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BRIOGEY WEBBER
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ROSE STORY
Witness Tells of Events of
Evening Before Assassina
tion of Rosenthal.
Continued F r om Page O r e
‘creaking R-'W.nth.>' ' he « « -><ked. I
Becker Was Anxious.
"I did not do an.'thing outride of
talking to Rose 1 talked to him on a
ferryboat Jul' 1" I told Rose that I
had just left Be< k>-: and that Be< kei
"as ver.' anxious that ’he boys get on
the job and croak Rosenthal. I told him
that I would help him "hen 1 got back
He said. All tight’ and that h» would
wait until I got back, and would see
that the boys were on the job
‘Did you ha\e any conversation after
leaving the conference at One Hundred
and Twenty-fourth street?”
“Rose spoke to me and skid that
Recker was very anxious to have Ro
isenthal killed. - ’
“Was an'thing said as to the method
of krlllng Rosenthal ’”
"Rose was to get the gunmen and |
bring them to my place.”
“What do you mean by your plate?"
“My poker room. Then he saiji if I
would find Rosenthal the job. - .
< ome off "
"What names were mentio’.ed to
you ?"
"Lefty Louie and Whitey Lewis? -
Webber calmly faced Becker as he
testified that the police official had
coerced the clique who stood in fear of
him to procure the murder of Rosen
thal.
Sa w Becker at Pr'ze Fight.
Coming down to a conversation which
he had with Rose on July 15, the day
before Rosenthal was assassinated, the
witness said:
"Rose came to m\ gambling place
about 4:30 in the afternoon. IL told
me that Recker previously had had him
on the telephone and told him that four
men had tailed at District Attorney-
Whitman's office to corroborate Ro
senthal’s story Rose said Recker
wanted him to see these men. I went
to a prize fight at Madison Square Gar
den that night, and there saw Becker.
“After the fight 1 returned to my po
ker room, where 1 found Sam Paul.
'Lefty Louie' Rosenweig. Gyp the
Blood and Whitey' Lewis. In a minute
■lack Rose Harry Vallon and 'Dago
Frank' Cirofici came in. We had some
refreshments. I put on my hat, then
walked over to the Metropole, where 1
saw Rosenthal sitting I returned to
my place and told tjie boys. They i
went out in a machine. Later I walk
ed down to the corner and met a man
named Flarety We got into an auto
mobile and roue around a while, finally
going to the Hotel r’adillac. where I
saw Police Lieutenant Files.
"There w as a man's body lying on the
pavement in front of the Metropole, and
a crowd about it. It was Rosenthal's.
Later 1 returned to my place, and there
I saw Becker, who came along after a
while. Rose and Jack Sullivan were
with me. Becker walked up to Rose
and exclaimed. 'Jack, I congratulate |
you. You did a good job. - Rose re
plied 'Charlie, there is going to be
•rouble over ’his. Whitman was around
at the station house, and they have got
the number of the automobile mat the
ho's rode In?
No Trouble. He Assured.
“Becker then exclaimed, contemptu-j
ously. ’Hell, there Is .not going to b*' I
anv trouble 1 was around at the sta- I
tion house, and they haven't got the
right number 1 saw the - (re
ferring ro Rosenthal's corp.se>, and if
Whitman had not been there I would
have taken out my knife and cut his
tongue out as a warning to all squeal
ers. All you have to do. boys, is to
lay low. | will take care of you aIU
He then told Rose to give the boys
some money and. turning to me. said
Bridge' give Jack JI.OOO. and that win
make JI 500 I owe you?
Recker was in good humor, and said
to us 1 went by the Metropole about
1:3” o'clock I told my hoy to drive
slow, and if I bad seen that d
Rosenthal outside I would have taken a
shot at him myself - "
ebber said that he met Rose at
fiftieth street and Sex entlr avenue. and
there gave Rose SI,OOO.
I hi« ended the direct examination
nnd Mclntyre began hi- cross-examina
tion
Wald o ' 5 Secretary Called.
Whet .ouir opened District Attorney
Whitman . a led Winfield R. Shehari.
Polite Commissioner Waldo’s private
■• € rptfl i \.
Betore Sheehan testified Judge Goff
Intimated that he might order the can
cellation of all polite cards on which
newspaper men bad gained entrance to
the < ourt room on previous sessions on
rhe ground that some of these had Yall
en into rue hands of gangsters who had
threatened the lives of attorneys in the
C it Js.»
•S'ueiiaii was called uh runfiriu that
p’ t us Ro&f'r tesihnon\ x\hic:i
t«i Rosenthals calling at police he-td
«iui. ter.* to make < o-nplaiir against
i aftd hin hei.ig tin ned dona l»v
Waldo.
VVh.W MU‘Sliuh» d f. ,’M. ( ,s :o
1- ■onnrt with Becket b\
; rit Diauivt Attorney Mow anu s Jt !d
I no <onn< . dun with B« < kei
’ getting iiiw h pul ls fi’om him »
*' n ‘ ,liW ißTiatutr but ne\«i m him
h •.-» mh.u hni io .is
I have new had am .-«.nnu -
’' ' " Bf jk< ! upon oM < i of • ‘mu-
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( UNCLE TRUSTY!
Copyright, 1912. by International News Service
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warm you up a liltle. I'heodore's great parachute drop is a thrilling spectacle; I think it would
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bleach it out with a little oxalic acid!”
WOMEN TO WAR ON
TURKEY TROT WITH
SUBSTITUTE DANCES
\ls\V YORK. Oct 14. Knockout blow*
to *h*» “Turkey Tro I,'* the “Grizzly ’Rear"
ano similar dances ate planned today by
the committee on amusement resources
for working girls, of which Mrs. Charles
Henry Israels is chairman.
This announcement was made at a
meeting of the committee at 811 Madison
avenue The work will include five
(lasses in dancing to provide interesting
submitutes for vulgar dancing
Arrangements have been made tor a
dance demonstration for the Feedration
of Children’s Study to be given In th?
i meeting house of Ethical Culture on the
evening of November 20 rtext. when Mrs.
lames I Storron. of Boston, and Eliza
beth Buichenal. pf New York, will dance
HOBSON, SANTIAGO
HARBOR HERO. TWICE
SNUBBED IN DENVER
I)EN\ER. COLO.. Oct. 14. Captain
Richmond Pearson Hobson, the famous
much-kissed herd of Santiago harbor, on
a prohibition lecturing tour through the
West, was snubbed by the Pen ver Chapi
bei of Commerce and Denver university,
a Methodist institution, when, within an
hour of the time he was to appear before
them, invitations extended to him were
withdrawn
Th? hotel men s association, opposed to
prohibition. was responsible for Jhe
('hambet of Commerce episode, and toys
tery to the refusal of the M»'tb
odlatß to allow Hobson to speak there.
WOODROW WILSON WINS
FIRST AT A BABY SHOW
FORT SMITH. Al’.K . Oct 14 Thrce
months-old " oodrow Wilson, son of Mac
Wilson, a Franklin count) farmer. <-ai>-
ture.l fust prize in a baby show contest
at Qiark. He is the first child to be
named after the Democratic candidate,
lb- was born an hour after the nomina
tion at Baltimore, anti was christened an
hour later.
TWO POSTOFFICES ROBBED.
CHATTANOOGA. TENN . Oct. II The
postoffice Inspectors here were notified
today that the postoffice at Normand).
Tenn , was robbed last night of about
$:0fl In tnottev and stamps The postufflce
at Trout*. Ma . was also robbed, but the
loss was not reported
reports on dance halls and disorder!)
gangs.
Sheehan was excused at It 32
o’clock, the court overruling the de
tent- t > ih-iii.ua sot the t ight to t to.-s-
I examine at ength Louis \\'• liber was
j then called
Becker Calm.
I Brikt-t < anie into court taliii and -elf
possessed Shot 111 aftet his wife took
tier plii< > To newspaper men she de-
, I eluted that Host had lied on the s)apd
'and that -he belittl'd Hie jut) knew |v>
j hud lied.
The district ettoinei s .i-Msiauta
inaiie t-tei) effort today to effect the
iliaptUH of .Max Kluuse who. witli wit
t . nessr s In two Othei < ..s< aped from
I till- bouse **f lief, niton l »|>< Tims.
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.MONDAT. OCTOBER 14. 1912.
WOMAN INDICTED
IN HILLS SLATING
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Three of Painter Family Proba-
bly Will Be Held for Killing
of Mountaineer.
V?«. Jasper and .Joe Painter, accused
of the murder of AhjmiiV. Hughes and
his baby in Fannin county on Septem
bo: 11. were before- the United States
grand jury this morning and indict
ments piobably will be returned some
time-tilts afternoon. At 2-o'clock th o
heating of witnesses .stiij was in prog
ress and it could not be learned wheth
er indictments against any. of the three
had been returned.
Mis. .1 H. Wright, w lio was brought
(o the Fulton county Tower a week
ago at the time Jot Painter was placed
in the jail, has been implicated in some
way. What her connection is can not
be learned from the Federal attorney's
office. Her ten-year-oid son, Virgil
Wright, wijs <uie of the witnesses be
fore tii, grand jury, ami following in
structions from t he. district attorney 's
offit e nothing could be learned from
him. '*
Hughes was killed, it is said, as the
[ result of a number of raids made by
revenue officers upon moonshine stills
in his community. H* was accused of
being an "informer." and on the after
noon of tlie day he was'slain some one
attempted to assassinate him by slioc:-
ing from ambush.
He was called out of be! that night
and went to the door. Some one in toe
shadows shot him. and his wife, with
the baby in her arms, lushed out and
. attempted to drag him inside. T lie
murderers rushed forward and crushed
in th'- skull of th child with a gun,
s'aying Hughes at the same time. .Mrs.
Hughes was prostrated and fol some
time refused to give anv e'ew as to the
identity of the assailants, be'-use of
feu r.
Ves and Jasper Painter were caught
by a posse seveial davs nftei the snoot
ing and were brought to the I’owet.
USES ELEVATOR TO PULL
TOOTH. BUT STRING FAILS
SAN I ltA N< ISt'i i. < >cl 14 Wtllian .
iH'itnnbi. elevato pilot al the H ill of!
Jiistiif fastened a void to an achlngi
tooth today tied the other end to the
brass tail of the elevuloi on Hie lop
| floor anil awaited a call.
The clang of the bell told of a pas- I
. song. I wauiug below., and l>l'nnitot
pulled tin let el wide Whi n Hie pas
sengar on the gtoiind tloui was admit
i ted Io the cage In found a ) out II wit It a
P' , of .. .I hanging fl'"it 111- mmiih
' <nd l|i- ,• >K. hat b.Hteied down on hi*
| need
I ri*c<,ed .* irmig't pice* of drinr."
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LAST OF TRIO HELD
IN HOTEL GEM THEFT
TO TRIAL TOMORROW
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George Wren. las„t of lhe trio ipdicted
for complicit) ip ths Piecltiiont 'Morel
diamond robbery, will ?acb a jury In
criminal divislon'of the XhtWitiorscouTf to*
| morrow. Wren . Jlike sfSeorge • Kanl and
I Roddy. convicted, ajtd ■- sentencfid ,to one
year several is ,f,harge<J v with
larceny.
Kaul ami Roddy pMtdld 'guilty abb foclk
a light sentence. ’ Wrinj ; Who" has been
mu on bond, lias entered ir-plea -nf"not
guilty and will 'fight prosecution to the
last. ; .
The trio was indicted , for robbing the
H. & F Gilsey ifvjjjlry rwnmanji,,' of Uin
cinnati, of s3o.fluff Worth of gems.’ .A
sample trunk Sta
tion was taken off a dray in Forsyth
street, after the ■■tM'Jerf hW, ■'been lured
into the Gram building. I'nder a peculiar
construction of Georgia law., thp offense,
as it was committed, constitutes but
simple larceny, and 'but a light sentence
as a maximum fs s provided.
EARL. ILL OF GRIP.
CURED AT NEWPORT
NEWPORT, R 1., Oct. 14 —The Eu.'l
of I.even from Scotland, is going about
boosting Newpoit as a health resort.
He came here last week, ill with grip.
The tine mild weather afforded the Earl
bis fi-.-t opportunity to see Oeiie Cotrt.
the magnificent residence of his host
ess. Mis. Goelet.
She had the best physician an i
trained nurses obtainable to look after
her guest
WOMAN IN FAINT IS
GRANTED A DIVORCE
KANSAS «TTY. Oct 14. -While Mrs.
Alta Allen, wife of Leo Alien, a farmer
of Buckner. Mo., was lying in a faint
in Judge Porterfield's court oom. the
judge granted her a divorce.-She faint
ed after giving hei testimony. Mrs.
AHCm a-Red a divorce because her hus
band. who is twenty years her senior,
t ied io wo k her too hard on the farm.
■He collapse in the court room wa» du-'
to overwork, she said today.
LINCOLN’S COUSIN. OLD
RIVER PILOT. IS DEAD
M.BANI. ILL.. Oct. 14.—t'aptain Da
i iii ' Hanks 8, years old. a tirst cous
in of Abraham Lincoln. Is dead at bis
aome lurr. H was qne of the oldest
j steamboat pilots on the Mississippi
line Hl* father Thomas Hanks, was
I a brother us Nancy Hanks, mothei of
i Lincoln.
, Two brothers and a sister, all mure '
I than 811 y ears old, still survive.
KILLED BY S. A. L. TRAIN.
SXVANN.AH. GA Oct, 14 -Tite body
of Robert M. Even, of Bladen, who
was run over and killed by Seaboard
V I.inc pass.’nger train No. 84. not th.
board. yesterday afternoon. nn«
brought tot Savannah today The man j
was 'ying ’>n the track, probably a.-tcep ,
| The hody was crushed to piece* \|. .
I I'.s cn >i» a -mt <>r ih. s •!' itoar, Hon ;
foii man at Bl.i'i' n. I
M'COMfIS TELLS
PROBERS ABOUT
MNFUNOS
Pre - Convention Expenditures
$208,000. or $15,000 More
Than Contributions.
Continued From Page One.
000. I« there no further expenditure
that you recall - .’
A. That is all the money spent by
the national organization, and so far as
I know that is all the money spent.
Q. Would that apply to all the states?
A. The report is complete, so far as 1
know.
Q. Who was in charge of the Illi
nois campaign ?
A. I.awrehee B. Stringer, who is run
ning for congressman at large.
<J. 1 see in this report that you say
$3,000 was all of the money spent in
Illinois. Do you mean to say that that
was the total expenditures in that
state - ?
A. I think it was.
McCombs then stated that the total
expenditures of the Wilson men in the
pre-convention campaign amounted to
$208.183. .’5, thus, a deficit of near ly
$15,000 exists as a result of the pre
convention fight.
Identify of Princeton Friends.
Senator. Oliver was particular to dis
close the identity of the “f’rineeton
friends" who 'conn ibuted to the $85,000
fund accredited to Cleveland & Dodge,
and M . McCombs said that he had
betn told by Mt. Dodge that Cleveland
<?• Dodge had contributed 551.300. Thos.
D. Jones $10,500. David P. Jones $10,500,
Cy rus H. McCormick $12,500 and Ed
wa d W Sheldon SI,OOO.
He said that $3,000 was sent into.
Illinois and that he was certain that
the pre-con vention expenditures in
’Governor Wilson’s interest in that state
did not exceed that amount.
Senator Pomerene took up the ques
tioning.
Q. Who is Henry Morgan Thau?
A. He is in the real estate business
in Xew York city. He was introduced
Io me as an enthusiastic Wilson man,
whose oniy interest was in seeing Gov
ernor- Wilson elected president.. He
gave me four checks, totalling SIO,OOO.
McCombs told the committee that he
had no money to finance the Dakota
primaries and that he gave a personal
pledge to guarantee an expenditure of
SIO,OOO by the local committee in that
McCombs said that “in states like
Connecticut, in which there were no
primaries and in which we did not feei
that Wilson bad a good chance, we
spent very little money.
No Promises Made.
“There is not a dollar upon that
statement which reflects any promise
expressed o implied upon my part.
There had b»en no representation made
except that this country needs a man
like Wilson.
"We were convinced that Wilson
could not carry Illinois and we consid
ered that money sent there would be
wasted following the expenditure by the
Clar k people of large sums of money.
In Pennsylvania both factions had in
dorsed Wilson a year before. There
fore. there was no need of spending
money in that -late?'
When A. B. Parker was sworn he was
asked what he knew of contributions
made doting his campaign for the pres
idency in 1904. Judge Parker replied:
So far as the Democratic party is
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■Weapon Drawn in
Political Argument
■I. S. Andrews, floor manager of the
Beavers' club, related to Recorder Broyles
today the story of a lively scene in the
club Saturday night, growing out of a
fight between two members over the
mayoralty situation anti in which he came
near being cut tn pieces when be sought
to restore peace and order.
E. C. Brown, one of the political bellig
erents and the man who assailed the
manager with a knifejpeclared he remem
bered nothing whatever of the incident
-not even the discussion and dispute over
the mayor's race. As he couldn’t remem
ber the affair, he made no statement as
to whose candidacy he was advocating ar
the time the row broke forth.
Manager Andrews said that when the
two members began fighting, he attempt
ed to act as peacemaker, and that Brown
attacked him with a knife. Andrews re
ceived a few scratches.
He made a plea for Brown, after which
Judge Broyles fined Brown $1a.75 or thirty
days.
THREE BELIEVED DEAD IN
BIG STORAGE PLANT FIRE
DAVENPORT. IOWA. Oct. 14.
Three men are missing today and are
believed to have been burned to death
in a fire that destroyed the Ewert &
Ritchie Storage Company's plant here.
The men usually sleep in the storage
house. Nineteen horses were burned
to death.
The fire occurred while a perform
ance was under way in the Davenport
theater next door. The audience was
thrown into -a panic and there was a
wild struggle to reach the door. No
one in the audience was severely hurt.
JUDGES UNABLE TO PICK
SINGING CONTEST WINNER
The Atlanta friion Singing convention
contest must be held again to decide who
gets the coveted banner. The judges
could not decide which of three classes
sang best in the recent contest, and gave
each an equal percentage.
The Ponders Avenue. Lakewood and
Happy Unity classes will compete in the
“sing off - ’
j
concerned 1 have no information what
ever. I gave instructions some time
about the middle of August, 1904, that
no contributions to my campaign were
‘to be received frorp corporations or
combinations ”
By Chairman Clapp;
Q. Who was your national committee
chairman ?
A. Tom Taggait, of Indianapolis.
Q. Who was your treasurer?
A. George Foster Peabody.
Q. During the campaign you made nor
inquiry as to the sources of contribu
tions ?
A. 1 did not. either - before or after
ward.
Q. Now, do you know anything con
cerning contributions to campaigns
other than your own that 'ear?
Only Hearsay Evidence.
A. I had some hearsay evidence. As
to direct evidence, I have none. 1 had
hearsay evidence on which I based the
speech of October 24. 1904. This was
the speech in which he charged the Re
publicans with receiving contributions
from the trusts.
Judge Parker said he had no infor
mation bearing on the pie-convention
campaign of 1912 or upon those of 1904
and 19”8. He then submitted the fa
mous series of speeches made from Oc
tober 24 to November 5. 19C-4. in which
he charged President Roosevelt with
receiving the support of the moneyed
interests of the East.
Because of the approaching national
election, the committee will com
plete its work as rapidly as possi
ble and then adjourn to formulate its
report. It is understood that in this
tire members will recommend greater
publicity for national contributions.
BOTH MAYORALTY
CANDIDATES ML
CONFIDENT
“I’ll Win by 2,000,” Declarer
Woodward—“We Will Beat
Him Early,” Says Smith.
Continued From Page One.
was not political in its tone and the nan-,
of neither candidate for the majora
was mentions. But the women declarr
themselves as indorsers of the effor
purify Atlanta.
in part the resolution asserts.
"We disclaim any purpose to inte- • .
in the political affairs of the citv b
is resolved by the Christian woAten f
Atlanta.
"That the election of any eandr.i.,.»
pledged to tire protection of vice woub .»
a stain upon the honored name of
lanta.
'That we believe that one who
lived improperly should, after a sit, •>
change of heart, be condoned: but v!<■
not believe that such a person should --
crowned with a great public office a. ~
reward of former dishonor. --
JUDGE MADDOX URGED
FOR CHEROKEE SOLICITOR
The governor today received sieve .
letters and a number of telegram- i,
dorsing Judge Sam P. Maddox.
Whitfield, for the .solicitorship of rh»
Cherokee circuit, made vacant by the
death of Solicitor T. C. Milner in At
lanta Saturday night.
There are no applicants for the posi
tion, but a new solicitor likely will
named immediately, as the court in ; >->
Cherokee circuit is In session.
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