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VOL. V. NO. 241.
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1907.
PRICE:
THAW JURY IS BADLY DIVIDED;
LARGE CROWD CHEERS SLAYER
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Juror Oscar Pink Ap
pears To Be Very
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THAW DECLARES
HE’S FEELING FINE
Jerome Says He Would
Rather Have Acquittal
Thau Mistrial.
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New York, April 11.—When the Thao-
Jury entered the room this afternoon
after partaking of luncheon one of the
Jurors shook hi* head, indicating there
was no verdict.
Juror Oscar Plnlc appeared to be ill.
He staggered as If dizzy.
The jurors asked Justice Fitzgerald
to read that portion' of his charge re
lating to Drs.’ Evans nnd Wagner.
The Jurors then went back to their
room.
Jerome is quoted as saying that as
near as he can figure the Jury stsnds
six for murder In the first degree, four
for aequlttaland tWo blank.
New York, April 11.—The fact that
the Thaw Jury this morning naked to
see the exhibits In the case caused
many to believe that a verdict of some
kind was near at hand. Up to that
time nearly everyone'expected z dls-
agreement.
The fact that the Jury had requested
nothing but the testimony bearing on
the facts of the shooting seemed to In
dicate that he men had already made
up their mind as to the existence of a
motive, but that they had been unable
to determine what degree of homicide
had been committed.
The testimony of Evelyn Tltaw was
read to the Jury.
Thaw Has Newspapers,
The entire Thaw family arrived at
10:20 a. m. They came In automo
biles. .Mrs. William Thaw looked ex
tremely well, but there were traces of
anxiety In the pale face of young Mrs,
Thaw. Edward Thaw was approached
by a reporter and asked If he cared
to make a statement. Thaw threw back
his elbows, striking the reporter In the
chest. He then walked on without a
word.
The Jury was brought In at 10:55 a.
m. and Justice Fltsgerald ascended the
bench shortly after.
When court opened Clerk Penny
called: "Harry K. Thaw to the bar.'
nnd Thaw entered with a large bundle
< r newspapers under his arm.
Thaw was cheered by a crowd below
ns he passed over the Bridge of Rtghu,
Judge Fitzgerald said he had re
ceived from the Jury a request for the
following exhibits: First, the diagram
of the roof garden; second, exhibits A
to I; third, the will; fourth, the Com
stock letters; dfth, Mr. Del mas’ hypo
t hetlcal question, and sixth, Mr. Je
rome's hypothetical questions.
Foreman Wants Originals,
The district attorney went Into his
big valise and dug out the typewritten
i "ides of the letters. Demlng C. Smith,
the foreman of the Jury, rose and made
thu announcement:
"We would rather. If It la convenient
t« the court, to have the originals of
these letters.'
"We have nothing but the typewrit
ten copies.” said Jerome.
The court gave the six sets of exhib
its asked for and then said:
"The Jury also asks that the direct
testimony of Meyer Cohen be read.'
This was done. Cohan said he had
seep Thaw on the roof garden during
'lie first act of the play, "M’lle Cham
pagne.”
"I was In the rear of the sixth row,
almost In the center aisle, when I first
'■tw Thaw." said Cohen when he testl-
"There appeared to me that there
JEROME WANTS ACQUITTAL
RATHER THAN A MISTRIAL
New York, April 11!—District Attorney Jerome would rather that the
Thaw Jury bring In a verdict of acquittal than make a mistrial. He said:
"I had rather the case should go against the prosecution thap that the
Jury should fall to agree.”
TEN KILLED; FORTY HURT
IN BIG CANADIAN WRECK
Winnipeg, Man., April 11.—A dispatch from Chaplin says that ten
persons were killed and forty seriously injured In an accident on the Ca
nadian Pacific railroad this morning.
-LEND A CLEW
Pieces Reported Dis
covered in Mrs.
Hudson’s Fiat.
Chicago, April 11.—The entire United
States secret service of Chicago still
Is trying to solve the theft of 1173,000
from the sub-treasury by unraveling a
clew which led to the search of the flat
of Mrs. AVIllene Hudson on Tuesday,
when It was reported that scissors and
pieces of money bags from the sub-
treasury were found. Mrs. Hudson has
been suspended from employment In
the sub-treasury pending an Investiga
tion.
Captain Thomas I. Porter, of the se
cret service, last night said he has not
given up work on the clew.
another man with him. -He came
■""l stood In front of Mr. Blaise and
myself, acting very queer."
Cohen’s Testimony Read.
The court ordered the diagram to be
shown to the Jury during the reading
this testimony.
"We sat here,” went on Cohen’s story.
"Thaw passed along the alele near the
‘• ' vator and there eeemed to be an-
other man with him. We watched him
»" he got that far (Indicating) and he
turned around like this (Indicating)
and walked down the aisle and fired
'he three shots, one, two, three, like
t his."
•'lost of the members of the Jury lis
tened attentively to the stenographer
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E COURT
UPHOLDS JUDGE
Assailant of Mrs. Hembree
Loses Appeal to High
Tribunal.
II
EPLEOCE
Left Gas on and He
Was Asphyxi- ,
ated. .
Hotel Officer Catches
Glimpse of Glitter
ing Weapon.
Will Johnson, colored, must hang for
his assault on Mrs. Richard Hembree
at Battle Hill on August IS, 190«.
The supreme court Thursday morn
ing affirmed Judge Roan In denying
Johneon a new trial. The higher court
held that "the alleged newly discov
ered evidence was not bf such a char
acter as required the grant of a new
trial."
After Johnson'e trial, conviction and
passing of the death sentence, an at
tempt wae made to prove an alibi.
However, conflicting evidence develop
ed In this respect—In fact so much
that the alibi thgpry was largely dis
credited.
Evidently the eupreme court did not
find tho new evidence of eufflefent mer
it to wnrrant a new trial.
Johnson will be taken before Judge
Bonn and a new date for hie execution
fixed.
LAURENT DE GIVE
IS CRITICALLY ILL
Belgian Consul and Head of
City’s Theatrical En
terprises.
laiurrut DeOlve. consul to Atlanta from
Hclxtmn. sad proprietor of the (Irand Opera
House, Is critically III at his apartments la
the a rand building, and bis recorery Is con
sidered doubtful by bis physicians owing
to'bls advanced age.
Few men have lieen more promJuetiy
Identified with Atlanta's history than Mr.
Detlire. During his long residence la Us
elty he has built up s fortune, sad his con-
neetlun with the theaters of Atlanta baz
made Ms name it fsmlltar one. F or thWy
vests he hae represented llelglnm, his na
tive country, ss .•omul In Atlanta. A wrlda
elrcle of friends will regret to learn of Ms
daDferotia UIihnm.
W. A. ROBERTS ILL
WITH PNEUMONIA
Continued on Page Seven.
E*r*!n»ly Ilf with piewnieU At the'Preebj*
"Mr" IwSrllSras stricken Tuesday morn-
lug. lie l« prominently ronueoterf with the
ttwj EsS*2^ l i«B?T6«^ A5; ......»
thrown a'sksdez/Into* nmny^htlsnuhomes. plan accordingly.
Pittsburg, Pa., April 11.—Armed with
a dagger an insane man or a crank
attempted to get Into the Hotel Schen-
ley during the founder's day reception
at the Carnegie Institute shortly after
It) o'clock today for the avowed pur
pose of meeting either "Mr. Brhentey'
or Mr.*Carneg|e.
Shortly after 10 o'clock Officer John
Kennedy noticed the man walking up
the gravel toward the Forbes street en
trance of the hotel, lie was humming
a tune and was walking straight for the
entrance. He bore no badges when the
policeman stopped hint.
"Who do you wish to see?" said the
officer. “Mr. Schenley," replied the
man In a nervous manner.
"There Is no man here by that name.
Do you mean Carnegie 7” the stranger
was asked. - J
“Yes. that's his name. Take me to
him. I do not know much about this
place. I have just arrived from Los
Angeles this morning and my son is
following me. Take me to Mr. Car
negle and I will give you *5.’’ ‘
The officer refused and the stranger
Increased his offer to 310,
To the sergeant he gave his name os
Frank Slagel and said that he was 26
years old. He la a native of Switzer
land and zpeaka a broken Swiss dialect.
■■SCHOOL
TO VISIT GEORGIAI
The pupils of Formwalt school will
be the next visitors to The Georgian's
newspaper plant. Mrs. L. It. Sams,
principal of the school, will bring the
pupils of the upper grades for a thor
ough Inspection of the plant, and the
children will' be shown the Ins and outs
of the making of a newspaper of today.
These visits of the school children
are growing In Interest every week and
many children who are not In the
grades Invited have begged to be per
mitted to Join the visitors. The teach
ers and children are shown through
the building from business office to
press room, and are given an explana
tion of Just how news la gathered and
sent out to the public. The teachers
take even more Interest In these visits
than do the children, and are given a
clearer Idea of what the making of a
modern newspaper means than they
aver had before.
TAFT BOOSTED
FOR PRESIDENT
Cincinnati, Ohio, April 11.—Con
greasman Nicholas Longworth declared
himself today In favor of the nomina
tion of Secretary Taft as the Republl
can candidate for president.
“It seems to me," said he, “that after
the president himself there Is no living
man who so thoroughly typifies In the
eyes of the people the spirit of Theo
dore Roosevelt as William H. Taft.
There Is no one who can better be
trusted to carry out many of the great
reforms which will be necessarily In
complete upon the retirement of Presl
dent Roosevelt.”
PROSPECTS BRIGHT
FOR STATE FAIR
There Is now In sight and contribut
ed some 312,000 for the State Fair and
the Indications are that the full amount
of $15,000 will be raised.
Gratifying reports are being made by
the soliciting committee and it is the
opinion of the officials that a report
will be made to the Agricultural So
ciety within a short time that the
money Is raised and that the fair wit
be held.
Secretary Weldon Is anxious to have
the matter settled, as the time is ap
proaching when the premium Hat
should be made out and distributed so
that farmers will be In a position to
know about ths premiums before they
start planning. With tho knowledge
contained In the premium list they can
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES ASKS
WM. J. BRYAN TO NOMINATE
ROOSEVELT FOR PRESIDENCY
Georgian’s Speech at
Chattanooga Proves
a Sensation.
M. D. CLAY.
Who was found dead from asphyx
iation after an explosion In his
bath room.
When R. G. C. Mathews, of 146 Or
mond street, a bookkeeper, entered his
bath room shortly after 11 o'clock
Wednesday night with a lighted lamp
In his hand, there was an Instantaneous
explosion of gat, which hur.ed Mathews
Into the back yard und wrecked the
bath room.
A few minutes later neighbors dls
covered In a big box In the bath room
the dead body of M. D. Clay, do years
of age, a stationary engineer, who oc
cupied a portion of the house.
Clay, who only a week ago took an
oath before Recorder Broyles never to
touch whisky again, Is said to have gono
home Intoxicated, and, It Is believed
met death by asphyxiation before the
explosion occurred. His body was ter-
rlbly burned.
Mathews was badly Injured and was
taken to the Grady Hospital. His hands
and arms were burned, the skin being
burned off of his face und his lialr
singed. His clothing was also burned
and torn.
House Wss Empty.
Both Clay and Mathews are men of
family, but no one was ut home at the
time Clay arrived. Mrs. Clay and her
two little girls were at the home of her
mother, Mrs. M. T. Walton, 342 Fraser
street. Mrs. Mathews and her baby
are visiting relatives In Villa Rica.
Clay was seen by friends In the early
part of the night and Is said to have
>een under the Influence of Intoxicants.
It Is supposed that, after entering the
bath room, he turned on the gas with
the Intention of lighting It, but before
he could do so, stumbled und fell back
Into the big wooden box. Owing to his
condition. It Is presumed he was either
unable to extricate himself or fell
asleep. He had closed the bath room
a short spaci
become filled with the deadly fumes,
killing him.
Tsrrifio Explosion.
When Mathews entered the house
shortly after 11 o'clock; he detected the
odor of gas and began an Investigation.
With a lamp In his hand he pushed
open the bath room door. The ex
plosion followed. Tlie concussion was
terrific and the room was completely
wrecked. Mathews was knocked sev
eral feet Into the yard and sntpll ar
ticles were hurled about In confusion.
The gas mdter was torn from Its fas
tenings and blown through a window
Into the back yard.
Clay la said to have been a heavy
drinker and a week ago .was arraign
ed before Recorder Broyles. The re
corder agreed to dismiss the cose on
condition Clay would take an oath
never again to touch Intoxicant*. This
Clay did and took llte oath. That same
night he is ssld to have gone home
drinking and had been on a'spree ever
since.
Coroner Thompson wll| hold an In
quest Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock
over the body of Clay at the under
taking parlors of Harry O. Poole lb Co.
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Chattanooga, Tenn., April 11.—The
banquet to William J. Bryan last night
finder the auspices of the Bryan Anni
versary Cluli developed an Incident not
down on the carefully prepared pro
gram, wllch did not cease to be a sen
sation when the curtain had been final
ly rung down upon the banquet scene.
It cams In the shape of opposition
from certain members-of the commit
tee on arrangements to a part of tho
speech of Hon. John Temple Graves.
In which he called upon Mr. Bryan
to nominate Mr. Roosevelt for u third
term in the presidency at the next na
tional Democratic convention.
Up to the time of Mr. Bryan's ar
rival In the banquet hoik the affair
promised to baffle all efforts at an
adjustment, and owing to the ultltude
of the committee In Its opposition to
his proposed speech, Mr. Graves, after
addressing u courteous note to i'. A.
Hood, president of the club, had with
drawn from the hall and had gone to
the station preparatory to returning to
Atlanta.
DIAMONDS OF "DU BARRY”
ARE STOLEN FROM HER CAR
Mrs. Leslie Carter
Lost Valuable
Jewels.
Mrs. Leslie.Carter's private car.
"Halsmere," was robbed of 11,000
worth of diamonds nnd Jewelry Wed
nesday afternoon while the actress was
at the Grand playing "DuBarry."
Loss of the property was reported to
the police, anil they are now working
on the case. There Is no clew to tin
robber. When Mrs. Leslle-Carter re
turned from the matinee performance
she discovered her loss.
The "Halsmere” was parked Just out
side the Terminal station shed. It Is
probable that none of the regular occu
pants was on the car when the rob
bery occurred except tho negro cook.
The list includes diamond brooches,
gold chain purses, pearls and other ar
ticles cf personal adornment. The sum
of $83 In money was also taken.
, Most of her jewelry was used by Mi*.
Leslle-Carter In the great scene In the
Palace of Versailles In the third act of
"DuBarry,” nnd It Is fortunate that but
little was left In (he car. Mrs. Leslie-
Carter left Atlanta at midnight Wed
nesday.
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hall at 10 o’clock nnd noting the
drawal of Mr. Graves, a few minutes
later Inquired the reason. When told
of the question that had arisen, he
promptly expressed the desire that Mr.
Graves be sent for and requested to de
liver the speech ss he had Inte nded;
The Georgian was thereupon hurriedly
hunted up and he returned to tho ban
quet hall.
Given Courteous Treatment.
Press dispatches sent out from Chat
tanooga Wednesday evening to the
morning papers Implied (hat
Graves was given discourteous treat
ment. The straight unvarnished truth
of the meeting and events leading up
to It will utterly discredit Jhat Impres
sion.
Mr. Gravel was asked by the llearst
News Service, the Publishers' Press
Association and the Associated Press
fur copies oT his speech In advance, as
Is the custom In all such occasions.
The request was courteously complied
with, and copies were moiled out to all
the leading clients of the newsgathering
organisations. . It was to lot held in
strict confidence for release to morn
Ing papers of April 11-
Spssch Had Leaked Out.
When Mr. Gravee reached L'hatla
nooga at 1 o'clock Wedneaday after
noun, he wae met by members of the
local committee and two or three out
siders. He found that not only the
committee, but a large part of Chat
tanooga knew the purport of his speech,
and the whole city was agog over It,
Hon- It leaked out Is not known, but It Is
not believed that It was given out In
advance by any paper.
Three members of the committee—
ultra Bryun men—urged Mr. Graves
that he leave out that part of his speech
which asked Mr. Bryan to nominate
Roosevelt. The Atlanta editor ilsten-
ed to them courteouely, and replied
'Gentlemen, 1 am In the attitude of
an Invited guest. As an Invited guest
I could not say aught that was dis
tasteful to my hosts. I will simply be a
loyal attendant at the banquet and
listen to the speeches of others.
"But In the light of circumstances,
my speech having gone out to all the
leading pipers In Ihe country, I can
not withdraw It from publication
this Iasi hour. I shall at least refrain
from its delivery here.
His Honest Convictions.
In admiration of Mr. Bryan, In al
legiance to Democratic principles, I
yield to no njan. But I voice my honest
convictions In my speech. In no other
way can great reforms under way
reach consummation nor Democracy
reach ultimate triumph. I did not go
East or West Into the enemy's country
to make this speech. I did mR seek an
occasion when Mr. Bryun was absent,
but here among my own people. In our
>wn Democratic councils, with the
peerless leader present to approve or
condemn, I have chosen the only manly
way and the only opan place for a bold
and honest proposition.”
With matters In this shape Mr.
Graves went to the banquet hull with
the simple Intention of being a s|iec-
tutor. It was near 10 o'clock when Mr.
Bryan came Into the hull. Shortly
thereafter Mr. Graves quietly withdrew
and went to the station with the view
of returning to Atlanta. Mr. Btyan
asked the reason for the withdrawal,
and wheh Informed of the facts cor
dially Insisted that Mr. Graves be sent
fpr anil thatBie deliver his speech.
Bryan Callsd for Graves.
"I want to hear It." he said. "I know
him to lie a man of conviction and
con.ON CROP IS RUINED;
FRUII BADLY DAMAGED;
APRIL RECORD BROKEN
Growing crops In middle and South.
Georgia, kitchen nnd market gardens
all over the state and the fruit crop In
Gem-gla have been badly Injured by the
cold und frost of the past few days,
according to Agricultural CommIsslpn-
er Hudson.
Colonel Hudson estimates the dam
age to cotton south of Fort Valley at
near 5# per cent. Of the cotton that Is
up he believes not less than 25 per
cent is killed and that 25 per cent not
yet up will not mature, or If It does
that the plant will die soon after com
ing nut of the ground. ,
"A larger per rent of cotton Is plant
ed In South Georgia than 1 ever saw
this early.” said Colonel Hudson. "The
pretty warm weather of March Induced
the early planting, and now great harm
has been done. About 50 per cent nt
the crop down there has been planted.
"Market and kitchen gardens have
been killed out; corn nipped nnd put
bark, but that will not seriously harm
It, as the plant will put out again; oats
and other grain Is hurt; cantaloupes
und watermelons have all been killed,
anil repluntlng will be necessary.
"It is difficult to state how seriously
the fruit crop has been damaged. The
high - winds have beaten the limbs
about until a great deal of the fruit,
has been thrashed off and more of It
will fall off. I am afraid the petn-.i
crop wilt he very short In Georgia this
year.".
All records at the weather bureau
were broken Wednesday night, when
the temperature went to 32 decree* -
freezing. This Is the coldest weather
for April 10 on record here. Light
frost was reported In this vicinity an-l
killing frost In Augusta. <
PANIC STOPPED EXTENSIONS
ON SOUTHERN RAILROADS
Continued on Page Seven.
Wnnklngton, April !4.-"Il4illrom1 building
in tbn Mouth line Buffered n halt because
of the ftnanHnl panic of hint mouth." wit!
Judge Kd Iluxter, of Nashville, Tenn., at
the Itnlelgh.
"I peraonalljr know of several luatancea
where ronds were planning extenslona or
new roads were to be built, hut when the
panic mine this was'all atopped because
loans could not tie secured on the sa
advantageous terniu as before.
••In the Mouth there hu* been little d
crimination or'rebatlng. The day after t
rnllwny rate law went into effect, the hen
of the Houthern roads got together a
derided to do all In their power td ci
It Int/ effect. The/ ore doing Hint
5sj.
INSISTS SHE IS UNHURT,
THOUGH STRUCK BY CAR
Notwithstanding the fuel that late
Wednesday afternoon.she wae etruck
by a trolley car, knocked violently to
the pavement, and rendered Ineenelble,
Miss McGinnis, nn aged,woman resid
ing at 35 Poplar street, Thurs
day Insists that she was not hit by a
car or Injured In any way and declares
site feels no pain or soreness.
Lying on a cot In the female ward
at Grady Hospital, the Injured woman
called for her clothing, said she waa
tired of being In bed, and that ahe
wanted to return home at once. The
nurses tried to impress on Miss Mc
Ginnis that she Is hurt and not In con
dition to leave the hospital, but the
aged patient persisted In the declara
tion that she Is all right and that noth
ing out of the orthnary had occurred.
"You people are , simply mistaken.
Nothing has happened to me. 1 nm not
hurt," Insisted Miss McGinnis..
The physicians are uncertain ns to
whether the accident ha* affected Miss
McGinnis' brain, as It Is said she has
been known to act peculiarly before.
She Is 80 years old and occupies a room
in the houee with another family. Her
rent has been paid for some time by
the 8unday school of Moore Memorial
Presbyterian churcli.
The accident occurred shortly after
5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at For
syth and Hunter streets. Miss Mr-
Glnnis was In tho act of crossing For
syth street when struck by an out
going car.
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgian records here etch day some
economic fart In reference to the onward
march of ths booth.
BY
J08EPH B. LIVELY.
The Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index aaya In Its regular l-sue
this week: \ ., * . ■ -. He'd
“Coincident with the Increasing establishment of new In
dustrial enterprises and the upbuilding of towns and cities
In Georgia nnd Alabama Is a substantial Increase In tin-
values of and steady demand for lands of all kinds In the two states.
Capital in Interested in this section as never before. It Is being at
tracted more and more by the mineral treasuree here; thousands of dol
lars are being devoted to developing the unmeasured wealth of timber
lands, and many thousands more are Income; the worth of fruit lands Is
Increasing and the values of farm lands are growing as more railroads
bring the markets to the fanner’s gate. This condition will hi- In
tensified with the building of Interurban electric railways. Telephone
lines are being strung In many country sections, rural mall deltverv per
fected and other things accomplished to the dad that life on the farm
Is made more desirable and land* more valuable. 3fore factories and
larger cities Increase the demand for farm products and the "plantations"
must give way soon In many sections to the smaller farms. Even the
old, waste sand-beds In the creek bottoms are furnishing valuable ar
ticles of commerce that go Into the election of stately and ornate struct
ures. In an Alabama section Philadelphia capitalists have purchased 15,000
acres of gold lands. In another section a large tract of ml on-bearing
land has been bought and wilt be developed. Near Tuscaloosa, Ala a
tract of land has been bought by Ohio capitalists and will be lubdlvlded
und sold to Ohio people; a 5" - acre suburban tract has been boughi
near a Georgia city; at Talladega, Ala., u $200,000 mining companr has
lieen organized by Maryland capitalists; a 200-acre Georgia peai h oi
chard has been sold fur $10,000 und in a Georgia count) a 1.200-acre
farm brought $36,00)) ut public sale.”
Among other things reported by The Index this week are: 1200i.OOO
cotton mill. Tallaisxisa, On.; capacities of cotton mills at Cadartonn.
Ga„ nnd Dallas, On., to be doubled; sash, door und blind factory. Mont
gomery, Ala.; woodworking plan). Cedartown. Oa.: ga« plunt, Bessemer,
Ala.; vehicle body factor) - . Valdosta. On.: two glnnerl- - three electric
light plants; clothing factor)-; ten-story lintel and tb>
ness building, Montgomery. Ala.; $35,000 business build
Ala.; brick business blocks at Marietta, a a., and Nashvll
school buildings; two churches: theater; ta-o cour
works systems; paving plans In four elites; sewer plat - In
and four municipal bond Issues. Among the contract award*
000 cotton mill addition. Jacksonville. Ala.; $32,000 colleg
I'larkesvllle. Ga„ and $10,500 school building. Mobile, Ala.