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The Weather: Atlanta »»«1 vicinity: Partly cloudy ami warmer tonight ana Tburadflj. Atlanta Georgian (and news) Spot Cotton 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. OQ0tKH300000000000000000000 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 O the dead march from “Saul." A 0 O hush fell over the room and all 0 O eyes turned on Thaw. The march 0 0 finished and the band played 0 0 "Nearer, My God, to Thee.” The O 0 notes died out gradually as the O 0 cortege moved up Centre street O 0 and after a few minutes the law- 0 0 yers were back to their tedious 0 O grind again. 0OO00000000000OO0O000000O0 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. 00000000000000000000000000 o o 0 GOOD OLD SUMMER O O IN OUR MIDST AGAIN. 0 0 0 0 After a brief vlelt from winter, 0 0 good old summer time has come O 0 again—everybody hopes to go 0 0 away no more for several months. 0 0 So far as information can be 0 O secured, the freezing weather of O O Monday night did no material O 0 damage to fruit or vegetation. O 0 Forecast: 0 O "Partly cloudy and warmer O 0 Wedneedas' night and Thursday." O 0 Wednesday temperatures: O 7 a. m 48 degree. 0 0 8 a, m 47 degrees O 0 9 a. 30 degrees 0 0 10 s. 39 degrees 0 0 11 a. m 88 degrees 0 0 12 noon. 30 degrees O 1 p. m 82 degrees O 2 p. 85 degrees O O' 0000000000000000000O00000O 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 %