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The Atlanta Georgian.
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VOL. XII. NO. 1.
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1913.
Copyright. 1906,
By The Georgian Co.
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SHOT FOR
COUNSEL FOR THE STATE OF GEORGIA
THE PROSECUTION OF LEO FRANK
Frank A. Hooper, specially en
gaged for the State.
Assailant of Bodiford Family
Near Cairo Surrenders—Safe
in Albany Jail,
CAIRO, Aug. 4.—Ed LaConte, the
negro who atempted to kill George
Bodiford, his wife and five children
at their home eight miles from Cairo,
Sn Grady County on, Friday night, is
I to-day safe In the Dougherty County
Jail at Albany. He gave himself up
■ Sunday at Whigham and was rushed
I to the Decatur County Jail at Baln-
[ bridge. Later he was spirited to
Albany by Sheriff Emanuel, of De-
S catur County, to prevent mob vio-
I lence. LeConte's wife is in jail here.
I being held as an accessory.
All members of the Bodiford fam-
I ily are still alive and hopes to-day are
M I entertained for their recovery.
Member of Posse Killed.
Hardy Rawls, a member of the
| posse that searched for LeConte, was
mistaken for the negro by Leonard
I Singletary, another posseman, who
I shot and instantly killed him. Stn-
I gletary then ran and was also mis-
[ taken for the fugitive. Another posse-
I man shot him down, but he is not
fl* seriously wounded.
4g.,e<"onte gave no reason for his at-
I tempted assassination of the Bodi-
ford family, nor did he explain why
he surrendered. Posses scoured Grady
and Decatur counties all of Sunday
afternoon searching for Sheriff
Emanuel and LeConte, but he safely
I eluded them and made his way to
* Albany. Sentiment ran high here
f Sunday night and there were threats
ju of the Jail being stormed to get Le-
| Conte's wife. She Is said to have
been in the yard at the Bodiford home
when the negro brained the seven
members of the family with an ax.
She denies this.
Garden Causes Trouble.
LeConte, employed by a turpentine
•m lived near the house to which
odtford had moved a few days ago.
iHe claimed a half interest In the gar
den on Ihe place and visited the gar
den several times for vegetables.
When Bodiford refused him further
s' admittance he became enraged. /The
f attack on the family followed.
The last girl hit, not being ren-
I dered entirely unconscious, begun
screaming and the negro returned to
; the house and choked her into insen
sibility and probably would have
completed the killing of the whole
family, had it not been for the fact
that he saw a light approaching along
the road.
A neighbor named Simms had been
attracted by the screams of the girl.
As he approached the house the ne
gro ran. Simms seeing him by the
ll^ht of his lantern, but not having a
weapon of any kind, was unable to
> v give chase. He immediately gave the
alarm and aid was sent for.
The negro spent the balance of the
night at a negro cabin, the home of
his mother-in-law, and left there
a,bout daylight Saturday. The negro
woman was found washing blood
spots front the shirt-he had worn.
20 Perish in Fire in
Colliery in Scotland
Speoial Cable to The Georgian.
GLASGOW, Aug. 4.—Twenty min
ers are known to be dead, many are
fatally Injured and a number are em
tombed as the result of a terrific fire
which is raging In the Cadder colliery.
All mine ponies nave been suffocat
ed. Desperate attempts to rescue the
entombed miners have been frus
trated.
Paderewski Revels In
Ragtime On Birthday
8peclal Cable to The Georgian.
PARIS. Aug. 4.—Paderewski, who
will again be heard next season in
^America, celebrated his birthday at
)ig Swiss country home, which was
turned into a bower of flowers.
A feature of the celebration was the
performance of ragtime by six famoua
pianists.
E. A. Stephens,
Assistant to
Sclicitor
Hugh Dorsey
who has
borne brunt
of the work.
Dorsey
NEGRO SPRINGS NEV
James Conley, the m
: actory, was called to
: rank, whom he ar.t
10:15 Monday: under
Dorsey began the ree l
The negro wastaket
mobile and was accorr
It was learned for t
would swear that h n
just before Monteen S
tire time the Stover gii
that Frank admitted t
with his fist, and that
to the basement he pr
and dispose of the bee
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hagan, at
; Sclicitor
Royalty Gathers to
See Cowes Regatta
Special Cable to The Georgian.
COWES, ENGLAND, Aug. 4.—
Simultaneously with the opening of
the Cowes regatta to-day announce
ment was made that Sir Thomas Lip-
ton, the famous yachtsman, had do
nated a magnificent silver trophy for
the winner of the hydro-aeroplane
race Wednesday. The trophy is three
feet high and of splendid workman
ship.
King George and Queen Mary, as
well as other royal personages, are
on hand for the events of the great
yachting festival.
American Princess
Has Laundress Rival
LOS ANGELES, CAL., Aug. 4.—U.
S. secret service men are search
ing for Stanislaus Sulkowski, the
young Austrian nobleman, who las!
Monday married Miss Marie Louise
Freese, a society girl, of Los An
geles.
It was asserted by Deputy United
States Attorney W. Robinson that the
Prince Is wanted ; to explain his love
letters to Mrs. Clara Melcher. the
Vienna laundress, now in Los An
geles seeking him.
3 Sunday Schools in
Hot Attendance Race
The First Christian, the Second
Baptist and the First Methodist Sun
day Schools ran a close race Sunday
for first honors in Increased attend
ance. Each more than doubled last
year’s record.
Twenty schools showed an average
gain over last year of 102, which is
the highest gain in several weeks.
The total attendance was 6,714 as
compared with 4,670 last year.
Among the leaders Sunday were the
St. Paul’s Methodist with 558; Cen
tral Presbyterian. 566; First Chris
tian, 573, and Second Baptist 495.
Turks‘Ready to Die’
To Retain Adrianople
Speoisl Cable to The Georgian.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 4.—
Turkey intends to hold Adrianople at
any price. This was made plain to
day by Minister of the Interior Talaat
Tjey, who declared that the entire Ot
toman army would be sacrificed if
necessary to hold the captured city.
Ih a statement Talaat Bey said:
"The Balkan soldiers can only get
Adrianople fronrr .us at an enormous
price of blood foi* the entire army is
ready to die in defense of the city.”
2 Governors to Don
Overalls and Work
On Missouri’s Roads
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 4.—Governor
Hodges, of Kansas, is going to in
vade Missouri during the two-day
road campaign in this State, August
20 and 21. This is how it happened:
Said the Governor of Missouri to
the Governor of Kansas:
"Head the call from Macedonia and
come over and help us.”
‘Til do Just that,” said Govern ir
Hodges, "that is, if you have a pair
of overalls that will fit and will let
me work.”
"Oh, sure,” said Governor Major.
Missouri’s executive already ha?
announced his intention to operate a
tractor. Governor Hodges also will
run a tractor. This will be the first
time a Governor of Kansas ever vis
ited at the Missouri mansion.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Fair Monday and
Tuesday.
County to Give Cook
Books to Newlyweds
CHICAQO, Aug. 4.—County Clerk
Sweitzer to-day presented to the
county board a proposition to present
a cook book with every marriage li
cense issued at his office. The scheme
was primarily for the benefit of new
lyweds, but incidentally it would
make Cook County $10,000 richer ev
ery year.
Advertising men approached Cle^k
Sweltzer with the scheme, offering to
pay him 25 cents for every cook book
presented to newly married couples,
and the advertising men would fur
nish the books.
Cotton Exhibit Rests
In Committee Hands
To determine whether Atlanta is to
have the first and only permanent
cotton and com products exhibition
in the world, the subcommittee ap
pointed ,i*a.tur4ay. with W. M. Hutch
inson atfVirairrti&il, tv Ill fheit* Monday
iii the Cfiajnber of Commerce rooms.
If Atlanta is* to have the exhibi
tion it must be decided this week, as
it Is contemplated that' the Exhibit
shall occupy fan entire floor in the
new ("hambof of Commerce building
f*flChurch$-- ?itton ETAION V NUU
Whole Town ‘Egged;’
Still Holds Its Nose
RENSSELAER. IND., Aug. 4 —This
city awoke with a foul odor attack
ing its nostrils. Hydrogen-sulphide
and carbon bisulphide permeated the
atmosphere downtown.
There was an outdoor band concert
in the public square. A party of
young men, sought by the police now.
indulged in hurling decayed eggs at
the crowd.
The fire department was colled out
to drown the effects of the egg
throwing. The health authorities dis
infected lavishly.
Full-Blooded Indian
Gets Treasury Post
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.—For the
first time in its history the Treasury
Department will have a full-blooded
Indian for a department chief. The
name of Gabe E. Turner, a Choctaw
Indian from Oklahoma, was sent to
the Senate to • be Register of the
Treasury’- Both Senators Gore and
Owen of Oklahoma are agreed upon
him and no opposition will develop.
Turner’s nomination took the place
of that of Adam E. Patterson, a ne
gro.
Dorsey Tries to Prove Frank
Had Chance to Kill Girl
James Conley, the' negro sweeper about whose sensational
statement acousing Leo Frank of the murder of Mary Phagan, the
greatest fight of the trial will be waged, was summoned to court
this morning. All the indications were that he would go on the
stand this morning. The police were notified to bring him to the
courthouse shortly after the trial was resumed.
Determined to make his chain of circumstantial evidence
strong enough to resist the attacks of the defense, Solicitor General
Hugh M. Dorsey Monday proceeded to call witnesses who will give
additional testimony to show that Leo M. Frank had the oppor
tunity to kill Mary Phagan at the time the State declares the crime
was committed.
Street car men were summoned to show that the little girl had
time to arrive at the factory at a time coinciding with the theory
supported by the sensational evidence of Dr. Eoy Harris that she
was slain within forty-five minutes after having eaten her lunch
of cabbage and bread.
It became known that the
State had a number of new wit
nesses whose names were not in
cluded in the list made public to
the defense at the opening of the
trial.
Nervous Sunday, Ha Says.
L. O. Grice, a stenographer in the
offices of the Atlanta and West Point
Railroad, tvas the first witness called.
He said that he saw Frank on Sunday
morning after the murder and Frank
attracted his attention by his undue
nervousne.se.
Grice said he was on the way to
the Terminal Station when he bought
an extra" stating that a murder had
been committed at the National Pen
cil Factory. He said he stopped Dy
the pencil factory and saw eight
men on the Inside of the building.
"Did any of these men attract your
particular attention," asked Solicitor
Dorsey.—A. Two or three of them
did.
Q. Who were they?—A. When I
went In the building Detective Black,
whom I knew, was asking a great
many questions.
Q. Did anybody attract your atten
tion by their nervousness.—A. Not
right then, but later we went down
through the basement and out the
back door. Then I was attracted by
the nervous actions of a small dark
man. I did not know him.
Q. Is this the man?— (pointing to
Frank).—A. Yes.
State May Rest Wednesday.
The second week of the Frank trial
opened Monday morning with the in
dication that the State would not .
conclude with the presentation of It*
case before Tuesday night at the
earliest. In the event that the cross-
examination of Jim Conley required
the time the lawyers for the defense
intimated they would devote to it.
there was a strong possibility that the
prosecution would not rest much be
fore Wednesday afternoon.
Of the witnesses remaining io oe
called by the prosecution when court
was called to order Monday morning,
Jim Conley and his remarkable story
of helping Frank dispose of this bodv
of Mary Phagan were awaited with
the greatest interest by the court
room spectators and the general pub
lic. It wag known that the negro
would make a number of changes It.
his tale of the events of the fatal
Saturday, although keeping intact
the substance of his damning accusa
tion against the young factory super
intendent.
The conclusion of the testimony of
Dr. H. F, Harris was regarded as of
scarcely less importance than the
story of Conley. Dr. Harris was on
the stand Friday and created a gen
uine sensation by declaring that Mary
Phagan could not have lived more
than half or three-quarters of an hour
after she ate her elmple midday meal
and started from home for the Na
tional Pencil Factory. He came to
this determination from the fact that
the cabbage she had eaten for din
ner had undergone scarcely any
change from the digestive Juices when
he examined the contents of her
stomach.
The physician also strengthened the
Deputy Sheriff W. VV. ("Boots”)
Rogers, witness for the State in the
Frank trial, Is taking the Pasteur
treatment at the State Capitol Mon
day after being bitten half a dozen
times on the right ankle by a rabid
dog that pulled him from his motor
cycle at Henderson's crossing, on
Capitol avenue, Sunday night about
11 o'clock.
After a battle of more than fifteen
minutes Rogers finally drove the dog
away, and thougli his right leg was
badly torn and lacerated, rode the
two mllea from the crossing to Grady
Hospital. When he arrived at the
hospital his leg had begun to turn
black and was very painful.
Treated at Grady Hospital.
The Grady Hospital surgeons can.
terlzed the wounds and gave him tem
porary relief. This morning the leg
which the dog had gnawed was still
swollen and painful, and Rogers de
cided to take the Pasteur treatment.
The dog was a big shepherd and
attacked Rogers Just as the officer
was crossing the railroad tracks.
“I noticed the dog running along
the side of the road several minutes
before he bit me," said Rogers Mon
day morning, "but I had no Idea he
was mad. As I passed under the arc
light at the crossing I heard a growl
right behind me, and before I could
turn I felt the fangs of the dog sink
ing Into my right ankle.
Pulled From Motorcycle.
"I tried to kick him off and tried
to get my revolver from Its holster.
My coat was buttoned and before I
could reach my gun the dog had
pulled me from my motorcycle. As
I fell to the ground the dog let go of
my leg and leaped at my throat, and
1 struck him In the muzzle with nry
fist Just In time to save myself.
"Before I could get up the dog had
grabbed my leg again, and we rolled
In the dirt for several moments, the
dog trying to get at my throat. At
length I regained my feet, with the
dog hanging on to my leg and biting
and gnawing. The froth streamed
from his mouth and ran down my
leg. 1 grabbed the brute by the throat
with my hands, but could not shake
him loose.
Too Weak to Kill Animal.
"Then I began kicking at him with
my other foot, all the time trying to
get my gun. The revolver had
caught on my coat and I could not
draw it. After about fifteen minutes
of the hardest work I ever did in my
life I managed to kick the dog loose
from my leg, and he ran. 1 was so
weak after the fight that I couldn't
draw my gun and failed to get a shot
at the brute.”
Rogers was forced to lie In the
road several minutes before he had
strength enough to drag himself to
his motorcycle. He finally reached
his machine and started the motor,
and then with blood streaming from
his wounds rode to Grady Hospital.
He was barely able to drag himself
into the office when he got there.
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