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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANT) NEWS. FOREMAN OF FACTORY ACCUSES NEGRO CONLEY Continued From Pago 1. strangled Mary Phagan when about half drunk. "I'll go further and say that the last three months that Conley was here I was suspicious of him and tried to watch mm as closely as possible, for T placed no dependence In him. He became indifferent about his work and shiftless." Mrs. White Denies Identification. Mrs.. T. Arthur White, of 59 Bonnie Brae Avenue, made positive denial to the Solicitor General’s office Tuesday that she ever had made any identi fication of .lames Conley, the negro sweeper at the National Pencil Fac tory. as published In an afternoon paper. "I can not understand why such a glory should have been manufactured and published,” she said to a reporter. *'I was just called hv the Solicitor General to confirm it, and told him. as I had told him before, that I never had identified the negro. “I saw a negro sitting on a box on the first floor of the factory as I left there about 1 o’clock In the after noon of the murder. I did not get a good look at his face. 1 got Just h general impression of his clothes and of his size. “At the police station ten negroes were brought before me. 1 picked out one with a green derby and said that he looked considerably like the man I had seen. They told me to look again, and I picked out another man that 1 thought looked a little more like the negro I had seen, but I never made any positive identifica tion; and I told the detectives. In the first place, that I would not be .able to. They never told me the names of the men I had picked out, so 1 don’t know whether one of them was Conley oi not.” The detectives never have placed j much weight on the identification ot Mrs. White, as she said that she could not be positive. Added to tills is the fact that she saw a negro loitering around the factory at 1 o’clock, which, it is thought, he would have been very unlikely to do had he had any thing to do with the disappearance of Mary Phagan, who was in the factory a few* minutes after 12 o’clock. small amount might prove an incen tive to some persons, the defense very likely will argue. And it is not at all certain that the robber, if robbery was the motive, had any idea that the amount he would obtain would be so small. “Is it probable that Frank would have taken the trouble to hide the girl's purse when it could not have incriminated in any way any par ticular persons had it been lying near her body?” is a question that can be put to the Jurors in this connection. The defense also will fight against the introduction of much of the char acter testimony that w’as permitted to go before the Coroner’s jury. Frank’s attorneys will attack the identification of Frank made by Of ficer House, of Druid Hills Park, on the grounds of Its utter improbabil ity. Will Attack Officer. They will question the ability of House to Identify a man he has seen only once and after a lapse of two years. They will attack the proba bilities of a man of Frank's standing permitting himself to be seen in com pany with a girl in short skirts. They will question the probability of his admitting his identity to the officer and saying. “I am Deo Frank superintendent of the National Pen cil Factory.” when his main concern naturally would have been to keep his identity secret. Probabilities are bound to play a large part in the trial, declare those interested in the mystery, for it is very much on a se quence of probabilities that the police are basing their expectations of con victing Frank. Even should the State be able to prove beyond a doubt that it was Frank whom the park guard discov ered in company with a young girl two years ago, the defense will still be able to say that this fact no more connects Frank with the murder than it does hundreds of other persons The announcement of the detectives themselves that they do not place im plicit confidence in the so-called con fession of the negro, James Conley, makes it unlikely that the trial will have anything to do with his state ment that he wrote notes at the dic tation of Frank the day before the murder. Sentell May Yet Be Witness. _ Laying aside the possibility of a premeditated murder, which no one had even suggested up to the time of the negro's alleged confession, the friends of Frank, and those who are without personal interest as well, scouted the Idea that Frank, who Is an Intelligent and shrewd man. would take an ignorant negro into his con fldence and do everything but tell him that he was going to commit a mur der on the next day. It Is rumored that E. L. Sentell may yet figure in the case again. Sentell is the man who declared positively before the Coroner’s Jury that he saw Mary Phagan shortly before mid night the night of the murder Sen* tell knew Mary Phagan from infancy. He said that he could not be mis taken in her identification. He tes tified that he met her on the street in company with some man and that he said. "Hello. Mary,” and that she replied. “Hello, Ed." This testimony would appear quite conclusive were it not for the state ments of the physicians that the girl must have been dead at least six hours when found. It is known, how ever. that some confidence is still be ing placed in his statements. For Sale Only in Rich’s Economy Basement. 3 KICKS ECONOMY MSEM State Faces Big Task in Trial ot Frank as Slayer If you have anything to eel! adver tise In The Sunday American. Lar gest circulation of any Sunday news paper in the South. What will be the defense of Leo M. Frank when he Is called upon next month to answer to the charge of strangling little Mary Phagan? With the confident announcement of the police Monday that they had completed a case against the factory superintendent that was as conclu sive as it possibly could he without the testimony of actual eyewitnesses of the crime, this question naturally is being asked to-day ny everyone who has any interest In the mystery, and that means practically every per son In Atlanta. The people will not get their answer from Luther Z. Rosser, the close lipped and able attorney of Frank, un til the trlai actually begins. But even at this early date, when only the vaguest of hints have been given as to the course that will be followed in the battle to free Frank from all sus picion, it is patent that there are manv openings offered the, defense for attacks upon the theories of the State. Burden of Proof on State. Those who are close to the daily developments in Atlanta's baffling murder mystery and who venture to predict the line of defense that will he offered are bearing in mind that in the first place, the great burden of proof is upon the prosecution and not upon the defense. It is absolutely necessary, due to the protection 'with which the law has lodged everyone under suspicion of crime that the State in some manner, by some piece of evidence, connect Frank directly with the crime or es tablish his connection beyond a rea sonable doubt. Until the State is able to do this. Luther Z Rosser may rest on his oars If he so desires. Leo Frank is innocent this moment in the eyes of the law His innocence does not need to be proved. It is presumed. It Immediately becomes a question, therefore, as to whether the State really has made out a case against Frank, so far as can be judged from the evidence in the hands of the pub lic. Have the detectives by any of their discoveries connected Frank di rectly with the crime? Have they as sembled such a chain of circumstan tial. incidents as to make his guilt appear certain beyond a reasonable doubt? Frank’s Friends Deny Connection. Those interested in the defense of Frank answer both questions em phatically in the negative. Not one thing has been found, they declare, that connects Frank directly with the mysterious strangling. Nor do they regard the circumstantial evidence se riously. _ , , , The law will not permit Frank p conviction for the crime merely be cause the detectives have discovered that he had the opportunity. It will not permit his conviction, if no con vincing evidence is found against him. merely because he is unable to put his hands on another man and say. “This is the man you want. He Is the guilty person.” It is not the intention of the law to hang one man simply because no one else can be found who is the more likely culprit. After the State has presented its reasons for believing in the guilt of Frank it Is regarded as likely that the defense will claim first of all that the State has failed to establish Frank's connection with the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. The de fense will represent that the most the State has done is to establish that he had the opportunity to commit the murder. . Frank never was seen with the girl, either on the day of the strangliqg or before. It is not known that he ever spoke to her except in connection with her work. Nothing was found to point the finger of accusation directly at Frank, so far as the public has been Informed. None of Frank's clothing has been found with blood stains' upon it. No finger prints upon the girl’s body or her clothes were identified as his. None of his per sonal belonging were found near the girl’s body. Absolutely nothing was discovered in the search of the d< lectives that fastened the crime on him. _ . Own Admission Caused Arrest. White City Park Now Open The police possibly would never even have known that Frank was the last person to see Mary Phagan, so far as Is known, had it not been for his own free admission. He told the officers the moment he Identified the bodv that that was the girl he paid at noon the day before. No one else knew that Mary Phagan was in the building a.t that time, so far as the evidence reveals. Fratik did not have to tell If he had desired to con ceal the fact. The defense, therefore, will be in a position to ask: “Should not this ad mission, given freely and voluntarily, be regarded as an indication of inno- cence rather than as an admission of guilt, as the detectives have consid ered it up to this time? Is a guilty man likely to tell the officers as soon as he is approached that he saw the girl and talked with her, when there is no need of such an admission?" If the State attempts to show that the murder was committed between 12 and 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon, , as one of the theories contends, the | defense will be able to argue that I there were several other people in the factory at the time, tilts'-fact opening the way to the argument that if the crime was committed at this time it need riot have been Frank who did it, and to another argument that Frank would have been very unlikely to at tack the girl when he knew there were other persons in the factory at the time who might discover him. May Prove an Alibi. Should the State peek to prove that the murder was committed in the evening, as the affidavits obtained i from Mrs. Mima Fomby indicate may be done, the defense will be able to establish a very strong alibi for the suspected man from the testimony of I seven persons w-ho are said to have | been at Frank’s house Saturday even- Ing playing a game of cards. Several of them already have testi fied before the Coroner’s jury, and all of them are said to be willing to give their testimony in court to the effect that they saw Frank come borne that evening about the time he said in his statement to the Coroner's jury, and that he remained home the remainder of the evening, to the best of their j knowledge. This will bring it to an Issue of j veracity between Mrs. Mima Fomby and these seven persons, who are persons of reputation and standing in the community, if, indeed, the testi mony of Mrs. Fomby is allowed ad mission, which appears very doubt ful. Mrs. Fomby swore In her affidavit I that Frank called her on the telephone several times between 6:30 and 10:30 o’clock the Saturday night of the murder, asking her for permission to bring a girl to her place. She testi fied that she denied his request. It is between these hours that Frank has a very well established alibi from all appearances. Another Motive Possible. The defense also will be in a posi tion to suggest that there might have been another motive for the crime than the one generally accepted. No physician has stated positively that he was certain of any conclusions from his examination of the body either immediately after the crime or at the times the body was exhumed. Added to this fact is the unex plained circumstance that the girls purse never has been found. It con- tained only the wages she had draw n that, day, to be sure, but even this T1T5 TREATED. Quick relief, iJUXwWJb OI swelling, short breath I soon removed, of ten entire relief In 15 to 25 days. 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A week wherein we j Challenge Competition | To Give Equal Bargains Challenge Sale of Hosiery Wednesday, May 28, to Sat,, May 31 A week of Prices that Point out Big Savings*| 1 A_ for children's 15c plain • ttL and f an cy plaid socks, including the popular black and white shepherd check tops. 1 C. for children’s 25c * aJI* Black Cat stockings. Slight “seconds.” Black, white, pink, blue or tan. 5 to 9^. 1 A - for women’s 19c gauze *■ vv stockings, summer or medium weight. Tan or black with double heel and toe and deep garter tops. All sizes 8 to 10. Ladies ’ Hemstitched Initial 1 ^ Soft Lawn Handkerchiefs, each ^ ^ 5c to 7c Laces & Insertions Laces and insertions in widths (4 to 2 inches, also ■* remnants of embroidery edges and insertions. £ Choice the yard, lc. , Silk & Silk Lisle Stockings 19c Pure thread boot silk stockings In black only, and silk lisle and gauze lisle stockings in blue, brown, tan, lavender, white and black. All have double sole and high spliced heel. For misses and women. Sizes 8 to 10. Choice 19c. 10-yd.Bolt Longcloth at 86c j - — - ■ A very fine quality of longcloth that we feature Under our own name regular at $1 a bolt—and it’s worth more. Full yard wide, chamois finish, 10 yards to bolt. In the Clearance Sale for 86c. 10c fine Sea Island brown domestic, 36 in., 7(4c. 7c Sea Island brown domestic, 10 to 20 yard lengths, 5c. 12 1 /2C standard makes of bleached muslin, such as Hill’s, Fruit of the Loom, Lonsdale, etc., at 10c. 30c Unbleached Sheeting 25c Heavy weight 10-4 brown bleached sheetings, free from flaws or specks. Just 15 pieces to sell at 25e. Shaker Flannel 4 3-4c 25c Flannel 6 °7-tnch white or cream shaker White flannel with cotton warp "'flannel, fleeced on both sides. and wool filling. For all kinds 7c quality. °* baby s wear. Ch s a a l ieof € Household Goods 1 A Large Cakes Rich’s Economy Laundry OC 1 v Soap. Standard 5c nine-oz. bars for “wC 3 cans of 5e Spotless Cleanser, 10c. 6 cakes of Ivory Soap for 25o. 3 cakes of Sweetheart Soap for 10c. 15c can of Chloride of Lime for 10c. 15c can of pure Potash, or Lye, for 10c. 10e can of Old Dutch Cleanser, 2 for 15c. fi cakes of Fels-Naptha for 25c. 3 large rolls of Waldorf Toilet Paper for 25c. (i small rolls of Waldorf Toilet Paper for 25c. / 3 Blue Jay White Crepe Toilet Paper, 3 for 25c. 40c full plump weight brooms, 5-string OO tied, wire-wrapped handle Challenge Sale Bedding, Sheets, Pillow Cases, etc. Challenge Sale of Linens for $1.75 all pure linen table cloth, 54x72 in. Hem $1.09 stitched, silver bleached. Also mercerized snow white damask cloths, 58x75 in., hemstitched. A Q _ for 69c all pure linen H«/C heavy bleached table damask. 66 in, OQ. for 50c Union linen 09C Scotch and fieruiaii ta ble damask. 58 In. for 89c mercerized ta ble damask. Permanent Heavy weight. 58 In. 25c finish. IQ for 29c heavy cotton J. 9C damask. Choice of four patterns. Crt- for 69c mercerized ta- Ov/C hie damask. High bis tre. Snow white. 72 in. Similar reductions on Nap kins. O *7l for 50c Sterling O 4 2C sheets, made with seam center. Wide hem, shrunk finish, 72x90. C A - for 65c Priority Sheets, DvJC extra fine sheeting, wide hem. 76x00 inches. /?Ol- for 70c Armorside \)£d2C sheets, welded seam center. Wide hem. shrunk finish. 76x90 inches. ■70 • _ for 90c hemstitched * sheets, heavy weight sheeting, torn, not cut. 81x90 inches. CQ - for 75c heavy sheets. vJOle Seamless, linen finish. . \ Peep 8-tnch hem. 81x90 Inches. *7Cj-. „f nr 90o C. T. N. extra * Jv "heavy sheeting. Shrunk i finish. Wide hem. 90x90 Inches. 12Yzc pillow cases, full size, 45x36 in., 10c. 15c pillow eases, wide hem, 42x36 in.. I2V2C. 22c pillow cases, hemstitched, 45x36 in., 17c. 18c pillow cases, soft finish, 45x36 in., 16c. i 7C - for 89c crochet Bed • DC Spreads - hemmed, laundered ready for use. 70x78 inches. <J»0 OC for $8 extra size satin tied spreads, hemmed, laundered. 88x96 inches. AC _ for $1.25 hemmed and 9CJC laundered heavyweight crochet bed spreads. Double bed size. <fcl QO for $2.25 Mar-, 1 • xj O seilles bed spreadA* with scalloped and cut corners. 80x99. $1.20 Doz. Towels for 89c Challenge Sale of Wash Goods These are the famous No. 163 Cannon Mills towels, whicli retail at many of the best stores on the street for 11)c each They are soft and absorbent; a firm huck weave: neatly finished with red border. Large size, 18x36 inches. As long as 300 dozen last, the Challenge Sale price will be 89c 12 soft bird’s-eye 5c hand towels, hemmed, 45x36 in., 39c. 19c all pure linen huck towels, 16x30 in., 12'/ 2 c. 121/jC union linen buck towels, 16x24 In., 10c. 1 Q/. for 25c Towels—fine weave huck In all-linen or union 1«7C linen. All white or white with red or blue borders. 18x36 in. and 20x38,in. 12tic all white pure llnene toweling, 18 in., 10c. 12%c all linen heavy brown toweling. 18 in., 10c. 15c linen toweling, for face or roller towels. 12!/ a c. 10c linen glass toweling, plaids or checks, 8'/ 2 c. 15c heavy linen glass toweling, assorted plaids, 12'/ 2 c. 1 C for 18c toweling—extra heavy weight: Scotch linen towel- IOC ing with fancy red border. Splendid quality for roller or hand towels. 3,000 Fine Absorbent Turkish Wash Rags *1 q in the Challenge Sale, each at A Good Time to Buy Turkish Towels Big thirsty fellows that will absorb water like a sponge. heavy flap, soft and absorbent Hemmed or fringed Turkish towels, 18x36 in., 10c. 20c Turkish towels, 21x39; 18x40 In., choice 16c. 25c extra heavy Turkish towels, 22x45 in., at 19c. ~ , Firm, for 35c to 50c silk shan tungs, solid black and colors In self color stripes. Also i 35c mercerized linen suitings in. pink, light blue, Copenhagen, black, tan, white, lavender. Also the smart new Bulgarian taffeta (cotton foulard) In light and dark grounds. 7- for 10c yard wide, plain * A* chambrays. In solid col or; blues, pinks or greys. Mill lengths. 10 to 20 yards. Fast col ors. 1 for 15c Motor cloth * DC suitings, linen fintsh, yard wide. 8olid color navy, light blue, tan, brown, pink, lav ender, light or dark green, rose. 1 for 15c solid color * "v crepe In pink, blue, red, navy and lavender. 28 Inch 12 l-2c Standard Percales 7 l-2c Full count standard Percales finished soft for the needle. All the patterns. Light and dark colors. Mill lengths of 10 to 20 yards 1 A- for 25c solid color voiles A DC in bl,ack, white, tan,. pink, lavender, cream and yel-f low. 36 and 45 inches wide. 5c for 8c and 10c dress ging hams In fancy patterns and nurses' seersucker stripes. •1 Q _ for 25c ratines. Solid 1 DC colors, remnants. for TOe fancy dregs ba-. tlst.es in floral patterns for kimonos, dresses, etc. 31 in. only waist size 5c for k I for 25c white pique, as- ■» c/C sorted size welts. Mill lengths of 3 to 6 yards. 15c to 25c White Goods 10c A great assortment of 36-inch madras, dainty stripes and checks, fancy lace and Leno stripes; plain 45-lnch French lawn and 80-lnch Persian lawns. 1 Cfor 26c 6olld color rip- A for 8c white goods in heat ) • DC palette and crepes in *C lacey check designs, Pret- solid colors and Persian pat- ty for waists, dresses, sasn our- tems. tains, etc. Sale of 39c Silk Ties 12’ Ladies’ 50c Union Suits 39c and 50c,union suits, fine Jer g-* sey ribbed, regular and out sizes, ^OG knee length, lace trimmed 39c Mesh Pants 19c Women’s soft, cool knit mesh pants, knee length, laee trimmed. Women’s 10c Vests 6c Sleeveless and neckless fine ribbed vests, tape trimmed. All sizes. Sale Only in Rich’s Economy Basement. VvVlVf«vk«ff«^ J 25c, 39c and- 50c ties in this lot. All pure silk four-in-hand style: club and dress styles; white and solid colors and fanev. Save on Notions Black and white Darning Cotton, doz. 10o. Paper of Steel Pins, dozen 10c. Safety Pins, small sizes, dozen 10c, 10 dozen Bone Buttons for 16c. 5c Crochet Baby Bibs, each 1c. Basting thread, all numbers, dozen 10c. Spool S1lk, 100 yards to spool, 3c. 5c Cabinet assorted hair pins 3c. 5c English Steel Pins, 360 count, 3c. 5c Featherstitched Braids, 2 for 5c. .V Machine Cotton Tread, white and black, numbers, 3c. 0 large All-Over Silk Hair Nets for 10e. All For