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YOL. 1. NO. 201.
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY DECEMBER 17, 1906.
PRICE:
STRANGE MAN WHO FLED
WANTED BY POLICE AS
SUSPECT IN TRAGEDY
Woman’s Story of
Dodgen’s Death Is
Discredited.
BAILIFF’S BODY WAS
FOUND AT DAYLIGHT
Three Women and a Man
Held at Station for
Killing Dodgen.
The three women held In connection
with the death of Bailiff John O. Dodg
en, of Justice O. H. Puckett's court,
who was killed early Sunday morning
In a house at 620 1-2 Marietta street,
were put through a course of systemat
ic sweating Monday morning In the of
fice of city detectives, but It Is under
stood nothing of Importance was devel
oped.
The detectives believe that possibly
others are Implicated In the tragedv
and every possible effort Is being made
to unearth tangible Information,
search Is being made for a mysterious
man who was seen to flee from the
scene of the shooting, but so far he has
not been apprehended.
Four prisoners are behind the bars
of the police station, suspected ot com
plicity In, the killing. They are: Rob
ert A. Jordan, of 1270 Marietta street, a
bailiff for Justice of the Peace Virgil
Jones: Mrs. Willie Stamper, who con
ducts the house where the tragedy oc
curred; Mrs. Bessie Gary, of 16 Bush
' operative, of BS Tennlllo
street, all of whom were present In the
house at the time of the shooting.
8ays She 8hot Him,
The Stamper woman admits that she
fired one pistol shot through a door, as
serting that the person she fired at was
endeavoring to fore* an entrance Into
her house Sunday morning shortly be
fore 1 o'clock. Whether thlB Is the shot
that killed Dodgen Is not known.
The dead body of Dodgen was found
after daylight Sunday morning lying on
a small balcony Just outside ot the door,
through which the Stamper woman
says she fired and which bears one bul
let hole. The scene of the tragedy Is a ,
. two-story,brick structure and the en
trance to the Stamper apartments, on
the second'floor, faces on this balcony,
the balcony being reached by long
stairs extending from the sidewalk.
The plnce bears an unsavory reputa
tion with the police.
Detectives discredit the story of the
Stamper woman. They are working on
the theory that Dodgen was shot to
death by a man during a quarrel In the
house. Detective Spradlin, who ha*
'been Investigating Into the mystery,
expresses the opinion that Jordan fired
ahe fatal shot.
A Coroner's Inousst
Coroner Thompson held an Inquest
Sunday afternoon In the undertaking
parlors of Harry Q. Poole A Co., the
Jury recommending that the quartet of
prisoner* be held for further Investiga
tion by the grand Jury,
Witnesses say that more than one
shot was fired in th* Stamper house
and this fact leads the officers to be
lieve that the true story of the killing
lias not come to light. O. B. Peterson,
a siwclal ofllce for the Southern rail
way, wns In the railroad yards near by,
at the time of the shooting. He states
that l\e distinctly heard two pistol shots
and saw the flash of the gun,at the Inst
shot. He statea further Hint he saw a
man run down the steps to Marlettu
street and vanlth. It Is this unknown
man whom the sleuths are now seek
ing. He says he heard no outcry and
made no Investigation.
TU'd—STRANGE MAN
Frank I,awrence, a negro, who con
ducts a restaurant on the first floor
of the same building, testified he heard
three pistol shot*. He said he looked
toward the balcony, but saw no one.
Fight In the House.
Atjother feature developed Monday by
the detectives, and which causes them
to believe Dodgen was murdered,
the statement that a fight occurred In
the house prior to the shooting,
street railway employee being beaten
severely In the face. Whom this man
"as fighting with has not been ascer
tained. The trio of women, under fire
of the detectives Monday morning, de
nied that such a fight occurred In >the
house.
tiodgen was shot In the back of the
head, near the left ear, the bullet rang
ing upward. The detectives declare
that hud the bailiff been standing on
the balcony the bullet that went
through the door would have gone fully
■our Inches above his head. From the
Switch Was Thrown
and Engine and Cars
Derailed.
Special to The Georgian.
New Orleans, Dee. 17.—News of a
fatal wreck on the Texas and Pacific,
the second In two days, reached here
this morning. The wreck, occurred at
Waterport, 32 miles from New Orleans,
at 9 o'clock last night. Wreckers threw
a switch at that point and passenger
train No. 61, west-bound, plunged from
the track. The loaomotlve turned over
and the baggage and mall care piled up
on It.
Andrew Meyers, the fireman, was
killed.
Engineer Charles J. Link was terri
bly scalded and the baggagemaster and
a negro Injured.
The passengers were badly shaken
up, but none seriously hurt
It Is said that several times recehtty
rockers have thrown switches on the
Texas and Pacific, but In other In
stances the trainmen have succeeded in
avoiding accidents.
The body of P. D. Allen, the mall
clerk who was killed In the wreck near
Geary, La., was In the baggage car of
a Texas and Pacific train wrecked to
day at Waterford.
The corpse, had been shipped to Mr.
Allen's former home In Webster par
ish. It was not despoiled by today’s
wreck.
About seven people were Injured be
sides those killed.
NOT YET, SAYS LOEB;
R UCKER HOLDS PLA CE
SLASHED THROAT
FELL FROM FERRYs
IHD DRIVER
Body of Young Walraven
Not Recovered From
Etowah River.
HARRY STILLWELL EDWARDS.
Postmaster at Macon, who has been mentioned at the successor of Hen
ry Rucker as Infernal revenue collector.
Financial Reverses Cause
• Business Man to
Suicide.
Once more the Big Stick hands Dame
Rumor a lemon, and thla time the oft
reported change In the ofllce of revenue
collector In Atlanta has been given a
knockout, and from' an authentic
source-lt I* learned that; Henry;Rucker,
the negro collector, will retain'his po
sition, and will not bo removed to
mako way for Henry Stillwell Ekl-
wards, of Macon. , . -
The reports have been coming thick
and fast from Macon and from the
Washington pi* counter that Postmas
ter Edwards would at no late‘date take
from Rucker the position he has held
since August, 1 1897. The reports ap
peared to have the official stamp, and
savored the president’s approbation.
But again pptnes a gentleman, direct
from Washington who has spoken with
Mr. Loeb, the secretory to the presi
dent
"Mr. Loeb says there is not going
to be any change In that Atlanta col-
lectorablp for some time,” said he. "The
private secretary says there's some-
Kpe-lsl to Th* Georgian. .
Sylvester. Go.. Dec. 17.—T. K. Hein
sohn, for the past eight years one of
the leading business mtn and heavy
cotton buyer, took his life by cutting
his throat with a razor yesterday morn.
Ing.
Poor collection! and threatened
financial reverses , are given as the
cause of the deed.
He waa also Interested In the India
Fruit Company, which own extensive
peach orchards In this section.
Mr. Hclnsohn came to thla city from
Muncte, Ind., and at once mode himself
prominent In business and social clr
cles. He was a member of several of
the most prominent secret fraternities.
His reihnlns will be carried to Muncle
for burial.
He Is survived by bis wife and one
cHIld, a boy II years of age.
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0 '8 o'clock a. rt) 91 degrees.
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S 10 o'clock a. m.. ., ..92 degree*.
11 o'clock a. m. . .. ...92 degrees.
0 12 o’clock noon., ..83 degrees.
0 1- o'clock p. m.. ,. ..,81 degrecn.
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and the only wav. He thinks
Hb can get ft Jt to boost Edv
dwards Into
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some other place. .—, - T
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And thus, the matter will rest.
ROOSEVELT HEAPS PRAISE ON
■MEN DIGGING THE BIG DITCH,
THEN RAPS CARPING CRITICS
Special to The Georgian.
Calhoun, Ga., Dec. 17.—Luther Wal-
raven, a son of Jasper Walraven, was
drowned In the Oostanaula river near
Ptalnvllle last • night about 8 o'clock,
and the river Is being dragged for the
body.
. He drove on the flat and soon after
starting- across hi* horse backed the
buggy Into the river. The night was
very dark and the ferryman could not
render any aid.
The drowned young man was the
son of a prosperous farmer.
The horse was also drowned.
. FLIER
IS
Badge To Be Given
Men Who Connect
Two Oceans.
the orrieeni belle,o that the first
*»■ probably fired In the house, and
[hat Dodgen then ran out onto the
U.cony and fe I dead or was dragged
th.-rc by some one on th# Inside.
„ h,r statement to the detectives the
ntanu>*r woman said:
“Shot Through the Door,”
"Between 12 and 1 o’clock some one
came to my door and tried to force an
'ntrance. I asked who It was, and
there was no response, except U com
mand to open the door. I then tjireat-
f ned to shoot If the Intruder did not
leave, and when another effort was
made to force th* door I fired one ehot
through the door. I was afraid to look
‘•at, and the door was not opened until
aftev daylight, when the body of Mr.
Dodgen was discovered on the balco
ny."
Robert A. Jordan made the following
statement Monday to a Georgian re
porter:
“I dropped In to see Mr*. Stamper
Saturday night for a few minutes, and
[he begged me to spend the night there,
as She was nfmtd. She told me I could
Pay
her front room, and I agreed
" Ight I w
’lay. Some time after midnight I was
awakened by a Cutse at the door, as time.
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1 think I heard two voices outside. I
heard Mrs. Stamper threaten to shoot,
and a few seconds later I heard one
shot. 1 did not get out of bed until the
shot was fired. I did not open the door
to see whether she hit any one. As tho
pistol fired I .heard a noise outside,
but could not tell whether It was made
by, a body falling or by some one run
ning down the steps.”
Stamper Woman Known.
The Stamper woman was ■ former);
Willie Coins, and resided In Bus!
street. She has been taken to the
Grady hospital on one or two occa
sions os the result of an overdose of
poison.
Mr*. Gan’, It will be remembered, had
her husband sent to the stockade about
a week ago on the charge of mistreat
ing her.
The Goss girl Is an employes of the
Fulton bag and cotton mills.
Dodgen resided at 121 West Pine
street. On last Saturday he was rec
ommended to the grand Jury for ap
pointment as a Justice of the peace td
succeed Justice Virgil Jones, who has
resigned. The grand Jury had made
no selection at the time of the tragedy:
' Funeral at Alpharetta.
The body of Dodgen will be sent to
Alphareta, Ga, for Interment, and the
Piedmont lodge of Odd Fellows are re
quested to meet at the undertaking par
lors of Harry O. Poole 9k Co. at 8:30
o'clock Tuesday morning to escort tbs
body to the train.
A peculiar coincidence In connection
with the tragedy Is the fact that a
cousin of the dead man Is locked In the
same ward at the police station with
Jordan. Young Dodgen waa arrested
Saturday night, suspected of knowing
thing regarding the disappearance
... _ valuable pin. He slated Monday
he had not seen Bailiff Dodgen tor some
Smashes Into Freight
at Canton Killing
. Engineer.
Canton, Ohio, Dec. 17 The New
York bound fVnnsylvanla Flyer, the
19-hour train-, between Chicago and
New York, composed of eight Pullmans,
smashed Into a freight train ot the
Wheeling and Lake Erie. road at a
crossing here, and Engineer Ray, of
the freight, was killed, and his fireman
probably fatally Injured.
The freight train waa hurled from the
track and completely wrecked, while
the locomotive of the passenger woe
almost demolished. The passengers
were badly shaken up and many of
train In their night clothes.
It I* said the engineer of the freight
disobeyed signals.
Washington. ' Dec. 17.—President
Roosevelt's third'message to the pres
ent session of the fifty-ninth congress
and his second Special message con
cents Itself exclusively with the Isth
mian canal. He gives the details of
his recent trip of Inspection, his ob
servations and personal Investigations
ot that vast enterprise and the con
clusions based upon them.
The message Is unique in several re.
spoets.' The most unusual feature Is
the fact'that accompanying the message
waa a lot of large photographs of views
on the Isthmus, showing the work on
the canal, the quarters of the work
men, the physical conditions In the lath,
mtan cities and the Improvements that
had been, made by the Americans,
What th* President 8aye.
It Is In the concluding paragraph of
hla message that the president gives
the conclusion of the whole matter of
the canal project end the result of
his personal observations. He says:
"Of the success of the enterprise I
am as well convinced as one can be of
Continued on Pag* Three.
Lives of Tourists Not
Thought in Dan
ger.
Kingston, Jamaloa. Dec. 17.—The big
steamship Prlnxessln Victoria Lulsc.
of the Hamburg-Amerlcan line, with
over 1,090 tourists aboard, Is ashore on
the rocks of Port Royal, near here. The
Lulse went on the reef last night, a"
leaving Kingston for New York.
The German cruiser Bremen Isstand-
ng near the stranded steamship to take
ter passengers In case th* sea rise*
and threatens the. safety, of the Lulse.
The Lulse left New York on December
12'with a large party of tourists.
NEW 0RLEAN8.
New Orleans, Dec. 17.—Here are the
results of the roses at New Orleans:
FIRST RACE—Gentian, IS to 1. won.'
Frontenac, even, second: Old Hal, 4 to
I, third. Time, 1:181-5.
Men Swim Ashore and
Walk 26 Miles
Barefooted.
Special to The Georgian
St. Augustine, Fla., Dec. 17.—Minus
their launch, shoes, costa and game
and a goodly supply of provisions,
Messrs. L. D. Davis, B. A. Carter
and William Solano have returned from
a hunting trip In the lower part of Ma-
tansas bay. Their launch, a power
craft with a capacity for fifteen passen
gers, was blown up and burned Thurs
day night about 10 o’clock. The hunt
era were 28 miles south of town when
the accident occurred. An electric
spark. It Is believed, Ignited the gaso
line tank, which exploded suddenly,
with a deafening detonation. In an In
■tant the boat was a sheet of flames and
the men had barely time to hurl them
selves Into the water to escape Inciner
ation. They swam to a marsh Island
and In their water-soaked atid scaqty
clothing remained there until dawn,
when a passing boat rescued them.
They were ferried to the mainland and
walked to town, arriving here In a pit
able plight.
N.IMR1L
Special Train -Leaves
Rochester For the
Scene.
Rochester. N. Y.. Dec. 17.—A disas
trous wreck Is reported on the New
York Central at Palmyra, 27 miles east
of here. A special train has Just been
sent from thla city.,
Blood Shed
in Russia
8«. Petersburg, Dec. 17.—Dispatches
from Llpkany, Bessarabia, say that In
running fight three revolutionists
killed an officer and- three pennants.
Later the officials shot two of the revo.
lutlonlsts and the third committed sui
cide.
Witness Said He Saw
Cawhern Kiss Mrs.
Thomas.
MOTHER WATCHES
TRIAL OF HER SON
Wife Who Is Said To - Bo
Cause of the Trouble Is
Not Present.
■with his aged mother seated at hla
side, nervous and anxloua for. the fate
of her son, Albert L. Thomas, chart,"''1
kith assault with Intent to murder Dr.
William Cawhern, Is on trial In the
criminal branch of the superior court
Monday.
Thomas’ wife, who the defense claim
was one of the prime causes of the
shooting, did not appear In court at tho
I trial. Dr. Cawhern, the prosecutor,
sat In his chair by Solicitor Oenenl
|Hlll. In a highly nervous state. His
roamed from prisoner to witness
and to the Jury In rapid succession.
1IIII, while the prisoner Is defended by
aVttorney Madison Bell. The Jury was
secured shortly after 9 o'clock, and Dr.
Cawhern took the stand for the state.
Dr. Cawhern said that about 7
o'clock on the morning of December I,
the day of the shooting, THomas called
at hla home with a receipt for “bonus
money" to the amount of 860 on proper
ty which Cawhern had aold him. Thom
as wanted Cawhern to refund the
money. When asked If he did not want
the property, Thomas said:
No; my wife left me this morning
and I have no use for the property."
Dr. Cawhern stated he promised
Thomas he would refund the money.
Thomas left and he made arrangements
for \he'prisoner to secure the 3B0.
At 4 o'clock that afternoon Dr. Qaw-
hern was returning from his practice.
As witness entered Marietta street from
Bellwood avenue, he saw Thomas, tit
thought Thomas had come to see about
the money again, so walked toward tho
prisoner and said:
"Did you get your money matters ar
ranged all right?” •
"No, doctor,” aald Thomas, "you've
disappointed me again.”
Thomas, according to witness, then
milled a revolver from his pocket and
I red five times, three of the shots tak
ing effect In witness. Dr. Cawhern
said he then got up and left.
Dr. Cawhern admitted under cross-
examination that he had waved hla
handkerchief at the house where Mr*.
Thomas lived, but said he was waiving
at the children.
Dr. O. Y. Pierce testified that Thomun
entered his drug store, 790 Marietta
street, Just after the shooting, and stal
ed he shot Dr. Cawhern because the
physician had ruined his home.
"I saw Dr. Cawhern and Mrs. Thnni.it
on her porch,” declared C. IV, Watts.
"Dr. Cawhern had hla nrm about Mrs.
Thomas' neck ten minutes and he kiss
ed her once."
On a question from Colonel Hill, Mr.
Watts stated he thought It was his
business to report any parsons he f.mn I .
kissing and hugging one another. Col
onel Hill produced much laughter by
asking witness It he had any other
business.
LIARD WICK’S REMEDY
IS THE BLOCK SYSTEM
P. S.
“It may interest you to know that N. W.
Ayer & Son, who gave us this contract of
17,000 lines for the National Biscuit Co.’s
Advertising, has never before, except in one
instance, recognized a paper under a year old.”
SMITH & THOMPSON,
Representing The Georgian in New York and Chicago.
Georgian Introduces
Bill to Lessen Danger
of Wrecks.
Washington. Dec. I7.-Mr. Hardwick, of
Georgia, Introduced a bill In the bourn* to-
nud the loea of life on tha railroad# of th
country. Ilia bill provide# that all railroad#
engaged In Interatata commerce matt
the telegraphic block ajretem of oignaltng In
the operation of nil trnlna ami that all
gnipli operator# engaged In handling bl«»» k
alguala nlm 11 Ik* examined aud llceuaed l»y
the Interetnte commerce commltalon to In-
mire their fltn'M for the work.
It la nlao provided that the Interatate
commerce comratMton elmll have power to
determine the number of boon the'•* men
akall be kept on duty. \ tolatloo of the law
la made punlahatde by a 11,000 fine or Ini-
prinonnieut for oue year, or both.
BURNHAM IS GIVEN
TWO YEARS IN PRISON
New York, Dec. 17.—aeorge Burnham, Jr., president of the Mutual
Reserve Fund Insurance Company, ho* been sentenced to two years In Sing
Sing.
WANT BIG SUM TO CHECK
BOLL WORM IN COTTON BELT
Washington; Dec. 17.—Repreeentatlve
Shepard, of Texas, Introduced a bill In
the house today appropriating 110,009
to be used, by the secretary of agri
culture for further experlmentatlo
reference to the cotton boll worm
for devising, a suitable method for
venting the cotton wilt or root rot
ease.
SPENDS $1,000,000
TO REACH GOAL
Denver, Colo. Dec. 17.—Ten year* of
patient plodding, coupled with the ex- ed State* senator to aucceei
pendlture of a sum not lees than 3L- tereouu
904,000 and perhaps a great deal naira
will result In the gratification of the
ambition of Millionaire Simon Guk-
genheim when, before the 19th of n-xt
month, the legislature elects him t'nlt-
M. I'at-
