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Hi JURY
The Phagitn case 1h now In the pro-
re** of investigation by the Fulton
County Grand Jury.
Two bills for Indictment of Leo M.
Frank and Newt Lee, for the murder
of Mary Phagan, were presented be
fore that tribunal at its session Friday
morning by Solicitor Dorsey.
A host of witnesses gave their tes
timony. The torn and blood-stained
clothing of the slain girl also was
turned over to the Grand Jury for
inspection.
The Grand Jury studied carefully
an elaborate diagram drawn by Bert
Green, one of The Georgian's staT
artists, and setting forth in black amt
white the prosecutor’s theory of how
the murder was probably committed.
Intense interest was displayed in the
drawing.
After being in session for nearly
three hours, the Grand Jury adjourned
until to-morrow morning at 10 o’clock,
when the Phagan case will be taken
up once more.
Woman Gives New Testimony.
Whether the sensational testimony
of Mrs. Mima Famby. 400 Piedmont
Avenue—or Nina Fomby, as the wom
an says her name Is will be intro
duced at the Grand Jury probe, Is a
matter, of doubt. Mrs. Fomby’s af
fidavit declaring that on the evening
of the murder Frank called the affiant
on the telephone and in an excited
voice asked her to arrange a room
for himself and a girl whose name
he would not disclose, ts in the hands
of the Solicitor General.
Important as Is the bearing which
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THE GEORGIAN ARTIST'S DIAGRAM OF
PENCIL FACTORY USED BEFORE GRAND
JURY TO EXPLAIN PHAGAN SLAYING
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CARRIERS’ AND AGENTS’ BALLOT.
tiie alleged telephone conversation ap
pears to have on ttie mystery of Mary
Phagan’* death, doubts are already
being expressed as to the part it will
be perm it ed to play in the present
hearing or any to come, owing to the
chary wording of the law on such evi
dence.
It is suposed, however, that if Mrs.
Fomby’s affidavit is admitted, an im
mediate attempt to attack her credi
bility will be made by the defense.
Her own story puts the credibility of
her testimony in doubt.
Frank Refused to Talk.
Frank, when interviewed in his (‘ell
at the Tower Friday morning re
garding the telephone conversation
und his dealings with Mrs. Fomby in
general, refused to discuss the ques
tion.
“I am feeling fine,” he said, but
would not discuss the crime at all.
Among the witnesses who went be
fore the Grand Jury were:
Dr. ,1. \V. Hurt. Coroner's physi
cian. who examined the dead girl’s
body the morning after It was found.
T. W. Epps, the newsboy who wait
ed at the corner on the afternoon of
the tragedy for Mary Phagan while
she went to the factory to get her pay
envelope.
Detective a Witness.
Harry Scott, assistant superintend
ent of the local branch of the Pinker
ton detective agency, who has been in
vestigating the mysterious cusp.
J. N Starnes, a city detective.
M. D. Uarlev, J-’rank's assistant at
the pencil factory.
L. S. Dobbs, sergeant of police, who
answered Lee’s call to the pencil fac
tory the morning the body was found.
“Boots” Rogers, former county po
liceman. who drove the police to the
factory in his automobile in answer to
Lee’s call.
Pat Campbell, city detective.
Bass Rosser, city detective.
Utmost secrecy clothed the Grand
Jury’s Investigation. The cracks about
the doors and windows of their room
on the second floor of the Thrower
Building were lined with paper in or
der that no chance conversation or
view of the proceedings might escape.
An immense throng crowded the
corridors of the building and filled the
adjoining rooms.
The witnesses were all bunched into
the ante-room and there kept waiting
while one at a time they entered be
fore the tribunal and told what they
knew regarding the death of Mary
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Phagan.
Dr. Hurt was the first witness to
go before the Grand Jury. He went
into their room at 10:55 in the morn
ing. He was dismissed at 11:23. Dr.
Hurt’s testimony, through his exam
ination of the body, is considered of
vast importance. He declined to make
any statement whatsoever as he left
the building.
In rapid succession other witnesses
followed. Their testimony, which is
believed will weave the preliminary
chair of evidence about Frank and
Lee which will warrant their indict
ment, was placed before the Grand
Jury.
Sergeant Dobbs Testifies.
Police Sergeant Dobbs followed Dr
Hurt into the Grand Jury room at
11:49. His testimony is supposed to
consist mainly of tbe condition of
the Phagan girl’s body when he ar
rived on the scene, including its lo
cation and the evidence surrounding
it. Most important probably of his
testimony was that as to the actions
of the negro. Newt Lee, as he led the
police squad to the body and while
the initial examination of it took
place in the basement of the fac
tory.
City Detective Starnes, after Dobbs'
departure, took into the (irand Jury
room a map of the pencil factory,
showing the floor upon which the girl
is supposed to have rilet her slayer,
tracing the trail along which he drag
ged the body down into tbe basement.
The rapidity with which the wheels
of justice revolved at the hearing bore
out Solicitor Dorsey's statement that
when he presented his evidence before
the Grand Jury it would be in a clea~,
concise fojm.
That the prosecution will avoid
presenting its most incriminating evi
dence before the tribunal, unless nec
essary to secure indictments of the
two men. was admitted in the So
licitor’s office Just before the Grand
Jury convened. No more than enough
evidence to secure true bills will be
revealed, It was said.
Woman Makes Affidavit.
The affidavit of Mrs. Mima Fomby,
who told of Frank trying to get a
room at her place was signed
in the office of Chief of Detectives
Newport Lanford May 11. Mrs.
Fomby was sworn by Recorder Nash
Broyles. Probation Officer Sidney J.
Coogler witnessed the signature.
Mrs. Fomby said that she and a
party of friends were playing bridge
in her apartments late Memorial Day
afternoon w ? hen Frank, whom she had
known a long time, telephoned her.
It w’as between 6 and 6:30 o’clock,
she stated. Frank, according to her
story, wanted to rent a room for him
self and a girl whose name he wouid
not give. Mrs. Fomby said that she
flatly refused him, but Frank insisted
he be rented an apartment.
“He said he was forced to obtain
a room for himself and the girl,”
said Mrs. Fomby. "but didn’t want
tr> go anywhere else because he put
such implicit trust in me. I would
neft grant his request and hung up
the telephone."
Called Several Times.
"Later he called again," she con
tinued. "This time he was more in
sistent and said something about it
being a ease of life and death. Be
tween 6:30 and 10 o’clock he called
probably half a dozen times. Finally
1 told him not to call any more, as
1 was going automobiling with
friends."
Mre Fomby said that she had been
offered money to leave the city until
the courts concluded with the Pha
gan case. To substantiate this charge
' the name of Alexander S. Martin, of
Gainesville, a newspaper man, has
been handed the police. He is said
to know of hush money having been
offered Mrs. Fomby.
Shortly after Frank’s arrest Mrs.
Fomby said she visited him at the
Tower. At first she said he did not
recognize her, but later spoke to her,
and they had a secret conference, the
nature of which she would not dis
cuss.
The woman added that when she
lived at 87 Armstrong Street Frank
was a frequent visitor to her place
and had brought girls there.
Chief LanforcTs Theory.
Chief Lanford* theory, as outlined
Friday morning, is that the girl had
been knocked unconscious when the
alleged telephone call w'as made to
Secure a room, and the plan was to
remove the girl to a place where she
could bp given medical attention
without suspicion.
“When it w r as seen that Mrs. Fom
by would not rent a room." said Chief
Lanford. "it was necessary that she
be disposed of. Dead folks tell no
tales.”
The corridors of the Thrower build
ing were thronged w ith witnesses long
before 10 o’clock this morning, the
hour for the Grand Jury to assemble.
More than 100 are under subpena. If
all are examined it will be several
days before the result of the jury’s
deliberation will be known.
George W. Parrott, a well-known
business man, has written the follow
ing letter in the interest of Frank:
As is perhaps known by many,
I am interested in the National
Pencil Company and I have, with
keen interest, noted, from time
to time, hints and insinuations
that Mr. Leo Frank has misused
and mistreated female employees
of the factory.
KEY TO DIAGRAM.
(A) —Machine room where
murder was committed.
(B) —Course by stairs taken to
elevator.
(D) —The elevator shaft.
(E) and (C)—Route taken
with body to cellar.
(F) —Pencil shaving dump.
Cross—Where body was found.
Arrow—Where lock and staple
were pulled from rear door.
(H)—Location of office.
• I felt it due myself and me oth
er gentlemen interested in x the
factory that as to this matter
there should be a thorough inves
tigation.
To that end. on Wednesday, to
gether with other gentlemen like
wise interested In the factory, I
interviewed every employee of the
factory, both male and female.
Every one of them, without a
dissenting voice, voluntarily and
emphatically made affidavit that
Mr. Frank had never, at any time,
or in any way, misused or mis
treated them, and that none of
them had ever know'n a single
instance of any familiarity on
the part of Mr. Frank with any
one of the female employees.
These affidavits are in my pos
session.
This is a matter of personal
concern to me. and I beg that, in
justice to myself and others in
terested in the factory, that this
matter be set fairly right before
the public.
GEORGE W. PARROTT.
Frank Feeling Fine, but
Will Not Discuss His Case
Leo Frank was seen this morning
by a reporter for the first time since
he was put in jail. He absolutely
refused to talk on the Mary Phagan
murder mystery, saying he had been
advised not to say a word.
“What do you know about the af
fidavit, charging that on the night of
the murder of Mary Phagan you
called Mrs. Nina Famby on the tele
phone and tried to engage a room for
yourself and a young girl?”
“I will not talk,” said Frank. “I
have been cautioned not to say one
word.”
“Do you deny or admit it?"
“I refuse to answer,” replied Frank.
Frank is confined on the second
floor of the county jail on the west
side of the building. His cell is*
roomy, and as the reporter was ad
mitted by the guard Frank arose
from a chair in which he was sitting
puffing on a cigar.
"How are you feeling?" Frank was
asked.
“I am feeling fine." said the accused
man as he puffed violently on his
cigar. “But 1 don’t w'ant to talk to
you," and 1 i called the turnkey.
The turnkey came and Frank said
to him, "Please don’t let anyone in
here to see me again who is not my
friend."
"All right,” said the turnkey.
“I won’t say a word and you might
as well go," said Frank, and the in
terview was ended.
Several other visitors saw Frank
to-day.
May Fete at Home
Of Uncle Remus Is
Halted by Weather
Mrs. Brevard Montgomery' an
nounced Friday morning that, owing
to inclement wearier, the May Festi
val to have been held at Snapbean
Farm Saturday afternoon, had been
postponed. Mrs. Montgomery, in
charge of the affair to be staged at
the home of Uncle Remus, said, how
ever, an early date would be fixed
for the entertainment.
An elaborate program has been ar
ranged. Hundreds of well trained
children will be on the grounds to
give the May pole drill and dance.
Miss Katherine Vickers, on a plat
form resplendent with garlands and
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Queen of the May, and, surrounded
by fair maids of honor with their re
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May songs, under the directorship
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