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they had no knowledge of who committed the crime. They said ;hey only stopped at Mrs. Blake’s a moment to get a drink ot water as they were en route to their iomes from Flowery Branch, that they didn’t have anything on earth to do with the killing and that they were innocent of any con nection with it whatsoever. They even deny that they were at the Blake house when arrested, claim ing they were in the road near their home, and Stover said the As.soon as the fire was seen, Judge Win burn and his family, together with the neighbors who came m, commenced removing the furniture from the house. A but as the rain was falling and continued throughout the night, nearly everything was badly dam aged, many things being totally ruined. Judge Wmburn was insured in the Southern Mutual for $1,800. He considers the damage at least $1000 or more. The Judge’s triends sympathize with him in his misfortune. GOT THE WRONG FRANK. The Atlanta Constitution of Monday relates a good joke on clever Frank Duncan, of Clinchem, district. It seems* that Mr. Dun can was in Atlanta last Sunday, and as his name is the same as that of a man wanted in Birming ham, Ala., for murder, for whom there is a $500 reward, the police officers, as soon as they heard ther*- was a f Frank Duncan in town, set out at once to capture him and gain the coveted reward. Frank had nothing to conceal, he had committed no crime, hut, on the other hand, was doing an act of charity, in which he often engager, and therefore his name was given the officers promptly and correct ly, hence the mistake. The Constitution tells the story, exposing the joke upon the officers, who had the dry grins, as follows: Last night four Atlanta police men found Frank Duncan in a boarding honse at the corner of Decatur street and Central avenue A telephone message had notified them that Frank Duncan, waa is? Officers Tibbs, Doyal HISS IDA HABNED. Conspicuous among women who have attained success in the business world is Miss Ida Harned, a clever insurance writer. A recent letter from, Miss Harned to The Peruna Medicine Co^ of Columbus, reads as follows : CHICAGO) IliXif \ '■ 607 Champlain Building. J The Pernna Medicine Co n Cokimbus f O.: Gentlemen—“As a tonic I find your Peruna an excellent medicine to build up and restore the nervous system. My work ip but doors and traveling to a great extent, and during inclement weather i especially value it as-a pre ventative against colds, and as a ca tarrhal treatment it Is unexcelled. It is with much pleasure I give Peruna my hearty endorsement’* Yours truly, Ida Harned. MISS J* WILSON GAIRE. f Miss Janet Wilson Gaire, President the Ono Musical Club, Kansas City, Mb., Ulan Treasurer The Dream Lode Mining Co., No. 224, New; York Life Insurance is perhaps twenty-two or three years of age. Pirkle is a son of James Pirkle and is about seven teen years old; In the minds of the public gen erally there is no doubt as to the guilt of tha accused men, * but so far no eye witness bsts been pro duced to swear it was they who struck the fatal blow which ended the earthly existence of the old widow Blake. The remains of the dead woman were buried near her home Tues day afternoon, a l rge number of people attending the . funeral. Henry .Blake* her deceased hus band. was, at the time of his Barbara Alberty, corner Seventh and Walnut streets, Appleton, Wis., writes as follows in regard to Pernna: V; |Co.building, Kansas City, Mo., writes: The Peruna Medicine Co.,Columbus,O.: Gentlemen—“For the, past few years I [have tried several kinds of medicines 'when I was feeling badly, but I am free to admit that I never found any thing to «qualPeruna. / v\,.' I “bast fall I contracted a severe cold mvhich seemed to settle in my Joints land mqjde me very uncomfortable for ia couple of weeks, until I tried Peruna. Before a week was passed the soreness \was gone and before I bad used two; |bottles ! was completely restored.” , Yours vesy truly, J. Wilson Gaire. ache and severe pains in the side. 1 doctored so much that I became dis* couraged. , “A school friend told me how very much Peruna had benefited her and I. sent out for a bottle, whichdid more to relievb tne than all the other medicine I had ever taken. “f used it faithfully for two weeks and it completely cured me. I have not had any pains since, anywhere, but feel like a new woman. I am truly, thankful for wbat Peruna has dons forme.” Yours very truly, , , Barbara Alberty* the house and Dorsey and Captain MeCurdv hastened, to the boarding hous+u Two officers went into the housp and two guarded the doors and windows. It had already been set tled how the $500 was to be divid ed—-$125 apiece. There wasiio doubt about Frank Duncan being in the place. He had been seen and he had stated his name was Frank Duncan, H^- had with him a young woman and two little children, and he had told a suspicious story about them Quietly the two officers slipped up stairs and before the suspected man was aware of their presence they had their hands on him. If h- had but moved to draw a weapon they would shoot. It was tb<* quickest and the softest job they had ever preformed. Duncan wa* sitting in front of a stove taking u. chew of tobacco. He looked u,p and asked : ' “What’s up, boys?” “We think we want you,” he wae told by one of the officers. The prisoner wa'S taken to the police barracks, where he show* < that he was Frank Duncan, bu* uot the Frank Duncan wanted fir the Birmingham murders. E«* was I., Frank Duncan, a wealth; planter of Hall county, who als*- owns property in Gwinnett county. He is a cousin of Policeman Dun can, who was killed by his wife The woman with him was a poor orphan with two little children, on her way to attend the funeral o* her mother in South Carolina. When arrested Duncan was help ing the woman get to her destine • tion. zens of Clinchem district. He had a good plantation, and, . was a highly respected' citizen. His widow resided upon this farm since his death, and there is not a better place in the county, it is said. , The tradgedy was a fearful one and the people of the county great ly regret that it occurred. Stover and Pirkle will make a fight for their lives in the courts. They have employed Col. W. B. Sloan to. defend them. The remains of Mrs. Blake were disinterred by order of Judge J. B., Estes Wednesday afternoon, and an examination of her boby was made by Dr. K. A. Smith and W. A. Palmour. This was done be cause the Judge thought it neces sary for a physician to say what produced Mrs. Blake’s death. heinous crime. The principal Laura Evans witness was Mrs wife of James Evans, dn adopted daughter of the dead woman, who lived ill the house. She was in the house when Stover and Pirkle arrived and she swore that they were drunk, cursed and abused d Charlie Pirkle Have Been Arrested, Charged With Winch Was One of The Most Brutal Ever sOom- . They Deny Their Guiit, But Circumstan ces Are Against Them. reputation, and it is said the young men were there to see her when the killing occurred. It appears that Stover and Pir kle went to Flowery Branch Mon day morning and got about two gallons of liquor, ail of which was in bottles. They drank of it quite freely and when they reached Mrs. Blake’s they were good drunk. They got out of their wagon, went into the house, raised a row, causihgThe Evans woman to leave home. During her ab sence Mrs. Blake was killed, but who did it no one can say posi tively, although the circumstan ces of guilt are strong around Stover and Pirkle. The men were orrostftfL brought to Gainesville Mrs. Christina A. Blake was as saulted and killed at her home three miles from Flowery Branch last Monday afternoon at about 3 o’clock, i Harve Stover and Charley Pirkle, two young white aaen, are locked' up in Hall- coun ty jail charged with the crime, and everything points to their guilt. The crime was one of the most heinous ever committed in this neighbors, were summoned, she said, and they tied the hands of Stover and Pirkle and kept them until the arrival of. Jim Green and Law Hawkins, who carried them to Flowery Branch, boarded the Belle train for Gainesville and lodged them in jail here. The verdict of the coroner’s jury, of which Mr. E. H. Langford was . foreman A BAD FIRE. Judge J. B. M. Winburn’s home on West Washington street came near being destroyed by fir© last Saturday night at 9:30 o’clock. How the flames originated is not known, but Judge Winburn pre sumes they started by a rat get ting hold of a match in an attic on the third floor. When dis covered the flamee had gained considerable headway, and had it not been for the efficient work of the fire department the ffiouse would no doubt have been con sumed in«a little while. A great er portion of the roof was burned on the side of the house where the fire was discovered. follows: “Christina A. Blake came to her death by maltreatment at the hands of Charley Pirkle and Harve Stover, and we recommend 4 that they beheld m custody until dis charged by the court.” Stover and Pirkle were seen at the jail here Tuesday morning. They appeared not to realize the enormity of the crime of which they are accused. They refused to discuss the matter further than to deny their guilt, and to declare