Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-05
FRANK H0TLY SCORES CITY DETECTIVE
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CHICAGO, March 5.-The jury in
the case of William Cheney Ellis, Of
Cincinnati, on trial for the murder Of
his wife, returned verdict late this
afternoon of guilty of murder in the
first degree and fixed his punishment
at fifteen years in the penitentiary.
Ell PASO, TEXAS, March Sit was
learned this afternoon that Luis Ter
razas, Jr., who for several months has
been prisoner Of the rebels, had un>
til tomorrow night to produce $780,
600 or be put to death. The father Of
Terrazas wired Villa to- day that a
messenger was on the way with the
money, but would not be able to reach
Chihauhau until to- morrow night.
CHICAGO, March 5.-Rodney n.
Brandon, secretary of Mooseheart and
acting national secretary of the Loyal
Order of Moose, received telegram
to day from General Francisco Villa,
of the Mexican rebels, saying that
Villa had complied with the request
Of the Chicago Moose and released
V. E. Goodman, Of this city, from the
jailat Juarez, Mexico.
CAMDEN, N. j., March 5.-Nine
towns in Burlington County are still
bottled up as the result of the bliz-
gard early in the week. The tescuers
werewithin one mile of Wrightstown,
a village Of 300 inhabitants, to day.
The other villages snowbound are all
in the vicinity Of that place.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, March S.
The Southern Shoe Dealers Associa-
ton ended a three days session here
this afternoon, selecting Memphis,
Tenn, as the next meeting place. At
filiation with the National Shoe Deal
ers' Association was the only i'm
portant action taken by the eenven-
ton.
NEW YORK, March 5.-The Pitts
burg Federal League club was sold
o-day to Edward W. GwInner, Pitts
burg capitalist. The deal was put
through by President James A. Gil.
more, after a conference of several
hours with the men interested. The
stock, a New York architect, who
went in with Gwinner in the deal, was
elected president.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO-, March 5.
The First National Bank was closed
by National examiners to day. Bad
paper to the extent of $4,000 was
given as the cause.
CHICAGO, March 5.-A one day
flight from Chicago to New York
without a stop will be attempted by
= - -. NiAnAarA 20-
horsepower monoplane as soon as the
weather will permit.
TERRE HAUTE, IND, March S.
William A. Huffman, found guilty ef
sion when he served as election inspec-
tor, this afternoon was sentenced to
from three to ten years in States
prison an dd sfran chtsed for ten years.
MEMPHIS, March 5.-Bernie Stiles,
keeper of a gambling house, was shot
five times this afternoon by John
Mahan, business man. Mahan, who
surrendered to the police, says stiles
cheated him in a gambling game.
Stiles can not live.
CHIHUAHUA. MEXICO, March 5.
With the arrival of-news from Juarez
that the long expected shipment OF
arms for the Constitutionalist forces
had reached there, it was Intinated
at General Villas headquarters to-
day that the attack upon Torreon
would begin to morrow or Saturday.
Under the rebel leaders direction, the
artillery division of his army spent
nearly all Of to-day in trying out the
new field pieces that just arrived
here.
EAST CAMBRIDGE, MASS, March
5.-Mrs. Lois Burnett Rantoul to-day
lost her divorce suit against Edward
/. Rantodl. Judge Hardy dismissed
Mrs. Rantoul's divorce libel. The
courts decision was a complete VIC
tory for tho husband. The trial was
the most sensational in the divorce
annals Of East Cambridge and lasted
nearly two weeks.
NAPLES, ITALY, March 5.--Porter
Charlton, the young American who is
awaiting trial for the murder Of his
wife at Lake Como, will be examined
as to his sanity by two Of Italy's lead
ing experts. Deputy Leonardo Bian-
chi, former Minister Of instruction,
and Professor Enrico Morseli Of the
University of Genoa, will make the
examination.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.-The
combined police forces Of Oakland
and Berkeley and more than a score
Of deputy sheriffs to-day surrounded
the camp Of more than 500 unemploy.
ed men near EmeryVille to day.
While a special detail Of 100 police
men, mounted and carrying rifles,
stood guard, the johIess followers Of
William Thorne, Industrial Workers
Of thee World leader, were put on
special street cars and sent outside
the limits OF the county. The "army"
under Thorne had started on a hike
to Washington.