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0696 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: a minute and a half ahead. I have caught him as much as threeminutes ahead of time last Spring, on the trip due in town 12.07.I didn't report him. I just talked to him. I have known him to beahead of time twice in five years while he was under my super-vision.H. KELLY, Sworn for the State in rebuttal.I am a motorman of the Georgia Railway & Power Co. On April26, I was standing at the corner of Forsyth and Marietta St. aboutthree minutes after 12. I was going to catch the College Park

0697 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: W. M. MATTHEWS, Sworn for the State in rebuttal.I have talked with this man Dobbs (W.C.) but I don't know what I talked about. I have never told him or anybody that I saw Mary Phagan get off the car with George Epps at the corner of Marietta and Broad. It has been 12 years since I have been tried for an offense in this court.CROSS EXAMINATION. I was acquitted by the jury. I had to kill a man on my car who assaulted me.W. C. DOBBS, Sworn for the State in rebuttal.Motorman Matthews

0698 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: EKK.GRAHAM,Sworn for the State in rebuttal.I was at the pencil factory April 26,with Mr. Tillander, about 20 minutes to 12. We met a negro on the ground floor. Mr. Tillander asked him where the office was, and he told him to go up the steps. I don't know whether it was Jim Conley or not. He was about the same size, but he was a little brighter than Conley. If he was drunk I couldn't notice it. I wouldn't have noticed it anyway.CROSS EXAMINATION. Mr. Frank and his stenographer were up stairs. He was

0699 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: was the soul of honor and that we had the wrong man; that there wasno use in inquiring about Darley and he knew Darley could not beresponsible for such an act. I told him that we had good infor-mation to the effect that Darley had been associating with othergirls in the factory; that he was a married man and had a family.Mr. Frank didn't seem to know anything about that. He said it wasa peculiar thing for man in Mr. Darley's position to be associatingwith factory employees, if he was doing it.CROSS EXAMINATION. We

HARRY GOTTHEIMER, Sworn In For The Defendant, 70th To Testify

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HARRY GOTTHEIMER, sworn for the Defendant.I am a traveling salesman. I make two trips a year for the National Pencil Company, from the first of February to the first of April, and from the first of September to the fifteenth of October. I was at Montag Bros. around ten o'clock on April 26th. I had come in from my trip on the road and was writing up my orders. I had been away ten days. Mr. Frank came in after I got there. I asked him about two important orders as to their shipments and he replied that he couldn't

0700 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: CROSSEXAMINATION. I was ten feet from the woman. I didn't notice her very particularly. I did not speak to them.W.T. HOLLIS, Sworn for the State in rebuttal.I don't remember talking to J. D. Reed on April Monday April 29, and telling him that George Epps was with Mary Phagan on my car together. I didn't tell that to anybody. I say like I have always said, that if he was on the car I did not see him.J. D. REED, Sworn for the State for rebuttal.Mr. Hollis told me on Monday April 29, that

0701 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: look her up, it was reasonable and right that she should be looked up. I did that for the best interest of the case I was working on. No, I didn't have any warrant for her arrest. She was brought to Mr. Dorsey's office by a bailiff by a subpoena. I took her away from Dorsey's office and put her in a patrol wagon. I expect Mr. Dorsey knew we were going to look her up, but he did not tell us to do it. No, he didn't disapprove of it. I didn't know

0702 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: dead at 3 A.M. with a rope around her neck indented and the fleshsticking up, bruised on the eye, blood on the back of her head, thetongue sticking out, blue skin, every indication that she came toher death from strangulation, her head down. rigor mortis had beenon her twenty hours, the blood had settled in the back, more the gravitywould naturally take it in the face, she is embalmed, formaldehydeis used and injected in the various cavities of the body, includingthe stomach, a pathologist takes her stomach a week or ten daysafter, finds cabbage

0703 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: hardly any change on its chemical property. When it comes incontact with the formaldehyde it is supposed to be preserved.It has some neutralizing effect on the alkali present. Thatdecomposes in time after death, unless hindered by some preservative.The hydrochloric acids in the stomach also disappear if the stomachhas disintegrated and the preservative has disappeared. It disappearslike the other fluids and tissues of the body unless hindered bysome preservative agent. Sometimes digestion is delayed a gooddeal even in a normal stomach by insufficient mastication, too muchdiluting of the juices, or anything that hinders the operation

0704 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: REDIRECT EXAMINATION.taken out nine days afterwards would be a little in excess of what I would consider normal, under the conditions already named.Dr. GEO. M. NILES, sworn for the State, in rebuttal.I confine my work to diseases of digestion. Every healthy stomach has a certain definite and orderly relation to every other healthy stomach. Assuming a young lady between thirteen and fourteen years of age at 11.30 April 26, 1913, eats a meal of cabbage and bread, that the next morning about three o'clock her dead body is found, that there are indications in

0705 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: The starch digestion should have progressed beyond the stateerythrogetrin; in the course of an hour. There should have beenenough free acid to have stimulated the n pyloris, and back to acertain extent, and there should have been some contents in theduodenum. I am assuming of course that it is a healthy stomach andthat the digestion was not disturbed by any psychic cause whichwould disturb the mind or any severe physical exercise. I amnot going so much by the physical appearance of the cabbage. Anysevere physical exercise or mental stress has quite an influenceon digestion.

0706 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: busy at once. Of course, it would not be prepared as well. The digestion would be delayed of course. That cabbage is not as well digested as it should have been (State's exhibit G.) But the very fact of your anticipating a good meal, smelling it, starts your saliva going and forms the first stage of digestion and digestion is begun right there in the mouth, even if you haven't chewed it a single time. Any deviation from good mastication retards digestion. I couldn't presume to say how long that cabbage lay in Mary

0707 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: alfactories act as a stimulant to the salivary glands.DR.JOHN FUNK,Sworn for the State in rebuttal.I am Professor of Pathology and Bacteriologist I was shownby Dr.Harris, sections from the vaginal wall of Mary Phagan,sections taken near the skin service. I didn't see sections fromthe stomach or the contents. These sections showed that theepithelium wall was torn off at points immediately beneath thatcovering in the tissues below, and there was infiltrated pressureof blood. They were you might say engorged, and the white bloodcells-in those-blood vessels were more numerous than you willfind in a normal blood vessel.

0708 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: fluid containing usual amount of formaldehyde, this being injected into the veins in the large cavities, she is interred thereafter, and in about a week or ten days she is disinterred, and you find in her stomach cabbage like that, (State's Exhibit G) and you find granules of starch undigested, and those starch granules are developed by the usual color tests, and you also find in that stomach thirty two degrees of combined hydrochloric acid, the pylorus closed, and the duodenum, and six feet of the small intestines empty, no free hydrochloric acid being

0709 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: EVI DENCE FOR DEFENDANT IN SUR-REBUTTAL.T. Y. BRENT, Sworn for the defendant in sur-rebuttal.I have heard George Kendley on several occasions express himself very bitterly towards Leo M. Frank. He said he felt in this case just as he did about a couple of niggers hung down in Decatur; That he didn't know whether they had been guilty or not but somebody had to be hung for killing those street car men and it was just as good to hang one nigger as another, and that Frank was nothing but an old Jew and

MRS RACHEL JACOBS FRANK, Sworn In For The Defendant, 71st To Testify

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MRS. RACHEL JACOBS FRANK, sworn for the Defendant.I am the mother of Leo Frank. I live in Brooklyn. I lived in Texas three years, where Leo was born. Mr. Moses Frank of Atlanta is my husband's brother. I saw him at Hotel Mc Alpin in New York City on April 27th and April 28th 1913. The letter that you hand me (Defendant's Exhibit 42) I saw on Monday, April 28th 1913. It is my son's handwriting. This sheet (Defendant's Exhibit 43) is a sort of financial sheet. I had lunch with Mr. Moses Frank at Hotel Mc Alpin on Monday,

0710 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: S. L. ASHER, Sworn for the defendant, in sur-rebuttal.About two weeks ago I was coming to town between 5 and10 minutes to one on the car and there was a man who was talkingvery loud about the Frank case and all of a sudden he said,"They ought to take that damn Jew out and hang him anyway". Itook his number down to report him.CROSS EXAMINATION. I have not had a chance to report since ithappened.ADDITIONAL STATEMENT MADE BY DEFENDANT,LEO M. FRANK.In reply to the statement of the boy that he saw me talk-ing to

0712 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENSE BATTPRISONER FRANK AND SHERIFF BEON WAY FROM JAIL TO COURTPATWASState's Exhibit 84On Frank's morning, April 26, 1913, the following being unsworn statement made before the Coroner's Jury:I am General Superintendent and Director of the National Pencil Co., 37 to 41 South Forsyth St. I have been with the company since Penell 1, 1908. I was not at the factory on Saturday, April 26th, 1913. I was at home. I slept late, got up about 7:30, had breakfast about 8:30, and then went out to look after some work I had to do. I

0713 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: was right in front of me. - I said, "I will be ready in a minute" and he went downstairs and I come to the office and put on my coat and hat and followed him and went down. When I went out, talking to Newt Lee was J.M.Gantt, a man that was fired about two weeks ago. Newt Lee told me he wanted to get in to get a pair of shoes he had left there. I went and told Mr. Frank, and Mr. Frank said to me, "What does he want?" and

0714 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: STATE'S EXHIBIT C.Piece of cord found around Mary Phagan's neck, about size of a heavy twine, with a knot in it.STATE'S EXHIBIT D.Rag that was found around Mary Phagan's neck, white piece of cloth, soiled. Looked as if it was a piece torn off from petticoat.STATE'S EXHIBIT E.Four or five chips of wood, with red splotehes on them, chipped up from the second floor of the National Pencil Company factory in front of ladies dressing room.STATE'S EXHIBIT F.Shirt found by detectives in trash barrel at Newt Lee's home. Shirt was very bloody blood was

0715 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: STATE'S EXHIBIT J.Affidavit executed by Minola McKnight for solicitor Dorsey, as follows:-"State of Georgia,County of Fulton.Personally appeared before me a Notary Public in and for the above state and county, Minola McKnight, who lives in the rear of 361 Pulliam St., Atlanta, Ga., who being duly sworn deposes and says:On Saturday morning, April 26, 1913, Mr. Frank left home about 8 o'clock, and Albert my husband was there Saturday too, Albert left there about 9 o'clock, and after dinner, about one and one half past one, Mr. Frank came home to dinner. He was

0716 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: net to say anything about what happened at home there?A. Yes sir.Q. Is that true?A. Yes sir.Q. And that's the reason you would rather have been locked up last night than tell?A. Yes sir.Q. Has Mr. Pickett or Mr. Graves or Mr. Campbell or myself influenced you in any way or threatened you in any way to make this statement?A. No sir.Q. You make it of your own free will and accord in the presence and in the presence of Mr. Gordon, your attorney?A. Yes sir.(Signed) Minola McKnight.Sworn to and subscribed before me, this

0718 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: STATE'S EXHIBIT L.A small whip handle found by detective McWorth at thepencil factory.STATE'S EXHIBIT M.CLOTHES WORN BY MARY PHAGAN CONSISTING OF hat, hair ribbons(2), dress, corset with hose supporters attached, one broken,corset cover, knit underwear, underskirt, drawers, (right leg tornand soiled with blood), pair of silk garters, pair of hose, pairof low shoes, handkerchief, parasol.STATE'S EXHIBIT N.Copy of the minutes of the state Board of Health, found onpages 144-145 thereof, reading as follows:"The President then addressed the Board at length on hisreasons for thinking that the Secretary should be requested toresign, the subjects dealt

0719 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: against the Secretary by the President of the Board in a report to the Governor, and upon which they are called upon to act, beg to report as follows:-Resolved:- "That the members of the Board present, after carefully considering the charges and all the evidence in its possession, unanimously agree that there have been certain slight irregularities in the conduct of some departments of the laboratories of the State Board of Health, which should be corrected; these irregularities have not been as important in character or result as some of the newspapers have demanded

OSCAR PAPPENHEIMER, Sworn In For The Defendant, 72nd To Testify

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OSCAR PAPPENHEIMER, sworn for the Defendant.I am in the furniture business. I am also a stockholder of the National Pencil Company. I have been getting comparative sheets as to the weekly business of the Company from Frank since March, 1910. Up to the time the Post Office distributed mail on Sunday, I used to always go to the Post Office to get my mail and always found this report on Sunday morning. When I quit going to the Post Office on Sundays I received the reports in the first mail on Monday mornings. I have here the report for the

0720 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: STATE'S EXHIBIT 2Miss Hattie Hall's testimony before Coroner's inquest, as follows:-"He (Mr. Frank) came to Montag's office and I went to his office. I went to his office after he went to his, somewhere between 10:30 and 11. I didn't notice the clock. Ask to whether I got any financial sheet on Monday, or not, I remember the previous Saturday I was at the pencil factory and I helped him make up the financial sheet. I filled in part of it, I suppose by that he must have got at up. I transferred some

0721 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: STATE'S EXHIBIT S. Portion of the affidavit made by Lemmie Quinn for Solicitor Dorsey as follows:- "The doors that lead up to the back stairs, after work hours are locked, but this door at the back of my department, the lock had been broken off and we placed a bar across it. The idea of that was to keep employees from the fourth floor going down from that department and ringing out and getting their money before it was ready. Customarily it was closed. That was the purpose. There is no exit from the

0722 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: stayed. No, he didn't leave before I sup. Yes, I took a nap. He came a little after one and we ate dinner and I laid down and took a considerable nap."STATE'S EXHIBIT NO. 2Portion of testimony of Mrs. Josephine Selig before the Coroner's inquest, as follows:-"As to what Mr. Frank said about this affair, I don't know if he made any reference to it. Mr. Frank had told me I don't remember that he said anything at all about this crime. He probably spoke of it in a general way. He was superintendent

0724 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: STATE'S EXHIBIT 2.Note found by policemen in sawdust by side of the body ofMary Phagan, written on yellow paper.CORONA. CROWN CO.37 & 39 SOUTH FORSYTH ST.ATLANTA, GA. 190.PUT THIS ORDER NUMBER ON YOUR BILL. ORDER NO.Bell Phone Main 171.I'm going away to nightto meet my husbandin Atlanta. PeriodI'll write to youlater. PeriodThis is the lasttime I'll writefor a long time.I want to talkto you.(Man that negro fire down here did this I went to makewater and he pushed me down a hole a long tall black mandid this he had it all right while

0725 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEPUTY SHERIFF'S EXHIBIT I.Time slip, dated April 28, taken out of clock by Frank.SOLICITOR DORSEY stated in open court that he had examined this time slip, and on this time slip, he had found the word "Sweat" written. Supposing it to have been written by Frank, he had the time slip taken out of the clock.101 6:31102 7:00103 7:00104 7:00105 7:00106 7:00107 7:00108 7:00109 7:00110 7:00111 7:00112 7:00113 7:00114 7:00115 7:00116 7:00117 7:00118 7:00119 7:00120 7:00121 7:00122 7:00123 7:00124 7:00125 7:00126 7:00127 7:00128 7:00129 7:00130 7:00131 7:00132 7:00133 7:00134 7:00135 7:00136 7:00137 7:00138 7:00139

0726 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 48Packing room reports, being part of data for financial.Form 003-346-12-12NATIONAL PENCIL CO.ATLANTA, GA.DAILY REPORTMondayDept. PackingDept. No. 13264-55 of Pearl 4/6383-37 of Mumford 52 1/2385-35 191 of Pearl 605 7/892-70 of Black 12 1/2688-40 of Mumford 7 1/815-100 of Cedar 1 6 1/210 1/2136 1/2686Date 4/24/12Signed EulaForm 003-346-12-12NATIONAL PENCIL CO.ATLANTA, GA.DAILY REPORTTuesdayDept. PackingDept. No. 13264-55 of Pearl 4/6383-37 of Mumford 52 1/2385-35 191 of Pearl 605 7/892-70 of Black 12 1/2688-40 of Mumford 7 1/815-100 of Cedar 1 6 1/210 1/2136 1/2686Date 4/24/12Signed EulaForm 003-346-12-12NATIONAL PENCIL CO.ATLANTA, GA.DAILY REPORTWednesdayDept. PackingDept. No. 13264-55 of

0727 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Form 003-M-28-12-12NATIONAL PENCIL CO.,ATLANTA, GA.DAILY REPORTDept. PackingNo. 1Date FridaySigned Ella91-220 Cardboard 3%87-510 Pencils 2%149-910 Lead 6%12-660 Envelopes 5%111-210 Rubber Bands 1%326-210 Ink Erasers 2%#1920 Gummed Flyers 1%Total 15.6%Form 003-M-28-12-12NATIONAL PENCIL CO.,ATLANTA, GA.DAILY REPORTDept. PackingNo. 13Date FridaySigned Ella91-220 Cardboard 3%197-910 Pencils 3%198-910 Lead 3%12-660 Envelopes 2%111-210 Rubber Bands 1%224-555 Erasers 6%378-135 Pads 9%939-200 Ink 2%939-10 Erasers 3%Total 31.3%Form 003-M-28-12-12NATIONAL PENCIL CO.,ATLANTA, GA.DAILY REPORTDept. PackingNo. 13Date MondaySigned Ella227-430 String 2%89-210 Cardboard 3%91-210 Lead 6%116-210 Rubber Bands 2%125-210 Envelopes 6%91-210 Ink 9%#1920 Gummed Flyers 6%Total 13.6%Form 003-M-28-12-12NATIONAL PENCIL CO.,ATLANTA, GA.DAILY REPORTDept. PackingNo. 13Date TuesdaySigned Ella939-200 Ink Wash

0728 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: NATIONAL PENCIL CO.,ATLANTA, GA.DAILY REPORTForm 003-M-2a-12.Dept. Packing Dept. No. 1390 - D pencils 42 - 6 1/241 - 210 210 7116 - 210 Comero. Bag 15271 - 950 950 7274 - 0 Unringed 4815 - 0 Ringed 15334 - us Twine 56204 - 89 89 50855 Bundles 115 50136Date 4/24/13 Signed EllaNATIONAL PENCIL CO.,ATLANTA, GA.DAILY REPORTForm 003-M-2a-12.Dept. Packing Dept. No. 13929 - 20 929 34686 - 40 686 54R.C. 54Med. 136Blood 15343Date 4/24/13 Signed EllaNATIONAL PENCIL CO.,ATLANTA, GA.DAILY REPORTForm 003-M-2a-12.Dept. Auto Dept. No. 2504 - 00 59090 - 11 20506 - 30 1030 30

0729 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: NATIONAL PENCIL CO.,ATLANTA, GA.Form 003-30-12.DAILY REPORTDept. 770Dept. No. 22111 7/0 lead 177 x 1 " 28070 " 13506 " 113 x 2 3/4 9725 " 7010 " 12507 " 216Date 4/24/13 Signed Samuel HDate 4/24/13 Signed Fannie ADEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 4b (contd.)NATIONAL PENCIL CO.,ATLANTA, GA.Form 003-30-12.DAILY REPORTDept. 770Dept. No. 227/0 lead 37 x 1 " 1070 " 4095 " 47216DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 4cDaily report of lead deliveries from lead plant, part of data for financial.1 Box 3992 910/78 127 Gross1 " 3993 - 247 "2 " 3994 - 254 "2 " 3995 - 264 "2 "

C F URSENBACH, Sworn In For The Defendant, 73rd To Testify

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C. F. Ursenbach, sworn for the Defendant.I married a sister of Mrs. Leo Frank. I phoned him on Friday and asked him if he would go to the baseball game Saturday. He said he didn't know, he might go and would phone me later and let me know. On Saturday when I got home about twenty minutes to two my cook told me that Mr. Frank had phoned and told me that he wasn't going to the game. I saw him on Sunday, after the murder, at my house. I saw no scratches, marks or bruises on him. He seemed

0730 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT "40"Report of tip deliveries from tip plant, being part of data for financial:"Weekly report of Metal Dept. #18April 24, 1913.Large hyalet Mach. 804Small " " 440Brazing " 644Knurling " 885Tips delivered#5 850#10 448#12-Redipped 35#17 641,877(Signed) J.A. Quinn

0731 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT B.Abstract (of orders) sheet, being a complete record (beginning with the week ending Jan.16,1913) of the number of orders received each week, classified as to price under different headings, said number being totaled at the end of each week and the average price ascertained. The following is a record of orders for the factory month of April, 1913:WEEK ENDING 4/5/1360ct. 70ct. 80ct. 90ct. $1.00 $1.10 $1.20 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00Friday 28 159 4/8 30 7/8 3/4 5 33 1/2 20 1/2 15 1/2Saturday 29 1 2/8 30 2

0732 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 6.Value of shipments for week ending April 24, being part ofdata for financial.SHIPMENTS WEEK ENDING 4/24/1318th( 29.57( 27.00( 22.40( 40.00( 124.00( 86.42( 22.59( 17.50( 14.66( 87.00Apr. 18e 400.7519 482.0021 1146.0622 1457.0523 706.6324 1246.0719th( 10.40( 12.80( 17.50( 14.92( 75.04( 45.80( 21.25( 128.10( 51.65( 69.55( 124.00( 17.50( 17.84( 15.07( 75.99( 13.70( 40.65( 14.25( 14.66( 16.67( 10.00( 13.70( 1267.2823rd( 185.70 ( 204.52( 12.04 ( 644.40( 28.98 ( 142.08( 29.13 ( 89.00( 29.80 ( 27.75( 80.00 ( 15.48( 11.5924th( 23.04( 19.45( 14.15( 20.00( 87.70( 5.16

0733 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: NATIONAL PENCIL CO., Atlanta, Ga.FACTORY RECORDPENCIL STOCKWeek Ending April 27 - 1913DATE 10 EX 20 EX 40 EX 60 EX 80 EX 100 EX 120 EX 144 EX 160 EX 176 EX 192 EX 208 EX 224 EX 240 EX 256 EX 272 EX 288 EX 304 EX 320 EX 336 EX 352 EX 368 EX 384 EX 400 EX 416 EX 432 EX 448 EX 464 EX 480 EX 500 EX TOTALIN STOCKApril 17 294 32 65 42 61 34 10 100 10 94 5794 3 10 2 61 163 5479 64 10

0734 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: NATIONAL PENCIL CO., ATLANTA, GA.FACTORY RECORDPENCIL STOCKWeek Ending April 21, 1913STATE200X 510X 5150X 5200X 5250X 5300X 5350X 5400X 5450X 5500X 5550X 5600X 5650X 5700X 5750X 5800X 5850X 5900X 5950X 6000X 6050X 6100X 6150X 6200X 6250X 6300X 6350X 6400X 6450X 6500X 6550X 6600X 6650X 6700X 6750X 6800X 6850X 6900X 6950X 7000X 7050X 7100X 7150X 7200X 7250X 7300X 7350X 7400X 7450X 7500X 7550X 7600X 7650X 7700X 7750X 7800X 7850X 7900X 7950X 8000X 8050X 8100X 8150X 8200X 8250X 8300X 8350X 8400X 8450X 8500X 8550X 8600X 8650X 8700X 8750X 8800X 8850X 8900X 8950X 9000X 9050X 9100X 9150X 9200X

0735 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: NATL. PENCIL Co., Atlanta, Ga.FACTORY RECORDPENCIL STOCKWeek EndingJuly 11, 19131 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85

0736 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 8Eight carbon copies of eight letters, all dated April26, 1913, and addressed toSchroder & Lombard Engraving Co., 18 Franklin St., N. Y.Henry Diston & Sons, Philadelphia, Pa.J. Ellinger Co., 621 Broadway, N. Y.Southern Bargain House, Richmond, Va.American Supply Co., 104-6 Halsey St., Newark, N. J.Jasman Mfg. Co., 124 E. Kinzie St., Chicago, Ill.The Pullman Co., Chicago, Ill.Schroder & Lombard, 18 Franklin St., N. Y.and signed "National Pencil Company, by H. R. Supt."On each letter are the initials "LMF-HR".Each letter acknowledges receipt of letter receivedfrom the addresses and whose names are set forth

0737 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: A large book containing all of the financial sheets ofthe National Pencil Company, beginning with the week endingNovember 25, 1909, and ending with the week ending April 24,1913. Each of these sheets report the financialoperations of the National Pencil Company for the respectiveweek named thereon, and in form is identical with the sheet ofApril 24, 1913, set forth herein as "Defendant's Exhibit 2".

0738 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 10.a small receipt book containing the following receipts:April 19,1913. Received of National Pencil Co. 15 cents--Kerosene. (Signed) Nute Lee, F.April 21,1913. Received of National Pencil Co. 75 cents--type. (Signed) A.Mann, F.April 21,1913. Received of National Pencil Co. Two dollars,Dray. (Signed) Truman Modkary.April 21,1913. Received of National Pencil Co. $8.50, cases. (Signed) John Glass.April 21,1913. Received of National Pencil Co. 35¢--express--Warner. (Signed) 30, Express Co., F.April 21,1913. Received of National Pencil Co. 50¢--postagestamps. (Signed) A. Mann, F.April 21,1913. Received of National Pencil Co. 25¢--parcelpost. (Signed) A. Mann, F.April 22,1913. Received of National Pencil

0739 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 11.Comparison sheet, 1912-1913, being part of data for financial sheet:Comparison 1912-13Wk ending Apr.24/13(48 hrs) 1912 1913Payroll 1036.15 1052.55Mch.Shop 75 70.00Expense 1551.55 1623.20Matl.Cost 1271.46 1652.56Total expenditures 2856.01 3175.75Net Value Productions 2431.28 3066.31Apparent Results -Deficit 424.79 Def.109.44Value shipments 2523.28 5436.78 2509 gr. 4374 gr.Productions: Net 2152% 2710%Good 454% 700Medium 829 629%Cheap 546 599Jobs 300 791Percent Jobs 14% 29%Remarks 1912 55 hrs. work

MRS C F URSENBACH, Sworn In For The Defendant, 74th To Testify

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MRS. C. F. URSENBACH, sworn for the Defendant.I am Mrs. Leo Frank's sister. I received a telephone message for Mr. Ursenbach from Mr. Frank through my cook on Saturday at half past one. I saw no scratches, bruises, or marks on Mr. Frank on Sunday. He was nervous as one would have been under the circumstances. He borrowed a rain coat from my husband that afternoon. The rain coat was at our house on Saturday. It was there when my husband asked him if he would wear it on Sunday. Mr. Frank did not have it on Saturday.CROSS EXAMINATION.On Sunday

0740 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Page 56 7 Home Order Book DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 12.Salesman Ship to Kind No. Qty State date rec'd how ship Page 57.7187-D.R. E.W. Co. 557 Reg. 24/12 St. Joe, Mo. 4/26/13 at once 4/28/137188-D.R. " 468 " 4/26/13 Peru, Ind. 4/26/13 " " 4/28/137189-D.R. " 455 " 4/26/13 Logansport, Ind. 4/26/13 " " 4/28/137190-D.R. " 458 " 4/26/13 Pekin, Ill. 4/26/13 " " 4/28/137191-D.R. " 425 " 4/26/13 Wilke barre, Pa. 4/26/13 " " 4/28/137192-D.R. " 262 " 4/26/13 Saginaw, Mich. 4/26/13 " " 4/28/137193-Mich. 300 5 210 " 4356-Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. 4/26/13 "

0742 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 14 to 24 inclusive.Eleven original orders addressed to the National Pencil Co., Atlanta, Ga., signed by the following firms:F.W.Woolworth Co.(Store #65 - Syracuse, Ind." " #7 - Ft. Wayne, Ind." " #25 - Decatur, Ind." " #26 - Wilkesbarre, Pa." " #28 - Saratoga Springs, N.Y." " #104 - Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.Beutel Bros. Co., Dubuque, Iowa.Montag Bros., Atlanta, Ga.John Mager & Co., Chicago, Ill.R.R.Kindell & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.said orders request the National Pencil Company to ship to said respective firms, at once, certain merchandise (pencils) noted therein. Each of said orders

0743 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 25.Requisition sheet in handwriting of Leo M.Frank as follows:House No. 7197 Date April 26, 1913Salesman D.P. Order No. 4/24/13Bill toNATIONAL PENCIL CO., ATLANTA,MANUFACTURERS GA.Ship to F.W.GO. 617 Felix St.Ship When at once 3t, Joseph, Mo.RemarksSales No. Amount Name or Remarks45x 4 4220x 1/2 #4 1/2280x 1/2 #4 1/2440x 1/2 #5 1/2720x 1/2 W.P. 1/2630x 1/2 1/2910 1/2 1/2908 1/2 1/2430 1/2 1/2240 1/2 1/2O.K. CompleteHGSDate Shipped Complete April 28, 1913SHIPPED COMPLETEApril 28, 19132700.X03

0744 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT NO. 60.Requisition sheet, in handwriting of Leo M. Frank, as follows:House Number7168DateApril 26, 1913SalesmanBill toJ. P. P.Order No.4/22/13NATIONAL PENCIL CO.,MANUFACTURERSATLANTA, GA.Ship toF & W Co.AtTerre Haute,Ship Whenat onceRemarksInd.Sales No. Amount Name or Remarks37 155 246 2180 2165 3920 1910 1April 26, 19131322311CompleteO.K.HdSDateShippedShipmentApril 26, 1913Shipped CompleteApril 26, 19137/6/13

0745 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: House No. 7129 Date April 26, 1913 Order No. 191Salesman D.P. Order No. 4/26/13Bill to NATIONAL PENCIL CO., ATLANTA, GA.MANUFACTURERSShip to F & W Co. $25 At Logansport, Ind.Ship When At onceRemarks c/o Penna RySales No. Amount Name or Remarks Apr.26,191310 4 457 1 135 1 180 2 2 20 Sub.Pls.45 1 1140 1 1155 1 1660 1 1630 1 1910 1 11008 1 11008 1 1440 1/2 1/2280 1/2 1/2O.K. HGS CompleteDate complete shipmentApr.26,1913SHIPPED COMPLETEApr.26,19138708

0746 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 28.Requisition sheet in handwriting of Leo M. Frank as follows:House No.7190DateApr. 26, 1913191SalesmanD.P.Bill toOrder No.4/26/13NATIONAL PENCIL CO.,MANUFACTURERSATLANTA,GA.Ship toE. W. Hood, 566At347 E. Main St.Ship Whenat onceDeKalb, Ill.RemarksSales No.AmountName or RemarksApr. 26, 1913104420230 sub. Pta.237225522452212022O.K.CompleteHBSDatecompleteshipmentApr. 26, 1913SHIPPED COMPLETEApr. 28, 19132704406

0747 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 20.Requisition sheet in handwriting of Leo M. Frank as follows:House No. 7191 Date Apr. 26, 1913Salesman D.P. Order No. 6/24/13Bill to NATIONAL PENCIL CO., 191MANUFACTURERS ATLANTA, GA.Ship to P. & W. Co. $25 At Wilkes-Barre,Ship When @ Pema Ky PennaRemarks BY ONCESales No. Amount Name or Remarks Apr. 29, 191310 5 535 5 5770 2 2430 5 5640 2 2840 2 2908 1 1280 1/2 1/2280 1/2 1/2280 1/2 1/2440 1 1440 1 1440 1 1720 1 W P 1OK HGS OSCompletedateshipmentApr. 29, 1913SHIPPED COMPLETEApr. 29, 1913

0748 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 30.Requisition sheet in handwriting of Leo M.Frank, as follows:House No. 7198 Date April 5, 1913 191Salesman D.P. Order No.4/24/13Bill to NATIONAL PENCIL CO., MANUFACTURERS ATLANTA, GA.Ship to E.W.J. & Co. / 2000 At Saratoga Springs,When at ONCE N.Y.Remarks: O/D & E.Ry 416-18 BroadwaySales No. Amount Name or Remarks 1/2810 520 5 20 Sub Pkgs.37 136 145 1120 1140 1155 1770 1 #3650 1620 1980 1910 1 980 Sub.950 1420 1220 1 #3280 1 #4840 11000 1/21002 1/2880 1/2 #2280 1/2 #3480 1/2 #5440 1/2720 1/2 W.POK HGS 08SHIPPED COMPLETEAPR 25, 1913

0749 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 21.Requisition sheet in handwriting of Leo M. Frank, as follows:House No.7193Date April 26, 1913 191SalesmanBill to Ma11Order No. 04856NATIONAL PENCIL CO., ATLANTA, GA.MANUFACTURERSShip to 5 & 10c StoreSault Ste. Marie,Ship When August 1stRemarks #104Sales No. Amount Name or Remarks10 1035-37 5 Asstd45 5910 5640 51008 21008 2Best Route to Chicagothen by water

MRS ALEXANDER E MARCUS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 75th To Testify

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MRS. ALEXANDER E. MARCUS, sworn for the Defendant.I am a sister of Mrs. Leo Frank. I played cards Saturday night at Mrs. Selig's. Mr. Frank was there sitting out in the hall reading, and Mrs. Frank was going in and out of the room. Mr. Frank went to bed after ten o'clock. I noticed nothing unusual about him, no bruises, marks or signs.CROSS EXAMINATION.He came in one time and told me something funny about a baseball joke. We were still playing when he went to bed.MRS ALEXANDER E MARCUS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 75th To Testify

0750 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 52.Requisition sheet in handwriting of Leo M. Frank, as follows:House No. 7194 Date Apr. 26, 1913 Order 191Salesman H.G. Order No. 4/25/13Bill to NATIONAL PENCIL CO., ATLANTA.MANUFACTURERSShip to Earlell Bros. Co. At 619-659 Clay st.Ship When At once Dubuque, IowaRemarks:Sales No. Amount Name or Remarks May 6, 1913480 5 5 ✓210 5 5 ✓55 25 5 ✓20 20 5 ✓30 25 5 ✓O.K. H.G.S. Complete(Shipping ClerkInclude all B.'s with this)datecompleteshipmentMay 6, 1913SHIPPED COMPLETEMay 6, 19132756410

0751 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 53Requisition sheet in handwriting of Leo M. Frank, as follows:House No.7196SalesmanBill toDate - May 26, 1913Order No. 4/26/13NATIONAL PENCIL CO., ATL.MANUFACTURERSShip to Montag Bros.Ship When at onceAt Atlanta, Ga.Remarks:Sales No. Amount Name or Remarks May 26, 1913136x 50 Blks. sub. 55 gro. pts. 501900 10 added 4/29 81920 10 Transferred 51840 10 10R910 10 1040x 50 added 5/6/13 50480x 2 2420x 10 5/26/13 10O.K.HGSC.B.BookFILE BMay 6, 1913May 26, 1913

0752 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 34.Requisition sheet in handwriting of Leo M.Frank, as follows:House No. 7196 Date April 26, 1913 191Salesman Bill toNATIONAL PENCIL CO., ATLANTA,MANUFACTURERSShip to John Magnus Co. At 1055 W. 35th St.Ship When at onceRemarks: Chicago, Ill.Sales No. Amount Name or Remarks Date, 26, 1913156x 25 25O.K.HGSCareful selection of goods.CompleteDatecompleteshipmentApr. 26, 1913SHIPPED COMPLETEApr. 26, 19132698

0753 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 35.Requisition sheet in handwriting of Leo M. Frank, as follows:House No.7197Date. Apr. 26, 1913.SalesmanBill to H.G. 191NATIONAL PENCIL CO., Order No. 4/24/13MANUFACTURERS ATLANTA.Ship to R. P. Kindle & Co. At 512 Plum St.,Ship When at once Cincinnati, OhioRemarks:Sales No. Amount Name or Remarks160x 3p. 50 F.O. 154 51 1/2no stampHoldCANCELLED6/17/13643

0754 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 36.STATEMENT OF JAMES CONLEY MADE TO JOHN R.BLACK AND H. SCOTT AT POLICE BARRACKS, ATLANTA, GA., SUNDAY, MAY 18, 1913.My full name is James Conley. I reside 152 Rhodes St. with Lorine Jones, who claims to be from Cartersville, Ga. This woman is not my wife, and I have been living with her for a little over two years. I have been having intercourse with Lorine Jones. I have been employed as elevator man and roustabout at the National Pencil Co. factory in Atlanta for the past two years. Before going to

0755 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: STATE OF GEORGIA,COUNTY OF FULTON.DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 37.STATEMENT OF JAMES CONLEY OF MAY 24, 1913Personally appeared before the undersigned, a Notary Public, in and for said State and County, James Conley, who being sworn deposes and says:On Friday evening before the holiday, about four minutes to one-o'clock, Mr. Frank come up the aisle and asked me to come to his office. That was the Isle on the fourth floor where I was working, and when I went down to the office he asked me could I write and I told him yes I could write

0756 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: ON Friday, April 25,1913, I went to Frank's office at four minutes to one, which is a mistake. I made this statement in regard to Friday in order that I might not be accused of knowing anything of this murder, for I thought if I put myself there on Saturday, they might accuse me of having a hand in it, and I now make my second and last statement regarding the matter freely and voluntarily, after thinking over the situation, and I have made up my mind to tell the whole truth, and nothing

0757 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: that you get that next week" and they stood there and talked a-while but she did not hear anything else they said, then shewent on out the door while they come back up the steps, and Mr. Darleystepped up there and Mr. Holloway come down and left and I didnot see him anymore. While they were coming down, about 5minutes after Mr. Darley had gone, Mr. Holloway went out on the side-walk and stood there 3 or 5 minutes and Mr. Holloway came back and went backup the steps, and then here come another

0758 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: I said "I got too hot in there," and he said "yes, I see you are sweating", when he opened the door I usually stop and jerking his eyes were looking larger than they had looked before, and he said to me "You go back to the office and get that box and bring it to me" I told him all right, and then I went on up the stairway to the office and I got the box off the shelf and went back to the front door and then Mr. Frank said to

0759 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Said "Well is that all you want for good Mr. Frank" and he said "Yes" and I saw him write down a white and a brownish looking scratch pad, she one I was on was a white one, his book and pad and I saw him take out a brownish looking one from his desk and looked at it, I took his pencil and made a mark on it, I took it to be an "M" but he shut the tablet up and looked at me and told me that was all he wanted

MRS M MARCUS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 76th To Testify

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MRS. M. MARCUS, sworn for the Defendant.I am no relation of Mr. or Mrs. Frank. I saw Mr. Frank at half past eight or a quarter to nine in the evening on April 26th, at Mrs. Selig's residence. We played cards there. Mr. Frank opened the door for us. He stayed in the hall reading. We played cards in the dining room. He went to bed between ten and half after ten. He appeared as natural as usual. I left the house about twelve o'clock.CROSS EXAMINATION.We had a game of cards every Saturday afternoon at somebody else's house.MRS M MARCUS,

0760 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: tomorrow, and I went and changed shoes and pulled off the pants andput on my hat and come down at 10 minutes to 10, and didn't goback any more until Tuesday morning and went to work at Tuesdaymorning and got through with my work and went downstairs abouthalf past 9 and there was such a crowd down there I didn't staylong, and I come back up the aisle and went to taking up some trashand about half past 10 or 11 o'clock, Mr. Frank come back up theaisle and leaned over the table right

0761 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: get a piece of cloth, and I got a big wide piece of cloth andcome back there to the men's toilet where she was, and I tied herup, and I taken her and brought her up there to a little dressingroom, carrying her on my right shoulder, and she got too heavyfor me, and she slipped off my shoulder and fell on the floor rightthere and her hands and room and I hollered for Mr. Frank to comecome down there and told him the girl was too heavy for me, and Mr. Frankcome down

0762 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: where was the money he said he was going to give me and Mr.Frank said "here, here is the two hundred dollars," and he handed me a big roll of green bank money and I didn't count it. I stood there a little while looking at it in my hand, and I told Mr.Frank he would take another dollar for that watchman, and he said he would not - and the rest is just like I told it before. The reason I have not told this before is I thought Mr.Frank would get out

0763 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 40.Cash book of the National Pencil Company, page 197 of which contains the following entries, in Frank's handwriting:Page 195 v, page 1971913 Cash Dr. 1913 Cash4/28 Balance 59.95 4/28 W. Rosene Cr. 15 To check 15.00 " W.V. 4.70 " 15.00 " D.W. 1.00 " 16.00 " expenses 10.50 " 53.85 " express 1.10 " " stage 1.00 " Parcel post .16 " 2 wks rent typewriter 2.00 " Supplies, Schmeegass .45 " 24-Hdw.Co. .85 " J.A. Smith 11.50 " Vendale .50 " H. .40 " H. & H. Wright 4.00 "

0764 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 44.Cash book items made out by Frank to balance same.Kerosene .15 .15Type .75 .75Dray 2.00 2.001.00 1.002.00 2.006.70 6.70cases 2.25 2.251.25 1.251.75 1.751.50 1.5010.50 10.50Express .55 7.75 12.40Postage .50 & .60 1.10Parcel post .02 6.13 3.00Rent Typex. 2.00 wks 4.00Supplies .48-80hm. .48Xmas in .85 2.16King Mde. .60 2.15Thread .05 .65Garf .10 8.65Herbert Wright 4.00 11.6029.85 4.0030.00 39.8169.8520.8130.04Cash box $4.84 shortO.K. F=6/13

0765 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT NO. 42.Letter written by Leo M. Frank to Mr. Moses Frank. The letter was not typewritten, but was in long hand and was as follows:SLAT MILL,OAKLAND CITY, GA.LEAD MILL,BELL ST. & SOU. R.R.NATIONAL PENCIL COMPANYOFFICE AND FACTORYATLANTA, GA., April 26, 1913.Dear Uncle:I trust that this finds you and dear Aunt well. After arriving safely in New York, I hope that you found all the dear ones well in Brooklyn, and I await a letter from you telling me how you find things there. Lucille and I are well.It is too short a

0766 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 45.weekly report forwarded to James P. Frank by Leo M. Frank,enclosed in Leo M. Frank's letter to James Frank, as set forthin Exhibit "42", said report being in Frank's handwriting, samebeing folded to the same size as envelope set forth in Exhibit"44" herein.FINANCIAL.Week ending April 24, 1913.Production: NetGood 2714 gr.Medium 700 gr.Cheap 629 gr.Jobs 59 gr.791 gr.Net Value Prod'n 3066.31Total Expenditures 3175.75Result-Deficit 109.44Shipments$5438.784374 gr.Orders received 33530.31 value1904 casesO.K. - F

0767 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 44ENVELOPE IN WHICH LEO M. FRANK'S LETTER (EXHIBIT 42) TO MOSES AND INTERCITY REPORT (EXHIBIT 43) WERE ENCLOSED. THE ADDRESS ON SAID ENVELOPE BEING IN LEO M. FRANK'S HANDWRITING.NATIONAL PENCIL CO.ATLANTA, GA.Mr. L. M. Frank,c/o Hotel McAlpin,Broadway & 34th St.,New York, N.Y.Atlanta, GA.April 26,6-1913

0768 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 45.Weekly report sent by Leo M. Frank to Oscar Pappenheimer and received by the latter on April 28, 1913, said report being in the handwriting of Frank.FINANCIAL.Week ending April 24, 1913.Production:- NetGood 2719 Gr.Medium 689 Gr.Cheap 659 Gr.Jobs 791 Gr.29%Net Value Prod'n $3066.51Total expenditures 3176.75Result- Deficit 109.44Shipments$5459.784374.44Orders received $3320.51 Value1904 GrossO.K. - F

0769 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 46.weekly financial reports of the business of the NationalPencil Company sent by Leo M. Frank to Oscar Pappenheimer, foreach week beginning January 16, 1913 and ending with the weekending April 24, 1913, each of said reports being identical inform with the defendant's exhibit "46" and being in the handwritingof Leo M. Frank.DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 47.Pay envelope found by detective Starnesworth. It is anordinary pay envelope used by the pencil company with the number"186" written thereon, with the first initials of a name on it,as "M" and a "Ph".DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 48.Club found by detective

M J GOLDSTEIN, Sworn In For The Defendant, 77th To Testify

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M. J. GOLDSTEIN, sworn for the Defendant.I played cards Saturday night, April 26th, at Mrs. Selig's house. I got there about 8:15. We played in the dining room. Mr. Frank was sitting in the hall. There was nothing unusual about him, no nervousness or anxiety. There was nothing that attracted our attention. I have never known Mr. or Mrs. Frank to play poker. I should say he went to bed about 10:30. His wife followed about fifteen minutes afterwards. I never noticed any marks or bruises about his person.CROSS EXAMINATION.He came in while we were playing to tell us of

0770 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 51.Twelve cancelled checks drawn on the Atlanta National Bank, signed by Leo M. Frank as follows:No. Date Amount Payee Endorsements460- 4/12/13 - $20.00 - Mrs. L. M. Frank Mrs. L. M. Frank Chamberlain-Johnson-DuBose Co.451- 4/12/13 - 1.50 - West View Floral Co. West View Floral Co.452- 4/12/13 - 12.54 - Haas & Co. Haas & Co.453- 4/9/13 - 32.50 - Rivers Realty Co. Rivers Realty Co. American Natl. Bank454- 4/9/13 - 5.00 - Mrs. A. Selig Mrs. A. Selig S. Schloss Co. Travelers Bank & Tr. Co.454- 4/6/13 - 4.75 - S.

0775 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: NATIONAL PENCIL CO.FIRST FLOORSTORE ROOMSTORE ROOMENTRANCECLOCKSTRAP DOORTRAP DOORSECOND FLOORPACKING ROOMLANDINGPAY WINDOWOFFICEBREAKER BOXMOTOR BOXBOX RACKCLOCKSLADIES 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0777 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 62.Picture of the Selig home taken from the outside of the back door of the kitchen. It shows the entrance kitchen and also the door leading into the dining room. It shows nothing else in the dining room.DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 63.Picture of Selig home taken standing directly inside the back door of kitchen, shows practically same view as last picture but shows no view at all of the dining room.DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 64.Picture of the safe with open door standing in outer office of the National Pencil Company.DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 65.Picture of the outer office

0778 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 70.Picture of the corner in the basement where body was found,around the left corner behind the partition as shown on the picture.DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 71.Picture showing passage way leading to the back door in thebasement of the factory. Picture shows boxes piled up on each sideof the passage way to the height of the ceiling.DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 72.Picture showing entrance to the factory from the street.shows the partition on the right immediately entering the factory,behind which is the elevator. The steps leading to the secondfloor of the factory are shown in the background.DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT

0779 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 80.Picture showing elevator box on the first floor.DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 81.Picture showing elevator wheel at the top of the fourth floor.DEFENDANT'S EXHIBITS 82, 83, 84.Pictures showing view of the metal room on the second floor.Pictures show doors of the metal room to be partly made of transparent glass.DEFENDANT'S EXHIBITS 85 and 86.Pictures of the metal room closet with the door open and closed.DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 87.Blue print from which the model of the factory (defendant's exhibit 3) was made.

I STRAUSS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 78th To Testify

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I. STRAUSS, sworn for the Defendant.I was at the home of Mrs. Selig, Saturday night, playing cards. I got there about 10:30. Mr. Frank let me in. While we played he was sitting in the hall reading. I could see him through the door. There was nothing unusual about him. He went to bed immediately after I got there. His wife went to bed soon afterwards.I STRAUSS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 78th To Testify

0780 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 88a,b,c,d,eFive jars containing contents of stomach taken from different parties who had eaten cabbage and bread.DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 89.Extract from the minutes of Walton Superior court showing three indictments for larceny from the house against C. B. Dalton, at the April Term,1894 of said court. Pleas of guilty in each indictment and a fine of $50. and twelve months in the chain gang sentence in each case. Also indictment of C. B. Dalton, at the February Term,1899 of Walton Superior Court for stealing bale of cotton. Plea of not guilty, and verdict of

0781 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 90.Testimony of Newt Lee before the coroner's inquest as follows:"The (Mr. Gantt) says 'I would like to get them(shoes) because I got to go to work Monday.' I says 'All right, but let you in there unless Mr. Frank says so. He says 'Is Mr. Frank there?' I says, yes if you want me I will go up and ask him. By that time Mr. Frank comes down and runs right into Mr. Gantt, standing in the front door and he looked like he was frightened. I saw Mr. Frank was scared,

0782 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: (defendant's exhibit 91 (cont'a)came there, he told him that it would not be necessary for himto work just at that time, that he could go out onthe street and enjoy himself for four hours, then come out tothe factory at 6 o'clock in the evening from 6 to 6:30, ando'clock. Frank stated that he went on duty and worked until sixlee returned at 6 o'clock, went on duty and frank left the buildingat about 6:15. On his way out he saw lee sitting on a packingbox outside the door of the factory talking to

0783 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Defendant's exhibit 92 (Cont'd)they had gotten through, Mr. Frank left the factory about 1 P.M. Saturday, while white and Denham were still on the top floor. Mr. Frank Chen went to his home, to his dinner, returning to the factory about 3 P.M., and as both white and Denham were through with their work, there was no one else there. They left about 3:30 P.M. as far as Mr. Frank knows he was the only person at the factory after that hour. On Friday, Mr. Frank had instructed his negro night watchman, Newt Lee,

0784 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 94.Court proceedings under which Jim Conley was released fromFulton County Jail upon petition of Solicitor Hugh H. Dorsey:"The State,vs,Leo M. Frank, ) No.) In Fulton Superior Court, May Term, 1913.) Indictment for Murder.The petition of Hugh H. Dorsey, Solicitor General of theAtlanta Circuit, including Fulton County, respectfully shows:1.-James Connelly is a material witness for the state in theabove stated case.2.-Petitioner is apprehensive that said Connelly may not beforthcoming as a witness at the trial of the above named defendant,unless detained in custody.3.-Said Connelly has been detained since May 1st, 1913, by thepolice

0785 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: The above and foregoing petition read and considered,Let the said James Connelly be taken into custody by theSheriff of said County or Fulton, and be confined in the commonJail of said County, until discharged by further order of thiscourt.Let the said James Connelly be served with a copy of this order andthe petition on which it is based, and let him be released on saidConnelly may be assessed in a reasonable sum upon proper applicationto the Court and after reasonable notice in writing to theSolicitor General of the Circuit. It appearing to me that

0786 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Georgia,Fulton County.Read and considered, it is ordered that this petition and order be filed and duly entered upon order that said named suspects in connection with the Phagan murder, and now held in common jail of said county, to wit, Leo M. Frank and Newt Lee, be either personally or by serving their attorneys, and either citizens of said county who may receive this notice by publication or otherwise, may show cause before me, Friday, the 13th day of June, at 10 o'clock a.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard

0787 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 3. Respondent shows to the court that the city police prison is so arranged and so officered, that respondent is absolutely safe as to his physical welfare, that any attack that might be made upon him, that he is as safe from harm in his cell in a solitary one, there being no one else even confined in that cell block with him; that the key to this cell block is kept in cell block 8, in all ways in the possession of a sworn and uniformed officer of the city, under the instructions

0788 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: plained about, it is an absolute impossibility for the best sheriffin the world or the best trained deputy to know exactly what isgoing on at any and all times or any reasonable part of the time;that the keys to practically all of the cell blocks are carriedby "convicted criminals" known as "trusties", who turn in and outparties entering or leaving cell blocks, and while they have gen-eral instructions covering their duties, it is an impossibility forthe inside deputy to know whether or not he is discharging his dutyproperly at all times; that there is

0789 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: the State there was necessity for same.Wherefore this Respondent agrees to the passage of an order revoking former orders in this case, and waives his presence at the Court, upon a hearing of same. (signed) Wm. I. Smith,Attorney for James Conley.Georgia, Fulton County,Personally appeared before me, the undersigned attesting officer, James Conley, who after being duly sworn deposes and swears that the facts set out in the within and foregoing response are true as he is informed and believes, and whereof derived from the information of others. (signed) James ConleySworn to and subscribed before

SIGMUND MONTAG, Sworn In For The Defendant, 79th To Testify

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SIGMUND MONTAG, sworn for the Defendant.I am engaged in manufacturing stationery. I am treasurer of the National Pencil Company. The company receives its mail at my office, which is two blocks from the pencil factory. Frank comes to my office every day of the year to get the mail and instructions with regard to orders and the business of the factory. He came to my office on April 26th, about ten o'clock and stayed about an hour. He talked to me, my stenographer, Miss Hattie Hall, and Mr. Gottheimer, one of the salesman. Up to about a year ago I

0790 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: bend all their power and ingenuity in holding him to his present statement, adding to and taking therefrom only such things as will aid its plausibility. I am informed that Lemford is a fair man to the ordinary-minded man, but how can he be fair to this ignorant negro? What chance would he have to retract any lies he may have told or if in a repentant mood, he should wish to tell the truth? This negro in the city prison, in the power of Lemford, apart from all questions of truth, would be

0791 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: my first statement. I made the statement that I went to the pencil factory on Friday, April 25th, and went in Mr. Frank's office at five minutes to one, which is a mistake. I make this statement in regard to Friday in order that I might not be accused of knowing anything of this murder, for I thought if I put myself there on Saturday they might accuse me of having a hand in it, and I now make my SECOND and LAST STATEMENT regarding the matter freely and voluntarily, after thinking over the

0793 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: STATE OF GEORGIA,County of Fulton.I Hereby Certify, That the foregoing pages, hereunto attached, contain a true Transcript of such parts of the record as are specified in the Bill of Exceptions and required, by the order of the Presiding Judge, to be sent to the Supreme Court of Georgia, in the case ofLEO M. FRANK,Plaintiff in Error.Vs.THE STATE OF GEORGIA,Defendant in Error.Witness my signature and the seal of Court affixed this the 10th day of November 1913Clerk Superior Court Fulton County, GeorgiaEx-Officio Clerk City Court of AtlantaIn Poor Condition

0795 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: Leo M. Frank,Plaintiff in Error,vsState of Georgia,Defendant in error.3311 of October Term,From Fulton Superior Court.Hon. Geo. E. Gordon, Judge.Petition for affirmance on February 17th,1914.Motion for Re-Hearing.And now comes Leo M. Frank, Plaintiff in error in the case above stated, who was the losing party therein, and at the same time as which the decision was rendered, and before the remittitur in said case has been forwarded to the clerk of the trial court, and files this his motion for re-hearing, on the grounds following, to-wit:I. Because the court in rendering the decision in said

0796 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: testimony was offered that the same was irrelevant, illegal and incompetent, to testify substantially as follows: "The ladies' dressing room on the second floor with Leo M. Frank, some time was in the evening and sometimes in the morning, working hours, saw them come in and saw them come out during working hours.""The court permitted this testimony to go to the jury over the objection of the defendant made as aforesaid and in doing so committed error. The court stated that this evidence was committed to dispute the witnesses they had called."It was wholly

0797 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 135 to 137 of the Brief filed in this case.4. Because the court in rendering the decision in said case, overlooked the following material facts in the record, to-wit: ground two of the motion for new trial, which reads as follows:"Because the court erred in permitting over objections the witness Lee to testify that Frank, on April 26th, when alone with him at 6 o'clock in the morning, talked to him a shorter time than did W. P. Arnold, one of Frank's attorneys, when he interviewed the witness just before the trial. The detectives

0798 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: to 141 of the brief filed in this case.6. Because the court in rendering the decision in said case, overlooked the following material facts in the record, to-wit:16 of the motion for new trial, which reads as follows:"Because the court erred in admitting over objection of defendant, material and not binding on Frank, permitted the witness White, to testify that Arthur White, her husband, and Campbell are both connected with the Pencil Company and that she never reported, seeing the negro on April 26th, 1913, which she testified she did see in the pencil

TRUMAN MCCRARY, C, Sworn In For The Defendant, 80th To Testify

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TRUMAN Mc CRARY, (colored), sworn for the Defendant.I am a drayman on the streets of Atlanta. I work for the National Pencil Company. I have hauled for them. I have drayed for them most every Saturday for the past three years. I would work on Saturday afternoons until half past three and sometimes as late as five. I would be sometimes there so late the shipping clerk would be gone. I have never found the front door locked on a Saturday afternoon. I have never seen Jim Conley watching there Saturday afternoon. I have never seen him guarding the door.

0800 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Visible Translated Text Is As Follows: 8.-- Because the Court, in rendering the decision in said case, overlooked the following material facts in the record, to-wit, Ground 26 of the motion for new trial, which reads as follows:"Because the Court, in permitting the witness Harry Scott, to testify over the objection of defendant, made at the time the testimony was offered, that he had received information from Conley, and nothing upon the defendant, that he had not otherwise gotten from other sources, but that he got his information as to that from entirely outside sources, and wholly disconnected with the

D J NIX, Sworn In For The Defendant, 81st To Testify

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D. J. NIX, sworn for the Defendant.I was office boy at the pencil factory from April, 1912, to October, 1912. I worked there every other Saturday until the first of September, and then every Saturday thereafter. I am 19 years old. Before Sept. 1, I worked on Saturdays until between four and six o'clock. On Saturdays after Sept. 1, I worked until between 5:30 and 6. I have never missed any days while I have been at the factory. On Saturday afternoons, Mr. Frank and Mr. Schiff would be there working. I would stay in the outer office. I never

FRANK PAYNE, Sworn In For The Defendant, 82nd To Testify

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FRANK PAYNE, sworn for the Defendant.I was office boy last Thanksgiving day at the pencil factory. It was snowing that day. I am 16 years old. Mr. Schiff and Mr. Frank were working there in the office that day. Mr. Schiff sent me up on the fourth floor to straighten the boxes up. Jim Conley was there sweeping. He left the factory about 10:20. I left about 11. He had finished his work. I went by the office to get my coat. Mr. Schiff and Mr. Frank were still working. When I left I did not see Conley anywhere about

PHILLIP CHAMBERS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 83rd To Testify

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PHILLIP CHAMBERS, sworn for the Defendant.I am 15 years old. I started working for them December 12, 1912, as office boy, at the pencil factory. I left there March 29, 1913. I stayed in the outer office. On Saturdays I stayed until 4:30 and sometimes until 5 o'clock. I never left before 4:30 on Saturdays. I would go to dinner about 1:30 and get back at 2. Sometimes on Saturdays I would be sent to Montag's for 15 minutes, to get the mail. I would sometimes go out to the Bell Street plant to get the pay roll there. I

GODFREY WEINKAUF, Sworn In For The Defendant, 84th To Testify

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GODFREY WEINKAUF, sworn for the Defendant.I am superintendent of the Pencil Company's lead plant. Beginning with July, 1912, up until the first week in January, 1913, I visited the office of the pencil factory every other Saturday, between three and five o'clock. I would stay there about two hours. I would find Mr. Holloway, Mr. Frank and Mr. Schiff there. I never saw any women in the office there.CROSS EXAMINATION.I never saw Jim Conley there at the factory on Saturday afternoon. I am sure I saw Holloway there on Saturday afternoon.GODFREY WEINKAUF, Sworn In For The Defendant, 84th To Testify

CHARLIE LEE, Sworn In For The Defendant, 85th To Testify

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CHARLIE LEE, sworn for the Defendant.I am a machinist at the pencil factory. I remember an accident to Duffy in the metal room. His finger was hurt on the eyelet machine, about Oct. 4, 1912. It bled freely and the blood spouted out. There was a lot of the blood on the floor. He went down the hall to the office, by the ladies' dressing room. There was blood at that point. Gilbert also got hurt in the metal room last year. He was bandaged in the office also. In going from the metal room to the office, you go

ARTHUR PRIDE COLORED, Sworn In For The Defendant, 86th To Testify

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ARTHUR PRIDE (colored), sworn for the Defendant.I worked on the second floor of the factory. On Saturdays I work all over the factory, doing anything that is necessary. Beginning with July of last year I have not missed a single Saturday afternoon at the factory. I would work until about half past four. I have never seen any women come up there and see Mr. Frank, or any drinking going on there, or seen Jim Conley sitting and watching the door. The employees used the back stairs leading from the metal room to the third floor. You can hear the

DAISY HOPKINS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 87th To Testify

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DAISY HOPKINS, sworn for the Defendant.I am a married woman. I worked in the factory from October, 1911, to June 1, 1912. I worked in the packing department on the second floor. Mr. Frank never spoke to me when he would pass. I never did speak to him. I've never been in his office drinking beer, coca-cola, or anything else. I know Dalton when I see him. I never visited the factory with him. I never have been with him until I went to his house to see Mrs. Taylor, who lived with him then. That was the only place

MISS LAURA ATKINSON, Sworn In For The Defendant, 88th To Testify

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MISS LAURA ATKINSON, sworn for the Defendant.I have been in Mr. Dalton's company three times. I never met him at the Busy Bee Cafe. I have never walked with him to or from the pencil company. I have never walked home with him.CROSS EXAMINATION.I worked at the National Pencil factory two days last month. I have known Mr. Dalton six months. I have been in his company three times. I did not know Daisy Hopkins.MISS LAURA ATKINSON, Sworn In For The Defendant, 88th To Testify

MRS MINNIE SMITH, Sworn In For The Defendant, 89th To Testify

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MRS. MINNIE SMITH, sworn for the Defendant.I work at the pencil factory. I do not know C. B. Dalton. I live at 148 S. Forsyth Street. I have never met Dalton or walked home with him. I don't know the man. I know Mr. Frank. I have spoken to him six times in the four years and a half that I worked there.CROSS EXAMINATION WAIVED.MRS MINNIE SMITH, Sworn In For The Defendant, 89th To Testify

I M HAMILTON, Sworn In For The Defendant, 90th To Testify

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V. S. Cooper to I. M. Hamilton. All sworn for the defendant.V. S. Cooper, W. T. Mitchell, O. A. Nix, Samuel Craig, B. L. Patterson, Robert Craig, Ed Craig, T. L. Ambrose, J. P. Bird, J. H. Patrick and I. M. Hamilton testified that they lived in Gwinnett or Walton County; that they used to know C. B. Dalton before he left Monroe in Walton County, that his general character for truth and veracity is bad, and that they would not believe him on oath.I M HAMILTON, Sworn In For The Defendant, 90th To Testify

R L BAUER, Sworn In For The Defendant, 91st To Testify

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R. L. BAUER, sworn for the Defendant.During the summer of 1909 and 1910, I worked at the National Pencil Company on Saturdays. Since that time I have worked off and on at the factory on Saturdays doing extra work. I have also been up to the office Saturday afternoons, frequently during the past twelve months. I was there while Mr. Schiff was off on his trip. I was up at the office on the Saturday afternoon before Mr. Schiff went away. Mr. Holloway, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Frank and the office boy were there. I have never seen any women in

GORDON BAILEY, C, Sworn In For The Defendant, 92nd To Testify

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GORDON BAILEY, (colored) sworn for the Defendant.I work at the factory. I am sometimes called "Snowball." I never saw Jim Conley talk to Mr. Frank the Friday before the murder. I have never, at any time, heard Mr. Frank ask Conley to come back on any Saturday. I have never seen Mr. Frank bring in any women into the factory. I have never seen Jim Conley guarding or watching the door. I have seen Jim take newspapers and look at it, but I don't know if he read them or not. I have seen him have papers at the station

HENRY SMITH, Sworn In For The Defendant, 93rd To Testify

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HENRY SMITH, sworn for the Defendant.I work at the pencil factory in the metal department. I work with Barrett. He has talked to me about the reward offered in this case. He said it was $4,300, and he thought if anybody was to get it, he was to get it, because he found the blood and hair, and he said he ought to get the first hook at it. He said it six or seven different times.CROSS EXAMINATION.He would come out of the room counting it off on his hands. He did that 2 or 3 times and sort of

MILTON KLEIN, Sworn In For The Defendant, 94th To Testify

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MILTON KLEIN, sworn for the Defendant.I saw Mr. Frank last Thanksgiving evening at a dance given by the B'nai B'rith at the Hebrew Orphans' Home. I also saw him that same afternoon between half past four and six o'clock. The dance lasted from eight to half past eleven. Mr. Frank helped Mr. Copeland and myself give the dance. We were the committee in charge.CROSS EXAMINATION.I was down at the jail to see Mr. Frank when the detectives brought Conley down there. I sent word down that Mr. Frank didn't care to see Conley, that he didn't care to see anyone

NATHAN COPLAN, Sworn In For The Defendant, 95th To Testify

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NATHAN COPLAN, sworn for the Defendant.I remember last Thanksgiving Day was a very disagreeable day. I don't remember whether it snowed. The B'nai B'rith is a charitable organization here composed of young men. They gave a dance out at the Jewish Orphans' Home Thanksgiving evening. Mr. Frank had charge of it. Mr. Frank and his wife were there. I got there about 8 o'clock. They were there at that time. They stayed there until about 10 o'clock.NATHAN COPLAN, Sworn In For The Defendant, 95th To Testify

JOE STELKER, Sworn In For The Defendant, 96th To Testify

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JOE STELKER, sworn for the Defendant.I have got charge of the varnishing department at the pencil factory, about sixty people work under me. I saw the spot that Mr. Barrett claimed he had found in front of the young ladies' dressing room. It looked like someone had some coloring in a bottle and splashed it on the floor. Chief Beavers asked me to find out whether it was varnish or not. I saw the white stuff on it. It looked like a composition they use on the eyelet machine or face powder. They carry that stuff around in buckets in

HARLEE BRANCH, Sworn In For The Defendant, 97th To Testify

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HARLEE BRANCH, sworn for the Defendant.I work for the Atlanta Journal. I had an interview with Jim Conley on two occasions. On May 31st, he told me he didn't see the purse of this little girl. He said that it took about thirty-five minutes after going upstairs until he got out of the factory. He said he finished about 1:30 and then went out. He said that Lemmie Quinn got into the factory about 12 o'clock and remained about 8 or 9 minutes.CROSS EXAMINATION.I am sure about his saying he saw Lemmie Quinn at the factory at that interview. He

JOHN M MINAR, Sworn In For The Defendant, 98th To Testify

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JOHN M. MINAR, sworn for the Defendant.I am a newspaper reporter for the "Atlanta Georgian." I visited George Epps Sunday night, April 27th. I went there to ask him and his sister when was the last time either of them had seen Mary Phagan. George Epps and sister were both present. I asked them who had seen Mary Phagan last, and the little girl Epps said she had seen her on the previous Thursday. George Epps was standing right there and he said nothing about having seen her Thursday. He said he knew the girl, that he had ridden to

W D MCWORTH, Sworn In For The Defendant, 99th To Testify

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W. D. Mc WORTH, sworn for the Defendant.I am a Pinkerton detective. I worked for fifteen days on the Frank case. For three days I took statements from the factory employees and on May 15th, I made a thorough search of the ground floor. I found near the front door on the ground floor, stains that might or might not have been blood. All the radiators in the factory had trash, dirt and rubbish behind them. Behind one of the radiators near the Clark Woodenware place, where the partition is, I found much trash, behind the trap door, up against

JOHN FINLEY, Sworn In For The Defendant, 100th To Testify

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JOHN FINLEY, sworn for the Defendant.I was formerly master machinist and assistant superintendent of the pencil factory. I have known Mr. Frank about five years. His character was good.CROSS EXAMINATION.I am now superintendent for Dittler Bros. They are not related to the Franks. I left the pencil company about three years ago. I have never heard anything about women going up in the factory after work hours. Mr. Frank and I usually left together about six o'clock. Mr. Frank went to lunch usually about one o'clock. I would sometimes work at the factory all Saturday afternoon. I did that most

A D GREENFIELD, Sworn In For The Defendant, 101st To Testify

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A. D. GREENFIELD, sworn for the Defendant.I am one of the owners of the building occupied by the Pencil Company on Forsyth Street. I have owned it since 1900. When we bought the building it was occupied by Montag Bros. They used it as a manufacturing plant. The Clarke Woodenware Company sub-leased part of the first floor from Montag Bros. They used the front door on Montag Bros. in going in there. We have not put in any new floor on the second story of the building. I have known Mr. Frank four or five years. His character is good.CROSS

DR WM OWENS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 102nd To Testify

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DR. WM. OWENS, sworn for the Defendant.I am a physician. I am also engaged in the real estate business. At the request of the defense I went through certain experiments in the pencil factory to ascertain how long it would take to go through Jim Conley's movements relative to moving the body of Mary Phagan. I kept the time while the other men were going through with the performance. I followed them and kept the time. Mr. Wilson of the Atlanta Baggage Co. also kept time with me. Mr. Brent and Mr. Fleming enacted the performance. The performance enacted was

ISAAC HAAS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 103rd To Testify

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ISAAC HAAS, sworn for the Defendant.I know Leo M. Frank for over five years. His character is very good. I did not hear my telephone ring on Sunday morning, April 27th. My wife heard it. The telephone is twenty-two feet from my bed.CROSS EXAMINATION.My wife waked me up when she answered the telephone.ISAAC HAAS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 103rd To Testify

A N ANDERSON, Sworn In For The Defendant, 104th To Testify

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A. N. ANDERSON, sworn for the Defendant.I work at the Atlanta National Bank. That is the original passbook of Leo M. Frank (Defendant's Exhibit 50).CROSS EXAMINATION.I don't know that that's the only bank account that he had. He may have had others. Yes, the pencil company does business with the Atlanta National Bank. I don't know anything about how much money they had on April 26. Mr. Frank's bank book was balanced August 11. These are all the checks that he drew (Defendant's Exhibit 51) during April.RE-DIRECT EXAMINATION.These cancelled checks are the ones that have been paid since April 1,

R P BUTLER, Sworn In For The Defendant, 105th To Testify

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R. P. BUTLER, sworn for the Defendant.I am the shipping clerk of the Pencil Company. I am familiar with the doors leading into the metal room. They are wooden doors, with glass windows. There is no trouble looking through these windows into the metal room, even when the doors are closed. The glass in the door is about fifteen inches by eighteen inches. Any one of ordinary height can see through them easily.CROSS EXAMINATION.The doors are six feet wide together. The passageway from the elevator back to the metal room is ten feet wide with the exception of that part

I U KAUFFMAN, Sworn In For The Defendant, 106th To Testify

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I. U. KAUFFMAN, sworn for the Defendant.I made a drawing of the Selig residence on Georgia Avenue, in this city, showing the kitchen, dining room, the reception room, parlor and passageway between the kitchen and dining room. The mirror in the dining room is in the sideboard as shown on the plat (Defendant's Exhibit 52). It is fourteen feet from the kitchen door to the passageway in the dining room and the passageway is a little over two feet. Standing in the back door of the kitchen room against the north side of the door, I could not see that

J Q ADAMS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 107th To Testify

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J. Q. ADAMS, sworn for the Defendant.I am a photographer. I took photographs of the Selig home at 68 E. Georgia Avenue from the inside and the outside of the back door, looking toward the passageway that leads in the dining room. The door into the dining room was open, for me. This view (Exhibit 62) is view made from the outside of the rear door. I was about three feet outside of the door. The picture does not extend to the mirror, or the sideboard. You could not see them from the outside. This (Exhibit 63 for Defendant) is

T H WILLET, Sworn In For The Defendant, 108th To Testify

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T. H. WILLET, sworn for the Defendant.I am a pattern maker. I made the pattern of pencil factory from a blue print. This is the model (Exhibit 13 for Defendant).CROSS EXAMINATION.The height of the floors is not made according to scale. The floor plan is a correct representation, according to the blue print. The windows in Mr. Frank's office were not put in by me.RE-DIRECT EXAMINATION.I was given no instructions except to follow the ground floor plan as shown on the blue print. This is the blue print (Defendant's Exhibit 85), from which I made the model.T H WILLET, Sworn

C W BERNHARDT, Sworn In For The Defendant, 109th To Testify

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C. W. Bernhardt, sworn for the Defendant.I am a contractor and builder. This (Defendant's Exhibit 52) fairly represents the back porch of the Selig home, as well as the first floor of the house. Standing in the kitchen door you can't look through the passage way and see into the mirror. If you move up a little distance you can see about 18 inches of the mirror. You could see nobody sitting on the south side of the table in the dining room, or on the north side of the table, in fact you cannot see the table at all,

H M WOOD, Sworn In For The Defendant, 110th To Testify

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H. M. Wood, sworn for the Defendant.I am the Clerk of the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Fulton County. Standing in the back kitchen door of the Selig residence, that enters on the back porch and undertaking to look into the dining room, I could not see the mirror in the corner of the dining room at all. Moving up into the kitchen, near the passageway, I could see nothing but top of one chair by looking in the mirror.CROSS EXAMINATION.The view that I could get of the mirror would depend upon where I stood in the kitchen. I

JULIUS A FISCHER, Sworn In For The Defendant, 111th To Testify

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JULIUS A. FISCHER, sworn for the Defendant.I am a contractor and builder. I looked at the house of the Selig's at 68 E. Georgia Avenue. Standing in the kitchen door, I had very little view of the sideboard. You could see possibly an inch in the mirror. You can get no view from the mirror. The test was made sitting down and standing up. The mirror is four feet high from the floor. You could get no view of the dining room table, nor see a man sitting at the table. The mirror is fixed straight up and down. The

J R LEACH, Sworn In For The Defendant, 112th To Testify

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J. R. LEACH, sworn for the Defendant.I am division superintendent of the Ga. Rwy. & Power Co. I know the schedule of the Georgia Avenue line and the Washington Street line. The Georgia Avenue line leaves Broad and Marietta on the hour and every ten minutes. It takes two minutes to go from Broad and Marietta to the corner of Whitehall and Alabama. It takes 12 or 13 minutes to run from Broad and Marietta to the corner of Georgia Avenue and Washington Street, about ten minutes from Whitehall and Alabama to Georgia Avenue and Washington Street. The Washington Street

K T THOMAS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 113th To Testify

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K. T. THOMAS, sworn for the Defendant.I am a civil engineer. I measured the distance from the intersection of Marietta and Forsyth Streets to the pencil factory on Forsyth Street. It is 1,016 feet. I walked the distance, it took me four and a half minutes. I measured the distance from the pencil factory to the intersection of Whitehall and Alabama; it is 831 feet. I walked the distance and it took me 31/2 minutes. I measured the distance from the pencil factory to the corner of Broad and Hunter; it is 333 feet. I walked it in a minute

L M CASTRO, Sworn In For The Defendant, 114th To Testify

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L. M. CASTRO, sworn for the Defendant.I walked from the corner of Marietta and Forsyth Streets to the upstairs of the National Pencil factory on S. Forsyth Street at a moderate gait. It took me 41/2 minutes. I walked from the same place in the pencil factory to the corner of Whitehall and Alabama Streets, and it took me three minutes and twenty seconds. I walked from the corner of Hunter and Broad Streets to the same place in the pencil factory and it took me one minute and a half.L M CASTRO, Sworn In For The Defendant, 114th To

PROF GEO BACHMAN, Sworn In For The Defendant, 115th To Testify

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PROF. GEO. BACHMAN, sworn for the Defendant.Prof. of Physiology and Physiological Chemistry Atl. Col. Phys. & Surgeons.Bomar says it takes 4 hours and a half to digest cabbage. That's for the cabbage to pass from the stomach into the intestines. The gastric digestion takes 4 hours and a half. That is the time it is supposed to be in the stomach. More digestion occurs in the small intestine. The pancreatic juice helps digestion mostly in the small intestine. It consists of water in organic salts of which sodium carbonate is the most important, and a number of ferments. The ordinary

DR THOMAS HANCOCK, Sworn In For The Defendant, 116th To Testify

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DR. THOMAS HANCOCK, sworn for the Defendant.A doctor for 22 years. Engaged in hospital work 6 or 7 years. Have treated about 14,000 cases of surgery. Have examined the private parts of Leo M. Frank and found nothing abnormal. As far as my examination disclosed he is a normal man sexually.If a body is embalmed about 8 or 10 or 12 hours after death, a gallon of the liquids of the body removed, a gallon of embalming fluid, containing 8% formaldehyde is injected, the body buried and a post mortem examination made at the end of 9 or 10 days,

DR WILLIS F WESTMORELAND, Sworn In For The Defendant, 117th To Testify

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DR. WILLIS F. WESTMORELAND, sworn for the Defendant.DIRECT EXAMINATION.A practicing physician for twenty-eight years, general practice and surgery. A professor of surgery for twenty years, and formerly president of the State Board of Health. If the body of a girl between thirteen and fourteen years old was embalmed about ten hours after death, after taking out a gallon of fluid and putting in a gallon of embalming fluid, of which 8% is formaldehyde and the body was buried and nine or ten days after upon a post mortem examination a cut an inch and a half long cutting through to

DR J C OLMSTEAD, Sworn In For The Defendant, 118th To Testify

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DR. J. C. OLMSTEAD, sworn for the Defendant.Practicing physician for 36 years.Given the facts that a young lady 13 or 14 years old died and 8 or 10 hours after death the body was embalmed with a preparation containing 8% formaldehyde, and the body is exhumed at the end of 9 or 10 days, and a post-mortem examination shows a wound on the left side of the back of the head about an inch and a half long, with cuts through to the skull, but no actual fracture of the skull, but a hemorrhage under the skull corresponding to the

DR W S KENDRICK, Sworn In For The Defendant, 119th To Testify

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DR. W. S. KENDRICK, sworn for the Defendant.I have been a practicing physician for thirty-five years. I was Dean of the Atlanta Medical College. I gave Dr. Harris his first position there. If a young lady between thirteen and fourteen years of age died and a post-mortem examination was made within eight or ten days after death, by a physician who makes a digital and visual examination to determine whether there is any violence to the vagina or not, and inserts his fingers for the purpose of deciding, and the body is embalmed, and after nine days it is disinterred

JOHN ASHLEY JONES, Sworn In For The Defendant, 120th To Testify

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JOHN ASHLEY JONES, sworn for the defendant.I have known Mr. Frank about a year or eighteen months. His general character is good.CROSS EXAMINATION.I am resident agent for the New York Life Insurance Company. I don't know any of the girls at the pencil factory. I have never heard any talk of Mr. Frank's practices and relations with the girls down there. Mr. Frank has a policy of insurance with us. It is our custom to seek a very thorough report on the moral hazard on all risks. The report on him showed up first class, physically as well as morally.

DR LEROY CHILDS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 121st To Testify

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DR. LEROY CHILDS, sworn for the Defendant.I am a surgeon. If a person dies and the body found three o'clock in the morning, rigor mortis not quite complete, embalmed the next day about ten o'clock, the body disinterred nine days later and a post-mortem made, and a wound is found on the back of the head behind the ear, almost two and a quarter inches long going through the skull, there was perhaps a drop of blood under the wound, no pressure on the brain, no fracture of the skull, it would be impossible to determine absolutely at that time

ALFRED LORING LANE, Sworn In For The Defendant, 122nd To Testify

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ALFRED LORING LANE, sworn for the Defendant.I am a resident of Brooklyn, N. Y. I have known Leo Frank about 15 years. I knew him four years at Pratt Institute which we both attended. I also knew him after he returned from Cornell University. His general character is good.ALFRED LORING LANE, Sworn In For The Defendant, 122nd To Testify

HERBERT LASER, Sworn In For The Defendant, 126th To Testify

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HERBERT LASER, sworn for the Defendant.I live in New York State. I manage my father's estates. I knew Leo Frank at Cornell University, during the years 1903-4-5-6. I was in his class, and we roomed together for two years. His general character was very good.CROSS EXAMINATION.He associated with the finest class of students at the University. I kept up a correspondence with him a couple of years after he left Cornell.HERBERT LASER, Sworn In For The Defendant, 126th To Testify

JOHN W TODD, Sworn In For The Defendant, 127th To Testify

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JOHN W. TODD, sworn for the Defendant.I reside in Pittsburgh. I am assistant purchasing agent for the Crucible Steel Co. I attended Cornell University with Leo Frank. I knew him for years during the time I was in College. I am the life treasurer of our class. His general character was good.JOHN W TODD, Sworn In For The Defendant, 127th To Testify

PROF C D ALBERT, Sworn In For The Defendant, 128th To Testify

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PROF. C. D. ALBERT, sworn for the Defendant.I am professor of machine designs in Cornell University. I have held that chair for five years. I knew Leo M. Frank for two years while he attended the University. At that time I was instructor in mechanical laboratory, and as such I came in contact with him. His character was very good.PROF C D ALBERT, Sworn In For The Defendant, 128th To Testify

PROF J E VANDERHOEF, Sworn In For The Defendant, 129th To Testify

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PROF. J. E. VANDERHOEF, sworn for the Defendant.I am foreman of the foundry at Cornell University. I knew Leo Frank for two years when he attended the University. His character was good.CROSS EXAMINATION.I have been at Cornell 25 years. As to what caused me to take any special notice of Leo Frank, I come in contact with him every alternate day while he was there. I know the characteristics of the boys very well. No, I cannot tell what Frank did when he was in the class-room.PROF J E VANDERHOEF, Sworn In For The Defendant, 129th To Testify

V H KRIEGSHABER, Sworn In For The Defendant, 130th To Testify

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V. H. KRIEGSHABER, sworn for the Defendant.I live in Atlanta. I have known Leo Frank for about three years. His general character is good.CROSS EXAMINATION.I did not come in contact with him frequently. I am a trustee of the Hebrew Orphans' Home and Mr. Frank is also. I met him once a month there. I don't know how long he has been on the board. I have met him there probably twice. He also came quite frequently to the Orphans' Home with his uncle, before he was elected to the board. I did not come in contact with him socially.V

M F GOLDSTEIN, Sworn In For The Defendant, 131st To Testify

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M. F. GOLDSTEIN, sworn for the Defendant.I practice law in Atlanta. I have known Leo Frank about three and a half years. His character is very good.CROSS EXAMINATION.We used to live on the same street together. I would see him nearly every day. I would see him at the Progress Club a few times every month. During the last two years, he was the next ranking officer to me in the Lodge.M F GOLDSTEIN, Sworn In For The Defendant, 131st To Testify

ARTHUR HEYMAN, Sworn In For The Defendant, 133rd To Testify

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ARTHUR HEYMAN, sworn for the Defendant.I practiced law about nineteen years in Atlanta. I have known Leo Frank for three or four years. His general character is good.CROSS EXAMINATION.I have been with him seven or eight times in three years. I have been with him alone, I suppose, five or six times, probably for fifteen or twenty minutes at a time. I have never heard any reference made to his relation with the girls in the factory.ARTHUR HEYMAN, Sworn In For The Defendant, 133rd To Testify

MRS ADOLPH MONTAG, Sworn In For The Defendant, 135th To Testify

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MRS. ADOLPH MONTAG, sworn for the Defendant.I am a sister of Mr. Sig Montag. I have known Mr. Frank five years. His character is very good.CROSS EXAMINATION.I have heard of his character through the ladies he has lived with. Mrs. Meyers has told me how nice he always was to her. My husband has always spoken well of him. I have heard a great many people speak well of him. I heard his uncle speak well of him. My husband has told me what a fine, intelligent gentleman he was.MRS ADOLPH MONTAG, Sworn In For The Defendant, 135th To Testify

MRS J 0 PARMELEE, Sworn In For The Defendant, 136th To Testify

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MRS. J. O. PARMELEE, sworn for the Defendant.My husband is a stockholder in the National Pencil Company. Mr. Frank's general character is very good.CROSS EXAMINATION.I have seen Mr. Frank at the jail twice. I have only come in contact with him once at the factory. I am a member of the Board of Sheltering Arms, and I have heard a great deal of Mr. Frank in matters of charity and in a social way. I have heard different people speak of him, a great many people. I have heard the Liebermans, the Montags, the Haases, Mrs. Bauer, Mr. Parmalee and

MISS IDA HAYS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 137th To Testify

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MISS IDA HAYS, sworn for the Defendant.I work at the pencil factory on the fourth floor. I have known Mr. Frank for two years. His general character is good. I have known Conley for two years. His general character for truth and veracity is bad. I would not believe him on oath.CROSS EXAMINATION.Conley borrowed money and promised to pay it back, but he didn't do it. We would get it after awhile. He tried to borrow money from me, but I refused to let him have it.MISS IDA HAYS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 137th To Testify

MISS EULA MAY FLOWERS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 138th To Testify

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MISS EULA MAY FLOWERS, sworn for the Defendant.I work on the second floor of the pencil factory. I have known Mr. Frank for three years. His general character is good. I have known Conley for 2 years. His general character for truth and veracity is bad.CROSS EXAMINATION.His borrowing money and not paying it back is one thing. He has promised and he has never paid back anything he has ever borrowed from me. I had Mr. Gantt take it out of his envelope. I have never met Mr. Frank anywhere for any immoral purpose.MISS EULA MAY FLOWERS, Sworn In For

MISS OPIE DICKERSON, Sworn In For The Defendant, 139th To Testify

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MISS OPIE DICKERSON, sworn for the Defendant.I have worked at the pencil factory for 17 months. Mr. Frank's general character is good. I have never met Mr. Frank for any immoral purpose. I have known Jim Conley ever since I have been at the factory. His general character for truth and veracity is bad. I would not believe him on oath.CROSS EXAMINATION.I know Mr. Darley and Mr. Wade Campbell. I don't remember if I was with them on the night of April 26th. I don't remember where I was.MISS OPIE DICKERSON, Sworn In For The Defendant, 139th To Testify

MRS EMMA CLARK FREEMAN, Sworn In For The Defendant, 140th To Testify

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MRS. EMMA CLARK FREEMAN, sworn for the Defendant.I have worked at the pencil factory over four years. Mr. Frank's general character is good. I am a married woman. I have known Conley ever since he has been at the factory. His general character for truth and veracity is bad. I would not believe him on oath.CROSS EXAMINATION.I have never heard any suggestion of any wrongdoing on the part of Mr. Frank, either in or out of the factory. I was forelady at the factory for about three years.MRS EMMA CLARK FREEMAN, Sworn In For The Defendant, 140th To Testify

MISS SARAH BARNES, Sworn In For The Defendant, 141st To Testify

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MISS SARAH BARNES, sworn for the Defendant.I worked at the pencil factory over four years. His character is good. I have never heard anything bad. He has been the best of men.CROSS EXAMINATION.No one has talked to me about what I was going to swear. I have told Mr. Arnold what I have told here. I never went with Mr. Frank for any immoral purpose anywhere.MISS SARAH BARNES, Sworn In For The Defendant, 141st To Testify

MISS IRENE JACKSON, Sworn In For The Defendant, 142nd To Testify

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MISS IRENE JACKSON, sworn for the Defendant.I worked at the pencil factory for three years. So far as I know Mr. Frank's character was very well. I don't know anything about him. He never said anything to me. I have never met Mr. Frank at any time for any immoral purpose.CROSS EXAMINATION.I am the daughter of County Policeman Jackson. I never heard the girls say anything about him, except that they seemed to be afraid of him. They never would notice him at all. They would go to work when they saw him coming. Miss Emily Mayfield and I were

MISS BESSIE FLEMING, Sworn In For The Defendant, 143rd To Testify

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MISS BESSIE FLEMING, sworn for the Defendant.I worked as stenographer at Mr. Frank's office from April, 1911, to December, 1911. Mr. Frank's character was unusually good.CROSS EXAMINATIONI am just talking about my personal relations with him. I have never seen him do anything wrong there in the factory. He never made any advances to me or anyone else. I worked right in the same office with him. The foreladies came to the office, the other girls did not very much. I never did see any flirting. I never heard about any. Mr. Frank worked on his financial sheet in the

MRS MATTIE THOMPSON, Sworn In For The Defendant, 144th To Testify

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MRS. MATTIE THOMPSON, sworn for the Defendant.I work on the fourth floor of the pencil factory. I have been there three years. Mr. Frank's general character is good. I have never heard anything against him. I have never met Mr. Frank anywhere or at any time for any immoral purpose. I have made complaint about girls flirting out of the windows with men on the outside. After seven o'clock, the girls are not supposed to be in the dressing room. There is no toilet or bathtub in the dressing room. There is no lock on the door.CROSS EXAMINATION.They were all

MISS IRENE CARSON, Sworn In For The Defendant, 145th To Testify

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MISS IRENE CARSON, sworn for the Defendant.I worked for fifteen months on the fourth floor of the pencil factory. I have known Mr. Frank during that time. His character is good. I am a sister of Miss Rebecca Carson, and a daughter of Mrs. E. H. Carson. I was with my sister on Whitehall Street on April 26th and recollect seeing Mr. Frank there. I have never met Mr. Frank at any time or place for any immoral purpose.MISS IRENE CARSON, Sworn In For The Defendant, 145th To Testify

MRS J J WARDLAW, Sworn In For The Defendant, 146th To Testify

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MRS. J. J. WARDLAW, sworn for the Defendant.I worked at the pencil factory four years. I worked on the fourth floor. Mr. Frank's character is good. I have never met Mr. Frank at any time or place for any immoral purpose.CROSS EXAMINATION.I have never heard of any improper relation of Mr. Frank with any of the girls at the factory. I have never heard of his putting his arm around any girl on the street car, or going to the woods with them.MRS J J WARDLAW, Sworn In For The Defendant, 146th To Testify

MISS EMILY MAYFIELD, Sworn In For The Defendant, 147th To Testify

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MISS EMILY MAYFIELD, Sworn for the defendant.I worked at the pencil factory last year during the summer of 1912. I have never been in the dressing room when Mr. Frank would come in and look at anybody that was undressing.CROSS EXAMINATION.I work at Jacob's Pharmacy. My sister used to work also at the pencil factory. I don't remember any occasion when Mr. Frank came in the dressing room door while Miss Irene Jackson and her sister were there.MISS EMILY MAYFIELD, Sworn In For The Defendant, 147th To Testify

MISSES ANNIE OSBORNE, REBECCA CARSON, MAUDE WRIGHT, AND MRS ELLA THOMAS,, Sworn In For The Defendant, Denotated As A Cluster Of People Who Testified Separately And Individually, 148th To Testify

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MISSES ANNIE OSBORNE, REBECCA CARSON, MAUDE WRIGHT, AND MRS. ELLA THOMAS, all sworn for the defendant, testified that they were employees of the National Pencil Company; that Mr. Frank's general character was good; that Conley's character for truth and veracity was bad and that they would not believe him on oath.MISSES ANNIE OSBORNE, REBECCA CARSON, MAUDE WRIGHT, AND MRS ELLA THOMAS,, Sworn In For The Defendant, Denotated As A Cluster Of People Who Testified Separately And Individually, 148th To Testify

8 PEOPLE, Sworn In For The Defendant From Misses Mollie Blair To Mrs Barnes, 149th To Testify

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MISSES MOLLIE BLAIR, ETHEL STEWARD, CORA COWAN, B. D. SMITH, LIZZIE WORD, BESSIE WHITE, GRACE ATHERTON, AND MRS. BARNES all sworn for the defendant testified that they were employees of the National Pencil Company, and work on the fourth floor of the factory; that the general character of Leo M. Frank was good; that they have never gone with him at any time or place for any immoral purpose, and that they never heard of his doing anything wrong.8 PEOPLE, Sworn In For The Defendant From Misses Mollie Blair To Mrs Barnes, 149th To Testify

20 PEOPLE,, Sworn In For The Defendant From Misses Corintha Hall To A. C. Holloway, 150th To Testify

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MISSES CORINTHA HALL, ANNIE HOWEL, LILLLIE M. GOODMAN, Velma Hayes, JENNIE MAYFIELD, IDA HOLMES, WILLIE HATCHETT, MARY HATCHETT, MINNIE SMITH, MAJORIE Mc CORD, LENA Mc MURTY, MRS. W. R. JOHNSON, MRS. S. A. WILSON, MRS. GEORGIA DENHAM, MRS. L. O. JONES, MISS ZILLA SPIVEY, CHARLES LEE, N. V. DARLEY, F. ZIGANKI, AND A. C. HOLLOWAY, all sworn for the defendant, testified that they were employees of the National Pencil Company and knew Leo M. Frank, and that his general character was good.20 PEOPLE,, Sworn In For The Defendant From Misses Corintha Hall To A. C. Holloway, 150th To Testify

39 PEOPLE,, Sworn In For The Defendant From D I Macintyre To Nathan Coplan, 151st To Testify

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D. I. MACINTYRE, B. WILDAJER, MRS. DAN KLEIN, ALEX DITTLER, DR. J. E. SOMERFIELD, F. G. SCHIFF, ALL. GUTRAN, JOSEPH GERSHON, PL. D. MCCARLEY, MRS. H. W. MEYER; MRS. DAVID MARX, MRS. A. I. HARRIS, M. S. RICH, L. H. ROSS, MRS. L. H. ROSS, MRS. JOSEPH BROWN, M. M. FITZPATRICK, EMIL DITTMER, WM. BAUER, MISS. HELEN LOBB, AL. FOX, MRS. MARTIN MAY, JULIAN V. BOMHM, MRS. MOLLIE HOSBERG, M. H. SILVERMAN, MRS. M. L. STERN, CHAS. ADLER, MRS. R. A. SOMH, MISS RAY KLEIN, A. J. JONES, L. MISTAIN, J. BERHARD, J. FOX, MARCUS LOEB, FRED, HILLBRON, A. C.

MRS M W CARSON, MARY PIRK, MRS DORA SMALL, MISS JULIA FUSS, R P BUTLER, JOE STELKER,, Sworn In For The Defendant, 152nd To Testify

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MRS. M. W. CARSON, MARY PIRK, MRS. DORA SMALL, MISS JULIA FUSS, R.P. BUTLER, JOE STELKER, all sworn for the defendant, testified that they were employees of the National Pencil Company; that they know Leo M. Frank and that his general character is good.MRS M W CARSON, MARY PIRK, MRS DORA SMALL, MISS JULIA FUSS, R P BUTLER, JOE STELKER,, Sworn In For The Defendant, 152nd To Testify

7 PEOPLE, Sworn In For The State From J R Floyd To Lem Smith, 153rd To Testify

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J. R. FLOYD, R. M. GODDARD, A. L. GODDARD, N. J. BALLARD, HENRY CARR, J. S. RICE, LEM SMITH, all sworn for the State, testified that they knew Daisy Hopkins; that her general character for truth and veracity was bad and that they would not believe her on oath. J. R. Floyd testified that he heard Daisy Hopkins talk about Frank and said there was a cot in the basement.7 PEOPLE, Sworn In For The State From J R Floyd To Lem Smith, 153rd To Testify

J T HEARN, Sworn In For The State, 154th To Testify

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J. T. Hearn, sworn for the State.I have known C. B. Dalton from 1890 to 1904. At first his general character was bad, but the last I knowed of him, it was good. I would believe him on oath.CROSS EXAMINATION.I heard of his being indicted for stealing and selling liquor, but the last year he was in Walton County he joined the church and I never heard a word against him after that.J T HEARN, Sworn In For The State, 154th To Testify

R V JOHNSON, Sworn In For The State, 155th To Testify

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R. V. JOHNSON, sworn for the State.I have known C. B. Dalton for about 20 years. His character for truth and veracity is good, and I would believe him on oath.CROSS EXAMINATION.I didn't hear he was indicted for liquor selling before he left my county. He was in good standing when he left the church. I knew he was in the chaingang for stealing about 18 or 20 years ago.W. M. COOK, W. J. ELDER, A. B. HOUSTON, J. T. BORN, W. M. WRIGHT, C. B. Mc Ginnis, F. P. HEFNER, W. C. HALE, LEON BOYCE, M. G. CALDWELL, A.

10 PEOPLE, Sworn In For The Defendant From Miss Myrtie Cato To Carrie Smith, 156th To Testify

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MISS MYRTIE CATO, MAGGIE GRIFFIN, MRS. C. D. DONEGAN, MRS. H. R. JOHNSON, MISS MARIE CARST, MISS NELLIE PETTIS, MARY DAVIS, MRS. MARY E. WALLACE, ESTELLE WINKLE, CARRIE SMITH, all sworn for the Defendant, testified that they were formerly employed at the National Pencil Company and worked at the factory for a period varying from three days to three and a half years; that Leo M. Frank's character for lasciviousness was bad.10 PEOPLE, Sworn In For The Defendant From Miss Myrtie Cato To Carrie Smith, 156th To Testify

MISS MAMIE KITCHENS, Sworn In For The State, 157th To Testify

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MISS MAMIE KITCHENS, sworn for the State in rebuttal.I have worked at the National Pencil Company two years. I am on the fourth floor. I have not been called by the defense. Miss Jones and Miss Howard have also not been called by the defense to testify. I was in the dressing room with Miss Irene Jackson when she was undressed. Mr. Frank opened the door, stuck his head inside. He did not knock. He just stood there and laughed. Miss Jackson said, "Well, we are dressing, blame it," and then he shut the door.CROSS EXAMINATION.Yes, he asked us if

MISS RUTH ROBINSON, Sworn In For The State, 158th To Testify

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MISS RUTH ROBINSON, sworn for the State in rebuttal.I have seen Leo M. Frank talking to Mary Phagan. He was talking to her about her work, not very often. He would just tell her, while she was at work, about her work. He would stand just close enough to her to tell her about her work. He would show her how to put rubbers in the pencils. He would just take up the pencil and show her how to do it. That's all I saw him do. I heard him speak to her; he called her Mary. That was last

MISS DEWEY HEWELL, Sworn In For The State, 159th To Testify

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MISS DEWEY HEWELL, sworn for the State in rebuttal.I stay in the Home of the Good Shepherd in Cincinnati. I worked at the pencil factory four months. I quit in March, 1913. I have seen Mr. Frank talk to Mary Phagan two or three times a day in the metal department. I have seen him hold his hand on her shoulder. He called her Mary. He would stand pretty close to her. He would lean over in her face.CROSS EXAMINATION.All the rest of the girls were there when he talked to her. I don't know what he was talking to

MISS MYRTICE CATO AND MISS MAGGIE GRIFFIN, Sworn In For The State, 160th To Testify

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MISS MYRTICE CATO and MISS MAGGIE GRIFFIN, both sworn for the State, testified that they had seen Miss Rebecca Carson go into the ladies' dressing room on the fourth floor with Leo M. Frank two or three times during working hours; that there were other ladies working on the fourth floor at the time this happened.MISS MYRTICE CATO AND MISS MAGGIE GRIFFIN,, Sworn In For The State, 160th To Testify

J E DUFFY, Sworn In For The State, 161st To Testify

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J. E. DUFFY, sworn for the State in rebuttal.I worked at the National Pencil Company. I was hurt there in the metal department. I was cut on my forefingers on the left hand. That is the cut right around there (indicating). It never cut off any of my fingers. I went to the office to have it dressed. It was bleeding pretty freely. A few drops of blood dropped on the floor at the machine where I was hurt. The blood did not drop anywhere else except at that machine. None of it dropped near the ladies' dressing room, or

W E TURNER, Sworn In For The State, 162nd To Testify

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W. E. TURNER, sworn for the State in rebuttal.I worked at the National Pencil Company during March of this year. I saw Leo Frank talking to Mary Phagan on the second floor, about the middle of March. It was just before dinner. There was nobody else in the room then. She was going to work and he stopped to talk to her. She told him she had to go to work. He told her that he was the superintendent of the factory, and that he wanted to talk to her, and she said she had to go to work. She

W P MERK, Sworn In For The State, 163rd To Testify

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W. P. MERK, sworn for the State in rebuttal.I have been a motorman for about three years, in the employ of the Georgia Railway & Electric Company. I know Daisy Hopkins. I have met her at the corner of Whitehall and Alabama Street between 2:30 and 3:30 on a Saturday. She said she was going to pencil factory. I made an engagement with her to go to her room to see her that Saturday. I was in a room with her at the corner of Walker and Peters Street about 8:30 o'clock. She told me she had been to the

GEORGE GORDON, Sworn In For The State, 164th To Testify

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GEORGE GORDON, sworn for the State in rebuttal.I am a practicing lawyer. I was at the police station part of the time when Minola Mc Knight was making her statement. I was outside of the door most of the time. I went down there with habeas corpus proceedings to have her sign the affidavit and when I got there the detectives informed me that she was in the room, and I sat down and waited outside for her two hours, and people went in and out of the door, and after I had waited there I saw the stenographer of

ALBERT MCKNIGHT, Sworn In For The State, 165th To Testify

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ALBERT Mc Knight, sworn for the State in rebuttal.This sideboard (Defendant's Exhibit 52) sets more this way than it was at the time I was there.CROSS EXAMINATIONI don't know if the sideboard was changed, but it wasn't setting like that is in the corner. I didn't see the sideboard at all, but I don't like the angle of this plat.ALBERT MCKNIGHT, Sworn In For The State, 165th To Testify

R L CRAVEN, Sworn In For The State, 166th To Testify

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R. L. CRAVEN, sworn for the State in rebuttal.I am connected with the Beck and Gregg Hardware Co. Albert Mc Knight also works for the same company. He asked me to go down and see if I could get Minola Mc Knight out when she was arrested. I went there for that purpose. I was present when she signed that affidavit (State's Exhibit J). I went out with Mr. Pickett to Minola Mc Knight's home the latter part of May. Albert Mc Knight was there. On the 3rd day of June, we were down at the station house and they

D H PICKETT, Sworn In For The State, 167th To Testify

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D. H. Pickett, sworn for the State in rebuttal.I work at Beck & Gregg Hardware Co. I was present when that paper was signed (State's Exhibit J) by Minola Mc Knight. Albert Mc Knight, Starnes, Campbell, Mr. Craven, Mr. Gordon was present when she made that statement. We questioned her about the statement Albert had made and she denied it all at first. She said she had been cautioned not to talk about this affair by Mrs. Frank or Mrs. Selig. She stated that Albert had lied in what he told us. She finally began to weaken on one or

DR S C BENEDICT, Sworn In For The State, 168th To Testify

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DR. S. C. BENEDICT, sworn for the State in rebuttal.I am president of the State Board of Health. I was a member of the Board when Dr. Westmoreland preferred charges against Dr. Harris. Those minutes (State's Exhibit N) are correct. I desire to say that we do not wish to open up that question again. Dr. Westmoreland's charges are not recorded here. I don't think they were put on the minutes. The reply to the charges were put in the minutes and the action of the Board. The minutes would show what action the Board took.CROSS EXAMINATIONDr. Harris' reply is

J H HENDRICKS, Sworn In For The State, 169th To Testify

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J. H. HENDRICKS, sworn for the State in rebuttal.I am a motorman for the Georgia Railway & Electric Company. On April 26th I was running a street car on the Marietta line to the Stock Yards on Decatur Street. I couldn't say what time we got to town on April 26th, about noon. I have no cause to remember that day. The English Avenue car, with Matthews and Hollis has gotten to town prior to April 26th, ahead of time. I couldn't say how much ahead of time. I have seen them come in two or three minutes ahead of

J C MCEWING, Sworn In For The State, 170th To Testify

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J. C. Mc EWING, sworn for the State in rebuttal.I am a street car motorman. I ran on Marietta and Decatur Street April 26th. My car was due in town at ten minutes after the hour on April 26th. Hollis' and Matthews' car was due there 7 minutes after the hour. Hendricks car was due there 5 minutes after the hour. The English Avenue frequently cut off the White City car due in town at 12:05. The White City car is due there before the English Avenue. It is due 5 minutes after the hour and the Cooper Street is

M E MCCOY, Sworn In For The State, 171st To Testify

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M. E. Mc COY, sworn for the State, in rebuttal.I knew Mary Phagan. I saw her on April 26th, 1913 in front of Cooledge's place at 12 Forsyth Street. She was going towards pencil company, south on Forsyth Street on right hand side. It was near twelve o'clock. I left the corner of Walton and Forsyth Street exactly twelve o'clock and came straight on down there. It took me three or four minutes to go there.CROSS EXAMINATION.I know what time it was because I looked at my watch. First time I told it was a week ago last Saturday, when

GEORGE KENDLEY, Sworn In For The State, 172nd To Testify

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GEORGE KENDLEY, sworn for the State in rebuttal.I am with the Georgia Railway & Power Co. I saw Mary Phagan about noon on April 26th 1913. She was going to the pencil factory from Marietta Street. When I saw her she stepped off of the viaduct.CROSS EXAMINATION.I was on the front end of the Hapeville car when I saw her. It is due in town at 12 o'clock. I don't know if it was on time that day. I told several people about seeing her the next day. If Mary Phagan left home at 10 minutes to 12, she ought

HENRY HOFFMAN, Sworn In For The State, 173rd To Testify

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HENRY HOFFMAN, sworn for the State in rebuttal.I am inspector of the street car company. Matthews is under me a certain part of the day. On April 26th he was under me from 11:30 to 12:07. His car was due at Broad and Marietta at 12:07. There is no such schedule as 12:07. I have been on his car when he cut off the Fair Street car. Fair Street car is due at 12:05. I have compared watches with him. They vary from 20 to 40 seconds. We are supposed to carry the right time. I have called Matthews attention

N KELLY, Sworn In For The State, 174th To Testify

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N. KELLY, sworn for the State in rebuttal.I am a motorman of the Georgia Railway & Power Co. On April 26th, I was standing at the corner of Forsyth and Marietta Street about three minutes after 12. I was going to catch the College Park car home about 12:10. I saw the English Avenue car of Matthews and Mr. Hollis arrive at Forsyth and Marietta about 12:03. I knew Mary Phagan. She was not on that car. She might have gotten off there, but she didn't come around. I got on that car at Broad and Marietta and went around

W B OWENS, Sworn In For The State, 175th To Testify

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W. B. OWENS, sworn for the State in rebuttal.I rode on the White City line of the Georgia Railway & Electric Co. It is due at 12:05. Two minutes ahead of the English Avenue car. We got to town on April 26th, at 12:05. I don't remember seeing the English Avenue car that day. I have known that car to come in a minute ahead of us, sometimes two minutes ahead. That was after April 26th. I don't recall whether it occurred before April 26th.W B OWENS, Sworn In For The State, 175th To Testify

LOUIS INGRAM, Sworn In For The State, 176th To Testify

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LOUIS INGRAM, sworn for the State in rebuttal.I am a conductor on the English Avenue line. I came to town on that car on April 26th. I don't know what time we came to town. I have seen that car come in ahead of time several times, sometimes as much as four minutes ahead. I know Matthews, the motorman. I have ridden in with him when he was ahead of time several times.CROSS EXAMINATION.It is against the rules to come in ahead of time, and also to come in behind time. They punish you for either one.LOUIS INGRAM, Sworn In

W M MATTHEWS, Sworn In For The State, 177th To Testify

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W. M. MATTHEWS, sworn for the State in rebuttal.I have talked with this man Dobbs (W. C.) but I don't know what I talked about. I have never told him or anybody that I saw Mary Phagan get off the car with George Epps at the corner of Marietta and Broad. It has been two years since I have been tried for an offense in this court.CROSS EXAMINATION.I was acquitted by the jury. I had to kill a man on my car who assaulted me.W M MATTHEWS, Sworn In For The State, 177th To Testify

W W ROGERS, Sworn In For The State, 179th To Testify

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W. W. ROGERS, sworn for the State in rebuttal.On Sunday morning after the murder, I tried to go up the stairs leading from the basement up to the next floor. The door was fastened down. The staircase was very dusty, like it had been some little time since it had been swept. There was a little mound of shavings right where the chute came down on the basement floor. The bin was about a foot and a half from the chute.W W ROGERS, Sworn In For The State, 179th To Testify

TILLANDER, Sworn In For The State, 181st To Testify

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TILLANDER, sworn for the State in rebuttal.Mr. Graham and I went to the pencil factory on April 26th, about 20 minutes to 12. We went in from the street and looked around and I found a negro coming from a dark alley way, and I asked him for the office and he told me to go to the second floor and turn to the right. I saw Conley this morning. I am not positive that he is the man. He looked to be about the same size. When I went to the office the stenographer was in the outer office.

E K GRAHAM, Sworn In For The State, 182nd To Testify

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E. K. GRAHAM, sworn for the State in rebuttal.I was at the pencil factory April 26th, with Mr. Tillander, about 20 minutes to 12. We met a negro on the ground floor. Mr. Tillander asked him where the office was, and he told him to go up the steps. I don't know whether it was Jim Conley or not. He was about the same size, but he was a little brighter than Conley. If he was drunk I couldn't notice it, I wouldn't have noticed it anyway.CROSS EXAMINATION.Mr. Frank and his stenographer were upstairs. He was at his desk. I

J W COLEMAN, Sworn In For The State, 183rd To Testify

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J. W. COLEMAN, sworn for the State in rebuttal.I remember a conversation I had with detective Mc Worth. He exhibited an envelope to me with a figure "5" on the right of it.CROSS EXAMINATION.This does not seem to be the envelope he showed me. (Defendant's Exhibit 47 (*51). The figure "5" was on it. I don't see it now. I told him at the time that Mary was due $1.20, and that "5" on the right would not suit for that.J W COLEMAN, Sworn In For The State, 183rd To Testify

IVY JONES C, Sworn In For The State, 185th To Testify

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IVY JONES (c), sworn for the State in rebuttal.I saw Jim Conley at the corner of Hunter and Forsyth Streets on April 26th 1913. He came in the saloon while I was there, between one and two o'clock. He was not drunk when I saw him. The saloon is on the opposite corner from the factory. We went on towards Conley's home. I left him at the corner of Hunter and Davis Street a little after two o'clock.IVY JONES C, Sworn In For The State, 185th To Testify

HARRY SCOTT, Sworn In For The State, 186th To Testify

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HARRY SCOTT, sworn for the State in rebuttal.I picked up cord in the basement when I went through there with Mr. Frank. Lee's shirt had no color on it, excepting that of blood. I got the information as to Conley's being able to write from Mc Worth when I returned to Atlanta. As to the conversation Black and I had, with Mr. Frank about Darley, Mr. Frank said Darley was the soul of honor and that we had the wrong man; that there was no use in inquiring about Darley and he knew Darley could not be responsible for such

L T KENDRICK, Sworn In For The State, 187th To Testify

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L. T. KENDRICK, sworn for the State in rebuttal.I was night watchman at the pencil factory for something like two years. I punched the clocks for a whole night's work in two or three minutes. The clock at the factory needed setting about every 24 hours. It varied from three to five minutes. That is the clock slip I punched (State's Exhibit P). I don't think you could have heard the elevator on the top floor if the machinery was running or anyone was knocking on any of the floors. The back stairway was very dusty and showed that they

VERA EPPS, Sworn In For The State, 188th To Testify

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VERA EPPS, sworn for the State in rebuttal.My brother George was in the house when Mr. Minar was asking us about the last time we saw Mary Phagan. I don't know if he heard the questions asked. George didn't tell him that he didn't see Mary that Saturday. I told him I had seen Mary Phagan Thursday.VERA EPPS, Sworn In For The State, 188th To Testify

C J MAYNARD, Sworn In For The State, 189th To Testify

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C. J. MAYNARD, sworn for the State in rebuttal.I have seen Burtus Dalton go in the factory with a woman in June or July, 1912. She weighed about 125 pounds. It was between 1:30 and 2 o'clock in the afternoon on a Saturday.CROSS EXAMINATION.I was ten feet from the woman. I didn't notice her very particularly. I did not speak to them.C J MAYNARD, Sworn In For The State, 189th To Testify

W T HOLLIS, Sworn In For The State, 190th To Testify

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W. T. Hollis, sworn for the State in rebuttal.Mr. Reed rides out with me every morning. I don't remember talking to J. D. Reed on Monday, April 29th, and telling him that George Epps and Mary Phagan were on my car together. I didn't tell that to anybody. I say like I have always said, that if he was on the car I did not see him.W T HOLLIS, Sworn In For The State, 190th To Testify

J N STARNES, Sworn In For The State, 192nd To Testify

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J. N. STARNES, sworn for the State in rebuttal.There were no spots around the scuttle hole where the ladder is immediately after the murder. Campbell and I arrested Minola Mc Knight to get a statement from her. We turned her over to the patrol wagon and we never saw her any more until the following day, when we called Mr. Craven and Mr. Pickett to come down and interview her. We stayed on the outside while she was on the inside with Craven and Pickett. They called us back and I said to her, "Minola, the truth is all we

Monday, 28th April 1913 10,000 Throng Morgue to See Body of Victim

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  The Atlanta Georgian Monday, April 28th, 1913 (Page 5, Column 1) Coroner's Jury inspects remains and scene of tragedy, then waits until Wednesday Lying on a slab in the chapel of the Bloomfield undertaking establishment, with the white throat bearing the red marks of the rope that strangled her, the body of Mary Phagan was viewed by thousands this morning. No such gathering of the morbidly curious has ever before been seen in Atlanta. More people were attracted than by any crime in the history of the city. The crowds came in droves, and a steady procession passed before

Monday, 28th April 1913 12-Year-Old Girl Sobs Her Love for Slain Child

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Atlanta Georgian Monday, April 28th, 1913 "I'd help lynch the man that killed poor Mary. If they'd let me, I'd like to hold the rope that choked him to death. That's all he deserves. I was playing with Mary only a few days ago. She was my playmate nearly every day. But when I saw her dead body I wouldn't have known her, her face was so bruised and out and swollen. It was horrible. I hope they catch the man that did it."—VERA EPPS, twelve-year-old chum of Mary Phagan. Vera Epps clenched her little hands and anger blazed through

Monday, 28th April 1913 3 Youths Seen Leading Along a Reeling Girl

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  Edgar L. Sentell, lifelong friend of Mary Phagan, says he saw a man answering this description, walking with the girl after midnight Sunday, a few hours before the body was found. He has identified the man as Arthur Mullinax, who, however, was to-day apparently cleared by an alibi established by his sweetheart.   Atlanta Georgian Monday, April 28th, 1913 E. S. Skipper Tells Police He Saw Lads Urging Her Down Street Night of Crime. The story of three men leading a weeping, unwilling girl on Forsyth Street Saturday night is being sounded to its depths to-day by Atlanta policemen

Monday, 28th April 1913 Arrested as Girl’s Slayer

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  Photograph of Mary Phagan showing her in street dress. JOHN M. GANTT ACCUSED OF THE CRIME; FORMER BOOKKEEPER TAKEN BY POLICE Atlanta Georgian Monday, April 28th, 1913 J. M. Gantt, arrested in Marietta for the murder of Mary Phagan, gave to a reporter for The Georgian his story of his actions that led to his arrest. He protested his innocence, and declared he was home in bed at the time the crime is supposed to have been committed. In striking contradiction to this statement is the assertion of Mrs. F. C. Terrell, of 284 East Linden Street, where Gantt

Monday, 28th April 1913 Body Dragged by Deadly Cord After Terrific Fight

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  Atlanta Georgian Monday, April 28th, 1913 Stretched full length, face downward on the floor of the basement at the rear of the plant, the body was found. A length of heavy cord or wrapping twine, which had been used by the slayer to strangle the child after he had beaten her to insensibility, was looped around the neck, and a clumsy bandage of cloth, torn from her petticoat, as if to conceal the horrible method of murder swathed the face. The stray end of the cord lay along the child's back between her two heavy braids of dark red

Monday, 28th April 1913 Chief and Sleuths Trace Steps in Slaying of Girl

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    Atlanta Georgian Monday, April 28th, 1913 In the room where Mary Phagan was attacked and paid out her young life to the brutality of her assailant, across the floor where her limp form was dragged, down the stairs and down through the square trap-door into the dirty basement where her body was found, Chief of Police Beavers and two detectives trailed, step by step, every move of the girl's murderer to-day. Determined that not a clew should be overlooked in the efforts to fix guilt upon the man or men that took the young girl's life, the Chief

Monday, 28th April 1913 City Chemist Tests Stains For Blood

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  Atlanta Georgian Monday, April 28th, 1913 Pieces of wood, the stains on which are believed to be those of the blood of murdered Mary Phagan, are undergoing a chemical examination this afternoon by the city chemist. The discovery of white powder on the factory floor strengthened the belief that a frantic effort had been made to erase the evidences of the crime. The powder resembled very much cleaning preparations that are used. * * * Atlanta Georgian, April 28th 1913, "City Chemist Test Stains for Blood," Leo Frank case newspaper article series  

Monday, 28th April 1913 Gantt Was Infatuated With Girl; at Factory Saturday

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  At the right is Miss Ruth Phagan, aunt of Mary Phagan, and in her arms is Miss Ollie Phagan, sister of the victim, whom she is trying to comfort.   Atlanta Georgian Monday, April 28th, 1913 Gantt was arrested on a warrant sworn out, in Judge Powers' court, charging him with murder. Gantt was last seen before his arrest at 8:45 this morning by Herbert Schiff, assistant superintendent of the factory. A few minutes later he was on a car bound for Marietta. The officers in Marietta were notified by telephone and were on the watch for a man

Monday, 28th April 1913 Girl and His Landlady Defend Mullinax

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    Atlanta Georgian Monday, April 28th, 1913 Declaring her belief in the absolute innocence of her sweetheart, Arthur Mullinax, in the murder of Mary Phagan, pretty 16-year-old Pearl Robinson made a pathetic figure as she appeared before Chief of Detectives Lanford this afternoon and accounted for the whereabouts of Mullinax Saturday night up until about 10:30 o'clock. With Miss Robinson were Mrs. Emma Rutherford, the landlady of Mullinax, and her two sons, Thomas and James, who took up the moves of Mullinax from the time he left Miss Robinson until the next morning, establishing what appears to be a

Monday, 28th April 1913 Girl is Assaulted and then Murdered in Heart of Town, The Atlanta Constitution

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The Atlanta Constitution Monday, April 28th, 1913 (Page 1, Column 6) Chum Identifies Victim as Mary Phagan, of 146 Lindsay Street, Then Swoons. Girl Had Just Resigned From National Pencil Company, in Which Plant Her Body Was Found. MOTHER AND FATHER STAY UP ALL NIGHT WAITING HER RETURN Negro Watchman Is Under Arrest on Suspicion—Police Believe That She Was Lured to Building by Three Young Companions, Assaulted Despite Her Vigorous Struggles, and Then Killed to Shut Her Lips. While mother and father anxiously waited her return home Saturday night, pretty 14-year-old Mary Phagan lay dead in a corner of the

You Are There: Girl is Assaulted and then Murdered in Heart of Town, Atlanta Constitution, April 28th, 1913

Girl is Assaulted and then Murdered in Heart of Town Atlanta ConstitutionMonday, April 28th, 1913 Chum Identifies Victim as Mary Phagan, of 146 Lindsay Street, Then Swoons. Girl Had Just Resigned From National Pencil Company, in Which Plant Her Body Was Found. MOTHER AND FATHER STAY UP ALL NIGHT WAITING HER RETURN Negro Watchman Is Under Arrest on Suspicion—Police Believe That She Was Lured to Building by Three Young Companions, Assaulted Despite Her Vigorous Struggles, and Then Killed to Shut Her Lips. While mother and father anxiously waited her return home Saturday night, pretty 14-year-old Mary Phagan lay dead in

Monday, 28th April 1913 Girl to Be Buried in Marietta To-morrow

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  Atlanta Georgian Monday, April 28th, 1913 Stepfather and Sister to Accompany Body, But Mother May Not Be Able to Go. The body of murdered Mary Phagan, which has been at the Bloomfield morgue since she was found strangled to death Sunday morning, will be taken to Marietta to-morrow morning at 8:35 o'clock, over the W. & A. Railroad. At noon the funeral services will be held and the body of the child will be laid to rest in the family lot in the Marietta Cemetary. W. J. Coleman, the girl's stepfather, and her sister, Miss Ollie Phagan, will accompany

Monday, 28th April 1913 Girl’s Grandfather Vows Vengeance

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    Atlanta Georgian Monday, April 28th, 1913 Standing with bared head in the doorway of his Marietta home, with tears falling unheeded down his furrowed cheeks, W. J. Phagan cried to heaven for vengeance for the murder of his granddaughter, fourteen-year-old Mary Phagan, and vowed that he would not rest until the murderer had been brought to justice. In a silence unbroken save by the sound of his own sobs and the noise of the gently falling rain, the old man lifted his quavering voice in a passionate plea for the life of the wretch who had lured the

Monday, 28th April 1913 Horrible Mistake, Pleads Mullinax, Denying Crime

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  This youth, formerly a street car conductor, is held in connection with the investigation of the slaying of Mary Phagan in the basement of the National Pencil Factory in South Forsyth Street. He stoutly denies any connection with the crime, and declares his arrest as a "horrible mistake." He has accounted for himself, and likely will be released.   Atlanta Georgian Monday, April 28th, 1913 Arthur Mullinax, identified as the man who was with Mary Phagan at midnight Saturday, a few short hours before her dead body was found, and now a prisoner in solitary confinement at police headquarters,

Monday, 28th April 1913 “I Could Trust Mary Anywhere,” Her Weeping Mother Says

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Mary Phagan, 14-year-old daughter of Mrs. J. W. Coleman, 146 Lindsay Street, whose slain body was found in the basement of the National Pencil Factory, 37-39 South Forsyth Street. The girl left her home Saturday morning to go to the factory, where she had been employed, to draw wages due her. She was seen on the streets at midnight Saturday with a strange man. She was not seen alive thereafter. MRS. COLEMAN PROSTRATED BY CHILD'S DEATH Atlanta Georgian Monday, April 28th, 1913 "No Working Girl Is Safe," She Sobs, Overcome by Her Sudden Sorrow. Lying on the bed in her

Monday, 28th April 1913 Incoherent Notes Add to Mystery in Strangling Case

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  Atlanta Georgian Monday, April 28th, 1913 Two mysterious notes—incoherent, misspelled and unintelligible—were found in the cellar of death; Were they written by the girl as she lay in delirium just before the end came, or Were they written by her slayer to throw the police off the track and turn suspicion towards a negro? Here they are: "He said he wood love me laid down like the night witch did it but that long tall black negro did by his sleb." "mama that negro hired down here did this I went to get water and he pushed me down

Monday, 28th April 1913 Lifelong Friend Saw Girl and Man After Midnight

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  Atlanta Georgian Monday, April 28th, 1913 Edgar L. Sentell, twenty-one years old, a clerk employed in C. J. Kamper's store, and whose home is at 82 Davis Street, was one of the first to give the detectives a hopeful clue to the solution of the hideous mystery. Sentell, a well-known young man, had known Mary Phagan almost all her life. When she was just beginning to think of dolls with never a thought of dreary factories and the tragedies of life, he used to see her playing in the streets of East Point when her folks lived there. She

Monday, 28th April 1913 Look for Negro to Break Down

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  Atlanta Georgian Monday, April 28th, 1913 Newt Lee, the negro-night-watchman arrested in connection with the Phagan murder, practically admitted to Detective John Black this afternoon that he knows something of the circumstances surrounding the death of the little girl. The police are confident that Lee will tell all he knows before 6 o'clock. Lee's admission came after he had been "sweated" for two hours by a corps of officers under the direction of Detective John Black, and was wrung from him by a trap which Black set and into which the negro walked. Black said: "Now, Lee, I know

Monday, April 28th, 1913: Arthur Mullinax Blundered in Statement, Say Police. Atlanta Georgian.

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    Atlanta Georgian Monday, April 28th, 1913 Arthur Mullinax was arrested by detectives late in the afternoon in Bellwood Avenue, near the viaduct, as he was on his way to his boarding house. His positive identification by E. L. Sentell, of 82 Davis Street, a clerk for the Kemper Grocery Company, as the man he saw with the little Phagan girl in Forsyth Street about 12:20 o'clock yesterday morning, and alleged discrepancies in the statement of the prisoner led Chief Beavers and Chief of Detectives Lanford to order him locked in a cell and held on suspicion. Sentell, who

Monday, 28th April 1913 Mullinax Held in Phagan Case

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National Pencil Co. Building at 37-39 S. Forsyth St. in which the Phagan girl was slain The Atlanta Constitution Monday, April 28th, 1913 Page 1 Former Street Car Conductor Arrested as He Leaves the Home of His Sweetheart on Bellwood Avenue. As he was leaving the home of his sweetheart, Miss Pearl Robertson , on Bellwood avenue, early last night, Arthur Mullinax, a strikingly handsome youth, was arrested by Detective Rosser and carried to police headquarters. He is being detained under suspicion of having been implicated in the slaying of Mary Phagan. E. R. Sentell, a resident of 82 Davis

Monday, 28th April 1913 Negro is Not Guilty, Says Factory Head

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  Atlanta Georgian Monday, April 28th, 1913 Superintendent Leo M. Frank Is Convinced Newt Morris Was Not Implicated. Owing to a delay in receipt of metal shipment part of the plant of the National Pencil Company had been shut down for most of the week and Mary Phagan worked but part of the time. A few minutes after 12 o'clock Saturday she went to the office and drew her pay, which amounted to $1.60. A holiday had been given the employees on Memorial Day and there were but very few about the place. The day watchman left shortly before 11

Monday, 28th April 1913 Neighbors of Slain Girl Cry for Vengeance

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  Atlanta Georgian Monday, April 28th, 1913 Slaying of Mary Phagan Arouses Friends of Family to Threats of Violence. "I wouldn't have liked to be held responsible for the fate of the murderer of little Mary Phagan if the men in this neighborhood had got hold of him last night," was the statement to-day of George W. Epps, 246 Fox Street, whose home adjoins that of Mrs. Coleman, mother of the slain girl. By to-day the first hot wave of indignation that cried for the blood of the criminal had had time to subside, but the feeling still ran high

Monday, 28th April 1913, J. M. Gantt is Arrested on His Arrival in Marietta; He Visited Factory Saturday, The Atlanta Journal

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Arthur Mullinax, who seems to have established an alibi through statements of friends that he was at home on night of the murder. The Atlanta Journal Monday, April 28th, 1913 (Page 1, Column 1, Row 1) James Milton Gantt Protests His Innocence, Declaring He Knows Nothing of the Crime — Says He Went to Factory Saturday to Get Pair of Shoes Left There—His Statement is Confirmed by Superintendent Frank DECLARES HE KNEW MARY PHAGAN BUT HAD NOT HARMED HER It Is Not Known What Was Purpose of His Visit to Marietta Monday —His Whereabouts Sunday Not Yet Explained —Story of

Monday, 28th April 1913 Police Think Negro Watchman Can Clear Murder Mystery; Four Are Now Under Arrest, The Atlanta Journal

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Mary Phagan Atlanta Journal Monday, April 28th, 1913 (Page 1, Column 2) Developments in Case Have Come Thick and Fast Monday but No Evidence Has Yet Been Developed Which Fixes the Atrocious Crime — Mullinax Seems to Have Proved Alibi SUPERINTENDENT FRANK AIDS POLICE IN TRYING TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY He Was Closely Questioned for Several Hours Monday but Left Headquarters in Company With His Attorneys and Friends—Crime Was Committed in Metal Room on Second Floor—Sleeping Compartment Found in Factory Basement Detectives expect to wring the secret of Mary Phagan's murder from Newt Lee, negro night watchman at the National

Monday, 28th April 1913 Coroner’s Jury Visits Scene of Murder and Adjourns Without Rendering Verdict, The Atlanta Journal

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The Atlanta Journal Monday April 28th, 1913 (Page 2, Column 2) Will Meet Again Wednesday Morning When Witnesses Will Be Examined—Five Hundred People Present When Inquest Was Begun For an hour Monday morning, a jury empaneled by Coroner Paul Donehoo groped through dark basement passageways and first-floor rooms in the factory of the National Pencil company hunting for evidence that would aid them in reaching a verdict as to who murdered pretty Mary Phagan. At the end of their hunt, the body adjourned. They will meet again on Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock to continue their investigation. Many witnesses who

Monday, 28th April 1913 “God’s Vengeance Will Strike Brute Who Killed Her,” Says Grandfather of Mary Phagan, The Atlanta Journal

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The Atlanta Journal Monday, April 28th, 1913 (Page 2, Column 2) Calling upon God Almighty to visit speedy vengeance upon the murderer or murderers of his fourteen-year-old granddaughter, Mary Phagan, whose mutilated body was discovered Sunday morning in the basement of the National Pencil company's factory on Forsyth street, W. J. Phagan, an elderly citizen of Marietta, declares that he will never rest until the fiend or fiends are brought to justice. The old man almost collapsed when he learned of the awful crime, and he sobbed piteously as he prayed for divine aid in clearing up the mystery surrounding

Monday, 28th April 1913 Man Held for Girl’s Murder Avows He Was With Another When Witness Saw Him Last, The Atlanta Journal

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The Atlanta Journal Monday, April 28th, 1913 (Page 2, Column 4) Arthur Mullinax, Trolley Conductor, Denies That E. L. Sentell Saw Him Saturday Night With Mary Phagan Arthur Mullinax, identified by E. L. Sentell, of 22 Davis street, clerk for the Kamper Grocery company, as the man whom he saw with Mary Phagan, the murdered girl, at midnight Saturday, vehemently denies any part in the atrocious crime, and declares that he will be able to prove an alibi. Subjected to a quizzing in the office of Chief of Police Beavers, he told an apparently straightforward story of his actions on

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