Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-31
Claim Conspiracy
ByFarr11er's Sons
h, Jasper County

er, and Clyde Manning, MS negro
"trusty," will be placed on trial for
murder in the Newton county supe"
rior court at Covington on Monday,
the calling of a special session of
Jasper county superior court for
Monday, April H. to consider indict-
ments against Williams, his three
sons, and Manning; and the disclos-
ure of evidence given the Newton
county grand jury which is said to
connect Williams three sons with~an
alleged conspiracy to array the
white people against the negroes in
Newton and Jasper counties in an
effort to sway public sentiment in
Williams favor, were major develop
ments Wednesday in the sensational
murder farm case which is now
holding the attention of two state
courts, the united States court, Gov
ernor Dorsey and other state Off
Gals
Judge John B. Hutcheson, of the
Stone Mountain circuit, came with
Solicitor General A. M. Brand to At
lanta Tuesday night and held con-
ference with Governor Dorsey. Judge
Hutcheson told the governor he
would open the trial of Williams on
Monday and would place Manning on
trial as soon as the Williams trial
is concluded.
Judge Hutchinson further stated
that his disposition was to push the
| two cases forward to> an early con-
! clusion.
Governor Dorsey suggested to Judge
Hutchinson and Solicitor Brand that
Williams and Manning be tried sepa-
rately for each murder charge
against them in Newton county. He
declared he would make the same rec
| quest of the Jasper county authors
| ties in the event indictments are
found by the Jasper county grand
jury
Suggests Series of Trials
Thai governors idea is that Will
liams and Manning should be tried
on each murder indictment in both
counties regardless of the outcome
of the first or subsequent trials
In other words, if Williams should
be convinced in the first murder trial
in Newton county, which will get UNI
Gerway first, and should be given
the extreme penalty of death, and
if his lawyers should take the case
to the higher courts, the governors
Suggestion will be to bring Williams
Ito trial immediat ely for another al
Ileged murder, and try him for that
while the outcome of the first trial is
pending, and to continue trying him
for each separate murder until the
whole series of eleven murders have
been exhausted
| Judge ]. b. Park, of the Ocmulgee
! judicial circuit, which embraces Jas
per county, told The Journal over
long distance telephone Wednesday
that he has followed the suggestion
contained in Governor Dorsey's tele-
gram of Tuesday and called a spe-
cial session of the Jasper superior
court for Monday, April II, at which
time the grand jury will probe the
recent negro slaughters, fix the re-
sponsibility and return indictments
"The citizens of Jasper county are
very anxious that Williams and
Manning be given speedy trial, and
they are just as anxious that justice
shall be DONE" declared Judge Park.
| Evidence given the Newton county
grand jury Tuesday by an unnamed
white man was declared by court
officials Wednesday to have con-
nected the three sons of Williams
with an alleged conspiracy to stir
up trouble in Jasper and Newton
counties between the white people
and negroes and thereby create fa-
vorable sentiment for their father
before he is placed on trial for his
| life
| According to officers, the witness
gave testimony that julius, Huland
and Marvin Williams, the sons, were
preparing to put into execution
plot which they expected would
cause an uprising. He said they
planned to circulate letters through
the two counties warning white peo-
pie that the negroes were planning
vengeance; and that if this plan
failed, he declared the next step
| planned was to stage raids on prop
erty owned by white people in an
effort to further the. idea that the
negroes had rebelled.
The witness told the grand Jury,
according to officials. that the three
Williams boys attempted to enlist
his aid in their Campaign" by brib-
| ing him. He promptly sought Off i
| GERS of the court, and was taken
before the grand jury at the be-
ginning of it's Tuesday session, de-
n6 r. Tno ne
ton county.
The sheriff said he had the wit
ness in his custody for safe keep
ing, and that he could not divulge
the mans name until further order
siding over superior court. He de-
clared the witness was "a local man
who is well known"
Sons Not Arrested
Williams three sons are not now
under arrest. Warrants charging
them with murder were sworn out
Several days ago, and Governor Dor
sey urged Tuesday that they be in
dicted with their father when the
Jasper county grand jury convenes
in April.
Solicitor General A. M. Brand, of
the Stone Mountain circuit, told The
Journal over long distance telephone
Wednesday that no cases were being
tried in the Newton county court.
and that he was spending his entire
time with the grand jury in an eff
fort to complete the present inves-
tigation by Wednesday night
According to officials, the witness
unearthed the alleged conspiracy only
a few hours before it was to have
been placed in execution.
oHe is further declared to have
stated that the Williams brothers Of
fered him a large sum of money &
testify that the victims of the So
called murder farm" were killed by