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

eating him as an accessory to the
murder by declaring that Frank had
said that the girl had struck her head
accidentally. This relieved Conley
from any guilty knowledge of the
girls death. Had Conley framed his
story so as to have Frank admitting
numbering the girl, Conley would
have been an accessory to the crime
and would have been liable to the
death penalty.
Mystery in Notes.
Another weird feature is contained
in one of Conley's stories of the note
writing He said that he wrote one
Of the notes and that Frank wrote
another Yet the two notes are ad-
mittedly in identieally the same
handwriting
After this is explained. those in
terested in the case will ask how
Frank could have been satisfied with
these incoherent notes, in the first
place. It will be represented that if
the notes actually had been dictated,
as the negro says they were. there
would have been some intelligibility
and evident sequence to the notes.
Instead, they say, the notes are exact
ly like the ramblings Of a drunken
and ignorant person.
Darley's Contradiction.
No explanation ever has been given
Of the wide discrepancies in the time
Of different events on the day of the
tragedy, as narrated by the negro
and as described by others who were
actual participants in the events. One
Of the most glazing is that Of the
conversation which Conley says ne
overheard between Foreman barley
and Miss Matte Smith Conley has
declared that he heard this between
II and z o'clock. barley insists that
he left the factory with Miss Smith at
$3.50 in the morning. At this time
Conley says he was not in the factory,
but that he came later at the invita-
ton Of Frank
Conley may not be able to explain
these breaks in his story at this time,
but he surely win be asked to explain
them satisfactorily when he is called
as a witness il the trial of Frank.
My Duty, Says Dorsey.
Stating that the wife Of a man &C
Cused Of a crime would be the last
person to learn Of or admit, his guilt,
and that the most unpleasant feature
of d prosecuting attorneys duty was
the suffering that must necessarily
fall to the lot Of innocent relatives,
Solicitor Hugh NJ. Dorsey replied Fri
day 10 the letter Of Mrs. Leo N.
Frank bitterly crlticising his alleged
methods Of obtaining evidence
In speaking Of the Phagan case, the
Solicitor said that Frank had been in
dicted by the Grand Jury, and were
he inclined TO believe otherwise than
in his guilt, il was his sworn duty To
prosecute the case against the man
under indictment and no other
The police and the detectives, he
said. were obtaining the evidence. and
rot mis- office.
His statement follows.
Il have read the statement printed
in the Atlanta newspapers over the
signature OF Mrs. Leo NJ Frank, and !
have only 70 say, without in any wise
taking issue with her premises. as I
might that the wife Of man accused
OF crime would pTObably De lne last
person to learn all OF the facts estab-
fishing his guilt, and certainly would
be the last person to admit his cuipa-
bilftv even though proved BY over
VhelminR evidence to the satisfaction
Of every impartial citizen beyond the
possibility OF res sonable doubt
Since the discovery Of this crime !
have rigidly adhered 70 my consistent
policy o. refraining from newspaper
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