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SVflwhi Stcfclj) 3o twd. VOL. IX. PARIS' HOPE DASHED Bl I PREDICTION OF YET HIGHER BIVER Thought at Noon, With Sun Shining. That Flood Was Over--President’s Home, Among Others. Flooded NEW AREAS OF CITY INUNDATED BY WATER IBs Associated Fre**.> FARIS. Jan. 27.—Late in the afternoon the fluvtan department predicted a fur ther rise of eight inches before the .'rest of the flood in the river Seine is reached. Th flurry of joy at noon was followed by oesstmism as the waters continued to rise. RISES TWO INCHES. At 3 o’clock the river had risen two Inches since the subsidence at noon. Water was forced back above the Pont de I'Alina ! and" poured into the Cours-de-la-Reine, | which is now submerged to a depth’ oi i two feet. The residence of United States Ambassador Bacon has become untena ble. and the family has removed to the Mercedes hotel. The Red Cross society, which has re ceived a substantial check from Ambas sador Bacon, today established soup kitch ens for the destitute at a hundred points. This afternoon Mr. Bacon called upon Foreign Minister Pichon and informally tendered the sympathy of the American government and people. The diplomat also asked if financial assistance from abroa I ■ was desired. J. P. Morgan has cabled from New ' Tork tendering S3MXd if outside contribu * tlons to the relief fund will be accepts ble. The aunt was shining in Parts today. The rain ceased throughout the afflicted districts before noon and as the waters of the Seine appear ed to subside it waa hoped that the worst was over. The subsidence at noon continued j for 30 minutes, amounting to 3-4 of an inch. Later it was claimed that the fall was due to the rapid overflow Into the Bercy quarter from points where the Seine bad broken its barriers. Experts said that the river was still rising this afternoon but that maximum flood should be reached at 3 o’clock. The Ber cy quarter has been abandoned by the residents. The temperature moderated today to a great extent, affording much relief to the homeless. Notre Dame was surrounded with wa ter today and the crypts were flooded. The rotten palisades bacx of the He St. Louis gave way and the situation in the overflowed quarter back of the. Qua! Ber ey was rendered critical. During the forenoon the Qua! d’Austerlitz embank- I me nt gave way with a roar, flooding new districts. CATACOMBS STILL SAFE. The waters have not yet reached the Catacombs where rest six million skulls This afternoon the water Is backed up into the St. Lazare station flooding the railroad terminus. Firemen are trying to pump out the water that has covered the tracks. The river Seine, whose flood has caused death and destruction during the past few days, was stationary at noon today. The stage of the waters this morning exceeded all records back to 1615 and up to 12 o’dock the river continued to rise at the rate of three-quarters of an inch an hour. Hope was given to the local authorities by an early report that the Seine was stationary at Its upper reaches. At Me lun. Nogent and Bray the maximum flood was reached during the night. On the other hand the river Marne was re ported as still rising and a new and high er flood was racing down the Yonne and the Grand Morin. Perhaps the most alarming feature of of the situation in the morning was the Assure at the Autueil viaduct at the foot of Paris. Should this give way it would act as a dam and submerge the entire city. SEINE VALLEY AWFUL SIGHT. The valley of the Seine now presents a terrifying spectacle. The flood is miles wide for 35 miles abo.ve. and the raging torrent runs through the city at the rate of 35 miles an hour. It is flush with the parapets at the bridges where it is not 1 actually overflowing them, turning streets into muddy lagoons and choking under ground workings to the bursting point. There are 7W miles of sewers and two rivers, the Bievre and the Grand Botel Bet here, under Paris. The latter is running under the opera house, whose confining walls are subject ed to the pressure of thousands of cubic yards of water. Wherever a break in ma sonry occurs the streets cave in and the water and refuse emerge. Thus dozens of places a mile back from the river streets are flooded and the walls of adjoining buildings have been rendered unsafe. In many instances the police have force*: tenants to abandon their threatened homes. PARIS A BELEAGUERED CITY. Paris today resembles a beleaguered • city. The military commander in each of the five sections <nto which the me- 1 trope Its has been divided holds his sol- L diers in constant readiness for dispatch ■ to points of danger. The government of V the municipality has placed the military * barracks and public school buildings at the disposal of the refugees who a?rtady number. It is estimated more than 100.- 000. Fifteen thousand laborers of the city are out of work and though subscrip tions are pouring in. >200.00 having been raised last night, of which 11.400 was contributed by the American chamber * of commerce, the government today de cided to ask parliament for an addi tional credit to be used in relief work. Every minute today brought a new tale of disaster. At S o’clock the vault of the Orleans railway tunnel gave way at the Rue-Git-le-Coeur. Another bad cavein occurred in the Rue Lille, flooding the quarters of the German em bassy. The buildings of the foreign of fice were surrounded by water this morn ing and abandoned. The main drain un der the Cha mps-de-Mars broke during the forenoon and the blanket of water • extended back to Invalides, where repose the bones of Napoleon. Several subsidences have occurred in the Place de la Concorde, the Rue St. Honore and the Rue de Lappe. PRESIDENT S HOME FLOODED. The basements of the grand palace and * of the home of President Fallieres are filled with water. Whole sections of the city, including tne St. Lazare subwa.. station, have been roped off. The boiling Continued on Page Five. POSTIL SWINGS BANK BILL IS PERFECTED ■ Bill Will be Reported to the Senate on Next Friday (Bv Associated Press ) WASHING TON. Jan. 27.—The finish ing touches on the postal savings bank bill, to be reported from the senate com { mittee on post offices and postroads, ■are being made by the sub-committee • composed of Senators Carter. Dolliver; j and Owen. They expected to complete their work today and the bill probably I will be reported to the senate on Frl , aay. I Some very Important in the < draft of the Carter bill, which Is being used as a model, already have been agreed upon. Sections prescribing meth ods for the conduct of the proposed postal banks have been eliminated and a general proposition has been adopted, leaving the question of making rules I to the secretary of the treasury, the postmaster general and the attorney general. These officials will constitute a board which will have the control of the postal deposits. The most important amendment un . der consideration is designed to prevent a concentration of I money centers of the east. It will ! provide that postal deposits shall be distributed pro rata among sucn banks, local to the postal depositories, as will undertake the payment of the prescribed rate of interest. Senator Dolliver took the position that the local ban»ts would be compelled to go to the bond centers to purchase secu -1 riiies necessary to entitle them to re ceive funds deposited with the postal banks. In order to meet this objection the sub-committee has agreed upon an amendment providing for the acceptance •oi indemnity bonus as security to tne ' government for funds received from the i postal depositories. HORSE miCKS CHILDREN; SHUSHES CIO PIECES Infuriated Animal Siezes Two Americus Boys With Teeth. Beaten Off With Club AMERICUS, Ga.. Jan. 27.—As the re sult of a savage and unexpected attacx made by a vicious horse, the two little sons of O. T. Johnson are detained at home by painful injuries. The boys were riding in a little wagon on the pavement when the horse, attached to a dray, seized one of them by the shoulder and bit It painfully. Th- other child was likewise attacked and the children might have been killed or maimed had not a bystander seised a club and beat off the infuriated beast. After attacking the children the horse jumped upon the little cart and stamped it to pieces beneath his hoofs. MACONI wILLSAVE - MONEY BY OWNERSHIP MACON, Ga., Jan. 26.—When the city of Macon takes up the proposition of municipal ownership this year it will find a saving of several thousand dollars as plans and specifications for a new water plant have already been prepared, and are now stored away in the city vault. The city is also in possession of esti mates of the present worth of all the property and equipment of the company now doing business and will be better able to make an offer for the plant. The question of municipal ownership is to be taken up in dead earnest this year and just as soon as the new paving work can be gotten underway. TO MARRY, KILL SELVES DES MOINES, lowa, Jan. 27.—Because their parents would not let them marry, Vernon Barr, aged 16, and Lina Ammer, aged 14. killed themselves early today. While riding in a buggy they both drank strychnine and water, and then waited for death. 4 HOPE Free Distribution of a Suc cessful Remedy Has Done Untold Good NEW YORK. Jan. 24-It is estimated that within a comparatively short tlme nearly three thousand persons, addicted to the use of opium or morphine in some form, have taken advantage of the offer of the Waterman Institute. 124 East 25th street. Branch 29, New York, to send a . free supply of a truly remarkable home , remedy for these insidious and danger - ous habits. The expressions of satisfac ' tion derived from the continued use of ‘ the remedy are practically unanimous. It is said that the free distribution will be •• •ntinued for a time. *•* NEW COUNTIES TO GIVE DISTRICT OIG CENSUS Third Congressional District Will Probably Show Its Pop ulation Doubled CORDELE. Ga.. Jan. 27.—Much specu lation is going on in the Third congres sional district as to what the census of 1910 will show. The census for 1900 gave to the Third congressional district a population of 172.383. At that time this district was composed of 13 counties. Now it has 15 counties. Two of the new counties—Crisp I and Ben Hill —have been formed from the 1 territory embraced in the Third congres- Isional district. It is believed that the larger cities of the Third congressional district have doubled in population in the • last 10 years. ‘ It is expected that the census of 1910 will show the population of this congres sional district ta be approximately 250,000. According to this showing, if other sections of the state have increased in population in the same ratio as the Third congressional district, the census of 1910 will give to Georgia a population of some thing Uka WLQQft jntifibltanU. COL. SMILES MAY ffiE MCE FOB CONGRESS If He Does He’ll Oppose W. S. Bennett on Independent • Ticket BY RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—C01. John Temple Graves, editor of the New York American, one-time candidate for tho United States senate from Georgia as a Democrat, and subsequently a candidate for vice president as a Hearst Independ ent, may be a candidate for congress from New York city at the next elec tion. If so. he will oppose William S. Bennett, a Republican, and will run as an inde pendent Democrat. Colonel Graves is a native Georgian, and a former Atlantian. "I am sitting silent and saying noth ing.”’said the colonel today, ‘‘and my friends tn New York are paving the way for my candidacy. I would like a term or two in the house.” HIS APPETITE WHETTED. Colonel Graves in his newspaper ca pacity lias been spending much of his time in Washington during the session of congress, and he has seen and heard and experienced enough of congressional affairs to whet his appetite for the life. He is a good listener, but a better speak er, and he believes that the power of speech enjoys more freedom in the house than in the press gallery, wherefore he is ambitious to enter the house. Colonel Graves was talking to Con gressman Livingston when he indicated his purpose to come to congress, if pos sible. "W«ll you have the support or Tam many?” he was asked. ’’Possibly so; I am Irish, and look like Colonel Livingston," was his facetious reply. "Seriously, though, my friends killed Tammany, and the people of New York are grateful,” he added. “I may come to congress.” ILITO PLUNGES IN DITCH; Cifl BURNS, DRIVER HURT Machine, With Chauffeur, on Way to Rnmo Hurl ed Ten Feet ROME, Ga., Jan. 27.—An overland road-? ster, belonging to J. Crampton Waters, while being brought to the garage by R. M. Upchurch, a young white chauffeur, plunged into a 10-foot ditch, inflicting painful injuries on the driver. The car caught on fire and was com pletely destroyed. This is the sixth auta to be destroyed by fire In Rome during the last three months. Dets Insurance, Too CHICAGO, Jan. 27.—The widow of John Farson, th® broker who died a week ago, Mrs. Mamie A. Farson, will receive in addition to the $650,000, his personal estate of $250,000 which Is the amount of his life insurance- among va rious insurance companies and frater nal orders. $300.00 Given Away To Our Readers By The Semi-Weekly Journal, Atlanta, Ga. Send in the correct answer and get the prize. With every yearly sub scription to THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL you are entitled to one trial at this example. An example that has been selected that can be figured out with a very little effort. GET YOUR PENCIL and try this EXAMPLE NOW. Here Is the Example A man steps 2 feet 8 inches, and a boy steps 1 foot 10 inches, but the boy takes 8 steps while the man takes 5 steps. How far will the boy walk while the man walks 3 miles? WHAT’S THE ANSWER? 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Agents are allowed to enter for them selves an answer in the contest on each subscription they send, besides the subscriber’s answer. NO PERSON CONNECTED with The Atlanta Jour nal, nor any member of their family, can enter this contest. Should the cor rect ANSWER be sent more than once, the prize money will be equally di vided. The Journal’s total liability in this contest is S3OO cash, as offered. This Contest closes May 1, 1910. All letters must be received in this of fice not later than May 3, 1910. Send all subscriptions and answers to The Semi-Weekly Journal Atlanta, Ga. ATLANTA, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1910. TRDST MEAT PUT UNDER LABOR BAN FDR THIRTY DAYS Atlanta Federation of Trades Unanimously Declares Boy cott and Invites Friends to Join in Campaign MANY SPEECHES MADE AT MONSTER MEETING The Atlanta Federation of Trades passed a resolution Wednesday night pledging its members to a 30-day boycott of “trust-handled meats,” and urging its friends to join the protest. Every trades union in Atlanta was represented at the meeting, and the vote was unanimous. The resolution is as follows: Whereas, This country is right now in the throes of one of the most stupen dous protests of a peaceful nature ever made by people over the fact that the cost of living has not kept pace with wage producing powers of our people; Whereas. The present protest has taken the form of refraining from purchasing meats, and therein of itself being a pro test against the present inflated prices of food stuffs and being in entire sympa thy with the movement as conducted over the country; be it Resolved by the Atlanta Federation of Trades, That we, as an organization, du hereby pledge ourselves to obstain from the purchase of trust-handled meats for the space of 30 days, or until such time as the American Federation of Trades' executive council shall notify us of a cessation; and we ask all our friends in Atlanta to join us in this protest against exorbitant prices of foodstuffs. Jerome Jones, editor of the Journal of Labor; E. E. Griggs and N. H. Kirkpat rick jointly introduced the resolution, the first two in the order named, making strong speeches advocating its adoption. The hall was crowded. Before a vote was taken there was a very earnest de bate. /But all the speeches the resolution. One of the most convincing speeches was made by Delegate Ashley, from the machinists' union. He proved by com parison of figures the great increase in cost of living within the past six or seven years, and declared in conclusion that he would gladly chop out his butcher bill for 30 days, or even longer if it becomes necessary. OFFICERS ELECTED. The election of officers to serve for the ensuing term of six months was taken up prior to the resolution, and was soon finished, there being no candidates tot any office except secretary. The result was as follows: President—S. B. Marks, of the Webb Pressmen’s union. Vice President—A. K. Burch, of the Steam Fitters’ union. Secretary—N. H. Kirkpatrick, of the Atlanta Typographical union. Trustees—Claud Ashley, Thomas Scales and W. R. Shockl-y t Finance Committee—Wesson, Norman and Karlson. Sergeant-at-Arms—Charles Hirsch. Attorney—C. T. Ladson. The federation was informed in a com munication read by the secretary that Continued on Page Five. IN OLD SOLDIERS' HOME CHAPEL JOS. E. BROWNS PORTRAIT HUNG Exercises Marking Presentation Wednesday Afternoon Were Impressive and Pleasing--Prof. Derry Made Presentation Speech, Capt. Force Responding-Very Happy Program Exercises Wednesday afternoon mark ing the presentation of a handsome por trait of Joseph E._ Brown. Georgia’s “war governor,” to the old Soldiers’ home by the Daughters of the Confederacy, were, as expected, among the most impressive and pleasing that have been held there in recent months. Prof. Joseph T. Derry made the presen tation speech. He said that when in 1857 Joseph E. Brown was nominated Demo cratic governor he was almost unknown, and all over the state people were ask ing “Who is this man?” They soon found out. At that time congress was constantly quarreling over the slavery question. When South Carolina seceded and Fort Sumter was seized, Governor Brown, fearing a like seizure of Fort Pu laski, ordered a large force of state mi litia to go and take it. He stated at the time that if Georgia did not succeed the fort would be held for the United States, whereas, if Georgia followed Carolina’s example and withdrew from the union the fort would be held for the secession ists. WHEN GEORGIA SECEDED. As a boy, Professor Derry was present in the senate chamber of the old state hcuse in Milledgeville, and well he re members, said he, when Governor Brown came in and announced that the secession convention had voted to withdraw from the union. “I was accused of putting my neck in the noose when I ordered the seizure of Fort Pulaski.” said the gov ernor, “but now the people have put their necks in with me, and the weight will be so heavy that the rope will break.” Shortly after that an armed force advanced on the United States ar senal in Augusta, and the commandant surrendered without a fight. Continuing, Professor Derry spoke of how wisely Governor Brown presided over the destinies of Georgia during the war. and how Georgia more than met every demand made upon her by the Confed eracy. He told of how Governor Brown bitterly protested against the conscription act, on the ground that Georgia had fur nished all the troops expected of her. and would continue to send every avail able man to the front so long as the war lasted. So judiciously did the "War Gov ernor” manage affairs that he always had a strong local force ready to assist in repelling raids. Most of these were men, said Professor Derry, who had been re leased from the army, after hard fight ing, because of physical disability. Later on, many 'of the “home guard” were boys serving their apprenticeship in arms. During the whole war Georgia met ev ery obligation, said Professor Derry, and Governor Brown deserved much of the credit In conclusion, he spoke briefly of Gov ere«r Brown’s -record after the war, serv ing the state as a United States judge, WENT TO GIVE MEDICINE AND FOUND WIFE DEAD When L. H. Ginn arose from his bed at his home, 141 Venable street, Thurs day morning at 5 o’clock to administer a dose of medicine to his wife, he was shocked to find her cold in death. He had seen her only four hours before she was discovered in a lifeless condition, at J- K i. ▼w Jr' . * ' I 1 La ■ Photograph is taken from oil paint ing of Hon, Joseph E. Brown, which is presented to the Soldiers* Home by the Atlanta T7. D. C. Wednesday after noon. as head of the state railroad, and later in the United States senate. Then he pre sented the picture. CAPTAIN FORCE RESPONDED. Captain Force, superintendent of the home made a very happy response. He expressed the thanks and appreciation or the soldiers to the Daughters of the Confederacy for remembering the home with such an appropriate gift, and said it would be hung on the walls of the chapel. Owing to official duties Governor Brown, a son of the “War Governor,” could not be present, though he had so planned. In addition to the large delegation from the Atlanta chanter, U. D. C., there were quite a number of other ladies pres ent, some of them being out-of-town vis itors. ’ The exercises were appropriate and de lightfully enjoyable. Mrs. McArthur, Mrs. Blackburn and Mrs. Winburn, and Miss Rainwater con tributed delightfully to the program. Professor Perrin rendered a number of piano selections, including Mendels sohn’s capricioso, and one of the Lizt waltzes. which time she appeared to be feeling about as usual. When Coroner Donehoo was notified he decided to hold an inquest over the re mains. as no one saw her death. The jury was in session but a short time, re turning a verdict of death from Bright’s disease, after hearing from the physician. I For the past few days Mrs. Louise Ginn [ had been in bad health and was being treated for' dropsy. She was feeling fair . ly well late Wednesday afternoon, though a physician was called. Upon leaving, late in the afternoon, he left medicine with instructions to Mr. Ginn as to how to administer it. During the early part of the night he was up several times to administer a dose of the medicine and al ways found his wife in an improved con dition. At 1 o’clock he gave her a dose of medi cine and retired. The instructions call ed for the next dose at 5 o’clock and it was when Mr. Ginn awoke at this hour that he found his wife dead. She was in the bed alone at the time of her death and no one knows just at what hour she died. She was not heard ta utter any cries of pain prior to her death, which is believed to have occurred at least an hour before the lifeless body was discovered by her husband. The death of Mrs. Ginn leaves her hus band with four young children, the old est just five years of age. Besides her husband Mrs. Ginnn is survived by five children, her mother and a number of relatives in Athens, Ga. The funeral arrangements have not yet been made, though the body will probably be taken to Athens for funeral services and Interment. PENNSYLVANIA COMPANIES DECLARE DIVIDENDS PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 27.—The direc tors of the Pennsylvania company-, oper ating the Pensylvania railroad lines wes< of Pittsburg, today declared a dividend of $16.67 per share, payable in stock. The directors of the Pittsburg, Cincin nati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad com pany also declared a stock allotment of 12 1-2 per cent. DONSWMOIiSTICHE, WALKS BOLDLY BY JAILER s. Prisoner Makes Daring Es cape From Rome Jail As a Prison Visitor (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) ROME, Ga., Jan. 27.—A bold escape was made from the Floyd county jail by Ira Grinnell, a young white man, charged with assault with intent to murder, last night. Two visitors were allowed in the jail to see another prisoner while Grinnell was in the corridor. The prisoner don ned a false mustache, which he had In his possession, changing his appear ance, knocked at the door of the jail and boldly stepped past the jailer as if he haa been one of the visitors. Grinnell stabbed I. S. Atkinson, an Augusta printer, several months ago while the latter was walking along Broad street with Grinnell’s divorced wife. . BURGE GETS NEW LIFE; RESPITE FOR 60 DAYS GRANTED BY GOVERNOR On Eve of Deferred Execution, Shadow of Gallows Passes Once More From Door of Condemned Wife-Murderer SUPREME COURT TO HEAR JUDGE RODGERS’ PLAINT ♦ * ♦ BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. Jan. 27. ♦ ♦ Frank Britton, the 16-year-old boy ♦ ♦ arrested here and accused of hav- ♦- ing made a confession that he ♦ killed his mother, for which mur- ♦ der George Burge, his stepfather, ♦ is under a death sentence in > *- ta. was taken back to Atlanta this ♦ ♦ morning. No requisition papers ♦ were demanded, and the boy assert- ♦ ♦ ed when leaving that he had made ♦ -*■ no confession. ♦ ■ George Burge will not hang on Friday, ' January 28. Once more on the eve of his execution, with the shadow of the gallows falling sharp across the bars of his cage in mur derers’ row, the condemned man is given | a new lease on life. . Governor Brown gives him a respite of 60 days, that the habeas corpus matter now certified to the supreme court in a bill of exceptions from the Fulton county court, may be threshed out and adjudicated. Frank Britton, step-son of Burge and own son of the murdered Mrs. Burge, is on his way back to Atlanta without ex tradition papers having been issued. He will attempt to clear his own name of the charge which has been lodged against it, that he murdered his own mother ana committed the crime for which his step father is under sentence to hang. BURGE VERY GLOOMY. Burge, for the first time since the death sentence was passed upon him many weeks ago. was depressed and gloomy, Thursday. He seemed to have lost hope. He spoke to no on 3, was wild-eyed, fever ish and restless. Asked questions, he only stared in reply. He was waiting mo mentarily for word from the capital, where his fate hung in the hands of Gov ernor Brown. The governor’s decision to respite Burge for a further 60 days was not given out till after 1 o’clock Thursday afternoon. During the morning Governor Brown hac heard the whole master out, with Judge Robert L. Rodgers, attorney for Mrs. Burg<-, appearing ta argue for the delay, and Solicitor Charles D. Hill, of the Fulton county courts, arguing against it THE POINT OF LAW. The point which has resulted in a de lay of Burge’s death was raised original ly in the Fulton county courts by Judge . Robert L. Rodgers, representing Mrs. Burge. He filed a petition of habeas corpus, alleging that Burge was illegally held, that he had been illegally convicted and sentenced, that the court which tried him was Illegally constitued, and that Judge Gilbert, of Columbus, who heard the case, had no right ta sit in the courts'of Ful ton county. Judge Ellis denied the petition, «nd Judge Rodgers filed a bill of exceptions. The bill was certified several Jays ags., bi- Judge Ellis to the state supreme court, where it now has a place on the calen dar. It will 6e advanced for hearing, it is said, in view of the circumstances, in order that it may be disposed of within , the 6u days. ; In allowing thes respite. Governor Brown 1 acts upon the recommendation of both ‘ Chairman Hutchens of the prison com- , J mission and Judge Hart, attorney gen . eral. WHAT HUTCHENS SAYS. I “I have carefully read the application . ; and exhibits, and I do not think there is any merit therein.” writes Chairman Hutchens, with his recommendation. "But Inasmuch as there is a legal ques- I tion raised, and in view of the fact that I it is a capital offense and the man is sentenced to the death penalty, and also that the stay asked is only for 60 days. I see no good reason why the sentence of execution should not be stayed for this length of time, notwithstanding I think the judge in the lower court made no er ror.” Says Judge Hart: “I fully concur in the course suggested by Mr. Hutchens and in • the reason given by him. The safer* course for the executive would be ta respite tb4 accused until the supreme court may finally pass upon the bill of exceptions. REQUISITION DECLINED. Governor Brown on Wednesday after- . S noon declined to issue a requisition for Brittan. Attorneys Thompson and Hey ward presented a formal application which had been approved at the office of Solicitor Charles D. Hill by one of the solicitor’s office force. In accordance with usual custom. But In this instance Solicitor Hill re pudiated the application and asked that it be returned to him. Up said he is convinced the efforts to bring Britton back to Atlanta were at bottom merely " for the purpose of causing a little delay. j He said he would not personally have « signed the application for requisition; that if Britton were brought here tar > ’ trial he would not prosecute the case, as he believed it had no merit, and that the I prosecution would have to get some other solicitor general to look after it for them. I It seems that when Burge was on trial I the step-son was accused of the crime, by a implication at least, and Mr. Hill’s opln- j ion of the plea, formed then, has not altered. AFFIDAVIT EXHIBITED. Attorneys Heyward and Thompson ex hibited an affidavit signed by Frank Crowley, of Anniston. Ala., saying' that | his son had told him that Britton had confessed to him (the son) to having killed his own mother, but had protested the killing was accidental. Attorney General Hart sat with I the governor during the hearing of 1 the case. At its end the governor allow ed Solicitor Hill to withdraw the appli cation. and the case was closed. From Anniston come press dispatches saying that young Frank Crowley, whose father made the affidavit that, was ex hibited at the hearing Wednesday, has confessed to his father that the story was a fabrication of his own mind, and that Britton never made any such confession as alleged. Deputy Sheriff Plennie Miner has gone to Birmingham to get Judson Brit- g ton, who Las said he would come back to Atlanta without requisition papers. The officer is expected ta return with his voluntary prisoner Wednesday uv«n- . S ing. NO. 39.
