1331 Sheet – Supreme Court Georgia Appeals of Leo Frank, 1913, 1914

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DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 36.

Statement of James Conley Made to John R. Black and H. Scott at Police
Barracks, Atlanta, Ga., Sunday, May 18, 1913.

My full name is James Conley. I reside 172 Rhodes Street with Lorine
Jones, who claims to be from Marietta, Ga. This woman is not my wife, and
I have been living with her a little over two years. I have been having in-
tercourse with Lorine Jones. I have been employed as a elevator man and
roustabout at the National Pencil Co. factory in Atlanta for the past two
years. Before going to the pencil factory, I was employed by Dr. L. Palmer
at Broad and Mitchell Streets, Atlanta, as a buggy driver. I worked for him
for about one year. Previous to that time I worked for the Orr Stationery
Co., Atlanta, as driver of wagon. Previous to that time I worked for Adam
Woodward, as a stable hand for a year and three months. Previous to that
time I worked for Mr. Copes wood-yard, Atlanta, for five years. I am now
27 years of age, single.

On Saturday, April 26, 1913, I arose between 9 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and
ate my breakfast. At 10:30 I left the house, 172 Rhodes Street, and went to
Peters Street and visited a number of saloons between Fair and Peters and
Haynes and Peters Street. I purchased a half pint of rye whiskey from a
negro who was walking along Peters Street about 11:00 a.m., I paying 40
cents for this whiskey. I visited the Butt-In saloon and went back to the pool
tables and saw three colored men shooting dice, and I joined them and won
90 cents from them. I then purchased some beer, paying 15 cents. I then
walked up the street and visited Early's beer saloon, purchased two beers and
wine, paying ten cents for same. This was all the money I spent on Peters
Street, and I arrived home at 2:30 p.m. and I found L. Jones there and she
asked me if I had any money. I replied yes, and gave her $3.50 (one dollar
in greenback, and the rest silver money). I received $3.75 from the pencil fac-
tory on Friday, April 25, between 6:00 and 6:30 p.m., spent 15 cents for meats
on Friday night. Before receiving the $3.75 I did not have any money in my
pocket. At 3:30 p.m. or 4:00 p.m., Saturday, April 26, I purchased 15 cents
worth of beer and then returned to the house, and sent the little girl out to
get ten cents worth of stove wood and five cents worth of pan sausage. I re-
mained at home all Saturday night and at 12 o'clock noon, Sunday, April 27,
I walked up on Mitchell street and got a cigarette, remaining there until 12:45
p.m., and returned home, remaining until 6:30 p.m., when I went to my
mother's house, 92 Tattnall Street, and got my lunch, and then returned home
and I remained at home until Monday, April 28th. On April 28th I reported
for work at the pencil factory at 7:05 a.m.

(Signed) JAMES CONLEY.