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' . - { • '• r*T5pw*'*» ^ ■ * - • STATE IS SCORED MRS CIRCULATION SUNDAY ' AMERICAN 0 VER 100,000 The Atlanta Georgian Teed for I'rofit~-GEORGIAiJ WANT ADS— Use for Resultt FINAL* VOL. XII. NO. 34. ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1913. By^Xr'^Tco. 2 CENTS PA f NO MURE 1 - - — --- -- . STATE RESTS IN GODBEE TRIAL *•* V* V *f*# v ->•*:- +tH* *•+ 4*i4* 4*fv +•*»• +•+ $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 II j 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. 6 2 8 1 0 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 Continued on Pace 2. Column 6. 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. r ■ A ' • i -Ay.'y' PPP - 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- Contmued on Page 5, Column 1. THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia — Fair Thursday; warmer; Friday, unsettfcd.