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

and he knows IT. We have no spies
/ for use IN matters that do not con
! Germ US nor have We prying attend
| ants AT this Jail
AS ] said before. Smiths asser-
uons are too prepOstcrous TO take
! heed Of"
Intimidation Charged.
'pnIey.s attorney, william NJ
| Smith, IN petition ACCOMMODATING the
| Negroes affidavit declares that the
| county jail is sCantly guarded and
that prison regulations were extreme
| ~ lax
THE county prison has nj times
! but one guard inside its walls" the
D petition declares. "it is a physical
I impusSibility for this deputy to 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 dep0nent Wis
I tied James Conley at the county pris-
I on and that ~ was difficult for any,
/ thing % be done or said without the
espionage ~ these trusty prisoners.
VINO were overly anxious TO know the
character Of depOnents connection
/ with Conley's case.
Smith Sees Bias.
THAT depoueni talked with a man
| who, he Is advised is 81 Jewish ex-
traction and who depoueut believes
/ Is doing All ne can reasonably TO
4 place the blame for this crime on his
client tConley), and who rs DESTROYS
Of seeing the defendant Granb
cleared and this man admitted 10
| this deponent that he did visit The
/ cell OF said Conlcy and offered him
/ sandwiches and promised whisky and
| however he specifically disrlaimed
/ his being the party who had threat
/ ened said Conley at later hour and
stated that the sandwiches and whisky
We're offered IN good faith with no
intention TO harm Conley. that the
/ identity OF this party Is known 20 de-
| p0nent and can be given the court
| upon request; that knowing the CON
/ ditions az they exist at the county
/ Jail. depoucnt declares that the ends
! Of justice win not he served by de-
ltention ~ James Conlev at the county
| prison, but that same viii be mate
rally harmed and damaged
Conley Repeats Charges.
Conley In his affidavit, declared
/ thar during HIS stay In the county Jail
/ he was constantly being meuaCed by
! persons whom he suspected of the in
tsntion 70 poison him.
/ "Afflaut Rwears that he was visited
1 by numerous persons strangers TO
| him, while he was held in the county
| prison" the affidavit reads. "that de-
/ ponent Nas visited by a young man
| al one time who appeared 90 be of
! Jewish descent, who offered this de-
| pouoht sandwiches to cat. that dcpo-
| nent ala not eat the sandwiches. for
| fcar OF being poisoned, that late IN
| the night after tho lights had been
"THn a
| dcponent ana struck match and
/ looked IN and asked deDoueuI II he
did not know he would he hanged ,
/ told deponeut that he was relling a
/ Id lie on Frank and would he
hanged sure ns hi. asked dcpouent II
he did not know ho could shoot him I'm
his cell n he was mind Go do 50.
i that on account Of the darkness de-
| puurnt was unable to find out who
this wRs; that the only desire of de-
ponent II that he be- given protec-
tion and he in hands ~ sworn ON
Gers ~ the law and not turned over
90 amy prisoner or To 'trusty turn
/ keys where there is any possibility
FOR This deroucut to bee harmed ia any
way"
slap al Sheriff.
toul-y, I'm answer o. the ru.e mist.
further attacks the regulations al the
county iHlI and the treatment ag-
corded him Boo that institution.
Respond no o. advised that tine
AeEs To- practically ram OF tHg r-H
blocks are carried los convicted Grim
,ua.s, the answer states. "thHf uW-
ing to this condition. men have been
known tu saw through steel bars ami
cages and escape.
That thl.' respondent was imFr.s-
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