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EXTRA The Atlanta Georgian. Read for Profit---GEORGIAN WANT ADS---Use for Results EXTRA VOL. XII. NO. 14. ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1913. Copyright 1906, By The Georgian Co. 2 CENTS. p m a Jk2° NEW WITNESSES CALLED AGAINST FRANK +•+ +•+ +•♦ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•4* +•+ +•+ +•+ +♦+ 4*H Former Employee Testifies Accused Knew Mary Phagan i j AGK BY 11 Admits His Identity and Asks “Now, What Are You Going to Do About It?” OTTAWA, ONT., Aug. 19.—The Canadian immigration authorities announced this afternoon that Harry K. Thaw would be deport ed from Canada. Officials of the justice department here do not believe Thaw can be detained. This would mean that Thaw would be sent back over the bor der to New Hampshire. COATICOOK. QUEBEC, Aug. 19.— Harry K. Thaw Is under arrest here, according to the police authorities, and he will be held until the Domin ion Government decides what can be done in his case. The police are positive that their prisoner is Thaw. They said he ad mitted his identity. Thaw said the authorities had no right to hold him and that there was nothing for which he could be extra dited and sent back to New York State. Thaw was arrested at the instance of Deputy Sheriff Kelaey, of New Hampshire, who saw him on a train on the Maine Central Railway as he was headed for Canada, and followed him here in an automobile. One reason given by his captors for holding him is the $500 reward of fered by Dr. Keib, head of Mattea- wan Asylum, from which Thaw made his escape. 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 automcbile 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 their 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 escaping in 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 stare 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 bound 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 hts seat with the match he had come to get. Depu ty Sheriff Kelsey got otf the train I 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 land found that three men answering [the description of the three he had Continued on Page 9, Column 1. PRETTY FACTORY WORKERS TELL JURY OF FRANK'S GOOD CHARACTER Miss Lena McMurtrey, Monday on stand for Frank. I PRISONER IS BYJ 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. Mississippi Governor Asks Sur render of Prisoners Held in Birmingham for Holdup. JACKSON, MISS., Aug. 19.—Gov- ernor Brewer to-day issued requisi tion papers for Henry and Jerry En nis, in jail at Birmingham, charged, with Barney S. Lewis, with the hold up and robbery of the New York- New Orleans limited at Oakahola. Miss., nearly a year ago, in which $92,000 in loot was secured. Sheriff Holman, of Lamar County, immediately mailed the papers to a deputy at Birmingham, and the two men are expected to be locked up at Purvis with Lewis in a few days to await trial. Sheriff Holman says the evidence against the three men is strong. Their arrest followed pur chase of extensive land holdings in Louisiana and Alabama. Railroad detectives also are endeav oring to fasten on them responsi bility for the robbery of the Illinois Central train at Batesville, Miss., on July 4. Detectives Hunt for Missing Bridegroom BIRMINGHAM. Aug. 19.—Mystery surrounds the disappearance of Reu ben Rowe, an express messenger on the Southern Railway, from his home in Birmingham. Rowe was married only a few weeks ago. He had been ill for several days at his home, w hen Monday morning he left home. He has not been heard of since. His wife is prostrated with grief. Railroad detectives are mak ing a search for him. Rome is said to have left a note a few' days ago stating, "I’m gone; won’t ever come back,” but on seeing his wife’s grief he pretended it was a joke. Finds $7,000 Chest Of Spanish Treasure PENSACOLA, Aug. 19.—Charles H. Villar, well-known wharf builder and former city official, to-day made known the fact that several days ago he had found a treasure chest in Bayou Chico, a short distance from this city, containing Spanish doub loons and other Spanish gold and sil ver coins, ranging in value from $5 to $15 each, the total value of contents of the chest being about $7 000. Villar says he first caught a glympse of the chest at low tide more than five years ago, but was always unable to locate it when he was pre pared to pull it up, until a few days ago. Villar took the chest home and spent half a day drilling the lock. He says he will exchange the coins for American money. Engine Runs Wild; Fire Burns in Path Police Injunction Hearing Continues JACKSONVILLE, Aug. 19.—Hear ing of the injunction of Mayor Van C. Sw'earingen against William C. Bostwick, Jr., chairman of the Board of Bond Trustees, for control of tho Jacksonville police department, is still In progress and will require several days to settle. Mayor Swearingen promised in his campaign for Mayor that if elected he would remove Chief of Police Roach. This he attempted to do, but Roach w r as immediately reappointed by the Board of Bond Trustees, tho injunction following. Interest in creases ah the case continues. GADSDEN, Aug. 19.—One locomo tive was wrecked and half a dozen cars damaged and many lives en dangered to-day when an engine got beyond control at the Standard Steel plant. Engineer Richards saved himself by jumping. The engine ran more than a mile onto the tracks of the South ern Railway and was wrecked. The engine was attached to a pot of hot slag, which scattered fire along the right of way the entire distance. WAR MOVE ON U. S. BY HUERTA DENIED Farmer Is Stabbed By Negro Tenant EUFAULA, Aug. 19.—Walter Clark, a white farmer, living south of Eu- faula, is in a serious condition with stab wounds Inflicted to-day by El Jones, a negro tenant. Clark was remonstrating with the negro for idling when the latter stabbed him in the shoulder. Clark thereupon turned and ran for his gun, when he was stabbed in the back. Tne negro was found hiding in a ditch by Sheriff Teal. KILLED BY A TRAIN. BIRMINGHAM, Aug. 19.—P. L. Sewell, aged 65 years, a blacksmith, was struck by a Frisco freight train at a crossing at Adamsville Station, fifteen miles from here, to-day and received injuries that acused death in 30 minutes. RAILROAD CONTRACTOR DIES. ANNISTON, Aug. 19—D. B. Lacy, a prominent railroad contractor of this city, died at his home at 3:30 this morning, after an illness of one week. 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 changod in any way 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 io take it for granted that Huerta was about to make the desperate play which he long had threatened. Secretary Brtan to-day denied that the State Department had received any ultimatum from Mexico concern- ine recognition of the Huerta gov ernment by any stated time, 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 Urrutla, 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 between the two nations is more promising at the present time than it has been in the pf 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 United States and Mexico. It is believed at the State Depart ment that the sensational reports em anating from Mexico City last nlgnt were Inspired by the Huerta Cabinet. Continued on Page 9, Column 3. PA9TOR STARTS PAPER. ANNISTON, Aug. 19.--The Rev. Charles K. Weller, rector of St. Mi chael and All Angels Church, has started the publication of a monthly peridoicai called The Paris Visitor, and the first issue, Just from the press, is very creditable. Dr. Weller was formerly business manager of The Southern Rurallst at Atlanta. Leo Frank found himself again the target for the attacks of Solicitor General Dorsey when the State took up its rebuttal Tues day in the trial of the National Pencil Factory superintendent, charged with the murder of Mary Phagan. By far the most damaging testimony 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 Luther Bon er’s cross-examination, the weight of his testimony suffered con siderably, 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. Tells of Frank Speaking to Girl. “I went into the rear room on the second floor one day with some pencils,” said Turner. “It was about the middle of March. Frank was walking from his office toward the rear of the factory. Mary Phagan was coming 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 a3 she backed away from him. A couple of girls came into the room and I asked them where to put the pencils and then I left. I didn’t see any more.” On cross-examination young Turner 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 Mary 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 denied Dorsey’s contention that it established that Frank had known Mary Pha gan, in spite of his declarations that he did not know her. Th» lawyers said that it did not show that he knew her by name or that he was conversing with her on any other subject than her work. Charges It Was First Step to Murder. “We contend that Mary Phagan was killed right on that sec ond floor,” retorted the Solicitor. “We contend that Mary Pha gan and Frank were the only persons in the metal department at the time that this incident took place, and that she was backing away and protesting that she had to go back to work. We con tend that it was the beginning of the transaction which ended in the little girl’s death. It should go in as contradicting Frank’s statement that he did not know her.” Turner was allowed to tell his story. That Solicitor Dorsey refused to take any step toward the liberation of Minola McKnight, cook at the Selig home, who was imprisoned until she made her sensational affidavit against Frank, on the ground that it would “get him in bad with the detectives,” was the unexpected and highly interesting statement made by At torney George Gordon late in the forenoon session. Gordon was called by the State, but proved as good a witness for the defense. He declared that the affidavit made by the cook ^was signed in his absence, although the last paragraph staled that