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The Georgian Carrie*
/ The BUSINESS
And All Of It Clean
The Atlanta Georgian.!
The Georgian Carries
The BUSINESS
And All Of It Qean
VOL. 1. NO. 116.
ATLANTA, GA. f THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1907.
HARVEY HILL GIVES BAIL;
DR RIDLEY WILL RECOVER
Bond Was Fixed at
1,000 and Readily
Given.
WOUNDED MAN
MAKES STATEMENT
Both Rcpret Occurrence and
Dr. Ridley States That
No Personal Action
Will Be Taken.
fip^rli! to Th« Geor*!«n.
LaGranire, Ga^ Jan. S.—Harvey Hill,
ion of Solicitor Hill, of Atlanta, who
yesterday at 12:30 o'clock at the home
nf c. H. RWley. ehot and wounded Dr.
F. M. Ridley, Jr., Juit after the mar
riage of Mias Ella Ridley to Mr. Ren
G. Swanaon, was' released from prison
Ht 11 o’clock laat nlffht on $3,000 tjoml.
and after .“ponding the night here, left
on the West Point train today for At
lanta. neenmpanted by hla parents. Mr.
and Mrs. C. D. Hill, and Reuben Ar
nold.
Deplores Affair.
Harvey Iilll deeply deplores the en
tire affair and ‘says he hopes for the
speedy recovery of Dr. Ridley, and thnt
_hc nxii Jurccd iQ-dp-What. he.did In
self-d«Tense. Ills face bears some
marks and bruises and his left eye :s
sllfthtly blackened.
Bond Readily Given.
Tile bond was fixed ut $3.000.and!
was n-ndlly given. It was signed bv|
Col.im-I J. !•:. Duncan, president of tin*
DiGr tik'i Hanking and Trust t'oinpi-;
ny, and •‘baric s E. iilll. of West Point.
Ga
TV* 1 :id was fixed after the nrrlv-il
of F"!l' it- r iilll fn-m Atiantn.
Dr. Ridley Resting Easy.
I»r F M. Ridley, the wounded tn.*n
home of his father. Dr. I*. J
M Ri'iifV. and Is rest I tig very well. I
11 - v> tiding physician states that the!
v. not ncc«‘ssui1ly dangerous uniD
».i..* ■ ‘.(i,plications ails*- b** util tv. I
ItrUt a cousulUUlon with tha attending
PhySKhtT public ■UfaitoM
WANTS NO LEGAL ACTION
TAKEN AGAINST MR. HILL
Special to The Georgian.
I..o• range, <»a., Jan. 3.—“It was a personal difficulty between Mr.
Hill ni;d myself, and so far as I am concerned, there will be no legal
action. 1 very much regret the unfortunate occurrence"—Statement of
Dr. F. M. Ridley, the wounded man, made just before noon Thursday.
widr HaMbPik., .
Felee Report* Sent Out.
A repmt wa circulated outside the
City T'-itinlu) ullcmuun that the.peo
ple r.t thr town wore very much
wrought uii and that there was. talk
on the street* ot violence. This re
port w»a strongly denounced by all the
member* ot the families anil friends
also of the young men In the city.
Fethere Were School Mate,.
The two famlllo, had been lifelong
friends and therefore the affair
more regretted. Solicitor Hill and Dr.
F. M. Illdlcy, father of the wounded
man. were school mate, and through
life have boon the closest of friends.
The families have.also been the best of
of friends for many years.
Doctors Probe for Bullet.
After holding a consultation, the at'
tending physicians decided to probe for
the bullet, but It waa not found. They
afterwards were reported as saying
Hint the wound was not necessarily
dangerous.
At noon today Dr. Ridley, the wound
ed man, made his drat statement. Ho
Mid Hint It was a personal difficulty
between himself and Mr. Hill, and so
tar as he was concerned there would
be no legal action taken; that he very
muoli regretted the occurrence.
I'r. Ridley Is resting very well to-
dav.
Parents Visit Jail.
A great deal of Interest In tho enroll,-
Ik n of Dr. Ridley .Is .manifested by
’be people here. He Is the son of Dr.
F. M. l’.ldley, Sr.,' and Is one of the
he“t popular young men In this city.
He Is associated with his father In
He practice of medicine. He attend
'd the I'nlverslty of Georgia, where he
hoi only gained distinction In his stud-
lee. but one of'the beet nlhlotes that
• t"r wore the red and black. For tw
seavnns, 1901 and 1903, he woo captnln
the football team, playing left end.
Niue leaving the university lie attend-
I'* 1 the Atlanta School of Burgeons and
J hyslrlsns, and atnee graduullng bos
u'S'O associated with his father In the
1 'ice of medicine In LaGrange. He
■ o- married to Mis* Hood, of Baltl-
h‘ rr. about six mbnths ago.
Hill Deplores Affair.
dr. Hill soys that ho dods not care
'■ make a statement foe publication,
"'her than that ho "deeply deplore* the
• 1 easily nf having to shoot Dr. Rid-
and that ho Is happy to hear thnt
wound Is not considered serious
o-l '•Ineerely hopes be will recover.''
Mil id tor anil Mrs. CD- Hill, father
‘'"•l mother of Harvey Hill; Judge Hen
nn and Colonel Reuben Arnold, or-
yesterdny evening and called to
Harvey HU1 at tho Jail. None if
i win dlscuaa the pause that led
•i to the shooting. • .
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2 HIGH NOTE ENOS LIFE O
OF AMATEUR SINGER. O
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“ , Now York, Jan. J.—Alfonso O
5 Jamutio, a prosperous mason and O
2 builder, of .7* Hamilton avenue, is O
v ., dead man tor attempting t* O
2 "nulal* Caruso’s high notes. It O
2 while straining for tho upper O
“ f'wlsler that he sudderily drop- O
“ l-d dead last night at the home of O
2 ids brother. Mlcitaid. 37 Ham- O
O uion avenue. It was the lat- O
“ ler'a birthday, oadVdoxcn frtead* O
2 were celebrating wllh t a • party O
2 " h,,u Jamuito was asked fo slag O
2 "dlh (he string orchestra. His O
2 "dee was dwelling on a high note O
O w hen ho dropped dead.
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HAR VEY HILL IS HERE;
REJGREISJHE TROUBLE,
ACTED ON DEFENSIVE
HILL MOPES FOR RECOVERY
OF THE MANHE WOUNDED
Special to The Georgian, —-—i
LaGrnnge. Ga., Jan. 3.—"I deeply deplore the necessity of having to
shoot Dr. lUdley. I am happy to hear that the wounds are nol consid
ered serious, and sincerely hope he will recover."—Statement mnde by
Harvey Hill, ot Atlanta, when asked for sq expression regarding the
shooting of Dr. Ridley.
Harvey IOII. the well-known young
Atlanta attorney who ehot and painful *
ly wounded Dr. Frank M. Ridley. Jr.,
at tho wedding ot the latter’s cousin
In LaGrnnge Wednesday, was released
from tho 1 Troup county Jail Thursday
morning on 33.000 bond and , relumed
to Atlanta Thursday afternoon at 1:30
o’clock. > i 1 ■
. Tho bond was assessed on. a war
rant taken 'out against tho young At
lantan. chnrglflg him with assault, with
Intent to murder. The bond was sign
ed by John Dunson, of I-aOrange, and
t’hnrllc Iilll. of West Tolnt.' a rela
tive.
Mr. Hill was accompanied to Atlan
ta by his father and mother. Mr. and
Mrs. Charles D. Hill; his. uncle. Judge
Benjamin H. Hill, of the new court of
appeal*; Attorney Reuben R. Arnold,
with "W hom he Is 'associated In the
practice of law. and Dr. William Gold-
smith, one of the attending'physicians
for young Ridley.
The parly brought the Information
that Hie wounded man Is resting easy
and thnt his wound Is not considered
dangerous. The bullet entered the side,
„truck a rib and lodged 111 the muscles
of the back. It baa not yet been ex
tracted.
Acted on Defensive.
Harvey Hill, when seen nt the Ter
minal station by a Georgian reporter,
and naked for n statement of the trou
ble, said:
‘1 don't care to discuss the matter
further than to say It was unavoidable
on my part. I did not precipitate the
trouble and was on the defensive nil
the time. It was simply a case -of self
defense. Dr. Ridley Is a stalwart, ath
letic fellow and . ho. could, handle me
like a bnhy. I realised this and knew'
my pistol was tho only thing I could
successfully defend myself with."
. Asked.ua. to the icnuse of tho trouble,
Mr. Hill said;
"I hail rather' not enter Into a dis
cussion of details."
He added .that ho regretted the oc
currcnee very, much and was happy
over the fact that Dr. Ridley Is Im
proving and wilt got well.
Will Be No Prosecution.
Holleltor Hill, father of tho young at
tnmey. In answer to questions, said ho
thought there vvould.be no prosecution.
"The Ridleys and the Hills,” said So
licitor Hill, "havo been clou friends for
generations, and both families. deeply
regret, tho trouble. No one regrets It
more than I do, for I have the highest
regard, for every member of tho Rid
ley family. The young man who was
shot la a splendid fellow, and has my
warm regards. The shooting
simply a deplorable nffnlr."
It Is understood no.tlale hns yet been
set for the preliminary hearing for
Harvey Iilll.
Dr. Ridley, In addition to Dr. Gold
smith. Is being attended by Dr. Robert
Ridley ~und-,Dr. Albert Tuggle.
c
L WILL
KNOCK OUT
OFFICIALS SAY ROADS
DISREGARD THE RULES
GOVERNING BLOCKS
Necessary Two-Thirds
-Has Already Been-
Secured.
HIGH LICENSE
SEEMS ASSURED
Councilman Glass and Al
derman Hirsch Say
Will Vote to Over
ride Veto.
The mayor's veto nf the high license
ordinance will be overridden by coun
cil Monday.
The necessary two-thirds majority
has been secured to override, and no
member of council, now fuvorlng the
pending ordinance, la backward In ex
pressing the way he Intends to vote.
When the mayor flret vetoed the or-
illnance .lt looked as If the veto would
surety be sustained, and that the or
dinance Increasing the license to 32,-
000, and placing certain restrictions on
the whisky traffic, would be lost.
Of the 16 voles necessary to over
ride, there were only 14 who said they
would not vote to sustain. Two of
these, however, have changed their
opinions In reguril to the matter. These
are Councilman S. C. Gloss and Alder'
man Joseph Hirsch.
Glass for High Liesnu.
Bald Councilman Glass Thursday
morning.
“I thought, at first, that 1 would
vote to sustain the veto. I have been
"•dug ttround among the people, though,
anil Inquiring an lo their oplnlun, and
It seems that a vast majority of them
•'are'fiT favor of'the ordinance. I am
now satisfied thla la true.
"We are In council to do as the peo
pie Wish ‘ us lo. khd I shall vole to
override the mayor's veto."
Also Alderman Hirsch,
Wednesday Alderman Hirsch gave
expression to similar convictions.
— "I have become satisfied," sold Al-
drrmiin Hirsch, "that the people want
this ordinance, and In view nf thla I
am going t<r void to override the may
or's veto."
Giving the opponent* of the ordt-
tnce the advantage of the doubt In
regard to the vote nf Councilman Old-
know and Councilman Curtis, the sit
uation stands at present this way;
How They Line-up.
For overriding 111* veto: Aldermen
Sims, Hirsch, McEachern, Peters,
Qiillllan and Key anil Councllmen Ter
rell. Martin, Foster, Pomeroy. Draper.
Olsss, Wlkle. Hancock, Patterson and
Roberta-i-tt.
For sustaining the v*to: Alderman
Holland and Councilman Curtis, Pat-
llllo. Chosewood, Ellis, Taylor and oid-
know—7.
Necessary to override the veto—19.
II It hy no means certain that Coun-
liman Curtis, Councilman Oldknnw or
Councilman Ellis will vote to austaln.
If one of these votes to override. Al
derman Peters' ordinance will have
more voles than are actually needed.
Will Return to Vote.
The committee-of council that ioft
Wednesday night for Washington, with
the committees from the Atlanta Clear
ing House Association and the Cham
ber nf Cammerco, will be back In time
to vole on the veto of Mayor Wood
ward to the saloon license ordinance.
Borne- fear has been expreesed by
advocates of the ordinance that Hie
committee would return too late. Al
derman Hlnrh, Councllmen Pomeroy
and Taylor compoee the commit i."
The flrat two are for overriding the
veto, ihe last for sustaining.
They will be back either Sunday
night or Monday morning. Council
will meet Monday afternoon.
MARKHAM RENOMINA TED
SURVEYOR OF CUSTOMS
Washington, Jan. 3.—The president
sent the following nominations to the
senate today:
To bo Assistant Attorney General—
Edward T. Sanford, of Tennessee.
To Im t'nlted States Marshal fifl Dis
trict of Kansas—William H. Mackey.
Jr., of Kansoa.
To be Penalon Agent nt Waahlngton
-John It King, of Maryland.
To bo Collector Of Customs—George
L. Smith, district of Newark, N. J.
To be Burveyor of Customs—Marcel,
lua O. Markham, of Georgia, for the
port of Atlanta, Go.
" " "sr General .
ranklln Bell.
To he Assistant Treasurer ot the
t’Ulted Slates at Boston—Edward Up
ton Curtis, nf Massachusetts. •
To bo Collector of Customs for Dis
trict of Palmlco, N. C.—Daniel Wi
Patrick, of North Carolina.
To be Collector of Customs for
Southern District ot Oregon—Morton
Tower, of Oregon.
JOHNTEMPLE GRAVES - --
GOES 70 AID COMMITTEE
70 GET SUB-TREASURE
Cnioncl' John Temple Graves, editor
of Tho ocorglen^coemponled the par
ty that left f"*Vaehlngton Wednes
day nlgfil. lo urge the selection or At
lanta us the »Re for tho government
sub-treasury.
The party waa composed nf a com
mittee of .three from the Atlanta Clear
ing House Association, a committee of
three'from the chamber of commerce
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O O
O OLD MAN HUMIDITY O
t> LINGERS HERE STILL. O
O : O
O Old man Humidity will linger O
O hereabouts a while lunger. O
O Going tb.be damp nnd warm. O
O Consolation la, however, that .-oat O
O la saved when It Isn’t cold. Thanks O
O for the lemon! Forecast: O
O "Rain Thursday night and Frl- O
O day, with lower temperature" O
o The temperatu'res'Thuraday: O
0 - ’7 o’clock a. m ...68 degrees O
8 1 o'Mock a. m 68 degrees O
• 'o’Mock a. nt. 7. 6» degrees o
O JO o’clock a. m. to degrees O
O It o’clock a. m. ........81 degrees O
O U o'clock noon ....... .83 degrees O
O l o'clock p. m. 84 degrees O
O I o'clock p. m, ........88 degrees O
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sad a committee from onundl.
Colonel Graves accompanied the
party by special Invitation of the mem
hers of all three.comralttees. It ta pre
Burned that ha .will act as spokeamei
for the party.
The compliment paid Colondf Gra
la quite a unique one, and It la aat
say that he appreciate* It fully.
Ionia stands a splendid chance to
the sub-treasury, and Ihe com ml
aad Colonel Graves will make thi
of that chance.
J. J. Hill Quoted as
Saying Situation Is
Dangerous.
CHAIRMAN KNAPP
PEARS THE WORST
It Is His Opinion That Sys
tem, Through Design, Has
Become Absolutely
Ineffective.
Washington, Jan. 3.—Information hns
bean received In Washington, through
official channels, that practically every
railroad In the United States at the
present.time la disregarding the rules
governing the operation and manage
ment of block systems. Chairman
Knapp, of Ihe Interstate commerce
commission, said that while he had no
direct Information on the subject, lie
believed that It waa true that the block
signal system, through design, has be
come absolutely Ineffective.
A high official of the administration.
In fact, a member of (he cabinet, told
this etory yesterday:
"I was In New York a few weeks
ago/and white there met James J. Httt.
the well-known railroad magnate. He
deplored the conditions resulting In *o
many disasters, and rnther mournfully
spoke as follows:
"'Every time I undertake a railroad
Journey nowadays I wonder whether
It Is to be my last. The thing ha*
grown to be uncertain. It Is a fact,
of knowledge to every railroad man.
that In thla day from two to three
trains enter at time* Into every block
of every system In the country. This
Is dangerous."'
OOOCHMOOOOOOOGOOOOOOOCObac
a PUBLIC 8CHOOL CHILDREN O
0 TO VI8IT THE GEORGIAN. O
O 'Teachers and pupils of the aev- O
O enth and eighth grade* of the Ivy O
O Street school are going to visit O
0 the office of The Georgian Friday O
a afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
O They ore going to be the guest* O
O of The Georgian nnd are going O
O to see how a modem, up-to-date O
0 metropolitan newspaper h» O
O pared. No better time In Ihe day 0
O could be secured for thla purpose, a
O For then It Is that everything Is 0
a at fever heat around a newspaper O
0 office. . O
O Everybody Is working nt high O
O pressure. Reporters nre dirking O
O sway at ty|imvrlters grinding out O
O big atorles with the latest drvrl- O
O opinents and a long line of type- O
O setting machines are hungrily de- O
ourtng columns of copy. O
O The seventh and eighth grades O
O of every school In Atlanln will Q
a visit The Georgian and leamJt'vw 0
O this newspaper Is produced, and O
O the pupils of the Ivy Street school O
O will be the first to take udvsn- O
O tage ot the Invitation.
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M orre 11 ^Introduces
Resolution in House
Thursday.
WfiAhtngtnn. Jan. $.—A thorough In
vestigation by congress of the causes of
the wreck at Terra Cotta Is provided
In a resolution Introduced In the house
today by Representative Morrell, of
Pennsylvania.
The resolution provides that a spe
cial commission of five members of the
house shall Investigate all the phaaes
of the wreck at Terra Cotta and other
wrecks throughout the country and
from the facts obtained to recommend
u bill for passage by congress giving
the interstate commerce commission
Ironclad control of the railroads os far
as precautions against wrecks are con
cerned.
To carry out the provisions of the
resolution $20,000 Is appropriated.
The preamble of the resolution re
cites the fact thnt the number of re
cent* wrecks upon railroads, resulting
In several Instances In appalling loss
of life nnd Injuries to great numbers,
has shocked the entire country, and It Is
the belief of many that these accidents
are the result of overworked employees
and other conditions which could have
been avoided."
The resolutions give the special com
mittee iMiwer to subpena witnesses,
take testimony and compel tho pro
duction of books and papers.
COMMERCE COMMI88ION
-i WILL BEGIN PROBING
The agents at ttte^-interstate com
merce commission are busy today serv
ing summons upon trainmen .and
other employees and tlpon execullvo
officials of the Baltimore and Ohio and
Southern Railroads commanding their
attendance tomorrow nt the Investiga
tion of recent wrecks.
It was said at the commission’s of
fice this morning that some other re
cent disasters un the mil fond* might
lie taken Into th* realm of the Inquiry
and the great wreck -on the Rock Is
land near Topeka yesterday Is likely
to be one of those subjected to dissec
tion.
It Is not yet certain which members
of the commission will sit at the hear
ing tomorrow on the accidents because
of the necessity of having the fullest
attendance possible at the Initial ses
sion in New York of the Hardman In
vestigation.
156,000 for Theft of Tress.
Washington. Jan, 3.—The government
hns Just succeeded In extracting from
the Anaconda Copper Mining Company
and tho Marcus Daly estate tho sum of
$156,000 ns payment for huge thefts of
limber committed years ago In western
Montana.
Texas Senator Say?
Negro Troops Were
Insolent.
r
WOMAN ATTACKED;
NO ARREST MADE
PRITCHETT; SANDBAGGED,
TURNS 0N NEGRO FOOTPADS,
PUTTING THEM TO FLIGH1
After bring ssndbkgxeil ami t>alnful-
ly hurt by two unknown negro high
wayman Wnlnrsday night at 11:30
o'clock at thr owner Af old Wheat knrt
Fort streets. J. T. (Pritchett, of 168
Kirkwood avcmi", nltsckrd hi* assail
ants. almost chnwr, off tho finger of
one of tho footpad/, and gave both a
good, sound drubbing with hla fists.
As Pritchett ag/iesslvoly |>umm«le,l
the highwaymen, j negro man, who re
sides nearby, we/ attracted by the
commotion and /ush«l to the street.
At this evident ly/welcome Interference,
(h* fuotind* qujf Hie unpleasant com-
panp-rf-thetr vl/Hm and escaped In the
darkness. j
The dnrlng ^hold-up was later re
ported to Blojcle Policemen Pate and
Mashburn. wlo mnde an Investigation.
The hlghwaypen are still at largo.
It |s oxpetlad that the footpad*. If
found, wilt tear numerous cuts and
bruises, evidences of (he nerve dis
played by Pritchett.
’ Pritchett had 380 In money In hla
pockets at the time nf the hold-up
and as a result ot hla strenuous re
sistance saved every penny.
Struck By Footpads.
Ha w as an route home when lie came
In contact with the negroea. Without
any warning of any kind, one of the
footpads suddenly dealt him a stun
ning blow un the head with some heavy
Instrument, presnmsbly a sandbag, the
blmv cutting an ugly gash, from which
blood flowed profusely.
Although staggered • by tho blow,
Pritchett retnlneil hla presence of mind
, ryl mud* a vicious assault-on the
highwaymen, striking rtght amt 'left
and delivering tailing blows. Wllh trua
pugilistic ability, tha victim battered
his assailants and they were almost In
Ihe act of taking the "count" when tho
llilrd nrgro man emerged from hla
house ami went to the assistance of
Pritchett.
“BEff,” OFFICER HEARD'S
FAITHFUL BULL DOG, DEAD
GRIEVING AFTER MASTER
Ing for the voice and loved
prnjnce of his master. County Officer
jln/lleard, killed while In the Uls-
of hit duly at Rrownavllle dur
- the rung here: mat stptcnttw, wamifrel.
n." the dead officer's handsome
lldog, died Tuesday night passing
ut With the New Tear.
Hlnce the tragedy that endt,-* the Ilf*
of the brave officer, "Ben" ha* been
cared for by Mr*. France* Fraaler, sta
ter of Officer Heard. Rut the splen
did creature has steadily pined away,
and would find consolation from' no
one,' though he had boon tenderly
cared for.
Every man that camy about the
with the most dejected bearing. He
grew thinner and thinner, refusing the
most tempting food. Tuesday be would
not leave the warm bed flxeil for him
People of Town, Ho SaysJ
Are Charged with All * l
, Manner of Things, f
Washington, Jan. 3.—Wlth a defans*
of tha people of BrowcavUIa and ot
Texas, who, ho declared, have been
unjustly assailed. Senator Culberson. In
A speech In the sonata this afternoon
presented tha Brownsvlllo affair of last
August In a somewhat new light.
Senator Culberson briefly reviewed
the circumstances ot stationing tha
three companies of tha Twenty-fifth
Infantry at Brownsville In July last.
Some of the soldiers, ha said, were !g.
norant, disrespectful and Insolent At
other etatlons men ot these same com.
ponies had engaged In riots which had
led to murder, and at Brownsville their
conduct became vary offensive. On
August 13 a criminal assault waa made
by a negro soldier on a most reputa
ble woman. Though complaint waa
made, there has, to this hour, been no
arrest.
The mayor asked that the soldiers
be kept off the streets at night and
It waa so ordered. This caused re- •
■entment, and on the night of August
13. fifteen or twenty armed soldiers 1
attacked the town and fired recklessly
Into business housss and hotels, ter
rifying the people, seriously wounding
a lieutenant of i
an Inoffensive
people of Brownsville kept tho peace
anti ntertly appealed to the state •
Federal authorities.
"And for such restraint iu this,”
demanded Senator . Culberson, "wlist
return Is made to them? They are
charged In high and responsible quar
ters with rioting among themselves,
with reckless shooting, with endanger
ing the lives of thstr ctttwns, their
.imei ntS rMIAree- end with murder
ing their own people without provoca
tion and In sheer wantonness. No ^
people waa ever more unjustly ac- _
cused.”
Senator Culberson paid tribute to—~
Major McDonald, of tho Texas Rangers,
and Major Blockson, of the Twenty- - .
fifth Infantry, as man of tho highest 1
character and efficiency, and yat h* ,
said these men, bccauso they made i
earnest efforts to detect three midnight J
assassins, have been subjected to thk j
sharpest and severeat arraignment In I
official quarters.
JOHNNIE STEVENS "
IS STILL MISSING)
of pollei
> cltiaen.
lee and murdering
JOHNNIE STEVENS.
premises "Ben” would go up to eagerly muster,
l
Mrs. Fraaler finally tmk Ihe big fel
low to her room and worked with hint
faithfully, hut on the stroke nf mid
night "Ben,” with hta big.pathetic aysa
fixed npneullngly on her,-gave up Ihe
ghost. The. dog was a favorite wllh
Officer Heard nnd wa* unusually gen
tle for a bulldog. He never attempted
to bite any one, and was not vicious In
any way.
Mrs. Frailer la deeply grieved over
Ihe loan nf "Ben;" Bhe la sure the ani
mal died from sorrowing after hla dead
As the Mur* pass by, tbs mystery veiling
the-strong'- ■dlsepfiitrence of little 13-yeat-
nhl John Hteveua. eon ot Ur. and Mrs. F.
M. Rtevenn, nf 486 Woodwnrd avenue, who
Is supposed to have beeq kidnaped Monday
morning. Is growing deeper. >
The little buy In still missing and not tho
slightest trace of his wbemhonte baa'been
obtained by either the police or the die-
timed parents. All poeelblo efforts are
being made to ferret the mystery end find
the missing boy, bat no ter all such en-.
deavora bare proven unavailing.
The unknown man In wboae company Ihe .
little fellow wee last seen In l'ryer street:
near the Kimball house. Momlny morning, .
ha* not been found nnd there Is not ihe
ellgbteet elew •• to hie Identity. This man
cached John Hteicun mill llllle 11 r"«r
_ James Coleman, a companion, while,
they were en rout* home, nml ""Will them
the direction .of the Century Imllillng. Tho
Steven* boy volunteered ihe Information
end then the strange nun asked the lltil*
fellow to accompany him end point out the
hnlhUog.
The boy agreed and started off with Hi*
stranger, the EkdensniP h*r Ireving it., iu,
stating ho had to hurry home, alacc thsst
nothing has- beett seen or heard of Juti
Mr. mevena, tho father, who Is a welt
known haggngenUBter on tho W. -lrru aad
Atlantic railroad. I* naturally gr
turlKHl over llio dlaniqioarane
Ing a pi-reonsl search for his
tt won nniioiiu«-e,l Thursday i
veils home thnt no Inforumtten <
concerning the
1—l revelled.