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

I not admit that he could until longer
! Genial was useless
CD He was caught washing shirt
a thing he had never done before, and
when caught gave foolish excuse.
Trapped Into Confession.
CgD He denied all participation in
or knowledge ~ the crime until he
was driven by the charge that he
wrote the notes found near the BODY.
Oh ON May Is he made signed
statement outlining his actions on
April &c, making no mention Of the
murder.
GD on May "a ne made an afilda-
Wit. He said that on April %, before
/ the murder on April 90 he wrote the
| rotcs at the request 81 Frank, Tor
which Frank gave him cigarettes and
$3.50, and added statements about
| Franks people IN Brooklyn and an
/ inquiry by Frank as 20 why he should
/ hang
CD on May 2s Conley made a long
affidavit. FUN Of contradictions and
absuriifies. beginning II as follows:
81 make this statement, my second
statement I'm regard 70 tho murder OF
Mary Phagan az the National Pencil
factory In my first statement made
the statement that ] went into the
pencil factory on Friday, April Is, and
went into Franks office at five min
utes to / o'clock. which In q mistake
I made this statement in regard 10
| Friday IN order that / might not he
accused OF knowing anything Of this
murder, for I thought n ! put myself
there SATURDAY. they might accuse me
~ 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"
! tiO After this beginning he sets
| out with variations the writing of the
notes on Saturday instead OF on Fri
/ day, and iu a long. rambling state
| ment HE movements M home and on
/ Peters Street on Saturday and on
/ Monday az tho factory, most Of which
/ il wholly disconnected with the muir
III on May 20. 1918, although he
/ had already sworn that he had made
/ his true. fun and last statement nc
1 mndc another statement IN which he
| purported 70 MD MT Frank - con-
/ ceaiinE tho body " Mary Phagnn
/ This statement IN FOIL OF ccntrndic-
| lions and wholly irreconcllnble with
/ itself md with the known facts sur
! rounding the murder
Cm) lie closes this remarkable am
/ deyit In the following words. THE
! reason I have not told this before 10
1 that J thought AR Frank would got
/ out ana help ms out, but Il seems that
1 no In not going 90 &c. out Hnd ! DO
| cldod 90 tell the whole truth about the
/ natter"
"coniey's Guile Shown"
Cn1 These are Some " the fhCt'
/ well known 10 tho public and 70 tht
| Detectives, showing Conley'H gum
4 There are other powerful facts whicl
! could readily hc brought before ih'
/ Grand jury
/ 4 These inroherrHt, glbbvriHg state.
prnts will n is believed impress th'
/ Grand Jury II the negro Conveys c"s'
De- submitted 90 a.
o The Grand Jury can be trusted u
I scan these queer statements lu IN
light ~ ai the surrounding facts mn
/ circumstance, ana, taken IN eonnrc
lion with aU the otHar facts imril
gsfira CDuiey, IH-y proclaim hts gun
| beyond am reasonable doubt,
tI0l The detectives uhsgssod
tagy are with the assumption tina
Cunisv Is a tool ami Rot "a murder .
ure mht tn keep hiH 90 their sol
and unlimited power Under lNel
rTatsctfua care Cuuiay instead e
being left to- tell tra TRUTH viii q
length deceive himself into lFu lee
lief that instead of being q Wur1rfe
hf j, an unfortunate victim
Detectives Protecting Negro
an That Cuulsy and his ceunzt