Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-27
NEW FRANK PLEA
HITS STATES
EVIDENCE
Dorsey Attacked for Failing 10
Introduce Dr.. Harris Opinion
on Girls Hair,
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afiidavits. and more along the same
line. 1t contains nothing of the re-
searches OF Detective William j.
Burns, and it is inferred that the
service of the notice in reality is
merely to fix and hold the date for
the hearing, as any other new evil
dence that may be obtained in the
intervening period may be added to
and included in the original motion.
In short, 1t appears from the tenor
Of the motion that the defense is
masking its batteries, and by no
means uneovering the full power OF
its case this early in the game.
States Time Theory Upset.
BY the combination of this array u
altbi witnesses, the defense believes
that 1t has established convincingly
the guilt of Conley and the innocence
Of Leo Frank. Jones, who is Conley 5
cousin, now admits that he did not
see Conley that afternoon at ALL
The affidavits, If they are taken by
the court at heir face value, show
that Coniey did not leave the factory
at 1880 o'clock, but that instead ne
was hanging about the basement until
long after o'clock.
They also show that Frank, instead
Of staying in the factory until 1880
O'clock left within three or four min
utes after / o'clock and went to the
corner of Whitehall and Alabama
streets, where he was seen by half a
dozen persons. These circumstances,
If they are established as facts, viii
upset the States entire theory of tine
murder as it was presented to the
jury.
Hair Evidence Taken Up.
A good part of the motion deals
with the evidence the. Solicitor intro
duced to prove that the hair found On.
the lathe on the second floor Of the
factory was Mary Phagan's. The
statement of DR.. H. F. Harris that a
careful microscopic examination
showed him that the hair was entire-
" unlike that Of the murdered girl is
quoted in support Of a new trial.
The defense declares that the So
licitor asked his brother. DR.. E. T.
Dorsey, to examine the hair after
Harris had made his findings and the
physician refused. Dorsey then failed
to introduce Harris evidence, and
later reported the hair to have been
lost. The fact is then cited that the
state introduced number of wit
nesses to prove that a. hair found
was from the slain girl, and distinct
" prejudiced the case against Frank
in that way while in the possession of
expert evidence Of its own to the
e. .itrary.
Evidence by Mis- Jimmie Mayfield
and Mrs. Cora Falta. factory en-
paoyees, is then quoted to show that
the hair was not Mary Phagan's.
These two young women testify alb
solutely to that fact, declaring they
knew Mary Phagan well and that the
hair found was much lighter and
altogether different.
Albert Meningitis reputation OF
the testimony he gave that he saw
Frank at the Selig home on the day
Of the crime and that he acted
suspiciously is then quoted. The de-
tense says Mcknight swears the
statement was written ana pTepdieu
by Albert Craven, white man en-
ployed by the Beck & Gregg Hard
ware Company. and was witnessed by
E. H. Pickett and Angus Morrison,
Jr., both employed by the same firm.
They declare the negro was told that
he would have to stick to his false
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Meningitis New Story.
Mcknight swears that he was
threatened with the changing if he
changed the story prepared for him.
which he now brands as an entire
untruth Mcknight says now he left
the selig home before 1880 and did
not see Frank at all one the day Of
the crime. The defense contends
that Craven planned to collect the