Attorney William J Murray
323 South Lee Street
Americus, GA 31709
November 8, 2006
Dear Mr. Murray,
I received a telephone call from the printer of the
AmericUSumter Observer on November 5, 2006 stating that you
called him and threatened to include him in a lawsuit if he
printed the story about your daughter in the December 2006
issue. Mr. Judd said, "He was very polite and he said he
wasn't clear whether he [Mr. Judd] can be named in the
lawsuit." The implication here is that you are threatening
to sue me and that Mr. Judd could be named.
As you very clearly remember the articles you wrote in your
newspaper, the Sumter Free Press, in which you attacked
James L. Bryant, Jr. who dared to run for mayor of Americus,
GA against your friend Barry Blount. You told our community
that Mr. Bryant is a child molester and an abuser even
though he was never convicted for any of these charges. You
deceived the community by not stating Mr. Bryant's age was
17 years old leaving the readers to think Bryant was a much
older adult than the 15 year old female involved.
Mr. Bryant has a young son and a loving family that was
crushed by your scandalizing of their son, husband, and
father. How can you get so outraged that your daughter has
been exposed in the Observer and will be further exposed
next month whether you like it or not. You can dish out your
racist attacks on a young man whose father worked along side
you at a print shop in Americus as you were young men
starting out in life. James L Bryant Sr. was shocked and
devastated to see an old friend destroy his son's name as
you did. And now you come threatening people because a
truthful public report that says that a child of your's has
been charged with the offense of driving while drunk. There
is also the information that our community is talking about
and that is who is bouncing checks all over town and driving
off without paying gas station owners.
Mr. Bryant, Sr. can be very proud of his son who has matured
into a responsible citizen that is married to an attorney
and has wonderful children. Why would you dish out this kind
of vitriolic mess from a long ago past on this man when he
was a teenager. We believe that your attack was caused by
his (James) challenge of Barry Blount. I had to intervene
and come to Bryant, Jr.'s defense. You should be ashamed of
yourself as a lawyer, father, husband, and a purported
Christian.
Bill, please be advised that you as well as all of us whom
are in the public eye must be careful because we may not
believe it, but like you, we live in glass houses. You need
to stop and take a look at your own house before you attempt
to throw rocks at other people houses.
You have in this instance overstepped and that your call to
the printer of the Observer to damage the good name of James
Bryant, Jr. is irresponsible and irrational. Of all people,
you as a lawyer that I used to have the utmost respect, has
disappointed me again by threatening a business owner who
should never have been pulled into your desperate behavior
to cover once more for your daughter. You have hurt her more
than these articles could ever do and you know it. If you
love a family member, you would not continue to enable her
negative behavior and attack anyone including this newspaper
for reporting about her driving while being impaired by
alcohol.
As an attorney I know that you must understand contractual
relations. I have had a contract with the Judd Publishing
Company for 9 years and 8 months and you are a stranger to
that contract and your conduct in calling and threatening a
lawsuit against Judd Publishing Company is interference with
a lawful contract. Your conduct prevented Judd Publishing
Company from printing the news that the Sumter Observer has
a right to publish.
This letter should not be seen by you as a threat, but a
promise to use every legal method that I have to hold you
personally responsible and accountable if you ever interfere
with that contract again.
Our community is in desperate need of honest and fair minded
people in leadership positions and as one of the leaders in
this community, you owe it to the numerous Black clients who
have used your services all of these years to exhibit
fairness and decency toward all. Instead, you join with the
most racist anti-Black elements of Sumter County. I was
truly shocked and disappointed to find out the real Bill
Murray and my heart aches for the Blacks who have had so
much faith in you.
Respectfully,
John D Marshall, M.D.
The Colts are favored. The Bears are wily underdogs. Who will blink first when they exchange stares in Miami? Here's three ways each can win Super Bowl XLI.
The Bears will win if …
1. Chicago can run the ball early against a suddenly
resurgent Indianapolis front seven. The last thing the Bears
want to do is put quarterback
Rex Grossman in
untenable third-down situations in which the Colts will come
hard at him off the edge. The Colts have held three playoff
opponents to an average of 73.3 yards rushing and 3.6 yards
per carry. The Bears seem to have found a nice combination,
with
Cedric Benson now
starting and carrying most of the load, then
Thomas Jones coming
off the bench to give them a little different, and quicker,
dimension in the running game.
2. They win the defensive battle in the middle of the field. Chicago is not a big blitz-quota team, but when coordinator Ron Rivera brings extra bodies on the pass rush, it is often from the inside. Getting early pressure in Peyton Manning's face from the inside and forcing him to retreat is the best way to get him out of rhythm. The Bears also need to control the area between the hashes, and the deep seams, where Indianapolis tight end Dallas Clark has been so effective. The ability of middle linebacker Brian Urlacher to get into the deep coverage zones should be an advantage.
3. Return specialist Devin Hester can exploit the Indianapolis special-teams units, especially the kickoff coverage group, which has been just as shaky in the playoffs as it was at times in the regular season. In three playoff games, Indianapolis allowed an average kickoff return of 24.3 yards. As he demonstrated in the regular season, Hester is an explosive player who can dramatically affect field position and score from anywhere, even eight yards deep in the end zone. It will take some of the pressure off Grossman if Hester is able to provide him a short field on occasion.
The
Colts will win if …
1. They get wide receivers
Marvin Harrison and
Reggie Wayne the
football early and often. Against New England in the AFC
Championship Game, neither wide receiver won his individual
battles in the first half of the game and Harrison, as he
occasionally does, disappeared for long stretches, his body
language suggesting he was sulking. Chicago cornerbacks
Nathan Vasher and
Charles Tillman are
aggressive on balls thrown in front of them and will cheat
moving forward, but also are susceptible to the kind of
double-move routes at which the Colts' wide receivers excel.
2. Defensive ends Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis win the battle on the perimeter. The pair's speed and relentlessness should provide an edge against Chicago offensive tackles John Tait (left) and Fred Miller (right), especially if Indianapolis can force third-and-long situations. Freeney tends to play big in big games and loves the spotlight, but he had just two tackles and no sacks Sunday. The Colts need him to show up more. Miller is a solid veteran tackle, but he doesn't play against pure, upfield speed-rushers very often, and he could have his hands full against Mathis.
3. Complementary players on offense continue to make big plays. The Indianapolis offense still revolves around Manning, Harrison and Wayne, but there are a lot of role players who have stepped up, particularly in the passing game, to help overcome injuries. Clark has been huge in the playoffs, with a team-best 17 receptions and a gaudy 16.5-yard average. And Manning continues to be effective checking down to tailbacks Joseph Addai and Dominic Rhodes. Even a guy like No. 3 tight end Bryan Fletcher, who had a 32-yard catch on the winning drive Sunday, has contributed.
