0320 Sheet – Supreme Court Georgia Appeals of Leo Frank, 1913, 1914

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Georgia,
Warfon County.
State of Georgia, Vs. In the Superior Court of Fulton County
Leo M. Frank. Georgia.

Written questions to be propounded to J. J. Nunnally, Esq.,
W. L. Ricker, Esq., Virgil Harris, Esq., and
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

1. (Q). Have you examined the attached clipping from the
Atlanta Georgian of August 23, 1915, and particularly the
likeness in said clipping of A. H. Henslee?
(A). Yes.

2. (Q). Do you know A. H. Henslee?
(A). Yes.

3. (Q). Do you recall whether or not A. H. Henslee was in
Monroe, Ga. between the time of the murder of Mary Phagan,
as reported in the papers, and the time of the commencement of
the trial of Leo M. Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan; to-wit-
July 28, 1913.
(A). He was.

4. (Q). Did you hear A. H. Henslee make any statements in
connection with the guilt of Leo M. Frank of the murder of Mary
Phagan, and if so, what were those statements?

What impressed me was that Henslee was the most vehement
in his expressions as to the guilt of Leo M. Frank of the
murder of Mary Phagan of any person I had heard talk about it.

The Phagan murder was at the time, the particular topic of
conversation generally; a great many people were discussing it,
and many were denouncing Frank as guilty particularly
traveling men Henslee was the most bitter of any.
For about 2-1/2 hours in my place of business Henslee argued Frank's
guilt in this murder case; in talking about the outcome of the
case, he made the statement which to the best of my recollection
was 'That if the jury should turn Frank out, he (Frank) would not
get out of Atlanta alive.'

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