Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-13
GRANADA HELD.
FOR KILLING
POPE
coRoNER's JURY ORDERS YOUNG
STUDENT HELD FOR DEATH
OF HIS CLASS
MATE.

As a result of the stabbing at the At
lanta Dental college Monday morning
W. ]. Pope, a student of the senior class,
who would have graduated in eight weeks
and was engaged to be married in ten
weeks, died at Grady hospital Monday
night at 10:3D o'clock. An inquest was
held yesterday at the undertaking es-
tablishment of Miller & Bowden and a
verdict recommending that T. J. Granada.
the student who did the stabbing, be held
for further investigation by the courts
Pope died Monday night after seeing his
father, J. c. Pope, a prominent citizen of
Americas. who FASTENED to Atlanta on the
first train after receiving the news of the
stabbing. After death the body was taxi
en- to the undertakers and was examined
by the coroner's jury before the inquest
began, as it was desired to carry the re-
mains away at o'clock. AT that hour
the body was escorted to the train and
carried to Griffin, where the interment
takes place today. The young man lived
at Americas, but Griffin was his home be-
fore moving there.
There were a number Of students TO tes-
tify at the inquest and yet only one eye
witness to the whole difficulty was found.
Mack Corqucdale, a student, who boards
at iO2 Ivy street, the same house where
Granada boarded, was the eye witness. He
sat with Granada in the Columbia theater
Saturday night when the difficulty began.
Granada, IT seems, had placed his arm
about Corquodale and in doing so struck
a lady's hat. Pope said for him to take his
arm off the hat or he would have him put
out of the opera house. Granade told him
he would see him later and the matter
was dropped, the witness thought. They
went back to the boarding house and
nothing came of ii until the affair at the
college Monday morning. The witness
and w, ]. Webb, another student, were
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Pope and Granada in front of them. The
witness heard Granada ask Pope what he
meant by his remark at the theater and
Pope struck him without answering. Graz
made then cut him. The witness testified
that he saw the knucks on Pope's hand
and that he saw him put his hand in his
coat pocket and when the hand was with
drawn the knucks had disappeared.
W. j. Webb, who was with Corquodale
also testified. He had not noticed the two
men, however, until Pope staggered up al
ready stabbed. Later in the office he heard
Pope say he had been called back and
stabbed for nothing
j. J.. Dupree, a student, testified he had
seen Pope Sunday and that Pope had ask
ed him If he had heard of the difficulty
and then told him of the matter at the
theater. Pope. the witness swore. exhih-i
tied a kind of iron ball bound in leather
with leather strap attached. 1t was what
Is known to the police as a billy" Pope
said that the weapon would be his an
swer TO Granada. Later he said he might
drop the matter, after the witness had
pleaded with him; had heard Granada say
be had been hit with knucks before he
used his knife r.-- ava ese1tsrf7
Sergeant Noon. who secured a statement
from Pope before he died testified. The
dying man. testified the sergeant. stated
that the difficulty came from the opera
house matter. Granada had put his hand
on the hat and he had demonstrated az
the lady's request. Granade said he would
see him later and the matter was drop
ped until they met at college.
"Granade called him off. Sergeant Moon
swore the dying man said. and when he
saw he was going TO stab him, he struck.
The two blows were simultaneous. !
struck to try to avoid his blow"
He denied having knucks. When the
officer started to ask him If he realized
that he would probably die and that
what he was saying would be his last
statement, Pope interrupted him and said:
II make this as my dying declaration"
Attorney Cox represented Granada. and
the young man made no statement upon
his advice. The verdict was not a great
while in being reached, though Ii was
not unanimous One juror wanted to re-
lease Granada altogether. The other five
were for holding him for further inves-
Despite the fact that oficers made a
thorough search of the clothing of Pope
Immediately after the stabbing no weap-
on of any kind was found.
VANTED-Two statesmen in each state: $50