The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-18
M'BRIDE MAY NUT
 BE BROUGHT BACK Wife Will Not Appear to Prose-
 cute Him KIDNAPPING IS CHARGED
Georgia Has s74 State Banks, Accord ing to State Treasurer R. E. Park. Numerous Rewards
 Are Offered.

l governor will let the matter take this course.
 Mrs. Mcbride obtained a total divorce in Ohio and was granted the custody of her two children, and il years old While she was on a visit. near Brunswick, Dr. Mcbride employed a detective to watch her. and this detective secured the two children and turned them over to Mo- Bride who took them to Massachusetts. warrant charging Kidnapping was sworn out and acquisition issued.
 Mcbride fought the case in the Massa- ohusetts courts, but when Mrs. Mcbride appeared there accompanied by Solicitor General, Bennett, Dr. Mcbride agreed to give up the children. which he did and promised to bother his wife no more. Mrs Mcbride now has the children and is in | Washington, D. c.
 A few days ago when Solicitor Gen. eral Bennett saw her she stated she would not return to Georgia to prosecute | the case as she had the children and did not care to push 1t. In view of these facts | Solicitor Bennett considers it would be a useless expense to bring McBride back to Georgia for the purpose of trial, and |
 the requisition will not be pushed
 Georgia State Banks. According to report just completed by 1 State Treasurer R. D. Park there are to- day in Georgia. 374 state banks with sew eral applications for charters pending in the secretary of states office. Of these only six are in Atlanta, all of the other Atlanta banks having become national This report presents quite contrast with that of 1895, more than ten years ago, when there were only 112 state banks in Georgia At that time there were eleven state banks In Atlanta, only one or two of the citys financial institutions hav- ing charters from the general govern ment.
 Preparing Report.
 s. A. Jones of Waynesville, N. C., min ing and mechanical engineer, who is pre- paring a report upon the construction of railroad from Waynesville to Atlanta with aid from that state, has written States Treasurer R. D. Park for further Information regarding the results to Geor- gia from the Western and Atlantic rail- road. and wants to know if the state would build the road again if the matter should come up Knowing what Is known now there could scarcely be any doubt as to the fact. and at this very time the proposition is being advocated with strong prospect of success, to build the state ! road on the sea.
 Mir. Jones mentions some interesting facts which he secured from the city Of Cincinnati. That city built the Cincinnati Southern railway, now leased to the Southern. It values that property at SS5- O000OO, though 1t cost less than half that sum- and receives from it S1.100,0OO an- | nually.
 In view of the tentative agreement be- tween the trunk lines south of the Ohio river not to invade one another's terri tory, MT Jones says the only way in which to secure new and competing lines that may become trunk lines Is through state aid but it must first be shown that such new lines will be profitable to the state. He has asked for all the facts in connection with the Western and At lantic for the purpose of using them In his report on the proposed new line in l North Carolina.
 Claims Reward.
 Chief of Police c. E. Umsted of Coates vile, Pa has forwarded Governor Ter rell a claim for reward of s10O for the arrest there of Henry Harris, a negro, who was recently convicted in Liberty county of the murder of R. A. Curtis, and sentenced to life Imprisonment. Through a curious feature of the law, this reward, though once offered cannot now be paid.
 The murder was committed by Henry Harris and other negroes in Liberty coun- 1 ty on August 15 1900 The reward of $l0O | for Harris arrest was offered by Cover nor Candler. When Governor Terrell came i into office in 1902. in accodance with law. he revoked outstanding rewards offered by the former governor, and in this case no new reward was offered. The arrest was made in February last, and the trial and conviction of Harris took place this month Under the law, therefore, Umsted cannot collect the reward.
 Governor Terrell today offered a num- Der of rewards for criminals, known and unknown.
 The governor offered a reward of $200 for the arrest of the unknown parties who have been committing incendiaries in the town of DeSoto in Sumter county. City officials of DeSoto have offered rewards of s25O for the criminals, and this makes | the total $450. On September the entire business portion of the town was de- stroyed by fire, and on September Il the marshars house was burned. All of the fires are known to have been incendiary, but the culprits have so far escaped de- tection.
 The governor also offered a reward to- day of s200 for the arrest of the unknown person who assassinated Amos Moody, Fulton county truck farmer, about three 1 weeks ago.
 Another reward offered is $200 for the | arrest or the uDkHOWI pciSon "iO oh September 5 assassinated J. A. Johnson, a well-known and highly respected white citizen of Colquit county, while he was eating supper in his own home.
 A reward of $50 was offered today for the arrest of the unknown person who on April 26 last set fire to and burned the home of Henry bowman, an inoffensiye and industrious negro, of Crawford coun- | ty. bowman and his wife were sleeping in the house at the time but escaped.
 A reward of $100 is offered for the ar , rest of John Perry. a negro, who Is want ed in Laurens county for the murder of his wife. Josephine Perry, on August 25 last.
 ! Writing Book.
 John C.. Reed, well-known lawyer of | Atlanta, Is engaged in writing a book on | the Kuklux Klan, in which 1t is stated will appear many interesting incidents 1 of the history of that famous organiza- ton in Georgia MT. Reed, 1t is stated, IS writing largely from experience. l The John B. Gordon Monument asso- l citation will hold a meeting Wednesday 1 afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in Governor Ter | relrs office for the purpose of taking ac- l tive steps to push to completion the work of erecting an equestrian statue of Gen 1 eral Gordon on the capitol grounds. The | legislature recently appropriated s15.000 to- wards this work.
 Dollar Diner for Bryan.