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THE HUSTLER OF ROME.
THIRD year.
fill wn m
Addressing the
Murder Jury
the EIGHTH day of trial
SeM bWrigh’» b>£ *P- Blh d " 1 not
Materialize as Expected. Wilker
sons Chances Seem Very Slim.
The remainder of yesterday af
ternoon was consumed by, Judge
Branham, who OOvexed the grounds
of the case in its every minute
detail. .
Wilkerson, the defendant, set
through it all with his stolid face.
Rhowing no signs of the emotion
that must have been surging in
his heart, save now and then a
emile kind’ed by a well told an-
a Hash of the Judge’s
Wfi- IT
At 8:30 this morning, lion.
Seaborn Wright opened the con
cluding argument for the defense.
Seab was at his best, and. while
all the grounds had previously
been covered. It took
tongued” to cover the edifice of
the defense with the—most effer--
vescent eloquence.
It was a big job got Ju_
on the tower scat¥old*a»d worked
his way to the top of the cupolo
and when he quit he was “away up
yonder.”
Seab said he did not like Pen
ny’s personal appearance, but i-f
Colonel Watt Harris look'd at
him like he did at Penny, he
would have run under the Judge’s
desk—out the back door and down
stairs—he would rather face a li
on in his den than the gaze of
of some men.
Mr. Wright claimed all the way
through that Mr. Stephens ‘knew’
of the undue intimacy of his wife
and Wilkeroon, and that accord
ing to the decision of the Supreme
Court, Stephens had no right to
trap the defendant for the purpose
of killing him.
After just three hours Mr
’J right finished, and Col. Watt
Harris, of Cartersville, rose to
make the concluding argument in
the case.
He opened by speaking meet
feelingly of the last time he had
seen his friend, Free Stephens, on
earth.
It was a short time before the
murder and they were on the
State Road from Cartersville to
Kingston. He dwelt upon the con
versation and reproduced most
beautifully, the home picture
which Free had painted for him
on that occasion. “I said then
■batFreewas a prosperous and
happy naan.”
A few months after that, I
of his death, hew he had
been murdered in his own home
, T a man m his employ, whom he
bad found in intimate relations
"hh his wife and I said then:
batman will hang and I have
k aid so ever since and in my
h>'nrt I yet believe he will,”
He spoke of the case having
' -fn tried a year and a half ago,
' * a conviction, and how, on ac
c Unt of the presiding Judge hav
‘"g failed to charge one idea that
h Supreme court had granted a
new trial.
H( spoke of this being the eighth
1 I the trial, also of the fact ’ that
be layers for the defense had spoken
j6f°re the jury for over a day. He
en asked tins startling question:
an a murderer who has money be
convicted in Floyd County?”
again he exclaimed: So help
AVn' one (P°i Q ting to
i ergon) goes unwhipped of jus
e 1 e blood of the dead shall not
(r y °ut that I failed of my duty.”
e said he had seen the fluttering
detr L ft \T ther Paitri *^ e who would
18 attention from her brood
tROME GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY EVENING APRIL 11.
J and he aould not be, in this case,
j distracted from the luaiu issue bv the
fluttering of tue council on the other
side. He informed Judge Branham
that fieitlier of them weje on\ trial
; before tha* -I uiy .
To the Jury; Gentlemen having in
your lives witnesse I more heroic
eflorts than those put foward in the
rial of this case to save a man a
man whose inncconcejis to them so
apparent? Why in Judge Branhams
most remarkable opening speech
many days ago he said that council
for the defense ‘ thought th|t they
could safely go-to trial without intro
ducing a singly witneap—did they
do it? ♦
‘‘Why instead they have spent four
or five days in submitting testimony
What do they want for their client if
he is so innocent that they need no
witness? Do they want you to wreath
a chaplet about his brow aud send
him forth?
He said that a man dying at the
post of duty, no matter wfiut his past
might havte bee', died rf-bmmiful
death, and spoke feelingh of how
F.ee had departed this life under his
own roof, while battling for the
name vs his innocent children, and
for his honor, and how the cowardly
blow’ that smote him down* was - frrnn'
the fangs of a serpeat he hadumrsed
in-his ojjriubreast—t>y the _ hanßs qT
the man who was despoiling his wife,
a wife who- *ver, the bleeding . ,re-.
mains had*' exclaimed; ‘his greatest
B in was his worshiping me.”
He spoke of the kind, fatjie#4y,
generous treatment ever accorded
to Wilkerson by his employer, of
Wow as a serpent he had beslimed
the name of his benefactor and
put him in h’s grave.
He spoke of the unpardonab’e
ingratitude of the lagrate and said
for his sin against his master he
should not have been hung—for
the law said he should only be
killed for such conduct.
He spoke of the effect of the
juries verdict on society—said he:
Napoleon in Egypt nerved the
souls es his troops by exmaiming:
w.iile under the pyramids, ‘‘forty
centuries look down upon you.”
And here today I say that 40
States of this union are looking
down to you and every wire will
sing your verdict when it is ren
dered.
He showed that the defense
claimed that if a husband, after
knowing of the undue intimacy of
his wife, should then discover Ie
in such a.i intimecy again he
should sav excuse me, end polite
ly bow himself out of his own
home.
He said that the Supreme Cour r
had misconstrued the whole case
and if they had .not 12 men in
Fulton Countv had in the Meh-m-
Mcßride case hurled a verdict es
defiance back at them.
He showed that over the body
of the rnurd -red husband, the wife
and the murderer had formed a
compact “Will you stick to me?”
”1 in’’ —how the woman had
fought for Frank and her good
name how Frank, in his statement
and by evidence had to save his
own neck, basely betrayed her.
and with money enough to hire
new lawyers and lots of lawyers
he was just the man to corrupt ,
witnesses and get the testimony
his case needed. He said Harry
Hill had basely betrayed a woman
and that he was reaping the pun- .
ishment he deseived —convicted
more for having betrayed the wo
man than on the evidence of for
gery.
He spoke of Seabs fear of wo
man and said that Delilah loved
Sampson more on account of his
locks than any thing else, and,
turning to Seab, he exclaimed
“Seab if the ladies so beset you
that your life is made unhappy,
permit me to give you a receipt:
Go get your hair cut”
Here the court took a recess for
dinner. When Col, Harris began
his speech the already well filled
court room began to receive re
cruits and at noon it was packed |
with people eager to hear what I
the great lawyer had to say by
way of condemnation of the out
rage,
j i w im.
I -
1 From the Rustier of Rome’s
Guy No v Yorker. >■
' I
SPRING HAS COME .
And the “New Married ’are abroad
on the Streets ol the Metropolis
Woman suffrage in Hie Empire
’ S "“‘ r -t
j New York,.. April 10th, 1894.-
•There is nqjjpubt that Spring has
come. The certainty of its coming
is not decided by the flowers, the
grass, or by the blooming of the
trees. Oh, dear, no.—The arrival
of spring is shown in an entirely
different and much more ori<gifial
way.
When Adam and Eve constitu
ted and gossipped
about the springing up of the. va
rious plants, the budding of the.
crocus in the yellow robe, probab
ly meant S ’riugtime to them, Epi.
since the growth of society, sipca
the successors £4jtm and -Eve
. have increased, a- different mode
obtains. »>.-
■ :r S;>£jtrgds-not here u-uliDhe cir
cus arrives; nor iTntit* one. sees
here, there and every where, two
people whp look unutterably hap-,
py, and who announce by their
faces, —I was jtempted to say by
their chedfr—that they are newly
married. These are the signs and
the symptoms of the arrival of
Spring.
There is something wrong wh n
one does n< t enjoy the ci’cus. It
seems to me that among the joys
of the hereafter, will be a free
pass to tha» delightfu. show
which is largely sham, bu
all pleasure. Just fancy being able
to go whenever you wished, to
look at the elephants, inhale the
perfume of the lion, aud tremble
with fear at the sight of the tiger;
to think what a high col ar the
giraff could wear, aud to feel the
bliss it must be to ride on a wil d
and untamed steed, gowned in a
pink imle frock.
Piays may come and plays may
go. We may be bored to death
with “Hamlet” aud sigh with
weariness over the so-called farc§,
but there is always something new
about the circus, and always some
thing that makes one feel as if, af
ter all, life was a pretty good thing,
aud the people in the world, es
pecially the people who first in
vented circuses, are, after all,
about as desirable as they can be.
The next best thing of interest
m town are the newly married
ones I love a bride and I pity a
bridegroom. The average bride of
to day who has come to New York
on her wedding trip may be found
any afternoon drinking soda wa
ter and holding on to the young
man, whose name she condescends
to bear, as if she were afraid some
other girl was going to run away
with him.
She walks him up the etreet ex
actly as if she were exercising a
puppy, and she has everything
matching so perfectly, that if
you could not tell she had lately
entered the holy state by the glit
ter of her wedding ring, you would
know it because his gloves and
hers ”re exactlv the same shade,
and his scarf is made out of a
piece of the silk that is combined
with the cloth in her going <»wey
frock.
She condescends to him as if he
had never been any place before,
aud she believes that the smiles
that greet her as she walks into
the hotel dining room, attired in
a pale blue wrapper, trimmed with
' white lace, are those of approba
tion, not of amusement.
She is supremely disgusted be
cause the newly married has reg-
I
istered as “Mr. John Brown and
wjfp,” rather than “Mr. John
Brown and lady,” and she telG
lim that if the people at limb
j see that, they will know he thinks
mighty little nf her? fei put her
.down in black and wbite in that
‘ ‘G‘ ■ ■ 1 J ••• ItfH V I,'V'H ; o
.. . I’V >u 11 ’■> >
lue poor wretch may endeavor
“ ff p .1. IL I
to persuade her that he has done
: 1 fi.
what is right, but she will be in-
- ■ 1 ■ 1‘ -
digtrMrt w two hour?, and
the only.way he ertn ever bring
•her backx-to her original ,j»4ate bf :
Amiability;* will be. by parading'
her down the street, staring with
her into shop windows, and event
ually buying her a new bonnet.
. An active campaign for woman
suffrage is- in progress in N\ w
York Stale,*and t-r -some extent in
the citjf. n'he‘object i» tb'-ask the
com iiig—Cdiifetitur ibn al -Go nve n
tion to strike the word “Male”, (
from the constitution. As a promi-,
non! New Yorker , society .woman
remarked, ‘‘it has at last, reached
4he-top.’' [u other w.qrdp .tjje ques
t'ioh of woman Biiffmge has enlist
<ed the-active aid pt-Uie most rcu
Hired women -iu snciety, and., has
even attracted the > attention of
the so-called society woman.
A. ei rv' j ' ■
LAST NIGHTS FIRE.
Ex Street Overseer Brown’s Barn
Burned.
Ex. Street Overseer C. Brown, had
two barns and a crib, together with
10,000 lbs of hay, and between 400,
aud 500 bushels of corn burned last
night, at about 12 o’clock. The ori
gin of the fire is not know’ , but it is
supposed to be incendiary. The
property was insured for S7OO.
The Department lesponded, and by
hard work prevented the fire from
spreading, and thereby saving the
dwelling, and other buildings in close
proximity, which owing to the high
wiuds, were in great danger. No
live stock was burned in the fire, but
there are several dozens of roasted
chickens scattered over the grounds
in the vicinity of the fire this morn
ing.
ACCEPT.A CUT
THE ENGINEERS OF THE RAILROAD
TAKE A 10 PER CENT REDUCTION
The news has been received here
that the receivers of the Savannah
Americus aud Montgomery rail
road today reached au agreement
with the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive engineers and the Order of
Railway conductors for a ten per
cent reduction in wages, to take
effect April 15th. All other em
ployes had previously accepted
this reduction and the engineers
and conductors readily met these
terms in view of the necessity ex
isting for the road to reduce ex
p-nses during the approaching
dull season.
A nice 6 room cottage on Eist
First street at your own price by
calling on A. B. S. Mcsley.
A DELIGHTFUL PARTY.
A small, but select party of young
people met at the residence of Mr.
H. C, Kendrick, on upper Broad St.
evening, where they Danced away
a most delightful evening. Mr. and
Mrs. Kendrick certainly know how.
to entertain, and every one who was
so fortunate as to be present, went
away well pleased with the evening s
entertainment and wi b the highest
praise for their charming host and
hostess.
1 i . 'Li r
Everything is working smoothly
with the Dixie Interstate Fair. When
the general manager is elected at the
next meeting of directors the organ
ization will be complete—Macon
Telegarph.
Services at the first Baptist churcjj
daily at 12 m; 4 P, M and 7:30 P. M
1894,
G-OIjNFCS-
G-OING
[ -moi E'aa i . ■ i, n ,
y if J ll V* 7*
u. .Our large and
is selling at a rapid pace, Thie-week there has
been rush for new designs in dress goods and
we have fully met ahe demand.
This-'week many new features will be added
to our 1 ' sales and cur remarkable inducements
are sure to draw the crowds and delight aIL
——— ■ :: —— l —*——i—*
Spring Dress? Goods.
Ip pvofpsioti cfiai autci'izt’s our stock and ail are iffvit cor
di.Jy invited to viajt f QU,r Emt'oriurr and make theirselectioas.
Beautiful fine, goods, Siiks, Trimmings, Jet*,- and «o on.
New styles in wash fabrics, Beautifi.r' line of organ dies,
dhaliies, Dimities, Outings, Satteens, Criterian cloths,
h-• J * 1 ■ -j, Al ' .
{j | .j# $ #
/.'Full stock of white goods.
Thousands of yards of laces,
-Specials in Gloves & Hosiery,
Parasols, Umbrelas, Sun-shade
Summer underwea'* a full line,
Sailor hats, children’s caps &c.,
Bargans in matting.
Rugs’ Carpets, Mats, &c ,
Bargains, Bargains, Bargains
THOS. FAHY.
Mr. O. Rich, of Cave Spring .is
in Rome today.
Mr. Walter Cotton left this
morning to accept a place on the
Atlanta Journal.
The noon prayer service at the
First Baptist church today was
largely attended and was a most
i iterestiug meeting.
Everv counter at Fhays drv
goods emporium is ladened with
new and beautiful spring goods
at wounderfully low prices.
The mass meeting to be held at
the First Methodist church to
night bv the Fioyd County Sun
day School convention will be an
occasion of great interest. Allaie
invited.
Clever Jim O’Neill who has been
ill for some weeks, is rapiJly con
valesing to the delight of his many
friends.
Those who are shaking h»auti-
1
ful spring styles at tremendous'
bargains should call at Tho’s.
Fhays this week.
Regardless of cost Fahy is clos
ing out some most attractive stylss
in sprin? goods.
At the First Baptist church yester
day afternoon Rev. G. T. Geotchies
preached a most earnest and stirring
sermon to a large congregation of
deeply interested listeners.
Last night Dr R. B. Headden
preached to a large congregation and
his appeal to his own members
and to Christians generally to go to
work and save souls is sure to start
an increase of interest aud work on
their part.
Preaching tonight and you are es
pecially invited.
The Sunday School Convention of
the Floyd County Baptist Association
meets with Pleasant Valley, churchl
north of Rome, on Friday before the
fiifth Sunday in this month, all Sun
day Schools are urged to have a ful
delegation present.
10 CENTS A WEEK
“Perhaps you would not think sc
but a verv large proportion of di»-
eases in New Yors comes, from care
lessness about catching cold ’ says
Dr Syrus Edson. ‘ It issucha simple
thing and so common that very few
people, unless it is a case of pneumo- '
nia, pay any attention to a cold. New
York is one of the healthiest places
on the Atlantic and jet there 1
are a great many cases of catarrh and |
consumption which have their crigii
□ this neglect of,the simplest precau
tion of every day life. Tne moe (
sensible advice is, when you have on
get rid of it as soon as possible. By-il
means do not negle tit ”Dr. Edson >
does not tell how rbat a ’cold but ,
we will. Take Chamber! in’s -Gougf j
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aid expectoration open the secretion; |
and so tn effect a permanent cure
25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by «
Lowry Bros. Druggist,
“Orange Blossom’, is a painless
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resh by D. W. Curry Druggist
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■‘the greatest Kitchen I'tensil ever invented, ' s
Retails for thirty five cents. Two to six cm lie ,
sold in every house. Millions sc Id in this c«un- 1
try alone. Done miss the greatest opportunity j
ever known to make money, easily and quickly
Sample sent, postage j repaid for five ceirtr.
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Wanted:—A second hand on
gine, about 15 or 20 horse powe
Apply to or address Rounsavill '!
Bros.
4-3-ts. Rome."G&.
NOTICE.
The public is hereby notified |
tha* I will pay no bills contracted I
by nay sou, Pierce Roser, either oc
verbal or wri en order.
P. D. Roser. >
4-5-ts.
Fine Perfumes, toilet soap combs,
hair and tooth brushes, face powder
and toilet articles at cut prices an
the assignes‘B sole of Reece& White- 1
head.
3-12-dtf.
LOST.
One pair gold rimed I
I on lower Broad street or Mc.it. St 1
I sth Ward, will reward the findejj
if delivered at this office.