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Is the cord that was around her neck?
A. Yes. sir. that was sunk into her
flesh. The cord was brought tight and
had out into the flesh, and was tied
just as tight as it could be-
Found Scratch Pad
Beside Girls Body.
Q. Look at that (exhibiting strip of
girls torn undorgarment). A. That also
was tied around her neck, but not
tight.
@. Now, look at these, and see II
You ever saw these before (exhibiting
notes to witness). 4. Yes. sir; those
are the notes l found.
@. What about that (exhibiting
scratch pad to witness)? A. This was
also lying there on the ground. The
scratch pad was right near the body of
the s1rl. The body was lying with her
head toward the front. toward Forsyth
strest and near the partition. The head
was nearer the partition. and I began
to look around with my cane--this Is
the cens-and I found those notes un-
back there where she was lying, and
began to scratch around with that stick
and found those notes lying near the
8. How wa. this scratch pad note
lytnE with reference to the scratch pad?
a. The scratch pad and the notes were
rtsht close together.
CHOss.EXANINATION nv Mr..
ROSSER.
Q. Mr.. Dobbs. what time was 1t when
YOU were there that night?. A. Three
thirty.
g. You say tina negro, when you got
there. seemed to be perfectly calm.
A. we'll. he didn't seem to be excited.
Q. He had Just found little child
IN the basement2 A. Found dead
woman. he said.
9. And you thought he wasn't ex-
cited7 A. though not. j didn't think
he was.
Q. Now, when you went down and
looked. 1t took You some time to de-
termine whether 1t was white woman
or not. didn't It? a. Yes
q. You first thought it was a negro,
didn't you? A. Well, ! didn't know
until part Of the dust was removed
from the face and we pulled down the
stockings and looked at the skin.
Q. That was necessary for you to
determine whether it was a white
Q. You didn't know it prior to that
or. you wouldn't have done all those
things. would you? A. Sure not,
G.. You III all the gas in the base
-nent. didn't you, and You used flash
lights? a. Yes. sir.
Girl Had One
Shoe Missing.
@. How long did YOU keep up the
search after that? A. We were search
ing for the shoe: she had one shoe off.
didn't find It. but ! was present When
It was found on the trash pile.
didn't find the hat. Some one says:
Here is the hat" Mr.. Starnes (city
detective). l think. The hat and shoe
we're close together on the trash pile.
The ribbons and trimmings were all
Sope and the hat was crushed,
@. Was there any indication that she
had been dragged on her face? A. Well.
1t looked like she had. 1t looked like
she had been dragged by her feet.
Q. Now. this place that you thought
you saw indications of some one OF
some object having been dragged, II
wasn't right in front of the elevator
yator.
9. Well; now. let's see what you said
about 1t before the coroners inquest
Didn't You say: From the elevator
corner Of the elevator, not in front oil
u, the far end of the elevator, It must
nave been dragged from there" 4.
said y was taken, it appeared to me
@, Then you did not say that before
the coroner? A. | did not
= u was being taken down In short