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

and counsel were private matters which
could not be put in evidence, and further
on the ground that the conferences took
place after the alleged offence and
! therefore had no bearing on it. Attorney
| Arnold contended that his purpose was
! to show that Mrs. Hirsch and COo!i
! acted in concert from the moment Of
I their arrest. Judge Hill overruled the
! objection. There was no cross-exami-
nation of Bazemore.
! The next witness was Victor Young,
a special officer employed by the At
| lanta Retail Merchants association. He
testified that he talked with Mrs. Hirsch
on Saturday afternoon. prior to her ar
/ rest on Thursday, in a department store.
/ He said she told him she would need
! him. on Monday, and told him when
! she needed him to come with bells on"
! There was no crosS-examinatiou OF
Young. He was the last witness for the
. Cook Makes Statement
state, which here rested its case.
! J. w Cook, the defendant, then took
/ the stand make his statement, which
| was as follows.
! Gentlemen Of the jury, first I want
to deny any conspiracy or any charge
of blackmail Never at any time or
place have l asked anything of Mr..
Gambler or his agents.
! Il met Mrs. HiTsch about year ago
and helped her in the auto rattle. She
] was lady of affable disposition and
one whose company a man would nat
! urally seek The ladies disposed of the
automobile and she visited my home,
where she was welcomed by my sisters
and my mother until Wednesday, jan
uary 23. On that date l happened to
be in the Gambler building. coming out
/ of NJ. G. Kiser's office. l saw Mrs.
/ Hirsch enter Asa G. Gamblers office. 1
| thought nothing of it until he put his
arm around her before he closed the
door. l walked over to the door, lifted
/ the flap on the main slot, and saw him
! pull Mrs. Hirsch down in his lap and
/ kiss her. The elevator was running, so
| l moved. Then 1 looked again and
| they were in same position on a little
! chair near his desk l looked again and
they were standing close to the door.
"On Monday morning"-presumabl
the Monday preceding the Wednesday on
which the alleged blackmau plant trans
pired in Mr.. Gamblers office-"I was
seated in the real estate Office of NJ. L.
| ThrOwer on Forsyth street. 1 saw
Mayor Gambler standing on the side
walk talking TO Mrs. Hlrsch with her
right hand in his left hand. 1 imme-
diately walked out and got near them
Mrs. Hirsch's back was turned to me
and 1 heard Mr.. Gambler say: Come
with me a minute So I said to my
Followed Mrs. Hirsch
"On the following Wednesday after
noon 1 saw Mrs. Hirsch go up James
street toward the Gambler building. With
a couple of friends of mine, Robert Lee
and a Mr.. Smith, l was going down
Peachtree street when L saw her.
Boys" l said to them, do you want
to see something good in Mayor Can
dler's Office
Yes answered Smith, I'd climb
telegraph pole to see that
so we went up behind Mrs. Hirsch
in the elevator to the third floor of the
building. We went into a multigraph-
ing office and Mr.. Smith said he wanted
to measure their window. There was a
broad coping just outside the window,
from which he could see into Mayor
Gamblers office. 1 told him 1 would go
out on the coping and for him to go to
the mail slot, and we'd see what was
going on.
ono answered Mr.. Smith, you know
them better than l do. and l don't want
to be caught at the door, so let me go
out on the coping He went out on
the coping and 1 went to the mail slot of
Mr.. Gamblers Office door leading into the
hallway.
when I got there saw Mrs. Hirsch
lying on the lounge and Mr.. Gambler
was in a very compromising attitude
with her. All at once she jumped UP
and grabbed her hat and coat and ran to-
ward the door. AS she opened it. I
stood up.
my God she said.
"a little society lady and our Honor
able Mayor, I said, This is certainly
nice 1 saw a bundle on the floor. picked
it up, saw that it was a pair of silk
boomers, and put it in my pocket"
Called Up Hirsch
At this point Cook reached in his
pocket and took out the garment in
question, which was the same as that
previously exhibited by Attorney
Cooper and accidentally exposed by
him when the paper wrapping came off.
Cook held up the garment and shook
it triumphantly in the faces of the
jury.
"I walked out" he went on. left the
place and went Immediately to Mr..
Hirsch's office, where 1 left a note tell
ing him to call me up that afternoon
without fail. / heard nothing from him,
however. l did hear, though, from For
rest Adair. I went to NJ. L. Thrower's
office and soon Mrs. Hirsch called me
on the telephone and asked me to come
to Mr.. Gamblers Office. ] refused Then
Mr.. Adair asked me to come to his Of
fee and 1 again refused, telling him
that ! would not discuss another mans
wife with him or any other man
afterwards ] met. Mr.. Gambler and
Mr.. Adair twice, each time at Adair's
solicitation. I have never made any de-
mand on anybody in this case. I am
not asking for mercy. but only strict
justice. 1 thank you"
No witnesses for Defense
Beyond Cooks statement the defense
introduced no witnesses, and arguments
by counsel began Immediately after
he finished. Judge Hill allowed each
side thirty minutes. Attorneys for the
defense requested more time, but this
was declined.
Attorney Reuben A. Arnold spoke for
the prosecution. He said it was sad
TO think that people would do such
thing for money as Cook and Mrs. |
Hirsch had attempted in this case. He
placed the blame for the whole trans |
action on Cook and declared that Mrs. |
Hirsch was to be pitied.
In the first place, Attorney Arnold
emphasized the point that Mr.. Gambler |
conduct and character were not in issue |
in the case. He ridiculed the idea that |
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