Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-28

expert evidence OF its own to the
c-Atrary.
Evidence by Mis- Jimmie Mayfield
and Mrs Cora Falta, factory en-
ployees is then quoted to show that
the hair was not Mary Phagan's.
These two young women testify alb
solutely to that fact, declaring they
knew Mary Phagan well and that the
hair found was much lighter and
altogether different.
Albert Meningitis Reputation of
the testimony he gave that he saw
Frank at the Selig home on the day
OF tne crime and that he acted
susplciously Is then quoted The de-
tense says Mcknight swears the
statement was written and prepared
by Albert Craven, a white man em-
ployed by the Beck g. Gregg Hard
ware Company, and was witnessed by
r. II. Pickett and Angus Morrison
Jr,, both employed by the same Arm
They declare the negro was told that
ne would have to stick 10 his false
story because II had been witnessed
mcknight swears that he was
threatened with the chaingang II he
changed the story prepared for him
when ne now brands as an entire
untruth. Mcknight says now he left
the Selig home before 1880 and ana
not see Frank at all on the dav of
the crime. The defense contends
that Craven planned To collect the
reward offered for the arrest ana con !
viction Of the slayer, a part of which
ne promised 10 Mcknight. Mcknight
says he was weak enough to follow
Craven's directions after he had been
thoroughly drilled The defense
points out that the Mcknight testi
nlony was relied upon strongly BY
the state to shatter Franks abb
ana that the Reputation should en-
ute him TO a new trial.
MIS-. J, 3. Simmons evidence that
tne solicitor failed TO cal. her as q
witness after she had Informed him
that she heard screams from ths
basement OF the factory Al 9.sa
o'clock is set forth as further Justin .
cation for q new trial. Mrs Sim
mons is quoted as declaring that the
solicitor tried hard to make her
change her story. but that she stead !
lastly refused. The motion then con j.
tains this paragraph:
defendant further shows that A
mas come to the knowledge OF this
defendant since the motion for new
trial was denied, that on April 96
1919 between $50 and 3 o'clock. or
Wnltehal street. that he fact that
said Solicitor General Hugh M. Dor
sey had seen Frank at about the time
Just stated Is the reason that he at
tempted TO discredit the statement
made him by Mrs. Simmons"
the defense contends that the
states whole case revolved about the
theory that the girl was killed be.
tween 1905 and 1920 and thai Mrs
Simmonst' testimony given 10 the "a.
licitor that she heard screams al Ia
would tend to show the girl was alive
an hour after the State contends she
was killed.
The testimony OF Mrs. Ethel Har.
ris Miller that she saw Frank al
Whitehall and Alabama streets he.
tween 100 and 1si0 follow. Her Ar.
fidavit Is submitted.
Girl Repudiates Testimony.
Dewey Hewell was one OF ths
States witnesses against Frank ~
the trial. She was called to show
that Frank had tried to force his a.
tenttons on Mary PhaRan and thai
he was a man OF bad character.
In the affidavit made for the de.
Tense she states clearly that she wa,
coached and drilled In her testimon,
given on the stand, and that Maggie
Grifiin, another of the States chaiac.
ter witnesses, was one of those mos
eager IN coaching her.
She declares that the Griffin cir
told her exactly what 10 say and thai
others were coached In a sir1ila,
manner; that when some OF their
said they we're afraid to 20 on IN,
stand and tell an untruth, the Grim
girl said that she wasn't afraid ant
was going on the stand and tell ~.
i actly what the Solicitor wanted.
The Hewell girls affldavit set,
forth that she told Maggie Gri6lr
that she knew nothing against Franz
and nothing about Mary Phagan anS
that the Griffin girl told her TO "a
on the stand just the same and saS
that she knew Franks character n
be bad and that she had seen Franz
whispering TO the Phagan girl witt
his face very close to her.
Dorsey's Methods Attacked.
Now we'll go over Il again so thai
YOU won't forget it, the Griffin cir
said. according 10 the afiidavit, after
she had given directions as 70 how
Dewey Hevell should testify.
y A strong attack upon the methods
OF SOLICITOR Dorsey Is contained ir