Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-04
TESTIMONY
DOCTORE[)
BLACK,
He SAYS
Solicitor Encouraged False Story
Lad DecIares-Dorsey Asks
Resentencing Of Frank.

Charges that Detective John
Black framed" and doctored
the testimony given on the stand
in the Frank trial by the 14-year-
old newsboy, George Epps, are
contained in a sensational aft
davit made public Wednesday
by the defense. The affidavit
hits also at Solicitor Dorsey, who
is charged with having encour-
aged the false testimony
Next to the accusations made
against Roy Craven by Albert Nc
knight, the Epps charges are the
ugliest of those made since the ending
of the famous Frank trial. The lad
declares in his affidavit that Black
suggested the larger part Of his testi-
mony and forced him to swear to it
on the stand
Probably the most hurtful of the
Epps testimony was that Mary Paa-
gan had told him that Frank had
acted "suspicious!y" toward her, that
he had walked down stairs ahead of
her and waited for her at the door
where he winked at her and endeav-
ored TO attract her attention, and that
she was afraid of him
All False, He Says.
All Of this was false and perjuyed
testimony, Epp declares in his new
statement and was concocted out Of
nothing by Detective Black
Other developments in the Phaian
case Wednesday We're the request by
Solicitor Dorsey for the resentencing
Of Frank, the positive declaration by
members of Franks counsel that
there would be no effort TO ha te
Judge Hill pronounce sentence Of
life Imprisonment instead of the
death sentence, and the signing Of
the habeas corpus papers. which will
bring Frank before Judge Hill
Judge Hill is expected to reimpose
the death sentence upon the prisoner
within day or two. The habeas cor
pus writ was given into the hands of
Deputy Sheriff Plennie Miner but
no time was set for the bringing OF
Frank from the Tower.
Sentence was first pronounced upon
Frank within les sthan "a hours after
his sentence. 1t was anticipated that
the prisoner might be brought from
the Tower late Wednesday or Thurs
day afternoon when few persons are
about the courtrooms
New Story From LAGRANGE.
Anew and entirely unheralded turn
in the Frank case developed Wedens-
DAY in LaGrange, Ga where story
was told that is somewhat probemat-
ical in its bearing. but may be OF
sensational value to the defense.
The story told by Ed Ross a negro,
to Gus Reed, a bailiff. and e. B. Ed
mondson, a constable, in Lagrange
declares that Conley came into Reeds
boarding house on the afternoon OF
the murder and washed blood from
his hands
Ross says that Conley came into
the house and as he washed his
hands. remarked that he had had
some trouble at the factory" said
Reed over the long distance telephone
Wednesday. He said that Ross
seemed to be a hardworking truth
full negro, and said that he hadn't
told the story previously because he
did not want to be mixed up in the
case, and had not been asked abouS
it by anybody.
Reed and Edmondson already have
with Franks lawyers
and were to have been in Atlanta
Monday, but were held up by the
press Of court business. Reed said he
would probably come to Atlanta
Thursday
Epps Now in Reformatory.
George Epps, the author of the affi-
davit charging a frame up on tho
part of Detective Black now is in a.
reformatory at Milledgeville and is
represented as thoroughly repentans-