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HBAKSTT3 trur'OJ.’vr AiruairivmT, fminiTm, vrn.., ovnuar, oorriamDian is, um 3 A .GHEE Woman Sentenced to Spend Rest of Days in Prison Is Confident of Final Victory—Reassures Friends Who Crowd Her Cell. Hearing of Argument for New Trial Set for October 21 in Au gusta—Daughter Is Pathetic Figure in Sensational Case. MILLEN, Sept. 13.—As calmly as she heard herself sentenced to life imprisonment, Mrs. Edna Perkins Godbee sits in her cell in the Jenkins County jail to-night, and hopefully discusses with heF friends the pros pects of obtaining a new trial. For the public she has not a word, coolly dismissing all would-be interviewers. But to her friends she readily gives audience. Not for a moment has the woman revealed a lack of composure. Wom en who know her well have come weeping to her in jail; there are many men, also, to express sympathy. Some of them she greets with a slight smile, and none is as composed as she. ‘Til be freed In the long run,” Is her invariable response to all her sympathizers. To some she even has expressed the firm belief that her petition for a new trial will be grant ed. Judge Frank Saffold, her attorney, will file immediately the formal mo tion for a new trial, supplementing it with extensive grounds of appeal la ter. probably the last of next week. The hearing has been set for October 21 in Augusta Many there are who believe Mrs. Godbee's calmness is due not so much to self-control and coolness of nerve as to actual indifference. Her remark is recalled, made to one of her sis ters soon after Judgment was pro nounced on her: “My life and liberty mean nothing to me personally. For twenty years I have been unhappy. As long as I live it will he that way. It Is only for my children that I lived in the past, and for them only did I desire an acquittal.” Daughter Is Overcome. The children, particularly her beau tiful daughter, Miss Sarah Godbee, are overcome by the result of the trial. They, surrounded by friends, bearing nothing but encouraging as surances that their mother would be acquitted, were hopeful of a favor able verdict. Miss Sarah Godbee gave way to her grief as she heard the Judgment of the Jury, and for several tense, dramatic minutes her sohs, sounding through the otherwise still courtroom, thrilled the crowds who heard her. The girl had bravely held her place at her mother's side since the day when Mrs. Godbee shot her divorced husband, Judge Walter Godbee, and his young bride, Mrs. Florence Boyer Godbee. Judge Godbee was the girl’s own father, but unhesitatingly she went to her mother's side and re mained with her, cheerful through all the ordeal, holding her mother’s hand, and patting her mother’s arm and shoulder throughout the time of tho trial. But when the jury came out, and the girl, her fists clenched, her body rigid, leaned forward and heard the verdict, all her oourage went. She gave a little cry, and her head fell on her mother's breast. Then It was that the mother became the com forter, and the daughter the comfort ed. Finally Led to Home. After a whlie the mother arose at the Sheriff’s touch on her shoulder, and followed him to the Jail, which is near tho courthouse. The girl arose also but, nearing the Jail gates, her grief broke out afresh, and she Fair Belles of the ’70’s Hold Gay Reunion in Atlanta +•+ +•+ +•+ *•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ Days of Black J oe Dobbs’ String Band Are Revived Four of the belles of the 70’s who recently enjoyed a reunion in Atlanta. From left to right they are Mrs. William Scott, Miss Blanch Glenn Caldwell, Mrs. W. E. Austin and Mrs. Brader Barker, of St. Petersburg, Fla. PITS / IN JAIL Preacher, Rich Farmer, Four Other Men and Woman Are Held Without Bail. ■ t « ♦ < - ’ 0 ;f s; ' ’ ! \ ■ Y&v-j if if ■ - <• ' * 1 ti '■$ *>*£,, < t$< f 4 v - * . ■" ’ A V< • :i’i;if: seemed hysterical. At the Jail she stopped, and could go no farther, making 1 no resistance to girl friends who led her to her home. Several persons there were, how ever, who went with Mrs. Godbee Into the jail, and hardly for a minute has her cell been empty to-day. Later, several hours after the jury verdict came, the daughter came back, her face haggard and set, and for the mo ment the appearance of youth gone She was calm until she entered the cell, and then she succumbed again to her emotion. The verdict of life Imprisonment, pronounced by Judge Hammond this morning, came as a result of Mrs Godbee's trial for killing the young wife of Judge Godbee. Both the man and the woman were shot at the same time, and two charges of murder were entered. It is likely that Mrs. Godbee will not be tried on the charge of killing her former husband, as her commitment to jail on the life sen tence will preclude the possibility of further punishment, except that of death. And it was never conceived probable that Mrs. Godbee, being a woman, would be sent to the gaWows. The sentence to life imprisonment was the most that w'as expected. Ex cept Mrs. Godbee’s personal friends, no one expected absolute acquittal for her. but few, on the other hand, expected the life sentence. Her con viction of the charge of manslaughter was considered the most likely out come of either of the two trials. Con sequently the town of Mlllen, and the county of Jenkins, where Mrs. God bee has lived since infancy, and where she is known to every man, woman and child, Is a bit awed by the judgment Trial Most Sensational. The trial has been the most sensa tional event in the history of the county, except only the crime which made the trial necessary. From every part of the county and from neigh boring counties, men and women have come, on trains, by buggies, wagons, even riding in automobiles, to watch the course of the woman’s hearing Through all the volleys of curious gazes Mrs. Godbee has sat unmoved, cool, apparently indifferent. And she remains so to-night, with the pros pect of a life In prison ahead, and with little probability, according to the public opinion, of obtaining a new hearing. Most Beautiful and Courted Girls of Period After War Recall Old Memories. EXPLORER NEARLY Daughter of the Convicted Woman Is Heartbroken MILLKN, Sept. 13.—The least con- temed person In the whole Godbee [rama is the woman who was con- ricted. She held a regular levee at he jail this afternoon, where she was mrrounded by her relatives and riends. She is wholly indifferent as o whether she gets a new trial and ieems absolutely unmoved by the >rospects of life servitude in the State >enitentiary. The one pathetic figure is the laughter, Sarah Godbee, a striking- y handsome blonde. Her grief is Aitiful. From the time the sentence vas pronounced until the time for ier to retire to-night her arm was lonstantly around her mother's waist ir her golden head was snuggling tgainst her mother’s breast. She had Tied until her pretty blue eyes vere red. The Sheriff consented for ier to remain in the jail with her nother during the night. “Poor mother," she sobbed, "I am 10 afraid for you; I know you did per- tectly right, and I know you didn’t ntend to shoot that woman, but they 11 seemed so unkind and so anxious o see you punished. 1 feel like my leart will break." “Don’t cry, my little pet," her nother replied, "it will be all right, ny sweetheart. I will get a new rial and will come clear. We didn’t ixpect to have to go to trial, and we rill come out better the next time vhen we are prepared.” But to the other women she was jot so hopeful. "It means nothing n the world to me personally. 1 don’t ^re whether I stay here the rest of ny natural life or go. Life for the Mt ha* a® much a burden and so unhappy that nothing matters now. I often won der why I didn't end it all long ago, long before I let that man blight my life and every hope. "It was only for my children that I hoped to go free. I wanted to live on with them—all I have in the world." Millen, whose tragedies in the last month have put it prominently oh the map, to-night was quiet for the first time since August 18, when Mrs. God bee met her divorced husband and his new bride Jn the postofflce and shot them down. Since that time ex citement has been at fever pitch. Following closely on the Godbee tragedy, Rufus Bryant, a former couft bailiff, shot Mrs. Belle New’ton, a pretty divorcee, and then turned the revolver on himself and sent a bul let through his brain. The following night a negress was murdered by strangulation. The next day two white women were shot by a negro boy. Mrs. Brader Barker called the re porter "honey” and told him to sit by her side. "Julia!" said Mrs. William Scott, disapprovingly. "Well, why shouldn’t I call him ‘honey?’" asked Mrs. Barker. "I’m a grandmother. So are we all." The reporter, who had been pilot ed to the group of five by their aereams of laughter, was surprised that it should be so. He remarked that he would never have guessed it. "Oh, shucks,” said Mrs. Barker, "you didn’t have to say that. We’ve heard a lot of men talk like that. They're all alike." They had truly heard many com pliments before the reporter's sincere tribute. During the ’70’s they were the belles of Atlanta, the five most popular, most beautiful, most courted of all the very gay set in Atlanta aft er the war. They were girls together, and were debutantes together, and loved the same boys—they confessed it—and were brides along about the same time. Hold a Reunion. And Saturday afternoon they gath ered at the home of Mrs. W. E. Aus tin, at Fifteenth and Peachtree streets, to talk over for the first time in years and years the days when they were belles in Georgia’s capital. The five were Mrs. W. E. Austin, Mrs. William Scott, Mrs. Brader Bar ker, Mrs. Arthur Caldwell and Mrs. Lollie Belle Wylie, all living in At lanta except Mrs. Scott. It was Mrs. Scott’s trip from her home in Tampa, Fla., to visit her sister, Mrs. Austin, that was the occasion for the re union and the reincarnation of the days of panniers, and tarlatan dress es and many petticoats. The talk dealt most lovingly with Professor Nichols’ dancing school where the patricians of Atlanta in the ’70’s gathered and danced to the music of black Joe Dobbs’ old string band. "And, Mattie, do you remember how we used to say ‘put your little foot right there,’ when we danced and pointed?" This to Mrs. Austin, who was Mattie Jones in the other days. "Yes, we had little feet, too.* Something like a smile of pride. "And how Fannie Rich waltzed?" "Yes. and how the girl put her hair up with sugar water, and got it so stiff she couldn’t nut comb or rake through it. Wasn’t she a fright?" “Who was that?" "Little ‘Slssle’ Moore.” Danced Every Number. The other four looked accusingly at Mrs. Wylie. "Was it really you, Lollie Belle?" they asked. . "Well," she said, "at least I danced all the dances, and didn’t sit them out like Mattie there did. But, then, more of the boys loved her.” Mrs. Austin demurred modestly. "But they did,” protested the oth ers. “But we were all in love with Guy Townsend, I think, and Edward McCandless. Weren't they tho hand somest men in the world then?" Silence for a sigh’s space. Then— “Except my husband." The five of them had spoken to gether. Another silence. Kisses Were Epochal. "But we didn't love In those days of old Atlanta as they do now, so tem pestuously," said one. “About kiss ing. The year after we were engaged my husband kissed me only once. We felt bound to ask our parents if it was proper. "I remember the night he kissed me. He had on a chinchilla overcoat and a beaver hat, and he was the hand somest man in the world. And when he kissed me his hat fell off and rolled down the steps." The reporter looked around to see who it was making this astounding confession. The five of the belles of the seventies sat there, the same rapt expression on every face. And he never knew. Then Mrs. Valdwell, Miss Blanche Glenn she was In the seventies, turned the subject. "Ella," she asked Mrs. Scott, "ho# many wiggle-tails did you drink out of Professor Smith’s well, do you sup pose ?" Mrs. Rcott laughed, and then ex plained to the reporter. "You see, we all went to Profes sor Rmith’s school—Hoke Smith’s fa ther, he w’as. And we drank gallons and gallons of water out of the well, before we found it was full to tho brim with wiggle-tails. It was a ter rible period that followed the discov ery." A shock of memory came to Mrs. Austin. Schoolgirl Ordeals. "And do you remember how he made me sit with Winston Grubb?’ she cried. It seems that Professor Smith’s particular mode of punish ment was to make his girls sit with the boys they liked. The ordeal, these five ladles announced, was terrible. "But when he made me sit with Jim Shuttles I was ready to die," an. nounced Mrs. Wylie. “All those boys, oh, dear ” "But we had a good time " "Better than the girls have now, even if they don’t wear so many clothes " "Oh, those clothes! The more pet ticoats we had on, the better. And we were always buttoned up to our chins, and our skirts w’ere wide, and nobody wore dresses you could see through.” "It was a better day for girls, then, wasn’t It, Blanche? Even if there was no turkey trot or tango?” Mystery of the Petticoat. "We were happy, sure enough. And that night he took me to the Rex ball r "He? Who?* "Why, my husband.” "You always were in love with him, weren’t you, even w'hen all those oth ers thought they were first?” “Yes; but wasn't Harry Hightower a handsome man?” "I thought so until the night he danced with the girl with the red flannel petticoat. Do you remem ber?" "That wa.s th*» night that " "That what?" "Oh, nothing." But a tender smile came. Simmons, Back From Labrador, Tells Thrilling Stories of Ad venture in Uncharted Regions. PHILADELPHIA, Sept 13.--After penetrating to tne center of the vast uncharted region of Labrador and suffering hardships comparable with those of Peary and Scott, Price A. Simmons, a Northern explorer, for mer famous halfback or Yale, re turned to this city to-day and nar rated his thrilling experiences. In the early stages of the journey he lost one of his guides, whose brains were dashed out on the rocks when a canoe upset. His infftruments, which also were in the canoe, were lost. Simmons’ route was through the unexplored section of Labrador with Rigolet, on the Atlantic seaboard, as his goal. When the guide was killed In Rocky River Simmons packed the body 60 miles to Shiel, an Indian settlement, where It was buried. Along the upper Fraser, Simmons found the cairn of Hesklth Pritchard, English novelist and explorer, erect ed In 1906. On it was blazed: “Only a w ilderness and dreary waste ahead." Simmons scratched beneath It with a stone: "You are damned right." On the upper Fraser, Simmons’ camp was attacked by tw r o bears while the party was hunting caribou and moat of their provisions eaten. Faced with starvation, they were obliged to make a dash back to civ ilization. On the way one of the guides broke one of his legs and the rest of the party had to pack him in. Dismembered Body Not Annette Day's CIIfflslde Slaying Remains as Deep Mystery as Ever When Latest identification Falls. NEW YORK, Sept. 13.—Identifica tion of the dismembered body of the girl victim of tho Cllffslde murder mystery as that of Annette Day, of Brooklyn, w^as rejected to-day by the mother and second brother of Miss Day. The police now confess them selves baffled. Clew after clew’ has been run down, only to prove worthless. Little hope is held out either for the identifica tion of the victim or the detection of the murderer unless the waters of the bay or river should give up the miss ing head and other portions of the body for which diligent search Is being made. ROME, GA., Sept. 13.—Chattooga County has been shaken by the arrest of seven of its most prominent citi zens for alleged contempt of court by order of Judge Wright. They now are lodged in Jail at Summerville. They are: The Rev. W. M. Hill, a Methodist minister; William Bagley, a wealthy farmer, Baptist deacon and Masonic officer; W. H. Dempsey, Washington Reynolds, his son. Ben, and William Hayes, all farmers, and the latter’s wife, Ethel Bagley Hayes. The other prisoner Is a young girl who makes serious charges against young Hayes. The alleged contempt consists of an attempt to settle out of court the ugly charges against Hayes and Bagley. The story began several months ago when Hayes, a young farmer, was accused by the daughter of Washington Reynolds. When war rants were issued for him he prom ised to marry the girl, but it is said that warrants never were served and that instead of marrying Miss Rey nolds he married Miss Ethel Bagley. Soon after the ceremony, the old war rant was served and Hayes was Jail ed. Hayes’ father-in-law, Bagley, re fused to go on his bond. Accuses Father-in-law. Angered at the refusal of her fath er to go on her husband’s bond Mrs. Bagley, the young wife, retaliated by telling a sordid story which involved the elder Bagley and a woman of his own family. Bagley was indicted and placed under a $10,000 bond. Thus the matter stood when court con vened last week. The case was docketed to be tried during the term, but the court soon heard strange rumors of attempts to compromise the case and of the sending away of the witnesses. So licitor Innis probed the matter and asked for contempt proceedings. The result was the jailing of the seven without bond. The evidence showed that Reynolds was to receive $150 for dropping the prosecution of Young Hayes and that Mrs. Hayes was to leave the country and not ap pear as a witness in the charges against her father. The Rev. Mr Hill was said to be the moving spirit of the compromise and ail the witnesses and parties were to go before the Justice of the Peace and make an oath of agreement. According to the testimony they went to the home of Justice W. L. Hawkins, who doubted the legality of the proceedings, but was reassured by the preacher. Tho next Saturday the seven w’ere put In Jail by order of Judge Wright. Minister Weeps at Hearing. At the hearing the Rev. Mr. Hill wept and declared his innocence of any wrong motive, and said that he believed he was carrying on God’s work In getting the compromise; that he was carrying out the divine man date, "Blessed are the peacemakers.” The Judge refused to discriminate between the prisoners .and remanded him to jail. The affair has created a tremendous sensation, owing to the wealth and prominence of the prisoners. In his charge Judge Wright declared the case of contempt to be one of the most flagrant he has ever had under his Jurisdiction. When arrested Hayes and hls wife already had started for the Alabama line. They previously had gone arrrtss, but came back when the Sher iff arrested them. Madame Riano Best Dancer in Capital Beautiful American Wife of Spanish Ambassador Adept Both at Old and New Rythms. WASHINGTON. Sept. 13.—Tho premier danseuse of Washington so ciety Is Madame Riano, the beautiful American wife of the Ambassador from Spain, who is adept not only at the new dances, but also has learned ithe Intricate Spanish folk dances from the Spaniards themselves and has caiieht their peculiarly graceful and soulful dance rhythm. Madame Riano practlcas faithfully each day. She wears dancing length gowns in place of trains, and strang ers In Washington often are surprised to learn that the girlish dancer is the wife of the distinguished diplomat to whom she tins been married ten years. Madame lliano was Miss Alice Ward, of Washington, and her mar riage to the then Secretary of the Spanish Legation here was an inter national romance. Feudist Brought in On Slaying Charge Hughes-Wright Trouble Recalled When Mountaineer It Captured by Deputy Marthal. A feud among mountaineer* of North Georgia, which resulted more than a year ago in the death of Moultrie Hughea and his infant son in Fannin County, was recalled Sat urday when John Wright, charged with being one of Hughes’ slayers, was brought to Atlanta a prisoner. Wright has been a fugitive from Justice since the time of the shoot ing, and was captured only Friday by deputies of the United States Mar shal's office. Besides being indicted in the Fan nin County courts for murder, Wright and his alleged accomplice, Frank Rudicil, were indicted In the Federal Court for conspiracy. Hence the arrest at the hands of the Federal authorities. SULZEn OFFER TO BN AND [SCAPE FAILS Chairman of Impeachment Board Declares Another Suggestion Was Made for a Compromise. W. T. Candler Faces Gun Play Charge Street Car Conductor Makes Accusa tions Which Will Be Heard September 16. Charges that Walter T. Candler, son of Asa G. Candler, flourished a revolver and threatened to shoot him. entered with the police Saturday by a street car conductor, will be heard by Recorder Broyles September 16. According to the story of the street carman, Candler, driving an auto mobile along Marietta street at Broad, narrowly missed running over him. The conductor remonstrated, he told the police, and Mr. Candler told him to keep off the streets. Words be came more h^-ated, until a revolver appeared in the hand of the man in the automobile, according to the con ductor. Candler was arrested. Attorneys Fight in Recorder's Court Thomas Bishop and Charles Hill lor Fined In Clash at Judge Broyles' Bar. A bloodless battle between Attor neys Thomas Bishop and Charles Hlllier occurred under the very nose of Judge Broyles in the Recorder’s Court Saturday afternoon, when, without regard to their whereabouts, the two men exchanged several poor ly directed blows. The only casualties were financial, the men, arrested and arraigned Im mediately, being fined $15.75 each. The trouble arose when Bishop told Miller that he had violated profes sional ethics, alleging that he had so licited a client through an agent. NEW YORK, Sept. 13.—"Governor Sulzer, through an emissary, offered to resign if we would drop the im peachment proceedings against him. We declined to do so." This statement was made to-night by Aaron Levy, chairman of the As sembly board of impeachment, after he had been informed that D. Cady Herrick, of counsel for the impeached Governor, had denounced as false a similar statement made earlier in the day. "A direct offer came to the im peachment board,” added Mr. Levy, "through a lawyer who spoke of h'm- self as a lifelong friend of Governor Sulzer. He Is well known as a for mer Judge in this city. He told us he had been authorized by Governor Sulzer to see us about abandoning the Impeachment. He said: ‘Governor Sulzer Is willing to resign If you will let the impeachment proceedings drop. He is tired of it all.’ Suggest Compromise. "When I told him that It was be yond our power to drop the proceed ings now, he suggested that a man like Alton B. Parker be selected by both sides to compromise the mat ter. "I informed him we have evidence against Governor Sulzer which would warrant his removal, and the matter would have to take its course." When Herrick, at Albany, heard of this statement, he telegraphed Levy: "I ask you what the name of the prominent lawyer Is. Either you are stating a falsehood or you have been imposed upon. Governor Sulzer has no intention of resigning." Brewer's Teztimony Startling. According to Mr. Levy, the board of Impeachment now has evidence that since the beginning of the im peachment proceedings Governor Sul zer has written to prospective wit nesses urging them not to appear and testify against him. Charles Dersch, of the American Malting Company, was a witness be fore the board of impeachment to day. He testified privately that he had collected nearly $50,000 for Sul- zer'fl campaign, which was not ac counted for by the Governor in his statement of campaign contributions. The $50,000, It was said, had been collected from the brewing and malt ing interests. SAY CHECK WAS WORTHLESS. C. W. Marcus, of T^awrence, S. C., w r as arrested Saturday night it the instance of the Burns Detective Agen cy on the charge of passing a worth less pheck for $165 on tho American National Bank of Macon, Mother of Slain Bride Rejoices Over Verdict. MILLEN, Sept. 13.—Mrs. W. G. Boyer, mother of the bride slain by Mrs. Edna Godbee, retired early to night and rested well for the first time since her daughter was shot down in the Millen postoffice. ”1 can rest now,” she said, “I feel for the first time since my little girl was shot like the guilty always will be punished. I had grave misgivings when everyone seemed so confident she would be acquitted. I did not w»at her hanged. bee%u#a I do not be lieve in capital punishment, but I do think life imprisonment is what she so justly deserved. ’’A woman like, she is is a menace to society and a bad example to wom en. She is only safe when removed beyond our social system. If she had been acquitted, other crimes would have followed. Our American laws are too light on transgressors. Too often red-handed murderers escaps punishment. It leads others to do wrong. This woman’s life should be an example. "I am sorry for her children, and 1 feel some sympathy for her as a mo ther, hut she robbed me of mv little girl—the child I thought more of than my own life—and 1 can’t help but feel relieved that she has been pun ished.” Mrs, Boyer was too ill to be in court when the verdict was returned ana souteucB ^roaou^ced, sou. Archibald, ran the two blocks to the hotel where she is stopping ard told her. She rallied almost immediately. "Thank God,” she said. "I can gc home now." NEGRO DOG CATCHER IS NABBED BY OWN RACE Passenger Stabbed On a Decatur Car Detectives Hold W. M. Jackson on Complaint of Trolley Crew. Victim In Hospital. While pursuing hls duties as city dog catcher .Saturday night Johnson Lewis, a negro, was set upon near North avenue and Williams street by members of his own race. Lewis, who ran, was forced to fire into the crowd near Owens street and finally called in to his assistance Special Officers Gorman and Evans, who res cued him from the ajagry mob* W. M. Jackson, of No. 271 White- ford street, wa.s arrested by Detec tives Davis and Sturdivant iate Sat urday night, on the complaint of the crew of a Decatur street car, who declared that Jackson had stabbed a fellow passenger and had Jumped to the street. During the chase for the fugitive the wounded man escaj*ed in the darkness He was located later at the Grady Hospital, and gave hls name as Samuel Goss, No. 47 Harold atreet, Hi* .wound wa* not serious. FRECKLES Don't Hid, Them With a Veil; Re' move Them With the Othlne Prescription. This prescription for the removal i of freckles was written by a prom inent physician and la uaually so ; successful in removing freckles and giving a clear, beautiful oompiexion that It le a old bv Jacobs' Pharmacy under an absolute guarantee to re fund the money if It fails. Don't hide your freckles under a veil: get an ounce of othlne and re move them. Even the first few ap plications should show a wonderful Improvement, some of the lighter freckles vanishing entirely. Be sure to ask the druggist for ) the double strength othlne: It Is this j that is sold on the money-back guar- > an tea. 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