0019 Sheet – Supreme Court Georgia Appeals of Leo Frank, 1913, 1914

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Friday noon, before the above stated case went to the jury on Monday, he was present in the court room where the trial of Leo M. Frank was being held; that when court adjourned and the jury had left and gone to lunch he came out of the court house and there was loud cheering for "Dorsey", which lasted for several minutes. Deponent walked from the court house to his office on seventh floor of Temple Court Building, and when he reached his office some one asked deponent what all the racket or fuss was about down on the street.

Marcus Benbenisty makes the following affidavit, deposing and saying as follows: that he was standing outside of the court house on Friday afternoon, August 22nd, at about 12:20, and I saw the jury come out of the court room. Soon after the jury came out of the court room, Mr. Dorsey came out, and the crowd set up cheering and yelling "Hurrah for Dorsey". At the time of the yelling and cheering the jury was just crossing the street towards the Barbers' Supply Company, which is next to the Kiser Building. That in the opinion of deponent there was about a thousand people crowding about the court room.

Isaac Hasan makes the following affidavit, deposing and saying as follows: that he was standing outside of the court house on Friday afternoon, Aug. 22nd, at about 12:20, and I saw the jury come out of the court room. Soon after the jury came out of the court room, Mr. Dorsey came out, and the crowd set up cheering and yelling "Hurrah, hurrah". At the time of the yelling and cheering, the jury was just a crossing the street towards the Barbers' Supply Company, which is next to the Kiser Building; that in the opinion of deponent there was about a thousand people crowding about the court room. Deponent further states that as the jury reached the other side of Pryor Street in front of the Barbers' Supply Company, deponent heard ten or fifteen men in front of the court house yelling toward the jury that unless they brought in a verdict of guilty, that they would kill the whole damn bunch; that in the opinion of deponent, the jury must have heard them, because one of the jurors turned his face toward the yelling just when that occurred.

John H. Shipp makes the following affidavit, deposing and saying as follows: that on Friday, August 22, he was in room 301 of the Kiser Building, corner Hunter and So. Pryor Streets; that he saw

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Based on the extracted text, this document appears to be a collection of affidavits related to the trial of Leo M. Frank. The affidavits describe events that occurred outside the courtroom, particularly the reactions of the crowd and the behavior of the jury when court adjourned for lunch on Friday, August 22nd. The mention of cheering for "Dorsey" and threats made towards the jury suggest a highly charged and possibly biased atmosphere surrounding the trial. This context indicates that the document is likely related to the legal proceedings and public sentiment during the Leo Frank trial, which was a significant and controversial case in early 20th-century American history.