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FEUD WAR FOLLOWS POISON CASE
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Miirsp. Tells of Indignities on
f I Pullman Sleeper—Changed
I Cars In Night Clothes.
■ECLARES CONDUCTOR
■ MADE A JEST OF HER
i B pefove 4 firry vffilch included a negro,
Maty A. Barnhill, a white trained
who has been employed by lome
EMf the leading families tn the city, wm
to tell thte morning, tn the
States coart, a tjumlliatlng
of Indignities on a Pullman sleep-
at night.
Klßshe told how she had been compelled
a Pullman conductor to rise from
EBer berth in the middle of the night,
given time to dress, and made to
to another car. wearing nothing but
■■er night robes and a thin silken ki
where the conductor afterward
brought a number of her most
■■itlnuite articles of wearing apparel, to
amusement of the passen-
and her own humiliation.
H S,rF - BarnW " instituted suit for $5,-
damages against the Pullman < om
}.Bfc,n:. during the latter part of 1911,
after her alleged experience on
Southern train to Pinehurst. N. C..
' It came up for trial this morning,
that time a regular panel of twelve
was in the box, one of these being
gio apparently about .’Jo y< are old.
Bfurse Tells Her
■tory to Jury.
KI After tome discussion, the jury was
ano th. negro retained, though
to dismiss the negro jurors. With
negro sitting on the jury and lis
under direct examination.
| | She declared that in September, 1911.
had telephoned to the Pullman of
19®°* Fiave * berth retained for her,
tliit they agreed to do Upon the
of her Pullman car experience,
had procured her ticket at the Ter-
ina! station Pullman office, and had
■■beer, directed to her car by the Pull
conductor who afterward forced
!■*“■? to leave her berth. She said she
shown her lower berth. No. 7, by
|■lhe porter, who was acting under or
•■crts from the conductor.
K | ttm t day she had been busy, she
and she Immediately undress
and retired. After being asleep for
|■some time, she said, she was rudely
by the conductor and told to
her ticket. This she did, and he
■then told her that she was not only in
.■the wrong berth, but in the wrong car,
■k” 1 ’ that she would have to get up and
‘1 was eo tired and so angry at the
; ■mistake which he had made, yet blamed
'B"' ! rne ’ that I refused, and he told me I
have to d 0 lt _~ ga ((j, speaking
Mdirectly to the Jury.
f ■ '4 hen you retire In a Pullman car
j'B o you undress as much as you do
tKwhen you are at home?” asked the at
X 6 *’ R ’r. I wear exactly the sama
things while I am sleeping on a Pull
than as I do at home,” she answered,
resumed her story.
MSays Conductor
■ Threatened Her.
■ she conductor kept insisting so
I roughly, and finally told me that
I would have to go into the car
| ', Parl r ' r he would put me off the train.
s'B was a weak, helpless woman, un
« reseed | n t | le m jdst of strangers, and
|| didn't know what to do. So I told
g|« 'm that I had pellagra, thinking that
■ n"".', P r, ‘ vent him bothering me. But
® He told me that if I didn’t
9r. . U ' aw ay and come into tho
On a <ai " ' U 'd h ave m « put off the train
9 arr ” SUj(l at the next station. Then
■ n « went out.
9.. ' r * ,l Uzed 1 didn't have any way of
|a lng myself, so I started to get
Sg ■ I had put on nothing but my
9 tw’ 4 in '' ! ' , ' M,tin ß s when he and the
B 1 t' turned and told me they were
■ '.'afting on me and that I would
H 11 into the next car immedl-
9,. I'"’tgh l '"’tgh I protested, they insist-
B on a thin kimono over my
B f irri. a ■' ’ 111 ' n '° ,lle car ‘ n ront ' 1
9 „, v f 'll tny clothes bundled up in
B but afterward discovered 1
B mo-thlng behind.
■ iho passengers were still
■ •• amazed at my attire, and
9 '-k ' i> h ' * 'muuctor to »how ine my
■ tn, Pm none wan made up
B Cont, nu.d on p. u , Twp, ~
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IABORMEET
DENOUNCES
L. t N. IS
SOULLESS
Congress Delegates, in Resolu
tions. Condemn Corporation.
“Crusher of Employees.”
OPPOSE ENLISTMENT OF
UNION MEN IN MILITIA
The Louisville and Nashville Bail
road Company came in for a severe ar
raignment at the hands of the South
eastern Labor congress in the legisla
tive hall of the state capltol this morn
ing, when the resolutions committee of
fered a resolution condemning the road
as a "soulless corporation,” a "defier of
laws,” a “crusher of employees,” and a
"gigantic monopoly which has made
thousands of men, women and little
children mourn.”
The resolution was referred to a sub
committee and is expected to come up
for passage this afternoon, and the
union leaders declare that it will be
adopted virtually as read.
Another bristling resolution con
demned the militia of the various states
and called on labor men not to enlist,
and if already enlisted to withdraw at
the expiration of their terms of service.
The sense of the resolution was that
‘‘stall troops are called with drawn
bayonets to shoot down fellow union
men like beasts, and it is resolved to
stand against the enlistment of union
men."
O’Connell Calls it
* ‘ Important Resolution.' ’
The acting chairman. James O’Con
nell, second vice president of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, declared;
“This is a very' important resolution,
because it practically prohibits the en
listment of union men In this section in
the state militia.”
The resolution condemning the L> and
N. follows:
Whereas, in these days of gigan
tic trusts and monopolies which
control the production of wealth
and its distribution, it is generally
conceded that the working people
have the lawful and indisputable
right to organize for the purpose of
protecting their wage and working
conditions and their general wel
fare. Working along such lines, it
can be justly said that labor organ
izations have lifted men from de
spondency, gloom and fear to a new
life of light and joy, doing a good
work for God, humanity and socie
ty; and,
Whereas, the exception to the
rule is the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company, which has for
the past seventeen (17) years pur
sued a cruel and vigorous crusade
against Its employees should they
become members of a labor organi -
nation. In Its Intense hatred and
enmity of labor organizations the
gigantic monopoly known as the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company has made thousands of
men, women and little children
mourn. The methods employed by
the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road Oompany to crush the employ
ees should they join a labor organ
ization are beyond description, but
those who know something of their
methods are constrained to say that
they are revolting to that liberty
and freedom promised by the con
stitution of country; and,
“Repeatedly Has
Defied the Law.’’
Whgreas. this gigantic, soulless
corporation is not only hostile to
labor organizations, for it has re
peatedly defied the law, fought the
lawmakers and the public as well.
In this connection its present and
past conduct In the state of Ken
tucky and other states Is well
known to the citizens of the South.
It la a mild statement to say that
the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road Company, in Its effort to crush
Its employees a«d keep them from
joining labor organizations, has no
respect for the moral law or the
laws of the country. The sanctity
of the home or church ties or the
rights of men are of no conse
quence to the Louisville and Nash
ville Railroad Company In its low,
debasing methods when it comes to
destroying » labor organization.
Hirelings are employed who go
about coercing intimidating and
\ « Continued «r» P»a« Twe.
Pan-America Would Fight to Defend U. S., Says Barrett\
SOUNDS A CANAL WARNING
Victor 11. Kriegshaber, vice president of the v >
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce (wearing felt \ i -
hat) and Commander Victor L. Blue, of the - tSenor Caesar Barraii
I nited States navy, going to the conference la ' Cuba, one of the
hall. distinguished visitors
f*'from the South, who
Ajs X* attending the I’an-
ii?’ ania conference.
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KIN IMPLORE GOVERNOR
TO SPARE SLAYER CLAY
Pleading for mercy, advancing no
reason other than fatherly and sis
terly love and affection, J. Clay and
Mrs. W. H. Whitaker begged tearfully
and dramatically with Governor Brown
today tn behalf of Robert Lee Clay,
wife slayer, who is condemned to die
in the Tower of the county jail Friday.
The Governor gave his visitors audi-
the big reception room, just
outside the private executiv. office. He
listened attentively, but gave no indi
cation of what his course of action
would be.
When the governor came out of hfs
office to meet bis visitors they .vere
huddled before the bright blaze in the
open fireplace. Governor Brown drew
a chair close to them and asked them,
gently, what they desired to say.
Mrs. Whitaker spoke first. In broken
sentences, sobbing and more or less in
coherently. she asked for mercy—noth
ing more.
“He was crazy when lie killed her,
governor. Do not let him hang," he
pleaded. "Put off the hanging, anyway,
until we can see if we can not do some
thing—something: Have mercy, gov
ernor, tnerey:”
Questioning quietly, the governor
discovered that the case stands on a
most unusual footing before the execu
tive department. The conviction of
Clay never has been appealed to the
supreme court. The prison commission
has been asked to do nothing'about It.
No lawyer has filed any sort of paper
In connection with the case.
The appeal conies straight, with no
Intervening process, from the fireside
of the Clays to the governor of Georgia.
When the governor had heard all. he
gave no indication of what he will do.
He said he must now look Into the
state’s side of the matter. If he can
find genuine ground for postponement,
he will grant it, but he deciares that he
must "be Just before he is merciful."
In the meantime the death watch will
be put on Clay In the Fulton county
jail Thursday morning
The father of the condemned man
added his supplkatione to the daugh
ters, He broke down, time and u«aln,
ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 10. 1912.
,as he talked to Governor Brown. His
pb a was Lie sat...- as -Mrs. Whitaker's.
When John' Clay, a brother of the
condemned man. called at the jail today,
he was arrested on two warrants,
charging misdemeanors, and locked up
in a eel! on the fourth hoor, two sto
ries above the cell where Robert L.
Clay is confined. The charges are said
to be in connection with an unpaid
board bill and were sworn out before
Justice Lynes,
Jailor Golden permitted John Clay to
go to his brother’s cell for a confer
ence, but when the visitor returned and
asked to be let out of the jail door, the
warrants were produced and Clay ar
rested. He will be given a preliminary
hearing before Justice Lynes tomorrow.
I atm probably will b«- releas 'd before
I Friday.
RENFROE TO INSIST
SMOKE VIOLATORS
BE HALED TO COURT
J. N. Renfroe, member of the city smoke
commission, declared tolay that he would
insist at the meeting of the commission
thi« afternoon that Inspector McMichael
proceed to make cases against violators
of the ordinance. He said a month had
elapsed since Inspector McMichael was
instructed to make cases, but that not a
single case had been docketed.
inspector McMichael and Chairman R.
M. Harwell, of the smoke commission,
both said no cases had been made recent
ly because the owners of steam plants
were endeavoring to comply with the or
dinance. •
Inspector McMichael has prepared an
exhibition for Saturday morning at the
Exposition cotton mills of how to prevent
smoke. He will take a large party out tv
witness the demonstration.
BRITISH WARSHIP SINKS
STEAMER IN COLLISION
DEVENPORT. ENGLAND, Dec. 10
The British battleship Centurion sunk a
steamer tn colligion off tho Irish coast,
according to a wireless dispatch early
today The battleship's bow was dam
aged, the dispatch stated, and It is be
lieved from this the Centurion ran head
on into the steamer. The first report
from the battleahip save no details a>
to the loss of Iff*.
Speaker at Panama Conference
Declares Excessive Tolls
Will Mean Slow Benefits.
“The Monroe doctrine rapidly Is be
coming a Pan-American doctrine.
The time is corning when, if a nation
of Europe attacks the United States,
the countries of South America will
join Uncle Sam in the defense of the
country, standing back to back until
the struggle is ended. The great canal
which will, divide North and South
America physically shall weld them
together in sentiment and mutual in
terest.”
Cheers greeted this remark at the
Panama canal conference today, when
John Barrett, director-general of the
Pan-American union, and the only in
ternational representative in the world,
spoke on the canal and its meaning to
the South.
Mr. Barrett, who since boyhood has
traveled through the Latin-Ameiican
countries and the Far East, as minister
and special envoy, was enthusiastic
over the tremendous development of
trade which the canal will make possi
ble.
U. S. Not Prepared, He Says.
But at the same time he sounded a
note jf warning against expecting too
much to come at first and without ef
fort. He inveighed against the pro
posed high rate of canal tolls and the
small preparation by American inter
ests in building ships for the new
traffic.
The eight ministers representing
South American republics who were
expected today did not arrive, but three
members of Latin-American legations
arrived with Mr. Barrett. They' were
Julian Moreno Lucaile, secretary of the
Pan-American union; J. E. Lefevre, of
Panama's legation in Washington, and
Caesar Barranco. vice consul from
Cuba.
Noted Men in Attendance.
Mr. Barrett paid high tribute to all
three as representing the very highest
development of their respective coun
tries. None of the three spoke at the
morning sesison, Mr. Barrett deliver
ing the only address.
Commander Victor J. Blue, of the
United States navy; Presii ent \V. W.
Flnlev. L. Green. J. C. William- anil
Continued on Page Two.
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• Pastor Knocks Out
• Bandits: Preaches •
And Releases Them?
i: •
• i HESTER. PA., Dec. 10.—When •
(• two highwaymen tried to hold up •
I * Rev. T. H. McCoy last night he «
• knocks d both out. They regained •
» their senses shortly, then the min- ®
• ister preached them a little ser- •
• mon. offered a little prayer in their •
• behalf and permitted them to go •
• after promising to abandon the •
a hold-up business.
« The quickness of the athletic •
• pastor took the bandits complete- •
• iy off their guard. When they •
■ « came to. the minister '•■poke to •
• tern in a reassuring, calm voice. •
GIRL IS Sil gy
BRDTHEHfITPLAY
Christmas Toy Pistol Finds
First Victim-May Lose
Eye or Life.
Atlanta's first Christmas toy pistol
of 1912 found its victim this afternoon
when little Bessie Tuggle, aged 13, of
311 West Fifth street, was shot In the
eye by her eleven-year-old brother, woo
was playing with the dangerous toy.
The little girl was hurried to Grady
hospital, where it was found that a 22-
callber bullet had entered the eye. She
was unconscious and physicians pro
nounced her condition critical.
If her life is saved It Is probable she
will lose her eye as the result of her
brother’s play . The shooting was pure
ly accidental, it was reported.
WOODWARD MUM ON
BEAVERS, BUT SHAKES
HANDS WITH JACKSON
Marlon Jackson, one of the leaders
of the Men and Religion Forward Move
ment, which organization urged the clos
ing the "houses in our midst" and vig
orously opposed James G. Woodward for
the mayoralty nomination, called on Mr.
Woodw’gril at his office in the Empire
building today and offered him his hand.
"1 don't know whether I want to shake
or not after all that has happened," said
Mr. Woodward.
"I do," replied Mr. Jackson.
They shook bands.
Mr Jackson took Mr. Woodward by the
arm and they walked out of the office
down to one end of the hall. There they
had a talk lasting an hour.
"We parted Just about as we met.”
commented Mr Woodward late today,
“lie wants Police Chief Beavers lefi un
disturbed.
"I did not tell him whether 1 would
light Chief Beavers, whether I would sup
port him, or whether I would be neutral.”
I HOME
IPHIOH
2 CENTS EVERYWHERE P^ R l°
2 Flinn
SHOTIN
POISON
FEUD
Brothers of Man Named as
Marchman Girl’s Sweetheart
Are Wounded.
BROTHER-IN-LAW OF
DEAD GIRL OPENS FIRE
Cleghorns Had Vowed Ven
geance For Attack on Tan.
Whole Countryside Astir.
ASHBILRN, GA. Dec. 10.— With tho
same gun with which he almost fatally
wounded Tan Cleghorn, named as the
sweetheart of Minnie Marchman. in the
famous poison mystery, \\ . J. Cochran,
brother-in-law of the belle of the Am
boy. this afternoon fatally shot
Marion Cleghorn and his brother as
they met on a street of Ashburn.
Lee Marchmail, brother of the girl,
took part in the fighting, and with
Cochran surrendered to the sheriff after
a gun battle as desperate as was ever
waged between the McCoys and Hat
fields in the mountain fastnesses of
Breathitt.
When, after Mitiner Marchman died
and her mother accused Tan Cleghorn
as rhe cause of her. untimely end, Coch
ran. who had married her sister, swore
to avenge her death. He used no dra
matic vendetta oath taken as he stood
above the Amboy belle’s body.
Brother-In-Law
Vowed Vengeance.
He simply declared that he waa going
to se that the girl’s wrongs were
avenged. His first step was to resort
to law. When he had failed to prove
that the girl’s death had resulted from
poison given her by her sweetheart he
resorted to arms.
Sunday he met Tan Cleghorn on au
Ashburn street. His shotgun spoke and
Cleghorn fell, dead his friends thought.
It was afterwards declared that ho
would survive.
Cochran was not satisfied. When h»
was released on bond, he reloaded that
same gun. Feeling was at that time
tinning high between the Cleghorns,
the Cochrans and the Marchmans.
Today when Cochran left his home
with shotgun on his shoulder he was
accompanied by Lee Marchman. Both,
knew the mission on which they were
bent.
The Cleghorn brothers were encoun
tered. A fusillade followed. When the
smoke cleared the brothers were being
takn away and physicians declared they
could not live.
GOVERNOR TO GRANT
BUT FEW CHRISTMAS
PARDONS THIS YEAR
Governor Brown has lost patience,
more or less, because of the avalanche
of applications for Christmas pardons
recentlv precipitated upon the executive
department.
He has not been moved profoundly bv
the very great, majority of them. In
fact, the swamping of rhe executive
mail lias had quite the opposite effect.
Discussing this matter today, the
governor said:
”1 deem it proper to say that I can
not make the pardoning power an as
set for personal popularity. I was not
elected by the people of Georgia to sjx
use their executive office as to earn tho
name of being a merciful govrnor. On
the contrary, 1 was chosen by the peo
ple to be a just governor; and by no
means can I more deservedly hold the
latter title than by upholding the de
crees of the courts. I can not suggest
to the courts what penalties shall be
applied to lawbreakers, but I can en
force the judgments of the courts to
the extent that T can refuse to place
executive clemency between the judg
ments of the courts and the criminal*
elements upon whom those judgment'
are pronounced.
"For the above reason, I must state
that 1 cun not consent to Interrupt the
process of the laws of Georgia during
the Christmas season an\ more than
1 atqt other period of the year.”
