Arizona republican., 1915-06-15
Testimony for and Agaiu>t Alleged Murderer of Mary Phagan is Heard . On Applications for Clem- cncN
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Affidavit of Negro Is At tackled on Ground Was Cunning Invention Con trivcd to Save His Own Neck from Moose
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|. ATLANTA, June 14-Testimony for i and against Leo Frank. presented at the trial and in subsequent court pro ceedings. was reviewed before Cover nor J. M Slaton at hearing on | Franks application for-commutation 1 of the death sentence. When the hear 1 ing is resumed on Wednesday w. NJ Howard will complete the argument in I behalf of Frank and the case will then be submitted to the governor.
 Solicitor Dorsey. in his argument. undertook to convince the governor of | Franks guilt on the testimony of oth- CTS than Jim Conley the negro who was convicted as an accessory after the murder Howard also relied on the record to show Franks innocence. He declared the trial of the murderer led from the murder notes" found beside the girls body. which Conley testified he wrote at Franks dictation. Howard attacked Conleys affidavit and testi- Imony and asserted his story was
 cunning invention of Conley's own mind contriVed to save his own life
 and place the moose of the law around the neck of another"
 Mary Phagan was a pretty girl of H." said MT Dorsey. Prank contend
 ed that he did not know her. but the state showed by four witnesses that he knew her and one testified he saw
 Frank talking to her and heard him call her Mary.
 Newt Lee the negro watchman. tes- tified on the afternoon of the murdei she was at the factory al four o'clock and declared that Mir. Dorsey found the double inside doors locked. contra ry to custom. Frank. he testified, told him to go and have d good time until 6 o'clock Lee also testified that Frank telephoned to him that night asking if everything was all right "something he had never done before"
 Frank wanted Lee out of the way. contended the solicitor.
 Frank denied he saw Conley all the day of the murder" continued MT Dor sey. "but two witnesses say they saw him talking to q negro on the street in the forenoon Frank admitted that Mary Phagan was on his floor at 05 or 12:1O or maybe 1915 the day of the murder He said he had not left the office after noon until he left the fac tory about one o'clock except when he went to the third stairs to tell Mrs. White to leave the building But the testimony of Miss Monteen StOVer was that she went to his office at 12:05 and did not leave until 12:10 and that Frank was not in his office at that time
 Mary Phagan was not seen alive by anybody after Frank saw her. Blood Was found on Franks floor and hair identified as Mary's was found on his floor.
 Frank never accused Jim Conley of any connection with the murder prior to the negros arrest" declared Dorsey l Also, Frank did not tell the police or detectives that Conley could write l when the authorities were trying to show that Conley wrote the murder | notes After Conley admitted writing 1 the notes Frank said he knew all the | time the negro could write. Frank | tried to turn suspicion to others than 1 Conley."
 Mr. Dorsey declared that Judge | Roan's written order, denying Franks | new trial, contained nothing to show | with the jury's verdict l
 At the close of Dorsey's argument. | the governor declared a recess to visit | the crime scene Then later Howard l began an argument for Frank S appeal |
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