0559 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

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to Whitfield and said "take it to the door and see what it is". It was pretty dark in there. Right in-the-same corner, I also found a club (defendants exhibit 48). It was standing upon the doorway with some iron pipes. The club is used by the night man as a roller to roll boxes and barrels on. The iron pipes there were used for the same purpose. The stains on the club were either paint or blood, I don't know which. I found this little stick back of the front door (State's exhibit L).

CROSS EXAMINATION. I saw the spots in front of the ladies dressing room. It just looked as if the floor had been stained. There are half a dozen places. There was no difference in appearance between the dark spots by the water cooler and the other spot in the metal room. I did not make any special search on the office floor for a pay envelope. I was looking for the mesh bag under the instructions of Mr. Scott. Mr. Whitfield joined me in the search. In my report to the Pinkertons I reported that I found what I took to be blood stains around the trap door. They were dark discolorations. There were seven of them, averaging about seven inches in diameter. The gas was turned on and I used matches in examining them. I had found the stains first and while Mr. Whitfield and I were back there looking behind the radiator, we found the cord and twine about the radiator. Whitfield was examining the stains when I looked up the envelope which was all rolled up. I found the envelope about three o'clock on May 15, within eight or ten inches of the trap door. The name was written in lead pencil. So far as I know, the envelope has not been changed any since I saw it last. I did not see any "B" on the envelope. We went out to see Mr. and Mrs. Hoke Coleman on May 17th, and showed them the envelope. There was no "5" on it at that time. There was no conversation about any "5". I had not talked to Mr. Schiff before I saw Mr. Coleman. In my report I stated that the stains might have been bold as well as stains. I reported the finding of this club to the police 17 hours after finding it. And within four hours thereafter, I had a conference with them about it. I never showed that whip to anybody (State's exhibit L) I didn't