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VOL. XII. NO. 9.
ATLANTA, (1A., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1913.
Copyright, 1906.
By The Georgian Co.
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE
III COLLEGE TELL OF
FIRSTGAME.
I AT MOBILE
MONTGOMERY 000 100 000 - . .
MOBILE 000 000 100 - . .
E. Brown and Grlbbens; Hogg and Schmidt. Umpires, Flfield and Rudder-
ham.
Memphis-New Orleans, no game; rain.
Chattanooga-Nashville not scheduled.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
A sensation was creat'd in the courtroom during the cross-
examination of Ashley Jones by Solicitor Dorsey at the Frank
trial when Mrs. Rea Frank, mother of the defendant, sprang to her
feet with a denial of intimations made by the Solicitor reflecting
on her son.
“Mr. Jones, you never heard of Frank having girls on his lap
in the office?” Dorsey had asked.
“No; nor you neither!” cried Frank’s mother.
“Keep quiet, keep quiet; I am afraid you will have to sit
here and listen to this a long time,” said the Solicitor.
Mrs. Frank broke into tears and was assisted from the room,
crying: “My God, my God!”
Mother and Wife Set With Bowed Heads.
The Solicitor’s examination of Jones had beer of a most sen
sational nature and during the portion of it leading up to the in
terruption by Mrs. Frank the mother of the defendant and her
daughter sat with lowered heads listening to the questions and an
swers.
Following the outbreak, Attorney Arnold jumped to his feet
and shouted: “Your honor, this is outrageous. We are not re->
sponsible for the lies and slanders that cracked-brain extremists
‘have circulated since this murder occurred.”
“I will rule that the Solicitor can hot ask anything that hoi
has heard since the murder,” replied Judge Roan. ‘‘He can ask
on this cross-examination what happened before.”
“Your honor,” returned Solicitor Dorsey, “I am not four-
flushing about this. I am going to present a witness to prove the
charges.
Attorney Arnold interrupted the speaker.
“Your honor,” he said, “if any more of these gross slanders
are brought up, I am going to make a motion for a new trial. ’ ’
Judge Ran ruled Wednesday afternoon that the testimony of
Dr. William Owens should be admitted over the objection of
Solicitor Dorsey. He said he had some doubts of it but that he
would let it go to the jury.
The decision was a most decisive victory fo:- the defense. It
enabled Frank’s lawyers to introduce testimony in regard to a
striking reproduction of the events connected with the disposal of
Mary Phagan’s body as described by Jim Conley for the purpose
of showing that.it would have been absolutely impossible for these
events to have taken place between 12:56 and thetime that Frank
left the factory for home.
As Solicitor Dorsey was making an impassioned plea for the
exclusion of the testimony and describing the terror that must
have hastened the movements of the little factory girl’s murderer,
Mrs. J. W. Coleman’ Mary Phagan’s mother, broke down utterly
and wept for several minutes.
Court opened in the afternoon with the attorneys arguing
the admission of Dr. Owens’ testimony. Luther Rosser cited case
after case in which evidence similar to that proposed by the de
fense had been admitted and allowed to stand.
Solicitor Dorsey contended that the witness was not testify
ing as an expert, but was giving his opinion on a matter concerning
which the jurors were just as well qualified to judge as the witness.
Dr. Owens was prepared to testify that with three others he
went through all the movements described by Conley, and that it
required the two men who took the parts of Conley and Frank
eighteen and one-half minutes to carry a burden representing the
body of Mary Phagan to the basement and return to the office
floor.
Lemmie Quinn, foreman in the metal department of the Na
tional Pencil Factory, told a story on the witness stand Wednes
day in tho trial of Leo M. Frank which gave the lie to another of
Jim Conley’s courtroom statements.
Conley testified that he saw Lemmie Quinn enter the factory
before Mar?' Phagan and Monteen Stover came in. The two girls
entered some time between 12 and 12:15. Quinn said he did not
get io the factory until about 12:20, and that he saw neither of
the girls.
Aside from the testimony of Quinn, the forenoon was marked
by the opening of the gates for all of the character testimony
against Frank which Che State wishes to produce.
Three witnesses were produced by the defense to testify to
Frank’s good character. When the first one was called Solicitor
Dorsey objected, saying:
“I don’t see how this testimony is material, your honor, unless
the defense intends to make the defendant’s character an issue.”
FIRST GAME.
AT BROOKLYN—
PITTSBURG 100 000 200 - 3 9 3
BROOKLYN 100 000 021 - 4 14 0
Robinson, Camnltz and Gibson; Curtis, Wagner and Miller. Umpires, Quigley
and Emsiie.
SECOND GAME.
PITTSBURG 003 000 ... - . . .
BROOKLYN 013 030 ... - . . .
O’Toole and Simon; Ylngllng and M I Her. Umpires, O’Day and Emsiie.
St. Louis-New York, no game; rain.
Chicago-Boston, no game; rain.
Cincinnati-Philadelphia, no game; rain.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
No games scheduled.
“That’s exactly what we propose to do,” retorted Arnold.
Challenge to State To Do Its Worst.
The crowded room of spectators knew that this was a challenge
by the defense for the State to do its worst. Frank’s lawyers de
liberately had introduced Frank’s character into the trial, ap
parently indicating that they had no fear of the evidence whiob
the prosecution might bring forth.
It is known that the State has made elaborate preparations
for an attack on the young superintendent’s character with stories
of gross immorality.
Solicitor Dorsey was asked Wednesday how many witnesses
he expects to call.
“I don’t know,” he replied. “It largely depends on the num
ber that the defense calls and the nature of their testimony.”
Those called by Attorney Arnold at the forenoon session were:
Alfred L. Lane, a merchant of Brooklyn, N. Y., and a class
mate of Frank’s at Pratt Institute from 1898 to 1902.
Philip Nash, electrical engineer, Ridgewood, N. J., and a class
mate of Frank’s at Pratt Institute during the same period.
Richard A. Wright, a consulting engineer, Brooklyn, who knew
Frank at Pratt Institute and also at Cornell University.
All testified as to Frank’s good character.
Office Boy Called to Aid Frank.
Frank Payne, former office boy at the factory, was asked to
particularize as to certain incidents mentioned in the testimony
of Jim Conley and C. B. Dalton. He said that he never knew Frank
to have women in his office, although it was his custom t obe at the
office at the times Conley and Dalton testified that these gay parties
took place.
A full three-quarters of the forenoon was consumed in a legal
wrangle over the admissibility of Dr. William Owens’ testimony.
Dr. Owens was ready to testify in regard to the reproduction of the
alleged movements of Conley and Frank in disposing of Mary Pha
gan’s body, as Conley recited them on the witness stand. Judge
Roan reserved his decision until afternoon.
SMITH HITSflRMORYFIHE
THIRD
Crackers Fight Hard to Make It
Three Straight Over Moles-
worth’s Men.
Score by innings:
ATLANTA 002 1
BIRMINGHAM 000 0
THE BATTING ORDER.
Crackers— Barons—
Agler, lb Marcan, 2b
Long, If Messenger, rf
Welchonce, cf McBride, If
Smith, 2b Kniseley, cf
Bisland, ss Mayer, c
Holland. 3b McGilvray, lb
Holtz, rf EUam, as
Chapman, c Carroll, 3b
Thompson, p Trough, p
Quinn was questioned minute
ly in regard to the time of his
visit to the factory as soon as he
was called to stand. Attorney
Arnold began by having him de
tail his movements throughout
the day from the time he arose
in the morning.
The foreman told an apparently
straightforward story, although the
Solicitor did not have time for cross-
examination before the noon recess.
He estimated that he entered the fac
tory at about 12:20 o’clock. All of the
doors were unlocked, he said, and the
doors of the outer and inner offices on
the second floor were open. The safe
door, he thought, also was open. He
testified that his conversation with
Frank was very brief and that he left
the factory within two or three min
utes.
He said that R. P. Barrett, desig
nated by Attorney Arnold as the
"Christopher Columbus" of the Frank
trial, had discovered the blood spots
and the strands of hair on the lathing
machine. Barrett frequently had re
marked to him. Quinn testified, that
he would draw down the big rewards
if. Frank was convicted. Quinn said
that Barrett had mentioned $2,700 at
one time and $4,500 at another as the
surij R* u-uuld u*u*u*e he had
been the first to find the blood spots
and other evidence.
The witness said that it was noth
ing unusual for factory employees to
be hurt and bleed. He cited the case
of C. P. Gilbert, who, he said, had
been badly injured by the bursting of
an emery wheel and was carried,
bleeding, past the very place where
Barrett discovered the blood spots.
He testified that he never had seen
Frank speak to Mary Phagan and did
not know that he knew her.
The defense was able to get only
so far as the reading of the excerpts
from Conley's testimony, so far as
it related to the actual movements of
the day when the Judge derided that
he would reserve his decision until
afternoon in tho dispute over Dr.
Owens' testimony.
With one man taking the role of
Jim Conley, another the part of Leo
Frank and two others timing every
movement. the four actors In the
drama went to the factory and pro
ceeded through the actions which the
negro described in telling the story of
the body's disposal.
Even the victim of the tragedy did
not go unrepresented. A sack filled
with material weighing 110 pounds,
the weight of Mary Phagan, was ear-
RICKWOOD PARK, BIRMINGHAM.
ALA., Aug. 13.—A home run by Wallle
Smith in the third nlning gave the
Crackers aji early lead over the Barons
here this afternoon. Welchonce was
on base when Smith slammed out his
long wallop.
Molesworth sent Bill Trough to the
mound In an effort to keep the Crackers
from making It three straight. Thomp
son was on the hurling hill for the vis
itor*.
FIRST INNINQ.
Agler walked. Long filed to McBride.
Welchonce singled to center. Smith
fanned. Bisl&nd safe on Carroll's er
ror. Holland lined to McBride. ONE
HIT, NO RUNS
Marcan out, Holland to Agler. Mes
seuger fanned. McBride filed to Wel
chonce. NO HITS, NO RUNS.
SECOND INNING.
Holtz filed to Kniseley. Chapman filed
to Kniseley. Thompson fanned. NO
HITS, N(> RUNS.
Kniseley popped to Bisland. Mayer
out, Bisland to Agler McGilvray walked.
Ellam singled to right. Carroll popped
\o Agler. ONE HIT, NO RUNS.
THIRD INNING.
Agler out, Carroll to McGilvray. Long
out, Caroll to McGilvray Welchonce
.«afe on KUam’s error. Welchonce stole
second. Smith hit a home run to deep
center, scoring Welchonce ahead of him.
•^'and filed to Kniseley. ONE HIT,
TWO RUNS.
i’rough fanned. Marcan out, Thomp
son to Agler. Messenger singled to cen
ter. Messenger out stealing, Chapman
to Bisland. ONE HIT, NO RUNS.
FOURTH INNING.
Holland singled to center. Holtz sin-
f led to right, Chapman singled to left,
lolland was held at third. Thompson
fanned. Agler also fanned. Long walk
ed, forcing Holland across the plaie.
Welchonce filed to McBride THREE
HITS, ONE RUN.
Crowd Flees as Flames Near the
Ammunition Room Over Taft
Hall—Damage Heavy.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
FIRST GAME.
Score: R. h. E
Montreal 000 010 000—1 6 3
Baltimore 002 200 OOx—4 8 0
McGraynor and Madden; Danforth and
Egan. Umpires, Hart and Finneran.
Rochester-Newark, no game, rain.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
AT CHARLESTON—
MACON-
43 - . . .
CHARLESTON-
02 - . . .
Gordon and Berger; Eldrldge and
Menefee. Umpire, Moran.
AT JACKSONVILLE—
SAVANNAH-
000 0 - . . .
JACKSONVILLE-
110 0 - . . .
Adams and Gelbel; Wilder and Krebs.
Umpire, Barr.
AT COLUMBUS—
ALBANY-
00 - . . .
COLUMBUS—
00 - . . .
Wiley and Wellsi Redding and
Thompson. Umpires, Pender and Leary.
Rapidly making toward the room
where many thousand rounds of am
munition were stored, fire did several
thousand dollars’ worth of damage in
the storeroom of the armory over Taft
Hall in the Auditorium early Wednes
day afternoon.
The main auditorium was not touch
ed, however. The blaze did not get
within 100 yards of the huge organ.
The fire was discovered by Sergeant
Wardwell, of the Artillery Corps, who
happened to be in the basement at
the time. Smoke came down the ele
vator shaft and he rushed upstairs
into the office of H. J. Weaver, the
keeper of the building. They hurried
to the upper door and discovered
smoke coming out of the storeroom
in which the tents of Companies C
and D are kept. An alarm was turn
ed in and several companies re
sponded.
Fir*m*n Find Doors Locked,
It required several minutes for the
firemen to gain entrance into the room
on account of the door being locked.
The armory is on the top floor and it
was necessary to use an aerial truvk
and enter through the window’. The
firemen were driven back for some
time by the heavy smoke from the
burning tents and were compelled to
play several streams on them f *r more
than half an hour.
The tents which were burned were
used in the recent encampment at St.
Simons Island, and It is qu ,f i proba
ble that the fire had smoldered for
several days. The loss to the National
Guard will amount to several thou
sand dollars.
It required but a few’ foments for
the room to till with water to a depth
of more than two feet, the fire being
unusually hard to quench on account
of the waterproof tents, and having
started 1n the center of a huge pile of
canvas.
Plastering Loosened.
The water seeped through the floor
and the celling over Taft Hall, loos
ening the piaster there, while a neavy
stream flowed down the stairways in
to the great lobby. When the fire
was extinguished the firemen under
took the task of baling out the store
room, using large galvanized tuba tor
the work.
News of the Auditorium being on
fire drew a large crowd, but when
the rumor that many rounds of am
munition were stored in the apartment
ext to the tent room spread the crowd
melted rapidly.
TheDfire will not Interfere with a
prize fight scheduled at the Audito
rium Wednesday night.
RACING
RESULTS
AT SARATOGA.
FIRST 6 furlongs’: Lady Lightening
110 (Musgrave), IK-5, even, 1-2. won;
Honey Bee 108 (Karrlck), 4-1, 8-5, 3-5,
second; Royal Message 103 (Ward), 8-1,
2-1, even, third. Time 1:12 4-5. Also
ran: Lace, Broarpath, Luria.
EMPIRE LEAGUE.
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AT THOMA8VILLE—
VALDOSTA—
00 - . , .
THOMASVILLE—
00. ... ... — , • *
Wlngo and Wl»»j Roth and- Dudloy.
Umpire, McLaughlin, ___
Philadelphia Girl Is
Ty Cobb in Skirts
PHILADELPHIA, P.. Aug. 13.—This
city has a new baseball heroine, Dor
othy Moylan, eight years old, played
shortstop on the girls’ team of the
Germantown Boys' Club and accepted
eleven chances without an error.
But more remarkable was her rec
ord with the but. This diminutive girl
made two home run3, three two-bag
gers and two singles in seven trips to
the plate. One of her home runs
came with the bas^s full.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
FIRST GAME.
Score: R. H. E.
Richmond 000 000 000—0 1 0
Petersburg .... 000 000 01x—1 6 0
Score: R. H. E.
Newport News ... 000 000 002—2 6 0
Portsmouth ... 000 000 100—1 8 2
Carter and Mathews; Revelle and Hoi
loman. Umpire, Norcum.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
FIRST GAME.
Milwaukee 100 000—13 31
Louisville 010 000—1 3 2
Cutting and Hughes; Laudermilk and
Sevrold. Umpires, Murray and Handi-
boe.
Called on account of rain.
SECOND GAME.
Milwaukee-Louisville, no game, rain
St. PauMndlanapolls, no game, rain.
SECOND—Steeplechase, about 2
miles: Juverence 142 iKernmth), 7-1,
5-2, 8-5. wo#, BUI Andrews 150 (Fain).
10. 4, 2. second; Octopus 134 I Bryant),
8, S. 8-5. Time 4:26. Also ran: Lizzie
Flat. Nosegay, Delirium, Mystic Light.
THIRD—Six furlongs Old Rosebud
125 (McCabe). 1-6, out, won: Black
Broom 107 (Borel), 20, 2, 3-6, second;
Pomette Bleu 111 (Wolfe), 30, 5, 8-5.
third. Time 1:13 2-6 Mho ran: Gainer,
Cliff Field. King McWowell.
FOURTH—One mile; Light O’ My
Life 113 i Glass t, 11-5, 4-5. 13. w<^
ITiiioeHs Callaway 108 (Borel), 5, 8-5.
4- 5, second; Barnegat lua iHhu’*
5- 2, 4-5. 1-3, third. Time 1;38 2-5. Also
ran: Star Bottle, Alrey, Strenuous,
Colonel Holfbway, Flamrna.
AT FORT ERIE.
FIRST Six furlongs: Hodge 123 |
(Small), 7-10, 1-4, out, won, Czar
Michael 112 (Buxton). 10. 2. 7-10. sec
ond; Fathom 104 < Kairbrother), 5 2, 3-6,
1-2. third. Time 1:14 3-5. Also ran:
Klsland. Big Spirit, Rustling Brass.
SECOND - Six furlongs. Spring Mass
103 (Connelly), 8, 3, 8-5, won; Molsant
108 (Kederis), 6, 5-2, 6-5, second; Cos
grove 108 (Moody). 4. 8-5, 4-5, third.
Time 1:14. Also ran; Queed, Chilton
Queen, Fred Levy, Visible, Con Carne,
Heartstone
THIRD—Five and one-half furlongs:
Pat Rutledge 104 (I)eronde), 8-5, .3-5,
1-8, won; The Urchin 100 (Schutting-
er). 20. 7. 3, second; Requiram 101 (Tay
lor). 5, 8-5, 7-10, third. Time, 1:03 3-5.
Also ran: Edna Llska, Scarlet Letter.
Superl, Alador, Silver Tone.
LATEST
NEWS
BATTLE TO
MPEAC
SIZE
I
New York Assembly Votes After
All-Night Session to Try Ex
ecutive as Grafter.
ALBANY, N. Y., Aug. 13.—
Robert F. Wagner, president pro
tern of the Senate, said to-day
that although the date of the be
ginning of the Sulzer impeach
ment court proceedings had not
been decided upon yet, it had been
tentatively agreed that it would
be September 22.
MEMPHIS, TENN, Aug. 13.—
The first bale of 1913 cotton sold
for $155.50, or at a rate of ?D
cents per pound, on the floor of
the Cotton Exchange here to-day.
The proceeds were donated to
the Bachelors’ Baby Hospital.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—
Henry Lane Wilson, ambaiia-
dor from the United States to
Mexico on leave, threw a bomb
shell into the State Department
to-day by vigorously attacking
the disclaimer of the British for
eign office of its recognition of
General Huerta as President of
Mexico.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Aug. 13.—
At Stevens Pottery, about eight
miles from this city to-day Mrs.
Will Winters was accidentally
killed with a shotgun by her sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Cnarlos Winters.
She was returning the gun her
husband had borrowed from his
brother. As she reached the house
she playfully pointed the weapon
at her sister-in-law and it was
accidentally discharged.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 13.—Al
though required by Attorney Gen
eral McReynolds to release for
mer Governor Brito, of Mexico, on
$10,000 bail, United States Com
missioner Arthur Browne to-day
refused to order the Mr ca>
el’s release. McReynold's action
was taken at the request o, auc-
retary of State Bryan. Brito is
held on a charge of murder and
robbery preferred by the Mexi
can Federal Government.
WINCHESTER. K N/ .
Bob Deaton went on the stand to
day in the trial or rtco . o..i *
Davidson for the assassinator r
former Sheriff Ed Callahan. He
made a full confession of the
leged plot, corroborat'or ~ -
Smith, Dan Deaton and other*
who have testified lor toe cum*
monwealth. Bob Deaton is also
a defendant in the case.
Dayton To Be Run by
Business Manager
DAYTON, OHIO, Aug. IS.—By a
vote of over 2 to 1 Dayton haw adopted
the business manager form of govern
ment. At the November election five
commissioners will be chosen. The
one securing the greatest number of
votes will select a manager for the
city.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta
and Georgia—Generally
fair Wednesday; local
showers Thursday.
ALBANY, Aug. 13.—The
Court of Impeachment will
meet at the Capitol Septem
ber 18 at noon.
ALBANY, N. Y.. Aug. 13.—Gov
ernor William Sulzer was impeached
by the New York Assembly to-day by
a vote of 79 to 45. The specific charge
In the indictment of “high crimes and
misdemeanors’’ wap_that he used
moneys cdhtrfbuted to his campaign
for speculation In Wall street. The
vote was taaen at 5:15 o’clock after
a night of acrimonious debate.
Wall street has claimed many vic
tims, both high and low, but few
cases lwve afforded a more pathetic
spectacle than that of Governor Sul-
zer, standing alone after having
fought his way up the political lad
der through fifteen years or more
of grueling battle.
To controvert evidence produced by
the Frawley legislative committee,
which showed that Governor Sulzer
had used money contributed to his
campaign for stock speculation. Mrs.
Sulzer, was prepared to go upon the
stand to testify that she indorsed her
husband’s name to checks without his
knowledge and used them for stock
purchases. Even this noble wifely
sacrifice, declared the Governor’s op
ponents, would not save him from po
litical annihilation when the impeach
ment proceedings are actually begun
by the managers appointed by the as
sembly.
Friends Make Hard Fight.
Governor Sulzer’s friends, includ
ing Republicans. Democrats and one
lone Progressive, made a spirited
fight, but the antagonists were strong
in numbers and logic and were able
to prevail.
While the all-night battle raged
Governor Sulzer remained alone in
the the executive mansion, “the peo
ple’s house,” as he called it, refusing
to see any one or to be seen. Com
forted only by his wife he remained
in lonely vigil until after dawn, when
a messenger informed him that he
had been Impeached. Tears streamed
down the Governor’s face when he
heard the news.
Governor Sulzer will be tried by the
Senate and a majority of the judges
of the State Court of Appeals, the
evidence being presented against him
by managers appointed by the Assem
bly.
Directly after the vote had been
taken in the Assembly, Speaker
Smith appointed Assemblymen Van-
Woert, (’ole and Bradley to inform
the Senate officially of the impeach
ment.
Speaker Smith announced also that
no time would be lost in preparing the
articles of Impeachment for presen
tation to the court, but Mr. Sulzer
has twenty days In which to prepare
hi* defense.
Shunned In Hour of Trial.
The articles of Impeachment will
be drawn up by Assembleymen Levy
of New York, Deitz of Brooklyn, Kel
ly of Dutchess County, Daley of
Onondaga County and Bryant of
Genesee County. Mr. Bryant is a Re
publican; the others are Democrat*.
After this committee had been ap
pointed there was a conference in the
office of Senator Frawley, chairman
of the committee which investigated
the Governor. Efforts to get word
from Mr. Sulzer. however, were un
availing. In the darkened executive
i iiambers Mr. Sulzer restlessly paced
up and down. One wild report was
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