON, MISS, Jan. Ex-Governor Lee
NJ. Russell today informed Sheriff Shan
ron of Warren county, it was announc-
ed at the state capitol, that he would
give him until Monday. January 10th,
to deliver r. T, Goldsby to the peniten-
tiary authorities at Parchman farm and
that in the event of his refusal or fall
ure to do so that he. Goyernor Rus
selD would either remove him from Of
flee or institute legal proceedings for
the possession of Goldsby.
Sheriff Shannon, it is said, has i'm
formed Governor Russell that he was
acting on the advice of his attorneys
in holding Goldsby
Goldsby, a negro, was sentenced from
Warren county for receiving stolen
goods, being an alleged fence" for a
gang of thieves that operated about
Vicksburg, and given a five-year sem
tence. He remained in prison only a
short time when his sentence wasf sus-
pended by Governor RUSSELL upon rep
.resentation by Goldsby's attorneys
former Governor Bilbo, Senator Murray
of Warren and A. B. Shauber. of jones'
Governor RusselFs campaign manager,
tha Goldsby was ii bad health and could
only live a short while. Such an in-
sistent damand was made for Goldsby's|
return to prison that Governor Russell
cancelled the suspension and Goldsby
ykas arrested in Chicago where he was
attending The National Republican Con-
veAtioi, il apparent perfect health and
yisor.
Goldsby claims he paid his attorneys
$4,000 to obtain a pardon for him and
that the suspension of sentence was
only the first, and is now suing the
attorneys for the recovery of that sum.
After being returned to Parchman
farm Goldsby bribed guard and made
his escape into Canada. The guard
pleaded guilty to accepting the bribe|
and is now serving sentence. Goldsby
was later located by Warren county
authorities and returned to that coun-
ty. He is now in jail in Vicksburg
serving sentence on another conviction
where the Warren county authorities
declare they have several more charges
against him and intend to give him.
county Jail sentences to prevent his
falling into the hands of the state
authorities again. where he has been
so fortunate in escaping.
SHANNON IN CHATTANOOGA. n
Vicksburg. Miss. Jan. 6.--Efforts to-
get statement from Sheriff Burrrs H.
shannon of Warren county in regard to-
Governor Russell's action ordering r. T.
Goldsby returned to the state convict
farm were unsuccessful, as the sheriff
left the city Thursday for Chattanooga,
Tenn, to bring back George Fralish, an
escaped prisoner who got his liberty
some months ago in the wholesale Jail
delivery in which Jesse Watts, convict
ed Of murder and sentenced to be hang
ed and others escaped.
INSURANCE TANGLE TAKES BACK
SEAT
Jackson. Miss, Jan. 1.-THE FIRE in
surance muddle has been forced into a
back seat because of the message Gov
ernor Russell sent to Sheriff shannon
yesterday so far as street talk is con-
cerned. There is great divergence Of
opinion as to whether the state of Mis-
sissippi o. the county of Warren has
the legal right to the service of r. IT,
Goldsby, the vioksburg negro Fence,
who was at first released from the pen
itentiary farm at Parchman on a sus-
pended sentence granted by the COVER
nor after the black had paid former
Governor Bilbo and other lawyers al
large sum. Next time he got his liberty
BY paying a night watchman about 5000
to let him out.
After his second escape Goldsby went
to Canada. Warren county and the
penitentiary authorities both sent for
him. The Warren sheriff reached Can
ada first and had the negro in charge
when the agent Of the state penitentiary
reached the scene. Goldsby returned
to Mississippi in charge of the county
sheriff On arrival in New York state
Goldsby demanded to see a. lawyer and
his request was granted, He agreed to
pay the lawyer $4,000 to stop him in
that state, but after his lawyer had
talked to the district attorney 1t was
found that the prisoner was charged
with receiving stolen goods by the Of
ficer having him in charge, and not with
being an escaped convict If the agent
Of the state had had charge Of Goldsby
he would not, perhaps. have been sur
rendered TO Mississippi Be ne could
be and would be surrendered on an af-
tidayit charging him with receiving sto-
len property. That is what was done.
and Goldsby was landed III the Warren
county jail.
Shortly after his return from Cana
da, Goldsby was again tried before
Judge Brien, convicted and sentenced
to term on the county farm instead
Of IN the penitentiary- it is claimed
he had a perfect right to do under sec
tion 1883 Of the Code Of igD6-that sec
tion reading and On conviction shall
be punished by imprisonment Ia the
penilentiary not more than hve years, |
or BY imprisonment III the county Jail |
not more than SIX months. and by fine. /
not more than S250
g N supposed chat thls clash b.