The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-03
FLANAGAN RATHER FLIGHTY.
a DIARY FOUND SHOWING HIS MAD
LOVE FOR LITTLE LEILA.

| ChrOnicIcd All Her Movements ana
Described His Attentions TO Her.
His Entries show That the Child
Did Not ReciprOchte His Affection.
Portions of the Entries UnAt for
PublicatiOn-Ench side VIII Use
the Diary to Bolster Up Its Case at
the Trial.
Atlanta. Ga. Jan. 2-The only develop
ment Of importance in the Poplar Springs
murder to-day was the finding of a diary
In the trunk OF Ed. Flanagan, the man
who welded the fatal pistol. This diary
serves to strengthen the story of his in
sane infatuation for the little 12-year-old
girl, Leila Allen, daughter Of George Allen,
who he tried to Kill. 1t was kept in a com
mon memorandum book and related solely
to the mans passion for the girl. In II he
chronicled all her movements and describ-
ed his attentions to her, the presents he
gave her. and all the walks they took to-
gether These things were set down min
utely, and though in a rather disjointed
fashion they served to show Enthusiastically
that the child repealed MS advances ana did
her best to keep him at a distance,
though treating him always as a child
would grown person. Portions of the
diary relating TO the mans mad infatua-
tion for the child would not do to print.
The diary has been taken charge of by
the attorneys who will assist in the prose-
cution. 1t will probably be used also by
the defense to show that Flanagan was not
in his right mind during his intercourse
with the Alien family of which little Leila
was a member
The charge made by Flanagan yesterday
that the girls father subjected her to bru-
tai reatment, is not only denied by the
family and friends, but direct witnesses
have come forward who say that Flana-
gan himself was guilty of attempting to
take advantage of the girl His diary also
bears out this part of the case, and the
charge accounts for the close watch the
family kept on him to prevent him from
being in the company of the girl.
Flanagan knew that he was being close
ly watched. In his interviews yester-
day he gave that as one Of the things that
drove him to do his bloody work, though
he put a different construction upon the
action of the family.
Flanagan win be. tried at the regular
February term of DeKalb superior court
The people of DeKalb county have been
urging a special term of court for the
trial, but Judge Gambler has determined
to allow the case to wait until the regu-
lar term. By that time the excitement
will have died down to some extent, and
the danger of a lynchng will be lessened.
Miss Ruth Slack, the sister of Mrs. Al
len, who was one of the victims, was to,
day pronounced beyond hope of recov-
cry by the physicians. Her death was
expected at any moment to-day. The
Slack family has retained Hon. Hal r.
Lewis of Greensboro to assist in the prose-
cution.
A novel feature developed in the case
to-day. Flanagan has some money in
cash and in bank. about $1,000 in all All
of this was attached to-day on suit
brought by Mrs. Catherine Ware who
owns the house where the tragedy oc-
Cured. Mrs. Ware says that the prop
erty has been ruined by the murder and
the blood which was scattered all about.
The surviving Aliens have moved away
and she cannot get any tenant to take
the cottage, whence her suit. Therefore,
she sues Flanagan for $l,625 damages,
which she says is the amount of the loss
she has sustained through the crimes
which he committed.
w. c. Glenn, Flanagan's attorney. re-
ceved a check for a retainer yesterday,
but the bank was not open and it may
take a suit to determine whether the
check is good or not.
If Flanagan should be convicted of muir
der, his attorney would insist on stay
ing execution until the damage suit could
be tried, as the prisoner would be needed
as a witness in the suit for damages.
-S-a-S--
REAL LUCK FROM A RABBIT.