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BEAT CRACKERS
The Atlanta Georgian
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VOL. XI. NO. 250.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 2
1, 1913.
2 CENTS EVERYWHERE p ^°
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FINAL*
FELDER DENIES PHAGAN BRIBERY
! s BASEBALL DICTOGRAPH RECORD
USED AGAINST FELDER
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Mobile Practically Cinches the
Game When They Score Four
Runs in Fifth Inning.
GULLS 001 041
CRACKERS ... 000 000
000
000
6
0
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
AB. R. H.
Stock, ss 4
Starr, 2b 4
O’Dell, 3b... 5
Jacobson, rf... T . 4
Clark, If .3
Roberston, rf.......... 4
Paulet, lb 3
Schmidt, c . 4
Hogg, p .., 3
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
PONCE DK LEON BALL PARK, May
23.—Mobile defeated Atlanta here this
afternoon in the second game of their
series by a score of 6 to 0
THE GAME.
FIRST INNING.
Stock went out, Alperman to Agler.
Starr grounded out, Musser to Agler.
O'Dell filed to Bailey. NO RUNS.
Long grounded to Starr and was out to
Paulet. Bailey went out over the same
route. Alperman grounded to Starr and
. was out to Paulet. NO RUNS.
SECOND INNING.
Jacobson was called out on strikes.
Clark was an easy out, Musser to Agler.
Robertson grounded out to Agler. . NO
RUNS.
Welchonce lofted one to Clark. Smith
pushed one past Hogg for an infield hit.
Starr made a fast throw to Paulet after
getting the pill, but was too late. Bis-
land filed to Robertson. Smith went out
trying to steal, Schmidt to Starr. NO
RUNS.
THIRD INNING.
Paulet died to Alperman. Schmidt
singled past Musser. Hogg walked.
Stock flied to Agler Starr singled to
right and Schmidt scored. O’Dell lined
to Bisland. ONE RUN.
Agler out. Hogg to Paulet. Graham
doubled down the third base line. Mus
ser grounded to Stock, who tagged Gra
ham and doubled Musser at first. NO
RUNS
FOURTH INNING.
Jacobson singled to right. Clark sac
rificed, Musser to Agler. Robertson flied
to Bailey. Paulet walked and went out
trving to steal, Graham to Alperman.
NO RUNS.
Long walked and was caught off first,
Schmidt to Paulet. Bailey odt, O’Dell
to Paulet. Alperman flied to Robertson.
NO RUNS.
FIFTH INNING.
Schmidt 'out, Bisland to Agler. Hogg
singled to center. Stock walked. Starr
singled to right, tilling the bases. O'Dell
popped to Welchonce. Jacobson singled
to left, scoring Hogg and Stock. Clark
doubled to center and Starr and Jacob
son scored. Robertson grounded out to
Agler. FOUR RUNS.
Welchonce flied to O’Dell. Smith
singled to center Bisland fouled to
Schmidt. Agler singled to left. Gra
ham grounded out to Paulet. NO RUNS.
SIXTH INNING.
Paulet singled through the box.
Schmidt grounded out to Agler. Hogfr
out, Alperman to Agler. Stock singled
to left and Paulet tallied. Starr popped
to Alperman. ONE RUN.
Musser flied to Robertson. Long went
out, Stock to'Paulet. Bailey flied to
Jacobson. NO RUNS
SEVENTH INNING.
i, O’Dell fouled to Smith. Jacobson
fanned. Clark struck out. N< > RUNS.
Alperman fouled to Schmidt. Wel
chonce singled to center. Smith fouled
to Robertson. Bisland popped to Starr.
NO RUNS.
EIGHTH INNING.
Robertson out. Musser to Agler. Pau
se! was safe on Bisland s error. Sc hmidt
fouled to Graham Hogg out, Bisland to
Agler. NO RUNS.
Agler singled down the third base line.
Graham out, O’Dell to Paulet. Musser
fanned. Long grounded out to Paulet.
NO RUNS.
NINTH INNING.
Stock* singled through Smith. Starr
sacrificed. Musser to Agler. O’Dell lined
out to Alperman and Stock was doubled
at second to Bisland NO.RUNS.
Bailey flied to Jacobson. Alperman
out, Starr to Paulet.
Welchonce out, Starr to Paulet.
Totals •
CRACKERS—
„ 34
10 27 12 0
AB. R. H. PO. A. E.
Long, If 2
Bailey, rf 4
Alperman, 2b - 4
Welchonce, cf 4
Smith, 3b 3
Bisland, ss..... ... 7 ........ 2
Agler, lb 3
Graham, c 3
Musser, p 3
AT MINNEAPOLIS—
INDIANAPOLIS—
000000020 -2 7
MINNEAPOLIS—
2 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 X -9 16 3
Schardt, Kaiserllng and Cotter; Oln
stead and Smith. Umpires, Weetervelt
and Irwin.
AT ST. PAUL—
TOLEDO—
000000010-161
ST. PAUL-
02410000X-790
George and Livingstone; Laroy and
Miller. Umpires, Johnstone and Con
nolly.
AT KANSAS CITY—
LOUISVILLE—
200002212-9 14 1
KANSAS CITY—
410000001 -6 11 2
Woodburn and Sevrlod; Vaughn and
Mitchell. Umpires, Chill and O’Brien.
AT MILWAUKEE—
COLUMBUS—
310010000 -5 11 5
MILWAUKEE—
0 1 0 0 0 5 2 0 X -8 13 2
McQuillen and Smith; Sllpnicka and
Hughes. Umpires, Murray and Handiboe.
Totals
0
27 11 1
. .. 28
SUMMARY.
Two-base hits—Graham, Clark. Dohble plays—.Stock to Pau-
let. Struck Out—by Musser 3; by Hogg 0. Bases on balls—off
Musser 3; off Hogg 1. Umpires, Hart and Pfenninger.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Affidavits and an alleged dictograph record made public Fri
day afternoon, accuse Colonel Thomas B. Felder of offering to C.
C. February, a bribe of $1,000 for possession of police records of
the Phagan case.
These affidavits and the dictograph record are sworn to by
A. S. Colyar, Jr., of Nashville, and February, who is stenographer
to Newport Lanford, Chief of the Atlanta Detective Department.
The Georgian on Wednesday published the fact that there
were rumors on the streets that connected the name of Colonel
Felder with the Phagan case in a sinister way.
Colonel Felder made a statement to a Georgian reporter to
the effect that these rumors were false.
At that time, however, the police department was engaged in
the effort to entrap Colonel Felder and bring against him a charge
of bribery.
From developments Friday, it would seem that Colonel Felder
was engaged in an effort to entrap Lanford and Beavers.
Colonel Felder has issued a statement to that, effect. A state
ment from Mayor Woodward tends to corroborate it.
Chief of Detectives Lanford stated Friday afternoon that the
premature publication of the affidavits had thwarted his plans
and had defeated justice, and that he did not know what his fu
ture course would be as regards Colonel Felder.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
AT NASHVILLE—
MONTGOMERY 000021 100-4 82
NASHVILLE 01310000X-5 92
Bagby and Gribbens; Williams and Noyes. Umpires, Fifield and Stockdale.
FIRST GAME.
AT CHATTANOOGA—
NEW ORLEANS ...0000000000-082
CHATTANOOGA 000000000 1 - 1 54
Swindell and Robertson; Summers and Street. Umpires, Wright and Kerin.
SECON GAME.
NEW ORLEANS 0040 0 0020-6 12 0
CHATTANOOGA 0 00000 3 00-3 82
Evans and Robinson; More and Street. Umpires. Kirin and Wright.
FIRST GAME.
AT BIRMINGHAM—
MEMPHIS 01001 00-2 51
BIRMINGHAM 0100000-1 3 2
Newton and Snell; Foxen and Mayer. Umpires. Breitenstein and Rudder-
ham. '
SECON D GAME.
MEMPHIS 000 1 1 1 3-6 92
BIRMINGHAM 0000001-1 62
Kissinger and Snell; Thompson and Clifton. Umpires, Breitenstein and
Rudderham.
AT TORONTO—
PROVIDENCE—
03020001 0-5 11 2
TORONTO—
0 2 0 1 0 5 1 1 X-10 12 0
Lafitte, Whatley and Kocher; Hearne,
Goullat and Graham. Umpires, Hayes
and Nallln.
AT MONTREAL—
BALTIMORE—
000030000 -3 92
MONTREAL—
0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 X -3 13 2
Danforth and Egan; Mattern and
Burns. Umpires, Mullen and Cross.
No games scheduled.
No Mention of Case
Except About Graft
NATIONAL LEAGUE
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
AT PHILADELPHIA- _ ^
CINCINNATI 01 0000000-1 72
PHILADELPHIA 00001021 X-4 70
Brown and Clark; Brennan and Kllllfer. Umpires. O’Oay and Emslle.
Chicago-Boston not scheduled.
All other games off; rain.
R. H, E.
o.evcana 0^0 COi-i ? 1
6t. Louis 000 000 000—0 2 3
Miller and Cooper; helimei anu ..a.-
den.
Score: R. H. E.
Covington 000 120 001 4 5 1
Indianapolis 103 022 OOx—8 10 2
Justic and Hicks; Billiard and Durell.
Umpires. Lippert and Conklin.
R H E
,.000 003 004—7 13 6
000 100 000—1 8 0
Ashenfeider and Lucia; Finneran and
McDonough. Umpires. Fyfe and Nip-
pert.
GEORGIA-ALABAMA LEAGUE
Score: R. H. E.
Gadsden 000 000 200—2 4 5
Newnan .510 200 10x—9 15 3
King. Trawick and Jordan; Lovett and
Chase.
BACINOr news ON PAGE 10.
Score:
Cleveland
Score:
Pittsburg
Chicago
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia Washington, no game; rain.
Only one game scheduled.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Score: R - H - E -
Newport News 200 000 030—5 9 1
Richmond 010 210 04x—8 12 0
Austin, Kull and Matthews; Ayers and
Rogers. Umpire. Norcum.
Score: R - E.
Portsmouth 100 001 25— 9 6 1
Petersburg 201 101 25—12 13 7
Herbert and Garvin; Hedgepeth. Rich
mond and Laughlin. Umpire. Clarke.
Called on account of darkness.
Score:
f •hevill*
R H E
.020 020 101—fl 12 2
Durham 000 000 112—4 7 3
Watson and Milllman; Smith and
Wright. Umpire. Miller.
Norfolk-Roanoke, no game; rain.
The Sunday American goes every
where all over the South. If you have
anything to sell The Sunday Amer
ican’ is “The Market Place of the
South.” The Sunday American is the
bo*l advertisma medium.
AT JACKSONVILLE—
SAVANNAH—
000000110-253
JACKSONVILLE—
0003001 1X-591
Adams and Geibel; Groover and
Smith. Umpires. Barr and Moran.
AT COLUMBUS—
CHARLESTON—
000000100-152
COLUMBUS—
20003000X-541
Eldridge and Fox; Baker and Thomp
son. Umpire, Glatts.
Macon-Albany, no game; rain.
COTTON STATES LEAGUE.
FIRST GAME.
Score: R. h. E.
Jackson 210 000 20x—5 11 1
Columbus 000 101 000 2 t 3
Falrcloth and Erwin; Cooper and Ut
ter. Umpire, Williams.
FIRST GAME.
Score: R. H. E.
Meridian 000 100 x—1 6 0
Selma 000 000 O—O 3 0
South and Guietterz; Luhrson and
Mueller. Umpire, Thompson.
SECOND GAME.
Score:
Meridian . .
Selmla
South and
R H E
000 002 2—4 11 6
000 000 0—0 2 1
Guittrez; Wyly and
Mueller. Umpire., Thompson.
Score: R. H. E.
Jackson 010 000 0—1 3 4
Columbus 302 000 0—5 6 1
Pheney and Erwin; Poole and Utter.
Umpire, Williams.
CAROLINA LEAGUE.
Score: R. H. E.
Raleigh 210 000 010 00—4 8 1
Charlotte 020 100 100 01—6 8 1
Mahaffey and Lidgate; High, Cathey
And Melcolmson. U mo ire. Chestnut.
Mayor Woodward Friday afternoon admitted that he had had
j conversation with Colonel Felder on Monday. No mention of the
Phagan case was made by the attorney, however, except in refer
ence to police graft. ,
“Colonel Felder said that he had run across a great many evi
dences of police graft in near beer saloons and resorts during the
Phagan investigation,’’ declared the Mayor. “He suggested that
this evidence be gathered up in an effort to unearth crookedness
in the police system. I asked him how the matter could be gone
about and Mr. Felder replied that it would take a good deal of
money; that he would have to get the evidence in shape first.”
. The Mayor denied that Felder was accompanied by C. C. Jones
as has been stated. He said that Felder was alone. The Mayor’s
assertion was borne out by Frank Hammond, the official's secre
tary.
The sensational charges against Colonel Felder grow out of a
plan entered into by Chief of Police Beavers, Chief of Detectives
Newport Lanford, his secretary, G. C. February, and A. S. Colyar,
Jr., of Nashville.
For nearly a week Lanford and Colyar have, been working
on the theory that they could develop the situation which would
enable them to make a charge of bribery against Colonel Felder.
Colyar had worked in South Carolina with Colonel Felder at
various times in the past, he claimed, and enjoyed Colonel Fel
der’s confidence. He informed Chief Lanford that Mr. Felder
had failed to pay him money due for his work in South Carolina
and that he intended to get revenge.
Colyar Reported Long
Talk With Felder
On Monday Colyar reported that he had had long and confi
dential talks with Felder and C. W. Tobie, the Burns investigator
who was working here on the Phagan ease under the direction of
Felder. He reported that Colonel Felder expressed extreme hos
tility to Chief Beavers and Lanford, cursed them and intimated
that he would like to get possession of an affidavit the police were
said to have secured from Mary Phagan’s parents denying that
they had asked Colonel Felder to enter the case and setting forth
that they had refused proffers made by Felder.
He also reported that he had informed Felder he knew G. C.
February, Lanford s secretary, quite well and hat he was sure he
could frame up with February to secure a transcript of the police
records and the Coleman affidavit. He said Felder said he would
give February $1,000 for them.
On Monday night, it is stated, Colyar and February went to
Colouel Felder’s office and were in a conference there with Felder
for something more than half an hour.
Colyar reported Tuesday that at this conference an arrange
ment was made for another meeting between February and Felder,
the latter promising to give £1,000 for the Coleman affi
davit and the transcript of the police records of evidence in the
ease.
According to an affidavit made public Friday afternoon, a
meeting as held Wednesday afternoon in the Williams House in
North Forsyth Street between Colonel Felder, February and Col-
yar. It is stated a dictograph was placed in the room and that
the city detective department, now has in its possession alleged
dictograph conversation in which Colonel Felder was quoted as
offering February money to secure the Coleman affidavit.
It is charged by Colyar that Felder offered $1,000 for the affi
davit and other police records of the Phagan case.
Colyar Submits Report
To Chief Lanford
Monday morning Colyar made a written report to Chief Larv
ford, the substance of which was as follows:
“1 met T. B. Felder at 8:15 o’clock Sunday night at the
Marion Hotel and went with him to his law offices in the
Equitable building, and held consultation with him until 9:15
ji. rn. In the meantime, (J. W.-Tobie, manager of the crim
inal department of the Burns Agency, dropped in in response
to a telephone eall. I was introduced to him and made an ap
pointment with him for Monday morning at 10 o’clock in room
300 at the Piedmont Hotel.
“I find that Mr. Tobie is a former Pinkerton detective,
and that he was discharged from that agency, as they allege,
for corrupt practices. He is now [losing as the confidential
man of W. J. Burns.
“In my conversation with Air. Tobie this morning, he said
he would have the murderer of Mary Phagan within ten days,
and that he had been on the scene long enough to know that
the reason he* had not been discovered before was on account
of jealousy, politics and money.
“In my conversation with T. B. Felder, he stated that he
had some thirty or forty clients, among whom were C.C.Jones,
the Henderson Hotel and other liquor clients who were will
ing to raise a fund of $25,000 to impeach James L. Beavers and
Newport A. Lanford, as both of them we r e corrupt, and that
Beavers was at. the present time living in open adultery with
a prostitute, and was drunk half the time, and that Lanford
missed his calling when lie quit the farm, and threatened to go
before the Board of Aldermen and file articles of impeachment
against both them, and that he would have the hacking of J. G.
Woodward, Mayor of Atlanta; that Carlos Mason and two
others of the police board had al r eady gone hack on Beavers
because he was a fanatic.
“He said that he was employed to prosecute the Phagan
murderer by J. A. McCall aud other citizens of Atlanta, and
that his employment had been ratified by Mr. and Airs. J. W.
Coleman, and that he intended to have them arrested for per
jury and could prove the same.”
(This reference to perju r y is based on the affidavit made
by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Coleman that Felder’s employment in
the case was without their consent.
“In my conversation with him on Monday morning in the
club rooms on the eighth floor of the Walton Building, he told
me that he was very anxious for me to meet C. C. Jones, and
that he could get me big money if 1 would help him secure the
evidence that would throw Beavers and his flunky, Lanford,
out of a job, and that he already had the assistance and co
operation of Henry Jennings, forme 1- .Chief of Police.
“Said Affidavit
Would Raise a Mob”
“Further in his conversation this morning he said that
the police department was at loggerheads, and that Pat Camp
bell was giving Chief Beavers aud Lanford the double-cross,
and that before the week was out Beavers and Lanford would
find that the good people of this city were indignant at their
course in the Phagan ease, and that'the moment they pub
lished the affidavit signed by J. W. Coleman and wife reflect
ing on his moral character they would go to jail, and that he
could speak one word at this time and raise a mob that
would hang Beavers and Lanford to a telegraph pole.
“lie further said that if I would go to work for him and
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