The Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, GA.) 1906-1907, October 13, 1906, Image 9

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    THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13. M
THREE prisoners vanish
PROM THE POLICE STATION;
CHIEF WILL INVEST IGA TE
p ur ing the session of police court
Friday morning, itlio startling an
nouncement was matte that three prls-
oner8 had mysteriously disappeared
from the police station during the
present week.
It wa* discovered that the prisoners
lisd gotten out of the station In some
inexplicable manner, the , books con
taining no record as to how they
gained freedom and no one about the
station knowing anything about them.
The names are on Recorder Broyles
docket, but beyond this nothing can bo
learned of the three men.
The missing prisoners are J. D. Ken
dricks, F. M. Comer and Charlie Ma-
*°Kendrlcks was arrested on October 6
and his case set for trial last Monday.
He failed to appear at that time, how
ever and none of the officers at the
station has been able to throw any
li-ht on his absence or as to how he
came to be released. Comer and Ma
lone were arrested Friday night. They
have also mysteriously vanished, so fat
th * °? cer * at the police-station are
concerned.
As a result of this unusual state of
affairs, an Investigation will be made
by the chief of police, in an effort to
solve the mystery. Judge Broyles in-
structed Clerk Preston to make a rec
ord of the three cases and take up the
matter with the chief at once, request
ing him to ascertain how the prison
ers were released and why no record
was made on. any of the police books
“It seems to me there is no excuse
for such a state of affairs,” said Judge
Broyles, in speaking of the matter Sat
urday morning. “It is certainly strange
that these three men should get out
of the police station and then com
pletely vanish, as it were, nobody abouf
the station being able to throw any
light on the matter at all. There
should be some kind of system in
voguo by which it could be ascertained
what becomes of a prisoner. As it is.
these three men simply go on record
as hav.ing mysteriously disappeared.
They failed to show up In court when
their cases were called and the books
contain no record as to how they gain
ed their liberty.”
GEORGIANS ARE ENTITLED
TO SHA RE IN DISTRIB UTION
OF CHER OKEE INDIA N FUND
gpwlnl to Tho Georgian.
Washington, Oct. 13.—W. J. Neel, of Cor.
(eravllle, On., I. In IVusblngtou. Investigat
ing the otntuo nud rights of the Eastern
Cherokee Indians, In relation to n fund
now In the hands of the iceretary of tho
Interior for distribution among the Chero
kee. residing both oast and west of the
Mississippi river.
There are ninuy descendants of the Cher
okee Indiana residing In Georgia. Thoy may
be entitled to a share In this fund. In
view of the general luterest attaching to
this matter, Tho Georgian hao asked Mr.
heel for n statement of tho post history,
present stntns nud probable disposition of
this fnnil. He has been In Washington
■ereral days, and baa tbe fact well tu band.
Mrs. Neal Interviewed.
I enme to Washington," said Mr. Neel,
■st the request and upon tho employment
of parties who represent about 300 claim
ants to the Cherokee fund, residing mainly
In what Is known aa Cherokee Georgia, but
senttered nlso In western North Carolina,
southern Tennessee and eastern Alabama.
These t lnlinanta nro for tho moat part tle-
smidnnts of Indians, who Intermarried
with whites. Many sif them applied years
fur eltlsensblp In the Indian ferri
te-fore the Dawaa Indian commission,
were represented by tho Into Colonel
Watt Morris, of Cartersvllle. The Dawes
Iimmlsslott disallowed tltelr claims, nud
to recognise nny one not n boon-
lent of the Indlnn Territory.
Back Claims Unpaid.
"Thereafter, when the United Staten be.
«an negotiations with the Clierokeen for
i-sslon of the territory known aa
the Cherokee ontlet, tho Indians Insisted
upon nn agreement on the part of the
United Stales that the neeouut between the
government trad the Indians, mulling bnek
to the enrtlest treaties and kept by the
United States, should be ■ carefully exam
ined by experts, nud re-stated lu full,
with a view to ascertaining If nny errors
had been commuted. The Indians had long
contended that funds accruing to them for
lands granted to the government under
of tho sole of their lands.
Five Million to be Distributed.
“Interest at 5 per cent was allowed to
tho Indiana on this sum from Juno 13,
FAST TRAIN STRIKES
ROMA TRACK
Passengers Are Thrown
From Their Berths
in a Heap.
New York, Oct. 13.—Tho Knicker
bocker express, from Boston, due at
the Grand Central depot at 7.50 a. m-
while running at 50 miles an hour, 14
miles this side of Providence, It. I„
struck a large rock on the roadbed,
partly derailing the sleeping car in the
rear of the dining car, and throwing
the paesengera In a heap from their
berths. The train continued for half a
mile before It could be stopped. None
of the passengers was seriously hurt,
although all suffered a severe shake-
up.
No explanation could be given as to
how the rock could have been upon the
track. Whether It was an attempt to
wreck the train or not Is being Inves
tigated by detectives.
35,000,000.
vast sum of money, low
treaty
been fully no
Expert Analysis.
“Tho United States consented to n re-
statement of tbc nccopnt, nnd Blade A
Homier, expert accountants, made a care*
ful nml searching analysis of nil trnns*
notions with tbe Cherokee Indians, ox*
tending bnek to 1819.
“These cxDet-t accountants discovered
error In favor of the Indians of $1,111,*
284.70. This Item represented* the cost of
removing the Cherokccs from Georgia to
I the Indian Territory In 18H Under the
treaty of 1835, known as tho. treaty of New
. Kehotn. the United States had agreed to
defray the expenses of removal. Instead of
doing this. It wns charged ngulnst tho
Cherokees and taken out of the proceeds
litigation, fs now subject to distribution
by the aeeretnry of the interior to tho
parties entitled thereto.
“The court of claims held, nnd the su
preme court has affirmed the holding, thnt
the Cherokees who remained In Georgia
North Carolina, Alabama nnd Tennessee
were communal owners of the lauds east of
the Mississippi at the time of the treaty
of 1R35, nml are entitled to share pro rnta
In this fund; the same to be distributed
per capita, regardless of whether they re
side east or west of the river at this
time.
1851 Census Roll Basis.
“A census roll of the Cherokees appears
to have beeu prepared In 1851. A distribu
tion wns made In 1852 under this census.
By that roll It appeared that there were
14,098 Cherokees west of the Mississippi
nml 2,133 east of the river entitled to a
share In the distribution.
“The Interior department has recently
ruled that, in disbursing the fund now
In hand, the rolls of 1861 shall be treated
as a basis of settlement, nnd that —
those who were then enrolled, and
descendants or legal representatives, shall
now participate. ...
“Applications for participation In this
id must be made prior to January U
iwi. For the present, the Interior depart
ment declines to publish or give out the roll
of 1851. An effort Is now being made to
induce tho secretary of the interior to
publish It for general Information, and
the matter Is now under advisement.
Difficulty in Tracing Names.
“The difficulty In Cherokee Georgia will
be to trace the rights of claimants back
to the roll of 1851. Most of those who wero
enrolled have since died, nnd their de
scendants can not state or prove with cer-
tnlutr that they were enrolled. Again, It
Is probable that enrollments were made la
the Iudlan names of tho parties, whereas
most of these Indian names Jmve since
been Anglicized, nud many of them doubt
less forgotten.
Georgians Have Chance.
“However, there Is n chance for many
Cherokee Georglnns to get Into this fund
If their claims are properly prepared nud
presented, nud It Is worth while to give
close and careful attention. That Js r
present mission ttf Washington. In going
through the departments, I meet many
of the boys with whom I served while
acting ns chief of the Indian division of
the treasury department under President
Cleveland's administration, nnd I have re
ceived many courtesies ntt heir hniicls.
My purpose Is to establish nnd press tho
hts of my Georgia constituents who may
j entitled to share In this Cherokee In
dian fund.”
Prison Commission Refuses
to Commute His Sen
tence.
George H. Bundrlck will be hanged
In Cordele October 17 for the murder of
J. H. Shrouder in 1902.
The prlaon commission declined to
recommend Bundrlck’ for life Impris
onment, nnd the governor will abide
the decree of the commission. Early
In the week a brother of Bundrlck and
Judge U. V. Whipple, of Cordele, ap
peared before the commission and
pleaded for commutation of the sen
tence to life Imprisonment.
In 1902 Bundrlck met J. H. Shrouder
nnd hla wife In the road. The Shroud-
era were In, a buggy, and Bundrlck
opened Are, killing Shrouder and
wounding Mrs. Shrouder. The case lias
been fought bitterly In the courts for
over two years.
The commission also declined
commute the sentence of Mims Deve-
raux, of Baldwin county. Deveraux Is
to be hanged October l».. He killed
another negro In cold blood.
Skating St. Nicholas Rink.
JUDGE LAWSON DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
ANNUAL SHOOT OF FIFTH
REGIMENT A T LAKE WOOD
The annual shoot of the Fifth regl-
I ment will be held at the Atlanta Grays'
rlffe range In Lakewood Saturday af-
| ternoon, beginning at 2 o'clock.
Considerable Interest Is being manl-
I festert in this shoot, and It Is expected
that good scores will be made. Besides
the crack shots of the local companies,
about 25 experts of other companies of
■he regiment will contest for the prizes
offered. Among these will be about
ten from Marietta.
The shooting will be at 200 yards,
500 yards, and on the skirmish.
For the- man making the best record
at the 200-yard range. Colonel Harry
Silverman offers a gold medal; for tho
man making tho best record at 600
yards, a gold medal Is offered by J. W.
English. The man making the beet
skirmish run will be presented with a
gold medal, by J. Van Holt Nash, chief
of ordnance.
The three majors of the regiment
have offered a medal to the man mak
Ing the best average In all three con
Adjutant William M. Smith will
have charge of the shoot.
LIFE OF "RICHEST GIRL"
AND FIANCE JHREA TENED
Berlin, Oct. -13.—Reports from Essen
•"day state that precautions are being
taken to protect Frauleln Bertha
Krupp and the man she Is to marry,
Lieutenant Gustav Von Bohlen Und
llalbach, next Monday, from any at
tempt to do them harm by anarchis
tic workmen employed In the Krupp
gun works.
Numerous threats have been made
and the members of the Krupp family
arc alarmed. Today the great man
sion where the marriage ceremony will
take place Is under the strictest guard
WILLIAM HEARS7 A CCEPTS
NOMINATION OFN. Y. DEM.
FOR GOVERNORSHIP PLUM
Elmira N. Y., Oct. 13.—In a letter
addressed to William J. Conners, chair
man of the Democratic state commit
ter. William Randolph Hcarat, formally
accepts the nomination of the Demo
cratic nomination for the governorship.
Be ,gy, h e accepts the honor, know-
teg that the party Is determined stui
,0 he ruled by tho principles of letter-
aoi and Jackson.
« the Buffalo convention, Hearst
saw, "Democratls, so-called, buc seek
ing after special privileges In reality,
"ere driven over Into the Republican
tetetf, where those of their class Hour-
Lint is Clearly Drawn.
"The line," he declares, “la now
clearly drawn between apeclal prtvt-
teges on the one hand and equal op
portunity on the other.
True Democrats must stand with
•forests of the whole citizenship rather
than for the selBsh Interests of any
party, class or Individual seeking for
special privileges.
•The Democrats of today must de
clare. and they must mean that no
matter how great the wealth of Indi
viduals or corporation*, that wealth
must not be an, Irresponsible dominat
ing power In government. Tho people
beyond any question demand open pri
maries and the passage of direct nom
ination laws to bring the government
directly under the control of the peo
ple.
What Hearst Promleaa.
"The enforcement of the eight-hour
tew in the government work, the en
forcement of the law concerning the
prevailing rate of wages, I* demanded
by the people and It Is demanded by
De'mocrattc principle as old as the
Declaration of Independence.
"DemocracyApeak* also In (Icntmrte-
Speclnl to The Georgian.
Waynesboro, Gs., Oct. 13.—Judge
Edward F. Lawson, one of Waynes
boro's oldeat and most prominent citi
zens, died this morning about 8:30
o'clock, after lingering only a few days.
He had been In feeble health for sev
eral years, and while his death was not
wholly unexpected, It was a great
shock to his friends In Waynesboro and
throughout the state. He was promi
nently connected with the Methodist
church, of which he was a consistent
member and steward. He was also
prominent In the, political affairs of
Burke county, and for many years was
ordinary. He had reached the ripe old
age of 71; was born In Burke county,
and had been a familiar figure In
Waynesboro for 40 years.
He married Miss Azallne Martin In
1866. He Is the last of the once large
and prominent family of Lawsons, so
well known In this community.
His remains will be Interred tomor
row afternoon.
FLAGMAN’S ESCAPE
IN FREIGHT WRECK -^9.
WAS MIRACULOUS
Jonesboro, On.. Oct, II,—Freight
train No. 95, at a point almost In the
center of the city, this morning ran
Into the rear of train No. 33, complete
ly telescoping the caboose and demol
ishing four cars.
The flagman on train No. 95 had
mlruculous escape from death, but was
only slightly Injured, and will go to
the hospital at Macon today.
The track xvas cleared by 9:30 and
traffic resumed.
SQUEALING HOGS
NOTIFY OWNER THAT
THIEVES ARE IN FIELD
Special to The Georgian.
Decatur, Ala., Oct. 13.—A few days
ago a Mr. Dlntmore,' who lives near
Flint, heard his hogs squealing In the
field, and thinking, dog* were after
them, sent his boys with guns to drive
off the supposed dogs.
Instead of dogs the boys found that
some negroes were after-the hogs. Tho
negroes took the guns away from the
boys and when this became known In
the neighborhood it created quite a
stir. Finally the negroes were arrested
and the afTatr has quieted down.
First Report From Hospital.
Special to The Georgian.
Brunswick, Ga„ Oct. 13.—The first
report of the operation of the city hos
pital since Its opening last January has
been made by Superintendent Blan
ton. During the period the collections
amounted to 3318.60.
Jtffenon and Jackson for the best In- non of the great Chinese labor men
ace. which Is now revived because of
the introduction on a large scale of
Chinese labor in Panama.
“ promise faithfully. If elected, to do
all that I can os a citizen of the Unit
ed States In office, to realize and apply
the great principles of the historic
Democratic party. And 1 pledge myself
to work with others to rid the Demo
cratic party and, so far aa possible,
all branches of government, of that
plutocratic truet clement thnt seeks to
rule both parties and to destroy the
Democratic party utterly."
POPULATION
IT IS THE BAROMETER OF REALTY VALUES
THE BASIS OF THE
ATLANTA
PROPOSITION IS THAT
Land belonging to a few persons is made many times more valuable when
owned by many persons. As witness—Atlanta itself. To house Atlanta’s 150,000
people produces $60,000,00 of taxable realty. To house Nor’west Atlanta’s 20,-
OOQ people means the production of taxable property proportionately. It means that
investors in Nor’west Atlanta lots at the present $2 per front foot price will sell
out like other investors in Atlanta realty at $100 to $1,000 per front foot. Having
better position, better views, better drainage, better water, better health and better
facilities than any other part of Atlanta, with population added,
NOR’WEST ATLANTA
lots will enhance in price like other Atlanta realty. But this is not all. In immedi
ate results an investment in Nor’west Atlanta means something more, for while
every $100 paid in gets a lot, in this sale is also included:
For $100—1 lot, with blue granite quarry; estimated value, $2,500—25 for 1.
For $100—1 lot, with water power; estimated value, $2,500—25 for 1.
For $100—1 lpt, with six-room house; estimated value, $2,500—25 for 1. .
For $100—1 lot, with Mineral Spring; estimated value, $1,800—18 for 1.
For $100—1 lot, with brick clay; estimated value, $2,500—25 for 1.
' For $100—1 lot, with a three-room house; estimated value, $1,500—15 for 1.
For $100 Each—100 business lots; estimated value, $1,000 each—10 for 1.
For $100 Each—Twenty lots, which the NORTH ATLANTA LAND COMPA
NY guarantees to sell on the day of distribution for $300 in cold cash—3 for 1.
As an investment the property has no equal, and the investor can not lose, for
every lot sold improves the value of other lots; over one-fourth of all the lots
having been sold already, every lot is worth today three times the price, and yet ev
ery purchaser of a lot at $100 stands to secure either of the two houses, one of the
two Mineral Springs, the Quarry or the Brick Clay Lot, or one of the hundred $1,000
business lots or one of the twenty lots for which the North Atlanta Land Company
guarantees $300 in gold. Every $100 investor will get a lot as good as any other At
lanta lot, and every eleventh buyer of a lot will get property worth from three to
twenty-five times the sum he invests.
No lottery, no drawing, no game. We arbitrate, as does the state. Ask our
, salesmen how it is done. Ask us. You cannot imagine a fairer allotment. Purchas
ers of several lots can have them separate or adjoining. Survey in progress for the
street car line right into the center of Nor’west Atlanta.. Soon the highest point of
Fulton County, Nor’west Atlanta will sparkle with electric lights and feel the jar
and grind of electric cars.
Then watch us raise the price to $300
per lot. Now is the time to buy.
No lots sold to negroes.
NOR’WEST ATLANTA is the only
exclusive white settlement.
Call on, write or phone
NORTH ATLANTA UND CO.,
305-6 Fourth National Bank Building,
ATLANTA, GA.
R. M. MITCHELL, President.
N. G. LONG, Secretary and Treasurer.
Experienced agents wanted on salary or commission.