Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25
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Police Try in Vain to Get Him
to Add Materially to His
Important Affidavit.

Puzzled by several Of the state
ments of Jim Conley in regard to his
part in the happenings the day that
Mary Phagan was killed, the police
have resumed the questioning from
which the negro had been free since
he was taken to the police station
by the detectives.
One point that has not been
cleared up Is why Conley saw every
one else that went into or left the
factory and yet failed to see Mary
Phagan.
Conley, on Sunday, was confronted
by Monteen Slower. He identified
her as the girl he saw enter the
factory shortly after IL O'Clock on
the day of the crime. Yet he still
maintains that he did not see Mary
Phagan, although Mary must have
entered the factory either just before
or just after the Slower girl was in
the building. The evidence in the
possession of the State shows that
there could hardly have been more
than three to fve minutes inter-
vening between the times that the
two girls were in the factory.
Want Clearer Statement.
Conley has been asked to explain
this apparently improbable eireum-
stance. conley at first denied that
he had seen Lemmie Quinn in the
factory on the Saturday OF the muir
der. Later he said he had seen the
factory foreman. Which statement Is
believed by the State is not known.
What explanation is made by the
negro for lying in regard TO the
matter also is conjectural.
Mary Phagan left her nome on
AnrtI 2s at about 1850 o'clock. Liv-
ing in Bellwood, it is regarded as un-
likely that she reached the factory
m less than rs minutes, or at 12:lo.
Monteen Slower has testified that she
visited the factory at about l2;lo'
which would be just before Mary
Phagan had entered the factory II
the times testified to are correct
Conley. on this account, has been
asked If he saw, from his vantage
point behind the boxes, Monteen Sto-
ver enter the factory at l9:1O O'clock
and Lemmie Quinn enter at l2:20'
whv he did not see Mary Phagan
when she entered in the interval be-
tween the visits of the Slower girl
and Lemmie Quinn.
Sticks to His Story.
Another point on which he has been
questioned is as TO how he could have
left his home at the time he has tes-
tIhed and visit all the saloons OF
which he has told and still meet
Frank at Nelson and Forsyth Streets
as Frank was on his way to Montag
Brog. factory. Frank, according to
the statements of members of the
Montag firm, was in their building
by 10 o'clock. Yet the things that
ConIey has testified to doing would
have taken him until considerably
after 10 O'Clock, according to a con-
servative estimate.
He also has been quizzed on other
noints in his testimony which appear
at variance with the facts, but he has
stuck steadfastly to the story told in
his last affidavit. Solicitor Dorsey
has said that he has been unable TO
shake the negro in any important
particular.
Deny Hoke Smith Story.
ATTORNEY Luther 2. Rosser. chief Of
counsel for Frank. made strenuous
denial Wednesday that any effort had
been made TO connect Senator Hoke
Smith whit he defense. similar
denial was made by Herbert Haas,
associated with Mr.. Rosser in the de-
Tense. Neither was able to say how
the rumor had started.
Frank A. Hooper, who is assisting
Solicitor Dorsey in the prosecution,
said that the State would be pre-
pared Monday to fight the subpenas
duces tecum issued by the lawyers
for the defense. 1t is regarded as
improba BILE, however, that the defense
will bring the matter to an issue IN
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