Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-15
YARBROUGH DENIES
KNOWLEDGE: Of ANY
MACON FLOGG|NGS.
Macon Dentist, on Stand
Late Friday, Denies Any
Part in WELDING Lash at
Central City


pected at the opening of city court
here today that the trial of DR.. c..
A. Yarbrough, charged with rioting
in connection with the fogging of
r. f. Mills, would reach the jury
tate this afternoon. 1t was regard
ed atthe time court opened us probe
able that taking of testimony would
be concluded at the morning SeS-
sion and that arguments tothe jury
would take UP all of the afternoon
with the jury getting the case
around the closing hour of p. m.
Each side will argue two and one
half hour.
The defense yesterday concluded
it's direct evidence with prepared
statement by the defendant in which
he entered Il general denial of all
charges. He admitted that he was
u member Of the Ku Klux Khan
and explained that the order does
not countcnance flogging or other
lawlessness and asserted that he
knew nothing of any logging and
never had had Il hand in any. He
asserted that he had worked for
the good of the community ever
since he had been in Macon and
always had stood for law and order.
Character Witnesses
Witnesses endeavoring to break
down the credibility of other, witt
nesses for both the state and de-
Tense occupied most of the time OF
the court yesterday "A number Of
defense witnesses either admitted
they were or had been klansmen,
had made application for member
Ship or declined to answer ques-
lions as to whether or not they
were members. Among these wa5
one minister and two physicians.
All other Eo"oing cases, in which
eight men besides DR.. Yarbrough
are accused, were set over until
next week at yesterdays session
when Judge Gum. excused all wit.
nesses until Monday. There ara
six other charges against DR.. Var.
brought, remaining to be tried anf
prior to starting of the present tritl
| that each case would be pressed.
DIR. Yarbrough, in his defenst
statement, said that Mrs. Lynwood
Bright made two or three visits til
his office.
Zone of them" he sad, was I'd
thank me for securing an attorneJ
for her in this city. And the second
was to thank me for going on hei
bond when she was served with d
bail trover."
DR.. c. A. Yarbrough took the stand
in his own behalf late Thursday afu
ernoon. His statement was read I'd
the jury.
DR.. Yarbrough declared he nevef
saw Mills, his accuser. until the daN
he came into court. He said he wal
a Klansman and that he always hal
stood for law and order. He denied
knowing of any Whippipgs.
Asked to Whip Wheeler
DR.. j. H. Heard. of the Bibb coun,
ty commission, after testifying thai
DR.. Yarbrough was Of good characi
ter, was asked on cross examination
about q visit DR.. Yarbrough and j.
?. Durkee, Ku KluX Khan organizer
had made to him some time ago. Hd.g
said they brought an anonymous le6
ter addressed to the Ku KluX Klau
about Il man named Wheeler, Wild
was charged in the letter with was6
ing his mothers property aud laad'
ing a pTodigal life. He said he told
his visitors that he thought the man
ought to be whipped half to death
and run out of the country" Hd
said both men said that was not theif
policy.
"What has become of the man,
the solicitor asked.
He picked up another mans Wifd
and left"
What did DR.. Yarbrough do I'd
him?"
Nothing l know Of"
He said that Mr. Durkee said that
if Wheeler was whipped the KIT
Klux Khan would get the credit. Ask
ed by the defense what had been.
done, he said Mrs. Wheeler's estate
had been taken out of the hands Of
her/son and put in the hands of DR.
Heards brother
Asked who suggested this method
he said Mr.. Durkee suggested, it.
Dr. Heard stated on the witness
stand that he is on the bond of Mr.
Durkee, who is also charged with
rioting.
A. B. Sheffield, a dental labors,
tory worker, was asked about thd
reputation of w. w. Arnold, and test
titled it was bad. He was excused
when he admitted having made api
pllcatlOn for membership in the Ia
KluX Khan.
J. L. Marlborough, who said he was
not related to DR.. Yarbrough, testh
fled to the good character of thd
witness, and then in reply to tha
question, ARE you q KIansman?" re,
pied, Il am" He then was excused.
The defense at this point am
nounced completion of it's testimony
and asked Commute recess, aftel
which DR.. Yarbrough took the wit,
ness stand in his own behalf. Hd
was not sworn, and read a prepared
statement to the jury.
State ReOpens Case
The state was permitted TO rec
open it's case after the defense had
closed, and A. H. Delaney, a type.
writer expert, whose testimony was
ruled out, recalled. Three anony.
nous letters and one written on DR..
4arbrough's typewriter were reintro,
duced. Mr.. Delaney expressed the
opinion that all the letters were writ,
ten on the same typewriter The
1drprouSn letter was not formally
introduced, and will not go to thd
jury for its examination. The de,
tense objected, because they did moi
have time to procure another exi
pert to examine them. The objec,
ton was OVerruled.
Defense attacks on the charactea
OF the state S witnesses and introduce
ton of testimony in defense of Yari
brough continued Thursday.
DR.. w. A. Little, d physician with