0093 Sheet – Supreme Court Georgia Appeals of Leo Frank, 1913, 1914

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8. Because the Court refused to permit the witness Black to
testify on cross examination that when he found a bloody shirt in
the bottom of a barrel in Newt Lee's house, that he carried the
shirt to the station house showed it to Lee, and, when Lee
was asked by the witness if the shirt was his, the solicitor
objected that the witness should not be allowed to answer the
question: "Did he (Lee) say that the shirt was his?"
The Court would not permit the witness to give Lee's answer
that the shirt was his.
This answer of Lee's was, as movant contends, part of the
res gestae of the shirt transaction, and Lee's answer ought to
have been heard.
The Court erred, as movant contends, in ruling out the answer
of Lee and not allowing it to come out as a part of the entire
transaction.

9. Because the Court, over objection made by the defendant at
the time the same was offered, that it was immaterial and irrele-
vant, permitted the witness Darley to testify that on the morning
the body was found Newt Lee was composed.
Defendant objected to this evidence as illegal, irrelevant
and prejudicial to defendant which objection was overruled and
movant assigns its admission as error for said same reasons.
This evidence was not only irrelevant and immaterial as movant
contends but hurtful, because this evidence was heard upon the
theory of comparison between the conduct of Lee and Frank.

10. Because the Court erred in failing, refusing and declining
upon motion of the defendant made while the witness Conley was on
the stand, to rule out, withdraw and exclude from the jury each
and all of the following questions and answers of the witness Con-
ley:
Q. "What did he mean?"
A. "Well, what I taken it to be, the reason he said he wasn't
built like other men. I seen him in a position I hadn't seen
any other man in that was got children."
Q. "What position?"
A. "I have seen Mr. Frank in the office there about two or three
times before Thanksgiving and a lady was in the office, and she
was sitting down in a chair and she had her clothes up to here

Based on the extracted text, this document appears to be part of a legal brief or appeal document, likely related to a criminal case. The text discusses various points of contention regarding the court's rulings during the trial, specifically focusing on the admissibility of certain testimonies and evidence. The mention of individuals like Newt Lee, Frank, and Conley, along with references to a bloody shirt and specific interactions, suggests this is related to a significant legal case, possibly involving a crime scene investigation and witness testimonies. The context implies a detailed examination of procedural errors and the impact of evidence on the trial's outcome.