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6 THE ATLANTA GEORGIA# AND NEWS. FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1907. FRED BUSH CASE IS r10 JURY Continued from.P.g. One. IN COAL MINES 6,000 Stop Friday and Others Will Follow Suit. STEAM DUMPS CAUSE TROUBLE General Strike Imminent and All May Be Out by Wednesday. Plttsburr. Pa, May II.—President Feeban, of the Pittsburg district of United Mine Workers, today ordered out all the miners at the mines where the steam dump la In operation. Six thousand men will quit work this evening and will remain out until fur ther orders from district headquarters. If the operators refuse at the confer ence this afternoon to remove the dumps at once a general strike will be declared and by Wednesday of next week botween 10,000 and 40,OW men wilt go out on strike. The steam dump Is used by seven of the coal companies In the Pittsburg district at nineteen mines. Operations at these mines ceass this evening. A conference will be held this afternoon. President Feehan said this morning: “I have boon Instructed by the execu tive board to Inform the operators that unless the steam dumps are removed at onco a general strike will go Into effect tho middle of next week. The steam (lumps mchn a reduction of 17 per cent In tho earnings of the miners. CAPITALISTS PLOT San Francisco, May >1.—Assistant District Attorney Francis J. Heney gave out a statement late last night reviewing the local graft situation In which he scores bankers, merchants and other men of Influence with avow edly seeking a miscarriage of Justice .In the prosecution of the men "higher up” who have been caught In the drag net of the startling exposures of bribery und graft In this city. lie charges the-bonks with plotting to save President Patrick Calhoun, of the United Railroads, and says that the committee of seven, recently appointed to co-operate with the prosecution to assume charge of the city's welfare, was part of a policy of fraud and .hypocrisy Inspired by rich men now under Indictment. Won't Permit Conviction. "The representatives of nearly the banks In the city met In confers with Mr. Patrick Calhoun a short tune ago and pledged him their support. In form they limited their promisee of assistance to his light against union labon Probably^ however, some of these bankers Immediately proceeded to hint to their patrons that the Indict ment of Mr. Calhoun would be detri mental to the financial Interests of the city. Members of the grand Jury were talked to by bankers and merchants along these lints. "One highly respectable merchant de. clared today that 'the merchants will not permit Mr. Calhoun to be convict ed.' "The movement to appoint a commit tee of seven to co-operate with Mr. SpreckJes and myself wae a part of the policy of fraud and hypocrisy. It was Inspired by these earn* rich men who are now under Indictment and by their friends. It was dons for political pur- . poses. There was e plot to destroy the usefulness end efficiency of the present prosecuting officers end to prevent this community from securing the full ben. eflt of our work. Moreover the present movement for another committee to take charge of the city Is Inspired by these come schemers.” sault with Intent to murder, had been Introduced, The defense took an unexpected tack Friday morning and Introduced no evi dence except the etetement of Fred Bush. A number of chsracter wit nesses had been summoned, but none was called to the stand. At the conclusion of the evidence, Solicitor Mill announce^ that there would only be one speech for the state. "There will be two for the defense," sold Attorney Rosser. Attorney Thomas B. Goodwin opened for the defense. Mr. Goodwin made a severe attack upon the newspapers and criticised the manner In which the Bush story has been handled. "The newspapers have declared that this negro boy Identified Bush at ths police station,” said he, "and there was not a word of truth In It. ‘They have charged unnatural rela tions between Bush and Doolittle and* they have fell down on It. for there hasn't been a, word of evidence prove It." I Judge Roan Interrupted Mr. Goodwin during hie attack upon the newspapers. "You can't bring the newspapers Into this case," said Judge Roan, “becauee they haven't been Introduced as evl- dence. What they aald about It Is not Involved In this case at all." Mr. Goodwin then began arguing the evidence In the cue. Interest Grows Interne. Promptly at » o'clock Friday morn lng the trial of Fred Bush was ro sumed In the criminal division of the superior court The court room was fllled with spec, tators, and the crowd was much larger than on Thursday, when great inter est was manifested In the testimony delivered by Mrs. Julia McCarthy, her daughter. Miss Kathryn McCarthy, and Charlie V. Doolittle, the trio most d! rectly Interested In the case. Fred Bush. Sr., father of the prison sr, was In court early, and sat at the table near the attorneys for the de fense. Me was Joined Inter by Mrs, A. U. Morgan, sister of Fred Bush, who was in court Thursday and re mained throughout the trial of the Baeh eat In the rear of Attorneys Rosser and Goodwin, and closely watched the ptogress of the trial. John Ballinger, the negro messenger boy who received' the Infernal ina chine for delivery from some party r No. 1 Forsyth street, was the first wl ness placed on the stand Friday morn ing. When asked if he could Identify Fred Bush as the man who gave him the package Ballinger replied that he "be- Ilovod he was the man," but would not say positively.. Attorney Rosser vigorously objected to tho Introduction of such testimony, and n lengthy argument ensued with Solicitor HI" WHERE UNION HEROES LIE Hu. Solicitor Mill tried to show by the witness that he had Identified Bush os the man who gave him the package on the night Bush was arrested. "1 object,” said Mr. Rosser. “If ha can Identify him now, he cun do It, but he can’t testify to something he has dons before,” Judgo Roan held that If ths witness pointed out Bust! and Identified him In ths presence of Bush, then the teetl mony would be competent. Bollinger itated that htf pointed out Bueh to the ofllcere and raid he be lloved he was the man. Negro Not Positive. On cross-examination he admitted that he was not poeltlve In his Identi fication, and that all he could eay was that ths man who gave him the pack age was a loW man, who wore a white hat. lie stated that he had been In Jail lines the preliminary trial In'the recorder*! court. Edward McGill, the messenger boy who delivered the Infernal machine to the McCarthy home, waa the eecond witness put on the stand. At this point Solicitor Mill announced that ha would Introduce tho fragments of the dynamite box and the pistol ovldence and rest for the stale. After a short conference with their client, Attorney# Roseer and Goodwin told Bush to take the stand and make his statement. Bush on 8tand, Bush stated that he had known Char lie Doolittle about eight years, and that they went Into business together a abort while after he became acquainted with him. "The McCarthy* and I and Doolittle's family have always been good friends. Some time ago Doolittle went to Flori da because he was sick and In bad health generally. He was not getting along well and I went to see him. While I wes there he wrote tho letter to MU* McCarthy breaking off tbs en gagement. I had nothing whatever to do with It. “I have never objected to blm going with tho girl, except In a business way. He went to see her two or three ntghts of a week and talked to her over the 'phone every morning at the busiest time. I hod to do all the work and wanted him to help. “I never had any difficulty with Mrs. B A l^rannen & / mnthony Candy 29c Pound Box Liggett’s Saturday Candy on sale at our store every Saturday and Sunday, Re member that this candy is pure and that we are the exclusive agents for this city. Agents NATIONAL CIGAR STANDS REXALL REMEDIES VINOL B fanned & Anthony. A bit of the Federal cemetery at Marietta, where more than 10,000 Federal soldiers are buried. The cemetery was the scene of impressive Decoration Day services Thursday. 20,000,000 RUSSIANS STARVING; 200,000 BABES HAVE PERISHED; CZAR’S OFFICIALS ARE LISTLESS St. Petersburg, May II.—Twenty million peasants are, starving to death In five provinces of Russia. Hundred* of thousands have succumbed to lack of food, and shelter In the winter Just passed. An appalling number of babies, esti mated at anywhere from 100,000 to twice as many, have perished, beating their little claty-llke hands against the breast* of mothers who were unable to give them sustenance. It has been a slaughter of the inno cents. The exact tale of the famine victims Is not known. Bread, as We know It, la lacking from the tables of ten out of eleven families In the five .provinces where the famine Is raging. Meat la almost wholly a luxury of the past. St. Petersburg officialdom has been receiving reports for months with lan guid Interest. Gradually the true situ ation In the live provinces Is becoming publicly known. $1,000,000 ALIMONY GRANTED BUT MAN TAKES THIRD WIFE ENTIRE AFFAIRS OF THE JXPOSITIO Will Accept Office Recently Tendered by Board of Governors.' . Norfolk, Va, May 31.—James Barr, former president of the Sea board Air Line railroad, and close bus! ness associate of Thomas F. Ryan, on nounces that he will accept the place urged on him by the board of govern ors of the Jamestown Exposition. No official announcement on the subject has been mode by the exposition board of governors, and It Is not yet known what Mr. Barr's official designation will be. but It Is generally believed that he will have much authority. If not supreme, In directing the management of the exposition. The appointment and acceptance of Mr. Barr are a guarantee that the $400,000 worth of bonds of the exposi tion have been placed and also that the exposition will be speedily com pleted. BOARD SIDESTEPS STOCKS COAL CASEi IS UPjm COUNCIL Alabama Man Testifies to Paying Rebates to Stocks • Company. ... ,0ft) alimony, johu L. Elliott, . mining promoter, has ngslu wed and Is now on bis way to Europe with hit third bride. McCarthy except one time when I went to see her and sho was mod. She'said Doolittle had told her I made him write the letter to Miss Katie breaking off the engagement. Knew of Theater Trip. T knew Doolittle went to the theater with Miss McCarthy on the night this accident occurred. I went to a saloon and bought a glass of beer and a cigar. I then wont to a restaurant on Brood street and after getting a lunch I walked down Whitehall street to my room and stood In the doorway listen ing to a phonograph. "A short,while later. I went upstairs and went to'bed, for I waa not feeling well. , About 13 o'clock the officers came. I did not know why I was arrested un til I got to the police station. "The police took two pistols out of the room, one of which was mjne. The other belonged to Doolittle. ■'Ldo not know anything more about this trouble than I have heard and read. I have never had-anything against Mrs. McCarthy or any of her family, or any one else. "I do not know any more about this machine, bomb or whatever you call It. than the man In the moon. I would not know how to fix one or where to get It. I am surprised, that Mrs. McCarthy thinks I did It. It hurt me as much as It did anybody when f heard It. “If I thought I was mean enough to do such-a thing I would want to die." Bush mads his statement calmly, and.' _j a rule, spoke very distinctly. At times his testimony was rambling. With Bush's statement the defense reeled. Officer MeOlllfcvas then failed to the stand by .Solicitor Hill. The officer testified that he saw Bush on the night of May S standing In the door of his store, on Broad street, at about 9 o'clock, and then saw him again about one hour later, standing In the came place. . . Charlie Doolittle was called to the etand for a few moments and after that both sides announced the one closed. The arguments then began. IMPORTANT WITNESSES AT THURSDAY’S SESSION After several hours had been con sumed In an effort to eecur* a Jury to try Fred Bush, charged with assault with Intent to murder, the panel was secured shortly before 1 o'clock Thurs day afternoon. The Jury was then sworn In and the cose proceeded with as much haste as possible. Mis. Julia McCarthy was the first witness called to the stand by the state. She testified to receiving the box con: mining the dynamite which wae ad dressed to her daughter, Miss Kathryn McCarthy, and which was sent to her home, 447 East Georgia avenue, on the night of May 8. Mrs. McCarthy told of the relations existing between her daughter, Katie, And Charlie Doolittle and the apparent effort of Fred Bush to break up those relations. Miss Kathryn McCarthy was the second witness called.. She told of repeated differences which she and Charlie Doolittle have- hadtslneo they became engaged and declared that Fred Bush was responsible for It all. She told of receiving tlje letter from Doo little In 190« which broke off their en gagement, and of Doolittle'* visit to her when he returned explaining that It had been written fearing that harm woald befall her if he failed to write It On one occasion Mr. Bush said to : 'Well, you heard I was going to kill yon. did your To which I replied that I had. ‘Well, you are not dead yet, are your he answered.” Charlie Doolittle. The most damaging wltneaa against Bush was Charlie Doolittle, who waa the third witness called to the stand by the stats. Doolittle declared that Bush had Induced him to write the letter to Miss McCarthy which broke off their engagement; that he had repeatedly re monstrated with him because he paid her attentions and that he bad several times gotten very angry when talking about the matter. He itated that Bush had msda veiled threats against the McCarthy* and that he warned him to etop going with Miss McCarthy. The bride Is said to have lieen a Miss Moore, daughter of Mrs. G. F. Moore.. Elliott Is prvsldulit of. the. Consolidated Arltoim finciting Company and a member of the Metropomsa, New York Athletic, awl many ether dobs. Doolittle stated that Bush always ex cuscd himself for Interfering In the matter by saying that the business was suffering because of the time he spent with Miss McCarthy. In reply to a question from Solicitor Hill, Doolittle declared that Bush la a skilled mechanic and that he had seen him handle tools as only a mechanic can. He stated that he had once prom ised Bush that he would never marry, but that he has since changed his mind. Solicitor Hill, followed up Doolittle's testimony by Introducing experts on dynamite to prove Its death-dealing qualities and Its explosive power. E. W. Blount, station master at the Ter minal Station; T. J. Donaldson, super-. Intendent of public works, and S. H. Venable testified that the box In which the Infernal machine was placed could contain a sufficient quantity of dyna mite to wreck an entire house. E. A. Moore, a grocer, told of having a conversation with Bush shortly after the Peters street explosion when two negroes were killed by the explosion of a load of dynamite, and stated that Bush then told him more than he ever knew about dynamite before. Detective Simpson was the last wit ness placed on the stand Thursday aft ernoon. He told of going to the Mc Carthy home on the night of the ex plosion and the arrest of Bueh a short while later. LAWTON STATUE IS Indianapolis. May II.—Ths monu ment to Major General Henry W. Law- ton. which was unveiled yesterday im mediately preceding the address of Fresfdsnt Roosevelt, Is the result of the work of the Lawton monument com mission formed In 19001 shortly after the death of General Lawton In the Philippines. President Roosevelt was given an ovation all along the line to the city. At every station great crowds had. gathered to give him a welcome. . ” awzx Rebel Hordes ' . March on City After hearing all the evidence In the Investigation of Water Commissioner Thomas F. Stocks Thursday afternoon the water board went Into executive session and there proceeded to shift the responsibility of the entire matter from Its shoulders to those of council. The board was to have made up a verdict In this secret session, but It re qulred only about ten minutes behind closed doors before the "happy Inspira tlon to refer the Investigation to coun dl arrived. W. T. Brown, president of the Rag land Coal Company, of Ragland, Ala., on whose letters were based thfe charge that Commissioner Stocks had been In terested In a business way with ths coal contract for the waterworks depart ment, was the star witness. Mr. Brown testified In substance that he and Thomas F. Stocks, the. latter representing the Stocks Coal Company, had reached an agreement In regard to the bids for the city coal; that Stocks to put In the bid .at $3.36 and sign the Ragland Coal Company's name; that Stocks wanted to make the bid higher, hut Brown would not consent; that Stocks had mode It at $3.36 any way; that the Ragland Coal Company would furnish the coal to the Stocks Coal Company for $2.3* and would bill it to the city at $2.36; that the Ragland Coni Company • made this agreement with Mr. Stocks, of the Stocks Coal Company, with the consideration that, whenever the Ragland mines went wrong and the coal could not be fur nished, then the Stocks Coal Company would do so at the contract price. Had Paid Rebates. President Brown said the Stocks Coal Company had not received any of the rebate this year, because the com pany had not lived-up to the contract, but that. If the company had done what Mr. Stocks agreed upon, the rebato would have been paid. He eald the rebate had been paid In previous years. Attorney Reuben Arnold, represent ing Commissioner Stocks, called Frank M. Stocks, president of the Btocks Coal Company, and father of the commis sioner, to the stand. In response to questions, he said he was the sole owner of the Stocks Coal Company; that his son. Thomas F. .Stocks, the water commissioner, was a paid employee without a cent of stock In the company: that Bis son had never received a nickel of .the rebates paid tho company by the Ragland; that tho agreement between the Stocks Coal Company and the Ragland was that the latter would pay S cents a ton a* a consideration of the former not bid ding; that the Stocks Coal Company had previously furnished coal to the city openly, and that, aa he had no official connection with the city, he had Canton, Chins, May tig—'The city of Swn- tow It reported to lie on tbe verge of cap ture by 16,900 rebellious Triads who are marching on the city after eluding tr^pps lent to head them off. The revolt Is said to be spreading rapidly through Kwang- tung province. Thirty thousand rebels In Toklen R rovlnee'have Joined the revolt Troops ave been dispatched to a point forty miles south of this city, where the rebels are encamped. New Boat Line Probable. Brunswick, Go.. May II.—It Is prob able that a new boat line will be estab: llahed between Brunswick and 8t. Si mons Island. The new line will prob ably not be put Into operation until next season. SOME STOMACHS Are hurt by Coffee. POSTUM , perfect right' to do a a. Stocks M .1 Makes Statement. Commissioner Stocks was called and he testified that he hafl never received any commission; that he was only an employee of the Stocks Coal Company; that. In submitting the bid of the Rag land Coal Company, he thought He was doing President Brown a favor; that he understood that $2.36 was the price Brown wished to bid, and not $2.35, as he had stated; that he would not stoop to accept o commission, with his offi cial position, and that he defled any man to offer one to him. Attorney Arnold Insisted that It was not the province of the board to try a man on ethics, but on law. and that. Inasmuch as Mr. Stocks had violated no law, not being Interested except as an employee In the Btocks Coal Company, the board had nothing to do but And his client Innocent of the charge. President Brown left for hls home In Alabama after the Investigation. It Is now up to council to hold the Investi gation at the next session, unless It lm shifted back on tho board. A stenographic report of the Inves tigation was made and will be turned over to council. r ODOOOOOGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOg GIRL SHOOTS SISTER, O THEN SLAYS HERSELF.O 0 a 0 Bloomington. MU May *1.—The O O authorities discovered evidence of O O murder and suicide yesterday In O 0 the case of Cora and Carrie Led- O 0 erbrand. whose bodies were found 0 0 In a creek near Springfield. A O O revolver was found In the creek O 0 and It Is believed that one girl. O «, killed tbe other, then committed O 0 suicide. - ® OOOCQO00O00C0000OOO0OOOO0O > Good Stylish Clothing for Men; Women and Children You can have all the credit you want any time you want it at this store. Please don’t hesitate to come here—we will gladly trust you —we sell at cash store prices because we are manufactur ers and operate 72 stores. Factory to family. Style Quality Credit ftS3S»*gS OVER 71 Whitehall St. Store Open Monday Evenings. Women’s Suits $10 to $30 Spring Coats 7(o 25 Raincoats 9 to 19 Millinery 2 to 10 Men's Suits $7 to $22 Topcoats 8 to 18 Boys’ Suits 2 to 14 Genesee Shoes $3.50 AT CELEBRATION OE PATRICKHEIRY DAY Nebraskan Guest of Honor at Great Banquet in Military Tent. Norfolk, Va.. May 31.—By Informality and democracy, befitting the characters -of the revolutionary patriot, whose memory the Jamestown exposition hon ored yesterday, and w. J. Bryan, who spoke In praise of the other great American, the celebration of Patrick Henry Day was marked. Twenty-one guns fired os a salute from the artil lery stationed at the exposition began the day’s ceremonies. Rats Regulation. On the question of railroad regula tion, fn hls speech yesterday, Mr. Bry an* said: "What'Is tho effect of our new rate law, which Is so hard to get? There are two effects-so far. One is It stop ped rebates; that Is good; but what was. the pecuniary effect? Why, the railroads keep the money they paid to the favored shippers; that Is, the railroads got more, money out of them. What was the other effect? It stopped passes. What did that do? It gave the railroads the. money that the fel lows used to save that rode on passes So far wo have Increased the revenues of the railroads and that Is all that law has done thus far; and when the va rious Mates said, 'Well, now that we have given you tills, advantage by stop ping, rebates and passes, we will re duce passenger rates and make you divide with the people,’ and In some of the states they have reduced the passenger rates, ths railroads In some cases are so ungrateful for what has been given them that they go Into the courts to try to keep the people from having the benefit of the 2-cent rate law. All over this land we have seen this straggle between the people and the corporations, and we see It In this country today on the railroad question. In 1696 the Democratic platform de: clared for railroad regulation. It did eo In 1900; It did so In 1904, but. my friends, often ten years of effort on our part, we had to wait until a Republi can president had to take the lead on the subject, and than he had the light of hls Ilfs to get hls bill through the eenate or the house.” Discusses Candidate. Referring to Mr. Lassiter's reference to Senator Daniel for the presidency, Mr. Bryan said: "I don’t know whether my good friend expected me to uso this occa sion to join In the nomination of the candidate for president or not. I will say this, that I Join with him in the admiration he has expressed for Vir ginia's son and statesman. And I have said time and time again that sections should not control the selection of our candidates. In fact, two and a half years ago, at St. Louis. I seconded the nomination of a man from Missouri, an cx-Confederate soldier, when Virginia voted for A New York man. And I have Insisted thnt time has come when the Democracy of the union should take In the whole union and that Its selection should be made without re gard to the state In which a man lives. ' appreciate the fact that a majority our electoral vole* come from the South, but I don't want the people of CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY. Arrive Prom — SiTooaab .... 7.00am i Jacksonville . 7.60 am ! Macon 11.40 am I Macon 4.16 pm J Moron S.10 pin t Depart To— Macon 11.40 pm Mncoo 6.00 am SSnis:: wl S3 KhVAnnull ..... 9.15 pm TEETH not buy b e 11 and WHISKEY HABIT* cared at home wltl» out pain. Bookofpai* tlcufara sent FltK^ — B. M. WOOLLEY, M. D, Office 104 N. Pryor Strati* the South to forget that many of our Democratic votes come from tho North." GET IN THE SWIM Hundreds of working people have started saving accounts with Atlanta's oldest savings bank, the Georgia Sav ings Bank and Trust Company, since the first of the year, and many of them have accumulated a considerable sum by depositing In small amounts regu larly every time they draw their pay. How Is it with you? If you have never nod a bank account, come to this old savings bank some Saturday afternoon between ths hours of 4 and 6 and see the working people lined up with de posits of from It up and we are sura the happy smile they wear will Induce you to atari to save. Four per cent per annum Interest paid and compounded for you January and July. TYBEE By The Sea Via Central of Georgia Railway. Effective June 1, week-end rate, $8 25. Tickets on sale Saturdays, limited Tuesday following date of salo. Season rate, 113.15, tickets on sale dally, ilmlted September 30. W. H. FOGG, D. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. BALLARD BIFOCAL AND TORIC OR CURVED LENSES have gained a reputation In two years no other Arm In tho sntlro South has made In p half century. Not these lenses alone gave us the lead, but op tical service in every way not usually found elsewhere. Aek any Atlanta ■nan about us. WALTER "BALLARD OPTICAL CO, 7t> Peachtree Street. Slays Himself At Wife's Grave Chicago, 111, May 31.—Dr. James K. Jameson. Jr, went to the Catholic cem etery In Genessee. WIs, yesterday to decorate ths grave of hls wife, who died last February. Under the stress of hls grief he drew a revolver and shot himself dead. Hls body fell upon the grave. The tragedy was witnessed by many persons In ths vicinity. \ BLUE AND GRAY IN JOINT CEREMONIES Cumberland, Md, May 31.—The Con federate Veterans Joined with Tyler Post, No. 6, Grand Army of the Repub lic. In the observance of Memorial day, the exercises being held In Rose Hill cemetefy. 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