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VOL. 5—NO. 42
san antonio, texas. friday, KKBR1AHV, 21, 1936
5c PER COPY
J. Hollins Again
Convicted; Given
Sentence of Life
Confession, Obtained
Under Duress, is
Thrown Out
NORDIC JURY
Jury Decrees Defendant
Not to Be Pardoned
Or Paroled
t
(Special to han Apiooio .lr*i*ter)
0KMULOEE. Ok 14. — The
third trial of JesB Hollins
came to an end Friday after
a four-days' parade of wit-
nesses, taking of testimony,
and dramatic court scenes,
with an all-white jury return-
ing a verdict of guilty of rape,
with a sentence of life Imprison-
ment, the Jury verdict decreeing
"life" carried the provision that
Rollins serve the sentence with-
out pardon or parole. The prose-
ration had again asked the death
penalty.
Despite the ruling of the United
Btatea Supreme Court against color
discrimination In the jury system,
and despite the fact that the high
court had set aside the last ver-
dict In this ease hecauac of Jury
discrimination, a jury of twelve
frh'te men was drr.wn from an
all-while panel of seventy. Cecil
Kolicrtson, defense attorney, scor-
ed the system, and discomfited
touuty officials when he showed
that between 1,000 and 1,800 Ne-
groes In this area are eligible for
Jury service.
(•ill's Testimony Contradictory
"Didn't you have your husband
arrested recently, charged with rap-
ing a pig," demanded the relent-
less defense counsel at one point
In tlw proceeding.
-rsu. - mm, ttia tuui—.. M
Everett Collins and his assistant
1am Harris, prosecutors, leaped
to their feet objecting to the ques-
tion.
Early In the morning, however,
Ule defense had sent Attorney Jo-
leph Krans, Okmulgee, to Hristow.
■There the alleged Information had
teen filed by Mrs. McCullom
Igalnst her husband. The attor-
ney at Brlstow said that McCul-
lom was arrested recently on In-
formation furnished by Mrs. Mc-
Collom that her husband was
guilty of Incest with swine, but,
following soreral days In jail,
McCullom was released because
of the flimsy evidence produced
by McC'ullom's spouse. Evans did,
however, discover a court record
showing that the accuser of Hol-
lins had filed a suit* for divorce.
A subpoena was Issued.for the
Creek County official by the de-
fense S3 that It could be proven
Wednesday morning that an In-
cestous charge was made against
Dill McCullom by bis wife.
Such evidence was solely used
to determine the credibility of the
prosecuting witness, and was
hoped to have great weight with
the Jury in its determining the
reliability of the girl.
8ho said previously that Hollins
drew a gun on h3r a£ tho fence,
but In Tuesday's testimony, she
:old the Jury that the gun was
Jrawu up In the pasture. Ilrown
sought, vainly to have the witness
>xplalu how the gun could breach
Itself, while she was struggling
with Hollins, and bow she had
the presence of mind to know the
actual number of shells that
dropped out of the gun. He re-
ferred the Jury to the case, made
In the last trial, where, on pnge
287, Alta declared thnt the gun
was lying on the ground.
The witness changed her testi-
mony regarding previous acquaint-
ance with Hollins. In the first
trial she alleged she had never
seen hlni before the mcrnlug of
the alleged ravishment, but Tues-
day . she said she might have
known liim boeauso lie told her up
In the woods that he had met her
In the road oil a previous occa-
sion.
thought I did not know him,
but he said I did," she told the
|ury.
Confession Thrown Out
The defense won a major vic-
tory Wednesday when District
Judge J. Harvey Smith ruled that
> long controverted confession, ob-
tained under duress, was not ud-
mlssable ao evidence iigalust Hot-
tins. ■
Hollins. for the first time dur-
ing many trials', gave a detailed,
graphic story, to the jury.
He told a straight forward
story and although Creel; Coun-
(See HOI,UK,S, Page 5)
Illness Keeps President of
Negro Congress, A.Phillip
Randolph, From Attending
Chi Mayor, Judge,
Abbott Fail to
Show Up
ethioFspeaks
Confab Adjourns Day
Early; to Campaign
F or $25,000
By The Aiwiflitfd JVejrro Frttt
H I 0 A O O.-With speak-
^ ers emphasizing the non-
partisanship nature of the
convention, and pointing to
Frederick Douglass as a sym
bol for modern black America
the National Negro Congress
got under way at the Eighth Regi-
iiient Armory Friday night lieforc
1 crowd of 2,1X10 delegates and cu-
rious citizen., many of them while.
High spot of the Initial session
was the speech of IJJ Tasfaye /.a
phlro, young Kthioplan diplomat.
I'nable to attend was A. Phillip
Randolph, congress president
Scheduled to speak, but not ap-
pearing, were Mayor Edward J.
Kelly, who, In place of a welcome
address, sent a telegram, and Clr
cult Judge Joseph lltirke, whose
"sister became suddenly 111" Just
before he was to talk, and Robert
R. Abtiott, Chicago l>efender edit-
or, who was "suddenly called
Man, Being Sued
For Divorce,
Kills Wife
* congress went along smooth
ly enough however from opening
remarks by Attorney Charles Wes-
ley Hurton, chairman of the Chi
cago sponsoring committee and
convention chairman, to the ud
dress of John P. Davis, secretary,
who told of the urgent need for
{1,000 to meet obligations before
the meeting was adjourned that
night and received much of It In
cash and pledges from Individuals
and organisations.
No Red Propaganda
In his opening remarks, Attor-
ney liurtou told the assembled
people they were the guests of the
city and state, and Indirectly hit
at the many Communists present
by declaring that distribution of
"objectionable" literature was
barred inside the armory. Before
revealing that the aims of the
conference were to analyze condi-
tions a treating the race, and to
adopt a program leading to their
remedy, the chairman aBked his
listeners to be fair with all speak-
ers, whether -in accord with their
views or not. Burton pointed out
the congress began on the anniver-
sary of the birth of Frederick
Douglass, whose principles of self-
help were to be tho guiding spirit
of the assemblage.
The Rev. Archibald Carey, red-
haired son of the late bishop, In an
Impromptu speech drew thunder-
ous applause as he told of the con-
tributions of Negroes to the his-
tory of America.
Randolph's Speech R,-ad
Kept by physician's orders in
New York where he has lieen HI
for the past two months, A. Phil-
Hp Itnudolpli sent Ills address
which was read by Rurton. Im-
mediately afterward, LIJ Zapldro,
slightly built English educated
Kthioplan, spoke and leit for New.
York, where he was scheduled to
appear Saturday.
It remained for John P. Davis
to sst at rest rumors tlist the
congress was to be dominated by
uny organisation, religious faith,
or political party. He emphasised
the non-partisan nature of the
convention, declaring the purpose
was for all groups to work togeth-
er In harmony and nillltnutly for
the best Interests of the Vegroes,
and that no attempt would he
made to encroach upon the pro-'
gram of any other association.
"Our ulni will he for all to work
together harmoniously, for ail pur-
poses, and this includes the en-
forcing of every word of tho- con-
stitution, and especially Amend-
ments 13, 14 and 15," Davis as-
serted. He called attention to
atrocious working conditions In
many parts of the country, men-
tioning especially tho silicosis
deaths in West Virginia, and
pointing to a Negro victim, dying
n slow death, present as n dele-
By The AuoelatH !*firr« 1'irn
BIRMINGHAM, Alt.—When
tho divorce case of Katie Witt
vtrsua Sydney Will, was rail-
ed here Tuesday, the com-
plainant, Mrs. Wilt failed to
answer, and counsel for the
defendant asked that tin case
to dismissed in Hut the com-
plainant was dead, having
hem hilled by her estranged
husband two weeks ago.
Police records dlsrltised that
three days afler Mrs. Witt
had Died petition for the di-
vorce from her husband, whom
she charged with cruelly and
habitual drunkenness, W!tt met
Inr en the street and tried
eflect a reconciliation. When
his persuasive efforis failed,
he bream" ineenied, and slash-
ed his wife's throat. At the
present tlnx he is out on bond
pendirg trial on the murder
charge.
Rev. A. Carnegie
Hlyed by Head
OjHospiial Bodv
Caltot'irie's Plan Not
possible, Says
| Dr. Porry
Office Personnel RACKET
At Poro Concern Physicieu Says Graduates
Prei r Lamp Posts
U. 5. Supreme Court Sets
Aside Death Sentences of
Mississippi Torture Cast
Summarily Fired
Nine State Heads Joman,Ra( k and Torture
Fail to Answer Chase-stopper Substitute
For Witness
T° Going south J Lynching Query
"Key" Employees, Years J/'A^IAs city. Mo— De. A11 red Mum; Two Out of;
In Scrvice, Dismissed !■*"• da lrj that the Rev Office. Another Dead;
Without Notice ] Tanwjie, hs3d of thej Five Answer
' K'wtijmr I Ho.ipitr.l Fdt J, 110w[ NEW YORK.—(C)—Only live of
written by
Durham, X.
chicago.—Bus in... circles e ubl !h infirmar;€s i fourteen governors
hero were star: led last week, .. 'v iniirmRr.es «i,„«««i
when Mrs. Annie m. Union*, own- 011 °„ve ue CJlintry through ja" c" k' "'"'■
e.- of Poro college, the famous co« Dopu'a; contribution, is "mak- _ ',
fcet cut of the hospital
a* ecncerns our race,"
oro college, the fatuous cos- j
mrtlc concern, summarily dismiss- j a F'
ed seven of her <?1ilef employees.' 1
Tho«e let out iiielude Kdwinl j ®r* protnlnpnt local
ItoMen, office manager and eon#-, 1 l>rpM'dent of tl «
dcnti&l srereiary: Wiu. J. >Yxton, A-s r i; :i.tn. list
bis' assistant; W. II. Harris, ac-
ed hi-1 in this field.
Anpvr Ins Her. CarucgVs eon-
11 lit ion : ia; there were not ensiiKh
hospital If of
Segra $.• I al gradnate«. Dr. Per-
ry decla 'tl. Th< truth is that nil
Congress Almost
Called Off; Beset
By Many Woesj
Ei1,«v Abbott Has 'Red'
Scare: Runs Out wtth
City Emissary
By The Aisoelatrd Negro Frrti
CHICAGO.—The rosente dream
of John P. Davis for a National
Negro C'ougress flowered Into ful-
fillment Fridny niffht in the
Eighth Regiment Armory before
approximately 2,500 persons who
hnd hraved xero weather and dis-
regarded counties* wilil rumors.
Karly In the evening, the roseate
dream gave every promise of im?-
iug a horrible nightmare. The
trouble started early In the day
when Huances were found to be
hopelessly Inadequate to meet un-
expected and ^unanticipated ex-
penses. The serpent ha'l not,
however, then offered the apple.
That came when the ('ommunlst
party offered the much needed
cash. The Party and Comrades'
confident that their offer would
bo accepted had meanwhile set up
press room, complete with the
official weapon, a mimeographing
machine, and a headquarters room
from which tjie dictates pt the
Red Revolution could flow and
control the Congress.
Colonel William J. Warfleld of
the Eighth Regiment, however, de-.
creed that Moscow would not rule
as long as he headed the regiment.
He theieupon issued an edict that
th?re was to ho no congress at
• .<ils caused great perturbn-
couiitant; Mis* Aramlnta Hill,
cashier; MUs Fannie Pong, assist-
ant accountant; Attorney ItonJ.
\Vlls:n, logal advisor, aud Mrs.
Hasel Wright, bend of the Infor-
mation bureau. Thr group com-
prised practically all of. the key
employees of Poro, many of whom,
although youthful, had been with
Mrs. Malone for a number of
yeari. Miss Hall had been In the
service of tho organisation eigh-I^T
11" yu.?\ £ 5<"ar"-1 inented Tor instance
and Harris, twelve. The em-
ployees, who claim to have b-en
grailuati- do not care for Interne- ,who " mo1' wi,h ,r(
ships, ^.i then they won't go j Tnlmadir.. of lieoririi* Gravi
urging that
they take a strong stand against
lynching, have answered the query
sent them by (*klvln's Newspaper
I Service on their reactions to Dr.
Mo lord's letter. The governors
not heard from to date are Allred
of Texas, Conner of Mississippi
i term siuce expired t, Allen of
Loui"iauu (since deceasodt, Laf-
foou of Kentucky (term since ex-
pired), McAllister of Tennessee
t roopsI.
of
Alabama, Marland of Oklahoma,
and Johnston of South Carolina.
Sooth. W . i< ffer the lamp-
pasta if iii' big cities." J "
Itan ' Imrmctlcal" i the «or',rn?" w"°
"Cut" lie bar, no conization, l' ''"l>:IJ'. sendllis a copy of their
and his plan Is not pauihle to re I l,'t,er" ,0 l,r shfI' r<1 p,'t'rv
physician
a we:
discharged without the lK>neflt of1 ^ ^
notice say that the only explana-1 fln,j
tlon given was the necessity for'
reducing expenses, aud the elimi-
nation of tho highrr sil.tiled work-
ers.
J Mrs. Malone In dfucueKlng ths
change, said It represented a move
In eurtaUmi>ni In pro.lucilou
Country's 'Sest'
Burglar Coes for
Nine-Year Rest
com
a penny
from l.,000,0(U) Negroes,
llec.ed in various church-
\f fet-hed. He couldn't
pesaonn'.l, even If he got
tals.
are 20 4A* clui
aatl«tyinK the
•ui^
L
of Virginia. Khrlnghaus of North
Camliua, Nice of Muryland, Sholiz
of Florida, aud Fulrell of Arkan-
sas. Governors Pwry, Eliringhaus,
and Hholtx answered the queries
personally, while Nice and Futrtl!
replied through their secretaries.
Negro Governor Nice's secretary expla'm-
miulr*-l®d tho oUiet executive was In -
NO DISSENTER
Barbarism, Brutality
Appalling to High
Court Members
Tlie role that J. X. Brown,.
while, of 4J6 Harrison Street, i
assumed as peace-making good '
Samaritan reacted to his dis-
advantage Monday afternoon.
One Ed Kic.iardMxi, who (rave
his age as 44, and addres* as
215 Blue Bonnet (r«*ar), wild-
eyed and obviously furious, was
rha^in.' an unidentified color-
ed woman with gust that por-
tended much evil for the one
pursued If i, happened lo Ik- ^ivwntftv" n ^Witfc
overtaken. When Brown at- u AEHINGTOK, D c.- With-
tempted to intervene, Hie en- " Out a dxSgentilljf VOts the
rn.-ffl Kirhanlsnii forihuiih Supreme Court of the United
turned on Bronn and did j States, Monday, set aside the
some cliasinK of him; in fact, death penalty imposed for
he chased him relit into his murder on three Mississippi
own house * here he kicked Negroe _Ed Brown. Henrj
him, and slapped his daiicht- >vil<l !~. and Vimk Eili,.p.-n-
er. Police, hurried , >«■ krll„tltlg the lnrn a
ed h, Browns rail of there j|lbsu(lip|,, t||(,
b« l.itr a crazy man In th
nelshlHiriinod, arrested Rich-, ,b ,|rtlt,r|ll({ lu ih,
ardson aud iodu-cd him in jail conrt 4^,,^,, tll„ ..tbt, rack llnd
torture chamber may not l c sub-
I stitntcd for the wituoss stand."
Chief Justice Hughes delivered
the unanimous opinion granting
the Negroes a new trial. He de-
clared :
'It would be difficult to conceive
of methods more revolting to the
use of justice thau thnza taken
to pr-cr.re the contentions of Iheve
lew trial—If
temerity to
prosecute the cases further.
Tospltal Association as
^ altnauKU not mm nl®
<0 -tfesfrerf. ro rare for ite-
^ It is true that in our
^tes there Is 'an J]|-
dislrib^ 3ii of Negro physicians—
likeVfiacj hospital facilities are not
adc<|iialD.
"mlmkoirl alone for years has
taken care of practically one-half
of tbe; Negro graduates in medi-
cine eaeii year. Kansas City takes
fifteen pu-i'uee, St. i^ouis, twenty,
TUcru tire' nt vhr tiiuv lUe unary was
\.mVmr. <\ \,y thr- \ ttsmiXttll.
hUi|
//Han Who Killed
Dog, Then Wife,
Believed Insane
wl h charge* of aggravated as
sault lieing tiled against him,
and his being held for exami-
nation by l)r. ( ood«on.
Torch Sin®er is
Given $40,000 for
Car Crash Hurts rC™:
Be
I COlfo
referred to tasttmony thai
ionn were obtained
For the next nine years, no one
will have uiiicl trouble flniUOfc.) and na* ulth St. Mary s Inflrin-
the country s ••best" burnlar (py j ary in B;. f.onis, five more can bs
hid own admisHlou), for Thursday, tft,teu
(See ALMOST, Page 5)
Horace Wilson, 222"Dftw*on Street*
pleaded guilty to three charges of
burglary, before Judge w. w. Mc-
c rory, Criminal District Court, fjr
which the accused was giveu a
three years' ucuteime in the state
penitentiary on each count, the
terms to run consecutively. Dur-
ing this enforced rest It Is through!
Wilson will lose all rsllsh for h'«' dtrham. x. c—Wllen plijsl-
self-ghen title of h:'lnjt ' hsst lu clan* u :he Dnke l'nlver.sjtv Hds-
hls chosen field of crime. | pltui , t|lat ko|,;rt' k|or.
Acquitted When
Doctors Testify
Bnllet Not Fatal
By Th* \««nrlafM 5ecro PrM«
raleigh. t. C.—Going sud-
denly Insane, Car thy Eva us, a
farmer living near here, shot and
killed hfs wife, and a valuable
bird dog, and attempted to kill
nine-year-old girl who was spend-
ing the night with them, early
Tuesday morning.
Coroner Waring declared that
his Inves.igntion showed that Ev-
ans, who is considered a well to-
do farmer, arose Cforn his l cd at
1 o'clock Tuesday morning, secur-
ed hi3 sliol-gun and went out in
the backyard where the dog was
homed. He shot the dog. and re-
Rich Canadian Play-Boy,IS /u, M ^
W ho Smashed Doing / otters. irbOe naked, with
Eighty, Must Pay
Itr The AiMirlalfj Kfrro Prri«
new vork citl'.—For dam-
ages received whfin an automobile.
In whfch she was riding with
Duncan McMartin, wealthy white
Canadian, crashed. Miss Anna-
stean Halns. local night clnb
singer an 1 entertainer, was award-
ed $40,000 to be paid by McMar-
tin.
McMartin bears the reputation
her strap with hockles on It. A
deputy rijcriff \\a* alleged fo have
been present bofii time*, with twe
other officers present at the whip-
ping.
The de.Vndauta were convicted
of slaylug Raymond Stei\*art( a
white planter, in Kemper County,
Mississippi, on March 30. li£M.
"Aside from the confessions,*
Hughes said, "there was no evi-
dence sufficient to warrant the
submission of the case to the Jury.
That the evidence established that
of I'eln* n 'play-boy," and among lbc collf(,s,I(,n, were procured
fhosa nmn irlinm 1i.. 1,inl-,i,l n* it 1,
those upon whom he looked ,with
favor was Miss Ilains. Ijist July
she and McMartin wer out driv-
ing, and. according to her story
on the witness stand here Thurs-
day, they were going at a rapid
clip. "I begged him to slow
coercion was not questioned."
Court Shocked
It was almost a foregone con-
clusion what the decision of the
high court would be. It is to be
recalled that when the justices
were hearing the case, they ap-
peared to l>e shocked—the first
sentenced were of the home of
Arthur Rergstrom, .KK1 Adams
Htreof, December 30, 103ff; Oscar
Hchcelhuee, 301 lbrkshire Avenue,
January 4, and Mrs. Maggie Jaec-
kert, 035 South Alauio Htreet. Jan-
uary 7. It was this last robbery
that led to his undoing; a neigh-
bor of Mrs. Jaeckert saw Wilson
enter the Jaeckert home, then as-
certained what he was about, and
called police who nabbed him as
(See "BEST," Page 5)
snpei'iiidn.vd by an anesthetic j and fatally wounding her
used In [he removal of the bullet,
and **« frcin the bullet wound
Itself. J. J. Atkinson, being tried
for the murder of Flor?uce, was
acqnitte.l here Tuesday afternoon.
Atklu?ci lu his testimony had
dcclaretr that he did not Intend
down," the torch singer testified.
... , „ ,, i liut hl* oaI-T r''l>,v 'watch 11 jtuo In memory "oPrnany that "the
turned to tho hoiise. and wh;n hls.nie tep on it, baby' and he did. high ,K,10„ bag 5hmv„ ;,mi).i0,1 at
testimony—at the revelations of
the "trial" of the three men.
When the counsel for the State
further declared, 0f Mississippi liegnn arguing for
wife, Mrs. Anna Evans, remonstra-1 We must have be;n going at least
The burglaries for which he waalSg c7 dlf.r7rom""mien,nnnU ,p 1 wlth l'lm fop kllli'"-' tho dog., miles an hour when the crash
. I euce I rrom pneumoni.i, ho turned the gun on her, shooting. occurred."
■fcili- - '.I Kir nil It.initl,..*!. 1 _ i . 1 .. I
Miss Hnias
M ",a.' *?? n."\ 8"'"'.1"l-v Injured, | sustaining the convlcaon. the jos-
Tlie girl, Viola Evans, hearing that she was
the shot screamed, and, according aud said Injuries had caused her | tlces w„,. at uo ,Q
earning power to be Impaired, and ,i,e|r indignation. At one
that she was forced to cancel
many engagements on account of
them. After listening to the testi-
mony the six wealthy aristocrats.
lo h:r own testimony, as she ran
out of the house In her night-
gown, Evans fired twice at her.
The corcner further stated that he
believed the mau was insane nt
to siiooi Florence, but was trying; the time of the ho-,tlng, and (hat
to wren the gun from him when lie was still crazy. He was lodged
it wag Jftarh.'irged. The bullet en- \ In Jail, however, afler having hco«
tered ,i renee * chest, and he was j captured at the home of his bro-
rnstod .10 the Duke University j the,- several miles from his own, trial, having been called to
hospital for treatment, I farm, ami ths reed with murder. | home in Montreal.
point
Chief Justice Hughes interrupted
the argument to ask:
"Do you mean that these defend-
ants must l>o permitted to go to
Who composed the Jury returned a ,i1P|r dealIl5 8olelv ,hl>
verdict awarding the singer $40.
000 of the $ 7 a,000 which she
sought.
McMartin was not at the
■his
Disclose Appalling Relief Injustices to Negroes of Mississippi
Code that Lets Wealthy Gamble, But
Jails Poor, Assailed as New York
'D. A.' Blasts Law's Double-Standard
n* The Assoclutrd Nejrro Pr«
fVTEW YORK.—Blasting away at the unfairness of the laws
1' which array class agrinat class. James J. Wilson, assistant
District Attorney for the County of New York, in an address,
"Wall Street ind Harlem." told his listeners Monday night in
the Little Theater of the "Y" that the laws that respect gamb-
ling are drawn for the betterment of the rich, and to the detri-
(See ILLNESS, Page 5)
ment of the poor.
Coming to the meeting upon the
invitation of the speakers' commit-
tee, Mr. Wilson Immediately
launched Into his discussion with
no apology to his superiors or to
those whom lie hit.
"I have selected my subject,
Wall Street and Harlem said Mr.
Wilson, "be.ause I have seen
paraded before me by the thou-
sands, men and woiueu, colored
and white, Republican and Demo-
crat, men of all creeds, and men
of no creeds, chnrged with tho ter-
rible offense of gambling. Home
of our friends of the clergy would
tell lis that gambling is wholly
Immoral. Tills problem ha3 never
been settled.
"I had occasion to read that
since 1IVW the gambling liisUnct
began to bother the lirltish gov-
(See COUK, rage 9)
Jr
nj Tk* ''^Hoctatrd Nmro Prn.
WASHINGTON, 1). C.~ Missis-
sippi errors, who make up more
than half of thnt state's popula-
tion, hi vi' received comparatively
few beuiHits from the New Deal,
the Aweciatcd Net re Tress has
beeh *l>li to learn through a prom-
inent. lilt minamed, colored resi-
dent Hi«f. and frou. other sources.
Unlil^ other slates where a far
smaller rentage of the iwpula-
tlon I- eolered, apparently few
statlsiics in Mississippi are avail-
able. *#)!, .Mississippi KRA, now
Bid wholly by the state,
jiving the 1,000,718 Nc-
,i:tl WI8,vS3(l whites (here,
all records on relief
teen permanently stored."
Sin has been rea Illy ob-
roni other slates, both
1:1 South, where the color-
Ration was not so great.
gton lieadquiirters of the
Ahlcli uovv supplies relief
of an eitorted confession because
their counsel failed to make prop-
er objection?"
Justices Roberts and Van Devunt-
er seemed equally unable to con-
tain their indignation. Justice
Roberts conllnually interrupted
the argument to inquire whether
there was any substantial evidence
of guilt other than the confession,
or whether there could bo nny
Justification for the conviction if
the court should find that the con-
fessions were not voluntary. Jus-
tice Van IJevanter became sar-
castic nlxHit the testimony of the
sheriff that he knew nothing ;i 1 >out
| the beating of the defen lauts ex-
cspt for rumors which he had
I heard. Justice Stone suggested
I thnt under the circumstances ad-
mitted by the state, the defend-
ants were necessarily under influ-
ences which made it Impossible
thnt they speak .voluntarily.
FLORENCE, 8. C.—Four wards
or the county perished here in the
pression and its accompanying ills 'and'difficulties, according to four-ro'm<"rta^'lL^uirth^|l'at
\
Universal Life Insurance Company,
Despite Depression, Reports Profit
Of $35,000, and Progress, for 1935
By Th. Afctnrlalrtl N>k'r.t ,'rf<■
Y iEMPHIS, Tenn.—Stockholders of tho Universal Life Insur-
ance Company, of which Dr. J. E. Walker is the founder
and president, and M. S. Stuart is ths general manager, re
ceived a four per cent dividend lost we3k, and the company
reported a profit of $35,000 for the year 1935, despite the de
lilSlLOSE, Page 5)
a report made here Thursday.
This corporation, uylch boasts
of being "the biggest business in-
stitution owned and operated by
Negroes In the Mid-South," during
the past delude, while suffering
from the failure of two h*nks, has
mnnnged to make progress, and at
the same time to aid other busi-
ness insiltutions operated by, nnd
for, the benefit of Negroes In the
South. According to the report
inaco by Mr. Stuart, the Universal
Life Insurance Company In the
past decade has taken over tlie
Continental Globe of Nashville,
Tennessee, the Great Southern Mu-
tual of Little Hock, and the Mis
sissippl Life Irwuraucc Company.
Saves Mississippi Life Business
Referring to the achievements of
(See IXIVERSAL, Page 5)
the county farm for the poor. The
victims were: Robert Benjamin,
Louise Green, Kmina Williams,
nud Lilly Peterkin.
The Are was discovered by iui
lumatc of the adjoining builtUm;
who is au invalid. She cried for
help, lint her efforts were futile,
and the linildlug in which the four
people were locked In was com-
pletely destroj-ed before the would-
b:-rescuers arrived.
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