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PATRICK Win
OF PERSECUTION.
HE ASSERTS
Pardoned Lawyer Says Texas
Man Put Him Behind Bars .
to Loot Rice Estate.
NEW YORK. Nov. 29.—Breaking his
silence o£ ten years, Albert T. Pat
rick, convicted of William Marsh
Rice, an aged Texas millionaire, yes
terday freed by pardon of Governor
Dix, this afternoon made the charge
that he was made a victim of perse
cution by a Houston, Texas, man, in
order that the vast Rice estate might be
looted.
This was the first detailed statement
he had given out since his conviction in
1902, and was a most remarkable dis
cussion of his case.
Patrick gave out the interview in the
presence of his attorney, ex-Judge Wil
liam K. Olcott, who at times brought
out fresh facts by a question or at oth
ers headed Patrick off from dangerous
statements.
Patrick declared that he had been a
victim of persecution since he was
named a trustee of the Rice estate in a
second will made by the aged million
aire shortly before his death
“Rice was always afraid that some
one would take advantage of him and
strip him of his financial possessions,”
said Patrick. “Thinking that these fears
had some foundation, I tried to protect
Rice in every way.
Never Claimed Estate.
“I never claimed any of Mr. Rice’s
millions. I never felt entitled to them,
for I was merely the trustee of the es
tate. No claim was ever advanced by
me. or ever will be. In fact, the money
that Mr. Rice left was in the form of a
foundation, like the Sage foundation. I
was arrested originally charged with
forging a $25,000 check, but when I was
arrested $2,500,000 worth of bonds of
the Rice estate were found upon me,
through either a trick or an adverse
turn of fate.
'“The Houston, Texas, man whom I
charge with being behind this persecu
tion wanted me to have the Rice will, of
which I was executor, destroyed in fa
vor of another will made bv Rice, of
which he was executor. I agreed that
both wills be filed in Texas and that we
fight out the executor in the courts
there. He agreed. We went to a safe
deposit vault, where I took out, by
agreement, $2,500,000 worth of bonds.
As we reached the street, I was ar
rested and the bonds were found upon
my person.
“I remained in the Tombs five or six
months after my arrest, although no
indictment was found against me and
under the pretense that they were in
vestigating the case, although the will
I had propounded had been filed.
His Investigator Shot Down.
“An enormous amount of money has
been spent in this. In addition to the
$250,000 which the county of New York
spent to prosecute me, $3,500 of the Rice
estate was spent.”
“How do you know that?" quickly
asked Olcott.
“I have documentar? evidence,” re
plied Patrick.
“That fraud which Mr. Rice feared
found its fruition in mv arrest and
prosecution. I have documentary evi
dence from Texas. My wife employed a
lawyer to go to Texas to get affidavits
showing the uses to which the money of
the Rice estate was being put, but he
was shot down in the streets of Hous
ton. He was shot by a policeman, but
none can escape the conviction that he
was killed because he was working in
my behalf. I have made the charge in
court, under oath, that I was railroaded
to prison, and I make it again here.
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Orange Sale !
We have a sd>d carload of
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are extra large b"!"
that your grocer charges 3oc
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113-115 WHITEHALL ST
BRANCH STORE
378 WHITEHALL ST.
I Theater Manager Arrested as Fleeing Banker
jH IS TEETH CHIEF CLUE
fm-ee gold crowns, a piece of bridge
work and a peculiar amalgan filling 'in
a lower tooth are the marks upon which
Atlanta Pinkerton detectives base their
identification today of the West Point
t eater manager who is known here as
J- M. Long. The detectives say they
are positive the prisoner is H. W. Park
er, of Winnebago, Minn., a fugitive
from justice charged with embezzling
from a bank and getting away with
$50,000. The man is locked in the police
station at West Point today, with “fu
gitix.- from justice” registered against
his name, and a telegram has been sent
tlie Winnebago officials asking that an
officer and requisition papers be sent
at once.
The Pinkertons, who have been
searching for Parker for months, have
had on fllean accurate and minute de
scription of the interior of Parker’s
mouth, furnished by the dentist who
had done some unusual work for the
banker. At the local offices of the
agency it was stated today that the
dental work in the mouth of “Long"
exactly corresponds to that done for
Parker by the Winnebago dentist while
I acker still was a respected citizen’ of
the Minnesota town.
In Charge of Theater.
Nearly a year ago Parker, then vice
president and cashier of the Bank of
Commerce, Winnebago, embezzled the
funds of the bank and disappeared. A
reward of $1,250 was offered for his
capture and the Pinkerton offices
throughout the country were put on his
trail and furnished photographs and de
scriptions. But Parker seemed to have
made his escape beyond danger of cap
ture.
Early in the spring of this year, a
man giving his name as J. M. Long set
tled in West Point, made friends rap
idly and became manager and proprie
tor of the Grand theater. He soon en
gaged in other enterprises, and was
looked upon as a valuable citizen of
the little town. Yesterday he was ar
rested, under direction of Mayor John
son and private detectives, and locked
up In the station there. The detectives
announced their belief that Long really
was Parker, the absconding banker.
Long Shadowed by Sleuths.
For a long time the Atlanta office of
the Pinkertons has been shadowing the
man known as Long. A. S. White and
F. C. Mclntyre, two operatives of the
NOTED CHICAGO DIVINE
UNDERGOES-OPERATION
CHICAGO, Nov. 29.—Dean Walter
Sumner, who is in charge at the cathe
dral Saints Peter and Paul, prominent
among Chicago churchman, was oper
ated on for appendicitis early today.
Surgeons said the operation was suc
cessful. Dean Sumner was stricken
with appendicitis while on a lecture
tour in the East.
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COMPANY IfIubUNUCLL U COMPANY I__
Successors PRYOR AND DECATUR STS. Successors
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The Largest Clothing and Shoe Store in the South I
Suits and Overcoats
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We have the most complete
stoc k of Men's and Young Men's
Suits and Overcoats at W|®
Mr $12.58 and $15.00
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OUR SHOE DEPARTMENT
is the largest in the South and has won success
for quality and low prices.
We can fit your entire family in all leathers,
shapes and sizes. Button or lace. //& I
\\ Women’s Men’s
Sh° es Shoes
$3 $2.50 & $3
Our Furnishings for Men are complete. Come
in and see for yourself.
The Olsan Company s “ r c ““‘ McConnell Shoe & Clothing Co.
Mail Orders Promptly Filled. Cor. Pryqr and Decatur Streets.
- «1 K ATLANTA GEUKGIAAI AND NEWS. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1912.
agency, had lived with Long in Car
tersville, before he moved to West
Point, and had kept their eyes on him
ever since. His general description, cou
pled with certain actions and a long
chain of circumstances, gave the Pink
ertons belief that he was the man they
wanted. and his arrest was decided
upon yesterday.
In his cell in West Point, Long stead
ily refused to discuss the case, except to
denj- that he was Parker or had ever
been in Winnebago. He expressed con
fidence that he soon would be released.
Friends crowded to the station to as
sure him of sympathy and confidence.
Long had married a short time ago,
his bride being a Cincinnati girl, it is
said, though their marriage took place
in Atlanta Mrs. Long refused to dis
cuss the ease with newspaper men. and
would give no details of'her past life, or
even her maiden name.
Our Convenient Facilities
Makes Banking Here Easy
We list below some of the features we have in
stituted in order to induce new customers and give
our old friends the benefit of the best service we
could possibly render them.
A convenient Savings Department, where we pay a
liberal interest on Deposits.
The finest Safe and Storage Deposit Vault in the
South.
Convenient Coupon-Clipping Booths for ladies and
gentlemen.
Special Woman’s Department under the supervision
of an expert lady telle r.
A special window for makiing up Pay Rolls.
Business-like arrangement affording easy access to
any window or to officers of the bank.
Savings Department open daily until 5 o’clock. Sat
urdays until 6 o’clock.
We respectfully invite your patronage.
THIRD National Bank
Capital and Surplus $1,700,000.00
FRANK HAWKINS President R. W. BYERS ... Assistant Cashier
JOS. A. M’CORD Vice President A. M. BERGSTROM Asst. Cashier
JOHN W. GRANT . . Vice President W. B. SYMMERS .... Asst. Cashier
THOMAS C. ERWIN Cashier A. J. HANSELL Asst. Cashier
MISS MERRIAM WEDS
AS GYPSY FORETOLD;
PRESIDENT A GUEST
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.—Miss Lau
ra Merriam, the beautiful daughter of a
former governor of Minnesota, and
James F. Curtis, assistant secretary of
the. treasury, have just been married
here at the residence of the bride’s par
ents.
Presideijt Taft drank to the bride’s
health and carried away a piece of the
wedding cake to “dream on.”
The marriage recalls the words of a
gypsy fortune teller at a charity bazaar
last year, who told Miss Merriam she
would be twice engaged and once mar
ried within twelve months. Shortly
afterward her engagement to Theron
Catlin, of "Missouri, was announced. A
few weeks before the date set- for the
wedding that engagement was broken.
Within the, month invitations for her
marriage to Mr. Curtis were sent out.
Chamberlin=Johnson=Diißose Company
ATLANTA NEW YORK PARIS
Now For Junior Suits
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Junior Department—Third Floor
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In a Sale arranged for Saturday you may buy for
$0.75
Any Junior Suit Formerly Priced $15.00 and $18.50
This means that your choice may have a very wide range—for
there are many models and many materials represented among the
suits that until now wore price tickets of $15.00 and $18.50. There are
little box coats, Croats shaped in just a bit at the waist and Norfolk
coats in cheviots, in mixture weaves and in serges. And they are all
fashioned and trimmed as Junior Suits should be—along youthful $
lines. So take advantage of this Saturday Sale —there is not a fly to be
found in the ointment. It is a simple case of the Chamberlin - Johnson-
Du Bose method of doing the unusal.
Girls’ Coats Underpriced
These now $5.00, were $6.50; these now $5.75, were $7.50. ‘
Sizes 6 to 14 years.
Those at $5.00 are of heavy brown mixtures,» double-breasted af
fairs, with collars that button up snugly around the neck. Those at
$5.75 are of navy and brown melton. Those of blue have large sailor
collars and turnback cuffs of red or tan—the others, a collar and cuffs
of a fancy and heavy material that adds smartness to the whole coat.
With these are coats at SIO.OO. Many are just received, and a
number are coats that were $12.50 and $15.00. Together these offer a
happy opportunity. For there is a very wide style range. You will find
the heavy and rough materials and the heavy and soft, smooth mate
rials and styles made doubly attractive by the trimmings of buttons
and folds.
Blanket Kimonos For Boys and Girls Reduced
The small size is now $1.50, from $2.00.
The large size is now $2.50, from $3.50.
They are all made up in one piece.
Mothers will doubtless buy them now to help Santa Claus in his
last great rush. For they are ideal gifts—things that the little folk will
take a great deal of pride and pleasure in owning. Attractive patterns
and colorings.
DOLLS FOR LITTLE MISS MOTHER
As Wendy said in “Peter Pan, “I’ll be your make
believe mother.” Now. have you a little Wendy in your
home, who would play “make-believe” mother?
Here are her '‘make-believe” children, and her
“mak6-believe” servants, and her “make-believe” visi
tors, and her “make-believe” character boys and girls.
A wonderful collection of dolls that we want you to
bring the children to see. They are priced all the way
from 25c to $12.50. And Santa Claus is getting very
busy these days—for he must be ready on time, he
would not for worlds disappoint or bring to Little Miss
Mother the doll she would not want.
GLOVES, A SALE
?■’ Who would think of missing this, when the calendar shows Christ
mas less than a month off?
j«w p* For Our Regular SI.OO Gloves. 1-Clasp P. K. stitched,
y y These in gray only.
zffib *1 C F° r Our Regular $3.50 Gloves. These are 16-button
I jl llcngth glace kid—real kid. of course. You may choose
ty from light blue, Copenhagen, pink, cerise.
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$1 C" F° r Our Regular $3.00 and $3.50 Gloves. .These are
y 12 and 16-button glace kid in shades of tan, navy and
in black and white.
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SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY
Men's all-linen Handkerchiefs, with hand-embroid
ered initial, six in a box; regularly $1.25, for
89c
Chamberlin=Johnson=Dußose Company
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