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VOL. XI. NO. 228.
ATLANTA, GA. MONDAY. APRIL 28. 1913,
PRICE TWO CENTS,
PAY No
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SUSPECT GANT TELLS HIS OWN STORY
Montenegrin Army Leaves Scu-
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tari to Repulse Threatened ln- : '
vasion by Austria to Oust Little
Kingdom From Spoils Won.
King Nicholas' Fight Against the
Domination of Franz Josef
Aligns Powers and Strains Re
lations to the Breaking Point.
How Nations Near
Clash Compare
Montenegro is Europe’s iittler.t
kingdom, having a maximum
fighting strength of 5C.0G0 and a
oopulation of••029.000.
Austria-Hungary has a pop u I ft-
tipn of 51.340.378 and a standing
•rmy of 1,095,000.
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VOLUNTEERS, ooo 310 ooo- 4:1 sooth Atlanta league | mniTirirn an aan
VOLUNTEERS . 000 310 000 - 4
CRACKERS .... 000 001 101 - 3
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Spec; :! Crblc to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON. April 28.—Advices re
ceived ::c. - e to-day by way of Vienna
f* a'. ,j iluit (Town Prince Danilo an 1
rno5-; "f th 1 Montenegrin troops '.n
••.Pari left that city to-day and .ire
marching northward. The Montene
grins left only five batteries of guns
in Scutari, it is reported. The dis
patch indicated that the Montenegrin
army is marching toward Antlvari,
the port of Cettinjc. where the Aus
trians threatened to land a feree.
Threatened with invasion by Aus
tria, supported by the powers. Mon
tenegro still refuses to yield.' M. Pop-
vitch, Montenegrin Plenipotentiary -c
London, to-day handed in the reply
of his country to representatives *f
the English and the Continental pow
er? that Scutari be given up.
This reply, which \va> formally t> r.-
to the Ambassadors at th^ For
eign Office, protests against c.h i«• i >n
and requests that the powers again
examine the question before present
ing an ultimatum.
"Montenegro, despih- its size, de-
pire.- to be placed on an equal footing
with the other members of the Balk i;.
Tie-ague,” says the eommunicati :-r,.
"We request the same consideration
and demand the same justice given
to the stronger States.”
Europe Watches Austria,
Firebrand of New Crisis.
VIENNA, April 28.—Threatened
with the gravest possibility of war,
or at least by political disruption, Eu
rope's attention to-day was centered
r>v Austria, the firebrand power in
whose grasp is the torch which might
set the conflagration. Archduke Fran
cis Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian
throne, held a long conference with
Emperor Francis Joseph, following a
special meeting of the cabinet.
Afterward it was announced that
unless the ambassadorial high court
sitting in London acts at once "Aus
tria will take independent steps to
enforce the decision of the powers
that Montenegro must not possess
Scutari.”
Invasion Is Reported.
While this announcement was be
ing made Austria was busily engaged
in war preparations. There was
great activity at the Trieste naval
depot, it being reported from there
that an Austrian naval division with
10,000 troops had left there for Anti-
vari, the port of Wttinje, capital <»f
Montenegro.
A report was circulated on the
bourse that part of the Austrian army
massed in Bosnia and Herzegovina
had already invaded Montenegrin soil,
but this report was denied by General
Nrobatin. Austrian minister of war.
There was extreme activity at tin
war office. General Von Holzendorf
is in chacg- of the preparations. Near
ly ill the troops being sent into
>.»uth<rn Hungary are Austrians,
while.* Slav regulars .nv being m<*\« d
t • th.- northern frontiers of Austria,
Newt Lee, the negro night - watch
man arrested in connection with the
Phagan murder, practically admitted j
to Detective John Black this after
noon that he knows spric hing of the j
circumstances surrounding the death
of the little girl. The police are con
fident that Lee will tell all he knows
before 6 o’clock.
Lee’s admission came after he had
been “sweated” for two hours by a
corps of officers under the direction j
of Detective John Black, and w*a ■'
wrung from him by a trap » which
Black set and into which the negro
walked. Black said:
"Now. Lee. 1 know tiiat you fire ir.- •
nooeht arid ‘didn't murder the'^irl.J
but ; uu knol; all about .It and yon!
know who commit to <1 the critic."
Maintained He Told Troth,
Black's slatonmii; wns iii t'e form,
of a question and was shot at the!
negro after iio bad sat quiet under the
Gilbert Price Opposes Dahlgren
in Second Game of Series;
Bailey Out.
By Perry It. Whiting. •
PONCE DP. LEON BALL PA UK,
April 18.'- The Vote defeated tue Crack
ers here this afternoon by a score of
4 to 3.
Dahlgren. although wild, proved a
puzzle to Bill Smith’s men. who failed
to bunch their ten hit-s off him. The
home boys filled rlup Lares twice in the
first three innings, yet failed io s- ore.
Price twirled for Atlanta.
Nashville registered three in ti.e
fourth on timely singles by Lindsay apei
Ludwig. They also counted a run in
the fifth.
Bailey, who wus hurt in Saturdays
game, way out of the line-up.
Price secured four safe bingles.
Billy Smith announced before the
opening of the game to-day that Do-
bard had been released to the Beaumont
club of the Texas League. Williams
was sent in to fill the position at short.
THE GAME.
FIRST INNING.
Daley popped out to Dunn, ('oal'hy
fanned. Callahan out, Price to Agler.
NO r:l Nb, NO HITS.
\gler opened the ga:~>e by gelling a
l>ase on balls. Alperman grounded to
Perry and Agler was forced ut second to
I’ndsuy. \Vel*-'.:oi;co tiled to Callahan.
Graham walked. Long also walked, fill
ing the bases Smith fliefi to Calluhan.
N . fU'NS, \( >. HITS.
SECOND INNING.
p. i y gs-oyjWlftl to Smith anil was out
to Aider. ‘V«lkcii James out.
Alpe.-man *o.b\Ygkr f • **t^#'
secon/l. l/.ndsav om. P:Tt*e to Aglet .
N(» 1H NS. Xu HITS.
,■ \\ i}l!arhs*«4|ied .<*«(’" V Daley. Dunn
waU^eclr Price-huntt*d n front of uhe.
ulaic ar.fi beat it lo fhTt. Agler popo.«!
io Dulyv. Alpirnma lined "Ut to i'kY-
j lalutn. XU RUNS. ONE HIT. >
Third inning.
i Ludwig grounded out t<> WilliiAfis.
j Dahlgren out. Alperman to Agler. Daley
' walked. Gpalby grounded put. Smith to
) Agler. NtJ RUNS. .N.< f HITS,
i Welchdnce walked. Graham ?acrifiocd
| out. Ludwig to Goalby. Lofig gfppiaWL
out. Lindsay to. .Schwartz.. „ Smith
walked. Williams walked., Was
caned out on strikes. N» > HIT NS, NO
HITS. ------ ■- - -
FOURTH INNING.
Callahan grounded to Aider, w|k>
dropped the ball, ami he was safe at
first. Perry grounded to Price. wji‘)
threw to second in an attempt to catch
Callahan, but the throw was too late.
Schwartz grounded to Price and was out
at first to Alperman. Callahan and Perry
advancing on the play. James walked'
Lindsay singled to right and Callahan,
and Perry scored. Ludwig hit a Texas
leaguer back of short and James tai
led. Dahlgren walked, filling the bases.
Daley grounded to Williams and Lind-
wn was forced at the plate to Dunn.
Goalbv wefii out. Alperman to Agler.
THREE LI’NS, TWO HITS.
I‘rb*e singled through Liruteuy. Agler
grounded to Lindsay. wh<* threw to
Coalby. forcing Price a» second. Alper
man hjr jp.to u double play. Ho ground
ed to Lindsay. v ho forced Agler at sec
ond to Goalh.v. v. iio threw Alperman o\n
a* firs’ to S< ’ wartz. NO THT-NS. NO
HITS.
FIFTH INNiNG.
VOLUNTEERS
AB.
R
H.
PO.
A.
E.
Daley, If
3
0
«
3
0
0!
Goalby, 2b
3
0
0
3
5
0
Callahan, cf
5
2
0
’3
0
0
Perry, 3b
4
1
0
1
3
0
Schwartz, lb
3
0
1
8
0
0
! James, rf
4
1
1
0
1
Oi
Lindsay, ss
3
0
1
4
2
11
i Ludwig, c
. 3
0
1
5
1
0
Dahlgreen, p
f •’ f
3
0
0
0
3
0
Totals
31
4
4
27
15
1
CRACKERS-
AB.
R
. H.
PO.
A.
E.
i Agler, lb
. 3
0
t)
12
1
1|
Alperman, 2b
. 4
0
0
3
4
1;
Welchonce. cf
3
0
2
3
0
o!
Graham, rf
3
0
0
«
0
01
Long If
4
2
2
1
0
0
Smith, 3b
4
0
1
I
2
1
Williams, ss.
4
1
1
1
3
1|
Dunn, c
3
0
0
5
2
0!
Price, p
5
0
4
1
5
0
Totals ....
' ■ ’’ w. ! -i.
.33
3
10
n 1 - 1 ■
27
17
4
sr.
Two-ba se bite—Schwartz,
d.'i Al
Price
IV.
Double plays—Williams
to
Alperman to Agler, Lindsay
to Goalby
to Schwartz
; Perry
to
Goalby to Schwarts. Struck
out—
-By
Price. 1
; by
Dahlgren,
4. Bases on balls—Off' Price
5; off Dahlgren. 9.
Sacrifice hit
l
Graham, Schwartz, Lindsay.
» - .
Umpires—
-Brcitensiein
and Kerm.
•!
SOUTHERN
LEAGUE
1
r •.' .
AT ALBANY.
JACKSONVILLE -
103 020 040 0 0 - 10 18 2
ALBANY-
002 110 024 0 1 - 11 16 2
Warwick. Grover and Smith; Werner
and Wells. Umpire. Barr.
AT COLUMBUS.
CHARLESTON-
0 00000000- 0 9 0
COLUMBUS—
1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X - 3 9 1
Foster and Menefee; Eldridcie and
Krebs. Umpires. Moran and Glattz.
AT SAVANNAH.
MACON-
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7 1
SAVANNAH—
0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 X -3 11 2
Roberts and Greibel: O’Brien and
Humphreys. Umpire, Pender.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
’T BALTIMORE.
BUFFALO-
304000 0 0 0 -7 13 1
BALTIMORE-
001030010-7 92
Holmes and Stephens; Danforth. John
son and Egan. Umpires. Carpenter and
O’Toole.
Called on account of darkness.
All other games off rain.
EADING 61
COLLEGE GAMES
AT MACON.
MERCER-
002000000-2 5 2
SEWANEE
0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 X - 4 5 4
Eggleston and Dinkins; Hunt and
R.'ce. -Umpire. Walker,
AT., NEW ORLEANS—
MONTGOMERY 04 0 000000-4
NEW ORLEANS 00000020 0 - 2
Manning and Donahue; William, Taylor and Angemier. Umpires,
and Hart.
AT BIRMINGHAM —
CHATTANOOGA 0 00000000-0
BIRMINBIIAM 014000 0 2X-7
Summers, Troy and Street and Hannah; Fittery and Mayer. U
Stockdale and Pfennlnger.
AT MEMPHIS—
MOBILE 0 0
MEMPHIS 0 0
Campbell and Brown: Kissinger and
Wright.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
All games off, rain.
1
0 0 1 0 0 0 -
3 I 0 1 0 1 X -
Snell. Umpires. Rudderham and
2 4 0
6 10 0
t dozen pairs of oyoF. A
forward aflbr a-king th
Marl oil norvou-yv an
scrutiny of
Black lea no
question Li
sa id: j
“Yes, that's the God's truth, boss!”
Then the negro apparently realized
that he had spoken too quickly and
tried to catch himself. He .stammered
and hesitated, finally declaring sul
lenly that he knew nothing of the
affair. Hr* is showing sign. 41 of weak
ening under the grilling of the de
tectives. and the police are confident
that he will tell his story In a few
hours.
Certain in their conviction that
Lee knows far more about the mur
der than he has told, the police de
tectives called in T. V. Brent, a for
mer employer of Lee. to assist in
giving the negro the “third degree.”
Brent plied Lee with questions for
two hours. The negro was not given
a chance to compose himself before
a new volley was fired at him.
Negro Near Breakdown.
"Lee. I know you know who com
mitted that crimes You are just seek
ing t9 protect someone that has be
friended you in the pas.'' said Brent
to the negro finally.
Lee did not reply, but bent his
head while his body w as shaken with I
sobs.
“You'd bt- iter tell us now.” per
sisted Brent.
Still Le* waf silent. Further en
deavors to get him to talk were un
successful, but the detectives be
lieve that the black man is weaken-j
ing and will tell all he knows before
the night is over.
Brent is with the real estate firm
• if \Y. H. Treadwell A- Company, and
kad Lee in his employ for about four
year- w hen lie w:m w ith the ’Stevens j
error.
Frier. Schwa r1z
Dailahun scored.
t\ elehotice ai d
one nrx, oni*;
Graham hi: to
tm
Mil
-my.
PACE RESULTS ON PAGE 6.
Callahan was safe on William
Perry popped out to
doubled to right and
•Tames flied out to
Schwartz went to
grounded out to Agler.
HIT.
Welch once, walked.
Dahlgren. who forced Welchonce at •‘ ! ’e<
und to Lindsay. Long fanned. Smith
out, Dahlgren to Schwartz. No RUNS,
NO HITS.
SIXTH HMNIN-G.
Ludwig walked. Dahlgren grounded
to Agler. who forced Ludwig ai second
to Williams Daley walked, forcing
Dahlgren to second. Goal by bit into a
double play. He grounded to Williams,
who threw out Dahlgren to Alperman.
who threw to Agler. retiring Goalbv
No RUNS. NO HITS.
Williams made a scratch hit to Perry.
ho was unable to throw to first In
time to catch him. Dunn fouled out to
Schwartz. Price doubled t<* center,
scoring Williams. Agler walked. Alper
man fanned. Welchonce hit to Dahl
gren and beat it to first for a hit. Gra
ham out. Dahlgren to Schwartz. ONE
RUN, THREE HITS.
SEVENTH INNING.
Callahan fouled • to Dunn. Perry
grounded to Smith, who juggled the
ball, and Perry was safe at first. Perry
tried to steal, but was oui from Dunn to
Alperman. Schwartz flied to Welchonce.
NO KI NS. NO HITS.
Long grounded to Dahlgren anil beat
it to first for a hit Smith singled to
right and Long took third. Williams
grounded to Perry and werit out to
Schwartz. Long scoring on the play
Dunn struck out. Price singled to short
and beat it out. Smith overran third
and was out. Lindsay to Perry. ONE
RUN, THREE HITS
EIGHTH INNING.
James grounded to Alperman and on
his error was safe at first. Lindsay
bunted to Agler and was out at first.
Ludwig out, Price to Agler. Dahlgren
fanned. NO RUNS, NO HITS.
Agler walked. Alperman hit to Perry
and Agler was forced at second to
Goal by. who in turn threw Alperman out
at first to Schwartz. Welchonce singled
to center Graham went out, Goal by to
Schwartz. NO RUNS. ONE HIT
NINTH INNING.
Dale> popped out to Welchonce. Goal-
by was hit by a pitched ball Callahan
flied out to Long. Goal by went to sec
ond on a wild pitch anil tried to make
third and was out t.» Smith. NO RUNS,
N< > HITS.
Long singled t<» left. Smith hit
through IJnclsu> and was safe mi hi>*
error. Long taking think Williams
fanned Dunn walked, filling the base*
Price hit to <ha!b>. who threw to Lind-
:-a \ foj< >g Dunn a ’ second and Long
scored. Aglet fLed G«alb\ ONE
RUN
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AT CHir.AGA —
PITTSBURG
CHICAGO
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 5 11 3
1000020 5 X-8 10 2
Her.drix. Adams and Kelley; Tony, Cheney and Archer. Umpires. Bremym
and Eason.
AT ST. LOUIS—
CINCINNATI 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 5 11 2
ST. LOUIS 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 X - 7 11 2
Powell and Works: Smith. Packard and Clarke. Sallee and Wingo and Mc
Lean. Umpires. Owens and Guthrie.
All other games off, ra in.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
St. Louis-Chicago not scheduled.
All other games off, rain.
Girl To Be Buried in
Marietta To-morrow
Stepfather and Sister to Accom
pany Body, But Mother May
Not Be Able to Go.
The body of murdered Mary Pha-
gus, which has been at the Bloom
field morgue since she was. found
strangled to death Sunday morning,
will be taken to Marietta to-morrow
morning at 8:35 o’clock, over the W.
&, A. Railroad. At noon the funeral
services will be held and the body ol
the child will be laid to rest in the
family leu m the Marietta Femetery
\\ J. •’oh man. «■ glr - stepfather,
arid e: yiM e <*!' e Phagan. wi:l
accompanx the bony. The mother «»!
the slain child will go also if her
health is such that she can make the
trip in safety. Site has been pros
trated -since her daughter's terrible
death, and it is hardly probable that
physicians will allow her to attend
the funerai.
!>’•. J. \V. Hurt performed an au
topsy on the body late this afternoon
but refused to make public the result
of the examination until tlu* Coroner's
jury meets Wednesday morning.
ATLANTA MAN SENTENCED
FOR SHOOTING A WOMAN
AUGUSTA. GA.. April L’8.- J. R.
McClure, of Atlanta, a former Georgia
flailway e ngineer, pleaded guilty hen
to-day to assault v ith intent to mur-
fa II ip.
teaiior. a ui
month* cm
shot Lie
.Me
«iia Inga t
Harris fit
COTTON STATES LEAGUE.
Score. R.H.E.
PENSACOLA 040 000 100— 5 9 2
CLARKSDALE 000 000 102—3 6 1
Townsend and Hauser; Peddy and
Braun. Umpire. Hall.
Score: R.H.E.
MERIDIAN . ...... .010 000 000—1 3 1
COLUMBUS 303 000 000—6 11 1
Sparks and Gueterez: Poole and Tay
lor. Umpire. Cussack.
Score: R.H.E.
SELMA 100 000 000—1 6 4
JACKSON 100 000 100—5 3 4
Baker and Mueller; Falrcloth and
Robertson. Umpire. Williams.
CAROLINA LEAGUE.
Score: R.H.E
ASHEVILLE C00 002 000—2 9 3
CHARLOTTE 101 050 20*— 9 11 1
BrdRil and MJIhnan: Vanpelt and
Malcomson. Umpire, Miller.
Score: R.H.E.
RALEIGH 001 112 OOO— 5 8 3
GREENSBORO 001 522 00*—10 10 3
Durninc and Jerosank; Taylor and
Patterson. Ump're, Chestnut.
Score: R.H.E.
W. SALEM 003 120 000 —6 7 1
DURHAM 000 000 000—0 0 1
Ray and Smith; Yon and Coveney.
Umpire. McBride.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Score: R.H.E.
ROANOKE 101 110 000—4 8 0
N. NEWS 001 000 000—1 3 0
Carpenter and Lafitte; Paxson and
Egan. Umpire, Colgate.
Score: R.H.E.
RICHMOND ... 612 001 200—12 12 0
PORTSMOUTH 010 100 000— 2 4 7
Burleson and Lusky; Verhout, Robert
son. Weldell and Hudgins. Umpires.
Schetter and Norcurn.
Score: R.H.E.
NORFOLK 000 100 000—1 4 2
PETERSBURG . 310 110 02+—8 16 1
Sheen. Saxe and Powell; Hedgepeth
and Laughlln. Umpire, Kennedy.
Fobs to Trolley Men
Urge ‘Safety First'
1.000 Street Car Employees Become
Members of Atlanta Public
Safety League.
“►Safety First, Safety Always' is
the Inscription on 1.000 bronze watch
fobs presented to-day lo street car
motormen and conductors by the
Georgia Railway and Power d on i-
pany.
The fobs were made from a special
design, in the f*»rm of medallions.
The;, arc ini ended as tokens of mein-
b»-r* ji it 1 i*' \tlauta I’ tblD S et\
LrnpU' and lo remind them that th**
fii.-i i»*;t. ?if .i tuntoritiHii or • 'undue!or
is t«- l" "iiote public safety.
The* Georgian will pay $500 reward for KX-
CI.rSrYF information leading to the arrest and
conviction of t he murderer of Mary Phagan.
•I. M. Gant, accused of the strangling of .Mary Phagan. was
brought to Atlanta this afternoon at 4 o'clock from Marietta,
where he had been under arresl in the Sheriff's offiee since for.-
noon.
Fearing a demonstration from the crowd that had been wait
ing at the Walton Street station for several hours, Detective
llazlett transferred his prisoner from a Marietta ear to a De
catur ear and had him locked up in the police station before many
were aware tha1 he was in town.
Gant, trembling and nervous, refused to talk at first.
• "I have nothing to sa.v, nothing to sav," he repeated to the in
terrogation# of the reporters.
As Hazlett led him to the police station. (Jant glanced appre
hensively around as though lie were in fear of being taken away
from t lif* officer.
When no demonstration occurred. Gant, recovering his poise in
a measure, turned to 1he reporters ami declared his absolute innn-
; ecnce of any connection with the gruesome affair.
Makes Complete Denial
I know nothing about it," lie declared.
'' lief ore God. I am innocent of the whole affair. I have not
seen Mary Phagan for three weeks. I haven't seen her since !
I left the factory tlnve weeks ago. I had known her about ten
| mouths.
I was at tile factory for about ten minutes Saturday after
noon, Inti that was all. I got a pair of shoes there that belonged
to me and left them in the near-beer saloon across the street. Then
I knocked about town during the evening and Went to my home at
284 East Linden Street, about midnight.
"I was at home again Sunday night and did not leave Atlanta
until this morning.”
Asked to explain his suspicious departure front town, Gant,
accounted for it very readily by saying that it was due to a previ
ous arrangement with his mother, Mrs. Mary Louise Gant, to visit
her to-day at her home near Marietta.
He went there frequently, he said, and bis visit there this
j time was to see Iter in regard lo making bis home there pernia
I nently.
Threats of habeas corpus proceedings to obtain the freedom
i of Gant were made to-night by .ludge George F. Gober. who is
I representing the accused man, and who also is a Velative. The
threats were made on ttie refusal of Chief of Detectives Lanford
to give Gant an immediate preliminary hearing on the demand
of Gober.
Identified by Police Informer
That's the man. I’m quite sure, that I saw holding the arm
of a little girl on the street last Saturday night and apparently
leading her toward the pencil factory," was the statement of Pi. S.
Skipper, when he was brought face to face with J: M. Gant this
afternoon in the police station.
Skipper, who lives at 224 1-2 Peters Street, had told the offi
cers earlier in the day that he had seen three men leading a cry
ing, unwilling girl down Whitehall Street and then over to For
syth Street. Saturday night. Gant, he declared to-night, looks
like the man who had hold of her arm.
E. L. Sentell also faced Gant, but he stuck to his original
story that Arthur Mullinax. one of bis best friends, was the man
he saw with the murdered girl.
Sentell added, however, that there were three girls in the
party ami a man that looked like Gant was with the second girl.
It was Sentell's testimony before rlie police and detectives
that made the evidence against Mullinax appear strong early iu
the day.
Contradicted by Landlady.
' In striking contradiction to his statement is the assertion of
Mrs. F. G. Terrell, of 284 East Linden Street, where Gant said he
slept Saturday night, that she had uot seen Gant in three weeks.
"I watched the Memorial Day parade iu Atlanta." said Gant,
as he sat in the Marietta police station, "and after the parade was
mostly over I went out to the ball game. After the gatue 1 remem
I bered that I Itad left some old shoes at the pencil factory, and de-
cided to go over and get them. I went over there al H n clock and
i Superintendent Frank let me in.
Me told tin negro watchman to help me Hnd my shoes, and
l Continued on Page Two. Column Six and Seven.