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VOL. V. NO. 234.
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1907.
DRTPT? • In Atlanta: TWO CENTS.
trAXLyjili, On Trains: FIVE CENTS.
1
CRUCIAL TEST
Private Physical Ex
amination by Med
ical Member.
COUNSEL ORDERED
TO LEAVE ROOM
Justice Fitzgerald Will
Hear Full Report Early
Thursday Morning.
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O WHITE’S SLAYER HEARS
O DEAD MARCH FROM "SAUL." O
o New York, April 3.—While the
O Thaw Inquiry waa In progress to-
O day a funeral passed the court 0
O house headed by a band playing 0
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0 "Nearer, My God, to Thee.” The O
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New York. April 3.—The lunacy
commission this morning began work
at-10:20. Thaw was again taken to a
seat Inside the rail. He appeared dls
pleased at not seeing any of his rela
tlvea in the court room. Mrs Evelyn
Thaw reached court about 11 o'clock.
Dr. Allan Ross Licfendorf, of the
prosecution’s staff of alienists, was ear.
ly In court and rend the exhibits pre
sented by the defense by which they
hope to prove Thaw's sanity.
Jerome said that he would close his
rase with the testimony of Dr. Diefen-
dorf. The defense brought forth two
of their experts—Dr. Charles G. Wag.
ner, of the Binghamton, N. Y., Insane
asylum, and Dr. William White, super
intendent of the federal asylum for tho
Insane at Washington, D. C.
Jerome Gave Out Letters.
Dr. Dlefendorf said he believed Thaw
incapable of conducting his defense In
a rational manner. He regarded him
as Insane. Jerome began reading from
a "brier’ prepared by Thaw for Delmos
to be used In summing up. It got Into
the hands of the district attorney
through Dr. Hamilton. Jerome laid
great stress on this brief, hoping to
prnvf by It that Thaw was Insane when
he prepared It.
Iiartrldge objected to the reading of
the "brief," saying It waa done solely
for the press. Ho said letters have
mystertoualy been gtven t8 the news
papers.
"I gave them to the press,” replied
Jerome. "Of course. It you Insist,
will not read tho papers.
How He Decided.
Commissioner Putxel asked the wit
ness if It waa not possible that Thaw
may have been Irritated by White. The
witness replied In the affirmative. Dr.
Putsel then said he could not under
stand how the witness reached his con
Hustons that Thaw waa a victim of
delusions of persecution on the belief
that delusions of persecution still exist.
"On February 28,” said the witness,
"In the statement Thaw gave to the
papers he uses the same terms ’black
leg’ that I found In the letters writ,
ten by him In 1903. Never In my ex
perience have I seen a case of paranoia
where tho delusion existed for more
than fourteen months without coming
to a 'moving point.’
The, percentage of Recovery, he said,
varied from two to five per cent. There
are a great many paranoiacs at large,
he said. The commission questioned
Dr. Dlefendorf as to his knowjedge of
hereditary Insanity In the Thaw family.
Wagner Roasts Jerome.
In answer to question from Lawyer
Iiartrldge, Dr. Dlefendorf said that
Thaw knetv the nature of his act when
he killed Stanford While. The alienist
admitted making an affidavit that
Thaw was Incapable of conferring with
his rounsel. The alienist admitted he
hod never examined Thaw.
Iiartrldge made an objection, saying
Dr. Dlefendorf had placed himself In
a dishonorable position.
Dr. Charles G. Wagner, the original
defense expert, followed Dr. Dlefendorf.
He testified that he believed Thaw ca
llable of advising his lawyers. The
witness declared district attorney de
liberately misrepresented him at the
t rial.
"When I was Instructed by the court
aot lo answer a certain question tho
district attorney accused me of duck
ing. to use his own term,” said Dr.
Wagner.
In answer to Jerome the witness re-
• ailed the fact that two uncles of Thaiv
hail been confined In an asylum. In
summing up Thaw's condition he had
1 .maldered everything and waa of the
"Pinion that there was no evidence of
Insanity or delusion at this time.
The following extracts were taken
from the so-called briefs prepared by
Thaw and Introduced by Jerome In his
effort to prove that Thaw la Insane:
“The removal of White, no matter by
what means would remove from the
brain of Thaw a physical splinter.”
This extract Is In brackets: "This
would be green If a green light were
thrown upon It.”
This second extract was written In
green ink: ,
"It 1 could but go before the Jury
LOST EMPLOYERS’ MONEY,
SAID SUICIDE IN A NOTE
READ AT THE INQUEST
ELECTRIC COMPANY
Robt. S. Stewart Shot
Himself Through
Heart.
Says Agents Are Spreading
Report of Alleged
Sell Out.
EMPLOYERS SAY
WAS NO SHORTAGE
Is the Georgia Railway and Electric
Company trying'lo create the Impres
sion that It has stifled competition and
that the North Georgia Electric Com
pany has sold out?
In order to renew expiring contracts
with consumers before the rival com
pany begins business with a lower
scale of rates, It Is charged that the so
licitors of the old company are seeking
to spread the Impression that there wilt
be no competition.
Charges to this effect are made by
F. P. Catchlngs. secretary of the North
Georgia Electric Company, who Is now-
in charge of the work here.
"When a customer." stated Mr.
Catchlngs to a representative of The
Georgian, "telsl a solicitor of the com
pany he will not renew the his contract
for a long period, in order to wait until
wc come In with a lower rate, the so
licitors say the Georgia Railway and
Electric Company has bought U3 out.
"In this way the officials of the pres
ent company are robbing us of a lot
of business, are robbing the people of a
lot of money, and are prejudicing the
public against us.
"We are going to be ready to do
business soon. Our rates are going to
be much lower than those of the Geor
gia Railway and Electric Company, and
we are not going to sell out. Our sub-
dlstributlng station la ready, our step-
down transformer station at the city
limits Is ready, the current Is at the
station, and aa soon as the two sta
tions are connected by cables and a few
more conduits laid, we will be ready
for business.
“We are waiting now for the cables
and the conduits. We will be ready In
a month after they arrive.
"The Georgia Railway and Electric
Company has thrown every possible
obstacle In our path. President Ark
wright tried to keep council from even
granting ue a franchise. They even
tried to keep us from financing our se
curities.
They’ve got a good thing, and they
don't want to share It with anybody
else. Yop Just watch us, that's all.”
Grief at Loss of Little Niece
. Unbalanced His
Mind.
SCARE ISLANDERS
Ponta Delgado, Island of Boo Miguel,
April 1.—A number of earthquake
shocks occurred during the night, the
worst disturbance being felt at Villa
Franca, and today the Inhabitants are
panic-stricken. The wealthier resi
dents are leaving the city, while the
poorer classes are ramping on the out
skirts. Villa Franca was twice pre
viously destroyed by volcanic eruptions.
NO MOVE MADE
Concord, N. H., April 3.—The coun
sel for the plaintiffs this morning an
nounced that they would make no at,
tempt to take Mrs. Eddy's deposition
and that they would take no farther
action until Senator Chandler arrives
from Washington. John M. Kelly, one
of the plaintiff's counsel. Is preparing
statement
SHOT BY OFFICER,
LEG WILL HAVE
TO BE AMPUTATED
Special to The Georgian.
Albany, Ga., April 3.—L. P. Mash-
bum. white, was shot today by Police
man Raley. The officer had arrested
Mashburn and was carrying him to
Jail, when. It Is stated, he Jumped out
of the buggy. Raley drew his pistol
and fired. The ball entered the right
knee and the leg will have to be am
putated.
Several warrants were out against
Mashburn. charging him with obtaining
money under false pretenses.
R. 8. Stewart pf Cascade avenue.
West End, committed suicide Wednes
day morning by shooting himself
through the heart. His body was found
In an outhouse in the rear of 182 Gil
mer street.
Mr. Stewart was a bookkeeper for
Harper, Weathers & Calllcott, dealers
In horses and mules at 193 Peters
street. His employers called the police
station Tuesday afternoon, asking that
Stewart be located and saying that he
had disappeared and had not been seen
since 2 o’clock In the afternoon.
At the Inquest over the body Wed,
nesday afternoon a letter written by
Stewart and addressed to his father
and mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Stew
art, and brother and sisters, was read
to the Jury In an effort to throw light
on the cause of the suicide.
“Had Lost $1,000.”
In the letter Stewart said that about
last Christmas he' Visited a place
"where no gentleman should go and
lost 11,000 of the company's funds.'
He said he had the money In hts pocket,
aa he considered this a safer place for
It than the company safe. He also
wrote that he had paid back a portion
of this amount with money "obtained
under false pretenses," and that the
auditing of the books would show him
to still be about 3830 short
He Implored his family to pay this
shortage, as the members of the firm
had always been good to him. He
stated he believed he could arrange
matters satisfactorily, but that he
wanted to die; that the voice of his
darling niece was calling him to the
grave.
"Disappointment in Love.'
In a postscript to the totter, Stewart
wrote:
"There Is also a disappointment In
love that Is calling me away."
This letter was found In Stewart’s
pocket.
Members of the firm for which Stew
art worked declare they put no cre
dence In the confessed shortage, but
express the opinion that the bookkeep
er was temporarily Insane and laboring
under an hallucination that he was
short. Mr. Calllcott, a member of the
firm, stated to a Georgian reporter after
the Inquest, that no suspicion had ever
rested on Stewart and that he was sat.
tailed there was no shortage. He said
an Investigation of Stewart's books
would be made and that until this was
done the true state of affairs would
not be known.
Stewart waa a trusted employee ‘of
the firm and handled largo sums of
money, making all at the bank deposits.
Mr. Calllcott says Stewart has handled
i much as 310,000 at one time.
Mr. Stewait lived In Cascade avenue
In West End, about two blocks beyond
tho car line. He was unmarried and
about 12 years old.
Grief Over Niece.
Leonora Seddon, the little daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Seddon, of
Cascade avenue, who died last week,
was a niece of Mr. Stewart. Mr. Stew
art was greatly attached to the child
and It is said by his employers that hts
grief at her death caused him to bc-
como temporarily unbalanced.
"It Is true that he left a note, regard
Ing a shortage In his accounts," said
Mr. Harper Wednesday morning, "but
I am sure there Is no shortage lo
amount to anything. It was not that
which caused Mr. Stewart to shoot
himself. He has been In bad health
for a long time, besides grieving over
his niece's death.”
NEW OFFICERS OF POLICE FORCE
and call their attention to the wives,
daughters or sweetheart* and could
call their attention no that they would
place them In the position of Mrs.
Thaw, then—”
The lunacy commission then went
Into executive session to examine Thaw
privately. The commissioners declared
they had enough expert testimony
without hearing from Dr. C. A. \\ hlte.
CHIEF JENNINGS AND HIS NEW CORPS OF OFFICERS.
Reading from left to right, top row—-Roundsman W. A. Chewning and Roundsman A. L. Poole.
Next row—Probation Officer J. M. Gloer, Detective Sergeant N. A. Lanford, Station Sergeant I. H. Lind
say, Station Sergeant W. M. Mayo and Field Sergeant W. F. Terry.
Third row—Field Sergeant J. T. Shepard, Field Sergeant K. 8. Foster, Field Sergeant W. N. Sheridan,
Mounted Sergeant R. J. Brown and Field Sergeant W. P. Reed.
Bottom row—Captain E. L. Jett, Chief Henry Jennings and Captain J. W. Norman.
Captain J. L. Beavers and Station Sergeant J. C. Joiner would not pose for the -icture.
IT KELT
Says President Did
Ask Him to Raise
Campaign Fund.
J. P. MORGAN GAVE
$50,000 IN CASH
Inspector Says Short
age in Accounts
Is Found.
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TILLMANSA YSPRESIDENT’S
BRA WLS ARE MORI HYING
Chattanooga, Tenn., April 18.—In an Interview with The Chattanooga
Star today. Senator Ben Tillman said:
”1 attach no Importance whatever to Roosevelt’s denial of Harriman's
charges. He has more than once been proven wrong after having made
euch strong statements. A case In point Is the Instance when Mr. Chand
ler showed up the president for falsely accusing him.
"It Is more than mortifying to have a president who will Indulge In
such low-down political brawls, and still more so to know that his stats-
ments can not be reltefl on.”
Special to The Georgian.
Anniston, Ala., April 3.—Postmaster
J. M. Ragan, of Anniston. Is missing.
Since last Friday his * whereabouts
have been unkonwn to his wife and
friends. Postoffice Inspector Barry, of
this division, cams to this city yester
day, and with the bondsmen of Ragan
went over hie accounts.
Inspector Barry eald:
"There Is no doubt that Ragan is a
defaulter. I can tell it from an entry
ha has made on hts books. It hardly
seems that he could have secured more
than 14,000."
It Is. known that Ragan had planned
to leave Anniston Friday night on
Southern train No. 37, but did not
leave. It Is said, until later on No.-11.
Nothing was thought of his leaving
until Saturday, which Is payday at the
poatofflee. There were no funds In the
handa of the assistant postmaster, C.
R. Barker, and the men were not paid,
and have not been paid for last month's
work. When they will be paid Is rtow
a matter of conjecture. Ragan's bond
Is for $10,000, and signed by several
cltlscns, but these will not' be hurt,
since they have protected themselves
with Indemnity bonds.
Mrs. Ragan and their little girl, have
gone to Oxford .to be with her sister.
She le heart-broken over her husband's
disappearance, and still - holds him
blameless.
Eleven days ago Register Clerk
Frank Roberts disappeared, and It Is
charged he took 9900.
Inspector Barry says:
"There Is a remarkable connection
between Ragan's defalcation and the
disappearance of Roberts; Barry can
not complete his report on Ragan until
he receives the last auditor's report
that Is In Washington."
FIVE LIVES LOST
IN TENEMENT FIDE
Flames Started in Basement
and Prevented Their
Rescue.
Passaic, N. J., April 3.—With the
exception of the father, the Eric fam
ily, consisting of mother and four chil
dren, was burned to death today In a
tenement fire.
The fire started In the basement and
spread, cutting off their escape and
preventing Eric from reaching his fam
ily to save them. The charred bodies
of the children were found about that
of the mother. Twenty-four families
escaped.
COL. ALBERT THORNTON
IS CLAIMED BY DEATH
Funeral Takes Place
Thursday at 11
O’clock.
The funeral of C'ol"i"'l Albert E
Thornton, vice president of the Atlanta
National Bank and one of Atlanta':
best-known citizens, who passed away
about 11:30 o'clock Tuesday night, will
be held nt 11 o’clock Thursday morning
at his home, 593 Peachtree street. The
Interment will be In Oakland cemetery.
Bishop Nelson will officiate. The fol
lowing prominent men will act as pall
bearers: C. E. Currier, 8. M. Inman
F. E. Block, H. T. Inman. M. S. Har
per. P. S. Arkwright, Charles E. Har
man, Thomas Egleston, Clark Howell.
Jr., John S. Clarke, A. J. Orme and
M. Frank.
Colonel Thornton had been III about
two weeks, the Illness being caused pri
marily, hls physicians said, by over-
exertion about two weeks ago when
hls new home on Peachtree street, was
burned. Hls condition was Improved a
few days ago, and hope for hls recov
ery was never abandoned, until the
change for the worse came Tuesday.
He le survived Jry hie wife, formerly
Miss Leila Austell, and daughter of
the late General Alfred Austell, wno
was president of the Atlanta National
Bank at the time of hls death, and
three children, Miss Janie Thornton
and Messrs. Austell and Albert Thorn
ton.
Had Host of Frisnds.
The death of Colonel Thornton has
thrown a shadow Into hundreds .if
homes In Atlanta. In addition to hls
prominence In the business world,
galnod by faithful and abla endeavor,
he had made a host of friends In near
ly every walk of life.
Colonel Thornton moved, to Atlanta
about twenty.five years ngo, coming
from LaGrange, hls native' city. . Hls
rise In .the; business world was rapid,
hie executive ability, and clear Insight
serving him In good slead In every en
terprise he' undertook.
He woe public-spirited to a great de
gree, and was prominently Identified
with many movements looking to the
upbuilding of Atlanta.
In addition to being .vtce president if
the Atlanta National Bank, Colonel
Thornton was .prominently connected
with many other large business enter,
prises.
He was president of the Elberton
end Mllledgevllle Cotton 31111s, a
rector of the Georgia Railway and
Electric Company, of the Atlanta Home
Insurance Company, and of the South
ern States 3tutual Insurance Company,
and ex-president of the Interstate Cot
ton Seed Crushers’ Association.
He leaves one sister, Mrs. Henry
Banks, of LaGrange, and a sister-in-
law; Mrs. J. P. Thornton, also of La
Grange.
Colonel Thornton was aged 52 yea.-s.
He was educated at the University nt
Georgia, graduating with honor In 1874.
Hls family has always been one of the
most prominent In the state.
President James L. Mayson, of the
Atlanta Alumni Association of the Chi
Phi fraternity, has named the follow
ing committee to attend the funeral of
Mr. Thornton Thursday: •
Arnold Broyles. Nash R. Broyles,
Judge Ar E. Calhoun, John W. Grant.
Judge W. R. Hammond, Judge B. H.
Hill, J. A. Hynds, Dr. J. W. Lee. San
ders McDaniel. Eugene Black, E. 31.
Mitchell. H. E. W. Palmer, Dr. H. V.
Scott, Hon, J. 31. Slaton and Walter
A. Taylor.
Judge Parker Declares Har-
riman Proves That
Wires Were
Pulled.
COL. ALBERT E. THORNTON.
Whoso" funeral will take place
Thursday morning null o’clock.
MISSING FISHERMEN
RETURN TO CHARLESTON.
Charleston. S. C., April J.—The six
bagging* mill employees reported as
missing and thought to have been
drowned returned to the city today
after being stormbound since Saturday
night on Morris Island, where they
were sheltered by the light house keep,
er. Their boatr were lost.
New York, April 3.—In a strong re
ply to the president’s letter branding
him a liar, Edward II. Harrlman. early
today, presented a series of bare facts
to prove the truth of hls astounding
assertions concerning wire pulling and
alleged campaign methods resorted to
at the White House.
In substance. Mr. Harrlman s**ts
forth that the letter written by Harri-
man to Sidney Webster on January 2.
1906, In which he declares the president
called him to tho White House and
coaxed him into raising a campaign
fund of 3200.000 to be used in carrying
New York state In 1904, was published
yesterday In substantially correct form.
What Parker Say«.
That In spite of tho president’s dec
laration that he never requested Mr.
Harrlman to “raise a dollar for the
campaign fund,” urgent requests that
he (Harrlman) contribute were made
by tho president. To prove these as
sertions, Harrlman. In hls statement,
gives considerable correspondence that
passed between him and Mr. Roosevelt.
The letter* show that the president
as continually urging the railroad
man to call on him at the^Vhlte House
and discuss tho political situation In
Now York.
Statements upholding the truth »>f
Mr. Harriman’s letter was mudo by Al
ton ll. Parker, former chief Just h e of
tin* court of appeals and Hoosevelt'i*
opponent for tlie* presidency In 1904,
and former Governor Benjamin B.
Odell, Jr.
Judge P.fiker, at Albany, derimed
that the power or the government H
being used to perpetuate the adminis
tration and that an investigation would
show the real purpose of those who are
trying to strip the states of their pow-
it. lb- yald lli.it Mi. Harriman's In
ter waa in a measure a confirmation of
hls statements made during the cam
paign.
Morgan Gave $50,000.
These statements were that corpora
tions were either asked or forced to
contribute to the enmpaign fund be
cause of fear or through favors sought
by President Roosevelt.
•Harriman’s statements are in part
verified by* letters which President
Roosevelt himself made public.
According to a statement published
today, the $200,000 fund which Mr. Hnr-
rlnian raised for the 1904 campaign
was contributed by three IndlvMuaN
besides himself. The names given ar**:
J. P. Morgan, II. McK. Twombly, Wil
liam K. Vanderbilt, Fr„ and K. H. Har
rlman, 150,000 each.
Harrlman says he learned that i
for-
Continued on Page Fifteen.
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgian records hero each day BO mu
economic fact In reforenco to the onward
march of the Sooth.
BY
JOSEPH B. LIVELY.
The Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index says In lie regular weekly
Issue:
"Literally millions of dollars are Involved In deals consummated and
enterprises planned as reported for tho past seven days by The Index.
The vast and varied Investments that are noted In these columns mo-k
after week advertise In an effective way the Kreat resources of Georgia and
Alabama and the profit that accrues from their unceasing development.
On April 1 coal properties In the Birmingham district passed Into tlo- pos
session of recent purchasers, the Investment Involving a cosh outlay nt
' over 12,500.000. They will develop the properties on a large scale. At
8avnnnnh, Ga., Incorporation has been asked for a company, with capital
stock of $7,000,000, which proposes to construct a railroad between Savan
nah and some point on the west coast of Florida, a distance of about 330
miles. At Knsley, Ala., a steel rail mill wilt be rebuilt and will be mode
the third largest plant of the kind In the country, this Improvement being
part of projected Investments which will total about $14,400,000. At M.i-
con, Ga., a company has applied for Incorporation tor tho pnrpono of
engnglng In tho manufacture of musical Instruments. This company's cap
ital stock Is $1,000,000, one-half of which has been subscribed. At Talla
dega. Ala., a company with capital stock of $300,000 hss been organized to
develop water power. A railroad Is to be constructed between Birming
ham and Gats City, Ala. A second large addition Is to be mads to a cotton
mill at Jacksonville, Ala. A $100,000 hotel Is planned at Athens, Ga. Eto
wah county. Alabnma, contemplates Issuing $100,000 of road improvement
bonds and Brooks county, Georgia, may Issue $200,000 of bonds for the
same purpose. Four new banks are announced.”
Among other things reported by The Index are: J.'MOO oil mill,
Campton, Os.; machine shop. Huntsville, Ala.: remllllng plant. Tlfton.
Ga.: $25,000 lumber company. Birmingham. Ala.: turpentine plant, Moul
trie. Ga.: fertilizer plants to be enlarged nt Oadsden, Ala.; telephone lines.
Gabbcttsvllle, Ga.; $75,000 hotel nidi 130.000 theater. Gadsden. Ala.; 12.',-
000 sanitarium, Havannah. Ga.; depot, church, three school building*,
three club houses, residences, warehouses, business houses, paving plans
In two cities, two waterworks systems, sewer plans in three cities. suburb
an-land deals, fire municipal bond Issues and a number of contracts
awarded. '
Ths announcement that the Tennessee Coal, Iron
pany would enlarge Its steel mill at Ensley, Ala, pr&ctl
plant, has been followed by the actual undertaking. \
which will give the plant an output of 000,000 tons of rail
It the thin! largest rail-maker In the country.
The rebuilding of the Ensley plant I- only part of th<
Ing $14,000,000 In Improvements. When John XV. Gates
atee first came to this district It was announced that
would be spent. First was the purchase of
Then came the new steel plant between Ena
contracts have been let, new furnaces at lie:
opening of new coal mines near Booker City.
The recent announcement of the rehulldlo
thought to be the first step In a sec -n 1 series
tween $12,000,000 and $15,000,000.
• ii!v
year.
naklng
plan for spend-
■ ates and hls assocl-
bat several million
Irmlngham Southern,
t Wylam. for which
and Ensley, and the
c Ensley steel plant Is
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