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> OVER 100,000 Circulation The Sund a y Ame ri c a n Leads All Competitors The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit---GEORGIAN WANT ADS-~Use for Results VOL XII. NO. 35. ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY. SKPTFM BER 12, 191:1. Copyright, 1900, By The Georgian Co. o tfyts; pat no - I £>. MORE FINAL PLEA MADE FOR MRS. GODBEE *•* +•+ +•* +•*!• +•* Scott Seeks $72,000 Robbery Clew in North PLOT 0N2 Detectives Are Convinced Stolen Coin Never Reached Savannah. Thief Hunt Goes On. Harry Scott, the Atlanta Pinkerton agent placed in charge of the investi gation into the big $71,900 robbery from the Southern and Adams Ex press Companies, made his first state ment in reference to the mystery Friday. The detective announced that he had become convinced that the money was not taken while in transit on the trains from New York to Savannah. “The robbery wa« committed either at one end of the line or the other,” be declared. “The money either was stolen soon aft^r it left the Chase Na tional Bank in New York or else after it had reached Savannah. It seems most unlikely that the theft took place in any other manner. "This is not the work of an ama teur. nor does it seem possible to me for any of the messengers to have got into the safe and the seals not be broken. I know we are going to have our hands full before the mystery is solved." The report thatthe rbobberyto the Southern Express Company between Savannah and New York was not •ommitted at the southern end of the line was further substantiated Fri day when Scott and other agents left the city on a northbound train. Thier destination is understood to be Flor ence, S. O., where Schindell, the mes senger who brought the trunk out of Tersy City, turned it over to the mes senger who brought it into Savannah, General Manager Hockaday, of the express company, was the only offi cial who remained in Savannah. He was still of the opinion it would be several weeks before the mystery was eventually solved. Crime Complete Mystery. Scott and Hockaday went to Savannah immediately upon the receipt of the news of th* 5 big rob bery. They were compelled to admit Friday forenoon that the crime was just as baffling as wlipn they started work upon it. Only two features promise any tan gible clew*. One is that there was no way bill received for the money—indicating that one was never made out and the money must have been stolen at the other end of the line, or never put In the trunk that was sealed. The other is that the persons who knew the money was to be. shipped can be numbered op the fingers of one hand. Even the banks to which It was consigned did not know qn what train to expect it. NV. L. Schindell, express messenger on the Coast Line’s train No. 89, that left New York late Monday night and brought the trunk supposed to con tain the money, did not leave the car until it reached Florence, S. C., his point of relief and home. Messenger Called Into Probe. He did not know there was money In the trunk, he claims, and he had no way bill for any. He merely had a way bill for the steel “through trunk” that is often brought down^on this train. He was brought to Sa vannah from Florence by a telegram from General Manager Hockaday and Harry Scott and was closeted with them the greater part of Thursday evening. He was subjected to a rigid third degree examination, but came forth unscathed* according to Scott. Society at Capital Drinks in Baltimore BALTIMORE. MD., Sept. 12.—For some time scores of Washington so ciety women have boen motoring to Baltimore luncheons. The reason ha? leaked out. “President Wilson has placed a bar on women drinking in Washington,” said one of the fair visitors, “and the new laws prohibit women from drink ing in public.” The drinks served the women are disguised. Cocktails are served in coffee cups. Dixie Women to Spin Miss Wilson's Linen WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. —Miss Jessie Wilson, second daughter of the President, whose marriage to Francis B. Sayre, of New York, in the White House on November 25 will be Uie social event of the season, has de clared emphatically for an all-Amer ican trousseau made of American goods by American women. Part of the trousseau will be spun of linen by the mountain women of the South, in whose uplift all the Wilson ladies have shown much in terest. Albanians Massacred Soldiers of Servia By Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. VIENNA, Sept. 12.—A reign of ter ror as bloody as any in history ex ists in northern Albania, according to dispatches received to-day from EX-WIFE NOT SCENE IN MILLEN COURT WHERE MRS, GODBEE SEEKS ACQUITTAL MRS. D. BARGEON, DEFENDANT’S SISTER. MRS. EDNA PERKINS GODBEE. Declares That She Will Spend Her Last Penny in Fight to Keep Little Daughter. Mrs. Edith Barlow, a black-haired, pleasant-featured woman, again bade defiance Friday to her former hus band, J. E. Barlow, and all his wealth. Standing in the hallway of her home at No 219 West Peachtree street, she challenged him with all his reputed millions to get possession oi their pretty little 8-year-old daughter. Madeline. Madeline, around whom the legal battle is centering, siood by her moth er’s side, drinking in every word that was said and wondering why so much fuss and ado should be made about her when she liked both her father and her mother. Mrs. Barlow was told that her former husband was in the city and had sworn to get the child if it took every cent of his money, “Well, I intend that he shall not have her if it takes every cent of Avalona, provisional seitt of the Al-_ jyiine.” and her with a banian government. Servian soldiers are reported slaying and burning without restraint. It is charged that the Servians are trying to depopulate the country so they can colonize it. Devil Fashions Slit Skirt, Says Cardinal MOUNT CLEMENS, MICH., Sept. 12.—“Degrading creation” and “gen erally scandalous” are the terms ap plied to the latest fashions in wom en’s dress by Cardinal John W. Far ley. of New York, visiting here. "The diaphanous gowns and the slit skirt are products of the devil’s industry,” he said. Dixie Railroad Puts Phones on Trains GAINESVILLE, Sept. 12.—The Gainesville and Northwestern Rail road, running from this city to Helen, | has equipped its trains with tele-' I phones. j The telephone is in the baggage car, i and immediately on a stop connec- | tion can be made with the. wires along , the track by means of a long pole. Slaton Frees Forger And Paroles Slayer Governor Slaton, acting on the rec ommendation of the Prison Commis sion, has granted clemency to Edwin Murphey, an Atlanta boy, convicted of forgery, and paroled Ctitjord Young, who had served twelve years of a twenty-year sentence for man slaughter in Effingham County. Slayer Fined Penny And Costs by Jury MUNFORDVILLE, KY., Sept. 12 — Walter Galloway, having faced an indeterminate sentence of from two to twenty-one years, was found guil ty for the second time of killing Blise Richardson, and was fined one cent and costs by a Jury here. Cost of Marrying Rises at Gainesville GAINESVILLE, Sept. 12.—Hall County has joined the list of coun ties in Georgia which have boosted the fee for marriage licenses. The old price of $1.50 has been raised to $2.25. THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia—Fair Friday and Sat urday; warmer. smile of assurance a» if she were a hit amused that Barlow had any idea that Tie might regain the child. Child Criticises His Picture. “Oo-oo. look at that big picture of papa! ' exclaimed the little maiden at her mother’s side, breaking into the conversation for the first time when a paper was displayed containing the interview with Barlow. Then she pro ceeded to offer her criticisms of its artistic merits in true grown-up fash ion. “She. would rather stay with me and live on a crust of bread and a glass of milk than to live with her father with all his luxuries,” said Mrs. Barlow, referring to her former hus band’s statement that he was in bet ter position to 4 care for the child than she. “But I guess she won’t starve.” sha added, her smile returning. “I will be able to give her all the advantages that she would receive at the hands of her father. That talk about his being a millionaire is all rot. anyway. I doubt if he could raise $25,000 to-day if he wanted to.” Mentions Amount Sued For. A coincidence is that $25,000 is ex actly the alimony for which Mrs. Bar- low is suing the maft who divorced her. “I have every right to the child,” she continued. “The Ordinary of Stewart County has decided that Madeline should stay with me, and I guess that settles It. Mr. Barlow vi olated his agreement under the terms of the divorce which awarded the child to him when lie refused to let her come to see me. “The court’s ruling wa« that Made line should be allowed to visit me at reasonable intervals. Mr. Barlow never complied with this ruling. There were fifteen months that I never saw my little girl. I wrote him as cour teous letter as anyone enuffl write asking him to let Madeline come to me. and it did no good. “Then I heard that Madeline and the third Mrs. Barlow' had come back from Cuba and w’ere in Lumpkin, and I went down there. I got Madeline and I’ve got her yet. and I’m going t) keep her. Determined to Keep Her. “Mr. Barlow was In contempt <*f court when he refused to let me see the child, and he has forfeited his rights to h~r now'.” Mr. Barlow, who came to Atlan a Thursday for a conference with his attorneys, Burton Smith and Arthur G. Powell, will leave fur New York Friday afternoon. He has an ap pointment there September 15 with a group of financiers whom he wishes to interest in a Cuban railroad proj ect. After that he will return to Georgia to fight for possession of tne child. Mrs. Barlow’s action, which asks for permanent possession of Mad .■*- line, $25,000 alimony for the little girl’s support and an annulment of Barlow's present marriage on the ground thai he obtained his divorce illegal’:' will He heard before Judg- Littlejohn in Americu* September 27. 5 LI V COLONEL SAPFOLD, DEFENSE COUNSEL Shaved Her Husband But Fondled Her Dad CLEVELAND. Sept. 12. — Even though Ernest A. Wallman made his wife shave him every Sunday morn ing. and oven though Mrs. Louise A. Wallman kissed and caressed her father, John Mahoney, instead of her husband, there was no divorce grant ed on the petition and cross-petition in the case of Wallman v.-\ Wallman. On the stand. Wallman admitted that he didn't like to have hi« wife make more fuss over her father than she did over him. Edwin Gould Plans To Fly to Florida NEW YORK. Sept. 12. — Edwin Gould has purchased two hydro aeroplanes and is planning a flight along the coast from New London to Palm Beach. He has been spend ing ml weeks in Chicago watch ing Harold McCormick’s airboat and perfecting his flying. The largest Gould alrbo.it will carry six persons and will be the most lux urious in the world. The flight down the coast Is to take place next, month. 'Bald'Jack Rose Hits Reform Hypocrites SOUTH NORWALK, CONN., Sept. 12.—“The underworld will gradually die for lack of population, when the reformers *n our State reformatories learn to ue Jiving examples of what they preach and do not practice,” said Jack Rose, the former gambler and Rosenthal witness, in an addres3 here. Rose took the lecture platform for the benefit of the East Norwalk Epis copal Churcn | Envoy to Germany Rents 40-Room Suite 325TH FLYER KILLED. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. MUENSTER. GERMANY, Sept. 12. —Aviator Hans Lorenz was killed here to-day while making a flight. Ilis death is the. three hundred and twenty-fifth in an airship. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. BERLIN, Sept. 12.—James W. Gerard, new United States Ambassador to Ger many, has given up the idea of renting a $17,500 house. To-day he rented a forty-room suite in the Esplanade Hotel, one of the finest In lyurppe, declining to occupy the quar ters of the old United States Embassy. England Beats U, S. For Motor Boat Cup Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. COWES. ENGLAND, Sept. 12.— Great Britain retained the Harms- worth motorboat cup to-day. when the Maple Leaf won the deciding race. Ankle Deep, the American contend er. was second. ALBANY, N. Y., Sept. 12.— Requisition papers calling for the extradition of Harry K. Thaw from New Hampshire to New York State were approved to-day by Acting Governor Glynn at the request of the authorities of Dutchess County. The papers were directed to Governor Felker of New Hamp shire, who has said that he rec ognizes Mr. Glynn’s right to issue them. COLKBROOK. N. H.. Sept. 12.— The hearing of Harry K. Thaw before Justice of the Peace Carr on the charge of being a fugitive from jus tice. wa sheld up to-day by a confer ence of opposing counsel. Thaw’s lawyers offered lo w-alve a hearing if William T. Jerome, repre senting the £?tato of New York, would guarantee to give Thaw* a fair hear ing before Governor Felker in the extradition proceedings and allow five days in which to appeal if Gov ernor Felker signs a warrant for Thaw’s extradition back to New York. Both sides also realized the possi bility of Justice Carr taking affairs Into his own hands and discharging Thaw, thus precipitating a wild scramble for forcible seizure of the fugitive on the part of representa tives of. New York and Canada and friends of Thaw. Canadian Lawyer Arrives. The attorneys in conference were Mr. Jerome, Bernard Jacobs, acting prosecuting attorney of Coos County, who is also representing New York State; Thomas F. Johnson, George F. Morris and Moses Grossman. all rep resenting Thaw. Former Governor William Stone, of Pennsylvania, arrived here from Pittsburg at 10:30 o’clock and was met by Charles D. White, one ol Thaw’s Canadian attorneys, who got In a few minutes earlier from Sher brooke. Fear that Thaw would be wt at Continued on Page 2, Column 5. Surprised Home by Mrs. Samuel Hopkins, Sought by Police. Detectives are searching the city fo ra negro who robbed the home of Samuel Hawkins, No. 11 Orme street, late Thursday afternoon and escaped after threatening to kill Mrs. Haw kins w’ith a blackjack. The burglar stole a gold watch and some small change, but over looked a diamond ring which Mr. Hawkins told the police was in a dresser drawer in one of the bed rooms. He entered the house by opening a rear window with a Jimmy. Mrs. Hawkins had been to the mat inee and returned to her home short ly before 6 o’clock. As she dosed the front door behind her, a negro came into the hall from a bedroom. Before Mrs. Hawkins could scream, the negro drew a blackjack from his pocket and leaped in front of her. “If you move I’ll knock your brains out,” the burglar said, brandishing his club. Mrs. Hawkins shrank back and the negro escaped. Gov. Blease Pleased By Victory of‘Wets' COLUMBIA, S. C., Sept. 12.—On his retume from Washington Gov ernor Blease Thursday morning is sued statements on the defeat of the anti-Blea.se candidate for Mayor of Spartanburg, in which he saw evi dence of increased Blease strength, and the dispensary elections in Lex ington. Williamsburg and Sumter Counties. He said he was glad Sumter would not have a dispensary, because it was an anti-Blease county, but he would be pleased to see the other counties in the “wet" column. Millen Divorcee Who Killed For mer Husband and Bride Bitterly Attacked by Prosecutor. MII.LEN, GA., Sept. 12.—Never be fore in the history of this county has a woman undergone the scathing ar raignment that was given Mrs. Edna Perkins Godbee, on trial for the mur der of the second wife of her divorced husband by Colonel A. 8. Anderson, who opened the closing argument for the State. Colonel Anderson spoke for an hour. He was followed by Attorney Dixon, I for the defense, and the case was ex pected to go to the jury some time in the afternoon. Anderson declared that the state contended that the act of the defend ant was plain, unmitigated murder, and he said that the case was so one sided he hardly knew how to argue it. The speaker said the defendant’s statement did not seem to come from her heart and that much of it was ir relevant. Anderson asserted that the defend ant could well accuse Judge Godbee with terrible deeds, for he is dead. He ridiculed the Idea that Mrs. Godbee’s life was in danger on the morning when she killed Msr. Godbee and her husband. Mr. Anderson said there was no evidence except the defend ant's unsupported’ statement that Godbee had threatened her; that Mrs. Godbee could have got protection; that she never told her sons, her brothers, or the Sheriff. Attacks Insanity Plea, The speaker declared the defend ant s memory conveniently went blank at the time of the shooting but she never missed a single shot. “She fired five bullets into the bod ies of Judge and Mrs. Godbee'" Shouted Andtrson, "and. not satisfied she shot Mrs. Godbee again after she had fallen." Anderson said the defendant went to the postofflee that morning and took a commanding position. The undisputed evidence of Miss Barnwell was to the effect that the defendant fired the first shot Into Mrs. Florence Godbee’s back. "The evidence of Miss Barnwell" said Anderson, "was in direct contra- dition to the statement of the defend ant, who said that Judge Godbee threatened her, called her a name, and she shot him first.” "Gentlemen of the Jury," he "none of you can doubt the truth” „ Mrs. Spader’s testimony, and the de fondant told this little woman she ha. hired' a negro to kill Judge Godbe and his wife and that If he (the ne gro( did not do it, she would. Sh also told Mrs. Spader that she dli not want her grandchild to rid with Judge and Mrs. Godbee. as 11 too, must suffer when the Judge am his wife were killed. ’The defendant expressed no regre after the shooting for killing Mrs Godbee. If she shot* Judge Godbee ii self-defense and had no intentidh o harming his wife, why didn’t she sa; ? She never until yesterday ex pressed any regret for the deed.” Anderson concluded for the Stat with a strong plea for conviction. Dixon was the first speaker for th defense. He recited the suffering which Mrs. Godbee had endurec spoke of the threat against her lit' made by Judge Godbee and told th jury that the defendant had told i plain, straightforward story to th jury and deserved an acquittal. Defense Ridioules Plot Story. Dixon ridiculed the idea of Mn Godbee. the defendant, telling Mrs Spader that she. had hired a negro t vil said