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Famous Detective’s Aid, C. W.
Tobie, Issues First Statement
on Work in Slaying Case.
C. W. Tobie. manager of the crim
inal department of the W. J. Burns
Detective Agency, Monday made pub
lic his theory of the murder of Mary
Phagan For the first time the man
who is representing Burns in Atlan
ta's greatest mystery until the noted
detective arrived consented to see re
porters.
Tobie's theory is that Mary Phagan
was murdered inside the National
Pencil plant, by some one familiar
with the premises, and that her body
was dragged to the basement for pur
poses of concealment and probably
He scouted the idea she
was killed on the outside and dragged
inside, and declared that too much
buncombe has been given out by men
*.vho have only muddled the waters.
While no new arrests are expected
immediately, Tobie declared the mys
tery is not at all impossible of solu
tion, and that the guilty man w ill be
apprehended in due time. Meanwhile,
he promised to Issue statements tell
ing the progress made from time to
time.
Burns Expert’s Theory.
Here is Tobie’s theory as he uot-
llned it to a Georgian reporter, to
day:
Mary Phagan. while in the pencil
factory, was approached by some one
who made an improper proposal She
tt and the man asked her
to remain silent. She refused, raying
she would report the affair to the
proper authorities, and the man
struck her, hurling her against ». ma
chine. the impact causing the skull
wound.
Seeing the injury he had inflicted,
the assailant became desperate. If
the girl revived she would tell the
story of the assault and he would b«=>
sentenced to the penitentiary. Actual
murder and prompt disposition of the
body offered the only possible escapr
and this he concluded to do. He
completed his work by tying a cord
around the 14-year-old girl’s neck and
strangling her.
Intended to Burn Body.
The body was then taken to the
basement of the factory, Tobie thinks,
because the murderer intended to in
cinerate it. /
There was no Are in the furnace,
or not enough, or time was too short.
The next possible ruse was to man
ufacture evidence that the murder
had been committed on the outside
and the body dragged in. The guilty
man then pulled a staple out of the
back basement door and dragged the
body to make it appear it had been
brought in from the outside.
"The door wqs opened from the in
side." said Tobie. "All the abrasions
are on the inside, and all the evi
dence points to the fact the door was
forced from the Inside. The murder
was committed by some one familiar^
with the factory, one who had prob
ably worked there, and the body was
taken to the factory basement to hide
the crime. The note found there was
written for this purpose, also."
Big Developments Rumored.
Hurried conferences Monday at
noon between Solicitor Dorsey and
< Hiief of Detectives Lanford anti then
later between Chief Lanford and Pink
erton Detective Harry Scott led to
persistent reports about the police
station that important developments
In the Phagan case were expected
during the afternoon.
Neither of the officials, however,
would divulge the nature of the con
ferences. further than to declare that
"we were merely going over evidence
In the case."
Notwithstanding th»« ret' >>
however, the two conferences, one di
rectly follow ing the other, cau c
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Mr. Hearst Guest
At Luncheon Given
By Robt, F. Maddox
OLD GUARD OFF TO TUNE OF DIXIE
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“I’m a Trust," Caruso
Confides to World
v-cial Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, May 19.—Caruso is a famil
iar figure on the boulevards these af
ternoons. sitting out on the cafe ter
races chatting with friends, obligingly
signing autographs and making cari
catures for strangers recognizing him.
Being asked if he was to sing in
Paris this spring, he quickly put his
fingers over his lips as a "hush! ’ #ign.
and whispered:
"I don't believe so. I've an impre
sario who has monopolized and syn
dicated me—made me into a trust. In
fact—so I’ve no liberty at all. H.
doesn't let people hear me for noth
ing. the* scoundrel, much as I'd love
to sing for anybody who'd really like
to hear me."
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CRACKERS TURN FURCHNER
BACK TO FINN’S SEA GULLS
Pitcher A1 Furchner has been
turned back by Manager Smith of
the Atlanta ball club to Mobile, from
which team he camp. In his place
Pitcher Dent, late of the Washingtjn
club, has been signed. He will oe
worked within the next two or three
days.
Pitcher Orlie Weaver, oi* the in
eligible list for ten days because of
his lack of condition, has been sent
back to the same place for another
ten days. If he comes around at the
end of that time, an attempt will be
made to get the consent of the league
clubs to reinstate him.
! If you have anything to sell adver
tise in The Sunday American. Lar
gest circulation of any Sunday news
paper in the South.
Fire in City Hall
Basement; Smoke
Routs Workers
Fire broke out in the basement of
the City Hall at noon Monday and in
a few minutes the whole building was
so flooded with smoke that all work
had to be suspended.
It started in the room where the
health department’s fumigating
liquid and the gasoline supply are
kept and for a brief time threatened
to be serious.
The fire department soon but the
flames out. but the calling out of all
the neanby companies on account of
the central location of the fire created
considerable excitement in the streets
and a great crowd gathered.
Governor Johnson
Signs Anti-Jap Bill
SACRAMENTO, May 19.—Governor
Johnson to-day signed the alien land
bill.
The bill goes into effect August 19.
The Governor had intended to de
lay signing the bill for several days
longer, but word camp from Wash
ington that President Wilson was
waiting only on the California’s Ex
ecutive before submitting the United
States reply to the Japanese protest.
Reply to Japan Goes Ti-night,
WASHINGTON, May 19.—On re
ceipt of the information that Governor
Johnson had signed the anti-lien land
bill. Secretary of State Bryan said
that he probably would cable the re
ply of the United States to the Jap
anese protest to Tokio to-night, at
the same time supplying Ambassador
ohinda with a copy. The secretary
added, however, that he would await
afficitil inforamtlon that Governor!
Johnson had signed the bill before ;
, transmitting the reply.
Council Overrides
Woodward’s Veto of
Exoneration Report
Mayor Woodward’s veto of the
Council Committee’s report exorer
ating Fire Chief W. B. Cummings q!
graft charges and vindicating the
conduct of the Fire Department, was
unanimously joverruied at the Coun
cil meeting Monday afternoon.
This action was taken following
the reading of Mr. Woodward’s mes
sage, in which he declared, despite
the investigating committee’s report,
that, in his opinion, the charges were
correct.
A section of the mayor'.- veto read:
“All of the accusations made by me
were absolutely correct. There can
be no excuse for violating a city law,
as has been proven in the Fire Chief’s
case and that of the Fire Depart
ment.”
At Monday’s meeting the Count il
.sustained the Mayor’s veto of the dog
muzzling ordinance by a vote of 15
to 9.
Wool Mill Heads
Tried as Plotters
BOSTON. May 19. — William \l
Wood, president of the American
Woolen Company; Frederick Atteaux,
president of the Atteaux Mill Supplier
Company, and Dennis J. Collins, >f
Cambridge, were placed on trial here
to-day on a charge of conspiring to
"plant" dynamite in Lawrence last
year during the big textile strike.
The first move by the defense was a
desperate fight to secure the dismissal
i of the indictments on technical
j grounds. *
RESULTS.
AT PIMLICO.
* FIRST Six furlongs: Springmass. I0l
(Connolly). 15.70. 8.40. 6.50, won) Tom
Holland 102 (Snyder), field included
Touch Be, KxCalibur. Lothario and
Hammon Pass. •18.49, 6.20. second; Mont
calm 103 (Turney), 5.10. third. Time
1:16. Patrick S, Lucky George. Fan-
ehet-te, Golllwogg. Blue Crest. Sidon,
Touch Me.. ExCalibur. Lothario. Ilan-
mon Pass also ran.
Second—Selling, four-year-olds and
up. 6 furlongs: Water Wells 103 (Wolf),
47.10, 22.50, 14.10, won; Toddling 112
(Butwell). 7.40. 5.90; Jack N'unnally 106
<C. Moiler). 5.30. Time. 1:15. Also ran:
Miss Moments. Tlieo. Cook, York Lad.
Vigorous, Queen Bee and Cherry Seed.
THIRD Six furlongs: Oliver Lodge
105 (J. Wilson). 3.30, 2.SO, 2.10. won;
Sandvalo 103 (Ferguson), 2.50. 2.30, sec
ond; Battery 100 (Turner). 2.60. Hurd.
Time 1:15 3-5. L’Aiglon (unseated rider).
Golden Vale also ran.
AT LOUISVILE.
FIRST—Six furlongs: Anna Patricia
107 (Henry), 6.20, 3.JO, 3.40, won; There
sa Gill 105 (Goose). 3.50, 3.10. second:]
Billy Holder 105 (Borel). 8.10. third, j
Time 1:1* 1-5 Dr. Jackson, L. n. . vaati.j
Star Berta. Weyanoke, Beulah S... V’g-
ile"t. Wor! "- Wonder. Santander. Gol-
oglst, Silk Day and Gerrard also ran
SECOND J Va furlong*:' R» binetta 115
(Henry), 3.10, 2.90, 3.00, won: Dainty
Mint 105 (Hanover), 6.00. ' 40. second.
Big l.uicux 100 (Andress), 13.40. third.
Time :55 1-5. Ootaska. Mary Piekford.
Aunt Mamie, La Valletta. Yankee Tree
also ran.
GIRL WHO ATTEMPTED TO
AVENGE SISTER ACQUITTED
MUNCIE. IND., May 19.—Doris l'n-
derwood, on trial for attempting to
kill Otis Fisher, who is alleged to
have wronged tier sister was ac
quitted this afternoon.
Great Round of Receptions Planned
for Famous Warrios
With unlimited enthusiasm, wear
ing brand-new uniforms but tin* old
Atlanta smile, the Old Guard
of Atlanta inarched from the
Piedmont to the Terminal Sta
tion Monday and at 11:30 o’clock
started in a special train on the long
jaunt to Washington. Baltimore, Phil
adelphia, New York and Boston.
In the procession from the hotel to
the Terminal Station the guard got
a rousing reception, hundreds lining
the streets and hundreds from sky
scraper windows acclaiming with
hand clapping and cheering. Above
the music—always "Dixie” and "Se*
nance River"—could be heard voices
imploring th<* Old Guard to "Tell ’em
about Atlanta.”
"Old Guards? Why, they walk like
young roosters,” was the comment of
one enthusiastic citizen.
Eager to Boost Atlanta.
Themselves bubbling over with the
Atlanta spirit, the Old Guard mem
bers left looking forward to a good
time for themselves and good adver
tising for their home town.
"Well do everything on earth we
ran to boost the town?’ said C. P.
Byrd, first liteutenant of Company A.
"Atlanta first, last and always is the
motto of the Old Guard. 1 think this
is as big an advertisement for At
lanta as the Shrlners’ convention will
be."
"Everybody knows the Atlanta
spirit that permeates us all, but they
will know it better tyefQre we get
back,” said P. F. Clarke, first lieu
tenant of Company B.
Colonel J. F. Burke, commander,
gave out the following interview:
Big Time in Boston.
"The big time will be at the ban
quet in Boston, after we. a Southern
battalion, have escorted the Union
veterans over their own city. I will
be one of the speakers at the banquet,
and I intend to tel! them something.
I intend to answer, in the proper way,
the old statement that the South was
lacking in patriotism, and to bring out
certain points of history that have not
been “made as prominent as they
should be."
"We ll fight for Atlanta." said H. M.
F utelJ.
Edmund W. Martin said: "We are
going to do our best to please our
friends, the Yankees, to astonish them
with our friendship and invite them
down here. Keep alive the memories
of the past, and peace at present—
those are rny sentiments."
"I’m going to do my darndest to
keep this shako on my head," said
Torn H. Pitt.
"I’ll back the boys up In anything
they do, and ‘insure’ them a fine trip,"
said Colonel George M. Hone.
Atlanta to the Front.
Sergeant Frank Ridge left deter
mined to do any old thing to keep
Atlanta to the front. "Me, too," sail
VV. E. Hancock, first sergeant of Com
pany A
•‘1*1 leave the Old Guard at New
York and take a trip up the Hudson
to see some friends," said W. S.
Lounsbury. "I will go to the Peeks-
ki 11s and see my mother, who is the
best friend I have ”
Captain W. M. Crumley, of the colo
nel’s staff, put it this way: "We are
going to give them just as hot a time
up there as they gave us in Virginia
50 years ago."
And this is what Ben Lee Crew, the
color bearer, intends to do: "That big
white banner with the gold fringe
weighs 40 pounds, so 1 am going to
boost Atlanta with 40 pounds of
steam. Atlanta will be heard from."
Four members of the Old Guard
have been selected as the orators for
Continued on Page Two, Column 4.
Witham.
Mr. and Mrs.
W. S
Below,
Robert F. Maddox gave a luncheon
In honor of William Randolph Hearst
at the Capital City Club Monday at
1 o’clock.
The luncheon was informal, and
was arranged to give Mr. Hearst an j
opportunity to become acquainted
with representative men of Atlanta
business and professional circles.
Among the guests were Governor-
elect John M. Slaton, P. S. Arkwright,
W. L. Peel, VV. H. Kiser, F. J. Paxon,
Forrest Adair, H. (’. Worthen, John
E. Murphy, James H. Nunnally, Hugh
Murray, J. R. Gray, F. S. Ellis, ('lark
Howell. Jr.. John S. Cohen, W. H.
Brittain. J. K. Orr, Henry S. Johnson.
Walter Rich, W. T. Gentry, Dr, VV. S.
Elkin, Thomas B. Felder, John VV.
Grant, Clifford L. Anderson, Judge
W. T. Newman, W. VV. Orr and Guy
Barham, Los Angeles.
* Good-by,Sweetheart, Good-by’ } at Depot
v • v • /^*®t *1* • v v • v *r* • *K v • V *j* • v v • v v#*J* 4 > e*r
Thousands Cheer Start of Peace Tour
At the
Top,
W. 0. Wilson
and His Son.
Continued on Page 2, Column 7.
NIGHT
EDITION
ATLANTA, LA.. MONDAY, MAY 19. 19U.
2 CENTS EVERYWHERE
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AMERICAN LEAGUE
RACING
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE*
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
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TURTLES
Score by innings:
TURTLES . ...
CRACKERS
.000
. .00
PONCE DE UPON" BALE PARK.
May 19.—The Crackers opened with the
Turtles in the first game of their series
here this afternoon.
THE GAME.
FIRST INNING.
Love fanned. Baerwald went out,
Bisland to Agler. Schreiber went out
over the same route. N0 RUNS.
Long and Bailey fanned. Alperman
went out. short to first. NO RUNS.
SECOND INNING.
Ward flied to deep left. Abstein fouled
t%> catcher. Butler also fouled to catcher.
NO RUNS.
Welchonce went out to Kissinger un
assisted. Smith singled to left. Bisland
popped out to the catcher. Smith out
trying to steal, Seabaugh to Butler. NO
RUNS.
•THIRD INNING.
Shaniey out. Smith to Agler. Sea
baugh and Kissinger fanned. NO RUNS.