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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: DECEMBER 27, 1894.
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Three Years and Nine Months for
Taking Edwards’ Peaches as
a Bribe-
BEFORE TIIE LEXOW COMMITTEE
fetters Prom Commluloner Sheehan
Head at the Dleeting«\Vardman
thalvejr Testified Concerning
the Colleotlon of Tribute.
New York, December 26.—Ex-Pollce
Chjtatti John T. Stephenson was sen
tenced ito .three yarn and nine months
In the state's prtoon and to pay a floe of
61,000 by Judge Ingraham In the court
of oyer and tenmtaar this morning. A
mutton for a neiw trial wus don-jad, but
the matter will comae up again on next
Monday.
Stephenson was oomvlated December
17. The charge against him was brfbe-
, in receiving (our baskets of peaches
from Mam tin N. Edwards, a produce
dealer alt No. 163 Duane street, a partial
.slilevattom for allowing Edwards to
vlolaie ithe law by booupyln* the side
walk to facillaits the transaction of his
business. Polloeman Thome was men-
ti.ned as .the go-between (or Stepton-
and was indtated. Subsequently
Thorn* made a confession In which he
stated all he knew o( police corruption
and blackmail. At Ithe trial of Ste
phenson before the hoard of police com
missioners Theme denied any port In
the blackmailing transactions of Sbe-
plrmson. In his cantfearton, however.
said he had perjured himself before
the boart^ amid declared *heut Stephen-
pon had endonvorej to make non reper-
j ue himself at the trial tn oyer, and
termnier.
THE JUDGE'S REMARKS.
In passing sentence Judge Ingraham
si.d:
"Steipbeiwon, you have been convlot-
ol of bribery by a Jury upon evidence
l it was absolutely Indisputable. No
man quoStlons that evidence. The
change of (bribery la a crime anfcvnt the
people of the rttite. It Is not for taking
rx (lalla'ra wolttih of peaches. The size
or kind of the bribe ybu got Is of no
omsequeuce In the cose. Hie great
question Is the responsibility, the
a'inti reposed In you (Wait you have
violated.
You. an officer, given authority tto
protect the public, have used this pow-
not for the benefit of .the public,
for your own advantage. The law
gives me great discretion ns to the pen
al y to be inflicted, and ft Is a respon
sibility that In this caae I feel very
deeply.
"The fact that lreirooenit persons, your
wife and children and relatives. wVU
surer from dbe Infliction of this pun-
K.imant is one that, while I extremely
rerret the necessity that confronts me.
(• mol stay the performance of my duty
In imposing on adequate punishment
for what I consider a most serious
crime.
"I have received a recommendation
timed by all of ithe Jurors. Trial! rer-
-.mendaitton 1 shall rtmaider und Shall
give It great might. I have also re
ceived a statement from many Influen
tial men In your prectaat saying that
you never asked them for bribes and
or endeitvomid in extort tnunwy from
m. On the other hand. 1 have re
ed communicatUonr Tending to show
Ih it this was not an Isolated cneq, but
th Lt In many other lnsiances you pe
ed red mt»ney while In that pwvlnct.
"I will endeavor to fix a penalty which,
rule lt shall not b« axcasalvo or severe,
lit the same time will show that this
crime that Is most serious The very
foundation of law rests upon the fatthru!
|p- formance by public officers of /heir
duties. The sentence of tHe court Is that
ton shall. be confined three years and
nine months In the stats prison and pay
fins of 11.000."
Lawyer Vincent gave notice that he
vuld move tor a stay of sxecutlon.
m.lPHBNSON GRINNED AND BORE
IT.
As the sentence was pronounced, Steph-
truon shut his teeth hard together end
turned quickly from the bar to be led
bock to the Tombs He was surrounded
by his friends when be started from the
irt room and was shaken warmly by
hand. Ills brother whispered to him
keep up hi* courage: that there was
et hope of a better outcome. Stephen-
remained silent. Ills eyes wsrs cast
n and he was taken to the Tombs.
The district attorney has practically
'PPM the rasas against Capts. Crsedon
I Schmlttberger. When asked this
|:.-rnlng what action he would take re
nding them, he replied that he was not
idy to make a statement as yet. but
Icht have something to say later on.
cither of the men have been promised
u thing, and hence whatever action waa
urn by the district attorney waa an-
rrly unhampered. The two men. how-
r, are understood to have received as-
stances of a sufficiently definite charsc-
tr to warrant them In feeling feeling
v as to criminal proceedings egalnat
THE LEXOW COMMITTEE.
I The latest development In the Lsxow
vnmlttee la the subpoenaing of three
Inspectors and nine captains. The
tepeetorn are MoAvoy, Williams and Me.
‘uxhlln and the captains are Ryan,
uhhume, Westervelt. Delaney, Klllela,
lagher, Strauss, Murphsy and Mar
as.
I * :-rintendsnt Byrnes summoned thsee
Stivers to headquarters and personally
V-v,..] the eubpoenaea. There seems to
> some doubt about the subpoenastng of
superintendent himself,
r. Parkhurat Is very anxious to have
erlntendent Byrnes handled without
res Slid objects very strongly to exam-
k x Mm as an expert w Unass on the po-
[ ‘Tuirman Lexow rare It as his opinion
dir that the proceedings of the com-
iattee would Wind up on Friday next.
I" 1 think.” said he, "we will finish on
['Hay unless something unforeseen hap.
v We want some little time to pre-
I our report for the legislature, and It
1 hardly fair to ask us to continue tak-
ht testimony any longer."
1 : ' was 1130 o'clock when the chairman
M for order.
I Ur. Goff read th« letter sent by Com-
T-vmer Sheehan to Copt. Schmltt-
'i*er, introducing Mr. Proctor, who,
i -sprain said, wished to open »
hbllng house. Hie letter was pub-
bed co Saturday test by Mr. Shee
ny
I Mr. Goff also rend two letters from
fwmdartpmr Sheehan to Capt.
W,:ttbetger, asking the latter to use
' influence to have the bearer sp
linted to a position on the street tall-
> a
[Mr. Goff also read a letter which Mr.
r x received from Comrnleeionw
t him the* morning. The letter
ked Mr. Mesa tor saying that he
ved the letter published by Com-
"•n-r Sheehan was a genuine one.
' -l time." the letter read, "when
*’ seems to be a determination to
and detroy ra> these words ere
r-.-lated."
' Goff said there wtla no determl
■o to ruin or destroy any min ho-
the commutes unless hid acta ware
. «4 It
I f a man's acta," said Mr. Goff,
. ‘ been wrongful, lt la not our. fault
( • ■••ruction follow them."
KllALVErS COLLECTIONS.
?, -4cemiu Edward Shatter v g then
callel He mid he had been thirty-
three yxtrv and nine months on the
Ihr 0 *'He was wardman la the Seventh.
Fourth, Fourteenth and the Twiifth
WSI5S. Ilv moved under capte.
Mount and Slebert in the Fourteenth
precinct, and under Cdpts. Webb, Do
herty, Eaktngs and Schultz In the
Twelfth preclnot.
“Did you collect money hi the
Twelfth precinct from disorderly
houses?"
"Yes, sir; I did.”
“Did you collect from other souroea?”
'Yea, sir; from liquor dealers and
pool rooms and policy shops-"
Tile witness said protection waa
guaranteed the* places as long as
they kupt fairly quiet and did not run
too openly and attract puubllc atten
tion.
"What did you do with collections?"
" Iwent to those plaoee every month,
goth the money and handed It to Capt.
w«bb. He gave me a certain percent
age for inyeetf.’’
(Polio Capt. Webb has retired from
tho forte.}
“How did you assess thin different
places?'
Pool room keepers paid $50 a month,
nollcy shops 320 a month, liquor deal
ers, |2 a month and disorderly houses
from 111) to $26 a month. The highest
sum I ooVlActed was >600 a month, the
average being »t00 a month.”
Tne witness said the liquor dealers
paid through the president of ths
Llqum: Dealers Association.
"Who was their president?"
"Alderman Clancy."
‘What advantage did the liquor deal-
era get by payiug."
“They werq^oot arrested.”
Hie witness said that the disorderly
houses paid through Max Hochstim.
and the policy shops paid individually,
"Was Max 'Hochstim the agent?"
"Yes. sir: he waa.”
EAKIN'S DOUBLE AS8EMENTS
Shalvey testified that the routine
was tin* same as above described under
Capt. Webb's successors, Doherty. Fa-
kins. McCullough and Schulz, except
ing when "under Capt. Eaklns the pol
icy shops assessment wag doubled, and
thiw paid $20 instead of $10. The rates
were ruikqd in other precincts, and wo
followed suit"
Mr. Goff then sought to establish
* woman named Blood, now
In the New York hospital with a broken
leg had bean compelled to pure ha sa
a house on 31st street for $0,000 more
than Its value. She kept a disorderly
house there, and Mr. Goff’s object was
to show that she purchased the house
at an exhorbitant price under thr-nt
from Capt Williams (now inspector).
Mm. Blood's lawyer was under exam
ination, but he pleaded legal privilege,
and waa sustained by the committee.
WILLIAMS UNDER FIRE.
After recess. Inspector William* was
He joined the police force Aug.
3, 1866. He was a ship carpenter uy
trade, and wo* 24 years old at the time
He was worth $15,000 or $20,000 when he
Joined he force. He owned his own
I” Brooklyn nod six or eight
building vote In Japan. He could not
recall when ho told the Broklyo
house. He sold the house and lot for
•bout nod bad the balance of the
$20,000 In bills In 6 safe belonging to a
friend. He brought the money from
Coma with him In bills of exchange on
London. He oould not give the exact
tonount. but ft was between $15,000 and
$20,000. The man who kept the money
in h-w sap- for him waa named Terry.
He continued to keep the oney in Ter
ry's safe after he poined tire police. In
answr to the question:
"Have you carefully thought out this
testimony you have given?" hw replied:
-Not specially.”
He hul not said he would demy the
committee a newer if they asked him
certain questions. This was the nfth
committee he had been before. The
inspector said Ira did alt nugugo In
any outside .business when he joined
the police forte. He was aware, be
stated, tha t ti law had boon passed pro
hibiting police officials from being en
gaged in outside business.
Was there any truth In the rumor
that you -were lmoronted in the sale of
tho Hollywood whisky?"
"So, sir; there wu* no truth la It.”
The witness said neither be nor any
member of his family had any connec
tion with Bollywood whisky within
the last yea roc two. Ho bad never
board abut a liquor dealer who dls-
pliyed the Hollywood sign was safe
from arrest. Tho memorial to the leg
islature which oontxilnul the above
statoment about Hollywood was false
so far «a he was concerned. He knew
William F. 'Fleisch, the Hollywood
whisky man.
Mr. Goff—"Did not you use your In
fluence to Have him nxide foreman of
the grand Jury?”
"That la shove my reach, Mr. Goff."
“Did yon take any met sure to set this
report of who Hollywood whisky at
rest?”
"I hwird so many reports about n»y-
aeK that I would not he surprised to
bo accused of any crime."
’Your shoulders are broad and
heavy?”
"Ye*. I am pretty heavy.”
UP ON itAINY COMPLAINTS.
The witness admitted he waa eighteen
tunes before the ootnmisuooei* on com
plaints.
“Do yon know of any other police
official who has been charged so often
aa you?"
"Yes, air; I saw by the paper* the
other day ittoat one officer was charged
thlrty-onc rime*.'’
Questioned as to his real estate trans
actions, Captain Williams said In UTT6
ha bough* Ms home in East Eighth
street and conveyed U to hls wife. He
afterwards paid 13,400 for s summer
home in Cos Cob, Conn. One other real
estate purchase and safe was men
tioned, on which Williams made a
profU of $2,000. These were all the
trovections that Williams acknnwl-
* < Thi witness risen denied ‘the testi
mony of the witness Perkins, who testi
fied that when Inspector Williams was
In the street cleaning department he re
ceived a bribe of ISOs for Indorsing de
partment books. The Inspector then pro
duced a bundle of Mils and showed them
to Mr. Goff for Inspection.
'The only bill you will And, Mr. Goff.”
said Willems, "that I Indorsed was on#
for $67.30 while I was la the street clean
ing department.”
"Why did bs go on the stand and swear
to a lie against you, as you sayr'
,# I can’t aay.”
"Tho memorialists to tbs legislature
lied about you?"
“They were mistaken."
"Then did Perklna lie unwillingly?"
"I think he Ued deliberately. '
WELL KNOWN IN NEW YORK
The Inspector then sold he supposed the
changes were made against him because
be wea a police officer for twenty-nine
years
"I am so well known In New York,”
said he, ‘‘that the car horses sod to ms
In the morning. *
Xhln caused a laugh. Mr. Ooff did not
like this display of merriment.
"I think." said he, "Inspector. If we are
to conduct thin examination within the
bounds of propriety you should retrain
from making any side remarks.’*
"I am here. Mr. Ooff. to conduct the
examination with propriety," replied tho
witness sarcastically.
The Inspector mid It was not necessary
for him to lndrcoe the street department
Mil* as tho department could do so.
"DM you over hear of any Chargor of
corruption brought against yo*r
••No. sir."
••Why. Capt. gcbmlttberger swore he
paid you monoy."
"Ha jnora to what was untrue. - ?
"Had he any reason for committing per-
Jury
"To keep out of state's prison."
"How do you know?”
"i Deneve It to be so."
'■Now, can you state to the committee
any fact to induce Capt. Schmlttberger
to testify he paid you bribes?”'
“I can't state; I only conjecture that
he wanted to save himself."
"Did you do anything to him?"
“Yes, sir; I assisted him."
There was a laugh at this. The witness
said that he had read In some newspaper
that Capt. Schmlttberger would be grant
ed Immunity If he testified.
SAYS SCH1TTBERGBR UED.
“Are you prepared to swear that Capt.
Schmlttberger swore falseley?"
"Yes, sir."
“Did he swear falsely when he testified
pool rooms flourished In hls precinct?"
"He reported them as closed."
“But lt was your duty to find out It
the reports were true."
"It takes nearly all my day to do office
duty.”
"Did you ever take the trouble to ver
ify Schmlttberger's report?'
"I supposed them correct."
''Well, then, you rest on your captains'
reports?"
"To a great extent, yea."
"Don't you know that you, yourself,
often made false reports when you were
in the Tenderloin?”
“No. air; I did not?’
"Did you ever report disorderly
houses?"
"Yea .sir; and I closed them, too.”
“Can you give me the noma of one dis
orderly house you suppressed?”
The Inspector paused a moment and
said he could not remember.
Mr. Go (there suddenly asked tor an
adjournment until tomorrow morning. In
spector Williams left tho stand smiling.
It was tho general opinion that he will
prove a stubborn witness.
The examination of the witness will be
resumed at 10:30 o'clock In the morning.
[corny nit
Pretty Corinne Maddox Hounded by
n Young Fellow Named
Griffin Freeman.
KNEW THE GIRL’S LIFE STORY
Her Mother, Despite Her Life of Shame,
Loved Her Child and Slade Every
Kffott to Save Her From the
Perseontlon of Freeman.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
An Intoxicated Stranger the Only Person
to Lose Hls Life.
Eufaula, Ala., Dec. 26.—(Special.)—About
930 o'clock laot night the citizens of Eu.
rauia were startled by • toud report which
Jarred every house In the city, and In a
few minutes lt was discovered that one
of the lmmenee butlers of 'the new Chew-
alla Cotton Mills had ezploded, seriously'
and perhaps fatally Injuring a Mr. Strat
ford and Involving a loss of thousands
of dollars
Stratford was not employed at the mills,
but while wandering around In an Intoxl-
rated condition, went Into tbs boiler
room and waa told by Mr. Ed Corker,
the night watchman, that he would have
to get out, aa no one waa allowed In
there, and he refused to leave, saying
he waa going to spend the night there,
ao he sat down and mado himself com
fortable. In a few minutes Mr. Corker
went out to make hls rounds through the
factory. While he waa out the explosion
occurred. It waa caused by letting the
water get low In the boiler and then
turning on cold water. The company will
have tho damage repaired at once.
Christmas passed off quietly, with very
little drunkenness and no lights.
CORN FOR NEBRASKA.
Railways Will Collect ana forward ship
ments Free of Charge.
Baltimore, Dee. 28.—The suggestion sent
out Monday evening By the Manufactur
ers' Record that In view of the great suf
fering reported In Nebraska because of
the short corn crop, which la In such
abundance In the South, the South should
send a solid train of meat and corn to
Nebraska tor distribution, has met with
very cordial reception.
Mr. W. H. Baldwin, vies president of
the Southern railway, telegraphs the
Manufacturers' Record:
”1 note with deep interest your plan ho
send corn to Western Nebraska to save
the destitute people of that state. I have
been privately Informed that the condi
tion existing Is very bed. I em confident
that all railways In the South will ar
range to collect all shipments an dtor-
ward them free.”
President Hoffman of the Seaboard Air
Line authorises the Manufacturers' Rec
ord to say that hla road will be (lad to
receive all contribution! made from any
points on Its line or from any connecting
line and arrange for free shipment to the
West.
DRY GOODS STORE CLOSED.
Sam Thanhauaer'a "Fair” In Atli
Goes Under.
Atlanta, Dec. 38.—(8peclaL)—"The Fair.”
one of the largest retail dry goods estab
lishments In the city, located on White
hall street near Hunter, waa closed by
the sheriff this afternoon upon the fore
closure of three mortgages aggregating
132.839.
Hon. Sam Thanhauser, ex-consul to
Matamorms, where he waa sent by Presi
dent Cleveland, with hia two aona, com
posed the firm managing the house.
Ten thousand dollar* of the mortgages
foreclosed la held by Hon. Jacob Hess,
cashier of the Capital City Bank, $18,130
by tha Capital City Bank and >3.169 by
Mrs. Julia Thanhauser, wife of Mr. Sam
Thanhauser.
These mortgages cover only the home
liabilities. Heavy claims from outside
creditors will largely Increase the liabili
ties. but It la stated that the assets will
be sufficient to meet ell claims.
Science end experience concur In the
Judgment tlhrit Dr. PrtoCe Baking Dtw
der la Bhe puree* and beet ever made.
CHARGES FOR IMMIGRANTS.
Mlasler Would Populate Georgia at Ten
Dollars a Head.
Atlanta, Dec. 21—(Special.)—Governor
Atkinson's Christmas mall brought Mm
at least one unique missive. It waa a
letter from Mr. M. Mlsaler of New York,
proposing to send German Immigrants to
Georgia at the rats of 119 per head. Mr.
Mtester, who reputes himself to be a mem.
her of the bonking firm of Mlsaler g
Krimmett. New York, aeeures the gov.
ernor that he la deeply Interested In
building up the South—at $19 per head,
so to apeak. Heretofore he has been
sending hls Immigrants, some 36,009 tn all,
he say* to 'he West. Evidently the
Weat has ceased to put up the 310 per
head and ao Mr. Mlasler turns Southward.
Governor Atkinson pigeon-holed the let.
ter os a curio. He remarked that Georgia
would welcome good people with open
arm* but she Is not yet willing to pay
them to come.
KILLED FOR A QUARTER.
FOtal Ending of a Game of Card! Be
tween Negroes.
Ashuhm. Dee. 30 —(Special.)—Joe Elam
shot and killed Bob Jackson *t Worth.
Oa„ a small eaw-mtn station three miles
north of hare yesterday afternoon shout
I o'clock. Th* fuss stems to have been
over e game of cards end 25 cento. There
has been no Inquest up to this time. Joe
Elem was having hla commitment trial
this morning, but It has not been flnl
Bob Jaekaon wea considered a desperate
negro and * gambler.
A NEW BTBEL PLANT.
Elyria. O.. Dee. 2$.—On last Monday
a contract was made by the Johnson
Steel Company and ffee Carnegie Com
pany by which the letter la tn erect
a plant et Lorraine. The work* will
be hunt on the eeet'SMe of Block river,
dlrecly opr*'”'* 1 '' the Jotramn Com
pany's works end on Find already
owned by the totter company. The
plant wtM employ 3.009 roan. Superin
tend cut flwppe ■ f the John* .■» Com
pany 1* nut . -ity for ttm mtement.
Atlanta, Dec. 28.—(Special.)—Sheriff
Barnes took a hand in a little romance
today, tha details of which make a
story that might be used by that per
ennial myth "the author of Dora
Thorne.”
Up to a week ago one of the bright
est and moet popular students at the
Sullivan & Crichton business college
was known as Mies Corinne Maddox.
6he was a pretty little thing of 16, and
her fellow students regarded the ardent
attentions paid to her by Griffin Free
man, a good-looking young fellow who
came to the eohaol every day to walk
home with her. aa but a nautral thing,
although, contrary to the rule In oases
of young love, the girl appeared to be
terrorized rather than pleased by the
devotion of her lover. Apparently he
exercised some powerful Influence over
her. So far ns her conmpanlons saw.
she made no attempt to repel Free
man's attentions, but those moet Inti
mate with her were satisfied that she
wua really persecuted by her lover.
They did not. however, guess the se
cret, and a week ago Miss Corinne
failed to appear at the school an Usual,
when Inquiry by tier companions at her
boarding houee elicited the informa
tion that she had disappeared from
there aa unceremoniously as ehe had
left the school, there wue a good deal
of surprise. The girl had said she
had no relatives to whom she might
have gone, and her companions could
not believe that she hud accepted Free
man aa a Christmas gift. This theory
waa qpickly proven by the appearance
of Freeman himself at the school
searching for the missing girl.
Juet here Sheriff Barnet became 'In-
•teres6x1 In the etory.
Monday afternoon while he was ar
ranging things to have a pleasant
Christmas with his family, Freeman
appeared at hla office. After introducing
himself he presented a writ of habeas
carpus for the body of Corinne Mad
dox. He told the sheriff of hie love tor
the girl and showed a marriage license
aa ?roof of h.a Intentions. He related
the circumstances of the glrl'e dlaup-
pearance from her boarding house and
the school, and his search tor her. Thin
search, he Md the sheriff, had been re
warded by the discovery that she waa
bring held a prisoner for Immoral pur
poses In a houee kept by her own
mother. The name of this woman ap
peared In the writ of habeas corpus aa
Jennie Simmons, a woman well known
to the police.
Arined with the writ,, the sheriff
en^to the Simmons woman's place,
and llniily found the girl locked In a
room. The Simmons woman adknltted
that the girl was her daughter. For
elxte -n year* aho declared shu had the
rirl brought up in a respectable fami
ly, ' nobody knowing her mother's
shame. Freeman, however, learned it,
and used hie power over her to force
her to marry him, but, to prevent him
from eairylog out hia design, which
would have made the girl's life doubly
mde j rabls. the woman declared ehe had
secreted the girl In her house—the first
time ehe bad ever crossed Us thresh
old— tapping to elude the puntult of
Freemun.
The girl confirmed the story told by
her mother. She did not wan* to marry
Freeman, she declared, but only want
ed him to be kept away from her.
Sheriff Barnes took charge of the
girt and had her placed In a private
house until today, when she was
brought to the court houee to answer
the writ of habeas corpus. While the
attorneys on both (Idee were coming
to an acreenxttt to allow the writ dis
missed Freeman appeared tm the
scone and tried to aft Into the room
whre Ike girl woo. He wee intercepted
by the Simmons woan like du en
raged tigress. Before Freeman could
get In the office Sheriff Barnes slipped
the girl out of a hack door and took
her to a private boarding uouee.
When Freeman discovered the glrl'e
flight he waa furious. He declared he
would marry her despite all obstacles,
and left the sheriff's office vowing to
search the dty from house to houee
but that he would find Her.
slater. Miss Clyde, from the Gaines
ville Female Seminary Are at home
for the holdave. raiw*x
of every one here.
Mr. Jesse S. Willis, who since the
searon opened has been buying cotton
In UnadiJIa returned a few dty* ago.
o pe 27Hi InsthnO MS. William Mi
nor Lewis *nd hls mother, Airs. John
F. Lewis, will leave this Community
for Montezuma, their future home.
Hawklnzvllle regrets very mdclf to lose
these good people.
Col, Charles It. Warren, accompa
nied by hls sisters. Miss Margaret
and Miss Nino, has returned from Sa
vannah, tils old home. H1s sisters and
mother will in the future rewtfo with
him here.
Mr. Kcglnsd Fahr. from Gordon
Institute, Barnesvllle, and Mr. Herbert
L. Grice of Mercer University are home
for the hbllduys.
Mr. Eugene Anderson of the Tele
graph's efficient force li spending .*
day or two with friends In this, hls old
home.
The Sunday sbhbol of the Flrat Bap-
flst church had a Christmas entertain
ment last evening that was largely at
tended and enjoyed,
city.
MASONIC DAY AT JACKSON.
A Lodge of Good Samaritans Formed
'Among ibis Ladles.
Jackson, Dee. 26.—(Special.)—This
day has been auspicious with the Ma
sons of Jackson. That veteran Mason,
Mr. A. M. ‘Wolfhln, assisted by
hls son, Willie, and chaperoned
by his ik>v.lb> wife and Mrs'.
Pauline Chapman of Macon, vis
ited Jackson and met at St. John’s
Lodge a large assembly of Royal Arch
Masons and their wived?
Mrs. Wlollhln end Mrs. Chapman
lost no time In constituting tn a man
ner ever before witnessed here
Fannie Pauline Council No. 3. Good
Samar!tine. This council wds named
In honor of Mrs. Wollhln and Mrs.
Chapman. The superior ability and
lovable manner In which these good
ladles conferred the degrees upon
about thirty of Jackson's beat women
and men was never excelled. They
fcsvc lift an tmprssaion that Hhe etiim*
of time alone can efface. Local Masons
cannot extend to them their heartfelt
thinks In sufficient eerms to repay
them for the great sacrifice they have
made In giving to the (own and com
munity so much of rhelr valuable lime
during these days of festivity. The
lady members aa one vote their
thankx.
Upon organisation Mrs. Y. A.
Wright was elected president; Mrs.
Mary Heflin, secretory; Mrs. J. L.
Hooten, vice president: Ocl. M. V.
McKlbbe, wayfarer; Mr*. Rose Chr-
mlchlel, treasurer.
A "TRANCE CLAIRVOYANT."
8end 25 cento, with *e». eex end
stamp and receive horoscope of future
life. Madame Jubber, dead tirjiiKc-me-
dtum, seventh daughter, bom with u
veil and wonderful gift of second night;
tells past, present and future. FULL
NAME OF WHOM YOU WILL MAR
RY; positively no Imposition; advice
on bus mess, love, marriage, specula
tion, divorce, changes, missing friends,
sickness, wills, penskma and uill nfruits
of life; every hidden mystery revealed;
helps all who are to trouble; never
falls; gives advice on all point* of In
terest, business transactions, love af
fairs, family troubles, stock epeouCs-
tlons, law suits, absent friends, cures
witchery, fits drunkenness, opium
halblt, rheumatism and all long-stand
ing and mysterious diseases.
15,000 CHALLENGE
to any medium or fortune teller who
can excel her In her wonderful reve
lations of the peat, present and future
events of persons lives. All challenges
accepted and tn return CHALLENGES
THE WORLD.
Business strictly private and confl-
dentlal.
Madame Jubber will always stand as
high above the common mediums in
this country aa the president above
the ragpicker, white her chargee for the
truth are the same as what the other
mediums charge for falsehood.
Skeptical ptople, who, on account of
the many misrepresentations in the
papers, have lost faith In newspaper
advertising should write and be con
vinced that all advertisements are not
frauds.
It to W«1 known throughout the
world thht mediums are the only relia
ble seers, and their charms cause love,
speedy marriage* and success tn busi
ness. YOUR FUTURE REVEALED
IN A DEAD TRANCE. Unite* the
separated and causes speedy and hap
py mattiagp with the one you lovei
causes good luck In all tiling* by proper
advice. SECURE A CHARM AND
WEAR DIAMONDS. Reveals every
thing. Mme. JUBBER. BOX 75. NEW
ALBANY. IND. LUCKY CHARM
FREE. Cut this out and save It. Men
tlon thk paper.
SHOOTINO AT TENNLLE.
SAFE-BLOWERS AT TIFTON.
They Wasted Powder and Got Very
Little Money.
Tifton, Os„ Dee. 26.-(8pecttl).-On
Monday morning at 1:30 o'clock some
eafe-btewera entered the store of Pat
erson k Vickers, drilled a hole in the
too of Hie eagle, poured powder hi and
fixed a fuse, and blew open the safe.
The report awoke a nurocr of ii.eeperm.
There was only $1.40 in (be safe. They
did a* examine the money drawers,
They also entered the divot end opened
the aafle there, but failed to make a
rates, aa the agent bad secured all the
funrie bn band. There is no clue as yet
to the part tea I team that twb men
left on the cowcatcher on the north
bound passenger. A safe a< Winona
was blown open after the train passed.
Tills bee been a quiet Christmas.
Next Th unlay the Masons will In
stall their officer* publicly. A large
crowd is expected.
Rev. Mr. Hjrroani horahnene bouse Is
nearing to completion. The frame of
Mr. Kemp’s houee to going up.
DOWN AT HAWKINEVILLE.
Personal News From the Busy Wire-
grass MMropoCIs.
HttwHInevIlle. Dec. 26.—(Special.)—
Mrs. 8. L. Landrum, who bs* been
visiting relatives In this place, has re
turned to her daughter’s, near Colum-
bus.
Misses Nora Wood, Anna Hamilton.
Florins Market* and Lila Napier, Haw-
klnsvttVs quartette of Wesleyan pu
pils. ore spending the Holidays with
(be old folks at horns.
Mr. JVton ,W. Roberta, the popular
Shipping clerk of the Centra City Gro
cery Company, to epeoUIng a white
with hls parents tn this place.
Mr. R. H. Powell, the flrat honor
man dt the class of 'M ai Mercer Uni
versity, but now at die bead of the
school at Teimllle. to cpendlpg a while
with college friends In the city.
Mr. Howard E?Orates, who for sev
ens months has been with J. O. Jelks
cotton factors, of Hswklnsvllle, will
return on January 1. to bis obi borne
in Mtifcoon.
Mine Host Bowyer of the Sandera-
ville hotel came over yesterday on the
Ooone* and Western. It to told trial
Mr. Bowyer may become a citizen of
this place e* enaarly dole. From the
some ootbority I learn that Unodllla
may has- with them dept. J Ft. Lat-
tunar, wow In charge of the eld tilisble'
bouse at Hoiwkiaevllle, sf sr January
l, in*.
M ns Sad WIT - «;■.<! tax h-r a - -
; -t-r Coll i;', R-sik, a:. 1.
One Negro Fatally She* by a Deaperado
at Hie Own Race.
TeraUUe, Ga, Dec. 26 —(Special).—Abe
Curry, a negro from above thin place,
Shot and fatally wounded another ne
gro here Monday nlghtl The negro was
•but In the back, and now lies a* the
point at death. The particulars, as far
aa con be learned are as follows: Curry
•wanued change for 60 cento, and asked
•the negro to change It for him. He re
plied that he did not bare but 45 cento.
Cutry then told him he would* thke
that. He handed him the 45 cento, and
Curry refused to give him anything hi
return. The negro Insisted, on having
hla money back, and followed Curry
trtfo the yard. Ourry told him If he
dH no* trove him he would kill him.
Him negro turned to leave, whereupon
Ourry shut him. Oh* bull going tn at the
back, lodging near the heart. There
to no hope tor his recovery.
Marshal HaraiUesirws* awakened tend
was told dha: Curry os* at a dance. He
with 6WO boys slipped to the house and
OBverod Curry h> the roktot of fifty ne-
S nes with a douKe-barreled shot-gun.
e waa lodged in the county Jag tht*
tnorohw. At Che November efbetion
Oury woe shot twice by aoroe white
men, and he in return killed one and
wounded another alt War than, nine
mites above bent.
CHRISTMAS AT MONTEZUMA.
Montezuma, Ga. Dec. 26.—(Special).—
Misses Bessie Cheney at EttorUle. Roes
Johnson of Macon snd BUsa Thomas of
Milled geville. all charcnjpg and slur act
ive young ladles, are visiting Crtwuto
here.
Mkw Julia Done has returned from an
extended vtelt to Atlanta.
<M-:es iMtittle Hill to flatting Mias An
nle Weilouo, at Perry.
OhrtrVnas week promisee to be noted
for mtermtntnmta and parties galore,
which will be enjoyed very much by
the younx people bets, offer a rasher
quick season.
CHARMINGLY ENTERTAINED
Sandersvffie, Deo. 26.—(Special.>—
Quite a select and appreciative party
was highly entertained tor a Short
while a* the residence of Mr. and Mr*.
W. P. Lovett, a few evenings ago by
the splendid red fattens of Mr. Hen
Duggan of this place. Mr. Duggan's
talent as * poptttr speaker to known
far and wide. He h*a n way of charm
ing Ids audience and hls delivery to
perfectly grand. Mr. Duggan to think
ing of going on the stag*, where, no
doubt, he Win be received by more
praise* and applauds than be to In this
community.
STRUCK WITH A ROCK
Grifftn, Dee. I8.-P. Edgar Newton, th*
youngest son of Charles Newton, waa hit
In th* bead with a rock by some unknown
person last night while engaged In a
battle of fireworks It was • sevare lick
just above the eye end will prove to bo
very painful to htro.
Aw ' a red household treasure Dr.
Price'* Baking Powder rise artitowd a
pottdoa unique in itoetf.
MR. SFRINGBR 18 HOPEFUL.
Thinks the Houee Will Pass Ills ilub-
etltute for the Carlisle Bill.
Washington, Date. 2*.-A caucus of
tbs house Democrats to consider the
pending bill will probably be held tro
mediately after the reamembUcg of
oougrres on the third prox. Mr. Spring
ee of llttooia the chairman of th* com
mittee on banking and currency, sold
tolly that he would strongly favor the
suggestion of having a party cause us.
While tneVaucua might not be bind
ing upon those preoett, the general
effect would be good, and it would be
better. In bis opinion, he said, that the
merits and demerits of the bill tee»j!d
W. L. Douglas
W. L. DOUGLAS Shoe# are •ty!l»h, ea»jr lit-
tlnff, amt rive better aali*faction at tha price* ad.
veruaed than any other make. Tnr one pair and
be convinced. The stumping of W. L. Douglas*
nama and price on the bottom, which guarantee*
Uieir value, aavea thnuianda of dollar# annually
to those who wear them. Dealer* who puah the
■ale of W. L. Douglas Shoe# gain cuatomcra,
which helps to increase tha sales on their full line
of good*. They ran afford to sell at a lea# profit,
and we beliavs you can sava money by buying all
your footwear of the dealer advertised below.
Catakunie free upon application. Addrc«a,
RELIEVES all Btomach DUtroan.
REMOVES Nausea, Botjo of FuUnocj.
OoaroBmoK, Padl
REVIVES PAiuro ENERGY.
RESTORES Normal Circulation, and.'
WauMri TO Toi TlnL
DR. HARTER MEDICINE CO., 81. Louis. Mo#
■mursiAiifiULiA
.and Diploma
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ole Hood Boards, -tr bar# born addod^gbora
utsoffv r»i«d wUA Osron *r/ur# •»£•**«.,
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To tbz Eonos—Please inform your read
ers that I hare a positive remedy for tho
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thousand* of hopeless oases have been per
manently cured. I shall be glad to send
two bottles of my remedy free to any of you
feeders who lstve consumption If they will
send ms their express end post office eddrrsa
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Da J. J. BUBERS.
Permsnoetly located. In the sped titles
venereal. Lost energy restored. Fe
male irregularities saJ poison oak. Ad-
dr *“jflii liiKLii Fi)niin?u. 6iq
be fully discussed In private before .othlng appeal
11 to brought to a vote. He sold ha had Uftctloa at h*r
.4 INTERESTING SKETCH.
ala so ftmogly to a mother s
& daughter )urt budding »
TOO INTEREST PAYMENTS.
xrrame Vriwie rw T*.nto*. i0M - In fact, we feared ht. Vila* dance, and
X®* tovalnabte remedy te.
dends et (hla dty are eatfroi/ed tobad era;: >ycd phyxleuna but ■
nearly 175.000,900; at Fhltodriphto •<tempo i in them. The tint of
nearly 110.000.006 and at Boston ttbOajFWted P*
$1.000.099. Interi- mature* atoo on ;,VrV£<|
Urge proportion of the natten.il deb:
and the 4?ovemment_wll! pay the qu:: ssttisM regularly, and midle*
torly latere*; qn the 4'e; about SIAM t-n act rax'- cna ha* ruorrred to
000 end also $1,138,706 semi-annual Ir
forest on It* currency ff* or Parif
BARBER'!
Washington,
of the nivy ha
If. Barber to
navnl attache
don Joo. IT nt
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and no
rhtarlhi
ha# brought t
at recommended the reoedy
patent Brtlf* t> **i would
frit a# a last meet he east ne
eon giving It to Blanche, and the
fc.rooil 1 aedlate.’'—R. B.
hvjo. N. Y.
K Dwri’lve Nervine ia art Id by #11
ft mu gwrMae. <ra*Bi dbwet
Ulna Medical Co, Elkhart, IM.,< i
be. ■ («r htfdrt, Ms bovtai for ft*
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