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VOL. X. NO. 250.
GUARD KILLS
DESERTER
ESCAPING
ATFOBT
Two Army Prisoners Make
Dash for Liberty Together.
One Escapes.
FIRST BULLET PIERCES
HEART OF FLEEING MAN
Columbus, Ga.. Man. Who Es
caped, Prompted by Desire
to Remain in Army Prison.
Walter H. Frady, a private in Com
pany B, Twenty-second infantry, Unit
ed States army, was shot through the
heart and instantly killed by a guard
today when he attempted to escape
from the reservation at Fort McPher
son. William H. Jones, another mili
tary convict, whose home is in Colum
bus, Ga., made his escape at the same
time and is still at large. Private Rob
ert Kellogg, of Company E. Seventeenth
Infantry, is the sentry whose shot killed
Frady.
The two prisoners made a break for
liberty simultaneously, evidently hoping
by this means to confuse the guard.
The two men ran in opposite directions.
Private Kellogg yelled loudly to the
fleeing men to halt, hut they paid no at
tention to his commands. The sentry
leveled his title on the fleeing form
’of Fradv and fired.
Instantly the fugitive staggered,
threw up his handsand pitched forward
dead. The bullet entered his back and
went directly through the heart.
Jones Sprinted
Out of Range.
y dropped Kellogg turned his
rifle mt Jones and fired several shots in
P.Hck succession, but he had already
gained considerable headway, and,
ducking his head and sprtntmg like
mud. was soon out of range of the bul
1, 0. and disappeared through the woods.
The prisoners had been taken early
in the morning into the woods, a short
distance from the parade grounds, and
v pre at work cleaning away under
h,.U3il hi adv and Jones, it is believed,
bad planned the escape before they left
the ’’uard house, and made the dash at
a given 'signal. The fact that they
were in the- woods and some distance
away from the quarters of the soldiers
aided Jones in getting away.
Nothing is known at the post of the
h„ wt . „r family of Frady. He was de
li-, d to Fort McPherson only about
t ,* L ,ok-- ago. being brought here from
Arden. N. 10 await trial on the
charge of desertion. Jones does not
belong to any regiment at the present
time and is known as a. "general pris
oner." He was serving'a term of six
months at Fort McPherson for escap
ing from Fort Hamilton. N. Y., where
he was doing time for another offense.
Jones Wanted To
Lengthen Sentence.
A desire to lengthen his present’sen
tence rather than to escape from irn-
* prisonment prompted Jones to attempt
to evade his guard, according to sev
tral soldiers who knew him. Jones
vould have finished his present term as
a military convict within about six
weeks, ami after being dishonorably'
<1 .-barged from the army would have
heen free as far as punishment from
the army is concerned. He is under
stood to have a bad record in civil life
and as soon as freed by the military
I authorities would have been seized by’
civil officers. No one at the fort was
familiar with the charges against Jones,
but when ho mentioned them he al
ways spoke of them as serious.
The officials of the Seventeenth in
fantrv hold Kellogg justifiable in the
slaying’of Frady, and he will not be
taken into custody.
For allowing Jones to escape. Pri
vate Kellogg, the sentry’ on duty, has
been placed under arrest and will be
pied by court-martial. He killed Fra
dy and shot at Jones as the two pris
oners made a sudden dash for liberty.
Military law requires that he should
have shot both escaping prisoners, and
the investigation will be held to bring
out whether or not he carried out his
duty as far as possible.
RESCUE SHIPS DISLODGE
SUBMARINE FROM SANDS
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. May 18.—
The United States submarine C-2,
which went ashore in Great Egg har-
* b,>r Thursday, was finally floated at
n,„m loday. She was pulled from the
(.imal by a government oilier and rev
, >im • titter, Haw-erg were -piir-od and
a incited t” ue vessel last in the
-nicksands nearly a half mile awav
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RICHESONTO
DIE MONDAY;
HAUNTED
IN DELL
“Save Me From Them!” Con
demned Pastor Cries Out,
Raving in Terror.
TWO MINISTERS KEEP
GLOOMY DEATH WATCH
Prisoner's Collapse Serves to
Hasten His Execution- Was
Found in Semi-Stupor.
. BOSTON. May 18.—Two ministers
are holding the death watch upon Clar
ence V. T. Richeson today. The Rev.
Herbert S. Johnson and Chaplain Steb
bins of the prison divide the time, and
one or the other will be at. the cell con
stantly’ until the moment when Riche
son is led out to be executed on Mon
day morning.
The watch by the ministers is at
Richesdn's plea. When told of the gov
ernor's decision, his first request was:
"br. Johnson, won't you stay with
me till then?”
Dr. Johnson agreed, hut the strain
upon one man would be too great. The
two ministers accordingly planned to
share the task.
Collapse Hastens
His Execution.
Richeson’s mental and physical col
lapse last night has hastened tile exe
cution. It has been decided to elec
trocute the murderer of Avis Linneil
Monday morning.
Executions usually’ have been held
before daylight Tuesday.
Dr. Joseph I. McLaughlin, physician
at th- Charlestown stale prison, paid
an early visit to the cell today, as a re
sult of the hysterical attack which the
murderer suffered last night.
Dr. McLaughlin found Richeson in a
semi-stupor. The first violence of the
attack had passed, however, and Riche
son is physically well. It was only his
mind and horrors which his imagination
has conjured up during the short days
in the gloomy death cell that drove him
to his outburst.
‘’Save Me From
Them,” He Cries.
The persistent delusion that two peo
ple were watching him was the chief
feature of Richeson’s delirium. Who
these two people were, if the attend
ants were able to understand from
Richeson’s cries, they would not say.
“Oh, save me! Save me from them!”
the prisoner cried, pitifully, when the
doctor sought to soothe him.
"They're watching me! See them
standing there!” he shrieked, and the
efforts of two guards and the doctor
were necessary’ to hold the fright-mad.
dened wretch upon his prison cot.
One attendant stated afterward that
no name passed Richeson’s lips, and
that he did not refer to the creatures of
his imagination either as "he" or "she.”
But he cried that “they were watching
him.” The murderer pitched and tossed
upon his bed all night. When the guards
were changed at 6 ./clock this morning
one reported to the warden's office:
"Richeson is resting comfortably this
morning. Ho has been comparatively
ouict since midnight, sleeping fitfullv.
Governor Threatened
For Not Interfering.
Governor Foss' life has been threat
ened because he refused to extend ex
ecutive leniency to Rev. Clarence V. T.
Richeson. These threats have come by
mail. The governor Is seriously con
sidering asking the state police to in
vestigate the letters.
The governor is not alarmed for his
own safety, but the tone of some of the
letters is so violent that he thinks it
only’ proper that some measures should
be taken to check the writing of such
missives.
Just before the governor announced
his decision, a woman giving her age
as 68 wrote to ask if she might take
Richeson’s place in the electric chair if
the governor should decide not to in
tervene.
WILBUR WRIGHT NEAR
DEATH; HIS BROTHER
HURRIES TO BEDSIDE
DAYTON. OHIO. May 18.—Wilbur
Wright spent a restless night, and his
condition today is serious. His broth
er Orville, who had gone to Washing
ton on business connected with the gov
ernment’s use nf the Wrigh4 marhln*
*.ia« Leon summoned home, < x
p u led to reach hern lonwnny
\\ sight’s t< this m en.
sftood at 104 and his restoration i*u
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, MAY 18. 1912.
THEY’VE QUIT KICKIN’ MY DOG AROUN’
By T. E. POWERS.
Copyright, 1912, by International News Service.
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Paris Jolts R<R + Time;
One-Fifteen Train Now
Starts at 15 Past 13
PARIS. May 18.—To obviate the
awkward a. m. and p. m. 'designations
in the railroad and telegraph services,
the clocks <>f both of these utilities
have been changed from the familiar]
l-to-12 register to numerals running]
from 1 to 24. The change was made
from end to end of France.
In Paris the innovation caused some
little confusion. Suburbanites, rush
ing to the municipal station to catch
the popular "one-fifteen” that carries
a large majority of Parisians out of
town for the Saturday’ half-holiday,
found that train scheduled to start at
fifteen minutes after thirteen. This
schedule will be followed throughout
the afternoon and evenings, till the last
train leaves at 50 minutes after 23 at
night.
It is claimed by officials that the
new order of recording time will result
in greater accuracy and speed in dis
patch ing both trains ami telegrams.
These claims are based on experiments
made in the telegraph branch of the
service.
Miners, by Vote of
323 to 64, Decide to
Go Back to Work
WILKESBARRE. PA.. May 18.—By a
vote of 323 to 65, the anthracite min
ers in convention assembled here this
afternoon voted to ratify the tentative
agreement offered by the operators and
to return to work at once.
RAILROAD FINED $1,000:
BROKE LAW TEN TIMES
INDIANAPOLIS. IND.. May 18
Federal Judge Anderson this afternoon
fined the Michigan Central railroad an
aggregate of SI,OOO on plea of guilty of|
ten violations of the hours of service
lav.
THOUSANDS SEE YALE
HARVARD TRACK MEET
STADH’M. <’ainbridgp. Mass.. Ma> 18
Harvanl ’ y Yale wa.s the magnet that
Grew thnti’Hn<is "f followers <>f the rival
universities |n ’h* s’adhjni ihis after
noon when annual -pring in<et ■
I>c t ween Hir < ’r»'n hi -ihi 'Ln Hl.in began 1
Thep* ‘AH’ ' !’!’'< 1. 'I! 4 Mild What |
f« w Aas'jU were iuddt Wert al even'
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Presbyterians Vote to Petition
Congress to Force Observ
ance of Seventh Day.
LOUISVILLE, KY., May 18.—The
Presbyterian assembly today adopted
the report of the committee on Sab
bath observance as already published,
with two additions. One petitions con
gress to pass a law making the Sab
bath a rest day in Washington city, for
bidding any unnecessary work there on
that day. The other seeks to make
permanent the rule of the postoffice de
partment limiting Sunday work.
An important overture to the assem
bly from 52 presbyteries asks that the
board of the church erection fund be
directed to cease holding as a legacy
$2,250,000 from the estate of John
Stewart Kennedy, as a permanent fund,
and to set aside $1.000,000 to meet pres
ent demands, holding the remaining SL
-250.000 subject to future emergencies
and the order of the assembly.
The advocates of Atlanta, Ga.. as the
meeting place of the 1913 general as
sembly are confident of victory. The
Southern Presbyterians have selected
Atlanta for their 1913 assembly.
An overture was presented from the
presbytery of southern Oregon asking
the assembly to take steps toward
forming an industrial peace commission
to look to the relations between labor
and capital, to have representatives
from different denominations.
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‘Never Too Old to Kiss
Wife/ Asserts Judge;
Hubby Thinks It Over
CHICAGO, May 18.- A week from
today Frank Gore will appear in the
court of domestic relations to report
whether he still believes he is too old
to kiss his wife. The question was
given Frank to think about when Mrs.
Gore, peeved with her husband, who had
ceased to caress her. on the grounds
of advanced age, and had him arrested
for disorderly conduct.
"Frank refused to kiss me any more.
He did not seem to love me. I re
proached him. and there was a row."
Mrs. Gore explained to Judge Good
now. The Judge looked inquiringly at
Gore.
“Well, your honor," said the hus
band, "I thought we were getting too
old for that sort of thing.”
"Never too old." said the judge. Then
he gave I hem a week to "make up.”
DETECTIVES HUNT
FOR $4,000 JEWELS
SOLD BY ROBBERS
Detectives are trying today to re
cover the $4,000 worth of diamonds still
missing from the $30,000 loot stolen
from S. & H. Gllsey, of Cincinnati, on
April 17. for which theft George Kaul,
Carl Roddy and George Wrenn have
been arrested.
These diamonds, detectives believe,
were sold to various individuals and
every possible effort is being made to
get trace of them. George Kaul, who
lias made a complete confession, has
accounted for all of his share of the
loot. Wrenn is out on bond, but Roddy
and Kaul are still behind the bars.
METHODISTS VOTE
DOWN REPORT IN
FAVOR OF DANCING
MINN HA TM H JS. May 18. By a vote
nf 446 m 369, the general Methodist
conference this afternoon kilted the
committee r« port to eliminate dancing,
•aid playing • -t«- from th* <l»s< ipline
Similar action wa.' taken in the past
■ •■n genera i • -onff rem ♦ s.
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GEDRGIAMENIHSENATE
H HOUSE BACK COBB;
BASEBALL STRIKE IS ON
Detroit Players Decide to Walk Out
Because Leader Is Suspended-—Ban
Johnson Firm and Jennings Heads
Strikebreakers—- Greatest Diamond
W ar in History of Game Is in Sight.
PHILADELPHIA, May 18.—When Ty Cobb walked
' through the players gate at Shibe park this afternoon with the
; whole Detroit team in his wake, the umpires waved Cobb from
i the field, and the eighteen other Detroit players departed with
; him, and the strike was on. Jim Delehanty walked to the Ath
; letic bench and offered to bet $5,000 that not one of the eighteen
: players backing up Cobb would take part in the game.
WASHINGTON. Muy 18.—Ty Cobb, suspended from the Amer
ican league for gelling into a fight with a spectator during a game
in New York, received the condolences and'moral support of the
entire Georgia delegation in congress today. The following tele
gram was sent him:
"As Georgians, we commend your ael'on in resenting an un
called for insult. We hope for your complete exoneration and
speedy restoration to a place in the clean sport of baseball. We
are proud of your record as a leader of your profession.”
Senators Bacon and Hoke Smith and Representatives Edwards,
Roddenbery. Hughes. Adamson. Howard. Bartlett. Lee, Tribble,
Bell. Hardwick and Brantley signed the telegram.
Detroit Players
Decide to Strike.
PHILADELPHIA. May IS A final
decision to strike and play no more
baseball games until Ty Cobb is rein
stated was reported by the Detroit
team here today. Manager Jennings
held a secret conference with the play
ers at the Aldine hotel today in an at
tempt to make the players reconsider
their determination.
He failed, and when the meeting ad
journed at noon the players announced
that they would not play unless Cobb
rejoined them.
From Cincinnati word was received
that Ban Johnson, president of the
American league, had refused to rein
state Cobb, and that if the Detroit
players carried out their strike threat
they would be punished by fine or sus
pension.
Jennings Will
Head Strikebreakers.
Jennings announced that the line-up
of his team would be composed of
himself. Ills two veteran scouts, Jim
McGuire and Joe Sugden, and six ama
teur players of this city.
The players served notice on Jen
nings that they had decided to take
their places in the field when the um
pire called the game, but that if Cobb
was told he could not play, the whole
team would leave the field, pack up
their belongings and start across the
country on a barnstorming tour, end
ing up with a trip to Japan.
The greatest baseball fight in many
years threatens.
Jennings said this afternoon
“What am I going to do? The men
are right in away, but they should
have waited until Johnson has a chance
to consider matters. They will not
play; I am sure of that. They may all
be suspended and it will wreck our
chances. I wish Johnson would come to
Philadelphia and straighten out. the
tangle.”
“Bet Your Soul On
Strike, - ’ Says Cobb.
Ty Cobb, white-faced and deter
mined, said:
"I play with the most loyal team in
the world. These fellows will stick.
1 know that they will not let me play
today, and this means that eighteen
men will walk away from the grounds.
You can bet your soul on that.”
Jennings frantically begged his team I
to play this game and wait until Mon
day before striking, but they refused
and declared that either Cobb would
play or they would not.
The Athletic team finally decided not
to take any part in the matter. They
were cautioned by Manager Mack that
the difficulty was solely between the
Tigers and the president of the Ameri
can league.
President Navin of Detroit wired to
Manager Jennings that he was on his
way to Philadelphia and for Jennings to
put a team in the field If he had to
spend SIO,OOO. Jim McGuire and Jen
nings sent out a call at noon for ama
teurs and professionals to come to the
ball park.
College Boys
Asked to Take Places.
Ban Johnson wired both Empires
Dineen and Perrine to permit Cobb to
enter the grandstand, but not to allow
him on the. field of play, with or with
out uniform.
Jim McGuire arranged to hand out
uniforms to the makeshift Detroit team
at the dressing room door, and several
I’niverstfy of Pennsylvania player’
were asked to don them and hell- out.
The students refused, by order of
Roy Thomas, himself an old Pennsyl
vania coach and formerly a player with
the Phillies. Boston ami Pittsburg of
the National league. Jennings was on
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EDITION
tirjlfim. On Trains. FIVE CENTS.
i n Atlanta, TWO CENTS.
the verge of a nervous breakdown. The
Detroit players were determined not to
play, but announced that they would go
tn the field.
"Unionized baseball’’ may’ re
sult from the strike of the
players on the Detroit American
league team, who have thrown
down the gauntlet of battle, to the
powers that be because of the sus
pension of Ty’ Cobh for trouncing
an insolent fan in New York on
Wednesday. After sending an ulti
matum to President Ban Johnson,
of the American league, the Tigers
sent out appeals to every club in
the American league to stand by
them. Some are urging a sympa
thetic strike. A meeting of the
Detroit players and members of the
Athletics has been called for to
morrow to form a protective asso
ciation.
Organized baseball today faced
the most serious situation since its
inception and the magnates of the
American league were using every
means in their power to prevent the
disaffection from spreading farther.
It was believed that the Tigers
would take the field this afternoon
against the Athletics, but only long
enough to allow the first Philadel
phia player to bat. This would
save the club’s franchise, but would
-mean a fine of SI,OOO. The strike
has hit hard at the financial side of
the sport and comparatively few
tickets had been sold for today’s
game up to the time when the seat
sale rush is usually at its heaviest.
Ban Johnson Adopts
Mailed Fist Attitude.
Ban Johnson adopted the ‘‘mailed
fist” attitude, according to dis
patches from Cincinnati, declaring
that the prestige of power must be
maintained. On the other hand, the
players have adopted the most
stubborn attitude ever witnessed tn
baseball and assurances from mem
bers of other teams that they are
right is strengthening them In their
determination to fight to a finish.
The Tigers maintain that they are
contending for one of the most vital
principles in baseball—protection of
players from insults.
Cobb Defended by
Pittsburg- Manager.
PITTSBURG, .May IS.—Fred
Clarke. the manager of the
Pirates, defends Ty Cobb for
his action in resenting in
sults by a. New York fan and de
clares that the Detroit star should
never have been suspended without
an investigation into the merits of
the case. Said Clarke:
“A ball player has home, loved
ones and feelings that are sacred
just as well as any other man.
Cobb did only what any’ self-re
specting man will do. Would Ban
Johnson allow such insults to go
unnoticed?
Nobody on the outside realizes
the terrible things that Hans Wag
ner has endured in his time. They
always pick on the stars. Wagner
would resent an insult from Jim
Jeffries, but on the ball field he has
displayed great patience and al
ways seemed to consider the source.
"The whole thing is a bad mess,
1 admit. It is a three-cornered af
fair with the American league and
its discipline on one side, the public
bn the other and the bail player and
the things he holds sacred on the
other. I don’t know anything about
this strike the Detroit team, but
I do know-that Ban Johnson or no
on- else l-as the right to punish or
suspend Cobb without first u*vaaii
gating the matter.”
