Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-20

Glad COburn Was Dead
Nothing except to ask me if Cap
tain Coburn was dead. When I re-
piled that he was, he said that he
was glad Of it,"
Didn't you tell several officers
you thought Fox was crazy?" Attor-
ney Dorsey asked upon cross-exami-
nation.
NO"
j. Il. Pope, barber, was the next
witness and testified to having cut
FoX's hair at the Fulton county
tower
did you have any conversation
with him." Attorney Howard asked.
No, we just talked about how he
wanted his hair cut"
The witness then was withdrawn.
The witness stated that on the
way to the police station Fox said:
Il gave Captain Coburn every
chance a man could, but he wouldn't
40 anything about it. l am glad I
killed him"
Ed Simmons, who stated he was in
the employ of Henry j. Norton, ex-
after cyclops of Nathan Bedford
Forrest Klan No. 1, was the next
witness and through him the state
attempted to prove its announced
purpose to show that Captain Co
burn had in his possession inforna-
ton relating to alleged misconduct
on behalf of the defendant.
The witness was allowed to tes.
tify only after the defense had made
determined effort to have him
barred from the stand on the grounds
that he had been in the court room
and had heard portions of the sworn
testimony. Simmons stated at first
that he had not been in the court
room but later admitted, under cues
tioning by former Governor Dorsey,
that he had been in and out of the
courtroom, bringing messages to Mr..
Norton and members of states coun-
sci. He said he did not remember
any sworn testimony.
Reported FOX's Conduct
Were you assisting Captain CO.
burn in obtaining affidavits in the
Rittenhouse case?" Attorney How
ard asked.
II wax"
did You get any information
about Fox>'
II did,
GLOW long: did you work with Cap.
tain Coburn?'
about ten weeks"
did you report what you heard
and observed to Captain Coburn?"
Yes, sir; every day" b
Did you tell him about anything
at the Cecil hotel in which
Fox was implicates?"
Before the witness could answer,N
Governor Dorsey intel posed the OBJ
lection that the reports were reduced
to writing and the writnen reports
themselves would be the hrgH est and
best evidence. Attorney Howard re-
sponded to this with the argument
that Judge Howard for two days had
been allowing witnesses to testify
with the provision that the stats
prove Captain Coburn was in pos
session of information damaging to
FoX's character. The objection was
overruled and Mr.. Howard continued
his direct examination.
"Tell the court and jury what you
told Captain Coburn about the affair
at the Cecil" the witness was told.
81. told him Fox had zen arrested
in the Cecil hotel with a woman and
had been taken to the police sta
ton"
Did you give him any other in
formations"
"I told him of raid at Hunnicutt
street and that I went to the place
after and saw Fox COM
ing out of an alley nthe rear of the
house. 1 was told that he had es-
capped during the raid"
"Do you know Fox?"
eyes; have known him about ten
weeks"
did you ever talk with him?"
eyes. 1 had a conversation with
him one night in hall in Dora aBt-
.ey's house on Hunnicutt street"
Reported All to COburn
'Did you tell Coburn anything
else?'
81 told him Dora Battey had been
ordered to move"
Ibid you ever tell him about any
incidents at IS West Peachtree
street"
eyes" q?
what did you tell him."
az told him of the relations Fox
had with a woman named Weaver"
On REORGANIZATION, Attorney
Dorsey attempted by gruellin9
cross fire of questions to shake Sim
mems story to the effect that he
told Captain Coburn of the escapades
in which Fox was involved.
when did you enter the employ
of Fl. j. Horton?" Mr.. Dorsey asked.
"Abcut three months ago."
GAS an investigator"
Eyes, SIR
Were you working for Captain
Coburn, too?"
Yes, sir"
what is Norton's 'business?"
'He is the main man of Nathan
Bedford Forrest Khan No. l. y
did Captain Coburn take down
your reports to him in his own
hand?"
Yes, SIR
Was anybody else in his officer"
'"The reports were always made In
secret, were they?'
Yes"
was Captain Coburn engaged In
the Rittenhouse case while these
things were going on?'
'He was"
Didn't he tell you that he
couldn't use this stuff on Fox?"
mo. sir, he never did "
"He was engaged in the trial Of
the case and yet he was spending
his time working up this stuff on
Fox, isn't that right"
yes sir"
But he never used a single word
Of this during the trial, did he"
81 don't know"
"But you spent your time running
around to these disorderly houses
spying on Fox, didn't you?"
yes sir; L will spy on any Of
them"
us that what you are paid to do?"
Eyes sir"
After asking the witness a few
questions designed to determine his
previous places of employment, At.
torney Dorsey shot this question at
him:
.NoW Simmons. don't Won know