1594 Sheet – Supreme Court Georgia Appeals of Leo Frank, 1913, 1914

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ed me to make a comparison of the handwriting which appeared on the two notes found by the body of Mary Phagan, and copies of which appear as State's Exhibits Y and Z in the brief of the evidence filed in this case, with the handwriting of the letters attached to the Annie Maude Carter affidavit of date, 28,1914. Mr. Haas placed in my possession these letters, together with the original notes. Mr. Haas gave me these exhibits with the statement that I was to compare the handwriting and to give my opinion as to whether or not all of the writing was written by the same person, or if it was the handwriting of more than one person. I spent five hours today in thoroughly examining, comparing and analyzing the handwriting appearing in all these documents, said documents being two original notes and the twenty seven pages comprising the letters attached to the Annie Maude Carter affidavit, and from such examination, comparison and analysis, I am of the opinion that the same person wrote each and every specimen of the handwriting submitted to me. After I had so reported to Mr. Haas, he asked me whether or not, in my opinion, the two original notes were written by the same or different person from the person who wrote the other letters shown me. I told him, as before, that they were made by the one person, and that but one person was the author of each and every specimen furnished me. The many many striking points of similarity are so great that in my opinion, it would be impossible for more than one person to have exhibited all the peculiar characteristics exhibited in the two original notes, which are reproduced in all of the other exhibits. The following of my associates are Francis W. Walker, Attorney at Law, Chicago; Vice-President Merchants Loan & Trust Company Bank, Chicago; Judge Marcus Kavanaugh, Judge Superior Court, Cook County, Ill; E.G. Sims, Ex-U.S. District Attorney, Oregon Smith, Pres. Merchants Loan & Trust Company Bank, Chicago.

ORSON SMITH, EDMUND D. HULBERT, FRANCIS W. WALKER, Sworn for the Movant. We know James I. Ennis and know his general character for truth and veracity. Said character is good and we would believe him on oath in a court of law. We know that James I. Ennis is an expert on handwriting and has had twenty five years experience as a handwriting expert.