Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-21
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l'SH' NJ Y, Oct. 2o.-Frank
Holmes, aged "a, an Adirondack
euids, was accidentally shot
sna KILLED to- day in front of the
Adirondack League Club when
one OF its members, a wealthy
new Yorker, was "fixinq' his oun
preparatory to going deer hunt
ing with Holmes.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2o.-"Guiltvv
cried Father Hans Schmidt when
arrslsned before Judge Malone
to-day to plead to an indictment
charging him with the murder of
Anna AumuIler.
Attorney koelble, lawyer for
Schmidt, quickly interposed an
oblsetlen, stating: This defend.
ant pleads not guilty on the
ground that he was insane at the
crime"
Schmidt protested, but was
overcome by deputy sheriff and
the court accepted the pIea OF not
guilty made BY his attorney.
WASHINGTON, Oct %
"HSon to"oay made
public a letter he sent to Repre-
sentative Underwood in which he
declared he felt confident that a
report on the currency bill would
be made not later than the first
week IN November, and that "ae-
tion OF the Senate upon the bill
VIII follow within two or three
weeks after the report is made"
KEFF; RUSSIA. Oct. zo.-Ths
defense o-day attacked the tes,
tImonY of Vera Tchiberisk, one
OF the principal witnesses in the
prosecution for the ritual muir
der" trial of Mendel BeiIiss. While
the trial was going on dispatch
from vt: Petersburg stated that
the. Minister of Justice probably
VIII Intervene and order shat the
case be thrown out Of court by
Judge soldirief. A woman named
OaVeSky, a former servant in the
EehIberiak. household, took the
stand and unexpectedly confront
ed her mistress. She declared
that disguised men visited Vera
and that the Tehiberiak woman
had lneriminatsd herself by con-
versations with these men. While
the former servant was detailing
some Of the thirss she had over
heard, Vera leapsd to her feet and
vshemently denied the aecuss-
tons. This was the first scene
OF disorder since tho trial started.
GRIFFIN, Oct. 2o.-While his
grandmother, Mrs. FindIey Kin
eaid, Sr, Was trying to get from
him a supposedly empty revolver,
John A. Powell. is years old, was
shot and probably fatally wound
ed. The bullet entered and sew
cred the backbone, causing com
plete paralysis of the lower limbs.
Physicians have not been able to
remove the bullet. Mrs. Kncsid
is Frustrated.
WHEATON,, ILL. Oct. 60
That he had planned to attack
and rob Mrs. Potter Palmer, the
society leader, and had followed
her to New York cnce, was the
declaration of Henry Spencer,
confessed slayer, this afternoon to
a number of county officials. II
wanted to get her because she
were a lot of swell iewelry," he
declared.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2o.-Mi-
nority Leader Mann of the
House to- day declared that Presi-
dent Wilson had been misled as to
the prospects of the Senate pass
ing the currency bill by NoVem-
Der Is. After conference 10 day
with Republican Senators, Mr..
Mann stated that tho bill could
not possibly pass before the rs9u
lar session.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2o.-sse-
retary of State Bryan announced
to-day that he would make sew
eral speeches in the State cleo
tions Of New Jersey and Mary
land.
NEW YORK. Oct. 2O.-Rath-
bone Gardner, serving as a dep
uty from the Rhode Island do
oess, to day introduced a resolu-
tion at tho Episcopal convention
approving a social order Sin which
there shall be more equitable
distribution of wealth and in
which sVsrY worker should have a
fair return for what he produces"
Because Of its sociaiistie nature,
the resolution created considers
BILE stir. It was referred to the
committee on social service.
LONDON. Oct, 2o.-U. S. Am
bassader w. II. Page this after
noon discussed the Mexican sltua
tion with the British Foreign Of
fee.