Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-06-02

City, New, manager of the Western
Union Telegraph company's office at
| that place, was the next witness called
| by the state.
| Miss Atherton stated that she has
lived in Carson City for a little over
thirty-six years. She identified Innes,
bowed to him, and he returned the bow
with a smile. She stated that she
knew him while he was assistant United
States district attorney in Carson City.
and that she knew Mrs. Elois helms
| Dennis during the latter's residence in
Carson City.
| LITTLE ROSS-BXAMINING.
! After identifying a picture of Mrs
| Dennis Miss Atherton stated that she
| saw Mrs Dennis and lines together
quite frequently in Carson City. She
| said she was introduced to Mrs. Innes
\ as the wife of Victor f. 1nnes. She
| said she had cashed a number OF tele-
| graph money orders for Innes from
Mrs. Dennis, from J. Lorenzo and from
| other names in Atlanta. She said she
knew Mrs. Dennis was a client OF
| Innes After the solicitor had finish
| cd with her. Miss Atherton was ex-
| cused with only few words of cross
| examination
The next witness was L. L. MiZell
| assistant manager of the Western
| Union in Atlanta. He identified pic
| ture of Mrs. Dennis, stated that he
saw her at the Western Union office
several times during 1913 and 1914, and
stated that she deposited with the
J Western Union. during that period,
about 1900. for remittance to Victor
E. lines at various points in the west
| including Los Angeles Carson City,
Portland and San Antonio.
! He said the money was sometimes
! sent in the name of Elois Nelms, some
! times in the name of John L. Bently.
John Bennett. Rama Vittur, and A. Lo-
renzo. He identified a number of re-
ceipts and kilograms, but was not al
| lowed to go into their contents.
NO ONE WITH MRS. DENNIS
When Judge Hines took up the cross.
examination of Mizell, he asked this
question:
THE Identical currency was not trans
mitted by telegraph, was it?"
/ No"
WAS any of this money received by
Innes in the state of Georgia or Full
| ton county,"
| No"
Ibid you ever see anybody come to
the telegraph office with herr"
"I don't remember seeing any one"
| do you know L. p. Weathers?"
II think So"
| Did you ever see him with her.
| Not that L recall"
This concluded the zion
OF MizelI, and the solicitor did not re-
| examine him.
MRS. DENNIS USED MANY NAMES
! G. A.. Beattie, Jr., cashier of the
! Western Union Telegraph company, in
/ Atlanta, was the next witness called
| by Solicitor Dorsey He identified the
| picture of Mrs. Dennis and testified
| to accepting a number of Temittances
from Mrs. Dennis to Victor E. Innes,
| covering a period from June, 1913 to
April. 1914, and aggregating about
| $4,000. He stated that the money orders
were purchased by the same person
mrs. Dennis) each time, but that she
usd different names. He said the first
money order was issued in the name
| of Lois helms, the second in the name
of John L. Bennett, another in the
name of John L. Bennett, and an other
in the name of J. Lorenzo.
There was only brief cross-examina-
tion, which developed in the name of j.
Lorenzo.
There was only brief cross-examina-
ton, which developed no material points
The next witness called by Solicitor
| Dorsey was w. d. Grove a clerk al
the Southern Express company, who
/, testified that he issued money orders
| to a woman who gave the name OF
John Bennett, that these money orders
aggregated $500, and that they were
payable to Victor E Innes. He said
| they were issued on the same day,
| and were for $50 each, the express COM
pany's money order maximum being $50.
He could not identity the picture of
Mrs. Dennis as the woman who pur-
| chased the money orders.
| There was no discrimination of
4 Grove.
| Following his testimony, Solicitor
| Dorsey offered as evidence the money
order applications involved and the re-
ceipts signed by lines, covering the
amounts named in the applications and
| corresponding to the applications
PUTS RECEIPTS IN EVIDENCE.
| Following the testimony of Beattie,
Solicitor Dorsey put in evidence a num-
Der of additional telegraph money order
receipts, signed by Victor z. Innes.
At 1850 o'clock Mrs. John w. helms,
the mother of the missing helms sis
tiers, took the witness stand. She first
identified temporary letters of admins
| tration issued to her on September Is,
| 1914, authorizing her to take charge of
the estate of her daughter. Mrs. Elois
helms Dennis, who was represented in
the letters Of administration to have
uleQ lnteState.
Mrs. helms also identified a number
of the express and telegraph money or
ders issued to Bently, Bennett, ct al,
and payable to Victor E. Innes, as the
same which she saw in the possession
of Mrs. Dennis, prior to the iatter's dis
appearance. Mrs. helms said some of
them we're removed by Mrs. Dennis from
her regular pocketbook and placed in a
little purse which 1nnes gave her as a
Christmas present
Solicitor Dorsey exhibited to Mrs.
helms a number of letters Identified by
other witnesses as having been written
by Innes. and he asked her if she reoog-
nized the handwriting. She replied that
she did, and the solicitor asked:
did you read any letters in that
handwriting "
THE defense objected to the question
on the ground that Mrs. Nelms' knowl-
edge of the handwriting had not been
properly proved, and Judge Hines sub
mitted numerous authorities in support
of his contention.
OBJECTION OVERRULED.