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244 X, AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.

A seratch pad that Conley wrote on; an ordinary white aerateh
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PeThe following affidavit executed by Minola McKnight:

Saturday morning, April 26th, Mr. Frank left home about eight.
Albert, my husband, got there about a quarter after one, and he was
there when Mr, Frank eame for dinner, which was about half-past
one, Mr. Frank did not eat any dinner, and he left in about ten
minutes, Mr. Frank come back to the house at seven o'clock that
night, and Albert was there when be got there,

Tuesday, Mr. Frank says to me, “It is mighty bad, Minola, I might
have to pe to jail abont this girl, and I don’t know anything
about it’

Sunday, Miss Lucile said to Mrs. Selig that Mr. Frank didn’t rest
80 good Saturday night; ehe said he was drunk and wouldn't let ber
éleep with him, and she said she slept on the floor on the rug by the
bad because Mr, Frank was drinking, Miss Lncile eaid Sunday that
Mr. Frank told her Saturday night that he was in trouble, and that
he didn’t know the reason why he would murder, and he told his wife
to get his pistol and let him Kill himself.

When I left home to go to the solicitor general’a office, they told
me to mind how I talked. They pay me $3.50 a week, but last week
they paid me $4.00, and one week she paid me $6.50. They would
tell me to mind how I talked, and Miss Lucile gave me a hat,

Notes found by policemen in sawdust beside body of Mary Phagan,
written on white and yellow paper.

(He said he would love me, laid down play like the night witeh
did it but that long tall black negro did boy hisself.)

[Mam that negro fire down here did this when i went to make
water and he push me down a hole a long tall negro black that did
(had) it. i right while play with me.]

The Prisoner's Counsel introduced in evidence the follow-
ing statements made by the witness Conley before the trial:

STATEMENT OF JAMES CONLEY, MAY 18, 1913,

My full name is James Conley; reside 172 Rhodes Street, with
Lorine Jones, This woman is not my wife, and I have been living
with her a little over two years. I have been having intercourse with
Lorine Jones, I have been employed as elevator man and roustabont
at the National Peneil Co. factory in Atlanta for the past two years,
Before going there, I waa employed by Dr. L. Palmer and others
asa driver. Previous to that time I worked for Adam Woodward,
as a stable hand, I am 27 years of age.

On Saturday, April 26, at 10:30, left my house, and visited
a number of saloons between Fair and Peters and Haynes and
Peters Street. I arrived home at 2:30 p.m. and found L.
Jones there and she asked me if I had any money. Gave
her $3.50. At 3:30 p.m. or 4:00 p. m, Saturday, I pur
chased 165 cents worth of beer and then retumed to the

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