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Scoff Widow’s “Conspiracy”
Charge and Declare They Have
Evidence to Convict Her.
Attorney Burton Smith, of counsel
for Mrs. Mary Belle Crawford,’
charged with having poisoned her
husband, Joshua B. Crawford, in At
lanta four years ago as the sensa
tional outgrowth of civil litigation
over the dead man’s $200,000 estate,
on Friday demanded of Solicitor Gen
eral Hugh M, Dorsey an immediate
hearing by the Grand Jury of the
murder evidence. Attorney Smith
declared that his client wished to
clear away the criminal charge
against her before the civil proceed
ings, which were interrupted by the
Frank trial, be again resumed.
Should Solicitor Dorsey accede to
this demand, it is probable that Mrs.
Crawford’s case will come before the
Grand Jury within the next week,
and the criminal charges made
against her by C. Z Crawford and
other heirs-at-law of the estate will
be thrashed out.
Meanwhile, Colonel J. S. James,
attorney for Crawford and his asso
ciates, has made a country-wide
search for poison evidence to pre
sent when the hearing of the civil
case is resumed before Auditor J. L.
Anderson. The introduction of the
new testimony will be the result of
the work of Colonel James and his
assistants since the adjournment cf
the case more than a month ago.
The new evidence, Colonel James
declared, is of everi more startling
nature than afiy which has hereto
fore been introduced in the sensa
tional case, and it is claimed will be
a strong link in the chain which is
being woven to prove that Mrs.
Crawford murdered her husband.
While refusing to make public the
nature of the evidence which he as
serts he has obtained, Colonel James
declared it removed every shadow of
doubt as to the guilt of the accused
woman. The only inkling of his
plans is contained in the statement
that the testimony of Dr. H. F. Har
ris, of the State Board of Health, in
refutation of the statements of Dr.
J. W. Hurt, will be corroborated. Dr.
Hurt has testified that he did not
give Mr. Crawford any opium dur
ing the time he attended him,
though the drug was later found in
his stomach by chemists. He swore
alec that Mr. Crawford., died of pneu
monia.
Doctors’ Testimony at Variance.
Dr. Harris, refuting the testimony
of Dr. Hurt, swore that he had ex
amined Mr. Crawford's lungs after
the body had been exhumed in Car-
roll County and that he found id
trace of pneumonia. He gave it as
his professional opinion that death
was not caused by any disease of the
lungs.
In corroboration of Dr. Harris,
Colonel James declared, half a dozen
medical experts .will be placed on the*
witness stand. Indications are that
expert testimony will play a large
part in the future hearings of the will
case and in the trial of Mrs. Craw
ford, should she be indicted by the
Grand Jury.
Colonel James would divulge the
name of but one of the experts w r ho
will testify along the same lines as
Dr. Harris. He is Dr. Griffin, a phy
sician of Carroll County, who was
present when Dr. Harris examined
the lungs of Mr. Crawford and who
aided in the examination. Colonel
James says Dr. Griffin will testify
that Crawford did not have pneumo
nia or any other disease of the lungs.
WIDOW, LEADING FIGURE
IN WILL CASE, AND SON
MRS. MARY BELLE CRAWFORD.
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and that he found traces of opium
during the analysis of the stomach.
Pledges Startling Evidence.
“In addition to the expert testi
mony refuting Dr. Hurt and sustain
ing Dr. Harris,” Colonel James said,
“we will have other witnesses who
will make statements of equal, or
even greater, importance. We will
introduce testimony that will prove
beyond the least shadow' of a doubt
that Mrs. Crawford murdered her
husband. We have been working
hard on the case since it was post
poned, and have unearthed valuable
evidence.
“We hope to have Fred Lumb, the
barber who was associated with Mrs.
Crawford in the plot to poison her
husband, located by the time the
hearing is resumed. We have traced
Lumb all over the East, and though
we have gotten no definite trace
him since he^left New York after re
ceiving a warning telegram from At
lanta, we are confident that we are on
his trail and will soon have him in
custody.”
Colonel James ridiculed Mrs.
Crawford’s statement that she is the
victim of a conspiracy between the
heirs-at-law and their attorneys. He
expressed also his confidence that the
Grand Jury would consider Mrs.
Crawford’s case and return an in
dictment before the hearing of the
will case is resumed.
“The only cause of the delay,” be
stated, "is the fact that Colonel Reed,
Solicitor General for the Stone
Mountain Circuit, has not been able
to give his attention to the case. He
| was appointed by Judge Ellis to
; serve as prosecutor, and the Grand
! Jury will consider the case when he
! brings the matter before them.
James Scores Plot Charge.
“Mrs. Crawford’s assertions that
I she is the victim of a conspiracy and
is being persecuted are ridiculous.
She has had a fair deal, so far as I
know, and despite her statements to
the contrary, I have definite infor
mation that her case will go before
the Grand Jury within two months.”
Colonel James stated that it is
hardly probable the hearing of
the case will be resumed before the
j middle of October, after the hearing
! of the arguments for a new trial for
Leo Frank before Judge Roan on Oc-
j tober 4.
Both Luther Rosser and Reuben
Arnold, associated with the . Frank
defense, are attorneys for Mrs. Craw
ford, and they haye expressed a de
sire that the resumption of the hear
ing be postponed until after a new
trial has been granted Frank, or re
fused, or an appeal has been taken to
a higher court. Mr Arnold is now
out of the city on a vacation, and
Colonel James expects to be absent
during the last two weeks of Septem
ber, attending the Superior Court of
Douglas County.
It is probable that Colonel James
and Luther Rosser and Burton Smith,
of Mrs. Crawford’s counsel, will hold a
conference to-day or Saturday, when
some definite date for the resumption
of the hearing probably may be de
termined upon.
WILLIAM BISHOP.
N. Y. Subway Flooded
By Near-Cloudburst
NEW YORK, Sept. 5.—A four hours’
downpour, which reached the propor
tions of a cloudburst, flooded sections
of the subway early to-day, tying up
traffic and causing thousands of per
sons to be late for work.
Four feet of water flooded the tube
from Grand Central Station to Fifty-
ninth street. Broadway was filled
with water from curb to curb.
Broker-Reformer to
Address Church Meet
A telegram has been received from
A. J. Orem, the Boston broker-
reformer, saying that he has accepted
the invitation to be one of the speak
ers at the Southern Christian Citi
zenship Congress at the Auditorium
September 19-21.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
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Kansas Minister
Takes Pulpit Here
Varied Attractions Serving to
Make Coming Atlanta Event
Most Notable in South.
R. N. Reed, chairman of the show
committee for the Great Southern Au
tomobile Show which will be held in
the Auditorium-Armory November 8
to 15, inclusive, announced Friday
that at the first meeting of the com
mittee over half of the available ex
hibit space had been sold. Applica
tions were coming in daily, he said,
and it might be necessary to re
divide the space in order to accom
modate all the applicants.
Several of the features, of which
the magnificent decorations will not
be the least, will make the exhibi
tion one of the most notable in the
history of the South.
Sousa’s Band has been engaged to
play from November 11 to the close
of the show. Another attraction will
be the races, which will run from
November 11 to 13.
The contract for the decorations
has been awarded to V. W. Shepard.
The decorations will be the most
elaborate ever seen in the South. The
color scheme is electric blue and
white. The entire top of the Audi
torium is to be covered with one big
canopy, starting at the extreme top
of the building, which is 85 feet from
the floor.
This giant top will be fastened and
looped four times, reaching back to
a panel lattice work on the edge of
the balcony. This panel will reach
all around the Auditorium, and will
be covered with Southern wild smilax
and studded with California giant
poppies. Under this will go a heavy
fringed drapery of blue and white.
A handsome piece of scenery, to go
just under the balcony and all around
the Auditorium, will include a general
view of all Georgia, showing its
mountains, lakes, rivers, farms, etc.,
all in the natural colors. There will
be over a million feet of lattice used
and over 5,000 pounds of Southern
wild smilax. All the signs«used this
year will be furnished by the asso
ciation, and will conform to the deco
ration color scheme.
Buys Husband for
$40,000; Tires of Him
DENVER, Sept. 5.—That J40..000
was paid by Mrs. William D. Current
to obtain the release of her husband
from the matrimonial ties which
bound him to a former wife, may he
one of the chief allegations to be
made by the defense in case the di
vorce suit filed by Mrs. Current is
brought to trial.
Current is awaiting trial on a
charge of having swindled W. .1.
Sproul, of Denver, of *6,300 on an in
surance deal He charges that his
arrest was indirectly caused by his
wife.
King Alfonso Wants
To Pardon Assailant
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
MADRID. SPAIN, Sept. 5.—King
Alfonso, conferring with the Premier,
Count Romanenes, insisted that the
Government, which has under con
sideration the case of the anarchist,
Rafael Sanchez Allegro, should pro
pose to the King to pardon him.
Allegro attempted to assassinate
King Alfonso April 13.
COLUMBUS GETS BiG FACTORY.
COLUMBUS. Sept. 6.—J. A. Jackson
and K. Crandan, manufacturers of ci
gars. have notified the Board of Trade
that they will come to ColumbuB and
establish a cigar factory here, bring
ing: their makers with them fr^m Tam
pa, Fla.
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FAYETTE MERCHANT DEAD.
SENOIA.—John H. Kelley, one of
the best known merchants in Fay
ette County, is dead at his home at
Brooks after several years’ ill health.
He leaves a wife and several chil
dren.
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TEXAS LINE
People of Crowley, La., Give
Pathfinder Ferguson Noisey
Welcome.
Columbus Now Pays
Meat Inspector $150
COLUMBUS. Sept. 5.—The city of
Columbus, through Its Council, only
recently allowed the meat Inspector,
who was drawing a salary of $90
per month, to leave the employment
of the city because he asked for a
salary of $125, making the plea that
the finances of the city would not
allow the increase.
It has reversed Its own judgment by
electing a new man at $150 per month.
REV. F. A. LINE.
The Rev. Fred A. Line will preach
his first sermon as pastor of the
First Universalis! Church of Atlanta
Sunday morning. Rev. Mr. Line suc
ceeds the Rev. E. Dean Ellenwood,
who resigned his pastorate several
months ago.
His successor comes to Atlanta
from Junction City, Kans., where na
made an excellent record.
Decatur Boosters
Plan Demonstration
The members of the Decatur Board
of Trade will gather at the court
house In Decatur Fridav night at 8
o’clock to discuss the recently organ
ized Georgia Chamber of Commerce.
Decatur is planning to send a large
delegation to Macon September 16 lo
show the other towns of Georgia Just
what a live Board of Trade can do.
Greeted by the screeching of a score
of rice mill whistles. E. L. Ferguson,
pathfinder for the tranwontinental
trail from Atlanta to San Francisco,
pulled into Crowley, I>a.. Thursday
night, after a triumphant tour through
South Louisiana.
The party started early on Friday
morning for Jennings. Lake Charles
will be reached Friday afternoon and
the Texas line will be crossed Satur
day. with Orange, Texas, as the desti
nation Saturday afternoon
Crowley’* reception to The Ameri
can tourists, according lo dispatches,
was characteristic of Louisiana spirit.
A score of decorated automobiles met
the party at Rayne, a few miles out,
and acted as an escort.
Thursday evening Mr. Ferguson, the
apostle of good roads and highways,
made a speech on his favorite topic
at the Crowley Opera House before a
large audience. Mucn enthusiasm
was manifested, the dispatches say,
and the citizens openly declared a:
the .meeting that they were “dyed-ln-
the-wool good roads boosters,” ready
to do anything the pathfinder called
upon them to do for thn promotion of
the great highway.
The tour was featured Wednesday
by a side trip to Avervs Island, where
the great salt mine is located. Here
the members of the party descended
521 feet in the mine, the guests of the
mine operators, and Edward A. Mo-
Ilheney. wtio operates the famous
heron preserve. A big reception was
tendered also at Lafavette.
Columbus Wins in
Fight on Railroad
COLUMBUS, Sept. 6.—The Central
of Georgia and the City of Columbus
have reached a peaceable solution of
their difficulties in regard to the re
cent injunction on the part of the
city in regard to building an addi
tional track across Eleventh and
Twelfth streets. The Central with
drew its original request to be al
lowed to construct the track.
CALL FOR CANDIDATES.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 6.—Coach Dennie. of
St. Louis University, has Issued a call
for candidates for the University foot
ball squad to meet nere September 15.
He has promised to take the early ar
rivals to a training camp in the Ozark
Mountains
Get Rid of
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Beside* the
u n s l g h 11 y
swelling and
the pain, there
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a few, but a
great many
dangeroua dis
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from mosquito
bites—malaria.
Hi RtSHUKl typhoid, etc.
Jacobs’ Mosquito Lotion
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It is harmless to the skin and does
not injure fine fabrics; neither
greasy nor sticky. Its odor is pun
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AN
FOR
Inherits $48,306 if
He Spurns Cigarettes
NEW YORK. $ept. 5.—Gravele Wa-
ker. grandson of William H. Gravoie.
who died recently, will receive $48,306
by his grandfather’s will if he never
uses cigarettes.
IDEAL TRIP
SEPTEMBER.
The Mfarm Springs Ho
tel will remain open until
September 15, and those
who are acquainted with
this famous watering place
will find it ready and
anxious to serve them with
the best the country affords.
This is just the season to en
joy the baths and the beau
tiful country surroundings.
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