0368 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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could tell by going over to the factory and looking at his oash
book. At the Pencil factory Mr.Frank took the slip out,looked
over it and said it had been punched correctly. On Monday or Tues-
day following Mr.Frank stated that the clock had been mispunched
three times. This slip was turned over to Chief Lanford on Monday.
I saw Mr.Frank take it out of the clock and went back with it to-
ward his office. I don't know of my own personal knowledge that it
was turned over to Chief Lanford Monday. When Mr.Frank was down
at police station on Monday morning, Mr.Rosser and Mr.Haas were
there. About 8 or 8:30 o'clock, Monday morning,Mr.Rosser came in
police headquarters. That's the first time he had counsel with
him. That morning Mr.Haslett and myself went to Mr.Frank's house
and asked him to come down to police headquarters. About 11:30
Monday Mr.Haas demanded of Chief Lanford that officers accompany Mr.
Frank out to his residence and search his residence.Mr.Haas stat-
ed in Mr.Frank's presence that he was Mr.Frank's attorney and de-
manded to show that there was nothing left undone, that we go out
to Mr.Frank's house and search for anything that we might find in
connection with the case. On Tuesday night Mr.Scott and myself
suggested to Mr.Frank to talk to Newt Lee. Mr.Frank spoke well of
the negro, said he had always found him trusty and honest. They
went in a room and stayed from about 5 to 10 minutes alone. I
couldn't hear enough to swear that I understood what was said. Mr.
Frank stated that Newt still stuck to the story that he knew noth-
ing about it. Mr.Frank stated that Mr.Gantt was there on Saturday
evening and that he told Newt Lee to let him to and get the shoes
but to watch him, as he knew the surroundings of the office. After
this conversation Gantt was arrested. Frank made no objections to
talking to Newt Lee.Mr.Frank was nervous on Monday. After he re-
lease Monday he seemed very jovial. On Tuesday night, Frank said
at station house that there was nobody at factory at six o'clock,
but Newt Lee, and that Newt ought to know more about it, as it was
the time to look over factory every 30 minutes. Also that Gantt
was there Saturday evening and he let him there at 6 o'clock and
that he & Gantt refused to allow previous to discharge of Gantt.
Gave him no fear a pair of shoes there.
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