Tuesday, 31st August 1915: Howell Charged With Inciting To Violence, The Atlanta Constitution

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Bound Over to Grand Jury.

Others Fined by Recorder for Disorderly Conduct.

Columbus, Ga., August 30. (Special.) B.H. Howell, arrested here Saturday night with four others as a result of a disturbance started, it is reported, by the exhibition of a photograph of Leo M. Frank hanging from a tree, today was bound over from Recorder's Court to the Grand Jury on a charge of inciting to violence. Joseph Sokolow, in whose store the trouble started, and James Lee were fined $15 each, and John Tomlin was fined $10, all on charges of disorderly conduct. James Day and John Long were released.

The charge of disorderly conduct against Howell was changed after statements that he had been heard to call out "Lynch Him" had been made to the authorities. It was said he referred to Sokolow.

Lee went into Sokolow's store Saturday night and is said to have exhibited a small photograph of Frank soon after he was lynched. It is reported that Sokolow attempted to take the photograph from Lee, and that Lee struck him. Lee was arrested and while being held by the officers, it was charged that Sokolow struck him with a soda-water bottle. Then Sokolow was arrested. The photograph was not mentioned at the hearing today.

In the meantime, a large crowd gathered outside the store and in the resultant disturbance, Day, Tomlin, and Howell were arrested. The crowd was dispersed, but the police say an effort was made to burn Sokolow's store that night.

Howell was released on bond of $200.

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