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

ever. when said, How do you do,
Mr. Frank he looked at me in puz-
zled way, and said, 4 don't seem to
recognize you. madam OF course. he
diCn't recognize me. as he had never
seen me before and | had seen him
only once prior to hat time, walking
down the street, as ! have mentioned
felt very much ashamed and was
terribly frightened and just walked
away.
Then She Got Sober
The shock of what had been
through that day tended to restore
me to my sober senses and take me
out Of the state Of delirium tremens
In which | had been, and | began TO
realize the awful thing | had done. !
saw I was more than ever In the pow
er of the Atlanta police, and became
terribly frightened. ! knew that my
story could be very easily refuted. J
was afraid To stay in Atlanta. was
afraid might be called upon to make
further afiidavits TO the same effect. ]
dreaded to face MIR Franks friends.
above all dreaded to be called before
the Grand Jury. as | knew that
everything that was stated In the at
hdavit was an absolute falsehood and
had only been said by me because Of
my irresponsible condition OF mind
and fear Of the Atlanta police.
~ left Atlanta and went TO Chat
t8nooga, Tenn. / read the Atlanta
papers. however, and kept in touch
with what was going on there, and
was terrified when | realized the trou~
bic my affidavit seemed to have Gre
ated and understood the feeling that
Its publication in the Atlanta papers
tended to arouse against Mr.. Frank
Il went back TO Atlanta in Septem-
Der 1918 to get my furniture out of
storage. and had been there only a
dan or so before ! heard It whispered
that / would be forced to swear in
court that had made that affidavit
u decided then TO go 10 Mr.. Frank
attorney. Mr. RoSser, and make a
clean breast Of the whole matter,
When ! CHANGED to read IN one of
the Atlanta papers an attack Mr.
Rosser had mace on my affidavit and
my reputation. was angercd by
this article, and gave up my inten-
ton TO tell the truth,
During the G. s. r. reunion i'm
chattanooga some time between the
18th and Goth Of September, 1918,
saw Detective Black and tWitted him
upon the breaking down 90 his testi-
mouy during the Frank trial. and said
to him. You know. John. you We're
living richt straight through. and that
Is " hy they got YOU twisted up He
said That's right. Nina, and Just
laughed.
# wish to state nov. absolutely ant
uneouivocally, that everything ! .salo
IN that affidavit was an absolute
ralseAuod MY making the statements
! did was induced by being piled VIII
liquor as ] have before set out. an'
hy my fear OF the power held over m;
ny The Atlanta detectives.
Conscience Troubled Her.
Il repeat. / had never spoken e
Mn Frank before / spoke to him II
! his cell that day | had never seer
him, except the one time he was point
! ed out to me year ana halt oetor'
| the murder by one of his employees
/ He had never set foot In my house
! LIE had never telephoned to me- III
! lad never asked me for room II
my house ! not only DO not know
! that he Is degenerate or a perNert
/ hut had never even heard such
/ thing before the detectives had sug
eested IL to me before plying me witt
] liquor. lt ltA htl4'NN WI 4 A"i'N a.
| e. pervert or degenerate beheN'
| him to he absolutely innocent of thi'
! crime.
Ever since mace the affidavit be-
fore chief l.anford, my conscience ha'
troubled me ! realize ! have done q
great and terrible wrong to an limo
cent man and | firmly believe thai
the entire case against Mr. Frank Is
nothing more or less than the usua
ro'ice frame-up Certainly my en-
ure participation in the case has beer
Z false from beginning 10 end, and
| know nothing against Mr., Frank.
During the time that Chewrini
and Norris used 20 come up 60 my
apartment and visit me they Away
I cautioned me about saying auythins
/ 4, reporters about this matter, or Il
. outsiders saving that ] might get int
I trouble if | did So They would ais,
say we know that jew Is guilty
and you know he is guilty. and vi
have gol 20 get him, and We ar
eoug 10 get him They would ga.
This over and over agau. always eau
uoniuc me not to say anything To an
reporters or any outsiders
| The affidavit concludes with Tn