Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09

was thrown against the mdcnln
Later Barrett testified pos
lively that the blood stains /
the second floor were not ther
before the crime. He is certai
that the girl was attacked 0
the second floor and Just as ce.
tain that Conley, not Frank, We
the slayer.
The letter reads:
Editor The Georgian:
would like to make a state
ment in regard to the Mary Pha-
gan murder
Sees Motive for Notes.
II Jim Conley found AIary's
body in the plating department
near the ladies' toilet, why wasn't
blood found on the floor there?
He said that he carried the dead
girl 70 where the blood was
found, but ii looks to me as
though he must have let her fan
with some force 20 cause all Of
that blood when there was none
where he says she was found
If Jim Conley wrote that note
reading that long tall black ne
gro did this by hisself," It looks
like to me as though II were a
trap 10 catch SNOWFALL the ell
evator boy. but "Snowball's'
handwriting does not correspond
with Conley's or Newt Lees. and
I guess Jim had to switch onto
another track and lay the blame
On Frank.
Il looks shaky to me. ! don't
think that Mr.. Frank would
stand at the head Of the stairs
and let Jim holler. Come on
and help me. she is too heavy"
Nor do / think that Mr.. Frank
would carry the dead girl TO the
elevator when there were people
working on the top floor who
might come down al any minute
and see him carrying the body.
It seems TO me that II Mr.. Frank
committed the murder Of Mary
Phagan, he would have left her
body in the metal department
No, Jim carried her to the base
ment. where the night Waterman
found the body, and / will tell
you how he found il.
Why Did He Go to Basement?
He went from the second floor
down one flight Of stairs. then
crawled through the scuttle hole,
about - feet square, and went
down the ladder into the base
ment. Then he walked about l25
feet to the dingy toilet and he
saw the body about 90 feet from
there. for there is a toilet on
every floor. There is no clock in
the basement TO punch and Lee
had no fire to make in the boiler.
it being Sunday morning. Why
al this particular time did ne go
to this mart of the basement?
why did Jim Couley come
down to the metal department
the day that he was arrested? He
came down to wash his shirt.
Why didn't he do that on some
other floor? He knows that he
came in our department TO
watch and see If they had found
Mary's hat and shoe. He prob
ably knew that they had not
found her money. for money is
not a good thing 10 lay around.
Frank Is Optimistic.
Leo NJ. Frank maintained hi
cheerful and optimistic attitude dur
Ing the visits Of many Of his friend
and relatives Sunday and Mondal
Thirty persons were admitted TO n
Tower 70 see him on the Sabbatl
Among them was Mrs Frank. wit
whom he dined in the afternoon.
He had little to say TO any Of n
visitors directly in regard 70 th
charges which have been mad
against him He declared. howeve
that he was awaiting his trial wit
every expectation of receiving con
plete vindication. He said that 9
not only that his own innc
cence would be proved. but that n
guilt would be fixed upon the rel
author Of the crime
Franks appearance be Is out b