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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-11
at Was An Act of God That
Directed Hand of Captain
Hams When He Took Life
Of His Homes DespoiIer."
MOTHER AND son MEET
AND EMBRACE IN THE
CROWDED COURTROOM
Closing Plea Before Jury is Begun by
Hams Lawyer and Case viii 90.
to the Jury on Monday Night.
Great Interest Manifested.

FLUSHING, n. Y, May lO.-When the
court opened today John F. McIntyre.
coUnsel-in-chief for Capt Peter c. Hains-
Jr., on trial for the killing of Willians
E. Annis, began his closing plea to the
jury. Mr.. Mcintyre said his summing up
would occupy about four hours
There was possibility that the case
would go to the jury late tonight. but il
is more likely Justice Garretson will adj
journ after both sides have their last
tomorrow morning
There was an affecting scene when the
defendants mother came into court just
before the proceedings began. she walk
ed to where Capt. Hams was sitting and
caught him in her arms.
Mother and Son Embrace
The prisoner half arouse from his chair
and mother and son embraced until she
was lead away by Major John Hams. her
other son.
In opening his plea Mr. Mcintyre said:
1T was the act of God that directed
Capt. Hams hand when ne took
the life of the man who ruined mis- home
The meeting between Annis and the de-
PENDANT was accidental; there was no in
ltnClOn 10 XIII.
Taking up the question of Capt. Hams
sanity, Mr.. Mcintyre said:
Sane or Insane-Which2
The burden is now upon the people to
convince you beyond reasonable doubt
that he was sane. The law does not re-
quire us to convince you beyond a rea.
sonable doubt that he was insane.
The state intends to show that he was
In normal state of mind by a few cur
sorry observations distracted from a
mass of matter. and eeven though his &C
tions may have seemed rational at times
medical science shows that insane people
often speaks rationaIly.''
Mr.. Mcintyre criticised the states hy-
pothetical question and declared that the
speech and conduct of the defendant a.
therein related were taken from unim-
portant incidents which might have %
CURED to any man, sane or insane.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-11
FITZPATRICK SUES
JONES FOR DAMAGES
DETECTIVE WANTS
DAMAGES FOR CHARLIE
JONES CHARGES THAT Kill
PATRICK RECEIVED MONEY.

Former Detective ]. T. fitzpatrick has
filed suit against Charlie Jones for $lO'VVO
damages on account of the published
statements of Jones that Fitzpatrick had
been paid $25 a week to protect the gam
blers. The suit was filed through J. ID.
Fitzpatrick and James L. Key.
Fitzpatrick not only says that the
charge is false. but that 1t was made
while he was i'll with pneumonia, con-
dtion that Jones knew about. He says
that the offense Jones charged is GRIM
inal one, and has greatly damaged him.
The statement in question was made by
Jones to a reporter and several other per-
sons on March 16 last, when the police
board was in a fractional fight.
Much of this statement was devoted to
an attack on n. A. Lanford, now re-
instated as sergeant of detectives. Jones
said that four years ago, while Lanford
was with the detective department, one
of the largest gambling games in the
south was being run in a room at the
Aragon hotel. Subsequently, when the
legislature met, it was moved to a room
at the New Kimball, according to Jones,
legislators being good patrons.
Jones says he himself saw profit in the
game, and opened a crap game in a room
next door, One of the owners of the 9TH
ct game came 10 MIN, ne SAID, ana de-
manded share of. the profits of his
game. Jones says he refused, and the
other man threatened a raid. 1t came
three days later under the direction of
Lanford, he said, whose men walked
through the room where the poker game
was played, into his. Later, for the sake
of appearances, he says, they raided that
also.
For more than a year" Jones contin-
ued, Il ran gaming rooms at Edgewood
avenue and CORTLAND street. and during
portion of that time 1 paid j. T. Kill
patrick, Lanford's right hand man. the
sum of SIS a week. 1 cannot say that
Lanford ever shared in this money. I do
know would not have given it up unless
expected protection"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-11
POPE BROWN MAY
Be TREASURER.
SEVERAL ARE MENTIONED But
1T is SAID THAT MIR. BROWN
WILL MOST LIKELY BE NAM
ED.

Who will be the treasurer of Georgia 70
succeed the late Captain Robert -
Park?
Nobody knows. John d. Walker, OF
Sparta; Pope Brown, of Hawkinsvilie:
Calvin NJ Hitch, or Benjamin f. Perry
any one of these may be future treas
urer. They are among those mention
ed for the place" In fact. thus far there
has been nobody else mentioned loud
enough to be heard outside of the gov
ernor's office.
Which one of those wifi It he? Again
nobody knows except the governor.
whose signature will be at the bottom OF
the appointment.
Comptroller General Wright and Attor-
ney General Hart were in close confer
ence with Governor Smith for nearly two
hours. Monday morning. What was done
and said in the conference is not knows
but few minutes after It adjourned
the governor issued an order appointing
AlonZo Richardson, expert accountant. TO
audit the books of the treasury; and said
that before the hour was out he would
issue another naming Assistant Treasurer
Ben F. Perry as clerk of the treasury
to remain in immediate charge Of tho
office and all its contents until a treasurer
is appointed.
Whoever the appointee OF the governor
is, he will be a man who owns no stock
in any bank doing business in the state
For such is the law-tht no state tres
urer shall own bank stock in Georgia
1t is said that Mr. Walker, of Sparta
does not want the position That elinli-
mates him, in a straw count.
1t is entirely probable, and in fact II
is said to be so. :aat the governor pre-
fers man who is settled in lie That
would eliminate executive Secretary
Hitch.
1t is said that Assistant Treasurer Per-
ry does not expect the appointment
but that the governor has assured him
of his present position in the new depart,
ment. The indication of his appointment
as clerk and custodian seems 70. bear this
out. So Mr.. Perry Is eliminated
Pope Brown. of Hawkinsville. alone, IL
left Of the four who are mentioned"
Will he be treasurer of Georgia?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-11
ROOSEVELT BAGS
GIANT RHINOCEROS
WITH LUCKY SHOT
Mammoth Bull Was Wildly
Charging Upon Him in the
Jungle When Great Hunter
Fired in Nick of Time.

NAIROBI,r British East Africa, May
10.-A bulky bull rhinoceros is the
latest prize wrested from the Jungles
Oy Colonel Roosevelt.
From the ex-president's camp near
Machakos word was brought down to-
day that the luck of the Roosevelt
party continues and that fifteen varie-
ties of game, including the big rhinoc-
eros, have been bagged on the last ex-
petition. te
The rhinoceros was charging Mr..
Roosevelt when the hunter fired. The
distance was fourteen PAGES, and the
animal fell dead.
The naturalists of the party are kept
busy preparing the trophies which Mr..
Roosevelt ana his son, Kermit are
bringing in daily. Forty-five skins al
ready have been prepared for the
Smithsonian institution at Washington.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-11
FIGHT WITH BURGLAR
COSTS ONE FINGER
Butler Man is Fired on and Finger
is Shot Off-Burglar Makes
Escape
Especial Dispatch to The Journal

BUTLER, Ca, May. 1O.-One of the
most atrocious attempts at burglary
which has ever occurred here, took place
Sunday morning just after midnight.
Charles Virgins went to the depot to
meet his wife, who was expected to come
in on No. train, which is due to arrive
about midnight. She failed to come and
on his return to his home, he heard an
unusual noise in the house. Upon inves-
itigation he noticed the door of the ward
robe ajar and as he opened IL white
man sprang out with a pistol in hand.
He Immediately fired shooting off one
finger of Mr.. Giggins, severely beating
him over the head. Mr.. Virgins was
unarmed and being taken unawares,
could offer but little resistance.
The town marshall was soon on the
ground, and a guard placed on the prem
ises. Sheriff Dan Hicks, of OglethOrpe,
was wired and he is on the grounds with
his dogs, but so far no trace that is
tangible has been found.
Mr.. Virgins was Immediately placed
under medical treatment and his wounds
are not supposed to be fatal.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-11
TO SAIL TO EUROPE
IN GIANT BALLOON
(By Associated Pre,sl

BOSTON, Mass, May IA balloon trip
over the Atlantic from Boston to Europe
is planned by Professor Henry H. Clay
ton, who recently resigned as meterolo-
gist at the Blue Hill observatory, after
sixteen years of study of the direction
and velocity of wind currents.
Professor Clayton believes he can ac-
coNplish the feat of crossing the Atlantic
by taking advantage of an upper air, or
planetary current which, his experiments
have shown, flows constantly eastward at
the height of two miles or more above
the earth. He declares he can make the
distance of 5000 miles easily in three or
four days
As sort of preliminary test of the pos
sibilities of the trip Professor Clayton
is now making plans for an air voyage
from San Francisco to the Atlantic
coast
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-11
AROUND NECK
ROBS BOY OF REASON

TACOMA, Wash, May 1O.-Raving in
his childish treble, the seven-year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Seeley. around. whose
neck, in a spirit of fun, a companion a
week ago wound dead snake, may never
recover his reason.
The children were playing near the See
ley home when one Of them found the
dead snake. Picking it UP without being
observed by the other children, he quiet
ly approached the Seeley child from lSe-
hind and suddenly wrapped 1t around his
neck, shouting as he did so that the snake
had jumped upon him.
The sight of the snake. with the yell
of the joker and the fact that the child
for a moment could not jerk the snake
away from his throat, toppled the boys
reason.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-11
THREE MAKE ESCAPE
AFTER BEATING JAILER
Large Posse is in Pursuit of Negro
Prisoners Who Gained Liberty
.,. at Jesup
Especial Dispatch 10 The Journal.

JESUP Ca, May 1O.-Three negro prisoners
made dash for liberty out of the county
jaiI here Sunday afternoon at $50 o'clock II
seems that the jailor, Frank Madray, had
gone for a bucket Of water for the prisoners,
and while out Of the Jail yard they succeeded
in getting out of the cells into the yard and
there met the jailor on his return with the
water. One or more of the prisoners had
secured a large stick and with this they beat
Mr. Madray to the ground. and thus made
their escape. When found in the yard few
moments later he was In an unconscious con-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-11

cure more carful and responsible exer-
else of the power they have
There is not the slightest evidence
that there has been on the part CT the
government or any member or the ex-
ecutive council. a disposition 10 usurl
authority or to withhold approval Of such
legislation as was for the best OF the
island or a lack of sympathy with the
best aspirations Of the Po~to Rican peo-
pie
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-11
Gen. Alexander Not Ill
Especial Dispatch to The Journal.)

SAVANNAH, Ga, May 10.-Mr. A. l.
Alexander, son of General E. P. Alexan-
der, says the report sent out from Balti-
more that his father is in a serious con-
dition, is a mistake. His father is not
seriously i'll.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-11

expect to do, a great deal toward aiding
such worthy movements as that now be-
ing conducted by your worthy publication
and the New York Herald.
Most sincerely yours,
FIRED L. WHITE,
President Good Roads Cl&b of Ga"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-11
Strike is Settled
CBy Associated Press,

(By Associated Press.)
BUENOS AYRES. May 10.-The strike
that was inaugurated here early last weeir
as a protest against the action Of the
in firing upon a gather ng of
May day demonstrants, came TO an end
today. The men have returned to work
and the situation again is completeiy
normal.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-11
Too Much Power Vested

This growing spirit shows that too great
power has been vested in the delegates.
The message presents an exhaustive eco
nomic review of conditions on the island.
it's trade and it's wealth, it's improved
educational facilities.
1t points out that there never was a
time in the history of the island when the
average prosperity of the Porto Rican has
been higher, his opportunity greater, his
liberty in thought and action more. Sc
cure
For the first time in its history, Porto
Rico he says, is lacking under laws en-
acted by it's own legislature.
The president points out that if the
Porto Ricans desire a change in the form
of the Foraker act this is a matter of
congressional consideration, dependent
upon the effects of such a change on the
real political progress on the island. Such
a change, he says, should be sought In
an orderly way and not brought to the
attention of congress by "paralyzing the
arm of the existing government"
The pre- sident says that the fact of
the Porto Ricans' forgetting the gener-
osity of this government should not be
an occasion for surprise. nor in deal
ing with a whole people can it be made
the isis of charge of ingratitude."
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-11
Taft is Not Surprised
e message concludes:

The message concludes:
when we, with the consent of the
people of Porto Rico. assumed guardian
ship over them and the guidance of Their
destinies. we must have been conscious
that a people that had enjoyed so little
opportunity for education, could not be
expected safely for themselves to exer-
else the full power of government,
and the present development is only an
indication that we have gone somewhat
too fast in the extension of political pow
er to them for their own good.
The change recommended may not inn
mediately convince those controlling the
house of delegates the mistake they have
made in the extremity to which they
have been willing TO resort for political
purpose, but in. the long run, it viii Sc
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-11
Abuses of Power

The president says that ever since the
institution of the present assembly, the
house of delegates has uniformly held up
the appropriation bills until the last mo-
ment of the regular session and has
sought to use the power to do so as a
means of compelling the concurrence of
the executive council in legislation which
the house desired. In the last regular
Legislative assembly, the attitude of the
executive council in refusing to pass bills
led the house of delegates to refuse to
pass the necessary appropriation bills.
Mr.. Taft discusses the acts of the leg
islature and of the council in detail and
says. the facts recited demonstrate the
willingness of the representatives Of the
people In the house of delegates to sub
vert the government in order to secure
passage of certain legislation. The ques-
ton whether the proposed legislation
should be enacted into law was left by
the fundamental act to the joint action of
the executive council and the house of
delegates as the legislative assembly. The
house of delegates says the president
proposes itself to secure this legislation
without respect TO the opposition of the
executive council, ''or else to pull down
the government"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-11
TAFT Sends Special Message
to Congress Calling Atten-
ton to Situation of Unusual
Gravity on Island.
PLANS TO AMEND
ACT OF FORAKER
TO FACE CRISIS
Porto Ricans, in Greed for Graft,
Have Failed To Provide for EX-
uenses of Government for Next
Fiscal Year.
CRv Associated Press.l

~, 80
WASHINGTON, May 10.-Presldet IaIt
today sent to congress a special message
recommending legislation at the present
extra session, amending the Foraker act
under which Porto Rico is governed.
The president directs the attention OF
congress to affairs in the island. laying
particular stress on what he terms
situation of unusual gravity" developed
through the failure of the legislative as
.erohlv nv Porto Rico to pass the usual
appropriation bills. leaving the lslaho
without support after June 80, next
Porto Ricans have forgotten the gener-
o:uy of the United States, the Presiueh'
SAYS in the desire of certain of the is
lands political leaders for power, and ne
adds that the present situation indicates
that the United States has gone too rast
in the extension of political power to the
Porto Ricans. He concludes that the ao-
solute power of appropriation should be
taken away from those who have shown
themselves too irresponsible to enjoy 1t.
To Amend Foraker Act
The president suggestes the wisdom of
submitting to the appropriation committee
the question of qualifying some OF the
provisions of the fundamental acts as
to respective jurisdictions of the execu-
tive council and the legislative assembly.
But no action of this kind, the presi-
dent says, should be begun until the For
aker act is amended so that when the
legislative assembly shall adjourn with
out making the appropriation necessary
to carry on the government, sums equal
to the appropriations made in the previous
year for the respective purposes shall be
available for the current revenues, and
shall be drawn by the warrant of the au-
ditor on the treasury and countersigned
by the governor. Such a provision APP
plies to legislatures of the Philippines
and Hawaii and eft has prevented in those
two countries any misuses of the power
of appropriation
The president reviews the establishment
of the present government, for the Porto
Ricans by the Foraker amendment. He
says the substitute debating how the ex-
penses of the government are to be pro-
' ided, leaves some doubt whether this
function is not committed solely to the
executive council but in practice the leg
islative assembly has appropriated for
all the expenses other than for salaries
fixed by congress-, and the president
adds, 1T is too late to revive that con-
struction."
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-11

Continued on page Three
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-11

Continued ON page Three
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-11
Both PRISONERS RepI,

After the sentence had been imposed
on Boyle. he arose and said to the court I:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-10-20
BERkELEY ROOMS AND BoARD

rooms in refined private family;
beautiful grounds and surroundings; board op-
uonei: near station; referencek 2222 Shat.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-10-20
'-NRooms AND BoARD WANTED !.

wANTED--Roou1 and board board, north OF SUIT |
ter. west of Hyde, with Respectable famiiy, |
for grown boy Box 1850. Call Office.
YOUNG couple wish room and board in private /
family near park; reference Box lua5: Sall |
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-11
FINE VIEW FROM
POLO SPECIAL

The special train for Leilehua will
leave the depot at AS this afternoon.
The polo game between Maui and the
Fifth Cavalry will begin as soon as the
train arrives. The train will pass
through the most picturesque country
on the island, and this is great chance
for the visitors to see something of the
island without hiring automobiles or
taking all day over an excursion on the
train.
The line passes through the grounds
of Moanalua, the show place of Homo
lulu, skirts Pearl Harbor, passes through
canefelds and passes sugar mills and
pineapple canneries; then it rises up
through the pineapple country and
comes out on the plateau of Leilehua,
where the cavalry camp is located.
The ponies were sent up to Leilehua
yesterday and the members of the Maui
team followed later and were guests at
the camp last night. The teams will
be: Maui-Frank Baldwin, Harry Bald
win, Harold Rice, and David Fleming.
Fifth Cavalry-Captain Forsythe, Lieu
tenants Groninger and Barnard and a
fourth player whose name is not known.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-11
SPORTS TODAY AND TOMORROW.

Tenme for the championship of the Hawaiian Islands the
Athletic Park at $3.50 Preliminary baseball between
alChinese
Athletic Park half block above the railroad depot
King the thoroughfare the city
parallel with the waterfront the railroad
in plain sight from there.
Polo game Leiehua
the Fifth Cavalry special depot
will direct Lehua The $125 There 81
grounds game,
should be back in Honolulu about m.
TOMORROW.
games regular
Oahu First The Kalihi
In
japanese
grandstand
WAIKIKI
The small surf Waikiki running well Surfboards
riding the obtained either the
Seaside Hotel lighthouses Members of the Ougger Club will
surboards of the them
ride the breakers
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-11
FLEET SPORTS
NOT SCHEDULED

No fleet program of sports has yet
been arranged. It has been decided
that all the sports will take place at
the Athletic Park, and this morning
the athletic officer and park committee
will meet and preliminary schedule
will be made out.
There are baseball games to be play
ed between cruiser teams and with local
teams, wrestling matches, boxing
matches and other events all to be set
out on a program so that the public
may know when the events are coming
off,
Trinkle is still on the Maryland, and
there is middleweight named Battling
Robinson on the California who wants
go at Dick Sullivan. Gunboat Smith
is not here, nor is Higgins. But there
is all kind of good material.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-11
COUNTRY CLUB
HAS ELECTION

The Oahu Country Club held a meet
ing last night and elected the following
officers to serve for the ensuing year:
Walter Dillingham;, president; J. P.
Cooke, first vice president; E. A. Mott
Smith, second vice president; j. o.
Young, treasurer; H. C. Carter, secre-
tary; W. Jameson, auditor; Frank
Atherton, George Angus, Geo. Potter,
j. d. McInerny, directors.
The financial condition of the club
is excellent, and the directors were au-
thorized to negotiate loan large
enough to enable them TO purchase the
club grounds, an option on which the
club holds from the owning estate.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-11

lulu. They are both great athletes and
are expected to make it hard for the
bunch. Is. David Hakuole, he was
well up in the Marathon race. 16. An
tone Kaoo, the famous Waialua Horse,
he is part Negro and part Hawaiian
and has astonishing staying powers. II.
NJ. Plata, local runner of considerable
ability who has been training hard and
is very confident Of winning
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-11
Sport Notes

The next roundup at the Y. NJ. c. A.
will come off Thursday night, Septem-
Der %. There will be something unique
in the way of takeoff Of an intercol-
legiate athletic meet. The committee has
hit upon stunt that is sure to make
a nit.
&c e ~
The II. c. C. team to play against the
Vennaehar and Scottish Monarch com
bination at Makiki field this afternoon
is: Anderson, Maelean, l.. Wilmington,
Buchly (captain), Dearborn, Bailey,
Gray, Maxwell, Morse, Tucker and Ne
Gill. The game will start at 2:l5 sharp.
- - -
Charlie Reilly will arrive on the
Logan tomorrow. He expects to hook
up with some of the boys in the feet.
- - -
Jack Scully arrived from the Coast
on the China yesterday. He had fine
time in San Francisco and is looking
well and almost fat.
= - -
The baseball teams from one or two
of the cruisers were out for practise
at Aala Park Yesterday afternoon. The
boys seemed tickled to death to get q
chance to loosen up.
- - -
Athletic Park games for tomorrow
are Beers VS.. Dragonlets and Half vets
VS.. Japs.
A-ss-