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VOL. XL NO, 12.
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GUILTY OF
bribing
JURY
Verdict in Sequel to Famous
McNamara Case Returned in
Thirty-one Minutes.
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 17.—Clarence I
S. Darrow was today acquitted of a
charge of jury bribing.
After a trial that has lasted since
early in May. the famous advocate of
the cause of union labor was freed by
the jury from charges growing out of
the sensational ending of the. trial of
James B. McNamara, confessed slayer
of 21 . . rsons.
In < ourt room packed to suffoca
tion. lie hundreds more tried to
cronil in, the final scene of the great
drama was staged today. Judge George
H. Hiltton was the principal actor.
Judge Hutton, in his crisp, legal man
ner. swept away the first count against
Darrow—that of bribing Juror Robert
N. Bain.
Then the judge, in the precise phrase
ology of the law, attacked the mass of
ttstimony that had been piled up for'
ihe state. Franklin’s Story, he said, |
could not be credited, even though it ■
were believed, unless other testimony
corroborating it directly connected
Darrow with the other count in the in
dictment
Testimony Not To
Bp Credited. Says Court.
The judge went on —careiuliy and
thoughtfully—to explain that, testimony ■
persons giv- n under hope of immu- ,
nity from punishment should not —as
an aA.idemii - proposition—be believed, j
Th< n the juror?’ died ju Oarrow •
ua > not given o liie eis jdy 6f the;
sheriff. « '• -Ht directed I
Ear] Rogers, f * for the de- j
fendaut. to am take charge of |
i he defendant.”
Mrs. Darrow. -an ha<. been sitting)
beside her husband. dropped her head •
on his shoulder and wept. I here was
a murmur in the rour: room. I hen for •
a lime it v.as still.
Darrow , his mobile face snowing the j
wear ami terr of the 'OUS' months of j
anxiety, gazed steadily ahead of him. |
except when, for a moment, he turned i
to comfort his wife. Lt 31 minutes J
'he suspense continued. Then a belli
rang. A deputy sheriff elbowed his way
through the crowd at the doo . The
lore v. is toady to come in. Slowly
they made their way to the jury box.
The foreman got to his feet.
"We. the jury." he read from a bit of
paper in his band, "find the defendant
NOT guilty as charged in this indict
ment."
Court Room
Scene of Hysteria.
The suspense was broken. It gave
wav to hysteria. Seldom in a court
room in this country has there been
such a scene.
The crowd in the back of the room
tiled to tush past the inelosure to the
place where the defendant was sitting.
The bailiffs fought to hold them back.
Order was a thing unheard of, Impossi
ble. The spectators had seen a little
drama of real life. They wanted to tell
the hero what they thought of him.
Darrow was profoundly moved. Tears
streamed down his cheeks, but his rigid
self-control did not give n:iy. Hardly
had the foreman read his one brief sen
tence before the defendant stepped to- ,
ward the jury box and thanked the men
who had just declared him innocent.
But before he went even to the jurors
he turned to his wife. Mrs. Darrow ;
threw her arms about her husband’s]
neck. Her husband gently disengaged I
her arms, and friends led her into the |
Judges’ chambers at the rear of the:
court room.
Darrow Will Go On
Working for Poor.
After the confusion had somewhat I
abated Darrow gave out the following!
statement:
"It has been a long oideal, and, of I
course, I have a great sense of relief I
at Its close. None of those who knew
me ever believed that I was corrupt I
and their encouragement and faith has I
been my greatest help in this trial. The ;
indictment and prosecution could not
have happened except under the tense |
excitement and strain of the dramatic]
close of the McNamara ease.
"1 shall spend the rest of my life us I ■
have that which is past, in doing the I
best I can do to serve the cause of the |
poor.”
Judge Hutton for a time watched the
demonstration. Then he left the bench
and, stepping down, worked his way
through the crowd that surrounded !
Darrow
Grasping the hand of the defendant,
Hutton said:
"Mr. Darrow there will he millions
of voices that will raise a hallelujah al
this verdict."
Then he turned io go
The Atlanta. Georgian
JBRDWNWARS
ON SMITH'S
SCHOOL
BOARD
i Defies Senate Naming Suc
cessors to Dr. Pound and
J. C. Langston.
| Governor Brown today ignored the (
.senate’s confirirtation of the Hoke
Smith appointments to the state board '
of education. At a called meeting of
the board held in the office of the state
school superintendent, he issued com
missions to his own nominees.
In throwing down the gauntlet to]
the senate the governor fired the first
g'un of wiiat promises to be a long bat
tle to test the legality of the various
sets of appointments. As has been I
freely predicted, if Dr. Jete M. Pound!
and J. Langston, the ousted Smith
members, press their claims on the
strength of senate confirmation only a
supreme court decision can bring thi
altercation to an end.
Dr. Pound Ousted
With J. C. Langston.
, G. R. G:enn. |.ro?ident of the North
Geordi’.: Agri cult u:\il college. was
i named by Governor Brown to succeed
Dr. .Jere M. Pound, of Athens, and A.
H. Moon, of Baxley, a. s givpn a com
mission instead of .1. ( Langston, of
Syivara. Wa’te. <1 and T. J.
.\\ oofu : , upon v ii>.nn ‘hto'e were no
■ cont^Si>. >. Pi’e I’evoniiii; --'Ln:e L
j Glenn. Moon. Steed and ; ? governor
;is ere present at the meet !:>g. M. L.
, Brittain, state school mu u'ssioner, a
imernbi of the board bv •.•"’tie of his
] office, sv.is out jaf t’m- city and T. J.
- V ocfL r. s’ iio-L th Non u < L oli.na. was
]a’so absent. By virtue of the terms of
I the educational act the governor Is
(chairman of the educational board.
Brown Questions
Senate's Power.
The fight of the appointees to the
‘boa’d of education began when the
.senate failed to * onflrm Governor
J Brown s appointments superseding
: Pound and Langston with Glenn and
I Aloon. The governor then withdrew
! his nomination. The sena’e caHed for
ithe minutes of the executive office re
hording the Smith appointments of
September 8. 1911. and the governor
acquiesced to the leques-. but informed
the senate that the names? appearing
on the minutes were sent in merely
for the senate’s information and were
not to be considered as nominees.
After several s.ar chamber squab
bles the senate decided that it would
use the names on the minutes as nomi
nees, piactivally making the appoint
ments itself. The Smith list was con
firmed. Governor Brown’s theory is
that since the senate can not make ap
pointments, but ma only approve, re
ject oi refuse to consider the upper
house, has exceeded the authority vest
ed in it by the constitution and the
educational act.
CALLS RICH HUSBAND
AFFINITY FOLLOWER
IN SUIT FOR DIVORCE
BIRMINGHAM. ALA . Vug 17.-Al-|
leging that her husband Is an affinity-'
follower, Mrs. Mac Cairns has'
brought suit for divorce in chancery I
court here against Thomas C. Cairns,,
rich 'ion operator and contractor. Siu
asks the custody of their four chil
dren and alimony, declaring that liei
husband is worth, clear of all claims a I
least $200,000.
Mrs. (’aims' petition declares that they I
were married in Kansas in 1901. and
that (lie first few years Cairns was a
dutiful husband. Cairns and his wife!
came to Birmingiiam eight years ago. -
Mrs. Cairns accuses her husband of too i
much attention to another woman, with ]
whom, she says, he made trips to Chi- j
cago. to I-lorida and to Montgomery.
TO OUR READiERS
You can have money to spare If I
you have time to spare.
Have you ever stopped to realize |
the many opportunities the Want
Ad pages of The Georgian offer you? !
Thousands are making dollar after |
dollar reading and using them.
You can buy. sell and exchange
anything under the sun at q profit. ,
Rent everything rentable. Secure i
competent help, find fine positions
and locate business openings through
these small ads, and many other
countless things.
Many who started reading and I
using Georgian Want Ads just for i
curiosity have bank accounts now. I
It pays them ft will pay you Try
it and see
Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results
ATLANTA, GA.. SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1912.
Too Much Grace Case
Made His Wife Insane,
Declares DeKalb Man
Preacher,in Spouse's Divorce Suit,
Says She Was Unbalanced by
Reading Trial Details.
The columns and columns printed
about the Grace case drove his wife
crazy, Is the claim T. W. Arnett,
i peripatetic preacher of Oakhurst, De
! Kalb county. made today before Judge
I Roan, who was hearing her suit sot
: divorce.
I Mrs. Arnett in her bill charged cruel
] ty, but the husband resisted the pro
ceedings on the ground that his wife is
I insane. He attribute- it absolutely to
| her predilection for reading everything
; she could get in reference to the fa
: mous Atlanta shooting case.
CLEAR. HOT SUNDAY
I PREDICTED: CLOUDS
ARE JUST BLUFFING
I
Despite the cloudy skies, the weather,
man insists Atlanta will have another
clear day tomorrow.
The tempera tu e will remain at a
j point where cool spots in the park* or
woods will be popular.
1 he assurance from Koreeaster Von
i Herrmann thai no rain is in sight to
ispoil the day's enjoyment is not guar
anteed by I ricle Sam. so an umbrella
might be in ordei.
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Al top. Leona I'tn-ner. 8 years old. who won the diving contest at Piedmont lake yesterday. Below the tilting match.
GOVERNOR APPROVES
ACTAUTHORIZING SUIT
FOR TALLULAH FALLS
I Governor Brown today signed the
I legislative resolution authorizing suit
( for the recovery of the Tallulah Falls
I property. This means that the dis-
■ pitted titles of the land in the gorge of
the Tallulah river under grants made
| in 1818-1820 will be passed to the courts
for final adjudication.
Attorney General Felder, who will
I prosecute the state's suit In connection
I with the attorneys of the Tallulah Falls
| Conservation association, will hold a
| conference with the chief executive at
I once and suit in superior court will be
■ instituted within the next few days.
LADY DECIES GIVES
BIRTH TO DAUGHTER
AT HOME IN LONDON
i LONDON, Aug. 17. Lady Decles,
I who before her marriage was Miss Viv
lian Gould, daughter of Mr and Mrs.
I George J. Gould, of New York, gave
birth to a daughter today. The attend
ing physician announces that both baby
and its 18-yiar-old mother are doing
well.
Lord anti Lady Decles. who were
I married in Nev Vork'in February, 1911.
I were staying at their town house In
I Sefton park Lord Decies is 46 y.-ai.-
old. more than twice the age of his
htHiitifiil \iiiinv A n
Thousands See Water Sports at Piedmont
.TILTING MATCH_ THRILLER
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BROTHERS, PARTED
32 YEARS AGO, MEET
AGAIN BY ACCIDENT
ROME. GA.. Aug. 17.—Separated for
32 years, two brothers, W. A. Wright,
of Rome, and J. M. Wright, of Mount
Vernon. Texas, met this week and are
now enjoying the reunion.
When the b.otheis separated waj’
back in the seventies J. M Wright
went M est. It was a mere chance that
the brothers met. The Texan was in
Bowdon. Ga., and In the course of a
conversation with J. W. Burrow, of
that place, he spoke of a brother he hail
living in Georgia at one time, and called
his name. Mr. Burrow knew W. A.
M light and told the Texas man that h(
lived in Rome.
The Lone Star citizen took the next
train for Rome and after making a few
inquiries located his brother in East
Rome. It was a joyful meeting, for
each had thought th- other dead. The
Texan is now wealthy. The Rome man
is a special officer sot the Southern
railway.
BOY CYCLIST IS HURT IN
CRASH WITH AUTOMOBILE
Stanley Oliver, a messen-gr boy of :;5j
Woodward avenue, riding a bicycle, col
lided w ith the automobile of |> r j ||
Bradfield, at Five Point, at 11 a. m. today
Th<- streets were thronged arid it., crowd
that gathered blocked traffic for-• veral
minutes
Ihe boi was bruised and bls right atm
WOMAN IS CALLED
BANKRUPT; ANOTHER
ADMITS INSOLVENCY
The first bankruptcy petition to be
tiled in the Federal court since August
8 came today when an involuntary pe
tition was tiled against Mrs. Charles
Stedman. The petitioners anti their
claims are American Furniture Compa
ny. $35. and P. E. Belt, SI,BOO.
Mrs A. J. Butler, who gives her oc
cupation as that of innkeeper, filed a
voluntary petition in bankruptcy Her
liabilities, which consist of open ac
counts with grocerymen and butchers,
amount to $788.25. She gives her assets
as S2OO worth of furniture.
Two other voluntary petitions were
filed. Robert H. Ingram, a salesman,
gave hie liabilities as $1,973. with no
assets, and John F. Cates a merchant
of Smyrna, gave liabilities of $982 and
assets of $1,500. <>f his assets $l,lOO
consists of open and unsecured ac
counts.
HUNDRED-YEAR-OLD MAN
DIES IN FORSYTH COUNTY
CUMMING, GA . Aug. 17.—" Uncle"
Beir.v ikluiii, I’orsytll county’s oldest
citizen died al his home near Cum
ming y esterday He wis 100 years and
six months of age. lie was a vet- ran of
Jennie Perkerson Again Defeats
Doughty Little Rival—Girl. 8,
Wins Diving Event.
Waler tilting, as exciting as ye
knightly tilt of old. is the latest in the
line of spoils at Piedmont path. The
tilting contest introduced by Captain
Ben Beh!omb< rg, of the I'nited States
Volunteer Life Saving corps, proved
one of tite most interesting events of
the aquatic contests held at the park
yesterday afternoon and was won by
the team composed of R. E. Same, of
146 Juniper street, and R. E. Montsal
vatge, of 166 Highland avenue, who
were chosen to contest against I. C.
Jones, of 45 Washita avenue, and W B.
Hinman, of 759 Piedmont avenue.
Sams and Jones were the filters and
their companions rowed them around
and maneuvered for an advantageous
position. The tillers are armed with
light ten-foot pol< a. carefully padded
aq ’ajod stq ayjo.tq tmit aSunj XiqSjui
The titters stand at the bow of their
boats while being rowed at full speed
by each oilier and attempt to push each
other into the lake.
The only misfortune that <an come
to the loser is a ducking, and as bath
ing suits are the only "armor" allowed,
the loser can easily swim back to his
boat.
Jennie Perkerson Wins.
The sport has- met with great favor
in other cities and bids fair to be one
of the favorites here A great deal of
skill was shown yesterday by the two
beginners, who time and again when
I pushed too hard by their opponents,
fell backward Into their own boat in
stead of into the lake.
Sams finally won, when, with a
mighty lunge that broke his pole, he
overturned his opponent and swamped
the boat.
Jennie Perkerson again entered the
swimming contest against Virginia
Merker. These two little eleven-year
old girls are the keenest rivals. Jennie,
who won tlie mile contest previously,
guv? Virginia a ten-yard handicap and
then beat her In a half-mile swim. Her
time was 24 minutes, but at the finish
line Virginia was only five yards be
hind.
The girls are the greatest drawing
cards at the lake and in token of his
appreciation of them Charles L. Chose
wood, who holds the boating and re
freshment privileges. Offered a gold
signet ring to the winner. Jennie prizes
this today as one of her choicest trink
ets
Leona Turner, an eight-year-old girl,
sir prised all w hen she won the girls'
diving contest from Jennie. Deona is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. G.
Turner, of 209 Peachtree circle. Her !
diving would have been a credit to an
expert.
Other events of the afternoon were
two 25-yard dashes. Swimming the
distance in 17 seconds. R. F. Sams won
this against two opponents. The other
dash, for boys, was won by Harv-y An
dt rson, in 20 seconds. •
Several thousand persons watched
tin water sports yesterday afternoon
and the largest crowd of the year is
expected w 'hen tin Hrml
HOHL
EDITION
2CENTS EVERYWHERE
TOM WATSON
‘ITCHES’ TO
HIT JOE
GRAY
Railroad Commissioner Nlay
Not Know It. But He Was
in Near-Fight.
McDuffie sage sure
HAS BLOOD IN HIS EYE
Fuming Over Blalock Threat
When His Wrath Is" Turned
Upon Another Foe.
Joseph !•'. Gray, of Savannah, mem
ber of the state railload commission
and candidate for re-election, may or
may- not be aware of the fact today
that he almost had a fight with Tom
Watson. McDuffie statesman and au
thor, In the lobby of the Kimball house
at 9 o’clock last night.
But ft is a fact, according to J J.
Brown, assistant agricultural commis
.sloner and candidate for the commis-
Islonershlp, and J. A. Smith, a news
paper man of Talbotton, both boon
companions and supporters of Watson.
According to the tales told by eye
witnesses and subscribed to by Kimball
house loungers, things looked warm for
several minutes, but Brown and Smith
succeeded in steering tne little drama
over the rough spots, bringing it to a
finis of an anti-climax variety
A. O. Blalock, Jr., son of the Pas*
etteville senator of shnila- name wh>
is a candidate for commissioner < f
and Is at present engager!
in a heated newspaper altercation with
J J Brown, is said to have been the
cause of (he fight that might have been,
but never was. At least J. J. Brown
says that Watson, who sfrent ihre*.
hours in Atlanta yesterday, had been
informed that Blalock was going io
slap his face if he (Watson > got into
the Blalock-Blown wrangle
According to Mr. Biown. Watson was
fuming over the alleged Blalock state
ment when Brown reached the hotel at
ft o’clock. With Smith and Brown.
Watson descended to the lobby and ar
ranged soy his baggage to be sent to
the 9:30 train, storming the while over
Blalock’s threat.
Colonel Smith said today that he was
Inadvertently the cause of turning the
Watsonian w rath upon Joe Gray. Gray
was standing in the lobby with friends
when the trio came down stairs
There is Joe Gray, of the railroAd
commission," said Smith, in an attempt
to divert Watson's mind from the Bla
lock incident.
Watson, so Brown and Smith assert,
then turned his attention to Gray, ac
cusing him of being one of those be
hind the Federal prosecution of him
on a charge of sending Indecent litera
ture through the malls.
With both Brown and Smith follow
ing him to avert trouble, he walked
across the lobby and brushed Gray with
Ills elbow as he passed. Something
Gray had in his hand, said to have
been a half-dollar, dropped to the floor
and Gray, apparently unaware of Wat
son’s presence, continued to converse
with his friends.
Watson, Smith and Brown then went
out the Pryor street exit to the Union
station and reserved Watson's berth
"I’m going back and see Gray,” sud
denly announced Watson, and steered
for the Kimball house with Smith and
Brown in close tow.
As the three entered the hotel Grav
was leaving the lobby by the Decatur
street exit and Watson did not follow.
The Sage of Thomson caught the 9:30
train.
SEEKING TO REMEDY
STREET CONDTIONS
BY ADDING TO FUND
After several lengthy sessions, the
finance committee of the city council
today’ sought to mend unsatisfactory
conditions in the streets department by
an additional appropriation of $4,100 to
tile ordinary fund. But a majority of
the committee were dissatisfied with
the result. They stated that they had
not got and would not get the results
in street work they had expected.
While the streets ordinary fund is
exhausted. Chairman Candler stated
that but a small part of the rock and
chert work and the contract work pro
vided for this year would be done by
the construction department. The total
appropriation to the department will not
be spent. Because of the slow progress
of work, he pointed out that the item
of $62,000 in the budget as estimated
receipts from assessments foi strei t
work done would fall far short. Tin
work has been passed up. but little of
it had been dime; ami the assessments
two-thirds of the’eost, can not there
fore, be collected.
All free labor on sidewalk and stree
grading has been stopped The street
ordinary fund is now only sufficient t>
maintain the stockade gang uu Uli.
work
