Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-15

under arrest surrounded by detec-
tives and officers.
My wife Historically pleaded to see
me, but I thought ] would soon be
out OF custody, and requested her to
return home without seeing me. As
long as ! was detained at police head
quarters ] was in a private roonaS
where | had the use of a Bell tele-
phone l had hourly and constant
telephone communication with my
wife. She still insisted upon coming
down TO see me- but ] refused.
On May ], was carried to the
Tower. There | could use no tele-
phone to communicate with my wife,
but for the next ten days every friend
who came down to the Tower who
had previously seen her. brought
message from her entreating me TO
allow her to come TO see me. ] still
declined because | could not bring
myself to allow her TO see me behind
the bars Of Jail. When my hopes
Of immediate release were disappoint
ed, finally consented that she might
come. simply wanted to spare her
the pain and distress of seeing me
under such conditions. Since then
my wife has been to see me every
day. and spends most of her time
with me
Discusses Time Testimony.
@. Conley testified that you and
he were in the factory on Sat
urday. April 26, from four minutes
to ! to 1880 O'Clock in the after
noon. What answer do you make
to this?
A. on Saturday April 26, left the
factory at ] D. m. or a minute or two
thereafter, locking the factory doors
when | left Miss Kern testified at
the trial that she saw me on the cor
ner of Whitehall and Alabama streets
between 1905 and 1:10. I caught the
car for my home at this corner. Mrs.
Miller now says she saw me at the
same place and time Mrs. A. p.
Levy, who lives opposite my home.
testified she saw me get off the Geor-
gia avenue car near my home on
Georgia avenue at about 1920 p. m.
My parents-in- law and Minola Nc
Knight testified that | arrived at my
home for lunch al about 1920 p. m,
and that | sat down and ate my luncn
Albert Mcknight, a prosecution wit
ness. says he was at my home ana
saw me there before 80 p. m. / Ger
tainly could not have been in two
places at the same time. The wealth
of testimony and the truth refutes
Conley's unsupported assertion. His
statement in regard to what ne and |
did from 12:56 to 1880 p. m. on April
26 is a Me out of the whole cloth. is
absurd on its face, and has been thor
oughly disproved!
AS to conIey Watching for Him."
c. Conley- says that prior to
April 26 and during the year 1912,
he watched for you ON various
Saturday afternoons. What is
your answer to this?
e. A. This is but another of Conveys
infamous lies. His story about watch
ing is preposterous on its face. Aside
from this, at the trial, it was proved
that not alone was Conley's story
about watching for me untrue, but
was impossible. Among those who so
testified We're Messrs. barley. Schiff,
Bauer, Weinkauf Montag, Gotthei
mer Mann, Chambers, Payne, Nix,
Campbell, Stelker and Holloway.
Some of these Gen We're at the fac
tory with me, not alone on the Sat-
urday afternoons in question, but on
all other Saturday afternoons
Up to and previous to January 10,
1918, the first or street floor of the
factory building was occupied by the
Clark Woodenware Company. Their
employees and the National Pencil
Companys used the same street en-
tranee-the same entrance that Con-