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THE WEEKLY NEWS, CARTERSYILLE, QA.
SAYS BROTHER !S MURDERER.;
Negro Implicated In Assasoination ol
Atlanta Police Officer Makes
a Startling Confession.
Monday afternoon Ike Hammond
n>ade a confession to the Atlanta de
tectives in connection with the mur
der of Officer Deßray, which occurred
in West End one night last week, im
plicating his brother, Tom Hammond,
as the .'man who fired the fafal shot
and Oscar Hammond and Jim Erwin
as the two men who were with Tom
when the policeman was shot to death.
Isaac, however, did not go so far as
to say anything about his being in the
plot<or about decoying the officer into
the death trap.
The three negroes wnom he accuses
detry any know.edge of the affair. Ike
Hammond is the negro who was ■with
Officer Deßray when the latter was
murdered, and he was held by the po
lYoe on the suspicion that he was con
nected with the killing.
Harry Baker, a white tboy of 250
Itecatur street, makes a statement
feat may furnish the last link in the
line or evidence pointing to the guilt
of Jim Erwin and the three Ham
monds. Young Baker says he over
heard the plot to kill (Policeman De
lAray—heard the Jour megroes whom
he later identified tn earnest conversa
tion on Lee street and distinctly heard
dhem instruct one of their number,
(Isaac Hammond, to go back and get
<ihe policeman in order to lead him into
the trap.
The statement elf .tne youth is clear
Yvnd straightforward, leaving no doubt
am the minds of the'officers as to the
guilt of me men under arrest.
Hammond's ‘Confession.
“I want to tell the truth,” he said
to the detectives, ‘‘for I am not going
’to stay in here ami anaybe get hanged
;for somebody else, (even though it is
my brother. Tom 'killed Mr. Deßray.
I saw him and Jim Erwin and my
brother Oscar together going down
(Jordon street. I mrtt Mr. Deßray and
told him about tnsee suspicious ne
groes. I knew twr> of my brothers
■were there, but 1 wanted to help the
gaolice. I knew them niggers were up
,to some mischief.. "Sir. Deßray locked
tils bicycle to a water plug with his
’aandcuffs and we walked together
Sown Gordon street. The three ne
-groes were ahead <of as and they went
'beyond the city limits. I started to go
frame, when Mr. Deßray asked me to
stay with him to see if the negroes
would come back. We hid under a
tvav. and soon saw the negroes com
ing hack. They went into the middle
cifrthe street and Mr. (Deßray stepped
nut and called to them to halt. Jim
Ervtsu and Oscar stepped, but Tom
kept going sorter sideways across the
street. I saw him keeping his hand
Ms side coat pocket and I knew he
meant to do Mr. Deßray harm if he
could. I saw Mr. Deßray’s pistol In
hLs hand and I thought he would be
able to take care of himself. Sudden
ly Tom whiled around and shot at Mr.
Deßray and then he raju As he was
rmraunjj off Mr. Deßray -Shot at him
twice. Tom then wheeled and shot
again and that shot killed Mr. Deßray,
for he fell in his tracks. That is the
truth anti the whole truth. ”
GOVERNOR ASKS AID
West Virginians Are Asked to (Gener
ously Help Flood Suffetiers.
Governor White, of West Virginia,
issued an appeal to West Virginians
only asking for “generous gifts of
money with which necessary supplies
can be purchased” for the flood suffer
ers.
The governor also sent a reply to -a
telegram from Gorernor Nash in part
\ as follows:
“The suffering probably will b 6
great. Aid must be sent via Rluefield,
which requires roundabout circuit
through Virginia. Any outside aid had
best be in money and can be serf to
the adjutant general at Charleston, or
to any bank cashier in Bluefield. Thou
sands of miners are homeless.
“A. B. WHITE. Governor.”'
institution Is Sectarian.
Joseph Bradfleiu has begun suit in
Washington against the treasurer of
the United States to enjoin bim from
paying $50,000 appropriated by con
gress for erection of a nurses' home at
Providence hospital, a Catholic insti
tution. on the ground that it is a sec
tarian institution.
EMPEROR’S ASSAILANT rREED.
Epileptic Who Shied a Piece of Iron
at Bill Was Irresponsible.
A dispatch from Leipsic, Germany,
says: The first criminal section of
the imperial court, sitting in Camera
Tuesday, decided not to prosecute
Dietrich Weiland. the man who, at
Bremen in March last, threw a piece
of iron at Emperor William, wounding
him in the cheek, and who has since
been pronounced by physicians to be
an epileptic who committed the as
sault upon his majesty while in an ir
responsible condition.
CUBAN QUARANTINE STANDS.
Dr. Giennon’s Recommendation Will
Not Be Accepted By Authorities.
While no official announcement is
made to that effect, it is understood
upon good authority that the marine
hospital service nas decided not to ac
cept the recommendation of Dr. Glen
non, who has charge of the service in
terests in Cuba, to suspend a portion
of the usual summer quarantine
against Cuba, because of the absence
of yellow fever from the island at pres
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THE NATIONAL CAME.
Seymour is filling the bill to perfec
tion in Baltimore’s right field.
The New York team is weak behind
the bat, says a SL Louis critic.
I byle lias taken Matthewson'e place
as New York’s winning pitcher.
The best pitching lias been shown
by the younger school of twirlers.
American League outdrew the Na
tional 10,000 to 1500 at Boston on Bun
ker Hill Day.
Nine defeats out of thirteen games
is the record of the Philadeltibias on
| the last trip abroad.
lae Marion Indianapolis game was
called at the end uf the twelfth inning
with the score 0 to o.
Williams is said ito lie playing a bet
tor game at second base than he did
tit third, which is saying a good deal.
Keeler is cot new to third base, and
is not the only left hander who has
bred them across .the diamond from
-the third corner.
The Detroit team is made up largely
of little men. who make up in activity
w.hat they lack is stature. Casey,
Barrett, Holmes, Gleason and Elbcr
fdd are undersized, .but fast.
John J. McGraw, manager of the
Baltimore Americas League Club,
said that he had received a teiegiraui
frein Hugh Jennings, stating that ibe
would play with the Baltimore club.
A inumber of the present array of
first .basemen have been graduated
from .other positions. Tenney, Doyle
and LaChance were catchers, McGanu
was a second baseman, Everitt a third
baseman, Delehanty and Anderson
outfielders, Branstield a catcher and
Isbell a pitcher.
Hans Wagner, slugger, descants as
follow* upon the pitching art: “I sec
very few benders coming up except in
the cases *f young pitchers. The sea
soned League twirler, of course, runs
in a few curves at times, but ho gen
erally depends on speed, change of
pace and sending over something that
the batter is not expecting.”
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SPOFTTINC BREVITIES.
M’illiam C. Whitney lias paid SSOOO
for it yearling colt by Watercress—
l’erum.
I'he Herreshoffs have nearly com
pleted a new racer for the eigbteoD
foot waterline class.
The New York State Division of the
f uitiiry Road Club has decided to se
cede from the national body.
“Willie” Anderson has defeated
“Alec” Smith for the open golf cham
pionship of the United States.
At Baris the Grand Prix was won
by Cheri, defeating Saxon, the favor
ite, and Olympian. Foxhall Keene’s
horse.
Sir Thomas Lipion is willing to en
ter the two Shamrocks in a transatlan
tic race with the American cup de
fenders.
In the international trap shoot at
London the American team obtained a
total score of B(>C, against 801 for the
British team.
The mast of the Independence will
he shortened five feet and her sail
area redneed. The boat has been
found to be tender.
Six riders in the load near the finish
of a five-mile cycle nice at Vailsburg,
N. .T., went down in a spill and Thom
as Cooper won out in u close finish
with Floyd McFarland.
To the graceful and finished cyclist,
the “wabbling” road rider is an eye
sore and a nuisance. It is just as easy
to cultivate good stlye and proper form
in riding as it is to fall into a shift
less, unsteady style, which is not only
unpleasant to look at, but dangerous
as well.
Iviuley Mack, the famous winner of
both the H-eoklyn and Suburban han
dicap last year, will race no more.
The noted horse has been sent to J.
P. Haggin’s Elmendorf stud in Ken
tucky. Kinley Mack has been having
trouble with his legs all the season,
and recently, as his case was consid
ered hopeless, it was decided to retire
him. . . "
POSSEWASREPULSED
#
Shower of Bullets Greet Officers
In West Virginia Coal Region.
TRIED TO SERVE INJUNCTIONS
Striking Miners Defy Court and Rout
United States Marshals—Latter
Forced to Retire for
Reinforcements.
A special from Huntington, W. Va.,
says: Monday a posse of United States
deputy marshals, led by A. C. Ilufford,
of Bluefield, were fired on by strikers
and forced to flee from the coal fields
at Matewan.
Sunday afternoon the marshals, un
der the leadership of A. C. Hufford, set
out from Bluefield to reach the scene
of the miners’ riots. When they ar
rived within twenty miles of Thacker
they found they could proceed no fur
ther by rail on account of the flood.
They struck out across the mountains,
encountering almost insurmountable
difficulties, and late Sunday afternoon
reached their destination. Proceeding
to work, they began serving notices of
the injunction which had been issued
by Judge Jackson.
A mob of strikers followed, armed
to the teeth with firearms. On all sides
could be heard the cry, Down with
government by injunction.’” Men
threatened them with their weapons,
women called down the vengeance of
heaven upon them and children hurled
stones. When nigntfall came notice
had been served on the strikers of all
the coal companies but one. and that
was to he served at Lick Fork Coal
and Coke Company, at Thacker. Fear
ing an ambush, they waited until Mon
day morning, and early in the day set
out fer Thacker.
Some time before noon they at
tempted to serve the injunction papers
at the above named colliery. A mob
followed enraged to desperation at the
sweeping character of the injunction.
One reckless fellow fired the first
.shot and quick as lightning the moun
tain sides echoed and re-echoed with
resounding reports that followed the
crack of twenty or thirty rifles. The
deputies were forced to take refuge in
flight, and then barely escaped with
their lives.
A dispatch Tuesday from Thacker,
W. Va., says: The United States dep
uty marshals who were fired on while
endeavoring to serve notices of injunc
tion on striking miners, left last mid
night for Charleston, having received
orders from United States Marshal
Thompson to come there at once.
The supposition is that they will be
largely reinforced and return, and that
the state militia may be sent.
While the United States marshals
were lia the station at Thacker waiting
for the train probably fifty shots wens
fired into the depot by strikers who
had gathered on the Kentucky side of
the river.
HAND TO HAND CONFLICT.
Desperate and Bloody Battle Between
Boers and British Near Reitz.
Details received in Cape Town of
the engagement between General El
liott’s column ami DeWet’s force near
Reitz show that the British surprised
the Boer convoy. The burghers fled,
but seeing that the captors were not
in strong force, the Boers returned and
charged tnem with great determina
tion, after desperate fighting recap
turing the convoy. Meanwhile, Colo
nel DeLisle arrived with reinforce
ments and the fighting was renewed.
The Boers lay beneath their wagons
and unflinchingly fired volleys be
tween the wheels, while their com
rrvles were engaged in inspanning and
driving off that portion of the convoy
farthest from the British.
The latter pushed in among the wag
ons, using the bayonets freely. Gen
eral Delarey was present and person
ally used a rifle. A man at his right
hand was killed, and the comrade on
his left had a hand wounded. The af
fair ended in a series of hand to hand
encounters and fierce meiees, the
Boers eventually being driven off. One
of General DeWet’s staff officers was
wounded and taken prisoner.
WAS POLHILL MURDERED?
His Foster Mother Thinks So and Will
Have Matter Investigated.
Miss Joe Varner, of Indian Springs.
Ga.. has determined to offer a reward
for the slayer or slayers ol Hon. Hope
Polhill, the soliciting general who was
found dead in his office in Macon early
one morning a few months ago. It
was generally understood at the time
that death was due to suicide, but
members of the family have clung
steadfastly to the belief that it was
a case of foul play. Miss Varner was
Mr. Polhill’s foster mother, and she
has made up her mind to have a thor
ough investigation made.
NUMBER OF DEAD UNKNOWN.
Some Days Must Elapse Before Fa
talities of Flood Can Be Ascertained.
How many are dead as the result of
the disastrous flood in West Virginia
is not definitely known and it will nec
essarily be several days yet before the
exact number can be given out as offi
cial, but the various reports in circu
lation are that all the way from fifty
to 200 have been drowned.
JURY WAS VIRTUALLY COERCE#
Jucge's Charge Caused Conviction of
Man Who Appealed to the
Unwritten Law.
The jury before which Thomas G.
Barker, tif Arlington, N. J., was tried
for shooting with inteut to kill Rev.
John Relief, of the same town, took
one ballot Friday afternoon and return
ed a verdict of guilty. Under the
charge of the court they could do little
else. The jurors were told they must
set aside all else and decide only if
Barker, with intent, fired at Keller.
That was the law and they must obey
it. Notice of appeal was given by Bar
ker’s counsel.
Barker, through the verdict, found
himself ouce more an inmate of the
'"ounty jail. He must remain there un
til SIO,OOO bail is furnished. Before
him stands a possible seven years' im
prisonment and a fine of as much as
$2,000.
Mrs. Barker was not in the court
room to hear the verdict She was in
another part of the court house, and
when told of the verdict she sobbed
bitterly. Keller was aso absent, and
showed deep emotion when told of the
verdict Barker had expected an ac
quittal. He based his hopes upon the
strong plea of his counsel when he
dwelt upon the unwritten iaw that. &
man has a right to Kill where the sanc
tity of his hofhe is assailed. Whatever
the effecwif thin line of pleading upon
the was swept away by the
cold charg? that “The story of the al
leged outrage, or the outrage itself, if
true, was no justification of the defend-
ant’s- assault.”
The court explained be had admitted
evidence that Barker hmi bees told of
an alleged assault, not because it had
anything to do with the case, but be
cause it was tor the jury to determine
if the story bad anything to do with
making the defendant criminally irre
sponsible. If they bel’eved the defend
ant was sane at the time of the shoot
ing, tney must convict.
In his closing, Prosecutor Erwin ask
ed the jurors if, the woman’s course
was the natural one. He said her story
was improbable, because Mrs. Barker
would in the natural course have toid
her husband of the assault at once,
and, failing that, would have made a
confidant of a woman and not of an
Other man.
The jury s only ballot was unani
mous for guilty, and a unit for the
highest degree charged.
Keller, as soon as the trial was com
pleted, issued a brief statement in
which he absolutely denied the truth
of the allegations that have been made
and published by Mrs. Barker.
Barker, in an interview Friday night,
said: “1 aid not expect such a ver
dict. It seemed to me there was a
reasonable doubt. I believe that no
twelve men could convict me after
hearing my wife’s story, i believe that
the supreme court will give me anew
trial and that my wife’f story will be
told.”
DEADLY WORK OF A TORNADO.
Two Fam .ies In Nebraska Almost
Wiped Out of Existence By
Fearful Cyclone.
Special dispatches from Na-per, Neb
coming via Stuart. Neb., l-ecapse of in
terrupted communication toil of a tor
nado which visited that vicinity Thins
day night, the details being first, ob
tainable late Friday evening.
One family of seven were killed or
fatally injured, and out of another fam
ily of six two are killed and the rest,
except the father, are seriously or fa
taly injured.
Those killed or fatally injured are:
Jacob Greening, father, aged forty;
Mrs. Jacob Greening, mother, still liv
ing, but not expected to survive; Brace
Greening, aged fourteen seriously in
jured; Margaret Greening aged seven,
killed; Maggie Greening aged four,
killed; John Greening aged four, kill
ed; Jacob Greening, aged two, killed.
Out of the Anderson family of six,
two ehikiren, Ida and Clara, aged 7 and
8 respectively, were killed, and the
mother anu her daughter Bertha, and
son Theodore, aged respectively 10 and
12, seriously injured. August Ander
son, the father, was away from home
at the time.
All communication with the outside
world was cut off and it was impossi
ble to learn what the storm did along
the river west of where the Greening
and Anderson families were found.
Everything in the track of the storm
w'as destroyed. Trees were blown
down and smaller ones stripped of
leaves. The furniture that v/as in the
homes of the Anderson* and Green
ings cannot be found. A trunk and
pieces of the table were picked up a
half mile away.
To Use Captured Warships.
The little Spanish warship* captured
during the war are to lie utilized by
the navy for coast survey work. Tw<--
of them—the Alvaredo and Sandoval —
are now in commission, and one has
been at Annapolis for some time.
WAR FACTS WITHHELD.
Success of Boers In South Africa Kept
From British Public.
British newspapers which usually
support the government continue to
grumble, says the London correspond
ent of Th New York Ti t ne, because
the British public are being kept in
ignoraace of the real facts of the war
in South Africa. The Beers appear to
be making steady progress in tho
south.