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

Tor use in matters that do not CON
Germ us. nor have we prying attend
ants at this Jail.
AS ] said before. Smiths asser-
lions are too prepOSterous to take
heed Of"
intimidation Charged.
'onley's attorney, William VI
Smith. in a petition ACCOMMODATING the
Negroes affidavit, declares that the
county jail is scantily guarded and
that prison regulations were extreme
ly lax
The county prison has AT times
but one guard inside its walls" the
petition declares, at is a physical
imposSibility for this deputy 10 be at
all points and know what is going on.
that the actual custody Of the pris-
oners Is placed IN the hands Of trusty
prisoners, some OF whom are abso-
lutely unreliable; that deponent Wis
tied James tunley at the county pris-
on and that II was difficult for any
thing 10 be done or said without the
espionage Of these trusty prisoners,
who were overly anxious to know the
character OF deponent's connection
with Conley's case.
Smith Sees Bias.
That deponent talked with a man
who he Is advised Is 81 Jewi sh eN-
traction and who deponent believes
Is doing all he can reasonably to
place the blame for this crime on his
client CConley). and who IS DESTROYS
OF seeing the defendant CFrank)
cleared; and this man admitted 10
this depOnent that he did visit the
cell Of said Conley and offered him
4 sandwiches and promised whisky and
however he specifically disrlaimed
HIS being the party who had threat
ened said Conlcy nj "a later hour and
aFN a ..
were offered IN good faith with no
intention to harm Conley that the
identity OF this party is known TO de-
pOnent and can be given the court
upon request, that knowing the CON
. dltions as they exist at the county
, jail deponent declares that the ends
Of justice viii not he served by de-
tention Of James Conley at the county
, | prison, but that same win be mate
, rally harmed and damaged"
/ ConIey Repeats Charges.
Conley, I'm his affidavit. declared
that during his stay In the county Jail
, he was constantly being menaced by
. persons whom he suspected Of the in
, tentlon 10 poison him,
, "Afiiant swears that he was visited
by numerous persons strangers to
him, while he was held in the county
prison the affidavit reads; that de-
, ponont was visited ny a young man
az nne time who appeared TO be Of
Jewish descent who offered this de-
ponont sandwiches 10 eat: that dcpo-
. nent did not eat the sandwiches for
! fear Of being poisoned; that late in
tho night, after the lights had been
/ ! turned out, a man came To the cell Of
depOuent and struck match and
locked IN and asked dcponont II he
did not know he would be hanged /;
told deponeut that he was telling a
: id lie on Frank and would he
f. hanged sure as hi. asked dcponcnt n
he did not know he could shoot him in
a his cell n he was MIND go do 80.
a thHt on account Of the darkness de
| ponenl was unable TO md out who
this was that the only desire Of de-
a. ponent II that me be given prNteC-
q tion and be- I'm hands 81 sworn ON
GERS Of the law and not turned over
"a 60 any prisoner or to tru1ty turn
+. KEYS where there is any possibility
q for this deroneut 60 Doc harmed iu any
way"
SLAP at Sheriff.
I'll Ceniey, IA answer Go Tile rule mist.
further attacks tile regulations at the
= county i8I, and the treatment aD-
Il corded him iu lnat institution.
2 Resi- oudgut Is advised that the
e KEYS Co practically an uf the eel.
r blocks are carried hy convicted Grim
II malls, the answer states that oN-
% ms to this condition. men have been
know % iu saw through steel bars and
.FI cages and ESCAPE
That this respondent was imrris-
ou,d while ln The county jail directly
60 over the cell bIock in which said de
il PENDANT tFr8Uhl is detained. shat
IS lh.s respondent is advised and be
: ii-Ne- that The SHeTiI ot this county
EsuH.FTIN uTHt.4fH#-t thai fit f.f.nIr.