Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16

[ angry question into the instrument-a
question thai received no answer for the
message that had come unkljng over the
wires was this
The rich man said 10 his soul Thou
hast much goods laid up for many years;
eat. drink and be merry But God said
10 him-are you listening, Paul saxe7-
Thou fool, this NIGHT thy soul shall be
! required Of theen"
Thumbs Down.
Very few women had been able to
gain admission TO the old BAILEY this
morning where. as one of the more pic
turesquely phrased journals had put il,
the gladiatorial combat Of ancient Rome
was 10 he reproduced with the principal
court for the arena. and the nerve-tin-
Cling sight of man hghting with all his
powers Of mind and body for his life for
! spectacle
! seldom had case created so much uni
versal interest as this had done no arti-
fetal interest sklfully famed by sdroit
Journalism, but a genuine. palpitatng in
terest that spread through every class
The personality Of the accused. his posi-
l-tion in life, his almost utter absence of
| defense as displayed at the inquiry. In
| themselves we're stimulsnts to public Gu
riosity without the sensational facts ~
the wrongfully accused man with the
faxed jewel. his amazing escape from
| BriXton iail. and his still more amazing
death al the house Of Anthony Barring
ton the artist who had shot him as he
was making his escape from his house In
Princes Gate, where he had perpetrated
peculiarly daring robbery Of large sum
in bank notes
Amateur criminal investigation had not
been slow Ia see more than usually
strange coincidence in the dramatic death
Of the man first accused OF this murder
in the house Of relative by marriage OF
the woman to whom the prisoner OF to-
days trial was now believed 10 have been
engaged The fact Of the enga cement
had been fatty contradicted in the press
by the ladys father. Sir George Lums-
den. But where Is there smoke without
FIRE? And the world stll wondered
No, 50 the police who. at the inquest on
Levasseur. had exonerated MIR Barring
ton from all blame
A CURIOUS CROWD.
Such women as, by dint of the patience
OF their sex and the subtlety OF their
latent savagery. had managed to secure
seats in the raised tier OF benches bore a
curious look on their faces-a look not al
together pleasant Of brooding of half
fearful expectancy. and appeared full Of a
nervous irritable" that found its vent in
open antagonism Of each other
The alert, unabashed cheerfulness of
one woman, with a large, fat face, out
Of which rose. with a determined air OF
making the most OF Itself, a small. peaked
nose, who had settled herself In the cen
ter OF row with an opera glass, tin
OF sandwiches. and pocket flask was
something OF an exception.
You'd better left those spv glasses a
home, sour-looklng little man to her
right said. contemptuouslv "YouH get
into trouble II you try to use them here
The large faced womans companior,
drew little breath as she leaned forward
and looked down. She was tall and slight.
and very heavily yelled. the large faced
woman. who was given to such general
lzlngs had already set her down as a su-
perior ladY's maid out of a situation for
her gloves were shabby and her coat and
skirt showed signs OF hard wear What
she did not see was. how the dark ewes
behind the ven drated a the sight of
the man who from his place in the dock
| looked straight before him 1.-the erect
and save for certain pallor. as little
like man who came into that place
with the shame and stigma % the magis-
I
its verdict and committal, that seemed
to make Of this further trial tragic
farce. as might be
''Not a ghost of a chance the mans
touched in his head, the yelled woman
heard some one whisper behind her. and
her hands clenched tightly together as
she looked steadfastlv at Rimington he
hind the disfguring veil
Never YOU mind father she said
with exasperating good humor. turning
on the speaker. who had bachelor writ
ten on every line Of his ssllow face I'm
bear my town trouble when the time
comes
Nevertheless she disposed her rusty
net scarf adroity over the glasses before
she turned with aggressive determinat ton
to make conversation with her feminine
neighbor to the left
ITS one of the biggest cases as has
bin before the public for years, bar none "
she said dogmatcally Pore Young fell
ier-they say as his tongues tied by
/ some secret obligation that there's a
woman in the case but bless YOU 4 was
Al the magisteriel inquiry I've took an
interest in the case from the first my
| usband aving hin clerk 70 that there
| F1tzstephen Wen e was In a very small
way Of business indeed, and it's my own
/ belief e's as guilty
The rest Of her statement Of opinion
was drowned 10y the hum Of excitement.
/ Sternly repressed. that spread over the
| teemiug tiers of seats as Jack Rimington
accused NJ the Tempest street murder
entered the dock
/ Had she been closer to the man in the
I dock whose face was now turned directly
toward her as he looked ~ the Judge
u Tho WAS inst fat.ir,g