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HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, OA, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1913. 3 \ FACE OF LIFE TERM Woman Sentenced to Spend Rest of Days in Prison Is Confident of Final Victory—Reassures Friends Who Crowd Her Cell. Fair Belles of the ’70’s Hold Gay Reunion in Atlanta JllflFjf l|l|fj|(]HT +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ Days of Black J oe Dobbs’ String Band Are Revived PUIS 7 IN JAIL 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. Hearing of Argument for New Trial Set for October 21 in Au gusta—Daughter Is Pathetic Figure in Sensational Case. MILLEN, Stept. .13.—As calmly as she heart! herself sentenced to life imprisonment, Mrs. Edna Perkins podbee sits in her cell In the Jenkins County jail to-night, and hopefully discusses with her 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. .fudge 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 th<*re 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 1 have been unhappy. As long as I live it will be that way. It is only foh 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, hearing 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 sobs, 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 the trial. But when the Jury came out, and the girl, her fists clenched, her body rigid, leaned forward and heard the verdict, all her courage 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 while the mother arose at the Sheriff’s touch on her shoulder, and followed him to the Jail, which is near the courthouse. The girl arose also, but, nearing the Jail gates, her grief broke out afresh, and she Preacher, Rich Farmer, Four Other Men and Woman Are Held Without Bail. seemed hysterical. At the jail she stopped, and could go no farther, making 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 gallows. The sentence to life Imprisonment was the most that was expected. Ex cept Mrs. Godbee’s per?v>nal 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 volley* of curious gazes Mrs. Godbee has gat 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. Daughter of the Convicted Woman Is Heartbroken MILLEN, Sept. 13.—The least eon- »rned person in the whole (Jodbee rama is the woman who was con- icted. She held a regular levee at le jail this afternoon, where she was jrrounded by her relatives and •iends. She is wholly indifferent as > whether she gets a new trial and sems absolutely unmoved by the rospects of life servitude in the State enitentiary. The one pathetic figure is the augliter, Sarah Godbea, a striking- 7 handsome blonde. Her grief is itiful. From the time the sentence r as pronounced until the time for er to retire to-night her arm was Dnstaqtly around her mother's waist r her golden head was snuggling gainst her mother’s breast- She had ried until her pfetty blue eyes rere red. The Sheriff consented for er to remain in the Jail with her lother during the night. “Poor mother," she sobbed, “I am 3 afraid for you; I know you did per- sctly right, and I know you didn’t itend to shoot that woman, but they 11 seemed so unkind and so anxious 3 see you punished. I feel like my eart will break.” “Don't cry, my little pet.” her lother replied, ‘‘it will be all right, iy sweetheart. I will get a new rial and will come clear. We didn’t xpect to have to go to trial, and we rill come out better the next time rhen we are prepared." But to the other women she was ot so hopeful. "It means nothing i the world to me personally. I don’t are whether I stay here the rest of iy natural life or go. Life for the ist twenty-five years has been so 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 on 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 in 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 court bailiff, shot Mrs. Belle Newton, 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 flay two white wpmen were rfhot by a negro boy. 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 poetoffice. "I can rest now,” she said *‘I feeJ 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 want her hanged, because I do not be- Most Beautiful and Courted Girls of Period After War Recall Old Memories. , Mrs. Brader Barker called the re porter "honey" and told him to sit by her side. “Julia!” said Mrs. William Scqtt, 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 screams of htughter, 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 tbe 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 homo 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 bow 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 ‘Sissie’ 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 Gtly Townsend. I think, and Edward McCandless. Weren’t they the hand somest men irt the world then?” Silenc#..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. ValdweW, Miss Blanche Glenn she was In the seventies, turned the subject. “Ella,” she asked Mrs. Scott, “how many wiggle-tails did you drink out of Professor Smith’s well, do you sup pose?” Mrs. Scott laughed, and then ex plained to the reporter. "You see. we all went to Profes sor Smith’s school—Hoke Smith’s fa ther, he was. And we drank gallons and gallons of water out of the well, before we found It was full to the 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 w'ere always buttoned up to our chins, and our skirts were 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 Pettiooat. “We w'ere happy, sure enough. And that night he took me to the Rex ball ’* "He? Who?" “Why, my husband.” “You alw’ays were in love with him, weren't you, even when 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 was the night that ” “That what?” “Oh, nothing.” But a tender smile came. lieve in capital punishment, but I do think life imprisonment is what she so Justly deserved. “A woman like she is is a menece to society and a bad example tow >rr- 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 escapa 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, but she robbed me of my little girl—the child 1 thought more of than my own life—and I can’t help but feel relieved that she has been pun ished.” Mrs. Boyer was too ill to be in S »i*r; when the verdict was returned id sentence pronounced. Her son. Archibald, ran the two blocks to the hotel where she is stopping and told her. She rallied almost immediately. “Thank God,” she said. “I can gc home now." NEGRO DOG CATCHER IS NABBED BY OWN RACE While pursuing his 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 angry mob. EXPLORER NEARLY 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 1bose of Peary and Scott, Price A. Simmons, a Northern explorer, for mer famous halfback of 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 Instruments, 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 GO miles to Shiel, an Indian settlement, where It was burled. Along the upper Fraser, Slmmone found the cairn of Hesklth Pritchard, English novelist and explorer, erect ed In 1800. On It was blazed: “Only a wilderness and dreary waste ahead.” Simmons scratched beneath it with a stone: "You are damned right.” On the upper Fraser, Simmons’ camp was attacked by two bears while the party was hunting caribou and most of their provisions eaten. Faced with starvation, they were obliged to moke 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 Cliffiaide Slaying Remains as Deep Mystery as Ever When Latest Identification Fails. NEW YORK, Sept 13.—Identlftca- tion of the dismembered body of the girl victim of tiie Oliffslde murder mystery as that of Annette Day, of Brooklyn, was rejected to-day by the mother and second brother of Miss l>ay. The police now oonfess them selves baffled. Clew after dew hes been run down, only to prove worthies* 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 ^ther portions of the body for which diligent search is being made. Passenger Stabbed On a Decatur Car Detectives Hold W. M. Jackson on Complaint of Trolley Crew. Victim in Hospital. W. M. Jackson, of No. 271 White- ford street, was arrowed by I>etec- tivep Davis and Sturdivant late 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 escaped jn the darkness He was located later at the Grady Hospital, and gave his name as Samuel Goss. No. 47 Harold street. His £ound was not serious. ROME, GA., Sept. IS.—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 1t 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. Acouses 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 innls probed the matter and asked for contempt proceedings. The result wbh the jailing of the seven without bond The evidence showed that Reynolds was to receive $160 for dropping the prosecution (it Young Haves 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 all 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. The next Saturday the seven were put in Jail bv order of Judge Wright. Minister Weeps at Hearing. At the hearing the Rev. Mr Hill wept and declared hts innocence of any wrong motive, and waid that he believed he was carrying on God’s work In getting the compromise; that he was carrying out the divine man-r date, “Blessed are the peacemakers.’’ The Judge refused to discriminate between the prisoner* 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 hli Jurisdiction. When arrewted Hayes and his wife already had started for the Alabama line. They previously had gone across, 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—The 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 the Intricate Spanish folk dances from the Spaniards themselves and has caught their p^ullarly graceful and soulful dance rhythm. Madame Riano practices faithfully each day. She wears dancing length gowns In place of trains, and Grang ers In Washington often are surprised to learn that the girlish dancer is the wife of the distinguished diplomat to whom she has been married ten years. Madame Riano was Mies Alice Ward, of Washington, and her mar riage to the then Secretary of the Spanish legation here was an inter national romance. SAY CHECK WAS WORTHLESS. C. W. Marcus, of Uwrence, S. C.. was arrested Saturday night it the instance of the Burns Detective Agen cy on the charge of passing a worth less check for $ 16r» on the American National Bank of Macon. FRECKLES > Don - * Mid* Thom Wit* ■ V«M: ' mov, Thom With tho OtWn* Proscription. I Thl" proscription for tho rotnoml { of freckle* wan written by o Feudist Brought in On Slaying Charge Hughea-Wrlght Trouble Recalled When Mountaineer It Captured by Deputy Marshal. A feud among mountaineera of North Georgia, which reaulted more than a year ago in the death of Moultrie Hughes and his Infant ton in Fannin County, was recalled Sat urday when John Wright, charged with being one of Hughee’ 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 allegro accomplice, Frank Rudicll, weir indicted in the Federal Court for conspiracy. Hence the arrest at the hands of the Federal authorities. W. T. Candler Faces Gun Play Charge Street Car Conductor Makes Accusa tlona Which Will Be Heard September 16. SULZER OFFER ESCAPE FAILS Chairman of Impeachment Board Declares Another Suggestion Was Made for a Compromise. Uiv1«r Mi aJjxolut. ru«r»rit*« t« r,- fund the money if ft fails Don't hide your freckle# under a veil, get an ounce of othtne and re move them. Even the fleet few ex plication* should ehow a wonderful improvement, some of the lighter freoklee vaaUhlng entirety Be sure to uk the drugglet for the double etrengTh mhtne; IT Is this that te sold on the money beck guar antee Chargee that Walter T. Candler, son of Asa G. Candler, flourished a revolver and threatened to t»hoot 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 boated, until a revolver appeared In the hand of the man In the automobile, according to the con ductor. Oandler was arrested. Attorneys Fight in Recorder’s Court Thomaa Bishop and Charles Hlllier Fined In Clash at Judge Broylec’ 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. arreerier! and arraigned im mediately, being fined $15.76 each. The trouble arose when Bishop told Miller that he had violated profes sional ethlca, alleging that he had »o- llclted a client through an agent. NEW YORK, Kept. 13.—-“Governor Sulzer. through an emissary, offered to resign if we would drop the im peachment proceedings against him. We declined to do eo.” 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 tho day. “A direct offer came to the im peachment board,” added Mr. Levy, "through a lawyer who spoke of him self as a lifelong friend of AJovernor Sulzer He is well known as a for mer judge In this city. Ho 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 proceeding* 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 couree ” When Herrick, at Albany, heard of this statement, he telegraphed Levy: *1 eak you what the name of the prominent lawyer ia Either you are stating a falsehood or you have been Imposed upon Governor Sulzer has no Intention of resigning.” Brewer's Testimony Startling. According to Mr. I>evy, the board of Impeachment now has evidence that since the beginning of the im peachment proceedings Governor Sul zer haa 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 $60,000 for Sul- zeris campaign, which was not ac counted for by the Governor in his statement of campaign contributions. The $60,000. it was said, had been collected from the brewing and malt ing interests. "Ij It’s at Hartman's, It’s Correct” For Fall 1913 Here ■ a brand-new model which baa leaped into instant favor, especially among the ultra-fashionable young fel lows. It comes in all colors, including the new shades of green and mole. Drop in and try one on to-morrow. Brill i a n t Display Our stock of new Fall Hats for men and young men is brilliant, varied and authentic. Never before have we car ried so large and complete a showing of smart new Derbies and Soft “ lids. They have just been unpacked and are ready for your choosing At $2 to $5 'FURNISHER TO MEN” Six Peachtree, Opp. Peter* Bldg. — "// It s Correct, It’s at Hartman's —