Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-13
HIGH SPOTS IN
: GEORGIA NEWS

Fire Friday night destroyed four
teen negro houses in the Vineville
settlement of Fort Valley and did
damage estimated at $4,000. The
fire broke out at 8 o'clock and the
water pressure the firemen were able
to bring into use was so weak that the
fighters were unable to do much to
check the fast spreading flames.
R. A. Hiley owned most of the
houses.
Lightning almost from clear sky
shocked four Albany young men and
rendered one of them unconscious
| icy. a short time Tuesday afternoon.
49, Murray, Hugh Mcclure, Agnew
Elsman, Jr, and Wade Hester were
playing tennis on the Y. M. G.. A.
courts when the stroke fell, throw
ing three of them to the ground and
rendering Murray unconscious.
n The State Supreme court denied
new trial for John Buchanan, OcG-
NEE and Altamaha River fisherman,
who was convicted at Alamo, Wheel
er county, a few months ago for slay-
ing Robert Wilcox, 19-year-old ex-
service man of Lumber City, on Jan
uary Is last. Buchanan is now con.
Il fined in the Wheeler county jail at
Alamo.
Lyman j. Bowen, former cashier
Of the Columbus freigt office of the
SeaDCard, pleaded guilty Thursday
m Superior court on a charge of
eNbezzling $3,189.12 and was sem
Fenced to serve two to four years in
ne state penitentiary, the minimum
sentence for such crimes. Judge 7
n LltleJohn of Americas, was presiding
q N place of Judge &c )rge Munro, who
q Is ILL., .wk
Il Deputy Sheriff John r. Beahn, of
MMascogee county, was indicted
thursday on a charge of violating
,he prohibition law. The Indictment
followed a thorough investigation of
me attempted raid on the home of
C C deputy Wednesday by officers of
wIpI' Hulling's county police force,
g'eh a lot of liquor was taken out
anu destroyed, Mr.. Beahn gave bond
Il n $oOO and conticNed on duty in
VIE superior court Sheriff Beard
t before the grand jury for some
Hne ana detailed incidents of the at
@"pted raid. He is said to have TAX
~ all responsibility for the whiskey
1Is'lg at he home of the deputy,
p 'o.llIhg that he had ben told by Mr..
t fam last Friday night that it was
a b a',e' when the deputy asked that
he send for it.
d Ii, a cataract that had developed on
ln light eye, is causing Ty Cobb, of
Il usuSta' manager of the Detroit
ii nnos league baseball team, little
ro ooo,ltsenience. he says. 1t is of only
II osenV development, Cobb says, add
Ihat until it became more serious
81 mOval. 'o Pls'i' h0i l''
n oJ me Savannah recorder has order.
81 aro al me police court prisoners who
icorS serving time and aided so hero
fi rn IN lighting the recent Tybee
s;o 10 be released as an express
d thai. o1 community Appreciation Of
'"e 6 services.
\ 1artn n"rges of Aldine Chambers, At
q Soiio;4 polncian and attorney against
imS.,aS % General Boykin, looking to
Il tor OF the Fulton prosecu-
4 AaDno a,la preferred in reprisal for de-
qa ,tiaO'on of Mr.. Chambers alleged
"a rin LIONS with members of the hunco
81 wbsr vi II Atlanta, collapsed Friday
ecutor rr rank A. Hooper, special pros
Eto tb g,' refused to present indictment
In NJ grand la Jury in three cases cited
retnrn J Snambers and the grand jury
WiictmoesuI no bill'' on the only in
\ "eqt presented to chat badly,
WederoiS 1antt, former supervising
ss boa, prohibition. agent, Atlanta,
#ervissoesn appointed assistant field SUI
ab1 ba OF federal prohibition agests
D. 'uquarters in Oklahoma City,
hicb OK in the heart by a bullet
r of "ad passed through the shout
rmo VI another man. ]. IT. Byce, a
H., mayor of Lula and father If
~ IND and Howard Bycc Of Atlanta,
kureaso.a At the ball park there
lwboaaS afternoon. James Akrey,
hal I the shot was fired. and two
wo nnrothers, Banks county farm
hsev wounded. Marshal Mercer
r., formerly federal prohibi-