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CHILDERS ARRESTED FOR THE
MURDER OF HIS WIFE
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TRIAL TAKES A SENSATIONAL TERN
BEGINS NOW TO LOOK AS IF YOUNG KENNEDY WAS INNOCENT
OF THE CRIME, BUT IS BEING HELD AS EITHER AN ACCOM
PLICE OR IMPORTANT WITNESS.
Americus, Ga., Sept. 20 —Mort Chil
ders, of Smithville, was arrested here
last night on a warrant charging him
with murder and is now occupying a
cell in the Sumpter county jail await
ing transfer to Leesburg, the county
site of Lee, in which the offense with
which he was charged, was commit
ted.
The warrant was issued upon oath
and application of J. F. Kennedy, fa
ther of young Kennedy, who was yes
terday committed to the Lee county
jail without privilege of bail after
a lengthy and exhaustive hearing be
fore Judge Long, of Leesburg.
When Kennedy’s examination was
completed yesterday in Leesburg, Mort
Childers, husband of the young wo
man he is now charged with having
killed, came to Americus with his
brother, Attorney Zach Childers, who
resides in this city.
Kennedy’s detention and commit
ment by the investigating judge did
not meet w’ith the approval of many
Smithville people and while Childers
was coming into Americus the father
of Robert Kennedy went before a jus
tice of the peace in Smithville and
secured a warant charging the hus
band of the dead woman with having
taken her life. The warrant was
placed in the hands of Sheriff Smith,
of Lee county, with instructions to
serve it at once.
Sheriff Smith, knowing that Mort
Childers had come to Americus with
his brother, did not deem it prudent
to await a morning train to come to
this city and securing an automobile
made the drive through the country
in the machine. Reaching Americus,
Sheriff Smith sought Sheriff Feagin,
of Sumpter county, and exhibiting
his warrant, asked for his assistance
in arresting Mort Childers.
Sheriff Feagin, knowing Zach Chil
ders, who is solicitor of the city court
here, did not think it necessary to
start on a search for Mort Childers.
He quietly advised Zach Childers that
he had a warrant for his brother,
Mort Childers, charging him with
murder. The solicitor quickly noti
fied the sheriff that his brother would
surrender and within a few minutes
the brother appeared at the sheriff’s
office, where Mort Childers surren
dered himself into the custody of
Sheriff Feagin who turned him over
to Q. W. Fuller, his jailor.
Kennedy, who was on trial charged
with the murder, was brief in his
statement. He was on the stand not
more than three minutes. He de
clared emphatically that he had noth
ing to do ■with placing the strychnine
in the bottle of sal-hepatica. He said
he had known Mrs. Childers since his
boyhood days, and that he had a great
admiration for her, because she had
always been kind to him, as she had
to every young man in Smithville.
He repudiated the idea of love on
his part for Mrs. Childers, saying:
“Judge, I'm nothing but a kid. as you
all see.”
Throughout his statement Kennedy
was composed. Apparently he was
•without nerves. There was no witch
ing of the face, and as he moved his
hands in his gestures it was without
the slightest indication of uneasiness.
All during he morning he sat beide
his attorneys, a pleasant smile over
his face.
He was full of hope, as was his
friends, and when the judge announc
ed his conclusion, that coolness did
not desert him. Frequently during
the trial, as some feature of the evi
dence came out, he arose to his feet
to better see the witness. Ringht into
the eyes of witnesses he gazed stead
ily.
The brevity of his statement was a
surprise to every one, even his friends.
His recital was as though he had lit-
DESLYS AND MANUEL.
The World is Too Full of Such Lovers
as These.
Babys Deslys, the Persian actress
who made a fool of King Manuel of
Portugal, and who was largely re
sponsible for the upheavel which cost
that young monarch his throne, landed
in New York a few days ago, and will
dazzle the johnnies in a Broadway
theatre during the next few months,
says the Albany Herald. She brought
over jewels estimated to be worth over
half a million dollars, and thirty
trunks filled with elaborate wearing
apparel. She will, of course, be all
the rage on Broadway during the fall
season, or until the novelty of her no
toriety begins to pall on a fickle pub
lic, ever hungry- for a change.
Manuel is supposed to have paid for
most of the jewels Gabys Deslys
“sports” when she drives in her au
tomobile or ppears before the foot
lights. His infatuation made him the
laughing stock of Europe, estranged
his people, bankrupted the royal trea
sury, and, in the end, hastened a re
volution which had long been brew
ing.
And now it is interesting to note
what Gabys Deslys thinks of Manuel,
“ex-king.” Speaking to a New York
newspaper reporter who interviewed
her, she said, in broken English:
“King Manuel is in exile. He is
living today in the past. My life is
of the present, and I wish the Ameri
can people to gorge him when they
think of me. lam here foi he sake of
art. My future is to be one in which
the dethroned king will never be.
“I see no reason why I should
marry Manuel if he came to New York.
Why should he wish to marry me?
He is not a king. He is not possess
ed of a pincely income. Do you think
he would wed an aeteess and live on
her salary? No.
“I do not love Manuel today. T
laugh. If Manuel came to New York
I would laugh more. If Manuel came
to me and asked me to become his wife
I would have a hard time to keep
from dying from laughter.”
All of which is about as high a
level as Gabys Deslys might be ex
pected to reach. Manuel was but an
incident in her career. He made a
convenient stepping stone, nd as long
as he remained a king, enabled her
to take a pretty long stride. When
he lost his crown and his princely in
come, she no longer had use for him.
He passed out of her life, and she
passed on where the fishing for suck
ers promised to be better. She is
till using Manuel —but for advertising
purposes only. Solely for that same
important consideration, she proba
bly would snub him if she should meet
him face to face.
tie to say, and thought the best way
to use as few words as possible.
As Judge Long announced he would
hold Kennedy for the grand jury the
prisoner was standing beside his at
torneys. He was looking directly at
the judge as though to read his doom
before it was uttered, but there was
nothing of fear in his appearance. As
the judge’s decree came he merely
bowed his head as in acquiescence,
and turning to his attorney, Colonel
Fort, grasped his hand.
Instantly a bevy of ladies, matrons,
and maids, gathered about him, shak
ing his hand and giving him words
of encouragement. He had little to
say, but smiled as he was spoken to.
The crowd quickly began leaving and
in a few minutes Sheriff Smith, of
Lee county, was taking his young
prisoner back to jail to await the com
ing session of the Lee county grand
jury.
THE DALTON ARGUS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1911.
DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN
2 COUNTIES
ONE WILL WORK CONVICTS AND
THE OTHER WILL NOT
DO SO.
WHAT MAV BE EXPECTED
Butts Will Reap a Great Benefit While
Walker Will Fall Asleep at the
Switch.
The Atlanta Constitution of today,
in a double-column editorial on good
roads, cites the difference between
two counties —one in Middle Georgia
and one in North Georgia, which, by
way of comparison, reflects credit up
on Whitfield county in its recent de
termination to work convicts. May
haps the people of Walker county are
depending upon Congressman Lee to
get the government to build the roads
for it as that is his native and home
county, but here is what The Consti
tution says:
“Recently The Constitution carried
a dispatch that reflected encourage
ment and discouragement to the good
roads campaign that is gripping the
state. It related that Butts county,
which had long declined to see the ne
cessity of taking its quota of convicts,
had not only taken all alloted to it,
but in addition had sub-leased sever
al from Walker county.
“As final evidence of the conver
sion of Butts to the good roads gos
pel, her people have taken advantage
of the recent legislative enactment
which enables counties to raise the
tax rate to the legal maximum for
road-building purposes. And, not
satisfied with this step forward there
is a movement on foot to issue bonds
for road improvement purposes, that
an all-county system may be material
ized with a minimum of delay, with
the least burden upon the taxpayer,
and that posterity shall share its just
share in he expense for an improve
ment in which it is to so largely share.
For the awakening and the enter
prise of Butts too much cannot be
said. The attitude of Walker county
is not so easily understood. It would
seem, logically, that, surrounded by
the magnificent government boule
vards leading from Chattanooga and
Chickamauga, and with ample road
building mateial available, the com
missioners would have been more en
terprising. If they have taken this
backward step of their own volition,
they have made a serious mistake. If
they have done so with the consent of
public sentiment, the mistake is the
more to be regretted.
This is an era of road construction.
The county that does not exert its
every resource and sset in that direc
tion is apt sooner or later, to be out
stripped by its more go-ahead neigh
bors.
The tired wheel likes a good oad
bed.
He already has served one term in
the penitentiary and several years
ago was sent to an asylum for com
mitting criminal assault upon a child.
Life imprisonment in the state of
Wisconsin is maximum punishment.
■ 11 ■ 1 i 1 *' ■
Phone 126 No. 5 King St.
B. D. DURHAM
GENERAL REPAIR MAN
Sewing Machines and Clocks a Speci
alty. Sheet Copper and Small
Rivets for Sale.
GEORGIA
LOCKINVAR
GOT DRIDE
A YOUNG FARMER PUT HIS
NERVE TO THE TEST TO WIN
OR LOSE.
WON A WIFE BY HUSTLING
No Obstacle Stood In His Way When
On. Matrimony Bent—Got License,
Ring and Best Clothes.
Washington, Ga., Sept. 14 —Back of
the recall of the invitations to the
wedding of Miss Blanche Paschall, of
Wilkes, and Dr. Claud E. Cliatt, of
Arkansas, which was to have been
solemnized yesterday at the home of
the bride’s mother, is a stirring ro
mance.
Dr. Cliatt, the youngest brother of
B. F. Cliatt, of Wilkes, and Dr. New
ton Cliatt, of Columbia county, was
graduated from the medical college in
Augusta in June. With a promise of
marriage in December, the young phy
sician went to Arkansas to begin his
professional career. Illness of his
brother brought him back to Georgia
sooner than he expected, and inciden
tally arrangements were perfected for
his marriage to Miss Paschall yester
day.
License was procured a week ago
and, while the prospective groom
waited impatiently at his former home
in Columbia county for the culmina
tion of his fondest hopes on the 14.
Wesley B. Leflin, a dashing young
farmer of Wilkes, who had been vis
iting Miss Paschall while Dr. Cliatt
was in the west, purposed in his heart
to make a dash for the coveted goal.
Before sunup yesterday he was in
Washington, aroused the jeweler and
ordinary from their slumbers and
w’ith ring and license, retraced the
fourteen miles to his home, donned his
“Sunday best” and in a few hours
was in the presence of the lady who,
a few days ago, issued invitations to
her marriage to Dr. Cliatt.
He won. Together they drove to
the nearest minister and took the
vows.
Hearing of the success of the bold
stroke of his Wilkes county rival, but
not accepting it as truth, Dr. Cliatt
went speedily to the house of his
sweetheart, and was met at the door
by the mother of the bride, who con
firmed the unwelcome news.
Draughon Business College May Open
in Dalton.
Mr. A. C. Padgett, one of the Field
managers for the Draughon Practi
cal Business College Company, is in
Dalton conferring with the officials
of the Chamber of Commerce with
reference to establishing a branch of
the Draughon system in Dalton.
The Draughon system included
more than fifty business colleges and
has the reputation of being the big
gest thing of its kind in the United
States.
The Draughon Company proposes
to open a branch of their colleges
here as soon as a class of thirty stu
dents can be secured. As those who.
take the course here in ease the col
lege is established here, will save the
heavy expense of board and other
expenses incidental to going off to
college, it will he a great advantage
to have this college in Dalton, and
we see no reason why that number
of students cannot be secured in Dal
ton.
Sheriff Brown, of Madison after tak
ing Johnson to the penitentiary to
night, said that on his way to Wau
pun from Madison in the automobile,
Johnson made a detailed confession.
“The confession was of such a na
ture that I can never reveal its de
tails,” said the sheriff.
Some things that come to those
who wait are badly moth-eaten.
MILLIONARE SNYDAM Makes'
A QUEER PROPOSE
WANTS ELOPING WIFE TO MARRY AFFINII
REV. J. S. McLEMORE.
His Good Work Done Since Having
Come to Dalton.
Rev. J. S. McLemore became pas
tor of te First Baptist church less
than a year ago, yet in these brief
but busy months he has accomplished
as much as is often done in a pastor
ate of several years. The thing that
has counted most has been the awak
ening of the church to its own power.
With all of the faithful preaching
and working that has gone before the
church suddenly realized that in J. S.
McLemore they had found just the
type of wise, energetic, enterprising
leadership they needed. With the
growth of spirituality and power
came the conviction that the house of
the Lord must be more inviting and
commodious. More room was neces
sary to handle the rousing big Sun
dy school and a Baraca hall and
ladies’ parlor was in demand, hence
an annex was erected to be a tribu
tary to the Sunday school auditorium.
In other words this church has lots
of practical sense in connection with
its spiritual sense and arranged this
new addition so it could help and
space when needed for special occa
sions. In fact the whole church
looks “as good as new’” inside and
out, the walls, windows, seats, floors,
and gallery all together make the
pastor and members feel glad and
happy and puts the visitors and wor
shipers in a wholesome humor with
the church, with Dalton and the whole
world. When it comes to doing
work along church lines it is a pos
itive joy to the members of this
church to think of their splendid ef
forts and the results that have come
to them through prayer and power,
love and labor, tears and triumphs.
The church gave itself over to rally
day Sunday, glorifying in the good
things that have come to it, and jubi
lant over the revival which began
w’ith the refreshing devotional ser
vice led by Dr. Weston Bruner’s holy
influence at the 11 o’clock service.
The entire auditorium was filled, the
great gathering joined together with
immense musical power in the sing
ing led by the wonderful musical
leader Reynolds, It will be the
pleasure of the highest and fortune
of the favored for one and all who
will come and sweep onward and up
ward in the consecration of higher
Christianity in these revival services
which are a literal blaze of glory of
spiritual interest.
This Baptist band cannot be call
ed a church of great wealth, but they
are rich in grace and spirit of sacri
fice and with such a preacher for a
pastor in their pulpit as J. S. McLe
more, it will more and more become
“the Model Church” of “Consecrat
ed cultured Christians. It is the
purpose of the pastor and members to
mak’ > the life and work of this church
so full and interesting that others
will “seek and find” the spiritual
life of going forward, conquering and
to conquer.
MRS. J. L. NEWMAN.
Fair, But False.
It was his first visit to London and
some of the sights filled him with
wonder, while others filled him with
awe. But when he went to the thea
ter he settled quitely down for enjoy
ment, pure and simple, says London
Answers.
Presently he observed that a long
fair silken tress was hanging down
the back of the lady behind him.
“Excuse me miss” he said leaning
over “but you hair is coming down.”
Slowly she turned upon him a cold
and haughty stare.
“My hair!” she said, in tones of ice
and acid drop.
But the country visitor was not to
be snubbed so easily.
“Oh I’m sorry!” he said cheerfully
“But at first, you know, I thought
it was your hair!” ,
THINKS PERHAPS THe _
WAY TO PUNISH ffis S
WHILE SPOUSE is To
HER LIVEAFEWYEabqw
her NEW
New York, Sept. 20-_Stipu]„.:. (
that his young wife, Louise
Lawrence Suydam, should first estfl
an agreement to many Frederick
ble, the plumber's son with
recently ran away from herh omei|
Blue Point, L. I, Walter LispJ
Suydam, Jr., offered today to
by suing for divorce. Suydam. hi
millionaire father, and a
called upon the young woman a.|
flat where she and Noble have beei
living and made the stipulation as 3i
alternative to never having a divorei
begun. They demanded also that th
agreement he signed by Noble.
Previous to their arrival, Mrs. Suy
dam said she had no intention of go
ing back to her husband and wants
a divorce immediately. Young Sny
dam had hoped for a reconcileatioa
but finding it hopeless, began to era
sider the divorce situation. His on
thought, he announced, was that tlx
future of his wife be provided for
His attorney suggested the marriagi
contract, which appealed to Suvta
and his family, inasmuch as it wouh
I provide for the future of the elopers
before the proceedings were aei"J|
begun. ■
HOW TO GET THE NEW Mill
Daily Argus:—l see in Saturdays
issue that the Crown Mills Co. an
going to build a 15,000 spindle tri
and that you hope the company d
build near Dalton. The eompanj
could not object to this if assd
by the city that they would be M
alone. These people have never ass
ed to be treated any better than an]
other good citizen. If the people e
Dalton want to lose the old mill ®
with it near 1,000 inhabitants J®
the trade of these people, let thert
continue he unjust agitation of e!
tending the corporation to take ini
new mill to tax it to pay the ’J
that were not voted on by thes®
people, and you will be sure to
the old mill, and with it will lose a
hope of this third mill being b
near Dalton. If the business |
pie of Dalton want this third
buil near here and with it bri ?,
least 1,000 people more to trade 1
Dalton, let them elect a mayor 0
council in December that vi *
these mill people that the corpon
shall not be extended over them J
that they shall have the same t
Ts this 1
ment of all good citizens,
done we will stand a good chance
get this third mill and this will <•
Dalton to build up ami m‘, re ‘
business. . . ■<
Here’s for a good,
government that shall ha'
motto, right and justice to J
S. J. McKNIG 1 ’
Dalton, Ga.. Sept. 18, 1911
_. . _, >cisrhed t
‘ Life isn’t worth living,
sad-featured roan. „
“I quite agree with you jr
the solemn-looking stra e .j nJ is'
“Ah, then you, too, are a p
said the sad-featured man-
“No; I’m an undertake
he of the solemn visage-
Tribune.
Even a homely woman 1°
after you get used to her.