Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
PHAGAN DEFENSE
CALLS STATES
LEADERS
Franks Counsel Subpenas Dor
sey, Beavers and Lanford.
"TriCk," Says Hooper,
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ries Of the negro 70 tatters and make
his statements appear so utterly
ridiculous and Improbable that the
jury not only viii refuse TO accept
them. but viii interpret them as an
effort Of Conley 10 get from under tho
blame for a crime that he committed
himself
Chief Beavers is asked 10 bring into
court the written statement made by
Conley MAY is in the presence Of De
teCtive John r. Black and PluEertou
Detective Harry Scott also the atiI-
davit sworn 10 by Conley before q.
G. FEBRUARY in the presence Of chief
Lanford and Detectives Black and
Scott MAY "a, the affidavit made by
Conley May IS. the affidavit made by
the negro May 20 IN the presence 81
L,anford. Campbell and Scott and all
other written statements Of the negro
In the possession or control OF the
Chief.
Chief Beavers is asked. IN addition,
10 bring all the statements Of Newt
Lee. the negro night Waterman, Mon
teen Slower, the girl who testified that
Frank was not in his office when she
went for her money, W VI. Matthews,
and Miss Grace Hicks the girl who
Of Mary Phagan.
The defense has persistenuy ridi
culed the stories Of Jim Conley and
characterized them as cunning fabri-
cations to shift the blame on Franks
shoulders.
with me other amdavlts, which for
the most part are given Credence by 1
the defense. the attempt VIII be mere
ly to show that the evidence which
the prosecution holds 20 point toward
the guilt Of Frank only more firmly
fixes 70 upon the shoulders OF the
negro sweeper, and that the state
from time to time has shifted the
ground on which 1t based its theory
that Frank was guilty
Hooper Calls Move a Trick
Frank A Hooper. associated with
Solicitor Dorsey I'm the prosecution,
branded the move Of the defense as
thinlv yelled trick 20 lmpeaCh the tes-
timony of the witnesses called by the
State, and said that II was not at all
unlikely that the subpenaes would be
resisted.
He ntimated his belief that 1t was
the intention Of the defense to use
the afidavits as comparison with
the testimony OF the atlantis when
took the stand In an effort 10 pick out
every discrepancy and thus seek to
uiscredit the witnesses.
Before the conference between
Judge Roam and the attorneys on the
opposing sides began In the after
noon the judge announced that he
would be the one who would set the
date for the trial, after Onsulting
the convenience Of the attorneys.
He said that he desired to preclude
& .H.F he
called for June 80 and the witnesses
summoned and then one or another OF
the attorneys ask for a postponement
He expressed II as his purpose to
carry the case through 10 its compile
ton once Il was started.
Reuben Arnold, one Of the attorneys
for the defense said that he did not
see how the defense could make any
definite agreement on the date at this
time, beCaus of the possible Contin-
gencies that might arise before the
trial Solicitor Dorsey has announced
that he was prepared TO go ahead with
the trial at any time
Jury Panel Drawn.
Here is the first panel Of jurors
drawn:
L. l.. Knight. J NJ. Clayton. C. G
Chllds. J S. BAH, Joseph II. Horacek
q. T. Neri. r. j Cheshire c. L. Near
W. r Meadors. T. L. Hndman. L. II
Walter J c.. Roberts, L. Z. Baker, IA.
O. Kelley c. T. Bomar. j. ID. Cloud
man. G. II. Roalader, W G. Griffin,
W T. Waddeu. T. c. BerRren, W s
Risor. w. f. Wesley, W. F. Stewart, |
W r. Smith, n s Broadnax. ID. A
White, j. A. Reid J. r. Bailey. J C. |
Clayton, II, c. Bentley, II. NJ Robin
son, z. NJ, Iandrum NJ F. Rogers,
Morris Frankel. w. W Jones, II. S
johnson. w. A. Wellington, A. r.
Smith, Freeman Hiscox. John D.
Wing c. f Long w. T. Mccullough, |
Leon McCandless, j. II. Rosy, Z. l..
Florence. G. H. Cathcart. l.. II Bart
lett p. 2. Pound. s. w. Power. ]. w.
West. John G. Percy. j. c. Mckenzie.
J. T. Fehr. D. r. Burson T. + Conoly
c. c. Bowling, ]. G.. Ball, c. w Heery.
W. NJ, Morgan, w. Il Petree. u. z.
Pace. c. W Pickett, j. A. Bankston.
Johnston Miller. c. B. Mitchell. ] w.
Delbeck p, L. Soudan, II. NJ Chris
tie, a T. NcNeely, John NJ Green.
W W. Grabitt J. H. Graham.