720 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:Blackmail was not committed either through accusation or demand. Candler admits she's been to his office a number of times. Do you realize just how busy a man the Mayor of Atlanta is, with…
721 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:Mrs. Herman H. Hirsch, 689There was a scheme, or at least he suspected one. If there had been one, you can be sure he would have done more than merely "suspect it." When she…
719 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:MRS. HERMAN H. HIRSCHThe issue at hand is found in Section 118 of the criminal code of the State. That section reads as follows:"Sec. 118, Blackmail Defined. If any person shall, verbally, or by…
718 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:686 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALSReparation to Mrs. Hirsch can be made this side of the grave. Be kind, be charitable. Charity is the greatest word in the English language. We don’t ask for mercy.…
716 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:684 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALSHe was guilty and didn't want to talk to her, so he brought Forrest Adair into the case. If I had done such a thing in my own office, I…
715 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:On February 6 or after, if the facts had been known, Mrs. H. H. Hirsch would never have been arrested. If the prosecutor had been an ordinary average citizen, the trial would have proceeded…
717 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:MRS. HERMAN H. HIRSCHTo cover, and not even Bishop Candler, who has been sitting here so long, knows it better: I am no saint, but a sinner. However, there is more rejoicing in heaven…
714 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:682 Y. AMERICAN STATE TRIALSThe massacres of St. Bartholomew’s Eve were instigated by some of the most cruel criminals, and among them were women.When some women begin to lead a life of shame, they…
710 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:In the past, a married woman found guilty of the crime of adultery was stoned to death. While that penalty was excessively severe, the current one is too lenient.Before you sits a very dangerous…
712 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:680 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALSIt is old in Europe and the East. It is new in Georgia because we have not had many rich people. After this prosecution, blackmailers in this part of the…
711 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:Mrs. Herman H. Hirsch, 679Cook was scared. I don’t believe he would have yielded to this woman’s importunities, but if he had, they would have pulled the blackmail stunt then.Let me detail some of…
713 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:Mrs. Herman H. Hirsch, 681After she had left town, there was a notion that Cook should join her, and my, what a time they would have had with that money! So, when she thought…
709 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:Mrs. Herman H. HirschLater, he dropped the idea for a better money-making plan, and that is the companion Mrs. Hirsch chose.However, she claims that Forrest Adair led her into all this. That is part…
708 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:676 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.It is not classed as such, and I do not ask you to punish this woman. The question of her sentence rests with the court, and I do not desire…
707 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:MRS. HERMAN H. HIRSCH, 675THE SPEECHES TO THE JURYMR. ARNOLD FOR THE STATEMr. Arnold: Gentlemen, in the brief space at my disposal, I cannot possibly discuss all of the facts in this case. It…
705 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:MRS. HERMAN B. HIRSCHI was engaged as an assistant solicitor, discussing my conversation with Mrs. Humphries.Cross-examination:The Humphries woman was placed in jail two days after Mrs. Hirsch. She provided no reason for Mrs. Hirsch’s…
706 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:American State TrialsI was on the running board of an automobile, and she continued to hold my hand during the taking of the pictures. I held my hand behind my back as I did…
704 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:672 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS"Do you want to see me?" He said, "No, he doesn’t." He asked, "Aunt Margaret, do you think Uncle Herman ought to live with you now?" and I said, "No."That…
700 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:The office had one public phone, and I had no private phone there. The next morning, which was Thursday, around 11 o'clock, I received a message that a lady wanted to speak with me.…
702 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:Because evidently, he hasn’t,” and he said, “You are going to have to go.”When I told Forrest Adair about my trip to the station with my husband, he took my hand, kissed it, and…
701 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:MRS. HERMAN H. HIRSCH"You'll be protected, and we'll stand by you. We'll see that you shall never be harmed, and you shall be taken care of."I went to the bridge party and, after leaving,…
703 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:MRS. HERMAN H. HIRSCHI tried to convey my intentions clearly. "Well," I said, "I have attempted to do charitable work here. I have visited the mill districts, the different nurseries, and worked through the…
699 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:MRS. HERMAN H. HIRSCH, 667I went down to the train, which was due at 7 o'clock. When I arrived at Mr. Hirsch's office and opened the door, I found a note that had been…
696 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:664 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.For the first time in Will's life, she had seen him interested in something that was to his advantage. I called Mr. Cook up, at his mother's solicitation, and asked…
698 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:666 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.I was so alarmed at him seeing me that I grabbed the coat, hat, and other clothing from the table and started to run out of the door. I turned…
695 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:MRS. HERMAN H. HIRSCH, 663I told him during my visits that my doctor had advised me to give up all charitable work and to go into the hospital. I was in a very serious…
697 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:HRS, HERMAN H. HIRSCH. 665They said, "You sent it out and quit going to his office, now." That was before I went the first time after I came out of the hospital. They have…
694 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:662 XY. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.I was introduced to the Rotary Club by Mayor Candler, who presented Mrs. Atkinson to the club. Instead of making a speech, Mrs. Atkinson introduced me, and I had to…
692 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:660 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.MRS. HIRSCH'S STATEMENT TO THE JURY.Mrs. Hirsch: Gentlemen, I met Mr. Candler when a prominent lady of this city introduced me to him at his office in the city hall.…
691 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:HRS. HERMAN H. HIRSCH.659I was a patient at the hospital and have seen a quantity of fruit in Mrs. Hirsch’s room at different times. She told me this fruit was sent to her by…