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► A LITTLE AD IN
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
WILL BE
A BIG HELP TO YOU'
VOLUME XI. NO. 137.
STATE OF GEORGIA
WINS TAX CASES
AGAINST GA. R. R.
SUPREME COURT, ALL JUSTICES
CONCURRING. TODAY AFFIRM
ED THE DECISION OF FULTON
SUPERIOR COURT.
WESTERN OF ALABAMA STOCK
Great Caae Which Hac Gone from
Court to Court Again Won by the
State—Has Been to United States
Supreme Court and Back —Promi-
nent Augusta Attorneys Concerned.
Richmond County and City of Au
gusta Vitally Interested.
ATLANTA. Ga.. May 24. (Special.)
—Through the efforts of Comptroller
General William A. Wright, repre
sented by able counsel, the state of
Georgia today won a great victory over
the Georgia Railroad and Banking
company and the Central of Georgia
Railroad company. The supreme
court, state all the Justices concur
ring. sustained the decision of Judge
John T. Pendleton, of the Fulton su
perior court, in finding against the
companies 41 the famous tax cases,
which have been in the courts for a
long time.
By the decision, the slate and the
counties through which, respectively,
the roads operate will reecivo a sum
approximating one million dollars in
hack taxes on the block of the West
ern Railway of Alabama stork owned
by the Central of Georgia.
In the lower court and ih the su
preme court, the cases were stubborn
ly fought.
The comptroller, acting for the
state, was represented in the supreme
court by Attorney General John C.
Hart, Boykin Wright, of Augusta;
Hoke Smith, of Atlanta .and John I).
Kilpatrick, of Atlanta. The railroads
were represented by Joseph B. and
Bryan Cumming. of Augusta; Law
ton & Cunningham, of Savannah;
Alex. King of Atlanta; Joseph R. La
mar. of Augusta, and Sanders Mc-
Daniel, of Atlanta.
«E RATE BILL
THROUGH BOUSE
IS PRESENT PLAN
TO TAKE MEASURE FROM SPEAK
ER'S TABLE AND SEND IT AT
ONCE TO CONFERENCE.
NO AGREEMENT REACHED
As Result Speaker Cannon's Useful
Committee on Rules Will be
Brought Into Play—To Act Tomor
row.
WASHINGTON, May 24.—Thn rail
road rate bill wm be taken from the
speaker's table tomorrow and sent to
conference.
This action has been decided on by
Representative Hepburn, chairman of
the committee on inter-state and for
eign commerce.
As the Republican and Democratic
leaders have been unable to reach an
agreement whereby the bill might be
sent to conference by unanimous vote
the special rule prepared by Mr. Hep
burn Tuesday will be acted on by the
rules committee tomorrow.
The senate rommlttee on com
merce today authorized a favorable
report on the bill passed by the house
to prohibit Shanghaiing in the United
States. The bill provides for punish
ments of not. more than SI,OOO fine oi
imprisonment for one year, or both.
FIRE IN WAYNESBORO:
THREE RESIDENCES BURN
Loss About Five Thousand Dollars
and Half Covered by Insurance.
WAYNESBORO. Ga„ May 24.
(Special.) Three residences on
Whitaker street were destroyed by
Are about 2 o'clock this morning.
The total loss will be about $5.-
uOO, covered by insurance of about
one-half of the loss.
The houses were occupied by Mrs.
Jno. S. Blount, W. E. Taylor and ,1.
I. Llnlet, and most of the household
effects were saved.
The residence of Mrs. Emma Wal
ters on Liberty street a hlock away
caught fire but was put out before
much damage was done. Had this
building burned this entire section
of the city would have been fire
swept.
THE DEFENSE RESTS.
NEW YORK, May 24.—The do
sense of Josephine Terranova. the 17-
yearold Italian girl who killed her
uncle. Gaetano Reggio, and his wife,
foncetta. has rested Its case. The
girl Is being tried on the murder
change only In the case of her aunt.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
AGO THERE WAS WAR IN ADGUSTA
Light horse Harry Lee, on This Date in 1781,
Made Assault on Fort Cornwallis, Where
St. Paul's Church Now Stands.
In the annals of this date in history,
we find that, on the 24th of May, In
1781. there was an engagement at
Augusta.
The events leading up to the bat
tle read like pages from some old
romance, a romance particularly In
teresting to us of Augusta because
they so closely concerned our city in
its early youth and because they so
largely determined the future history
of a city destined to become ono of
the most important in the south.
On the 21st of May there hud been
an engagement on a plantation about
fifteen miles below Augusta. The
planter, a man by the name of Gal
phin. had a strong fort, held by tho
loyalists. A brilliant attack of the
fort, led by Light Horse Harry Lee,
resulted in its capture with loss only
on the side of the English. We are
told that the day was insufferably
warm and sultry—in marked contrast
to this date In 1906 —and that the only
man the Americans lost died from the
heat.
Having by this most desired victory
obtained greatly needed arms and
supplies of all kinds. Colonel Lee de
termined upon an attack on the two
forts at Augusta, a town, at that time,
of some four or five hundred inhab
itants. and in the hands of the enemy.
The British regulars held Fort Corn
wallis, on the site of which St. Paul’s
church now stands, while the militia
under Grierson heid the fort named
for the commander. Working with
and skillfully placed by him in
such advantageous positions as could
be commanded by the cavalry, artil
lery and infantry, were General Pick
ens and Colonel Clarke with Major
Eaton and Major Jackson. The at
tempt was to drive Grierson out of his
COTTON EXCHANGE
AND BOARD TRADE
ENDORSE NEW ROAD
REQUEST UPON CITY GOVERN
MENT AND COUNTY COMMIS
SIONER TO ENCOURAGE THE
ENTERPRISE.
MEETING AT NOON TODAY
Urging Mayor and Council and Judge
Eve to Afford to New Line Every
Facility in Entering Richmond
County and the City of Augusta.
At a meeting of the Augusta Board
of Trade and Cotton Exchange, held
today, the following preamble and res
olutions were offered and unanimously
passed;
"Whereas. It has been announced
that a syndicate, headed by Messrs.
John S. Williams and Sons, of Rich
mond, Va., Messrs. Mlddenrlorf, Wil
liams & Co., and the International
Trust Co., of Baliimore, Md„ have
j purchased a number of rallrotyls In
thin state and are now engaged In
building Iho noceHsary links to con
nect, same under the name of the
Georgia and Florida Railroad Co.,
which road will run from the city of
Augusta to the city of Valdosta. Ga.,
and thence 1o the city of Madison,
Fla., said railroad, together with its
UNION DECLARED
UK PRESBYTERIANS
Cumberland Chinch Formally An
nounces That It Is Now Part and
Parcel of the Presbyterian Church
of the United States of America.
DES MOINES. May 24.—“1 do
solemnly declare and here publicly
announre that the basis of re-union
and union is now In full foree and ef
fect and that the Cumberland Presby
terian church Is now reunited with
the Presnyferian church in the t'nit
ied States of America as one church."
With these words, uttered before
- e General Assembly, Moderator
Hunter Corbett officially established
the union of the Cumberland church
. witn the Presbyterian church In the
| Cnlted States of America.
The hit? ecclesiastical assemblage
burst Into a storm of rejoicing. Only
I two commissioners voted against the
j union.
'fort and to destroy him on his way to
Fort Cornwallis on the other side of
the town, an attempt that met with a
I most satisfactory success. Colonel
Brown left his fortifications to help
cover the retreat of Grierson and his
men, but soon saw the futility of the
effort and returned to cover, in the
battle, there were thirty British and
loyalists killed and forty-five wounded.
The American loss was very slight
ns lo numbers, hut It Included the
deplored death of Major Eaton, a
North Carolina officer of great gal
lantry and ability. There then follow
ed the long siege of Fort Cornwallis
with which this date was not immedi
ately concerned, but. the story of
which is absorbingly interesting, tell
ing of the deep hatred of the patriots
for Colonel Brown, who had perpe
trated all sorts of unspeakable horrors
upon the defenseless citizens of Au
gusta, and who In the siege of his
fort had the barbarous cruelty to place
on the bastion, directly within the
range of the American guns, his many
prisoners. What made the situation
Ipeculiarly horrible was the fact that
in command of one of the companies
was Captain Samuel Alexander,
found that, he could not order his
men to fire unless they trained their
guns upon his imprisoned and aged
father, one of the most nohle patriots
lof the eight years' struggle.
The only blot on the fair fame of
the Americans In the May 24th en
gagement. was that one of our sol
diers shot down the hated Grierson
after he had been taken prisoner. Al
though this officer was despised al
most as fiercely as was Brown, every
effort was made, but made in vain, to
discover and punish the offender
against the rules of civilized warfare.
branches, helng about 350 miles in
! length; and,
“Whereas, Said Georgia and Flor
ida railroad, when completed, will be
of great value to the city of Augusta
and territory tributary lo said city;
and,
“Whereas, Said Georgia and Florida
I railroad will be of particular and spe
|cial benefit to the merchants and cot
|ton factors of the city of Augusta, in
asinuoh as It will bring into direct
j communication with the city, counties
iwhich last year raised over 170,0ti0
{bales of cotton and which counties
{contain a population of about 250,000;
now, therefore, be It
"Resolved, by the Augusta Cotton
Exchange and the Board of Trade,
That, the mayor and city council of
Augusta and the county commission
er of Richmond county be, and the
Rime are hereby, earnestly requested
to afford the Georgia and Florida rail
road, or any terminal company or
ganized in Its Interests and acting
In its behalf, every facility In entering
Richmond county and the city of Au
gusta, and procuring proper sites for
freight and passenger terminals; be
it further
“Resolved, Tlpit a copy of these res
olutions, signed by the president and
secretary of the city council of Au
gusta, and an additional copy so sign
ed and certified, be forwarded to the
county commissioner.
WINDED THEM COIN
IN LIKE SUMS
Most Sensational Testimony in Kan
sas City at the Trial of George H.
Crosby, George L. Thomas and L.
B. Taggart.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. May 21
More sensational testimony was
brought out in the trial of George H.
, Crosby, traffic manager of the Bur
lington railway; George 1,. Thomas,
of New York, a freight broker, and
L. B Taggaret. his clerk, on the
charge of conspiracy, today.
T. H. McKlttrlck, president of the
Hargadlne-McKlnriek Dry Goods
company rtf St. Ixtuis, testified to re
reiving |2.bbft in an express package
at. thetr office In New York In 1»02.
and later a package of money, that
tvas handed him by an unknown
man.
J. K. Burnham, president of the
; Burnham-Hanna-Munger Dry Goods
i company of Kansas City, testified to
LOCAL FORECAST; For Augusta and vicinity: Rain tonight and Friday.
AUGUSTA. GA., THURSDAY. MAY 24. 1906.
CALDWELL ININS
BY ONE MAJORITY
AT GREENVILLE
THE CASE AGAINST HIM WAS
BROUGHT TO A VOTE THIS AF
TERNOON.
ABOUT EVENLY DIVIDED
Action Indirectly Involved Allegation
of Heresy and Was Brought to an
Issue Before Presbyterian Assem- j
bly at Greenville.
Greenville. S. C., May 24.—A vic
tory by one vote was recorded for Dr.
W. H. Caldwell, of Fort Worth. Tex
as, in the case involving indirectly
charges of heresy against him In the
general assembly of the Southern
Presbyterian church today.
NEW TERMINAL STATION
TO GO IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga., May 24.—(Spe
cial.) —Atlanta is soon to have a
new railroad and possibly a new ter
minal station. The Atlanta, Birming
ham and Atlantic railroad, through Its
local representatives, this morning
was granted a charter by tho secre
tary of state to construct, a road three
miles in length from Howell’s Station
to a point near the center of At
lanta.
The charter was given to the Gate
City Terminal company, capitalized at.
half a million denars, and the Gate
( ity Terminal company Is acting for
the Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic.
COL, RASKIN
NOTED IMMIGRANT
He Will Vlalt the City to Participate
in the Immigration Convention.
Among the distinguished gentlemen
who will participate In the meeting In
,ihp Interest, of Immigration next Mon
day nlgit, 28th Inst., will he Colonel
Rasmussin, himself an immigrant.
Col. Rassmusln came to this coun
try several years ago and Is regard
ed as one of foremost citizens of
the great northwest. He knows the
subject of Immigration from A to Z.
He Is a practical man and therefore
a successful man iu his chosen field
of labor.
For the accommodation of the dele
gates to the convention of the Odd
Fellows who desire to return home
tonight, the Central of Georgia rail
road train, which Is due to leave the
city at 9:40 o'clock, will hold over
unill 10:30 p. m.
MASTER ERNEST BLANCHARD
SERIOUBLY INJURED.
' Master Ernest Blanchard, the young
son of Mr. Julian Blanchard, narrowly
escaped fatal Injury yesterday after
noon. While riding his wheel out.
Jackson street he collided with a ve
hicle and was thrown violently to the
ground, the severe fall rendering him
unconscious. Dr. Eugene Mnrphey
was called anil while he received a
possible concussion of the brain, and
Is still In a had way, It. la thought
that he will pull through.
The little fellow Is a grandson of
Mrs. John Nichols, with whom he re
shies, nil lower Reynolds
[ hiring Thomas at a salary of SI,OOO
, a year, and admitted having re
; ceived $43,000 from Thomas in the
I ItfiHt three years, supposedly for mis
| takes In classification, claims for
1 damage, rtc
W. E. Emery, a member of the
Fir l c Blrd-Thayt r Dry Goods com
pany of Kansas City had hired
j Thomas at it salary of SSOO a year,
| and for four or five years had re
ceived between $1,500 and $2,000 a
year at Ills New York office. The
money was given him by a man to
I him unknown, but he supposed It had
come from Thom aa.
Call for Mass Meeting
BY AUTHORITY OF TUB MASS MEETING OF THE WHITE VOTERS
of the city of Augusta, held June h, Iftrt.V we hereby call a Mass
Meeting of iho White Voters of the city of Auausta to convene In
the basement of the Court House at H:3it o’clock p. in., on the night
of Thursday, May 24th. 1906, for the purpose of electing a now White
Primary Committee and for the consideration of such other busi
ness as may properly be brought beiore ssld meeting
J. R MuitGAN, Chairman.
B. W. BARROW. Secretary.
For White Primary Committee,
WITNESSES TELL
OP KILLING OE
C.W.STfILNAKER
TRIAL OF J. S. WALL ON IN SU
PERIOR COURT OF RICHMOND
COUNTY.
SELF-DEFENSE SET UP
Claim That Stalnaker Made Effort to
Strike Wall and That He Made At
tempt aa if to Draw Weapon—Pros
ecution to Attempt to Impeach Wit
nesses for Defense.
Superior court re-convened this
morning ai 9:30 o'clock when the con
slderatlon oi the Wan case was re
sumed and wlto Ihe selection of the
twelfth Juror. John A. Robinson, they
were ready to proceed with the irutl
of the ease.
The eourl room was crowded with
spectators during the entire morning
and they all remained until the ad
journmenl for dinner at 2:30 o'clock.
All of those were men. with the ex
ception of two ladles, who were with
Mr. Wall and Mrs. Stalnaker, who
occupied a seat jitßt In the rear of the
prosecuting attorney. She was accom
panied y her two sons, one a youth
in ins teens and the other a little
chap about six years old.
When the witnesses were sworn
there were nearly half hundred who
were called by both sides. They were
all sworn and at. Ihe request of both
sines the sequestration rule was rigid
ly enforced.
i lie first witness for the stale was
Dr. B. Morgan, whose testimony
was devoted chiefly to the wounds
anil their nature. He also testified to
being given a piece of paper which it
was said had been in Stalnakor’s hand
when he was shot.
County Policeman Stringer was next
called and offered some testimony in
regard to the location of the saloon,
particularly internally. He also iden
llu.ed a photograph of the opon-door
| way showing the Interior of the place.
Mr. Thomas Walsh was the next wit
'ness for the stale and he was longer
upon the gland than any one who
; appeared during the morning. Ho
declared that, several men were stand
jlng in front, of the 1111 saloon, Stal
nalier and Wall among I hem, when
isuddenly Wall applied a very vile
epithet io Hlalnaker and the latter
|si ruck him In the face? Wall then
retreated within the door and Stal
naker followed. They had not. taken
many stops when the shooting com
menced, although he could not see
this from where lie Blood. Stalnaker
staggered and then fell, his head
hanging out of the door.
On cross-examination he was rpies
tlonod closely as lo statement pub
lished in the Augusta Herald, pur
porting to have been made by him.
He denied making the statement as
It appeared In the paper.
The next witness for the state was
•lames Hull, who stated that tie was
in the rear of the saloon when Stnl-
Inaker came In. lie looked around the
screen when Stalnaker came In the
front, and recognized him. He was
taking a drink when the tiring started
and rail around Just In time to catch
VVall abotu the waist while his hand
was still extended with the smoking
pistol In his band, lie and Wall had
a struggle, when the latter wrenched
free and ran out of Ihe back door.
Hi directed the policeman when he
iante In looking for Wall. He stated
that when in- ran around the screen
after the shooting Stalnaker was
standing in the middle of the floor
with his hands grasped across his j
a hodmen, while In hands there was 1
a sheet of paper. The wounded men
then staggered, recovered, then stag
gererl again and fell.
His evidence was unshaken by the
cross-examination.
Policeman Brown then testified to
healing the shooting at his house
Jiihi a few doors above Ihe saloon,
when he ran to Investigate. He first
caught W. T. Harden as he saw him j
standing near the prostrate form ,
with the smoking revolver In hlx
hand. When told that Wall was the :
man he went Into the haekyard as
directed and found tip- defendant
there. 'I hr- latter at first picked
up a piece of brick but surrendered
when saw that bis pursuer was an
officer.
The state then rested and the de
fense took up the evidence, W. T.
Harden being the first man called
His testimony as to the details of
the shooting was similar to that of
the state's witnesses, except, that he
said Stalnaker ran his band back tu
JUDGE RUSSELL
10 IKE ADDRESS
AUGUSTA TONIGHT
PROMINENT CITIZENS PREVAIL
UPON HIM TO REMAIN OVER
AND TO TALK AT THE COURT
HOUSE AFTER MASS MEETING.
ASSURED MOST CORDIAL
WELCOME BY AUGUSTANS
One of the Best, Brightest. Wittiest
and Most Entertaining Public
Speakers In the South—lt Will be
a Treat to Hear Him.
Judge Richard B. Russell is In the
city. He is passing through Augusta
on one of his trlpH. This morning lie
was on Ihe bench with Judge H. C.
Hammond, Richmond superior court.
Judge Hntnmond presided In Clarke
superior court for Judge Russell, re
cently, and the warmest friendship
has sprung up between the gentle
men. Judge Russell was Judge Ham
monds guest at lunch today.
Learning of the presence In the city
of Judge Russell, a number of gentle
men called upon him this afternoon
and Importuned him to remain over
and meet the people of the city. It
; was shown to him that he would be
most cordially welcomed If he would
Ibe present at the mass meeting to
night and he was assured that the nitl
jzens would he pleased to have him,
after the transaction of the maas meet
lng business, to mako them ail ad
dress. Judge Russell finally acepted
|the Invitation and will he at the court
houae tonight.
! Judge RusHell Is one of the best,
brightest, wittiest and most entertain
ing public speakers In Georgia. Too,
he Is one of ihe most prominent men
In the state a gentleman to entertain
whom and to listen to whom any city
considers a privilege.
The Herald predicts for those who
hear him lonigKt a pleasant half hour
with one of the most delightful men
In the south.
HAS EXCLUSIVE RIGHT.
ATLANTA, Ga.. May 24.—(Special.)
-—The supreme court this morning
handed down a decision reversing
Judge John T. Pendleton, of Fulton
superior court, in restraining the At
lanta Terminal company from grant
ing to the Atlunla Baggage and Gab
company, the exclusive use of the
Terminal property In pursuit of Its
business.
| his pocket as he advanced upon Wall.
| He also stated that. It was Htalnaker
: anil not Wall who used Die epithet.
On the cross the solicitor-general
sought to show thai he had made
contradictory statements before the
grand Jury to the evidence now of
fered by him. lie denied having
offered any different testimony.
H. J. Mitchell was the next wit
ness offered by Die defense, but he
only heard Htalnaker call Wall a
liar and saw the blow passed. He
could not see the shooting from his
position on the sidewalk. >/,
George Kelsey was then put up by
th'» defense and he declared that he
wa-s the ony eye-witness to the shoot
ing. Ills statement was very much
like Harden’s. He was badly
tangled by the solicitor on the cross
examination.
Thomas McAnally, formerly a re
porter for The Herald, was then put
upon the stand lo rebut the state
ment of Mr. Walsh. He was also
badly tangled by the rpmsDons of
the solicitor-general on the cross
examination.
Undertaker Donnelly was then
placed upon the stand to testify as
to the nature of thi wounds and
•lames Howard offered some unim
portant testimony In regard to the
pistol.
Fourteen witnesses were then put
up before the adjournment to show
that. Htalnaker had a bad character.
The solicitor general sought, to show
on the cross that they meant by "had"
that he would fight or resent an In
sult. Home of them concurred In this.
Court adjourned until 4 o'clock.
w..en the same line of testimony will
be resumed. The testimony will hard
ly be flnlsheu today as the solicitor
general proposes to offer several wit
nesses to rebut the testimony about
Htaliiaker's character ami also to Im
peach the material witnesses of the
idefense. This feature promises to be;
( very Interesting. ... j
► THE PLANTER’S LOAN
► AND SAVINGS BANK.
► Gross Resourcss ...$1,000,000.00
► PAYS 4 PER CT. INTEREST.
► Dsposits may bs mads by MAIL.
► L. C. Hayna, Praaldant.
► Chaa. C. Howard, Caahlar.
DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 A YEAR.
SHERIFF OF AIKFN
lira H
FDR IHE SUSPECT
TO TAKE NEGRO TO JAIL IN
AIKEN AT PROPER TIME AND
IN PROPER MANNER.
PLACING THE CRIMINAL
Evldance Upon Which One of Men
Suapected la Held—Earneat Work
to Place Guilt for Aaaaaamation
Where it Properly Belonge.
Sheriff Raburn, of Aiken county, fl.
C„ la In Ihe cltv.. He ia awaiting do
j velopments In the Beech laland mur
der caae. It la understood that, at
the proper time, and in Ihe proper
{manner, he will take the negro now
held in the Augusta jail to prison In
i Aiken.
Practically every link In a vpry
sirong chain of circumstantial evi
dence against Bill Lumford has been
forged by persons In Beech Island and
the Augusta detectives. Lumford is
now In the city jail suHpected of the
murder of Mr*. Kbb Wilson about 2
o’clock Tuesday morning.
The evidence has been carefully
worked up from the time that Mr.
I Wilson noticed a strange negro loaf-
I lng about hi* store In Beech Island
Tuesday afternoon about dusk. Mr.
Wilson questioned the negro as to hi*
business In that vicinity nnd received
a polite reply. The negro then started
off down Ihe roa.» and was seen so
turn off from the road and go up a
drain ditch Into a field by Mr. Wil
lson. He whs then lost sight of andi
no more was thought of tho occurance
by Mr. Wilson until after the tragedy.
Early the next morning after tho
alarm had been given Mr. rage, of
Beech Island, wont carefully over the
'ground and followed the track of the
negro. It was an easy trail owing to
tho fact that, the man wore a pair of
snoes upon which there were rubber
heel*, perforated by a hole In the
bottom. Mr. Page, followed the tracks
to the point whore the Htrange negro
had loft the road. Following them tip
hne ditch mentioned he came to a
spot where the man had evidently
laid down to rest. Appearance* of the
ground Indicated that he had remain
ed on the spot for some time. From
this spot tne tracks went across a
ploughed field baek to the fence near
Mr. Wilsons house Here several
patilngs had been pulled off. making
.an o| Piling easy either of accesH or
'ogress. From the fence the track*
led to the window through which tho
murderous snot was fired. This Is
supposed to have happened before the
murder.
From the window the tracks led
plainly over the road to Augusta via
: Horse Creek bridge and the Centro
street bridge. In the meantime Hi'
Augusta police had been notified am
j were on the watch.
Lumford was arrested by Special
’Detective Williams, both ho and De-\
tectlve Howard having been on tho
lookout for suspicious characters.
This morning Lumford was Identi
fied by a negro hand who had been
working on tho Horse Creek brldgo
as a negro who had passed him and
crossed the Hald bridge early Wednes
day morning, lie had noted the pede
strian's appearance well as ho was a
istranger and some wonder was caused
as lo his pretence In the vicinity of
the Horse Creek bridge at so early an
[hour. The hand who Identified hum
ford picked him out of a crowd of a
dozen negroes without hesitation. In
ihe meantime Lumford's shoes had
been taken back over the ground and
placed In the tracks at. several points
along the route. They wern found to
be a perfect fit.
Lumford has given no satisfactory
account of his presence here or of
where he came from. Me claims to
have come to Augusta Tuesday night
from Greenwood, reaching hero at 13
o'clock. When questioned by Detec
tive Williams as to whether he came
on a passenger train, a freight or a
construction train, he replied in the
negative lo all three questions, saying
oniy that lie “came with tho con
ductor."
Lumford Is known as a former
member of the ciiain-gang and has
not been seen about the city for many
months.
PLAYING WAR ON TYBEE; *
SOLDIERS GO INTO CAMP
SAVANNAH. Ga., May 24.—(Spe
cial.! An Interesting scries of exer
vises Is being finished this week at
| Fort Screven, on Tybee Island.
Under the war department orders
the garrison of every artillery fort In
the United States is required to go
Into ramp In 'he Immediate vicinity
of the guns and remain there for -tne
week under conditions so closely like
those that obtain during war as it Is
possible lo make them. ■
The troops are making things quite ,
warlike. Kverv detail of a garrison
ou a war footing is being carried out. f
The 117th Coast Artillery from Ft., *
Fremont Is there assisting In the exe
cution of the maneuvers.
PABED THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, It. 0., May 24.—§
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senate as reported from the commit- 4
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