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The Washington times., 1915-01-31
Expected Visit
From Young Lady.

@. You told 1t yesterday, now tell it
again A. A young lady would be there
after a while and him and her was
going to chat, and he wanted me to
watch for him.
Q. Walt a minute, Jim
Mr. Hooper: Your Honor. I say that
counsel in the investigation has no right
to say: what did you say next?" and
What did you say about this?" and
what did you say about that?" The
rule applies that counsel should al
least read to him or let him read what
1t Is that he Is interrogat ting him about
He can't be allowed to discredit the
witness or cross him In that manner,
especially when he says: "Oh. Jim, now
you didn't say that" I object to his
manner OF addressing the witness, but
my main objection 10 that he has nc
right to take the testimony that the
witness delivered yesterday and say:
"Oh, Jim. what did you say nextT'
That Is. in the eyes Of the law, written
tes ttmony, and he must call the wit
ness's attention to 1t or read it to him.
Mr.. Rosser-I am not asking him
what is in the writing: I am asking
him what he said yesterday.
The Court think when the ques-
ton is In the proper form. on cross
examination ne can test this mans
memory on what he said yesterday on
direct examination.
Mr.. Rosser (resuming examination)-
Jim, did Mr.. Frank tell you what he
wanted you to meet him at Nelson and
Forsyth streets for? A. No. sir. he
meet him at Nelson and Forsyth
streets.
| Q. Then you could have come directly
back to the factory just as well as hav.
| ing gone to Nelson and Forsyth and
| then to the factory. couldn't you? A
Well, IL ne had told me that. could.
Q. And you don't know why he tol .
you to meet him at Nelson and For
syth streets when he went over to Sis
Montags? A. No. sir. don't know
how come him to tell me that.
.. You told the officers at first tha
YOU met him there accidentally whii,
you were on your route from Peters
street to the laundry, didn't you? a.
don't remember telling them that I me
him there accidentally.
Q. You don't say that You didn't stat
that? A. No, sir, | wouldn't say
didn't tell them that.
.. You got to Nelson and Forsyth
streets about 1890? A. Somewhere be
tween 10 and 1870.
Q. You saw Mr.. Frank going to Mon
tags? A. Yes, sir. l saw him com
right across, going to Montag's.
c. And that was after 10 o'clock. A
1t was somewhere between 10 and 1876
@. And how long he stayed there yov
don't know? A. No. sir.
@. But you thought he stayed abou
an hour? A. Yes. sir.
o. So when he came along going t
the factory it must have been about IL
o'clock, and you and he walked bac
to the factory together? A. No. sir
cent know whether IL was 11.30 or mo-
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Intended to Hold
Back Testimony.

@. 1t took that long for you? A. For
me, yes, sir.
@. You added and added. and he would
come and take it down, and you would
add and add and he would come and get
that addition, and sometimes you would
tell it wrong. and you would correct that
as you went along, and you would have
some more additions to make, and ny.
Dorsey would come down there and get
them. Now, why didn't you tell 1t all
then? You already had told all you
could, nearly. Why didn't you tell 1t
all? A. didn't want to tell It all;
was intending to hold back some.
@. You did that after you had told
about Mr.. Frank moving the body?
A. I don't know whether I told after
that or not.
Q. Well, when you told about Mr..
Frank moving that body, you told
| everything, didn't you? A. No. sir.
@. You couldn't help Mr.. Frank by
holding back anything after that
could you? A. don't know whether
I could or not.
Q. Well. what did you keep 1t back
for? A. didn't want to tell 1t all out
at one time; l just told little and
kept back a little Of it.
Q. You told a little and kept back .
| uttls7 A. Yes, sir.
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Conley Testifes He Heard a Scream
Upstairs and Afterward
Went to Sleep.

q. He came down and went and Miss
Mary Phagan went up, and you heard
scream? A. She went towards the
ONCE and I could hear two persons
walking. like they were coming down
the steps. but they walked back toward
the elevator.
Q. Now. then, after you had heard
the steps, you heard a scream and then
you wont to sleep q little while? A. ]
did 30 to sleep. but I didn't 60 to sleep
then. heard something else before I
went to sleep.
Q. What else? A. Miss Monteen Sto-
yer come in there and went up the steps
and she stayed there awhile and come
back down and left. Then I heard
somebody come running on tiptoe and
then went back. That's before I went
to Sleep.
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passed up by me. for they might &C
cuse me.
O. In that interview you told about
moving the body and everything. didn't
you? A. l don't know whether / did
OF not.
Q. Well, you did know that four other
people had seen you. had gone up and
down the steps and had the opportunity
Of seeing you there by the stairs? A.
Yes, sir, IL they had been looking around
they could have seen me.
O. And knowing that, you still didn't
tell Of the other people for fear that
they would report on you? A. Yes sir.
that is the reason I wouldn't tell about
them.
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O. Well, why didn't you tell the whole
truth then? A. Because I didn't want
to give the thing away then.
@. You already had given 1t away
Jim; you told about carrying this niue
girl in this very statement on May u.
didn't you? A. don't know, sir, what
statement 1t was.
Q. Jim, will call your attention to
the time. the frst time, that you told
about moving the little girl for Mr..
Frank: the first time. now. that you
told about that; that Is. the time that
you said you We're going to tell tho
whole truth. That Is correct, now,
isn't It? A. Yes, sir. I told them that'
but I don't know whether 1t was IN
that statement or not.
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@. At that time you told them you
got up at home at o o'clock. didn't you?
A. don't know sir, whether l told
them In that statement. but L told
them.
Q. What did you tell them that for?
Why didn't you tell them the truth?
What did you tell them falsehood
about that for? A. Because there wasn't
nothing doing at the factory that day.
q. Well. In that statement you told
them that you left homo at or half
past o. You told them that because
there wasn't anything doing at the fac
tory: that Is the reason you told them!
A. Yes. that Is the reason I done 1t.
Q. You told them you got up at D
O'Clock and took some water In pan
and threw 1t out and looked at the
clock In the negro university. didn't
you? A. Yes, sir. told them that.
@ Well. 1t was not 30. WAS It? A. 1t
was not 30 about the time. but 1t was
so about throwing water outdoors.
c. You made that up altogether? A.
The time--I told a story about the time.
Q. What time did you get UP that Sat
urday morning? A. got up about 6
o'clock.
O. But YOU told the officers you got up
at 9 or $50? A. Yes. sir.
Q. What did you tell the officers you
die after you had had breakfast and sat
In a chair for a while? A. don't know,
sir what told them I did then.
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Changed Time in
Third Statement.

Q. Now, in that statement made on
the 2sth, you changed the time; you
said you went to the pencil factory and
wrote the notes on Saturday. You
changed it, didn't you? A. changed
It, but l don't know whether I changed
1t in that statement or not.
@. Why didn't you put 1t on Satur-
day at first: why did you say you wrote
the notes for Frank on Friday? A. Be-
cause I didn't put myself at the fac
tory at all on Saturday.
Q. You wanted to be away from
there? A. Yes, sir. ] thought II l put
myself there on Saturday the blame for
the murder would be laid on me.
Q. And that Is the reason you told
them you wrote the notes on Friday?
A. The reason I wouldn't tell them was
that didn't want them to know l had
written any notes for Mr.. Frank.
| @. Now. in that statement you said
you had thought about the whole thing
and you had made up your mind to tell
the whole truth. didn't you? A. Yes.
sir. | told the officers I was going to
! tell the whole truth.
Q. You told them you finally were
going to tell the whole truth volun-
tarly. without any fear or hope. or
anything. going to tell the whole truth;
! that is correct, isn't It? A. Yes. sir
! that is what I told them.
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(Ceosaaued from Preceding Page.)
e.. 10 the last one the truth? A. Well,
snere's some things In there the truth.
ssolicitor Dorsey and his special
assistant In the Frank case,
frank A. Hooper. made objections
At this point to the manner Of At
torney Rosser's examination, In
sisting that the court require, II
Mr. Rosser was seeking to i'm
peach Conley, that the afidavits
Seferfed to be shown to the wit
ness and"the witness asked II the
I. various statements were true or
false. This led attorney Arnold
TO mako the first charge that Con-
\ ley had been drilled and coached
In his story by the city detectives.
Mr.. Arnold: You Honor can under
stand that witness like that, kept
canned" In certain hands-you can
readily understand how he can recos-
Mise the things that ne has sworn to-.
He admits making four different am
0avits. and we don't want to come to
that right now, but we are asking
about his verbal statements that led
UP to the affidavits. because for weeks
ne denied knowing anything about the
crime. and I don't doubt, that he had
5ust ~ straight a face as he has right
now when he was lying about his YER
OoAN 4tAIGmenI0.
MI. Dorsey: Mr.. Arnold makes GER
eain statements and there is no evi-
denoe here to sustain them, and we
submit they are wholly gratuitous and
unfair ANA ought to 60 out Of the record
until he brings something in to sustain
his Statements.
The Court: Go on.
Mr. Rosser (resuming examination): |:
How long had you been In Jail before
you >made your first statement? Quite
9 long time. Wasn't It? A. Twelve or
dfteen days, I reckon.
Q. You were arrested on the first day
OF May and you talked to Black and
Scott May 1s-that would make ight-
ean days, wouldn't 1t? A. Yes, sir, !
Guess 30.
Q. Now. I want to ask you. in that
drst statement, didn't you tell Black
ana Scott that you bought a half pint
Of whisky at II o'clock? A. don't
know, sir. II they have got 1t down
there. I guess must have said 1t, but
can't remember It.
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@. You didn't have any fear about
those you did mention. but you we're
afraid OF the four you didn't mention :;
is that correct? A. have never given
any thought to whether or not they went
up there.
Q. Was it before or after they re-
moved you from the Jail to the station
house that you finally corrected your
statement? A. disremember. but
think It was after I got out Of Jail.
Q. Whom did you correct that with
A. Mr.. Starnes and Mr.. Campbell, and
also Mr.. Dorsey.
@. Now, where were you when you
corrected that? A. At Headquarters,
think.
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Doesn't Recall
Detectives Questions.

q. They asked you was that all. didn't
they? A. Yes. sir. told them that was
al.
@. Now. on May e. Harry Scott and
Detective lIAnford questioned you for
four hours 2t one time. didn't they? A.
I don't know. sir. how long they ques-
toned me.
q. Didn't they stick to you closer than
q brother, just stick right up to you
whole day at one time? A. No, sir.
they never did stick to me whole day
at time.
Q. And that IL not so, then. II any
body says It? A. Well. I don't dispute
nobody's word at all. but they never
stuck to me no whole day. though.
Q. Didn't they stay with you all day
ana call your attention to parts Of your
statement, and say that 1t didn't sound
right to them? A. They didn't say 1t
to ma.
Q. What in the world were they talk
ing to you four hours and a whole day
for? A. They were talking to me about
what was talking about. and asked
mo II It was true.
q. want to know what they said to
you when they had you that whole day
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@. Didn't you tell them you went to
the "Butt-In" saloon? A. / told them
yes, told them I went In the Butt
In" saloon after went to Early's after
the whisky.
Q. You didn't tell them you were
lying In any part Of your statement. did
you? A. They asked me II was lying
and held my head down. told some
of 1t for the truth, and held oacR
some Of 1t. didn't want to give MT
Frank away. but l wanted to tell some
and let him know that l had begun &c
talk. out, and let him see what l wai
going to do, and see II he would sticH
to his promise AZ he said.
Mr.. Rosser devoted practically
, all the afternoon Of this day to a
I relentless grilling of the negro on
the discrepancies and admitted
falsehoods in his four separate
statements, as we'll as differences
between his last anidaviS and his
testimony on the stand. In his
first statement, made on May 1S,
I Conley told the detectives that he
, wrote the murder notes Friday at
| Franks dictation, but denied that
| he was in the factory Saturday or
knew anything about the murder.
In his second statement he said ne
L wrote the notes on SATURDAY, the
day of the crime, but still denied
knowing anything about the MUIR
der. His third and fourth state
ments accused Frank Of the crime
/ and declared the superintendent
had directed him to assist In dis
| posing of the body. Conley admit
ted under the questioning Of Ros-
ser that he had lied deliberately
to the detectives. but said that he
| was telling the whole truth on the
stand. When at loss for an ex-
PLANTATION or a reply to Rosser's
| fire of questions, the negro's IA
| vorite answer was, II disremem-
ber." On the adjournment OF
court at 535. Mr.. Arnold. OF
counsel for Frank. moved that the
I court take possession Of Conley
l and let the Sheriff hold him. and
lot no one communicate with him
until morning, since he was still
under examination. Conley had
been on the stand since s.4S In the
morning, with a recess Of only
Sforty-hve minutes at noon.
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stand, tpjth Mr.. RoSse1

Conley on the stand, tpith Mr. RoSser
conducting the cross-erdmistatio
9. Jim. you made your second state
ment to Black and Scott on Saturday,
didn't you? A. disremember what
day 1t was I made II to them.
q. On Saturday. May "a, you told them
you wrote those notes on the Friday
before the little girl was killed, didn't
you? A. told them, but don't know
whether told them in that statement
o. not.
Q. Didn't you tell them you did it on
Friday. the first time? A. Yes, sir. I
told them--I first told them that 1t was
on Fr1daA
Q. And they told you that wouldn't
do? A. No. sir, they never told me that
wouldn't do. at all.
q. Didn't they tell you your statement
wouldn't 1T IN? "a. No. sir. they never
told me that
Q. Didn't they tell you, Mr.. Scott and
Mr. Black. that that was not right
about your being there on Friday with
Mr.. Frank, and that he never would
have had tho notes written on Friday?
A. didn't hear them say SO. I can't
remember hearing them say so.
@. Jim, your memory 10 not good. Is
It? A. don't remember them saying
that
Q. And they tried their best on May
- to get you to change your statement
and you wouldn't do It? A. I don't re-
msn,ber whether they did or not, sir.
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Unlocked Door
Before Going Upstairs.

@. Well now. did you hear the stamp
ing before you locked the door? A. Yes.
sir. I heard the stamping before I locked
the door.
@. And you heard the scream before
you heard the stamping, didnt you?
A. Yes, sir, heard the scream before
l heard the stamping.
@. Then you went and locked the door
A. Yes, sir. after he went to stamping
for me went and locked the door.
Q. How long did the door stay locked
A. don't know; I didn't lot It stay
locked long.
@. About how long? A. couldn't tel
to save my life.
@. You didn't unlock It? A. Yes, sir
I went back down there and unlocked
It: I went down there and turned tn.
thing. I reckon 1t unlocked, but
didn't open it.
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locked the door. It was somewhere after
dinner. though.
O. About when was II? A. ! don't
know what time. 1t was when I locked
the door.
@. Give us your best estimate. Jim.
A. I can't give you no best estimate.
@. Was It IL o'clock? A. No. sir. 1t
was later than IL O'Clock, I know.
q. Well, 1 o'clock. A. No, sir, know
1t wasn't 1 o'clock because 1t was four
minutes to 1 after had went up
stairs and come back down and unlocked
the door,
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Q. Well, II you met him at 10 or 1890.
at III or 11.30; IL that correct? A.
don't know what time 1t was when we
started back.
Q. Now. what did Mr.. Frank say when
he saw you standing there as he was
going to Montags? A. He Just saw me
stand there and he said: ''Ha, ha! You
Is here il you?"
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Q. How many times we're you taken to
Mr.. Dorseys office? A. I have been at
Mr.. Dorsey's Office three times.
Q. How many times was Mr.. Dorsey
at Headquarters with you? A. / don't
know. sir.
@. About how many times? A. Mr.
Dorsey was down at Headquarters with
me, think about four times-three or
four times.
Q. Then it took Dorsey about seven
times to get your testimony straight? A.
Well. it didn't take him that long for
him to get 1t straight-just for me.
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Does Not Recall
Conversations,

@ You can't remember anything about
that conversation? A. I don't rem mber
what ] said. You explain 1t to me and
thea can tell you.
Q You mean II ! tell you what YOU did
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Negro, Under Cross-Exanination, Fails
to Remember About Statements
TO Detectives.
TO Detectives.

talking to you. A. They said different
things 70 me.
@. Well, tell me what 1t was? A.
don't remember what they said now.
@. Tell me one thing. A. They asked
me had l been at the factory, and did
I know Mr.. Frank7 That Is some OF the
things they asked me.
@. And that is all you can remember
that they asked you about? A. Yes,
sir, all I remember that they said to
me.
@. You can't remember another thing
they said to you, although they talked
to you for four hours. or long time,
no matter how many hours; Is that
right? You have told all you remem-
Der that they said? Mr.. Black talked
to you a great deal, didn't he? A. Mr..
Black talked to me right smart, and
Mr.. Lanford talked to me little, but
not much.
@. Now, on May %, you made your
third statement, didn't YOU. or was that
your second? A. don't know. sir.
when 1t was I made 1t; don't know
what day 1t was.
@. Well, you said 1t was your second
statement, didn't you, though in fact 1t
was your third; you said 1t was your
second, isn't that right? A. I guess 80.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-15
Given Raw Deal

Because they claim that the Off
Gals of the Nevada interscholastic
academic league, under the direction
of the University of Nevada, handed
their school a raw deal in not living
up to a previous agreement, the high
school faculty at Winnemucca threat
ems to sever all athletic relations
under that body. The Winnemuccans
claim that the officials agreed some
weeks ago to allow them to merge
the high and grammar schools in Sc
curing a suitable track team to rep
resent the scnooI at the annual
games at Reno and that now, at the
eleventh hour, have notified the
school that it will be impossible, re-
fusing to recognize the agreement.
Unless the university authorities
change their stand Winnemucca will
not be represented at the state meet
this year.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-15
NEW STRIKE REPORTED
IN VOLCANO DISTRICT

People returning from Volcano
district report that a new strike has
been made on the original location a
considerable distance from where
the first discovery was made. The
rock is lousy" with gold and also
shows horn silver, the characteristics
being almost identical to those of the
FIRST find. VIM. Lynch of the West
End brought in a number of sam
pies to have run. He is greatly
pleased with not only the ore, but
the formation in which it is found.
Meanwhile in the first two shafts
work is progressing rapidly. The
ledge in each shows a width of near
ly three feet and is becoming quite
massive. Some of the samples show
by their appearance and weight that
they contain a considerable proper
ticn of precious metal.
The district is attracting greater
attention daily and especially has
there been a big hegira in the direc-
tion of this nearby camp recently.
Several autos set forth at early dawn
today and a number of outfits for
Permanent work are being collected
III Tonopah and forwarded. 1t is
expected that the first shipment by
the lucky finders will yield sensa-
tionai values. The ore is closely
guarded Bonanza.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-15
Susanville Wins Meet

S%nsanville high school, Califor-
ME, won the annual interscholast:c
meet at Reno recently. held under
The auspices of the University of Ne
vada. and attended by practically cV-
err high school in Nevada and Sew
eral of California. Reno secured
second place and Fallon third. Gold
felu high school for the first time
in eight years was not represented
at the meet and was the only NeVa-
da school failing to be present. In
the girls defamation contest Miss
DORIS Peoples of S~usanville won FIRST
na"e and Miss Nellie McWilliams o.
T"s Vegas second. In the boys con
test Newton Jacobs of Reno was
nwar6cd first houors and William
CuGdv OF Tonopah second.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-15
STEPS ARE TAKEN
FOR JOCKEY CLUB
OVER THIRTY BUSINESS MEN
ENTHUSIASTIC IN SUPPORT
OF THE PROJECT

At a meeting attended by thirty
n prominent business and mining
men at the Goldfeld hotel last night
preliminary steps were taken toward
the organization of a club which
shall have for its object the insti-
tuition of the racing game in Gold
field. The organization will be a
stock company incorporated under
the laws of Nevada and will be
known as the Goldfield Jockey club.
While no decisive steps were TAX
en- at the meeting other than the Sc
lection of the name of the club, the
ieda met with the hearty support OF
all present who pledged themselves
to become stockholders. After much
discussion, in which practically all of
those present voiced their opinions,
it was decided that the project be
fully investigated and a report made
by 6 committee appointed for the
1t was mentioned that Reno
and Las Vegas had already taken
the initiative for the introduction of
the game in Nevada and meets had
already been arranged to take place
later in the summer. Las Vegas, it
is understood, has already began, or
will in the near future, the work of
laying out a race course and it is
upor this point that the game in
Goldfeld depends as it is from the
meet in that town that the local men
hope to attract a large number of
horses. At the close of the Gold
field meet the horses would be sent
to the meet in Reno thus making a
connection between the proposed
meets. Charles G.. Patrick, Frank
Hunt and Fred Mechling were ap-
pointed on the Investigating COM
mittee and after they have made a
report on the various phases con-
necte6 with the successful materiall-
zatior of the project a second meet
ing will be held.