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ESTABLISHED 1887.
BRIDGES WILL GO ON
STAND THIS MORNING
The State Closed Late Yesterday Afternoon.
Defense Will Rest
ITS .CASE ON MR. BRIDGES STATEMENT
He Failed to Make Bond and Again
Rested in Jail—His Family Were .
Present Yesterday.
W, M. Bridges failed to make bond
■yesterday and again rested in jail last
. night.
Yesterday morning his oldest daughter
appeared in court. This is the first time
any member of his family have been,
present during the trial. In the after-,
noon his wife and youngest daughter
were present.
The state closed yesterday afternoon,
♦ and the defense <vill rest its case on the
defendant’s testimony. He will go on
the stand at 9 o’clock this morning to
make his statement.
The court honse will pfobably be
crowded to hear him this morning. The
Counsel for the defense are making a fine
fight, and contest every point.'
The return of Judge Branham to the
city is significant. He was considered
the leading counsel for the defendant,' It
may be that he will take a hand in the
proceedings from now on.
Morning Procaedings.
Court opened at 8:30, and fewer people
were present than at any time during the
trial. Mr. Bridges was brought from the
jail by Deputy Sheriff McLeod.
He appeared calm and seemed to have
suffered little inconvenience from his
night in the jail.
Proceedings began by Mrs. S J. Boy
kin going on the stand for the state. She
said; .
“I was teaching in Floyd county in
* 1894. I taught about four and a half
months. I was never paid anything for
my teaching for that year. W. M.
Bridges never paid me anything.”
«•' On cross examination she said :
‘‘My husband wss the principal of the
* school. I was his assistant. My hus
band never got any of my salary from
Bridges.”
R. T. Hargrove went on the stand for
the state.-
I “I never taught school for Floyd coun
ty. I received some money from W. M.
, Bridges in 1895 and 1896, He paid
me about $3,600 in January, 189 G.
I It was for school certificates I had bought
from the teachers and from W. M.
‘ Bridges.
“This $3,600 was paid me by checks
I on First National bank, I rediscounted
those certificates as I bought them—with
Capt. Simpson and Capt. Clark. Mr.
Bridges would endorse the names of some
| of the teachers on some of the certificates,
| and he drew the money on them.”
This certificate dated Dec. 3rd, 1895,
| Jto Cora Abbott for $5, I got that in
| January, 1896.
I (Certificate to Cora Abbott admitted in
ffl evidence.) Florence Banks, Oct. 7th,
& 1894. I got that certificate from Flor
al ence Banks. It is for $33. Mr. Bridges
■ paid me. This certificate dated Jan. 10,
K 1893, to Florence Banks No. 153 for $3
• I got from Bridges.
“The above certificates were a part of
■ the $3,600 I first mentioned. This certi-
■ ficate to J. D. Brown for $16.70 I got
■ from J. D. Brown. Bridges paid this
certificate. Certificate No. 127 to W. L.
I Beems for $lO belonged to me. Bridges
B it.
By That $3,600.00 included every thing
m to date. Nothing was carried over.
B Certificate No. 37 to Lizzie Blackwell
B for SIO.OO I got from Lizzie Blackwell.
• Bridges paid it. Certificate No 138
■ Jan. sth, 1895 for $5.00 I got from Liz-
■ zle Blackwell. Bridges paid that also.
• This certificate dated Nov. Ist, 1895
for $21.75 to A. 8. Cahoon Iliad.
paid it either in January or
gKoO.OO. Certificate No. 132 dated Dec.
||Kth, 1895 for $12.00 to Minnie Welsh,
THE ROME TRIBUNE.
I got from Mr. Ewing. Bridges paid
it. Certificate No. 159 for $5 00 Jan.
Bth, 1896 to John Evans colored I got
from Bridges, He paid it in January
1896.
Certificate No. 49 for $16.00 dated
Jan. 7th 1895 •! got from S. H, H.
Evans or some one signing it for him.
Bridges paid it in January 1896 as a
part of that $3,600.00. Certificate No,
22 to S. D Foster colored, for SIO.OO,
I got from W. M. Bridges in January,
1896. I charged 10 per cent discount
on all certificates. That is 10 per
cent off of the price of the certificates.
I got some certificates from Will West.
I think the transactions between
West and myself took place in the
summer of 1896. Ceitificate No. 47 to
E. D. Giddins for $5.00, I got from
Bridges and he paid it.
Certificate No. 115 for $40.00 I
bought from W, M. Bridges and he
paid it, as a part of the $3,600 00.
Certificate No. 85 for $4 50 dated Feb.
26, 1896 I got from Bridges and he
paid it. It was made to J. W. Jones.
Certificate No. 34 dated Nov. 6’95 to
Eugenia Grant for $11.25 I got from
Eugenia Grant. Certificate No. 36
dated Nov. 9, ’95 for $45.00 I got from
Eugenia Grant. Bridges paid it.
Certificate No. 144 dated January 2.
’96 I got from Eugenia Grant and
Bridges paid it. Was for $6 00
Certificate No. 100 dated Nov. 21
1895 to Nannie Malcolm for sls Bridges
paid it in 1896 ’
Certificate No. 44,' dated Nov. 7th
1895 to Annie McAfee for $16.50, I got
from Annie McAffee. Bridges paid
it in Jan. 1896.
Certificate No. 43, dated Nov, 7th
1895, for sls to Grace Knox, I got
from Grace Knox. Bridges paid it in
that $3,600.
When I presented these certificate
to Bridges he paid the face value. I
gave him no rebate.
Certificate No. 35, for S2O, dated
Nov. 6th 1895, to Nancy King, also
No, 134 dated Dec. 21st 1895 for sls to
Nancy King, I got from her. Bridges
paid them in that $3,600.
■ Certificates No. 147, for $lO, Jan. 4th
1895 to P. P. Jones (col.), I got from
P. P. Jones. Bridges paid it in ‘that
3,6000.
Certificate. No. 38, dated Nov. 6th
1895 for $25.00 to G. W. Riley.
I Bridges paid it in that $3,600.
Certificates No. 47, dated-Nov. 7
1895, for S4O to Zora Harper (col) I got
from Zora Harper. Bridges paid it in
that $3,600.
Certificate No. 92 for $38.50, Nov. 13
1895 to G. A. Richardson I got from
Richardson and Bridges paid it.
Certificate No. 116, for $5, dated Dec.
10th 1895, I got from C. A. Richardson
and Bridges paid it in that $3,600.
Certificate No. 27, dated Nov. Btb
1895, for sls to Rachel Richardson
(col.) Bridges paid it as part of $3,600.
Certificate No. 25, dated Nov. 6th
1895 for $52.50 to T. A. Shepherd I
got from Shepherd and Bridges paid
it in 1896 with the $3,600.
Certificate No. 3, dated June 3rl
1895, for $25.00 to J. F. Morgan It from
Bridges. Bridges paid it.
Certificate No. 102, dated March
16th 1894, for $25 to A. H. Yarbrough,
I don’t remember who I got it from.
Bridges paid it to me.
Certificate No. 41 dated Nov. 7 1895
for $12.50 to Annie Walker. I got it
frorp Annie Walker and Bridges paid it
in Jan. 1896.
Certificate No. 38 for $l5O dated Nov.
9th 1895 to Annie Walker and, certifi
cate No. 17 for $l5O dated Deo. 10th,
(Continued on Page Five)
ROME. .GA., FRIDAY. JULY 30. 1897.
COMING TO A CLOSE
— .' I
The Flanagan Case Will Co to
the Jury Today.
Lioks as Though He Will be Found
Guilty in Spite of His Insan
ity Plea.
Atlanta, July 29.—A1l of the testi
mony in the Flanagan case is in, and
two speeches on either side have been
made.
When court adjourned this afternoon
Hon. W. C. Glenn was speaking. Hon.
Hal Lewis will close for the state tomor
row. It is expected that the case will go
to the jury by three o’clock.
It looks very much now as though
Flanagan will be found guilty, though
he has made such a strong showing.
REWARD FOR LYNCHERS.
Governor Atkinson Is Determined That They
fcjhall Be Punished.
Atlanta, July 29.—Governor At
kinson has offered rewards of SSOO for
the two first convictions of lynchers of
Dr. Ryder, and SIOO for each succeed
ing conviction. He also offers reward
of $250 for names of those interferring
with the officers.
He says he knows eleven of the sis
teen men implicated in the Ryder
lynching and expects to prosecute
them to the extent of the law. He
says this is no bluff and that he is
very much in earnest. The Ryder
brothers were here today. '
MARRIED IN VIRGINIA.
Miss Florence Green, the Daughter of a I*l om.
• iuent Atlanta Man. Weds.
Atlanta, July 29.—Miss Florence
Green, the beautiful daughter of Mr.
Green, is visiting Mrs Dunlap at
Blacksburg, 'Va.
Today her father received a message
saying that she had been married to
Prof.-W. H. Rasche, cf the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. It was a big
surprise to her family.
ROAD RACE.
Walter Smith of Jonesboro Was the Winner
of the Event.
Atlanta, July 29—The big road
race came off today. There were 35
entries and the distance was ten miles-
The fine chert road between Atlanta
and the barracks was used.
Walter Smith, of Jonesboro, won. Joe
Biddle, of Birmingham, won the timg
prize.
National League, *
Washington, July 29. —Scores in the
National league today were-
Baltimore 8, Washington 2.
Pittsburg 12, Chic igo 5.
Heavy Rainfall In New York.
Saratoga, July 29.—The rainfall has
been so heavy throughout this section
for a number of days that great damage
is done to the crops. In many places
the lowlands are inundated and the
crops entirely ruined. Unless the
weather changes soon the result will be
disastrous. Rye, hay and corn are se
riously affected and reports are coming
in that potatoes, which promised a
profitable yield, are rotting in the
ground. All hikes and streams in north
ern New York are swollen to an unpre
cedented height for this season of the
year.
Died Trying to Save a Doj.
Wellsville, N. Y., July 29 —As the
westbound express on the Buffalo and
Susquehanna railroad came around a
sharp curve near here -Mrs. Frank Tay.
lor, with her baby in her arms, stepped
on the track to rescue a pet dog. The
next moment the locomotive struck the
woman, knocking her down the em
bankment. She received injuries which
will prove fatal. Dog and child were
unhurt.
The President In New York.
Whitehall, N. Y., July 39.—Presi
dent McKinley and party arrived at
Bluffpoint station at 6 a. m. on a Dela
ware and Hudson special train. The
presidential party was taken to the Ho.
tel Champlain shortly after V o’clock.
Mr. Hay and His Mannion.
LondoV, July 39.—Ambassador Hay
says that the report that there have
been negotiations between him and
Whitelaw Reid whereby the latter may
become the occupant of the Hay muta
tion at Washington is inaccurate.
Lived With a Broken Neck.
Baltimore. July 29.—Mrs. J. D. Mal
lory, whose neck was broken by being
thrown from a buggy on Sunday,' has
just died. The spinal cord Was com
pletely severed. In spite of this the
woman was conscious up to the time of
her death.
TRIO OF
MURDERS
Mobile in the Throes of
Great Excitement.
CAUSES A TURMOIL
Feared That Infuriated People May
Lynch the Murderers.
PEOPLE ARE GREATLY STIRRED UP
Old Confederate Soldier Killed
and Two Other Murders.
OPINIONS ARE FREELY EXPRESSED
That Brutal Murderers Should be Lynched.
This Will Doubtless be Done Before
Another Sun Sets.
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Mobile. July 29.—This city is in
turmoil as the result of three murde
which occurred during the night an
which have driven the people to tin
highest pitch of frenzy. Business i.-
practically suspended. On all sides the
opinion is freely expressed that sum
mary justice should be meted out, and
if the day passes without a lynching it
will be a wonder.
Tfcefirst kitting took plaoo .17 p. m ■
Thomas Jones, 33 years of age, a con
federate and highly, respected,
was done to death by Isah Davis, who
has already served a term for assault
with intent to murder a white man.
Jones attempted to get the negro out of
his house, into which he had broken,
and meeting Davis in the yard a scuffle
followed. The negro, who is a power
ful man, about 30 years of age, entirely
overmatched Mr. Junes, and choking
him with one hand, picked up a cruci
form piece of wood, which had come off
the fence, with the other and with this
implement dealt the victim a crushing
blow on the left temple, breaking his
neck and killing him instantly.
The crowd which rapidly assembled
on the scene of the murder was about
to lynch Davis, when a wagonload of
officers rescued him with difficulty and
he was incarcerated in the city jail, a
modern, strongly constructed building,
impossible of capture without great
loss of life. All night long a desperate
and determined crowd of men remained
outside the jail and are waiting their
opportunity when the prisoner would
be removed. Before midnight Mayor
Bush called out the local troops, but of
the 800 men composing the First bri
gade in this city only 76 responded.
With their officers they lay under arms
all night expecting a call.
The police force on duty during the
night had the custody of the prisoner
until morning, when 1. > was brought
before the recorder. The coroner’s jury
and the lower court sent him up for
murder, though he tried to play off as
insane.
About 1 a. m. a negro named Willie
Knight, known as the “Pensacola Kid,’’
shot and instantly killed another negro
named Dantler. As he was being chased
by officers, Knight shot and mortally
wounded Policeman Joe Tucker. For
this latter offense he will die if the. resi
dents of the north part of the city can
get him out of the county jail.
The negro ran after the shooting, but
was intercepted by a telegram and ar
rested by Section Boss Hubbard at Hur
ricane bayou at 7 a. m. His captor
wired for a special engine, which left on
the Louisvi e and Nashville with offi
cers. They brought the negro to town
and beat the crowd assembled to lynch
him by stopping the engine on the out
skirts of the city and rushing him
through the suburbs to the county jaiL
Severe Storm. In S'paln.
Madrid, July 29.—A dispatch from
Baicelona says that severe storms have
prevailed throughout Catalonia for the
last few days with devastating effect
among the vineyards. Out of 130,000
hectares of vinelands. scarcely 5.000
have easaped. In the districts of Tar
ragona and Gorona at least 80.000 hec
tares ‘bf Vineland have baafi seriously
damaged.
A M»N I*A«yfcnge Kxnlodea,
Berlin, July 29 —While tl» postal
employes were transferring mail from
one cart to another in front of Che post
office at the Potsdam railway station,
one of the parcels suddenly exploded,
severely injuring an employe. The ad
dress of the package could not be de
ciphered from the fragments.
3,000 WERE KILLED
Big Battle Fought Between
Fanatics -and Regulars.
The Government Forces Were De
feated—Troops Compelled to
Leave Dead and Wounded.
New York, July 29.—A dispatch to
The Herald from Rio de Janeiro, Bra
zil, says that authentic information has
reached that city to the effect that more |
than 3,000 soldiers have been killed in a
big battle near Canudos.
The fanatics, numbering more than
10,000 men, all well armed, attacked
the government troops. Whole brigades 1
of soldiers were swept'down and de
stroyed or trampled under foot as the
victorious fanatics, with wild shouts,
passed in triumph over them. The loss
cannot be told. There is no reason to
doubt, however, that the loss on both
sides is more than 3.00.0.
For miles the ground around Canudos
is strewn with the dead and dying, the
government troops being compelled to
leave their dead on the field and flee to
save themselves from complete destruc
tion by the avalanche of fanatics.
When the report of the awful battle
reached Rio Janeiro, it was considered
by the president and ministry, and it
was decided to send the minister of war
to the scene next week with 4,000 men,
who are now gathering. They will
carry with them a great store of ammu
nition and will endeavor to dislodge the
fanatics from the positions they now
hold.
Fighting has been in progress at Can- .
ndds for several weeks. In the mean
time, while the fanatics fought appar
entiy with little heart, they having been
gathering their forces from all direc
tions for the final attack on the govern
ment troops, which led to such awful
results.
FIVE TO GO FREE.
Irish Political Prisoners Are to Be Released
Soon It Is Soon,
London, July 39.—As a result of the
efforts of Mr. Johu Redmond, the Par
nellite ' leader, it is probable that the
government will soon release the five
remaining Irish prisoners. Wilson, Bur
ton, Dalton, Flanagan and Fetherstone,
now undergoing sentences of penal ser
vitude for life in Portland prison.
Sir Matthew White-Ridley, the home
secretary, has already promised to treat
them as convicted under the dynamite
act of 1883, which carries a maximum
penalty of 20 yearg imprisonment, in
stead of under the treason-felony act of
1848. Deducting for “good conduct
commutation,” the term of imprison
ment would be 15 years. All the five
have now entered the fifteenth year of
their imprisonment, and there are
strong hopes of a relief before the expi
ration. of the year, as the result of the
special pressure brought to bear upon
the governor, supported by a large sec
tion of the press.
It is thought probable that the forth
coming visit of the Duke and Duchess
of York to Ireland will be signalized by
the release of all Irish political pris
oners. .»
SIMMONS SURE TO SWING.
The Appeal In Hl* Case Abandoned—Date
For Dancing Fixed.
Greenville, S. 0., July 29.—Austin
Simmons has been sentenced to be
hanged Sept. 17, next Simmons was
convicted last November of the murder
of a little boy named Griffin at Pied
mont. The crime was an unusually
desperate one, the little boy being shot
in the head and then thrown in the
river. Circumstantial evidence pointed
to Simmons as the murderer and he
was convicted in November, but an ap
peal was taken.
The appeal has since been abandoned.
The deed was committed in June of
last year, and Simmons was first sen
tenced to be hung in July last.
He was respited pending the decision
of the appeal. Nothing but a pardon
from the governor can save him now.
He is about 20 years old. His victim
was 12.
Cnudler Not a Candidate.
Atlanta, July 29.—A rumor is out
that Secretary of State Candler will be
a candidate for governor at the next
election. He denies this in the most
direct terms. He is not a candidate, he
•ays, and will not ba He has at pres
ent no desire w.hatevpr to fill the offica
Tne Indiana to Go to Halifax.
Washington, July 29. Secretary
Long has decided to send the battleship
Indiana to Halifax to be dooked and
cleaned. Constructor Bowles of’ the
New Yoji navy yard will be sent there I
in advance to make all arrangements i
necessary for the docking. The ship ,
will not be fitted with bilge keels at
Halifax.
No American-Canadian Cricket,
Toronto, July 29—For the first time
in a dozen years there will be no inter
national cricket match • between . the
United States and Canada this year.
So many of the crack American players
are away in England with the Phila
delphia eleven that it.will be impossible
to put a representative team in the
field.
Talk to Toot Trade.
The Tribune has The
largest circulation of any
newspaper in North Geor*
gia. It reaches your trade
daily.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
THE FIGHT
ON RUCKER
Atlanta Business Men
Make a Big Kick
ON NEGRO COLLECTOR
Liquor Men to Hold a Meeting to Consider
the Question,
BIS DEPUTIES MAT COME DOWM
Report in Atlanta That All Will
Resign
WHEN COLORED MAN TAKES CHARGE
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They Object to Working Under a Negro.
President McKinley’s Negro Appoint
ments Not Piked a Single Bit
Atlanta, July 29.—1 tis thought that
Henry A Rucker, the negro barber,
who has been made internal revenue
collector for the state, will receive the
resignation of ail his deputies and cleri
cal force upon his return here, and will
be compelled to put negroes in their
places. •
Business men who have transactions
with the office are making the biggest
kind of a kick, and a meeting of’ the
liquor dealers is to be held next week to
consider ways and means of dealing
with the man who will hereafter look
after Uncle Sam’s collections in Georgia.
The appointment of Rucker has
brought something less than 1,000,000
applicants for the deputy collectorships.
The entire staff of his Decatur street
barbershop has been included in the list.
Ruckgr wjjl be at thg custom
house Monday morning Mid those who
will be affected by the change' are very
sore. Judge John Norton, chief deputy
collector, says he will not work under
Rucker, and it is believed that many
others will follow his example..
President McKinley’s appointment of
negroes to Responsible positions hitherto
filled by white men under both parties
has caused more consternation through
out the state than any presidential elec
tion ever did 4 for the south is confronted
for the first time since the war with
the actual result of the conflict.
In Athens, where Pink Morton, a ne
gro, has been named for postmaster, the
citizens have arranged a system of boy
cotting which will be unique even if
it is not effective.
Judson Lyons, another negro, has
been promised the postoflice at Augusta,
but a large delegation of citizens, headed
.by former Senator Walsh, will person
ally appear before the senate to oppose
his confirmation
VERY IMPORTANT" CHANGE.
Manufacturing luterests of the Pacific
Coast Affected by New Tariff.
San Francisco, July 29.—A change
of importance to the manufacturing in
terests of this coast has been made by
the new tariff, if the understanding
now entertained is the correct one. Its*
importance is suggested in a note of in
struction given by Collector Jackson to
the deputy collectors in the following
communication:
“In view of the standard fixed by the
new tariff of 92 per cent of fixed carbon
as the line of demarkation between an
thracite and bituminous coal, you will
exact a deposit on all cargoes heretofore
passed as anthracite from Swansea.”
Under tin old tariff coal that exceeded
88 per cent of fixed carbon was rated as
anthracite coal and was admitted free
of duty. Most of the coal imported
here from Swansea ranged from 89 to 90
per cent and so came in free. Under
the new tariff it will nearly all be rated
as bituminous and will be charged a
duty of 67 cents a ton. Immense quan
tities of Swansea coal are annually im
ported at this port, mostly for manufac
turing purposes. The kind of coal with
which it comes in competition is the
Pennsylvania anthracite. '
Whether duty is sufficient to'cover
the differed i in the cost of transporta
tion from Pennsylvania or not remains
to be seen. If it does not, the result,
it is said, will simply be to increase the
cost of this kind of coal to the manu
facturers who use it.
Man and Wife" Take Morphine.
Houston, July 29.—Jules Bunnell, a
photographer, and Miss Ellis Lu Wil
liamson were married at San Marcos
last week and went to Galveston, where
Beunell thought he could get work. He
failed to find it and the young couple
came here. They were found in their
room in the Hutchinson House nearly
dead from the effects of mornhine, taken
with suicidal intent. Heroic measure*
were adopted., but bqfh diqjL.