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ATLANTA. GA. MONDAY. APRIL 28. DUG. PRICE TWO CENTS.
GANT IS BROUGHT FROM MARIETTA
WAR SHUT
Montenegrin Army Leaves Scu
tari to Repulse Threatened In
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.
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! How Nations Near
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Clash Compare
1 Montenegro is Europe’s littlest
kingdom, having a maximum
fighting strength of 50,000 and a
population of 225,000,
Austria-Hungary has a popula
tion of 51.340.378 arid a standing
army of 1,095.000.
Bpecial Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, April 28.—Advices re
ceived here to-day by way of Vienna
state that Crown Prince Danilo and
most of the .Montenegrin troops in
Scutari left that city tn-day and are
marching northward. The Montene
grins left only five batteries of guns
In Scutari, it i^ reported. The dis
patch indicated that the Montenegrin
army is marching toward Antivari,
the port of Cettinje, where the Aus
trians threatened to land a force.
Threatened with invasion by Aus
tria, supported by the powers, Mon
tenegro still refuses to yield, AT. Pop-
viteh, Montenegrin Plenipotentiary to
London, to-day handed in the reply
of his country to representatives .of
the English and the Continental pow
ers that Scutari be given up.
This reply, which was formally ten
dered to the Ambassadors at the For
eign Office, protests against coercion
and requests that the powers again
examine the question before present
ing an ultimatum.
•Montenegro, despite its size, de-
tu hi placed on an equal foovins
wit It (lie othc:- members of the Balkar,
League," says the' communication.
We request the same consideration
and demand > he same justice given
to the stronger Stales."
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 toVday was centered
->n Austria, tlie firebrand power in
whose grasp is the-torch which might
let the conflagration. Archduke Frau
ds 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 independerft 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 preoarations. 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, tiic port of Cettinje. capital of
Monienegi o.
A report was circulated on the
bourse that part of tile Austrian army
massed in Bosnia and Herzegovina
had already invaded Montenegrin soil,
but this report wasplenled by Genera!
Krobatlti. AusvWan minister of war.
There was < arem, activity at the
war office. General Vein Holz, ndorf
s in charge of .the pr, parations. Near
ly all the troops being sent into
southern Hungary are Austrians.
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Newt Lee, the negro night watch
man arrested in connection with the
Phagan murder, practically admitted
to Detective John Black this after
noon that he knows something of tin
circumstances surrounding the death
of the little girl. The police are con
fident that Lee will tell all he knows
before 0 o’clock.
Lee’s admission came after lie had
been “sweated" for.two hours by a
corps of officers under the direction
of Detective John Black, and was
wrung from him by a trap which
Black set and into which the negro
walked. Black said:
“Now, Lee, I know that you are in
nocent and didn’t murder the girl,
byt you knok all about it and you
know who committed the crime.”
Maintained He Told Truth.
Black’s statement was in the form
of a question and was shot at the
negro after lie had sat quiet under the
scrutiny of a dozen pairs of eyes. As
Black leaned forward after asking the
question Lee started nervously and
said:
"Yes. that's Hie Bod's truth, boss!"
Then the negro apparently realized
that he had spoken too quickly and
tried to catch himself. 11* stammered
and hesitated, finally declaring sui-
lenlv that he knew nothing of the
affair. Tie is showing sigrm of weak
ening under the grilling of the de
tectives. and Mip 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 crime. You arc just seek
ing to 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 was shaken with
sobs.
“You’d better tell us now," per
sisted Blent.
Still Le» was silent. Further en
deavors to get him to talk were un
successful. but the detectives be
lieve that the black man is weaken
ing and will tell all he knows before
the night is over.
BiF-nt is with the real estat*- firm
of \V fv Tr*adwell Rr Company, and
had Lee in hi« employ for about four
> ears when he was w ith the ,Si*-veils
Planing Mill Company.
Gilbert Price Opposes Dahlgren
in Second Game of Series;
Bailey Out.
By Percy H. Whiting.
PONCE HE ' LEON BALL PARK,
April -8. The Vote defeated the Crack
ers here this afternoon by a score of
4 to 3.
Dahlgren. although wild, proved a
puzzle to Mill Smith's men. who failed
to bunch their few hits off him. The
home boys filled the bases twice in the
first three innings, yet failed to score.
Price twirled for Atlanta.
Nashville registered three in the
fourth on timely singles by Lindsay and
Ludwig. They also counted a run in
the fifth.
Bailey, who was hurt in Saturday's
game, was out of the line-up.
Price secured four sale bingles.
Billy Smith announced before the
opening of the game to-day that Do-
bard had been released to the Beaumont
club fit the Texas League. Williams
was sent in to fill the position at short.
THE GAME.
FIRST INNING.
Daley popped out to Dunn. Goalby
fanned. Callahan out, Price to Agler.
NO RUNS, NO HITS.
Agler opened the game by getting a
base on balls. Alpernian grounded to
Perry and Agler was forced at second to
Yndsay, Welohonce filed to Callahan.
Graham walked. Long also walked, fill
ing the bases. Smith filed to Callahan.
NO KI NS, NO HITS.
SECOND INNING.
Berry grounded to Smith and was out
to Agler. Schwartz walked, .lames out.
AJperman to Agler. and SchwafnrTfiT>B’
second. Lindsay out, Price to Agler.
NO RUNS. NO HITS.
Williams Hied out to Daley. Dunn
walked. Price bunted in front of the
plate and beat it to first. Agler popped
to Daley. Aloermun lined out to Cal
lahan NO RUNS. ONE HIT.
THIRD INNING.
Ludwig grounded out to Williams.
Dahlgren out, Alpernian to Agler. Daley
walked. Goalby grounded out, Smith to
Agler. NO RUNS, NO HITS.
Welohonce walked. Grahum sacrificed
out. Ludwig to Goalby. Long grounded
out, Lindsay to Schwartz. Smith
walked. Williams walked. Dunn was
called out on strikes. NO RUNS, No
HITS.
FOURTH INNING.
Callahan grounded to Agler. who
dropped the ball, and be was safe ut
first. Perry grounded to Price, who
threw to second in an attempt to catch
Callahan, but tin* throw was too late.
Schwartz grounded to Price and was out
at first t«> 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 tal
lied. Dahlgren walked, filling the bases.
Daley grounded to Williams ami Lind
say was forced at the plate to Dunn.
Goalby went out, Alperman to Agler.
THREE RUNS, TWO HITS.
Price singled through Lindsay. Agler
grounded to Lindsay, who throw to
Coalby. forcing Price at second. Alper-
man hit into a double play. He ground
ed to Lindsay, who forced Agler at sec
ond to Goalby. who threw Alperman out
at first to Schwartz. NO RUNS. No
HITS.
FIFTH INNING.
Callahan was safe on Williams error.
Perry popped out to Price. Schwartz
doubled io right and Callahan scored
James Hied out .to
Schwartz went to
grounded out to Agler.
hit.
Welohonce walked. Graham hit to
Dahlgren. who forced Welohonce a! sec
ond in Lindsay. Long fanned. Smith
out. Dahlgren to Schwartz. NO RUNS,
NO HITS.
SIXTH INNING.
Ludwig walked. Dahlgren grounded
io Agler. who forced Ludwig at second
to Williams. Daley walked, forcing
Dahlgren to second. Goalby hit into a
double pla.'. He grounded to Williams,
who threw out Dahlgren to Alperman.
who threw to Agler. retiring Goalby.
NO RIANS, NO HITS
Williams made a scratch hit to Perry
who was unable to throw to first in
time to catch him. Dunn folded out to
Schwartz. Price doubled to 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 out front Dunn to
Alperman. Schwartz died to Welchonce
NO RUNS. NO HITS
Long grounded to Dahlgren and beat
it to first for a hit Smith singled to
right and Long took third. Williams
grounded to Perry and went 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 Alpernian 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. Alpernian hit to Perry
and Agler was forced at second to
Goalby. who in turn threw Alperman out
at first to Schwart z. Welchom ■« singled
to center. Graham went out. Goalby to
Schwartz. NO RUNS. ONE lll'T.
NINTH INNING.
Daley popped out. to Welchonce. Goal
by was hit by a pitched ball. Callahan
filed out to Long Goalby went to sec
ond on a wild pitch and tried to make
third and was out to Smith. NO RUNS.
NO HITS.
Jjyv.fg - ngled to left Smith h t
through Lindsay and was safe on his
error. L«*ng taking third. Williams
fanned Dunn walked, filling the bases
Price hit to Goa’by . witolhrew to Lind
say. lording Dunn at s**.-oiid and Long
scored. Agler filed to Goalby. ONE
VOLUNTEERS AB. R.
Daley, If 3 0
Goalby, 2b 3 0
Callahan, cf 5 2
Perry, 3b 4 1
Schwartz, lb 3 0
James, rf 4 1
Lindsay, ss.. ., 3 0
Ludwig, c 3 0
Dahlgreen, p 3 0
Totals 31 4
CRACKERS— AB. R.
Agler, lb 3 0
Alperman, 2b 4 0
Welchonce, cf 3 0
Graham, rf 3 0
Long If 4 2
Smith, 3b 4 0
Williams, ss 4 1
Dunn, c 3 0
Price, p... *. 5 0
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1
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3
3
3
1
8
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4
5
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27
PO.
12
3
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Totals
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1
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15
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AT ALBANY.
JACKSONVILLE
! I 0 3 0 2 0 0 4
k ALBANY—
0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2
0 Warwick and Smith; Werner and
0
0
o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 COLUMBUS
ill 00 1 00 0
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: AT SAVANNAH.
j MACON—
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7 1
SAVANNAH -
000001 20X -3 11 2
Warwick and Smith;
Wells. Umpire. Barr.
AT COLUMBUS.
CHARLESTON-
Foster and Mer.efee; Eldridge and
Krebs. Umpires. Moran and Glattz.
DIES DU
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Roberts and Greibel; O'Brien and
Humphreys. Umpire. Pender.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
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^I AT BALTIMORE.
o! BUFFALO
lj3 040000 0 0 - . ,
1 j BALTIMORE—
0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 - . .
^ Holme, and Stephen,; Danfortii, John
son and Egan. Umpires, Carpenter am
O’Toole.
All other .games off rain.
SUMMARY.
Two-base hits—Schwartz, Price. Double plays—Williams to
Alperman to Agler, Lindsay to Goalby to Schwartz; Perry to
Goalby to Schivartz. Struck out—By Price, 1; by Dahlgren,
4. Bases on balls—Off Price 5; oft' Dahlgren, 9. Sacrifice hits—
Graham, Schwartz, Lindsay. Umpires—Breitenstein and Kenn
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
All games off, rain.
COLLEGE GAMES
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
AT NEW ORLEANS—
MONTGOMERY 0400000..-, . .
NEW ORLEANS 0000002 -
Manning and Donahue; Williams and Angerhier. Umpires. Fifield and Hart.
AT BIRMINGHAM—
CHATTANOOGA 0 000000 - . .
BIRMINBHAM 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -
Summers and Street; Fittery and Mayer. Umpires. Stockdale and Pfen
nlnger.
AT MEMPHIS—
MOBILE 00100......
MEMPHIS 0 0 3 1 0...... . .
AT MACON.
MERCER
002000. . . .
SEWANEE—
012000.-..
Eggleston and Dinkins; Hunt and
Rice. Umpire. Walker.
Campbell and Brown; Kissinger and
Wright.
Snell. Umpires. Rudaerham and
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.
Welch om-e and
third. Lindsay
ON'L RUN. OjYM
Grain
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AT CHICAGA —
PITTSBURG 002 0 0003 0
CHICAGO 1000020 5 X
Hendrix. Adams and Kelley: Tony. Cheney and Archer. Umpires. Brennan j
and Eason.
AT ST. LOUIS—
CINCINNATI 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 511 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.
CAROLINA LEAGUE.
Score: R.H.E.
i ASHEVILLE 000 002 000—2 9 3
’CHARLOTTE . 101 050 20*—9 11 1
j Bedsill and Millinan; Vanpelt and
Malcomeon. Umpire. Miller.
Score: R.H.E.
RALEIGH 001 112 000— 5 8 3
GREENSBORO 001 522 00*—10 10 3
Durmng and Jerosank; Taylor and
Dll ,V P a tt« r *on. Umpire. Chestnut.
All other games off, rain.
8 10 2iATLANTA MAN SENTENCED
FOR SHOOTING A WOMAN
AI GUST A. GA.. April 28. J. R
McClure, of Atlanta, a former Georgia
llailwa.j engineer, plead* d guilty here
to-day to assault with intent to mur
der. The crime was reduced to a
misdemeanor, and McClure was given
twelve months on the chalngang. Last
fall he shot Lucile Harris here.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
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St. Louis Chicago not scheduled.
All other games off, rain.
Giving
Away Dollars
Noted Dixie Athlete
On Trial For Arson
Finger Prints Lead to Charge That
Richard Webb Burned Pro
fessor’s Office.
LEXINGTON. KY, April 38.
Richard S. Webb, former assistant
football toacii at the Stale University
and known throughout the West and
South as an athlete, was to-day
placed on trial here charged with
burning the office of P. L. Anderson,
dean of engineering at the university.
Another indictment charges burning a
public building.
The -ase grows out of a rollege
feud, in which practically the entire
student body took sides.
The chief witness for the prosecu
tion is Ray Campbell, a fingerprint
expert from the. Indiana Re form at or.\ .
who sw »• <• fingei’p;mts on a clock in
Fobs to Trolley Men
Urge 'Safety First'
1,000 Street Car Employees Become
Members of Atlanta Public
Safety League.
"Safety First, Safety Always" is.
(lie inscription on l onu bronze, watch
fobs presented to-day to street car
mot or men and cond in t,»» - by the
Georgia Railway and Power Com
pany.
The fobs were made from a special
design, m the form of medallions.
They are intembyl as tokens of in* in i
bersliip it: the .Atlanta Public S-
League and to remind them that tit
‘first duty **f motorman *»r « »»ndticin
is t< pi write public
The “Want Ad" man
will continue to give
away dollars to the
lucky ones whose name-,
appear in the "Waul
Ad coin inns of Tin*
Georgian. and who have
it marked'when he calls
in the speedy t 'arterear.
Your name may he.
next
The Georgian will pay ,$500 reward for hL\-
< 'Ll T NI VE information leading to the arrest and
li'oiivietion of the murderer of Mary Phagan.
J. M. Ount, accused of the strangling of Mary Phagan. was
brought lo Atlanta this afternoon at 4 o’clock from Marietta,
where he had been under arrest in the Sheriff's office since fore
noon.
Fearing a demonstration from the crowd that had been wait
ing at the Walton Street station for several hours, Detective
Ilazlett transferred his prisoner from a .Marietta ear to a l)e
eatur ear arid hail him locked up in tile police station Indore mam
were awatv that he was in town.
Gant, trembling and nervous, refused to talk at first.
"I have nothing to say, nothing to say." he repeated to the in
terrogations of the reporters.
Ah Ilazlett led him to the police station. (Jam glanced appre
hensively around as though he were in fear of being taken away
from the officer.
When no demonstration occurred. Gant, recovering his poise it
a measure, turned to the reporters and declared his absolute hum
eenee of nn,\ connection with the gruesome affair
Makes Complete Denial
"I know nothing about it," he declared.
"Before God. I ain innocent of the whole affair. I have not
seen Mary Phagan for three weeks. I haven’t seen her since !
left the factory three weeks ago. I had known ‘her about ten
months.
"I was at the factory for about ten minutes Saturday after
noon, hnt lhat 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 from 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 his visit there this
time was to see her in regard to making his home there perms
nentiy.
Contradicted by Landlady.
In striking contradiction to his statement is the assertion of
Alls. 1' < Terrell, of 284 East Linden Street, where Gant said he
slept Saturday night, that she had not seen Gant in three weeks.
I watched the .Memorial Day parade in Atlanta," said Gant,
as he sal in the Marietta police station, "and after the parade was
mostly over I went out to the hall game. After the game I remem
bered that I had left some old shoes at the pencil factory, and d<*
eided to go over and get them. I went over there at C o'clock and
Superintendent Frank let me in.
"He told the negro watchman to help me find my shoes, and
both of them saw me get them and also saw me leave the building.
"Then I went back to town and met Arthur White, who is em
ployed in the pencil factory; <>. G. Bagiev, an employee of the At
lanta Milling Company, and Bagiev's brother. With them T played
pool in the Globe pool parlor on Broad Stri ct until 10:30 o’clock,
and then I caught a ear and went home.
Admits Knowing Girl Well
" A cs. I knew the girl. I knew Alary Phagan quite well, but I
swear to you I liad not seen her since I left the plant as an em
ployee three weeks ago. I am innocent and developments will
prove it."
Gant answers the description of the man Edgar L. Seiitell
says he saw with the Phagan girl shortly after midnight to a re
markable degree, lie is about six feet lull, of slender build and
dark complexion. 11 is hair is dark and inclined to curl, and he
wore a blue suit and a straw hut. He said that he is twenty-four
years old and that liis name was James, and not John, as Super
intendent Frank had stated.
Gant was arrested by Deput.l Sheriff llieks on the 1 o'clock
ear. lie did not appear particularly nervous and was confident
that lie would lie able to demonstrate his Innocence, hut the de-
teetives with him were equally certain that tin slayer had been
captured. ..... ■*««. ....
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