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ATLANTA, GA„ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1913.
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College Mates Testify to Leo Frank’s Good Character
WHILE 10
New York Assembly Votes After
All-Night Session to Try Ex
ecutive as Grafter.
ALBANY. N. Y„ Aug. 13.—Gov
ernor William Sulzer was impeached
by the New York Assembly to-day by
a vote of 79 to 46. The specific charge
in the indictment of “high crimes and
misdemeanors” was that he used
moneys contributed to his campaign
for speculation in Wall street. The
vote was taken 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 have 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. x
To controvert evidence produced by
the Frawley legislative committee,
which showed that Governor Sulzer
had used money contributed to his
campaigp 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^ctually begun j
by the managers appointed by the as- 1
sembly.
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 wffien 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. Cole 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
his 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 Democrats.
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
chambers Mr. Sulzer restlessly paced
up and dow f n,
Fate of Exhibit of
Atlanta-Made Goods
Hangs in Balance
Committees are making every ef
fort to dispose of the unsold space in
the four top floors of the New Cham
ber of Commerce Building reserved
for a permanent manufacturers’ ex
hibit of Atlanta-made goods.
It is necessary that the space be
disposed of by the middle of next
week, or the proposition will be aban
doned Manufacturers of Atlanta-
made goods are urged to take advan
tage of this opportunity to establish
the exhibit of Atlanta-made goods at
a central location easily accessible to
visitors to the city.
Every city that has established a
permanent manufacturers’ exhibit has
increased it later on and the proposi
tion has proven eminently successful.
Not One Petticoat
For Shivering Girl
CHICAGO. Aug. 13.—Modern fash
ions that have ruled out the petti
coat and a thief caused Miss May
Leonard to walk eight blocks clad in
shoes and stockirgs and an extremely
light raincoat. She went bathing at
Clarendon Beach. Some one rified
her locker wffiile she was in the wa
ter. They left nothing but shoes and
stockings. Her bathing suit was
rented and the beach officials would
not permit her to w'ear it home.
Miss Leonard asked every girl in
the dressing room for the loan of a
petticoat. Every one of them was
wearing a sairt that permitted no pet
ticoat. The only garment sh$ could
borrow was a raincoat.
Clayton to Oppose
Hobson for Senate
MONTGOMERY, Aug. 13.—Con
gressman Henry D. Clayton, who has
been appointed by Governor O'Neal
to fill the unexpired term of Senator
Joseph F. Johnston, deceased, an
nounces his intention of entering the
race for the full term,
Congressman Richard Pearson Hob
son had already opened his campaign j
for the senatorial toga of Senator |
Johnston, and will continue in the!
race. He has made a number of
speeches in different sections of the
State.
MOTOR TOURARMORY FIRE
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Indorses Hearst’s Sunday Ameri
can Trail-Blazing Trip Through
Dixie to San Francisco.
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One wild report was
Sleepers Near Death
In Burning Residence
Fire which spread rapidly forced
Eugene R. Barmore, members of his
family and boarders at his residence,
215 Capitol Avenue, to flee for their
lives early Wednesday morning. They
were compelled to leave the burning
house in their night attire.
The Are was discovered by a neigh
bor, who rushed to the Barmore res-
idnece and beat upon the door until
he had awakened the occupants. The
roof and part of the second floor
were destroyed.
Calmly Smokes Pipe
As His House Burns
ANNISTON. ALA., Aug. 13.—Interest
has been aroused here over the burning
of the home of S. S. Tarver, a negro
plumber, which was located near Ninth
and Quintard streets, one of the best
residence sections of the city. There
are strong indications of incendiarism.
Whether the negro burned his own
home to get the insurance or whether tt
was burned by white people who had
been wanting to buy to get ihm out of
the neighborhood, is a point of debate
It is said the negro was found in an
alley calmly smoking his pipe while the
house burned.
Dayton To Be Run by
Business Manager
DAYTON, OHIO, Aug. 13.—By a
vote of over 2 to 1 Dayton has adopted
the business manager form of govern
ment. At the November election five
ommissioners will be chosen. The
one securing the greatest number'of
votes will select a manager for the
city.
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the weather.
Forecast for Atlanta
and Georgia—Generally
fair Wednesday; local
showers Thursday.
Fire Spreading to
Buffalo Shipyards
BUFFALO. N. Y„ Aug. 13.—Fire
which broke out about 2:45 in the
Knowlton warehouse is spreading to
the shipyards adjacent. Great dam
age is feared.
The destroyed building was filled to
the roof with rosin.
A resolution offered by Senator Mc
Neill. of the Twenty-second, indors
ing the campaign inaugurated by
Hearst’s Sunday American in co-op
eration with other leading Southern
newspapers to blaze an all-Southern
highway from Atlanta to San Fran
cisco, was passed unanimously by
the Senate Wednesday morning.
In offering the resolution Senator
McNeill declared that the proposed
campaign undoubtedly meant muffi
not only for Georgia, but for the whole
South, as it will afford a direct road
from the East to the South and thence
to the Pacific Toast, where the great
Panama-Pacific Exposition will be
held in 1915.
"I offer this resolution for the in
dorsement of the Senate,” said the
Sdfiator. “because the campaign is
an effort to Increase interest in good
roads and highways in additions to
affording a route from New York to
the Pacific Coast through the South.
The campaign is featured by the fan
that It will not cost the State of
Georgia one cent."
Senate Resolution^n
The resolution adopted by the Sen
ate follows:
Resolved, That whereas the
campaign inaugurated by Hearst’s
Sunday American in co-operation
with other leading Southern
newspapers for an all-Southern
transcontinental highway from
Atlanta to San Francisco will
mean much for the promotion of
good roads in Georgia as weU as
better facilities for the inter
change of farm products between
different States, this Senate does
hereby indorse this movement,
thereby encouraging the senti
ment and interest for better roads
and highways.
The Senate indorsement of the cam
paign followed fast on the heels of the
indorsement of Governor John M. Sla
ton. whs declared Tuesday that no
better sign of the progress of the
people could be had than just such
movements as this one. •
Other prominent citizens, Including
Shelby Smith. County Commissioner,
also have placed their hearty stamp
of approval on the project.
In fact, interest in the proposed
tour has exceeded the fondest expec
tations of the good roads and high
way boosters, who are leaving no
stone unturned to make the trans
continental path-finding tour a suc
cess in every particular.
Pathfinder Arrange* Detail*.
Perhaps the busiest of the boosters
is “Pathfinder” Ferguson, who will
conduct the big campaign. Mr. Fer
guson arrived in Atlanta last Satur
day, and since that time he has gone
into every detail of the first lap of
the journey from Atlanta to Birming
ham. Scarcely a single detail of the
‘official” start, which will be made |
next Monday, has Ween overlooked, j
The pathfinders have their road maps |
in readiness and the Atlanta boosters |
who will have the parade 1n hand
have announced "ready.”
The parade will be one of the larg
est ever witnessed in Atlanta. Among
those who will participate will be the
Chief of Police, the Fire Chief, vari
ous city officials and other prominent
citizens. Mr. Ferguson will go direct
to Anniston, Ala., from Atlanta and
thence to Birmingham, the first “offi
cial” stopping place. The proposed
route extends through Birmingham,
Montgomery, New Orleans, Dallas.
Houston, San Diego, Los Angeles iO
S&n Francisco.
Philadelphia Girl Is
Ty Cobb in Skirts
PHILADELPHIA. P.. Aug. 13.—This
city has a new baseball neroine, 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 bat. This diminutive girl
made two home runs, three two-bag
gers and two singles in seven trips to
the plate. One or her home runi
came with the bases full.
Crowd Flees as Flames Near the
Ammunition Room Over Taft
Hall—Damage Heavy.
Rapidly making toward the room
wheer many thousan rounds of am
munition were stored, fire did several
thousand dollars’ worth of damage in
the storeroom of the armory over Taft
Former Neighbor
Of C.B,Dalton,Who
Attacks Character
Cooper's son
iat on his knee
while the father
was on stand.
V. S. Cooper,
fanner of
Walton County,
who testifies he
would not
believe Dalton
on oath.
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 fir,e w*as discovered by Sergeant
Ward well, of the Artillery Corps, who
happened to bfe 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 floor and discovered
smoke coming out of the storeroom
in which the tents of Companies C
and D are kept. An alarm was turn
ed ni and several companies re
sponded.
Firemen Find Door* 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 truck
and enter through the window. The
firemen were driven back fo»' 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 * * 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 moments for
the room to fill with water ‘o a depth
of more than two fe<*t. the flu* being
unusually hard to quench on ac« ount
of the waterproof tents, and having
started in the center of a huge pile «>f
canvas.
Plastering Loosened.
The water seeped through the floor
and te ceiling over Taft Hall, loos
ening the plaster 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 tub® 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
next to the tent room spread the crowd
melted rapidly.
The fire will not interfere with a
prize fight scheduled at the Audito
rium Wednesday night.
TAX BILL IS PASSED;
FOES IN NEW WAR
If Representatives Sheppard of
Sumter County and Stovall of Elbert
County stand by their guns during
the two remaining sessions of the
Legislature, a determined fight to in
duce the House to reconsider its ac
tion in passing the Senate tax revi
sion bill, providing for a State Tax
Commissioner and county boards of
assessors, will be inaugurated Wed
nesday or Thursday.
Both Mr. Stovall and Mr. Sheppard
made strenuous efforts to get the
floor immediately after the passage
of the bill with a motion to reconsid
er, but were ruled out of order at
their first attempt by Speaker Bur-
well. Then Ed Wohlwender, of Mus
cogee. stepped into the breach with
one of his filibusters, and their op
portunity was gon*. They hare served
notice on the House, however, that
they will make a motion to reconsid
er at the earliest possible opportunity
Friends of the measure, however,
who passed it after one of the most
Lemmie Quinn, foreman in the metal department of the National Pencil Fac
tory, told a story on tHe witness stand Wednesday in the 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 fa'tory before Mary
Phagan and Monteen Stover came in. The two girls entered some time between
12 and 12:15. Quinn said he did not get to the factory
until about 12:20, and that he saw neither of the girls.
Quinn had not demonstrated how well his story will stand
up under the cross-examination of Solicitor Dorsey as Reuben Ar
nold had not quite concluded with the direct examination when
! the noon recess was taken. *
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 the 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.”
‘‘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 which
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, clerical 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 hte 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.
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-
tai lhis movements throughout,
the day from the lime he arose
in the morning.
The foreman told an apparently
spectacular fights In the history of t and ( ,
anti-tax reformers In the House.
It took singing, much argument, a
wild ride to the Capitol in an auto
mobile, a deciding vote by the Speak
er and one of Ed Wohlwender'* noted
filibusters to pass the bill, but after
three hours’ hard work, in which
every foot of the march to success
was a battle, it was finally done.
Bob Blackburn, of Fulton, led the
singing that put courage Into the
hearts of the tax reformers; Hender
son of Jones made the wild ride to
the Capitol and cast the tying vote at
the last moment, and then Speaker
Burwell stepped into the breach and
saved the bill by casting the vote that
broke the tie and made the bill a law.
Sheppard, of Sumter, denounced the
measure, declaring that it Is uncon
stitutional, and Stovall, of Elbert, de
livered an equally strong speech
against the bill. McCrory. of Schley
County, and Conner, of Spalding, aiso
denounced it. Among those who
spoke in favor of it were Wimberly,
of Bibb; Jones of Coweta; Swift,
of Muscogee; Fuffbrlght, of Burke,
Georgia, declare that they hate n<
fear that the efforts of Mr. Sheppard
and Mr. Stovall will succeed. Racked
by the approbation of Governor Sla
ton. who issued a statement Tuesday
night that the House deserved the
thanks of the State, they have no
fear that their work will be destroyed
during the short remaining time of
the session.
Several Foes Drop Fight.
Several members who voted against
the tax bill declared Wednesday
morning that in view of their friend
ship for the administration they vf\\\
not support a motion to reconsider,
even though it come from Sheppard
, and Stovall, recognized leaders of .the
reene, of Houseton.
At 6 o’clock Holtzclaw. of Hous
ton, called the previous question, and
at 5:16 the roll call began on the
measure. The closeness of the vote
was apparent before half a dozen
names were called. The vote see
sawed during the entire roll call. At
no time was either side more than
three votes ahead. When the ver.fi
cation of the roll call began at 6:10
o’clock the anti* had 86 votes and
the reformers 83. Then one of the
members arose and changed his vote
from yea to nay, changing the figures
to 85 to 84.
Then Gower, of Crisp, bethought
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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
Tells of Barrett’s Hope
For Big Reward.
He said that R. P. Barrett, desig
nated by Attorney Arnold as the
"Christopher Columbus" of the Prank
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 w’ould draw down the big rewards
if Frank was convicted. Quinn said
that Barrett had mentioned $2,700 &X
one time and $4,500 at another as the
sum he would receive because he ha 1
been the first to find the blood spots
and other evidence.
The witness said that it was noth
Ing unusual for factory employees (o
be hurt and bleed. He clt£d the case
of C. P. Gilbert, w*ho, 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.
A half dozen witnesses from Gwin
nett County were called to give char
acter testimony against C. B. Dalton,
the State’s witness, who declared he
had seen women frequentlv in
Frank’s office. All said that his rep
utation for truth and veracity was
bad and that they would not believe
him under oath.
Clash Over Enactment
of Conley’s Story.
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 decided that
he would reserve hie decision until
afternoon in the dispute over Dr.
Ow’ens’ 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 car-