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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1913
Page
9
Dr William Owen testifies about Conleys story reenactment in a pencil factory. He describes cross examination, roles, and the drafting of a conscience letter to the grand jury asserting bias and justice.
The Steel Company sues the city of Atlanta claiming $30,000 in damages. It alleges sludge and dirty water from city reservoirs pollute a pond owned by the company, causing plant shutdowns and gear damage. The suit cites mud flows and debris entering the pond and harming operations and credit.
Alfred L Lane from Brooklyn testifies to knowing Frank fifteen years since Pratt Institute in New York. Lane says Frank’s character was good and recalls schooling together from 1858 to 1902. Nash of Bridgewood and Richard A Wright of Brooklyn also testify to Frank’s good character with Cornell and Pratt ties.
Dr Kendrick, a long practicing physician, faced tough cross examination amid questioning of Dr Harris and stomach related deductions. The exchange included references to Mary Phagan's case, expert limits, and Greek literary banter, ending with the witness excused.
The defense questions foreman Quinn about the National Pencil factory scene. They ask whether spots on the floor were present for months, if Barrett spoke of a reward, and who saw blood or hair. Testimony mentions a man named Glibart and a mash injury in the metal room.
Tangled eighteenth century style deposition questions appear about Mary Phagan and Leo Frank. Witnesses discuss dates times clothing doors hair color and blood traces in the metal department with Frank present at around 1220. Court adjourns for noon, Quinn to be examined later.
Former office boy Frank Paine testified that he and Herbert Schiff were at the National Pencil factory on Thanksgiving morning. He said Jim Conley was seen on a task upstairs, left around 10:25, and Paine departed about 11. Paine denied ever seeing Conley in the hallway or that Frank disliked women or kept liquor in the office.
Financial sheets alleged to require three to three and a half hours to compile were entered as evidence. Oscar Pappenneumer, a stockholder in the National Pencil factory, testified he has been a stockholder since 1910. The defense offered sheets from January 1812 to April 1812, which were admitted over defense objections.
The transcript records Lemmie Quinn, foreman of the factory murder inquiry, enduring sharp cross examination by Solicitor Dorsey. Questions focus on timing, location, and testimonies about the factory, blood stains, and key witnesses including Gilbert, Helen Ferguson, and Mary Phagan, with references to conversations about involving lawyers and the coroners inquest.
During redirect examination Quinn described statements made to Solicitor Dorsey and recalled not remembering a prior trip to Wolfsheimer a meat market before the inquiry. He added his father and wife reminded him that he had indeed visited the meat market, placing the event within a ten to fifteen minute window.
The testimony of seven Gwinnett County men was admitted to smear C Burgess Dalton’s name, challenging the honesty of the accuser Frank regarding immoral conduct at the National Pencil factory. Most witnesses doubted Dalton on oath. only brief cross examinations occurred as attorney Samuel Craig pressed for past character, but the line of questioning elicited a negative verdict on Dalton’s moral standing.
Louisville opens with a Georgia style barbecue on the courthouse square attracting wide county attendance. Honorable William Littig and local leaders deliver welcomes as 30 hogs are barbecued. Later Louisville defeats Swainsboro 20 in a local baseball game.
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