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r THE ATLANTA GKORfHAN AND NEWS MONDAY. APRIL 21, 1913. •UVAINSBORO. April 21.—Jordan Flanders, one of the brothers of the late Fred Flanders, for whose death Dr. W. J. McNaughton has been sen tenced to death and Mrs. Mattie Flan- Q C rs, his wife, is now under indict ment for murder, has given out a re markable statement from the family of the dead man. “We do not concede the inno cence of my brother’s wife,” he says. “We do not for a moment doubt her guilt. "But we do recognize a differ ence between the guilt of Mrs. Flanders and Dr. McNaughton. Mrs. Flanders actually adminis tered the poisons which resulted in his death, b'*t it does not nec essarily follow that she knew the character of the drugs. I am quite sure now, although unknow ing at that time, that even I also have administered poison to my brother. “We know that not every dis loyal wife is willing to join in a plot to kill her husband, and not every man who conceives a plot to murder his affinity’s husband and secure his property, as well as his wife, is willing to trust her with the secret of his intention.” Jordan Flanders’ Statement. The statement of Jordan Flanders follows: No one regrets the necessity of this continuance more than the Flanders family.* The con stant worry and repeated prepa rations for this case have been a great strain on us. I would be thankful, indeed, if it could be terminated, but there are so many witnesses scattered over the State that it seems, even with every effort, almost impossible to pro cure their attendance when need ed. We can only do all in our power, and I sincerely pray that at the July term nothing will pre vent a final disposition of this case. Until the night before the case was called we expected fully to be able to dispose of the case, but the pres nee of our absent wit nesses was so very material that even Colonel J. Alex Smith and • Colonel Luther Rosser, represent ing the defendant, were obliged to concede the force of our posi tion. The Flanders family have felt since they have been engaged in the prosecution of this, the high est crime known to law. that they wished to do everything in their power to insure this case being disposed of fairly and impartially. Alleges Plot to Mislead. We have rigidly refrained from rushing into print to poison the public mind, feeling that such a ourse, while possibly approved by usage when indulged in by the defendant, is unbecoming when used in behalf of the State. But the persistent efforts to mislead the people of Georgia unfamiliar with this crime,, by the manipu lation of an evidently carefully planned campaign devoted to the writing of such articles, have led us to the conclusion that it is our duty to the people of Emanuel County to set right some of the erroneous impressions sought to be made. Dr. McNaughton has been sen tenced to death, and, as we all know from our knowledge of hu man nature, that fact in itself is sufficient to rally to his support all of those well-intentioned but misguided people who, being of a sentimental or hysterical t,urn of mind, see nothing but the con demned man in jail awaiting the gallows. It has always seemed strange to me that this class of people devote so little thought to the innocent victim whose body ies beneath the sod. but yet such is the nature of mankind. The dead are soon forgotten, while the living continue to occupy our thoughts. Fred Flanders was our young est brother. 1 suppose there are none who knew him who would take issue with the statement that be was a kindly, Christian man.* If he had ever done harm to any one. 1 have never heard of it. He would go out of his way to do a kindness, and a harsh, un kind word seldom, if ever, fell from his lips. While no children had been born to him and his wife, yet they lived happily. Into this happy home crept a viper, and the result we all know. Do Not Doubt Her Guilt. We wish particularly to cor rect the statement so often made in the public press of late that the Flanders family conceded the innocence of 'Mrs. Flanders. We do not for a moment doubt her guilt; much less do we concede it. Still we recognize the vast difference between the case against Dr. McNaughton and that against Mrs. Flanders. Dr. McNaughton was a physi cian. He attended Fred during his last illness, being the only one who prescribed any part of the course of treatment or the drugs used. Two facts must be admitted; to deny them is sheer folly. One is Fred Flanders is dead. The second is that he died as a result of an administration of arsenic. Dr. McNaughton claims, in substance, that he died as a result of a complication of diseases. This explanation of his death from a physician is about as intelligent as to say that the man is dead because he died. The arsenic was found in Fred’s body; will some of those who are so hysterically* support ing the cause of the doctor give us any reasonable explanation of how it got mere? They have ■ never offered but one, that was through the use of embalming fluid. No one who heard the trial, or who will take the.trouble to read the reported evidence at the trial, would have the effront ery to claim that this explanation is not completely exploded; flrst, because the body was not em balmed; second, because there was absolutely no arsenic in what little fluid was used by the undertaker. Admits He Gave Drugs. Search the facts in this case where you will, and the finger of fate points uneeringly to Dr. W. J. McNaughton as the needle of the compass to the north. Still we recognize the fact that as far as the case against Mrs. Flan ders is concerned, she must be connected with the administra tion of this poison. It, of course, must be shown that she had knowledge of these facts, and while the relations shown to have existed between McNaugh ton and Mrs. Flanders furnished a motive for her, yet it did not necessarily show’ that she was acquainted by McNaughton with the character of the drugs he was administering. She, of course, administered these drugs, but, as far as that is concerned, I have no doubt that I have also administered them. I certainly gave to my brother at different times medi cines prescribed* by the doctor. And I am quite sure upw, al though unknowing at the time, that these drugs contained some of the very arsenic that killed him. We know that not every dis loyal wife is willing to join in a plot to kill her husband, and not every man who conceives a plot to murder his paramours hus band and secure his property, as w’ell as his wife, is willing to trust his paramour with the se cret of his intention. Generally her very infatuation tends to blind her to the real purpose of her lover. Distinguishes Between Cases. We have thus called attention to the distinction between those two cases because we believe it is right and fair to the people of the State that it be done. We want to be frank in this matter. We believe the guilty should be punished. but they must be legally punished. We have never been willing to ask for a convic tion «)n sentiment. We must ask it on facts. During the present week a number of emissaries of Dr. Mc Naughton have been here, not for the purpose really of the trial of Mrs. Flanders, but for the sole purpose of endeavoring to work up an artificial sentiment in fa vor of McNaughton. They have tried to create the impression and have through newspaper ar- ticles said that one dare not in Emanuel County mention above a whisper his belief in the in- ! Flanders’ Relative Indicted for Arson I Accused of Burning Swainsboro House After Chase a la Sher lock Holmes. The elements of a Sherlock Holmes yarn are contained In the story re lated to-day by State Fire Inspector W. R. Joyner of the manner evidence was obtained wnich resulted in the finding of an Indictment for arson against Charles M Flanders. By the arrest of Flanders- another member of the prominent Emanuel County family is brought into the limelight. The entire State has beer Interested in the case of Mattie| Flanders, whose arraignment for complicity in the murder of her hus band, Fred Flanders, has been post poned again, the sixth time. The Sheriff’s bloodhounds, tell-tale | footprints, a five-mile trail of a buggy track and a half dozen other favor ite sleuthing devices were employed in faster.in upon Flanders sufficient suspicion to warrant the issuance of the true bill. Young Wife Kidnaps Her Own Husband Pretty Bride Makes Bold Attempt to Prevent Divorce Suit Brought by Spouse. PUEBLO, COL., April 21.—Kid naping her husband for the purpose of getting him out of the State be fore a divorce suit which is now- pending could be brought to trial Mrs. Frank Kasmandell is alleged to have hired a stranger to impersonate a United States officer and spirit he* husband away. Kasmandell is the son of a wealthy Boston broker. He is suing for divorce on the grounds that he was intoxicated when he married in Colo rado Springs last fall. Kasmandell was sitting in the office of his attorney, T.H. Hoffmire. Hoff- mlre was obliged to step out of the. room for a moment, and at almost the same moment Mrs. Kasmandell, with a stranger, entered. Kasman dell was told that he w r as under ar rest and w’as dragged out of the of fice and into a waiting taxicab. He was driven to the Union depot and was being loaded on an eastbound train w’hen the police interfered. FRANCE LAUNCHES TWO WARSHIPS IN TWO DAYS Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. BREST. FRANCE, April 21.—The super-dreadnought Bretagne was launched here to-day. this being the j second French w arship launched with in two days. France is rushing na- 1 val construction work since the Ger man-French jingoes have become so active. nocence of McNaughton. Yet these very emissaries have dur ing the present week boldly pro claimed their intention to obtain an absolute pardon for McNaugh ton. and have been quite bold in their statements that he will be pard jned in less than a week. Foresees Plea For Pardon. We have no doubt of their in- | tention to ask for a pardon in the extreme to which sentiment will go, but that such pardon will be granted by the Governor who has so fearlessly stood for law r and order, after this man has received, as the people of this county know, as fair a trial as w’as uver accorded to a human being, and after this conviction has been twice passed on by trial judges, and twice affirmed by the Supreme Court of George, we dis miss is absurd. The agents for Dr. McNaugh ton have endeavored assiduously to create an impression that he w’as denied a fair trial; that he could not obtain a fair trial in Emanuel County. This is a large county, one of the largest in the State, and as citizens proud of our native heath, which we be lieve one of the' fairest. Its population is above 25,000; its people, we believe, are the fair est-minded on earth. A charge such as this we think a slander on the integrity of our citizens, and we are not willing to let it go unchallenged.. We invite any impartial per son • to come and investigate for himself, and see whether or not the people of Emanuel County are the best judges of the guilt or innocence of Dr. McNaughton. They knew Fred Flanders in his life; they knew’ Dr. McNaugh ton; they saw the conduct of the i three before the death; they saw the conduct of the doctor and the widow’ after the death. They are familiir with the surrounding facts and circumstances. They heard the evidence at the trial, and *he peopD of our county, after nearly three years’ lapse of time, are still firm In their be lief that justice has been meted out in this case according to the verdict of the jury. like ram Continued From Page One. He was somewhat di. appointed when an examination by one of the news paper photographers revealed the fact that the camera was broken. "Well, 1 am back to you again.” iie replied to a greeting. “• have been treated mighty nice in Atlanta, and am always glad of the opportunity to come back. L think the city is beau tiful—is what you call hustling— while the appreciation of music is great. Pickaninny Interests Caruso. “All of us like to come here, and we are always talking when away of the time when we will come back here. When a person wants to come back to a place 1 suppose that is the best evidence that they like it mighty well.” Caruso was very much interested in the negro “as he really is,” and tlie appearance of a little ragged pickaninny drew general attention from the troupe. Caruso and several others took snapshots of 11 «• little ne gro, and w’hen Caruso handed him a half-dollar the little negro showed his appreciation by jumping into the air and executing a dance, then walked away singing, giving the great vocal ists an exhibition of melody in i s natural state. More interest centered around An tonio Scotti than any of the other great star*, for it w is Scotti who Es hailed as the man who obtained grand opera for Atlanta. A radiant, blender, dark-eyed girl attracted t^ie eyes of most of the star ing throng that was at the Terminal Station yesterday afternoon to greet the flrst of the grand fpera singers. The eyes lighted with recognition as they fell on the familiar faces of En rico Caruso and Antonio Scotti, and then widened with unbelief at the sight of Mademoiselle Lucezia Bori. All consideration for grammar fled ‘‘Is that her?” asked the throng of each other, and then presved closer. Charmed by Bori’s Beauty. The women in the staring throng were first to acquire the conviction that this was really Mademoiselle Lucrezia Bori, the beautiful. In tricacies of an artistic sartorial en semble impressed them before it did the men. Rut after a long look or tw’o, intuition came also to the men, that the slender young woman was an unusual person. Then everybody seemed to know. Mademoiselle Bori, patiently posing before photographers and moving pic ture operators, accepted with a smile her dismissal at their hands, and with an active leap w;as in the automobile that was waiting to take her to the hotel. Caruso and Scotti were put through the same gauntlet r-r photographers and admirers. It was something like fifteen minutes after the train from the East arrived thar the little party left the station for the* Georgian Ter race Hotel. Opera Promoters Greet Start. At the station a numr-^r of leaders in the Atlanta Music Fe-ttival Asso ciation were present to greet the stars to Atlanta.’among them H. M. Atkinson, John E. Murphy, Harvey Johnson and B. M. Grant. The four accompanied the singers to the Geor gian Terrace, where a crowd, a little more sedate than the Terminal Sta tion throng, but. staring with no less avidity, awaited the coming of the stains. With the singers was W, J. Guard, publicity agent of the Metropolitan Company, who was busiest of all at the station, because he f ound a num ber of friends. Other members of the party w’ere Vincenzo Bori, Arthur D. Payne and G. Scoquamitio, Caru so’s accompanist. Miss Leishman to Wed German Duke Engagement Definitely Announced Displeases German Emperor Extremely. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. BERLIN. April 21.— The German news agency Geselisschaftliche Kor- respondenz to-day confirmed reports of the engagement of Miss Nancy Leishman. daughter of .United States Ambassador John G. A. Leishman, to the Duke of Croy, an immensely wealthy German nobleman. Mrs. Leishman and Miss Nancy are in Paris at present purchasing a trousseau. As a result of this be trothal of a foreign and untitled girl, the duke must resign his commission in the Emperor’s regiment, the Garde Du Corps. The Duke of Croy is 24 years of age and owns an immense estate In West phalia. The match is said to be very displeasing to Emperor William, who desired to see the rich young noble man married to a feminine member of the German nobility. The engage ment grew out of a romance w’hich dates back about a year. Indorsed by tbe Grand Opera Stars FARRAR GADSKI CARUSO SCOTTI MARTIN opular Confection Everywhere 25c to 53.50 tbe Box M3.de of “McU-in- Your-Mouth” Ma'eridU Manufactured by HA RRY L. SCHLESINGhR 600 School Children In Pittsburg Strike | ! Children Protest Against Reinstate ment of Superintendent Accused by Maid in His Home. PITTSBURG, April 21— Six hun dred school children this afternoon went on strike here as a protest against the reinstatement, of Super intendent S. L. Heeler, of the Pitts burg public schools, who was last week acquitted of charges made by a former maid in the Heeler notne. Much feeling was caused here owing to the charges. * Four hundred children struck in the Lawrenceville District and 200 on the North Side. Others are expected j join the movement. GOVERNMENT TO FILE BRIEF IN RATE CASES WASHINGTON, April 21.—The Hu- preme Court, of the United States to- ! day granted the Government’s peti- j tion for leave to file its brief iri the ! State railroad ease*. This means the : indefinite postponement of a decision in the cases. Worsham Defends 'Long Distance’ Pay Declares His and Dr. White’s Work Would Co3t More Under Any Other System. E. 1.. Worsham, State Entomologist, to-day declared lie would make no I fight on the proposed action of the board of the State experimental sta tion to discontinue the co-operative system by which he and Dr. H. O. White, of the faculty of the College I of Agriculture, are members of the J staff of the experimental station and | receive salaries. “If any fight is to be made it nec- i essarlly would be made from the oth- \ er end,” said Mr. Worsham. “We can only await action. The work w° are doing, however, is work that can not be done in any other way except by making a much larger expenditure. “We are doing work for the State experimental station now that would cost at least $2,000 if undertaken in any other way. By the co-operative system and the aid we get from the Federal Government, it is costing a little over $800. 1 do not think the board contemplates discontinuing the co-operative system, as it has given the best results.” Illinois Considers a Woman’s Wage Bill Legislative Measure Names Com mission to Fix Pay in Various Cities of State. MERCER AT FISHERIES MEET.! jell fishers of th«* oyster States. He Stale Game Warden Jesse Mercer left to-day for Norfolk, Va.. where he will attend a convention of th-' will outline to the convention his plan for protecting the oyster beds that are being depleted. ‘^auKonnHasiDB ■ b hebbbsbbbb Deposit Your Savings in the TARIFF DEMI IEI Strongest State Bank In the South 4 Per Cent, Compounded Semi-Annually Trust Company of Georgia General Belief is That Bill Will Not Be Passed by Senate Until Late in August. CHICAGO. April 21.—A women's minimum wage law’ will be intro duced In the Illinois State Legisla ture this week at the instance of the Senate White Slave Committee. It wIll provide lor & permanent commis sion. which shall have power to fix a scale of minimum wages for different parts of the State. The principal features of the meas ure, already drafted, are: Establishing of .1 State commission of five members to determine wages of women in various cities and locali ties, the commission to consist of two employers, two wage-earners and one sociological expert. One member of the commission is to be a woman. Employers may appeal from the de cision of the commission to the Su preme Court of Illinois. ‘Mother May Shout In Her Son’s Church’ Rev. Caleb A. Ridley Tells Congre gation Parent Has Religion. Gets Many Converts. “That is my mother, and she ha-s a right to ‘shout’ in my church when ever she wants to,” is how Rev. Caleb A. Ridley, pastor of the Central Bap tist Church, explained to the congre gation in the First Baptist Church in Marietta, when an elderly woman in terrupted the singing with a demon stration of religions fervor Sunday. “I know some of you cannot un derstand why she praises God in that way,” le continued, “but it is be cause you never felt as she feels. She’s got religion.” The meeting in Marietta was a successful one, and more than 100 professions of faith were received and 60 new members taken into the church. * ————— Montenegro Ignores Threats of Powers Bombardment of Scutari Goes On, Servians Aiding in Attack on Turkish City. CETTINJE, April 21—Bombard ment *of the Turkish city o* Scutari is going on in spite of threats by Lh? powers. The European Governments have handed an ultimatum to Monte negro, but this Government refuses to take alarm. A dispatch from the front to-day stated that many Servians dressed in Montenegrin uniforms are taking part in the attack. The Servians are help ing prepare for a general assault. The ultimatum was presented by an officer of a German torpedo boat. According to the terms of this note, the international fleet will land troops at Montenegrin ports unless the Mon tenegrins desist from cannonading Scutari. WASHINGTON, April 21 The floodgates of tariff oratory will be opened wide in the House this week i when general debate on the Under wood tariff bill will begin, (o last probably for eight legislative days. At a Democratic caucus to-night a resolution will be adopted to bind members to vote for a special rule limiting general debate to eight day.*, after which it will be in order to con sider the bill under the five-minute rule. Democratic leaders said to-day they hoped to send the bill to the Senate ( shortly after Ma^ 13. May Become a Law in August. The Senate may pass it by August 1. but it is generally believed the j date will be late in that month. Tb« report of the majority mem bers of the Ways and Means Com mittee, which framed the bill, will be presented to the House to-morrow. The minority Republican report was presented to-day. Representative Victor Murdock, Progressive member of the commit tee. also expects to present a report on behalf of the Progressives. Congress Hears Protests. Protests continue to be received against the Underwood bill. A large delegation of printing press men and allied trades came here to-day from New York to file a protest against it. Other delegations are expected in the course of the week. Capital and Surplus Si,SCO,OOO Equitable Bldg. Pryor Street LIVE AGENTS WANTED Our Tire Tonic Is the Best Made Our Prices ihe Lowest Wo want ag(*iits all over the South, and'have a spe-* rial offer to make you. Write quick. Silver Lining lire Tonic Company 41-43 Ivy Street, Atlanta, U. S. A. CONDEMNED MAN BEGS TO DIE IN FASHION’S LATEST UNIONTOWN, PA.. April 21.—John Harris, a negro, sentenced to be hanged Thursday, to-day asked the authorities to allow iiim to die attired in a flashy black and white suit and tan shoes, instead of the plain black clothes and shoes usually furnished by the county. His request probably will be granted. Harris killed Thomas Jones here. 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A whole lot of confidence is put in what has been said in advance of at tractions coming to the Grand, and the advance declaration for this week Is that the show is one of the best com binations of real quality in vaudeville that lias been assembled at the big theater. There are two headliners and five fea tures on the program, and none of these seven acts conflict with another. There Is variety, and It Is variety that has made vaudeville as popular as it is. Truly Shattuck. famous during two sea sons as the most popular musical com edy star that has been associated with a Broadway success, is one of the head liners Miss Shattuck has been identi fied with recent George M. Cohan sue cesses, and would still be entertaining with that comedian but for induce ments that brought her to vaudeville for a brief season Another headliner Is Little Billy, a boy who is the tiniest headliner in all vauleville, but a giant in entertaining ability Others on the blh are Jere Grady. Frankie Carpenter and company in their stage-life comedy plaj, "The Butter fly.” James Leonard and company in a travesty entitled “When Ham Lets Her;” Ed Morton, the comedian who sings: the Mario Trio, e most inter esting aerial act, and the Fred St. Onge company in a delightful and interest ing novelty bicycle act. Stock Company Opens To-night. To-night .he Miss Billy Long Stock Com pan j’ will open its summer season at the Atlanta Theater in the Lillian Russell play, “Wildfire.” Popular prices will prevuil. and during the summer matinees will be given Wednesdays and Saturdays. This is the first summer en gagement ever played at the Atlanta, and the management is confident the company will make a hit. 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