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THE HATTIESBURG NEWS EVERY INCH A N EWSPAPER The Paper you See Most VOL. II. NO. % HATTIESBURG. MISSISSIPPI. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 10. 1908 PRICE FIVE CENTS 1 IS GUILTY Former United States Senator Ad mits That He Led the Mob to Lynch Patton. GRAND JURY WILL RETURN INDICTMENTS Judge Roane Has a Complete List of ^ Those Who Participated in the Af fair—Circuit Court Convenes Next Monday Morning. Daily News Special. Oxford, Miss., September 10.—De spite the . fact that the coroner's jury returned a verdict that Nelse Patton came to his death at the hands of "un known parties," it is stated here today that Judge Roane has in his posses sion a complete list of those who par ticipated In the mob, and that indict ments will be returned against each of them when the grand jury convenes here next week. It is probable that former United States Senator W. V. Sullivan, who nade a speech urging the mob to ynch the negro, will be prosecuted. Asked regarding the matter, Senator Sullivan said: "I led the mob which lynched Nelse Patton and I am proud of It. "I directed every movement of the mob, and I did everything I could to see that he was lynched. "Cut a white woman's throat? and a negro? Of course I wanted him lynched. "I saw his body dangling from a tree this morning and I am glad of It. "When I heard of the horrible crime, I started to work immediately to get I did all I could to raise a mob. one. I was at the jail last night and I heard Judge Roane advise against lynching. I got up immediately after and urged the mob to lynch Patton. "I aroused the mob and directed them to storm the jail. "I had my revolver, but'did not use it. I gave it to a deputy sheriff and told him: 'Shoot Patton and shoot to kill.' "He used the revolver and shot. I suppose the bullets from my gun were some of those that killed the negro. "I don't care what Investigation is made, or what are the consequences. I amiwilltng to stand them. "I wouldn't mind standing the con sequences any time for lynching a man who cut a white woman's throat. I will lead a mob In such a case any time." RACING BALLOON TRAVELED 82 MILES Hearst News Service. Bridgewater, Mass., September 10.— The racing balloon in which Clayton and Gltdden ascended at Springfield last night landed here at 5:25 this ■ morning, after having been in the air four hours and forty-five minutes, traveling a distance of 82 miles. « THE DAILY NEWS ♦ PROGNOSTICATOR. ❖ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ S3 n ■ 1 ■ -a iv'// Washington, September Mississippi: Fair in interior; showers 10.—For tonight or Friday on coast. Hearst News Service. Chicago, September 10.—The answer of the Standard Oil Company to the government's petition for* the rehear ing of the case wherein the circuit court of appeals overruled the deci sion of Judge Kennesaw Landis, who fined the company $29,000,000, was filed today. The Standard Oil Company denies that any favors were extended it by the Chicago and Alton Railroad. RICHMOND BLUES LOST GAY REGALIA WHENCAR BURNED Hearst News Service. New Haven, Conn., September 10.— The Richmond Blues, one of the most famous military organizations in America , will not participate in the maneuvers here. The men are all here, but the car containing their bril liant uniforms was burned in a fire at the union station early this morning. C. C. Boiseau and Bert Arnold, mem bers of the company, were severely burned In attempting to save some of the equipment. MARRIAGE AT COURT HOU8E. A marriage occurred in the court house this morning, Mr. J. H. Reed be ing united in wedlock to Miss Louis Hammond, who lives Springs. The ceremony was performed by Rev. D. C. Rawls. near Rawls The board of supervisors finished their work for the September term I SUPERVISORS ADJOURN. this afternoon and adjourned until the next regular meeting. Wisconsin Girl Assaulted Receiving Forty Injuries; * Lynching Was Averted Hearst News Service. Chicago, September 10.—As the re sult of a savage attack in which she received more than forty injuries, Miss Annie Doherty, of Kennessaw, Wis., is in a hospital here and Henry Bisch NO AMERICAN UNION MAN SHOULD VOTE REPUBLICAN TICKET, SAYS MR. CREAMER Hearst News Service. Nottingham, Eng., September 10.—;In delivered today to the Trades Union Congress, Mr. Creamer, an American delegate, said that the union men of America had decided an address Jackson Man is Bughouse in St. Louis and Imagines Detectives Are Chasing Him Daily News Special. Jackson, Miss., September 10.—A telegram frdm St. Louis announces that Dr. Frank Hallam, recently a can didate for congress In this district, is temporarily Insane. According to the story from St. Louis, Dr. Hallam appeared at the of fice of the secret service department and complained that detectives had been shadowing him for weeks. He insisted that sleuths had chased him from New York to Chicago, thence to the Missouri metropolis, but members COMMODITY CLAUSE OF HEPRURNLAW IS DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY JUDGE GRAY IN UNITED STATES COURT Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 10.—jjudge Gray of the United States Court today rendered j j | | an opinion dismissing the bill of the Government and declaring the commodity clause of the Hepburn interstate commerce law unconstitutional. CLAY GETS GOOD BOOST Postal Clerks Appreciate Work of Georgia Senator in Their Behalf. Birmingham, Ala., September 10.— At today's session of the convention of United States postal clerks resolu tions were adopted thanking United States Senator Clay, of Georgia, for his efforts as a member of the senate committee on postoffices and post roads and behalf of better pay and shorter hours for the clerks. The next place of meeting has not as yet been selected. BODY OF WOMAN FOUND FLOATING NEAR HER HOME New York, September 10.—The body of Mrs. Ashton Harvey, wife of a well. known lawyer at 33 Broadway, was found this morning in a pond on the Mrs. Harvey was seized with a faint ing attack and fell into the water. The family is of the opinion that Mrs. Harvey was seled with a fainting attack and fell into the water - . The police is making an investiga tion. man, her alleged assailant, is in jail at Racine, Wis. Bischman was hurried to Racine soon after the assault to prevent a lynching. He was identified by the girl as the man who attacked her. that in order for them to better their conditions it was necessary for them to take an active interest in politics He said that none of the union men should vote the Republican ticket in the presidential election this year and that few of them would do so. Dr. Hallam's family in Jackson say that he has been to neither New York nor Chicago and that he is evidently insane. Dr. Hallam was formerly rector of the Episcopal Church in this city. He also a lawyer. During the recent campaign he made a great many speeches and the fact that he weighs nearly 300 pounds leads his friends to believe that his temporary aberration caused by over-exertion during the exceedingly warm weather of the past several weeks. RANKER RICE IN THE TOILS Former Jackson Financier Will Re sist Effort to Bring Him to 1 i Mississippi. EM8EZZLED $50,000 AND SKIPPED STATE Second Time He Has Been Arrested in Two Weeks—Looted Kentucky Bank of Sum Aggregating $18,000. Other Operations. Hearst News Service. Lexington, Ky., September 10.—J. W. Rice, formerly a wealthy banker of Jackson, Miss., was arrested at Morehead, Ky., yesterday on a charge of embezzling $30,000 from a bank at Jackson with which he was connected. Rice, as soon as he was arrested, em ployed every attorney in Morehead, and the prosecution was without rep resentation until Walter Muir, of this city, reached there on summons. Muir secured a change of venue to this city and the trial will be held here to morrow morning. Rice was arrested by a Mississippi officer, who at first secured requisition papers from Lieu tenant Governor Cox. This was the second time Rice had been arrested on an embezzlement charge within two weeks. He was formerly cashier of the State Bank of Morehead, and on Sunday a week ago was arrested while at the bedside of his sick wife in a hospital here on the charge of getting away with $18, 000 of the bank's money. Rice se cured bond and had been at liberty until his arrest today. Rice declares his innocence and will fight against being taken back to Mississippi. He has many influential relatives, and they are all supporting him. He is well known in banking circles over the country, having organized institutions in New York and other states, besides Cuba and Porto Rico. BUYS OUT Mr. Joe Shelby has purchased the Myer interest in the Shelby-Meyer Company, general merchants at the corner of Front and Mobile streets, and will continue the business at the present stand under the name of Joe Shelby. Mr. Shelby is one of the most prom inent business men of South Missis sippi and has been a leading factor in the business and financial circles of Hattiesburg for a number of years. Mr. Shelby will continue the general merchandise business on. a large scale and will continue also the buying of cotton. His house is one of the most widely known in the city and draws its customers from a wide territory. Mrs. E. L. McGowan and little daughter have returned from a pleas ant visit to Mr. McGowan, who has been located in Mobile for the past month. "| " 1 J. CHICAGO MAN IS SET FREE Was 1 i Charged With Robbing the United States Mint of $ 173 , 000 . iff to Hearst News Service. Chicago, September 10.—George W. Fitzgerald, arrested two weeks ago on a charge of stealing $173,000 from the United States sub-treasury in this city, of which he was assorting teller, was today discharged by Judge Chetlaine. The action was taken on the court's own initiative. It is said that the government secret service agents de clined to take part in the prosecution and that no case could be sustained against Fitzgerald. PROGRAM HISTORICAL CLUB, Music. Sherman's March to the Sea—Mrs. D. M. Gatlin. Music. w V|W The Black and Tan Convention— Miss Gertrude Williams. Reading—Miss M. Anna Allen. Music. The Ku Klux Klan—Mrs. E. Mc Gregor. Music. The Carpet Bag Regime—Miss An nie Carter. Reading—Miss Tena Johnson. Questions and answers. FLORENCE N. DEASON, Hostorian. Agricultural Located in County Between EUisville Daily News Special. Laurel, Miss., September 10.—The county School Board at a recent ses sion fixed the location of the Agri cultural High School. Several points in the county were considered as be ing desirable in many ways, but a half-way point between Laurel e lisville, the same being near the ge ographical center of the county, was finally agreed upon as the location. This point is easily accessible, being within one-fourth mile of the N. O. & N. E. and two miles of the M. J. & K. C. R. R. and at the point of intersec tion of two public highways bisecting the county toward every point of the compass. The Board of Trustees were BIG FIGHT IN PROHIBITION Hearst News Service. Augusta, Me., September 10.—Maine is now nearing a state political con test and on next Monday, the voters will decide the victor, has been the principal issue of the campaign. Bert M. Fernald, the Re publican gubernatorial nominee, is ' standing pat" on a prohibition plat form, while his Democratic opponent, Obadiah Gardner, favors resubmission of the liquor question to a vote of the people. With the issue clearly drawn, the result will have little bearing on the coming national election. It is a warfare between the "wets" and the ' drys'' and party lines have been large ly obliterated. Gardher, the Democratic candt | Prohibition I Daily News Special, Seminary, Miss., September 10.—The second municipal primary election was held yesterday, and the result is as follows: Marshal, J. L. Lott 53. J. C. DosSett 43; treasurer, Mac Gra Iham 50, J. VV. Binns 48; clerk, W. li. Morris 51, T. H. Croft 43; alderman, J. T. Tannehill 55, J. M. Walker 42. it IS AT LARGE Daily News Special. Prentiss, Miss., September 10.— News reached here this morning of an attempted outrage on Mrs. Wade, a re spected white woman of Whitesand, a small town four miles west of this place. Sheriff Laird and Deputy Sher iff McLendon visited Whitesand early this morning but failed to get any clew to the perpetrator. $38,317.95 NOW IN COUNTY TREASURY The report of the county treasurer, Herbert Gillis, to the Board of Super visors shows that there are now funds in the county treasury to the amount of $48,317.95. Of this amount $40,200 belongs to the jail fund which has not yet been drawn on. The general fund is rather low, the amount on hand being $468.87. The school fund on hand is $3,615.04. As tax collecting time will be de layed a month on account of the real assessment, the board will probably have to borrow from the school fund for a short while and return the amount when the general fund is in creased. There are several other funds of smaller amounts, which will carry the total up to the amount mentioned. High School County of Jones and Laurel j j requested to take options and to se cure the necessary lands for the erec tion of buildings suitable for the main tenance of such a school. It is contem plated to secure at least 100 acres of land and to erect one $10,000 school building and two dormitories to cost $5,000 each. The property will be lo cated four miles each from Laurel and Ellisville, will have telephone and elec tric light connections and an abund ant supply of artesian water to protect from possible losses by fire. It is ex pected that the Board of Supervisors will make a one-mill levy for the sup port and maintenance of the school. This together with the donations in land, money and building material will! insure the project as outlined. MAINE; IS ISSUE | date for governor, is a farmer and for many years has been master of the Patrons of Husbandry, an influ ential orgonization in Maine. There is little doubt that he will have the support of many Republican farm ers. In the cities, thousands of peo ple have tired of what they call the "hypocrisy" of the prohibition re gime, with its kitchen speak-easies, and will vote for Gardner. The re sult will doubtless be close, and a Democratic victory is not Improb able. Hon. W. A. Sessions, of Jackson, grand chancellor commander of the Knights of Pythias, is in the city to-1 day. District Attorney Believes Its Sale is in Violation of the State Law. liRST TEST CASE WILL NOW BE MADE Pabst Malt Mead Contains Less Than Two Per Cent. Alcohol as Shown by Analysis of Two Chemists, and It is Not Intoxicating. Late yesterday afternoon warrants were sworn out against Mr. Jas. S. Brown and M. Canfield, charging them against selling liquor. There were three warrants against each, and they were sworn out by Dis trict Attorney McLaurin. The specific charge against the par ties arrested is the sale of Pabst Malt Mead which Mr. Jas. S. Brown has had on sale at the old Metropolitan Cafe. They have only been in business since Saturday and Mr. Brown has the man ners atftl appearance of a well-bred gentleman. He stated when he came here that he had not come to violate any law, and to show that he was sin cere in this, he placed advertisements in the city papers, giving the analysis of W. F. Hand, state chemist, and the analysis of Dr. A. Schelder, analytical chemist of the city of Milwaukee, Wls. He believed from these analysis that he was engaged in the sale of a tem perance beverage, only 1.55 alcohol—not enough to pro duce intoxication. But District Attorney McLaurin took a different view of the matter and yesterday afternoon swore out the warrants. These warrants were placed in the hands of Deputy Sheriff Dan McGilvray and he arrested the parties named, Canfield being charged with being an assistant in selling the bev erage. They were allowed hail in the sum of $300 each which was promptly made. District vhich contained Attorney McLaurin was seen this morning and stated that the law plainly includes "malt" liquors. He said that there was nothing in the statutes providing that could be sold if it contained less than 2 per cent, alcohol. Mr. Brown had procured an Internal revenue license beverage an d the district attorney said that under the law this was "presumptive evidence." Mr. McLaurin further stat ed that he had been approached about this matter by some one representing the new establishment and asked as to his opinion about it and he stated that it would be a violation of law. Those who have tried the Mead de clare that it is not intoxicating, 'though it tastes just like beer. This case is liable to attract wide spread interest, as beverages of a somewhat similar character are being sold in many of the towns and cities of the state. The case will likely come up for hearing in Justice Wall's court tomor row - morning at 9 o'clock. NEGRO GUNS KNOCKED OUT Hearst News Service. San Francisco, September 10.—Bat tling Nelson defeated Joe Gans in the twenty-first round for the second time at Colrna arena in this city last night, thus clinching his claim to the light weight pugilistic championship of the world. The veteran negro pugilist was severely punished and Battling Nelson also received several ugly blows about the face and head. The fight was spectacular and was wit nessed by an enormous assemblage. LAW FIRM MOVES. j been removed from the Ross building to the second floor of the Kennedy 1 building on Main street. The law firm of Currie & Currie has