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674 X, AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.

up on the running board of an
automobile and she continued to
hold my hand during the taking
of the ‘pictures I held my hand
behind my back aa T did not
want this to appear. While still
holding my hand Mrs, Hireeh
whispered to me: Look out,
ow'll touch the button direstly.
had met Mrs. Hirsch and Cook
at the automobile races and Mrs.
Hirsch had asked me to show her
the way to the ladies’ rest room
at the fair ground; I took her
towards the rest room, but seeing
Cook following us; left her.

Mr, Aenola, Did Mrs. Hirech
ever telephone to you and sake
you to come to see her? Yes,
three times. Did you ever go?
No. When was this that sho
phoned you? Just before sho
went to the hospital in 1917 and
also after she got back from the
lospital. Are you married?

ea.

Mr. Russel. Did not Mr.
Hirsch want to see you on these
occasions with reference to the
sale of tickets for her automobile
Yafile. ‘No, she merely asked me
to come and see her. You
bought some tickets, though?
Yes, I bought $25 worth.
Would you ewear that this wom-
an waa tempting youf I
thought she was, You're &
modern Joseph, aren't yout
‘No, ir, You have no part in
the prosecution? No, sir.
Did you ever tell your father,
mother or pastor about this
temptation? “It was no tempta-
tion to me.

Edward A. Stephens. Am as-
sistant solicitor; was requested to
see Mra. Rosa Belle Humphries
at the jail and hear a statement

from her; saw her in the wom-
an’s ward on the third floor; Dr.
Altman, the county physician,
was with her, as she was sick,
and we had a ‘short, general eon-
versation; Mrs. Humphries at
first declined to talk about the
Hirech case and said that she
was sora on everybody in At-
lants, We later discused the
matter, however, and she asked
‘Dr. Altman if she should betray
a confidence. Dr, Altman told
her that under the circumstances
she onght to answer, and she
then stated that Mr. and Mra
Hirsch and Cook had framed-np
the ‘whole thing on Mr. Candler
and that Mrs, Hirech had told
her all the details, She refused,
however, to pive these details,
and said that she was already in
jail and they could do nothing
worse to her if she did not di-
vulge them. She referred, how-
ever, to a cafe in # basement
near the court house, and I said
to her: “I see you know some-
thing about it.” I went back the
next morning and made a furth-
er effort, when she again told me
there was not a detail she was
not thoroughly familiar with, as
Mrs. Hirseh had told her all.
She said that Mrs. Hirseh sus-
pected her ag a spy ‘when they
were first put in the same room
together, but later grew friendly
and would get in the same bed
with ber in the early morning,
and it was then that the alleged
confessions Were made,

Cross-examined. My frst in-
formation about Mrs, Hamph-
ries’ supposed knowledge was
given over the telephone, either
on the day of the Cook trial or

the day Preceding; T reported
the matter to the solicitor.

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