Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-15
ALTERED AS WOMAN, LOADED
DOWN WITH MONEY, FORMER
GEORGIAN IS HELD IN NEW ARK
YARBR0UGH DENIES
KNOWLEDGE OF ANY
MACON FL0GGINGS
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offices in the same building in
which DR.. YarbrOugh h. : his offices,
was called. as a character witness
for the defendant. On cross eXami-
nation he was asked if he had heard
| rumors that DIR. Yarbrough was the
whipping. boss OF Macon"
i've heard that rumor,' was the
reply, but it was ruled out on OBJ
lection that rumor was not prov
able.
Responding to a defense question
he said he never had heard anything
derogatory to tie defendants char
acter.
Physician Testifics
DR.. w. p. Rushing, physician, ties,
titled that DIR. Yarbrough's charac-
ter was good. On cross examina-
| ton DR.. Rushing said he had only
heard through the newspapers of
DR.. Yarbrough being called the
whipping boss. He said he was not
a member of the ku 'I<luX Khan.
Walter Revere, chief of police of
GAINESVILLE, testified he saw r. j..
Mills the day after he had claimed
he had been whipped in January,
f1922.
He said that on January IA Mills
came to him and tOld him he had
been whipped and asked him to in
vestigate He said Mills told him
the whipping was a family affair
He said Mills at first did not want
to give names, but finally told him
John G.. Colbert and John M. Howard
were in the crowd, and that the men
wore khaki and leggings. Revere
said Mills told him he was sure two
of them came back on a morning
train. He investigated and told Mills
that Colbert and Howard were at
home and could not have had a hand
in it. He also told Mills, he testified
that the only men who got off the
train were two telephone linemen
who had been to Forsyth and that
them" Revere said he drew the
conclusion from this that Mills dia
not know who did it.
On crOss-eXamination Revere sai6
Mills did not tell him about the let
ter he thought was sent to Barnes
Vile to the ku KluX Khan in Atlanta
and forwarded to Macon and that he
had come there to make an investi-
cation at the post office. He then
was excused.
The judge at this point excused
I'LL jurors not engaged in this case
for the remainder of the term and
all witnesses in other cases until
Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
Arthur f. Williams, GAINESVILLE
policeman, also was called.
George Summers, of GAINESVILLE
who was called by the defense, testI-
fed that his occupation was that of
a 'loafer." He testified that Mills
reputation was bad. On being asked
to explain the term 'loafer," he said
he had lived for thirty years with,
, out work. and that he had enough
to live on.
/. John Howard, of GAINESVILLE, tes.
! titled that he had heard Of Mills
being fiOgged but was at home on
that night. He testified that Mills
character was bad. He was allowed
to testify that John Colbert, who
the defense wanted to call, was ILL.,
Howard W as shown two application
banks for membership in the Ku
KluX Khan but refused to say that
he had or had not signed either. He
testified that he was not now a mem.
Der of the Ku KluX Khan but had
| affiliated" with them.
All men placed on the witness
stand by the defense were being
asked if they were members of the
ku KluX Khan.
Pastors SuDnOrt YarhrOuph
The Rev. Walter J. Heard, Rev.
Martin A. Wood and Rev. H. NJ. Flu
gate, all Baptist ministers, were call
ed and testified to the good charac-
ter of Dr. Yarbrough.
!, The Rev. II. H. Cornell, pastor OF
the Bellevue Baptist church, who
w. c.. Quarterbaum yesterday testi.
fed came to his home and brought
DR. .Yarbrough on a sick call, denied
that anything was said about whip
ping during the call. He said Quar-
terbaum had complained of neigh
bOrhOOd iaWlessness and that he told
Quarterbaum to let him know as he
was in touch with DR.. Yarbrough
and had arranged with DR.. Var.
brough, who knew some officers and
would call them.
Several of the witnesses called for
DR.. Yarbrough this morning asked
to be excused for answering Ques-
tons as to whether or not they were
members of the Ku Klux Khan. DR..
B. S. Gosten, a physician, admitted
he had made application for mem
bership and DR.. d. w. Green ad-
mitted membership and that he had
! treated one victim of the f1oggers
and did. not report the case to the
sheriff. He explained, however. that
the victim had requested him not to
make a report.
Asked ARE you a klansman." the
minister replied 81 prefer not to
! answer
| Shown two types of Ku Klux
/ Khan application blanks the min.
+ lister in both cases answered.:
/ 81 prefer not to answer
! He was then excused.
/ NeighbOrs Score Barnett
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Robinson; c. G.
! Wilson and w. G. Evans, former
neighbors of W. O. Barnett testified
| that his reputation was bad. The
defense was not allowed to question
tho witnesses a bOut SDecifio acts