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1 wc wit im] dir eigi desc are But 'HE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. ROMANCE LEFT OUTSIDE ASDIVORGECOURTCRINDS ECREES BY SCORE ACCUSED WIDOW WHO TELLS OF HOW AGED CAPITALIST WOOED HER whole ieorg if you Incline to i ill of the (ro<J9. it's Just a plain til he romance is left buried back in th sn’t no dead that out and hf>»d up the e oath to tell ;he o you ever sat for a a divorce court wh Tht it rn i tht if not. it * Just a a well, f ait love, and trust, and honor, and hit nature, doer n’t gain any laurels 1 the rue and wreck and grot esqi of the grind. How the Mill Work*. That's what it Is n grind. ‘Whitten against Whitten," the judge Judge lien Hill, for stance. Tuesday, continuing the position of 191 cases, a record Georgia “Whitten against Whitten,” rr*j the clerk, and no hint In his busin like tones bears witne edv of a house divide* You sit forward a I first experience) and tears, for protestation mg’ of a human heart. A young woman s oomes forw ard from the < row- benches; sits in the chair before Jury holds up her right ha: -■wears to tell the truth. The mumbled, hurried oath cnnv no Idea of solemnity The man ml as well be saving. "Now is the tl for all good men to comp to the of their party,” ho far as his exprei nlon and inflection go. Then the story of a wrecked ar ruined life. Is it? Just Matter of Fact. It doesn’t sound like It. Answerir furt All Unemotional. rk him with what? details come as unei D?<] Mrs. J. B. Crawford, who will go on the witness stand in the battle for the $250,000 estate of her aged hus band to refute charges of other heirs that she forced him to marry her. m. dal. In fer rHy dro lg of a it me with a "ee feet long, w ting through i • hit me with.’ does not change tragedy in the for humor. Was he injurf Yes; th. nail Causing him Jle reckons h< No Cause Had he spok« or given any cai He had not. The court, instructs the d of build in 1 or plank j l 10-penny i r.d- that's C&) In the picture below is the late J. B. Crawford, the wealthy Atlan tan whose sud den death now is attributed to poison plot which heirs contesting his will lay to his widow. *d 1- the attack ? in k in his thigh. >dily pain? He Declar }*. i to the d *fendj e for the a’tack* -lit. .lu ll <lft- * old man h id with treatment ir >r bodily psii.i, dangi lit writes. Tie The little old en Hie railings, lutes, flat. Inst Hudscn.” •lerk man -ays lawyer, t n a low, mo might he r shopping o ire animatii rngedy. Who the questions of hi you nr woman speaki ter-of-fact voice. 8 iatlng the details of cursion, if she had Surely this rnr.’t he a are the tears; the pi accusing Unger; the ”1 came home from church. He waited for me In the hnu**e and lilt me with something. I didn't see what It was. • * • because I was knocked down. * * * No, I don’t know' yet what he struck me with. * * • When 1 could. I gto Up and got out into the hack yard. I wanted to test. • • * When I came to, I was lying on the ground Then • • • Is this little woman talking about E1ER8KDP and H KK H rSHA NI > ’.’ No tears. No particular complaint m the dull monotony of “the truth, the whole truth." No clasping of the hnndH. No gestures. The jurors do not lean forward. Their faces do not flush. Veins do not sprout on their foreheads. The judge does not shift uneasily in his I chair. lie looks with compassionate eyes upon the little woman In the chair The lawyer does not raise clenched hands to heaven Children Mere Incidents, lawyer, court, Jury—-they might be I trying a condemnation case with a I disputed land value. ‘'Children?” the lawyer asks, negli gently. “Three,” she says and she looks as if she might be 20. on!> more mat ter-of-fact. The children themselves seem Incidents; nothing more. “The case Is with the Jury.” the iudge announces The young woman looks at the twelve men, but without apparent interest. Will they file out? Will they confer? What are the court’s instructions? The Judge says something about cruelty involving mental or bodily pain; danger to lift* or limb. His speech consumes ten seconds, per haps. The Jury does not do anything per ceptible In the front row. one Juror, with pen and ink. write* on ti docu ment tht* lawyer has handed him Then Comes Another. The "first decree” has been grant ed. The case has consumed three min utes and forty-four seconds. The little woman leaves the wit ness chair. She walks out Into the crowded courtroom, anti seats herself, hesitatingly. Two or three other t ide if the nttie old man h id been cruelly treated volving mental to life or llrnh. The foremat takes the pape walks out betw Time, four m “Hudson ag the Judge "Hudson against Hudson,' repeats the clerk. The grind goes on. What of the Other Sit e? Once in a while, in the slight in- tf ’ vale, you wonder about t ic OTII- KU Si OK of these undefend *d cases. What would they say, th* absent ones, tin accused? Ones the “whole truth” do them Whole Just lee? Old that blow fall without a warn ing. with no cause from taunt, or reproach, or abuse? Did s ie never treat him coldly was she al vays pa tient; always true; always the sin ned against? In all the grind, no hint is given of any blame that might nr t on the petitioner. Always it is tht ungov ernable temper; the avari the worthlessness; the drunkenness; the unfaithfulness; the brutality of the accused And the Grind Goes On. What could tht i other side say for Itself? The jury doesn’t know The jury doesn't hear. So the judge rails, and the .Jerk re peats, and the truth is promised, and the witness speaks, and the foreman writes. And the grind goes on. Sayres Guests of U. S. Envoy in London Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON', Dec. 9. Airs I Lands B. Sayre, daughter of President Wilson, who Ih here on her honeymoon, was the guest of honor to-day at a lunch eon given by Miss Page, daughter of W H Page. United StattH Am bassador to Knglafld Mr. Savre this afternoon accom panied Ambassador Page to Cam bridge to attend tin* commemoration feast of Trinity College Actress to Address Savannah Boosters SAVANNAH, Dec. 9.—Mme. Le* Kessi Munthe, one time actress-im- pressarior. who. has recently moved to Savannah for her health, will ifd« dress a rally of tin* Boosters’ Club on the evening of December 19. It will be the first time a woman has addressed such a meeting in this city. ' - "W ' *\ n a.- X *» *2 *S v Son Gives Up After Slaying Father to Protect the Family ELLIJAY, Dec. 9.—Claiming that he killed his father. Henry Jones, in self-defense and to protect his moth er and sisters, Ben Jones, 20 years old, to-day surrendered to Sheriff Milton, and is now' held in the Gil mer County Jail on a charge of mur der. Superior Court is in session, and he will probably be arraigned for trial this w-eek. The killing took place last night at the Jones home, six miles north of Hllijay. The elder Jones is said to have been drinking heavily, and to have run members of his family away from home while on his sprees. The killing has created considerable ex citement, as the tiead man was promi nent In his section Fine Overcoats At Greatly Reduced Prices We show a beautiful collection of very fine Overcoats. When we say fine, we mean Coats which sell regularly at $35 to $75. The kind of Overcoats you seldom find in stock—anywhere. These Coats are made from the most expensive and exclusive fabrics, such as one sees in the upper-class custom shops, and the styles are the favored fashions of to-day. If you are interested in fine Coats you should see these, for they are really very desirable and the prices are so materially reduced. Cloud-Stanford Co. 61 Peachtree Street. Mysterious Man Seen Fleeing From the Burning Winecoff I Home Is Hunted. Continued From Page 1. I to be taken as soon as the expert in- l vestlgator completes his probe and makes his report. The report that a stranger was seen running from the house across the broad lawn came to Fire Chief Cummings Tuesday through mem bers of his department, and the hunt fur this man commenced immediate ly Several neighbors are said to have seen the mysterious runner just as the flames burst through the house. N - one Wai in the house at the time of the Are, which burst forth about 8; 30 o’clock Friday night. Mrs. Winecoff and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Frank Winecoff, were at the Forsyth and Mr. Winecoff and his son, Frank, had gone downtown to attend the press banquet at the Ho tel WincofP. Chief Cummings said Tuesday that the Are way remarkable In that It was the first residence fire in the history of his connection with the fire department in which it was ab solutely impossible fu? the firemen to enter the house from any point. House Balked Entrance. “When we arrived on the scene (lames were bulging from every door and window, and there was no point through which we could enter the house. I was told that from the mo ment the blaze was first discovered there was not a chance for the house, as the w'hole of the interior appeared a veritable furnace. “Tlibre was absolutely no way of arriving at the cause of the Are, as the cause was completely destroyed before we could get into the house.” Mr. Winecoff Tuesday was unable to give a definite estimate of his loss. Typewriters rented 4 mos. $5 up. Am. Wtg. Mach. Co. but it will be great. The total dmn- | age is roughly estimated at $126,000, with insurance covering but 40 to I 60 per cent of this amount. Fire Protection Poor. A mass of blackened ruins Tuesday marked the site of the palatial home and arou*ed resident* in the vicinity to their perilous lack of fire protec tion. Only the solid marble walla were left standing to indicate the former magnificence of the building, which was erected flv»> years ago at a cos: of more than $100,000. The destruction of the residence was wrought by a fire of mysterious origin which sprang up Monday night a few minutes after Mr. and Mrs. Winecoff had left the house. Mr. Winecoff to be present at the prees banquet in the new Winecoff Hotel and Mrs. Winecoff to attend the tho- o ter. Mr. Winecoff before daylight Tues day went with Policeman Malcomb to the ruins and in the room that had been his wife’s found more than $8,000 worth of diamonds and other Jewel*. The steps had been entirely burned away and the two men had to get into the room by means of a ladder. Mr. Winecoff poked about the ashes and charred timbers with a stick and flnf iiy located the fireplace. It was in here that Mrs. Winecoff had kept the valuable gems secreted, and they - Mother Stanislaus Tells of Recovery Throat Troubles, like continued coughs and cokiii, often seriously affect the lungs. If you have not found any improvement from the treatment you hare tried. Investigate the many reports showing benefits, and. in nutneroua cases, complete recoveries, brought about by the use of Brk man's Alterative This Is a medicine for Throat and I.ung Troubles, fav orably known for more than fifteen yearn. Head this case Convent of Bt. Anne, Sanford, Fla. “Gentlemen In February, 1911. our doctors exarrtlned my throat and pronounced the neces sity of an operation. Having heard at Peeks- kill, N. Y.. Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Fran eta, where I was visiting, of F.ckman’s Alterative, I determined as a last resort to try it. After taking four or five bottles large pieces of diseased tissue came away. I con tlnued the Alterative, to my grateful and dailv relief. In ten months I was restored to per feet health. I would be glad to write or talk to any person who may have a doubt about It I would like tham to see and hear from my own lips, if they so desire, all I would say of it.” (Signed) MOTHER M STANISLAUS. (Above abbreviated: more on request ) Eckman's Alterative has been proven by many years' test to be moat efficacious for severe Throat and Lung Affections. Bronchitis. Bron rhial Asthma. Stubborn Colds and In upbuild lng the system Contains no narcotics, poisons , or habit forming drugs Sold by all Jacobs' Drug Stores and other leading druggists. Write the Ecktnan Laboratory. Philadelphia. Pn , for booklet telling of recoveries and additional evl deuce. were found practically undamaged the scorching through which they li passed. About $3,000 worth of arilvi plate also was recovered Tuesd but some of this was conaiderabl damaged. Most of it can be resto*jei Alone with the burning of the horn, with its luxurious furnishings the <*n tire wardrobe of Mrs. Winecoff, con] sistlng of many costly gowns, v consumed in the Lames. Not a,*in piece of furniture was left by fire. So far as known, no one was In i r house at the time the Are started. Th* blaze first was noticed by K. D. Cran' of No. 102 Peachtree circle. He sou.nL ed the alarm at about 8:30 o'clock; The nearest Are station is on Norm Avenue. By the time the lone Com pany had arrived at the Wineoofl home the flames had leaped throng! the rooms, igniting the costly taper tries and other furnishings, and wen beyond all control. Firemen Powerless. The flames raged unchecked, tin firemen being powerless to make an Impression on them. The diaastrou conflagration brought to the atten tion of the residents in that sect! of the city more forcibly than an other circumstance their woeful la of adequate fire protection. KIDNEY AN9 BLABQEB TROUBLES DISAPPEA Chronic Sufferers Always Fini Relief From Few Doses. If j'ou are bothered with backache- or rheumatism, have disagreeable, ana noying bladder or urinary disorders t, contend with—or suffer with any o er of the many miseries that com- from weak kidneys, here is a guar teed remedy you can depend upon. It is a positiv* fact that Croxsm promptly overcomes such disorders It soaks right in, cleans out tht stopped-up kidneys and maJces th n filter and gift out the poisonous wa-ti matter from the blood. It neutrsl * and dissolves the uric acid that lod?« in the joints and muscles, caus* rheumatism; soothes and heals delicate linings of the bladder. More than a few doses of Crox- are seldom required to relieve eve: the obstinate, long standing cases. You will find Oroxone entirely uif ferent from all other remedies*. If so prepared that it is practically im possible to take it without results. Ai original package costs but a trifle and your druggist is authorized to /. turn the purchase price if Croxoni fails to give the desired results thi very first time.—Advt. Mrs. Crawford Declares on Wit ness Stand She Wed Suitor Over Her Own Protest. Continued From Page 1. not clearing much in Pittsburg, and the proposition appeared attractive, and I decided to go. We took the hotel, and I furnished the money to begin operations. Mrs. Painter was to furnish half of it, but never paid it In. She handled the office work, while 1 looked after the actual run ning of the place. "1 first met Mr. Crawford when he came to the hotel. He was with his niece. Miss Scott, who was in bad health. My attention was first called to him by Mrs. Painter, who said that he said he would not stay at the regular rates, and she suggested that we give him a lower rate, which 1 agreed to. "The first intimation of marriage came In a joking way a few days after this. Mr. Crawford. Mrs. Burns- ner. Mrs. Painter, Mr Kashley, a relative of Mrs. Painter’s, myself and • number of others were in the of fice of the hotel, when Mr. Crawford remarked that he was looking for a cook. Mr. 1 .ash ley suggested that there were a number of widows in the room who might prove to be good cooks. Proposal in Kitchen. "Several days later 1 was in the kitchen preparing some vegetables when Mr Crawford came in and paid in** some money. He said, ’You work all the time, don’t you?’ and I replied that I did most of the time. You ;two and a half DOLLAR GOLD PIECE FOR A CHRISTMAS GIFT Atlanta’s Oldest Savings Will Supply You. Bank j denomination. | A passbook i to put in the i This bank p. puzzle your brain about what to or h Christmas present? Some suffer i nervous breakdown, and go crazy irt solving this prob Georgia Savings Bank and Trust ny. the bank that makes saving > .u * opting deposits as small as will give you a brand-new Two Half Dollar gold piece of the 1913 equivalent in any other IF ndd also be a nice thing locking s 4 per cent interest and . v ur savings account. BROWN. President. 1UANT. V. President. DOS'D »N. Sec. and Treas. Advt. never go out at all, either?’ he said and I told him that 1 got out very little, as I was pretty busy. ‘Well, you are a pretty good cook, and I need someone to look after me,' he said. ‘My relatives won’t, and I want you to go back to Georgia with me. 1 told him I would let him know about it. “While we were talking Mrs. Paint er came to the stairway and said. ‘Mr. Crawford, you had better look out.’ He replied that we were both of age. “I thought nothing more of this. A few days later Mrs. Bursner came to me and said she had received a pro posal. I did not ask her from whom, neither did she tell me. I was glad that she had a chance to marry again, as she was in poor health and needed someone to caxe for her, "About a week later I went to the market and Mr. Crawford saw me from the park. He came up to me and began talking of me marrying him. Denies Proposal to Other Woman. “ ‘Make up your mind to go back to Atlanta with me,’ he said. I told him that he had proposed to Mrs. Bursner, and he said he had not, but that he had told her he was looking for a wife. He said he wanted me because I was a good cook, and that Mrs. Bursner wanted him to pay for her divorce, which he had refused to do. “A day or two later he asked me to accompany him to Atlanta and help him care for his niece. Miss Scott, on the train. “She had become very ill, and I agreed to. Before we left there Mr. Crawford became more Insistent that 1 marry him and 1 told him I would give him his answer in four days. Mrs. Painter and Mrs. Bursner did everything possible to discourage me from making the trip. I did not un derstand why they did this then, but later learned that Mrs. Bursner had planned to make the trip. “1 looked after Miss Scott on the train and gave her every attention. The charge that I attempted to choke or abu*e her ip any way is absolutely untrue. Consent* to Wed Him. “I remained in Atlanta a day. go ing out to his home. I consented to marry him and decided to return to St. Augustine and arrange my affairs. He went to the bank and obtained $60. which he gave me to pay my expenses on the trip. “When I returned to Atlanta I went directly to his house. It was 6 o’clock in the morning, and as soon as I reached there 1 knew something was wrong. There was an air of gloom. 1 went out immediately and prepared his breakfast. Miss Scott and little Helen Crawford were there. While we w’ere at breakfast Mr. Crawford told me that he had received a very had letter. He then showed me the anonymous letter which he had re ceived in St. Augustine. I told him the facts that were not true, and re minded him that I had told him I was divorced, had children and that he knew why 1 went by the name of Mrs. Savage He admitted this. I then told him I could not marry him. ■ He insisted that he did not be lieve the letter as it was anonymous, and said he wanted me to marry him. 1 again refused, and he continued to insist until I finally agreed. 1 re turned to Atlanta on Saturday and we married the following Tuesday. He selected the preacher and Charley Crawford obtained the marriage li cense." LOOK! LOOK! Two Solid Carloads of Fine Sample Pianos and Player Pianos Direct from Factory, Or dered Especially for the Big Holiday Sale. Now, here is a golden opportunity that you may never get again. Call at our store and be convinced what we are telling you is true. Here is a few of many of the grand bargains from the two carloads of fine Pianos— 1 Fine $400 New Sample Piano $287.00 1 Fine $350 New Sample Piano $249.00 1 Fine $300 New Sample Piano $216.00 1 Fine $250 New Sample Piano $179.00 1 Fine $200 New Sample Piano $143.50 SLIGHTLY USED AND SECOND-HAND PIANOS 1 Fine Mahogany Case, was $400, now.... $125.00 1 Fine Oak Case, was $400, now $110.00 1 Fine Second-hand Upright Ebony Case... $ 87.00 1 Fine Second-hand Upright Walnut Case.. $ 52.00 / Do not delay. Call at once, while you have a large stock to select from. Make your wife or daughter an Xmas present of one of these fine sample pianos. Bear in mind, every piano is fully warranted for ten years. Call, make your selection and make a small . deposit, and we will hold the piano to be delivered Xmas eve, if so desired. Bear in mind this is a real, bona fide sale. Open every evening until 9 o 'clock. Out this “ ad ’ ’ out, bring with you, and we will allow a cash credit of $10.00 on any new piano in onr house. Railroad Fare Refunded to Out-of-Town Purchasers HOWARD BROS. & 89 NORTH PRYOR STREET m |] Bell Phone: Ivy 5532. W. H. HOWARD, Proprietor "■gSSL