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lESTAKLISHED 1887.
SICK JUROR
STOPSTRIAL
Iwo Sensations in Mur
der Case.
THORNTOTELLTRUTH
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>He Will Swear That Mrs. Nack Com
mitted the Murder.
SAYS SHE FIRED THE FATAL SHOT
-J uror Laron Has Been Operated
For Appendicitis.
IF JURYMAN HAS NOT RECOVERED
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.By Moikday the Present Jury Will Be
Discharged and a New Panel For
Another Jury.
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New York, Nov. 11.—The trial of
Martin Thorn, which hag been in pro
fgress the last three days in Queens
'County court of oyer and terminer, at
Long Island City, may be discontinued
for an indefinite period, owing to the
r illness of Juror Mangus Larsen.
Mr. Larsen is afflicted with appendi
. eitis and his condition is so serious that
physicians who are attending him will
not allow him to leave his bed.
This being the case, the sheriff did
not bring up the other 11 jurors, but
i reported the facts to,the district attor
: ney. Several hundred men and women,
Who assembled in the courtroom expect
: Ing to hear Martin Thorn refute the
testimony which Mrs. Nack gave so
- dramatically, were therefore doomed to
- disappointment.
Captain Methin brought Thorn into
< the courtroom, the prisoner looking
. none the worse for his recent ordeal.
Judge Smith opened court a few min
utes later, and District Attorney Youngs
informed him of the serious condition
■of the juror, Larsen, and with the con-
- sent of lawyers on both sides. Judge
-"Smith adjourned the court until 9:30
O’clock Friday.
Case to Be Continued ?
The sickness of Larson brought up a
-discussion amongst those interested as
to what will be done in case the juror’s
illness is protracted. Will the trial go
on with the 11 jurors? was asked. Law
?er William F. Howe, attorney for
’horn, said that an Italian named Oan
cemi had killed a policeman in Brook
lyn street, N. Y., in 1867, and one of
the jurors falling sick, the lawyers
agreed to proceed with 11 jurors. Can
cemi was convicted, and on an appeal the
court of appeals ruled that neither the
counsel for the people nor for the pris
oner could waive the constitutional
Tights of the accused man, which called
for a trial by a jury of 12 men instead
-Of 11.
District Attorney Youngs was asked
whether, in the event of the death of a
.juror, he would press for another jury
and proceed with the case during the
present term. He replied that he would
have to consult with his associates be
fore answering the question. To these
questions Mr. Youngs replied:
“Both of these mutters are m the dis
cretion of the court.”
After the court adjourned Mr. Howe
and Mr. Moss had a brief talk with
their client, Thorn, before he was taken
back to his cell. Later Mr. Howe out
lined his proposed plan of defense,
which he has been compelled to adopt
owing to the confession of Mrs. Nuca.
Mm, Nack the Murderer?
' “Thorn will take the stand Friday,”
Baid he. “Then he will testify tiiat the
murder was conceived and plotted and
planned by Mrs. Nack. We shall prove
that she wanted to get rid of Gu.den
suppe in order that Thorn might take
his place. Thorn will state that when
he got into the cottage at Woodside on
June 25. he found that Mrs. Nack had
shot Guldeusuppe, and that it was she
who said:
•• ‘I have killed him.’
“In other words. Thorn is going to
tell the whole truth about it —abso-
lutely the whole truth,” said Mr. Howe,
With a dramatic gesture.
• “Will Thorn testify that Mrs. Nack
took away the head, or will he state that
it was he himself who threw it into the
river?” Howe was asked.
The big lawyer hesitated for a mo
ment and then replied:
“Wait till we have got Thorn on the
■Stand. He will ted ali about it.”
Lawyer Joseph F. Mos«, who is asso
ciated with Mr. Howe in the defense of
Thorn, was asked if, in the case of a
new trial being ordered, the defense
-jvould accept an -offer from tlie people
THEWITE TRIBUNE.
MR. PELKY IS DEAD
Father Os Mrs, Sidney Lascelles
Dropped Dead.
She Is His Only Heir—Fortune Esti
mated at s7s,ooo—Will
Lascelles Beturn?
Fitzgerald ,Ga. Nov. 11.—Mr. Alex
ander Pelky, father of Mrs. Sidney
Lascelles, dropped 4e*d in the Lee
House here this afternoon-
Since his daughter married Las
celles Mr.* Pelky has never seemed
himself and has pined away. He
walked about town today and ap
peared in fairly good spirits. Late
this afternoon he stepped in the hotel
and without a seconds warning fell
dead.
He leaves a fortune estimated any
where from $50,000 to $75,000. Mra
Lascelles is his only child and heir.
She is with her husband who is a fugi
tive from justice. The question is
will Lascelles have the nerve to come
back and face the numerous warrants
out for him in order to secure the
rich prize awaiting him.
FIRE IN EAST ROME.
J. W. P. Salmon's Store (Burned—Be
lieved to be Incendiary,
At 12:15 this morning fire was dis
covered in the store of J. W. P. Sal
mon just across the East Rome bridge.
The bu'lding was first robbed and then
Betafir-, as the back door was open
when the firemen arrived.
The building belonged to Mr. Cor
nelius Terhune and was worth
probably SSOO. The stock about SSOO.
It could not be learned whether either
were insured, The building and goods
both were totally destroyed.
A MURDER TRIAL.
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Dan Boozer Cleared of Charge of Killing
W. J. McDill In Jacksonville.
Jacksonville, Ala. Nov.ll —The
most interesting case of the circuit
court now in session was that of Dan
Boozer for killing W. J. McDill last
April. The case was taken up Friday
afternoon of last week and the verdict
of not guilty was returned by the jury
last night at 10 o’clock.
The defendant was represented by
four of the ablest lawyers of the coun
ty. The jury was the strongest em
panelled in this county in some time.
A large crowd collected to hear the
verdict read, and a general hand
shaking took place with Mr. Boozer
on his liberation.
or a piea or muruer m tne secoua de
gree from Thorn.
"Certainly not,” he replied. “We
would spurn such an offer.”
Confessed to a Clergyman.
Rev. H. P. Miles, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Ra
venswood, L L, to whom it is al
leged Mrs. Nack made her confes
sion. said he did not attempt to work
on the woman’s feelings, as has been
charged. Mr, Miles says that he vis
ited the woman at the request of the
jailer, who thought that he could do the
woman good. Mr. Miles says that after
a few visits to the jail Mrs. Nack ridi
culed his religion, but he kept on preach
ing in the jail corridor.
On Sunday last he took as his text,
“Those who claim him yeti will trust.”
During the sermon, Mr. Miles said that
he noticed Mrs. Nack was greatly agi
tated and was crying, and when he had
finished, he says Mrs. Nack came to
him and told him that she wanted to
confess the murder. Mr. Miles says he
told her that he did not care to hear the
confession, but told her to pray to the
Lord.
She got down on her knees and prayed
and later she told him that prayer had
greatly relieved her and that a great
load had been lifted from her mind. He
then left her without hearing the con
fession. He says that on Tuesday Mrs.
Nack sent for him and that when he
arrived at the jail she confessed the
crime to him in all its details.
will Bud Thia Week.
District Attorney William J. Youngs
and William F. Howe, counsel for Mar
tin Thorn, held a consultation in order
to ascertain when the Thorn trial would
be brought to an end.
“Since you have decided not to cross
examine our witnesses who are put on
the stand for the purpose of establishing
the fact that the body at the morgue is
.that of William Guldensuppe,” said
Mr. Youngs. “I should say that we
might close the entire case before the
end of this week.”
“How long will it take you to put in
your defense?” Mr. Howe was asked.
“Less than a day,” replied Mr. Howe.
••That is all the time I want.”
Late this afternoon Larson was
operated on. Tomorrow morning the
jury will be discharged, a new one
drawn and the trial will proceed.
ROME. GA., FRIDAY.
PORTRAIT
OF CRISP
Legislature Appropri
ates SSOOFor Purpose
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ALMOST UNANIMOUS
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Meeting For Purpose of Conferring
About legro Asylum.
IT IS TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 15
Anti-Badge Bill Is Reconsider
ed In Senate.
MANY NEW BILLS WERE INTRODUCER
Reconsideration of the Omnibus Pension
Bill of Mr. Watkins, of Gilmer,
Voted Down,
Atlanta, Nov. 11.—Senator Stewaat
of the Twenty-seventh district won a
victory, securing the reconsideration of
Turner’s antibadge bill, passed on
Wednesday, by an ovewhelmiug vote.
The following message on the asylum
fire was received from the governor:
“I have the honor to report that in
formation has been received at this de
partment that the main negro building
of the lunatic asyium at Milledgeville
has been destroyed by fire. I would
further state that a called meeting ol
the trustees of thfJJpstitutiojj will, be
held at the asylum on Nov. 15, and J
respectfully suggest that the committee
of the general assembly arrange to be
present in Milledgeville at the same
time. ”
Upon motion of Senator Stewart, leave
of absence was granted the committee
to go to Milledgeville on Nov. 15, to be
present at the meeting of trustees.
Ou the opening of the session in the
house, Mr. Watkins of Gumer moved
for a reconsideration of his omnibus
pension bill, which was defeated Wed
nesday. The motion was lost by an
overwhelming vote.
By an almost unanimous vote the
house agreed to appropriate SSOO for the
painting of a picture of the late Charles
F. Crisp, to be huug in the state Capi
tol. The original bill called for an ap
propriation of SI,OOO, but passed with
an amendment cutting it down to the
stated sum.
The following new bills were intro
duced:
By Mr. Bates of Murray, a bill re
quiring juries to fix the penalties sot
crime.
By Mr. Berry of Whitfield, a bill to
prohibit the manufacture of spirituous
or malt liquors in Georgia.
By Mr. Blalock of Fayette, a bill to
appropriate $40,000 additional for indi
gent pensions.
By Mr. Nicholas of Wayne, a bill to
regulate and change the fees of solici
tors general in cases of gaming. The
fee in such cases is limited to $5.
By Mr. Bussey of Randolph, a bill re
quiring. those buying cottonseed tc
keep a record of the seed bought. The
bill makes it a misdemeanor to deliver
or remove cottonseed between sum.
By Mr. Bond of Madison, a bill to re
peal the registration act of December,
1824.
By Mr. Law of Liberty, a bill to
amend the act creating the Georgia
State Industrial co.iege by allowing fe
males to become stuuents. and impro
priating $6,000 for a dormitory for fe
male students
By Messrs. Vincent and Durham of
Bartow, a bill to amend the act author
izing judges to make up panels of jurors
in misdemeanor ca-es by reducing the
number from 48 to 36.
Also, a biii to amend the penal code
by reducing the panels of jurors in cases
of felonies reducable to misaemeuuors
from 48 to 36.
Also, a bill to amend the penal code
relative to the sentences of felons.
Also, a bill to give the state and the
accused the same number of peremptory
challenges.
Also by Mr. Pearce, to make penal the
giving of a fictitious name in business
or otherwise.
By Mr. Oliver of Burke, a joint reso
lution to place the landscrip fund and
the Morrill fund, now held by the state
university, in the hands of a commis
sion for the purpose of establishing i
separate college.
Columbus, 0.,
English, the daughter of the late Dr.
John O. English, and Mr. J. V. Clark
of Chicago, were married at 11 a. m., in
Bt. Joseph’s Catholic church, the Right
Rev. Bishop Watterson officiating, after
which an informal wedding breakfast
was served at the Great Southern hotel
to 150 guests.
OVEMBEK 1897.
DURRANT DIES TODAY
Forwarder of Two Cirls, Most
Stocking Crime of Century.
The Arch Fiend of All Criminals on
Reeird—After Delay of Three
Years to Hang.
San Nov. 11—Theodore
Durrant, the young, medical student
who thirty-two months ago,in Eman
uel Baptist church in this city, mur
dered Rsissßlanche Lamont and Miss
Minnie: Williams, will bang tomor
row, unless some extraordinary turn
in the ease not now anticipated serves
to again stay the execution.
The murder of Minnie Williams
and Blanche Lamont by Durrant in
April, 1895, was one of the most shock
ing crimes of the century, and wa*
attended by many sensational fea
tures seldom found in even a colds
heartless homicide, !
Durrant was a medical student, and
was a Sunday school teacher and con
sidered of high character.
The trial proved him to be one of
the greatest villains in all criminal
records. He should have been hanged
long ago.
CHARLES BRYAN TO CHINA.
President Names au Illinois Man For the
-Mission at Peking.
Washington, Nov. 11.—The president
appointed Charles Page Bryan of Illi
nois, to be envoy extraordinary aud
minister plenipotentiary of the United
States to China.
Mr. Bryan is a resident of Elmhurst,
in Representative Hopkins’ district. He
is about 43 years old and has been some
what active Ita politics. He has been a
member of the Illinois legislature three
terms and was a candidate fo r speaker.
He was educated in Europe aud is a
fluent linguist
Minister Denby, who is succeeded by
this appointment, has held the position
since the beginning of President Cleve
land’s first term. President Harrison
appointed ex-Senator Blair of New
Hampshire to succeed him, but he was
the Chinese govern
ment aud ssr>4D<jnb,y was left undis
turbed.
Secretary Wllmoii to Speak.
Tuskegee, Ala., Nov. 11.—Owing to
the yellow fever, the dedication of the
Mary Stearns Agricultural hall and
addition to the Normal institute has
been postponed until Nov. 30. Tne
principal address will be delivered by
the Hon. Janies Wilson, secretary of
agriculture. Governor Joseph John
ston of Alabama, aud Dr. J. L. M.
Curry have stated they would be
present. •
Mutiny of Spanish Troop,.
New York, Nov. 11. —Correspondence
just received from The Herald’s corre
spondent in Puerto Principe, Cuba,
states that open mutiny of Spanish sol
diers occurred there recently. The mu
tiny developed in the conflict in the
streets between the commanding offi
cers aud the troops. The soldiers mu
tinied because rations were insufficient
aud they could get no pay.
Situation Not So Serious.
New York, Nov. IL—A dispatch to
The Herald from Madrid says: The
outlook as regards the United States is
considered to have improved. Greater
quiet prevails iiere. It is reported here
tnat the papal nuncio at Madrid, who is
at present in Rome, has received in
structions from the pope to exhort the
Spanish clergy aiaiust espousing the
cause of Don Carlos.
“ A <
Fever. Bulletin.
New Orleans—Eleven cases and six
deaths.
Biloxi—One case aad one death.
Bay St. Louis—One case.
Baton Rouge—One case.
Neither Montgomery nor Mobile had a
new case or a death. The course of the
plague is about run.
Will Hear It Today.
Atlanta, Nov. 11.—The matter of
moving the court house of DeKalb coun
ty from Decatur to Stone Mountain will
be heard by the special legislature com
mittee tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock.
Hon. Hoke Smith made an effort to have
the case deferred because he ceuld not
be present, but the committee refused to
postpone it.
Hearing Today.
Atlanta, Nov. 11,—The preliminary
hearing of Steinau, Simon and O’Quinn,
and the coroner’s inquest will be beard
tomorrow at 1 o’clock. Bud Kendrow,
a new witness discovered today, says he
knows who killed Ponder, and will tel'
tomorrow.
Dr. Boggs Address Legislature.
Atlanta, Nov. 11.—Dr. Boggs, chan
cellor of the State University, addressed
the legislature tonight upon the subject
of co-education. He is strongly in favor
of it.
CAPTURED
INACHURCH
Famous West Virginia
Bandits Arrested.
AFTER BLOODY FIGHT
Deputy Marshals Surprise Hickman
Gang ol Desperadoes.
RAID IS MADE AT A BIG REVIVAL
One Woman Fatally Wounded
in Fusllade.
HICKMAN DIES IN FRONT OF PULPIT
Three Persons Killed and Seven Wounded
Rest of Gang Saved From Lynch
ing By Effort of the Minister.
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Weston, W. Va., Nov. IL—United
States Deputy Marshal Rader and a
posse surprised the gang of postoffice
robbers and desperadoes headed by Mil
ton Hickman, in the M. E. church of
Muddity, Nicholas county, while a re
vival service was iu progress. The lit
tle meetinghouse was well filled when
the alarm was given to Hickman, then
seated on the mourne s’ bench.
The outlaw instantly sprang to the
door and seized his rifle, calling on his
baud to follow him. Rader’s aids had
not reached the church before the des
peradoes had prepared for resistance
and opened fire, This was returned in
stantly, regardless of the crowd of
women and children iu the church.
Hickman had four men with nim,
but the deputy marshal’s force was so
much stronger that the outlaws wete
forced to retreat to the church for shel
ter. The building was promptly sur
rounded by the officers, who gradually
closed in.
Worshiper. Go Completely Wild.
The congregation in the church, wild
with fright, begged the outlaws to sur
render. Terrified worshipers crouched
on the floor and behind benches to get
out of the way of the rain of bullets that
pierced the flimsy structure, while the
minister, the Rev. Mr. Pierce, bravely
tried to comfort and quiet them.
Hickman aud his band kept up a
steady fire through the windows of the
church at the approaching officers, and
the battle raged for nearly half an hour.
The first person of those in the church
to be hit was Mrs. Kindsman, who was
shot through the neck and fatally
wounded. As she fell, another bullet
struck herb-year-old child, clinging to
her skirts, and almost tore the little
one’s arm off. Several other persons in
the the church were also wounded.
Outluws Surreiuhr to Officers.
It was not until Hickman, after ex
posing himself at a window to fire, fell
mortally wounded, that the outlaws
gave up the fight and surrendered.
Hickman died in front of the pulpit as
the officers entered the church. The
deputy marshal’s force suffered severely
in the attack, Rader himself heiug so
badly wounded that he died after hav
ing conveyed his prisoners to the Sum
merville jail.
A mob.collected about the jail and
the prisoners would have been taken
out and lynched but for tne strong ap
peal made by the minister.
Three persons were killed and seven
wounded. Mrs. Kindsman and her
child will probably die.
The dead outlaw, Milton Hickman,
has been a fugitive from justice for
months. He was a terror throughout
the country he made his home iu.
■»ifc Kall road *.~>eal on Hand.
St. Louis, Nov. 11. —The Republic
says: It is stated on the authority of a
well posted railroad man that a railroad
deal is on hand that will be of vital in
terest to all the roads in the Joint Traffic
association. The deal is no less than
the acquisition of the Toledo, Kansas
Oity and St. Louis, familiarly known
as the “Clover Leaf,” by the Vander
bilts. The deal is being manipulated,
it is said, by J. Pierpont Morgan and
the “Clover Leaf” is to be made a di
vision of the Michigan Central railroad.
Chief Arthur Buys a Farm.
Mattoon, Ills., Nov. 11.—The Meadow
Lawn farm, consisting of 250 aergs,
which has been in litigation for the past
five years, has been sold under the ham
mer to Grand Obief P. M. Arthur in
trust for the benefit of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers for $16,450.
It is the intention of the Brotherhood
to establish on this farm a home for de
pendent engineers or their widows aud
orphans and for this reason there was
no competition in the sale.
IT IS TRUSTWORIIY. ;
r The one paper that leads— x
v reaches all classes of people v
W —rive satisfaction to adver- w
4 Users—The Rome Tribune. •
PRICE FIVE CENTS
THE INSANE ASYLUM
Attorney Alfred Tickiin Ar
raigned For Forgery-
Interesting Case is Closed—Ticklin
Said to Have Been a Brother-in
law of the late A.H. Colquitt. .
Charleston, Illa, Nov. 11.—The sen
sational case of Attorney Alfred O.
Ficklin was brought to a dramatic close
by his being sent to an insane asylum.
Ficklin ia the son of the late Orlando
Ficklin who married a sister of Alfred
O. Oolquitt, late governor of Georgia.-
Ficklin the elder was known all over
the west. He was an intimate friend
of both Lincoln and Douglass—was in
congress with them, as the Lincoln-
Douglass debates will show. Among
other things, Alfred acted as broker for
some rich people, lending their -money
out and paying the interest when it be
came due. After a long time it was
learned, it is said by the merest acci
dent, that notes for several thousand
dollars were forgeries.
The grand jury found 15 indictments
against Ficklin, and the cases came to
trial this week. The first case was
proved clearly, but by a blunder of tha
state’s attorney in copying the indict
ment, in which a note was misdescribed,
Judge Henry Van Sellar of Paris ordered
the jury to render a verdict of acquittal,
which was done.
The next case was called, and while
it was in progress the state's attorney
made the astounding statement that he
had been robbed in open court and all
of the foiged notes stolen. There wag
a dramatic but no one was able
to find the notes and the case on trial
went the way ot the first.
Then, with 11 indictments left, the
state’s attorney obtained a continuance
until the January term of the circuit
court in order to try and find the notes.
Mr. A. 0. Ficklin was then tried for
insanity aud taken to the Kankakee
asylum.
A NEW ROAD FOR ALABAMA.
Plans Ari Lnld For Building a Railway
From Decatur to Dau rille.
Decatur, Ala., Nov. 11.—An impor
tant move which has been on foot for
tome weeks past culminated here in an
active joint meeting of the board of
trade aud the New Decatur commercial
club with a large citizens’ committee
from Danville. The object of the meet
ing was to lay plans for building a rail
road from this point to Danville, in the
southern portion of the county, on the
richest section of the Tennessee river.
The meeting was a lengthy one, the
spacious board of trade rooms being
crowded with the best and most sub
stantial people o? this section, and great
enthusiasm and determination was
evinced. The meeting lasted several
hours. As a final result a committee of
capitalists aud business men were ap
pointed, who have gone actively to
work. A president aud salaried secre
tary were elected, and they have beitun
preparations to start the work of or
ganization at once.
Experts will be employed to investi
gate and report on the rich coal, timber
and iron lands lying 7 miles south of
Danville, in Walker county. The com
mittee say the line will be projected to
Jasper, and from there run to the War
rior coal fields, and have for its termi
nal point Tuscaloosa, where it will con
nect with the new line now being con
structed by the Mobile and Ohio to
Montgomery and Opelika to Montgom
ery.
Turk, and Gfnekn l.'ora« Together.
Vienna; Nov. 11.—The Neue Freie
Press publishes a dispatch from Con
stantinople saying that some Greek
bands which crossed through the Thes
salian frontier, between Diskat and
Domenik, have been repulsed by the
troops, who killed many of the invaders
and captured a large number of pris
oners. The Turks also seized 150 rifles
and 170,000 cartridges belonging to the
Greeks.
Ten Year* Ksempliou From I'AXes.
New Decatur, Ala., Nov. 11.—New
Decatur believes in protecting her in
fant industries, us was evidenced at the
last meeting of the city council, when
the Alabama Foundry and Machine
works were exempted from taxes for
ten years, on condition that in the
meantime they increase the value of
their plant slo,ooo and materially in
crease their working force. The plant
is one of the largest anu most thoroughly
equipped in the south.
■ « liicngo l, »- Big c0,.fl deration.
Chicago, Nov. 11.—Fire has destroyed
the department store of W. A. Wieboldt
& Co., known as “The Lion,” on Mil
waukee avenue. Tiie4-sr.ory brick build
ing aud its contents, valued at sl6o,<*oo,
are a total loss. Several small cottages
were crushed by falling walls, causing
an additional loss of $5,000. The in
surance amounted to between $125,000
and $135,000. *
St. Loaln JUn Coinmiti* Suicide.
St. Louis, Nov. 11.—A. G. Gilliam,
manager of the Jones-Nixon Publishing
company of this city, and Democratic
candidate for state senator at the last
election, shot and killed himself. No
reason is known for the deed except
that an injury received recently by Gil
liam iu a bicyoie accident may have
affected »•«. mind.