Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-04-07
WEATHERS POSITIVE
IN IDENTIFICATION
OF INNES COUPLE
Local Real Estate Dealer and
COnfidante of Lois helms
Identifies Mrs. lines as
MRS. Margaret Minis"

came here to complete financial transac-
tiOns with Mrs. Dennis and was equally
positive in his Identification of Mrs. In
mes as the woman introduced to him by
Mrs. Dennis as Mrs Margaret Minis,
alleged aunt Of Victor Innes.''
But Innes looked Weathers squarely
In the eye and told him positively and
emphstically that he had never seen him
before, while there was not a flicker of
recognition on the face of Mrs. Innes,
when she was confronted by Weathers.
.Veathers. who is a real estate man
with offices in the Fourth National Bank
building. went to the Tower Wednesday
morning with newspaper men following
a conference with Marshall helms. broth
er of the missing sisters. Mrs. Dennis
and Miss Beatrice Nelms.
First they went to the matron's ward,
where Mrs. Innes is confined. Wealth
ers was behind the newspaper men when
Mrs. lines came to the door Of the ward
60 talk. She looked at Weathers with
out showing the slightest sign of recog-
milton. and Weathers looked directly at
her.
lis that Margaret Minis" asked re-
porters as they left.
ut surely IS" Weathers answered.
Newspaper men went into lines cell
corridor ahead of Weathers. lines
met them smilingly and shook hands
as they introduced themselves. Then
he turned to Weathers, remarking as
he held out his hand. land this gentle
man?''
Don't you remember me?" asked
Weathers.
81 have never seen you before, sir"
answered the Portland lawyer.
What paper do you representa-
'oh, several of them" replied
weathers
wEATHERs POSITIVE.
Come. now said Innes still smil-
ing pleasantly. "a newspaper man is
never ashamed OF his name and his
paper"
"My name is weathers and I have
met you several times" said the real
estate dealer.
II am quite sure have never seen
you before" answered lines. Did
you see me at the San Antonio jail?'
mo. not there" answered Weathers.
The conversation become general.
lines chatting pleasantly with re-
porters. but refusin to answer ques-
lions bearing even remotely on the
case.
When weathers left he declared posi-
lively that Innes is the man introduced
l. him by Mrs. Dennis as the central
figure Of numerous conversations she
had with him.
Weathers declares that soon after
AIRS. Dennis returned from the west she
told him of financial transactions with
Innes. read many letters from Innes to
him. and told him OF the contents of
other letters.
II could write book about the case"
said Weathers. "for you see Mrs. Den
mis- consulted me frequently, almost
daily, for a while, and used my office
great deal.
'She and Innes. she told me, were go
ing to establish a new religious order.
She told me that she and Innes, while
together in Salt Lake City. which was
to be the headquarters Of the new sect,
decided on the purchase of a certain
lot for the first church building. She
described II to me very infinitely.
"In their letters the religious PROPOSE
ton seemed to be the main subject and
the financial propositions would come
up only incidentally.
"He would write out long creeds for
the new religion. and she would go over
the creeds carefully, revising, correcting
and changing them, and would then send
it back 10 him. They had much difficulty
in reconciling all of their separate views
on the subject.
Mrs. Dennis gave me to understand
she was going to marry him. natu-
rally became somewhat Interested in
him and later she informed me that
he was in the city. This was short
time before Shrine week.
zone day had an engagement to
meet Mrs. Dennis on a street corner,
as she was coming in from East Point,
where she had been working in the
postoffice. Another man was waiting
there also, but I paid no attention to
him until she came up and then she
spoke to US both and introduced Victor
lines to me.
some days before she had introduced
Mrs. lines as Mrs. Minis i saw In
mes several times, but had no long con-
versations with him. I also remember
having seen him and Mrs. Innes on the
streets together shortly after l met
him.
Il saw him internationally until he
left here about three weeks before the
helms girls finally left the city"
weatners declares that he knows Of
his own knowledge that Mrs. Dennis
sent money to lines while he was in
the west, as on more than one oc-
CASTOR he went to the telegraph Office
with her to send it,
He says further that before she left
she told him that she and Innes were
going to India, where they were going
to get a HindOo. who was to come back
and assist them in the establishment Of
the new religious sect.
Aside from the meeting in the tower
there were no developments in the
lines case Wednesday. as II was decid-
ed not to arraign him and set a date
for the trial
II has been established that lines
sister is here and has already visited
him at the tower and mas seen certain
court officials but she has been success
full in evading reporters. and even her
name has not been learned.
IL is said that the report that the
Illnesses have exhausted their funds and
will rely on counsel appointed by the
court to defend them, resulted from hel
conversation with officials.
The sister visited San Antonio several
times during lines Incarceration there
and once. IL is said, she was taken in
custody for a few minutes by officials
who thought she might be Mrs. Dennis
Mrs. lines is bearing her incarceration
quite cheerfully, and apparently enjoys
the change from the san Antonio Jail
The plan of court officials TO arraigr
the Illnesses and formally set a date fol
the trial has not been abandoned and
they will probably be brought into court
/ Thursday