0951 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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EXHIBIT N.

Georgia, Fulton County.
The State of Georgia
vs.
Leo M. Frank. Fulton Superior Court.

Personally appeared before the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for
said county, Mrs. A. Shurman, who on oath says that she is a resident of
the city of Atlanta, living at No. 240 Central Avenue. Deponent says that
on Monday morning, August 25th, 1913, the last day of the trial of the said
Leo M. Frank, she was in the court room of said court, she was present in the court room
in company with Miss Martha Kay, of No. 264 South Pryor Street, before
room and take their places, and she saw the jury in said case enter said court
room and take their places, and in a few moments Mr. Hugh M. Dorsey, the
Solicitor-General of said court, entered the room, just before he entered the
room there was loud cheering in the street immediately outside the court
house for "Dorsey", of which was loud and long continued and plainly
audible to any one in the court room. As Mr. Dorsey entered the court room
there was also cheering in said court room. There was also applauding in
the course of Mr. Dorsey's speech a couple of times on said date.

Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 3d day of September, 1913.
ROBT. C. PATTERSON,
Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia.

EXHIBIT O.

Georgia, Fulton County.
The State of Georgia
vs.
Leo M. Frank. Fulton Superior Court.

Personally appeared before the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for
said county, Miss Martha Kay, who on oath says that she is a resident of the
city of Atlanta, living at No. 264 South Pryor Street. Deponent says that on
Monday morning, August 25th, 1913, the last day of the trial of the said Leo
M. Frank in the above stated case, she was present in the court room in
company with Mrs. A. Shurman of No. 240 Central Avenue, before time for
court to open; that she saw the jury in said case-enter said court-room and
take their places, and in a few moments Mr. Hugh M. Dorsey, the Solicitor-
General of said court entered the room, just before he entered the room there
was loud cheering in the street immediately outside the court house for
"Dorsey," all of which was loud and long continued and plainly audible to
anyone in the court room; as Mr. Dorsey entered the court room there was
also cheering in said court room. There was also applauding in the course
of Mr. Dorsey's speech a couple of times on said date. MARTHA KAY.

Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 3d day of September, 1913.
ROBT. C. PATTERSON,
Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia.

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