0456 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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went to sleep after Miss Monteen Stover came down. The
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know how long I was asleep, may be ten or fifteen minutes. I
heard the scream before I went to sleep, before Monteen Stover.
I ever went in there. Mr. Quinn had already gone. I told the
officers I didn't see Mary Phagan go up at all. I didn't
tell them I heard any scream. I don't know when I first told
that story. I told Mr. Starnes and Mr. Campbell. That was
after I got out of jail. I said I heard the scream before I
went to sleep, which I did. Monteen Stover came up and went
down before I went to sleep. I told Mr. Starnes and Mr. Camp-
bell about somebody running back on tiptoes. I don't know when
I told them. He woke me up stamping, then I locked the door,
and went to the box and kicked on the side of the elevator door.
It was about ten or fifteen minutes after he stamped that I
heard him whistle. When he whistled I unlocked the door. I
don't know when I first told about Mr. Frank standing at the
top of the stairs, trembling and nervous. I told
Mr. Dorsey, Mr. Starnes and Campbell. I don't know why I
didn't tell it the day I told them I was going to tell the whole
truth. I didn't mean to keep back anything then. That day I
told them everything I remembered. When I got to the top of
the stairs, Mr. Frank had that cord in his hands. I don't re-
member when I first told about that. If I didn't tell it that
day when I said I was telling the whole truth, I just didn't
remember it. When I told Black and Scott that I was telling the
whole truth I didn't say anything about Mr. Frank having hit
the little girl. I thought I had told them that. I have told
that to some of the officers. I remember now that I told them
that. He told me to get her out of there some way or other.
He didn't say she was dead. I didn't know she was dead. I went
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