459 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:WILLIAM WEMMS AND SEVEN OTHERSAfter the shots were fired, the crowd began to scatter. Once the firing ceased, a little boy came and told us that some people were killed; I saw them lying…
457 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:WILLIAM WEMMS AND SEVEN OTHERSJames BrewerI saw Killroy on the custom house steps. Killroy pushed me with his bayonet. I heard several guns fired.James BaileyI saw Montgomery, Carroll, and White there. I saw Montgomery…
451 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:WILLIAM WEMMS AND SEVEN OTHERSWilliam Wemms and Hugh Montgomery, British soldiers of the 29th Regiment of Foot, were placed at the bar today charged with the murder of five citizens of Boston, namely: Crispus…
452 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:420 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.The following jurors were selected: Joseph Mayo, foreman, and Nathaniel Davis, of Roxbury; Abraham Wheeler and Edward Peirce, of Dorchester; Josiah Thayer, of Braintree; Benjamin Fisher, of Dedham; Samuel Davenport…
455 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:WILLIAM WEUMS AND SEVEN OTHERS. 493It is yours, gentlemen of the jury, to determine whether they are guilty or not.The cause is solemn and important; no less than whether eight of your fellow subjects…
454 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:422 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.Mr. Samuel Quincy. May it please your Honors and you gentlemen of the jury: The prisoners at the bar are that party of soldiers belonging to His Majesty’s 29th regiment,…
453 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:WILLIAM WEMMS AND SEVEN OTHERSThe jury consisted of the following individuals: Joseph Mayo, of Roxbury; Abraham Wheeler, of Concord; Isaac Pierce, of Woburn; William Veazie, of Braintree; Edward Savel, of Woburn; Jonathan Williams, of…
449 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:WILLIAM WEMMS AND SEVEN OTHERSIt was revealed that the soldiers had been involved in a confrontation with the people at the Rope Walk a few days before. It was also shown that Killroy's bayonet…
448 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:416 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.A man in a red cloak and white wig rushed to King Street, now State Street, after hearing the alarm. Meanwhile, the sentry before the custom house in that street…
450 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:418 Z. AMERICAN STATE TRIALSThe soldiers received the same treatment, but there was no direct evidence that they were ordered to fire by their commanders, although they were frequently dared to do so by…
447 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:THE TRIAL OF WILLIAM WEMMS AND SEVEN OTHER BRITISH SOLDIERS FOR THE MURDER OF CRISPUS ATTUCKS, SAMUEL GRAY, SAMUEL MAVERICK, JAMES CALDWELL, AND PATRICK CARR, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 1770.THE NARRATIVEOn the evening of March 5th,…
444 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:412 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.Leo Frank was sentenced to hang on January 22, 1915. On December 21, United States District Judge W. T. Newman of Georgia refused a writ of habeas corpus. On December…
442 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:410 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.THE SUBSEQUENT HISTORY OF THE CASE—THE APPEALS TO THE COURTS—THE COMMUTATION BY THE GOVERNOR—THE LYNCHING OF THE PRISONER.On October 31, 1913, Judge Roan denied the motion for a new trial.…
443 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:LEO M. FRANK, 41On October 18, a writ of error was refused. On November 23, Mr. Justice Lamar of the Supreme Court of the United States refused a writ of error. On November 25,…
445 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:LEO M. FRANK, 1915At daybreak on August 17th, two miles northeast of Marietta, in Cobb County, Georgia, Leo M. Frank was lynched by a mob. Mary Phagan's body was buried in the cemetery of…
446 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:414 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.The body was cut down and carried to Atlanta, and from there sent to Brooklyn where his parents lived."Whoever did this thing—" The man beside the body broke in with…
441 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:LEO M. FRANK, 409The trial will be filed in due order, and it will be duly heard. It is now my duty to pronounce the formal sentence of the law upon you, which I…
437 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:LEO M. FRANK, 405When a man's character is put in evidence, and in the course of the investigation any specific act of misconduct is shown, this does not go before the jury for the…
438 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:406 XY. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.If you believe from the evidence as a whole that the defendant is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, you would be authorized to convict him.If you believe beyond a reasonable…
439 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:LEO M. FRANK, 407THE VERDICT AND SENTENCEAt 4:55, the jury returned to the court with a verdict of guilty. The courtroom had been cleared of spectators; the prisoner himself, as well as his counsel,…
440 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:408 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.**Judge Roan:** Mr. Sheriff, I will pass sentence tomorrow. Have the prisoner here. I will notify you in time of the hour. Gentlemen of the jury, I thank you for…
433 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:LEO M. FRANK, 401On the 27th day of April of this year, with force and arms, Leo M. Frank did unlawfully and with malice aforethought kill and murder one Mary Phagan by then and…
432 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:400X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALSAfter they went inside the cafe, I did not hear any more cheers or applause.Cross-examined: The crowd was in front of the courthouse; I could not hear the words they said,…
434 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:402 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.Express malice is that deliberate intention unlawfully to take away the life of a fellow-creature, which is manifested by external circumstances capable of proof.Malice shall be implied where no considerable…
436 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:404 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.The jury may consider the good character of the defendant, whether the rest of the testimony leaves the question of his guilt doubtful or not. If a consideration of the…
435 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:LEO M. FRANK, 408Gentlemen, the object of all legal investigation is the discovery of truth. That is the reason you have been selected, empaneled, and sworn in this case—to discover what is the truth…
429 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:LEO M. FRANK, 397Despite the fact that you say you kept a book for express and kerosene and every other conceivable purpose for which money was appropriated, you fail and refuse, because you can't,…
428 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:896 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.It is worth noting that there are other instances you might pick showing that he used the word "I done," and they know it. All right, leave the language, take…
430 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:398 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.Gentlemen, every word of that defendant proclaims him responsible for the death of this little factory girl. Gentlemen, every circumstance in this case proves him guilty of this crime. Extraordinary!…
431 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:LEO M. FRANK, 399On South Pryor Street, a large crowd cheered the solicitor, crying, "Hurrah for Dorsey."First, on Saturday, August 23, 1913, when the jury was only 100 feet away from the courthouse, in…