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PHAGAN CASE *1* ® *1* *j* a *1* ^ *J« ^ ^ ^ ^* 4 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ pj, ^ p*p f |, ^ p* a r | t ^ p*p p|p ^ ,| a +•+ +a *1* •[* • *j* v • •!• +••{• +••!• +•+ •*••+ +•+ 4*#+ +•+ T. B. FELDER ACCUSED OF OFFERING $ 1,000 EXTRA The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit---GEORGIAN W AfriT ADS---Use for Results VOL. XI. NO. 250. ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1913. 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE NIGHT EDITION GULLSSCDHEB AS EB A L LINDICTMENT OFBOTH LEE Musser Faces Hogg in Second Game of Great Series at Ponce DeLeon. Score by innings: GULLS 001 0 CRACKERS 000 0 PONCE PE LEON BALL PARK, May 23.—The Crackers and Gulls wended their way out to Poncy to meet in the second game of their series here this afternoon. The Gulls registered one tally in the third inning. Bill Smith sent Musser and Graham in to do the battery work for Atlanta, while Mike Finn selected Hogg and Schmidt to perform for Mobile. THE GAME. FIRST INNING. Stock went out, Alperman to Agler. Rtarr grounded out, Musser to Agler. O’Dell died to Bailey. NO RUNS. Dong 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. ‘Hark was atUeasy mit. MusserTb 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, hut was too late. Bis- land died 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 died 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- ridced. Musser to Agler Robertson died to Bailey. Paulet walked and went out trying to steal, Graham to Alperman. NO RUNS. RACING SOUTHERN LEAGUE AT NASHVILLE— MONTGOMERY 0 NASHVILLE 0 AT CHATTANOOGA— NEW ORLEANS CHATTANOOGA FIRST GAME. 0 000000000-082 .0000000001-1 5 4 Swindell and Robertson; Summers a nd Street. Umpires. Wright and Kerin. FIRST GAME. AT BIRMINGHAM— MEMPHIS 01001 00-2 51 BIRMINGHAM 01 00000- 1 5 2 Newton and Snell; Foxen and Maye r. Umpires, Breitenstein and Rudder- ham. NATIONAL LEAGUE AT PHILADELPHIA— CINCINNATI PHILADELPHIA .. ...010000000-1 72 .. 00001021 X-4 70 Brown and Clark; Brennan and Kil[ifor. Umpires, O’Day and Emslle. Chicago Boston not scheduled. All other games off; rain. AMERICAN LEAGUE Philadelphia-Washington, no game; rain. Only one game scheduled. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE AT TORONTO— PROVIDENCE— 03020001 0-5 11 2 TORONTO— 02010511 X-10 12 0 Lafitte, Whatley and Kocher; Hearne and Graham. Umpires. Hayes and Nal lln. AT MONTREAL— BALTIMORE— 00003........ MONTREAL— 00013. . . . . Danforth and Egan; Mattern and Burns. Umpires. Mullen and Cross. No games scheduled. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE AT JACKSONVILLE— SAVANNAH— 0 0 0 JACKSONVILLE- 0 0 0 RESULTS. AT ELECTRIC PARK. FIRST—Five furlohgs: Col C. (Pick ens). 6.30. 2.60, 2.60, won; Old Cross 109 (Doyle). 2.60, 2.40, second; Transcina 101 (Deunler), 3.00. third. Time 1:04. Sweet Spices. Breakfast, Santaneea, Galoa, Molmar also ran. SECOND—3-year-olds and up. selling, mile and one-sixteenth: Ella Crane 100 (Deunler), 4.00. 2.50. 2.30, won; Camel 110 (Skirvln), 4.00, 2.30. second; Hans Creek 102 (Chappell). 2.50. third. Time 1:67 1-5. Cynosure, Mohawk, Queen also ran . < (*'3 11 THIRD—Maidens. 3-year-olds and up. about 5 furlongs: Satir 102 (Alex). 20.30, 6.80, 4.20, won; Hermis Jr. 112 (Pickens). 3.60. 3.00. second; •Uet'ugita 102 (Doyle), 4.90. third. Time 1:03. High Up, Racine. Black Silk. Mefry Chase. Old Hank also ran. FOURTH—6% furlongs: Bertis 104 (Deunler). 4.70, 2.90, 2.70, won: Pretend 110 (Alex), 3.60. 3.10. second. Max inn 106 (Johnston), 3.50. third. Time 1:82 1-4 Kinder Lou, Mollie Kearney, Judge Lendls. Hildas Fister, Iberville also ran. AT LOUISVILLE. FIRST—81k furlongs: Wilhite 112 (Borel), 10.60, 5.40, 3.50, won; Sir Marion 111 (Musgrave), 4.10, 19.50. second; Therein Gill 98 (Kederis), 3.30. third. Time 1:16 1-5. Little Baker, Anna Reed. World's Wonder. Tattle Nell, Prospect, Cedar Brook, Servicence, Pampinea, Dr. | Jackson also ran. SECOND — Five furlongs. Purse: ^Bringhurst 110 (Steele), 7.70. 5.30. 4.10, von; Holton 113 (Taplin), 13.20, 7.00, kerond; Bushy Head 110 (Ganz), 5.90, third. Time 1:02 4-5. Father Riley. [Mary Pickford. Honey Mine. Battling |Nelson, Pan American, Bandit. Banjo Jim also ran. THIRD—Mile: Sam eBrnard 151 (Mr. ee). 10.10, 5.4Q, 2,80, won; Dr. Waldo [Briggs 151 (Mr Howet. 4.80. 2 80, sec ond; Beautiful 145 < \U Leon), 1 3(* |hird. Time 1D8 2-5. Kenneth L>., Au- omatlc aleo ran. $100,000 Blaze at Tallapoosa Sweeps Business District TALLAPOOSA, GA.. May 23.— Fire, starting in a pressing club here to-day, caused a loss estimated at 8100,000, when the grVater part of the business section of the town was wiped out. The blaze raged for two and one-half hours before it was un der the control of the volunteer fire department. The burned buildings were owned by \V. L. Tumlin, George Pound, H. H Pound. W. B. Brock and S. S. Rurnbo, the latter losing a residence. . The stores were occupied by S. L. McMahan, general merchandise; A. A. Horseley, meat market and restau rant; Miss Maude Tumlin, millinery; R. G. Kilgore, general merchandisl; Mrs. M. C. Matthews, bakery; Thom as Duke, barber shop, and the pressing club. J. A. Huddleston’s general mer chandise store was badly damaged. AT MINNEAPOLIS— INDIANAPOLIS— 0 0 0 0 0 0. . . - . . . MINNEAPOLIS— 210051.. ..... Schardt and Cotter; Olmstead and Smith. Umpires, Westervelt and Irwin. i AT ST. PAUL— ! TOLEDO— 0 240000. .-. . . ST. PAUL— 0001000...... George and Livingstone; Laroy and Miller. Umpires. Johnstone and Con nolly. AT KANSAS CITY— LOUISVILLE— 2000 -... KANSAS CITY— 4100 -... AT MILWAUKEE— COLUMBUS— 310010.. ..... MILWAUKEE— 010005. . McQuIllen and Smith; Sllpnlcka and Hughes. Umpires. Murray and Handiboe. E. B. WILLIAMS SPEAKS AT NEWNAN COMMENCEMENT E. T. Williams, an Atlanta attorney, will deliver the principal address at the ceremonies to attend the gradua tion exercises of public school pupils in New nan, Ga.. and surrounding communities June 5. Mote than 500 children will gather fer the occa sion. Two Killed on U. S. Torpedo Destroyer SAN DIEGO, CAL., May 23.—A high-pressure cylinder blew out on the United States torpedo boat de stroyer Stewart to-day, killing R. C. Smith, oiler, and H. F. Rock, chief machinist’s mate. Alma Miller, an oiler, was fatally hurt. The torpedo boat Was going at full speed at the time. Gibson Again Tried As Countess' Slayer NEWBURGH. N. Y. May 23.—The second trial of Burton W. Gibson, the New York lawyer charged with the murder of Countess Rosa Menschik Szabo. in order to (leisure her estate, was begun here to-day. Gibson was In the court room when death sen- ter*re was Imposed upon a slayer, but showed no emotion. "I am a lawyer and believe the law should be upheld." he said. "I believe in capital punishment.’’ Mrs. Gibson, dressed in black and wearing a big black picture hat, sat opposite her husband and frequently whispered words of cheer across to him. < Great Mass of Evidence Carefully Prepared by Solicitor Sub mitted to Grand Jury. DICTOGRAPH RECORD USED AGAINST FELDER The Phagan case is now in the pro cess of investigation by the Fulton County Grand Jury. Two bills for indictment of Leo M. Frank and Newt Lee, for the murder of Mary Phagan. were presented be fore that tribunal at its session Friday morning by Solicitor Dorsey. A host of witnesses gave their tes timony. The torn and blood-stained clothing of the slain girl also was turned over to the Grand Jury for inspection. The Grand Jury studied carefully an elaborate diagram drawn by Bert Green, one of The Georgian’s staT artists, and setting forth In black and white the prosecutor's theory of how the murder was probably committed. Intense interest was displayed in the.j drawing. After being in session for nearly . three hours, the Grand Jury adjourned until tO-mprrow morning at 10 o’clock, j when thd* Phagan case will be taken j lip once more. Woman Gives New Testimony. Whether the sensational testimony of Mrs. Mima Famby, 400 Piedmont ; Avenue—or Nina Fomby, as the worn- J an says her name is—Will be intro- j duced at the Grand Jury probe, is a matter of doubt. Mrs. Fomby’s af fidavit declaring that on the evening of the murder Frank called the affiant on the telephone and in an excited voice asked her to arrange a room for himself and a girl whose name | he would not disclose, is in the hands of the Solicitor General. Important as is the bearing which the alleged telephone conversation ap pears to have on the mystery of Mary J Phagan’s death, doubts are already being expressed as to the part it will be permited to play in the present hearing or any to come, owing to the chary wording of the law on such evi dence. It is suposed, however, that if Mrs. Fomby’s affidavit is admitted, an im mediate attempt to attack her credi bility will be made by the defense. Her own story puts the credibility of her testimony in doubt. * Frank Refuted to Talk. Frank, when interviewed in his cell at the Tower Friday morning re garding the telephone, conversation and his dealings with Mrs. Fomby in general, refused to discuss the ques tion. ‘‘I am feeling fine,” he said, but would not discuss the crime at all. Among the witnesses who went be fore the Grand Jury were; Dr. J. W. Hurt, Coroner's physi cian. who examined the dead girl’s body the morning after it was found. T. W. Epps, the newsboy who wait ed at the corner on the afternoon of the tragedy for Mary* Phagan while she went to the factory to get her pay envelope. Detective a Witness. Harry Scott, assistant superintend ent of the local branch of the Pinker ton detective agency, who has been In vestigating the mysterious case. J. N. Staines, a city detective. M. D. Darley, Frank s assistant at the pencil factory. L. S. Dobbs, sergeant of police, who answered Lee’s call to the pencil fac tory the morning the body was found. “Boots” Rogers, former county po liceman. who drove the police to the factory in his automobile in answer to Lee's call. Pat Campbell, city detective. Bass Rosser, city detective. Utmost secrecy clothed the Grand Jury’s investigation. The cracks about the doors and windows of their room on the second floor of the Thrower Building were lined with paper in or- Continued on Page 2, Column 1. The Georgian on Wednesday published an exclusive story that Colonel Thomas B. Felder was involved in the Phagan mur der case in a manner that would at least require a very explicit explanation. Developments Friday would seem to indicate that the police officials intend to bring the whole matter before the Grand Jury for a thorough investigation of Felder's attitude for attempted bribery. He is accused by A. S. Colyar, Jr., of offering G. C. February, Chief Clerk to Newport Hanford, $1,000 for an affidavit made by J. W. Coleman ami wife denying that they had engaged Felder in the Phagan ease. Chief of Detectives Lanford, in commenting on the charges made against Colonel Felder, said: “Premature publication of this matter has so upset my plans that at this time I can not sayv what action 1 will take. Justice has been thwarted. I will have to think the situation over. I shall not arrest Colonel Felder at present." 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 wonting 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, lie claimed, and enjoyed Colonel Fel der's confidence. He informed Chief Lanford that Mr. Felder had failed to pay him money dtte 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 case 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 ease and setting forth that they had refused proffers made by Felder. He also reported that he had informed Felder he knew G. C. February, Hanford's secretary, quite well and hat he was sure he could frame up with February to secure a transcript of the polled 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 Colonel 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 February $1,000 for the Coleman affi davit and Ihe transcript of the police records of evidence in the case. According to an affidavit made public Friday afternoon, a meeting as held Wednesday afternoon in tile Williams House in North Forsyth Street between Colonel Felder, February and Col- var. 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 Han ford, the substance of which was as follows: “I 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 p. m. In the meantime, C. W. Tobie, manager of the crim inal department of the Bums Agency, dropped in in response to a telephone call. I was introduced to him and made an ap pointment with him for Monday morning at 10 o’clock in room 500 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, i for corrupt practices. He is now posing as the confidential mtui of W, J. Burns. “lu my conversation with Mr. Tobie this morning, he said he would have the rnurdere r 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 hikI 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 Janies L. Beavers and Newport A. Lanford, as both of them we r e corrupt, and that, Beavers was a? the present time living in open adultery with a prostitute, and was drunk half the time, and that Lanford missed his calling when he 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 aD'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 and other citizens of Atlanta, and that his employment had been ratified by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Coleman, and that he intended to have them arrested for per jury and could prove the same.” (This reference to perju'y is based on the affidavit made by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Coleman that Felder is 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 1o meet C. C. Jones, and that he could get me big money if I would help him secure the evidence that would throw Beavers and his flunky, Lanford, out of a job, and tha1 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 and 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 case, 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. “He further said that if I would go to work for him and C. C. Jones in an effort to overthrow those , he would not only guarantee me good money, but would pay me a large sum in advance, and I said to him: ‘Suppose I get ar rested,’ and he said: ‘To with a r rest. Jim Woodward will turn you loose so quick it will make your head swim; and no matter who you are or what crime you commit, such as getting HTtld of private papers and documents they might have in their possession to overthrow them, you will never be indicted, for Hugh M. Dorsey, Solicitor General, and 1 under stand each other thoroughly. “This was the sum and substance of the conversations I have had up to the present time with T. B. Felder and C. W. Tobie. I am to have another meeting with both of them to day, and Felder is to arrange a meeting between C. C. Jones and myself in regard to paying me $500 corruption fund, in his desperate effort to overthrow the police department. “1 left the Piedmont, Hotel at 10:55 a. m. and'Tobie went from thence to Felder's office, as he informed me. to meet a committee of citizens, among whom were Mr. Hirsch, Mr. Myers, Mr. Greenstein and several other prominent Jews in this city.’’ “P. S.—T. B. Felder told me last night that Solicitor Dorsey had no confidence whatever in Lanford, and believed absolutely that he was trying to give him the double-cross in the Phagan case, and that Lanfo r d had been trying to get the solicitor to get hitn a dictagraph for several days, and that Dorsey had been putting him off, and that he would play — getting a diotograpli, and he went from this conference to Dorsey’s house, where hi* remained until 11:2.) Sunday night, and reached home about midnight, as I was talkiug to him over the phone at five minutes past 12." Following this written statement, according to Chief L&aiort^ C Continued on Pago 3, Column 2. 4