Georgia Historic Newspapers

    VOL. VIII.
SECRET SERVICE
IS CHARGED WITH '
PERJURED OATHS.
• Arizona Man Files Sensational
Statement With Senator Clay
for Senate to Act Upon.
SAYS EFFORT WAS MADE
TO INVOLVE MORGAN .
IN TIMBER SCANDAL
Wffltame Declares That Millionaire
Perrin Waa Convicted on Perjured
Evidence While E. H. Harriman
Escaped.
By Ralph Smith
WASHINGTON. Fab. A— L. 8. Williams,
the irteanA man who came to Washing
ton to press charges against the secret
sm, ilue and who claims that hla room
at the Raleigh hotel was entered Sunday
sight and valuable papers taken, today
filed with Senator Clay, a member of the
tnvoal«etlnc committee. a sensational
statement enumerating his charges
against secret service agents.
The statement revolves around the con
viction of E. B. Perrin, a millionaire land
owner and sheep raiser of Arizona, for
conspiracy against the government, but.
according to Williams, the original pur
pose of pressing the house was a ground
less and unsuccessful effort to implicate
the late Senator John T. Morgan, of Ala
bama In a scandal Involving a large tract
of valuable Umber lands In California
Williams charges also that the depart
ment of justice has made an investiga
tion since conviction of Perrin which
completely vindicates him of conspiracy
and shows that the conviction was se
cured by questionable means. The re
port of this investigation. Willisons
claims, will not be divulged by Attorney
General Bonaparte.
Charges Against Harriman
Senator Clay will lay the statement of
Williams before the investigating commit
tee if he can get a meeting. He states
that the investigation has been delayed
by ‘jW’Mw Galliger. whose time for tUe
present is required by the consideration
of business of the District of Colum
bia.
Another of Williams' charges is that E.
H. Harriman obtained several years ago a
vast tract of lanQ in Utah by the same
means as Perrin contemplated using. The
Lands were patented to the Harriman in
terests, he claims, under the Hitchcock
• administration. Subsequently, when there
was talk of an investigation, the Harri
man people deeded the lands back to the
government and there were no prosecu
tions as in the case of Perrin, whose
methods were identical.
The prosecution of Perrin giew out of
a transaction he contemplated with John
A. Benson, of San Francisco, involving
sixteen thousand acres of timber land
in California.
When the government investigated the
case prior to Perrin's indictment. Inspec
tor George C. Hunt advised against a
prosecute* In his report was an affida
vit by C. P. Snell, a secret service agent,
who was previously in Perrin’s employ
M * lawyer, and this affidavit set forth
that Perrin remarked to Benson, the al
leged conspiracy that he (Perrin) had
great influence at Washington with Sena
tor Morgan, and that he could get him
to assist in getting the lands.
Was Morgan Bought?
The first question asked Perrin by In
spector Hunt was: "How much money
had been paid Senator Morgan by Per
rin.” and for what purpose had it been
paid, according to Williams' statement.
Eight months later Secret Service Agent
William J. Burna appeared before the fed
eral grand jury and declared that he
was 'Just from Oyster Bay. and that
President Roosevelt wanted Perrin indict
ed."
Snell’s affidavit, in which Senator Mor
gan was mentioned, grew out of a con
versation which he overheard between
Perrin and Benson, in which the former
spoke of the Alabama senator only as a
friend and not as a legal adviser, and the
impression conveyed was not justified, ac
cording to Williams, and was malicious.
In this connection the Arizona man
states verbally that the investigation
grew out of a desire on the part of the
president to implicate Morgan because of
Morgan's persistent fight against the Pan
ama canal.
Paid <4.000 To Testify?
It is charged, by Williams that the
records of the secret service will show
that about 64.000 was paid to Snell by
the government and his only services con
sisted of testimony against Perrin.
Snell had previous to his employment
by the secert service been Perrin's law
yer.
The statement chargee that Snell’s
sworn evidence against Perrin on trial
of the case has since been proven by
Snell’s confession to have been perjured.
Williams claims that tn spite of Snell’s
confession to perjury, the government re
fuses to Indict him for the offense. He
claims that Perrin Was notified only last
week in San Francisco at the door of
the grand jury room that no indictment
would be returned against Snell, unless it
was ordered by Attorney General Bona
parte. no matter what evidence might be
submitted. This statement, he claims was
made by Assistant District Attorney A.
- P. Black. •
Williams' statement is subdivided under
nineteen heads, and after each allega
tion he cites references, letters, affida
vits and court records to substantiate
them. If the investigating committee goes
into the matter, much time will be re
quired to investigate the citations unless
Williams has certified copies of all the
records as he claims to have in the safe
at the Raleigh hotel.
PATTERSON’S VETO
OVERRIDDEN BY HOUSE
Members Are largely Statewide and
Turn Down for Governor Was
Expected
C3y Auocutcd Press. )
NASHVILLE. Tenn.. Feb. 4.—The bill
prohibiting the manufacture of intoxicat
ing liquors in this state came up in the
house todey for passage over the gov
ernor’s veto. It was passel over the veto
by vote of £3 to 27. The law goes into 1
effect January L 1610. X
The bouse is largely statewide, and
there was no doubt but that the bi.l
would be passed over th- veto.
quanta Skmrnal
LOEB POT HI HELM
OF NEW YORK PARTY
t
WILL BE COLLECTOR OF PORT
AND CONFIDENTIAL ADVISER
OF TAFT ON NEW YORK POLI
TICS.
Sr ** ‘
WILLIAM LOEB, JR.
(By Associated Brees.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—Friends of
William Loeb, Jr., secretary to the
president, made the definite statement
that he was to become collector of the
port of New York. Mr. Loeb, it also Is
stated, is to become the confidential po
litical adviser of the next president on
New Tork matters.
HOOSIERS ARE SPLIT
ON COUNTY OPTION
Democrats Will Try To Repeal Law,
Claiming Sufficient Votes To Car
ry Issue •
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Feb. 4.—ls the
plan of campaign formulated last night
is carried out in the house of represent
atives this morning it will bring about
the vital test of the strength of the Dem
ocrats' effort to repeal the county op
tion law.
A resolution to suspend the rules of
the house to conelder the several bills
repealing the county option law or
emending it to a greater or less degree
of harmony with the liberal platform
on which the Democratic campaign was
made, probably will be offered. By the
success or failure of this resolution, the
chance of the law being repealed may
be judged.
The Democratic members of the house
have claimed to have forty-nine Demo
cratic and two Republican votes. Schroed
er and Hewig, of Evansville, for the re
peal. enough to gain their end. But last
evening It was reported that Representa
tive Durham. Democrat. of Sullivan
county, had gone over to the other side
and it It should prova impossible to win
him back. It would be necessary to per
suade one more Republican member to
join the friends of the repeal bills. Tho
/Democratic members that have lined
up on the side of the option law say that
their attitude is fixed.
DE NAVARRO DEAD;
BUILT FIRST IRON BOAT
Was Last Surviving Original Director
of Equitable Life and Father-in-
Law of Mary Anderson .
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK. Feb. 4.—Jose Francisco
de Navarro, the last surviving original
director of the Equitable Life Assurance
society, the father of Antonio de Nav
arro, husband of Mary Anderson, the for
mer actress, is dead at his home In Forty
sixth street, after a four weeks’ Illness.
X.S was 86 years of age, and was born
at San Sebastian. Spain.
Mr. de Navarro built the first Iron sea
going steamship constructed in the Unit
ed States, and brought about the con
struction of the first elevated railway line
in this city. Mr. de Navarro created the
Portland cement industry In this country.
Mr. de Navarro left Spain and came
to New York in 1866.
SOBBING WOMAN CAUSES
LAUGH IN COURTROOM
Fortner American Show Girl, Sued for
Divorce, Makes Tear-Stained
Faces Wreathe in Smiles
(By Associated Prost.)
EDINBURGH. Feb. 4.—Mrs. Jim Alex
ander Stirling, the former American show
girl. Clara Elisabeth Taylor. sub
mitted to cross-examination for the last
time in the suit brought by her husband
for divorce.
Mrs. Stirling has been on the stand
for three days.
In spite of the searching questioning,
which occasionally broke down her out
ward composure and caused a flood of
tears, the defendant almost invarlably
had a ready answer and a plausible ex
planation for seeming indiscretions.
She stuck to her story that there had
been no misconduct between her and
Lord Northland, and just before she left
the stand raised an outburst of laughter
by replying to the question whether sho
had given up the idea of marrying Lord
North land* hy saying:
“I am not free. Lord Northland could
• not propose to me yet."
ABYSSINIA ON VERGE
OF BLOODY REVOLT
...
'Bv Associated Press.)
JIBUTI. French Somaliland. Feb. A—
A condition of unrest prevails in Abyssin
ia, according to the latest report received
here. There has been an engagement near
Ankober between the followers of Ran
Wallie, a brother of the empress and a
detachment under Ras Michael, the fath
er of Lig Yasu, the designated heir to
the throne. Ras Michael is minister of
war. having been appointed by Emperor
Menelik.
The population of the Shoa country is
insisting that Dedjas Tafarl, a descend
ant of the Shoa dynasty, the proclaimed
heir to the throne.
It is clear Emperor Menelik is a alck
man but the reports of his actual con
dition are contradictory. »
HOTEL SHEETS MUST BE
NINE FEET IN LENGTH
(By Asicciated Press.)
LINCOLN. Neb.. Feb. 4.—Afer an ex
citing session the lower bouse of the leg
islature Wednesday passed Representative
Sinks' bill compelling hotel proprietors
to furnish sheets nine feet in length.
A bitter fight against the measure is
, expected in the senate.
ATLANTA. GEORGIA. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1909.
JAPANESE BARRED
FROM ALL SCHOOLS
IN CITYJJF FRISCO
Residential Segregation Bill is
Defeated After Sensational
* Fight Waged by Both Fac
tions on Pacific Coast.
WEDNESDAY EVENING
IT WAS NOT THOUGHT
LEGISLATION PROBABLE
On First Ballot of Residential Segre
gation Bill the Vote Stood 38 Ln
Favor of and Xi Against the Meas
ure.
(By A»»oclat»d Frees.)
SACRAMENTO. Feb. 4 —The residential
segregation bill has been defeated.
The bill excluding Japanese from
schools has been passed.
The first ballot on the residential segre
gation bill resulted: Ayes, 88; noes, 32.
As 41 votes are necessary to pass a meas
ure, the speaker issued a call of the
house.
Several changes were made In votes
after the call was dispensed with and
final vote was 87 to 37, the bill being de
feated. Johnson, of Sacramento, changed
to "no" and moved to reconsider.
The MH compelling Japanese to attend
separate schools was pased, 46 to 28.
Leeds, of Los Angeles, moved to recon
sider tomorrow.
ANTI-ALIEN BILL
IS AGAIN REFUSED
(By Associated Press.)
SACRAMENTO. Cal.. Feb. 4.—Grove L.
Johnson's bill prohibiting aliens from be
ing members of corporations, one of the
anti-Japanese bills to which President
Roosevelt objects, was refused passage
in the assembly today by a vote of 54
to 15.
This vote shows a heavy falling off of
support fob the measure since yesterday,
when the vote on the Drew anti-alien
land bill was 48 nays and 28 ayes.
JAPAN EXPRESSES FAITH
IN REAL AMERICAN PEOPLE
(By Associated Press.)
TOKIO, Feb. 4.—A high official of the
government said today:
“Our confidence in the fairness and
justice of the real American people will
remain unshaken through a stronger test
than the action of a fe# men who do not
really represent the sentiment of the pub
lic. In Nevada, California and elsewhere
we believe that the true sentiment of the
people is voiced by President Roosevelt,
and the leading statesmen and business
men.
“The real danger of such utterances as
those contained in the Nevada resolution
and similar ones made by persons who
entirely misunderstand Japan, lies in the
effect they may have on the Ignorant
people of both Japan and America. The
intelligence of both countries should be
exercised to muzsle the ignorant and vi
cious press and individuals.”
Leading foreigners and diplomats in To
kio deplore the present agitation in
America for the reason that they be
lieve that it may seriously hamper Amer
ican trade in Japan and possibly throw
difficulties in the way of the new treaties
between the two countries.
NAMES OF ROOSEVELT
HELD UP BY SENATE
Charges Are Filed Against Several
Judges Who Have Been dominat
ed by President
ass- ’ ’ea Pre...)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4—Several United
States district judgechip appointments which
have been eent to the senate by President
Roosevelt are being held up on chargee of
various kinds, and three of the cases are be
ing investigated by sub-committees of the
senate committee on judiciary.
In addition to the case of Oscar R. Hundley
for the northern district of Alabama which
has been before the senate for three years,
investigations havs been started of charges
filed against Royal A. Gunnison, for the
district of Alaska, and Herbert F. Seawell,
for the eastern district of North Carolina
No evidence has yet been submitted in the
Seawall case. Judge Gunnison has been
charged with incompetency. The charges
against him deal with his alleged failure to
rule on motions made in his court, and it
is understood that the ludlclary committee
has been informed that the nomination of
Judge Gunnison soon will be withdrawn by
the Dissident.
DEAD KNEE IS GRAFTED
TO LIVE MAN’S BODY
Remarkable Cure Is Made by Rivet
ing Dead Bones to Sufferer’s
Muscles
<By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.—Doctors at the
Georgetown University hospital witnessed a
remarkable operation performed there several
dags ago by Dr. George Tully Vaughan, «,f
this city, on George A. Kelly, aged 29. The
bones of Kelly's knee wee so badly depressed
that Dr. Vaughan decided on amputation.
In the hospital was a man about to die.
Dr. Vaughan obtained permission from the
dying patient’s family to remove the left
leg in the event of death, and It was de
cided that the knee of the dead man should
be grafted to the leg of the living sufferer.
The transfer was duly made. The bones
were riveted together by solder, strong wire
and the delicate phase of the operation, that
of joining the ligaments, caused the sur
geons to work as they probably never labored
before. Every tissue, tendon and muscle was
joined and the bones fastened together. Kelly
is said to be Improving rapidly.
USE FOR COCKLEBURR
AT LAST BEEN FOUND
(By Associated Press.)
JONESVILLE. La.. Feb. 4.—The despised
cockleburr bids fair to become a proud pro
duct of cultivation. An exoerlment of mak
ing oil from the weed in a mill erected for
the purpose at Vidalia. La., is said to have
proved very successful and the farmers fn
this section have gone in for its gathering
on a large scale.
The promoters of tho plan say the future
may develop a cockleburr plantation in place
of cotton.
W. D. KENNEDY DEAD;
WAS HIGH PYTHIAN
CHICAGO. Feb. 4.—William Danes Kennedy.
I one of the highest officials of Knights of
Pythias order, and the author of Kennedy’s
I "Fjthlan History,’’ is dead here from heart
. disease.
He was closely associated with Justus H.
i Rathbone, founder of the order.
TRIED ON CHARGE
OF KILLING UNCLE
W. T. M’DONALD IS INDICTED BY
DOOLY GRAND JURY AND IS
IMMEDIATELY PLACED ON
TRIAL.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
, VIENNA, Ga., Feb. 4.—The grand
jury now in session here yesterday re
turned a true bill for murder against
W. T. McDonald, who killed his uncle,
P. G. McDonald, two weeks ago, and the
adjourned term of Dooley superior court
is also in session and the case is being
tried today.
McDonald Is represented by Colonel
W. P. Hall, while Solicitor W. F. George
conducts the prosecution. ,
The case will probably go to the jury
today.
MISSING STEAMER
MAY BE AT BOTTOM
Very Probable That Long Overdue
Munin May Have Burned and
Sunk in the Sea
NEW YORK, Feb. A-Funch. Edye &
Co., New York agents of the Norwegian
steamer Munin, which sailed from New
York on January 6 for Darien, Ga., said
today they had no word from the Munin
since she left port. She carried no pas
sengers, but had a crew of 25 men.
When asked if there was a probability
that the Munin was the steamer which
went down off Diamond Shoals lightship
last week, they said It was possible.
William Stiegel, one of the crew of the
Diamond Shoal lightship, who on Satur
day last saw the sinking of th eunknown
steamer during a heavy gale, arrived
here Cbday. Stiegel said he saw the
steamer go down early Saturday morning
at a point nine miles inside the light
ship. He described her as a small, two
masted, black funnel steamer.
F. E. PURSE DIES
OF ARSENIC POISONING
After an unsuccessful attempt made
some time ago to take his own life, F. E.
Purse, a nephew of the late Capt. D. G.
Purse, of Savannah, who took his own
life, at last came to his death as the
result of acute arsenic poisoning at noon
on Wednesday at the Grady hospital,
whither he had been removed a few
hours earlier from his residence at No. 3
Angler avenue. •
"Acute arsenic poisoning’ was the cause
of the death as obtained from the death
certificate made out by Dr. E. M. Mc-
Donald, of the Grady hospital staff. No
inquest was necessary, as Mr. Purse had
stated to the members of his family and
his physician before his death that he
had taken poison.
A short time ago Mr. Purse attempted
to commit suicide, but was unsuccessful.
The manner in whleh he took the poison
which caused his death is unknown, but
it must have been taken at some time
early on Wednesday morning, as the
Grady hospital ambulance was summoned
about 9 o'clock on that morning. For
some time past Mr. Purse has been at
his home, not having gone out to his
office in more than a week.
He was 37 years of age and is survived
by his wife. The body was removed di
rectly from Patterson’s undertaking par
lors on Wednesday night to Savannah,
accompanied by Mr. Robert Purse, Miss
Lily Purse and Mrs. W. A. Burks, brother
and sisters of the deceased and all from
Chattanooga, Tenn. The funeral oc
curred in Savannah on Thursday after
noon. .
Mr. Purse was a printer by trade, being
connected with the Purse-Wells company,
of Atlanta. ,He had resided for several
years at 3 Angier avenue.
ATTEMPTED LIFE SOON AFTER
UNCLE COMMITTED SUICIDE
SAVANNAH, Ga., Fet» 4,-Frank E.
Purse, who died in Atlanta suddenly yes
terday, made a determined effort to kill
himself with a knife last August in
Jacksonville, following the suicide of his
uncle, D. G. Purse, in Savannah. He
had many relatives here.
The funeral took place this afternoon,
attended by Solomon’s Lodge of Ma
sons.
Recently Mr. Purse had been much Je
pressed because of financial troubles.
RUSSIAN TERRORISTS
HOT ON AZEF’S TRAIL
Denounced as Government Spy, For
mer Head of Russian Socialists
Flees for Life
(By Accooiatea Prats.)
PARIS, Feb. 4.—A special dispatch re
ceived here from Zurich says that Eu
gene Asef is now in Switzerland, hotly
pursued by four Russian terrorists. Azef
is the Rus.slon, who for years was an
active leader of the fighting Russian so
cialists. He recently was denounced as a
government spy and sentenced to death
by the organization, after which he dis
appeared.
A local paper today declares Azef was
active in preparing two plots against the
life of the emperor of Russia. When his
fellow conspirators were arrested Azef
retired from the active fighting cirqle.
ne then edclared it was Impossible to kill
the emperor by ordinary means such as
a dagger, a revolver, or a bomb, and that
he was going to study oflt a plan of as
sassination in which an aeroplane would
play the principal part.
LOUISIANA TO STOP
NATURAL GAS WASTE
(By Aiiociated Press.)
BATON ROUGE. La., Feb. 4 Louisiana is
about to take steps to stop an enormous waste
of natural gas in the Caddo fields. Governor
Sanders has called a meeting of the state
conservation commission In Shreveport on Feb
ruary 6th to consider the matter.
It is estimated that since the Caddo fields
wpre discovered, about three years ago, more
than 120.000,000 worth of gas has escaped to
the winds or been burned after accidental
Ignition.
EGG PRICES TUMBLE
TWO CENTS IN CHICAGO
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, Feb. 4,-Nlnety thousand
eggs, said to be fresh, have reached Chi
cago, and as a result the price has taken
a tumble of two cents a dozen.
Other consignments are expected to
make further inroads on top notch prices.
FREE DEAFNESS CURE.
A remarkable offer by one of the lead
ing ear specialists in this country, who
will send two months' medicine free to
prove his ability to cure Deafness, Head
Noises and Catarrh. Address Dr. G. M.
Branaman, 1243 Walnut St., Kansas City,
Mo.
WEALTHY PLANTER
PLACED ON TRIAL
FOR WIFHUIIRDER
Charged With Poisoning of His
Wife, W. T. Jones is Ar
raigned in Criminal Court in
Union, S. G
DOCTOR SAID DEATH
WAS DUE TO POISON;
BRUISES FOUND ON BODY
Physician Declares Woman Died in
Convulsions, Brokenly Mummur
ing Lord’s Prayer and Saying,
“Have Mercy.”
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
UNION, S. C., Feb. 4.—The trial of W.
T. Jones, a prominent and wealthy plan
ter of this county, charged yrtth poison
ing his wife last July, began in earnest
Wednesday afternoon.
Attorney George Johnston, of the de
fendant’s counsel, moved to quash the in
dictment because it was indefinite as to
the kind of poison alleged to have been
used and because the character of the
bruises on Mrs. Jones* dead body were not
described. The motion was overruled by
Judge Memmenger.
Dr. Jeter, the Jones’ family physi
cian, was the first witness. He told how
he had been hurriedly summoned by Jones
and found Mrs. Jones in convulsions,
brokenly repeating the Lord’s prayer, and
asking for forgiveness for her sins. She
died in 15 minutes. His opinion was that I
death was caused by strychnine poison- ]
ing. He said he saw a bottle in the room
containing strychnine.
Unaffected by Wife’s Death
Jones seemed unaffected, he said, when
told that his wife was dead.
Other witnesses told of seeing bruises
on the body when preparing it for burial.
The court ruled that testimony shall
be allowed as far back as parcticable to
show the relationship existing between
Jones and his wife prior to death.
Jones is Physical Giant
Jones is a man about 42 years old; a
physical giant in statue, being apparently
over six feet tall, and built in propor
tion. He has a massive head, and in the
operating of his large agricultural Inter
ests has shown very great ability, branch
ing out along new lines, working out new
ideas in the old staple crops and introduc
ing such new crops as tobacco agriculture
and other things; fn all making an unu-'
sual degree of success.
Beside his property and farm planta
tions, comprising about 3.000 acres, Mr.
Jones about four years ago erected one
of the handsomest residences to be found
in (upper South Carolina, being ideally
placed and architeceurally pleasing to the
eye. The house is equipped with electric
lights, generated by a private dynamo,
and supplied with water from his own
waterworks sytsem.
Married Life Unhappy?
It was when she was only 16 years old
that W. T. Jones began paying devoted
atentlon to Marion Porter, a beau
tiful young girl, who lived in the com
munity where he lived. Shortly after this
they were married. From this union a
son was born, Harry Jones, an only
child, who is twelve years old. That this
union was far from being a happy one
during the past few years is what the
neighbors and friends of the family and
residents of that community said in sworn
affidavits.
It was shortly before twelve o’clock
Sunday night of July sth that W. T.
Jones hastily summoned Dr. J. T. Jeter,
his family physician, who resided pot a
great distance away, to come (fulckly
that his wife was ill. Dr. eJter obeyed the
summons as quickly as he could after
dressing. On reaching Jones’ residence
he found Mrs. Jones In convulsions. He j
tried to relieve her, but in a few mo
ments she died brokenly murmuring thej
Lord’s prayer and saying, "have mercy.” [
From his observations and from what '
Mr. Jones himself said, Dr. Jeter’s opin-!
ion as stated at the inquest was that!
the deceased came to her death as re- i
suit of strychnine poisoning.
One of the main* points in the evidence, I
as brought out in the various hearings
for ball will be at the trial that Mrs. I
Jones, in a mood of despondency as re- I
suit of having been particularly unwell !
for several' weeks, took poison herself,
thus causing her own death; while the
prosecution will endeavor to show that;
Jones himself forced to take it and !
thus ended her life, backing up this with >
a large array of witnesses, who will test!- 1
fy to his very harsh treatment of her i
for a long period.
Able Counsel Employed
The day after Mrs. Jones’ death, the
Inquest was begun, and so many were the
witnesses examined that it was not con
cluded until the following afternoon. As
result of the evidence thus brought out,
Jones was arrested charged with the
murder on July 9th and made an inmate
of the county jail here, where he has
been eve rslnce, except on three ocasions;
one when he went for a few moments to
the courthouse when he was arraigned
at Septmber term of court; again when
in November he was taken in custody of
the sheriff to Columbia to appear before
the supreme court in an application for
bail, and later again in December when ■
the hearing for ball which had been aban- ,
doned was again resumed.
Within a few weeks after Jones had i
been committed to jail, his counsel, con- 1
slstlng of James Munro, former Judge |
D. A. Townsend and Senator B. F. Town
send, of the local bar, and Col. George
Johnson, of Newberry, some of the ablest
criminal lawyers in the state, applied
to Circuit Judge D. E. Hydrick at Spar
tanburg, for Jones’ release o nbond, stat
ing that bond in any sum could be fur- ■
nished. This motion for bail was refused '
by Judge Hydrick after hearing, not only '
the defense side, but also that of the I
prosecution, which is represented by Cir
cuit Solicitor T. S. Sease, of Spartanburg, '
Hon. J. Ashby Sawyer and Mr. F. D. j
Barron, of this city.
Bail Was Refused
This refusal of ball from Judge Hy- '
drlck came rather as a surprise to the
general public, but soon a notice of an
appeal to the supreme court was given [
by the defense counsel. When the Sep- I
tember term of court convened, they en- |
deavored in different ways to have the,
case continued, but the different motions
were overruled and Jones was arraigned.
Then the defense sprung ,a surprise by |
STAIE LAWMAKERS
WAGE WAR ON CRUM
SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE
URGES SENATORS AND CON
GRESSMEN TO OPPOSE NE
GRO’S REAPPOINTMENT.
(By Associated Press.)
COLUMBIA, S. C., Feb. 4.—That the
legislature of South Carolina, in keeping
with the expressed sentiment of the en
tire white population of the state, is in
full sympathy and accord with the efforts
being made by Senator Tillman to defeat
the confirmation of Dr. W. D. Crum, col
ored, to continue to be collector of the
port of Charleston, and further evidencing
the fact that a more determined and sys
tematic fight will be waged against this
nomination than was waged on Crum’s
previous appointment, is shown by the
resolution unanimously adopted by the
house of representatives last night, and
which will be adopted by the senate to
day.
The resolution, introduced by Represen
tative Dixon, of Fairfield county, is as
follows:
"Whereas, in the all-wise plans of the
Creator of the universe, the white, or Cau
casian, race has been made the superior
of all others and to it is committed the
problem and the destiny of this great
republic, and,
"Whereas, it is the black man’s, or ne
gro’s, real best interest that no one of
his race shall be raised high in authority
over the white people in any community,
and, \
"Whereas, W. D. Critan is a negro, and
President Roosevelt has again appointed
him collector of the port of Charleston,
the metropolis of our great state, and
with studied intention, is endeavoring to
humiliate and wound the honorable pride
of the best people of that city by using
all the resources at his command to have
such appointment confirmed by the Uni
ted States senate; therefore,
"Be it resolved. That we deem it to
be to the best interests of both races in
the southland, and in the state of South
Carolina, that the senate do not confirm
said appointment already made by Presi
dent Roosevelt;
"Second, That we are in full sympathy
with the efforts being made to prevent
the confirmation nf W. D. Crum as col
lector of said pdrt;
"Third, That we consider it an unfor
tunate appointment, one tending to in
dulge the hope of social equality in the
hearts and minds of the negroes of our
country, and a useless and needless af
front to the white'citizenship of Charles
ton;
"Fourth, That we hereby call upon our
senators and representatives in congress
to use all their powers of mind and make
every effort to prevent the confirmation
of the appointment by the united States
senate; \
"Fifth, That a copy of thia resolution
be sent to each member bf congress from
South Carolina.”
The resolution was adopted without dis
cussion in the house, but it is possible
that its terms may be slightly altered in
the senate when it comes up for con
sideration today.
CRUM CASE TO COME UP
IN SENATE DURING AFTERNOON
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 4.—"lf It
takes the senate four hours to digest a
South Carolina Crum, how long would it
take the senate to digest a Georgia
cracker?”
That was the interrogatory comment on
the discussion in Tuesday’s executive ses
sion of the senate over the nomination
of Dr. W. D. Crum to be collector of
the port of Charleston, S. C.
The Crum case came before the senate
again yesterday, and was considered be
hind closed doors for another four hours.
When the senate adjourned, through
lack of ability to muster a quorum, the
process of digestion had not been com
pleted.
The senate will resume the considera
tion of the case this afternoon, if there is
an executive session, which is likely.
BIG LACE HAUL MADE
BY SMUGGLER BAND
New York Police Say That Thieves
Have Systematic Methods for Se
curing Valuable Goods
(By Aisoeiatad Press.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.—-Customs officers
here are investigating the operations of
what is believed to be an organized band
of lace smugglers, who have been brib
ing express wagon drivers to remove the
lace from piers in the same manner that
millinery smugglers have been known to
spirit away unclaimed trunks.
Two hampers of lace arrived on the
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse re
cently in charge of a second cabin passen
ger and were seized by the customs au
thorities in time. A suspect has been un
der surveillance for some time, but no
arrest has been made. The lace is still
being held.
GUGGENHEIM WINS
IN FIGHT OVER PEARLS
Copper King Will Pay Duty of Only
Ten Per Cent—Officials Wanted
Sixty Per Cent
(By Associated Pryss.)
NEW YORK. Feb. 4.—Morris Guggenheim
is victor in the controversy with the federal
government over the amount of duty on fifty
nine pearls valued at 916.264.47. The govern
ment maintained that the pearls were dutiable
as jewelry at the rate of 60 oer cent, while
Mr. Guggenheim contended that a ten per cent
tax for pearls was proper. •
His contention was sustained by the board
of general appraisers. The facts in the case
are similar in most respects to that of the
necklace of Mrs. W. B. Leeds, valued at
9350.000, which was recently held dutiable
simply as pearls.
-
producing an order from Chief Justice
W. J. Pope of the state supreme court,
forbidding the case to be tried until the
appeal before the supreme bench should
be heard, which could not be done until
the latter part of November at earliest. ,
This brought the intended trial for which
nearly two hundred witnesses had been |
summoned, to an abrupt termination. I
When the case came before the state
supreme court in November it was on
two motions, one on the appeal from
Judge Hydrick’s order refusing bail, and
another on direct appeal for ball to the
supreme court. After the arguments the
hearing was not continued until several '
weeks later, when it was resumed and
an order handed down dismissing tho
application and refusing bail, which was
signed by two of the associate justices,
Chief Justice Pope dissenting.
'Jones was in attendance at the hearing
in Columbia in the custody of the sher
iff and afterwards was committed to the
county jail here, where he has been con
fined ever since.
WAS LIST OF W
TAMPERED WITH
IN COM CASE?
Intimations in Newspapers
Regarding Jury Box Are
Made Known in Open Court
by Judge HarL
COURT HAS ADJOURNED
. SESSION UNTIL MONDAY;
TWO MORE MEN NEEDED
, Court Sends for Juror Whitworth
Who Was Asked To Explain Re
marks About Governor Patterson.
Excused from Jury.
£ (By Asuoeuted Brest |
i NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 4.—When
j court opened this morning for the pur
pose of drawing a new venire for the
trial of Coi. Duncan B. Cooper, Robin J.
Cooper and John D. Sharp for the murder
of former Senator E. W. Oarmack, Judge
Hart said:
’’There have been intimations in the
press that the jury list has been tam
pered with. I wish to asy that the Jury
box from which the names are drawn ia
in the custody of Circuit Clerk Lewis
11 Hitt. The names in it were placed there
two years ago. It remains sealed and is
controlled by Hitt, who was Carmack’s
, i campaign manager. I make this state
ment in justice to everyone concerned-”
Judge Feels Insinuation
Judge Hart seemed to feel very deeply
the insinuation that there waa an effort
made to get men on the panel friendly to
the defendants. Very few if any in the
I room had heard of such a charge, which
was sent to the judge in the form of a
■ clipping from an out-of-town paper.
I The court then drew vhe new venire and
, sent for Juror Whitworth. The latter
was asked to explain his remark that be
, was against Governor Patterson.
"I said I was against him because of
his abuse of the pardoning power and in
turning criminals loose.”
Judge Anderson, of the defense, Crosz
examined the juror.
Whitworth is Excused
1 Whitworth declared he would much pre
fer to escape service,- but denied any
bias.
The court then briefly reviewed the
charge. He held that the claim that the
juror had said that the defendants should
be hanged was controverted. On the sec
ond charge, that he had said that Gov
ernor Patterson had a hand in the kill
ing, the judge held that the juror did not
deny it specifically enough.
“Therefore,” the court concluded, "I
deem It best to excuse Mr. Whitworth
from the jury."
The state objected strenuously and de
clared that the court’s action would dis
credit and disgrace Whitworth. /
Judge Hart hastened to say that there
was no ground for such a statement. The
state continued to fight the decision ana
in lengthy speeches sought to change it,
without avail.
Court then adjourned until Monday at
19 a. m. when the efforts to secure two
• more jurors will be resumed.
| .
; ROCKEFELLER GIVES
BIBLE CLASS DINNER
Leslie M. Shaw and John Kendrick
Bangs Are Principal Speakers.
Minister Acts as Toastmaster
1 'Fr A—ocixted Freti.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.—One hundred ana
fifty members of the Bible clam ot
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., of the Fifth
Avenue Baptist church, attended the an
nual dinner here last night. Leslie M.
Shaw, ex-secretary of the treasury, and
John Kendrick Bangs, the writer, were
the principal speakers. The Rev. Chas.
F. Aked, pastor of the Fifth Avenue
Baptist church, was the toastmaster. ,
i Mr. Shaw during the course of his
> speech, said:
“We are only satisfied with the high
est ideals in public life nowadays. We are
I teaching our public men that they must
not think, but must use the public tele- z
phone to ask us what we want done. Lt
they guess what we want done, we guest
they get out. The standard of public life
is now much higher.
“While at Washington I had the op
portunity of meeting many prominent
j public men intimately and I formed on
1 entirely different opinion from what the
press reports would have one believe.
There js a constant cry that the senate
is corrupt, but I don’t believe it.” *
MAY RENAME SQUARE
NEAR WHITE HOUSE
Proposed To Call It Independence
Square and Remove Statue of
Andrew Jackson
By Ralph Smith
I WASHINGTON. Feb. 4. —Congressmen Ba-
Itholdt. of Missouri, proposes to Introduce e
bill to chenxe the name <rf Lafayette Scuere.
which Is directly in front ot the white liouse,
to Independence Square, and substitute for
■ the statue of Andrew Jackson a fitting statue
’ of George Washington.
I The Jackson statue now stands in the cen-
I ter of the square and ia one of the hand
■ somest in Washington.
I The statue of Von Steuben, which Is to
adorn one corner of the square, is now toady,
and the house has been so notified. On an
other corner is the statue of Lafayette, on
another that of Rochambeau and on the
fourth corner will be that of Pulaski.
COLOR LINE IS DRAWN
IN INAUGURAL PARADE
By Ralph Smitli'
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.—Some comment
is being caused by the strict drawing of
the color line by those who are in charge
’of the arrangements for the inaugura
tion parade. Members of congress are
being asked to designate mounted aides
to serve with the civic division ot the
parade. The letters asking members and
senators to make such designations spe
cify that the aide appointed must be a
whit< man. Some Republican members ot
congress express the fear that the course
of the committee will excite protests from
colored people.
NC. 41.