1114 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Don't know the day. It was shortly after April 28th. After Conley made
his last statement Chief Beavers, Lanford and I went to the jail with Conley
and saw the Sheriff and he went to Frank's cell. The last time I saw Frank
was Saturday, May 3rd. As to whether Mr. Prehn refused to see me, only
through Sheriff Mangum, as to the number of people I told Conley didn't fit
the first time and those I told him didn't fit the last time, I couldn't
not name those, that would almost be impossible unless I had the statement
clear in my head. I never suggested what to put in or what to substitute or
what to change. They came from Conley himself.
THE STATE RESTS.

EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENDANT.

W. W. MATTHEWS, sworn for the Defendant.

I work for the Georgia Railway & Electric Co. as a motorman. On the
26th day of April I was running on English Avenue. Mary Phagan got on
my car at Lindsey Street at 11.50. Our route was from Bellwood to English
Avenue, down English Avenue to Kennedy, down Kennedy to Gray, Gray to
Jones Avenue, Jones Avenue to Marietta, Marietta to Broad, and out Broad
Street. From Lindsey Street to Broad Street is about a mile and a half or two
miles. We make frequent stops. We were scheduled to arrive at Marietta
and Broad at 12.07 1-2. We were on schedule. We stayed on time all day.
Our car turned up Broad St. Mary Phagan got off at Hunter and Broad.
It takes generally from two and a half to three minutes to go from Broad
and Marietta to Broad and Hunter. That is a very congested street and you
must go slow. I was relieved at Broad and Marietta by another motorman,
but sat down in the same ear one seat behind Mary Phagan. Another little girl
was sitting in the seat with her. We got to Broad and Hunter about 12.10.
Mary and the other little girl both got off and walked to the sidewalk and
they wheeled like they were going to turn down Hunter Street, both of
them together. The pencil factory is about a block and a half from where
they-got-off-at-Hunter-and-Broad- Nobody got on with Mary at Lindsey
Street. There wasn't any little boy with her. The first time I noticed the
little girl sitting with Mary was when we left Broad and Marietta Street and
I went back into the car and saw this little girl sitting with her. I know the
little Epps boy. I have seen him riding on my car. He did not get on the
car with her at Lindsey Street. I saw Mary's body at the undertaker's. It
was the same girl that got on my car.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
I did not tell one of the detectives that we might have been running three
or four minutes ahead of schedule that day. I remember that Mary did not