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IU * I v <♦ j || « bMG The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit—GEORGIAN WAM ADS—Use for Results VOL. XL NO. 1258. ATLANTA, UA., MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1913. By Copyright. 190«. r) r , V\T r PC FAY NO y Th« lieorglan Co * 1.0 MORE IT With the ropes around their necks, Ernest Maynard and Wal ter Wilkes, the negroes suspected of the murder of Mrs. William Stevens and her daughter, Nellie, who were found in the ruins of their home near Constitution, were saved from lynching late this afternoon at the point of detective’s guns. The negroes had been taken to the scene of the crime by Sheriff McCurdy and Detective Kossr and were tied to a tree while the officers scoured the neighborhood for clews. A party of about twenty framers, determined on vengeance cut the suspects from the tree while the detectives were away and rushed them to a nearby barn. The two ropes were slung over a tree and the ends slipped about the negro’s necks. Chief of Detectives Lanford, heading another party arrived in an automobile just as the proposed lynching was about to be con- sumated. At the point of a revolver he held the would-be lynch ers at bay and aided by Deputy Sheriff P. H. Livsev, Sheriff Mc Curdy and Detective Rosser saved the two men, rushing them back to Atlanta in an automobile. The men will be sheltered at police headquarters where they have been since their arrest Monday. - —■ ■ ■ ■■■ ■ ■ — . BASEBALL SOUTHERN LEAGUE AT MEMPHIS- MOBILE 0 MEMPHIS 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE AT PHILADELPHIA— BROOKLYN PHILADELPHIA Ragon, Wagner and Miller; Seaton and Killifer. Emslle. T PITTSBURG— 010100000-2 50000001X-6 Umpires 6 0 8 1 O’Day and BOSTON .*. ...1 00030000-4 9 1 PITTSBURG , 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 X - 7 12 1 James and Whaling; Hendrix and Simon. Umpire#, Brennan and Eason. Other games not scheduled. AMERICAN LEAGUE FIRST GAME. AT NFW YORK— BOSTON 000020002-4 41 NEW YORK 0 00100002-3 53 Leonard, Bedient and Carrlgan; Fisher and Sweeney. Umpires, Evane and Hart. SECOND GAME. BOSTON 001 - . . . NEW YORK 000 -. .. McConnell and Gossett; Wood and Cady. Umpires. Evans and Hart. FIRST GAME. AT WASHINGTON — PHILADELPHIA 320000040-9 15 3 WASHINGTON 100 3 00000-4 11 4 Brown, Bender and Lapp; Mullln, Bochling. Bush, Hughes and Henry, Urn- pires, O’Laughlln and Egan. SECOND GAME. PHILADELPHIA 0 - . . . WASHINGTON 0 - . . Houck and Lapp; Johnson and Ainsworth. Umpires. O’Laughlln and Egan Other games not scheduled. Vice Board Inquires Into Wages of Men CHICAGO, June 2.—The’ Illinois white slave commission this week will concern itself with the wages of men and the cost of living in Chicago. Heretofore the committee has In vestigated women's and girls' wages. Now the committee will determine vhether the average workman's pay •s sufficient to permit him to marry *nd support a family properly. THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia—Generally fair Mon day and Tuesday. Kentucky Swept by Destructive Storm LOUISVILLE. KY.. June 2.—Heavy property damage was reported to-day from over Kentucky, which was swept by a storm yesterday. The $50,000 home of Lawrence Jones, dis tiller and horseman, near Louisville was destroyed by lightning. Lightning struck the city power house in Louisville and put the city street car service out of commission for several hours. BUILDING FALLS KILLS SCORE. SARGOSSA, SPAIN, June 2—A score or more workmen were buried here to-day in the collapse of a build ing that had been struck by light ning. A number of bodies were re covered. — Wilkes and Maynard Taken to Scene of the Crime for ‘Third-Degree' Ordeal. Walter Wilkes and Ernest May nard, the suspects in the Stevens mur der, were taken to the office of Chief Lanford Monday to be questioned in regard to their whereabouts the night the Stevens home was burned to the ground and Mrs. Stevens and her foster daughter were slain and left in the building. Sheriff McCurdy came from DeKalb County and prepared to take the two negroes back to the scene of the crime, to put them through the third degree. Both of the suspects, who were picked up Saturday afternoon on the identification of Wade Stevens, son of the murdered woman, have denied an> knowledge of the crime. If there is any hope of breaking them down, the officers believe it will come when the two men are taken to the burned building in which the charred bodies of the two women were found. Revolver Taken by Son. The detectives' hunt for Mrs. Stev ens' missing diamond ring, gol<J watch and revolver, which were supposed to have been taken by the murderer, came to a sudden halt Monday morn ing when young \yade Stevens ex plained their disappearance. Stevens said that he sold the dia mond ring and the watch in Chatta nooga two years ago, letting the ring go for $10. He said he took the re volver away with him when he went to Chattanooga last Tuesday night, the date of the murder, and solcf it there for 50 cents. Despite the clearing of this phase of the mystery, however, the officers still are of Aie opinion that the mo tive for the crime may have been rob bery. as the murderer may have had an idea that Mrs. Stevens kept a large sum of money in her home. Wilkes' and Maynard were kept in solitary confinement over Sunday. No one w r ent near them to question them It was thought that a day of almost absolute isolation would put them in a frame of mind where they would be the more easily worked upon Monday. After they have been taken to the scene of the murder, it is probable that they will he removed to the De- Kalb County jail in Decatur. Caught in Lies, Says Sheriff. “The prisoners have said that they didn’t have anything to do with the killing of Mrs. Stevens and the girl,’’ said Sheriff McCurdy, “but they al ready have been trapped in several misstatements or lies. “It looks suspicious that they were together wnen captured. They were in a hurry to say that they had just happened to meet a few minutes be fore. Wilkes, when he was first taken, denied for a time that he was seen by young Stevens Tuesday night, as Stevens had claimed, but after ward admitted that this was true. “Young Stevens said that Wilkes asked whether anyone was with Mrs. Stevens, and, finding that Mr. Stevens was in Chattanooga at the (Confed erate reunion, said that he guessed he would go and see if he could get his old job back. This is a circum stance that strengthens our belief in Wilkes’ guilt, although we expect to get much more positive evidence.” SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE MACON— 0 - JACKSONVILLE 0 AT ALBANY— SAVANNAH- 0 1 ALBANY— 0 0 COLUMBUS— 0 0 0 CHARLESTON— 2 0 0 Tf] Miss Alice Ormond Weds in Paris i U; *•* +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ *•+♦ Bride of Theatrical Producer Atlanta Girl Won Fame asWriter City Council Monday afternoon agreed to the proposal of the finance committee to buy the crematory for $260,000 and pay for it this year. The resolutions submitted by the committee were adopted with only one dissenting vote, that of Council man O. H. Hall. The resolutions provided that such appropriations* as may be necessary to pay for the crematory in 1913 be made by the authorization of Council. The proposition, as ratified by the finance committee and the Destructor Com pany, of New York, is that the city buy the plant for $260,000, paying $125,000 of the amount at once and holding back $135,000 until the plant has demonstrated that it will burn garbage for 26 cents a ton and fulfill its other guarantees. Provision is made also that if any of these payments be delayed the De structor Company is to be paid 7 pe cent from the time the payment should have been made. Councilman W. G. Humphrey, who submitted the resolutions to council, said that the city would be saved sev eral thousand dollars by the new con tract. A saving og $16,800 will be made on the face value of the con tract, he said, the old one calling for a price of $276,800, and the new one for a price of $260,000. Mrs. James Campbell, formerly Miss Alice Ormond, of Atlanta. Racing : R.CSU. its AT BELMONT: FIRST—Three-year-olds and up. 7 furlonged: 1'lylng Fairy 105 (Davies). 8, 3. 7-5, won: Palanquin 110 (Butwell), even. 2-5, out; Montressor 07 (Wolfe). 10. 4. S-5. third. Time 1:25 2-5. Also ran: Ringling, Sir John Johnson. Break er Roy, Delirium, Captain Matlock, Bal ly Cliffe. SECOND—Maidens, fillies and geld ings, 2-year-olds. 5 furlongs: liurakan 108 (MeCahey), 5, 2, even, won; Unfurl 108 (Wolfe). 11-5. 4-5, 2-5, second; El- biod 108 (Radtke), 7. 5-2, 7-5. third. Time 1:00 3-5. Also ran: Northerner. Oriolund. The Ghost. Rosa. Black Broom. Brooms Edge. Disparity. Water Lily, Transparency, Oktibbena, Super intendent, Virginia Lass. (Unfurl and Northerner coupled). THIRD—Selling. 3-year-olds. 7 fur longs: Lysander 102 (Wolfe). 5-2. 4-5, out won: Donald MacDonald 105 (But well), 9-10, out, second; Campeon 116 (Hanover). 6. 8-5, out. third Time 1:25 4-5. Also ran: Astute, Tarts. FOURTH Handicap, 3-year-olds a ml up. 1 j h miles Sandhill 95 (McCahev), 7-10. out. won; Guy Fisher 109 (Butwell), 2. out. second; Star Bottle 106 (Han over). 4, out, third. Time 1:51 2-5. (Only three starters). FIFTH—The Grand National Steeple chase hapdleap, about 2% miles: Penob scot 140 (Walker), 7-2, 7-5, 3-5, won; Obear 144 (Henderson). 3, even, 1-2. second: Collgny 152 (Lynch). 10. 4, 2. third. Time 5:33. Also ran Ticket of Dave. L'Navarre. (Tillie D. fell; Pall Mall pulled up). AT LOUISVILLE. FIRST—Five furlongs. Purse $600: Lady Innocence 105 (Buxton), 37.00, 17.10, 7.50, won; lOranata 109 (Peak), 19.40. 7.40. second; Buzz Around 100 (Daniels), 4.20, third. Time 1:02 Also ran: Palm Leaf, Best Be, Emerald Gem. Tom Boy, Big Lumax, Yankee Tree, Flamingo, Marty Lou. SECOND $700. 6 furlongs: Great Britain 113 (Loft us . 2.80, 2.50, 2.20. won; McCorkle 100 (Martin), 3.10, 2 50, sec ond; Flying Tom 102 (McCabe), 2.50, third. Time 1:12 2-6. Also ran: Celesta, Jim McGill and Phyllis Antonltte. THIRD—Purse $600, 5 furlongs: Hring- hurst 109 (McCabe). 5.40. 3.50. 2.80. won, Pebeco 112 (Loftus), 5.80. 3.30. second; lx)st Fortune 109 (Buxton». 3.00. third. Time ;59 4-5. Also ran: Czar Michael, Alador, John Gund. Grapejuice Shower For Secretary Bryan WASHINGTON, June 2.—For more than an hour this morning messen gers were busy storing cases of sub stantial appearance in the “wine cel lar" of the State Department. Following Mr. Bryan’s declaration in favor of grapejuice as a beverage practically every manufacturer of grapejuice in the country sent a case of his product to the Secretary. NEGRO IK AT HELD BY THE POLICE Woman Questioned by Dorsey, Be comes Hysterical; Solicitor Refuses to Tell Whether She Gave Impor tant Information; Alibi for Defense. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION AT TOLEDO— INDIANAPOLIS— 000 -... TOLEDO— 10 1 - . Kaiserllng and Cotter: Collamore and Livingstone. Umpires, Chill and O’Brien. AT ST. PAUL — MINNEAPOLIS— 04000........ ST. PAUL— 32000. . . Magridge. Olmstead and Owens; Gard ner and James. Umpires, Westervelt and Irwin. AT MILWAUKEE— KANSAS CITY— 200 -... MILWAUKEE— 2 0 0.. - . . . Morgan and O’Connor; Cutting and Block. Umpires, Johnstone and Con nelly. AT COLUMBUS— LOUISVILLE— 000010....... COLUMBUS— 001100....... Loudermllk and Sevroid; Cole and Smith. Umpires. Murray and Handlboa. Will Spend Her Honeymoon in South Africa, the Wife of James Campbell. Announcement of the marriage of Miss Alice Ormond, society favorite of Atlanta and a writer of note, to James Campbell, of Paris. France, on May 22 haH come as a great surprise to Atlanta friends of the young bride. Equally as interesting are the plans of the couple for a honeymoon in South Africa and other remote trav els. The marriage has been made known by the bride's mother, Mrs. Florence Root Ormond, who, with her daugh ter, has been spending the last three months in Paris. Mr. Campbell is an American who has lived the past two years in Paris. He is connected there with Archie Selwyn, who owns the production rights to “The Blue Bird” and 'With in the Uw." While at present the young couple are in London, they will leave shortly for South Africa, where Mr. Camp bell will present the Maeterlinck pro duction. A cordial interest will center in this marriage, the bride having lived in Atlanta until a few years ago. when, with her mother, she went to New York to devote her time to literary work, in which, through her maga zine writings, she has made a name for herself. She is a’sister of Mrs. Hinton Hop- kin and of Sidney Ormond, of At lanta. Minoia MeKnight, thn negro cook in the household of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Selig, 6H Georgia Avenue, with whom Leo M. Frank lived, was put through the severest sort of grilling in the office of Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey Monday in an effort to break down Frank’s alibi which tends to show that he was at home about the time James Conley swore the notes found by Mary Pha- gan’s body were written. The negro woman grew histerical and her shrieks and protes tations could be hear dthrough the closed door. She maintained to 1 he end of the two hours of rapid-fire questioning, however, that Frank had arrived had arrived home by 1:30 o’clock the Sat urday afternoon of the crime. She was taken into custody on information said to have been furnished by her husband. She later was taken to the police sta tion to be held under suspicion. The details of her statements to the solicitor and the full miport of the information said to have been disclosed by her husband have been shrouded with the ut most secrecy by Solicitor Dorsey, it is said, however, that she de clared to the last that Frank had arrived home by 1:30 o’clock to her positive knowledge. Her sobs and hysterical cries were heard soon after she entered the of fice of the solicitor. Mr. Dorsey was able to quiet her for a few minutes at a time, when it is supposed he obtain ed her statement of Frank’s where abouts on Saturday, April 26, so far as -she knew. At detective head quarters, the officers were non-com- mital as to the nature or value of the testimony that the engro woman had given. It was on the negro cook that the defense had relied to assist in proving an alibi for Frank when his case comes to trial this month. The woman was in hysterics at po lice headquarters and kept shouting, "I am going to hang but I didn’t do it. I don’t know a thing about it.” Four other persons will be prepared to testify at the trial of Leo M. Frank that he arrived at home for luncheon, at 1:20 o’clock the Saturday after noon that Mary Phagan wa.« killed, which would have been an Impossi bility, the defense will assert. If Frank had directed the disposal of the body and dictated the notes at the time the negro alleges. Testimony before the Coroner's Jury by Frank and others indicated strongly that ho was at home by 1:20 the afternoon of the crime. Con ley in his affidavits declared that he went into Frank’s office at four min utes before 1 o’clock. He said that after a conversation of a few minutes Frank heard voices and shoved Con ley into a closet. Miss Corinthia Harl and Mrs. Emma Clark entered. Con ley was kept a prisoner in the closet, he said, for eight or ten minutes. It was after this, he said, that Frank asked him if he could write. Conley swore in his affidavit that he answered in the affirmative, and that he was directed to write several notes, most of which began: “Dear mother, a long tall black negro did this by hisself.” After this, followed the giving of $2.50 to the negro, according to his story, as well as the giving of the $200 which later was taken back by Frank. All of the Incidents that the negro has detailed. In the minds of many interested in the case, would have kept Frank at the factory coneidera-* bly'after the time that five witnesses will swear he arrived home. Wife and Her Parents to Aid. These witnesses are Mr. and Mr® Emil Selig, Mrs. Frank, the cook iq the Selig household and an acquaint ance of Frank who is said to hava seen him riding home in the street INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE AT MONTREAL— BUFFALO— 0000000...... MONTREAL— 0000000. .-. . . Holmes and Gowdy; Smith and Burns. Umpires, Mullen and Kelly. AT TORONTO— ROCHESTER- 01000002.-. . . TORONTO— 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.-. . . Keefe and Jacklltsch; Brown and Ora ham. Umpires, Finneran and Quigley. AT PROVIDENCE— NEWARK— 002000002-4 PROVIDENCE— 00130001X-5 9 2 9 0 Atchison and Higgins; Lafitte and Kicher. Umpires. Carpenter and Owens. AT BALTIMORE— JERSEY CITY— 3 0 2.... BALTIMORE 0 0 4... Davis and Wells; Shawkey, Dan- forth and Bergen. Umpires, Nallin and Hayes. FORMER ATLANTAN’S GAGY DIES MOBILE, ALA., June 2.—Dorothy Ewing Peper, age five months, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman R. Pe per. tormer residents of Atlanta, died to-day at the family home here. The bod> will be sent to Atlanta to-night for interment. Adding doubt to the negro's affida vit is the testimony of Miss Corinthia Y V