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™. Atlanta Georgian (And news)
EXTRA
VOL. V. NO. 284.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1907.
pDTpTi' # In Atlanta: TWO TENTH.
X iUGJj, o n Trnlna: FIVE CENTS.
FRED
H ACQUITTED
OF ASSAULT TO MURDER
Jury Returns Verdict in Case of
. Fred Bush, Charged With Send
ing an Infernal Machine to the
Home of Mrs. Julia McCarthy,
After Trial Lasting Two Days.
The jury in the case of Fred Busli, charged with
assault with intent to commit murder, by sending an in
fernal machine to the home of Mrs. Julia McCarthy, on
May 8, returned a verdict Friday afternoon of not guilty.
Tho argument In the case of Fred
T
SB. DANIEL
Bush, charged with assault with Intent
to murder, was concluded at 12:45
o’clock, Attorney Luther Z. Rosser for
the defense making the closing speech.
At 2 o'clock Friday afternoon Judge
Roan began his charge ftnd at 3 o’clock
the case was In the hunds of the jury.
Counsel for both the state and the
detense made unusually strong speeches
for and against the prisoner, and the
intellectual battle between Solicitor Hill
and Attorney Luther Rosser was an
almost unprecedented display of logic,
eloquence and wit.
In one of the most Impassioned
speeches ever delivered In the Fulton
criminal .court. Solicitor Hill presented
to the Jury the case for the state. For
one hour and a quarter Solicitor Hilt
held the speltbflund attention of the
great audience which packed the court.
room, and thj tension was only broken'
at. times .when with ridicule and sar
casm, he attacked the position of the
defense and referred to the "rotten
’crutches on which they were trying to
hobble to a verdict of acquittal.”
The speed) of Mr. Hilt was frequently
Interrupted by Attorney Rosser, who
declared that the prosecuting attorney
was not holding to the evidence In th<)
case, and many spirited tilts between
the twqf attorneys followed.
. - "Has no Counterpart.”
. In opening the argument, Mr. Hill
said:
"Oentlemen of tho Jury, this case has'
no counterpart In all the past, and I
trust to God It will have no parallel*In
all the future.
"The youngest child living today will
not outlive the evil effects of a wTong
verdict In this case.
"This was a most diabolical crime. It
was a horrible crime, and the man who
committed It, whoever he was, was a
diabolical and a cunning flend. Oh,
TO BE GIVEN
Railroad Commission
to Pass on Passen
ger Rates.
It may be stated authoritatively,
barring any hitch not now foreseen,
that the railroad commission .will ren
der a decision Saturday on the pas
senger reduction case.
Chairman -Warner Hill Is attending
the Georgia bar. meeting at Tybee, but
is expected In the city Saturday morn
ing. Commissioners Brown and Ste
vens stated Friday that If Chairman
Hill arrived and that no hitch occurred,
the decision would be handed down
Saturday.
The commissioners themselves are
Temperance People in
Bartow Organize For
Campaign.
depths of Infamy, open deeper still to still preserving absolute silence as to
receive this cunning monster, that he the decision now practically agreed
may not shame the faces of the damned | U pon, but It is learned from a reliable
’ who now Inhabit your labyrinths.'
At great length Solicitor Hill
viewed the evidence In the case and all
the circumstances connected with It.
and after he had summed up the evi
dence, he said:
> , "Not a Missing Link.”
"There Is not a missing link In this
case, Every linger points directly at
this defendant. It is In evidence that
he had the motive, that he had the
ability, that he had the opportunity,
and that he had made the threats.”
Solicitor Hill concluded his argument
by a brief resume of the evidence.
Mr. Rosser’s Speech.
Attorney' Luther Z. Rrisw-r followed
Mr. II1II with the concluding argument
for the defense.
“Gentlemen o< the Jury." said- Mr.
Rosser, "my friend. Mr. Hill, has made
this same speech t™ a thousand Juries.
I have heard the same thing before.
"But coming to this case, there Is
not a particle of evidence to connect
this defendant with this crime.,
"The only ’threat’ that he Is shown to
have made Is that he ’would not be re
sponsible for what happened unless
Doolittle stopped going with this young
woman.’ and that Is as far as they have
gone.. He has In no way been connect,
ed with this crime."
Scoffed at Theory,
Mr. Rosser. scofTed at, the kVa that
Bush Is a moral pervert and that he
exercised a baneful Influence over
Charlie Doolittle. ' ' , ,,
Mr. Rosser referred to the streys laid
by Mr. Hill upon the evidence that
Bush “had mechanical knowledge" and
that he Was an "expert on dynamite.
•The testimony that Bush knew all
about dynamite was ruled out. Charlie,
said Mr. Rosser as he turned to Sir.
•Hill. “but. you didn't know It and you
went on arguing. It to the Jury.
’The fact that Bush knew something
about dynamite In now way connects
him with this cate."
Attorney Roeser reviewed all the ev-;
idence at length, taking it all up as It
■was delivered and applied It to Bush s
•case. In the effort to show th* Impos
sibility of fastening the crime upon his
client. He made a powerful plea In
behalf of the prisoner and made a most
forcible presentation of his case.
An adjournment was then taken
'until 2 o’clock.
The Morning Session.
At 10 o’clock Friday morning b ith
the prosecution and the defense an
nounced that all the evidence In the
rise of Fred Bush, charged with as-
sourre that there will be no 2-cent rate.
But there will be a reductldn affect
ing the trunk lines, the maximum being
2 1-2 cents per mile, with a minimum of
1 rents, perhaps, under certain condi
tions. It developed from the Investiga
tion that only two roads' In the state
could stand a flat reduction to 2 cents—
the Atlanta and West Point and the
western and Atlantic.
One of tin commissioners, so It goes,
favored placing the rate for those two
lines on a 2-rent basis, but It -met with
the opposition of the other two. and the
rate on these lines will probably lie
2 1-2 cents, as upon the other big trunk
lines.
• Makes Careful Study.
It Is understood, also, that the de-
Islon will be very comprehensive In
Its scope, and will go Into the question
very fully. For almost two months
Commissioner Brown has devoted him
self almost night and day to a study of
the question. He has compiled a mass
of figures and data. In all thlf he has
received the active co-operation of his
co-workers on the commission.
The sliding scale of rates has been
considered, but will not be applied In
any extensive way. The small Inde
pendent lines will probably be undis
turbed. though a few now allowed to
chArge a 6-cent rate may be cut down
slightly. ’ •
The Anal decision will be awaited
with the keenest Interest by both the
general public and the railroad peo
ple.
8peels| to The Georglsu.
Carteravllle, Ga.. May 31.—Despite a
heavy downpour of rain, which looked
as though It would defeat the plane of
the prohibitionists, there was a large
and enthusiastic audience gathered at
the First Baptist church' of this city
last night, ,ln attendance upon the first
public meeting that haa been held by
the, temperance people Ih the present
campaign In Bartow county.
The meeting, which was called for
the purpose of effecting ah organisa
tion. was presided over by Rev. Walt
Holcomb.
The meeting was very enthusiastic,
and It was apparent that the friends of
prohibition have entered the contest
with the determination to tight to the
blttqr end. ',
The work 'of organisation consisted
of the appointment of a number of
committees, composed of some of the
most prominent then In the county,
which committees ure to- act In con
junction with those appointed Wednes.
day afternoon by the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union.
Mr. Holcomb stated last night that
the county was being flooded with the
literature of the liquor people, nnd that
this literature contained arguments
from several prominent divines over
the country who had declared adverse
ly to the prohibition cause. It was also
stated by Dr. Holcomb that some of
the circulars contained an article point
ing out the reasons that Governor Pat
terson, of Tennessee, gave In his veto
meessgo when he refused to sign the
fatnou* ontl-Jug law that was passed
by the legislature of that, state.
With the womeit thoroughly organ-
I red and the men determined upon
their course, the temperance people are
highly optimistic at to the result of the
coming election...
Legislator Talks.
Hon. W. J. Neel, a member of the
coming Georgia legislature. In speak
ing of the present comnalgrt In- Bartow
county said the following: ’ .
Bartow was one of the Hr"counties
In Georgia to drive whisky qtit. That
was nearly a quarter of a century ago.
Rev. Ram Jones and Dr. Headden led
that fight. It was a battle royal and
victory came by the narrow ma.aln of
two majority. Since the courts have
decided our local law to be void, ,lt He
roines ' neces*vv to light the Lattle
over again. One would suppose the
whisky gang to be dead or dls irann-
Ixed by this time and that victory would
MAN’S BODY IMPALED
ON PICKET FENCE BY
FALLFROM HIGH PORCH
Cold Rain Keeps the
Ex-Confederates
Under Shelter.
GEORGIANS ATTEND
over 600 Strong
Heroes of the Lost Cause Be
ing Royally Entertained
in Historic Richmond.
Richmond. Va., May 31.—Rain, cold,
drlaxly rain, began falling this morning
as the men In attendance on the Con
federate veterans' reunion began to ap
pear on the streets. The rain has been
steady and the veterans hard, been
forced to keep under shelter most of the
d*y.
Less than a score of the old men have
fallen out of the ranks and been taken
to the hospitals. None of the cages Is
terlous.
The veterans were addressed today
by Senator John TV. Daniel, who waa
given a rousing welcome, and by Cap
tain Robert E. Lee, Jr., of Fairfax, a
grandson of General Lee. When the
veterans heard the name of the man
who was to make an address they rose
as one man and made the Immense
building shake with cheers.
The program mapped out is being fol
lowed closely and there will be a grand
ball tills evening, followed by fireworks.
Two among the many women here
attracting the greatest attention and
the most profound testimonials of de
votion are Mrs. Stonewall Jackson,
widow of the famous fighter, and Mlsa
Mary Cuatls Lee, daughter of General
Robert E. Lee. '
There are fully 10,000 ex-Confeder
ate veterans In the city. The camp
Is on the site of the great camp estab
lished In 18*1. when troops were being
hurried to the front from all the Sbuth.
era states.
Two Heroes Meet
Many curious reunions already have
taken place. Thomas Egerton, of the
Twelfth North .Carolina, and Edward
C. Draper, of Florida, are the heroes
of one of the most curious. They got
■ sea dj- min nine una inn victory would . *° swapping w»thlnlory aa thw
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Special to The Georglsu.
Carteravllle, Ga., May 31.—While
talking with some friends, B. C. Pe
ters. an employee of the Southern Bell
Telephone Company, pitched - over the
baluster of the second story porch at
the Bell Hotel at 9:30 o’clock last night,
and ae he dropped toward the ground
his body became entangled In a clothes
line, was swung outward and .Impaled
on a picket fence. Two of the pickets
passed through the body. The man
was quickly lifted from the fence nnd
he died an hour later,• without regain
ing consciousness.
The body was removed to an under
taker's establishment and an effort Is
being made to locate the relatives of
the deceased.
Peters, who was about 35 years of
age. came here from Atlanta with
force of men three weeks ago nnd had
been boarding at the Bell Hotel. It Is
stated Ihnt ho lias relatives nt the Rand
Hotel. West Forty-ninth street. New
Tork, but so far they have not been
located.
A letter found In his pocket from
B. D. Kerns Indicates that hla parents
reside somewhere In Virginia.
B. C. Peters came to Atlanta In No
vember from hla home In New York.
He had been In tfie employ of the
.Southern Bell since hla arrival, travel
ing with a force of men over the state.
His headquarters were In Atlanta, but
he had no relatives here.
Officials of the Southern are trying to
communicate with relatives of the dead
man.
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O mer will be along some old time. O
Forecast: ' . O
O "Rain Friday night, 'Saturday O
O showers followed by clearing: O
O slightly cuoler Saturday after- O
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Friday temperatures: ■ O
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0 g o’clock jl m 83 degrees.
0 9 o'clock a. m.
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0 11 o’clock a. m..
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0 2 o’clock p. m..
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..72 degrees.
C:ntinued on Pago Six.
It Is expected thst a large gathering
of people will be present at the Taber
nacle next Sunday, when the lemper-
ance people will hold an all-day rally.
Rev. OAorge'R. Rtliart will preside' nt
the afternoon meeting, and will at ’hut
time deliver his famous address .n
temperance. There will, he a number of
prominent speakers present, and a bas
ket dinner will be served on the Taber-
nude grounds.
GIRL AS C0N0UCT0R
OF BROADWAY CAR
Claims Slit* Worked ill Dis
guise Without Being
Deteeted.
that both were wounded in the famour
12th of May light In the Bpottsylvanla
court house. They were shot - down
FREELY FOR
Fund to Take Soldiers
to Expo. Swelled
by Gifts.
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O CONTRIBUTIONS *480) . O
TOTAL FUND NEEDED, $1,500 O
0
O R. M. Rose Company 1100 O
0 Atlanta Brewing and Ice Co.. 100 0
0 Chninberlln-Johnsnn-DuBose
0 Co... 5
0 Southern Bell Telephone Com-'
O puny 6
O George Muse Co 2
0 Craig Cofleld 2
O W. H. Kiser 2
O Frank Hawkins .. 2
0 Julius L Brown 1
O Judge John R. Wilkinson.. .. II
O A Friend to Colonel Ander-
0 son l<
0 Miss Daisy Matthews 21
C The Georgian 21
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O Total 241
One Fatally Hurt and
Seven in Danger
ous Condition.
Both a Mass of Fire
When She Re
turned. ;
EIGHT OTHERS
BADLY BURNED
Father Rushes Into Burning
Home to Awaken Oc
cupants.
TRACTION CAR ; i
RAN OVER CUR
Motormau Rubbered to See
Dog and Failed to See
Car Ahead.
body
Atlanta Is responding nobly to The
Georgian’s csll for funds to send the
Fifth regiment to Jamestown on Geor
gia day.
llnrdly had The Georgian’s message
reached the street Thursday afternoon
until the first response came. Judge
John R. Wilkinson's voice came over
the phone, contributing Jin to the fund.
Frid.l? ,0l, °’? d by ” ve ™' others. On
M..I M... ; rlday "honing Colonel Clifford An- H «... .. u „* „„„
within u few feet of each other, a t' oer * l>n , commander of the regiment re I looking to see how badly It was in-
we retaken ?™h% rame hos$M a^h2^n?known ^me,Vm b a r ' PM °,?* d ‘, h “‘ * h * C "
name time, poMrtbly In the name am-1 fuml . " men; swelling the ahead hid stopped. Fuerndelner Jump-
bulance; both mm attended by the n> **veraj hundred dollar*. The ad before the praeh and ran.
Elyria, - Ohio, May II.—Seven per
sona dead, another fatally Injured and
seven In a dangerous condition Is the
result of s rear-end collision last night
between two Cleveland, Southwestern
and Columbus traction cars.
G. N. Fuerndelner, a motorman. la
today held on a charge of manslaugh
ter. All of the dead lived here.
Several had one or both feet ampu
tated, others had their legs crushed.
The dead and Injured were caught on
the rear platform of the forward car.
The motorman, who, escaped, was
threatensd with mob violent-, after the
crash, and was located at hla home to
day.
A special grand Jury will Investlgsta
the wreck. Motorman Fuerndelner de
clares he had run over a dog and In
Norfolk. Va, May 21.—A young worn
an giving her name aa Miss Grace Wal- J morui
same surgeon; both recovered from
their wounds about the same time, and
both resumed business at the front
about the same ,day and fought the
balance of the war out very near to
each other, and yet thla waa the first
time, so far ns either of the men knew,
they had ever met. To ure their own
language, both were "high-heeled pri
vates In the rear rank."
Missouri headquarters are at Mur
phys Hotel. Major Gensral John B.
Stone, who commands the Missouri di
vision of Confederate Veterans, Is at
the head of the delegation. Among the
officers on band were Captain John
Bhaull, of Vernon county: Colonel W.
C. Bronaugn and Captain H. C. Gregg,
of Kansas City.
North Carolina headquarters at Ran
ger hall Is a scene of constant liveli
ness. The oM boys were In from all
parts of the old Tnr Heel Rtate.
Georgia Delegation.
Tonight the North Carolina contin
gent will be tendered a reception by
the North Carolina Boclety of Rlch-
lace. who claims to have been employ* | ‘
a conductor on a Broadway trolley "VI™
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car for two months without her sex
being even suspected, was In Norfolk
today. '
She said:
"It's the easiest. thing In the world
to be a man. Why, I told hundreds of
New Yorkers to step lively. In a voice
that sounded nothing at all like a
man’s. They never suspected me of be
ing a woman, ana don't know the dif
ference today. I may go back to work
on the can-after I visit my mother and
slater.”
Mias Wallace la a very pretty fvnman.
She la anything but masculine In up-
down, came In from Montgomery,” said
Captain C. C. Craw, ’’and I reckon be
fore the boys get' through arriving we
will have as many as 80» Alabamans
at thla reunion.”
Captain Crow la the commander of
Gordon Memorial ramp at Anniston.
aeorgla headquarters are at the Me
chanics Institute, and a large number
from that state have registered, poeel-
bly 700. Hpecfal trains from Atlanta,
Havannah and Macon reachad here yea.
terday.
Among the Georgians registered Is
Continued on Page Three.
subscriptions obtained by him are In
eluded In ,he Ha, published
It is no can for charity the Fifth reg.
Iment Is making. Georgia should be
represented at the Jamestown Espoal-
Hon op the state's own day and the
soldier boys who go to add to the glory
of Georgia and Atlanta ahould not be
forced to bear their own expenses.
But the fund Is yet far from the
amount needed to pay for the trip. Col.
nnel Anderson places the total'amount
needed, exclusive of the 21,000 gfven
by the city, at 21.500, and bellevee that
there will be no difficulty In securing
the sum. Certainly there should be no
trouble, If other Atlantans respond as
generously as those whosae names are
given above. < -
Mr. Brown's Lettsr.
Julius L. Brown has struck tbs key
note In a letter to The Georgian, In
closing a check for hla contribution to
tha fund. - Hera Is hla letter, a clarion
call to Atlantans to give freely to their
mvn regiment:
To the Editor of The Georgian:
You are right. The soldier boys ought
by all meana to go to Jamestown. But
you don't put the case strong enough.
Atlanta would be disgraced If we failed
to send them. They go not for a Junket
but P> represent Atlanta and Geor
gia.
Let the Atlanta people remember
what these soldier boys did las. winter
and not prove ungrateful. It affords
me pleasure on this, my llth birthday,
to contribute my mite to aid them. I
herewith Inclose my check for 210. »
Yours truly. I
. . JULIUS L> BROWN.
- , • Tha Daad. , *
HENRY M. HILLINGS, aged 80.
W. C. AI.I.EN, Lakg Shore claim
agent.,
DONALD 8ALA.
EDWARD O'DONNELL,
CHARLES B. HORTON.
HOMER ALLEN.
EUNICE W. WUR8T.
The Injured.
Marguerite Butler, aged 15, Elyria,
one. foot amputated, other, heel crushed.
Mabel Dean, aged 16. Bouth Amherst,
both feet amputated.
Arthur Cattfett, noth feet amputated.
Jack Leslie, Carlisle, left foot am
putated. • . . }
Mrs. J. H. Sale, Elyria,; one leg
crushed and severe Internal Injuries;
will die.
Will Savoy, conductor of the first car,
both feet amputated.
George W. C. Chamberlain, aged 20.
Madison, compound fracture of both
legs. , >
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Long Branch, N. J., May 21.—Fire
destroyed the costly cottage of Jacob
Rothschild, In Ocean avenue today
causing four deaths. Injuries to right
other persons, some of whom will die
nnd for a time threatening to wipe out
a large part of the settlement.
The Rothschild cottago has been oc
cupied by,the family of Walter Schlf
fer. secretary of the Unlled cigar Man
ufacturers’ Company of New York
The dead:
Marlon Schlffer, 10 years old, tiled
from Inhaling flames.
Ruth Schlffer. 14 years old. body
found In ruins.
Tlllle Notson, servant, body found In
ruins.
Mary Bllger, servant, body found In
ruins.
Burned:
Walter Schlffer, hands and
badly burned In making rescues.
Mrs. Walter Schlffer, hair burned
off; face and body scorched; will prob
ably die. *
B. Cltcren, B. Brlecer, guests, and
Ivan Relton, Katie Murray, Mina
Schlark, Josephine Hottman, servants,
minor Injuries.
War# Playing Whist
5Ir. and Mrs. Schlffer and their two
guests were playing tvhlst when they
smelled smoke. As Mr. Schlffer passed
Into the kitchen to Investigate the
smoke the room bufat out In flames.
Mrs. Schlffer tried to find her way
through the dense emoke to their
rooms occupied by her children and
Miss Schlark, the governess. She was
overcome by the smoke and fell heav
ily against the door of the governeas’
room. Miss Schlark opened the door,
her own room was then being tilled
with smoke, and tried to lift Mrs.
Schlffsr. . Failing, she passed a roped
sheet about her body, nnd dragged her
to a window. The fresh nlr revived
Mrs. Schlffer and ehe darted back to
save . her children.
Mother's Heroic Act.
'The mother lore which prompted
that Act of heroism may cost her her
life. The flames were then bursting
through the floor and as she passed
them, her garments caught Are.
Dashing I nth the- room occupied by
little Marion, she grabbed her up from
the bed which waa then burning and
ran down the stairs and out onto the
lawn. The night gown of the child
waa then burned off and Mrs. Schlff-
er*a clothes were aflre from her feet to
her neck. 1 * *
A'dozen men relieved the frantic
woman of the child and rolled her In
“ e damp grass smothering the Haines.
Father Falls Exhausted.
Mr. Schlffer fqUgflt th* Man..-* and
ftiahed"through fhe house getting out
the occupants until he fell from ex
tinction, his clothes ablaze, nnd was
carried to the Helmendinger cottage.
> When the Marne* were at their
height the wind spread them to the
handsome residences adjoining, one
owned by the Simon Sternberger es
tate, and the other by Jacob Cohn.
Iloth’th»- \V"!f** and i ‘ din families got
out safely though they had narrow es
capes. It was estimated that the dam
age to them was almost equal to the
toes of the Rothschild villa. The loss
will reach 1250,000 on the three build
ings. .
Machinists Out.
Special to The Georgian. «
Anniston, Ala., May 31. Following
the action of the mechanics in Louts-
vllle, Birmingham. Decatur, Mobile,
Montgomery and other places, the
Loulsvfle and Nashville machinists, nine
in number, walked out of the local
shops yesterday, because President
Mllto
•tnlth and
ognlr
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