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MONDAY. JANUARY 26.
The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet
- By Burton E. Stevenson
Copyrighted IMS by Burton feS. Stevenson.
PROLOGUE.
If a literary miner were to ap
praite thia atory he would say
of it:
“It pane out a big percentage
of ihrilla. "
There'a “pay dirt " in thia mya•
tery atory for every lover of an
exciting tale and an intereating
plot. It ia one of the maeter
piecea of its author, who ia a rec
ognized leader in the field of the
detective story.
Round a beautifully inlaid cab
inet dating from the days of
Louts XIV. which stands in a
Fifth avenue mansion weaves a
story of plot and counterplot,
mystery, suspense and surprise.
Jim Godfrey, shrewdest of re
porters, and the detective bu
reaus of New York and Paris are
trying to unravel the intricately
entangled clews. And the read
er, too, will go along with them,
breathless and absorbed, getting
now a hint, again coming up
against a blank wall, until, like
them, he comes to the amazing
explanation. And the one who
baffles reporters, detectives and
readers is Crochard, the invinci
ble, a creation in detective fic
tion.
(Continued from Yesterday)
- \
"Thut’s It exactly. How did It hap
pen when the veiled lady went to
Armand & Son In Parts that she was
directed to Philip Vantlne? According
to his own story, he did not purchase
this cabinet. He had never seen it
before. It was presumably shipped
him by mistake. Armand & Son cable
you that it was a mistake, and yet
they cite Vantlne ns the purchaser.”
“There is no poisoned mechanism
about that drawer, that’s sure,” 1
added.
"So. and never has been.” Godfrey
agreed.
“Aud that leaves us all at sea.
doesn't It? But there is one thing
sure. The killing, whatever its cause,
was done out there In the anteroom,
not 'x here.”
"\ViLat makes you think that?”
“We believe that Dronet came here
to get Vantine’s permission to open
this drawer and get the letters, saw
the cabinet, tried to open the drnw
er and was killed in the attempt But
it is evident enough now that there Is
nothing about that drawer to hurt any
one’.”
“Yes. that's evident, I think,” God
frey agreed.
“If be bad opened the drawer, then,
be would have taken the letters, since
there was nothing to prevent him.
Since they were not taken It follows,
doesn't it. that be was killed before he
had a chance at the drawer? Perhaps
bo never saw the He must
have been killed out there In the ante
room a few minutes after Parks left”
“And bow about Vantlne?" Godfrey
asked.
“If he bad opened the drawer,” I
pointed out “and been killed In the
act of opening It It would have been
found open. I had thought that per
haps It closed of Itself, but you see
that it does not. You have to push It
shut and then snap the handle up into
place.”
“That’s true,” Godfrey assented.
“Neither of them opened the drawer,
But there is an alternative. The band
that killed Drouet and Vantlne may
also have closed the drawer.”
“And left the letters in It?” I ques
tioned. "Surely not!”
He glanced at the shuttered window.
"Besides," I protested, "how would
he get in? How would be get away?
What was be aftyr If he left the letters
behind?" Then I rose wearily. "1
must be getting back to the office,” 1
said. “This is Saturday, and we close
at 2. Are you coming?"
"No,” he answered. “If you don’t
mind I’ll sit here awhile longer and
think things over. Lester. Perhaps I’ll
blunder on to the truth yet!”
I got back to the office to And that
M. Felix Armnnd of Armand & Son
bad called and. finding me out bad
left his card, with the penciled memo
randum that he would call again Mon
day morning.
Vantlne's will was probated next
momiDg. He directed that his collec
tion of art objects be removed to the
museum and that the house and such
portion of Its contents as the museum
did not care, for be sold for the mu
seum’s benefit l was requested to re
main In char--- or things for a week
or two until naugoments for the re
iDovnl could i 1 mumJi*
I * *' /iH t'*“* s «* nminge
ments. but "a- feeling decidedly
blue when I •"ml loyself back In the
office.
••Gentleman to see you. sir,’ said the
office boy Its I silt down at my desk,
and a moment later M. Felix Armand
was shown in to me. Buddy faced,
bright eyed, with dark, full beard and
waving hair almost Jet black, be gave
the Impression of tremendous strength
and vfrility. There was about him,
. —... j
M. Felix Armand Wat Shown In to Ma.
too. an air of culture not to be mis
taken. 1 was both Impressed and
charmed by him.
“1 speak English very badly, sir.” he
said as be sat down, “if you speak
French”—
“Not half so well as you speak Eng
lish.” I laughed. ”1 can tell that from
your first sentence.”
“In that event 1 will do the beet that
I can,” he said, smiling, “and yon
must pardon my blunders. First. Mr.
Lester, on behalf of Armnnd & Son, I
must ask your pardon for this mistake,
so inexcusable. We cannot find for it
an explanation. The cabinet which
was purchased by Mr. Vantlne re
mained in our warehouse, aud this oth
er one wns boxed aud shipped to him.
We are investigating most rigidly.”
“Then Mr. Vantlne's cabinet is still
in Paris?”
“No, Mr. Lester; the error was dis
covered some days ago, and the cabi
net belonging to Mr. Vantlne was ship
ped to me here. It should arrive next
Wednesday on La Provence. 1 shall
myself receive it aud deliver it to Mr.
Vantlne.”
“Mr. Vantlne is dead,” I said. “You
did not know?”
He Bat staring at me for a moment
“Did I understand that yon said Mr.
Vantlne is dead?” he stammered.
I told him brlefiy as much as i
knew of the tragedy.
“It is curious you saw nothing of it
in the papers,” I added. “They were
full of it”
“I have been visiting friends at Que
bec,” he explained. “It was there
that the message from our house found
me commanding me to hasten here. A
blunder of this sort we feel as a dis
grace. I have met Mr. Vantlne many
times. He was a reel connoisseur.
We have lost one of our most valued
patrons. You say thnt he was found
dead in a room at bis bouse?”
“Yes. and death resulted from a
small wound on the band, into which
some very powerful poisefh had been
injected.”
“That is most curious. In what man
ner was such a wound made?”
“That we don’t know. I had a the
ory”—
“Yes?” he questioned, his eyes
gleaming with Interest
“A few hours previously another
man had been found in the same room,
killed in the same way.”
“Another man?”
“A stranger who had called to see
Mr. Vantlne. My theory was that both
this stranger and Mr. Vantlne had
been killed while trying to open a se
cret drawer in the Boule cabinet Do
you know anything of the history of
that cabinet, M. Armand?"
“We believe it to have been made
for Mine, de Montespan by M. Boule
himself,” he answered. “It Is the
original of one now In the Louvre
which Is known to have belonged to
the Grand Louis.”
“It was Mr. Vantine’s correct guess
at the history of the cabinet,” I ex
plained. “which gnvo me the basis for
my theory. A cabinet belonging to
Mme. de Montespan would, of course,
have a secret drawer. What more nat
ural than that It should be guarded by
a poisoned mechanism?”
“What more natural. Indeed! It is
good reasoning, Mr. I-ester,” he agreed
eagerlyT his eyes burning like two coals
of fire, so Intense wns his Interest "1
have been from boyhood a lover of
tales of mystery- la® fascinated.”
“Perhaps you can assist us," I sug
gested. “for that theory of mine has
been completely disproved.”
"Disproved? In what way?” he de
manded.
“The secret drawer has been found.”
“How?” he cried, his voice sharp
with surprise. “Found? The secret
drawer has been found?"
“Yes. and there was no poisoned
mechanism guarding It”
He breathed deeply for an Instant;
then he pulled himself together with a
little lavish-
“Really!" he until. "I must not In
dulge my self In thin way. Wan the
drawer empty?"
"No; there was a packet of letter*
In It"
“Dellcloust Love letters, of a cer
tainty! From the Great Loula to the
Montespan. perhaps?"
"No, unfortunately, they were of a
much more recent date. They have
been restored to their owner. I hope
that yon agree with me that thnt wna
the right thing to do?"
“Since the letters have been return
ed." he said at last, a little dryly, "It
la useless to discuss the matter. Fins
not other explanation been found for
the death of Mr. Vantlne and of this
strnnger? You do not even know who
he was?"
"Oh. yes. we have discovered that
Fie was i worthless fellow named
Drouet, living In an attic In the Rue
de la Flnchette, In Paris."
M. Armand had been gazing at me
Intently, but now his look relaxed, and
I fancied that he drew a deep breath
as a man might do when relieved of a
burden.
“You did not by any chance, know
him?” I asked carelessly.
“No. I think not. But I do not un
derstand what tills Drouet as you call
him. was doing In the bouse of Mr.
Vantlne.”
“He was trying to get possession of
the letters." I snld. "What none of
us understands, M. Armand. Is how he
was killed. Who or what killed him.
llow was that poison administered.
Can you suggest an explanation?"
"It Is a nice problem,” he snld. “a
most Interesting one. I will think It
over. Mr. Lester. 1 shall nee you
again Wednesday. If It is agreeable
to you we can meet at the house of
Mr. Vantlne and exchange the cabi
nets."
“At what time?”
"1 do not know with exactness.
There may tie some delay In getting
the cabinet from the ship. Perhaps
It would bo better If I called for you?”
"Very well.” I assented.
CHAPTER XI.
I Part With the Boule Cabinet.
THE coroner’s Inquest was held
next day. The police had dis
covered practically no nevy
evidence, none certainly which
shed any light on the way In which
Drouet and Philip Vantlne had met
death.
Police Commissioner Grady did not
go on the stand. He was not at the in
quest The case had been placed in
Slimnonds’ hands, and it was he who
testified on behalf of the police, admit
ting candidly that they were all at sea.
But be had not abandoned hope and
was still working on the case.
The end of the bearing was that the
Jury brought in a verdict that Philip
Vantlne and Georges Drouet had died
from the effects of a poison adminis
tered by a person or persons unknown.
Godfrey joined me at the door as I
was leaving.
“I was glad to bear Slmmonds con
fess that the police are up a tree,” be
said. “Of course Grady is trying to
sneak out of it I'll see that Slm
monds gets a square deal.”
“We’re all up a tree, aren’t we?” I
said. “Since my theory about the
Bonle cabinet exploded I have given
up hope. By the way. I’m going to
turn the cabinet over to its owner to
morrow.”
“To Its owner?” be repeated, his
eyes narrowing. “Yes. I thought he’d
be around for It, though I hardly
thought he'd come so soon. Who does
it happen to be, Lester?”
“Why.” I snld, a little impatiently,
“you know ns well ns I do that it be
longs to Armnnd & Son.”
“You’ve seen their representative,
then?” be queried, with a little flush
of excitement.
“He came to nee me yesterday. I’d
like you to meet him, Godfrey, ne is
Felix Armand. the ‘son’ of the firm,
and one of the most finished gentle
men I ever met"
‘Td like to meet him," said Godfrey,
smiling queerly. "Perhaps I shall,
some day. I hope so. anyway. But
bow did he explain the blunder, Ives
ter?”
“In some way they shipped the
wrong cabinet to Vantlne. The right
one will get here ou La Provence to
morrow.”
“It is nil most interesting,” Godfrey
commented.
"Godfrey," I added. ”1 felt yester
day when I was talking with him that
perhaps he knew more about this affair
than he would admit I could see that
he guessed In an instant who the own
er of the letters was. and what they
contained. Do you think I ought to
hold on to tho cabinet a while longer?
I could invent some pretext for delay,
easily enough.”
“Why. no; let him have his cabinet."
said Godfrey, with an alacrity that sur
prised me. "If your theory about It
has been exploded, whst’s the use of
banging on to it?”
“I don’t see any use in doing so," I
admitted, "but I thought perhaps you
mi£ht want more time to examine It”
(Tc be Continued Tomorrow.)
Miss L. Avcrlll Cole, of Boston, is ac
knowledged to be one of the most suc
cessful bookbinders in America.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
RESENT ATTACK ON
AMERICAN WOMEN
'% 4
ALMA CLUCK.
Berlin.—A call for a special meet
ing of the American Women's Club
of Berlin lias been Issued by Mrs.
.lames VV. Gerard, wife of the United
Stales ambassador here, who will
preside at the meeting, which has
been set for Wednesday. A certain
article that appeared in a recent Is
sue of a New York musical journal
and attributed to Alma Gluck In
which the conduct of American sin
gers on the Kuropean operatic stage
was bitterly assailed provoked a de
luge of indignant denials from the
American singers in Germany and
caused the officers of the club to de
cide to hold a special meeting of pro
test. One of the objects of the club
is to look after the welfare of Ameri
can girls who come to Kurope to
study music. The article in question
hinted that the leisure time of Ameri
can girls studying in Kurope was
spent in swapping lies and straying
from the straight and narrow path,
and that, the hoarding houses usually
occupied by tließO girls are breeding
places for the worse vices and filth.
GA. MURDERER TO START
LIFE TERM ON FARM
I. B. Hall Convicted of Murder
For Killing of Dennis Hall.
Tifton, Ga.—T. B. Halt was earrted
to the state prison farm yesterday to
begin serving hts llfo sentence. Hall
was convicted of murder for the kill
ing of Dennis Hall at the July, 1912,
term of Tift superior court, sentenced
to be hung AugHHt 22, resulted while
the appeal in his case was carried to
the sta.te supreme court,.again sent
enced In December to be hanged Janu
ary Ifi, and the day tiefore that fixed
for his execution had his sentence
commuted to life Imprisonment.
Deputy Warden W. R. Overby came
for Halt, bringing with him from Way
cross three young white hoys who had
been sentenced to one yesr each on
the farm for beating their way on a
railroad train. Tho lads claimed to
have had nothing and Sheriff Shaw
gave them a square meal while await
ing their train for Mllledgevllle.
Hall Is pleased at being assigned to
the state farm. He has a brother In
the state sanitarium near the farm
and his health is such that he will
not he nble to do hoavy work for
some time.
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At The Grand
"POLLY OF THE CIRCUS.”
Frederick Thompson's original stu
pendous production, "Polly of tho
Circus," with the prettiest and sweet
est of all young stars Mias Klale St.
l«eon in Margaret Mnyo's famous
American play that brought fame and
fortune to Mr. Thompson and genuine
delight to hundreds of thousands of
theatergoers who have witnessed It.
will he presented In this city again
this evening at. the Grand In the
construction of this remarkably suc
cessful drama. Miss Mayo went far
off Ihe beaten path of playwrights
and achieved n story ns refreshing
as It Is delightful and original, tho
part of Polly showing with admirable
fidelity the life of a pretty little clo
cits rider and the doings In the mystic
land behind the scenes la a big circus,
as well as the remarkable pictures
of the dally events of a small village
in the Middle West.
Polly, front whom the play gets It*
title, Is the head of Ihe circus Bite
Is severely injured by n fall from her
hors* and Is carried to the parsonage
adjoining the circus lot. Her recov
ery of health under the supervision
of the village preacher forms a basis
for one of the prettiest love stories
given to the stage In many days.
From first curtain to Inst the Interest
is surprisingly sustained, while the
six scenes required for the develop
ment of the plot, gives opportunity
for one of the most lavishly elaborate
scenic productions.
The company engaged In Its pro
ductlon is tho onlv one In this coun
try, and includes the famous St. Leon
family of acrobats and riders.
“BROADWAY JONES."
Without the aid of lilting tunes or
rHgtlme rhythms about the Ameri
can flag or nnv other favorite tonic,
Mr Geo. M. Cohan's newest play,
“Broadway Jones." hns succeeded In
snoring one of the big hits of the
theatrical year. In the play. "Broad
way Jones." has squandered a fortune
In an endeavor to "burn up Broad
way.” Just an he thinkß he has It
properly Incinerated, there comes the
inevitable smash, and Ills money Is
nil gone. In despair heyConsentg lo
marry an heiress old enough to be Ills
mother, but before that event can take
place, an obliging uncle dies and
leaves him a chewing gum factory In
.Tonesvllle, Conn. To further In
crease his good fortune Ihe chewing
gum trust offers to hay out Ills fac
tory for a fabulous sum. The fateful
girl In the play dawns on the scene
at this time and through her In
fluence, lie is Induced to change his
mind. and. Instead of selling nut goes
to Jonesvlllc, his native cltv, and be
comes the active hend of his new
possession This, in a nutshell, is the
storv around which Mr Cohan has
written one of the most entertaining
plays of the year,
“Broadway Jones” comes to the
Grand Thursday evening only. Seats
on sale tomorrow JO a, m.
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FANS PROBABLY WON’T SEE
2 OF YANKEE OUTFIELDERS
Now York.—New York baseball fnns
have probably seen the lest of the
veteran Yankee outfielders, Harry
Welter and Birdie Cree. Bert Daniels,
the other veteran outfielder, wns re
leased to Baltimore late last season,
nnd when another season begins the
outfield will see Frank Oilhooley,
.Ilmtny Walsh, formerly of the Ath
letics, and possibly Lester Channell in
the outgardens.
Wolter will go to Indians polls ns
part payment for Chnnnell, who wns
purchased from the Denver club, whten
Is owned by tho same men who con
trol the Indianapolis club. The going
of Wolter la part of Manager Chance's
plan to make over his club with
younger men. It Is also likely that
ltlrdle Cree will go to some of the
American Association clubs, aa more
than one of them la after him. Last
season CNance tried to trade Cree
with the Athletics, but tho outfielder’s
contract with the Yankees wan more
than tho Athletics cared to carry.
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STATES’ ATTITUDE
TOWARDS THE TANGO
PLEASES THE KAISER
Berlin.— Although various Herman
states anxious to please the Kaiser
have shown their hospitality to the tan
go, It has been left to the adjoining
country of Luremboutg to ban the dance
with hell, book and candle, One of the
principal newspapers of that. Grand
Duchy, Influenced by the church, has
announced that It will not only refuse to
accept tdvertlsements of tango Instruc
tion and of functions where the dance
Is to he performed, but even notices,
of tango music and comic operas In
which the dance Is a feature will not bo
acceped.
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WHITLAW CHILDREN WILL RECOVER;
MRS. NORMAN KILLED IN ACCIOENT
Terrible Accident Occurred on Dean Bridge Road Sunday
When Automobile Skidded and Ran Backward Striking a
Tree Causing Death of One and Serious Injury to Two.
It Is announced from the Margaret
Wright hospital Monday that little
Marguerite and John T. Whttlaw. Jr.,
who were seriously Injured yesterday
when tin automobile In which they were
riding, skidded on the Dean Bridge
road, ahd caused the death of Mrs.
Annie Cheatham Norman, would
recover from their Injuries. The little
girl, who Is hurt worse than the boy.
bus a broken arm and bad bruises
about Die bead.
The little boy Is also badly bruised
about the head. It Is expected, how*
ever, that both children will lie aide to
tie out within u short time. Their es
cape from death or more serious In
jury is remarkable, but the most ro
mnrknlde feature of the entire accident
was that Mtss Belle Whltlaw, with a,
one-year-old bndy of her brother's tn
her lap and who was sitting on the
rear seat, was thrown out of the car
for a distance of ten feet with the baby
still In her arras and neither was In
jured. l'r. and Mrs, Whltlaw and an
other child were sitting in the front
seat and they were not injured at all
either, and the wluilshlld on the car
was not even broken. ,
Death Of Mrs. Norman Deplored.
The death of Mrs. Norman, who tie
fore her marriage was one of the most
popular and most highly esteemed
young ladles of Edgefield county and
who had iieen married only a month
and fourteen days, since which time
she had been residing tn North Augus
ts with tier husband, is deeply deplor
ed Mrs. Norman was Ihe daughter of
Mr and Mrs. Walter Cheatham and In
addition to her husband, Is survived by
her mother, father, three brothers and
a sister. The funeral services will lie
held tomorrow at 12 o'clock from
Hardy's Baptist church, and will lie
conducted by Rev. P. B. Lanham. The
following will act as pallbearers;
Messrs, E. W. Hhackleford Jr., J. <'•
WILL GIVE GA ATHLETES
THEIR ATHLETIC DIPLOMAS
Athens, Ge.—For the first time in
a southern college ny university of
ficial, formal diplomas will he issued
by the athletic association to the men
on the football anil baseball teams and
In other lines of athletic endeavor,
this interesting occasion to he Tues
doy evening next at the chapel of thh
University of Georgia, when twenty
one warriors of grid nnd diamond
Itod and Black athletics, will receive
front the president of the Athletic As
soclatlon parchment dips Indtcatln.S
Jhat they have fought and won a
good utljletlc fight on the fields of
Georgia.
Special exercises are planned
There Will be music by the Gcorgti
band; there will be some speeches and
a few “cheers” thrown In; official
sweaters with the coveted In re I
anti black will be awarded; on these
sweaters will he stars, tho number
each to show how many tlmse tho
wearer bas won his “O."
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PERPETUAL ANECDOTE.
When Oliver Goldsmith was a
youth some young people at a gath
ering were amusing themselves by
trying to see who would make tho
ugliest face. Many extravagant far
clal contortions were on display.
At, the conclusion, the master of
ceremonies steppd up to Goldsmith
and said: "Sir, I think you have won
the prize.”
“Oh,” responded the poet, "I wan’t
playing.”
This Incident nlso happened to
Frederick, the Groat, Dean Swift,
William the Silent, 1-olus XIV., Mr.
Pepys, Ivan the Terrible, Julius Cae
sar, Socrates and Attllla the Hun.
PLENTY OF DRY BTREAKB.
Dudley Field Malone, the new col
lector of the port «>FNew York, said
to a reporter: “I'm too new to my
Job to talk about It yet. If I talked
about It I might, like the mountaineer
give away my ignorance.
“A man was hunting In Pike Coun
ty, nnd up around Porters Lake ho
visited a settlor’s house.
"He noticed a volume of ft good en
cyclopedia on a shelf above the gun,
nnd said; •
“It must he a handy thing away
off here to have an encyclopedia.'’
" ’Yep,’ stnd the mountaineer, ‘Yep,
she’s handy. I only got the first
book.’ f
“‘Whv haven’t you got the others?”
“‘I ain’t finished this one yet, so
I ain’t ready for another. I bought
this one off’n an agent about eight,
years ago. He come round six months
afterwards and says, says he; "Here’s
yer second volume, mister.”
“‘“What?” says I. “Why, I ain’t
finished the first volume yet. You
Jest dig out!”
"‘He dug out, too. Nine years ago
It was. I ain't more’n hHlf through
her yet. The wife, she’s about quar
ter through. It took a lot o’ brains
to write this book, but it’s my opinion
all the same, and I don’t mind tillin'
ye, that 1 think she's got her dry
streaks, like most everything else.”
—Washington Star.
McKle, 11. II ftcott, A. H DeVaughn,
J. C. Bunch and Jamea Whltlaw.
Dr. and Mrs Whltlsw. their fnuf
children Miss Belle Whltlaw, Dr. Whit
low's sister, and Mrs. Norman started
from Augusta about 12:20 yesterday id
attend an anniversary dinner given as
Keysvllle by another sister of Dr.
Whltlaw. The party had proceeded
about five or six miles out when In
going down a little hill, the slippery
wet mud caused the car to skid Al
though he put on tils brakes Dr,
Whltlaw was unable to stop the ear,
so treacherous was Ihe soil beneath It,
and It went rapidly down running
over an embankment and strik
ing a pine tree which the rear
of the car struck with consider
able force brthgtng tt to a sudden stop,
throwing all of the occupants of the
rear seat out.
Skull Fractured.
In some manner Mrs. Norman's skull
was fractured Whether she attempt
ed to Jump or whether she was knock
ed out of the car In such a manner a*
to cause her to fall on her head la not
known, but anyway she was rendered
unconscious snd died si the Margaret
Wright hospital yesterday afternoon
about 5 o'clock. A party from L4uta
vllle in an automobile happened along
in a few moments after the accident
occurred and brought Dr. Whttlaw,
Mrs. Norman anil the two Injured chil
dren to the hospital. Another pass
ing car brought the remainder of the
party.
The terrible accident Is deeply de
plored and tbe sympathy of a large
number of friends go out to the young
husband, father, nuUlier, sister and
brothers of the deceased Mrs. Nor
m-in. Dr, Norman Is an assistant to
Dr Whltlaw and he and hts wife lived
with the Whltlaw family In North Au
gusta.
VINDICATION TO BE THE
OUTCOME
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behalf Is the only thing that has pre
vented them from effecting his abso
lute vindication at this time. At that
however, they express the opinion
thnt the evidence before the commit
tee so far is so unreliable that the
committee, In making up its report,
will reject over 50 per cent of it.
(ieorge F. White, former marshal,
opened on the stand In the afternoon
session Saturday,
He could not recollect that he ever
remarked that Judge Speer’s attitude
In the Scarborough case was due to
Ills hostility to District Attorney
Akerman.
Not as Servants.
Mh. White maintained steadily that
court cries and messages were not
used ns personal servants by Judge
Speer. Mr. Webb questioned him
closely about this but Mr White de
clared thnt It was his belief that for
what personal service they did Judge
Speer paid them extra from his own
pocket.
Mr White made a pretty good wit
ness. He answered all questions
frankly and apparently easily and In
each case where the number of attor
neys seemed to be an Issue Mr. White
would answer In a matter of fact, man
ner that he was convinced they were
all needed. ~
“How many cases have you had In
which you didn't employ Talley and
Heyward?” asked Mr. Webb.
"I have used them In very few.”
answered Mr. White. He then nam
ed the law firms he had engaged,
prominent among which was the
Akerman nnd Ak«rman
“Ever engaged Mr. Akerman since
the rupture between him and Judge
Speer?”
“Oh, yes. Mr. Akerman Is my at
torney in a case l am engaged In as
trustee a( this time.”
“Mr White.” asked by Callaway,
“are you familiar with Judge Speer's
treatment of Nell McCoy?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Does he treat him like a servant?'
"Well, I’ve seen them both sitting
together In the Judge’s library at
nights, reading the newspapers.”
“Mr. White, have you ever been au
thorized by the attorney general to
keep n bailiff out at his house because
of threats against the Judge’s life?”
"The attorney general told me to
give the Judge protection.”
“How long have you been giving
him this protection?” broke In Mr.
Webb.
“Ever since John M. Barnes threat
ened to kill him In Savannah.”
"Mr. White what would bo your to
tal of fees from receiverships and so
on amount to a year?”
“Not more than one thousand dol
lars” Mr. White was then excused.
TWO REABONB.
"Why must I pay more for meat
than m.v grandmother did?”
"Your grandmother walked down to
mv shop and took it away In a bas
ket," explained the butcher. “You
telephone and have It delivered, and
you pay for both transactions.”
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or
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Phone 2801 -J. 207 Kollock St.
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