The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-19
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
YOUNG WOMAN A SUICIDE.
rEG0KY OF THE DETECTIVE IN
TIE KLOECKLER CASE.

Most Positively stated That the
Young Woman Was Not Murdered.
Man She Loved Was Engaged to
Another woman-QuestiOn Is, DID
Miss klOeckIer Know This Elf So,
the Motive for Her ScIf-Destruc-
ton Is Revealed.
Atlanta, June 1s.-The Constitution
will tomorrow publish the report Of
the Pinkerton detective, F. P. Dimaio,
Jr., who was brought here to investi-
gate the mysterious death of Miss
Sophie Kloeckler.
The case has been gone into thor
oughly by the Pinkerton system, and as
a result it will be stated positively that
Miss Kloeckler was not murdered. The
only question remaining is whether her
death was suicidal or accidental, and as
the accident theory was never ad-
vanced, there remains practically no
doubt about the fact that she commit
ted suicide.
1T is known that the man for whom
she was said to care very much was
engaged to another woman. Whether
Miss Kloeckler knew this or not could
not be tablished. If this were known
in connection with the other evidence
at hand, absolutely all doubt would be
removed, it is stated, that she killed
herself"
Closed 1t In the Night.
The Georgia Railroad put a force of
men to work last night near midnight
and closed the Powell street crossing.
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and the railroad claims it is not. The
men responsible for closing the street,
or rather those who had charge of the
work, were arrested to-day and cases
made against them. The road, through
its attorneys, however, secured an i'll
junction to prevent the removal of the
distractions. The case will be fought
out in the courts.
Accepts "a Valuation.
AS the result of statement made by
County Tax Receiver Armistead to the
effect that the valuation of city prop
erty in Atlanta as returned to the coun-
ty is $10.000,00O less than the returns
of the same property to the city, the
city tax assessors to-day made the
statement that it is a we'll known fact
that city property is accepted by the
county tax receiver at three-fourths
the valuation placed upon it by the city
assessors. 1t is claimed that the county
tax receiver has the city books exam
ined to see what the returns as made
to the city are. and that in every case
the returns are 25 per cent. less than
those made to the city. This does not
remove the fact that the city of At
lanta gets taxes on $4,000, 900 more Of
property than do the state and county.
Assessments Will stand.
The twenty-day limit having expired,
the assessments made by Controller
General w. A. Wright of $50, 452 on rhe
franchise of the Macon, Dublin and Sa-
vannah Railroad. and of $35, 100 on the
franchise of the Brunswick and Biz
ming1am will stand. 1t is now too
late to arbitrate.
The Controller General also increased
the valuation of the Brunswick and
Birmingham's road bed and track by
&12O, 900, and the time limit on this has
also expired.
For Raising Money Order.
j. w. Brooks has been arrested at
Newman on the charge of forging
money orders. 1t is claimed by a man
named Eplan of this city, that Brooks
passed on him money order for so
cents. which had been raised to $3.50.
Mr.. Eplan discovered the forgery when
he went to have the order cashed.
Brooks will be held for the Unitad
States court.