Wednesday, 5th November 1913: Highwaymen Given Limit Of The Law, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,
Wednesday, 5th November 1913,
PAGE 5, COLUMN 3.
Judge Ben H. Hill Tries One
Dozen Cases Second Day
of Sitting.
The second days session of the
criminal branch of the superior court, with Judge Ben Hill on the bench, saw
the completion of a dozen cases before adjournment Tuesday.
Judge Hill, whose leniency was noted on
Monday towards prisoners at the bar, reversed his attitude on Tuesday and in
two instances inflicted the full penalty of the law where highwaymen were
brought before him.
I do not believe in any plea that a
man could make excusing his acts when he is caught red-handed, so to speak,
robbing a citizen of this community.
We must take active steps at once to
put an end these numerous holdups that are occurring every day in this county.
I believe the most effective way of ending it is to make examples of the guilty
men brought before me and I shall give the limit to men convicted of the
highway robbery charge in this court.
Bearing out his assertion Judge Hill then
sentenced Sam Reed and Oscar Wright, two negroes, to twenty years each in the
penitentiary.
The negroes were found guilty of
robbing and assaulting Attorney Frank Hooper in Piedmont avenue, on June 2.
Mr. Hooper, on the witness stand, told
a dramatic story of the attack, declaring that the negroes beat him down with
brass knucks, and tore his watch from its chain, leaving him all but
unconscious on the ground.
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Court of Appeals of Georgia.
Argued and Submitted.
H. M. Atkinson et al., receivers, v.
Caroline Yarbrough from Ben Hill.
John Johnson v. Georgia Fertilizer and
Oil company, from Appling.
L. B. Smith v. Hilton & Dodge
Lumber company, from Laurens.
W. D. Joiner, administrator, v.
Carisbad Manufacturing company, from Berrien.
W. D. Joiner, administrator, v. Wilbur
& Son, from Berrien.
W. D. Joiner, administrator, v.
Dougherty-Ward-Little company, from Berrien.
B. F. Barton v. J. F. Thompson, from Ben
Hill.
A. L. Clark v. Georgia Fertilizer
Works, from Laurense.
H. H. Smith v. R. A. Watson, from
Laurens.
Beverly Ambrose v. R. M. Barber, from
Appling.
City of Bainbridge v. G. O. Smith, from
Decatur.
A. B. Roberson v. E. A. Martin, from
Pierce.
J. B. Hechot v. W. D. White, from
Mucogee.
J. W. Scarborough v. John, Yarborough,
from Ben Hill.
Bank of Blakely v. W. A. Buchannon,
from Early.
Western Union Telegraph company v. B.
D. Watson and vice versa, from Greene.
P.
J. Johnson et al. v. Knights of Pythias, etc., from Chatham.
Rome
Railway and Light company v. Mrs. W. S. Lansdell, from Floyd.
George
Dean v. John Dean, administrator, from Decatur.
P.
G. Ware, for use, etc., v. J. D. Chason, from Decatur.
Mrs.
C. A. Rowell v. Southern Railway company, from Bleckley.
Kirby
Planning Mill company v. Thedore Titus, from Thomas.
Gus Eberhardt v. Federal
Insurance company, from Chatham.