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VOL. XII. NO. 34.
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1913. By^Xr'^Tco.
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$75,000 Stolen from Southern Expr
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AT PITTSBURG
NEW YORK 000 100 120 -
PITTSBURG 100 000 000 -
j Demaree and Meyers; Adame and Simon. Umpires, Klem and Orth.
AT ST. LOUIS—
PHILADELPHIA 001 203 10 -
ST. LOUIS ....000 000 00. -
Seaton and Klllifer; Hopper and Wing o. Brennan and Eason.
AT CINCINNATI—
BOSTON 011 000 ... -
CINCINNATI 011 330 ... -
Hess and Whaling; Packard and Kling. O'Day and Emslie.
AT CHICAGO—
BROOKLYN 003 200 010
CHICAGO 101 000 300
Reulbach and Flaeher; Pierce and Archer. Rigler and Byron.
6 10
5 6
AMERICAN LEAGUE
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Treasure Chest From New York
to Savannah for Georgia
Banks Looted.
A daring and mysterious robbery
■ >f nearly J75.000 from the Southern
Express Company became known in
Atlanta Thursday when Detective
Harry Scott and other Einkerton
operatives and Superintendent Hock-
aday, of the express company, hur
ried to Savannah to take up an in
vestigation.
Fifty thousand dollars was con
signed from the Chase National Bank
of New York to the Savannah Bank
and Trust Company. A consignment
of $21,000 more was bound to the
Brunswick and Valdosta banka Other
smaller sums are Said to be missing.
The detectives believe that It was
an “inside job” and that some of the
express company's employees are in
volved in the big robbery. The only
clew they have is a finger print on
one of the envelopes from which the
money was extracted.
Clerks Will Be Quizzed.
A rigid ^examination of every clerk
in the employ of the company who
has the handling of the consignments
of the money will be made by De
tective Scott and the other opera
tives who have been sent him from
other Pinkerton offices. The first
move is expected to be an Inspection
of the finger prints of every person
who could have had anything to do
with the robbery.
It is on this slim clew that the au
thorities are working now. So far as
is known, they have no ore under
suspicion. If the finger-print clew
falls to implicate any of the em
ployees. the dete tives will be forced
to attack the baffling mystery from
another direction. They admit that it
in the most m'-nterious disappearance
of money with which they have had
to deal in years It is also the great
est robbery in the history of the
Southern Express.
Scott will be assisted by detectives
from the large Eastern offices. The
police officials in every city in the
South and East have been notified
to be on the watch for any clew.
Treasure Trunk Rifled.
The robbery came to light when
the trunk supposed to contain the
$7$,000 was opened in Savannah and
found to be empty. Superintendent
Hockaday, in Atlanta, immediately
was wired of the big robbery, and,
obtaining the services of Harry Scott
he boarded a train for Savannah. Of
ficials of the company admitted the
robbery us soon as they were ques
tioned, but declared they wer at a
loss to hit upon any reasonable
theory.
The money was placed in a sealed
trunk at Jersey City Monday night
or> the Atlantic Coast Line's train No.
Si*. It was receipted for. The trunk
was not opened, nor did it leave the
car except at Washington, when the
Adams Express Company transferred
it to the Southern.
It reached Savannah at 3 o’clock
Wednesday afternoon The robbery
was discovered immediately. It was
impossible to secure the name of the
messenger, but it is understood that
someone higher up is suspected, on
account of it having been practically
impossible for the messenger to have
secured the money and replaced the
seals.
No evidence that the trunk had
been tampered with was found on
the outside, butonthe inside one or
tw-o envelopes were found tom open,
and on one of them was the finger
print that the officials expect to prove
of value,
AT BOSTON—
DETROIT ‘*00 401 271 - 15 20 3
BOSTON 100 010 000 - 2 5 4
Dauss and McKee and Gibson; Bedien t, Hall, Anderson and Cady and Thom
as. Umpires, Hildebrand and O’Laughlin.
AT WASHINGTON—
CLEVELAND 000 200 ... -
WASHINGTON 000 000 .. -
Steen and O’Neil; Engel, Gallia and Henry. Umpires. Egan and Evans.
AT PHILADELPHIA—
CHICAGO 000 000 100 - 1
PHILADELPHIA 000 010 21X - 4
Scott and Schalk; Shawkey. Bender and Schang. Umpires. Connelly and
Dlneen.
AT NEW YORK— ^
ST. LOUIS 000 000 000 - 0 3
NEW YORK 010 000 22X - 4 8 I
Mitchell and Alexander; McHale and S weeney. Umpires, Ferguson and Sheri-
dan.
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8 1
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RACING REEULTS
AT MONTREAL.
First-Five and one-half furlong;
Penniless, 103 (Taylor), 1, 1-2. out, wnn
Supreme, 111 (Burns), b, 2, 4-5, se “ n "
Harebell, 107 (Williams). 30. 13, 6. thtru.
Time 1:07 2-5. Our Mabelle, King Lot-
ton Buzz Around, Tigella, Caraquet,
Private Cheer, Behest and Jezail also
ran.
Second—Mile—Lindesta, 109 (Burns),
7-10. out won; Amberite, 110 (Adams),
4 1 1-3. second; Ondramon, 116 (Watts),
«*, 2, 3 6, third. Time, 1:41. Caper
Sauce, Rock Spring also ran.
Third—Six furlongs: Panzareta 116
'Peak), 6-5, 1-2 1-6, won; Sir Blaise
106 (Tay’or), 13-6, 7-10, out, second;
Cowl 104 (Skirvir). 7, 3. even third
Time, 1:12 4-5. Also ran: Sherwood,
Alla. Bryson.
Fourth -Steeplechase, about 2 miles:
Promoter 135 (Noe), 9-5, 3-5, out. won;
Bryndown 130 (Dupee). 4. 2. even, sec
ond; Frljolee 138 (Howard). 12, 4, 2
third. Time. 3:56 2-5. Brosseau, Lyne
Velsin and Dissenter all fell.
AT TORONTO.
First—Five furlongs: Rummage, 102
(Halsey). 3-2, 1-2 out, won. Mary Pick-
ford. Ill (Warrington). 4. 1, 1-2 second:
Dragon Fly, 110 (Franklin), 12, 4. 2,
third Time. 1:03 2-6. Boozer, Shlppi-
ean, Odd Cross also ran.
Second Five furlongs: PMlopena, 109
(McCarthy), 4. 2, 1. won; Dora M. Lutz.
109 (Carey), 6. 2, 1, second; Maurice
Reed, lli (Warringlon), 3, 1, 1-2, third
Time. 1:09 3-5. Etta Ray, Boss. Con-
-tituent, DoM Baby, Sheriff Nolte, Miss
Maritmas also ran.
Third—About 5 furlongs: Mon Ami
114 (Moore). 3, even, 1-2, won; Pretty
Molly 109 (McIntyre), 8. 4, 2, second;
Seaswell 117 (J. Deavenport), 3-2, 1-2,
1-4, third. Time. 1:03 1-5. Also ran:
Mies Harvey, Hildas Sister, Fleming,
Danville II.. Outclassed.
Fourth-Six furlongs: Irish Kid 112
; (Warrington), 3-2, 1-2, out, won; Jack
Nunnally 107 (Halsey), 2, even. 1-2,
second; Moris© 112 (McIntyre), 12, 4,
third Time, 1:26 3-5. Also ran:
Over the Sands, Little Marchmont,
Mother, Excalibur.
Fifth—Purse, 7 furlongs: Brush 108
(McIntyre). 2, even, 1-3, won; Her
pes 117 (J. Devonport), 6. 2, even, sec
ond; Curious 107 (Knight), 6, 2, even,
(hird. Time, 1*33 2-5. Also ran: Pierre
Dumas, Princess Thorpe, Lelaloha,
Henrietta W.
Sixth—Seven furlongs: Star Ashland
118 (Knight). 3, even, 1-2, won; Lasain-
rella 107 (Alley), 10, 4, 2, second; Moon
light 118 (Carroll), 4, 2, even, third.
Time. 1:24. Also ran; Sun Guide, Jim
(>., Dorothy Webb, ossa bar, Kiddy I^ee.
AT LEXINGTON.
First—Six furlongs: Tronmask, 112
(Kederis) 2.90, 2.60, 2.10. won; Star Jas
mine. 104 (Martin), 3.10, 2.40. second;
Oowell. 112 (Gross), 2.60, third. Time.
1:13. Irish Gentleman, Solar Star also
-an.
Second-Six furlongs: Grachia 101
Martin), 6-60. 2-30. out. won; Bradley’s
’hoice 110 (Loftus), 2-20, out, second;
Any Time 106 (Kederis), out, third.
Time, 1:07 4-5. Also ran: Edith W.
Third—Six furiongs: ('ash on Deliv
ery 108 (Gross). 10-20. 5-20, 4-10. won;
High Private 116 (Goose), 6, 3-50, sec
ond: Maria C. 106 (Buxton), 3-70. third.
Time, 1:14 4-5. Also ran: Bettie Sue,
King Olympian. Crisco, Flex and Mer
rick
Fourth—Mile: Flabbergast 109 (Tur
ner >, 4-40, 2-80. 2-60. won; Princess
Callaway 104 (Kederis), 4, 2-70, second;
Cream 101 (McCabe). 4-30, third. Time,
1:42. Also ran: Cousin Puss, Swanna-
aoa. Harry Lauder*
I AT HAVER DE GRACE.
first -Six furongs. Progressive 103
McTaggart), 3, 7-10, 1-3, won; Wil-
te 109 (Borel), 9-10, 2-5, out, second;
Biue Thistle 109 (Musgrave), 16, 4, 2,
third Time. 1:13 2-6. Also ran: Beau-
coup, Deduction, Breaker Boy, Little
Hugh, Moncrief.
! Second —Six furlongs: Agniner 109 (Wal-
I den). 9-2. 8-6, even. won. Afterglow 105
! (Ambrose). 13-5, even, 1-2. second; Ar-
1 delon 108 (Leahan), 4. 8-5, 4-5, third.
.Time, 1:14 2-5. Also ran; Orbed Lad,
! Eaton, Tommy Thompson. Marchaway,
Hally R.. Horace E., Bristles, Chryseis
Third—Five and one-half furlongs:
Pomette Bleu 103 (Wolfe), 14-5, 1-2, out,
won; Huraken 108 (J. McTaggart), even,
; 1-4, out, second; Brave Cunarder 99
I (Deronde), 20, 4. out, third. Time,
1:07 3-6. Also ran; Lady Grant. Pres
ton Lynn.
Fourth—Five and one-half furlongs:
Lace 107 (Butwell), 8-5, 1-2, out, won;
Yenghee 102 (J. McTaggart), 6-5, 2-5,
out, second; Inferno Queen 103 (Nick-
laur' 20, 8, 4, third. Time, 1:08. Also
ran; Sir Denrah. Ad Botsford, Grenida,
Nosredna. Arnhurst, Melville, Ann Tilly.
Fifth—Mile and 70 yards; Impressior
112 (J. McTaggart), 4-5, 1-3, out, won;
Fred Mulho land 108 (Butwell), 10, 3,
8-5, second; Inspector Lestradc 193
<Neylon), 9-2. 7-5. 7-10, third. Tftne,
1:45 3-5. Also ran: Mollie H., Defy.
Bonnie El else. Be, My Fellow, Mycenae.
McAdoo Foils Plot
Of New Orleans to
Get Shriners' Goat
WASHINGTON. Sept. 11.—Shall a
goat, American bom and a Mystic
Shriner, be allowed to re-enter th;
country of Its birth at the expiration
of its travels?
This question was put up to the
Government to-day in a telegram
from a party of St. Paul Shriners re
turning from a visit to Panama with
the goat in tow.
“Our goat is excluded from entry
to his native heath by the health au
thorities at New' Orleans.” wired the
Shriners to Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo.
“This is not an alien goat nor a
goat without a country. It's an Amer
ican goat. Admit him,” ordered Sec
retary McAdoo.
House Sends Tariff
Direct to Conference
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.—By a
vote of 87 to 190, the House to-day
determined to send the tariff bill,
with the Senate amendments, direct
to conference.
Republican efforts to have the
amendments considered separately in
the House proper were defeated. The
minority assailed the gag rule brought
In by the Democrat.
Prison Board by Two to One
Urges Liberation of Physician
Held in Jail as Slayer.
A recommendation for a full par
don for Dr. W. J. McNaughton, con
victed of the murder of Fred Flan
ders. was sent to Governor J. M. Sla
ton Thursday by the Georgia Prison
Commission.
The vote was 2 to 1 for a full par
don, Chairman Davison and Commis
sioner Rainey voting for the pardon
and Commissioner Patterson holding
out for commutation to life imprison
ment. The majority ruling, the rec
ommendation went to the Governor as
a full pardon.
Commissioners Davison and Rainey
In recommending a full pardon
charged that a careful examination
of the evidence at the trial show’s the
case to be a weak one, the motive
given being surrounded by unnatural
and untrue evidence.
State Sharply Criticised.
The Commissioners also state that
the prosecution refused to allow the
defendant to have present at the
chemical analysis of the stomach and
organs of the deceased a known
chemist of ability, that he might see
that no mistake was made.
The action of the State in nolle
prossing the case against Mrs. Flan
ders. who was jointly indicted with
McNaughton, also is sharply criticised
by the two Commissioners.
"By this order.” they *ay, “this
commission was deprived of the ben
efit of the result of a Jury trial of the
case and It was done by the prosecu
tion on their own motion and must
have been with full knowledge of
what the Governor’s reprieve meant
and what this commission desired
when they requested the reprieve. A«
a result, when the case was again
presented to the commission <t month
ago they were met with a state of
affairs in which one conspirator had
been set free—the conspiracy thus
done away—and an effort being made
to hang the other conspirator on a
theory of conspiracy which by tm.®
act was virtually admitted not to
exist ”
Another feature of the long fight
for the physician's life that weighed
most heavily with these two Commis
sioners was the newly-produced evi
dence before the Prison Commission
that Flanders had been sick for a
period before his mysterious death
and that he had been In the habit of
taking medicine which he had de
clared some day would kill him.
Believe Doctor Innocent.
In closing, the majority members
of the commission say they are con
vinced that the defendant is inno
cent, or at least there is such a doubt
and such a failure to exclude every
reasonable hypothesis save that of
the guilt of the accused as to make It
a duty to recommend a pardon.
Judge Patterson gave four reasons
for his recommendation for commu
tation to life imprisonment. The ev
idence, in the first place, he states is
wholly circumstantial, lu the second
place, the new evidence produced be
fore the commission, he declares, au
thorizes a commutation of the sen
tence. Thirdly, the failure to prose
cute Mrs. Flanders, he says, makes
the imposition of the death penalty
unwarranted, and, fourthly, the new
evidence from Thomasvillo is merely
cumulative and is what was before
the courts on the extraordinary’ mo
tion for a new trial.
Case Fought Stubbornly.
The case against Dr. McNaughton
has been one of the most stubbornly
contested legal battles in Georgia
criminal annals, Interest never flag
ging from the time the physician was
arrested in June 1910.
Tried, convicted and -<entenced to
death on three occasions and respited
fou. time3 by Governor Brown urd
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FAMOUS WARRIOR WHO
MAY HELP COACH TECH
LEXINGTON, KY. f Sept. 11.—
A bandit to-day at noon held up
Flaks’ bakery here, getting $2,50().
The police captured him after a
mile chase. The money was In
his pockets.
COLEBROOK, N. H., Sept. 11.
The scene of further court pro
cedure in the ca9e of Harry K.
Thaw will be shifted after the ha
beas corpus hearing this after
noon to Concord, the capital of
the State. Th s move for conve
nience in handling the case was
agreed to this afternoon by all
counsel concerned. Thaw spent
this afternoon talking with his
attorneys.
After appearing in the Recor
der’s Court fifteen minutes before
he was scheduled there Thursday
to answer a charge of disorderly
conduct preferred by W. E. Mack
ey, No. 97 1-2 Williams street,
Zack M. Smith, No. 45 Williams
street, disappeared and forfeited
his bond of $100. Smith was ac
cused of insulting Mackey’s wife.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.—De
nying that he had promised in
1908 to deliver the vote of labor
to the Democratic party, Samuel
Gompers, president of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, testified
before the House Lobby Investi-
f iating Committee to-day. The
abor leader also denounced so
cialism.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.—For
more than two hours the Senate
committee on privileges and elec
tions discussed the case of Henry
D. Clayton, who has been ap
pointed to the Senate by Gov
ernor O’Neal, of Alabama, to fill
the unexpired term of the late
Senator Johnston. The commit
tee reached no conclusion and ad
journed subject to the call of the
chairman.
BATESVILLE, ARK., Sept. 11.
The live* of 40 men working in
the Batesville Manganese Com
pany mines here, were imperiled
to-day in the explosion of twelve
sticks of dynamite which killed
Seymour Lindley and Charles
McElfish.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.—The
Senate to-day in executive session
confirmed the following Georgia
postmaster nominations: Alman
G. Hockenhull, Cumming; L. M.
Peacock, Jr., Eastman: G. L.
Carson, Commerce.
COLEBROOK, N. H., Sept. 11.
The arraignment of Harry K.
Thaw, on the charge of being a
fugitive from justice, was this
afternoon postponed until to
morrow morning by unanimous
agreement between Former Dis
trict Attorney Jerome and the
New York State representatives
and Thaw’s attorneys.
J. B. Tatum, a chauffeur for
Mrs. and Mis9 Armstrong, who
live at the Ansley Hotel, appeared
before Recorder Broyles Thurs
day afternoon on a charge of vio
lating the city automobile ordi
nance in refusing to vacate hi*
place in front of the Ansloy Hotel
at the direction of House Detec
tive Stidall. It was developed
that the Newsom Auto Company
had an arrangement with the
Ansley Hotel by which their cars
were the only ones to be allowed
in front of the hotel. The Re
corder did not approve of this
agreement and had the charge
cha nged to disorderly conduct,
fining Tatum $1.50.
A. Loring Morris, of Morns &.
Morris, architects, reported to
Chief Beavers Thursday afternoon
that members of the plain
clothes squad visited his home,
No. 227 Capitol avenue, Wednes
day night, and insulted Mrs. Mor
ris 6 • -is dec'ared that they
used abusive language and told
Mrs. Morris that i» any more au
tomobiles drove up in front of
the house they would have her ar
rested.
The Atlanta Detective Depart
ment is “broke,” according to a
statement issued Thursday by
Chief Lanford. This condition,
the chief declaerd, was due to
Mayor Woodward’s declaration
that he would sign no more
vouchers for the Detective De
partment when a bill for $19 was
presented to him for expenses in- «
curred when h« war, dictographed.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
FIRST GAME.
Score: R. H. E.
7e . 100 000 010— 2 5 3
Minneapolis . 300 050 20x—10 13 4
Georg*. Bohn and Passler: Fiene and
Owens. Jmpire*. Chill and Handlboe.
FIRST GAME.
Score: R. H. E.
fnd anapoiis 000 000 020 —2 7 4
St. Paul . 020 003 11x—7 9 1
Works, Wetzel ai d Casey and Llvlng-
sto.-.e; Beige* pud Jamee. Umpires,
Johnstone and CTBrler
Columbus*Kansas Clvy, no qame, ram.
Louisville-Milwaukee no cam-, rain.
TRIAL FIRST
SLATER
All Millen and the Countryside
Flock to Court as Trial of
Divorcee Opens.
MILLEN, GA„ Sept. 11.—Tt,*
State rested in the Godbee trial
late this afternoon.
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Captain Devore, all-American tackle, of West Point, who, it
is rumored about the Flats, will come to Atlanta to help coach the
Tech football team this fall.
Slaton Completes
W. & A. Commission
j G. Grundy Jordan, of Columbus, and
! Fuller E. Callaway, of LaG range,
! were appointed by Governor Slaton
{Thursday morning to the commis-
I sion which will investigate the release
I of the Western and Atlantic Railroad,
i The appointments Thursday complete
! the commission of seven members.
The commission will be called to-
I gether immediately.
| Jordan is u. prominent business man
| of Columbus, .virile Calloway is one
I of the iurg-.s cotton mill promoters
in the South.
Barbers Ask Chief to
Close Sunday Shops
Declaring ‘hat section 1799 of the
city ordinance prohibiting barbers
from keeping shops open on Sunday
is being violated, R. E. Rollins, .sec
retary and business manager of the
Atlanta lodge of the Journeymen
Barbers' International Union, has
written Chief of Police Beavers ask
ing that the law be upheld, or the
ordinance revoked
, Rollins, in his ietter. cited jtheGeor.
| gian Terrace, the Hotel Ansley, the
Piedmont Hotel and several clube,
MILLEN, GA.. Sept. 11.—Within a
few miles of the place where she wae
bom and reared and In the little
tsrwn where she spent a great many
years of what she terms an unhappy
married life, Mrs. Edna Perkins God
bee to-day was put on trial for the
murder of the wife of her former
husband, Mrs. Florence Godbee.
whom she slew on the morning of
August 18.
j The State decided to try her first
| for shooting Mrs. Florence Godbee,
: because It believes that it has a
’, stronger case than the charge against
: her for the murder of Judge Walter
■ S. Godbee, her former husband.
The trial proceeded rapidly. Judge
I Hammond overruling a motion for a
I continuance and later a demurrer to
the indictment.
Jury Obtained Easily.
The ease with which a jury was
obtained was a great surprise, aa it
had been predicted that several days
would be required to get twelve men.
Millen wag wrought into a high
pitch of excitement to-day when the
time arrived for the trial of Mr*.
Godbee.
Pa.
The woman, who has remained si
lent in the county jail since the day
she startled the community by shoot
ing down Judge Godbee and his wife
in the Millen postoffice. has won the
sympathy of many of the townspeo
ple.
That she was the victim of insult
after insult heaped upon her by the
man who once was her husband and
that she was deprived of her Inheri
tance by him before their separation
Is the story that is on every lip.
Tell of Slurring Remark.
This Is the story, the details am
tragic ending of which will be told
the jury by the skilled lawyers whom
Mrs. Edna Godbee has engaged to
conduct the fight for her life. That
the Judge accosted her in the post
office the day of the tragedy or that
he made a slurring remark in refer
ence to her in her hearing is the sen
Rational testimony that is promised
by the defense.
It will be the contention that this
was the final act of persecution by-
Judge Godbee that goaded his form
er wife into a fury and led her to
empty the revolver she was carrying
into hhj body and that of the pretty
mi oman at his side who had taken
her place in the Judge’s affection.
Combating the claim of the de
fense that the shooting of the young
Mrs. Godbee was not intentional and
was in the nature of an incident to
the main purpose of the distracted
woman—the slaying of Judge Godbee
—the State was prepared to intro-
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THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia — Fair Thursday;
warmer; Friday, unsettfcd.