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ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1906.
Oo Trains FIVE! CBNTS.
diamond bracelet and veiled woman
GET PATRICK HAGGERTY INTO TROUBLE;
MRS. JOHN E. MURPHY'S MISSING JEWEL
Want Columns and
Detectives Play a
Part.
USE OF MAILS
CAUSES TROUBLE
But Mrs. Murphy Has Not
Yet Recovered
Bracelet.
The singular adventure of Patrick .T.
Haggerty, a painter. In connection with
a mysterious and heavily veiled woman
In black and a diamond-studded brace
let—a problem of the loet and found
column In the dally paper*—resulted In
his detention Friday under a $500 bond
to await the action of the Federal grand
jury on a charge of using the United
States malls to defraud.
The Identity of the heavily veiled
woman Is shrouded In as deep and as
dark a mystery as the whereabouts of
the diamond-studded bracelet. The
half dosen city and private detectives
are still diligently trailing clews, and
the search for the missing Jewel con
tinues.
The bracelet was lost by Mrs. John
E. Murphy about six weeks ago. It 1s
a gorgeous affair, studded with thirty
large diamonds and a magnificent ruby, j
The jewel Is said to have coat <1,050.
The adventure of Haggerty possesses
many unique features, and according to
the evidence which developed at the
preliminary hearing before United
States Commissioner Walter Colquitt
Friday morning this Is about how It
happened:
Loss of BraoetsL
The loss of the bracelet was adver
tised In the city papers and a reward
was offered. Mr, Murphy, who lives at
Peachtreo and Fourteenth streets and
has an office In the Century building,
received four or five letters from a
mysterious person who signed as
"Zora." The letters stated that the
bracelet would be returned If no ques-
HOW O WNER AND ‘FINDER'
HELD COMMUNICATION
November 22.—5100 REWARD and no questions asked for return of
diamond bracelet lost about two weeks ago. 214 Century Building.
November SO.—ZORA—Been expecting to hear from you. Can you
suggest some plan. 214 Century Building.
December 12.—ZORA—Will mall, send or leave amount where you re
quest. You can safely communicate with me. No question sor investi
gation will be made. My word sufficient 214 C. B.
December 14.—ZORA—Yours reached me Saturday morning. I re
plied at once, os directed. 214 C. B.
HEW EVIDENCE
ENGINEER RECOVERS
FROM HIS INJURIES
WRECKING CREW REPLACING OVERTURNED ENGINE AND
CLEARING TRACK8 AT HUMPHREYS STREET CROSSING.
Engineer John F. Still, who was Injured
In the collision of the Atlanta and West
Point vestltmled train and n freight train
of the Central of Georgia In West End
Thursday afternoon. Is resting easily at h!»
home at 396 Washington street
Mr. Still was on the engine of the
vestibule. It. was thought at first that
bis left leg had been broken, but the at*
tending physician stated Friday morning
that the Injury was hot as serious as that.
Ue will he confloed to his home several
weeks.
_ Engineer Still was the only ono who sus-
tlons were asked, but that the finder l d The
would not "have the face to accept the ~ * **
reward," although It 'would not
Developments in the
Search ForDodgen’s
Companion.
Interesting developments are expect
ed within the next few hours In The
Georgian's hunt for the mysterloue
etranger, who holde the key to the
myetery In the death of John Dodgen,
the bailiff ehot to death early last
Sunday morning In a house In Mariet
ta atreet.
conference will be held Friday
afternoon with one of the men, under
suspicion of being this mysterious man
who fled from the scene of the tragedy
at the time the fatal shot was fired.
Information, unearthed by The Geor
gian, points strongly to this man, and
It la probable that when confronted
with this evidence the suspect will tell
the whole story of Just what occurred
at the time Dodgen was slain.
Suspicion rests on this man with
greater force than on either of tbs
other suspects, and every possible ef
fort will be made to arrive at the
truth.
Maintains 8llence.
Much speculation is. being Indulged
In as to why Dodgen'e companion of
the fatal night persists In maintaining
silence. Some hidden motive le holding
this man's tongue, but It la believed
that when run to earth he will tell
all he knows of th'e bloody affair.
It Is not believed this individual had
any connection with the killing, but
the evidence goes to show that he
NO MONEY FOR CHRISTMAS,
DRIVES MACON POLICEMAN
TO TAKE HIS OWN LIFE
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Shoots Self as Little
Niece Runs To.
Greet Him.
escaped from the scene and has
dread of being mixed up In the affair
for retftons best known to himself.
One of The Georgian's witnesses,
who saw Dodgen In company with his
mysterious companion Saturday night
about midnight, only a few minutes
before the tragedy, Is still out of the
city and has not yet had a look at the
suspected men. It was at first thought
he would be taken before the suspects
some time Friday.
A Complete Description.
This witness has furnished The
Georgian with a complete description
of the man he saw with Dodgen and
has also given a full statement as to
the movements of the two men while
In his sight.
Should the suspect In the conference
of Friday afternoon prove to be the
wrong man. It Is anticipated that fur
ther N results In regard to the other
suspects will be realised within the
next day or two, as other clews are be
ing energetically followed out.
Is understood that Governor Ter
rell has announced his Intention of of
fering a reward for proof to convict the
slayer of Bailiff Dodgen. A roward of
5200 will be offered for the principal
and <100 each for any possible acces
sories.
If the mysterious companion of Dod
gen can be induced to spenk he can
clear the mystery and establish the
Identity of the person who slew the
bailiff.
J. C. Elliott, 21 years of age, a tinner
residing In Mayson A Turner avenue,
was arrested Friday morning by De
tectives Spradlin and Kilpatrick and
locked In the pollco station on "suspt-
slon.” Elliott Is said to have told some
one shortly after the killing that he
was In the house at the time. He
now denies this story and also denies
he was present.
KILLS HIMSELF
IN BROTHER’S YARD
“Don’t Touch Me: Tell the
Coroner,” He Wrote in
Note Before the
Deed.
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, Oa., Dec. 21.—Itecanae he waa In
financial atralta and had no money with
which to buy Ghrlstnma presents for Ala
family, Illcyclo Officer Toni Wilson of the
. today, while his young niece, Mattie
WIIroii. who hm! Just returrtoil from n
hoarding school, auif who hail run, out Into
the yard to greet him. looked on.
The Hufchle occurred In hla brother’s front
yard In East Macon, where Wilson hnd
gone, evidently on a vtalt, for he renldes
on Cherry atreet, lu the main portion of the
town.
Death waa Instnntnneoiia. aa the bullet
went clear through hia head.
He left a note, which said:
"Don’t touch me till the coroner cornea.**
Officer Wilson waa one of the beat men on
the force and was held In high esteem.
oiesHns
turned down. In order to obviate pos
sible pangs of conscience It was ar
ranged that the reward of <100 was to
be left with John Alexander, who owns
a store In Frasier street, near Georgia
avenue, and the Jewel would be left In
return.
Used tho Telephone.
Mr. Murphy waa called up over the
'phone at his office last Saturday,
man's voice Inquired why the package
hnd not been left with Mr. Alexander
ns agreed. Other questions were asked,
Mr. Murphy conducting his corre
spondence through the want columns
of the paper. At any rate, It was
agreed, that Mr. Alexander would be
the middle man.
Monday afternoon Patrick Haggerty
went to Alexander's store with an- or
der requesting the proprietor to turn a
package over to bearer. This was done
without any ceremony, but Detectives
Bayne and Starnes, who were waiting
and watching, Immediately arrested
Haggerty and placed him In the police
barracks.
Haggerty was placed on the stand at
the preliminary hearing and stated that
he was standing near the corner of
Marietta and Broad street late Mon
day afternoon when he was approached
by a woman heavily veiled. She was
accompanied by an aged crippled wom
an. He,had never seen either before
or since, but the veiled woman gave
him a note and told him to go to Alex
ander's place. She offered him car
fare, which he at first refused, and
afterward* accepted. He went to Alex
ander's place, gave up the note, re.
reived a large thick envelope and was
arrested for his trouble. This, he says.
Is all he knowa about It.
The detectives testified that Hagger
ty t<dd them about the veiled woman,
faying that he would meet them again
at Broad and Marietta streets. They
accompanied Haggerty back to the
■‘•apposed place of meeting, but the
veiled woman failed to show up.
Rscognizsd Vole*.
Haggerty was carried to the office of
J tr. Murphy, who, together with his
' lerk, Sebe VV. Higgins, clulmed that
they recognised hi* voice as the same
"hich did the telephoning concerning
*he reward and the agreed place of
transfer. •
Antonio Tabanlnl, a composer and
bartender at <2 Marietta street, testi
fied that Haggerty Is the man who was
In his place a trout the time the tele
phone conversation took place over
Mr Murphy's 'phone. Haggerty says
that he waa In Tabanlnl’s place, but
neither he nor hla companion used tho
Phone.
The detectives searched Haggerty's
mom and offered stationery In evi
dence. It waa similar In form and
texture as that which Haggerty gave
J? Alexander. The name of "Zora,"
the detectives claim, belongs to Mrs.
King, the wife of 8. O. King. 117 Oar-
n<n street,, a few door* from where
Haggerty live*. They assert that Hag-
*ffty used this name to offset suspi
cion.
Haggerty Is about 23 year* of age
n a did not have a prepossessing ap-
I •'■-ranee at the hearing. He waa ac-
■mpanled by hla aged mother, who
fenced much Interest In the hear-
Hhe was not overcome by the de
negro fireman on his coglue had
row escape from death, and tho passon-
gers were shaken up considerably and were
badly frightened. Tho wreck occurred at
Humphreys crossing, nnd was caused by
the engine of the Central freight splitting
a switch.
WILL NOT VETO
INANCEi
ALREAJMN COOL
►See No Reason for
Veto,” Says Mayor
Woodward.
lug.
‘JH° n of the commissioner, and did
*hai the could to consol* her son In
distress.
Mayor Woodward will approve the
whisky regulation ordinance, adopted
by council Monday.
This Is the lust day In which he has
to decide, nnd he has practically made
tip his mind that It Is to the best Inter
ests of the city that he approve the
ordinance and let It go Into effect.
While he has made no ptutement to the
effect that he would approve it. he au
thorized The Georgian to state that he
could not at present see sufficient rea
sons for a veto.
There Is really very little new In
this ordinance," said the mayor.
A large pnrt of It Is already In the
city code, and In even stronger lan
guage than It Is put In this new ordi
nance. The majority of councilman
didn't know th|s, of course. They don't
pay much attention to the code.
But as far as I can see, the only
real new thing which ts really of any
great effect, ts the raising of the retail
whisky license from <1,000 to <2,000.
Still, the retail whisky men must con
sider that they can sell whisky In
larger quantities than before.
“I can't see sufficient grounds at
present to Justify my vetoing this
measure.’*
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“I’LL HAVE 10 LEARN TO WALK,”
SA 'ISMAN WHO WAS BURIED ALIVE,
MINER RESCUED AFTER 13 DAYS
People of Town Cele
brate With Enthu
siasm.
BELLS ARE RUNG
TO TELL TIDINGS
Victim of Cave-in Fed Milk
Through a Long Pipe
Through Earth,
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Bakersfield, Cal., Dec. 21.—Hicks has
been rescued. This man of Iron nerve,
of almost superhuman endurance, of
unfailing hope, of keen humor, was
early today taken from a tomb away
down in a mountain, where he bad been
wedged In almost as tightly as a corpse
In a metal casket, for thirteen days. He
could not walk when straightened out.
so cramped had been his position un
der the timbers which kept huge bould
ers from crushing film to death.
"I'll have to learn how all over, but
I'll do It." he gamely said. "Then I
want to get this thing off my eyes as
soon as possible, just to see whether 1
can see. Oh, 1 didn't mean to 'see
whether I can see,' aa a Joke."
Fir* Btlls irs Rung.
When It was announced that tho
miner had been rescued fire bells were
rung, whistles were blown, guns were
fired and such other celebrations, not
even <Sn New Year's, have been seen In
this little mining town. People danced
with Joy. They could hardly believe
what they heard.
The miner Is now being cared for ‘n
a tunnel, and as soon as arrangements
can be made he will be taken nut the
six miles to the top of the mountain.
All arrangements have been made to
hurry him to the hospital. The great
est care Is being taken to keep him
from collapsing.
When the rescuers reached the car
they found that Hicks, who was Im
prisoned on the other side of It, would
be In danger of being crushed by boul
ders If they tunneled from above, aa
they had originally planned. So the
tunneling was done from beneath the
car.
Telegrams Are Pouring In,
Telegrams of congratulations are
pouring In for the miner from all parts
of the country, and several museum
managers have offered him large sala
ries for such a long period.
L. B. Hicks, with five other miners,
was working In a shaft 104 feet deep In
a mountain when there was a cave-ln.
The others were killed. Believing that
there waa a chance that some of the
miners were alive, men from the out
side forced a email pipe to the bottom
of the shaft. Through this Hicks made
known that ha was alive. He suggested
that the heavy boulders would fall and
crush him If an attempt at reicue was
made from the top. He was fed milk
through this tube.
So It was decided to tunnel through
the granite side of the mountain. The
entombed man received liquid nour
ishment and talked through the tub*.
Other Enlisted Men
on Ohio Angry Over
Case.
New York, Dec. 21.—Because he did
not accept with good grace a refusal to
be allowed two hours shore leave to
see his wife and children, John J.
Hickey, an enlisted man on the battle
ship Ohio, wan thrown Into the brig
In double irons and died a half hour
later.
So Indignant are the men on the bat
tleship over the treatment of their
comrade that they will probably draw
up a round robin and make a request
to Washington for an official Inquiry
Into the case. Mrs. Hickey had come
from Norfolk to see her husband.
Lieutenant Commander McDonald, of
the Ohio, says that Hickey applied
for shore leave while thef boat was
coaling and wus told It was against the
rule for any man. even an officer, to
leave the ship while coal waa being
taken on. He says Hickey refused to
work, became Impertinent und was put
in Irons.
The cause of death. It was learned by
an autopsy, was duo to aneurism of
the heart. The sailor, according to
others, had planned to meet his wife
and children at the navy yard und
for this reason requested shore leave.
CLOSE 10 DEATHi
LAST RITES GIVEN
Former Papal Delegate Is a
Victim of an Op
eration.
TOBALKCOIT
Stock of Subsidiary
Concerns Is Given
Away.
New York, Dec. 21.—When the Fed
eral government commences Its di so
lution proceedings against the Stand
ard Oil Company In St. Louis this
month It will be discovered that tho oil
trust has been dissolved, so far a* It
conflicts with the Federal law.
^It waa learned toriajr that the com
pany's attorneys will 'spring a bomb
shell in St. Louis by presenting evi
dence to prqye that the Standard (Ml
Company of New Jersey, the big h<*M-
Ing company of all the Standard In
terests, has practically given up ill
stock of .constituent concerns. , r .
When the supreme court decided tbit
the Northern Securities Company was
Illegal a gradual reorganisation of the
oil trust was effected. > Stock of the
constituent companies held by the
Standard Oil of New Jersey was turned
over to the officials of the company
and In some cases to clerks, it Is said.
Venezuelan President
Cannot Live More
Than Week.
Fort of Spain, Trinidad, Dec. 21.—It
Is expected that Preetdent Castro can
not llvs more than a week. His Imme- ■
dlato successor will be First Vico
President Gomes,' who will be sup
ported by a large eectlon of the army.
General Alclentara, a graudate of
West Point, who la at the head of a
large army. Is determined to ralee a
revolution for-the purpose of obtain
ing the presidency. The rebel force,
headed by General Rafael Montllla, Is
dally Increasing In strength.
SATSHERHOAfiD
GAVE HER POISON
IN GLAM SODA
Mrs. Mollic Farabro Recov
ers at the Hos
pital.
Rome, Italy, Dec. 21.—Cardinal Mar-
tlnelll, formerly papal delegate to the
United Staten, Ih ho weak as the result
of an operation for facial polypi**, fol
lowed by a hemorrhage, that death In
feared. The laHt sacraments have been
administered.
Unconscious from an overdosa n?
polton, Mrs. Mollie Fninbro, a young
woman residing at 320 Marietta atreet,
was taken to the Grady Hospital Fri
day afternoon about 1 o'cdock.
After the physicians had worked with
her for some time, the woman regain
ed consciousness, declaring her hus
band had given her poison In a gla*s
of soda water.
The husband, Frank Fambro, deni* *
this charge, asserting that his wife
took the poison of her own volition.
According to the statements of the
husband and wife, they had a quarrel
Thursday night. This quarrel was fol
lowed by the discovery Friday after
noon of Mrs. Fambro In her room un
conscious. Physicians at the hospital
say the voman's condition Is due to
morphine.
Fambro visited the hospital Friday
.afternoon. He has not been arrested.
SHOR7ESI DA Y IN YEAR;
BUT TO IIRED CLERKS
11 SEEMS TO HA VE NO END
This picture shows how the work of rescuing a man burled alive 40
feet under ground eleven days was carried on. The man was A. B. Hicks,
buried by the cave-ln In the Edison Electric Company's power tunnel-
at Bakersfield, Cal Instead of being erased In a day or two by his hld-
-ous Imprisonment, ha grew constantly more cheerful, and hla voice cams
up through the hoif-lnch pipe leading down Into his tomb with even In
creasing strength and confidence.
Conversation never lagged down the pipe, except for a brief time.
Occasionally It was varied by the playing on the phonograph above of a
conn song—the lively ragtime music for which the hapless man had ex
pressed a preference, but. not for a single Instant was he left to hla own
thoughts. Htcks was rescued Friday Morning.
Do you feel short?
If you have finished your Christmas
shopping—and you ought to be through
—you probably do.
Cheer up. Tills Is the shortest day
In the year. Maybe that’s the reason.
According to astronomical calcula
tions, the gnosebone, the buckeye and
the dope book, the sun gets out of bed
a little later today than usual and re
tires sooner, playing both ends against
the middle und sticking as close to
union hours as possible.
Hut the fact that In the Northern
Hemisphere—In which we ere most vi
tally Interest'd—the sun and earth are
at the "minimum separation”—will not
make the tired clerks and saleswomen
believe the day Is the shortest. The
hours stretch out In lonr days behind
the counters.
Perhaps you might help a little. One
way Is to shop earlv In the day and
relieve the great rush of the after
noon. Another thing that might help
a little Is the thought that these sales
people are not machines—that they
have nerves like yours, that they aro
tired, dead tired, from the da>* that
have gone before. Moet of them hare
been at work half the night, on their
feet hour after hour, without a mo
ment’s rest. A little thought for them,
a little more patience, a little less
sharpness In your vole*—will go a long
way toward lightening their load.
It Is not the shortest day In the year
for the Christmas workers. Hut If you
try you may make the day seem a little
shorter.
Worth trying. Isn’t It?
