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15 VO telephone*.
.c-r-D m/t!a 11 m* t*f ntfrmda.
15-1 niU*« of atr^t railway.
13.106.000 of l.anklDg capital.
The Atlanta Georgian.
GKCNtOIA:
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finonoo.wti cotton crop tn 1*0*.
I .Wo tnll«*a of attain rnllroRfl.
4^1 mile* rl*Ttrlr atrerf railway.
I**a. 1.Ron,000 «rlnqf»«.
1J08
Factorial .
1.060 I
VOL. I. NO. 90.
Morning Edition.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1906.
Morning Edition.
PRTT 1 ??. In Atlanta TWO rEffTa
A j. Oq Traina FIVE CENTS.
HEAD OFNA VY OF RUSSIA
IS DISGRACED BY MUTINY
Admiral Birileff is to
be Removed From
Office.
torch still used
BY MAD PEASANTS
It Is Rumored That Czar
Is to Take His'Family
to Finland.
By Private Leased Wire.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 9—It Is report.
»d today that the court of Inquiry,
having In hand 'the Investigation of the
outbreak at Cronstadt, will recom
mend that Admiral Birileff, roaater of
marine, be reduced, and that some oth
er officer be put In hla place aa head
of the navy.
Ruipor haa It that Vice Admiral Du-
basoff, who waa governor general at
Moscow until July It, when he resign
ed, on account of bad health, wlll'be
the man. He le still suffering from
wounds which he received when a
bomb waa thrown at him In Moscow
on May t.
The Novoe Vremya today says that
the Grand Duke Nicholas Nlcholae-
vltch la to be given supreme command
of the army, but without dictatorial
powers.
A report la being circulated today
that the czar has decided to go to
the summer camp at Ts.arskoe-Selo on.
Saturday. Ho will remain there five
days. The yacht Alexnndra Is at Pe-
trrhof, having arrived thera last eve
ning. This has given rise to the report
that the czar and his family are con
templating making their long deferred
trip to Finland.
SPURNED BY WIFE
BRANCH KILLS SELF
HOKE SMITH MAKES DENIAL,
IN TERRIFIC ARRAICNMENT,
TO THE DEMPSEY CHARGES
BIG BASKET OF ROSES
AND STAGE GIRL’S JOKE
CAUSED THA W TO KILL
Prints Affidavits
Show Dempsey Got
All Possible.
SAYS ALBERT HOWELL
WAS BEHIND DEMPSEY
Sensational Reply Made to
Affidavits Published
in The Consti-
tion.
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O O
o AS HE NEARED DEATH, O
O HE THOUGHT OF CHILD. O
O After swallowing the fatal pol- 0
O aon dose and aa he lay upon the 0
O dismal river bank realizing he 0
o would soon enter eternity, Guy T. O
O Branch, the young bookkeeper, O
O turned hla thoughts to his little O
0 child, now an orphan. O
0 While the deadly poison waa 0
O getting In its work on his system, O
0 the young husband and father 0
O started to write a letter to hla 0
O parents, telling them he had de- 0
O termlned to end his troubles in O
O death.
O Bidding hla parents an affec- J
O tlonate farewell, young Branch 0
O urged them to kiss his child for P
O him. • • tj
0 This letter was never finished. 0
O Before concluding It. .the young 0
O man became unconscious. The un- O
0 finished letter dropped by his 0
o side, where It was later round. 0
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Despondent because of family trou
bles, Guy T. Branch, 22 years of age,
a bookkeeper In the office of Louis J.
Anderson, broker In the Prudential
building, Wednesday afternoon sought
a secluded spot on the Cobb county
bank of the Chattahoochee river, op
posite the water-works, and swallowed
an overdose of morphine.
He was discovered late Ip the after
noon In an unconscious condition by
some fishermen, who heard him groan
ing, and he waa brought Into the city
and taken to the Grady hospital, where
he died Thursday morning at 7 o'clock.
Branch waa separated from hla young
wife, who raealdee with “an elder sla
ter. Mrs. O. O. Butler, 7* Central place,
and Wednesday had Just received a
letter from her rejecting a plea of the
husband to her to go back to him and
•«e Atlanta. Aftey reading this'let
ter Branch determined to end hla trou
bles in death.
Branch made another attempt to end
?» Hf» * year ago last January by
taking poison. He was discovered In
time, however. In the office of Louis
"■ Anderson, and was saved by the
hospital physicians. This attempt fol-
lowed Branch’s ejectment by his fath
er-in-law, J, c. Brewer, from the let
ters home at the time Mrs. Brewet
was on her death had.
The father-in-law, Mr. Brewer, who
resides at Lakewood Heights, was seen
Thursday at tha home of Mrs. Butler,
*n Central place, and talked freely con
cerning his dead eon-ln-law. He de
clared Branch waa a “dope fiend,” and
had given his wife much trouble.
"My daughter had done everything In
her power to get along with Branch,
but he abused and worried her until
she couldn’t stend it any longer. And
this Is why she would not consent to
leave our protection and try and live
with him again."
“Conduct Unbearable."
Mr. Brewer stated that Branch’a
conduct became so unbearable more
than a year and a half ago that hta
wife quit him and entered suit for
divorce. On the promise of the young
man. however, to reform, the divorce
proceedings were withdrawn and the
couple went back together. It was
hnly a short time. Mr. Brewer stated,
until Branch again began to use "dope"
and misbehave. Mr. Brewer said that
at the time hie wife was dying Branch
came to hie home under the Influence
of drug and that he ejected him.
Branch and hla wife and little child
have been residing of late at the home
of Mrs. Butler, and on Monday of this
week the husband waa ejected from
there by Mrs. Butler. Tuesday Mrs.
Branch Is said to have received a let
ter from Branch begging her to go
back to him and leave Atlanta with
him. The elder sister and father, how
ever, advised against this, and a letter
of refusal was sent to the husband. Th»
next thing heard of him by his wife and
her people was that
Hon. Hoke Smith Issued a statement
Thursday to the press, concerning the
charges Insinuated agalnat him by Al
bert Ht^well concerning Mr. Bmlth'i.
handling of a ault brought for 18,000
damagea agalnat the Western and At
lantlc Railway In behalf of a D.
Dempsey, of 201 Foundry street. He
said:
"If Albert Howell or I
will swear that I, or my firm, at any
time, received an offer of settlement in
Dempsey’s case of 12,800, or of aii
other sum greater than 72,500; r
"Or that In agreeing to the ofTer of
settlement the Company waa under
taking to pay Dempsey 73,500;
"Or that I used th* Dempsey case to
Increase, my fee In the two other cases
—as Albert Howell Insinuates ‘lii The
Constitution this morning—
In the two other cases—ns Albert How
ell insinuates in The Constitution this
morning—
’i will Indict him for false swearing
till Grady hospital—a suicide.
and I Will put stripes on his back and
shackles around his legs as a common
felon in the atate penitentiary."
Mr. Smith said the affidavits were
made by Albert Howel, Introducing
hla charge aa follows:
■‘ ln . Sunday mornings Constitution
Mr. Albert Howell practically charged
that I had represented S, D. Dempsey
In a case against the Western and At-
lantlc Railroad Comigtny; that I had
■attied the Dempsey case with the rail
road company for 22,500; that I had
kept 21,000 of the money and had set
tled with Dempsey upon the basis of
only having collected 22.500 from tha
railroad company.
"Yeaterday afternoon I anawered that
statement and showed that it waa
Wee. and that 1 had only collected
72,500 from the railroad company.
"This morning Mr. Albert Howell
makes a second publication In which
he abandons hla statement of Sunday
and charges, In aubatance, that I set
tled Dempsey's case with two negro'
cases; that I could have obtained 22,-
500 for Dempsey, but Instead of doing
so I took 22,500 and Increased the
amount which waa paid to the negro
cases. He furthermore states that this
was due to the fact that I had a larger
fee In the negro cases than In Demp
sey's rase.
"The atatementa of Mr. Howell this
morning are abaolutely false.
‘The affidavit which he used on Sun
day from 8. D. Dempsey was swom to
last November. It waa made at the
Instance of Mr. Albert Howell.
"I never heard a complaint from
Dempsey until hla letter of January
12, 1201, nearly two months after Mr.
Albert Howell had obtained from him
the affidavit.
"At the time Dempsey's case was
settled with the Western and Atlantic
Railroad Company, two other cases
were alio settled; one the rase of
Mrs. Blanch Powell: the other the
case of Sam Ferrell. Mrs. Powell re
ceived 72,250; Sam Ferrell ’ received
2200. Mrs. Powell le a respected white
women and Sam Ferrell le a white
boy.
"My contract with each of the three
was for one-third of the amount col
lected In case eults were brought.
Suits were brought In all three of the
cases. I voluntarily reduced my fee
In the case tot Dempeey, end In the
case of Mrs. Powell to 25 per cent.
"Mr. John L. Tye, attorney for the
Western and Atlantic Railroad Compa
ny, conducted the negotiations and
made the settlements.
"We never received an offer of over
22,000 In the Dempeey case, but we
finally Induced them to agree to pay
22,500. »
"Mr. Howell has asked that I print
the correspondence with Dempeey and
the original contract I had with him.
I do so that the public may see the ex.
act facta and fully appreciate the mo.
tlvee which Inspire Mr. Howell's con
duct.
'The affidavit* of Mr. J. J. Hastings
and the letter of Mr. F. M. Hughes
apeak for themselves."
A copy of the Dempsey contract fol
lows: ,
"Georgia, Fulton County—I hertby
employ Hoke Smith and H. C. Peeples
to represent me In suit against the
Western and Atlantic Railroad Com
pany for Injuries received by me on
September 22, 1142, and agree to pay
them 20 per cent of any amount they
may recover by settlement, or one-
thtrdofany amount they may recover
after suit Is brought.
(Signed) "8. D. DEMPSEY."
A copy of Dempsey's letter to Mr.
Smith follows:
"Atlanta. Ga. January 12, 1102.
"Mr. Hoke Smith. Atlanta, Ga.
-niswtieanu "My Deal Mr. S -it) You will ra
ws s dead at I member that I gave you my
on account of getting hurt In Septem
ber, 1202. You settled the case for me
In the following sutnmer for 22.500,
and after taking out the money you
had advanced to me at the time I gave
you the case and afterwards, you paid
me balance, amounting Jl.419.15. I
have Just heard that the railroad of.
fered to pay 22,500 to aettle my case,
and that you refused to make the set
tlement unless the company would at
the same time aettle two others cases
with you, but with which I had no
connection qt any kind. Will you
please let ma know by return mall
If there Is any truth In the statement
that the attnrneya for the railroad com
pany did offer you 22,200 to aettle my
case, and If It could have been settled
for that amount at any time. Waa
there any other of your cases settled
at the same time mine was? And If
so, I would like to know who they were.
Please let me hear from you right
BYIHESEHATE
Wheatley Substitute
Killed By Vote of
29 to 14.
BOYKIN BILL WINS
AFTER HARD FIGHT
Only Three Dissenting Votes
Aro Registered Against
Winning Measure.
The Boykin bucket shop hill passed
the senate Thursday afternoon, with
only three dissenting voles, after the
Wheatley substitute had been killed 1)
to 14.
P| JiP The senate flret voted on 'the Wheat
away, because I don’t tike to believe P*Y substitute, the vote standing as fol
that you would be willing to make me
take the eettlement at 21,000 leas than
the company was willing to pay. Ad
dress me at 201 Foundry street, and
oblige. Yours truly, -
(Signed) "S. D. DEMPSEY."
A copy of Dempsey's second letter
follows:
Atlahta, Ga., January 20,1202.
"Hon. Hoke Smith, Atlanta, Ga.
"Dear Mr. Smith: I wrote you
January 12 In regard to settlement of
my claim against N., C. and St. L
railway, and to my surprise have re
ceived no reply. Please let me hear
from you by return mall In regard
It, as I am very much worried.
"Yours truly,
(Signed) "S. D. DEMPSEY.
"201 Foundry Street, Atlanta, Ga.'
"Mr. S. D. Dempsey, 201 Foundry
Street, Atlanta, Ga.
•‘Dear Sir: 1 have juit returned
the city from southwest Georgia,
received your first letter before I left,
bill under the pressure. I did not have
an. opportunity to nnswrr It.
settlement of your cose waa na
gntlated by Mr. Jack Hastings and iny
self. 1. never heard of un offer of t.
dollar more than rhe amount I got for
you. I am sure that your Information
must bo entirely without foundation. It
Is after 7 o'clock, and Mr. Hastings hns
gone homo for the night, I leave again
tomorrow to be gono for a week. When
I get back I will take up the matter
again and let you hear from mo fur
ther. - Yours very truly.
(Signed) "HOKE SMITH.
Mr. Hosting's letter to Dempsey fol
lows:
"January 26, 1208.
"Mr. S. D. Dempsey, 201 Foundry
Street, Atlanta, Ga.
"Dear Sir: I negotiated the settle
ment In your case with Mr. Tye. Who.
ever to|4 you that I was offered 71,600
In your case has misinformed you.
You no doubt remember that during
the negotiations you said you were
willing tn settle the case for 21.600, and
at that time the railroad company re
fused to pay me more than 22,000 In
your case. You were told of every step
n the negotiations and followed It aa
close as I did, and I have no doubt that
could recall It all to your mind If
you will call and see about It. Very
truly yours,
(Signed) "J. J. HASTINGS.'
To this statement was appended
card from Attorney F. M. Hughes, who
said that he had been approached by
the mother of Dempsey, who had told
him that she understood 22,609 could
have been got from the railroad, when
only 22.540 was secured by Mr. Smith.
He says further that he went to Mr.
Smith's office to Investigate and later
saw John L. Tye, all of which Inves
tigation caused him to tell Mrs. Demp
sey that 72,100 was all that could have
been secured.
Mr. Hughes further Belt forth In hie
statement that he was recently In
formed by Mrs. Dempeey that Mr.
Howell had several times sent for her
and had assured her that 72,600 had
been collected.
An affidavit from J. J. Hastings Is
added, as follows:
"State of Georgia, County of Fulton—
Personally appeared J. J. Hastings,
who, on oath, says that In 1202 he
against the N- C. and St. L. railway,
was connected with the firm of Hoke
Smith A H. C. Peeples.
"Deponent negotiated the eettlement
of the case of 8. D. Dempsey against
the Western and Atlantic Railroad
Company, or the N., C. A St. L. Rail
road Company.
"At no time we* deponent offered, by
the representative of the' railroad com
pany, more than 22,000 to settle the
ease of B. D. Dempsev, until finally an
agreement was reached that tha rail
road company should pay 22,600.
"No negro cases were settled at the
time that the case of B. D. Dempeey
was settled. •
'The only two. other cases settled
were the cases of Mrs. Blanch Powell
for 22.250 and Sam Ferrell for 2200.
"There never was an Intimation from
the attorney of the railroad company
that a larger sum than 22,200 could be
obtained for 8. D. Dempeey; on the
contrary, the first offer of the railroad
company was very much less, and It
was-only after continued negotiations
that I was able to obtain from them a
settlement at 72,200.
Dempsey was anxious to set
tle when the offer of 21.200 was mad*
by the railroad company, but I Instat
ed that he waa entitled to more, and
that If he would give me time I would
get more.
"I first Intended to charge Dempeey
one-third of the settlement, according
to the contract. He saw Mr. Hoks
Smith and Mr. Smith agreed to reduce
the fee to 26 per cent. Having reduced
Dempsey's fee. to 25 per cent, Mr.
Smith told m* to charge Mrs Pnwetl
only 26 per cent also, which I did.
"J. J. HASTINGS."
Swom to and subscribed before me
this, August 2, 1208.
JOHN W, JONES
Notary Public, Fulton county. Georgia.
lows:
Nays—Adams, Alsnbrnok, Rennet, A.
C. lllalock, A. O. Blalock, Bloodworth,
Rond, Bunn, Candler, Carlthers, Cars-
wsll, Copelnn, Fitzgerald, Fortner, Furr,
Grayblll, Hogan, King. Lumsden. Mc
Allister, McHenry, Odum, Parker. Phil,
lips, Relil, Strange, Walker, Ware. Wil
liams—29.
Ayss—i'rum. Foster, Foy, Hamby,
Hand. Miller, Mills, Peyton, Hose, Steed,
Birmans, Westbrook, Wheatley, Wilcox
—14.
Immediately the vote waa tnksn on
the Boykin bill. • An effort waa made
to place a >me amendments on It, but
Senator A. O. Blalock objected on the
ground that no notice had been given.
Senator Wheatley who had sent one
of hla amendments gracefully admitted
the justness of tha claim,and withdrew
hla amendment.
• On the vote for the Boykin bill It
was 38 to 3. Senators Foy, Mills nnd
Peyton voting against It, nnd Senators
Hamby and Steed.not voting.
Tile discussion on the bill continued
throughout the session. Senators O.
A. Blalock nnd Cnndtcr spoke against
the substitute, nnd Senators Steed, Mil
ler nnd Crum for It.
The 1>IU which pats pH klndtst^WR
hucketshopn, exchanges and wlrehounea
out of business now goes to the gov
ernor for his signature.
Throughout the session the rear of
the senate chamber and the gallery
were crowded with Interested specie
tor*.
CASHIER RELATES
HOW STENSLAND
LOOTED BIG BANK
Chicago, August 2.—Chief of Police
Collins announced at 1:20 o'clock this
afternoon that Henry W. Herlng, cash
ier of the defunct Milwaukee Avenue
State Bank, had surrendered himself
and was at that hour belngput througl
a sweating process In an effort to lean
the whereabout* of President Stens.
land.
Chicago, Aug. 2.—Henry W, Herlng,
cashier of the Milwaukee Avenue State
Bank, looted by Paul O. Btensland, of
over s million, Is In Chicago. He he*
not been out of Chicago since Monday.
He says he Intends to give himself up
and I* confident that In s short apse*
of tlma he can show to the satisfac
tion of every one concerned that he
had no part In robbing the depositors
of the wrecked Institution. i
Says He Was a Tool.
Mr. Herlng Is Insistent In hla state
ment that he had nothing whatever to
do with the peculation of the bank
fundi. He declares that Stensland's
Instructions were such that there was
no way on their face of determining
that any crooked business was going
on; It was only the culmination of a
number of suspicious Incidents and
the piling of not# upon note to carry
on Stensland's real estate operation*
that finally mad* him morally certain
that thievery waa rampant In the
bank.
How 8tsnstand Worked.
Whenever Btensland needed money to
bolster up his operations he worked ss
follows, said Mr. Herlng:
"Mr. Btensland would come to my
desk and say to me: ‘Mr. Herlng, please
make out a certain number of notes
(the number of which he would give
me) for these amounts,' he giving me a
memorandum for them. I then made
them out and sent them to him In the
regular routine of business. Lattr,
usually the next day, they were re
turned to me duly signed by various
people, or at least thty had the alleged
fignature* of various people. Mr.
Btensland ordered me to place them to
the credit of hie personal account and
would then draw check* on hla ■per
sonal account for the various enter
prises which dragged him to rulp.
Told of Indebtedness.
My suspicions ware aroused some
time ago, but 1 made up my mind that
It was my duty to say something to
Mr. Btensland shout five wseks ago. I
handed him a paper containing a list
of notes for 2120,000, which I believed
should be among the assets of the
bank.
"This Indebtedness/ I said, is get
ting too large, and It ought to be fixed
up In some other way, or the bank
will be In trouble/
He sat for a moment, and then
said: ‘Yes, 1 know; but I have every
reason to believe I will have It all
(tied up shortly. Don't worry. It will
~ be taken car* of/"
E
OF II JUDGE
Serious Charges Made
Against Judge Jno.
H. Martin.
PETITION BROUGHT
BEFORE THE HOUSE
Samufel Grder, of Fitzgerald,
Charges Abuse of
i» Office. f
John H. Martin. Judgo of th* *up*-
rtor court of the Oconee circuit, la t hr
defendant to Impeachment proceeding
Hefnre the Qeorirla legielature. a pc-
tltlon for hie Impeachment wan pre-
•anted to the houee of repre«entntlvp«
Thursday afternoon by Hamue! Oreer,
of Pltxffrraid. and referrod to a com
mittee which will report to the houn*
The petitioner aeserte that Judge
Martin hae abused hla ofllce In th«
»>1.liter "f leriiiln icNtmlnlng orders
against the Commercial hotel at Fitz
gerald nnd accompanlea hla petition
with various exhibit < The petition
woe presented by Representative .!<>«
Hill Hall, of Bibb county, who moved
that It be referred to a committee for
Investigation nnd report to the hoiiMe
Hpenker Hlaton appointed the follow
ing committee to Inveetlgato the
chargee: Hall, of Bibb; Wright, of
Richmond; Covington, of Colquitt;
Adame, of Elbert, nnd Hays, of Ma« -m.
Judge Martin reeldee at Hawkins-
vllle, (Ul. and has for years been one
of the beet-known m*mb*ra of the
■ Joni-gU hr jin< h. Th»* petition for hie
Impeachment, which ni? not rand ,j n .
til the cloning hour of the morning
Kofodon in the bonne, had the effect of a
bombuhell among the members, who
dlJMMisMcd It In cloak room and corri
dor* na they ndjournod.
cum CASE
MR8. EVELYN NE8BIT THAW.
Thla pinure I* from a new photograph of lh>- wife of the slayer of.
Stanford While, and Is regarded by her husband aa one of her boat poaea.
Anna Held’s Husband Supplies District Attor
ney’s Office Wi'h Sensational Story of
Motive For Slaying of White.
Ily Private Leased Wire.
New York,. Aug. 2.—The startling
declaration was mad* today that
girl's Joke led Harry Thaw to alay
Stanford White. The district attorney
Is In possession of evidence that White
aant a basket of flowers anil a note to
Evelyn Nesblt Thaw on the evening of
the shooting, abd that the tragedy grew
out of this.
The facts were communicated to the
district attorney Indrectly by Florena
Zlegfeld, husband of Anna Held, who
la a .theatrical manager. Mr. Zleg
feld Is now In Pari*. •
"The tragedy occurred Juat before I
■ailed from New York,” he said, "and
we discussed U on the trip across. On
Ih* ship waa a prominent member of
the chorus In one of my productions.
Rhe waa an Intimate friend of White.
Rhe said ah* and two other membera
of the company went to White's studio
In Madlaon Square Garden to pay him
a farewell visit. Mr. Whit# was not
there and an attendant asked them to
leave their names.
" 'oh/ said on# of the girl*, 'you
need only say that Mrs. Harry Thaw
called/ and they departed laughing over
the Joke. While, the next day, thla girl
told me, sent a little note to Mrs. Thaw
expressing his regret at his absence at
the time of her call, and dispatched a
basket of roses to her address.
'The girl believed Thaw saw the
roses, the card attached and read the
note. She was convinced that White's
death waa due to thla Joke.”
The girl the theatrical manager re
ferred to Is In New York today, (taring
returned from Europe at the request of
the district attorney. Rhe la to ba a
witness at the trial of Thaw.
Tha heat had affbeted Thaw In the
Tombs, and for th* first time since hla
arrest he sent for a physician. The tat
ter said he would be all right In a tew
days.
Husband of Mrs. Lowe,
of Atlanta, Sued
for Divorce. •
GREAT SECRECY
IS MAINTAINED
If Divorce Is granted First
Mrs. Gunton, Strange
Status Will Re
sult.
POPE PIUS IS STRICKEN
AT VATICAN CEREMONY
By Private Leased Wire.
Rome, Italy, Aug. 2.—The pop* was seised with a severe attack of
heart weakness today after the fatiguing ceremony In celebration of the
third anniversary of hi* coronation. Dr. LapponL the pontiff's physician,
was called In and waa able to rellev* tha patient He directed that the
pop* must have complete rest.
President Roosevelt to Be Awarded
Prize For His Efforts For Peace
By Private Leased Wire,
Washington. Aug. 2.—Theodore Roosevelt, president of the United
Htates, will shortly be awarded tb* Nobel peace prize—the greatest to
ken of International honor and esteem that It Is possible to receive.
President Roosevelt's great achievement In the Portsmouth peace con
ference, which resulted In the cessation of hostilities between Russia and
Japan, placed him In the logical position at the head of the world's
peace makers, and on December Ift a committee of five persons,
by the Kwedish government, wlU make the format announcement.
New York, August 9.—Tb*
the suit brought last January by Ame
lin R. Guntnu, against Professor George
Gunton. editor of Ounton'a Jlagaslne,
for a divorce wnx tried quietly and
without any publicity became '
today when the report of former Justice
of the Kupreme Court Bookstaver, ae
referee, w ,tx submitted to Justice <)le-
gerlch. In special term,'Part I, of the
supreme court, for bis approval.
From the fact that former Judge
I'nrker's law firm asked that the ref.
eree'e report be confirmed, it taken
that the decision of Referee Rooketa-
ver la In favor of Mrs.
who asserts that she li
wife of Professor Gi
standing the fact that
Mrs. Rebecca Lowe,
on February 14, 1904.
Mrs. Rebecca l.me Gunton
five years president of the liens
oration of Women's Clubs.
If the report la approved snd
rree la Issued to Mrs. Amelia
ton, the legal statue of Mrs.
Low# Gunton aa a wife will be a curi
ous and perplexing one. When she be
gun her btilt Itgolnst Mr. Gunton, Mr*.
Amelin Gunton at the same time insti
tuted a suit against Rebecs Low,. Con-
ton for the alleged alienation of her
husband's nffetlons.
It follows. If the referee holds thet
Amelia It. (iutiton Is entitled to an in
terlocutory deri'co of divorce against
Profeasor Gunton, his marriage to Re
becca Lowe Gunton is Invalid, In the
opinion of the decree.
