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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD VOLUME XIX No. 55. JIM CONLEY IS FOUND GUILTY TODAY Goes to Convict Chaingang For Twelve Months For Being Accessory Alter the Fact to The Murder of Mary Phagan, The Atlanta Factqry Girl. Atlanta, Ga.—James Conley, negro factory sweeper, was found guilty here today of being an accessory after the fact to the murder of Mary Phagan. He was sentenced to twelve months In a convict chain gang. Conley was the principal witness against ‘Leo M. Frank at the trial which resulted hist August in Frank s conviction for the murder. He testi fied he aided Frank in concealing th« girl's body after Frank had killed her. Frank is under death sentence for the crime. Conley's defence was the contention that his alleged acts were not acces sory to the murder. The sentence im posed upon him is the extreme punish ment under Georgia laws for the crime of which he was convicted. Motion Filed. Atlanta, Ga.— Attorneys for Leo. M. Frank, under death sentence for the murder of Mary Phagan, today filed in tho supreme court of Georgia a motion for a rehearing of arguments of Frank's appeal for a new trial. The appeal, filed after a new trial had been refused by the superior court, was de nied by the supreme court, Feb. 17. Two justices dissented. In their motion today attorneys for the coitvioted factory superintendent hold .that certain grounds submitted in their appeal were not fully conrid ered by the court, and present argu ments in support of this contention. Charge Dismissed. Atlanta, Ga. —The minor charge ol suppression of evidence against James Conley, negro factory sweeper, on trial for complicity in the murder of Mary Phagan, was dismissed by Judge B. H. Hill, of the superior court, at the opening of today’s session. Attorneys then began their arguments on the re maining charge of being an accessory after the fact to the killing of the 14 -year-old factory girl. Conley’s trial began yesterday and taking of evi dence was completed at the first ses sion. The charge of suppression of evi dence was based upon Conley's first affidavit regarding the murder, in which he professed ignorance of the crime. The accessory charge is based on his testimony at the trial of Leo M. Frank ho was convicted of tho murder -n entenced to death. This test inn : r. iting that Conley helped dispose of Mary Phagan’s body after she had been killed by Frank, was read at the trial yesterday. Attorneys for Conley argued today that these al leged acts of Conley were not acces sory to the murder. HOW THEY EOT II "CONFESSION” Told Today By Mrs. Cynthia Buffum, on Trial for Murder of Her Husband. Little Vallay, N. Y. —Mrs. Cynthia Buffum. on trial her for the murder of her husband, resumed before a Jury today her story pf how District At torney Cole and private detectives of Buffalo secured from her an alleged confession. She showed no emotion other than apparent indignation as she recounted the details of her story. The coup made by her attorney In putting her on the stand to block acceptance of the "confession" attracted an immense crowd from all parts of the county today. Mrs. Buffum repeated In detail her assertion that the detectives, pos ing as her friends, took her to Buffalo, piled her with drink, planned the staement she was to make, threatene 1 and coerced her. On this testimony her lawyer seeks to show that the statements are not proper evidence. FIRE; PUPILS MARCH OUT. Rochester, Pa.—With flames shoot ing from the furnace room, 700 pupils rr.affthed out of the high school build- sre In good order today. The building was destroyed with a loss of $60,000. LEST YOU FORGET. "muir our IN CHICAGO; WOMCNVOTE Their First Real Dav in Poli tics. Unwillingness of Many to Affiliate With Any Party Militated Against Them. As Candidates, Voters and Officials Are Playing Impor tant Part in to Nom inate Aldermen. Chitago—Primary Day, woman's first real day "in Chicago politics, was marked In many wards by the number of newly enfranchised voters who hastened to vote for would-be candi dates for the city council. One condition that militated against votes by more than half of the 158,- 000 women who have registered was the unwillingness of many women to affiliate with any party by declaring political preference In an aldertnanlc primary. In Downtown Chicago. In the first ward, downtown Chi cago, Miss Marion H. Drake, progres sive, visited every polling place and confidently asserted that every pro gressive vote would be east by night. The real contest In that ward will come in the spring election when Miss Drake will directly oppose Alderman John (Hath House) Coughlin. Mrs. Marie Gerhardt, opposing two men'-candldatea on the democratic tick et In the twenty-third ward, persuaded many women to vote and In approved candidate style distributed cigars to election officials In her home precinct. Sara M. Hopkins, contesting the democratic party nomination with Thomas Hoyne, brother of the state's attorney of Cook county, in the sec ond ward, forecast victory for herself as she watched her women friends crowd to the polling places. Chicago—Women voters of Chicago cast their first ballot today at the primary election for tho nomination of aldermanic candidates. As candidates, as voters and as election officials they played an Im portant part In the election. Nantes ol eight women candidates appeared on the ballots. More than 700 wo men acted as judges and clerks. Hundreds had been oficially designat ed as watchers and were at the poll ing places early. The women centered most of their attention on the first ward compris ing the business section where Miss Marion Drake was the progressive party candidate. If nominated Miss Drake will oppose Alderman “Hath House John" J.. Goughian for elec tion. Appropriation Of $15,000,000 For An Aeroplane Fleet Washington, D. C.—A bill to appro priate $15,000,000 for purchase and maintenance of a military aeroplane 'fleet, was Introduced today by Repre sentative L’Engle of Florida. L/Englo said he did not expect the bill to pass at this session, but that the country “must wake up to the ne cessity of providing this arm of de fense and will shortly consider this or a similar bill.” He called atten tion to the development of military aeroplanes by European countries. Dll IN CONGRESS Senate. Conferences on the Alaska railroad bill again postponed. Mr. Norris’ resolution for certain Information on the New Haven re organization was warmly debated. House. Urgent deficiency bill again debated. Hearing on the I.aFollette seamaijs bill before the commerce committee. Rivers and harbors bill carrying $43,000,000 reported from committee. Thousands of sen sible, well -to- do people are waiting to co-operate with you through Herald want ads. Adver tise your needs look for your wants AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FEBRUARY. 24. 1914. Villa Suppresses Details of The Denton Execution 1 ™ ■ ■■■ Left to right: General Pancho Villa, and Captain Her rera, one of his aides. Villa’s suppression of the details of the executiion of William S. Benton, the Scotch rancher, has aroused the British Government, and caused mass meetings of protest to be held by friends of Benton on the American side of the border. RECEIVER FINDS REPORT OF AUDITOR ON . CONDITION IRISH AMERICAN AWAITING HIM Mr. Irvin Alexander Back in The City. Has Not Had Time As Yet to Go Over the Report Carefully. NO EXPLANATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE BY ARMSTRONG Alleged Shortage of Funds of Citizens Trust Company and Suit Has Been Instituted by New Receiver. Mr, Irvin Alexander, receiver for the Irish American Bank, returned to the city last night. Mr. Alexander was at the bank this morning and he found awaiting him the report of Auditor Nevill on the condition. It contains the same statement that was printed in The Herald Sunday. Mr. Alexander hari not had time dur ing the morning to examine the re port carefully and he was not In a position to make a statement. It Is expected that within a day or two Mr. Alexander will have looked fully into the report and It. is possible that he may have something to say later. Just what developments will take place in the near future in the Irish American matter cannot he forecast ed with any degree of accuracy. The Htory of the whys and where fores for the reported deficit of over (296,000 is being awaited anxiously. J. P. Armstrong, who was cashier of the Irish American, has declined to make a statement and the question of where the money is remains un answered. In addition to the alleged deficit of the Irish American, Armstrong has been called upon to make good between $16,000 and $17,000 which he had in hig charge as receiver for the fContinued on page nine. SATURDAY’S AND WEDNESDAY'S are the two Big Bargain Days of the week in Augusta. The Herald of # Tu ® i f®f.f n^ “VERY SPECIAL” offerings of Augusta’s leading and most progressive merchants. From a dollar and cents moti e t wil py y , vertisements in today’s Herald. It’s the advertising merchant always who CAN and DOES sell the cheapest. : • ’ ' Here Are Two Statements of Condition Irish American Bank One Was Made in September Last and Was the Last Pub lished Statement Made While the Bank Remained Open. The Other is the Statement of the Auditors. January Statement. The following is the statement of the condition of the insolvent Irish American Bank mado by the auditors up to and including January 31, 1914. The deficit Ib $296,927.85, less the capital stock, surplus and undivided profits of about $75,000. Asset*. Duo by hanks $ 11,259.55 Accounts receivable 611.63 Overdrafts 173,011.61 Cash on hand: With Citizens and Southern Bank $3,283.77 Currency 1,437.96 4,721.73 Umpire !,lfe Ins. Co., stock 1,000.00 Notes In hank $128,934.99 Notes with at torney for col lection .... 26,007.32 Notes, pledged for loans 96,892.46 $251,834 77 I /Css had notes 75,000.60—176,834.77 Banking house and 4 houses and lots $80,710 Less depreciation 15,000 — 65,710.00 Deficit $221,927.86 Total $055,077.14 Liabilities. Bills payable $ 127,500.00 Collections and outstand ing checks ... 10,991.67 Cashier's checks 2,839.00 Certificates of deposit. ~ 11,143 94 Accounts payable 3,266.93 Deposits 499,047.21 Due Bank of America N. Y 288.49 Total' $655,077.14 LABOR LEADERS SAY THEY WILL REMAIN ON SHIP Nine of Ten Deported From South Africa on January 27th Declare Their Intention of Returning. Are Off England. Late Advices Say Exiles Re voke Decision and Land From Steamship Umgcni After Con ference With British Labor Leaders Gravesend, Eng.—Ten labor leaders ilrtmrteil front Smith Africa Inst month after the.general strike hail been brok en landed here today front the steam ship Umgotil. The exiles at first declared they would refuse to leave the vessel but would remain on board until It return ed to South Africa. They revoked their decision, however, after a conference with British labor leaders, who had arranged a great welcome for them. Gravesend, Eng. Nine of Ihe ten la bor leaders deported from South Africa on January 27 after the general strike hud been broken by the government, declared their Intention of refusing to leave the ship when sin- arrived here today. They said they would remain on hoard until the steamer returned to South Africa. Mr. Italn. general secretary of the Trades Federation of South Africa sahl: “We were pressed on to this vessel against our consent. We do not In tend to leave It until we land again tn South Africa." Down the Thames. Arthur Henderson, a labor member of parliament and other Hrltlsh la bor lenders went out on n tug down the Thames to meet the deported strike leaders from South Africa but the captain of the steamer refused to allow any one to come on board. Doth parties contented themselves for the moment with singing "The Red Mag.' Secretary Rain gave out a long statement recounting the events which had led up to the strflio lenders’ de portation. It declared hundredn of people had been arrested Indiscrimi nately during the strike for no crime whatever. leaders of the movement. It asserted, surrendered only to Avoid Mood sheil when a military officer had threatened to attack the trades hall In Johannesburg. September Statement. Statement of the condition of the Irish American Bank, located at Au gusta, Ga., at the close of business September 12, 1913. Assets. Demand loans $118,253.85 Time loans 249,929.35 Overdrafts, unsecured. ... 3,725.63 Bonds and stocks 1,000.00 Banking house 50,000.00 Due from hanks and hankers in tills state... 16,565.90 Duo from hanks and bankers in other states, 19,161.72 Currency $5,973.00 Cold 75.00 Silver, nickels, Etc 1,706.61 Cash Items . .. 903.09 Clearing house . 4,112.70 $12,831.00 Total $477,177.45 Liabilities. Capital stock paid in $ 30,000.00 Surplus fund 20,000.00 Undivided profits, leas current expenses, Inter est and taxes paid 22,503.46 Individual deposits subject to check 64,360.04 Saving* deposits 207,234.20 Demand certificates 25,000.00 Time certificates,, 12,946.32 Cashier's checks 340.75 Notes arid hills redis counted 4,792.70 Bills payable 90,000.00 Total $477,177 45 State of Georgia: Richmond county. Before me came J. P. Armstrong, (Continued on page nine. DAILY AND SUNDAY. $6.00 PER YEAR. GOOD OFFICES OF U. S. ARE INVOKED BENTON'S BODY IS STILL OELO Plea of Widow Meets With no ! Response From Villa. Presi dent Wilson Talking Over Situation With His Official Advisers. E' Paso, Tex.—Efforts of Ameri can Consul Edwards at Juarez to In duce tho constitutionalists to turn over to the widow tho body of Wm. 3. Benton, executed by General Villa, continued today. Ho far the request lias met with no response from Gen eral Villa and it Is r«i orted that American Consul I/otoher at Chihua hua will renew his plea. Unchanged on “Murder" Theory.’ Benton’s friends, Mie federal junta and many sympathizers continued their attempt to ascertain the facts concerning the execution. Benton's frlonds showod no dis|Msltlon to change their own verdict of "mur der.” At Chihuahua, General Villa con tinued to Insist that Benton had at tempted to kill hint and that lie had turned the Scotchman over to guards for execution. Tile rebel general contradicted Ills official report to the American consul at Juarez by saying he knew nothing of the whereabouts of Gustav Bauch a Gerninn-Atnerlran licensed of being a spy. Ills official report stated that Bauch had been taken to Chihuahua Perceval's Move. Tile sending of Charles Alexander Spencer Perceval, British consul st Galveston, Texas, to El Paso, was re garded In some quarters as a move Intended to relieve the American government to some extent of Its protection of foreigners In northern Mexico. Sharp Comment. London —Sharp comment Is made by the Manchester Guardian today on Sir Edward Grey's statement in the House of Commotpi yesterday in re gard to the killing of Win S. Benton, nt Juarez, by General Villa. The newspaper ask*: "Is 1t not mere play ing with words to say that In such (Continued on Pago Three.) NEW TRUE FOR LIEUT BECKER Convictions of 4 Gunmen Who Appealed With Former N. Y. Police Officer Are Affirmed. Albany, N. Y. A new trial today wuh granted Ohas. Becker, the former New York police- lieutenant, under death sentence for the murder of Her man Rosenthal, 'by the court of appeals The court stood six to one, Justice Wener filing the only dissenting opin ion. The convictions of the four gunmen who appealed with Becker were unani mously affirmed, ROB ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Baltimore—The safe in the office of the Academy of Music was blown open last night and according to the report of the police between $6,000 and $6,000 was stolen. SUIT FOR 516.210.15 AGAINST ARMSTRONG AND SURETY Callaway, Howard and West Institute Suit in Behalf of New Receiver Citizens Trust Company. J. P Armstrong, Former Receiver, it is Alleged, Failed to Turn Over Sum Named in Suit. Suit bus been Instituted through Callaway, Howard & West in behalf or A. H. .Walton, ordinary of Richmond county, who sues for the use of Bry aon Crane, receiver of the Citizens Trust Company, against James I*. Armstrong, as principal, and the Unit ed States Fidelity and Guaranty Com pany, as surety, for $16,210.15 and In terest from February 14th, 1914. The suit grows out of the removal by the court of J. P. Armstrong as receiver of the Citizens Trust Com pany and the appointment of Bryson Crane, Ksq., In his atend. It ts alleged that Armstrong failed to turn over the amount sued for to his successor in the receivership and the petitioners seek Judgments against him and his surety. * British Government Would Not Have General Villa to Inter fere With Its Investigation Into Benton’s Death. PROBE WILL BE MADE BY CHARLES PERCEVAL House of Commons Are Told Today of Latest Develop ments in Mexican Situation. To Obtain Complete Report. London.—The British government liss Invoked the good offices of the United States government to urge ttiat there shall be no Interference by Gen eral Villa with Its Investigation Inti tlie death of Wm. 8. Benton. The In vestigation Is to be made by Charles Perceval, British consul at Galveston, who has been ordered to Jusrez. Con sul Perceval has been Instructed to supply the most complete reports ob tainable. . , - V 1 Latest Development!. London.—Blr Edward Grey, British foreign secretary, told the house of commons today of the latest develop ments In the Mexican situation. He said Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, Hrltlsh ambassador at Washington, had been Instructed yesterday to Inform tho United Slates government that Great Britain considered It essential for a British consul to visit the spot where Wm. S. Benton was killed. Consul Perceval, nt Galveston, had been se lected for this purpose. Sir Cecil was instructed to ask the United States, ns Great. Britain had no means of communicating with General Villa, to Instruct Uye United States consul at Juarez to Inform General Villa and to request an assurance that the British consul would not be Interfered with. Sir Edward Grey reud a conimunlci tlon from ffie state department at Washington to Sir Cecil Sprlng-Rlce, which the British ambassador cabled textually to the foreign office. It was as follows: Searching Inquiry. "The state department desires to ad vise the Hrltlsh embassy that Instruc tions hud been sent heretofore to the American consul at Jtiart j to make a most searching inquiry into circum stance* attending the death'of Wm. H. Benton. The consul haH been In structed to make every effort to se cure the exhumation and examination of the body of the deceased, to take the statements of any and all the wit nesses whom he can find, to employ In his Investigations legal asslstanca as far hh may be desirable, and to do everything In his power to elicit tha facts.” The comprehensiveness of the Amer ican government's Instructions called forth In-arty cheers In the house of commons. Sir Edward Urey added that no re ply had been received to his eommu« ideation concerning Consul Perceval. QUIET AT PORT AU I’RINCE ... Washington—Captain Russell, ol the battleship South Carolina, st Port Au Prince reported today that President. 7,amor's forces appeared to control the situation throughout the Island and that quiet, prevails in port Au Prince and all other ports. JOSHUA CHAMBERLAIN DEAD, Portland, Me.—Major General Joshua L. Chamberlain, ex-governor of Maine and former president of Bowdoln College, died here today, ageil 80. The reason the ordinary I* brought Into the cum; Is because Armstrong furnished bond of luO.oOO for the faith ful performance of his duties, payable to the ordinary In the event he failed to do so, Armstrong was appointed receive < f the Citizens, August 6th. I*l2, and on the following day gave bond before the ordinary. The petition recites that Armstrong • successor as receiver for the Citizens Trust Company made demand on Arm strong for the amount of $16,210.15, which amount Armstrong should have had In Ills possession as receiver, in addition to other assets, and that h« failed and has thereafter continuously failed and neglected and refused to pay over the amount of $16,210.15.