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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
WEDNESDAY* MAY 1. 1337.
Advice to Women
r
Mrs. Pinkham’s Standing Invitation to Women
All sick women are invited to write Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass.,
for advice. She is the Mrs. Pinkham who has been advising sick
women free of charge for more than twenty years, and before that she
assisted her mother-in-law, Lydia E. Pinkham, in advising. Thus she
is especially well qualified to give advice to sick women. Write today,
don’t wait until too lrfte.
• Mrs. Pinkham never violates the confidence thus entrusted to her, nnd
although she Is constantly receiving testimonials from women who have
been bcnefltteil by her advice and medicine, never in all tier experience lias
she published such a letter without tbo full consent, and often by special re
quest of the writer. Neither has she ever disposed of her confidential letters
in any other wnv. Every one of the hundreds of thousands of letters written
to her by confiding women sho lias to-day under lock nnd key In the Com
pany’s laboratory at Lynn, Mass. Itcmember, the best medicine for women is
Ift .
Lydia E. .Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound.
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD CONSIDER THESE FACTS
First,'that almost every operation in our hospitals, performed upon women, became uecessary because of neglect of such symptoms as Backache, Irregulari
ties, Displacements, Fain in the Side, Dragging Sensations, Dizziness and Sleeplessness.
Second, that Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, made from native roots and herbs, has ovcrcomo more cases of female ills than any other one medicine.
It regniates, strengthens and restores women’s health and is invaluable during the period of Change of life.
Third, tbo great volume of unsolicited and grateful testimonials on fllo at the Pinkham Labpratory at Lynn, Mass, many of which are from timo to time being published by special permission,
give absolute evidence of the power of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound over the illnesses of women. •
GUILTY—OR INNOCENT?
CASE OF NEGRO JOHNSON
IS A_ HARD PROBLEM
Condemned to Hang,!
He Protests In
nocence.
MISSING THREADS
IN EVIDENCE
Attorneys Convinced That
. Their Client Is Inflo-
L cent of Crime.
I* Will Johnson guilty or not guilty?
Is the negro who hu been tried, con
victed «n<l twice sentenced to death
for the most heinous offense. In the
catologue of crime, the victim of his
own Ignorance and an Incriminating
chain of circumstances, and has Jus
tice widely missed the mark In fasten
ing upon him tho burden of guilt for a
crime he could not have possibly com
mitted?
This Is the drift of the questions
which have arisen In the minds of
great numbers of people since the sen
tence of death was Imposed upon Will
Johnson, convicted of assaulting Mrs.
Georgia Hembree, near her homo In
Battle Hill on August IS. last.
A Jury of twelve men has said that
Johnaon la guilty and that he ahould
hang. Three Judges of tho eupremo
court have concurred In the opinion ex
pressed by the lower court, while two
have vigorously dissented, and havu
declared that In the light of new evi
dence that has been discovered. Will
Johnaon should not hang until hla case
St more fully Investigated.
Chain of Circumstances.
The circumstances connected with
Johnson’s case aye most peculiar. Ar
rested as a vagrant while the life of
another negro, who had been positively
Identified aa the criminal assailant of
Mrs. Camp In Fulton county, was hang
ing In the balance, Johnaon was car
ried before Mrs. Camp, who had pre
viously Identified the negro who was
on trial, and was himself Identllled
as ths guilty msn.
Joe Glenn, for he It was who was
then on trial for the crime, was then
acquitted, and Johnson was placed In
Jail awaiting furthar Identification and
action by the grand Jury.
A short while later he was positively
identified by Mrs. Hembree as the man
WILL J0HN80N.
Condemned to hang on May 24
for assault last August.
who had attacked and assaulted her
near her home In Battle Hill, on the
morning of August IS. Ho was Indict,
cd by the grand Jury and placed on
trial for his life In the criminal court
a fow weeks later.
Attorneys Alex Stephens, Walter Me-
Klreath and Mnrk Tolbert, who has
since died, were appointed to defend
him.
Conflicting Evidence.
Johnson denied the crime. He stated
that on the day the crime was com
mltted he was at home with a sprained
back; that he had been at work for
several days previous but on that day
could not work on account of hla In
jury.
It was proven conclusively thst John
son had worked for the concrete com
pany before tbo crime was committed,
but the foremnn of the company, who
had the record of the men who worked
on that day, had left town and could
not tie located.
Johnson’s story that he waa at home
that day was corroborated by the nc
gro woman who lived In the house with
him. She stated that Johnson was In
the house when the hounds, following
tho track supposed to have been'that
of the assailant of Mr». Hembree,
passed within a few blocks of the
house. She staled she said to John
son;
“I hear them dogs barking out then
aomewhere," to which he replied:
“Well, shut ths door. Ws haven't
ROOSEVELT DEDICATES
BULLOCH HALL JUNE 10
Jamestown Exposition, Vs., May 1.— [be hero to dedicate “Bulloch Hall' the
It Is now the aim to have everything
fully completed with all structural
mechanics off the grounds by June 10,
on which day President Roosevelt will
Georgia state building, the foundation
of which is Just completed, and to ad
dress the National Editorial Associa
tion, which will be In session here on
that date.
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got anything to do with the hounds.'
A lady living near Johnson's house
testified that she saw Johnson at home
about thirty minutes before the crime
la said to have been committed.
Looked Like Johnaon.
On the other hand, a gentloman liv
ing on the rond lending from John
son’s house to Battle 1IIII, stated that
he saw a negro, fitting tho description
of Johnson, pass along ths road to
ward Battle IIIII, a few moments be
fore the perpetration of the crime. Tt\
witness did not positively, Identify
Johnson, but the Impression.left by the
testimony was that Johnson was tjis
man.
The evidence was against Johnson
nnd he waa convicted and sentenced
to hang.
A short while later the foreman who
had chnrgC of the work where Johnson
was employed was located, and In his
possession was found a time book which
showed that Will Johnaon had put In
nearly nine hours of labor on August
15, the day ths crime was committed.
Attorneys McRIreath and Stephens
secured n stay of execution nnd with
the new evidence In their possession,
carried the rase to the supreme court.
They argued that Johnson's state
ment that he wne nt home on the day
of the crime with un Injured back whs
either a fabrication wildly formed In
the desperate effort to free himself
from the chnln of evidence which wns
forming around him or that he had
been at home alck on some occasion and
had forgotten the date.
They argued that the time book waa
proof conclusive of his Innocence and
that he could not have committed the
crime and at ths asms time be em
ployed st a point some miles distant.
Dissenting Judges.
With Hires Judges upholding the de
cision ot the lower court and two dis
senting, the opinion was handed down
that Johnson should hang.
He waa accordingly sentenced
death for the second time by Judge
Roan Monday morning and the date
of his execution wo* set for Friday,
May 24.
Undaunted by the decision of tho su
premo court and firmly convinced that
a blunder has been made, the attorneys
representing Johnson have declared
that they will lay the case before the
pardon board In an effort to secure a
commutation ot his ssntsnce.
But Attorneys Stephens and McEl-
reath are not alono In their opinion that
there Is room for doubt as to Johnson's
guilt.
Solicitor Charley Hill has stated that
he will sign the petition which will be
carried beforrf the pardon board, and
favors a commutation of the sentence.
Many of those who were In the court
room during the trial and who followed
the progress of It throughout are of the
opinion that there Is grave doubt of the
negro'e guilt.
The description said to have been
given of her assailant originally by Mrs.
Hembree and which was published In a
local newspaper at the time tallies In
no respect with Johnson's description,
although he was later Identified by Mrs.
Hembree sa her assailant. The negro
waa originally described as being rather
short and heavy set. Johnson Is tall
and of slim proportions.
Thera is ths Question.
The conflicting evidence In Johnson's
case and the recognised difficulty In
positively Identifying a negro In a
esse of this kind has caused doubt to
arise In the mind* of many people and
the opinion has been expressed that the
negro should be given the benefit of the
doubt
Since the dty of hla arrest Johnaon
has denied his guilt. Hs Is a negro of
leas than average Intelligence and when
asked If he has anything to say. merely
replies, “I am not guilty.”
Just what effect the evidence In the
case will have upon the members of the
pardon board can not be forecasted, but
should Johnson be allowed to hang
there will always be the eternal possi
bility of Innocence and this question
will remain unanswered:
l)ld over-sealous Justice make a
scapegoat of Will Johnaon and hang an
Innocent man for another's crime?
FOLLOWINGJUflRREL
Double Tragedy Occurred
at Home of Their Broth-
er-in-Law.
Special to Too Georgian.
Rochelle, Oa., Slay I.—Frank fias-
worthy was killed and his younger
brother, Grover, was fatally Injured In
a shooting affray at the home of S. T.
Harris, their brother-in-law, at Dou
ble-Run, g miles from here, yesterday
afternoon.
At a late hour lost night Harrison
had not been captured, but the father
of the young man killed has offered a
150 reward. '
The men were brothers-in-law, and
It Is said that the terrible affair was
caused by a quarrel over a lot ot tim
ber.
Both young men lived In Cordcle last
year.
Will 8erve Barbecue.
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala.. May 1.—The Sal
vation Army will give a barbecue on
the Fourth of July to the working
women and children of Montgomery, at
Pickett Springs. It Is expected there
will be at least 1,000 present.
"HELULYPOCKET
EDITION OF CHICAGO,
Asserts the City Is
by Thieves and
Grafters.
Run
WHAT THE KIDNEYS DO
Their Unceasing Work Keeps Us
Strong and Heilthy.
All the blood In ths body paues
through the kidneys once every three
minutes. The kidneys filter the blood.
They work night and day. When
healthy they remove about lipo grains
of Impure matter dally, when un
healthy some part of thla Impure mat
ter la left In the blood. This brings
on many disease! and symptoms—
pain In tho back, headache, nervous
ness, hot, dry skin, rheumaUsm. gout,
gravel, disorders of the oyeilght and
bearing, dlsilness. Irregular heart, de
bility, drowsiness, dropsy, deposits In
the urine, etc. But It you koep the
filters right you will have no trouble
with your kidneys.
H. C. Hanson, cabinet maker, living
at 251-2 Mitchell street, Atlanta, Qe.,
says: “I had backache for several
year*. Every time I caught the slight-
eet cold It would settle in my back,
and then It waa difficult to describe my
sufferings. I have been obliged to lay
off work for ten days at a Ume, and
could seldom get out of bed without
assistance. I got very little sleep on
account of the severity of the pain.
The kidney eecreUoni were Irregular
and caused me much annoyance. I
used liniment after liniment and pias
ter after plaster but got little perma
nent benefit I taw Doan's Kidnoy
Pill* advertised and got a box from
Brannen & Anthony's drug store—102
Whitehall street and 10 Marietta
street. I had little faith In them at die
time, but I took them and can say that
I never bad anything act ao quickly
and effectively aa thla remedy. In
forty-eight houra from the time t took
the first dote the pain In my back
left me and I am happy to state thtt
It has never returned. The difficulty
with the kidney secretions was also
corrected, and I feel much better In
every way. I am glad to Indorse
Doan's Kidney Pills.''
For sale by all dealera. Price 64
centa. Foster-MIlburn Co.. Buffalo,
New York, sole agent* for the United
8tates.
Remember the name— Doati't— aaJ
lake no other.
Madison. Mis., May 1.—“There are
people who say Chicago Is a pocket
edition of hell; I tell you hell Is only a
pocket edition of Chicago,” declared the
Rev. Jqseph Corden, rector of the Epls.
copal church of Beloit, Wl«. “The city
If run by thieves and political graft-
ore." ,
He denounced Rockefeller and Car
negie, and charged the churches with
hypocriay.
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APRIL'29-30, MAY 1-2
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TAX NOTICE
State and County Tax
Books now open. Make
your returns at once and
avoid the rush. Books
will close in a few days.
T. M, ARMISTEAO,
Tax Receiver.
rop a Poc^
THE TRIPOD PAINT CO,
37 N. Pryor St* and a
fkavfom
ARTIST
Will bring you a sample-card and
glvs you an estimate on Tinting
your walls with DECO-MURA, ths
new sanitary Wall Finish.
'"'GRAND
“CAPRICE OF CAPRI”
r-COMIC opera—
Friday and Saturday Nights, 8atur.
day Mstinee. Prices; 25o, 50c, 75c, 51.00.
Tickets on sale now at box office.
Curtain will rlsa promptly at 8; 16.
All are requested to be in their seats
on time.
™e bijou
Tonight—Matinee Thursday.
nir.a countess von
i/Lun hatzfeldt
In the Musical Comedy Success,
—THE-
LITTLE DUCHESS
Next Week:
“THE NIGHT BEFORE XMAS”
ST. NICHOLAS AUDITORIUM,
MAY 29,30,31 and JUNE 1.
$8,000 FOR ARTISTS ALONE.
8EASON TICKETS. $3, $4, and $5. ON
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TA. REDUCED RAILROAD RATE,
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iretb B. Money can
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IIILAdeLPIIU
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Shears, Knivas and all Edge Tools
ground and repaired.
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Continuous Performance. 1 to 6—7 to 11
THI8 WEEK'S BILL.
Mlsa Leo White, Illuatrated Songs;
uranberry & Lamon, Sketch; Mlsa
Violet Erie, Elocutionist; Perry and
White, Singing Sketch; Mlsa Lamon,
Songs;- The Rowes In “A Letter from
Kitty" and “The Mitchell's Family Or
chestra."
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NO. 46 WHITEHALL ST. (
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
"SAVED BY A MELON"
“ALADDIN AND HIS WONOERFUL
LAMP”
“MISS SMITHSON’S PORTRAIT"
“THE VACIUM CLEANER"
“THE LADY CABBY”
No. 7 VIADUCT PLACE.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
“THE TERRORIST’S
REMORSE”
“THE AMATEUR
PHOTOGRAPHER”
St. Nicholas Auditorium
PONCE DELEON PARK-Bkatlag Dally.
11 to 1—3 to 6:30-8 to 11.
Ladies free mornings. Musio every
night, Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day afternoons. ■ »