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PR.-" FT. The Atlanta Georgian. VOL. L NO. 55. Morning Edition. ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, JUNE 29 1906. PRICE: In Atlanta TWO ri: On Trains nvi: Cl THAW IS INDICTED FOR MURDER; PRETTY WIFE REFUSES TO TESTIFY; WHITE’S SON SWEARS VENGEANCE Flags Are at Half Mast For Victim of Millionaire. WIFE OF SLAIN ARCHITECT defense abandons PLEA OF INSANITY Justification Is To Be Line of Ar gument Presented When Case Comes to Trial By I'rfrsfe Leased Wire. New York, June 28.—Harry K. Thaw was indicted at 1:20 o’clock this afternoon for the murder of -Stanford White. The indictment charges murder in the first de gree. Accompanied by Assistant Dis trict Attorney Oarrin the grand jury filed before Judge Cowing in the court of general sessions and handed, up the indictment: Thaw will be arraigned to plead tomorrow. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, the pris oner's beautiful wife, refused to testify against him. She was tak en before the jury but her pathet ic demeanor won the sympathies of the jury and she was not called. WIFE PLEADED TO GO TO THE 'CORONER'S INQUEST lit Private I-cared Wire. New York, June 21.—The coroner's Jury In the Thaw case after three min utes' deliberation, returned a verdict finding that Standford White came to hla death from cerebral hemorrhage as the result of a pistol shot In the head, Inflicted with, a revolver In the Hands of the defendant, Harry Thaw. The Jury, was out only five minutes. Its verdict was the eterotyped one. "Mr. Thaw, Mr. Thaw,” called Coro ner Dooley, when tho verdict was ren dered. but Thaw was staring straight KILLS SISTER OF IIS WIFE SIX-YEAR-OLD BOY DIES IN TORTURE FR OMHYDR OPHOBIA Baby Dropped to Floor Unhurt by Shot. WIFE WAS STAYING AT HER SISTER'S HOME Was at Telephone in the Interest of Her Husband Who Was Ac- cused of Mistreating Her. | Special to The Georgian. ' Birmingham, Ala., June IS.—Mrs. I Maggie Patterson, wife of a harness [ timber, was shot and killed by her brother-tn-law. Frank Blasett, a rail road man, at the Patterson horns on avenue "D,” shortly after noon to day. The woman was holding the six months-old child, or Blssett, In her arms when she was shot. The baby fell to the door of the veranda, but .css unhurt. When the shooting occurred Mrs. Blssett was across the street at a tele- phone In the Interest, It Is said, of her nusbhnd, who sits had heard was ar rested for an alleged assault upon her last Bunday. Because of alleged mistreatment, Mrs. Blssett had left her husband one week ago and had l«en living with her sister, who was killed. I MRS. STANFORD WHITE. When News Was Received That her Husband Had Been Killed by Harry Thaw She Seemed Calmest Member of Family. sht-tui of him. Carted Away Handcuffed. "Mr. Thaw,” agnln called the coroner In a louder tong of voice and the young man's attorney prodded him. "Stand up,” one of the officers whis pered. - ' Thaw got slowly on his feet. "Come forward,” said the coroner, and when the young man-stood In front of his desk. Mr. Dooley announced •lowly; "It Is my duty to hold you for the grand Jury.” Thaw Inclined hie heed In the slight est sort of a how and, handcuffed to a deputy, was led away to the Tombs. Wanted to Comfort Him. Thaw's wife pleaded In vain to be allowed to atend the Inquest and to »/t beside her husband. "Even If I am not wanted to testify,- I want to sit by Harry's side and com fort him,” she begged. "There Is no need for your testi mony and you are not wanted,” seld Judge olcift, of counsel for Thaw, "you had better remain where you "Very well, I will try to keep away,” •aid Mrs. Thaw, doubtfully. Crowd at tits Inquest. No leas than 500 persons made a rush for seats as soon as the doors of the court were opened for the Inquest, and every available seat was occupied In a twinkling. The crowd was made up of Broadway folks of the sort that formed the associates of Thaw tn his !*>• life. Edward Convoy, who Is a foreman on the Madison Square Roof Garden, testified that he heard the shots and >aw White fall. He said he noticed Thaw going toward Mr. White, but they did not speak. Abandon Insanity Pita. While the body of Stanford White Is h'lng taken to St. James, L. I., today l -r burial, the Inquest before Coroner Dooley begins. It was planned also to have Thaw indicted today by the grand Jury, the HEFTY DEADLOCK “/ LiuiuOnly to Avenge My Father, ” ■ Declares Son of Harry Thaw's Victim By Private Leased Wire. - - - - ' ■ New York. June 2R.—"While a breath Is In my body or a dollar In my pocket I will seek only for vengeance against the man who murdered my father." . This Is the declaration of Lawrence White, son of Standford White, the architect, slain by Millionaire Harry Thaw. "If Harry Thaw J« freed .of this murder charge," said White."'or If he gets n term of Imprisonment, he may. be sjire tlmt;I will get oven ns soon as he is free. , t "He murdered my'father In cold blood.. He was. the'best father that ever lived. He loved the Broadway, life, but he never aid hktf the things, that are charged to-him'. ■ 1 1 i "I am only a young man, but I have a life before me. and I will seek only for vengeance against the man who murdered my father.” " Proctor Says House Conferees Won’t Compromise. BARCLAY ARNOLD. the young son of Mr. and Mrr. L. W. Arnold, wno died of hypdorphobia. Two Months After Being Bitten, Barclay Arnold Dies.. Bitten by a. dog mors than two months ago, little’ 4-y*ar-o)d Barclay Arnold, son of Professor and Mrs. I* W.-Arnold, of Atlanta, died at 1:20. o'clock Thursday morning at the horns of his aunt, Mrs. J. 8. Ward, of Nor- MRS. LONG WORTH IS PRESENTED AT CO UR T Special Cable—Copyright. London. 'June '28.—Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. at the head of a glit tering group of beautiful and tithed women, was presented to King Ed ward and Qneen ’Alexandra, 'St court today. It was an especially brilliant drawing room, made so In honor, of the daughter of the president of the United States. Extraordinary •gracioueness was manifest In the demeanor of their majesties toward both. Mr. and Mrs. Longworth.' .... „ ,. Mrs. Lome worth with Mra. Reid and Miss Jain Reid drove to the drawing room together. They were "Joined there by Mr.. J-ongworth and Ambas sador Reid. Crowds alone the route taken by Mrs. Longworth'* .carriage recognised her and cheered. She wae- In a gay mood, ami responded to the. greetings with smiles a» I bows. • * Extended-comment was made bythe lined today by the grand Jury, tne I, the n# w*papers lulsttlon- before the letter body to ' n Mnl Longworth - * -presenta- tln as soon as the witnesses had t)on | t , vaB recalled that she was the en their teetlmony before the coro- t daughter of a president of . the r. t-nitc-1 States who had been presented. nicir miimunj nrat uaugnier in » --- • - - >r United States who had been presented. It Is declared now that the lawyers or writers argued that the r Thew have abandoned all Inten- e honors at court were due. her ae •D of pleading Insanity ae the defense n . nu | d extended to the royal prin- " the killing of White. c ,„ but expressed doubts . {hot; ah* * -■ " "ouitf have accepted them had they been tender*!. The Insanity defense has been " arted by Thaw, who refused to aub- t to an examination by experts and po will not listen to the assertion that Is Insane. To Plead Justification. From now on. It le aeaerted. the law ks will bend their efforts toward -ring that the action of White Justl- J Thaw In killing him. The first tilt between lawyers for the i'e end the defense. It wee expected, old come when an effort would be ide to force Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit »w lo testify before the grand July. Vrs. Thaw announced positively that 1 will go to prison rather than tesll- hefore the grand Jury. She has been '-i-'naed as a witness before the >nd Jury, and It was the Intention the acting district attorney not to ike her a witness for the state. Prosecution Seeks Motive. -Vhether Mra. Thaw Is acting of her h volition or by advice of her hus- hd s lawyers In refusing to testify * not revealed. Mr. Nott and Aa- 'ant District Attorney Garvin are >rmlned, however, to pot her on ' Stand and endeavor to learn from enough to establish tha motive for 'killing. Phey declared she could not claim 000O0O000O0O00O000O thaw, bride and white, n T WERE TO HAVE 8AILEO O TODAY ON SAME SHIP. O By Private Leased W Ire. New York, June 28.—The police have just learned that It has been the Intention of Stanford White to sail for Europe today on the steamer La Provence. Harry Thaw and hie wife were to have sailed alio today on tha same ship. Whether Thaw knew of the Intention of White to salt on the seme vessel la not known. LIFE TOLD ON STANFORD WHITE By Private lu-ssed'Wlre. New York. June 28.—The autopsy on the body-of Standford'White, shot and killed by Harry- Thaw, shows 1 that White suffered frbm Incipient tuber culosis, Bright's dfsedee and fatty de generation of'the liver. "What la this?" asked Deputy Ma tron Wrenn, who searched Mrs. -Thaw when she went to-the Tombs today, pointing to a box which she carried. "Some candled-fruity which I am taking, to.my- husband,”' replied Mrs. Thaw;. , "I Shall have to-give these,to the wardon," said Mrs. Wrenn. , Fear lest polaan be-smuggled Into Thaw, or any prltoptr, In fact, la the reason ,for the existence pf a-general rule excluding' confectionery from (he Tombe prisoners accused of capital crimes. • 4 s at .their flrst meeting yesterday. Thaw, was awaiting Mrs. Thaw at the atesl grating separating -tha general corridor from the corridor off of which the cells, open. "Well, wen." wae hla greeting, "how goes It, little girl 7” "1 feel so much better, dear” re sponded Mrs. Thaw, ralslnr on her tip toes to kiss her husband. "You're look ing better, too.” Then they fell to talking In such a low vqlce that Deputy Warden Henely could not distinguish a word. Mrs. Tliaw did not weep. Their conversa tion lasted about a quarter of en hour. Mrs. Thaw Collapsed. OOO0OO0O0O0OOO0O0OO BRYANINDORSED IN WISCONSIN Continued on Page Three. Milwaukee, Wle„ June 28.—The Dem ocratic pls'tform as prepared by the committee on resolution and presented to the convention today for a ratifica tion, etrongly Indorses Wm. J. Bryan as the Democratic candidate for preel- 'dent In IMS. New York, June 28.—Mrs. Harry K. Thaw, worn uot by the activity or the remarkable proceeding* which ended In the indictment of her. husband, Harry K. Thaw, for the murder of Stanford White, collapsed when she returned this afternoon to the Hotel Lorraine. WHITELAW REID MAY RE8IGN HIS POST. London, June 28.—It le rumored |n society circles that Amboeaador Reid will not continue the ambassadorship for more than a year longer. Rumor also has It that before Mr. Reid re turns to the United States *the en gagement of ble daughter to an En glish peer will be announced. By Private Lessed Wire. Washington, June 28.—An absolute deadlock on thq meat Inspection amendment to the: agricultural appro priation bill was reported by Senator Proctor to the Semite late yesterday, after thre sessions* of the conferees had been held. ' The Vermont senator said that the house conferees had declined to con sider, any'compromise oh the subject of the payment of the cost of Inspection by the packers. The senate conferees offered to com promise, he said, upon a lax of live cents a head on cattle and three cents on hogs, sheep end goats, to be col lected and converted Into the treasury tbs seme ns any other revenue. He read the compromise proposition, show ing that tbs (8,000,000 appropriation provided by the house would remain In the bill and the coat of Inspection Would be paid therefrom. In reply to A question from Senator Hale, he stated that the tax would amount to about ohe-half of the appropriation. ' The third conference of the day-had been concluded a short time before Senator Proctor made hie statement. At the conference he offered the comprn mlse which was met by the house con ferees with the argument that It would be unconstitutional on the ground that congress has no authority to levy a direct tax upon chattels. ' In making hie statement, Senator Proctor seld the conferees had agreed on practically all Hems, but that the house conferees had positively re fused to consider any compromise. He then related the particulars of Ihe pro vision regarding the coat , of Inspection and added that the house conferees hod absolutely declined to sign the report unless ’ the house provision should be accepted letter for letter. He said the effect of the position taken by the house would be to cause the failure of the legislation and the gen eral arrest of business. SENATOR TILLMAN FURNISHES SURPRISE Washington, June 28.—The promised surprise of Senator Tillman on the case of Mrs. Minor Morris was mads In the senate today. The South Carolina sen. ator was bitter la his attack on those responsible for what he denounced as the "brutal and cruel treatment of an elderly woman of 65 years." He declar'd he would not have again taken thq matter up but for tht. fact that In April the nama of tha man who muat be held responsible for the out. rage wae sent Into the senate to All one of the most Important and lucrative offices In the gift of the government. QUAKE SHOCK IS FELT IN CITY BY THE LAKE By Private leaar-1 Wife. Cleveland. Ok, June 28.—A shock felt here at 4:10 o'clock yesterday after noon la pronounced by Cleveland sci entist* to have been en earthquake. It la reportad.to have shaken the south ern shore of Lake Erie for a distance of too miles, the eastern limit being Palntsvllle, and the western limit Mar. Mehead. N< o damage has. been report, ed, though In some places the shock we* sufficient to slam doora and rattle windows. Local scientists explain that tha seat ob ill* mini, *Yir». u. n. wopd, Ga. It la believed hydrophobia was the cause. The little fellow, accompanied by Mrs. Arnold, left Atlanta last Satur day for Norwood to apend the sum mer, and were to have been Joined by Mr. Arnold thle week. Both Mr*. Ar- sy left the city and the news of , the death of -hie eon was a great shock' to Mr. Arnold, ‘who Is vice-president' ok the Southern nh^ff- To Make Paper and Alcohol From Cot ton Stalks. EXPERIMENTS MADE POINT TO SUCCESS If Plan Is Practical, $100,000,000 Will Be Added Annually to Cotton Crop. For the purpose of making pap*r 9 ricnnturlzed alcohol and other product* from cotton stalk rtber, Harvlo Jordan, president of the Southern Cotton As sociation, has been Instrumental In forming In New York city a company capitalised at $16,000,000, with him self a* one of the directors, and the , bulk of the stock controlled by South ern capital. Plans for the company are now being formed, and within a few weeks n site will bo chosen for the first plant of the company, to be lo cated st soma central Southern city to bo determined upon later. Ilarvle Jordan has returned from New York and at his office Thursday morning »poke enthusiastically of the plan* of the company and the great pnaslbllltlen of the contemplated enter prise. Mr. Jordan recently conduvted n series of experiments In Pennsylva nia, which demonstrated to him beyond all doubt the practicability of the Idea of making fine paper of nil grades from the cotton stalk, which at present Is a total loss to the farmer* of the Houth. Fertilizer salt* and several Important compounds n« well ns alcohol will also he manufactured by the new company, and It Is believed possible to reduce the cost of these rommodltle* very consid erably. Tho grade of newspaper man ufactured from the « hand and Hunlnesa University. The boy was blttsn by a naff 4otf while at piny with other children on April 16, n small Incision being mads In th* left hand and wrist. Tho lit- . . # _ _ . _ , tls chap waA token at onco to the Pas- u ***!*?***.. ( ro ?* teur Institute, nnd, after remaining •' there for a abort time, was discharged **“ as cured. n<» signs of innsss having de veloped. Meantime the dog had dtslf a natural dentil without having exhlb* Ited any signs of padness, nnd noth ing more w oe thought of the matter. Tuesday afternoon Mr. Arnold r reived a message from his wife to tho effect that th* little fellow was slightly Indisposed. On r Wednesday another message was to the effect that no was S uite III, but the nnnouQcement of the enth was entirely unexpected. The little fellow Buffered terribly from the moment lie was stricken until the end. ntalk flber Is .f wood fiber, 1 much more lly unlimited le ena. , , The funeral will be held at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon at the residence of Mr*. Kllu J. Hlewert, 111 South Pryor ■treat, end will • be conducted by 1>* Welker Isiwls and Dr, J, W. Lee. In terment will be at Oakland cemetery. SHRILL CHiNK SHRIEKS SPLIT SERENE SUMMER SLUMBERS; FOUR ACTS AND A SQUEAL CHAPTER I. !—!—!—!—<T> Ml llloeted molecules, swollen from heet, forming heavy ether wsvae, ceroe beat ing In through the open windows of half e hundred house,, striking upon the sensitive ear drum, of twice a* many people, making a, noise the like of which has seldom dlsturbe-l th* St mosphere In the vicinity of Peachtree and Ivy streets since Sherman's can non boomed and shrapnel screeched over the city beck In (be 80'e. Disturbed, the sleepers /loosened- th* arms of Morpheus long enough to ex claim "cats!” and rank again tb rest, but for a short time. , Again the din broke forth, lids time without respite. Half it hundred head* with twice a* many eleepy aye# formed a plantom Host at the windows, quick ly drawing on whatever haiipened to be th* nearest to their disturbed .couches, a negligee assembly o£ awakened sleepers made their way toward' tha aourc* of the noise. CHAPTER II. Somewhat Profanltory. A scene which might be common In th* Orient, but, to say the least, exi traordlnary In the Occident, met th* eyes of all observers. Three Celestials, with qdeques flopping a Sousa-Ilka lead to a high-pitched argument, pranced In Wun Lee's laundry, under th* corner drug store at tha Intersection of Peach tree and Ivy. In end out th* bundles of maculate collars end shlria„ov*r th* tubs of soiled linen, back of the coun ters of Georgia pine, th* Chinks danced lo the tune of Mongolian conlroverey. 'Me llkle say damn—an’ hlltle you fict.” • ••You* pay so me got* Chlna-a, get- called for the proprietor of th* wash- tubs and was told, "Me nola disturb, Hong I-ee cousin, me good frien'. He com* talkie bees-ness, all rlghtle, nc ■ay nothin'.” From a negro who llvea near th* building the story wae learned. Hong Iruns a laundry at lot Luckle street. His cousin, who exer cise* paternal rights over the Luckle ■treat Celestial, has from time to time street loaned hie nephew eum* of money, which now aggregate a goodly ;um, Wun Lee has been In America tan yean, and' at lha corner since the building was flrst erected. Several weeks ago, having enough money, ha prob - tle much mon.‘ "Poyle he. he tslll* you owls he me you payle.” Such mild phrases as the above were flrst .heard, but Ihe tide- of anger ■welled end English became too poor a language to express the emotions that beat In the breasts of Hong Lee. Wun Lee end Hon You. Chines* was turned IQ In desperation. What was then sold puxxled the people. Nothing ever on this earth sounded Ilka It except a de bate one once heard In a woman's suffrage convention. For thirty minutes this song and dance continued. Than Hong I-ee be came exhausted and. taking the count In tbla three-cornered battle royal of hot air, staggered from the door, thus ending th* scene. CHAPTER III. 8lightly E Kplsnstory. an<l k ' *• •• K'Af, ; •• j - '• r *:. >i • r. • -. • • •• ?i decided that ha would return to the lend of his forefathers. He tried, to collect what was coming to him. Tha foregoing chapters relates the rssult. CHAPTER IV. Nothing Derogatory, Wun Le* appeared at The Georgian office early Wednesday morning, load ed down with cigars, silver dollars and offers lo sst up the whole office force If nothing would be said In the paper ■bout Ihe word belli*. When It waa explained that all tha spectator# around the vicinity of Peachtree and Ivy Streets had enjoyed th* free perform ance, that as no blows ware passed the officers of the law would not cause uble. end that tha higher Ideale of trouble, end that tha higher Ideale of Journalism demanded > that thoae cltl- xen* whose sleep had been murdered be given en explanation as to the truth, Wun La* receded Into Ihe stairway, leaving two 10-cent cigars and nffsring to do tha laundry for Ihe editorial and reportorlal staff of The Georgian for fifty-two weeka gratis. He was bound for 100 Luckle. there to hit th* pip* of peace with hla nephew. SHOOTING FRAY ENDS LONG STANDING FEUD the Special to The Georgia# Heflin, Ala.. June 28.—Nswe he* reached here of the killing of a man named Hill by a man name.i Phllpot at the Lanier rolling mills, fifteen miles south of here. There had been a dispute between them for some time. Together they agreed to go to a third party, it la stat ed, to adjust the nutter, Phllpot offer ing the -MX*.-•l.n; and HU] went on In front, not suspecting any treachery. Phllpot hud a heavy stick, it ls stat ed, hidden by the path which led through a dense, wood. He picked It i up nnd attacked Hill from the rear I Grant J him seemingly at tb* flrst [Grant Ins w be mnnufa cheaply and In prn supply. Cotton Stalks Products Company. Tho company organized In New York has been incorporate/I m (he Cotton Htnlka Products Company, nnd I* the conception nf Ilarvle Jordan, of Atlan ta. Mr. Jordan for the present will ronllnue ns president of tfc- Soul hern Cotton Association, a* the work with the new company will not require Ids full attention for several months. It I* 111* Intention lo retire nt the nnnuul election of officer* next .Innunry. The other officer* of tho new com pany ere: Vico president. Hninuei i-\ II. Mor*e. New York; eecrelnry nnd treasurer, Arthur V. Kulea, New York; director*, John P. Allison, Concord, tie.; W. P. G. Harding. .Birmingham. Al*.; William II. Hns*lnger, Blrndng- hsm, Ala.; Hnrvle Jordan, Atlanta, On.; Arthur F. Kales, New York: .Sam uel F. II. Mor»e, Now York; William c. htcddnn, Baltimore; William F. Andtver, .Moiitgoiiiei y. M i, and John it. Walk er. .Sparta. On. Directors Prominent. The directors of this new corpora tion are oil men of high standing. W. P. G. Harding'll prerident of the First National bank, of Birmingham, and chairman of tha flnanro committee: John I). Walker Is president of the Na tional hnnk nf Bparla, (In . and nl*o la s dominating Influenco In a great num ber of Houthern banks; William H. IIn»*lnger I* vice president of the Re public Iron nnd Hteel Company, of Bir mingham, and William C. Seddon Is a banker of Baltimore. Ilarvle Jordan, In discussing the new enterprise, said: "The manufacture nf paper from th* fiber nt th* cotton stalk Is one of the latest and most Interesting Inventions of th# new century. For many year* expert Inventors have been busily en gaged experimenting wah the cotton stalk, and now It appears from recent developments that their Inhor* Hnd expenditures of money nre to be re warded with signal ami striking suc cess. Not only have these Investiga tions passed the experimental stage, but they are rapidly being shaped to be placed Into practical operation. How this new enterprise will affect the preesnt manufseturere of paper re mains to he seen. More than IJ'Muo,- 000 now Is Invested In tho 750 paper- making establishment* In existence in the United State*, the vnlue of the pro ducts of which la about Jjoo.ooo.ooo an nually. Will Bring *100,000,000 to South. In th* flrst place, th* practical ef fect of the manufacture of paper and alcohol from cotton-stalk fiber will ha to Increaa* the present value of the Houth'e cotton crop by about Jiao noo.- 1)00; It will revolutionize the handling nf the cotton crop and save about 83o.- 000,000 In freight charges; It will cheapen the price of paper, and bv the elimination of the boll weevil peat save about 875,000,000 yearly to the cotton growers of tha South About 26 per cent of lha flber treated can be made Into paper and about 9 per cent Into alcohol. The residue, after all by-products are extracted from the cotton-stalks, become* th* beat known quality .if fer tiliser. The use of the cotton-stalks will save to the farmer the ext-nse of gathering and give him a pro At f..r the bringing of them to th* mill, and also will absolutely eliminate the hull Vll, Which Is today the great (*est of the South. Thle latter will he accnnt- dtshed by th.- removal ,,r th,- etatka from the llelds In the early fall. Injuncto for p.ac Wed- ray I ng pul Is In custody. I I o| * sitting Bryan r* I’. Grant, and at-. front Interfer- ul 'possesatun of *■ T*^ I * a swing . ".J— _l . * * ^