The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-11
WILL PROBE INTO MURDER FARM
 FOR MORE VICTIMS
Authorities Believe Indictments Will Be Returned Charging Score of Negro Killings to
 Georgia Planter
By Assoeiated Press

Monticello, Ga, April l0.-The stage is set for the converting in extraor- dinary session of the Jasper county grand jury here tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. when an investigation will ber of negroes on the farm of John s. Williams. who was convicted yester- day of the murder of one of the ne- groes and sentenced to life imprison- ment
 Sheriff W F. Persons will leave At ming, the negro whose confession in volved and convicted Williams of mur der in the Newton county superior court last week, and a number of other witnesses The party is expected to arrive here at 10 o'clock and the ne- sroes will go before the grand jury imm ed iately.
 Witnesses from Butts, Newton and several other counties are already here to attend the investigation. Solicitor Doyle Campbell of the Ocmulgee cir cult, who is directing the probe, stated tonight that in his opinion the evidence he has in his possession will be com pleted by the grand jury late in the afternoon, This will mean the adjourn ment of the body until the next regu- lar term of court.
 NO TROUBLE EXPECTED
 One of the first ma ters to be con sidered by the grand jury will be the lynching of EugeE~ Hamilton, which occurred here several months ago. So- lictor Campbell has in hit possession the names of six or seven citizens of Jasper county furnished hm by Gov Hugh M Dorsey. He, will present these to the body with a mass of evidence he has accumulated, and indictments are expected to be returned The SO licitor has forecast sensational devel- opments in this investigation.
 When the investigation starts" said Mir. Campbell, we are expecting no trouble. Everything will be quiet and orderly. l do not anticipate a long ses- sion of the grand jury. In fact, 1 De- lieve all evidence and testimony will be completed late in the afternoon and the body will then adjourn until the next regular session if court in Au- gust
 The people here are determined that law and order shall prevail, and could ask for no better co-operation thansf am now receivng. If Williams IS m dicted he will be placed on trial here just as soon as we can secure him from the officials Of Newton county" he coHtluueu. lHe BOou name or our county demands that he be tried and we want the world to know that con- ditions here have been greatly exag gerated"
 FIGHT JUST BEGUN" In connection with the indictment against Williams there Is considerable , speculation here tonight as to when the negro Manning will be. tried. Since he has already confessed it is proba ble that Manning's indictment will bN the first returned by the grand jury. Solicitor Campbell states that he has not decided about the date of the trial. as he must await the action of the jury on all of the charges before making his arrangements.
 1 Owing to the fact that Naming will have to be used as witness against Williams, it is believed that his trial will follow that of the planter. Greene r. Johnson. leading counsel for Will Hams, stated tonightthat he has just begun to fight" He denied that there was any truth in the rumor circulated Saturday that he would withdraw his motion of his client for new trial in the Newton superior court.