Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-28
|BIaCkIllaiIer Given
 Maximum Penalty
TRIED BADGER GAME ON s7 YEAR
 OLD MAYOR or. ATLANTA, GA.
TRIED TO GET s5oo,ooo
Gets One Year at Hard Labor on Chain. Gang and s1,coo Fine, Maxi mum Penalty in Georgia.

! Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 27.--One year at hard labor on the chain gang and D fine of s1,0@0-tlle niaxiInum penalty for a misdenleancr-waS the sentence Imposed in F'ultos County superior court today upoE ' w. Cook, a real estate agent indicted jointly with Mrs. Margaret Hirsch, wife of Fl. H.. Hirhch, an insurance mar, for an attempt to b1ackmail Asa. C. Ce4s.dler, Atianta's $ e year old multi millionaire mayor for $500, ,G0e. Mrs. L1;rsch will be plac- ed on trial Friday.
 Eight Hour Trial.
 The jury deiiberatae lsss than half an hour and tine entire trial consumed not quite eight hours. A jury was quickly secured and the state had presenteta most of it's evidence before the noon recess, in the testimony of Mir Candler, the frs. witness. and Forest Adair, who acted as Candler's agent in dealing with Cook and Mrs. Hirsch, The defense depended on 2 brief statement by Cook himself
 After sentence had been imposed Ey Judge Hill. counsel for Cook made a motion. for a new trial The coul-; set March 16 as the date for hearing arguments. on the plea and fixed the amount of Cooks bond at S3.00b, ir default of which he. was remanded to jail. -s
 The court rom was crowded throughout the trial. the spectators in clu9ing many women and children Mrs. Hirscl., who is SS1years old, en tered court wearing a heavy veil. sl contemptibie Plot. Cook told the jury that he at nc n from Mayor -Candler, and that the two conferences that he had with Forest Adair were at the latter's solicitation He told of seeing Mrs Hirsch go te the mayors office on two occasions anf of watching through the letter slot in the door. He said he once saw them in compromising position ant that while he was at the door, Mrs Hirsch rushed over and opened it. He saw a garment on the floor, which ht picked up. He displayed to the jur, what he claimed was the same gar: ment.
 No Improper Advances.
 Mayor Candler told of me stins Mrs Hirsch in connection with charity work and of her visiting -his office t discuss such work, He said he nevei had made any. improper advances t her and that on her last visit afte she had removed her coa. and ha while he was investigating s1e,s St ate ment that a man was looking in tn, window, he left the office to go to tha of his son in the same building ant | met Cook outside. the door. ! r Adair told of a conference with Mrs
 Hirsch February F at which Asa G
 Cand1er, Jr., was present. Mrs. HirscI
 ke asserted. asked for $500000 for her
 self and s5.000' to pay her husband,
 debts. Cook, he said, had been tn
 first one to suggest money paynen
 that having been at a previous con 1 ference. Adair said his object in car
 rJ'iI1g, on the negotiations was To SC
 cure evidence and report the matter t
 the authorities.
 l The. state introduced witnesses |
 t.n effort to show a close reiatiocsD; between Cook and Mrs Hirsch.
 Thomas c. Martin, vice president , the Thiyd Naticnai Bank, testified sIia
 two days before tke grand jury reta7rr lied the indictments. Mrs Hireth cate at the bank. told hssa that she expect ed soon tc come intp poasassion of
 large sum o5 nle;rs.T- and wanted nj advice about Investing. t.