The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-04-12
| ARE FOUND GUILTY
IN THE EXPRESS CASES
KNOWN CONDUCTORS
EMoNo rHosR CONVICTED
40 CONSPIRACY TO ROB.
YEARS MAXIMUM PENALTY

80 mt Re Sentenced Until April
3n.h convicted on Five Counts, But
I,dns Announced He Would Pun
;sb Them as for One offense.
Th;rtv-six out of forty-hve defend
were found guilty of conspiracy
sob the American Railway Express
!. ,ao.ny OF 100000 by jury in the
n;tsd States court at Macon Satur-
afternoon. The jury was out II
/ Attorney Wallace Miller announced
.t'. w a3oeal would be made to the
Fa;+sd States circuit court.
Those found guilty were: I. X.
Saker baggage master, Albany, "a;
II W. Barbre, messenger, Albany
~ q B, Baldwin, fagman, Albany,
r. Henry Barlow, news butcher,
Il a aeon Ca; NJ. E. Bowdion, messen-
20 Atlanta; w. E. Drummer, mes
ESnger College Park, Ga; K. Z.
Ebsncev, express agent, Hartford,
kla; Walter Critic, negro porter, Ma
pn; Lee Dix, baggage master, Ma
'bn: E. E. Dunaway, express agent,
6gIetborpe; Trout Floyd, negro por-
Macon; William Hackney, bag
sage master. Montgomery, Ala; King
\ srdy conductor, Albany, Ga; J. ..
Eood agent Cuthbert, Ga; Charlie
Ennter baggage master, Macon; A.
4 Johnson, agent, Smithville, Ga; J.
Johnson. baggage master, Macon;
fbarGe Johnson, conductor, Albany;
u c Johnson. transfer clerk, Smith
ilIe Ga. w. V. Kimbrell, baggage
haster Albany, Ga; c. E. Langtord,
Messenger Warrenton, Ga; J. c. Nc
Arthur, messenger, Americas, Ga;
T. McKinnon, conductor, Dothan,
Ala; Dan McLendon, conductor, Flo
sala. Ala; R. S. McMichael, messen-
Ter, Montgomery, Ala; c. F. McMil-
an, messenger, Woodward, Ala; w.
"a Nixon, agent, Ozark, Ala; J. F.
Norris, Aagman, Albany, Ga; c: W.
Pearce, messenger, Macon, Ga; J. n.
Smith. conductor Macon; 0. L. Smith,
hagman, Albany, Ga; w. w. Wood,
baggage master, Macon; E. G. Sto-
Eall, messenger, Union Springs, Ala;
Il. l. Gardner, messenger, Hampton,
Ala. Ed Knox, negro express helper,
arlington, Ga; H. l. Rucker, mes
$enger, Milen, Ga.
Several Pleas of Guilty.
When the trial began four weeks
#gO five OF the accused men pleaded
suilty. They were E. NJ. Alsabrook,
Euiaula; R. C. Brinson, Millen; c. H.
Eondrey, Atlanta; w. c. Green, Eu
#hee and w. A. Hughes, Atlanta.
81 dghes was the star witness for the
Prosecution.
a hose found not guilty were: Char
Is Burgess garage proprietor, Florala,
q a.; VIII Driggers, garage man, Flo
pa, Ala; O. f. Hall, conductor, Al
&asny; l. Knight, baggage master,
lacon; W. V, Meek, conductor, Ma
nm; L. B. Rodgers, transfer man,
Ibany Ga; NJ. H. Sheppard, Albany,
Ra W. G. Simpson, agent, Union
|&prngS, Ala; NJ. F. Stokes, messen-
NJ, Royston, Ga.
hose against whom charges were
gsmiSSed follow: L. c. Cason, barber,
n loTaIa; c. NJ. Crasson, Florala; M.
Hosey, merchant, Atlanta; Marvin
kfeStwood, manager of the Geronimo
Tote, tlorala; w. T. Priesthood, Flo
ia; I'd Redding, negro merchant,
aeon; Joshua Stewart, Florala; ].
kadney, express agent at Columbia;
tafloS Jordan, Florala.
None OF the convicted men showed
y emotion when the result of the
~ trlaI was announced. All are at
Perty on bail and soon after they left
federal building were in confer
ice with their attorneys.
Guilty on Five Points.
Inc thlrty-six defendants were
0nq guilty on all five counts set out
me Indictment. The first count
"a yea conspiracy to steal express
'3iiehtS and to receive stolen goods,
uIf second count was an elabora-
,n OF the first the third charged
piracy pnacy to impede the operation of
oApIesS company while under gov
bn ,r.G.l ownership; the fourth charged
tmSpHacy to defraud the United
avs government; and the fifth
te ~sta conspiracy to interfere with
ffISfate shipments.
1 3JIuse Evans ordered the guilty de-
,la.Lls TO report at 10 o'clock Satur-
H. morning, April 80, for sentence.
bns;d sentencing you l will take into
nnJ Is ration that though you were
al suiily on five counts it was real
van an one transaction" Judge Beverly
WIS., sas Saiq' i will sentence you as if
ERE ERE all one count"
NE maximum sentence for the
81 Sin 6o Two years in the penitentiary
h i ;n.' or both. Judge Evans did
spno sa''lIiate the sentence he would
II AL Sorts of Things Stolen.
-, 4e transaction referred to in the
.ktrod,,,o oi1me of testimony that was
HI 1 ~ during the four weeks
,IG"ed that there had been
8abie sac i thetts of everything mag
Eoes rom eggs, butter, pecans to
M ladies' garments. lawn movers.
Ii VIZ rSS' m rugs and a wagon tongue.
m NJ a. hughes who told of a sys-
pns9ir, S teIs that he said the alleged
S pnaIors used. This was verified
The GO OF the other witnesses.
baro 'neged conspirators are said
&. trustoJ 5eIerred to those who could
quirv ~ as all right" and the open
ten aV G;i this subject is said to have
les b miii ne rider" The answer was
' Il Tide'" and Hes all right"