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The Americus Times-Recorder
IHIKTT-FOURTH YEAR.
THIRD TRIAL OF CHILDERS
CASE IS NOW IN PROGRESS
jury Was Selected Yesterday, and the Taking of Testimony
In the Case Will Begin Today—los Talesmen Were
Called in Order to Get Jury
♦ TO DECIDE FATE ♦
♦ OF MAUD CHILDERS. ♦
♦ ♦
> The following compose the jury ♦
♦ selected yesterday to try Maude ♦
-f Childers for the alleged murder ♦
♦of his wife. A noticeable feature ♦
♦ i S that ten members of the jury ♦
are farmers, the other two being ♦
+ mechanics. The names of the ♦
■+ jurors follow:
♦ E. R. Lane, farmer. ♦
+ A. L. Brown, mechanic. ♦
*■ It A. Methvin, farmer. ♦
♦ T W. Reed, farmer. ♦
> i. s. Brown, farmer. ♦
♦ 1. X Williams, farmer. -t
--♦ c. C. Herring, machinist. -f
w. T. Mackay, farmer. ♦
♦ W. E. Parker, farmer. -f
♦ C. A. Deriso, farmer. ♦
♦ W. H. Holloway, farmer. ♦
♦ W. R. Hansford, farmer. ♦
For the third time Maud Childers
was placed upon trial yesterday on
the charge of the murder of his wife
last August.
The selection of a jury was all that
\ as accomplished in the case yester
day, so that the real trial as regards
the taking of testimony, will begin to
day. It is expected that the trial will
he comparatively brief and decisive.
Os the panel of 200 jurors drawn to
be used in the case if needed, 105 were
examined before the selection of the
l. FERGUSON
IN FAVOR OF
THEM ROAD
on wg cddihi am n
Will Solicit Subscriptions
Today
Mr. John T. Ferguson was in the
thy yesterday, and was interviewed by
a representative of The Times-Recor
der in regard to the new railroad. Mr.
Ferguson said:
“1 leel that it is very essential that
the people of Americas and Sumter
county should get together and wake
up on this new railroad proposition.
R is too good a thing for us to let go
by. This railroad comes for so little
motley, and will be so beneficial to us,
that tlie people of this section can t
afford to let it pass; we must have
fids new road before we can go before
the Georgia railroad commission to
Set a reduction of our freight rates.
Fnch man must do his part, and
l; ot wait for his neighbor. 1 feel that
this money subscribed is not a dona
tion, but will bring nice dividends, in
m . v judgment, at an early date. Ther-f
is no money to be paid in until this
t°ad is actually started. Americus
must have an outlet to the coast, as
lip' Panama canal is now nearing com
pletion, which would give Americus
ion with the Pacific coast.
• he railroad will open up new in
'■'"■nts, and enhance the value of
l!1( l hi my opinion this is the best
opportunity that Sumter county and
Americas ever had. I know if the peo-
I’ l '' will think this matter over, they
ii come to the front, as they are too
progressive to let this opportunity
Pass.''
° work of soliciting subscriptions j
1 " r the stock of the new road will be
IVM "in>d today. Indications are that
h * ;ll 'Ke sum will be raised.
''■hi ll TO BE BURIED AS
HE IIAD LIVED—ALOIS'E
kawrenceville, Ga„ June 10.—Mor
!'Ui S. Brown, of near Suwanee, who
'''d Saturday night, has been buried
p's home, Mr. Brown was 70 years
1 a ge and had been a prominent ftg
-111 h>s section for nmhy years. He
■'d never married and before his
a, h stated that, as he had lived alo ie
desired to be burled alone, and
uusequently the body was Interred in
Jard of the deceased.
■ twelve men in whos hands lie the fate
of Childers were finally selected. Os
, 105 talesmen the defense struck
. H, the prosecution 10, and 69 were
. excused for valid reasons. The jury as
finally selected is composed of ten
tarmers and two citizens of Americus.
It is expected that the trial will he
taken up with vigor this morning by
both prosecution and defense, when
the session of the court begins.. In
sharp contrast to the former hearing
of the case in Sumter county, public
interest seems to have flagged very
greatly. There is undoubtedly still a
widespread interest in the outcome of
the trial, but it does not manifest it
self in the perfervid curiosity so ap
parent at the first trial.
Though the court room was crowded
at the first trial here with men, wo
nen and some children even on the
first day, it was noticed yesterday that
there were very few present other
than the talesmen drawn in the case
end intimate friends of those con
cerned. There was no large crowd in
the court room, and the entire spirit
us regards public sentiment seems o
have been reversed. There was not i
s'ngle woman present at the trial yes
terday. t There will doubtless be many
more present today, but no crowds
such as were seen last time are ex
pected at the present trial.
SOUTH GEORGIA
GIRL ELOPED WITH
A MARRIED MAN i
THEY HAVE FLED TO TEXAS
Miss Eunice Watkins Caused
Sensation
i
Hawkinsville, Ga., June 10. —Quite <
£ . sensation was sprung in Hawkins
kinsville last Sunday night when C. W. J
Beckham, a railroad contractor for the
Hawkinsville and Western railway, ;
and Miss Eunice Watkins, a pretty
young girl of 17 years, ran away.
Beckham came to Hawkinsville
from Vidalia. He had a contract for
grading the right of way of the new
railroad to Grovania. He had an ex- <
cellent reputation up until this week.
Beckham has a wife, who is now vis
iting her mother in Tennessee. It is
thought that he rented a team in
Cochran and drove around Hawkins
ville to the Watkins home, four miles
from here, where he met Miss Wat
kins. Then the couple drove back to
Cochran where they boarded the G- S.
and F. train for Chattanooga. The
Watkins family did not find out that
their daughter had eloped until it was
too late for pursuit.
Mrs. Beckham had just recovered
from a severe attack of sickness at
the Macon hospital and it is feared
that her husband’s action will cause
?. relapse.
When officers telegraphed the po
lice at Chattanooga to arrest the elop
ers it was found that the couple ha.i
boarded a train for Texas. Beckham
had disposed of his tools and othei
I saleable possessions before leaving
Cochran, and it is thought that he had
'about three thousand dollars at the
time of his elopement.
The girl's father is a prominent Pu
laski county farmer.
BOSTON woman will not
die in electric chair
Boston, Mass.. June 10.—The sen
tence of Mrs. Lena Cusumano, of Hull,
condemned to die this week for the
murder of her husband, Frank Cu
i mano, has been commuted to life im
i prisonment by the executive council.
I Enrico Mascioli, convicted jointly with
i the woman, was not so lucky and will
die this week in the chair.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA,
HOME AGAIN
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(Copyright., ' Commencement Time.
PHARMACIST. IN
SESSION TODAY
INSAVANNAH
AMEKICUS IS REPRESENTED
They Will Be Entertained
Handsomely
Americus pharmacists will be rep
resented at the annual convention of
the Georgia pharmaceutical associa
tion, which assembles this morning in
Savannah for a session of two days.
Dr. S. F. Howell, president of the
Americus Druggists’ association, is in
attendance.
An interesting program has been
arranged for the convention and in ad
dition a number of social features
have been provided in honor of the
delegates and their guests.
The program for the session is as
follows:
Tuesday— Morning session. 10
(•’clock.
Invocation by Rev. J. B. Johnstone.
Address of Welcome by City Attorney
H. E. Wilson.
Response by W. S. Elkin, Jr., of At
lanta.
Presient’s Address by J. F. Mont
gomery, of Thomasville.
Reports of state drug inspector,
state board of pharmacy, delegate to
National Association of Retail Drug
gists. Reports of standing and spe
cial committees.
Afternoon session ( 3 o'clock.
Address by H. C. Shuptrine, presi
dent X. A. R. D.
Reading and Discussion of Papers.
Wednesday—Morning session, 10
o’clock. Responses to queries.
Election of officers for ensuing year.
Election of member of board of
pharmacy.
Close of business sessions.
D. A. I MEETING AT
THE COUNTRY CLUB
State Regent to lie Present
Today
The regular monthly meeting of the
Council of Safety Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
will take place this morning at 11
(’clock at the Country club. Mrs. S.
\V. Foster, of Atlanta, state regent of
the organization, will be the guest of
honor at the meeting today.
On account of the fact that Mrs.
Foster will be here, the meeting today
will be in the nature of a social one
to some extent, as a cordial reception
will be given to Mrs. Foster. It is re
gretted that Mrs. Foster cannot at
tend the unveiling of the Chehaw me
morial next Friday, but her visit to the
local chapter was arranged before the
date of the unveiling was known, so
that she will not have an opportunity
to make the trip.
THE WEATHER. Rain Today.
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE II 1912.
ARE TO PLAY
DOTHAN TEAM
HERE TODAY
i i
IN SECOND GAME OF SERIES
Swell Game of Ball Is Ex
pected
Dothan will again play the locals
here this afternoon in what promises
to be a most pleasing and fast game of
ball. The two teams are well matched
and they will play off the tie that has
existed in the series so far up to date.
The game yesterday was discontin
ued by mutual agreement between the
managements of the two teams, so that
the series is just as it was when the
game began. The game today should
be a fit test of the strength of the two
teams, and the attendance will doubt
less be even larger than on yesterday,
when it was exceptionally good ,in
spite of the unpleasant weather.
PHYSICIAN ■
FLEW TO A
SUFFERER
Rochester, N. Y., June 10.—A hydro
aeroplane was employed by Dr. P. L.
Alden to reach Urbana on Lake Kenltr,
eight miles away, where a boy was be
lieved to be suffering from concussion
of the brain as the result of a fall
downstairs last night. Dr. Alden’s
automobile balked andhe was to phone
for another car when he saw an earo
plane soaring overhead. Hugh Rob
inson, the aviator, was hailed and six
minutes after the physician boarded
the machine he was at the side of his
patient. The boy will recover.
1 Direct From the Diamonds 1
6 6
Southern League.
Atlanta 3, Nashville 4.
Memphis 2, Chattanooga 6. first
game; Memphis 3, Chattanooga 0, sec
ond game.
Mobile 5, Birmingham 1.
Montgomery-New Orleans off; rain.
South Atlantic Leageti.
Albany 0, Columbia G.
Savannah 12, Macon 8.
Columbus-Jacksonville off; rain.
National League.
Chicago 9, New York 8.
Pittsburg 0. Brooklyn 1.
St. Louis 3, Boston. 11.
Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia 10.
American League.
Philadelphia 6, Cleveland 3.
Bostbn 7, St. Louis 2.
Washington 7, Detroit 3.
New York 5, Chicago 1.
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
MEETING POSTPONED
The meeting of the Americus Hospi
i tal association, called for this after
' j noon, has been postponed until a
’j later date, of which due notice will bo
given.
READY FOR
UNVEILING
MEMORIAL
WILL BE A GALA OCCASION
Preparations Completed at
Leesburg
(Special to Times-Recorder.)
Leesburg, Ga., June 10. —Prepara-
tions have practically been completed
here for the exercises and barbecue
to be held in connection with the un
veiling of the Chehaw memorial near
here next Friday.
Each phase of the entertainment of
the visitors from Americus and else
where, who will be present at Che
haw, near here, for the exercises', has
been taken in charge by some one
here, so that the arrangements will
be carried out most satisfactorily. Mr.
S. J. Yeoman has in charge the com
pletion of the work on the base of
the monument. Mr. J. R. Long will
attend to the construction of a plat
form for the speakers and tables for
the dinner. Mr. T. F. Ford has charge
of the barbecue, while others will as
sist in various ways.
Indications are that there will br
many to attend the exercises from
Leesburg and from this county. Bas
kets will be taken, and the dav is
anticipated with pleasure by manv
who have been in sympathy from the
beginning with the work that has been
done in this particular by the ladies
of the Americus chapter of the Daugh
ters of the American Revolution, un
der whose auspices the memorial has
been erected and by whom it will be
unveiled next Friday.
CITY COUNCIL
HELD SESSION
UST NIGHT
Matters of Routine Only Were
Considered
The city council met last night in
fortnightly session, but aside from the
discussion of routine business the
session was unmarked by features of
interest.
The petition of the Americus Power
Co. for franchise was read first time,
and under the rules, carried over to
next meeting for final action.
The council appropriated SSO and
$75 towards the fund for the enter
tainment of the visiting dentists and
the fire chiefs, respectively, when the
latter body arrives.
The fire committee was authorized
to purchase 1,000 feet additional hose
for the fire department.
The matter of insurance upon the
• auto fire truck was referred to the fire
GEORGIA DENTISTS HERE
IN FULUORCE TODAY
Members of the Georgia State Dental Society Will Meet
Here Today For a Three-Day Session —Yesterday
Marked the Arrival of a Large Number
Americus is today in the hands of
the members of the Georgia Dental
Society, the city having thrown open
its doors to this large organization of
professional men for a most cordial
entertainment of three days during the
session of the convention here.
The dentists and people of Ameri
cus have made elaborate arrange
ments for the entertainment of the
dentists and the local members of
the organization anticipate a pleasur
able as well as beneficial meeting.
The organization consists of about
250 dentists, representing a majority
of the members of that profession in
the state, and the success of the or
ganization has been achieved by the
harmonious and fraternal spirit exist
ing among the members of the organi
zation.
Among the features of the meeting
will be the presence and address of
Dr. G. V. I. Brown, of Milwaukee, one
of the most prominent clinics and an I
authority on dental surgery. He will
give a lantern lecture at the opera
house Tuesday night on “Oral Sur
gery.”
The practical demonstration of den
tal work through the discussion of a
number of well known Georgia len
tists will also prove interesting and
beneficial to those who attend the
meeting.
The officers of the organization are
as follows:
Dr. R. Holmes Mason, Macon, presi
dent; DeLos S. Hill, Atlanta, first
' ice president; Edward A. Tigner, I
Miiledgeville, second vice president;! l
William M. Zirkle, Atlanta, treasure. - ;
Dr. M. M Forbes, Atlanta, secretary;
L. H. Darby, Vidalia; A. F. Cordy, !
Columbus, and George M Woodberry, *
Augusta, executive committee; Dr. H.
M. Johnson, Macon, journal editor.
The program for the entire three
days is as follows:
Tuesday, June JltJi.
10 a. m. —Meeting called to order by
president, Dr. R. Holmes Mason, of .
Macon. *
Invocation Rev. James B. Law- .
rence, Americus.
Addrss of Welcome on behalf of the 1
t-ity—Hon. J. E. Mathis, mayor of 1
Americus; on behalf of local dentists,
Dr. C. P. Davis, of Americus.
Response to Address of Welcome— j
Dr: W. H. Weaver, of LaGrange.
President’s Annual Address—Dr. R. ‘
Holmes Mason, Macon.
Secretary’s Report—Dr. M. M.
Forbes, Atlanta.
Treasurer’s Report—Dr. W. M. Zir- (
kle, Atlanta.
Appointment of Committee. „
WILL LEAVE II
TO ATTEND
CONFERENCE
DELEGATES ARE OFF TODAY l
To Meet at SDellman For'
Three-Day Session
Delegates from the Methodist
churches of the city will leave today
for Shellman to attend the district con
ference for the Americus district,
which met last night in Shellman and
will continue through Thursday, Rev.
0. B. Chester, pastor of the First
Methodist church, left for Shellman
last night.
There will probably be eight or ten
ae'egates altogether who will go from
V.m»: icus to the conference at Shell
man. Most of these will likely leave
today, while there will be others go
ing even later in the session. A large
attendance is expected to be present
at the conference.
committee, with authority to act.
T reasurer Weaver was instructed
to make payment upon fund due the
' Carnegie Library.
Harrold Bros were granted permis
s sion to erect a building on their prop- |
i erty on Cotton avenue.
f Roll Call—Collection of Annual
1 Dues.
, Announcement of Program for As
. ternoon Session.
Adjournment.
* Tuesday Afternoon Session.
‘ 2:30 p. m.—Meeting called to order
by the President.
Report of Membership Committee.
Report of Special Committees.
Reading Papers and Discussion a3
Per Report of Program Committee at
morning session.
2:3o—Paper by Dr. N. A. Teague,
"Reflex Neuroses of Dental Origin.”
3:3o—Paper by Dr. Henry W. Wal
ker, Macon, “Cavity Preparation.”
4:3o—Surgical Clinic by Dr. G. V.
1. Brown, of Miiledgeville.
6:3o—Announcement by Program
Committee for night and Wednesday
morning sessions.
Adjournment.
Tuesday Night Session—To Be Held at
Americus Opera House.
8 p. m.—Meeting called to order by
| the president.
Lantern lecture by Dr. Clinton C.
Howard, Atlanta, “Stimulation V 3.
Strangulation.” Discussion on this
paper Wednesday morning.
8:30 p. m. Lantern lecture by Dr.
c.. V. I. Brown, Milwaukee, Wis,
“Oral Surgery.” Discussion to fol
low.
Adjournment.
Wednesday Morning Session.
9 a. m.—Meeting called to order by
the President.
9:30 a. m.—Discussion on Dr. C. C.
Howard’s paper.
10:30 a. m.—Paper by Dr. Wm.
Crenshaw on “Pyorrhoea Alveolaris.**
Discussion to follow.
11:30 a. m.—Paper by Dr. C. B. Col
son, Charleston, S. C. Discussion ta
follow.
12 noon—Announcement of Program
Committee for afternoon.
Adjournment.
Wednesday Afternoon Session.
2..,0 p. m.—Meeting called to order
by the President.
Reports of committees and unfin
ished business of previous sessions.
4:00 p. m.—Entertainment to visit
ing dentists by City Council, Ameri
cus Board of Trade and Local Den
tists.
Thursday Morning Session.
9:30 a. m.—Clinics.
Chairman Clinic Committee, Dr.
Davis, will make arrangements and
announcements.
Thursday Afternoon Spssion.
2:30 p. m.—Meeting called to order
by the President.
2:30 p. m.—Final reports of commit
tees and unfinished business.
3:30 p. m.—Election of officers and
selection of next place of meeting.
U. S. MARINES
PUT REBELS TO
QUICH FLIGHT
OPENED FIRE 01 HUES
No American Troops Were
Killed
Santiaga, Cuba, June 10.—A com
pany of United States marines, com
manded by Captain Edward B. Man
waring, engaged in guarding Eu Cuerj
mines, were attacked at 1 o’clock thi3
morning by insurgents who were re
pulsed, after considerable firing.
There were no casualties among tha
marines. The insurgents’ loss is not
known.
Insurgents last night burned some
cane fields at the sugar plantations
near Hatlllo.
A detachment of volunteers was at
tacked last night three miles from
Santiago. Several of the rebels ar»
reported to have been wounded. Gen
eral Juan Mario Menocal, former
president of the Veterans’ associa-
I tion, with four other veteran gener
i als, arrived here last night and offer
|ed General Montaragudo to furnish
2,000 men for active service.
I General Montesgudo considered
* their aid unnecessary at present.
M’MBER m