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W. J. COOK.

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him; the next morning he came
to me again, and again offered
me $200.00 to get him a master
key to the second floor of the
Candler building; he said that
he wanted to get_a paper in an
office in that building; he said
there was a party who had not
toted fair with him, that if he
eould get this paper, he could
get half out of a certain trade;
told him I would have to think
the matter over and made him
no promise,

Mra, J. Frank Snelgrove. 1
know Mrs. H. H. Hirsch; also
know Cook when I see him; in
October, 1917, at the Fair in At-
lanta, saw Mry. Hirsch and Cook
eating at the Fair; Mr. Cook
was eating a piece of pie, and
he handed it over to Mrs, Hirsch,
and she took a bite off of the
same piece of pio he had been
eating.

F.C. Erwin. Am Viee-Presi-
dent of the Third National Bank
of Atlanta; know Mrs. H, H.

+ Hirsch; about two days before
the indictment was found, Mrs,
Hirsch came to see me about in-
vestments; she said she would
Dave some money pretty soon,

and would like to invest it prop-
erly, and would like to get me
to assist her to do it, and I told
her I would be glad to do it; she
aid not say how much she was
going to have.

J.D. Bazemore. Am night jailer
at the Fulton County jail, and
have bean such ever since the de-
fendant Cook and Mrs, Hirsch
have been arrested; Mrs, Hirsch
and Cook have beon together,
with their attorney, Bedgood, six
oy seven times at the jail office
since they have been in jail; they
conferred together in‘ the jail
offies,

V. H. Young. Am a special
officer in the employ of the Re-
tail Credit Merchants’ Associa-
tion, and work in and out of the
retail stores on Whitehall Street;
lmow Mra. H. H. Hirsch; on the
Saturday before she was indict-
ed, she eame up to me and said,
that she might need me on Mon-
day and might need me very
badly, and to kindly give her my
phone number, so that she could
get me, and che says, “when I
call, you, come to mo with bells
on.

THE PRISONER’S STATEMENT.

Cook, Gentlemen of the Jury: First, I want to deny any con-
spiraey and any charge of blackmail. I have never in any way or at
any time or place, asked anything of Mr, Candler or of any of his
agents. I met Mrs. Hirsch possibly s couple of years ago or more.
T helped her conduct an automobile raffle for the benefit of the Red
Cross, We associated together every day. In that way I learned
very mueh of her and her being a woman of affable disposition; she
is a lady that you would seek her company. We disposed of the
automobile for the benefit of the Red Cross. She in time visited my
home, and was always welcome with my sistera and mother until
Wednesday, January 23d. I happened to be in the Candler building,
coming from M. C, Kiser’s office, which is on the third floor, Com-
ing from the office that wey towards the elevator, I saw Mrs. Hirseh
in Aga G, Candler, Sr.’e . I thought nothing of it until he put

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