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TTTF ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANT) NEWS.
ST IN ROUTE; TAKES
GYM' EXERCISE DAILY
Rejnarkable as was the crime of
which he stands convicted, remark
able as has been the fortitude with
'\hich he has borne his Sentence to
the gallows, remarkable as has been
the tireless interest in the oase, they
are none more striking than the daily
routine that Leo M. Prank goas
through in his Tower cell.
It is hard to conjure Interest in
these narrow confines of steel and
stone. Life there would seem as dully
monotonous as a lonesome existence
on a desert isle.
But Frank’s personality makes this
routine as vividly interesting as
though it were enacted in the throb
bing heart of the city instead of the
quiet monastery of the prison. For
as a prisoner under sentence of
death, even as he was a prisoner un
der charge of crime or the manager
of a business concern, Frank remains
a business man.
Looks to His Health.
The same rqles of life he followed
when he was factory superintendent
are followed by him each day as he
awaits the decision of the question
whether he is to be tried again or is
to hang by the neck.
As a business man Frank knows
that his health must be good, his
mind must be vigorous, for him to
win the battle ahead of him. Accord
ingly his health is his first interest.
A cell has never been considered a
health resort, but Frank is trying in
that cell to keep himself in the best
physical and mental shape possible.
He Insists on nine hours’ sleep—
and he gets it. If his mind is per
turbed by dreadful dreams through
the night, the jailers have not found
it. They say he sk ^s as soundly as
a day laborer who h$s well earned his
rest.
Keecs Up With News.
Promptly at 7 o’clock eac’i morn
ing he leaps from bed and his daily
routine begips. First, he takes deep
breathing exeFcir at the grated win
dow of his little room. Then for
20 to 30 minutes he works witn the
dumbbells. His watchers say that he
does this work with spirit and in
terest.
A shower b^th adjoins his cell. Un-
. der the water he goes, and then comes
( it for a brisk rub-down.
This done, he dons his bath robe,
and sitting on the side of the cot,
reads the morning papers carefully,
absorbing not only all the news <n
reference to his case, fc t everything
of general interest. Completing his
toilet, he walks about the cell until
8:50 o’clock, when his father-in-law,
"Emil Selig, is his first visitor of the
day*
Mr. Selig brings his breakfast from
the Selig home. It is always a
light repeast of cantaloupe or other
fruit, coffee and rolls. As he eats
this with evident relish, Frank con
verses with his father-in-law, their
conversation being largely of affairs
of the Selig household, in which
Frank resided before his imprison
ment.
Gives Business’ Advice.
Other intimate friends follow. Sig
Montag, head of the National Pencil
Company, and Herbert Schiff, the as
sistant superintendent, never miss
an hour or so each day in the Tower.
When they come, the affairs of the
pencil factory are the subject of the
conversation. Frank’s advice on all
matters is eagerly sought and he
keeps in almost as active touch with
the concern a.s he did when he was
a free man. Frank, in reality, is still
superintendent of the National* Pen
cil Company In fact as well as in
name.
Other friends follow until 12:30,
when Frank is left to himself. Then
he takes up the work on his case,
making notes of suggestions to his
counsel, studying the testimony for
weak places, reading the argument
of counsel for the State to suggest
points of attack.
His dinner arrives at 1:30 o’clock
and after he has eaten, the prisoner
usually lies on his cot, resting and
thinking until the arrival of his wife
at 4 ©’clock.
Wife Remains Several Hours.
Mrs. Frank sits outside the cell
and they converse through the barred
door. As a rute they are never dis
turbed during this period.
At 6:30 o’clock Frank's supper ar
rives and his wife remains until he
concludes this meal. Then, with a
farewell kiss, she leaves him to him
self and his thoughts.
When she departs he goes over the
afternoon papers and magazines,
which his friends send him. From
8 until 9:30 o’clock he receives visits
from friends and then is again left
to his studies. He invariably works
on his case until a few minutes be
fore 11 o’clock, when he retires.
This routine hardly varies five
minutes from day to day. It is as
regular as that of a soldier. It is
as carefully planned as the daily life
of a boarding school miss. It is
simply in keeping with the remark
able nature of this remarkable pris
oner.
Dorsey Moves to Indict
Conley as an Accessory
Solicitor Dorsey ordered a blank
bill of indictment drawn against Jim
Conley Monday, charging the negro
with being an accessory after the fact
in the killing of Mary Phagan April
26 in the National Pencil Factory on
South Forsyth street.
The. new Grand Jury will hold its
first session Tuesday morning, and it
is probable the indictment of Conley
will be one of the first matters
brought to Its attention. The negro
is a self-confessed accessory after the
fact, and it is thought for this reason
that all indictment will be decided
upon quickly.
The Solicitor is going ahead as
though he anticipated no change in
the status of Leo Frank, who was
convicted August 26 and the next
day was sentenced to be hanged Oc
tober 10.
A motion has been made for a new
trial, and this will be argued October
4 before Judge L. S. Roan. In the
event the motion is denied an appeal
will be made to the Supreme Court
by Frank’s attorneys and a long legal
battle undoubtedly will result.
If Frank finally is acquitted and
Conley in the meantime ts convicted
of being accessory after the fact, the
negro will be in the unique position
of being an accessorv in a crime for
which the courts have decided there
is no principal.
Solicitor Dorsey, however, is confi
dent that there is no chance for Frank
to escape the noose. He believes it tq
extremely doubtful if a new trial will
be granted. Should the case be re
opened, he feels that the outcome
would be exactly the same as at the
first trial when a verdict of guilty
was found with no recommendation.
suits cm
CHIEF OF POLICE
LENA, S. C., Sept. 1.—Much ex
citement has been created by the
killing here Sunday afternoon of J.
B Harter, chief of police at Allen-
• dale, by A. L. Walker. Mystery is
added to the tragedy in that Vt alker
absolutely declined to make any
statement of why he killed 1 Hartet.
According to theo nly eyewitness,
the Rev. William J. Langston, Walker
Placed his pistol against Walker’s
ride and emptied it in his body.
Walker made no attempt to escape,
but after his victim had fallen to
the floor and was. writhing in the
last agonies of death, stood and gazed
upon him.
The shooting took place at the
depot, when Harter was in conver
sation with the Rev. Mr. Langston.
Walker came up excitedly and asked.
“Mr. Harter, where is my pistol?” to
which Harter replied, "I haven’t got
your pistol.” Walker advanced on
him, saying, "Well, you must have
it ” Then he suddenly drew a pistol
from his pocket and struck Harter to
the ground with it. Harter sprang
up and struck Walker with his fist
while he drew his pistol with the
other hand. Walker then began firing,
putting five bullets into Harter’s
body.
Walker was placed under arrest and
is being held in the Hampton County
jail. “I will make a statement at
the proper time,” said he, and refused
to discuss the killing further.
Feeling is somewhat tense here.
Harter was well known throughout
Jhls ieoiton-
GIRL HR RE ST ED
Ruby Rivers, 20 years old, No. 237
Mathews street, and G. W. Gully, a
contractor, who has a wife and two
children living in Ingleside, Ga., were
under arrest Monday on complaint of
the girl’s father, James R. Rivers, a
carpenter. They were taken at Un
ion Station Sunday afternoon.
Rivers, who had shadowed his
daughter to the station, declared that
she was going to elope with Gully.
At the police station the girl declared
that she had not intended to marry
Gully at that time, but was going t
do so later. She said she did not
know he was a married man.
Gully admitted that he was mar
ried, but stated that he had not
lived with his wife for two years.
He said that his meeting with Miss
Rivers was by accident.
The two are being held on suspi
cion. They will be tried before Re
corder Pro Tem Preston.
TO ENTERTAIN TRAVELERS.
WAYCROSS.—One night of each
month will be given to the traveling
men of Waycross and other cities,
according to the plans of the enter
talnment committee of the Board of
XwU. A »ill be ariiuuiiid.
GEORGIA BEAUTY WON
BY GRIDIRON STAR
Til ARREST 1EAR OF
'S
TO IIS SISTER
Youth Wounded by Brother of ^rial of A., B. & A. Employee Who
Killed One of Four Attackers
Victim Declares He Now Is
“Ready to Do Right.”
Admitting the basis of the charges
over which he was shot, but declar
ing that he was ‘‘ready to act the
man, ” Joe Williams, of No. 209 Ken
nedy street, lies at Grady Hospital
a victim of bullets fired by T. Ezra
Harrison, No. 79 Kennedy street, to
avenge his sister. The physicians
believe that unless septic conditions
develop Williams may be dlcharged
within a short time.
The injured man admitted to a re
porter Monday that he had been in
timate with Harrison’s sister, but de
clared that he had been willing to
do the right thing so far as he was
able.
Harrison Is in a cell at the police
station and said he would have noth
ing to say in regard to the shoot
ing until the trial.
Excitement was great in the Owl
drug store on Kennedy street when
Harrison walked in and confronted
the young man he claimed had
ruined his sister.
Shot as He Takes Drink.
A half-dozen customers were star
tled by Harrison’s violent denuncia
tion of Williams. It was the first
time the two had met since Williams
went to Savannah some time ago.
Williams was standing quietly by
the soda fountain. Harrison saw
Williams as soon as he entered the
store and walked directly toward him.
“You have ruined my sister and
disgraced my family!” he cried.
“What are you going to do about it?”
Williams is said to have replied
that he was willing to do the right
tiling, but that the drug store was
not the place to discuss it. He then
Set for Monday Afternoon.
Secret Marriage of Miss Sophie Meldrim to Yale
Star Startles Atlanta Friends.
Edward Harris Coy, six feet two
inehes tall, weighing two hundred
pounds, and only three years ago re
garded as the greatest football play
er that ever wore a cleated shoe,
made the star play of his life Sun
day when he married Miss Sophie
Meldrim, of Savannah, at Asheville, :
N. C.
“Ted” Coy had bucked and bat
tered his way through many a pow
erful line at Princeton and at Cam
bridge, more than once turning de
feat into a glorious victory for the
Blue of Yale, bqt never did he face
stouter opposition than when he
lowered his head at Dan Cupid’s sig
nal and rushed over one obstacle aft
er another in his charge toward the
goal of love in a little church in North
Carolina.
Miss Sophie Meldrim, daughter of
General Peter W. Meldnim, of Sa
vannah, has been THE belle of Geor
gia since her debut three years ago.
She has been courted at home, in
Europe and in every social center
she has visited since her coming out.
Rumor has time and again linked her
name with this brilliant match and
that. Society editors have been on
the alert for the announcement of
her engagement for more than two
years, but never has Ted Coy’s name
been linked with hers until last Oc
tober, when Georgia played Vander
bilt at Ponce DeLeon Park. Coy
came down from his business in Chat
tanooga to act as referee of that con
test. Miss Meldrim came up from
Savannah to act as sponsor for the
Red and Black.
They met after the game, and from
then on Yale’s greatest fullback has
besieged Miss Meldrim.
The sudden marriage is understood
to have been as great a surprise to
the relatives of the young coijple
as it was to their friends.
It was known that Coy tyad been
assiduous in his attentions to Miss
Meldrim and had made several long
trips to visit her at the home of
her parents, General and Mrs. P. W.
Meldrim, of Savannah, but that they
were contemplating an immediate
wedding was not suspected by any
one. General Meldrim was in New
York at the time.
The young bride is known through
out the South for her beauty and
grace. She has traveled considerably
and wherever she has gone the fame
of her attractiveness has spread. She
has been the guest of friends in At
lanta a number of times and is wide
ly known here. Mrs. John D. Little
freqnently has entertained her and
Miss Meldrim became a conspicuous
figure in local society circles in her
brief visits here.
Coy Greatest Football Star.
Coy was heralded in 1908 and 1909
as the greatest fullback of all time.
He startled the football critics of the
country by the brilliancy of his play
Miss Meldrim went to Asheville
about ten days ago, ostensibly to at
tend a party given In her honor by
Miss Mildred Cunningham, of Sa
vannah, a lifelong friend. Saturday
she left for Toxaway, where she was
met by Coy. He returned with her
to Asheville, where she has been
one of the belles for several seasons.
They obtained a license at once.
Plan Return to Chattanooga.
Hearing that a baptismal service
was being conducted in the new Trin
ity Episcopal Church, they went there
and the ceremony w r as performed by
Rev. Wyatt Brown, the rector. Miss
Cunningham and Mr. Smith, tne busi
ness partner of Coy, were the only
attendants.
The young couple left Monday foi
an extended honeymoon through the
East. They will return to Chatta
nooga, where the groom is engaged
in business.
Savannah Society
Surprised by Wedding.
SAVANNAH, Sept. L—Will Gener
al Peter Meldrim forgive his pretty
daughter, Sophia, who married Ted
Coy at Asheville yesterday, was the
first question Savannah society asked
when it recovered from the shock jf
the wedding announcement.
No one in Savannah knew of the
approaching nuptials. General Mel
drim, with his wife, i© attending the
American Bar Association meeting at
Montreal. It is reported in social cir
cles he will disapprove of the match.
turned to the soda fountain and
asked for a glass of water. As he
was raising the glass to his lips, wit
nesses say that Harrison drew a
.38-caliber revolver from his pocket
and opened fire on the young man.
shouting: “That’s the last drink of
water you’re going to take on this
earth, for I am going to kill you.”
Three Bullets in Body.
Three of the shots took effect. One
penetrated the right shoulder and one
entered the abdomen. Williams fell
to the floor in agony. He was rushed
to Grady Hospital. Detective Adams
was in the store at the time and
placed .Harrison under arrest.
Williams is said to have begun his
attentions to Miss Nora Harrison
about two years ago. According to
members of the family, young Harri
son went to him one day and warned
him that the girl was young and in
nocent and that he would be held re
sponsible for any wrong that hap
pened to her.
Several months later Williams went
to Savannah. While he was gone a
baby was born, which now is 14
months old. The girl confessed to her
parents that Williams was the father.
He returned to Atlanta two weeks
ago. Sunday was the first time that
Harrison had seen him since his re
turn.
Two members of the gang of four,
whose attack on G. T. Miller, a watch
man at the A., B. & A. building on
Walton street, Saturday night, re
sulted in the death of Lee Maddox,
one of its number, have been located,
according to Chief of Detectives Ubn-
ford Monday. The men will be under
arrest before nightfall, the chief de
clared.
Miller, who shot Maddox, will be
tried Monday afternoon. His plea will
be self-defense. Following the shoot
ing, the watchman made a statement
declaring that the difficulty arose
when he attempted to close the doors
of the waiting room In the Walton
street depot shortly before midnight.
Charges He Was Attacked.
Maddox and his three companions
had been loafing in the room all dur
ing the evening and when he ordered
them to get out they attacked him.
Maddox leading. Miller stilted that
when the attack finally became so
fierce that he feared for his own
life, he drew his revolver and fired.
Maddox was shot in the head and
died two hours later at the Grady
Hospital yvlthout regaining conscious
ness. His companions fled.
Police Secure C!ews.
Detectives searched the city Sun
day in an effort to capture the three
fugitive's. From persons near the
depot at the time of the shooting,
they have secured sufficient descrip
tion of two of the men to make Iden
tification possible, and these, Chief
Lanford stated, will soon be under ar
rest. Detectives Sturdevant and Da
vis are working on the case.
While Miller was not placed under
arrest, he is being held at the police
station until his trial.
Lightning Kills Boy,
Shocks Teacher and
30 Pupils in School
ASHEVILLE, Sept. 1.—One boy
was killed and the teacher and 30
pupils were seriously shocked when
lightning struck a rural schoolhouae
at Hanging Dog, Cherokee County.
The hoy, Johnny McDonald, met in
stant death, while his little sister, sit
ting on a bench nearby, had the shoes
on her feet burned off by the light
ning. The entire interior of the
sehoolhouso was burned, the light
ning having come down an open
chimney. Quick work of neighbors,
assisted by United States revenue of
ficers, who had just destroyed an il
licit distillery nearby, prevented the
building from being consumed.
Those who were injured will recov
er. Young McDonald was frightfully
burned about his body.
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Bolling Jones Will
Take Office Oct. 16
That Bolling H. Jones, recently
named postmaster of the Atlanta of
fice under the Democratic administra
tion to succeed Hur i L. McKee, will
assume charge of the office on Octo
ber 16 was stated authoritatively in
the Federal Building Monday.
Mr. Jones’ appointment already has
been confirmed by the Senate, and he
now awaits his commission, which
will arrive some dav this week. Post-
office inspectors stationed In Atlanta
at once will begin making an Inven
tory of the office.
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Third Degree Fatigues Him—May
Collapse When Shown Trunk
He Hid Wife's Body In.
Maxine Elliott Balks
At Too Much Realism
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Sept. 1.—Maxine Elliott,
who makes her re-entry to the
stage as Potlphar’s wife. In Sir Her
bert Tree’s production of “Joseph and
His Brethren,” at His Majesty’s
Theater, September 7, has found Sir
Herbert’s Insistence for realism more
than she bargained for.
In the last act Miss Elliott should
be carried off the stage by two Ethi
opians. She insists they be white
men blacked up.
Lawyers’ Vacations
Delay A., B. & A. Sale
Victor L. Smith, special master ap
pointed to dispose of the Atlanta, Bir
mingham and Atlantic Railroad proper
ty, has granted a leave of absence until
September 8 to the attorneys represent
ing the various .sides in the case. On
that date attorneys for the receivers,
the Old Colony Trust Company of Bos
ton and the Farmers’ Trust Company
of New York, will appear before him
and an apportionment of the proceeds
will be effected.
It will be at least 30 days after this
before the property ran be sold at auc
tion. as according to the decree of Judge
Pardee the sale must be advertised in
Atlanta, Birmingham and Boston news
papers twice a week for a period of
four weeks.
Fight Fire and Water
For Lives; Boat Burns
GADSDEN, Sept.. 1.—Lawrence
Smith, Howard Ralls. Waverly Smith
and Don Smith fought fire and water
for their lives last night when a
launch in which they were riding
on the Coosa River caught fire. Gaso
line burned in the bottom of the boat,
and they were forced to leap over
board and swim to shore.
Lawrence Smith is badly burned.
The boat is a total loss.
GOLF TOURNEY AT ROME.
ROME, GA., Sept. 1.—The Cooaa
Country Club will etart on Labor Day
a big golf tournament. Men will play
eighteen holes and ladles nine holes, at
medal piny* Cups Will be offered for
the winner and runner-up in each
event.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
COMO, ITALY, Sept. 1.—Porter
Charlton, the young American, was
arraigned to-day before Examining
Magistrate Regnani for preliminary
interrogation on the charge of beating
his wife to death with a hammer and
a statue of “Love,” then burying her
body in Lake Como.
Young Charlton is confined In a
large, airy room with iron-barred
windows in St. Dominick prison. H©
is allowed to send out for hi© meals
and to have any books he desires.
He is allowed to purchase tobacco,
being an Inveterate cigarette smoker.
One of the first things the prisoner
did was to send out for pens, paper
and ink, saying he intended to keep a
diary ring his captivity. When the
trial proper begins. Deputy Camera,
who was hired by Charlton’s father,
will be his chief counsel.
The interrogation of Charlton on
Ms arrival lasted three hours and wis
carried on through an interpreter. The
young prisoner was greatly fatigued
when he was taken to his cell.
At the next examination Charlton
will he confronted with the trunk in
which he hid his wife’s body In the
lake. It was feared that the grew-
somc sight Will prove too much for
him and that he will break down.
The actual trial of Charlton may
not start until November. It is un
derstood that the defense will seek
delay It was originally planned to
try the case this month.
Capture of Slayer
Of Worshiper Near
When Tom Harris, a negro, at
tempted to quiet a gang of negro ruf
fians who were raising a dlsturbanca
in front of his house while religious
services were being conducted there
Sunday afternoon, one of the rowdies
shot and killed liim. Karris lived at
No. 4 Fifth avenue, and was known
to be quiet and respectable.
The slayer fled and had not been
apprehended early Monday morning,
but the police have a clew to his
whereabouts and expect to capture
him before nightfall.
U. S. Blackmailers
Clean Up $1,000,900
NEW YORK. Sept. l.—W. S. BurnB.
son of the head of the Bum* Detec
tive Agency, who arrived on the Im-
perator. said:
“There are more American crooks
in Europe than ever. The Parisian
police estimate Americans have given
up $1,000,000 to them in blackmail
the past year.”
Conduct of Police in
Dublin Strike Probed
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
DUBLIN, Sept. 1.—A public inquiry
into the conduct of the police during
the rioting <n the tramway strike was
demanded to-day by the Lord Mayor
as the result of allegations that con
stables were using their influence and
authority against the strikers.
The Inchicor district virtually Is
under martial law. The police were
unable to handle the situation, and
troops were sent there. Tram serv
ice is at a standstill.
Ancient Church Sold
In France for $4,19
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, Sept. 1.—Ancient churches
are cheap in France. One sacred edi
fice at Clalrqfontaine, near Parts, has
just been sold at auction for $4.19.
Numerous historical mementoes
were removed by the local authori
ties, including a tablet recalling that
the church was built “In honor ot
God and of Our Lady” in 1100 A. D.,
by Comte Simon de Montfort.
King George Hit by
Lure of Race Track
“How Does Wrigley’s eseze^
Steady Your Nerves?”
“The same way tobacco
steadies yours.
“It’s wonderful. Try it.”
It’s a soothing outlet for nervousness. It’s
a refreshing, pleasant pastime that Im
proves teeth, breath, appetite, digestion.
Carry this inexpensive pleasure in your
pocket. It’s always ready to chew and to
benefit you—to take away the effects of
over-smoking and over-eating. It’s as good
for you as sunshine.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Sept. 1.—Against tho
wishes of the Queen, King ‘George
has developed recently a devotion to
racing equal to that of his father.
He is dissatisfied with the perform
ance of his present string of horses
and has instructed Lord Marcus
Reresford to buy for him half n dozen
of the best yearlings obtainable and
to procure them at the forthcoming
aa«l«p aula
BUY IT BY THE BOX
Look for the spear Avoid imitations
Chew it after every meal