Twice-a-week telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 1899-19??, May 10, 1907, Image 1
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MACON, GA, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1907.
TWICE-A-WEEK, $1.00 A YEAR.
MESSENGER BOY PICKED
OUT FREDERICK BUSH
Said to Have Sent Package
That Wrecked Sweet
heart’s Home
Batch of Current
Gate City News
to business matters. The following of-
flcers wtre elected for the ensuing:
year:
John TL Dickey, Atlanta, grand com
mander.
L. P. Stephens, Atlanta, deputy grand
commander.
A. B. Simmons, Savannah, gfrand
generalissimo.
J. C. Greenfield, Atlanta .grand cap
tain general.
George C. Case, Milledgeville, grand
senior warden.
F. F. Petrie, Columbus, grand junior
warden.
Thomas IBurry, Gainesville, grand
ATT..'. XT A Mny 9.—Cnnfr-.p.trd hv P rf ' !atf '- , ,,
, , _ . ..... i M. A. Weir, Afacon, grand treasurer,
•.a i dozen m.-n, Charley Batt.nger, a! g Rockwell, Savannah, grand re
n<-gro messenger boy. employed by Mes- I CO rder.
■ S.-rvi ■■ N'o. S?., at public h.- id- , \ jji>r, Amorieus, grand stand
titiarters today, promptly picked out J ar( j bearer.
Fred Bush, a young white man, as the j w. F. Bowie,"Augusta, grand sword
man who gave him the package, ad- | bearer.
dr- ssod to Miss Kate McCarthy at 447 i
K Georgia avt nuc. which exploded at] Of Educational Interest.
t ie_ residence last night, wrecked it i ATLANTA. May 9.—Two important
and came near causing the death of I resolutions from an educational stand-
id t - Julia McCarthy, mother or the ; point will be introduced In the city
young woman. council at Its next meeting. Council-
lie said Bush looked like the man , man I. F. Styron will introduce a res
who stood in front of No. 1 Forsyth olution shortening the school term
street and handed him the package af- . from nine to eight months. Council
t« r the stores had closed. The man. i rr.an Styron gives as his reason for nd-
b • said, gave him instructions not to i vacating this action the fact that phy
deliver It to the adress until Thursday | 8 | c lans say the month of May Is tba
morning. But the messenger service . most severe month of the year
had n package going In the same dircc- { school children, and that practically no
tlon last night and sent it by Ed Me- i work is accomplished during that per-
GII1, a white messener boy, the son of j iod.
a policeman. I Councilman TV. M. Terrell will in-
Bush is the man whom the police ] troduce a resolution to do away with
arrested late last night on suspicion of manual training in the public schools,
h-.vlng sent the infernal machine to j He claims that the system as it now
Miss McCarthy. She happened to he conducted is too frivolous and foolish
at the theater with her brother, and ' and that no good results are aceom-
hor mother who received it attempted I piished.
to open it, causing the explosion, which I
demolished the upper story of the bouse | Investigation in Water Beard,
and same near eausing her death. ATLANTA. May 9.—It was ascer
Bush, whom the police arrested on | tained definitely today that the water
ftisplelon, stoutly denies all knowledge
of the crime. He is said to have been
a sweetheart of Miss McCarthy's, and
the detectives who are working on
the case assign Jealousy as the cause
of the deed. iBush Is associated in.
business with C. V. Doolittle, and 25
Broad street just one block from the
point at which the infernal machine
was delivered to the messenger boy.
Doolittle accompanied Miss McCarthy
nnd her brother to the theater that
night. Two big revolvers were found
in Hush's rooms when he was ar
rested.
The detectives arc still at work
gathering evidence in what is one of
the most sensational crimes committed
in Atlanta in some years.
Disappearance of F. M. Nash.
ATLANTA, Mny 9.—F. M. Nash is
firmly convinced that the body of his
brother. J. L. Nash, who mysteriously
disappeared a week ago.. Is concealed
bv the waters of the Chatttahooehee
river, an-1 he has increased the reward
which he offered for its recovery from
jr,n to $150. The river near where
Nash was Inst ,-een has been thoroughly
dragged, but without results. Nash
■was a public stenographer. His dress
.•!! t - ie' containing a suit * clothes
•was found on the river bank.
Kniohts Totflplars Elect Officers.
ATLANTA. Alay 9.—The g*-and com
mander. Knights Templars of Georgia,
concluded its annua! conclave in At-
janta today, the sessions being devoted
board has passed a resolution providing
for an invitation of the reports to the
effect that c. member of the board
Thomas F. Stocks, is financ'aliy inter
ested in the purchase of coal by the
department which amounts to approx!
mateiy $30,000 a year. The resolution
does not name the date for the hear
ing as that will depend largely on when
President W. P. Brown, of the Ragland
Coal Co., of Ragland, Ala., with whom
the charges are said to have originated,
can come to Atlanta to appear before
tb ■ board. Air. Brown, it is stated, has
been invited to come here to make
good his charges and the board is
waiting to hear from him on this sub
ject.
Continued on Page 7
SAM HAMILTON KILLED
BY MRS. ANNIE MAGNESS
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Alay 9—Sam
Hamilton, of Birmingham, was shot and
probably fatally wounded by Airs. Ann!
Magness late todav and Mrs. Atagness
was stiot In the leg and seriously Injured
hv her former husband. TV. R. White, of
Nashville. Tenn.
According to reports. White was re
cently granted a divorce from his former
wife nnd was given custody of his two
children. Aeeonrpanied by Detective Stout
nnd Attorney A. B. Anderson, of Nash
ville. be went to Smitlifleld ct-’ay and
found the children, put them Into a car
riage and was about to drive off when
Mrs. Atagness appeared* and opened fire
on the men. Hamilton was lilt in a
vital spot, nnd White returned the wom
an's fire, she being struck in the leg.
STOCKS TUMBLE WHEN
NEW ISSUES ANNOUNCED
Harriman Roads Will Throw
§136,000.000 New Stock
oil Market
Union Pacific
Dropped $5.25
E
THE “DRUG TRUST
NFTW YORK. Aray 9.—New capital
issues aggregating $136,000,000, which
were announev \ today by the Union
Pacific and the Jouthern Pacific com
panies, created something of n sensa
tion in financial circles today and re
sulted In a sharp decline in prices on
the stock exchange. When the an
nouncement was made that the direc- _
tors of the two companies will ask ] 1;
thetr stockholders toi authorize such | d«jtared void,
issues, quotations of l nion i acme j number plan I.
shares on the exchange dropped a total i securing of th
of $< "5 per «hare from the previous I the sale of drugs.
y\ , , rinv a portion but Charles C. Bombaugh was charged in
•high figure ot thej&y. a portion m , Jh<? bn] of compIaInt wIth be , n g en?ace( ,
not all of this net Tin * * * j in printing nnd circulating lists called
in the latter deaUnffS. I n.s ja^e. c j j ) j ac ] c lists. which contained the names of
move on the part of the two erreat svs- j drugjrfsts throughout the country who sold
t-"ns of which K H Hardman is the | proprietary articles and medicines at
" mueh comment in firmn- I prices less than those which the alleged
, , . _ etotamant frr»m • combination ordered. As charged, he
-,d drew a statement from . wouW ??nd 8 „ st ra( . h ninnth to evprv re _
->n the subject. | tail and wholesale druggist in the United
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Alay 9.—The so-
called "Drug Trust" was perpetually en
joined today from continuing its opera
tions by the entering of a decree in the
United States Circuit Court for the Dis
trict rf Indiana on the complaint of the
the United States Government filed by
Joseph B. Keating. United States District
Attorney. The defendants. 92 in number,
who are the members, officers, directors,
agents nnd attorneys of the National As
sociation of Retail Druggists, the National
Wholesale Druggists' Association, tri-par-
tlte proprietors, "black list manufactur
ers.” "direct contract proprietors.”
"wholesale contract proprietors," and
Charles C. Bomhaugh. are perpetually
enjoined from combining and conspiring
to restrain trade in drurs. fix prices by
agreement, blacklist retailers who cut
prices, or to refuse to s-l! to any retailer
on equal tern's. All publication of blaek-
" is forbidden and all contracts and
ments covered hv the charges are
The direct contract serial
number plan Is prohibited ns well as the
adoption of schedules for
“UNWRITTEN” LAW BEING
PLEAD IN STRONG DEFENCE
Argnments Will lie Com
pleted and Case Will go
to Jury by Noon
Today
Leading Counsel
Will Speak Today
L. D. Strong was placed on trial in the
Superior Court yesterday morning for the
murder on Alonday, April 29. of Henry
D. Smith, whictract of violence he claimed
to have committed in an effort to avenge
the alleged robbery of the virtue of his
lS-year-old sister Lilie.
Long before the hour of opening the
session of court, a crowd gathered in the
halls of the court bouse eagerly awaiting
the convening of the morning session. As
soon as the Superior Court room was
opened, the crowd sought their places,
and when the ease was opened by Judge
Felton, the court room was filled to
overflowing.
What bid fair at the start to be a hard-
fought legal battle, commenced when
Judge Felton asked the lawyers for the
defense If they were ready and ordered
the first 4S jurors called. Two or more
were disqualified by being connected by
blood or marriage. As each juror arose in
answer to his name, he run the gauntlet
of the State and then the defense, and
the panel was soon exhausted. AVhen the
next 24 arose to be sworn. The exami
nation of the jurors began at 10:10 and
was finished at 11:55. The prisoner or
his counsel rejected 16 men, the State 10.
and 12 went off for cause, on the ques
tion. "Is your mind perfectly clear be
tween the State and the accused?”
The following is the Jury selected to
pass upon the fate of the defendant:
A. H. Small.
W. T. Baker.
William E. Morris.
Guy Tavlor.
head oau
rial circle
Mr Hart
Mr Hi
12,300.-
if this
Union
n s aid the directors d
elded that it would be better to ofter j
stockholders preferred stock at par
,. ,. v ,,. to sell Southern Pacific
bonds a: a high rate of interest. He
behoves this will better maintain the
credit of the company.
"Southern Pacific has a floating debt
n: ;he present time of ab
opo." said Air. Harrlman
sum $ 14,200.e00 is payah!
Pacific for advances. Under this ar
rangement. announced today, t nion
Pac7.fi.' vi*’. take 4 5 per cent, of the
jv.nnnnrn stock offered hv the Sottth-
' r ’ p.q -.fir stock outstanding. Stock
holders of Union Pacific will hold a
meeting in Juno to authorize, an issue
r , jj.ir. ooo.Oi'fi of common stock. An j
icc-.V of S7' 00o.0 debentures will i
have the first call or. this to the ex- :
f<i-r of '-1 O ' 00.0'I - so that when ali de- I
jrted there will still j
■>f $6,690,000 common
of tt
ids.
who belonged to th» association.
> accused of cutting prices, and
ait of tills, th.es,- "aggressive eut-
s they were called, eould not buy
t was further charged that those ae-
d of cutting prices on proprietary
dlcincs wore unable to purchase any
d of drugs from the members of the
erela associations. All such practices
perpetually enjoined.
MATTHEWS SAYS BOYER
AND HE CAN’T GET ALONG
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unlncumber-
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CHARLESTON. S. C.. Man
ager Matthews today asked for his
re'ease as manger of the Charleston
eluh on the ground that he and Pres
ident Boyer could net stay in the lea
gue together. On last Saturday Mat
thew? was suspended far five days and
he claims that with the president hav- j " .
ing it in for him he cannot do jus- j
tice to the team. The request of ! the printing shop which was run by Smit..
Manager Matthews has not been acted i and in which the tragedy was enacted,
on but it is expected that he will not | Air. Tinker stated that he
to by the defense, which objection was
sustained.
The witness was then asked by Solicitor
Ellis if he saw any blood on the floor.
The witness answered in the affirmative,
saying that there appeared to be a tea
cupful of blood on the floor behind the
screen. Witness was also asked to de
scribe the trail of blood, and answered
that the trail led from behind the screen
to the back door of the store.
Mr. Dasher, of the defense, then asked
the witness if he was sure it was blood
he ha dseen. and eould it not Rhve been
paint. Witness acknowledged he could
have been mistaken, but that paint would
have caked to some degree.
Officer Griffin Testifies.
Officer GrifTin was then introduced.
He stated that he had conveyed the
prisoner from the scene of the shooting
to the police barracks. He recognized the
pistol as being that surrendered by
Strong. He said that Strong had given
him four loaded cartridges. He further
testified, upon being further questioned,
that at the station house he had heard
Strong state to a newspaper reporter
who had asked him what was the matter
“There’s a woman in it. And it is my
sister.”
He also recited the fact that he had
heard Strong call up the store and tell
some one that he wouldn't be back and
that the person at the store could go to
dinner.
Charles B. Erwig. a representative of
the Alacon News, was next called. He
testified that he had heard Strong, at the
police barracks, call up some one at the
store and say:
"I’ve met my friend and shot him,
and I hope I’ve killed him.”
Coroner Young on Stand.
Coroner Young was next introduced,
and upon being questioned, stated that
he had arrived at the store between the
hours of 12 and 1 o'clock. He said that
he had found the screen with five bullet
holes through it. He said he was sure
they were bullet holes, upon being interro
gated by counsel for the defense, and. ad
ded Solicitor Ellis, "you’ve seen bullet
hales and heard bullets before, haven’t
you." which received an acquiescence
The State then announced that they
would rest their side of the case with the
introduction as evidence of Strong's pis
tol, which was a five shot 38-ealiber blue
steel Smith & Wesson; four loaded
and three empty shells, and the "bloody
screen."
The introduction of the "bloody
screen” was objected to by Mr. Dash
er of the defense, on the ground that
various persons, including friends of
the dead man, had entered the place
since the time of the shooting. This
objection was overruled as being irrele
vant.
Prisoner Reads His Story.
The defendant was then placed on
the stand. The dark lines about his
face showed the burden he had been
laboring under. His constant twitching
plainly showed the nervous condition
he was under at the time. He toid the
court he had prepared a written state
ment of his case during his confine
ment In the jail, from which ha would
read for fear he should overlook some
of the important deails in his nervous
condition.
He said that he had known Smith
for the past year and half, or since the
latter first came to Alaeon. He had
never been on intimate terms with
Smith regardless of the fact that Smith
lived just across the street from his
mother's home. He said that Smith
had gotten acquainted with his sister.
Lillie, and had tried to get her to go
out with him. which she wouldn't do:
that as soon as Smith learned that his
mother (Mrs.- Strong) was going back
to the country to live. Smith approach
ed his mother and stated that he want
ed his sister to work for him and he
would pay her the sum of $7 per week
sur- f 0r feeding a press. Strong continued:
"Smith promised f my mother that he
would take the very best care of Lillie,
would not allow her to go out from the
shop with any boys and would protect
her like a father would a daughter.
Lillie Weak-Minded.
“Poor little Lillie, we have always
considered her weak-minded, and this
has also been told me by those at the
rescue home. Although younger, my
other two sisters could always earn
more money than she.
“Smith painted the job in such al
luring colors, consent was given to Lil
lie to accept the place. We are all poor
and Lillie was in such high hones of at
least getting a place where she could
lift the care and burden off the should
ers of mother.
“Afonday, April 22. my younger broth
er came to me and stated that Smith
had ruined our little sister and that he
was going to kill him. I could hardly
believe it and told him if such was
the case to let the law take the case
in hand and not commit a rash act as
he proposed.
"The news rendered me in a highly
nervous state nnd I immediately went
to a Justice of the peace and had a
warrant sworn out for Smith. Having
had to support the family at a very
immature age. my education was neg
lected and I knew nothing of the law.
The case was postponed in the justice
court on account of the absence of
seme witnesses and I then, upon the
advice of my counsel, took the case be
fore the grand jury.
“My poor little sister had to go be
fore the grand jury and testify to her
shame." -•
Strong then went on and described
what his sister told him had taken
place in Smith’s office.
“Night after night and day .after
day my poor old mother knew some
thing was wrong and asked Lilia for
an explanation, but the girl was
afraid lest Smith would carry out his
threat.
“On Alonday. April 29 I left the
store as is m.v usual custom at 11
o’clock to go to dinner. I passed the
place of Smith and he seemed to be
beckoning me to enter. I passed on
and on my way back from dinner he
again beckoned me to enter.”
Strong concluded by saying that
Smith cursed him and the next he re
membered was the pleading of Air.
Sims to not shoot any more at Smith.
Beal.
G. F. Gileland.
J. P. Sammons.
•T. AT Sharp. ,
Frank Klopher.
W. H. Burns.
3. W. Brvant.
3. A. Jordan.
Opening for State.
Solicitor Roland B. Ellis opened the case
with a brief recital of the incidents of
the fatal day of the shooting. He recited
the fact that the conversation supposed
to have taken place between Strong and
Smith could not be proven, as the only
witness besides the defendant is dead.
He said that the State would show that
upon the entrance of the defendant in the
printing offfee. Smith had run behind a
screen in terror, and that Strong had fol
lowed him. shooting five times tnto
Smith's body through the screen: that
Smith then ran out of the back door of
thn printing office, followed by Strong,
who W3s finally pursuaded to cease shoot
ing hv Mr. Sims, whose place of business
next door, and that Smith's dying
statement charged Strong with producing
his wounds.
H. .T. Sims, who conducts a bicycle store
adjoining Smith’s printing office, was the
first witness introduced by the State.
Sims stated that the first he heard of the
shooting was a muffled sound which
lie supposed to be a bursting bicycle tir**.
which, he said, was followed by two
more distinct shots, after which he heard
Smith scream. He said that in a moment
Smith entered his shop with clothes sat
urated with blood and fell behind a piece
of furniture cowering in terror. He said
he next saw Strong standing on the side-
ralk in front unbreeching his pistol: that
he asked Strong not to shoot anv more.
nd* then Strong asked for a policeman.
Officer Griffin came up and Stron
rendered.
Blood Behind Screen.
Sims further stated that in company
with Coroner Young, he had found blood
behind the screen or sign, and the screen
was perforated with five bullet holes,
all within IS Inches of one another, and
about three feet from the floor. Blood
was plainly found on the backside of the
screen. Upon being ouestioned. the wit-
said thnt he did not remember a
girl named Lillie Stiong ever worked
for Smith, nor a girl by the name of Sin
clair. However, he said he remembered
girl about 14 years of age as having
worked for Smith, but didn’t know her
name. About this girl he admitted he had
bad a conversation with Smith.
Dr. Eugene B. Eider was the n-'xl
State's witness introduced, clearly
cribed the condition of Smith when the
latter was brought to the hospital, stating
that there was one wound in Smith’s
cheek one In the neck, one under the left
arm-pit, and two in the right shoulder.
Smith Claimed Innocence.
Dr. Elder testified that when he Asked
Smith if he re sized that he was going
to die. the reply was no. and Smith
never later said ho thought he was going
to die. Dr. Elder further testified that
hen he told Srsith that he was mortally
wounded and was going to die. Smith said
in the presence of Officers Avant and
Brar.an that he had made no resistance
gainst Strong and was not guilty of
rhat he was accused of.
An attempt on the Dart of Afr. Dasher.-
the leading counsel for the defense, to
elicit from Dr. Elder the alleged nervous
state of the defendant, was blocked by
Judge Felton, who asked tbe attorney if
It" was his Intention to show that the de
fendant was insane.
“For." said the Judge, unless you in
tend to try to show this, the defendant’s
condition is immaterial. Air. Dasher an
swered that he did not exactly understand
what the court's idea of insanity was.
anu was intending to show that the de
fendant's mind was temporarily unbal
anced.
Judge Felton then replied that unless
Insanity was to be the plea, any nues-
tions about Strong's nervous condition
were irrelevant.
This little colloquy between the court
and Air. Dasher immediately gave rise to
the opinion that the defense woud make
their pleas on a basis of temporary in
sanity.
At 1 o'clock the court took a recess
until 3 o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
The first witness introduced at the aft
ernoon session was Airs. Smith the wid
ow of the dead man. Airs. Smith was
dressed in deep morning. and not a
person in the entire court room but who
felt a deep sympathy for her In her
unfortunate condition, as she gently con
veyed from her arms to a friend a young
infnnt. nnd took the stand.
When questioned. Airs. Smith stated I Argument in the case was then be-
that she had married Atr. Smith only two i j-uj,
bo?” one°*chi?d. an VnfaST'nVrf onh- j Charles A. Glawson opened for the
ejeht month?. S?io ? id tint sh* had hoer. • defense. He spoke for fully an hour.
v.- ; th tier husbir.il on’y i f* w minute? be- I He read from the statute.-? of Georgia
fore the tragedy, a" i thnt the last time j justifying man in defending members
iVv coffin at J 0 f his family, and claimed that
Mrs.^Srr'ith^pfteousTy^obbed ' Strong’s act was justified under the
words out. and she was dismissed | statute,
i but few questions. I Hendlev V. Xapier was next heard
h^ n^xt witness to he introduced was ! for the defense.
H. Tinker, w.io formerly conducted j claimed the holes in the screen.
re In number, could not be made with
S. & W. 32-caliber revolver, that the
THREE SCOSE PEOPLE
I
WIFE OF FORMER TRAFFIC MANA
GER OF BURLINGTON R. R.
LOST HER LIFE.
CHICAGO, May 9.—One woman -was
killed and three score other persons
were injured today in a wreck on the
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy Railroad
at the crossing of that line with Ham
lin avenue in the Southwestern part
of the city. The woman whose life
was lost was Mrs. Mars- Miller, widow
of Thomas Aliller, formerly traffic
manager of the Burlington road. Fully
forty passengers other than those men
tioned below were injured, but In so
slight a manner that they did not re
port their injuries to the police. The
seriously injured were as follows.
Airs. Pauline Aloranz. East Grove, Ill.:
Katherine Moranz. daughter of Airs.
Aloranz, may die; Aliss Theresa *Wied-
nowski: Aliss Eva Shepard, Hinsdale.
Ill.; Aliss Alay Alorrlsey. Chicago: Alibis
Martha No van.
The train which was No. 114. which
runs between Aurora. Ills., and Chicago.
It consisted today of four cars, all well
filled with passengers. The cause of
the accident is not known, but it is
believed to have been the spreading
of rails. The train was running at the
rate of forty miles an hour, when
the locomotive suddenly left the rails,
ran along the roadbed for seventy-five
feet and then rolled down a slight em
bankment, carrying with it the first
passenger coach. The other cars left
the rails, but did not go down. All
the passengers in the first coach were
more or less hurt. Aliss Alarj- Schiller,
who was killed, was thrown down be
tween two seats and a mass of wreck
age piled upon her. Airs. Aliller was
accompanied by her three daughters.
Airs. George Alorton and Alisses Eliza
beth and Sarah Aliller. Airs Alorton
escaped with slight injuries but both of
the Alisses Aliller were badly bruised
and each sustained a fractured leg.
Immediately after the accident the
wreckage of the forward car burst Into
flames, but they were promptly extin
guished.
NEWCOMB FORCED ROW
ON SLAYER, THOS. W. TROY
I
AND REDUCE TAX RATE
PLAN OF SWELLING PROPERTY
VALUATIONS SO AS TO FORM
BASIS FOR ISSUANCE*BONDS.
Struck Him and Called Him
Names Without
Provocation
Looks Like Clean
Case Self Defense
B. R. T. PAID CLAIMS
TOTALING $1,500,000
ATLANTA. Alay 9.—The sessions of
the biennial convention of the Broth
erhood of Railway Trainmen today
were devoted to the reports of grand
lodge officers, which had been refer
red to and received the recommenda-
. tions of committees. The matter of
disputed insurance claims, amounting
to about $200 000, and which have been
passed upon by the claims committee
before the gathering of the conven
tion. was taken up at the afternoon
session. The undisputed claims paid
during the past j-ear amounted to a
million and a half of dollars. The to
tal amount of insurance carried in the
brotherhood is stated to be approxi
mately one hundred million dollars.
Although the nepet place of meeting
will not be settled for several days, an
active campaign is well under way, in
which DesAIoines. la.. Columbus. Ohio.,
and Louisville, Ky., are leading for the
honor.
The digeussion in Council at the last
■meeting on bank assessments has
brought out some ideas as to assess
ments in general.
Opinions vary us to the best method
of assessing property. The charter of
the city says the assessors “shall be
duly sworn to assess the real and per
sonal property of the city at its fair
market value, according to the best of
their skill and knowledge,” and it was
upon this duty of the assessors that
brought about the lively debate on
Tuesday night.
It came up on the report of the
license and tax committee recommend
ing that the assessments on banks
be made eighty per cent of market val
ue of stock, the assessments on real
and personal property being seventy-
five per cent of its fair market value.
This has been one of the subjects of
street corner talk, and there are people
who approve the action of Council,
and there are others who think that
as there is a specific law as to what
■banks shall pay as taxes, who think
Council was wrong.
It is right here that the method of
assessments is discussed. One plan is
that all property should be assessed at
its fair market value and, as was done
In Augusta, the aggregate scaled down
a certain per cent., thus swelling the
property valuations of the city so as to
form a basis on which -bonds can be
issued and at the same time not in
creasing the amount of taxes to be
paid by the property owner.
Another plan Is to assess at the
fair market value, instead of seventy-
five per cent as is done now. and re
duce the rate of taxation. By neither
plan would the property owner have
more to pay than by the old plan.
The reduction of the tax rate, with
property assessed at its fair market
value, is considered to be the better
plan. The city will collect on an as
sessment this year of $18,000,000. This
at the present tax rate of $1.25 per
hundred will bring in a revenue of
$225,000. Now, the same property as
sessed at its fair market value, if
eighteen millions Is seventy-five per
cent of that value, would make $24.-
000.000. Reducing the tax rate from
$1.25 to $1.00 per hundred, the income
would be $240,000. The advantage of
this reduction of the tffx rate can be
seen.
As it is too late to make the reduc
tion this year, it may be possible that
in the coming years .the assessors may
assess property' at its fair market
value, and the Council reduce the tax
rate.
PROSECUTION OF MEAT
TRUST PETERED OUT
SAVANNAH. Aray 9.—The threaten
ed prosecution of the meat trust in Sa
vannah has petered out.
It was announced today that it had
been practically decided that the grand
jury at its meeting tomorrow will not
take up the question to pursue it
further, there being nothing they can
get at to fix guilt upon the local rep
resentatives of the packers .and the
local butchers. Therefore the mat
ter will be dronped. and the fearfully
high prices will continue without let
or hindrance.
DUBLIN CITIZENS’ LEAGUE
PUT OUT MUNICIPAL TICKET
DUBLIN, Ga„ Alay 9.—Last night an
opposition ticket was put in the field
by the newly organized Citizens'
League. Air. A. P. Hilton was chair
man of the meeting. The following
ticket was nominated:
Arayor—John R. Baggett.
Alderman—First ward. Will Outler:
Second Ward, E. N. Watkins: Third
Ward, W. O. Ogburn: Fourth Ward,
B. M. Grier-
The ticket nominated last night will
oppose the following:
Alayor—W. S. Phillips.
Aldermen—First Ward. Will Outler:
Second Ward. Chas. S. Rowe: Third
Ward G. H. Williams; Fourth Ward,
J. R. Broadhurst.
This last ticket is known as the ad
ministration ticket
The Citizens League declared for the
election of members, of the. board of
education and tax assessors by the
people, placing the light and water
plant in the hands of a commission,
publication monthly of the proceed
ings of Council, and opposed to ring
rule.
From now until the date of the pri
mary things will be warm. The pri
mary will be held on Alay 22. The
Australian ballot system will be used
for the second time, that form of bal
loting having been used last year and
proved to be satisfactory.
Bond Issue Ordinance.
COLDAIBUS. Ga.. May 9—City coun
cil listened last night to the reading
for the first time of an ordinance call
ing for an election for the issuing of
$90,000 of bonds for the building of a
steel or ooncrete bridge across the
Chattahoochee river at Dillingham St.
The ordinance will be acted upon at
the June meeting.
NEGROES LED OFFICER
FOR TWENIV NILE WALK
ON PRETENCE THEY HAD FOR
GOTTEN HOUSE OFFICERS
WERE LED MERRY CHASE.
Officer Glenn could never find George
Riley, a young negro, doing anything
but loaf on the streets. Then again
he had a tip that George had some
things stored away that belonged to
some one else.
Early yesterday morning he arrested
Riley on the charge of loitering. As
he was taking his prisoner away, Riley
saw two of his chums. Alack Edwards
and Will Gibbs, and called out to them
to “look out for them things" for him.
When Riley was safe in the wagon morning uur
n. .nffioou ooiicrVit "Rrlwnrrl? nnri i lOUTKl regret.
AILVAII, Fla., May 9.—Thomas W.
Troy, a wealthy -lumber dealer in Hon
duras. .Central America, shot and killed
George.W. Newcomb in a bar room at
West Palm Beach yesterday afternoon.
Troy had been in the city but half an
hour when the shooting happened. He
came ashore there froip the steamer
Cecelia, said to be owned by him.
which was bound for New York. Troy
wanted to get to New York before the
steamer on account of important busi
ness. He intended taking the train to
New York last, night and was directed
by a negro, to Zapfs' bar as probably
the place to get refreshment, where
ho ordered a bottle of champagne
served in an ante-room of the bar.
Newcomb Nagged Tory.
Newcomb invited him to drink but
Troy thanked him and declined, retir
ing to an ante-room to drink cham
pagne and read a paper while waiting
for the train. Newcomb and three
friends passed several slurs directed at
Troy, Newcomb trying to engage Troy
in a quarrel. Later he urged Newcomb
to let him alone and also called the
•bar keeper to protect him against in
sulting remarks. Still Newcomb con
tinued to nag him. Troy told him he
had better go away, when Newcomb
picked up Troy's grip. Troy grabbed
for the grip unsuccessfully. Newcomb
said: “Oh. you've got a gun. have
you?” and opened Troy's grip. He
said: “There, take your little toy gun
and commence shooting,” and made a =
If to grab a pistol from his pocket. As
lie did he struck Troy in the face and
called him vile names.
Troy Made Short Work.
Troy drew a gun and shot five times
into the body of Newcomb, who stag
gered and fell dead, each shot enough
to cause .instant death.
Troy then ordered Newcomb’s com
panions to leave the saloon, which they
did. An officer arrived immediately
after the shots were fired and placed
Troy tinder arrest, without resistance.
He was brought to Aliami immediately
in nn automobile and locked in a ceil
In tbe county Jail.
In his grip taken* by the sheriff were
$200,000 in bonds. Troy Immediately
wired to his brother, Daniel Troy, a
New York lawyer, to come to Aliami
and defend him.
Troy also engaged counsel in (His
city. When seen today by the re
porters he refused , to. talk. He is be
ing treated well by authorities at the
jail. He makes no complaint except
he has to eat in a cell. Two men in
the city who know Troy and went to
the jail to see him say he is a man of
excellent habits.
A preliminary hearing will not he
held until his brother arrives.
Newcomb an Idler.
Newcomb was a young man about
twenty-six. TIis father is wealthy.
Newcomb was idle most of his time,
spending much time in saloons lately:
married about a year, and leaves a,
wife and infant two months old. Ho
used to reside in Miami, where he was
married. He was well known all over
the county. He was very quarrelsome
when "drinking, and a very powerful
mail'. The affair cast a gloom over tho
county. The sympathy is about evenly
divided, although many claim Troy wiil
be released at the preliminary hearing.
NEWS OF TROY-NEWCOMB
TRAGEDY RECEIVED IN CITY
The news of the unfortunate affair
at Palm Beach, Fla., on Wednesday
afternoon, in which Thos. W. Troy fig
ured, was received In .Macon yesterday-
morning with much surprise and pro-
the officer caught Edwards and Gibbs
and told them they must show him
where “them things" were. They prom
ised. and handcuffing them together,
they started out. On the pretence that
they had forgotten the house, they led
the officer a merry chase over the low
er part of the city, and finally after
a twenty mile walk brought up at a
house in Tybee, the door of which was
fastened with a padlock.
Inquiry developed that the house was
occupied by a watchman and was not
Riley's 'house at all.
As it was evident that the two ne
groes had traveled the officer al! over
the country on a wild goose chase with
no intention of finding the house, the
court considered It a case of interfering
with an officer in the discharge of his
duty, and fined them five dpllars each,
while Riley was fined ten dollars.
on it. at
have hin*
eas
i effort
Iraw it.
will be
g-
lck.
nv.s!
,, I.-,-? of the two companies
’nv to place the stock of the
o * companies on a quarterly
1-, ? ; instead of a semi-an-
is as heretofore. The fi 1
dividends which were ci -
, ■ -,. i *odav wore at the same rate as
nt past. This was 2% per
rent on Union Pae ! fl- common, and
; V, per con: or. Southern Pacific, thus
r .he interest distribution to
? a* the rate of 19 per cent
f.> r • e f,,—j-e- and 5 per cent for
Scuthern Pacific.
insls
mad;
Two Negroes Charged with Murder.
anco agent and used part of the shop as
I an office.
I Blocdy Screen.
j The “bloody screen" was introduced,
and Air. Tinker was eaUed
holes were not bullet holes and that
Smith was not shot behind the screen.
His speech was largely on sympathy
d he invariably spoke of the little
HAWK IN P VILLE. "< 3a_ M.w 9.—*Will whlclThe^did^D~s''* U axttire in’the I chIld ' ,vho had becn ' vr °nged and said
Johnson and Sol Barnes were before i nga.... ’ tv hen questioned, he'stated that i there was n0 unwritten law in this.
Judge Pierce vesterday. charged with ■ the screen stood about IS feet from the 1 that *dnncr the law of Georgia Strong
the r.eg
iuperif
the murder of-Honett.'. Clark,
girl found in T< wn Cree!:
and were bound over to :h<
C irt. The evidence igains:
that of George Smith, aaoti
who swore that he saw them going in
that direction the Sunday before :he
day the girl left home The defer.-
dan-s admitted having seen the g-*r!
de-eend the ladder from the railroad
trestle.
:r of the store, the dimensions of wh
re 2S feet long by s feet wide. He said
at he had examined tho store soon
:er the shooting in company with Cor-
t; was j or.er Voung. nr.d had discovered five btil-
negro. ! let holes in the screen; that the screen
stood in front of an imposing stone, upon
tvl-ich Smith usually made up his type
forms. When questioned if lie saw a type
form on the stone, he answered that he
had seen a partially completed one. So- |
was justifiable and hs did not believe
that the jury would convict him.
At 6 o’clock Warren Roberts for the
State began speaking.
Air. Roberts, though young in years,
argued his side of the case with logic
and vigor and bis speech compared
favorably with the two that preceded.
: At 6 o'clock Judge Felton ordered an
Ellis asked him who "was "the job I adjournment until this morning at 9
being prepared for. This was objected I o'clock, the Jury being turned over to
Louisiana Sugar Outlook Good.
NEW ORLEANS. Arav 9.—According
to the estimate of a number of exten
sive can growers in the sugar belt,
Louisiana should make this year 340,-
000 tons of sugar or more. The aver
age crop of the State is 250,000 tons.
Last year only 225.000 tons were made.
It is not believed that the short crop
in Cuba will -have any effect on the
price of the Louisiana product, for the
beet crop is as large as usual.
Mrs. J. R. Langford Ddad.
WAVERLY HALL, Ga.. Alay 9.—
Mrs. J. R. Langford, of this place, died
Thursday night of consumption. She
leaves a husband ond one daughter and
many relatives and friends to mourn
her loss.
the care of the Sheriff for the night.
Arthur L. Dasher leading counsel
for the defense, and Solicitor Ellis will
be heard this morning.
Culberson For Minority Leader.
WASHINGTON, May 9.—It now be
gins to look very much as though Sen
ator Charles A. Culberson has the best
chance of being chosen minority leader
in the Senate next December. Accord
ing to report. Senator Culberson now
claims he has enough pledges from
Democratic associates to secure his
election.
Senator Culberson is now serving his
second term in the upper branch of the
national legislature and there are few
members of that body of wider political
experience. He has -been in public life
continuously since 1890. in which year
he was elected attorney-general of
Texas. Subsequently he served four
years as Governor of his State and he
has been in public life since 1899. At
the two last Democratic national con
ventions he served as chairman of the
Texas delegation. He comes by his in
clination for politics naturally, as his
father was a member of Congress from
Texas for twenty-two years.
With Congress In a long session just ]
prior to the Presidential campaign. I
Senator Culberson, as minority leader,
would have unusual opportunity for fo- |
cusing the attention of the country
upon his party.
Afr. Troy is well known in Macon
i where, as a young man, ho attendod
college, where he married, and where
he was engaged in business for many
years. Ho married a sister of Messrs.
A. R. and T. D. Tinsley. Afrs. Troy
and her two sons are in Macon, having
come on a visit to the home people.
She. will leave with Thos. W. Trov. Jr.,
fpr Florida today.
Air. Dan *W. Troy, the brother, is en
gaged in business in New York, but
was in Montgomery at the time a tel
egram was sent to New York to in
form him of the affair, and the tele
gram was forwarded to C-iim from
New York. He left "Wednesday night
with an attorney from Afontgomery for
Palm Beach, and will probaly reach
there this morning.
The Associated Press dispatch did
not giye any of the particulars of the
unfortunate difficulty, but it is learned
in Afacon that about a year ago Mr.
Troy and Air. Newcomb had a dispute
about business matters, both having
large lumber interests. They were
well known to each other, and previ
ously had been dealing together in
lumber.
Afr. Troy had sailed from Honduras
on a vessel loaded with lumber from
his lands, and stopped at Palm Beach
in order to go to New York in advance
of the lumber.
Air. Troy had large interests in Hon
duras. He owns the ice plant at Puer
to Cortez, and Is connected not only
with the mahogany and other hard
wood trade, but In mining.
He has numbers of friends in Macon
who learned of the affair with regret.
STRIKE SITUATION MORE
ACUTE IN ORIZABA, MEX.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
IS TO HAVE A STATUE
WASHINGTON. May 9.—Secretary
Root today called a meeting of the
members of the Christopher Columbu3
memorial commission, to be held at
the State Department on the 18th inst.,
for the purpose of selecting a site and
design for a suitable memorial to
Christopher Columbus to be erected In
Washington, and for which Congress
has appropriated $100 000.
The commission consists of the
chairman of the Senate committee on
the library of the Fifty-ninth Con
gress. t 1 ’*' Secretary of State, the Sec
retary v War and the supreme kngths
SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. Alay 9.—A
special to the Express from Orizaba,
Alexico, says:
The strike situation here has grown
more acute. The number of strikers
has been augmented and now reaches
nearly 12,000 and the tendency to vio
lence is more marked.
The Federal forces and those of the
rurales have also been Increased.
All hope of immediate arbitration
has been abandoned and much appre
hension is felt. There is not a mill in
the district that is able to operate and
suffering is beginning to be felt among
the families of the strikers. The au
thorities hav*e the situation well in
hand.
Fire Destroyed Turpentine Plant.
FITZGERALD. Ga., May 9.—-The fire
whistle startled the people at a^ early
hour yesterday morning and the tur
pentine still and plant of Paulk & Wil
liams in the city was seen to be blaz
ing furiously and continued to do so in
spite of any efforts of the fire boys.
The plant and some barrels of rosin
of the order of the Knights of Colum- J were entirely destroyed, but the spirits
bus. ... I yaj rescued- ,
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