Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-04

was printed. and that was the first
that he or my mother knew OF my
having been before the Coroners in
quest and what | aid testified to.
Both my mother and father talked
to me about the evidence as published
In the newspapers that | had given.
They said they knew / did not know
anything about the case, and that the
evidence published in the newspapers
gave by me was false Ny father
was very mad, and he tied my legs
and whipped me for lying. He
whipped me with the strap. | went
10 work at the factory after my whip
ping In the afternoon OF that day,
Dete tive Black and another detective
named Scott came TO the shop where
/ worked and sent in for me. / went
out to see them, and they sent me
back into the shop to get boy named
Boyd Towns to get him to say what
he knew about the Mary Phagan case.
Scott and Black claimed that Boyd
Towns had heard somebody say that
they had heard Mr.. Frank say some
thing about being sorry he killed
Mary Phagan, but Boyds Towns de-
MED that he knew anything or had
heard anything about 1t and nothing
came Of II.
Black Calls Him Again.
The next day following, when
went back to the shop to go to
work was told that they had a boy
in my place. | did not hear anything
more from or see Detective Black for
some time. One evening Detective
Black came out TO where | lived and
told me to come to Solicitor Dorsey's
office at 1890. My mother was pres
ent when Black called on me that
evening, and Black did not say any
thing to me about the case, further
than ttoell me to come to the Solic-
itors Office the next morning.
Il went to Solicitor Dorsey's office
the next day as instructed by Black.
| arrived there at 1890 o'clock,
When | arrived | was told that Mr..
Dorsey was busy and couldn't see me
just then, and | waited a few min
utes In the hall near his office; then
Black opened the door from Dorsey's
office. and said, hello, George, come
in
There was no one in the room but
Solicitor Dorsey, Detective Black and
myself. Black and Dorsey sat near
each other at a desk, and | sat over
In corner. Mr.. Dorsey said to me-
George, We have got you down here
to refresh your mind.on the testimony
that you have given at the coroners
Inquest He then questioned me
about the time | had got on the car
on April 20, and then told him that
Detective Black had directed me to
say that / got on the car at ten min
utes to twelve. He asked me If ri
sat on the seat with Mary Phagan
on the way down town, and told
him ] sat three seats behind her, and
Black looked at me very hard De-
tective Black and Mr.. Dorsey, while
was being questioned by Mr.. Dor
sew ould have private conversations
between them that | could not over
near, and after one Of these CONVEX
Stations, Dorsey said. You sat in the
seat with her, didn't your then
told him, Yes, ! changed my seat and
sat with her. He wanted to know
whereabouts on the route we were
when | changed my seat, and / told
him Chestnut street.
Says Dorsey Said, "AII Right"
Then he asked me what CONVEX
sation Mary Phagan and / had on
the car, and l told him that / was
tired OF talking about this case, that
/ had told all that at the Coroner's
inquest, Mr.. Dorsey. while he was
talking TO me at this time had a kind
of book before him and there was
typewriting on the pages of it, and
he looked at this book all the time
he was questioning me and when Il
had told him that II was just like /
had said at the Coroner's inquest,
he said, That is all right, you Just
stick to that
After this conversation In Mr..
Dorsey's office, with him and Detec-
ffua uIaal nnfAnfIya al. f1tI
me out in the hall, and told me ne
wanted me to be sure about the
time, and not forget II when / got
OF the car with Mary on April 2Sth,
and You stick to 1t. as about seven
minutes after twelve, and said that
the reason he wanted me to remem-
Der this and stick TO this was that 1t
supported Jim Conley's story as to
time, and he wanted my time to be
the same as the time C0nley had said
Il was. and to agree with II. ! prom
Used Black that l would do as he told
me to. Detective Black also said at
this time that he had found o man
by the name of Page, who was on
the car with me on April 2Sth and
had seen me sitting with Mary Pha-
gan, and told Black that that man
must be a liar. because ] didn't sit
with her. He said. That Is all right,
George. you do as l tell you; this
fellow saw you in the seat with Mary
and al this time told Detective Black
that | didn't want to get into any
trouble and | wished I had not gone
into this case, and he told me to so
right on and do just like he said and
he would see that ! didn't get into
any trouble.
"And then l left Black In the hall
and went out and when l got out on
the street met boy know and who
lives in the neighborhood, but / can't
Just recall his name. He drives q
horse and buggy and carries wall pa
per samples for the Piedmont Wall
Paper Company and got In the bug
gy with him and rode around while
he delivered some samples and came
back OF town and | got out OF his
buggy at the corner of Mitchell and
Forsyth street, and | then went on
home heard nothing more OF Black
for some little time, and then one ev-
ening a man named Hunter, from Mr..
Dorsey's office came TO y house and
left me two subpoenas. one of which
called me to Mr. Dorsey's office. the
next morning. and the other one to
appear at Mr. Franks trial when II
began. | do not know the dates.
Swore to Lie on Stand, He Says.
THE next morning I went to Mr..
Dorseys office and was told that
could not see him; that he was at the
fail with Mr.. Black They telephoned
him at the Jail from his once. and