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2 TTTE ATT. A XT A GEORGIAN AND NEWS, IS GUILTY; SEEKS ll Jury Convicts Millen Divorcee, but Brings in Recommenda tion for Mercy. Continued from Page 1. THE YODELERS Copyright, 1013. loterngtionil »** Serrict OO U LA HE Yooo.' AH LE LA ME HEE f OO lC LA HF Yooo '') AH LS LA HE HEL; r ed a laat ki»s* upon her lips and rose to her feet, gazing calmly at the Jury. ‘T am ready," she said. Still Expects Liberty. Silence fell over the crowded court room as the convicted woman was led to the doors. The crowd outside, wenslng the dramatic touch given to the trial was as allent as the grave while Mrs. God bee entered an auto mobile that was waiting. She was followed to the Jail by a number of her frienda, many of them prominent in Millen society. As the gates clanged behind her. her only words were: 'Til be freed in the long run." The daughter. Miss Sarah God bee, remained In the courtroom for sev eral moments before she recovered from the nervous terror into which the announcement of the verdict had thrown her. She was then taken from the courthouse by friends and to her home. The verdict was the climax of Jen kins county’s most dramatic murder trial. A crowd of more than 1,000 persons gathered at the courthouse at 8:30 o'clock, drawn by a rumor that the Jury had reached a verdict during the night. It was dtaclosed, however, that the verdict was not ar rived at until the twelve men re turned to the courthouse, one man having held out all night for a lesser penalty. The Jury entered the courtroom at 9:15 o’clock. The crowd had been augmented until nearly 2.000 people thronged the courthouse and the side walk outside. Within one minute after they took their seats, the fore man of the jury roae and announced the verdict. Judge Hammond imme diately pronounced sentence. The verdict had been expected late last night, but the Jurors failed to come to an agreement. At 10 o’clock Judge H. C. Hammond told the ex pectant crowd that filled every avail able foot of space in the courthouse that the Jury was hung and that there would be no verdict until later. Big Crowd Gathers Early. Disappointed, the hundreds of peo ple left the courthouse and the grounds and went to their homes. This morning the interest and anxiety were exactly as keen. Early in the morning crowds began to congregate on the street and near the court house. At the regular time for con vening the little room was packed full again. Mrs. Godbee, seeming to feel little of the weight of the accusation of killing her divorced husband. Judge Godbee, and his young wife, was hopeful through all the time she was awaiting the verdict. She talked cheerfully with friends who came to her side to speak to her. 'I shall be acquitted," she said con fidently. "I shall be free before Sat urday night, and I shall be in church Sunday. The members of the Jury must see that 1 was justified in kill ing Judge Godbee. He had perse cuted me and threatened me. I was afraid when I saw him August 18 that he was going to carry out his threat to shoot me. Makes Self-Defense Plea. "He called me a vile name and started toward me. In my terror and desperation I simply pulled the re volver which I carried for my pro tection and shot at him until the bullets were exhausted. 1 did not shoot at his young wife. I did not realise that 1 had hit her until after the horror of the thing had passed away a little. I did it all in self- defense and desperation Surely that Is not a crime.’’ An eloquent plea in behalf of the accused woman was made by Judge F. A. Saffold yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Godbee and scores of other women about the courtroom broke in to tears when her attorney dramat ically implored the jurors not to take his client away from her daughter, who would be left with no one to care for her. He pictured in bitter words the al leged conduct of Judge Godbee to ward his former wife. He related in stances of persecution, of threats and of vilification. He asked if there were any woman who would not have been goaded to desperation by such perpistent humiliation and who would not have been in fear of her life in view of the constant threats that were made against her. Brands Judge as Greedy. Saffold represented Judge Godbee as greedy and heartless, as a man who would stop at nothing for the sake of obtaining money and luxuries for himself. He pictured Mrs. Godbee as a lov ing wife who had borne the Judge’s persecutions for years and had given him possession of piece after piece of property in the hopes of keeping his love and making him independent The attorney declared that she went back to him time after time after her husband had driven her from home by his ill-treatment, and that, finally, when he had obtained all her money, he cast her off and married a young er woman. "Godbea aspired to *reed and BILL if PROVE CLEW TO SOLVE j BIG THEFT Continued from Page 1. way bill, the company from its agency in Savannah sent a long dis patch to the officers at New York. I Jersey City and Washington. The lightning is expected to strike at one of these three places. It is believed that the detectives know exactly the man who took the money, but are waiting for his arrest before disclosing his identity. Barry Believes Robbery Occurred in Jersey City. Robert E. Barry, United States Postoffice Inspector, one of the best- known criminologists and efficient detectives in the Government ser vice, declared Saturday morning that it was his opinion that the $72,000 Southern Express robbery occurred in Jersey City. "Of course, said Mr. Barry, "the money may have been stolen In tran sit, but J rather think that such is not the case. The yeggs who pulled off the job without a doubt are pro fessionals and they evidently planned the crime some days ahead, waiting for the safe to be shipped. “The thieves knew that the money would not be missed until the safe was opened by the parties to whom it was consigned. They flgnred that Savannah was a considerable dis tance from New York and that they would have plenty of time to make their get-away. "Southern Express Company detec tives are most efficient and know just what agents handled the safe, there fore by a process of elimination and deduction they can readily place un der suspicion the guilty man and if the man or men have not made a clean get-away I am more than con fident that they will be apprehended in a comparatively short time." 370,000 Rail Men to Seek Wage Increase MILWAUKEE Sept. 13—Officers of four labor unions, representing 870,000 railroad employees, will meet here about October 15 to plan a gen eral move for higher wages and im proved working conditions. The unions are the Brotherhood of loco motive Engineers. Brotherhood of Lo comotive Firemen, Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors, The meeting here will be prelimi nary to independent action by each organization. Big Damage Verdict Returned in Chester CHESTER, S. C., Sept. 13.—Papers have been served on the Lancaster and Chester Railway in a suit for damages tfrought by the Savannah National Bank for $11,600, growing out of a shipment of cotton ljnters. The biggest award of damages ever made by a Jury’ in the Lenoir section of the Carolinas was that in the case of E. C. Oreeb against the Wautauga and Yadkin River Railroad, tried at Boone this week. A verdict for $10,- 000 was given Green. Negro Saved From Kentucky Lynchers LEXINGTON, Sept. 13.—A mob formed to-day at Nioholasvllle. Ky.. to lynch Joseph I^ewls, the alleged assailant of a prominent white wom an late yesterday. Lewis was brought to Jail here for safe keeping. He denies his guilt. 27 DIVORCES IN 3 DAYS. CHARLESTON. MISS.. Sept. 13.— Chancellor M. E. Denton granted 27 divorces in three days’ session of court. Six white and 21 negro cou ple* were liberated from matrimonial bondage. money: Mrs. Godbee to love and hap piness. The two ambitions were dis astrously incompatible,” he said. Bullst Holes Tell Tale. "It was Just a question of the two inimical natures that caused that af fair at the postoffice. The woman who was persecuted and oppressed slew the man who persecuted and oppressed her. And the bullet holes In his body tell the tale. They show he was shot In advancing upon her.” Solicitor General Moore’s closing address was a bitter attack upon the laxity of the courts in homicide cases where a woman Is the defendant. He demande.! that Mrs. Godbee be made to pay the penalty as though she were a man. He said that the law made no distinction and that none should ex ist. Ho described the killing as a brutal and cold-blooded murder, and said that the punishment should be the same for a woman as for a man. Bakeshop Spooners' Paradise, Employee Tells Police Judge A rendezvous of kissers has been found that seems to be safe from the spying eyes of the “vice squad!” Victor Zakas. a baker of No. 14 Mills street, told Judge Broyles Sat urday morning that this spooners* paradise is at No. 251 Peachtree street, where Andrew Zakas has a bakeshop. Zakas said the sweet hearts of the bakers, afraid to speak to their lovers on the streets, come to the bakeshop and "do so much hugging and kissing the bakers haven't time to do much work." The story of the kisses came out during the trial, of Zakas’ wife, Mrs. Janie Zakas, who berated her hus band in front of the bakery Friday night because she thought he was doing some of the kissing. Judge Broyles fined her $15.75. ‘Wriggles' Imperil U. S., Says Princess NEW YORK. Sept. 13—"The tur key trot, the tango and the bunny hug constitute a great national men ace in the United States,” de- clured Princess Lowenstein-Worthein, daughter of the fourth Earl of Mex* borough, as she sailed to-day for home. “The so-called dances are de structive of young girls’ morals," continued the princess. The princess predicted that Con gress would soon turn from such tri vial things a9 the tariff to American “wriggles.” Carolina Convict Scandal Unearthed RALEIGH, N. C., Sept. 13.—As the result of disclosures at a Wake County convict camp, S. L. Lee, camp supervisor, was indicted to-day for failing to provide proper quarters for his men and for cruelty to animals. W. L, Wiggs, general road supervisor, was indicted In connection with Im proper quarters. J. M. Nipper and Jim Johnson, guards, were placed on trial Thurs day for assaulting convicts. The Grand Jury also took cognizance of the fact that the county allows prisoners only 20 cents a day in work ing out costs, and asked the County Commissioners to make a change. Edison Told Never to Take Vacation Again WEST ORANGE. N. J.. Sept. 13.— Thomas A. Edison, who is ill at his home here, has been ordered by his physician never to take another vaca tion. He has been ordered to remain away from his laboratory two weeks to recuperate from his lecent fort night in New England. It was Mr. Edison's first vacation in eight years, and according to the doc tor. the aged inventor is more fa tigued from bis holidays than he ever was from working twenty hours a day. ‘Toximeter’ Gauges Stage of Intoxication CHICAGO, Sept. 13.—Now comes science with the only guaranteed method of determining whether a man is drunk. It is the "toximeter." It is an invention of a German, Dr. Schweisheimer. With the new motor a scientist can tell not only whether one is drunk, but the degree of in toxication. The secret of the "toxi meter" can be found in Dr. Schwei- shelmeTs well-known work entitled "Der Alkeholgehalt des Blutes Unter Verschledenen Bedtngungen." Vesper Services to Be Held atY.W.C. A. Special vesper services will be held at 5 o'lcock Sunday afternoon at the new' headquarters of the Atlanta Young Women's Christian Associa tion. No. 16 East Ellis street. The Rev. A M. Hughlett will make a short talk, and Miss Furlow Anderson, a graduate of the New York Conserva tory of Music, will sing. Vesper services will be held at the headquarters every Sunday afternoon. Hill Will Be Host to 360 on 75th Birthday 8T PAUL, MINN., Sept. 13.— James J. Hill will entertain 360 mem bers of the Veterans' Association of the Great Northern Railway at Gla cier Park, Mont . on his 75th birthday, September 16. SAVANNAH BANK GETS FUNDS. SAVANNAH. Sept 13.—'The Na tional Bank of Savannah to-day re ceived its first allotment. $150,000. of the Government crop moving fund. SHELL “LORGNONS” j PARI SSTYLES DECREE A short-handled Lorgnette or i "Lorrnon," the latest thing for j shopping tours In gold, silver i and shell, at John L. Moore & j Sons. 4.' North Broad street. ‘Don't Gamble/ Says King of Monte Carlo CHICAGO, Sept. 13.—Prince Albert I, ruler of the principality of Mon aco, the actual "King of Monte Car lo,” was in Chicago to-day. The prince of the tiny “Kingdom of Chance" is on his way to Cody, Wyo., where he will meet Colonel William F. Cody for a month’s hunting in the Big Horn Basin and the American Rockies. "Americans had better keep their money in their pockets and not risk It on games of chance,” he said. Mule, Like Railway, Is Common Carrier LOUISVILLE, Sept. 13.—That a mule Is a "common carrier” in the same sense as the greatest railroad was the decision of the Franklin Cir cuit Court in the suit of A. C. Byars against a casualty company. Byars held an accident policy in suring him while riding on a "com mon carrier." 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