401 Sheet – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document

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LEO H. FRANK. 360

Newt Lee had been there for only two or three weeks—three weeks, to be precise. Frank could have told you that the detectives emphasized the fact that couples frequented the place on holidays, Saturdays, and at night, at all times and whenever other night watchmen were present. However, with Newt Lee having been there for just three weeks, he effectively prevents the State from impeaching or contradicting his statement. Therefore, he informs you that the detectives stressed the fact that couples had been there while the night watchman, Newt Lee, was on duty—and Newt had been there for only three weeks.

That wasn't the period, nor was it the time. During the three weeks that old Newt was night watching, there was only one person for whom your passion burned, and that was Mary Phagan. She wouldn't meet you, and she didn't meet you at any time during that period when Newt Lee was night watching. However, in the previous summer, when Dalton was seen to go there, if it were not true that couples were admitted, why didn't you make the bold, emphatic, challenging statement that at no time were couples ever admitted? And then you tell me that that's a good statement, a fair statement, and a frank statement?

Now, another thing. Listen to this—I read from the defendant's statement: "Now, with reference to these spots that are claimed to be blood and that Mr. Barrett found, I don't claim they are not blood; they may have been. They were right close to the ladies' dressing room, and we have accidents there. By the way, in reference to those accidents, the accidents of which we have records are not the only accidents that have happened there. Now, we use paint and varnish around there, a great deal of it, and while I don't say that this is not blood, it may be, but it could also have been paint. I have seen the girls drop bottles of paint and varnish and have them break there on the floor. I have seen that happen right close to that spot. If that had been fresh red paint or if it had been fresh red blood and that kerosene compound, that soap in it which is a great solvent, had been put on there in the liquid state, it wouldn't have..."