Evening star., 1923-07-27
TERROR REIGN CHARGED
GARRETT BROTHERS
AT TRIAL FOR MURDER
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affidavit, had his inning in court to-
day. In the document he referred ir
detail to the charges made in state
affidavits in which he was accused OF
holding the county in a reign Of ter
ror; of manipulating the machinery
of the county for his own gain and
otherwise running the county by
high-handed methods Of violence and
abuse, and countered with the dec
laration that those signing the state
affidavitS were his business rivals and
were actuated by the hope that the
CARROTS could be run out of the
county" He reviewed his career
since coming to Cumberland, and step
by step reviewed the circumstances
that developed enmity toward him by
his business and political rivals.
Make Pledge to Wives.
The affidavit further asserts that his
competitors used every effort and
ing to his mill, and reflected upon his
honesty in dealings with customers at
the mill. CARROTS affidavit goes into
Willie Corson. After this difficulty
the affidavit says. We pledged our
wives that we would not allow these
people to draw US into a difficulty, II
mattered not what they said. and we
have kept these pledges to our wives
ever since, under very trying condi-
tion6 at times"
The affidavit relates the Incidents OF
the shooting Of A. NJ. Chandler on May
4. 1923, on the highways, and adds
that while several hundred citizens
Joined in the search for the assaiIant
not single one Of these business and
political enemies Of myself and broth
er from around the courthouse took
any interest in the Investigation"
Larkin c. Garrett. one of the de-
PENDANTS, was in the car with Chan
dler the night he was shot.
Tells of Threat.
c. r. Sanderson said that when he
was elected sheriff. fifteen years ago
before the CARROTS came to Cumber-
land, the defeated clan notified him
that 100 mounted men of their mum
ber would call on him and demand
that he appoint his deputy from their
faction. He said he refused to do
serve. This, he continued. made Gar
rett disliked and inspired such oppo-
sition to him that 1t has continued
to the present time.
DR.. E. B. Nuckols. whose practice
takes him all over the county, stated
fair trial may be had
The defense Is trying to prove that
the factional rivalry exists only in
the village and that elsewhere JUS
tice is denied. Most of the prose.
cutions aftidavits are from people
living within a radius Of twelve miles
of the courthouse.
Mr. Smith. after announcing he
would place on the stand the chiefs
Petersburg platoons of police sta.
toned here to testify to the demeanol
of the spectators, read the affidavit O.
X. D. Garrett.
sixty-one Amdavits.
Mr. Smith offered the following al
legged tabulation Of the prosecution's
affidavits. Seventeen people made
sixty-one afhdavits; seventy-five aff1-
davits were made in seventeen fam.
flies; four republicans made twenty.
three affldavits; three CARROTS en-.
nine atlantis lived within six miles
of the courthouse and twelve at tn,
courthouse.
Nine atlantis were from the home
of Donald McCrea, alleged head Of the
anti-Garrett faction. .
w. G. Stout, business rival of the
CARROTS, signed five affldavits; his
family two; A. T. Brown, republican
| made six Che has no family; c. c
Corson swore to three and his fam.
! lily to three.
At HIP, James G. Talbot, forty.
eight. deputy sergeant of the Ports.
mouth police force, took the stand.
Drunk With Gun.
"The crowd is very orderly" h,
| said. II have heard no threats and
seen no excitement. Our only troubl,
was with a drunk who had gun. W.
saw that he was carried home ant
kept there"
Lieut.. John M. Morris. in charge o.
] the Lynchburg delegation of police
f: and G. w. McGee, Petersburg detec
tive sergeant, swore to substantially
! the same thing.
T; At the conclusion Of the testimony
Attorney White rose and said. in re
ply to Mr.. Smiths tabulation, that h,
would read affidavits to show why tn,
| citizens have not made af1davits NOR
readily. These atlantis said the.
had been threatened with punishment
! IL they made prosecution affldavits
At 1880, the reading Of aff1davits wal
concluded, and Attorney Wendenburf
rose to move the rejection of certaii
prosecution afhdavits. He warned
that IL the trial Is transferred t,
another county. the court there will
have to determine whether the trans
| fer was proper. The defense desiret
stricken out all aff1davits concerning
political opposition. which wa
claimed to have been natural and ir
relevant to venue change.
Other AMdavits.
Among other affidavits read wer
the following:
Personally appeared before me
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