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VOL. X. NO. 97.
HOME(4th) edition
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1911.
HOME (4th ) EDITION PRICE: On Trams,' FIVE cUntO!'
BEAHIE CONFESSES KILLING WIFE
andjpays the penalty with death
PAWN HE DIES
Written Statement Given to His
Spiritual Advisers Is Made
Public.
CURRENT APPLIED AT 7:23
Virginian’s Nerve Does Not
Desert Him Even When He
Walks to the Chair.
Richmond, Va, Nov. 24.—After mak-
ng a confeselon, "eo that he might
'tand aright before God and man/'
l.nrv Clay Beattie. Jr., was electro
uted In the penitentiary shortly after
lawn today for the murder of his wife,
'ho confeselon was brief, containing
ut 80 words, and was not given out
ntll Beattlo had been dead nearly
>ur hours, it was made public fol
ding a conference between the min
sters who counseled the prisoner In
Is last hours and Henry Clay Beattie,
The ministers and tho aged father
colded that the confession should be
ado public, and this was done lmme-
utely after tho conference endod,
Young Beattie went .calmly
death without showing any trace
a break In the nervo which has
irked his demeanor since he was ar-
■sted for the crime. He was jtxe-
uted at 7:23 a. rn.. In the Uttlo death
ouse of the prison where gathered
nly the necessary officials and the
welve Jurors selected, by lot, and with
Is death was rung down the curtain
n the tragedy of the Midlothian turn-
Ike, on which Louise Owen Beattie
as shot to death on July 18 last.
Despite a heavy rain which had fall-
k a big crowd gathered outsldo the
;ates of the prison, surging with sol-
—n Intentness up to the very doors.
unruly became the multitude of cu-
ous. In which there weru many wom-
t, that a cordon of pollco had to dls-
erse them. ,
The dark lowering sides, nnd the ln-
cssaat patter of rain drops, added to
he solemnity which pervaded tho
rowd, but it was an Intense solemnity,
ml In some Instances tliero was re-
Istanre when the police tried to ehovo
nek tho men and women.
I, ong after daybreak, persons began
nembllng before the prison gates,
nine had umbrellas, while others, un-
ilndful of tho down pour, stood drlp-
Ing and waiting Intently for the
ightest whisper from the death house
hlch might tell of the young wife
ayer’s death. At times whispers of
eminent against the severity of tho
malty ran thru the crowd. Officials
"1 a difficult time making their way
the Jam to the prison gates,
, Full Confession Made.
Rtattie made a full confession of the
urder of his young wife to the Rev.
J. Fix and the Rev. Benjamin Dennis,
» spiritual advisers.
They decided that the full text of
statement should not be made pub-
untll such time as they could have
•'inference at an hour to be fixed
ter today.
Just one mhtute was required to
uff out the llfo of tho condemned
•n. The current was applied at 7:23.
•attie did not utter a sound as he en-
red the chamber accompanied by two
ards and the two ministers. The
rangements were such that not the
“st hitch marked the grewsotne af-
AT PEACE WITH GOD,
I DO CONFESS” .
Richmond, Va., Nov. 24.—Following is Henry Clay Beat
tie’s confession:
“I, Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., desirous of standing right
before God and man, do, on this, the 23d day of November,
1911, confess ray guilt of the crime charged against me. Much
that was published concerning tho details were not true, but
the awful fact, without the harrowing circumstances, remains.
For this action I am truly sorry and, believing that I am at
peace with God and am soon to pass into His presence, this
statement is made.”
Temperance Report Brings Up
Politics, Which Is Neatly
Sidestepped.
MERCER WAITS ONE YEAR
BEATTIE HAD CONFESSED
TO MINISTER NOVEMBER 9
Richmond, Va, Nov. 24.—After giving Beattle'a confession. the Rev. J.
J. Fix and Rev. Benjamin Dennis, who attended tho condemned prisoner
In his last hours, gave out tho following statement:
"This statement was signed In tho presence of the two attending minis
ters, and Is the only otatement that can and will be made public by them.
Mr. Beattie desired to thank the many friends for the kind letters and
expressions of Interest, and tho public for whatever sympathy was felt or
expressed.”
According to the Rev. Mr. Dennis, Beattie first confessed to him the day
after he was received In the death chamber of tho penitentiary, November
9. ■ The confession, however, was at that time held as a secret confidence
by the ministers, and neither felt at liberty to say anything about It, And
for that reason tho final statement was prepared and signed.
Beattie's great nerve did not desert
n even when he reached the lnstru
nt of death. He did not falter. He
Iked with firm step, took the seat
1 seemed less excited than the at-
Continued on Pago Two,
se Georgian Want Ads
DATES SCHEMED
FOR 55SPEECHES
Pope Brown’s Supporters Will
Keep Busy for Two Weeks
Before Primary.
HE WILL SPEAK TWICE
Third Ward Pope Brown Club
Will Have a Rally on Friday
Night.
“TAR PARTY” 1URY
Called Out Friday Morning and
' Sent Back to Remain Until
Saturday.
JUDGE STAYS UP ALL NIGHT
Labor Convention Is Swamped
With Work for Last Two
Days of Its Meeting.
ELECTION ON SATURDAY
Gompers Unopposed for Presi
dent—Rochester Gaining in
Race for Next Meeting.
Moultrie Gets Convention Next
Year—Rome Meeting Has
Adjourned.
Appointments for 85 speeches In be
half of tho gubernatorial candidacy of
J. Pete Brown for the remaining two
weeks of tho campaign' have been pre
pared and announced by Volnoy Wil
liams, campaign manager. Pope Brown
Is scheduled to make two speeches In
that time. They will be at Eastman
next Monday and at Athens next Fri
day night. However, he will visit sev
eral other counties, but not to speak,
before December 7.
Mr. Williams calls particular atten
tion to the appointment of Hooper
Alexander at Forsyth next Monday.
Mr. Alexander, on this occasion, will
deal particularly with the Bartow S.
;ham letter and the real prohibi
tion situation In this campaign. As
Forsyth Is tho home of Mr. Willing
ham, Mr. Alexander chose to answer
his letter tn the writer’s homo town.
A previously published list of ap
pointments contained two dates that
Mr. Williams says were announced by
mistake. They were for Pope Brown to
speak in Columbus and for Joseph E.
Pottle to speak In Octlla.
Following Is the complete list
Rome, Ga., Nov. 24.—After transact'
Ing business rapidly during the morn.
Ing, the Georgia Baptist convention
adjourned tills afternoon to meet
1912 at Moultrie. *
The mo8t Important.business of the
morning was the appointment of
commute of twelve whose duty It shall
b«r to investigate the question of tho
removal of Mercer university. Inspect
all sites offered, determine the value
of cash or bond offers and report to
the Moultrie convention. The members
of the committee are Thomas G. Law
son, Eatonton, chairman; George .M.
Brown, Atlanta; J. L. Bass, Rome; L
R. Christie, Columbus; E. J. Smith,
Tenniile; A. W. Lane, Macon; J.
Brewton, Mt. Vernon; C. W, Durden,
Waycross; W. B. Norman, Norinan
Park; W, L. Pickard, Savannah; W.
A. Hogan, Agnes, and T, H, Robertson,
Gainesville.
Dnrlng the morning a lively debate
broke out on a resolution by Dr. J. C.
Solomon, of College Park, requesting
tho convention to appoint a number
Its members to act as trustees of the
Anti-Saloon league. Dr. M. Ashby
Jones, of Augusta, opposed the action,
on the ground that it was unconstitu
tional, and Prosldent s. Y. Jameson
ruled that the convention could not
legally appoint members of a body not
under Its control.
A resolution by
directing the board of education to con
fer with tho trustees of the stato uni
verslty and other statd colleges relative
to the installation of a course In Bible
study and moral philosophy under in
Mtructora to be selected und maintained
by . the Baptists of Georgia and allow
credit toward graduation for such
courses, was tabled. Forgetting all
differences, tho convention adjourned
by the Binging of the doxology and
passing resolutions of thanks to Rome,
Thursday Night Session.
The striking feature of tho Georgia
Baptist convention was the report of
the temperance commiCee, some ex
pert glove handling of political ques
tions, and the address of Hon. Seaborn
Wright, of Rome, upon the report. Tho
report was presented by C. W. Durden,
of Waynesboro. It recommended that
the members ol
refuse to vote for any man who favors
the whisky traffic. It condemn* every
Infraction of the law, whether the blind
tiger or the municipal officers who
wink at law-breaking. It pledged sup-
Lincoln Center, Kans., Nov. 24.—The Anti-Saloon league and the
Three Men Who Confessed Are
Sentenced to One Year Each
in the Penitentiary.
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ZJUDGE GROVER 8ENDS %
+ JURY BACK TO ROOM -I-
* •»
-I- Lincoln C*nt*r, Kant., Nov. 24. •>
+ Judge Grover called In the Jury +
4- at 7 a. m. and told tho members t
4- them back and keep them until 4-
4- tomorrow morning. If noccssary. *!•
4- +
"e model maid who’s not afraid of
2 work and doesn't shirk Is In de-
h’ *• understand, yet it la true
k, ma Ms are few. If you are such a
‘and much desire good pay, start
«ad read our F.inale Help
Ihru. for there’s a place awsit-
) "i.
i,Makings as now arranged;
Pope Brown Meetings.
Saturday, November 26—Mllledge-
vllle. Baldwin county^ W. M. Smith;
Montlcello and Hillsboro, Jasper coun
ty, Ogdon Persons; Metter, Bulloch
county, W. B. Stubbs; Jeffersonville,
Twiggs county, Professor L. Martin;
Eton. Murray county, S. L. Henry;
Summit, Emanuel county, H. S. White,
Monday, November 27—Eastman,
Dodge county. Pope Brown and Robert
Burner; Yatesvllic, VPfon county,
Claud Worrlll; Homervillo, Clinch
county, O. H. Elkin; McDonough and
Locust Grove. Henry county, William
D. Upshaw; Forsyth, Monroe county,
Hooper Alexander.
Tuesday, November 28—Danlelsvlllo
and Ila, Madison county, J. H. Skelton;
Newton, Coweta county, A. D. Free
man; Camesvllle and Royston, Frank
lin county, Ed Watkins; Baxley, Ap
pling county, W. W. Lambdln; Fay
etteville. Fayette county, Claude Smith.
Wednesday, November 29—Dawson,
Terrell county, E. L. Martin.
Thursday, November <0—Granville,
Coweta county. Major W. A. Turner;
Waycross, Ware county, Judge W. C.
Langford. . . ,
Friday, December 1—Athens, Clarke
county, J. E. Pottle and Pope Brown;
Lyerly, Chattooga county, A. H. Fob-,
ter.
Saturday, December 2—Menlo and
Trlon, Chattooga county, A. H. Fos
ter; Statesboro, Bulloch county, Rob
ert Burner; Butler, Taylor county. Dr.
W. J. Flanders; Eton, Murray county,
R. Noel Steed; Wells. Murray county,
W. W. Sampler; Hampton, Henry
county, Ed Watkins.
Saturday, December 2—Union Point,
Greene county, E. Cabanlss and Judgt.
Lawson; Jefferson, Jackson county, J,
E. Pottle: Ocllla. Irwin county, R. G.
Dickerson; Llncolnton, Lincoln county,
E. C. Collins; Cobbtown and Collins,
Tattnall county, D. M. Parker; Hlnes-
vllle and Ludowicl. Liberty county. J.
L. Crawley; Nashville and Adel, Ber
rien county, D. G. Parks; Swalnsboro,
Emanuel county/Dupont Gucrry: Cus-
seta. Chattahoochee county. Rev. J.
H. McGhee.
Monday, December 4—Mlllen, Jenkins
county. W. C. Langford; Senola, Cow
eta county. Robert orr and A. D. Free
man; Mount Airy, Habersham county,
tar girl Jury will disagree,’’ was the
prediction voiced by nearly every one
In Judge Grover's court room today, as
tho twelvo good men and true contin
ued to wrangle over tho evidence for
the twentieth hour.
Judgo Grover did an unprecedented
thing when ho remained In the court
room all night, dozing occasionally In
a chair to bo on hand In case a ver
dict should be returned. That goee to
show how the town Is ’’het up” over
tho tar case.
As the hours rolled by and no ver
dict was reached, tho opinion that a
"hung Jury" would result grew strong- ed by Dr. John E. White, a well known
er. Once the Jury- asked to examine supporter of Joo Brown. Dr. White
the exhibits In tho case—a handker- rr
chief with which Mary Chamberlain
W. C. T. U. It urged tho repeal of the
near-beer law, which was termed as
responsible for most of the evils com
plained of under the present law. It
recommended that the church set Its
seal of disapproval upon social and
fraternal orders where Intoxicants are
furnished the members.
A motion was made that the floor
be extended to Hon. Seaborn Wright,
Rome’s noted prohibition orator. There
had been some question as to wheth
er or not Mr. Wright’s presence on the
floor might be construed as an indorse
ment of Pope Brown's candidacy. The
motion to hear Mr. Wright was second
rubbed some of the tor from her body
and later dropped in the road near
where sho was attacked; a man's hand,
kerchief, also daubed with the mix
ture, found at the scene of the crime,
and a can of paint. The handkerchiefs
were passed among the Jurors and
each one scrutinized the articles care
fully, None of the court attaches nor
tho attorneys were able to determine
upon Just what point the Jury had un
der discussion, but it was seneiai!}’ be
lieved that there existed a possibility
that the twelve men doubted If tho tar
mixture was really used on the young
school teacher. The mixture was not
pure tar. It was a roof paint, but
thick and contained a large amount of
tar.
J. Fltswater, Watson Scranton and
E. G. Clark, who pleaded guilty on No
vember 16 In the famous "tar and
feather” case, were each sentenced to
one year In the penitentiary this morn.
Ing by Judge Dallas Grover.
Judge Grover gave them the
maximum sentence. The law provides
for a maximum sentence of one year In
Jail or a fine of $800.
They will share the little stone Jail
with Ed Ricord, the decoyer of Mary
Chamberlain, who also pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to one year in
Jail
J. O. Adams
Tuesday, December 8—Springfield;
Effingham county, W. H. Burkholter;
Newnan. Coweta county, W. A. Turner;
Spring Place and Chatsworth, Hurray
county. Clifford Walker; Carrollton,
Carroll county. Rev. J. T. Gibson; Zeb.
ulon and Bameavllte, Pike county, Du
pont Guerry.
Wednesday, December 6—Waycross
Ware county, Joseph E. Pottle.
There will be a meeting of the Third
Ward Pope Brown club Friday night at
8 o'clock, to which the friends of Mr.
Brown are Invited. Many salient tra
it of the '-ampaign will be discussed.
V. Hhnsbaugh is th** ".irj choir-
sold that no matter what differing
views tho brothers might hold on po
litical questions, they must stand to
gether against tho liquor evil. After
his address, Alvin D. Freeman intro
duced an amendment to the clause re
ferring to the near-beer law. This
amendment provided that the efforts to
repeal should consist of “ordinary leg
islative enactment.” This was Imme
diately construed as a veiled attack
upon Joseph M. Brown, who had prom
ised to veto any legislation affecting
the prohibition law. A motion to table
was made and after a number of the
brethren had rushed to his side In
Continued on Pags Nineteen.
Delegates at the American Federation
of Labor were certain Friday morning
that two night sessions would bo nec
essary to conclude tho business of the
convention If It Is to adjourn by Sat
urday midnight. This was made more
certain on account of the score of
grievances reported upon by the com
mittee on adjustment, and a number
of which brought fights on tho con
vention floor.
Tho building trades committee re
port contained ammunition for other
fights, nnd the resultant effects of these
two renorts were to consume much
time in presentation of facts and ar
guments. •
On Saturday'thoro will be .the elec
tion of officers. Samuel Gompers will
probably bo re-elected president by ac
clamation. No ono hns tho temerity
seriously to discuss the naming ol an
opposition candldnto to "tho little cigar
maker,” whose hold on the main body
of labor men Is something wonderful.
They all call him “Sam,’’ dispute with
hint sometimes, but when It compB to a
showdown, or any sort of a fight is even
suggested against him, thoy forget their
troubles and loyally line up for Sam.
Secretary Frank Morrison, Treasurer
John B. Lennon and practically tho
same executive council will be re
elected. There may be one or two
changes In this latter body. The great
est interest Is centered in tho selection
of the various fraternal delegates to
England and Canada, and there are a
dozen candidates.
It Is whispered that Rochester, N.
Y.. Is gaining ground In the race tor
the next convention, altho the Rich
mond people arn working night end
day. One of the rice presidents said
Friday that he looked for Rochester
to capture the 1912 convention.
Fund Fop McNamaras,
Upon the Initiation'of Andrew Furu-
seth, the American Federation of La
bor Thursday afternoon adopted a mo
tion that all paid labor officials of tho
organisation give one week's salary to
the McNamara defonso fund, and It
was done amid must enthusiasm.
This means tho addition of a sum
between $40,000 and $50,000 to help
swell the fund.
publication that this sum would
amount to $100,000 or over is un
founded,
A written query was passed to .Sec
retary Frank Morrison asking If it
would amount to $100,000.
“No, certainly not,” ho replied
Another wild statement had It that
the sum appropriated would reach
$200,000. It Is said $50,000 Is a gener
ous estimation the amount of tho
week’s salaries appropriated.
Joseph Proobstle, of the brewery
workers, stated on tho floor that the
McNamara defense fund, according to
his best Information, had reached
$174,000, with the sum of $438,000 'In
view.
It has been stated by labor repre
sentatives that the defense fund haJ
come up to $250,000. These statements
give point blank controversion to tho
statement of Detective \V. J. Burns
before the bankers convention at New
Orleans Thursday that the fund had
reached $1,000,000.
One thing Is certain, that If labor
keeps up Its collections for the Mc
Namaras and the same determined
mrpoHc to swell It exists among the
27,000 local unions, ns was evident In
the American Federation of Labor con
vention Thursday, It may eventually
reach Into the neighborhood of $1,000,
000.
The .defense fund committee Will
meet at the Kimball house Sunday and
may have a statement for the public.
It is sold thousands of dollars are be
Ing added weekly by the unions which
are sending their subscriptions to the
International officers, who turn It over
to the defense fund.
Don’t Want Rival Bodies.
'There is room for but one organisa
tion In one trade In America. Our com
mittee has rigidly determined upon this
policy where dual organisations are In
volved," announced James O'Connell
chairman of the executive committee,
Friday.
And this policy was adopted as the
policy of the American Federation of
labor. It mcane practically a hard
Jolt for the big English Amalgamated
Society of Carpenters which has been
Convict Who Was Allowed to
Go Home Is Suffering With
Rheumatism.
Columbus, Ga* Nov. 24.—Having
been allowed to corns home from the
prison camp where he was confined
to visit his child, who was 1)1, Thomas
E. Stripling is now confined to his bed
at his wife’s home on North Highlands
with rheumatism, and is not able to
get up. The two guards who came
with him are on duty at Mm home to
prevent any attempt at escape, altho
such a thing Is not apprehended, and
Stripling is At least enjoying a visit
to his family,who are assiduous In their
attentions to him. The little chi
thought was dying Is holding
and hopes are entertained of
mate recovery.
4- FRIDAY IS A DAY OF *
4* AUTOMOBILE SMASHES 4*
$ Friday was a day of automo- 4*
4* bile accidents In Atlanta. Follow- 4*
4- Ing on the heels of the fatality 4*
4" of Thursday night, in which a 4*
4* woman and a man were killed— 4*
4* At 9 o’clock Friday morning *1*
4* Farrar Hall wan perhaps fatally 4*
4* hurt by an auto In North For- 4*
4* syth-st. 4*
4* At 12 o’clock Miss Myrtle Maner 4*
4« was struck by an auto truck In 4*
4- Marletta-Bt. and badly hurt. 4*
4« At 1:30 o'clock Grady hospital 4*
4- was notified of an accident in 4*
4* which a car turned over in Orme- 4*
4* st. and two men were badly in- 4*
4* Jured. 4*
4* At 1:45 o’clock Grady hospital 4*
4* received a report that a boy pu- 4*
4* pH of the Inman Park school had 4*
4* been struck by an auto and his leg 4*
4* broken. 4*
4- 4*
hurlItoIaih
FROM FI
WILL LEAVE PRISON
ig
Banker Will Be Removed to
Fort McPherson Hospital for
Treatment.
PARDON MAY COME LATER
President Taft and Department
’ of Justice Worried by His
Condition.
Mrs. Nelson and Charles Grif
fin Crushed Against Pole on
Peachtree Road.
LIGHT BLINDED DRIVER
Merry Party, Speeding Into the
City, Meets Catastrophe.
Men Held by Police.
Continued On Lilt Page,
ARRAR HALL INJURED
BY PHYSICIAN’S AUTO
Struck Down in Forsyth-st.,
He Is Rushed to Infirmary.
In Critical Condition.
Farrar Hall, a contractor of lit Me*
Afee-st„ was struck and seriously In
jured by a physician's automobile In
North Forsyth-st., near Luckle-sL, Fri
day morning about 9 o’clock. He was
hurried to the Tabernacle infirmary,
where he is reported as In a critical
condition.
Mr. Hall is a prominent member of
the Baptist Tabernacle.
The physician who drove the car fol
lowed the Injured man to the Infirmary,
but the attendants failed to learn hJs
Hurled headlong from a flying auto
mobile Into a telephone pole, Mrs. A
E. Nelson, aged 22, of Birmingham, and
Charles Griffin, aged 21, of 11 Cone-st.,
met Instant death about 9 o’clock on
Thursday night in Peachtree road about
50 yards beyond the Brookwood bridge.
The car was stopped In less than 100
yards and when the others In the party
returned Ufa was axUnc-t In both of
them. Mrs. Nelson’s skull being crushed
and her face badly lacerated, and Grif
fin's head mashed to a pulp and his
features rendered barely recognisable.
The car In which they rode was a
National/ driven, by Charles Brody. In
the car alfro were Earl Upshaw, of
Luthersvllle,. owner of the car; Boyd
Young, of Luthersvllle, and a girl who
ha* since been lost sight of and who
was acquainted with only two mem
bers of tht party—the two who were
killed.
Mrs. Nelson figured In the police court
last woek. having surprised her bus
band by asking him for a drink and
a clgaretto when she visited his place
of business. Nelson struck her, It was
reported, and was arrested.
According to Upshaw, the car was
coming into the city at a speed of about
30 miles an hour. When It approached
the turn In the road an outgoing street
car came along. The gleam from the
headlight blinded the chauffeur and ho
foiled to allow for the curve In tho
road. The wheels struck violently
against the curbing and the jolt threw,
a rear door open. Mrs. Nelson nnd
Griffin were seated near the door, or on
the door, according to the other mem
bers of the party, and were hurled with
catapultlc force from the machine. Mrs.
Nelson struck the electric light polo
with such awful force that tho over
head stringing wires were broken
loose and light connection In that sec
tlon was put out of service. Grlflln
either struck the same pole or a troe.
Call officers were sent to the scene at
once and placed Brady, Upshaw and
Young under arrest. The young
woman In tint party with them whs
brought to town In a passing automo
bile and her identity Is unknown. Ac
cording to Upshaw, she was unknown
to the other members of the party and
Jollied them at a downtown point, on
the invitation of Griffin. Sho seemed
acquainted with both him and Mrs.
Nelson and the party was In high spir.
its a moment before death overtook
them.
Charges of reckless, driving were en
tered against the men arrested and
their bond was placed at $1,000 each.
Mrs. Nelson was the wife of A. E.
Nelson, who Is In the employ of the
Belle Isle Automobile Company. Sho
had been In the city for the past sev
eral days and while here had M;»y<’«l V
24 1-2 South Pryor-st. She was to re
turn late Thursday night to her par
ents In Birmingham.
Griffin came to Atlanta three years
ago from Cedartown. where his parents
live. For tin* past year he had boon
employed at the Johnson Pharmacy and
had made many friends here.
Washington, Nov. 24.—Following an
early morning Interview with tho pres
ident, Attorney General Wlekershafn
today admitted that the health of
Charles W. Morse, the New York
banker, now in Atlanta penitentiary,
was very bad and that a pardon might
be granted. H. M. Dougherty. Morse -
attorney, called upon tho president in
company with Mr. Wlckersham.
Pending action upon tho Morse par
don, tho prisoner will bo sent from the
Federal prison in Atlanta to Fort Mc
Pherson, In the same city, for medical
observation. He will be permitted to
remain there 30 days.
Attorney General Wlckersham Is said
to have recommended to tho president
that Mr. Morsft be released at once, in
taking this stand, tho health of the
prisoner was considered, also the fact
that he served ten months In the Tombs
In New York before being sent to thy
Atlanta penitentiary.
It can bo stated with authority that
if the health of-Mr. Morse is as had as
reported to the president, Mr. Taft will
certainly grant him a pardon rather
than allow the New Yorker to die in
the prison. The pardon depends en
tirely upon his actual condition.
An official statement from tho white
house this afternoon says:
"Application has been made to the
president on behalf of Charles W.
Morse f<>r a commutation <*f his sen
tence, based on his present state of
health, which Is reported as very seri
ous. By the president's direction, the
attorney general lu&* directed the war
den of Um Atlanta* pe,>ttentiarv to
ttatieftr Mr. Morse to the United States
army hospital At Fort McPherson, At
lanta, where he will have tho host pos
sible care and medical treatment,
while still remaining In the custody of
the Federal authorities."
IN CITYOFWASHINGTON
United States Marshal T. B.
Trammell of Athens Beaten
and Robbed by Mobley.
Washington, Nov. 24.—United States
Marsha! Thomas B. Trammell, of Ath
ens, Ga., appeared in police court this
morning to accuse Charles Mobley of
having wmunded and robbed him. Tram
mell, who was on his way home from
Philadelphia, where he had delivered a
prisoner, rushed from the Hartford ho
tel last night with blood streaming from
a gash In'hls head, and before lapsing
Into unconsciousness declared that
Mobley had entered his room, beaten
ldm over the head and robbed him "f
FORMER BANKER 8UFFER8
FROM BRIGHT’8 DI8EA8E
Efforts to secure a pardon for Charles
W. Morse began a few months ago
when it became apparent that hi*
health was rapidly failing. The work
of presenting the facts regarding his
case before tho president and attorney
general was undertaken by Attorneys
Thomas B. Felder and H. M. Daugher
ty, and as a result of tho presentments
they made orders were issued .for-phy
sicians to examine the former steam
ship king.
After the report of the prison physi
cian and two others was received in
Washington, Attorney General Wlcker
sham made'a'trip’to Atlanta. It nns
Announced that he came to Inspect the
Federal penitentiary, but It la known
that he made a close Inquiry into Mr.
Morse’s condition, altho he did not see
tilm.
While the case was In this shape
Mr. Morse was stricken desperately III
on Sunday and his dangerous condition
was made known to Attorney General
Wlckersham and the attorneys who
have hud his case in hand. While he
has been an inmate of the prison hos
pital practically ever since ho was ad
mitted to the institution nearly two
years ago. It was not until Sunday that
he wap compelled to take to his bed.
Condition Worse Monday.
He Is a sufferer from Bright's dis
ease and the turn his condition took at
the beginning of tho week alarmed the
physicians who had examined him and
the prison officials. A considerable
amount of blood was passed from tJm
kidneys and on Monday his ^condition
was worse. At on*- time on Tuesday It
was not expected he could live through
out the day and at times he was in a
semi-conscious condition.
When all these facts were brought
to tho attention <>f Attorney General
Wlckersham, there was quick action in
Washington, with the result of orders
being Issued for Mr. Morse's removal
to the post hospital at Fort McPherson.
It Is believed he will be moved .Sun
day.
When Mr. Morse was admitted to the
penitentiary' he was partially paralyzed
and ho has never enjoyed robust health
all his life. Confinement began to tell
upon him and he has been under the
care of the prison physician ever sine**
his Incarceration. Since his Imprison
ment In Atlanta began the Bright’s dis
ease developed, due to his already weak.
en«*d condition ulw-n lie arrived here
after his nearly two years of legal fight
ing in New York and aggravated by
his mental condition becauso of being
In prison. .
For a Time Death Was Expected.
When It developed Sunday that his
condition was dangerous, special phy
sician* weiv calh-il in and for a time
his death was expected any moment. It
Is declared that he has only been kept
alive until now by the vigorous treat
ment he received.
When the news of tho attorney gen
eral’s action In ordering him temporary.
ly removed to Fort McPherson was told
Mr. Morse, he rallied considerably ami
it is imped by hts fi lends in Atlanta
that he will Improve to a point where
he can at least lost until he is par-
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