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Morning Edition.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY JULY, 31, 1306
Morning Edition.
PIUCE:
“CHEATHAM HANDLED THE MONEY
AND BOUGHT AND SOLD FUTURES
ACCORDING TO HIS JUDGMENT”
—MIKE O’GRAD Y
“I Can Gamble If
Want To,” He
Says.
M. L. JOHNSON LATE;
PROBING DELAYED
“Investigation” Will Be Be
gun at 10 O’clock Wed
nesday Morning.
Because M. L. Johnson, of Benton,
president of the Georgia division of the
cotton association, failed to arrive
Monday morning, the “Investigation, 1
which the officers of the Southern Cot
ton Association were to conduct at 10
o'clock, was postponed first until
o'clock In the afternoon until Wednes
day morning at 10 o'clock. Mr. John
son and Hon. W. L. Peek, of Rock'
dale, will conduct the Investigation, j
Mike O'Gra'dy was present In the of
fices of the cotton association when the
Investigation was due. It was Mike
O'Grsdv In the flesh, who came all the
way from Chattanooga to explain why
he oojgut unu suio cotton through an
Atlanta exchange In preference to us
ing the home exchange.
He says Richard Cheatham did his
trading for him here.
"I CAN GAMBLE IF I WANT TO,'
DECLARES MICHAEL O'GRADY.
Michael O'Grady Is vice president and
manager of the Wakeman Distilling
Company, of Chattanooga. He Is a
Republican, a leader of the Brownlow
faction in East Tennessee politics, and
a man of some wealth. As he re
marked Monday:
“1 am In such circumstances, that I
can GAMBLE If I want to."
Mr. O’Grady was seated In an Inner
office when the newspaper representa
tives called to be present at the In
vestigation. The representatives . of
The Journal and News were led Into
the Inner sanctum by Richard Cheat
ham and Introduced to Mr. O'Grady.
■&K' [Georgian representative was not
w. fnlly Informed that any such per
son was present. When he called later
and iixkod Mr. Cheatham If Mr.
O'Orady were In the offices, Mr. Cheat
ham remarked:
“Where did you hear that! Tou can
hear anything around theae bucket
•hnpa.”
Mr. Cheatham steadily refused to
smte whether or not Mr. O'Grady waa
present. Michael O'Orady himself waa
more communicative, however, and ex
plained hie connection with the At
lanta cotton markets and why his
name had appeared on the books of one
exchange.
On July 14 the'Hon. J. Randolph
Anderson, representative from Chat
ham county, declared In an address
hefore the lower house of the legisla
ture that certain persona had been
speculating In cotton under the name
of Mike O’Orady and A. P. Lee, and
that It was the duty of the directors
of the Southern Cotton Association, to
Investigate and find out who was spec
ulating under those names.
CHEATHAM HANDLED MONEY
AND USED HIS JUDGMENT.
Mr. O'Orady, of Chattanooga, de
clares that It waa he who waa trading
on the Atlanta exchange, but that
Richard Cheatham, secretary of the
Southern Cotton Association, was han
dling the money and using his Judg
ment as to when to buy and when to
selL Mr. O'Orady gave out the fol
lowing atatement Monday morning:
“1 have had Cheatham work several
trades for me, In cotton altogether. He
did this at my earnest solicitation. For
business reasons, I did not care to lend
myself to speculation In Chattanooga,
where I llveVand, therefore wrote Mr.
Cheatham to handle my trades for me
*""Mr* c'heatham told me that he had
a friend In an exchange here who waa
strictly honeat and reliable and who
could be depended upon to keep hie
business to himself.
“I HAVE KNOWN CHEATHAM
FOR FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.
“I have known Cheatham for four
or five years. I knew him In Mississip
pi and In Memphis, Tenn. 1 gave him
a epectfle sum to Invest for me, with
Instructions to use hie own Juaggraent
abotft when to BVy and eetl. _The*e
Inveetments began In February or
March, or pooalbly In January of this
5 *“l came to Atlanta of my own ac
cord, after hearing through a Chatta
nooga newspaper man that my name
had i been used In connection with the
matter, and mat I was attaining some
unenviable ’ notoriety. I had no desire
to gel Into the limelight as a gambler
on stock exchanges, though I in In
such circumstances that I can gamble
U A.'l’ n I^e, who waa also mentioned
by Mr. Anderson as trading on the
exchanges, was not present and Inqui
ry failed to show that any such person
W Harvle C Jordan arrived from Bir
mingham Sunday night and announced
that the Investigation would begin
Monday morning at 1® “S' 00 !?* At ,h * t
hour Mr. Anderson, of Chatham coun
ty; Hon. W. L. Peek, a member of the
executive committee, end a number of
Interested person* **re In attendance.
Mr. Jordan announced that be had re
ceived word that M. 1+ Jobpaow* .of
Benton. pre*ldent of the Oeoirgj« ®*}rl»-
lon. could not reach Atlanta before 1
O'clock, and that It would be necessary
to postpone the Investigation until *
o'clock.
"CHEATHAM SAYS IT WILL
BE REAL INVESTIGATION."
Mr. Cheatham stated that It was to
bo a real Investigation, and that Jor
dan and he would not -reveetjgste
themselves," as had been Insinuated.
He said that the two officers who
Would conduct the Investigation were
the superior officer*, with power to
“O’GRADY NAME IS NEW TO ME .’’-Cheatham
“KNOWN CHEATHAM FOR YEARS.”—O’Grady
Richard 'Cheatham, secreta
ry Southern Cotton Association,
said in The Constitution of July
25:
“I have nothing to say touch
ing Mr. Anderson’s charges in
which Lee and O’Grady are
brought into the limelight. The
NAMES ARE NEW TO ME,,
notwithstanding the historical
prominence which many Lees
and O’Gradys have attained.’’
Michael O’Grady, vice presi
dent and manager of Wakeman
Distilling Company, of Chatta
nooga, Tenn.:
“I havo known Cheatham for
four or five years. I knew him
in Mississippi and in Memphis,
Tenn. He made a number of
investments for me on Atlanta
exchanges laat February and
March and possibly in January.
He used his own judgment In
the investments.”
OUTSIDE INVESTIGATION
DEMANDED FOR OFFICIALS
From The Albany Herald.
The Investlgatlpn which President Harvle Jordan has ordered of the
Implied charges made by a member of the legislature In a speech In th,
house of representatives a few daya ago, to (he effect that some of tht
officials of the Southern Cotton Association had some sort of connection
with an Atlanta bucket shop, will amount to nothing. Instead of ap
pointing that committee himself, President Jordan should have asked
somebody else to do It. Under the circumstances, nothing but an exon
eration and vindication of (he officials of the Boulhern Cotton Association
will be expected by the public, and then those who are unfriendly to the
association or Its officials will say that the whole matter has been "white
washed" by a committee composed of those officially connected with the
association and appointed by the association’s president. And, besides,
this committee Is without any authority to compel witnesses to testify,
and If those who are summoned or Invited to testify refuse to do so, a
searching Investigation may not be bad.
SENATE APPROVES
APPEALS COURT AND
. CHILD LABOR BILLS
With one senate committee amend
ment on both riieasures, the couTt of
appeals and child labor bills passed the
senate Monday without debate.
On the child labor blU, the Bell
measure which was passed overwhelm
ingly by the house, the vote was 17 to
0—no aye and nay vote being called
for when It came up for paasage..The
amendment made by the committee rel
ative to the educational feature -waa
adopted without a dissenting voice.
Then came the vote on the passage
of the completed measure. There was
no debate, no crowd In the gallerlea
or the rear of the senate and no ap
plause, making strong contrast with a
year ago when the senate defeated the
bill by a vote of 21 to 17 after the
house had passed It by a large vote.
It was Immediately transmitted to
the house. If that body concurs In
the senate amendment, which It Is un
derstood It will do, notice will be sent
to the senate and the measure will go
to the governor at once for his slgna.
ture.
Court of Appsals Psttsd.
The court of appeals bill was fixed
for the first business on Monday, but
at that tImp. not enough members were
present for the requisite constitutional
majority, and Senator Miller moved to
temporarily table II.
The child labor bill was passed, and
i many members had come In the
court of appeal bill was taken from the
table. The amendment of the commit:
tee relative to the election to be callsd
in November to elect the three Judges
for terms of two, four and six years,
was adopted.
Without debate the completed bill
then passed by the following vote:
Ayes—Alsobrook. Bennett, Blood-
worth. Bunn. Candler, Carithera, Cars
well. Copelan. Crum, Foster, Foy, Furr,
Hamby. Hand. Hogan, King, Lumsdsn,
McHenry, Miller. Odum, Parker, Pey
ton. Phillip*. Reid, Rose, Steed, Strange,
Walker, Westbrook, Wheatley, Wilcox.
Williams—12.
Absent—A. C. Blalock. O. A. Blalock,
Bond, Fltsgerald. Fortner, Greyblll,
McAllister, Mills, 8lrmans.
Not voting—Adams.
The bill waa Immediately transmit
ted to tha house. If that body concurs
In the amendment It will then go to
the governor for his signature, and
the constitutional question will be sub
mitted to the people In the regular fall
election.
Athens Dispensary Safe.
By adopting the recommendation of
the senate commute on temperance, the
fight on the Athens dispensary Is ended,
with a victory for the tank.
The commute unanimously recom
mended that the bill do not pass, and
the house adopted It without question.
The house passed the tyll to abolish the
elect or discharge Jordan and Cheat
ham. and that they were the proper
parties to conduct the Investigation.
Whether any Interested persons or
those supposed to know anything about
the alleged dealings In bucket shops
had been Invited to attend the Inves-
t(gallon has not been learned. A'num
ber of persons who have figured In the
newspaper articles stated Monday that
they had received no notification that
they were expected to be present and
give testimony. No Under of Inves
tigators has appeared, and It now ap-
DMre that the two committeemen will
be left to act aa both Inquisitors and
the Investigation will be only
skin deep was the opinion expressed
at ths office* by thoe- « ho Inquired as .
to who.would conduct it. 1
tank, but ths senate declined to ac
quiesce. '
Endowments Extmptsd.
A bill by Senator Candler, which Is
a constitutional amendment, exempts
endowments of churches and colleges
from taxation, passed the senate Mon
day by a’ vote of 11 to 0.
Vet* to Increase Pay,
With only Senators Hamby and
Peyton voting "No," the senate Monday
passed Senator Carswell's bill to In
crease the pay of members of ths gen
eral assembly from 24 to 27 per day,
and the speaker of the house and the
president of the senate to 110.
It prohibits any member of the gen
eral aasembly from accepting any rali-
road or street car pass or telegraph,
telephone or express frank. It afiecta
only members of the legislature.
The resolution by Messrs. Blgjon,
Blackburn and Bell, of Fulton, to me
morialise congress to make an appro
priation for a national military park
about Atlanta was adopted.
Ita keeping with the governor's mes
sage recently Senator Bennet Intro
duced two bills Monday to allow the
new counties to have a Just propor
tion of the convict and common school
funds. Altogether Monday was both a
busy and a fruitful day In the senate,
and It all came with business-like dis
patch.
8anats Bills Pasted.
By Senator Candler: To amend the
conetltutlon so as to exempt endow
ments of churches and colleges from
taxation.
By Senator Carawell: To amend the
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JERSEY JAIL
After Twelve
Months.
BIG INCREASE IN WAGES
FOR 40,000 MILL HANDS
IN NE W ENGLAND PLANTS
By Private Leased Wire. „ .
Boston, Mass, July 10.—An Increase of IS per cent In wages for 40,000
cotton operatives In mills In Lowell, Mass.; Manchester, Dover and Nashua,
N. H, and Watervllle, Lewiston and Blddefonl, Maine, went Into effect
today.
By PMrate Leased Wire.
son, N. J„ Jail and timidly ran
bell.
Dan Berger, brother of the ■
opened thq door.
/ Grant to get In," said the
ahaklng the rain from hi* hat
"You can’L" eald Berger.
“But I'm a Forger."
“But rm William N. Belcher, fi
mayor. I'm a forger and emb
and 1 surrender."
"Then come In,“ replied Berger
thoroughly excited, and the
watching.
Former Mayor
mone for his trial. He had stolen op
from Justice a year.
Discovered by Reporter.'
discovery he returned to Paterson.
"What are you doing In New Yori
the mayor waa asked.
"I am on my way to Paterson,"
replied. "I am going to give myi
From dawn until sundown, from nl|
until morning, there was the pall
guilt hanging over me all ths time,
ruined me physically; It (i*a aim'
shattered mi im nio"y.“
Fugitive a Yssr.
duct of (he office of mayor of Paltrson,
was unimpeachable and a synonym for
rectitude, and yet, In private life,
brought woe upon himself through em
besslement and forgery, has been c
fugitive from Justice.
MOB THREATENS
WIDOW OF SAGE
p TWO DETECTIVES
IN HARTJE CASE
MAY POT A STOP
TO WILL CONTEST
a Sleuths Had Testified
h
* Agaiust the Fair De-
t fondant.
f
She Probably Will Compro
mise Rather Thau
Havo Fight.
T ' By Private Letted Wire.
Plttaburg, Pa., July 10.—The police
’ reserves ware called out this afternoon
lo disperse the crowd that gathered
•bout th* court house threatening to
mob two detectives. They had leatl-
r fled against Mrs. llartje In her hua-
r band's divorce ault.
By Privsl* Leased wire
New York, July 10.—Whether or not (
th* will of Russell Sag* will b* con- ,
tested depends upon his widow. 0
Mrs. Sage remained at Lawrence, L, •
I., today. Many hours were spent in '
conferring with lawyers and other ad- •
visors. The object of these confer- o
encea was to decide upon a course to «
be pursued In (he event of (he die- „
front led kinsfolk of Mr. Bag* carrying „
out their threat to try to break the will. 11
While It waa Impossible lo gain c
PEACOCK RELEASED
ON HABEAS CORPUS
i. .
,
. By Private Leased Wire.
Raleigh, N. C„ July 10.—The supreme
court today ordered the. release on a
e writ of habeas corpus of Charles Pea
cock, a prominent young man of
Smlthfleld, N. C„ charged with (he
murder of Alonso B. Jones, July 11.
The court holds that th* evidence In
the case Is Insufficient and of a doubt
ful character.
even an expression of opinion ns to tr
how Mrs. Huge would meet a contest, | r
(he Impression was permitted to pre
vail that ehe would compromise rather .
than fight. She and her husband had "
talked over th* contents of his will a
and It4wsa understood betwesn Ihsm 11
that she should, after his death, have
the carrying out of her charitable
scheme* which they both had cherished. w
"Mr. Sag* was not a hypocrite, ,,
whatever may be said of him, said a 0
friend of the family. "He had no uss ,
for charity, and did not believe In • .
wealthy man throwing a sop to publlo ,
opinion In th* Interest of his memory D
by leaving hugo sums to charity."
SLA YER OF WIFE WANTS ”
7HE MONEY ON HER LIFE i!
2
By Private Leased Wire.
Newport News, Va., July 10.—Judge
Barrham, of th* corporation court, will
hear a motion tomorrow made by At
torney W. S. Stuart, for the appoint
ment of a commission on a convict's
cl
estate. The object la to collect the
life Insurance policy, amounting to S7I,
on Ih* Ilf* of Julia I’uvellno, who was
murdered by her husband at her re- ni
quest Th* policy Is In favor of Pave- pc
Ino, and h* desires lo collect th* money i
n order to taka his cas* to tha court
of appeals. >t
constitution to Increase the compensa
tion of members from 14 to 17.
Houss Bills Patssd.
By Mr. Singletary, of Thomas: To
establish the city court of Cairo In the
county of Grady.
By Mr. Lane, of Jasper: To author
lie Montlcello to extend waterworks
and electric lights beyond corporate
limits.
Nsw Bills.
By Senator Bennet: To amend an
act creating the prison commission.
By Senator Alsobrook: To regulate
the running of automobiles In Catoosa
county.
By Senator Bennet: To amend code
securing to the several counties of (he
state their pro rata of the common
school fund.
Ily Senators Steed, Candler and Mil
ler: To establish a board for ths ex
amination of accountants, to provide
for th* granting bf certificates to ac
countants and to provide punishment
for violation.
At 1 o'clock the senate adjourned
until to o'clock Tuesday. The Mc
Henry Western and Atlantic lease bill
Is the special order In be follgwed Im
mediately by the Candler substitute to
the Hall tax assessor measure.
TRY TO DESTROY
A BELGIAN T
TO KILL A
Thought That Dynamiters
Were Russian Revo-
olutionists.
By Private Leased Wlrs.
Paris, July 10.—An attempt i
made today to dynamite a train near
Chalerol, Belgium, and the locomo
tive fireman waa killed. The fact that
the arand Duke Vladimir, of Russia,
was reported to be a passenger on the
train leads to the belief that the at
tempt waa the work of Russian revolu
tionists. As a matter of fact, the grand
duke waa not aboard.
BIG RECEPTION
AWAITS BRYAN
Y
THE POLITICAL CONCERT
Popular Subscriptions Are
Now Pouring in for
Affair.
By Privsl* Leased Wire,
Nsw York, July ».-Tb* promoter* of Ih*
Brjr*n reception *iiaounped tod*y lb*t W
principal Democrat*, Including governors,
members of rongress, *nd other office
holders, hsre sccepled Invltsllons lo
help welcouiH >lr. Ilr/sn when h# arrives
on Angnat *>.
Treamrer Troup r#|iorled that popolsr
•Htwrlptlon* sra pouring In from all orer
the counlry. Mr. Ilrysn will b* met at lb*
(Inrernor Folk will call Iks. Msijlyoo
Hnusrr niH'lluf to order ami IntriMlurtr May-
<T Johnson, of Cleveland, who In turn
trill Jiitrortoc* A Ufa* to* Thomas, tba
Wright awl »stnl»sr of tbe Trarelen.
Trust l«e*gue, who will weleom* Mr.
i* iday-
? Anll-
r. Ilry-
AUTO SAVES
Black Tells Horrible
Details of Brutal
Crime.
and Babe and Sets Fire
to House.
y Frtvat* Leased Wire.
Cnnonahurg, Pa, July 10.—Storming
is car on which Coroner W. It Hips,
mutable W. P. Wilson and several
hers were taking Rimer Dempster to
’ashlngton at 7 o'clock this morning
mob of upwards of 100 propls b".t
he negro. In a fight
the police regained
Washington. Several people were
Jured when (he car was startsd.
The negro mad* thlq confession at
"I saw Pearce starting for (Tanons-
rg and I rams over to the house. I
reached above the cl» k
d got the revolver. 1 grabbed It nnl
Shed It against her breast. When I
-,t eh* staggered and fell and said:
' 'I wish Mam waa hsrs!' While ley-
I on Ih* floor I shot her In Ih* bre.i-t.
'When I shut her, th* kids mn to
Hr mothsr and caught hsr by the
ms. 1 shot Margaret In ths bn. - t
i head and ehe never kicked. Hob-
got lb* bullet In the cheek. I went
ir lo th* crib where the baby »■»«
eeplng and put (he pletot to the
ilia's head and fired.
Set Fire to the House.
"Then I piled bedding on the floor
got ouL" •
Aftor making the con fee* Inn Demp-
■ 'taken to Canonshurg yvhera
online,! In the Jail. Hhnrtty
I before 7 o'clock Coroner pipe. Con-
slabi* W. P. Wilson and several olber
officers prepared to take the prisoner
ths county Jail.
A mob was about the Jail when the
officers arrived m. i r .... . i in. m .n,.i
their prisoner to the car barn«.
Grab Trembling Negro.
Crioa of "lynch him," "kill the nu-
gor," "stamp him," "bum him," were
rnrd, but there was no reel at tarn pt
made to take the prisoner until the < or
was reached. Just aa (he offl< era were
about to board the car. the crou d
surged forward. Several men grabbed
the trembling negro and ho »»«
knocked to the ground. Cornu. > sue
drew his rsvolvsr, but this only m»d-
dantd th* crowd. It was knock, .I fr,,:n
his hand, and th* esclted would i«
lynchers puatied forward. The pri»-
oner was finally plaesd In th>- .nr nnd
officers stationed at both ends.
When Hamuel Pearse returned home
yesterday h* found smoke pouring
from ths house. He rushed In. put out
th* blase and then discoveted the .leu,I
bodies of his wife and children.
He Worked on Farm.
While no blood stslne were found
the prisoner, suspicion fire, rote!
him last night whsn It w.,, learned
that he waa ths last person „ uiiout
the house before Ih* tragedy. Demp
ster was a helper on the Pearce farm.
Ihiring Iba absence of HomuM I'.ir. s
and his sletr. Mis* Fanny 1'esr, ,\
Dempster Is said lo have been looking
after the stock farm.
Coroner Sip* made no in.or# t , „r-
rast Dempster until 1 o'cl „ k this
morning. Then, accompanied by Cou
ntable Millar, he.want to the Demi -iee
horns, about alx miles from th» arena
of tha tragedy, and took clmrge „f ths
negro.
50 NATIVE WOMEN.
SHOT BY RAISER’S MEN
Special Cable—Copyright.
I,ondnn. July 10—Dispatches from
Capetown state that reporta reach
there of appalling cruelllea committed
by German aoldlere on the natives of
German Houthwest Africa. Fifty wom
an are said lo have bean shot to dsath
because they refused to Ml where the
rebel chief, Marengo, was In hiding.
THEY ARE STILL USING THE SAME OLD RECORC8.
SHOT IH THE BACK
WITH « CALIBER
Kperlil lo The Georgian.
Opelika, Aht, July 10.—Saturday
night at about 7 o'clock P. Wilson waa
shot and probably fatally wounded by
Lem Sattarwhlta, both white. The
difficulty aroee from a previous, quar
rel.. Wilson, proprietor of a South
Ninth street restaurant, was taken un-
aware by Saltarwblla; tha latter firing
two shots,* 44 calibre Coll, both taking
effect In his. back. Wilson la In a vary
critical condition. White, his slayer,
has eluded arrest, hla whereabouts ba
ins a mystery to the authorities.
DIAMONDS STOLEN
BY BOLD BURGLARS
Special lo The Georgias,
Valdosta, 0»„ Jaly Mi-Tbe bouu- • f J P.
Coffee, Is this city, wsa entered l.y I,or
ders a few eights ago sad kv.. »-.>riU „f
diamonds and Jewelry stolen fr.un the
room* of Mines Bllisbelh sad Mania Oof.
fee. the yoeag ladles *--lng -tit (ton
home at the time.
The robbery was reported to th- i .Tire
Immediately, bat the afftasn ha,.- kepi the
matter qolet In the hope, thnt they scold
tie side to aab the thieve., and It was nut
generally known onlll today. The pawn
•hope have been watched n..«dy. hot n
far no trace has been (ouud of the b
glare.
