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VOL. XII. NO. 14.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1913.
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Hits Cook’s Denial of Affidavit Against Frank
THAW HELD
IN
TO FIGHT
Admits His Identity and Asks
“Now, What Are You Going
to Do About It?”
LATEST
NEWS
SHERBROOK, Que., Aug. 19.—Har
ry K. Thaw, wha esca^el from Matte-
wan assylum Sunday and was arrest
ed in Coaticook to-day, was trans
ferred to the Sherbrooke jail this af
ternoon.
Thaw has retained W. L. Shurte-
leff, one of the best known lawyers
in Eastern Canada and one of the
most sensational International legal
fights in Canadian history is expect
ed.
The United States Government will
be represented by Heeter Verret, K.
C.
Thaw may be deported as a maniac
upon request of the New York au
thorities, according to the opinions of
Canadian official-
No sooner was Thaw brought here
than he began to.ealize the serious
ness of his predicament, and he be
gan to bombard various sections of
the United State with messages. H
notified his familv at Cresson, Pa., of
his arrest and received word that rep
resentatives of the family were start
ing at once for Sherbrooke. It is un -
derstood that Mrs. Mary Thaw, the
aged mother of the fugutive, will
come here.
Thaw will not discuss his move
ments since he got away from the
New York institution Sunday morn
ing, except to say that he boarded a
train east of Boston. He said he was
making for the coast and planned to
sail for Europe.
Thaw was accompanied here by two
men, one heavily built and the other
slight and both smooth shaven.
Recognized on Train.
Deputy Sheriff Burleigh Kelsey, of
Colebrook, recognized Thaw on a
train bound for Canada. Kelsey got
off at Colebrook, got an automobile
and after a chase of almost 20 miles
overtook Thaw with two companions
in Coaticook. They had left the
train at Beecher Falls and driven
across the border into Canada.
Kelsey notified the Coaticook po
lice and kept on tfieir trail. Thaw,
when arrested, made no resistance
and to-day will be lodged in the jail
at Sherbrooke, Quebec.
Kelsey was on his way home to
Colebrook after a trip South and was
reading a paper when a stranger came
from a few seats down the aisle in
the smoking car and asked for a
match. The Deputy Sheriff was read-
, ing the story of Thaw’s escaoing ir.
the paper and a picture of Thaw
fitared up from the paper. He looked
at the stranger and saw that the
likeness at once resembled the strang
er.
The stranger at once noticed the
* star* and said: “What’s the matter?
Do you think you know who I am?”
“I could make a pretty good guess,”
said Kelsey.
* '"Well, who am I then?” the strang
er demanded.
"I think you are Harry K. Thaw.”
Kelsey said the stranger laughed
uneasily and then said blandly, "Well,
you are right. I am Thaw. But you
don’t want me. You couldn’t do any
thing to me if you wanted to. They
have acquitted me of murder and you
can’t extradite me.”
"Where are you pound for?” Kel
sey asked.
"Canada,” the man answered.
Pursues Him in Auto.
Kelsey picked up his paper again
and the man who had declared he
was Thaw went back to his seat with
the match he had come to get. Depu
ty Sheriff Kelsey got off the train
here. Then he found L. W. Barbour
and Warner Drew and they decided
to chase the party.
They got an automobile and made
a quick run to Beecher Falls, the next
station, just south of the Canadian
’ line. There Kelsey made inquiries
and found that three men answering
the description of the three he had
BOWLING GREEN, Aug. 19.—
The wife of Cangressman D. Y.
Thomai, of the Third Kentucky
District, to-day at Greenville
sued for divorce alleging drun
kenness, cruelty and of wasting
their estate. She asks the custo
dy of their two children.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—The
8enate to-day, by a vote of 34
to 39, defeated the Bristow
amendment to the sugar sched
ule of the tariff bill proposing a
duty of 1 cent a pound. Sena
tor* Ransdell and Thornton, of
Louisiana, voted with the Repub
licans in favor of the amendment.
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. Aug.
19.—Ed Walsh, the big twirler of
the White Sox, will be able to
pitch again in a week and will be
jn good form for next season, ac
cording to Bonesetter Reese.
r,
RACING
RESULTS
AT SARATOGA.
FIRST RACE—Six furlongs: Honey
Bee 104 (J. McTaggart), 8-5, 2-5, out,
won; Briar Path 112 (Davis), 9-2, even,
out, second; Besom 115 (Karrlck), 7-10.
1-4, out, third. Time 1:14 2-5. Petolusa
also ran.
SECOND RACE—About 2H miles:
Octopus 142 (Bryant), 11 to 6, 3-4, out,
won: Guncotton 164 (Dupee), 6-6, 2-5,
out. second; Lizzie Flat 134 (Kermath),
6, 7-5, out. third. Time 6:63. Nose
gay also ran
THIRD RACE—Five and half fur
longs: Surprising 109 (J. McTaggart),
9-2, 1-2, out won; Stromboli 106 (Fer
guson). 1-4. out, second: Soslus 107
(Borel), 4, 2. out, third. Time 1:06 1-5.
Also ran: Armament and Cliff Field.
FOURTH RACE—One mile: Ten
Point 124 (Ix>ftus), 6, 7-5, out, won;
Nightstick 106 (Borel). 18-5, 9-10, out,
second; Leo Charles 106 (McCabe), 12,
3, 4-5, third. Time 1:39. Rock View.
Flying Fairy also ran. Ten Point was
added.
FIFTH—.Six furlongs: Undaunted 110
(Byrne), 7-6, 1-2, out, won; Delft 105
(J. Taggart), 6, 8-5,4-6, second: Old Ben
105 (Borel), 13-5, een, 1-2, third. Time,
1:15. The Urgin, Huda’s Brother, Yan
kee Tree, Lily Orme, Enver Bey, Cen
taury, Salon also ran.
AT WINDSOR.
FIRST RACE—Six furlongs; Panza-
reta 100 (Kederis). 2, 2-5, cut, won;
Grosvenor 102 (Vandusen), 60, 8, even,
second; Crlsco 102 (Turner), 20, 3, 2-5,
third. Time 1:12 2-5. Great Britain
finished first, but was disqualified.
SECOND—Five and one-half furlongs:
Black Chief 104 (Lounsberry). 4, 3-2,
7-10, won; Tom Sayres 114 (Peak), 2, 4-5,
1-3, second; Raequette 104 (Gross), 15, 6,
5-2, third. Time, 1:07. Satyr, Question
Mark, Paid Alto, Cedar Brook also ran.
THIRD—Five and one-half furlongs:
Miss Bayle 103 (Obert), 13-20, out, won;
Czar Michael 111 (Peak), 8-6, out, sec
ond; First Degree 92 (Deronde), 12, 9-5,
out, third. Time, 1:05 3-5. Only three
starters.
FOURTH—Six furlongs: Buckhorn
122 (Small), even, 2-5, out, won; Mar
jorie 105 (Deronde), 5-2, 3-5, 1-3, second;
Sherwood 111 (Peak), 15, 4, 3-2, third.
Time, 1:12. Little Father, Upright,
Prince Ahmed also ran.
Racing Entries on Page 10.
Continued on page 7, column 1.
Sulzer Holds Fort,
Ignoring Ruling of
Attorney General
ALBANY, Aug. 19.—Unaffected by
the opinion of Attorney General Car-
mody who held that Martin Glynn
legally is Governor of New York,
William Sulzer occupied his office In
the executive chamber this morning
as usual. He came to the capitol at
the usual time and took up the morn
ing mail.
Chester C. Platt, his private sec
retary, announced that Mr. Sulzer
still regarded himself as the legal
Governor.
"We knew what the opinion of the
Attorney General would be before it
came out,” he said
Lieutenant Governor Glynn pre
pared to take his fight into the halls
of the Legislature to-day.
T FOXEN FACES
LOCALS IN
American Charge Wires State
Department That He Has Not
Been Given Passports.
Blackjack Wielder
Held for Grand Jury
W. K. Dunn, arrested for drawing a
blackjack on a newsboy, was held in
$500 bond Tuesday for Grand Jury
action by Acting Recorder Preston.
Dunn was held for assault and bat
tery and assault with intent to mur
der.
Dunn got into a fight with little
Isadore Kulbersh, 12 years old, and
Bill Krell, another newsie, who went
to his small partner’s aid. "Kid”
Young, who has appeared in the local
prize ring, tried to act as peacemaker
after Dunn had pulled a blackjack,
and all four were served with charges.
The cases against the youths were
dismissed.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.— The
White House to-day received a dis
patch from Charge d’Affaires
O’Shaughnessy absolutely denying
press dispatches to the effect that he
had been given his passports by the
Mexican Government or that an ulti
matum of any kind had been given to
him by Huerta.
The telegram from O’Shaughnessy
is explicit on both of these points,
and indicates that the situation has
not been changed in any waj' except
that a formal and diplomatic reply to
the Lind proposals was transmitted
to O’Shaughnessy yesterday by the
Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Frederic Gamboa. The tenor of this
reply probably will be made public
at the White House later in the day
In his telegram to Secretary Bry
an, Charge d’Affaires O’Shaughnessy
relates the circumstances leading up
to the transmission of the Huerta
reply to the mediation proposals,
which Lind carried from President-
Wilson to Mexico, and declares that
nothing had indicated that they were
in any way offensive to the Mexican
Government.
Found Reports Were False.
He made a trip to the Mexican For
eign Office late last night to ascer
tain the truth of rumors that he was
about to be given his passports, and
that Mexico had demanded recogni
tion from the American Government
by last midnight.
He found these reports unfounded
and spread the news among the mem
bers of the American colony in Mexi
co City. The population seemed to
take it for granted that Huerta was
about to make tfie desperate play
which he long had threatened.
Secretary Bnan to-day denied that
the State Department had received
any ultimatum from Mexico concern
ing recognition of the Huerta gov
ernment by any stated Ume. or that
Charge d’Affaires O’Shaughnessy had
been given his passports and told to
leave Mexico.
The State Department was in
formed to-day by Charge d’Affaires
O’Shaughnessy that Senor Gamboa,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, has de
nied the statement made by Senor
Urrutia, Minister of the Interior, con
cerning the reported ultimatum, and
it is believed here that the outlook
for a peaceful settlement of the trou
bles betw’een the two nations is more
promising at the present time than
it has been in the pt st fortnight.
Wild Rumor Laid to Cabinet.
Charge d’Affaires O’Shaughnessy, in
his telegram to the State Depart
ment to-day, reported that President
Huerta and Envoy Lind were con
ferring concerning the final settle
ment of the difficulties between the
two countries. While he did not
comment on the situation beyond giv
ing a bare repo t of the fact, Mr.
O’Shaughnessy strongly indicated
that he hoped for a peaceful settle
ment and that the next 48 hours prob
ably would bring developments lead
ing to a compact between the Unit2d
States and Mexico.
It is believed at the State Depart
ment that the sensational reports em
anating from Mexico City last nignt
were inspired by the Huerta Cabinet.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
AT CHATTANOOGA—
NASHVILLE ...
CHATTANOOGA
FIRST GAME.
000
000
002
004
1
X
- 3
- 4
9 1
5 0
Williams and Gibson; Grimes, Cov elsskl and Street,
and Karin.
Other games not scheduled.
Umpires, Wright
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Barons Find Dent for One Run
in Opening Session; Long
Back in Line-up.
Continued on page 7, column 3.
Kentuckians Fight
Duel; One Is Dead
HENDERSON, KY., Aug. It —
Coleman Davis to-day was believed
to be dying from two bullet wounds,
and William Stelnwach was slightly
hurt as the result of a revolver duel.
The two men quarreled and arranged
a peaceful meeting to settle their
difficulties. As soon as they met each
man drew his revolver and began fir
ing. „
THE LINE-UP.
Birmingham: Atlanta:
Marcan, 2b Agler, lb.
Messenger, rf Long, If.
McDonald, 3b Welchonce, cf.
Smith, 3b Knesiley, cf.
McBride, If Blsland, ss.
Mayer, c Holland, 3b.
Calvo, rf McGllvray, lb.
Chapman, c Ellam, s».
Dent, p Foxen, p.
PONCE DELEON BALL PARK, Aug.
19.—Dent’s wild, throw in the first in
ning helped the Barons to one run.
The Cracker hurler then settled down
and pitched good ball.
Foxen was Molesworth’s selection to
oppose the locals. Tommy Long was
back in left field,
FIRST INNING.
Marcan hit In front of the plate and
beat It out for a hit. When Dent threw
wild to first Marcan reached second.
Messenger bunted to Dent and Marcan
was caught at third to Holland. Mes
senger stole second. McDorfald drew
four wido ones and ambled to the initial
sack. Knlseley slambed a one-timer
to center and Messenger tallied. Mc
Bride fanned. Mayer also was set
down on strikes. TWO HITS, ONE
RUN.
Agler hoisted a long fly to Knlseley.
Long was disposed of by Ellam and
McGilvray. Welchonce was easy for
Foxen and McGilvray. NO HITS, NO
RUNS.
SECOND INNING.
McGilvray lofted a tall one to Long.
Ellam drew free transportation to first.
Foxen did the Casey act. Ellam stole
second and when Chapman heaved the
ball to center field Ellam reached third.
Smith scooped up Marcan’s grass-cut
ter and .threw the Birmingham second-
sacker out at first. NO HITS, NO
RUNS.
Smith popped to Ellam. Bisland found
one to his liking and poled it to the
left garden for a single. Holland’s
short fly was easy for Knlseley. Calvo
forced Bisland at second, Ellam to
Marcan. ONE HIT. ONE RUN.
THIRD INNING.
Messenger went out over the Blsland-
Agler route. McDonald out. Dent to
Agler. Knlseley struck out. NO HITS,
NO RUNS.
Chapman ballooned to Knlseley. Dent
walked. Agler singled to center and
Dent took second. I^ong was patient
and was uwurded with a free pass, and
the bases were Intoxicated. Harry
Welchonce’s best was a grounder to
Ellam and Dent was forced at the
home plate to Mayer. Smith ended the
inning by striking out. ONE HIT, NO
RUNS.
FOURTH INNING.
McBride went out, Blsland to Agler.
Mayer lined to Blsland, who let the
ball go through him for an error. Mc
Gilvray drew four wide ones and beat
It to Agler’s cushion. Ellam walked,
filling the Foxen hit a sacrifice
fly to Calvo and Mayer scored. Marcan
filed to Calvo. NO HITS, ONE RUN.
AT CHICAGO—
BOSTON 000 00 ... - . . .
CHICAGO 200 00. ... - . . .
R. Collin* and Carrlgan; Cicotte and Schalk. Umpires, Dlneen and Egan.
AT DETROIT—
PHILADELPHIA 110 - . . .
DETROIT 003 - . . .
Shawkey and Lapp; Hall and Stan age. Umpires. O’Loughlln and Sheri
dan.
AT CLEVELAND—
WASHINGTON 000 01. ... - . . .
CLEVELAND 100 00. ... - . . .
Johnson and Ainsworth; Falkenber g and Carlsch. Umpires, Evans and
Hildebrand.
New York-St. Louis—Rain.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
FIRST GAME.
AT BOSTON—
CINCINNATI 000 011 011 - 4 8 4
BOSTON 100 001 000 - 2 5 1
Johnson and Kling; Rudolph and Rarldan. Umpires. Brennan and Eaton.
SECOND GAME.
CINCINNATI 000 100 ... - . . .
BOSTON 000 000 ... - . . .
Suggs and Clarke; Tyler and Whaley. Brennan and Eason.
AT NEW YORK—
PITTSBURG 330 110 000 - 8 14 2
NEW YORK 000 210 000 - 3 9 3
Adams and Gibson; Fromme, Cran dall and McLean. Umpires, Klem and
Orth.
AT BROOKLYN—
ST. LOUIS 010 103 000 - 5 9 2
BROOKLYN 000 000 020 - 2 7 1
Perrltt and Wlngo; Reulbach and Miller. Rfgler and Byron.
AT PHILADELPHIA—
CHICAGO 000 210 00 - . . .
PHILADELPHIA 101 000 00. - . . .
Pierce and Archer; Seaton and Kllllfer. Umpires, O’Day and Emalle.
IN BILL
EMPIRE LEAGUE.
AT WAYCROSS
CORDELE-
0
WAYCROSS-
Filllgen and Bowden; McManush and
Shuman. Umpire. McLaughlin.
AT THOM ASVI L_E—
BRUNSWICK—
l - . . .
THOMASVILLE—
1 - . . .
110,823.080 IS
T
Hartnsr
Wilkes.
and Pierrie; Stile
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
AT JACKSONVILLE—
CHARLESTON-
000 - . . .
JACKSONVILLE-
020 ... - . . .
Foster and Menefee; Burmelster and
Krebs. Umpire, Barr.
AT ALBANY—
MACON—
00 - . . .
ALBANY-
20 - . . .
Martin and Berger; Moses and Wells.
Umpire, Pender,
Governor John M. Slaton aairi Tues
day afternoon that he will sign the
bill providing for a home for way
ward girls, which carries with it an
appropriation of $20,000.
A rumor that Governor Slaton In
tended to veto the bill, not because
he opposed the proposed home, but
because it meant an additional drain
upon the meager revenues of the
State, had been in circulation since
the last night of the General Assem
bly.
Leaders in the House and Senate
told newspaper men at that time,
fifteen minutes after the measure had
been passed as amended by the Sen
ate, that they had it on good author
ity that Governor k’aton would veto
the bill.
Advocates Were Aroused.
The report gained strength the last
few days and aroused those eage<*
for the establishment of the home.
No less than 75 telegrams came to
Governor Slaton’s office Tuesday
morning from individuals and organ
izations all over the State asking him
to affix his signature and make the
measure a law.
Originally the bill establishing the
home carried an appropriation of $30,-
000, and in that shape it passed the
House. The Senate, however, cut
$10,000 from the amount, and in the
final night session the House con
curred in the Senate amendment.
Lack of Revenue Cited.
An increase in the tax returns of
$4,000,000 would be necessary to pay
the appropriation embodied in the
bill. This increase, it appears, is not
to be forthcoming. That was ad
vanced as the basis of the report that
Governor Slatbn would veto tne bill.
mass' sin
EW
Here are the important developments Tuesday in
the trial of Leo M. Frank, charged with the murder
of Mary Phagan:
Judge Roan rules out all testimony bearing on particular
acts of immorality which the State has been endeavoring to
prove against the defendant.
Will Turner, former pencil factory employee, testifies he
entered the metal room shortly before noon one day near the
middle of March and saw Frank seeking to engage Mary
Phagan in conversation. He says he cannot recall any other
person he (Turner) knew in the factory.
Solicitor Dorsey devotes large part of forenoon in an en
deavor to bolster the character of C. B. Dalton, a State’s wit
ness, and tear down that of Miss Daisy Hopkins, who was
called by the defense.
George Gordon, called by the Solicitor, swears that the
sensational affidavit of Minola McKnight, negro cook at the
Selig home, was signed in his absence and that Solicitor Dor
sey refused to order her release, saying he “would get in bad
with the detectives” if he did.
Roy Craven and E. H. Pickett, hardware store employees, t«s
tilled Minola McKnight, cook i nthe Selig home, made the affidavit
revealing incriminating remarks and actions of Frank without
reserve.
The Fulton County tax digest. Just
completed by County Tax Receiver T.
M. Armistead, was made public Tues
day, 'and it shows the tremendous net
increase in taxables of $10,823,080.
The total returns for th<* fiscal year
amounted to $122,198,115. as compar
ed with $111,375,035 for 1912.
The largest increase in any one
item was that of city real estate,
which showed an increase over last
year of $9,043,285. The returns from
city real estate this year amounted to
$81,023,490. Increases in other items
were not so noticeable, and in many
instances a decided decrease was
noted.
Poll tax returns amounted to $13,-
849, as compared with $13,967 for last
year. The returns from bank shares
amounted to $6,817,075, compared with
$6,800,650 for 1912. Stocks and bonds
returns showed an increase of $539,-
536. Money, note* and accounts re
turns were $10,358,175, as compared
with $9,822,610 in 1912.
Merchandise returns were $8,915,-
400, compared with $8,727,770 last
year. The automobile returns, as ex
pected, showed a gain, going up to
$522,160, compared with $501,090.
Tax returns in the county from man
ufacturers, cotton and wool plants,
etc., were $4,262,745, compared with
$4,309,795 for 1912, showing a decrease
of $47,050.
County real estate returns amount
ed to $4,708,462, compared with $4,-
731.375 for 1912, a decrease of $22,913.
Capital in mining property returns
were $3,350, as compared with $100 in
1912. Returns from furniture totaled
$2,934,525, compared with $2,987,445
for 1912. Jewelry returns amounted
to $224,430, compared with $232,380
last year, a decrease of $12,040.
Roy Craven, one of the Beck & Gregg Hardware employee*,
who assisted the police in obtaining the sensational affidavit from
Minola McKnight, negro cook at the Selig home, declared on the
stand in the Frank trial Tuesday afternoon that the McKnight
woman made her statements against Frank of her own accord
and without reserve, once she had been persuaded it was best to
tell what the State says is the whole truth.
Craven said the McKnight woman told him that she had
heard conversations at the Selig home Sunday morning following
the murder of Mary Phagan, indicating that Frank had rested
poorly and had come home intoxicated, making his wife sleep on
the floor. He had asked his wife for a revolver to shoot himself,
the McKnight woman said, according to Craven, Frank also was
reported to have remarked that he “didn't know why he would
murder. ’ ’
E. H. Pickett, a fellov employee of Craven’s, corroborated
the latter’s story and added that the McKnight woman had ad
mitted getting more money after the murder than she had before.
Both Pickett and Craven were sharply questioned by Attor
ney Rosser, who sought to show that Minola signed the statement
to obtain her freedom from jail.
Dr. S. 0. Benedict, president of the State Board of Health,
was called at the opening of the afternoon to show that charges
of scientific dishonesty against Dr. H. F. Harris, secretary of the
board, never were found to be well founded. Dr. W. F. West
moreland asserted on the stand that Dr. Harris had been found
guilty of the charges.
By far the most damaging tes
timony brought out against
Frank was that of Will Turner,
who testified that he had entered
the metal room and come upon
Frank seeking to press his atten
tions upon the Phagan girl only
a few weeks before the crime.
When Turner was put under the
raking fire of Duther Rosser’s cross-
examination, the weight 0 f his testi
mony suffered considerably. The
youth, who admitted he had worked
at the factory only a brief time, was
unable to describe Mary Phagan and
was unable to tell the name of any
other girl In the entire factory.
"I went into the rear room on the
second floor one day with some pen
cils,” said Turner. "It was about the
middle of March. Frank was walk
ing from his office toward the rear of
the factory. Mary Phagan was com
ing toward her machine. He told her
to wait a minute, that he wanted to
talk to her. She said she had to go to
work.
"He said: ‘I’m superintendent of
the pencil factory and I want to talk
to you.* She repeated that she had to
go to work and he followed her as
she backed away from him. A cou-
asked them where to put the pencils
and then T left. I didn’t see any
more.”
On cross-examination young Tur
ner admitted he did not know whether
there were other girls around at the
time or not. He did not know the
names of the two girls, he said, who
entered the room while Frank was
trying to talk to Mary Phagan. The
extent of his description of Man’’
Phagan was that she had light hair.
The question of the admissibility of
this evidence caused a long wrangle
between the attorneys.
Rosser and Arnold objected on the
ground that it was not at all material,
proving absolutely nothing. They de
nied Dorsey’s contention that It es
tablished that Frank had known Mary
Phagan, in spite of his declarations
that he did not know her. The law
yers said that it did not show that he
knew her by name or that he was
conversing with her on any other sub
ject than her work.
Charges It Was
First Step to Murder.
"We contend that Mary Phagan was
killed right on that second floor,” re
torted the Solicitor. "We contend that
Mary Phagan and Frank were the
only persons in the metal department
pie of girls came into the joom and I at the time that this inc^ent took