0954 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

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On the day aforesaid, to-wit—that the jury returned the verdict, Mr.
Cochran was standing in front of the Court House at the time the jury came out of the Court House to go to dinner; at just about the time or near that time, and while the jury were in the vicinity of the same time or near licitor-General Hugh M. Dorsey came out of the Court House and went across the street to the Kiser building.

Deponent says that at the appearance of Solicitor Dorsey on the street coming from the Court House, a crowd in the street, numbering between five hundred (500) and one thousand (1,000) people, to the best of this deponent's estimate, broke into loud and tumultuous cheering of the Solicitor, the jury being at the time near this Court House and proceeding up Pryor Street and being within sight of this Deponent at the time the cheering commenced, and that said cheering lasted the whole time that the SolicitorGeneral was crossing the street and until he had entered the Kiser building.

This Deponent knows that this cheering which took place in the presence of the jury, or in their hearing, and while they were on Pryor Street a short distance from the Court House, was cheering for the Solicitor. and he reremembers the Solicitor's stopping at the entrance of the Kiser Building and taking off his hat and bowing to the crowds who were cheering; not only were the crowds cheering and waving their hands and handkerchiefs at the Solicitor; all of which was practically in the presence of the jury, at least within their hearing, before they proceeded up Pryor Street.
Further deposing he says that on said day the jury took dinner at the German Cafe, on South Pryor Street, a distance of approximately one hundred fifty (150) to two hundred (200) feet from the Kiser Building, and that both outside of the Cafe and in the Cafe, the cheering of the Solicitor-General could be heard by any person.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this September 15th, 1913.

J. H. G. COCHRAN.

Notary Public, County of Fulton, State of Georgia.

EXHIBIT T.

Georgia, Fulton County.

State of Georgia )

vs.

Leo M. Frank.

In Fulton Superior Court.

Personally appeared H. G. Williams, resident of Atlanta, Georgia, who deposes and says that on the day the Frank trial closed, and verdict of guilty was found by the jury against Leo M. Frank, accused of the murder of Mary Phagan, this Deponent was on South Pryor Street in front of the Court House.

This Deponent saw Solicitor Dorsey come from the Court House and cross the street to the Kiser Building in the presence of exceeding five hundred (500) people, who cheered his appearance at the entrance of the Court House, entered and continued cheering, which cheering continued until he had knownledged the Kiser Building, cross the street, and which cheering was acknowledged by Solicitor Dorsey at the entrance of the Kiser Building where he turned and raised his hat to the people who were cheering him.

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