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vol. IX.
STATE MAKES REPLY
TO PLEA OF COOPERS:
CROWDS PACK COURT
State Attorney General Ar
raigns Appellants As Under
taker’s Chairs Are Borrowed
to Seat Scores of Visitors
DAUGHTER OF COOPER
SITS WITH BROTHER
'B» Associated Press'
NASHVILLE. Tenn.. Feb. 2.-The I
state’s objection to the granting “of a
new trial to Col. Duncan B. and Robin ;
Cooper, convicted of the murder of 1
former United States Senator Edward
W. Carmack, wag voiced before the su- j
preme court by the state attorney gener- j
al. Charles T. Cates. Although the pros- I
eeution’s young representative had re
ceived the brief of the defense only 48
hours ago, he had marshaled his facts
and arguments and made a strong and
telling appeal. The rather small court .
room was packed to suffocation. Chairs
rented from a local undertaker had been
set closely together.
GUARDS LIMIT VISITORS.
Guards stationed at the doors attempt
ed to let only enough visitors in tv fill
the seats. But the throng swept in and
would not be stayed. Most of the audi
tors were men. but two s<ore women ar
rived early and secured choice seats.
After the room was filled, the throng at
the door was so great that the supreme
justices could scarcely enter.
"So axiomatic is it," General Cates be
gan. ’that courts do not take cognisance
of political affiliations or factions in a
lawsuit that I am astonished to note the
emphasis placed by counsel of the ap
pellant upon the recent conversion of
Senator Carmack to the prohibition fac
tion. If your honors please, I chal
lenge them to find a word in the record
bearing out their contention."
General Ctates denounced the attempt
of the defense to make the issue a politi
cal one and set up a quarrel between
Robin Cooper and Senator Carmack in
order that his father might escape the
consequences of his act.
••Senator Carmack was shot three
times, once in the back and twice in the
left side through the heart, and the plea
is self-defense, after a jury of their peers
has stripped the plaintiffs in error of the
presumption of innocence, which accom
panied them during the trial.
THREATS WERE MADE.
“Carmack was shot, your honors, after
threat? had been made; after Colonel
Cooper said:
“ 'lf my name again appears in the Ten
nesseean. he or I must die;’ The next
day Carmack printed an editorial, a hu
- morons one. referring to Cooper as the
diplomat of the Zweibund. The offense
was given, and gentlemen, Carmack
died.
••Craig, who communicated the threat
to Carmack, went to the editor with Colo
nel Cooper’s consent and reported back
to Cooper. But Cooper’s counsel asked
yesterday if Carmack had sent back word
to Cooper that no malice was intended in
the editorials that were merely harmless
pleasantries.
“No. if the court please, this was not
shown because when the state tried to
show that Carmack did send such word
by Edward Craig, the defendant’s own
counsel objected and the court sustain
ed their objections. That’s why the state
did not prove it.”
General Cates described the incidents
leading up to the threats, told how Car
mack sent for John Vertrees, and asked
for a revolver.
“I have received a very threatening
message from Colonel Cooper, saying
that if I use his name again, he or I
must go. I cannot discontinue my fight.
I do not want to arm myself, but my
friends are alarmed and insist on my
getting a weapon.’ Vertrees got the re
volver for Carmack and showed him how
to us it. "Just pull the trigger/ said Ver
trees. ‘and it will do the rest.*
With a huge map. showing the scene
of the killing. General Cates outlined the
course taken by the principals of the trag
edy. then he declared:
"Colonel Cooper was on his way to the
governor's mansion. Either he was lying
in wait or he took an out of the way
course to the mansion. There is nn other
construction to be put on the course they
v took."
DESCRIBES SHOOTING.
Cates described the shooting, how Car
mack. with his hat lifted in pleasant
greetings to Mrs. Eastman. He quoted
Mia Eastman; “ ‘I heard a voice over by
shoulder, exclaiming: ’There you are, 1
have the drop on you now." I saw a look
of surprised inquiry come over Carmack's
face. I saw his hand go around to his
hip pocket and the voice came again:
" ’Get out from behind that woman, you
dastardly coward.’
’Then Carmack’s gun came out slowly,
the barrel upside down. Then came the
three shots and I saw a young man
crouching behind Carmack.”
"Is there self defense in that?” said
. Cates. "Is there a peaceable mission
shown in these expressions of Colonel
Cooper, beard by a refined, brilliant wo
man? Is there a peaceable, legal mission
indicated in the words; 'I have the drop
on you—get out from behind that woman,
you dastardly coward.'
"Peaceable. Great God! What peace is
contained in these threats?”
TELEGRAPH POLES SHOWN.
General Cates produced two paste
board posts representing telegraph poles
where Cat mack fell, and placing them
upon the bar. reconstructed the killing.
It was dramatic in the extreme. The
active lawyer swung rapidly from the
position of Carmack to that of Robin
Cooper, revolver in hand, describing viv
idly the murder. The spectators leaned
forward and even the justices seemed
scarcely to breathe.
Seising the collar Carmack wore, he
pointed to a tell-tale hole aljnost directly
above the button hole in the back. With
a pencil forced through the point of the
bullet's entrance. General Cates said:
•This convicts the Coopers. This silent
witness proves that the bullet was fired
from behind. First, they said that Car
mack turned his head, but we proved
that when a man turns his head, he can
not turn his collar, for it is fixed.
Then they said this bullet in the back
was fired as Carmack fell, that it was
the last one fired. But, your honors, that
is impossible. The one they said was
the second one fired went in at the left
side and ranged downward at an angle
of 45 degrees. _ .
“Now. It is evident that, if Carmack
was falling—had fallen—so far that the
Continued on page Three
(I LIVES ME LOST
111 IMISTEXPLOSION
Nearly Three Score Victims in
Las Esperanzas, Tex., Mine
Added to Death Toll
(By Associated Press.)
LAREDO, Tex., Feb. 3.—The spark of
a lighted cigarette, smoked by a miner
in violation of the rules, reaped its toll
of victims in the Paula mines, near Las
Esperanzas yesterday, when 68 lives were
lost in an explosion that wrecked the
mine. The blast following close after
the catastrophes of Monday and Tues
day have swelled the victims of mine
horrors to 178 men.
MANY ARE INJURED.
The toll of human life which paid the
penalty of negligence on the part of somq.
miner is officially placed at 68, while the
list of injured numbers nearly as many.
After the lapse of six hours’ work, 53
bodies were brought to the surface, w’hile
nearly 40 injured men were removed to
hospitals for treatment. The Injured owe
their miraculous escape to the fact that
they were working at points in the third
stage of the workings, where they were
partially protected from the onrush of
foull air.
The explosion occurred in the No. 3
shaft of the coal mine of the Esperanzas
Mining company, and is atributed to the
ignition of gas from the flame of a
miner's cigarette who was smoking, con
trary to the rules.
DEAD ARE FOREIGNERS.
The miners, consoling principally of
Mexicans and Japanese, had assumed
their various places in the different work
ings shortly after 7 o’clock, and work
was proceeding along the usual monoto
nous lines when, without warning, about
8:30 o’clock, those at work above ground
were startled by a loud explosion, and
almost instantly a vast cloud of dust
and smoke issued from the mouth of the
shaft.
When the onlookers realized the
meaning of the disaster, assistance was
immediately forthcoming, and as soon
as the air in the shaft could be purified
sufficiently to permit rescuers to descena,
many volunteers were ready to risk their
lives in an endeavor to succor their
stricken brothers below.
MR. E. T. CAMP DEAD;
WELL KNOWN VETERAN
Villa Rica Citizen, Who Had
Seen Service With Wheeler’s
Cavalry, Passes Away -
VILLA RICA. Ga., Feb. 3.—The funeral
of Mr. E. T. Camp, one of the best known
citizens of this place and a veteran of
the civil war. was held here yesterday.
The services were conducted on the 641 h
anniversary of the deceased's birth.
Mr. Camp is survived by his wife and
eight children—Prof. George W. Camp, of
the North Georgia Agricultural College, of
Dahlonega; E. L. Camp, W. H. Camp,
J. B. Camp, Thomas P. Camp, Miss Vida
Camp. Miss Pauline Camp, of Villa Rica;
Otis O. Camp, of Columbia, 8. C. The
deceased is survived by one brother ana
a sister, who are the last direct surviv
ing members of the family.
Mr. Camp enlisted with the Firs? Geor
gia cavalry, saw service in all of the
campaigns of General Wheeler until Jan
uary. 1864, when he was captured and
confined in Rock Island prison for 13
months. He was one of the most promi
nent citizens of this place.
AT LEAST 75 ARE DEAD
IN PRIMERO MINE
PRIMERO. Col., Feb. 3.—While some
expressed a belief that many men will
be taken alive from the main mine of
the Colorado Fuel and Iron company,
where an explosion occurred last Tues
day. old miners who have penetrated
nearly all workings of the mine say it
is hardly possible that the death list
will be les than 75. Thtrty-eight of the
50 oodles recovered will be buried at
Trinidad today.
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ENORMOUS DECLINE
15 MADE 81 STOCKS
U. S. Steel, Union Pacific and
Other Securities Experience
Heavy Losses
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.—There was a re
newal of heavy liquidation in the stock
market today and this, coupled with an
atack on the market by an organized beat
party, caused a violent break in prices.
During the first hour efforts at sus
taining prices were made, centering on
United States steel, and enormous quan
tities of that stock were taken in the
neighborhood of 80 When the stock broke
at that price, floods of liquidation came
on the market of the principal stocks.
United States steel itself sold down to
78 7-8. The decline in Union Pacific reach
ed 2 1-4 and Southern Pacific 2 1-8. Some
other losses were: United Slates Rubber
3 3-8; American Cotton oil, 3 3-4; Ameri
can Smelting, Westinghouse Electric,
Consolidated Gas and People s Gas, 3, and
Texas Pacific. 2 1-4.
The liquidation continued throughout
the morning. The new level of prices
brought values back to a lower joint than
has been seen on the stock exchange since
last summer.
The declines ran to between 1 to 4points
in all active speculative stocks.
There was another lull in the liquidation
as the noon hour expired, but the result
ant rallies brought the familiar decreas
ing activity which left the speculative
sentiment and pushed over the next move
ment of the market./
womaiTwould tell all,
BUT COURT DENIES HER
Instead It Hears From Pay
master Auld at Navy Court
martial Hearing
(By Associated Press.)
BOSTON. Feb. 3.—The Charlestown
navy yard’s social set which has
crowded the big dance hall three times
this week at the courtmartial of Pay
master George P. Auld, for conduct un
becoming a gentleman and an officer,
lust missed hearing yesterday from the
lips of one of the numerous women
witneses what she claimed was the real
cause of the ejectment of Dr. E. S.
Cowles from the dance of December 11.
Miss Margaret Ames, daughter of Dr.
Ames, of the'-navy, wanted to tell the
cause, but the court preferred to hear
Paymaster Auld’s version of the affair.
The day's session was practically given
up to the young officer’s defense of him
self.
It appeared from his statement that
several of the dancing set at the yard
discussed Dr. Cowles for days before
the dance, and Mr. Auld said that he
then received permission from Miss
Ames to have Dr. Cowles kept from
-the dance on account of certain stories
in which the name of Miss Dorothy
Hesler. of Evanston. 111., was involved.
DESCRIBES INCIDENT.
Then came the Incident at the dance
when Mr. Auld asked Dr. Cowles to re
tire from the hall, following which the
two met in the corridor below and con
tinued their altercation with Dr. G. A.
S. Robnett. who will be tried later, as a
witness.
Mr. Auld denied that he struck Dr.
Cowles, but did admit that he took him
by the shoulders and that In the wres
tling which ensued. Dr. Cowles was
thrown to the floor.
Mr. Auld said that he considered that
he was acting for the dance committee
in spelling to Dr. Cowles, whom he
personally did not think a proper guest
at the dance.
This practically concluded the testi
mony in the case and this afternoon
arguments will be made. Dr. Robnett’s
trial on a similar charge is expected ton
begin Friday.
The unusual interest taken In Wash
ington in the court-martial of Paymaster
George P. Auld, charged with assault on
Dr. Edward S. Cowles at a hop last De
cember, has caused a request to be sent
here for a full transcript of the proceed
ings to be mailed to Secretary of the
Navy Meyer and Senator Lodge.
ATLANTA. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 4, 1910.
35 MINERS KILLED
IN KENTUCKY DUST:
33 VICTIMS FOUND
Burned and Mutilated Bodies
Are Removed From 111-Fated
Browder Mine Near Drakes
boro-Several Are Missing
RESCUE GANGS WORK
ALL NIGHT IN SHAFT
/ . - -.
DRAKESBORO. Feb. 2.—Thirty-three
miners are known to have been killed,
two are missing and 15 more or less in
jured as a result of the explosion in the
Browder coal mine near here yesterday.
There were 100 men in the two wings of
the mine at the time of the explosion, but
50 in the west wing were uninjured and
easily escaped.
Those In the east wing, however, felt
the full force of the explosion and it is
believed that by night the list of dead
will total 35. One or two of the injured
are in a critical condition. The dead min
ers were nearly all residents of this im
mediate section, about half being whites
and the remainder negroes. There were
no foreigners employed at the mine.
MINES CLOSE DOWN.
As a result of the disaster all of the
mines in the vicinity closed down today,
the men offering their services in rescue
work.
The town of Browder is a place of a
few hundred inhabitants on the Louisville
and Nashville railroad, about eight miles
from Drakesboro.
The bodies of 33 have been recovered.
Five or six are injured.
LIST OF DEAD.
The following have been identified:
JUDGE MATT ALLEN, police judge
of Drakesboro, aged 50; leaves wife and
six children.
ARTHUR RICHARDSON, blacksmith,
aged 42; married.
PETE KELLEY, mine boss; married.
BES LESLIE, track layer; married.
ALEXANDER WILLIAMS, aged 54;
married.
MAX ENGLISH, aged 25.
RAY BENNETT.
RAY MARTIN.
ESTILL CORNETT, aged 21.
EUGENE CORNETT, aged 23.
MATT LLOYD.
WILL RENO, a negro.
Several other negroes were also ident
ified.
Pete Kelley, the mine foreman, is
missing and it is not known
is still in the mine. One other man is
missing, but his name is not known.
GAS HAD ACCUMULATED.
The explosion is supposed to have
been caused by one of the miners going
into an unused room, where gas had
accumulated. His miner’s lamp Is be
lieved to have set Are to this gas. caus
ing an explosion of such force as to
cause the immediate death of all who
were working in the eastern wing of
the mine.
The news of the explosion spread
rapidly and in a few moments the peo
ple of the litle mining town were crowd
ing around the shaft wildly. Women
and children, almost crazed with grief,
pleaded with those in charge of the
mine for news of their loved ones, and
it was almost impossible to keep the
mouth of the shaft clear. Fortunately,
the fire, which was started by the ex
plosion, died out quickly and the fans
were at once set in motion. A few mo
ments after the disaster a relief party,
headed by Andrew Hogg*, vice president
and general manager pf the Elk Valley
Coal company, and composed of the men
who had escaped from the mine as well
as numbers of miners from other work
ings, entered the wrecked shaft.
SMOTHERED TO DEATH.
The rescue party found a scene of de
struction that left no doubt as to the
fate of the men. The first bodies re
covered were in fairly good condition,
the men having been smothered to
death and not mangled by the explosion,
but as the party pushed on they found
bodies so mutilated that they were un
recognizable. Cars and debris of all
description had been tossed about the
plosion. Will Reno, who was in charge
mine by the terrible force of the ex
of the cage, was found dead at the bot
tom of the shaft. It is not known
whether he was killed trying to reach
his cage and take the miners to safety,
or whether he was blown there by the
rescuer^wo^ked' steadily ail night.
General Manager Hogg only coming up
at intervals to get some air. although the
uHipr men worked in shifts.
each body was brought up the
crowd surged irresponsibly forward to see
if any of their loved ones had been res
cued Most of the victims were married
men with families. The crowd remained
about the mine all night.
Pete Killy, the mint toreman, has been
in mine accidents before. He had fre
quently told his wife that should an ex
plosion ever occur in the mine in which
he working he would make his escape tn
some manner either by rushing to the
airshaft or to some safe part of the mine.
The members of his family are hopeful
that he has escaped the fate of his fel
low workers. The mine officials, however,
are not so optimistic. The machinery of
the mine was not much Injured and the
fans worked after the explosion. Each
shift that went into mine had more vol
unteers than could be used.
The Browder mines, together with three
other mines in the vicinity have recently
changed hands, having been purchased by
a syndicate composed of Tennessee and
West Virginia capitalists.
Ex-Gov. Bennett McMillan, of Tennes
see is a stockholder in the company which
is known as the Elk Valley Coal Mining
company.
Early today 25 bodies had been recover
ed. most of them unidentified.
Os the 100 men In the mine when the
disaster took place, it Is now almost cer
tain that a third have perished.
Expectation Confirmed
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.—The situation
reported in Honduras confirms the ex
pectations which the Central American
diplomats here have been entertaining
since the fall of Zelaya. It has only
been deferred, they say, until the former
dictator of Nicaragua seemed to be well
on his w'ay to Europe.
Did This Woman, On Trial, Cause
Biggest Railroad Defalcation ?
Snapshot of Mrs. Jeannette Ford in court at Cincinnati, where she is on
trial charged with blackmailing former Treasurer Warriner, who is serving
a term in Columbus, 0., penitentiary for stealing 3650,000 from the Big Four
railroad. He aJleges that she blackmailed him out of the larger part of that
amount.
TELLS HOW HE STOLE TO
DEFEND SELF FROM WOMAN
Charles L. Warriner Gives Particulars of Defalcations,
Which, He Says, Mrs. For(taCaused--Says Predecessor
Was Short-Arbitrated Cooke-Ford Row
(By Aisociated Press.)
CINCINNATI, Feb. 3.—The court roorjj
was thronged when the trial of Mrs.
Jaanette Stewart Ford, charged with
hfcßefcmailing Charles L. Warriner, de
faulting local treasurer of the Big Four
railroad, was resumed today.
The cross-examination of Warriner was
continued by Attorney William Thotn
dyke, of counsel for the defense. This
was the fourth day that Warriner was
on the witness stand. That he would
make further sensational revelations' l»e
--fore being excused was the belief of
many who have followed tne case.
His statement on cross-examination
that Mrs. Ford did not know that he
was short in his accounts, but that she
knew that Edgar S. Cooke, of Chicago,
had been short when he left the Big
Four service, caused general surprise, as
it had all along been supposed that Mrs.
Ford knew of Warrlner’s shortage and
that he had paid her money to remain
silent. *
COOKE EXONERATED.
It also has become apparent that War
riner does not intend to accuse Cooke of
blackmail. He repeatedly has declare!
that Cooke has never extorted money
from him, but that he supplied him with
funds.for the purpose of keeping Mrs.
Ford silent, as she was equally danger
ous to both of them.
Warriner testified today to rebuking
Cooke for irregular habits and neglect
of his family. .
He admitted that he had only visited
EBUSINESS MEN AS
ACTIVE AS LABOR MEN?
Labor Leader Says 90 Per
Cent of That Element Will
Vote for Bond Issue
At the meeting of the Federation of
Trades the president, Mr. William Van
Houten, spoke in favor of the bond issue.
After the meeting one of the leaders
of the working men remarked:
“The workingmen of Atlanta are going
to do their duty in this election. At
least 90 per cent of them will vote for the
bond issue. If the election is lost, it
will be due to the lethargy of business
men.”
A canvass of a portion of the business
streets seems to confirm this view.
Os 1,034 voters in those places of busi
ness only 448 were registered.
SHOWN WON'T PUY WITH
LOCAL OPTION, IT 15 SAID
\
But Governor Denies Report
in Toto-Judge Russell Is
Mentioned Next
Rumor and press telegrams have had it
in some quarters for a day or so past
that Governor Brown had refused flat
out to run on a local option state plat
form for a-second term as governor of
Georgia.
Governor Brown was asked about the
matter Thursday morning. He denied it
in toto.
“There’s not a word of truth in the re
port,” he said. "Not only is it untrue
that I have refused to run on the local
option platform, but It is also true that
nobody has even approached me about
running, and I have said nothing to any
body on the subject.”
In the same report it was set forth
that in view of Governor Brown’s alleged
refusal to lead the local optionistszJudge
Richard B. Russell, of the state court
of appeals, would very probably be the
candidate.
Efforts to reach Judge Russell availed
nothing. He was not in his office at the
capitoi and could not be located else
where. A
Chicago to settle a row between Cooke
and Mrs. Ford, when Cooke had beaten
the woman and she had threatened to
appeal to the police.
Charles L. Warriner today testified un
der oath that Frank D. Comstock, hia
predecessor as local treasurer of the Big
Four railway, was short $10,500 when
Warriner surceeded him.
"I assumed that shortage as part of
my own," said Warriner.
STOLE FROM REMITTANCES.
Explaining his system. Warriner said:
’ “I took the money froin the daily re
mittances of the station agents. These va
ried. but some time ran as high as $200,000
or x 5300,000 a day. It was only necessary
for me to make the credit less than the
emount received.”
The fact was brought out that the au
ditor of the road had duplicates of the
station agent's remittance slips, with
which to check Warriner’a account.
Warriner denied that there had been
any understanding between him and the
auditor, and said the latter did not know
of his shortage.
“Who is the auditor of the Big Four?”
"P. A. Hewitt.”
1 "If he had compared the remittance
slips with the general ledger he woula
1 have found you out in a moment, would
he not?”
"Yes,” nodded Warriner.
“Did you change the remittance slips?”
“No, I just changed the total credits.”
Warriner testified that as treasurer he
paid many rebates. Asked if any of them
I were illegal, he replied: "I don’t know.”
FATHER’S HEROIC WORK
SAVES DAUGHTER'S LIFE
C. B. McGinnis Badly Burned
in Extinguishing Flames That
Had Enveloped Child
Wrapped in flames that were rapidly
burning away her clothing, little Ruby
McGinnis, panic-stricken, rushed madly
into the room where her father, C. B.
McGinnis, a well-known Decatur contrac
tor, was seated, and it was onlj- through
his heroic efforts that he managed to ex
tinguish the blaze and save the life of his
child.
When the little girl fled into her fath
er’s room, screaming at the top of her
voice, the father thought of nothing ex
cept the saving of his child’s life. The
instant she entered his room door he
grabbed her In his arms and began
smothering the flames. Mrs. McGinnis,
attracted by the cries of fire, entered the
room at this time and blended her ef
forts with those of her husband. ?
In madly grasping the little girl about
the neck. Mr. McGinnis managed to ex
| tinguish the flames that were playing
about her face and head, and he then
turned his efforts toward getting the
clothing from the child’s body. As the
mother threw a rug about her daughter’s
form the father began smothering the
flames with his naked hand. It was
found impossible to extinguish the blaze
with the small rugs that were in th-j
room, and the father found it necessary
to smother them all with his hand.
While choking the flames with his
hands Mr. McGinnis suffered intense pain,
but not once did he falter. He stuck to
his work until the clothes of the child
fell to the floor a mass of charred ruins,
and his hands were so badly burned that
he found it impossible to close them. The
mother of the girl was not burned, the
rug which she used in fighting the flames
saving her from any injury.
The heroic work of Mr. McGinnis un
doubtedly saved the life of his young
daughter, though he suffered burns about
the hands and arms in extinguishing
them. The girl was not burned in the
least, her escape being one of the most
remarkable on record. Every parcel of
clothing was burned, though not a mark
did the blaze leave on her body. In fight
ing the flames the father of the child pull
ed the clothing from close contact with
his daughter a bodv -nd this probably pre
vented the fire from burning her.
ANTHONY MURPHY
WILL PROBATED
IN SOLEMN FORM
R. Emmet Murphy Gets Abso
lutely Nothing, While Antho
ny Murphy, Jr., and John K.
Murphy Get $2,000 Each
BIG ESTATE DIVIDED
AMONG OTHER HEIRS
The will of the late Anthony Murphy,
rich and successful pioneer Atlanta citi
zen, who died over a month ago, has
been probated in solemn form, in the Ful
ton county ordinary’s office, practically
disinheriting two sons. John K. Murphy
and Anthony Murphy, Jr., cutting them 1
off with only 32.0C0 each, and dividing
al) his other wealth among his heirs. X.
E. Murphy, another son. is cut off without
a single penny from bis father.
The Murphy estate consists mostly of
real estate, bonds and other securities. It
is variously estimated between $500,000 and
sl/00,00), and may slightly exceed even the
later figure.
The testament is dated May 26, 190 S. less
than a year ago, and is written in pen
and ink. Its first clause provides that
all debts of the estate shall be paid. Next
it provides that all the following prop
erty shall be sold at public outcry or
private sale, either for cash or on time. 1
PROPERTY TO BE SOLD.
Forty-two acres in land lot 10, bounded
by Glenn street, Murphy avenue, Shelton
street and Stewart avenue; 190 acrerf in
land lot 101. and 170 acres In land lot 102,
in the eighth and fifth districts of Har
alson county, near Tallapoosa. Ga.; No.
149 Marietta street; house and lots known
as Nos. 5 and 15 Rhodes street; two
houses, Nos. 89 and 93, and lots on West
Cain street; lots 591. 659 and 668 in Haral
son county; 20th and 3d districts in Polk
county; mineral Interests where there -s
gold, in 40 acres in Cleburn county, Ala.;
one-fourth interest in lots 427. 428 and 438
in the 15th district, second section, Cher
okee county, Ga.; one-half Interest In lot
10, 15th district, Cherokee county.
After taxes have been paid and other
liabilities removed, the proceeds from the
sale of the above mentioned property,
says the will, shall be divided as fol
lows:
To John K. Murphy, $2,000; to An
thony Murphy, Jr„ $2,000; the balance
to be equally divided between Annie E.
Tanner, Kate M. Sciple, Adelia M. Rob
inson. and Charles C. Murphy.
All money, bonds, notes, stocks, etc., 3
shall be equally divided among his wife,
Mrs. Adelia R. Murphy. Annie E. Tan
ner. Kate M. Sciple, Adelia R. Robinson,
and Charles C. Murphy, or their heirs. •
All the debts due the estate by R. E.
Murphy, John K. Murphy and Anthony
Murphy, Jr., shall be cancelled, provided
thev do not contest the will. It is fur
ther provided that if any of them con
test the will, all the debts shall be col
lected. and the bequests of $2,000 each
to Anthony Murphy, Jr., and John K.
Murphy shall be annulled.
A gold-headed cane is willed to
Charles E. Murphy, William 'M. Tanner,
a grandson is given a S2O gold-piece;
Henry Tanner is given a gold watch, to
Charles E. Sciple is willed a shotgun.
It is ordered that a monument be
placed over the graves of the testator’s
father mother and sisters.
The executors are Mrs. Adelia R.
Murphy, Mrs. Sciple. G. H. Tanner and
Charles Murphy, who shall serve with
out bond or compensation and shall t
make no returns to any court. In the ra
event anv executor be dead,it is ordered
that the surviving executors choose 3
either Charles E. Sciple or E. B. Robin- |
son instead. G. H. Tanner is dead, so
one of these gentelmen will act in his J
stead.
OR. C.OLCIMAN KILLED ■
mOHJHM
Promnient Physician Is Found
Dead With Pockets Rifled.
Watch Tom From Pocket
AUGUSTA. Ga.. Feb. 3.—Acting on the
theory that the murder of Dr. Charles
TV. Hickman, who was found dead in ‘j
the streets last night with two bullet
holes in his body and his pockets rifled,
was not what they term an ordinary
“negro killing.’’ the police today redou
bled their efforts to solve the mystery
surrounding his death.
A close search into the murdered man's
affairs shows an utter absence of any
motive, except robbery, but the police
claim they are not prepared to accept
that the ordinary. The second person
known to have reached the corpse after
the shooting stated positively today that
Dr. Hickman’s watch fob was hanging
out of his pocket, and says he saw no
evidence of robbery. Numerous letters,
found some distance from the are
held by the police.
•Kt the inquest, which was starred this
afternoon, nothing in the way of new
evidence was produced, but two negroes
are held on suspicion of knowing some
thing of the crime. The county commis- J
sion has asked the governor to offer a
reward for the cor fiction of the mur
derer.
MR. J. A. AYCOCK DIES
AT CARROLLTON, GA. |
A Prominent Cotton Oil and
Fertilizer '
Man
News has been received in the city of
the death of Mr. J. A. Aycock at his
home in Carrollton, Ga. He had been
ill for the past six months.
The deceased was well-known all oxer ,
the state. He was particularly weil- I?1
known in Atlanta, as he had been for
years most successful in the cotton oil
and fertilizer industries. He was for
merly manager of the Mandeville mills, t /jfiES
of Carrollton, and at one time was presi
dent of the Georgia Cotton Seed Crush
ers’ association. He had a most genial
manner, which gained him friends wher- W
ever his business interests took him.
He leaves a wife and three grown
sons.
The funeral will be held Friday after
noon at 2:30 o clock in Carrollton, Ga.,
and the burial will take place there.
No. 41.