385 Sheet – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document

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LEO M. FRANK, 353

A white substance was smeared over it. "It was not there Friday, I know," said Mel Stanford, "because I swept the floor Friday at that place. The white substance appeared to have been swept over with a coarse broom; we have such a broom, but the one used by me Friday in sweeping over that identical spot was of finer straw. The spots were dry, and the dark led right up here within five feet of where the smear was." Blood and haskoline.

Jim Conley saw her go up and didn't see her go down. It was necessary, absolutely necessary, that this man should put her where he said in his telegram or letter the body was found. The discovery made Monday by Barrett and Jefferson and Mel Stanford and seen by Beavers and Starnes, but not only that, but reinforced by Darley. For Darley says, "I saw what appeared to be blood spots at the dressing room; a white substance had been smeared over it, as if to hide it." And Quinn says, "The spots I saw at or near the dressing room looked like blood to me."

Sometimes you have got to go into the enemy's camp to get ammunition. It's a mighty dangerous proposition. Doctor Connally knows what a dangerous proposition it is to go into the enemy's camp to get ammunition; he has been an old soldier, and he will tell you that there is no more dangerous proposition. I expect Mr. Mangum knows something about it, this going into the enemy's camp to get ammunition. And yet, in this case, conscious of the fact that we were right, having Darley tied up with an affidavit, we dared to go right into the enemy's camp. There we got the best evidence of the fact that Frank was more nervous than he had ever been known to be, except on two occasions: one when he had seen a little child killed, and the other when he and his boss had had a falling out. This man Montag, who was so afraid something was going to be twisted in this case, and also Darley saw the blood. It was a mighty hard pill for Darley; it was an awful hard situation for him, but we drove it up to him, and he dared.