0308 Sheet – Supreme Court Georgia Appeals of Leo Frank, 1913, 1914

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Georgia, Hancock County.

State of Georgia,
Vs.
In Superior Court of Fulton County,

Leo M. Frank.
Georgia.

Questions to be propounded to T. W. Johnson of Sparta, Hancock
County, Ga.

1. (Q.) Have you examined clipping from the Atlanta Georgian
of Aug. 26, 1913, hereto attached, giving a picture of the jury
in the above stated case, and showing a likeness of Juror A. H.
Henslee?
(A.) Yes.

2. (Q.) Are you personally acquainted with A. H. Henslee?
(A.) I know him by sight.

3. (Q.) Did you or not hear A. H. Henslee discussing the
question of whether or not Leo M. Frank was guilty of the murder
of Mary Phagan, between the death of said Mary Phagan and the
commencement of the trial of Leo M. Frank charged with the murder
of Mary Phagan?
(A.) Yes.

4. (Q.) To the best of your recollection what did he say in
this conversation?
Several parties were talking, some said they thought Leo M.
Frank was guilty of the murder of Mary Phagan, others said they
did not. Henslee stated his conviction that Frank was guilty
of the murder of Mary Phagan.
He did this firmly and positively.

5. (Q.) Where and when did this take place, and who else
was present?
(A.) Walker and Holmes office about the last of June 1913.

6. (Q.) Did you not hear A. H. Henslee state, in Sparta, Ga.,
between the time of the death of Mary Phagan and the commencement
of the trial of Leo M. Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan,
that Leo M. Frank was guilty of the murder of Mary Phagan?
(A.) Yes.

7. (Q.) Did you not hear A. H. Henslee say that he believed
Leo M. Frank was guilty of the murder of Mary Phagan, and
further that he would bet one dollar or other sum, or would like