Monday, 28th July 1913 Former Suspect Will Be Happy No Matter How Frank Case Ends

Atlanta Journal
July 28th, 1913

J. M. Gantt Is to Be Married Sunday, Provided Trial Is Over—He Has Planned to Elope, but Now He'll Have "Sure Enough" Wedding

There is one man connected with the case of Mary Phagan to whom the conclusion of the trial will bring a great happiness. He is J. M. Gantt, at one time a suspect and now a witness.

The day that brings the end of the trial will bring to him a wife.

Monday morning he sat on the steps leading to the second floor of the courthouse, chewing on the end of a dead cigar. And he told how Miss Annie Chambers, to whom he was to have been married many weeks ago, has promised to wed him, next Sunday, provided the Frank trial is over.

"We were going to elope just before this thing happened," said Gantt, "but guess now we'll have a regular formal wedding. It'll come off next Sunday if we can make it then, if not, why, later. I was trying to get to Marietta, where we'll live, the day I was arrested. God helping me, I'll get there this time, and Annie will be with me."