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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
DOZENS OF WITNESSES TELL OF LEO FRANK'S GOOD STANDING
Defense Paves Way for Placing the Accused Superintendent on the Stand
TESTIFY ABOUT ALLEGED
FORMER EMPLOYEE OF
FACTORYHELPSFRANK
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this particular spot if Christopher Co
lumbus Barrett had not pointed it out
to you?—A. I don’t think I would.
Q. Were you at the undertaking: es
tablishment Sunday afternoon?—A.
Yes.
Q. What impression were you and
Frank under about the Coroner's in
quest?
Dorsey objected and was sustalnei
Q. Do you know whether Frank saw
the body of little Mary Phagan?—A.
No.
Q. Did you understand the Coro
ner’s inquest was to be held there?—
A. I heard it was there.
The witness was offered as a char
acter witness and declared that
Frank’s character was good. He fur
ther said that Jim Conley’s character
was bad and that he would not believe
the negro under oath.
Dorsey took the witness on cross-
examination.
Q. What wages do you get?—A. $20
a week.
Q. How long have you been getting
that?—A. A year and a half.
Q. Where are you from?-r-A. New
York.
Q. Did you know Frank there?—A.
No.
Q. Whom did you discuss Conley’s
character with?—A. No one.
Q. Then you don’t mean to tell me
that you are giving just an opinion?
—A. I was talking about what he had
done to me.
“Then I move to rule it out,” said
Dorsey. “It is nothing but this man’s
personal opinion.”
Judge Roan—I sustain you under
those circumstances.
Q. Did you ever hear anyone say
anything about Conley’s character?
—A. I heard he was in the chain-
gang.
Q. Who said it?—A. I saw him my
self.
Q. Frank took him back when he
came out of the chaingang;, didn’t he?
—A. Don’t you know that a negro is
much better when he comes out of
the chaingang than he was before?
Q. Well, what did Conley do to you?
—A. I sent him out for 26 cents’ worth
of beer, and when he brought it back
it was half water. I said, “Didn’t you
put water in here?" and he said, "No;
I wouldn’t do anything like that.”
Q. How do you know he put water
in the beer?—A. By the taste.
Q. When was this?—A. Last sum
mer.
Q. What time was It?—A. At 10:30.
Q. How r do you know the time?
Was it your habit to get that bucket
full every' day at this time?—A. Yes.
Q. What did you do with this beer?
—A. I threw’ it out.
Q. Did you send him again?—A. No.
Q. What time did Frank come to the
undertaker’s?—A. A little after 2
o’clock.
Q. How’ was he dressed?—A. In a
blue or browrn suit.
Q. Who came with Frank?—A. He
came alone.
Q. How big was the room in which
the body was?—Fifteen by fifteen.
Q. It was a great big room?—A. Not
very.
Q. What kind of a room?—A. I
never noticed it. I just looked at
the body and walked out.
Q. How was the door located?—A.
On the right side of the passagew’ay.
Q. How far did you go into this
room?—A. Just to the door.
Q. Qescribe the body?—One eye was
badly discolored. There was a scar
on the right of the face. The hair was
hanging loose.
Q. Well, go on.—A. I didn’t look so
close.
Q. Who suggested you going to look
at the body’?—A. Fritz Yankee.
Q. Didn’t you say a while ago that
you sat there two minutes and got up
and looked at the body, and that
Frank arrived three minutes later?—
A. Yes.
Q. Well, explain that to the jury.—
A. I don’t know’ what time it was, I
was so nervous. It might have been
twenty minutes.
Q. How long did it take you to get
yourself together?—A. I haven’t got
ten myself together yet.
Q. When did Frank go in to view
the body?—A. Later.
Q. How much later?—A. It might
have been twenty minutes.
Q. How far d4d you have to go back
to see the body?—A. You could stand
in the door.
Q. Did the seeing of that body have
any effect on Frank's appearance?—A.
No, he looked just like he does now.
Q. You don’t know' whether Frank
w’ent into that room or not?—A. No.
Q. You felt nauseated?—A. Yes.
Went to Morgue
To See Bruises.
Q. Was there anybody connected
with the factory' who went back to
the undertaking establishment with
Frank?—A. No.
Q. Can you name anyone else from
the factory who was there?—A. Lem.
mie Quinn.
Q. Now', why did you go there?—A.
I wanted to see who she w’as.
Q, Didn’t you know' it was Mary
Phagan?—A. I heard it when I got
there.
Q. Well, why did you go there when
it W’ould tear you all to pieces?—A.
I wanted to see the bruises.
Arnold—He has already gone info
that.
Dorsey—Your honor. I want to test
this witness’ recollection.
Arnold’s objection was sustained,
and he took the witness.
Q. You are a German, aren’t you?
—A. Yes, sir.
Q. You like to drink your beer,
don’t you?—A. Yes.
Q. You fient Jim Conley after beor
and he brought it back half water,
didn’t he?—A. Yes. and I asked him
if he had put his black mouth w’here
a white man was to drink. He said
no. and I cussed him.
The witness was excused and P. D.
McCorley. of No. 24 Hampton street,
wno has charge of the cotton seed oil
business of M. Frank, the wealthy
uncle of Leo M. Frank, was placed
on the stand.
McCorley testified to Frank's char
acter as being good.
Mrs. M. W. Meyer, followed Mc
Corley’, and said she had know’n Leo
Frank for five years and that his
character was geo 1.
Mrs. David Marx, No. 354 Wash
ington street. the wife of Rabbi
Marx, follow’ed Mrs. Meyer. Mrs.
Marx said that Frank’a character was
very good.
Mrs. Arthur I. Harris, A. L. Guth-
man« No. 479 Washington street, and
M. S. Rice, of No. 14 Washington
street, followed each other in rapid
succession on the witness stand as
character witnesses for Frank. They
each declared that they knew the de
fendant very well, and that his char
acter was good.
Mrs. B. Glogowskt, who has a
boarding house at No. 499 Washing
ton street, testified that Frank board
ed with her for several months prior
to his marriage and that his charac
ter was very good.
Mrs. J. E. Summerfield, a physician;
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Moss, Mrs. Jo
seph G. Browrn, William Bauer, No.
52 Washington street; M4ss Helen
Loeb and Emil Dittler took the stand
as character witnesses in behalf of
Frank.
E. E. Fitzpatrick, of 105 Sinclair
avenue, Inman Park, foreman of the
shipping department of Montag Bros.,
testified that he had known Frank for
several years and that his character
was good.
Saw Frank
At Montag’s.
J. C. Matthew’s, a clerk at Montag
Brothers, residing at No. 82 Sinclair
avenue, was called to the stand. Ar
nold questioned him.
Q. Do you recall Memorial Day?—
A. Yes.
Q. Where were you?—A, At Mon
tag’s.
Q. Did you see Mr. Frank?—A.
Yes, while I was there.
Q. Do you know’ the time?—A. No.
The witness al.so testified as. to
Frank’s, good character. He was then
excused and Alfred Fox. a furniture
manufacturer, was called. He testi
fied as a character witness in behalf
of Frank.
Mrs. Aloph Montae was the next
character witness. She declared she
had known Frank for some time and
that his character was very good.
Dorsey cross-exanimed her.
Q. When did you hear Frank’s
character discussed?—A. I have
heard women, as w’ell as rny husbani.
speak of what a fine gentleman he
w’as.
The witness was excused and F. F.
Hilburn. No. 22 Inman street, West
End. was called. He testified in
Frank’s behalf as a character wit
ness. When asked if he knew Frank’s
general character, the witness said:
“I will have to answer no. I only
know him in a business way.”
Dorsey—I object, your honor. He :s
not acquainted wdth the general
character of the defendant.
Judge Roan—The witness does not
qualify.
Th* 3 witness was excused and Mrs.
Martin May. Julian Boehm. No. 332
Myrtle street; M. H. Silverman, a
lawyer; Mrs. Mollie Rosenberg, a
trained nurse; Mrs. M. A. Sterne,
Charles Adler, Mrs. R. A. Sonn, wife
of the superintendent of the Hebrew
Orphans’ Home; O. J. Jones, of West
End, an employee of Montag Broth
ers; Mrs. Dan Klein. Nathan Cope
land, an attorney, and Miss Ray
Klein testified in rapid succession as
to Frank’s good character.
Hadn t Heard of
Immorality at Factory.
L. Flnstein testified that he had
been in Frank’s employ for more than
a year and that his general character
was good. M. J. Barnard, of the At
las Paper Company, testified also is
to Frank’s good character. Barnard
declared that he had never heard oi
any immoral actions within the pencil
factory.
Mrs. John O. Parmelee, No. 417
Spring street, the wife of a stock
holder in the pencil company, saiu
Frank’s character and reputation
were excellent. Dorsey cross-exam
ined her.
Q. How many times have you seen
Frank?—A. I have known him about
four years. I saw' him when I went tu
the factory with my husband about
four years ago.
Q. How many times have you seen
him since?—A. I saw him on the
street and visited him in Jail.
Q. Whq ever discussed him with
you?—A. I am a member of the board
of directors of the Sheltering Arms.
In that way I have heard of Mr
Frank and I have also heard a num
ber of Jewish peoplo speak highly cf
him.
The witness was excused.
Jacob Fox, manager of the chil
dren's department of Eiseman’s, next
took the stand and sj»id he had board
ed at the same place with Frank anJ
testified as to Frank’s good character.
Marcus Loeb, a manufacturer, tes
tified next to Frank** good character.
Roy Bauer, a youth, who formerly
worked at the pencil factory, w’as the
next witness. Arnold questioned him.
Went to Plant
Often on Saturdays.
Q. Have you ever worked at tho
National Pencil Company with Mr.
Frank on oaturday?—A. Yes; dur
ing the summers of 1909 and 1910.
Q. Have you w’orked there in the
last twelve months?—A. No.
Q. Have you been there since you
quit working there?—A. During the
Ohio flood I went there often on Sat
urdays.
Q. Did you find anybody there?—A.
Mr. Holloway, Mr. Darley and Mra.
Frank.
O. Did you ever see any women
there?—A. No.
Dorsey took the witness on cross-
examination.
Q. You saw Mr. Schiff there?—A.
Until January. He was in the flood
district then and I went there to find
whether there was any news of him.
Q. Do you remember the time?—A.
Yes; it was about 3 o’clock the first
Saturday.
Q. How do you know?—A. I Just
bathed and dressed.
Q. What time w’as it then 7—A.
About 2 o’clock.
Q. Did you see the office boy that
Saturday?—A. Yes.
Q. Who else?—A. Mr. Frank.
Q. What time did you leave?—A.
About 4 o’clock.
Q. Do you recall the conversation
while you were there?—A. No.
Q. Did you go there often?—A. I
made a practice of going there every
Saturday and talking to them.
Q. Most of the time that particular
Saturday was Frank working?—A.
Yes.
Q. Did you talk to him while he was
working?—A. Not much.
Court then adjourned until 2
o’clock.
Mrs. George Brown
Given Pen That Made
Mothers’ Bill a Law
Mrs. George Brown, wife of the
doctor who has been working hard in
behalf of reform measures in the Leg
islature, received her reward for her
vigorous fight for the mothers’ custo
dy hill Friday morning when Gov
ernor Slaton presented her with the
pen with which he signed the hill.
Mrs. Brown was visibly affected
when she walked Into the Governor’s
private office. She carried the "pre
cious" bill giving mothers equal rights
to children in her own hands, and in
person she presented it to the Gov
ernor to sign.
’’Governor, Just one request,” she
said. 'Please sign this bill and there
by help the mothers.”
The Governor scanned the bill for a
moment, then reached for the pen
which Mrs. Brown handed him.
“There, it's a law,” said the Gov
ernor as he put the finishing touches
on his signature.
Many Bargains in Our August Clearance Sale Saturday
All Summer Hats Must Go STORE OPEN UNTIL IO O’CLOCK SATURDAY NIGHT' Ladies! Muslin Underwear
69 c
A clean-up of all the Summer Hats. Pret
ty ratine Hats, white Chips, black Chips
and ready-to-wear dress Hats; values up
t $3.00. Choice
Embroidery and Voile Dresses
200 pretty and dainty white all-over
embroidery and pretty voile Dresses;
not one worth less than $5.00. Cleax*-
ance Price
$4 .98
Clearance Sale of Baby Caps
25 c
1,000 Baby Caps, daintily trimmed with
embroidery an<3 lice. Bought from one
of the largest millinery jobbers in the
South at a sacrifice; worth up to $l ach.
Clearance Price
Sample Silk Waist Sale
98
100 sample Silk Shirtwaists and Shirts;
made to sell for $3 and $4 and up to $5.
Some slightly soiled. Clearance..
Children’s School Dresses
69 c
Just the thing for the school children, 400
sample Dresses, made of fine galatea and
good quality madras; $1.50 values; all
sizes. Special
Ladies’ and Misses’ Skirts
$2-98
Ladies’ and Misses’ all-wool Sergs
Skirts, in navy, tan, black, gray and
all-wool mixture^; $5 and $6 values.
Clearance Price
STORE OPEN UNTIL IO O’CLOCK SATURDAY NIGHT'
BEAUTIFUL DRESSES S THIRD
OH! YOU READY CASH:
Here is
bought
$0.90
what it did—Our Mr. L. B. Joel, in New York last week,
for SPOT CASH over 500 beautiful Dresses in All-over
Nets, Handsome Embroidered White ** ^
Voiles, Beautiful Silk Tissues, Messaline Silks,
Silk Ratine Dresses, Etc. Dresses worth up to
$12.50; choice
Other Ready-to-Wear Bargains
Ladies’ White Corduroy Skirts made to sell
for $1.50 to $2. In this
sale
Ladies’ Handsome Shirt Waists, all beauti
fully trimmed and worth up to
$2.50. Choice
Lhdies’ Lisle Finish Vests, the 19c
kind. Saturday
87c
beauti-
87c
5c
Ladies’ long figured Crepe Kimonos in beau
tiful patterns; all colors. Worth QA.
$2.00. Choice
Ladies’ 54-inch Rainproof Rubber Coats, made
to sell for $5.00. This 4 QO
sale $ I .v50
Ladies’ good quality House Dresses, worth
$1.50. In this SQtf*
sale WJw
Ladies’ Long Lawn Kimonos, well made of
good material and worth $1.50. J J-
Choice 44C
Ladies’ Black Mercerized Petticoats
deep embroidered flounce, worth
$1.00. Special
with
39c
Ladies’ Lawn Dressing Sacks, made to sell for
$1.00. On sale Saturday.
Special wwv
Good quality Muslin Drawers, neatly
trimmed and worth 50c
Ladies! Muslin Underwear
1,000 Sample Garments Ladies’ Mus
lin Underwear bought at one-third their
value will go on sale Saturday at the fol
lowing reduced prices:
19c
Ladies’ Drawers trimmed with dainty embroid
ery and worth up AS*
to* 75c COG
Fine quality Muslin Corset Covers, trimmed with
embroidery and worth up 4 A*
to 50c I DC
Well-made, good quality Muslin Corset Covers,
embroidery trimmed and a good AC*
75c value
Ladies' Gowns, trimmed with embroidery and
worth up AA*
to 69c OvC
Neat Embroidery-trimmed Muslin Gowns, worth
$1.00; in this ATt
sale 4 I C
Ladies’ embroidery-trimmed Petticoats, made of
good quality Muslin; worth AA*
$1.00 WWW
Muslin Petticoats trimmed with wide embroid
ery and made to sell
for $1.50
Very fine Muslin Petticoats trimmed with wide
embroidery and not a one worth less
than $2.50; in this sale
59c
ith wide
98c
Main Floor Clearance Sale Bargains For Saturday
500 Bolts Numbers 60 and 80 all-Silk
Taffeta Ribbons, 4 and 5 inches wide,
in all colors, Ef*
yard wv
1,500 yards All-Over Embroideries and
27 and 36-inch Embroidery Flouncing,
worth $1 yard,
yard WWW
150 Bolts Oriental Lace Bands, made
to sell for 25c yard, in this
sale, vard DC
1,000 yards linen Torchon Laces, 4 to 6
inches wide and worth Etf*
up to 25c; yard DC
500 Bolts Best Antiseptic Cotton Dia
per, 34 inches wide and PQ_
worth $1 bolt DDC
200 bolts fine English Longcloth, ex
tra fine soft finish, worth AA_
$1.25; bolt D9C
120 dozen good quality, extra heavy
Huck Towels in this sale r*
only, each DC
■ — hi..
28 bolts good quality Brown Dress
Linen, yard-wide and worth Q _
200 dozen full double bed size Bleached
Sheets, hemmed ready for DO#*
80 dozen Double Face Bleached Dam
ask Napkins, hemmed ready IA*
for use; dozen *Vww
Bulgarian Crepes, Silk Poplins, Silk
Striped Voiles, White Ratines and 45-
inch White and Cream 4 Q.
Voiles; yard 1 wv
Closing out all Colored Lawns, Organ
dies, Voiles and Colored Flaxons.
Regular 25c goods;
yard DC
25 Double Width All Silk Malines,
in bTa»3te» wHiV: and colors, worth 39c yard
8c
BASS DRY GOODS CO
100 Bolts genuine yard-wide Fruit of the Loom
and Lonsdale Bleaching, ^7**
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