Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-03
TOM GRANADE
BEING TRIED
FOR MURDER
THE YOUNG DENTAL STUDENT
WHO SLEW HIS COMPANION
A FEW WEEKS AGO IS NOW
ON TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE.

7. J. Granade was yesterday placed
on trial in the criminal court for the mur-
der of W. Jesse Pope, a fellow student
whom he killed in the lecture hall OF the
Atlanta Dental college few weeks ago.
They had a dispute over a trihing incl
dent at theatre and in what appeared
to be a slight alteration Granade stab
bed Pope and killed him. s- Is
Owing to the Illness of Judge John s.
Gambler, Judge A. w. Fife, of Carriers
VILE. presided.
The court room was fairly well filed
when the Granada case was called. The
prisoner himself, a small, dark, almost
swarthy young fellow, sat directly behind
hts counsel, Arnold & Arnold, Frank
O,Brien and Albert H Cox The prose-
cution was conducted by Solicitor c. d.
Hill, assisted by former president OF the
senate w. A. Dodson, of Americas, he
having been retained by the Pope family.
Granade's slight physique aroused much
comment as he presented any other ap-
pearance rather than that of criminal.
He seemed remarkably well possessed
for the most part, and occasionally smiled +
as he chatted with several or the witt
nesses around him. His face was haggard,
however, and his eyes had a Strained
look His hair is as black as the pro- j
verbal ravens wing.
Solicitor Hill read the charge and the !
prisoners plea of mot guilty. after
which the witnesses for the state and the 4
accused were sworn, some 30 in all.
The first witness was DR.. E. F. Cham +
bers, testifying that he had been CONNECTED
with the staff of the Grady hospital, ana
was there when. Pope was brought in. +
The wound. he said, appeared to be from
a stab, the opening being possibly a half
an inch in size. DR.. Chambers said, how
ever, that he did not hear Pope say who
had inflicted the wound.
On the cross examination. Attorney Cox
dealt at length with certain Testimony
given by DR.. Chambers at the commit-
ment trial, and questioned the witness
particularly as concerning the ability Of
the wounded man to make connected
statements The witness testified Of Z
conversation between Pope and Sergeant
Moon Of the police force, in which Pope
told him the trouble was over woman
named Walker who lived in Inman Park.
Pope also said. according to this witness.
that he had no brass knucks. In answer /.
to Mr.. Cox more pointed questions, DR.. 7,
Chambers refused to say that Pope could
not tell a connected story on account Of
the stimulants given him and his conse-
quent occasional lapses of thorough self
possession.
DR.. Floyd McRae was the second wit
ness. he having performed an exploring
operation upon Pope, in hopes OF being s
able to discover some way TO relieve him.
DR.. McRae testified that the wound was
necessarily fatal, being some four Inches
long. 1t was on the left side, under the
arm and between the fourth and fifth .
ribs penetrating the lung and StonfScn.N
evidently made with sharp long, narrow
bladed knife.
Again Mr.. Cox tried to induce DR.. Nc
Rae to commit himself as regards the
wounded mans mental condition, but DR..
McRae would not say he was sufficiently
beside himself to make his statements
lack any weight.
The third witness was a dental
student named n. G. Otis. JJr.. who was
in the room when Pope was stabbed. The
most important feature of Otis testimony
was that he heard Granade claiming that
Pope had first struck him with knucks.
II was talking to Pope said the wit
ness, when Granada came up and called
him away. The next thing heard was
somebody asking who cut Pope. Then.
heard it was Granada that did it. heard
somebody ask Granada what he had done
to Pope, and he said. I've killed him,
reckon Then Granada went around and
showed us where Pope had hit him with
brass knucks."
The witness added that the two men
seemed perfectly friendly ON leaving ms
side, although the difficulty ensued imme-
diately He knew nothing of what hap
pened between them Immediately prior %
the stabbing.