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The Washington times., 1915-01-17
Girls Name First
Mentioned To Frank.

Q. Then what was done ~ MI
Frank and Mr. Black came out ana
got on the rear seat, and | took my
front seat was fixing TO turn
around when one Of us asked, VIII
not be sure whether 1t was Mr.. Black
or myself. IL he knew girl by the
name Of Mary Phagan.
@. What did Frank say" A. Mr.
Frank SAYS: "Does she work at tte
factory?" and l think ! spoke up ana
says: Il think she does" lie says;
well, l cannot tell whether or not
she works there until look on my
pay roll book. know very few OF
the girls that work there. l pay them
of, but I very seldom 90 back throrgh
the factory, and l know very few OF
them turned my car around then
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Frank Suspected
Both CAN'T And Lee.

Q. What, II anything, did he suggest
AS to who vas probably responsible for
the crime? A. Mr.. Frank seemed to
suspect this fellow CAN'T In a way. and,
in another way, IT seemed that he
thought Newt Lee might possibly know
something about II.
9. Subsequently Was CAN'T arrested or
not? A. He was arrested, yes.
.. Now. what other men were arrest" |
as suspects. A. Jim Conley.
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thought the places upon the face had
been made from being dragged. a. Yes.
l thought that.
@. What was the condition Of the
back door of the basement. sergeant
A. The back door was shut the stapN
had been pulled. The lock was still
locked, but the staple had been pulled
There was place for a bar across the
door. but the bar had been withdrawn.
The staple looked as If 1t had been
recently withdrawn.
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Never Saw Frank
Speak To Girl.

.. Three times in five years? Did YOU
ever sec him speak to little Mary Pha-
gan? A. No, sir; l never did in my
life.
9. Did YOU ever see her speak to him?
A. No sir.
9. When Mr. Frank came through the
metal room was It his habit to speak to
the ladies', or just to so through and
look around? A. He just went through
to look around He never spoke to any
Of US.
@. Miss Grace, that floor back there,
isn't that very dirty floor? A. Yes.
sir; 1t is, II Is awful dirty.
Q. Grease and paint on it? A. Yes.
sir.
Q, Do they have a white substance
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hand. was II not? A. I think 80, yes,
sir.
A. Yes. sir.
Q. And cinders on the dirt? A. Yes.
sir. there appeared to be some cinders
there.
@. Which 0buld have made It posi-.
BILE, II any one had been dragged on
their face. to have made cuts and
bruises on the face? Indeed. you
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In the metal department: A. Why. he
would pass there, looking around.
Q. Well, how often would he pass
there? A. Well. two or three times a
day; sometimes he would come hack
there to look around. to see how the
work was getting on.
Q. Now, when was Mary at the fac
tory last to work? a. The Monday be-
fore Saturday. April es. She didn't
work the rest of the week. because there
wasn't any metal. and when the metal
Is out. unless we want to work upstairs.
We can so home and stay
Q. Now, when was the regular pay
day? A. Saturday at IL o'clock, but
most OF them that week We're paid of
on Friday night between and O'Clock.
CROSS.EXAMINAT BY MIR.
ROSSER.
9. Miss Grace. you worked al the PEN
ell factory a year? \. I worked there
five years.
=. Five years, and little Mary Phagan
worked there a year? A. Yes, sir.
.. In those i've years how many times
did you speak to Mr.. Frank? A. Three
times was all
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THIRD DAY. JULY 10
REDIRECT EXAMINATION BY SO.
LICITOR DORSEY.

Q. What Is your business? a. am
now connected with Judge Giradeau's
court. For a little over two years l
was with the County Police Depart
ment. ran an automobile about three
months out Peachtree road.
Q. What were YOU doing about April
20? A. In the day time l was riding
around In my car, and at night l was
at the city Police Headquarters.
Q. Did you or not 20 to the National
Pencil Company's place of business that
night? A. | did, sir.
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The next installment
will continue Blacks
story of what happened
after the finding of the
girls body, and take up
the story of J. M. CAN'T,
the discharged factory
employe. 1herealso will
be published next Sun
day a complete di gram
of the factory, enabling
the reader to fix easily
all the places named in
the testimony.
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DIRECT EXAMINATION BY SOLICI
FOR DORSEY.

-. What is your business. A. | am
a policeman.
9. What time did YOU go TO the Ma
tioual Pencil Company's place of busi1
ness the morning ct April e.? \.
think 1t was possibly 8 o'clock-5;ao to
Il o'clock
~ Then what wAs oons! n ] veal
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DIRECT EXAMINATION BY
SOLICITOR DORSEY.

=. What Is your business. A. City
officer.
tional Pencil Company;s place OF busi-
ness or factory after April rs: A.
Somewhere about o'clock, between s
and o'clock, Sunday morning, April
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GUILTY OF THE GIRLS MURDEI

N/:11:r~, Detective months invest
LkLLC<UL ~ 0LL Mary Phagan
NJ will testimony printed
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Saw No "Skips"
On The Time Slip.

O. Did you see Frank take the slip
from the time clock? A. Yes; he said
the punches on that clock were correct.
He took the tape out and wrote on the
bottom "April 2s, 1873 He then folded
the slip one time, took it back in his
office and. presume, filed 1t away.
O. DO YOU know whether there were
any skips on 1t or not" A. l glanced all
the vay down, and there was no skip
in the different numbers.
CROss-ENAMINATION BY MIR.
ROSsER,
O. Mr. Rogers. YOU never had seen
Mr.. Frank until that morning? A. NO,
sir.
O Whether his natural manner and
movement were quick or not, You didn't
know? A. No. sir: 7 never saw Mr..
Frank until that unfortunate time.
O. Whether he had a quick way OF
expressing himself you don't know? a.
No, sir, | don't know.
O. Now. at the undertaking rooms the
minute that Mr.. Choosing flashed on
the light, anybody could have seen the
cornse? A. Yes, sir; anybody could have
seen 1t then.
@. So you don't know that Mr..
Frank didn't see this corpse? a. III
say this, Mr.. Frank could have got a
glance at the whole corpse. but when
Mr. GhceslinS turned the face over
Mr. Frank couldn't have got good
look at the face unless he stepped in
there.
Q. How do YOU know he WASH
looking at the instant you We're look
ing? A. I don't know that he didn't
get a glance at 1t; I'm not here to
state that but I'm here to tell you
that Mr.. Frank nor nobody except Mr..
Gheesling and |, at this particular mo-
ment, stepped up and looked at the
little girls face.
.. Whet you went to the police sta
tion did Mr.. Frank so without any hesi-
tation? A. oh, yes, sir; they didn't
! have to drag him.
.. He went all over the factory with
those gentlemen? A. Yes. sir.
Q. He went readily? A. Yes. sir. he
went right on with them; seemed to be
glad to go.
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I will call attention to the testi-
nony of Black and Rogers that. al
though they did not tell Frank that
II, there had been murder ,ns at the the pen, Ge,o
their automobile, he appeared nsr-
vous and excited a. he was prcpar-
Ing to accompany them.
Rogers Testimony.
Later, Boots" Rogers accompan-
led me to the call of Frank. and
there in Franks presence. Mrs.
Frank said to Rogers: Don't you
know positively that / answered the
door and you said you wanted to see
Mr.. Frank. and called Mr.. Frank:
then asked you what the trouble
was. and you told me little girl
had BEEN found dead or murdered at
the factory" Mrs. Frank then said
that Mr.. Frank came Immediately
and asked what was the matter.
and that she, without waiting for
Rogers or Black to reply, told him
of the murder. Frank naturally Ii
Of a nervous temperament. and so It
scarcely 10 to be wondered at that
he did appear nervous-if 1t 10 true
that he did-when he was told of
the crime at the factory of which he
was In charge.
One of the strongest pieces Of
evidence In the case was contained
In the fact that the door In the
rear Of the basement had been
forced open from the inside through
the pulling out Of q staple. Starnes
and Police Sergeant Dobbs both
testified to this condition the sec
ond day OF the trial, as will be
found in reading the evidence. II,
az was contended by the State.
Frank dictated the murder notes,
and II, as testified by Conley. the
negro sweeper wrote them in Franks
office, there was no reason why
Conley should not leave the factory
by way of the front door. Conley,
as a matter Of fact, testified that he
did leave by the front door. Neither
was there any reason why Frank
could not leave by the front door.
He had the keys. But the fact Of
the matter was that Frank, when
he left by the front door at
O'Clock. locked the factory. so that
whoever was locked in with the lit
tie. victim. finding that he was i'm
prisoned was compelled to force
his way out Of the building to avoid
being discovered with the murdered
girl.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-05-18
Anchorage, May 10.


Conditions here, according to
close observers, remain unchanged,
so far as concerns those seeking
employment-not very encouraging.
While considerable station work has
been let, and employment thus given
to small gangs, aggregating perhaps
800 men, the Evans and Mariposa
landed almost that number of new
job hunters, most of them foreign
ers. And there are many more men
than jobs, in all kinds of work.
Wages and prices are low. For in
stance: contract for clearing two
miles of right of way at Eagle
Creek was let this week for $35 an
acre and two miles of dirt grade was
let at 25c yard.
Laborers on force account work"
are paid 81 1ac an hour for day Of
8 hours and no government work is
permitted on Sunday. Blacksmiths
receive 44c an hour and carpenters
soc on government work. indie
pendent carpenters get Toe. Board is
81 per day.
Grind axes on your own time"
was the order issued to men on right
of way.
The estimated number of idle job
hunters is 900 and I am informed
many of these are dead broke"
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-05-18
NOTICE OF MARsHAL'S SALE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
THIRD DIVISION, DISTRICT OF
ALASKA. IS.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
THIRD DIVISION, DISTRICT OF
ALASKA, IS.
Public notice is hereby given that
by virtue of writ of execution
dated April 30th, A. D., 1915, issued
out of the District Court, for the
Third Division. Territory of Alaska,
on a Judgment rendered in the U. S.
Commissioners Court, Chitina Pre-
cinct, Alaska, on the 21st day of
December, A. D., 1914, in favor of
IS. o. Freedman, and against e. w.
Exum, did on the 18th day of
May, A. D., 1915, levy upon the fol-
lowing described real estate, stu
ated in the Chitina Recording Pre-
cinct, 3rd Division, Territory OF
Alaska, to wit:
Lots one, two and three in Block
twenty-five and lots one, two and
three in Block (E) all situated in
the townsite of Chitina, Alaska, and
that I will accordingly, offer said
real estate for sale, at public vendue
to the HIGHEST and best bidder, fol
cash. on the oath day of June, A. ID.
1915, at O'Clock P. M. at the from
door of the U. S. Commissioner,
Office. Chitina, Alaska.
Dated Chitina, Alaska, this 18Th
day of Nav, A. D., 1915.
F. r. BRENNEMAN,
| U. S. Marshal, Bird Division
Territory of Alaska.
| BY w. J. FEASTER, Deputy
First publication, May IS, 1915.
| Last publication, June 8
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-05-18

A forest fire at began and along
the north side of Chester Creek, has
during the past week, burned over a
large area of fine spruce timber
After being checked by a corps of
twenty rangers, under Forester l..
K. MCCULLOUGH, it is again extending
towards Anchorage. The origin of
the fire is not known, but is sup
posed to have started at the camp
of a careless hunter.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-05-18

Steinmitz, Annie webb, Rub,
DeGraff, Merle Heinrich, Carrie
Thompson, Clara Rosswog and
Messrs. Robt Capers, Ted Thisted
Leonard Bauer, H. B. Kirby, Oscar
Meyer, Dave Phillips, Harry Thisted
All Norgren, Oscar Larson, Dean
Searles, Thos. Talent, H. Cook,
Howard Ballard.
After overhauling the launch
Three M. at Valdez, it was brought
over to Cordova on Saturday, stop
ping en- route at Ellamar. The
launch has been chartered for the
season by the Canoe Pass Packing
Co., which is operating the new cam
merry at the Dalton dock.
Frank Herman, who owns placer
property in the Nizina country, was
a passenger over from Valdez last
night, and he took the morning
train for the interior.
Capt. and Mrs. Rude invited a
large number of friends to join
them on a fishing excursion out on
the Sound yesterday. He had his
launch and two smaller boats in
tow. The guests spent several hours
very pleasantly and returned with 4
good catch of fish.
Capt. Lathrop returned on the
Three M from Valdez, where he was
arranging for his new movie
house, to complete his circuit from
Cordova to Ship Creek, that is also
to include Valdez and Seward. The
Capt. expects to go outside in q
week or two.
F. N. Fuller is almost persuaded
to leave on an early boat fol
Anchorage, to establish tonsoria
parlnr.
E. A Hegg, the celebrated photog
rapher and artist of Cordova, wa:
passenger on the Alameda thi:
morning for Anchorage. He viii
take views of the new railroad
camp and of the construction crew:
at work.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-05-18
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To Ben c. Hannah, administrator Of
the Estate of James Garrett. de-
ceased and to his heirs and
assigns of said James Garrett.
You are hereby notified that l, the
subscriber, Ringwald Blk, have ex-
pended and paid for your share in
labor and improvements upon the
Jacobson Placer Mining Claim for
the year 1912, 1913 and 1914.
Said Placer Mining Claim is stu
ated on Slate Creek, Copper Center
Recording Precinct, Alaska. The
notice of location thereof is of
record in Book l, Page 100 of Min
ing Locations in said recording office
at Copper Center Alaska. To which
book and page reference is hereby
made for more particular descrip-
ton of said claim. Such expenditure
was made for the purpose of holding
possessory right and title to said
claim under provisions of Section
1924 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States and the amendments
thereof providing for annual labor
upon mining claims That is to say
that an hundred dollars worth nf
labor and improvements was made
upon said placer claim and that as
co-owner have expended the amounts
which were for the interest of said
CARROTS estate.
You are further notified that I'M
less you pay your proportion of such
expenditure together with the cost of
this advertisement to the under
signed within ninety days from the
last publication of this notice your
interest in said claim will become,
the property of the undersigned CO..
owner under said Section 1924, Re-
vised Statutes of the United States.
RINGWALD BLK.
First publication, March 8, 1916
Last publication June 8, 1915.
| --O-O--o--
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-05-18
Rex Creek, May 6.

AsOA SASsAA, N"~1y W
i For nearly a week we have had
a touch of winter again, with snow
nearly every day. But it is warm
again and likely to continue SO.
C. S. F. Cole, the Shushanna
mail carrier, has landed the Nizina
mail contract.
On Rex Creek
Bill Woodward has tapped his
Ipay channel, after running through
the rim 100 feet. The pay is moth
ing big but if the gravel will hold
up without timbering he will make
some money. He has five hundred
feet, two years work, and gives Is
per cent royalty. All wish him well
because of his staying qualities.
The R. A. M. Co.'s laymen are
digging a ditch to convey a ground
sluice to their workings. They will
have 1875 feet head on their nozzle.
Brooks & Co. are building an
automatic dam in Lucky Gulch, a
tributary of Rex, off No. 10 left
| limit.
Fred Hotchkiss has arrived and
is looking fit for his summers
labors, which he has entered upon
with much industry.
Bert Carvey has put on number
of men and he is the only operator
at present who is working three
shifts of s hours.
Art Powell, it is understood, has
lined up some pay on Fly Gulch.
The Andrus camp will this year
have luxuries for the men, that will
include spring beds and mattresses
I On Chittitu Creek
Slauser and Stantien are shortly
expecting Frank Herman here. They
will be- the first of the big operator:
to pipe gravel.
Herbert Gust and one man are
sluicing.
At Esterley's camp things havi
1 begun to liven up. The saw mil
will soon be running. The yard il
running over with logs, which
means many days saving. With
the ''old man" at the throttle thi
logs will fast turn into lumber.
| Bath House Miller is prospecting
on Lost Gulch.
i Photograph Sam, opposite on The
right limit of Chittitu, is the las
man down the creek prospecting.
| ]. S. Taylor is laying and driving
pipe.
Carl and Obey must be given the
prize this year, as they were the
first ones to have ground goina
through the boxes.
Willsiene, Duke of Young, i:
with us for the season and will 81
employed by the Andrus people.
| On White Creek
One of the operators recently
completed a smoke house on the
creek and will prepare rabbits fol
| the heat of summer. If successful
it may be the fore runner of larger
packing houses, as rabbits are quite
plentiful in most of the districts
The Toubie boys have their sum
mer's wood cut and dead work done
as much as the ice will permit.
! Mr.. Bodies of the Kiser bench
visited Mccarthy recently or
business
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-05-18

The lure of new Alaskan camp
is upon the people Of Cordova. Ship
Creek looks good, at least for this
season, to many of our business men
and others Already Finkelstein &
Sapiro have gone to establish a
branch of their clothing and gents
furnishings business.
Capt. Lathrop has sent some
teams and wagons to do a drayage
business. Also the lumber to put UP
a building and establish a moving
pocture house.
Billy Bolte took over a restaurant
outfit which he sold to engage in
the hardware business.
A Laska went over first and then
had his stock of miscellaneous goods
shipped to him.
And now N. Dietrich is about to
send over one of his two plants and
establish bottling works.
w. E. Roos, the druggist, came
over from Seward on the Mariposa
and will take charge of the. Corner
Drug Store. Doc Schmitz and Miss
Whalen will leave on the Alameda
for Anchorage, where they will es-
tahlish branch drug store.
Fred Schringer, the we'll known
restauranteur, will go over on the
next steamer with an idea of getting
into business.
G. P. Nicholson has been advised
that there is need for a cigar and
pool room, and he may take chance
in the near future.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-05-18

Patent has been received at the
Juneau land Office to a group of lode
claims in the. Valdez mining district
belonging to John A. Hazelet.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-05-18

Tom Church's Seattle Critic tells
us that Alaska is to have the
Juvenile Bostonians and other
theatrical attractions during the
coming season. The first organiza-
ton to tour the north sailed from
Seattle on last Saturday night and
is now at Ketchikan. 1t is known
as the Hurd-Hibbard Attractions,
and comprises five vaudeville acts
and several reels of films. After
touring the Southeastern towns the
company will go to the Interior,
playing Dawson, Fairbanks, and
other towns, then coming to the
coast and entertaining the people of
Cordova, Valdez, Seward and Ship
Creek. The attractions include the
Elk City Trio, composed of G.
Severag, Douglas McIiver and ST
Confer; Weston & White. man and
woman, athletics and boxing, Miss
White being noted as the champion
woman boxer of the world; Barr
Sisters, singing, talking and dane
ing; Harry Bellmaine and Edith
Conway, singing, talking and society
dances, and George P. Newton,
baritone soloist.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-05-18

Alaska is the mecca for school
teachers from all parts of the
country. A young man writes us
from Modesto, California, making
inquiries concerning Cordova and
Chitina He says:
Several young lady school teach
ers of this vicinity have asked me
to learn of conditions relative TO
employment in their chosen work in
that section, and am writing to you
for information. Would be pleased
to hear from you in this regard,
stating probability of employment.
social life in the district, salary
paid and any general information in
this line"
Evening journal., 1915-02-05
Gen. James H. Wilson Defends
Child Labor Commission

formal statement today in which he
asserts it would be a great misfor-
tune to abolish the present Delaware
Child Labor Commission or to give
political tinge to Child Labor regula-
tion work in this State He said
Il have heard it reported that there
is some danger of the Legislature,
now in session. abolishing the pres
ent Child Labor Commission and
relegating that subject more or less.
TO political control rather than TO
that of a non-partisan board.
1t occurs to me that this would be
a very great misfortune and that the
true policy of the State. without ref
erence to the party in political con-
troll. is TO keep the present non-parti-
san board in charge of the matter
and. in this connection. TO have a
good efficient man. as inspector. to
look after the details of the entire
business coming under his observa-
ton and 10 present the same to the
commission without fear. favor or
affection; and, above all, without
reference 20 party politics.
Il nope the present commission
will be continued in Office and that il
VIII select a proper inspector to run
the detail business and Feep the rec
ords
Evening journal., 1915-02-05
CHARITIES REPORT
JANUARY RELIEF
.S1,65S.97 Distributed To
Needy Families During
January
GET WORK FOR
MANY UNEMPLOYED

City Council last night received a
report from the Associated Charities,
through Miss Sibyl Gordon, general
secretary. OF the work done during
January by the organization to relieve
the needy of this city. The report
showed that nearly 500 people had
been assisted and the amount of money
dispersed totaiod S1.65S97. OF this
amount S1.176.S2 was for groceries;
sfSS. 70 for shoes. and S302.45 for coal
The city, several weeks ago appro-
priated $1,000 to the charities and in
their report the organization makes a
plea for further assistance. The re-
port follows:
In submitting the enclosed re-
port of the last month to the City
Council. the Associated Charities
hopes your honorable body will
be gratihed in noting the far
reaching service the Charities has
been enabled to do, through your
timely appropriation which. il has
much appreciated.
The situation this winter has
never been equaled in our history
and our social workers have la
bored faithfully and assidiously
Continued on Page Two.