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TIIE MACON TELEGRAPH : MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2(5, 1904.
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i Exquisite Christmas Gifts j
A thing of beaut? Is a Joy forever, and making selection is an easy
matter when you have seen the wealth of magnificent goods displayed
by Miss Henrietta Davis.
SHE IS SHOWING
Handsome Combs for the hair— Evening Ornaments, suitable for
Jewelled and plain—tortoise shell
and amber—jet and cut steel.
high and low coiffures—in colors
becoming to blondes and bru
nettes.
Hammered Bra.r—the rage in Swelldom.
Massive Jardiniers, Umbrella Stands and Candlesticks.
i®*"!?' 8 , carrylD * thl * e,e f ant “ tock > Mi»« Davit is thoroughly
equipped with all modern appliance! for treating the hair, akin and
nalla, and her holiday otter of
13 Treatments for
13 Electrical Treatments for.
is particularly attractive.
.$5.00
.$8.00
- . WOI j? to *he wise is sufficient, and the Christmas shopper will
find it well worth while to take the elevator at the Commercial Bank,
and drop in for a visit to
: Hiss Henrietta Davis,
X Fourth Moor - - - - Phone 2562
♦ Children’. Haircutting and Manicuring for Gentlemen a Speolalty.
MYSTERY SURROUNDS
KILLING OF A. L. COLE
SHARP ARRAIGNMENT OF WITNESSES BY CORONER'S JURY THREW
NO LIGHT ON TRAGEDY AND THEORY IS ADVANCED THAT TELE.
PHONE LINEMAN MET DEATH IN MANNER NOT YET REVEALED.
SECRECY OBSERVED IN EXAMINING WITNESSES FAILED TO
WRING FROM FRIENDS OF DEAD MAN A SINGLE INCIDENT
LEADING TO THE DEATH—CONFLICTING TESTIMONY.
HOLMES JOHNSON
Telephone 73
311 Ocmulgee Street.
(
Jeliico, Blue Gem and other Coals.
Exclusive Agents for Brilliant, Eureka and Etna
OTHER THINGS BESIDES
JEWELS.
Xmas is Coming
There are lota of things in a Jewel
ry Store that don't contain jewels; lots
of small, Inexpensive, artistic articles,
suitable for presents that you won’t
hardly think of unless you saw them.
We have for this particular fall a beau
tiful lino of small novelties at extreme
ly moderate prices. You can not spend
an hour better than by taking a look
around our stock. You are perfectly
welcome to look as long as you like;
buy when you get ready.
J. H. & W. W. Williams,
Send for our Price-list
The Altmayer & Flatau Liquor Company.
506, 508. 510, 512 Fourth St. Macon, Ga.
j Cheap Holiday Rates
! Southern Railway
One and one-third fare for the
round trip. Tickets on sale to teachers
and students of schools and colleges
holding certificates December 17th to
24th inclusive ; final limit January 8th,
1905. To the general public December
23rd, 24th, 25th and 31st, 1904, and
January 1st. 1905; final limit January
4th, 1905.
For further information call on any
ticket agent.
G. R. PETTIT, J. VV JAMISON,
Dep. Ticket Agt. Citv Ticket Agt.
JA/TES FREEMAN, Trav. Pass. Agt.
561 Cherry St., Macon, Ga.
Phone 424.
The slayer of A. I* Cole Is still at
large and his name has not been given
to the authorities, despite the fact that
Coroner Voung's Jury tried for four
hours yesterday morning to wring from
the occupants of Annette Carter's
house evidence of some kind from
which would lend to his Identity. I
The affair Is now more mysterious
than It was before the Investigation
on account of a complete failure to
secure any statement which would as
sist In fixing the responsibility. Every
witness who testified during the rigid
Investigation of Coroner Young’s Jury
absolutely refused to give any Informa
tion. At the close of the investigation
a verdict was made which revealed the
fact that the slayer's name was still
hidden from the Jury. Mr. G. Hobs
was foreman of this body and re
mained, at his task of examining the
witnesses until he was convinced that
further efforts would prove useless.
Annette Carter. Alice Bubltt and
Polite Flanders, three white occupants
of the bouse at 357 Cherry street are
now behind the bars at police station.
Marlu Lewis, the colored servant, is
In Bibb county Jail at the orders of
Coroner Young. She is held ns a wit
ness. The white women are at the
barracks, eftch charged with disorderly
conduct and Annette Carter Is charged,
In addition to this, with keeping a dis
orderly house.
Berthn Davis, who was also a white
occupant of the house, escaped early
yesterday morning after the coroner
finished the Investigation and has not
been arrested.
Linemen Witnesses.
Among the witnesses who testified
before the Coroner’s Jury were two
telephone linemen. These men were
In the house at the time of the shoot
ing and one of them testified that he
stood In the corner of the hallway
when the slayer of Cole opened the
door, stepped out on the veranda and
fired back at the man who was killed.
The questions put to this wltnesa
were numerous. Every member of the
Jury put rigid questions but he answ
ered In such manner ns to evade des
cribing the slayer. This man had re
cently come to Macon but testified
that he was a member of the linemen’s
union with Cole. Nothing could be
wrung from him that shed any light
on the tragedy.
The other lineman was put to tho
same rigid examination and again the
jury was disappointed In the expecta
tion of learning something of the man
who did the killing. Both of these men
saw the affair, according to their tes
timony, but each guve evidence as to
the description of the unknown man
which was conflicting. One said the
man with the revolver wore an over
coat and a derby hut. The other said
he had no overcont and wore a soft ,
hat. Both testified that the man was
small and well dressed. They also
testified that Cole followed his slayer
to the door and was abusing him when
tho shot was fired.
The comment of the membera of
Jury upon the conduct of these two
men immediately after the affair has
been considerable. Tho men testified
that they went for a physician and
secured one, but shortly after the In-
estlgatlon begun and It was seen that
they would be needed, an officer
found them at their room, one already
retlrod for the night and the other
lying accross his bed, hut not un
dressed. When asked why they de
serted their companion they replied
that they saw he was dead and
thought there waa no use to remain
any longor.
Each of the female occupants of the
house was put on the stand before the
coroner's Jury. They were questioned,
sent to the room, recalled and ques
tioned again and again, but ail efforts
of the Jury were vain In the attempt
to learn the name of the man who
had fired the shot They stood the
examination with marked nervousness,
but succeeded In silencing members
of the Jury with the statement that
they did not know the name of Cole's
slayer.
Marla Lewis, the colored servant of
the house, stated that she had been
employed at Intervals for 11 years at
this and other houses In the city and
during this time she had constantly
seen the unknown man pass In and
out, but declared she never knew his
name. She was also excited and pro
tested she could not tell his name,
when told that she must be locked up.
It was learned from Annetto Car
ter's statement that she opened the
door for the telephone linemen when
they went to the house prior to the
shooting, but no. one knew who let In
the man with the revolver and another
person said to have been with him.
The two linemen who were before the
Jury declared they had never seen
Cole’s slayer before entering the house
on this occasion. They asserted that
the difficulty started In the rear part
of the hallway but neither knew the
cause and one said he thought the men
were playing.
Seven witnesses were before the
Jury* and dll of them asserted they
knew nothing of the cause of the dif
ficulty or the man who killed Cole.
Members of the Jury put these two
questions In various forms to every
witness and came to the end with not
one Incident which would assist in
fixing the responsibility.
The strictest secrecy was observed
In the hearing of the testimony. No
one v/as admitted to the room where
the Jury was In pnjm\ou ex< opt a news-
CHRISTMAS DAY
WAS VERY QUIET
Tho Real Celebration Will
Take Place Today
DON’T FORGET
WEATHER WAS BAD
paper man. Officers had charge of the
house soon after the shot was fired
und the occupants were held under
guard - while the Inquest was being
held. All witnesses were kept shut
up In a room and one was called at the
time. They were not allowed to
verse with each other during the in
quest.
Theories Held.
The tragedy Is a mystery to the au
thorities. Various theories have been
advanced, but none led to the discov
ery of Information. It was stated that
Cole had fallen out with another man
over a woman soon after the occur
rence. buty/there is now little evidence
given to substantiate this statement.
Even his friends would not give any
Information when sworn and it is now
not known what lead to the shooting.
There was the theory among mem
bers of the Jury thnt the man so poorly
described and whose name could not
be furnished was only a pretended per
sonage. Some believed the party who
did the killing Is altogether a differ
ent person and could have been a wo-
an. Many believe later developments
ill reveal a far different story than
ns told to the coroner's Jury.
“We hnve no particulars." said a
member of the Jury yesterday. “The
whole story has been kept from us
and I .believe when the facts are gath
ered there will be another than the
unknown man Involved. I believe the
whole affair as relnted by both men
and women before us Is a fictitious
one and was well planned before an
officer was called to the door."
Body Shipped.
The body of A. L Cola was shipped
last night at 7:30 o’clock to W. H.
Cole, the father of the deceased man.
at Durham, N. C. The remains were
removed yesterday morning to the un
dertaking establishment of Jesse B.
Hart and prepared for shipment.
A cousin, Mr. W. Tt. Holliman, who
has been In the city for some time,
accompanied the remains on the trip
home. Mr. Holliman stated that the
deceased man Is survived by a father,
mother, two sisters and one brother.
♦ The family tins resided for u long time
at Durham. The dead son left that
point about force years ago and has
been n lineman for a long time.
Soggy and Moistened Streets Kept
Many Indoors—Special Services Held
at the Churches—Fireworks Will
Boom Today in all Quarters 'and
Citizens Will Enjoy a Cay Off to
Celebrate the Greatest of all Days—
Most of the Business Houses Will
Close Their Doors in Honor of the
Day.
Meet mo at tho Skating
Rink today at 2 :30 or 7 :3<)
p. m. Music.
YOUNG LADIES TO MANAGE
The Colonial Bowling Allays Today-
Receipts for the Hospital Fund.
Mr. Felix Kohler's Colonlnl Rowling
Alleys on Colton avenue will be
charge of the Young Ladles* Auxiliary
of the Macon Hospital today and the
proceeds of the day will bo their prop
erty to bo used In tho .Interests of the
Institution. The members of tho aux
iliary have Informed their friends of
the fact and expect a large number of
people to'call and play during tho day
The affair Is a charitable one nnd Mr.
Koblor has been thanked for his
kindness.
THE POWER OF 8TEAM.
Many May 8ee But It Takes Genius to
Realize.
When James Watt sow the steam
mslng the kettle lid to Jump up and
down he said "There must be powe
that steam that It can lift such
weight.”
There was.
Millions prior to him had seen the
same phenomenon nnd regarded It ns
an unexplained mystery.
Recently scientific research has put
Its finger on the "enuse" of Dandruff,
Falling Hnlr. nnd consequent Bald
ness, nnd has unenrthed a tiny germ
which eats the life from the roots of
humnu hair.
Newbro's Iferplcldo destroys this
germ and consequently restores the
h.tlr Ia 111! niitiii-al
hair to It. natural atata.
Bold by all laadmx draratat.. Sand 10
rant. In «tnmp. for aampl* to Thu liar
pMd* Co., Detroit, Mich. Larnur A 1,1
tnar <S»I lloia'i old aland). Second and
Mulbarry itracta.
Herndon*Odom.
A qulat but very happy waddlnif or
currad ycatrrduy afternoon at t o’clock
when Mlaa Minnie I. Herndon waa
married to Mr. Clifford I,. Odom by
Rev. D. M. Preaaley at the home of the
brlde’a parent., Mr. and Mra. J.
Herndon, on Plant atreel In South
Moron. Only relatlvea of the bride
and drown were preaent. Mlaa Penrl
Odom, lha .later of the groom, won
the hrlde'% maid and Mr. n. O. Hern
don, the brother of the bride, noted
heat man.
Rofroahmenta were aerved, after
which the bridal party lert for tho
homo of tho yrom whore they will
at home to their friend, at it White
■trod.
IBaby^Skin
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Tbe baby‘s del t-
c»te »k!n can b«
kept beautifully fstr,
•oft, smooth and Ires fp'
i. or wins, softs
fraction by IS. u*. of
HESSKELL'S
diriment
torsig
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A Costly Mistake.
Blunders are sometimes very ex
pensive. Occasionally life Itself Is the
price of a mistake, but you’ll never be
wrong If you take Dr. King's New Life
Pills for Dyspepsia, Dlxxlness, Head
ache. Liver or Bowel trouble*. T*
are gentle yet thorough. 25c. at
drug stores.
DEATH OR MR. PEED.
Although obscured by murky, rain-
laden clouds that hid it from view*,
the Stur of the Fust shone brightly
over Macon yesterday nnd Ita glory
was reflected In the faces of her citi
zens. At church, in tho homes, nnd
on the streets of the city tho signifi
cance of the day, waa evident In the
forms of ringing To Demos, gleeful
children nml beaming, rudlant faces.
The absence of sunshine and the drip
ping clouds were minded not a whit.
The Spirit of thp day wns found on
every hand. Even the Imrd-henrted.
money-grubbing Individuals caught
the air nnd In place of their usual
thoughts' there entered n kind of
higher, an uplifting feeling. It wns
hrlstvnus, the 1004th anniversary of
the Idrth of Jesus of Bethlehem. Not
ith the noise of booming firecrackers
and the cracking of pistols was the
day celebrated, but in their place Joy
ful gatherings about tho hearthstone
nnd flresido, und st the churches, told
the day. Yule tide found welcome on
ery hand und there were muny who
w^ro heartily thankful that tho dny
ns Sunday nnd not n /week dny.
With Sunday came a higher, more
universal celebration than that of the
llschurge of fireworks. Today Will be
used for that purpose and thousands
of dollar?’ Worth of pyrotechics will
be set off.
'The rich were happy, not because
they needed the gifts received, but be-
atise these gifts were glided by the
glory of the Star; and the poor were
happy because, iih they donned the
warm clothing given them, hh they
lighted the gift coals In the ruddy
fireplaces, ns they dined on turkey und
other gofdles, there catne to them a
joyful knowledge that the Star was
real nnd extcrnul und not nn artificial
light placed on high for the sole ben
efit of tho man with money to spend.”
Celebrations Today.
In view of the fact thnt Sundny laws
made the discharge of fireworks un
lawful on that dny. the Inning of the
smnll boy, and In cases the big man,
will corns In today. The fireworks,
the parties and the festlvnls that have
been arranged for are scheduled for
today. Willi sunrise will begin the
discharge of the crackers the torpe-
nd the rocket. In the after
noon will take place the Christinas
parties, and In the evening the re
ceptions. At the Cherokee Club nnd
others the members will nssemble
enjoy the programs that have been
carefully arranged.
Scores of hunting parties have been
arranged und the outgoing trains will
carry from Macon many men equlppud
with dog and gun nnd ready for a day
In the field. The stnnll boy who
•elved his first gun Sunday will try
Ita worth toduy. New blcyclss, ’veloci
pedes and carts will roll the pavements
and the shriek of trumpets will re
sound In all neighborhoods.
The commercial Philistines *of tin
city will tuke a day awny from the
counting rooms nnd hooka, from the
store and jhe warehouse to make
merry and'make Joyous the best of a
seasons. The smnll army of eniployi
will be able to keep from the mill nnd
the shop and spend the day at 'the|^
own firesides. From the Indications
Macon will render a noisy tribute t<
the senson. The r^le of fireworks hi
been exceedingly brisk.
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451 Cherry St.—Phono 558—Macon, Ga.
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We are
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the season for
planning and
gooil resolutions.
Among your plans
let us advise you
to Include the
opening of a
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Hugh H. Price, Congreaemon,
DENVER. Dec. 25.—Hugh II. Price
of Black River Falls, Wis., a congress
man from Wisconsin In 1187 and 1881,
died In this city today aged 46.
wns a aon of W. T. Prjce, for many
years congressman from the eighth
congressional district, ijnd succeed*
his father In congress.
Aged Citizen Died et Hie Home
Pine 8treet Yesterday Morning.
Mr. J. A. Peed died at hls residence.
758 Pine street, yesterday morning a
minutes after 2 o'clock, after a
lingering illness of several weeks.
Mr. Prod was stricken several weeks
ago with a severe attack of typhoid
pneumonia. Though he waa quite 111
hls condition did not reach an alarm
ing stage till Rsturday. Hope for hls
recovery waa entertained till the last,
but despite all that could be done by
loving hands and medical skill, he
succumbed.
Mr. Peed came to Mncon from Rut-
ler, fla., about ten years ago. He was
formerly tag receiver r»f Taylor coun
ty and waa well and prominently
known. He Is survive ! by five child
ren—J. A. Peed of Winchester, On..
Mrs. J. N. Buff. Misses Louise Pnn-
nle and Mr. Hugh Peed of Mar on.
Mr; P**»d was In hla (5th year at the
time of his death, and survived his
wife by only a few months. Funeral
services will occur this morning from
the family residence, 758> Pine street,
at II o'clock. The Interment will be
No matter where you’ve
wined and dined,
Just lay the heaviest
odds,
In Blue Grass only will
you find,
A whiskey for the gods.
On Jan. 1
w© commence an
other year of devo
tion to your ser-
: e. Whatever
volops toward the
improvement of
Photog
raphy
will be adopted
h q r s. Whatever
3klll, care and ex
pense can do to
Improve your pic
ture will be urn
ployed. May w •
enroll you on the
list of pleated pat
rons?
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RAILROAD COMPANY.
Effective September 11. 1904,
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