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fat tfetttar: Atlanta Georgian (and news) Mr«rpool, e***r; U Atiiuu, dull; »V-^_ N>w York, lj.fifc N. Grin*. q l: 16 liE HuramiaU, qol«t; U%C VOL. V. NO. 220. ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1907. PRICE: &ffi ! r T S8SE?i: AFFIDAVIT PROVES MUMMEL TOLD FALSEHOOD ON STAND He Did Act As Coun sel For Evelyn Nesbit. JKKOME’S VICTORY TO AID DELMAS Has Experts Present to C’ouuteraet Effect of Je rome’s Alienists. NVw York. March 18.—Dlntrlct At torney Jerome today eucceeded In get ting before the Jury the famous Hum- mri nfflilnvlt, In which Evelyn Nenblt D alleged to have sworn that Harry Ktmlnll Thaw beat her with a cowhide ship while they were In Europe be- iauim- kIu> refused to muke a statement «barging her downfall to KtanfoM \\ hlte This affidavit nliows that "Abe" Hummel did act uh Evelyn's attorney, although he swore on the stand that h** wns acting for White and never for the girl Attorney Delmas has suc- tewled in bringing out the fact that within *even days after procuring the f >rged arttdavlt In the Dodge-Morse dl- v*>ne . use. Hummel had pre|»and the Kv**lyn Nesbit affidavit. Judge Overrules Self. When eourt opened. Justice Fittger- a:-1 overruled Delmas' objection t«» ad mitting the Hummel affidavit. Then he -impended this ruling to permit Thau * lawyer to present other argu ment and finally deddsd that the car bon copy of the alleged affidavit—the ••riglnul not being located—could be submitted as evidence. The new alienists for the defense ar rived cmlv. They are: Dr. Gregory, In charge of Iteilevue's Insane pavilion; I»r Charles \V. Pilgrim, of this city, ami Dr. William A. White, superintend ent of n Federal Insane pavilion in " •‘"hlngion. D. C. Jerome Offers Copy. Dietiid. Attorney Jerome began the pr .cee.ltngs by offering the photograph ic copy of the HuinmeJ affidavit, al leged to have been signed by Evelyn Netblt. and the plates from which the photographs were mads. -Delmn* ob j**ct*-d. saying tbs broken negative plate had never been shown to Evelyn. Judge Fitzgerald said he would over rule the'flVMfSA ffflnnrv* Wmmr. Thereupon Jerome offered the photo< graph imtde from the negative. The plate represents but one page of the affidavit—the page bearing the alleged signature* of Miss Nesbit and Abrabarp flnride.-ker, Hummel's commissioner of deed* Jerome said he would offer se riatim the other documents In evi dence. Th»- court said: I win withdraw my ruling to enable Mr Delmas to present further argu ment.” Delmas Is Overruled. M: Delmas offered authorities to *h w that the court could not admit carbon copies of the affidavit nor tli* negative; that only the originals w,r ' - available as evidence. l'i this case the original Itself Is r>;?l.er produced nor Is Its absence.ac- < *un»rd for." said Mr. Delmas. "To "h un is the original last traced? Ac- ’Tiling to Hummel's testimony, it Is !* %? traced Into the hands of Evelyn • N, s bu. and there, so far as any testl- ni m\ that has been offered show's. It fi'i-im* to this day.” v-cording to Mr. Hummel, he gave Mr- Thaw the papers,” said Jerome. " f , b he was asked by me If she had J- Mi ssion of the original she gave no jam factory reponse. Therefore, I claim * h,IVo accounted for the missing In- •'truinont to the beat of my ability.” JEWS KILLED ID Here*. a sketch of “Ah."-Humra.l, by Art lot Morgan, wl yer was testing at tha Thaaw trial. Bslow la' s hitherto photograph'of Evelyn Naablt Thaw in one of thtstrlea of po by Stinford Whitt. while the law to -unpubllahod psaoa arranged IN AFFIDAVIT EVELYN SAID THAT THAW THRASHED HER =r rich' tv JilMIrr Kit* ih.. objection aa to the glass nags- the broken plate—la overruled.” Photo le Presented. Jerome now offered the photographic "hide from the broken plate. S' tlil« offered for the purpose of lm- “hing Evelyn Nesbit Thaw’s leati- yy'" asked Delmas. The proper foundation for second- ' evidence has been laid In thle cate,” r "H Irronte, "and I maintain I havo a 10 olfer the carbon copy, a sub- ’’ for the original." alienists for the defense busied ■rives examining the photographic • of letiara offered In evidence by (rnie. The prisoner chatted with ' llellly, who was kapl liuay locst- ■" polnte of evidence the alienists JS railed upon lo consider. Je- I'ni.hed hla argument after citing doaen authorities. '•he photographli Jury. I assume that It la. Will the "Slow such a document to be read >t affording the wltnees an oppor- be called and examine the al- '' idence?" "She Saw It," 8aya Jerome. *aw It." Interrupted Jerome. "I 11 <o her and ahe said It looked " r signature, and you Interrupt - "e Kltxgcrald then asld: "■ may be matter In the Afflda- 11 "Jll contradict her etory.” •here la," aasentsd Jerome. - •• auuiwittirs, ■ *n* photographic Imprint Intend- r< *ad to the Jury?” demanded lyn be called to the etan< '"'her she had ever seen It. ant the Jurors to know how that came to be prepared." ex- "elmas. "I want It read when ' fvumsiances surrounding It are If the district attorney won't " 1 will." To Impeach Witneaa. *sld that In exhibit i«—the ' ' KI “Ph of the last page of the af- ■ "it-the final paragraph It an Im- '"•hment of the witness. ' : '" I will withdraw my objection," ‘•“lined Delmas. • '" am- then read the alleged afflda- " 1 ' >he Jury. t h t| M . nffldavlt Howe A Hummel are r " 1 ** "attorneya for the plain- Contmued ton Page Nina. New York. March IS.—Here Is the famous Hummef affidavit which admitted as evidence In the (rial of Thaw on Monday: , "Evelyn Nesbit. hclna sworn, says: "1 reside al the Savoy. I am IS years old, having been born December 25, ISSt. For several months prior to June. 1903, I had been In Dr. Russell's hospital, where I had an operation per formed for appendicitis, and In June went to Europe with my mother. "My mother and I had apartments In Paris and then we went to Boulogne, Mr. Thaw accompanying ua. We then went to London and then went back to Paris. We lived there about* two weeks, after which my mother and I lived nt the Clarendon. ' That Is, tny mother and I stayed there, and Mr. Thaw stayed ut. Clarldges. My mother re- malned there for some time end then went to Russell's Hotel. Mr. Thaw and I then traveled throughout Holland and various other countries of Euro|s>. Anally going to Tyrel, always traveling as husband and wife. During all this time the said Thaw and myeelf were known as husband and wife, and retire- gentl'd punitive* a* Mr. and Mr*. DIIIH. Rented an Old Cettle. In Tyrol we rented an old castle. This castle must have been built cen turies ago, having old-fashioned win dows. The balance of the house was not-occupied by us. 1 was assigned a bed room for my own use. I was very tired and went to bed when wo reached *^"We slept there and the following morning said Thaw called, me to break fast saying that the food was growing cold. After breakfast I returned to my room, when the said Thaw, without provocation lore the bath mbs frnra me The said Thaw then grabbed me and beat me terribly with * co *h de whip When I screamed he I tut his nn «,X n mr..e beat me that 1 wan covered with brul*<»* and e*hau*l- *<! The servant* did not hear my out- crio* because my voice could not pen- etrule Ihe thick wall* of the great caa- Uc The following day he beat me again with a cowhide, so brutally I could scarcely move. -I, was nearly three week, before 10 . o'clock a. sufficiently to get out of my « » o clock a. recovered sufficiently to get bed We then went lo 8wltxerltuid. While we were there at the hotel when I made some slight remark. Ihe said Thaw beat me over the legs, below the knees with a rattan Durlngall the Unit that I traveled with onldThaw be repeatedly assaulted me. Sayt She Wae Beaten. "One day while In Paris he struck me violently with a rattan until fainted. I found a small silver box pndermlc I reallxed llrat time that said Thaw was addicted to the cocaine habit. Once he tried to make me take one of the cocaine pills, but I refused "While In Paris the eald Thaw com- : to beat me, imdnton. He made ms write a lot of Ilea—telling me he would kill me If L refused. "He took the two diamond rings, with a diamond on each side, one sunburst and 1400 In money, consisting of drafts on Thomas Cook A Sons. He also has In Paris hats and clothing belonging to me. "I have nat seen my mother since left London. I arrived on Saturday, Oc, tuber 33, 1903.' Thaw eald Mr. Long, fellow would meet me on the pter. Said Longfellow did meet me, and said that ull my requirements would be looked after. "Ami also It would be seen to that everything I wanted was done. I sc cured a number of cablegrams from barge, and on my refuaal. he I Inflicting the Injuries herein described. "Sworn to before me. this 37lh day of October, 1101." OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O MISS ELBERTA DECKS O HERSELF IN BRIGHT PINK. O O Hunches of Ihe bnlmy linger O hereabouts. Real breakers ahead O for the peach growers and the O O man with a new spring ault. 0 Millions of peach trees In (Jeor- 0 gla have been coaxed Into bloom, O and If—but maybe It will be all O right, so let's don't "tr the situs- O lion. Forecast: 0 "Partly cloudy Monday night O and Tuesday; no marked change O In temperature." * 7 o'clock a, m M degrees * o'clock a. m. ..*1 degrees _ ..N degrees O 10 o'clock a. m 70 degrees O II o'clock a. m 73 degrees 0 12 o'clock noon 73 degress . O 1 o'clock p. m 77 degrees o O 2 o’clock p m .-...73 degrees O OOOOOO90QOOOOQOOOOOOO9COO Says There Was No Member of Company Named Grav. Washington, March 18.—At the Rrownsvllle hearing this morning Sen ator Foraker denounced the stories as carried In a press dispatch front <!al- veston yesterday, alleging that D. C. Gray, it private of Company H, of the discharged soldiers, hod confessed that the soldlera were responsible for the •hooting up of the town. Senator Foraker said that Inquiry developed that there was nn private by this name and the officers at Browns ville had characterised the statement as untrue. The senator was In favor of summoning thw author of the press dispatch to testify, but It was decided to abandon this Idea for the present. Macloc O. Tomayn, the Mexican who expressed the opinion at the Browns ville hearing on Friday last that the soldiers did not dn the (hooting, was recalled to the stand thle morning, when the Inquiry was resumed, for the purpose of Identifying certain photos and distances, as shown on accompany ing maps. Nothing new. wae developed In hie testimony. • was followed by Lieutenant Banker, now stationed al St. Louis, who testlffed at length as to general conditions at Brownsville four yeere ago, at which time he wae stationed at Fort Brown. He was railed for ihe purpose of testifying to the police rnn- trot of the town, and the general char acteristics ut Its mixed population. At the conclusion of hie testimony the committee took a recess until the aft ernoon session. PROVE TO BE W. F. WALKER? Mysterious Man Shot Himself at Kimball House. DETECTIVES THINK MAY BE WALKER Registered as Morgan, But Left Little Clew to, Identity. • t Was the man who committed suicide In the Kimball House Sunday after- - niton William F. Walker, the abscond ing treasurer of the New Britain Bank? The strange suicide of a dlxtln- gulshed-looklng stranger, whose body was discovered Sunday afternoon In the New Kimball, may have at last solved, so city detectives are Incllntd to bsllevs, tbs mystery of William F. Walker, the absconding treasurer of the Savings Bank of New Britain. Conn., for whom the authorities of tha entire country have been searching. With a 38-callbre pistol bullet the stranger ended hie life some time be tween Friday afternoon and Sunday afternoon, but before doing so he care fully destroyed ell trace of his Identity, leaving the case one of the most mys terious brought to tha attention of tbo police In a long while. Detectives’ Theory. City Detectives Simpson and Camp bell, who were detailed on the case, while following out all possible clews. • •re also working on the theory that the dead man and William F. Walker may be one and the same person. ~ And svsn should ho prove not to be Walker, the sleuths are of the opinion that .the xufstds htdsa dark mystery, the ferreting of which may develop a —itlonal sensation. Tlie stranger arrived In Atlanta Fri- * jVJock rag- i • aa "A. K. SPHg. ijl and "address, however, are believed by the officers to be assumed, as the dead man's clothing and hat Indicate tbat he has lately been In Washington and came to Atlanta from that city. Ho also bears the appearance of a foreigner and Is said by the hotel people to have Iked with a foreign accent Feund Dead in Room. Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock tho room of "Morgan" was entered and hla dead body found on the bed. a bullet hole through the head, and a brand- new 18-caliber Smith * Wesson pistol tightly clenched In the right Says Minhinnett Ap proached Him With “Influence.” MAN IS KILLED IN A DIFFICULTY to Thi» firorjrfnn. |Ur*rm|Me. II*.. Mnrrh ]V~.\«w* r.-*ch»««l tin* Hty till* morning nf n fntul illfflrulty which •cegfml Into HntnnU.v night at I'nlnnvin^Mvpnl mile* from hen*, tatm-ftm Wert RMili *n<! Itnfn* Tliorntnu. two young im*n of tin* comuiuiiltr. In nmton w*n *lmt tnl.v with it pi*- mm. i-kiorlng aliiHMit Instnnth it |« not ■tartnl. hut It I* rlnlntttl that Kugll*t) *hot to protect hla own The tj»o men are whlely connected, ami Ihe affair la deeply deplored rink f?ngll*h. a prominent merehnnt «f rt brother of the mau who killed Thornton. pnunli which platol hand. Remnant* ofa Southern railway Itcket, which had been carefully torn to bite by the man Jual before he tired tbo fatal ahot, ware found on the floor. Every acran of paper about hla clothing had been deatroyed and absolutely too clew to hla Identity waa left. "Morgan" waa stylishly attired when he appeared at the hoteC and appealed to be a man of refinement and means. He waa a thlrty-aecond degree Mason, a Masonic emblem of thla degree hav ing been found among hla effecta In the room waa round a Southern railway time table, with the acjieddle of train No. IS. from Washington to At lanta. marked around In pencil. This train left Washington Thursday after noon at 2:50 p. m. and arrived In At lanta Friday afternoon at 1:2® p. "Morgan" la supposed to have bar the revolver aa soon aa he arrived. Continued on Page Nine. WAS III LOUISVILLE, BUT NO CONFERENCE COULD BE TRACED UasyL . A telegram from Lnulavllle to The Georgian Monday afternoon stats, that the counsel for Mra. Renfros Jackson waa In that city Hunday afternoon, but had left and could not be traced. Whether or not Samuel D. Hewlett, the attorney tor Mrs.' Jackson, who left At. laata Saturday, was In Loulsvflle. waa it etated. ,l '■'% '.e' No-itew developments In the Jarkeon •ffalr^wera noted In Atlanta during Ike MM trim \ during the Jackson’s attorney being ab* tha dtp. KEY—First page ... Before the police committee of roun ell Monday afternoon Aldermen Jamea L. Key made hla charges against A. C. Minhinnett, applicant for a saloon li cense. "When Mlnhlnnclt'e former appllcn- lion for n license, under the old coun cil, wae pending," eald Mr. Key, "Min hlnnett came to me and asked me to vote for hie application. He tried lo use Improper Influences. When I refused he said that he would need in attorney to represent him. I told bint that he could not In tereet me In this way. When he wad first talking he said that he would do a good business with the saloon and ■would dn the right thing by me.’ ” Minhinnett woe present at Ihe hear. Ing »nd wae represented by W. D. Ki ll* Jr. hie attorney. The hearing la expected to continue until late In the afternoon. In his statement, Mr. Mlnhlnnrtt said: ’ "I went lo Key to nee how he stood on the matter. We bad been friends politically, and I simply wanted to know about It. I didn't offer him any money, and never thought about doing such a thing. Key told me lo me Rob erts and Woodaldra and square them. I know, however, that Roberta did not vote for me." In answer lo a direct question from Councilman Pearce, Aldermar. Key staled that ha had re,>resented Mln- hlnnstt when'his barteadar and porter had been Indicted for selling whisky to a minor. The Investigation rinsed, th. com mittee not haying reached any con clusion. Growth and Progress of the New South The (lecrflis records hers saeb day sens economic fa-t la reference to Ike onward starch of the Bomb. Governor N. c. Blanchard, nf Louisiana. In an address before the Crave Couer Club of Peoria. III., says of ihe present wealth and tuturs possibilities of the New South: Whatever the muses, the rise of the Bouth from Ihe ruin of the war elicits Ihs admiration nf the world. The future holds In store for her a great .destiny. In the three essentials of greatness and wealth—cotton. Iron nnd wool—she holds the commanding position, and la making the most of It. 'She has the practical monopoly or tha growth of the cotton Plant. The world depends mainly upon the South for Its clothing. ' Let Ihe South's cotton crop fall for n few years In succsaslon. and millions 'of people would go In rags and nakedness. Her cotton crop In 1193, In cluding the value or Its seed, was easily worth In the raw 3710.000,000. Manufactured Into doth It would be worth four times that sum. Shs Is doing much toward manufaclurtng.lt now Into cloth. Tha lime will coma whan she will manufacture the greater part of It, If not all. The cotton region of the South spreads over an area of 700,000 squara miles, and as yet less then lo per tent of this area Is planted In cotton. Stilt, the 41 crops or cotton produced In Ihe Bouth elnce the close or Ihe war have sold for tl4;OOO.OSO > »oo, s sum squat to mvsn tlmos tha value of all the slaves set free by the triumph of the Northern arms. The demand fur cotton In the markets of the world Is Increasing as lime goes on. The next 44 years will likely see the consumption rise to 73.000.000 bales annually. With an Intensive system of culture, which will come with more people (and It will not be very long before the tide of Immigration turns Southward), the South colld.produce aasUy 100.400,- 000 bales of cotton annually. Thr vnlue nf lha forest products nf the Southern states from year to year falls now Utile short of thr value of the annual crop of cotton. Of the entire wealth of the I'nlted States In the shape of timber do tier rent le found In tha South, so '.hat the practical control of the lum bar trad, of lha whole country la rapidly passing lo tha South. Although tha Bouth occupies only 13 1-3 par cant of lha entire sur face of the United States. It possesses 33 1-3 per rent of the coal beds that rin be mined with profit, and In respect to Iron ora. one slate In the South (Alabama, alone bos such vast stores tbat three or four lead ing companies nr the eute have much mors than la possessed by the United Htates Steel Corporation In lie rest holdings In the Lake Huperiar region. With two nr three exception* nil the atnlas of the Bouth have estenalve deposits of Iron ore. « The construction of the lethmlsn cans) will have Ihe effect of broad ening the Eastern market for nil American goods. In rsachlns that market ilia South, from her proximity to the canal—being 300 miles nearer tlUtn New York—will have thr advantage In her rates of transportation. Down and up lines of longltud* Instead of over lines of latitude, will coma an ever-increasing volume of Ihe country’s commerce and builnei,