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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
TRANK DEFENSE OPENS WITH ATTACK ON DR. HARRIS' EVIDENCE
Dalton Corroborates Jim Conley’s Story of Women Calliny at Pencil Factory
OPINIONS AS TO TIME OF rTRIAL EXPERTS CONFLICT (SENATEREFUSES
IS
DO. CHILDS' TESTIMONY
1
Continued From Pan© 2.
We don't want to argue it We ju t
want to he recorded an objecting
Judge Roan permitted all of the
samples to go in.
Solicitor Dorsey asked for the hank
hook and the cash hook of the Na-
tional Pencil Company. They had
rot been secured
Dorsey—We will rest our case, any
way.
The State rested its case exactly at
12 o’clock.
Dr. L W. Childs, a prominent young
surgeon of Atlanta, was the first wit
ness called by the defense
Attorney Arnold questioned Dr.
Childs
Q. What is your occupation?—A.
Surgery and general medicine.
Q. Where did you graduate? A.
University of Michigan in 1906.
Q. Where did you practice? A. I
was first assistant at the Michigan
University Hospital.
Q. How long have you been in At
lanta? A. About five years.
Q. A body is found at 3 o’clock in
the morning It is not embalmed 11n
til 10 o’clock that morning. It is dug
up nine days later and a cut is found
in hack of the head. There is only a
drop of blood found on the skull
There was no pressure on the brain.
Could a physician have said whether
that blow produced unconsciousness?
A. He might hazard a guess He
could not tell.
Calls Opinion Mere Guess.
Q. The presence of a drop of blood
would have had nothing to do with it?
A. Absolutely nothing. There was no
pressure, you said.
Q. No pressure at. all. A. Then Its
effect was negligible.
Q. Now is there any way for a doc
tor telling definitely whether or not
that blow caused unconsciousness?
A. I should say it would be a guess.
Q. Is it possible to tell whether a
wound or cut such as I have described
with the appearance of Mood was in
flicted before or after death? A. If
it was inflicted in from one to three
hours after death it would have the
appearance of having been inflicted
just before death.
Q. Would you say that such a
wound as 1 have described could have
been inflicted one hour after death?
A. It would practically be a guess to
say so.
Q. Would the fact that this body
had been embalmed and buried for
nine days add to the dlfflculties of
making an examination or not T A.
It would greatly add to the difficul
ties.
Q. Have you ever heard of a case
on record when an opinion on uncon
sciousness and the length of tim«- the
person was unconscious before death
was placed on what data we have?
A Absolutely no
Blows Often Cause Death.
Q. Have you heard of cases of blows
on the head causing death without
fracturing the skull? A. Yes. 1 have
seen several cases of sandbagging
where the person would die of con
cussion of the brain and there would
only be a slight swelling where the
blow had been struck.
Q. Then there is absolutely no way
of telling the exact result of a blow
on the head after a post-mortem held
nine days after interment? A. No.
Q. What class of food does cab
bage Come in?—A. Carbohydrates
Q. Are they considered hard to di
gest?—a As such they are not. but
in cabbage the carbohydrate is mix
ed wdth cellulose, a woody fiber on
which the digestive juices have prac
tically no efTect. therefore, it is very
hard.
"Better Be Safe
Than Sorry"
It is far better to give
the Stomach, Liver and
Bowels Rome help at the
begrinninp than to keep
putting it off until sick-
ness overtakes you. Be
wise, and keep
HOSTETTER’S
STOMACH BITTERS
j handy and take it prompt-
j ly. It helps overcome all
! Stomach. Liver and Bowel
| Ills, also prevents Malaria,
Fever and Ague.
Q I,ook at thiR sample (Arnold
showed tho witness the cabbage taken
from Mary Phagan’s stomach). Was
that well masticated? A. Not very
well.
Q. Isn’t it a fact that cooked cab
bage is harder to digest than raw
cabbage? A. Yes. raw cabbage Is
the easiest of all forms of cabbage to
digest.
Cabbage in Digestive State.
Q. What part does the saliva play?
A lt acts on the carbohydrates.
Q. What part of the cabbage is the
carbohydrates? A. Seven or eight per
cent. 4
Q. So saliva only affects that part
of the cabbage?—A. Yes.
Q. Does the stomach do anything
about digesting cabbage?—A. The
muscular effect the churning might
break it up to some extent.
Q. So the Juices of the stomach in
stead of digesting cabbage merely re
tard it?- A Yes.
Q Then where is cabbage really di
gested? A. In the small intestines
Q. How long would it take boiled
cabbage to pass out of the stomach?
A About four and one-half hours.
Q. Then when it goes out of the
stomach it is really undigested, is it
not?—A. Yes. It may pass out of the
body entirely in the undigested form
Digestion Easily Retarded.
Q. Are there not a great manv
things that retard digestion?—A. Yes.
the psychic causes fright, anger and
sudden mental excitement—material
ly retard it.
Q. Would walking retard it?—A.
Yes, if tiie walking was immediate 1 ./
after the meal, digestion would be re
tarded. These other causes might
totally stop digestion.
Q. Isn’t it a fact that you might
fl n <1 substances in a stomach that
had laid there quite a while and
practically tu> digestive action had
begun? A. Yes. if the psychic in
fluence had taken place.
Q. Don’t stomachs differ as much
as minds?—A. Yes. To understand
a stomach you must study it as an
individual.
Mr. Arnold held up a sample of
cabbage taken from the Phagun
girl’s stomach.
Q. Would you hazard a guess th.'t
this cabbage had only been In a stom
ach one half hour before death —? V
I would not.
Q. Why? A. For the reasons I have
stated The cause of the psychic in
fluences— 1 know not of—that might
have been brought to bear and be-
- a use of the varying effects of stom
achs on such a substance
Denies Accurate Opinions
Q. Do you think a doctor could
give an accurate scientific opinion by
making such a statement? A. T do
not.
Q. How long would you say it was
possible for cabbage like this to stay
in the stomach .’ A. I have seen cab
bage less digested than that which
had been in the stomach for twelve
hours.
Q When the process of digestion
begins, it begins very slowly, doesn t
It?—A. Yes. it is really indeterminate.
It has not advanced very far when
the food goes to the stomach.
Q. How long would it take wheat
bread?—A. I would say about two
and one-half hours
Q. Then solids like cabbage and
wheat bread would he at least two
and one-half hours passing out of
the stomach, would they not?—A
Yes.
At this point court was adjourned
until 2 o’clock.
TRIAL EXPERTS CONFLICT
ON TIME OF GIRL’S DEA TH
Horn is a sample of the testimony of Dr. Harris, for the Stale, priven Wednesday afternoon,
and conflicting evidence piven for th edefense by Dr. Child s on Thursday:
Dr. Harris said:
“I want to state that the amount of secretive juice in this stomach was considers
bly less than would have collected in an hour. The hydrochloride acid had not been in
long enough to become free, The amount of confined hydroclordic was 32 degrees. In
a normal stomach, the amount would have been 55 or 60 degrees. It was just about
the amount one would have supposed to have collected in half an hour or 35 to 40 min
utes. I can say with absolute certainty that she was unconscious within 30 or 40 min
utes after she ate the cabbage.”
Shortly after the defense opened Mr. Arnold held up a sample of cabbage taken from the
Phagan girl’s stomaeh.
Q. Would you hazard a guess that this cabbage had only been in a stomach one-
half hour before death?—A. I would not.
Q. Why?—A. For the reasons I have stated. The cause of the psychic influences I
know not of that might have been brought to bear and because of the varying effects of
stomachs on such a substance.
Q. Do you think a doctor could give an accurate scientific opinion by making such a
statement?—A. I do not.
CLARK ATTACKS
S
PDLIClf
Light Money Causes
Reduction of Fines
EUFAULA, Aug. 7.—The tight
money market is providing a boon to
offenders In the city police court. In
night cases this morning Mayor Mer-
cey cut the fines as previously a.s-
sensed practically in half.
"Money is too scarce just now to
place fines at the same figures as
during the winter,” said the Mayor
as he cut them down as low as $2.’0.
Judge Cooper, Noted
In Alabama, Dies
ANNISTON, ALA.. Aug 7 —W H
Cooper. Probate Judge of Calhoun Coun
ty. died in a Birmingham hospital
Thursday morning, following an opera
tion for cancer of the stomach The
body will be brought back here for bur-
! ial
Judge Cooper’s ancestors came over in
' the Phoenix with Oglethorpe and the
family has long been active in affairs In
Alabama ami Georgia Both Judge
j Ooopor and his father were members
I of the Alabama Legislature.
Governor O’Neal will appoint Judge
| Cooper’s successor He was elected last
year over J J Arnold, who was ap-
i pointed while a member of the Legis
lature by the Governor to succeed E
F. Crook, who resigned on account of
illness.
FALLS 3 STORIES IN SLEEP.
CHARLESTON. Aug 7 Neal
Rowe, a plumber dreamed that his
wife asked him to get her a drink
of water. He seized a convenient
jar and walked out of a third story
I window, falling to the yard below.
His head was injured, but otherwise
j he was unhurt
! Senate Hears Administration Se
verely Criticised for Mexi
can Situation.
WASHINGTON. Au*\ 7.—Hot de
hate on the attitude of the Wilson Ad
ministration toward Mexico broke
out In the Senate to-day when Sena
tor Clarke, of Wyoming, called up his
resolution directing the Committee on
Foreign Relations to Inveatlgate the
condition of Americans in Mexico and
report definite facts to the Senate.
Senator Bacon asked that the reso
lution he referred to the Foreign Re
lations Committee. "I can not, In
view of present conditions, consent,”
said Senator Clarke. "The Senate
has been trying fur years to get In
formation. The people want to know
something definite. For months past
we h<ve had a standing army of
from 15,000 to 20.000 men on the bor
der as evidence of disturbed condi
tions, yet neither the present nor the
past Administration has given us In
formation Our only information
comes through newspapers or from
friends In Mexico, Every Senator
here has received telegrams or letters
from friends In Mexico.
"The Administration has a policy,
probably, but we do not know wha’
it Is. The President has sent his third
confidential agent to Mexico, bflt the
Senate has no Information whatever.
The Senate ought to Investigate on its
own initiative Just as bther depart
ments have investigated. Why
shouldn't we have Information and
why not have had It long ago? If we
had had it there are-American citi
zens who would he alive to-day, and
there are hundreds of thousands of
dollars' worth of American property
which would not have been destroyed.
No question Is more Important before
the Fnlted States to day than the con
dltlon of Its citizens abroad. No man
is now so poor as he who owes al
legiance to America. We have had
the humiliating report that our citi
zens abroad have appealed to other
Ambassadors for protection.”
Senator Bacon declared that the
Ic'larke tesolution should go to the
Committee on Foreign Relations be-
j fore the Senate acted on it.
”1 don't wish to go into the Mexican
| situation at this time," said Senator
! Bacon "It would not be to the best
j Interests of the country. Time will
come when we must go Into condi
tions In Mexico, hut this Mexican
question will not be settled In a day
or In a week or in a much longer
time, and Senators will have an op
portunity later to express themselves.
We stand In the face of an unspeak
able danger. We desire peace In Mex
ico and an orderly government set up
there, and Americans safeguarded.
There are two ways in which this may
be brought about, if we are to take a
hand in it. One way Is to attempt,
through peaceful measures, to bring
about an orderly government, and the
other way by the strong arm. Who
will say that the latter way should
not be the very last to be resorted to
by the United States?
"The present purpose of the Ad
ministration Is to endeavor to bring
about the best results through peace
ful measures."
RACIN GENTRIES.
AT FORT ERIE.
FIRST Two-vear-old maidens, purse
$600, 6 furlongs: Behest 100. Peacock
109. Best Bet 100. Moonstone 109. Amaze
ment 103. Tavoni 109, Mockery 105. Pa
tience 109, Prosperous Son 112. Fathom
112. Bolala 112. Just II 112. Also eli
gible Net make 112, Woodrow 103,
Grand ess 109. Gape Nome 105.
SECOND—Grand Canadian steeple
chase, purse $1,500, four-year-olds and
up. full course: Julia Armour 140,
Luckola 142, Guncotton 152
THIRD—Three-year-olds and up,
foaled in Canada, purse $600, 6 furlongs:
Marcovil 98. Rustling 103. Sarella 107.
Capersauce 108, Uocksprlng 115, Have-
rock 114.
FOURTH -Three-year-olds and up.
purse $500. 6 furlongs: The Widow
Moon 102, Three Links 104. Cowl 102.
Sir Blaise 107. UprlghW404. Helen Bar
bee 112. l/e<*chares 115
FIFTH Three-year-olds, purse $500.
Helling, mile and 70 yards: xChllton
King 100, Tampinea 103. xMarie T. 102.
Gordie F 104. Grosvenor 102. Ralph
Lloyd 104. xTuovato 103. Kiva 105. Mic-
cosukee 103, Popgun 105, xCogs 108,
Coy 108.
SIXTH Three-year-olds and up,
purse $500. selling, mi'e and one-six
teenth xMy Gent 90. Re 103. Schaller
96. Adolante 103. Pliant 101. Black River
103. Allaneen 102, Silicic 104, Aunt
Alice 105.
SEVENTH Three-year-olds and up,
purse $500 selling, mile and one-six
teenth: Missie 95. Battery 103. xMoi-
sant 96, xBobby Cook 103. Gerrard 97.
Howdy Howdy 108. Burring Daylight
103. Coppertown 108. L. M Eckert 108.
xApprentlee allowance claimed
Weather clear; track fast.
CARPENTER KNOCKS OUT
WILLIAMS IN FOURTH:
■ —
VICHY, FRANCE. Aug. 7. -Georges
Carpcntler. the light heavyweight cham- j
pion of France to-day knocked out Wil
liams. an English heavyweight, in the
fourth round.
Carpentier is considering a bout with
Jack Johnson, the negro heavyweight
champion of the world, who recently left
the United States after he had been con
victed of white slavery.
Carpentier said to-day that he would
probably meet Johnson if the induce
ments were sufficiently large
Indictment Found in
Postal Fraud Case
GADSDEN, Aug 7.—The Federal
Grand Jury to-day returned a true
bill against E. C. Drew, the Fort
Payne oil promoter, for using the mail
to defraud. There are 47 counts.
Whether Drew will be tried at this
term of court is to be determined at
the completion of the session to-day.
The indictment was returned in a
partial report of the Grand Jury, that
bodv not yet having completed its
work. A mistrial resulted In the case
of Oscar Funder, charged with violat
ing the white slave act.
RITCHIE IS LOSING
PRESTIGE BY POLICY
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7.—Willie
Ritchie has lost much of his follow
ing here and there are no few fans
who are of the belief now that Billy
Nolan spoke the truth when he de
clared that Ritchie would not tackle
tough game unless forced into it.
The champion’s unwillingness to
take on Tommy Murphy and his ac
ceptance of Freddie Welsh instead,
and in a strange land, has caused this
belief to win favor.
President Anderson Casts Decid
ing Vote—Bills Abolishing At
lanta J. P. Courts Passed.
The Georgia Senate refused Thurs
day morning after a heatecj debate
to reconsider the Stark bill providing
for the appointment of a commission
er to dispose of the Governor’s Man
sion; agreed to reconsider the joint
resolution looking to the release of
the Western and Atlantic Railroad,
which was defeated Wednesday aft
ernoon, and passed two bills of im
portance, the first providing for the
election of United States Senators by
the people so as to enform with the
Federal amendment, and the second
making the wife a competent but not
compelable witness against the hus
band.
The effort to have the Senate re
consider its action in defeating the
bill looking to the disposition of the
Governor’s Mansion precipitated de
bate even spicier than that indulged
in Wednesday afternoon.
Senator McGregor, of the Nine
teenth, created a sensation when he
charged that the “Andrew Carnegie
of the South” had bought up all the
property in the neighborhood of the
Governor’s Mansion and now evident
ly wanted that.
Anderson Breaks Tie.
"I don’t want to see one man buy
up the whole State jf Georgia,” he
said.
The proposed commission, consist
ing of the Governor, the President
of the Senate, the Speaker of the
House, three Representatives and two
Senators, the Senator declared fur
ther. was composed of human beings,
"and human being are always sus
ceptible to influence,” he added.
The motion to reconsider was finally
lost 22 to 21. President Anderson
breaking the tie by voting ‘gainst
the measure, inasmuch as he was one
of the members of the propose,!
commission
The motion to reconfdder the West
ern and Atlantic Railroad lease reso
lution was passed unanimously by the
Senate, and. upon motion of Senator
Sweat, author of the original bill, was
recommended to the General Judiciary
Committee.
In addition to the two general bills
the Senate Thursday morning passed
two Important House bills. One pro
vided for the creation of a municipal
court in Atlanta by abolishing the
present justice courts, justices of the
peace and constables, and the othel
raises the tax on corporations.
State Farm Removal Opposed.
According to Senator Miller, of the
Finance Committee, the State Treas
ury will receive approximately $48.-
ooo more than it now receives by this
hill. A companion House bill pro
viding for the increase in the tax on
bottling beverages was also passed.
Senator Huie’s bill providing for an
increase of State Senatorial Districts,
adding sixteen Senators to the pres
ent membership, was being debated
when the Senate adjourned at 1
o’clock.
The Senate Agricultural Committee
Thursday reported unfavorably on the
bill providing for the removal of the
experiment station from Griffin.
Among the new bills in.reduced in
the Senate Thursday morning was one
by Senator Elkins, of the Fifteenth,
providing for the protection of birds
and fish.
K. of C. Vote Not to
Move Headquarters
BOSTON, Aug 7.—The Knights oi
Columbus at the thirty-first annual
convention to-day voted down the
plan to remove the national head
quarters of the order from New
Haven, Conn., to Washington.
Those who favored the plan de
clared that. If the headquarters were
moved, n $1,000,000 home would be
erected at the. National Capital.
Barrow Appointed
Customs Collector
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. —- Tho
’resident to-day sent to the Senate
the following nominations:
Madison It. Smith, of Missouri, to
be Minister to Haiti, and David C.
Barrow. Jr., of Georgia, to be Collec
tor of Customs for the District of
Georgia.
REAPER BLADE SLASHES MAN.
ANNISTON. Aug. 7.—Lee Wells, a
merchant of Annistqn, Ala., was seri
ously injured yesterday by a mowing
machine being operated on the farm of
his brother. \V L. Wells, near here- He
was stadlng near when a team took
fright, jerking the blades against his
leg. almost severing it.
Alderman Accused
Of Wasting Funds
COLUMBUS, Aug 7.—A mild sensa
tion was created in the semi-monthly
meeting of Girard Council, when Mayor
Marchant announced he had excused
Alderman Tillman from further service
on the Street Committee, .because he
had undertaken a Job that would cost
the city $1,000 more than necessary,
because he had not taken the precau
tion to get competitive prices.
The charge of Mayor Marchant
brought forth a tart reply from Aider-
man Tillman.
TELEGRAPHER BANKRUPT.
Allen C. Travis, a telegrapher,
Thursday filed a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy. He admitted liabilities
of $479.13, with no assets.
The Best Food-Drink Lunch at Fountains
WHITE SOX IN FOR A
$6,000 PITCHER NOW
SYRACUSE, N. Y.. Aug. 7.—Rankin
Johnson, star pitcher of the Syracuse
club will be sold to the Chicago
White Sox within the next 48 hours
It is understood that the sale price i?
$6,000. Other clubs are after him.
MT insist Upon
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iecipe free,
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We have in our possession a pre
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vigor, weakened manhood, failing
memory and lame back, brought on
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think every man who wishes to re
gain his manly power and virility,
quickly and quietly, should have a
copy. So we have determined to send
a copy of the prescription free of
charge, in a plain, ordinary sealed
envelope, to any man who will write
us for it.
This prescription comes from a
physician who has made a special
study of men. and we are convinced
it is the surest-acting combination
for the cure of deficient manhood and
vigor failure ever put together.
We think we owe it to our fellow-
men to send them a copy in confi
dence, so that any man anywhere
who is weak and discouraged with
repeated failures may stop drugging
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SCHOOL CHANGES URGED
COLUMBUS. Aug. 7.—Advocating
increased school facilities on Rose
Hill and in the northern part of
the city in general. and sug
gesting the present High School
building be turned into a grade school
and an academic high school estab
lished on the grounds of the Colum
bus Industrial High School, the re
port of the president of the Board of
TruitMl of the Columbus Public
Schools has been sent to Council.
CAN’T REBUILD COMPRESS.
AUGUSTA. Aug. 7.—The Riverside
Compress will he unable to rebuild
in time to do any business this year
At least this* is the opinion of L. G
Doughty, president of the $100,000
concern which was burned to the
ground here yesterday.
RIDGE STOPS WILSON.
NEW LONDON. CONN. Aug. 7 —
Danny Ridge. <»f New York, knocked out
Billy Wilson in the fifth round of a I
scheduled ten-round bout here last
night.
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Sale Now On
“Correct Dress for Men”
Essig Bros. Co. August Reduction Sale
33% Per Cent Off for Cash
On our entire stock of Mon’s and Young Men’s fine Spring and
Summer Suits. Cassimeres, Worsteds, C li e v i o t s. "Homespuns,
Crash, Mohair, Blue Serge. Nothing reserved. 125 Suits in Mo
hair, Cheviots and Worsteds just received (late delivery). All
are included in this sale.
All Suits That Were:
$15.00 Reduced to $10.00
$18.50 Reduced to $12.35
$20.00 Reduced to $13.35
$22.50 Reduced to $15.00
$25.00 Reduced to $16.65
$27.50 Reduced to $18.35
$30.00 Reduced to $20.00
$35.00 Reduced to $23.35
25 Per Cent on
All
Odd Trousers
$5.00 Pants, now
. .$3.75
$6.00 Pants, now
.$4.50
$7.00 Pants, now
$5.25
$8.00 Pants, now
$6.00
$9.00 Pants, now
.$6.75
$10.00 Pants, now ....
.$7.50
We sell the famous P
Trousers.
aragon
ALL STRAW AND PANAMA HATS 1-2 PRICE
Our Suits are made from the best foreign and domestic woolens, by Ameri
ca’s foremost tailors, in sanitary workrooms.
This Positively
Is a Cash
Sale
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“Correct Dress for Men”
26 Whitehall Street