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[VOLUME 7, NUMBER 260.
TilS. Alio C. HISTIE
' IS HER EIEE HE SENDING
lIIIEITIIIHHEMFEE
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WELL KNOWN LADY
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COIIIIS SUICIDE
NO CAUSE WHATEVER CAN BE
ASSIGNED FOR HER
RASH ACT. j
With Her Head Comfortable on Pil
low, Lying in Bed, Mrs. Christie
Fired Shot Which Caused Her In
stant Death.
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Brunswick was shocked from cen
ter to circumference yesterday after
noon when the news was heralded
over the city that Mrs. Alfred C. Chris
tie, wife of Or. Alfred C. Christie,
the well known physician, had suicid
ed. It was one of those shocks that
causes one to stand still and reflect,
as to what manner of mental
stfkla could pervade the mind and
I> Abduce such a result.
Thefe were many who flatly refused
to believe it and were not satisfied of
the truth of the rumor until they per
sonally visited the Christie home on
F street and there witnessed the re
sults of the tragedy in all of its horri
ble detail.
So sudleu was this awful piece of
work and so shocking was it that it
became a real serious matter to gain
er together the basic facts for a news
story. The sc -ne in the home beggars
description. In Mrs. Christie's own
apartments, where the tragedy was
committed, the dead body of Mrs.,
Christie, stretched at full length on
her bed, a white shirtwaist drenched
in blood, a tiny bullet hole penetrat
ing the left temple, snowed, only
too ">lainly, the story. The grief
stricken husband, surrounded by sev
eral friends, was frantic with his sor
row while the ycung son, Alfred, Jr„
14 years old, was inconsolable in a
third room, where kind lady friends
were endeavoring to soothe his
wounds.
Prepared for Suicide.
There is no question but what. Mrs.
Christie carefully planned for her own
self-destruction, and while she left
not cne lfne to indicate her Intention
it is self evident that the plan was
well laid.
About 4.30 o’clock Mrs. Christie sug
gested to her mother in-law, who was
the only other occupant of the house
at the time, the propriety of paying a
visit to a sick child in the neighbor
hood. She told the elder Mrs. Chris
tie that as soon as she finished some
work on her machine she would join
her at the friend's house. Mrs. Chris
tie readily contented, dressed and
paid the call. She was gone less
than an hour, and upon returning to
the house was startl-d beyond express
ion to find her daugtjter-in law cold
in the article of death, the clutched
pistol and the carefully-arranged bed
and pillows certifying the awful
truth.
Mrs. Christi?. fully dressed, with
white shirtwaist and blue sikrt. was
lying at full length on the bed. Her
head was pillowed and under the left
hand a second pillow w*as used as a
prop as against the weight of the re
volver, a .38 calibre Smith & Wesson.
The left hand, friends of Mrs. Chris
tie state that she was left-handed in
all things, still clutched the revolver
and the pillow, on which the head
rested, was drenched in blood, as
was a large portion of the left side
of the shirtwaist.
Husband Notified.
Shortly before a o’clock Mrs.
Holmes, one of the Christie neighbors
who hastened to the alarm sounded by
Mrs. Christie, the elder, reached the
Christie home and at once telephoned
to Andrew’s drug store for Dr. Chris
tie. He was not told the horrible
truth, but was only, asked to come
home instantly. This he did and was
absolutely bewildered on entering his
write's room. In the meantime num
bers of friends had reached the home
and *jt. Christie was turned over to
•them.
A News representative talked to
the doctor, and while naturally labor
ing under mental strain shock, he
stated that he was sure lfrs. Christie
-was suffering from ment* depression,
brought about by severe Italns in the
head, and, of course, could assign *lO
other possible reason forJ% rash act.
Happy Home § |
The Christie home wi A happy
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
j one. being surrounded with .
environments that go to makecmT
■She w as interested In a number of se
cret orders and devoted largely of her
•Urdu to their success, at the -time oi
her death being grand matron of the
Order,of the Eastern Star of Georgia; !
she was a consistent member of the '
church and was interested in the var
iotjs lines of church wcrk. She had
great .hopes for her young son and
together with the doctor had planned
to send him to Mercer college in Ma
con next month. She was of a uerv-'
otts temperament, but in spite of that,
was cheerful and genial in disposi- j
tied, hence it is no wonder that Dr.
Christie was dumfounded and found
it impossible to give a single motive
for the conduct of his wife.
Inquest Held.
Later in the afternoon Coroner Jen
nings was notified and he decided to
hold an inquest over the body. A
jury,' composed of E. C. Bruce, J. M.
Armstrong, W. A. Kennon, J. J. Wim
berly, A. C. Banks, ,Jr., and J. K.
Cornelius, was summoned, but there
was not a development to throw any
light on the cause for the rash act,
and a verdict was returned, declar
ing^ .that the deceased had come to
her dekth by a bullet from a pistol
fired by her own hand.
It is stated that Mrs. Christie tele
phoned Rev. J. E. Sammons, of the
First Baptist church, about 3.30 o’clock
yesterday afternoon, to the effect that !
sli ■ desired to see him and asked if j
he would not call later in the after
noon. What the motive for this act
was is a conjecture. It might have
been' that she wanted Rev. Sammons
to find her lifeless lx dy and trusted
jt him to break the news to those
| she was leaving behind, or it might
(have been that she desired to counsel
I w ith him on the subject of the deep
'depression that had evidently consum
ed her. The truth of this, of course,
will never he known, but I)r. Sam
mons, In answer to the response, start
ed for the Christie resident shortly
after 5 o'clock, only to find Mrs. Chris
tie a corpse and a sorrowing husband
and son in the depth of deepest gyief.
Mrs. Christie was, before her mar
riage, Miss Lee Treadwell, being the
daughter of Rev. If. B. Treadwell, foj
many years a minister of the Gospel
here in Brunswick. She was educated
in the public schools of Brunswick
and was regarded in those days as
being one of the brightest pupiis in
her class. She was mbrried to Dr.
Christie in 1X92 and to that union only
one child, Alfred, .1 r., was horn, he
having reached his fourteenth birth
day last April. Mrs. H. B. Treadwell,
who lives with the Christies, is at
present visiting relatives in Columbus.
Men F. Treadwell and .1. J. Tread
well ar- brothers < f Mrs. Christie and
reside in Harriman, Tenn., and St.
Augustine, Fla., respectively, while
Mrs. W. J. Saunders, a sister, lives
in Macon, all of whom were notified
by wire last night of the sad occur
rence. Mrs. Christie was 42 years
old.
F-.inerai This Afternoon.
The funeral services will take place
this afternoon at 4 o'clock from the
First Baptist church. Rev. J. E. Sam
mons officiating. The deacons of the
church will serve as pallbearers. In
terment will be made at Palmetto
cemetery.
Mies WILL
CONTINUE STRIKE
1
WILL NOT BE CALLED OFF, SAYS
PRESIDENT OF THE MINE
WORKERS.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 28.—J. T.
Kennaner, president of the Birming
ham mine workers association, said
this afternoon that the miners have
no intention of abandoning their
strike.
Mr. Kennaner says that they have
been in touch with the Indianapolis
conference,-and there has been noth
ing upon which to base the repcit
that the strike would be called off.
EVELYN THAW IS NOW
PLACED IN SANITARIUM
NEW YORK, Aug. 28.—The report
Is current here today that Evelyn
Thaw is suffering from a nervous
breakdown as a result of wo/ry and
doubt as to the probabilities of her
husband gaining bis freedom, and has
retired to a Private sanitarium.
BRUNSWICK, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 29, 1908.
GUN CLUB HELD AN
INTERESTING
SHOO!
RACE FOR PRETTY TROPHY CAME
TO A CLOSE, L. J. LEAVY. JR..
' 'Wif3AiiftC hTv^OM E GOQD
‘ Scores made. * 4 . .‘’fa '
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The, shoot, held by the Brunswick
Gun club yesterday after neon, which
| was the last harniicar* shoot of the
season, was one of the most Interest
ing yet held by the club and very near
ly 30 members were present to partici
pate in it. The fact that the shoot
was to decide the race for the hand
|!nt trophy, a beautiful picture of
1 a great dog, donated to the club by
the DuPont Powder company, also
.caused considerable interest, as sev
leral of the members were very close
in their averages. The race for this
trophy has been going on for the
past three shoots and was to be awar
ded to the member making the highest
average for the three shoots. The
pretty trophy was won by L. .7. Leavy,
Jr., who had a lead of just four birds
over P. M. Golden, who had the sec
ond highest average.
In the regular shoot for the medals
Mr. Leavy also won the first medal,
cn a score of 41 out of 60, shooting
from 19 yards. P. M. Golden, shoot
ing from 19 yards, and Claude Dart,
shooting from 18 yards, tied for tbs
second medal on a score of 40. In
the shoot-off Mr. Golden won.
The score of the shoot was as fol
lows;
From 19 Yards.
j" P. M. Golden 40
M. li. McKinnon 36
L. J. Leavy, Jr 41
From 18 Yards.
Vassal 1 Cato 33
Claude Dart 40
G. H. Smith 36
T. W. Mallard 34
G. W. Blanton 37
From 17 Yards.
E. C .Butts £6
W. H. Bowen 36
B. J. Olewine . 36 ,
J. E. du Jiigix n 31 I
G. V. Cates 35 j
From 16 Yards.
W. H. Berrle -30
R. L. Williams 35
J, M. Armstrong 32
W. C. Lemon 37 ■
A. M. Smith 31
j H. H. Bryant 34
I E. F. Higginbotham 37
j Jones 30
From 15 Yards.
W. J. Butts 27
P. Higginbotham 36
From 14 Yards.
| It. G. Jackson 19
j B. Padrosa 26
I K. W. Dart 32
J. F. Symons 31
On next Friday the club will hold
what is known as a freak shoot, which
will be for another handsome trophy,
donated by the Hunter Arms company.
There will he two events of 15 birds
each, with the use of Doth barrels,
and one event of 20 birds in doubles.
The member making the best, score
will receive the pretty trophy.
HERE ARE THE TRUE FACTS
ABOUT THE BOG KILLING
In an article published yesterday af
ternoon, signed by Policeman Pete
I,owe, the author of which, however,
is not known, the report published in
The News, yesterday morning, to the
effect that this officer shot a little
drg when the owner, a small boy, was
pleading for its life, was denied by
the officer. He stated that he never
had even killed a dog in the vicinity
mentioned.
A newspaper man is not supposed to
see every item of news that is qhrou
icled in the columns of his paper, but
at the same time, in a matter like
this, he always gets a good author be
fore publishing it, and if he misre
presents facts it is seldom his fault.
However, in this case, it, appears that
the officer in question has misrepre
sented the facts.
A News man heard this report of
the shooting and then looked it up.
He went so far as to find an eye-wit
rfl*ss and, as this witness was a lady,
the reporter sought her husband for
the information.
The eye witness to the killing of the
dog was Mrs. John W. Green, who re
sides on Gloucester street, and her
brother, Mr. Ernest Rickett, while he
did not see the shooting, saw Officer
Lowe empty the cartridge out of his
gun "and saw the harmless little dog
lying In the streets dead. Mr. Green
the author of the article published
in The News yesterday. He was seen
again last night and said:
"The article you published is prac
tically true. My wife was sitting on
CAPTAIN ID 8E HELD
ON LARCENY
CHARGE
COMMANDER OF SCHOONER WHO
SAILED OUT WHEN HIS VESSEL
HAD BEEN ATTACHED TO BE
ARRESTED in NEW YORK.
“ have been sworn out against
Captain Coombs, of the schooner Fre
derick A. Duggan, charging pint with
larceny. Govery Smith will be re
quested to secure a requisition and
the captain will bo arrested when he
j lands in Now York and brought back
to this port, t.o answer to the state
courts for taking the schooner to s-a
when she had been attached and pa
pers served on her.
The facts In this case were told in
The News a few days ago. A long
shoreman in Charleston filed suit
against the schooner for $2,000 dam
ages. Attorneys Crovatt <& Whitfield
were secured to represent him, and
the case was filed in Justice Lam
plight's court. An attachment was
served, and, as the commander of the
vessel did not give bond, a custodian
was placed in charge.
The vessel finished taking on her
cargo last Saturday and, it is charged,
while the custodian was not aboard
Sunday, Captain Coombs hoisted his
sail and soon got under headway for
New York.
The attorneys representing the long
shoreman then took up the matter
again and decided that the captain
could be charged with larceny, claim
ing that, he stole the vessel and the
necessary steps have already been
taken to have him placed under arrest
when he reaches New York.
Tills is the first case of the kind
that has ever occurred at this port
and the final result will be watched
with much interest.
TO FERNANDINA TOMORROW.
Steamer Atlantic Will Carry the Us
ual Large Crowd.
Capt. B. A. White, of the steamer
j Atlantic, announces that he will op
(erate the regular Sunday excursion to
j Fernandtna on his fast steamer to
morrow, and Hi is expected that the
j usual large crowd will go down to
J spend the day im the little Florida
city. "
) The Atlantic will leave I lie city at
9 o’clock and will leave Fernandina
on the return trip at 5.30 in the after
noon, thus giving the passengers the
entire afternoon in Fernandina.
I
TO CHANGE DATE FOR CON
FEDERATE VETERANS MEETING
ATLANTA, Attg. 28. —At a meeting
of the arrangements committee to
morrow the—date for the reunion of
Georgia Confederate Veterans in At
lanta will be changed. It was origi
nally fixed for October 14 and 15, but
the Southeastern Passenger Associa
tion changed it to October 7 and 8
because it could not grant the 1-cent
a-nitle rate during the state fair.
1 October 7 is election day and the
veterans do not want to meet at that
time. It is possible it maybe changed
to November.
the porch Wednesday afternoon and
saw the little boy on the opposite
side of the street with his dog. As
he reached in front of the home of
Mr. G. W. Harper, Officer Lowe came
up and the boy asked him not to shoot
the d< g, stating that he was trying to
carry him home, whereupon the offi
cer made the remark that, if he car
ried him home he would carry him
these dead, and then shot the dog. My
wife is my authority as she witnessed
the entire affair."
In the face of this overwhelming
evidence, Policeman Lowe seems to
have come under his own definition
implied in the closing paragraph of his
borrowed card.
THROWN FROM HIS HORSE.
Officer Manoe Slightly Injured Thurs
day Afternoon.
Officer Manoe met with quite a
painful accident Thursday afternoon
and as a result he is laid up at his
residence for several days. The offi
cer was detailed for mounted duty for
a few days and while riding Thursday
afternoon his horse became unmanage
able and he was thrown heavily to
'the ground by the animal.
Fortunately no bones were broken,
but the offlecr received several bruises
from the accident and will not be
able to resume his duty on the force
f or several days.
TWENTY-FIVE dead,
$2,000,000 LOSS BY
BIG AUGUSTA FLOOD
TWO-CENT POSTAGE
RATE TO ENGLAND
It V, ill Go Into Effect on October
First.
The expected reduction in postage
rates to Great Britain lias been made
and is officially announced in Bruns
wick. Effective October 1, the rates
on letter postage to England, Scot
land, Ireland and Wales will be 2
cents an ounce—the same rate as is
now imposed on letters mail 'd to
points in this country, Mexico, Can
ada, Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philip
pines.
The new- rate will be welcomed in
this city and throughout the country
with a great deal of pleasure, its
there is much correspondence between
this city and the country generally
with all of Great Britain and England
in particular. The reduction In post
age will have a tendency to establish
;closer relations between the two na
tions, of both business and of a so
cial character. The rate heretofore
has been five cents for letters. The
rates on newspapers and publications
remain the same.
“UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE"
Florence Davis to Present This Ccm
edy at the Grand Wednesday.
“Under the Greenwood Tree," a
new comedy which has been received
with profuse praise by the critics in
New York and London, will be tne
offering of Florence Dnvis and her
well chosen players, including Elliott
Dexter at the Grand Wednesday night,
September 2nd.
This attraction is under the direc
tion of the Garrick management, who
are giving Miss Davis what is re
puted as the most worthy east she
lias ever had, and the play is mount
ed with the entire lavish production
of picturesque scenery, costumes and
effects witli which “Under the Green
wood Tree" was seen last season at
the Garrick theatre, New York.
Sale of seats starts Monday at 9
a. m. Prices; lower floor, SI.OO and
$ 1.50; balcony, 75 cents; gallery, 25
cents.
AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT.
Wife of Conductor Palin Breaks Her
Collarbone.
Mr. and Mrs. Adulphus Palin, of
Albany, reached the city from Tampa
yesterday to spend a day or two with
the family of Mr. Thomas Palin, but
Mrs. Palin happened to an accident
yesterday which caused them to
hurry on to their home in Albany.
While walking about the house she
happened to an accident that result
ed in breaking her collarbone. The
broken bone was given medical atten
lion and the physician stated to them
that it would be easier for her to
travel now than later on, so they cut
their visit short here and hurried oil
to Albany.
Mr. Palin has been one of the reli
able conductors on the Coast Line for
many years, running cn a passenger
train from Albany to Brunswick. —Val-
dosta Times.
•DIXIE FLYER" WRECKED
IN ATLANTA YESTERDAY
ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 28.—The
"Dixie Flyer,” from Jacksonville to
Chicago, was wrecked in Atlanta this
morning by crashing into a string of
freight cars.
No passengers were injured beyond
a revere shock. A negro fireman was
slightly hurt.
BROTHERS HELD
WITHOUT BAIL
r •
THE TWO HAINS WERE AR
RAIGNED IN COURT YES
TERDAY MORNING.
NEW YORK, Aug. 28.—Captain Pe
ter C. Hains and his brother, T. Jen
kins Hains, were arraigned this morn
ing, charged with the murder of Wil
liam E. Annis. Both men were or
dered held without bail for action of
a special grand jury which will con
vene in September.
Captain Hains was in citizen cloth
ing.
It was learned today from an army
officer that all members of the Hains
family have long held the traditional
belief that the best way to redress
a private wrong was to take the law
into their own hands.
ELEVEN PERSONS KILLED
IN A-BIG CLOUDBURBT
EL PASO, Aug. 28.—Eleven per
sons were killed in a cloudburst at
Eolsom, New Mexico, today.
Much stock was killed and great
property loss la repo-tec!,
j.'Ji;;' ’ •; vT* fi.
PRICE; FIVE CENTS.
iDEATH LIST IS
STIUJIMK
SIXTEEN BODIES WERE RECOV
COVERED IN THE GEORGIA
CITY YESTERDAY.
Water is Rapidly Receding, But th.e
Damage and Death List is Con
siderably Larger Than Was
at First Thought.
AUGUSTA, Ga., Aug. 28.—Sixteen,
dead bodies, five white men and eleven
negroes, have been recovered in this
city up to noon today. The search
for bodies has only been possible
gince dawn. The list will undoubted
ly reach 25. Among the known dead
are Harry Carr and Robert Belcher,
bookkeepers for the Nixon Grocery
company.
Seven bodies of negroes were
found in cue heap on Fenwick street.
Mayor Dunbar estimates the prop
erty loss at from $1,500,000 to $2,000 .
000.
The water is rapidly receding to
day. Largo gangs of workmen are
busy repairing the damage to various
sections of the city.
A meeting was held at I o’clock
ibis afternoon when a relief fund was
started. Mayor Dunbar stated to a
Press representative today that out
side aid for the destitute poor would
lie necessary.
The bankers of the city have peti
tioned the mayor to proclaim a legal
holiday of several days to enable them
to protect the paper of their eastern
ers. The mayor is conferring with
the city attorney and may ask the
legislature to pass the necessary
measure authorizing tjie action.
The waterworks plant is partially
saved, but the mains in all parts of tne
city are broken. There is ten days
supply of water in reserve and it is
hoped to put a small pump in opera
tion tomorrow. Repairs on the mains
are being rushed.
The telephone service will probably
be resumed tomorrow. The trolley
company is unable to make predic
tions as to when they will resume.
Their tracks are badly damaged and
the dynamos are ruined.
The railroad service is suspended
on all lines except on the Georgia
railroad. Large forces of workmen
are rushing the repairs on the other
railroads.
Today there was a reunion of many
families who have been separated
since (he beginning of the flood. Hus
bands waterbound in their offices
have been unable to know whether
their homes and their loved ones had
been swept, away, and wives and
mothers, who for 48 hours have been
huddled in their homes, fearful that
their husbands, sons or brothers had'
been lost, but ttiis morning there are
more smiles than tears.
FAYETTEVILLE, N. C., IS
NOW PARTLY SUBMERGED
RALEIGH, N. C„ Aug. 28.—The low
er section of Fayetteville is submerg
ed and 2,000 are homeless.
The Cape Fear river is 65 feet deep
and is still rising. The condition is
serious and is growing much worse.
From the sea generally the reports
are encouraging. The worst part of
the flood is over and the waters are
rapidly subsiding.
THREE D—AD IN COLUMBIA;
DAMAGE IS $300,000
Columbia, S. C., Aug. 28—The
Congaree river has begun subsiding.
Tlie loss to property in Columbia is
$300,000. Three negroes are known
to have been drowned.
A BIG RUSH FOR SOAP.
Dr. Bruce Had Sold Out by 1 O’clock
Yesterday.
There appeared in The News yes
terday morning a little ad. for Dr. E.
C. Bruce, the well-known druggist,
offering a special sale of liquizone
antiseptic soap. The price offered
was a very attractive cne and the
minute the drug store was opened
yesterday morning people began to
arrive and call for soap.
The stream of customers kept up
until 1 o’clock, w r hen the last, bar of
a large supply was sold, and the drug
gist was compelled to order another
jlarge supply by wire to accommodat >
many of his customers who called af
{ter his supply had been exhausted,
and he already has a large number of
orders booked for a delivery.
’t-Thls shows what advertising will
do in The News.” said Dr. Bruce yes
terday.