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1755 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DAN S. LEHON. Sworn for the Movant.I was present when Mrs.Mamie Edwards made an affidavit,dated Apr.13,1914, before Daniel Irwin Mclntyre, which affidavit was taken in the Leo M.Frank case to be used upon application for new trial.I heard said Mclntyre read the affidavit to Mrs.Mamie Edwards, heard her say that it was true and saw her sign it.GROUND 11.LEMMIE QUINN. Sworn for the Movant.On the 26th day of January,1914, I introduced Marie Karst to G.W.Burke,while they were in the store of J.H.Nunnally on Peachtree Street in Atlanta,Georgia,and the said G.W.Burke then and there told
0931 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: The solicitor-general having, in his concluding argument, made the various statements of fact about the Durant case, as shown in the preceding ground of this motion, the judge erred in failing to charge the jury as follows, to-wit:“The jury are instructed that the facts of other cases read or stated in your hearing are to have no influence upon you in making your verdict.You are to try this case upon its own facts and upon the opinion you entertain of the evidence here introduced.”95. Because the Court should have given in charge the instruction
0932 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: wonderful endowments which, if directed in the right line, bring honor and glory; if those same faculties and talents are perverted and not controlled, as was the case with this man, they will carry him down. Look at McCue, the mayor of Charlottesville, a man of such reputation that the people ele- vated him to the head of that municipality, but notwithstanding that good reputation, he didn't have rock-ribbed character, and becoming tired of his wife, he shot her in the bath-tub, and the jury of gallant and noble and courageous Virginia gentlemen, noting
0933 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Mr. Arnold: That's absolutely incorrect, they never saw Quinn there then, and never swore they did.Mr. Dorsey (resuming): No, they didn't see him there; I doubt if anybody else saw him there, either.Mr. Arnold: If a crowd of people here laughs every time we say anything how are we to hear the Court? He has made a whole lot of little misstatements, but I let those pass, but I am going to interrupt him on every substantial one he makes. He says those two young Quinns—says they say Quinn was there before 12, and
0934 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: the defendant's wife had not visited him for a certain time after he was firstimprisoned, told the jury:"Do you tell me that there lives a true wife, conscious of her husband'sinnocence, that wouldn't have gone through snap-shooters, reporters andeverything else, to have seen him."Whereupon the following colloquy ensued:Mr. Arnold: I must object to as unfair and outrageous an argument asthat, that his wife didn't go there because of any consciousness of guilt on hispart. I have sat here and heard the fairest argument I have ever heard,and I can't object to it, but I
0935 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 98. Movant says that a new trial should be granted because of the following:The Solicitor-General, in his concluding argument to the jury, spoke as follows: -If there be a negro who accuses me of a crime of which I am innocent, I tell you, and you know it's true, I'm going to confront him, even before any attorney, no matter who he is, returns from Tallulah Falls, and if not then, I will tell you just as soon as that attorney does return, I'm going to see that that negro is brought into my
0936 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Mr. Dorsey (resuming): Now, may it please Your Honor, if they don't see the force of it, you do—Mr. Rosser: I want to know, is Your Honor's ruling to be absolutely disregarded like that?The Court: Mr. Dorsey, stay inside of the record, and quit commenting on what they say and do.Mr. Dorsey: I am inside of the record, and Your Honor knows that's an entirely proper comment.Mr. Rosser: Your Honor rules—he says one thing and then says your Honor knows better.Mr. Dorsey: Your Honor knows I have got a right to comment on the
0937 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: The Solicitor-General, in his concluding argument, referring to the visitof the defendant to Bloomfield's undertaking establishment, on April 27, madethe following remarks to the jury:Frank says that he visited the morgue only once but twice. If hewent down there and visited that morgue and saw that child and identifiedher body, and it tore him all to pieces, as he says you it did, let any honestman, I don't care who he be, on this jury, seek to fathom the mystery of thisthing; tell me why it was, except for the answer I give you,
0938 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Mr. Rosser: Now, the question of whether Boots said he went into that room is now easily settled. (Mr. Rosser here read that portion of the cross examination of the witness Rogers, stating that when Frank left the door of the undertaking room, he went out of view.)Mr. Dorsey: Well, that's cross examination, ain't it?Mr. Rosser: Yes, but I presume you would tell the truth on cross examination, I don't know; he passed out of his view, he didn't say he went into a room.Mr. Dorsey: Correct me if I'm wrong. Boots Rogers said
0939 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Mr. Dorsey: Holloway says when he got back Monday morning it washung up in the office, but Boots Rogers said this man Frank—and he was sus-tained by other witnesses—when he came there to run that elevator Sundaymorning, found that power box unlocked.Mr. Rosser: That's not what you asked.Mr. Dorsey: Yes, it is.Mr. Rosser: You said Frank had the key in his pocket next morning,and that isn't the evidence, there's not a line to that effect.The Court: Do you still insist that he had it in his pocket?Mr. Dorsey: I don't care anything about that;
0940 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Whereupon the following colloquy occurred:Mr. Arnold: There's not a word of evidence as to that, that's a grossly improper argument, and I move that that be withdrawn from the jury.Mr. Dorsey: I don't state it as a fact but I am suggesting it.Mr. Arnold: He has got no right to deduct it or suggest it, I just want your Honor to reprove it, reprimand him and withdraw it from the jury; I just make the motion, and your Honor can do as you please.Mr. Dorsey (resuming): I am going to show that there must
0921 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: prejudice in the minds of the jurors against the defendant; and, not to illustrate the question of whether he was or was not the murderer of Mary Phagan. The Court overruled these objections and let the testimony go to the jury; and in doing so, movant contends, erred for the reasons above stated.79. Because the Court permitted the witness, Harlee Branch, at the instance of the solicitor-general, to testify to incidents at the pencil factory, wherein Conley, after having made the third affidavit, purported to re-enact the occurrence of the murder between himself and
0922 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: carry it back, and he put the body on his shoulder and carried it back to this sawdust which is away back here, and that he came on back, and he said there was some things in here which he threw on this trash pile, and Mr. Frank, he said, was up in the cubby hole, he came out somewhere back there— and later he led us up there—and that Mr. Frank told him to run the elevator up; so Conley and the officers and Mr. Frank got us who were with him came
0923 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: (b)--The sayings and actings of Conley, as aforesaid, not under oath, had and 'made without cross-examination, and reported by the witness to the Court, the net result of which is a repetition of Conley's statement, without the sanction of an oath.(c) That Conley went to the factory immediately after making his last affidavit; that that last affidavit is not the way he made the story on the-stand; that he tells it wholly differently on the stand; at least differently in many particulars; that it can not help the jury (Conley to go to illustrate
0924 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. Not very much? Well, answer the question: yes or no; are you acquainted?A. All right, she said, not very much.The Court admitted the above questions and answers, over the objection of defendant as above stated, and thereby erred, for the reasons stated.83. Because the Court, over the objection of the defendant, made at the time the evidence was offered, that the same was immaterial, incompetent, illegal and prejudicial to the defendant, permitted the solicitor-general to ask the following questions, and the witness, Miss Marie Carst, to make his (Frank's) general character for lasciviousness;
0925 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: illegal and prejudicial to the defendant, permitted the solicitor-general to ask the following questions, and the witness, Mrs. Mary E. Wallace, to make the following answers:Q. I will ask you now if you are acquainted with his general character for lasciviousness; that is, as to his (Frank's) attitude towards girls and women?A. Yes, sir.Q. Is that good or bad?A. Bad.The Court admitted the above questions and answers, over the objection of the defendant as above stated, and thereby erred, for the reasons stated.87. Because the Court, over the objection of the defendant, made at
0926 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Avenue car reached Broad Street at 12:07. The Court permitted this and other like testimony to be introduced as tending to discredit their statements that the car was on schedule time that day. In doing this the Court erred, for the fact that the English Avenue car was ahead of time as much as four minutes on other days did not indicate that it was ahead of time on the day of the murder.89. Because the Court erred, over the objection of the defendant that the same was irrelevant and immaterial and prejudicial to
0927 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q--You don't know, you never heard anybody say that Mr. Frank would take girls in his lap in his office here?A. No.(Here objection was made by Mr. Arnold.)The Court: On cross examination he can ask what he has heard of certain things.Mr. Arnold: Up to April 26th?The Court: Yes, sir.Mr. Dorsey: I am not four-flushing or any such thing; I am going to bring the witnesses here.Q. You never heard of Frank going out there to Druid Hills and being caught did you, before April 26th?A. No, but our reporter, it was his business
0928 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. Did you ever hear C. D. Donegan talk about Frank?A. No, sir.Q. You never heard any of these factory people talk about him?A. No, sir.The Court erred in permitting the solicitor, although the witness denied hearing all of the remarks referred to, to say in the presence of the jury that he was not four-flushing, but that he was trying to bring the witnesses there, thereby improperly saying to the jury that he had such witnesses and meant to bring them in.The Court erred in not withdrawing this whole subject from the jury
0929 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Mr. Arnold: I got it out of the public prints, at the time, Mr. Dorsey published all over the country, I read it in the newspapers, that's where I got it.Mr. Dorsey (resuming): On April 15, 1913, Mr. C. M. Pickett, the district attorney of the City of San Francisco, wrote a letter—Mr. Pickett and Mr. Arnold. I want to object to any communication between Mr. Pickett and Mr. Dorsey—it's just a personal letter from one man, and I could write to some other person there and get fifty just as satisfactory to me,
0930 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: The Court: You can state, Mr. Dorsey, to the jury, your information about the Durant case, just like he did, but you can read anything—don’t introduce any evidence.Mr. Dorsey (resuming): My information is that nobody has ever confessed the murder of Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams. But, gentlemen of the jury, as I’ll show you by reading this book, it was proved at the trial, and there can be no question about the fact, Theodore Durant was guilty, the body of one of these girls had been found in the belfry of the church
0911 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: The Court paid no further attention to this applause than to ask, "What is the matter with you over there?"In failing to grant the mistrial requested, the Court erred. The motion, taken in connection with the admitted and proven facts, movant contends, clearly show that the defendant was not having a fair trial by reason of the great excitement of the crowd. The court room was in an exceedingly small building, on the ground floor, and was crowded during the whole of the trial and defendant contends that this prejudice and animosity of the
0912 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: stration. Defendant's counsel complained of the conduct of the spectators in the court room. The Court gave no relief except directing the sheriff to find out who was making the noise.(c) During the examination by Mr. Arnold, counsel for the defendant, of V. H. Kreighaber, a witness for the defense, there was laughter in the audience sufficiently generally distributed throughout the audience and loud enough to interfere with the examination. Mr. Arnold called the Court's attention to the interruption for the purpose of obtaining some action from the Court thereon.The Court stated that if
0913 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Court of his own motion cleared the room before the jury announced their verdict. When the verdict of guilty was rendered, the fact of the rendition of such verdict was signaled to the crowd on the outside, which consisted of a large concourse and crowd of people standing upon Hunter and Pryor Streets. Immediately upon receiving such signal and while the court was engaged in polling the jury and before the polling ended, great shouts arose from the people on the outside, expressing gratification. Great applauding, shouting and halloing was heard on the streets
0914 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: the poll of the jury, which was then in progress, and not finished. Indeed, so great was the noise and confusion without that the Court heard the responses of the jurors during the polling with some difficulty. The Court was about 10 feet from the jury. In the court room was the jury, lawyers, newspaper men, and officers of the court, and among them there was no disorder.The polling of the jury is an important part of the trial. It is inconceivable that any juror, even if he was not his own, to announce
0915 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: on cross examination if these statements in this affidavit were true, and had denied that these statements were true.69. Because the Court erred in permitting Mr. Hooper, for the State, to argue to the jury that the failure of the defense to cross-examine the female witnesses who, in behalf of the State, had testified to the bad character of Frank for lasciviousness, was strong evidence of the fact that, if the defendant had cross-examined them, they would have testified to individual incidents of immorality on the part of Frank; that the defendant's knowledge that
0916 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: This address of the solicitor was made in the hearing, and in the presence of the jury, without any protest or comment on the part of the Court.The defendant made no objection to this argument at the time same was being had, for the reason that similar argument made by Mr. Hooper had been objected to by counsel, and their objection overruled. The objection made to the argument of Mr. Hooper was not here repeated, for the reason that the Court had stated, in the outset of the case, that objection once noted in
0917 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: had been influenced by the fact that certain physicians called were the family physicians of some of the jurors. In discussing it, the solicitor said: "It would not surprise me if these able, astute gentlemen, vigilant as they have shown themselves to be, did not go out and get some doctors who have been the family physicians, who are well known to some of the members of this jury, for the effect it might have upon you when I am going to show that there must have been something besides the training of these
0918 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 75. Because this defendant, as he contends, 'did not have a fair and impartial jury trial, guaranteed to him under the laws of this State, for the following reasons, to-wit: 'Public sentiment seemed to the Court to be greatly against him. The court room was a small room, and during the argument of the case so far as the Court could see about every seat in the court room was taken, in and without the bar, and the aisles at each end of the court room were packed with spectators. The jury, in going
0919 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: When the jury was finally charged by the Court, and the case submitted to them, and when Mr. Dorsey left the court room, a large crowd on the outside of the court house, and in the streets, cheered by yelling, and clapping hands, and yelling "Hurrah for Dorsey."When it was announced that the jury had agreed upon a verdict, crowds had thronged the court room to such an extent that the Court felt bound to clear the court room before receiving the verdict. This the Court did. But, when the verdict of the jury
0920 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: not convict Frank under the testimony of Conley alone; but that, to do so, there must be a witness other than Conley or circumstances corroborating the evidence of Conley.78. Because the Court permitted the witness, Irene Jackson, at the instance of the solicitor-general, and over the objection of the defendant, made at the time the testimony was offered, that the same was irrelevant, immaterial, illegal, and prejudicial to the defendant, to testify substantially as follows:"I remember having a conversation with Mr. Starnes about a dressing room incident. I told him that Mr. Frank came
0901 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: the members on adjournment that it was their wish that he should still continue as Secretary and Director of the Laboratory.""The President then made a short statement in support of his protest against the Secretary, and reiterated some of the charges made at the previous meeting, and in addition made objection against the Secretary's action in sending out antitoxine No. 64, which had been recalled by tests made in Washington to be of less potency than it was originally labelled and also condemning the Secretary for replacing Dr. Paulin and personally taking up the
0902 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Dr. Westmoreland who had once been president of the State Board of Health and Dr. Harris, who had been and was its Secretary. This row between the doctors stated is utterly-immaterial and irrelevant and was harmful to the defendant because it tended to discredit the testimony of Dr. Westmoreland who resigned from the Board and to sustain the testimony of Dr. Harris, who remained as Secretary of the Board after Dr. Westmoreland's resignation.49. Because the court permitted the witness E. H. Pickett to testify over the objection made when the testimony was offered that
0903 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: The Court permitted this testimony to go to the jury over the objections above stated and in doing so committed error for the reasons stated. Movant contends that this was prejudicial to the defendant because it was a material matter to determine at what time his car got to Marietta and Broad streets on the day of the murder, and it confused and misled the jury to hear testimony as to when he got there upon days other than the day of the murder.51. Because the Court permitted the witness J. C. McEwen, at
0904 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: the center of town, junction of Broad and Marietta, at 12:05. At the time Mathis was running ahead of this Fair Street car, which is due at 12:05 at the junction of Marietta and Broad Sts., the Fair Street car would be on its schedule. I have compared my watch with Mathis' watch prior to April 26th. There was at times a difference of from 20 to 30 or 40 seconds. We were both supposed to carry the right time. When I came in with my watch with Mathis' I suspect mine was correct,
0905 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: "I got hold of the information about Conley knowing how to write through my operatives that I had investigating while I was out of town. McWorth told me in person when I returned."The Court permitted this testimony over the defendant's objections, as above stated, and in doing so committed error. It was prejudicial to the defendant, because the solicitor contended that the failure of Frank to report the fact that Conley could write, was a circumstance against Frank's innocence, and he sought to show by the above testimony that the detectives were forced to
0906 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 57. Because the Court permitted the witness Miss Dewie Hewell, over the objection of the defendant that the same was irrelevant, immaterial, incompetent, illegal and dealt with separate and distinct matters and issues from this case, to testify:"I am now staying in the Station House. Before I came to Atlanta to testify I was in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the Home of the Good Shepherd. I worked at the Pencil Company during February and March, 1913. I quit there in March. I worked on the fourth floor and worked in the metal room, too. I
0907 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 60. Because the Court refused to give the following pertinent legal charge in the language requested:"The jury are instructed that if under the evidence they believe the theory that another person committed this crime is just as reasonable and just as likely to have occurred as the theory that the defendant committed the crime, that then the evidence would not in a legal sense have excluded every other reasonable hypothesis than that of the prisoner's guilt and you should acquit him."This request was submitted in writing and was handed to the Court before the
0908 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: This request was submitted in writing and was handed to the court before the jury had retired to consider of their verdict and before the court began his charge to the jury.This request was a legal and pertinent one, particularly adjusted to the facts of the case and should have been given, and the Court in declining to give it committed error, although the general principle involved may have been given in the original charge.63. Because the Court declined to give the following pertinent legal charge in the language requested:"No presumption can arise against
0909 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: the court house and, in the hearing of the jury, cheered and shouted 'Hurrah for Dorsey' in the hearing of the jury.That on Saturday, August 23, 1913, while the trial was still on, and when the court adjourned and Mr. Dorsey emerged from the court room a large crowd, standing on the street, applauded and cheered Mr. Dorsey, shouting 'Hurrah for Dorsey.'The jury occupied a room in a cafe.About 100 feet away, and a portion of the crowd moved up in front of the cafe, which was open at lunch, and in the hearing
0910 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Mr. Arnold testified: I wish to state that on Friday when court adjourned Mr. Dorsey left the court room and as he left the court room I heard loud cheering at the front. On Saturday, when court adjourned, I asked Mr. Dorsey not to go out until the jury had gotten away from there. I they could hear the noise of the crowd, for they should cheer him again as he left the court room. Mr. Dorsey said he might, and remained in the court room for a while. Finally, I thought the crowd
0891 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: case of murder and can not be heard in a murder trial, even when the defend-ant has put his character in issue.41. Because the Court permitted the witness W. D. MoWorth to testify,at the request of the Solicitor-General, over the objection of the defendantmade at the time the testimony was offered, that the same was immaterial,"Mr. Pierce is the head of the Pinkerton office here. I do not know wherewhere he is; the last time I saw him was Monday evening. I do not knowMr. Whitfield is (Mr. Whitfield was also a Pinkerton man).
0892 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. Who was undressing?A. Ermile Mayfield, and I came in the room, and while I was in there,Mr. Frank came to the door.Q. Mr. Frank came in the door?A. Yes, sir.Q. What did he do?A. He looked and turned around and walked out.Q. Did Mr. Frank open the door?A. Yes, he just pushed it open.Q. Pushed the door open?A. Yes, sir.Q. And looked in?A. Yes, sir.Q. And smiled?A. I don't know whether, I never notice to see whether he smiled or not,he just kind of looked at us and turned around and walked out.Q.
0893 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. Now when was it that he run in there on Miss Ermile Mayfield?A. It was the middle of the week after we had started to work, I don't remember the time.Q. The middle of the week after you had started to work?A. Yes, sir.Q. Was that the first time you ever heard of his going in the dressing room, or anybody?A. Yes.Q. That was the first time?A. Yes, sir.Q. Then that was reported to this forelady?A. Yes, sir.Q. Then when was the second time that you heard he went in there?A. He went
0894 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. Then did you hear it talked of?A. I have heard it spoken of, but I don't remember.Q. You have heard them speak of other times when you were not there, is that correct?A. Yes, sir.Q. How many times when you were not there? That is three times you saw him; how many times did you hear them talk about it when you were not there?A. I don't remember.Q. What did they say Mr. Frank did when he would come in that dress- ing room?A. I don't remember.Q. Did he say anything those three
0895 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. Well, he pushed the door open and stood in the door, did he?A. Stood in the door.Q. Looked in and smiled?A. Yes, sir.Q. Didn't you say that?A. I don't remember now, he smiled or made some kind of a face whichlooked like a smile, like smiling at Ermile Mayfield.Q. At Ermile Mayfield, that day she was undressed?A. But he didn't speak, yes sir.Q. He didn't say a word, did he?A. No, sir.Q. Did he say anything about any flirting?A. Not to us, no, sir.These questions and answers were objected to for the reasons
0896 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. Go ahead.A. He was telling his story as he went through there, and he said when he got up there, he went back and he said he found this body back in that place.Q. Go ahead and tell what he said and did.A. He was talking constantly all the way. I don't know how he made out a part of his story.Q. Go ahead now, and state what Conley did and said as he went through that factory?A. Well when he got back — After reaching this point at the rear left side
0897 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Mr. Frank got on the elevator. Mr. Frank was waiting there for him; then they brought the elevator on up to the second floor, and he had them to stop the elevator just, I suppose, foot or a little more below the landing, and he said Mr. Frank jumped off of the elevator, and went around to a point, and after getting up, he told Mr. Frank to wash his hands, and that he showed us back of the elevator where Mr. Frank was gone to a sink that he and he said he
0898 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. Not longer than that, and he got there at 12:20, then; and what time did you go away?A. I left a little after one.Q. How much after one?A. I do not know, probably five or ten minutes.Q. One-ten then; now, how much of that time during that time you were there did it take Conley to act what he said, leaving out the conversation he had with the different men?A. That would be a difficult thing for me to estimate, while he was acting, he was acting very rapidly, he kept us on
0899 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 46. Because the Court permitted the witness Mrs. J. J. Wardlaw, who before her marriage was Miss Lula McDonald, to be asked by the Solicitor-General the following questions and to make the following answers:Q. You never knew of his improper relations with any of the girls at the factory?A. No, sir.Q. Now, did you ever, do you know, or did you ever hear of a girl who went with Mr. Frank on a street car to Hapeville the Saturday before Mary Phagan was murdered?A. No, sir.Q. On the same street car with Hermes Stanton
0900 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 47. Because the Court permitted the witness, W. E. Turner, at the instance of the Solicitor and over the objection of the defendant made at the time the evidence was offered that same was irrelevant, immaterial and dealt with other matters than the issues involved, to testify:"I saw Mr. Frank talking to Mary Phagan on the second floor of the factory about the middle of March. Frank was talking to her in the back part of the building. It was just before dinner. I do not know whether anybody was in the room besides
0881 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: did not disclose the fact that Mrs. White saw the negro on April 26th, was evidence that the defendant was seeking to suppress testimony material to the discovery of the murderer.24. Because, during the trial, and on August 3, 1913, pending the motion of defendant's counsel to rule out the testimony of the witness Conley tending to show acts of perversion on the part of the defendant and acts of immorality wholly disconnected with and disassociated from this crime. (Such evidence being set out and described in grounds 13 and 14 of this motion.)The
0882 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: The Court: "Well, he knows what he is asking him."Upon this suggestion of the Court, that the Solicitor knew what he was doing, the spectators in the court-room applauded, creating quite a demonstration.Mr. Arnold again complained of the conduct of the spectators in the courtroom. The Court gave no relief, except directing the Sheriff to find out who was making the noise, to which Sheriff replied that he could maintain order only by clearing the court-room.25. Because the Court erred in admitting, over the defendant's objection, made at the time the testimony was offered,
0883 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: that to the State authorities; was a circumstance going to show the guilt ofFrank.27. Because the Court permitted the witness Harry Scott, to testify overthe objection of defendant's counsel, made while the testimony was offered,that the same was irrelevant, immaterial, illegal and not binding on the de-fendant, that the witness first communicated Mrs. White's statements aboutseeing a negro on the street floor of the pencil factory on April 26, 1913, toBlack, Chief Lanford, and Bass Rosser, that the information was given tothe detectives on April 28th.The Court, over the defendant's objections, permitted the above
0884 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Epps who claimed that on Saturday of the crime he accompanied Mary Phagan from a point on Bellwood Avenue to the center of the city of Atlanta, by showing that on April 27th at the house of Epps, he asked George, together with his sister, when was the last time they saw Mary Phagan. In reply, the sister of Epps said she had seen Epps on the previous Thursday, but the witness Epps said nothing about having ridden down with Mary Phagan the day of the murder but did say he had ridden to
0885 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. Why, Mr. Schiff, if this is the door right here and—A. Mr. Dorsey I know that factory.Q. Well, I am trying to get you to tell us if you know it; you have no objection to telling it, have you?(Here objection was made by defendant's counsel that Schiff had shown no objection to answering the questions of the Solicitor and that such questions as the one next above, which indicated that the witness did object to answering was improper.)Mr. Dorsey: I have got a right to show the feeling.The Court: Go on, now,
0886 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: (Objection was here made by the defendant that the answer sought would be immaterial.)The Court: Well, I don't know what it is, ask him the question.Q. Didn't you tell Gantt the reason why Frank said he was going to turn you off?A. No, sir.Q. Didn't Frank tell you he was going to turn you off unless you would permit him to do with you what he wanted to do?A. No, sir.Q. No such conversation ever occurred?A. No, sir.Q. With M. Gantt, the man who was bookkeeper and was turned off there?A. No, sir, I
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: that Frank had committed disagreeable and prejudicial acts with the witness and the final assertion of the solicitor when the Court ruled it out that he would introduce Gantt and let the Court rule on Gantt too, was highly prejudicial to the defendant. The Court erred in permitting the solicitor to make the insinuations and to indulge in the threats that he would let the Court rule on Gantt too, in the presence of the jury and without any rebuke on the part of the Court. The Court erred in not formally withdrawing these
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 36. Because the Court permitted, at the instance of the solicitor the witness Sig Montag, to testify over the objection of defendant, made at the time the testimony was offered that same was irrelevant, immaterial, and incompetent, that he got the reports made of the crime by the Pinkertons and that they were made. That these reports were sometimes every day and then they did not come for a few days and then came again. That he practically got every day's report; that he got the report about finding the big stick and about
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: past twelve. That they were on their schedule time on April 26th and did reach that place at 12:07 or 12:07½. What other crews did at other times or even what this crew did on other oceans was wholly immaterial and in no way illustrated just what took place on the trip wherein Mary Phagan came to town. That other crews often came ahead of time or that this particular crew often came in ahead of time was wholly immaterial.38. Because during the examination by Mr. Arnold, counsel for the defendant, of V. H.
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: not see anyone of the city detectives and that included Scott. Frank did not tell me that, the inference was without Mr. Rosser's consent, that was the ceive none of the city detectives without Mr. Rosser's consent, that was the substance of his conversation. Mr. Roberts came up and announced the city detectives; this was at Frank's cell in the county jail."The Court permitted this testimony to go to the jury over the objections — made as above stated, and in doing so committed error.This was especially prejudicial to the defendant, because the Solicitor,
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: "When the witness Conley was still on the stand his testimony not having been finished, the defendant, by his attorneys, moved to rule out, withdraw and exclude from the jury each and all the answers, moved to rule out, withdraw cause the same are irrelevant, immaterial, the above questions and answers, bematters and things irrelevant and disconnected with the issues of this case.After hearing argument of counsel, the Court overruled the motion to rule out, withdraw or exclude said above stated questions and answers from the jury, but permitted the same to remain before
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: weight, she was nice looking, had on a blue looking dress with white dots in it, had on a greyish looking coat with kind of tails on it, white stockings, white slippers andCROSS EXAMINATION"The first time I watched for Mr. Frank was sometime during last summer, about in July. I would be there sweeping and Mr. Frank come out and called me in the office. That was on a Saturday, about three o'clock. As to what Mr. Dalton would do, the young lady that worked at the factory would go out and get him
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: all right, old boy, I don't want you to have anything to say to Mr. Herbert or Mr. Darley about what's going on around here.' The next time I watched was Thanksgiving day. I met Mr. Frank there about eight o'clock in the morning. He says: 'A lady will be here in a little while, me and her are going to chat. I don't want you to do no work, just watch. The lady came in about a half an hour. I didn't know her. I have never seen her working at the factory.
0874 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Miss Daisy Hopkins left at Christmas, because Mr. Dalton told me that she wasn't coming back. It was one Saturday. Mr. Dalton was a slim looking man and tall, with thick eye lashes, black hair, light complected, weighed about 135 pounds, about thirty-five years old. I seen him around the factory several times. The first time was somewhere along in July, when he come in there with a lady. About two weeks after that, I seen him at the door, about the last of August. The next time was just about Thanksgiving Day. Then
0875 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: When the solicitor first sought from the witness Conley the evidence here sought to be excluded the defendant objected because the evidence sought to be brought out would be immaterial. The Court ruled that such evidence would be immaterial, but after this ruling the solicitor brought out the direct testimony here sought to be ruled out and excluded. After the direct testimony supra had been brought out after the Court's ruling, the cross-testimony supra here sought to be withdrawn was also brought out in an effort to modify or explain the direct evidence. Under
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: and said: "Mr. Frank, Chief Beavers, Chief Lanford and Scott and Conley want to talk with you, if you want to see them;" that Frank said: "No, my attorney is not here, and I have got nobody to defend me;" that his lawyer was not there, and that no one was there to listen to what might be said.The Court erred in admitting this evidence for the reasons above stated.The solicitor in his argument pressed upon the jury that the failure of Frank to face this negro and the detectives was evidence of guilt,
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: not give to sustain their opinions individual and isolated experiments but must answer from their knowledge of the science obtained from all sources, that . . ."Knowing the facts that cabbage would pass out of the stomach very quickly in a normal one I ascertained here digestion, and as soon as I saw the cabbage in this case, I at once felt certain that the girl either came to her death or possibly the blow on her head at any time, perhaps three quarters of an hour or half an hour or forty minutes,
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: examination showed plainly that it had not begun to dissolve, or at least, onlya very slight degree, and it indicated that the process of digestion had notgone on to any extent at the time this girl was rendered unconscious at anyrate. I wish further to state that on examination Mary Phagan's stomach Ifound that the starch she had eaten had not even the beginning of alteration;there were a few of the starch cells which had not even the beginning of the pro-cess of digestion, having changed into the substance called starch-dextrine,but these were very
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: in the basement; that he saw Conley there when he went there; that some-times when he saw him in his office there would be ladies there, sometimes Conley there, but sometimes he would give a quarter, that he did that a half dozen or more times; that he went to his office about once a week for a half dozen weeks, that he saw Frank there in the evenings and in the day times; sometimes he would see cold drinks in the office, Coca-Cola, lemon limes, etc., that sometimes he saw beer in the
0880 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. (Looked at No. 12). Did Frank have any knowledge of your business down there?A. I don't know; he knowed I was in the basement; he knowed I was there.Q. Was Conley there when you were?A. Yes, sir; I seen Conley there at night; the night-watchman, too—he wasn't Conley.Q. At the time you saw Frank there was anybody else in the office with him?A. Yes, sir; there would be some ladies there; sometimes two and sometimes one, maybe they didn't work in the morning and would be there in the evening.Q. How many times
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. What sort of ears did she have?A. She had ears like people.Q. Like folks?A. Yes, sir.Q. I didn't expect her to have them like a rabbit, and she didn't have,did she?A. No, sir, she didn't have ears like a rabbit.Q. Well, did she have large or small ears? - Do you remember that?A. No, sir, I didn't pay any attention to her ears, whether they werelarge or small.Q. You can't give any description of her at all now, can you, Jim?A. I can't give a description of her, except she was a white
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: A. I don't know where Mr. Dalton works at.Q. When Mr. Dalton told you Christmas that she was going away, where was Mr. Dalton?A. He was there.Q. I know, but where was he when he told you that?A. He was coming out of the factory.Q. When was that?A. It was Saturday; I don't know the date.Q. You don't remember the date?A. No, sir.Q. You don't remember the date now?A. No, sir.Q. You don't remember his name?A. I know his name was Dalton.Q. What else besides Dalton?A. No, sir, I don't know his first name.Q.
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. About how tall was he--would you say he was?A. Well, he was tall; I guess he was about as tall as that young man sitting there.Q. About as tall as this man (indicating Mr. Arnold)?A. Yes, sir.Q. Weighing about as much?A. I don't know whether he would weigh as much as that man, or not.Q. Does he look like he would weigh about that much?A. Yes, sir, he looks like he would weigh about that much.Q. Then he was about the size of Mr. Arnold, Mr. Dalton was?A. Yes, sir, just about that
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. When did you see him again?A. I saw him again about two weeks after that.Q. What was he doing then?A. I just met him in the door then.Q. Met him in the door?A. Yes, sir.Q. What date was that, about when?A. I don't know; it was on a Saturday; I disremember the time.Q. That is the time you have already talked about. You have done toldabout that?A. Yes, sir, I have done told about it.Q. This morning?A. Yes, sir.Q. I don't know, somewhere about the last of August, I reckon.A. About the last
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. Where did you see him the last time?A. The detectives brought him down there to the station house, andsaid had I ever seen him about in there.Q. And you told them what you knew?A. Yes, sir, I told them about what I knew.Q. And you haven't seen Mr. Dalton since?A. No, sir.Q. Now, Jim, how was Mr. Dalton dressed the first time you ever sawhim?A. - Well, I disremember now how he was dressed.Q. Can't you give us any help about that at all?A. All I can remember him having on, I think,
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. What time did he leave there?A. Well, I don't know. He left away from there somewhere about two or half past two, I reckon.Q. Well, don't reckon, please; tell what you remember?A. He left away from there about two or half past two, all right; I couldn't say just what time it was.Q. You don't know what time it was?A. He generally stayed—Q. Not what he generally did; but on that particular day—that day, what time did he leave—the first time you said you waited for Mr. Frank?A. He left away from there
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. This year?A. Yes, sir.Q. I am not talking about that. Did you see Mr. Darley that timewhen Mr. Holloway was sick?A. When Mr. Holloway was sick, I disremember now whether I seenMr. Darley that day or not.Q. Did you see Mr. Schiff that day?A. I disremember whether I saw Mr. Schiff or not.Q. You disremember that?A. Yes, sir.Q. Did you see anybody that day?A. Yes, sir, I seen somebody that day.Q. Who?A. I saw Mr. Frank that day for one person.Q. I know; but outside of Mr. Frank, who else of the office
0868 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. That was behind Thanksgiving Day?A. Yes, sir.Q. Before or after Thanksgiving?A. This here was before Thanksgiving.Q. Haven't you said half a dozen times that you watched in September,and that was after you Thanksgiving? Haven't you told that a dozen times tothe jury?A. I said it was after Thanksgiving.Q. Yes?A. Well, September is after Thanksgiving.Q. Your understanding is that it was after Thanksgiving?A. Yes, sir, it was after Thanksgiving.Q. So that it was in September, after Thanksgiving?A. Yes, sir.Q. That is correct, now, Jim?A. Yes, sir, after Thanksgiving.Q. Yes, that is right. Well, now,
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. What time did Mr. Holloway leave?A. Mr. Holloway left away from there about two o'clock.Q. The next time you watched was right after Christmas?A. No, sir, the next time I watched was Thanksgiving Day, then—Q. You said awhile ago September was after Thanksgiving?A. Yes, sir, after Thanksgiving day.Q. All right. Well, now, Thanksgiving Day you have told about in January, who did you see there in January, I mean who of the force?A. I disremember now who I did see in January when I was there that morning.Q. You didn't remember?A. Yes, sir,
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. Thanksgiving Day?A. No, sir, he wasn't working in the office on Thanksgiving.Q. The next time, was there any ladies working on the fourth floor?A. I don't remember.Q. You don't remember whether there was or not?A. No, sir.Q. You can't remember that?A. No, sir.Q. They might have been?A. I didn't see none of them there.Q. You didn't see them?A. No, sir.Q. You only saw them working there one day?A. I saw them working there the second evening.Q. On the fourth floor.A. Did you say anything about - Do they know you told about watching
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. Ever seen him since then?A. I seen him since he was talking to Mr. Holloway then.Q. But you don't know who he was?A. No, sir.Q. Ever saw the girl before or since?A. No, sir, never saw the girls before or since, to my remembrance I haven't.Q. Now, Jim, you were talking to me when we left off about the time you say you watched for Mr. Frank.A. Yes, sir.Q. Did you watch for him again?A. In January, yes sir.Q. Well I am talking about January. Is that the last time you watched for
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. But I am not asking about that. I am talking about the secondSaturday?A. You asked me what I did the second Saturday, well, I don't re-member.Q. You mean you watched for him Saturday and then the secondSaturday you watched for him again?A. Then the second Saturday after that I watched for him.Q. You missed a Saturday?A. Yes, sir.Q. And then you watched the next Saturday?A. Yes, sir.Q. That is what you say about it now?A. Yes, sir, that is what I say about it now and what I said before.Q. Now the Saturday
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. Of course, you don't know except from your best recollection. Then you didn't watch for him until Thanksgiving Day?A. Until Thanksgiving Day.Q. What did you do the Saturday before Thanksgiving Day?A. I don't remember what I did.Q. What did you do the Saturday after Thanksgiving Day?A. I don't know what I did.Q. And the next Saturday?A. Well, the next Saturday—I could tell you what I did that Saturday.Q. And the next Saturday?A. Well, I don't know, sir, what I did the next Saturday.Q. And the next?A. The next Saturday I did some watching
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. You don't remember about that?A. No, sir.Q. You have no memory at all about that?A. No, sir.Q. What time did you get up the first morning you watched for him?A. I couldn't tell you to save my life.Q. Nor what time you went home, you couldn't tell me?A. No, sir, I couldn't tell you.Q. You couldn't tell me anything at all about that?A. No, sir.Q. The second time you watched for him. Can you remember the time you got back to the factory?A. No, sir, I couldn't tell you what time I got
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. The day after Thanksgiving. Do you remember what you had been doing that day?A. No, sir, but to my remembrance I think I came back to work the day after Thanksgiving.Q. Are you certain about that, or have you any memory at all about it?A. I think I came back to work.Q. What time did you get there?A. I don't know, sir, what time I got there.Q. What time did you leave that day?A. I don't know, sir.Q. You can't remember anything about that?A. No, sir.Q. The day before Thanksgiving, what time did
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. Or the second day, do you know how many hours?A. No, sir.Q. Nor the third?A. No, sir.Q. Or Thanksgiving?A. No, sir.Q. Do you know how much you were paid for either one of those days?A. Yes, sir, I can tell you what I was paid Thanksgiving Day when I watched for him.Q. Well, you know what that was $1.50?A. No, sir, I said it was $1.25.Q. Well, outside of the factory, do you remember what you got for your services?A. Outside of the factory, I remember once I got a half a dollar;
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. Well, the third one; was Snowball there that day?A. I disremember about the third Saturday.Q. Well the next one was Thanksgiving. Did you see him Thanksgiving morning?A. I didn't see him Thanksgiving morning, but I saw him the day before Thanksgiving.Q. That is the time when you heard Mr. Frank talking in the presence of Snowball?A. Yes, sir.Q. He didn't hesitate to talk for Snowball?A. No, sir.Q. He talked before Snowball just like he did before you?A. Yes, sir.Q. The first time he did that was Thanksgiving Day, that he talked before Snowball?A.
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. How long had Snowball worked at the factory?A. I don't know, sir.Q. Now, that time, when you watched in January, was Snowball there that day—I believe you said it was Wednesday?A. Yes, sir, I said I watched there in January.Q. Well, was Snowball there?A. I don't know whether he was or not?Q. Now, the only time you ever heard Mr. Frank say anything in front of Snowball was that time you have just mentioned? Thanksgiving, is that what you said?A. Yes, sir.Q. You heard him say something before Snowball then?A. One time was
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. He just come in there and commenced talking to you, and paid noattention to Snowball?A. He didn't know Snowball was in there.Q. In the elevator. How could he help seeing him if he was in theelevator?A. The elevator was gone down. Whenever I would get ready towork at night, he would send the elevator to the basement, and we wouldgo in the back room.Q. You were not on the elevator when you had that talk?A. No, sir, that talk was in the back room.Q. I am talking about just before Thanksgiving. You were
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. And she worked on the fourth floor?A. Yes, sir, she worked on the fourth floor.Q. Has she worked there in 1913?A. I don't know; I don't remember seeing her there; I don't know whether she has worked there in 1913 or not.Q. You can't remember that?A. No, sir, I can't remember that.Q. You worked on the same floor with her, didn't you?A. I didn't work with her at all. I worked on the same floor.Q. And you don't know whether she worked there in 1913 or not?A. No, sir, I don't remember.Q. But
The Murder of Little Mary Phagan (2025 Edition) by Mary Phagan Kean
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0841 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. You don't know what a brunette is?A. No, sir.Q. Did she have light hair?A. She had hair like Mr. Hooper's.Q. What sort of clothes did she have on?A. She had on a green suit of clothes.Q. Green all over?A. As far as I could see.Q. What kind of shoes and stockings did she have on?A. I didn't pay no attention to her shoes and stockings.Q. But Miss Daisy Hopkins, what sort of clothes did she have on the first time she came down there?A. The first time that she came there she had
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. Now, Jim, don't everybody in that factory know Jim Conley?A. No, sir, didn't everybody in that factory know me.Q. Give me one of them?A. I don't know, sir, I don't know whether they all knew me or not.Q. Didn't the lady go up and down on the elevator at all?A. No, sir, the girls never did.Q. You swept on the fourth floor?A. Yes, sir, I swept on the fourth floor a while.Q. How long did you sweep on the fourth floor?A. Been sweeping up there ever since last January.Q. You saw that little
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. And then the next time, now, was Thanksgiving Day?A. Yes sir, the next time was Thanksgiving Day.Q. What hour was it Thanksgiving Day?A. I don't know, sir, what hour; I met Mr. Frank there that morning about eight o'clock.Q. Anybody else there?A. I didn't see anybody else there.Q. Where did you meet him, then?A. I met Mr. Frank right at the door; I was sitting on the box when he come in.Q. That's when he mentioned it to you again?A. That's when he took me on the inside and told me--Q. Tell me
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. What time?A. Somewhere near eight o'clock.Q. What did you have to do there?A. I had to stack some boxes up on the fourth floor.Q. Eighth floor?A. No, sir. I said fourth floor.Q. That was about Thanksgiving Day?A. Yes, sir.Q. Was it the same week of Thanksgiving you saw her up there?A. I don't know, sir, whether it was the same week of Thanksgiving, but somewhere near Thanksgiving; it wasn't many days.Q. How was she dressed that night?A. I disremember how she was dressed that night.Q. What sort of looking face did she have?A.
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. You didn't say you saw them go in?A. No, sir, I said I heard them go towards it.Q. And you didn't say you heard them go in?A. No, sir, I said I heard them go towards his office.Q. But you didn't see the others?A. I don't remember saying I seen the others.Q. Now she came, and she went up and walked towards Mr. Frank's office, and stamped?A. Mr. Frank came out there and stamped.Q. Where did he come to and stamp?A. Came to the trash barrel where he told me—Q. You mean upstairs?A.
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. Then the lady came down?A. No, sir, Mr. Frank come down—Q. He left the lady up there?A. No, sir, Mr. Frank come down to the two doors and unlocked thedoors and went on—come back, and says: "Everything all right?" I says:"Yes, sir." He went to the front door and fixed the lock, unlocked the frontdoor hisself, he went and looked up the street and turned it, that (illustrating) andcome to the steps and taken the knob and turned it, there at the head of thestair door, and told her to "come on."Q. He
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. Where did you go when you left there on Hunter and Forsyth Street.A. I went to the beer saloon over there on Hunter and Forsyth Street.Q. How long did you stay there?A. I don't know, sir; about an hour, I reckon.Q. Then went home?A. No, sir, I went to Peters Street and stayed a good while.Q. Drank some more beer over there?A. No, sir, I didn't drink no beer over there.Q. Didn't drink but one beer that day?A. I don't know, sir, how many I drank at that saloon on Forsyth andHunter.Q. About
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. That was in the dead of winter, then?A. Yes, sir, in the dead of winter.Q. About when?A. About January, I reckon.Q. About the middle of January, or what?A. I don't know, middle, first or last, I don't know-somewhere in January.Q. How do you know it was somewhere in January?A. Because it was right after the first of the year.Q. Well, if it was right after the first of the year, you know what timeit was in January?A. I said somewhere about the first or middle.Q. Well, was it in middle, or first, or
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. Well, I'm sorry I cut you off, I'll open it again and give you a better chance. That was about half past seven?A. Yes, sir.Q. What floor of the factory?A. I can't remember now just what floor it was on.Q. You didn't see anybody at the time except Mr. Holloway?A. I saw Gordon Bailey; me and him was on the elevator together.Q. He was talking to you so Gordon Bailey could hear him?A. I don't know, sir, I reckon he could hear; he was talking so he could hear.Q. He was talking so
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. They went up to Mr. Frank's office?A. I don't know, sir, where they went after that, after they went up-stairs, I don't know where they went after they got upstairs.Q. You were near enough, wasn't you to see?A. No, sir, I was at the door.Q. You don't know which way they went?A. I saw them when they turned that way, towards the clock.Q. You say it was about half past two?A. Yes, sir, it was about half past two or three o'clock.Q. How long did they stay there that time?A. Stayed there, looked
0831 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. That time--that particular time, I mean?A. Well, I would be sweeping.Q. I'm talking about that time--that particular time?A. When he told me to watch?Q. Yes, what did he say to you when you told you?A. I'm going to explain to you now--Q. That particular time, now?A. Yes, sir.Q. Give it to me, now?A. I would be there sweeping--Q. Oh, don't give me what you would be doing. I want to know about that particular time?A. I was at the factory.Q. Where?A. Sweeping on the second floor.Q. Now, what time was that?A. Somewhere about
0832 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. She went with the man?A. No, sir, she went out by herself to get the man and come back with the man.Q. How long was she gone?A. I don't know, sir, how long.Q. And that was about half past three?A. Yes, sir.Q. The beginning of that transaction was about half past three?A. Yes, sir.Q. How long was she gone?A. I don't know, sir, how long she was gone.Q. You don't know how long she was gone?A. No, sir; I don't know how long she was gone.Q. Was she back after awhile?A. Yes, sir.Q.
0833 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: a trap door and stairway that leads down in the basement, and they pull outthat trap door and go down in the basement.Q. And that time, she came down and says: "All right, James?"A. Yes, sir.Q. She knew you?A. Yes, sir.Q. Because she worked in the office?A. No, sir; she didn't work in the office; she worked on the fourth floor.Q. Then you went through that door—a door right behind the elevator?A. No, sir; there isn't a door back of the elevator; there's a big woodendoor, just a step there; it goes back in
0834 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. First time anybody ever asked you or talked to you about it?A. Yes, sir.Q. Now, they went down the basement?A. Yes, sir.Q. How long did they stay there?A. I don't know, sir, how long they stayed there.Q. What became of them?A. Well, they came back up.Q. About what time?A. I couldn't give no time, because I don't know what time it was when they went down there.Q. Well, about what time?A. I don't know, sir; I couldn't give you what time they came back up.Q. It was after 3:30 when this whole thing
0835 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. Then he came out behind you and left?A. Yes, sir.Q. Now, that's the first time?A. Yes, sir.Q. Now, when was the next Saturday?A. The next Saturday was two weeks after that, near the same thing.Q. Well, what was the same thing or not?A. Well, it was about two weeks after that.Q. Was that in August or in July?A. Well, it was about the last of July or the first of August.Q. Now, do you remember the date?A. Where did I go?Q. Yes, sir; I drawed your money that time; did you draw it?A.
0836 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. You remember that distinctly?A. Yes, sir.Q. What time did he go to dinner that day?A. I don't know, sir, what time he went to dinner that day; I wasn't there when he went to dinner.Q. What time did he get back that day?A. That was somewhere near a quarter past two. I saw him going up the steps with his clothes and his hat on. I don't know where he had been.Q. What was the next that happened?A. He went in his office next that happened?Q. Then what was the next that happened?A.
0837 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. When you went down, she was in Mr. Frank's office?A. No, sir, I was standing at the clock, and saw her go into Mr. Frank'soffice.Q. Then you went down and watched?A. Yes, sir, I went down and watched.Q. Did you hear her come out of that office?A. No, sir.Q. Didn't you say a while ago that, while you were at the door, youheard these other people coming out of his office?A. No, sir, I said this—this was what I said: after I got to the top ofthe steps I could hear them going
0838 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. Did he know whether you were through or not?A. I don't know, sir, whether he did or not.Q. He gave you some money?A. He gave me half a dollar.Q. And the other time they didn't give you but a quarter.Q. Then you left?A. Yes, sir.Q. Give the next time?A. Pretty hard for me to remember.Q. It was Thanksgiving Day, the next time, wasn't it?A. No, sir, it wasn't Thanksgiving Day, the next time; I had watchedfor him and Mr. Dalton, too, before that Thanksgiving Day.Q. Give us the best you can, or the
0839 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. Where was you when he told you?A. Right at the elevator.Q. Was it before twelve o'clock?A. I don't know, sir, whether it was twelve o'clock or not.Q. After twelve?A. I don't know whether it was after twelve or not.Q. You don't know anything about that, you can't remember that?A. No, sir.Q. Anybody standing around there then?A. There was Gordon Bailey standing there.Q. That's Snowball?A. Yes, sir.Q. Anybody else there?A. Not to my knowing, it wasn't.Q. Wasn't the office force there at that time?A. They were not standing at the elevator; they were back
0840 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. Give us the best estimate you have got?A. Well, some time half past, I reckon.Q. Sometime half past; half past what—half past two or half past three?A. It was half past two, I reckon.Q. He came back you say. What made him come; did he come back and hunt you?A. No sir, he didn’t hunt me.Q. Where were you?A. I was standing by the office when he got there.Q. Then he came in there with you?A. Yes, sir.Q. What did he say to you?A. He told me, he said: “She be here in
0796 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: testimony was offered that the same was material, illegal and incompetent, to testify substantially as follows: The ladies' dressing room on 1 have seen Miss Rebecca Carson come into the ladies' dressing room on the fourth floor with Leo M. Frank and saw them working hours, hours.She then came in and saw them one out during working hours.The court permitted this testimony to go to the jury over the objection of the defendant made as is foresaid and in doing so committed error.The court stated that this evidence was admitted to dispute the witnesses
0818 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: INDEX.PART I.MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL........ Page 1PART II.AMENDED MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL....... Pages 2 to 122GROUND 1 ........................ Page 2" 2 ........................ " 3" 3 ........................ " 3" 4 ........................ " 3" 5 ........................ " 3" 6 ........................ " 4" 7 ........................ " 4" 8 ........................ " 4" 9 ........................ " 5" 10 ........................ " 5" 11 ........................ " 6" 12 ........................ " 6" 13 ........................ " 7" 14 ........................ " 51" 15 ........................ " 55" 16 ........................ " 55" 17 ........................ " 56" 18 ........................ " 56" 19 ........................ " 56" 20 ........................
0775 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: NATIONAL PENCIL CO.FIRST FLOORStore RoomEntranceStairStore RoomNATIONAL PENCIL CO.SECOND FLOORPacking RoomPay WindowLandingDressing RoomBox RackCacheTrap DoorBenchVatVatVatVatVatMech RoomMotor BoxElevator ShaftOfficeTableDeskClos.DeskOfficeTableBenchMechMechMechMechLatherBenchDeskWork BenchAddl ToiletMens ToiletTrap Door150180MechMech
0781 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 90.Testimony of Lewett Lee before the Coroner's inquest as follows;"The (Mr.Gantt) says 'I would like to have them(shoes) because I got to go to work Monday.'I says 'I can't let you in there unless Mr.Frank says so.He says 'Is Mr.Frank there?'I says, yes . if you want me I will go up and ask him, by that time Mr.Frank comes down and runs right into Mr.Gantt standing in the front door and he looked like he was frightened.I saw Mr.Frank was and right discharged taken out one way.He and Mr.Gantt had fell
0788 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Placed about, it is an absolute impossibility for the best glass in the world or the best trained deputies to know exactly what is going on at any and all times or any reasonable part of the time; that the keys to practically all of "the cell blocks are carried by "convicted criminals", known as "trusties", who turn in and out parties entering or leaving cell blocks, and while they have general instructions covering their work, it is an impossibility for the inside deputy to know whether he is discharging his duty properly at
0789 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: the State there was necessity for same,Wherefore this Respondent agrees to the passage of an orderrevoking former orders in this case, and waives his presence atthe Court, upon a hearing of same.(signed) wm. i. smith,Attorney for James Conley.Georgia, Fulton County.Personally appeared before the undersigned attestingofficer, James Conley, who after being duly sworn deposes andswears that the facts set out in the above and foregoing responseso far as they come within his own personal belief are true and wherederived from the information of others he believes them to be true.Sworn to and subscribed before methis
0755 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 37.STATEMENT OF JAMES CONLEY OF MAY 24,1913.STATE OF GEORGIA,COUNTY OF FULTON.Personally appeared before the undersigned, a Notary Public, in and for the above State and County, James Conley, who being sworn on oath says:On Friday evening before the holiday, about four minutes to one o'clock, Mr. Frank come up on the fourth floor where I was coming to his office.That was the Isle and asked me to come to his office.That was on the fourth floor where I was working, and when I went down to the office he asked me could
0758 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: I said "I got too hot in there," and he said "I see you are sweating", when he opened the door he was staring to step out and his eyes were looking large then suddenly look, and he jerked the door open and I was right in front of the door and them Mr. Frank said to me to sit down in a chair.In the one that turns all-the-way-around-and when I sat down he told me to get up and shut the door that was the door between his office and the stenographer's office,
0759 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Said "Well, is that will you want for good Mr. Frank" and he said Urea and I saw him be one I wrote on was and take out a brownish looking scratch pad the one I wrote on was and he said I saw him take out a brownish looking I took his pencil and made a mark or it.I took it to be and "No" but he shut the tablet up and looked at me and told me that was all he wanted me, and he come all the way to the top
0761 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: got a piece of cloth, and I got a big wide piece of cloth andcome back there to the men's toilet where she was, and I tied herup, and I taken her and brought her up there to a little dressingroom, carrying her on my right shoulder, and she got too heavy forme and she slipped off my shoulder and fell on the floor rightthere at the dressing room and I hollered for Mr. Frank to comecome down there and he was too busy at his work, and Mr. Frankdown there to me and
0337 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: INDEX #2 - continued.Witnesses:Nolurty, Miss Lena - 204 204Najor, Miss Marjorie - 218Novotny, Miss - 118 219Moonlight, Minola (colored) @ 176 177 177Moody, Gruman (colored) 206 206Neab, Phillip - 255Nix, C. A. - 211Nix, D. J. - 206 207Nix, H. C. - 196 196 196Owens, Dr. Wm. J. C. 281 224 227Olmstead, Dr. J. C. 245 246Osborne, Miss Annie 262Payne, Frank 207 208Papenheimer, Oscar 199 257Patmalee, Mrs. J. C. 211Patrick, J. B. 231Patterson, B. L. 211 190Park, Miss Mary 262Pirk, Miss Mary (recalled) 190Pride, Arthur (colored) 205 210 210 210Pollard, C. B. 161 161
0712 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: STATE'S EXHIBIT A.State's diagram of the pencil factory.DEFENSE BATTPRISONER FRANK AND SHERIFFON WAY FROM JAIL TO COURTLeo M. Frank, Supt. Pencil FactoryW. W. Mangum, Sheriff.PATPAT WASSTATE'S EXHIBIT B.Frank's statement made before Naj. Jimford, Chief of DetectivesOn Monday morning, April 28, 1913, the statements of being investigated.I am general superintendent and Director of the National Pencil10, 1908, by plans of business--is at 37 to 41 So. Forsyth st. Wethere are a few more girls. The plant, Saturday and formal, I guessholiday with the Company and the factory was shut down. There werethe stenographer were in
0715 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: STATE'S EXHIBIT J.Affidavit executed by Minola McKnight for Solicitor Dorsey, as follows: -"State of Georgia,County of Fulton.Personally appeared before me a Notary Public in and for the above State and County, Minola McKnight, who lives in the rear of 351 Pulliam St., Atlanta, Ga., who being duly sworn deposes and says:On Saturday morning, April 26,1913, Mr. Frank left home about eight o'clock, and Albert, my husband, was there too, Albert got there I guess about a quarter after one and he was there when Mr. Frank had them lock the door after dinner, but
0722 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: stayed.No, he didn't leave before I up.Yes, I took a nap.He came a little after one and we ate dinner and I laid down and took a considerable nap."STATE'S EXHIBIT EPortion of testimony of Mrs. Josephine Selig before the Coroner's inquest, as follows:-"As to what Mr. Frank said about this affair, I don't know if he made any reference to it.The Mrs. Frank had told me.I don't remember that he said anything at all about this crime.He probably spoke of it in a general way.He is superintendent of the pencil factory, I think I
0734 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: NATIONAL PENCIL CO., Atlanta, Ga.FACTORY RECORD.Week Ending.April 19, 1913.PENCIL STOCK.STATE.510x.410x.320x.24x.911x.704.904x.6xx.Japan.#2.#3.#4.1490.1410.1410.410.320.200.200.With Hand Written.Pencil Co.Atlanta.TOTAL.Finish.4.36½.17½.4½.1x.4.9½.1x.7.31½.L.26.30.TOTAL.46.31½.6½.19½.50.4.15.20.2½.9.19½.31.22.19½.23.24.TOTAL.19½.8 25.6.31.25.Stock Bad.This Week.19½.P 25 6.9½.100 71.100 129.Total.Stock Bad.This Week.Total.Stock Bad.End Week.TOTAL.
0021 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Charles J. Moore makes the following affidavit, deposing andsaying as follows: that he is an attorney at law,occupying room 501 onthe 3rd floor of the Kiser Building at the corner of Hunter and Pryor Streets;that on Friday,August.20th,deponent was in his officeand saw the jury come out of the court house entrance at about 6 P.M.that soon after Mr.Dorsey appeared in the court house entrance and agreat cheering and yelling occurred by the crowd immediately oppositethe entrance,and afterwards the crowd yelled "Hurrah for Dorsey",andthe volume of the yells were so great that they could have
0319 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: positively and firmly, how did he make the statement?Give his language as well as you recollect it; if you do not recollect his language, what was the tenor of it?(A).Yes, he was bitter.7.(Q).Did you hear A. H. Henslee, of Monroe, Ga., between said dates, say anything about what the jury that tried Leo W. Frank for the murder of Vary Phagan would do if that Jury did its duty; if so, what did he say, giving his language as nearly as you can recollect it, and if you cannot recall the exact language, state
0334 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Witness.Anderson, W. E.- 6670Barrett, H. P.- 4843Beavers, J. E.- 6969Black, John R.- 272931Coleman, Mrs. J. W.(Recalled)- 11Conley, James- 3194119Dalton, C. B.- 808082Duffy, J. E.- 5152124Ferguson, Miss Grace- 11131134Forrest,- 1131Gantt,- 666669Ghent,- 313272Grace,- 707070Holloway, E. F.(Recalled by defendant)- 797979Hurt, Dr. J. W.- 464750&51Jefferson, Mrs. Geo. W.- 737374Lassiter, R. M.- 454545Lee, Newt (colored)- 707071Monteen, Miss- 706768Nightinght, Albert (colored)- 676767Pergus, H. J.- 121-Rogers, L. W.- 162223Roser,- 808080Scott, Harry (recalled for state)- 347374Smith, Dr. Claude- 444444Stanford, Nell- 717171Stover, Miss Monteen- 151741Waggoner, Miss T.- 494969White, Mrs. J. A.(recalled for state)- 83121120STATE RESTS.TESTIMONY FOR DEFENDANTAdams, Miss Grace- 230231Anderson, A. H.- 227227Adler,
0821 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: ORIGINAL MOTION FOR NEW TRIALSTATE OF GEORGIAvs.LEO M. FRANKCONVICTION OF MURDERIN FULTON SUPERIOR COURT.MOTION FOR NEW TRIALAnd now comes the defendant in the above stated case and moves the court for a new trial upon the grounds following, to-wit:1. The verdict is contrary to the evidence.2. The verdict is contrary to the law.3. The verdict is against the weight of the evidence.4. The court, over the objection of the defendant, heard evidence of other transactions and tending to establish other crimes and offenses, wholly separate and distinct from the charge in the Bill of
0822 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: that until such time as this motion may be heard and decided, that the movant have full leave to amend this motion for new trial.This 26th day of August, 1913.L. S. ROAN,Judge S. C. Stone Mountain Circuit,Presiding.GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY :Service acknowledged. Copy received. All other and further service waived.This Aug. 27, 1913.F. A. HOOPER,HUGH M. DORSEY,R. A. STEPHENS,Solicitor General, Fulton County, Georgia.We further agree to the order within giving time to prepare and file a legal brief of the evidence. Aug. 27, 1913.HUGH M. DORSEY,Solicitor general.AMENDED MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL.GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY. No.State of
0823 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 2. Because the Court erred in permitting, over objections the witness Lee to testify that Frank, on April 29th, when alone with him at the station house, talked to him a shorter time than did Mr. Arnold, one of Frank's attorneys, when he interviewed the witness just before he talked to Lee.The detectives had induced Frank to talk with Lee alone on April 29th at the station house for the purpose of inducing Lee to talk. Mr. Arnold, in the presence of Lee's attorney, and the jailer, had interviewed Lee just before the present
0824 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: ceded by the State that these dotted lines and crosses were no part of nor represented any part of the building but were put in the picture for the purpose of illustrating the theory of the State, as showing where the body was found and where it was carried.The admission of the picture in evidence, with the lines and crosses thereon, was, when offered, objected to because, as movant contends, it was argumentative, representing and illustrating the State's view of the case by means of red lines and crosses, which was no part of,
0825 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 9. Because the Court, over objection made by the defendant at the time the same was offered, that it was immaterial and irrelevant, permitted the witness Darley to testify that on the morning the body was found Newt Lee was composed.Defendant objected to this evidence as illegal, irrelevant and prejudicial to defendant which objection was overruled and movant assigns its admission as error for said same reasons.This evidence was not only irrelevant and immaterial, as movant contends, but hurtful, because this evidence was heard upon the theory of comparison between the conduct of Lee
0826 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: the Movant contends this evidence was highly prejudicial, and the failure of the Court, upon proper motion, to rule it out was a great injury to the defendant. And the failure of the Court to rule out said prejudicial and irrelevant and immaterial evidence is here assigned as error and a new trial should be granted because said evidence was illegal, irrelevant and highly prejudicial and involved other transactions not legitimate under investigation, and the same amounted to accusing the defendant of other and independent crimes.11. Because the witness Conley, at the instance of
0827 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: evidence sought was irrelevant and immaterial. The Court ruled that the evidence would be immaterial, but further questions were asked by the solicitor and elicited the evidence here complained of.While Conley was still on the stand, and after cross examination a day and a half on other subjects, defendant's counsel made a motion to rule out, exclude and withdraw from the jury all the-testimony, both direct and on cross, detailing Frank's associations with women and Conley's watching at other times than the Saturday of the murder, to-wit: April 26, 1913. Said motion was made
0828 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914
Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. What kind of a looking woman?A. She was a tall, heavy built lady.Q. What did you do on that occasion?A. I stayed down there and watched the door as he had told me to do this last time.Q. Then what was done?A. Well, after the lady came and he stamped for me, I went and unlocked the door as he said. He told me when he got through with the lady he would whistle, and when he whistled for me to go and unlock the door.Q. That was on Thanksgiving day of what