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BEATTIES LIPS ARE *
i. SEALED BY THE LOVE
1 OF SIS AGEB FATHER
Conflict Between ’Considera
tion of His Father’s Disgrace
by Confession and- Religion
Waged in Prisoner’s Heart
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’♦ “OOOESSTOIT’ SATS MAM ♦
♦ FDLED SHOT AT BBATTTE ♦
♦ AMD KILLED WIFE OTSTSAD ♦
CLEVELAND, Ohio. Nov. 2X ♦
♦ —Full “confession” of the mur- ♦
♦ Ser of Mrs. Louise Beattie was ♦
♦ made Wednesday in a letter to ♦
♦ the "Szabedsay.” a Hungarian ♦
♦ Daily here. The letter was ♦
♦ signed simply “Rudolph" and ♦
♦ was 'toted and postmarked Cl eve- ♦
♦ land The writer declares he ♦
♦ shot Mrs Beattie by mistake ♦
♦ ‘ Beattie had' spoken to him ♦
♦ roughly when previously he had ♦
-e-aeked for- work-at the-Beattie ♦
♦ home. He was on the road when ♦
.*. Boattie's automobile passed, re- ♦
♦ cognized Beattie and fired at ♦
e- him. The change. however, hit ♦
♦ Mrs. Beattie *
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(By AmocUted Fraes.)
RICHMOND. Va, Nov. • 28.— Henry
Clay Beattie. Jr. awakened at the usual
time today, on what, by law. was the
- last day of his Ufa Tomorrow, shortly
* after daybreak he will surrender him
self in the death chair tn expiation of
the murder of his young wife.
He slept weM. but tossed restlessly
aa though bad dream* had been his Mtn
nanloos throughout the long night. [
Them were no signs of a breakdown !
this morning, the prisoner dressing wt.fi.
the same fastidious care that he ha»
taken ever since he entered the state
penitentiary and the death celt
MINISTER IS COMPANION.
Bev John J. Fix put ,n appear,
ance early and probably will remain with |
Beattie during the day. The elder Beat
ua Douglas Beattie, brother of the con
victed man. and the attorneys who de. |
fended him in the trial that ended in
his conviction of murder, joined the
minister soon afterwards.
Neither Beattie's attorneys nor hiq
relatives believe he will confess before t
his lift is taken. His spiritual advisers
'are of another opinion. They entertan
the hope, amounting almost to a con
viction. that he will do so.
If he is guilty I feel reasonably cer
tain he will acknowledge all.” said Rev.
Dr. Fix. "To go to his death with a lie
oa his ftps would be sacrilege and Beat
tie is at peace with his Maker."
SOLICITOUS for father.
The fact remains. however. that
through ail the ordeal attending ris,
F' *■' fFraT ah< fforrtlrfToft'ythrnff Beattie - has
nought in every way to spare his aged
father as much as possible. The eider .
Beattie is said to remain firm in the *
belief of his son s innocence.
Is a Question as* to whether the
condemned man considers he owes it to
his father, to whom he has brougt so
much pain and so much disgrace, to go
to hisideath with sealed lipa It is
doubted by many tnat new found relig
ion will outweigh the prisoner s sense
at consideration he believes is due his
father, and prompt a confession.
GIVEN COMMUNION.
Beattie received th* sacrament of the
l ord s supper Wednesday afternoon. He
professed religion and told his spiritual
advisers that he faced the unnknown
with equanamlty. Although Beattie is
subdued in demeanor, the wonderful
nerve that thus far has sustained the
condemned man has not deserted him.
The sacrament was administered w.th
all due solemnity in the death cell in
the state penitentiary yesterday after
noon. -Rev. John J. Fix. the Presby
terian minister, who has iabered with
Beattie since his condemnation, of
ciated. assisted by Rev. Benjamin Den
nis, of South Richmond. The only other
person present was the prisoner s aged
and broken-hearted father. The vigi
lance of the death watch was not re
laxed during the ceremony, although the
guards withdrew to the corridor.
NERVE IS UNBROKEN.
Reports that Beattie’s iron nerve bad
’ broken have been disproved. During the
desperate efforts made for a new trial
and for a reprieve at the hands of the
governor of the state the high tension
,nder which the convicted man labored
Stretched his nerves as taut as piano
wires. Naturally he was irascible and
given to sudden fits of anger. But these
have disappeared.
That Beattie now is resigned to his
fate is proved by a remark to his guard
oday when the suggestion was made
that Governor Mann might grant a re
prieve at the eleventh hour.
“Let us get it over with," Beattie is
declared to have said. “If it has to be.
the sootier it is ended the better." -
It developed that the elder Beattie
within the past few days paid a secret
visit to Governor Mann in a final de
spairing effort to gain the governor's in
'terference. It was unavailing.
PROGRAM FOR DEATH.
Invitations have been sent to the 12
witnesses who win compose the jury in [
the death chamber Friday morning. Un- 1
der the law the witnesses must present |
-• themse-ves at the prison before 7 o'clock
on that morning Shortly thereat.er
Beattie will be led from his cell to
ths chair. The preparations will be
extremely brief and within ten minutes
at the most the jury will be trooping
from the chamber of death.
The same mails that bore the invita
tions to the witnesses brought more than
|gr> letters to Governor Mann. Some of
the writers commended his policy of
non-interference with the mandate of
the tow. Others hysterically called upon
iA him to Intervene. To none of them was
" any attention paid.
SPENDS DAT READING.
Beattt<* spent the day in reading. While
much of his reading is of a religious
nature, ba maintains still his keen in
terest in the daily newspapers. He pays
especial attention to the sporting pages
and reads them avidiously. Hts appetite,
so bay his guards, is excellent and he dis
plays ' no abnormality, either mentally
or physically.
Unless there Is a sudden breakdown.
Beattte will walk to his doom unabashed
and unafraid.
A report that Beulah Binford had ar
rived here today caused a distinct secaa
tbn. Later, however, word came from
New Ytork that the girl was still there
L and would make no attempt to come to
Richmond. v _• -_ j
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M'NAMARAS BROS. -.
KFffIDED IN REPORT:
MORE MM
By Adopting Comnvttee’s Re
port Convention Decides to
Circular State and Cen
tral Bodies Asking Funds
i The Innocence of the McNamaras was
asserted and the contribution* of more
' money for their defense was urged in a
report Thursday morning at the conven
tion of the American Federation of La
bor by the committee on president’s
report. The recommendations of the
committee were adopted without change.
The report advised a petition to
President .Taft for an amendment ot
the Sherman anti-trust law. It assert
ed the right of government civil service
employee to go on strike. It denounced
the sale of convict-laeor goods, / urged
the formation of an ipternational feder
ation of labor embracing- the civilised
| world, recommended tha organization of
migratory workers, insisted that Porto
RiCans should have the right of full cit
isenehip, and discussed immigration.
i The consideration of this report con
! Burned all of Thursday morning s aes
' slon. f i
I Ot the McNamara brothers the commit-
i teg said:
i 'tye indorse President Gompers in his
statement of facts relative -to the out
rage upon the McNamara brothers by
kidnaping them an'd removing them to
j a hostile community for trial upon the
charge made at the instance of an as
sociation bitterly antagonistic to or-
: ganlzed labor. , , . . >
Indorse the action which has al
ready been taken and the appeal for
' funds which has already been made to
i secure , a proper defense for these men.'
I After recounting the McNamara case,
I the committee asserted:
••’Tn view of all these facts which have
already been verified by competent wit
nesses, we absolutely decline to believe
|in the guilt of the McNamara brothers
on the strength of evidence furnished by
bars, perjuries, thieves, conspiritorg and
I kidnapers.
’The stories which have been circulat
ed concerning the large contributions of
money by various organizations for thf
i defense is for the apparent purpose of
j giving the workers the impfes. ion that
la sufficient amount has already been
contributed and it to not necessary for
them to vontribute more. Let no man
be deceived. More money is needed,
and needed immediately, and we cannot
expect to secure it except from the con
tributors of the workers themse.-'es.”
The committee added that circllays re
questing contrlbutons should be sent to'
every state federation and every city
central body.”
SUMMART OF REPORT.
A summary of the report by the com
mittee on president's report follows:
The jri®- 9t Prowldsni w-tke
Pacific coast was declared to be of great
educational benefit.
i The American Federation and the labor
| press in general were praised.
The work of organisers oL the federa
tion was described as highly valuable.
The value of Labor day and Labor Sun
day was urged.
The committee agreed with President
Gompers’ statement In regard to the
organization of migratory workers, and
added:
"In the casual worker or the hobo
iurks the most serious danger not only
to our movement, but the wholg of ex
isting society. He must be endowed
with courage for the present, with hope
for the future, and with affection for his
fellow-workers. We recommend that the
executive council be authorised to devise
methods by which migratory workers can
be organized.”
Os the trade movement in Canda, the
commmlttee recommends:
■*We urge that all international unions
having local unions tn Canada affiliate
those local unions with the Canadian
Trades and Labor Congress "
After describing the progress of the
labor movement in Porto Rieo. the com
mittee recommended: "That the execu
tive council and the legislative commit
tee be instructed to use every honorable
means to secure the passage through
congress of a measure whi h will give to
Porto Ricans full recognrtton as citizens
of the United States."
The exchange of fraternal delegates be
tween Great Britain and Canada was
commended.
In referring to the International Secre
tariat. the committee said: "We hope
for the ultimate formation of the Inter
national Federation of Labor on the lines
previously proposed by this organisa
tion.”
The executive council was directed to 1
defend the Post suit.
It was ajso directed to map out a
policy for remedial legislation in regard
tq employment of women and children.
CHILDREN'S BUREAU.
The establishment of a children's bu
reau as a part of the department of |
commerce and labor was recommended.
The United States bureau of mines
was commended for ' its efforts to in«
crease the safety of minere.
The suppression of occupational dis
eases was urged. ■ *•
Further amendments to the employers'
liability aid were recommended.
I Os the eight-hour law the committee
reported: "We recommend that efforts
be made to include the eight-hour limi
tation clause In all appropriation bills
for authorisng expenditures for public
works."
President Gomper's statements about
"efficiency” and "speeding-up” of work- I
men received the approval of the com-1
mlttee.
The passage of the Gardner or Burnett |
bill was urged.
Os convict labor the committee stated:
CONVICT LABOR.
“We are unalterably opposed to the,
Labor of convicts being let out to con- >
I tract We believe that the ultimate ,
solution of the problem will come when ,
the convicts are Agaged in the widest
possible diversity of industry by hard
labor for the use of eleemosynary insti- j
tutions . It should be borne in mind |
that men are Imprisoned supposedly for i
the welfare of society and their tm-1
provement and the labor which may be i
handled as to become a menace to any
portion of society.”
The committee recommended the adop
tion of the Hughes bill prohlbting offi
cers of t4e government from purchasing
convict-made goods for public use in the
government service.
The orders of Presidents Roosevelt and
Taft prohibiting civil service zemp'oyes
from petitioning congress for redress of j
'grievances were disapproved.
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LABOR LEADERS ARE *
AGAIN TO GD BEFORE
FEDERAL TRIBUNAL
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Gompers, < Mitchell, Morrison
Must Stand Trial for Alleg
ed Contempt in Buck Stove
and Range Case
(By AiMciated Press.)
WASHINGTON. Nov. 28.—Samuel
Gompers, John Mitchell and Frank Mor
rison, the labor leaders, must again
stand trial in the supreme court of the
District of Columbia on charges of con
tempt arising out of the Buck stove
and range case. Justice Wright today
handed down a decision overruling the
motion of the labor leaders for a dis
missal of the proceedings under the
statute of limitations. The court held
that contempt of court is not classed as
criminal and consequently not subject
to the,bar of the statute of limitations.
HISTORY OF THE CASES.
The supreme court of the United
States • recently 'dismissed the original
cases against .Messrs. Gompers, Mitch
ell and Morrison, but gave the lower
court the right to renew the proceedings.
'At this time the controversy between
the stove company and the American
Federation of Labpr had been settled.
Notwithstanding this. Justice Wright
took the ground that the dignity ’of the
district supreme court's orders had been
violated and again cited the labor lead
ers to appear and defend themselves.
DENIED OPEN COURT.
In addition to overruling the plea for
abatement unuer the statute of limita
tions, Justice Wright dismissed the mo
tion wmeh charged the court with un
reasonable delay in making the charges
of alleged contempt. He held that the
charges were without merit.
Justice Wright declined also. to grant
the request of Gombers and his associ
ates that the testimony be taken in open
court. He gave the respondents three
days in which to agree with the com
mittee of prosecutors upon ,the appoint
ment of commissioner to hear the evi
dence.
Gompers and Mitchell
Comfent on Decision
Following a statement by the com
mittee on president's report, in which i
Justice Wright’s position in contempt
proceedings against Gompers. Mitchell i
and -Morrison was characterized as
prosecution. President Gompers was
Informed Thursday morning that a de
cision had been rendered denying the I
motion to k dismiss the contempt pro
ceedings under the statute of limita
tiona
‘During <the taking of testimony at
the first hearing,” he explained to the
convention, “a dumber of questions
were put to me that 1 knew were irrele
vant. Several times I asked my attor
neys Ts it was necessary Cor me to an
swer suoh questions. Later the ques
tlprs oi styfi ,an ny tr M eamts ,
acter ,that I refused To reply to them.
But the court decided that I had to
answer no matter what the questions
were. Under the circumstances I was
forced finally to answer.
“The ownership of our patronage, the
right to do collectively what we could
do as Individuals was involved and we
hoped to have it decided by the su
preme court
“All the irrelevant questions put to
me before the United States commis
sioner and my answers were written
down, despite objections of my attor
neys; and were presented to the presid
ing Judge. He could eliminate the Ir
relevant parts; but necessarily they had
their unjust effect on him.
MENTALLY INCOMPETENT.
"I am willing to say this now,” he
concluded "In any case coming before
Justice Wright in which men of orga
nized labor are concerned, he Is mental
ly incompetent to render a Just and fair
opinion. I am ready to, adopt as my
statement the report of the committee
on president’s report,”
The committee on president's report
described'the proceedings of the trial in
which Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison
were adjudged guilty of contempt of
court.
The committee' explained the decision
of justice Wright, of the supreme court
of the District of Columbia, was returned
to him for reconsideration, and that his
second decision was pending.
• "The whole'proceeding.” said the com
mittee, "has the characteristic of perse
cution rather than trial. It is difficult to
understand how a man so lacking in Ju
dicial temper as Justice Wright should
evpr have been elevated to the bench.”
READY TO SERVE SENTENCE.
John Mitchell, second Flee president
of the American Federation of Labor,
urged that the convention shoulp se
riously consider withdrawing the attor
neys engaged in the defense of Gom
pers, Mitohell and Morrison.
I “If all men are not to be defended. ’
he declared, “then we--should not be de-
I fended.”
i He added that he hoped he had fin
iished and done with the lines of the
contempt sentences. Labor had already
appropriated too much for his defense.
If the vindicticeness of Justice ,
Wright cannot be escaped, he is willing t
to serve his sentence and get It over
with.
Congressman W. B. Wilson, of Penn- I
sylvenia. who is a member of the com- ;
mlttee on president’s.‘report,’ replied that ’
the committee would not have thought
of withdrawing this defense. He In
sisted that Jhe milltan spirit of the
federaton can be maintained only by
oppostion to prosecution. He urged that
the defense of all cases, criminal or
I remedial, against labor men should be
| continued.
Delegate Charles Lavin, of Wllkes
i barre, urged Gomi»erß. Morrison and
t .Mitchell to go to jail. He explained
that the principle under which they were
! sentenced would soon fill every availa
ble Jail and necessitate the construc
tlon of more prisons.
Delegate J. H. Walker Insisted on |
continuance of the defense of the three i
, officers of the federation.
“Public’ speech and free press -for
i every labor man is involved in this
jease,” declared Vice President Duncan,
I I and I agree fully with the committee
j that the defense of Messrs. Gompers,
Mitchel land Morrison should be on-
I tinued."
SIOO,OOO for Charity
CHICAGO, Nov. 23.—The will of Leon
Mandel, a Chicago merchant, who died
on November 4 at Atlantic Oity, N J.,
bequeathed SW,OOO of his $4,000,000 estate
to charity. The bulk of the estate is left
to his widow and two sons and the rest
]to his daughters. Application tor probate
of the will was made yesterday,
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1911.
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! . SPLIT SWL BAPTISTS
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Stated That South Georgia
Members Would Ask to
Leave Convention
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BT BBT. AIEX W. EEAXE*.
RO%E, t jk-Thf> Wrcea- link .
WIMtlV’ the topic of
conversation among the Baptists today.
If the question should be settled at
this convention there would be no ques
tion as to the outcome, Atlanta would
get the college. Andz yet this would
doubtless mean more than appears on
the surface.
Many of the south Georgia churches
are opposed to the removal, very violent
ly so, and should it take place they will
advocate a division of the convention.
Indeed, I understand tha‘ some dele
gates present at this convention cafne
with the resolution for the division of
the body written out. If the removal is
decided upon this resolution will be in
troduced The Methodists have a North
and South Georgia conference, and many
feel that the Baptists ought to have a
north Georgia convention and a south
Georgia convention.
The matter, however, will hardly be
settled at this convention. It will be
taken up tonight and discussed bf the
most conservative men with an effort to
keep down all feeltng. Final action will
be taken next year at the Moultrie meet
ing. Between this time and that At
lanta and Macon will get busy and the
one with the most advantageous offer
will get the college. Atlanta Is decidedly
in the lead at this time, and If she keeps
it up Mercer wil be located there. ■ The
Macon brethren appear to be confident '
of their ability to hold the college.
BASED ON SENTIMENT.
Their confidence seems to be based up
on sentiment Thia will not hold good
against Atlanta’s splendid offer of real
estate and cash. Unless Macon gets busy 1
and meets the offer of Atlanta, she will
lose this Baptist college that has so
long been in her midst.
The convention is rushing along toward
adjournment. Business was rattled off at
railqroad speed during the morning. The
committee on woman's work was read by
Rev. R. Vandeventer, of Jackson. It
showed that there were now 10,500 so
cieties in the state.
. This woman’s >work was a conspicu
ous success. In the last year they have
contributed to the work $1,878,070. Last
year they were asked to raise $65,000, but 1
they raised $71,759.
The report of the committee on Sun
day school work, made by Rev. G. W.
Garner, stressed the need of this' work
for the children on account of Unitarian
ism, the Activity of the liquor devil, the
blighting power of the Immoral picture
shows, the lowering tendency ot much of
the literature of the day and the "do
as you please family government.”
The report of the orphans’ home com
mittee was read by Dr. J. M. Brittain. I
of Atlanta. It showed the need of necessi
ties at the Baptist Orphans’ home. In a
recent visit he found tl)g children sit
ting on the floor as there were not
enough chairs for them.
Rev. J. A. Bell, for a committee ap
pointed to report on the advisability of
organising a ministerial relief society, re- 1
ported adversely, but suggested an as- t
sessment for the families of deceased t
preachers. | <
Rev. C. A. Owen, of Atlanta, read the <
report of the committee on young peo- i
pie's work, and made an eloquent plea 1
for Its cordial support. ,
ship linFcaused !
PROPOSED ADVANCE? [
LOUISVILLE, Ky„ Nov. 23.—That the
refusal of the Morgan line, operating
steamers between New York and New
Orleans, to make a corresponding in
crease in their rates was the primary
reason for the withdrawal recently of <
proposed advances in north and south <
freight rates by a score or more of 1
Yallroads, was the gist of a story cur- 1
rent in local railroad circles Wednes- I
day. 1
Railroad officials here declined to i
either confirm or deny the report. <
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DHUWAS TIIIILATENFD
WITNESSES. SAYS 8111111$
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Famous Detective Scores
President Gompers and Eu
• gene V. Debs
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* ('By Associated Free*.) <
, .NhyX -4*
nesses for the prosecution in the 'Los
Angeles Times dynamiting case have
been threatened with death after having
withstood repeated efforts of agents of
the defense to bribe them, declared Wil
liam J. Burns, the detective, in an ad
dress today before the state secretaries’
section of the American Bankers’ asso
ciation.
Mr. Burns bitterly arraigned Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor; Eugene V. Debs
and other "would-be leaders" of organiz
ed labor, but declared that nine-tentbs of
organized labor is opposed to violence
and not in sympathy with the efforts
of the small socialistic element to de
stroy organized society and lesson re
spect for the laws of the country.
Mr. Bums’ discussion of the McNamara
case was at the requests of the state sec
retaries’ organization, and followed his
address before that body on the subject,
"Modern Methods of Protecting Banks.”
A rising vote of confidence in Mr.
Burns’ integrity was extended him by
the meeting.
Mr. Burns only briefly discussed the
Los Angeles case, and said if it had not
been for the unfounded attacks upon him
made by Samuel Gompers and others he
would refrain from saying anything about
it until he was called upon to testify.
While declining to go into the details
of the prosecution’s evidence tn the
case, he said he was satisfied that John
J. McNamara and James B. McNamara
would be convicted.
"And, gentlemen," he sai<!b "it is a sig
nificant fact that no dynamiting has oc
curred since the arrest of the McNa
maras.”
Statement Denied
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 23.—" What
Buras is reported to have said is in
keeping with what he has said previous
ly," said Attorney Clarence S. Dar
row, chief counsel for James B. Mc-
Namara, referring to the address De
tective W T illiam J. Burns today In New
Orleans. "There is not a word of trutn
in it."
Officials of the district attorney ot
ficea would not discuss the statement.
HOKE Mra
IN GUOERNATOHIAL RAGE
I
Believes Reports Indicate That
Pope Brown Is in
the Lead
Manager Volney Williams, of the Pope
Brown gubernatorial campaign, states
that former Gov. Hoke Smith called at
the headquarters yesterday morning to
express his interest in the candidacy of
Colonel Brown. Governor Smith said ft
was hig purpose to take a day off from
Washington to come back to Georgia to
vote f<sr Colonel Brown on December 7.
Governor Smith also said that the re
ports he had received from different
parts of the state seemed to indicate
that Col. Pope Brown Is clearly leading
in the race for the nomination.
WOULD SCARE ROBBERS
WITH POLICE WHISTLES
NEW YORK. Nov. 23.—The superinten
dent of the Metropolitan Street Railway
company- has ordered 300 police .whistles
for the employes of his road? One of
the conductors recently avoided a~ hold-up
by blowing a police whistle. In his re
port the conductor spoke of this and the
idea so impressed the company that the
order followed. ■ - •• • •
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TAR ARTISTS TO KNOW
THEIR FATE THURSDAY
Final Arguments in Trial Open.
Conviction Certain, Thinks
Woman in Case f
(By AuJctated >rea*j
—MN<WUN’-(S?NTEJt. “KaK/NoV. fe.—
Before tonight the three defendants in
the Shady Bend "tar party" case may
know whether the Jury believes them cul
pable or blameless in connection with
the assault on Mary Chamberlain. Only
two more closing arguments were sched
uled at the opening of the day’s ses
sion.
At th e opening of etourti Col. Dave
Ritchie, of Salina, Kan., spoke in behalf
of the defendants. He Was followed by
S. N. Hawkes, assistant attorney gen
eral of Kansas, for the state. Both
speeches were scheduled to end before U
o’clock.
The jury was instructed list night so
they were ready to begin deliberations
when the arguments closed. No one con
nected with the state is more certain
that the men will be convicted than is
Mary Chamberlain.
Following the close of Attorney Mc-
Curdy’s address last night, A. N. Simms,
one of the defendants, embraced the at
torney and expressed a favorable opin
ion of the outlook.
Now that the cases of the three de
fendants, Sherrill Clark, A. N. Simms
and John Schmidt are virtually ended,
speculation is rife regarding what sen
tence will be passed on Everett G.
Clark, Jay Fitzwater and Watcon Scran
ton, who pleaded guilty to assault and
battery in connection with the tarring
on November 16.
Sentence was deferred on them until
after the present trial.
ATTACKS “DIRTY DOZEN."
Ritchie made a bitter attack on the
"dirty dozen’.’ of Beverly in general,
and Chester Anderson, in particular.
"It was with this crowd that the plan
had its inception,” be said. “These de
fendants did not originate it or take any
part in the execution of it."
The case went to the Jury after a two
and a half hour session of the court.
No attempt was made by any of the
attorneys for the defense to defend the
tarring. Every effort was directed to
ward proving that the three accused men
had no hand in the planning or carrying
out of jhe assault.
TO GET RID OF GIRIg
"The motive in this case, according to
the defense,” Attorney Hawkes' said,
"was to get Mary Chamberlain out of
Shady Bend.
"Does it stand to reason that the boys
of Beverley had any interest in getting
her out of there? No. It was these
men who desired to rid the town of her.
"There is an o’d adage that it takes
old men for counsel and young men for
war. Compare the ages of these boys
and these men.”
BORROWS CLARKS PENCIL.
While Mr. Hawkes was speaking a
bailiff brought a telegram into the room
for Mary Chamber’afn. She had no pen
cil to sign the receipt, and the bailiff
seeing Sherrill Clark holding a pencil,
borrowed it.
Mary’ moved over withn a few feet
of Clark and signed the blank. Then
she handed the pencil back to the bailiff
and he passed it to Clark. But no thanks
was tendered Clark by the girl.
SIX FORMS OF VERDICTS.
Six forms of verdicts, two for each of
the defendants were given the Jury. The
jury may be able to find any one or all
three guilty or innocent. When the Judge
began instructing the jury regarding ver
dicts. Simms’ wife, who faced the 12 men.
leaned over and buried her fh.ce in her
hands. Simms also bent over and did
not look at the Jurymen. Clark and
Schmidt, however, gazed straight into the
faces of the jurors as they have ever
since the arguments started.
Seaboard Names Officers
NEW YORK. Nov. 23.—Directors of the Sea
board Air Line railway met today and re
elected their present officer*.
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NO. 19. H
HALL COUNTY GOOD I
FIGHTING GROUND 1
INQUIRY DEVELOPS
Harrison Martin, Who Headed
Hoke Smith Club, Says It Is
Anybody’s County Just
Now—The Conditions 11
BY RALPK. SMITH.
GAINESVILLE, Ga.. Nov. 23.-If there
is any real fighting ground in Georgia
in the gubernatorial campaign—and there
is much—none hold out a better oppor
i tunity than Hall county—Hall county,
with its Gem City. *4ith its big rurirt ■
population and its four unit votes. >
four unit votes are well enough to re
member, for there are only 23 other coun
ties in the state that enjoy a like ad
vantage.
Harrison Martin, county commissioner, ‘
who headed the aggressive and militant -jl
Hoke Smith club in Hall county in 191st J|B
is authority for the statement that Hall
county is fighting ground -for all of the UH
candidates at th-s stage of the race, with
the advantage favoring none. Harrison
Martin has proved a prophet in the
past, and those who know him here,
whether they agree with him or not,
have a wholesome respect for his judg- .
ment about things political in this sec
tion. '
Than Harrison Martin there is nowhere j
in Georgia a more ardent supporter <*l
Gov. Hoke Smith. He has been for him
in season and out of season. He is foi
him now. He has ridden from one end ■-?
'ot the county to the other and then &t|fl
across it and back in the interest of Mr. |
Smith in his several races, and hto mag- j
nificent victory in Hall county Last time
was due in no small measure to his act- ’ £
ive. efforts.
Mr. Martin’s views are doubly valuable s
because he has no deurded choice tn tide >’
election. If he were talking Pope Brown
he would naturally be biased to the pro- -
hlbitonist and his view might be sub
ject to discount; it he were for Judge
Russell, the same would be true. and. by
the same token, if he were for Gov- ill
ernor Brown the same rule would hold. >
And Harrison Martin thinks it fighting j
ground.
In view of what the partisans of ths
candidates say, Mr. i Martin's opinion ■
furnishes a midfile irround that really •
svems to fit- the situation, and the situ
ation, gauged from what the partisnas |
say, seems to; justify his opinton. II J
works both ways and ft must be nearly j.l
accurate. '
WHO HgtS THE ADVANTAGE?
But the advantage must of necessity—
almost—lie somewhere, slight though it
may be, and, frankly, it so shgni
that it is hard to locate- .Some say .the
race is between the Browns, with Ruß|y^* 9
entirely out of the running; others de
clare that it is between Pope Brown and
Russell; others are equally as contu.ant
it is between the ex-governor and Bps- /
sell.
Measured by 8
1 fions” 'attehmng the meeftogs of Gov
ernor Brown and Col. Pope Brown, the ,-3
advantage seems to favpr the latter,
these two only considered. But Judge ■>9
Russell is yet' to have his meeting. He .
is billed for next Monday, and aXter he
has come and gone the political wise
acres may be better able to guage his !<g
strength as compared with that ot his
opponents and measured by the “dem- |
onstration.” . * UH
Governor Brown’s "demonstration oc
curred on Saturday, November 11, when
Bartow Willingham, or Forsyth, was ad
vertised to speak. Something over M
neople—Albert S. Hardy says LQ-greet
ed him at the court house.
Hooper Alexander, of DeKalb county,
spoke here on last Tuesday. A crowd of
about 3uo heard him, according to Mr.
H Thero is this to be considered tn con- J
nection with the meetings, however, and ..
it is recited in justice to Governor J
Brown Mr. Willingham suffered an ac
cident from the train at Gainesville, and
the meeting was ill but abandoned. >
And Mr. Alexander spoke here during^gj
the session of the city court, when many . ■
people had been attracted to town on , .
this account—it is- insisted by the Joe ,
Brown people.
THE PROHIBITION IBBLE.
In considering Hall county, it is well
enough to bear in mind that it is strong
iy prohibition. It. has been .so for many E
>ears, and it will probably remain so
until the end of time. This fact of itself • |
would seemingly favor Pope Brown, but
there are people here who are getting
a bit confused about this prohibition
question. . . . . j
Observe what A. B. Atkinson, local <|
representative oS v the Atlanta Constitu
tion, as its agent, says on this score: ‘S
“If they don’t hurry up and decide who
is the real, slmon pure prohibition candi
date—Joe Brown or Pope Brown—this
county will go for Russell. The people
have been confused about this issue by
all of these different statements about
the positions of the two Browna”
Mr. Atkinson, it be said, is strong- 3
ly in favor of Governor Brown. He has
always opposed Hoke Smith and has sup
ported Governor Brown with his well- ~
known vigor in all of his campaigns. He ,
is as earnestly for him today as he has
ever been.
There are -three newspapers in Gaines
ville—all of them good ones, too. They
are the News, edited by Albert 6. Hardy,
who is really the directing genius of
Governor Brown’s forces in Hall county; |
the Herald, edited by Guy Clopton. who
has always supported Governor Brown;
the Eagle, edited by W. H. Craig, who
is now supporting Judge Russell.
Colonel Pope Brown is without local
newspaper support.
VIEWS OF EDITORS.
The three editors were seen in turn.
Mr. Hardy said:
"Candidly, I believe Joe Brown will
carry the county. I believe Russell will -
be the second man. I didn’t think so for
a Ifng while, but I have at last con
cluded that he is the man we must beat.
I believe Joe Brown will carry the coun
ty because I thYnk he will poll his usual
veto and get some of the men who bavet ,J
heretofore voted for Hoke Smith. Rus
sell, it appears, has a nice natural fol
lowing in the county, and his candidacy
Is cutting two ways, but I believe he
will draw more frofn the Smith follow- /
ing that from ours.
“The Joe Brown organization here to
imperfect,'but it is the best one in the M
field.”
Editor Clopton said:
"I am for Joe Brown in this race, ft
is hard to tell much about the county. ' 3
There is little interest in the race, and
no enthusiasm for any of the candidates. v
I figure the race between the Browns,
because this Is a strong prohibition coun
ty and i regard that Russell has eliml- |
rated himself by his stand for local op- "i
tlon. I believe Governor Brown will
carry the county,
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