Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-25
YEAR GIVEN
NE:GR)FOR
PART IN
GRIM:
Defense of Doomed White Man
Gives Twenty-one Grounds for
Reconsideration Of Appeal.

Jim Conley S conviction ON the
charge of being IN accessory
after the fact in the murder of
Mary Phagan, and the fling by
Leo Frank S counsel of motion
for a rehearing of arguments be-
fore the Supreme Court, were
Tuesday s important develop
ments in the Frank case.
1t took the jury only ~ minutes
to find the negro Conley guilty OF
the misdemeanor charge, Judge Hill
having ruled that the felony charge
could not be pressed and inside OF
another minute the Judge had called
Conley before the bar and sentenced
him to II months in the chaingang,
the limit
Solicitor Dorsey clearly indicated
that his personal desire was that Con
ley be set free but that he was
bound by the law and the evidence to
ask for a conviction If the Jurors en-
tertained no reasonable doubt of his
guilt.
Hair Strands Again Figure.
| The strands of hair found on
| lathe In the pencil factory metal room
| figured again in Tuesdays trial, the
Solicitor showing that he was not at
all ready to give up his contention
that they were from the head Of the
murdered factory girl In spite Of DR..
II. f. Harris belated acknowledge
ment that in his opinion the hair was
| not Mary Phagans
Twenty-one grounds for a rehear-
ing OF arguments in henalf OF re-
versal OF the lower court were set
forth by Franks lawyers in their
motion filed with the Supreme Court
All Of them commended that the high
er court in handing down its recent
unfavorable opinion, overlooked ma
terial points in the written and oral
arguments that were made by the
attorneys for the defendant
No Oral Argument.
| There viii be no oral argument
on the motion for rehearing. The
| Judges may announce their ruling at
any time after reviewing the reasons
submitted in the motion.
| In the event OF an unfavorable de-
cision. Franks lawyers are expected
| at once to file an extraordinary mo-
| ton for a new trial on the ground
Of newly discovered evidence. They
will cite Dr. Harris statement, the
| reputation of his testimony by AL
bert Mcknight and a number Of other
| points that have not been made public
| yet
The trial of Jim Conley ended at
l1:Os, when the jury returned with
| its verdict Of guilty.
ConIey Refuses to Talk.
ConIey, asked for a statement as he
was being led back to the Tower, had
only this to say:
NO, sir; l don't want to talk to mo-
body about nothing"
Albert Mcknight, sought for by half
q dozen detectives from the city de-
partmopt and by attaches of the So
licitor's Office could not be found IN
time to become a. witness at the trial.
He was earnestly desired by the So
licitor, who wished to grill him on his
astonishing confession Of perjury
which was made public last Saturday
night.
Solicitor Dorsey spoke briefly in his
closing address. He said
Jim Conley helped Leo NJ Frank
murder Mary Phagan, and the defense
admits it. II is a remarkable fact
that no one ever has been produced
to controvert Conley's statements exs
cept Leo NJ Frank a convict under
sentence Of death, and Conley saya
that he met Prank by previous agrees
ment on the day Mary Phagan was
murdered.
Witness Saw Negro on Stairs.
Mrs Arthur White saw the negro.
sitting on box at the foot OF the
stairs in the pencil factory just Whers
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