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— i ■ m ONLEY TAKES T The Atlanta Georgian. Read for Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use for Results VOL. XII. NO. 1. ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1913. Copyright. 1906, By The Georgian Co. 2 CENTS, 'more 0 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 ) STORY. nl Pencil I Leo M. 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. k