0044 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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doubtful ballot, and submitted some suggestions with reference to the evidence; up to that time, so far as I know, said Henslee had not intimated or expressed any opinion whatsoever with reference to any feature of the case; and I did not at any time while a juror, hear any applause except such as occurred in open court, and which was heard by the Judge, Jury and attorneys in the case; I did not know that there had been any cheering of anybody connected with the case at any time or that there had been any cheering in any way growing out of or connected with the Frank case, until, after the verdict was rendered and I was told about said incidents. THAT on Monday the verdict was rendered, while we were in the jury room in the rear of the courthouse, waiting to be called into the courtroom at about nine o'clock, I heard a disturbance on the street which I thought was occasioned by some fight; I did not know that they were cheering anybody connected with the case; this is the only noise outside of the courtroom that in any way resembled cheering; THAT the jury left the courtroom every time before the Judge, lawyers and audience were permitted to leave, and there was never any applause or cheering either inside of the court or outside of the court, within my knowledge, while the case was being considered; the jury in leaving were always attended by the deputy sheriffs - one always going in front and one always in the rear; we were usually taken direct from the courthouse to the German Cafe, located midway of the block on Pryor Street, opposite from the courthouse, and it took only a very short time to go there - I should estimate about three minutes at the outside; upon reaching the German Cafe, we were taken directly to a private dining room in the rear of the building and the door immediately closed; after being shut up in this room we never heard any sounds that in the slightest resembled cheering or applause; the only cheering that was heard at any time while the case was being considered was the cheering