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ATLANTA 1910 The Atlanta Georgian. VOL. I. NO. 65. ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, JULY U, 1906 PRICE: WITNESS IN THE THA W CASE IS BESIEGED IN HER HOME; THAW TALKS TO REPORTERS Declares He is Fit Mentally and Physically. TO HER SON’S AID- HE IS TOO BUSY FOR DAY’S EXERCISE Would Be Glad If His Mother Had Remained in England In stead of Coming Home. 0000000000000000000000000c O HARRY" THAW DENIES 0 STORY ABOUT LAWYERS. 0 0 By Private Leased Wire. 0 New York, July 11.—This Is o the statement that Harry O Thaw gave nut, having been O aroused to a high pitch of Irrl- 0 tatlon by the course of hie coun- O pel In endeavoring to establish 0 his Insanity: 0 “I am Informed by Mr. Ol- 0 cott and Mr. Gruber that the 0 Interview with the latter In one O of last evening's papers quoting O him to the effect that I am now 0 Insane and that a lunacy com- O mission would be appointed to O determine that fact has no 0 foundation whatever, that Mr. O Gruber never made such a O statement and that no such 0 course Is contemplated. 0 "Mr, Olcott further tells me 0 that he did not go to Phlla- 0 delphla for the purpose of nee- 0 Ing or inquiring about Harriet 0 Thaw or her alleged Insanity. 0 and that hla visit had nothing 0 whatever to do' with the ques- O tlon of my mental condition, or O that of any member of my O family. H. K. T." 00000000OOOO0OOOOO0O0O000O. B.v I’rlrate Leased Wire. New York, July 11.—County detec tives, flanked by aubpena servers, sur rounded the Hotel Plerrepont on West Thirty-second street, today, tired out after besieging the place all night, but still alert to prevent the esenpo of Mrs. Beatrice Bchwarts, whoso testimony re- Itardlng alleged threats of Harry K. Thaw to kill .Stanford White the pros ecution la desperately in need of. Me*. Behworu flung defiance at* As sistant District Attorney Garvin by declaring that she will refuse to submit to his questioning, and under the ad vice of an attorney, deliberately dis obeyed the summons of the subpetui served on her. When the detectives reached the ho tel with a grand Jury summons, the penalty for not heeding which la ex hibit, they were tqld that Mrs. Schwartz had gone to Atlantic City, N. J. This, however, was considered a ruso to put the detectives off the track. Spende Restless Night. Harry Thaw spent a restless night In the Tombs last night. The efforts of his counsel to get him to submit to In sanity tests filled him with terror at Incarceration in an asylum and he fights against this, insisting that his only defense,Is the "unwritfen law. His counsel, however, await the ar rival of Mrs. William Thaw, the prison er's mother, hoping that she will be able to Influence him. The officials In the Tombs who have observed Thaw closely since his con finement expressed the opinion today that he was insane., "Billy" Sturgis, the man for whom the district attorney's office and the counsel for the defense have been seek ing since the tragedy, has gone abroad and will not return to testify. He Is an Intimate friend of Thaw and Is said to have heard of the latter's threats against White. Sturgis left New York the day after the tragedy and since has kept his whereabouts secret. Mszis Follatts Indignant. Miss Masle Folletto today was very Indignant over an Interview published in some of the papers, which stated that she had told Assistant Attorney Garvin that she had eeen Harry Thaw exhibit a revolver with which he In tended to "do up" Btanford White. "I never made any euch etatement, she declared, "either to Mr. Ganrln or to any one else. What I told the as sistant attorney I cannot tell any one. SEIZE SHIPS OF IE call Mutineers Join Those At Batoum Fort ress. {DRUNKEN DRAGOONS FIRE ON OWN MEN J Reported That Bombs Have Been Found in the Gardens of the Royal Palace. ant attorney I cannot ten any one, I wish to deny emphatically that I made any such etatement." Talks to Rsportsrs. Thaw gave hie first long talk to the newspaper' men today since he haa been In the prleon. He asked to have fhe reporters brought to him and when they met him at the end of the cor' rtdor Of his cell tier he stated ai strongly as he knew how, that he wae perfectly well, mentally and physically. He added that he would be most glad to see hts mother when she arrived from Europe. "Boys," said Thaw, smilingly, as the newspaper men stood about him, "you ■ annot put It too strongly nor can you give too much publicity to the statement l make now that I am In good physical and mental condition. There is no sign that I have been able to see of my breaking down. Too Busy to Exoreiss. "Great play was made of the fact that I did not take the usual exercise In the prison yesterday afternoon. There was plenty of reaeon why i was not able to .do so. I was not sick, as the reports had It. I did not go for my usual exercise because I was ex tremely busy with m>* lawyers. I waa going over many legal papers and I had a great many letters to write." "Did your counsel consent to your seeing the newspaper men today and making this statement?" Thaw was asked. A smile which spread Into a laugh broke over Thaw's features at the question. His laugh was a hearty one, end he replied: He Persuaded Lawyers. "Yes, but I did have to do some pret ty hard fighting to get their permls- •lon to talk. But I told them," he DYNAMITE SAFEj WRECKJUILDING Get 1500 From Union . and Fight Officers in Street. By Private Leased Wire. 1 Chicago, July 11.—Four safe blowers today blew open the safe In the brick layers' hall with dynamite, wrecking the building and getting $1,500 from the safe. The funds of the brick-lay ers* union were In the safe and were taken. The robbers were pursued by a Jan itor and In a street chose which fol lowed thirty shots were fired and many homes alarmed. The robbers es caped. • added, and his face assumed a deter mined look, “that I wanted the oppor tunity personally of denying all l“ese statements that have been printed about me. "Judge Olcott said that Is was not necessary, and that I would aoon get tired of denying these stories that would continue to be printed about me. But I told him I had not talked to the newapaper men any before yesterday afternoon and I thought I ought to have permission to say something now.”' Won't Discuss Cese. Thaw was then asked several ques tions as to the njertta ot the White case, but here he smiled broadly and Indicated plainly that he was not going to go Into any discussion of the kill ing of Btanford White. '•Now, you will have to excuse me from answering questions like that,” he said. Then another thought seemed' to pass over his mind and he parried by asking the newspaper men a quea- would like to uk," he said, "why to much Interest seem* to be taken In regard to the home-coming of my mother. She'a coming back to Ameri ca. and, of course. 1 and every other member of the family, will be very glad and anxious to see her. -Rut we were very desirous that she WON By MINERS; THEY MEASE Pay eof 30,000 Men Raised by Bitumi nous People. By rnvate Leased Wire. Philadelphia, July 11.—It le stated here today that virtual settlement of tbe strike of mine workere'tn the cen tral hltumlnoua field'wu made In this city last night at a Joint conference be tween representatives of the miners and operators In that field. The. settlement means that $0,000 strikers will return- to work. The prin cipal terms of the settlement are a 6.$$ per cent Increase In wages for all mine workers over the scale , which existed before the strike,, application of the check-off system to miners, but not to laborers. , 10,000 OHIO MINERS , QUIT AFTER TWO WEEK8 By I’rlvnte I .eased Wire. Athens, Ohio, July 11.—Ten thousand miners . In the Hocking district have struck after having worked. lest than two weeks under the agreement made at Columbus In June. , The cause Is that when loaders re ceived their pay checks they found they were short 11-190 of one cent per ton fmm the price which they were to receive under the Columbus agreement for cutters, loaders and day workers. should stay abroad. You know she. Is a sufferer from rheumatism and we wanted her to go to Bchllezich In Bwltxeriand, where there are springs that are good for rheumatism. We wanted her to go there and take the cure.” Thaw's appearance certainly bore out the statement that he was felling as well as any one could be. He seemed In full-blooded health; hla akin appeared clear and his eye was clsar. He was brisk and earnest In manner, accompanied his talk with numerous gestures by way of emphasis and alto gether presented the appearance of a man quite master of himself. Special Cable—Copyright. St. Petersburg, July II...Two battle ships today hoisted the red flag at Se bastopol. They are the Three Saints a'd the*Panteleimon. Their crews are In rnutlny and have established communication with the mutinied troops garrisoned In Batoum fortress. Two other warships are on 1 ho verge of mutiny and are being held by force by men from the Three Saints and the Panteleimon. The latter vessel Is the re-furnished Knlai Potemkin, on which the historic mutiny took place last fall In the bar bor of Odessa. Cavalry in Mutiny. from Tainbor comes the news con firming tho reported - mutiny of the Seventh cavalry. The Infantry bayo netted the officer who commanded them to fire on the mutineers and the Cossacks also refuted to fire on the Seventh when ordered. A drunken detachment of dragoons filled with liquor by their ofleers was finally Induced to charge the mutineers and the officers fired on their own men. Bombs in Palaes. Details of tho discovery of bombs In the gardens of the Peterhof palace ore slowly leaking outside the palace grounds. Tim chief comment heard on the Htreeta In that the revolutionists have rwrnred confederates Inside the palace ■'X-slls, and that almost anything mny be expected now. General Trepnff hna taken even moro severe precautions and nlso every de- partmnt Is being strained to the ut most In an effort to discover who le re sponsible for placing the bombs In the palace gardens. USED THE CASH OE POLICYHOLDERS Say Mutual Man Sent Circulars at Com pany's Expense. By Private Leased Wire. New York, July II.—Charges that President Peabody has been using the funds of the Mutual Life Insurance Company to conduct a campaign among the policyholders for the re-election ot the Standard clique were laid before Superintendent Kelsey, of the etate In surance department, today. In ofder to offset the work ot the International policyholders' committee, President Peabody sent to 500,00 poli cyholders, at their own expense, a cir cular letter lauding hla administra tion. The cost of this document was $16,000 and Bamuel Untermyer, coun sel for the policyholders, asked Buper- Intedent Kelsey to "forbid this latest form of diversion of assets,” and se cured a notice of appeal on President Peabody. He characterised Peabody's circular as misleading and an "attempt to In trench yourself In office." ROAD AND OFFICERS ARE HEAVILY FINED FOR GIVING REBATES Chicago and Alton is|SENATE TO INSIST Ordered to Pay $40,000. EROM THE HOUSE TWO OF OLD OFFICIALS TAXED $10,000 EACH I Other Prosecutions Are Likely to [ Follow Action of Federal Oourt at Chicago. [Must Give Measures Some Consider ation. By Private Leased Wire. I It's got to be a square deal from the Chicago, July 11.—Judge K. M. Lan-[house or the senate will back out of dls. In the United mates district court, the traces. today sentenced the Chicago and At- I Notice was served to that effect on ton railroad, recently found guilty of Wednesday morning In the discussion paying rebate*, to pay n fine of $10,. |of a resolution offered by Senator II. 000 on each of two counta. John M. Falthom, former vice presi dent of the road, and Frederick • A. Wann, former freight agent, werei fined $5,uoo each on two counta. Were Given Till Today. B. HI range, which requested the house to set snide one day In the week for the passage of bills and resolutions In tha senate. Though the resolution waa loat by a vote of 14 to 0, It was solely on the theory advanced by Benntor Bunn, VARSITY BILL E; WTO 60 Connor Wins Out Af ter a Hard Fight. Laiit Friday Judire Landla Informed (that absolutely nothing would be gain- the defendants' attorney*, Mr. Shaw I and tha aenaltlve member* of tho and John Barton Payne, that ha would houae affront^a He eald: give them until thin morning to pro duce evidence tending to ahow that the | granting of the rebate by thfe defend ant to the Schwaruchtld & Sulsberg* Give 'Em Own Medicine. "If the houao doean't paea our bllla we can aerve them aome of their own medicine. Hut I do not favor alapplng Weil 10 mo acnwwrzBrnua at MUixnerg- _ ... / * er company waa publicly known Tn d,r * C,ly ,h# ,ttc# w “ hout r “ Kansas City. Senator Candler thought the resolu- When the court convened this mom-[tlon ought not to pose, becuuto the Ing Attorney Shaw declared ho had I »«?r>nto had no right to dictate to tha not had time ,0 produce witnesses. than that but that ho had evldenco that a elml- to the houae,” asserted Senator Bleed, lar- transaction in two Inetancea had I amid Inughtur. been approved by United States Judge "I think the house ought to do acme- Phillip* In Kanaas City while he, «* a * a \ d hn ?'™ , ,°. r .^V r * n **a court, was administering the Kansas , c , nnot h ,| p lt but I hop* not. The City belt line, then In the hands of a resolution Is offered Ig perfect good receiver. faith." Couldn't Gat Contracts, Rules, But Don't Mind ’Em. He produced an order of that court I Senator McHenry railed attention to referring to contracts between the belt I the rule which Axes Wednesday a* the line nnd a brewery company and a [day f° r u .third reading of senate bills, packing company, in which the belt but they pay no attention to fine was to pay the other companies "Cg* ■££ utlon won - t htlp „ certain moneys for tho use of their ony/ . retorted Senator Candler, tracks to ship their own product*. "The houno In the fullnen of Its tin* Attorney Hhitw \m»h unubie to pro- uuen< % * and jmti lotlein forget* *ome dure tho rontract*, *nfd to have b$*en that th*r* In h nenate over here.*' -■—-» . .. #wa» \ I observed Senator flteed. "We ought to 1 prove I b> the court In Knnea* ( dty|j ft »<* m know ue an* doing bu/dnee* at because of the lack 6f time. He could]the name old stand, not produce witnesses because they j On the vote the resolution wan lost feared making confessions that would IT“j* tha ** *Y* den .l*y implicate them. What the Court 8aid. FLYNT AND OTHERS BATTLE TO THE LAST Bill Provides for Agricultural School at Athens To Cost $100,000. Prolonged cheers greeted the an nouncement thtt the $199,000 appro- Priatlon for the agricultural colics.- --I the University of Georgia had been paaaed by the houae of represent*:Iws Wednesday morning by a volt of n $0. The bill carrying the appropriaM -n waa by Mr. Connor, of Bartow, and waa known a* hous* bill No. 1, The general patrol hill by Mr. Bl.i- k- burn, of Fulton, waa pnceed by lie The court said: "it seem* that I understand you— I you believe that this arrangement was publicly known In Kansas City anil that It would be easy to prove by the defense and Impossible to disprove by J the government." 1. have accomplished aU I could," I answered Shaw. "I have the letter from Kansas City, stating.that there Is plenty of such evidence, but that It can | not be obtained because parties are afraid they will go to the penitentiary | once.' "Is that from a Kansas City lawyer?" asked tn* court. Yes," replied Attorney 8haw. [determined upon reprisal unless the | house gives senate measures some con | ildcrntlon. . CONDUCTOR KILLED IN BAD COLLISION ON A LONG TRESTLE HperlaI tn Tb«* fjtorghin. Columbia, 8. July 11.—Conductor Sneed, of the Seaboard, was fatally crushed In a collision on a trestle In The Kansas City bar doe* not seem , h „ , ubU rhi of this city at 12 o'clock know much concerning the way to , 0<Jay . Sneed's train stalled and no the penitentiary through tha United I flagman was sent out. Another freight States court, answerad Judge Landle. I t rn jn under I'onductor 8trlbllng, of 8a- Geta Limit of Fine. vannah, came on the troetle under full Judge Landis then Antd the Chicago eteam. The caboose and two coache* and Alton railroad $29,909 each In two 'S'Z"\ M.atrinw tniei ret ha AHA it,,. 111 was uninjured under the strain, counts, making a total of $40,000, th© Engineer J, W. Itogera aturk to hla Voi»hnrn P®"* and waa uninjured, although one " n .', d ‘°« c » t**** 1 elmost entirely over the ’°® # l ’sv^ 0 'i? U U’«nn ir.'SEi; engine. The trestle Is n inllo Jong end mum, and Fred N. w ann was fined i.iah $6,090 on each count. The total of the | 1 1 nl * ' fines whs $19,000. The verdict of guilty made It possible : the Judge to fix a maximum fine HO,000 each or $120,000. Judge Lan dls, however, has taken Into ronaldera tlon alleged lack of any criminal Intent. The Judge wished to determine on each car to the Bchwarsschlli Bulsberger Company waa known to| other roads and ahlpi JOHN D, IS GRANTED RESPITE EROM TROUBLE KNIQHT OF BERRIEN. Ona of tha leading opponents Connor Bill. Af- led shipper,. Other, to Ba Tried. By Private Leaned Wire. _. ,. i Toledo. Ohio, July 11.—John D. The proeecutlon against the Chicago Rock *f # |i fr h|1 b#tn (r(ntt(I , Um . precipitated by ta. lnv.ril^ion of ,h“ wtJSE Oh.oTmottan ta ■ ndt “‘ ri "" rhe i " d,cimen iurVh: , prei^,?L o Mmrb o yV.°. It we* announced today that' other attorney and the case was continued road, would be prosecuted. MOTHER BEGS PHYSICIAN TO PUT BABE TO DEATH J until August'JI, when tb* motion will be heard. The continuance waa agreed [upon at a conference held at Put-ln- Hay today by the Judge Virgil P. Kline, the lawyer. By Privete Leeeed Wire. Milwaukee, WIs., July 11.—A well- known woman aaked her phyelclan to kill her elxymontha-old baby. She of fered him $59 It he would end Ha Ilf* with a drug, Insisting that the death should be painless. The physician said he must take time to decide, and Informed the police. The woman was taken to the central police station. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO00OOOOOOOOO 0 IS PROOF AGAINST’ where eh* admitted having made the proposition. Bhe said the baby ,wi sickly and she felt It would be a bless ing to save It from suffering. When told that what she wanted don* was rn U r£'£d ,h to whetVw«“2hil‘' —.n.n tnat O Ohio penitentlenr, end Is entire The woman's husband was warned to watch his wife. THE ELECTRIC CHAIR. O By Privet* Leased Wire. Cleveland, Ohio. July It.— Leslie Garner, a railway elec trician. suatalned 29,999 volts of electricity, greater than that ESCAPED UNINJURED IN ACCIDENT pen . ly well, except for bum* on the arms. It* said It felt aa though some on* wsa knocking him down about fifty time, a second. O0O0O00000OOOOOO000OOOOOOO AND IS HELD BEFORE BROYLES S MOTHER HORSEWHIPS MAN WHO GOT HER BOY INTO A PRIZE FIGHT. After he had escaped poeglble serious Injury by making a misstep while In the act of boarding a moving trolley car In Capitol avenue, near Fulton street, Tuesday afternoon, a case was entered against W. H. Blanton, local agent for the Cudahy Packing Com pany, and he was arraigned Wednes day morning before Recorder Broyles. Blanton waa dragged fifteen or twen ty feet by the car, but was not hurt. Policeman Hood, who mad* the raae, did ao under the city ordinance which prohibits tha jumping on and off of moving trains and car* In the city lim its. Blanton mad* no denial of the charge against him, but the rase was dismissed, as It was found tbe ordi nance does not npply to passengers, Blanton stating that It waa hla pur pose to become a passenger on the car. By Private Leased Wire. Lima, Ohio, July 11.—Because he had forced her young eon and another lad to don the mlta for a prize fight. Harry McClln- tock, a bustnesz man. was horsewhlppsd by Mrs. Susie Wharton on the pavement In front of hi* place of business last night. house shortly after convening Wed dny morning. Tho Connor bill was ninile n sp< order of business for wednesdov the hours of the innmlng sossiou i extended until the bill was dispose, Bitter Fight Made. There was u bitter fight ngnlnst bill, th«s opposition being led |,v FlynL of Rpaldlng, Mr. Wright. Floyd, and Mr. Covington, of Colqi The halls and corridors around tbe of representatives were crowded > friends nnd officials of the Unlver, nmong whom wan Chancell-o It.iri Some of the opponents of the ('or bill termed the visitor* "lobbyists." ter the debate on the question hnd come quite heated, the visitors requested to go to the gallery, wt they remained until the paesav- of bill. Mr. Hell, of Bibb, Mr. Connor, Bartow, anil Mr. Felder, of Btbb, the fight for the bill In Its amen orm, a* reported by the committee the whole. The house met at 9 o'clock sitl full attendance. Following the roll call, the pnrvl question on the general patrol bill v called, and sustained. The vote on passage of the bill wu (9 to 49, a c. atltutlonal majority. The patrol bill provides that In county there 1 shall be a patrol ot men and a captain to serve a year, i der penalty for not doing so. The : trol shall elect Its own captain a shall meet at least once „ a petrol the country to arrest all Idi- and vagrants. No one Is exempt fn serving on this patrol, which shall elected by the grand jurf.- >f tho i spectlve counties. The rules committee reported ,,n the resolution by Mr. Alexander. .,f D*r Kalb, to make the Conhor bill a clal order of buatnes* for July la recommending a substitute making difference In the time of debate to allowed each side. The r*|>ort of t committee wu adopted. Mr. Wise, of Fayette, opi»,»e,| t Connor bill In a short speech. He co sldered the $109,999 appropriation e tlrely too much. Mr. Stovall, »f Chatham, urg. ■ pusage of the bill. He opposed log the agricultural college f ens, on the ground that a long II governors had stood for keep school at Athens and Improving •'If this bill It not passed, I the progress of the state will g ard fifty year*," he said. Mr. Bowden, of Monroe, oppo bUI. Mr. 'McMIchael, of Marion. ■ Ath* line .,t ••1 the 00000000000000000000000000 spnkl . ,priatlon. He advocated I among the masses, arguing that wit! an appropriation of $100,090 to tin University, all other state -.cho-'lj would have to do without the mine) they need. He also urged the p.wsagr ot the amendment oftaesd by him tt submit this approprlatl-.n to the people Milikin's Strong Appeal. Mr. Mlllkln of Wayne, after statlni that he had never had the advantag Continued on Pag* Thi