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The Atlanta Georgian
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VIL. XII. NO. 10.
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1913.
Copyright, 1906.
By Tne Georgian Co.
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Conley Drunk Day of Crime, Girl Says He Told Her
NIB IN 111 OF
Another dramatic scene in the trial of Leo Frank appeared
imminent Thursday when Mrs. Emil Selig, Frank’s mother-in-law,
was on the stand.
Mrs. Selig was several times on the verge of indignant tears
and plainly was greatly angered by Solicitor Dorsey’s manner of
questioning her. She muttered at him spitefully and glared at him
with hatred in her eyes as he asked her if the sensational statements
in Minola McKnight's affidavit were not absolutely true and if it
was not a fact that Mrs. Frank never went to see her husband for
weeks after he was arrested on suspicion of having murdered the
Phagan girl.
The Solicitor aroused the ire of the witness again when he,
asked her if it was not true that she gave the McKnight woman,
her neg ro cook, extra sums of money and that Mrs. Frank gave her
a hat after the crime was committed. Mrs. Selig denied that extra
sums of money had been given the cook. She said that money had
been advanced the woman and that this explained the extra
sums.
Mrs. Selig made emphatic denial of all the assertions contained
in the Minola McKnight affidavit, which the McKnight woman
repudiated on the witness stand.
The defense scored a point in the testimony of Harry Denham,
who swore he did not know of the factory elevator running any
time Saturday. He said that he was on the fourth floor where he
was able to see the wheels of the elevator if he happened to look in
that direction. He testified that there is a perecptible shaking 0 f
the building when the elevator is stopped or started, but that he
noticed nothing of the sort Saturday. Solicitor Dorsey made the
witness admit there was a great deal of noise on th fourth floor that
day. __
The defense at the opening of
the afternoon session introduced
several othr character and alibi
witnesses. Mrs. M. Marcus, 483
Washington street, and M. J.
Goldstein, No. 285 Washington
street, testified to being at a card
party Saturday night at the Se
lig home. Both said they saw
Frank, and Goldstein told of
Frank’s reading a magazine and
lughing heartily at a funny
story. The defense has empha
sized this feature of his de
meanor by the testimony of sev
eral witnesses.
1 SOUTHERN LEAGUE
AT BIRMINGHAM—
NASHVILLE 110 - . . .
BIRMINGHAM 010 - . . .
More and Gibson; Hardgrove and Menefee. Umpires, Breltensteln and Kerin.
FIRST GAME.
AT NEW ORLEANS—
MEMPHIS 022 100 ... - . . .
NEW ORLEANS 010 101 ... - . . .
Harrell and Snell; Forno, Stevenson and Yantz. Umpires, Stockdale and
Pfennlnger.
AT MOBILE
MONTGOMERY 00 - . . .
MOBILE 10 - . . .
Manning and Gribbens; Campbell and Schmidt. Umpire, Rudderham.
NATIONAL LEAGUE 1
All records for the transcription
of testimony in criminal cases in the
State of Georgia have been broken
in the Frank trial, it was announced
Thursday by the court reporter.
Two thousand three hundred pages
of typewritten testimony of about 300
words each, have been transcribed,
making a total of 690,000 words. The
next nearest was the McNaughton
1 case, which ran to a total of about
450,000,000 words.
Girl Is Strong
Alibi Witness.
Miss Helen Curran, a pretty girl of
17 years, proved one of the strongest
witnesses Thursday for the defense
•in establishing what will be claimed
as an alibi for Frank. She testified
that she saw Frank at 1:10 o’clock
by Jacobs’ Drug Store, Whitehall and
Alabama street, apparently waiting
for his car home.
The State fought hard against the
“alibi” witnesses.
The defense devoted most of the
forenoon session to producing per
son!? who had seen Frank on the day
of the tragedy. Miss Curran was
probably the most important, as she
was the oniy one who professed to
A have seen Frank immediately after
\ the time he has stated he left the
jjt Victory.
Others were called who saw him
as he arrived home at about 1:20
o’clock, or as he was on his way
back to the factory later In the after
noon. It was the purpose of Frank’s
lawyers, so far as they could, to ac
count for every minute of his t:m*
during the day.
Appreciating that the case of the
State against the defendant was hit
by Miss Curran’s story, Attorney
Frank A. Hooper made a determined
effort to confuse or break down the
young witness, but failed to shake
her in the least.
The significance of the g! Ts testi
mony is apparent in the light of Jim
Conley’s story. The negro said he
and Frank started to dispose of Mary
Phagan’s body at 12:56. Allowing
two minutes for Frank to get from
the factory to Whitehall and Alabama
streets, he would have had to leave
the building at 1:08. This would have
left but 12 minutes for the two to
dispose of the body and do exery-
thing else the negro mentioned.
Conley testified that he was in the
closet in Frank’s office eight minutes.
This would have reduced the remain,
ing time to four minutes. Part of
this was occupied in writing the
notes, Conley says.
Thirty-two Minutes to
Dispose of Body.
If the negro could have written
the four notes in two minutes, two
minutes w r ould have been left for the
disposal of th e body. But Harry
Scott. Pinkerton detective, said that
Conley took six or seven minutes in
writing one test note exactly like
the shorter note that was found by
the slain girl’s body. The defense
contended that this, in view of Miss
Curran’s testimony, puts Conley’s
story in the realm of the impossi
ble.
Miss Curran said that she lived at
No. 160 Ashby street and that she
knew Frank from trying to get a
position as stenographer at the fac
tory one time. She said that on the
day she saw Frank she had an ap
pointment to meet a girl friend at
Jacobs’ store at 1:15. She loft
Kress’ store at 1:05, she testified, and
had been at Jacobs’ only a short time
when she observed Frank.
Attorney Hooper brought out the
fact that her father is employed by
Montag Bros., who also are interested
in the pencil factory. He asked her
at one point in his examination:
Miss Rebecca Carson, called pri
marily as an alibi witness, told of
suspicious conversations and actions
of the negro Jim Conley.
“No, Miss Rebecca. I wasn’t at the
factory Saturday. I was so drunk
that I don’t know what I did or where
FIRST GAME.
AT BOSTON—
CHICAGO 200 COO 061 - 9 11 1
BOSTON 000 000 007 - 7 12 4
Humphries, Cheney and Archer; Tyler and Rarlden. Umpires, Klem and
Orth.
SECOND GAME.
CHICAGO 310 0 - . . .
BOSTON 000 0 - . . .
Pierce and Archer; Perdue, Rudolp h and Whaling. Umpires, Kle msnd
Orth.
FIRST GAME.
AT NEW YORK—
ST. LOUIS 012 000 010 - 4 7 1
NEW YORK 203 000 06X - 11 10 1
Grlner, Perrltt, Sallee, Geyer and H lldebrand; Marquard and McLean. Um
pires, Brenna and Eason.
• SECONDGAME.
ST. LOUIS 000 1.. .. - . . .
NEW YORK 001 0 - . . .
Doak and Wlngo; Tesreau and McLean. Umpires, Brennan and Eason.
FIRST GAME.
AT PHILADELPHIA—
CINCINNATI 000 000 000 - 0 5 0
PHILADELPHIA C00 001 00X - 1 5 0
Ames, Suggs and Clarke; Alexander and Kllllfer. Umpires, Rlgler and
Byron.
SECOND GAME.
CINCINNATI 000 000 200 - 2 7 4
PHILADELPHIA 015 000 10X - 7 14 1
Brown and Clarke; Seaton and Kllllfer. Umpires, Byron and Rlgler.
AT BROOKLYN—
PITTSBURG 300 042 00. - . . .
BROOKLYN 000 310 30. - . . .
Cooper and Gibson; Alien, Wagner and Miller. Umplree, O'Day and Ems-
First Game Called Off When
Heavy Downpour Put Field
in Poor Condition
PONCE DE LEON BALL PARK.
Aug. 14.—The first game of the sched
uled double-header between Chattanoo
ga and the crackers was called off on
account of rain. A heavy downpour
started at 1:30 an t ] continued until 2 30.
The rain, however, ceased In time for
the second combat.
Conzelman and Harrell were on the
mound when the two teams took the
field for the second game.
FIRST INNING.
Walsh fanned. Flick out, Smith to
Agler. Carroll out, Conselman to Ag*
ler. NO HITS, NO RUNS.
Agler fanned. Long walked. Wel-
chonce filed to Williams* Smith filed
to Graham. NO HITS, NO HUNS.
SECOND INNING.
Elberfeld out, Blsland to Agler. John
son singled to left. Johnson out trying
to steal second. Dent to Smith. Graff
fanned. ONE HIT, NO RUNS.
Blsland filed to Johnson In deep left.
Holland hit by pitched ball. Calvo forced
Holland at second, Flick to Walsh. Cal
vo out trying to steal, Graham to Walsh.
NO HITS, NO RUNS.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
AT CHICAGO—
NEW YORK 000 000 ... - . . .
CHICAGO 000 000 ... - . . .
Ford and Sweeney; Russell and Schalk. Umpires, Egan and Dlneen.
AT ST. LOUIS—
BOSTON 000 0 - . . .
ST. LOUIS 000 0 - .
Bedlent and Thomas; Allison and Alexander. Umpires, McGrleve and Con-
nolly.
AT DETROIT—
WASHINGTON 003 00. ... - . . .
DETROIT 004 00. ... - . . .
Poehling and Henry; Dubuc and Sta nage. Umpires, O’Loughtin and Sheri-
dan. 0
AT CLEVELAND—
PHILADELPHIA 000 00. ... - . . .
CLEVELAND 100 13. ... - . . -
Plank and Schang; Standing and O'Nell. Umpires, Evans and Ferguson.
RICH DECATUR MAN
SUICIDE BY POISON
Continued On Page 2, Column 1.
A. J. Grubb, a wealthy contractor
and builder, living at the old Mell
homestead, No. 1508 DeKalb avenue.
North Decatur, committed suicide
shortly before noon Thursday by tak
ing strychnine. He had been despond
ent for several days over business af
fairs and also was in failing health.
His favorite sister, Mrs. Sophia
Smith, died Tuesday, and this seemed
to affect Grubb deeply.
The funeral of Mrs. Smith was held
Thursday morning, but Grubb said
that he did not feel well and would
not attend. Harvey Grubb, his 19-
! year-old son, worry ing about his fa
ther, also stayed away from the fu
neral services.
About 10 o’clock Mr. Grubb went to
a drug store near his home and pur
chased a vial of strychnine, stating
that he wished to poison a dog. Short
ly after he returned to the house, his
son Harvey was aroused by groans
issuing from Mr. Grubb’s bedroom.
Rushing into the room, Harvey found
his father writhing on the bed. He at
once called the Grady Hospital, and
an ambulance made a record run to
the Grubb home. It was too late,
however, as Mr. Grubb died in his
son's arms a few' moments before the
ambulance arrived.
Mr. Grubb was one of the pioneer
citizens of North Decatur, and had
been a successful business man. He
is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eliza
beth Grubb; one daughter, Mrs. H.
Pierce, and four sons, Jack, Harvey,
William and Claude Grubb.
Calls Sunbath Best
Tuberculosis Cure
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Aug. 14—The virtues of
the sunbath cure, or heliotherapeu-
tlcs, were sung by Dr. Rollier, of
Leysin, at the Medical Congress to
day. This treatment, he said, cures
external forms of tuberculosis of
every variety at all degrees and all
ages.
The direct action of the sun and
air, he asserted, is the most energetic
tonic. It also reduces pain, forms a
powerful microbe-killing agent, and
conduces most powerfully to the
growth of new skin.
Hart Appointment
Indorsed by House
A resolution indorsing Governor
Slaton’s appointment of John C.
Hart as Tax Commissioner was in
troduced into the House Thursday
morning by Judge Hopkins, of Thom
as, and passed unanimously.
The resolution sets forth that "it
is the opinion of the House that no
more Judicious appointment could
have been made,” and that “the house
do congratulate the Governor and the
people of Georgia upon this most ex
cellent appointment.”
Self-Administered
Drug Kills Doctor
SELMA, Aug. 14.—Dr. John W.
Fielder, aged 27, a prominent physi
cian of Benton, Ala., died in the Sel
ma Hospital from an overdose of
strychnine administered hyperdermi-
cally in his own arm. The hospital
physician says he was dead in fifteen
minutes after injecting the poison.
It is believed self-destruction was
Benton’s purpose. He is said to have
been addicted to the drug habit. He
leaves a young wife.
Mississippi Town to
Have Policewoman
MERIDIAN. MISS.. Aug. 14.—The
Co-operative Purity League of Merid
ian has made application to City
Council for the appointment of a
woman police officer to afford better
protection for young girls.
The application will be granted.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Generally fair Thurs
day and Friday.
EMPIRE LEAGUE.
ENATE MHolland
Soldfor
BY KEA $3,000
Anderson Accused of Having Ex
ceeded His Authority—Rules
Committee Also Scored.
Charging that President Randolph
Anderson has 1 usurped power as pre
siding officer of the State Senate, and
charging further that the Senate
Rules Committee, which is appointed
by the President, is a "fraud and a
cheat and a swindle on the public,”
Fred Kea. Senator from the Sixteenth
District, Thursday declared he would
rise to a question of personal privi
lege to state his charges when the
Senate convenes for its final session
at 3 o’clock.
Senator Kea declared that the Rules,
or Steering Committee has deliberate
ly blocked bills through the efforts of
the "city lawyers” which compose its
membership.
Here are the charges as stated by
Senator Kea:
I charge the President of the
Senate with usurping power, and
I back up the charge with a state
ment made to me by a member of
the House to the effect that Pres
ent Anderson made statements
to one member of the Houes that
if a certain member voted against
the kindergarten bill that he
would see that that member did
not pass any bill by the Senate.
I further charge that he, Ander
son, took Senate Bill No. 66 after
it had been reported by the com
mittee that it do pass, and held it
up for the third reading more
than two weeks on the pretense
that he desired to make some
minor changes in said bill. But
under this pretense he without
authority referred the bill back to
the committee, which had no au
thority to act on same, and by
undermining they killed it.
I charge that the Rules Com
mittee is a fraud and a cheat and
swindle on the public. I back up
this charge with the fact that the
Rules Committee is composed en
tirely of corporation lawyers with
the exception of one or two, there
for giving the farmer no repre
sentative in that important body,
which steers much of the legisla
tion which goes through the Sen
ate.
As a result of the fact that this
body is made up of corporation
lawyers, with the exception of one
or two and the farmer having no
represenetatlon, many measures
purporting to help the farmer
have been choked out of existence
during the present session.
I further charge that Senate
Bill No. 87, which I presented in
the Senate at the beginning of the
session, has been ready for the
third reading since July 17, but
has been blocked by this same
Rules Committee.
Harry Holland, former Tech star,
now' playing third base for the Crack
ers, was sold this afternoon by the
local club to Washington. The for
mer collegian is to report to Man
ager Clark Griffith at the finish >f
the Southern League season. It was
an outright cash sale, Washington
paying $3,000 for the player.
Holland was one of the greatest
college ball players the South ever
boasted. He was a corking infielder,
a smashing and timely hitter, pos
sessed a grand arm and was fast on
the bases. And he has proved A mar
vel during his short sojourn with the
Crackers.
Holland graduated from Tech in
June 1912. Nearly every big league
club tried to sign him, but Harry’s
family were detad set hgainst him
becoming a professional player. Two
weeks ago. however, President Frank
Calloway, of the local blub, induced
him to Join the Crackers.
W.H, Locke, President
Of “Phillies,” Is Dead
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Aug 14.—
William H. Locke, president of the Phil
adelphia baseball club, of the National
League, died here to-day. He was 111
several months.
Locke formerly was secretary of the
Pittsburg club, of the National League,
and took over the executive position
with the Philadelphia club after Horace
Fogel, former president, was deposed
AT SARATOGA.
FIRST—6V4 furlongs: Korfhage 109.
(Brel) 9-5. 4-5, 2-5 won; Harvest
Queen 98, (McTaggart) 10-1, 4-1, 2-1;
Any Time 111, (Bryne) 13-5, even, 1-2.
Time, 1:07. Also ran; Robert Oliver,
Ida I^avinla. Lily Orme, Charmeuse, Gal
axy.
SECONDt- About 2 miles: Buckthorn
125. (Franklin) 11-10 2-5. out. won;
Ron of the Wind 150, (Saffell) 3-1, even,
out; Mllity 130, (Keating) 15-1, 4-1, out.
Time, 4:28. Also ran: Astute.
RACING ENTRIES.
AT SARATOGA.
First—Three-year-olds and up, selling,
mile: xProspect 98. Euterpe 103. xChopin
98. Ann Tilly 101. Tick Tack 103.
Second—Two-year-olds handicap, 5%
furlongs: Punch Bowl 118, Roamer 123,
Undaunted 103, Stake and Cap 112,
Surprising 120. Golden Chimes 113, Fiit-
tergold 120, Ralph 100, Cuasarian 122,
Uncle Mun 108 Huarakan 106, Florin
110, Valkyrie 1&7 Cornbroom 102, Dr.
Samuel 109, Gracllla 106, Bradley's
Choice 116, Armament 98. Also eligible:
Preston Lynn 104. Contrary 105, Harry
L 105, Galaxy 97, Northerner 103, Pan
American 108.
Third—Three-year-olds and up. selling,
six furlongs: Moncrief 112, xHrookfleld
98. Little Hugh 103, x«’apt. Elliott 98.
Trifler 101. Inferno Queen 107, xLuria
96 xRoyal Message 102. Magazine 112,
Hammon Pass 109, Mlndinette 107, Sil
ver Moon 101, Vivla Octavia 113, Wa-
»«rwel)es 109, Incision 109, Patrick S 109,
Progressive 106. xOrowoc 96.
F ourth—Three-year-olds and up,
v ''»ndlcai». mile and eipMh: Jawbone
95. Alrey 96, Princess Calloway 116, Im-
i ■>- . ii 108 Star Bottle 98, .Star Gaze
98, Strenuous 9ff. Also eligible: Col.
Holoway 99. Ruskln 112, Barnegat 111.
Fifth—Three-year-olds and up, sell
ing, mile and five-sixteenths: Dart-
worth 107, Warhorn 114 xPaton 111,
xKtar O'Ryan 104 xlnspector Lestrade
98.
Sixth—Two-year-old maidens, six
furlongs: March Court 105. Iridescence
105, Great Surprise 108. Bartlett 108,
Rosa 1^5 Hauenny 108, Decoy 105. Klm-
hedik 108, Elblod 105. Valkyrie 105, Con-
trary 105, O'Reilly 108.
x—Apprentice allowance claimed.
SULZER
National Guard Command to Obej
Lieutenant Governor— Execu
tive Told of Impeachment.
ALBANY, N. Y., Aug. 14.—Formal
notice was served on Governor Wil
liam Sulzer to-day that he had been
impeached by the New York State
Assembly for "high crimes and mis
demeanors,” Including the alleged uso
of money contributed to his campaign
for speculation in Wall street.
At the same time the bitter fight
between Governor Sulzer and Lieu
tenant Governor Martin H. Glynn for
control of the Great Seal of the State
waxed more bitter. Acting Adjutant
General E. V. Howard, replying to re
ports that Governor Sulzer would call
out the national guard if necessary to
keep possession of the Executive
Mansion, declared that he recognizes
Mr. Glynn as the constitutional Gov
ernor of the Common wea I* b
would respect any orders signed by
me j^euieiuuit uvvernor. x rea
ders Governor Sulzer helpless so far
as th'* mllP^Tv is cproerr**d
Mrs. Sulzer Js Prostrated.
„ue to quit iue uuc.es of
Governor was tendered to Governor
Sulzer by Patrick H. McCabe, of the
Senate. Mrs. Sulzer, who is pros
trated over the attack made upon her
husband’s honesty, was in serious
condition to-day. Doctors were rush
ed from New York City to attend her.
Accompanied by a bodyguard of
strong-arm men, Governor Sulzer
walked from the Executive Mansion
to the Capitol shortly before noon.
Asked for a statment, he said:
“Not a word. I am now in the
hands of my counsel.”
j A special detail of policemen also
I was provided for the Governor’s
safety.
Await Ruling of Court.
Governor Sulzer told friends he
would not relinquish the reins of
i power until removed by the Court of
Impeachment, composed of the Sen
ate and a majority of the judges of
• the State Court of Appeals, whirh will
sit September 18.
A number of friends greeted the
Governor after he arrived at the
Capitol. In answer to inquiries about
j the condition of Mrs. Sulzer. he said:
( "Mrs. Sulzer is seriously ill. We are
i gravely concerned. She has been
hysterical and during the night was
in a state of nervous collapse.”
In spite of this pathetic feature
the political enemies of the Gover
nor did not lessen their efforts. On
the other hand, it seemed that the
bitterness had increased.
With the details of the actual serv
ice of the Governor out of the way,
everybody settled back to watch the
fight for the possession of the office
of Governor.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
AT CORDELE—
AMERICUS—
30 - . * .
CORDELE—
10 - . . .
Wilder and Bowden; Werner and
Manchester. Umpire, Qentle.
Brunswick-Waycrose, no game, rain.
i
AT JACKSONVILLE—
ALBANY-
100 - . . .
JACKSONVILLE—
100 - . . .
Moses and Well*; Gro* e and Krebs.
Umpire, Barr.
AT MACON—
SAVANNAH-
01 - . . .
MACON—
00. - . . .
Co4umbus-Charleston, no game, rain,
LATEST
NEWS
NEWNAN, Aug. 14.—Jack Lowe
Woodruff, son of Mr. and Mrs.
H. P. Woodruff, of Newnan, was
kiDed yesterday in an automobile
accident in Manila, P. \. f accord
ing to a cablegram received here
to-day. He was 25 years old, a
graduate of Georgia Tech and in
the service of the Government en-
g ineering service. His body will
e shipped to Newnan. He was
widely known in Atlanta and Sa
vannah, his former homes.
ROME, Aug. 14.—Stricken with
apoplexy on the battlefield of
Gettysburg. July 2, near the same
spot where he was badly wounded
50 years ago, Dr. R. B. Headden,
one of the best known Baptist
ministers of the State, died to-day
He was pastor of the First Bap
tist Church here for 30 years.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, Aug. 14.
The body of Wm. James, probate
court deck, of Cleveland, who has
been missing since July 29, when
he disappeared from the Steam-
er City of Straights en route
from Putin Bay to C’eveland,
w*s found in Lake Erie off Mid-
dlebass Island to-day.
President Sends No
Message to Sulzer.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 14.—The
White House has sent no word either
or advice or sympathy to Governor
Sulzer in the present crisis in his ca
reer. Rumors that the President was
interfering in the situation met a
strong denial to-day.
Dies From Well Gas
Saving Friend’s Life
DALTON, Aug. V4.—Volunteering to
go to the assistance of Jim Seay, wid
had been overcome by gas while
cleaning a well on the Looper farm
south of here, E. A. Harden, an age 3 ,
farmer, gave up his own life after
saving that of his friend.
Harden entered the well and suc
ceeded in tying a rope around Seay s
body before he himself was overcome.
Seay was hauled to safety, but no one
volunteered to go after Harden until
life was extinct.
$200,000 BANK SHORTAGE.
TRENTON, N. J , Aug. 14.—The Rose
ville Trust Company, of Roseville, N.
J , was ordered closed by the State
banking department to-day. A short
age of $200,000 is reported. ^