1056 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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CROSS EXAMINATION.

Yes, I sent you this report as to what happened between Mr. Herbert J. Haas and myself: "This afternoon Supt. H. B. Starnes and myself held a conference with Mr. Herbert Haas, at which time Darley's position in the matter was discussed, and Mr. Haas stated they wanted to learn who the murderer was, regardless of who it involved."- Mr. Haas told me that after I had told him we would withdraw from the case before we would not co-operate with the police. No, I did not report that to you. I reported the motive of our conference. No, I did not say anything about Mr. Haas wanting us to do anything except locate the murderer. Yes, I talked to you afterwards and you also told me to find the murderer, even if it was Frank. Mr. Haas had said to Mr. Pierce and me that he would rather that we submit our reports of evidence to him before we turned it over to the police. No, there was nothing said about not giving this to the police. I testified at the coroner's inquest as to what conversation I had with Mr. Frank. I did not give you in my report the details of Mr. Frank's morning movements, when he left home, arrived-at-the factory-and-went-to-Montag-Bros., and returned-to-the factory. As to my not saying one word about Gantt being familiar with this little girl, that was just an oversight, that is all. No, I did not testify to that either at the coroner's inquest. I didn't put it in the report to you, because Gantt was released the next day and I didn't consider him a suspect. There was no reason for my not giving it to you. It was an oversight. 'I am representing the National Pencil Company, who employed me, and not Mr. Frank individually.' It is true in my report to you with reference to the interview between me and Mr. Frank that I stated 'I had no way of knowing what they said because they were both together privately in a room there and we had no way of knowing except what Lee told us afterwards.' I now state that I did hear the last words of what L. didn't put in my notes that Gantt was familiar with Mary Phagan, and I didn't put everything in my notes and the coroner didn't examine me about it either. No, I didn't tell the coroner anything about Frank crossing his legs and putting his hands up to his face. I never went into detail down there. No, I didn't mention his hanging his head. We always work-with the police on criminal cases. No, I did not testify before the coroner about any white stuff having been smeared over these supposed blood spots. I am not sure whether I got the statement about Mary Phagan being familiar with Gantt from Mr. Darley or Mr. Frank. Mr. Frank was present at the time.-Mr. Frank told me when the little girl asked-if the metal had come back the said 'I don't know.' It may be true that I swore before the coroner that in answer to that question from Mary Phagan as to whether the metal had come yet that Frank said, 'No,' and it is possible that I so reported to you. If I said 'No,' I meant 'I don't know.' I say now that Mr. Frank told me he left the factory at 1:10 p.m. If I reported to you that he told me he left at one o'clock, I made a very