Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-27

expert evidence of its own to the
c -htrary.
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 abb
solutely to that fact, declaring they
knew Mary Phagan we'll 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 the crime and that he acted
suspiciously is then quoted The de-
tense says Mcknight swears the
statement was written and prepared
by Albert Craven, a white man en-
Royed by the Beck & Gregg Hard :
Ware Company, and was witnessed by
~, II. Pickett and Angus Morrison
Jr, both employed by the same Arm
They declare the negro was told that
he would have to stick to his false
story because II had been witnessed
Mcknight swears that he was
threatened with the Changing IL he
changed the story prepared for him,
which he now brands as an entire
untruth. Mcknight says now he left
the Selig home before 1890 and did
not see Frank at all on the day of
the crime. The defense contends
that Craven planned TO collect the
reward offered for the arrest and con-
viction OF the slayer, a part of which
ne promised TO 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-
mony was relied upon strongly by
the State &C. shatter Franks abb
and that the reputation should en-
title him to a new trial.
Mrs. J. b. Simmons evidence that
the Solicitor failed TO call her as a
witness after she had informed him
that she heard screams from the
basement OF the factory al ESQ
o'clock Is set forth as further iustlfi :
cation for 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 Goa :
tains this paragraph;
Defendant further shows that Il
has come to tie knowledge OF this
defendant, since the motion for new
trial was denied. that on April 96.
1913, between 40 and o'clock, on
Whitehall street, that he fact tina,
said Solicitor General Hugh NJ. Dor.
sey had seen Frank at about the time
Just stated is the reason that he at
tempted to diseredit the statement
made o him by Mrs Simmons"
The defense contends that the
States whole case revoived about the
theory that the girl was killed be-
tween 1906 and 1920 and that Mrs
Simmonst testimony given to the So
hcitor that she heard screams at 2:3
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
J Whitehall and Alabama streets be.
tween 100 and 1.l0 follow. Her al.
fidavit is submitted.
Girl Repudiates Testimony.
Dewey Hewell was one OF IN,
states witnesses against Frank al
the trial. She was called to show
that Frank had tried to force his at
tentions on Mary Phagan and tina
he was a man Of bad character.
In the affidavit made for the de-
Tense, she states clearly that she wal
coached and drilled in her testlmon,
given on the stand, and that Maggi,
Griffin. another of the States charac
ter witnesses. was one OF those mos
eager In coaching her
She declares that the, Griffin cir
told her exactly what TO say and tina
others were coached In a similal
manner; that when some OF then
said they were afraid to 20 on IN,
stand and tell an untruth. the Grifir
girl said that she wasn't afraid ant
was going on the stand and tell ex,
actly what the Solicitor wanted.
The Howell girls affidavit set,
forth that she told Maggie Grlfflr
that she knew nothing against Franl
and nothing about Mary Phagan ans
that the Griffin girl told her to z,
on the stand just the same and sa,
that she knew Franks character /,
be bad and that she had seen Franl
whispering TO the Phagan girl viii
his face very close to her
Dorseys Methods Attacked.
Now Wen go over It again so tina
YOU won't forget IT," the Griffin cir
said, according to the affidavit ate
she had given directions as TO how
Dewey Hewell should testify
strong attack upon the method
OF Solicitor Dorsey Is contained Ii