E16: One Trial. Two Tales.

Catlick

B.T. Harman

History

4.8 • 837 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

The investigation into who killed little Mary Phagan takes a dramatic turn when a factory worker spots a man washing a red substance out of a work shirt. And as rumors of sexual misconduct swirl, a grand jury makes a crucial ruling—setting the stage for a blockbuster trial that will be debated for the next 100 years.

Months covered in this episode: 29-32 (of 56)

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0:00.0	It's official. Catlick live finale early bird tickets are now on sale.
0:06.9	We've got general admission tickets, VIP tickets, and tickets to the Catholic walking tour.
0:13.4	Just go to catlick.com and click on finale or stick around to the end of the show to hear all the details.
0:21.1	That's it.
0:22.4	Enjoy the episode.
0:27.7	Warning.
0:28.8	This episode contains descriptions of sexual violence.
0:33.4	Listener discretion is advised.
0:49.9	Just a few days after Mary Fagan is murdered, E.F. Holloway arrives for his morning shift at the National Pencil Company.
0:52.6	That's when something suspicious caught his eye.
0:59.0	A black sweeper at the factory was huddled over a basin vigorously scrubbing a blue work shirt.
1:00.2	As Holloway quietly watched from a distance, he noticed the water turning red as the man scrubbed.
1:16.4	By now, everyone was talking about the murder of one of the factory's young workers,
1:18.5	13-year-old Mary Fagan.
1:22.1	Holloway approached the man and asked him what he was doing.
1:24.4	He jumped a bit, as if surprised.
1:31.1	The factory sweeper, Jim Conley, explained that he was simply washing a rust stain out of his work shirt.
1:32.2	He wanted it to be clean when he went to the police station to give a statement.
1:35.9	Like all the other employees of the factory, he was subpoenaed as well.
1:40.7	Holloway turned and walked away.
1:51.0	Within minutes, Atlanta police arrived at the National Pencil Factory, arrested Jim Conley, and hauled him into the precinct for questioning.
1:56.0	Jim Conley was 29 years old.
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