Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
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Hcitor Dorsey. with an investigation
Of the leaks in the department tax
ing place before tac Grand jury, the,
detectives are saying little to-day
about the Phagau case, but il was
nlsfu that thew were 3isappOinteG
that the Mcknight affidavit, which
had been heralae4 as document Of
the most vital Importance had taiien
fiat so far as actual value as evidence
was concerned.
The affidavit in tho frst place was
only hearssy evidence and would mol
have been received in any court To
top this she woman only re" houTs
after she Is said TO have made IN.
AFFIDAVIT made "a most emphatic anc
complete denial She aaia That she
had said nothing and that she hne"
nothing damaging % Frank.
T am not surprised al the turn ~
this feature of the case. is the only
comment that Chief Lauford would
make upon her Reputation.
Censorship Ordered.
Announcement was maze by Chief
Of Detectives Lanford Friday that he
had issued orders forbidding the Civ
ing out Of any Information TO the
newspapers except by the heads Of the
departments
The chief said that the order had
been given prior 20 any investigation
BY the Grand Jury into department
leaks" and was. therefore, not the
result Of the probe. II, however, was
not posted until Thursday night
The new order makes any member
Of the detective force liable TO imme-
diate suspension II he gives out in
formation without the authority Of
the head Of the department
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tectives Starncs and Campbell refus-
ed 10 intimate the nature Of the in
formation they CLEANED from Jim
Conlev's wife after they had ques-
toned her al length in the office of
Solicitor Dorsey. They would not
even divulRc the reason for question
ing her again.
Franks Cook Missing.
The report that NinolI Mcknight
repGted author Of The sensational
affidavit against Leo NJ Frank had
disappeared from hey home added
another mystery TO the Phagan muir
Ger investigation Friday.
She was not az the Selg residence,
SIS East Georgia Avenue where she
had been employed as cook and
where she returned Immediately AZ
ter she was released from the police
station II was said she could not
be found az her home iu the rear OF
35l Puuiam street and tho detectives
denied they had her in custody again
Her whereabouts was complete
mystery, although the search that was
being made was expected TO locate
her within a short time II was not
believed that she had left town, but
rather that she was IN hiding az IN"
home Of one Of her acQudiutanceE Or|
relatives 90 avoid further questioning
by the police ana newspaper report
ers.
Gordon Represents Whom2
George Gordon, whose name has
been mentioned frequently as the at
torney Of the Mcknight woman. was
asked Friday 10 define his connection
with the phsEan case. This he de-
Clined 20 do. He was asked whether
his services had been engaged per
sonauy by the Mcknight woman OF
by other parties. He refused TO an
swer.
What does the woman say" he
inquired
"she says that she doesn't even
know YOU" he was told He would
make no comment ON this inform
alton. citing instead the example of
a certain wise old owl that found
that the less he said the more he
heard Then be proceeded faithfully
20 emulate the example OF the owl by
returning to his typewriter
Say Woman Is Lying.
That Minola Mcknight was lying
when she asserted that she never had
signed an affidavit On regard 20 con
versstious she had heard between
Mrs Leo Frank and her mother was
the statement Friday OF Ernest Pick
EFT and Roy Cravcns the two eW-
ployees az the Beck a Gregg hard
ware store whose Information led 90
the arrest OF the Mcknight woman
They did not wish 10 talk az length
on the matter. but desired 10 make
this particular statement in reference
TO the affidavit as they said that they
had been present during the time the
affidavit was being prepared and when
the Mcknight woman signed IT,
They said that considerable persua-
sion was necessary before the woman
finally consented 90 talk but that aft
or she began she told her story with
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