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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Shadow of Doubt in Mind
Of SIQtOn Gives DOctOrLfe

DR.. w. ]. McNaughton had been
practicing medicine in Emanuel
County about ten years when accused
OF the murder OF Fred Flanders He
was the family physician of Flanders
and had been for some years. After
Flanders moved to Covena. a little
settlement in the county, an agree
ment was made by which he and his
wife were to live in Or. McNaugh-
toms house with DR. McNaughton.
and the doctor was to take his meals
with the Flanders.
On the night of May II Flanders
took sick and remained confined Ia
the house wherein he, his wife and
DR.. McNaughton had lived. until the
day of his death, June 4.
DR. McNaughton was Flanders
physician and supplied him medicine
from his own apothecary's shop, be-
ing the only drug store at Covena.
BY reason Of suggestions and ru-
mors which were ahoat. Flanders
relatives determined some time after
Flanders death to have the body ex-
humed and examined for poison. The
stomach, liver, heart and kidneys
were sent to Or. Eberhart, of At
lanta, a chemist, then in the employ
Of the State. who discovered they
contained seven -eighths of a grain
of arsenic, which amount he isolated.
DR.. McNaughton and Mrs. Flanders
were jointly indicted under several
counts for numbering Fred Flanders
by poisoning him, and the trial was
held in Swainsboro, Emanuel County
in October, 1910.
Studies Poison Theory.
Governor Slaton, considering the
record evidence, reached the conclu-
sion that McNaughton and Mrs
Flanders were criminally intimate
and that DIR. McNaughton admins
tered to the husband, with malicious
intent, the arsenic which killed him.
IN Belt4HB u llidL punt . ANAEHt
however, the Governor carefully went
over all the evidence Of the physi-
clans concerned, and particularly
considered the effect Of arsenic upon
the human system He also found in
the evidence concerning the couple
much that led him to suspect the eX-
istence Of a guilty secret between
them.
Finding that the amount o. arsenic
located in the dead mans organs was
sufficient, and more, to kill, the Gov
ernor never was able TO see from the
evidence how it got into Flanders
stomach unless McNaughton admin
istered it.
The suggestion that the arsenic got
into the dead mans sytem 10y reason
of the embalming Of his Rody was
as absurd by the 'Governor,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Mrs. Pankhurst to
Be Peaceful in U. s.
Militant Leader Believes Women of
America Are Best Judges of
Own Methods.

NEW YORK. Sept. 27.-Mrs. EN-
incline Pankhurst will make her open
ing address to New York suffragettes
Tuesday evening, October 81. She
will arrive Saturday, October IS. She
will show that giving the American
women the ballot is the only way to
curb the social evil" said the famous
militant's representative to-day.
1t was also said Mrs Pankhurst
would not seek to incite American
women to militancy. She has said
that the women here are their own
judges of their methods.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28

particularly as there was no evidence
to warrant that conclusion,
Since Dr. McNaughton's case cana
before Governor Slaton for consid-
Grafton on a petition for clemency,
the Governor states that he has been
appealed to most exhaustively by par
ties both for and against the petition.
but that he has permitted himself to
be guided solely by the evidence N
the case, and not particularly by any
thing said by attorneys appearing be-
fore him or by private citizens inter-
esting themselves.
Lived in Same House.
The Governor sums the case up In
these words:
The jury had evidence before it on
which it could find these facts: De-
PENDANT and Mrs. Flanders were in
fatuated with each other and were
criminally intimate Fred Flanders,
his wife and defendant were living
in the same house. Fred Flanders
determined to move to Thomasville,
and having moved his furniture and
household effects expected to take his
final departure on Thursday morn
ing,
"On Wednesday night he became
sick, some of his symptoms beina
those of arsenieal poisoning. DR.. Nc
Naughton was the only physician who
prescribed for him. and these pre-
scriptions were filed by DR.. Nc
Naughton himself from his own
apothecary's shop. When medicine
was given Flanders, he vomited ana
he suffered dimness of vision, pain in
the stomach and showed other symp-
toms found in poisoning by arsenic.
He said the medicine made him
worse The night he didn't take the
medicine he was better. Although
Dr. McNaughton in the early part of
his patients sickness expressed DOUBT
as to his recovery, he refused the iu-
sistent requests of the patients rela-
tives to call in DR.. Smith. although
he promised to do so.
Advised Against Moving.
HE advised against moving Fred
to his brothers house. DR.. Green
Bell came only one time. and he
thought Fred Flanders ought to be up
in two or three days. Ear eighteen
days, from May II, 1910, to June 1.
1910, he fingered, taking the doses CT
medicine given by DIR. McNaughton.
One Friday evening nobody except
defendant and Mrs. Flanders was
with Fred Flanders, and he died that
night He was buried on Sunday,
and Monday morning DR.. McNaugh-
ton and Mrs, Flanders endeavored 20
engage Mrs. burden TO core to DIR.
McNaughton's house and ktx1Y house
for them. They got to SEainsboro
TO Ordinary's Court before 1t opened
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
FORTY MONTHS STRUGGLE
FOR FREEDOM is ENDED
Executive Declares That He Did
What Judge and Trial Jury Would
Probably Do at This Time---Prison
Commission Finding Is Overruled.

Governor John Saon issued executive order last night
committing death of Dr. W. j. McNaughton, the
Swainsboro MUSICIAN to life imprisonment.
lengthy opinion approximately 10000 words, the Gov
enor exhausey the case from the standpoint both of
lawyer and an executive petitoned for clemency
committing DIR. McNaughons sentence, the Governor
adopted dissenting opinion of Prison Commissioners Patterson
recommended life imprisonment and OVERRIDE the majority
opinion of the board calling for full pardon, which
dered by Commissioners Raney and Dawson
Saon in reaching his conclusion commute DR..
McNaughton plainly expresses his belief in the guilt but
gives him the benefit of possible doubt arising from the purely
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Movie Will Aid
Journalism School
Films Will Depict Action and EN-
bryo Reporters Will Then
Describe It.

NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Moving
pictures as an aid to the instruction
in journalism will be part Of the cur
riculum in the new School Of Jour
nalism at Columbia.
\ machine has been installed in one
of the lower rooms Of the new build
ing. \ film will be run every day or
two. and the class will have to le-
scribe it from a newspaper viewpoint.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
SECRETARY LANE WILL BE
BACK AT WORK NEXT MONTH

WASHINGTON, Sept 27.-Secre-
tary of the Interior Lane, recently
stricken with heart trouble in Cali
fornia, advised. the Department Of the
Interior to-day that he expected to
resume his dulles here between Oc-
tober and r.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Forbes Robertson in
U. s. for Farewell
Kniahted English Actor Will Appear
in Shakespeare and Modern
Plays on Tour.

NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Sir John
ston Forbes Robertson, recently
knighted by King George, and his
wife. known on the stage as Gertrude
Elliott. have arrived to open their
farewell tour Of the United States at
the New Schubert Theater next
Thursday. Hamlet" "Othello" and
"The Merchant of Venice" will be
varied with some of the titled English
actors successes in modern plays, in
Guiding the Passing of she Third
Floor Back"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28

nR. W. j. MNAUGHT0N, he appears to-day. These
~ two pictures Of the Emanuel County physician, whose
forty months struggle for freedom ended when Governor
Saton committed his sentence from death to life imprison
ment specially posed for by the prisoner for The Sun
day American in the Chatham County JAIL where he has been
Fred Flanders
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
S575,OOO Is Spent
For Cancer Cures
German Cities Invest Large Sums
for Radium and Mesothorium,
New Element.

Special Cable to The American.
BERLIN, Sept. 27.-Up to the pres
ent time German cities and State
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
NOTICE

II you have any difficulty in buying Hear-ts
Sunday American anywhere in the South notify
Circulation Manager. Hearst's Sunday Ameri-
can. Atlanta Ga.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-01-03
Notice of Real Estate
Mortgage Foreclosure Sale

Default having been made in the pavrer, a
real estate mortgage executed and la,,,a,s4 III
Siiitord Charles Larsh, Mortgagor to F r Mi
MANS mortga2ee, dated July LIST A d 1911 da.
tour months af ter date duly recorded in the AZ :.
OK the Register oil Deeds in and fer p,rs51
county, south Duhota, ard d. Ue w. aus and 81
tie hrsl da, OF December. A u 1912 r, q
s.ahed . A. 81. Schall. utorts s4.ipg IT,. rortI
han oi rne southeast quartz, ana he sg. IN NH
of the northeast quurter OF section Tveg.
township Eighteen Moth. Of Rtuxp 81, eeo n
-. Il M. Ill teIhlns county, SoLta D.lo,s
sum of Three Hundred kighty $3.50 Dorsr
prinelpsl anc interest. anC no action or process.
ing vIns cen Instituted al law or otherwise n
recover sald ebt or any part thereof;
nov, ineleiore, Notice is hereby given ths,
~ virtue o. .he power of sale in SAID rort.sgs
cohtaint4 saia mortgage will be forecosed pu,.
suaht " law and the abovr described properr
or so much thereof as is necessary will be soI
subject to prior mortgage for Eight HUNDRED
$oUOj Dollars. at public auction to the highest
biduer by the Sheriff of Perkins county South
Dakota. at the front door Of the Court House n
the village of Bison, in said COUNTY and STATE on
Saturday, the 25th day of January. A. D Nm;
at the hour of one o'clock. p m. Of said day, ID
pay said mortgage debt. interest costs at,orrsy
fees and disbursements allowed by law
Dated this II III day of acensht- A. 1912
A. T. SCHAAI
A ~isr,e + Nrrtgage
LOGAN berry, AltUtEe5 Jur
AsSi1 nee OF Mortgagee
John Anderson, sheriff.
Date of 1st publication. Dec. l3 1872 st
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-01-03
Notice of Mortgage Sale

Default having been made in the conditions Of
a certain Mortgage. made. executed and delivered
b. Henry Sanders. unmarried. mort9agor, to
John c. Malloy. mortgagee, dated January 26,
1911. and duly recorded in the Office Of the Regis
ter u Deeds in and for Perkins County, South
Dakota. on February End. 1911, at l.Ge o'clock D.
m. in BOOK Al of Mortgages, on pages Isl 1872
scribed lands situated. lying and being in the
county of Perkins, and state Of South Dakota,
to-wit: The Southeast Quarter fSE Id Of Sec
tion Thirty 800 in Township One Hundred and
Twenty 100, II Range Fifteen l5), E B. Fl. N.
containing loo acres according to the government
survey
And Whereas. there is claimed to BE- due at the
date ot th.s notice the sum of Eight Hundred
F0rty-one and s5-iG0 tso4l 40 Dollars. and the
further sum Of Tventy-four and 57-1oO (t2l57)
Dollars for taxes paid on said premises.
And no action or proceeding has been insti-
tuted at law TO recover the debt secured by said
mortgage or any rart thereof
Now TherefsFe Notice 10 hereby giver that hy
virtue Of the Pow eT Of sab in said mortgage con-
ined, and Of the Statute in such case made and
provided. said mortgage will be forecloeed and
the above described premises will be sold at pub
lie auction by the Sheriff of Perkins County.
South Dakota. at the front door Of the Court
House in Bison. In said County Of Perkins on the
18th day Of February. A D., 1918 at enc o'clock
P. NJ. to pay said nortgaged debt and interest
and taxes. If an, With Twenty-Five and no-loo
1928 6o) Dollars, as attorney fees and disburse-
ments allowed by law.
Dated at Lennon. South Dakota, this 3lst day
of December. 1912
JOHN c. MALLoy. Aortsagee.
John Anderson. Sheriff.
By w II. Eesbitt Deputy
Logan Berry. Attorney for Mortpsaee. 1913
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-01-03
Notice of Contest

Department Of the interior. United States Land
Office. Lennon. South Dakota. Dec. Il, 1912
To Rudolph kannenberz of Holloway, Mime.
sofa Contsstee:
You are hereby notified that Henry Reede uh,
gives Faith. South Dakota as his postoffice ad.
dress die on 23rd of November 1912 file in this
office his duly corroborated application to contest
and secure the cancellation Of your Homestead.
Entry No 1889. Serial No. 0l759s made November
8. 1909. for the w l-2 of NE Ia and Sc Ia of NV
- Section ls. Township l3 N. Range II z, b. H.
Meridian. and as grounds for his contest he al
ieEes that the said Rudolph Kannenbers has
not made any improvements on said land or re-
sided thereon at any time since the date Of his
filing and he has failed to comply with the home
stead laws Of the United states
You arc. therefore. further notified that the
said allegations " III be taken by this office as
having been confessed by you. and your said
entry will te cancelled Hereunder without yonr
further right to be heard therein, either before
this office or on appeal Ii you fall to file in thi.
otiics within twenty days after the FOURTH
publication Of this notice rs shown below your
answer. under oath. specifically meeting and re-
spending to these alleg tions Of contest or II
you fail within that time to file in this Office due
PROOF that you have served . copy of your answer
On the said contestant either in person or hv
rogstered mail. II this service is made by the
uelvery OF a copy OF your answer to the contest
eant IN person. proof of such service must be
either The said contestants written acknowledge
ment OF his receipt of the COPY showing the a.
OF Its receipt or the affidavit of the person by
ho ~hom me me delivery was made stating when and
where the copy was delivered IL made by reris-
.ereo mail proof Of such service must consist of
the afidavit of the person By whom the copy was
mailed stating when and the postoffice to which
II WAS mailed. and this affidavit must be accom-
panied by the postmaster receipt for the let ter
You should state in your answer the name of
the postt flee to which you desire future notices
to b sent to you.
Is. G, Coleman. Register
5: w. Huntington. Receiver
Date OF hrst publication Dec 27. 1912
Date OF second publication jan g. 1918
Date OF third publication Jan. 10. 1913
Date OF fourth publication Jan H. 1918
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-01-03
Notice of Sheriff's Sale on Ey.
ecutlOn.

BY slitu. VI an execution issued OFT Of s-a
unde' the seal of the Circuit Court in and for s|
County of Perkins and State Of South D4s0s
upon sIudssnent rendered on the ith day n
Septen. ber A, D., 1912. and docketed on the sa
day of September. A. D.. J9l2, IN an actEa
wherein w ID. keese Is Plaintiff and Ira Strong
ana ). W, Smith are Defendants in favor II
SAID Plaintiff and against said Defendants vl
the sum of Two Hundred Eghty-tour and @I
100 Dollars damages and costs, which executai
was directed and delivered to me as Sheriff %
and for said county of Perkins and state I
South Dakota, have levied upon all the right
title ard interest Of the said defendants s
strong and W. Smith in sna 10 the follow s
dc critsc real property ts-Wit. Tie utteas
quarter Of section One lov DrhII twenty-five
North. OF Range Ia T.. B. Ii. M.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned,
as Sheriff as aforesaid. will sell the above des'
cribeu real property to the highest hIddet ti
cash at pu bile auction at the front door Of tn
court honse in the Village of Bison in the county
OF Perkins and State of South Dakota on The 81
day of February. A. D. 1913, at the, hour Of ono
o. clock p. m. of that day to satisfy the SAID eS'
ecution. together with interest and costs thereon
Dated at Lennon, South Dakota, this 10Th dsy
OF December, A ID. 1912
John Anderson. Sheriff Of Perkins
County. South Dakota.
BY W. II. Nesbitt. deputy,
Berry & Carroll. Attorneys
for Judgme Mt Creditor.
Date Of lst publication Dec. 60 1912 g.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-01-03
Notice of Sale on Execution

BY an Execution issued out Of the Justice Court
In and for Perkins County. South Dakota, upon .
judgment rendered and docketed in said court be-
tore c. l.. Williams, justice Of the peace in and
for Perkins County. South Dakota on the 3lst
day OF December A D. 1912 in an action sh re-
in the First State Bank Of Lennon. q Corpora.
ton. is plaintiff. and J, o. SstEef 10 defendant.
in favor Of the said plaintiff and against the said
defendant for the sum Of One Hundred Twenty
four and 75-l00 Dollars damages and costs
which execution was directed ind delivered to
me n sheriff in and for said County Of Perkins
anG State of South akJta have levied upon
ali The rigat, It'll. and Interest of the said de-
fsadant. J. O. Stfeff. In tnd to the follow ng de-
scrtbed personal property In the possession Of
said court unoer an attac achment duly issued and
served to-wit: One arm chair ore tabe one
show case one office chair. cigar cutter one
IRE extinguisher one clock. one hat rack So
dining chairs five table, sne meat block one
cock stove. one zinc. one drawing board. the hot
Water tar Il, two baking pans. one drip pan one
ice box, Que CONN ode. one wash machine three
chairs. one washing ma ngel Une laundry stove
one bed table leaves. one wash bow and pitcher
s@ven jugs. one wash board one wash tub two
wringers. three pots two beds. two mattresses
two sprlnGs 81 beds. 2l springs. 81 rnattresses I5
cots, 10 pair pillows IL comfsrts. s spreads IL
towels, Z wash bowls and pitchers 2i tables 9
pots, pair sheets. pair slips. hall mat bed
room mats
herif, as aforesaid. will sell the above de-
scr bed pc rsonsl proper to the CHEST bidder
for cash publ" auction at the front door Of the
Ar cade Hotel, or Main street in III scity of Lem
nc ard County of Perkins. and State Of South
Da sota on the 18th day of January, A. D.. 1919.
at ne o clock of that day to satisfy said eIecu-
ton together with tho interest and costs thereon.
Dated At Lenr on. South Dakota. this Sd day
Of January A. d. 1918.
JOHN ANDERSON.
Sheriff of Perkins County. South Dakota.
By W. H. Nesbitt Deputy.
Logan Berry. Attorney for judgment Creditor.
Date of lst Pub. January 3D.. 1913.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-01-03
THOUGHT TRANSFERENcE.
Wireless Teiesraphy May Point to the
"Why', of Telepathy.

Accepting teiepathy as an establish
ed fact the problem rernainshow are
we 10 explain it: What is the mech
anism by which one person is able 10
transmit messages directly and In
simultaneously u another person, al.
though they may be half the world
kpart:
70 this question ii must frankly he
admitted no positive answer can as
yet be returned But some interesting
hypotheses have lately been advanced.
not by mere theorists. but by eminent
men Of science. who. themselves affirm
ing the actuality Of telepathy, have
given much thought to the problem OF
its mode Of operation.
Sir William Crookes. for example.
calling attention to the marvellous but
undisputed facts OF the real vibration
as evidenced by the phenomena OF
wireless telegrnphy and the Roentgen
rays. urges that here we have quite
possibly an adequate explanation OF
the mystery OF telepathy OF wholly
naturalistic hasis-that Ia to say. n
basis which nables ns to accept teiep-
athy without dislocating our entire
conception OF the physical universe.
at seems to me-" he suggests. that
these rays Uhe Rcentgen rays may
have a possible way Of transplanting
intelligence which. with q few reason
able postulates. may supply the key to
much that Is obscure In physical re-
search Let il be assumed that these
rays, or rays OF even higher frequency.
can pass into the brain and act on
some nervous ceuter there. Let II be
conceived that the braiu contains
center which uses these rays as the
vocal chords use sound vibrations
Doth being under the command OF in.
telligencel and sends them ont with
the velocity Of light to impinge on the
receiving gangion Of another brain.
In this same way the phenomena Of
telepathy and the transmission OF in
telligence from one sensitive to anoth-
er through long distances seem to
come into the domain OF law and can
be grasped."
This undoubtedly is the explanation
that most strongly commands itself to
those scientists who couraYeonsly ac-
knowledge their belief in telepathy.
Nor do they see any objection tn it in
the fact that people appa rently are at
fected hv The telenathic impulse only
at certain times for the brain OF both
sender and receiver may .conceivah hly.
a.
be set to transmit md receive tele
pathic communications only when at
tuned to vibrations Of a certain ampli
tude,-H. Addington Bruce In Hamp.
ton Magazine.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-01-03
Lincoln Jo,ted Seward,

Uncle Pillv Green Of Illinois was
Lincoln's partner In the grocery at ga
lem At night, when customers were
few. he he'd the grammar while Lin
arst inaugural banquet Green sat at
the table on the presidents left with
the dignified Secretary Seward on the
right Lincoln presented the two men
to each other, saying. Secretary Sew
Seward bowed stiffly. when Lincoln ex-
claimed: "Oh, get up, Seward. and
shake hands with Green. He's the
man that taught me my grammar
Kansas City Star.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-01-03

Whereas. default has been made In the con.
ditions OF q certain mortgage dated July 9Th,
1911. executed by Jonas A. Akre and Nellie O.
Akre, his wife. Of Moreau. in the county of Per-
kins and State of South Dakota. as mortgagors
to Hope B. Miller. of Moreau, county of Perkins
and state Of South Dakota. as mortaagee, and
duly recorded in the Office Of Register of Deeds 3
In Perkins County. South Dakota. on the 10th
day Of July 1911, in Book ~ of Mortgages, on
page 80: said default consisting of the neglect
| and failure oJ said mortgagors to pay the prin-
cipal and interest of the note secured BY said
mortgage at the time therein specified for the
payment thereof. and in permitting taxes legally
and remain unpaid. by reason of which said de-
fault the power of sale in said mortgage contain.
Ell has become operative.
That said mortease and the note representing
the amount Of indebtedness was by the mortsaaee
Hope B. Miller. assigned. sold and transferred
for valuable consideration to one, Henry w.
Davis. Of Faith, Meade county South Dakota, on
the 10Th day o. January 1912, and
Whereas, no action or proc eecine has heer in.
stituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt
secured by said mortgage or any part thereof
and the amount due and claimed to be due upon
said mortaage at the date Of this notice is salOss
| to.wit- Principal $26s.76. Interest S42l2
Now. Therefore. Notice is hereby given that
by virtue Of the power of sale contained in said
moI tgage and duly recorded as .eforesaid and
pursuant to the statutes in such cases made and
provided the said mortgage will be foreclosed
and the said premises described in and covered
by said mortgage, to-wit:
The Southeast Quarter Of the Northwest Quar-
ter, the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast
| Quarter. and the West half of the Southeast
Quarter of Section Thirty-fve in Township
Fifteen North of Range Fifteen East of the
Black Hills Meri ian in the county of Perkins
and state Of South Dakota. together with all the
appurtanances and improvements thereunto be-
longing will b sold at public ton to the high
est bidder for cash to pay said debt and interest
and the costs and disbursements allowed by law:
which sale will be made by the sheriff of said Per-
kins county. at the front door of the court house
in the town of Bison in said county on the 18th
day OF January 1918, at clock iT the aftern Don
OF said day. subjact to redemption proviaea by
law.
Dated this 18th day Of December 1912.
Henry w Davis
Assignee of Mortganee.
John Anderson,
Sheriff of Perkins County
E. N. Sayles,
Atty. for Assignee of NJ rlgagee
Date of lst publication Dsc. 20, l9l2.