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The Murder of Little Mary Phagan (2025 Edition) by Mary Phagan Kean

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State Board of Pardons and Paroles, March 11th, 1986

Transcribed Text: PARDON On April 26, 1913, Mary Phagan, a thirteen-year-old employee in an Atlanta pencil factory, was murdered. Georgians...
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State Board of Pardons and Paroles, December 22nd, 1983

Transcribed Text: Page 1: State Board of Pardons and Paroles FIFTH FLOOR, EAST TOWER, FLOYD VETERANS MEMORIAL BUILDING, 2 MARTIN...
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Sunday, 31st October 1915: Slaton Or Watson? By Thomas W. Loyless, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 31st October 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 5.HAVING had so many requests to re-publish in Pamphlet form the Series...
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Sunday, 26th September 1915: To Whom It May Concern And No Others, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 26th September 1915,PAGE 6, COLUMN 1.In the first place, let me explain that this is an "Advertisement."...
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Sunday, 12th September 1915: Loyless Assails Watson’s Motives And Statements, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 12th September 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.But here are names that ought to strike Tom Watson down even...
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Saturday, 4th September 1915: National Pencil Co. Is Sued By Pinkertons, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 4th September 1915,PAGE 2, COLUMN 4.The Pinkerton National Detective Agency, on Friday, instituted garnishment proceedings against the...
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Friday, 3rd September 1915: Cobb Jurors Report On Lynching Investigation, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 3rd September 1915,PAGE 6, COLUMN 2.Not Enough Evidence Found to Indict Anyone, They Say in Presentments(Special Dispatch...
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Wednesday, 1st September 1915: Cobb Jury Charged To Investigate Lynching, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 1st September 1915,PAGE 2, COLUMN 4.### Numerous Witnesses Are Subpoenaed in Connection With the ProbeMARIETTA, Ga., Sept....
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Tuesday, 31st August 1915: One Man Bound Over In Columbus Hearing, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 31st August 1915,PAGE 7, COLUMN 2.B. H. Howell to Face County Grand Jury on Charge of "Inciting...
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Monday, 30th August 1915: For Sale Miscellaneous Famous Cobb County Photo History Of Leo M. Frank, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 30th August 1915,PAGE 12, COLUMN 4.50c and 25c, $1.80 per dozen. Bailey & Co., 49 East Eleventh...
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1129 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 98RE-CROSS EXAMINATION.I had no objection to coming to your (Mr. Dorsey’s) office. - I offered to assist you in any way I could. No, it was not Mr. Frank’s custom to make an engagement Friday for Saturday evening and then go off and leave the financial sheet untouched. The pencil factory is three- or four blocks from Montag’s. Some of them are short blocks. Guess it takes three to five minutes to go over there. I have never timed myself. The first time on Monday I observed the peculiar behavior of Conley was between

1128 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 97factory. The times was when women came up there and tried to get money toget him out. I have seen these books scattered all over the factory, wholebooks and parts of books. I have seen them since this murder. Both beforeand after. I have seen sheets sometimes. I knew that Jim could write. Ihave given him and the other negroes tablets like (State's Exhibit H).They are kept everywhere in the factory. They would go down in the base-ment and write. I did not talk to Frank on Monday or Tuesday about JimConley's peculiar conduct

1127 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Thanksgiving Day, when I left him at the corner of Mitchell and Alabama, where he caught a Washington Street car. I don't know what he did that afternoon. I do know that I remained at the factory every Saturday afternoon since I have been there because I have nothing else to do. I paid off, April 25th. I remember Helen Ferguson coming to the window and I paid her. I can tell you the names of many more that I paid off that afternoon. (Witness gives names of eight or ten more he claims

1126 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: else the same way. When we advance a man money it is put down on a slip and entered in an envelope, called "Loan." We don't take a receipt for it. I can show that Frank gave $2.00 to Arthur White and it was deducted. I made the entry in the time book the next week and deducted it the following Saturday. We don't enter it on the cash book or average sheet (Defendant's Exhibit 5) as all in Mr. Frank's handwriting. It begins from January 10, 1911. As a rule Mr. Frank put

1125 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: it and put it under the head of specialty, that is the head of the classes of goods manufactured that week. You must have the slat record. I haven't got the slat record here. It certainly is different from this. It comes from the cedar mill. The item on the financial sheet "Defendant's Exhibit 2) that he got from the slat record is the item under "Material Cost" -- "Slats 2719½ gross at 22c." That is all he would have to get on the financial sheet with reference to slats. That wouldn't take any

1124 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 93book was on Monday or Tuesday. It takes about an hour or an hour and a quarter to enter those orders on the book. It is true that I testified before the coroner that it wouldn't take over half an hour to make the orders. It takes an hour and a half to do all of the work of transcribing them that you pointed out to me. Acknowledgments are usually made by the person who transcribes the orders and enters them on the requisition. If Mr. Frank didn't make acknowledgments, that would not make

1123 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 92do any work. The girls were standing around, crying. We had to suspend. As I went out of the shipping room that morning, I saw Conley standing in the back of the room. I said, "What are you doing here?" He says: "I am scared to go out, I would give a million dollars if I was a white man." I is very dark on the ground floor around the elevator. I have never known the doors to Mr. Frank's inner or outer office to be locked. Even if they were you can see

1122 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: cinnati, Ohio, received 4-26-13, ship at once." All of these eleven orders are in Mr. Frank's handwriting and he entered them that day. That is the regular book that we keep those orders in (Defendant's Exhibit 12). I have looked at the original orders and compared them with Mr. Frank's entry in the book and they are correct. I have here the original orders from which Mr. Frank made his entries, with the exception of one, which I can't find. They were in Mr. Dorsey's possession for some time. These are the eleven original

1121 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 90count it as actual cash. On that Saturday, we couldn't have over $30 or $35 in the drawer. Yes, I acquainted Joel Hunter, the accountant, with all the data that goes in the financial sheet and explained it to him in detail, and also Mr. Bidwell. I gave them all the data necessary to make up the sheet. The sheet here headed "Comparison 1912-1913" is Defendant's Ex. "11") is made up by Mr. Frank to show the difference between one week of this year and the same week of last year and in making

1119 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: stop on the platform. Mr. Frank did not know that I had not completed the data sheet (Defendant's Ex. "8") for him before Saturday morning. It usually took Mr. Frank and me about three hours to finish the financial sheet. This is the financial sheet that Mr. Frank made up on Saturday afternoon, April 28th (Defendant's Ex. "2"). It is in his handwriting. I didn't see it at the factory on Friday. First saw it the following week when I got it back from the general manager. It is accurately prepared from the calculations

1118 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Frank. There were no women at the factory. I have never seen Mr. Daltou in the factory in my life. Daisy Hopkins waited on the office floor. She left the factory June 6th, 1912, as appears from the time book. Never saw her in the factory after she quit work. On the 26th Saturday in January, Frank remained in the office with me until 5 o'clock to catch my train. I was at the factory last Thanksgiving day. It was very cold and rainy. It was a holiday at the factory. The office boy

1117 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: of the company were taken care of. We simply looked after the manufacturing end. The financial sheet which Mr. Frank and I worked on on Saturdays showed how our week terminates, whether a profit or loss. We had to show what we manufactured, what we packed, the materials that were made to go on the pencils, covering lead, plugs, tips, boxes. We showed our shipments, what our average-order-jobs amounted to, what we purchased for and the price. Our factory week began on Friday night and went through Thursday night. In making up the financial

1116 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 85passengers except Mary Phagan. As to what attracted my attention to Mary getting on the front end of the car, as a general rule when she would catch our car Mr. Matthews would say to her "You are late to-day," and sometimes she would come in and remark that she was mad; that she was late to-day and when she came that morning Mr. Matthews said to her, "Are you mad to-day ?" and she said, "Yes, I am late." And sort of laughed and came on in the car and sat down. She

1115 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: get off the car at Broad and Marietta because there was a street car conductorsitting behind me, an ex-conductor and he had a badge on his coat and Ilooked at it and it had a little girl's picture. I reached over to where Marywas and said, "Little girl, here is your picture" and she said, "No, it is not."I don't know who the other little girl was riding with her. The other littlegirl was dressed something like Mary. I didn't pay much attention to theirdresses, but they looked sort of alike. Mary's dress wasn't

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

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Don't know the day. It was shortly after April 28th. After Conley madehis last statement Chief Beavers, Lanford and I went to the jail with Conleyand saw the Sheriff and he went to Frank's cell. The last time I saw Frankwas Saturday, May 3rd. As to whether Mr. Prehn refused to see me, onlythrough Sheriff Mangum, as to the number of people I told Conley didn't fitthe first time and those I told him didn't fit the last time, I couldn'tnot name those, that would almost be impossible unless I had the statementclear in

1113 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 82the little girl was Mary Perkins. He never said anything at all about MaryPerkins. We pressed him that day as to whether he saw Mary Phagan or not.He finally told us that he saw her dead body. He never did tell us that he hearda lady scream though we asked him about it. He said he did not hear anybodyscream while he was sitting on the box. He said he didn't hear anything atall that day. He never said anything about Mr. Frank having hit her, andhaving hit her too hard. He never said

1112 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 81very strongly to him and tried to make him give a confession. We used alittle profanity and cussed him. He made that statement after he knew that Iknew he could write. We had had him for about the last three hours that day. Hemade another statement on May 24th which he was put in writing. (Defend-ant's Exhibit 37.) He was carried to Mr. Dorsey's office that day and wentover the statement with Mr. Dorsey. He still denied that he had seen thelittle girl the day of the murder. He swore to all the statement

1111 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 80some time. Hasn't been used since Christmas. If the negro went out and bought-beer I didn't know it. I never saw him. I don't recollect whether the drayman was up there April 26th to get his pay or not. There was so much excitement in the factory on Monday that we shut down about 9:30. Nobody stayed at their work. Jim Conley quit work like everybody else and went out. As to-one thing that Conley said that the others didn't do I haven't got any. The shirt he was washing was the same shirt

1109 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: except when Schiff. was off on his vacation. I have never seen any of them bring any women in there or take any out. I have never been sick or missed a single Saturday since last year. I would leave about 4.30 Saturday after- noon. I have never seen Dalton in the factory at all. I wouldn't have let a fellow like that in the building unless I knew what his business was. There was nobody practicing any immoralities in the building. If they did I would know it. I would have put them

1108 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 77RE-DIRECT EXAMINATION.I communicated immediately with the police when we found the blood back there. I think Harry Scott was the first man I reported Conley's nervousness to. It was on Monday, April 28th, 1913.E. F. HOLLOWAY, recalled for cross examination.I am the day watchman and time keeper. I look after the register to see that everybody registers. No, it was not a habit of Conley to register or not as he pleased and to get his pay anyhow. If he didn't register I always got after him. I applied the same rule to him

1107 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 76to see if I could pick out a man that looked suspicious, and Jim Conley was the man I thought looked most suspicious. The latter part of last year I issued orders that the sweepers must stop cleaning up by twelve o'clock and if they hadn't cleaned up by that time they would have to knock off and leave the factory. If they stayed there after twelve o'clock I didn't know anything about it. Harry Denham usually stayed in the factory every other Saturday afternoon to clean the motor and oil the machinery and

1106 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: (Witness identifies various portions of factory from the factory model—Defendant's Exhibit 4). There is no lounge, sofa, cot or bed-in-the whole factory. I found two boxes down in the basement in Clark Woodenware side of old dirty, rotten stuff, too dirty and rotten for a human being to rest upon. It's boggy in there. They had on top of them some dirty, filthy, nasty crocus sacks. There is no lounge, bed, sofa or anything of the sort in the metal room. I have never seen a chair in there. I have never seen any

1105 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: wrote the word ‘Luxury’ and ‘Thomas Jefferson.’ I didn’t have anything at all to copy from. I was writing it down for Mr. Frank.MRS. J. A. WHITE, recalled for the State.I have seen this man before at police headquarters (indicating Conley) about a month after the murder. At that time I did not identify him as being the man I saw sitting on the box. The man sitting on the box was about the same size as Jim Conley. I couldn’t state it was Jim Conley. He was sitting in a dark place, and

1104 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Miss Mary Fink on April 28th and she didn't say that I committed the crime and I didn't shoot out of the room immediately after she said that I didn't tell Miss Carson on Monday that I was drunk all day Saturday. I didn't see her at all on Monday. I didn't tell Mr. Herbert Haas on Monday that I was afraid to go on the street, that I would give a million dollars if I was a white man. I said if I was a white man I would go on out. I

1103 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: standing at the steps. I could see the clock from there. Then I went back and got a piece of striped bed tick, something like your shirt there, had whitish looking stripes on it. I taken the cloth and spread it down and rolled the little girl in-the cloth and tied it up and laid her down in the cloth, I tied the cloth around her. I did my best and her feet were hanging out of the cloth, also her head. If I didn't tell Black and Scott anything about the hat and

1102 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: stayed up there a good little while, ten or fifteen minutes. I didn't tell the officers the peg-legged negro went up first. I didn't tell them in the first statement. I may have told them in the next statement. The peg-legged negro didn't stay up stairs no time. Came back down with Mr. Holloway. Mr. Darley came down five or ten minute after Mr. Holloway came down. Yes, that was after he came back from Montag's. I have no idea what time it was. After Holloway came down, the lady with the green dress

1101 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: to tell it all right at one time. I just told a little and kept back a little. Yes, and Mr. Dorsey went down seven times while I was telling some and holding back some. They didn't ask me to back any stories. No, it didn't take Mr. Dorsey seven-times to tell the truth. Yes, I said I added to it every time he went down. But he wouldn't go back and try to do anything with it. I didn't tell the officers that I went to a moving picture show after I left

1099 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: there. I must have said so. I don't remember saying it. I told them I metMr. Frank at the corner of Nelson and Forsyth Street before I went to thefactory. Yes, I told them I went from Peters Street and met him at the cornerof Nelson and Forsyth before I went to the factory. As to why I told them thatstory, because I did meet him there. No, I didn't go straight from PetersStreet to meet him at the corner of Nelson and Forsyth as I told them. I wentstraight from Peters street to

1098 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: reason I told them I left home at 9 or 9:30, because there was not anything doing at the factory at that time. I told them it was about 9 o’clock when I looked at the clock, because I don’t know what time it was when I looked at the clock, and I told them I had some steak and some sausage for breakfast and a piece of liver and I drank some tea and bread. Well, there was some sausage, but I don’t know whether I ate it or not. Yes, I had

1097 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: that statement in the detectives' office. Mr. Black and Mr. Scott were present. They didn't question two or three hours. I did some writing before then, before that statement was made. Yes, I know I did some writing before May 18th. I did some writing in Chief's office that Sunday. I told Black I bought whiskey on Peters Street at about 10.30. I told them I paid forty cents for it. I don't remember telling them that I bought the whiskey at 11 o'clock. Yes, I told them I went into the Butt-In Saloon

1096 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: could'nt tell you anybody who came to the factory the first Saturday I watched.The second time I think there were some young ladies working up on thefourth floor. I don't know about the third time. I don't know whether any-body was working there Thanksgiving or not. I didn't see Mr. Schiff at all.I will swear that he was not in the office with Mr. Frank. I don't knowwhether any ladies were working there the next time or not. I have been backin the metal department, but I never have been on the right hand

1095 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: told me to watch for him. I don't know whether Mr. Frank knew he was there or not. There were eight niggers in all working in the factory. Snowball, the fireman and me did just plain manual labor, the rest of the negroes had better jobs. Snowball, the fireman and me were the last negroes to get jobs there. We were the new darkies; the others had been working there before we went there. Mr. Frank used to laugh and jolly with me. I couldn't tell you the first time he did this. Mr.

1094 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: standing by the side of Gordon Bailey when he come and told me, and he said, I could make a piece of money off that man. Yes, Snowball could hear what he said. The man and ladies came about half past two or three o'clock. They stayed there about two hours. I didn't see either one of the ladies. I can't describe what either one of them had on. The man was tall slim built, a heavy man. I have seen him at the factory talking to Holloway, he didn't work there. I have

1093 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: that time about half an hour and then the girl went out. He gave me half a dollar this time. The next time I watched for him and Mr. Dalton too, somewhere along in the winter time, before Thanksgiving Day, somewhere about the last part of August. Yes, that's-somewhere after the winter. This time he spoke to me on the fourth floor in the office. Gordon Bailey was standing there when he spoke to me. He said, "I want to put you wise again for to-day." The lady that came in that day was

1092 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: my habit not to do it. As to how they would know how much to pay me if I didn't ring in, I knew they paid me $1.10 a day all the time. No, they didn't pay me by the clock punches, they paid me by the day, they paid me 11c. an hour. Sometimes I would punch the clock when I got there; that was my duty. Sometimes I was paid when I didn't work, I don't know how that happened, but Mr. Frank would come and tell me I didn't take out

1091 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: but $6.05. Snowball was drawing $6.05. As to who it was I didn't want to see what I was drawing, there was one named Walter Pride; he's been there five years. He said he drew $12.00 a week. Then there was Joe Pride, he told me he drew $8.40 a week. They were down in the basement and asked me how much I was drawing. I told them I didn't know none of their business. Then there was a fellow named Fred. I don't know how much he drew. The next one was the

1089 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: paper dollar bills in there and two silver quarters and I took a drink, and then I bought me a double header and drank it and I looked around at another colored fellow standing there and I asked him did he want a glass of beer and he said "No," and I looked at the clock and it said twenty minutes to two and the man in there asked me was I going home, and I said, "Yes," and I walked south on Forsyth Street to Mitchell and Mitchell to Davis, and I said

1088 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: takes a cigarette and a match and hands me the box of cigarettes and I lit one and went to smoking and I handed him back the box of cigarettes, and he put it back in his pocket and then he took them out again and said, "You can have these," and I put them in my pocket, and he said, "Can you write?" and I said, "Yes, sir, a little bit," and he taken his pencil to fix up some notes. I was willing to do anything to help Mr. Frank because he

1087 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: found I couldn't get it on my shoulder, it was heavy and I carried it on my arm the best I could, and when I got away from the little dressing room that was in the metal department, I let her fall, and I was scared and I kind of jumped, and I said, "Mr. Frank, you will have to help me with this girl, she is heavy," and he come and caught her by the feet and I laid hold of her by the shoulders, and when we got her that way I

1086 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: and rubbing his hands like this. He had a little rope in his hands—a long wide piece of cord. His eyes were large and they looked funny. He looked funny out of his eyes. His face was red. You see, I had a cord in his hands just like this here cord. After I got up to the top of the steps, he asked me, "Did you see that little girl who passed here just a while ago?" and I told him I saw one come along there and she come back again, and

1085 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: give the young lady time to get out" - I says, "All right, I will do just as you say," and I did as he said. Mr. Frank hit me a little blow on my chest and says, "Now, whatever you do, don't let Mr. Darley see you." I says, "All right, I won't let him see me," and then Mr. Frank went upstairs and he said, "Remember to keep your eyes open," and I says, "All right, I will, Mr. Frank." And I eat there on the box and that was the last

1084 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: there Thanksgiving day, she was a tall, heavy built lady. I stayed down there and watched the door just as he told me the last time, April 26th. He told me when the lady came he would come and let me know that was the one and for me to lock the door. When he told me the lady came and he stomped for me, I went and locked the door. He told me. He told me when he got through with the lady he would whistle and for me then to go and

1083 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 52RE-DIRECT EXAMINATION.Miss Daisy Hopkins knows Mr. Frank. I have seen her talking to him and she told me about it.S. L. ROSSER, sworn for the State.I am a city policeman. On Monday, April 28th, I went out to see Mrs. White. On May 6th or 7th was the first time I knew Mrs. White claimed to have seen a negro at the factory on April 26th. These are the same clips we had at factory. The club was not on floor by elevator the day I searched the place. I had a flash light

1082 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: some parties in the office but I don’t know them. They were ladies. Sometimes there would be two and sometimes more. I don’t know whether it was the stenographer or not. I don’t recollect the next time I saw him in his office. I never saw any gentlemen but Mr. Frank in there. Every time I was in Mr. Frank’s office was before Christmas. Miss Daisy Hopkins introduced me to him. I saw Conley there one time this year and several times on Saturday evenings. Mr. Frank wasn’t there the last time. Conley was

1081 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: around the neck of this little girl and produced the same results as I found. I took about five or six ounces altogether out of the stomach. It was all used up in making my experiments. I know of no experiments made as to the effect of gastric juices where the patient is dead. The juices of the body after death gradually evaporate. The chief analysis of each cabbage varies, not only in the plant but from the way it is cooked. It is a very vague matter as to what influences may retard

1079 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: RE-DIRECT EXAMINATION.I could not detect the hymen from a digital and ocular examination. Ordinary normal menses would produce congestion of the blood vessels in the womb. The blood, flowing over the hymen, I think would produce a little inflammation at the hymen, but if the hymen was broken down, I don’t know that menstruation would have any affect upon the hymen. If the menstruation was about off, then I would say that any undue excitement might produce the flow again, or increase the flow that was already there. The contents of this bottle didn’t

1078 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: shaft with an edge, it might have produced the wound. I do not know of the kind of instrument that produced the wound. There was no contusion on the inside of the skull, but the skull was not fractured. Neither the brain nor the meningis were affected. There was a slight contusion on the inner lining of the skull. There was no bleeding on the brain tissues. I don't know whether it would produce unconsciousness or not. I was never asked before to examine the inside of anybody's skull to determine the fact whether

1077 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 46on the inside of the garment high up about the waist line which to my mind could not have been produced by turning with the tail.CROSS EXAMINATION.I found grit and stain on all of the chips. I couldn't tell the one that I found blood on. I did the work in the ordinary way. The whole surface of the chips was coated with dirt. I couldn't tell whether the blood stain was fresh or old. I have kept blood corpuscles in the laboratory for several years. I found probably three or four or five

1076 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: before death because it was very much swollen: if it had been hit after death there wouldn't have been any swelling. I found a wound 2½ inches on the back of the head. It was made before death because it bled a great deal. The hair was matted with blood and very dry. If it had been made after death, there would have been no blood there. There was no circulation after death. The skull wasn't crushed; the scalp was broken. The indication was that it was made before death. There was a scar

1075 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 44CROSS EXAMINATION.I was called as a witness in this case a week after it started. I told some of my friends about Mr. Frank's nervousness and they advised me to go to Dorsey. I never knew or saw Mr. Frank before. When we were told of how the little child was murdered, it excited me some.RE-DIRECT EXAMINATION.I don't recall trembling any. I am pretty sure I didn't because my friend that I went to Opelika with that morning suggested that I was trembling when I went through there, and I told him I was

1074 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 4330 minutes. I was in the automobile with Mr. Frank and Mr. Black and his leg was shaking. He was under arrest at the time.CROSS EXAMINATION.I don’t know what he was doing in the office. I saw some other people up there that I didn’t recognize. I was sent to the pencil factory to notice Mr. Frank and the pencil factory. I thought Mr. Frank would be arrested.J. L. BEAVERS, sworn for the State.I am Chief of police of the City of Atlanta. I was at the pencil factory on Tuesday, April 29th, and

1073 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Mr. Starnes, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Morse, Mr. Martin and Mr. Dorsey all talkedto me. I didn't go down to see Miss May at the station house. I didn't see Mrs.Frank or Mrs. Selig that Saturday through the mirror. I didn't keep my eyeon the mirror all the time. I couldn't tell who was in the dining room withoutlooking in the mirror. Mr. Frank got there not later than 1:30. Mr. Frankcame on back to Pulliam Street, and caught the Georgia Avenue car at thecorner of Georgia Avenue, and Pulliam Street. I am certain that

1072 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: G. C. FEBRUARY, sworn for the State.I was present at Chief Lanford's office when Leo M. Frank and L. Z. Rosser were there. I took down Mr. Frank's statement stenographically. I don't remember Frank's answers in detail. Mr. Rosser was looking out of the window most of the time. He didn't say anything while I was in there. This (Exhibit B, State), report is correct report of what Mr. Frank said. It was made on Monday, April 28th.CROSS EXAMINATION.I believe Mr. Rosser and Mr. Frank were in the room when I came in. It

1071 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: I continued to call for about five minutes. I told Central that there had beena girl killed in the factory and I wanted to get Mr. Frank. I called Mr. Haasand Mr. Montag, too. I got a response from both. I think a lady answeredthe telephone. I got them in a few minutes. I tried to get Mr. Frank againabout four o'clock. Central said she rang and she couldn't get him. Therewas some blood on the girl's underclothes.CROSS EXAMINATION.There was a wound on the left-hand side of the girl's head. The blood wasdried up.

1069 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 88ladder in the basement is much closer to the elevator than what is shown on the picture. It is about 6 feet. On the picture it looks to be about 10 feet and the toilet in the basement is closer to the elevator than the picture shows, it is right up against the wall. The picture does not show the Clarke Woodenware partition back of the elevator. The door to the Clarke Woodenware Company also is closer to the elevator than the picture shows. On the stairs from the first to the second floor

1068 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Mr. Frank saw anything going wrong inside the factory, he would refer thematter to me. I never saw Mr. Frank speak to Mary Phagan. I don't knowwhether he knew her or not. I didn't know we had a girl by that name in thefactory until I found it out afterwards. The two men working up in the fourthfloor all day Saturday could have come to the second floor into the metal roomand down into the basement if they wanted to, they had the whole run of thefactory. Yes, I have seen all kinds of

1067 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: On a cloudy day it is very dark. We keep a light burning there most of the time. I couldn't say whether we had cleaned up all the trash and rubbish around the factory, because there are corners and crevices which we don't usually get to. Saturday, April 26, was a very bad, misty day, until about 9:30. It was cloudy most of the day. It was dark there around the elevator on the first floor and we had big heavy boxes piled up there. One of them must have been almost as large

1066 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: "jobs" implies I don't know how many different kind of jobs. There are 24 different kind of pencils. He puts them there as having been produced that week. He got the reports as to the quantity of each kind of pencil and had to tabulate all those reports and arrive at the total of each kind. No, I don't think he had to figure out the cost of production of each kind, but he figures the quantity of each kind of pencil and shows its value on the sheet. Starnes and Black and Anderson

1065 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 34he had to figure it up at the end of the month to get the average. To arrive at the profit that was made during the week he took the actual value of the pencil and the amount of expenses that was paid out for material, labor, etc. He had to get all the data, all the reports and make all those calculations. It usually took him from about half past two to three o'clock on Saturday until five-thirty, and some times later. This financial sheet (Defendant's Exhibit "2") is in Frank's handwriting and

1064 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: done, I don't think. When riding down to the police station from the pencil factory Mr. Frank was on my knee, he was trembling. I saw the financial sheet on Mr. Frank's desk. Mr. Frank picked it up in his hand. Gantt was at the factory three or four times after he was discharged. My recollection is that Frank said something about the financial sheet on Sunday. It was on May 3rd that Mr. Haas, the insurance man asked that the factory be cleaned upon the Malsby side and on the other side. When

1063 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: RE-CROSS EXAMINATIONWhen I gave Mr. Dorsey that affidavit about locking the elevator I was telling more about my habit, the way I usually did it. I forgot to tell him about sawing those planks that Saturday morning and the fact that I sawed those planks makes me know that I left the elevator unlocked. The elevator makes a good deal of noise when it starts and when it stops.RE-DIRECT EXAMINATIONI was on the second floor when all of these people came in the factory. Mr. Frank worked on his books until he got ready

1062 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: up there; I had to saw that plank for them. They told me that it would take them until about 3 o'clock. The office boy, Alonzo Mann, 18 or 14 years old, came in next. Mr. Frank came in about 8:20 or 8:45. He went right in his office, unlocked his safe and got out-his books. I went to work on them. Mr. Darley was the next one that came in and then Mattie Smith the next. She stayed about 10 minutes and went out again. I met Miss Corinthia Hall and Miss Emma

1061 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 800that I locked it Saturday. I did say in that affidavit it is kept locked all the time. The reason I said at the coroner's inquest that the elevator box was always locked and that I left it locked on Saturday was because I forgot to tell about that sawing. I did that sawing just after I left there Saturday. Friday evening I never heard Mr. Frank say anything to Newt Lee. When I left the factory at 11:45 on Saturday Mr. Frank said to me "You can go ahead if you want to;

1059 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 28on second floor near dressing room. That wasn't thereon Friday when Iswept between 9 and 12 o'clock. I use a small broom in sweeping. I saw abig cane broom standing by the waste material on Monday about six feetfrom where the blood was found. The spot looked to me like it was blood,with dark spots scattered around. It looked like the large broom had beenused in putting the haskoline on the floor by the impressions or scratches ofthe cane in the floor.CROSS EXAMINATION.I was a sweeper in the metal room. Yes, they have regular

1058 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: that I had never seen before at the west end of the dressing room on the second floor of the pencil factory. That spot was not there Friday. The spot was about 4 or 5 inches in diameter and little spots behind these from the rear - 6 or 8 in number. I discovered these between 6:30 and 7 o'clock Monday. It was blood. It looked like some white substance had been wiped over it. We kept potash and haskoline, both white substances, on this floor. This white stuff was smeared over the spots.

1057 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: serious mistake. That is an oversight. Yes, I reported to the police beforeI reported to Mr. Haas or Mr. Montag.RE-DIRECT EXAMINATION.Yes, our agency reported to the police about finding the club. I find itis in our report of May 15th. I don't know when it was reported; I wasout of town. I worked all through this case with Detective Black and everymove he made was known to both of us. As to the stairway from the base-ment to the upper floor, there was a great deal of dust on the stairs and thedust didn't

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

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 25CROSS EXAMINATION.Yes, I sent you this report as to what happened between Mr. Herbert J. Haas and myself: "This afternoon Supt. H. B. Starnes and myself held a conference with Mr. Herbert Haas, at which time Darley's position in the matter was discussed, and Mr. Haas stated they wanted to learn who the murderer was, regardless of who it involved."- Mr. Haas told me that after I had told him we would withdraw from the case before we would not co-operate with the police. No, I did not report that to you. I reported

1055 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: chipped out places. It was just as though somebody had taken a cloth and rubbed some white substance around in a circle, about eight inches in diameter. This white stuff covered all of the dark spots. I didn't note any unusual signs of nervousness about Frank in his office. There wasn't any trembling or anything of that sort at that time. He was not composed. On Tuesday night, April 29, Black, Mr. Frank and myself were together and Mr. Black told Mr. Frank that he believed Newt Lee was not telling all that he

1054 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: reached the street door entrance he found Lee talking to Gantt, an ex-book- keeper who Frank had discharged for stealing. Mr. Frank stated that he had arrived home at about 6:25 p. m. knowing that he had discharged Gantt, he tried to get Lee on the telephone at about 6:30; knowing that Lee would be in the vicinity of the time clock at that time and could hear the tele- phone ring; that he did not succeed in getting him at 6:30, but that he got him at seven; that he asked Lee the

1053 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: I am Superintendent of the local branch of the Pinkerton Detective Agency. I have worked on this case with John Black, city detective. I was employed by Mr. Frank regarding the National Pencil Company. I saw Mr. Frank Monday afternoon, April 28, at the pencil factory. We went into Mr. Frank's private office. Mr. Darley and a third party were with us. Mr. Frank said, "I guess you read in the newspapers about the horrible crime that was committed in this factory, and the directors of this company and myself have had a conference

1052 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: and kind of hesitated and stuttered like he didn't like me in there somehow or other.21GROSS EXAMINATION.I testified at the coroner's inquest. I admit I did not testify about Frank's knowing Mary very well there, that has been recalled to my mind since I was arrested on Monday, April 28th, at 11 o'clock and held until Thursday night about six.MRS. J. A. WHITE, sworn for the State.I saw my husband at the pencil factory at 11:30. I stayed there until about 10 minutes to 12. I left him there and came back about 12:30

1051 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 20MRS. J. W. COLEMAN, re-called for the State.Mary carried a little silver mesh bag the day she left her home, made of German silver. This looks like the handkerchief that she carried. (State's Exhibit "M.")J. M. GANTT, sworn for the state.From June last until the first of January I was shipping clerk at the National Pencil Company. I was discharged April 7th by Mr. Frank for alleged shortage in the payroll. I have known Mary Phagan when she was a little girl. Mr. Frank knew her, too. One Saturday afternoon she came in the

1049 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 18anything 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 nothing about it. Mr. Frank stated that Mr. Gantt was there on Saturday

1048 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 17JOHN R. BLACK, sworn for the State.I am a city policeman. I don't know the details of the conversation between Mr. Starnes and Mr. Frank over the phone. I didn't pay very much attention to it. I went over to Mr. Frank's house with Boots Rogers. Mrs. Frank came to the door. Mrs. Frank had on a bath robe. I stated that I would like to see Mr. Frank and about that time Mr. Frank stepped out from behind a curtain. His voice was hoarse and trembling and nervous and excited. He looked to

1047 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: dressing room and Mary's machine within two or three feet. Mr. Frank, during the past twelve months, would pass through the metal department looking around every day. Sometimes I would find him talking to some of the men in the office at the clocks. He came back in the metal room to see how the work was getting on. The metal is kept in a little closet back under the stair steps. I asked Mr.Quinn, not Mr. Frank, if the metal had come. Saturday at twelve o'clock is the regular pay-day, but the week

1046 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Frank stepped into that dressing room, but he passed out of my view. So did Mr. Black. Mr. Ghesling had a better view of Mr. Black and Mr. Frank than I did, because my back was to them and Mr. Ghesling was looking straight across the body at them. Mr. Frank had no difficulty in unlocking the safe when we went back to the factory. The elevator we went down on is a freight elevator, makes considerable noise. It stops itself when it gets to the bottom. I don't think it hits the ground.

1045 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: (Defendant's Exhibit I), the first punch was 6:01, the second one was 6:32 or 6:33. He took the slip back in his office. I glanced all the way down and there was a punch for every number. While we were walking through the factory Mr. Frank asked two or three times for a cup of coffee. As to what Mr. Frank said about the murder, I don't remember that I heard him express himself except down in the basement. The officers showed him where the body was found and he made the remark that

1044 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: that he didn't know whether he did or not but that he could tell whether she worked at the factory by looking at his pay roll book - As we were leaving Mr. Frank's house, Mr. Frank asked Mrs. Phagan to telephone Mr. Darley to come to the factory. Mr.-Frank was apparently still nervous at the under- taking establishment, he stepped lively. He was just his general manner that indicated to me that he was nervous. I never saw Mr. Frank in my life until that morning. After we got out of Mr. Frank's

1043 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: about 3 a. m. about hearing the telephone ring. Mr. Black said something about whiskey to Mrs. Frank in Mr. Frank's presence. Mrs. Frank said Mr. Frank hadn't had any breakfast and we'd allow him to get breakfast. I told Mr. Black that I was hungry myself. Frank said let me have a cup of coffee, Mr. Black in a kind of slip, said, "I think a drink of whiskey would do him good," and Mrs. Frank made the remark that she didn't think there was any whiskey in the house. Mr. Frank seemed

1042 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: CRO88 EXAMINATION.I am guessing about the time. It wouldn't take over five minutes to get off the car, walk to the pencil factory door, in, walk up the stairs and back into Mr. Frank's office. The hasp is bent a little. I heard Boots Rogers testify at the coroner's inquest and I testified twice. I did not correct any statement at the coroner's inquest that Boots Rogers made. I am the prosecutor in this case. I can not give the words of the conversation of the telephone message between myself and Mr. Frank. I

1041 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 10RECALLED FOR THE STATE.The trap door leading up from the basement was closed when we got there.There were cobwebs and dust back there.J. N. STARNEB, sworn for the State.I am a city officer. Went to the pencil company’s place of business between five and six o’clock, April 27th. The pencil company is located in Fulton County, Georgia. That is where the body was found. The staple to the back door looked as if it had been prized out with a pipe pressed against the wood. There was a pipe there that fitted the indentation

1039 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: truding just the least bit. I began to look around and found a couple of notes. The cord was pulled tight and had cut into the flesh and tied just as tight as it could be. The underclothing around the neck was not tight. There wasn't much blood on her head. It was in her hair and it was a little moist. This scratch pad (State's Exhibit "H") was also lying on the ground, close to the body. The body was lying with the head towards Forsyth Street, the head being near the partition.

1038 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: RE-DIRECT EXAMINATION.The first time I saw Mr. Frank put any tape on, he didn't say anything about it being any trouble. The last time he put it on, he said something about that he wasn't used to putting it on. He was holding the lever there and he got it on twice and he had put it on wrong and he would have to slip it out and put it back. When Mr. Frank came out rubbing his hands, he came out of his inner office into the outer office and from there in

1037 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: from there. No. I didn't go back as far as they found the body. I didn't go back that far at all during the night - The reason I went that far back when I saw the body was because I was after the closet. There are two closets on the second floor, one on the third floor and one on the fourth floor. I didn't see the lady's hat or shoe when I went down to that little place with my lantern, nor the parasol. My lantern was dirty. I was sitting down

1036 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: going in the basement. That would only prevent anybody from up stairs from going into the basement unless they went by the elevator or by unlocking those double doors. All of the doors to the factory were unlocked when I got back there Saturday afternoon about six o'clock, the first floor, the second floor, the third floor and the fourth floor. Anybody could come right in from the street and go all over the factory without Mr. Frank in his office knowing anything about it. The doors are never closed at all. That is

1035 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: saw something laying there which I thought some of the boys had put there to scare me, then I walked a little piece towards it and I seen what it was and I got out of there. I got the ladder and called up police station. It was after three o'clock. I carried the officers down where I found the body. I tried to get Mr. Frank on the telephone and was still trying when the officers came. I guess I was trying about eight minutes. I saw Mr. Frank Sunday morning at about

1034 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: and I went and says, "Alright, Mr. Frank," and he says, "What time is it?"and I says, "It lacks two minutes of six." He says, "Don't punch yet, thereis a few worked to-day and I want to change the slip." It took him twice aslong this time than it did the other times I saw him do it. He fumbled puttingit in, while I held the lever for him and I then made some remark abouthe was not used to putting it in. When Mr. Frank put the tape in I punchedand I went

1033 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: CROSS EXAMINATION.I know what time it was when I met Mary, because I looked at Keheley's clock at the corner of Oliver and Bellwood, where I caught the car. She caught the car at Oliver and Lindsay where I caught the car at Oliver and Bell Street. She got on before I did, at the block before. I didn't say anything before the Coroner's jury about seeing a clock there, but I did see one. I know it was about seven minutes after twelve when I got off at Marietta Street because I can

1032 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: In the Supreme Court of GeorgiaOCTOBER TERM, 1913LEO M. FRANK,Plaintiff in ErrorVS.STATE OF GEORGIA,Defendant in ErrorFrom Fulton Superior Court.BRIEF OF THE EVIDENCE.MRS. J. W. COLEMAN, sworn for the State.I am Mary Phagan's mother. I last saw her alive on the 26th day of April, 1913, about a quarter to twelve, at home, at 146 Lindsey Street. She was getting ready to go to the pencil factory to get her pay envelope. About 11:30 she ate some cabbage and bread. She left home at a quarter to twelve. She would have been fourteen years old

1023 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: White, Mrs. J. A.April 26th.11:30 a. m., saw her husband at factory.Frank, Miss Hall, Denham, White, and two other men, all in factory at that time.11:45 she left.12:30 p. m. she returned.1:00 p. m. she left, she saw Frank in his office as she left, he was at work.1:00 p. m. she saw unknown negro at foot of stairs sitting on box as she left factory.White and Denham worked fourth floor.Willett, T. H.Pattern, or model, of factory.Defense Exhibit 13.Made by blue print, Def. Ex. 87.WitnessesTESTIMONY FOR STATE.D O RD ROAnderson, W. F.Barrett, R. P.Beavers,

0993 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: . Duffy, J. B.,Cut his hand in metal roomBled profuselyDrops fell on floor by machineWent To Atlanta HospitalEpps, GeorgeApril 26th11:50 a. m., first saw deceased12:07 p. m., last saw herDeceased caught car into city at Oliver and Lindsey Sts_ Witness caught same car at Oliver and Bell StsEpps, Vera .Minar visit to Epps homeExhibitsDefense-1, Time slip, April 26th (253) ; 2, Financial Sheet, April 26th (254) ;3, Data Sheet, part of Financial Sheet (254); 4a, Packing Room Re-ports (255);—(256); 4b, Job--Department—Reports- (258); 4¢, DailyDeliveries (259); 4d, Tip Deliveries (260); 5, Average (of orders)Sheet (260);

0981 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: the evidence that this defendant is guilty, then, gentlemen, you would be authorized in that event, if you saw fit, to do so, to say: "We, the jury, find the defendant guilty, and we recommend that he be imprisoned in the penitentiary for life." In the event you should make such a verdict as that, then the Court, under the law, would have to sentence the defendant to the penitentiary for life.You have heard the defendant make his statement. He had the right to make it under the law. It is not made under

0979 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: When a homicide is proven, if it is proven to be the act of the defendant, the law presumes malice, and unless the evidence should relieve the slayer he may-be found guilty of murder. The presumption of innocence is removed by proof of the killing by the defendant. When the killing is shown to be the act of the defendant, it is then on the defendant to justify or mitigate the homicide. The proof to do that may come from either side, either from the evidence offered by the State to make out its

0978 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: CHARGE OF THE COURT.State of Georgia, )vs. ) Murder.Leo M. Frank. ) Fulton Superior Court. ) Trial: July 28th to Aug. 21, 1913.Gentlemen of the Jury:This bill of indictment charges Leo M. Frank with the offense of murder.The charge is that Leo M. Frank, in this county, on the 26th day of April, ofthis year, with force and arms, did unlawfully and with malice aforethoughtkill and murder one Mary Phagan by then and there choking her, the saidMary Phagan, with a cord placed around her neck.To this charge made by the bill of indictment

0977 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: what did he say, giving his language as nearly as you can recollect it, and if you can not recall the exact language, state the tenor and effect of said language.A. I only recall that, to the best of my recollection, he said that if the jury did turn Frank aloose, Frank would never get away alive.8. Q. How long did A. H. Henslee discuss the trial of Leo M. Frank in Monroe, Georgia, between said dates, and how many times did he repeat the statement that he thought Frank was guilty, in your

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: EXHIBIT NN--(Continued).Georgia, Walton County.State of Georgia, vs. Leo M. Frank. In the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia.Written questions to be propounded to J. J. Nunnally, Esq., W. L. Ricker, Esq., Virgil Harris, Esq., and ____, residence Monroe, Walton County, Georgia.1. Q. Have you examined the attached clipping from the Atlanta Georgian of August 23, 1913, and particularly the likeness in said clipping of A. H. Henslee? A. Yes.2. Q. Do you know A. H. Henslee? A. Yes.3. Q. Do you recall whether or not A. H. Henslee was in Monroe, Georgia, between the

0974 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Phagan. He denounced Frank bitterly and vehemently and made this statement about Frank in my hearing: "They are going to break that Jew's neck." This was stated most bitterly and positively.5. Q. Did you hear A. H. Henselee, in Monroe, Georgia, between said dates, make any statements as to what he believed about the guilt of Leo M. Frank of the murder of Mary Phagan; if so, what were those statements?A. Yes, he said that Frank was guilty.6. Q. Did A. H. Henselee, in Monroe, Georgia, between said dates, in your presence, and hearing,

0973 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: EXHIBIT NNGeorgia, Fulton County.State of Georgia, vs. Leo M. Frank, In Superior Court of Fulton County.To the Honorable Clerk of the Superior Court of Walton County, Ga.This application shows the following facts:Heretofore, a verdict of guilty was returned in said case, judgment was passed by the Court, and a motion for new trial was filed in said case, which said motion for new trial is set for hearing on October 4th, 1913, before Judge L. S. Roan, Judge of the Stone Mountain Circuit.It is shown that there are three parties who reside in Monroe,

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: EXHIBIT MM--(Continued).Georgia, Hancock County.State of Georgia, )vs. ) In Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia.Leo. M. Frank. )Questions to be propounded to John M. Holmes, of Sparta, HancockCounty, Georgia.1. Q. Have you examined clipping from the Atlanta Georgian of August26, 1913, hereto attached, showing a picture of the jury in theabove-stated case, and showing a likeness of Juror A. H. Henslee?A. Yes.2. Q. Are you personally acquainted with A. H. Henslee?A. Yes.3. Q. Did you or not hear A. H. Henslee discussing the question ofwhether or not Leo M. Frank was guilty of the

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: EXHIBIT MM—(Continued).Georgia, Hancock County.State of Georgia,vs. { In Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia.Leo M. Frank.Questions to be propounded to Shi Gray, of Sparta, Hancock County, Georgia.1. Q. Have you examined clipping from the Atlanta Georgian of August 26, 1913, hereto attached, showing a picture of the jury in the above-stated case, and showing a likeness of Juror A. H. Henslee? A. Yes.2. Q. Are you personally acquainted with A. H. Henslee? A. Yes.3. Q. Did you or not hear A. H. Henslee discussing the question of whether or not Leo M. Frank was

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 3. Q. During the time between the murder of Mary Phagan, as reported in the newspapers, to-wit: on April 26, 1913, and the commencement of the trial of the above case, what statements, if any, did you hear juror Henslee make in connection with Leo M. Frank, or as to who murdered Mary Phagan, or as to who was guilty of this murder; or as to how the trial of Leo M. Frank for this murder would terminate.A. About the time that Conley was reported to have made a statement, I was coming into

0967 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: EXHIBIT LL.Georgia, Fulton County,State of Georgia, )vs. ) In the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia.Leo. M. Frank. )To the Honorable George I. Bell,Judge of the Fulton Superior Court:This application is presented to the Court by Leo M. Frank, the defendant in the above stated case, and shows to the Court the following facts:The above stated case of the State of Georgia vs. Leo M. Frank, indictment for murder, has been tried, a verdict found, and this defendant sentenced, and a motion for a new trial in said case is now pending before Honorable

0966 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: EXHIBIT JJ.State of Georgia,County of Muscogee.Personally appeared before me, an officer duly authorized by law to administer oaths, the undersigned who, being sworn, deposes and says that he was head clerk at the New Albany Hotel Company, proprietors), located at Albany, in said state and county, all during the months of June, July and August, 1913, and for several years prior to that time; and that attached hereto, marked "Exhibit A," is the register of guests at said hotel from the 20th day of June, 1913, to the 31st day of August, 1913; and

0965 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Georgia, Fulton County.State of Georgia, vs. Leo. M. Frank.Before me, an officer authorized under the laws of Georgia to administer oaths, personally appears each of the undersigned persons, personally known to me, who, being duly sworn, depose and say on oath:That they are personally acquainted with Julian A. Lehman; and that said Lehman is a man of the highest personal and moral character and reputation, and that he is entirely trustworthy, and worthy of belief, as to any statement made by him.W. E. UPSHAW.S. E. PRUMAN.Sworn to and subscribed before methis October 16th, A.

0964 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Georgia, Hancock County.State of Georgia, ) In the Superior Court of Fulton County, Ga.vs. )Leo. M. Frank. )Before me, an officer authorized under the laws of Georgia to administeroaths, personally-appears each of the undersigned persons, personally knownto me; who, being duly sworn, deposes and say on oathThat they are personally acquainted with Jno. M. Holmes, Shi Gray andS. M. Johnson; and that said Holmes, Gray and Johnson are each of thehighest personal and moral character and reputation, and that they are eachentirely trustworthy, and worthy of belief, as to any statement made bythem, or

0962 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: EXHIBIT CC.Georgia, Walton County.State vs. Georgia.Leo M. Frank.Before me, an officer authorized under the laws of Georgia to administer oaths, personally appear J. J. Nunnally and W. L. Ricker, of Monroe, Georgia, who, being duly sworn, depose and say on oath as follows:That they have seen in the public prints that A. H. Henslee, one of the jurors in the Frank case, admits having made certain statements as to Frank's guilt of the murder of Mary Phagan, but says these statements were made after the trial of Leo M. Frank, and not before.That in

0961 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: EXHIBIT BB-(Continued)FRANKLIN BUGGY COMPANY, INC."I Manufacturers of the"Improved Barnesville Buggy"Barnesville, GeorgiaWhen Shipped—July 8, 1913.How Shipped—Ship to—Sam FarkasAlbany, Ga.BODY GEAR AXLE WHEELSQuantity Cat. No. Width Style Spring Color Drop Arch Tread Height Top Trimmings Stripe Price Each1 44 20 R Side Bla Arch 3/4 38/42 R R R 62.501 Set Rubbers for job 44-V-7 Side Car Arch 3/4 38/42 R R R 1.50 Net1 44 22 R Side Car Arch 3/4 38/42 R R R 62.501 Set Rubbers for Job 44-V-7 Side Bla Arch 3/4 38/42 R R R 1.50 Net1 44 23 R Side

0959 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: EXHIBIT BB.Georgia, Dougherty County.State of Georgia,vs.Leo M. Frank. ⎫ In the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia. ⎬ ⎭Before me personally appears Mack Farkas, who being duly sworn deposes and says that attached to this affidavit is a carbon copy of an order made by Sam Farkas, of Albany, Georgia, to Franklin Buggy Company, Incorporated, of Barnesville, Georgia.Said order is marked Exhibit "C." Said order was taken by A. H. Henslee, a traveling salesman for said Franklin Buggy Company, in person; said order was taken on the date same bears date, to-wit: on July

0958 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: opposite the entrance, and afterwards the crowd yelled "Hurrah for Dorsey," and the volume of the yells were so great that they could have been heard many blocks away; that they threw up their hats and gave other demonstrations; that at the time of the yelling the jury was just crossing the street toward the German Cafe, not fifty feet away from the entrance, and in the opinion of deponent must have heard the yelling and the words "Hurrah for Dorsey," because they could be plainly heard.Deponent further states that he was in his

0957 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Deponent further states that he was in room 301 of the Kiser Building,on Saturday, August 23; that he saw the jury emerge from the court houseentrance at about one o'clock; that a few minutes after the jury came out,Mr. Dorsey came out and immediately a great crowd around the court housedoor set up a yell and cheer, saying "Hurrah for Dorsey," taking off theirhats and throwing them in the air and otherwise exhibiting their enthusiasm;that at the time of the yelling, the jury was still in sight of deponent, butdeponent is of the opinion

0956 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: jury came out of the court-room, Mr. Dorsey came out, and the crowd set up cheering and yelling "Hurrah for Dorsey." At the time of the yelling and cheering the jury was just crossing the street towards the Barbers' Supply Company, which is next to the Kiser Building. That in the opinion of the deponent there was about a thousand people crowding about the court room. MARANO BENBENISTY.Sworn to and subscribed before methis 29th day of August, 1913.C. A. STOKES,Notary Public, Fulton County, Ga.EXHIBIT W.State of Georgia,vs.Leo M. Frank.Personally appeared Isaac J. Hazan, who

0955 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Just preceding Solicitor Dorsey, the jury had come out of the Court House and had gone a short way up the street to the German Cafe for lunch; at the time of this cheering, which could be heard for a great distance on all sides of the Court House, the jury were in easy hearing distance of the noise during the whole time when the crowd was cheering Solicitor Dorsey.Said demonstration over the Solicitor, occupied not less than three (3) minutes, and perhaps not exceeding five (5) minutes, and took place on the last

0954 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: On the day aforesaid, to-wit—that the jury returned the verdict, Mr.Cochran was standing in front of the Court House at the time the jury came out of the Court House to go to dinner; at just about the time or near that time, and while the jury were in the vicinity of the same time or near licitor-General Hugh M. Dorsey came out of the Court House and went across the street to the Kiser building.Deponent says that at the appearance of Solicitor Dorsey on the street coming from the Court House, a crowd

0953 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Union car shed, corner Pryor and Wall Streets, he still observed one of the figures in the jury-room peering southward, with both hands upon the window sill, whom he recognized as being Juror Smith, one of the jurors in the case of the State versus Leo M. Frank, then on trial. The other person, who had his head through the window peering southward, had by this time stuck his head back into the room, and deponent could not tell who he was.Sworn to and subscribed before methis 3d day of October, 1913.J. H. LEAVITT,Notary

0952 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: EXHIBIT P.Georgia, Fulton County.The State of Georgia ) Fulton Superior Court.vs. )Leo M. Frank. )Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Notary Public in and for said county, Sampson Kay, who being duly sworn says that he is a resident of the city of Atlanta, living at No. 204 South Pryor Street. Deponent further says that on Saturday the 23rd day of August 1913, about 8 or 8:30 o’clock p. m. he saw the entire above entitled case walking along South Pryor Street with a deputy sheriff in front and another walking in the

0951 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: EXHIBIT N.Georgia, Fulton County.The State of Georgiavs.Leo M. Frank. Fulton Superior Court.Personally appeared before the undersigned, a Notary Public in and forsaid county, Mrs. A. Shurman, who on oath says that she is a resident ofthe city of Atlanta, living at No. 240 Central Avenue. Deponent says thaton Monday morning, August 25th, 1913, the last day of the trial of the saidLeo M. Frank, she was in the court room of said court, she was present in the court roomin company with Miss Martha Kay, of No. 264 South Pryor Street, beforeroom and take

0949 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: During the course of the trial deponent saw the jury pass to the jury box from the rear of the court room, the jury passed immediately by this deponent and also by a man, whose name is unknown to this deponent, but who was a spectator in the court-room, who was sitting about three feet from this deponent, just across the aisle, no one being between this man and deponent; as the jury passed this man, at the time specified, this man took hold of one of the jurors, he took the juror by

0948 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Affiant further says that at and before said trial was entered on, and during the whole of said trial that affiant had no knowledge whatsoever as to M. Johenning and A. H. Henslee, two of the jurors, being prejudiced, partial and biased in said case, as evidenced by the affidavits of H. C. Lovenhart, Mrs. J. C. Lovenhart, Miss Marian Lovehart, S. Aron, Max Farkas, R. I. Greener, John W. Holmes, Shi Gray, S. M. Johnson, J. J. Nunnally, W. L. Ricker, J. A. Lehman, and C. P. Stough. Affiant did not know either

0947 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: that he is personally acquainted with M. Johenning, one of the jurors in the above stated case, and that during the month of May, 1913, said M. Johenning had a conversation with this deponent, in which he discussed the death of little Mary Phagan.Further deposing he says that in said conversation the said juror, M. Johenning, expressed his opinion to deponent that Frank was guilty of the murder of Mary Phagan, and that it was necessary and conviction.Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2nd day of September, 1913.H. C. LOEVENHART.C. W. BURKE,Notary Public,

0946 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: affidavit, and deponents have brought same to the attention of the Court at the earliest possible moment at which the Court could take cognizance of said affidavit; after the trial, which is the date on which the rule ni si is on return; that is, October 4, 1913, same being on that day presented to the Court as part of the motion for new trial.Further deposing, deponents say that, had they known at the trial of any of the facts or statements of the affiants which would disqualify, or tend to disqualify, said jurors,

0945 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: known and recognized by this deponent as one of the jurors who tried the Frank case and returned a verdict of guilty; said A. H. Henslee was at said Elks Club at the time mentioned, and made the statement in this deponent's hearing: "I am glad they indicted the God dam Jew. They ought to take him out and lynch him. And if I get on that jury I'd hang that Jew sure." This statement was made in connection with the indictment of Leo M. Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan, and made

0944 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Frank jury, expressed himself as being convinced of Leo M. Frank's guilt of the murder of Mary Phagan; the exact language used by said party, deponent does not recollect, but his recollection is that he used the words "I believe Frank is guilty," referring to the murder of Mary Phagan.MACK FARKAS.Sworn to and subscribed before me this September 4, 1913.L. L. FORD,Notary Public Dougherty County, Georgia.EXHIBIT C.Georgia, Fulton County.State of Georgia, County of Fultonvs.Leo M. Frank.Fulton Superior Court.Personally appears Julian A. Lehman, who being duly sworn makes this affidavit to be used on the

0943 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: EXHIBIT A.Georgia, Dougherty County.The State of Georgia ) Indictment for Murder.v. ) In Superior Court Fulton County, Georgia.Leo M. Frank. ) Motion for New Trial.Before me personally appeared R. L. Gremer, who being duly sworn deposes and says that he makes this affidavit to be used on the motion for new trial in the above case.Further deposing he says that he is a resident of Albany, Ga., that he is acquainted with Mack Farkas, who works with Mr. Sam Farkas, who operates a livery stable and sale barn in Albany.Further deposing, he says that

0942 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: to act, and erroneous actions, by the Court, and because of such improper and illegal argument, movant says a new trial should be granted.103. Because the Court erred in failing to charge the jury, in reference to the witness, Jim Conley, that if the witness willfully and knowingly swore falsely as to a material matter, his testimony ought to be disregarded entirely, unless corroborated by the circumstances, or the testimony of other unimpeached witnesses.The Court erred in failing to charge the jury that, if they believed from the evidence, that Conley watched for Frank,

0941 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 102. Movant further says that a new trial should be granted because ofthe following:The Solicitor-General, in his concluding argument, in referring to act ofJudge Roan discharging the witness Conley, from custody, stated:"Judge Roan did it, no reflection on the Sheriff, but with the friends ofthis man, Frank, pouring in there at all hours of the night, offering him sand-wiches and whiskey-and threatening his life, things that this Sheriff, who is asgood as the Chief of Police but no better, couldn't guard against because ofthe physical structure of the jail, Jim Conley asked, and His

0939 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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;

0938 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0937 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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,

0936 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0935 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0934 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0933 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0932 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0931 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0929 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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,

0928 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0927 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0926 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0925 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0924 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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;

0923 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0922 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0921 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0919 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0918 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0917 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0916 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0915 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0914 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0913 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0912 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0911 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0909 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0908 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0907 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0906 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0905 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0904 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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,

0903 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0902 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0901 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0899 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0898 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0897 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0896 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0895 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0894 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0893 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0892 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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.

0891 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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).

0889 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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.

0888 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0887 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0886 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0885 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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,

0884 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0883 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0882 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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,

0881 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0879 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0878 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0877 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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,

0876 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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,

0875 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0874 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0873 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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.

0872 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0871 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0869 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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,

0868 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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,

0867 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0866 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0865 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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,

0864 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0863 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0862 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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.

0861 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0859 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0858 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0857 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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.

0856 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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;

0855 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0854 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0853 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0852 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0851 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0849 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0848 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0847 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0846 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0845 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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.

0844 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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.

0843 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0842 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0841 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0839 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0838 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0837 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0836 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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.

0835 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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.

0834 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0833 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0832 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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.

0831 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0829 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Q. Now, you said you watched for Mr. Frank?A. Yes, sir.Q. When was the first time you ever watched for Mr. Frank?A. The first time I ever watched for Mr. Frank alone and knowed he was in the office—Q. When was the first time you ever watched for Mr. Frank alone or with somebody else? Don't make any difference.A. I couldn't exactly give you the—Q. Tell us the best you can?A. Some time during last summer, when I was watching for him.Q. Tell us the first time, now?A. Yes, sir.Q. Whereasabouts in the summer;

0828 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0827 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0826 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0825 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0824 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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,

0823 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0822 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0821 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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

0819 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: INDEX—Continued.GROUND 36 .................................................. Page 68" 37 .................................................. " 68" 38 .................................................. " 69" 39 .................................................. " 69" 40 .................................................. " 70" 41 .................................................. " 71" 42 .................................................. " 71" 43 .................................................. " 71" 44 .................................................. " 75" 45 .................................................. " 78" 46 .................................................. " 79" 47 .................................................. " 80" 48 .................................................. " 80" 49 .................................................. " 82" 50 .................................................. " 82" 51 .................................................. " 83" 52 .................................................. " 84" 53 .................................................. " 84" 54 .................................................. " 84" 55 .................................................. " 85" 56 .................................................. " 85" 57 .................................................. " 86" 58 .................................................. " 86" 59

0818 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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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 ........................

0812 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: The undersigned, L. Z. Rosser, Reuben R. Arnold, Herbert Haas and Leonard Haas, do hereby certify that they are counsel for plaintiff in error in the case above stated, and that upon careful examination of the opinion of the Supreme Court therein, - they, and each of them believe that the facts set forth in the foregoing motion for re-hearing have been overlooked.This 24th, day of February, 1914,Attorneys for Plaintiff in Error.

0811 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 21. Plaintiff in error shows that in the 169th and note, the court recited that where the order over ruling the motion for new trial contains nothing which could indicate that the Judge was dissatisfied with the verdict or that he failed to exercise his discretion "the Supreme Court will not inquire whether the Judge is exercising discretion under or by remarks by him, pending the disposition of the motion."Plaintiff in error contends that the remarks made by the Judge which form the basis of the ground under consideration, were not merely made pending

0809 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: ahead of schedule.In the body of the opinion, the testimony of the state whichwas introduced is showing the time of arrival of the car was that of an in-spector who testified that once or twice he had timed it, and that the testi-mony running in ahead of schedule time, and two other witnesses who testi-fied that they were operatives on the line in question and that they hadknown the car to come in several minutes ahead of schedule time. Thereis no distinct notice in the opinion of the witness Owens whose only testimonyrelated to

0808 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: in his belief that his verdict was in no way affected by the demonstration during the progress of the trial or by that which subsequently occurred while the jury were considering their verdict. But the question is not whether in effect the jurors were influenced by this demonstration, but were the demonstrations calculated to influence the jurors in their action." And the court proceed to cite the Wolfolk case, 81st Ga., 751 and the case of Smith vs Lovejoy, 62nd Ga., 592, in which the court held in fact that the affidavits of jurors

0807 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 10. Because the court in rendering the decision in said case, andin the 17th head note and in the 17th division of the opinion, held (asthe head note reads) "From the evidence, the court is authorized tofind that the jury was not influenced to give other than true answersto the questions propounded," By a loud yelling from persons on the outside of the courthouse which took place while the polling of the jury wasbeing taken; and further on, in the body of the opinion, under division17, the court use the following language upon this

0806 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: error committed, as is disclosed from an inspection of the ground here quoted, was material. The fact alleged herein to be overlooked in this ground was discussed in the brief filed by plaintiff in error, as will appear from page 45 of the reply brief filed in this case.17. Because the court in rendering the decision in said case, overlooked the following material facts, to-wit: Ground 35 of the motion for New Trial, which reads as follows:"Because the Court permitted, at the instance of the Solicitor-General, the witness Sig. Montag, to testify over the

0805 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: "The clock of the pencil company was not accurate. They may vary all the way from three to five minutes in 24 hours. The Court admitted this testimony over the objections made and in doing so committed error, for the reasons stated. This was prejudicial to the defendant, because whether the clocks were or were not accurate on April 26th was material to his defense. The witness Grant had not worked at the factory for three weeks and did not know that the clocks were not keeping accurate time three weeks before the trial.

0804 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: overlooked, and which was not considered in said decision as appears from the face therof. Plaintiff in error says that the error committed, as is disclosed from an inspection of the ground here quoted, was material. The fact alleged herein to be overlooked in this ground was discussed in the brief filed by plaintiff in error, as will appear from pages 298 to 300 of the brief filed in this case.14. Because the court in rendering the decision in said case, overlooked the following material facts, to-wit: Ground 54 of the Motion for New

0803 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 12. Because the court in rendering the decision in saidcase, overlooked thefollowing material facts, to-wit: Ground 55of the motion for New Trial, which reads as follows:"Because the Court permitted the witness L. H. Kendrickover the objection of the defendant, made at the time theevidence was offered that the same was irrelevant, immaterialand incompetent, to testify substantially as follows:'I worked at the factory for two years. When I worked thereI needed the time about 5:24 o'clock. You would have to changeit from about three to five minutes, I reckon.' have to changethe clock permitted the

0802 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Said ground just quoted set up material facts constituting error in said case, which the Court in the decision rendered, overlooked, and which were not considered in said decision, and appears from the face thereof. Plaintiff in error says that the error committed, as is disclosed from an inspection of the ground here quoted, was material. The facts alleged herein to be overlooked in this ground, were discussed in the brief filed by plaintiff in error, as will appear from pages 269 to 292 of the original brief, filed in this case.

0801 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: were not considered in the decision, which appears from the face thereof.Plaintiff in error says that the error committed, as is disclosed from aninspection of the grounds here quoted, was material. The facts allegedherein to be overlooked in this ground were discussed in the brief filedby plaintiff in error, as will appear from pages 213 to 215 of the originalbrief, filed in this case.10. - Because the Court, in rendering the decision in said case, over-looked the following material facts in the record, to-wit, Ground 32 ofthe motion for new trial, which reads as

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