Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-22

DEVELOPMENTS together with other
sensations that are hinted at, as new
evidence warranting the granting Of
an extraordinary motion for a new
trial.
Here is Meningitis story TO The
American OF the manner in which
his story on the stand was devised:
Didn't See Frank, He Says.
Il wasn't working the day the little
girl was killed. / went to the home
of Mr.. Frank like ! said / did, but
didn't see Mr. Frank at all. because /
left there before he come home.
Next Monday the man who fixed
the story sent a niger boy for me TO
come to the store. He asks me IL l
want to work. and ! say. Course ! do.
Two or three days go by, and then /
sees him reading a paper about the
murder. / asks him what about Mr.
Frank. and he says, oh. yes. your
wife works there at Franks don't
she2 just as II he didn't know It, but
! had told him before.
'He doesn't say much more to me
about II then. but little while after
he asks me II / don't want to get the
reward that was offered, and ! says.
Sure, / do Then he fixes up this
story. ! tell him what things ] knows
about the Franks. and he makes up
Il true, and | say so, but he says that
don't make no difference. and for me
to go ahead and learn what I've got
TO say.
Declares Story Was Fixed Up.
MY wife, Minola, had told me all
right that someone there at the
Franks had said that Mr.. Frank was
In trouble and might be arrested, but
that was after the detectives had
a 10.
man. in the story he fixed up for me,
had them say that on Sunday morn
ing.
II told him a person could see from
the kitchen into the dining room from
the looking glass and he put that in
my story to make II seem as though ]
had neen Mr. Frank, but l didn't see
him at all, for he wasn't there while |
was there.
"He drilled, me every day in what ]
I was to say on the stand. ] told MI
noia about II. and she said that It
wasn't right. and that she would tell
| everybody It was a lie. Then l told
| him that we better not do tt, but he
said I was jus two minutes too late,
for he had JUS called up the per-
The Negroes Affidavit.
Here liz McKniR5t's atfidavit in full:
Albert Mcknight, u years OF
age. residing at rear OF No. IL
Georgia avenue, in Atlantas Fui-
| ton County. Georgia. deposes and
| says that he is at the present time
at the store OF Beck g. Gregg, and
| deponent says that he was at
work there most of the month OF
| April. 1918.
Deponent says that he was
witness OF the State in the case
| OF Georgia VS.. Leo Nj. Frank and
| testified to story that had been
! prepared for him by a white man.
Deponent says that the story
/ prepared is not the truth, and
that the evidence that the depo
nent gave at the above-named
trial was not the truth.
Not There After 1880 O'Clock.
Deponent now says that II is
true that his wife, Minola, was
employed at the home OF Mr.. Sc
lig, whore Mr.. Frank resided. and
II is true that on Saturday, April
2e, he called at the Sellg home to
see his wife, but deponent says
he reached the Selig home little
before 10 o'clock noon, and that
he heard the i2 o'clock whistle
blow at the Southern Railway
shops. and also heard the 1880
o'clock whistle blow while he was
nent says that when he heard the
1880 whistle blow he left the
Selig home and walked up Geor-
gia avenue to Pulliam street. to
Bass street, and to his own home,
which at that time was located in
the rear OF No. SOL Pulliam
street.
Deponent says that when he
reached the Selig home on Satur-
day. April 26, that his wife was
preparing the noontime meal, but
had not yet served IL, and that
she did not serve the meal before
he left the house.
| Deponent says that he did not
see Mr. Frank at all on April 20,
and that his evidence at the trial
of Mr. Frank was the result OF a
plan perfected by others 10 collect
the reward offered for the arrest
and conviction of the murderer OF
Mary PhRgan.
Reward Held Up 10 Him.
Deponent says that he told the
man that he did not want to tell
any lies on Mr.. Frank. but the
man would tell him to so right
ahead and do what he told him to