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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1. NUMBER 102.
A YOUNG BOOKKEEPER
ON $25 A WEfft SALARY
IS $400,000 SHORt.
HE STOLE FOR
TINT! YEARS,
A BIG SHORTAGE IN THE AC
COUNTS OF BOOKKEEPER FOR
CINCINNATTI FIRM.
YOUNG MAN AT ONCE MADE GOOD
THE SHORTAGE—SAYS HE WAS
LUCKY IN SPECULATIONS.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 22.—1 t is alleged
that Theodore Braemer, secretary and
treasurer of the J. & F. Sehroth Pack
ing Company of this city, is short from
$160,000 to $400,000.
.Braemer and his wife have turned
all their estate over to the Schroths,
and the shortage will be fully covered
without prosecution. Until recently
Braemer received $25 per week as
♦bookkeeper. His salary never exceed
ed S4O per week, and he has been with
the firm 26 years. He has transferred
one of the finest residences in the city
and other valuabe property and liver
$200,060 In stocks and bonds to his for
mer employers.
His employers always believed his
statements about fortunate specula
tions and investments and never exam
ined his books. After tne death of
John Sehroth, a year ago, his heirs in
stituted an investigation and. recently
had detectives cooperating with their
expert acountants.
Expert. Munster claims to have con
fronted Braemer with a $160,000 short
age and he estimates hat the shortage
for over 20 years aggregate $400,000
The firm does a business over $3,00u
-000 annually, all passiDg through §te
000 annually, all passing tnrough the
hands of Braemer.
It is claimed Braemer did not enter
cash collections from wagons as other
collections. Braemer and his family
are noted entertainers and very promi
nent socially. ,
Braemer admitted today that he had
transferred propery to the Schroths
after he met their attorneys and ex
pert accountant last ounday. It was
then that he resigned ana an attempt
was made to keep the matter quiet.
CLAIM EXAGGERATED.
Ex-United States District Attorney
Cleveland, representing Theodore
Braemer, and Joseph O'Hara, repre
senting the Schroth Packing Compa
ny, have been In consultation during
the day as joint trustees as well as
counsel. It was expected that they
would give out a statement at noon,
but at that hour he said they would
have nohing for publication today ex
cept to say that Braemer denied any
shortage and that all discrepancies in
the books and other differences had
been satisfactorily adjusted. They
insisted that published accounts were
grossly exaggerated and did Schroths
as well as Braemer injustice. They
denied that Braemer had transferred
anything to Schroths, but admitted
that the transfer was to trustees,
awaiting more definite adjustment of
the differences between Braemer and
the company. They said the amount
held in trußt was more than enough
to cover the differences in the settle
ment and the discrepancies would not
approximate any such figures as those
published. Their Informal replies to
a crowd of newspaper men were more
conservative than the interview of
Braemer and covered the same points.
BRAEMER’S STATEMENT.
The Times-Star publishes the follow
ing interview with Braemer:
“So they say I am short $400,000?”
“Yes.
“it is not true. I'll tell you the truth
of the wholes matter. The old man
and I have’ been fighting for the past
six months. I concluded to quit. There
have been some errors in the books
and some time ago-It was mutually
agreed to have an expert go over
them. More errors were found, and, as
a precautionary measure and to in
demnify the company, Harland Cleve
land and Joe O Hara were appointed
trustees of my estate. I have turned
over to these gentlemen purely as a
business measure, 100 shares of Stand
ard Oil Cojnpany stock; worth about
$60,000, and holdings In the Cincinnati
Gas and Electric stock amounting to
about $12,000.”
“ ‘When will the work of examining
the books be completed?’
“ 'ln about three weeks.’
“ ‘lf a shortage Is found will you be
to blame?’
“ 'Solely, because I had charge of
the books. I have no desire to shun
any responsibility’ ”
NO MORE FREE LUNCH.
Council Will Pass an Ordinance Pro
hibiting Saloons Serving It.
.The free lunch grafter is in hard
luck. Tonight the city council will
pass a law prohibiting the serving of
lunch in saloons, arid it is needless to
say that the restaurant people are
happy.
The News understands that council
was asked by those saloon keepers
who serfe lunch to pass the • ordi
nance. and p. will be done. The law
will be sweeping in its nature and
there is no way left by which lunches
of any sort can be furnished.
Tho new law will be a boon to the
boarding house keepers because the
business has been greatly damaged by
the free lunch counters. In fact, the
average boarder stopped at the saloons
where he could get a good meal and
a glass of beer for the small sum of
5 cents, while the boarding house and
restaurant keeper did well to serve
supper.
VERY LITTLE BUSINESS.
courts of Glynn Have But Little to Do
Now.
Tljere is a lull in local.legal business
and the lawers as well as the court of
ficers are not making half as much
as in former years. Some say the
lull is a good sign, otners assert that
it is just the reverse. On the first prop
osition it is stated that the court dock
ets show the people of Brunswick and
vicinity are living at peace with each
other, and they claim this as a good
indication. On the other hand it is
claimed that legal bus,ness should In
crease with others. On this proposi
tion tiiey say when’court circles are
dull every thing else Is the same way,
and say business makes litigation.
One encouraging fact, though, is
the lack of criminal business.
Mr. G. M. Owens Bhot
Mr. G. M. Owens was shot but not
seriously injured near Hazlehurst a
few days Lott. Both are
well known in B^^vick; the latter
lived here a number of years. It
seems that the two men had a flgght
in which Mr. Owens was the victor.
Mr. Lott not being satisfied got a
Winchester and opened fire. It was
returned by Mr. Owens, who had a pis
tol, but the Winchester shooter proved
the best marksman and Mr. Owens re
ceived a painful wound In the hand.
Captain Napier Dead.
ATLANTA, Jan.’22.—Captain N. C.
Napier, editor of the Walton County
Messenger, died suddenly at his home
at La Fayette last night
BRUNSWICK, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 23, ,1902.
WILD UPROAR
AT WESTMINSTER
DISORDERLY POLITICAL GATHER
ING AT BISHOP GORE’S CON
FIRMATION.
THREATS MACE TO CLEAR THE
HALL BEFORE KENSIT WOULD
SIT DOWN.
LONDON, Jan. 22.—The ceremony
at. the coronation of Rt. Rev. Charles
Gore as bishop of Worcester, at West
minster, today, was attended by an ex
traordinary scene of tumult. There
were numerous objectors to the confir
mation, among whom were John Ken
sit, the notorious anti-rituaistic crusa
der.
What was intended to be a semi-re
ligious ceremony assumed the charac
ter of a disorderly political gathering.
Bishop Gore’s editorship of Lux Mundi
and the fact that he was the founder
of the monastic celibate society figured
largely among the arguments of the
protesters. The vicar general ruled
out most of the protests, whereupon
Kenslt in vigorous terms, defied the
vicar general to stifle him, declaring
that he would continue to protest until
he' was ejected by force.
A great uproar followed and it was
only when the vicar general proposed
to carry out his threat to clear the hall
that Kenslt consented to sit down.
Shouts of "farce” and “conspiracy” ac
companied Bishop Gore’s declaration
and administration of the oath.
TO SAVE A BOER.
Senator Teller.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—Senator
Teller offered the following concurrent
resolution in the senate today, which
he as ted should go over until tomor
row.
“Whereas, It is announced that sen
tence of death has been passed upon
Commandant Scheepers of the Orange
Free State army, now a prisoner of
war in the hands of the British forces
in South Africa, and,
Whereas, It is known that said
Comandant Scheepers was captured
while lying sick and injured in a hos
pital, such capture being in vioation
of articles 1 and 5 of the Geneva con
vention, and,
“Whereas, This execution by British
authorities will lead to als of retalia
tion and rerisal, he it
Resolved, by the senate, the house
of representatives concurring, That the
president request the government of
Great Britain to set aside, in the inter
est of humanity .such sentence of death
and accord to Commandant Scheepers
the priviliges and immunities guaran
teed under the Geneva convention.”
After reading the press dispathes
Senator Teller said:
“That is a case which certainly calls
for the intervention of the United
States or some other government
which has some feeling of humanity.
LYCEUM ATTRACTION.
Dr. May, on the Passion. Play, to Lect
ure Tonight.
By a happy coincidence Dr. Eugene
May, of Washington, D. C., the great
lecturer on Art, Travel and Adven
ture, has been secured as the fourth
attraction of the Lyceum course,
tonight at the Grand he will deliver
his thrilling descriptive lecture on
“The Passion Play.” Nearly every
one has read something of the won
derful play as produced by the pious
villagers of Oberammergau In Ba
varia every ten years. Dr. May is
eminently qualified to make it lively
before bis hearers. He is said to be
the most vivid, eloquent, and realistic
descriptive lecturer on the American
plaltform. Members of the Lyceum
course may begin to reserve seats to
morrow. Seats will be on sale at pop
ular prices to the public, Wednesday
and Thursday.
MRILFRAM
FOR LEGISLATURE
SETTLED FACT NOW THAT THE
PEOPLE OF GLYNN WANT HIM
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
PROBABLY AMONG THEVERY FEW
BRUNSWICK IANS WHO CAN BE
ELECTED WITHOUT A FIGHT.
It has been decided that Mr. A. L.
Franklin will be the next representa
tive, from Glynn county in the Geor
gia legislature. This decision has
been fixed in the minds of the people
of Glynn for some time but it lias re
quired no little persuasion to get Mr.
Franklin to see it that way and ob
tain bis consent to take the place. His
selection was by popular will as the
current opinion here lor some months
has been, taat on no other man could
the entire people unite, and it was
especially desired that the man chosen
should be one that woulu not arouse
any factional differences in this
county, at least for some years to come
Brunswick has had its fill of fractional
politics and the city is prospering
without it and that was one reason
why such active efforts have been
made to get Mr. r ranklin to let his
announcement for the house go in.
Mr. Franklin is at present county at
torney and also an alderman of the
city of Brunswick. Ho was the only
alde.i'lnan on which all tne people of
this community cotud unite at the last
election, ami he received almost the
total vote at a time when the lines
were sharply drawn, and every man
was asked to give his platform. Mr.
Franklin declined to announce in fa
vor of any particular faction and
despite this the people’s confi
dence in his integrity and ability
was so great that at no tiriie was there
any suggestion of an opposition can
didate. He hears the distinction of
being the one man in Glynn that can
unite all factions and he has done it
on more than one occasion. His person
ality is pleasing, while his ability as
an attorney has been demonstrated in
a most remarlcabe manner. It was
some years back when Mr. Franklin
came to Brunswick from Athens anu
began to {each as one of the princi
pals in the Glynn schools. He went
ahead rapidly and soon retired to open
a law office. Shortly thereafter a de
cided change took place in the politi
cal atmosphere of this county, and in
the rront rank of the then victorious
element was Mr. Franklin. He was
heard nightly on the stump and by his
eloquence and force of argument had
great weight in turning the political
tide his way. During the interval be
tween speeches he was doing expert
work on the books of Glynn county,
and by patient efforts secured evidence
that made the county commissioners
refuse to pay any more of a lot of
bonds that bad been in course of re
demption by the authorities here for
years and years and which at the rate
they were being redeemed had the
county practically bankrupt and would
have kept it so for some years. He
secured the evidence that stopped the
redemption of these _bonds and which
later resulted in the county gelling,
through his efforts as county attorney,
$111,600 worth for the remarkably
small price of $2,500, or less than It
would have cost to have fought the
case in court even if it had been de
feated. These and other good busi
ness handlings of matters connected
with public affairs and for the good
of the public, have gradually formed
such a strong bond of confidence be
tween te public and Mr. Franklin that
it, in a measure, accounts for
his irresistible political popularity and
he will go to the legisature with the
strongest endorsement ever given by
DANISH WEST INDIES
WILL BE UNCLE SAM’S
DURING THIS WEEK.
the people of Glynn county to any
man that has ever gone up there to
represent them. In view of the rap
idity of his deserved rise in local af
fairs and the force of character and
natural ability that has aided in send
ing him forward so rapidly it is not
too much to predict that Mr. Franklin
is one of the coming young men of
South Georgia, and his friends down
this way have been especially anxious
to see him announeg for the House in
order to get him into a larger field,
confident in their belief that he will
be able to help South Georgia and this
immediate section in particular just as
he has helped Glynn county and Bruns
wick in the past and is helping them
now. The formal announcement from
Mr. Franklin is expected shortly and
when the time comes it Is known
that he will retire from the City Coun:
oil but as yet there Is no necessity of
his so doing, and .he will be asked to
remain there until just a short while
before the election for the house.
TERRELL’S ANNOUNCEMENT.
Although Expected It Caused Consld
able Comment.
The announcement of Hon. Joseph
M. Terrell for governor was the cause
of a great deal of talk yesterday, not
withstanding the fact that the general
public expected the announcement.
Mr. Terrell has many warm fiends
in Glynn, and his chances for carrying
the county are not bad by any means.
There will be an important meeting
of the Ladies’ Aid Society, of St.
Mark's Episcopal church, on Thurs
day afternoon, January 23, at fotir
o’clock. In the Parish Home house. A
full attendance is desired.
CHALLENGE BY GUERRY
TO BE SENT TO TERRELL.
ATLANTA, Jan. 22. —Dupont Guerry,
who was here today, gave out an In
terview challenging J. M. Terrell to a
joint debate. He commented good na
turediy on, Terrell’s announcement,
saying Terrell had climbed on to his
“Guerry" platform.
USED DYNAMITE TO ROB A BANK.
Burglars Awoke the Town and Were
Forced to Flee.
HARTFORD,Ky., Jan. 22.—The Bank
of Hartford was roboed by five or six
safe blowers at 2,30 o’clock this morn
ing. The vault was wrecked with dy
namite. About $6,000 was on hand,
but it is believed the robbers obtained
only a small per cent of this. Much
money was found scattered on the
floor. The noise of the explosion
aroused the town and the robbers were
compelled to flee.
Field of Velvet Beans Burned.
WAYCROSS, Ga., Jan. 22.—Mr. W.
J. Carswell, who was down at Upton
ville Sunday, tells of the awful ravages
of the flames in the woods of that sec
tion Saturday night and Sunday. Mr.
Dinkins, who had a field of ten acres
in velvet beans, suffered heavier than
any of his neighbors. The beans were
in excellent condition for his stock and
cattle were feeding on the rich beans
day after day, and he was reaping a
very satisfactory return from his milk
and butter, but in a few minutes rt all
went up in smoke. The fire came in
on one side of his field and swept the
beans away like a whirlwind.
Noted Chemist Dead.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 22.—Profes
sor Emile Sceffer, one of the best
known chemist in the country, died
this morning of old age. Professor
Scheffer was the first to discover a
formula for making liquid pepsin, ’and
the announcement created a great sen
sation In medical and chemical circles
of the world. Five years later he dis
covered a formula for making dry or
powdered pepsin.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
THE DEAL HAS
BEEN CLOSED,
REPORTED THAT THE PURCHASE
PRICE WAS S4,SOO,OOO—LOCATION
OF THE PLACE.
IS A PART OF THE VIRGiN ISLANDS
AND COVERS IN ALL ABOUT 188
SQUARE MILES.
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 22.—1 t has
been definitely decided that the treaty
with the United States, providing for
the sale of the Danish West Indies, is
to be signed at Washington this week,
All the formalities have been com
pleted.
The Danish West Indies, a part of
the Virgin islands, consist of the isles
of St. Thomas, St. John, and Santa
Cruz. They cover, altogether, 118
square miles and have a population of
33,000. The interior of the isands is
mountainous and not very fertile.
Since slavery was abolished the culti
vation of sugar has ceased. A little
cotton is grown there. The climate is
hot, dry, and unhealthy. The harbor
of St. Thomash is deep and locked
and finely fortified. The houses are
built tier upon tier in cream colored
limestone and are beautiful. The pur
chase of these islands from Denmark
has been hanging for a long time.
It is said the price is $4,500,000.
Jefferson Gives SIOO.
CANTON, 0., Jan. 22.—President
Day of the McKinley National Memor
ial Association has received from
Joseph Jefferson, the actor, a check
for .. 100 for the memorial fund.
Wanted—A smart white boy at Nuss
baum’s grocery store.
Chapman Named
ATLANTA, Jan. 22 John T. Chap
man was this morning appointed by
Governor Candler solicitor of the
county court of Liberty county to suc
ceed Newton J. Norman, resigned. The
appointment is for the unexpired term.
LOST THEIR LITTLE GIRL.
The many friends of Mr and Mrs.
Gus Hoffman will be grieved o hear
that their little daughter died in At
anta. Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman went to
Atlanta several days ago to attend the
funeral of the latter’s father.
NOTHING NEW.
The postofflce matter had no new de
velopments yesterday except that the
senate did not confirm Mr. Smith’s ap
pointment with the other Georgia
postmasters. The impression seems
to prevail, hough, that the appoint
ment will stand.
COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT.
The regular weekly session of the
city council will be held * night.
Among other important matters the
license ordinance will be placed on its
second reading.
Wright Accepts.
ATLANTA, Jan. 22.—Hon Boykin
Wright has formally notified Governor
Candler of his acceptance of the ap
pointment as attorney general to suc
ceed Hon. J. M. Terrell, resigned. Mr.
Wright will take charge of his new
office Feb. 1.
Weather Forecast.
Fair. No decided temperature
changes; fresh northwest to north
winds, moderating.
When you want good shoemaking
or repairing done always call on B.
L. Jordan. The be&t work for the
least money.
WANTED —Good second hand me
dium size safe at reasonable price.
Warren A. F'uller Lumber Cos., Opera
House block.