The Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, GA.) 1906-1907, January 03, 1907, Image 1

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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. • . t OOOaT'-IOODOOtKIDOOOOODJDC 2 HIGH NOTE ENOS LIFE O OF AMATEUR SINGER. O * - ■ --i O “ , 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. tooooOGOOGOOpflOpDIWOOOaDOD 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 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 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 Q0OQOOOOOOO9OOOOOOOOOOOOOO 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. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCWC 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.