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SWEEPER CUNNINGLY WITHSTANDS ROSSER'S FIERCE A
Admits Previous Falsehoods, but His Main Story Stands Unyielding
Continued From Pago 2.
Honor rules that question is admis
sible?”
Judge Roan: “Ask your question,
Mr. Rosser.”
Dorsey sat down smiling.
During Mr. Rosser’s questioning a
number of the members of the Jury
were inattentive. It was obvious that
Mr. Rosser was postponing the cli
max of his cross-examination for
some t».ne ahead.
More and more it was apparent
that he was endeavoring to weary the
negro down before making a real
effort to impeach him.
The strategy with which he pre
served his own strength was undis
guised. He kept his seat and asked
most of his questions in an even,
natural voice. The Rosser who had
fired the lightning questions at Newt
Dee and the Rosser who had crushed
John Black was not yet in action.
Q. You did know that four other
people had gone up and down the
steps who could have seen you?—A.
Yes, sir; they could have seen me.
Q. And you wouldn't tell the others
because you were afraid they might
have told on you?—Yes, sir.
Didn’t Think of Them.
Q. What did you think about the
four who had seen you?—A. I didn’t
think about them.
Rosser—That is Just what I
thought.
Q. When did you correct your
statement about whom you saw’?—A.
At the police station to Mr. Starnes
and Mr. Campbell and Mr. Black and
Mr. Dorsey.
Q. How many timeR din Mr. Dor
sey see you in jail?—A. About three
times;
Q. How many times did he see you
at the police station?—A. About four
times.
Q. Then it took Mr. Dorsey seven
visits to get your story straight?
Why didn’t you tell it all before he
had been to see you seven times?—A.
1 didn’t want to tell it all at first.
Q. You had already told so much
that what you were holding back
could not help Mr. Frank?—A. I don’t
know so.
Q. Well, why didn’t you tell it?—A.
I just wanted to keep back a little
all the time. I didn’t w'ant to tell it
all at once.
Q. You had a whole lot of other
stories to take back and correct didn’t
you?—A. No, sir; I didn’t have no
other stories to take back.
Admits He Corrected Story.
Q. What about telling the police
about buying whisk* at 11 o’clock
when you bought it at 8, and about
seeing various people at times you
didn’t see them?—A. Yes, sir; I had to
correct them.
Q. To whom did you correct them?
A. Mr. Starnes, Mr. Campbell and Mr.
Dorsey.
At this point the jury went out for
a breathing spell.
Q. You told the officers that when
you left the factory that day that
you went to a moving picture show?
—A. No, sir.
Q. But didn’t you say that in an
affidavit?
Dorsey objected to the point of
questioning and was sustained.
Q. On the 28th of May, in the pres
ence of Scott, Black and other detec
tives in the city of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Georgia, didn’t you make the
statement that you had gone to a
moving picture show’?—A. I guess so,
if it’s down there.
Fail* to Ramembar.
Q. Didn’t you tell the officers you
went back to Peters street?—A. Yes.
Q. How long did you stay there?—
A. About ten or fifteen minutes.
Q. How many beers did you take?
—A. I don’t know’.
Q. Didn’t you supplement your
statement of May 28 or May 29?—A.
I don’t know’.
Q. Was that the truth?—A. All ex
cept the time.
Q. You didn’t tell about moving the
girl?—A. I don’t know.
Q. When was the first time you
told about watching Mr. Frank?—A.
I don’t know’.
Q. Was it before or after you left
the jail?—A. I don’t know.
Q. Were Detectives Black and
Scott there?—A. I don’t know'. There
were two men there.
Q. You don’t know when you told
Mr. Dorsey that?—A. I forget.
Q. Now, Jim, you c&ji't tell me any-
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thing about these additions you made
to these statements?—A. No.
Knew It Was Before 2 ©’Clock.
Q. Well, you saw Mr. Dorsey six
or seven times?—A. Yes.
Q. Now you say that when Mr.
Frank spoke to you Miss Willis
heard him?—A. I don’t know that she
heard him.
Q. Well, w r hat time was that?—A.
About 2 o’clock.
Q. How do you know?—A. It was
after Mr. Frank had come back from
dinner.
Q. How do you know he had come
back from dinner?—A. I was looking
out of the window’ and saw him com
ing from Alabama street.
Q. Well, this Saturday you and Mr
Frank got to the faeotry at the same
time—you met at the door?—A. Yes,
sir, he got there just a little before
me.
Q. Didn’t you go in together?—A.
Yes, sir, he went in ahead.
Q. Where did he go.—A. He went
on upstairs.
Q. What time was it you locked the
door?—A. I don’t know.
Q. Glvfe your best estimate.—A. I
don’t know.
Q. Was it 1 o’clock?—A. I know it
was earlier than that, because I heard
the screaming and stamping before
that.
Q. You locked the door before h*
stamped?—A. When he stamped I
locked the door.
Left Door Unlocked.
Q. When did you unlock it?—A.
When he whistled.
Q. Was that before he went up-
■tairs?—A. Yes, sir.
Q. The door was unlocked while
you were upstairs, then?—A. Yes.
Q. Anybody could have come in
and gone out, couldn’t they?—A. Yes.
Q. Don’t you know you locked that
door and left it locked?—A. No, sir.
Q. You say that when you met Mr.
Frank at the factory he went in
ahead of you. Didn’t you say
yesterday that you went in together?
—A. I expect 1 did say something like
that.
Q. Why do you change to-day?—A.
Well, we were right there together.
He went in ahead of me.
Q. What did he say to you about
you wanting to go to the laundry?—
A. He didn’t say that to me right
then. He said when I met him st the
factory that I was a little early for
what he wanted me to do and said
he did not want me to let Mr.
Darley know about it.
Q. Now, Jim, didn’t you say that
yesterday?—A. I disremember.
Hooper Strenuously Object*.
Q. Now, Jim. 1 want to know Just
what you said to ine yesterday. You
know that you didn’t say that. I want
to know what you said next ”
Attorney Hooper interrupted with a
strenuous objection.
"We object to him questioning the
witne.su a» to what be said next.” said
Hooper. “Such questions can only be
for the purpose of Impeaching the
witness. In the eyes of the law
what he said yesterday is written tes
timony. The stenographer took it
down and the stenographer can read
the notes to him. It is not fair to
the witness, especially a witness W’ho
has been on the stand for a day to
make him give the logical sequence
to his testimony. In a matter of
cross-examination like this when a
witness Is questioned rapidly It is
neither fair to him nor right in the
eyes of common fairness to attempt
to thus Impeach him. The law makes
it plain that the questions and an
swers of the day before should be
read to him and left to him to either
qualify, affirm or deny.”
Rosser replied: "Your honor, we
sre simply trying to test this witness’
memory. We are attempting to find
out if he can tell the truth twice, or
if he can lie twice. He has already
lied. We want to test his memory of
his parrot-like story of yesterday, and
we have the right to test his mem
ory.”
Judge Roan overruled the objec
tion. declaring that the defense had
the right to te^t the witness’ memory
by asking if he had said those things.
Tells of Meetinq Frank.
Q. Jim, you told the officers first
that you met Mr. Frank accidentally
on Forsyth street.—A. I disremem
ber.
Q. You were at Nelson and Forsyth
streets at 10:30?—A. Between 10 and
10:30.
Q. You saw* Mr. Frank going to
Montag's and how long he stayed?
You don’t know’ you said about an
hour?—A. Yes, sir, about that.
Q. When you started hack to the
factory, then, it was about 11:30?—A.
I guess so.
Q. When Mr .Frank saw’ you what
did he say?—A. "Ha, ha, you are here,
are you?”
Q. How many times did? Say It
again.—A. Ha, ha, ha, ha.
Q. That makes four times.—A. The
way I say it it seems like twice.
Q. What else did he say?—A. He
said: “Ha, ha, ha, ha, I see you are
here, are you. I will see you as soon
as 1 go to Sid Montag’s.’’
Q. He didn’t give you any new in
structions? Just told you to wait?—
A. That was all, I didn’t know w’hat
he wanted.
Q. What was it he wanted with
you at Nelson street? Got no idea?—
A. No, sir, I don’t know.
Q. Just had you to go up there for
no reason in the world? He told you
he was going to move a body—to
come and chat with him a while?—A.
Yes, sir; he told me that, and then in
a little while he told me again.
Told to Shut Door.
Q. He repeated it to you? You
didn’t sav anything about this yes
terday. did you?—A. Yes, sir; I did.
Q. What else did he say?—A. He
said for me to shut the door and no
body could get in unless they had a
key.
Q. You did not say anything about
a key yesterday?—A. Yea, sir; if 1
didn't, you cut me off.
Q. Mr. Dorsey was questioning you.
He didn’t cut you off. did he?—A. li
I didn’t tell him that, he cut me off
Q. Now, you got back to Montag
Brothers. Who was the first person
you saw go upstairs?—A. The first
one was a lady in a green dress who
worked upstairs. 1 don’t know’ her
name
Q. Was that before yon saw’ Mr
Holloway and that peg-leg nigger
drayman?—A. Yes. sir.
Q. What time was it?—A. I don’t
know. sir.
Q. How long was it after you got
back?—A. About five minutes.
Q. How long did she stay?—A. 1
don't know r .
Q. About how long?—A. I don’t
know: a pretty good while.
Q. How long after the woman went
up did the peg-leg nigger come?—A
I don’t know, sir.
Q. How long did hq stay?—A. He
didn’t stay no time.
Q. How long after that did Mr.
Holiow’ay come?—A. Not long. •
Q. Give me your best estimate?—A.
I don't know’.
Q. What else happened?—A. Mr.
Darley come down then; Mr. Hollo
way come down and then the lady In
green come down, and then Lemmie
Quinn come down.
Saw Persons Enter Factory.
Q. Lemmie Quinn came up and
went down before Monteen Stover?—
A. Yes.
Q. You are sure of that?—A. Yes,
and the dead girl, too.
Q. Monteen Stover went up right
after Lemmie Quinn?—A. No, the
dead girl came up before she did, and
the lady in green, too.
Q. You didn’t see the office boy?—
A. No
Q. Misa Hall?—A. No.
Q. The office bey?—A. No.
Q. May Barrett?—A. No.
Q. You didn’t see any of those
folks I Just named?— A. No
Q. What did you do .while you
waited?—A. I got w’ater.
Q. Where?—A. Near the elevator
door.
Q. You sav when Monteen Stover
came in you just went to sleep?—A.
No.
Q. You locked the door, then?—A.
No: when the girl left.
Q. When did you go to sleep?—
A. After she left.
Q. When was it you heard those
screams—before or after Monteen
Stover went up there?—A. It was be
fore.
Q. Was it before you w*ent to sleep
that you heard those footsteps going
back there?—A. It was right after
the little girl went In.
Q. When was it you first told the
detectives about those footsteps?—A.
I don’t know’.
Q. When did you tell..them about
the scream? A. I don't know.
Q. Whom did you tell?—A. Detec
tives Starnes, Campbell and Lanford.
Q. W«w it before or after you left
th^ jail?—A. I think it was after.
Q. Were you asleep when you heard
those screams?—A. No; that was just
before Monteen came in, then a-run-
ning on tiptoe.
Q. You didn’t wake up until you
heard the stamping?—A. No.
Q. Was he stamping when you
woke?—A. 1 don’t know. I heard the
knocking when 1 woke.
W What did you do?—A. I kicked
on tl\e elevator door.
Q. Why didn’t you tell the detec
tives that?—A. 1 old tell one of them.
Q. What kind of shoes did the
woman in green have on?—A. I don’t
know.
Q. You didn't notice?—A. No.
Q. Isn't it a fact that you didn't no
tice anybody’s shoes but the Stover
girl’s?—A. Yea.
Q. Why do you know about her?—
A. I couldn't hear her walk and no
ticed her shoes.
Saw Frank Trembling.
Q. How long did the girl In green
stay up there?—A. About fifteen min
utes.
Q. I thought you told me yesterday
you couldn’t tell?—A. Yes; I am only
guessing at that now.
Q. How long did the Stover girl
stay up there?—A. It seemed about
like five minutes.
Q. After Frank stamped, he whis
tled, and you went on upstairs?—A.
Yes.
Q. When did you tel\ the detectives
that?—A. I don’t know.
Q. It wasn't very long between the
time you heard him stamp and heard
him whistle ?—A. It didn’t seem very
long.
Q. You went upstairs, and what did
you see?—A. I saw Mr. Frank stand
ing there trembling.
Q. Now, when did you tell this?
You did/i’t say anything about If
when you first told about helping car
ry the body?—A. I don’t know wheth
er I told It then or not, I did tell it, 1
know.
Q. To whom?—A. Mr. Starnes, Mr.
Campbell and Mr. Dorsey, too.
Q. Did you tell all the truth then?
—A. I Intended to tell ii all.
Q. You told all you know, did you?
—A. I tried to tell all I remembered.
Frank Toid Him to Hurry.
Q. You said Frank had a cord in
his hand. What did he do?—A. He
told me to hurry, and he threw the
cord toward his office.
Q. Was that the first thing he said?
—A. He as*ked me if I saw that little
SOME EVIDENCE
girl go out. I told him I saw one
go out. but I saw one go up who
ain’t come hack down. He said: 'Um
humph.”
Q. Tho!»e very words?—A. That’*
what 1 said.
Q. Well, what else did he say?—A.
He said: "Yes, I wanted to be with
the little girl, and she refused me"
He said: "T struck the little girl and
struck her too hard."
Q. Jim, when did you get this reve
lation? When you mi Id you told the
whole truth, why didn’t you tell It?—
A. 1 meant to tell it.
Q. You said all of that yesterday?
—rA. Yes.
Q. You are certain of that?—A. I
don’t know If I did. 1 intended to.
Q You didn't say anything about
money yesterday, don’t you know
that?—A. No. 1 don't remember.
Q. When did you tell the officers?—
A. 1 don’t know.
Q. What did he strike her with?—
A. I don’t know. He Just said ne
struck her too hard.
Q. Why didn’t you tell the police
that on Miiy 29?—A. 1 think I told
one of them
Q. Didn’t you say till* (reading
from the affidavit of May 29>: “He
there"?—A. I reckon so. bigt I told
picked up a girl and dropped her back
also about striking her
Q. Did Frank say anything about
the girl being dead when he told you
to go back there and get her?—A.
No.
Q. What did he say?—A. He Just
told me to go back there and get her
and ' bring her up here.”
Q. That was all he said?—A. No,
he said: "We will have to get her
out of here..”
Q % What did you do?—A. I went
back there.
Q. You found her near the toilet
In the dressing room?—A. Yes.
Q. You know where the ladles’ toilet
is?—A Yes.
Q. Now you went hack there and
found a cord around her neck? And
a part of her underclothes?—A. Yes,
sir; I found her with a knot back of
her head, like her head had boen
ruised up off the floor and a cord put
around it.
Q. You Just know’ that knot was
at the back of her head?—A. No.
sir; I looked at It close.
Q. Why didn’t you tell the detec
tive?- this?—A. I think I did.
Q. You said he told you to bring
her "up here” Didn't you tell the
detectives he told you to bring her
up to the elevator?—A. Not about
that time. When Mr Frank dropped
her feet. I told them he said to take
her to the elevator.
Q. Jim, you went back there and
hollered to Mr. Frank, you told the
detectives.—A. I didn't holler. I went
outside the door and told him she
was dead.
Q. Now, when Mr. Frank whistled
for you, you looked at the clock?—A.
No, sir. not then.
Q. When did you look at the clock?
—A. Well, when I saw the little girl
was dead, he told me to bring her
up there Hnd I asked, him, ‘How was
I to move her.” He said go back and
get a cloth by the clock-box.
Q. Don’t tell me all that, just an*
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