0955 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Just preceding Solicitor Dorsey, the jury had come out of the Court House and had gone a short way up the street to the German Cafe for lunch; at the time of this cheering, which could be heard for a great distance on all sides of the Court House, the jury were in easy hearing distance of the noise during the whole time when the crowd was cheering Solicitor Dorsey.

Said demonstration over the Solicitor, occupied not less than three (3) minutes, and perhaps not exceeding five (5) minutes, and took place on the last day of the trial, immediately after the jury had come from the Court House on their way to dinner. Further deposing, this Deponent says that practically the same demonstration took place on Saturday preceding the time hereinbefore specified, at the time when Solicitor Dorsey came from the Court House to go to his office and when the jury were proceeding from the Court House; said demonstration on Saturday being in the presence of the Solicitor and in the hearing of the jury, and being a demonstration over the Solicitor General.
H. G. WILLIAMS.

Sworn to and subscribed before me
this September 15th, 1913.
ROBT. C. PATTERSON,
Notary Public, Fulton County, State of Georgia.

EXHIBIT U.

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

Personally appeared before the undersigned a Notary Public in and for said county, E. G. Pursley, who on oath says that he is a resident of the City of Atlanta, residing at No. 50 Ponders Ave., with office at No. 700-Temple Court.

Deponent says that on Friday noon, before the above stated case went to the jury on Monday, he was present in the court room where the trial of Leo M. Frank was being held; that when court adjourned and the jury had left and gone to lunch he came out of the court house and there was loud cheering for "Dorsey," which lasted for several minutes. Deponent walked from the Court House to his office on the seventh floor of the Temple Court Building, and when he reached his office some one asked deponent what all the racket or fuss was about down the street.
E. G. PURSLEY.

Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 15th day of September, 1913.
ROBT. C. PATTERSON,
Notary Public, Fulton Co., Ga.

EXHIBIT V.

State of Georgia,
vs.
Leo M. Frank.

Personally appeared Marano Bernstein, who on oath says that he was standing outside of the court house on Friday afternoon, August 22nd, at about 12:20, and I saw the jury come out of the court room. Soon after the
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