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Newspaper Page TextVOL. 1. NO. 147. ATLANTA, GA MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1906. PPTHl?. 0° Tr*fo« FfYB CENTS. JrlXlKjlb: in AtlaoU TWO CBNTM. DEATH CALLS SAM P. JONES ONR.R. TRAIN IN ARKANSAS World-Famous Evan gelist Stricken With Heart Failure. lifeless body found L V BERTH NEAR PERRY Wife and Daughters, and Kev. W. T. Holcomb With Him on Trip—Remains Being Brought Home. Special to The Georgian. Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 15.— Rev. Sam P. Jones, the noted Georgia evangelist, died at 6 o’clock this moaning on the Rock Island train, near Perry, a statfbn 30 miles west of this city. He was on his way home from Oklahoma. Ho retired to his berth in the deeper about midnight- His body was found by the porter. He had been dead some time. Ilis wife and two daughters'and bis eo-worker, Rev. W. T. Hoi- 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 to Memphis this afternoon at 4 o’clock and from thence to his home in Cartersville, Ga. The eause of his death was heart failure. . SHERIFF PIT REV. SAM P. JONES. • Noted Georgia Evangelist and Lecturer Who Was Pound Dead Aboard a Sleeping Car in Arkaneat Monday Morning. Tennessee Officer Makes Answer to U. S. Supreme Court. Washington. Oet. 15.—For the first tlmr in history the supreme court of Hie t'nlted States today found Itself called upon te consider a lynching case. Sheriff Shipp, of Chattanooga, Tenn., the principal defendant, and eight dep uties and seventeen alleged members of a mob were cited to show cause today ali.v they should not be judged In con- tempt because Ed Johnson, a negro, "as lynched by a mob after he had hern given a stay of execution by the supreme court of the United States. Judge M,-Reynolds, who tried the ne. Kr ”- is in Washington, giving his moral support to Shipp. . CUMMINS WINS OVER HANLEY FOR NEW FIRE CHIEF B. Cummings was elected chief " f the Atlanta Are department to sue reed Chief w. R. Joyner, resigned, at ihe meeting of council Monday after noon. Be defeated Henry T. Haney by a vo-e of IS to 4. Those voting for Haney "ere Aldermen Harwell, Sims. Key and Patterson. -. Mr. «'ummlngs was formerly Aral as- •is’ani chief, but resigned that ofAce “ml afterward became a lieutenant of Hie headquarters company. Jl'- 'Taney I* Arst assistant chief of ,h " Apartment. Assaulted and Robbtd. • i-eriai to The Georgian. Jacksonville, Fla.. Oct. 15.—John -"■is. sn aged shopkeeper, was ss- ’ui'ed at his shop early this morn- with an oak club and robbed by A.fred Sargent, a negro. “SUDDEN DEATH” SUBJECT OF MR. JONES’LAST SERMON . : ■ ;• < Noted Georgia Evangelist Stirred His Hearers to Great Depths o£ Emotion at Oklahoma City By Warning. ' | At Oklahoma City. Okla., last Friday night,’Rev. Bam Jones preached a sermon on "Sudden Death.” It was stated that he warmed to a pitch.of. en thusiasm even beyond his usual efforts. .The subject of-his sermon.'with-Its warning to all men to be prepared'for death, (a looked upon as a Strangs forecast of his own fatal stroke. The McAlester Dally Capital of the day following said of the serm&n In a special from Its Oklahoma City correspondent: * j ( "Oklahoma City. Oklai, Oct. 13.—Last night aMar^ik'crowtl was out to hear the Georgia evangelist. Rev. Sam P. Jones, ifr. Jones preached on ‘Sudden Death.’- From start to finish he pleatled.wamed-anil begged men to Aee the wrath to come, and avert the 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 audience was moved to tears. Sighs, tsars and emotions were given 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 wStnen rushed up to the front to declare themselves for the Christian life. A greater number still requested prayer, and promised.to; settle the question of salvation. "Mr. Smoot sang ‘The Last Judgment.'-• It was an appropriate song to follow the earnest sermon. Before'the preacher closed. Dr. Finer, Pro fessors Excell and Smoot sang ‘How the Fire Fell.' ThlMtong has become a favorite.” * '"* r FAKE“COULD" SHOWN CITY Real Kingdon Gould Is Studying at Columbia. W. C. NUNEMACHER "J TAKES HIS OWN LIFE SAM JONES ONE OF WORLD'S GREATEST EVANGELISTS Samuel Porter Jones, known the world over simply ns Sam Jones, was born In Chambers county, ' Alabama, October It. 1847, but removed to Car tersville, Georgia, In 1853, where lie has resided since. He began his life career as a profes sional man, hut,broke down In health from nervous dyspepsia, and finally gave up the legal profession. Ill health drove him to excessive drinking, and for some years he was a wild, royster- Ing fellow. Then he turned his back on the old life and became one of the most power ful and unique advocates of right liv ing In the country. No man was a more Implacable foe at whisky than Sam Jones, and 4iis absolute fearless ness In fighting It won him renown over the Union. In 1872 he professed religion, and was ordained to tile 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 his ministerial career he be gan to attract wide attention by his brilliant wit, Ills exquisite touches of pathos and Ills unique manner of gain ing and holding the attention of Ills audience*. Vl*»lsllnar *n th« invent so- Yielding to the urpnt so llcltatlona that came to him from all over the country., lie severed his con nection with the Methodist conference many years ago and became an evan gelist und lecturer. Became Evangelist. Demands for his services came from all parts of the country, and he was constantly engaged from Florida to Pacific.*Durtng n the*sumni« ’much if should have bad his enemies. his time was given to lecturing at the largest chautauquas East and West. It has often been said that Sam Jones had addressed more people In the United States than any other public character, and this statement has never been disputed. His style was peculiar ly hla own. Many have tried to Imi tate him, but with the most Indifferent success. Stinging sentences and tongue lashings from this 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 an quick to.defend himself In that way, If the necessity arose, as he was to stand as granite on great moral questions. Hew He Swayed Auditnces. His wonderful Individuality, his splendid How of language and his unique methods of expression marked him as a man of power. He swept the strings of hufiian emotion at will. Now he toweled like the wrath of Him whom he served und atung with bis fearless and overwhelming denuncia tion all forms of evil living. Again, he poured out hla great heart In melting tendemesa as though he would shelter the weary and the lieurt-alck from the storms that beset them. He was a master of anerdotf and Its application. He had swayed great au diences from laughter to tears In a moment. He hated deceit and all the evil things of life, and fought thehi with deadly ferocity. He turned count less thousands from the wrong to the good things of life by sheer force of his eloquence and his sincerity. Ditd in Harnett. It Is not strange that such a man Many After being wined and dined by At lanta clubmen and hauled about the city In automobiles It has been discov ered that the, young men who regis tered at the Piedmont last Thursday under the name of Kingdon Goulld, 2116 Fifth avenue, New York city, and represented himself to three newspaper men as the son of George J. Gould, tho millionaire and railroad magnate, Is an Impostor and has no claim upon that sphere of society within which he has been circulating. He was 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 was made to locate the young man. but It was learned that he was out automoblling with his friend who Is deceived as to hls guest's Identity. Mr, Goulld's appearance and manner did not satisfy the reporter, and The Georgian wired New York to ascertain If Atlanta's visitor was the genuine ar ticle. The reply received follows In full: Gould at Columbia. 'Kingdon Gould Is now at Columbia College, New York city. Has not been In Atlanta and-has no intention of go ing thore,” , , ’ • , When-the young man was visited by the reporters of the afternoon news papers Met Friday about noon he sold that he was the son of George J. Gould and the brother of George J. Gould, Jr., the polo player. He said hls father wae In Mexico and he was on Ills way South to Join him. AVhen asked relative to the Columbia University Incident when young Gould drew a pistol on a crowd of second classmen and refused to be hexed, he said he was the same Individual; that he went to Columbia last year, 1(05, and spoke of basing at other colleges. Ntw Cards Printed. He gave one of the reporters hla card, which gave hls address as 2116 Fifth avenue, Nejv York. T^e reporter nibbed hls Anger over the name and when the Ink smeared on hls Anger, he called attention to It. Young Goulld's name on the Piedmont register wae coupled with that of "DeBreaales," who, he said, was from Boston. Both .In tended remaining iti Atlanta for few weeks because of the Ideal climate. The young man was asked to pronounce hls 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 arrangement* tor handling hls father's private car, which, he Is said to have claimed, would arrive In Atlanta soon. He said lie was going further South on a hunting trip. The young man la of slight build, ap parently about 20 years of age, a blonde, und has-a slight lisp. He wears good clothes, but It was noticed thut hls collar was dirty and he was other wise not aell groomed. WANT SAM JONES TO LIE IN STATE The general council at Its session Monday afternoon passed resolutions on the death of Rev. Ham P. Jones, and requesting the family to let the body lie In state at the capitol, Inasmuch as the deceased had done so much for hls state. Alderman Peters, stinging under the criticisms from every side, moved the discontinuance of the special commit tee on saloons. He said he was tired of being criticised by ministers, sa loonkeepers and the public. .The com mittee oas not discontinue!* however. A resolution by Councilman Martin called for the electric lights committee to call upon the management of the local car service and see If something could not be done to relieve the over crowded cant on many, of the lines. CAPT. W. C. NUNEMACHER. Desd by His Own Hand, His Body Was Pound in the Printing Establish ment of Which He Was the Manager, Engaged to Be Mar ried to Mrs. Rosalie Walts. TOOK CARBOLIC ACID AND CUT HIS THROAT RICHEST GIRL IN THE WORLD WEDS POOR GERMAN OFFICER; KAISER KISSES YOUNG BRIDE Mis$ Bertha Krupp’s Marriage Cerempny Attended by Many Workingmen From Her Father’s Great Plant. Esaen, Germany, Oct.' 1(.—In the lit tle chapel erected 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 north 1225,- 000,000—the bride of Lieutenant Gus tav von Buhlen und, Halbnch, a pen niless. German noble. The civil cere mony which legally .made them man and wife was performed Saturday aft ernoon. Although the ; ceremony was per formed In the presence pf Kaiser Wil liam, reprsseiltatlv?*: of many noble families and' aristocratic personages, simplicity-was. the keynote of the whole wedding. Despite the great wealth of the bride., there was'So display of ex travagance. Mingling with the-arla- tocrutlc and royal...wedding guests’ were deputations of workingmen rep resenting the Omplpypea of the Krupp Industries. iKIfty workingmen were. In the wedding party, and they attended not only the church cerMaony, but the wedding banquet. The only extravagance in connection with the wedding .was the erection of the special chapel. It waa 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. Kroln the Krupp mansion the wed ding parly passed on foot to the chapel. Kaiser William, who had. arrived on a special train jhat In time for the cere mony, took hls place near the . altar and the service began.. When the.ceremony had been con eluded the kaiser, wearing the uniform of a, field marshal, saluted the bride, kissing her-on both cheeks. He then congratulated the groom and apoke to Mme. Krupp. At the simple wedding banquet the kaiser proposed'the health of the young couple. _ Following the banquet the bride made a pilgrimage to'place'a wreath on the .bronxe bust of her great-grandfather, a former blacksmith. OF TWO ASSAULTS Robert; alias Bud Branham, after be ing positively identified for the third time by Misses Mabel arid Ethel Law rence os tiie negroiwho attempted to assault them near Copenhlll on August 20, and af^er. the Introduction of other who decried hls method* could not gainsay his marvelous influence. Fel low laborers In hi* field sometimes crlt- Iclaed. but criticism did not affect Bam Jones. Just a few weeks ago hls home city heard him In tlie lost great series or services he was destined to hold there before death folded him In Its embrace. It Is singularly appropriate that he should have gone down fighting. Perhaps If the veil of the unknown could be lifted now. It would be found that he died aa he wanted to die—with hls armor buckled on and hla voice lift ed just a little while before In the de fense of the work to which lie had de voted thirty-two years of hla life. damaging evidence,. was on Monday morning found .guilty of an Indictment charging him with assaulting Miss Mu- bel Lawrence. ( . '■ He will be sentenced, for that'offense and will be tried for hls'assault on Miss Ethel_Monday afternoon. It was Miss Ethel whom Me’beat horribly sfler her young niece had gotten away and lain to the house of her father, W. C. Law rence. for assistance. Branham, who was dressed In over alls as on the day of'the assault, was picked from a line of a doxen or more negroes as they were brought from the Jail Monday morning. Later Branham changed Ills clothes with another pris oner In the detention room and was Identified in that garb In the court room, where lie was lined up with the other prisoners. Both the Misses Lawrence appeared on the stand. \V. D. Ellis. Jr., and A. M. Brand were.appointed by the court e'veiC third. " " '— ' " ' *■ SIXTH RACK—Elliott RACE RESULTS. Barbery Belle, 2 lo 6, second; Rebas- tqne, 3 tn l, third. Time. 1:05 2-5. SECOND RACE—Olearoso, even, won! Orthoilos, 7 to 6, second; Gypsle, 6 to 5, third, t'lme, 6:82. THIRD RACE—Dinette, 8 lo 6, won Dolly Spanker, I to 2, second; Far West, out, third. Time, t: 38. FOURTH RACK—Hard Shot. 7 10, won; LlnneppC, 4 to 1, second; Her- tnun, 7-to 10, third. Time, 1:19 3-5. FIFTH RACE—Oxford, 8.to 1, won; Benbhn, 3 to; 1. second; Brookdale Nymph, 1 to 3, third. Time, 1:18 1-5. SIXTH BACK—Tommy Waddell, 6 to J, won; .Chimney Sweep, 2 to I, sec ond; Good Luck, 1 to 4, third. Time, 1:40 3-5. LOUISVILLE. Louisville, Ky.c Oct. 13.—The races here this afternoon.resulted as follows: FIRST RACE—Fair Calypso, 5 to 1, won; Toboggan, 2'to 1, second; Miss Leeds, 4 to 6. third. SECOND RACE—Lady Vlmonts, 4 to 1, won; Hallie Sutor. 7-to 2. second; Alta McDonald, » to 5, third. THIRD RACE—Hector, 5 to 2, won; Mcllvaln, 1 to J, seedfid; Axora, 1 to 2, third. Frtl'RTH RACE—Ren Shaw, 7 to 6, won; Dr. Keith, 8 to 5, second; Scops, 4 to 1, third. FIFTH RACE—Bitter Brown. 18 to 1, won; Docile, 5 lo 2, second; Susanne, Manager of Blosser Print ing Company Found In Basement of His Plant. With hls throat and both of hls wrists cut. and with a bloody raxbr and a partly empty bottle of carbolic acid lying by hls aide, Captain W. C. Nunemachsr was found dead about > o’clock Monday morning In the base ment of the Blosser Printing Compa ny, on Walton street, where he had worked. AH evidence known points to sui cide. .None of the cuts Inflicted by thn raxor was deep enough to produ<* death. It Is thought. There was enough carbolic acid missing from the bottle found near Ills side to point strongly to the theory that Captain Nunemach- er died from poison. To Bs Married Boon. It Is stated that Captain Nunemach- er was engaged to Mrs. Rosalie Walls, a young woman who lives with her mother at 2(1 East Pine street, and that the marriage was to have occurred In a few day*. While formal announcement of the approaching marriage had not been made, the employers of Mr*. Walts, who Is a public stenographer, had re ceived notification that she would soon weil Captain Nunemaclier, and that she would then cease the practice of her profession. Mrs. Kosallo Waits was found late In the afternoon at her home In I’lne street. She"refu»ed to state whether or not she-was engaged to marry Cap tain Nuneinacher, 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 been engaged. She stated Hint the two had been friends for years, and that he had called regularly. Finances Unnsrvsd. Mrs. Walts, 'upon learning of tbs death, notified her employers. In the Equitable building, where she worked, that she would not 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- tho past two years, which Is • considered a position of no little responsibility. * He was well known In Atlanta, having re sided here for years. He was quar termaster, with the rank of captain, of the Fifth regiment and was a member of several secret orders. He boardeu at 7* East Mitchell street, where he waa lest keen by a servant Sunday morning about s o'clock. He was at work until 6 o'clock Saturday evening. In Failing Health. Captain Nunemachsr 'had been In bad health for several weeks. He con tracted n cough several months ago. -k few weeks ago he was caught in the rain. The next night he was suffering from a severe cold. This seemed tc grow worse as the days passed by. and It Is known that he became very de spondent over hi* falling health. Mrs. Walts’ mother stated that Cap tain Nunemacher had not called with Ilia usual regularity for the last fee. weeks, on account of hls health, ami that he had not been able to attend tc hls business duties as he would like tc hove attended to them. Captain Nunemacher was born al New Albany. Ind., Just across a rtvei from Louisville. He was aged 4( year* It was during hls service as a mllltnrj officer during the recent riot that till cold became so serious that It Inter fered with hls work. Body to Louisvills. Funeral service* will be conducted iu . the chapel of Barclay £ Brandon Mon day afternoon at * o'clock by the Rev If. C. Hammond, pastor of the Pryoi Street Presbyterian church. ' y] ■The body will be sent to Loulsvllli on an early train Tuesday night. on Saturday to defend the negro. In the second trial Branham was also foundIgullty of an attempted assault, and was sentenced to twenty year* In each oase, making a total forty year sentence. Judge Roan expressed hi* opinion that an attempt ut assault should lie made punishable by death. DIED FROM FRIGHT DURING FIRE NEAR BY. Moultrie, Ga., Oct. 15.—During a fire which destroyed the negro public school building, valued at 15.000. here yesterday morning, Miss Tom Davla, living In an adjoining house, died of fright. She was left aton* by her hus band, who stepped out for a fen mo ments to view the fire, and when he returned he found her dead. •to 6, won; Anna Day, 6 to 5, second; Mae Lynch. 8 to 6, third. piedmont’park races. FIRST RACE—Four and a half fur longs: Sweet Kitty, too, won; Fore- piece, (2, second; Twirling, KJ4, third. Time, J;i7 1-2. SECOND RACE-*Five-eighth* of a mile: l.en Gallant, 112. won: Proof- sheet, 109. second; Blue Silk, 144, third. Time. 1:64 1-2. THIRD RACE—Six furlongs: Zlc Kelgler, 110, won; Charles McKee. 107, second: Mrs, Annie, 112, third. Time, 1:17 1-2. FOURTH RACE—One mile: Miss Lida, M, won: Erie Lee. Ill, second; Casnanlene. 97. third. Time. 1:45. FORCE BOY TO DRINK AND NOW HE MAY DIE New York, Oct. 16.—Forced by twi boy companions to drink a pint ■ * whisky, Louts Relsch, of Brooklyn. I at the point of death. The boy refuse! an Invitation to drink with hls friend- who threw hlin down atnd forced tli whisky down hls IhroaL He was loot unconscious, and when taken to tin Norwegian hospital It was found the lie was suffering from alcoholic comma Physicians worked on the boy for ser era I hours, but they were unable t restore him to consciousness. Named City Judgt. Governor Terrell Monday ninrnln appointed R. L Shipp to be Judge < the city court of Moultrie, to sure** Judge W. T. Humphries, J,, eased.