The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-11-22
TEMPLE CASE
INVESTIGATION
NASHVILLE PEOPLE FOR HIM.
MEMPHIS OFFICIALS AGAINST.
White Lawyer Volunteers His Services
White Ministers lnterceed-Ne-
gro Churches Raise Money
Governor Asked to Commute
Sentence.

Leo. Temple, whose sentence to
death was respited for ten days is
calmly awaiting his fate in the coun-
ty Jail Mr. ]. E. Mosley, a young
and brilliant white lawyer of this city
volunteered to look into the case full
ly. In fact, Mr.. Mosley took the
iniative in the case. He would not
accept pay for his services, feeling he
said, that the boys case was In thai
his conscience told him should be
looked after. The colored ministers
and business men however, raised
about fifty dillars to pay Mr., Mosley's
expenses to Memphis and return.
This. case has aroused deep interest
on the part of the people, The boy
is stranger in Nashville, but his YER
sion of the case is so straightforward
that hi innocence is impressed upon
the listener at once. He said to a
Globe representative as follows:
Il was working for Mr.. T. F. Queen,
who lives in a suburb of Memphis
Another boy worked for the same
man. Mr.. Queen was very disagree
able toward me, but he was not so
with the other boy. Mr.. Queens
children would often meddle with me
when l was doing my work, and I
complained to him about it. He told
me to take stick and knock his boy
down. l told Mr. Queen no, I could
not do that, said Mr.. Queen, you are
a white man and they are your chill
dren, and l anti nothing but a niger,
and you ohght to correct your own
children. Well, the other boy left on
Saturday night and on Sunday morn
ing | was told to go milk which | did.
When l carried the milk in Mr.. Queen
said to me, did you mix that milk?
| told him yes sir and then he began
to abuse me and to say | could not
learn anything. l did not say any,
thing back to him, but went on with
my work. l was ordered to stay
around the house all day as the chill
were all away. / did so. Sunday
night asked Mr. Queen to lend me
fifty cents and he at once began to
curse me. / went to Mrs Queen and
told her could not stand Mr.. Queens
abuse. She said never mind him, so
| went to Mrs. Queen because she was
the boss of the place.
On Monday morning, one of the lit
girls went in room to get some fruit.
| was sitting on the back porch wait
ing for Mr.. Queen to get through his
breakfast 81 l could eat mine, and
could eat mine, and 1 could hear them
talking. The girl said papa, a bottle
talking. The girl said papa, that
truit has come back and one of the
boys said bottle of coca cola had
been stolen and heard them say YES.
nobody took those things but Leo.
told I'M. Queen l did not take them.
Ihat | was raised better than that and
II l wanted anything he had I would
ask Tor It, and If he did not give to
me- | would pay for it if l wanted It.
Monday evening Mr. Queen asked
me about the child and told him no.
Mr. Queen I did not do that. told
him / wouldn't do such a thing. He
SAID the child said I did not, but Ne
groes so often do such things and de-
ny It, | told him was a Christian
and would not do such a thing for
nothing Mr.. Queen tild me to 90
I ny VII duu ulu. A llTTle
later four men came and arrested me
When they got to Jail, they did not
nave warrant and could not nut me
IN Jail and had to carry me ii the
workhouse. Well, they had nv trial
Mr.. P. M. Dowdall was my LAWYER. Az
the trial they could not make the child
say dine anything to her. She would
always say no and the lawyers had to
ask her in a way she could not under
stand to get her to say yes. MY law
yer said he could not carry the case
to the Supreme Court unless I cidld
get him ten dollars. I gave him sew
eral addresses and he said he wrote
ont 1 never heard from the letters
They say the jailer there will take
money If it is sent, but I don't know
whether he sent me any money or
not. never did get any.
Leo Temple has told this story over
and over with little if any variations
and the people in this city believe he
is innocent and are working for his
release.