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ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1907.
AROUSED BY FLAMES,
THORNTONS ARE SAVED,
WORKS OF ART BURNED
Alienist Is Irflro&io
Into Trial fcf
Evans Makes Admis
sion on Witness
Brothers.
EVELYN IS ILL;
HARRY NERVOUS
In a Bra shortly attar t o'clock Fri
day morning that damaged to the as
lant or about 110,444 the 'handsome
home of Albert E. Thornton. (It Peach
tree street, president of the Etberton
oil mills and vice president of the At
lanta National Bank, Ur. Thornton and
his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Austell
Thornton had a thrilling and narrow
escape from the flames In their night
clothes, thw-blaslng residence having
become filled with dense smoke, caus
ing them to grope their war, to fresh
air.
The Are was discovered by Mrs. A. E.
Thornton, who awoke about S:I0
O'clock and discovered that a gas jet
(n an adjoining room bad become ex
tinguished. Fearing some dhtttf*
from this source, she started to Invastl-
R ate and discovered that the entire
ouse was filled with smoke. She
awakened her husband, who In turn
rnttsHil.
Lesfry Arnold, solicitor of the crimi
nal court, sfho lives next door, together
with Bicycle Policemen Pearson and
JamOaon, auccbeuw, 111 saving many
valuable articles.. The officers aad Mr
Arnold • braved the flames and smoke
after bursting In the dining room door
and saving several hundred dollars
worth of silver plata.
Valuable Portraits.
Several portraits of tbs "
Mr. and Mrs. Thornton a
destroyed. They were pi
Defense and P&pMcn
’ Lock Horn*. 6fowr
Trial Is Stopped for Sev^n
Minutes Till Thaw
Recovers.
parents of
ire totally
lead- very
New York. March 1.—When Harry
Thaw was brought Into tha trial room
today he grew reetlve under the aharp
scrutiny of three experts for the state.
Dra Flint, McDondid and Mahon. That
ba was more nervous than on any pre
vious day of tha trial was plainly evi
dent.
Evelyn Neabtt Thaw was too 111 to
day to appear at tha trial of har hue-
f'ulpeper, Va., March
fence in the trial of
Strother for the nr
Tha lire originated K the basement,
but the cause has not yat been ascer
tained. The northern portion of the
house and the roots are almost com
pletely destroyed. The library,.said to
be one of tha moat complete private
libraries In the ttty, le badly damaged.
About IS6,000 Insurance on the struc-
awakened his son aad daughter-in-law,
all asleep on the second floor. After
awakening her husband, Mrs. Thornton
ran to bar dressing room and secured
her Jewelry case containing about
11,000 worth of diamonds. The gems
had been deposited Imthe box prepara
tory to placing them In a vault Friday.
When her else trie brougham called
Special to The Georgian.
Marietta, On.. March I —The jingling music of a banjo playing a
plantation tune, the melody of a negro song and the shuffling of danc
ing feet, floated through the barred doors of the locked Celle to the gal
lows where John Bullard stood awaiting for his death. The silence which
followed the awful thud of the trap was broken only by the barbaric
music which floated from the cells.
Man Porter, a negro, who Is himself to be tried for murder, was the
principal musician, and half a iloien negroes aang and danced to the'
music of his banjo, while John Bullard marched to the gallows. Thay
sang and danced as he took his -land upon the trap; they sang and danc
ed as his soul was released from the miserable body which b(ld It; they
eang and danced and the banjo tinkled Its plantation ditty while John
Bullard's body swayed at the end of the rope. Only the locked doors
Into the corridors separated the negroes from the gallows, but tha maj
esty of death made no Impression upon the black musician who may
yet stund upon the scaffold for his own crime.
for her at tha Hotel Lorraine today'to
take her to the murder trial ah* was
unable to-leave her bed. Clifford Hart-
ridge, Thaw’s personal counsel, railed
on her at the hotel, but he would say
nothing as to har, condition.
reached an effort was made to send In
an alarm oveg the telephone, but for
tome reaeon no response came, and,
Austell Thornton, barafootsd and In
only his night clothes, ran to the North
Atlanta exchange at North avenuA. 1
blocks away, to turn la- the alarm.
Finally, howaver, 16 mlnutea after dis
covering tha. Are the alarm was sent In
over the telephone from the adjoining
residence of Thomas M. Clark. Lace
Harris a colored butler, ran to the lire
alarm box and to Courttand street
street, three blocks away, la aa effort
to send In the alarm, <
The tom up condition of Peachtree
street, because of the relaying of .the
asphalt pavement, prevented the Are
w-aguna from makingra**ftMm* end
the delay from -this source let the
flames get considerable headway. Only
one side of Peachtree Is open to traf,-
GOV. TERRELL TELLS WHY
HE REFUSED TO GRANT
from Mr.'Thornton's home.
leged. attempt to Assort «|
Vlolg, within an hour after
rlage, today called Dr. CM
an allenlat from , the gevqja
pltat.iar.tlia tnaane at TUa
the witness stand. thuajflgi
the-.defense will not rexUw
the "unwritten law," ',
After relating the htetfr
Husband and Father
Seeks Life of Whole-
Saloon Licenses Taken
Key Ordinance Gives
Up by Police Corn-
School Children
Htmther family. teUlag.^f'th*
confession and.hie alleged attempt ah'
desertion. Attorney Moors said;
Keith Makes OfcJetMdW. ' i
"These being facta, docter, hoW-|
would you charaetariat the act ef
homicide r
Prosecuting Attorney Keith objects* ■
rnittee Friday,
Bloomington, III., March 1.—Thomas
Baldwin, the rich Colfax farmer who
killed four persons In an effort to hide
an offense which he Is charged with,
against hie wife's little niece, faces
death at the hands of an avenger.
Simon Else man. whoee wife and
14-year-old daughter were two of Bald,
win's alleged victims. Is here trying to
gain admission to the Jail and avow.
Ing to kill Baldwin.
Many of Baldwin's neighbors are try-
Ing to stir up a mob to lynch him. It Is
said the defense will be Insanity. ,
Continued on Page'five.
iper. Va_ March 1.
a are members of the fSf la
O the Strother murder ease:
O Asa A. Sheets. K. M. Bnehong,
O M. A. Price, Daniel LIcklttsAW.
O C. Lents, Joeleh Wiseman. J. O.
D Bolt. Charles O. Keller. P. M.
O Jarrett, J. C. Towns#. W. B.
D Fleming and W. W. Bird.
■»■ '
JOSEPH B. LIVELY.
Atlanta Is In the front rank In tha march for growth and prosperity—
quietly and at greet strides—setting a pace of sufficient s wift esse to at
tract the attention of observant people throughout the land.
Atlanta's growth Is not. nor has It aver been, spasmodic It sever par
takes of "boom" methods From Its ashes age It has grows. Just a
natural, healthy growth, the result of the Indomitable end harmoalnaa
energy of Its publlc-eplrtled dtliens. Its prospects grow brighter wNh
the starting of earh year, all lines of business showing enormous la-
creases over the year preceding.
I’nmparieone of the clearings and the report of the butldtnc leeeagtor
for the month of February, IM7, with the month of February, SNA Wfil
give some Idea a* to what la being done la the bhitkln# and butMhm.MMa.
Floorings month of February. 1*0, $21.11S.TK1
Clearings month of February, 1MI —U.7MM*
Building permits February. IM7 .t HOLMS \*
Building permits February, 1104 HI.I4S— MMA
Total Increase - StlfMEMf
For only two Items In Atlanta's many llnee of buelaf wSl
remarkable showing. •'
DEVELOPMENT AT 8EN0IA. ja wSSBlJ
Hanoi* la experiencing quite a boom along all bualnasa
Hi" past f, w- weeks, and prospects urc fur a most l«uaMMnd9|£S'K
town si - ’ MfJt.. tWnL, urCTl
The First National Bunk of Henola opened for kMMMHHfllHlHI
with S76.UOO paid In capltnl They will build a nice
A twentv-ronm hold Is Just bring completed by C. F, MkMBflBfl''Wj
will he opened to the traveling public within a few days. • - •
At a meeting of the directors of the Henola Oil Mltf a h# dfMKjjHBL*
they decided n, begin at once the erection of sultaM* bCMMhMMf jflMf^Ugl
In a fertlllxer plant for next season. '■ r s "‘>
A new 17.000 Methodist parsonage ha* Just been compMaA . ‘ ifjSf? ■
Thu Bank of Senoln opened Its tl.tort for buelnesa MswpfijLrgMHjflk
three honks for Smoke This hank has a strong Hona'lMMlnHl
have a nice building, which has Jusl been eompMtri). "7^ rBg? )
A tiling plant will also be put up here at owe*, aad It taHHflHfeiHH
fn.nt „f many of the store* walks will be laid with tiling, e JOBlWsYjK',
Omaha. Neb., March 1.—A special
from Pedra, Wyn.. say* that six men
were killed and a number seriously in
jured In a collision between a Burling
ton freight and a work train near that
station last night.
The work train was standing on a
siding and the switch had not been
thrown to clear the main track. En
gineer Hhepis'rd. of ttherldan, and five
unknown laborers, word killed.
Protested to the Last
That He Was
Innocent.
"tVAS ACCIDENT,”
LAST STATEMENT
Judge Gober Refuses to
-Recommend Reprieve
and Governor Signs
Warrant.
By PAUL E. WILKE8.
Marietta, Ga., March L—"I'm going
home to rest. I have confidence In
God."
Within less than a minute after these
words were uttered John Bullard was
shot Into eternity. The murder of hie
pretty 17-year-old daughter, Ruby, had
been avenged.
But to the last John Bullard Insisted
that the death of the daughter he loved
,o well was an accident.
In answer to a queetlon by Mr. Dobbs.
-It m an accident. It happened Just
s* I have told before."
In nine minutes more he wrae
corpse. His neck was broken and after
the fatal trap was eprung he never
moved a muscle.
Weak from the disease which was
rming with the law to match him away
from life, but nervy to the last, Bul
lard began the march to bis death at
11:15 o'clock.
For twenty minutes previous to that
time he had remained lying on hie cot,
lovered with a blanket, while the two
ministers prayed and read verses from
the Bible |Q him. Frequently while
talking to tha mlnleters Bullard would
he seised wUh a coughing lit and each
of these left him weaker.
Pro tea ted Hit Innoeenee.
Again god. again during his last
morning In Ufa he repeated that tha
troty of tbs crims-ba told taa acorgmn
reporter Wednesday 1 wu the truth, mil
st often did he dsbltte hie lave for the
child Tar Whose iminfler hs ws-wsi.
demned to die.
After he stood upon the trap hs again
ntado these statements and ashad for
the newspaper men present to step
closer so they could hear. him. Never
for one Instant did hit nerve fall him.
He held out his hands for Sheriff Frey
to handcuff and he watched while his
feet were fastened.
only once did he murmur a protest.
When Sheriff prey started to adjust
i h " black cap Bullard objected and
JOHN BULLARD AND HI8 DAUGHTER.
It was for the murder of Ruby, hie 17-ysar-old daughter, last Ssptsm-
her, that John Bullard wee executed et Marietta Friday morning, aftar
protesting that the shooting wee an accident.
TINKLE OF THE BANJO
CAME FROM NEGRO CELL
AS BULLARD WAS HANGED
Governor Terrell Friday Issued s
statement carrying Ida reasons for not
respiting John Bullard! "
this statement he reviews that
case and states why he came to tho
conclusion not to Interfere with the
execution of the law. During Frldayj
morning Governor Terrell received
scores of telephone messages, both lq-
jal and from other points, beseeching
asked If he could not die*without It. hint to respite Bullard,
Hut when the sheriff explained that
ihl» was impossible, Bullard quietly ac
quiesced.
L'ntii the last moment neither John
Butlurd nor his friends had given up
l"pe. A last appeal waa made to Gov
ernor Terrell Thursday afternoon, but
he refused to grant a reprieve unless
•luilxe George Gober. the trial Judge.
-ImuM recommend It. Judge Gober re
mained silent and John Bullard, almost
living uf consumption, strengthened by
•' fiery stimulant, managed to walk to
ilie scaffold and stand upon the trap
until It fell from beneath him.
Prayer With Prisoner.
At 10:56 o'clock Revs. C. E. W.
jiul.hs, of the Raptlst Thurch, and \V.
Pearce, of the Methodist church.
■Hied at the jail und were admitted to
tile 1 ell. They prayed for a little while,
■•ml ihen read a selection from the
hcrlpture*. At 11:16 o'clock Sheriff \V.
- *■ rev entered the cell.
Fume on, John." he said, kindly.
•Bullard arose, steadied himself a
"against his hunk, and followed
'he sheriff from tho cell. He was able
' ' Mnn, l and walk unsteadily. It was
' M In the corridor and Bullard trem-
" hm he faced the draft. But his
, in rvc never failed him for a moment.
* ’'" " 'be corridor on tho second floor
gs-v death march began. At the end
hi.? 1 '.’ ,ir 1' ,or . which separates the
ir * / r " m I hose occupied by ne-
KS'i ,h ® kkUhws. a permanent
affair bu tt into the structure of the
ap Bu ttr< * took hie etand upon the
-I Am Not Afraid."
hnvo made peace with God." he
L "I have accepted Christ. I am
afraid."
I" Dobbs asked him several times If
' w ould not make a confession.
I do not wish to doubt your word
m-i*t mat you wera guilty,
Dobbs, "but you know this Is an
ml time."
,, 1 •'» v « nothing to confess,'’ repeated
"T... ” ,t w “ an accident. All that
‘>•1 Wednesday was true."
>ou have no confession to make?"
•7'-l the minister.
1 •'»»• none.- said Bullard. "I am
- •■>>« home to rest. I have confidence
'"• riff W. J. Frey pressed the lever
released the trap. Bullard s hotly
downwards Hla neck was broken
tie waa pronounced dead In »
r *lex.
Two Brothers Present.
Dr. C. E. Dobbs called upon
ondemned man aatiy In the mnrn-
■' *nd talked with him for anme time.
lw " brothers Malachl and Patrick
1 'Mard, also had a talk with the prls-
Hundmls called up The Georgtnn
office and anxiously Inquired If Bul
lard hail been respited.
Friday morning Judge J. P. Denton,
a Justice of the |»>ace front Paulding,
called on the governor.
"What are you going t
Bullard?" he asked the govern
"Let the law take Its
reply.
"God bless you. gm
doing right. Bullard I
ought to he hanged
The governor's statement tn full Is
ns follows:
Governor's Statement,
Bullard was
parlor court for
victim was
ter, upon wimsi
wounds w l(h a
trial It was sugg
fensa that hi
proof was forth
net to. requesting of thqm an Inveetl-
gallon of Bullard's physical condition,
tu the end lhul It might be ascertained
If Bullard was now In exlreml*. I am
Just In recslpt of the report of there
physicians which la to the effect that
'neither the emaciation nor the debll
Ity la extreme." \
No Power to Act Through Pity.
Slay the governor In the exercise of
th j power conferred upon him by the
constitution to commute, respite
pardon, properly atay the proceedings
of the court and await the natural
death of the convict? Th* flrat Im
pulse of a kindly heart la to lean to
the suggestion that It la a human*
thing for the executive to do. Th* gov
ernor, however. Is not empowered to
act purely from a sense of pity, and
urse," was tho 1 "idle ’..* may temper Justice with
mercy, he has no authority to thwart
Justice by In effect setting aside the
Judgment of a court. The argument
that the convict may probably die at
no distant bite, and for this reason the
sentence of the taw ah- Diet .-bate, la
unsound. It Is In effect an argument
that a man afflicted with an Incurable
disease may commit crime so far ae
the law Is concerned, with Impunity. It
It of course sail and disagreeable to
execute the taw by the lnl!lctlon or
capital punishment on n matt so dla-
agteeable to execute the Ian by the
Infliction of capltnl punishment on a
man so diseased that In the course of
events would probably die a natural
>d tlini Bullard j death nt no very distant date. It Is
r, you are
ul man anil
said Judge Den-
Irted In Fobb *u-
uffense of murder.
17-vcar-old dnuglt-
y ha Inflicted four
car. When put on
id by way of rte-
impalred and
and
msumptl
live but a short while,
dined to entertain evldc
probable length of time
would live or rather th.'
within W hlch lie would dl
•nuses. The Jur
he court ile- human being being In the vigor of
vc as to the health und with the prospect of long
that Bullard ‘ life before lilm. This furnishes no tuf-
irohable time; tlclenl reason why the law should not
from natural be executed. The law recognises no
convicted Bullard I difference In the punishment of mur-
enuses i llt i,, n mid the Judge der on account of the fact that the
without rw'onimemlatlon ami ine juuge m „ r(|er# r himself le In an enfeebled
up«'n hln> * n u » phyplcol condition. It la’ a ertraefor
(lent ll. Ill* I'HHI Wat- ” • * 1 * *,( 1e- (ten alolf > > r va- o 11 In kill an<l (lire
death. HI" *«»' . , .,„,i after I either the sick of well to kill, and the
supreme court of woriti I )aw recognises no distinction In the In-
argument and < ansldeasllon th- i t j i „ (ft|on of punishment. The law takes
the court the Judgment ' " ' '„ no delight In punishing either, but In
Application was made n ti g . flh ta punishment for the protection of
or to have physicians appointed t n „,„.|ety. since society demands protec
quire into the pr-sent santts of t u-| - .. . . . .
lard. The physicians wen dul> np
pointed anil hav
lard was no
then
I'ullanl slept hut little during hta
1 night an earth. Between II and i:
1 " k hs took a nap, but soon awoke.
Continued en Pago Thirteen.
ported tlmt Bill-
AppUc>itl<m wn*
mm ...- r* emor, which wa«
referred to the imnlon board,
mutation of the sentence, in
board after considering the i
dined to S.I recommend.
A Final Precaution.
Application Is now made fo
upon the ground that Dullard
but a short wi
an act of mere
stav the 'hr court and
await death, the natural result of the
disease with which he Is afflicted
out Of abundance of precaution I
have this morning appointed
mission consisting of jw
si clans. Dr. Jsme
Inntii. and Dr
pardafl
• respite
can live
longer ami that ss
vullve should
- eminent phy-
Baird, of At-
E. lteynohls. of Ma-
tlon from the criinlnal class Irrespec
live of the physical condition of the
criminal.
Without Authority.
It Is munlfeilt there U no warrant or
uuthorlty In law for th* governor to
stay and defeat the judgment and len
ience of the courts of th* country for
the reoson that th* guilty ha* an In
curable disease which may shortly re
sult In the doath of th* convict. The
duty of the governor Is Io see that the
lane are executed and the responsibil
ity of the Infliction of punishment tor
crime Is plsced upon th* courts and
juries end should not be modified ex
cept for tome reason which, the law
recognise*.
It Is therefore ordered that th* pe
tition for respite be, and th* same Is
* * — ease *
J. I
PHYSICIANS MAKE REPORT
ON BULLARD'S CONDITION
In older that he might Anally kh"»
John Bullard's physhul
Governor Terrell requested ■'''■ •'" lies
II. Huird to go to Marietta enrty Fri
day morning and make n
nation of the condemned
In Marietta Dr. Ilnlnl
Dr. H. V. Reynolds
waa mau
• cx-iml
» Mw‘1 *»>
xainlnHtl'»n
("o'clock Friday morning.
At III o'clock Ihclr report was person
ally delivered to Governor Terrell In
his office by Dr. Halrd.
WUh Ibis statement before him. Gov
ernor Terrell finally determined nol to
Interfere w ith the death sentence. Th*
tlndlng of the prison commlsslan In the
,aso..wtis approved by the governor
Continued en Pegs Thirteen.
The police ctHamltfee of eonnell held on-
other serret session Tborsdsy sfleneiou suit
sited on severs! more sppllrstloas for
llqnnr license*.
The commute* flrat heard the argument*
for and afalnst Ike application* and then
retired In the privacy of the rlook r-smi to
take action. The committee refused Iv give
oat what they did.
Komehow t leak was sprung nsaln, and a
few lilts of. these secret doing* managed tu
Dial their way lo a representative of The
tlcuiglan. Just as similar lilts did at the
previous meeting.
There ws* the application of Mlnblnnet A
lisrlly for n negro saloon nt ■ Decatur
street. Fonalderulde discussion resulted—
A favorable report
.. peters street, for th*
transfer from Brure to them uf a nrgro
saloon, aud
srsgban,
I . Brldwetl. .
Marietta street, for s transfer from a white
ed adversely
The application of
Jartetia street, for a
lo a colnted saloon, wss
The commute* conllaneil the pollrr of not
allnwlns any negro tanas as loon by tarn
lag down the application of Frank W.
Johnson, a negro, for a negro saloon at 10
Ivy street. Personaly, Jobnaou hail strong
Imloraemeola.
The sppllratton of t'nok k Morris for a
while beer aalonn at IK IVra street waa
The application of J. T. Hworda for a n*
gro aaloon si K> Deealur alrccl was slaU
reported unfavorahly.
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o RAIN, RAIN. RAIN, RAIN, O
o rain And then some, o
a o
O Just make sp your mind lo slosh 0
around In the dampness a while 0
yet. O
O Going to be occasional rain as 0
O far ahead si ths weather man can 0
O see. So don't growl—Just galh- 0
O er raincoat, rubbers and umbrella 0
O and tare forth. Forecast: O
O "Occasional rain Friday night O
and Saturday, no marked change 0
In temperature." O
Friday's temperatures: O
i'rk>ck a. m.
* o'clock s. m.
» o'clock a. m.
14 o'clock a. in.
it o'clock a. m.
O II o'clock noon
O I o'clock p, m.
J o'clock p m.
B
... .44 degrees O
.... 44 degrees O
.... 44 degrees O
....47 degrees O
....47 degrees O
....41 degrees O
....I* degree*.O
....41 degrees O
D
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Heavy Less From Fire.
Hpeclsl to The Grorftnn.
Fhaltanuoga Tena, March I.—
Moore A Jones grocers of Khelbyvlll*,
Tenn., suffered r 14,404 lose from fire
las: night an-1 the slock of J. K. Wil
liams. grocer, waa completely destroy-
The buildings belonged lo Misses
Caine; a and sere partially losnrta'.
Eight street car fares for a quarter.
Street car fare fur children, two for
a nickel.
Fare for those not provided with
seats, I cent.’
These are the three provisions which
Alderman Key sill ask th* commit!'
on freight rates and transportation to
embody In an ordinance to be recoin
mended to council for passage.
The committee met at 1:10 o'clock
Friday afternoon to take further ac
tion on the original ordinance of Al
derman Key, making It prohibitory for
the street car company to charge more
. cent fare for strap hangers,
officials of the Oeorgla Railway
and Electric Company having submit
ted a new schedule, providing for
number of additional can and for Im
proved service on many of the streets.
It was decided to hold up action on the
ordinance by Alderman Key.
"My plan I* this," explained Alder
man Key Friday morning.
"The company proposes to add cars
In order that there may be no strap
hangers. If Ihta la the case, then an
ordinance enforcing a I-cent fare for
atraphangers ran not hurt the com
pany. The ordinance, It will be pro
vided, sill not go Into effect until some
future definite date, far enough remov
ed from the present to allow th* com
pany lo fulfill Its pledges
"I think children should not be
charged more than 2 1-7 cents fare
when going to and rom|ng from school.
This will not make any deep Inroads
Into the company's revenues, and. be-
aldea, the children would ride much
more If the fare was cheaper.
"In like manner, the company ought
to sell about eight tickets for a quar
ter. tn be used In rentaln hours; when
going tn and coming from work, and
on Hundays- This sill encourage buy
ing fares In larger quantities and there
sill be more riding done.
'These reductions w|ll he a great
bene lit to the putfllc, add. at the same
time, sill not work a great hardship
on ths romimny."
Six Are Killed
In Train Wreck