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ATLANTA, GA., / WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1913.
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Dorsey Promises New Testimony Against Frank
'Mystery in Slaying of Girl Typist
in Downtown Office Grows.
All Clews Fail.
DALLAS, TEXAS, July 30.—After
hours of the most thorough investi
gation the police of Dallas to-day ad
mitted that they were no nearer a so
lution of the city’s worst murder
mystery than they were when the
body of Florence Brown was found
in the office where she was employed.
A pearl button, evidently from a
man’s shirt, found lying in a pool of
blood was the only tangible clew in
the possession of the police. Wax im
pressions of the finger marks in the
girl’s flesh were taken. The detec
tives on the case have gone over the
scene of the crime k dozen times and
have compiled a complete history of
the young stenographer’s life without
result.
Left Her Home in Auto.
Miss Brown left her home at 8
o’clock Monday morning. S. B.
Cuthbertson, an employee of the real
estate firm emplo^Tng her, called for
her in his automobile. Leaving Miss
Brown at the office, Cuthbertson went
on to the courthouse, where he spent
less than 35 minutes transacting
business. When he returned to the
office, Miss Brown was not at her
desk, but the other employees of the
firm had not noticed her absence.
G. W r . Sw'or, manager of the rental
department, entered the lavatory and
came upon the girl’s body lying in a
pool of blood. She had been dead
only a short time, and there were evi
dences of a desperate fight waged by
the girl against her slayer.
Rings Torn From Fingers.
Blood was on the wall and the
girl’s throat was cut. Marks on her
left arm showed where strong teeth
had met in the flesh. Two rings were
torn from her fingers. A blood-cov
ered hammer was found. The sharp
Instrument that cut her throat w 7 as
not found. The murderer apparently
left the office in haste, although he
stopped to wash his hands of the
girl’s blood.
Search began to-day for a woman
suspect. The police said the scratches
and teeth marks on the girl’s arm
were not made by a man. but that
they were the marks made by a wom
an fighting.
The last of the 25 white men taken
into custody as suspects were released
to-day.
A new development disclosed by to
day’s investigation related Miss
Brown’s activity in unearthing crook
edness in the management of part of
the real estate firm’s business during
the absence of Miss Brown’s uncle, a
member of the firm.
6th District Masons
In Session at Macon
MACON, July 30.—More than 150
Masons from the Sixth district are
in annual meeting in Macon to-day.
The sessions are presided over by
J. T. Davidson.
This morning addresses were made
by A. W. Lane, of Macon; T. J.
Brown, Judge R. T. Daniels, of Grif
fin, and Grand Master Robeijt L.
Colding, of Savannah. The visitors
were complimented with a barbecue
at noon at the Idle Hour Club. To
night there will be degree exempli
fications in the lodgerooms of Ma
con lodge.
Dreams of Baseball;
Chases Fly in Sleep
DALTON, July 30.—Dreaming of
baseball Claude Prentiss. 12-year-old
son of O. G. Prentiss, local agent for
the Southern Railway, thought he wag
chasing a fly in the outfield and ran
out of an upstairs window of a bed
room at his home and struck the
brick pavement below.
The little fellow got up, dazed by
the shock of the fall, but only slight
ly bruised.
‘Uncle Joe’ Thrown
Into Lake by Auto;
Never Loses Cigar
DANVILLE, ILL.. July 30—The
only reason that “Uncle Joe” Cannon
is alive to-day was the shallowness of
the small lake in Spring Hill ceme
tery. The former Speaker and his
daughter narrowly escaped drowning
when their automobile went over a
fifteen-foot embankment and alighted
right side up in five feet of water.
“Unrde Joe’s’’ teeth clung to the thin,
black cigar.
“I thought we started for a spin,
not a swim,” he said gruffly.
Mrs. Ernest Leseure, his daughter,
who was about to faint from fright,
laughed. They climbed out of the
machine and waded- ashore. “Uncle
Joe” rode home in a grocery delivery
wagon.
Dream Tango and.
Horse Trot Make
Others Look Slow
NEW YORK. July 30.—Two new
dances, the dream tango and the horse
trot, soon will make their appearance.
Uriel Davis, dancing master to the
“four hundred,” who arrived from
Europe to-day. says the new dances
will make the tango, the turkey trot,
bunny hug, banana peel glide and the
others look like an old straw 7 bonnet.
He is going to teach the summer
colony at Newport the new 7 ways to
glide. The horse trot, he said, is a
modified turkey trot, the dancers flit
ting over the waxed surface like
prancing steeds, instead of wobbling
all over the floor.
He declined to tell what his new
tango is like.
$900 Clerk Twits
Mr, Bryan in Verse
WASHINGTON, July 30— R. E.
Norfleet, Jr., a clerk in the Depart
ment of Justice, has written a poem
which was made public to-day, in
which he twits Secretary Bryan for
complaining that he cannot live on
$12,000 a year. The last stanza fol
lows:
All things are out of proportion.
To us all a yard is a yard;*
If the Burden falls heavy on Bryan
On us it is equally hard.
And thus we word our petition,
And hope that relief may. be near!
For if Bryan can’t live on a thousand
a month
We can’t on nine hundred a year.
16-Year-01d Boy On
Trial for Slaying
GAINESVILLE, GA, July 30.—Bar
tow Cantrell, 16 years old, to-day is
being tried for the murder of Arthur
Hawkins on May 27. He first decided
to plead guilty and said his brother,
Jim Cantrell, hired him t<? kill Haw
kins. Jim Cantrell has been found
guilty of murder without recommen
dation.
Mrs. Silva Hawkins, wife of the
murdered man, has not yet been tried.
Jim Cantrell is likely to be the first
white man to be hanged in Hall
County.
Former Official of
Walton County Dead
MONROE, July 30.—Judge T. C.
Arnold, former Ordinary and Sheriff
of Walton County and Chief of Police
of Monroe, is dead. He was 44 year©
of age. He is survived by his wife,
formerly Miss Mattie Ga 11away. Mr.
Arnold had been declining in health
for some weeks, but was critically ill
but a short time, the immediate cause
of his death being congestion of the
brain.
The funeral and burial took place
this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock in this
city.
Mumps Conquered
Through Inoculation
Special Cable to The Georgian.
PARIS. July 30.—Inoculation of
children against the mumps is now
possible, according to an announce
ment of Drs. Nicole, Conceil and Roux,
who have been experimenting with
the microbe.
They inoculated monkeys and made
them immune.
SLAUGHTER
Uncensored Report of Tribe's Ex
termination by U. S. Troops
Reveals Alleged Massacre.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 30.—The
story of the killing of 2,000 Moros in
the Philippine Islands by General
Pershing’s soldiers was related here
to-day by John McLean, a civilian
employee of the United States army,
quartermaster’s department, who ar
rived from Manila on the steamer
Persia.
He said 196 women and 340 chil
dren were killed in one day’s fight
ing.
When the Moros saw the battle w 7 as
lost to the American troops, they held
their women and children In front of
them as shields, and the fire from the
rifles and machine guns of the troops
mowed them down by scores.
News of Battle Censored.
“The news of the fighting was
strictly censored at Manila,” said Mc
Lean. “The American and Philippine
officers only allowed the (post mea-_
ger reports to leak out of Tolo while
the treacherous Moro bandits were
bei'.ig exterminated.
“Three correspondents who man
aged to reach the seat of war were ar-
lested on orders of General Pershing,
And when I left the Islands they were
in danger of being imprisoned for at
tempting to violate the censorship.
Every Moro Slain.
“At the battle of Bagsak the scenes
after the fighting were horrible. Ai
the American troops rushed up the
side of the mountain to the edge of
the crater, the Moros seized women
and children, many mere infants, and
held them up to snield themselves.
Hundreds of them were literally shot
to pieces.
“It w'cLs believed that every Moro
that took part in that battle was kill
ed. By General Pershing’s order, all
of the bodies were burned.”
Negress Accused of
Plot on Employers
GREENSBORO, July 30.—Lucindy
Park, a negress, w 7 ill De tried at the
present term of Greene Superior Gourt
for attempting to poison the family
of B. P. Kimbrough, a prominent
farmer and dairyman, residing about
two miles from Greensboro.
The woman, it is alleged, placed
several poisonous drugs In the food
prepared for the Kimbrough family,
but it was detected before being
eaten. It is waid she put strychnine
in a jar of jelly and the poison turned
the color of the Jelly, causing a mem
ber of the family to suspect some
thing w r rong.
Japs Offer Advice
To Chinese Rebels
Special Cable to The Georgian.
PEKIN, July 30.—The Government
Is taking active measures ‘o suppress
the recessionary movement in the
southern states. Twenty thousand
northern troops were to-day dis
patched from Hsu-Chow 7 -Fu for Chin-
Kiang. 45 miles northeast of Nankin.
The rebels are being reinforced
dally, although some of the southern
states still remain loyal. It is re
ported here that Japanese officers are
offering military advice to the rebels.
Quarrels With Wife
And Is Later Killed
ROCHESTER*, N. Y„ July 30.—K.
Sankpeal vice president of a lumber
company, quarreled with his wife last
night, left the house in anger, and a
few hours later an automobile in
which he and Miss Martha Hartlebln.
of Rochester, were riding, was struck
by a train a few miles from the city.
Both were killed.
Hrs. Sankpeal was awake awaiting
her husband's return when she was
notified of his death.
FRANK TRIAL BATTLE WAGED
AROUND PHAGAN DEATH NOTES
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Here is a facsimile of one of the notes found beside the body of Mary Phagan and intro
duced in the trial of Leo M. Frank. The defense met with little success in its effort to make Newt
Lee admit that he had a part in the writing of this note. Sergeant Dobbs, however, .testified
that when the officers deciphering the note came to the word “night.” Lee said; “That means
me.’’ “Night witch’’ has been interpreted to mean “night watchman.” The real battle over
the notes will come when -Tim Conley, who admits writing them, is put on the stand.
F
Senate Committee Decides to
Recommend Bill—Commission
Head Praises It.
Chairman R. E. Davison, of the
State Prison Commission, appeared
before the Senate Penitentiary Com
mittee Wednesday and announced
that the board Is In favor of the in
determinate sentence bill.
After hearing from Mr. Davison the
committee voted unanimously to re
port the measure favorably to the
Senate. It has been reported favor
ably in the House. It Is expected to
receive no opposition.
The bill provides that Instead of
sentencing a prisoner for a fixed term
of years, the Judge shall sentence
him, for burglary say, for not less
than ten years and not more than
twenty years; or for not less than
five and not more than ten, as the
case might be. It is then up to the
convict’s own behavior as to whether
he gets out under the minimum sen
tence or has to serve the full term.
Chairman Davison said: fe
“The Prison Commission Is hearti
ly in favor of the Indeterminate sen
tence. We have had practical ex
perience of the operation of such a
law In the Boys’ Reformatory, and
it has w 7 orked well. W’e have found
that it makes better boys. It gives
them the incentive to w 7 ork for their
release, and yet we are enabled to
keep an eye on them and keep thm
under our supervision after they have
been paroled. They know that their
only chance to get out before serving
their full term Is to make good in
deportment.
“If the convicts are given Inde
terminate sentences I .believe the
same condition will prevail. Instead
of increasing their evil tendencies
and making them as sneaking and
Idle as they dare to be they will have
an Incentive to behave themselves
and do good, steady work. They will
be given the pow^ 7 to redeem them
selves. W’e have discussed the meas
ure thoroughly, and we are satisfied
that with safeguards thrown around
It as they are, it is a good and prac
tical one.”
The measure Is framed to exclude
from the indeterminate sentence per
sons who have been convicted of two
former offenses, also persons sen
tenced to life imprisonment, or per
sons sentenced for treason, arson,
criminal assault or attempted crim
inal assault.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Local thundershow
ers Wednesday and Thursday.
Divorce Refused by
Greene County Jury
GREENSBORO, July 30.—W. L
Branch, a prominent citizen of Bish
op, Oconee County, was refused a
divorce in his suit against l\i$..wife,
Mrs. Ethel Branch, of Woodville,
Greene County, by a jury 7 in Greene
Superior Court.
Mrs. Branch received a verdict for
alimony in Oconee County, and
Branch then instituted divorce pro
ceedings in Greene County. Mrs.
Branch alleged that her husband
treated her cruelly and often drank.
Branch alleged that his- wife willfully
deserted him.
Conference Thursday
On Macon Depot Issue
MACON, July 30.—A delegation
from Macon will confer with the
Georgia Railroad Commission and
officials of the Central of Georgia
Railroad in Atlanta Thursday in re
gard to the proposition that the
claims for damages arising from the
closing of Cherry street, where the
new passenger depot wll be built,
shall be settled by arbitration.
All but one of the property own
ers have agreed to arbitration and
the proposition is now up to the
Central of Georgia and the Railroad
Commission.
Negro Lad Catches
Two 9-Foot Sharks
CHARLESTON. July 30.—‘T got
one!” exclaimed Son Brown, a negro
boy fishing for sharks off the Charles
ton waterfront, and he had a hard
time to keep from being dragged Into
the Cooper River by the fish that
his mullet-baited hook had caught.
Sixteen men helped him pull the vic
tim in. It xvas a man-eating shark.
9 feet 4 inches long, weighing 500
pounds.
A half hour later the boy caught
another, only two inches shorter.
These two sharks are the largest
caught here this season.
Senator Would Have U, S. De
posits Taken From Institutions
“Intimidating Congress.”
WASHINGTON, July 30.—Senator
Lewis introduced a resolution in the
Senate to-day authorizing Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo (p withdraw
Government deposits from all banks
which he believes are in a conspiracy
to “intimidate Congress and terrorize
the citizens of the United States
through inciting fear of a panic” and
“which have falsely depressed securi
ties of the United States and discred
ited the bonds of the United States
Government.”
The Secretary is further author
ized to suspend all the privileges en
joyed by said banks and to withdraw
their charter.
Birmingham Man Is
Newest Price ‘Heir
Millionaire Is Buried
In Big Cement Block
DES MOINES, July 30—A coffin
containing the body of Oliver H. Per
kins, millionaire, who died recently,
has been placed in the heart of a
block of cement 10 feet deep by 10
feet square in Woodlawn Cemetery.
An excavation 10 feet deep by 10
feet square was made. Cement was
poured in to a depth of 3 feet, upon
which was placed a steel casket. Then
the pouring of cement was resumed
until the grave was filled.
Knife Makes Little
Town Appendixless
MOUNT PLEASANT. N. H.. July
30.—Colebrook. near here, has gained
the name of the “appendixless town.'
More than 200 of the 2.000 inhabi
tants have undergone operations for
appendicitis.
BALTIMORE, MD, July 30.—A real
live Price claimant blew into Balti
more to-day in the person of F. G.
Alexander, a stock broker from Bir
mingham, Ala.
According to his statement, the
Price heirs are entitled to nearly all of
the upper end of the eastern shore,
as well as to a large portion of Bal
timore city and county.
"I am the owner of the original
sheepskin parchment on which these
grants of land were made to Andrew
and Thomas Price by Lord Balti
more," said Alexander.
Evelyn Just Hates
The Name of Thaw
NEW YORK, July 30.—Evelyn
Nesblt Thaw, or, as she insists on
being called, Evelyn Nesbit, returned
to America to-day on the liner Olym
pic to fill a theatrical engagement.
“If the manager of my production
in New York insists on billing me as
Evelyn Nesblt Thaw,” she said, “I
shall positively refuse to appear in
his company. I am done with the
Thaw family for good. It is not right
to make it appear that I am trying to
parade the name of Thaw 7 . I am pos
itively Evelyn Nesblt."
FACES NEW CHARGES.
SAVANNAH.—Sentenced to a year's
imprisonment last October. W. O.
Brown, former manager of the peed
and fertilizer department of the
Southern Cotton Oil Company, has
appeared in the Chatham Superior
Court to answer additional charges of
embezzlement and larceny after trust.
state ins buk
t JIN BY
S’ STORY
Sensational testimony by J. M. Gantt, discharged pencil fac
tory employee, was promised Wednesday by Solicitor Dorsey and
Frank A. Hooper, who is assisting him. They admitted that Gantt
had testimony that had never before been published, and would
be one of the State’s most material and direct witnesses.
The defense has heard that Gantt Will testify he saw Frank
and Conley together on the day of the crime. Gantt was expected
to follow Grace Hicks on the stand.
The State added another link in the chain of circumstantial
evidence it is seeking to forge about Leo M. Frank by calling W.
W. (Boots) Rogers to the stand Wednesday.
Rogers is the former county officer in whoso automobile the
policemen went to the National Pencil Factory Sunday morning
after Newt Lee, factory nightwatchman, had called up the police
station.
Rogers was on the stand two
hours, but in this time he failed
to give any material evidence
that had not already been pre
sented to the Coroner’s Jury.
As in the testimony of Sergeant
L. S. Dobbs, another of the persons
who visited the factory the morning
after the crime, it was the purpose of
Solicitor Dorsey to emphasize the cir
cumstances which he later proposes
to construe as hi#ily significant of
Frank’s guilt.
Frank Laughs for First Time.
During the testimony of Rogers,
Frank laughed heartily for the first
time since the trial began—In fact, U
was the first display of any emotion
that the defendant has made. ,
Rogers, was telling of his visit to
the Frank residence at No. 68 East
Georgia avenue when the incident oc
curred w'hich aroused Frank’s laugh
ter.
The ex-county officer said that De
tective Black had suggested that »
drink of wni»ky would do Frank good.
Rogers cald that Mrs. Frank had said
that her father. Mr. Selig, had suf
fered an ai tack of acute indigestion
and that there w 7 a« no whisky left In
the house.
"He had had an attack of acute in
digestion and drank up all the liquor,”
repeated Attorney Rosser, humorous
ly. “Well, I have those attacks occa
sionally myself.”
Defense Hints Attack Theory.
Miss Grace Hicks, of No. 100 Mc
Donough road, followed Rogers on the
stand, and Solicitor Dorsey, after hav
ing her tell of identifying Mary Pha-
gan the morning after the murder,
started at once on a line of question
ing that indicated his theory that
Mary Phagan was first attacked in or
near the women’s toilet on the second
floor of the factory.
Attorney Rosser, on cross-examina
tion, brought out that Frank seldom
spoke to the girls and that she did not
know that he was familiar with them.
The most important points in the
testimony of "Boots” Rogers in the
re-direct examination were:
That he heard Detective Starnes
make no mention of wbat had hap
pened at the factory when Starnes
called Frank Sunday morning.
That Frank, although the interval
between calling him and the arrival
of Rogers’ car at Frank’s home was
only five or six minutes, was dressed
for the street, except for collar, tie,
coat and hat.
Says Frank Was Nervous.
That Frank's shirt had the appear
ance of being freshly laundered.
That Frank appeared nervous and
asked of Detective John Black if any
thing had hJ^pened at the factory,
and if the nightwatchman had re
ported anything to the police.
That Frank’s words were jumpy;
that he continuously was rubbing his
hands, and that he moved about
nervously.
That te defendant, when he was
| taken io the undertaking room, avoid
ed going into the room where the
Phagan girl’s body lay, and that he
never looked into the face of the girl
whom the State charges was his vic
tim.
That Frank still was nervous whea
taken to the factory. That he wit
nessed Frank take the tape from tn©
time clock and heard him remark that
the punches were correct. That he
(Rogers), while Frank was in the of
fice after a blank tape, examined the
tape taken from the clock and saw
that none of the punches had been
missed.
Mlncey, the star witness for the
defense, was not in the witness room
Wedne.«day, nor was he there Tues
day. The prosecution openly stated
it did not expect Mincey to be intro
duced as a witness. Attorney Arnold
would not discuss Mincey’s absence,
but declared that he would be on hand
at the proper time.
Factory Diagram Changed.
Court opened Wednesday with a
discussion of the admissibility of the
diagram of the pencil factory drawm
by Bert Green, a Georgian staff
artist. The key to the diagram and
all objectionable wording had been
removed.
Attorney Arnold still obja^ted to
the lines which he claimed outlined
the theory of the prosecution.
“You don’t have to label a horse
to see it is a horse,” he said.
Solicitor Dorsey cited legal au-«
thority which he claimed entitled
him to present the diagram as evi
dence. Attorney Arnold said:
“Those dotted lines have nothing
to do with the building proper at
all. It undertakes to show some
thing that the building Itself
wouldn’t show.”
Revised Chart Admitted.
% When Solicitor Dorsey started to
continue his argument Judge Roan
interrupted and said:
“Do you mean for the dotted lines
to show the theory of the prosecu
tion?” .
“Yes," answered Dorsey.
“But,” continued the judge, “it is
w 7 ith the Jury as to whether you
prove this to be the correct theory or
not.”
"Yes,” said Dorsey.
“On those grounds then I admit It
as evidence,” said Judge Roan.
W. W. Rogers, the county police
man, who was one of the first to
visit the scene of the crime, was the
first witness of the day called.
Rogers on the Stand.
The Jury was brought in after the
picture was admitted.
The men filed into their seats,
showing /for the first time some
signs of the long hours of confine
ment.
"Call W. W. Rogers to the stand.”
said Solicitor Dorsey, announcing
his first witness.
The young man who took th e po
lice to the scene of the crime early
that Sunday morning was sworn.
Q. Where were you Saturday
night, April 26?—A. At the station
house.
(j. Where were you at about 3