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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
VOLUME XIV., No. 49.
PISTOL HOLSTEB
FIGURES BIG
IN TRIAL
State Endeavoring to Show
That Revolver Covering
Was Put Into Carmack’s
Coat Pocket Some Time
After He Was Dead.
NASHVILLE), Term.—’The Sensa
tions of the first two days testimony
in the trial of the Coopers and John
Sharp have sent local exc" ..lent to
fever heat and turned out this morn
ing the largest crowd yet attracted
to the court room.
That the state does not intend to
let the finding supposed pistol holster
in Senator Carmack's overcoat pocket
to go unchallenged was proven this
morning when the first witness was
called. The witness was Finley Dor
ris, a member of the Undertaking firm
which embalmed Senator Carmack’s
body.
Dorris said he examined the pock
ets of the overcoat the night of the
killing and again at the request of the
state’s attorney before the hearing
for ball. He was positive the scab
bard was not in the overcoat pocket
both times.
“Has anyone else examined the
clothing?"
‘Yes, sir, General Washington and
Mr. Meeks, counsel for the defense
examined it, with my consent.”
"When?”
“Since the application for bail.”
“Can that holster be crumpled up
and concealed in the hand?"
“It can readily,”
It will be recalled that W. Jones
an embalmer was recalled by the
counsel for the defense late yesterday
and produced a small rubber holster
from his overcoat pocket to his evi
dent astonishment.
General Washington cross examin
ed him. The witness said the artisTe
was a rubber shield, worn on the ned
of a revolver to prevent the barrel
from wearing the pocket.
William Murray, bookkeeper for
Dorris, told now General Washington
and Attorney Meeks examined Sena
tor Carmack’s clothing a few days
after the aplication for bond for tiire<
prisoners.
General Washington then brought
from .the witness the statement:
“I Jim satisfied you had nothing it
your hand when you put it in the
overcoat.”
CITIZENS LIBERAL
TO VETERANS
OUTING
The merchants are responding lib
erally to the Veterans and the trip
to Washington is assured. The com
mittee from the Veterans will solicit
Thursday afternoon and Friday morn
ing and It is thought the entire
amount will be raised. During the
morning Mr. L. C. Hayne gave Mr,
T. G. Philpot one subscription. Mr.
Hayne stated that It gave him pleas
ure to give to the Veterans and he
would rather see them go to Wash
ington than any other body.
MISS HARRiMAN
MAY SOON BE
MARRIED
NOW YORK. —A report became
currant Thursday that Miss Mary
Harriman, the daughter of E. H. Har
rlmam may become the bride of Rob
ert Walton Goelet, one of the New
York younger multl-mllllonalres.
FOUR GRILDREN
DROWNED IN POND
t m t
PROVItENCE. —Four school chil
dren were drowned In Band Pond In
Norwood, near here Wednesday
night, night.
Dead: Ullie Ansea, Angel Ansen,
Alex Ansen, Gilbert Johnson.
THREE BURNED
TO Dm BY
FI
Many Others Injured in
Fire Which Followed Big
Mine Disaster.
WHEELING, W. Va.—ln a fire which
destroyed the Slavish Miners home
following the powder explosion at
Colloers, W. Va., Thursday morning
three were burned to death and four
were fatally burned. A score more
had a narrow escape.
Dead —Michael Rupowski, wife and
child.
The injuried are all foreigners. Mrs.
Rupokskl accidentally ignited a keg
of pgwder.
MRS. LEMP GETS
A DEGREE OF
DIVORCE
ST. LOUIS —The sensational Lemp
suit resulted Thursday in a decision
by Judge Hitchcock awarding Mrs.
Lemp a divorce with six thousand a
year alimony and the custody of her
son.
MUSICFESTim
PRICES HAVE
BEENJXED
Ottt of Town People Will
Be Well Looked After in
Assignment of Seats.
The finance committee of the music
fesival
The Finance Committee of the
Music Festival Association has, after
much work and close calculating, fix
ed the prices for the Spring Musio
Festival. They are much more rea
sonable than It was flrßt thought, in
view of the great expense to which
the Association will be put to bring
such attractions as Emma Eames, the
Damrosch Orchestra and others.
The scale of prices is as follows:
i Nisht Performance.
First 17 rows in the parquet, $3.00
per seat; balance down stairs, $2.50
per seat; first two rows In the balcony
$2.50 per seat, balance in balcony,
$2.00 per seat; first two rows in gal
lery, $1.60 per seat, balance in gal
lery SI.OO per seat, general admis
sion, SI.OO.
Matinee Performance.
First 17 rows In the parquet, $2.00,
per seat, balance down stairs, $1.50
per seat; first two rows in the balcony
$1.60 per seat, balance in the balcony
SI.OO per seat; first two rows in the
gallery. 75 cents, balance In the gal
lery, 60 cents. General admission
50 cents.
No season tickets will be sold.
Seats will be sold for one perform
ance only. Persons desiring to at
tend two performances, will buy two
sets of tickets.
In a few days preliminary advertis
ing pamphlets will be sent out to
every town and city In the surround
ing territory. Thousands will be mail
ed. In the envelopes will be lists of
all hotels, boarding houses and private
family accommodations that can be
secured during 0e Festival. The
purpose of these pamphlets Is to call
the attention of out-of-town people to
the Festival, and elicit expressions
from persons who Intend to come here
Later, handsome booklets will be mall
ed to all people who say they will
attend the Festival. Miss Ellen Hick
man, secretary of the Association, is
very anxiouß to secure the names of
all boarding house proprietors In the
city, and people who intend to furnish
temporary paid accommodations for
visitors. The preliminary pamphlets
will afford a most effective medium
of advertising at no cost whatever.
Extra effort will be made to guar
antee good seats to out-of-town people.
The system whereby their Interests
will be safeguarded has not been de
finitely adopted yet, but everybody in
the surrounding country may rest as
sured that all the good seats will not
be sold before their “mail orders”
come In.
The Festival will include three per
formances. The first will be on Mon
day night, April 26, the second, a mat
inee on Tuesday. April 27, and the
closing performance will be on tho
evening of the ssme day.
General admission tickets entitle
purchaser to standing room anywhere
in the bouse available.
Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity—lncreasing cloudiness tonight; Friday rain and warmer.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 18, 1909.
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Eight of the twenty-five masked men who were “sold at auction” in the
Farkside Presbyterian Church. The men had been out of employment. Their
services were bought for an average of ten dollars a week.
PAUL ALMOND SHOT
W. L. CLARK AT
ELBERTON
Special to The Herald.
ELBERTON, Ga.—W. L. Clark wli.}
lives two miles from Elbevton was
shot Wednesday night by his broth
er-in-law Paul Almond, and may die.
The shots tore off his thumb and fore
finger, when he threw up his hand,
and entered his left lung. The wife
of Clark who is Almond’s sister had
reproved Almond when Clark toon
part.
TWENTY-FIVE OF
ACADEMY CADETS
TO MAKETRIP
Already That Number
Have Signified Their In
tention of Going to In
auguration of Judge Taft
Twenty-Five cadets from the Acad
emy of Richmond County are going
to make the trip to Washington. The
boys will in all proboblllty represent
the school, but If the sdhool decides
that it can 111 afford to be represent
ed by a small number of students,
they will go as sight seers. The boys
will go under the charge of Prof. C.
T. Sego, and will go on the train with
the Richmond Hussars.
Permission of the Board of Trustees
has not been asked, but it Is probable
that when they ask In the next few
days, permission will be granted.
The parents of the boys have given
their permission for them to make
the trip and they will pay their own
way. Major Geo. P. Butler said on
Thursday he did not think there
would be any objection to the boys
securing the necessary equipment
from the academy, if It was decided
to let them go as representatives of
the school. He said he was heartily
in favor of the boys going, and
wishes that he was in a position to
make the trip with them.
Mr. C. G. Goodrich, the president
of the Board of Trustees said that
he did not care to commit himself
until the aplication from the boys for
permission to go had been received.
The aplication to the board will be
submitted In a day or two.
The boys feel confident of receiving
permission to go and they are making
the preparations.
GARY WANTS THE
COMMISSION REPORT
South Carolina Senator
Makes Resolution in the
Senate.
WASHINGTON. —The immigration
commission was the subject of sharp
criticism In a speech by Senator Gary,
of South Carolina, based upon the
resolution Introduced by himself, dl
rectlhg the commission to report, to
the senate a summary of Its acts and
its present work. The senate adopt
ed Mr. Gary’s resolution.
PITTSBURG BANKER
CRARCED WITH
BRIBING
PITTSBURG—WiIIiam W. Ramsey,
the former president of the German
National Bank was found guilty of
seeking to secure the passage of an
ordinance designating his hank aB the
city depository. Ramsey is charged
with bribing oounollmen.
STRONG SCENE IN
POLICE COURT
THURSDAY
Larry Davis Insisted on
Repeating Epithets Ap
plied To Sergt. Hatcher.
Considerable excitement was occa
sioned In police oourt. Thursday morn
ing when Mr. Larry Davis In making
a statement of his case before tb
recorder insisted on. repeating tIA
epithets he had applied to Lieutenant
of Police E. F,. Hatcher, at the time
the Lieutenant was present at the
searching of his house at 122 Center
street some weeks ago. The epithets
wore those generally considered the
worst In common use. Lieutenant
Hatcher appealeu to Recorder Pic
quet for protection, but was lold that
the defendant was making his state
ment and could not be stopped. Mr.
Davis left the court room when tho
recorder announced he would reserve
his decision in the case, with the
statement that Lieutenant Hatcher
could take up the matter on the out
side If he wanted to. Lieutenant.
Hatcher replied that he would take
it up at any time and place Mr. Davis
chose. . This ended the incident.
Mr. Davis was on trial for reslstrng
an officer In the discharge of his
duty. The charge arose out of the
cursing of the lieutenant when he
assisted the search of Mr. Davis’
place on a search warrant, and fol
lowing which a ease was made
against him for violating the prohi
bition law.
Mr. Davis In making his state
ments, in which he used the epithets,
was choking with emotion, ueclaring
that notwithstanding the police had
warrants only entitling them td
search his store at 120 Center street,
they had gone into his house and
searched his wife’s rooms and effects
at 122 Center street, thereby putting
! her to considerable mortification and
i exciting hor unduly.
ORDER ISSUED MAKES
FEBRUARY 22 HOLIDAY
The order making George Washing
ton’s birthday a holiday in the schools
of Richmond county was issued by
Supt. Lawton B. Evans Thursday. The
number of holidays given the chil
dren this year has been cut down, by
not giving some that they have here
tofore received, and making othei*
that have been a whole holiday Into
a half holiday. This was done on ac
count of the amount of time lost the.
first of the year on account of the
lood.
DISMISSED TWO OF
THE WEST POINT
CADETS
WEST POlNT.—Before the general
court-martial Cadots Carl McKinney
of the Ninth Alabama district and
Calvin Smith of the First. Tennessee
district were dismissed. McKinney
is charged with conduct unbecoming
to an officer, while Smith is charged
with carrying contraband goods upon
his return from his leaves. Tho sen
tence in the latter case was disap
proved by the general board at Wash
ington and Smith will be restored to
duty.
FIXINCIir SO
THAT KNOX CAN
SERVE
WASHINGTON—The House Thurs
day after a lengfliy debate by a vote
of 182 to 125 Instructed the bouse
conferees to change the appropriation
for the secretary of states salary to
eight thousand thus Ita Is believed
once more removing the Ineligibility
of Senator Knox as head of the Taft
cabinet.
VISITING MASON
*0 MAKE ADDRESS
BEFORE WEBB LODGE
A called communication of Webb’s
Lodge, No. 166, A. F. & A. M., will
be held In the Masonic Temple on
Friday night, February 19th, at which
time the Fellowcraft degree will be
conferred on several candidates.
Webb's Lodge Is In a very flourishing
condition, and the officers look for a
very . large attendance on this occa
sion .
General J. G. Lee, a Thirty-third de.
gree Mason and Past Master of Fort
Sam Houston Lodge, who has been
In Augusta since the opening of the
tourist season and Is now located at
the Hampton Terrace, Is expected to
visit the lodge Friday night and de
liver a short address. General Leu
Is a retired army officer, a highly
educated gentleman, and It goes
without saying that his remarks will
prove of more than ordinary Interest
to the members of tho craft.
SAVANNAH CHIEF
INTERESTED IN THE
AUGUSTA SYSTEM
Chief Austin, of the Savannah po
lice force, has written Chief Norris
for a copy of the city ordinance and
contract, whereby all firemen, police
men and city inspectors of the vari
ous departments are allowed free
transportation on street cars, provid
ed they show uniforms or badges.
It Is evident, therefore, that an ef
fort will be made to establish a simi
lar system In Savannah, Mr. Louis
Sayre, the mayor's secretary, Is pre
paring for Chief Norris a cony of
the ordinance and the contract, and
the same will be forwarded promptly
to Chief Austin.
DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR.
SUFFRAGETTES
HESTER IN
LONDON
Sixty of Them Went. Out
to Storm a Residence and
Twenty-Three Were Ar
rested.
LONDON —Sixty Militant suffra
gettes marched, out Thursday morn
ing to storm the residence of Premier
Asquith. A detachment of police ob
structed the march but were charged
by Ihe women. The suffragettes only
dlsisted after 23 of them were ar
rested.
Among the women arrested was one
giving her name as Miss Grace John
son from America. She says she was
only spectator of tho melee and em
phatically denied that she afflillated
with the suffragettes.
INSURANCE BILL
DISCUSSED BY
HOUSE
Many Warm Speeches were
Brought Forth by Pro
posed Amendment.
Special to The Heruld.
COLUMBIA, S. C.—The storn/S
which had been sweeping over the
house for so long were stilled Thurs
day and the sun of peace and har
mony beamed beautifully. The pro
bibttion bills and the bill for a monu
ment to the Women of the Confed
eracy all went through smoothly and
wore clinched. Various amendments
wore made to the magistrates and Iho
county government bill by tlioso too
tardy to get In their provisions at
the proper llmo.
Excitement Starts.
The first excitement came up on an
amendment by Mr. Cothran to the in
surance bill, providing llial payment
of taxes and licenses shall be a con
dition precedent to all foreign insur
ance companies doing business In tho
state. It proposed to put In the
words “County and State” before tho
word "Taxes." Col. Cosgrove feared
a niggor In the wood pile after Char
leston municipal foes. Mr. Selbies
Insisted that no such purpose exist
ed. A fight was made for delay and
consideration of the effect of tho
amendment, but by a vote of 40 to
21 the house passed the amendment
and refused to accept an amendment
adding to the amendment the word
“Municipal.”j
Real Condition.
The real condition is that, some
companies have for years been fight
ing certain municipal fees In Abbe
ville and the provision in the bill
was to relievo those companies of
obligation to pay these foes, before
being granted licenses. Charleston
Is understood to be free from entan
glements. Mr. Richards rose to a
question of personal privilege. Mak
ing clear his position on the liquor
question and Insisting that he be not
further misrepresented. He asked to
have his remarks put on the Journal.
Mr. K. P. Hmlth objected, because,
Mr. Richards being on the majority
side, had no right and the privilege
had been denied to a member on the
other side. The house showed a
great, deal of feeling on the matter
and a number of warm speeches were
made on both sides. The roll call
was ordered and by a vote of 64 to
i;2 tho house granted the request.
Reading of Bills Continued.
On motion of Mr. Frazer all house
I second reading of bills were con
! tinned to next session and tho house
! took up uncontented senate hills, the
object being lo secure, adjournment
Saturday night Before adopting llils
motion the house passed the bill
asked for by the South Carolina Medi
cal society, providing for the disposi
tion of dead bodies.
Lien Law Repeal.
The lien law repeal bill came up
for third reading in the senate and
all day was spent In debate over
amendments proposing to exempt va
rious counties and let. the people
therein vote directly on the matter
next summer. Debate will be re
Burned Thursday night. The resolu
tions adding another justice lo the
supreme court and extending the
term of office to ten years were pass
ed and sent, to th« house.
JUDGE SPEER RETURNB
MACON, Ga. Judge Emory Speer
who went to New York last week to
deliver a speech on Abraham Lin
coln at. tho exercises held In that city
will return to Macon Friday. Judge
Speer delivered a very eloquent ad
dross, and has been highly compli
ruented on uis speech.
HEARING WAS
GRANTED IN
BELLCASE
Writ of Habeas Corpus for
Release of Geo. H. Bell
Presented to Court.
Special to The Herald.
MONTICELLO.—A write of habeas
corpus for the release of Geo. H. Bell
from the State Aslyum for the In
sane was presented to Judge H. Qw
Lewis Wednesday while holding court
In Monticello for the superior court
of Jasper county.
Judge Lewis granted tho petition
and set the hearing for Februury 26
at. Greensboro, Ga.
NINE YEAR BLR
GIRL COOKED
TO DEATH
Special to Tho Herald.
QUITMAN, Ga. —Dldmus, tho nine
year-old daughter of B. W. Furney
fell Into a large cauldron of boiling
water at Tnllakos, near hero ana
death soon followed.
Mr. Furney was preparing to kill
hogs and the child sat on the edge of
the furnace.
issMslmT
NEED HIT in
The committees from the Richmond
Hussars and the Chamber of Com
merce are still at work securing sub
scriptions for the Washington trip
of the Hussars.
It Is thought the iiecossary amount
will be raised. Capt. J. Coleman
Dempsey has ordered the horses for
the troop and other preparations have
been made.
About S7OO has been secured, but
tho men feel confident that the citi
zens will subscribe the money und
they are making their prepartlons.
POLICE RAIDED AN
ORANGEBURG CLUB
Confiscated Barrel Label*
ed “Explosive Liquor.”
Club Officer Indicted. j
Special to The HereJd.
v ORANGEBURG, S. C A raid wss
made on the Edtsto Social club, of
this city of chief of police, A. Fischer,
which reunited In the confiscation of
a barrel of liquor, Notice was given
the police that the whiskey watt at
the depot, and Chief Fischer laid for
It, and as It was placed In the door
of the club, ho took yipasesslon of It.
The barrel was labeled "l'.xp'oslve li
quor.” This Is the second raid that
has been made on the club.
»/. H. Brown of this city, and the
secretary and treasurer of the club,
has been Indicted by the city authori
ties, he being charged with selling li
quor. The Indictment was made out
on account of evidence whloh has
been secured since the raid of tho
club. The case will not bo tried
until Monday morning.
Brown emphatically denies that he
has sold any liquor, and says he Is
ready for trial at any time. His bond
was fixed at S2OO, which was fur
nished.
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