Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-23
HIGH SPOTS IN
GEORGIA NEWS


Mrs. c. w. Campbell, of Green
vile, S. c., trailing her husband with
another woman, shot Mrs. Leila How
ard, a boarding house keeper, in At
lanta Wednesday, later admitting She
shot the wrong woman by mistaken
identity. She is in Jail and her vic
tim in the hospital. Her husband
and Mrs. Sarah J. Ward, of Gaines
vile, who is alleged to be the "other
woman" are also in Jail.
J. D. Shierling, the eleven-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs r. B. Shierling,
Of Valdosta, was killed early Wednes-
day by a bullet from a rifle in the
hands of Robert Hart, his playmate,
the shot being accidental.
At a meeting of the directors of
the Atlanta Trust company Wednes-
day afternoon, the resignation of F.
S. Etheridge as president was ac
cepted, and Eugene r. Black was
elected to fill the vacancy.
John Williams, negro, is dead and
George Williams, his son, probably
is fatally wounded as the result of
a battle between them and police Of
ficers w. Z. Whiddon and l., S. Wei
don at Albany Wednesday, when the
officers attempted to search the VIII
liams home for whisky. When Of
ficer Whiddon entered the house.
George Williams struck him in thu
face with a bottle of whisky, and
knocked him down, it is claimed. The
officer drew his pistol and shot the
negro as the latter threw a second
bottle. John Williams then ran in
from another room and opened fire
shooting at Whiddon several times
before Officer Weldon who had come
in through another door, could shoot
him down. The elder Williams was
instantly killed.
Several houses and a number of
fences were blown down near Dub
lin, Wednesday by terrific winds.
Judge James l.. Willis, for many
years a prominent member of the
Columbus bar, is dead after an i'll
ness of eight weeks. For twenty
years Judge Willis was judge of the
City court Of Columbus.
S athingly denouncing mob law,
which he said has been evidenced in
the Williams burning case, and in
other instances in various counties in
Georgia, DR.. Charles R. jenkins, for
mer president of Wesleyan College,
pastor of the Fort Valley Methodist
church, Wednesday to the Rotary
club of Macon made fight for stern
law enforcement backed by public
sentiment. DR.. Jenkins declared the
time to put a stop to the growing
where the criminal has been sentenc-
ed to hang" is now.
The Federal grand jury at Atlanta
has returned indictments against Al
ton Biles, of Pike county and U. B.
Biles, Roy Leach and A. B. Leach,
of Spalding county, were the other
farmers indicted. The indictments
charge specifically that the farmers
came to Atlanta, bailed negroes out
of jails and stockades and carried
them into the Southern district,
where, it is alleged, they were held
in state Of penal servitude.
Mrs. Ella Theodore Wilson Boy-ed,
formerly of Washington, Ga, has
filed suit for divorce against W. H.
Boy-ed, alias Homer Jensen, alias
F. W. Smith, charging that he is not
only a nephew of Captain Boy-ed,
who was deported to Germany while
naval attache of the German en-
bassy at Washington, but that he
himself was a German spy when he
enlisted in the American army during
the war. Mrs. Boy-eds suit follows
the filing of suit by her husband
against Swift Tyler, Jr., an Atlanta
attorney, seeking $4,000 from Tyler
for alleged alienation of Mrs. Boy
eds affections.