1670 Sheet – Supreme Court Georgia Appeals of Leo Frank, 1913, 1914

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E. F. HOLLOWAY, sworn for the State. (being portion of testimony given on the original trial) "On Monday morning I saw Conley. Instead of being upstairs where he ought to be, sweeping, he was down in the shipping room, watching the detectives, officers and reporters. I caught him washing his shirt. Looked like he tried to hide it from me, I took it up and looked at it carefully and looked like he didn't want me to look at it at all."

The State further introduced the original bill of indictment, verdict, sentence, motion for new trial and order granting new trial in the case of the State vs Ed Williams and Annie Maud Carter. The records show an indictment for the theft of a gold watch and Twenty dollars in money. A verdict of guilty, a sentence of fifteen years in the penitentiary and an order granting a new trial on March 7, 1914.

The State further introduced the following telegram addressed to Charles A. Ison, c/o Reed House, Chattanooga, Tenn, "Take first train from Atlanta. (Signed) C.W.Burke."
Dated Atlanta Ga. April 10, 1914

The State further introduced the following transcript of the evidence of R.P.Barrett, given at the original trial:
"Did you or not find any hair anywhere there? A.I found the hair on a bench lathe on the handle.
Q.How far was this hair, what kind of a handle was it on? A.It was in the shape of an "L".
Q.Answer given, whilst in the following questions were put by the State and answers given:
Q.Was Mary Phagan's hair caught in there? A.Swinging down like this (indicating with his hand).
Q.Was Miss Magnolia there? A.As near as I can remember, Miss Magnolia was there."
Counsel for the defense cross-examined said Bennett and for some reason best known to them did not ask him whether or not he could identify the hair found by him as that of Mary Phagan but as shown on p.584, Vol.2, contained themselves with asking him the questions following, to which they received the answers set out:
Q.Did you call Mr.Quinn to see that? A.I called him.
Q.Were they long strings of hair or were they knotted and matted hairs? A.They were around my finger. I pulled the handle and they got around my finger."
"Quinn was a witness for the defendant on the main trial."