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VOL. 1. NO. 172
OF MRS. CAMP
The Atlanta Georgian.
ATLANTA, QA., TUESDAY. NOVEMBER IS, 1906.
Wife of Carpenter Is
Vicim of a Negro
Brute.
COUNTY POLICE
RUN HIM TO EARTH!
Armed Citizens Were in Hot
Pursuit—Negro Land
ed in Jail.
At Z.-HO o’clock a negro. Whosej
name is not given, was captured
near West End by County Police
man Dunbar aud others, and is br
ing brought to the city.
He was positively identified by
Mrs. Camp, who made an effort
to snatch a pistol from .an officer
and kill him.'
The negro wus hustled past a
crowd of men and brought to jail
oil; the ear.
The negro, who gave his name
as Joe Glenn ,was landed safely in
the Tower at 3 o’clock. •
White engaged In her kitchen Tues
day morning at 0.*30 o’clock, Mr*. J. X.
Camp, .wife, of a carpenter residing In
Cuacude avenue; half a mile beyond the
end of the Whitehall and West End
uuV line, was brutally attacked by an
unknown negro, choked Into Insenslbll-
ity-wlth a leather strap, and assaulted.
The negro made his escaiie, hut is
bting chased by an armed posse of
county officer* ana citizens. Fully an
hour elapsed between the time of the
assault and the arrival of the officers
on the scene and this gave the fugitive
a gopd start. Officers have been sta
tioned differ* nt points along the
Central and Atlanta "a rtd Wesf~f’*tlm
railroads, however, and efforts
lug; made to cut off nil possible avenues
escape.
The negro tied the, leather strap
About Airs. Camp’s neck In u hard
knot, in which some of her hair was
‘•ought and torn from her head. Mrs.
Camp struggled with her ossallunt and
fought him desperately until she lost
consciousness. 8he was dragged from
tiu* Idtthen into a bed rdom. She was
considerably bruised, but It la not
thought she Avas seriously hurt. The
m-gi i bit her on ’the hand several
times.
U. $. SOLDIERS
Bravery at Barancos
Commehded in
Orders.
SHAPTERTO BE BURIED
WITH MILITARY HONORS
Commander of American Volunteers Who
Invaded Cuba in Spanish War, Dies on
Ranch in California. ' .
At the time of the assault the negro
wu.s armed with a shotgun.
Found by Passer.
After regaining consciousness Mrs.
<’um|» ran out of tfio house Into tile
front yard,'where slie fell prostrate on
Hi* ground. She was soon by n man
named WIIE Wilson, who was driving
past the house lit a wood wagon, and
he hurried !«» her assistance. Wilson
H ' Hf - Informed by Mrs, t’anij* of the
c f ime and lie rushed to the home of
'• -I Donnally, some d 1stunce away, and
D h phoned the county * police . officer.
Av quickly ua possible, <’hi»*f Turner
th*n dispatched officers lo the scene.
Mur.yhull Fit Ryan, of Oakland fr’fty,
" ,,s als, » notified and the bunt for-the
p'-ulluntr commenced.
Mis. ‘lump' still bud the strap’about
s i neck wlie’ii she run Into the yard
oid this wus removed by Wilson-. Mrs.
1 amp's neck wag badly bruised and
..V, ,,m *'by the tightly drawn strap
i he news of tho crime spread rapid-
V and It wa* but u brief space of time
>ntil neighboring citizens were at the
h,Ufic aimed aud,. t Urea tend tig vrnige-
the criminal. These tnen Joined
" Hip hunt and every few minutes the
»«m<l was.augmented by others #-*iual-
■ v determined. 1 ' *
Shortly after the commission of the
r , nt * the nsuuibint wus seeH iienr t’ns/
f “Prtng, which is about two tulles
a-tant from tho Catnp home. He was
*' tm-d with a shotgun. The. fact u»f Hie
" n e was not # ktioyvn there .at - that
’ • * however, and no offhrt was made
" capture the negro.
V ,x **ntni> got it go.nl look at him
nfi she will be able lo Identify
om If ho Hhould be rauglit.
V , . d ?* crf Prton *.r the assailant as
* , by Mrs. (Titnp i* as follows:
, ' ’sjl negro, wearing a black slouch
1 T ' , ° bat was turned .up In front,
also carried a shotgun.”
w IkS
COP CHM1EIGER
brigadier.general., In.July. I860, be en
tered the regular service.
In 1897 lio wustpromnted to be briga
dier general and commanded the I)e-
tne ranch oi ms son-in- | pertinent «»f Cnllfurn'M. iwtll the begin-
,\V. II. Al«. Kiuricl;. twenty jjJog of t]„. ‘ Span hit-American war,
of this city, after an ill- when, as major (tnbWuf volunteer*.
he was put in command of the field
expedition to Cubit. At tho bead of
about 16,000 men he landed at Daiquiri.
Cuba, June 2J, 1808, and advanced to-
ward .Santiago.
On July l Ills forces carried the
heights of Kl Caney and San Juan, but
the Spaniards contlnited to offer a
stubborn resistance. On July 3 Cer-
vera’s licet, attempting to escape from
Santiago, was destroyed by the Ameri
can battleships, and the event was fol
lowed two weeks later by tho surrender
of Santiago.
After tho war Shatter commanded
tho Department, of the Ka»t until 1899,
when he resumed Ills old post qs com
manding general of tho Departments of
California and* Columblu. In 1901 he
was retired with the rank of major
general in the regular army.
Hukersficltl, Colo., Nov. 13.—Tho body
of MuUor General William Bufun Shatt
er. V. S, A., retired, who died yesterday
afternoon at the ranch of his son-In-
jgw. r
miles south of tnls city,
ness of seven days, will leave here to
morrow evening on n Santa Fe train,
and will arrive at Point Richmond on
Thuiwduy morning.
It will be placed ou board a govern
ment tug and escorted by mllltury of
ficers to tho Presidio at San Francisco.
The burial will take place immediately
after at the port cemetery. Full mili
tary honors will he accorded the dead.
Captain and Mrs. McKittrick, tha
latter tho general’s daughter, and James
W. ShHfter, his son, were at the bed
side when death came.
William Rufus Shutter was born at
Galesburg, Mich., In 1885. Ho was a
farmer up to the time of the outbreak
of tiie civil war. He enlisted and was
made colonel of volunteers In April.
1864, and In March, 1866, was brevetted
Thp heroic and courugeous conduct
of* officer* and enlisted men of the
United States coast artillery stationed
at Fort Baranca* during the jftCfnjt
coast storm received official recogni
tion by "General Duvall, commander of
the department of the gulf,; In general
orders Issued Monday commending
them for their .bravery* In making a
successful trip In an open boat and
rescuing comrades, the rescuers being
in constant danger of death by drown
ing.
Fort McRee Is about two miles
across the bay from Fort Buranca*.
The stations are almost Isolated and
ure some.distance from any* Iuygo city!
or town. The forts wege right in the
path of the recent storm which played
havoc along the gulf coast and carried
death. and desolation to many of the
coast villages.
The official commendation Is con
tained In general orders No. 43, dated
November 12, which follow In full:
’’The department commander wishes
tr> express his appreciation of the cour
age and devotion to duty displayed by*
the following-named officers and men
during the hurricane which swgpt the
gulf coqst on September 27, 1906:
Captain Fred T. Austin, nrjfllery
corps. . .. . - - — - ..
Second 'Lieutenant Iaiwrence C.
Crawford, .artillery* corps. * ,
First Sergeant Gustave Ungerer, 8th
company, const artillery.
Sergeant Frank Britton, 7th coin-
-pany, coast .artillery. . . - - *
Corporal Puul Draeger, 7th company*,
coast artillery.
Corporal Mallle Haynes. 9th coin-
puny, coast artillery.
Private ‘Frank Brown, 7th company',
coast artillery.
Private Powell B. Chandley, 7th ocm-
pany, coast artillery.
Private Raney Grlgg.,9tli company,
coast artillery*. * „
Private George Reid, 7th company,
const artillery.
’•These officers and men, after several
hours’ effort, made a successful trip
from Fort Barnnous to Fort McRee,
JV.w and reacm .1 comrade* from a par
tition of great peril. The boat was In
constant danger of being swamped by
the storm and the crew In eminent dan
ger of drowning, us no man could have
overcome the force of the waves had
he been thrown Into the seu, .
”It is courage such as this, ns well
as bravery In battle, which has made
service In our urrtiy one of honor.
"By command of Brigadier General
Duvall, IB A A. nAYXES.
"Military Secretary.”
Immigration Confer
ence Eiec:s Officers
For the Year.
|NEXT MEETING PLACE
A IS BIRMINGHAM.
Southern States Urged t<
Follow South Carolina
and Establish Bureaus.
1 ne KHICE OF CANDY HAS GONE UP IN ATLANTA. BUT
CUPID IS NO RESPECTOR EITHER OF HUMAN HEARTS OR HU
MAN POCKETBOOKS.
J. SKELTON WILLIAMS
BRINGS TOURIST PARTY
Bankers , and Financiers From Europe'Visit
City Under Pilotage of Railway
Magnate.
A party of about ten prominent bank
er* and financier* from England and
the continent will bo In Atlanta. Tues
day afternoon ns the guests of ‘John
Hkelton Williams, formerly president of
the 'Feabcti .1 Alt J.Im . u in i- taking
them on :i Hi/» over flic South on n
private caf. They will arrive Tues
day aftertjoon at.3:30.
Carriage* have been enguged for
taking them off a trip over Atlanta and
afterward they will be entertained at
MINISTER FELL DEAD
ASHE CONGRA TULA TED
COUPLE JUST MARRIED
Seized With Heart Failure, Sank to Floor and
Expired Before Assistance Could Be
• Rendered Him.
Si.tIhI Hi - The <l.-/>riti«n.
ilumliux. G(L, Niiv. 111. II''v N. \\.
mlnlatm- <<t the I'lirUtlHn
after yerforniliiB il mania* ci'ieniiiny
Ilf Jonlan t'lly, a aulmrli Of Hil» rHV.
Iu«t iiteht.'
* Ur hull mu t i led Jaaieu Blakely amt
Ihiaal.' l-rtfiml, imd ,wn» In tlio art of
nnarnfulotlnK them wbetr Im auddi'n
Carroll a mlnlHtef nr ttic ' iiriHiittn ccrigimuoiiing inem wovn tie Huuuen-
church. di-bpi^ft deiul 111 ii*few moments- ly dropfied lo the floor and expired In
few moment*.
Physicians were trailed at once, but
the preacher was dead.
DEAD GIRL’S MOTHER
WOULD KILL SLAYER
Would Cut Him to
Pieces,” She De
clares.
York, Nov. 13.—An Intematlon-
k{ *cht race for 1908 now appears
* r teln.
It waa reported at tho New- York
ac,lt c lub today that Sir Thoma-
■'Pton waa given to understand that
° 5! umbllng block would be placed In
* " ay ot n challenge for tho cup,’
Hi .I.!* 1 lb' club'a present rules of
,. n “ urer o* n t* »tiall govern In all «•
-",'ials the match. “
iJ°S! toured It w-as learned
t Hir Thomas' next challenger will
a l ult *f designed by William Fife.
Herkimer, N. Y-. Nov. Ik. "I wish I
could pass Judgment on the man who
murdered my daughter. I would cut
hint Into pieces and never HInch."
This declaration was made today by
Mrs. Frank Brown, mother of (trace
Broivn. for whose death Cheater,E. Gil
lette I* on trial for murder, With her
husband und three guughters, Mrs,
Brown came from their ftrnr to he
present when the trial waa resumed. ■
Vine Jurors were selected yesterday -
and It Is expected the remainder will
be chosen today. Out of u part el of
150 a wofe did not respond at all. and
of the others nearly «0 wanted to be
tlorff, fearing depletion of the punel,
commanded all of thoae who could I*
legally retained to go liack to their
seuts.
Prisoner Chews Gum.
When Gillette entered the court room
he Waa chewing gam and evinced no
anxiety us to the outcome of the trial.
The prisoner has many relatives,
some of them wealthy attd of social
prominence In Cortland, but It looks as
If he would go' through hla ordeal un
aided. V ,
N. H. Gillette, the uncle who con
ducts the factory In which Chester and
Grace Brown Were employed, has been
subpenaed as a witness against the
prisoner. He at first tried to aid the
accused, but afterward withdrew his
help, ow ing, it Is said, to hla wife’s dec
laration.that the family should' not be
dragged.deeper Into the sensation than
was necessary. The lawyers who are
defending Gillette were appointed 1>y
the court, and the county will pay for
them- .
"He Wanted Other GW.”
Ohi''[ said Sip, Brown, the dead
girl's mother, "I wish that I were the
of the otners -wo - , nj 1.1- ih-ik
excused from Jury duty. Judge Deven- one to say what should 1- dor., him. friendship.
VISITING ATLANTA
The Secretary of Cleveland
BnselmJl (’lull in City
on BiiHiiiesb. *
"Barney” Barnard, HWMetary of the
<'tevclnnd ba*elmll club, right-ham!
mart to Larry Lajolc, nidi; pnrtnrr ot
Grant land Rico, and on« of I In* nhrewd-
e*t ami hoNt-infurtm>d mm I'linttaoted
with basobull at prewtnt, 1* in Atlanta
on a flip which oomhltip* pleaHure and
tho biiMlnPHH t»f looking for a training
ground for the Cleveland club- next
Hprlnge
Mr. Barnard grrlvetl Monday night
and will be Imre until Wednesday,
Then he continue* on hlR way to Macon
and JackKotivlllr*.
Mr. Barnard I* not certain where tho
Cleveland club will do It* work.In the
spring, but h« ha* practically given up
hope of getting tho Atlanta ground*.
”1 feel certain that Clark Griffith Is
ahead of u* here,” he *uid. "and we
ahnll have td go elsewhere, I guess, I
don’t know where It will be,, but I atn
scouting around.
”1 suppose that If wo hud some
player* to get rid of the thing might
be arranged. But I can’t figure that we
hf&££anybody Atlanta want*. Barbeau,
who would have filled In pretty well at'
third lm*e, ha* been used elsewhere
and he wa* about the only man we had
to dlnfto*e of. ’
mru
dinner at the Capital CRy Club, where
tlio following prominent Atlanta gentle
men have been Invited to meet them:
W. I- Peek John Tetnplo Grave*, Clark
Howell, J. It. Gray. Frank Uawkli
Joseph 1\ Onnc.
It 1* the purpuM of Mr. WTIILi
•bow tJiem the mlvantugf • «ind lb
pn***perlty-provoking condition of ill
Bouth. In the development of which Mi
William* ha* been a potent factor an<
in the welfare of which he-1* deeply Ih
terented.
Special to The Heorghm-
, No*I\vlJ!e, Tenn., Nov. 13.—A p* ini
nent orgaiilzatfbtl for the work *
rouruglng Immigration' to the -Sou
waa Ufa feature of Ure bu*y seiuddb
the. Southern Immigration and Indu
trial ARHoclatlon today.* '
Governor .1), C.. Heyward, of Sou
Carolina, wo* choaen president for tl
coming year, and it waa decided to ho
the meeting next November In Him
Ingham. Governor Heyward accept<
the honor and ' then' a*k« d Govnin
Cox t*» resume the chair for the t«
tnulmiet* of the session. . Th* buelne:
of the conference will 1k> concluded t*
day. Immigration tfai the aubjei-t •
discussion .toduy and there , w.ts un:
nlmlty In the liellef that the future <
the* Induhtdal Bouth demands the n
courugetpent of .tilgh-^las* immlgratl<
from Euroi>e and the North.
Tim association adopted the report <
the coinmltteeOn Immigration, urgn:
the Southern wfalei to I Uti»ii‘-ii »■'
remis of Immigration, a South Car*
Una has done, for the purpose of glvln
out Information‘and Inducing idunlgra
tlon.
DR. WHITE HA S DA TA;
WHAT CHURCH MEN
THINK OF ELE C TION
Answers to Questions Now on File Expected
to indicate Feeling on Pro
hibition.
To think that hr would kill an Innocent
little kill like my Grace. Suicide, bosh!
"Gillette wanted to tnany that other
alrl. If he did not have mine other
re«»on for mint hue to ntiiy In i'on-
land and to rid blnmeif of the dear lit
tle girl wltoxo trouble he waa responsi
ble for, why did he not simply run
away?
''Grace would not have followed hltn.
If he Imd shown any disposition to get
away from her, why didn’t he get out
of town when Grace wax home for
three weeks? I will never believe but
what he wanted to free himself to mnr-
ry his old sweetheart In Cortland." -
Mils Benedict to Testify.
Mrs. Brown had reference to Hattie
Benedict, daughter of a prominent
Cortland lawyer, who will be present
at the trial. By Miss Benedict, the dis
trict attorney hopes to prove that Gil
lette had a. motive for making away
with Grace Brown.
But Miss Benedict has Anally denied
that she was engaged to Gillette, and
Gillette, In the only statement ho made
to the newspaiiers. denied that there
was any attnchnint between him and
Miss . Benedict further than mutual
In Ills study at the Second Baptist
dliureh, Ur. Jnlra K. Willie has a file,
’oiitalnlng data, which may deride
whether or ooL,a prohibition election
will be held, und which probably de
termines Just what the result will be,
ease an election Is railed for.
TIiIh data Is the opinion of 25(1 of tile
leading ellurch members of Atlanta. Ur.
White will not divulge the names of
these eUlketis or wlmt they say In re
gard tp the proposed prohibition elec
tion now. He will submit his data to
the Antl-Baloun League, of whl?h he Is
a director,
Tho Anti-Saloon League will meet
Friday night. At this meeting It will
definitely be decided Just when a pro
hibition election will be held. Ur.
White will not lie In the’ elty at the
time of the meeting, hut. the data will
Ih- submitted to the league, and Its ac
tion will he largely Influenced by It.
Tho following questions are answ
ed by these 250 leading church tnem-
jers:
"Do you believe a prohibition election
would carry In Atlanta at this time or
three months hence?
"Do you believe we ought to bring
about such an election at tl-'x time?
'if not prohibition at this nine, would
you favor a restriction of the liquor
truffle as follows; Confine the busi
ness to city lire limits. License only
fifty retail and twenty wholesale
loons; double the license tax: fix hours
of opening and closing ut S u. tit. und 6
p. in. T"
Pastor, Furnlah Nam,,.
Ur. White did nor select the men to
Ire asked. He requested the pastors of
tin- following of Atlanta's, loading
churches for flfteen names each of the
leading , members of their eongrega
lions:
Bev. Richard Ormo Kllnn, pastor of
the North Avenue Presbyterian; Rev.
John K Briggs, pastor of the Caplfol
Avenue Baptist; Rev. John P. Purser,
West End Baptist; ‘Rev.- J. W. !,eo,
Trinity Methodist; Rev. H. K. Pendle
ton, First Christian; Rev. W. W. Lan
drum, First Baptist; Rev. John B.
White, Heennd Baptist; Rev. M. L.
Troutman, Park Street Methodist; Bev.
C. B. Wllmer. St. Lukes Episcopal;
Rev. Charles T. Pise, St. Philips cathe
dral; Rev. C. (». Jones, St: Mark Meth
odist; Rev. Charles E. Dowman. First
Methodist; Rev. T.heron II. Rice. Cen-
.terian; Rev. J. W. Millard
Ponce DeLeon Baptist; Rev. R. L. Mot
ley. Central Baptist, and Rev. Z. S.
j-’arland. All Saints Episcopal.
In the absence of the pastor, a mem
ber of the First Presbyterian was asked
for fifteen names from his church.
"I did this." said Dr. White, 'in the
Interests of the Anti-Sal non League. I
will submit to the league the result of
this Inquiry, and will leave It to their
Judgment what course to pursue."
NIGHT OF TERROR
* Tlw small size of the shot and the
pleading- effect of the window pane I*
all f that kept J. \V\ Biyna^’formerly
on'the county police supernumerary
list, 1 from*bfclhg killed by an unknown
parson about 9:30 o'clock Monday
nlffht.
air. Bryant and bia sister. Mis*
Afaudo Bryant, were sitting before the
flro at their homo about two miles went
of East Point, when a shot cuine from
the darkness nnd both were struck, but
were not seriously injured. Miss Br> -
ant got four of the small bird shot in
her face, but the charge received by
her brother was much more seriou*. He
burely escaped losing hi* eye as a re
sult. His Might will, however, not be
greatly affected.
After th® shooting Mr. Bry.mt fell
over unconscious and apparently d«*ad.
Mrs. Nan Bryant, hi* mother, fainted
and the young ladles of the finally were
left to shift for themselves. They tar
ried their motner tip ntalr* and »i»eni a
Islooples* night wrapped up In the bed
clothe* and thinking that their brother
wus dead.
t. daylight Tuesday morning Mr.
Bryant wo* found to be allv#*, and l»i
George Trimble wa* summoned from
East Point. An examination of tin*
wounded man proved that lie was not
>ry seriously wounded.
No motive whatever Is known for th*
crime. Ko fur as hi* friend* know. Mi.
Bryant has not an enemy on earth, and
they arc at a loss to account for the
shooting.
MONEY CLERK GONE;
.$1,000 IS MISSING
AT EXPRESS OFFICE
AMERICAN ANARCHIST
MENACES ITAL Y’S KING
Naple*. Nov. If.—Utthriel Lauxetto, n Patereon. X. J , anorclilat. had
been arreafed here on a warning from tho American pjucc that It waa
Lauzetto'a Intention to aaaaafelnate King Victor Emmanuel. It was iilmi
learned that a plot had been hatched In New Jereey to kill the-Duke and
Ducheaa Aoata.
PRESIDENT AND HIS PARTY
600 MILES FROM COLON
WuMhfngton. Nov. 13.—A wireles* meHsage from the president, sent
last night at 8 o’clock, report* the Louisiana 600 tulles from Colon and all
well.
Hpeeiul to The Georgian.
Salisbury, N. l_\, Nov. 13.-
Orny, for some time night moor;
in the Southern Express Com pun
ffee here. I* missing und with hii
eral packages amounting to more th
$1,000.
The company kept the matter a -
cret until today, when District Ag<
Surlier Investigated the matter.
Gray 1* 17 yeara-of age und ha »<"
wcH In the city. >
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