Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-03-01

Cooper picked up package wrapped
| in a paper. but partly open, so that
| there was displayed what appeared to
be a woman's pink silk undergarment
trimmed with lace.
Did you ever see this before?"
NO, sir"
Attorney Cooper inadvertently opened
/ the package in replacing it on the table,
I so that the garment fell out in plain
! view SPECTATORS craned their neckS to
see it. a look of extreme annoyance
! came over Mrs. l4iTSch's face.
J Leaning over and attempting 10 cover
up the garment with the paper. and
! failing, she gave up the attempt regis
terinS embarrassment and anger. She
! then settled back in her chair and
/ looked at the floor. ..
After you were caught" resumed
Attorney Cooper. did Mrs. Hirsch or
/ Cook make direct demands on you for
money"
They did not"
You have never paid them dol
lar"
az have not"
: And you haven't seen her since"
! NO I have not seen her but have
seen Cook"
Didn't Say, IT Am Ruined"
When you were caught, did you
/ I am ruined?"
81 did not"
Continuing, Mayor Gambler testified
/ that he sent Forrest Adsir to make an
appointment with Cook on the next day
following the arrival of Cook in his
Gambler building Office, explaining that
Mr. Adair is his close associate in bust
ness.
when you mad that conference with
cd n o.
this woman out of town.
no, such a thing never occurred to
me-"
Didn't Forrest Adair say so?".
No"
Replying 10 further questions, Mayor
Gambler testified that Cook did not
actually demand money, but threatened
10 expose" the whole matter to Mrs.
Hrschs husband.
In rebuttal, Attorney Arnold asked one
question. which was whether Forrest
EAdair acted as the mayors representa-
tive in conducting the conferences with
Cook and Mrs. Hirsch, and the mayor
said he was.
Forrest Adair was the next witness
called by the state. He testified that
he has known Cook only about three
weeks, or since the blackmail affair
came up.
"On February / was asked by Mayor
Gambler to come to his office in the
Gambler building. 1t was in the after
noon of that day. On arriving there l
found Mayor Gambler, Asa G. Gambler,
j., nd Judse John 5. Gambler. While
was there, Mrs. Hirsch called on the
telephone. Mayor Gambler answered the
phone. asked him to stop talking and
tell her lie would call her in ten min.
q
was that of Fl. II. Hirsch, her husband,
in his office in the Trust Company Of
Georgia building. In a few minutes l
called that number. A lady answered.
II was Mrs. Hirch ] told her who |
was and asked her to come to my office
at once. She demurred at first and
asked If ] would come around there, or
if Mayor Gambler would come there.
told her the only place 1 would see her
was in my office, and that l would be
there in five minutes. She then con-
scented to come there"
Defense overrIled
At this point Attorney Cooper OBJ
jected to Mr.. Adair relating a converse.
ton between himself and Mrs. Hirsch
at which Cook, the defendant, was not
present He contended that no conspir-
acy could be shown, and that since Mrs.
Hirsch was not on trial, the conversation
between her and Mr.. Adair would be
hearsa evidence, and, as such, not ad-
missable. Judge Hill overruled the OBJ
lection.
Resuming. Mr.. Adair said
Il took Mrs. Hirsch into my private
office and asked her what this all meant.
She told me that she had made an APP
pointment with Mayor Gambler in his
office in the Gambler building. She said
that when she saw the man at the win
dow she cried out, got up and opened
the door, and was surprised to.find Cook
standing there in the hallway. She said
that after leaving Mayor Gamblers Of
fee she went to her husbands Office and
found a note which Cook had left for
Mr.. HirSch."
At this point the note was introduced
in evidence. 1t read as follows:
February 6. 1918.
III. II. Call me at Ivy 1854 before
you go home this afternoon, sure.
CSigned) COOK"
Talks With Cook
"She told me-" continued Mr.. AdaIr.
that Cook had left Mayor Gamblers Of
fee ahead of her, and had evidently gone
straight to Mr.. Hirsch's Office. She said
Mr.. Hirsch was in Rome and would re-
turn about o clock that night, and that
if he got the note ne would either kill
her then go after Mayor Gambler and
kill him. or would proceed to sue for
divorce and name the mayor as cores
pendent / suggested that / call up
Cook on the phone and she agreed. l
did so, and Cook agreed to come at
once to my office. Meanwhile, my broth
er, George Adair, had come back to the
office, and was present when Cook ar
rived.
Cook, Mrs. Hirsch, my brother and
myself went into my private office and
told Cook / represented Mayor Can
dler. Cook got up out of his chair and
started to leave. He said I didn't
know this was what you wanted to talk
about I asked him to wait, but ne
went on out and motioned for me 10
follow him. We went into the next
room and I asked him what he wanted.
also asked him what we were up
against.
"'I don't care to discuss this matter
in the presence of Mrs. Hirsch or with
you,' said Cook. Il will talk with Mayor
Gambler and no one else He then told
me about his friendship for Mr.. Hirsch.
Iarranged a conference between him
and Mayor Gambler for the next day at
$50 in the morning in my office. L also
told Mrs. Hirsch of the appointment.
Cook said: I will tell him then what he
has. got to do
THE next morning Mayor Gambler
came to my Office accompanied by his
son, Asa G. Gambler, Jr. My brother,