Atlanta Georgian., 1914-03-01

Frank had been arrested In connec-
tiOn with the murder Of Mary Pha
gan. all Of which had been pub
lished Ia the newspapers, and was
my only source OF Information that
Leo NJ. Frank was arrested. They
then made the murder OF Mary
PhaEan the subject Of their conver-
sation and asked me II IT was not ?.
fact that Leo " Frank had been TO
nay house with Mary PhaEan. ] told
them ~ positively and as certain
S ! knew how TINT it was not =
Z. fact, and that any such inference
was a lie.
Suggestive Questions.
They continued TO ask suggestive
question along the same lines,
wanted To know II it was not also
a fact that Leo NJ FRANK was in
he habit" OF coming TO my house
with young girls and If II was not
fact that he was a degenerate. TO
all Of which insinuations ! replied
in most positive language that he
had not ever been to my house with
young girls, and that / knew moth
inr about Leo VI Frank that would
in any way suggest that he was a
degenerate or any other sort OF a
man than a gentleman
Chewing and Norris also wanted
me TO admit that Leo NJ Frank had
talked with me on the telephone
on the evening OF April 26, and
wanted to engage a room in my
apartment for himself ana a young
girl replying to this, again
told the detectives that s. was abb
solutcly false. They also wanted to
know II did not believe that Leo
NJ Frank had killed Mary Phagan.
| told them, with some warmth in
my language, that did not believe
so. and that they must know 1t was
"a lie.
! made absolutely no admissions
To Detectives Norris and Chewing
about or IN connection with Leo NJ
Frank that could BY any possible
means cquire another call on me
by them. or any other members IF
the Atlanta police department I'm
connection With the Mary Phagan
murder, IN the future.
Tells Of Another Call
However, in about two hours aft
or Chewing and Norris left my
house Chief of Police Beavers and
chief of Detectives Lautord ana
Solicitor Dorsey called At this call
Lanford talked with me in my din
ing room; Chief Beavers and So
licitor remaining in my parlor
Lanford put to me about the
same inferenccs and suggestions
that Chewing and Norris had made
earlier I'm the day--wantcd me TO
ay and admit that Leo NJ Frank
had been TO my house with Mary
Phagau and that he was in the
habit of coming to my house with
other young girls" and that he
had telephoned to me several times
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and wanted a room for himself an
a young girl on which day the mur-
der of Mary Phagau is said to have
occurred, and ! refused to admit
any of the suggestions or make any
OF the statements derogatory to Leo
NJ Frank
lie also asked me TO go to tho
Tower and call on Leo NJ Frank.
and that he would have his seCrc-
tary. Mr. February. go i'm behind m"
and when I should engage Leo NJ
Frank in conversation the seCrc
tary would come near enough To
oNerhoar our converse tinn and TO
make stcnoEraphic notes.
Suggested Conversation"
lie even suggested an outline OF
the conversation | was to have
with Leo NJ Frank sayiIg that un
duubtedly Frank would not at FIRST
recognize mo or admit that he knew
me. but that ! should continue to
talk with him and express my SYM
pathy for him I'm his predicament,
and that / should say in the con
ycrsatiou that when he talked with
me over the telephone on April 26
! did not expect to see him in the
Tower atterward.
refused absolutely to agree to
Dad. y,l
been no teIephouc conversation be
tween Leo NJ Frank and me or any
other single thing Of truth in the
suggestions and statements made
by chief Laufprd as occurring be
tween Leo NJ Frank and my setf,
over a telephone or otherwise.
Neither chief Beavers nor SoliCi-
tor Dorsey talked to me about the
Mary Phagau murder. or made any
suggestions whatever relating to
that crime
Chief Lanford talked with me in
the dining room for about 20 or %
minutes We then returned to the
parIor. where Solicitor Dorsey and
Chief Beavers were. and the party
remained in the house about
three-Q quarters of an hour ! have
never talked with any OF these men
since that visit | will state, how
ever. that Detectives chewing and
Norris called az my house again
later that SUNDAY night after Lam
ford. Beavers and Dorsey had left.
but / did not see them My maid
told me of theu. yslI
Brought Whisky. She Says.
ON the following Monday after
noon Detectives Chewing and Nor
riS again called at my house. and
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