0280 Sheet – Supreme Court Georgia Appeals of Leo Frank, 1913, 1914

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EXHIBIT T.

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

State of Georgia,
County of Fulton.
Personally appeared H. G. Williams, resident of Atlanta, Ga.,
who deposes and says that on the day of the Frank trial closed,
and verdict of guilty was found by the jury against Leo M. Frank
accused of the murder of Mary Phagan, this Deponent was on
South Pryor Street in front of the Court House.

This Deponent saw Solicitor Dorsey come from the Court House
and cross the street to the Kiser Building in the presence of
exceeding five hundred (500) people, who cheered his
appearance at the entrance of the Court House with loud and con-
tinued cheering, which cheering continued until he had entered
the Kiser Building across the street, and which cheering was
acknowledged by Solicitor General Dorsey at the entrance of the
Kiser Building, where he turned and raised his hat to the people
who were cheering him.

Just preceding Solicitor Dorsey, the jury had come out of
the Court House and had gone a short way up the street to the
German Cafe for lunch, at the time of this cheering, which could
be heard for a great distance on all sides of the Court House
the jury were in easy hearing distance of the noise during the
whole time when the crowd was cheering Solicitor Dorsey.

Said demonstration over the Solicitor General occupied not
less than three (3) minutes, and perhaps not exceeding five (5)
minutes, and took place on the last day of the trial, immediately
after the jury had come from the Court House on their way to din-
ner Further deposing, this Deponent says that practically the
same demonstration took place on Saturday preceding the time
hereinbefore specified, at the time when Solicitor Dorsey came
from the Court House to go to his office and when the jury
were proceeding from the Court House; said demonstration on
Saturday being in the presence of the Solicitor and in the
hearing of the jury, and being a demonstration over the