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The Atlanta Georgian, mmm
VOL. T. NO. 171.
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, NOVEIIBER 12,1906.
BODIES OF FIFTY FOREIGNERS
BELIEVED TO HA VE BEEN BURNED
IN DEBRIS OF WRECKED TRAIN
Freight Crashes Into
B. & O. Immigrant
Train.
ONLY SIX BODIES
TAKEN FROM CARS
Mistake Concerning Orders
Causes Disaster on'Rail-
rond-in Indiana.
ValpariaNu, lnd., Nov. 12.—In s
head-on collision between a pas
senger truin heavily loaded with
immigrants and a freight train on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
ten miles north of this city, at 2
o’clock a. m., fifty persons are be
lieved to have’ lost their lives and
a score or more will die’as the re
sult of their frightful injuries.
The emigrant train was hurled
down an embankment and imme
diately caught, fire. Few of the
emigrants are believed to have es
caped death or injury. The acci
dent, it is declared, was the result
of misdirection on the part of
some train dispatcher who held
the freight train at Chicago Junc
tion, lnd., to let the emigrant train
|IHSS. , *
D**h»d Down Bank.
Darned down the steep embank
ment. the emigrant train was. ablaze
In a minute. Engineer Renneman, of
the paaaanger train; Fireman Caller,
of the freight train, and Conductor
l.ynder. of the passenger train, are
among the Injured. .
Trapped Lika Blrda in Cage.
A moment after the heavy train left
th. track .and ’ rolled down the em
bankment some of the coaches burst
Into flame*. There were 1ST paaaen-
ftra In 4h*.eoaehe«, moat of them eml-
frants bound for Chicago. All were
ajlrep la the reclining clialre used In
the emigrant coechea.
Theec persons were trapped like birds
In a rats, because ;ia the roaches rolled
over they were thrown Into hegpe and
many probubly fatally Injured.
Within half Bn hour ufter the col
lision all of the coachea were In flames.
About 117 of the peaeengera had been
dranged from the ruin, by the train
crew* and other passengers who had
—raped, slightly Injured. A short time
latet three men were dragged Into the
"pen ulr their bodies frightfully
burned. They were still living, but
■ ould not survive their Injuries and the
burns.
8ix Bodies Are Found.
At 10 a. m. ala dead bodies had been
recovered from the wreck.
The i«senger train was composed of
tlv« roaches and one express car. The
torelgners were huddled close together
in their coaches and all were asleep In
their seats when the anrful crash came,
grinding of coach wheels and the sl-
uiultnneoua ahrleka .of. two engine
«hl«tles. The next moment the pas
senger. were hurled from their seats
and frightfully crushed In the collaps
ing roaches.
The wreck occurred within u mile
and ti uuarter of Woodvtlle, Ind. The
■ rash of the powerful engines and the
.mashing of the wooden coaches was
plainly heard for miles. As soon as It
"as learned what had happened, the
inn n... people of nearby stations hurried
to the scene with all possible haste
with supplies of all sorts. Physicians
followed nnd within a comparatively
"hort time they were working heroic
ally about the now burning wreckage.
Many 8*v*r*ly Burned.
Of the 111 persons reecued more than
naif were severely burned. It Is ru
mored that many of the Injured were
5 > severely crushed and burned that
about half of them will not recover.
It is believed by some that the wreck
"as the direct result of a misunder
standing of orders on the part of one or
the other of the train crews.
RAWLINS SENTENCED
TO HANG DECEMBER 3;
PROTESTS INNOCENSE
Says If Hanged His
Blood Will be
Judge’s Head.
on-
Special to The Georgian.
. Valdosta. Ga., Nov. 12.—J. <5. Raw
lins was this morning for the fourth
lime carried Into the court and sen
tenced lo be hanged. He was taken at
8:10 o'clock before Judge Mitchell at
the court house, who fixed the date of
the execution on Monday, December 3.
Rawlins made a ten-minutes state
ment, In which he declared that he was
Innocent as the Judge of the crime with
which he was charged. Ho told Judge
Mitchell that tr he and his boys were
hanged that tlieir blond would be on
his (the Judge's) head If they were not
granted a new trial.
power to ghtnt .a new trial If he
wanted to.
Mrs. Rawlins, wife of the prisoner,
was present.
It Is understood that a request will
be made of Governor Terrell to grant a
respite to Alt Moore of three days
longer In order that he and Rawlins
may be hanged at the same time.
Moore's execution Is now fixed for
November SO.
HELD FOR THEFT
Washington, Nov. 12.—Nntwltbstand.
lug the fact that his brother Is chief of
police at Greensboro, N.. C„ und that
his parents are prominent In that city,
Felix McKnlght Cratchfleld, the 18-
year-old actor, who {iaa been bald by
(he \Vu«hIngt'U) authorities for the al
leged theft of seven pairs of trousers
nnd an overcoat at Cham be reburg, Pa,i
was - yesterday handed over to Sheriff
Charles E. Evans, of the latter place,
who cook him back.
Up to a year ago tha boy was a model
son, and hfs future *eem«d bright. It
Is said that he was engaged to a young
woman In Greensboro, who suddenly
broke off the engagement and married
another yuung man of.that town. It
was then that Crutchfield, according to
several Washington friends, gave up a
position he hail with a Greensboro con
cern, and joined a theatrical company.
MATCH FALLS ON BED:
BEDDING 1 )E8TR0YED
Th<* accidental dropping of n Hull ted
match on u bed miiDcil the Iom of a.lot of
iHKldlng about 5 o'clock Monday morning ut
the home of Probation Officer fllocr, 129
Wltiditor street.
Biu id rick Case Changes
Aspect by Escape of
Prisoner,
No action on the petition for com
mutation of the death aentencea of MU.
ton and Jesse Rawlins to life Imprison
ment Is probable at the bands of the
prison commission this week.
The non-resident members of the
board, Chairman Turner agd Colonel
Eason,,will not arrive In Atlanta until
Monday evening, but It seems pretty
well the definite Idea of the commla-
■lon to await on this matter until the
execution of the father, J. G. Rawlins,
and the negro, Alt Moore, has actually
been accomplished.
The object in this Is to allow either
of the {wo to make any statement they
choose from the gallows. Old man
Rawlins sticks to the statement that
his boys had nothing to do with tho
affair. So far Alf Moore adheres to
his original statements that the hoys
aided him In killing the Carter chU-
dren.
The commission probably fesls that
this Is a case of too much gravity to
make any movement not well author,
lied by the facts. It Is believed that
If the boys are not guilty Alf Moore
will say so when he steps on the gal
lows.
Tht Bundrick Cate.
The commission was to have taken
up the George \V. Bundrick cast again
this, week, hut Saturday Bundrick de
cided the Issue by sawing his way out
of the Americus jail. Bundrick was
respited for thirty days by Governor
Terrell not long ago, after'the commis
sion had declined to Interfere.. This
was In order to give those fighting for
Hundrlck's life lime to get more evt
dence.
The Bundrick case has been in court
many years. After ha had assassinated
a man nnmed Shrouder, Bundrick.went
to South America, where he wad final
ly located. He was brought back and
sentenced to death. Tho case has been
In the supreme court, which confirmod
the lower court. Many believe Bundrick
will make hit. way back to South
America and that he will never be cap
tured again. _
When the commission meets Tuesday
they will again hear the Mims Dever-
uux case, from Baldwin county. At the
last meeting Deveraux's petition for
commutation to life Imprisonment was
declined by the commission, but the
governor respited him for thirty days.
MAJ. QEN. SHAFTEft DEAD RACES
Bakersfield, Cal., Nov. 12,—Major General Hliaf-
ter is dead. The end came this afternoon.
All hope was given up last night, when he began to
sink rapidly. The two experts, Drs. Hertzstein and
Thome, who were called in consultation, announced
that the last chance had gone last night and returned
to their homes.
No plans have yet been made for the fuueral of this
distinguished officer.
IS BEING T
FOR MURDER OF
HIS SWEETHEART
Prosecution Contends That
Gillette Grew Tired of
Grace Brown.
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS
VIRTUALLY CONCEDE
ELECTION OF CHANLER
FRIENDS CREMATED.
SAYS GIRL, IN WRECK
Chicago, l||„ Nov. 12.—Julia Mosny,
* years old, accompanied by her aunt.
\nna Plalka. both of Hungary, was
ills first survlvfar of tho wreck to reach
Chicago. They had traveled from their
Hungarian home to go to the home of
Annie Mosny, a slater of Julia, In this
"ate. The two arrived on the Balti
more end Ohio train following the
" recked train and were taken to Chl-
' "go only because of the demands of
"her survivor*.
Julia's story of tha wreck Is as fol-
env*:
'Ve were asleep when the trains hit
■»<h other." aald ihe little girl through
-n Interpreter. "The first two cars
'"d the express were all smashed up.
1 with my aunt and a lot more of my
n»op!e, was In Ihe third coach. That
■*f wav not broken very much, but we
■ould not escape. The conductor or
’ me on* of the crew locked both door*
on our car and would not let ue out.
""me of the men broke the window* and
* 'Imbed out and they made the railroad
nen take us to a (tailor), where we
*°t this train for Chicago.
•'• know that 7# of my people were
silled, because after we got out of the
"Jr the whole train was burned up.
r ''* first two cars were on fire right
"’ey. When we got out of the car the
found was covered with snow about
* foot deep. We could not save much
our clothing, because the car soon
ight fire. It was cold o
v people who were hurt
Anna Plalka was so nervous from the
•sal through which she had gone that
*!>• was unable lo speak. 8he was
'•fed for by her country-people who
gathered at the station In anxious
‘" r ng«.
Herkimer, N. Y.,' Nov. 12.—Chester
Gillette, scion of a prominent Cortland
family, was brought to trial today for
the murder, of hla sweetheart, Grace
Brown. The girl was found drowffied
In Big Moose lake In the Adrlondacka,
where Gillette had taken her on a va
cation. Her head was crushed and (he
J irosecutlon hopes to prove that Gll-
ette. tiring of Ihe girl, did away with
her that he might marry a rich girl In
Cortland.
T
NEWS
OP FATHER'S DEATH
Fred J. Loudette, father of Mrs. J. H.
Crutchfield, who was recently shot and
seriously wounded by Iter husband, died
Baturday night at the horns nf hla son,
Eugene" Loudettc, In Columbia, 8. C,
Mr. Isiud«|te had been ill for some
lime with paralysis. In addition to
Mrs. Ciufclif.' lc, Mr. Loudettc hna ao
other daughter In Atlanta, Mr*. "Billy'
Beard, wife of the well-known minstrel
man. -Mrs. Crutchfield received the
news of her father’s death while In’ (he
Grady hospital. .
THREW CHAIR AT MAN,
WHOKNOCKEDON DOOR
When J. W. Kent, a painter, went to
the home of Mrs. Minnie - Connor, In
the rear of.364 Decatur street, Hun-
day morning at 2 o'clock and knocked,
A. U. Kuddley, a carpenter, went to the
door and hurled a chair ut Kent.
Kent wua later arrested by Police
man Hannah, nnd In police court Mon
day morning Recorder Broyles ordered
a case entered against Saddley, fining
the two men 15.76 each. Mrs. Connor
la a dressmaker and Haddley said he
went there to get Iter to make him
some shirts. He said he didn't know
but what Kent was u negro trying to
get In Ihe house and accordingly threw
the ohalr at him.
EIGHT ARE SLAIN
BY BOILER BLAST
AQUEOCT.
quedet. Nov. 12.—Here are the re
sults of today's races:
FIRST RACE—Hlx and a half fur
longs: Prince Frederick, 99 (Finn), ID
to I. won: Society Bud, 88 (Miller), f
to I. second; Fire Brand, 89 (Horner).
8 to 6, third. Time 1:28.
SECOND RACK—About two mile*:
Locked Out, 132 (Palmer), * to 5, won;
Paprika, 132 (Huppe)..2 to 1,'second;
Dutlcan, 132 (Mclnemey), nut, third.
Time 4:35.
THIRD HACK—Five furlongs; Roc
Klngham. 95 (J. Hennessy), 12 to I
won: Fire Opal. 9n ((!. Hums). 4 to I
second: Plaud, 96 (Miller), out, third.
Time 1:92 1-5.
FOURTH RACE—Seven furlongs:
Rose Hen. 149 (8haw), II lo 5. won;
Oxford. 118 (Miller), even, second: Or-
monea
Time
Explosion Occurs in Big
Riant at Collingswood,
Ohio.
Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 12.—A report
from Colllngwood says that seven or
eight men have been killed by a boiler
explosion In the Lake Shore nnd Mich
igan Southern shop* there.
SERIES OF FIRES
VISITS MOBILE
WITH HEAVY LOSS
Special lo The Georgian.
Mobile, Ala., Nov. 12.—A fire that
was discovered at midnight last night
destroyed the saw and planing mill of
Hleronymoua Brother*, located at the
foot of Madison street, on the liver
front/ and at one time threatened the
shipping and river front property south
of It. ■< '
The loss w|ll remit 888,1)00 on this
place. ' W i
Flying sparks Ignited the plant oi
the MontlO Hardwood Company, seven
block* away, ami destroyed It, together!
with a large amount of hardwood lum
ber ' owned by the Lewi* Thompson
Company, of Philadelphia. Pa.
A second flrn occurred In Mobile this
morning at 9 o'clock und destroyed
three dwelling houses und damaged two
others, entailing a lose of 816,009 more,
without any Insurance.
IS FATALLV CRUSHED
WHILE COUPLING CAR
LATONIA.
Latonla. Ky„ Nov. 12.—Here arc the
results of the races here today:
FIRST RACE—Nedra, 5 to 1, won:
Bonnie Kate, 2 lo I, second; Spider
Web. I to 2, third.
SECOND RACE—Field Lark. 3 to 1,
won; Red Thistle. 6 to 2, second; Nun's
Veiling. 7 to 5, third.
THIRD RACK—Bt. Noel. 13 to 10,
won: Lqrd Dixon, 3 to 1, second: Oleo
sa, even, third.
PIMLICO.
Baltimore. Md„ Nov. 12.—Here are
the reeults of the races at ■ Pimlico
track this afternoon:
FIRST RACE—Five and a half fur
long*: Brlttanby, 6to 1. won; Meddle
some Boy, 3 to 1. second: Grumbling
Sopli, third. Time 1:12 1-2.
SECOND RACE—Hlx furlongs: Kills.
3 to L won; Sir Caruthera, 2 to I, sec
ond: No Trumper, third. Time 1:18.
THIRD RACE—One Mile: Snow Ball,
6 to 1, won: Klameskl, II. 6 to 5, sec
ond; Markman. third. Time 1:47 1-2.
FOURTH RACE—Two miles: Kirk
1-evlngton; 3 to 1, <von: Essex. 7 to to,
second: Mount Henry, third Time
4:39 1-2. .
BOILER EXPLODES.
Cleveland. O.. Nov. 12.—A report
from Colllngwood says that seven or
eight men have been killed by a holler
explosion In the Lake Shore anti Mich
igan shops here.
TRAGiClTH
BEFALLS LABI
ATI
ON ERIE ROAD
FAVOR STRIKE
Eastern Roads Enter
ing Chicago To Be
Affected.
ENGINEERS LIKELY
TO BACK FIREMEN
Delaware, Laclcawanna ami
Western Grants De
mands of Its Men.
Mpeclsl to The Georgian.
MHcon, Oa., Nov. 13.—While coup
ling a car In the Central of Georgia
yards early tills morning. Hester J.
Vlnlng, yard foreman for the Central,
was caught and crushed so badly that
he died later at the city hospital. A
coroner’s Jury brought In a verdict till*
morning that hi* death was due to Ills
own negligence)
He was 23 years of age, and rain*
here from Mobile.
Albany, N. Y„ Nov. 12.—The Repub
licans do not believe that the county
canvassing of the state vote, whk’h Is
to begin on Tuesday, will materially
change the result. In other words, they
have no figures ut band with which to
Justify the hope against hope that any
of the candidates except Charles T.
Hughes has been elected.
To say that the Republicans are trou
bled, If not deeply distressed, over,the
outcome of the campaign, Is to put It
very mildly. Concerning the future,
that Is. the two years which must In
tervene before the presidential con
ventions are held, there Is more or less
upprehi nelon.
Republicans Surprised.
Republicans were very greatly sur
prised at the result on election day.
Within two years Roosevelt's plurality
of 176,000 and Higgins' plurality of
80.000 have been entirely obliterated,
for the reason, ns all good Republicans
conversant with the situation do nol
hesitate to admit, that Mr. Hughes was
elected by Democratic vole*.
Just how h comes about that Presi
dent Roosevelt's tremendous plurality,
by which Higgins was pulled Into the
governors chair, ha* been wiped out.
has occasioned much comment. The
Republicans who spoke about this mat
ler said thut this feature of the situa
tion should come In for deep concern,
because, this Is Ihe president’s own
state.
Roossvslt Kept Out.
Commenting on (hla matter. It be
came known that It was with very
great difficulty that President Roose
volt was prevented from entering the
slate during the campaign and mukliiK
a number of speeches for the Republi
can state ticket. This secret of the
campaign has Been carefully guarded.
It-In dearly shown In the result of
election day lo those wliu took part in
the campaign thHt Secretary Root's
speech had little or no effect on- the
outcome. The Republicans, therefore,
began to wonder what would have liren
the effect If President Roosevelt had
arrled out hla original Intention to tour
bis own home state and to urge tho
Republican uhd Independent voters Ip
stand by the candidates of tha state
convention. .
“L«t Him Elect It," /
The antl-HIgglns men and the nntl-
Roosevelt men In the party were fre
quently heard to Say that, President
Roosevelt named the ticket at Sara
toga. and they would '.'now let him
elect It."
TWO CHURCHES STAND
FOR PROHIBITION VOTE
AT EARLIEST MOMENT
Clothing Qiught Fire
and She Is Burned
to Death.
METHODISTS READY.
Unless a.campaign committee Is se
lected this week by the committee of
ten appointed about a month ago by
the Evangelical Ministers’ Association,
the Anti-Saloon League will take up
Ihe fight for a'prohibition election and
select the members of the committee
without further preliminaries.
After a motion to adjourn had been
made a the meeting of Methodist min
ister* at the Wesleyan tabernacle Mon
day morning. Chairman C. o. Jones,
pastor of St. Mark Methodist Episcopal
church, announced trt Ihe Methodist
ministers that J. P. Richard*, chair
man of til* Atlanta Anti-Saloon
League, wished him- to make a state
ment.
“The statement Is made by request,’
BAPTISTS DIVIDED.
The Atlanta Baptist Ministers' Con
ference adopted a resolution Monday
morning favoring the Immediate bold
ing of a prohibition election In Atlanta.
It was after a breesy discussion that
the resolution was finally adopted. It
was Introduced by Rev. Len G. Brough
ton, who spoke forcefully, and In no
uncertain terms.
“I am not In favor of these fen’ so-
called leading business men, whose ad
vice was asked, dictating to us what we
shall do. The Baptist ministers nf this
city have got to go on record, either for
or against the holding of a prohibition
election.
You know what the whisky men of
this city are saying about us. They
said Chairmen Jones. "The Atlaata think »» have folded our arms and
VANDAL SHOT UP CHURCH,
DOING $2,000 DAMAGE
,*i .L.huri, Miss Nov. 12.—Vincent "shot up" the edifice In true Western
\hksburg. .. style. He did 32,000 worth of damage.
Venleramo. a young vandal, entered me i The ,, r g a ii pipes were riddled and oth-
St. Pauls Roman Catholic church nndjer mischief done.
CHAMBER WILL ELECT
NEW HEAD TUESDAY
The successor lo Hon. Sam D. Jones
as president of the Chamber of Com
merce will be elected Tuesday after
noon at a meeting of the nominating
J. K. Ort Is chairman of the com
mittee. As far as can be learned, the
committee lies not reached any decis
ion. definite or Indefinite, as to who will
be cjiosen. The election will occur
November 27. The Chamber of Com
merce. II Is expected, will abide by the
Judgment of the roptmluee.
The bound of director* wll meet Mon
day afternoon at & o'clock to consider
President Jones' teslgnatlon.
Anti-Saloon league has determined
that If the committee of ten appointed
by (he evangelical association about a
month ago does not select this week
the campaign committee, looking to the
prohibition fight In Atlanta, the league
’will take hold of Ihe matter and ap
point Its own flffhllng committee.”
No Ditcuselon.
The statement created no discussion
and the motlofi to adjourn and the
benediction followed without any fur
ther Interruption. No action of any
character was taken on Ihe announce
ment of Secretary Richards.
None of the ministers cared, to talk
officially on Ihe subject, hut from what
could be learned they appeared to be
almost ununlmous In Ihe opinion that
the present was not the time for. a
prohibition campaign, It Is believed
Continued On Page Seven.
decided to leave everything alone. The
committee of ten. after seeing a few
business men, who said It was not ex
actly the proper time, sat down on the
election flat tt» pancakes. And It's Just
as flat now. only It's getting flatter.
••We have got to ehow these folk* we
have got some backbone. We have got
to make the fight, even If we get licked.
This resolution ought to he adopted,
and It ought to be adopted right now.
We ran't put It off until later. A Mg
meeting of the Anti-Saloon League is
going to be held Friday afternoon at 4
o’clock.
"At this meeting It will practically he
decided whether 'or no the election Is
going lu be held now: If we Intend to
give the.Jeaguo uur backing, we must
Kpeelsl to The Georgian.
Thomson, Oa., Nov. 12.—One of the
most tragic eventfl which ever startled
this section occurred Monday morning,
when Miss Love Smith, about 30 yegrs
of age, the daughter of Hon. John K.
Smith, president of the Hank of Thom
soli and the head of many other laud
ing enterprises und u member nf the
legislature from McDuffie county, was
burned to death.
No one was In the room when the ac
cident occurred anil before aid could
reach her .Miss Smith was unable to
explain how It occurred. It I* believed,
however,/that she was Ntundlng before
tho open lire place In hei* room when
her clothing cuught fire and was burned
completely off her.
Dr. Harrison wus summoned at once,'
but nothing could he done except re
lieve her suffering* In a measure, and
In a short while she was dead.
The occurrence was at the elegant
country home of her father Just ubout
three mile* out of town.
The whole county I* shocked over the
tragic event, which will reuse sorrow
elsewhere os the family has prominent
connections In many parts of the state.
The funeral will probably be held
here Tuesday, but so far no arrange
ments have I teen made.
New York, Nov. 12.—By an almo-t
unanimous vote, ihe 1,680 firemen em
ployed by the Erie railroad today Tot' I
to go out on strike until tlieir demitm s
are granted by tho officials of the
road.
Formal announcement of the
was announced by Grand Chief Hi
rattan, of the Brotherhood of
live Firemen.
The decision to declare a strike
arrived at by secret balloting. Every
fireman employed by the Eric express
ed his attitude on the question. -
vole showed about 90 per cent f*v.
a strike.
Every Eastern road running
Chicago will be affected by the dt
Ion of today, which is one of the most
sweeping declarations ever made by ■
body of railroad men. They have pu
the whole question up to President I
D. Underwood, of the Erie. He hi
declared he will not yield nn Inch.
DEMANDS OF ENGINEERS
GRANTED BY THE D. L„ A W.
Now York. Nov. 12.—Chief Cloth. nf
the grlwdnce committee of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers, an
nounced after n half hour's ccnfrrcm ••
.with President Truesdalc, of the Dr la
wn re, Luekawuna ami Western rail
road, that the 'demand* of the engine,-i e
have I wen granted. This mean- that
the engineers will w >ik <>ttlv nine hour*
a day Instead of twelve, and that tlieir
.wages will be Increased 5 per rent.
ENGINEEPS ON THE ERIE
MAY BE CALLED OUT.
New York. Nov. 12.—Following th*
announcement today of the sltno*'.
ununlmous vote of the 1,680 firemen of
the Krin railroad lo stiiko unless their
demands are granted, Warren ft. Stone,
grand chief of Ihe Brotherhood of Lo
comotive Engineer*, closely tilled
with the firemen, made thl* nt »t fa -
nlficniil stntement this afternoon:
The Uric cannot afford to let tl-..->•
firemen go out. In fact. I have no Idea
thin tho Erie will permit these men to
strike."
TOOK HIS OWN LIFE
RATHER THAN SEE
T
WILL RESIGN
me
Continued On Page Seven.
An announcement made Monday aft-
en» -ii »»/ iitcnanJ' ('heatham, secre
tary of th* Southern Motion Amocla-
Mon. that lie would resign hie off!
iH'Miiion and*never hla connection %
the aasoclatlon at the coming meeting
In Birmingham next January'. Secre
tary Cheatham claims that 111* duties ax
buxlnxxx manager of the Southern Cot
ton Journal and land tnteioxtx In Mlx-
Nlaftlpid demand too much much of hla
time.
While conVeralng with a itoorglun re
porter Monday morning. Mr. Cheatham
remarked that there wax a possibility
of hU realgnlng. but would make nn
abatement for publication at that lime,
aaylng that he l-.ad not definitely made
up hlx mind. Hlx announcement later
will prove ot Interext. an It oiwh
chuoly following the announcement
made by Itnrvte Jordan, prexfdent. thai
he would boon rexlgn hla official con
nect Ion. «
Sp4-i lnl to Th** <*enrglui>.
New Orleanx. La., Nov. It.—Wlln.*»n
Hogan, ugfld 4K yearn, who had a ir«*
faintly, committedi xuiclde becurn* 1 ••
did not want to xee hix brother. It*.' •
morn), hanged for a murder of which i *
wax recently convicted. f
Hogan haa been trying to aerurc i
commutation of hlx brother’** x* nti n •.
hut In vain. Friday he purchar«•! .h
frolic- add, and going to a nearby bat -
room, ordered a diink. He dramatu al
ly announced hix purpoxe to end hlx
life and xwailowed the polxon.
He wax xent to the hospital und di .]
luxi night.
EIGHT?™ ■
ALLEGED RIOTERS
WERE SET FREE
Eight out or the eleven men tw.i. u-.l.
for participation’ In tho riatlng on )'• -
ter, street on the night of Saptem >r
22 had their cases .nol pressed In : h-
criminal court of Atlanta Monday
morning. After the trial of
Carr, tvho was acquitted last week, th-
officers usked that the other ca.es be
dismissed because against none of them
did they have any better evidence tluci
against Carr.
John Jatotte I* the only one ot f t .t
particular mob now being held. Tho
rioting caw against George BlackMock.
who Its* already been convicted nnd
heavily fined for assault and battery m
connection with that night'*- noting,
has been nol pressed. Thl* crev d
Ihe one which. It Is alleged, toe t
sponsible for the demolishing " '
restaurant of Mattie Adams, an.'dd n
grn woman, whoso huslnes. Is it I
Peter* street. ;
This still leaves some fifteen n..t M
uses on the docket to h<- tried
The men released are-: w , A. link
George Freeman. Enoch Strickland. )
Crawford, Alf and Will Raitemc. ,|..|
Thrlekeld mid ll.-rb-tt
