Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-13

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denied that he could write. and did
| not admit that he could until longer
| denial was useless
90 He was caught washing a shirt
| . thing he had never done before. and
when caught gave a foolish excuse.
Trapped Into Confession.
Cg) He denied all participation in
! or knowledge Of the crime until he
was driven by the charge that he
wrote the notes found near the body.
(h) on May rs he made a signed
! statement outlining his actions on
| April 26, making no mention Of the
| murder
90 on May "a ne made an afida-
Wit He said that on Aprtl %. before
| the murder on April 26 he wrote the
rotes at the request 81 Frank. for
/ which Frank gave him cigarettes and
$3.50, and added statements about
/ Franks people in Brooklyn and an
/ inquiry by Frank as 10 why he should
/ hang
90 on May Is Conley made a long
! affidavit, fun Of contradictions and
! absurdities, beginning Il as follows.
/ Il make this statement my second
/ statement IN regard 70 the murder OF
/ Mary Phagan At the National Pencil
/ factory In my FIRST statement ! made
| the statement that / went into the
| pencil factory on Friday, April 25, and
went into Franks ONCE at Ave min
| utee 20 o'clock. which IL a mistake,
! I made this statement In regard to
| Friday in order that might not be
| accused OF knowing anything Of this
murder, for ! thought II I put myself
| there Saturday they might accuse me
/ Of having a hand In II. and l now
make my second and last statement
| regarding the matter freely and vol
unfairly after thinking over the sit
uation, and | have made up my mind
10 tell the whole truth. and ! make II
| freely and voluntarily, without the
| promise OF any reward or from force
| or fear Of punishment in any way
First Confession Rambling"
CS) After this beginning he sets
| out with variations the writing OF the
notes on Saturday instead OF on Fri
/ day. and IN a long, rambling state
/ ment hip movements at home and on
/ Peters Street on Saturday and on
1 Monday at the factory. most OF which
| is wholly disconnected with the muir
| der.
III On May 20. 1918. although he
| had already sworn that no had made
| his true. full and last statement" ne
/ made another statement in which he
| purported 10 mid Mr. Frank n con-
| ceaiinE the body Of Mary Phagnn.
THIS statement ~ full OF ccntrndic-
| lions and wholly irreconcllable with
| Itself and with the known facts sur
rounding the murder
(u) lie closes this remarkable an
deyit In the following words: This
| reason I have not told this before IN
! that ] thought Mr., Frank would get
! out and help mo out, but II Socms that
! he 10 not going 90 got Out. and ! do
| clded 10 toll the whole truth about the
| matter"
"conlsy's ouiit Shown"
] (n) These are some ~ tho facts
| we'll known 20 tho public and to the
| Detectives, showing Coniey'H Euit'
There are other powerful facts which
/ could readily he brought before the
/ Grand Jury,
! \ These incoheront, sihbering state
| nents wifi. II II believed, impress the
| Grand Jury II the negro Conley's case
/ is submitted 60 Il,
! o Tho Grand Jury ran be trusted 60
! scan these queer stat sineiitz IN the
/ light ~ ali the surrounding facts ana
/ circumstances and, taken IN cohuut
! ton with an tho other facts inpil
| catirg Cuniey, they proclaim his guilt
beyond all reasonable doubt,
/ l0l The detectives, obsossed as
! they ars with tins assumption that
/ Conlay is Il tool ami not a murderer
are unfit Go keep him iu their sole
and unlimited power Under lhriT
protecting care Conisyi instead eI
I being left 10 tell the truth viii al
length deceive himself into the Bs
! lief that instead of being murderer
/ ne is an unfortunate victim.
Detectives Protecting Negro"
] IN That CoRiey and his counsel
/ wish il is she best reason Why u
shsHid he done As long as ne sticks
/ tu d story pleasing te the detectives
4 aF builds upon that story as a"dl-
IiBBs may be needed. DE Is assured
1 that the detectives will save him as
( far as possible fFsN the court aud
/ Grand Jury, ana vii, 90 far as they
can nN upon him 40 greater cflht
/ than a Ihis1eWeaH0Fs
/ gst Csnley ana his counsel an
I wise PhtFa Is faF tHem no o'hef
/ hope jhau for the detectives to hrrH
/ Caniey and save him from a comics
I sion that he committed the crime,
/ giving him immunity, provided he
/ continues 70 ggt iHe gGlst oit Fts'"N
Sheriff Shows Up Smith.
Denial Of practically every assSF=
I zion made 10y CoHlsy oF bis attaFH=55.
/ William NJ Smith, Regarding laT jai.
/ regulations or faa treatment az t.sa
negro 4.hlie in tIg EsGHt. prison. ~aS
made De- Sheriff NaHsUEE Whss '@=
/ formed af ise contents Of tRe q mas -
/ 4R6 petitions Submitted Ia Judge
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/ "Smj,s's 'Ssa,sgsasis aEE 3Rta#7I4,i =
I lies" said the SBerid There is as-
/ s4sa;eiy no. foundation fer belief by
I Cauisy that br Was belBg poisoned
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