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"he Atlanta Georgian. ATLANTA, GA., "WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1906. CHEATHAM IS ON TRIAL BEFORE INVESTIGATORS STATEMENT OF_MR. ANDERSON The statement of Hon. J. Randolph Anderson, read Wedncsday morning before the Southern Cotton Association investigating committee, was ns follows: ATLANTA, Ga., August 3,1906. I wish to preface this statement with a reference to certain published utterances of Mr. Richard Cheatham. 1. The published interviews given out by Mr. Cheatham, secretary, in re gard to the charges made by me, state one thing one day and a different thing the next day. Both of his statements are equally ridiculous and equally without foundation. (a) In his interview and card published in .The Atlanta Journal of the 28th instant, he says that my charges were made for the purpose of diverting the attention of the state senate from the main issue, and he says that the purpose of his card was “to put the public on notice that all the din and smoke and noise and dust is raised to obscure the real issue and to divert the minds of the Georgia state senate away from the merits of the Boykin bill for the suppression of future gambling in Georgia.” ‘ (b) In his interview and card published in The Atlanta Constitution of the 29th instant, he gives out that what lie is pleased to call the present attack upon the officers of the Southern Cotton Association is a part of an organized bear campaign against cotton. Now, when he made, these statements Mr. Cheatham knew perfectly well that they were false, and that they existed solely in his o\Vu imagination. He knew very well that the charges made by me in my speech in the house on the 21th in stant were made before any vote at all had been taken in the house on the bill and that my speech could only have been intended to influence the house before it came to vote upon the bill. He also ought .to know very well that one ground of my op position to the bill was that it waa imperfect, and that my tight against the bill forced the adoption of three amendments, two of which give to the bill the chief ef ficacy it now has for the prevention of gambling in futures. I refer to the amend ment making the bill include buying futures as well as. selling futures, to which last the bill was originally restricted; .and also to the amciuunent providing that the payment of a 1 license tax should not be permitted to relieve any person from the penalty imposed. Without this last amendment the law could not have become operative at all until January 1, 1908; and without the first amendment it would not have touched fully 80 per cent of thfc gambling in cotton. 2. The charges made in my speech on the 24th instant were: (1) That some one in the headquarters of the Southern Cotton Association had been speculating in cotton in the name of Mike O’Gra- dy, and signing the checks or receipts for the"money in an official ca pacity, and that some one in there had been speculating in the name of P. A. Lee. * (2) That some official of the Southern Cotton Association had been connected with a bucket shop called the Piedmont Brokerage Co. and had held one-eighth of its stock, and that some one in the office of the Southern Cotton Association had had the stock standing in his name. These were my two charges. I am not responsible.for or concerned in any elaboration of these charges made by the newspapers, or for any inferences or conclusions drawn by them or the public, created by the interviews and state ments the reporters succeeded in getting from various persons. Those are mat ters for the committee to investigate if they see fit. I have given out no further statement or information until now. My speech in the house on the 24th instant was cut short by the expiration of the tune limit, under which I was speaking. In my statement in-the house on the 25th instant, I said that my remarks of the day before did not refer all to one person; and that I had evidence and informa tion sufficient in my judgment-to justify me in saying that an investigation ought to be held as to these matters, and that I would give that information to the Continued on Page 3. Mr. J. R. Anderson Presented Formal * Charges. Remittee tries S3MANY WAYS TO llf/END CHEATHAM W. It. Fagan. manager of the local brokerage hone© of Glbert A Clay, wan * leading witness at tha afternoon Investigation. X He appeared, stating he would give Imony freely Cheatham give consent f«.r his talking. Mr. Cheatham declined to consent or to protest against It. After much talk. Mf. Fagan am* plfc«>d or. the stand. Questioned by Mr. Anderson, he ver- ifleu In every detail Ms. Anderson'* |i charge* concerning Cheatham'* spec- |l ulatfon* under the yaine .of “Mike *“'-rady. , ‘ RICHARD CHEATHAM. they were trying to defend Cheatham from being forced Into furnishing in formation which might serve to reflect upon his efficiency as an officer of the association. This wax noticeable at several stages of the Investigation. Mike O'Grady, of Chattanooga, sub mitted a written statement of his deal ings with Mr. Cheatham and begged <6 be permitted to return to hls business. He was excused from further attend ance. A tilt between O'Grady and Mr. Anderson attracted some attention j previous to adjournment, i Among those who were present in the roqm was \V. T. Smith, a well- I known cotton dealer of Dallas. Texas. | who was In the city for the purpose or attending the InveetlgMtlon. Mr. Smith refused to make any statement re garding hls presence. Dr. J. M. Crawford, who had stated that he had understood that Cheatham was a part owner In the Piedmont (Brokerage Company, telephoned that he would appear when hls testimony was desired. B. C. Cothran, of Ware A BASEBALL Atlanta—100 000 00x-l Nashville-000 000 000-0 ATLANTA. TT ii To A E Orozier, If. 1 1 2 0 0 Jordan, 2b 0 0 1 3 0 Winters, rf. .............. 0 0 0 0 0 S. Smith, 3b. .,. Km . 0 1 1 2 0 Morse, ss 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 12 0 0 Wallace, cf. 0 1 0 0 0 Evers, 0 0 7 4 1 Zeller, p '... 0 0 O’ 4 0 *• • *!»i # »*gi ••••»•©• 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 1 3 27 16 1 NASHVILLE K H PO A Gilbert, cf • ... 0 1 5 0 o Wiseman, If. 0 1 3 0 o Pearson, rf 0 0 0 1 0 Jansing, 3b... 0 1 0 1 0 Miller, lb 0 1 7 0 0 Bohannon, 2b 0 0 2 1 0 Castro, ss .. . 0 0 i 3 1 Wells, c 0 1 0 0 0- Buchanan, p 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 0 5 24 7 , 1. . 1 Continued on Pago Three. .was not touched upon f In the Invest!' ’Dors or Aid Mr. CheaU-rr own any Ration, the evidence being confined > I; In the Piedmont Broke a,. Com- aolely to Mr. Cheatham a deal In the nyi" naked Mr. Anderson. name of O Grady and Lee. I have been told to by Hamilton ; Representative Anderson, though he railer, of the Piedmont Hot!." he declined to be put In the poaltlon of piled. (prosecuting attorney, submitted Jheatham then submitted n let l writ* ter from Hamilton Frazier, Hating that h© (Mr Frazier • kn* • n* Hung «>f ' Piedmont Brokerage Company. The investigation of the retent •barge* of speculation made against Rb’hatfl •'ll* ,iih mi. i. • t • s mthern Cotton Association, began Wednesday morning In the offices of the association and will probably con tinue through Thursday. Formal charges that Mr. Cheatham had traded In cotton on an Atlanta ex change under the names of Mike TGl ady and P. A. Lee were presented » Representative J. Randolph Ander- •on, of Chatham county. Rli hard Cheatham submitted a writ- en statement “lying that ha had trad ed for Mike (Tandy and P. A. Lee but ie hud positively had no Interest In the ten set of charges against Mr. Cheat ham which were read by him. He quoted the amounts and dates or tne alleged transactions made through the exchange of Glbert A Clay by Mr. Cheatham. .. . „ In response to questions Mr. An derson stated for the first time that all hls Information regarding the trans actions of Richard Cheatham were S lined from W. R. Fagan, manager of Ibert A Clay, who also secured from the Fourth National Bank certain checks and drafts figuring in the transactions. .... _. Mr. Anderson submitted letters ad dressed to the Fourth National Bank, Glbert A Clay, of New orleaiw. and some corporation or brokers' firm not stated, asking that the transactions of Mr. Cheatham with those houses be rejy nau no interest in m* i furnished the committee. ® tetters and had not at any time that Mr. Cheatham »!*" ijrf? .peculated for him,elf. land thus permit the commltM* toae The myiterloua "P. A. Lee" did not I cure the necnaary tppesr and In hi, atatemen*. Mr. that thla would be aufflclent Proof. The 'h.aflmm declare, that he will not re- ! committee refused to Mh Mr. Cheat ■> .d th< Identity of Lee. |ham to sign the lettera. Harvte Jordan | ck-t .hop or exchange ■ tha i EXTRA! MGR, BILLY S1IB El Billy Smith, manager of the Atlanta team, was notified by a telegram from Pr.std.nt Kav.naugh Wcdneeday aft ernoon that ha Is Indaflnltely suspend ed for hla alleged attack Taeaday aft ernoon on/UmpIr. 8huet«r. GEORGIA YOUNG MAN KILLED IN HOUSTON Jon.,boro, Ga. August I.—J. O. Hightower, a wealthy planter of thla place, received notice today that hla son, Walter Hightower, was killed In Houston, Team, laat night. No de tail. of how he met death have been received. Young Hightower had madejo’lt hi, home In Hou,ton for the eight year,. He was it tIngle twenty-eight year, of age. Hr formerly of Atlanta. J. Pluvlus took the firet game from Atlanta Wednesday afternoon, turning on the hose In the first Inning. Atlanta and Nashville taking the count of thirty minutes. The second gams was called at 4 o’clock, with wet grounds, and an an gry crowd of fans on account of the treatment of tho Firecrackers In the second game Tuesday by Umpire Shu ster. Umpire Shuster, not being no tified of the fact that a double-header was to be played, did not show up for the first game, but put In an appear ance just before the beginning of the second. When lie appeared on tho field, he was hissed and j erred by the fans. Buclmnan wont, 'n the box for Nueh- llle, while Bubs'Z'oiler went In for the .Firecracker*. Following Is the game In detail: First Inning. Gilbert went out, pitcher to first. Wiseman filed out. Pearson ouL pitch er to first. No hits; no runs.’ Crozler singled. On a wild pitch Crosier ambled to second. On a balk Crosier went to third. Jordan fanned. Winter* ralnbowed to center and' out. Crosier scoring on the throw-ln. Bid Smith grounded out to flrsL On* hit; one run. Second Inning. Janslng fanned. Miller singled.. Mil- ,_r was thrown oat trying to steal second. Bohannon ouL short to first. One hit: no runs. Morse grounded to third and out at first. Fox wsrit out, second to first. Wallace ouL short to first. No hits; no Third Inning. Caetro ouL short to first. Welle sin gled. Buchanan fanned. Welle out at tempting to steal. One hit; no runs. Evers walked. Zeller fanned. Crosier filed ouL Jordan filed out. No hits; no runs. Fourth Inning. Gilbert struck ouL Wiseman walked. Wiseman purloined second i on wild throw goe* to third. Pearson out. ahort to flrsL Janslng fouled ouL No bits! no runs. Winters fanned. Smith popped. Mors* filed ouL No hits; no runs. Fifth Inning. Miller fanned.-Bohannon out, second to flrsL Castro out, third to first No hits; no runs. RACE RESULTS. BRIGHTON. Brighton Beach, August 1.—The races this afternoon resulted as fol lows: FIRST RACE—Anneta Lady, 16 to 5, won: Mollle Donohue, 5 to :, second! Casaandra, 2 to 1, third. SECOND RACE—Bound Brook. 1 to 5, won; New Amsterdam, 4 to I, sec ond; Arabo, 6 to (, third. Time, 4:28. THIRD RACE—Woolwich, « to 5. won; Sonoma Belle/ 10 to 1, second; Novena, 15 to 1, third. Time, 1:45 4-6. FOURTH RACK—Gallant Dan, » to J, won; Frank Gill, » to ?, »econd; Pen ary*. 2 to 1, third. Time, 1:07 2-5. FIFTH RACE—Geranium, 0 to 6, won; Little Bcout, 6 to 2, second; Eb ony, 6 to 2, third. Time, 1:40. FORT ERIE. FIRST RACE—Olive Leaf, 7 to 2. won; Lull* Mar. 4 to 1, second; Paul Deerlng. 6 to 1, third Time, 1:41 4-6. SECOND RACE—Chan Ida. 12 to 1, wonffl Belle The Cat, 2 to 1, second; Thief Deputy, 20 to 1, third. Time, 1:41 2-6. THIRD RACE—Latona, It to 5, won; Shine On, 6 to 1. second; Gov. Orman. 2 to 1, third. Time, 1:12. FOURTH RACE—Wexford, out, won; Peter Pad. 15 to 1, second; Bon- mtt, 6 to 1, third. Time, 1:47 2-6. FIFTH RACE—Glimmer, 2 to 1, won: Mary Custls, 10 to 1, second; Pedro, 10 to 1, third. Time, 1:01 1-6. Summary. Struck out—By Zeller 5, by Buchan' an 5. Bases on balls—Off Zeller 1. Sac rifice hit—Pearson. Stolen baaei Wiseman, Janslng. Wild pitch— Buchanan, Balk—Buchanan. Umpli Shuster. Fox filed out. Wallsce ont, short to first. Evers ditto. No hits; no runs. . Sixth Inning. Wells fiinned. Buchanan fanned. Oll- Ibert out, short to first. No hits; no run Zeller fanned. Crosier fanned. Jor dan bit nnd walked. Winters filed out. No him. no f oris. Seventh Inning. Wiseman grounded to ehort nnd t It but. Pearson out. pitcher to flreL Wiseman to second. Wiseman out try ing to steal third. Janelng singled. Janslng stole second. Miller filed put. Two hits; no runs. Smith singled. Morse out on sacri fice, Smith to second. Fox filed out to left. Wallace singled. Smith out at the plate. Two hits; no runs. Eighth Inning. Bohannon out, third to first. Castro out, second to first. Wells hit by ball. Buchanan fanned. Evers filed out. Zeller out at first. Croxler hit to short, on error safe. Jor dan filed out. Ninth Inning. Gilbert singled. Wiseman out, pitch er to first. Gilbert at second. Pearson fanned. Janslng filed out. AT MEMPHIS— Memphis 003 00* “’J--* “ “ Shreveport 100 Oo“ - •” l.lelihnnlt and Owens; Ueeker and Ilnpp. Umpire—Cumpiiu. AT HMtMI.VlllA.M- Dlrmtnglium .... 000 001 ' Z Montgomery .... COO 000 6”--; “ ~ Wilhelm and Matthews; Walsh tad Me- lerse. I'nipIre-UcLaugbllu. natTonal. hlcago 010 000 002— 2 4 2 Philadelphia . ..010 002 001— 6 » 1 Batteries: Pfelater and Moran; Sparks and Donovan. LATONIA. FIR8T RACE—Leo Bright, 5 to 2, on; My Gem, 10 to 1, second; Sea Mate. 2 to 1, third. nSU RACE—Margie, 2 to 6, Decklaw, 2 to 5, second; Aline ■tt, 5 to 2. third. TIIIRII RACE—La rone, 6 to L won; I lo !, second; Search Me, hh d. I'ltTIt RACE—I)aUsman, » to 2, I.ead‘- Suba'I 6 to /* i \ V 4 to third. -r *6 'AN OTHER GAMES. AT MEMPHIS— First Gams— Memphis .... 200 120 OOx —0 11 C Shreveport . , . 000 000 001 —I 6 3 naileries: Llebhsrdl and Owens; Frits and Rapp. Umpire—Campau. EASTERN. . First Oame— Toronto 2 6 2 Rochester 4 6 2 Batteries: McCaferty and Slattery; Case and Carton. POSSE OF POLICE IN NEGRO CHASE A posse of pollrtnicn an«l detective* waa rushed from tb© polio© ststlon Wednesday morning about 10 o’clock tr tb© corner of stealing. ikttffl horn© of Will Keith, a negro, and aereral other negroes, who ran. K< captured, and the officer then tel telephoned Keith’s Me. Allan Wtlcgmed. With over forty ticket And j - iaen- fer agent* of the Botf|h**rn railway present, George B. Allen* **f in. Loula, wen welcomed fo Atlanta Wednesday noon, he being the aud * r »■( Brooks Morgan aa aaslatant general paoaenger rgent of the rmy' prtMr. Morgan waa preaent at *een btymal r which waa, a , Mptrod* many ng* ’ ** * ■ ,i whom tt 1 ■ CUMMINS MUSTERS MAJORITY ON FL He's Quite Certain to COACHMAN SAYS Land The Iowa kln , m/r , r , T . Governorship. NO LOYE LEFfl HIS MAX GARST REGARDED IN DANGER Perkins People Declare Convention Won’t Vote for Governor’s Pet Scheme. By Private Leased Wire, Dea Moines, la., August 1.—When the Republican atate committee had completed the temporary roll of to day's convention early thla morning It ahowed 856 votea for Cummins and 784 agalnat him, a majority of 72. It may be Increased to a majority , of 108 this morning! This means the re-nonilnat!on of Governor Cummlnn without trouble, but It Is a question whether he can frame the platform and name other candidates on the ticket. Garat in Dangar. Warren Garat, hla choice for lieuten ant governor, la In danger. The Per kins men claim there are many dele gates pledged to Cummins’ re-nomina tion who will vote with them on all other questions. Antis Claim Victory. The roll, as announced after mld- ghf, waa regarded as a big victory by the antl-Cummlns people. Throw- ; of five counties' delegations, which they Insisted were entitled to seats and giving thalr places to antl- Cummlns people, left Cumlmns with the scant majority of 88 In a convention of 1,640. It was known that the opposition had made boasts of having. bought up a number of Cummins’ delegates. Action of the state committee was a deflance of the congressional delega tion. which h.n! <h iniindiMl by e-solu tion that only three contesting counties’ Kick on Influence. Candidate Perkins protested agnlnsl Interference by the Washington Influ ence, and so did Congressman Hep burn, who denounced hls colleagues In unsparlyg terms for “laying down" In the light. Nearly nil the congressmen are nji- ponod to Cummins, but they recognized that fnilurn tn nominate Cummins, un der the circumstances, would surely mean two tickets, nnd the defeat of not than four congressmen. ..j a last resort, effort was made to fix up n deni by which Senator Dolllvnr should be named for governor nnd Governor Cummins for the senate. This the Cumins people declined to permit, delegations be recognized. Madine Goes Hart jo Di\yroe Fly Private Lem* Pittsburg. Pa the coachman, called In tho Hi He said the letters <c said to have be Hartje, were never In hi Madine denies that th letters.” alleged to have | an ash pile In the Hartje the fragments of th- t<u found, were ever In hN p never received u Utter Scott, he said. Knvelope marki 1 exr.lt tej, said by the detectives stolen from Mndlne'« t Muncey detectives, iveie forth. Madine denied had them. He recognlzt said to have been .<(«> trunk, but said It u.m trunk. He raw It In New It In hls bureau. ’Tell us when you fit letters from your trunkr "It war Monday, nl found my trunk 4ij/.n arU recommendations, three 1 a jockey coat, a pair of euranct! polUy, two letter* sister and ..n© from my n two Jockey licenses.” "What time did you affr morning?” asked Attorney Matron • vhr called.’ hftfmse ”I)ld you get up • “Not for about an "Why did not yot lady called you?” "necause I did nr “Then you had h( you did not want to got up7~ "No, I always lay a half hour before I nrn called.” During the rapid fire of questions both Mmrr«>n and Madia** fairly bristled nnd Hung out question and answer with the rapidity of a maxim gun. Mt, OO0OOOOOOOOOOO0OOOOOOOOOO0 O POURS HOT WATER O 8ed - ON DEPUTY MARSHAL. O By Private Leased Wire fi t hi «t 1- -While C^ nH . ring to O ende O ter. j O M.ii shiil 8t«*ph« Mil Hafl*- M Is qf- alded with ho deputy had eje O hospital, whe "hicT O him. O d the O genry O were Q 00OOOO0OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO has pec- KILLED BY BRIDE’S SIDE AS FRIENDS GATHERED TO BID THEM GOOD BYE, pistol Bperini to Tb© ONflriaa t’lisrlotte. N. l\, August I.— On© of th most shocking crimes la tbe nnnsls of (Is* I p.'.'.J' nf‘ ton county occurred st sii esrly hour this I r-lln morning* when J. V. Kincaid »hot mi'l "{ »[©• killed W. M. Brown, a arr.im of onlj a keif hour, tt be afoul with hie lirMe el r<*!!. ma file depul. walflnx for the Irnln on which | hiiu «» the couple wee lo lent, on Ibelr honerinoon flip from lleMemer f'lfr. Tha bride of uulr thirl, minute. Is now i nrnwn a wMow. She w«. Ml.. Iletlle I'errr. Iletil.* All Ilf the iMirllee ire prominent In Ihr prnmi. town where llm .Imotlne acejned. There ''am wan nolle 0 KHlherlne of the friend, of lb, I 111.* I rollplil at tho depot to hid Ihem gooilh,. up III. ion- ders on© ; for ilm- d In my aoed hlch not but was l ^extent it hing I* f4**r©<l .!!••• k i:. km. >>«*& Min ' h.d Hie" . In * •rrled ,lNi,. nude , uly LORD DOUGLAS CAPTURED BY MARSHAL IN PORTLAND Special to The fleorxlea. Aeberllle, N. C. Aueu.t L—"Ixiril Doo*- Ue,” th* btxamlet. who married and It I. believed eobeeqiieotlp munl.ted Jowpblno Hood, of Aeberllle, it K,w Ihrri., la., Decern Iter, leet. end wboea wjiereotioul. here balfled tbe pollc*, b«» been smeted la Portland, Mela*. telegram raeelred hero last night by the chief of pollc*, from United 8tnt.*« Marshal t’etereoa. brings the Information of the arreet, and aeks for ,lnitnicrion«. I Identifying witness will lr*r* A.hevllt. to morrow for Portland. Dongle*, the moat aotorious blraml.t la I th, cotmtir. It la bettered, married Jose phine Hood, nnd said b* would taka her to hla fruit farm In Meilco. to he gana eight I weeks. When nothing wt, beard front the roUDle, an Inrrsllgatloa was .tnrtrd. and It waa found that he ten. the l.lganil.t who poaul as the eld. it soil of tha mar piii NoHrwfhaa be«l recelead her, from tbe «lrt. COUNCIL OF win HELD BY OFFICERS •peelal to The Georgian. Chattanooga. Venn., Aug. 1.- alry drill In screening and re GOVERNOR SIGNS CHILD UB%jfcg Governor Terrell Wed new.. /rJ k.1 an I'll lb** lb'll rhlld Inbor bill, tha Duncan Private Guard*. »hlch tho forernor slxanf— lip tfn«l»'re«l Mrs. J. LlttdjMBj Romp. wb<» bss h Ipglslatlnn. Tbers wsct for the pen. ^ fd npprstlre st one©, a©4©M ip Rtste are preparing l© » to thf nl tuition. of iiffifl thf court of appaa1S| b t rnotin, sffrl tbe Man© peopl© til tb© OCtoN^ ! to allow the p«op)*r idpcnsurlpg to vot© l«<» Hlgiiptl. Th© ge'.u Of lo.«l bills W©daei; n ! of ••I -plrfi'li'l shelter tent cam- / nusetnent tv? tl.- teral Bubb and Majo* uocll of war and gav* today's tnan»niver»rc