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2 DUFF GORDON,ON STAND,DENIES COWARDICE Brands Story That His Wife Refused Aid to Titanic Vic tims as Absolutely False L«NTM >N. May 17.—ST Cosmo Duff Gordon, whose wife. Lady I niff Gor don. has been accused in evidence taken at rhe Titanic inquiry here of prevent ing rescues of struggling men and wom en passengers in the water after the ship went down, took the witness stand at the government Investigation tocia and denied that either he 01 his wife hfcd counseled against their lifeboa' • turning to the scene of the disaster. Rlr Cosmo swore that he had been ordered into the lifeboat by an office) He admitted that it was lews than half full, but declared that he was so busy caring for his wife, who was .“lek. and ’.hat he was so excited from the tragi' circumstances of tin* situation that h»- took no part in any discussion as to the advisability of returning to the scene to pick up drowning nien and women, nor did he know of any such discus, ion going on in the boat Refutes Ugly Attacks. Pu I'osnio virtually look tpe stand , in his own defense to refuteugly at tack? upon himself and his wife nn i had not finished when adjournni^t wa taken fill Monday. The government's Titanic tn quirv was made the occasion for a society gathering today in expectation of a. sensational develop ment relative to the part which Sit i'osmo Puff Gordon and ills wife. Lady Duff Gm don, play ed tn the great ocean tragedy The Puff Gordons were not present at th" opening, but arrived later. The throng of society light- who thronged Scottish Prill hall were rewarded as the investigation turned to tills phase of the disaster immediately after the sitting, were resumed. Charles Hendrickson, a fireman on the Tilanit. who was one of the crew which manned lifeboat No. I, in which the Puff Gordons were passengers, and who had testified that, despite the fact that the lifeboat was only partially fihed. Lady Puff Gordon prevented him from returning to tin scene of the dis aster to pick up men and women who were struggling in the water, was again called to the stand. Hendrickson had also testified that he. as well as the other -(amen manning the boat, bad be*.n rewarded with a five-pound note ( J25l In St'- I 'osmo. Witness Unshaken In His Story. Hendrickson was recalled by Barris ter Henry E. Duke. of counsel for the Puff Gordons. He stuck to his prey ious story and was unshakable by crost ■ examination. The fireman swore that, although his lifeboat was only a few hundred yards away from the spot where the Titanic plunged to the bottom, the seamen were persuaded to row away from the scene. Those in the boat could see men and women struggling in the water, but Lady' Duff Gordon insisted that the boat would be swamped if they returned to the scene, he said, and she was second ed in this declaration by her husband. Steeling their hearts to the scenes of suffering and cries of grief behind them the seamen pulled away with their partially filled lifeboat, leaving the victims in the water to sink to their death. "If w c go back we will be swamp ed." was the declaration made over and over again by Lady Duff Gordon, ac cording to the witness "When you received your five pounds from Sir Cosmo, did you believe every body on hoard the boat had done his duty ?” "Well, to a certain extent," replied the w itness "You (To " asked Mersey in art-nri-e "No. I don't believe they did." amend ed Hendrickson Hendrickson had testified earlier; "After we were taken on board the Carpathia, I met Sir Cosmo on deck, and he offered me a cigar. Then he said I am going to make a present of five pounds to each of you men. to make good your kits which roti lost on the Titanic.'" Symonds was in the partially filled boat to help man ft He said that his boat could have accommodated at least eight more passengers. "When the ship went down, we heard shrieks of the people in the water, and could see them kicking around but thought it n' t safe to go back." he said. JACKSON COUNTY NOMINEES. TEFFERSON. GA . May 17. The pr - mary for Jackson county held this week resulted in the following nominations: Chairman of roads and revenue. O P. Braselton: ordinary. .1. A Willis: clerk superior court. N. B. l.ard, sheriff Sam iri C. Potts; tax collector, W T. Apple by; tax receiver. Oble Hawks, treasurer, George E. Smith; <ivii engineer George Appleby; coroner, J. A Woods j?o not neglect your health —laxatives are nec essary sometimes. Make sure of the best —then go ahead. HunyadiQ Janos Water Natural Laxative Reee»!* mended by Physicians for Mo-rbxl CONSTIPATION PASTOR UNMOVED WHEN TOLD HE MUST DIE ■ ■ Ju. \ lit F X x - V-- ■ : ww Alft.' r, . ' < * On the left is a sketch of Richeson as he looks today. On the right is a photograph taken shortly before his arrest. SUMMARY OF EVENTS IN RICHESON SLAYING October 14. Avis Linnell found dead’ from cyanide poi soning in hath room of Young Women’s Christian association. October IS -Druggist llahan tells of selling Rev. C. V. T. Richeson poison; October 20- Home of Richeson's fiancee, Violet Edmands, snrro’unded by police to prevent his escape. October 21 Richeson surrendered and submitted to arrest. October 2'» Body of Avis Linnell exhumed for autopsy. November 1 Richeson indicted for murder in first degree. November 2 Richeson presents resignation to his congre gation. November 13 -Richeson arraigned, pleads “not guilty.'’ Trial date set at January 13. November 24- Resignation of Richeson as pastor accept ml h\ his former congregation. December 20—Richeson cuts himself with improvised tin knife in cell. December 27—Special venire of 275 called for Richeson trial. January 6—Confessed his guilt. January 9—Sentenced to death in electric chair. Experts Find Him Sane, and Governor Refuses to Grant Clemency. Continued From Page One. many fainting spells and dyspeptic at tacks at different times. Governor Foss' statement follows: “Executive clemency will not be ex tended In the case nf Clarence V. T. Rtcheson. The prisoner was sentenced upon his own confession for a crime which appears impossible that any nor mal man could commit. "After bls confession and sentence a plea of insanity was set up by his counsel and strong!?, supported by affi davits extending over his life The character of these affidavits left no other course for the governor than to submit these, and the prisoner himseif to an examination by our leading alien ists. in order to protect the common wealth from the charges that the man was actually insane when the deed was committed as well as at the present time. "The evidence shows that Rk heson s familx is heavily afflicted with insan ity : that he himself is a neurotic, a somnambulist and a neurasthenic: that he is subject to extreme emotional dis turbances marked by loss of memory, which two alienists have diagnosed as hysterical insanity, one physician add ing the alternative term of hysterical d. iuium. and the majority opinion indi cating that the attacks are hysterical attacks marked by emotional distur bances of brief duration, with loss of memory during the attack and for a varying period following it. Not Insane When Committed Crime. The evidence, however, while clearly ieveaong these attacks, indicates that in« crime was not committed by him bin Ing such an attack Therefore, while there >s some divergence *>f opinion! ■.■.ions »i • alienists is to « hether th*.•» attacks indicate actual insanity the:* iffi. .ent ground for the cop- usion op i ar miniate* for b’- crime and that 'he exercise of cx-cutive ikmeniy .HE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS: FRIDAY, MAY 17. 1912. in this Instance would be (ontrary to the public good "The affidavits and medical evidence us Io Richeson’s unfavorable heredity, his lapses of consciousness and his at tacks of delirium are too voluminous Io include in this statement and are not suited to publication. "The alienists referred to are Dr Ed. ward B. Lane and Dr. Isidor H Coriat, mting for the defense; Dr I, Vernon Briggs, acting at the personal request of the governor, and Drs. Henry R. Stedman, George 'l'. Tuttle and Henry P Frost, acting as a commission for the commonwealth." Cash Grocery Co. sens SATURDAY EGGS CHEESE 19|‘ n MEADOW GOLD OE BUTTER, ID., OOU Cox &. Gordon's 17to Breakfast Bacon, lb., 1 • 2 5e Gold Cross Milk 39c doz. 10c Gold Cross Milk 59c doz. 15c Red Cross Milk $1.05 doz. Libby’s 5c Milk 3c Libby's 10c Milk 6c 40c Coffee 28c lb. 30c Coffee 22c lb. 25c Coffee 19c lb. 80c Tea . 39c lb. A full line of Fresh Vegetables. Cash Grocery Co. 118-120 Whitehall StJ A MHr |§SSsn& F , • i®, . Beginning This Morning The Superb $60,000.00 “CARLTON” STOCK of MEN’S and WOMEN’S FINE SHOES Will Be Placed on Sale at CUT PRICES! No more opportune event has ever happened in the this sale urges those who wish to fake advantage of it to annals of Atlanta shoe selling than this SALE, as the stock make early selections. The stock is large—more than is not onlv absolutely NEW. comprising over FIFTY popu $60,000.00 worth-and remarkable in its completeness and , , ' , . . ~ , r.mi.r/.m. variety; but the sale at this propitious season of the vear lar 1912 Styles, but the stock in its entirety is STRICT IA Wl)| niak( , dep]etion rapid and ( . prtain Thp s;dp includes HIGH QI ALITY. and from the foremost factories of Men’s. Women’s and Children’s Footwear, and we beg America. Naturally the interest that will he manifested in your careful attention to the following prices. The Famous HANAN’S Positively Included Misses’and Children’s Oxfords ALL MEN’S and WOMEN’S at Cut Prices SHOES at following reductions: Misses’. 111-2 to 2: regular $2 and 1 E* Q \ll $7.00 Shoes. now $5.95 $2.50 values: now All $6.50 Shoes, now $5.45 Children’s, sizes 6to 11; regular $1.50 and $2.00 - All $6.00 Shoes, now $4.95 values: gun metai. ran. net. $1.25 All $5.00 Shoes, now $3.95 patent: now Nr ~ ~ Little Bovs Oxf.ords; sizes bto 11; reg-ffl* 1 C(| nlar $2 and $2.50 values; now Nr All $3.00 Shoes, now $2.95 I , ALL SALES CASH No Goods Sent on Approval CARLTON SHOE CO. 36 Whitehall Street ALLEN. GDILTY, TO DIE IN CH Al Fl First Outlaw to Go to Trial Is Convicted of Murder in the First Degree. Continued From Page One. soon as the words had passed the judge's lips, opened fire, his clansmen following suit. With the first volley, the judge, prosecutor, sheriff and clerk of the court fell, either dead or desper ately wounded. The Allens then turned their attention to the jurors, who. w'ith the first pistol shot, hurriedly left their box and bolted for the door, all, with the exception of one or two, escaping injury. Then followed a pistol duel across the court house lawn, in which Floyd Alien was wounded, and the dash through the town to their mountain fastnesses, where th£ men hoped to evade capture. Only Two of Band Uncaught. The hunt for the outlaws began on March 14, when the operatives of De tectives Baldwin and Felts began pour ing into Hillsville, Va.. and Mount Airy, N. C.. from the southern mountain dis tricts. These men. organized into posses, procured the services of sea soned mountaineers and began to scour the mountain thickets for their quarry, upon whose heads were set rewards amounting to thousands of dollars. The search was necessarily' long. Each cove of the mountains was searched thoroughly, a man being left to guard against the return of the out laws. The posses hunted by day, set ting pickets and resting by night, and gradually' driving the mountaineers far ther and farther from their sources of supply till one after another, all except two, they gave themselves up. recog nizing the impossibility of continuing tlie game of hide and seek against such odds. Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards are the only members of the band un captured. Reward For Bandits In Big Train Robbery Increased to $3,000 HATTIESBURG. MISS.. May 17. The two or more bandits who held up a New Orleans and Northeastern pas senger train and secured $150,000 early Wednesday morning have apparently made a successful getaway, as the small army of detectives, officers, railroad men and express officials in and near this city have lost all trace of them, E. M. Smith, general manager of the Southern Express Company, has ar rived here and taken personal charge of Hie man hunt. He has increased the reward offered by the company from $-.000 to $3,000 for the capture of the two bandits, or $1,500 if one of them is apprehended. Pinkerton and Burns de tectives are working on the case, in addition tot he express company's own detectives and local officers. Tt has been ascertained that four sus picious characters boarded a local freight train at a blind switch near the scene of the holdup and left it before the train reached this city. SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA, • May 17. 1912.) Judgments Affirmed. Lester Book and Stationery- Company vs. Massee et al.: from Bibb superior court—Judge Felton. West & Dasher, for plaintiff in error. Roland Ellis. R. K. Hines, contra. Fowler, administrator, vs. Wood; from Gwinnett —Judge Brand. I. L. Oakes, for plaintiff in error. O. A. Nix. contra. Judgments Reversed. Thompson, executor, vs. Stephens: frws» Campbell—Judge Roan. Moore & Pome roy, W. W. Hood, for plaintiff in error. J. F. Golightly. contra. (Affirmed on aross-biil of exceptions.) Jordan vs. Callaway & Company; from Tattnall—ludge Sheppard. James K. Hines, E. C. Collins, for plaintiff in error. W. T. Burkhalter. Way & Burkhalter, contra. Cloud et al. vs County of Taliaferro; from Taliaferro—Judge Walker John C. Hart, for plaintiffs in error. William H. Fleming, contra. General Supply Company vs. Toccoa Plumbing Company et al.; from Elbert — Judge Meadow. Z. B. F.ogers. B. F. Davis, for plaintiff in error.