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VOL. XI. NO. 254.
ATLANTA. GA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 28. 1913.
Copyright. 1908. n prvrro PAY NO
By The Georgian Co. u J- ^ MOHK
AND GIRL DEAD
SON IS HUNTED
Sheriff Sees Slaying Mystery in
Burning of Farm House Near
Atlanta—Finds Evidence.
That the mother and girl whose
qharred remains were found in the
ruins of their home seven miles
southeast of Atlanta early Wednesday
morning were murdered and the house
set afire by the murderer in an effort
to obliterate all evidence of the deed
was the astounding declaration made
by Sheriff J. A. McCurdy after an in
vestigation of the tragedy.
Positive identifications of the two
women as Mrs. S. C. Stevens, 40
years old. wife of William Stevens,
a 70-year-old Confederate veteran
now in Chattanooga at the reunion,
and their adopted daughter, Nellie
Stevens, 13 years old, were made by
neighbors
Conditions leading up to the theory
that the deaths were the result of
murder are these:
The charrad bodies of the wom
en were found lying in the center
of a bed room in the rear of the
cottage. Near at hand were the
remains of a shotgun.
Mrs. Stevens’ skull had been
crushed in. A hoe found in what
had been the hallway leading
from the room is believed to have
been the instrument used to strike
the woman as she arose from her
bed, with the shotgun, to meet
the intruder.
That the door of the room was
open at the time of the encounter
is believed to add another link to
prove the affair a murder.
The method in which the daughter
met her death could not be ascer
tained, owing to the charred condition
of her body.
Son Quarreled With Mother.
Inquiry among the neighbors de
veloped the fact that Wade Stevens,
the 16-year-o!d son, who disappeared
from his home Tuesday afternoon,
had quarreled with his mother and
eister,
Mrs. L. G. Self, who lives a short
distance from the Stevens home, told
Sheriff McCurdy that the boy had a
tilt with his parent because she would
not permit him to come to Atlanta
during the absence of his father.
Mrs. Self stated that Nellis Stevens
had appeared at her home with a
package of Wade’s clothing, which
she asked Mrs. Self to keep that night
to prevent the boy from disobeying
his mother and leaving the house.
This statement, coupled with others,
to the effect that Wade Stevens had
on numerous occasions acted in an
infractious manner—at one time
snatching 365 from his mother's hand
and running away—have led Sheriff
McCurdy to start a hunt for him in
order that he may be questioned in
connection with the murder.
The house was burned during the
night. Its ruins were first discovered
at 8 o’clock Wednesday morning by
J. A. Nelms, who was passing the
scene in a milk wagon. Nelms, after
viewing the smoking .embers of the
building, summoned J. L. Cowan, a
neighbor, and notified the county po
lice.
When Sheriff McCurdy arrived on
the scene the remains of the two
women already had been found by
? Nelms and Cowan. Mrs. Stevens wag
identified by her false teeth.
When the bodies had been taken
out of the ruins they were exam
ined. Mrs. Stevens’ skull was seen to
have been crushed in.
It was this fact that first led the
authorities to suspect foul play. Care
ful examination of the surrounding
embers in the place where the bodies
were found brough to light a shotgun
barrel, the stock and woodwork of
which had been burned off.
The weapon was seen to have been
close to tho positions w here the bodies
were discovered.
Slain as They Left Beds.
That the women had left their beds
before they met their deaths was an
other conclusion drawn by Sheriff
McCurdy. The bodies lay in the cen
ter of the floor while the iron frames
of the beds were over In a corner . f
the room.
The door to the room was open.
Its half demolished frame still stands
in the ruins. Just outside the door
the hoe was found.
Sheriff McCurdy's theory is that
the murderer fled through the door,
casting the hoe with which he had
•slain the women in the hall. That
the plan to set fire to the house and
Negro Sweeper in New Affidavit
Denies His Former Testimony and
Makes Startling Assertions; Now
Declares He Wrote Notes Saturday.
RACING NEWS
RESULTS:
AT MONTREAL.
Montreal, May 28.—Today’s races at
DeLorlmer Park were declared off on
account of the bad condition of the
track.
AT ELECTRIC PARK.
FIRST—4V4 furlongs: Lothario 116
(Pickens). 51.00. 6.20, 5.10. won: Toniata
108 (Dunler), 2.70, 2.40, second: Deborah
118 (Sterling). 4.00, third. Time. :59.
Also ran: Mabel Lyon and Willis.
SECOND—About 6 furlongs: Blue
Crest 106 (Doyle), 5.80, 3.50, 2.60, won;
Touch Me 111 (C. Jackson). 4.20, 3.60,
second; Stelcliff 108 (Pickens'). 3.10,
third. Time 1:01 3-5. Also ran: Inclem
ent, Mad River, Huda’s Sister, Old
Hank, Inspired.
THIRD—About 6V* furlongs: Roseburg
IV 104 (Skirvin), 91.60, 11.00, 4.60, won;
Cynosure 108 (Dennison), 3.20, 2.30,
second: Barn Dance 108 (Pickens). 2.70,
third. Time 1:29. Also ran: Pretend,
Little Pal.
AT LOUISVILLE:
FIRST—Five furlongs: Christophene
109 (Steele), 7.80, 4.40, 3.30, won; Shelby
Belle 104 (Field) (Buxton), 12.00, 5.60,
second; Ida Lavinia 106 (McCabe), $5,
third. Time, 1:011-5. Also ran: Tom
Boy, Miss Declare, Ruby Hyams, May
L. Irish Ann. Ave. Ada. Palm Leaf,
Loveland.
SECOND—Five frulongs: Hodge 109
(Martin), 23.80, 9.40,6.70, won: John
Gund 112 (Peak). 3.60, 3.40, second;
Toynbee 109 (Steele), 6.40. third Time.
1:00 2-5. Also ran. Lambs Tail, No Man
ager, Soslus, Bob Black, Alador, Elean-
dro, Eustace.
THIRD—Mile and 70 yards: Billy
Holder, 102 (Kederis), 34:60, 11:80, 4:90.
won; Guide Post. 101 (Buxton), 9:50,
5:10; Strong. 102 (Martin), 3:70 Time,
1:45. Afterglow, Barsac, Prospect, A1
Bloch. Autumn. Gold Color. Tecumseh,
Trojan Belle also ran.
AT TORONTO.
SECOND—Five furlongs Osaple 110
(J. Wilson). 39.10, 13.50, 4 80, won; Can-
nbek 104 (Wolfe), 5.10, 3.60, second; The
Urchin 107 (Butwell), 3, third. Time.
1:02. Also ran: Louise Travers. Summer
Hill, Gold Mesh, Jezeal, Requiem.
THIRD—Six furlongs: Caper Sauce 126
(Adams), 4.00. 3.60, 2.80, won; Marcoval
11.9 (Wolf). 4.10, 3.80, second; Venus
Urania 94 (Arlington). 11.10. third. Time
1:15 3-5. Also ran: Miss Harvey. Sir
Melvin. John Bowman, Half Shot, Bird
Cage, Miss Margaret Blanton, Breast
plate, Bursare.
FOURTH—Mile and a quarter: Kle-
burne 107 (Turner), 3.30, 2.60, out. won:
Barnegat 100 (Butwell), 3.30, out. sec
ond; xLochiel 112 (Knapp), out, third
Time. 2:06 3-5. Also Tan: Cliff Stream.
xPaton.
xBedwell entry
James Conley, negro sweeper, in an
affidavit made Wednesday, said that
he was lying when'he said he went
to the National Pencil Factory on
Friday. He said that he made the
statement that it was Friday w hen J
Frank (as he says) told him to write
the death notes, because he was
afraid he woyild be accused of the
murder of Mary Phagan if he told
the truth.
He said he felt that if he said he
was there Saturday the police would
connect him with the murder. Con
ley sold he got up between 9 and 9:30
o’clock Saturday morning, he knew
the time because he looked at the
clock on the Atlanta University from
his front door. He returned indoors
and had breakfast.
He got three silver dollars from
his w ife to exchange for paper money
so that she would not lose it. He
continued.
"I told my wife l was going to
Peters Street. 1 went toPeters Street
and stopped at a beer saloon at
Peters and Haynes Streets*. 1 bought
two beers in there, drank one myself
and gave another to a man named
Bob. I stayed in the barroom three
or four minutes and then walked
back to the pool table and shot dice
with four men. One of them was
named Joe Bobs and one Bob Wil
liams. I won 90 cents.
Drank Some Whisky.
“I don’t know how long we had
been shooting, but I think it was
about fifteen minutes. I left there
then and went to Erler saloon on
Peters Street. 1 bought a glass' of
beer there. I walked back to the rear
of the place, rolled a cigarette, came
back and bought a half pint of
whisky. 1 drank part of the whisky.
I started from there to the Capital
City Laundry to see my mother.
“I met Mr. Frank at the corner of
Forsyth and Nelson Streets. He
BASEBALL
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
AT BIRMINGHAM—
MONTGOMERY 0 .
BIRMINGHAM 0
E. Brown and Donahue; Hardgrove and Mayer. Umpire*. Kerin and Hart.
AT NASHVILLE—
MEMPHIS
NASHVILLE
.0
0
Kissinger and Snell; Beckenridge and Gibson. Umpires. Breitenstcin and
Stockdate.
PEIS BUTTLE
IN FIE
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AT PITTSBURG—
CINCINNATI
PITTSBURG
0 10010100-3 90
000001000-1 72
Suggs and Clarke; Hendryx and Simon. Umpires. Rlgler and Bryan.
AT CHICAGO—
stopped me and asked me where I
was going. 1 told him I was going
to the Capital City Laundry to see
my mother. He said, ‘Wait 'til I
come back.’
"He said he was going to see Mr.
Montague. He wap gone about 20
minutes. He came back and told me
to come to the factory, that he want
ed to see me. I went with him, walk
ing behind him. He stopped at the
Curtis drug store at Mitchell and
Forsyth and got a drink. I waited
for him outside. Frank had a bundle
in his hand.
“After we got to the factory he put
the bundle in the trash barrel right
near the steps. He put a box there |
for me to sit on and other boxes back
further in the factory. He told me
to sit there until he w’histled. He told
me not to let Darley see me.
Tells of Seeing Darley.
Along came a woman down stairs,
Miss Mattie. I think her name was.
She had on a dark suit and a rain
coat. She carried a parasol. (This
was Miss Mattie Smith). Then Dar
ley came down stairs. He wore a
grey suit and had no hat. He stopped
Miss Mattie at the front door. She
was wiping her eyes like she was
crying I heard him say, Don’t
worry, I will see that you get that
next week.’
“She w’ent out and he went back
up the steps In a few minutes he
came back down and left. Then came
Holloway down stairs about five min
utes after Darley left. Holloway
stood on the sidewalk five or six
minutes and then came back.
“Then a negro drove up to the fac
tory in a wagon. He went upstairs.
He had some bills In hi.* hand. Hollo
way came back with the negro, who
was pegleg. The negro drove away
and Holloway went back upstairs.
ST. LOUIS
CHICAGO ...
0 1 0 1 0 0 2.
0 0 2 1 0 2 2.
Griner and McLean; Pearce and Archer. Umpire*, Klem and Orth.
All other games off, rain.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Continued on Page 2, Column 1.
Continued on Page 2, Column 4.
To Legalize Hotel
Register Marriages
TALLAHASSEE, FLA., M&y "8.--
Senator Himes' common marriage
bill, providing that any man and
woman who register at a hotel ns
man and wife are duly married,
passed the Senate by an overwhelm
ing majority.
The measure i* expected to pass
the House without opposition.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Fair and warmer
Wednesday: fair Thursday.
‘Grape Juice’ Habit
Spreads to Thieves
COLUMBUS, GA., May 28.—Fol
lowing the example set by Secretary
of State William J. Bryan, burglars
whi entered Armour & Company’s
place, in this city, only drank grape
Juice while lunching on bolog
na sausage and other edibles they
found in the place.
Only one case of the grape juice was
molested.
Suffrage Bill Near
Passage in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD. ILL., May 28.—The
bill giving women in Illinois the ballot
to-day needed only thirteen votes in
the House 1n order to pass.
Suffrage advocates are busy trying
to line-up this number of votes.
Oil Flows to Black
smith Forge; Town
In Ruins; 3 Dead
TULSA, OKLA, May 28.—Four J
hundred gallons of gasoline from an
overturned tank trickled down the
main street of Kiefer late yesterday.
Forty feet away a tiny stream ran
into the village blacksmith ahop and
the gasoline touched the red hot coals
of the smith’s forge.
There was a eerie* of low rumb
ling explosions, a blinding flash of
flame and on the ground lay eight
persons, badly burned.
An hour later the building and
yards of a lumber company and six
homes were in ruins.
Three of the injured men died in
Tulsa last night.
cm LOSES IN
T
The Supreme Court of Georgia this
afternoon handed down a decision,
ruling against the city in the fight
over the $276,000 crematory, work on
which has started
The appeal to the highest tribunal
followed a long battle on the contract
by Mayor Woodward, and is a distinct
victory for the city executive.
The Supreme Court held that one
council can not bind a future council.
The ruling is a blow at contracts
made on “the good faith’’ of the city.
Morse Again Heads
Steamship Company
NEW YORK. May 28. -Charles W.
Morse was elected to-day president of
the Hudson Navigation Company,
owners of a line of steamers operat
ing on the Hudson River.
Morse was head of the company n
1909, but was deposed a year later.
John W. McKinnon who succeeded
him, sold his interest in the line to
a syndicate of bankers, who placed it
in Morse’s hands, thus giving him
control.
Workman on Healey
Skyscraper Crushed
O T. Truitt, an iron worker. 71 Wal
thall Street, was crushed by a swinging
oeam at the Healey Building. Wednes
day. He was taken to Grady Hospital.
His leg was injured badly.
Truitt and a companion were pinned
against a wall by a girder swung by a
huge crane Pruitt's companion 1 , es
caped Injury
Clyde Ship Calls
Help by Wireless
CHARLESTON, S. C, May 28.—The
Clyde line freight steamer. Katahdin,
is lying disabled off the North Caro
lina coast, according to an interrupt
ed wireless message received here.
An electrical storm put the wire
less station out of commission as the
message was being received, and the
nature and extent of the Katahdin's
injuries could not be ascertained.
FIRST GAME
AT CLEVELAND—
CHICAGO 10000 0 000-1 61
CLEVELAND 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X- 2 51
Clcotte and Schalk; Kohler and O’Neill. Umpire*, Fergu*on and Dlneen.
SECOND GAME.
CHICAGO 0 - . . .
CLEVELAND 2 - . . .
Walsh and Kuhn; Gregg and Csrlsch. Umpire*, Dineen and Fergu»on.
AT ST. LOUIS—
DETROIT 0001 -. ..
ST. LOUIS ,. ..0 10 0 - . . .
Hall and McKee; Baumgartner and Agnew. Umpire*, Hildebrand and
Connolly.
All other games off, rain.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
AT COLUMBUS—
TOLEDO—
101000.......
COLUMBUS—
012020...-..-
Ba«kette and Livingstone: Davie and
Smith. Umpires, O’Brien and Chill.
AT ST. PAUL—
KANSAS CITY—
200001.......
ST. PAUL—
010110.......
Covington and Kritchell; Gardner and
Miller. Umpires, We*tervelt and Irwin.
AT INDIANAPOLIS—
LOUISVILLE—
0 2 0 3 0. . . . - . .
INDIANAPOLIS—
00003........
Laudermilk and demon*; Karaerllng
and Clark. Umpire*, Murray and
Handiboe.
AT MINNEAPOLIS—
MILWAUKEE—
000003.......
MINNEAPOLIS—
000000.......
Dougherty and Hughes: Patter*on and
Owens. Umpires. Johnstone and Con
nolly.
! AT BALTIMORE—
NEWARK—
2 0 0 1 0 0.
BALTIMORE
1 0 0 0 0 1
Eniman and Higgins; Morrisette and
Egan. Umpire*, Flnn«ran and Quigley.
FIRST GAME.
,AT BUFFALO—
ROCHESTER—
100000100-291
BUFFALO—
010000000-182
Keefe and Jacklltsch: Frill and Gow-
dy. Umpire*, Carpenter and Bierhalter.
SECOND GAME.
ROCHESTER
0 0 0 - . . .
BUFFALO—
i3 0 0 - . . .
Martin and Williams; Beebe and La-
longe. Umpire*. Carpenter and Bier
halter.
All other games off rain.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Score: R. H. E.
Richmond 002 100 000 002—5 13 0
Roanoke 000 003 000 000—3 8 1
Aye* and Luckey; Brown and Lafitte.
Umpire, Norcum.
Norfolk at Petersburg: No game; rain.
Newport News*Portsmouth: No game;
rain.
Billy Smith Sends Musser to
Mound in Hopes of
Winning Struggle.
'{'
Score by innings.
NEW ORLEANS. .000 0
ATLANTA 000 0 '
PONCE Dp: LEON BALL PARK.
May 28.—The Crackers and the Pelican*
meV here this afternoon in the third and
last game of their series.
Frank selected Wilson and Adams to
do the battery work for New Orleans,
ami Smith sent in Musser and Chapman
for Atlanta
THE GAME.
FIRST INNING.
Hendryx singled to center. Atz
fanned. Hendryx pilfered second.
Clancy fanned. On a passed ball Hen
dryx strolled to third. Breen popped to
Fmith. NO RUNS, ONE HIT.
Long out. Wilson to Snedecor. Wel-
chonce fiied to Hendryx Alperman
went out, Clancy to Snedecor. NO
RUNS, NO HITS.
SECOND INNING.
Spencer fanned. Williams out, Smith
to Agler. Snedecor walked. On a wild
pitch Snedecor went to second. Adams
fouled to. Chapman. NO RUNS, NO
HITS.
Bailey doubled past Snedecor. Wallie
Smith made a regular Atlanta bunt—a
pop out to Adams. Bisland struck out.
Agler also fanned. NO RUNS. ONE
HIT.
THIRD INNING.
Wilson walked. Hendryx grounded to
Smith and Wilson was forced at second
to Alperman. Hendryx was doubled at
first on Whitey's relay to Agler. Atz
singled to left. Clancy flied to Wel-
chonce. NO RUNS, ONE HIT.
Chapman flied to Breen in deep right
field. Musser was called out on strikes.
Long out, Atz to Snedecor. NO RUNS,
NO HITS.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
AT CHARLESTON—
SAVANNAH—
0020 -...
CHARLESTON—
0000 -...
Adams and Geibel; Chappelle and
White. Umpire Pender.
AT JACKSONVILLE—
MACON—
0 1 - . . .
JACKSONVILLE—
0 0 - . . .
Martin and Reynolds; Stewart and
Hawkins. Umpire, Moran.
Southern Pacific
Must Give Up C, P.
WASHINGTON. May 28.—Attorney
General McReynolds has decided to
contend that the Southern Pacific
must give up the Central Pacific In
the pending dissolution of the Union
Pacific merger and will bring a euit
under the Sherman law to accom
plish that And if tht dissolution plans
fail to include It. I
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How
About This?
This little " Want Ad” Tablet
brought 16 answers, and the
heater was sold the first day it
appeared in the Georgian.
GAS water heater for sale cheap. Good
as new. Phone Ivy 2407-J. 6-21-3
Can you beat it? Georgian
44 Want Ads" get what you
want when you want it.
CAROLINA LEAGUE.
Greensboro-Durham: First game was
called off on account of rain.
Office Building
Owners Organize
A number of the owners and man
agers of Atlanta office buildings and
apartment houses Tuesday afternoon
organized the Association of Building
Owners and Managers of Atlanta.
Nearly all the buildings of these
types in the city are represented in
the membership. #
The Atlanta Convention Bureau
was the promoter of the new organi
zation. and the first official act of
the association will be to send a
delegation to the annual convention
of the National Association of Build
ing Owners and Managers at Cin
cinnati in June and try to pull the
next 1914 convention to Atlanta.
The following are the officers of
the association: Charles F. Wilker-
son, president; A. W. Martin, vice
president; Fred Shaefer, secretary
and treasurer.
On the committee on constitution
and by-laws are J. R. Pendleton,
chairman, and J. M. Barclay.
A committee on membership was
appointed. J. M. Shearer, chairman;
W B. Stovall and J- L. Fincher.
TAMPA MASONS BURN BONDS.
TAMPA, FLA., May 28.—Much In
terest was displayed in a bonfire giv
en by the Masons last night when
they burned $16,000 worth of can
celed bonds on their buildings
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