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The Georgian Carnet .
The BUSINESS
And All Of It Clean
The Atlanta Georgian.
The Georgian Carrie*
The BUSINESS ~
And All Of It Clean
VOL. 1. NO. 241.
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1907,
PRICE: PSJ&Wg&Rl
THA W JUROR OPPOSES
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Latest One Chosen
Won’t Vote For
Death Penalty.
PRISONER CONFERS
WITH PRETTY WIFE
IST&n
Experts Read}' to Swear
That Slayer of White
Is Insane. .
New York, Jan. 30.—Uenry
Kleiberger, aged 48, married, a
soap manufacturer, of 1893 Sev
enth avenue, was accepted as the
eleventh juror.
New York, Jan. JO.—Three allenlat*,
who will testify that Harry K. Thaw
v oa Insane when he was last In Pitts*
burr, departed from that city today to
attend the trial. This announcement
was made before the reeumptton of the
trial today.
Dr. C. C. Wiley, Dr. C. F. Blnga-
man and Henry A. Putchlnaon are the
experts. They ire, accompanied by
Roger O'Mara, the detective, who has
been working In the Thaw Interests
since the young prisoner was arrested.
Dr. Wiley he* been at work detail
ing tbs momentary Insanity defense
which will be offered. He will be
material as well as expert witness
Specialists Are Interested.
The eminent specialist who has been
acquainted with the Thaw family for
many years has Interested friends of
th* young man and has. It la said, made
a secret trip to New York, where he
made an examination of Thaw.
In a professional opinion, which he
outlined and which has been In the
hands of Clifford W. Hartridge for sev
eral weeks. It Is pointed out that the
architect's slayer was out of hie mind
on the night of the root garden tragedy
and for many weeks before.
Henry C. Brearley, aged Jt. married,
of No. II East Fifteenth street, em
ployed by J. Peabody A Co., exporters,
17 Btate street, took the seat of juror
Net «.
of Defense.
asst _
Ideas of the
.roe given by Attorney (Reason,
the defense, by a question lo one
of the talesmen.
q—Would you go Into the Jury box
If you were selected, presuming th*
defendant Innocent? A. I would.
defense of Insanity?" was asked.
It was th* first Ume th* direct ques
tion had been pul by the defense.
Necks were craned forward to note the
answer. Thaw was talking to Lawyer
'Peabody and paid no attention lo the
question.
New Juror Is Chosen.
“I have not," said .the talesman.
"You understand what Insanity Is?"
"I think I do."
The juror, however, was challenged
by the defense.
At the session of court yesterday
afternoon David 8. Walker, aged 34, a
real estate broker, unmarrleil. son of
John Brlsben Walker, former publish
er of The Cosmopolitan Magaslne, was
chosen a* Juror to lake the place of
Juror Campbell, who was excused.
Thaw is Nsttlsd.
When the prisoner awakened today
for the continuation of hla ordeal In
court he expressed himself ss the least
bit nettled following the sensational
turn of yesterday when two Jurors tveri
discharged.
He did not, however, nppear to be
greatly worried and when one of his
keepers told him It was snowing he ex
pressed the wish that he could go out
for a sleigh ride.
"1 believe," he added, "we will till
the Jury box today. I hope so, any
way. for I am anxious for a speedy
hearing."
Harold R. Falre, Juror No. 6. who wo
ope of the two discharged, sold today
f Ex-Juror Fairs Talks.
"Ho far as I know, there Is only one
thing that could have caused this myi
tery action. Three years ago tv
county detectives called at my printing
ofllce, at No. 66 Wall street. They
made what they called on Investiga
tion. and on leaving asked me if I did
! want to go up und tee the district
irney.
I told them I could certainly go up
ee the district attorney at any time
wanted to see me. As they left
I to them: "'You can go Just as
as you like.’ One'of these two de.
Ivee la McCsnvIlle. who has been
court since the beginning of the
w trial.”
Thaw Tslk. With Wife,
rs. Evelyn Nesblt Thaw anti her
ad. Miss May MacKensle, the ac-
s, arrived In court at 10:10 a. in.
uty Sheriff Delehsnte, who always
irts Harry K. Thaw to and from
Court room, entered the room alone
■tly after the young women had
B l seats, and whispered In Mrs.
t. She followed Delahante to the
In the rear of the court, where
1 us band was waiting,
had sent for her and for fifteen
tea they carried on a converMtlon
i evidently comforting Import to
both of them. When young Mrs. Thaw
returned to the court room she looked
mors cheerful than she tins appeared
sine* the commencement of the trial,
and Thaw, too, was all "ndles and
bowed chssrtly toward his wife and her
companions when ho came In some
minutes afterwards.
Thaw’s Mother to Testify.
Upon the testimony of Mrs U llllam
Thaw rests most of the burden of
from the •lectru
FIVE GENERATIONS
• BROKEN BY DEATH
HARR1MAN AND GOULD
HAVE BURIED HATCHET;
WARFARE HAS ENDED
^ UNBROKEN LINE OF FIVE.
In the group are Mra 8arah Brown, of 47 Crsaeant avenue, who died
Tuesday; Mr*. Elixabsth Karr, of Fourteenth street, a daughter; Mrs.
Mary Elixabsth McIntyre, of II Weft Pine street, s granddaughter;
Mra Bessie Wallses, of AS King street, a great-granddaughter, and
Miss Nelli* Wallses, of 65 King street, a grsat-grsat-granddaughtsr.
Survived by 117 Descendants, Mrs. Sarah
Brown Dies at Advanced Age of
Eighty-Seven Years.
With the death of Mrs. Sarah Brown,
of 47 Crescent avenue. Tuesday after
noon, came a break In a living line of
live generations.
This Georgtn woman had reached the
age of 37 before death came to her.
Near Iter bedside were a daughter, a
granddaughter, a great-granddughter
and a great-great-granddaughter—four
direct female descendants.
No leas than ^17 descendants sur
vive this noble woman. SJis had given
Midi n ten children Hi her III* aad at
j six daughters survive bar, her
'abas hsvlag passed away.: The
daughters are Mrs. EllMbeth Karr,
Mrs. C. It. Rea. Mrs. B. A. Beals, Mrs.
W. P. Humphreys. Mrs. J. N. Edgar
and Mrs. 8. A. Baldwin, all of whom
live In Atlanta. The eldest daughter,
Mrs. Karr, Is shown In lho accompany
ing photograph, made two years ago.
Mrs. Brown was the wife of W. R.
Brown, who died 32 years ago, at the
age of 74 years. 8ne was bone and
roared In Forsyth county and removed
to Atlanta Just before the civil war.
Mr*.. Brown's grandsons will act as
pall bearers at the funeral, which will
take ptaas Thursday. afternoon at 1
o'clock At Harmony Grots church. At
lanta Haights. ‘
ASK PHINIZY
I
III PEACHTREE
Commission Takes Up
Complaint on Bad
Tracks.
Ing her eon. Harry, from the electro
chair. She will take the stand and
swear that the slayer of Stanford
White was mentally unbalanced long
Continued on Pag* F'v*.
The railroad cnmmlaainn will coll on
Hon. Bmvilre Phlnlxy, of Augufttu, to
more definitely nnd upcclflcnlly wet out
fact* In connection with hla petition for
nn Investigation Into the phyalcal con
dition of the Georgia railroad proper
ties.
Thin direction was given the matter
nt the meeting Wednesday morning.
Secretary George Montgomery was In-
strut tftl th write .Mr. Phlnlxy asking
him to designate the exact place* on
the Georgia road where the condition
of rails, crossties or roadbed render*
traffic unsafe
If he furnishes this data for the
guidance of the commission they will
personally Inspect the property at aueh
designated points, or they will Join
with Mr. Phlnlxy In the Inspection.
Petition W«i Read.
At the meeting Wedneaduy morning
Mr. Phlnliy’* petition uaa read to the
commissioners, nnd after brief dlacun-
slon of It. the matter was given the
above direction. Under the act of Oc
tober. llhH. the railroad commlnlon
Is required to make Investigation of
the physical condition of any road In
tin* state on proper complaint to it.
Mr. Phlnlxy’* petition I* general In
i character, aettlng forth that the
roadbed and rolling atock of the Geor
gia road are both Inadequate and un-
aafv. L'ndrr It the only thing for the
commission to do uould be to go oh
fotit over more than 300 miles of road^
bed. which would be compelling folonel
Stevens to make good on hi* proposi
tion for a thorough investigation ’if
he hnd to walk over every foot of the
road."
The course now dependa largely upon
Mr. Phlnlxy’s reply t«» the commission.
If he files data pointing out the par
ticular point* along the line where It
I* unsafe the commission will Inveatl-
gu;e. If he agrees to the other prop
osition and accompanies the three
member* on an Inspection tour that
will be agreeable to the commission.
Will Take Up Demurrage
In the demurrage case, brought be
fore the commission some time ago by
Attorney J. A. Houthall. of Augusta.
Chairman II W. Hill now has the mat
ter under consideration.
He will spend Wednesday nnd Thurs
day looking over the records and other
data, probably reaching a decision late i
Thursday iftertmor This case was I
not reopened for argument.\\ tdneadaj
Member of Cabinet
Criticised Before
Senate.
HIS LAND ORDER
IS CARTER’S TEXT
Montana Man Regards In
structions in Nature of
an Insult.
Washington, Jan. 30.—The seriate
this afternoon wo* treated to the un
usual spectacle of a leading Republi
can member of that body holding up to
public scorn a member of the presl
dent's cabinet.
8enator Thomas H. Tarter, of Mon
tana, arraigned In vigorous i fashion
Secretary Hitchcock, of the Interior,
taking as hi* text the recent order of
the secretary to the commissioner
the land ofllce. which says "that no
patent be hereafter Issued to public
lands under any law. by an examina
tion on the ground, by a special agent
of your ofllce or such other officer or
agent of this department os may be
designated by the secretary of the In
terior. until actual compliance with
that law has been found to exist."
"This order of the honorable secre
tary of the Interior." declared Senator
Carter, "expresses his final estimate of
the truth and veracity, the honor and
Integrity and the good faith of all the
setttters on the public domain of the
United States. The fact that every a!
leged fraudulent transaction was In
itiated and consummated under the ad
ministration of the present secretary,
has been given to the public. Tew hare
•topped to coQilder the slender basis of
the chirges that were made Indiscrimi
nately against 16,000.000 people. Inhab-
Dating fourteen state* and three terri
tories.
"1 fully realise that even the presl-
deht^of the tlflUcd^Byeo h«sd»een ds-
the secretary." report*
NOT SECURE
200-Room American
House on Site of
Ballard.
A new anil modemly equipped hotel
will hr built In Atlanta soon.
The site .if the new hnstetrv will be
on Peachtree street, between the Ma
jestic hotel anti the Flret Baptist
church.
At present this large lot In occupied
by the Ballard house. The Bullard .It.
far bark front/ the aldewalk. and It la
the Intention of the owner. J F. Leary,
a well-known Atlanta cupltall.t, to
build In front of It a large, modern
hotel, and to Incorporate the pre.ent
Ballard house aa a part.
The hotel. It Is estimated, will cost
In the neighborhood of 1200,000. Thera
will be too rooms, all hullt along the
latest line, of architecture, and fur
nished In a strictly modem and up-to-
date manner. Just when work will be
gin la not known.
Mr. Leary Is In Montgomery at pres
ent. and Inu given out nothing con
cerning the new venture, but It Is
learned on good authority that such
are his Intentions, and these Intentions
have assumed, or art assuming, prac
tical shape.
The chancing of the Piedmont and
the Kimball house Into strictly Euro
pean bottle haa.r.strd the need. Mr.
,Leary thinks, of another good Ameri
can hotel.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
O O
O DON’T KICK ABOUT RAIN: O
O FINE FOR THE GRASS. O
■ - ' O
Well, It couldn't Iasi always. O
O After such weather as wo ve had O
O we havs no kick coming. O
The forecast: O
"Probably rain Wedneeday O
O night and Thunitlay; slightly cold- O
O er Thursday." O
O The temperatures: O
O 7 o'clock a. m 35 degrees O
O 3 o'clock a. m 36 degrees O
O 3 o'clock a m 37 decrees 0
O 10 o'clock s. 33 degrees O
O II o'clock a. m S3 degrees O
O 12 o'clock noon 40 degrees O
a I o'clock p. m 41 degrees O
O 2 o'clock p. ni 12 degrees O
O O
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New Point Is Raised
at the White
House.
Washington, Jan. 10.—W. J. Oliver.
Knoxville, Tenn., anti hi* associates
may not get the Panama canal contract
after all.
It wss officially announced today thgt
the only promise or pledge the admin
istration had given Mr. Oliver thun fur
wan that hi* bond would be connht-
errd and the government would feel
perfectly free to reject Oliver a* a con
tractor. or any or all of the other con-
tractor^ Hnd rebuild the canal Itself.
The statement ha* been made that
the government had promlnetl Oliver
that If he secured now partner* the Job
won hi*. It wan raid at the White
Hou** today that thl* impression wa*
In error.
"Mr, Oliver will come In now with
hi* new partners on the name ground
with the McArthur-Olllenple combina
tion." raid an official at the White
Hou*e. "A* he ha* been accorded the*
privilege of amending hi* bill, the Gil
lespie people would be given the same
privilege."
iegioIell 01 SAW
ATM MILLi
HEAD MS SEVERED
Gould Lines Given
Chance to Enter
Eastern Por.s.
TRACKAGE RIGHTS
REPORTED INVOLVED
Wabash Will Be Given Out
let to the Cumberland
Tidewater.
N.w York. Jan. *«.—E. H. Harrlman
and George Oould. after year, of war.
fere, are said to have burled the hatch,
el end signed a peace agreement This
means that the light against Gould's
entrance into Eastern porta and to the
Pacific has ceased. There is the beat of
authority for these statements,
though the principal* refuse to discuss
the matter In any way.
The first thing to call attention to
the fact that the war has been ended
was the sale of a right of way aci
the Southern Pacific lands lo the W
em Partite, a Oould road, and further
entered Into an arrangement with
Gould by which the trains of the
Western Pacific will be given Ire....
Jure rights over the Southern Pacific,
thus doing away with th* necessity tor
further road construction by the
Goulds. This agreement was an en
taring wedge.
Nuw It Is understood that Harrlman
has been th* means of effecting the
admission of Oould Into a "community
of Internet" plan by whleh th* Webeah
will be given an oullst to the Cumber
land tidewater line through the West
ern Maryland over the Pittsburg end
Lake Erie or the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. This means that th* danger
of a light that might upaet the railroad
bond Interest haa been averted. Fur
ther road building In that direction baa
been ended.
DELAWARE KEEPS
WHIPPING POST
Baltimore, Md., Jan. 30.—The
Delaware atate government haa
voted to retain the whip]
and couttaoe the “
oners.
MAN'S TWO WIVES
VISIT EACH OTHER
AND TALKOE HUBBY
When Arrested at BebeHt
of No. 2 Chattanooga
Man Confesses.
Bpeelal to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. JO.—It la
alleged that R. O. Leveraged 33 year*,
of thla city, haa two wives, who reside
here end are well acquainted. One Is
said to be Mra. Anna and th* other
Mra. Mery Love.
According to th* charges, he married
Mra. Anna, wife No. 1, who came from
Oeorgta shout four years ago, and ho
took Mrs. Mery, wife No. J, lest April.
Wife No. 1 has two children.
Wife No. t had her husband arreated
because, she said, he came home drunk
and threatened to batter down the door
and kill her. Both the alleged wlvos
have visited each other and talked of
the common husband. Love haa con
fessed to the officers.
ASK REWARD
Habersham and Banks
Counties-Scene of
Offense.
ALTO CITIZENS
GO TO GOVERNOR
Race and Labor Problems
Both Involved in
This Case.
WAS DEAD ONE WEEK
Special to The Georgian.
Memphis, Tenn., Jen. JO.—With
pistol bullet through the temple and
hi* face eaten off by rata, the body
of James Oweni. an English umbrella
man, who cam* here lest summer from
Chicago, wa* found dead In bed thla
morning. Owens wee In business her*
A peculiar end In some ways a star
tling phase of both th* race and labor
problems la brought to light by two \
petitions presented to Governor Terrell ~]
Wednesday by cltlsena of Banks end
Habersham countie*.
These petitions recite how three good
end herd-working negroes, Frank 1
Grant. Marshall Davenport and Henry
Belem,' were driven out of Habersham
and Banks counties, and call upoiifht "j
chief executive to offer reward* for th*
person or persons engaged In tha out- ‘
rage. The petitions era aa follows: -
Petition for Reward.
Buie of Georgia, Habere ham County.—
January II, 1307. ~
To Hla Excellency, J. M. Terrell, Gov- -
- ernor of Georgia, Atlanta: .
Whereas, on the night of December
U. 1106, parties unknown came to tha
quiet home of one Frank Grant, col
ored. a cltlaen of thla county, and shot
Into hie residence, sod then went to th*
home of Henry Belem, colored, a tenant
of raid Frank Grant, and shot promte-
■a nera cuoualy around his (the said Belem's)
nyur) house, and demanded-of him to leave
the county under —era penalty. »
Thl* has caused the tenant. Henry
Belem, to leave and Frank Grant to
sail hla little house at a sacrifice
named J. W. Moor*. Owen* had been
missed for five days, but ee Moore Is
In Louisiana at work It wa* thought
Owens had gone also. Owens wss _
found In bed with his limbs end hands leave. It comes to u* that
of the suicide.
Governor of Political
Prison Done to •
Death.
Nt. Petersburg, Jnn. 30.—(iov-
ernor (Juidonm, of the political
prison on Ilasil island, was axsax-
m mitcil by nil 18-year-old boy,
dressed as a workingman.
A prison warden, who attempt
ed to arrest the boy, was fatally
shot, and the terrorists escaped.
PEONAGE CHARGE
WILL BE PROBED
Washington, Jan. 30.—A charge th.U
the Charlotte Harbor ami Northern
Railroad Company Is holding u lei,re
number nf Greeks In a slide nf peonage
In Florida, has been mode to the de-
psrtinent of Justice. The complaint
will be Investigated.
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O WITH HAIR BURNED OFF O
O NORFOLK MAN ESCAPES O
O FROM BURNING STABLES. O
FLOOD CREST
IS
BY
as' the cause signet 1 officer* ami KltY’ni Ufl
EPnffffWWHPBfc
c.onvlctlon-of these unknown I
aay. JIM for the first and :
aucceedln
ucceedlng
(Signed)
C. W. GRANT,
—*3
Bute
I
Hiieclal to The Georgian.
Woodbury. O*., Jan JO.—On Tuesday,
the 33th, at the saw milt of A. G.
tame, near Blleralle. Go., Emmet Pitts, j
colored, while bearing off lumber, fell
forward across the big circular saw and j
his head was completely, severed from
his body.
The negro was an old and faithful
employee. •
O Special to Th# Georgian. O
0 Norfolk. Va„ Jan. JO.-r-Forty O
6 horses were burned up In a lire O
O which totally destroyed Dunbar’s O
O stables on Calvert and Wide O
O streets here today. Chauncey O
O Newkirk, who was asleep In the O
O stable- ot the time, escaped after O
o all the hair on hla head was burn- O
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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO th# states of Mississippi and Arkansas.
Floods Will Surpass
Former High Water
Mark.
Hp.-elsl to The Georgian.
Memphis. Tenn.. Jim. 30.—A rise of
one foot In the past twenty-four hour#
has put the river here 6 fret and 3
Inches over the danger line of J3 feel,
and gloomy forecasts were made ny
Forecaster Emery and officials of the
Bt. Francis levee board. Chief Engi
neer Pharr, of the HI. Francis board,
estimates today that th* Mississippi
here will go to to 6 feet, 6 Inches above
the previous high-water mark made in
1*03. '
Th.'t'l. it of the Hood Is now expected
to reach here early Bundny
The weather haa turned warm and
intaty, and the engineers view the pi
pccta of ruin at the present high stage
of the river with greatest fen
Portions of Bt. Francis levee. II Is
thought, can not stand to feet of water.
According to Captain W. I>. Connor.
United States engineer In charge
this district, the weakest s|sit In leve
In the Memphis territory Is ai the Jun
tlon of White river, nn Arkansas
stream, with the Mississippi, nnd
large force of men at., working there
now night and day to reinforce two
miles of low embankmenls. At Helens
the situation 1s reported to he critical
and the officials are taking an extreme-
ly pessimistic view of the flood situa
tion ns relating to the entire delta of
Mis* Emma 0. Whitley.
The funeral services of Miss lonma
<). Whitley. Who died Monday nicht ok
her residence. 34-' Frasier afreet. were
conducted Wednesday mornlns at II
o'clock. The Interment was In West-
view cemetery.
PUPILS OF FAIR SIREE7
TO V1SI7_ THE GEORGIAN
The Fair Street school will visit The Georgian plant next Friday aft
ernoon. The pupils of the seventh and eighth grades have been extended
nn Invitation bv The Georgian lo look over Its model newspaper plant.
The party Will arrive at 3:30 o'clock. Just at the busy fciVr before
"press time." nnd will he shown, avery deparrmeirr ; tras1ne»s.<1i»w a gath
ering, type-setting, stereotyping, printing. They will
Hon that goes to make up a modern afternoon dally, and teachers and pu
pils alike will belter appreciate their daily newspaper after they have
"seen how It Is done."
J. A. ERWIN, Clerk 8. C.
M. FRANKLIN, Ordinary.
J. D. HILL, T. C. H. C.
Ran Davenport Away.
| of Oeorgta, Habersham and
■ Banka Counties, Jan. Jt, 1107.
To Hla Excellency. J. M. Terrell, Gov
ernor of Georgia. Atlanta:
■ Whereas, It haa come to our knowl
edge that certain parties unknown lo
I us did on the night of December it.
1*06. under cover ot darkness, surround
the quiet home of Mere hall Davenport,
colored, on the farm of Mrs. Annie B.
Hurchln. In th* town of Alto, county
of Hanks, and lira live gunshot chargee
■ Into the house and one gunshot charge
llnto the window of th* house of said
Marshall Davenport, an Innocant and
unoffending dtlsen. so terrifying him
Diet he abandoned his home and sought
refuge with his family In the neigh
boring state of South Carolina; that
said Davenport was previously terrified
by repeated warning* to leave th*
country forthwith on penalty of the
burning of hi* house and personal ef
fects If he remained; and, whereas. It
Is a matter of common knowledge that
said Davenport was a man of peaceable
and exceedingly tndustrloue habits,
and excellent reputation for sobriety
honesty and Integrity,
Therefore, we, the mayor and council
of the town of Alto In th* counties of
Hanks end Habersham. In general ses
sion assembled, do moot respectfully .
petition nnd pray your excellency to
offer e reward of not leas then 3100 for
the npprehenslon end conviction of th*
unknown istrtles to this great wrong
and crime—say 1100 for tH* first ar
il cat and conviction and J60 for each
[succeeding arrest and conviction,
t Signed.)
OEOROE W. GRANT.
Mayor Alto, Oa.
J. W. WADE.
Mayor Pro Tam.
R. W. ALEXANDER.
G. H. TAYLOR. J
L. C. WH1TEMORH
Councilman.
C. L. C. WADE,
Clerk of Council.
Serious Labor Problem.
These petition* att forth condition*
Lxlstlng in the communities very clear
ly.
Governor Terrell gave the petitions
consideration, but Inasmuch aa they did
not epeclffcally set forth that a felony
had been considered, he returned them
to the ordinary of Habersham for facte
as to this point Under th* law the
governor has authority to offer reward*
only In felony cases. He stated that It
the evidence disclosed felony he would
authorise th* reward* ~ _r~'-Gl
The section from which Um petlllom
collie Is a mountain region, anil th* la.
bor la almost wholly white. Arottad
Alto and Baldwin, little towns, the cen.
Iters of this particular section, there
ere few negroes. Land and climate an
Ipecullarly favorable to fruit growing;
thousands of peach trees have been net
out by native Investors and Investor!
from the North, East and West
Colonel L. D. Burch, editor of Thr
American Sheep Breeder, haa receatl]
built a bungalow near Alto, and pro- |
poses to experiment In sheep raising. *i
the mutton raised In that section haa
he hellrves. like the peach**, a pee*-