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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MACHINIST’S UNEXPECTED TESTIMONY AT TRIAL OF LEO M. FRANK “I found the strands of hair on the handle of the lathing machine in the National Pencil Factory Monday morning. I also found the blood spots on the second floor by the water cooler at the ladies’ dressing room. I know they were blood. The same day that I found the spots of blood, I found the pay envelope under the machine at which Mary Phagan worked. The lathe on which I found the hair was about 20 feet away from where I found the pay envelope. The hair was not there Friday, for I worked on the lathe up to 5:30 o’clock, quitting time. The factory was closed Saturday. The spots were not there Friday.”—Testimony of R. P. Barrett, machinist at the pencil factory. GIRL MIT SEE Monteen Stover, Who Was at the factory on Day of Slaying, Testifies at Trial. Continued From Page 4. SWEARS SHE DID NOT SEE FRANK IN OFFICE ATNOONON TRAGIC DAY room?—A. A peculiar spot I have never seen there before. * Q. Were you In the factory Satur day ?—A. Yes. Q. Was it there then?—A. No. Q. How large was it?—A. About 5 or 6 inches in diameter with lots of little dots around it. Q. Was there anything else?—A. Yes; some white substance smeared over it by the side of the big spot that was not covered up. Q. What was it?—A. Blood. Q. What did it look like that had been used in putting the white stuff on it?—A. A broom. Q. Did you see th e broom?—A. Yes; one was nearby. Q. Was anything on the broom?— Yes, lots of dirt. Found Hair on Lathe. Q. Did you And any hair there?— A. Yes. on the bench lathe. Q. Describe to the jury how the lathe was shaped.—A. It was “L” shaped and made of iron. Ci. Did anyone else see this hair?- A. \ es. L. Stanford and Magnolia Kennedy. Q. Did Magnolia Kennedy identify the hair? Rosser objected: “It would be only hearsay. Only the God of the Uni verse could identify the hair.” The oojeotion was sustained. Rosser began cross-examination. Q. How far was it from the ma chine where the hair was found to where the girls combed their hair?— A. About 10 feet. Q. How do you know that hair was not on that machine Friday?—A- I 'worked at the machine until 5 o’clock TYiday afternoon. Q. Did any girls work there Satur day?—A. No. Q. How far was it from where you found the blood spots to where you found th- hair?—A. About 8 feet. Pay Envelope Also. Q. Did you find anything around Mary Phagan’s machine?—A. Yes, I found a part of a pay envelope. Q. Describe how you found it.—A. .The latter part of the week I was • standing about 15 feet from her ma chine when l saw a paper under her machine and I went over and picked It up. It was a part of a pay en velope with the letter “P” or “F" on It. Q. What day and date was that?— A. The same day I found the spot of blood between the 28 and 30. Q. What did you find under the machine?—A. Nothing but filings. Q. What did you do with the pay envelope?—A. Turned It over to that man (pointing out a deputy). Solicitor Dorsey here had tho wit ness to identify the paper and It was then shown to the attorneys for the defense. Examined Factory Closely. Q. Did you examine the factory?— A. Yes. very closely. Q. Did you find anything like a baseball bat around the first floor?— A. No. Q. Did you find any part of a pay envelope?—A. No. Q. Did you search closely?—A. Very closely. Q You say you found blood?—A. Yes. Q. You don’t know that It was blood—it just looked like blood?—A. No sir, I know It was blood. Q. What time was It when you no ticed the strand of hair?—A. A few minutes later. Q. Were they long strands or knot ted?—a. They were around my fin gers when I noticed them. Strands of Hair Foot Long. L q. How long were they?—A. About a foot long. Q. You didn’t see them when you took hold of the handle and the first you saw of them was when they were wound around your fingers?—A. Yes Q. You say this envelope was found under her machine?—A. Yes. Q. Then the lathe the hair was on was 20 feet away?—A. Yes, 20 or 26 ♦feet away. , , _ * Q. The pay envelope you found had no name or number on It—only this little loop?—A. Yes. Attorney Rosser here walked over to the jury and showed them the loop marked on tne envelope. Told of Find Same Day. Then Mr. Rosser called the witness Closer to the jury. Q. It is the same sort of envelope they always have used at the factory ? —A. Yes. q. There is nothing to Identify It unless this little loop be a part of a name?—A. Yes, sir, the top of the envelope was torn off. All the writing on it was a loop that looked like the lower part of a “G." Dorsey here took up the re-dlrect examination. q. When did you tell Schiff about the bohemia, where JOY REIGNS supreme, 100 WHITEHALL ST. Monteen Stover, Thursday witness for State. this?—A. The same day. Barrett wan excused. Mell Stanford, who had not figured in the case up to this time, was called. Stanford also is an employee of the pencil factory. The witness stated that he had worked at the pencil factory for two year*- and was at work there Friday, April 25. Spot Not There Friday. Q. What did you do this Friday?— A. I swept the whole floor of the metal room. Q. Did you see anything there Monday?—A. I satf some white com pound smeared over nomething. Q. Was It there Friday?—A. No. Q. What kind of a broom did you use?—A. A little broom. Q. Do you know anything about a big cane broom?—A. Yes. Q. W r here was this broom Monday? A. About 8 feet from the spot. Q. What was under the white sub stance?—A. Borne spots. Q. Was it blood?—A. I don’t know. Q. Could you tell whether the broom used was big cane or a little broom?—A. A big one. The witness was then turned over to the defense for cross-examination. Court then adjourned until 2 o’clock. Praises Hooper. Attorney Reuben Arnold took up the cross-examination of Mel Stan ford when court resumed after the re ft ss. Just before court opened Leonard Haas, friend of Leo Frank, leaned across the table to Attorney F. A. Hooper, Dorsey’s assistant, and said: “Mr. Cooper, I want to congratulate you on the very gentlemanly manner with which you have conducted your self.’’ He said nothing to Solicitor Dor sey, who was sitting beside him. Dor sey was unmindful if any slight was intended. Swept Floor Friday. Q. I believe you said you were plater?—A. Yes. Q. And you were busy sweeping Friday?—A. Yes. Q. They had regular negro sweep ers for the factory proper, didn’t they?—A. Yes. Q. Why did you sweep where you did Friday?—A. There was no ne gro there. „ Q. What time did you sweep?—A. Between 9 and 12. Q. Did you sweep everything under the machine where Mary Phagan worked? Did you move all the boxes?—A. Yes, I swept everything clearly. Q. What is east of the ladies’ toilet? A. A kind of a storeroom. Q. You swept around the entire floor, the north and all sides?—A. Yes. Q. What part of the metal room was it your duty not to sweep?—A. Where the machines are. Not Examining Floor. Q. What did you sweep there for?— A. It was dirty, and my instructions were to keep the place clean. Q. What did You consider it your duty to sweep?—A. The concrete floor. Q. Didn’t you know someone else would swep the floor?—A. They didn’t do it. Q. Were you sweeping or examin ing the floor?—A. Sweeping. Q. Did you see anything on the floor?—A. Yes: ther.e was some paint where (hey kept the lacquer. Q. Will you swear there were not other stains or spots on the floor?- A. There were several; I don’t recall just where. Q. Did you notice whether there were any ptains in the dressing room Friday?—A. I would have seen them. Arnold—Come down; that’s all. Woman Tells of Blood Stains. Mrs. George W. Jefferson, one of | the employees of the National Pencil Company, followed Stanford on the stand. Dorsey began the direct ex amination : Q. Were you at the pencil factory the day before the murder?—A. I was. Q. Were you there the next Sat urday?—A. No. Q. Were you there the following Monday?—Yes, sir. Q. Did you see any blood on the floor near the women’s dressing room on the second floor?—A. Yes, sir. Q. How did it look?—A. There was something white over it. Q. Where do you work?—A. In the polishing room. Cords on That Floor. Q. Were there any cords on that floor?—A. Yes, sir. Q. Where were they?—A. On a post near the women's dressing room. Q. What colors were the paints in the polishing room?—A. Red, lion, rule red and bright red. Q. Was this spot any one of the three paints used^ in the polishing room?—A. No, sir. Mr. Rosser then took up the cross- examination. q. That floor is very dirty, isn't it? A. Yes, sir. Q. Don’t they frequently spill paint on that floor?—A. Not on the.metal room floor. Spots as Big as Fan. Q. This white stuff you saw then didn’t hide the red spots, did it?—A. Not completely. Q. You didn't And any other spots. i did you?—A. No, sir. Q. You say the spots were about : as big as your fan?—A. The white ! spots were about as big as my fan. (Here the witness held up a palm leaf : fan). Dorsey took the witness. Q. After the paint is taken into the polishing room, there is no oe- j easion to take it out, is there ?—A. No, sir. Mr. Rosser took up the examination again. Q. These cords the Solicitor showed you are prattered all over the building, aren’t they?—A. They are not supposed to be. Q. Did you ever see them around the building?—A. No. sir. Policeman Hazdett. Mrs. Jefferson was then excused and Policeman B. B. Hazelett was called to the stand. Solicitor Dorsey questioned him. Q. When you went after Frank the Monday following the murder, did you tell him what you wanted?—A. No. sir. 1 told him Chief Lanford wanted to see him. Q. How long after you got to the police station with Frank was it that you mw Mr. Haas and Mr. Ros ser?—A. About an hour. Here Rosser took the witness. Q. What time was it you saw us?— A. About 8:30 or 9 o’clock. Y. Wasn’t It after 9 o’clock?—A. I don’t think so. Q. Who else was there?—A. Well. a crowd of detectives were standing around. Q. Myself and Hans were the vic tims surrounded by thepe detectives, were we? Who ©ise was ther.e?—A. I don’t know. Frank Not Arrested. Q. Did you place Frank under ar rest?—A. No. Q Why did two of you officers go after him?—A. No special reason. Q. Wasn’t it because If he did not come voluntarily, you Intended to bring him forcibly?—A. 1 guess so. Mrs. Hazelett left the stand and was followed by William Ghcerting, funeral director and embalmer at tho Bloomberg undertaking establishment. Solicitor A)orsey uestioned the wit- nes. Q. Did you handle the body of Mary Phagan?—A. Yes. Q. Was this dord found around her neck? (Dorsey displayed a cord to Gheesling).—A. It looks like it. Q. How did you find it?—-A. Around her neck swinging to one side. Dead Fifteen Hours, He Says. Q How long would you judge she had been dead?—A. Ten or fifteen hours. She was very ft iff. q. How was the blood?—A. It was coagulated, showing she had been dead some time. Q. What was the condition of her face?—A. 'It was In a bad condition, showing that the body had lain Wtttl the face down for some time. There was a scar over the right eye. which was mtide before death. Q. Why before death?—A. Because it was swollen. It wouldn’t have .“welled after death. Q. Did you find anv scars as though she had been dragged?—A. There were two spot a, one over each eye about the size of a dime. That was all to show. Q. How about her tongue?—A. It was protruding an Inch and a quar ter. Skull Not Broken. Q. Did you And any other scars on her head?—A. Yes. back of the left temple. Q. Was the scalp broken?—A. Y-s. Q. Was the ^kull broken?—A. Dr. Hurt can tell you better about that than. I can. Q. I want you to tell.—A. T ex amined the wound and the skull was not broken. • , Q. Were you present when Frank came to your establishment Sunday morning?—A. Yes. • Q. Do you know whether he looked at the corpse?—A. No, sir, I never i noticed. . .. | Here Attorney Rosser took up the | cross-examination. Q. When you found the corpse, was there wet blood on the hair?—A. No sir. the blood was dry. Q. If the blood had been wet when the body was found, how long would you say she had been dead?—A. I don’t Judge by blood, but by rigor mortis. Rigor Mortis Not Broken. Q. When does that set In?—A, It depends on the cause of death. Q. How soon would you sav rigor mortis set in after death in this case?—A. About an hour. Q. How soon does it break?—A. In about twenty-four hours. Q. Had it commenced to break when you got the body?—A. No, be cause I broke it In her neck. Q. What experience have you had In handling cases of death from strangulation?—A. One or two. 1 had Clay. They say he was stran gled I don’t know whether his neck was broken. Q. When does circulation stop?— A. The last beat of the heart forces the blood Into the veins and it is extremely hard to make it flow from the veins after death. Q. What fluid do you use in em balming?—A. I would not like to fiay. I have been about fifteen years in perfecting it and have kes“>t it secret so far. Q. Is it your own private formula? —A Yes. Q. Tell about Frank coming to the undertaking establishment. Tell of never notced hm untl I was gongx his position while he was there.—A. I ever noticed him until I was going out. Frank was standing on the righ;. of the door or hallway en the In side of the room. I parsed out be tween him and Detective Black. Q. Did Dr. Hurt clean under the nails? A. Yes, he probed under them. Body Not Mutilated. Q. Do you know what was found?— A. No. Q Was the body mutilated when you saw it?—A. No. It would have been impossible to have mutilated it with all the clothes it had on It when 4: we found It. Dorsey took the witness.on the re direct examination. Did the corpse have much blood? Only a very small quantity judging from the amount i took from her. Dr. Claude A. Smith, city bac teriologist. followed Oheesllng on th-* stand. Dorsey questioned him. Solicitor Dorsey handed Dr. Smith tho bloodstained chips and asked if they had been brought to him for ex amination. A. They were brought to my of fice by detectives. Q. State what condition they were in '. -A. (’onsiderably dirty and had some stains on them. I examined them and found the stains to be blood corpuscles. Q. Were they human blood?—A. I cou^^'t tell. Q. Look at this shirt. A. This Xhlrt Continued on Page 6, Column 1. KODAKSSx First Claes Finishing and Bn- larging. A complete stock Unis, plates, papers chemicals, etc. Special Mail Order Department for out-of-town customer*. Send for Catalogue end Price List. A X. HHWKBS CO. Kodtk | 14 Whitehall St. ATLANTA, OA. ‘Law Bros. For Quality" Semi-Annual Reductions On Manhattan Shirts • Our entire stock of high-grade soft Shirts, in cluding silks, .are now on sale at SUBSTAN TIALLY REDUCED PRICES. Make your se lections early. All Straw Hats Now Half-Price Watch Our Show Windows fYYY«YiYYYiYiYYYYYYYi« Stamps, Money Orders, Etc., at Postal Sub-Station in Famous Center Aisle YkYYrfVWWWWWWWVY , RICH & BROS. CO. 2+ £ £ I i % : £ -Z ■ American Theater is no With a complete change of cement, change of show and :e of appearance, the Bohe- ikes its place under the man- >nt of B. T. Glenn, here Is a better, cleaner or attractive show In Atlanta that at The Bohemia, the • has been unable to find It. Iris are pretty, can sing and and the comedians are ners. With it all there is - g to offend the most modest, -lslt will convince you. Allen’s Special Shoe Sale To-morrow and Saturday Until 1 o’ Clock 1000 Pairs of Shoes At $2.95 ° p ™ These include our $4.00 and $5.00 shoes. In this lot at $2.95 we have shoes of all leathers, and most every size in every leather. You can’t help from getting your size in one of the styles, for all sizes are in this sale. We also have a special lot of white shoes at $1.95 and $2.45 a pair. J, P. Allen & Co, $ ■z -2 £ J* I I 3 1 : Beginning To-morrow Rich’s Offer Their Entire Stock of High- Grade Furniture at Price Reductions of 10 to 50 Per Cent Special Purchases Made by Our Buyer on His Recent Trip Are Also Offered at Savings of an Average Third T here in a nutshell is Rich’s Augnst Furniture Sale—all the .furniture that we own, or have recently acquired by special purchaso, is offered at savings of 10 per cent to 50 per cent. Please remember that these savings come but twice a year—once in February and again in August. 2nd—Because we can advantageously ac quire special purchases from the manufac turers only for February and August. ^ Two things more we especially stress in this August Sale: 2nd. All the Furniture is in Good Taste 1st—Because our own furniture is marked at such a close margin of profit that we can not afford to take a mark-down more than once in six months. 1st. All the Furniture in this Sale is Sound Sound furniture tncans no puttied-up knot holes, no defects glossed over with varnish, no “green” woods, no slovenly cabinet work, no imita tions of any kind masquerading as genuine. When the day comes that we can not offer genuinely sound furniture at genuine economies in a Furniture Sale or any other, we shall not hold such a sale. Furniture, to be in good taste, must be both useful and beautiful. To be useful it must be well constructed and comfortable. To be beautiful it must be of proper proportion and harmonious throughout. It may be simple or highly ornamental, but it must have harmony of proportioA and of de sign, and it must always be useful and comfortable. _ % Knowing those truths about good.furniture, you may be sure we allow no other kind on our floors. Tho August Sale prices would mean nothin g if the furniture were not in most instances re markably fine and beautiful, and in every instance thoroughly good. All Reductions Are Plainly Marked---Savings Evident at a Glance Every piece of furniture retains its former price ticket and the new August Sale price ticket. Former and present prices are easily compared—the savings are evident at a glance. N. B.—Customers wishing to profit by these special August prices, and desiring more than the usual 30 days’ credit, can arrange terms to suit through our office. M RICH & BROS. CO. FAWMMM. RJCH & BROS. CO.