Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-27
.FLOGCING CHARGES
DENIED ON STAND
BY DIR. YARBROUGH

MACON, Ga, Sept. 26.-FoHowing
the statement on the stand of DR.. c.
A. Yarbrough, on trial on charges
of riOtlng in connection with the flog-
Sing of w. 0. Barnett, and the in
PRODUCTION Of Sheriff Hicks as a re.
buttal witness for the state, both
sides announced closed at 9:55 o'clock
this morning. Each side is allotted
two hours for argument, and the
case will go to the jury following the
judges charge this afternoon.
The case of j. f. Alexander
charged with being implicated in the
flogging on August 9 of Ollie M. Per
ry, will be called at 10 o'clock to
morrow morning, it was announced
today. City Judge Holmes Johnson,
of Gray, will preside, Judge VIA
Gum being disqualified by the fact
that he is distantiy related to Alex
ander.
When the trial was resumed this
morning, the defense offered more
character witnesses in an effort to
discredit state testimony.
John S. McHand, an automobile
dealer, was the first witness called.
He was asked about the closing of
his place of business because of the
death of a relative of his partner
He s2id It was on May 9, 1922, and
that W. w. Arnold, then in his en-
ploy, was not at work on that day
A complaint by Arnold against DR.
Yarbrough alleges the flOgging was
on May 8, but Arnold testified it was
May s.
r. III. HaddaWay, who r. H. Hart
ley yesterday charged on the wit
ness stand was a member of a band
that took him out and Iectured him,
was called.
Did you 80 with DR.. Yarhrough
and others to the home of r. A. Hart
take him out to the county," Chief
Defense Counsel John p. Ross asked.
mo-" was the reply.
Are you a member of any club?''
Eyes, 1 am a member of the Evan
gelstic club of Macon. business
mne's branch, and the Cross Keys
Methodist church."
Have you any definite knowledge
of where you were on Thursday
night, July 2G?'
Il was at the Cross Keys church
at prayer meeting.
How do you know that?"
q have been treasurer of the
church for years and go to the
church on Thursdays.'
Mr. Haddaway said that he only
knew that he was at the church
that night because it was his Gus
tom. On cross examination. he adj
mitted he sometimes missed Thurs
day nights, but declared he did not
know Hartley. He admitted that
he was a member of the Ku Klux
Khan. Asked if he was a member
of the Vigilance committee of the
khan. he said he did not know what
it was. He denied ever having
talked to DR.. YarbrouGh about flog'
gings.
A. f. McGinnis, who Hartley yes
terday testified came to his home
on the night he was first taken out,
told of going to the Hartley home
I'd see c. f. COrley, carpenter.
He said Hartley told him some Jews
had come there to take him out"
He said he laughed at him and told
him to go to bed.
Mr.. McGinnis sought TO evade
question as to whether or not he
was a member of the Ku kluX
Khan. The state insisted that he
answer and he said he was.
Defendant Takes Stand
The cross examination testimony
of DR.. j. II. Heard given in the
trial of r. r. Mills was read to the
jury. Both sides agreed to this
owing to the fact that DR.. Heard
had been called to Birmingham.
Ala. because of the critical illness
of a relative. DIR. Heard had testi-
fled regarding a visit DR.. Yarbrough
and j. p. Durkee made to him in
regard to an anonymous letter the
Ku klux Khan had received about
d man named Fielder.
The defendant then took the
stand to make his statement.