The Augusta daily herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1908-1914, June 19, 1909, Image 1
THE* AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD VOLUME XIV., No. 170. FOUND DEAD BODY OF PRETTY GIRL IN CHINESE ROOM Miss Elsie Sigel, Young Missionary, Strangled to Death with Curtain Cord By Unknown. BODY CROWDED IN A TRUNK Father of Girl Could Not Identify Body and Has Gone to Washington “For Elsie.” NEW YORK.—The murder of Miss Elsie Sigel, the granddaughter of General Franz Sigel, whose body was found Friday night crowded into a trunk in tue room of a Chinese after she had been strangled with a curtain cord, appears to be the most remark able case the New York police have had to investigate in many years. One of the odd phases of the case is the failure of the murdered girl's fa ther, Paul Sigel, to identify the body as that of his daughter, while the girl's mother has declared that arti cles of jewelry found in the room with the body belonged to Elsie Sigel. Ac quaintances of Miss Sigel who have seen the body of the murdered girl assert that it is that of Miss Sigel. and a number of persons have been found by the police who declare that the young woman has been a friend of the Chinese, William L. Leon, in whose room the body was found. FATHER LEFT TOWN. Notwithstanding these identifica tions it was stated at the home of Mr. Sigel that Paul Sigel' the girl's father, had gone to Washington, “to bring Elsie home.” William the Chinese, who was also known by several Chinese names, was still unsound Saturday, as was also Chung ' Sin, who occupied the room adjoining that of Leon, over a Chinese restaurant conducted by Sun Leung. The police are searching for Leon, but with scant, hope of finding him, as it is believed the nrar if(T was committed possibly as early as last Tnursday. The police gave out a report that Leon and Chung Sin had sailed Friday for Vancouver, on a steamer going by way of the Isth mus of Panama. Precautions have been taken to in tercept the steamer at an intermedi ate port if possible. The police of Washington have been asked to aid the New York police by finding the original copy of a tele graph message which was received by the girl’s parents, from that city last Saturday, saying: "I will be home by the end of the week. Don’t worry.” It was signed with the name of Elsie Sigel. Miss Sigel had been en gaged in missionary work among the Chinese. GIRL FEARED THE CHINESE. Mrs. Florence Todd, one of the mis sionary workers in the Chinese sec tion who identified Miss Sigel’s body, told the police that the girl and the Chinaman had been thrown much to gether for a few years and that Leon was greatly enamored of the girl; that he was intensely jealous of her and disliked her to receive the attentions of other men. This had oaused Miss Sigel to fear Leon, Mrs. Todd said. Among several hundred letters dis covered in Leon's room were a num ber signed “Elsie.” The contents of most of them have not been revealed, but In one of them “Elsie” reproaches Leon for causing trouble between her fattier and her self. "Just think of the sacrifice I have made for you,” she wrote in one letter. ONE REGISTRATION DAY DISPENSARY lIiTINILEFT Special to The Herald. COLUMBIA, S. who tn without current registration certifi cates will have bat one day upon which to secure certificates before the elections in “wet” counties Au gust 17th upon the question of dis pensary or prohibition. Mr. J. M. Malpass, one of the su. pervlsors of registration for Lexing ton oounty, wrote to Governor Ansel, saying that whereas the Richland county board had construed the iaw to means that the books could be open only one day—the first Monday in July the August election, he and i s colleagues on the Lexing ton board leaned to the opinion that the boards would have to keep the books open three days and thereafter attend with the books In every town in the county of more than 300 popu lation He asked for instructions. Governor Ansei referred the letter to the attorney general's office and the assistant attorney general, Mr. M. P. Deßruhl, filed an opinion sustaining the position of the Richland hoard. He says in closing: As this year is not a general elec tion year and the election on the question of reopening dispensaries is LIGHTNING BOLT HURLS CHUM DOWNUNDEfiTREE Sixteen At Sunday School Picnic Were Rendered Unconsciotis while Seek ing Shelter from Showers BOLT PHOTOGRAPHED TREE ON BODIES Six Children are in Serious Condition and Hope of Their Recovery is De spaired of. SPARTA, Ga,—While sixteen chil dren who were attending a Sunday school picnic at Martins Springs, near here, were standing under a tree Friday, to escape a shower, a bolt of lightning struck the tree and every child was rendered unconscious. When aid came the children were lying in a heap at the foot of the tree and all were apparently dead. There were two doctors in the picnic party and on examination they found that not one of the children had been killed outright, though six of them were in such a condition that their recovery is hardly possible. The oth er ten, while rendered unconscious, are not considered in a dangerous condition. Examinations disclosed that on the bodies of nine of the children the tree had bee.n perfectly photographed by an electric bolt. Shoes' had been torn from their feet and every piece of metal about them fused. CAROLINA MILLS ASSESSMENTS GIVEN COLUMBIA, S. C.—Comptroller General Jones has given out a sum mary of the assessments upon cot ton mills and water powers, cotton seed oil mills and fertilizer plants made by the state board of equaliza tion at the. meeting which closed Fri day afternoon. The totals in the several c! -ss and the committees of the d which have each class in charg< .re as follows: Cotton Mills. Total actual value of cotton mill properties, as determined by the board, $51,615,479; 60 per cent of actual value taken for taxation, S3O/. 969,288. Committee on cotton mills: Dr. H. K. Smith, chairman; J. C. Courtney, A. H. Richardson, J. S. White, E. H. Hardin, J. H. Turner, C. O. Goodwin, J. Smith, W. C. Thompson, S. U. Da vis, F. P. Pegues, L. W. Floyd, A. Zimmerman, J. H. Rollin, J. J. Ver non, T. L. Johnston, John D. Shuler. Cotton Seed Oil Mills. Total value of cotton seed oil mills, as determined by the board, $2,999,- 568; 60 per cent of actual value taken for taxation, $1,799,740. Committee on cotton seed oil mills; Dr. H. J. McLaurln, chairman; M. B. Edwards, R. A. Cochran, H. B. Rich ardson, J. R. Lomax, H. C. Von Lehr, R. P. Adair, J. S. McKenzie, M. A. Coleman, William Godfrey, T. W. Traylor, J. Harleston Read, J. R. De- Kay, J. W. Alton, W. T. O. O’Dell, H. R. Kittles. Fertilizer Plants. Total value of fertilizer plants, as determined by the board, $3,196,178; 60 per cent of actual value taken for taxation, $1,917,707. Committee on fertilizer plants; P. H. Gadsden, chairman; C. A. Verdier, C. M. Gavin, M. R. Evans, R. R. Johnston, S. D. Guess, W. E. James, N. S. McLeod, W. R. Funk DOVEY OF BOSTON OIESJOOENLY CINCINNATI.—Praeident Dovey, of the Boston National Baseball club, died suddenly on a train Saturday inaralng, near Zenla, 0., with heart failure. CAPT. PEARCY DEAD. WASHINGTON. Captain Joseph Pearey, a Confederate soldier, and and one of the founders of the Ku Klux Klan In the South and prom inent in Tennessee politics, died Fri day night of Bright’s disease, to be held prior to the first day of September, the supervisors of regis tration are nnly required to open the registration books on the first Mon day in each month, giving one day for registration. The books must be closed thirty days before the elec tion on the dispensary to be held on the third Tuesday in August. The provisions directing that one meet lng be held in each town, etc., and directing that the books be kept open three days at the court house, do not apply to the present year." Monde*, July sth, is therefore the only day upon which citizens not. now provided with current registration cortificates may qualify themselves to vote in the dispensary election of August ii. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 19, 1909. SCHOOL TEACRER FIERCELY FOUGHT REACH ASSAILANT Was Attacked By Negro While Out Driving with Little Child Near George town. COVERED WITH BLOOD IN MAD STRUGGLE Sheriff Advises Governor Ansel That He Has Sus pect in Jail. Protection Ordered. COLUMBIA, S. C.—The George town sheriff advises Governor Ansel that he has a suspect in ail concern ing the atempted assault upon a school teacher of that county Friday afternoon. The governor telegraphed the sheriff to protect the prisoner. The negro caught the school teacher out driving with a child. When found she was bloody from her desperate struggle. ON FEARFUL OK, MONROE J. LEE IS PLACED IN JAIL Is Accused of Criminal As sault, His Blind Sixteen- Year-Old Daughter Be ing Alleged Victim. He Denies Accusation. Monroe J. Lee, a white man, about 50 years oid, was arrested late Fri day afternoon by Officer Hutto on a warrant charging him with assault.. The assault is said to have been com mitted on his 16-year-old daughter, Ettie. The specific date of the al leged assault is June 11th. Lee de nies his guilt. The girl states posi tively that her father is guilty. Lee was arrested at the instigation of his wife and daughter. Ettie Lee is blind, and for five years she has been a student at the Georgia Academy for the Blind, at Macon. She returned home about two weeks ago on her vacation Her story told to the police is as follows: “I am afraid of my father, as he has been worrying me since I was thirteen years old. When I came home he started again, and on the 11th when mother was away, he as saulted me." She stated further to the police that her father hud re peated the offense. She told her mother, and Lee’s arrest followed. The girl was examined late Friday afternoon by Dr. C. I. Bryans and Dr. J. M. Caldwell, at the request of the police, and the physicians bear out, her statement.. Lee, when arrested, took it very calmly. Acting Chief of Police Britt asked him when he was brought to the barracks, if he knew the charge against him. Lee replied that he did, and wanted to know who made the charges. He was told that, his wife and child had him arrested. Lee then said: “1 am innocent of the charge, but. if my wife and daughter swear that I did it, 1 reckon I will have to take my medicine.” Lee is confined in the Richmond county jail. WARRENVILLE PICNIC AT LAKE SATURDAY The Warrenville Baptist Sunday school gave their annual picnic at Lake View Park Saturday. The pic nic is in charge of Mr. G. R. Wehb, the superintendent of the Sunday school, a largi crowd of children were on the picnic. The came over on the street cars. Mr. and Mrs, W. K. Vanderbilt at Races FIRE RAGING IN PLANT OF DIXIE LUMBER COMPANY Small Frame Houses Catch From Flying Sparks. The Firemen Fighting Under Difficulties. Fire broke out shortly before two O’clock Saturday afternoon in the plant of the Dixie Lumber Co., on Gwinnette street, and at. once as sumed such alarming proportions that a. general alarm was sent in. Owing to the location the firemen are hav ing much difficulty in fighting the fire, which has spread to some small nearby frame buildings. To all ap pearances much of the lumber com pany’s plant will be destroyed and the damage is expected to be not lesa than $25,000. The fire began near the engine room and was noticed first by somebody across (he street who ran to the office and gave the alarm. Almost at, once that end of the plant was in a blaze which soon spread all over the yards with the exception of tile dry kiln and a big pile of shingles which were across the railroad track Four houses on the south side of Gwinnett street were completely burned and the root of a fifth house destroyed. Nearly all the houses on two blocks suffered damage from flying sparks which ig nited the shingle roofs. The firemen say that there were no fire plug* on the whole block and that the first wuter they obtained was from the plug in the Georgia Chemical company’s yard. Hobo lines two blocks long were necessary before tire firemen could get the fire-fighting ap paratu* to work. At 3 o'clock the blase was still burning. WORK BEGINS SOON ON NEW PAVEMENT Commissioner Ntsbet Wlngfi<-|d, of public works, has notified the Georgia Vitrified Brick and Clay company, who got (he contract to pave Broad street from Marbury to MeKinno, that, council reconsidered, and decided to lay brick from curb to curb. It is possible that as a result, of this revision the terms of contract will he altered, although it is not. thought the price will be Increased very much. Some of the materials are already delivered, workmen will break dirt In a few days. YOUNG SOUTHERNER MAKES FIRST AERIAL HONEYMOON PITTSFIELD, ’.into Th< first aerial honeymoon In America start* at the Aero Part, ninl : i -hr, at 12 o'clock, when Roger Burnham, a Boston sculpti, ...1 Miss Ehanor Waring, writer Brooklyn, start tor Cloudlaud. 1 uey wore married at noon Saturday 1 At the top is shown Mr. and Mrs. William K. Van derbilt at the races In France, where Mr, Van derbilt’s colors finished first and third in the French derby. Below is Oversight, the Vanderbilt favorite in the derby, which made the pace and assured victory for his stablemate. GEORGIA POSTMASTERS. WASHINGTON, D. C- Post masters appointed: Donovan, Johnson county, William Jackson, vice J. E. Joyner, resigned; Toledo, Charlton county, Willis A. Hodges, vice G. W. Gowan, resigned. JOY BIDE GETS II COLUMBIMIS 111 TROUBLE Special to The Herald. COLUMBIA, S. C.—Two prominent young men, Oh as. E. Provost and W. C. Itichhurg, were arrested Saturday for taking the big touring ear belong ing to Mrs. Lily Fagan, proprietor of the Hotel Jerome, from W. W, Pearce and Co.’s garage Friday night and doing some joy ride stunts in it. They are charged in warrant sworn out by Pearce with house breaking and malicious mischief. They were given a preliminary Saturday after noon. Provost, won the recent hilt climb contest here and Rlchhurg is a popular man about town. THE WEATHER Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity: Fair tonight and probably Sunday. For Georgia and South Carolina: Showers tonight or Bunday. Showers are reported from nei.tßy every section of the cotton belt, wlln heavy rains In some portions of Georgia, Florida and Texas. Thomas ville reports a precipitation of 2.1>2 Indies, and Jacksonville had a fail of 2.70 inches. Weather in the South Atlantic state* has been somewhat cooler In the last 24 hours. Augusta’s maxi | mum temperature closing at 3 o’clock Saturday morning was only 88 de grees, with a minimum of 71. Ixical weather Saturday Is cloudy, warm, and oppressive, owing to the excessive humidity of the atmosphere. Rain has been threatened momenta rily, although none huH fallen. The weather reports show, how ever, that cloudiness is local, as the excess over the cotton belt as a whole is sunshine. DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR. 11l USE I3EITKEB -DOZEN CABS RffiE FOP, COOL CUP Full Entry in Stock Chas sis Cars To Run Three Hundred and Sixty-Six Tenths Miles. RACERS RUN MINUTE APART Second Event in Great “W estci’ii Vanderbilt” Contest One of Most Ex citing Races in Country. CROWN POINT, Iml The Cotv cup raco for stock chassis cars Sal unlay began wilh perfect weather. Following is a list nf the contestants, started In the order names, one min ute apart, beginning at X o’clock: Miller in a Stoddard Dayton Ttourque in a Knox, Seymour in an Ap person. Strange in a Buick, Rnglebock in a Stoddard Dayton, Florida in a Locomobile, Denison in a Knox, Lyetle in an Apperson, Robertson in a Loco mobile, Uhevrolet ip a Buick, Hearne in a plat, Burman in a Buick. LION CHEWED OP WOULD-BE TAMER NKVV YORK- Trying to train a sav age linn at Rostock's animal show today, Captain Bomivita was so badly clawed and bitten It is feared he will die. Half a dozen men fought nearly an hour to rescue Bona vita. MAN KILLED MULE AND SELF TO KEEP FROM PAYING DEBT COLUMBIA, S. Because a cre ditor hud threatened to seize ills mule If he did not pay a debt, John S. Grainger, a white man, aged 40 years, sihot his mule in the woods ncur |ilh ihomo In Horry county, then turned the weapon upon himself, inflicting al most Instantly fatal injuries. Ain % n named Wat Is, il is reported here, had a. bill of sale on the nolle end had declared he musl have hlu money. HITCHCOCK DAM RUINED. AIKEN. S. The city was visited Thursday niglil by a heavy wind and rain storm. Trees wore blown down and the wind was very high. The dam of Mr. Thomas Hitchcock, a mil lionaire that visits Aiken every win ter, was washed away and a part of the gin was destroyed. The county bridge was also washed away, cans ing a lost of about $250 to the counly. We mv it again: headers of The Augusta Herald have a yearly in come large enough to in vest their surplus money. Borne of this “rainy” day money goes into bonds and stocks, some into business enterprises a GREAT DEAL of it into real estate. Now, Mr. Heal Estate Agent, you are looking for some of this real es tate investment money. You should spend a great deal of money to he brought in line with a surplus, awaiting in vestment. There are hut few real estate firms that would not offer an interest in business to it man who had the confidence of a group of people repre senting such a surplus. Yet The. Augusta Her ald possesses that, confi dence- it goes into the homes of these people. Gould a higher tribute he paid it? Would it he TAKEN THERE, night after night, if they did not RELIEVE in ii ? Why riot go into this home circle, too, Mr. Real Estate Agent riot every little while, irregularly, after you have exhausted all other “One paper in the home is worth a thousand on the highway.’* TOWN Of ELEIJIT SWEPT BVFIREIO DARKEST RIGHT Originated in Teems Hotel, a Wooden Structure, Which it Totally De stroyed. No Insurance. SEVERAL OTHER PLACES WERE BURNED Hipp & Co. Store, Post.of fiee, Telephone Exchange and Welch Property alee Burned Totally. Special to The Herald. ELLI.IAY, Ga—The worst fire In the history of Killjoy occurred last night at 11 o’clock. II originated in Teems’ hotel, a wooden structure, whioh was destroyed; loss $6,000, no insurance. The general store of J. O. Hipp ft Co, and the post office, telephone ex change, tile Welch property, Including three stores, were also HestroyieT They had but little Insurance. The court house caught, but was extla guished. BISHOP cTndleß URGED TO ACCEPT WASHINGTON, D. C— Bishop Csndler, selected as third arbitrator in the Georgia railroad controversy, nod who hesitated to accept on tho ground that his brother is an -attor ney for the eornpnny, was today urged to accept. REV. HOWARD T. CREE GONE TO WASHINGTON Rev. Howard T. free, of the Fir«t Christian church, has gone to Wash ington, On , to conduct the Sunday service at a revival which Is now be ing conducted there. The revival is attracting much attention and Dr. free accepted the Invitation to con duct the Sunday service. On account of Dr Oreo's absence from the city there, will be no ser vice at the First Christian church Sunday night. CHANGE IN PROGRAM AT ST. PAUL’S SUNDAY There will be no early service ', at St Paul's church Sunday, as the pas tor will officiate al the 8 o’clock ser vice at Christ's church. There Is also a change of hour for the Sunday school of SI. Paul's—from 4.30 in the afternoon as heretofore to 9.45 In the morning. efforts to sell your properties. Why not build up a following among those people systematical-* iy ? J IT GAN BE DONTL ! Organize a peraistent advertising campaign, publish your ofNrrings REGULARLY, three times a week, or dwflg, inspire the confidence of The A ugusta Herafltd readers. Then you wife! get their business. Only a small proportion of it is big enough to make you very prosperous. It will be v< orth yoiT while to do this NOW— when business im proving and there is an increasing surplus to in vest. Many will not want to buy some will prefer to pay rent. Has it occur red to you to figure the vearly rent roll of The Augusta Herald readers? Do you think they can he reached by hanging a placard on a vacant house or apartment, or through a waste-basket circular? Why spend money and effort on the thro wa it way? Why ndt invest in papers that get into tlit' homes and are read?