From Days Gone By March 26,1926

 March 26, 1926.

    After a week suspension Judge Camp called Superior Court to order. Hon. Morris T. Riner was selected Grand Jury foreman and Milledge Meeks bailiff. 

    Monday several civil cases, land claims and divorces came up and the court moved fast. Judge Camp halted long enough to draw 100 extra jurymen for the Tanner re-trial. Tuesday the Burns and Walker civil case was taken up. It is expected the new trial of J. J. Tanner will begin Thursday morning.

    Mr. Carl L. Holt was brought here a corpse from Hollywood, Florida having met his death there when W. W. Whittkemp, a traffic cop, shot him one time near the heart as Holt sat in the car of Mr. Delos Hammock. Holt fell back and his only remark was, "Well, boys, he's got me."

    Mr. A. W. Hightower, Quergeon Martin and Hammock were with him when the cop rode up beside them on his motorcycle and stopped them. The cop mounted the running board with gun drawn and inquired of the speed they were going, the driver, Martin saying about 38 miles. 

    After discussion Hammock got out and according to Hightower, Mr. Holt said to let him get out and he pushed the front seat over to get out when the cop shot him. None of them were armed. An unloaded pistol was in a hand bag untouched. The cop had his gun drawn as he mounted the running board. The other three said it was inexcusable and unwarranted, that the officer bitterly cursed them and they had done nothing to warrant such deadly force. The officer claims self-defense.

    Holt was brought here and buried in Westview. He would have been 28 in May. He is survived by parents, Mr. & Mrs. Tom D. Holt, 5 brothers, Gordon, Homer, Otis, Linton and Golden. Two sisters Mrs. Jesse Thompson and Mrs  George W. Gannon.

    The Postal department changes Route 3 and 5 giving both routes to one carrier, Silas L. Powell. Combining these routes gives one carrier 55.67 miles. Thomas E. Jenkins will be the Route 1 carrier. Mr. William T. Crawford is building a new residence on North Marcus.

    Mr. J. Tom Flanders died at home Sunday morning and was buried at Piney Mount. He was a son of Elbert and Jane Rowland Flanders. Mr. Barney Flanders was his brother. He was married twice, his first wife a daughter of Fred Carter. After her death he wed Mamie Tucker.

    Mrs. R. W. Cullen's of Eastman died and was buried in Westview. She was 82. Her sons are J. F., N. A., R. F. and Z. A. Cullen's. Two daughters Mrs. J. H. Lawrence and Mrs. W. E. Southard.

    Mr. Remus Hutcheson, a son of Henry Hutcheson, died at home in Adrian and was buried at Poplar Springs and was 38. He was twice married, his last wife was Miss Cleo Bray and five children survive. For a while he was a cashier at the Bank of Adrian then went into the sawmill business.