Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19

and woman were reclining, by Police
man Lewis whitley 1t was shortly
after 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the
witness said and a bright day He
observed the two persons on the
grass. the man with his arm about
the woman.
The man had his back toward the
witness and he was unable to identify
him. His coat was of and he could
| not tell that II was a blue uniform
| coat. Norman was supposed to be Off
! ut 4 O'Clock. The testimony, there
fore, even II Identifying Norman.
would not serve to convict MIN Of i'm
proprieties while on duty.
MOorC's testimony was similar.
| Asked If it was Captain Norman he
saw, he replied: Il supposed It was. I
had pretty good idea II was he. but
! wouldn't swear to H. Whitley asked
us to go down there. We got about
twenty feet from them. The man had
his back to US. / did not know the
woman"
Policeman Lewis Whitley declared
that he had seen Norman and the
woman together number of times.
sometimes sitting on the ground, at
other times on the benches. on sew
eral occasions, he said, he saw Nor
carriage and on others he saw them
together In the park swings. He said
that Moore and Mills had reported to
him that they had seen Norman lying
on the ground while Mrs. Christman
was sitting up. He had kissed her
| and embraced her, and she had kissed
! him, they had told him, according 50
| his testimony.
Attacked as "Hearsay" Evidence.
Under further questioning, Whitley
| related even more raCy incidents
| which he said had been told him Of
| the aged captains conduct with the
| woman.
Attorney Thomas objected to this
| line of testimony as all hearsay evil
| denCe and not at all according to The
| testimony Of the young men Who had
| just appeared on the stand
Mayor Woodward asked n the
young mems first stai enAnts had been
made under oath. and vas told that
| they were not buk bad been made in
| formally to Captain ROole and Cap
| tain Mayo. Whitley sid that Nor
man was not on duty when Moore
and Mills spied on him, but that ne
| often had seen Norman ana Arps.
Christman walking about the park
and sitting on benches when Ne WAS
| on duty.
Attorney Thomas brought out In
| his cross examination tnu Norman
and the woman were sitting within
! three or four feet Of path and were
! making no effort 70 conceal the fac
| that they were together.
Policeman Grler gave probably the
most damaging and direct testimony
| against the former police captain.
He represented that he had been a
witness Of highly interesting oscula-
| tory performances between Norman
| and the woman.
Tells OF Kissing Bee.
Norman kissed her and she kissed
! him. he said.
More than once" he was asked.
ooh. yes"
We'll, how many times did she kiss
him"
Il can't say didn't count them. %
! he replied The spectators laughed
| and Norman looked serious. His Wife
/ and daughters looks assailed the wit
ness, but he gazed steadfastly in the
opposite direction. He had been q
witness OF these occurrences on two
occasions, he testified. August Is and
! August 2l
1 Digs Into Family History.
| Attorney Thomas went into Grier's
private and family history in his
! cross examination. a procedure to
/ which Grter very strenuously object
] ed Thomas attempted 10 show that
1 Grler mad been guilty Of conduct even
more reprehensihle than that charged
against Norman
Charles {. Howell, formerly a So
/ licitor for the Boston Dry Cleaning
I establishment, furnished the bulk Of
/ The evenings amusement. Howell
/ was represented by Thomas as a
Young man who had impersonated "a
member Of the vice squad and had
gone about the parks With a pair of
field glasses on gumshoe hunt for
- coming couples
i am a member Of a society that