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VOL. XII. NO. 36.
ATLANTA. GA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1913.
Copyright, 1906.
By The Georgian Co.
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MRS. GODBEE GUILTY: SENTENCED FDR
CONVICTED SLAYER
AND HER DAUGHTER
MRS. EDNA PERKINS GODBEE.
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Daughter Collapses^When Jury,;
Deadlocked Overnight, Returns
Verdict, Asking Mercy.
MILLEN, Sept. 13.—With the
doomed woman sitting stolidly in her
chair in the Jenkins County court
house, staring blankly and unbeliev- |
ingly at the twelve jurors who had
just pronounced her guilty. Judge F.
A. Saffold, chief of counsel for Mrs.
Edna Godbee, sentenced to imprison
ment for life for the killing of Mrs.
Florence Godbee, the bride of her di
vorced husband, on August 18, an
nounced immediately after the pass
ing of sentence that he will ask for a
new trial. Judge Hammond proba
bly will name the date for arguments
some time later in the day.
Colonel F. A. Saffold. senior coun
sel for Mrs. Godbee, announced this
afternoon that a skeleton motion for
a new trial would be filed at once, ac
cording to statutory regulations.
No grounds will be named, but they
will be supplied as soon as the law
yers for the defense have had the op
portunity to review the evidence pre
sented at the trial of the convicted
woman. They were in conference all
i he forenoon.
Slain Bride's Mother Glad.
“I am glad Mrs. Godbee was given
a life sentence,” was the comment
of Mrs. M. G. Moyer, mother of the
slain girl, after Judge Hammond had
set the penalty. “She deserved pun
ishment, although I did not want her
hanged. A woman of her type is
dangerous at large.”
Mrs. Godbee would not see report
ers, but it was reported by friends
who visited her cell that she was
cheerful and optimistic, and was con
fident of an acquittal on a new trial.
Miss Sarah Godbee, the beautiful
daughter of Mrs. Godbee, collapsed a3
the foreman of the jury announced
the verdict. She has been a constant
companion of her mother during the
trial, and her own cheerfulness has
had much to do with the cheerfulne-s
of her mother.
She held her mother’s hand in hers
as the jury filed slowly into the court
room. Eagery she scanned the faces
of each man, hoping for a sign that
they would declare Mrs. Godbee not
guilty. Each man’s face was grave.
Her hand tightened over that of her
mother, and tears rolled down her
cheeks. As the foreman rose to an
nounce the verdict she leaned for
ward, the most intensely eager person
in the room.
Mrs. Godbee Not Moved.
As the dreaded word “guilty” fell
from the lips of the Juryman Miss
Godbee shrieked and collapsed. In- a
hush broken only by the sobs of the
daughter, Judge Hammond ordered
Mrs. Godbee to stand and receive the
sentence of the court. Gently disen
gaging the clinging hands of he~
daughter, Mrs. Godbee rose and stood
without a tremor while the court or
dered that she be confined in the pen
itentiary the remainder of her natu
ral life. Without a change of coun
tenance, with no trace of the emo
tions that were sweeping through hor
heart, she bowed calmly as the judge
■concluded and resumed her seat.
Mrs. Godbee's daughter, young and
beautiful, presented a pitiful specta
cle that brought tears to the eyes of
every person in the courtroom. She
clung to Mrs. Godbee's neck, while
the mother gently patted her head
and whispered words of encourage
ment As the Sheriff stepped forward
and placed his hand on Mrs. God-
bee’s shoulder to lead her away to
prison the young daughter broke
down completely.' She pillowed her
head on her mother’s breast, tears
streaming down her face, her sobs
audible in every part of the court
room.
As the hand of the Sheriff fell upon
ner shoulder, opening wide the gates
of the prison. Mrs. Godbee disen
gaged her daughter's hand, imprint-
Contmued on Page 2, Column 1.
New Clew in $72,000 Express Robbery
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MAYOR ATTACKS CHARTER AS FRAUD
DECLARES IT
Heflin Challenges
For Suffrage Debate
BALTIMORE. Sept. 13.—Declaring
w oman suffrage, if universally adopt
ed, would result in the downfall of
the republic, Congressman J. Thomas
Heflin, of Alabama, in a speech here,
challenged any Democratic member
of Congress to meet him in a public
debate on the subject.
“Women have been the inspiring
power bftek of the men—not with the
ballot, but with their babies in their
arms,” ne said. ‘Will the time ever
come when woman will cease to trust
her husband and her brother to vote
for her best interests?”
Express Officials More Confident
Than Ever of Apprehending
$72,00U Thief.
That they expected to put their
hands upon the man responsible for
the big $72,000 robbery from the
Southern and Adams Express Com
panies within a few hours was the
U. S. Diplomat, Under
Charges, Is Recalled
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13—Post
Wheeler, secretary of the American
Embassy at Rome, to-day was re
called to Washington to answer
charges of irregularity filed at the
State Department.
CREMATORY FIGHT IS
REOPENED BY ASHLEY
The old crematory fight was re
vived in a new form Saturday when
Councilman Claude L. Ashley, chair
man of the Council Sanitary Commit
tee. declared that he was convinced
that the city was robbed by the con
tract with the Destructor Company,
of New York, and that a rebate on
the purchase price must be secured.
His statement was made following
a conference with Mayor Woodward,
in which they agreed they would re
fuse to approve any more payments
on the plant until a satisfactory set
tlement was agreed upon. The city
has paid $125,000 on the plant and
$135,000 still is due.
Councilman Ashley’s criticism of
the plant was inspired by the belief
that it will not come up to the speci
fications. He is an engineer and as
chairman of the Council Sanitary
Committee has kept a close watch on
the testing of the plant.
Thinks Firm Is “Stalling.”
“Some two weeks ago I told the
Destructor people we were ready for
an official test,” he said. “They have
postponed it and postponed it until I
am convinced they are stalling.
“There is no trouble about the plant
burning the garbage. It is burning
&11 the city Is producing, about 227
tons a day. But we don't have to
pay $260,000 to get a plant to do
that.
“During the fight to get Council to
approve the contract the crematory
people insisted that the heavy cost
was due to the steam producing ca
pacity of such a plant. The specifi
cations provided that a pound of
garbage should produce a pound of
steam.
“it is not doing it. 1 have wauheu
it from day to day With the tons
of watermelon rhinds to be burned
this has been a bad season It seems
that the Destructor Company wants
to wait until the leaves are falling,
and they will have material capable
of producing much heat per pound
That would be unfair to the city.
Insists on Enforcing Pact.
“The steam producing power of
that plant must be constant, within
certain limits, to make an electric
power plant in conjunction with it
practical.
“That’s what we thought we, were
getting by the contract, and that’s
what we are going to have or know
the reason why.
“We have agreed to pay $260,000
for the plant. My offhand estimate
is that it is not worth more than
$200,0*00. We are going to have the
proper rebate if the Deatructor Com
pany doesn't demonstrate to us in
an official test that the plant will bo
what the contract says It shall.”
Capitalist’s Son Denies He Flour
ished Weapon During Argu
ment With Street Car Man,
Government Gives
Farmers Magazine;
Credit More Needed
"The Government will publish a
monthly magazine for farmers.”
— Department of Agriculture.
Excellent.
But when is the Government
going to give our farmers a credit
system enabling them to get money
at somewhat les than double the
rate paid by Wa|| street specula
tors?
This would be a real step to
ward lowering the cost of life's
necessaries.
HOPE OE
Plan Public Tours
Of Industrial Atlanta
V. H. Kriegshaber and Mell R. Wil
kinson are handling the matter of
placing bulletins of the Industrial
Statistical Bureau of the Chamber of
Commerce in the railway stations and
hotels to show Atlanta's industrial
growth
The bureau is considering the pro
jected excursion around industrial At
lanta. Similar excursions have been
conducted In other cities to broaden
the public conception of local indus
tries.
MISS SARAH GODBEE AND DR. M. E. PERKINS
confident statement this morning of
General Manager J. B. Horkaday and
Harry Scott, of Atlanta.
The finding of the missing way bill,
they said, had given them the clew
that they needed to uncover the dar
ing thief. The way bill covered the
shipment of the $72,000 from the
Chase National Bank in New York
to Savannah, Valdosta and Bruns
wick banks. It had been myste
riously missing after the disappear
ance of the money was discovered. Its
finding was the last thing to make
the evidence complete.
Net Tightening.
Either the last man whose signa
ture is on It or the one whose sig
nature immediately preceded it musi
account for the money, according to
Detective Scott, and Manager Hocka-
day. The net is tightening around
the guilty man and the detectives are
prepared to make an arrest at an.
moment.
Immediately upon the finding of the
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Cavalry Charges
Women in Strike
CALUMET, MICH., Sept. 13. —Hun
dreds of striking copper miners and
their wives to-day resumed their
demonstrations against imported
mine guards. Because of the serious
ness of the situation and the temper
of the crowds, arrests were not made
except when absolutely necessary.
On Eighth street cavalry charged
the strikers with drawn sabers to
clear the streets.
TO MANUFACTURE BENZOL.
BIRMINGHAM. Sept. 13. Benzol
will be manufactured in the Birming
ham District by the Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Railroad Compan;-. subsid
iary organization of the United
States Steel Corporation, according to
a ^atemenl made here to-day.
Walter T. Candler, of No. 80 Hurt
street, a teller in the Central Trust
and Bank Corporation and a son* of
Asa G. Candler, will be given a hear
ing in Police Court on September 16.
charged with drawing a revolver and
threatening to shoot a street car con
ductor during an argument at Broad
and Marietta streets late Friday aft
ernoon.
Mr. Candler was arrested and g1v<»n
a copy of ohaiges bv Plainclothes Of
ficers Green and MoKibben shortly
after the occurrence, on complaint of
the street car man. According to the
story the latter .told the police he
started lo crops Marietta street at
Broad and narrowly escaped being
run down by Mr Candler's automo
bile.
The conductor claims he told Mr.
Candler to look where he was going,
and asserts that Mr Candler told him
to keep off the streets. One word led
to another, the street car man says,
and the quarrel became violent.
Conductor Reports to Police.
After a few minutes, the street car
man claims that Mr. Candler drew a
revolver from his pocket and leveled
it at him. saying:
“Shut your mouth. I haven’t got
time to fool with you!’*
The conductor told the police that
he was afraid Mr. Candler would
shoot him, so he returned to the side
walk and Mr. Candler went on up the
street in his car. The street car man
at once called up police headquarters
and entered a case against Mr. Can
dler.
Mr. Candler Saturday morning de
nied having drawn a revolver on the
mH n
“I had a revolver in my automo
bile,” he said. “I had between $10,001
and $15,000 in the - which 1 was
taking to the express company fro.n
the bank for shipment, and w'hen I
carry that amount of money througn
the streets 1 always have a revolver
in my car. I would be foolish to car
ry a large sum like that without some
means of protection.
Denies Drawing Gun. *
“I did not draw the revolver on th*
man, and 1 did not threaten to shoot
him. 1 do not remember that 1 cursed
him, either He probably saw the
weapon lying in the automobile, an 1
got the impression that I had drawn
it from my pocket during tli j quarrel.
From where he was standing when
the argument began he could not see
the gun, but later he moved up closer
to the automobile, and then the weap
on was in plain view.
“1 had some words with the fellow,
but he was never in any danger of be
ing run down by my car. I was com
ing up Marietta street from the bank
and was not running at a high rate ct
speed. Thla man got in front of tha
machine, and i stopped to let him get
out of the way. He yelled something
about looking where I was going, and
I probably said something ulong the
same line to him. We argued only a
few moments and then I drove on to
the express company.”
Mercury Climbs to
Week's Heat Mark
The niercu/ry climbed 21 degrees be
tween daybreak and noon Saturday,
the day starting out with a tempera
ture of 62 degrees and r oaehing 83 at
12 o’clock. This is the highest tem
perature the Government thermome
ter has registered this week.
According to Mir. VonHerrmann. ihe
local Government forecaster, next
Flagler's Dream of
Through Car Service
To Havana Realized
ST. AUGUSTINE, Sept. 13—Con
tracts will be let within a few days
by the Florida East Coast Railway.
It was learned here to-day, for gl
gantlc ferryboats to carry trains
bodily from Key West to Havana,
thus bringing to a culmination the
dream of Henry M. Flagler of fast
service from New York to Havana.
The ferryboat* will be of steel
and the largest In tl*e world, each
large enough to carry 36 large pas
senger cars Passengers from New
York will be enabled to go direct
to Havana without alighting from
their cars.
Perkins Says Bryan's
Retirement Is Due
NEW YORK. Sept. 13.—George W
Perkins, who returned with his fam
ily on the liner Olympic, said Eng
land is amazed at Secretary Bryan’s
absences from duty.
“I think Mr. Bryan’s performances
will result In his retirement, and if
no a great service will have been
done the country,” aald Mr. Perkins
“There must be a unified movement
to overthrow Tammany this fall.”
week will be even
dieted for Sunday
and cool.
: ooler. Rain is pre
wit h Monday fair
Doctor, Engaged to
Two, Kills Himseif
TERRE HAUTE. IND., Sept 13-
Dr. Van Cleve who committed fili
cide here in the houae where he was
to have been married to Lillian Bros-
na. of Marshall, Ill., also was en
gaged to marry Miss Sieinbaugh. em
ployed tn a publishing house in In
diana polls.
She Is said to have furnished $100
to aid in his medical education.
Black Frost Ruins
President's Garden
CORNISH, N. H.. Sept 13.— There
was consternation in the culinary de
partment of President Wilson's sum
mer home when it was discovered
bla< k frost had ruined the truck gar
den at Harlakenden House.
Late corn and other vegetables in
this vicinity were badly damaged.
The temperature went below freez
ing
Eat 150 Chickens
Fried by Lightning
PITTSBURG, PA., Sept 13.—When
lightning struck a barn owned by
James Gill, near Sharpaville, 150
chickens were shocked and fried to
death. The barn was destroyed.
The victim of the fire took his Iops
philosophically and issued invitations
to his neighbors to attend a chicken
dinner.
Trust Braves T. R.;
Invades Oyster Bay
OYSTER BAY, N. Y. Sept. 13.—
At last a trust has invaded the home
town Colonel Roosevelt. A big
oyster com puny, which controls' moai
of the beds along the sound shores,
has secured control of the local beds,
formerly regarded a* the legitimate
property of 200 ovstermen and dam
diggers of Oyster Ray.
The validity of the company’s hold
ings is to be tested In the courts*.
Mayor Gives Issue Undivided At-*
tention Following Collapse of
“Open Town” Ticket.
With the collapse of the “open
town" ticket for Council. Mayo*
James G. Woodward turned his un*
divided attention to the defeat of th®
new charter
"On account of Council’s refusal
to grant the people an opportunity
to gei any real charter reform I was
in hopes that a full ticket would b»
brought out against the old crowd
and elected.” he sold Saturday. “It
Is the people's fault that the old
crowd Is going to remain in the sad
dle. I can atand it If they can.
“I didn’t try to get out any tick**®
myself I have my preferences for
Council, but 1 am not running any*
body's campaign What 1 am inter
ested in now is defeating this fak«*
new charter. Its whole object is i*
block genuine charter reforms. I am
convinced It wtll be rejected by at*
overwhelming vote.”
Hall Turns on Mayor.
Despite Mayor Woodward’s dented
that he tried to get out a ticket th®
opposition • andld&tea charge that ti®
exhausted every resource In such a4
effort.
Councilman Orville H. Hall, can
didate for re election from the Third
Ward, was regarded as a supported
of the Mayor, but after the dose o4
the primary entry list Friday tm
openly denounced the activities oi
Mayor Woodward against him
Councilman Hall told his friend*
that Mayor Woodwttrd had tried td»
persuade him to enter the race Co*
Alderman against Alderman James
E. Warren He refused The nex*
thing he knew R Ft. Jackson had an
nounced against him for Council.
Councilman Hall explained that Mt^
Jackson had been persuaded to com®
out of the race Friday morning bu4
that Mayor Woodward (ailed him uj>
and promised to slump the ward tot
him (Jackson) If be would stay In.
Otis Tells of Ruse.
“1 have done everything I consist*
ently could to please the Mayor,” h®
said. “Claude Mason, from the Tentn
Ward, fought him tooth and nail.
Yet he got out opposition to me and
lefi Mason lo run unincumbered.
A humorous trick was worked
one of the schemers for opposition
by R. R Otis in the Second Ward,
Mr. Otis was approached by a mart
who said he represented a commit** 1 ®
of 25. The man wanted him to op
pose C. D. Knight for Council.
“Mr. Knight is one of my bes®
friends,” said Mr. Otis, "but I told
this man I would take his proposition
under serious advisement. He cam*
to me day after day and each time I
put him off without a definite answer*
Yesterday 1 told him 1 had decided (
could not possibly run.”
The result of the trick ia that Mtk
Knight baa no opposition.
Club Owner Is Activa.
There has been no more active fle - *
ure in politics during the past
weeks than T. M. Webb, owner of lb®
Theatrical Club. It was he who spread
the report thm both Dan S. Wahavcrt
and Jesse Armistead would withdraw
from the Seventh Ward aldermanl®
rate and that Marcellus Andersod
would run unopposed. Mr. YValrav. ®
was to be Poli e Commissioner.
Mr. Armistead'a absolute refusal t*
enter in any ich plans destroyed th®
plans. Mr. Webb is now an noth'®
supporter of Mr. Walraven for Alde:-
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