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VOLUME NO. 9
HOUSE AS WHOLE COMMITTEE REPORTS GAS TAX ADVERSELY
Chapman’s Long Career Of
IN LAST MOMENTS
PAYS WITH LIFE FOR MURDER OF
POLICEMAN IN CONNECTICUT
SAFE ROEBERY :
WETHERSFIELD, Apr. 6 (2)—Ger
ald Chapman’s sensational life of
crime ended at the end of a new hemp
en rope at twelvefour o’clock this
morning. Showing little emotion, he
stepped under the noose of Connecti
clit’s new hanging machinse and seven
minutes later he had paid for the kill
ing of policeman James Skelley of
Wew Britain in a department store
robbery October twelve, 1924. ‘
‘Thus. ended at thirty-eight a life of
c¢irme ‘that began when he was six
teen, led him in and out of prison
and made his name a by word in ev
ervipolice station in the country.
Father Barry has claimed the rob
ber's body, for burial in Hartford to
day. ;
Gerald Chapman led a varied -crimi
nal life for nineteen years, starting
when, he was a mere youth of sixteen.
He became known to the police of the ]
nation as a “super bandit.”
His earlier crimes, however, were
mostly petty larcenies and it was not‘
ntil 1921 when, he engineered the dar
ing “million. dollar” mail robbery iul
the heart of New York City, that he
staged his biggest “job.” Hhis arresf_:
followed a few months later and then |
came two sensational escapes from|
the federal penitentiary at Atlanta.f
where he had bheen sentenced for
twenty-five years. {
After his final escape, he eluded a’
nation-wide hunt until 1924, when he
was captured after shooting ang kill
ing a New Britain, Conn,, policeman.
Possessed of an intelligence higheri
than th‘ét of the criminal of his type,
and fairly well. read, he aided his‘
cml.i‘z;cm\:-f’d carrying his appeal from]
conviction through the high courts.
He was born George Chartres. the sen
of slrish ‘parents who died when he
wag' a ‘hoy. Under that name in 1907,
he ‘'was first convicted of petty thiev
erv and was sent to Elmira reforma
tory. From that time he spent more
than one-third of his life behind pris
on walls. |
Released from Elmira in 1908, he
was sentenced the following year to
Auburn prison for two years for
theft. In 1912 he went to Sing Sing
prison to serve ten years for grand
larceny, buf obtained a parole in 1919,
He left prison with George (Dutch)
Anderson, of Rochester, N. Y., who
became, hig, partner in crime. ‘
After illicit liquor ventures in the
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THE CORDELFE DISPATCH
MEMBERS ASSOCIATED PRESS
BODY WAS CLAIMED BY PRIEST
BUT FUNERAL ARRANGE
MENTS KEPT SECRET.
. HARTFORD, April 6—@P)—ln a
plot of ground in Mount St. Bene
dicts Cemetery, just ocer the Bloom
field line lies today the body of
Gerald Chapman, mail bandit, who
was hanged at Wethersfield prison
just after midnight for murdering
a policeman, ° :
No rriest went with the body to
the final resting place and there was
no service. The body was claitned by,
Rev. Michael P. Barry, Catholic
prison chaplain, who said he would
see that Chapman was given a burial
such as he would desnre a fried#®
to have.
The funeral arrangements {were
kept secret and the burizl took place
shortly after sunrise. A sister of
Chapman’s, whose idenity was not
revealed, si said to have attended
the burial. i
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SHARP ROW OVER |
* BOXING MEASURE
METHODIST BOARD ATTACKS
LAW LEGALIZING BOXING IN
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA i
‘WASHINGTON, Apr. 6 (£P)—The at
tack by the board of temperance, pro
hibitipn and public morals of the ,
Methodist church on the bill to legal
ize boxing in the District-of Columbia
brought a sharp retort today from
,the author, Representativé McGregor, |,
republican of New York. i
“I would be willing,” he said, “to
stack the general morality of the
crowd of men interested in a good‘
boxing match against the morals of”
an ‘equal number of members of the
organization that- is afraid a man!
should be a man.” §
The Methodist boarg has been con
ducting a campaign against boxing 1':)1'?
some time. |
west, the two, together with Charles |
Loerber, held up a New York post of
fick truck laden with a rich shipmenti
of registered mail while it was en-|
route from a downtown sub-station |
to the general post office uptown. It
was one of the boldest, as well as,
one of the richest mail robberies in'
the annals of the post office. The |
loot totaled $1,454,129 in cash and se-|
curities.
Chapman and Anderson were ar-.
resteq on July 2, 1922, in Chapman’s |
studio-apartment in fashionable Gra-!
mercy Park, in New York. On the ‘
testimony of Loerber, who was arrest
ed and turned state’s evidence, the
two were sentenced to 25 years each|
in Atlanta. !
~ During the trial Chapman made one?
‘break for liberty but was captured!
on a narrow ledge of a building bizh'
'above Broadway. He made two dif
ferent escapes from Atlanta, and it'
was while at liberty after the latter
'jail break that he was charged with
having killed Patrolman James Skeily
! during a store robbery in New Britain.
His first escape from Atlanta was
on March 27, 1923, when he and Frank
'Gray, a forger, eluded the guards.
'Two days later they were surrounded
{about fifty miles away. In the gun
fl)attle which followed Chapman was
I shot three times. He was taken to
| St. Mary's Hospital at Athens, Geor
| gia, but escaped within a month. ]
'; He was reported in various parts
iof the country at different times but
' nnthing definite became known until
| October 10, 1924, when the New Brit
lain policeman was killed. The po
i liceman had surprised two safe blow
"ers at work. One of them, who prov
'"ed to be Chapman, shot his way fo
I liberty, killing Skelly, and the other
| 'Walter E. Shean, son of a Springficld
| Massachusetts hotel man, was cap
tured. Shean confessed that Chaps
man was his accomplice.
I Chapman was arrested in Muucie,
;Indiana. and returned to Atlanta. 'l'ne
'state of Connecticut, however, exfra
'dited him to stand trial for Skelly's
lmurder.
CORDELE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1926
Crime Ends In Death In Hangman’s Noose
| “The Shepherd’s Dream” to Be Presented at Chautauqua |
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TRYING TO TAKE AWAY
BROWNING'S
FIANCE
NEW YORK, April 6—(P)—Ef
forts are being made to take fif
teen year old Francis Heenen, sei!
announced fiancee of Edward Brown
ing, wealthy real estate orertator,
from the custoday of her mother
Vincent Pigarra, superintendent of
the cociety for prevention of cruelly
to children, pians to appear hefore
"the children’s court with affidivii:
‘to show that the mother is an vnfi
guardian,
Pissara’s complaint is based laree
ly on the evidence given by Mrs
Mary Conlin, rooming house keeper
who eaid she ousted the Heenens as
“‘undesirable tenants.” She told of
partioz in the Heenen home of
which the neighbors complained.
STRONG FIGHT |
FOR BOULEVARD
MANY CITIZENS WERE PRESENT
WHEN COUNTY COMMISSIOMN
ERS HEARD OF PLANS TODAY
Some thirty or forty citizenz were
present this morning at the meeting
of the county commissioners when |
the Seventh Street Boulevard
changes were taken up and the sup-
Jort- and cooperation of this hody,
asked. After the matter was stronoly!
presented, Charman Shenpard and
the other two members of the hoard
gave ready assurance of cooperaion
in every way rpossible in securine
the changes which will put the na--
tional highway out of town through
Seventh Street to the northern lim
its of the city, thus providing for
a most beautiful white way.
The Board of Trade, the Women’s
~Civie Club, and the Cordele Kiwanis
Were represented in a joint body
whose spckesman was Mr. C. L., Har
ris, Several of these present asked
for support and cooperation.
The next move will be that of
, both the city and countl commission
ers toward getting the state high
. way department to cooperate and
: complete the project, joining the Na
i tional Highway with Seventh Strect
I at the northern extremity of town.
1' The interest manifested at thige
meetine was indeed remarkable and
! caused the friends of the movement
" to feel that it is moving off in fine
! form for early accomplishment.
TIPPETTVILLE SCHOOL.
PRESENTS “TED DROPS IN’’
“Ted Wraps In,” a very popular
comedy drama by Eugene Hofer, will
be presented in the * Tippettville
High School auditorium April 14,
1926 at seven-thirty o‘clock .
Come and prepare to laugh at Jud:
the colored cook, Admission 15 an/
25 cents,
AND DAILY SENTINEL
A 5 Fi ¥ |
METHODISTS LAY |
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FOUNDATION FOR
) ERTAT |
CREAT REWIVAL
EVANGELIST LOVEIN PREATH- |
ED LAST NIGHT AND THIS
MORNING TO CCOD CROWDS.!
Taking his text from Mutihin
9:27, Evangelist N. M. Lovein hooo:
his series of sermons last nioht at |
the Methodist church, “Accardin )
your faith be it unto you” was ‘h
text, and the evangelist ma? b
very plain that the success or il
ure of the meeting depended upon
the faith and desire of the chiiel!
reople of Cordele as to whether the !
town shall be shaken with a great vo |
vival or not, :
“We have tried anont every |
scheme and plan that man can dc-:
'vise” said the cvangelist, “and Ve
the Lurch 1 nenrd which nothino |
short of a great revival can supply”’ |
“And the revival we need wiil Corm |
i vou want it bad encuch to mae’
the conditions and make such
preparations as ave necessary.”
At the close of the first servier
the evangelist invited those who
would give themselves to the task be
fore them to mect him at the altar
of the church for prayer and a laven
number responded, thus Lringing to
fitting close the first weeok night
serviee of the revival. "
|
Mr. A. E. Park, the director of,
Musie, has invited ‘the sinoers of al!
the churches to join the choir and
help in tis way to bring about the
cuccess of the meeting, ‘
At 11 o’clock this morning My
T.ovein spoke on “The Demonine of
Gadara” and announced that he
wonld preach tonight from this
theme, “Do we recally need a Re
vival?” ,
The public is invited and urged to
be present at 11 o'clock and 8
o’clock for the services.
Baby Chicks
& Put AVICOL
Y in the dricking water
Avicol is guaranteed for the
{reatment and prevention of
white diarrhoes. or baby chick
cholera, Easily uzed and inesxe
pensive, 11 ole and §sl,
Sold Urdern Money.
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PHONE NO, 1
POISON APPLE SCARE
STOPS AMERICAN
STOCKS
LONDON, Apr. 6 ()—A poison ap
ple sca has hit the British market.!
; heavily that many Covent Garde u!
commission merchants have ceased
handling apples fro m:he United
States for the time being. |
eslers in the past have been pros
ccuted for selling United States ap
i ihat have been sprayed with ar
senic in the growing stage to kill the
codling moth. London merchants e:-
timate that the United States apple
hu«ineas has fallen off forty to sixty
percent.
WAREN DTTRN
VAR MR g AR
FLDTRATION MEFT
LA BFZERAN BAN 1Y RYRbaRa
BUSINESS SESSION OF GEORGIA
FEDERATION MARKS FIRST OF
FOUR DAY SESSION IN AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA, Apr. 6 (P)—A bhusiness’
sossion just before noon marked the
opening hour today of the four day,
session of the Georgia Federation «®
Women's Clubs. It is the thirtieth an
nual meeting and the first bi-ennial
session,
The sccond business session con
vencs at two thirty with Mrs. A. P.
Rraniley, state president, presiding.
The feature of the afternoon session
will be reports from state officers.
LOCKED IN FREEZING
ROOM. TIE WAL KED
FOR HIS I.IFE
ALBANY, Ga,, April 6—(&)—The
story of how he paced back and
forth in the hardening room of his
ice cream factory to save hunsel
from freczing was told here today
by Sam H. Marshall, proprictor «i
the establishment.
My, Marshall entered the hardeon
ing room to fill a rush order Sunda
afternoon. The outer door slammed
shut and fastened, imprisoning him
in the room, the temperature )
which yas itwo below zero, By walk
ing around the room until Moniy
morning when a negro released him,
He kept himself from freezing,
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CENTRAL SHOWS
% i
- NET INCOME OF
I(,ENTRAL OF GEORGIA SHOWS
} THIRTY MILLIONS OPERATING
' REVENUES IN 1925
4 NEW YORK, Apr. 6 ()—The Cen
tral of Georgia Railway Company
{ carned fifteen dollars and fifty-two
E"““"" a share on its twenty million
"dollars common stock in 1925, in con
trast to cleven doilars and eighteen
cents a share in 1924.
| The net income rose to three mil
lion one hundred and five thousand
‘ene hundred and thirteen dollars,
from two million two hundred and
ghirty«ix thousand two hundred and
ninety-three the year before.
Operating revenues were thirty mil
lion two hundred twenty-nine thou
sand four hundreq and eighty dollars,
as against twenty seven million one
hundred and seventy-three thousand
in 1924,
The road is controlled by the Illi
nois Central.
|
POARD OF TRADE
~ DIRFCTORS MEET
| FRIDAY NIGHT EVENT WILL BE
ANOTHER DINNER AT WHICH
BUSINESS WILL BE DISCUSSED
" The husiness of the community will
be precented at the regular monthly
maoeting of the directors of the Board
f Trade Kriday night next at which
¥me there will be a plate dinner with
pmany matters of importance taking
Aha time of the body.
Progident I'. F. Fitzgibbons of the
l;wmm of trade will preside at this
sneeting. All the directors will be
“yresent and enter the program for
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STEAMER PLANT
: o thh b e el “v M
TWFIVE HUNPRED GALLONS OF
BEER DESTROYED AND BIG
STILL SMASHED
Sheriff €. O. Noble and three depu
ties. Messrs Arnold, Spradlin, and
Sifowart, destroved a lares moonshine
digtillery and some twelve hundred
¢allong of beer in a raid conducted
vesterday in the western portion ®f
the county. :
. There were no arrests. The still'
was nol near enough to any house to
help locate the operators. The offi
cers found no clues which they count:
vortl while in an effort to locate the
J’,-_;.'fl-':;’\" O 7]-r ]h . . .
Openine The
Gate To
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: 01 . uew . money. 18
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CORDELE. CEORGIA
PLEDGE OF LOYALTY
I shall welcome in my co
munity of all methods
measures that have, prov.
beneficial in other commu )'
ties.
NUMBER 121
HOUSEFAILEDTO -
T
ON GAS MEASURE
'HOUSE MEETS THIS AFTERNOON
IN FIRST AFTERNOON MEETING,
OF EXTRA SESSION 3
ATLANTA, Apr. 6 (P)—The house
‘adjourned today without reaching a’
vote on the bill to increase the gaso
line tax one cent per gallon, after the
‘committee of the whole house had vot
‘ed overwhelmingly to report the bill
}to the house with recommendation,
ithat it not be passed.
The house will meet this afternoon’
in the first afternoon meeting of the:
extra session. Minor bills ave on the
calendar and no important measures’
will be discussed. Lt
The senate, after giving first ppad-,
faos to a number, of local bills, ad
journed until tomorrow. ‘lB
Efforts Made To Table -
. After several efforts on the'xitfl” of .
bond opponents to table the gas .tax:
bill, the meagure was put in aofiaw
in the committee of the housa d 5 &
| whole today with an understanding
| that it would be put on passagé after:
debate of an hour and a haM. ;
When the measure came up a 8 -
finished business from the last mpét
ing, Representative Dykes moved that’
phe house resolve itself into the cam-!
pittece as a whole. Representative.
tiarris moved the bill be tabled. The
vote was ninety to seventythree
against the Harris motion, with Rep
resentative Culpepper as president éfs
the house as a committee of the
whole, the bill was placed on de‘bht;e.
TATT, GAVE EASTER®
EOG "HUNT - v
SUNDAY |
Thirly fo fifty little folks enjoyed‘a
Sunday afternoou Faster egg, hunt:-on
{he Bell farm a mile and a half norgh
cast of town, the guests of Mr. \V.'éJ.'
[all, local tinner. This is an annual
event with him and is always mdst
enjoyable for those who attend. {
Parents accompanied the childtgn
and aideq in making the event pleds
ant. There were marked eggs gobd
for premiums as high as twenty-five
cents. For these the eager litfle
pnes made frenzied search. 4"
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JOVFIN WILL SPEAK - -
The Kiwanis will be in the noon
luncheon tomorrow at one o’clock at
the Crystal. An interesting and prbf
itable program will be rendered dur
ing the hour. Evangelist N. M. Love.
in will be the speaker of the hour.