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SPOT COTTON. For Atlanta and Vicinity—Rain tonight and Saturday; wanner to night. 9 PRICE In Atlanta..TWO CENTS. On Trains..FIVE CENTS. THE WEATHEB. The Atlanta Georgian and news ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1907. OFFICERS LED ID BODY OF sum MAR / Skeleton of Murdered Negro Found in . Lonely Place. FORCED WIFE , TO AID IN BURIAL Negro Killed in Gambling Row and Body Buried During Night. Special to The Georgian. Hartwell, Go:, Dec. 80.—!>l«cloaure* In the Investigation by oUlcere Into tho chargee of Mrs. Hugh Wall, who had been severely beaten by her husband, that he thad murdered a negro, John Norris, and hid the body away, made this morning, resulted In the arrest and confinement In Jail of Hugh Wall ajid two negroes, Ernest Gray and Bill -Hitchcock, on the charge of murder. . When the officers went to the scene, accompanied by Mrs. Wall, they found evidences of a hole having been dug In the ground nnd, upon opening up tho place, found the skeleton of a, man. Wall then Implicated the two negroes, who are regarded as notorious gam. biers, and they were arrested and lodged In Jail to await trial. Committed Yesr Ago. Wall Is 25 years of age and Is re garded as a gambler by the people of this section. . .Mrs. Wall'stated that the negro was killed In a gnmbllng game on Friday night, August 28, 1909, nnd that on Saturday night her husband forced her to aid In carrying the body to n lonely spot by the roadside, where he burled It. She says she told of this to save herself; that her husband had beaten “*her nnd threatened to kill her. fearing that sho would, tell of him having killed the negro. It was on her statement that the In vestigation was made, and sho con ducted the officers to the scene where ■ tflo corpse was exhumed. >— ! Beat Hie Wife, A wnrant for Wnll was sworn out warrant for Hugh Wall was sworn out and officers will go to Elberton nnd bring him to Hart county, on the charge •of murdering a negro, John Norris. . Wnll has for several years been over, seer on the large farm of Colonel J. D. Mntheson. two miles from Hartwell. Several days ago, It fs charged, he un mercifully beat his wife, who was a Miss Cooper, of Elberton. On Wednes day he followed’ hie. wife to Elberton, where she had preceded him the day before. Her parente had him Jailed at that place. J. M. Cooper, father of Mre. Wall, was In Hartwell yesterday. Cooper swore out a warrant charging Wall with wife beating. Chief of Po lice J. O. Harper and Colonel J. D. Mntheson went In search of the alleged burled body of the negro victim. The killing pf the negro. It Is said, was accomplished with a shovel. It is charged he whipped his wife with a board and left home with the Injunc tion that she had better remain. She caught the train on the Hartwell road nnd Captain McCulpepper paid her fare on that road and on to Elberton. ILLICIT WHISKY SALE REPORTED AS CAUSE. Special to The Georgian. Elberton. Ga., Doc. 20.—.Upon the no- cuaatton of his wife, Hugh Wall, a white renter of Hart county, on the --place of J. D. Matheson, about 21-2 miles from Hartwell, was arrested and charged with the murder of a negro. The accused later agreed to point out to the sheriff the place of burial of the victim, a negro, John Norris. The body was found buried In a sand bar about 4 feet lotlg, this being eurrounded by sage grass, and might never have been discovered without an eye witness to the deed, as a searching party only yesterday dug within 4 feet of the grave without results. Wall accuses Will Hitchcock and Ernest Gray, negroes, ■ claiming Hitchcock did the killing. Upon exhuming the body. It was found that the back of the negro’s head was crushed In and the face was mutilated by what is supposed , to be .ax wounds. The alleged accusation of Mrs. Wall was made supposedly on ac count of illicit whisky sales which coupled her husband's name with them, and which resulted In a beat ing, on account of which she left home nnd took refuge in Elberton, where she now Is. # OOOODOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOtKiO O RAIN DUE 8ATURDAYS o O HAin u q be WARMER _ TQa 0 D - 0 O One who braved the crowds in 0 0 the shopping districts Friday had O 0 to hustle to keep from being ran O O over,- The stores were feverish 9 0 with activity. If Old Hard Times O 0 has been around, he certainly 1% O O not In evldeifce now. Forecast: O 0 "Rain Friday night and Batur- 0 o day; warmer Friday night. O O Friday temperatures: ; o'clock l I... I I o'clock a. m. ) o’clock a. m. ) o'clock a. m. 1 o’clock a. m. E o'clock noon 1 o’clock p. m. E o'clock p. m. 24 degrees O 25 degrees O 27 degrees 0 II degrees O 40 degrees O 41 degrees O .....42 degrees 0 42 degrees 0 jcaoaooooooooocHJOooooooo CRAIG TO STEAL, IS CAWS EXCUSE Will Plead Insanity and Kleptomania Before State Conrt. J. G. CASH, i He asserts that he Just couldn't help stealing when Impulse came. Insanity wilt be the plea ,of J. G. Cash, the self-confessed thief who has been rob bing Atlanta's big office buildings for tho pnst seven weeks, when nrralgned before a jury In the criminal branch of the superior court The prisoner was haled before Recorder Rroyles Friday morning and his bond fixed at $10,000. Thru his counsel. Attorney F. M. Hughes, young Cash waived preliminary examination and was hound over In fifteen cases of larceny from the house. His case will be considered by the Fulton county grand jury at the January term. Attorney Hughes, when questioned by a Georgian reporter, declared there Is no doubt but that Cash la a'Confirmed klepto- innulac. and irresponsible for his thefts. vtVheh the young man la arraigned before a Jury, Insanity will be pleaded In an effort to savs him from the penitentiary. Cash himself Insists he Is not crnxy, but his peo ple are confident his mania to steal Is the result of an abnormal or unbalanc * *■ When naked why he turned thief, oner responded: I just couldn't help It The appetite to steal* to .life.” ' Cash states that he didn't steal as a mate tor of necessity, 1 as he had money. Ho made no effort to dispose of any of tho stolen booty, using -ft in decorating his home. lie parted with only two or three of the stolen articles nnd these Wero loaned to friend*. lie can account tor the thefts In no other way except that he was seited with an irresistible Impulse. The young man's grandfather, who Is a prominent citizens of Lawrenceville. will arrive In Atlanta Saturday to Investigate tho case and aid bis grandson ns much os possible. Roberts, Doysl and " "king on the case any mors of the stolen goods have not been recovered. Uetectlrts Lockhart. Roberts, T. B. Lnnford are still working < In an effort to ascertain If any t ACCIDENTALLY SHOT .E Was Crossing Fence When Gun Was Dis charged. Waycron*. Go., Dec. 20.—Hon. War ren Lott, ordinary of Ware county and former vice president of the Bank of Waycroae, wa« accidentally killed while out hunting' thle morning with Dr. M. M. Johnson. , . The accident occurred about one mile from Waresboro, near the home of Henry Mullle. .Dr. Johnson woe about thirty yards from Mr. Lott when ho'heard the lat ter’s, gun discharge. When he reached Mr Lott the gun was hanging on a ft nee, which he had Just .crossed. Mr. Lott spoke to Dr. Johnson, but he could not-be understood. Ho expired almost Immediately. No news received In this city has ever caused mere universal sorrow than has Mi'. Lott's death Coroner Grimes left for the scene of •he accident this morning and un In quest will likely be held this afternoon. A son. Lieutenant Warren Lott. Jr.- la at present stationed at Fort McPher son In Atlanta, and will arrive here to morrow. . Lieutenant Warren Lott. Jr., of Company 51. Savententh Infontry, who baa been ste- for Weycroas. tbe family home. TAFT FELLS IF OIS TRIP Everything Points to Peace in Realm of Mikado. New York, Dec. 20.—Secretory of War Taft arrived at this port today board the steamship President Grant, completing his trip around the world. He took the 1:45 train for Washington, thus rounding out the last few hours of a voyage occupying 120 days. Sec retary Taft came to port looking as healthy os it 1 if possible for a man to look, and feeling the same way. He was Interviewed on board the United States cutter, which took him off the President Grant, by a Hearst News Service representative. "Now," he sold, laughingly, "I hope you won’t expect me to say anything on politics. How can 17 I lack In formation to such a degree that I win have to read to catch up.” Contrary to expectations, Mr. Taft places all the Importance of his great tour on his visit to the Philippines. Ho had no criticism to make of the-election troubles there, nnd appears satisfied with his Investigation In every manner. Talks With Miksdo. ,While in Japan. Mr. Taft met the mikado and talked with him at some length on general topics. The transfer of the fleet wns not mentioned In this discussion, but was spoken of In dif ferent conversations the secretary had while In Japan. Concerning the senti ment In Japan for or against war, Mr.’ Taft said: “Everything Is In favor of continued peace In • Japan. The. people are friendly with us. They export about 2180,000,000 worth of goods a year and a third comes to the United States. As most of these goods ore the product of small manufacturers, peace Is desir able to the whole nation. "The appearances throughout Japan are In favur of the continued peace of the Island kingdom. The exports of the country to the United States are In themselves a powerful factor for peace." When snylng Hint "appearances Japan ure for peace." Mr. Bi Taft his sentence for a studied Instant, and then continued on another subject. It was plainly evident that he could have no desire to go beyond appearances. Mr. Taft found Czar Nicholas a very able man nnd splendid conversational ist. Without Interrogation. Mr. Taft volunteered the Information, that his visit to the czar was absolutely with out political significance. * As to Fleet’s Cruise. Concerning the transfer of the At lantic fleet' to the Pacific ocean. Secre tary Taft says no one could take of fense at such a movement. The pres ident had the same right to order the cruise as to order an army maneuver for practice, and there should be no dis tinction. In speaking of the reception accord ed Mr. Taft on the entire tour, one of the party said he was welcomed every place with great cordiality. There were no great ovations, because the party traveled quietly. * „ _., Mrs. Taft will remnln In New York while her. husband goes to Washington to wait upon President Roosevelt. After he has formally reported, he will re turn, and together they will go to Wor. cester, Mnse., where Mr. Taft's mother recently died. Druce Coffin To Be Opened In Few Days London. Dec.-20.-T. C. Druce'e coffin will be opened within s fortnight. Upon wbet is found Inside will depend the outcome of one of the most remerksble legs! buttle, ever fought In England. Ry opening tho roflln IS might hero been •ottled et sny time. Druce', son, Herbert, refused to permit this. Tbe courts upheld him! lie yields now because be wishes to ley I foundation for prosecuting those who ilnteln thet T. C. Draco wee reslly tbe fifth duke of Portland end sought on thet ground to teke the Portland title end estate from the present dtike. The home office promptly accepted his offer end will* fix u date for opening the coffin ns soon as com missioners can he named to conduct the In vestigation. If tbe coffin contains lead O. II. llrace will hero established an overwhelming case. If Druce'e corpse Is Inside there will be wholesale prosecutions of his wltncaaet. SCHOOL’S OUT, PUPILS SHOUT; BOOKS TO REAR, XMAS HERE ..t 2 o’clock Friday afternoon the bell In the school homes of Atlanta tap ped for the last time before the Christ mas holidays and thousands of happy children hurried homeward for twelve days of fun and frolic. For the past two or three weeks time has hung heavy on the hands of the children- nnd U seemed to past on leaden wings, so slowly did the days go by. but all the anxiety and the weari ness ' of waiting woe forgotten when the teachers gave the expected signal Friday afternoon, and for the little folk Christmas hod come at last. The students of the Georgia “*ch were also given their freedom Friday at noon, and the campus was all astir with preparations for the departure-of those who will spend the holidays at their homes In other cities. At various hours during the day all the other educa tional Institutions In tbe city cloud their doors and text-books mill bo rele- gated to the shelves until Christmas of 1907 has passed Into history. Both the depots In the city present a busy scene. They are thronged with students coming home, students going home and students passing thru on their way from other schools to homes In other places. College cap* are much In evidence, and tbe merry laughter of the happy school girls brightens the railway stations tike a ray of sunlight. THIS IS HOW THE FLEET LOOKS TO THE JAPS (From The New York World.) JAMES OLIPHANT IS SHOT DOWN IN PRIVATE OFFICE Assailant Kills Himself Im mediately After Tragedy. I unit AT Little Son of Railroad Com missioner Passes New York, Dee. 20.—James II. Ollphnnt. of the New York Htoek Exchange firm uf J. II. Ollphnnt * Co., was shot this nfter- noon In Ills private office. The mnn who ■llil the shooting Immediately turned the re volver on himself snd died In it few min ute,. Mr. Ollnhsnt wns Immediately re moved to tbe lluilson-st. hospital in nn nut- j hula nee. The man who shot Mr. Ollplmnt Is C. | A. Geiger. He was on the Ollphant; Arm’s books for a considerable account. | Ollphant refused a demand which Is said to have been for an advance on account for a small amount. In Sing Sing for embezzlement. It Is not known whether tho dispute between Geiger nnd Ollphant Involved Brouwer. When a surgeon made a rapid exam ination, he declared that Mr. Ollphant might die at any moment, so grievous was the wound. Hospital nttarhes say he will live but a short time. T 1,291,712 BALES! CENSUSREPORT OUT 9,821,077 Bales Compared With 11,112,789 of LaBt Year. FOR MAJR CURRY Body Will Rest in National Cemetery Near Wash ington. The funeral services of Major Manly B. Curry, paymaster of the department }f the gulf, whou death In an automo. bile accident occurred Thursday night, will bo conducted from the First Bap tist church Saturday morning at 10 o’clock. Rev. Dr. W. ff. Landrum offi ciating. The poll-bearers will be officers of the department of the gulf and the funeral will be partly military, with an escort of soldiers from Fort McPher son accompanying the body. ' Dr. W. W. Landrum, who will conduct the •ervlces,.ls a life-long friend of ths family and accompanied Mrs. Curry Tnursdav night when she went to the Grady Hospital to the side ot her hus band, who was fatally Injured. At noon Saturday the body will be sent to Arlington, the national ceme tery near Washington, over the South ern railway. The Interment will take place there on Sunday. Senator A. O. Bacon, father-in-law of Major Curry, arrived Friday morn ing and went Immediately to the late residence of Major Curry, where the tunera! arrangements were decided upon. Mrs. Curry, the three children. Sen ator Bacon and other members of the family and friends will accompany ths Lody to ^Arlington. Race Results, NEW ORLEANS. First Race—Lute Foster. 9 to 2, won; Ed Kane. 7 to 2 and 6 to 5,-second; Sussex. 15, 6, 5 to 2, third. Time 1:14 3-5. S. GUYTON M’LENDON, JR. He was the only son of Chair man McLendon of the railroad commission. S. Guyton,' Jr., only son of Mr, and Mrs. S. G. McLendon, died at the Pres, byterlan Hospital Friday morning at 4 o'clock. His deatl; resulted from pnebmonla, following quickly an operation for ap pendicitis The operation for appendi citis was entirely successful, and Guy ton was rapidly recovering health and strength, when less than a week ago a virulent attack of pneumonia seised him. Still weak from the effects of the operation, the brave little fellow could not combat his new trouble. He grew rapidly worse, and, altho the best medi cal skill was brought to bear, death came Friday morning at 4 o'clock. Guyton waa Just 14 years of age, the only son of Chairman McLendon, of the railroad commission. He was a hand some, manly little fellow. He was es pecially popular with the studotts and teachers of the Georgia MilitaryTtcad- Continued on Page Five. VESSEL ITlNKS WITHJBER CREW Westbrook. Conn., Deo. 20.—An unknown two-msated schooner, bound east, wn* cap sized sud sunk two miles off this place to day snd it Is thought that every muu of the crew perished. GOiH«H>OOOOaOOOOWOOOOOOOO 0 NEW DIRECTORY SHOWS 0 0 160,563 POPULATION. O O o O The new Atlanta directory for O 0 1908 Is out Friday. It gives 50,- O O 174 names. Using the usual mul- 0 O tiple of 3 1-5, this gives the popu- O 0 latlon of, Atlanta as 160,663, or O 0 an Increase of 2,538 over the dl- 0 0 rectory for 1907. The list contains 0 0 names of 17,000 wives. 0 0 More than 1,000 negroes, float- O 0 Ing population, are omitted. Us-' O O ing the same multiple, the In- 0 0 crease In population will show O 0 about 5,138. XO0000O000O0£00O0O0000O0OU Washington, Dec. 20.—A bulletin Is sued by the census bureau today shows 9,821,077 bales of cotton, counting round as half .bales, ginned from the growth of 1907 to December 13, com pared with 11,112,780 for 1906, against 9,297,819 for 1905. The number of round bales includ- 167,485 for 1907 and 243,096 for and 252,137 for 1905. Gea Island Included 65,145 for 1907 and 49,361 for 1905, and 90,836 for 1905. The number of active gins re porting fof 1907 wns 27,152. The figure* by states are ns follows: Alnhjtnm 962.022 ArknUsuis 572,106 Florida ... 47.747 Georgia 1,632.495 Kentucky UOfcOOO Lou fain llil 502,091 Mississippi 1,119.244 Missouri 23.674 New Mexico 55 North Cnrollnn 522.917 Oklahoma 686,078 South Cnrollnn 1,014.711 Tennessee 204.267 Texas 1,987.781 Virginia 6,787 The distribution of tbe sea Island cottou for 1907 by states Is: Florida .. *. -. 22.400 Georgia ... ... 32.994 Honth Carolina 9.661 All Were Huddled in Shanty of Pit Boss in Mine. THIRTEEN IN ALL ARE TAKEN OUT (550 Victims of Mine Horrors For 10 Days of Christ mas Month. 00000OOO00CO0O0000O00O0000 o o 0 BILL FOR RELIEF 0 O OF MINE SUFFERERS. O O . — O 0 Washington, Dec. 20.—As relief O 0 for the widows and orphans of O 0 mine explosion victims and those O 0 permonentfy Injured In such dis- O 0 asters, Representative Lenahan, O O of Pennsylvania, has Introduced a 0 0 bill calling for a tax of 1 per 0 0 cent a ton on all coal mines. To O O each family made dependent by 0 O the death of a miner, or his In- 0 0 jury, $1,000 out of the revenue so 0 0 derived Is to be paid. 0 00000000000000000O00000O0O Jacobs Creek, Pa., De6. 20.—It is a faint hope that any of the 250 miners entombed In the Dorr mine here are living, but all work Is progressing on the theory that some of the men may have places of safety. The fan used to drive fresh air Into the mine has not been injured. The system under which miners work makes It Impossible for the com pany to say just how many men were In the mine at the time of the explo sion. The most reliable estimate places the figures at 190. There may be 250. The condition of the bodies found by rescuers Indicates un explosion of such terrific force that It seems Impossible that any of them have survived It. Thirteen In all have been taken out. Five thousand feet from the entrance to tho mine, two hours after the work of, rescue had begun, the first bodies war* found. Right at this point Is located the shanty in which the pit boss makes his headquarters while In the mine. As It hove In view It pre sented ah uncanny appearance with grave-Uke stillness about It. Here within The four walls of this little wooden structure wero huddled five dead bodies. The rescuers stood aghast at the sight. The coal company Is doing all possi ble to get out all of the bodies of the unfortunate miners. Superintendents from almost all of their mines are here engineering the rescue work. The mines at Monongah, W. Vo., are In the same belt as the local workings. Yesterday’s catastrophe swelled the number of victims of the deadly mine gas for the first nineteen days of Christmas month to upward of 650 bodies. . . • ’ . . 300 FLEE FROM FLAMES IN N. Y. New York, Dec. 20.—Over 300 peo ple, scantily clad, were driven and car ried from their homes Into the cold early today while three fires raged. Twenty-three families, numbering about eighty persons, wero carried down ladders by firemen, who were on the sce^ie within a few minutes. TWO MEN NOW IN TOWER SUSPECTED OF BEING “YEGGS;" J. P. EAKER. * GEORGE BARTON. They are confined in the Fulton Tower and are under suspicion of robbery of banks and storss at Hapeville, Sharon and Dallas. Detectives who are working on the case of the alleged cracksmen, J. P. Eaker and George Barton, think that possibly members of the satpe gang cracked the safe Thursday morning In the poatofflee at Newnasi. Eaker and Barton are still confined In the Tower, and are believed to be the men who dynamited the safe In a Hapeville store a*short time ago, the safe in the postofllce at Dallas-and the safe In the Bank of Sharon. Detective Sergeant Lanford is expecting to re ceive Information Friday or Saturday from the Order eff Railway Conductors concerning Eaker. who professes to bo a Southern railway conductor. Several conductors have already tested him and declared him a fake. Pictures and descriptions of the two prisoners will be forwarded to uher cities within a few days In an effort to have the men Identified. .4 , ,L Liverpool, ensler, 6.10; Atlanta, quiet, 1H4; New Orient)*, quiet, ID'S: New York, steady, 11.80; Savannah, steady, 1114: Augusta, steady. 1114; Mobile, steady, 1U4; Charleston, steady, 11H.