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MACON, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 22, 1908
DAILY, 97.01 A YEAR,
STEEL TRADE NEEDS NO TARIFF
TESTIFIES MAGNATE CARNEGIE
BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE
Supports Former Statements
Appearing in Magazine
Article.
PERSISTBITLYDECURES
‘ PROTECTION NOT WANTED
Lftird of 8kibo Cmtlo Say* Judg* Gary,
Also of Stool 'Fame, Reminds Him
• of Aesop’s Funny Fables*—Praise*
Genhts of Chao. M. Schwab, Declar
ing Congress 8hould Vote Thanks to
the Latter for Hta Work In Improv
ing Steel Making Methods—Quibs of
Mr. Camegla Bring Forth Bursts of
- Laughter.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.—Andrew
Carnegie, famous tor the millions he
made In the ateel business and for his
views on economic questions, made a
most entertaining f not Instructive,
witness before the house ways and
means committee today, !n connection
•with the proposed revision of the tariff.
An article on the tariff, especially
as to the stoel schedule, was written
by Mr. Carnegie, recently appeared In
a monthly magazine. Owing to the
statements made In that article, It be
came the basis for the questions asked
by the members of the committee when
the hearings on the steel schedule
•were held. Mr. Carnegie had been in
vited by the committee to come to
Washington and give any Information
ho could use in dctunnlniag proposed
chnnges In the gtcel schedule. As Mr.
Carnegie declined to accept tha Invi
tation .he was subpoenaed to appear.
Tells Funny Stories.
Although ho was on the sand to
day for nearly eight hours, Mr. Car
negie laughed and joked good natur-
cdly throughout. He exasperated sev
eral of the "stand patters/* with his
epIgrammatSo replies, praised the
genius of Charles M. Schwab, urged
the committee to accept the testimony
of Judge St H. Gary as conclusive,
and tohl several funny Stories.
Avoids Figures.
He avoided figures, however, to such
nn extent that it Is doubtful If the
tariff framers are any more enlightened
on the steel question tonight than they
were before Mr. Carnegie was 8%’orn
!n by Chairman Payne at 9:30 o’clock
this morning. Mr. Carnegie's principal
contention was tha’t the steel Indus
try needs no more protection; that It
has reached a point in Its develop-
, tnent where the American manufactu
rers can compete with the world under
freo trade conditions.
Mr Carnegie was the first witness
subpoenaed by the committee, but se
cured the postponement of the time for
hla appearance until today.
Tho Laird of Skibo Castle testified
In support of tho statements that he
mado in his magazine article declaring
persistently that the facts show that
the steel Industry needs no protection.
As a witness Mr. Carncgio proved the
most Interesting who has appeared be
fore the committee, Interspersing his
testimony with humorous and cplgra-
malic reports.
Praises Schwab.
Praising the genius of Charles M.
Schwab Mr. Carnegie suggested that
congress should extend a voto of
thanks to Mr. Schwab for his work In
Improving the methods of steel making
In this country.
*1 never met .his equal," said Mr.
Carneglo in speaking of Mr. Schwab,
"and when we wero partners we were
a great team."
“That Is very apparent,” remarked
Chairman Payne.
Speaking of the testimony of Judge
Gary before tho committee Mr. Car
negie said:
“Tou should not place any real value
on the testimony of Interested parties.
Judge Gary said that the United Steel
Corporation could stand for a reduc
tion In the t&rlfC on steel, but that
the smaller steel manufacturers could
not survive with lowered duties.
Gary Like Monkey.”
•'That Is like ono of Aesop’s fables.
Judge Gary is like the monkey who
desired the chestnuts but wanted the
cat to pull them out of the fire."
The crowded hearing room frequent
ly rang with peals of laughter at the
quibs of Mr. Garaeg’e. who seemed to
be In splendid shape for the questions
asked by Representatives Dalzell and
Payne. At one point Mr. Payne leaned
over and whispered to Mr. Dalzell, who
a&t at his right
*1 wish the cta&Inhan would tel! me
what he said to Mr. Dalzell; I think I
ought to know/' Mr. Carncgio pro
tested.
Roars of Laughter.
There was a roar of laughter
throughout the room, but Mr. Payne
made no reply. Leaning over with his
hnn.l to his heart nn«I h s h«*nd < «»< K. «i
to ono side. In Imitation to the attitude
assumed by Mr. Payne in whispering
to Mr. Dalzell, Mr. Carnegie said:
*1 should say that your words were,
The Jig is up/ ”
Mr. Carnegie was not willing to deal
In figures. “The.more figures you get,
the more you will tw befogged. I dor/t
Judgo by figures given by interested
•artlfif.* he • aId ftt another point In
bis testlntofiy. “I Judge hy results."
The former steel magnate said that
Judge Gary had Issued an annual
statement showing that the United
flutes Steel Corporation had made a
profit of $158,00.000. which, ho had
••Id. equalled a profit of $15.50 a ton
on alt steel products.
Evades Question.
Mr. Carnegie avoided direct replies
to questions m to whether the cost
of producing steel at the present U*>
a* given by Judg#* Gray and
flrhwsb was correct.
• 51 r Schwab ■ estimates <-f the i r «
cat r-it is based on eittraly different
Id*a« than his ssUmau on ths cost lo
99/' was all that Mn Carnegie would
*y.
Replying to a question from Mr.
Cockran, Mr. Carneglo declared that
the removal of the duty on stoel would
not necessarily affect the price because
Europe could not successfully compete
with the American product. He also
said that If the figures given by for
mer witnesses were absolutely correct,
steel stock would be selling far beiow
P*r.
NEGRO TS SAVED
BY THESHERIFF
Militia Called to Protect Brute
Who Frightened Young
Woman.
ATHEUS, Ga.. Dec. 21—This afternoon
near Faoll. Madison county.. about five
miles from Comer, Jake Moody, a negro
man, attacked Mrs. Branch Dodd, aged
17 year*.
Mrs. Dodd succeeded In frightening the
negro away. He was later caught by the
justice of the peace at Pauli, and a num
ber of others who were hunting for him.
' Lynching Threatened.
He was brought to Comer for safe
keeping, later in the afternoon a large
number of men gathered around the
jail at Comer and
of lynching. Bo i
tlon that tho sheriff wired to Gov.
Smith for assistance.
Militia Ordered Out.
Gov. Smith through tho adjutant gen
oral ordered tho Athens Guards to Comer
at once.
Within forty-five minutes after tho riot
call had been sounded in this city the
Guards were on their way to Comer
under the command of MaJ. S. V. Sanford
and Capt. W. A. Capps.
Negro In Hands of Sheriff.
About the tlmo the Guards left Athens
the negro was slit
jail by Sheriff
to carry him ta i
* * ‘ sheriff carried the
Believed Negro Safe.
It is thought he started towards Ath
ens. At 10 o'clock all was again quiet
in Comer and tho pcoplo had gone away.
If Sheriff Davis is heading towards Ath
ens and eludes the mob he will got here
in the o&rly hours of tho morning.
THE CENSUS BUREAU
BIIIESJOT REPORT
TOTAL NUMBER OF BALES GIN
NED TO DECEMBER 13 IS
PLACED AT 11,892,115.
WASHINGTON, Dee. Jl—A total of
11.892,118 running bales of cotton gin
ned from tho growth of 1908 to Dcctm-
bor 13 against 9,284,070 at the oamo
data of last year and 27,289 active gin
neries against 27,156 In 1907 were an
nounced by tho census bureau In Its
report today.
The figure* count the round boles as
half bales and exclude llnters. Tho
bales ginned to December IS aggregate
11.112,789 In 1906 and 9,297.819 In 1905,
The total 1907 crop was 11,057.822,
of which 84 per cent was ginned to
December 13, crop of 1906, 12,987,201,
of which 85.6 was ginned to Decem
ber 18 and the crop of 1905 10.495,105
or 88.6 per cent by December 18.
The report Includes 216,029 round
bales for 1908, 167,204 for 1907 and
218,096 for 1906; sea Island bales in
cluded the aggregate of 80,187 by states
as follows: Florida 81,072, Georgia 37,-
956. South Carolina 11,159.
Corrected statistics of a quantity of
the cotton ginned this season to De
cember 1 are 11,008,661 bales the report
of the cotton ginned to December last
and a number of active ginneries re
spectively by states named follow:
Alabama 1,263,700 bales and 8,447 gin
neries; Florida 64,131 bales and 255
ginneries; Georgia 1,869,346 bales and
4.449 ginneries; North Carolina 615,191
bales and 2.724 ginneries; South Caro-
Fna 1,130,882 bales and 3,207 ginneries;
Tennessee 302,657 bales and 639 gin
neries; Virginia 11,767 bales and 117
ginneries.
HOST OF DRUNKS
BEFOREBRUYLES
Not Since Last January Has
Atlanta- Seen So Many
Arrests.
ATLANTA, Oa., Doc. 21—Not
since prohibition wont Into effect,
and scarcely before has so many ar
rests been mado for drunk and dis
orderly offenses as was tho case late
Saturday night and Sunday.
More than 175 cases all told dame
before Recorder Broylea this morn
ing and this afternoon. Several
were for violations of state laws,
but more than 90 per cent wero for
violations of city ordinances, which
violations wero In large part attrib-
ulnbl to whisky. Sixty-six wero for
being merely "plain drunk."
Fire Won’t Delay ‘ Directories,
ATLANTA, Dec. 21 Fire In the
plant of tho Byrd Printing Com
pany on Pryor street last night, will
not delay the Issuance of tho new
Atlanta city directories, which
should bo out about January 1.
Tho damage from the fire Is various
ly estimated at from 92,000 to
210,000.
Macon's Approval.
ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 21.—Tele
graphic approval of tho new passen
ger train schodule on tho Central of
Goorgla railroad between Mncon and
Eatonton was received from tho
Chamber of Commerce and the mer
chants of Macon by ' the railroad
commission this morning. The
change went Into effect yesterday.
It has been tho subject of consid
erable protest from tho people of
Eatonton and vicinity, in that it
provents trip to Atlanta and re
turn in a single day, ha was tho
case with the old service.
The telegram from Macon..Is as
follows:
"8. O. McLendon, chairman rail
road commission, Atlanta, Ga.—
Chamber of Commerce and mer.
chants of Macon heartily approve
of change In passenger sorvlco and
schedule Eatonton to Macon, effec
tive the 20th Inst., as evidenced by
a numerously signed petition which
was forwarded to J. C. Hallo, O. P.
A., Savannah, yesterday. Tho Ma
con Chamber of Commerce earnestly
requests that you glvo It n trial.
- “H. Burns, Secretary.
1 Maddox-Dinner.'
ATLANTA, Ga.. Dec. 21.—Robert F
Maddox; the newly elected mayor of At
lanta, will entertain the various chair
men of ward cluhs, those who st>oko In
his campaign and the editors of the local
papers, all of whom supported htm, at
BOY IS KILLED
BY "BUMPING ”
ATLAN*. Ga., Dec. 21—Lloyd
Maffett, son of M. W. Maffatt,
of Oakhill avenue, died this
morning of pneumonia, said to
have been brought about through
a ‘‘bumping” administered by him
fun-loving companions at tho
Bonnlo Brae publio school.
After the “bumping” was given
for some minor breach of boyish
rules, the lad went homo in a
weakened state. Ho later be
came ill, the trouble develsping
into pneumonia and causinq his
death.
New TaUapoosa Dank.
ATLANTA. Gil. Dec. 21.—Application
haa been mndo to Secretary of State Phil
Cook for-ft charter for the Farmers and
Merchants Bank of Tallapoosa. The cap
ital stock la to be $sr».ooo. Thn Incorpo
rators aro John 1). Walker. O. A. Barton,'
W. W. Summerlin, U. O. KUlgor* anft P.
EX Baxter. Tho charter will l»e granted
and tho bank will begin operation on thr
first of tho year.
To Entertain Old Soldiers.
ATLANTA, Ga.. Deo. 21.—Usual ar
rangementa aro being mado for the en
tertainment during the holidays of the
old soldiers who are spending their last
Java at the Soldiers’ Home here. Tho
.ocal chapter of the Daughters of the
Confederacy are seeing to It that each
veteran la made comfortable and la sup
plied with some remembrance of tho
Yule season. . . ...
DF. Amos Fox, chairman of the board
of ‘trustees, will, a* usual, supply a tur
key dinner on Christmas day.
Holiday In Public Schools,
ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 21.—Atlanta pub
lic schools will close for the Christmas
holidays at noon Wednesday und will not
resume until Jan. 4.
ATLAN?A, U 0*7, Dec. 21—Congressman
W. M. Howard, of the Eighth district,
was In Atlanta today, on his way, home
from Washington, to spend the holidays.
"It Is not expected that much will bo
done at the short session of congress,
he said, "but wo will bo kept busy with
tho appropriation bill and tariff revision
until March 4, when tho session will
ond/’i
Georgia. He accompanied Judgo Taft |
the noted trip to tho Philippines aavjd
years ago, and, white differing pointed
they have since been warm friends.
Faucet 8polled Service.
ATLANTA, Ga.. Dec. fil.—Because the^
fauset which was expected to transmit
tho water Into tho baptismal pool dc-d
cllncd to perform Its part of tho program!
baptism, which was ono or the features
of tho service, had to .bo postponed at
tho Certtral Baptist Church last night
All waw In readiness, for tho commun
ion. tho candidate wa* In his suit of old I
clothe*'and tho minister was In his rub
bers, when it was found thAt something
had gono wrong with the faucet. Heap
cons tried to adjust tho difficulty, .hut
without result, tho pnvjtor finally felling
tho expectant audience chat thn sorvlco
would have to bo postponed until |
ter day.
MRS. SMITH DIES
FRONMNJURIES
Victim of Automobile Accident
at Jonesboro' Expires
Early Today.
ATLANTA, Ga., Deo. 22.—Mr,. Archl.
Smith, who was Injured yesterday by be-
Inn struck by an automobile driven by.a
negro, Frank* Moreland, died at her home
In Jonr*b»'ro early today.
Mors.and and a n.gro companion who
was In the car with him at tho time were
brought to Atlanta today and will be
held pending an Investigation.
. Th» automobile was owned by Ben L.
Jones, of Macon, and was beliiQ driven
threugh the country from Atlanta to
early In the night It was reported that
she would survive, but consciousness was
iver regained and she died shortly after
Idnlght.
While feeling Is very enter against the
negro In tlta neighborhood, and the ac
tlon of the negro driven la strongly con
demned, there I
Beer Dealer* Pay Ta x .
COLUMBUa Ga., Dec. 21.—Musco
gee county near-brer dealeru arc pay
ing their state license under the re
cent decision of the supreme court.
Som# twenty of them paid the ordi
nary* today, having been notified that
the day* of grace had expired.
BC.U01A, Alll„ uc C. ill—IROS. UniP, ft
rural mall carrier, while returning today
to the Felirm postoffice, waa attacked by
two drunken negroes, ono of whom allot
Gayle. The ball passed through Gayles’
leg and la not considered dangerous.,
The negroes made their escape.
MRS. ANNIS TELLS
DRAMATTC STORY
Wife of Murdered Man De
scribes in Vivid Dcatil the
Shooting of Annis.
luncheon Thursday at l’’o’clock In the
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“YOUR VERDICT IS A DISGRACE
TO CIVILIZATION” SAID JUDGE
REBUKING BAKER COUNTY JURY
JELLS QFGROUItOING
OFFICERS AND CREW OF CRUISER
YANKEE ^APPEAR BEFORE
EXAMINING BOARD.
BOSTON, Dec. 21.—Strict naval pro
cedure marked the opening at the
Charlestown navy yard today of the
government Investigation Into the
grounding of the cruiser Yankeo on
Spindle Rock at the entrance of Buz
zards Bay on September 23, last.
Wlthla a ftw flMMttt after the court
of Inquiry convened with Capt. Her
bert Winslow as president, the offi
cers anrl crew of the Yankee were
lined m> outside tho building. There
the orders and tho speech of Com
mander Marsh were read to the offi
cers and men and any one who bad a
complaint was asked to step forward
and make It. Not a inan stirred.
The court then went into session and
h* ard tli«- t^-.-i'mfny of < »r .n |. i
Marah and several of h!s officer*. The
commander told of the Incidents lead
Ing up to the accident which he at
trlbuted to nn effort to Avoid collision
with the passenger steamer New
Hampshire. The other officers cor
roborated the testimony of Commtnd.
•r Marsh.
The inquiry. It ’■ expected, will be
concluded tomorrow.
Alleged Night Riders Ac
quitted oh Charge Brought
By Aged Negro.
JUDGE SPENCE ADMINISTERS
SENSATIONAL
Tell* Jury That Fr«e* Deputy Sheriff
Radney and E. Adams, of Miller
County, That tho Man Convicted In
That Court Previously of Shooting
at a Minister It a Better Citizen
Than They—Probably tho Moet Sc-
vers Censure Ever Spoken From
Superior Court Bench In Georgia-
Jury Said to Have Been Composed
of Well Known Baker County Men.
ALBANY, Ga., Dec. 21.—Because a
jury acquitted Deputy Sheriff Radney
and H. Adame, of Miller county,
Newton, Baker county, on th. charge
of attempting to lynch an Inoffenilvo
negro man and of unmercifully beat
ing hi* wife and daughter on an al
leged “night riding” expedition. Judge
W. N. Spence before whom tho ca*e
wa* tried, expreticd hi* opinion of
tho twelvo men a* follow*:
“Your verdict I* a disgrace to tbe
county and to civilization. A man was
convicted In thl* court for »hootlng
at a preacher on the street on Sunday
morning and wa* lined $250. I dO
not hesitate to *ay that you juror* aro
worso citizens than that defendant."
Most of the juror* are well to do
farmers and among tho best known
a.- J. in H..U. r . ti.iil;.
Tb* case to which Judge Bpenee re
ferred was that In which K. H. Taylor
wa* punished for taking pot shots at
Rev. E. Morrl*. of Milford, after
charging th* minister with on
tempted assault upon Mr*. Taylor.
CHRISTMAS TREE FOR THE
APPLETDH HOME CHILDREN
TV* ladles of fit Paul Guild ara getting
raody lo liav* a Christmas tree for tt.o
children of the Appleton Horn#, and by
the way. the ladle* who are to dr*s* the
d4,n* will please have thein at the home
of Mrs. Las Worsbant by Wednesday
SUYDAM IS DEAD;
LUMSDEN JAILED
Curl) Broker Shot in His
Office In Dispute Over
Account.
• NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—Hairy
fluydam, the curb broker who waa
shot In his Broad street office last
Saturday by John C. Lumsden, an In
ventor, died In the Hudson street hos
pital today. Lumsden is under arrest
The shooting Is said to have been an
outgrowth of a dispute over payment
for stock In a company which was
organized to handle ond of Lumsden’s
Inventions.
Lumsden was remanded to prison
by Coroner Harburger today without
ball to await the Inquest on December
29.
Mrs. Lumsden Denie* Statement.
SPARTANBURG, H. C., Doc. 21.—
Mrs. J. C. Lumsden. wife of the man
who shot 8. B. Huydam, the New York
broker In New York Saturday, was
Informed by the Associated Press cor.
respondent today of the death of Buy-
dam.
Sho denied the statement acCTed
lted to her that Suydam deserved to
be shot
KELLY STOCKADE
AND BARNS BURNED
LOS3 ESTIMATED AT 93,000—8AID
TO BE WORK OP BAND OF
INCENDIARIE8.
i danger of violence.
BLOOD CURDLING STORIES TOLD
BY FORMER MEMBER RIDER GANG
WHO BARES SECRETS OF PALS
brother. You prevented us from stop-
ping the shooting, and the defendant re
plied: ‘What could I do?’ He In my
brother/ "
Felt Captain Halns’ Pulse.
The witness said tliat Thornton Halns
took his brother's wrist as ir feeling his
pulse.
Mr. Roberts said:
•T asked the lining brothers If they
wanted to commit such crimes, why they
didn't select some place where women
and children would not seo It. and the
defendant replied: T am sorry
are. I have been trying to fcc
'■om doing it for some time.’
"Thornton Halim iinld to me that he
you
him
from doing it for some time.*
"Thornton Halns nnld to n
had saved my life, that If 1 had gone t
big brother I would have been kitted, i
said: ’That’s a nlee way to save a
man’s life, to point a gun In his face
and' prevent him from saving a man’s
Mrs. Annis Tells of Events.
Mrs. Annie related her story of the
events Immediately preceding the fatal
scene at the dock, fihe then described
the arrival of her husband’s boat at the
who was talking to
Thornton J. Hulnn an the dark, ran down
to the boat and went to the bow so It
would not lilt against the float. As Birch-
fleld rsn down Thornton llslns beckoned
to his brother and inode some explana
tion. They followed Mr. Rlrelifleld down
the gangplank. Captain Halns ran down
to the corner of the Host, took a crouch
ing position, and drew a revolver and
pointed It under the nail. Thornton
llslns went to tho edge of the float nnd
turned his buck to tho water and faced
thepeople.”
"When Captain Halns had hla hand on
tho boom what did ho linve In bin right
hand?” #
Pause Between Shots.
AMERICU8. Ok., D«c. 21.—Tha e*.
tensive barns and the stockade on the
Kelly plantation near Amerirus were
destroyed by flro last night, tho
of Incendiaries.
Twenty mules locked In tho atock-
ld* barely escaped death In tho
flam*". All contents of the barns, In-
< lading corn, hay and provsndor, was
completely consumed.
Three thousand dollars U the esti
mated loss entailed.
FLUSHING, N. Y., Doc. 21.—Tho
trial of Thornton Jenkins Halns
reached a climax of dramatic Intens
ity today when Mrs. Heleno H. Annis,
widow of William E. Annis, In a de
liberate rCcltal lasting for nonrly
throe hours pictured the killing of her
husband as he sat at the tiller of his
boat, by Capt. peter C. Halns, Jr.
Mrs. Annis nearly fainted n few min
utes before her examination was con
cluded. Sho dropped In her chnlr,
but quickly recovered after drinking
n Rings of water and smelling a vial
of salts.
Hard Knocks For Defense.
It waa n hard day for tho defense
nnd counsel for Halns «wai exhausted
from the arduous cross •xamlnntlon
which waa directed toward tho state’s
witnesses In an effort to shako their
testimony. Thornton Halns lost much
of tho easy nonchalanco that bus
characterized his manner In previous
sessions. When led from tho court
this evening by two deputy sheriffs
the prisoner was dejected and care
worn.
An Improtth’) Figure.
Garbed In a black cloth suit nnd
wearing a wide flaring hat that cast
a shadow over the upper purt of her
jfaot, Mrs. Annis made an Impressive
figure on tho wltncsg stand ns she
told In quiet tones her story of Au-|
gust 15 at the Baynlde Yacht Club.
Several new points of evidence added
dramatic Intermit to tho trial.
A Thrilling Narrative.
When Annis' boat came alongside
tho float the widow testified, Thorn
ton lining beckoned to his brother and
led the way down the runway. The
shooting followed within a few min
utes.
Lawyer Mclntyra sought to dis
credit the "beckoning episode,” which
the state asserts proves that the au
thor Induced tho army captain to
commit tha crime and kept Mrs. An
nls on this point under cros# exam
ination for nearly half an hour.
Halns’ counsel developed that Mrs.
Annis had not told District Attorney.
Darrin that tho defendant had beck
oned to his brother until last ‘ week.
Halns Drew Gun on* Hsr.
“I ran down tho runway and Thorn
ton Halns pointed hlg revolver at me.
I turned to go back and he pressed
tho weapon against my back, saying,
’You get out of hero or you will get
the same/ I ran up tho runwuy
and, looking back, saw my husband
fall Into the water.”
So said Mrs. Annis In relntlng her
story, nnd this new evidence the law
yers for Halns struggled vainly M
discredit.
Another Important witness today
was Charles Jl, Roberts, a Bays Ido
Yacht Club member. ,
When the trial openod Roberta took
the stand. Ho said he went to thn
club with Mrs. Annis In the stage on
tho afternoon of August 1C. Mr. Rob
erst said:
“Look Out, Will."
“I wan standing near the gangway
wlirp I observed Annis' and Hill's
boats coming alongside tho dock when
I heard a shot and Mrs. Annis scream
'Look out. WUl/
"I started across the flat toward
Capt. Halim, who w*s In a crouching
position. It wn* then that Thornton
Halns stepped In between us and,
pointing a revolver In my face, said
'Keep Off. keep off! or I Will kill
you.' ”
Halns Close to Ann!*.
Mr. Roberts stated that Capt. Halim
vra« about threo feot from *Annls.
*7 slopped when Thornton Halns point’
cd tho gun In iny faro and saw Annis
etagger «nd fall Into tho wafer. I pulled
him out of th* wafer. Annis was place 1
on th* float. The defendant was about
six or seven feet away. After the first
shot I started across the dock and th>*
pistol was then pointed In my far# and
it was hold tb*r* unUI (h* firing was
After the ehootlng the Halns brothers
moved over to the other aid* of the float.
Roberts and defendant lighted a •**»'
retie and the captain a pipe. I Kami
opened a card cone am! banded out i.
4 ard. Roberts said: "I sal«i to Captain
llalns: *Tb# army must be proud or of<
rheiM like you/ Tbe defendant said lu
tun fed to explain, and X told him l 4K
"Ho had a revolver which he drew.
He was aiming. There wa* a pause be
tween the first and second eliotn, then he
ran In thn direction of my bunband.
Thornton llnlns pointed tho pistol nt me,
and 1 turned. I In placed the revolver at
my back. I felt U and he aatd: ‘You
move or you will get tho same/ ”
"Hid the shooting continue wldlo thl*
was going on?”
"Yes.”
What did you do then?*'
'I ran up the gang plank and then
started to run-back again, but Mr. An
drews took n»y arm-'uud led ino back
again/’
"What did your husband do?” .
"He was Hitting In tho bow of llie boat
when he was first shot. Ho roso to hla
feet und walked around tho mast when
his legs guve way. 1 taw him fall Into
the water.” _
Mrs. Annis Cron*Examined.
Mrs. Annis was cross-examined.
Mr*. Ann’s sold she had told tho dis
trict attorney and Mr. Whit* what oho
related on the stand today. She denied
that kfr. White or anybody lind asked
her to *$y that Thornton llalns had
beckoned to hlg brothtf. . .. 4
"Hid any on* ever tell you to say that
Thornton Halns put a revolver to your
back?*’
"Absolutely no one.”
Witness Almost Fslnts.
At this point In her cross-examination
Mrs. Annis became exceedingly pale and
swayed In her seat. A court attendant
Imnded tier a glasa of water anil she
smelled salts to keep her from feinting.
"Now Mrs. Annis,” said Mr. Darrin,
’waa there any demonstration on the
dock when Thornton llalns nnd Ida
brother were there with regard to the
boat rac* In which your husband waa
sailing?*'
"Yea. I cried 'Hurray, hurray, my
sweetheart haa won the rare/ "
Thla ended Mm. Annin’ cxnmlnstfen
Cordon of Soldiers Guards
Wituess Fehringer as He
Testifies
LAW-DEFYIHB, MERCILESS
DEEDS TOLD IN DETAIL
HARD BLOW FOR
HARRYK- THAW
Cannot Appear in Pittsburg
to Testify in His Bank
ruptcy Case.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 21.—
Harry K. Thaw, tho slayer of Slanfvril
White, and now conflnod In th, itate
hospital for the criminal Inaano at
Mattrawan, N. Y., can not bo taken
to Plttubur* to testify In bankruptcy
proceedings, according to a derision
handed down today by the United
Stated circuit court of appeal* In thla
city. Whether Ihe c.*o will be taken
to the United Htatei supremo court
I* not known here.
Affirm* Judu* Yeung's Dectilon.
The decision affirm* action taken
by Judge Young, of the United Htale*
district court for tho western district
of Pennsylvania, who quaahcd a writ
nt habeas corpus, compelling llobert
II. Lamb, superintendent of the Matte-
swan asylum to turn Thaw over to a
United Utales marshal for the prison,
el's appearance at Pittsburg. The writ
was allowed by Judge Arrhbald, or
Ihe United Htatca court for the middle
district of Pennsylvania, sitting at
Scranton, who was looking after th*
business In Judge Young's court while
the Istter was In Europe last sum
mer.
Proceedings Began August 7.
Tho bankruptcy proceedings were
begun on August 7. when Thaw Med
a petition of voluntary bankruptcy In
the united Blairs court at Pltlehurg.
and nv* deya later ho waa declared a
bankrupt. Roger O' Mara, of Pittsburg,
being appointed receiver. Subsequent
ly Horatio N. Bain, a hotel keeper of
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.. who had Med n
claim of 86S.26 for board, secured an
order from the refers* In bankruptcy
to have Thew appear before hla credit
ors In Pittsburg and submit to on ex
amination. Thaw at thla tlmo was
confined In the Duchess county jail,
awaiting the outcome of habeas cor
pus procced'ngs before a New York
supremo court Justice for bis release
from th* asylum.
Nsw York StaU Opposed Removal,
Tbs matter of Thaw's appearance In
Pittsburg wa* opposed by tbs slats
appellate court on October 21 and ar
gued on December 1 and 2. Aaa Bird
Gardner, of New York, argued
rase on b< half of etato of Now York.
Ur. Gardner contended that Thaw was
Inaano and dangerous to (he iiubllc
safely and that bankruptcy proceed
ings taken by him were null und void
because ot hie menial condition-
Horror, of tho Spanish Inquisition
Outrivalled by Masked Band That
Operated Under the Authority of tha
Captain—Members Forced to Do HI*
Bidding and Many a Cruel Deed Was
Don* at Hla Command—Oath It Re
lated to the Court and Jury—Wit«
nets Identifies All Defendants In tha
Rankin Trial—Had Accompanied
Them on Many Lawleee Expeditions.
UNION tUTYT^cnn., Dec. 21—
The stato practically completed its
caso today against tbe eight alleged
night riders on trial for tho murder'
of Capt. nankin when It drow from
Prank Fehringer, a member of tho
bund who turned state’s evidence, a
detailed statement of tho llankla
nffnlr nnd a score or moro of other
outrages. • It also called to tho -
stand Mra. Emma Thurman Johnson,
ono of tho two women Raid to have
been whipped by the band and had
her tell her atory.
Tho startling testimony of Frank
Fehringer who confessed, accusing
tho mon on trial of being actunl
participants In tho murder ot Cap
tain Hnnkln, given with nn exactness
of detail, nmasod tho people who
thronged tho court room. Then ns
Mrs. Johnson’s name was called a
murmur of satisfaction arose. She
walked rapidly to the stand and re
moved her veil reluctantly, on tho
jadgo's Instructions, that sho might
bo heard by tho jury. ,
Mr,, Johnson Testifies.
Mrs. Johnson had married Joe
Johnson, a man 30 years older (ban
sho and llvod with him four year*
when a child wa* born. Last Au
gust sho sued him for divorce,
charging cruelty and asking main
tenance. Early In Soptombor tho
riders visited her father's home and
loft word that sho must withdraw
tho suit. 8ho failed to do so, and
socond visit her futhcr was
whipped.
On both occasions sho wni at her
nlster’a home. Tho riders seem to
hnvo realized this, for on Sopt. SO,
about ,11 o’clock nt night they went
to tho sister’* house. Mrs. Johnson
awoke bestdo her child to find her
bedroom filled with masked and
nrmed men. A man whom she said
she recognized as Fred Pinion, on*
of tho defendants, was standing so
close that sho could touch him.
“Wo havo como. to tell you for the
last tlmo that you,must dismiss that
divorce suit,” Pinion Is charged with
saying.
I will not withdraw it," she ra-
Plled.
“You will before we get through
with you," was tho roply.
"If you dismiss It now wo will sc*
that ho supports tho child, but you
must not touch his property."
Woman Dragged from lied.
Mrs, Johnson Insisted that bIo
would press Ihe case. Then the men
withdrew Into tho yard to consult.
In n few moments they returned.
Pinion stopped over to tho young
woman's bed and said, "Como with
me.” Two others of tho band seized
her and dragged her from the bed
In her night clothes. They hurried
her nbout 250 yards away and ono
of them beat her across tho shoul
ders with a atrap. After tho first
beating they asked her If sho would
dismiss the suit. She said no. Then
sho was again whipped. This tlmo
her fighting spirit was broken and
she soliblngly said she would giro
In lo their demands.
"Let's glvo her another,” said ono
of the band.
"No,” she said Pinion replied,
"she has had enough.”
Mrs. Johnson told her story under
strong objections from the defense.
Judgo Jones sent out tho jury be
fore court adjourned and said:
Judge Order* Stronger Guard.
“There nro e'ght defendants' hero
charged with a capital offenze. They
are not handcuffed end are under
guard nf only two deputies, nnd I da
not think this Is safe. Therefore Z
order the sheriff to handcuff these
men and ask the military to detail ten
armed men to servo a* guards.”
The defense strongly objected, but
the court refused to withdraw tha or
der.
Later Attorney General Caldwell
said; “Th* order was made advisedly
the Information
tho officer* of the
mutton wa* serious eno
us In taking every pcai
precaution.”
Fehringer Broufl
Burn,milled liV I del*
armed soldier* rVhring*
vhlch Infor-
JUMtlfV
igh
Id Icgut
Into
irt
two of the
At
soldier* armed with rUb-e
ir oilier anld'er* nrmed on'y
Ivers look Fehringer In
our armed deputy *h*rlffe
through the crewd ID