Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-15
JULIAN HAWTHORNE CALLS FEDERAL PRISON OFFICIAL UN
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attention 10 conditions as they exist
are really successful"
Prisoners Babe Men Good bye.
Hawthorne and DR. Morton came
into Atlanta about 10 O'Clock Wednes-
day morning They had intended
leaving ihe prison earlier but were
delayed by hundred handshaEes
from their fellow prisoners. The Gus
tom OK long lime was shattered by
demonstration OF the prisoners when
the two left. Usually the last march
down the corridors and out across the
yard Is made in silence In the case
Of Hawthorne and Morton there were
many wary halls Of farewell and many
expressions Of good will
The two men came into the city in
an electric car. and got of at the
Piedmont Hotel More than one per
son turned TO stare Il second time at
the two distinguished looking men
who stood for a moment on Peach
tree street with the air OF bewildered
Rip NauW!ulsles.
Hawthorne was clad in an ill-fitting
light gray suit. a large black hat, and
The brightest red HeCktic that was
ever sold maybe.
Clothes Made in Prison.
The clothes had been made in the
prison tailor shop, and Hawthorne Sc
lectCd them for the trip back home
rather than the clothes he had worn
when he arrived. However he car
Iied his discarded suit in a bundle
under his arm.
DR. Morton Wore u neCktie almost
as red as his friends. but his suit was
rather more sober than Hawthorne'5
vivid gray The two old meu-both
Of them are more than So years-had
their arms stuffed with packages I'M
I'll they looked like early Christmas
shoppers.
Hawthorne had eight cigar boxes
fun Of papers and letters, and Dr.
MOrtOu's package OF correspondence
was almost as large Then there We're
other boxes and bundles containing
personal belongings, and under Haw-
thorne's left arm was the most char
aCteTlstic package OF all three books
Dead Authors" Great American
Paintings" and a book OF poems
The two old men appeared almost
childish in their affection for each
other
Rsiterate Innocence.
Well, Julian and ! went TO college
together. and we went TO jail together
and now We are going to New York
together" said Or. Morton, laugh
ing.
But be sure. if you say anything
about the jail sentence he admon-
ished the reporter. say that we are
as Sereuely certain Of our innocence
as at any time. The mining proper
ties in Toronto, for exploiting which
the trouble started, are paying proper
ties, and their dividends viii yet eX-
uuerate us,
Julian and | were arrested as par
ties 20 a conspiracy to defraud. | was
one of the original holders Of the
mining property, and aided in selling
It TO the development company. There
in was my part In the conspiracy.
Julian, "A literary man, knew no
more Of the workings Of the mine
than "A baby Others wrote the pros
pectuses. and he revised them. That
was his part In the alleged consplr-
acy."
Or Morton will return to New York
and to his practice In that city. lie Is
thoroughly a medical man, and while
prisoner was assigned To duty in the
hospital service.
1T Is odd he said, reminiscently.
as ne stood at the Terminal station
waiting for the northbound train,
that | should have come to Atlanta
on Easter Sunday and have left 1t on
the anniversary OF the discovery ul
anesthesia'
Then he explained that his father
in 1876 made the first application OF
unesthcsia in an operation.
1T can not be said that he discov-
cred it" he said. but his application
was the first"
Julian Hawthorne viii go imme-
diately to Auburn n. Y, where his
family reside His wife, seven chill
dren and seventeen grandchildren are
preparing now, he said, to greet him.