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fHE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
TUESDAY. DECEMBER IS. 1»6.
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Southern Says Mattox
Neglected Three
Rules.
BEGGED HER BROTHERS
TO TAKE HER LIFE, TOO
ATTORNEY THOM
GIVES FINDINGS
Says It Is Up to the State
Whether Mattox Is To
Be Tried.
Washington, Dec. IS.—Officials of
tiie Southern railway, In a atatement
given out by Alfred P Thom, general
counsel. tlx the reeponelblllty for the
wreck at Lawyer*, Vn.. on November
In which President Spencer loet hla
life, on O. D. Mattox, the operator at
Rangoon.
Sir. Thom aald that the question
whether there waa criminal negligence
was for the state authorities to decide.
He volunteered the Information that
If the authorities Hid think Mattox
criminally negligent he could not be
wrosecuted under the Virginia statutes,
but probably could be under the com
mon law of the Old Dominion.
In the statement Mr. Thom says
■Mattox disobeyed three rules of the
company, compliance with any one of
Which would have prevented the wreck
The first l ulo provided that when Pres
ident Spencer’s train passed Rangoon
•Mattox should have telegraphed to
Lawyers the time of its passing and
received from the operator at Lawyers
the time It passed that point.
Palling to receive the time nt the lat
ter station, he should not have allowed
the second train to enter the block.
In ids testimony before the officials
Mattox said he did nut receive the time
from iho Lawyers operator.
The second rule provides that In case
lie could not get the Lawyers operator,
.Mattox should have displayed stop sig
nals at his station. He acknowledged
having fulled to do this. The third
rule required him to ask for a clear
block, even If his block record showed
lent-. Mattox testified he
Culpeper, Va., Dec. 18.—According
to the Mends of Wiliam F. Bywaters,
who was shot and killed Sunday Imme
diately following his marriage to Miss
Strothers, the whole story of the tragic
scene, where he was shot by her broth
ers, has not been told. It Is stated
that he was first shot while In the
room and did not try to escape until
after he was wounded.
When Mrs. Bywaters saw that By
waters had been slain, she became hys
terical from grief and horror, and pite
ously begged her brothers to kill her
also, since they had ahot the man ahe
loved since childhood. This version of
the tragedy; it Is expected, will be
brought out at the Inquest.
Mrs. Benjamin F. Bywaters, mother
of the slain man, was not able to go
to her son's funeral. She waa Informed
of his marriage and death almost In
the same breath, and la prostrated with
grief.
The accuaed men returned to their
estate, "Rothcrwood." Immediately aft
er their release. The defense will be
the "honor statute" or the "unwritten
law."
Ons Huhdred and Fifteen Trimmed
CONGRESSMAN BELL, OF GEORGIA,
GETS LETTER FROM A MOONSHINER
WHO IS IN FULTON COUNTY JAIL
Washington, Dec. 18.—Congressman
Thomas M. Bell, of Georgia, although
still In his swaddling clothes, so to
speak, as a national legislator, receives
about as much mall as any member of
the house. Not all of his correspond
ents breathe the pure, sweet air of
Georgia, and thereby hangs a tale.
Among other missives written on
Fulton county jail stationery received
considerable mirth. It read something
like this:
“Dear Mr. Bell:—I’m In the Tower
again. Whisky. Get me out and 1*11
take an affidavit that I'll let moonshine
alone. But 1 did not do a thing. Seven
of my*special friends will bear witness
to that. They are In Jail with me, and
they want you to get them out, too.”
Mr. Bell lightened the hearts of the
by Mr. Bel. wax one which provoked Seik." 8nd ha * e ' ,ht affldaV “* hl *
that It
failed t<i do this.
In Humming up.the evidence present
ed. .Mr. Thom ray*:
"H was ihe clear duty of Mattox to
*.op train No. 31 until he received posl.
•ly? assurance that train No. 33, to
which President Spencer's car wax at-
,'ached, had pnaxed out of the block
bctv.een Lawyer* and Rangoon. He
railed to do any of these, and, there-
'"*• /here ix no doubt that he I* re-
rponslble for the wrack.
"Mattox admits that he violated all
or the rulis laid down to prevent the
Kitck, and no matter how loath the
railroad authorities are to hold any
man responsible, there Is nothing left
mr them to do. Mattox had been edu-
; by the coniiwny for the work he
mul to do, and had passed a xatlxfactn-
l v examination before he waa assigned
to duty at Rangoon.”
Standard Oil Man Gets
a Threatening
Letter.
HOLIDAY EXCURSIONS
VIA GEORGIA RAIL
ROAD.
On account of Christmas holidays
tickets will bo sold at all* points south
'■r the uhlo and Potomac and cast of
tin? Mississippi river,- 8t. Txwla, Mo.,
included, nt rate of one und ono-thlrd
tirft-class fare, plus 25 cents, for the
r«»»uuj trip.
Tickets on sale at all stations De
••ember 20 to 25. 30, SI and January 1
t nul limit January 7, 1907.
I »»r further Information upply to any
ticket agent, or
A - 0. JACK80N, C. C. M’MILLINi
G. P. A. A. O. P. A.
Augusta, Gs.
New York, Dec. 18.—H. H. Rogers,
of the Standard OH Company, the
Amalgamated Copper Company, the
Chicago, Milwaukee and 8t. Paul Rail
road Company, and other enterprises
with which Standard officers are nc
tively identified, has received a letter
In which the writer threatened to take
his IHe. From Mr. Rogers It wai
learned that a letter written appar
ently by the same man, was sent to
Pollco Commissioner Bingham In which
the threat against, the Stardurd Oil
man's life was repeated.
Ono of the letters threatened to blow
Mr. Rogers to hell. Mr. Rogers was
not greatly frightened over the con
tents of the missives, but his offices, at
2C Broadway, were guarded. It wt
reported that business associates of
Mr. Rogers, numbering uniong them.
It Is believed. William Rockefeller, and
other directors of 8t. Paul, received
letters of simllur purport. Mr. Rogers
know nothing of throats against any
body else.
The letters wore signed "A Trader.'
It was reported that t ho writer had
been discovered as a broker who had
lost heavily in St. Paul, which this
month advanced more thnn 23 point.i
ond. according to the general belief,
thero has been an old-fashioned squeez
ing of ahurts. Ho characterised til *
advance In Ihe stock ax a most out-
rugeuux manipulation.
THEATERS
At tha Bijou.
One of those large audiences that
they have nt the Rljou witnessed the
opening performance Monday night of
Miss Anna Day a» Mary Tudor In
"When Knighthood Was In Flower,'
and for over two hours that audience
laughed when Mary Tudor laughed and
felt like weeping when the pretty
princess wept.
Miss Day was almost the whole show,
but surrounded as she was by a com
pany of clever artists, the contrast wa*
not as great as It might have been.
Alfred Swenson, as Charles Brandon,
Mary's lover, also had the audience
with him, and he dtd the lover to per
fection, and was handy with his sword
at all times, much to the delight of th*
gallery. So villainous was John Alex
ander as the Duke of Buckingham that
those whose Interest in the show was
manifested by constant outbursts
greeted hlx appearance by disapprov
ing noises ax audiences will sometimes,
while Ogden Stevens, as that jolly
rogue, Henry VIII, got on the right
side of this sympathetic crowd. Ed
ward Dillon, ax Sir Edwin Caskoden,
also deserves favorable mention for
sticking close to Mary and her lovar.
Resides being very charming and
sweet looking enough to make the
whole audience like one great Charles
Brandon. Miss Day had an abundance
uf exquisite gowns which, with the
other line dresses exhibited, made the
show all the more spectacular and in
teresting. especially to tho female por
tion of the audience. As a whole, the
show Is well put on and the company a
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Hats for street wear
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Some of the best productions
Hats That Were
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at 3.00
Hats That Were
12.50 te 25.00
at 5.00
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York, Dec. 18.—J. B. Gleason, of
counsel for Harry K. Thaw, had a long
talk with District Attorney Jerome.
They both refused to say what It was
“boot, but It was hinted that Mr.
tlleasnn and Jerome had come to some
' of an agreement on a date for
Thaw’s trial, which may be earlier than
"as expected.
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line ever shown In Atlanta. Recognis
ing how hard It's been for you tu get
something to please you, we have made
special efforts to secure the best makes.
Walter Ballard Optical Company. 61
Peachtree street.
A8HEVILLE CITY TREASURER
IS A8KED TO RESIGN.
8peels I to The (leorgluu.
Asheville, N. C., Dec. 18.—An the re
sult of his capture In a gambling raid
last Thursday night, City Treasurer \V.
IV. Patton will he requested to resign
his office, tile reslgnat'.oh to take effect
Immediately.
This action was decided on at an ex
ecutive meeting of the board of pldcr-
mcn held Friday night, after Mayor
Harnard had Informed tho nldermcn
that Treasurer Patton had figured In a
gambling raid, und under tho name
Andy Jenkins" had been fined *1 In
the police court. There was unanimous
opinion among the aldermen that Mr.
Patton's usefulness was ended and that
he should at once vacate his office.
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At El Dorado.
The Buldw'ln-Melvlllo Stock Com
pany presented nt El Dorado Monday
night the old but ever Intereating
drama, "Ten Nights In a Barroom,"
to a well-filled house, and tho play waa
thoroughly enjoyed,
W. H. Murdoch played Jo* Morgan,
the rum-enslaved man, who has be
come u curse la himself and family,
and lie never played a part so entirely
suited to him, nor rendered so well.
The role keeps the man at a high
nervous tension during the delirium
scene, and when the curtain fell Mon
day night on tills scene hla effort waa
greeted with a storm of deserved ap
plause.
Little Lottie Snlsbury proved a little
great surprise. She played the part of
Little Mary, Morgan's child, and ren
dered her lines in such manner as to
dress the part with a splendid slarnlfl-
ennee. She present* the lines with ex.
cetlent effect, and her Inflections are
perfect. This little one made a strong
impression.
Th* other pert* of the play were In
entirely capable hands, balancing Ihe
play to splendid effect. Seymour Sliver
played Sample Swltchel, und he han
dled It In excellent and enjoyable man
ner, not nt any time overstepping the
bounds of clean comedy Into horse
play.
"Ten Nights In a Barroom .will be
the offering Tuesday and Wednesday,
matinees and nights, and then the mil
itary drama, "My Kentucky Home,"
for the last of the week, E. E. O.
“Th* Merchant of Venice."
The Ben Greet players will conclude
their Atlanta engagement at th* Grand
on Tuesday night, when "The Merchant
of Venice” will be presented. "Every
man,” the old morality play, of which
four productions was given, so com
pletely captivated discriminating play
goers that there Is every Indication
that "The Merchant of Venice” will
be greeted by a capacity house. Aside
from the excellence of "Everyman,"
and the hundreds of friend* Mr. Greet
made while here last summer, the
for excelling in the rendition
spearean plays. It was In this field of
endeavor that Mr. Greet and his com
pany first won. and later maintained
fame. The piece, like all of th* Oreet
CKamberlih-JoKnson-DuBos? Cq.
productions, will be rendered without
the assistance of later day stage set
tings, to which those who seek real art
or the stage object.
“Beauty end th* Beast”
"Clear the stage for action." Such
waa the telegram Manager DeGIve, uf
the Orand, received from the stage
manager of "The Sleeping Beauty and
the Beast,” which Is booked to play
Wednesday and Thursday nights and
Thursday matinee. Thoughts of trou
ble ahead, auch a* a littli fistic fiesta
between the two leading comedian* or
possibly a war of words with some
pretty souhrette flashed through his
brain as he pondered over and over
again to locate the meaning of the
wire. Ho consulted his dope bonk and
burned the midnight oil to try und fig
ure out which was the bet, but not un
til he received a letter two days later
did he find out what It meant to dis
mantle his theater of everything from
footlights bark to the wall, before tho
arrival of "Th* Sleeping Reauty and
the Be**t" company, ax they carried
for this ponderous production every
thing from roof to sub-cellar. You ran
realise tho vast amount of scenery
used, when It will tsk* thirty-two
horse loads to move It from the depot
to th* stage door, one hundred work
ing men to handle It and four baggage
cars to transport It to the next stand.
It Is the entire Drury Lane theater
production, ahd when you realise that
this house is the one and only big
spectacular producing theater in the
world, this alone speaks for Itself.
The local management not only used
all their tact and energy posslblo 'o
secure this attraction for their patrons,
but have mule big Inducements. "The
Sleeping Beauty and the Boast" will
prove In this city a* everywhere else
one of the banner attractions of the
season, even surpassing the record* of
Ben Hur."
At th* Star.
Monday night’s performance of the
new bill at the Star Theater waa pro
nounced a complete success.
"The Old Bport" wa* applauded
through almost every line, and then
the Star chorue of comely young wom
en In dainty costumes who furnished
a good part of the evening's entertain
ment with their singing and dancing,
came In for a large share of the ap
plause.
The manner In which the perform
ance started seemed to put everybody
In a good humor, and kept them laugh
ing. too.
There were the usual number of
PEARY TO USE JACKIES
IN DASH FOR POLE
Doesn’t Want to Run
Risk of any
Mutiny.
New York, Dec. 18.—With a picked
crew of United States blue Jackets,
Commander Robert E. Peary, will make
another attempt to reach the north
pole.
Mutinous and Incompetent aids, who
were recruited mainly from New
Foundland, hampered Peary on hie lost
trip, when he succeeded In getting far
thest north—87 degrees, 8 minutes.
Peary's determination to make an
other try for the pole Is against the
wishes and advice of Ills friends and of
Mrs. Peary. He has constnted to dl-
rent the dash for tho pole from tho
Ronsovelt Instead of leading It himself.
He Is now (1 years of aga and his
health has suffered by the rigors of
arctic climate and the deprivations to
which he has been subjected.
The new plans of the explorer con
template sending out sled parties over
the Ice for the ISO miles that will In
tervene between the pole and Cape
Sheridan, which will be th* base of the
expedition.
8p*elal Train for Students.
Special to The Georgian.
Spartanburg, 8. C„ Dec. II.—Th*
Southern railway will operate a spe
cial train from Spartanburg to Colum
bia next Friday for tho accommoda
tion of the Wofford College xtuilcnix.
Tills train will carry only students of
Wofford College.
CONTEST FOR CHIEF
FIERCEST IN YEARS
Hpo^lal to The Georgian.
Mnrnn, On., Ik*r. the eeialon of
the city (‘ounrll this erenlnic official* will lie
elected for the rninliif term, and sotno In*
tereatlnf routeeta are mi.
The police force und the Are department
will he named, an nl*o will the chief of
police and chief of the Are department. The I
hoard of heultb will Im named, and all the
committee* of the city council will lie ar
ranged hy Miijror Smith.
A live content I* on for the office* of
ilef of police and chief of the Are deport
ment. Chief I*. M. Jone* will In nil proba
bly to l» III* own mieceMnr. Them* two
men have stroug friend* In <
will aupport them In the nice:
high-claw* vaudeville specialties to fill
In the time and everyone uceineU well
pleased with tho performance* A* a
cloning feuture, a musical npcnlulty. In-
eluding the .Stiir chorus and bras* band,
was Introduced and till* one feature
al. me wax ivill worth going to so”. This]
bill will Lsi presented all this week. I
COLLECTOR IS ARRESTED
BY HIS EMPLOYER.
Specfnl to The (leorglan.
Spartanburg, 8. C„ Dec. 18.—William
P. Sharp, employed at ('taxon's marble
yard, has been arrested on the charge
of breach of trust. It being alleged ny
O. E. Claxon. proprietor of the marble
works, that Hlutpp collected between
$1,000 and >1.700. which he failed to
turn In to the office.
Sharp ha. been In the employ
rinxon for live years.
BURGLAR IN JAIL
SAYS BIG REWARD
STANDS FOR ARREST
•peels I to The flaorghin. ~
aainesvllle. Go., Dec. 18.—On Sun
day night at the town of Candler, a
burglar was captured In the etore of
Fletch Roberts. His detection was, first
made by W. A. Roberts, who w*> on
his way home and in passing the store
saw a light In the place. He went to
the home of Fletcher Roberts, whom
he brought to the store to keep watch
until he could go to the home of Joe
Webb, another neighbor, who came to
the atore. Webb straggled up to the
store door and as It had been unlocked
by the burglar, Webb fnund himself
sprawling on the floor Inside the store.
Opportunity offered a ahot frnm a
window at the burglar, which was
made by Fletch Roberts, the man on
guard. However, a serious wound wax
not effected on account of an obstruc
tion In the path of the bullet. Wcbli
struck a match, seeing the burglar dart
under a counter, and covered him with
his gun. The two Roberta rushed In.
The burglar surrendered and three pis
tols. two rasors and a ixicket knife, to-
E ether with all the money there hud
een In the money drawer, were found
In his possession.
Bailiff Brock brought the prisoner to
this place and lodged him In Jail.
From appearance this man Is 35
years old and goes under a fictitious
name. He states that there Is a large
reward for his capture and expresses
his good wish Inward these officers In
srcurlng It. Opinion here Is that thl*
In ihe fiercest light ever seen before
I'corla flub, Billy Papke, of Bnrln*
Valley, knocked out the "Original Kid
Farmer." of Chicago, In six rounds
I Monday night at Peoria. 111. Farmer
of | vvns terribly punished, while Papke wa*
unhurt.
HOLIDAY GIFTS FREE
Th** Atlanta Dental t'oilrgr* Operator*' remain* open through Saturday,
22d, of thl* week, and after Wednesday. 26th. of nc:;t week, ronllni/bu*ly.
The only holiday gift* worth having are gold and other tilling opera
tion*. given free by the Atlanta Dental rolloge during the holiday* and
through January. 1907. t’orncr Ivy aticriand Kdgewood avenue.
THE ATLANTA DENTAL COLLEGE
Help the girls at the stores by being patient and kind in the holiday rush---they
have trials enough. Buy early and give them a chance—they have sweethearts,
mothers and loved ones, too.
Don’t fail to read the Christmas Tree puzzle page that will
appear in Wednesday’s Georgian—we offer $5.00 and ten
other prizes for the correct solution.
