Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-12-02 | Page 17 | Conviction is Urged in Mob Abuse Cases

CONVICTION IS URGED IN MOB ABUSE CASES CASE lI MACON C N Ga Ga ov 30 By U U. P. P P.- P. Balked three times Jn In Jre efforts effort II to fix terror responsibility for a ain reign of ot in Bibb county by a h Ad d d mob obi tJ e he I Icly city v will will bring brine Dr C C. C A. A Yarbro Yarbrough gh prominent dentist dentIst to trial again De- De cember 3 2 This The trial of ot T F. F Ale Alexander r. r merchant mer JD member member mem mem- chant all alleged ged ed t to have been a ber bel of the tho whipping ba band which conducted a series erles o of f floggings ln f In In for lor also Is set lorD the last two years yea g o D December e b 3 Yarbrough trl tried d first on charge a-charge a a- charge wl with h one in connection of rioting was acquItted by bC a aC of the lashings acquitted I the city jur jury Shortly aft afterward another of brought him to trial on charges and a a. jury was the he rioting the although ma unable to agree the favored In thiry could not reach r ach third third trial the jury a a. Now Kow verdict C tine the city believes belleV s It ins t has a a. I. I its first opportunity to secure good who have the nine men who convIction of charged With com been arrested ot success the a others In event oto be brought to trial speed speed- frs will U ny The whippings which first broke I out two years cars ago became so frequent freQuent fre fre- quent-he quent the he entire community ity was s Quent aroused roused The hooded band n lashed victims almost n nIghtly until th tM the combined law enforcement agencies II launched a determined campaign and In one one- week art t d nine men Since then t there 1 been een no rt- rt ports f fI 3 tn the he coun county y i. i f t t