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3 TTTF. ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRANK RETURNING TO HIS CELL IN . TOWER AFTER JUDGE’S CHARGE AND VERDICT REACHED The Georgian to-day reveals some of the innermost secrets of the jury which convicted Leo M. Frank of the murder of little Mary Phagan. This inside story of the greatest criminal case in the South's history is an intensely interesting revelation of the workings of men’s minds. It covers three long weeks and more throughout which the evidence for and against the pencil factory superintendent was tediously unfolded, link by link. It casts upon the various points made by the defense and the prosecution the light in which they were viewed by the twelve men who were chosen to act as the judges. It ends with the last memor able meeting of these men on the top floor of the courthouse Mon day afternoon which culminated in the fateful verdict: “We the jury find the defendant guilty.” The information is given here with as it was obtained by a re porter for this newspaper from one of the jurors late Monday night while the full weight of his grim burden still rested upon him. It is told in his own, im pressive words. "It was the only thing we could do. The evidence was against Frank from start to finish. And so we did our duty, as we had sworn to do. Dorsey’s Youth and Sincerity Won. "It would be hard to say what, of all the trial, made the greatest im pression on the jury. It was prob ably the Solicitor General himself. He was a marvel. His youthful ap pearance, coupled with his sincerity, made a wonderful hit. There wasn’t a minute of the hours that he spoke that he didn’t seem to mean every word that he uttered. "Dorsey is a forceful speaker. He puts emphasis behind his words. And , he drives his points clear in anti clinches them on the other side. They stuck with us. They had the evi dence behind them to make them stick. “His theory of the murder was the one we accepted. It was the one the evidence upheld. That was the way Frank killed that girl. “While the negro watched down stairs. he took the little girl back into the metal room and struck her, and then with a cord strangled her to death. Then those notes were writ ten as the negro told us and placed beside the body. “In Dorsey's argument there was one little sentence which seemed to imbed Itself in the minds of every man on the Jury, when he was speak ing of the agreement between Frank and Conley that the negro should come back to the factory and burn the body. The sentence {vas this: 'And if the smoke from that little girl’s burning body had gone curling up into the air. old Jim Conley would have hanged for another man's crime.’ Hooper’s Action Had Its Effect. “Those words went a long way to ward keeping Jim Conley from hang ing. probably. They drew a contrast between right and wrong which made us look again into t'he evidence before us. And the narrow escape which the negro had made us shudder. “There was another thing which impressed that jury. It was Frank Hooper’s sacrifice ot Dorsey. We call ed it that. Hooper had the chance of his lifetime there to make a wonder ful speech when he opened the State’s argument. We were half expecting one. His reputation was known to us. And when he ended there was some disappointment. We said he had not done his best. “Then we saw his sacrifice He had only made a plain statement of the State’s case and left for tb«f Solicitor General whatever fame and fortune there was to be won by the State’s counsel. / “The jury heard none of the cheer ing for Dorsey outside the courtroom at any rime. We heard the crowds in the courtroom laugh at times, and we laughed, too, but that had no effect. “Probably the hardest job we had was to sit there and face Frank’s mo ther and his wife with the slowly growing feeling of the defendant’s guilt. Some of the jurors cried when Frank’s wife broke down following his speech. It was an impressive thing to us. Yet it didn’t affect the evidence. Frank’s Speech Caused Wonder. “The trouble with Frank's speech was the same as the trouble with the entire defense. The evidence declared to us that he was guilty and no words of his could disprove that fact. Every body felt the weight his wonderful calm and dispassionate manner car ried while he was talking. Yet the marvel was that a guilty man could do It. That was all. “The defense made a wonderful fight with the evidence they had. Mr. Arnold was admired for his skillful work by every member of the Jury We saw every point that he brought out, and yet they all lacked weight. . - Probably nothing else In the whole case was of more interest to us than Luther Rossei^i cross-examination of Conley. We Mfc»'\ht it was a mas- >»r * fcmeauity. Yet in the Jury’s mind it was like a sky rocket, soaring up into the heavens to cast its fountain of brilliance about and then die out. The negro’s story remained as he had told It. That had a tremendous effect in the verdict. "Then there was that cabbage. It was astonishing the amount of knowl edge displayed by the members of the Jury when the technicalities of medicine were brought out. We un derstood it all. The specimen of cab bage taken from the little Phagan girl’s stomach was passed around amongst us in the jury room and we could easily see that it had not been digested. "That also had its effect. There were men amongst us who luckily were well up on digestion. The ex perts said very little that we did not understand. But I will venture to saj that few of the men of that jury wil. ever eat cabbage again. Full Force of Duty Strikes Home. "It is a terrific thing to be on a Jury which holds a man's life in its hands. The weight seems heaviest during the early days of the trial. You are struck with the somber faces of your fel'ow Jurymen first; then in the mirror you see that. your own face is as somber as the rest,-and the full force of the duty in front of you strikes home. You realize that before you become a free man again you shall have disposed of the life of a fellow man. “Yet, strange to say, there wasn’t one among us who tried to flinch from his full share of the work. Each seemed eager from the start to do what he had sworn to do, and the de termination seemed to grow as the days passed. When we left the court room this afternoon with the judge's charge there wasn’t a doubt in the mind of anyone of us that justice would be done. I think that thought, in a great measure, was the cause for our quick decision. “Of course, we didn’t dream that the case would last as long as it did. Some of us hadn’t prepared for it. It meant a loss of a great deal of money to many of the men. Yet when this was brought up along in the second week, when no end was In sight, ii took only one mention of the task be fore us to make all else look infin itesimally small. Jurydom is a sphere where money is not known. First Week Was Longest of All. "The first week of the trial was longer than all the rest put togeth er. It was a bit difficult for us to get acquainted. We were all a little bit suspicious of each other. Outside of a few' comments on immaterialities, practically nothing was sa)d about the case. We didn’t care' to t alk about it, even to our roommates. "Then somebody brought in a checker board and someone else a deck of cards. The social life in jury- quarters blossomed out in full blast. “It was a most welcome diversion, too. We had little enough exercise as it was and there was nothing left ■ but to brood on the case. "And by the middle of the second week- there wasn’t a more sociabh- and jolly set of men this side of heaven, I don't believe. There were checker matches and setback tourna ments and a great rivalry for the championships. I don't believe that there was an amateur among the bunch which went into that jury who didn’t come out an expert. With nothing else to do much at night one can learn a great deal about cards and checkers in three weeks. “There was no gambling. And each Sunday we read from the Bible and sang religious songs. In fact, we held regular services every- Sabbath day. It didn't matter what churches we belonged to, each was as fervent as the other. While in Rome we did as the Romans do. Seriously, though, I think that the proposition we were up against in judging of a man’s life had a good deal to do with that fervor. Same Word On Each Jury Slip. “As for the judgment we passed, there Is little to say. As weighty as the task may seem, it was simple. There was but one ballot and on the twelve slips which were handed Into Foreman Wlnbum the single word ‘guilty’ was written. Yet, no one seemed surprised. There was a unanimity of feeling amongst us. “Don’t think that we had not con sidered the case fully. And don’t think that there was a man amongst - Frak’s control of his emotions was never more strikingly shown than on last day of trial. Leo M. Frank, convicted slayer of Mary Phagan, on his way back to his cell to. await the verdict of the jury. He walked with a firm, springy step, and apparently was confident that he would be acquitted. us that wanted to do what we did. Yet, day after day, the pressure grew heavier, as the case was put before us. From a slight dread it became an oppression; then a nausea and at last a sickening sense of the grim fact—that Frank was guilty and we were going to give, the world that verdict. “It was horrible—that time we spent in deliberation. Everyone knew’ what was going to be done, though hardly a word was spoken until we had agreed. We were spellbound with dread. Then some one suggested a drink. That en livened us and we began to breathe again. “You ask what brought us to our verdict so readily? I have told you. It was the only thing that could be done, and we knew it, even as we ascended the stairs to the jury room this afternoon. No argument was needed.’’ Cordele Cotton Men Fight Tax Ordinance CORDELE, Aug. 26.—If the threa'.s of local cotton buyers are carried out, Cordele will practically be without a cotton market for an entire week or more. The buyers are angered at the City Council over the passage of an ordi nance making their annual license $25 and the license on transient buyers a* $1 per day. On the grounds that the officials had discriminated and that the license of local and transient buy ers should be the same, the loeql cot ton men requested the Council to re consider its action, which was re fused. REMAINS BY PARCEL POST. DOVER, N. J., Aug. 26. All the re mains of Carl H. Wolff, who died here, are being sent to his parents in Ger many by parcel post. His body was cremated and the ashes placed in a little tin box. mu uuO HfiS II SOFT; A DOG'S LIFE, TOO Sleeps on Sanitary Couch, Drinks | Pasteurized iVlilk for Lunch and Dines on Porterhouse. CHICAGO. Aug. 26.—Mrs. Jean De- Vos to-day declared that her English bull terrier Bijou is better than the rude dog catchers who dragged Bijou from in front of his apartment and tool; him to the dog pond with a horde of common dogs. To prove that more care is lavished upon her dog than the dog catchers lavish upon their own children, Mrs. DeVos gave the following routine that is the lot of Bijou every day: 9 a. m.—Awakens on a sanitary couch, the linen of which is changed every 24 hours. 9:30 a. m.—Breakfast of corn flakes and cream. Distilled water served with his meal. 10 a. m.—Bath in Bijou's private bathtub. Teeth brushed and nails trimmed and polished. 10:30 a. m.—Two-hour romp with attendant. 12:30 p. m.—Luncheon of pasteur ized milk. 1 p. m.— Two-hour automobile ride. 3 p. m.—Two-hour nap. 5 p. m.-—Dinner consisting of veg etable soup, French fried potatoes and porterhouse steak, all properly seasoned. 5:30 p. m.—Evening walk. 7 p. m.—Rest on sanitary couch until lulled to sleep by soft music. The reason Bijou’s muzzle came off was because he had not had his bath and he was hanging his head from shame until one of the supporting straps slipped. Mrs. DeVos told the poundkeeper so when she went to re cover her pet. Took Car for Try-out And Did Not Return CORDELE, Aug. 26.—The theft of a big touring car in broad day light is the latest sensation in Cor dele. The automobile belongs to Frank Teuber. The stranger who attempted to get away with it is not known here. He told Mr. Teuber h< was going ta start an automobile hack line, claim ing to have had two machines al ready. He took the car for a try-out, which extended to Tifton, when the machine got out of order and he put ft in a garage there. He has not been heard of since. RESINOL SOAP PROTECTS YOUR COMPLEXION A complexion protected by the regular use of Resinol Soap is al most always a complexion to be proud of—free from pimples, blackheads, redness and rough ness. and glowing with natural health and beauty. This is be cause Resinol Soap is an extreme ly pure toilet soap, without trace of injurious alkali, and contain ing the soothing, healing medica tion which has made Resinol Oint ment a standard prescription for skin troubles for the past eight een years. Resinol Soap Is delightful to use, its odor is wholesome and refresh ing, and its distinctive rich brown color is due entirely to the Resi nol balsams and not to artificial coloring. For baby’s delicate skin it is ideal, tending to prevent chafing, irritation and the erup tions so common in infancy. Sold by all druggists. Trial free; Dept. 8-R, Resinol, Baltimore, Md. THAWCHflHEES JEROME WITH cm Fugitive Says Former Prosecutor Shielded ‘Vicious Rich' Men to Convict Him. SHERBROOKE. QUEBEC, Aug. 26. Following the arrival here of former District Attorney William T. Jerome, of New York, and the announced de termination of the attorney to reor ganize his line of defense to give the case an international aspect, Harry K. Thaw', fugitive from the Mattea- wan (New York) Asylum for the Criminal Insane, issued an attack against his former prosecutor to day, charging that Mr. Jerome shield ed the identity of “vicious rich” men during Thaw’s trial in New York f?r the murder of Stanford White. Mr. Jerome did not take Thaw’s at tack seriously, but plunged Into his preparations for the part he will take In the fight which will he launched when arguments are heard to-morrow morning before Judge Globensky in Superior Court on Thaw’s petition for liberty on a writ of habeas corpus. “I am not worrying over Thaw s threat to test the constitutionality of the immigration law’s and attack the United States treaty governing aliens and deportation,’’ said Mr. Jerom* 1 . “Speed and economy are the watch words of the Canadian courts. They deal out justice that is not impeded and tangled with technicalities and complications. “Former Governor William Stone is a mighty poor weather prophet if he predicted that Thaw would be on Ca nadian soil when the new snow flies. I never heard of it snowing in August before. Thaw will be dumped over the border and seized In Vermont or New Hampshire without delay. Ex tradition into New York will b» speedy.’’ Thaw’s Interview attacking Mr. Je rome was given under the same cir cumstances as that yesterday on his sanity. He insisted on writing all :he questions and answers and would brook no interference from the re porter. Senator’s Kin Killed In Row Over Saddle RENO, NEV., Aug 26.—William Billings, son-in-law of former Sena tor Plum, of Kansas, was killed on a ranch 100 miles north of Elko, Nev., by Frank Huber. Huber was ar rested. Billings took a saddle from Huber’s stable, saying it w r as as security for a debt. Thaw, if Freed, to Visit Mr. Chaloner SHERBROOKE, QUEBEC, Aug 26.—Harry Thaw was In better hu mor to-day. He telegraphed a re ply to John Armstrong Chaloner, of Virginia, a fugitive from New York, w’ho once was pronounced insane by the New York courts. Thaw said he would visit Chal oner If he got his release. Chaloner is the author of the celebrated query, “Who’s looney now?” this being the question he telegraphed to his relative, Rob ert Chanter, after the latter lost the bulk of his fortune to his fas cinating wife, Lina Cavalieri, the singer. South China Revolt Completely Collapses Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. SHANGHAI, Aug. 26.—The South ern Chinese revolution, directed by Dr. Sun Yat Sen and Dr. Wu Ting- fang, has collapsed completely. Dis patches received here to-day stated that the last rebel stronghold at Nanking has fallen into the hands of President Yuan Shi Kai’s Federal troops. It is believed now that if there is any more fighting it will be of a desultory guerilla character between small roving bands of rebels and out laws and Federal soldiers. The Kaiser Becomes A Total Abstainer BERLIN, Aug. 26.—The Kaiser has laid his embargo on beer. His favor ite drink now is lemonade, with a dash of orange juice, hut does not force this beverage upon his guests. The usual wines are served. The Kaiser, it is said, did not use any alcoholic beverage while on his Northern cruise and became con vinced that being a teetotaller gives to him more energy. He believes im moderate drinking is one of the great est factors in retarding the develop ment of nations. Slaying at a Church In Middle of Service Inventor, on His First Vacation in Two Years, Sleeps Seven Hours First Night. LOWELL, MASS.. Aug. 26.—Thom as A. Edison, while passing through this city en route to the White Moun tains on his first vacation in two years, gave out an interview in which he branded women’s dress of the pres ent day as insane. He also condemned the modern “trot-tango” dances, scored the graft ers in politics, and said the talking machine is in the final state of per fection. He praised John Hays Hammond’s plans for peace by making war im possible through wireless control of battleships and torpedoes. Mr. Edison showed he was on a real vacation by sleeping seven hours last night. He said: “The modern dances such as the ‘turkey trot,’ ‘tango,’ ‘bunny hug,’ etc., are only a temporary state of mind, from which the sensible American public soon will recover. “The peculiarities of dress and the weird dancing that have of late came upon the world may probably be call ed only a ‘craze.’ There seems to be periodic waves which go all over the world. They follow’ one another from time to time and no one can account for them. “The people of America and other advanced countries are far too in telligent to be swept altogether off their feet by this passing phase of insanity In dresses and dancing.” — YAWN DISLOCATES JAW. NEW YORK, Aug. 26.—Joseph Russer yawned so widely that he dis located his jaw’s—and the dislocation left the jaws wide open. At the hos pital Russer w'as put under an anes thetic and his jaws shoved back into place. DOUGLASVILLE. Aug. 26—Luther Evans shot and instantly killed Seab Longlno in front of the African Church here while services were being conducted. The Longino negro lived In Camp bell County, and very little was known of him here. He had an open knife clasped in his hands, and it is supposed he was advancing on Evans, also a negro, when shot. Evans made his escape and has not been captured. HAVE YOU HEARD THE Y0DLERS Y0DLE AT BONITA THEATER The vaudeville bill put on by the Bonita is attracting attention on 1 account of the fact that the acts are high class and entertaining. If you enjoy yodllng, you should go to the Bonita, for there you will hear the best. The remainder of the bill is good and you will enjoy every ' minute of the time. Chamberlin = Johnson = Du Bose Co. ATLANTA NEW YORK PARIS Now For a Quick Disposal of Some Two Hundred Waists As startling as the prices below are, and as great as may be the expectations they will arouse, we venture that women are going to be pleasantly surprised when they see the waists these prices stand for. But two hundred waists in such a waist store are a very small quantity and, like remnants, are not to be allowed to clutter, they must be done with, and so they will he, in a way most pleasing to those who would save. $i.oo /;nc For $2, $3 to $4 Waists Batistes and voiles are the materials. There are too few of any one kind to explain accurately what you will find, but Cluny and Irish laces are much in evidence (yokes often show Irish lace medallions), lace collars and low flat collars variously pretty, net frills—styles stylish this season; some are a bit mussed, but at $1.00! Agents for Butterick Patterns and Publications. Chamberlin - Johnson- DuBose Co. For $1-50 & $1.75 Waists Women will not have to look at the price tickets to tell that these are $1.50 and $1.75 waists. They will see worth in the voiles and crepes and batistes, and they will know that such neat workmanship and dainty laces and .embroideries are unusual for even $1.50 and $1.75. High neck, long sleeves, and low neck, flat collars and short sleeves.