Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12
COIyer Accused by Youth of
Changing Transcribed Copy
of Conversations.

The famous photograph records wei
padded:
District of Columbia, City of
Washington-Personally appeared
before ne. the undersigned, a
Notary Public, of the District Of
Columbia, George NJ. Gentry. who
on oath states that:
On Wednesday, May q, 1918,
at or about 10 o'clock in the
morning, Mr. Gay C. FEBRUARY
called me over the telephone and
desired to know If 1 would do
some stenographic work for him.
I told him I would. but that I
couldn't get of until noon. He
said that they were in a hurry for
it and he would like for me to
come at once, so l arranged to
get off and went down to his Of
fee. He took me into the Chiefs
Office and the Chief told me he
wanted me to take down some
testimony. and he asked me If l
NbuAO WHO vel last MI + Nb
uary assured Chief Lanford that
l was a good stenographer and
could do the work all right. The
Chief then told me that the work
he wanted done required some
body that could be trusted all
right, and I assured him that |
always treated all stenographic
work / did as confidential Chief
Lanford told me then that what
he wanted me to do was to take
down a conversation that would
take place in a hotel. and he
asked me il l thought l could
take II over a photograph. (Mr.
Surles coming in at that time
with a satchel, which he opened
and which contained wires and
other paraphernalia in connection
WITH a photograph OUTFIT
Watched Dictograph installation.
After a few minutes, during
which time Mr., FEBRUARY was abb
sent. we went over to the VIII
Hams House No. on North For
syth Street. Atlanta, Fulton
County, Georgia Ont. FEBRUARY
and d, and | was instructed to
go into room No q OF this hotel
Mr. Surles and Mr.. Colyar were
there and they probably had to
make ARRANGEMENTS for adjoining
rooms as Mr.. Surles commented
to me that they hadn't decided
Just what 10 do with the dictO-
graphs. After a time Colyar came
in and instructed Surles to follow
him, and gave me Instructions to
hfl rr#fGhaz NJ r.
FEBRUARY came in and ! told him
that If / had to wait much longer
by myself ! was going back to the
office / was then allowed TO
come into the room where they
were installing the photographs
Zone on each end of the bottom
board Of the bureau just under
the bottom drawer on the back of
the board), the wires being run
through the keyhole Of the door
between room 81 and room 80.
The bureau was then screwed
against the door facing. At about
1890 I started getting accustomed
TO Febuary's and Colyar's voice
Went Through Rehearsal.
At first ] could not hear at all,
but gradually / was able to hear
more distinctly and after an hour
or two of diligent practice / was
able 10 Use the photograph and to
distinguish voices very clearly
Right at the beginning / found
that I would not be able to hear
anything with the windows up.
When they were closed it became
rather. stuffy and this, coupled
with the strain I was under, add
ed to my distraction ! stopped
practicing at PAS that afternoon
and went downstairs to the office
Of the hotel. where ! awaited Mr..
Folders arrival. / saw him cross
Forsyth Street, and after he,
FEBRUARY and COlyar went up
stairs. or were just about at the
top Of the stairs, I started up and
saw the three enter room 81 Of
the Williams House. located as
mentioned previously. / then inn
mediately went into room 80 and
closed the door, partly. but did
not lock IT, The windows were
down and so I went directly TO
the table and placed the receiver
over my head and started writ
ing what ] heard. ] took down all
the conferences that took place
At somewhere around 5 that aft
ernoon I left the hotel and went
TO Mr.. r. b Bliss house and took
some diCtation. From there l
went home and changed my collar
l returned 10 the office OF the
General Fire EXtinguisher Com
pany, 276 Marietta Street, where
] wrote the diCtatiOn he had