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MACON, .GA., TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 29, 1908
DAILY, *7.00 A YEAR.
HAVOC WROUGHT BY EARTHQUAKE;
MANY THOUSANDS REPORTED DEAD
IN MESSINA AND REGGIO, ITALY
Greater Portion of Messina
Is Destroyed By the
Shock.
MESSINA IS CAPITAL
OF PROVINCE OF SICILY
water front Into
.... Where tho Kiiilors could pet
nshore, both* of all kinds were aban
doned.
Tho waters came and left confusion and
damage on every hand. I*, is not yet
nown whether any lives were lost. A
number of Ashing boats were swamped
and three steamers In port were more
or lesB damaged.
An Austrian stiamor, tlie lhulatv-*. was
nearly overwhelmed. Much merchandise
piled on tho docks was washed away.
Brief reports have been received here
Details Are Meager, But Gravest Ap
prehension is Felt for Other Cities—
Great Tidal Wave Sweeps Into Port
of Catania as Result of the Seismic
Disturbance—Steamers Suffer by the
Tidal Conditions—Whole of Southern
Italy Disturbed by Shock—Centered
in Sicily*
ROME, Dec. 28—The three provinces
of Coeenza, Catanzaro and Reggio 1)1
Calabria, comprising tho department of
Calabria, which forms the southwest
ern extremity of Italy, or “tho too of
the boot," were devastated today by an
earthquake, the far-reaching effects of
which were felt almost throughout the
entire country. The town of Messina,
In Sicily was partially destroyed and
Catania was inundated. In Messina
hundreds of houses have fallen and
many persons have been killed. Owing
however to the fact that teicgruphic
and telephonic communications were
almost completely destroyed. It is im
possible to obtain even an approximate
idea of the vast damage done.
The fate of entire regions within the
zone of the earthquake Is unknown,
but reports received here up to a late
hour tonight Indicate the havoc has
been great and the destruction tQ-llfe
and property more terrible than Italy
has experienced In many years. The
uncertainty of the situation for many
thousands has filled all Italians with
th,» deepest distress, for tin y still have
fear that the clay may com.* when that
part of the country, which seems to
have been most blessed by nature,
will he destroyed by the blind forces
of that game nature which nearly nine
teen centuries ago overwhelmed Pom-
pell and Herculaneum.
AH reports show that the present
catastrophe embraces a larger area
than the earthquake in 1905.
The tidal wave which followed the
earthquake on the eastern coast of
Plelly sunk vessels and inundated the
fewer part of Catania. It Is known
that a number of people were killed
at that place, but tho rushing waters
carried everything before them and
caused such an Indescribable confla
gration that it will be Impossible for
some time to estimate the damago and
the-lives lost.
For a period the town of Messina
and the whole province of Reggio were
completely Isolated through Interrup
tions to the telegraph and telephone
and landslides that obstructed the rail
ways. Absoutely nothing was beard
from F/Ogg’.o throughout the day while
tho first news from Messina came In
tho form of a dispatch which a tor
pedo boat, flying at full speed along
the coast of the peninsula, carried from
point to point, always finding the
wires down, until It reached N'.cotera.
where the telegraph lines were found
to he Intact. From this point the dis
patch Was sent.
City is Ruined.
ROME, Doc. 28—Tho latest dispatch
er received hf-iv from M*ssin;i, Italy
state that two-th'.rds of tho city was
destroyed by the earthquake.
Many people were killed and In
jured.
The gravest news also has been re
celvod from Reggio, where the earth
- quake wrought great havoc. Details,
however, ar (? lacking.
Messina in the capital of the pro
vince <»f S'clly, and has. a population
of 78,000. Tho province embraces
area of 1.7SH square miles.
Reggio Is a seaport town In Reggio dl
Calabria province, with a populatlo
24,000,
Heavy Death List.
LONDON, TV-. L’s A .ilr-M* t« li r« <-< i\ < >1
here bv a news bureau Mutes that thr*-e
hundred presons were killed ns tins result
of the earthquake at Messina.
Southern Italy.
(m and tho churches
, a small town 100 t
anla. several houses
scenes of panic
Felt In Washington.
longed was recorded by the weather bu
reau Instruments last night. It la esti
mated that the great force of shock was
felt 4,800 miles away.
Boats Damaged.
LONDON, Dec. 28.—A dispatch received
hero from Catania, Sicily, nay*
Swedish steamer Asta. the Auat
Bteamer Budatwo and the Italian steamer
Orseolo were damaged today by
iquake and consequent tidal d
ance at that part. Tho extent of t
injuries to tho vessels Is not given.
Continued on Page Six.
BEAUTY MARRED
BY STRONG ACID
In Jealous Rage Atlanta
Woman Attacked Her
Pretty Friend.
ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 28.—Follow
ing a few heated words, about what
no one knows, Mrs. Alfa Gunter
threw what is believed to have been
a strong. acid in the face of Mrs.
Clemma Long, in the doorway of the
latter's home at 39 Glenn street
last night. Jealousy is believed to
have been the cause.
Mrs. Long was called to the doov,
where she met Mrs. Garner. They
talked for several moments, when
passersby were startled by a scream
from the former. Mrs. Garner
dashed away, and the police have
not been able to since locate hor.
Was Beautiful Woman.
The -victim was found to be suf
fering from serious burns on the
face, the same having been caused
by a strong acid. She was taken to
the Grady hospital, where doctors
could do nothing beyond- relieving
her of the pain. She will survive
any material injury beyond a mar
ring of her facial beauty, which had
previously been of rare order.
The husband of one of tho women
is said to have figured in tho ill
feeling which brought about tho
trouble.
■■ ■ ATLANTA 10 GEI
BROWNSVILLE ffl - D ,v
CHARGED THAT CONCERN PAID EX
ORBITANT PRICE FOR INSUR- .
ANCE STOCK.
COLUMBIA, 8. C. t Dec. 28.—Today nt
Choraw Judge Watts, of (he circuit court,
uftcr hearing arguments by both cldcs,
announced that he would appoint receiv
ers for tho beminolo Sccuritlcu Company,
the decision being on an application by
J. C. Klugh, a stockholder of tho com
pany, for a receivership..
It was alleged that the company had
acted Illegally In purcluiMng the stock of
the Southern Ll/a Insurance Company, of
North Carolina, and that tho price paid
for the insurance company stock was un
duly high, and that excessive commis
sions were paid to the agent who engi
neered tho transaction.
Judge Watts fixed the receivers'- bond
at l&O.oOO. As yet no receivers have been
named. The Bemfnolo Company is capi
talized at $300,000.
Former Georgian Residing
There Says ’Twas Boom
for Town.
ATLANTA. Ga., Doc. 28.—(Tele
graph Bureau, Kimball House.)—prof.
L L. Candler, a native Georgian, but
now a citizen of Brownsville, Tex., Is
In Atlanta for the first tlmo in many
years. Ho Is a brother of former gov
ernor Allen D. Candler, and ho Is here
to attend the educational convention
which begins tomorrow.
Great Thing for Town.
"Yes. I was at Brownsville on tho
night of the •shooting-up,’" Mr. Can
dler said today. “My opinion Ig that
it was tho beat thing that ever, hap
pened to Brownsville. Tho unfortu
nate features were the killing of ono
man and tho serious Injuring of a
policeman. But the occurrence adver
tised the town to the world, and made
its existence known to all the people
of this country. Better still It brought
about the elimination of the greatest
nuisance tfc over had In that vicinity.
I refer to the army barracks, where
negroes won; often garrisoned. The
Fort Brown garrison, where tho ne
groes who did the shooting were
quartered, has been abandoned by tho
war department and Is now' used by
the department of agriculture us an
experiment station for cattle diseases.
Affair Greatly Exaggerated.
"The riot there has been greatly ex
aggerated, as such occurrences usual
ly are," he went on. "It was not so
pretentious or so serious as ono would
think .from the national controversies
It has caused. It amounted to very
little more than a drunken row and
the "shooting-up" was confined to
very small section. Ninety per cent
of tho residents knew nothing of it
until after it occurred.
White Officers to Blame.
"My private opinion Is that tho
white officers were In secret sympa
thy with the men, and their conduct,
In my Judgment, was more reprehen
sible than that of the soldiers.
“There is no doubt of the shooting
having been done by members of tho
Twenty-fifth infantry. That Is looked
upon ns a settled fact in Brownsville.
Privately, non-partlclpating members
of tho battalion would admit that their
companions were guilty. Only a small
percentage of the troopers were In
volved, but they mado such threats
that the others were afraid to talk.
"Tlio battalion was mqdo up
largo part of Goorgla negroes,
knew neveral of them before I left
this state, and somo were reputable,
reliable negroes.”
Mrs. Julia Hammond Dead.
ATLANTA. Ga., Dec. 1'8^-Mni. Julia
Hammond, widow of Nathaniel
Hammond, one time United States
senator from Georgia, died hero this
afternoon nt the homo of her daugh
ter, Mrs. J. H. Gilbert. Several chll
dron survive hor. Mrs. Hammond be
longed to another generation, but
during her active life w'as ono of the
most prominent women in the state,
as her hUBbftnd was one of Its lead
ing lawyers.
Supt. Slaton is Better.
ATLANTA, Ga., Dee. 28.—Somo Im
provement was reported in the condl
tlon of W. M. Slaton, superintendent
of schools, today, though he Is not yet
beyond danger. Ho has been serious
ly ill with pneumonia for several days.
Poaehtroo street for soveral day*,
more than slight Improvement was
tlecablo In his condition today, and his
friends and relatives are very uneasy.
Children Bitten By Doa.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Doc. 28.—Tho state
board of health sent hydrophobia treat
ment for two children to Dr. W. L. Fitts
at? Carrollton this morning.
Tho doctor reported that two children
were bitten them Saturday by a mad
dog which escaped. He stated that there
wan no doubt of the animal having rabies
ock* and shore front
bv a tidal wave that
Much damage was
Details are lac
IN SCANT ATTIRE
FIEEJOR SAFETY
FAMILY Or M. 8TINEBERG El
CAPES FROM BURNING RES
IDENCE JUST IN TIME.
ATLANTA. Ga., Dee. 28.—Unless th(
bonds of 88 tax collectors and 87 tax re
ceivers who Itavo not been hoard from
by tho comptroller general are on file at
tho state capital by Jan. 1, that number
of county offices inay be declared va
cant ana new elections ordered by the
governor.
Homo claim that It Is mandatory on
the governor’s part to order those offices
vacated In caie those regularly elected
have not supplied the proper bonds by
the tlmo the terpu* begin? which Is tho
first of the year.
Pay for Tsachers.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Dec. 28.—Warrants
were drawn on tho state treasury this
morning for sums amounting to $219,000
representing payments to tho school
teachers of the state. It %vil1 be distribu
ted among more than a pcore of couutles,
and should he paid out by Jan. 1.
The payment constitutes the second to
be made within the past ten days, the
two amounting to more than a halt mil
lion dollars. More than that amount is
still due. however, on the 1907 appropria
ble f^ont. Soldiers hi
WADLEY, Ga., Dec. 28 At 4:30
cloek this morning the alarm of fire
, . ant-nrnl jal * ,VCI1 fl,Ul th « ^rlHng OCCUplCll l»J L.«- ir . rt
,b * CARRIES COAL SCUTTLE
rovtneo of Syracuse dren came very near being cremated,
ral houses were do- They lost everything except one trunk
'*“* ami a few clothes they gathered *as
they nin out of the houss. Even then
jerty. The I ih °y not havo enough to protect
Will Be Guest at Banquet
in That City Friday, Jan
uary 15.
AUGUSTA, Go., Dec. 28.—Atlanta Is
to P088QS3 President-elect Taft from
o’clock Friday, January 15, to 3
o’clock on the next dny. Tho big feat
ure of the visit Is to be a banquet
Friday night, at which Mr. Taft will
bo the chief speaker, About one hun
dred representative southerners will
attend the dinner, that every section
of the south may be represented. The
Taft visit is to be made the occasion
of an elaborate celebration, when, It
Is hoped, to give Judge Taft an op
portunity tcrdelivcrra message to the
entire south under appropriate condi
tions.
Theso arrangements were made here
today upon tho visit to Judge Taft of
Asa G. Chandler, of tho Atlanta Cham
ber of Commerce: David Woodward,
its vice president; Walter G. Cooper,
secretary, and Charles W. Caverly.
Week on isthmus.
Mr, Taft said today that his stay
on the Isthmus of Panama would be
limited to ono week. While thero he
will bo the guest of 0.1. Coollials, at
his residence nt Culebra. Mrs. Taft
will accompany her husband on tho
trip and with him will also go six
civil etiglneorp, the selection of which
Is now made «nd will be announced
at the white house. *
A special train will be at the dis
posal of Mr. Taft and party while on
the isthmus. He expects to spend
much of his time at tho site of the
Gatun dam, ns the. principal work of
the engineers with him”Is to ascertain*
the adequacy of the natural foundation
for this structure. Minor tangles of
administration which may bo found to
exist, will bo ironed out by Mr. Taft,
who will also make it a point to give
Impetus to tho general work on tho
ditch.
Departs From Charleston.,
Tho departure will bo made from
Charleston and the landing at Now Or
leans. From the Crescent City Mr.
Taft will go direct to Cincinnati, where
he is to be the guest of honor nt n
banquet on February 19th, given by
tho promoters of the Taft Citizens’
Club. His next engagement Is at Phil
adelphia, February 22.
Mr. Taft was photographed today
for the medallion to be used ut tho in
auguration. i
Frank H. Hitchcock is expected here
tomorrow.
Upon Inquiry Mr. Taft-said tonight
that former Land Commissioner Bal
linger, of Seattle, had been mentioned
to him for a cabinet place, put .tU^tj.
no decision had been reached.
Will Banauet at New Auditorium.
ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 28.—A commit
tee representing the Atlanta Chamber
of Commerce left this morning for Au
gusta, where thoy called on President
elect William H. Taft, this afternoon
pnd formally Invited him to visit and
speak In Atlanta. A banquet will be
given him when lie comns.
The committee was headed hy Asa
G. Candler, president of tho chamber,
Walter G. Cooper, the secretary; C. E.
C«verly and David Woodward were
the other members.
If the building Is completed 1n tlmo
the dinner will be given nt tho new
auditorium now In tho last stages of
erection. Several hundred prominent
men, many from other cities, will bo
Invited to attend.
CANNING PLANT
FORjAVANNAH
Chatham and Neighboring
Farmers Subscribe $100,
000 in Stock.
SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. 28.—
Eighty truck farmers in Chatham
and surrounding counties had a
meeting In Saynnnnh this morning
and agreed to build n cunning plum
here to tan fruits and vegetables.
Tho capital Btock will ho *100,000.
In addition to tho farmors a num.
ber of Savannah business men nro
Intorested.
contract was ordered awarded
by a committee of tho farmers for
tho speedy erection of tho plant,
and It was stated that dirt would
be broken January 1.
KNOX TO VISIT
TAFT NEXJ WEEK
Will Be Consulted By Pres
ident-Elect on Cabinet
Selections..
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2*.—Senatur
Philander C. 'Knox, of Pennsylvania,
who will head tho Taft cabinet us
secretary of state, expect* to ]earu
Washington on January 4 or 5 for
Augusta, Ga., for a conference of
soveral days’ duration with Presi
dent-elect Taft.
Mr. Taft Is desirous of consulting
with Mr. Knox beforo definitely
making aany other cabinet selec
tions and he requested tho senator
from tho Koystono stale to como to
Augusta at the time tho tender of
tho portfolio to him was made.
Definite announcement of tho
lection of Georgo W. Wlckersham,
of Now York, to be attornoy-general
Is expeted to follow close upon Mr.
Knox's arrival at Augusta.
TAKES HIS LIFE IN
were lout.
their es-
is re- them from the cold. How the fire orlg-
I.lndual mated no on« knows. This Is th*firth
I dwelling destroyed by fir® hers with-
round*-'! ln l * lc P*** three months. Improperly
<fu 'tbs constructed stoyg flues caused all of
re been | th(l former fire* and It Is tho opinion
succor. J of every on# that (ho fire this morning
• to tear in chargeable to the same thing.
.: DELEGATION OFF AFTER
TAFT FOR COLUMBUS
FULL OF SILVER TO BANK
COLUMBUH. Ga..
the Columbus banks «,»*,..«<* -•••» ■
ing after having been cloned for three YOUNG KENTUCKIAN FANCIED
days they received an avalancho of family disgraced BECAUSE
Christmas money from the merchants. I
Ono dime store man had so much coin I
that he carried a b'g coel scuttle full I noPKINHVlLLB. Ky.. Dec. 2*.—
linjodlng over tho faml**t dlegrar* to his
FATHER WAS WHIPPED.
if ftllV
fan
• his fat
HOTTENTOTS ON WAR PATH
MURDER TWO EUROPEANS
Pr«
i*»*l been whli
rs, Roy Rogers, tin
T Itogi
11: r * -
nt 20
THORNTON HAINS IS CONFIDENT
THAT THE EVIDENCE INTRODUCED
CLEARLY PROVES HIS INNOCENCE
SENATORSHIP MAY
GO TO DARK HORSE
STATE HOT AFTER
NEARJER TAX
Vigorous Steps to beTaken
to Round Up the De
linquents.
ATLANTA. Go.. Dec. 28.—Vigorous
steps will be taken during the present
work to roqnd up tho near-beer dealers
doing business in tho stato. for the pur
pose of compelling payment of the spe
cial
levied under tho Wise act.
cording to rumors at the capltol.
The authorities, It Is stated, a
satisfied with returns so far received by
reason of the law. Unless they improve,
tho hopes for a largo fund with which to
carry out plans for the now penitentiary
system will be only partially rcnllzcd.
Tho situation is an odd ono, as the au
thorities ure In doubt aa to tho stops that
may Bo taken to enforce the law. It Is
Incumbent on county ordinal len to col
lect the tax. Inasmuch as they nro ul
Proper demands have been made by
tho comptroller general on the ordinaries.
INSIST ON DUTY
ADOPT RESOLUTION CALLING ON
REPRESENTATIVES TO MAIN
TAIN PRESENT RATE.
HARTFORD, Conn., Dec. 28.—No
compromise in their fight to maintain
the existing duty on tobacco was the
position taken by soveral hundred
growers of tobacco who were assem
bled In mass mooting nt tho capltol
today. Th© object of tho gathering was
to discuss with the senators and con
gressmen from this stato the proposed
tariff revision on -tobacco.
A resolution was unanimously
adopted calling upon "our representa
tives and senators to use ovory legiti
mate means In their power to main
tain the present rate of duty on all
tobacco Importod Into this country
nnd to defeat any means looking to
tho free introduction of the Philippine
tobacco
TO TRAIN WRECKING
HAD HIS PLANS NOT MISGAR*
ItlliD GREAT LOSH OF LIFE
WOULD HAVE UK-
SUI/TED.
OHIO SITUATION BADLY MIXED-
THREE LEADING CANDIDATES
ARRIVE IN COLUMBUS.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 28.—With
(he arrival of Senator J. B. Foraker
this evening thp three leading candi
dates for tho United States senatorshlp
are here. It was said today that Sena
tor Dick would como tomorrow. The
belief obtains among observers of the
contest that there ]« little chatted for
a dark horse to be elected. The arrival
of former Lieutenant Governor Hard
ing started rumors that the Tuft sup
porters might go to him rather than
see tho prize won by Burton If tho
latter seemed to gain strength.
State Oil Inspector Phipps, n lead
ing Tuft supporter, called on Mr. Bur
ton today by request. As a result of
their conversation, It became known
that tho question of state patronage
Is to figure In tho outcome. As Mr.
Burton Is friendly with three state
senators from Cleveland, his home,
through them ho wields an influence,
which If used, could bo made to bring
to his support the recess appointees
of Governor Harris, who nro to como
beforo tho senuto at Its coming ses
sion for confirmation. Mr. Phipps Is
ono of theso recess appointees, hut
is not innking anv effort to retain his
place. The question of his attitude on
tho United States senntorship, there
fore, will not bo changed bv an Inti-
mutton that his confirmation may be
held up In the senate. He so Informed
Mr. Burton today.
Twenty members of tho legislature
wero hero today nnd wore In confer
ence with the senatorial candidates. .
BARTLETT IS OFF
FOR CANAL ZONE
With Eight Other Members
He Will Investigate
Conditions.
CM A HLEBTON. B. IMW 28.—Nine
members of the house commute** jut in
terstate «nd foreign affairs*.* Representa
tives Hepburn, IUchSrdson, Gabbard.
Knowland, Stevens, Sac h. Cuehmun.
Bartlett umt Kmti-.ly, left Charleston nl
4 o'clock this aftrnoon on the steamship
Alllartcs, bound for Colon, which port
they expect to reach Saturday, afternoon.
They will spend a wsek or more Inves
tigating conditions In the Panama canal
zono with a view to fram.’ng a code of
laws for tho permanent government of
the sono and providing tor me adet/uato
policing of the canal.
Tho party, whioh numbered about far
ty ln all. Inuhidlug, besides the mem
tiers of the cnmmlthtce, a number of
other representatives in congress nnd
members of their families, reached
Charleston cnrly this morning nnd wero
entertained during tho uuy wlin a visit
to the navy yard boro ami a trip around
the harbor.
FLETCHER WILLIS
DIES JN GALLOWS
MAKES NO 8TATEM2NT FURTHER
THAN THAT FORMERLY MADE A8
TO KILLING.
Defense Scores Two Strong
Points at Yesterday’s
Hearing.
ATTEMPTS TO SHOW REASON
FOR VISIT TO BAYSIDE CLUB
nOANOKE, Va., Doc. 28.—West
Grubb, a noKro wanted for attempt
ing to wreck passenger trains on
tho Norfolk nnd Western road on
three different occasions within the
past week, was urrested yesterday
near Wythovllle,'not far from tho
scene of the attempts.
Grubb was brought to Roanoke,
ho fearing violence at the hands of
enraged citizens. Ho made a con
fession hero and told how ho hnd
placed spikes on tho rails one night,
piled crossties on tho rails on two
other nights and returned a fourth
time to try to wreck tho snme train,
the Chaltnnooga and Washington
limited, when he saw a track walker
and went away.
The nttompts, had they proved
successful, undoubtedly must have
caused a great loss of life. OruhU
gives a grudge he holds Hgalnst a
section foreman as his reason fer
seeking to destroy the trains.
tu-MBi.-a. os it*
n i 1 .di-ii t. M ■ ■
i4eM i t .rs,
>, left t..„ . i; t"r ,
an Imli.tf „ („
W ... t C-dun l.u*.
ar.d I —>»>'J
to ex- *•*'“**: [«•» *•*«••« s'-t.n
t-elect Will. iloti.ntMj. There fit
-t Aftins are „*a!n on ..i hi
raamtl* raldad
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Nam«d O c of, Coadjutor,
tPMiy liitBwiB Dmm
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INTERVIEWSJGRAND VIZIER
CONgTANTINOPLlC. Dec. tt.-~4?ount
Pallavlncinl, tho Auatrlan ambaMOilor to
Turkey, today had Intorvlewa with tho
grand viator and Taw Ilk Pan ha, Urn mln-i
later of foreign affaire, lie found them
both totally oppoKed to tha orcaptanro of
Auatrla'a auggnMIona for a until* meat of
I n.* HoniiIa and Hcrxcgnvln* gumtlon.
The count waa informed, however, that
th« Ottoman mnbaaoMdor at Vienna l nd
j been Instructed to open negotiation* with
I ttaron Von Aehrenthal. the Austro-Hun-
I tartan foreign minister, and the opinion
wan *«press**! iluil with the good will
of both ahtea a satisfactory agreement!
I It la understood that the Boris will
{ ••h'.rthr Invito Jfi.-Mifa to send delegate*
to rathni*t negotlstlcna u r a jattlemrui
iu the Tuikg v.'»d*'“.
PERRY, Ga.. Dec. 28.—Fletcher Willie
E uld tho death penalty on tho gnllowH
ere today for tho murder of Jutnen If.
Hall, a well known young merenant of
thin county.
Tho trap wan sprung shortly after l 1
o’clock and Bhcrlff Cooper rut tho rop»
seventeen mlnutea later, physicians pro-
Mincing fho man dead.
Willis maintained Ids Innocence ....
through his trial and made no confession
on tho gallows.
He would have no minister to look after
Ids spiritual welfare and was Insolent
and abusive of tho officers to the end.
Ho stated that a woman killed Mr. Hall.
DOPE FIENO IS ARRESTED
FINED BYJHE RECORDER
Mary Davis, a -negro'woman, was ar
rested Sunday afternoon by Officer Wor
ker. when she was carried to the sloilon
should sbe had all tpe appearances of
being under tho Influence of some ding,
or In other words "doped.”
On appearing before Recorder Urqu-
Iwrt yesterday morning, Mary atrenu
ouidy denied that she nad taken a drui
of any kind, and declared that she dh
not know what "dope" was.
Notwithstanding her violent protests,
and updn hearing the testimony of the
officers, who stated that she was In an
almost helpless condition when brought
to tho station houso, a lino of 15 or 16
days waa Imposed.
Concrete Manufacturer Teatifies to
Having Cauaed the Hains Brothers
to Visit Place of Tragedy to Inspeot
Real Estate—Witness Sobbed as Ha
Related tho Incident. Stating He
Felt Responsible for Sending tho
Brothers or\ the Mission That Caus
ed Killing of Annls—Relates Con
versation With Capt. Hains and
Testifies to the Captain's Irrational
Actions in Speaking of His Wife'g
Conduot.
FLUSHING, N. Y., Dec. 28.—Tho de-
fenso scored two material po'.nts In
th© evidenco developed In tho trial to
day of Thornton J< Ilalns, wht-.M tho
defendant's counsel assert, disprovo tho
charge that tho author was a princi
pal with his brother. Capt. pater C.'
Hains. Jr., in the killing of Wlllla.n .
Annls, nt the iBayald© Yacht Club
In Little Neck Bay. An exhausting
cross-examination of the two wit
nesses for tho defense left tho main
points In the'.r testimony unshaken,
and Thornton Ilulns returned to the
Long Island Ja!| tonight declaring that
tho evidenco proved his Innocence.
Reason of Bayside Visit.
Tcstlmonv that Thornton lining did
not go to Bays'.do to kill Annls, but
to look at property won testified to by
Charles R. Weaver, sales agent for
tho Hains Concrete. Mixer Company,
who further'declared that It was at
his Invitation thit tho lining brother*
on August 15 prepared a tr r» at Randy
Hook, nnd went to Bayside to Inspect
real estat 0 there. Weaver aim)*, sub
bed on tho stand when he mid that
he felt responsible for sending the
Hains brothers on the Journey that
eqdod In tho death of Annls. Tho men
tal condition oLCjWt. Mains previous-
to the shooting Nvnk testified to by Mr;
.Weaver, whorfisgertod from the action*
of tho army captain ho believed him
to bo Irrat'onal.
. The second material point brought
out hy tho defenso today was drawn ‘
from John Tierney, a garbage coll-»q-
tor, who snld he was an eyo-witness
to tho tragedy. -Tierney declared that
Captain Ilalns had ceased firing before
his brother ran down to the tlont and
that tho defendant did not draw h(»
revolver until Charles Roberts, n chib
member advancod toward Capluin
Hains with the captain’s revolver In
his hand. Tierney said Thornton
Hains did not point his revolver at
any -one on tho float, but called for an
officer to arrest hts brother. He dll
not geo Mrs. Annls on tho float.
Annis Not Mentioned.
A severe cross-examination dhl not
make Tierney waver In the essentials
of his testimony. Joseph A. Shay, of
counsel for Hains. was called to tho
stand when court opened. lie told of
his Interview with Martin Bkura. tho
Rflyslde cabman, who drove the Ilalns
brothers to the yacht club. Shay said
that Skurn told hint In the presence
of Young, associate counsel for tho
defendant, that the name of Atmlii wait [■
■ "li.-n* -! * I ii ri nn th<- trip t-> the
yacht club, nnd thnt no one asked,
hint to follow close behind the stug*
In which Mrs. Annls was driving.
. Mr. Bhay said that neither he nor •»
Mr. Young represented themselves to
Hkura ns newspaper men. The witness
further declured thnt he was near •
Thornton Hains the night of the coro
ner’s Inquest and that thn defendant
hnd no conversation with Herman
Fallon, who testified that Ilalns said
to him thpt he -wished ho "Could go
down Into hell and get Annls and kill
him again.” *
Conversations With Capt. Hains.
Charles R. Weaver, who knew tho
Hains brothers and their wives, was
called and asked to relate conversa
tions he had hnd with Captain Ilalns.
Prosecutor White objocted to any con
versations that tho witness hnd with
Capt. Mains. Mr. McIntyre Informed
Justice Crane that he desired to Incor
porate In a hypothetical question to be
S ut to the experts certain conditions tes-
fled to by the witness. Mr. White ob
jected to the Interrogation, declaring that
tho question of Copt. Ilalns’ sanity wax
Irrelevant. Justice Crane said there were
two questions Involved, one of law and
ono or evidence. Mo ruled that as n Jus
tification of law tho defendant could not
hide behind the acts of an Insane man,
and that if he aided the Insane
shooting. As a question
Justice Crane held that tho matter
Capt. Hains* sanity was admissible
bearing on the attitude of his bmt
at the tlm** of the shooting. The evlde
being admitted. Mr. Weaver re*ui
ids testimony.
Very Affectionate One-.
COLUMBIA. B. C.. Dec. 28.—Gen. Robe.
Reid Hemphill, editor of the Abbevlllo
Medium, flb-d this morning at his home,
In Abt;evlll«». Gen. Hemphill wus in his
sixty-ninth year and was one of the
best-known newspaper msn of this state. |
)fq served wftn distinction In the Con
federate army and had represented l.ls
county In both branches of the kglMla-1
uire. At the time of his doetli C< u. I
Hemphill was clerk of the state senate. I
lie Is survived hy hts wife, thi
end three daughters.
departure of! X captafi
tptfr
Capt. Ilalns showed no Irrational
aid tho witness.
Acted Like Midmi
•k.'.l -A retche-1. it* If
II- I*.<>ke*1 -l-.wi
iSd 1
Capt. Hughes Meets Death.
HUN l 51VII.I.K. Ain . In - :h
M II ie - ■ itoii it 'i .
*n-l t|.« w. »uhl. -t I. alii* n: of
city, died today *- a result **r .* *
of spo/iUzy, wb'rli (Mijsrd him I
frtin i* wi.d story wind<>.\ «»
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