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Night Edition THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. Ni * 1 " “‘ ion
VOL. 1. NO. 188.
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1906.
PRICE:
SOLDIERS ARE DEFEATED
BY MIDDIES; SCORE 10 TO 0
Franklin Field Was
^racked WitbjK
Spectators.
31 ANY OFFICIALS
WITNESS THE GAME
Navy ^yoves Too Strong
For the Boys from Mil
itary Academy.
Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Deo. t—
Tlie procession from Broad street to
Franklin field for the football game
between the army and navy began to
move at noon, and before 1 o'clock the
big stand began to fill rapidly.
On the navy'a side, Admiral Sands,
superintendent of the academy, was one
of the earliest arrivals, occupying
boy ln>\fie .center of the middles’ sec
tion. Others were Admiral Coghlnn,
from the New York navy yard, and As
sistant Secretary of the Navy Newber
ry and his party, who reached the field
soon after the superintendent.
Army Chose West Goal.)
Tho betting on the result of the
game, which has been brisk since yes
terday afternoon, grew hotter and
more excited as the time for the start
of the game approached. Most of the
long green was placed at even money,
with each team having an equal num
ber of alipportors.
At 2:05 tngram, of the Navy, poised
the pigskin on the center and sent the
ball on kick-off to Stearin on the
Army’s 15-yard line. Stearin ran It
back 10 yards before being downed.
, > The Army kicked, was blocked and In a
mad scramble It was the Navy’s ball
on the Army's 25-yard line. Spencer
and Douglas went outside the Army's
tackles for 4 yards, but Stearin caugnt
a forward pass for the Army and ran
back to mid-field.
Beavers punted to Ihe Navy 20-yard
line and Douglas Immediately punted
back to mid-field. There was another
exchange of punts. Douglas kicked nut
of bounds to mid-field. Johnson fum
bled for the Army and Dlersol fell on
tho Army 50-yard line.
Tries an End ' Run,
‘ Norton was spilled for n alx-yard loss
In an attempted end. run. Douglas
kicked to the Army 20-yard line and
n-avers punted again for (he Army to
a tho Army's 14-yard.Une on a fake kick,
r » JJouglas for the Navy lost 50 yards, but
' 7 ' r then kicked to Johnson on the
.vkvy's go-yard line.
Johnson was down, thrown In his
track, on an attempted run through the
left tackle by Smith of the Army. He
gained one yard. Christy fumbled a
forward pass on the 15-yard lino, but
recovered for the Army. An attempted
drop-kick was blocked, but the Army
, recovered on the Navy SO'ygrd line.
Goes Through Center.
Kill went through center to the 12-
! yard line and Hanlon added two more
l for the Army at the same place. Hill
I made It first down on the Navy's 9
f yard line. •
Hill and Smith carried the ball to the
Navy's 5-yard line. A-forward pass to
Johnson foiled, the ball going across
the Navy line for a touchback. '
Douglas kicked out from the Navy
. • 20-yard line to the Navy 45-yard line
ta to Weekea, who was run out of bounds.
W It was the Army's ball again on the
' first play. Beavetb made an on-side
kick, which went to the Navy on their
own 20-yard line, Norton catching the
ball.
Johnson Fumbles Ball.
•\> Navy’s ball, on a fake kick, Dougins
lost three yards. His kick was blocked
by Norton, who recovered the ball,
* Navy on hi* 15-yard line. Smith went
through for three yards, and then
Beavers tried a drop-kick for the Army
from the 15-yard line. Hill ran buck
15 yards.
On the next play Johnson fumbled
for the Army at mid-field and It was
the Navy’s ball. Douglass and Spencer
failed to gain for the Navy and Douglas
kicked out of bounds to the Army SO
• yard line.
Gets Ball on Downs.
«Bearers kicked to Norton on navy'a
23-yard line. Douglas also kicked for
he navy to Johnson on the army’s 40-
yard line. Beavers again punted to
Xorton bn the navy’s 25-yard line. In
gram gained only one yard, navy
thre gh the army lino and Douglas
kicked out of bounds at midfield.
Army's ball—Beavers booted to Nor
ton on navy’s 25-yard line, pouglas
gained two yards through navy’s cen
ter, Mut Spencer could not gain and
again Douglas punted to army's 50-
yard line. a
Beavers returned the-punt to Nor-
1 Ton on navy's 20-yard line. On a fake
> kick Douglas went around the army's
“'..end for 5 yards. A forward pass to
Bernard failed and the ball went to
the army on downs on navy'a 40-yard
line. *
Norton’s Brilliant Run.
An exchange of punts brought the
ball to midfield In army’s possession
on an attempted end run.
Beavers .lost 2 yards, but he punted
to Norton on navy’s 16-yard line. The
Annapolis quarter ran the ball to the
navy’s 30-yard . line before being
downed. Beavers was outpuntlng
Douglas, but Norton’s brilliant run
ning back saved the navy much loss.
On the next play Norton lost 5 yards
on a quarterback run. Another ex-
. hange of kicks and the ball went to
the army on a fumble by Norton on
the navy’s 23-yard line. An on-slde
kick brought the ball to the navy's
» 15-yard line, when the half ended.
Score: Army 0. navy 0.
SECOND-HALF.
7 The teams returned to the field at
2:25, with no, changes In either line
up. ' The .wind, was still blowing from
the west, favoring the navy during tbls
half.
Beavars kicked oft to Douglas ort the
navy’a 10-yard line. Douglas ran back
10 yards. Doughs at once punted to
Smith, who fumbled at midfield. Again
YOUNG GIRL ROBBED
BY A BANDIT WHILE
• ON WAY TO BANK
Race Results SLOW OF AXE
BENNING.
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Chicago, Dec. 1.—Be.saie Levine,
daughter of Samuel Levine, a manu
facturer, reported tx# the police. that
■he was held up by a lone bandit fe
the doors of the First National bank
btulding and an attempt was made to
rob her of $467.
The robber tore open a handbag in
which the young woman was carrying
the money for deposit in the bank. Hills
and coins were scattered In the street,
when the girl resisted desperately. The
man fled without securing the booty,
she said.
Police officers and citizens gave chase
through the crowded rfowp town dis
trict. Miss Levine had gone to the
bank to deposit money for Hamuel W.
Levine & Co. The chase after the rob
ber was unsuccessful.
NINE KILLED IN WRECK;
SIX BODIES ARE BURNED
.Burlington, Vt., Dec. 1.—A work .train ou the Rutland rail
road crashed into a passenger t rain standing on a side track at
Vergeues, 12 miles from this city, this morning killing nine per
sons and seriously injuring man}’ more.
The wreck immediately took (ire and the bodies of six of
the dead are so bady burned t hat they cannot be identified.
Rose Fplke, colored, died s hortly after she was removed
from the wreck. The other bo dies have not been recovered.
II. S. CRUISER
Woman Declares She
Is Being Held a
Prisoner.
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. Washington. Dec. 1.—Here art
results of today’4 races:
FIRST RACE — Cederstrome.
(Creamer), 6 to’l, won; New York, 114
(Beckman), k to 1, second: Chalfonte.
106 (Bnae), 7 to 6, third. Time, 1:42 1-5.
. SECOND RACE—Steeplechase han
dicap about two miles: Captain Hayes.
115 (BafTel), 11 to 5, won: Cherry
Fighter, 140 (Hueston). 4 to 1, second:
Lyslstarta, ISO (Mclnerney), 4 to 1,
third. Time, 4:14.
THIRD RACE—Five furlongs: Lady
Karma, 104 (Miller), 4 to 5, won: The-
odoria, 104 (Lee), 3 to 1, second: Blue
Book. 110 (J. J. Walsh), 4 to 1, third.
Time 1:02 3-5. *
‘ FOURTH RACE—Three miles: Ho!-
■cher, 110 (Horner). 2 to 5, Von; Pa
lette* 104 (Beckman), 5 to 1, second;
Pete Dally. 104 (Hagan). 7 to 10, third.
Time, 5:41.
FIFTH RACE—Six furlongs: Fin-
trail, 110 (Johneon), 6 to 5. won; Mar-
ster. 110 (Lee), 3 to 6, second: Marks
man, 110 (Hagan), 1 to 2. third. Time,
l.*30 2-5.
SIXTH RACE—One mile and a alx-
NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, Dec. 1.—Here are the
results of today’s races:
FIR£T RACE—Consideration, 8 to 1,
won; Alencon, 7 to 5, second; Air Ship.
4 to 1, third. Time, 1:07 4-6. *
SECOND RACE—Charlie Eastman.
4 to 1, won; Meadow Breeze, 5 to
second; Fantastic, 6 to 1, third. Time.
1:14.
THIRD RACE—Dr. Sprull, 6 to 5,
won; Hannibal Bey, 9 to 8. second;
The Englishman. 12 to 1, third. Time,
1:12 3-5. '
FOURTH RACE—Glamor, 4 to 1,
won; Colloquy, 11 to 10, second; Royal
Breeze. 5 to 2, third. Time, 1:07 1-5.
FIFTH RACE—Little Scout, 18 to 5,
won; Safety Light. 11 to 6, second;
Footlfght’s Favorite, 30 to 1, third.
Time, 2:35 4-5.
SIXTH RACE—Odd Ella, 3 to 1,
won; Henry Watteraon, 3 to 5, second;
Matador. 20 to 1, third. Time, 1:33 4-5.
SEVENTH RACE—Woodclalm, 13 to
5, won; Verdant, 4 to 1, second; Sim
plicity, 5 to 1, third. Time, 1:08 1-5.
teenth: Luretta, 95 (J. J. Johnson),
to 1, won; Kercheval, 114 (Lee), 2 to
1, second: Oxford. 131 (Miller), 1 to 6,
third. Time, 1:80 3-5.
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Chicago, Dec, 1.—An appeal to the
state department at Waahlngton has
been made, and It Is expected a United
States cruiser will be sent In pursuit
of A. W. Hall's schooner, the Rower,
alleged to be a pirate, to rescue pretty
Dora Bennfs, of this city, who is a
prisoner In the hands of Captain Hall.
The first Information that the-girl
had been abducted and was held a
prisoner on the mysterious schooner,
which has been plying up ahd down the
California coast, came In the form of
a letter to her father, Maurice Bennls,
from the girl prisoner. The letter had
been smuggled ashore and moiled by
the wife of the engineer, the only other
woman on the schooner.
Shs Tills Pitiful Story.
In her letter the girl tells how she
was Induced by the offer of an attrac
tive salary to go on board the vessel.
There she found she was u prisoner.
In a piteous manner the girl tells how
she has fought to protect herself
against the unwelcome attentions of
Captain Hall, with only the engineer's
wire to aid her. The girl’s story has
thrilled all the people along the lower
coast of California. Captain Hall, It Is
stated, has been defying the authorities
of the United States and Mexico for
many years. Always In command of a
mysterious vessel, he has successfully
eluded the officers, darting Into some
small, unprotected port when In need
of supplies.
Regarded ■■ a Pirate.
lie carries no clearance papers and.
although he poses as a fisherman, he
has never been known to offer a cargo
for sole, and he Is classed by the people
of the coast as a smuggler and pirate.
ball on army's 20-yard line. Johnson
ran back 15 yards. Neither Smith nor
Beavers could gain and the latter was
forced to pun).
Norton caught the ball In midfield.
The navy man was downed In his
tracks. ^
Ingram plowed through center for 5
yards and Douglas kicked for the navy
to Ingram on army’s 20-yard . line.
Beavers put a twister to Spencer at
midfield. Once more Douglas booted to
Johnson on army’s 15-yard line.
Stearins Ruled Off.
Case Is to Go to Jury
on That
Day.
Herkimer, N. . Y», Peei ■!.» Chester
Gillette, strangest of accused murder
ers. had a fit ot nervous exhaustion In
his cell yesterday. That eleven hours
of drumming Upon, his nerves by the
pitiless prosecutor was too much even
for this youth,' who smilingly admit
ted to five damaging falsehoods during
his cross-examination. /
“Will they convict me, do you
think?” he cried hoarsely to his keep
er., "What do the people think? Tell
me, do they belfeve me?”
Throng at the Jail. .
Ail morning a big crowd stood out
side ihe jail, vainly trying to get a
glimpse of# the prisoner. Visitors are
here from far and near and hotela and
boarding houses are swamped. Feel
ing against the prisoner runs high.
The defense having rested, District
Atorney Ward announced that
outd have more witnesses called to
Impeach the story told by Gillette.
It Is declared today that the state
had a stunning surprise In store for
the Gillette defenders. Mr. Ward ab
solutely declines to reveal the nature
of the testimony ,to be given In re
buttal.
Gillette on the 8tand.
At the opefllng of today's session,
Chester Gillette was again placed on
the stand and cross-examined by Dis
trict Attorney Ward. Sheriff Klock
was called to the stand to contradict
some of the statement* • male by Gil
lette, both In hla direct and croaa-ex-
amlnatlon.
The trial was then* adjourned until
Monday, when one wttneaa for the de
fense will be heard.
Judge Davendorf announced that the
case would go to the jury at noon on
Tuesday.
Louisville, Ky.. Dec. 1.—A special
from Princeton, Ky., says the tobacco
stemmerles of Johh Stege^ and John
O. Orr, the latter controlled by the
Imperial Tobacco Company, of New
York, were destroyed at an early hour
today by a Are which was kindled by a
mob of masked men. Several cottages
In the vicinity were badly damaged, but
nobody Was Injured. The loss estima
ted at about $170,000.
The mob, which numbered about 300
men, entered Princeton between 1 and
2 o'clock this morning, seized the night
town marshal and disarmed him. They
then went to the factories and quickly
applied the torch. The masked men
stood on guard, permitting nobody to
come near until the buildings were
WAS PAID TO
CALI A STRIKE
Chicago, Dec. I.—Albert Young, who,
wljh three other labor leader*, con
fessed to conspiracy In the teamsters'
■trike before Judge Ball, today de
clared, while on the witnesa stand, that
Cornelius Shea, another defendant,
himself and some others had been
bribed to call the strike against Mont
gomery, Ward A Co.
"I received $300 as my share,” was
the statement .of Young, In telling the
story of the strike.
"Then Strike Was Called.*'
“Shea, myself and some others met
Robert Norstn, representative of the
Garment Workers' Upton, In the stock
exchange building to talk about the
matter,” said Young*_"and Norsen dlk-
oTThe^mob
ir*e of th« telephone Ditto* and
no word of the affair wa, ptrmltted
to be aent out.
When the mob xaw than ihe fire wa*
beyond control. II left town, an In, In
the direction ot .Hopkinsville, din*
chanting revolver, and' rifiea a* It de
parted. The fire department later. , _ __
came out, hut could do nothing more nay In a well played game by a genre
than prevent the fire from de.troylng of It to 0. Neither team .cored In the
building* In the vicinity. I flrat half.
•trike agalnat Montgomery. -
--Wo accepted It,' Shea aha my-
■elf getting 2100 each. We than went
to Shea'* office and he aald: 'Wa will
hara. to make good.:. . v.
"Then a Mr Ik* wa* called.".
SAVANNAH ^GEORGIA 0,
Savannah. Da.. Dec. 1.—Savannah
defeated the University ot Georgia to-
Mis. Cooper Tells How
Husband Attacked
Her.
SLOWLY IMPROVING
AT GRADY HOSPITAL
1ST!
DEAJHilEF
Not a Wheel To Turn
As Funeral Service
Begins.
BURIAL SUNDAY
AT WASHINGTON
John F. Cooper Kills Hun-
self After Attempting
Murder.
Smith could not gain through navy',
center and Beavers lifted to Spencer In
midfield.
Jobnaon caught Dougla*' kick on
army's 8-yard line and was thrown In
Hi* track*.
Stearin*, of the army, we* ruled oft
for rough work. Ayer* took hla place.
On Beavers’ punt the hall went to
the navy on army’s 25-yard line.
Spencer failed to gain and Johnson,
of the army, caught the navy’a forward
pass on army’s 25-yard line.
Johnson had a close clear field and
carried the ball to navy's goal. The
ball wa* brought back because a navy
lineman had been o(T-»lde. Beavers
punted to Norton on navy’s 43-yard
line on a run around the army’s left
end. Douglas made • yards. The navy
halfback then, punted out of bounds to
army-p 22-yard line. On a fake kick
Hill went through the navy center for
12 yards. On an nn-alde kick by John
son. Spencer got the ball for navy at
midfield. Once more Douglas punted.
Johnson catching on army’s 20-yard
Navy to: army 0.
r-uiikii, woowyJW--. J,,1,11,00 catemng on army a :»-yoru a was the Army's ball on the |>en-
Douglss kicked. Johnson catching th* ^ Utave „ „ u ; yimU ^ an at- ally far holding. Beavers 'runted.
tempted run. being tackled fiercely by
Nortbcroft, navy’s left tackle.
The ball was on Army's 7-yard line.
On a fake kick Hill went through the
Navy’a center for four yards. Beavers
punted to Spencer on the Army's 45-
yard line. Spencer signalled for a free
kick and Northcroft with Spencer hold
ing the ball, tried for a goal from place
ment. The ball went straight between.
Beavers kicked off to Bernard on the
Navy'a 15-yard line. Dqpglaa away
around Army’s left end to the Navy’a
40-yard line. Norton failed to gain
and Dougla. kicked to Johnson, who
fumbled on Army'* 45-yard line. The
Army wa* off-side and the ball was
the Navy’* on Army'. 40-yard line.
Mont ford went In for Johnson at
Army’s quarterback.
Spencer hit the Army line for three
yard*. On a fake drop-kick Ingram
took a forward pass from Norton and
ran 22 yards for a touchdown for the
Navy.
Score: Navy, 0: Army *. -
Beavers kicked off to Spencer on
Navy’s 10-yard line. Spencer ran back
ten yards. Dugla* punted to Montford
on Army’s 20-yard line. The Army man
fumbled and Dague was on the ball like
a Hash for the Navy.
The Army team seeind to have a
bad case of rattles. On a fake forma
tion Spencer hit the army renter for
two yard* and on a forward pass Ber
nard carried the ball to th* Army’s
ld-yard line.
A Navy man bad been holding anu
Middle* wore penalised fifteen yards.
Norton kicked goal.
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CAUSES SENSATION
Special to The Georgian.
Summerville, Ga., Dec. 1.—A »ensa-
tlon was produced here last night by
the re-arrent, at hie home, of G. L.
Groover, former poetmanter at Chel-
aea. Ga., and a merchant at that place
on, the charge of murdering Mr*. An
nie Hooks, who died In the early part
of October under peculiar circum
stances. Groover waa at hie home
when arrested, and waa brought to
Hummervllle and lodged In Jail at noon
today.
The discovery of new evidence
agalnet Groover led to hla re-arrest.
It la etated that It hae been found that
he had purchased a bottle of stryuh-
nine containing 1-S of an ounce, the
amount the expert rhenilete’ analyele
showed Bra. Hooka had taken.
Groover had dlapoaed of moat of hla
property here and waa preparing to
leave, It la elated. Learning thla fact,
the husband of the dead woman, who
haa a suit pending In court agnlnat
Groover for $10,000 for alleged aliena
tion of the affections of hla wife, had
Groover's personal property attached.
Then came the arrest last night of
Groover. | ,
Groover was arrested afar the death
.of Mr«. Hooks and. was released"after
The coroner's Investigation.
MORMON LEADERS IN CI7 Y;
ROBERTS AND SMITH 70
DO SOME MISSION A R Y WORK
Brigham H. Robert*, former con
gresaman from Utah, member of the
flrat council of seventy of the Mormon
church, husband-of three wives taken
before the Mormon church prohibited
polygamy, editor and writer. Is In At
lanta.
With him la Eldar Ben E. Rich, of
Chattanooga, president of tha Southern
statea mission, and Apoatla George Al
bert Smith, of the Mormon church, and
cousin of President Joseph F. Smith,
ot the Mormon church.
The party arrived In Atlanta Satur
day morning from Chattanooga and
Messrs. Roberta and Smith are here
for the purpose of addressing a meet
ing to be held Hunday nlghl In Ihe hall
of Ihe Junior Order United American
Mechanics, on Hunter street.
Already these officials of the Mormon
church have been through Ohio, Ken
tucky and Tennessee, and after leav
ing Georgia they will visit Richmond,
the I'nrolInn*. Florida, Alabama and
Mississippi.
Missionary Mormons.
The missionary work of the Mormon
church Is carried on In the South uy
200 elder* under President Hen K.
Rich, of the Southern states mission,
and It U for the purpose of meeting
these elders and making an Inspection
if the work done In Ihla part of the
country that the two high officials from
Salt Lake City, Utah, are traveling
with Eldar Rich. ,
Saturday morning tha two high of
ficials of the church made u trip
around Atlanta and visited the capitol.
Although Mr. Roberta’had been In At
lanta before, he waa anxldus again to
see the sights and so was Apostle
Smith. They were both very favorably
Impressed with the capital of the state.
Elder Rich talked freely and pleas
antly of the object of the vlett South,
and explained Just whut members ,i their tour.
the Mormon church believed In.
laughingly aald that the Mormons wars
probably the moat misrepresented and
most misunderstood of any church peo
ple In thla country, and lieNlald It waa
to present Ida belief In Ihe proper light
that the 204 missionaries or elders were
now working In the South. To shoMf
how tbls belief has grown in the stalls
under Elder Rich’s Jurisdiction, he re
cited the fact that at present there are
over 10,000 members of the church In
the territory through, which Ills mis
sionaries are at work.
Elder Rich haa his headquarters In
Chattanooga and as he makes fre
quent visits to Atlanta he has arranged
for the two high official, of the church
to make the addresses at the meeting
to be held Sunday night at ths hall on
Hunter street, near .Contra! avenue.
Apostle Smith Is aA ardent Republi
can, and yet Mr. Robert* (• equally :u
staunch In Ills Democracy. Th* church
Is headed by President Joseph F. Smith
and under him. high dignitaries of the
church are twelve apostles, one of
whom Is th* visitor now In Atlanta.
Only One Wife.
In dlscuulng how politic* entered
Into the fight made on Mr. Robert*
when he was excluded (rum the house
of representatives In Washington and
the fight now being made on Senator
Reed Smooth from Utah, Elder Rich
said that Senator Smoot had only one
wife and did not expect to have anv
more, but he pointed out that he had
many bitter political enemies.
In Balt Lake City, Elder Rich aald,
th* Mormons stick together In politics
for the reason that an anti-Mormon
party wa* formed there, and he say*
this party Is now In control of the city
government. But lie pointed to Apostle
Smith and Mr. Roberta a* examples of
how political belief wa* divided on na
tional affair*. The party will leave
Atlanta on Monday for Chattanooga,
from which place they will continue
After having threatened on numer
ous occasions to kill both himself and
hla wife, John F. Cooper, a carpenter,
residing at 228 Ira street, near the
Southern railway shops, late Friday
afternoon struck hla wife several ter
rific blows on tho head with the slurp
edge of a small hatchet, cut her throat
with a raxor, and then shot him
self In the head, just bohtnd the
right ear,' with a revolver, t|te bullet
produclng'almoat Instant death.
In a statement to The Georgian Sat
urday morning, as she lay on a cot In
the fehulc ward at the Grady hospital,
her head and throat almost entirely
covered willy bandages, Mrs. Cooper
said:
Mra. Coop.r’a Statement.
"My husband has mistreated me ever
since we were married, mure than four
teen years, and this terrible affair Is .10
surprise to me. He has not worked any
since last July und my two little boya
a«d myaelf have been forced to work
and support him.
”t had no Idea yesterday afternoon,
however, that he would try to kill me
then. After returning home from Mr*.
Dennard’s house, 1. decided to do amp*
work for my children and wu seated at
the machine aewlng. Suddenly some
thing hit me In the back of the head
and 1 kntw nothing more until r awoke
thla morning here In the .hospital.”
Mr*. Cooper was unaware her hue
fund had alaln himself until Informed
by her brother Saturday morning. The
wounded wife received this hew* -vlth-
out the slightest display of emotion a
without any comment
• Mre. Cooper, . unconscious and appar
ently In n dying condition, tv*s taken to
tha Orady hospital. -After lying In a
comatose state-for hour*, the wounded
woman finally regained conaclouaneaa,
and It la now thought there le eome
bare chance of he,r recovery, although
her condition Is precarious.
The exact cauap’ that prompted the
bloody tragedy la not known, although
neighbors declare that Cooper and hla
wire had not been living agt-seably for
some time and that Cooper had threat
ened numbers of times to commit tho
terrible deed.
Tragedy Discovered.
Tho tragedy waa discovered by ill*.
Cooper’, two llttl# boy*. Garland, aged
14 years, and Claude, 11 year* old.
When tho discovery wan made th*
doors were found locked and the win
dows closed, showing careful prepa
ration on the part of the frenzied man.
Tha form* of the dead husband and
unconscious wife were found on a bed
In the family bed room, both covered
with blood. A pool of blod was or
the floor, between the bed and a win
dow, Indicating the spot where Cooper
had beaten hi* wife down with .lit
hatchet. Blood was smeared along the
floor to tha bed, showing that after
being stricken 51 r*. Cooper had dragged
herself to the bed.
Cooper’s deadly pistol waa found
lying on A aewlng machine near tha
window, and It la supposed that he
managed to stagger to th* bed after
sending the fatal bullet Into hla brain.
His body was lying across the bed,
while Mra. Cooper waa crouched at th*
head ot the bed among tha pillows.
Were No Witness**.
The tragedy occurred some time be
tween 4:20 and 6 o’clock, th* former
hour being the last time the two peo
ple were seen by neighbors. The two
little boya. who work down town, re
turned home shortly before 0 o’clock to
find their home dark and locked.
Thinking the mother and father were
out somewhere, the children went to
the home of a neighbor. Mra. Mollle
Dennard. 85 Garibaldi street, just In the
rear of Ihe Cooper home, and made In
quiries. Mra. Cooper had been at the
home of Mra. Dennard during Ihe aft
ernoon, but had left at 4:10 o’clock,
her husband having coiled for her.
The boya expressed u desire to get
Into the house and Mra. Dennard and
her slater. Mrs. Mattie Chandler, who
Is visiting her from Alabama, volun
teered to go with them, a* It waa dark.
On arriving at the house Mrs. Dennard
held Garland Cooper up to a aide win
dow ot the bed room and he raised It.
As he did so. he struck a match and
looked Into the room, the nickering
lleht revealing a horrible sight.
"Papa Killed Mamma,” 1
No sooner had the match flared titan
the little fellow began to scream pite
ously, crying out In an agonised tone:
"Papa haa killed mamma. Oh, he
has killed her.”
The two little boys were then lifted
Into th* r<*m and made a light. Mra.
Dennard also crawled through the win
Faithful Old Porters To Be
Pallbearers—Distin
guished Men To
Form Escort. *
Washington, Dec. 1.—Promptly at 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon and for
five minutes every train and all ma
chinery of the entire ayatem of th#*
Southern railway will be at a standstill
aa a mark of respect to the late pru
dent of the road. Samuel Spencer, win
waa killed Thanksgiving morning in .«
wreck which occurred at Lawyers, Vh.
At the hour mentioned the funemi
■ervlce over Ihe *body of Mr. Spencer
will begin In St. Johns church, thla city.
The officiating minister will be the Rev.
Dr. Roland C. Smith. The body will »e
burled In Washington, ar.d the burial
service will be In private.
Large Honorary EacorL
Ten of the oldent negro porten in
the service of the Southern will be the
active pallbearers. Arming the hon
orary pallbearers will bo J. Pier;•■••it
Morgan, the vice presidents and other
offletrs of the road, und proinlmnt
financiers of Now York, and other
cities.
The following la a Hat of the hon
orary pallbearera an given out by tho* *
having charge of tno funeral arrange •
manta:
Honorary Pallbearers,
i. Andrews, first rtra president.
Raleigh. N. C\; W. W. Finley, .o.vii !
vice president. Washington/.f. M. Culp,
third vlco president, Washington; *II.
Ackert. fourth vice president, Wash
ington; T-JU. Powell, fifth vice pum-
dem. 8L Louis; Fair hue HaJTi-011. ;m-
slatant to the president, Washington;
F. L. Htetaon. general counsel, *\V»*
York; Alfred 1». Thom, general ceUn»»‘t
Waahlngton: Judge Ah‘\.md>M fl
Humphrey, general counrel. Louisville.
Ky.; It. D. Langford, secretary. New
York: H. C. Analey. treasurer. Wash
ington; W. S. Stoneacnd. president'*
office. New York; Colonel L. It. Ru«-
f f II, vice president Mobile ami «»ld>
railroad, Mobile: W. J. Murphy, vie*
president Cincinnati. Nsw Orleans an
Texas Pacific railway. Cincinnati: M.i-
jor J. F. Hanaon, president Centr.U
Railway of Oeorg f t, Mncon. . «'' i-
one! A. R. Lawton, flrat vice president
Central Railway of Georgia, Savanna 1.
J. Plerpont Morgan, Georg* s. Iim* -
rioln. General Baker, president Net.
York and Long Beach railroml. N x
York.
Directors of Southern.
The following directors of the South
ern railway:
Joseph F. Ryan. Richmond. V. i:
H. Galloway, New York; San.i.^i Io
nian, Atlanta. Ga.: Adrian I-< !ln. J-
New .York; Charles Lanier. Nsw York; v
Edmond D. Randolph, New York;
James T. Woodward, New York; II. •'
Fahnestock, Nsw York; Charles dleH«-
New York; John M. Cadwallader. Au
gustus D. JullUrd. J. 8. Bassett, J. Tut
ner Atterbury, General John GUI. Ro
well Miller, chairman board XThleug .
Milwaukee and 8t. Paul railway, N. \
York; F. D. Underwood, president Em
railroad, New York; Henry Walter-
chairman of the board Louisville an
Nashville railway. New York; W. Hur
ler Duncan, chairman of the board Mo
bile and Ohio railroad. New York.
WANTED SPENCERS BODY
TO REST IN COLUMoUS.
Special to The Georgian.
Columbus, Ga., Dec. 1.—There is gen
eral regret here over the determination
of hla relatives to bury Samuel Spen
cer at Washington instead of bringing
hla remains home to rest In Georgia
soil and Among those who knew am!
honored him In life. If** whs born am
reared here, went to the war from hei*
when only a boy, and began hla rail
road career here, of which the whob
community has always been proud, arm
It was hoped that this would be tht
place selected for hla sepulchre.
OOOaaOODOODOOOOOOOOOOOOaCC
O C
O WOMEN STENOGRAPHERS C
O ARE TO BE EMPLOYED 4C
BY COAST LINE ROAD C
O 0
O Special to The Georgian. C
O Wilmington, N. C„ Dec. 1.—For C
O the first time In the history of the O
O road, the Atlantic Roast Line O
O general offices will sdon open Its C
D departments to women atapogra- C
O pher*. Ho far, only two of the C
O departments have been authorized c
O to employ women when advisable, c
O but the order will probably be ex- C
O tended to all the offices. Scarcity C
O of competent male stenographers C
O l» given as the reason for the-in* C
O novation. C
O C
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Sow and opened the doors. Other j LOG TRAIN WRECKED;
neighbor*, attracted by the screams! FOUR NEGROES INJURED
and excitement, rushed to the house, lx ~—T~~
and an examination was made. Coop- fipellal to The Georgian,
er waa found dead, but his wife waa AshbunuGa., Dec. ) -A l*>* tr. ui -r
breathing. Mr». Cooper, her head and ibe Hint River and <*ulf rallr.M.I x :i
face and clothing dyed red with Wood, wrecked yesterday evening l
wan huddled clone to the pillows and
was shaking aa though with a chill.
“Cover me up. please. I'm so cold,”
Continued on Page Three.
the depot, seriously
negroes. The engine Jumped th- tr.i«H
and ran some little dl.-tance till 1
■truck a switch and then turned s«4*roa»
the track. The logs being « halned t*
the trucks saved a number of llvta.
