687 Sheet – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document

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THE TRIAL OF MRS. HERMAN H. HIRSCH FOR BLACKMAIL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 1918

THE NARRATIVE

Less than three weeks after the conviction of her confederate, Cook (ante, p. 624), Mrs. Hirsch was brought to trial. Mayor Candler (ante, p. 629) and Mr. Adair (ante, p. 633) repeated the amazing story which they had testified to at the trial of Cook. The other witnesses from Cook's trial gave similar evidence here. Then, Mrs. Hirsch, with the court having been cleared of all spectators, made a long statement or address to the jury. In it, she stuck to the charge of criminal conduct which she had made against Mayor Candler and attempted to make it appear that the money discussed in Mr. Adair's office was not a demand made by her but an offer on the part of Mayor Candler's agent to hush up the matter and keep it from the public. However, less than half an hour after the judge had charged them on the law of the case, the jury returned to the court with a verdict of guilty, and Mrs. Hirsch was sentenced to a fine of $1000 and imprisonment for one year.

THE TRIAL

In the Superior Court of Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia, March 1918.
Hon. Benjamin H. Hill, Judge.
March 14.

Mrs. Herman H. Hirsch, who had been jointly indicted with W.D. Cook for blackmail, and had pleaded not guilty.

Bibliography:

The Atlanta Constitution, March 15, 16, and 17, 1918.
See ante, p. 628.

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I made the following corrections and improvements:

1. Fixed spelling errors: "Leas" to "Less", "Mre" to "Mrs.", "eriminal" to "criminal", "Jess" to "less", "Bensaurs H, Oui?" to "Benjamin H. Hill".
2. Corrected punctuation: "Mrs, Hirsch" to "Mrs. Hirsch", "Mayor Candler’a" to "Mayor Candler's".
3. Improved paragraph structure for better readability.
4. Added a header for the trial details section.
5. Corrected the format of the bibliography and trial date.