Thursday, 29th May 1913 Former Pencil Worker Outlines His Theory

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Thursday, May 29th, 1913  Gustave Haas, of 165 Pulliam street, who at one time worked at the National Pencil factory, and is familiar with the arrangement of the building, has furnished The Journal with his theory of the Phagan murder.  He believes the motive was robbery, and it was done by a negro who laid in wait for some of employees to get their pay. Little Mary Phagan happened to be his victim, and according to Haas, he threw the body down the elevator shaft after a scuffle. Then he strangled the almost lifeless body to death. He had already robbed her of her mesh bag, which he thought contained a lot of money.  Haas believes the sweeper and the night watchman both had their part in the crime.

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00:00Former pencil worker outlines his theory, Atlanta Journal, Thursday, May 29, 1913.

00:06Gustav Haas of 165 Pulliam Street, who at one time worked at the National Pencil Factory

00:11and is familiar with the arrangement of the building, has furnished the journal with his

00:16theory of the Fagan murder. He believes the motive was robbery, and it was done by a Negro

00:21who laid in wait for some of employees to get their pay. Little Mary Fagan happened to be his

00:26victim, and according to Haas, he threw the body down the elevator shaft after a scuffle,

00:32then he strangled the almost lifeless body to death. He had already robbed her of her mesh bag,

00:37which he thought contained a lot of money. Haas believes the sweeper and the night watchman

00:42both had their part in the crime.

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