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VOL. V. NO. 240.
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10,1907.
PRICE:
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JEROME DEMANDS THAT THAW
BE DECLARED GUILTY OF MURDER
Prosecutor Weeps
While Making De
fense of White.
DECLARES EVELYN
TOLD AN UNTRUTH
J
Court Room Densely Pack
ed at Afternoon Session
of the Trial.
New York, April 10.—The address of
District Attorney Jerome to the Jury
today was a terrific attack on Harry
K. Thaw.
His bitter arraignment of the pris
oner embodied all the Invective the
prosecutor could muster up. Almost
Ignoring Evelyn Nesblt Thaw and be
littling the tragic story she told, he
was determined to devote most of the
time allotted to him In prejudicing the
Jurv personally against Thaw.
The defense has prepared eighty re
quests for the embodiment of certain
material in Justice Fitzgerald's charge
to the jury. Forty-eight of these re
quests bear on Insanity.
The ifreatost disorder prevailed in
side the court room for more than an
hour before the district attorney be
gan his address. Despite the efforts
of the officers Inside the room, the
• spectators who succeeded In fighting
their way through the crowd outside
battled for the best seats. Most of
the lucky ones had been invited by
persons high up In the court building
and they took the rough handling to
which they were subjected with no
good grace.
The Thaw family arrived at 11:20
n. in. Sirs. George Carnegie and Mrs.
Edward Thaw sat with George L. Cars
ncgle In the first row, while the Coun
tess of Yarmouth, Mrs. William Thaw
and Mrs. Evqlyn Thaw sat In the row
behind. s
Court opened at 11:32 a. m., and
Jerome began his sunfmlng up In a
few minutes later.
Jerome Begins Speech.
Mr. Jerome said:
"I do not purpose to give you an
oratorical treat. I have not that gift.
Hut I have tried as honest as I knew
how to study out the effect of the evi
dence and to see whether you can ren
der a verdict upon it. I assure you
that on the evldenco, and on that alone,
the evidence given before you under the
sanctity of an oath, you are to try this
case. and. as your oath says, a true
verdict give. I shall endeavor to show
you the evidence In this cass plainly
manifest, that what this defendant did
was neither justifiable nor excusable.
"I nm going to show you that the de
fondant was neither Justified nor should
he be excused for hts act—that for the
protection of the community, the de
fendant should bo lawfully punished
Let me endeavor to stick to my argu
ment and to direct my nrgument step
by step as It presents itself to me.
First, we arc here to try an accusation
by the grand Jury. They, on their
oaths, have sold that the evidence un
explained has satisfied them of the
guilt of the defendant.
“Not Self-Defense."
“This accusation means just what the
law says, that the killing of a human
being, unless excusable or justifiable, is
murder in the first degree, If delibera
tion can be shown. Where there Is a
killing with deliberate, premeditated
design, to effect death, the person do-
QUICK VERDIC'I EXPECTED
IN TRIAL OF HARR i THA W
New York, April 10.—Before District Attorney Jerome began his ad
dress today to the Jury which will decide the fate of Harry K. Thaw, It
was announced that the speech would be finished In less than three hoifrs.
Justice Fitzgerald Is said to be ready to deliver his charge as soon as the
district attorney Is through, so that the case may go to the Jury before
night. A quick verdict is expected, so that Thaw’s fate may be decided
before tomorrow.
CITY TO Oil!
Propose to Take
Money From Sink
ing Fund.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY JEROME.
L LIGHTS
Expert’s Report Is Consid
ered Before Ad
journment.
The sinking fund commission ot
rtty will probably buy the entire Issue
of $330,000 of bonds authorized by the
people at the polls Tnesdoy.
This la lielug seriously considered liy
the commission, and h.v the fliinnee com
mittee and water hoard, and ateps will
probably be tnken looking to this.
The bnylng of the bonds by the commis
sion will mean a saving to the city of “
per cent eneh yoar—17,000 a year, and 9140,
000 during the life of the bouda, providing
that the total he Issued at once.
The bonds would be put on the market
and the sinking fund commission would
til.) anil he awarded them. The commis
sion would jiay out $350,000/ on which II
la now getting 2 per cent, and would take
the bonila, which would pny 4 per cent.
Instead of the city borrowing 9X0,000
from a bonding company and paying 4 r
cent, she would borrow the same nmou
from her sinking fund commission ut
per cent, and on this amount the sinking
fund eomiulsslou Is now drawing only 2
per eent.
There la In the neighborhood of $700,
,J0 now In the alnklng fund. Of this
000 la water worka bunds.
“It Is perfectly legnl," said City Attor
ney Mayson Wednesday morning, “for the
alnklng fund coinmlaalon to buy ont
Issue of bonds. It Is here for the pur
of caring for the debt* ot the city."
the flrat degree, unless It can be shown
that he was Insane at the time.
"Justifiable here does not mean de
mentia nmericana. Justifiable means
'In self-defense,’ and when a man sits
quietly at a table and another pomes
and shoots him down, without warning,
nobody east of the Mississippi would
•ay that such an act was done In self-
defense.
"It Wasn't Excusable.”
"That It waa excusable Is absurd.
There can be logically but one of four
verdicts—murder In the flrat degree,
murder in the second degree, delibera
tion being absent; manslaughter be
cause of passion, or not guilty because
of Insanity. You, under our system,
are the sole judges of the facts. Noth
ing that counsel eays, except in eo far
ax It Is supported by testimony, should
Iniluence you. The law you must toko
from the judge. You were ewom not to
he awayed by sympathy.
"Mr. Delmas has satd you are hu
man and can not lay aside your In-
aiinrts, you can not but show sym
pathy. On the one hand you have the
wife of the defendant: on the other you
• have the noble boy who testified as
my first witness (Lawrence White),
and the widow who remains silently
in Cambridge. I say If we are going
Into sympathy, let It be brought to play
from both sides. But I say no. Don’t
allow that sympathy to affect you.
"Yet. you can not have listened to
the horrid story of the shooting with
but having the bitterest passion
•roused. On the other hand, If you be-
heve the girl’e story. If you believe
her story of renunciation, you can not
•ut he aroused. I say there Is every
element to arouse passion. But when
retire you can ! lay it aside and
J'dgh this as an intellectual problem.
■ on swore that you would accept the
court's ruling on what constituted a
reasonable doubt."
Jerome then went over the questions
m- had put to the Jurymen when they
" 're examined.
Discusses “Unwritten Lew.”
‘ hen. In regard to Insanity. Each
01 k°u remember that when you were
*«om that you knew that you were to
take ns the only form of Insanity ex-
1 using crime that form which the law
expresgly defines. YOU were asked
ki°?t ’dementia Americana'—this
higher law—and you swore there was
no law you would consider higher than
the law of our state.
Dementia Americana, which exists
■rain the Canadian border to the gulf
and to Texas, particularly to the gulf—
■t waits three long years nnd glares at
Dl * enemy. It waits three years until
The report of the electrical engineers
employed to ascertain the feasibility of
the city awning her own electric light
ing plant was taken up by the munici
pal ownership committee of oouncll on
Wednesday morning and every effort to
break It down proved futile.
President Arkwright, president of the
Georgia Railway and Electric Com
pany: W. L. Cosgrove, president of the
Atlanta Gns Light Company, and
George W. Brine, vice president of the
Georgia Railway and Electric Com
pany, were In attendance at the meet
ing.
question after question was fired at
the engineers, Messrs. Hall and Illges,
both by members of the committee and
by the officials of the lighting company,
but practically no errors were found
In It.
The report demonstrated that the
city could erect a plant at a cost of
$271,000 and could pay for It in six
years by Just furnishing her own Btreet
lights.
Asked by Alderman Key. chairman of
the committee, how much it should cost
fu bring current from any suitable
water power In a radius of thirty miles
Into the city, the engineers replied that
ono cent 'per kilowatt hour approxi
mately would cover it. Allowing for
all expenses, they said It could be
brought to the lamp for one and a half
cents per kilowatt hour.
The prekent company, the engineers
stated, charges from 7 to 12 cents.
The engineers gave figures and cited
reasons why the city could furnish cur
rent for her street lights at $30. The
present price Is $76. ,
President Arkwright stated that Ills
company paid higher wages to linemen
and other laborers than the price fig
ured on by the engineers. In their re
port.
On the other hand, Councilman Han
cock brought out the fact that the re
port allowed $2.76 a ton for coal de
livered. whereas the city had to pay
° n presfdent Arkwright said the depre
ciation In machinery averaged 7 1-2
per cent, whereas the engineers had
figured on 6 per cent. Upon learning
that the depreciation figured on con
sisted only of wear, he admitted that 6
pet cent was a large enough figure.
The committee ndjourned at noon, to
meet again at 2:30 o'clock Saturday
afternoon. The members of the com
mittee wish to make a report to coun
cil Monday on the electric light propo-
sltlon, In order that theresolutlon by
Councilman Longlno, calling for a bond
election for *300,000 may be acted upon
** l The gas report will be taken up later.
Continued on Page Seven.
OPENSJXCHANGE
Inauguration of Business
Marked by Large
Attendance.
COURT’S RULING
HELPS OIL TRUST
Chicago, April 10.—A ruling tanta
mount to winning the case by the
Standard Oil Company was made by
Judge Landis today. The court held
the company knew It was accepting re
bates against the law. but he leaves It
to jury to decide Intent In accepting
them and allows the company to pre
sent evidence on this point.
MAN AND WIFE
ADJUDGED INSANE
Ed S. Bobo nnd wife, Mrs. Willie
Bobo, both victims of the "dope habit,
were adjudged Insane by a jury In the
ordinary's court Wednesday morning.
It appeared from the evidence «l»t
Mr*. Bobo had become addicted to the
habit of using morphine while taking
the drug to allay pain caused from an
operation some time ago. Her husband
was formerly capable of earning a
good salary as a stenographer, but hod
The actual buying and selling of
grain was Inaugurated at the Chamber
of Commerce commercial exchange on
Wednesday between noon and 1 o'clock,
when 10,000 bushels of grain were
bought and sold within 16 minutes.
The grain dealers and brokers will
meet at the exchange every day for a
week to trade. If everything proves
successful, the practice will be contin
ued. No dealing In futures will be al
lowed under any circumstances.
The Inauguration of the custom was
marked by a splendid luncheon at the
exchange, attended by many visitors
and distinguished guests.
The following were among those
present: Mayor Joyner, President Pope,
Vice’Presidents Woodward. Poxon and
Foreman. Mr. Cassidy, of Montgomery;
Mr. Haskell, of Columbia: Mr. FItxger-
aid, of New York, and Mr. Bliss, of Ban
Francisco formerly, now of Atlanta,
and Messrs. Harry Schleslnger, R. J,
Orme, Louis Gholstln, A. P. Morgan,
W. L. Fain, W. S. Duncan, Edward E.
Smith, Joseph Gregg, J. W. Stauflacher,
F. R. Logan, A. C. Woolley, A. D. Adair,
w. L. Peel, T. D. Meador and others.
The exchange Is now being conduct
ed in splendid style, and the occasion
was pronounced a most pleasant and
successful one.
BITE OF PET DOG
KILLED LITTLE GIRL
After suffering two weeks at the
Pasteur Institute with hydrophobia, lit.
tie Lucy Hutchinson, the 28 months'
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Hutchinson, of Rembert, 8. C., died
Tuesday afternoon.
About three weeks ago the little girl
wss bitten above the eye by a family
pet dog. at the family residence In
iembert. After a week had passed
her condition became worse and the
family became alarmed and brought
the little one to the Pasteur Institute.
All attention was given the child, but
the Infection liad gone too far, and it
was too late to save her. The body
was removed to the undertaking estab
lishment of Barclay and Brandon and
was sent to Rembert, 8. C.. Wednesday
morning. The funeral services will be
conducted there.
8TATE CAN NOT COLLECT
FEES FROM BATTLESHIPS.
Washington, April 10.—The secretary
of the navy has been notified by the
comptroller ot the treasury that pay
ments made to state quarantine officers
arc Illegal. Tile question was present
ed by the Inspection of the battleship
Iowa by Quarantine Officer Creasy, of
ET 1 hi« "reason~fiom an excessive uso' Virginia, and a collection fee of $7 from
of the drug. Paymaater Spear.
Mayor, Gen. Manager
Woodward and Pres
Rice Say So.
SENT MESSAGES OVER
THE SOUTHERN BELL
“I want to give The Georgian the
credit for its splendid work on behalf
of tho water bond olection. There .
no doubt that the work of The Geor
gian contributed largely to tho sue
cessful result of tho election. As mayor
of Atlanta I wish to extend the thanks
of the city to Tho Georgian for its
splendid services."—W. R. JOYNER,
Mayor.
“The Georgian did tho work, Tho
election looked lost until Ths Geor
gian's splendid services of Tuesday
afternoon. After that, things took on a
different hue.’’—COLONEL FRANK P.
RICE, President of the Board of Wator
Commissioners. .
“There Is no doubt in my mind that
the election would have been a failure
if The Georgian had not urged the
voter* out Tuesday afternoon by tele
phone.
“At 3 o’clock in the afternoon, just
three hours before the polls closed, it
seemed that we would meet with cer
tain failure. The voting had been
light and it teemed that we would not
got two-thirds of the registered vote in
a single ward.
'After that the voters began to come
in largo numbers—ballots for the bonds
went in thick and fast. I could not un
derstand what had caused this chan*
until I learned The Georgian had mat.
arrangements with the Southern Bell to
notifv every single voter in every ward
who had not already come out that we
needed his vote.
“It was a splendid Idea and a patri
otie ono. Tho victory it yours, as well
as it is mine, for my efforts and the
efforts of tho water board would havo
been of no avail without your voluntary
assistance Tuesday afternoon.”—PARK
WOODWARD, General Manager.
A modern newspaper's enterprise and
a great telephone company’s ready aid
carried the election for the water bonds
Tuesday, after defeat seemed certain.
It was an example of what quick
thought and prompt execution can ac
complish.
Late In the day Tuesday the returns
from the eight wards showed that the
election would bo lost unless those
voters who had registered carried out
their first Intention and xvent to the
polls. A large share of these, citizens
who favored the bond Issue, had let
business or pleasure keep them from
the polls. At 4 o’clock there were 700
votes lacking to carry the election.
The Georglun realized the necessity
of prompt action, of reaching the voters
Individually and making a personal ap
peal to each. The Southern Bell Tele
phone Company was asked for arsis
tonco and W. T. Gentry, vice president
and general manager, and W. B. Rob
ertjq local manager and assistant au
perlntendent, readily co-operated with
The Georgian's plan. All the facilities
of the great Bystem of the company
were tendered In order that the election
might be won and Atlanta given a bet
ter waterworks system.
>How it Was Done.
The Georgian at once obtained copies
of the registration lists of the various
wards, the waterworks board assisting
In preparing these. Reporters were
sent to each polling place with Instruc
tions to check off the names ot those
who had already voted. The lists show
ing those registered, but who had not
voted, were at once dispatched to the
offices of the Southern Bell Telephone
Company.
Here the telephone system began Its
work. The telephone numbers of every
voter were looked up and distributed
among the operators. As far as con
nections were made this message waa
sent over the wires Into the ear of the
voter himself—a direct appeal for him
to remember to go to the polls:
“The Atlanta Georgian says the wa
ter bonds are 700 votes behind at <
o'clock, and askt that you go at once
and vote.''
Effective Service Rendered,
The rapidity with which a modern
telephone exchange Is operated
shown by the fact that before 6:30
o'clock, half an hour before the close
of the polls, 724 voters on the list had
been reached and the message de
livered. When the last count xvas
made. It was found that the vote had
grown from 1,150 at 3 o'clock, to 2,190.
The necessary two-thirds of the 3,201
registered was 2,134. Only 26 votes
were against the bonds. The effect of
the direct appeal to voters was shown
by the costing of 1,040 votes between
o'clock and the hour of closing, most
these coming In after The Georgian
had begun Its work.
This work was carried to a successful
conclusion by the Southern Bell Tele
phone Company without Interfering
with the regular service and without
causing any Inconvenience In the oper
ating rooms. The long list of numbers
was distributed among the many oper
ators, so that each might carry on her
regular duties without her customers
knowing that anything unusual was
going on.
That the service of the Bell Tele
phone Company was prompt and ef
fective in carrying The Georgian's
warning and appeal direct to the vot
ers Is best shown by the fact that
many were found today who stated
that they were reached. The follow
ing serve tq ttlustrate that the service
carried:
G. T. R. FRAZIER, 795 Piedmont
avenue.—"I had intended to vote some
time during the day, but put the mat
ter oil until late In the afternoon.
When I received the message from The
Georgian saying the bonds were tn dan
ger of being defeated fur lack of votes.
GE 7 THE GREEN EXTRA
FOR FULL ST OR YOF GA ME
The Georgian's GREEN EXTRA Wednesday afternoon will contain a
complete and graphic story of .the Atlanta-Montgomery game, the first
contest of the Southern League baseball season to be played In Atlanta.
The account will be accompanied by an accurate box score, recording
every play that counts. The GREEN EXTRA will be on the streets imme
diately after the final play. Buy it. Take It home. Nothing but live news
In It.
MRS. MURPHYS BRACELET
AND ITS MYSTERIOUS LOSS
The singular mystery surrounding
the disappearance of the $1,200 dia
mond bracelet and the veiled woman
figuring In the plot to extort money
from John E. Murphy when he adver
tised for the return of the sparks, was
recalled Wednesday when Pa‘. Hogerty
was placed on trial In the Federal court
before Judge Newman charged with
UBlng the malls for fraudulent pur
poses.
Hagerty was convicted and sentenced
to six months In prison and to pay a
fine of $100.
s
IS 80 PER CENT,
SAYS_ EXPER
Expert Makes Report on
Georgia Rail
road.
Boirdre Phlnlzy's Indictment agalnnt the
Georgia railroad, at to tinmife condition of
roadlxMl and Inadequate rolling stock, Is not
upheld by the renort of the expert,
.Tiifkson, chief fusncctor of rallwa
Ohio.
In his report submitted to the Georgia
railroad commission late Tuesday nfternoon,
Mr. Jackson declares the road would be
rated at 80 per cent of perfection, as com
pared with the roads which ho has dealt
In the past six years. He says:
"I have no hesitancy lu pronouncing this
road safe to that degree, nud do so without
fear of successful contradiction."
The report Indicates that repairs are
needed at certain points, but that the man
agement seems to l»e doing all In Its power
to put everything In good condition. The
commission will adopt this report ns com
pleting tho case.
Commissioner O. B. Stevens accompanied
Mr. Jackson on the Inspection tour. J*~
Plilnlzy did not make the trip.
ACQUITTAL VERDICT
IN PEONAGE CASES
Jury Out Fifteen Minutos
and Clears Defen
dants.
After a trial lasting several days, a
verdict of not guilty was returned late
Tuesday afternoon In the federal court
In the cases against M. F. Cole, Guy
Cole, Stewart Cole, H. L. Zelgler,
Louis It. Robinson and J. W. Brewster.
It required just about fifteen min
utes for the Jury to decide upon a ver
dict and outside of the government's
attorneys, there were few to whom tho
verdict was a surprise.
PHONE! MONEY GETS
HAYNES IN TROUBLE
Charged with passing two raised
twenty-dollar bills, George T. Haynes,
of Hall county, was placed on trial In
the federal court on Wednesday. It Is
charged by the government's attorneys
that Haynes attempted to pass one of
the bills on a Marietta street barber.
It Is claimed by the defense that the
money was paid Haynes by his em
ployer In Oklahoma and that ho tried
to spend the money In good faith, not
knowing It was raised. The trial was
still on when court adjourned for the
day at.2 o'clock and will be continued
on Thursday morning. Haynes Is be
ing defended by Attorney Rube Arnold
and Attorney Ed Quilllan.
Frank Townsend.
Frank Townsend, aged 21 years, died
at bis residence In East Point, Ga.
Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. The fu
neral services will be conducted Thurs
day morning at 11 o’clock at the resi
dence. The interment will be In South
Bend cemetery. Carriages will leave
the undertaking establishment of Hil-
burn & Holland at 9 o’clock.
lot.
1 hurried to the polls and cost my bal- water bonds.'
I am sure the election waa carried
a result of the telephone messages
sent to the voters of the city by The
Georgian."
T. A. HAMMOND, 059 Piedmont ave
nue.—“I got The Georgian's message
all right, and I think that move by
The Georgian played an Important part
In carrying the election In favor of the
water bonds ”
A. V. GOODE.—"I was one of those
reached by The Georgian’s message
notifying the voters that the water
bonds were in danger of being defeat
ed were no doubt a great factor In car
rying the election.”
LOWRY ARNOLD, solicitor criminal
division of the city court: “I received
The Georgian's message and I am of
the opinion that the result of the wa
ter bond election is due to the efforts
The Georgian In sending telephone
messages to the voters of the city
Tuesday afternoon, urging them to
come out and vote for the bonds. It
was a great thing for the city, and I
have heard many favorable comments
upon the active Interest taken by The
Georgian In the bond election.”
ROBERT L. WINSLOW, 45 Shelton
avenue—"I did not vote until after 1
received the message from The Geor
gian saying the bonds were in danger
of being defeated for lack of votes. I
then went to the polls and carried with
me two young men whom I met on the
way. All three of ua voted fur the
S SAY
DETECTIVE
Peonage Case Verdict
Brings on Sen
sation.
IS EINED $16,000
BY FEOERAL JUDGE
Paper Printed Unclean Ads
in Famous Personal
Column.
New York, April 10.—After a plea of
guilty to the charge of printing obscene
matter and sending It through the
malls had been made today In the
court, fines totalling $16,000 were as
sessed against James Gordon Bennett
and the New York Herald Company.
Fines of $1,000 were entered against
M. W. Glllam, manager of the Herald;
$6,000 against the Herald corporation
and $10,000 against James Gordon Ben
nett were paid In the court room. The
cases were outgrowth of the famous
"personal" and red-light column which
was a feature of The Herald for years.
AT
Lee J. Brannon Fell Under
Heavy Wheels Wed
nesday.
Lee J. Brannon, of 721 Marietta street,
s driver for the Standard Oil Company, fell
from hla wagon nt IS Augusta avenue, In
man Park, Wednesday morning anil re.
ectreil Injuries from which be died short
ly afterwards.
Brannon fell from his wagon, which ran
over him. lie was hurried to Grady hos
pital, nnd found to bo liilfcrlng from two
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APPEAL TO JUDGE
BY THE JURORS
An alleged attempt on the part of a
government secret service man to talcs
members of the Jury In the peonage
cases to task for acquitting tho de
fendants, was the cause of a sensation
on Wednesday, and of a hurried con
ference between four of tho Jury in
volved, Judge Newman, District Attor
ney Sheppard and Assistant District
Attorney Henley.
Ae a result of this conference. It Is
said that District Attorney Sheppard
will remove the government secret
service agent from the city and away
from the case.
Great secrecy surrounded the con
ference, and District Attorney Shep
pard Is said to have urged upon the
Jurors concerned to refrain from giving:
any publicity whatever to tho matter, i
The secret service man Involved Is,
declared by one of the Jurors to bal
Detective Klinky, who worked up the'
cases against the Coles, H. L. Ziegler,;
Louis R. Robinson, J. W. Brewster and
others.
Met Juror* In Elevator.
It Is said that while four members of
the Jury that acquitted the defendants
late Tuesday afternoon were going
down on the elevator Klinky started a
conversation concerning the verdict
nnd made some remarks not to the lik
ing of the Jurors.
"You fellows made up your mind In a
mighty short time,” the officer Is said
to have remarked.
"Yes,” replied one of tho four jurors,
wo made our verdict according to tlm
evidence nnd Hint was such ns nut tn
requlro much deliberation."
With most people tills would have
terminated tile conversation, blit It is
-aid that Klinky continued, anil de
clared the Jury had everything “framed
up" before It retired- He Is further al
leged to have remarked that bad th«
ease been tried before a Now York
jury the defendants would have been
convicted.
"A Jury Down Hire.”
"Wo didn't expect anything else from
a Jury down here,” It Is said that Kiln- .
ky declared, "but we could have sent
them up In New York."
One of the four Jurors replied to
Klinky nnd attempted to defend him-.
self nml tho other members of tho Jury
from tho Insinuations, and It Is said
that Klinky showed a disposition to get
Into a difficulty with this member cf
the jury.
When tho elevator reached the first
floor and the four Jurors left the secret'
servlco man. ono of them declared:
I don’t like the way In which that
man Klinky talked."
It was then that the other members
of the party of four knew the Identity
of tho man who had opened such an
Indelicate discussion.
The result was that this one of th«
four Jurors declared his Intention ot
reporting tho matter to Judge Newman.
This was done nnd on Wednesday
morning Judge Newman suspended tho
hearing In n cosn he was trying, and.
summoning District Attornoy Sheppard
nnd Assistant District Attorney Henley,
went to his chambers and held a con
ference with tho Jurors.
There the facts In the case were re
cited to him. and It Is said that Judge
Newman declared the conduct of Klin
ky had been a grave case of eontenipt
of court.
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgian records here etch day some
BY
JOSEPH B. LIVELY.
The fiscal year 1906-’«7 is setting a new high record mnrk In com
mercial statistics at the port of Galveston. Already the value of foreign
exports for the first eight months of the year has passed by many mil
lions of dollars the highest ambitions of friends of the port five years
ago. The one hundred million mnrk was the pinnacle of ambition live
yesrs ago. An enormous sum, but In the minds of those who had some
faint Idea of the development of Texas and the Southwest. It was nut
too much to expect of the port of Galveston, the great ocean deep water
port for the West. Four year* ago the hundred million
mark was passed and the one hundred and fifty mil
lion mark set as a standard to work for. but this was not high, for
that niark was easily passed during the fiscal year 1905-'06 when the
port of Galveston took rank next to New York In the value of Its for
eign exports. Work for two hundred millions was the slogan, but again
the mark was set too low, for the present fiscal year will go over 1200,-
000,000 by a wide margin.
The statistics of the port for Hie month of February, the eighth
month of the fiscal yoar, bring the total value of foreign exports credited
by the government to the putt of Galveston to $182,965,442, or $17,944,556
under $200,000,000. The $200,000,000 mark will be passed before tile end of
March, leaving three months of the year still unaccounted for. Steam
ship agents claim to have made heavy bookings for April and Jiay ship
ments and are looking forward to o very heavy summer business.
In the table of statistics given below, it will be noted that export
values for the month of December amounted to $36,138,346. This w hs the
record month of the port, and from the fact that nine years ngo the toial
value of foreign exportn from the port of Galveston for a full year was
but a little more than $36,000,009, the development of the Southwest,
particularly Texas, Is shown to have been most remarkable.
Following is a statement n< foreign export values credited to Galves
ton for the first eight months of the present fiscal year:
Month. Value.
July $ 3,127,62$
August - 6,673,002
September is, 944,901
October 29,821,833
November 29.913.862
December 36.838.346
January i 81.99s,is.;
February 24.737.737
Total, eight months
.$182,035,442