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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1915
Page
10
The council unanimously voted to file the paper after it read, keeping the October apportionment sheet vetoed. Alderman Thomson led the motion, directing the mayor and finance committee to prepare a new sheet for the next meeting, due to a deficit of about 146000.
James Bunkley, a 12 year old Negro boy, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to three years in the state reformatory yesterday by Judge Ben Hill in Fulton County Superior Court. He killed Henry Bolton, larger than him, in a fight on Haines and Mitteell streets. Bunkley was represented by Attorneys John L. Moors and Paul Bartlett.
In Atlanta Judge Andy Calhoun jailed Henry Jordan for twelve months in a chain gang after Jordan attempted to steal County Policeman J. C. Casey’s Ford near the post office. The judge vowed to curb rising auto thefts and make an example of the defendant.
Georgia division postmasters travel to Washington D C for the national association meeting October 30. Delegates from Atlanta Newnan Gainesville Commerce Lyons Tallahassee and other cities accompany officers and spouses to present state representation and agenda.
C. Brown was fined $100 by Judge Andy Calhoun in the city primitive court on a charge of stealing a suitcase from the Terminal station some weeks ago. Brown denied the theft saying another man used his name and that he pawned the item. He paid the fine.
Mrs. D. EB. Jope Moniay sues the city of Atlanta in Fulton Superior Court for $2,000 stating she stepped into a sidewalk hole on Crew Street near Woodward Avenue. Attorneys Lamar Hin and J. M. Brake filed the suit.
The railroad commission ordered the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic and its receiver to repair the Irwinville branch, about ten miles, within sixty days to ensure safer traffic. The line has been leased to Ocila Southern Railway, which plans to quit in November after operating since January. The commission acted after an engineering report on a complaint by J B Clements.
Georgia Railway and Power wins ruling saving Ponce de Leon avenue from concrete base and T rail but Grant street remains contested. City adopts plan to finish Ponce de Leon pavement this year with temporary concrete absence and awaits Grant street bidding next year under a nonconcrete base and T rail proposal.
Columbus Georgia October 18 Special The E W Brown company against whom an involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed several days ago today filed its answer admitting insolvency.
The social event planned by the First Baptist Church at Mrs. F Teiashen Silvery drive home on Friday night has been postponed to a future Friday night at the same location.
Macon Georgia October 18 Special Jim Howard the negro who attacked Mrs W T Womack at her home on Wain street at midnight Saturday night and who had his throat cut ram ear to eat in a struggle with J H Slimmone who went to Mrs Womacks assistance is still unable to make a statement to the police Howard is confined to Macon hospital and his condition will not permit him to talk It is believed however that he will recover As 900 as he is able to leave the hospital he will be removed to the county jail Charges of drunk disorderly conduct and assault with intent to murder have been made against him The police still believe the negros motive was robbery as he is thought to have known that Mrs Womack carried her money home with her from the store on Saturday nights
Columbus, Ga. Miss Sallie Cleghorn aged 75 died at 2 o'clock Monday morning after severe burns from a gasoline explosion in her home Sunday afternoon. Daughter of Rev. Dr. S. Alston Wrage, she was found unconscious. she owned much downtown real estate and was considered the wealthiest woman in Columbus.
Southern visitors at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco honored United States Senator Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama as the most distinguished citizen of his state. Exposition officials hosted a luncheon at the California building and a bronze medal was struck for presentation to Senator Underwood on Oscar W. Underwood Day.
Robert B. Ward head of family bread baking firms and a notable Federal League figure died at 63 in New Rochelle. Born in New York City, he built bakeries in Pittsburgh and New York, financed the Fed league, became vice president, helped organize the Brooklyn club, and with his brother built Washington Park. He opposed Sunday baseball and barred the Brooklyn club from playing then.
City council passes Alderman I N Ragsdale resolution pledging Atlanta to cooperate with the national government for river navigation. When cited by the secretary of war, the city will provide facilities at the river including free wharves and terminals as directed by government engineers.
Crawfordville Ga October 18 Special At a special session of Taliaferro superior court Judge Walker presided over the murder inquiry into Charlo Rackley’s killing at a nearby saw mill on October 9. Jake Turner Guy Young and Sam Harden were found guilty and sentenced to be hanged on November 8. Hubert Evans and Will Zachary pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact and drew twelve months in the chain gang. The court crowd remained orderly amid rising public sentiment.
Athens Ga October 18 Special After an all day trial the jury in the case of John Potter a well known young man charged with killing his father in law Adolphus Richards a member of the city council at the time retired tonight without reaching a verdict after being out three hours The case is attracting wide attention and Potter claimed self defense.
In Waycross Georgia on October 1 a son named Joe Jeffords barricaded a room in his father's home and resisted arrest. He was disarmed and brought to await two warrants issued by his father W. Jeffords. The elder Jeffords said his son aimed to seize his property and must be locked up. Joe carried a double barreled shotgun and vowed not to be taken alive. The incident occurred three miles west of Waycross.
Rome, Ga October 28 Special Fred Starr a member of a Rome family was put on bond charged with larceny. He and two boys not yet arrested allegedly stole about 500 pounds of seed cotton from land two miles from Rome farmed by William Floyd. The cotton seed was moved to a house in the cuburie of Rome and concealed there.
A Columbus city court jury returned a not guilty verdict for Charles Delaney, proprietor of the Waverly hotel, who faced charges of keeping a gaming house after a recent raid. Several others arrested in the raid were discharged earlier at preliminary trial.
Miss Belle Newman shot herself in her bedroom at her father R R Newman's home at 1 Eff street after learning of opposition to her marriage to Frank Hamilton of 180 North Forsyth Street. A coroner's jury returned a verdict of death by her own hand. Hamilton, blamed by the family, rushed to the scene as Newman’s body was removed to Paolo's chapel.
Julius Tyson, a negro, confessed to causing a July wreck of an Atlantic Coast Line passenger train near Newark Georgia that killed engineer Magineer Phillips and injured several, to spite the railroad after it did not pay his wife a reward. Tyson said he unlocked the switch, sent the train to a siding, then left, watching the wreck from nearby. Grand jury to investigate at superior court in Thomasville.
James N Brown longtime Morgan County resident and old Confederate veteran died at his home near Madison. His funeral was held at Brownwood Baptist church today led by Rev Carl W Minor. He was 72 or 73, survived by his wife and five children named Knight McAdams McAdams Marks and Bertrand Crown.
New York October 1 Franz Rintelen held in an English military camp was indicted for conspiring with Edward Meloy to defraud the government by seeking an American passport. The two sailed to Holland on the Nieuw Amsterdam. at Falmouth they were seized with Meloy later released on bond.
A prominent all star cast stars in Robin Hood with performances Wednesday and Thursday. Tickets are on sale now for evening shows at the city venue.
Acute indigestion was ruled the cause of death for R. W. Harrington of New York in room 526 at the Hotel Ansley after an inquest by Acting Coroner Judge J. Coy Pearce. The body was sent to New York with friend J. Teadley. Harrington is survived by a widow. The Atlanta forecast calls for light showers today with similar temperatures to Monday, likely mid day showers and possible evening rain.
Athens Ga October 48 Special 132 divorce and alimony cases are ripe for Clarke superior court with Judge Brand presiding. Eighty five will be dismissed at the next term unless tried this term, a record for a 25 000 population county.
Thomas Carver of North Rome was struck by a Southern railway freight train while crossing the bridge over the Etawah river. His left arm was mangled beyond repair and had to be amputated.
Prominent pharmacists across the South tout Vitalitas for stomach liver kidneys bowels and blood derangements. Endorsements from J Metne Hunter & Bietiec Montgomery Ala and Marvin Moore Dallas Texas highlight popularity price merit and public benefit. Free samples offered at Jacobs Pharmacy 33 Whitehall St. Atlanta.
A vintage advertisement urges readers to avoid calomel due to its harsh side effects. It promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable liver regulator that starts the liver without causing illness or stomach upset and is gentle enough for children.
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