MISS MARY PIRK, Sworn In For The Defendant, 62nd To Testify

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MISS MARY PIRK, sworn for the Defendant.

I am one of the foreladies working at the National Pencil Co.

I am at the head of the polishing department.

I have been there about five years.

I talked with Jim Conley Monday morning after the murder.

I accused him of the murder.

He took his broom and walked right out of the office and I have never seen him since.

His character for truth and for veracity is bad.

I would not believe him on oath.

CROSS EXAMINATION.

I suspected Jim as early as Monday April 28th.

I did not report it to Mr. Frank then.

I don't know why I didn't.

I knew that Gantt and Newt Lee and Mr. Frank had been arrested.

Yes, I have never said anything about it to anybody.

I suspected Jim because he looked and acted so different.

I told Mr. Arnold and Mr. Rosser about it when they asked me about it.

That was after Jim was arrested.

Jim acted very peculiar but I thought best not to say anything about it.

I knew the company was anxious to get the murderer but I just didn't mention it.

I don't know why.

I mentioned it to several of the girls standing around, Miss Denham, Miss Mc Cord, Mrs. Johns and several others.

I accused Jim before I saw the blood at the ladies' dressing room.

It was all smeared over with some kind of white stuff.

It covered about two feet in area.

I mentioned it to the girls before Jim was arrested.

I am not sure whether it was before or after.

It was after the coroner's inquest.

I have seen several spots in the factory that looked like that spot many times.

All kinds of spots.

I have seen spots before that looked like that.

I don't exactly know when.

My opinion is that Mr. Frank is a perfect gentleman.

I always found him to be one in my dealings with him.

I have never heard any of the girls say anything about him.

I have never heard of a single thing immoral that he did do in those five years.

I have never heard of his going in the girls' dressing room.

I have never heard of his slapping them as he would go by.

I have never heard Mr. Frank talk to Mary.

I have never heard of the time Mr. Frank had her off in the corner there when she was trying to go back to work.