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HARR Y THA W’S WIFE TO TELL FULL STOR Y KILLED ARCHITECT WHITE. HARRY KENDALL THAW, Young Pittsburg Millionaire Who Believed He Fired Shot in Defense of ! : His Beautiful Wife. Fatal Judge Won't Hang Men on Friday Because That Was Day of Crucifixion By Private Leased Wire. Omaha. Nebr* June 2T.—“The crucifixion of Christ took place on Friday, and I do not think it appropriate to set the execution of two murderers for that day/* said Judge Sutton, when he sentenced Jay O'Hearn and Harrison Clarke to bo hanged on a Monday. The state ment of the court upsets the long-established custom of making Friday "hangman's day.** HARR Y THA W LOST HEA VIL Y ON RA CES A T GRA VESEND “I'll Stand by You Until the End,” Says Pretty Mrs. Thaw to Husband By Private Leased Wire. New York. June 27.—Mrs. Florence Evelyn Nesblt Thaw lent a letter to her husband today by his valet, Patrick Kavanaugh. In It she said: "I want to assure you of my devotion and love. I would have been to see you, but was advised by Mr. Delafleld to stay away, because I would have been harassed had I gone there. The very best lawyers will be engaged for you and everything possible done fog you. I will stand by you until the end." , Continued from Page One. the. two men. Thaw Showing gfeat pas slon, white White was greatly discon certed. As White arbse to leave Thaw said: "Now go, and .be damned careful. White Sneered at Qirl. The third meeting was that at the Cafe Martin, on the night of the kill ing. A version of this meeting Is now given, differing from that which has been published. When the Thaws and their party passed the table at which White was sitting with Truxton Beale and anoth er, White, It Is alleged, sneerlngly glanced at Evelyn Nesblt Thaw and said, loud enough for all sitting near to hear: “There she goes; she's andbody's property.” Thaw'shook his linger in Whites face. "I’ll Get You," 8a!d Thaw. "You ; I'll get you for those words,” he said. Later, as White passed the Thaw ta ble, he tapped Mrs. Thaw familiarly on the shoulder and said something to her which no one else heard. It was then that she wrote the note to her husband In which she said: "That dirty blackguard Is here." In confirmation of all this Is the com ment Mrs. Thaw made on the killing of White, She said: "I think Harry did Just right, think he did a noble act. The world "hould be rid of men like Stanford White. "I tried to persuade Stanford Whits to cease his pereecuation of me, but could not.. For a time I thought I had succeeded, but every time I came with in his reach 1 was sure to be an noyed by him. "I loved Harry and wished to get en tirely away from everything that re minded me of my old life. It was cruel of Rtnnford White to persist In re minding me of it and to continue his efforts to see me and make appoint ments with me." „ ., , In further confirmation of this is a statement- made early today by Police Inspector Schmlttberger, after a con ference with Assistant District Attor neys Garvin and Turnbull at the West Thirtieth street station. May Be Developments. The prosecuting attorneys went to the station before midnight and ques Honed Sergeant McCarthy and exam ined the police blotter with ihe.entry of Thaw's arrest. 'Detective McGee was sent to Burns’ restaurant, where he questioned the manager and wait ers. When he returned the lawyers questioned him at length. -After the conference the lawyers refused to talk, but Inspector Schmlttberger said: "There have been many develop ments in this case today, and * must •ay that most of them are favorable to the defendant. I am not ar liberty to make any statement now, but possibly during the day a statement may be given out through the proper channels. “Look Out for Surprise." "From Just what source this will come I am unable to say now. We are still at work on the case, and when It comes to trial, look out for a big *'l?hM developed that for a long time White had been shadowed by detec tives and he Is alleged to have told friends that they were employed by Thaw. It is also said that Thaw at one time was guarded by a private detective w hom he had employed to protect him self against an attack by White Thaw passed an uneventful night in his cell In the Tombs. He denied him self to visitors, and at » o'clock went to sleep and . slept soundly until * o'clock this morning. Thaw stepped Into the prison cor ridor at 7 a. m. tor exercise before his breakfast. For a full hour, he kept up his regular pace, up and down the corridor. This Is In the north wing of the building and running north and south. Thaw's cell is the first on the east side. Vlnceno Hartarine Is Thaw's neighbor, held for felonious as sault as the result of a stabbing af fray. At 8 o'clock. Thaw asked one of the keepers to have his breakfast brought to him. • As he finished his breakfast, the warden handed him a bundle of let ters. Most of them were In feminine handwriting. Thaw glanced hurriedly through them, not recognising any of the superscriptions. Vslst Brings Him Clothing. He opened a few which apparently came from women of whom he had never even, heard. They were sym pathetic, but Intrusive, and he toss ed them aside. Then,he went out Into the corridor again and started pacing up and down once more, the prison regulations permitting, the prisoners to exercise from 7 until * o’clqek. At 9 o'clock,. the order was given for the prisoners to return to their cells, and Thaw went back to the little barred room. He had walked up and down, touching elbows with Chi nese, Italians; In fact, nearly every nationality; rubbed against murderers and thieves, but he regarded them all so little that he even seemed to have forgotten for the time where he was. His valet rams to the Tombs short ly after he had retufned to his cell from his walk and brought soms clothing. The valet left the things at the door of the prison, and they were token to him. THAW GOT CHORUS GIRLS TO WEAR COLLEGE COLORS. By Private Leased Wire. Wooster, Ohio, June 27.—Harry Thaw, who killed Stanford White in New York, Is remembered here by rea son of a number of escapades In which he figured while attending Wooster University In "87 and '88. He was al ways about whenever a traveling the atrical combination struck the city, and on one occasion was Instrumental In getting the chorus girls to wear gar ters and bows made up oe lbs college colors. The act made a big hit with the students. C0UNTE83 OF YARMOUTH 18 AFFECTED BY TRAGEDY. By Private Leased Wire. London. June 27.—The Countess of Yarmouth (formerly Miss Alice Thaw) was grestly affected yesterday on learning of the tragedy In New Yorit, In which her brother, Harry K. Thaw, "^•he^Earl of Yarmouth, when ques tioned on the subject, said he wss un able to assign any reason for the trag edy. but had no doubt there had been serious differences between Mr. Thaw and Mr. White. TRAGEDY HEALS BREACH IN THE THAW FAMILY. By Private leased Wire. Pittsburg. June 27.—Mrs. Charles Holman, of Pittsburg, mother of Flor ence Evelyn Thaw, left here last night for New Tork. where she will Join her daughter, from whom she has been estranged since the wedding. Mrs. Thaw, the elder, la said to have ordered Florence, her daughter-ln-law. not to SDeak to her mother after she became Mrs Harry Thaw. Mrs. Holman sold last night that this did not matter now. Evelyn was In J nd ™ So. I never beard of this man White that Harry killed; I never heard Evelyn or any one else speak of him, isw Mrs. Holman. By J. 8. A. MacDONALD. By Private Leased Wire. New York, Juqe 27.—The Harry K. Thaw-Stanford White tragedy has an echo on the turf. Thaw was a patron j of the recent meeting at Gravesend and for two of the early days of the meeting here at Sheepshead Bay. To day It Is learned Thaw lost a consider able sum during the disastrous run of beaten public choices when the loss on the part of the public was 81,000,000 on Saturday, June It. Thaw Is a box-holder at 8heepshead Bay. Whenever he went to the races ho never failed to seek out 'Tod" 8!oan. "The last time I saw Harry Thaw at the race track was on the last day ai ml. lie i.hi down to his last 8500 and bet thnt on some closely held favorite. He Inst on the final Jump by a nose,” snld Sloan yesterday. In dis cussing the tragedy. Trainer Jork Lawler bid on a water cress filly In the yearling sales two years ago to 83.000, Matt Allen finally getting the horse for 81,900. Lawler acted for Thaw, who at that time thought of a turf career. THA LL'S MOTHER ROBBED OF JEWELS WORTH $60,000 By Private Leased Wire. Pittsburg, June 27.—It was learned last night that the home of Mrs. Wil liam Thaw, mother or Harry Thaw, who Is charged with the murder of Stanford White In New York, was robbed of Jewels and sliver plate with in the past few weeks, the value of which Is said to amount to 880,000. The matter was reported to the po lice, but because of the prominence of the family the Incident was suppressed. All the cities of the country have been notified of the robbery and a descrip tion of the Jewels has been sent to the various police departments. The Jewels are said to be some of rare value gathered by Mrs. William Thaw In her travels and Include strings of pearls and diamonds of rare value and perfect color, and sliver plate that was convenient for the robbers to take away. Heavier pieces of plate were left behind. Most of the precious stones were on strings or In settings of various kinds for personal adornment. They practi cally represented all the collection of Mrs. Thaw, with the exception of a brooch and two rings which she was wearing at the time. The exact date of the robbery 1s withheld. Mrs. Thaw had never been careful of her Jewels and seldom put them In a vault or a safe of any kind. When the case wns first reported the family were In entire Ignorance of the time the robbery occurred and could give no explanation of how the robbers entered the place. The loss of this property Is. ope of the last of the many sensational epochs that have marked the history of Lyndhurst. WILLIAM JENNINGS BR YAN IS INVITED TO STATE FAIR The following, Joint resolution by Representative J. J. Connor, of Bartow, who Is also president of the State Agricultural Society, passed the house unanimously and was transmitted to the senate: "Whereas, the State Agricultural Society hns extended a most cor dial Invitation to thnt distinguished American, that eminent champion of good government and peerless leader of the Democratic hosts, Hon. Wil liam Jentnnga Bryan, to visit the State fair in Atlanta next October; therefore, be It “Resolved by the house and senate of Georgia, In session assembled, 1 That they hereby express the sincere hope that he wilt accept the Invita tion, will visit our state on the occasion named, and give to the stalwart Jeffersonians of the South an opportunity to assure him face to face of their unswerving devotion to pure Democracy and of their undlmlntshed confidence In his superb leadership. "Resolved, further. That the general assembly wishes for him a safe and plensant return voyage." J. M. HIGH CO. J. M. HIGH CO. DRUMMERS’ “SAMPLES” WOMEN’S REGULAR $2.50 AND $3.00 OXFORDS KjHMlg IN BLACKS AND ' BROWNS AT 000OOO0OO0000000O00 o CHILD 18 DROWNED IN BIG STONE JAR. BX Private Leased Wire. Bowling Green, Ohio, June 27. The 2-year-old daughter of Frank Martin, of Pembervllle, drowned In eight gallons of water, and whep found was standing on her head In n big stone Jar used as a rain barrel. 0 ‘While looking Into the water she had fallen In and was un able to get out. , ' g 0OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 0000000000000000000 0 THIS MAN’S R008TER FIERCER THAN A DOG. By Private Leased Wire. Philadelphia, Pa, June 27.— James Webb has a rooster more to be feared In the neighborhood. 0 than the fiercest watch dog. As Policeman Schllskey and Ser geant Ward were passing In the rear of Webb's homo tho rooster attacked on*, of them, tearing his clothing . The policemen were about lo shoot the bird when Webb camo out and called ■ It off. 00000030 00 00 0000000 ANAMA IS RIPE FOR HEVOLUTION 80 DECLARES MAJOR WILLIAM SON, OF THE CANAL COM- MISSION. By Private Leased Wire. Cincinnati, Ohio, June 27.—Major C. A. Williamson, who Is connected with the mechanical department of the Pan ama canal comlmsslon, arrived In the city yesterday after a prolonged stay on the Isthmus. "About the most Interesting move ment that Is now going on In the re- public of Panama,”. he said, "Is the chance of a revolution. It Is brewing, and I would not be surprised If It oc curred at any time. I left there on the llth of this month, and then the streets of Panama were filled with men of the opposing parties, the Conservatives and Liberals, and they were expressing their opinions in their Latin way. All that Is required Is a man to shoulder a shotgun and march down the street and the revolution Is on. "It may end as usual In the theatrical way that signalises all of the uprisings In those ’Panama countries, then again It may not, for association with the crowd of Americans now on the Isth mus may have given the little people new Ideas of government. • "Just to show the gameness that the Panaman possesses. I have but to refer to the desperate pistol duel that was fought by two policemen over a wom an In one of the plasas In Panama. They held their revolvers within one foot of one another's bodies and then kept on firing until both were killed. PACKER ARMOUR ANSWERS ATTACK ✓ - ■ 8AY8 EXPORT TRADE HAS BEEN GREATLY DAMAGED BY AGITAT0R8. By Private Leased Wire. New York, June 27.—J. Ogden Ar. mour, head of one of the largest Chicago meat packing houses, who re turned yesterday from Europe, Issued statement In which he scores the federal Investigation and report on conditions In the packing houses. He says: “One of the largest American In dustries has been attseked and at tacked without reason. In a way that has' discredited American goods of all kinds abroad. All over Europe there Is open agitation for a boycott on American products. "The entire export trade of this country has been badly damaged. To estimate the total loss now would be merely guess work. It may run Into the hundreds of millions. When American Industries are slandered by persons who pretend to speak as Americans, It Is to be expected that foreign competitors will take advan tage of It. "But the American meat Industry can not be destroyed by Socialist ag itators, political revolutionists, stump speakers, sensational Journalism, run ning amuck. The packers will wel come any good Inspection law and any suggestion for Improvement." Lolita, the 10-year-old daughter Mr. and Mrs. Armour, showed but slight trace of lameness, and looked the picture of health. y. m. ( auousta inspector CONDEMNS MEAT SHIPMENT gperiel lo The Georgia». Spartanburg. 8. C., June 27.—H. R. Howell has reilgned as secretary of the Young Men’s Christian Association, his resignation to take effect September L after which date he will go to Chicago, where he will engage In Young Men's Christian Association training work. Mr. Howell has been secretary of the local Young Men's Christian Associa tion since It was established several 1 *1?!*'directors of the Young Men's Christian Association have not as yet elected a secretary to succeed Mr. HowelL Special to The Georgian. Augusta, Oa., June 27.—The report of Df. L. L. cheeny of bis work during the month of June sa meat and milk Inspector shows that there hsa been a large amount of meats turned down on account of not being up to the stand ard. The largest condemnation by the officer was of 1,8*0 pounds of salt ribs that he rejected at one of the packing houses here. The report was submitted (o the board of health last night. Stylish “Browns” and Fine Patent Leathers. Beauties Every Pair and They’ll Go Quickly 11 $1.98 HERE’S A BARGAIN OFFERING. Women’s pretty Oxford Ties that should aud will crowd our popular Shoe section tomorrow. A hundred and nineteen pairs (exactly) “Salesmen’sSimples,” Women’s natty Brown Oxfords and Gibson Ties; also few pairs swell black Patent Leathers and Vici Kids; fashionable Oxfords and Ties with popular large eyelets and broad silk ribbon laces—have genuine hand-turned soles, Cuban heels, etc Now, don’t misunderstand this an nouncement. These are regular $2.50 and $3.00 Ox fords used by salesmen on the road for taking orders. Various prominent shoe manufacture are represented in this lot Shoes. * Tlfere are ahnost all sizes and all widths. The en tire lot goes on sale tomorrow, 9 o’clock, FOR CHOICE $1.98 GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES WITH BIG RUSH OF NEW BILLS Continued from Page One. to motions for continuances on the ground of abaent wltneee. General Judiciary. By Mr. Rucker of.Clarke: Appro prlatlon for elate normal echool, at Athens, 825,000. Appropriations, i By Mr. Williams of Laurens: Ti fix salaries of tex receiver end col lector of Laurens. Corporations. By Mr. Longley of Troup: Ti amend section 1029 of Oeorgia cods relative to authorising Judges to sus pend sentence. General Judiciary. By Mr. Butte of Glynn: To emend section 141 of Oeorgia code. General Judiciary. By Mr. Kelley of Glascock: To re quire separation of races at reforma' *iy Institutions. County metiers. By Messrs. Barksdale and Wooten of likes: To prescribe manner of drawing Jurlee. General Judiciary. By Mr. nutts of Glynn: To amend act Incorporating Brunswick. Special Judiciary. By Mr. Jenkins of Putnam: Rsla five to recording deeds of land out side of cltlse. General Judiciary. By Messrs. Msrtn and Adams of El bert: To amend charter of Klberton. Corporations. Ry Messrs. Nix end Wilson of Gwin nett: To regulate the running of au tomobiles on streets of Gwlnnstt. Cor porations. By Messrs. Nix and Wilson of Owln nett: To repeal section 298 and 187 criminal coda. Special Judiciary. By Maaars. Nix and Wilson of Owin' nett: Amend act Incorporating char ter of Auburn. Corporations. By Mr. Felder of Bibb: To appro priate 816,000 for blind asylum. Ap propriations. By Mr. Alexander of DeKelb: adjust accounts of the government and the state road. SENATE FR00EEDIN0S. In a eesolon of exactly 66 mlnutea duration the senate opened Its fifty day seanea Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. Eight new bills and two resolutions were Introduced In that time, the gov ernor's message read, and thirteen recess appointments received In execu tive session for confirmation Thursday. >ese appointments havs all been an nounced In the papers before. Prior to the fall of President West’s gavel the members held an old-fash- oned welcoming session. Everybody seemed glad to get back and begin the work of the session. General regret was expressed at the Illness of ths ven erable Senator J. B. Ware, of tbs Thlr- ty-seventh, and of Doorkeeper Jesaa W. Green, of Turnervtlle. Senator McHenry re-introduced hie bill providing for the leasing of the Western and Atlantic railroad at the expiration of the present lease. Sena tor Steed's Mil requiring clerks of courts to print the civil dockets tsn days prior to ths opening of the court Is considered a good measure and will probably pass. On roll call only four members failed to respond to their names and Senators Lumeden end Mills came In afterwards. ed here for the session Thursday. A very feeling prnyor for divine guidance over the deliberations of tho body wne offered by the blind chop lain. Rev. Watkins, of College Park. Hopes for Fruitful Session. President Weet said he hoped that the senate this eesejon would prove the same earnest, painstaking body of tho past session. Senators Held and Crum were ap pointed the senate committee to noti fy the governor that the general oa- sembly was ready for business. A similar committee was named from the house, and at 10:85 Major Emmett Irwin, secretary to ths governor, de livered ths message to the senate. After the message had been read 8enator Reid moved to have >00 copies printed for the use of the senate. A resolution by Senator Hamby ex preaalng sympathy for Jess# W. Green, the venerable doorkeeper of the senate, was adopted. Mr. Oreen was unabls lo attend the last session on account of Illness. Nsw Bills In Ssnats. Eight nsw bills and two resolutions were Introduced In the'Senate as fol lows: , , Ry Senator Blalock, of the Thirty- fifth—A bill to regulate the business of Investment companies and corporations, to provide for Investigation of the sol vency of such companies by the state treasurer. By Senator Steed—A bill to require all railroad companies operating pas senger trains snd putting off and tak ing on passengers, or that opsrats at or through county seels In this slats, lo keep open at night depote before the arrival and departure of trains, lighted and comfortable rooms for the accom modation of passengers. county court bailiffs for summoning Jurors In county courts. (Fee of 86 fixed for summoning each Juror.) By Senator Burns—A bill to add Tal lapoosa to the list of state depositories. By Senator Steed—A Mil to authorise and require the several clerks of the superior courts of the several counties of this state to prepare, have printed and distributed 10 days before each and every regular term thereof a dock et of all the civil cases In the order In which tbey stand for trial to the parties or their counsel. By Senator McHenry—A bill to pro vide for the lease of the Western ond Atlantic railroad, to define the rlahi*, powers and liabilities of the lessees. Hy Senator Steed—A bill to nmend the charter of the town of Butler. By Senator Candler—A bill to In- resse the salary of the clerk to the secretory of state from 81.000 to 81.100 per annum. Senate Pages. At 10: M thirteen recess appoint ments of the governor were received, and after an executive session of live minutes the senate adjourned until 11 o'clock Thursday morning. Th following boys will serve as pages r the first twenty-live days of the Candler Hargett, of Columl IT'S A JUST VERDICT. DECURESJUSBJIRD HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW, HOWEV ER, DENOUNCES THE DI VORCE A8 AN OUTRAGE. By I'rlrsto [.vaird Wire. New York, June 27.—All of the arcu- itlona brought by George E. Lovett against his wife. Mrs. Grace Lovett, were pronounced true today by the Jury that heard the evidence In the di vorce proceedings Instituted by Lovett. “Dq you find grace I,,nett guilty as charged with Harry Alfred Grant?" was the question put to tho foreman of the Jury when the twelve returned to the court room today. "We do," wns the verdict. Mrs. Lovett wns not In court. Lovett eat composedly In bis choir and smiled In a gratified manner. "I was afraid they would disagree," was his only comment. "8he bad all the show In the world. It Is a Just verdict." Mrs. Wells, the mother of Mrs. Lov ett, was present. Nothing more unjust, more outrage ous, was ever done to an Innocent woman," spiritedly explained Mr*. Wells, "This verdict will be appealed to the highest courts, you may depend upon that. Perjury was committed." EXCELLENT SERVICE TO WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH. NORTH CAROLINA. During the months of June. July nml August tho Seaboard Air Line Railway will operate on Its train leav ing Atlanta at 9:35 p. m., every SAT URDAY. a through sleeping car to Wilmington. X. C.; returning tho through Blooper will leave Wil mington Thursday at 3:00 p. arriving In Atlanta G:30 a- rn . Friday. Arrangements have been made with the street rail way people at Wilmington to hava 1 cars ready at the depot to Immediate- 4 ly transport passengers to the hotels at WrlgiitsvIIIe Heach. Hnggago will}, bo checked to destination. WEEK* END rat*. for five days, $8.25;* J HKASO.V tickets. fifcSfi. SEABOARD. Mr*. 8arah Forsyth. Mrs. Harah Forsyth, 65 >ears olA, died at her reiddencp at 16 Yenabl* street of Dright’s difleuse Tuesday* night. The funeral services will held from her late residence Wednes day afternoon at 4 o'clock and the In* ferment will be at Oakland. ..... ..... ... — , -- OlumbUS; With Senator Ware III, Senator Odum Tom Daniel, of Palmetto: Walker Ho ls the only absentee, and he Is expect- ‘gun, of Lincoln; Laird Van Dyke, of ll i>«*rt L«*«Uing*r, of Oreen-* Will Hosier, of Jaaperf.' 1 ••run. of Atlanta; W1QIW * )wens, of •eptlon of Doorkeeper, all the officials of tW present Wednesday. *