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MUTT AND
JEFF—
AT PRESS
TIME JEFF
WAS STILL
FOLLOWING
THE TAXI.
BY BUD FISHEF
i . COTTON
NEW Dec. 17. —Liverpool cables
were not up to expectations, and the cotton
I market here opened at a decline of 1 to
L 10 points under scattering liquidation. The
I more favorable average of overnight reports
I from southern 'spot markets and further re-
I porta of progress in plans for financing
| export business under the provisions of the
I Edge law, were encouraging features, how-
■ ever, and the market soon turned steadier.
I January gold 1 Tip to 15.80 c on a renewal of
■ evattered covering and Liverpool buying,
I while Isler months showed net advances of
K 4 to 10 -points, with March selling at 15.t)5c.
■ December was relatively quiet and easy,
■ruling a few points under last night’s clos
■mg quotations.
■ Trading remained very quiet later in the
•nornirxgr, with prices easing off under scat
■|ered realising on liquidation. Liverpool was
■a seller of J«ly, but otherwise there was no
V speciar tredißjr feature on the decline which
f ’arried' January off to 15.60 and March to
’ 15.46, or about 10 to 15 points net lower.
A telegram from Texas reported perfect
weather and said that fanners were selling
freely, but there were rumors that some cot
ton received-here from the southwest re
cently for delivery on contract hada been re
jected because’of failure to meet grade re
qurements. ••
Trading: remained very quiet during the
middle jot the afternoon and there was little
'■irther change- in prices, with January rui
ng around 15.64 c and Maruh around 15.45 c,
r about 10 to 15 points net lower.
NEW YORK COTTON
Ths following were the ruling prices in
:e exchange today:
Tone, easy; middling, 16c, quiet.
Last Prev.
Open? High. Low. Sale. Close. Close.
’-in. .. 15.60 15.80 15.48 15.43 15.43 15.72
ijch. .. 15.50 15.65 15.35 15.38 15.37 15.61
’lay .. 15.53-15.70 15.40 15.42 15.40 15.60
Idly .. 15.63 15.75 15.45 15.46 15.45 15.64
Pet. .. 15.65 15.72 15.50 15.50 15.50 15.72
Dec. .. 15.35 15.50 15.35 15.40 15.40 15.45
NEW ORLEANS OOTTON
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 17.—Estimates of
1.-.rge ginning £o the 13th of December and
lower cables than; due put the price of
cotton down to moderate losses in the first
half hour of business here today. January
sank to 14.64 c and May to 15c, this show
in a decline of 16 points.
A private bureau report put the ginning
at lC,S2o,oflp bales, against 0,396,646 a
year ago and 10,281,139 two years ago, indi
cating production on the seventeenth gin
ning period of 675,000 bales, agaist 552,000
and 7W.000.
Reports of a somewhat better «pot de
■n.ind locally caused small reactions from
the decline and at 11 o’clock prices were
it declined of 6to 16 points. Expectations
>t small mill takings prevented support
from becoming aggressive.
. Mill takings of only 237,000 bales of
American cotton for the week, against 497,-
000 this week last year caused further mod
erate selling. In the trading up to 1:30
o’clock- -active months were sent 21 to 25
points under final prices of yesterday. Jan
uary touched 14.60 c and July 15c.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
The following were the ruling price* in
he exchange today:
Tone, steady; middling, 14.75 c, steady.
Last Prev.
Open. High. Low. Sale. Close. Close,
ran. .. 14.65 14.80 14.58 14.61 14.58 14.84
tfcit. . 14.90 15.02 14.80 14.80 14.80 15.04
dky .. 15.00 15.12 14.91 14.93 14.92 15.16
Dfy .. 15.16 15.16 14.96 15.00 14.96 15.21
let. .. 15.12 15.13 14.85 14.85 14.85 15.04
J«e. .. 14.26 14.43 14.26 14.40 14.30 14.55
NEW ORLEANS SPOT OOTTON
fTW ORLEANS. Dec. 17.—Spot cotton
4 inly and -unchanged. Saifs on the spot,
Ol bales: to arrive, 2.837. Low middling,
.<w: middling, 14.75 c; good middling,
17.23*. Receipts, 11.778; stock, 468,890.
SPOT COTTON MARKET
Atlanta, steady, 14.50 c.
New York, quiet, 16c.
New Orleans, steady, 14.75 c.
Philadelphia, steady, 16.25 c.
Norfolk, steady, 15c.
Savannah, steady, 15.75 c.
St. Louis, steady, 15c.
llonsto.4.,Jteady, 14.50 c. *
Memphis, steady, 15c.
Augusta, steady, 15.13 c.
Little Rock, steady, 15c.
Dallas, steady, 14.10 c.
Mobile, steady, 14.75 c.
Charleston, .steady, 15.75 c.
Wilmington, steady, 15c.
Boston, steady, 15.80 c.
Galveston, steady, 15.25 c.
Montgomery, .steady, 14.50 c.
ATLANTA SPOT COTTON
»tlanta sppt, cptton 14.50 c
I eceipts ... 541
- lipments ... j 634
Ftocks ... . . 31,298
1 MERIC ANCOTTON
.AND Grain exchange
COTTON QUOTATIONS
The following were the opening, highest,
- <west, close and previous close quotations
i the American Cotton and Grain Exchange
■day: ,
Prev.
« Qpea. High. Law. Close. Close.
an 15.52 15.80 15.43 15.45 15.70
arch .. T 5.56 15.65 15.35 15.36 15.60
lay .... 15158 15.70 15.40 15.41 15.60
ily ...e.aa-66 15.75 15.45 15.45 15.62
>ec 15.35 15.60 15.35 15.40 15.45
LIVERPOOL COTTON
Tone, quiet-and steady; sales 4,000; good
fiddling, 12.83 d.
Prev.
Open. Close. Close,
an .' 11.10 10.96 11.08
eb . .... 10.98 11.02 11.14
larch ..mt t .. 11.25 11.10 11.21
ipril •••• 11 - 12 11-13 U-21
lay 11.32 11.17 11.27
une ....
uly .. 11.35 11.20 11.29
uig 11.75 11.24
ept. ...... 771 11.10 11.17
kh:t 11.05 11.12
■or 11.02 11.09
o 10.82 10.98
COTTONSEED OIL MARKET
w Open. Close.
■ay A . 9.51@9.54 9.47@9.49
■nne 9.50@9.55 9.47(89.60
■ uly 9.50&9.75 9.68(89.80
M leceniheg-— *»».-•• • 8.75 8.86@8.95
B Tone, firm; sales, 9,500.
M HESTER'S COTTON STATEMENT
K NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 17. —Hester’s week-
■ crop nUil'rttrllt:
r 0ver1and,.27.492 bales, against 60,696 bales
’ .st year and A1,239 bales the year before.
Since August 1, 303,581 bales, against 705,-
L 17 bales laSU’year and 665,123 bales the
■ ear before. ( *
■ into sight tor the week, 350,055 bales,
■ gainst 479,557 .bales last year and 402,647
■ ales the .year before.
■ For the season, 5,269,139 bales, against
V .548,635 bnlcS'lnst year and 5,781,977 bales
I iie year before.
| Southern. . consumption, 100,000 bales,
| gainst 178,000 bales last year and 166,000
| ides the year before.
F COTTON MARKET OPINIONS
Hubbard'-Bros.: “We think it is best to
iiv on good declines rather than sell on ad
ances.” '
S. M. Weld & Co.: “We are inclined to
>ok for an improved demand after the holl
ar*, and believe purchase* on good setbacks
re advisable.”
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Cottonseed Crushed to December
1,492,919 Vs. 716,646 Last Year
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—Cotton seed crushed during the pe
riod, August 1 to November 30, amounted to 1,492,919 tons, com
pared with 1,716,646 a year ago, and seed on hand at mills No
vember 30 was 581,806 tons, compared with 782,751 a year ago, the
census bureau announced today.
Cotton seed products manufactured during that period and on
hand November 30 were:
Crude oil produced 465,810,463 pounds compared with 520,-
891,678 a year ago; on hand, 166,231,303 pounds, compared with
149,185,556.
Refined oil produced, 266,654,671 pounds, compared with 315,"
715,056; on hnd, 195,204,262 pounds, ompared with 136,429,256.
Cake and meal produced, 657,616 tons, compared with 781,555;
on hand, 220,009 tons, compared with 197,217.
Linters produced, 185,266 bales, compared with 268,064; on
hand, 229,737, compared with 338,956.
Exports of linters were 7,344 bales.
Condition o£ Winter
Wheat 87.9 Against
85.2 December 1919
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—Smaller acre
ages liaye been planted to winter wheat and
rye this fall as compared with a year ago,
the department of agriculture reported to
day. The condition of the crops on Decem
ber 1 was better than on that date a year
ago, but was not as good as the ten-year
average condition on that date.
The department did not forecast produc
tion. This year’s crop of winter wheat
amounted to 580,513,000 bushels and this
tail’s acreage reduction would amount to
almost 18,500,000 bushels in production based
on the ten-year average yield.
Kansas, the leading producer of winter
wheat, has planted two per cent less area
than last year, Pennsylvania six per cent,
Ohio nine per cent, Indiana ten yer cent,
Illinois five per cent and Nebraska two
per cent.
Oklahoma has planted about the same
acreage this year, while Texas has in
creased its acreage 40 per cent, and Wash
ington 7 per cent.
In addition to Texas, Increased acreage
is shown for Georgia, amounting to 10 per
cent, and South Carolina 4 per cent. In
Tennessee the acreage is the same as last
year, while in Alabama there has been a
reduction of 22 per cent and in Mississippi
it is 47 per cent less.
The acreage of winter wheat and its condi
tion December 1 in southern states fol
lows :
Virginia 895,000 acres; condition 82 per
cent of a normal.
North Carolina 672,000 acres; condition
84 per cent.
South Carolina 172,000 acres; condition
86 per cent.
Georgia 244,000; condition 90 per cent.
Tennessee 470,000; condition 80 per cent.
Alabama 55,000; condition 86 per cent.
Mississippi 8,000 acres; 85 per cent.
The rye area in Virginia is 70,00" acres
and condition of the crop 85 per cent of a
normal.
The area sown to winter wheat this fall if
40,605,000 acres, which is 2.8 per cent less
than the area sown last fall. The
condition of the crop on December 1 was
87.9 per cent of a normal, compared with
85.2 a yea rago, 98.5 on December 1, 1918,
end 88.44, the ten-year average on that
date.
The area sown to rye this fall is 4,653,000
acres, which is 11.4 per cent less than the
revised area sown in the fall of last
year.
The condition of rye on December 1 was
90.5 per cent of a normal, compared with
89.8 a year ago, 89.0 on December 1, 1918,
and 91.2, the ten-year average on De
cember 1.
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.—Spot coffee. 6%*.
Open. Close.
Jan 6.12 6.35@6.40
F e p , 6.57@6.58
Meh. 6.75 6.82@6.85
Anril 7.00@7.02
Mav 7.10 7.19@7.20
June ••••• 7.35@7.36
July 7.40 7.51@7.52
Aug 7.63«i!7.64
Sept 7.65 7.74(9)7.75
Oct 7.70 Bid 7.84(9>7.85
Nov t... 7.94(9)7.95
Dec 6.22@6.25
NEW YORK SUGAR MARKET
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.—Raw sugar, quiet;
refiners reduced their prices for fine gran
ulated to 8|25, while another quoted 9.70,
a new low record for the year.
Open. Close.
January 4.15@4.35 4.19@4.20
February 4.20 bld 4.28@4.30
March 4.35 bid 4.39(9)4.40
April 4.40 bid 4.47@4.50
May 4.00@ 4.65 4.54(®4.55
June 4.65 bid 4.63@4.64
July 4.75@4.80 4.67@4.70
October 4.85 bid n
December 4.20@4.30
SHEPARD & GLUCK COTTON LETTER
NEW ORLEANS. La., Dec. 17. —The small
declines in cotton today were logical
enough, being the result of large ginning
forecasts and the unfavorable week-end fig
ures. Hester placed takings of American
cotton at only 237,000 bales, against 497,000
this week last year and 259,000 this week
two years ago. This showing led to predic
tions that December consumption would
prove to be even smaller than that of No
vember.
The National Ginners’ association was
credited with figures showing a production
to the 13tb of December of 10,820,000 hales,
which compares with census bureau returns
to the same date last year of 9,390.646 bales
and 10,281,139 two years ago. The indi
cated output for the period, the seventh of
the season, is 675,000 bales, against 552,000
last year and 710,000 two years ago, which
is altogether confirmatory of the govern
ment’s estimate of the crop this week of
12,987,000 bales.
Trade accounts continue poor, and reports
from Oklahoma are to the effect that six
banks have failed in that state because
cotton fanners could not meet their obliga
tions. Much cotton is reported rotting in
the fields of that state.
The opening was lower, and at the lowest
of the day the trading months were 21 to
25 points under the close of yesterday, Jan
uary trading down to 14.58 c. The near
future of the market semes to hang on
the census buteau report on ginning due
Monday.
METAL MARKET
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.—Copper, steady:
electrolyptic, spot and nearby, 13%<iqjl4c;
first quarter, 14@14%c. Tin, steady; spot
and nearby. $34.09; futures. $35.50(835.75.
J.in. M-mtnally -i-lMiiged. Antim-^, ;
$5.50@5.75. Lead, dull; spot. $4.50(9)5.00.
Zinc, dull; East St. Louis, spot, $5.75@
6.00.
London: Standard copper, spot, '74 pounds
7s sd; futures, 74 pounds 7s 6d. Electro
lytic, spot. 86 pounds; futures, 88 pounds.
Tin, spot. 211 pounds ss; futures, 215 pounds
5?. Lead, spot. 22 pounds ss; futures. 24
pounds; zinc, spot, 25 pounds 15s; futures,
27 pounds ss.
Meat Packing Bill
To Get Vote by Jan. 24
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.—A final
vote in the senate not later than
January 24 on the Kenyon-Kendrick
bill, for federal regulation of the
meat packing industry, was agreed
upon today by Republican leaders.
GRAIN
CHICAGO, Dec. 17.—Active buying on the
part of houses With seaboard connections
brought about a material advance in
wheat prices today. Opening quotations,
which ranged from 1c lower to 2%c ad
vance, were followed by decided gains all
around.
Wheat closed firm, 5% to net higher.
Corn ascended with wheat. After jopen
ing unchanged to %c higher, the market
scored a moderate genejtil upturn.
Corn closed firm, to 3%c net higher.
Oats were firm, influenced by the
strength of other qereals, starting %c off
to %c up and then hardening for all deliv
eries.
Provisions reflected advances both in
grain and hogs. ’
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS
The following were the ruling prices tn
the exchange today;
Prev.
Open. High. Low. Close. Close.
WHEAT—
P«c 1.63 1.70 1.63 1.70 1.64%
Meh 1.59% 1.64% 15.9% 1.64 1.58
May ....1.52% 1.59 15.2% 1.58 15.2%
CORN—
Dec 67 69 % 67 69% 67
May .... 68 71% 68 71 67%
July .... 69% 72% 69% 72% 60
OATS—
Dec 45% 46 45% 46 45
May .... 46% 48% 46% 48% 47
July .... 47 48 47 47% 46
PORK—
Jan 22.62 22.80 22.62 22.80 22.40
LARD—
Jan 13.35 13.42 13.27 13.42 13.17
May „ 13.47 13.67 13.47 13.65 13.45
RIBS—
Jan 11.50 11.50 11.37 11.45 11.30
May 11.90 12,05 11.90 12.02 11.80
RECEIPTS IN CHICAGO
. ' Today.
Wheat 19 cars
Corn 94 cars
fiats ... ... 70 cars
Hogs ... ... 27,000 bead
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS
CHICAGO, Dec. 17.—Wheat, No. 2 red,
$2.03; No. 2 hard, $1.79%.
Corn, No. 3 mixed, 66c; No, 3 yellow,
7$ % @ 74c.
Oafs, Noo. 2 white, 47%@48%c; No. 3
white, 47@47%c.~
Rye, No. 2. $1.55%c.
Barley, 66@91c.
Timothy seed $5.50@6.50.
Clover seed, $15.00@20.00.
Pork, nominal.
Lard, $13.42.
Ribs, sll.oo@ 12.50.
GRAIN MARKET OPINIONS
Lamson Bros.-" Faith in the future is at a
low ebb, but in the long run intrinsic values
will have to be recognized.”
Simons, Day & Co.: “It may develop
sooner than expected that we are over
expoftiug our w.heat, and visions of much
tower prices may be seriously disturbed.”
J. F. Bennett & Co.: “We would wait for
reactions on wheat to buy. Corn is likely
to be a trading proposition around this level
for the time being.”l
E. F. Leland & Cd.: "Unless there Is a
tenewed export buying we do not believe
wheat values will hold at present levels.”
LIVE STOCK BY WIRE
EAST ST. LOUIS, Dec. 17.—Cattle—Re
ceipts, l,7(Xf; no fresh steers in; two loads
held over brought $9.65; general market
steady; bulk cows, $4.75@5.75; bulk can
ners around $3.00; veal calves to $10.50;
bulk, $10.00@10.25: twin calves, eleven
months old averaging 685 pounds, brought
$35.25 per hundredweight.
Hogs—Receipts, 12,000; fairly active,
about 10 to 15c higher than yesterday's av
erage: most of activities on jiigs and lights
which sold at the top $9.50; best heavies
up to $9.30; bulk of sales, $9.10@9.35;
packer eows, 25c higher; pigs, steady; with
yesterday s best time: quality mostly good.
Sheep—Receipts, 1,800; slow and weak;
virtually at a standstill; few 4®ck» of best
yesterday’s extreme close,
$10..>0; only one sale made.
o Dec ’ 17 Cattle: Receipts,
0,000; trade uneven; all classes around
steady; beef steers, $7.00@11.60; about 300
Canadians on sale; bulk vealers, $9.09(8!* 59-
canner cows mostly $2.75@3.99; demand for
bologna bulls narrower.
Hogs—Receipts, 27,900; active; lights, 25c
to 3oc higher; others, 15c to 25c higher than
yesterday’s average; top one load. $9.50;
butchers,_ $9.15@9.35; pigs mostly 25c higher;
bulk desirable 90 to 130-pound pigs, $9.40(9;
9.50.
Sheep—Receipts, 11,000; fat lambs, 25c
to 50c lower; top. $10,75 to outsiders; 95-
pound yearlings, $8.00; no feeder sales.
LOUISVILLE. Ky., Dec. 17.—Cattle: Re
ceipts .300, steady; heavy steers. $9.00(8
10.00; beef steers, $6.00(88.75; heifers. $6.00
@8.50; cows. $3.00(87.50; feeders, $6.00(8
8.25; stockers. $3.50(87.00.
Hogs—Receipts 1,200, steady; 120 pounds
up, $9.2.>; pigs, $7.25@5.75; throwouts,
$7.25. down.
Sheep—Receipts 250, steady; lambs, $9.00;
sheep, $3.00. down.
CHICAGCL PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO. Dec. 17.—Butter: Creamery
extras. 51c; creamery standards, 43%c;
firsts, 47c; seconds. 33(836c.
Eggs—Ordinaries. «o@G4c; firsts, 63@69c.
Cheese—Twins, ?2%c.
Live Poultry—Fowls, 16@24c: ducks. 26c;
geese. 24c; springs 23c; turkeys, 38c; roost
ers. 18c.
Potatoes—24 cars; Wisconsin and Minne
sota (per 100 lbs.), $1.35@1.50
NAVAL STORES
SAVANNAH. Ga., Dec. 17.—Turpentine
quiet. 92%c; no sales (last ss’o November
10 at W2%c); receipts 448; uMbments 90;
stock 15,877.
Rosin quiet; no sales: receipts 1.523;
shipments 512; stock 77.145. Quote: B, D.
E, F, G. H, I. K. M. N. window glass and
water white, $ll.OO (last sale November 12
at $11.00).
Liberty Bonds
NEW YORK, Dec. 17. —Liberty bonds
closed: \
3%S ... $89.96
First 4s. bid 85.50
Second 4s .. .. 85.00
First 4>/|S 85.80
Second 4%s ... ... 85.00
Third 4%s 87.50
Fourth 4%S ... 85.50
Victory 3%s . ... ... 95.00
Victory 4%s 95.00
SHEPARD’S SISTER
SAYS MRS. CUTTS
TOLD HER OF PLOT
(Contlnned from Page 1.)
persuaded Shepard to go to the Hen
ry home in Perry, which he did, driv
ing through the country by automo
bile with Ernest Hopson and Mrs.
Henry.
As to Shepard’s Will
"Mrs. Cutts asked me how I felt
about Mrs. Shepard getting my
brother’s estate,” continued Mrs.
Crandall, “and I told her that she
wa his only heir and so entitled to It.
This was before she had told me
about the plot. After she had told
me about the conspiracy, Mrs. Cutts
warned me to be careful, as the gang
might try to do me harm. She made
the same remark about my son, Fred
Crandall. She also urged me to keep
my visit a secret and not to write,
telephone or telegraph her at any
time, but to see her personally if I
wanted to talk with her again.
“I saw Mrs. Cutts several times
after that occasion and once she
showed me a telegram she had re
ceived from John S. Hopson, who
was in Macon and not in Jacksonville,
as she had supposed. Mrs. Cutts
said she was afraid that the gang
was trying to get her out on the
Hawkinsville road to do away with
her, as she knew too much about the
plot to kill Mr. Shepard. She said
she had seen a car that looked like
Mrs. Shepard’s passing the house
that morning.
‘‘Mrs. Cutts said she was telling
me her story because Fred Shepard
had been a good friend to her and
she loved me because I was his sis
ter. I asked her if she would go
into court and tell her story, and at
first she refused, but afterward
agreed to do so.”
Identifies Alleged Will
Mrs Crandall also Identified the
allaged will of Fred Shepard, which
was sent to her anonymously from
Marshallville during the period when
the state’s investigation was just be
ginning to get started. Under the
terms of this document, Mrs. Elmer
would get an annuity of SIOO per
month and cash not to exceed SIO,OOO,
while the balance of Shepard’s es
tate would be divided among his
nieces, nephews and his sister, Mrs.
Crandall. Judge Mathews took a re
cess just at the closg of Mrs. Cran
dall s direct testimony.
Contention of Defense
To show that Shepard suffered
from a complication of diseases
which caused his death June 1, 1920,
was the goal. toward which the de
fense worked during today’s session
of the preliminary hearing. While
the state continued to put up as wit
nesses physicians and others to tell
of the circumstances surrounding
Shepard’s death, the attorneys for
the defense by cross-examination
sought to break down the state’s
theory of mercurial poisoning by
showing that Shepard had for some
time been suffering from various ail
ments whose symptoms were similar
to the symptoms of mercurial poison
ing. The defense also showed by one
witness that Shepard frequently
drank liquor, this being in support
of the contention that he may have
died from the effect of potash in
.‘moonshine” whisky.
Attendance Falls Off
There was a marked falling off in
the attendance of spectators at to
day’s session. When Judge Mathews
called the court to order there was
only a handful of outsiders in the
court room, although they continued
to drift in throughout the morning.
Dr. L. W. Nelson, of Marshallville,
was the first witness put up by the
state. He said that a few days be
fore Mr. Shepard died he saw the
peach grower in Marshallville, and
that Shepard described certain symp
toms of the illness from which he
was suffering. Dr. Nelson stated
that he gave Shepard a prescription
containing bismuth and deodorized
tincture of opium, a common remedy
for dysentery. The physician also
said Shepard was badly nauseated
and evidently quite ill, but insisted
on going to Perry. •
The symptoms exhibited by Shep
ard were similar to those of a case
of mercurial poisoning, said the wit
ness, in answer to questions by So
licitor General Garrett. No case of
mercurial poisoning from calomel
had ever come under his observation,
said the physician, who stated cal
omel forms a mercurial salt in the
digestive organs under some condi
tions.
On cross-examination Dr. Nelson
said he did not susnect poisoning at
the time of Shepard’s illness. Shep
ard. he. said, told him that the illness
was caused bv eating a quantity of
barbecued meat. The symptoms
shown bv Shepard might have indi
cated dysentery, the witness said, in
answer to questions by Judge Ross.
D. L. Brown, an atotrney of Fort
Valley, administrator of Fred D-.
Shepard’s estate and that of his
father. Mr Alfred Shepard, took the
stand and told of being with Shepard
four days before the latter’s death.
He said that Shepard complained of
feeling ill. „ . „ .
Mr. Brown started to tell of re
ceiving a telephone call from Mrs.
Cutts asking him to come to Abbe
ville. but Judge Mathews ruled this
answer out on the ground that there j
was no pro< f that Mrs. Cutts was the
person calling. j
On cross-examination, the witness
said Shepard drank liquor frequently
fixing it up with lemons.
Further questioning developed the.
fact that Shepard had for some time I
exhibited signs of an affection of!
the throat, but the witness declared,
Shepard displayed remarkable physi
cal strength, endurance and energy. I
Counsel for the defense sought to,
show that Shepard suffered from
throat trouble, indigestion, dysen
tery. hernia, appendicitis, constipa
tion. varicose veins and hemorrhoids.
R. B. Meese. who liver near Perry on
a farm formerly operated by Fred D.
Shepard as a part of his father’s es
tate, testified that he went with'
Ernest Hopson, one of the defend-'
ants, to the home of W. L. Henry
in Perry a few days before Shepflrd
died, finding Shepard ill. that he saw
Shepard again next day and that the
peach grower complained of dysen
tery.
Other witnesses testifying to prac
tically the same facts were J. M.
Johnson, of Marshallville, formerly
overseer of one of Shepard's farms,
and E. J. Marlin, of Marshallville.
The latter said Shepard refused a
drink of whisky offered as a possible
remedy. Shepard said he had some
whisky in his grip but was afraid
to take any on account of his con
dition, Mr. Martin testified.
Defendants Laugh Frequently
The defense is devoting great at-
tention to detail In the cross-exam
ination of witnesses, and the result
of yesterday’s operations was to put
all four defendants in apparent good
spirits. They laughed frequently
during the examination of the ex
perts, particularly when their attor
neys would endeavor to secure state
ments from the witnesses tending to
support the theory that Shepard died
from natural causes. The defendants,
their counsel and their friends, who
were present in considerable num
ber yesterday, were in high good
humor at the close of the session,
and expressed confidence that the
state’s case would fail to ma
0f .1 j% A
To Claim Crandall Poisoned •
Among the features developing yes
terday was the indication that the
state will claim that Fred Crandall,
son. of Mrs. Alice Crandall and
nephew of Shepard, was given a dose
of bichloride of mercury dissolved in
whisky; that he was taken seriously
ill as the result and showed symp
toms of mercurial poisoning. Testi
mony to this effect was given by Dr.
M. S. Brown, who attended Crandall
during the illness in question, which
is said to have occurred on the day
following Crandall’s trip to Macon to
bring Shepard to the Macon hospital.
Dr. Brown testified that Crandall
was “gloriously happy” in Macon,
and that on returning to Fort Valley
he was ill for several days, showing
symptoms exhibited by persons
stricken with “ercuna l P° lsonl
Krnest Hopson, one oi tne detenu
Jjw, w?» with Crandall In l&eon
on that occasion, said Dr. Biown.
Fred Crandall himself is to be called
to the witness stand, according t
the solicitor general.
suss
found in Shepard’s viscera
have been caused by alcohol or
potash, the witnesses denied that
rhis could have been the case, iney
also maintained that they ld
heard of a case where a patient aiea
from mercurial poisoning.
on by the medicinal administration
of calo^; I Brown , s Testimony
Dr. Brown, who was the last wit
ness yesterday afternoon, concluded
Ms testimony shortly before seven
o’clock. After stating .that h e had
been practicing medicine for thirty
years, that he had known bhella,d
for several years and that he had
attended his father, the late Dr- Al
fred Shepard, Dr. Brown told how
he was called to see Shepard on May
31 by Dr. A. M. Orr. for the purpose
of consultation. He said that Shep
ard was unconscious, evidently in
great pain and that his limbs were
drawn up as though in convulsion,
the abdomen rigid and the patient
suffering from nausea. Chloroform
had been administered to relieve
him. After noting the symptoms,
Dr. Brown said he agreed Wl th Dr.
Orr that it was a case of locked
bowels and advised an operation,
which was performed that night in
the Macon hospital.
The operation disclosed no lock
ing of the bowels. Dr. Brown de
clared, but showed the patient suf
fering from acuate inflammation of
the whole alimentary canal, with
great irritation of the peritoneum,
but no perforations of the intes
tines or other organs. No disease
except locked bowels could have
caused this condition, said the wit
ness, although some powerful cor
rosive poison might have brought it
about. None of the physicians sus
pected poison at that stage, Dr.
Brown declared, although he ex
pressed the opinion that in view
of subsequent developments, he be
lieved Shepard died from bichloride
of mercury poisoning.
The witness then told of the first
and second exhumations of Shep
ard’s body on November 7 and 17, re
spectively, describing how he re
moved the various organs in each in
stance, sealed them in jars and
turned them over to Dr. Evehardt,
the chemist, and Dr. Funke, the
pathologist, for analysis. He then
described Fred Crandall’s condition
after the Macon trip, saying that se
vere abdominal pains, nausea and
dysentery, such as were experienced
by Crandall for several days, are the
first symptoms of mercurial poison
ing.
“Have you ever heard of a death
from the excessive use of calomel?”
asked Judge Ross, cross examining
the Witness.
“I can’t say that I ever have,” re
plied Dr. Brown.
“In your medical practice, what is
the largest dose of calomel you ever
administered?” was the next ques
tion.
' “Six grains,” said the witness.
“Did you repeat the dosq?”
‘‘lt wasn’t necessary.” answered
Dr. Brown.
Says Crandall was Drinking
The witness said he did not see
Fred Crandall drink any liquor on
the trip to Macon, but that the young
man had evidently been indulging
while the operation was going on.
as he showed the effects when ready
to return to Fort Valley Ernest
Hopson, who accompanied the party
to Macon, was sober, said Dr. Brown
In answer to questions by General
Harris, the witness said that Shep
ard was indulgent toward Ernest
Hopson and that he (Brown) had
never seen Sfyepard drink liquor. At
the time he was called into consul
tation with Dr. Orr, the witness said,
he did not know that calomel had
been administered, although this
fact developed later.
“In view of all circumstances, in
cluding my observations and the re
sult of the investigation. I am con
vinced that Shepard died from bi
chloride of mercury poisoning.” he
declared in answer to a question by
General Harris. This concluded the
day’s session.
Ex-King Constantine
Is- Paid Regal Honors
On Touching Greek Soil
VENICE. Dec. 16. —Former King
Constantine, Queen Sophie and their
children last night slept under the i
royal banner of Greece for the first ■
time since June 14, 1917. During;
the night the cruiser Averoff, \on ■
which they embarked yesterday and j
which will take them to Fhaleron. '
made preparations to depart from ■
Venice at dawn.
From the moment Constantine set '
foot on the deck of the Averoff yes- i
terday morning, and thus tigura- j
tively stood on Greek soil, regal hon
ors were paid ’im. The big cruiser
roared out a royal salute. Italian
dignitaries paid calls of ceremony
and the crews of many vessels in
the harbor dressed ships. Among
those who called on Constantine was
Rear Admiral Philip Andrews, com
mander of American naval units In
the Adriatic.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER tfS, 1920.
DETECTIVE CHIEF
CHARGES “BIG MEN”
ARE “AFTER’ ’BEAVERS
(Continued from Fage 1)
of which fourteen only have been
tried, thirteen getting life sentences
and one the death penalty.
Asked about his controversy with
Solicitor Boykin, Chief Poole said:
"I have never been at outs with
the solicitor, we are good friends and
I have talked to him several times
since I made my reply to his Insinu
ations. I think If Mr. Boykin were
here, he would tell you I always have
co-operated with him.
“Without criticising anyone, I
want to say there is only one way
to break up the criminal element,
and that is to put them on the chain
gang yhere they belong.”
He mentioned the case of "Griff”
Freeman, who he said has been fined
many times in the state courts but
never has gone to 'the chaingang. In
his opinion, he continued, it is not
possible for any man under him to
give protection for any length of
time without it becoming known, and
if he ever discovered such a thing,
he would do his utmost to land the |
officer on the chaingang.
Poole Declinea Recces Offer
At this point Aiderman D. R. Wil
der. out of consideration for Chief
Poole’s state of mind, made a mo
tion to recess the hearing until the
afternoon session, but Chief Poole
expressed a preference to conclude
his, testimony without interruption,
and the motion was not put by Chair
man Hatcher.
Attorney Chambers presented Chief
Poole with a list of the men who
have been discharged from the. force
in the past two for various
causes. There wwe twenty-six of
these men, and Chief Poole said that
three of them had been reinstated
by action of the board.
The chief expressed his opposition
to the custom of allowing officers
indefinite leaves of absence, with the
privilege of returning to their old
status on the force whenever they
desired. He said that there are forty
men at present holding other posi
tions, but who are technically mem
bers of the police force.
Chief Poole told of the employment
of Detective Lon Terry. He said
that Terry had come to him, told
him he had a fast automobile, and
wanted to get on the prohibition
squad. Terry, he said, was allowed
to work with the force for two
months without pay and without the
authority of the officers, using his
own car and gas. Such good results
were obtained, said Chief Poole, that
he recommended Terry’s employment
as a member of the force.
Attorney Chambers was question
ing Chief Poole.
The chief was asked about his re
lations with Mr. Woods White, and*'
what he thought of the existence in
Atlanta of a band of ex-convicts, or
ganized and in constant touch with
each other. He replied that he had
not had very extensive relations with
Mr. White, but always had responded
to a call for assistance.
Five on Frohi Lquad
“What I think of the oand of ex
convicts wouldn’t be fit to print,”
said Chief POole. “And their prom
ise to any individual not to carry
out their crooked operations in At
lanta is sufficient justification to
put them back in jail. It is an ad
mission that they will commit crimes
elsewhere.”
Chief Poole said that there are at
present five men detailed to the
enforcement of the prohibition law,
and that he should have twenty, to
gether with two fast automobiles. He
said that there is a lot of stealing
and other general crime, and that
he cannot spare the men to have
a regular force on any particular
crime, such as gambling.
He told in detail of his efforts to
break up various gambling dens,
mentioning specifically the places at
24 Houston street, 25 1-2 South
Broad street and -19 1-2 Central
avenue. He told of his “steaming
out process,” which consisted in con
stantly raiding a place until the op
erators got tired and quit.
Chief Poole then tol. of the place
at 25 West Peachtree street, and of 1
the incidents leading up to the raid
by Solicitor Boykin. He said that Abe
Powers was arrested by his men, and
that when Holley and Lamar, the
two South Carolina farmers, tried to
take his detectives to the place, thye
could not find it.
The committee here adjouorned for
lunch, to reconvene at 3 o’clock.
The Thursday afternoon session of
the police investigation by the city
council special committee opened
with an echo of the dramatic scene
of the morning session when Detec
tive Chief Lamar Poole made an emo
toinal denunciation of the accusers
of the police. /T -
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