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X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.

The following jurors were selected and sworn: F. EB, Win-
burn (foreman), M. S. Woodward, D. Townsend, A. L. Wis-
bey, W. M. Jeffries, M. Johenning, J. T. Osborn, F. V. L.
Smith, A. H. Henslee, W. F. Medealf, C. J. Boashardt, J. F.

Higdon.

THE WITNESSES FOR THE STATE.

Mrs. J. W. Coleman. Am
Mary Phagan’s mother; last saw
her alive the 26th April, 1913, at
home. About 11:30 she ate some
cabbage and bread. She left
home at @ quarter to 12 to go to
the pencil factory for her pay.
She would have been fourteen
Ist of June, was fair com-
plected, very pretty, extra
large for her age. She had on
a lavender dress, trimmed in
lace, and a blue hat She hed
dimples in her cheeks,

Cross-eramined, George Eppe
was 8 friend of Mary’s to a cer-
tain extent.

Mr, Rosser. Did you not tell
a neighbor that she detested the
Epps boy, (Question objected
to and withdrawn.)

George Epps. Am fourteen
years old; live around the cor-
ner from Mary Phagan’s home;
last time T saw her was Satur-
day morning eoming to town on
the English Avenue car; about
10 minutes to 12 she was going
to the pencil factory to draw her
money; left her about 7 minutes
‘to 12, corner of Forsyth and Ma-
rietta streets; said she would
meet me at the drug store to see
the parade at 2; was there; she
never showed up, 60 I went to
the ball game.

Cross-eramined. Knew the
time because I looked at the clock
just before I took the ear; I can
tell the time by tho sun; Mary
got on and off the ear with me;

she went toward the Pencil Fac-
tory. .

Newt Les. Was night wateh-
man at the pencil factory; on
Friday, 25th April, Mr. Frank
told me “Tomorrow is a holiday
and I want you to come baek at
4 o'clock, I want to get off a
little earlier;” got to the fac-
tory on Saturday about 3 or 4
minutes before 4.

Mr. Frank came to the door,
rubbing his hands and saying he
was sorry I had come so early;
told him I needed sleep, and was
sorry, too. He said go out in
town and have s good time, be-
cause I needed it; told him I
conld lie down in’ the packing
room, but he said I nesded a
good time, to go down town and
stay one hour and a half, and to
be sure and be back at six
e’clock; went out the door and
stayed until about four minntes
to six, When I came back the
doors were unlocked just as I
left them; Mr. Frank saya,
“What time is it?” I says, It
lacks two minutes of six. He
says, “Don’t punch yet, there is
a few worked today and I want
to change the slip.” He took a
long time to change it, he fum-
bled and was nervous, When
Mr. Frank put the tape in I
punched and ‘went on down
stairs, Mr. Gantt came from
eoross the street from the beer
seloon and says, ‘Newt T got a
pair of old shoes that I want to

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