Tuesday, 15th February 1916: Jim Conley Is Fined For Beating His Wife, The Atlanta Constitution
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The Atlanta Constitution,
Tuesday, 15th February 1916,
PAGE 7, COLUMN 2.
Jim Conley, notorious negro witness in the Leo Frank case, was given a fine of $25.76 by Recorder Johnson in police matinee Monday afternoon, when arraigned by Officer Hollingsworth on charges of wife beating.
Jim and his wife, Kate, whom he married in the recorder's court several weeks ago, both appeared before Judge Johnson. The latter requested that the judge not bind Jim over to the higher courts.