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The Atlanta Georgian
Read for Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use for Results
VOL. XI. NO. 307.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JULY 29,1913.
By
Copyright. 19M,
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forjj!*n Co.
PATTERSON
Former Tennessee Governor As
sumes Blame for Arrest in
Raid—Wife Is Loyal.
NASHVILLE, July Jf.—Ex-Gov-
emor M. R, Patterson, who was
caujht in a raid on a house in tho
restricted district last Thursday nigh*,
crushed and deeply mortified over the
affair, has been joined by a faithful
wife in a statement to the public, and
in breaking the silence which he has
steadfastly maintained admits that he
was in a stupor from drink at the
time of the arrest. He offers no apol
ogy for his transgression, but makes
a public pledge that such an occur
rence shall not be repeated. The
statements follow:
I am leaving for home to-night
with Mrs. Patterson, who * has
. been with me for two days, and
.before going I wish to express
the deepest appreciation of us
both to the friends and those who
were not my friends In the past
for their kind and generous sym
pathy.
For my own part in this un
fortunate affair I have no excuse
to offer and have borne the con
demnation of my cwn conscience.
My mission in Nashville was
npt political, as has been errone
ously assumed, but purely legal,
and while waiting the return of
Mr. Nall, of Nashville, from Red
Bolling Springs, who had in his
possession certain papers which I
was to examine, I began to drink,
and continued until all sense of
respsonbillty was gone.
However gross my delinquency,
I want the world to know that it
is my last offense, and the weak
ness will never be repeated which
brought upon me and mthe this
deep humiliation and gave to my
enemies an opportunity for re
venge.
MALCOLM R. PATTERSON.
My heart and my sympathies
are all with my husband, and I
love him with all the strength of
my soul. He has been shameful
ly, cruelly treated, and I stand
with him in this hour of trouble.
MRS. M. R. PATTERSON.
Bitter Fight Certain
Over Currency Bill
WASHINGTON, July 29—A bitter
ht on the question of prohibiting
erlocking directorates in all banks
der the proposed Federal reserve
item, provided for by the Glass
-rency bill, is anticipated in the
mocratic caucus of the House to
called August 11.
•resident Wilson is opposed to this
iposal, although the Democrats of
, House Banking and Currency
mtnittee have accepted such a pro-
sal by a vote of 6 to 5.
Soldier Injured in
Fall on House Step
dwin Leach, a young soldier sta-
,ed at Fort McPherson, is recover-
slowly In Grady Hospital Tues-
from the effects of injuries Bus
ed in tripping on the front door-
> at the home of Miss Elizabeth
n, No. 45 Gray street, at 10 o’clock
iday night as he left the house.
Do You
Know ?
The largest and small
est books in the world.
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AT HAMILTON.
FIR3T—Purse $600, 3-year-olds and
up; six furlongs: Wanda Pltzer 103 (Van
Dusen), 4-1, 2-1. even, won; W. W. Clark
109 (Guellett), 4 to 1, 2 to 1, even, sec
ond; 1 Henry Rltte 100 (Callahan), 7-1,
6-2, 6-6, third. Time 1:13. Also ran:
Santander Trovato, Speaker Clark, Con
stituent, Gen. Ben Ladilord, Belray,
Glass, Dick Deadwood.
SECOND—Purse $600, 2-year-olds, 5*4
furlongs: Slipperday 106 (Buxton), 1-5,
out, won; All Bass 101 (Gray), 12-1,
6-1, 4-6, second; Martola 106 (Teehan),
1-6, out, third. Time 1:07 1-6. Also ran:
Lady Isle, Amphlon, Froissard. Slipper-
flay and Martola coupled as Hendree
coupled as Hendree entry.
THIRD—Nursey plate $1,500 added,
3 year olds, 6 furlongs: Southern Maid
118 (Knapp), 2-5, out, won; Black Tony
115 (Loftus), 2-1, out, second; Centauria
106 (Martin). 60-1, 10-1. 4-6, third. Time,
1:112-6. Also ran: Willie Waddell And
Perpetual.
FOURTH—Mile and sixteenth: Dyna
mite 108 (Teahan), 8, 3, 6-6, won; Pa-
ton 114 (Deronde). 11-5, even, 1-2, sec
ond; Cogs 108 (Watts), 10. 4, 8-6, third.
Time. 1:46. Also ran: Napier, Dilatory,
Wander, Coy, Ravenal.
FIFTH—Mile and sixteenth: Muff 108
(Deronde), 13-5, 9-10, 1-2, won; Lad of
Langdon 110 (Teahan), 2, 4-6, 9-20. sec
ond; Lucky George 108 (Williams), 12,
5, 2. third. Time, 1:46 3-5. Also ran.
Fiel, Kinmundy. Bell of Bryn Mawr,
Tactics, Foxcraft
SIXTH—6 furlongs: Flex 107 (Small),
3, 7-5, 7-10, won; Hoffman 110 (Neylon),
8, 3. 8-5, second; Three Links 110 (Bux
ton), 4, 2, even, third. Time 1:12 3-5.
Also ran: Spring Maid, Camellia. York
Lad, Theo Cook, Royal Message, Mar
jorie A., Issy Ham.
SEVENTH—Mile and sixteenth: Dr.
Waldo Briggs 115 (Goose), 2, 4-5. 9-20,
won; Gerrard 102 (Buxton), 18-5, 8-5,
4-6, second; Rash 110 (Gray), 5. 2. even,
third. Time, 1:45 2-6. Also ran: Missie,
Fuchsia. McCreary, Husky Lad, Azoa.
ENTRIES.
AT HAMILTON.
FIRST RACE—Purse $500, 2-year-
olds. selling, 6 furlongs: xSerenata 86,
Dick Doodle 107, Scarlet Letter 96,
Single 109, The Urchin 102, Colors 104,
xRatina 104, John P. Nixon 100.
SECOND RACE—Purse $600. 3-year-
olds and up. selling, 1V6 miles: xFar-
doodle 92, Master Jim 114, xMoonlight
104, Patruche 114, Earl of Savoy 105,
Star Ashland 116, Schaller 106, Fox-
craft 117.
THIRD RACE—Liverpool handicap
steeplechase, purse $600, S-year-olds
and up, about 24 miles: Irene Gummel
130, Ennis Killen 162. Racewell 139,
Jack Dennerlen 142, The African 134.
FOURTH RACE—Midsummer handi
cap, purse $700, 3-year-olds and up. 7
furlongs: Mediator 95, Donerai! Ill,
Cliff Edge 108, Ymir 102. Towton Field
102, Plato Glass 112.
FIFTH RACE—Purse $600 . 3-year-
olds and up, selling, 6 furlongs: Jon
quil 92. Aunt Alice 102, Marcovit 104,
Gasket 92, Edith Inez 103, Pamplna
105, xUnion Jack 100, Myrtle Marion
103, Tom Sayers 105, Chryseis 102,
Carrillon 103, Cedarbrook 107.
SIXTH RACE—Purse $500, 2-year-
olds and up, selling, 6 furlongs: xFred
Drew 89, xBlack Chief 100, Burning
Daylight 104, xlnlan 99. Chilton Queen
103, Working Lad 107, Brawny 99,
xBilly Vanderveer 103, La Aurora 97,
xMolsant 102, Mother Ketcham 106.
SEVENTH RACE—Purse $600, 3-
year-olds and up, selling. 14 miles on
turf: xMycenae 96, xWoodcraft 106,
Bernadotte 99, Billy Baker 107, xClubs
99, El Orio 97, xMy Fellow 106, Effendl
112.
xFlve pounds apprentice allowance
claimed. Weather, clear; track, fast
AT BELMONT.
FIRST RACE—Handicap, 3-year-olds
and up, 1 mile: Perth Shire 110. De
duction 105. Besom 116, Joe Deibold
102, Yenghee 100, Carroll Reid 96, Avia
tor 97.
SECOND RACE—Two-year-old maid
en fillies and geldings. 54 furlongs
straight: Humiliation 108. Panameri-
can 108, Lady Fernant 108, Bergaret
Meise 108, Ashcan 108 lone 108.
THIRD RACE—Selling, 3-year-olds
and up, 6 furlongs, main: Pharaoh 112,
xLord Leighton 104, Bouncing Lass 107.
Captain Elliott 102, Little Hugh 102.
Dartworth 109, Kate K 107. xMr. Spress
104. Travel Light 107, Luria 95, Fond
107. Warlord 102, xEuterpe 95. Ford
Mai 102. xHumility 95; Aviator 109,
Chopin 102.
FOURTH RACE—Selling, 3-year-olds
and up, 1 1-16 miles: Donald MacDon
ald 116, Perthshire 108, xStrenuous 99;
Oakhurst 108. xElla Bryson 99.
FIFTH RACE—Steeplechase handi
cap, 4-year-olds and up, about 2 miles:
Son of the Wind 134, Malty 150. Foot
lights 146, The Evader 135, Brosseau
136. Bill Andrews 148, Sir Giles 132,
Coventry 130, Adventuress 132.
SIXTH RACE—Selling, 2-year-olds,
64 furlongs straight: xKedron 96,
xTrap 96. xNotoriety 98, Polly H 99,
Mordecai 105. Captain Burns 108.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Score: R. H. E.
Toledo 100 010 001—3 8 4
Columbus 100 006 OOx—7 13 1
George, Collamoer and Devoght; Ayres
and Smith. Umpires, Murray and Con-
nally.
Score: R. H. E.
Louisville 000 003 203—8 9 1
Indianapolis . ... 001 100 000—2 3 2
Loudermllk, Toney and Severoid;
Harrington, Works and Casey. Um
pire, Chill and Irwin.
Score: R. H. E.
Kansas City . . . . 000 000 002—2 8 3
Minneapolis . . 003 030 10x—7 9 3
Covington, Riley and O'Connor; Pat
terson and Smith. Umpire*, Wester-
velt and O’Brien.
Score: R. H. E.
Milwaukee .... 000 000 000—0 4 0
St. Paul 000 300 OOx—3 10 0
Young, Braun and Hughes; Garner
and Miller. Umpires, Handiboe and
Johnstone.
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Score: R. H. E.
Pittsburg 011 000 000—2 6 0
Chicago 000 001 22x—5 11 1
Porroy and Murray; McGuire and Mc
Donough. Umpires. Brlckley and Shus
ter.
Score: R. H. E.
St. Louis 100 010 030—5 14 2
Cleveland 000 011 002—4 6 0
Reyner and O’Neill; Blaser and
Cooper*
House Leader Calls Lobbyist
Blackmailer to His Face Be
fore Inquiry Committee.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Atlanta-Mobile; no game, rain.
AT.NEW ORLEANS-
FIRST GAME.
Billy Smith’s Men and Gulls Will
Clash in Double-Header
To-Morrow.
WASHINGTON, July 29.—Repre-
sentative Underwood. Democratic
leader of the House, appeared before
the House Lobby Investigation Com
mittee to-day and charged that Colo
nel M. M. Mulhall, the lobbyist, was a
blackmailer. *
The appearance of Underwood was
an event not on the program. He
came unexpectedly, and his usual
bland smile was not on his face. In
stead his eyes flashed fire and he was
clearly angry through and through.
Underwood was not sworn, having
become involved In an argument with
Senator Reed before Chairman Over
man of the committee had an oppor-
unlty to place the House leader undsr
oath.
“Is this Mulhall?” inquired Under
wood, pointing his finger at the lobby
ist, who was sitting in the witness
chair in an apparently disinterest
ed attitude.
Calls Him Blackmailer.
“In. the public interest,” declared
Underwood, “I thinrf men who take
liberties With the names of public mea
should b# confronted and made to
prove their charges.
"I regard this man as a blackmailer.
He has even blackmailed the men wno
employed him.”
Underwood was angered because
Mulhall had written in his letters that
he had seen Underwood and obtained
information from him about the
make-up of the committees of the
House.
Underwood declared that Mulhall
was giving false information to his
employers. This testimony that Un
demood objected to was developed
at the session of ths committee yes
terday.
While Underwood was making his
statement to the lobby committee,
Colonel Mulhall denounced him for
making accusations against him
(Mulhall) and said he would call on
the country to decide “which is the
cleaner of us.”
Declares Mulhall Lied.
Mulhall wrote in a letter to J. P
Bird, previously read, that he had a
long interview with Underwood re
specting the chairmanship of the
chairmanship of the House Labor I
Committee. This position was given
to William B. \vilson, now Secretary
of Labor.
Mulhall said In this letter that he
had learned from Underwood that
Wilson first was considered for chair
man of the Census Committee.
“The w'hole statement la a lie out
of whole cloth,” said Underwood. “I
was chairman of the committee which
named Mr. Wilson as chairman ot
the House Labor Committee. There
never was any question about Wilson
being named chairman of the com
mittee on Labor.
“I never talked to this man in my
life. The only time he ever saw me,
apparently, w r as when I was walking
through a corridor of the House."
Senator Reed then asked Mulhall if
he wished to say anything.
“To the statement of the gentle
man that I lied, I want to say that 1
met him in the back hall near the
stairway of the Capitol,” replied Mul
hall, “asked him questions and as I
stated yesterday he answered them
like a gentleman. I do not wish to
contradict him and I do not w r ant to
cast any reflection upon him, but be
fore the examination is over Mr. Un
derwood will take back part of w hat
he said.”
MOBILE, ALA., July 29.—Rain
decended in torrents about ten min
utes before the game between the
Crackers and the Gulls w r as scheduled
to begin, and the contest—the third
of the series of four—was called off
as soon as the managers had looked
over the playing field, rapidly becom
ing a lake.
If the weather permits, a double-
header will be played to-morrow aft
ernoon. In any event, the Crackers
will return to Atlanta to open against
the Volunteers, five games In three
days (weather bermitting), beginning
Thursday. \
LATEST
NEWS
WASHINGTON, July 29.—Sen
ator Shepard, of Texas, to-day in
troduced in the Senate a resolu
tion calling on the Senate For
eign Relations Committee to ad
vise the Senate whether in its
opinion this nation should recog
nize the belligerency of the revo
lutionists in Mexico and accord
them the proper international
status to which they may be en
titled. It was referred to the For
eign Relations Committee.
NEW ORLEANS 201 00 - 3 6 5
BIRMINGHAM 120 01 - 4 4 0
Walker and Adams; Foxen snd Ma yer. Umplrss, Kerin and Stockdale.
Games called on account of rain.
SECOND GAME OFF ON ACCOUNT OF RAIN.
AT MONTGOMERY—
MONTGOMERY 010 010 -
CHATTANOOGA 000 002 -
Case and Qrlbbens; Kroh and Street. Umpires, Rudderham and Flefeld.
AT MEMPHIS—
MEMPHIS . .
NASHVILLE
.... 000 010 000 - 1 61
200 000 000 - 2 6 1
Newton and Snell; Williams and Gibson. Umpires, Hart and Breltensteln.
NATIONAL LEAGUE ]
AT PITTSBURG—
PHILADELPHIA
PITTSBURG ....
100 201 012 - 7 12 0
002 020 000 - 4 7 2
Mayer and Kllllfer; Hendrix and Si mon. Umpires, Byron and Rlgler
AT CHICAGO—
BOSTON 023 103 000 - 9 12 0
CHICAGO 100 000 000 - 1 4 3
Dickson and Whaling; Overall and E^resnaha. Umpires, Klem ad Orth.
AT CINCINNATI —
BROOKLYN 010 103 000 - 5 7 0
CINCINNATI 020 100 03X - 6 9 2
Walker and Miller; Johnson and K ling. Umpires, O’Day and Emslle.
AT ST. LOUIS—
NEW YORK 001 000 000 - 1 5 0
ST. LOUIS 000 000 000 - 0 5 1
Demaree and Meyers; Doak and Wingo. Umpires, Brennan and Eason.
NEW YORK 101 001 000 - 3 7 1
ST. LOUIS 000 000 100 - 1 5 3
Fromme ad Wilson; Sallee and McLean. Umpires, Eason and Brennan.
WASHINGTON, July 29.—A de
mand that Secretary McAdoo be
summoned before the House Com
mittee on Banking and Currency
to explain his statement that a
bank conspiracy in New York has
depressed the price of 2 per cent
Government bonds is contained in
a statement issued to-day by Rep
resentative Henry, chairman of
the the House Rules Committee.
NEW YORK, July 29.—The
United States Steel Corporation
to-day reported net earnings for
the quarter ended June 30, 1913,
as $41,219,813, against $34,426801
♦or the quarter ended March 31,
1913, and $25,102,265 for the quar-
ter ended June 30, 1912,
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Score: R. H. E.
Baltimore 0 310 000—5 11 1
Rochester 000 100 101—3 9 1
Cottrell, Oanforth and Egan; Wilhelm
and Jacklltsch. Umpires, Hayes and
Carpenter.
Score: R. H. E.
Providence 000 100 300—4 7 5
Toronto 301 000 001—5 10 4
Mitchell and Onslow; Rocher, Maxwell
and Bemis. Umpires, Owen and Nallln.
Score: R. H. E.
Newark 000 000 021—3 8 1
Montreal 020 000 011—4 13 1
Barger and Higgins; McCarty, Dale
and Marden. Umpires, Kelly and Mul-
lln.
Score: R. H. E.
Jersey City 010 000 001—2 8 3
Buffalo 002 110 21x—7 14 0
Coakley and Blair; Frill and Stephens.
Flnneran and Hart.
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25 Young Men Held
For Death of Typist
DALLAS, TEXAS, July 29.—Twen
ty-five young men, rounded up by the
police after the murder of Miss Flor
ence Brown, were being held to-day
as suspects.
The girl was a stenographer in a
real estate office and was alone when
sh* was attacked,
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
AT WASHINGTON—
ST. LOUIS 000 100 000
WASHINGTON 100 001 OOX
1 3 4
2 8 2
Here are Tuesday’s important developments in the trial
of Leo M. Frank on the charge of murdering Mary Phagan
in the National Pencil Factory, Saturday, April 26.
Newt Lee, negro night watchman at the pencil factory,
leaves the stand after four hours and forty minutes of exami
nation and cross-examination with the essential points of his
story unshaken.
Efforts to discredit the negro's story result only in show
ing several discrepancies in the story he told before the Cor
oner’s jury and his testimony on the stand at the trial.
All attempts to confuse Lee by telling him that the ste
nographer’s report of the inquest has him making slightly dif
ferent statements met invariably with his declaration that
“they didn’t get it right down there.”
L. S. Dobbs, police sergeant, testifies to the finding of the
body of the Phagan girl and says that Lee had a ready in
terpretation of the two notes when they were found by the
dead body.
City Detective Starnes testifies to finding bloodstains on
second floor and says Frank was nervous the day after the
crime. He says he found what he took to be fingerprints of
blood on a door in the basement.
Starnes is closely cross-questioned by the defense in an
effort to show the spots he thought blood might have been
aniline dye. In a lawyers’ clash over certain questions Solici
tor Dorsey is told to “sit down” by the judge.
Court adjourned until 9 a. m., Wednesday.
Levering and Alexander; Engle an d Henry.
FIRST GAME.
Umpires, Connolly and Fergu
son.
AT BOSTON—
CHICAGO 000
BOSTON 000
000 000
001 OOX
- 0
- 2
4 0
7 1
Scott, Penson and Kuhn; Foster and Thomas. Umpires, O’Loughlln and
Sheridan.
CHICAGO
SECON O GAME.
COO 000
210 - 3 10 6
City Detective J. M. Starnes told late Tuesday afternoon at the
trial of Leo Frank of the finding of a number of red splotches re
sembling blood in the northeast corner of the women’s dressing
room in the National Pencil Factory, testimony on which the pros
ecution relies to support its theory that Mary Phagan was mur
dered on the second floor of the building.
Starnes said that the principal
BOSTON 010 200 OOX - 5 81
O’Brien and Schalk; Leonard and C arrlgan. Umpires, O’Loughlln and Sher
idan.
AT PHILADELPHIA—
DETROIT
000 000 000 - 0 6 4
PHILADELPHIA ........ 021 030 11X - 8 13 1
Danes and McKee; Brown and Lap p. Umpire.. Hildebrand and Evans.
FIRST GAME.
AT NEW YORK—
CLEVELAND
010 004 010 - 6 7 1
NEW YORK 000 100 001 - 3 9 1
Kahler and Carisch; Keating, McConnell and Sweeney. Umpire., Egan and
Dlneen.
SECON D GAME.
000 600 000 - 6 11 1
CLEVELAND
NEW YORK 010
001 001 - 3 5 1
Mitchell and O’Neill; Schulz and Gossett Umpire., Egan and Dlneen.
EMPIRE LEAGUE
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
AT WAYCROSS—
WAYCROSS—
000 000 70.
VALDOSTA—
000 200 10.
iAT CHARLESTON—
CHARLESTON—
031 000 OOX -
MACON—
000 000 002 -
4 9 6
2 9 0
AT THOMASVILLE—
THOMASVILLE—
000 021 01X - 4
CORDELE—
001 100 000 - 2
8 2
Hall and Eubanks; Day and
Umpire, Derrick.
8 1
Dudley.
Eldridge and Menefee; Thackam and
Humphreys. Umpire, Moran.
AT BRUNSWICK—
BRUNSWICK-
100 102 OOX - 4
AMERICUS—
5 3
AT JACKSONVILLE—
JACKSONVILLE-
010 010 031 - 6 10 1
SAVANNAH-
201 020 000 - 5 11 7
Horton and Krebs; Poole and Geibel.
Umpire, Pender.
AT COLUMBUS—
COLUMBUS—
020 000 OOX - 2 6 0
ALBANY-
000 000 000 - 0 4 3 000 000 001 - 1 4 1
Hartner and Kite; Pratt and Utter.
Umpire, McLaughlin.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Weldell and Thompson; Moses and
Wells. Umpire, Banks.
CAROLINA LEAGUE.
Score: R. H. E.
Portsmouth .... 100 001 020—4 9 4
Roanoke . . 100 000 60x 7 8 2
Howell and Holloman; Efird and
Welcher. Umpire, Kelley.
Score: R. H. E.
Newport News . . . 000 000 000—0 2 2
Petersburg 001 000 OOx—1 6 2 i
Barton and Matthews; Hedgepeth and
Brennegan. Umpire, Norcum.
Score: R. H. E.
Richmond 125 000 000—8 10 0
Norfolk 000 002 101—4 14 0
Strain, Laval and Mace; Dye, Chap
pell and Ryan, ^implre, Clark*
Score: R- H. E.
Asheville 000 000 000—0 6 2
Raleigh 100 010 02x—4 7 1
Stafford and Frye; Jordan and Lid-
gate. Umpire, McBride.
Score: R. H. E.
Durham 000 030 100—4 9 2
Greensboro . . 010 100 100—3 1 3 2
Stegall and Ulrich; Culberson and La-
fitte. Umpire, Mills.
Score: R. H. E.
Winston-Salem. . . 001 100 031—6 7 0
Charlotte . 200 100 000— 3 8 3
Boyle and Smith; High and Nelder-
corn. Umpires, Degnan and Leibrlch.
part of the largest splotch was
| about as big as the palm of his
hand.
He also testified that he found blood
about 40 or 50 feet from the dressing
room toward the front of the build
ing. and that he discovered what he
took to be finger-prints of blood on
the door of the basement. The finger
prints, he said, he chipped off and
now- has the chips of wood In his of
fice.
Starnes asserted that there were In
dications that a white substance had
been used with the evident purpose
of eradicating what appeared to be
bloodstains. The detective described
Frank as nervous when he was
brought down to the factory the
morning after the crime.
Tolls of Clock Tests.
He said in reply to Solicitor Dor
sey’s questions that he had witnessed
the new. night watchman make a
complete series of punches in the time
clock for an entire twelve hours with
in a space of five minutes, in an ef
fort to support the theory the State is
expected to advance that Frank doc-
tbred the time tape submitted to the
police department which seemed to
show that the neight watchman, Lee,
had made three skips.
Attorneys Go After Loo.
Newt Lee, night watchman at the
National Pencil Factory, was har
assed and assailed by counsel for
Frank in a vain effort to win from
him admissions ading the theory
that he was otherwise involved In the
crime than as the man who found the
body. Lee was on the stand from 9
o’clock to 11:40 a. m.
However, through Lee and ^Ser
geant L. S. Dobbs, one of the officers
called to the factory the morning of
Sunday, April 27, the attorneys for
Frank laid the groundwork for the
elaboration of their theory that Jim
Conley was the murderer of Mary
Phagan and that Lee assisted in writ
ing the notes that were found by her
body.
From Sergeant Dobbs. Luther Ros-
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Local thundershow
ers Tuesday and Wednesday.
ser, chief of counsel for Frank, ob
tained these admissions:
Points in Dobbs’ Story.
That Lee, ignorant and illiterate,
was able to decipher and explain In a
flash the mysterious notes over which
the officers had puzzled for several
minutes.
That Lee spoke up and said, refer
ring to the words “night witch” in
one of the notes: “That’s me, boss;
that means the night watchman.
That the condition of Mary Pha-
gan’s begrimed and bruised face gave
the indication that the girl had been
dragged along the dirt floor of the
factory basement, although Jim Con
ley, in his story of his part in the
crime, declared that he had carried
the body to the trash heap in the rear
of the basement.
That Dobbs, with the aid of an elec
tric flashlight, was unable to tell
whether the slain girl w’as white or
colored until he had pulled down her
stocking, although Lee had testified
to being able t^ tell that the girl was
white by the dim rays from his smoky
lantern while he was standing at a
distance or five or six feet.
Lae’s Story at Varianca.
That Dobbs at the Coroner’s inquest
testified that he had had a Mr. Wil
liams lie down in the place where
Mary Phagun’s body was found and,
taking the position Lee said he was
in when he first saw the body, dis
covered that, as a matter of fact, the
body could hardly be seen from this
point unless one was looking especial
ly for it.
Lee testified, under the cross-ex
amination of Attorney Rosser:
That the time he found the body
was the first time he had gone far
ther than 26 feet from the ladder in
the front of the basement that night.
That he knew it was a white wom
an, although he did not approach
nearer the body than five or six fee;,
and had no light except the dirty lan
tern.
That he recalled that the officers,’
with a flashlight, were unable to
identify it av white or colored fur
some time.
That he did not say, “That’s m*, 4
boss.” referring to one of the notes,
but something to the effect that “They
are trying to ut this on me.”
After a short battle of words b«J
tw’een Rosser and Solicitor Dorsey;
Reuben R. Arnold, associated witty
Rosser, asked for the first time dur
ing the day to be heard, and