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VOL. VI. NO. 98.
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1907.
T>T}T/-iTp . ,r > Atlanta..TWO CENTS,
1 On Trains..FIVE CENTS
BRYAN’S TRIBUTE TO THE DONKEY
In his speech at the banquet of the "United Democracy of the Dis
trict of Columbia," in Washington, Tuesday night, before taking up tile
serious presentation of his subject, Mr. Bryan referred to some of the re
marks marie by preceding speakers and apropos of Mr. Hagan's sulees-
u°n that Tammany tigers would make better playthings for Children than
Teddy bears, he said that party emblems, as well as political toys “ad
the r n aces, and lie spoke a word In defenso of >h. rf~ - ' , u
their places, and lie spoken, word In defense of the ‘ D^mocratle^donke^
He' ts not an ilriSoV •>•!**«>* tor
“The dorikey,' „
a Party. H e Is not an aristocrat. Wbether'you visit the ? miunttto» S
ThTwreL 'the densely popped regions hf SrEen &fS3S'35Ul
of the Nile, nr the sacred soil of the Holy Land, you will And the donkey
—patient, persistent and always at work. The elephant, on the con
trary, Is only to be found In certain latitudes, and Is seldom seen except
on dress parade. If greatness Is to be measured by service Instead of
by size or appearance, the position of honor must be given to the faithful
donkey.
REV.S.H.BRYAN
t
Declared Big .System
Is Financing Trol
ley Co.
The veil of mystery which has hung
around the financial end of the Atlanta-
Orlffln-Macon Interurban and the in-
ttrurban from Macon to Albany Is now
raised, according to those In close
touch with the workings of this new
road.
The answer to this riddle, which has
been puzzling local railroad circles, ts—
Rock Island-I'Tlsco.
It Is now declared by persona Iden
tified with the new road that the In
fluence of tho great Rock Istand-Frlsco
system Is behind tho trolley road, which
wilt cut through the state, and men
high In the same railroad system are
backing the two big Interurbans.
It Is declared by those In a position
to know that B. F. .Yoakum, one of the
greatest railroad financiers of the
country and chairman of tho cxecutlvo
ruinmUtco of tills system, Is one of
these ofTlrlals.
Ever, since the Atlanta, Griffin and
Bacon Electric Railway Company and
the .Macon and Albany Electric Rail
way Company were organized aod work,
•turted on tho right of way and other
preliminary plans, there has been con
siderable speculation as to the men be
hind the tsl^ Interurbans.
Many railroad men have doubted
that the two roods would ever be built
and wondered where the money was
coming from with which to build and
equip them.
Buy Othsr Interests.
Hon. W. Jordan Maesee, of Macon,
Is the leading Georgia hustler behind
the two roads, and this In Itself was
enough to convince those who know
Mr. Mnssee that there was more behind
the roads thon hot air. He hag an
nounced many times that the roads
would be built and cars running. In a
year and a half, and now people be
lieve him.
Hlnct* he first became Interested lr,
the two Interurbans, he and some of his
associates In the two roads have pur
chased the. Macon Railway and Light
I'ompany, the trolley and lighting sys
tem In that city, and what Is considered
by hydraulic engineers to be the best
water rights on the Ocmulgee river,
where thousands of horse power can
be developed.
It was known that President Massee
made many trips to New York and Bos
ton, but just what financiers he was In
consultation with there could never bo
learned. Now It can safely be aald
that high officials In the Rock Island-
I'rlsco system have been In theee con
sultations, .
It Is further declared that together
with President Maesee And hie asso
ciates, these high officials have been
putting up the money for the prelim
inary work on the Interurban, and as
a result the rights of way for the en
tire road have been secured and the
surveys have been made.
1 A Railroad Grade.
A significant featuro of this work Is
Ibat the surveying calsl for a 1 per
cent grade, the a&mo used by railroads
of the steam variety. The road When
built may be converted Into a steam
toed If It should be desired.
But with the large water power
Plants to be built by the company
ibove Macon and near Albany and at
other points, enough electricity will be
developed to not only run the interur
ban, but the trolley system In Macon
and lighting plants along the road.
It is planned to give light and power
Jo people along the right of way and
farm houses will be lighted with elec
tricity.
A'prominent Georgian cloeely con
nected with allied interests of the ln-
itrurban passed through Atlanta Wed
nesday and he declared that the flnan-
‘lal end of ths Interurban had been ar
ranged long ago.
"This flnanclal panic In Wall street,
be said, "has not nor will not affect the
Interurban. The arrangements for
financing It were made and there I*
Plenty of money to do the work. The
people behind this big trolley system
'■elleve It Is a good thing and will be a
Paying Investment and they do not hes
itate to turn loose the money.”
known that the Rock Island
Attorney Testifies Mrs.
Brown Twice Attack
ed Mrs.- Bradley.
By THEODORE TILLER.
Washington, Nov. 27.—The most un
expected and sensational testimony of
the Bradley trial was given this morn
ing when Attorney Sorren Christensen,
of Salt Lake, said that he had been
present on one occasion In Pocatelo,
Idaho; when Mrs. Arthur Brown had
twice assaulted Mrs. Bradley by chok
ing her and that when separated she
had begged to be left alone "In order
that I may kill-
He said this was Immediately preced
ing an all-night conference In the same
hotel of Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Bradley,
Senator Brown and himself, In which
conference Senator Brown had admit
ted that he was the father of Mrs.
Bradley's two children, but denied the
paternity of his son. Max Brown.
Mrs, Brown Retaliated.
Mrs. Brown had retaliated by calling
him a "low, vile, moral degenerate.' ■■■^■■XSSBPHi
The morning was also enlivened by. ln S subscriptions for. the superannuat
Frisco Interests have Invested largely
|p Interurbans In the West and that
these Investments have proved profit
able. P'or that reason It Is declared
*hat they decided to brunch out In
yworgla and start what will eventually
' *• a network of Interurban trolley lines
°rer the South.
Race Results.
fust Race—Firebrand. 6 to 1. won;
JAhgulne. 7 to :>, second: Billie Hlbbe,
* fc third. Time 1:17.
the admission of Archibald Livingston,
secretary to Senator Brown, who, when
pressed to know If he had not told Mrs.
Bradley certain things said;
"You know, Mf. Hoover, I told Mrs.
Bradley many an untruth during my
acquaintance with her. In order to pre
serve our friendly relations and to car
ry out the orders of the senator.”
Government Deal* Blow,
The testimony of both of these gov
ernment rebuttal witnesses was turned
to some advantage hy the defense. Tho
government, however, struck a rather
decisive blow when they recalled to the
stand Asa B. Moseley, ticket .agent, who
exchanged tickets for Mrs. Bradley at
Ogden, who testified that she had used
no portion of the round trip ticket
given her with Brown's money from
Salt Lake to Los Angeles, but Instead
traveled to Ogden on cosh fare.
This Is In direct conflict with the
statement of Mrs. Bradley, who stated
that she turned back at Ogden on the
impulse of the moment and had origi
nally Intended going to Los Angeles.
Livingstone said: "In the summer of
1906 Mrs. Bradley came to the offlee.
We talked the matter over and she
asked If I thought Brown Intended to
marry her. I said no, and she aald
'He'll have to or I’ll blow his head
ofT.' "
She Clung to Brown.
Parley H. Christiansen, former prose,
cutlng attorney at Salt Lake City, and
a former chairman of the state Re
publican committee, was put on' the
stand to tell of an Incident which he
witnessed at the depot. He did not flx
the date. The senator was endeavor
ing to get Mrs. Bradley not to accom
pany him on some trip, and she clung
to his arms as the train pulled away.
He heard the loud talk and some curs
ing, but could not say whether Sena
tor Brown prevented Mrs. Bradley from
going or not.
8aid She Was Rational.
Lieutenant Hartley and Mrs. Thorn
burg, matron at the house of deten
tion. were again put ou the stand nnd
testified that Mrs. Bradley seemed ra
tional on the afternoon of the shooting.
Mrs. Thornburg said Mrs. Bradley had
asked to be excused from answering
the question as to whether she brought
the revolver with her.
She also said that she had remarked
to Mrs. Bradley. "How did you get the
nerve to shoot a man; you must have
been crazy?" and that Mrs. Bradley
replied: "Indeed. I am far from be
ing crazy!" She said Mrs. Bradley
told of finding the letters In the sena
tor's room and that she shot him as he
out on his overcoat and tried to leave
the room. Asked If she Intended to
shoot him. she said Mrs. Bradley re
plied slowly: "Well. If he refused to
do the right thing.” ‘
She Feared Such an End.
Just before the noon recess the pros
ecution succeeded also this morning In
getting Into evidence, after strenuous
objection on the part of the defense,
the statement made by Mrs. Bradley to
Detective Burlingame, that she shot
Brown: that she had brought the pistol
with her from Salt Lake. and. although
she did not come East for the punuse
of killing Brown, she said she had
feared for some time their relations
would end like this. The officer said
Mrs. Bradley was rational, but very
nervous and excited.
New Bank in Cedartown.
A charter was granted Wednesday
by the secretary of state to the Farm
ers and Merchants’ Bank of Cedar-
town. It will have capital stock of
$25,000, and the Incorporate^* are W.
C. Bunn, E. B.*, Russell, ft. H. Jones,
William J. Harris and E. Bradford.
Conduct of MillenPas
tor Will Be In
vestigated. •
REV. EAKES URGES.
AID TO HOSPITAL
Member of Finance and Two
of School Committee '
Resign Office.
By HANSELL BAKER.
Brunswick, Ga., Nov. 27.—The South
Georgia Conference opened Us annual
session today.
Bishop Atkins, who Is presiding,
opened with prayer and made an ad
dress. (
On roll call W. F. Smith was elected
secretary.
J. D. Harrison resigned from the
board of finance and A. S. Morgan and
J, F. Berry resigned from the Sunday
school board.
Dr. Ainsworth suggests that the con
ference arrange hereafter to not meet
In Thanksgiving week.
The bishop said this question would
have to bo settled by a higher au
thority than his Jurisdiction.
Large Crowd Attending.
Rev. H. M, Morris, of Valdosta dis
trict, reported that the church In his
district ts financially prosperous.
A big crowd Is present. The.renl work
of the conference will not commence
until tomorrow.
All the members of tho conference
haveTiot yet arrived. Many arc looked
for during today.
J. W. Mathews made an address on
tho "Gooth Church."
D. R. Stewart made an address urg.
TINY TOTS FILL BIG SHOW WINDOW;
HOME’S THANKSGIVING FUND GROWS
LITTLE FOLK8 AT HOME IN BIG WINDOW OF CHAMBERLIN-JOHNSON-DUBOSE CO.
ESUMI
REAL CASH REGIME
cd preachers. He said the church had
for tills cause $2.m,fi(W anil donations of
$38,000 yet to collect. He leaves here
today. Tho conference will take up
this matter and try to ratso additional
funds for this cause.
Charges Against Pastor,
Rev. Eakcs, of Atlanta, urged the
aid of the conference for the ^leth-
odlst hospital there. Tho conference
took the matter under consideration
for future action.
Charges were made by hla presiding
elder against Rev. S. H. Bryan, late o: 1
Millen, charging Immoral conduct. Mi.
Bryan expressed surprise whan the
chargee were read. The charges will,
however, be Investigated. Rev. Brynn
has friends In tho conference who
maintain that he will come out clear of
the charge.
Bishop's Cabinet Meets.
Bishop Atkins presided over the cab-
Continued on Page Twelve.
E
10 LITTLE GIRLS
HE LOVED IN LIFE
Will of Anton L. Kontz Is
Probated Wednes
day.
By a will which wan probate! Wednesday
morning, tho late Anton L. Kontz left hi*
estate, estimated at abont $150,000, to his
brother. Judge Ernest Kontx, with the ex
ception of a house and lot In West Peach
tree street, which be bequeathed to Amelia
and Elisabeth Smith, iwo little girls to
whom be waa deeply attached.
Amelia, aged 14, and Elisabeth, aged 10,
am the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Smith, with whom Anton L. Koutx Bred for
more than twenty years, and Jndge Ernest
Kontx until hla marriage. Amelin was
named for Mr. Kontx's sister, 31 rs. Amelia
Kontx BoIIman, whose death occurred a
number of years ago. ^ Elizabeth bears "
same name as Mrs. Ernest Kontz.
The bouse nod lot at the confer of West
Peachtree and I’lne stregts la the one In
which Mr. Kontx had lieen Bring with Mr.
and Mrs. Smith, nnd In which he died last
Saturday. Ita estimated value Is about $10.*
000. The will provides that the parents
shall bold the property In trust for the two
little girls until they become of ng|\
To Judge Ernest onto, the only living
mernlwr of the family, Mr. Kontx left the
remainder of his property, consisting of a
half Interest In the Kontz bnlldlng in Ma
rietta street, a part. interest In twenty
acres of laud In Fourteenth street adjoining
the Atlanta Steel Works, and a full Interest
In the building and lot at No. C South Broad
street adjoining The Atlanta Journal Imlld-
lso other property of lesser value.
... .he will, which was drawn up <>u No
vember 17, 1*06. nnd witnessed bv Henry U.
Durand. John 31. Heinz and Clmrles Heinz.
Mr. Koutx referred to the little girls as
•lay dear friends.” It Is stated that n
touching bond of affection existed lietwteu
the two girls and Mr. Kontz. ,
Capitol Cloiad Thursday.
The state rapltol will practically
close ThumdAy In observance of
Thanksgiving. Governor Smith may
come down a few minute* In the fore
noon to look over hla mail, and some
of the other offices may be open a
short time before noon.
New York, Nov. 27.—The finan
cial situation is making such sat
isfactory progress that the heads
of several important banks today
informally discussed a speedy re
sumption. of cash payments. The
clearinghouse will take the initia
tive in tho matter, acting in har
mony with the treasury depart
ment. i
Secretary' Cortelyou will probably bo
called upon to exercise his good offices
In bringing about A general resump
tion of cash payments so that the
banks In all the cities will go back to
normal methods simultaneously.
Gash payments for moderato sized
checks have been made since Monday
by some of the banks and the heads of
these Institutions believe there will be
a general resumption of cash payments
throughout the country by the end of
next week or the fofepart of the fol
lowing week. The only demand, for
currency came yesterday'from some
out-of-town banks and this served for
a part of the day to keep the premium
from 11-4 to 1 3-4 per cent, when the
demand had been satisfied, however,
the premium dropped. On© money
dealer, who had a lot of $100,000 cur
rency to get rid of, admitted the best
In ooud oMilMv S-$ of 1 per cent.
Further engagements of foreign gold
for Import were made, the Dank of
Montreal taking $1,000,000 and the
Irving National Dank $2,500,000. The
grand total In the present movement Is
now $97,621,810. Of this $59,886,357 has
already arrived In this country. The
steamship Kronprlnx Wilhelm, which
arrived yesterday, brought $4,382,500 In
gold.
TWO CHILDREN
SEE MOTHER
KILL FATHER
“Window” Day Draws
Crowds to See Waifs
of the City.
Chicago, Nov. 87.—Huddled In One
corner of a room, while their father and
mother fought back and forth ocrosi
the floor, the two little children of
George and Minnie Mayer watched In
ellent terror until a revolver which the
woman held In her hand tvae exploded
and the father fell dead at their feet
with a bullet In hie brain. Then the
older of the children, V boy of eeven.
ran to a police atatlon and brought an
officer to arrant hie mother. Mre. Mayer
eaya the ehootlng waa accidentttl.
200 PERSONS
PERISH IN STORMS
ON BALTIC SEA
Constantinople, Nov. 27.—Recent
storms on the'Black sea have resulted
In terrible suffering and great loss of
life. Among the disasters to shipping
ts the foundering off Eregll. Asia Minor,
of the steamship Kaplan. The 110
persons on board perished. Numerous
small craft have been overwhelmed
and these disasters, together with the
loss of thp Kaplan, bring the number
of casualties to more than 200.
LOWNDES GRAND JURY
OPPOSES FEE 8YSTEM
Sl-riol to The CeorglsB.
Valdosta, Ga., Nov. 27J—The Lowndes
county grand jury, which adjourned
late yesterday'afternoon, having been
actively at work for the poet seven
days, put Itself strongly on record in
opposition to the present fee system tor
county officers, and voiced the grow
ing sentiment for a salary basis in the
remuneration of solicitors for -the .su
perior and city court.
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C cast: 0
"Rain late Wednesday night and 0
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' Wednesday temperatures: 0
7 o’clock a. m 48 degrees 0
t o'clock a. m ....48 degrees 0
0 9 o'clock a. m 49 degrees 0
0 10 o'clock a. m.........51 degree* 0
O it o’clock a. m.........63 degrees O
O 12 o'clock noon.... 55 degrees O
O 1 o'clock p. m r,7 degrees O
0 2 o’Click p. m 59 degrees O
Twenty freshly scrubbed, cleanly
dressed tots, 3 to 7 years old,,from the
Home for tho Friendless are spending
Wednesday In one of the big show win
dows of the Chamberlln-Johnson-Du-
Bose store. All day long a crowd
pressed around the window and the
clink of metal Into a wooden contribu
tion box was so frequent that the heads
of the Institution expect that this
Thanksgiving offering of the Atlanta
public will bo even larger than that
of last year.
The occasion was what the larger
children call "Window Day" and the
little ones "Window." For months past
had you been present at the Home for
the Friendless you would have heard
euch remarks as “If you ain't good you
can't be In the window,” or "Will they
give us candy and dolls when we'e In
de windy?" Next to Christinas. "Win
dow Day" is the most glorious affair
In the life of the little ones who,
lacking parents' support, are given
home ami education In the institution
tnanugod by Atlanta women.
Early. Wednesday morning tho score
of expectant children were made ready
by "Mother” Mitchell, the matron, and
her assistants, Mrs. Allen and Miss
Simpson Only cbHdren lretween 3 and- pany
7 years were brought. The other sev- '
enty-elght were left behind the bnhlcs
to sleep In their cradles and the older
children to bo given other pleasures
such ns visiting Bostock’e shows nnd
the moving picture exhibitions.
Crowds Sse Children.
No display of fine furniture or dress
goods or china waro or anything else
the big department store holds could
havo aroused the Interest of the pass
ing public ns 'much ns did the group of
children In tho window. Persons who
have children and persons who havo
not, men nnd women, stopped to gaze
at tho tots, drop money In the box and
then pass on to return later to watch
more closely the play of the little ones.
"Do you know what Thanksgiving
le?" little Willie Pagett was asked.
“No, sir," replied the sturdy blue
eyed youngster, “but I will tomorrow,
'cause Mother Mitchell's going to ted
us about It."
Candy, blocks, "animal crackers" and
other things deer to the children's
hearts were given them to keep them
amused during the day. They eat In
their little chairs around the email
tables and behaved far better than most
children who have fathers and moth
ers to care for them. And yet they
were apparently totally unconscious of
the gaxe of the hundreds of people on
the other side of the plate glass win
dows.
T believe they’ve painted those chil
dren's cheeks so they'll -look well," said
a crabbed female Individual on the
outside. It Isn't so, because a Georgian
reporter got close and took a look. But
really the twenty children were re
markably healthy looking. As for their
happiness, Window Day Is such a great
event that one could hardly take It for
a fair sample.
The Children’s Songs.
Under the leadership of William Al
len, aged 6, black-haired and blue
eyed, the children sang several of Ihclr
songs, chief of which was their version
of “Walt Till de Sun Bhlnes, Nellie,
and de cowde do Jlftlng by." Unfortu
nately the people on the outside could
not hear this music and those within
were the only ones to get the benefit.
Of courts it was the smallest •-HIM
of all that attracted the most atten
tlon. Annie May Bheltleif!* nine saeily
old, aroused many comments from the
spectators. Either she did not hear
or did not care, for she sat In her small
while rocking chair, playing with her
animal crackers, with an expression of
severe dignity on her round pink and
white face.
A gallon of milk «n»s the basis of
the children's luncheon, which they
ate at their tables. There were other
good things, and on Thanksgiving day
at the Home for- the Friendless there
will be as big a spead as "Mother"
Mitchell thinks Is good for their diges
tions.
Something about the little ones seem
ed to go straight to the heart of every
one who passed. One standing outside
the window marveled at the comments
the people made. Some said It was a
shame for parents to desert children,
others that It was the most beautiful
sight they ever saw. The average re
mark by the women was "Oh. aren't
they dear!" '
Little Paul in Cradle.
More than one women sighed as she
looked at. Paul, aged 4. who Is para
lysed and spent his "Window Day" In
a cradle. He Is being treated by the
best physicians In Atlanta and It Is
hoped that he will recover to some
extent.
The Home for the Friendless takes
all Unde of children. Boms are found
lings, others are given up by their
mothers who ran not support them,
fathers who can not core for them.
CARLOSESSCENERY
FOR FIGMAK'S PLAY
There'll be no show this evening,
‘'There’ll be no show tonight;
For FIgman’s lost his scenery.
And the girls have lost their—"
Well, anyway, the Grand win be dark
until the Thursday matinee.
Decause a Southern railway conduc
tor wax too "lightning" there will be
no performance of "The Lightning Con
ductor" at the Grand Wednesday night
—but Manager DeGlvo says the
Thanksgiving matinee will be polled
off on schedule time, as will the Thurs
day night performance.
The company Is in Atlanta, Oscar
Figman and nil, but the scenery, big
automobile and all the costumes are
somewhere between here and Meridian,
Miss., pulled by fi special engine and
coming in a hurry. Dut the car can
not arrive in time for Wednesday
night.
It happened In Alabama. While tho
company was sleeping on Its way to
Atlanta some railroad man switched
the scenery car off the* train and sent it
hiking down to Meridian. The ernn-
v an't glvo tho show without the
scenery. And the scenery’s no use with
out tne company so “there'll be no
show tills evening." Tickets purchased
for the first performance may be ex
changed at the box office.
si just n ion
CAUSED DEED
Lithonia Man Attempts
to Kill Girl and
Himself.
WANTED TO MARRY
HIS OWN NIECE
Dying Man Carried to Jail
and Bound Over For At
tempt to Murder. 1
MAJOR I. T. CATRON.
He was elected successor to Ma
jor Pomeroy In third battalion.
Captain I. T. ('atron has been elected
major of the Third battalldn of the
Fifth regiment to succeed Major Pom
eroy, who Is now colonel.
. Ths election was held Monday, night
and captain Catron was elected, de
feating Captain W. T. Spratt by only
one vote. All the field and line officers
of the regiment were qualified to vote,
there being 28.
Thirteen voted for Captain Catron
and twelve for Captain Spratt. The
officers of the company in Cedartown
did not vote. Adjutant General Scott
holds that only the votes on Monday
night can count, and this assures the
election of Captain Catron.
Composing the regiment are all the
Atlanta compjtnle*. and the companies
In Marietta. Llndale and Cedartown.
The result of the balloting at each point
was as follows:
Atlanta, Catron 12, Spratt 9; Ma
rietta. Catron 0, Spratt 3; Llndale, Ca
tron 1* Spratt 0; Cedartown, no vote.
Often they are orphans or are de-
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO aerUd by their parents. At the Home
they get the beat of care, medical treat
ment and an education. At present
there are a number of young men and
women in Atlanta who are doing well
who were once charges of the Institu
tion.
The twenty tots In the window Wed
nesday were Lucile Hawkins, aged 6;
Luther Mansfield, aged 4; Willie Pagett,
aged 6; Robert Young, aged 5; Inez
Wheeler, aged 3* Maud Armsfead, aged
4; Nell Vernon, aged 5; Ethel Stead,
aged 6; Rosa Deerfield, aged 9; Arizona
Hughes aged 6; Arllne Morgan, aged
<: Ivy Williams, aged 6; Lycurgus
Hughe*, aged 7; Mabel Milam, aged 5:
Robert Pagett, aged S; William Allen,
aged 5. Ruby Hembree, aged 12, came
along to help take Care of the little
By PAUL E. WILKES.
Special Staff Correspondence.
Lithonia, Gn„ Nov. 27.—Gasping for
breath and unable to speak above a
whisper, Enoch Sanders was arraigned
before Justice of the Peace David Phil
lips here this morning and given a
chance before he died to tell his version
of the attack made early' today on his
14-year-old niece, Bertha Sanders, and
her mother, Mrs. Charles Sanders.
But his version was an Incoherent
tale. He was too weak from loss of
blood to sit up and, lying on a pallet
with the musty blankets of the town
culaboose thrown about him, he pre
sented a ghastly' appearance. His
throat was bandaged where he had
slashed himself from ear to ear In an
attempt to commit suicide. Stains from
his own blood were on his clothing and
on the bandage.
All he could mumble was that ha
did not cut himself, but that either
his sister-In-law or his niece wielded
the razor.
Facing him while he whispered this
tisle were the pretty 14-year-old nlepe,
her own throat bandaged, and her
mother, with her band oovfred with
surgeon's cloth, where Sanders’ razor
hail done Its work.
A Med Infatuation.
There was little from the evidence
to show that the murderous attack hgd
not been made. There was the evi
dence of mother and daughter to show
that Sanders, wild with fury, had
lashed murderously with his razor In
an attempt to wipe out ths family.
The story related by mother and
daughter of the causes behind thlz at
tack Is a singular one. It Is one of a
mad Infatuation by Banders for his
niece, Bertha, hla dead brother's daugh-
It was a story of Infatuation that
dated buck to the time when Bertha
is a child In school.
And with this story they told of ths
time when a crowd of Lithonia citizens
started*to visit the Handers home and
administer a whipping to Handers be
cause of his Insane love for the girl.
The town authorities here did not
waste any time In starting the machin
ery of the law working on Handers.
The attack made on mother and daugh
ter occurred about 5:30 (/clock this
morning while Bertha was preparing
breakfast.
The news soon spread to Lithonia,
short distance from the Handers
home. Deputy Sheriff C. S. Elliott, of
DeKalb county, went to the Handera
home and arrested the man who nearly
killed himself nnd the mother and
daughter.
As soon a* possible he was brought
to Lithonia and placed In the town
culaboose. This Is n little square build
ing with nn upper story, and here It
was. In the room over the Jail, that
Justice of the Peace Phillips convened
court for a commitment trial.
The wounded man was brought Into
this room about 11 o'clock on a pallet,
after Dr. .1. A. Funner had dressed his
wounds and those of Bertha and her
mother.
Mrz. Sanders' Story.
Mrs. Sanders and her daughter told
of the wild attack which came so near
being fatal to them. According to their
story the uttnek was the result of San
ders’ Insane Jealousy over Bertha and
their intention to visit Atlanta on
Thanksgiving day'.
"If you take Bertha to Atlanta to
morrow," Mrs. Sanders say's her broth
er-in-law declared, 'Til kill her and
you, loot"
But such threats,, she says, had been
made before. So this morning she
thought little of the words of yester
day until the razor began Its deadly
work.
‘Without a moment’s warning." said
s. Sanders, "my’ brother-in-law came
to the kitchen where Bertha was cook
ing breakfast and slashed madly at her
throat. At the first gash the blood
spurted and Bertha screamed. I heard
her scream, and the first thought that
Hashed Into my mind was the words
uttered yesterday by Enoch.
"I grabbed at the razor and tried to
save Bertha’s life. Even this did not
stop him In his murderous work. Again
he slashed and again the blood spurted.
We both screamed and Bertha fell to
the floor. Then Enoch went Into an
other room and, pulling his razor, al
ready wet with my little daughter’s
blood, across his own throat, fell upon
the bed."
Narrowly Missed Death.
It was some time before help ar
rived, .and when a physician examined
the wounded man he was nearly dead
from loss of blood. The end of the
razor had been slightly broken and lo
this fact Dr. Farmer says Handera
owes another grasp on life. The Jugu
lar vein was only missed by the frac
tion of an Inch and the wind pipe Is
partially severed.
Sanders never see
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