Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-04
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1or what he declares was his perjured
testimony.
The lad goes into great detail as to
the manner ia which his testimony
was built up, and asserts that he told
Black repeatedly that II was lie, but
that the detectives inyariable reply
was that it would be AL right and
that he would give Epps some monev
TO get out of town after the trial II
he wished 10 go.
Black is the witness who wilted I'm
der the trrible fire OF Luther Rosser 8
cross examination during the Frank
trial and became so confused that Lc
was compelled 20 leave the stand.
Here is the Epps affidavit in fun:
Epps Boys Affidavit
state Of Georgia-County Of Bald
win
Now comes George Epps, who,
upon his solemn oath, deposes ana
says: I am Is years OF age reside
at No. 246 Fox street, in the city OF
Atlanta. but at present I am the re
formatory AZ Milledgeville. Georgia
In August 1913, / was witness LOT
the state against Leo NJ. Frank VINO
was at that time on trial for the muir
der OF Mary Phagan
IT was also called as a witness by
the Solicitor General before the Cor
oners inquest over the death or Mary
Phagan.
u now state that nj both, the Cor
oner's inquest and the trial or Leo NJ
Frank | swore falsely. | now state
that was persuaded to give the ialse
testimony in both OF the betcre-nleh
toned hearings by Detective Johh
ne
tell the truth and relieve my mlnu
and conscience and clear myself OF
the perjured testimony given AT both
hearings | have prayed to COO TOT
forgiveness, and ] now want 10 eN-
plain all OF the circumstances ana IN
nuences that made me swear falsely
al both OF those hearings l VIII say
that the only statements In my tesu-
monv that is Of truth IS that knew
Mary Phagan and that rode on me
street car with her on April 70, 1913,
which was the last time ] ever saw
Mary Phagan alive
ITO explain all Of the particulars as
to how ! become to be lead 70 give
false testimony in the Mary Phagah
case. ! will begin with my hrst meet
ing with Detective John Black, OF lne
police force My home Is IN the
neighborhoo1 in which Mary FhaBah
lived. and | knew her and most of the
ne{ghb1rhood knew her and IT was
known throughout the neighbornood
that John Black was making IN
quiries there for boys and girls or
neighbors that knew her,
Tells Of Black Seeing Him.
ut was known generally IN the
neiphborhood that l played with Mary
phapan and talked with her around
the streets OF the neighborhood. IN
Nav Iq1g I was employed at Hirsch-
SHIFTS Red Factory In the city of At
lanta. and one day in May ! was told
bv nv boss I'm the factory there was
somebody out at the front who want
ed to see me. and I went out ana the
man who was there and who wanted
to see me was Detective John black.
He then told me that he understood
that | knew something ABOUT inc
Mary Phagan case. ! toid nun
didn't know anything about the MARY
Phaehan murder case, but in replN 10
his further questions, adullIteu lhaN
knew Mary Phagan.
81 also told him that I rode down
town on the same car with Mary Pha-
gan on April &c. 1913. He asked me
what time | boarded tn ecar, and !
told him it was between 10 ana 10
minutes to u. He asked me how !
knew the time, and ! told him had
seen the time on a clock that Is IN
Mr. Brvan's store There is In this
store A clock. and while standing IN
the door OF this store | noticed that
clock The minute hand was then
between the hours Of and 10 ana
the hour hand was nearly 10 IL
o'clock know that this clock IS not
reliable as TO time sometimes II
doesn't run at all, but IT Is the only
clock that I saw; that Is how J kne"
the time that I was boarding the car
u had been playing ball, and, being
Saturday, | did not work at the rae
tory. hut went downtown and sold
newspapers, and I generally left home
10 go downtown about II o'clock but
I was afraid / would be late this day
April % Black further questioned
me il saw Mary Phagan on the car
and 7 told him ! did: that she sat IN
the front seat on the left hand side
facing forward, and l sat three seats
behind her.
Spoke to Her on Street
81 did not speak to Mary Phagan on
the car. but when We got off the car
at Marietta and Forsyth streets Mary
got off ahead of me, and ! said, Hell
10, Mary. Where are YOU gong "
Mary answered. and said, I'm going
to get my money and 20 TO see the
parade, this day being Decoration
Day and a holiday. This was all OF
the conversation that had with Mary
on that day. ] last saw Mary as she
was going over the Niaduct south on
Forsyth street, and ] went under the
viaduCt TO The Journal building