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GEORGIA IN SOUTH CAROLINA. The other witnesses introduced by the state, were N- B. Clark, Sam Davis, Tom Fraser. Jq$n Mackie, James Pir- kle* G. W. Pirkle, Law Etawkins, DrV and Dr, K. A. Smith. j The exiibit of the Empire" State of the South is now in place at the CharlestonExpositiqh -and ihdkes a brave show of the mineral resources of the old “red hills.” A conspicuous feature, of course, is the display of the various marbles Which are now be ing quarried and shipped from the state, including serpentine, white, pink and gray. The space is outlined in by four beautiful Corinthian columns, the tallest, 15 feet in height, being white; the other three, somewhat shorter ones, being pink, black and white and variegated. These columns & are polished and adorned in the best. ; manner known to the marble worker and are fitting exemplars of yfhat is fast coming to be considered as the best marble for constructional pur poses in the world. From one of these Georgia quarries were recently ship ped four monoliths,' each of which weighed more than 100,000 pounds of pure solid marble without crack or flaw. The new capital of Minnesota is built of Georgia marble, and the builders the country over are using it; where strength, tenacity and weather- ing qualities are required. J A large glass case in which are as-1 sembled numerous specimens ♦ of beauxite and the metal aluminum, which is extracted from it, as well as utensils of various kinds, which look like silver, and last like iron, attracts a groat deal of attention. Then there are granite monuments, case upon case of mineral specimens, embracing the whole record of mineralogy, a I magnificent colection of building I stones and a handsome plush lined | case, filled with gems and nuggets of gold. The most gratifying feature of the exhibit is the fact that every speci- I men is a Georgia product, and with the [ exception possibly of the gems and I nuggets, may be duplicated ad infini-1 turn. Professor Tates has done his | work well, and the only regret that I any Georgian can feel in the premises I is that there is no agricultural dis- j play commensurate with the resources of the state. T. C. Gower /: Tfije evidence of ajl §ave the 1 astrtwo j who made a post mortem examination, corroborated the statement of Mrs. Ev-; a ns, as to the condition and position of the body of Mrs. Blake and Pirkle and Stover. Drs. Gower and Smith testified as to the number of bruises and lacerations' on Mrs. Blake’s body, and said that the most probable cause of her’ death was strangulation or smothering. At the conclusion of Dr. Smith’s tes timony the state'rested its case and court adjourned till morning at 8 o’clock. Tuesday morning the ’defendant was put on the stand to make his statement. No witnesses were introduced by the defense. Pirkle’s statement was very brief. He declared he knew but little about the crime, and was not guilty. He said that he and Stover were drink ing when they went to the home of Mrs. Blake; that they got into a fight and he was knocked down, then turned over on the floor and went to sleep. Pirkle then declared he knew nothing of the matter until he was taken into custody. After the conclusion of the defend- Gaillard that bespeaks clothes character, The styles are original and distinctive; the many new kii in the tailoring gives them a high class merchant tailor effect There is a dash and swing to our suits that you will i find in the ordinary ready-to-wear. Prices range from $10.00 to 25.00 t Our line of Furnishings and Hats are unsurpassed, offeii you everything that is new and stylish. Every article that leaves our house must be satisfactory your money refunded. The special term of Hall superior court called to try Harye Stover and Charley Pirkle for the murder of Mrs. Christina A. Blake, on the 17th of March, in dmcbcm district, this coun ty, was convened Monday morning Judge J. B. Estes presiding. Thirty grand jurors and seventy-two special jurors were drawn, and responded when called at 10:30 o’clock. The grand jury was organized with Mr. Frank T. Davie, of Flowery Branch, as foreman, and Mr. T. .3. Campbell, of Gainesville, as secretary. Judge Estes delivered a lengthy charge to the jury, in which he declared it was to the credit of the citizens of the county that.they had allowed reason to predominate over their indigna tion and passion, and had in the face of the great crime which had been committed, assembled in a quiet and orderly manner to let justice and the law be administered in the way it- should be. He charged them to do their duty fairly and fearlessly, and true presentments make. Judge Estes, after dwelling upon these' matters, referred to his pet theme, good roads, and stated that it was only a question of time before a Hall county grand jury would recom mend the alternative road law. After listening to the charge, the grand jury retired to their room to take up the business before them. Two panels of special jurors were selected after which court adjourned until 2 o’clock that afternoon. At 3 o’clock p. m., the grand jury re turned a joint bill of indictment against Harve Stover and Charley Pir kle, charging them with the outrage and murder of Mrs. Christina Blake. - The selection of the jury was im mediately taken up, the defendants having been brought into court from the county jail immediately, after- court reassembled. This work consumed only one hour, twelve men being selec ted out of a total of nineteen called. The jury was composed of the follow ing well-known citizens: Will H. Da vis, Tally T. Haynes, John J. Martin, J. I. Bell, Walter Martin, J. E. Lathem J. T. Farmer, James R. Elrod, M. K Elrod, W. A. McEver, L. G. Holland and J. H. Irwin. ' ----- Pirkle and Stover, who were repre sented by Colonels W. B. Sloan and B. P. Galliard, elected to be severed, and Pirkle was put on trial. Solicitor -Charters was assisted in the prosecu tion by Colonel Howard Thompson. The solicitor read the bill of indict ment to the juryand outlined what he expected to' prove. This concluded, evidence was introduced. The first witness was Mrs. Laura Evans, adopted daughter of the widow Blake, who was murdered. She resi ded in the same house with Mrs. Blake nnd testified that she was there when Pirkle and Stover arrived in a wagon, which contained a case of whisky. She said-they were drinking at the time, and became so boistrous that, through fear, she left the house and went to Mrs. Mackey’s, a neighbor’s home.' She testified that Stayer followed her a portion of the way as she was leaving the house, begging her to re turn. Pirkle and the old lady were in the house when she left, and Stover returned there after leaving her. After remaining at Mrs. Mackey’s for a few minutes she went back home and stepping in the back door, saw her mother lying upon the floor ; dead, and Stover and Pirkle outstretched up on the floor in a drunken ’Stupor. She went back to Mrs. Mackey’s for help, and the latter returned with her and viewed the same sight, Mrs. Evans then described the con dition of Mrs. Blake as to wounds and lecerations upon her body. ant’s statement, made the opening argument' for the de fense, being followed by ^Col. W. B. Sloan. Solicitor Charters made the closing speech for the prosecution. The judge delivered a clear cut charge to the jury and at 12 o’clock they re tired to make up a verdict. At 3.30 o’clock the jury brought in the verdict: “We, the jury, find the defendant goilty of the whole charge and recommend him to the mercy o1 ! the court.” J. E. Lathem was foreman of the jury and after the jury was polled, each member declaring the verdict was his, they were dismissed. The prisoner sat unmoved during the reading of the verdict, and gave no sign of either approval or surprise. Immediately after the disposition of the Pirkle case, Harve Stover, who was jointly indicted with him for the of fense, was pat on tnaL Two panels of jnrors were called and the work of se lecting twelve men to try the defend ant was begun Atlanta’s Popular Glotliiers, 37Whitehal Long distance Phone 2845. Owing to the indispo sition of Col. W, B. Sloan, Judge Estes appointed Col. J. M. Towery to assist Col. B. P. Gaillard in the defense of Stover. Out of the thirty-seven jurors the fol lowing w6re chosen to try Stover: Wm. L. McKinney, J. A. Cook, John W. Sto vall, J. A. Pittman, W. P. Thomasson. J. H. Randolph, J. M. Ellis, S. C. Boggs, T. B. BufBngton, Jas. A. Elrod, A. F. O’Kelly and Thomas M. Parks. The witnesses who testified against Pirkle were put on the stand against Stover. The evidence was practically the same. At 7 o’clock court adjourned until 9 o’cloc«£ Wednesday morning. There were no new facts brought out and after the state’s witnesses had con cluded, Stover made hi> statement. It was practically the same as Pirkle’s. The attorneys then made their speeches and the case went to the jury. After remaining out from 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon to 9 o’clock Thursday morning the jury agreed on 1 a verdict of guilty with recommenda tion to mercy. Judge Estes imme diately sentenced Stover and Pirkle to the penitentiary for life. At 2.45 p. m. a guard arrived from one of the convict camps and Stover and Pirkle were car ried off to spend the remainder of their life in the convict stripes. A motion for a new trial was filed in Pirkle’s case, and it will be heard at Dawson court 29th instant. It is a singular coincidence that the late Henry Blake, husband of Mrs. Blake, held a jury for quite awhile on a case similar to this, two negroes hav ing been tried for raping a white wom an. Blake was in favor of recommend ing them to mercy, while the other eleven were in favor of hahging. The jury finally compromised the case by recommending one, Henderson to mer cy ai*d the other, Bird Brooks, was hung. This was between twenty-five and thirty years ago. Card of Thanks. To all who by their presence and material aid helped to make a success of the recent festival given by the .Daughters of the Confederacy they de sire to return thanks, especially to the Candler Horse Guards for the use of their armory, to the merchants who made liberal donations and kindly loans of articles necessary for decora tion, to the young ladies for cheerful and efficient service rendered, and to the editors of the city newspapers for favors granted. Miss Merritt, Mbs. A. W. Van Hoose, Committee. Mr. Davie Will Not Bon, Editor Cracker: I wish to thank my friends throughout the county for their voluntary offer of support in the eyent of my candidacy for State Sena tor, but for various reasons I am com pelled to decline to allow the use of my name in this connection. is a source of gratification to me to kuow that I have so many partial friends in the county who were kind enough to flatter me by suggesting my name for this honorable position. Yours truly, F. T. Davie. Deafness Cannot be Cured. by local applications as thev canno reach 'the diseased portion of the eart there is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional reme dies. Deafness is caused by an in flamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, Deafness is the re sult, and unless the infiamation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will he des troyed forever; nine cases out of ten I aie* caused by Catarrh, which is noth ing but an inflamed condition of the mucous sarfaees. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any ease of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free F. J. Chesey & Co., Toledo, O Sold by Druggists, 75. - •’ll _ «* « me. I have all sizes, pan fit any and every* I have some special values in Mens an Oxfords, Also new spring hats. All these goods are sold at a ome to see me Always glad Blown to Atoms. The old idea that the body some times needs a powerful, drastic, purga tive pill has been exploded: for Dr. King’s New Life Pills, which are per fectly harmless, gently stimulate liver and bowels to expel poisonous matter cleans the system and absolutely cure Constipation and Sick Headache. On ly 25c M. C. BROWN’S Drug store.