The Leo Frank Case: Chapter 10 Of 22 - Inside Story Of Georgia's Greatest Murder Mystery

⁣An important fact in the audiobook is that James Conley, a black cleaner at the National Pencil Factory, was arrested while the coroner's autopsy was in progress. E.F. Holloway, the factory timekeeper, saw Conley washing shirts and called detectives. Conley had partially dried his shirt when police arrived, but the clothing on his back was still damp. Detective Harry Scott asked the Negro to write a few sentences, but Negro casually described his actions on the tragic Saturday, counting every minute and vowing that he never approached the factory that day. Jim Conley had a bad reputation within the factory and was arrested several times by the police. Investigators found that he had borrowed money from numerous employees and had not repaid it. On May 23, Conley admitted to third-degree charges in court that he lied about his inability to write, but he swore he knew nothing about the crime.

On Saturday morning, Conley sent Detective John Black to tell him the truth about the note he had written. Because he said Mr. Frank would send a note to his mother in Brooklyn, and her mother would introduce her to work. Detective John Black was ecstatic and demanded that he tell the truth. A key detail in the document is that Black attempted to secure an indictment of Frank Scott by taking Jim Conley to a grand jury and allowing the jury to hear him. Mr. Dorsey refused to be taken to the witness stand, but his additional diary reveals startling news. Dorsey felt he could accuse Frank without talking about blacks, but it became clear within hours that he was right. Black wanted to push through indictment by taking Jim Conley to a grand jury and allowing the jury to hear him, but Dorsey felt he could push through the indictment against Frank without Black's story. Dorsey had long meetings with blacks and detectives, from which his demographic report was compiled. Conley insisted on his story, even though detectives pointed out that Frank was behind it. He repeatedly swore he was telling the whole truth, so investigators thought he would never change his story. In his initial affidavit, James Conley said about four minutes before 1 a.m. Friday night before the bank holiday: At 12:00 a.m. Mr. Frank came down the aisle and asked me to come to his office. When he goes to his office, he asks, "Can I write?"

⁣Mr. Frank gave the narrator a notepad and asked him to write on it. He then asked the narrator if he wanted cigarettes, and he pulled out a box containing $2.50 cigarettes, two paper dollars, and two quarters. The narrator asks him not to withdraw any money he owes to the keepers, but he refuses. He then asked the narrator to buy a car for his wife, which he didn't want. Investigators were delighted to learn that the author of the murder note, James Conley, was in custody. Handwriting experts testified that the writing on the note was Newt Lee's, but it wasn't until they obtained Conley's handwriting and a sample of the murder note that it was Conley's handwriting. did not notice. Suspicions grew that Conley himself might be the killer, and investigators put him through another test. The Black man was serious about the 3rd degree murder-related charges (i.e. manslaughter).