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W F ANDERSON, Sworn In For The State, 19th To Testify

Stream Video Download Video W. F. ANDERSON, sworn for the State.I was at police headquarters Saturday, April 26th. I got a call from the night watchman at the pencil factory. He said a woman was dead at the factory. I…
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0190 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image: Q. How much after one?A. I do not know, probably five or ten minutes.Q. One-ten then, now, how much of the time during that time you were there did it take Conley…
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0191 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image: to go and illustrate that affidavit when he says now on thestand that much of it was a lie, and that it did not happen thatway at all; that this evidence was…
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0192 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image: A. No sir.Q. You say you have never heard of any act of immorality on the part of Mr. Frank prior to April 26, 1913?A. No sir, I did not.Q. You never…
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0193 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image: showed me where to put the pencils. Nobody was in there but Mr.Frank and Mary at the time I went in there. Mary was going to herwork when Mr. Frank stopped to…
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0194 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image: "The President ( of the Board Dr. Westmoreland) then addressedthe Board at length on his reasons for thinking that the Sec-retary should be requested to resign, the subjects dealt withbeing too numerous…
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0195 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image: tion, which had been unanimously adopted by the Board on motion of Dr. Harbin, seconded by Dr. Brown--the resolution having been drawn by a committee appointed by the Board, consisting of Drs.…
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0196 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image: President of the State Board of Health and Dr. Harris who hadbeen and was its Secretary. This row between the doctors statedis utterly immaterial and irrelevant and was harmful to thedefendant because…
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0197 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image: " I am a motorman for the Georgia Railway and Power Company,running on April 26, 1913, on Marietta to Stock Yards andDecatur street car. The Cooper and English ave., run is on…
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0198 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image: the hour and the Cooper Street car is due seven minutes afterthe hour. In order for the English Ave. car to cut off theWhite City car, the Cooper Street car would have…
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0199 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image: Fair Street car, which is due at 12:05 at the junction of Marietta and Broad Sts., the Fair street car would be on its schedule. I have compared my watch with Mathis'…
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G C FEBRUARY, Sworn In For The State, 20th To Testify

Stream Video Download Video G. C. FEBRUARY, sworn for the State.I was present at Chief Lanford's office when Leo M. Frank and L. Z. Rosser were there. I took down Mr. Frank's statement stenographically. I don't remember Frank's answers in…
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0200 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image: three weeks and the fact that the clocks were not keeping accuratetime three weeks before the trial was immaterial, and the evidencethereon tended to mislead and confuse the jury. Gantt did notwork…
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0201 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image: Myrtle Cato, Mrs. C. D. Donegan, Mrs. H. R. Johnson, Miss MarieKaret, Miss Nellie Pettie, Miss Mary Davis, Mrs. Mary E.Place, Miss Carrie Smith and Miss Estelle Winkle to testifythat they were…
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0202 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image: " I know Miss Rebecca Carson, I have seen her go twice into theprivate ladies dressing room with Leo M. Frank."The Court permitted this testimony over the objection of thedefendant made as…
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0203 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image: Court before the jury had retired to consider of their verdict andbefore the Court began his charge to the jury.This request was a legal and pertinent one, particularlyadjusted to the facts of…
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0204 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image: this is sufficient to acquit him and it is not necessary that heshould go further in his proof and exclude every possible idea ofhis guilt. No such burden is upon the defendant.This…
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0205 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image: and I wish the stenographer to take it down, and we propose toprove every fact stated in the motion unless the Court willstate that he knows the facts and will take cognizance…
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0206 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image:---The court admonished the people that if the applause was repeated, he would clear the court room.Now, we move upon those facts, which tend to coerce and intimidate and unduly influence this jury,…
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0207 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image: they were about 100 feet from the court house, entering theCafe. That he heard the applause but did not hear the crowdhollo "Hurrah for Dorsey; he heard the holloing and cheeringand the…
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0208 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image: love for my friend to meet all the approbation that he may getfrom the public, I did think that it was an outrage, the cryingand shouting; that is what I thought. If…
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0209 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image: facts, movant contends, olearly show that the defendant was nothaving a fair trial by reason of the great excitement of thecrowd. The court room was in an exceedingly small building, onthe ground…
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ALBERT MCKNIGHT, Sworn In For The State, 21st To Testify

Stream Video Download Video ALBERT Mc Knight, sworn for the State.My wife is Minola Mc Knight. She cooks for Mrs. Selig. Between 1 and 2 o'clock on Memorial Day I was at the home of Mr. Frank to see my…
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0210 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image: (Referring to questions asked by the Solicitor General).Mr. Arnold: He is asking how long it took to do all this work connected with it. (Referring to work done by Frank the day…
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0211 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image: Dorsey."(f). On the last day of the trial, Monday, August 25th, 1913a large crowd, including many women, had assembled in thecourt room before court opened, taking up every seat in thecourt room.…
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0212 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image: attending court was such as to inevitably affect the jury.The exhibits hereto attached marked J to AA inclusive are made a part of this ground.66. Because the fair and impartial trial guaranteed…
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0213 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image: poll of the jury, which was then in progress, and notfinished. Indeed, so great was the noise and confusion withoutthat the Court heard the responses of the jurors during thepolling with some…
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0214 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image: I don't remember how much she paid me, and the next week theypaid me $3.50 and the next week they paid me $6.50, and thenext week they paid me $4. and the…
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0215 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image: in so doing, committed error, for which a new trial should begranted.70 (qqq) Because the Solicitor General, in his argument tothe jury, stated, as follows: "The conduct of counsel in thiscase, as…
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0216 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

Here is the extracted text from the image: need not-in similar instances be repeated, but that the Courtwould assume that similar objections had been made and overruled.This argument of the Solicitor was not only illegal, but prej-udicial to the defendant,…