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<Tljc Atlanta Baarnal VOL. XXIII. NO. 36. VICTIMS OF "HING" TIKE CIVIL ACTION FOB CMC LOSSES Suit for SB,IOO Entered by ,W. R. Manning for Recov ery of Money Lost in Al leged Swindle Civil action on the part of two victims of the so-called gambling syndicate, in an effort to recover all or part of their losses, now is promised, and one of them —W. R. Manning, of Dallas, Tex., has filed through his attorney. Robert P. Mc- Larty, a suit for SB,IOO against Floyd P. Woodward, W. Clyde Smith and others. 5 In the meantime, Judge W. D. Ellis, Os the superior court, has appointed Clarence Bell receiver for the prop erty confiscated Monday by Solicitor General John A. Boykin in a raid on safety deposit boxes said to have been rented by Woodward and Smith, in which stocks, deeds, and securi ties worth several thousands of dol lars were found, with other documen tary evidence said to be of much in terest to the grand jury in its inves tigation of the swindling and gam bling activities of the alleged “ring.” Manning, who, with Davis, Is the principal victim of the gambling syn dicate thus far uncovered, filed Tues day morning a suit for the rovevery of SB,IOO against Woodward, Smith, and others; a civil action against their property for alleged losses by swindling in a fake stock operation. Tiy petition sets forth interestingly the alleged “modus operand!” of the swindlers. Manning’s petition recites that he Was on a train coming from North Carolina to Atlanta when a man call ing himself “Moore”—later discover ed to be a member of the swindling gang—gained his confidence and in Atlanta Introduced him to W. Clyde Smith, supposed to be a dealer in stocks and other securities. Manning’s petition says that Smith ana Moore induced him to go with them to 45 Carnegie way, where they found what purported to be a stock exchange, directed by Floyd Wood ward, Smith and Edward O. Ellis. Manning says he was invited to join Smith and Moore in the buying of certain stocks on the New York exchange, but declined. Smith and Moore, he says, then pretended to buy alleged General Motors stock, putting up two checks for $15,000 each qs a guarantee.. These checks, curiously enough, he says, were signed “Manning.” but with initials differenj from those of the petitioner. Presently, he says, a man called “Adler,” supposed to be the manager of the "exchange,” announced that Smith and Moore had made a profit of $82,000; and proceeded to count out the money, in bills of large de nomination. Question of Liability At this point, Manning says, the question of liability by the house was raised by one of the “managers,” who said they had no assurance.that the checks put up against the deal were good. He says Smith and Moore premised to raise the amount and told him that ft he would raise $15,000, the amount of one check, they would raise the other $15,000, and divide the* profits with him. Manning says he then went to Dal las and got $6,900 in cashiers’ checks; also $1,200 in cash. ‘He says he re turned to Atlanta, but was not able to cash the checks here. Upon advice ©f Smith and Moore, he says, he went to Nashville, Tenn., where he converted the checks into Liberty bonds. He says he brought the bonds and cash back to Atlanta, and, to gether with what Smith and Moore were supposed to have raised, the funds were given to "Adler.” Adler, he says, seemed to be satisfied, and pretended to send out after the $82,- 000. In the meantime, Manning says, a proposal was made by Smith and Moore that they trade further on the exchange. Manning says he again de clined, and Smith told Moore to go ahead amd sell their share of the stock. Moore, he says, went out and later returned in pretended distress and announced that he had invested the entire $82,000 and ‘lost it.' Smith and Moore, he says, pretended to be come involved in a quarrel and a fight; tfrom which they were sep arated, and Smith pretended that he either would reimburse Manning for his loss, or would give him an op portunity to recoup, but, he says, this ■was never done. These injunction proceedings were brought against Floyd P. Woodward, "William Clyde Smith. Edward O. El lis, J. B. Adler, alias J. B. Lymons; A. L. Moore, W. W. Cline, alias “Swif ty” dine; J. F. McKlaskey, alias “Puss*’ McKlaskey; M. M. Killen, alias "Red” Killen; Little Brickley; Abe Hoizman. alias “Black Mike;” Neil McDougal; George Irwin,> “Kid Gleason, Frank L. Douglas and other persons. Order is Asked It is stated in the petition that tfaje defendants named in the case are professional gamblers, swindlers and confidence men, most of whom have long criminal records. For more than two years, it is said, the conspirators have maintained head quarters in the Flatiron building, at 45 Carnegie Way. 25 West Peach tree street, 49 1-2 Central avenue, and 33 1-2 North Broad street. The petitioner says it is not in tended to allege that all the mem bers of the confederation actually participated in the details of every fraud perpetrated, but always gave “general aid and co-operation.” It is asserted by the petitioner that Woodward and Smith possess considerable property in Atlanta and Fulton county, a great deal of which has been turned over to rela tives. He requests that a restrain ing order be issued against all parties • named, also Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, wife of W. Clyde Smith, and Mrs. A. D. B. Woodward, mother of Floyd Woodward, to prevent them from disposing of any of this prop erty, both real and personal, pend ing a hearing by the court. Hearing on tnis Injunction has been set for January 8. 1921. At torneys Hooper Alexander, Scott Candler, and Robert P. McLarty are counsel for the petitioner. The grana jury resumed its probe ©f alleged gambling, fake horse rac ing, wire-tapping and swindling Tuesday morning and it is expected that during the week a large number of indictments will be returned in volving a number of Atlantians. The names of the indicted persons will not be made public, however, until . (Continued on Page 6, Column 4) W. F. HETRICK HELD IN SOUTH CAROLINA ONAGWORTHCHARGE Former Manager of Cotton Mills, Accused of Short age, Arrested After Being Trailed for Long Time W. F. Hetrick, who is wanted in Cobb county on a charge of embez zling funds of the Acworth Cotton Mills, of which he was general man ager and secretary-treasurer, has been captured in Columbia, S. C., and a requisition for his return to Geor gia was issued Wednesday morning by Governor Dorsey. , Hetrick was arrested last October, and at the time of his arrest it was estimated that his alleged shortage was about $6,000. He was released on a bond of $5,000. Subsequently an audit of the books of the mills was made and it was found that the total shortage was about $90,000. When the case against Hetrick was called for trial, he failed to appear, and his bond was forfeited. The bondsmen Herbert Clay, state sena tor-elect and’ prominent lawyer of Marietta, to apprehend Hetrick and return him to Cobb county for trial. Attorney Clay in turn engaged the services of the Adams National De tective agency, of which W. T. Gloer, of Atlanta, is general manager, and tjiey took up the trail. Hetrick was followed to Minnesota, to Florida and to several other states, and fi nally located in Columbia, S. C., where, it is said, he had an engage ment to meet his wife and spend the Christmas holidays. On his arrival in that city he was met by an officer of the law and placed under arrest. Attorney Clay at the governor’s of fice Wednesday morning stated that Mr. Gloer had done a very fine piece of work in trailing Hetrick. Hetrick was only twenty-eight years o)d at the time of the alleged embezzlement. For a man of ftis years he held a very responsible and important position. He is said to have owned considerable stock in the cotton mill for which he had given his note, and is said to have lived in fine style with expensive automobiles and other luxuries. The general im pression in Acworth and Marietta was that he was a very wealthy young man. Upon the arrival of Hetrick in Co lumbia Tuesday afternoon, it is said, he was conf?onted by a representa tive of the Adorns detective agency. At that time? it is said, Hetrick was dressed as a tramp, "the detective, it is said, shadowed Hetrick until an officer could be secured to place him under arrest upon a warrant which the detective had in his possession. Since Hetrick’s disappearance sev eral months ago, diligent efforts have been made to place him under arrest, and it •is said that on several occa sions the dragnet which had been spread for him by Mr. Gloer was about to close up when Hetrick would suddenly disappear. For sev eral weeks, it is said, he was in Philadelphia, where he was employed as a proof reader in a printing of fice. Hetrick, it is said, was an officer of cotton mills located in several Geor gia towns. MARKET BUREAU MOTION BEFORE ' FARMERS’ UNION A resolution Indorsing the plans of Governor-elect Hardwick for an en larged state market bureau was be fore the Georgia Farmers’ union at Wednesday morning’s session of their annual meeting, which is being held In the hall of the house of rep resentatives in the state capitol. In a recent address in Athens the governor-elect outlined a plan for greatly enlarging the scope of the state market bureau. He proposed to have an agent of the bureau in every county in the state to assist the producer of food and feed crops to market the same to the best ad vantage and profit with dealers in the large centers throughout the country. The resolution indorsing the plan was presented to the Farm ers’ union by John G. Hollingsworth, of Screven county, a member-elect of the next state senate, and chair man of the resolutions committee of the annual meeting. The indications were that the resolution would be adopted. Most of the morning session was devoted to reports from the county locals of the Farmers’ union, which were heard in executive session be hind closed doors. Hamon Case Girl Soon Expected to Be In Hands of Sheriff . ARDMORE, Okla., Dec. 22.—Sheriff Buck Garrett and Charles A. Coak ley, attorney, left Ardmore yesterday for El Paso to meet Clara Barton Smith, sought since November 23, in connection with the death*of the late Jake L. Hamon, Republican national committeeman, it was announced here yesterday afternoon by James H. Mathers, of the law firm of Mathers & Coakley, counsel for Miss Smith. Miss Smith has notified the sheriff and the law firm retained for her as counsel, that she desires to sur render, Mr. Mathers said. He added that the two men would rea,ch El Paso late today. Mr. Mathers also announced that forty prominent persons of Ardmore had given his firm $2,500 to be used in defending Miss Smith. 70 Philippine Police Plead Guiljy to Sedition Charge MANILA, Dec. 21.-P-Seventy mem bers of the Philippine constabulary pleaded guilty here today on charges of sedition in connection with the riot with Filipino military police last Thursday night, which resulted in seven deaths. v NEW 2 BILLION IN FARM PAPER IS REDISCOUNTED Atlanta District’s Total Is $230)000,000 Against $91,300,000 Last Year, Governor Harding Says WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—Nearly two billions of dollars’ worth of paper based on production and sales of farm products has been redis counted by federal reserve banks this year, Governor Harding, of the fed eral reserve board, estimated in a special report sent today to Chair man Gronna, of the senate agricul ture committee. The amount of such rediscounts in 1919 was estimated at $719,266,000, Mr. Harding estimated. The figures include eleven dis tricts. There was no report from the New York Reserve bank as the board said there was a very small amount of farmers’ paper re-dis counted there. Figures form the oth er districts follow: Boston, 1919, $2,642,000; 1920, $4,- 979,000. Philadelphia, 1919, $2,971,000: 1920, $3,580,000. Cleveland, 1919, $612,000; 1920, sl,- 753,000. Richmond, 1919, $102,000,000.; 1920, $325,00000. Atlanta, 1919, $91,300,000; 1920, $203,000,000. Chicago, 1919, $47,263,000; 1919, $128,408,000. St. Louis, 1919, $220,000,000; 1920, $665,000,000. Minneapolis, 1919, $75,000,000; 1920, $225,000,000. Kansas City, 1919, $123,481,000 1290, Dallas. 11)19. $28,997,000; 1920, $44,- 911,000. San Francisco, 1919, $25,000,000; 1920, $89,000,000. "The special figures furnished bv the federal reserve banks In accord ance with your request,” said Gover nor Harding's letter, “are in all cases estimates, no exact figures of the total volume of loans for agri cultural purposes being available at the federal reserve banks.” "It should be borne in mind also that the total amount of farmers’ notes rediscounted by federal reserve banks gives no Indication of the amounts advanced by the federal re serve banks to finance the productio i and sale of farm products, since large amounts advanced to member banks in other districts on commer cial. and industrial paper are used by these banks for loans to agricul tural interests.” Four Are Killed in Powder Explosion At Scranton, Pa. SCRANTON, Pa., Dec. 22.—Four men are known to be dead as the re sult of an explosion in No. 2 pack ing mill of the Du Pont powder works at Moosic, seven miles from Scran ton, today. The dead are: Samuel Bowen, Edward Croone, Calvin Shot well and one unidentified. Congress Asked for Muscle Shoals Fund WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—Inclu sion in the annual sundry civil bill of an appropriation' of $10,090,000 to carry on work during the coming fiscal year on the government dam being constructed at Muscle Shoals, Ala., was urged today by Representa tive Sells, of Tennessee, and C. H. Huston, president of the Tennessee Rivers association, appearing before the subcommittee that is framing the measure. A CHRISTMAS GIFT Holding open The Tri-Weekly Journal’s remarkable TWENTY- FIVE CENT OFFER is nothing short of being a CHRISTMAS \ GIFT. Be Santa Claus to yourself—or to somebody else. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in pennies, silver, stamps, money order or check and get the SOUTH’S GREATEST PAPER for THREE MONTHS. Or send The Tri-Weekly Journal to a friend or rela tive as a Christmas present. Listen! The trifling sum of $1 will give FOUR FRIENDS a gift that will remind them of your thought fullness THREE TIMES A WEEK for THREE MONTHS! 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A ril pikt ] y? 7~r/ Ur VOTE ON MEASURE HELPING FARMER EXPECTED SOON WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—A vote before adjournment was the schedule under which the house was working today in considering the Fordney emergency tariff bill designed to check falling prices on more than a score of farm products by virtually stopping their importation through heavy duties. Adoption of a special rule yesterday giving the measure the right of way and limiting debate left no opportunity for amendments to include articles when the bill was called up today. Although expecting a hard fight, proponents of the measure declared that the majority secured yesterday on the motion to suspend the busi ness calendar Wednesday so «s to bring the bill to a vote before ad journment insured its passage in the house. No forecast was made, how ever, as to the probable action of the senate, where the fate of the meas ure was regarded as somewhat doubt ful. Removal of New York • Police Head is Asked NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—A resolu tion calling for removal of Police Commissioner Enright, under fire in New York’s present crime wave, to day was introduced at a meeting of the board of aidermen by Aiderman Bruce M. Falconer. POSES AS “ACE,” MARRIES GIRL, AND VANISHES JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 22. After posing as Eddie Rickenbacker, the famous American ace, and marry ing Francis Hannan, one of Jack sonville’s prominent society girls and victimizing a number of prominent men of hundreds of dollars, an uni dentified man has departed for parts unknown, taking with him his bride of two days and cash estimated to be more than $2,000. The imposter was elaborately en tertained in clubs and swell social functions. Several days ago he ar rived in Jacksonville, two days aft erward he met Miss Francis Hannan, daughter of a prominent business man. At a banquet Sunday night they announced their engagement. The same night, accompanied by friends, they went to St. Augustine where they were married. While here he signed a contract with W. H. Karans, of New York and Philadelphia, said to be sales man ager of a brass manufacturing com pany of Philadelphia, appointing him manager of the Stutz Motor Car com pany at a salary of $25,000 a year. After the appointment was accepted the imposter borrowed SI,OOO from Farans. The real Rickenbacker is in Oak land, Cal., according to dispatches received here. MARTENS WILL SURRENDER TO U. S. ON JAN. 1 WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—Form? 1 surrender of Ludwig C. A. K. Mar tens, self-styled Russian soviet “ambassador” to the' United States, to the department of labor January 3 was de--ided on -* a conference here yesterday between department officials and counsel Martens. The conference followed the de cision last week of Secretary Wilson directing the deportation of the so viet Russia. Since the in- stitution of the deportation proceed ings last March, Martens ?as been in custody of his counsel and he wil continue under his present status un til his delivery to the labor depart ment. Formal order for the deportation of the Bolshevik envoy will be made on January 3 by the immigration au thorities and at the same time loun sel for Martens is to apply to the court for a writ of habeas corpus to st?'- ,b n denr>r* , ’tion. Martens Is understood to nave communicated with the soviet au thorities in Moscow annourtcing the action of the American government and requesting instructions. Defi nite decision as to whether recourse will be had by Martens to the courts, it was said today by Charles Recht, associ ’e counsel, will depend upon the answer of the Bolshevik authori ties. MERCHANT IS SLAIN AND SAFES CRACKED BE ATLANTA YEGGS Holdups Add to General Un lawfulness Police Are Active, Make Several Arrests Drastic steps to break up crime in Atlanta were taken by Chief of Police Beavers Wednesday morning, following a series of robberies that reached a climax Tuesday night in one murder, four burglaries, one at tempted safe-crackings, two holdups and several minor thefts. First, Chief Beavers announced that fifty men will be taken from the day watch and transferred to the evening watch and morning watch, where they will work in plain clothes and "cover” the city from dusk to dawn, twenty-five to the north side and twenty-five to the south side. Second, the chief called on every member of* 1 the civilian police force, through the newspapers, to help the police in the crisis by getting out at night and using the utmost vigilance in their neighborhoods to run down suspicious characters and protect the public. High Powered Cars Needed Third, Chief weavers, Chief Poole, Police Commissioner Andy King, Councilman Al Martin, chairman of the police committee of council, and others declared they will urge that the police force be increased by fifty men at least and that the po lice department be furnished with high-powered automobiles, equipped with gongs and sirens, that shall have the right-of-way over all traf fic, the same as fire engines. "The cars we have in use are so brokn-down that some of them can’t run •at all and others can’t make more than twenty miles an hour.” declared Chief Beavers. “Many of them have been used since 1912 and 1914. Fast cars will do more than anything else to stop crime in At lanta.” Councilman Al Martin says he already has secured the promise of SB,OJO additional budget for the po lice department, and that he will recommend that $5,000 of this be put into fast cars, $2,000 be used for new motorcycles and SI,OOO .be used to buy bicycles. Condition General "We have had ’crime waves’ in At lanta before,” declared Chief Beav ers Wednesday morning, “but I can not remember when we have had so many crimes in such a short period as Atlanta has known in’ the past few weeks. As a matter of fact, this condition is true all over the country, In New York, Chicago and other big cities especially. What we can do to break it up in Atlanta, we will do with all our power.” The list of new crimes in Atlanta Tuesday night included the follow ing: The murder of Carl Rappold, a storekeeper at Sims and Mary streets, who was shot down by a masked negro in the front of his store, after he was dragged there by three burglars and after he had cried to his wife to get a pistol. Two Hold-ups The attempted cracking of the safe of the R. O. Campbell coal yard at Brookwood station, where yeggmen bungled the job, blew the safe only partly open and failed to get S7OO it contained. The hold-up of Y. R. Howell, at Spring street and Carnegie way, where two young white men robbed him of $64.80 at the point of a gun. The hold-up of A. D. Harcourt, at Luckle street and Bartow street, where three white men, their faces blacked to resemble negroes, took from him SIOB in money and some jewelry. The robbery of three stores, that of Charles Bombas at 266 Edgewood avenue; that of Jacob Turetsky, of 155 East Hunter street, and that of J. C. Anderson, of 762 North Boule vard. The burglarizing of the residence of H. P. Mooref at 54 Fairview road. Several Arrests Made The night was not without its ar rests, either. Shortly after the Car negie way holdup, Patrolmen Davis and Whaley arrested Paul Williford an'd Fred Cottingham, who gave their address as Mullins, S. C., in a down town restaurant, and they are held at police station on suspicion. Mr. Howell, the victim of the holdup, was to confront them during the day to see if he could identify them. Another arrest was that of H. A. Terrell, colored, of the rear of 221 "Washington street, who is said to have confessed that he robbed the store of Jacob Turetzsky. He was arrested by Patrolmen Centerfield and Andrews near the store, with a basketful of groceries, and his con fession resulted in two other arrests. Will Barnett and Henry Chapman, two negroes, implicated by Terrell, were arrested in the rear of 144 Richardson street. Chapman resist ed, drew a gun and was shot in the leg. It is said that officials of the de partment of justice have made an arrest at Toccoa, Ga., of a man said to be concerned in the robbery of the army recruiting station Monday night, where two small field safes were cracked. First Fatality The murder of Carl Rappold—the first fatality in the crime wave —was done in cold blood, according to ac counts given the police. Rappold had closed his little store at Sims and Mary streets, in the Pittsburg sec tion, had retired to rear rooms, where Tie lived with his family— his wife and four small children. Suddenly three masked negroes burst in the rear door. Mrs. Rap pold was cooking supper. Before she or her husband could make a move ment, the burglars seized Rappold and dragged film into the store, where they ordered him to open the cash drawer. Rappold screamed to his wife to get a pistol. At that, one of the negroes put the muzzle of a Winchester rifle to his head, pulled the trigger and sent a bullet crashing through Rappold’s brain. Ae he fell to the flood dead. the. ne-| (Continued on Basra 6. Cel-nmn 5) Scents a copy $1.50 A TEAR JUDGE DISCHARGES . FOUR BEFENMNIS ’ IN SHEPARD CiSE i Mrs. Elmer, on Hearing cision, Cries “God Was ■ With Me,” and Collapses. , Demonstration Staged BY ED H. BRADLEY (Staff Correspondent of The Journal) MACON, Ga., Dec. 22.—Declaring that the evidence introduced by the state was not sufficient to arouse a "reasonable suspicion" of guilt, Judge H. A. Mathews, of the Macon circuit, superior court, last night discharged the four defendants J charged with the murder of Fred D fl Shepard, wealthy fruit grower Houston county. The action of Mathews came at the close of preliminary hearing, which Tuesday, December 14. f The defendants were M Elmer, former wife of She: lonia n,. n ry. her sister; son, her son by her first and Mrs. Annie Cutts. \ < ;4 charged with having f spiracy to pomon Shepard chloride of mercury, the je.ot being to gain possessitflM personal estate valued at a ly $300,00; his share of his falßci B estate, valued at between $2,000,0. 1 and $3,000,000. 1 Wild applause from the spectator, who packed the court room foliowet! \ Judge Mathews’ decision, while the four defendants gave vent to theii pent up feelings by manifestation : of delight. Mrs. Elmer became hys fl terical, suffering a nervous and phys-J ical collapse. She was removed b” her hotel after receiving first ait medical treatment In the court roon and within a few hours was said t< have recovered completely. Climax Most Dramatic The climax of the famous case w.° extremely dramatic. The hearin: hhd been In progress for seven day testimony of the most sensa tional character had been Introduces on both sides. The court room had been crowded at each session of the . hearing. Finally, after six hours’ of jr argument by attorneys for the stat- ■ and defense, the case -went to Judge V Mathews, for his decision as to whether the defendants should bo L bound over to the grand jury undei bond, or whether they should be dis JB charged absolutely. All four of them had been in Jail since November 27 Bi when the coroner’s jury at Fort Vai ley returned a verdict to the etfoc JH that Shepard came to his death fro: ’ |p bichloride of mercury poisoning. V Judge Review* Case Judge Mathews made a brief state men from the bench, reviewing legal aspects of the case and J ing that under the law a hearing must establish a “reasonabWW suspicion” of guilt before defendanWß can be bound over. He explained thH|| difference between a hearing and a trial by jury. In it is necessary for the state to the guilt of the accused “beyond a reasonable doubt." He also made 1 j clear that under his ruling early ip J the hearing, conversations of any ot ’ the defendants with outside parties could affect only those defendant: individually. Td’ward the conclusior of his remarks, Judge Mathews in dicated that under the evidence, Mrs B? Cutts could only be charged with hav H Ing been an accessory before the if it were found that a crime been committed. "Upon considering the entire evt- I dence in this case it must be seen I that it is very conflicting, particu larly as to the testimony of the ex perts,” said Judge Mathews In con clusion. "It does not appear to any degree of clearness that these de fendants had any part in a crime, if, J in fact, there was a crime commit- B "I, therefore, discharge all four of the defendants.” aH Mrs. Elmer Hysterical His announcement was received absolute silence. Suddenly a cried out hysterically and the broke into wild applaus. There a general rush toward the who had sprung to their feet and were embracing each other, their friends B and their counsel. Mrs. Elmer arose unsteadily, looked about her wildly J and began to make her way the crowd toward the center of space cut off by the bar railing. "I have not walked alone through this terrible ordeal,” she cried, pull- I ing her hat oft and gesticulating fl wildly, while her eyes held a far- I away look as though she saw noth- J ing of what was going on aroun her. | "I have not walked alone.” she re- J peated, "Jesus did not walk alone in fl the garden. God was with him. God was with me, too. He helped me I He helped me.” B She swayed and would have fallen to the floor but for her friends, •caught her as she collapsed. It pened that Dr. Herbert Rushin, Abbeville, her family physician, been summoned as a witness was among the spectators in courtroom. He made his way to Mrs. Elmer’s sl&e and gave such attention as was necessary, so after a few moments she was to leave the courthouse and go to j hotel, where she spent the night The crowd remanled until the last one of the defendants had left and then dispersed slowly, discussing tht various angles of one of the urnx.. ■ sensational cases in the history of I the state. # Mrs. Menry left Immediately with fl her husband for their home in Perry. ■ Mrs. Cutts and her husband prepar- ■ ed to catch an early morning train M for their home in Fitzgerald, while H Ernest Hopson remained in Macon V with Ms mother, ’Tanning to accom- M pany her to her home in Jacksonville I this afternoon. The taking of evidence in the case wai concluded at the morning ses- fl sion of the hearing and arguments B (Continued on Fava 6. Cclumn r* ( I