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The Atlanta Georgian. VOL. I. NO. 73. Morning Edition. ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY JULY, 21, 1006 Morning Edition. . 1® Atlanta TWO CESTB. MTlXlKJlli. On Train* VIVE CENT*. JEROME SAYS THAW IS PAYING PENALTY FOR AN ILL-SPENT LIFE District .Attorney Re gards Case As One of Mere Jealousy. PRISONER’S MOTHER REFUSES TO SEE HIM Demands That Ho Shall Let Her Manage Defense and Offer Plea of Insanity. Special to The Georgian. Birmingham, Ala., July SO—"Harry Kendall Thaw owea bla present pre dicament to a unclean, misguided life. With something like 1100,000 a year to tl>end, he hae done nothing but seek a gnud time.”- Thus spoke William Travers Jerome, the district attorney of New York, who arrived here at 5:10 o'clock this morn ing. He was accompanied by Francis P. Garvan and A. C. Vandiver, two of his assistants. "There Is no distinction In a feloni ous homicide/' said Mr. Jerome, In dis cussing the Thaw-White murder case. "You doubtless have frequent negro murder caeee thbt are traced to Jeal ousy. It Is the same knld of Jealousy that burned In Thaw's breast the night he stepped up behind Stanford White In Madison Garden and sent a bullet ploughing through his heart. The law has the same punishment for a rich murderer that Is provided for the most vicious negro criminal.” The Jerome party was met at the train by a local committee and driven over the Birmingham district. Mr. Je rome win be the chief speaker at a banquet In his honor at the Country Club tonight. BUCKET SHOP BILL LI ON THE ME AS TACTICAL MOVE MOTHER TO FORCE THAW TO ACCEPT INSANITY PLEA Hr Private Leased Wire. New York, July 20.—Trfere was no doubt today that Mra. William Thaw will force her aon, Harry K. Thaw, to accept the plea of Insanity as his de fense for the murder of Stanford White. She holds the purse strings and without the Thaw rtenea the young man would be unable to make a fight for his life. Won’t Qive Up Papers. Former Judge olcutt, of counsel for Mrs. William Thaw, refused today to give up what are now considered the most essential papers In the Thaw case. These papers are the reports of the alienists who have examined Harry K. Thaw. They unequivocally declare hint to be Insane. Ex-Judge Olcott, with Terrance J. McManus, another member of the firm of Black, Olcott. Gruber & Bonyng, appenred before Justice MacLean In the supreme court today and secured an adjournment of the motion to com pel him to give up these documents In spite of the opposition of Clifford Har- tridge, the lawyer who Is acting for Thaw. Declare Thaw Is Insane. It became -known today that. Mrs. William Thaw has directed Judge Ol- cott to Ignore Hartrldge altogether, and also to disregard completely the wishes Of her son, and to apply for the ap pointment of a commission In lunacy to examine him as to his santlty, armed with the alienists' reports, which pi nounre Than- mentally unbalanced the present time. District Attorney Jerome Is expected bai-k In the city from the South to morrow, and It waa said today that application for the appolntmentof the committee would be made as soon as the head of the district attorney's offlee res; lied his offlee. Refuses to See Son. Ilarry Thaw's mother again stead fastly refused to see her son In the Tombs today. She remained at the country home of her daughter, Mrs. George L. Carnegie, at Roalyn, R. I. It was said that she would continue to refuse to go to him because of his op position to her wishes In regard to the conduct of the case. Evelyn N'esblt Thaw called at the Tom ha today and saw her huaband, but for only ten minutes. Lawyer Har trldge was there when she arrived and vent to Thaw's cell with her. After ward the wife drove to Hartrldge's of- “ce, at No. 14# Broadway, and con tinued the dictation of her long state ment begun yesterday. Won’t Qivs Monty. It was said today that Harry Thaw's m-.rher had refused to give him any money since he opposed her wishes so fiercely when she saw him last It was ’*!d that she had cut off, at least temporarily, the Income of, 180,000 a year, which she allowed him. In spite of the fact that, by hla father's will, he *'»» to receive only 12,600 a year. A lawyer, retained In the Thaw case, made this surprising statement today: "An agreement has been made and low exists between the district attor ney's offlee and former Judge William ' deott, to have Harry K. Thaw exam ined by a commission In lunacy within a veek and sent'to the Mateewan state 'Plum for criminal Insane If he be de clared to be mentally unbalanced at Ihe present time." COOOO<IOOOO<HW<HWOOOOOOOOOO O 00V. COX’S SON FALLS 2 FROM TREE OVER CLIFF 2 AND WILL LOSE A LEG. Special to The Georgian. Bristol, Tenn., July 20.—The attending physicians state to day that It will be necessary to amputate the broken leg of Matthew Cox, the young son of Governor John I. Cox, of Ten nessee, who last evening fell from a tree and over a clllf at Big Creek park, near Bristol. The leg Is broken In two places and near the ankle the bones projecting. Governor Cox will arrive here this evening, sfter which his son’s leg will doubtless be amputated. <■900000000 OO<H5<HW01W00<HWO The friends of the Boykin anti-fu tures bill held an Informal conference Friday morning and agreed that In view of the slim attendance of mem bers In the house. It would be better to table the bill, rather than Jeopar dise Its passage by letting It go to a vote. Accortngly, when the bill was reached In Its regular order under the head of unfinished business, Mr. Wright, of Floyd, was recognised by Speaker Slaton, who prefaced his mo tlon to table -the bill with the state meht that the roll call disclosed the fact" that there were 60 members ab sent. “With a full house,” said Mr. Wright, "there could be no doubt but that the bill would pass.” Anticipating the motion to table, Mr. Anderaon, of Chatham, Inquired of Mi. Wright If It would not be better for him to dlscusa the question, and that perhaps later on there might be such an Increased attendance that a vote could be had on the measure. This did not meet the views of Mr. Wright, who contended that as the session progressed the house would. In all probability, be more thinned out than now. and that a vote on the measure could scarcely be reached till the afternoon session, when there would be but a small margin above a quorum of the members. This measure, In his opinion, wax one of transcendent Importance to the state, and he thought the passage of this measure of more Importance than all other legislation this house couid enact. If the bill now went to Its passage, falling to get the requisite 88 votes, would be reconsidered, go to the heel of the calendar, and never would be considered. He, therefore, moved to table the bill, which was assented to by an over whelming viva voce vote. IHE MUTUAL LIFE IN OFFICIAL LIST Policy Holders Committee Demands Dropping of Names. By Private Leased Wire. New York, July 2D.—The executive committee of the International policy holders committee Is to apply to the courts for a mandamus directing the superintendent of Insurance to remove from the Mutual Lite Insurance Com pany’s Standard Oil ticket the names of Its four members placed there with out their consent—General Tracy, Judge Gray, Colonel Shook and H. N. Higginbotham. serious scandal Is expected grow out of the manner In which the Mutual Life prepared Its llMa of policy- holders which have been filed with the Ineurance department. It Is charged that the lists were pur posely bungled to prevent the Interna tlonal committee from communicating w ith the policyholder*. The Mutual haa two lists In Its possession, one of these contained Ihe names and dresses of the policyholders ns they were at the time the policies were Is sued: the other contained the names and addresses as they are now. The company Is said to have filed Ihe first list with the state department. BUMPS HIS HEAD; PREACHER MAY DIE By Private Leased Wire. New York, July 20.—The accidental bumping of two heads as the two owners alighted from la trolley car In Brooklyn, may cost the life the Rev. William C. Hull, a Presbyterian minister of Chatham, N. Y. William HofTman, the other man, la not so badly hurt. Both were ablo to go to their homes. The Rev. Mr. Hull went to bed, but about 1 o'clock this morning was awakened by an Intolerable puln In his head. An ambulanee surgeon found the preacher suffering from cerebral hemorrhage. He Is likely to die. FEAR THAI POPE PIUS X HAS BLOOD POISONING SUGGESTION TO THE GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES “D WHY NOT TAKE A VACATIONt' JUDGE A. L, MILLER IS NEW PRESIDENT OF. BAR OF GEORGIA Ex-Chief Justice Bleckley; Too Feeble to Make i • _ Address. ■ By J. WIDEMAN LEE. tiprrlal to The Georgian. Warm Springs, Oa, July 20.—Officers of the Georgia Bar Association for the nsxt year were elected Friday morning aa follows: President—Judge A. L. Miller, of Mi ma. First Vice-President—T. M. Cun ningham, of Savannah. Second VIce-ITeildent—8. P. Gilbert, of Columbus. Third Vice-President—E. P. S. Den mark. of Valdosta. Fourth Vice-President—W. A. Wtm- hlsh, of Atlanta. Fifth Vice-President—S. IL Sibley, of Union Point. Secretary—O. A. Park, of Macon. Treasurer—Z. D. Harrison, of At- Executive Committee—Robert C. Als ton, of Atlanta, chairman; J. H. Merrill, of Thomasvllle; J. J. Strickland, of Athena; W. W. Gordon, Jr., of Bavan- nah. Judge Bleckley Too Feeble. ■Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Logan U. Bleckley. Who was to 1 have delivered an address, nppearsd on the platform, but stated ho was too fee- I ble to speak. He sat In a chair, opolo- Rlxlng to the convention for the act and j then submitted a paper on “Value as Quality." He spoke a few Informal yea Pontiff Forced to Take to Bed as Result of Wound From Pen. Special Cable—Copyright. Rome, Italy, July 20.—It is fear ed that the pope has contracted blood poisoning. A few days ago he pierced his thumb With a steel pen with which he had been writ ing. Little attention wan paid to the injury which at first was be lieved to be trifling. Now, however, his holiness has taken to his bed and the thumb has swollen to abnormal size. It throbs painfully and complica tions are believed to have develop ed . The pope, however, has nc fe ver. POPE Pius X. WAGON TRAIN ATTACKED BY BOLD BAND OF BANDITS AND MANY EMIGRANTS SLAIN By Private I-steed Wire. Rawlings, Wyo., July 20.—An emigrant trainofthree wagonswas attacked by bandits in the moun tains east of this place and every body in the party murdered ant^ the wagons looted. Four bodies have been found, but the number killed is, not BLACK HAND KILLS SNEERING ITALIAN By Private Leased Wire. New Rochelle, N. Y., July 20.—Be cause he spoke aneeringly of the "Black Hand" society, Donatto Zar- rillo," an Italian living In West New Rochelle, was shot and killed In the street by two bandits, who also flrrd on his brother, Tomasso, and left him for detd. Tomasso was taken to the hospital, and It Is believed now that he will re cover. The assassins lied to the woods and have not been captured. 0000000000000<H5000<KH50<H300 DISASTER LECTURER VICTIM OF DISASTER. Private Leased Wire. Greenwood, Ind., July 10.— While the Rev. D. J. Levis was preparing to give an Illustrated lecture on the San Francisco disaster a twenty-gallon tank of calcium carbide exploded, kill ing him and another roan. known yet. Three week* ago an emigrant train of three wagons containing men, women and children pasHcd through Rawlings, east bound. In quiry at towns further east bring the information that these wagons did not pass through those towns. The authorities are investigating. GIRL AND YOUTH IN SUICIDE PACT By Private Leased Wire. Toledo, Ohio, July 20,—The dead body of Mayme Wilson, 19 years old, and the unconscious form of Oscar Brenneman, aged 1», were found laying side by side yesterday In the haymow of a barn on the Wilson farm In Van Wert county. The girl had taken halt the contents of a bottle of chloroform and the young man had inhaled the rumes of the re mainder. He will recover. A letter written by the girl to her K rents stated that she ana her lover d resolved to die, so they could be In Paradise together. 80L0IER8 HAVE RETURNED FROM ENCAMPMENT. SH30000<KKKH50<H5000<K30<H3<K500 pleasant trip. Special to The Georgian. Gadsden, Ala, July 20.—Company C, ueen City Guards, and the Albertville Mas arrived from Mobile lost night on a special train. In spite of the dis agreeable weather, the soldiers had a TO SACRIFICE OWN CHILDREN IS PLAN OF FANATICAL SECT Authorities Called on to Prevent Burn- . ings at Stake. By Private I.wiRPd Wire. Los Angeles, Cal., July 20.— “Holy Jumpers” at Monrovin, a suburb of tin's city, have renched Bitch a wild degree of fanaticism that they are preparing to mako human sacrifices. Kvangelist Cook, who is leading the band of wild-eyed “Jumpers,” is nu advo cate of bitrniug at the stake. Residents of Monrovia had not rebelled against the weird serv ices which have been conducted in a small chapel on Ivy street,- and little attention w^s paid to the fanatics untol it became known today that the “Jumpers” hatl decided that the first-born child iu each family of true be lievers should be killed by burn ing. At first the story received littlp credence, but the horrified resi dents lost little time in appealing to Marshal Miller to prevent the ‘Jumpers” from carrying out their murderous designs. THINK JUDGE ORMOND FELL FROM THE DECK WHILE HE WAS SICK Officers of Vessel Ex pected to Report to Co. Heads. JACKSONVILLE GIRL FACES DEATH TO WEO YOUNG MAN SHE LOVES Special to Tile Georgia#. Thomasvllle, Oa, July 20.—In ths face of threatened death and strong parental objection, Mlse McGowan, of Jacksonville, was made the wife of Roy Cochran, a prominent druggist of the same city, at > o'clock this morning. Rev. J. M. Cutler performed the cer emony. The marriage occurred at the residence of II. E. Cochran, of this city. cousin of the groom. Only a few friends and relatives were present at the nuptials. Mr. McGowan told his daughter that If she married he would kill her, so the bride came to the city yesterday morn ing, but fearing that the threats con cerning her life would be carried out, she went to Camilla and spent the day, returning to Thomasvllle last night. Ths bride I* about 1# yearn of age, very beautiful and the youngest mem ber of on” of the prominent families of Jacksonville. The couple left this morning for a nhort visit to Camilla, and will later return to Thomasvllle for a week's stay before returning to Jacksonville, where they will make their future home. lly I’rlvale Leased Wire. New York, July 20.—Ths mystery surrounding the disappearance of Judge Walter E. Ormond, of Atlanta, who disappeared from the Savannah liner Kansas City at sea Wednesday morning, has not been solved. The steamship officials are not dis posed to discuss Mr. Ormond's disap pearance. Officers of the Kansas City,- when asked as to the.rasson why the tragedy was, not reported when the vessel reached quarantine, say that their duty was to report It to the higher officials of the company before saying anything to anybody elae. They express no doubt that Ormond acci dentally fell overboard while doming too close to the rail. One of the officers said: '"If, os Mr. Ormond’s friends say, hs waa fond of sitting on the rail It would have taken a very little lurch of the ship to havs sent him overboard, and If the accident occurred early In the morning there was little chance for the man'# cries to have attracted any attention." ”1 FEAR FOUL PLAY/ i ruuu rum, 8AY8 ORMOND'S BROTHER Special lo The Georgias. Vicksburg, Miss., July 20.—Judge W. E. Ormond waa the younger brother of Sidney J. Ormond, formerly night ed itor of The Vlcluburg Herald, now connected with The Monday Morning News. In answer to Inquiries, Mr. Ormond "I first learned of my brother's death In a telegram from my brother-ln-lftw, Hinton J. Ilopklns. He gave no- de tails. The whole thing Is Inexplicable to me. My brother, who was two years younger than I, was one of the bright est young lawyers of the Atlanta bar. He was a splendid swimmer, and ths press dispatch Indicates to my mind that there may have been foul play, but I am at a Jose to conceive a mo tive." Walter had no enemies and did not drink." Young Atlanta Lawysr who was Judge Ormond's Closest Friend. that It was too hot. Ho was mlssd early Wednesday. It Is supposed that he waa overcome with nausea, and while leaning over the railing, fell Into the water. FIRES AT ANOTHER, SHOOTS HIS FRIEND THROUGH THE THIGH PARTY TO MOCK MARRIAGE AND WORE GIRL’S BRACELET Rperisl to The Georgies. Savanah, Oa., July 20.—The name of the young lady whose bracelet Walter Ormond had on hla arm when last ssen on the Kansas City, cannot be ascer tained here. The passenger list was a very large one. Tuesday Ormond performed a mock marriage ceremony, and aa a fee In sisted on taking a bracelet from th# young woman. He was wearing this on hi* left arm and should th* body be re covered, It will be a means of Identifi cation. It I* supposed that h* left the boat about 60 mile# from Ihe New York harbor. Ormond was last seen Tuesday night seated In a steamer chair dreaed In pa jamas. Harvey Hill advised him to re Special lo Tbs Georgian. Statesboro, Oa., July 20.<-Yenterday afternoon aa a groat picnic and politi cal rally was ending at Stllaon, near here, a number of men. became rather boisterous In the store of Joe E. Brown. Brown ordered them out and threatened to use his pistol when P. C. Richard son Invited him to take a shot. Brown shot, missing Richardson and hitting David Bradley In the thigh, the ball passing entirely through and breaking the bone. Bradley and Brown are dose friends, and the affair le general ly regreted. All parties are prominent In this section. No arrests have been made, NEGRO KILLS WOMAN HE LIVED WITH Special to The Georgies. Waycroos, Oe., July 2#.—Henderson English, a negro, shot and killed Lula Jarkson. a negro woman, with whom turn to his stateroom, but Ormond said he had been living, this morning. won!# to ths association. ahd hn<l finished wo* given nn ovatlm |-.,r till- [ll -l Ill IllMTIV JCIIT venerable Judge was “drsasod up,' hie eph-k-and-span preeenco In elothea created something of a * tlon. Although he waa not feeling th" Judge appeared to ho etlll el and was In a splendid humor, J< about his new togs. The committee on memorial mm report. The Met of the dead of the woe: Chief Justice T. J. Slminoi Atlanta: Major John W. Park Greenville; Chancellor Walter n. of Atlanta; J. M.' McNeil, of Cohnnbi and Buford 11 Davis, of Moron. Malpractice Scored. The report of the committee on I”B ethlre, submitted by S. B. Adams, ro tallied a biting nrrnlgmnent of Ihi tnwyers Indulging In malpractice, pi tlrulnrly In tlio matter of aol’ctl business. •■If Hu- bar association cannot »i this solicitation of business among In ysrs of the atnte, It ought to dlsbon the report anld. At the afternoon aeaalon other cor mlttec reporta will bo read and t convention will bo brought to a cm Friday evening by a formal reef [it I at the Worm Springs hotel. ho mu. PRETTY GIRL FALLS DOWN DEEP SHAFT DF A SKYSCRAPER Plunges Headlong Distant 1 ® of Twelve Stories in Pittsburg. fell lly Privet# I-eased Wire. Pittsburg. Pa, July 20.—At 6:2i pretty 18-year-old Ella Formeri the awful distance of 12 stork-- down the elevator shaft In McCreedy’a de partment store, where she was em ployed as a dressmaker. Th* door# which close automatically hut slowly, were still partly open. She idled them apart and attempted to to th* car, but missed her footing plunged Into th# shaft. pul I-a BLOWN TO DEATH FROM MINE LIFT By Private Leased Wlr*. Blueffelds, W. Vo., July 29.—Aa a re. suit of an explosion of gss In th” Dixon min* at Huger, In the east end of the Tug river field, at 8 o'clock last night, Wallace Mitchell and four miners. Ern est Jones. Palmer Harris and Robert Harris, brothers, and John Gilmer, are dead, and Bill Crouse and Langdon Whiteside will die from bums and shock. The blast blew live of th” men out of th* bucket and they fell down to th* bottom of th* ehaft, where they were later picked up. CRUELTIES CHARGED AGAINST BRITAIN By Private I.rased Wire. London. July 20.—Trouble I* bre> Ing between Great Britain ami Nit over th* charge# of brutal treat me of native* by the white# In the war Natal. The punishment of officer* concern Is advocated by non-conformist liber members of parliament and they a using as an argument that the loyal of Natal Is being endangered so la as these officer* go unpunished T1 entire Zulu campaign Is being g >i over and shocking cruelties are bell uncovered. It la further declared that the u as participated by Natal coerced I the mine the Zu ik against their w IlL