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i\3U) Department of the Gulf Commander Sees Brilliant Review of U. S. Troops at Fort McPherson
GLNERAL R. K. EVANS WELCOMED BY THE GALLANT SEVENTEENTH
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Death Sentence Is Passed.
New Trial Denied.
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—Former Po
lice Lieutenant Charles Becker today
was sentenced to death in he electric
chair by Justice Goff in the supreme
court, for the murder of Herman Rosen
thal.
The former police official took his
sentence calmly.
Becker was convicted of instigating
the murder of the gambler informer on
the night of October 24.
Justice Goff set the week of Decem
ber 9 for Becker’s execution. He im
mediately was ordered to the death
house at Sing Sing.’
Mrs. Becker was in the court room
when Justice Goff pronounced the death
decree. Those sitting near her thought
she would break down, but she bore up
with wonderful fortitude.
Denied Ten Days to Wind Up Affairs.
Becker had just left his wife a few
seconds before in the offices of Sheriff
Marburger, where there was a pathetic
scene. The condemned man gripped his
wife in his powerful arms, and for a
moment neither spoke.
One hour after the sentence had been
passed, Sheriff Marburger left with
Becker for Sing Sing prison. Five dep
uties accompanied the condemned man.
Becker asked for ten days in which
to wind up his affairs, but the sheriff
refused to grant this.
Attorney John W. Hart was present
as the representative of Becker. Mr.
Mclntyre was not present, having sent
word that he was too ill to appear.
Mr. Hart presented a motion for a
new trial, but it was overruled by the
Justice.
Shows Traces of a Sleepless Night.
Justice Goff entered the court room
at 10:31 and immediately Clerk Charles
Penny called out:
“Charles Becker to the bar!”
Although Becker was outwardly calm,
he showed traces of a sleepless night.
His eyes were inflamed, and he showed
he was under high nervous tension. He
held himself as stiflly erect as though
on parade when he stepped to the bar.
Becker gazed steadily into the eyes of
Justice Goff, never blinking nor drop
ping his glance.
The stillness of death prevailed. The
corridors had been cleared and the
crowd outside the court house was held
at bay by a dozen policemen.
"Have you anything to say why sen
tence should not be pronounced?” asked
Justice Goff.
Attorney Blocks Attempt to Reply.
Recker opened his lips to reply, when
Attorney Hart leaped to his feet and
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GULF DEPARTMENT
ADJUTANT LEAVES
FOR EASTERN POST
Colonel S. \V. Dunning, adjutant gen
eral of the Department of the Gulf, left
Atlanta today for New York, where he
will be in charge of the military affairs
of the Eastern division, which includes
all the territory from New York down
the Atlantic coast and embraces Geor
gia. He will be succeeded in a few
i days by Colonel Charles H. Barth, who
' is on his way from his post with the
i Twelfth infantry, at Presidio Monterey,
I Cal.
| Leutenant Colonel Dunning is slated
| for promotion to. a full colonelcy, it is
; reported, and his promotion to the Gov
j ernors Island post is believed to be a
i first step for him. Mrs. Dunning, who
has been In Europe for some time, will
• I join him in New York soon.
I Colonel Barth, who comes to join the
i army coterie here, will bring Mrs,
. I Barth and their two children with him.
j He is known personally to General R.
,| K. Evans, commander of the depart
’ ment, who spoke highly of him today.
addressed the court. He asked that
sentence be deferred and made a mo
tion for a new trial. The motion was
’ I overruled, and Justice Goff proceeded to
I impose sentence. It was a dramatic
1 moment, and the tenseness of the situ
] ation gripped all alike.
t As the court finished the pronounce
) ment of the death sentence a deep sigh
escaped Becker. Then lie braced, him
self. squared his shoulders and once
■ more looked the court squarely in the
’ eye.
f Sheriff Harbinger then was given of
. ficial charge of the prisoner. As Beck
et’ came in view of his wife he smiled,
but she did not see him. She was
holding a handkerchief before her eyes.
The prisoner walked so rapidly
( through the corridor to the sheriff's of
fice that the deputy handcuffed to him
could hardly keep up.
It was reported that Becker had
. quarrelled with John F. Mclntyre, his
lawyer in chief, and that Mclntyre had
withdrawn from the case. Becker had
insisted upon taking the witness stand
in the trial for his life, and after his
conviction persisted in giving inter
views to the newspapers despite the
warnings of his lawyer. John W. Hart,
Becker's attorney of record, was ex
pected to take charge of the future
affairs of the former police official.
1 Chief interest centered in the sen
-1 fencing of Becker, but there were other
developments commanding attention.
The four gambler-informers, Jack Rose,
. Louis Webber, Harry Vallon and Sam
Schepps, declared that they were no
longer afraid of assassination when
they get their liberty as they realize
that a death blow has been struck the
“police system,” and that it no longer
’ can inflict punishment upon anyone
who attacks any of Its members.
The sentencing of Becker wiped out
any lingering animosity which Mrs. Ro
-1 senthal, wife of the slain gambler, felt.
“I am sincerely sorry for Mrs. Beck
er,” declared the widow today. "I am
not sure whether she wants my sym
pathy, but nevertheless she has it. She
is a brave woman, but she is blinded by
her devotion to her husband. I pity
her from the bottom of my heart. She
is a loyal woman and a brave one."
THEATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER HO. TTT?.
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Elaborate Ceremony of Mili
tary at Post Marks First
Official Visit.
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With elaborate ceremony, Brigadier
General R. K. Evans, the new com
mander of the Department of the Gulf,
was welcomed formally at Fort Mc-
Pherson yesterday. In honor of the
commanding officer’s first official visit
to the post the full Seventeenth infan
try paraded in review and a brigadier’s
salute of eleven guns was fired.
The regimental review was a special
affair arranged in honor of General
Evans’ visit. Arrayed in dress uniform
the 700 men of the regiment strung
out tn parade at exactly 3 o'clock. With
the soldiers drawn up at attention, Gen
eral Evans, accompanied by his aids,
passed down the line making inspec
tion. \
Following inspection the regiment
paraded for fifteen minutes, during
which time the salute was fired. The
Seventeenth was headed by Major E. N.
Jones, who has been in command at the
post since Colonel Van Orsdale left for
a visit to Hot Springs.
Several hundred people were on hand
to witness the review and the majority
remained to enjoy the concert given
by the regiment band after the parade.
Compliments Seventeenth.
General Evans expressed himself as
pleased with the appearance and con
duct of the Seventeenth, pronouncing
it one of the finest regiments in the
service.
"The men came forward for inspec
tion in excellent shape,” said General
Evans. "I am more than pleased with
the local regime.nt. In fact, the af
fairs of the entire department are in
fine shape."
While the new commander of the gulf
department has visited the post on sev
eral occasions since coming here, yes
terday’s inspection was the first formal
visit he has made the troops. It is his
intention of inspecting the entire de
partment shortly. The department in
cludes the cavalry post at Fort Ogle
thorpe and the coast artillery stations
on the South Atlantic seaboard and the
gulf.
TO SERVE SENTENCE HERE.
GREENVIL.L.E, S C.. Oct. 30 "Babe"
Durham, a mountaineer, who took French
leave of the United States court last
week, while the jury was deliberating on
his case, has been brought in from the
mountains by his bondsmen, and Is now
held at the eounft jail, awaiting orders to
be taken to Atlanta to serve a J ear s sen
tence lor ' ntoonhsining.” .....
General R. K. Evans on horseback reviewing the Seven
teenth, and soldiers in company front passing reviewing stand
MADDOX APPEALS
TO BANKERS TO AID
DEMOCRATIC CAUSE
Robert F. Maddox, recently appointed
as vice president for Georgia of tlie
National League of Business Men for
Wilson and Marshall, sent today to the
president of the Georgia Bankers as
sociation, of which he is a former head,
and directors of the 750 banks in Geor
gia a letter urging that bankers join
the organization at once. Those who
are pilling to act as members of the
organization and as "advisers” of the
administration in the event of the elec
tion of the Democratic ticket will fill
out blanks, sending $1 for each mem
bership.
The purpose of the league is three
fold: To unite the business men of
the country, who shall make common
cause with the consuming masses; to
promote the election of Woodrow Wil
son as the candidate of the hour, and
to uphold the hands of the president
elect In policies where he would doubt
less be perplexed.
Mr. Maddox declares that Georgia will
poll a record vote, and that Governor
Wilson will go into the presidency by
the largest popular vote ever given a
candidate.
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TELEGRAPHERS VOTE ON STRIKE.
CHICAGO, Oct. 30.—A strike vote
was started by telegraphers employed
on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroad today, following the refusal of
the company to grant the men a wage
increase of 10 per*cent.
M RS. L. L. UPSON
OF ATHENS, GA.
Has just won 11 prizes Georgia Poultry Show. Two White
Orpington pens entered, both won places. Two Buff Cockerels
entered, both won places. Won ribbons on Buff Pen, Buff Hen,
Black Pullet, Black Hen, Fifth Hen, and First Prize on Black
Cock.
Stock and Eggs for sale.
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What of Your Circumstances
One, Three Or
Five Years Hence
TT is hard to realize what Maeauley termed, “The present
value of a distant advantage.”
This is evidenced in the way so many persons neglect to
save money in days of prosperity to make provisions for
future needs and opportunities.
Your position five years hence, depends largely upon
how you take advantage of present opportunities and pre
pare for future ones.
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SEEKS WIFE HE
OUITFOH RICHES
Though She Has Been Rewed
and Divorced Since Then,
He Still Loves Her.
Kept four years f-om the woman he
loves and h - ui made his wife, by bls
father’s threat of disinheritance, Ed
ward B. Wardlaw, of 318 Main street,
Chattanooga, has < ailed on the Atlanta
police to find his sweetheart, though he
knows that stress of circumstances
compelled her to wed another man two
years ago. Word has reached Wardlaw
that she has obtained a second divorce,
and he now wants to make her his wife
again.
In his letter to Chief of Detectives
Lanford, the Chattanooga man recites
that he met and married Myrtle Smith
in the Tennessee city some four years
ago. He had failed to consult his fa
ther, a man of means, before taking the
step.
Quits Wife For Fortune.
The parental ire descended on the
young pair. Wardlaw’ was told that'if
he did not leave ttie woman he had
made his life mate, another would be
given the inheritance on which he was
depending when he stood at the altar.
Wardlaw was practically penniless.
His wife was In no better finances.
Though they loved each other devoted
ly, he says, they realized that they had
to face a practical problem.
They finally entered a tacit agree
ment to apply for dlvorcp, but to re
main faithful to each other through the
years until the father had relented or
had died and the inheritance was young
Wardlaw's.
The decree was obtained, and Mrs.
Wardlaw came to Atlanta to earn a
livelihood. Though separated by law,
the pair continued to correspond.
Finally Wardlaw received an appeal
ing message. The girl assured him of
her constancy, but declared .she had
LAMAR JONES, WELL
KNOWN ARCHITECT,
DIES IN SANITARIUM
Lamar Jones, one of the best known
young architects in Atlanta, died at a
private sanitarium last night at 11
o'clock after a lingering illness,
Surviving Mr. Jones is his brother,
Walter Jones, of Athens, Ga.. and a
sister, Miss Maude Jones, of High
Shoals.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
mornlng nt ll:3u o'clock in Patterson's
chapel. Interment will be at Oakland.
The pallbearers will be Dr. Frank Bolp.
Ing, Albert ('oilier, Joseph Hilsman'.
< 'harles Wright, James Morris and J.
E. Hunnicutt.
been ill in an Atlanta, hospital and was
then unable to work. To keen from
starving she must wed, unless Wardlaw
could aid her. He could not. and later
the news was brought him that she had
married in Tampa, Fla.
Rich Aqain, Wants Her.
Months passed before he heard from
her again. The next letter told him
that her second husband had mistreat
ed her and that she had left him and
had applied for a divorce, and had re
ceived assurance that it would be
granted. She expressed her intention
of moving to Atlanta.
M ardlaw, in the meantime, had re
ceived his Inheritance. Nothing stood
In his path to happiness. He wrote his
former w ife, proposing a second mar
riage.
No answer was received. He waited
and waited. Finally, fearing for her
safety, he decided to call on the po
lice.
Today’s letter to Chief Lanford was
the result. The would-be husband de
clares he Is sure of the woman's love,
and that if the legal complications hav*-
all been removed he will gladly make
her his wife again.
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