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ADVERTISERS USE THE GEORGIAN FOR RESULTS The Atlanta Georgian. If You are an Advertiser and Want Results, ' Test Us. VOL. 1. NQ. 204. ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, DECEMB ER, 20,1906. On Train! FIVE CENTS. PASSENGER TRAIN IN COLLISION WITH FREIGHT AT WEST END; ENGINEER STEELE IS INJURED Engine Turns Over When Trains Struck. PASSENGERS ESCAPE WITHOUT INJURY Misplaced Switch Causes What Might Have Been Terrible Wreck. Engineer John Steele waa badly In jured and a number of passengers sha ken up and frightened when a head-on collision occurred shortly after 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon between the At lanta and West Point vestibule limited, Jto. 38, from New Orleans, and a freight engine of the Central of Georgia. The collision occurred at Humphreys street cross at West End. John Steele, engineer of the passes gcr train, lives at 395 Washington street. His leg Is believed to bo bro ken and he Is badly bruised. He stuck to his throttle until the engine struck. Thomas Jordan, the negro reman of the West Point engine, escaped by jumping and was not hurt. He had a narrow escape. . Engine Turned Over. The Impact was so great that the Atlanta and West Point engine was turned completely over and considera bly demolished. The Central's freight locomotive was pretty badly damaged and will be In the shops several weeks. The wreck was caused by the Central engine’s pilot wheels splitting a switch, Just as the two trains were approach ing euch other. Neither were going at a very fast rate of speed, but the speed of the West Point train, which was reported one hour and thirty minutes late, was considerably greater than that of the freight. Wreckers at Work. Wrecking crews were Immediately sent out from both the Central and West Point yards and work was be gun on clearing up the debris. Traf fic over this part of the railroad yard was suspended until late In the after noon. Passengers for Atlanta left the train at the crossing and came Into the city on the street cars and In cabs. Other passengers for connecting trains re mained In the cars and were brought Into the Terminal station later In the afternoon. Ambulances were rushed to the scene, but were not needed ex cept for the wounded engineer. CURTIS JETT CONFESSES MURDER OF COCKRILL Cynthlana, Ky., Dec. 20.—Curt Jett today made a full confession of the murder of Jim Cockrell at Jackson. FIREMEN IN CLOSE PLACE; SMOKE AND FLAME CAUSE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS CUT III 1WI George F. Allen Killed While Crossing Track. "Ill Ip cro** I ns the tracks of the South* * r " railway, near the Bwlft fertiliser works, ui noon Thursday, George F. Alien, on cm* of the Oould Construction Cow- I uiy. of Louisville, the contractors build* *be new Louisville and Nashville tres* t: '*' was struck by a switch eujrfne and I'Ht.intly killed. The wheels of the engine ran over ids body, cutting It In two. •Lilt how the nccldent happened Is not knaw'n, although It was claimed that Al* 1 '‘ , ‘ went from behind the cud of a freight “••In that find just passed and stepped In fr ,f -t of the moving switch engine. lie- ■ ■■ the engineer could stop, the engfue ' the iinfortunntu man and ground him to ih. Ail- was 35 years of age, and was at l with tho gang working on the pile •'r. His home was In Livingston, Ky. Hat Works Employees Lucky to Get Away. A fire, In which several of the fire men were overcome by smoke from burning felt and straw braid, and one of the most serious the local depart ment haa been called upon to fight In many months, was that which caused several hundred dollars' damage In the work rooms on the third tloor of the Piedmont Hat Company, 461-2 West Mitchell street, shortly before 6 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Tho blaze was discovered after the twenty-five or thirty boys and girls had quit work for the day. Had It orig inated half an hour earlier a panic might have been created, and several Injured In trying to escape. The fire was first discovered In the boys' dressing room, and, It Is supposed, caught from a lighted match or cl. garette. The firemen were forced to crawl on their stomachs In order to live In the thick smoke. Many of them were over come with nausea and had to be assist ed from tho building to fresh air. All 00000300000000000000000000 O MORE SUN8HINE COMINQ; O O FINISH YOUR SHOPPING. 0 O Just a little taste of real win- O 0 ter—then the fine weather again. O 0 So do your Christmas shopping O LAWYER PATRICK SAVED FROM THE ELECTRIC CHAIR; HE'LL FIGHT THE DECISION Says He Must Set Free or Killed. Be LIFE SENTENCE OPPOSED BY HIM Governor Higgins Tells He Decided to Save Prisoner’s Life. Why: 0 -Friday, because the man up on the 0 0 top of the Empire says Its going 0 0 to be prime. Forecast: 0 0 “Rain and somewhat warmer 0 S Thursday night; Friday fair.” 0 Temperatures Thursday: 0 0 7 o’clock a. 33 degrees 0 0 g o'clock a. m 34 degrees 0 O 9 o'clock a. m 34 degrees 0 0 10 o'clock a. m 34 degrees 0 0 11 o'clock a. m 35 degrees 0 0 12 o'clock noon 36 degrees 0 0 1 o’clock p. m. 26 degrees 0 0 2 o'clock p. m 37 degrees 0 0 0 00000000000000000O00000O0O the down town companies responded and four or five hose lines were put In action before the flames could be sub dued sufficiently to allow the firemen to even rise to a stooping position. The ladders were covered with Ice and sleet and the firemen were forced to climb with caution to prevent accident. "It was one of the toughest fires we've been up against In some time,” said Chief Cummings. “The smoke was awful and made some of tho boys pretty sick. It was thick enough to cut.” ATLANTA MAN’S BROTHER KILLED IN BUFFALO FIRE Four Other Persons Meet Death in Blaze. Buffalo, N. Y„ Pec. 20.—In s small lire last night In the Zenobla apartment bouse, on Prospect nrenue, four persons were killed and one died In hospltsl. A belt dozen persons were rescued by firemen. The dead: ' y. M. I.AMBttROIIT, 45 years old. MIIH. LAMUItECIlT, bis wife, 40 years old. Ill'Til CRUMLI8H, 3 years old. MIIH. J. J. KIHt'HKIt, of New York. ('dock this morning without rcgnlnlug con- gslonsness. The ' blase was s small one, and was quickly brought under control by tbs fire men. ATLANTA ARTI8T NOTIFIED OF HI8 BROTHER’S DEATH, A. Charles Dean, who died Thursday morning from Injuries received In the Buffalo fire, was a brother of Robert Jerome Dean, of Atlanta, an artist, who Is associated with the Wlngo Adver tising Company, In the Century build ing. Mr. Dean received a telegram early Thursday that his brother was Injured, but no further news was received. The father of Mr. Dean made a number of efforts to reach Buffalo by long dis tance telephone, but could obtain no news of his son's condition. Late In the day The Georgian received a news message that Mr. Dean had died from his Injuries, and the relatives In At lanta were notified at once. A. Charles Dean traveled for a Brooklyn paint manufacturing company. WO OLENMILLS MER GE; CHARTER APPLIED FOR Dueclal to Tbs Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 20.—A big merger of the leading woolen mills of the South, involving a capitalization of one and a quarter million dollars, has been effected. The new combine will be known as the American Textile Woolens Company, and It has already applied for a charter under the laws of Georgia. It will Include the following big concerns: The Park Woolen Mills of Rossvllle, Oa.; the Louisville Woolen Mills, of Louisville, Ky.; the Sweet water Woolen Mills, of Sweetwater, Tenn.; the Athens Woolen Mills, of Athens, Tenn., and the Atlanta Woolen Mills, of Atlanta, Go. The headquar ters of the concern will be In this city, and it Is understood that W. M. Nixon, of Atlanta, will be the president. He Is the head of the Atlanta mill and he will remove to this city and look after the business of the big concern. The secretary will be F. A. Carter, the manager of the mills at Sweet water, Tenn. The directors will be elected at a meeting to be held soon. JIM JEFFRIES A GREES TO FIGHT FOR $50,000 New Tork, Dec. 20.—James J. Jef fries, champion pugilist of the world, confirms today the announcement that he has accepted “Tex” Rickards' offer of 150,000 to enter the ring again and that be would fight at Goldfield, Nev., In April or May. Rickards, In a signed statement, said that he had positive assurances of 350,000 being offered If Jelfrtes would waive his color prejudice and fight big Jack Johnson. CLOSED UP POST OFFICE JUSI 70 HUNT BEARS , ‘ -‘lining thtt they hit re ilfsrorereri evl- '•'•'«♦• that will eittahllHb beyond quetttou r i* alibi for Will JobneoB, tho uegro con- ' :, --l of niMault on Mr«. KtohnrU Hem* w nu<l under aentence of denth January . Au> * «. Htephens, Walter McEIreuth •'•ii'I Mnrlc Tolbert, Jnbiiflou’a attorney*. ; tiiOT.il for a new trial, nnd It will r, I l»y Judge Roan Saturday. r . *UUItI IIUUII DlllUIIIll/. , “ttornsrs claim to hare secured evl- " lout will estnbllsb Johnson'. Inuo- " i-oyonit olif-.tl.Kl, Tills evidence. It ''T.tood. will .ttow that Jobnwn wna ."'-.os tbo ,Uy of the crime and knew nothin* about It. The lawyers iliat It Is simply a euso of mistaken Washington, Dec. 20.—"Some very funny letters find their way to the postolfice," said Representative James M. Griggs, of Georgia, "and for logic, a few of them are hard to beat.” Mr. Griggs is a member of the house committee on postolfice and post roads, and takes an Interest In all postal mat ters. "I was talking with a postolfice de partment official the other day.” said the Georgia member, "when he ahowed me a brief letter that had been received from a Western postmaster. A* near as I recall, the letter was notice-to the postmaster general that on a certain day the postofflee In the little Western town would be closed. "The postmaster said: 'In accordance with the rules of the department, I write you to Inform ygu that on next Saturday I will close the postolfice for one day, as I am going on a bear hunt. 1 am not asking your permission to close up. and you can discharge me If you want to. But I will advise now that I am the only damn man In the county who can read and write.' "And,” added Judge Griggs, "the postmaster was not discharged. He went on the bear hunt. He had a cinch on hla Job." Ossining, N. Y., Dec. 20.—When In formed at Sing Sing prison today of Governor Higgins' action In commut ing hls sentence to life Imprisonment, Albert T. Patrick Indignantly declared he did not believe It and would not ac cept any commutation. ”1 don't believe It,” said Patrick, heatedly, “and I won't accept It If the governor has commuted my sentence. I'm going right on with my fight for liberty or nothing.” LIFE OF ALBERT PATRICK SAVED BY GOVERNOR. Albany, N. Y., Dec. 20.—Governor Higgins today commuted the sentence of Albert T. Patrick, now in the death house at Sing Sing, for the murder of William Rice, to Imprisonment for life. In commuting the sentence, the gov ernor says: "Albert T. Patrick hns been convict ed of the murder of William M. Rice, and the judgment of conviction has been affirmed by a divided court. It Is not claimed that Patrick committed the murder In person, but that he pro cured the act to be done. He has been convicted principally upon the testimony of Charles F. Jones, who confessed that he murdered hls master while he lay asleep. Instigated thereto by Patrick, and Jones, by this testi mony, has purchased hls Immunity from trial or punishment. Neither this fact alone nor the review of any ques tion of fact already passed upon by the courts at some stags of these pro ceedings would seem to me to warrant Interfering with the judgment of death imifmTK 1 “in 1 "** * tl * defendant, but three of the seven Judges of the court of appeals were so strongly of the opinion that errors were committed at the trial which were substantially prejudicial to the rights of Patrick, that I feel that the death penalty ought not, under all the circumstances, to be Inflicted. "In view of these facts and the grave doubts expressed by these Judges, I am saltsfied that I ought to relieve the de fendant from the extreme penalty of the law and commute hls sentence to Imprisonment for life.” (( EXPECT NO MER C Y, ” JUDGE ROAN WARNS H0LIDAI CARO USERS Holidays Must be Ob served With Good Order. "Should the thoughtless and lawless flit this court with cases again, to be tried at our next sitting, which will be some time In January, then I want to put them on notice now that such aa do this may expect no mercy at my hand." With thle emphatic statement and warning to law-breakers. Judge Roan closed the December term of the crim inal branch of the superior court Wed nesday afternoon. The last Jury of the term had Just brought In a verdict of "guilty" against three negroes charged with robbery. Judge Roan sentenced the criminals to fifteen years each, and then, turning to the Jury, delivered some strong and forceful expressions on law and order. “Before I dismiss you, gentlemen of the jury," said Judga Roan, "for this term of the court, I want to say to you that Solicitor General Hill has In formed me that we have disposed of all of the Jail cases; also that all of the bond cases that are ready for trial have been tried. such reproach on our fair city sever: months ago was not participated In by me, nor by the solicitor general, nor by any of you, nor any of the officers of this court. “Innocent Suffer, Too.” "But yet, gentlemen. Innocent as we all were of any participation In that lawlessness, we have been made to nut ter with all the rest of the Innocent. "As a court, I have sat here for one solid month antT have been crucified by hard work and the horrible recitals as they were told by witness after witness on the stand. "You, as Jurors, have been made to leave your homes, your firesides, your factories, your banks and other avoca tions, and for the time have been forced to dedicate yourselves to the public service as jurors In order to see that the law would be vindicated and the tangled web woven by lawlessness straightened out, I trust, gontlemen, that none of us wilt ever live long enough to see repeated In this fair city anything like It again. "I trust that the Christmas holidays that are now on us will be the most peaceful, happy and cheerful the city has ever seen: that they will be free from lawlessness In every form. "But should the thoughtless and law less fill this court with cases again, to be tried at eut next sitting, which will be some time In January, then I want to put them on notice now that such as do hls May expect no mercy at my hand." Judge Roan made a remarkablo rec ord this December term In clearing the docket of cases. The docket Is nearer completed than ever before. Only a few cases will go over to the next tend. , RECEIVER APPOINTED; GERMAN OF ILLINOIS GOES INTO COURTS CALLED UPON FOR SECRETS George Perkins Order ed Before Grand Jury. New York, Dec. 20.—George W. Per kins, a witness before the Armstrong Investigation committee, was called up to divulge Interesting secrets of the management of the New York Life In surance Company today before the grand Jury. At the behest of the district attor ney. the partner of J. P. Morgan and formerly the high financier of the New York Life, was forced to submit to a rigid cross-examination In the presence of the grand jurymen. The evidence of Perkins was consid ered of much Importance In throwing light upon a transaction that occurred during the Perklns-McCal! regime and which was deemed a fit subject of In quiry by the present Jury. This was the transfer of 11,000,040 worth of various bonds from the treas ury of the New York Life to the New York Security end Trust Company, a subsidiary corporation to the Insur ance company. This was done, It developed at the Armstrong Investigation, to comply with the requirements of the Prussian government In order that the New York Life might obtain. permission to do business In Prussia. It was apparent to the members of the Armstrong committee that the bond transfer was seemingly a subterfuge. Before Perkins got to the criminal courts building today In response to n subpena, he was preceded by hls per sonal counsel, Lewis J. Delafleld, who waited In the ante-room, to roach his principal. Many other officers and em ployee. of the New York Life were also asked to testify today. Including Treasurer Randolph and M. M. Maul- son, chief clerk of the treasury depart ment. Frisco Losses Said To Have Affected Strength. Philip Alston was appointed receiver for the assets of the German Insurance Company of Illinois In Georgia, Wed nesday afternoon by Judge Pondteton In the superior court, and an Injunction was temporarily granted against the Insurance company restraining It from In any way Interfering with the status of Its assets. The petitioner In the case Is the Prowell Hardware Compa- pany, Birmingham, Ala. This Insurance company Is another of the list which has become Insolvent through tho risks which became due as a result of the fire and earthquake In San Francisco a short time past. Tho German Insurance Company Is one of the best known fire Insurance companies In the country and has done a general business throughout the United States. The petitioners claim that the com pany's liabilities at San Francisco amounted to 35,139,422 and that Its as sets on October 31 were 35,674,709. Its liabilities reported to the Insurance commissioner of Georgia October 31 were 33,519,724. These last liabilities taken Into consideration with the San Francisco liabilities caused the compu- 00000000000000000000000000 O O 0 PARD0N8 TO CONVICTS 0 0 FOR CHRISTMAS GIFT, 0 0 Special to The Georgian: 0 - Montgomery, Ala., pec. 20.— 0 O Governor Jelks yesterday after- 0 noon granted twenty-five pardone, S paroles and commutations to con victs as a Christmas present, and 0 notwithstanding this, U a large O number, It If smaller IH any la- 0 0 aued by a governor In the past 0 0 twenty years. 0 0 O 0000OOO0000000000000000O00 One of Three Men Who Can Be Located. MYSTERIOUS MAN MUST TELL STORY Georgian Reporters Know Witness. Where to Find ' ny to become insolvent November 15 the defendant reinsured with the Royal Insurance Company of Liverpool, but this reinsurance did not guarantee any insurance of the losses prior to that date. The reinsurance was only on pol icies on which there were no losses. November 19 the Chicago Title and Trust Company was appointed receiver of the company In Illinois. The petitioner had two policies, each for 32,500, with the defendant compa ny, nnd these are due, as the property Insured was destroyed by fire. The petitioner claims to have a llefi on the 310,000 bonds which the com pany deposited with the state treasurer for the losses suffered. The Chicago receiver has no Jurisdiction In this state, and Judge Pendleton ordered Mr. Alston to demand the bonds from the treasurer, take charge of the assets and adjudge the rights of creditors between themselves. The bond of the receiver was set at 35,000 and the regular hear ing of the case fixed for January 5. ARE TIED DP Worst Blockade Road’s History Is Reported. in Spencer, N. C., Dec. 20.—One of the worst freight blockades In the history of the Southern railway exists on this system. The conditions have been gradually growing worse as the holidays ap proach, and hundreds of loaded cars and scores qf train crews are tied up on the road. One crew spent ninety- two hours between Concord and Spen cer this week because of the blockade on the line, a distance of only twenty- one nflles. It Is not an Infrequent thing for four to six trains to be etranded within five miles of Spencer, unable to get In the yards on account of the crowded con ditions. The officers of the company are doing their best to relieve the situation. A double track is being built, but will not be in general use for a year or more to come. GET IRE PAT All Shops Except Two To Receive Benefit. (. Washington, Dec. 20.—The machin ists employed by the Southern Railway Company today received the glad news that the settlement of the Increased wage scale, which was left to the arbi trators, had resulted In their favor and that all shops except Birmingham and Sheffield will get an Increase of 2 cents an hour, the tatter shape receiving an increuse of 1 1-2 cents an hour. All the apprentices will receive an Increase of 1 rent an hour. Today was the last day for the Southern to reply to the argument of P. J. Conlon, first vice president of the International Association of Machin ists. who was the arbitrator selected by the machinists. But In the mean time Colonel Thom, of general counsel for the Southern, who was the arbitra tor for the company, had a talk with Mr. Conlon with the result that they agreed on terms of settlement so that the arbitrators did not have to avail theinaelvea of the services of Judge George Gray, of Delaware, who had accepted the appointment of umpire. Both sides to the controversy did not coincide, and this leads to tho belief that Webb went to bed, as he declares he did. At this point en Marietta street Dodgen started to go up the stairs of a house near Mills street, and was partly up the stairs when this myste rious companion urged-him not to go. For a few moments they discussed tho matter, and then went on out Marietta street. A witness has been found who watched the two men and walked be hind them. He knew Dodgen and ho gives an excellent description of Dod- gen'a companion. Another Witness. Still another witness haa been found by The Georgian who saw Dodgen and hla mysterious companion playing pool a short time later and shortly before midnight farther out Marietta street. The two men left there after the pool room closed. Shorly afterword* the bailiff was done to death. Evidence at the coroner's Inquest shows that Dodgen's companion ran when these shots rang out. That this man who ran Is the samo one seen and described by these wit nesses unearthed by Georgian reporters there Is tittle doubt In fact all their deecriptlona agree. If Webb fe elimi nated from the case, there are two others that this description fits, nnd both of these are known and have been located. Both witnesses secured by The Georgian will be given a chare o to Identify one of them as ths badly wanted man. Why Did He Flee? If Dodgen was done to death In the manner described by Mrs. WUIle Stam per and her companions now locked up In the Tower, why did Dodgen's com panion flee, and why has he kept quiet about the matter? That is a question that may be solved when this mysterious companion Is lo cated. One of theee witnesses who saw the bailiff and hls strange companion shortly before the crime was commit ted Is now in Cincinnati, but will bo brought to Atlanta within a few days. The other will arrive In Atlanta Thurs day and will be given a chance to view the two men under suspicion. MISSING COMPANION OF SLAIN BAILIFF IS FOUND BY GEORIAN Evidence unearthed by reporters for The Georgian on Thursday now places the Identity of the missing man, said to have been with Bailiff John Dodgen early Inst Sunday morning, when he was done to death at the house on Ma rietta etreet, near Pine, as one of three men, and the Indications are that this same evidence will be the means of eliminating all but the man so badly anted by the police. This evidence shows the movements of the bailiff up to a few minutes be fore he received the wound that cau-ed hla death, and people who can Identify this mysterious companion of the dea l bailiff have been found. Either of these two witnesses Is of the opinion that he can Identify Dod gen's companion, and It Is probable that they will be given this opportu nity. 1 The movements of the bailiff have been traced by The Georgia from thn time he left a pool roqm on Decatur street at 11:15 o'clock on Saturday ntght until he left another pool room to go to hls death. When he left this last pool room he was with hls mysterious companion. A thorough description of this man has been obtained. It fits three men who are suspected of being this myste rious and badly wanted man. Each uf the three has been located. Evidence Substantiated. Thle evidence, secured by Georgian reporters, was partly substantiated Thursday morning when C. C. Webb, of Alpharetta, Ga., visited police head quarters and told what he knew of the movements of Dodgen on the night that he woe dealt to death. The Identity of l this man hod previously been learned by The Georgian and he was; ore: of the three men believed to have been with the bailiff when the fatal shot was fired. But the story he telle la a straight forward one, and one which leads to the belief that he left Dodgen an hour or more before the bullet went crash ing through hls brain. Learning thut hls name was being connected with the case, Webb visited detectives at police headquarters Thursday and told of hls movements on that night. Later he repented this story to Georgian reporters In the pres ence of Justice of the Peace I’u cl:ett, for whom Dodgen worked. Was With Dodgon. He saya that he was with the bailiff until 11:16 o'clock on Saturday night, and he says further that at that time Dodgen was looking for a man far whom he had a warrant. They both visited a pool room on Decatur street, where they remained about fifteen min utes, and then Webb says he went to bed and that Dodgen said he Intended doing the same thing. The next trace of Dodgen after that was when he was seen on Marietta street, near Mills, by a witness dis covered by The Georgian. At this time he had a companion, und while thn general description might be applied to Webb, there was one point which