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COST SHEET TESTIMONY OF STATE AIDS DEFENSE OF ACCUSED
Exceptionally Clear Brain Required on Such Figures, Rosser Shows
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made up?—A. Saturday afternoon.
Q. You were Interested?—A. Yes, it
was my duty to see it. It dealt with
the cost of production.
Q. What time was it made up—that
Is, what day of the week did it show
last?—A. Thursday.
Financial Sheet Introduced.
Q. Who makes it up now?—A. One
has not been made out since Mr.
Frank left?
Q. How long did it usually take
him to make it out?—A. Always from
about 2:30 or 3 until 5 o’clock.
Q. Look at this and tell me if this
Is the sheet you found on his desk
Sunday morning?—A. Yes.
Q. How does it compare with his
regular handwriting?
Dorsey objected.
“I object, your honor,” he said. “The
writing is the best evidnce.”
Q. I want to ask you are you
familiar with Mr. PTank’s writing?—
A. Yes. I have been seeing it about
five years.
Q. Now', I want to ask you one
question, but don't answer until we
get a ruling. Does this compare fav
orably with all of Mr. Frank’s writ
ing?
Dorsey objected.
Ruling on Handwriting Reserved.
"The code says, your Honor, that we
are entitled to the very best evidence,”
the Solicitor said. "This section holds
that in any question of handwriting
that an expert must testify, and the
papers or specimen of handwriting
on the day in question and on other
days should be introduced. The Jury
might not agree with the witness that
the sheet in question and other sheets,
aie similar. They can be produced,
and they should be.”
"I will withhold my ruling until
I look up some authorities,” replied
Judge Roan.
"T will ask the witness something
else,” said Arnold.
Q. What process did FTank have
to go into to get at these results?—A.
He had to get reports from every de
partment, figure averages, costs,
sales, profits, expense.’
Figures Required Clear Head.
Q. It took a man with a good clear
head to figure it?—A. Yes.
Q. What calculation was necessary
to arrive at the net result?—A. The
amount of rubber tips, labels, and
every other little detail must be cal
culated.
Q. It required a large amount of
calculation?—A. Yes.
Q. Sunday, were you in the factory
with Frank and Detective Starnes?
A. Yes.
Q. There were forty or fifty peo
ple In the factory Sunday, were there
not?—No. not over s>ix or eight.
Q. Did you go into the cellar?—A.
Yes.
Q. What time did you get to the
factory?—A. 8:20.
Q. There was a great deal of ex
citement there?
Dorsey objected. "T think your
Honor has already ruled on this ques
tion,” said he.
Calls Nervousness Natural.
Arnold interrupted.
“Your honor, it is eminently un
fair,” he said. "I want to show' that
this young man was whisked from
his home before he had his coffee*
and It was nothing unusual if he
was excited. Why, I lived at a board
ing house with some old bachelors,
and they wouldn’t even talk before
breakfast. When Newt Lee first sew
this girl in the basement he ran like
a turkey. That was one way of
showing his excitement. Some men
are naturally nervous; some show'
nervousness in reading a paper or
making a speech; some men go into
battle without even flinching.”
Judge Roan ruled: “I think you
can show' the occasion.”
Rosser interrupted. "Let me give
you a little illustration, your honor,”
he said. "I was on the streets dur
ing the time of the Atlanta riots.
Crowds were everywhere and every
one was excited.”
Dorsey then spoke: "Only a few
minutes ago, your honor, you ruled
out, or we considered that you ruled
out. the question of Newt Lee being
nervous or composed. The only
question before this Jury is: Was
Leo M. Frank nervous?”
Dorsey Wins Ruling.
"You can’t show that anyone else
v/as nervous,” said Judge Roan.
Rosser: "If you have ruled that
way, it will vitiate this trial. This
Jury w'ill never know that that crowd
was nervous and excited. It will
never know' that Starnes, sleuth that
he is, trembled and was excited when
he saw' that lifeless corpse. That
Pat Campbell, son of the Emerald
Isle, started back aghast when, he
FACTORY GIRL CALLED
TO STAND BY STATE
Miss Grace Hix,
National Pencil
plant employee.
Permits Defense to Show Nerv
ousness of Others Than Frank
After Tragedy.
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touched that icy chest. And if there
Is one mistake at this time it will
vitiate this trial.”
"If there is any doubt on your
honor’s mind, I want to refer you to
the 81 and 85 Georgia,” said Dorsey.
"This proposition is simply a dragnet
to go out and bring In everyone when
Leo Frank Is the only one we are
concerned with here.”
The objection was sustained.
Attorney Arnold declared that he
only wanted those around Frank in
the factory described. Dorsey ob
jected, and the objection was sus
tained.
Attorney Arnold then asked that
the objection of the defense be re
corded.
Blood Spots Common.
Q. How long have you been working
at the factory where there were wom
en, Mr Darley?—A. 24 years.
Q. Isn't it a common thing to find
hlood?*pots around the women’s dress
ing room?—-A. Yes.
Q. Did you ever see any blood
spots around the dressing room in this
factory?—A. (Darley .hesitated). Yes,
sir, I have.
Q. What color was the suit Mr.
Frank had on Saturday?—A. Brown.
Q. What color suit did he wear on
Sunday?—A. Blue.
Q. What color on Monday?—A.
WARM SPRINGS, GA.,
MORE POPULAR
THAN EVER.
Mr. Slade, the new proprietor of
Warm Springs, la adding daily to
the popularity of this w’ell-known
bathing resort. He has this week
added a new orchestra of brass in
struments and drums, and the
dancing la one of the popular
amusements. The ballroom can
not be excelled by any in the State,
and with Lilly’s Band from Colum
bus the dancing is all that can be
wished.
The Warm Springs Is the pleas
antest place in the State, and the
swimming pool the flneBt bathing
in the country. The mountain
breezes and healthy clime, free
from gnats and mosquitoes, make
it an Ideal spot for a summer out
ing. The Warm Springs wants to
see Its old friends again.
SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT
For the six months ending June 30, 1913, of the condition of
The Continental Fire Insurance
Company
OF NEW YORK,
Organized undrr the law's of the State of New' York, made to the Gov
ernor of the State of Georgia, in pursuance of the laws of said State.
Principal office, 80 Maiden Lane, New' York.
I. CAPITAL STOCK.
Whole amount of capital stock $ 2,000,000.00
II. ASSETS.
Total assets of the company, actual cash market value $26,528,483.44
III. LIABILITIES.
Total liabilities $26,528,483.44
IV. INCOME DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR 1913.
Total income actually received during the first six months
in cash $ 5,708,526.59
V. EXPENDITURES DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE
YEAR 1913.
Total expenditures during the first six months of the year In
cash $ 6,356,201.21
Greatest amount insured in any one risk $200,000.00
A copy of the act of incorporation, duly certified, is of file in the office
of the Insurance Commissioner.
STATE OF NEW YORK--County of New York.
Personally appeared before the undersigned, J. E. Lopez, who, being
duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the second vice president of The
Continental Insurance Company, and that th(* foregoing statement Is cor
rect and true. J. E. LOPEZ, Second Vice President.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24th day of July, 1913.
WM. JOHNSTONE,
Notary Public. Westchester County. New York.
Name of State Agent—VERNON HALL.
Name of Agents at Atlanta—J. L. RILEY & CO.
The same one he wore on Saturday.
Q. Did you see any splotches on
It?—A. No.
Q. Did you see any scratches on
Frank’s face or hands when he came
to the factory Sunday?—A. No, I
did not.
Q. What time did Frank leave the
factory Saturday morning?—A. About
9:40 o’clock. He started tow’ard Mon-
tag’s.
Q. You never saw' him any more
until Sunday?—A. No.
Elevator Found Unlocked.
Q. In what condition did you find
the elevator Sunday?—A. The lock
was In place but It w*as unlocked.
Q. Could anybody else have gone
<n pn^ r m it?—A. Anybody who
know’s how.
g. Taut elevator and motor made &
good deal of noise when in operation,
didn’t it?—A. The saw made more
noise than the motor and the elevator
When the elevator was running, the
saw also was running.
Q. These cords that have been re
ferred to; they were scattered all over
the building, were they not?—A. Yes
sir. Scattered all around.
Q. Mr. Dors»ey asked you something
about this building being cleaned?—A.
Yes, after the girl was killed.
Q. It was very dirty on the floor
of the metal room, wasn’t It, the dirt
being about an inch thick?—A. I don’t
know' whether It would average that
thick or not, blit it was very dirty.
Q. The building also was very dark,
especially on dark days, wasn’t It?—A
Yes.
Q. What sort of a day was It on
which the little girl w'as killed?—A.
Drizzling rain.
Q. Is anybody supposed to be in
the factory on Sunday?—A. No, sir
It is supposed to be locked up on
Sunday.
Q. The rope on the elevator has
some slack in it. hasn’t it?—A. A j
little.
Q. Did Frank catch it with both I
hands, or with one hand?—A. With j
both hands.
Q. Frank only weighs about
or 130 pounds, doesn’t lie ? Ho is, what |
you would call a little fellow Isn’t j
he?—A. Yev.
Q. Is he fatter now than he was
then?—A. He is about the same.
Q. How did you happen to go to
Mr. Dorsey’s office?—A. He ’phoned
for me.
Q. He served a subpena on you,
didn’t he?
Dorsey objected, but Judge Roan
overruled the objection.
A. He. served two subpenas on
me and phoned-me once.
Frank Nervous Every Day.
O. Didn’t you know those sub*
penas were not worth the paper they
were written on?—A. I didn’t then.
I have heard 'bo since.
Q. Who was at Dorsey’s office?—A.
Dorsey, Chief La n ford, Detectives
Starnes and Campbell and a stenog
rapher
Q. They asked you questions, ex
cept the Ftenographer?—A. You,
sometimes. One would interrupt be
fore I could answer the question of
the other.
Q. They a**ked you w'hether Mr.
Frank was a nervous man, didn’t
they?—A. Yes.
Q. Wasn’t he a hard working man
W’ho easily got nervous when things
w'ent wrong?—A. Yes, sir. If your
honor will allow me, I wifi say that
there never was a day passed that Mr.
Frank didn’t get nervous over some
thing. I have seen him run hie hands
through his hair in an agitated w T ay a
thousand times.
Q- Mr. Frank didn’t know many
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Back Again-—This Time to STAY!
GOODYEAR RAINCOAT CO.
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79 Stores—From Maker to Wearer—Est. 1887
GRAND OPENING SALE
SATURDAY AND MONDAY
R. G., President Goodyear Raincoat Company
We have secured a long lease on our store, 35 Peachtree, and hereafter Atlanta will be
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At
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