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I III!'- A IIjAiV I A AM 1 SIMMS. ACCUSED WIDOW WHO TELES OF HOW AGED CAPITALIST WOOED HER OUT DECREES BY SCO 4 - You may* cal! it the Bridge of Fighs If you incline to romance or the Mill of the God* But it’s just a plain dlvori c 1 ourt. And the romance is left outside, or maybe buried hack in the lead past omen smile Her face does inst Gray, Judge a ga inst G a \ the reprat a the that it may not and raised trut t he »r an hour in n with a packed that isn't so i reach out and i oid up for the oath to tell whole——— Have you ever sat f Georgia divorce court docket ? If riot, it's* Just as well Faith in love and trust, and honor, and human nature, doe n't gain any laurels from the rue and wreck and grotesquerie of the r r-jid. How ‘he Mill Works That's \v! is a grind ‘Whitten against Whitten. says the Judge Judge Ben Hill, for in stance. Tuesday, continuing the dis position of 191 cases, a record for Georgia “Whitten against Whitten repeat* the clerk, and no hint in ! is busim**" like tones bears witness to the trag ed\ of a house divided against Itself. You sit forward a bit (if it's your first experience! and prepare for tears, for protect tat Iona: for the bar ing of a human heart. \ young woman, eoner! dre^ed, comes forward from the crowded benches; in the chair before the jury holds uo her right band; swears to tell the truth. The mumbled, hurried oath conveys no idea of solemnity. The man might as well be saving. “Now is the time for all got*l men to come to the aid of their party." so far as his ex pres sion and infic. ’Ion go. Then the story of a wrecked and ruined life, i* it 0 Just Matter of Fact. It doesn’t sound like it. Answering the questions of her lawyer, the young woman speaks in a low mat- ter-of-faci voice. She might he re lating the details of a shopping ex cursion. if she had more animation. Surely this car.’t be n tragedy Where are the tears; the protestations, the accusing Anger; the — "1 came home from church. He waited for me in the house and hit me with something 1 didn't see what It was. • • * because I was knocked down • * • No, I don't know yet what lie struck me with. • • • When T could. T gto up and got out Into the hack yard. I wanted to rest. • • • When T came to, 1 was lying on the ground. Then • • • Ts this little woman talking about HERSELF and HER HUSBAND 0 No tears No particular complaint in the dull monotony of "the truth, the whole truth." No clasping of the hands. 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 ills chair. He looks with compassionate eyes upon the little woman in the rhalr The lawyer does not raise clenched hand* to heaven Children Mere Incidents. Lawyer, court, jury they might lie trying a condemnation case with a disputed land value "Chilrfren ?" the lawyer asks, negll- Ti F*t, PI lilt nf inues. rthcr down the dock- •ession of three and e.*- for all the world ler comes a fragile, iJd man of the farm. He ik serious in ids "whole truth” against ills wife. She abused him. She cursed him. She struck him. All Unemotional. Struck him with what ? The details come as, unemotionally as the checking of a load of building material. She iiit me with a board or plank about three feet long, with a 10-penny nail sticking through the end that’s what she hit me with." There is a throb of laughter In the court room but the wrinkled old face di-r* not change a line There is no U;> »y in the recital and no play for I :or. a-> he injured by the attack? Yes. the nail stuck in his thigh. Causing him bodily pain? He reckons so. No Cause, He Declares. Had he spoken 1o the defendant, or given any cause for the attack? He had not. The court instructs the jury to de cide if the little old man had been cruelly treated, with treatment in volving mental or bodily train, danger to life or limb. T <• foreman writes. The clerk take-r the paper The little old man walk** out between the railings. Time, four minutes, flat. "Hudson against Hudson," says the Judge "Hudson against Hudson," repeats the clerk. • The grind goes on. What of the Other Side? Once in a while, in the slight in tervals. you wonder about the OTII- KFt SIDE these undefended cases. What would they say, the absent ones, the accused ? Does the “whole truth" do them whole justice? Did that blow fall without a warn ing. with no cause from taunt, or reproach, or abuse? Did she never treat him coldly was she always pa tient; always true, always the sin ned against? In all the grind no hint is given of any blame that might rest on the petitioner. Always it is the ungov ernable temper; the avarice: the worthlessness; the drunkenness; the unfaithfulness; the brutality of the tOCUlt 'I And the Grind Goes On. What could the other aide say for Itself? The Jury doesn’t know. The Jury’ doesn’t hear. So the Judge calls, and the clerk 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. Euvoy in London Mrs. J. B. Crawford, who will go on the witness stand in the battle for the $260,000 estate of her aged hus band to refute charges of other heirs that she forced him to marry her. m&mm 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. FROM FI Mysterious Man Seen Fleeing From the Burning Winecoff Home Is Hunted, Continued From Page 1. have seen the mysterious runner just j plate al y - *V gently. Three. she says and she look* j Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. ' < • N I H > \ Dei 9. Mrs Francis B. as if she might be 20, only more mat ter-of-fact. The children themselves ee^m Incidents, nothing more. “The rase is with the jury." the Judge announces. The young woman looks at the twelve men, but without apparent interest. Will they flip out' Will they confer" What are the ourt’s instructions? The Judge says something about r tielty involving «mentnl or bodily pain; danger to life nr limb. His speech consumes ten seconds, per ha pp. The Jury does not do any thing per ceptible. In the front row, one juror, with pen and ink. writes on a docu ment the lawyer has handed him Then Comes Another. The “first decree’’ lias been grant- The case has consumed three min utes and forty-four seconds. The little woman leaves the wit ness chair. She walks out into the « row dad courtroom, and seats herself, hesitatingly. Two or three other L Sayre, daughter of President Wilson, who is here on her honeymoon, was the guest of honor to-day at a lunch- cun given by Mis- Page, daughter of \Y II Page. United States Am bassador to England. Mr. Sayre this afternoon accom pan led Ambassador Page to (’am bridge to attend the commemoratioD feast of Trinity College. Actress to Address Savannah Boosters SAVANNAH, Dec f». Mine Lea Lessl Muntlie. one time actreas-iin- t*r« ssarl or. w ho has recently moved to Savannah for her health, will ad dress a rallythe Roosters’ Club on the evening of December 19. It will he the flrst time a woman has addressed Mich a meeting in this city. . * • r' - V&. * § mi - ^ " HI M m 3 t magnificence of the building, which was erected five 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 r minutes after Mr. and Mrs. Winecoff had left the house, Mr Winecoff ro be present at the press banquet In the new Winecoff Hotel and Mrs. Winecoff to attend the the ater. Mr. Winecoff before daylight Tues- dav went with Policeman Malcomb to the ruins and In the room that had been his wife's found more than SS.ooO worth of diamonds and other jewel 6 , i The steps had been entirely burn* d away and the two men had to get into the room by means of a ladder. Mr. Winecoff poked about the ashr-s and charred timbers with a stick and flnf lly located the flreplac®. It was- in here that Mrs. Winecoff had kept the valuable gems secreted, and they were found practically undamaged by , the scorching through which they had passed. About $3,000 worth of silver 'so was recovered Tuesdiv, as the flames burst through the house, j hut some of this wh^ lonsidrn L *. . , , ... damaged. Most of it No one was in the house at the time of the fire, which burst forth about S: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 Wincoff. j Chief Cummings said Tuesday that the fire was remarkable in that it was the first residence fire in the history of his connection with the j fire department in which it was ab- j solutely impossible for the firemen to enter the house from any point. House Balked Entrance. "When we arrived on the scene flames 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 whole of the interior appeared a veritable furnace. "There was absolutely no way of arriving at the cause of the fire, 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, but it will be great. The total dam age is roughly estimated at $125,000. with insurance covering but -to to 50 per cent of this amount. Fire Protection Poor. A mass of blackened ruins Tuesday ! marked the site of the*palatial home! and aroused residents in rhe vlcin : ty to their perilous lack of tire protec- I lion. Only the solid marble walls were ! •eft standing to indicate the former be restored Alon- with the burning of the home with its luxurious furnishings the **n- tire wardrobe of Mr* Winecoff, con sisting of many costly gowns, was consumed in the .Lames. N’nt a single piece of furniture was left by the fire. So far as known, no one was in the Mother Stanislaus Tells of Recovery house at the time the fire started. Ths blaze first was noticed hv F D. Crane, ( f No. 102 Peachtree circle. He soun 1 . ed the alarm at about 8:30 o’clock. The nearest fire station is on North avenue. By the time the lone com pany had.arrived at th. Winecoff home the flames had leaped through the rooms, igniting the costly tap^. tries and other furnishings, and were beyond all control. The flames „raged unchecked, the firemen being powerless to make ar.v impression on them. The disastrous conflagration brought to the atten tion of the residents in that section of the city more forcibly than an other circumstance their woeful !u of adequate Are protection. Frank Harrell, manager of t; . Winecoff Hotel, where Sir Wine ■ cf was expected to dine later in the evening, was telephoned and asked i Inform Mr. Winecoff of hi« loss. Th latter, however, could n t be found the moment, and Mr. Harrell went to the Forsyth The., er and took Mr-, Winecoff in an automobile to her home, which wag still wrapped in flames when they arrived there. Mr. Winecoff. arriving a few min utes later, was stunned momentaruv by the devastation he saw-. When he had recovered from the first shock < f his great loss, he said that not m»*re than half the cost of the residence was covered by Insurance. Chronic Sufferers Always Find Relief From Few Doses. Throat Trouble*, like continued rough* and colds, often seriously affect the lungs. If you have not found any Improvement from the treatment you have tried. Investigate the many reports showing benefit*-, and. In numerous cases, complete recoveries, brought al>out by . the use of Eckmans Alterative. This Is a medicine for Throat and Lung Troubles, fav- orablv known for mort tli.n fifteen year,. Read | ^ of the many miseries (hat com, i rnm a-e.n U this case:— If you are bothered with backache— or rheumatism, have disagreeable, an- roving bladder or urinary disorders to l contend with—or suffer with any ot! Continued From Page 1. not clearing much in Pittsburg, and the proposition appeared attractive, and I decided to go. We took the hotel, and 1 furnished the mor.ey to begin operations Mr- Painter as to furnish half of it, but never paid it In. She handled the office work, while I 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 flrst called to him by Mrs. Painter, who said that be said be would not stay at the reeular rates, and she suggested that we give him a lower rate, which I agreed to. “The first intimation of marriage came in a joking way a few days after thts. Mr Crawford, Mrs Burns- ner. Mrs. Painter, Mr. Lashie> . a relative of Mrs. Painter’s myself and a number of others were in the of (Ice of the hotel, when Mr. Crawford remarked that he was looking for a cook. Mr. Lasddey suggested that there were a number of widows in the room who might prove to be good cooks. "Several da> s later I was in the kitchen preparing some vegetables when Mr Crawford came in and paid me some money. He said. 'You work all the time, don't you?’ and 1 replied Typewriters renied 4 mos. $5 up. AVn. Wig. Mach. Co. Convent, of St. Anne. Sanford. Fla. “Gentlemen: In February, 1911. our doctor* examined my throat and pronounced the neces sity of an operation. Having hea-d at Peek*- kill. N. V . Motlicrhouse of th' S’sters of s- Franc**, where l was visiting, of Ecknian's Alterative. I determined e* a la-' resort to try it. After taking four or five Itoftlen ler.re piece* of diseased Cssne rein* away. I con tlnued the AlteraMve. t<> n>; grateful arc! dai’y relief. 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It neutralize? and dissolves the uric acid that loci-ps in the joints and muscles, causing' rheumatism; soothes and heals Die ! dedicate linings ..f the bladder. More than a few dosc-s of Cro\o:;o. i are seldom required to relieve even the,obstinate, long standing cases. You will find I'roxutie entirely d : i ferent from ail other remedies 1« • i so prepared that it is- practicaHv in: i possible to take it without r jults. 'n ! original pac kage costs but a trifle, and your druggist i c authorized to r turn the purciiasv price if Cro\,." | fails to give the desired results iV ! verv first time Adv!. mm® /», A . tg£icj-; * ~ : Z r \ V ‘ v ' v ' ; £& i jC'' 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. from making the trip. I did not un derstand why they did this then, but latrV learned that Mrs. Bursner had planned to make the trip. “I looked after Miss Scott on the train and gave her every attention. The charge that l attempted to choke or abu*e her in any way is absolutely untrue. Consents 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 $50, which he gave me to pay iny 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 I 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 were at breakfast Mr. Crawford told me that lie had received a very bad letter. He then showed me the anonymous letter which he had re ceived in St. Augustine. T told him the facts that were not true, and re minded him that I had told him I was divorced, had children and that lie knew why I went by the name of Mrs. Savage. He admitted this. T 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. I again refused, and he continued to insist until T finally agreed. I re turned to Atlanta on Saturday and wo married the following Tuesday. He selected the preacher and Charley Crawford obtained the marriage li cense." "Mr. Crawford was never drunk in the time that I knew him. Two weeks after the marriage he received some whisky and drank some toddies. ’ I made some of them for him, but he never drank to excess. He developed a bad cold and severe cough, and Dr. J. W. Hurt, who had been calling to see Miss Scott, prescribed a cough medicine for him. He gave me in structions to give him this whenever he had a bad coughing attack. Nurie Gave Hypodermic. "He was up until the Saturday be fore he died on Monday. Sunday n trained nurse was called in and ahr- gave him a hypodermic Mr. Crawford was perfectly sane all the time 1 knew him, and was rational until an hour before his death. "About two hours before he died I was sitting by the fire In his room ... , ..... he said, 'Belle, you look wor- FOR A CHRISTMAS GIFT ried 1 replied that I was worried I about him, and he said that I muit not. He said, ‘You treat me so well n I i and wait on me so willingly-—if it DanKjhad not been for you. I don’t know what I would have do^e.’ I told him I was more than glad to wait on him, and wanted him to get well. We talked for some time. At this point Mrs. Crawford broke into quiet sobs. Mr. Arnold suggest- | ed that she leave the room for few j moments, but she composed herself and continued. She told of the relatives being I friendly with her. especially Ohhrl?s Crawford and Charles Walton, who, I she said, came to her house a num ber of times after her husband'3 j death. Attorney James took up the cross- | examination, but had not progressed far when Auditor Anderson ask?d him how long he would require to fin ish. He said at least three hours, and the auditor took a recess until 9 o’clock Wednesday morning. ' that I did most of the time. 'You never go out at all. either"’ lie said, i-nd I told hinv that i got out very little, an I was pretty busy. ‘Well, you arc a pretty good cook, and I need someone to look after me,' he said. 'My relatives won’t, and I uant you to go back to Georgia with me. I 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 enanoe to marry again, as she was In poor health and needed someone to care for her. “About a week later 1 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 ho had proposed to Mrs. Bursner, and he said he had not, but that he hail told her he was looking for a wife He said he wanted me because 1 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 I told him 1 would give him his answer in four days. Mrs. Painter and Mrs. Bursner did everything possible to discourage me LOOK! LOOK! TWO AND A HALF DOLLAR GOLD PIECE Atlanta's Oldest Savings Will Supply You. Why puzzle your brain about what to jive for a Christmas present? Borne people suffer a nervous breakdown, and almost go crazy in solving this prob lent. 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