The Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, GA.) 1906-1907, September 22, 1906, Image 2

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    THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
The model pictured here le a new creation from the Levy & Stanford
shop, 17 Peachtree atreet.
Owing to the fact that no duplicate* can be had, It I* swentlxl that
early (election* be mad*. <,
Hand-tailored, ready-to-wear Suite $25 to $45.
TWO MOBS GATHER
TO LYNCH NEGROES
ON ACCOUNT OF THE CRIMES COMMITTED THURSDAY JUDGE
PENDLETON HAS CALLED THE GRAND JURY TO MEET ON MON-
DAY, IN8TEAD OF WAITING UNTIL SEPTEMBER 27, UNTIL WHICH
DATE A RECESS WAS TAKEN AFTER SESSIONS OF SEVERAL DAYS
EARLIER IN THE MONTH.
POLICE ELUDE
AT
Father
tack
Tries to At-
Negro
Court.
in
RUSS CZAR DOOMED
TO VIOLENT DEATH
BY THE TERRORISTS
Rt. Petersburg, fiept. 21.—The c*ar was today doomed to death. The
terrorists sent broadcast u violent manifesto, decreeing the removal of the
emperor and one after another of the "prop* .of cowardly, murderous au
tocracy." The manifesto was called nirth by the execution of Mlaa Ze-
naide Konopollanlkova, the girl who assassinated General Min.
The manifesto says:
"The die has been caat. One thing remains—annihilate mercilessly all
. enemies of the people. There must be life for life, death for death, cent for
cent. With the Illuminating memory of Konopollanlkova to guide them,
all true Russians must strike terror to the hearts of the executioners."
The announcement was made today from official sources that fourteen
arrests have been made as the result of a plot to kill the csar. The details
of the plot are not revealed, but It Is known that the persons under arrest
are social democrats and they will be tried by court-martial.
Reports from the far Kast Indicate that the city of Vladivostok Is prac
tically In the control of anarchists. It Is also stated that government of
ficials are Implicated with the anarchists In looting government property.
AT THE THEATERS
\ » Al Field Comes.
I The Al O. IFeld'n Minstrels will oc
cupy the stag# of the* Grand tonight
and Saturday matinee and night.
Comedy, the dominating note of the
first part. Is emphasised in the olio.
8cenes typical of the Houth, a South
ero plantation home, a watermelon
patch and Incidents familiar to negro
life as It exists In the Southern States
are portrayed. A chicken fight, a rake
• walk, a watermelon patch and chicken
.coop robbed by moonlight, and a mar
riage ceremony are some of the live
■cenes offered In the olio. Tills feuture
of the show keeps'one In the atmosphere
of the Houth. "Roll on Htlvery Moon,"
a big song and dance act, affords an
opportunity of presenting several ec
centric dances and melodies by ensem
ble. As the curtain goes up u planta
tion with cabin und watermelon patch
are revealed. There Is a Southern sun
set with on old darky and mammy sit
ting by the cabin door with a chicken
fight In progress and pickaninnies In
the background. The negro parson en
ters and shows apparent dissatisfaction.
Gradually the day fades away and a
full moon comes forth. At this point
the pickaninnies play havoc with the
watermelon patch. With the change of
scene a spectaculnr moon effect has
been developed, entitled "Simonlng In
■ the Moon." It presents n darky and his
sweetheart making love on the horn of'
the moon, to the accompaniment of
song and dance. Finally the moon fades
away and the change of scene shows
the Interior of a church with a marrl-
- age feremony. This atmospheric bit Is
followed by a cake walk and the final
Office Space
WELL-LIGHTED, COM
FORTABLE OFFICE, USE
OF TELEPHONE AND
STENOGRAPHER.
514-515 EMPIRE BLDG.
WAXF.NE
At The
GEORGIA PAINT AND
GLASS CO.,
40 Peachtree.
Beautiful "Wonderland."
Julian Mitchell's latest, the most pre
lent fous success, "Wonderland," the
only tnuslcul piece that uttalned to the
dignity of a profitable run during New
York's last theatrical season, will be
seen at the Grand Monday and Tues
day. "Wonderland" Is the joint work
of Victor Herbert, who' wrote the
music; Glen MacDonough, who wrote
the book and lyrics, and Julian Mitchell
who made the production. In the work
Ing out of which he Is said to have sur
passed his own record for beautiful
color schemes, attractive mechanical
effects and entrancing stage evolutions
f myriads of pretty chorus girls. Lit
tie Chip ami Mary Marble are the most
Important members of a very Impor
tant company.
Next at the Bijou.
Sidney Toler and Hilly Baxter, In
Owen Davis' latest success, "IIow Bax
ter Butted In," will be the attraction at
the Bijou next week. It Is one of those
plays that keeps the audience Intensely
Interested throughout the performance.
The author has combined a strong dra
matic story with many new scenic sur
prises and sensational features. The
name of the play Indicates the story.
Baxter Is a very wide awake and up-
to-date commercial traveler, or drum
mer, un<) he butts In to spoil the plans
of a country shar|w»r who has ill used
a poor, defenseless girl. Baxter, al
though a strong, manly fellow, Is of a
very lively nati re, and he manages to
get a lot out of his visit to the coun
try town where the scenes of the play
laid, in fne end he defeats the
girl's enemies, lie also finds time to
i up the old town before he gets
through. The management has sur
rounded Mr. Toler with a large und
carefully selected company.
Sam Jones Tabernacle
Meetings, Cartera-
ville, Ga.
On Septamper 15th to 23rd, Indu-
elvo. the Weetern and Atlantic rail-
mad will eell ticket* from Atlanta-
Dalton and Intermediate etatlone, to
Carterevlllc, at rate of one fare for
the round trip.
Ram .lone* will be assisted by
Evangelist Oliver and other ralnlet..-*
of renown. Prof. E. O. Excel! will
have charge of the mnelc, and other
gospel singers of note will attend.
Three service* each day, J0:30 a. m..
3:00 p. m. and 8:00 p. m.. and the
people of Cartersvtlle will welcome
the great crowd* with the same hoe-
pltallty they hare always shown.
CHA8. E. HARMAN,
-Gen. Pass. Agent.
FORDON
THE TAILOR. ION. PRYOR.
DON'T I UY READY-MADE TROUSERS. THEY DON'T FIT.
Coed, not pr p-rly shrunk w II not ho d t e shape. WE
MAKE THEM TO ORDER of imported Worsteds end
Caulmeres.
MADE TO ^ PERFECT FIT
ORDER. GUARANTEED.
Other* Charge from $8.00 to $9.00 for the Sam*.
FORDON
THE PANTS KING.
In the presence of one of . the biggest
crowds assembled In the police court
room In some time, Luther Frasier,
negro 21 years of age, was arraigned
Friday morning before Recorder
Broyles and was bound over to the su
perior court In 15,000 bond on the
charge of attempting to assault Miss
Orrle Bryan, pre(ty 18-year-old daugh
ter of Professor Thomas L. fcryan, of
282 Courtland street, Thursday night,
shortly after 8 o'clock. In the court
room the girl's father made an effort
to strike the negro.
At the conclusion of the trial, a great
epowd of men gathered In Decatur
street In front of the police station
and the officers feared that vlolencb
might be attempted. In order to take
no chances with the prisoner, Detec
tive Hergeant Lanford and Police Call
Officer Dorset! transferred hltp Imme
diately to the Tower, slipping him out
of the station through the detention
ward and out of a side gate, opening
Into Butler street.
The maneuver was successfully ex
ecuted, the crowd In front of the prison
having not the slightest Idea that the
negro had been transferred.
No weapons were exhibited by the
crowd and no tbreuts of lynching were
heard by the officers, but the slxe of
the crowd and the nature of the crime
charged to the negro, together with
the present strained situation, caused
them to be on their guard.
During the progress of the trial the
spectators crowdsd about the negro
and the Judge's stand and It was ap
parent that the case had stirred In
tense Interest. Several officers stood In
the crowd In close proximity to the
prisoner throughout the hearing, pre
pared to check any possible outbreak.
Father Was Frantic.
In giving his testimony. Professor
Bryan exhibited much feeling and at
one point It appeared ns though
would attack the negro. As he toM of
the brutal attack on his daughter the
father turned suddenly pale and trem
bled as though almost unable to re
strain himself. In telling that the ne
gro called his daughter "honey" und
told her he loved her, the Indignant
father made u movement toward the
prisoner, but restrained himself from
striking.
The offense of Frasier was commit
ted at the Bryan home and was one of
the boldest of fho series of fiendish
crimes thnt have of lute horrified and
uroused this community. Pulling off
Ills hat, shoes and trousers and hiding
them beside u fence, the negro slipped
Into the Bryan home, while Professor
Ifrynti was absent, and attacked the
family.
Getting Into a bed room, In which
were Mrs. Bryan and her two daughters,
Misses Orrle and Erin, the negro made
a rush for Miss Orrle, brandishing a
shoe In one *hand and striking at her.
As he did so, he exclaimed:
"Honey, I love you."
Rushed Into Closet.
Rushing into a closet. Miss Orrle
locked the door and thus saved herself.
Mrs. Bryun and Miss Erin In the mean
time had dashed out of the room and
were screaming frantically for help.
The negro, falling to seize Miss Orrle,
then ran after Mrs. Bryan, hut she sue
reeded In eluding him, the screams
having by this time brought assistance.
Another family resides upstairs In
the house and these people, together
with several neighbors, hurtled to the
scene, the negro being captured before
he could make his Escape. He wns held
by the dtlxens until the arrival of
Police Call Officers Dorsett, Hulsey
and Holcome and Patrolman Bradley,
who sent him tq the police station.
Mob Hsd Gathered.
When the officers arrived they found
a considerable crowd on the scene and
threuts of lynching were being freely
made. Had the police been u few min
utes later, the prisoner might have
been mobbed.
At once realising the situation, the
officers pushed through the crowd and
rescued the negro. After their arrival
there was no further trouble.
Frasier informed Judge Broyles he
wns drinking Thursday night and had
no recollection whatever of his conduct.
Witnesses, however, testified that
Frasier appeared perfectly sober at the
time of his arrest. It was also shown
that the negro had been seen loafing
about the front of the house shortly
before his attack.
Professor Bryan was absent at the
time at the Young Men’s Christian
Association building and n few minutes
before the negro entered the house Miss
Erin telephoned her father. Fraxier Is
osed to have been listening out-
and to have thus assured himself
that Professor Bryan was away.
In addition to the charge of attempt
ed criminal assault, Judge Broyles held
the negro on the charge of attempted
burglary.
Militia Called Out .-at
Midnight---Wild
Scenes.
WALTER BALLARD OP-
TICAL CO.
Less than one year ago placed on the
market the new Ballard Bifocal, giving
reading and walking vision In one
frame and looking like one glass. They
have proven the most successful of nil
the advertised Invisible bifocals.
Ground In a deep torlc- curve, giving n
Urge visual field for reading as well as
walking. They are the most perfect and
beautiful glass sold. Consult us about
bifocals. We have them all. Sales
room 81 Peachtree. Atlanta, Ga.
The Identification of a negro named
Charlie Clayton, who la known
"Troy," as the man who committed
the assault on Mrs. Dottle Kimball,
near Oakland City, Thursday, seems
almost complete.
After he was brought to jail from
the Fort McPherson barracks about
1 o'clock Friday morning he
guarded by parts of companies K. B
and L of the Fifth regiment, state
militia, until 8 o'clock, when the troops
were withdrawn.
Friday morning Marshal Ed Ryan, of
Oakland City, brought several white
dtlxens and negroes living near the
scene of the crime to the Jail and took
a look at the negro, yv.lthout an ex*
ceptlon, they asserted positively that
he Is a negro who was seen Thursday
morning on Oakland avenue with blue
overalls on and a khaki army coat over
his arm, and who has been loafing
In tho neighborhood several days.
On the other hand, Frank Hughes,
who Uvea about* a mile and u half to
ward the city from the Kimball home,
says that he and members of his fami
ly are prepared to swear that between
noon and 2 o’clock Thursday the ne
gro was not away from the house more
than fifteen minutes. The assault was
committed about 1:15 o'clock.
Clayton was captured about
o'clock by a posse of dtlxens from
whom he was taken by Marshal Ryan
und County Policeman Wright and
locked up at the Fort McPherson guard
house.
Upon request of sheriff Nelms, who
went after the prisoner In the automo
bile of Renfroe Jackson, the United
States officers turned Clayton over to
him und the negro was brought to the
Tower In u sensational drive through
n mob, which had gathered at Oakland
City. Besides Sheriff Nelms and Mr.
Jackson. Deputy Sheriff Daniel and
Mr. E, F. McDonald, Jr., were In the
car.
As Messrs. Wright and Ryan W'ere
going through the gate Into the mili
tary reservation some one In the mob
which had captured Clayton fired at
them, but County Policeman Uurati
knocked up the arm of the mnn with
the pistol to make him shoot high.
Within three minutes after the as
sault had been reported, a few minutes
after Its occurrence Thursday, Marshal
Ryan and several others were at Mr.
Klinbnii’H home, and within half an
hour county officers and dtlxens and a
few soldiers from Fort McPherson had
begun the hunt for the assailant.
Bloodhounds on Trail.
Half an hour later C. R. Robinson
arrived with Sunny Jim, an English
bloodhound, and a short time thereafter
had got onto the trail of the negro.
The tracks which the dog followed cor
responded exactly with footprints m*ade
by the negro as he Jled from the Klin
bale home.
These showed that he had come to
and gone from the house by the same
route. The trail was lost at the Camp,
bellton road, after leading for several
miles through swamps and fields. At
the road the tracks started toward At
lanta. hut were soon lost, the negro
evidently having caught a wagon.
After the woods, within a radius of
several miles from the house, had been
closely examined, the men on the hunt
took another tact. Olln Hendon was
taken In custody and placed in the
Oakland City lockup. Olln had told the
officers that he had known the negro
who committed the crime, and that he
had been loafing In the .neighborhood
for the past week. Ho said at first
that he did not know the man's name,
but Jater said he believed It was Troy.
This Is the name by which Mr. Hughes'
family knew their servant.
Olln was taken from the lockup and
brought to the police station by his
‘ 4 COFFEE DOESN T HURT ME ’
Tale* That Are Told.
as one of the kind who wouldn’t
believe that coffee wns hurting ine,"
says a N. Y. woman.
You just couldn't convince me its
use was connected with the heart and
stomach trouble I suffered from most
atl of the time. My trouble finally got
so bad 1 had to live on milk and toast
almost entirely for three or four years.
Still I loved the coffee and wouldn't
believe It could do such damage.
What I needed was to quit coffee
and take nourishment In such form my
stomach could digest. I had read so
much about Postum, the cereal coffee,
but never thought It would fit my case
until one day I decided to quit coffee
and give It a trial' and make sure about
Bo I got a package and carefully
followed the directions.
Soon I found I began to get better
and was able to eat carefully selected
foods without the aid of pepsin or other
digests and it was not long before I
rns really a new woman physically.
"Now I am healthy, hearty and
sound, can eat anything and everything
that conies along and I know this won
derful change Is all due to my having
lull coffee and got the big quantity of
nourishment I needed through this de
licious Postum In place of the danger-
Insurgents Run When
Their Shots Are
Returned. *
Havana, Sept. 21.—La Discussion
publishes a dispatch from Clentuegos
saying that blue Jackets from the
American gunboat Marietta, who were
garrisoned at the Solodad sugar eg.
tate, have been fired on by rebels. The
Americans returned the Are and the
rebels fled.
PLANS FOR INTERVENTION
BEING MADE BY U. S.
Washington, Sept. 21.—Preparation,
for the organisation of an army for the
occupation of Cuba continued today at
the war department Brigadier Gen
eral Frederick Funston spent the en
tire morning In the office adjoining
that of Chlef-of-Staft Bell, which has
been set aside for his temporary use.
Maps and plans drawn up by the
general staff for use In a Cuban cam
paign were spread over General Fun-
ston’s desk. It Is Intended that before
he leaves the city tomorrow for Tampa,
Fla., en route for Havana, he shall be
thoroughly cognizant of .the detailed
Fall Furniture.
Our low prices on Furniture of a higher class
are attracting marked attention among economical
buyers, and you are advised to inspect the stock
while it is most complete. Your early inspection
promotes satisfaction both for you and for us.
Quality, Style and Price
are the predominating features of this stock. It
consists of
Bed Room Suits, Mattings,
Chiffoniers, Rugs,
Sideboards, • Go-Carts,
Odd Dressers, Rockers,
Dining Room Furniture.
Everything for the Home.
Brown & Catlett
Furniture Co.
62-64 N. Broad Street.
6CH00L8 AND COLLEGE8.
SCH00L8 AND COLLEGES.
ous coffee anil tea.
"My wonder Is why everyone don’t
give up the old coffee and the troubles
that go with It anil build themselves
up ss I have done, with Postum." Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek.
Mich.
Easy to prove by 10 days trt i
Postum In place of coffee. Ths .» ...d
U big auJ "there's a reason."
employer, I. N. Ragsdale, and T. Y.
Brent early In the evening, and about
tlfteen minutes later a mob appeared on
the scene, with the demund that they
be allowed to take the negro and force
him to tell of the whereabouts of the
criminal. They were told that the prls.
oner had been taken away, but they
had to be shown, and several men
picked up a big piece of stone nnd
hurled It against the lock until It had
been smashed.
During this disorder several men In
the crowd Bred off their pistols and
kept up a regular full-grown riot,
to such an extent that Marshal Ryan
thought best to ask Sheriff Nelms for
assistance. The sheriff In turn deter
mined to nsk Governor Terrell to order
out the militia.
Troops Ordered Out.
When Sheriff Nelms decided to com
municate .with the Governor It was
found that the chief executive was at
the Bryan dinner at tho Piedmont,
telephone call was sent to the hotel and
shortly afterwards Sheriff Nelms went
to the dinner and had a short talk
with Governor Terrell.
Captain Palmour. was In the corridor
of the ho|el and at once busied himself
In communicating with his men. Bur
ton Smith, adjutant of the regiment,
was acting as toastmaster, but he ab
sented himself from the room until he
could Inquire Into the trouble. The din
ner was several times Interrupted by
calls for Colonel Clifford Anderson and
other officers of the regiment, but no
announcement that the troops had been
asked for was made and the diners
were left In Ignorance that any trouble
was brewing.
The soldiers who could be reached
started for Oakland City, but It was
found that the trouble there had sub
sided, and that they might be needed
more at the Jail, where the Clayton
negro had been taken. The militia,
with Sheriff Nelms and several deputy
sheriffs and county policemen, stayed
at the Jail until-6 o'clock.
The Clayton negro was captured near
the Standard oil mill near the United
States barracks and by the time the
crowd which caught him had got In
front of the military reservation It had
swelled until It numbered fully D0I)
men. all ber.t on getting the negro
Identified and killing him right away.
When the mob got to the gates of the
fort, Marshal Ryan and County Po
liceman Wright took the negro and
while County Policemen Buran and
Oliver and former Marshal Hardy of
East Point fought the crowd back got
Inside the gates, which were Immedi
ately locked In the face of the mob.
8hot at Officer.
It was at this time that some one In
the crowd leveled a double-barreled
shot gun at the officers and prisoner
and Officer Buran knocked the weapon
up Just In time to prevent a fatality.
The guard at the post was doubled
and there wns no more disturbance un
til Sheriff Nelms arrived In the auto
mobile and carried Clayton to the Tow-
Several of the mob narrowly es
caped being run over as they tried to
stop the machine on Its return trip.
During Thursday afternoon three nr
four negroes were raptured by the
posses and brought before Mrs, Kim
ball, but she did not Identify any of
them und they were turned loose. The
crowd hanging nround the house all
afternoon was ready to believe on the
slightest provocation another suspect
had been caught and made their way
to the house ready to kill the prisoner
should he be identified. These were
mostly old men who could not actively
Join In the chase, but who wanted to
,e In at the death.
As the automobile of Dan C. Lyle, In
htch Marshal Ryan and Lieutenant of
County Police w. J. Poole had been
CRrrled over all the roads In the vi
cinity during the hunt was approach
ing the Kimball home late In the
evening It pasesd through a crowd of
armed men on Oakland avenue. Some
of these saw a pillow with a black cov
ering on the rear seat between officer
Poole and a Georgian reporter and took
It for granted that a prisoner was
crouching In the bottom of the ma
chine. When they found out their mis.
take they started off 4> do things to
Olln Hendon.
Htndon Retested.
Hendon was turned loose Friday
morning after being taken to the jail
and Identifying Clayton. Hendon says
he saw the Clayton negro between 10
and It o'clock Thursday morning wear
ing blue overalls and carrying a khaki
coat over his arm.
W. A. James, a street car employee,
on Friday morning Identified the negro
as one whom he had wen sitting In a
field near Oakland City TkSiadkl at-
THE SOUTH'S LEADING MILITARY COLLEGE-PREPARATORY HOME SCHOOL
GEORGIA MILITARY ACADEMY
COLLEGE PARK, GA.
Limited to 80 boarding pupils, with ten teachers. Special preparation
for Southern colleges. Graduates accepted by colleges without exami
nation. Parents cordially Invited to visit and Inspect th* school before
entering their sons elsewhere. '
COLONEL J. C. WOODWARD, A. M., Pres.
J
FOR SALE.
Seven room cottage on Rawson street. Large lot with servant’s
house In rear. House contains all modern conveniences and In
good repair. Within a block of two car llnea and In splendid neigh
borhood. Will sell on easy terms. Call on or address
S. M. CARSON, 210 English-American Bldg.
plana for the military occupation of
Cuba which have been laid down by the
army, general staff.
Little Hope for P*ac*.
Little hope Is felt tor the aucceaa of
Secretary Taft’s mission to Cuba. In
the opinion of army and navy officers
the Insurgent forces In Cuba do not
Intend to make peace, but are playing
their game with the hope of American
Intervention, which they would wel
come with pleasure.
There Is no doubt whatever but that
failure on Secretary Taft's par^ to
bring the warring Cubans to terms of
pence would mean armed Intervention
by this country, and both the army and
the navy are preparing to play their
respective parts ih the plan of the
president.
FOUR BIG WAR8HIP8
ARRIVE OFF HAVANA.
Washington, Sept. 21.—The navy de
partment has received a dispatch an
nouncing the arrival of the battleships
Virginia and Louisiana and the cruisers
Tacoma and Cleveland at Havana this
morning to reinforce the cruisers Den
ver and Des Moines already there. Tho
Cleveland will be sent to Cienfuegos to
replace the Dixie, which has been or
dered to return to Santo Domingo. Tho
Minneapolis and the Newark are ex
pected tb reach Havana tonight or
early tomorrow morning.
London, J3ept. 21.—It is understood
that General Thomas Barry, of the
United States army, who has been
summoned to return by tho war de
partment, will sail Saturday for New
York f on the first available steamer.
It Is probable that he will go at ones
to Cuba. *
TAFT MAY RECOMMEND
QUICK ACTION IN CUBA.
Havana, Sept. 21.—The Cuban situ
ation will tax the ability of Secretaries
Taft and Bacon to settle It peaceably.
The deeper they delve Into the condi
tions here the more unsatisfactory they
become. The Americans now have
been In consultation with nil the vari
ous Interests except leaders In the field,
nnd it Is probable they will today see
some of these.
Malaria Makes Pale Blood.
The Old Standard, Grove's Tasteless
Chill Tonic, drives out malaria and
builds up the system’. Sold by all
dealers for 27 years. Price 50 cents.
Greater Bargains
For Tomorrow
The closing out sale in China and Glassware
continues.
Plain-blown Tankards, was 50e Now 25c
Tea Pots, plain Rockingham, was 50c Now 20c
Flo Blue Eng. Porcelain, 100-piece Dinner
Set; was $20,00 Now $14.00
Colonial Sugars and Creams, was 25c.. Now 10c
Gold Baud Tumblers, was 10c Now 5c
Domestic Glass Water Set, was $3.00. .Now $1.50
Blown Tumblers, engraved, was 10c Now 5c
500 Ignito Mantels, was 35e Now 15c
Everything in the whole stock will go for just
about one-lialf price. We must close this line out.
King Hardware Co.,
I 53 Peachtree Street.