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The Atlanta Georgian.
GEORGIA
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Mile* of iteam railroads Mff
Mile* of electric railways 4M
Cotton factor!#* 130. *nlndle«.. 1.I0O.OM
Rale* cotton consumed In 1905. M0.NI
Value of 19(6 cotton crop S10O.OQO.OOI
VOL. L NO. 147.
ATLANTA, GA MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1906.
DEATH CALLS SAM P. JONES W. C. NUNEMACHER
0NR.R. TRAIN IN ARKANSAS
World-Famous Evan
gelist Stricken With
Heart Failure.
LIFELESS BODY FOUND
IN BERTH NEAR PERRY
Wife and Daughters, and
Rev. W. T. Holcomb With
Him on Trip—Remains
Being Brought Home.
Special to The Georgian.
Little Rock", Ark., Oet. 15.—
Hev. Sam P. Jones, the noted
Georgia evangelist, died at C
o’clock this morning on the Rock
island train, near Perry, a station
30 miles west of this city. lie was
on his way home from Oklahoma.
lie retired to his berth in the
sleeper about midnight. His body
was found by the porter. He had
been dead gome time.
His wife and two daughters and
his co-worker. Rev. W. T. Hol
comb. were with him.
The body arrived at Little Rock
at 11 o’clock this morning, and is
now at the Ruebel undertaking es
tablishment. It will be taken fo
Memphis this afternoon at '4
o’clock and from thence to his
home in Cartersville, Ga.
The cause of his death was heart;
failure.
SHERIFF PUT
REV. SAM P. JONES.
Noted Georgia Evangelist and Lecturer Who Wae Pound Dead Aboard a
Sleeping Car in Arkansas Monday Morning.
FAKE “COULD"
SHOWN CITY
Real Kingdom Gould
Is Studying at
Columbia.
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
“SUDDEN DEATH” SUBJECT
OF MR. JONES'LAST SERMON
Tennessee Officer
Makes Answer to U.
S. Supreme Court.'
Washington, Oct. 15.—For the flrat
lime In history the supreme court of
tlm United States today found itself
tailed upon te consider a lynching case,
.Sheriff Shipp, of Chattanooga, Tenn.,
Hi' 1 principal defendant, and eight dep-
uiIph nnd seventeen alleged members of
a m ‘»b were cited to show cause today
" by they should not be judged In con
tempt because Ed Johnson, a negro,
was lynched by a mob after he had
l»« Pn given a stay of execution by the
supreme court of the United States.
Jl, dge McReynolds, who tried the ne-
Ki<>, Is in Washington, giving his moral
support to Shlpfc. _
The Impression seems to be,” said
Judge McReynolds this morning, “that
i no people of Chattanooga are doubtful
ithmit the guilt of Johnson and that
{ ioy condemn Sheriff Shipp. This is
»i"t »»o. That the electors of Hamilton
j*ounty are loyal to Captain Shipp and
believe he did his full duty on the
jiiKht Johnson was hanged Is evidenced
the fact that last August he was
re-elected sheriff by a majority of
V" 00 * lhe greatest ever given a candl*
date fur the office.
“There was no reason to believe an
outbreak would occur the night John-
f on "as hanged. Inasmuch as no vio
lence had been attempted In the week
or more that Johnson had been In
‘ uuttanooga, the captain did not take
an >’ ^xtraordlngry precautions.”
Judson Harmon, former attorney
yen era! of the United States, Is Shipp's
v r lawyer. He Is being assisted by
Robert Pritchard and Judge Lynch,
both of Chattanooga. The alleged
lynchers are represented by Judge
•ewls Sheppard, .who.defended the ne-
pto at the trial in Chattanooga.
The defendants In whose behalf an*
*wer was filed today are John P. Shipp,
e rank Jones, Matthew Galloway, C. A.
Raker, T. D. Taylor, Fred Frauley,
<»eorge Bond, Geramlah Gibson, Marlon
Perkins and Joseph Clark.
rhey all protest their Innocence. The
answer filed alleges the United States
mould not interfere with the discharge
official duty by state officials, al-
mging that If these officers are guilty
t contempt of any court It Is the Ten-
1M -see court.
Assaulted and Robbed.
Special to The Georgian.
..Jacksonville, Fla.. Oct. 15.—John
."Keels, an aged shopkeeper, was as
saulted at his shop eaMy this morn-
'*** "ith an oak club and robbed by
-Mrred Sargent* a negrt>.
keels will die. Three other^negroes
nnvo been arrested as accomplices,
"•argent confesses the deed.
Georgia Evangelist Stirred His
Hearers to Great Depths of Emotion
at Oklahoma City By, Warning.
At Oklahoma City, Okla., laat Friday.nlghtV Rev. 8am J[onea preached a
sermon on "Sudden Death." It was stated "thar he warmed to a pitch of en
thusiasm even beyond his usual efforts. The'subject of his sermon.'with Its
warning to nil' men to be.prepared for de'ath.' Is looked upon as a strange
forecast o.f 1tls own fatal stroke. A' ”
The McAlester Dally ..Capital of the day following aald of the sermon
In a special from Ita Oklahoma City correspondent:
"Oklahoma City. Okla.,- Oct.'. IS.—Last *night a large crowd waa out to
hear tlje Georgia'evangelist, Rev. Sam-PcJonea. Mr. Jones preached on
‘Sudden Death.'. From start to finish he pleaded, warned and begged men
to flee the,wrath to come, and avert t|ie Judgments of God.
"Such an .Impression has not been.made during the meetings. At times
men shuddered .as he. declared'the fearful truths of the text. At other
times the entire a.udlence was moved (o tear*.. ,Sighs, tears and emotions
were'glven free vent. Every one felt that God had come closer and given
a more earnest call to repentance,
. “At the close of the sermon scores of men and - women rushed up to
the front to declare themselves for the Christian life. A greater number still
reguested prayer, and promised; to sektle the question of salvation.
"Mr. Smoot song 'The Last Judgment.' It was an appropriate song to
follow the earnest sermon. Beforethe preacher closed. Dr. Finer, Pro
fessor* Excell and Smoot sang 'How the Fire Fell.' This song has become
a favorite.” ' ‘ ■ • -
SAM JONES ONE OF WORLD'S
GREA TEST EVANGELISTS
Rnmuel Porter Jones, known the
world over simply as Sam Jones, was
born In Chamber* county, Alabama,
October 16, 1847, but removed to C
tersvllle, Georgia, In 1868, where he has
resided since.
,He began his life career as a profes
sional man, but broke down in health
from nervous dyspepsia, and finally
gave up the legal profession. Ill health
drove him to excessive drinking, ‘ ami
for some years he was a wild, royster-
ing fellow.
Then he turned his back on the old
life and became one of the motft power
ful and unique advocates of right liv
ing In the country. No man was a
more Implacable foe of whisky than
Sam Jones, and his absolute fearless-
ness in fighting It won him renown
over the Union.
In 1872 he professed religion, and
was ordained to the Methodist ministry
the same year. He joined the North
Georgia conference and served various
charges for a number of years. For
twelve years he was the agent of the
North Georgia Orphanage.
Early In Ills ministerial career he be
gan to attract wide attention by bis
brilliant wit, bis exquisite touches of
putlm* and his m^que manner of gain
ing and holding the attention of III*
audiences. Yielding to the urgent so
licitations that came to him from nil
over the country, be severed his con
nection with the Methodist conference
many years ago and became an evan
gelist and lecturer. »
Became Evangelist •
Demands for his services 'came from
ail parts of the country, am* lie was
constantly engaged from Florida to
Maine and from the Atlantic to the
his time wus given to lecturing at the
largest Chautauqua* Hast and West.
It has often been aald that Sam Jones
had addressed more |>eople In the
United States than any other public
character, and this statement has never
been disputed. His style wns peculiar
ly III* own. Many have tried to Imi
tate him, but with the moat Indifferent
success. Stinging sentences and tongue
lashings from thlA wonderful man were
accepted as a matter of fact. Coming
from a different personality, the people
resented It.
More than once the physical courage
of Sam Jones had been tested, and he
was as quick to defend himself In that
way, If the necessity sense, as he was
to stand as granite on grest moral
questions.
How Hs Swayed Audience,.
His wonderful Individuality, his
splendid flow of language and his
unique methods of expression marked
him as a man of power. He swept the
strings of human emotlojt at will. Now
he towered like the wrath of Him
whom he served and atuitg with hla
fearless and overwhelming denuncia
tion all forms of evil living. Again, ho
poured out his great heart in > melting
tenderness as though he would shelter
the weary and the heart-sick from lhe
storms tluil beset them.
lie was a master of anecdote and Its
application. He Imd swayed great au
diences from laughter to tears In a
moment. He hated deceit and all the
evil things of life, and fought them
with deadly ferocity. He turned count
less thousands from the wrong to the
good things of life by sheer force of
his eloquence nnd his sincerity.
Died in Harn,,,.
It Is not strange 'that such a man
After being wined and dined by At
lanta clubmen and hauled about the
city In automobiles it has been discov
ered that the young man who regis
tered at the Piedmont last Thursday
under the name of Klngdon Goulld,
211S Fifth avenue, N’ew York city, and (
represented himself to three newspaper
men as the eon of George J. Gould, tho
millionaire and railroad magnate, la an
ImpoiAor and has no claim upon that
sphere of society within which he has
been circulating.
He wae introduced last week at the
Capital City Club by one of Its promi
nent members. He visited the club and
rubbed shoulders with Its members. On
Monday morning an effort wns made to
locate the young man, but it. was
learned that ho was out automoblllng
with his friend who Is deceived as
to his guest's Identity.
Mr. Goulld’s appearance and manner
did not satisfy the reporter, and The
Georgian wired New York to ascertain
if Atlanta’a visitor was the genuine ar
ticle. The reply received follows In
full:
Gould at Columbia.
"Klngdon Gould Is now at Columbia
College. New York city. Has not been
In Atlanta and has no Intention of go
ing there.”'.
When the young man wan visited by
the reporter of the afternoon news
papers last Friday about noon be said
that he was the son of George J. Gould
^nd the brother of George J. Gould, Jr.,
F the polo player. He stild his father
was In Mexico and he was on hla way
South to Join him.
When asked relative to the Columbia
University Incident when young Gould
drew a pistol on a crowd of second
classmen nnd refused to be hazed, he
said he was the same Individual; that
he went to Columbia last yedr, 1905,
ahd spoke of hazing at other colleges.
Nsw Cards Printed.
He gave one of the reporters his
card,, which gave his address ae 2110
Fifth avenue, New York. The reporter
rubbed hla finger over the name and
when the Ink smeared on hie finger, he
called attention to It. Young Goulld's
name on the Piedmont register was
coupled with that of "DeBressles,” who,
he sold, was from Boston. Both In
tended remaining In Atlanta for
.few weeks because of the Ideal climate.
The young man was asked to pronounce
Ills friend's name, but refused to at
tempt! it, telling the reporter to look at
the register.
Later he approached Assistant Gen
eral Passenger Agent Christian, of the
Seaboard, for the purpose of making
arrangements for handling his father's
private' car, which, he Is said to have
claimed, would arrive In Atlanta soon.
He said he was going further South on
a hunting trip.
The young man Is of slight build, ap
parently about 20 years of age, a
blonde, and has a slight Itsp. He wears
good clothes, but It waa noticed that
his collar wns dirty and he was other
wise not well groomed.
Engaged to Be Mar
ried to Mrs. Rosalie
Walts.
CAPT. W. C. NUNEMACHER.
Dead by His Own Hand, His Body Was Round in tho Printing Establish
ment of Which He Was the Manager.
RICHEST GIRL IN THE WORLD
WEDS POOR GERMAN OFFICER;
KAISER KISSES YOUNG BRIDE
ffSWfiis
Robert, alias Bud Branham, after be
ing positively Identified for the third
time by Misses Mabel and Kthel Law
rence us the negro who attempted to
assault- them near Copenhlll on August
20, and after the Introduction of other
damaging evidence, was on Monday
morning found guilty of an Indictment
charging him with assaulting Miss Ma
bel Lawrence.
- He wilt be sentenced for that offense
and will be tried for his assault on Miss
Ethel Monday afternoon. It was Miss
Ethel whom he beat horribly after her
young niece had gotten away and run
to the house of her father, \V, C. Law
rence, for assistance.
Branham, who waa dressed Vi over-
Pacittc. During the summer much of should have bad his enemies. Many
who decried his methods could not
gainsay hla marvelous Influence, Fel
low laborers In his field sometimes crit
icised. but criticism did not affect Haul
Junes.
Just a few weeks ugo tils home city
heard him In the last great scries of
services he was destined to hold there
before death folded him In its embrace.
It Is singularly appropriate that he
should have gone down lighting.
Perhaps If the veil of the unknown
coutil be lifted now. It would be found
that he died as he wanted to die—with
his armor buckled on and hl« voice, lift
ed Just a little while before In the de
fense of the work to which he had de
voted thirty-two years of hi* life.
MISS BERTHA KRUPP.
Sha la wedded Monday to Liautenant Gustav von - Bohlen-Halbach.
fortune la eztimated-at $225,000,000.
Miss ? Bertha Krupp’s Marriage Ceremony
Attended by Many Workingmen From
Her Father’s Great Plant.
Essen, Germany, Oct. 15.—In the lit
tle chapel erectea especially for the
purpose on the magnificent grounds of
the Krupp mansion, the religious cere
mony waa performed today which
made Bertha Krupp. the richest wom
an In the world—she Is worth $225,-
000,000—the bride of Lieutenant Gus
tav von Bohlen nnd Halbach. a pen
niless German noble. The civil cere
mony which legally made them *man
and wife was performed Saturday aft
ernoon. -
alls as on the day of the assault, was
picked from a line of a dozen or more
negroes as they were brought from tho
jail Monduy morning, latter Branham
chungeU hfs clothes with another pris
oner in the detention room and was
identified in that garb In the court
room, where he was lined up with the
other prisoners. *
Both the Misses Lawrence appeared
<>n the stand. \\\ I). Ellis, Jr., and A.
M. Brond were appointed by the court
on Saturday to defend the negro.
In the second trial Branham was also
found guilty or an attempted assault,
and was sentenced to twenty years In
each case, making a total forty year
sentence. Judge Roan expressed Ids
opinion that an attempt at assault,
should be made punishable by death.
per-
Although the ceremony was
formed In the presence of Kaiser Wil
liam, representatives of many noblo
families and aristocratic personages,
simplicity was the keynote of the whole
wedding. Despite the great wealth of
the bride, there was no display of ex
travagance. Mingling with the aris
tocratic and royal wedding guests
were deputations of workingmen rep-
resenting the employees of the Krupp
Industries. Fifty workingmen were In
the wedding party, and they attended
not only the church ceremony.'but the
wedding banquet.
The only extravagance In connection
with the wedding was the erection of
the s|»ecial chattel. It was dedicated a
few days ago and will remain standing
until the wedding next spring of Bar
bara Krupp. the younger sister of Ber
tha, when it will be raxed.*
From the Krupp mansion the wed
ding party passed on foot to the chape!.
Kaiser William, who had arrived on a
special train JOst In time for the cere
mony. tc.;k his place near tho altar
and the service began.
When the ceremony had been con
cluded the kaiser, wearing the uniform
of a field marshal, saluted the bride,
kissliig her on both cheeks. He then
congratulated the groom anil spoke to
Mine. Krupp.
TOOK CARBOLIC ACID
AND CUT HIS THROAT
Manager of Blosser Print
ing Company Found In
Basement of His ;
Plant.
With his throat and both of hi*
wrists cut, (mil with a bloody razor
nnd a partly empty bottle of carbolic
ncld lying by his side, Captain W. C.
Nunemacher was found dead about 8
o'clock Monday morning In the base
ment of the Blosser Printing Compa-
on Walton street, where he had
worked.
All evidence known points to sui
cide. None of the cuts Inflicted by tho
razor was deep enough to product
death. It Is thought. There was enough
carbolic ncld missing from the bottle
found near his side to point strongly
to the theory that Captain Nunemach.
er died from poison.
To Be Married Soon.
It Is stated that Captain Nunemach. i
1 was engaged to Mrs. Rosalie Walts,
young woman who lives with her
mother at 291 East Pine street, and
that the marriage was to have occurred
In a few days.
While formal announcement of the
approaching marriage had not been
made, the employers of Mrs. Walts,
who la a public stenographer, had re
ceived notification that she would soon
wed Captain Nunemacher, and that
she would then cease the practice of
her profession.
Mrs. Rosalie Walts wns found late In
the afternoon at her home in Pine
street. She refused to state whether
or not she was engaged to marry Cap
tain Nunemacher, but she made no de
nial of the fact. She stated that Cap
tain Nunemacher was to have called on
her Sunday night.
The mother said that no announce
ment of the engagement had been
made, and, therefore, she was not In a
position to say whether or not they had
teen engaged. She stated that the
two had been friends for years, ami
that ho had called regularly.
' Finance* Unnerved.
Mrs. Walts, upon learning of the
death, notified her employers. In the
Equitable building, where she worked,
that she .would no; report for duty
Saturday. She Is stricken with grief.
Captain Nunemacher had been su
perintendent of the printing depart
ment of the Blosser Company for the
past two years, which Is considered a
position of no little responsibility. He
was well known In Atlanta, having re
sided hero for year*. Ho was quar
termaster, with the rank of captain, of
the Fifth regiment and was a member
of several secret orders.
He boarded at 78 Eazt Mitchell
street, where he was last seen by a
servant Sunday morning about »
I’clock. He waa at work until 6 o’clock
Saturday evening.
In Failing Hsalth.
Captain Nunemacher had been In
bad health for several weeks. He con
tracted a cough several months ago. A
few weeks ago he was caught In tho
rain. The next night he was suffering
from a severe cold. This seemed to
grow worse as the days passed by, and
It Is known that he became very de
spondent over his falling health.
Mrs. Walts' mother stated that Cap
tain Nunemncher had not called with
Ills usual regularity for the last few
weeks, on account of his health, and
that he had not been able to attend to
his business duties as he would like to
have attended to them.
Captain Nunemacher waa bom at
New Albany. Ind.. Juat across a river
from Louisville. He was aged 49 years.
It was during his service ns a military
officer during the recent riot that his
cold became so serious that It Inter
fered with his work.
Body to Louizvill*.
Funeral services will be conducted at
the chapel of Barclay * Brandon .Mon
day afternoon at 6 o'eldck by the Rev.
Hammond, pastor of the Pryor
Street Presbyterian church.
The body will be sent to Louisville
on an early train Tuesday night.
FORCE BOY TO DRINK
AND NOW HE MAY DIE
New York. Oct. 15.—Forced by two
boy. companions to drink'a pint of
whisky, Louis Relach, of Brooklyn, la
the point of death. The boy refused
an Invitation to drink with his friends,
who threw him down »nd forced the
whisky down bjs throat. He'was soon
unconscious, and. when taken to the
Norwegian hospital it waa found that
be was suffering from alcoholic comma.
Physicians worked on the boy for sev
eral hours, but they were unable to
restore him to consciousness.
Named City Judge.
Governor Terrell Monday morning
appointed R. L. Shipp to be Judge ..f
the city' court of Moultrie, to succeed
Judge \V. T. Humphries, deceased.
kaiser proposed the health of th
couple.
Following the banquet the briii
pilgrimage to place a wreath
bronze bust of her great-grandfather,
At the simple wedding banquet the a former blacksmith.
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