Thursday, 6th November 1913: Mrs. Crawford Wants Case To Be Tried Soon, The Atlanta Journal

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Her Attorney

Asks for Special

Solicitor to Bring Case Be-

fore Next Grand Jury

Anxious to clear the cloud from her was

charged by a justice court warrant seven months ago with the murder of her

husband, the late Joshua B. Crawford, in 1909, Friday took steps to force a

trial of her case.

Attorney Burton Smith, representing

Mrs. Crawford, appeared before Judge W. D. Ellis and asked what a special

solicitor general be named to bring the Crawford case before the grand jury.

Judge Ellis declined to act, as Judge

Ben H. Hill is now exercising complete jurisdiction over criminal matters, but

Judge Hill has promised to name a solicitor for the case during the present

week.

Because of the disqualification of

Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey, whose firm has been engaged in part of the multiplex

Crawford estate civil litigation, the criminal matter has not yet reached even

the grand jury. It is expected, however, that Judge Hills appointee will make

an effort to get the case up next week.

The case against Mrs. Crawford will be

pressed by Attorney J. S. James, who represents litigants, who are seeking to

wrest from the widow the $250,000 estate left by the husband, and for which

they claim she poisoned him.

A justice court warrant has also been

drawn against Frederick Lumb, a New York barber, who, it is alleged, conspired

with Mrs. Crawford to bring about the death of her aged husband, but Lumb has

never been arrested. Should he be arrested he could not be brought here from

New York until after a grand jury indictment had been returned.

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REV.

CRAWFORD JACKSON

IS FULLY EXONERATED

Court Throws

Out Case

Against Head of Juvenile

Home-Friends Pay

Tribute

Complete exoneration has resulted in

the case of Rev. Crawford Jackson, head of the Juvenile Protective association,

who was the subject of sensational charges made some time ago by a young girl

in his employ.

While the charges resulted in Mr.

Jacksons indictment by the grand jury at that time, the case has since been

nolle prossed. Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey went before Judge Benjamin H. Hill, of

the criminal branch of the superior court, stated that he had carefully investigated,

had found them without any foundation whatsoever, and asked that the cast be

dropped, to which Judge Hill readily agreed.

In this connection it is interesting to

note the loyalty of Mr. Jacksons friends while he was laboring under the

unjust charges. Not only did the officers of the Juvenile Protective

association come forward with voluntary testimonials to his good character, but

many friends and acquaintances made it a point to testify to the splendid

reputation of the accused and to the nobility of the work which he had been

doing.

JUDGE HIM BY HIS WORKS.

Chief of these testimonials is one by

General Clifford L. Anderson, in which he says that Mr. Jackson should be

judged, not by false statements, but by the work which he has been doing.

Modestly and quietly, says General

Anderson, has Rev. Crawford Jackson pursued the even tenor of his way for the

last twenty years, devoting all his energies to one purpose, the establishment

of laws designed to make good men and women of chanceless boys and girls.

General Anderson says that Atlantas juvenile court is due largely to the

efforts of Mr. Jackson, that his help has been state-wide in scope, and that

having been associated personally with Mr. Jackson he was convinced that the

charges against him were groundless.

The work of the Juvenile Protective

association, as indicated in an outline, has indeed been a great one. It is

shown that this organization is responsible for Atlantas juvenile court, for

the state reformatory for boys, and for other reformatories not only in Georgia

but throughout the south. In all his work the testimonials indicate that Mr.

Jackson has been the leading and most courageous spirit.

His friends rejoice in his vindication,

even as they stood by him when he was under fire.

These are some of the testimonials

which came to Mr. Jackson before his vindication:

TRIBUTES FROM FRIENDS.

I congratulate you on your conquest

over your enemies. **** I sincerely hope there will be no more put-up jobs on

you.

(Signed.)

MRS. A. F. TAYLOR,

Atlanta, Ga.

Dear Friend

and Brother:

I assure you, you have my deepest

sympathy and confidence. In the end you will win. * May God help and

sustain you in this hour of persecution.

Your friend and brother,

(Signed.) J. A. MOSS,

Tignall, Ga.

God bless you, Brother Jackson. I have

been thinking about you. They tried to get it on you, but they could not do

it.

(Rev. C. A. Ridleys spontaneous

statement in the Central Baptist church before a large congregation on October

26, on recognizing Mr. Jackson in the audience.

Judge W. R.

Hammond, Atlanta, Ga.

Dear Sir:

We believe him incapable of so gross a

crime as he has been accused. His conduct while visiting in our home here at

Junior State, warrants this faith in him.

We believe God gave him this work to

do and feel that we should help carry out Gods plan by helping to accomplish

the work with him.

Very sincerely,

(Signed.)

C. M. COPELAND, Supt.

(MISS) CLIFFORD HENDRY, Matron.

(MISS) MABLE HOKE,

Teacher.

I have known intimately Mr. Crawford

Jackson for many years and have never known anything in his conduct other than

that of a Christian gentleman.

As founder of the Juvenile Protection

association, which before being chartered and after has led to the creation of

several institutions for the welfare of juvenile delinquents, he proved his

foresight, his philanthropy and efficiency.

W. R. HAMMOND.

This way of accepting the word of

whimsical girls on the merest pretext of imposition has long since gone too

far. They seem to invite and work for cheap notoriety and revel in sensation

born of the carnal nature. Be assured of my confidence and assistance when you

can use me.

Sincerely

yours.

A.

A. DELOACH.

From my

frequent association with and intimate knowledge of Mr. Crawford Jackson for a

number of years; also the vital and ceaseless work he has done for misdirected

children in this city, state and throughout the southland. I am prepared to say

that he is not only the father of the organized movement for juvenile reform

legislation, but that is beyond my comprehension why any person or persons

would seek by criticism, or insinuations to hinder either the man or the

movement. J. L. ANDERSON.

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Bridge Tea

to Be Given by

Committee on Education

Mrs. Spencer R. Atkinsons committee on

education of the Atlanta Womens club will give a bridge tea at the Hotel

Ansley on Thursday afternoon, November 13, at 3 oclock.

Mrs. Atkinson and her very large and

able committee are bending every effort to make this tea an enjoyable affair as

well as a great success financially.

The following ladies, who compose the

committee, are requested to meet with Mrs. Atkinson at the Atlanta Womans club

Friday morning, at 11:30 oclock:

Mrs. John K. Ottley, Mrs. James

Jackson, Mrs. W. B. Price-Smith, Mrs. Robert Zahner, Mrs. William Percy, Mrs.

Linton Hopkins, Mrs. H. H. Tucker, Mrs. H. H. McCall, Mrs. A. P. Coles, Mrs. D.

C. Lyle, Miss Alice Baxter, Mrs. William Everett, Mrs. Lyman Amsden, Mrs.

William Spiker, Mrs. Clyde King, Mrs. Louis Magid, Mrs. H. Pound. Mrs. J. P.

Delaney, Mrs. J. P. Delaney, Mrs. McD. Wilson, Miss Isma Dooly, Mrs. Woods

White. Mrs. W. D. Coleman, Miss Sailie E. Brown, Mrs. A. R. Colcord, Mrs. M. M.

Davies, Mrs. Edgar Dunlap, Mrs. S. W. Foster, Mrs. W. L. Peel, Mrs. Irving

Thomas, Mrs. Hugh Willett, Mrs. Samuel Bowman, Mrs. Hugh Dorsey, Mrs. Albert

Akers, Mrs. J. R. Watts, Mrs. J. R. Hardin, Mrs. H. B. Scott, Mrs. Harvie

Jordan, Mrs. Bolling Jones, Mrs. Arthur Powell, Mrs. H. E. Stockbridge, Mrs. H.

B. Wey, Mrs. V. H. Kriegshaber, Mrs. John M. Slaton, Mrs. Nellie Peters Black,

Mrs. Dave Morgan, Mrs. Edward Lyle, Mrs. Percy Adams, Mrs. E. L. Connally, Mrs.

Louis Gholstin, Mrs. C. H. Johnson, Mrs. George H. Clayton, Mrs. Charles

Godfrey, Mrs. Alonzo Richardson, Mrs. J. O. Matheson, Mrs. A. O. Woodward, Mrs.

M. C. Russell, Mrs. Claude Neely, Mrs. B. D. Gray, Mrs. Salmon and Mrs. David

Bootes.

PAGE 17, COLUMN 5

JUDGE

HILL WILL NAME

PROBATION OFFICER

SOON

Plans

Leniency for First Of-

fenders Who Can Show

Past Is Not Shady

Judge Ben H. Hill, of the criminal

division of the superior court, during the present week will appoint a

probation officer for his court, under a recent act of the legislature creating

the position.

At Thursdays session of the court,

Jude Hill said it would be his policy to allow first offenders in misdemeanor

cases, where a good record was proved to go on probation.

Four young white men, who have entered

pleas of guilty in misdemeanor cases, are being detained until the appointment

of the probation officer.

Judge Hill in his statement referred to

the act creating the position, and stated that in each instance a twelve

months sentence will be imposed and suspended only during the good behavior of

the probationer.

He made it

clear that while he will give first offenders, wherever their record justifies

it, the chance allowed them by law, they will have to live up to the

requirements imposed by the court.