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THURSDAY, APRIL, 27, 1916
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State to Try Lawyer First if Sey
erance Is Demgnded by the
Defense.
Indications Thursday were that
when the trial of Vietor E. Innes and
Mrs. Innes, on charges of larceny
after trust x;gwlng out of the disap
pearance of Eloise Nelms Dennis and
Beatrice Nelms, begins on May 29,
the defense will elect to sever the twgq
defendants and the State then will
try Innes first.
It became known Thursday thht a
cenference has been planned for the
early part of next week between So
licitor Dorsey and Attorney Reuben
R. Arnold, for the State, and Judge
John 8. Candler, Judge James K.
Hines and C. L, Pettigrew, counsel
for the Inneses, with regard to an
agreement or understanding as to
this phase of the trial. The confer
ence was expected to take place Tues
day or Wednesday. It was not held
this week, for the reason that Judge
Hines is absent in Statesboro on court
business.
Neither of the lawyers would dis.
cuss their plans, but officials about
the courthouse were satisfied, from
general deveopments, that the noted
prisoners will be tried separately, It
was learned on good authority that,
ghould the defense choose to sever the
cases, the State will insist on the tria]
of Innes first. Should he be acquitted,
this probably would mean that the
case of Mrs. Innes would be nal
prossed. The defense has the right to
sever the cases, but the State deter
mines which of the defendants shall
be tried first.
Solicitor Dorsey and Attorney Ar
nold were in conference for several
hours Wednesday, at work on the
State’s case. Mr. Arnold, for the past
two or three days, has been engaged
in the trial of a damage suit in the
City Court, but. Wednesday was en
abled to devote considerable time to
the Innes case, for the reason that the
court took a recess on account of
Memorial Day.» He and the Solicitor
were expected to hold another con
ference Thursday afternoon.
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W. A. DAY, Gen. Mgr.
78 Whitehall St
Judge of Sun,rise Court
Indorses Hearst Papers’
Fight on Strong Drink
Editors Log Angeles Examiner:,
As Magistrate of the .08 An
geles Sunrise Police Court, which
deals exclusively with inebtiate
cases, I desire to eXpress my
Pleasure at the stand taken by
the Hearst papers in regard to
the liquor question. I am not a
Prohibitionist, and I heartily agree
With your idea of solving the lig
uor problem.
It has been my custom, for three
months past in the Sunrise Police
Court, to ask each man appear
‘lmz before me this question:
“What were you drinking?' The
answers which I have received
and which I fille away for inspec
tion, prove conclusively that anly
about 3 per cent become intoxi
cated upon heer or light wines.
The balance find their way into
the jail through the excessive use .
of whisky, or other intoxicants
containing a heavy percentage of
alcohol. e ‘
I can also state that the statis- |
ties to whieh I refer, ag well AN
many tatlks with habitpal ‘drink
ers, have convinced me that pro- |
hibition is not a satisfactory so
lution. Several men have stated
that they purposely went into dry
States in order to be away from |
the temptation of drink, but re
turned to California for the rea- |
Sop that in so-called dry States
the temptation is Just ag great,
and the quality of the liquor is
much more injurious. ©ne and all
agree that it is a very eagy mat
ter for a man to secure intoxi
cants in those States which are
numbered as dry.
For the reason that I believe in
the knowledge that these men ’
have concerning the liquor ques
tion, I very frequently pick out
some fellow who has the drinking
habit very strongly and tell him to
wait until court is over. I then
talk to him in chambers. I select
only men who are desirous of
solving the problem for them
selves; in other words, men who
are desirous of overcoming the
habit which they have acquired.
These men all state that beer or
light wines dén't make habitual
drunkards. Tkey believe, with
me, that once the high-proof
drinks are abolished, the liquor
problem will be solved. Many of
them E;ve read the articles which
have appeared in your pg,;)er from
time to time, and hope, for their
own sakes as well as for others,
that your campaign will be
crowned with the success it de
serves. :
I believe that my past work in
the Sudrise Police Court is"suf
cient proof of the fact that I can
not be influenced one way or the
other in regard to this matter,
but that I proceed in the premises
as my reason dictates. When I
went on to the bench I was a
prohibitionist. I am not a pro
hibitionist now. Many of those
‘'who have appeared before me
have said: “Judge, if you want to
help the down and outer, don't
help prohibition.”
Then again, I am now as I al
ways have heen, bitter and unal
terably opposed to the sgaloon
which violates any of the city or
State laws. I believe in revoking
-the license of any place which
does not operate in a clean man
~ ner, regardless of the ownership
of the same.
I .have stated time and again
that I.am tied to no one's apron
strin?s. and it is for this reason
that I write thig letter urflng you
to proceed with all the V! gor %pg
force at your command to hasten
the day when all intexicants -con
' taining a heavy percentage of lig
uer will be abolished.
| In this way, and this way only,
» Will the liquor problem be satig
~ factorily solved.
| Yours very truly,
| GRIFFITH JONES,
| Los Angeles, Cal., April 18, 19186.
Hubbard Club Is to
'
Observe Anniversary
The Elbert Hubbard Club will hold
a meeting at the Hotel Ansley Sun
day afternoon at 3 o'clock, when an
appropriate program will be given in
observance of the anniversary of the
death of Mr. Hubbard.
Judge W, W. Tindall will be the
orator and several others will maKe
informal talks. There will be a mu
sical program, also. The public is
invited.
Report To Be Made on
Travelers’ Aid Work
Work of the Travelers’ Aid repre
sentatives in Atlanta during the last
year will be reported at 3:30 o'clock
Friday afternoon when the. annual
meeting of the organization will be
held in the Central Congregational
Church.
Dr. Henry Alford Porteg, will speak
on “Personal Service.”
Its First Barbecue
Members of the Burns Club Wednes
day enfloyed a barbecue at the Cottage,
more than 100 being present.
The club has arranged to continue its
barbecues throu'fh the summer and has
just finished a fine barbecue shed. The
cue Wednesday was the first held under
the new Ravilion. . .
Pickpocket Robs
.
Florida Man of SIOO
Pickpockets found another vietim
Wednesday night when they took the
wallet of E. L, Morton, of Ocala, Fla.,
at Five Points,
He reported to the police that he
had been robbed-of SIOO.
.
Junior Law Students
Have Class Banquet
The junior class of the Atlanta Law
Sthool Wednesday night celebrated
the approach of the time when they
will be seniors with a banquet at the
} Hotel Ansley, \
R, J. Wynne, president of the class,
was toastmaster, and Hamilton Doug
las, Sr., dean of the school, spoke dur
ing the evening.
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At the Forsyth,
The program at the Forsyth offers
practically everything desired in the way
of entertalnment—novelty, feminine
bsauty, comedy and melody. The song
show, “The Sunny Side o{y Broadway,
in which Max Bloom and Alice Sher ap
fo&r with a big bevy of stunningly at
ired beauties, is one of the snappiest
and most diverting of offerings. fl’m.
Nordstrom appears in her celebrated
“Bits of Acting.” Loney Haskell offers
his fanfous monologue. Ralph Dunbar's
Royal Drlfoons are seen In an excep
tional offering of vocal and instrumental
music. Bert Levy, the artist, and ths
Misses u:’t‘nnar and Newton Alexander
complete the bill
At the QQO"C,IR.
Those who have Dyn auline Freder
fek in “Zaza,” *“The’ Spider” and “Au
drey” and her numerous other notable
screen portrayals will welcome her as
l(udfo. a charming, allurin typ-%nfl
and the céntral character of Lml ng
will's remarkable drama, ‘“The Moment
Before,” which opens a three-day en
gagement at the Georgian Theater this
morning, and which gives Miss Freder
ick the opportunity revealing another
true-to-life character.
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| At the Pledmont.
This is the last da;‘"Cyclo of Fate™
will be shown at the Pledmont Theater)
““The Cycle of Fate” is a crook play,
such a crook play as is seldom put upon
the screen, with the stang of the sea
in it and the call of the clty,rnnaw
drugged wine, second-story m an
withal a heart-touching lgve interest.
Bessie Eyton is the star.” The Pled
mont's program todu{ also Includes
barefoot dances by Yvonne Chapelle,
“Moments Musical” and ‘“The Bong of
the Soul,”” and popular mmm
Majestic Trio, singers and ba A
Pledmont travelogue and a comedy are
also shown.
At the Strand.
Mme, Petrova, the gifted Metro star,
will bo,nn attraction at the Strand to
day In "Playing With Fire.” This elab.
orate five-part feature was produced for
the Metro program by the Popular Plays
and Players, and Is considered the best
work o’ Mme P;_:‘mn‘ on 'cmur the
soreen or stage. ere is a strong su
yorting cast, headed by Arthur fiooa
’rho booking for tomorrow at the Strand
is Robert &lmn in & Pathe play, “Big
Jim Garrity.” Many of the scenes In
this play were taken in north Georgila.
Teoll your friends to vote for Fred
M. Powers for Coroner,
Self-Defense Plea of Nashville
Slayer in Statement to Pub
lic—Freed on Bond.
NASHVILLE, April 27.—Attorney
Charles C. Trabue today made public
the following statement of the Kkill
ing of Harry 8. Stokes, whom he shot
to death {n the latter's law office here
yesterday just before noon:
“I had to shoot Mr, Stokes in my
own self-defense, and I greatly regret
that it could not be avoided. ’
“I do not think it seemly at this
time to go into all the details of the
unfortunate tragedy.
“I went to see Mr. Stokes and en
tered his private office to ask that he
sign a statement withdrawing - and
apologizing for insulting things he had
said about me and without purpose
or intent to provoke a difficulty.
“I went armed because of warn
ings I had recefved from friends, be
cause of numerous threats Mr. Stokes
had made, and because, as is well
known, Mr. Stokes has been Kkeeping
armed men with him and around him,
I had every reason to believe Mr,
Stokes was himself armed.
“After entering” Mr. Stokes' private
office and the exchange of a few
words between us, Mr. Stokes, who
was on his feet throughout, made a
violent and murderous assault upon
me, jumped at me and grabbed me,
try}ng to choke me, and, as I bélieved,
trying to shoot me at the same time.
I shot then as q'¥lckly as I could to
proteet my own life. . ’
“Prepares for Defense.
“Until Mr. Stokes' assault I had
made no threat, and no sort of effort
to draw a weapon.
“The clothing I had on at the time
of Mr. Stokes’ attack upon me will be
carefully preserved, and the x;hynlcal
marks upon these clothes will bear
out my statement.
“People who know me, I feel cer
tain, will believe that I would not un
necessarily kill or harm anyone, and
I never had a difficulty before.”
Trabue today set abeut the prep
aration of his defense for his trial on
a charge of murder in Davidson Coun
ty Criminal Couvrt. Within four hours
rafter the killing he had been a,r-‘
raigned before Justice of the Peace'
Jones, where he waived preliminary
examination and was released on a
$25,000 bond. Under the old Tennes
see law murder was not a bailable
crimme. However, since the Supreme
Court was upheld the so-called Bow
ers bill, abolishing capital punish
ment in this State, murder, under any
circumstances, is bailable in a sum
not to exceed's2s,ooo.
Trouble Not Unexpected. ‘
For some time trouble had been
expected because of the vigorous way
In which Stokes had fought the old
City Hall crowd in court and out.
However, it was a surprise to every
body that the situation would reach
such a climax that so able a lawyer
and cultivated gentleman as Charles
Trabue should resort to bloodshed.
In the probe of the affairs of the
Icity, which Stokes had been conduct
ing befores a special examiner of the
Chancery Court for months, he has
recently been opposed by Trabue, who
was engaged as special counsel to as
sist the city legal department. In the
course of the hearings Stokés and
Trabue had many heated arguments,
and last Thursday Stokes bitterly ar
raigned Trabue. It is supposed that
Stokes' vigorous demeanor so rankled
Trabue that he was finally spurred on
to visit Stokes and demand a retrac
| tion and apology.
County May Pave
County Commissioners Thursday
had under consideration a movement
looking to the laying of a smooth
pavement in Hunter street to Oak
land Cemetery, following the sugges
tion of C. D. Knight. candidate for
the Countz Commission.
The ommissioners expressed
themselves as favorable to the plan,
and indications were that with?n a
short time Hunter street will wear a
new paving dress. One of the Com
missioners suggested that the Im
provement would be of benefit to the
entire city, because of the traffic to
‘md from the cemetery,
Go on Divorce Jury
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Members of the Peachtree Road Wom
an's Club are to serve on a divores jury.
This became known Thursday whonr{t
was announced that the woman’'s olub
next Tuesday night wm‘xut on_ ““The
Divoree,” the farce given with sueh suc
cess last week b{ thé Women's Mis
.lonfl Union of the Jones Avenue !lg
tist Church. It will be given by the
Peachtres Club in the auditorium of the
Buckhead Baptist Church for the bene
fit of the working girls' home. The
trial will be staged by the original cast.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETS,
NASHVILLE, April 27.—The open
ing session of the )lluluip&lvulcy
Historical Assoclation was d here
today. Representatives from every
State In the Mississippl Valley are In
attendance,
Increases strength of
delicate, N« Fvous,
$ 0" rundown peopls 204
ra»r cent In ten days
I in - many Instances
SIOO forfeit if it fails
as per full explana-
FORFE'T tion In large article
sooon to AppeAr In
this paper. Ask your
doctor or_ druggist about it
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rtoe
CHICHESTER S PILLS
60 BT RGESTS SR
A business administra
tion oofd abbusineu office is
assur y Ih%nm'l re
election as Sheriff.
-THE 'ATUANTA GEORKGIAN.
Slayer, Victim in
Nashville Tragedy
Charles C. Trabue, at top, and
Harry Stokes, whon the former
killed Wednesday. - e
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Jacksonville Rabbi
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Will Preach Here
Rabbl Samuel, Schwarts, of Jack
sonville, will preach at g:e Jewish
Temple, South Pryor and Richardson
streets, Saturday merning at 10
o'clock,
Members of the congregation and
the public generally are invited to
hear and welgome the visiting ' rapbl.
| FISH SUIT DROPPED.
WAYCROSS, April 37.—The .qu'ot
lD;n‘?r. Cowart, one of the Clivie
Leaguc leaders of Waycross, against
City Pure Food Inspector John R.
Scully, for the value of a shipment of
fish condemned ae unfit for consump
tion, has been dismissed on a techni
cal ground.
The big Policeman walks hs beat
Vlmaub ond stride
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He uses
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'{‘ho ngrgigq Th}u:!day received
the following communication from the
National Pencil Company by Sig
Montag, treasurer:
Atlanta, Ga., April 26, 19186,
BEditor The Geargian:
It is belig stated in some of the
sensational pagers of the State
tHat the owners of the National
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Pencil Company have, by settling
the suit of the mother. of Mary
Phagan, admittdd that she was
killed by Leo-Frank. “This 1s cruel
injustice against the ownérs of
the company- and a slander
against ¥Frank. : :
Mrs. Coleman sued the com
pany on two grounds. She al
leged, first, that Frank was the
murderer; and, secohd, that Con<
ley was the murderér. Her con
tention was that the Pencil Com
pany was liable to her in damages,
whether Erank or Conley did the
killing. © In this contention the
court had agreed by declining,
after a.r(lt‘xment. to dismiss either
ground orthe Wult. “ 7 M 4 No
The Pencil Corgpatx:y l;d&gltted
hat Conley killed the lit
;hd sefae‘({ the suit be_ea\ldqu
was the murdérer, and’ not be
cause Frank was, ;
In the receipt' evidencing the
-ATLANTA, GA.
settlement, signed by Mrs. Cole
man, the mother, it was cxpros\n
ly stated that the Pencil Com
pany settled the case because it
admitted that Cenley was the
muarderer,
So far from admiting that
Frank was guilty, every owner ot
the * Pentil ' Company bélleves
now, as they have always be
lieved, that Frank was an inno
cent man.
Very respectfully,
" - ¢ SIG'MONTAG.
A business administra
tion of a business office is
assured by Mangum’s re
election as Sheriff. |
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