Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-16
COUNCIL At AUSTELL.
ADOPTS RESOL. UT|IlN
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ing the action of a group of men
in beating Charles J. Shelverton, Jr.,
after kidnapping him from his home
Thursday night, the city council of
Austell, in special session, Saturday
afternoon adopted a resolution call
ing upon officers of the law to prose
cute any guilty parties who mthey
may be abole TO find.
The resolution refers to the alleged
action of fourteen men, who last
Thursday night enticed young Mr..
Shelverton, son OF a former mayor
Of Austell and prominent in the city's
affairs, into a waiting automobile
and after driving two and one-han
miles into the country, took him out
and beat him with a strop of the
kind formerly used in convict camps,
according to his statement,
The resolution follows:
Whereas, it has been called to
the attention of the mayor and coun-
Gil of the city of Austell, Ca. that
on the night OF Thursday, December
II, 1924, one of our citizens, Charles
j. ShelVerton, Jr., was taken from
his home and brutally beaten by an
unidentified body of men;
THAT, be it resolved by the city
council of Austell in special session,
December IS, does hereby so on rec
ord as deploring such unlawful ac-
ton and calling upon the officers of
the law in the city, county and state
to do all in their power to appre-
bend the culprits and bring them to
Justice, and in order to promote to
activity on the part of these Off
, GERS, we in behalf of the city of
Austell, offer 500 reward for the
arrest and conviction of these men.
Declaring that he recognized two
Of his assailants, but refusing to di-
| Vulge their names until he is able
to take cut warrants against them.
young ShelVerton was recovering
today from the effects of the beating,
Young ShelVerton's body is bruised
and striped from waist to neck from
flows of a heavy leather strap such
as was formerly used in convict
camps. Wounds on his head were
caused, he said. by blows from a pis-
troll in the hands Of his assaiants.
The authorities of Cobb county
/ have offered a reward of $500 for
the apprehension Of the men and G.
j. Shelverton, father of the injured
hoy, has announced that he will Of
tel an additional reward. Governor
Walker will be asked to offer n re-
ward in the name of the state OF
| Georgia.
The community is quiet and there
are no Indications of further>trouble
although the attack on young Shei-
Nerton is the subject of much com
ment and speculation. The young
mans family are thoroughly aroused
over the occurrence and assert that
III possible steps will be taken to ap.
rrehend the persons responsible for
The assault.
Young ShelvertOn states that he
was called from his bed late Thurs
day night by four men who asked
/ ms aid in repairing an automobile
Eeins Il mechanic, he accompanied
them to the car, which was stand
ing near the Shelverton home, and
upon reaching it, he was enticed into
! the machine which was driven ava Y
| rapidly. The men produced what
Furporte1 TO be a bench warrant for
LIS arrest, the young man said and
| he was threatened with death if he
| made any cutlery
Two more automobiles containing
ten men Joined the first car at a lone.
iy spot some distance from town. he
stated, and the party got out, drag
Glng him into a c,ump OF bushes.
| One man remained in the road as a
| lookout" young SheiVerton assert
ed. while the other Is beat him with
the heVay strap, striking seven
| blows each. He was left half CON
scious in the bushes as his assailants
disappeared, but managed to make
mis- ways to a farm house. where
his Injuries were treated and he
was taken home.
His injuries, though painful. are
net considered serious, and it :
thought that he will be out in few
days.
Three weeks ago two young men
Oh this community were bound over
10 the Cobb superior court for an
a. eyed attack on a girl Young
Shelverton had been subpoenaed as
a witness al the t-lal Of the two boys
scheduled for Monday in the superior
court at Marietta.
He declares the men who attacked
him Thursday night accused him Of
defaming the young woman's char
acter, although he did not testify at
the preliminary hearing.