Author: Mary Phagan


JAMES MILTON GANTT, Sworn In For The State, 9th To Testify

JAMES MILTON GANTT, sworn for the State.From June last until the first of January I was shipping clerk at the National Pencil Company. I was discharged April 7th by Mr. Frank for alleged shortage in the pay roll. I have…
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Tom Watson: The Leo Frank Case, Watson’s Magazine the Jeffersonian Monthly, January 1915

by Thomas E. Watson (pictured), Watson's Magazine, Volume 20 Number 3, January 1915 AN AGED MILLIONAIRE of New York had a lawyer named Patrick, and this lawyer poisoned his old client, forged a will in his own favor; was tried, convicted…

MRS J A WHITE, Sworn In For The State, 10th To Testify

MRS. J. A. WHITE, sworn for the State.I saw my husband at the pencil factory at 11:30. I stayed there until about 10 minutes to 12. I left him there and came back about 12:30 and left again about 1…

HARRY SCOTT, Sworn In For The State, 11th To Testify

HARRY SCOTT, sworn for the State.I am Superintendent of the local branch of the Pinkerton Detective Agency. I have worked on this case with John Black, city detective. I was employed by Mr. Frank representing the National Pencil Company. I…

MISS MONTEEN STOVER, Sworn In For The State, 12th To Testify

MISS MONTEEN STOVER, sworn for the State.I worked at the National Pencil Company prior to April 25th, 1913. I was at the factory at five minutes after twelve on that day. I stayed there five minutes and left at ten…

ROBERT P BARRETT, Sworn In For The State, 13th To Testify

ROBERT P. BARRETT, sworn for the State.I am a machinist for the National Pencil Company. I have been there about eight weeks. On Monday morning, April 28th, I found an unusual spot that I had never seen before at the…

MELL STANFORD, Sworn In For The State, 14th To Testify

MELL STANFORD, sworn for the State.I have been working at the National Pencil Company a little over two years. I swept the whole floor in the metal room on Friday, April the 25th. On Monday there after I found a…

GEORGE W JEFFERSON, Sworn In For The State, 15th To Testify

GEORGE W. JEFFERSON, sworn for the State.I worked at the National Pencil Company. We saw blood on the second floor in front of the girls' dressing room on Monday. It was about as big as a fan, and something white…

B B HASLETT, Sworn In For The State, 16th To Testify

B. B. HASLETT, sworn for the State.I went to Mr. Frank's house Monday morning after the murder, about 7 o'clock. I went out there and got him and took him to the station house. He was at the station house…

E F HOLLOWAY, Sworn In For The State, 17th To Testify

E. F. HOLLOWAY, sworn for the State.I am day watchman at the National Pencil factory-worked there two years. I was there on April 26th, from 6:30 a. m. till 11:45. I look after the elevator and freight that come in…