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MRS. HERMAN 8. HIRSCH.

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eng, asaistant solicitor, about my
conversation with Mrs. Humph-
Ties,

Cross-examined. The Humph-
riea woman hed been placed in
jail two days after Mrs, Hirsch;
she gave no reason for Mrs,
Hirsch’s alleged confession. I
have no interest in the ease save
as an officer of the State.

Fred Smith, deputy jailer,
testified to the same effect.

Forrest Adair (recalled), My
brother and I did not tell Cook
that I suspected a plot to black-
mail Mayor Candler, as Cook
testifled. I did not ‘snggest to
Mra. Hirsch that she leave her
husband; that she be paid an
annuity; I did not tell Cook I
believed Mrs, Hirseb’a story.

Asa G. Candler, Jr. On the
afternoon of February 6 my
father came into my office and
asked me to come upstairs with
him. Upon arriving at hia office
the door into the hall was open
and Mrs, Hirsch waa standing at
the end of the table, crying, and
appeared to be waiting; after
asking my father who I was
Mrs. ‘Firech laughed; was prea-
ent at 8 conversation with Mrs,
Birsch and Forrest Adair in the
latter’s office at @ later date. I
made no promise or agreement
to pay any sum of money while
at this conference or mentioning
any sum whatsoever. -Mrs.
Hirsch mentioned the sum of
$500,000, and also an amount
qufficient to pay her husband’s
debiz,

Mr. Russell, What were you
doing in Adair’s office? -Repre-
senting my father. Were you
trying to take care of him?
‘Yes, sir. Did you feel kindly
towards Mrs, HirsehY I had

no feeling ‘whatever toward
her. I was present at the con-
ference in Mr, Adair’s office for
the purpose of finding out what
demands Mrs. Hirsch intended to
make on my father. I held no
feelings in regard to Mrs. Hirach
at that time. I do now; my rea-
eon for this change is that while
I then suspected blackmail, the
defendant hes sinee charged m:
father with the crime of adul-
tery?

Mr. Ruseelt. Have you ever
heard of your father being
charged with adultery before?
No, sir. Did Mrs, Hirsch
make the flat demand of $500,-
000% Yes, after a long con-
yersation. | What led up to this
$200,000 demand you speak off
I don’t know what happened at
previous conferenees.. Do you
remember anything that was said
at that conference? Mr. Adair
finally told Mrs. Hirsch to come
to the point, and she said: “T
must have $500,000.” Both me
and father used the stairway and
not the elevator in going from
one office to another; but father
appeared to be excited and I do
not remember what position the
shades on the windows were in;
the time was about 4:15 in the
afternoon,

Wilkam Candler, Am the
oungest aon of Mr. Candler,
Bri first met Mrs. Hirsch in the
summer of 1917 at a regular
weekly meeting of the Georgis
State Automobile Association at
the Ansley Hotel. It was during
the automobile racea at the
Southeastern Fair and a photo-
graph was taken outside the
hotel in which I and Mra, Hirseh,
both appeared, I gave Mra.
Hirsch my hand to help her step

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