Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-03-01
COOK CONVICTED, BUT
MRS. HIRSCH'S TRIAL
HAS BEEN POSTPONED
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tense. When Mr.. Cooper finished his
speech at 3:45 o'clock. Judge Hin made
a brief charge and the case went 10 the
jury.
From the time the trial began at
ocloCo. il was evident that IL would be
one OF the spesdisst in the history Of
the court, for within an hour Judge Hin
had overruled three mOve= 81 the de-
tense which would have prolonged the
proceedings. a jury had been chosen in
the record time OF twelve minutes. and
Mayor Gambler was on the stand, telling
OF his acquaintance with the woman
who has been jointly indicted with Cook
and whose trial will take place when
Cooks is ended
The mayors story was substantially
the same as that which he told the
grand jury two weeks ago. but on the
Gross-examinatiOn by attorneys for the
defense. he was asked a number. OF
pointed questions. which he emphaticai-
~ denied. regarding his relations with
Mrs. Hirsch- These questions and the
introduction by Cooks attorneys Of 4
piece OF wOman's wearing apparel were
received with eager interest by the
crowd that packed every seat in the
courtroom
HIS. HirscH in Courtroom
Forces. Adair's testimony was even
longer than Mayor Gamblers, and dealt
ut length with conversations between
him and Cook in which he claimed Cook
confessed 10 having lived an evil life,
and now wanted 10 go straight and
protect his friend, Mr.. Hirsch. from
this woman ne had married.
Besides Mayor Gambler and Mr.. Adair.
the only other witnesses at the morning
session were two nurses from Davis
Fischer sanatarium, VINO testified that
while Mrs Hirsch was i'll in the hos
uitaI, Cook visited her almost daily.
Among the witnesses at the. afternoon
session was Al H Martin, proprietor OF
a lunch stand across from the court
house, who testified regarding the fire.
quent meetings and long conversations
held BY Cook and Mrs H!rsCh on the
mezzanine floor of his place. Another
witness, w II. Baldwin, a taxi-cab
driver, testified that Cook tried 10 get
him TO secure for Cook a master key"
to- the second floor of the Gambler build
ing.
Mrs. Hirsch was present in the court
room throughout the session and was
the target for many eyes
Mrs Hirsch entered the courtroom
wearing a heavy veil which she re-
moved in a few minutes. She was smil-
ing and apparently unconcerned- She
wore a blue tailored suit with white
crepe de chine blouse and white col
lar while her hat was one Of the new
stvIe tooues j. W. Cook occupied a
seat directly across the table from Mrs
Hirsch. where she sat with the attOr-
news for the defense. Mr.. Hirsch was
not. in the courtroom at the beginning
of the trial Mrs. Hirsch's first nus
band, r. H. Jackson. was i'm the wit
ness room.
Immediately on converting of the trial,
Attorney James r BedgOOd. for the de-
Tense. fled a motion for change OF
venue on the ground that a fair trial
was impossible because Of Mayor Can
dIer's prominence and influence. because
of the alleged -'infiammatOry" newsp1-
per articles published in his favor be-
cause OF ar alleged editorial in his favor
appearing in the Atlanta Constitution,
and because OF various other things
The motion was promptly Overruled by
Judge HILL
Judge Hill announced at the beginning
that perfect order must prevail in the
court room He instructed the sheriff
to arrest any person disturbing the
trial and to clear the court room If the
spectators would not be quiet The
crowd began 10 gather at : o'clock
Wednesday morning. and long before 3
o'clock the last available seat in the
court room had been taken
After the motion for a change or
venue had been Overruled. counsel for
the defense filed a demurrer on the
ground that the indictment did not sus-
tain the charge Of blackmail as defined
by the laws of Georgia This was also
Overruled-
Second Demurrer
Counsel for the defense next filed n
demurrer on the ground Of Mayor Cand-
Ier's business association with men,
bers Of the grand jury which returned
the indictment The demurrer named
Victor Fl. Kriegshaber. whose assOcia-
ton with Mayor Gambler consisted OF
the fact that he and the mayor. &C
cording TO the demurrer, are stOckhOld-
ers in the Georsia Railway and Power
company. This demurrer was Overruled.
The selection Of a jury then com
menced. and in the surprisingly short
time OF twelve minutes IL was cOmplet-
ed The Jurors selected were as follows.
H B. Barnett, George r Bancroft,
John Barber. W. \ Brown. W. \
Browder. George W. Dennis. X +. Ed
wards. 5. c. Forester. r. L. Ezell, F.
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