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About The Augusta daily herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1908-1914 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1909)
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14. FARMERS WILL TRY CARMACK’S SLAYERS r< . AFTER GOING THROUGH OVER THREE THOUSAND NAMES A JURY, CONSISTING MOST LY OF FARMERS, HAS BEEN SECURED ILLITERATE JURORS Many of Them Have Not Read Papers For Over Ten Years. Some Can not Read or Write NASHVILLE, Tenn— On next, Tuesday at 9 o'clock a. m. will be gin the trial of Col. Duncan B. Coop er, Robin J. Cooper, nnd John D. Sharp, charged with slaying former Senator E. W. Carmack. After twenty days of wearisome jury drawing this decision was sud denly and somewhat unexpectedly reached Saturday morning.\ When court adjourned Friday the prosecution asked that the jury be not sworn until the state had a chance to investigate charges against two of the jurors. When court convened Saturday morning At torney General McCarn made no ref erence to these charges but simply said: “We are ready for the jury to be sworn, vour honor.” Repeating the oath after the clerk, the jurors then swore: "To well and truly try to the issue joined between the state of Tennessee and the de fendants.” The each juror kissed the book in turn. It was a solemn ceremony solemnly performed. The state next asked several days in which to gather its witnesses, the court suggested that the taking of testimony begin at 9 a. m. Tuesday, and counsel agreed. Then court ad journed until Tuesday. In drawing for the jury the law made those incompetent who had talk ed with a witness to the murder or talked with some one who had talk ed with the witness. On the appli cation for bail the local papers print ed stenographic reports of the testi mony of witnesses. The supreme court has held that a newspaper print ing verbatim testimony becomes a witness who has talked to a wit ness. Therefore ' every one in the who read the testimony be came incompetent to sit in the case as a juror. This eliminated at once the most intelligent citizens of the county. As a result it was necessary to draw five venires of 500 names each and one of 519, a total of 3,019, be fore the jury was secured. Four of the jurors accepted can neither read nor write, and two others understand English only indifferently. All except one of the twelve swore he had not read a newspaper since before the killing, and some had not read one for ten years. Blerman, the only ex ception, had been out of the state from the week before the killing until the day he was summoned. Hows, the last man chosen, was foreman of she jury in the famous Cox case. Cox was charged with the murder of a policeman. The jury found him guilty of murder in the first degree but recommended mercy. Judge Hart refused to heed the rec ommendation and sentenced Cox to death. Cox had powerful friends, and the night before he was to be execut ed some one slipped poison into his cell with which he committed sui cide. Judge Anderson, chief counsel for the defense in the case, also de fended Cox. The fact that Ander son accepted Hows created no littld comment. The completed jury, with their ages and occupations follows: E. M. Burke, carpenter, age 47. Robert McPherson, farmer, age 49. G. A. Lane, farmer, age 52. W. A. Adcock, farmef, age 28. Casper Schnupp, farmer, age 41. J. H. Vaughn, farmer, age 49. S. M. Hyde, farmer, age 55. Gus Knipfer, farmer, age 47. F. O. Bierman, real estate, age 42. J. A. Woodruff, farmer, age 55. Jacob F. Rutiger, farmer, age 49. William Hows, farmer, age 55. The state has not yet decided upon its procedure in opening the case next Tuesday. Mrs. Eastman, who was talking to Senator Carmack when he was killed, probably will be first witness. The attorneys for the prosecution expect to put in Sun day and Monday arranging the order of their witnesses, • The course of the defense will depend upon that of the state. West End Local News The Crawford Avenue Literary so ciety was entertained Friday night by Sir. and Mrs. John Palmer. Quite a large and appreciative crowd was present and enjoyed was present and enjoyed themselves fully. The fol lowing program was rendered: Moral jeading, by Miss Cau ie Cart l"ilg". • Reading, selection, by Mr. Jas. Cart ledge. Subject for discussion: “Man, and What He was Created For.” Discussed by Messrs. Robt. Keel, Jas. Reece, Jno. Wren, and .1. L. Cart ledge. The music was exceptionally fine. At a late hour Mrs. Palmer served t_e guests delicious refreshments. NEBRG CHUB MS BBRIiEBTO DEBT# Mother Left the Child To Go For Some Water and Its Clothes Caught Fire While She Was Gone. Willie Jeems. a four years old ne gro child, was burned to death Fri day night at Mr. Bingham’s place, one and a half miles from Augusta, on the Graniteville road. The moth er left the child in the house while she went to the spring to get son/P water. While she was gone the child’s clothing caught fire and it was burned to death before assist ance could be gotten to it. A WESTERN TRIP OF MUCH INTEREST. M. and Mrs. F. E. McArthur. A trip out west of unusual Inter est is the one taken by Mr. F. K. McAtrthur and wife. Mr. McArthur came to Augusta ~ a few years ago opened a store —a music house—be ginning at the bottom round of the ladder in a business way, an 3 has worked up a successful and flourish ing business. The success of this undertaking has depended upon, and required Mr. Mc- Arthur's undivided attention, and this western trip is practically the first time that ( Mr. McArthur has loft Au gusta for any length of time, since his arrival. Ail of the cities of any prominence on their route, will be visited by Mr. and Mrs. McArthur and quite a stop will be made In San Francisco, where Mr. McArthur has a son engaged in a very successful piano business. Recently Mr. D. F. Hollingshead came with Mr. McArthur, assuming responsibility for the sheet music and small musical instrument depar*. ment, which, by the way, is one ot the most complete and up-to-date lines of the kind in the south. While Mr. McArthur is out of th« city, Mr. Hollingshead will have en-' tire charge of the large business. Cards received by friends, from Mr and Mrs. McArthur, tell glow'ing tales of a most delightful time. ELKS PREPARING TO GIVEJANOUET Two Hundred Covers Will Be Laid For Elks and Lady Friends. The Benevolent Protective Order of Elks are going to give a banquet in the next two weeks, probably next Friday night week. Ladies will be admitted and the affair will be a very brilliant one. Covers will be laid for 200 persons. Ev ery member of tne club will be given one ticket and no one will be admitted without his membership card, or a ticket. The banquet will really be a ladies’ social session and the assemblage will be very brilliant. Mr. J. Harry John son is chairman of the committee which has the banquet in charge. CLERKS SWAMPED GY VALENTINES The clerks at the postoffice were literally “swamped” Saturday night by a rush of St. Valentine mall. The office took on an aspect very much similar to that of Christmas time, toward late afternoon. The bulk of the first-class mail comprised post cards, humorous, vic ious, grave, gay and sentimental. The love-lorn of the community likewise contributed a full quota to the sum total, as a formidable array of boxes, containing the fancy “val entines” was much in evidence. Most of the mail was, of course, outgoing, or for city delivery, al though quite a large volume came in for Augusta destination. It Is pre dicted that by Sunday night most of the Valentine mail will have pass ed through. Y. M. C- A- MEMBERSHIP CONTEST SPIRITED The Y. M. C. A. membership con test that was instituted the first of this week has attracted much atten tion, and the race among those who have entered with a determination to win one or more of the attractive prizes offered has grown more spir ited each day. The contest began at 8 o’clock last Monday morning and will close at 8 o’clock tomorrow morning. The man who gets in first with five new ten dollar members will be given a prize of ten dollars in gold, and. all sub sequent contestants who secure five tan *«»,ar memners wii] be given a five-dollar gold piece. The contest embraces several states, and the association securing the greatest number of new members will be awarded a prize. Arrange ments are being made to bulletin the results obtained by every leading as sociation in the contest, at the Au gusta Y: M. C. A., next Monday night. Want-advertise it—if its "in the way;’’ for someone probably NEEDS it. AUGUSTA SENT ITS GUARANTEE MONEY Saturday the Augusta Baseball club sent to President Jones at Jackson ville a check for three hundred dol lars. This is the Augusta contribu tion to the guarantee fund of the league and Is given together with the other clubs of the league to guar antee the club remaining in the lea gue, and is forfeited when a club withdraws. DIMERS WILL fit RJBNOUtT At a meeting of the Augusta coun cil, 312, United Commercial Travel ers, it was decided to hold the an nual banquet on Saturday, March 13. The following committee was ap pointed to complete arrangements: Messrs. J. L. Etheredge, L. A. Dorr, J. P. Keenan, R. C. McCllnttc. The annual meeting will be held in the afternoon, when a large class will be taken across the mountain range, after which the election of of fleers will take place. ITTEL TO MEET JEMJISCOLE NEW YORK.—Abe Attel, the cham pion featherweight, and Jim Dris coll, champion featherweight of Eng land, will meet in a ten-round con test at the National Athletic club next Friday night. ,The match was arranged this afternoon. ACCIDENT^IN THE FIFTH RACE AT TAMPA TAMPA, Fla. —The weather was 1 fine and the track fast, with the third race as the feature at the Fair Grounds today. Siskin closed very fast at the end, but could not reach Roseburg 11, which reduced the track record by half a second In this race. In the fifth race Judge Dundon was knocked bnck on Druid, which fell. LWlne Merchant, Lord Direct and Washakie fell over him. Jockeys Murphy and Griffin wore badly hurt. Jockey Pickens, who rode Alamo In the sixth race, forced Platt to the fence with the result that Platt was knooked out of the race. Pickens was set down for three days and fined S2O. In the first, race Kia meeha II was bid up SIOO, but pro tected by her owner. First race, 5 furlongs: Kimesha, 4 to 5. won; Airship. 6 to 1, second; Tres Joll, 4 to 1. third. Time, 1:03 3-4. Second race, 5 furlongs: Minne haha, 10 to 1, won; Birdslayer, 16 to 1, second; Lucullus, 8 to 5, third. Time, 1:04. Third race, mile: Roseburg 11, 3 to 2, won; Siskin, 4 to 1, second; Malediction, 3 to 1, third. Time, 1:44 1-2. Fourth race, 6 furlongs and a half: Pocotaligo, 4 to 1, won; Merlse, 2 to 1, second; Elysium, 3 to 1, third. Time, 1:24. Fifth race, mile and a sixteenth: Bitter Hand, 4 to 5, won; Aro Sud deth, 7 to 1, seoond; Judge Dundon, 1 to 3, third. Tihe, 1:56. Sixth race, about three-quarters of a mile: Charles Lusk, 3 to 1, won; Teetah, 8 to 5, second; Alamo, 6 to 5 third. iTme, 1:23 1-4. GERMAN CAPTAIN FEARS FIANCEE IS LOST AT SEA Savannah Agent For the Burg Line of Steamers has been Patiently Wait ing For Her to Come. SAVANNAH, Gtt. —The most anxious man in Savannah today is Captain Von de Schooer de Booer, the agent of the Burg line of steamships at this port. The captain returned from Charloaton Friday where ho had spent ten days vainly awaiting the arrival of the steam ship Voorburg from itotterdam. On this ship is Mlm Kuerst, tKS fiancee of the captain, and it Is the fear that the ship has gone down and his sweetheart is lost that Is causing the captain so much worry. The wedding was planned for the first of the month at Charleston and Captain Von Bhooer Deßoor and some of nis intimate friends went there to meet the ship. They had prepared for a merry wedding and a trip to Savannah immediately afterward. The days passed and no word was received of the ships. Instead there came news of dls asTers at sea, high winds, dark fogs, collisions and other bad advices that gave the captain much uneasiness. He has confided to his intimate friends that he Is greatly worried over the lack of new's of the vessel. He has the sympa thy of those who know of his anxiety and his grief. It Is still hoped that the ves sel will he heard from. The lady whom the captain is to wed wss the governess in his family at Rotterdam for several years and she Is very dsar to the cap tain and the members of hTs family. Want-advertise it—if you want to trade It for something else; for the "wants” are tradera. THE AUGUSTA HERALD. MRS. JOHN R. DOBBINS, OF MISSOURI, HELD UP DETECTIVES WITH GUN Mi’s. Jolin R. Dobbins, of Missouri, who held New York detectives at bay with a revolver when they sought to arrest her husband. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL ENJOYABLE TACKY PARTY. A jolly party of friends were en tertained by Miss Nell Griffin Fri day evening at her home on Walker street, when all the young guests at tended in a motley array of garments that caused the greatest fun and mer riment. During the evening refresh ments were served and the occasion voted one of the most enjovable of the many given recently. Miss Griffin’s guests were: Misses Mildred Whiteford, Edith Evans, An nie Smith, Gladys Vlgle, Annie Burns, Sarah Burns, Josle Radford, Louise Stehblns, Inez Benson, Pauline Rad ford, Erma Sturges, and Masters Ir vin Easterling, Marion Dasher, Stan sell Hutto, Derry Buckley, Perrin Benson, Louis Rae, Victor Sturges, Edward Evans, Tracy Griffin. MUSICAL TEA AT MRS. PHINIZY’S. Socla. interest for Wednesday cen ters in the musical tea at Mrs. Charles Phinlzy’s, which will be given under the auspices of the Ladies Auxiliary of St. Paul’s church and the program of which will be presented by some of Augusta’s best talent, musicians who are always heard with the great est pleasure. There will be no price of admission, but there will be re ceived a voluntary offering from all who wish to contribute to the mis sionary fund for which the tea is given. A cordial invitation Is extend ed to the general public to attend. The hours are from four to six. All the features of the afternoon will be Japanese, and the young la dies serving will be gowned as Geishas. MRS. CHARLES PHINIZY ENTERTAINS MONDAY. Mrs. Charles Phinlzy will entertain two tables of bridge on Monday af ternoon. MISS PHINIZY TO ENTERTAIN FOR MISB CUNNINGHAM. Miss Mary Lou Phinlzy will enter tain with bridge on Tuesday after noon in honor of Miss Sarah Cun ningham, who arrived from Savannnh this afternoon as the guest of Mrs. Joseph Lamar. MRS, PROSPER BERCKMANS TO ENTERTAIN FOR MRS. PHILLIPS. Mrs. Prosper Berckmans will com pliment Mrs. Phillips of New Jersey with an afternoon tea on Thursday. Mrs. Phillips will arrive this week as Mrs. Berckmadis’ guest. MRS. GURTEEN ENTERTAINS TUESDAY. Mrs. Gurteen of Detroit, Mich., will entertain Tuesday afternoon with bridge. CALLED MEETING OF C. H. A. An Important meeting of the Chil dren’s Hospital Association Is called for Monday at twelve o’clock at the Woman’s Club rooms. All directors are requested to attend promptly. PRETTY BIRTHDAY PARTY. Miss Catherine Lowrene Laird, the pretty little daughter es Mr. and Mrs. John Laird, wan at home on Friday i afternoon from 4 to 7, at her home on D’Antlgnac Rtreet. The occasion vas In honor of her ninth birthday, and a number of her little friends i called to congratulate her, each bring Ing a token of love to testify their esteem for the hostess, who received her guests in a becoming toilette of white with sash of pink. After several gamos were played the guests were ushered into the din ing room, where delicious refresh ments were served on a table whose decorations were cut gloss vases of fragrant jonquils. Each guest re ceived a pretty valentine as a souve nir. Present were: Misses Helen Parks, Louise Schaufele, Marianna Timm Marie Stark Mary Lou Shurlcy, Su sie Brlttingham, Lucy Hightower, Carrie Hightower, and Masters Albert Timm, T. H. Brlttingham, Harry Shur ley, John I>aird, William Laird and Harold Laird. —Mr. R. A. Taylor of Richmond, Va., is in Augusta. Mr. C. J. Horne of Atlanta is In the city. —Mr. W. J. Gyles of Philadelphia is in Augusta. —Mr. S. A. Way of Baltimore, Md., is in Augusta. The Ladles' Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A. will meet in business session In the Association Parlors next Wednes day afternoon February 17, 1909 at 4 o'clock. Lucy Goodrich, secretary. —The improvement in the’ condi tion of Mr. Alphcus Richards will be learned of wlfh delighted Interest by his many friends. Although still con fined to his home Mr. Richards Is growing stronger. —Dr. and Mrs. E. C. Goodrich, who have been with Mrs. Reßsman for the winter, will leave this week to be with Mr. anad Mrs. Charles Goodrich on the Hill, where they will spend several weeks. Dr. Goodrich’s friends will be delighted to learn that, there is an improvement, although very slight, In bis condition. AUTO ACCIDENT MYSTERY CLEARED Man Who Ran Into Mrs. Lorain F. McCook Gave Himgelf Up To the Police NEW YORK.—-The mystery surround '.nK an acclfl'-nt In which Mrs. Lorain r. McCook, of Chicago, widow of Gen. 104wls Htantan McCook, was knocked down by an automobile and received In juries from which she died 1s tor at the homo of her husband's cousin, Oen. An son G. McCook, was cleared up Satur day when Walter Schumann, a chnffeur, surrendered himself f.o the police. He declared he had acl detl tally run down Mrs. McCook, who had stepped In front nf the machine. He said he hod taken her to the home of Gen. McCook, and that he bad given himself up when he learned of the seriousness of the acci dent. Corner flehregy held Schumann In $*'.,400 ball to wait the coroner's Inquest On February 17. ATLANTA TROLLEY CARS IN COLLISION peelsl to The Herald. ATLANTA, Oa. Rhortly after 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon a Decatur street ear collided with a Whitehall to West End car. where the car lines cross at the function of Peachtree and Marietta streets. Considerable damage resulted to •e cars, but none of me passengers were Injured. Railroad Man is Type of Model Citizen, Declares President in Harrisburg Speech WASHINGTON.—From La P.uo c ounty, Ky., the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln, president Roosevelt returned to Washington at 2 o'clock this after noon. The return trip from Kentucky was practically without incident, ths most exciting event being a brief speech made early today to a number of railroad employes at Harrisburg, Pa., when the president spoke of the rail road man as a model type of Amevlc in cltlxership, find said that because of his alertness, self-reliance nnd will bigness to obey orders, he was just the sort of man that would be most useful In case* of another war, wnich, however, he hoped would never come. LONDON JOYOUSLY RECEIVES IS Antagonistic Feeling Against Germany Seems To Have Disappeared. LONDON.—The reception London ac corded King Edward and Queen Alexan der never lacks enthusiasm, hut the welcome their majesties recoived Satur day evening on their return from Ber lin was more remarkable than ever. At the station to meet them were, tne Prince and Princess of Wales, Premier Asquith and Foreign Secretary Grey, while »%i the road to Buckingham palace great crowds cheered vociferously. The royal visit has had ft wonderful effect upon the mind -of the British public and the antagonism against Germany seems to have disappeared. Berlin’s cordial re ception of the king hns paved the way for tills, and communications # hnve been given out by the British nnd German of ficials In which mutual satisfaction Is expressed relative to tin aims *vd for eign policies of the two governments. The ©miurano of the Anglo-German r'ap proachment, It Is reorgnlxe l, largely de pends on that between Germany and France, for In recent years the differ eno© between Germany and Great Bri tain arose largely from Germany’s sup posed hostile attitude towards Great Britain’s new found French friends. B. P. 0. E- SEEK HELP FOR STARVING ELKS « iteIYENNE, vvyo.—Protection for elk in the shape of a winter refuge Is the proposal contained in a memorial to congress asking that a tract of land south of Yellowstone Park be set nside. This suggestion comes from the Wyom ing legislature and Is the outcome of re ports that 20,00 ft elk are starving In flit* mountains of western Wyoming. GoirmiunlcatlonH hav© hern received from lodges of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks all over the country, ask ing that the government take steps to protect Hie great elk herd. TURKISH CHAMBER DEPOSES KIAMIL PASHA GON.TTA7STINOPLF.—After an exett ing sitting of six hours Saturday, the chamber of deputies passed a vote of want of confidence In the grand vlxler, Kiftmll Pasha, by 108 to 8. The cham ber also directed the president to com municate to the sultan a resolution re questing him to appoint a prime min ister possessing the confidence of tho house. As a consequence of the chamber’s action, the grand vizier has handed In his seals as an officer of the sultan. THE GRAND. FOUR NIGHTS AND THREE MATINEES, COMMENCING TOMORROW NIGHT. The Gresent Comedy Go. Seats Selling Tomorrow for the Entire Engagement. PRICES: Matinee 10 and 20c Night 10, 20 and 30c “In t>he Year Two Thousand” A Scientific Prophecy with Spectacular Demon j kblunLMKk 1 stration By REV: B. WELBOURN. THE GRAND, FRIDAY NIGHT—CITY LYCEUM Prices 50c, 75c and SI.OO Special reductions made attendenti upon public echoole and es corts.. Reservations open at Ives’ Wednesday. , W. B. TOOLE Mantels, Tiles, Orates, Tin Roofing and Sheet Metal Work. Practical Roof Repairing. Phone 264. 935 Broad St. THE ARCADIUM. Haris on Building QUALITY VAUDEVILLE Bingham and Gable—The Instrumental Trio. Edna Farlowe Singing and Dancing Soubrette. The Wren Trio—Comedians. Best Moving Pictures. Admission 5c and 10c Moving pictures changed daily, from 2:30 to 5 and 7 to 8; Vaudeville, 5 to 7 and 8 to 11. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14. NINE LOST LIVES WHEN IP SANK LONDON.—The British steamer For est Castle was wrecked yesterday In the Boy ot Rrost. Sin ran on a rock oi£ I’shant Island and then slid off and sank in deep wter. Nino of her crew were drowned, but the remainder took to the steamer’s small boats and later were picked up by a pilot boat. WILL USE RIVER TO SAVE COTTON TORREON, Mex. — Gen. Angel Garcia Pena, head of the engineer corps of Mexico, has been Investigating the wa ter supply of the great Laguna cotton district with the view of irrigating an immense acreage. As a result of his investigations .. has been decided .o turn the entire flow of the river Stan nan del Rio Into Lake San tin guile, the source of supply for the Rio Naxos, the principal irrigating stream of the La guna district, to dam the lake and hold the water In reserve. This would in sure a permanent and abundant supply of water and damage from drought wouul no longer ho a danger. The want of confidence vote was the result of Klamll Pasha's refusal to ap pear before the chamber Saturday and explain the recent ministerial changes. The Olympia is easily the best Restaurant in Au gusta. It is clean, well kept and with prompt sendee. Its Success is the proof of this. The ehef knows how to cook a steak tender and juicy and with a flavor. The best coffee to be obtained is served with fesli pure cream. “Reasonable prices for good food,, is the motto. The Olympia Case 837 Broad St. Phone 2445 SATURDAY, MATINEE AND NIGHT, GEO. COHAN’S GREAT SONG HIT, “THE HONEYMOONERS” Seats Ready Thursday. PRICES: Matinee 25c to SI.OO Night 25c to $1.50
