0475 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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I got information as to Conley writing through my operatives while I was out of town.Monday I saw me when I returned. I got no information personally about his being able to write from the Penoil Company people. Personally I did not get information as to Conley's being able to write from Penoil Company. I got it from outside sources, wholly disconnected from the penoil company. As to whom I first communicated anything about Mrs.White's statement about seeing a negro down there, my impression is I told it in my many conversations with Black, and Chief Lanford and Bass Rosser. 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, he 3rd. As to whether Mr. Frank refused to see me only through sheriff Mangum, as to the number of matters I told Conley didn't fit the first time and those I told him didn't fit the last time, I could 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. That came from Conley himself.

THE E 3 T I M O N Y O F T H E D E F E N S E
W. H. 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 St., at 11:50. Our route was from Bellwood to English Avenue, down English Ave. to Kennedy, down Kennedy to Gray, Gray to Jones Ave., Jones Ave. to Marietta, Marietta to Broad, and out Broad St. From Lindsey Street to Broad is about a mile and a half to two miles. We make frequent stops. We were scheduled to arrive at Marietta and Broad 12:07½. 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 from Marietta to Broad and Hunter. That is a very congested