Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-25
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says that sbo went into Franks office
st 1880 and that Frank was at the
safe with his back toward her. and
that he jumped as though he were
frightened when he saw her in the
room.
"Coniey SAYS that he saw the girl
20 upstairs: that he heard footsteps
going 10 the rear OF the factory. ar
though she and Frank were going to
enc metal room; that he heard a girrs
scream
BLOOD was found on the second
floor. II was pointed out by Conley
az one OF the places where he and
Frank had dropped the body OF the
slain girl II was Just another piece
Of evidence in the mountain that
showed Conley was aiding that con-
summate actor Leo Frank, IN hiding
the body.
1.-THE hair was found on the lathe
Monday morning by Barrett lie said
that II was not there Friday night.
There was no one working Saturday
in the metal room How did the hair
get there2
Undertaken Washed Hair.
TT II were permissible J would
tell you whose hair ] think II was.
As ] am not permitted. J ask YOU
what you think about g. Grace HiX
and Barrett believed ~ 10 be Mary's,
Magnolia Kennedy testified that IT
looked like Mary s. Ghncsliug tells
you that he washed the pair With
pine tar soap and that this would
make n much lighter, which would
account for any difference in appear
ance that Or. Harris or anyone else
might have discovered
The hair on top OF the head is
different in size and color from the
hair on other parts Of the head. Some
single hairs have three different col
ors. There's q difference between hair
that is alive and hair that is dead.
The hair found on the lathe Monday
morning and shown TO "a girl later is
different from what Il was when found.
This hair proposition in ridiculous.
say the evidence clearly shows that
the hair was Mary Phagau's.
Jim Conley heard that girl scream
aud he went and helped Frank take
the body TO the basement. and lie
promised TO come buck and ncip
Frank burn that body. Thuuk God
old Jim d'd drink, And 7 THANH, Cod
that after he got out from under the
influence of Frank and the whisky he
didp't so back
Il take no pleasure IN prosecuting
this negro. ] am sorry 1t couldn't al
be put upon Leo Frank, the man who
was really acting when Conley wrote
those notes.
Would Free coniey.
This so called mystery is no mys-
terry at all. HIS honor Is the one to
say what Conley's fate shall be. Per
sonally ] feel kindly toward Jim Con
ley. and II the law and the fact didn't
demand that ] ask his conviction. I
would say let him go and hide out as
Albert Mcknight has done | don't
care how far he goes. nor where ne
goes, nor who givos him the money.
II you have any reasonable doubt that
Conley IS guilty. ] say let him go. |
say he is guilty and that YOU can give
only the verdict Of guilty
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Dorsey's
speech Mr. Smith, for the defense,
again addressed the jury.
MY friend Dorsey has talked much.
hut he has not shown to You thaJ
Jim Conley SIS an accessory after tho
fact in tbs murder Of Mary Phasan.'
said he
wherein did Dorsey show YOU this
man had ever concealed the facts IN
this case from the magistrate. Dor
Bey SAYS Coulcy lied and lied and He'd
lie did but ne lied to protect himself
and not to protect Frank. Conley
had no knowledge Of a murder.
Franks only statement 10 him WAS
that he had struck a little girl and
did not know how badly she was hurt
The law says tho accessory must have
q fun knowledge Of the facts OF a.
murder before he csn bc an accessory.
Didn't KNOW Girl Was Dead"
by Frank SfoWu statement to- CON
Icy. Frank could be- convicted only ot