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Governor To The General Assembly Of Georgia June 23 1915 State Vs Leo Frank Page 15

The detectives learned about the middle of May that Conley could write, although at first he denied it. He made...
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Judge Roan, with that awful sense of responsibility, which probably came over him as he thought of that Judge before...
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at the time he was an escapee from the Fannin County jail under indictment for felony."I refused to interfere unless...
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In the case of Hunter, a white man charged with assassinating two white women in the City of Savannah, who...
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Surely, if Judge Roan entertained the extreme doubt indicated by his statement and had remembered the power granted him by...
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In this connection, Judge Roan declared orally from the bench that he was not certain of the defendant's guilt that...
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It may be possible that his version is correct. The testimony discloses that he was in the habit of allowing...
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found by her side, it was urged before me by counsel for the defense that ladies usually carried their handkerchiefs...
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hardly seems possible under the evidence that Mary Phagan was at that time being murdered.Lemmie Quinn testifies that he reached...
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The evidence loses its pertinency if Mary Phagan had not arrived at the time Monteen Stover came. What is the...
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MRS MATTIE THOMPSON, Sworn In For The State, 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, thegirls are not supposed to be in the dressing room. There is no toilet orbathtub in the dressing room. There is no lock on the door.CROSS EXAMINATION.They were all complaining up

MISS BESSIE FLEMING, Sworn In For The State, 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, toDecember, 1911. Mr. Frank's character was unusually good.CROSS EXAMINATIONI am just talking about my personal relations with him. I have neverseen him do anything wrong there in the factory. He never made anyadvances to me or anyone else. I worked right in the same office withhim. 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 workedon his financial sheet in the afternoons, he didn't have time Saturdaymorning.

MISS IRENE JACKSON, Sworn In For The State, 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. Henever said anything to me. I have never met Mr. Frank at any time forany immoral purpose.CROSS EXAMINATION.I am the daughter of County Policeman Jackson. I never heard thegirls say anything about him, except that they seemed to be afraid ofhim. They never would notice him at all. They would go to work whenthey saw him coming. Miss Emily Mayfield and I were undressing in thedressing room once when

MISS SARAH BARNES, Sworn In For The State, 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 isgood. 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 havetold Mr. Arnold what I have told here. I never went with Mr. Frankfor any immoral purpose anywhere.MISS SARAH BARNES, Sworn In For The State, 141st To Testify

MRS EMMA CLARK FREEMAN, Sworn In For The State, 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'sgeneral character is good. I am a married woman. I have known Conleyever since he has been at the factory. His general character fortruth 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 ofMr. 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 State, 140th To Testify

MISS OPIE DICKERSON, Sworn In For The State, 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'sgeneral character is good. I have never met Mr. Frank for any immoralpurpose. I have known Jim Conley ever since I have been at the factory.His general character for truth and veracity is bad. I would notbelieve him on oath.CROSS EXAMINATION.I know Mr. Darley and Mr. Wade Campbell. I don't remember if Iwas with them on the night of April 26th. I don't remember where I was.MISS OPIE DICKERSON, Sworn In For The State, 139th To Testify

MISS EULA MAY FLOWERS, Sworn In For The State, 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 knownConley 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 haspromised and he has never paid back anything he has ever borrowedfrom me. I had Mr. Gantt take it out of his envelope. I have never metMr. Frank anywhere for any immoral purpose.MISS EULA MAY FLOWERS, Sworn In For The State, 138th To Testify

MISS IDA HAYS, Sworn In For The State, 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 Conleyfor 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'tdo 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 State, 137th To Testify

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

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MRS. J. 0. 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 contactwith him once at the factory. I am a member of the Board of ShelteringArms, and I have heard a great deal of Mr. Frank in matters of charityand in a social way. I have heard different people speak of him, a greatmany people. I have heard the Liebermans, the Montags, the Haases,Mrs. Bauer, Mr. Parmalee and the employees at the factory speak

MRS ADOLPH MONTAG, Sworn In For The State, 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 fiveyears. 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 husbandhas always spoken well of him. I have heard a great many people speakwell of him. I heard his uncle speak well of him. My husband has toldme what a fine, intelligent gentleman he was.MRS ADOLPH MONTAG, Sworn In For The State, 135th To Testify

MRS MINNIE SMITH, Sworn In For The State, 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 at148 S. Forsyth Street. I have never met Dalton or walked home withhim. I don't know the man. I know Mr. Frank. I have spoken to himsix times in the four years and a half that I worked there.CROSS EXAMINATION WAIVED.V. S. Cooper, W. T. Mitchell, 0. A. Nix, Samuel Craig, B. L. Patterson,Robert Craig, Ed Craig, T. L. Ambrose, J. P. Bird, J. H. Patrick andMRS MINNIE SMITH, Sworn In For The State, 89th To Testify

MISS LAURA ATKINSON, Sworn In For The State, 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 himat the Busy Bee Cafe. I have never walked with him to or from the pencilcompany. I have never walked home with him.CROSS EXAMINATION.I worked at the National Pencil factory two days last month. I haveknown 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 State, 88th To Testify

MRS M MARCUS, Sworn In For The State, 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 pasteight or a quarter to nine in the evening on April 26th, at Mrs. Selig'sresidence. We played cards there. Mr. Frank opened the door for us.He stayed in the hall reading. We played cards in the dining room. Hewent to bed between ten and half after ten. He appeared as natural asusual. I left the house about twelve o'clock.CROSS EXAMINATION.We had a game of cards every Saturday afternoon at somebodyelse's house.MRS M MARCUS, Sworn In For The State, 76th

MRS ALEXANDER E MARCUS, Sworn In For The State, 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 atMrs. Selig's. Mr. Frank was there sitting out in the hall reading, andMrs. Frank was going in and out of the room. Mr. Frank went to bedafter 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 baseballjoke. We were still playing when he went to bed.MRS ALEXANDER E MARCUS, Sworn In For The State, 75th To Testify

MRS C F URSENBACH, Sworn In For The State, 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 forMr. Ursenbach from Mr. Frank through my cook on Saturday at halfpast 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 coatwas at our house on Saturday. It was there when my husband asked himif he would wear it on Sunday. Mr. Frank did not have it on Saturday.CROSS EXAMINATION.On Sunday Mr. Frank when he was at

MRS RACHEL JACOBS FRANK, Sworn In For The State, 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 Texasthree years, where Leo was born. Mr. Moses Frank of Atlanta is myhusband's brother. I saw him at Hotel Mc Alpin in New York City onApril 27th and April 28th 1913. The letter that you hand me (Defendant'sExhibit 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 hadlunch with Mr. Moses Frank at Hotel Mc Alpin on Monday, April 28th 1913.His wife read this

MISS JULIA FUSS, Sworn In For The State, 64th To Testify

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MISS JULIA FUSS, sworn for the Defendant.I work on the fourth floor of the pencil factory. I have never knownanything wrong or immoral to be going on in Mr. Frank's office. I talkedwith Jim Conley Wednesday morning after the murder. He was sweepingaround there and asked me to see the newspaper. As he read it he kinder grinned. He told me he believed Mr. Frank was just as innocentas the angels from Heaven. I know his general character. He was neverknown to tell the truth. I would not believe him on oath.CROSS EXAMINATION.I saw the dark red spots by the

MISS IORA SMALL, Sworn In For The State, 63rd To Testify

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MISS IORA SMALL, sworn for the Defendant.I worked on the fourth floor of the pencil factory for five years. Isaw Jim Conley on Tuesday. He was worrying me to get money from meto buy a newspaper and then he would come and ask me for copies of thepaper before I would get through reading them. They were extras. Hewould even get two of the same edition. He would take it and run overthere and sit on a box by the elevator and read it. He can read all right.He had on an old Norfolk coat with a belt around it

MISS MARY PIRK, Sworn In For The State, 62nd To Testify

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MISS MARY PIRK, sworn for the Defendant.I am one of the foreladies working at the National Pencil Co. I amat the head of the polishing department. I have been there about fiveyears. I talked with Jim Conley Monday morning after the murder. Iaccused him of the murder. He took his broom and walked right out ofthe office and I have never seen him since. His character for truth andfor veracity is bad. I would not believe him on oath.CROSS EXAMINATION.I suspected Jim as early as Monday April 28th. I did not report itto Mr. Frank then. I don't know why

MRS E M CARSON, Sworn In For The State, 61st To Testify

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MRS. E. M. CARSON, sworn for the Defendant.I worked at the pencil factory three years. Rebecca Carson is mydaughter. I am a widow. I have seen blood spots around the ladies'dressing room three or four times. I was at the factory Friday morning.I left about 12:45. I saw Jim Conley on Tuesday, after the murder. He was sweeping around my table, I said, "Well, Jim, they haven't got you yet," and he says, "NO." On Wednesday I said the same thing and he answered the same thing. On Thursday when I said that to him again he said, "No, I

MISS REBECCA CARSON, Sworn In For The State, 60th To Testify

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MISS REBECCA CARSON, sworn for the Defendant.I work at the National Pencil Co. I have been there over three years.I work on the fourth floor. I am forelady of the sorting department. Ihave from thirteen to fifteen girls under me. At times I have heard theelevator running when the machinery in the factory was not running. Itmakes a noticeable noise. You can notice the vibration of the buildingand you can notice the ropes of the elevator running, and you can hearthe cables of the elevator knocking. On Friday, April 25th, I got my payabout 5:30 from the office. On April

MRS HENNIE WOLFSHEIMER, Sworn In For The State, 56th To Testify

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MRS. HENNIE WOLFSHEIMER, sworn for the Defendant.I am the aunt of Mrs. Frank. I live at 387 Washington Street, thethird house from the corner of Georgia Avenue. On April 26th, I sawMr. Frank in front of my house. It was about 2 o'clock. We had finisheddinner which we ate at half past one. I was not on the porch whenhe came up but I walked out on the porch after he came. I did not seehim catch the car as I was called in the house before he left. I saw nothingunusual about him. No nervousness or bruises or scratches.

MRS M G MICHAEL, Sworn In For The State, 54th To Testify

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MRS. M. G. MICHAEL, sworn for the Defendant.I live in Athens. On April 26th, I was at 387 Washington Street at2 o'clock, at the residence of my sister Mrs. Wolfsheimer. Mrs. Frankis my niece by marriage. I am no kin to Mr. Frank. I saw Mr. Frankabout 2 o'clock on April 26th. He was going up Washington Street towardstown when I first saw him. I remembered it was about 2 o'clock,because my son David was going to the matinee and he had to leave homebefore 2, and he had just left a few minutes when I saw Mr. Frank. I

MRS A P LEVY, Sworn In For The State, 53rd To Testify

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MRS. A. P. LEVY, sworn for the Defendant.I live right across the street from where Mr. Frank lives. I am nota relation of his either by blood or marriage. I saw him get off a car onMemorial Day between one and two o'clock. I was dressing to go to thematinee and was watching the cars as they passed to look out for my sonwho was late to dinner and saw Mr. Frank get off the car and cross thestreet to his home. I had a clock on my dresser and also one in the diningroom, and I was hurrying to

MISS HELEN KERNS, Sworn In For The State, 52nd To Testify

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MISS HELEN KERNS, sworn for the Defendant.I work for the Dodson Medicine Company as stenographer. Myfather works for Montag. I took shorthand under Professor Briscoelast winter. I have seen Mr. Frank in his factory. I went there withProfessor Briscoe to get a job. I didn't get the position. I was workingon the 26th day of April for Bennett Printing Company. That day I gotoff about 12 o'clock. I then went around in town to the different storesand did some trading. I had an appointment to meet a girl at 1:15 at thecorner of Whitehall and Alabama Streets, at Jacobs' Drug

MRS EMIL SELIG, Sworn In For The State, 51st To Testify

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MRS. EMIL SELIG, sworn for the Defendant.I am Mrs. Frank's mother* (mother-in-law). Mr. and Mrs. Frank have been living with us two years. The sideboard is in the same position it always has been except when we sweep under it. We had lunch on April 26th after 1 o'clock, about ten minutes past one. Mr. Frank came about twenty minutes past one while we were eating. He sat down with us and ate. Mrs. Frank and I left before he did. We left about half past one. He was still eating at the table. After the opera, while we were

MISS MAGNOLIA KENNEDY, Sworn In For The State, 45th To Testify

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MISS MAGNOLIA KENNEDY, sworn for the Defendant.I have been working for the pencil factory for about four years, inthe metal department. I drew my pay on Friday, April 25th, from Mr.Schiff at the pay window. Helen Ferguson was there when I went upthere. I was behind her and had my hand on her shoulder. Mr. Frankwas not there, Mr. Schiff gave Helen Ferguson her pay envelope. HelenFerguson did not ask Mr. Schiff for Mary Phagan's money. I came outright behind Helen Ferguson. We waited for Grace Hicks and then wentdown stairs. Helen didn't say anything about Mr. Frank at all.

MISS EULA MAY FLOWERS, Sworn In For The State, 44th To Testify

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MISS EULA MAY FLOWERS, sworn for the Defendant.I did not work at the factory on Saturday, April 26th. I workedthere Friday, the 25th, in the packing department. Mr. Schiff got fromme the data for the financial sheet on Friday night at ten minutes to six.It was the production for the entire week from my department. It covers all the different classes of work where the goods were finished.CROSS EXAMINATION.I always turn those reports in Friday night or early Saturday morning.They don't touch Friday's work.MISS EULA MAY FLOWERS, Sworn In For The State, 44th To Testify

MRS EMMA CLARKE FREEMAN, Sworn In For The State, 43rd To Testify

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MRS. EMMA CLARKE FREEMAN, sworn for the Defendant.I married on April 25th. I worked at the pencil factory before that,at the time I was married. I was paid off on April 25th by Mr. Schiff.On the 26th I reached the factory with Miss Hall about 25 minutes to 12.I saw Mr. Frank at his office. He was talking to two men when we wentin. Mrs. White and Mr. Frank's stenographer were also in the office.Mr. Frank gave us permission to go up on the fourth floor to get my coat.While we were going up the steps Mr. Frank called to

MISS CORINTHIA HALL, Sworn In For The State, 42nd To Testify

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MISS CORINTHIA HALL, sworn for the Defendant.I work in the finishing up department of the pencil factory. I am aforelady. I was at the factory on April 26th, I got there about 25 minutesto twelve. I had to come to town on the East Lake car and got totown about 11:30 and it took me about five minutes to reach the factory.Mrs. Emma Clarke Freeman was with me. She had spent the night withme. We went there after her coat and to telephone, to call up Mrs. Free-man's husband. We went up to the fourth floor to get the coat

MISS HATTIE HALL, Sworn In For The State, 41st To Testify

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`MISS HATTIE HALL, sworn for the defendant.I am a stenographer for the National Pencil Company. I do most ofthe work in the office of Montag Bros. Whenever it is necessary I godown to the National Pencil factory and do work there. I saw Mr. Frankabout ten o'clock of the morning of April 26th, at Montag Bros. , when hecame over there that morning. He came in Mr. Sig Montag's office, whereI was taking dictation and I told him that I didn't know whether I wouldbe able to go over there that morning or not, as Mr. Montag was givingme letters

MISS HELEN FERGUSON, Sworn In For The State, 22nd To Testify

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MISS HELEN FERGUSON, sworn for the State.My name is Helen Ferguson, I worked at the National Pencil Company on Friday the 25th. I saw Mr. Frank Friday, April 25th, about 7o'clock in the evening and asked for Mary Phagan's money. Mr. Franksaid "I can't let you have it," and before he said anything else I turnedaround and walked out. I had gotten Mary's money before, but I didn'tget it from Mr. Frank.CROSS EXAMINATION.When I got Mary's money before I went up there and called my numberand called her number, and I got mine and hers. I didn't ask the manthat

MISS MONTEEN STOVER, Sworn In For The State, 12th To Testify

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MISS MONTEEN STOVER, sworn for the State.I worked at the National Pencil Company prior to April 25th, 1913. I was at the factory at five minutes after twelve on that day. I stayed there five minutes and left at ten minutes after twelve. I went there to get my money. I went in Mr. Frank's office. He was not there. I didn't see or hear anybody in the building. The door to the metal room was closed. I had on tennis shoes, a yellow hat and a brown rain coat. I looked at the clock on my way up, it

MRS J A WHITE, Sworn In For The State, 10th To Testify

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MRS. J. A. WHITE, sworn for the State.I saw my husband at the pencil factory at 11:30. I stayed there until about 10 minutes to 12. I left him there and came back about 12:30 and left again about 1 o'clock. When I got there at 11:30 I saw Miss Hall, the stenographer, Mr. Frank and two men. I asked Mr. Frank if I could see my husband Mr. White. Mr. Frank was in the outside office then. He said I could see him and sent word by Mrs. Emma Freeman for him to come downstairs. My husband came to

MISS GRACE HICKS, Sworn In For The State, 7th To Testify

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MISS GRACE HICKS, sworn for the State.I knew Mary Phagan nearly a year at the pencil factory. She worked on the second floor. I identified her body at the undertaker's Sunday morning, April 27th. I knew her by her hair. She was fair skinned, had light hair, blue eyes and was heavy built, well developed for her age. I worked in the metal room, the same room she worked in. Mary's machine was right next to the dressing room, the first machine there. They had a separate closet for men and a separate one for ladies on that floor. There

MRS J W COLEMAN, Sworn In For The State, 1st To Testify

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MRS. J.W. COLEMAN, Sworn for the State.I am Mary Phagan's mother. I last saw her alive on the 26th day of April 1913, about a quarter to twelve, at home, at 146 Lindsey Street. She was getting ready to go to the pencil factory to get her pay envelope. About 11:30 , she ate some cabbage and bread. She left home at a quarter to twelve. She would have been fourteen years old the first day of June, was fair complected, heavy set, very pretty, and was extra large for her age. She had on a lavender dress, trimmed in

N SINKOVITZ, Sworn In For The State, 198th To Testify

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N. SINKOVITZ, sworn for the Defendant, in sur-rebuttal.I am a pawnbroker. I know M. E. Mc Coy. He has pawned his watchto me lately. The last time was January 11, 1913. It was in my place ofbusiness on the 26th of April, 1913. He paid up his loan on August 16th,last Saturday, during this trial. This is the same watch I have beenhandling for him during the last two years.CROSS EXAMINATION.My records here show that he took it out Saturday.N SINKOVITZ, Sworn In For The State, 198th To Testify

M E STAHL, Sworn In For The State, 196th To Testify

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M. E. STAHL, sworn for the Defendant, in sur-rebuttal.I have heard George Kendley, the conductor, express his feelingstoward Leo Frank. I was standing on the rear platform, and he saidthat Frank was as guilty as a snake, and should be hung, and that if thecourt didn't convict him that he would be one of five or seven that wouldget him.M E STAHL, Sworn In For The State, 196th To Testify

T Y BRENT, Sworn In For The State, 195th To Testify

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T. Y. BRENT, sworn for the Defendant in sur-rebuttal.I have heard George Kendley on several occasions express himselfvery bitterly towards Leo Frank. He said he felt in this case just as hedid about a couple of negroes hung down in Decatur; that he didn't knowwhether they had been guilty or not, but somebody had to be hung forkilling those street car men and it was just as good to hang one nigger asanother, and that Frank was nothing but an old Jew and they ought totake him out and hang him anyhow.CROSS EXAMINATION.I have been employed by the defense to