1758 Sheet – Supreme Court Georgia Appeals of Leo Frank, 1913, 1914

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stated to me that owing to the fact that I had been a former employ-
er of his brother in law, W.H.Barber and further because of the
fact that said Barber had spoken very highly of me that he (Dalton)
would tell me the truth about his testimony at the trial of Leo M.
Frank. He then and there proceeded to freely give me the inform-
ation contained in the affidavit which has been presented at this
hearing. I wrote out Dalton's statement in long hand at the time
he gave it, and on the following morning I gave the long hand copy
to John M.Cameron, a stenographer at Fort Myers and instructed
said Cameron to typewrite said statement verbatim, which Cameron
did. I then secured the services of a notary and a
notary public, and in an automobile went to the country where Dalton
was at work. Dalton at once came to the automobile and I in-
troduced him to Mr. Hendry. Hendry read over very carefully the
affidavit and I had prepared and asked Dalton if the statements
therein contained were true, and if it was his affidavit. Dalton
answered it was true and that it was his affidavit, and then and
there Dalton held up his right hand and swore to the same and signed
it across the fender of the automobile. When Dalton stated he would
like to meet me at Fort Myers that night at 7 o'clock, I agreed to
meet him there. However, I did not know when I made that appoint-
ment with Dalton that the only train by which I could leave Fort
Myers that day was scheduled to leave that point at 3 P.M. and
after ascertaining that to be a fact, I left there on said train,
returning to Atlanta and I have never seen Dalton since. On the
night I took Dalton's affidavit in long hand, Dalton asked me if
I had any influence with some of the various master mechanics
in charge of some railroads running out of Atlanta, stating that
he would like very much to secure a position as railroad fireman.
I told Mr. Dalton that I knew one or two master mechanics, but owing
to the fact that Dalton was a witness in the Frank case and to
the further fact that I was working on that case, it would be im-
possible for me to intercede with anyone to try to secure Dalton a
position, and Dalton then agreed that he understood the situation.
Dalton wanted to know if I was still connected with any railroad
company, and I told him I was not. Dalton also wanted to know if
I did not have some influence with officials of the Southern Railroad