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VOL. XI. NO. 258.
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1913.
Copyright, 1906,
By Tn* Georgian Co.
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Chief Newport Lanford Arrives at
Scene of Tragedy Just in Time to
Cut Negroes Down From Rafters
of Barn.
A lynching horror, in which Walter Wilkes and Ernest May
nard, the two negro suspects in the Stevens murders near Constitu
tion, were to be the victims, was averted by the narrowest of mar
gins Monday afternoon.
Ropes had been noosed about the necks of the terror-stricken
blacks and a dozen enraged farmers were in the act of pullnig them
into the air, when Chief of Detectives Lanford, of Atlanta, dashed
upon the scene in a Georgian automobile and at the point of the gun
cowed the would-be lynchers.
The negroes, their faces al
ready distorted by the brief
period that their bodies had been
swinging in the air, were taken
in charge for the moment by
Deputy Sheriff Livsev, of De-
Kalb county .
An instant later Sheriff McCurdy, of
V)eKalb county and Detective Rosser,
of Atlanta, rushed up with drawn
weapons and while Lanford and Liv-
sey held the mob at bay, they whisked
the two suspects away.
The near-lynching was the result of
a plan to confront the two suspects
with the scenes 'about the Stevens
homestead which was burned down
last Tuesday night after the skulls
jf Mrs. Stevens and her young foster
daughter had been crushed in with an
Sheriff McCurdy and Detective Ros
ser started from Atlanta in an auto
mobile at 2:45 Monday afternoon
with the two negroes. In the Geor
gian automobile 15 minutes later
Chief of Detectives Lanford, Deputy
Sheriff LiVsey and a Georgian repor
ter started for the scene.
The automobile with the negroes
arrived at the Stevens home first.
Rosser and McCurdy tied the two ne
groes to a tree while they scoured the
burned ruins of the house for clews.
Both of the suspects, who were
picked up Saturday afternoon on the
identification of Wade Stevens, son of
the murdered woman, have denied an>
knowledge of the crime.
Revolver Taken by Son.
The detectives’ hunt for Mrs. Stev
ens’ missing diamond ring, gold watch
and revolver, which were supposed to
.have been taken by the murderer,
"came to a sudden halt Monday morn
ing when young Wade Stevens ex
plained their disappearance.
Stevens said that he sold the dia
mond ring and the watch in Chatta
nooga two years ago, letting the ring
•go for $10. He said he took the re
volver away vtith him when he went
to Chattanooga last Tuesday night,
the date of the murder, and sold it
there for 50 cents.
Despite the clearing of this phase
of the mystery, however, the officers
still are of the opinion that the mo
tive for the crime may have bqen rob
bery, as the murderer may have had
an idea that Mrs. Stevens kept a large
sum of money in her home.
Wilkes and Maynard were kept in
solitary confinement over Sunday. No
one went near them to question them
It was thought that a day of almost
absolute isolation would put them in a
frame of mind where they would be
the more easily worked upon Monday.
After they have been taken to the
scene of the murder, it is probable
that they will be removed to the De-
Kalb County jail in Decatur.
. Caught in Lies, Says Sheriff.
“The prisoners have said that they
didn’t have anything to do with the
killing of Mrs. Stevens and the girl,”
said Sheriff McCurdy, “but they al
ready have been trapped in several
miaatatements or lies.
1 “It looks suspicious that they were
"ogether wnen captured. They were
in a hurry to say that they fiad just
happened to meet a few minutes be
fore. Wilkes, when he was first
taken, denied for a time that he was
seen by young Stevens Tuesday night,
as Stevens had claimed, but after
ward admitted that this was true.
“Young Stevens said that Wilkes
asked whether anyone was with Mrs.
Stevens, and, finding that Mr. Stevens
was in Chattanooga at the Confed
erate reunion, said that he guessed
he would go and see if he could get
his old job back. This is a circum
stance that strengthens our belief in
Wilkes’ guilt, although we expect to
get much more positive evidence.”
AT BELMONT:
FIRST—Three-year-olds and up. 7
furlonged: Flying Fairy 105 (Davies). 8
8, 7-5, won: Palanquin llO (Butwell)
even. 2-5, out; Montressor 97 (Wolfe)
10. 4, 8-5, third. Time 1:25 2-5. Also
ran: Ringling. Sir John Johnson, Break
er Boy, Delirium, Captain Matlock, Bal
ly ClifPe
SECOND—Maidens, fillies and geld
ings, 2-year-olds, 5 furlongs: Hurakan
108 (McCahey), 5, 2, even, won; Unfurl
108 (Wolfe). 11-5, 4-5. 2-5, second; El-
biod 108 (Radtke), 7* 5-2, 7-5. third.
Time 1:00 3-5. Also ran: Northerner,
Ortolund, The Ghost, Rosa. Black
Brdom, Brooms Edge, Disparity, Water
Lily. Transparency, Oktibbena. Super
intendent, Virginia Lass. (Unfurl and
Northerner coupled).
THIRD—-^Selling, 3-year-olds, 7 fur
longs: Lysander 102 (Wolfe), 6-2, 4-5,
out. won; Donald MacDonald 105 (But-
well), 9-10, out, second; Campeon 116
(Hanover), 6, 8-5, out, third. Time
1:26 4-5. Also ran: Astute, Tarts.
FOURTH—Handicap, 3-year-olds and
up, 1V» miles: Sandhill 95 (McCahey),
7-10, out, won; Guy Fisher 109 (Butwell),
2, out, second; Star Bottle 106 (Han
over). 4, out, third. Time 1:51 2-5. (Only
three starters).
FIFTH—The Grand National Steeple
chase hapdicap, about 2*4 miles: Penob
scot 140 (Walker). 7-2, 7-6 # 3-5, won;
Obear 144 (Henderson), 3, even, 1-2,
second; Collgny 162 (Lynch), 10, 4, 2,
third. Time 5:33. Also ran Ticket of
Leave, L'Navarre. (Tillfe D. fell; Pall
Mall pulled up).
SIXTH—Selling, 3-year-olds and up,
mile and sixteenth: Yellow Eyes 10y
(Wolfe), even, 2-5, out, won; War Horn
110 (Butwell), 7-2, 6-5, 1-2, second;
Judge Walser 111 (Frich), 10, 4. 8-5.
third. Time 1:46 3-5. Also ran: O’Em,
Daingerfleld, Dorothy T.
Germany Wins Big
Order From America
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
BERLIN, June 2.—Newspapers an
nounce that the Siemens-Schuekert
Electric Works of Berlin have beaten
their powerful American competitors
and obtained contracts for gigantic
power plants in Chile.
The first order represents $3,000,000,
and others of equal magnitude are to
follow. They come from the Chile
Exploration Company, which plans
extensive exploitation of Chilean cop
per ore after the opening of the Pan
ama Canal. The exploration com
pany is said to consist of North
American capitalists.
Dam Owners Tried
For Austin Flood
WELLSBORO, PA., June 2.—After
numerous delays George C. Bayless,
president of the Bayless Pulp and
Paper Company, and Frederick M.
Hamlin, superintendent of the com
pany, were placed on trial here to
day for alleged criminal responsi
bility for the breaking of the dam
at Austin September 30, 1911, when
SO lives were lost.
The company owned the dam and
it is charged the disaster was due to
criminal negligence.
The little town of Austin, with a
population of 3,000, was wiped out by
the flood.
Peace in Balkans
Assured by Pqct
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
SOFIA, June 2.—Definite ground
now exists for belief that war be
tween the States of the Balkan
League has been avoided.
Premier Guechoff to-day announced
that a common agreement had been
reached whereby the premiers of all
the Balkan fieague States soon will
meet and renew the agreement by
which the confederation is held to
gether.
Bioxborough Boy Is
Missing in Atlanta
Making a personal hunt for her
missing son, Virgil M. Collum, 15
years of age, Mrs. G. W. Collum, of
Roxborouph Station. Monday asked
the aid of the police.
The boy disappeared last Thurfxlay
afternoon from the home of his auht.
Miss Frances Phillips, in Piedmont
Avenue, near Seventeenth Street. He
arrived at the home of his aunt for a
AT LOUISVILLE.
FIRST—Five furlongs, Purse $600:
Lady Innocence 105 (Buxton), 37.00,
17.10, 7.50, won; Eranata 109 (Peak),
19.40. 7.40, second; Buzz Around 100
(Daniels), 4.20, third. Time 1:02. Also
ran: Palm Leaf, Best Be, Emerald Gem,
Tom Boy, Big Lumax, Yankee Tree,
Flamingo, Marty Lou.
SECOND—$700, 6 furlongs: Great
Britain 113 (Loftus . 2.80, 2.50, 2.20, won;
McCorkle 100 (Martin), 3.10, 2.50, sec
ond; Flying Tom 102 (McCabe), 2.60,
third. Time 1:12 2-5. Also ran: Celesta,
Jim McGill and Phyllis Antonltte.
THIRD—Purse $600. 5 furlongs: Bring-
hurst 109 (McCabe). 6.40, 3.50. 2.80, won;
Pebeco 112 (Loftus), 5.80. 3.30, second;
Lost Fortune 109 (Buxton), 3.00, third.
Time :59 4-5. Also ran: Czar Michael,
Alador, John Gund.
FOURTH—Handicap. 6 furlongs:
Caughhill 100 (Loftus). 8.60, 8.90, 3.00,
won; Buck Horn 123 (Gross), 4.00. 2.80,
second; Little Father 110 (Martin), 3.10,
third. Time 1:12. Also ran: Impression,
Grover Hughes
FIFTH—Purse $600, mile and one-six
teenth: Marshon 91 (McDonald), 32.40,
17.40, 10.00, won; Beautiful 104 (Mc
Cabe), 22.00, 10.50; Ben Lasca 113 (Tea-
hanL 31.30. Time. 1:47 2-6. Also ran;
Supple, Moisant, Foxy Mary. Hanly,
Clubs, Star O'Ryan, Wishing Ring, Win
ifred D. and Limpet.
ENTRIES.
AT MONTREAL:
Blue Bonnet Entries.
FIRST—Two-year-olds, 5 furlongs:
Cannock 103, Parcel Post 106, Louis
Travers 110, Lyrie Museo 103, Single
109, Willie Waddell 105.
SECOND—Three-year-olds and up, 1
mile. Canadian owned: xAlleneen 88,
xTanunda 97, Colston 101, Oakley 101,
Inspector Lestrade 108, Clan Alpine 94,
Tender 96, Black River 98. Burnt Candle
107.
THIRD—Three-year-olds and up, 6
furlongs: Speaker Clark 99, Velsi 104,
Three Links 104, Superstition 107, Strite
110, The Rump -113, Tom Hayward 104.
Manhelmer 104, Stenter 107, Bwana
Tumba 110, Cliff Stream 113.
FOURTH—Windsor Hotel cup, $1,200
added, 3-year-olds and up, 1 mile: Bar-
neagt 110. Airey 112, Horron 115, Buss
kin 110, Flabbergast 113, Mediator 120.
FIFTH—Steeplechase, 4-year-olds and
up, 2*4 miles: Julia Armour 130, The
African 136, Jack Dennerlin 147, Buck
Thorn 147 Ennis Killen 152, King Cash,
130, Luckola 147, Wickson 147, Mystic
Light 147.
SIXTH—Selling, 2-year-olds and up,
6 furlongs: xRalph Lloyd 95, Clothes
98. Daisy Platt 98, Floridas Beauty 104,
xRight Easy 105, Muff 107, Agnier 107,
Incision 109, Americus 112, York Lad
116, xFairy Godmother 96, Orowoc 98,
Jonquil 98, xChemulpo 105, Planter 106,
xMcCreary 107, Lfttle Jane 107. Stpell-
bound 112, Rye Straw 115, Lord Wells
115. Also eligible: Minnie Bright. Tom
Sayers. Venta Strome, Russell McGill,
Ella Grane.
SEVENTH—Selling. 3-year-olds and
up, mile: Pandorina 95, Blackford 99,
Henry Hutchison 105, Merry Lad 110,
Sandhog 96, Bann Hard 104, Elwah 106,
Towton Field 110, Adolaqte 97, xPartner I
105, Griff 110.
xApprentice allowance.
Weather clear; track fast
Boy Shoots to Death
Sister’s Sweetheart
NEW ORLEANS, June 2.—Florville
LaConte, 14, shot and killed William
Easton, 19, his sister’s sweetheart,
here Sunday, as the sequel to a vio
lent quarrel between the girl and Eas
ton.
The shooting occurred just outside
the LaConte home, from which the
boy had driven Easton at the point of
a shotgun.
LaConte declared Easton was abus
ing ms sister. .
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Votes to Give $260,000 For Cre
matory and Pay For It
This Year,
City Council Monday afternoon
agreed to the proposal of the finance
committee to buy the crematory for
$260,000 and pay for it • this year.
The resolutions submitted by the
committee were adopted with only
one dissenting vote, that of Council
man O. H. Hall.
The resolutions provided that such
appropriation as may be necessary to
pay for the crematory in 1913 be made
by the authorization of Council. The
proposition, as ratified by the finance
committee and the Destructor Com
pany, of New York, is that the city
buy the plant for $260,000, paying
$125,000 of the amount gt once and
holding back $136,000 until the plant
has demonstrated that it will burn
garbage for 25 cents a ton and fulfill
its other guarantees.
Provision is made also that if any
of these payments be delayed the De
structor Company is to be paid 7 pe:
cent from the time the payment
should have been made.
Councilman W. G. Humphrey, who
submitted the resolutions to council,
said that the city would be saved sev
eral thousand dollars by the new con
tract. A saving og $16,800 will ba
made on the face value Qf the con
tract, he said, the old one calling for
a price of $276,800, and the new one
for a price of $260,000.
He said that interest on deferred
payments, amounting to $11,000,
would be saved by the new arrange
ment, together with about $4,500 in
extras. The total saving, he said,
would be in the neighborhood of
$31,000.
The Destructor Company was au
thorized to retain possession of the
present site of the crematory and to
proceed with the work, pending the
drafting of the formal contract. The
Chief of Construction was directed to
permit the work. In addition to the
savings, it wa.« represented that the
city is‘getting a much better plant
than the specifications provided.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
AT TOLEDO—
INDIANAPOLIS—
0 0 0 0 1.,..-...
TOLEDO—
10 10 0....-..,.
Kalserling and Cotter; Collamore and
Livingstone. Umpires, Chill and O’Brien.
AT ST. PAUL— ~
MINNEAPOLIS—
040000.......
ST. PAUL—
320001.......
Magridge, Olmstead and Owens; Gard«
ner and James. Umpires, Westervelt
and Irwin.
AT MILWAUKEE-* -
KANSAS CITY—
200000000-262
MILWAUKEE—
20010020X-571
Morgan and O’Connor; Cutting and
Block. Umpires, Johnstone and Con
nelly.
AT COLUMBUS—
LOUISVILLE—
000010100 3-5 81
COLUMBUS—
001100000 0-2 72
Loudermilk and Sevrold; Cola and
Smith. Umpires, Murray and Handlboa.
CHAS. P. TAFT AT WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, June 2,—Charles
P. Taft called at the White House to
day and paid bis respecta to President
Wilson, __
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
AT MONTGOMERY-
NEW ORLEANS ... 00003...... ..
MONTGOMERY 00000...... ..
Evane and Adams; Manning and Do nahue . Umpires, Pfennlnger and Kerin.
AT MEMPHIS—
MOBILE 00501...... ..
MEMPHIS 0 0 0 0 1...... . .
Roberteon and Schmidt; Klselnger and Beabaugh. Umpires. Hart and Brelt-
enrteln.
Birmingham-Chattanoo ga, no game; rain.
v
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
AT PHILADELPHIA—
BROOKLYN 010100000-2 60
PHILADELPHIA 50000001X-6 81
Ragon, Wagner and Miller; Seaton and Klllifer. Umpires, O'Day and
Email*.
<VT PITTSBURG—
BOSTON w .,.l 00030000-4 91
PITTSBURG 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 X - 7 12 1
James and Whaling; Hendrix and Simon. Umpires, Brennan and Eason.
Other games not sched uled.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
AT NEW YORK-
FIRST GAME
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 - 4 4 1
NEW YORK 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 5 3
Leonard, Bedtant and Carrlgan; Fisher and Sweeney, Umpires, Evans and
Haft.
SECOND GAME.
NEW YORK 0000000..-. ..
BOSTON 001 1500..-. ,.
McConnell and Gossett; Wood and C ady. Umpires, Evans and Hart.
FIRST GAME.
AT WASHINGTON—
PHILADELPHIA 320000040-9 15 3
WASHINGTON 1 00300000-4 11 4
Brown, Bender and Lapp; Mullln, Bochllng, Bush, Hughes and Henry. Urn*
plres, O’Laughlln and Egan.
* SECOND GAME.
PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 1 0 1...,. . .
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 0 3.,.-. .
Houck and Lapp; Johnson and Ainsworth. Umpires, O’Laughlln and Egan
Other games not scheduled.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
AT JACKSONVILLE—
MACON—
010000.......
JACKSONVILLE—
000000. . . .
Martin and Reynolds; Horton and
Smith. Umpire, Pender.
AT ALBANY—
SAVANNAH—
010004.......
ALBANY—
000200. . . .
Poole and Qeibel; McManus and Walla.
Umpire, Moran.
AT CHARLESTON—
COLUMBUS—
00000002-
CHARLESTON—
20000000-
2 7 2
2 4 2
McCormick and Thompson; Eldrldge
and White. Umpire, Barr. ,
Called on account of darkness.
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
FIRST GAME.
Score: R. H. E.
Cleveland 020 000 210r-5 10 0
Covington . . . . . 000 000 100—1 7 1
Gilroy and Cooper; Hogue and Conk*
lln. Umpire*. Fyfe and Conklin.
Score: R. H. E.
St. Louie 000 100 000 1 5 1
Chicago 213 011 00x—8 12 2
Mullln and Greer; McGuire and Me
donough. Umpires, Llppert and Nlppert.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Score: R. H. E.
Roanoke 000 000 000—0 6 1
Petersburg . . .. . 000 100 20x—3 6 1
Efird and Lahtte; Richmond and
Langlln. Umpire, Norcum.
Smith Plans County
Farm for Fulton
Shelby Smith, chairman of the Ful
ton County Commisaion. soon will
take up the plan of a county farm for
Fulton, modeled after the one In
Chatham County.
In Chatham the County feeds pris-
onera with auppltes from the farm.
Mr. Smith was so favorably Impress
ed with the system that he at once
announced he would try to have such
an Institution eetiblished here.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
AT MONTREAI
BUFFALO—
000000000-. .’ .
MONTREAL—
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - . . .
Holmes and Gowdy; Smith and
Burns. Umpires, Mullen and Kelly.
AT TORONTO—
ROCHESTER-
010000020 -3 71
TORONTO—
000000010 -1 10 1
Keefe and Jacklitsch; Brown and Gra
ham. Umpires, Flnneran and Quigley.
AT PROVIDENCE-
NEWARK—
002000002-492
PROVIDENCE—
00130001X-590
Atchison and Higgins; Lafitte and
Klcher. Umpires, Carpenter and Owens.
AT BALTIMORE—
JERSEY CITY-
302000. ......
BALTIMORE—
004100...-. . .
Davis and Wells; Shawkcy, Dan
forth and Bergen. Umpires, Nallln and
Hayes.
Kentucky Swept by
Destructive Storm
LOUISVILLE. KY„ June 2 — Heavy
property damage was reported to-day
from over Kentucky, which wit
swept by a storm yesterday. The
$50,f)00 home of Lawrence Jones, dis
tiller and horseman, near Louisville
was destroyed by lightning.
Lightning struck the city power
house In Louisville and put the city
street car service out of commission
for several hours.
BY IP
Woman Questioned by Dorsey, Be
comes Hysterical; Solicitor Refuses
to Tell Whether She Gave Impor
tant Information; Alibi for Defense.
Minola McKnight, the negro cook in the household of Mr.
and Mrs. Emil Selig, 68 Georgia Avenue, with whom Leo M.
Frank lived, was put through thfe severest sort of grilling in the
office of Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey Monday in an effort to break
down Prank’s alibi which tends to show that he was at home
about the time James Conley swore the notes found by Mary Pha-
gan’s body were written.
The negro woman grew histerical and her shrieks and protes
tations could be hear dthrough the closed door. She maintained
to the end of the two hours of rapid-fire questioning, however,
that Frank had arrived had arrived home by 1:30 o’clock the Sat
urday afternoon of the crime.
She was taken into custody
on information said to have been
furnished by her husband. She
later was taken to the police sta
tion to be held under suspicion
The details of her statements to
the solicitor and the full miport
of the information said to have
been disclosed by her husband
have been shrouded with the ut
most secrecy by Solicitor Dorsey,
it is said, however, that she de
clared to the last that Prank had
arrived home by 1:30 o’clock to
her positive knowledge.
Her sob* and hysterical cries \*ere
heard soon after she entered the of
fice of the solicitor. Mr. Dorsey was
able to q^t her for a few minutes at
a time, when it is supposed he obtain
ed her statement of Frank’s where
abouts on Saturday, April 26, so far
as -she knew. At detective head
quarters, the officers were non-com-
T.R.
T,
NEW YORK, June 2.—Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt, happy and con
tented over winning his suit In Mar
quette, Mich., Saturday, proving he Is
abstemious In his habits, returned
here to-day to resume his duties as
contributing editor.
William Loeb, Jr., formerly private
secretary to Roosevelt, and Lawrence
Abbott, of The Outlook, accompanied
the Colonel, but when the station was
reached Roosevelt broke away from
them and shook hands with the crowd
of friends who met him there to con
gratulate him on his victory.
"I am not saying anything now, and
I am not going to say anything,” he
said.
Vice Board Inquires
Into Wages of Men
CHICAGO, June 2.—The Illinois
white slave commission this week will
concern Itself with the wages of men
and the cost of living in Chicago.
Heretofore the committee has In
vestigated women's and girls’ wages.
Now th« committee will determine
whether the average workman’s pay
Is sufficient to permit him to marry
and support a family properly.
FORMER ATLANTAN’S GAGY DIES
MOBILE, ALA, June 2.—Dorothy
Ewing Peper, age live months, daugh
ter oi Mr. and Mrs. Herman R Pe
per, lormer residents of Atlanta, died
to-day at the family home here. The
body will be sent to Atlanta to-night
for interment, .,
Grounded Warship’s
Heavy Guns Removed
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
KIEL, GERMANY, June 2.—The
German cruiser Bleucher, which went
ashore In Great Belt Friday, was
floated to-day after her ammunition
and heavy guns had been removed to
lighten the ship.
A hole was torn in the ship's hull
and she will have to be taken out of
commission for repairs. “
mital as to the nature or value of the
testimony that the engro woman had
given.
It was on the negro cook that the
defense had relied to assist in proving
an alibi for Frank when his case
comes to trial this month.
The woman was in hysterics at po
lice headquarters and kept shouting,
’’I am going to hang but I didn't do
It. I don't know a thing about It”
Four other persons will be prepared
to testify at the trial of Leo M. Frank
that he arrived at home for luncheon
at 1:20 o'clock the Saturday after
noon that Mary Phagan was killed,
which would have been an impossi
bility, the defense will assert, If Frank
had directed the disposal of the body
and dictated the notes at the time the
negro alleges.
Imormation leading to the woman's
arrest is said to have come from
statements made by her husband, Al
bert McKnight.
According to report, Albert Is said
to have informed detectives of a
statement made by his wife to the ef
fect that Frank dtd not return to hts
home until midnight on the night of
the niurder. This allegation Is con
trary to Frank':, statement before the
coroner's Jury
The negro woman is also declared
to have said that Mrs. Frank com
plained the following morning that
Frank kept her awake that night by
his extreme nervousness.
Minola declares that her husband
Is lying. She refused to swear to the
Statements attributed to her by her
husband when taken before Solicitor
Dorsey. She declader that Albert's
stories were prompted by a quarrel
she had with him some time ago.
Testimony before the Coroner's
Jury by Frank and others Indicated
strongly that he was at home by
1:20 the afternoon of the crime. Con
ley In his affidavits declared that he
went into Frank’s office at four min
utes before 1 o'clock. He raid that
after a conversation of a few minutes
Frank heard voices and shoved Con
ley into a closet. Miss Corinthia Hail
and Mrs. Emrna Clark entered. Con
ley was kept a prisoner In the closet,
he said, for eight or ten minutes.
It was after this, he said, that
Frank asked him If he could write.
Conley swore in his affidavit that he
answered In the affirmative, and that
he was directed to write several notes,
most of which began: “Dear mother,
a long tall black negro did this by
hisself."
After this, followed the giving of
$2.50 to the negro, according to his
story, as well as the giving of the
$200 which later was taken back by
Frank.
All of the incidents that tb» negro
has detailed. In • the minds of many
Interested in the case, would have
kept Frank at the factory considera
bly after the time that five witnesses
will swear he arrived home.
Wife and Her Parents to Aid.
These witnesses are Mr. and Mrs.
Emil Sellg, Mrs. Frank, the cook In
the Sellg household and an acquaint
ance of Frank who is said to have
seen him.riding home in the street
car.
Adding doubt to the negTo'!
vlt is the testimony- of Misu:. Qd
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