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TTTE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FLASHLIGHT PHOTOGRAPH OF COURTROOM OF FRANK TRIAL KEY: 1—Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey; 2—Chief of Detectives Newport Lanford; 3—Reuben R. Arnold, attorney for defense; 4—Luther Z. Rosser, attorney for defense; 5—Mrs. Leo M. Frank, wife of accused; 6—Leo M. Frank, on trial for murder; 7—Mrs. Frank, mother of accused; 8—Judge L. S. Roan, presiding. w . 1 Continued From Page Three. he asked. “A section of the Code says that you can’t question a man like that unless you first present some certain evidence of the statement having been made or written.” At this. Attorney Rosser sat down and Dorsey began questioning Dee on the redirect examination. Q. You said something about some body trying to put it off on you?—A. Yes, sir. Q. Did you know Jim Conley? A. I never saw him until that time last week. Q. Have you talked to anybody about this?—A. Yes. Q. Did you ever talk to this man (indicating Arnold)?—A. Yes. he was over to the jail after you were. Lee Quizzed on Diagram. Q. The first time Frank put that tape on the clock, did he say any thing?—A. No. Q. Did he say anything the second time?—A. He made a remark about its taking longer. Q. What was the reason he changed the tape?—A. It had been used. Q. Was it as dark in the basement at night as it was in the daytime?— A. Mighty near. Solicitor Dorsey started over the diagram drawn by Bert Green, Geor gian staff artist, of the National Pen cil Factory, and proceeded to ask Dee a question and pointed at the dia gram. ”1 object to that picture.” said At torney Arnold. "It is nothing but Mr. Dorsey’s theory of the case. He's got all kinds of marks here.” “He’s not asking about anything but the physical appearance of the building,” replied Judge Roan. Solicitor Dorsey then had Newt Dee point out the various parts of the building shown on the diagram; Dor sey used as a pointer Mary Phagan’s pa rasol. Q. Newt, say w'hether the body of Mary Phagan was lying the snipe way when you saw It w'ith the officers as when you first saw it.—A. I don’t know', officers were all around it, and I couldn’t see very good. Lawyers Clash Again. Mr. Rosser took a stand directly be hind Mr. Dorsey and objected to Dor sey leading the witness. •’Well, this negro Is not as well edu cated as some of these lawyers,*’ said Mr. Dortiey. “It takes a little patience to get him to understand.” "What lawyers are you referring to?” asked Mr. Rosser. “Do you mean yourself?” “Of course, myself,” answ-ered Mr. Dorsey. Q. Was the toilet west or east from the boiler in the basement?—A. West. Q. Was the body w r est or east?—A. The body was kinder west. Q. Could you see Frank from that desk up stairs?—A. No. sir Q. Mr. Rosser asked you how far it was from the steps leading up to the second floor to Mr. Frank’s office. How far was it?—A. About as far as from here to that wall across the room. Called Only Police. Q. Did you call anybody on the phone that night but the police?—A. No, sir. Q Did you call Mr. Haas?—A. No. sir. Q. Were the shutters on the north side of the second floor of that build ing closed on Saturday, April 26?—A. Yes, sir; they were closed. Q. Were there apartments back there on the third floor?—A. Yes, sir. Q. Who were they for?—A. White people. Q. Did white people use the closet in the basement?—A. No. sir. Who told you to use it?—A. Mr. Frank took me down there and told me to use it. Q. What did he call it?—A. He called it a toilet. Q. At night it is darker in the rear of that basement than it it* outside?— A. You can’t see Inside there at all back where the b6dy was found. Tries to Discount Diagram. This ended the redirect examina tion, and Mr. Rosser began the re- cross-examination. He took up the questioning in an effort to prove that Dee did not understand the diagram of the pencil factory. “What is this?” he asked, pointing io some blue coloring representing the blank wall. ”1 don’t know, sir,” the negro re plied. Q. It looks like a mill pond, doesn't it?—A. I don’t know Just what It is meant for. Q. The policemen and detectives talked to you all the time, didn’t they? They fired a pistol beside you; they cussed you and they praised you, didn’t they?—A. No-sir; they didn’t praise me none. Q. My friend. John Black, and those fellows talked to you day and night, didn’t they?—A. Well, just let me tell you, I couldn’t sleep even for two nights after I was put in Jail. They Just questioned me all the time, po licemen and everybody. Q. Is there any other way to get out of the basement except by the ladder? —A. Only the back door Q Are there not some steps be tween the boiler and the back door up to the first floor?—A. If there are any there I don't know It. Black Talked to Him More. Solicitor Dorsey at this point took up the examination. Q. Did Frank talk to you In Jail?— Yes, sir. Q. Who talked longer to you, Frank or John Black, the detective? Rosser objected, saying the Solicitor had gone over the interview between Frank and Dee and no one had re ferred to it- idncfc. "We want to "know if repetition is going to be allowed,” Rosser asked Judge Roan. "It is simply to repeat. If we start a repeating contest we will be here forever.” Judge Roan overruled the objection. Dee replied: "Detective Black talked to me the most. Q. Who talked to you longer, the detectives or Mr. Arnold, when he came to see you the other day?—A. Mr. Arnold. Newt Dee was then called off the stand, after having been questioned for 4 hours and 15 minutes. • Sergeant Dobbs Testifies. Dorsey said, “Bring in D. S. Dobbs, sergeant of police.” Q. Where were you at about 3 o’clock April 27?—A. At the station house. Q. Did anything unusual happen?— A. At about 3:25 a call came to go to the pencil factory. When we got there the door was locked. Dater a negro came and let us in. He said there was a woman murdered in the basement. The negro led the way down, and about fifteen feet back we found the body. She was lying with her face down. We couldn’t tell w'hether she was white or black ex cept that her hair was light. I told someone to turn her over. A cord was around her neck and sunk in her flesh. There was also a piece of cloth. 1 began to look around and found a couple of notes. One of them read ” Mr. Dorsey interrupted. "Never mind about the notes,” he said. Identifies Cord and Cloth. Q. I will first get you to identify this cord (taking the death loop from a suitcase).—A. That looks like It. Q. And this (exhibiting a torn piece of cloth)?—A. It is. Q. Was there much blood?—A. Very little. Q. Was the hair bloody?—A. Very little; I had to almost reach the skin to feel blood. Q. Was it moist?—A. Dry. 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Rosser—“I object to that picture until the witness says it is a fair representation of the building.” Judge Roan—"I sustain the objec tion.” Dorsey—"Is it a fair representation of the building?” A. It is. Dorsey: "That’s All.” Rosser After Details. Rosser took up the cross-examina tion. Q. The negro told you she was a white woman?—A. Yes. Q. You had to look very closely to find out?—A. Yes. Q. What kind of light did you have ’ —A. We lit some gas jets and ha J lanterns. Q. You found the notes under the sawdust?—A. Yes. Q. You were not able to see them until you raked in the sawdust?—A. No, sir. Q. Was the note attached to the pad?—A. No. Q. How far from the child’s head was the first note?—A. Not over eight or ten inches. Q. What note did you find first. A. The white one. » Q. Did you find much trash in th? bull-ding?—A. Yes. Q. Did you find other notes?—A. No. Q. .Did you search?—A. Yes, w f e were looking for the shoe, you know. Q. Where was the shoe found?—A. Some one else found them. Q. What was the condition of the child’s face?—A. You mean about dust ? Q. No; was there any indication that she was dragged?—A. I thought there was. Q. Dee did become excited become he left the factory?—A. Y"es. Q. From the place w’here Dee stood, could he have seen the body?—A. ■ “Law Bros, for Quality ’ ’ To-morrow morning we will place on sale our entire stock of Straw Hats Half Price All $5 Straws at ... . $2.50 All $4 Straws at ... . $2.00 All $3 and $3.50 Straws at $1.50 All $2 and $2.50 Straws at $1.00 All $6 Bangkoks at . . . $3.50 All $6 Panamas at . . . $3.50 Palm Beach Suits Watch Our Show Windows Yes; part of it. Q. Didn’t you make any experiment in the day time to see whether Dee could see the body?—A. Yes. Q. Could you?—A. Yes, sir; the feet and part of the legs. Q. I asked you if you said the evi dences of dragging did not begin im mediately in front of the elevator?— A. No, I said it appeared to me to be gin immediately in front of the ele vator. Q. As a matter of fact, you didn’t find the hat and the shoes close to gether?—A. The hat and the shoes w’ere on the garbage pile. Q. The floor was rough and one being dragged over it would be scarred up?—A. Yes. Q. Captain, you are mistaken about the wound being on the right side of the head, aren’t you?—A. I won't be positive. It was near the rear of the head. Q. Was the blood wet or dry?—A. v Dry. Q. This little trail which you Continued on Page 5, Column 1. Funeral Designs and Flowers FOR ALL OCCASIONS,. Atlanta Floral Company, r <55 EAST FAIR STREET. THE $55 SHORTHAND COURSE AND $55 BOOKKEEPING COURSE, BOTH FOR THE PRICE OF ONE, THIS WEEK ONLY AT THE SOUTHERN BUSINESS COLLEGE As the Southern’s Great Offer Draws to a Close the Demand for Scholarships Becomes More Lively—Last Week in Which to Obtain Two $55.00 Courses for the Price of One. Saved, $55! Are you one of the fortunate ones? 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