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

her husband spent for her operation. The
$1,000 was money he owed to an insur-
ance company. The $500 was TO take
| up a mortgage on some property. With
out adding up these figures, she wrote
1890 and then another figure, saying: 1
can't think of all of them, but | figured
them out the other evening, and they
amounted to $4,000 She added that
! she wanted duplicate deposit slips for
the $1,000. Mr.. Gambler, referring to
Asa c., Jr..), told her we would have an
other conference and let her know some
thing later Then she left. the Office"
| Here Attorney Arnold asked:
ibid you ever at any time promise
her any money!"
No"
Did you as Mayor Gamblers agent
| have any authority to offer them any
! sum- great or small, as the price OF
/ their keeping quiet?'
no, | had no such authority, and l
| made them no offer
! This concluded Mr.. Adair's direct tes-
/ timony and he was taken for cross-e&-
animation by Attorney John r. cooper.
I Nurse on stand
The witness stated that Mrs. HirSch
! had never told him that Mayor Cand-
| Ter had taken a liking to her and admir-
/ ed her more than any other woman con-
nected with the Red Cross work in At
| lanta.
! Immediately upon the conclusion oil
/ Mr. Adair's testimony, Miss Ada Tay-
| lor a nurse at the Davis-Fischer san
| atorium, was placed on the stand to
! testify relative to incidents occurring
! durin. the illness of Mrs Hirsch N
December.
Mrs. HirSch was a patient at the hos
pital for some time, declared Miss Tay-
lor and during the week that the witness
attended her Cook called almost every
day. He missed only one day in his
visits to Mrs Hirsch, said the witness.
Miss Jean Walden, another nurse at
the Davis-Fischer sanatarium, tesutled
along the same line, declaring that Cook
came to see Mrs Hirsch twice during
the four days on which she was attend
| ing the patient.
Judge Hill announced a recess at 1880
after Miss Walden had left the stand,
indicating that court would convene
again at 1870 TO remain in session I'M
til 4 o'clock. At the request of the
counsel for the defense, the jurors were
kept together unuder the surveillance
of bailiff
r. A. Gordon on Stand
When the trial was resumed at 1880
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon, the first
witness placed on the stand by the pros
ecution was r. A. Gordon, of the Amer
lean Furniture company. He testified
that he knew Cook and the latter had
discussed his money-making plans with
him.
Two months ago." stated Mr.. Cor
don, Cook came to my office and said
he was going to Cincinnati that after
noon or the next morning He wanted
an introduction to a whisky house, as
he had some whisky to SELL"
Attorney Cooper objected and the OBJ
lection was sustained. Resuming, Mr..
Gordon testified, in response to ques-
tions:
II saw him about a week later and
he said he had better scheme than SELL
ing whisky but he did not go Into any
details"
On cross-examination, Attorney Coop
err dismissed the witness without any
questions.
Councilman Martin Testihss
The next witness was AL H. Martin,
proprietor Of soda fountain near the
courthouse and councilman from the Sec
ond ward. He testified that for about three
weeks before the indictment of Mrs.
HirSch and Cook, the two came almost
daily to his place of business, frequent
ly coming at noon, in the afternoon and
in the evening of the same day, and al
ways occupying a table in secluded
corner on the mezzanine floor. He said
they would sometimes linger until and
o'clock in the evening. These visits
ceased few days before the Indictment
Mr.. Martin said he went to the Jail on
the afternoon the couple were arrested,
and saw Mrs. Hirsch in the jatleTs Of
nee and Cook in corridor across the
hall. He said he pointed to Mrs. Harsch
and asked Cook if she wasn't the woman
who had been coming to his (Martin's)
place 50 often, and Cook said she was
not. Mr.. Martin said Cook told him that
he had Asa Gambler dead to rights"
On cross-cxamination by Attorney
Coope-, Mr. Martin testified that his
place Of business was frequented by la
dies, and that Mrs. Hirsch ate there to-
day with two deputy sheriffs during the
noon recess.
The next witness was NJ. c. Kiser a
weIl-known real estate man, with Of
fees in room 314 Gambler building. He
testified that Cook met him in frcTt of
the Healey building some days before
the blaCkmail case became public, ques-
toned him about his business ana said
he was going to build some houses and
make some money or burst.
On cross-examination by Attorney
Cooper, Mr.. Kiser stated that he dN not
owe Mr.. Gambler any money.
Says Cook Wanted Key
The next witness was G. II. Hicks,
young man employed in Al Ii. Martins
place. He testified recalling that Mrs.
Hirsch and Cook fingered at their favor
lite table on the mezzanne floor one
Sunday night until $50 o'clock. On
crosse examination, he stated that ladies
frequently occupied tables on the mez-
canine floor.
The next witness called by the state
vas W. H Baldwin, a taxicab driver
who testified that on January &c last
Cook rode with him and offered him
$500 to secure a master key for the
second floor OF the Gambler building.
He said Cook explained that party on
the second floor had not "toted fair
with him." and that he (Cook) was go
ing to lose money unless ne could get
access to certain papers in the partys
office. He said he told Cook that he
would not attempt to get the key with
out thinking it over.
On cross-examination by Attorney
Cooper, Baldwin stated that he first
talked about the key incident last Satur-
day night to a man by the name OF
Justly, general superintendent Of the
Tufts Construction company. The cross
examination developed nothing further.
The next witness was Mrs. Frank
Snellgrove. She testified that she was
one of a party visiting the Southeastern
fair last fall, and that Mrs. Hirsch and
Cook were in the party. She said that
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