0020 Sheet – Supreme Court Georgia Appeals of Leo Frank, 1913, 1914

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thenetary come out of the court house about six P. M.; that a few
minutes after the jury came out of the court house, Mr. Dorsey ap-
peared in the entrance, whereupon a great cheer arose from the people
crowding in the streets and around the court house entrance; that at
that time deponent saw the jury about fifty feet from the entrance
of the court house, the jury at the time crossing the street diagon-
ally toward the German Cafe; that in the opinion of deponent the yells
and cheers would have been heard several blocks away; that the crowd
yelled "Hurrah for Dorsey" and that the words were plainly audible.
Deponent further states that he was in room 301 of the Kiser
Building, on Saturday, August 23; that he saw the jury emerge from the
court house entrance at about one o'clock; that a few minutes after
the jury came out, Mr. Dorsey came out and immediately a great crowd
around the court house door set up a yell and cheer, saying "Hurrah
for Dorsey", taking off their hats and throwing them in the air and
otherwise exhibiting their enthusiasm; that at the time of the yelling
the jury was not in sight of the deponent, but deponent is of the
opinion that they were within easy hearing of the yelling and must have
heard all that transpired.

Deponent further states that while he has been around the
court house, during the progress of the trial, he has heard numerous
threats of violence to the accused in case of an acquittal; that de-
ponent knows that one of the persons making threats was armed; that
he exhibited his weapon at time of making threat.

B. S. Lipshitz makes the following affidavit, deposing and
saying as follows: That he was out in front of the court house mingling
with the crowd, at about one P. M. on Saturday, August 23, immediate-
ly after court adjourned; that deponent saw the jury come out and
about one or two minutes thereafter Mr. Dorsey came out, whereupon
there was great cheering and yelling by the crowd; that at the time
the yelling and cheering took place, the jury would not have been more
than one minute's walk away from the court house, and in the opinion
of deponent, they could have heard the cheering and yelling;

Deponent further states that he was also present at the court
house on Friday evening, August 22nd, when Mr. Dorsey left the court
house, and heard the cheering and heard the crowd yelling "Hurrah",