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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WOMEN OF FACTORY SWEAR FRANK'S CHARACTER IS BAD Stale Makes Headway With Testimony Hitting Standing of Prisoner WITNESS SAYS SHE SAW MED PLACE HAND ON PI Continued from page 2. ing ahead of time?—A. Not at first. Q. Now, did you ever catch him ahead Of time at 12 o’oclok?A. Yes. Q. How much?—A. Three minutes. Q. When was it?—A. During the sprinp' of the year. Q. How many times have you known him to be ahead of time?—A. Only twice. I think, in the short time he has been under me. The witness was excused and N. Kelly, a motorman was called. Dor sey Questioned him. Q. Whers were you April 26 be tween 12 and 12:05 o’clock?—A. At Broad and Marietta streets. Q. Do you know what time the English avenue car came in?—A. It was 12:03. Q. Do you know Matthews and Hol lis?—A. Yes. Mary Phagan Not On the Cars. Q. Did you see them on the car?— A Yes. Q. At what time?—A. 12:03. Q. Did you know Mary Phagan?.—A. By sight. Q. Was she on that car when you taw It?—A. She was not. Rosser took the witness on cross- examination. Q. How do you remember that?—A. I looked at mv watch to catch a car Q. Did you look at it yesterday at that time?—A. I don't remember. Q. Why did not you report about little Marv Phagan not being on that car?—A. f did not want to get mixed up in this. Q. When did you first tell the de tectives?—A. I didn’t see the detec tives. I told Mr. Starnes this morn ing. Q. Who else was on that car?—A I don’- - remember. Q. What did vou do after that?—A. I stood at Jackson & Wessels for a time and then went and caught the 12:10 car for College Park. Q. You were not paying any par ticular attention to anything, were you?—A. I was watching the crews being relieved. Q What is the schedule of the Col lege Park and Hapeville cars?—A. The College Park schedule is 8:30 to 8:50 and the Hapeville cars run on the hour and every twenty min- Ut Rosser—Don’t tell it so fast. What’s the schedule?—A. A car every ten minutes. Says Car Often Is Ahead of Time. The witness was excused and W. Owens, a conductor on the White City line, was called. Dorsey questioned W Q.' What time do you get to town at noon?—A. 12:05. Q. Do you remember seeing tne Knglish avenue and Cooper street car on April 26?—A. No. Q Did you ever know that car ro come in there ahead of you?—A. Yes. Q. How much?—A. Two minutes. Q. Ever more than that?—A. I nave known it to be three minutes The witness was excused and L. *• Ingram, a street car conductor, was called. Dorsey questioned him. Q Do you remember coming to town on an English avenue car Sat urday, April 26?—A. I do. Q. What time was it?—A. I don t remember. Q. An English avenue car Is due at Marietta and Broad streets at 12:0. o’clock. Do you remember that car ever coming in ahead pf time '—A. Ye^ ■ frequentlv. Sometimes they come in'ahead of time and sometimes late. I saw one of those trippers come in this morning at 8:24 when it was due at 8:30 o’clock. Q How much have you known the English avenue car to be off sched ule ?_a. Three or four minutes. Rosser took the witness on cross- examination. Q. It’s against the rules of the com. pany to come in ahead of time, isn\ it?—A. Yes. The witness was ej^cused and Miss Mamie Kitchens, an employee of the pencil factory on the fourth floor, was '-ailed. Dorsey questioned her. Q. How long have you been at the factory?—A. Two years. Q What floor?—A. Fourth. Q. Were you at the factory to day?—A. Yes. Only Hearsay About Superintendent. Q. Do you know any woman on that floor who has not been called as a witness here?—A. Miss Eva Jones and Mrs. Howell. Q. Are you acquainted with Frank’s general character?—A. Only by hearsay, and I don’t want to testi fy Q. That’s all right. I won’t press the question. Now were you ever in that dressing room on the fourth floor with Miss Irene Jackson when this defendant, Leo M. Frank, cam e in?— A Y es. Q. Well, just tell the jury about it. A. I was back there one day when he came back and stuck his head in the door. He laughed, and said some thing about us having no work to do, and Then went out. Rosser took the witness on cross- examination. Q. Did he ask you if you girls had anv work to do?—A. Yes. Q. Didn’t he open the door and oay: "Haven't you girls any work to j 0 7"—A. He didn't say it that way. Q. Who else was there?—A. Miss Ethel Stewart was in there for a 1,I q Aren't you mistaken about Miss Jones and Mrs. Howell not being call ed as witnesses?—A. I only have their word for it. q I am going to ask you a ques tion we have asked every woman who works on the fourth floor. Did you ever meet Mr. Frank for any im proper purpose?—A. I never did. Dorsey: “Your honor, if that ques tion is admissible, why can't we ask Miss Wood the question w e have in dicated ?” Judge Roan: ’’They claim their questions are only in rebuttal of Conley." At this time, X o'clock, court re cessed until 2, making the longest morning session yet held in the trial. Motorman, Recalled, Denies Talk of Case. The first witness called at the after noon session was W. M. Matthews, motorman, who declared that the Phagan girl came into the city on his car on the morning of th*^ murder. Solicitor Dorsey endeavored to show that he had feeling in this case which caused him to lean toward the de fense. Dorsey—Do you know this man, W. C. Dobbs?—A. I do. Dobbs was sent from the courtroom. Q. Didn’t you have a talk with Mr. Dobbs about three days after the murder and say that Mary Phagan and Gebrge Epps got off your car at Broad and Marietta streets?—A. I never told anyone that. Q. Didn’t you tell someone you owed «. debt of gratitude to someone connected with this case? Rosser interposed an objection. ’‘Let him give names,” he said. Dorsey—How long since you were a defendant in eourt?A.—About two years. Q. Who defended you?—A. Mr. Moore and Mr. Branch, Mr. Colquitt and Mr. Conyers. Rosser — You were acquitted, weren’t you?—A. Yes. W. C. Dobbs Sys He Talked With Conductor. Q. Does Mr. Branch live anywhere near you?—A. No.* Q* Did you eveT talk to me about this case?—A. One time. Q. Did you ever talk to this man (indicating Attorney Arnold)?—A. No. Q. This man (indicating Frank)?— A. No. Q. You have no Interest in this c&se?—A. No. Q. What were you tried for?—A. Manslaughter. Q. Did the jury acquit you?—A. Yea The witness was excused and W. C. Dobbs was called to the rtand. Dorsey questioned him. Q. Did you ever have any conver sation with Conductor Matthews about Mary Phagan and George Epps coming in on his car?—A. Yes; he toid me she came tn on the car and that Epps was with her. Q. Did he say anything about where they got off?—A. Yes; at Marietta and Forsyth streets. Rosser took the witness on cross- examination. Q. are the son of Police Sergeant Dobbs who is testifying in this case, are you not?—A. Yes. The witness was excused. J. W. Coleman, step-father of Mary ' Phagan, was called again. He did j not answer- and Solicitor Dorsey said that Coleman’s wife was sick and it would be necessary to send for him. W. W. (Boots) Rogers was recalled to the stand. Dorsey questioned him. Q. Did you notice anything about the stairs and door that Sunday morning in the National Pencil Fac tory from the basement to the first floor?—A. Yesr the stairs were dirty and dusty and the door could not be lifted. Man Says He Saw Negro In Alleyway. The witness was excused without being cross-examined. Sergeant L. S. Dobbs was called to the stand. Dorsey questioned him. Q. Did you see Boots Rogers try to open that door to the stairway leading from theb asement in the pencil factory the Sunday morning the body was found?—A. Yes. The witness was excused and Rog ers recalled. Dorsey questioned him. Q. Did you see anything by that chute?—A. Yes; a large pile of shav ings. Rogers was excused and Oxel Til - lanter was called to the stand. Dor sey questioned him. Q. \Vere you at the pencil factory April 26?—A. Yes. Q. At what time?—A. Just before 12 o’clock. Q. Did you see anybody?—A. Yes; when I went in I saw a negro com ing through a dark alleyway. I asked him the way to the office and he showed me. Q. Have you seen this boy. Jim Conley?—A. Yes. Q. Is he the negro?—A. I w*on’t be positive, but he look? like him. Q. Did you see Frank?—A. Yes. Q. Where?—A. In his office. Q. What was he doing?—A. Work* Ing. Q. What did you say to him?—A. I asked him for my daughter-in-law’s pay and got it. Rosser took the witness on cross* examination Q. You are not positive about its being Conley?—A. No. Q. You say you saw a darkey come up from a dark alley. Where was that?—A. At the side of the factory. Step-Father of Dead Girl on Stand. The witness was excused. E. K. Graham was called to the stand. Dorsey questioned him. Q. On Saturday, April 26, were you at the pencil factory?—A. Yes, about 20 minutes to 12 o’clock. Q. Did you see a negro at the en trance?—A. Yes. Q. Have you seen Jim Conley?—A. Yes, I saw him this morning. Q. Was he the man you saw there? —A. i couldh.’t say. I noticed a re semblance, though it seems to nte that the man I saw was a MUle brighter. Q. Did you say anything to him?— A. No. The man with he asked him how to get to the office. Q. Did he show* you?—-A. Yes. Q. Was he drunk or sober?—A. I didn’t see any signs of drunkenness Rosser ,took the witness. Q. You say the negro you saw was brighter than Conley*?—A. Is seems to me he was. The witness was excused. J, W, Coleman, step-father of Mary Pha gan arrived at the courthouse at this time and was placed on the stand. Dorsey questioned him. Q. Do you remember a conversation you had with Inspector McWhort, of the Pinkertons?—A. Yes. Q. Did be or not exhibit an envelope found in the factory?—A. He did. Q. What figures if any did the en velope have on it?—A. It had a figure 1 up in the corner. Then a figure was torn out; than a 5. The witness was shown the en velope the detectives brought into court and he said it did not look like the one shown him. J. M. Gantt Is Recalled to Sand. Rosser cross-questioned the wit ness. Q. You don’t know whether this l* the same envelope or not, do you?—A It might be, but the figures are not the same. Dorsey took the witness again. Q. Did you say anything about this envelope not fitting the case?—A. Yes, my wife spoke up ancl said— Rosser interrupted: “Never mind what your wife said.’’ The witness was excused. J. M. Gantt was called to the sthand. Dor sey questioned him. Q. Did you ever see Leo M. Frank make ftp the financial sheet?—A. Yes. Q. How long would it take him?-- A. If he had the data, it would not take him more than one and one- half hours. Q. Was that time clock accurate? —A. No. Q. How did It vary?—A. Two io three minutes. Rosser took the witness on cross- examination. Q. Did you pay off those girls by it?—A. Yes. Dorsey took the witness again. Q. How often was that clock regu lated?—A. Two or three times a week. Arnold registered an objection but was overruled. The witness was excused and Her bert Schiff was recalled. Dorsey questioned him. Q. How much pay did Mary Phagan draw that last week?—A. $1.20. Q. Now I want you to show me on that book there where the $2 Frank loaned Arthur White appears.—A. It appears as )4 because I advanced him $2 the next week and made the en try myself. Q. Where is that ticket Frank made of it?—A. I tore it up. Says He Gave Haas All the Papers. Q. You tore it up?—A. We alw'ays do. Q. You were served with a duces tecum to bring to the court a paper signed by Charley Lee in regard to the injury of this man Dudley?—A. I was. Q. Did you bring it?—A. I turned over to Mr. Haas all the papers I had. Q. Did you ever show to Lee a writ ten statement he had made about this accident?—A. I don’t think he ever wrote a statement, tl was written on a typewriter. Q. Was it in the papers you gave Mr. Haas?—A. It had no right to be there. Q. Did you have the same time clock at the time of the murder that you had when Gantt was there?—A. We have two time clocks. Q. How much behind was the clock when you sent for Mr. Price to fix it? —A. I don’t think that was the trouble at all. tl think it was clogged with the ribbon. Roster took the witness. Q. You had $1,174.80 for the payroll except for the loans you were to pay out, and every cent of that was in wages, was it not? Dorsey: ‘ This is his witness. He can not lead him as though it were a cross-examination.” Rosser: “What? I thought I could cross-examine him. Mr. Dorsey has brought in an entirely new matter of that time.” Judge Roan: “The uniform rul has been that when one side introduces a witness, he remains their witness.” Rosser: “Then, your honor, we have suffered grievously by this. (Turning to the witness) Mr. Schiff, I will now shift my method of examining you. Come down.” Negro Says He Drank With Conley. Ivy Jones, a negro, was the next witness. Dorsey questioned him. Q. What do you do?—A. Drive for Walker Brothers. Q. On Saturday, April 26, did you see Jim Conley?—A. Yes. Q. Where?—A. At Forsyth and Hunter streets. Q. What time was it?—A. Be tween 1 and 2 o’clock. Q. Can you be more accurate than that?—A. No. Q. Was he drunk?—A. No. Q. Where did you go with him?— A. To a saloon. Q. Then where?—A. Toward his home. I left him at the corner of Davis and Hunter streets about three blocks from his home. Rosser took the witness on cross- examination. Q. You and he drank beer at that saloon, didn’t you?—A. Yes; both of us got some. Rosser: “Come down.” Harry Scott, Pinkerton detective, was recalled to the stand. Dorsey questioned him. building, did you see any blood around the scuttle hole on. the first floor, which leads to the basement?—A. No. Rosser—This li«f» all been gone over before and is incompetent. Dorsey—We want to rebut Me- Whort’s evidence about the bludgeon and the blood. The objection was overruled. Q. When did the State learn of this bloody bludgeon?—A. I told you per sonally about it on July 15. Further objections caused Solicitor Dorsey to change his line of question ing. Memory Not Clear on Finding Piece of Cord. Q. Mr. Scott, when you were going through the basement with Mr. Frank, did you pick up a piece of cord similar to that found around Mary Phagan’s neck?—A. I think I did. Q. Did you pick It up, or Frank pick it up?—A. My memory is not clear. Q. Did Newt Les ever recognize that bloody shirt?—A. He did not. Q. From whom did you learn Con ley could write?—A. I got the infor mation from my office. I was out of town when they found it out. Q. When did you learn of It?—A. Mc Whort told me on Sunday— RosF^r objected and was sustained. Q. What did you do when you dis covered Conley could write? Rosser: "Then went into that on the direct.” i ue objection was sustained. Q. What conversation did you have with Frank about Darley?—A. We told him we believed Darley had been going with girls in the factory. He said, “No; Darley is the soul of honor. He could not know anything about It.” Q. Did Black say to you: "Come on, there is nothing doing?"—A. No. The witness was excused, and L. F. Kendrick, former night watchman at the factory, w - as called to the Btand. Dorsey questioned him. Dorsey’s questions Met With Objections. Q. Did you have any conversation with Holloway about swearing that Frank called you up? Rosser interrupted: “Holloway was their witness. They can not impeach him.” Rosser’s objection was sustained. Dorsey: ‘Well, can’t I show intest and feeling, then?” Judge Roan: “You can only im peach Holloway on points on which he has mislead you.” Dorsey: “That is not the law.” Judge Roan: “Then what is the law ?” Dorsey: “I will get you the authori ties.” Judge Roan: “Then I will rule later.” <J. Now*, during the tw*o years you were working there, did you ever see. women there on Saturday afternoons? Rosser: "You have already ruled on that.” Judge Roan: “You can’t ask that.” Q. Did you ever put a slip in tho time clock?—A. Yes. Q. How long did it take you?—A. About two or three minutes. Q. Could you hear that elevator running when there was hammering and knocking?—A. No. Q. Have you ever seen Conley around the elevator on Saturday aft ernoons?—A. I have seen Conley there on the way back from lunch. Rosser took the witness. Q. You have seen all the negroes around there?—A. I have seen some of them. The witness was excused and Dor sey tendered as evidence the time slip made by the witness. Little Girl Telb of Visit of Reporter. Vera Epps, a little girl 11 years old, sister of George Epps, was called. Dorsey questioned her. Q. Did you know Mary Phagan?— A. Yes. Q. Did you talk to a Georgian re porter, Mr. John Minar, the Sunday after the murder and tell him the last time you had seen Mary Phagan was the Thursday before the murder?—A. Yes. Q. Was your brother George Epps, there?—A. He was in the house, but he wasn’t there all the time this man was there. Q. Had your brother told you he had seen Mary Phagan on Saturday? —A. No. The witness was excused, and C. B. Maynard was called to the stand. Dorsey questioned him. Q. Do you know C. B. Dalton?—A. Yes. Q. Did you ever see him go Into the pencil factory with a woman?—A. Yes. Q. When?—A. In June, or July. Q. What time of day?—A. Between 1 and 2 o’clock. Q. What day of the week was It?— A. Saturday. Rosser took the witness. Q. You are sure of that ?—A. Yes. The witness was excused and W. T. Hollis, conductor on the English ave nue line on which Mary Phagan came to town the day she was murdered was recalled to the stand. Dorsey questioned him. Q. Didn’t you have a conversation with J. D. Reid on Monday after the murder?—A. I don’t know him. Q. Didn’t you tell him that you saw a little boy with her who looked like her sweetheart?—A. I did not. Recognizes Patron But Doesn’t Know Name. Q. You say now, like you did the other day, that if George Epps was on the car you did not know it?—A. Yes. Solicitor Dorsey had Reid brought into the courtroom. Dorsey then ad dressed the witness: Q. Do you know this man?—A. He rides on my car. 1 don’t know his name. q; Did you tell him anything like I have suggested?—A. I did not. The witness was exeussd, and J. D. Reid was brought to the stand. Q. On Monday, April 28, did you have and conversation with Conduc tor J. T. Hollis on the street car about Mary Phagan?—A. No. I wasn’t on the car with her. A ripple of laughter ran around the room. The witness continued: “I am a little deaf; will you come a little bit closer.” Dorsey moved closer to the witness and repeated his question. A. Yes. He told me it made him feel bad because the little girl rode on his car the last time. He said that a little boy named Epps, her sweet heart, rode i nwith her. He said they sat in the same seat and got off to gether. Rosser did not cross-examine the witness. City Detective Tells Of McKnight Story. J. M. Starnes, city detective, who has been in the courtroom with So licitor Dorsey since the trial began, was recalled to the stand. Dorsey questioned him. Q. Did you see any stains of blood spots near the scuttle hole on the first floor of the pencil factory when you made your examination of the building Immediately after the mur der? Rosser interrupted: “He answered that before.” Starnes: “I did not.” Dorsey: “Now w r o will jump to v'^e arrest of Minola McKnight. Tell u«, about that, Mr. Starnes.” A. We had information about what her husband said she knew. We took her to Mr. Dorsey's office, and from there to the police station. I did not see her until the next day. We got Mr. Pickett and Mr. Craven from the Beck & Gregg Hardware Company to come up and see if they could get a statement from her. T asked Minola if she had rather make her state ment to them or to us. Sh e said to them. I said: “Minola. if this is not the truth, do not make it.” When she was about half through I asked her attorney, Mr. George Gor don, to come in. I had the stenog rapher read over what she had said. When he had finished she signed it. Q. Was she held by my authority? —A. Sshe was not. Q. Could I order you to release her* 7 —A. You told me over the phone you could not tell me what to do. Rosser took the witness on corss- examination. Q. Now, Starnes, you locked that woman up because she w*ould not give you the kind of statement you want ed?—A. No. Locked Her Up Because He Was on Murder Case. Q. Well, why did you lock her up?— A. I was wmrking on a murder case. Q. Answer my question. A. I am going to tell you. Dorsey—He has a right to answer It. Q. Well, by what authority did you lock her up?—A. By the authority of an honorable officer working on a murder case. Rosser—That’s all right. Now, who Issued a warrant for that woman’s arrest?—A. There was none that I know of. Q. Who arrested her?—A. A bailiff or deputy from Dorsey's office went out and got her. He did not arrest her. Q. Who locked her up?—A. I turn ed her over to the des'k man. Q. And you kept her there twenty- four hours?—A. Yes. The witness was excused and the jury retired for five minutes to take their usual afternoon soft drink. When the jury returned to the room, Attorney Rosser stated that he was not through questioning Starnes, and the detective was recalled to the stand. Q. Did you call Mr. Dorsey about that statement?—A. Ydfc. Q. What did you tell him about it, to the best of your recollection?—A. My recollection is that 1 phoned Mr. Dorsey right after Minola made her statement and told him that her at torney, Gordon .would be around to see him. Q. You just wanted to get his permission?—A. No. Starnes was excused. Attorney Rosser “Takes” Witness Chair. Dorsey: "We want to introduce some documentary evidence. First. I want to introduce the statement of Miss Hattie Hall before the Coroner." The Solicitor read the parts of the evidence of Miss Hall, stenographer for Montag Brothers, given before the Coroner's jury, which he offered as evidence. Attorney Rosser climbed into the witness chair to listen. —M—PHAGAN— Mr. Dorsey offered an affidavit of Wade Campbell concerning an inter view with Mrs. Arthur White about seeing a negro on the first floor of the factory the day of the crime. Attorney Rosser objected to various parts of it and the Solicitor coqceded to them being stricken. The following documents were sub mitted by Solicitor Dorsey as evi dence: Parts of Minola McKnight’s af fidavit; the bloody shirt found at Newt Lee’s home: a record of the injury to J. E. Duffy; affidavit of Lemmie Quinn; the records of Con ley's transfer from the tower to the oolice station. Is Put in Evidence. Conley's Police Record Solicitor Dorsey also put In Gon- ley’s police record of punishment for thirty offenses; the handwriting of Leo Frank identified by his mother; the pay envelope found by Barrett; the affidavit of E. F. Holloway of May 12. Rosser—We object to that Holloway affidavit; Holloway was his witness and he has not the right. Dor.«*ey—He entrapped me. Judge Roan—Where he entrapped you it is admissible. Dorsey—I also want to present part of the evidence of Emil Belig given before the Coroner’s jury. It is con tradictory with his testimony here; also the testimony of Mrs. Josephine Selig. Judge Roan—All right. At 4:46 o’clock Solicitor Dorsey said—We close our case, yonv honor. T. Y. Brent was tho Jlusf witness called by the defense in its rebuttal. Rosser questioned him. Q. Do you know a fellow named Kenley who runs on the East Point car?—A. Yes. Q. Did you ever hear him express an opinion about Frank?—A. Yes. Q. What did he say?—A. He said that he felt about Frank like he did about those two negroeM at Decatur. He said he didn’t know whether the negroes were guilty, but they had to hang somebody and it might as well be them. He said Frank was nothing but a Jew and he ought to be hanged anyway. He said he would help lynch him. Dorsey took the witness on cross- examination. Q. Why was It you left the Steven^ Lumhfcr Company? What was the charge against you and how did you settle it? Arnold—that is absolutely Inadmis sible. Judge Roan sustained the objes- tion. Went Through Factor With Owens. Q. Are you the Brent who went through the pencil factory with Dr. Billy Owens?—Yes. Q. Did your employment by the de fense include that, too?—A. No. I went there on Sunday. Q. What part did you take in the il lustration of the crime given there?— A. Jim Conley. The witness was excused and N. E. Stahi was called to the stand. Arnold questioned him. Q. Where do you live?—A. On Washington street. Q. Did you ever hear this man Ken ley talk about the defendant, Leo Frank?—A. He said if Frank was ac quitted he w'ould be one of five or seven to get him. The witness was excused without cross-examination. J. M. Asher was the next witness. Arnold questioned him. Q. Have you ever been on a street car with a fellow named Kenley?—A. Yes. Q. What did he say about this case? —A. He was talking very loud and discussing the Frank case and he suddenly said: “The damn Jew; they ought to take him out and hang him.” I took his name to report it to Mr. Arkwright. He said If there was any doubt that it should be given to the State that Frank was guilty. A young man sitting in front of him disputed it and he asked him angrily: “Do you work for a Jew?” Pawnbroker Says He Had McCoy’s Watch. Dorsey did not crosis-examire tho witness. Nathan Sinkovitz, a pawn broker. was the next witness called. Arnold questioned him. Q. Do you know M. E. McCoy?—A. I do. Q. Has he ever pawned his watch to you?—A. Yes; January 11, 1913. Q. Where was it on April 26, 1913? —A. I had It. Q. When did he ge It?—A. He gave me $10 to take It out on August 16, 1913. Q. Did he have any other watch?— A. No; this Is the same one I have been getting all the time. Dorsey took the witness on cross- examination. q. Describe him.—A. He is a tall fellow with a mustache. Dorsey looked for the entries on the pawnbroker’s book and moved that they be ruled out. The objection was overruled. The witness was excused. Arnold addressed the court: “Your honor, we want the defendant to go on the stand in rebuttal of what has come out." Frank took the stand. Looking straight at the jury he said: “In reply to the statement of the Turner boy about seeing me talking to Mary Phagan, it is absolutely false. In reference to the statements of the girls, Miss Dewell and Miss Robin son about me talking to Mary Phagan and putting my hand on her shoulder and calling her Mary. I wish to state they are mistaken. I may have spok en to Mary Phagan, hut I did not put my hand on her and I did not call her Mary. With reference to the statements of the two women who said they saw me going into the dressing room, it is utterly false. It Is a blemish on the character of a young woman who is a perfect lady.’* Frank left the stand. Attorney Ar nold wanted to call other girl wit nesses who worked on the fourth fior but Solicitor Dorsey objected and was sustained. Arnold—Then, your honor, we an nounce that we will close. It was 5:14 o’clock. Judge Roan (addressing the attor neys)—Are you gentlemen willing to indicate to me how long you will want to argue? Dorsey—I am satisfied with the amount the law* allows. Judge Roan—The law allows you two hours, but with so much evidence, I don’t think counsel should be re stricted. Stick to the evidence and get through as quickly as you can. Court then adjourned until 9 o'clock Thursday morning. Dalton City Council Shorn of Its Power DALTON, Aug. 20.—The City Council, at the regular meeting last night, discussed the new charter amendment and decided that the body now had authority to do little more than meet and adjourn. The Whitfield representatives de clined to push in the General As sembly the Council’s bill to give It authority over the police department and Recorder’s court, but secured the passage of a substitute which took from Council the supervision of the public utilities. Electric Chair for Cats Is Projected PASADENA, CAL., Aug 20.—Stray dogs and cats marked for execution by the Pasadena Humane Society will be sent to their final journey across the border by a miniature electric chair, according to Dr. E. L. Conger, president of the society. Dr. Conger recently saw one of the animal electric chairs operated in Boston which killed dogs and cats in a fraction of an instant. Dr. Conger stated that Immediate steps would be taken to install one of the chairs by the local humane society. STATE FORECASTS Government Reports Georgia’s Acreage Is Over Half Million More Than in 1910, Georgia has 678,351 more acres planted In corn this year than in 1910, according to statistics issued Wednesday morning by the Depart ment of Agriculture. Three years ago the total acreage of corn land was 3,383,061, while late figures, based on Government and State reports, show that there are this year 4,061,412 acres. The figures also show that of the 106,884,000 acres growing corn in the United States, Georgia has 3.8 per cent. Officials of the Department of Agri culture stated also that the corn crop this year gave romise of being one of the heaviest in the history of the State, as the condition of the grow ing crop is good. Indications are also that the yield and quality of oats and other grain will be greater than ever before. 7 Perish in Sinking Of River Steamboat KEOKUK. IOWA, Aug 20.—Divers to-day went to the bottom of the deepest part of the Mississippi River channel here making preparations for raising the sunken steamer Henry Bosse and recovering the bodies of seven persons who were drowned when the boat was struck by a storm yesterday afternoon. One man drowned trying to save his sister. Seven passengers and the members of the crew* escaped. Verdi’s ‘Aida’ Given With 800 Performers Special Caote to The Atlanta Georgian. MILAN, Aug. 20.—In the vast Roman amphitheater at Verona, which holds 30,000, the most orig inal and elaborate performance ever attempted is being given of Giu seppe Verdi’s Egyptian opera, “Aida,” in honor of the composer’s centenary. There are more than 800 perform ers in the orchestra. The scenery for the enormous amphitheater cost nearly $100,000. The Best Food-Brink Lunch at Fountains _ _ _ . Insist Upon S HGRLICK’S Avoid Imitations—Take No Substitute Rich milk malted grain, in powder form. More healthful than tea or coffee. For infant?, invalids and growing children. Agrees w.th the weakest digestion. Pure nutrition, upbuilding the whole body. Keep it on your sideboard at home. Invigorates nursing mothers and the aged. A quick lunch prepared m a minute. Davison-Paxon-Stokes Co. New and Becoming Dresses For Girls Are Priced at 69c Tn a few days the early fall sehool wardrobe must be looked into, and the needs of fresh, new wash dresses will ba revealed. Here are new dresses that are intended for just this purpose. They are beautifully made, in eight different styles, of pretty striped lawns, light and dark shades, and effectively trimmed. Sizes 6 to 14 years— ' priced for to-morrow’s sale at 69c each. Pretty New Dresses for Little Tots at 39c Every one new—they have just come, and will be gladly wel* corned by mothers who are now finding their children’s wardrobes dilapidated from the hard summer’s wear. These dresses are made of sturdy percales, dotted and figured effects; about six styles—low square neck, short sleeves, long waist- ed, plaited skirt, with belt; 2 to 6-year sizes. Priced at 39c. A Sale of New P. N. Corsets at Special Prices $1.50 for $2.00 Corsets $1.00 for $1.50 Corsets Every corset in both groups is new. Bought under special condi tions to sell for less. New models; extra boning; medium and low busts; extra long; six good supporters attached.