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ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, DECEMB ER, 20,1906.
On Train! FIVE CENTS.
PASSENGER TRAIN IN COLLISION
WITH FREIGHT AT WEST END;
ENGINEER STEELE IS INJURED
Engine Turns Over
When Trains
Struck.
PASSENGERS ESCAPE
WITHOUT INJURY
Misplaced Switch Causes
What Might Have Been
Terrible Wreck.
Engineer John Steele waa badly In
jured and a number of passengers sha
ken up and frightened when a head-on
collision occurred shortly after 1 o'clock
Thursday afternoon between the At
lanta and West Point vestibule limited,
Jto. 38, from New Orleans, and a freight
engine of the Central of Georgia. The
collision occurred at Humphreys street
cross at West End.
John Steele, engineer of the passes
gcr train, lives at 395 Washington
street. His leg Is believed to bo bro
ken and he Is badly bruised. He stuck
to his throttle until the engine struck.
Thomas Jordan, the negro reman of
the West Point engine, escaped by
jumping and was not hurt. He had a
narrow escape.
. Engine Turned Over.
The Impact was so great that the
Atlanta and West Point engine was
turned completely over and considera
bly demolished. The Central's freight
locomotive was pretty badly damaged
and will be In the shops several weeks.
The wreck was caused by the Central
engine’s pilot wheels splitting a switch,
Just as the two trains were approach
ing euch other. Neither were going at
a very fast rate of speed, but the speed
of the West Point train, which was
reported one hour and thirty minutes
late, was considerably greater than
that of the freight.
Wreckers at Work.
Wrecking crews were Immediately
sent out from both the Central and
West Point yards and work was be
gun on clearing up the debris. Traf
fic over this part of the railroad yard
was suspended until late In the after
noon.
Passengers for Atlanta left the train
at the crossing and came Into the city
on the street cars and In cabs. Other
passengers for connecting trains re
mained In the cars and were brought
Into the Terminal station later In the
afternoon. Ambulances were rushed
to the scene, but were not needed ex
cept for the wounded engineer.
CURTIS JETT CONFESSES
MURDER OF COCKRILL
Cynthlana, Ky., Dec. 20.—Curt Jett today made a full confession of the
murder of Jim Cockrell at Jackson.
FIREMEN IN CLOSE PLACE;
SMOKE AND FLAME CAUSE
DANGEROUS SITUATIONS
CUT III 1WI
George F. Allen Killed
While Crossing
Track.
"Ill Ip cro** I ns the tracks of the South*
* r " railway, near the Bwlft fertiliser works,
ui noon Thursday, George F. Alien, on cm*
of the Oould Construction Cow-
I uiy. of Louisville, the contractors build*
*be new Louisville and Nashville tres*
t: '*' was struck by a switch eujrfne and
I'Ht.intly killed. The wheels of the engine
ran over ids body, cutting It In two.
•Lilt how the nccldent happened Is not
knaw'n, although It was claimed that Al*
1 '‘ , ‘ went from behind the cud of a freight
“••In that find just passed and stepped In
fr ,f -t of the moving switch engine. lie-
■ ■■ the engineer could stop, the engfue
' the iinfortunntu man and ground him to
ih.
Ail-
was 35 years of age, and was at
l with tho gang working on the pile
•'r. His home was In Livingston, Ky.
Hat Works Employees
Lucky to Get
Away.
A fire, In which several of the fire
men were overcome by smoke from
burning felt and straw braid, and one
of the most serious the local depart
ment haa been called upon to fight In
many months, was that which caused
several hundred dollars' damage In the
work rooms on the third tloor of the
Piedmont Hat Company, 461-2 West
Mitchell street, shortly before 6 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon.
Tho blaze was discovered after the
twenty-five or thirty boys and girls
had quit work for the day. Had It orig
inated half an hour earlier a panic
might have been created, and several
Injured In trying to escape. The fire
was first discovered In the boys'
dressing room, and, It Is supposed,
caught from a lighted match or cl.
garette.
The firemen were forced to crawl on
their stomachs In order to live In the
thick smoke. Many of them were over
come with nausea and had to be assist
ed from tho building to fresh air. All
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LAWYER PATRICK SAVED
FROM THE ELECTRIC CHAIR;
HE'LL FIGHT THE DECISION
Says He Must
Set Free or
Killed.
Be
LIFE SENTENCE
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the down town companies responded
and four or five hose lines were put In
action before the flames could be sub
dued sufficiently to allow the firemen
to even rise to a stooping position. The
ladders were covered with Ice and sleet
and the firemen were forced to climb
with caution to prevent accident.
"It was one of the toughest fires
we've been up against In some
time,” said Chief Cummings. “The
smoke was awful and made some of
tho boys pretty sick. It was thick
enough to cut.”
ATLANTA MAN’S BROTHER
KILLED IN BUFFALO FIRE
Four Other Persons
Meet Death in
Blaze.
Buffalo, N. Y„ Pec. 20.—In s small lire
last night In the Zenobla apartment bouse,
on Prospect nrenue, four persons were
killed and one died In hospltsl. A belt
dozen persons were rescued by firemen.
The dead: '
y. M. I.AMBttROIIT, 45 years old.
MIIH. LAMUItECIlT, bis wife, 40 years
old.
Ill'Til CRUMLI8H, 3 years old.
MIIH. J. J. KIHt'HKIt, of New York.
('dock this morning without rcgnlnlug con-
gslonsness.
The ' blase was s small one, and was
quickly brought under control by tbs fire
men.
ATLANTA ARTI8T NOTIFIED
OF HI8 BROTHER’S DEATH,
A. Charles Dean, who died Thursday
morning from Injuries received In the
Buffalo fire, was a brother of Robert
Jerome Dean, of Atlanta, an artist, who
Is associated with the Wlngo Adver
tising Company, In the Century build
ing.
Mr. Dean received a telegram early
Thursday that his brother was Injured,
but no further news was received. The
father of Mr. Dean made a number of
efforts to reach Buffalo by long dis
tance telephone, but could obtain no
news of his son's condition. Late In the
day The Georgian received a news
message that Mr. Dean had died from
his Injuries, and the relatives In At
lanta were notified at once. A. Charles
Dean traveled for a Brooklyn paint
manufacturing company.
WO OLENMILLS MER GE;
CHARTER APPLIED FOR
Dueclal to Tbs Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 20.—A big
merger of the leading woolen mills
of the South, involving a capitalization
of one and a quarter million dollars,
has been effected. The new combine
will be known as the American Textile
Woolens Company, and It has already
applied for a charter under the laws of
Georgia. It will Include the following
big concerns: The Park Woolen Mills
of Rossvllle, Oa.; the Louisville Woolen
Mills, of Louisville, Ky.; the Sweet
water Woolen Mills, of Sweetwater,
Tenn.; the Athens Woolen Mills, of
Athens, Tenn., and the Atlanta Woolen
Mills, of Atlanta, Go. The headquar
ters of the concern will be In this city,
and it Is understood that W. M. Nixon,
of Atlanta, will be the president. He
Is the head of the Atlanta mill and he
will remove to this city and look after
the business of the big concern.
The secretary will be F. A. Carter,
the manager of the mills at Sweet
water, Tenn. The directors will be
elected at a meeting to be held soon.
JIM JEFFRIES A GREES
TO FIGHT FOR $50,000
New Tork, Dec. 20.—James J. Jef
fries, champion pugilist of the world,
confirms today the announcement that
he has accepted “Tex” Rickards' offer
of 150,000 to enter the ring again and
that be would fight at Goldfield, Nev.,
In April or May.
Rickards, In a signed statement, said
that he had positive assurances of
350,000 being offered If Jelfrtes would
waive his color prejudice and fight big
Jack Johnson.
CLOSED UP POST OFFICE
JUSI 70 HUNT BEARS
, ‘ -‘lining thtt they hit re ilfsrorereri evl-
'•'•'«♦• that will eittahllHb beyond quetttou
r i* alibi for Will JobneoB, tho uegro con-
' :, --l of niMault on Mr«. KtohnrU Hem*
w nu<l under aentence of denth January
. Au> * «. Htephens, Walter McEIreuth
•'•ii'I Mnrlc Tolbert, Jnbiiflou’a attorney*.
; tiiOT.il for a new trial, nnd It will
r, I l»y Judge Roan Saturday.
r . *UUItI IIUUII DlllUIIIll/.
, “ttornsrs claim to hare secured evl-
" lout will estnbllsb Johnson'. Inuo-
" i-oyonit olif-.tl.Kl, Tills evidence. It
''T.tood. will .ttow that Jobnwn wna
."'-.os tbo ,Uy of the crime and knew
nothin* about It. The lawyers
iliat It Is simply a euso of mistaken
Washington, Dec. 20.—"Some very
funny letters find their way to the
postolfice," said Representative James
M. Griggs, of Georgia, "and for logic,
a few of them are hard to beat.”
Mr. Griggs is a member of the house
committee on postolfice and post roads,
and takes an Interest In all postal mat
ters.
"I was talking with a postolfice de
partment official the other day.” said
the Georgia member, "when he ahowed
me a brief letter that had been received
from a Western postmaster. A* near
as I recall, the letter was notice-to the
postmaster general that on a certain
day the postofflee In the little Western
town would be closed.
"The postmaster said: 'In accordance
with the rules of the department, I
write you to Inform ygu that on next
Saturday I will close the postolfice for
one day, as I am going on a bear hunt.
1 am not asking your permission to
close up. and you can discharge me If
you want to. But I will advise now
that I am the only damn man In the
county who can read and write.'
"And,” added Judge Griggs, "the
postmaster was not discharged. He
went on the bear hunt. He had a cinch
on hla Job."
Ossining, N. Y., Dec. 20.—When In
formed at Sing Sing prison today of
Governor Higgins' action In commut
ing hls sentence to life Imprisonment,
Albert T. Patrick Indignantly declared
he did not believe It and would not ac
cept any commutation.
”1 don't believe It,” said Patrick,
heatedly, “and I won't accept It If the
governor has commuted my sentence.
I'm going right on with my fight for
liberty or nothing.”
LIFE OF ALBERT PATRICK
SAVED BY GOVERNOR.
Albany, N. Y., Dec. 20.—Governor
Higgins today commuted the sentence
of Albert T. Patrick, now in the death
house at Sing Sing, for the murder of
William Rice, to Imprisonment for life.
In commuting the sentence, the gov
ernor says:
"Albert T. Patrick hns been convict
ed of the murder of William M. Rice,
and the judgment of conviction has
been affirmed by a divided court. It Is
not claimed that Patrick committed
the murder In person, but that he pro
cured the act to be done. He has
been convicted principally upon the
testimony of Charles F. Jones, who
confessed that he murdered hls master
while he lay asleep. Instigated thereto
by Patrick, and Jones, by this testi
mony, has purchased hls Immunity
from trial or punishment. Neither this
fact alone nor the review of any ques
tion of fact already passed upon by
the courts at some stags of these pro
ceedings would seem to me to warrant
Interfering with the judgment of death
imifmTK 1 “in 1 "** * tl * defendant, but
three of the seven Judges of the court
of appeals were so strongly of the
opinion that errors were committed at
the trial which were substantially
prejudicial to the rights of Patrick,
that I feel that the death penalty ought
not, under all the circumstances, to
be Inflicted.
"In view of these facts and the grave
doubts expressed by these Judges, I am
saltsfied that I ought to relieve the de
fendant from the extreme penalty of
the law and commute hls sentence to
Imprisonment for life.”
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EXPECT NO MER C Y, ”
JUDGE ROAN WARNS
H0LIDAI CARO USERS
Holidays Must be Ob
served With Good
Order.
"Should the thoughtless and lawless
flit this court with cases again, to be
tried at our next sitting, which will be
some time In January, then I want to
put them on notice now that such aa
do this may expect no mercy at my
hand."
With thle emphatic statement and
warning to law-breakers. Judge Roan
closed the December term of the crim
inal branch of the superior court Wed
nesday afternoon. The last Jury of the
term had Just brought In a verdict of
"guilty" against three negroes charged
with robbery. Judge Roan sentenced
the criminals to fifteen years each, and
then, turning to the Jury, delivered
some strong and forceful expressions
on law and order.
“Before I dismiss you, gentlemen of
the jury," said Judga Roan, "for this
term of the court, I want to say to
you that Solicitor General Hill has In
formed me that we have disposed of
all of the Jail cases; also that all of
the bond cases that are ready for trial
have been tried.
such reproach on our fair city sever:
months ago was not participated In by
me, nor by the solicitor general, nor by
any of you, nor any of the officers of
this court.
“Innocent Suffer, Too.”
"But yet, gentlemen. Innocent as we
all were of any participation In that
lawlessness, we have been made to nut
ter with all the rest of the Innocent.
"As a court, I have sat here for one
solid month antT have been crucified
by hard work and the horrible recitals
as they were told by witness after
witness on the stand.
"You, as Jurors, have been made to
leave your homes, your firesides, your
factories, your banks and other avoca
tions, and for the time have been forced
to dedicate yourselves to the public
service as jurors In order to see that
the law would be vindicated and the
tangled web woven by lawlessness
straightened out, I trust, gontlemen,
that none of us wilt ever live long
enough to see repeated In this fair city
anything like It again.
"I trust that the Christmas holidays
that are now on us will be the most
peaceful, happy and cheerful the city
has ever seen: that they will be free
from lawlessness In every form.
"But should the thoughtless and law
less fill this court with cases again, to
be tried at eut next sitting, which will
be some time In January, then I want
to put them on notice now that such as
do hls May expect no mercy at my
hand."
Judge Roan made a remarkablo rec
ord this December term In clearing the
docket of cases. The docket Is nearer
completed than ever before. Only a
few cases will go over to the next
tend. ,
RECEIVER APPOINTED;
GERMAN OF ILLINOIS
GOES INTO COURTS
CALLED UPON
FOR SECRETS
George Perkins Order
ed Before Grand
Jury.
New York, Dec. 20.—George W. Per
kins, a witness before the Armstrong
Investigation committee, was called up
to divulge Interesting secrets of the
management of the New York Life In
surance Company today before the
grand Jury.
At the behest of the district attor
ney. the partner of J. P. Morgan and
formerly the high financier of the New
York Life, was forced to submit to a
rigid cross-examination In the presence
of the grand jurymen.
The evidence of Perkins was consid
ered of much Importance In throwing
light upon a transaction that occurred
during the Perklns-McCal! regime and
which was deemed a fit subject of In
quiry by the present Jury.
This was the transfer of 11,000,040
worth of various bonds from the treas
ury of the New York Life to the New
York Security end Trust Company, a
subsidiary corporation to the Insur
ance company.
This was done, It developed at the
Armstrong Investigation, to comply
with the requirements of the Prussian
government In order that the New
York Life might obtain. permission to
do business In Prussia.
It was apparent to the members of
the Armstrong committee that the bond
transfer was seemingly a subterfuge.
Before Perkins got to the criminal
courts building today In response to n
subpena, he was preceded by hls per
sonal counsel, Lewis J. Delafleld, who
waited In the ante-room, to roach his
principal. Many other officers and em
ployee. of the New York Life were
also asked to testify today. Including
Treasurer Randolph and M. M. Maul-
son, chief clerk of the treasury depart
ment.
Frisco Losses Said To
Have Affected
Strength.
Philip Alston was appointed receiver
for the assets of the German Insurance
Company of Illinois In Georgia, Wed
nesday afternoon by Judge Pondteton
In the superior court, and an Injunction
was temporarily granted against the
Insurance company restraining It from
In any way Interfering with the status
of Its assets. The petitioner In the
case Is the Prowell Hardware Compa-
pany, Birmingham, Ala.
This Insurance company Is another
of the list which has become Insolvent
through tho risks which became due
as a result of the fire and earthquake
In San Francisco a short time past.
Tho German Insurance Company Is
one of the best known fire Insurance
companies In the country and has done
a general business throughout the
United States.
The petitioners claim that the com
pany's liabilities at San Francisco
amounted to 35,139,422 and that Its as
sets on October 31 were 35,674,709. Its
liabilities reported to the Insurance
commissioner of Georgia October 31
were 33,519,724. These last liabilities
taken Into consideration with the San
Francisco liabilities caused the compu-
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One of Three Men
Who Can Be
Located.
MYSTERIOUS MAN
MUST TELL STORY
Georgian Reporters Know
Witness.
Where to Find '
ny to become insolvent November 15
the defendant reinsured with the Royal
Insurance Company of Liverpool, but
this reinsurance did not guarantee any
insurance of the losses prior to that
date. The reinsurance was only on pol
icies on which there were no losses.
November 19 the Chicago Title and
Trust Company was appointed receiver
of the company In Illinois.
The petitioner had two policies, each
for 32,500, with the defendant compa
ny, nnd these are due, as the property
Insured was destroyed by fire.
The petitioner claims to have a llefi
on the 310,000 bonds which the com
pany deposited with the state treasurer
for the losses suffered. The Chicago
receiver has no Jurisdiction In this
state, and Judge Pendleton ordered Mr.
Alston to demand the bonds from the
treasurer, take charge of the assets and
adjudge the rights of creditors between
themselves. The bond of the receiver
was set at 35,000 and the regular hear
ing of the case fixed for January 5.
ARE TIED DP
Worst Blockade
Road’s History Is
Reported.
in
Spencer, N. C., Dec. 20.—One of the
worst freight blockades In the history
of the Southern railway exists on this
system.
The conditions have been gradually
growing worse as the holidays ap
proach, and hundreds of loaded cars
and scores qf train crews are tied up
on the road. One crew spent ninety-
two hours between Concord and Spen
cer this week because of the blockade
on the line, a distance of only twenty-
one nflles.
It Is not an Infrequent thing for four
to six trains to be etranded within five
miles of Spencer, unable to get In the
yards on account of the crowded con
ditions.
The officers of the company are doing
their best to relieve the situation. A
double track is being built, but will not
be in general use for a year or more to
come.
GET IRE PAT
All Shops Except Two
To Receive
Benefit. (.
Washington, Dec. 20.—The machin
ists employed by the Southern Railway
Company today received the glad news
that the settlement of the Increased
wage scale, which was left to the arbi
trators, had resulted In their favor and
that all shops except Birmingham and
Sheffield will get an Increase of 2 cents
an hour, the tatter shape receiving an
increuse of 1 1-2 cents an hour. All
the apprentices will receive an Increase
of 1 rent an hour.
Today was the last day for the
Southern to reply to the argument of
P. J. Conlon, first vice president of the
International Association of Machin
ists. who was the arbitrator selected
by the machinists. But In the mean
time Colonel Thom, of general counsel
for the Southern, who was the arbitra
tor for the company, had a talk with
Mr. Conlon with the result that they
agreed on terms of settlement so that
the arbitrators did not have to avail
theinaelvea of the services of Judge
George Gray, of Delaware, who had
accepted the appointment of umpire.
Both sides to the controversy
did not coincide, and this leads to tho
belief that Webb went to bed, as he
declares he did.
At this point en Marietta street
Dodgen started to go up the stairs of
a house near Mills street, and was
partly up the stairs when this myste
rious companion urged-him not to go.
For a few moments they discussed tho
matter, and then went on out Marietta
street. A witness has been found who
watched the two men and walked be
hind them. He knew Dodgen and ho
gives an excellent description of Dod-
gen'a companion.
Another Witness.
Still another witness haa been found
by The Georgian who saw Dodgen and
hla mysterious companion playing pool
a short time later and shortly before
midnight farther out Marietta street.
The two men left there after the pool
room closed.
Shorly afterword* the bailiff was done
to death. Evidence at the coroner's
Inquest shows that Dodgen's companion
ran when these shots rang out.
That this man who ran Is the samo
one seen and described by these wit
nesses unearthed by Georgian reporters
there Is tittle doubt In fact all their
deecriptlona agree. If Webb fe elimi
nated from the case, there are two
others that this description fits, nnd
both of these are known and have been
located. Both witnesses secured by
The Georgian will be given a chare o
to Identify one of them as ths badly
wanted man.
Why Did He Flee?
If Dodgen was done to death In the
manner described by Mrs. WUIle Stam
per and her companions now locked up
In the Tower, why did Dodgen's com
panion flee, and why has he kept quiet
about the matter?
That is a question that may be solved
when this mysterious companion Is lo
cated. One of theee witnesses who saw
the bailiff and hls strange companion
shortly before the crime was commit
ted Is now in Cincinnati, but will bo
brought to Atlanta within a few days.
The other will arrive In Atlanta Thurs
day and will be given a chance to view
the two men under suspicion.
MISSING COMPANION
OF SLAIN BAILIFF IS
FOUND BY GEORIAN
Evidence unearthed by reporters for
The Georgian on Thursday now places
the Identity of the missing man, said
to have been with Bailiff John Dodgen
early Inst Sunday morning, when he
was done to death at the house on Ma
rietta etreet, near Pine, as one of three
men, and the Indications are that this
same evidence will be the means of
eliminating all but the man so badly
anted by the police.
This evidence shows the movements
of the bailiff up to a few minutes be
fore he received the wound that cau-ed
hla death, and people who can Identify
this mysterious companion of the dea l
bailiff have been found.
Either of these two witnesses Is of
the opinion that he can Identify Dod
gen's companion, and It Is probable
that they will be given this opportu
nity. 1
The movements of the bailiff have
been traced by The Georgia from thn
time he left a pool roqm on Decatur
street at 11:15 o'clock on Saturday
ntght until he left another pool room
to go to hls death.
When he left this last pool room he
was with hls mysterious companion.
A thorough description of this man
has been obtained. It fits three men
who are suspected of being this myste
rious and badly wanted man. Each uf
the three has been located.
Evidence Substantiated.
Thle evidence, secured by Georgian
reporters, was partly substantiated
Thursday morning when C. C. Webb,
of Alpharetta, Ga., visited police head
quarters and told what he knew of the
movements of Dodgen on the night that
he woe dealt to death. The Identity of
l this man hod previously been learned
by The Georgian and he was; ore: of
the three men believed to have been
with the bailiff when the fatal shot was
fired.
But the story he telle la a straight
forward one, and one which leads to
the belief that he left Dodgen an hour
or more before the bullet went crash
ing through hls brain.
Learning thut hls name was being
connected with the case, Webb visited
detectives at police headquarters
Thursday and told of hls movements
on that night. Later he repented this
story to Georgian reporters In the pres
ence of Justice of the Peace I’u cl:ett,
for whom Dodgen worked.
Was With Dodgon.
He saya that he was with the bailiff
until 11:16 o'clock on Saturday night,
and he says further that at that time
Dodgen was looking for a man far
whom he had a warrant. They both
visited a pool room on Decatur street,
where they remained about fifteen min
utes, and then Webb says he went to
bed and that Dodgen said he Intended
doing the same thing.
The next trace of Dodgen after that
was when he was seen on Marietta
street, near Mills, by a witness dis
covered by The Georgian. At this time
he had a companion, und while thn
general description might be applied
to Webb, there was one point which