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.-.jS*.; *ue w earner; ti~.pt for Atlanta '°„d rMnl.y I. n, fob iow: Fair tonlk'lit itjjrt PfltnriMy: chntiiw In wmjM'Biiiin. Atlanta Georgian (and news) spot Cotton: "ttt, *t«-ii»ly;‘ 131*. inah. HtPflJy; 12V VOL.'V. NO. 295. ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, JUNE 14. 1907. PftTf!T6 In Atlanta: TWO CENTS, i UiVtlj. On Train*: FIVE CENTS. ON VERGE OF DEATH NEGRO TELLS STORY OF HIS MANY CRIMES NATIONS GATHERING TO TALK OF PEACE On Gallows He Ad mits Two Assaults and One Murder. after long fight HE TELLS STORY Drop Fell at 11:45 and the Negro Lived 35 Min utes Aftervvafd, Standing on the gallows In the coun- ty Jail Friday morning, with. Sheriff Kelmi, who was waiting f*o spring the trap that would send his soul into eter nity. Will Johnson confessed to having criminally assaulted Mrs. George Hem. bree, the crlmo for which he was sen tenced to be hanged, and confessed to committing three other crimes in this county and one In Texas. The drop fell at .11:45, and Johnson was dead at 12: fO o'clock. • In addition to making the assault upon Mrs. Hembree, Johnson admitted that he shot Amos Moody, a white man who was mysteriously murdered on the Adamsvllle road on the night of August 1$, 1908; that ho made the attempted assault upon the Misses Lawrence in the suburbs of Atlanta on August 20, and for which another negro was sen tenced to forty years in the peniten tiary; that he shot through the window of J. W. Bryant on tho night of the 12th of November, 1906, filling Mr. Bryant’s face with gunshot, and that he mur dered a man In Texas some years ago, whose name he gave as Jackson. Confesses on Gallows. Johnson was taken to the gallows by Sheriff Nelms and Deputies Chastain Bunin, Oliver and other assistants at the Jail shortly after 11, o'clock Friday morning. He seemed calm and com posed and wore • the same air of ap parent Indifference until Just before the trap was sprung when. In a quivering voice, he asked to be allowed one more word. "Say whatever you want to. John son." said Sheriff Nelms. "I want you all to take warning fr< me," said Johnson. **I hope I’ll iw my God In heaven." While Deputy Sheriff Buran w placing the cords around Jofrnso limbs, Sheriff Nelms asked the con demned negro if he wished to say any thing. "You know you are going to be killed; Johnson, and you had better tell the truth, if you want to meet your Ood.’" Johnson hesitated a moment and when asked by the sheriff If he waa guilty of the crime of assaulting Mrs. Hembree, he said: "1 tbok the pocketbook from her but I am not guilty of the rest." ' "Johnson, since you have been arrest ed none of these crimes have beet* com mitted. You don't want to face God Almighty with a lie on your lips," said Sheriff Nelms. "Tell the truth about this thing.” ' v / '■Guilty of It All.” "To.. »|r. I am guilty of all that I am chaffed with.", .aid Johnson. "I Filed Brush About the Bodies and Set It Afire. am i . I you kill Amoa Moody T asked Dr. Nelms. “Yes, sir; I done that, too.” he an swered. “Wasn’t a white man back of thal? Didn’t some one pay you to. kill Moody? he was asked. "No. sir; I killed him and no one else had anything to do with It” Johnson was then asked about as saulting the Misses Lawrence and he admitted that. When asked about shooting Mr. Bryant he confessed that crime also without any hesitation. Had Hidden Gun. The negro was asked by Officer Bun- tyn. who, with Officer D. S. Davis, ar rested him, where he left the gun which whs stolen from the. home of a negro Ionian in Battle Hill a short while be fore the assault upon Mrs. Hembree w as committed. ‘ Do you know where that little gate Is Just across the field from the houseV Johnson asked the officer, and when the query •.wag answered affirmatively, he continued: "Well, the gun la in that field right close to whete three pine trees are and It Is laying under some straw.” Previous to being taken from the death cell to the gallows, and while the death watch was being kept, Johnson confessed to Deputy Sheriff Oliver that he kilted a man In Texas several years ago, but did not go into the details. When Johnson finished his confession tu<> negro ministers, W. A. Fountain, pastor of Allen Temple church, and M. Mriver, a Baptist preacher, held serv- BULLET IS SENT INTO BOY’S HEART Shafer Shoots Wife’s Moth er Twice and Attempts to Burn Bodies. Huntington, W. Va., June 14.—Chaa. Shafer, a well-known farmer at Rock' wood. Ohio, Just across the river, shot and Instantly killed his wife, Carrie Shafer, his little 6,year-old. son, Her- shell, and then shot and mortally wounded his mother-in-law. Mrs. Geo. Thacker. The tragedy occurred on a public highway, just back of the village, and large posse Is In pursuit of the murder' Shafer had been quarreling with his wife for several weeks, and yesterday, It Is alleged, he struck her a blow his fist. The mother-in-law went be fore a magistrate and swore out a war rant for Shafer's arrest. The trial wai to have occurred yesterday afternoon. Hid Self in Thicket. Shafer, realising that Ills wife and mother-in-law would nppear to testify against him. hid himself In a thicket at the side of the public highway and awaited the passing <>f the carrlnge which bis uilftc mottle'r-tn-raw and lit' tie son were riding. As they drove up, Shafer, with shotgun In hand, walked out and seised'the reins of‘the horse and stopped the carriage. ' He first pulled his wife from the vehicle and tired the contents of one barrel ..r the gun through her left way. The mother of Mrs. Shafer sprang from the carriage and started to run, but Shafer fired the contents of the other barrel of the gun Into her back, and she fell mortally wounded. The little boy by this time had climbed from the carriage and had his arms aboutthe neck of ms dying moth er. Shafer cooly reloaded his shotgan, walked up to his dying wife, and, to maife. sure of his deadly work, pulled the'lad away and fired another charge Into her body. Shot Boy With Pistol. He seised his little son by the arm. and, leading him ofT Into the bushes, took from his, pocket a pistol, and, placing It against the chest of the little fellow, fired a bullet through his heart. Shafer then returned to the highway and tired another charge Into the body of his mother-in-law. and Immediately began preparations to burn the bodies of his victims. He heaped brush about the body of the little boy and aet tire to It. At this time some people passing came upon the scene and Shafer made a hasty retreat to the hills. Mrs. Thacker was still alive, and It was from her lips that the awful story was told. More than 100 shots are In her body and physicians say recovery Is Impossible. The authorities were Immediately no tified and a posse was quickly formed to trail the murderer down. Ices. “All Take Warning." As he walked on the trap Johnson •eked to see one of his attorneys, but neither of them were present. As Dep uty Sheriff Chastain placed the black C *P over hts face, Johnson said: "I want you all to take warning from At 11:48 o’clock Sheriff Nelms sprung lh» trap and Johnson fell seven feet, Jhe fall breaking his neck. In spite of me fact that his neck was broken, Johnson was not pronounced dead by Dre Hall and Martin until thirty-live fclnutes later. During all the time that he was dying Johnson never moved « muscle and not even a linger trem- bled. The body waa turned over to undertaker Howard and the disposition of It wm be determined later. Her ‘ ■ Mrs. Hembree, the woman whom Johnson assaulted, went to the Jail Frt- morning, accompanied by her hue- Mayor Schmitz Is Denied Bail San Francisco, June 14.—Mayor Schmtts, yesterday convicted of extor tion, was denied ball by Judge Dunne, who ordered him remanded to the cus tody of the sheriff till tomorrow, when the disgraced mayor hopes to show cause for his release. Five Would Be Assistant Chief Applications for assistant chief of police have been tiled by the following: Captain J. C. Joiner. Detective T. B. Danford, Captain J. I- Beavers. Captain E. D. Jett and James A. Patterson, sec retary to Chief Jennings. The entrance list will close Saturday evening, and the civil service exami nation to select the aaalatant chief will be held Monday. It Is expected that ?heA Will be several bthera In tha race before the list close*. - ... n , WVLDIIIUUIIICU MJ »an«i, with Ihe Intention of wltneaainf » failed son when be made the assault upon Errorsssrsusws Iff., iiw -- SENDS PISTOL BALL THROUGH HER HEAD; LEAVES NOTE BEHIND Orchard Will Finish His Cross Examina tion Friday. Mrs. Jennie B. Wey Commits Suicide Friday. FATHER’S DEATH PREYED ON MIND "Think What a Rest This Will Be,’’ She Write # in Last Note. ORCHARD’S CONDUCT PLEASED HAWLEY Prosecution, However, Is Puzzled Over What To Do With Steve Adams. ordy war at to whether anybody SEC’Y. TAFT FAINTS Governm’t Overthrow and Establishment Republic Planned. St. Petersburg, June 4.—A startling plot to assassinate the esar, overthrow the government and establish a radical democratic republic was revealed to day by Premier Stnlypln, following the assassination of Kotlaroff, deputy com missioner of the port of St. Peters burg. The assassin was arrested. The premier entered the lower house of the douma and demanded that the fifty-five membera belonging to the social democratic party b* ejected and that alxteen be arrested for conspiracy. He said that unless his demands were Immediately obeyed he would order the douma dissolved. Anticipating another revolution, large numbers of soldiers have been quar tered In St. Petersburg and other largo cities. Riots are expected when It le reported that the aoldlera have dis banded the house of parliament, as Is feared will be done. Immediately after St. Paul, Mint).. June 14 fulntt-d while conducting an Insitcctlou «»f at Fort Shelling thin afternoon and waa carried from the field to the poat hospital. * ^ It la feared that he has ptomainajM&f- aonlng; aa be complains of severe-pains • EEt-s- ftevi-rtarr TufYlirTili stomach. ; Je Ml, qoipbAttlng teCbflbal obJeCWna, A. rpvtUV and Richard non are convinced Bt Paul/ 1 Later tb#. secret ary the home of J. S. Hill, fn Bt The remainder 'of hi* eontemplat trip will probably have to be aban doned. TELEGRAPHERS’ UNION PREPARING FOR STRIKE New York, June 14.—The National flvlc Federation has been unable to In duce the officials of the Western Union Telegraph Company to meet the teleg raphers, It Is said, and t^te latter fear that a strike In certain. »jt will Involve 20,000 operators/-throughput the coun- try. 1 It la charged by*lhe telegraphers that the companies havA. format a combina tion and would court a stfike at this time. When the executlva committee of the operators saw that the companies would not arbitrate difficulties, the fol. lowing notice was sent to 132 telegraph organisations throughout the country: “The situation may bring trouble with one or two companies. Get ready to meet a general assesament. Put locals In touch with labor men and oth ers who would be useful morally and financially." SAYS HE HEARD OF PLOT TO SLAY FAIRBANKS AND SENATOR FORAKER Selma, Ala., June 14,—What Is re ported to be a plot to (lay Vice Presl- STK/nT«r£SSr^ «•»» ™rbank. °« her membe " ° f Bent to Peterhof and Premier Stolypln | the senatorial party who will attend hurried to parliament. j the funeral of Senator Morgan here He demanded tha floor and aald that j tomorrow, has been revealed to the , ^„^Vh n ^c^er a . <1 w d ho C .n^sS hVde.' i local authorltle. by a traveling man mandeVare M. M. Alexlnsky, Txertell I who arrived In Selma thla morning. He Dxhaparidte and Oael. The eoldlera at once cleared the press and visitors’ galleries and the house went Into secret session to debate the premier's startling demands. That a crises haa been reached has not been denied by anyone. It Is not believed that the douma will acquiesce In the demnnds of the premier, which means that the troope will disband the body. It Is feared that It will be the efgnal for an uprising. By the time another douma can meet the government will have promulgated a new election law, disfranchising the Jews, Poland and the Caucasus, stipu lating that educated men of certain rank and property only may be mem bers of the douma. RACE RESULTS. GRAVE8END. First Race—Magazine. 18 to 5, won: Zlephen, 4 to 1, second: Thermfdor, 1 to third. Time. 1:02 3-8. Second Race -Herman, 8 to 1, won; Don Creole, 4 to 6, second; Arabo, 5 to third. Time,-1:48 1-8. the execution, but her courage her at the last moment anti she waited m the Jailer's office while her husband yraC«bo* r :danger and 'Wii.be mad. at one. . •tece were so badly beaten up by John- lease, — MONTREAL. First Race—Kitty Smith, 12 to 1, Beaut, 2 to 1, second; declare, that a Greek, or an Italian, Informed hltn In Montgomery last night that four men would come to. Seims bound by an oath to alay Fairbanks and Senator Foraker. One or two other solons were said to be mentioned, but the" traveler’s Informant knew only of the two specific name.. According to the story of the Italian, two men are coming to Selma from New Orleane, while two more will ar rive on the earn, train bearing the cohgresslonal party. Where they atari, the traveler aald he could not And out. He le a prominent Alabamian, who Is Just retarnlng from the Jamestown Exposition. The local police snd citi zens of Selma are aroused ever the warning. Every resource will drawn upon to prevent the coming of anarchlets. The police at Montgomery will probably be notified to watch all Incoming trains, while guards will be placed at the L. & N. and the Southern railway Junction*. By J. S. DUNNIQAN. Boise. Idaho, June 14.—With Horry Orchard’s completed and cross-exam Ined confession before the Jury, the prosecutors of William D. Haywood are now proceeding to Introduce evidence to corroborate the Informer and estab lish, If legally possible, the gigantic conspiracy that the state's chief wit ness had detailed at length. Corroboration of Incidents Is first to come. The mitk-polsoning at San Francisco haa been practically disposed of with the exception of the grocer at whose store Orchard mnde his head quarters when he was seeking an op portunity to kill F. W. Bradley, The defense fa jaot qoipbatttng this of the ftect fendante The stAte had Evidence from the poet office nt San I-'rnncleco that a registered letter frpm Denver was delivered to "J. Dempsey" ahmll Ihe middle of Altganl. 1804, the time Orchard said he waiting In San Francisco for Bradley to return front Alaska, at which time he received a ramlttam-e of linn from Pet- tlbone at Denver. The defense do-n-.t propose to deny that Orchard was In San Francisco, but It will be contended that this fact does not connect Haywood with Orchard nor serve aa a.connnding link in lb t>- splracy charged. Proeecutor* Hawley and lb,rah are Immensely pleased with the manner Id which Orchard testified and they now assert that they are surer than over of making out a case against Haywood and the Western Federation. Former Governor Peabody le to test! fy today after the San Francisco testl many Is all In. Senator Borah says the state expects to have Its case all In within a week If there Is no delay over Steve Adame' testimony, which Is now matter of great perplexity to the prosecution. Shortly before 1 o’clock Friday after, noon Airs. Jennie B. Wey. 40 years old, who keeps a rooming house at 129 Spring street, committed suicide by shooting herself In the right temple with a 32-callber revolver. The bullet passed entirely through the-brain and death was Instantaneous. Mrs. Lynoh, who rents rooms from Mrs. Wey, heard tho report of the pistol and hurried to the room. She found Mrs. Wey lying on the bed with the pistol clasped tightly In her right hand. Mrs. Lynch notified tho police depart ment and then collapsed from the shock. She was so badly unnerved that she had to be taken to her room. A card written by Mrs. Wey and ad dressed to her daughter. Miss Minnie, was found on the tnble in Mrs. Wey’a room. It rend as follows: "Minnie darling: Keep up your nerve nnd think what a rest this will be fur your mamma." Previous Attempts. Miss Wey was up town at the time of the tragedy but reached her home a short while after. She stated that her mother had attempted suicide three or four times previously with gas and luudnmun. She could assign no reason for the act except that Mrs. Wey had seemed despondent for a long period and had been In very bad health. Miss Wey was so distressed over tha death of her mother that the officers would not let her go Into the room where she was lying until Ihe coroner C*D>e While waiting for^ Coroner Thompson (o arrive, .Mtss. nerv- Qa rtbrtn through-tha Bridge Collapses; Two Drowned KpeHal to The Georgian. Bristol, Tenn.,,Juno 14;—Henry Mc Intyre and Frank Miller, youthful sons of farmers living near Abingdon, Va., were drowned In the Holston river last evening. » A suspension bridge gave why. Other boys on the structure at the time It collapsed swam ashore. » «Wy paced back and _____ __ house and finally became hysterical to such an extent that she was given a hypwflhwntc Injwtfon trr keep hei # 'qUKn. Her Father's DestH. Mrs. Wey’a father died about twp weeks ago in Demont, Iowa, and she returned from the funeral a few days ago. Mrs. Wey was last seen at about 10 o'clock Friday morning, but as she has been In bad health for some time and was accustomed to lying down fre quently during the day, she was not missed by the other people In the house. From her position on the bed It was apparent that she had fired the fatal shot while lying on her hack, and that she mnde no movement after pulling ill*- trigger. The pillow on which her head was lying was blackened and burned by th# powder from the discharge of the pis tol The bullet passed entirely through her head. The Inquest will be held by Coroner Thompson at Patterson’s undertaking establishment at 4 o’clock 'Friday aft ernoon. i 00000000000000000000000000 Conditions are favorable for a Q G continuance of fair weutlw r at O O least through Saturday. O Forecast: O O "Fair Friday night and Sat- O O unlay, no material change In tern- O O perature." 7 o’clock a. m.. O 8 p'clock a. m.. 0,9 o’clock a. m.. 0 10 o’clock a. m:. • 0 11 o’clock a. m.. 0 12 o’clock noon.. 0 l o'clock p. m.. 0 2 o’clock p. m.. 0 » 00000000000^00000000000000 ..66 degrees. . .6S degrees. • .70 degrees. . .79 degrees. . . 75 degrees. . .77 degrees. ,,79 degrees. ..80 degrees. EMPEROR WILLIAM TO OPPOSE DISARMAMENT AGREEMENT AT NEXT HAGUE CONFERENCE Growth and Progress of the New South JOSEPH B. LIVELY With th. advent of real summer In the Southern "tales there I. an air of general Industrial activity which proralaes to continue unabated through the season. The establishment of new Industries keeps up By HAYNE DAVI8. The [Issue. June !4.-Tbe feature of The Ilsxue conference toiUy wss the adhesion of the South snd Central American repub lics to the concluslen of The tissue confer ence which qunllfled them for ailmlsalon to the conference which-has lie, diet formal session here tomorrow. The detonations from the United States have received additional Instructions from Washington npon their arrlrnl here, Imt what their nature le It Is UapoesIMe to die) out. The South American deleghtluus are very much Interested In the aetlon of .the conference towns! the Uroso doctrine pro hlldtlns the forcible eolleetlnu of debts'be tween notions. B wss pnndl'’" 11 ? that this matter will lie presented by the United Stales asd thm It will receive the Dog, out, hearty support of a majority of the Ameri- coaooooQOooaoooooocroooaaoct o O GERMANY WILL OPPOSE O MANY BIQ STIPULATIONS. O a O Berlin, June 14.—An nutnorlzed O O statement today concern!net the O O policies of Germany at The Hague O oppose disarmament or Mm! O tatlon of armnment. likewise any O O attempt to nbollsh floating mines. O O Other projects advocated by O O Germany are the Placing of the O O greatest possible limitation un O O contraband articles, compelling O 0 nations to observe certain. Inter- O O vs! between declaration of war O 0 and opening of hostilities. ‘ O 00000000000000000000000000 dlcate that the 8outh le blessed with a steadily Increasing prosperity. This Is evidenced by the accompanying Hat of new Industries estab lished In Southern atatee during the week ending today, compiled from report* made to The Tradesman. The Hit ehows only the more Important of |heee new industrlee, there being doubtless many others not enumer ated. In many of those which are Hated the capitalization Is quite large. The Tradesman's list for the week In Alabama, Arkansas. Georgia and Is us follows: , tlfl GEORGIA. Atlanta—230.800 foundry; .1108,000 lock company; 340.000 mining company. Augusta—225,000 pottery. Elherton—Power plant. Mansfield—^Water and electrical company; 25,000 cotton gin. ALABAMA. St. Stephens —$50,000 cement works. Birmingham—$80,000 land company; mining company. Mobile—Grain and coal elevators. lOneonto—$100,000 uo«l company. Hartford—$7.(inn narehmiae company. Montgomery—$200,000 fertilizer factory. , ARKAN8AS. Little Rock—$25,000 lumber company; $10,000 lumber company; $15.- 000 amusement company. - ■ Hot Springs—$30,000 development company. Pine Bluff—$25,000 shingle mill. Murfreesboro—$10,000 land company. Jon do—tit,000 tie company. Mammoth Spring—$80,000 shoe factory. Moorefleld—'Telephone system.