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Newspaper Page TextTWICE A-WEEK TELEGRAPH FORECAST FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY—GEORGIA, SHOWERS FRIDAY, SATURDAY FAIR. LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS. •ESTABLISHED IN 1826. MACON, GA.. FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 14, 1907 TWICE-A-WEEK, $1.00 A YEAR. ALFARA FAVORS CENTRAL AMERICAN FEDERATION The Revolution Headed By Him Assumes Signifi cant Promotions GUNBOAT MO MO TOM BO STOLEN Dolores Onrr.ez. Secretary ' Nicaragua- and a close •resident Zclay.a who arriv- co Ciiy yesterday, said to- II. S. SENATOR MGAHjlMUER IMM LOST GOES 90EE10 REST Bi WHS SOT FOUND “Xlca revoiuti MEXICO CITY. Mex., Jun* from X ragua: on headed ned significant favor of the Central Ameri • Dr. | -opor- I rnfed- n re- j gua is taking no part in th*» in Salvador. The move- an-n: wholly .. revolutionary one, wirh'-u: outrid.- aid. Nicaragua sympathizes with the revolution!.* i ?. b*' au?e our country is anxious to see i firm f: ivernment established in Sal vador. l.ut Is taking no hand in the Toverncnt in any way." Mr. Gomez ■P-rtiea that Nicaragua furnished the gunboat Morno Tomfco to the Salva- ; rcan revolutionists and declares that the bodt was stolen. At the State De partment today it was said nothing :rid b on received from Central Amer en today. Mr. Gomez will remain in Mexico for several days end on completing his nisiness here will leave for Washing- on to see President Roosevelt, to ,vhom he will also deliver a message rom President Zelaya. MAYOR EUGENE SCHMITZ GUILTY QF EXTORTION Ean Francisco's Chief Mag" istrate Could Not Credit the Verdict GAS AND TROLLEY CASES DEFERRED PAN FRANCISCO, June 13.—Mayor Eugene Schmitz was tonight found j guilty of extortion of money from 1 keeper? of French restaurants in this cii\. This is the first formal convic- [ tion in the anti-graft campaign Inau gurated several months ago. Abe Ruef. who was indicted after similar offenses, plead guilty to the charges and appeared as a witness against Schmitz. When the verdict was re turned Schmitz sat unmoved with his hand to his chin. He apparently did not understand and asked Barrett: "What is it?" "Guilty,” said Barrett. Schmitz’ hand dropped to the iabl but he showed no other signs of emo tion. Judge Lawter postponed indefi nitely The trial of Louis Glass, vice president of the Pacific Teiephon Company, indicted for bribery, which was set for next Monday. He announced that all preliminary matters in the gas and trolley cases would he decided before tho begin ning of the Glass or other trials, the questions involved in all three being identical. FIFTH GEORGIA REGIMENT MADE SPLENDID SHOWING . t’.ie d iy <s a w end profitable c d. lightful featur anny Go ATLANTA. June 13.—■Governor T»r- d and many of the members of the ■■orgln party returned this morning om Jamestown where they went to tend the exercises on Georgia Day. -there were time dls.ippolnt- >111 s i ;l , r.mection with the exercises f. to d-lav in carrying out the pro le was n pleas- One of the was the after- 'ship Georgia Tues- »f tho victors were naval officers on the Terrell says the fif’h -gitnent from Georgia under Colonel iifford L \nderson made .a splendid bowing among the troo.P? gathered as n , ?Ji( to President, and alto- c-her Georgia has every reason to be roud of the day. Hertz Wrestled With Wright ATLANTA. June 13.—Vice-Presideif: • . f the Macon Street railway , nparv spent a large portion of the •tv in the office of Comptroller Gen- ■ ■ w \ Wright arguing with him oit* stion of reducing the tax as- ssn'erd on that company's property. :■ Herts fallowed H. W. Miller, as- t., Vice-President A. R. An- of the Southern railway, who Into the contentions along the m-.- From the attitude taken and other representatives of •ion 1 - who lave recently eon- .viih him. tin- comptroller gen- replied that the matter is one over which his office.has no jurisdiction. Prospects That Johnson Will Hang, ATLANTA. June 13.—The prison commission today declined to recom mend commutation to life imprison ment in the case of Wiir’Johnson, the negro who Is sentenced to be hanged tomorrow for criminal assault upon Mrs. Georgia Hembree, and report to that effect has been sent to the Gov ernor Attorneys for Johnson, as soon as they heard of the report, went be fore the Governor and importuned him to grant a further respite, in order that they might have time to make a hotter showing in his behalf. The Governor said he would take the mat ter under consideration, but the pres ent outlook is that Johnson will go to the gallows In Fulton County jail be tween the legal houref tomorrow morn ing. •ant s it licks ver tax 1 make >rv much as if there number of arbitra- luatlons this year, e claim that the -,ey renpesent- can- Clemency Urged for Bundrick. ATLANTA, June 13.—Gov. Terrell stated today that morf than a hundred persons had approached him urging clemency in behalf of G. W. Bundrick, sentenced to be hanged In Crisp Coun ty on June 21 for the murder of Farmer Shrouder. and that he had re ceived a couple of dozen letters in his mail to the same purport. He has the I Bundrick case now under considera tion and will confer with the prison commission about it again early next week. WASHINGTON, June 13.—The body of United States Se.iitor John Tyler Morgan, who died in this city Tuesday right, will leave here at 11 o'clock to night for the Senator’s late home in Selma. Ala., where the funeral will take plier. Saturday at noon. The body will be taken in a special car. in | charge of B. W. Leighton. the ser geant-at-arms office of the Senate. ! and Col. Edwin 5?. Pierce, deputy ser- ' geant-at-arms of the House, and ac companied by Misses Mary and Cor nelia Morgan, the Senator’s two daughters. United States Senators K. W. Fettus, of Alabama, and Lee S. Overton, of North Carolina, and Joe Jones, Senator Morgan’s private secre tary. The other members of the Sen ate and House appointed by the Vice- President and the Speaker to attend the funeral will go direct to Selma. Vice-President Fairbanks has also notified Senator Pettus that he will join the Congressional party in Selma Saturday morning. Many messages of sympathy from every section of the country have been received at the Morgan home today. Among the many floral offerings re ceived is a wreath of unusual size and remarkable beauty, which was sent by the President and Mrs. Roosevelt. The Senator's body will arrive in Selma at 8 o’clock Saturday morning and will lie in state until the hour of the funeral, and the burial will follow immediately. Gov. Comer and other Alabama officials will attend- the fu neral and all business will be suspend ed in Selma until afier the interment. Immediately after the service the special ear carrying the Congressional party will return to AVashington. FREIGHT NEW ORLEANS, Jure 13.—Walter Lamana. was not found today,’ al though in search for his kidnapers hundreds of Italian homes were raided in New Orleans and surrounding towns. Bands of angry Italians made many of these searches. The usual threa.s of lynching the kidnaper if caught have been made, but the police ap parently have the situation under easy control. Harvey’s canal, a few miles from the city, was practically under siege for several hours while police an-d deputies searched about two hundred Italian homes. In this search two Italians were arrested, one of whom was held as a suspicious person. De tectives went to Rogalusa, La., early today and arrested Thomas Garanado, but anounced that they had found no trace of the missing boy. FEARFUL DAMAGE 10 ■RAIN WRECKED NEAR ST. ILLA RIVER DOUGLAS, Ga.. June 13.—At 3 o'clock p. m. yesterday near the St. Iila river a freight train on the Douglas Augusta and Gulf railway was bsdiy wrecked throwing seven cars of promiscous freight =n the ditch. Fortunately no one was Injured seri ously. the only person hurt being the conductor who received a slight hurt of one hand. It was one of those wrecks in which blame-can attach to no one. Engineer Sparks was running at a very slow rate of speed, preparatory to taking the bridge when a brake hesm dropped that derailed the cars. Trainmaster Lofton at once left the city with a wrecking crew. The tracks will be cleared for traffic by 2 o’clock p. m. today. FORT A'ALLET. Ga., June 13.— Heavy wind and rain storm here did fearful amounttof damage to farms and orchards east of this place. One orchard that sold fruit for $2,500 last week is reported a total loss. Other orchards - have been damaged from 25 to 5(i per cent. .L M. Greene’s orchard is ruined and not a leaf left on cotton and corn. Many orchards, however, missed destruction. TRIAL OF SHERIFF SHIPP FOR CONTEMPT AT A STANDSTILL CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.-, June 13.—The trial of Sheriff Shfpprior contempt of the United States Supreme Court was at a standstill today, but the Government has located a very important witness in the person of ex-Constable Joe Franklin, the negro officer who disappeared from the city at the time of the first hearing. It is said that he will identify several of the alleged members of the mob. Franklin will be the last witness for the Gov ernment. OFFICER AND THREE SAILORS OF ROYAL NAVY KILLED SUPERINTENDENT AND TEACHERS ELECTED CORDELE. Ga., June 13—At a meeting of the trustees of the O'Neal High School the following named per sons were elected as superintendent and teachers for the coming school year: Puperintendent. F. E. Land: princi pal to be supplied: eighth grade. Miss Annie C. Thrasher: seventh grade. Miss Bessie Evans: sixth grade, Miss. Ida Bruce: fifth grade. Miss Jessie Clark: fourth grade. Miss Laura Mer ritt; third grade, to be supplied: sec ond grade, Miss Julia AVisenbaker; first grade. B.. Miss Mattie Clark; first grade. A.. Miss Maggie Bass; first grade assistant. Miss Grace Pitts; overflow third and fourth grades. Miss Maggie Hamrick; overflow fifth and sixth grades. Miss Virginia Porter. PORTSMOUTH. Eng., June 13.—Lieut. Hart, of the Royal Navy, was killed and three sailors were injured by an explo sion of gasoline today* on board a sub marine boat. The submarine was a vessel of the latest type, and was maneuvering in the harbor when the explosion, which was caused by an accumulation of gas, occurred. STRANGE’S STOMACH RALEIGH, N. C., June 13.—In the case of Dr. D. S. Rowland, charged with the murder by poison of Engi neer Chr.s. R. Strange, of the Sea board Air Line Railway, the chemis who has been since May 21 analyzin the stomach of Strange for traces of poison, reported this afternoon .hat no poison was found. The prosecution to night announced that tho case against Rowland will be pushed and circum stantlal evidence be relied upon. The hearing will begin on Monday next. Dr. Rowland, who a few days ago was ■feleased in Henderson, where he had been on trial on the charge of murder ing his son by poison, is in jail here. His wife, who was Strange's widow of six weeks when she married Rowland, who had attended Strange on his deathbed, also is here to be tried as an accessory. BATTLE ROYAL BETWEEN ORCHARD AND LAWYERS COXSWAIN DODSONS BODY HAS BEEN FOUND LUCY LIPSEY GCILTY OF ATTEMPTED MURDER UNION, S. C.. June 13.—The jury in the case of Lucy Lipsey. a negress. who some months ago created a sensation by- entering the office of Dr. Will L. Linder and shooting him while his back was turned, today* found the woman guilty of assault with intent to kill. Sentence was deferred. The defense was temporary. Insanity. THE SOUTHERN HARDWARE JOBBERS HOLD ELECTION icriies which tie stand the assessments wmen ne j .oses to put on them, and ns the . Ptro'ller general does not seem in- I t.a pack down, the indications l • bat arbitration boards will have j ! to bo called in. June 27 for Rule 1 Hearing ATLANTA. June 13.—The railroad commission today set June 27 a? the dite for the hearing of the petition apply rule 1, the continuous miie- f.ire rule to the Centra! of Georgia and the Savannah and Tvhee railroad com pany. the latter being owned and op erated by the former. The commission has called on tho Central of Georgia to show cause why rule 1 is not applied to these, two lines. Poisonous Search From Panama ATLANTA. June IS.—Dr. A. ft. Harp. 131 Foundry street. Atlanta, or.l’ed at t v e office of the'Ttp.te agri cultural department today, and left a beetle which he brought with him from Panama whore he ha- been em ployed in the service of the United St ites Government. The beetle in question was gray in color with black spots and shary mandibles. Pr. Harp say s tils 1s an extremely young one as thev grow to a length of three or four Inches. The specimen is about an. inch and a half long. He stated it th's bug was regared ns more | poisonous than the m’t’esnak Willie Roger* Will Hang. ATLANTA. Juno 13.—The prison commission today* declined to recom mend clemency in the case of Willie Rogers, of Savannah, who was con victed of the murder of his wife and sentenced to be hanged on June 21. The Governor has approved the ac tion of the commission and the execu- i tion will take place next week. A I strong plea was made in behalf of j Rogers on the ground that ho was weak minded. Seven Bishop* Will Meet. ATLANTA. Juno 13—Seven bishops of the Methodist Church from as many Southern States will meet here Sunday to preside over meetings in the va rious Methodist churches for the pur pose of collecting funds to be used in connection with the various Wesley- memorial enterprises which are now to be pushed by the church in Georgia- These include a large new church and a $250,000 hospital. All of the money- raised at these services will be devoted to the Wesley memorial enterprises. RICHMOND. Va.. June 13.—The South ern Hardware Jobbers' Association prac tically ended business today by the elec tion of officers. They- are John Donnan. of Richmond, president; W. L. Sanford, Sherman. Tex., first vice-president: Hen ry* Miller, of Memphis. Tenn., second vice- president: O. B. Barker. Lynchburg, Va.: Bruce Keener. Knoxville. Tenn, and Chas. H. Ireland, of Greensboro. -N. C.. members of the executive committee. At a joint session with the American Hardware Manufacturers' Association, Harry Wise, of the Chattanooga Trades man. delivered an address on "The -Fu ture Outlook of the South.” Congressman Overstreet, of Indiana, de livered an address at the Joint banquet tonight. GOVERNMENT EXPERTS ON IMMIGRATION STATIONS WASHINGTON. June 13.—Commis sioner of Immigration Sargent. Alfred B. Fry, chief engineer of government buildings of New Tork, and Mr. Win- dom, of the supervising architect’s of fice. will leave next Sunday- for Gal veston, Texas, to'determine on the site of the new immigration station, ■which is to be erected there. They also will visit New- Orleans. La., and Charles ton. S. C, to locate the new stations, which are to be built in those cities. At its last session, congress appropri ated $70,000 for immigration stations in each of the three cities named. SIX BOYS THROWN INTO RIVER AND TWO DROWN ROANOKE. Va, June 13.—A Times special from Abingdon. Va., says: While six hoys were standing on a wire foot bridge across Holston River, eight miles from Abingdon, this evening watching the mad waters of the swollen stream, a wave struck the bridge and tore it from its moorings, the boys being \ro»n into the- river. Four of them swam ashore, but the other two were drowned. The bodies have not yet been recovered. The drowned boys w-ere Frank Miller and Hen ry McIntyre, sons of prominent farmers of that section. NORFOLK, Va, June 13.—The body of Coxswain Robert H. Dodson, of the bat tleship Minnesota's Ill-fated launch, which, with its 11 occupants, six midship men and five seamon, went to the bottom of Hampton Roads in the darkness of Tuesday- night, was found floating in the roads today and’ tonight reports were circulated, but almost Immediately- de nied. that the other bodies had been re covered. An orderly from one of the ships from the Atlantic fleet stated at Old Point Comfort that the bodies of the other ten men drowned had been taken to the Nor folk navy yard. Admiral Thomas, of the fleet, however, sent a wireless message to shore denying that the bodies had been found, and a similar denial was made at the navy yard. It now seems to be ac cepted in naval circles that the little launch was run down by’ a coal barge shortly- after the frail boat carrying tne 11 men left Discovery Landing. It was learned here today that Commodore Wm. H. Evans' yacht, the Chilheweo. with a party of Baltimoreans, was anchored off the exposition grounds, a short distance from where the accident is thought to have happened, and according to mem bers of the party, cries of the drowning midshipmen and sailors were heard com ing over the water, though the party at that time believed that the noises were made by- jubilant parties returning from the army and navy ball. Admiral Emory, as soon as some tangible evidence is found that the launch was run down by- a coal barge, call the regular court of inquiry required by the naval regulations and a thorough Investigation will be-made. The sessions of the court of inefuiry- will con vene on one of the battleships now ii Hampton Roads. The Federal steamboat inspectors are investigating. He Was Reduced to Tears By Fierce Assaults on Him MOTIVES IMPELLING HIM TO CONFESS COMPLAINTS AS TO FRANK H. JONES PLEADS GUILTY ON THREE COUNTS CHARLOTTE. N. C, June 13.—In the Federal Court here today. Frank H. Jones, the defaulting teller of the Char lotte National Bank to the extent of about $S0.000. submitted to three counts in the bill of indictment, namely, em bezzlement, misappropriation of funds and false entry. Judgment was suspended until next week. The trial of Percy G. Fonville, as an accomplice, is set for Monday- next. LONGSHOREMEN’S STRIKE DECLARED OFF IN NEW YORK First Car of Peaches. ATLANTA. June 13.—The first car of Georgia peaches has just passed through Atlanta on its way to an east ern market. It is expected that with in a few days they will be moving rapidly, but the crop this year will be far short of what It was last year. The railroad men estimate this year’s and i cr °P between 1.500 and 2.000 cars. saiii arkmen on the can" orinl terror of then ten or fifteen deatl ; hv the bite of this were I He I oar a had beetle against a record crop of over o.Onn Georgia peaches are coming to I Atlanta in only a limited way and are J bringing high prices. h ; eicht months residence abject In taking the bug to eat of sgricuiture w.as fo find out hist what it is and what, if nn.v ar.tiioto. there is for its bite. de Georgia Tech Exams. ATLANTA, Ga, June 13 —The final examinations at the Georgia School of Technology are well under way- prac tically all having been concluded with the exception of the theses of the members of the senior class. Within a wek more than commencement exer cises will have been concluded, and the institution will have closed for the summer but upon the most suc cessful session it has ever held.-—* ATLANTA POLICEMEN GOT INTO WRONG CHURCH Discrimination in Dogs. ATLANTA. June 13.—H Konirs- r-rrU of Smyrna. Gs, who stems him- e V - ex-superintendent of the At- cl--,-.w and a director of the Southern Ken-el C:ub. h?s written a to Secretary of State Philip G ■ i\- bitterly e m-plaining of an ordl- p-.P’c r.nsscd by the town Council of Smvrn.a putting a »nx of $1 per head a i ■ deers except terriers. Mr. Konlgsma:says that this is a violent ATLANTA, June 13.—A squad of •md an uniust discrimination against , policemen who had arranged to present ,,:h<rr breeds of dogs and he thinks it ! a memorial window to one of the is unconstitutional He regards it as Lutheran churches here in honor of a class legislation of the worst type, and : dead comrade named Prosbach cre- h fids that the fact that terriers catch ; ated consternation tonight by inareh- hureh. The mis- explained and the party I ■>f policemen went to the other church I j where foe congregation had long been I rats does not entitle them to exematiqr^ irig into the worng o anv more than should the fact* -hat | take was soon explait NEW TORK. June 13.—Representatives of the 13 branches of the Longshore men’s Union, at a meeting tonight, de clared off the general strike of the long shoremen in this city* and vicinity. The trikers will return to work tomorrow at the wage rate received before the inaugu ration of the strike against the trans- Atlantic Steamship Companies. GREEN HAND DROPPED SPARK INTO POWDER KEG BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. June 13.—A green hand dropped a spark into a keg of powder in a slag pit a’t Bessemer, Ala., today and the explosion fatally- injured John Moore. Tom Adams and Herbert Betheau. Houses for several blocks around were shaken by the ex plosion.’ SOUTH CAROLINA MILL MEN MEET IN ASHVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA MEET AT THE ISLE OF PALMS ASHEVILLE. N. C, June 13.—The South Carolina Cotton Manufacturers’ As sociationtion met In annual convention in th's city today. One hundred'and four mills out of 12S in the State arc repre sented. Among the subjects to be dis cussed are the facilities, the bettering of conditions of the operatives, the matter of tare and loss in shipments and arb CHARLESTON. S. C„ June 13.— I tration of differences In the classification The thirty-third annual meeting of the of grade South Carolina State Press Associa tion opened this morning at the Hotel Seashore. Isle of Palms, with about one hundred members in attendance. The program includes several social events and will occupy the time of the members through Saturday night, when a reception will close the meet ing. CLOSING EXERCISES OF FURLOW COLLEGE AMERICT S. Ga, June 13.—The exer cises of Furlow Coliw e took place this evening a nd in brilliancy were not eclipsed by similar occasions of former years. The valedictorians were Miss Gussie Floyd Fort and Miss Mary- Hooper. A brilliant musical program interspersed the even ing's entertainment, which concluded with the literary e-ddresp by Mr. Edgar Wright, of Troy. Ala, and the awarding of diplo mas to the graduating classes. D. North, director of the census, will deliver an address on the gathering of cotton crop statistics and ginners’ re- ptTtXs. Tonight’s session w->s taken up with the reports of the officers, which were not made public. PORTIONS OF MAN’S BODY FOUND ALONG THE TRACK BROOKLYN SHOE MAN WAS BEATEN TO DEATH rl.a-r" V-»ep hurgU. Secretary of State has wailing far them. NEW YORK. June 13.—August Meyer, well-to-do shoe denier, of Brooklyn, was so severely beaten by highwaymen today that hr died a few hours later. One of the alleged assailants. Nicholas Fenni- more. a youth of 20 years, is under arre s t. Two other? “scaped. Meyer fought hard, but the ass-*Harts were ton much for him. and he r-is terribly beat»n before his j for help brought a policeman to his essistane*. LANCASTER, Pa, June 13.—Por tions of a man's body- were found scattered along the Pennsylvania Rail road tracks near here today-. When the Philadelphia accommodation train arrived at Christiania, it was found the brakes were not working properly, and an investigation disclosed parts of a man's body and clothing wedged in the rigging. Papers found on the body bode the name of B. J. Quinn, Richmond. Va. Judge Crow Liable for Fee*. ATLANTA, June 13.—The supreme court today reversed the decision of Franklin Superior Court in the case of Franklin County vs. J. T. Crow, former ordinary of the county, and held that Judge Crow was Jiabie for repayment to the county of some $1,740 which he had collected during his term as fees from various parties for drawing warrants and Touche: s on the county treasury. This amount was collected in small sums of 25 and 50 cents. The Supreme Court holds that the ordinary was not *n :t!ed to any fee ir. such cases and that the gcaney* must be repaid. WASHINGTXO, June 13.—A com plaint of general interest and impor tance was filed today with the inter state commerce commission. It in volves the payment of switching charges by railroad? where the work is done by the shipper. The case is that of the General Electric Company, and the Edison General Electric Company, of Schenectady-. N. T., against the New Tork Central and Hudson river railroad and the Delaware and Hud son company. The complainants al lege that they do a business aggre gating $35,000,000 annually: that they employ- 15,000 men at Schenectady: that they have a plant covering 135 acres on which are located 10 build ings, and that if requires 50.000 cars annually to carry their freight busi ness. Because of the refusal of the defendant lines to afford them facili ties for the switching, placing and loading and unloading of the cars— facilities ordinarily supplied by com mon carriers to shippers—they are obliged to supply these facilities, in the way of locomotives, tracks, fuel, and labors, themselves at great expense. It is allegegd that last year, the com plainants paid out $134,609 in charges of this kind. They ask the commis sion to issue an order requiring the defendant lines to pay them a just and reasonable amount for the charges which property belong to the carrying lines. GROVER CLEVELAND BOISE, Idaho, June 13.—The men who are battling to save the life of Wm. D. Haywood and the good name of the Western Federation of Miners made their greatest assault upon Harry Orchard today, when, carrying the re view by cross-examination of ills life of crime down to his confession, they bitterly* assailed his guiding motives. Six days they spent In stripping him before the jury- of every shred of mor ality and then, suddenly- turning upon him in final fierce attack, they fought with every- means known to the legal craft to convince the Jury- that Or chard was committing a crime in false ly swearing away the lives of inno- nocent men in the hope of saving his own. They carried their attack to the very- language with which the witness answered their questions and every where they alleged by forceful impli cation that it was put into his mouth by men controlling him. This series o# quickly delivered attacks gave to the trial, amid the scenes centering around the high witness chair in Judge Wood’s court, a depth of dramatic interest that gripped and held every man who watched and listened. Orchard wailed when they recited to him the tale of David and Uriah, That Detective Mc- Partland related to him when he came eeking a confession. Fought to Save Himself. He fought to save himself, but tears filled his ey*es and he rocked uneven! like a fainting woman. His voice lowered to huskinoss and he hid his face in his handkerchief. He steadied himself and went on strongly to the end. Ho defended his motives by say ing that he had finally experienced conversion and penitence, and had re solved to make all possible reparation by a free confession. McPartland had told him that lie was doing a great service for the State and that States were kind to men who served them. There was no other- promise. "You knew that if you confessed to the Steunenberg murdeir. the State would put you out of the way"? ham mered Attorney- Richardson. "Yes, sir.” "And would do it quickly?” "I believed they would put me out of .the way.” "Somewhere along the line the thought came to you that you could get out of it by laying it onto some body else?” “No. sir. that was not the thought at all.” And here Orchard gave a remark able explanation of the motive that impelled him to confess. His voice- fell to a low tone! but there was no other show of emotion. The whiz of an electric fan overhead was the sole accompaniment of the recitation. VI thought.” he said, “of putting myself out of the way, but I thought of my- past life. I did not believe in a hereafter ar all. but I was afraid to die and I thought at times that I had been such an unnatural monster—my crimes had been so great that I would not be forgiven ” “Who told you that?” ‘‘No one.” Who wrote that out for you?” Death Not the End. “No one. but after I had been sent a Bible and had read it some. I’ came to the conclusion that I would be forgiven if I made confession of everyiJiing. I began to think that to sink into the ' grave dtd not end everything and I made up mv mind to tell the truth about tile whole thing.” “So you thought you would malts your peace with the future by hnvinR somebody else hung, did you?” asket) Mr. Richardson. “No. sir, I ihink any man can malts his peas,, with the future if he want* to. I wanted to tell the truth. I did not see any other way. regardless of the consequences to myself or anybody else. I owed it to society, I owed it tj God and to mvself.” Given Him By Almighty. The defense suggested that If Orchard did not get the reference to his duty to society. God and himself, directly from McPartland or any other persona it was suggested to him by- tho oath he took when he joined the Wes tern Federation of Miners. They* read him the oath from tho ritual, but when they- did. lie expressed the belief that the language had been given him by the Almighty. For hours the defense hammered at the motive of saving his own life. They sought to show it in the force of example drawn from tho immunity of informers in the Molly MeGuiro eases, but this the witness would not admit. Next they sought for it in Orchard’s effort to bring Steve Adams to the State and then in the subse quent meetings with McPartland and Gov. Gooding. Once again they em phasized the fact that the witness had written his testimony out. but Orch ard repelled the suggestion that it had been changed by- McPartland, Attorney Hawley- or anybody else. After that it was suggested that Orchard had placed his future in the keeping of McPartland: that the Pink ertons had sent men to his family in Canada: that lie had been supplied with dates to strengthen his story and that McPartland had trained him as a stage manager for his appearance. They tried to show him a pampe’-ed. petted hero-like prisoner, fed from Hie table of the warden, addressed as "Harry!” by Governor Gooding and Warden Whitney: given freedom and liberties no other prisoner ever bad. and all this consideration implying that be would never be hanged fnr kllling Steunenberg. Then came n showing as to how the prisoner had been dressed and schooled for the trial and lastly, l'or the climax, they showed Orchard pleading for and saving the life of Bob Wetter, condemned ro death for murder. Orchard admitted that he had appealed to Governor- Gooding about Wetter and that later Gooding first reprieved Wetter and then com muted his sentence to life imprison ment. On Stand 32 Hours. Orchard left the stand at 2:30 o’clock, after having occupied it for thirty-two hours and a half. Just before he was excused and remanded he went hack to the hands of the prosecution and identified the casing of the bomb he planted at the gate of Judge Goddard's house in Denver. Orchard is to return to the witness chair later because the defense must lay the formal lines for impeaching him and the .State must still have its re-direct examination. Immediately a*fter Orchard left the stand: the Stat£ began the corrobora tion of the Bradley poisoning story. Mrs. Sadie. Swan, who as Miss Sadie Bell, was a maid in the Bradley horn*': er Crook, the milkman who sold the milk that was poisoned and P. L. McCreary, the chemist, who analyzed the milk, catiied the revolting tale from the discovery because of its bit terness. that the milk was poisoned. Mrs. Swan Identified Orchard and connected him with the house. They all confirmed the date as within three, or four day* of the explosion and Mrs. Swan, swore that she opened the front door to get the morning paper a few minutes before the explosion and saw nothing on the steps. There will bo further testimony- tomorrow. ROOSEVELT NOT GRATEFUL TO PRESS SAYS NOYES NORFOLK, June 13.—The National Editorial Association meeting at the Jamestown exposition spent a large part of today in a. pilgrimage to Jamestown Island, where they visited the scenes of the original Jamestown settlement. There was some speech making on the boat going and return ing from the island. Last night the national editors held a memorial ser vice for the members who had died during the past year. One of the most notable papers read before the asso- vopfot Tf Vs Tune 13 a die ciatlon was that of Charles S. Noyes, NOF.rOLK, Va.. June 13.—A dis- edUor of the -Washington Star, whose patch from Princeton, N. J., is as fol- subject was “Journalism Since James- lows: town.” Former President Grover Cleveland Mr. Noyes reviewed the history and received a cali today- from William S. struggles of Captaiq John Smith, re- . . ... T . calling his remarkable services for the McKean, secretary of tne Thomas Jef- e stabl f shuient and preservation of the ferson Memorial Association. Mr. Me- .Jamestown colony, "and the ingrati- Kean came here to talk with the for- tude with which these services were mer President about the exercises repaid by his fellow colonists.’ He which have been planned to take place deplored the fact that Captain smith at the Jamestown Exposition on July did not have an energetic, independent 4. On that day the lineal descendants press to back him up in h;s great of the signers of the- Declaration will work. < get together and hold appropriate exer- John Smith Lacked Newspaper cises on the exposition grounds. Backing. A. little vhile ago the- former Presi- Mr Noyes compared the achieve ment wrote a letter to Mr McKean and tg c f captain Smith in planting this was given out to the press. In “"b ^ lstainIn ~ the English colony with the letter Mr Cleveland waxed enthu- d ^ eeds of Presi dent Roosevelt in siastic about the plan and sa d It will Ws generation . and declared that they act as a great stimulus to national pa- as worthy G f glorification, but xr 10t ra fe< i ln JF'f h °5 n ? tonight Iacked the a ; d 0 f the newspaper press Mr Cleveland issued this statement: h h s0 helped the latter I cannot conceive of an enterprise , his upwa ° d career.” The news- more appropriate to the purpose and t £ e speaker declared, have sentiment which shou d characterize £ lv P en ~j ri . Bo0 sevlt their vigorous sup- the Jamestown Exposition than the | jn hi reform po ii C ies: have ex- congregation of those who descended ? ]oited aI1 his savings and doings from the patriotic and nob,e men who . f hrough the 2 4 hours of the day, glo- thc-ir lives, their | r!fied the man and his work, and made name a household word in every home in the land pledged to each other fortunes and their sacred honor for j t r the establishment of our free and inde pendent nation. It has seemed to be from the first that the mission -of this exposition should be more to arouse he patriotism of our people and to timuiate their belief in the supreme alue of our institutions. “It must be confessed that these deas are in need of stimulation and re newal against the all-engrossing ma terialism which threatens them in these days, and I should certainly- es teem a success the meeting to be held and the other efforts of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association if it will keep before our people the senti ment which after all is the only sure foundation upan which our nation can rest as one of the best and loftiest achievements of the Jamestown Ex position.” Mr. Cleveland is actively- interested in the movement and held a lotur con ference with Mr. McKean. “Mr. Roosevelt has seemed some what slow in acknowledging his in debtedness to the press.” Mr. Noyes said, “but perhaps he will think of it some day when he is not too busy. Captain John Smith had no such newspaper aid, and h’.s great deeds have thereby gone 'unhonored and un sung." History of Journalism^ « Mr. Noyes traced the history of Journalism from the time of the publi cation of the first newspaper in Eng land, the Weekly News, which was started in 1622, down to Jhe modern metropolitan journalism of the present day. He referred to the Virginia Ga zette. established in 1736. and the Rich mond Enquirer, in 1804, as the pioneers in Virginia Journalism. "Though late In arriving” said the speaker, “the lishment of the Richmond Enquirer has been one of the ablest and most influential in the country-, certainly in the Southern half of it.” In discussing the attitude tow-ard the press of “our rulers. State and Na tion.” the speaker -declared that they have, with two or three exceptions, been on friendly terms with the news paper men. In discussing President Roosevelt's attitude, he said: “He has declared himself in favor of ‘clean, healthy newspapers, with clean, healthy criticisms, which shall be fearless and truthful, but when it comes to the test, it is seen that he does not relish these ‘fearless and truthful critfcsms' when they are ex ercised at his expense. That his hasty approval of the brutal deeds of his subordinates at the White House, when the ’knockdown and drag out’ outrage was committed upon Mrs. Minor Mor ris, a refined, cultured, respectable Christian woman, was an act of cruel, heartless injustice. "But the newspaper rnen have no quarrel with the President. There is some friction between them, but no rupture and Secretary Loeb dispenses the White House news with tact and intelligence. And whether Mr. Roose velt is elected by acclamation for a third term, or rules by deputy in the shape of a President designated by him. or whether after an interval of four years, he shall again take the presidency, he will receive the cordial support of the press in all his great efforts for the public good and the national welfare. At the same time the press will reserve the right to ■fearlessly and truthfully, criticise his acts when they are inconsiderate and unjust.’ ” MRS. CARRIE NATION PAYS PENALTY NO. 29 WASHINGTON, June 13.—Mrs. Car rie Nation was fined $25 in the police court here today on the charge of cre ating a disturbance at a saloon last night. She paid the fine and said It was the twenty-ninth penalty that had been imposed upon her by the courts of *he country. ^ draulic stone and It will present press of Virginia, from the eetafe-* handsome appearance. HA"- c- r '>*TM*r)ID MUCH DAMAGE IN LAURENS COUNTY, DUBLIN, Ga., June 12.—A- big hail storm yesterday passed over a section. of Laurens County beyond Hunger and Hardship creek doing a“ great deal of damage to cotton and corn. The width of. the storm was about one-half mile. Work has been resumed on the Christian church and it will soon be completed. The building will be of hy- ‘ it J INDISTINCT PRINT

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Twice-a-week telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 1899-19??, June 14, 1907, Image 1