The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-06-17
A Frank Case Error That Fa-
VOred Frank.

| n the several articles which The JefferSonlan
has published about the Frank case, prior
to last week, Monteen Stover's arrival at
Franks office has, each time, been stated at
1906, and her departure at 1910; but last
week the time was inadvertently put-arrival
1910, and departure II Is, difference of five
minutes, which is Of no importance, in view
of the other testimony.
Harry Scott, who was selected as the de-
tective for the Pencil factory, went to Franks
office. late Monday afternoon of the 28th Of
April, 1913 two days after Mary Phagan was
killed, near Franks Office
First Of all, Scott wanted from Frank a
detailed account of his own movements on the
Saturday before, the day of the crime.
In Franks private Office, he and his detee-
tive went over Franks movements on Satur-
day "in detail" (See page % of the record
After relating some prior incidents not
material to be re-stated-
"He then stated that Mary Phagan came
into the factory at u 10 to draw her pay :.
that he paid her off in his inside office, where
he was at his desk, and when she left his
office, and went into the outer office, she had
reached the outer office door, leading into the
hall, and turned round to Mr.. Frank, and
asked if the metal had come yet.
Mr. Frank replied that he didn't know,
and that Mary Phagan then he thought,
reached the stairway and he heard voices,
but he could not distinguish whether they
were men or girls talking
When Frank told his own detective this
story, they were engaged in private, confden-
tial consultation.
Frank had had two days of cool delibera-
ton to plan his line of defense.
He had had all day Sunday, with no inter
ruptions: he had had Sunday night to sleep
on it: he had had nearly all of Monday
During all that time, he had not learned
that Nontem Storer had been to his office.
On Monday evening, nobody, excepting
Monteen and her mother, knew that the girl
had gone to Franks office to draw her pay.
And, of course, Franh had no suspicion Of
the fatal trap he aca8 running into when he
calmly, deliberately selected ten minutes after
tace1re, as the time-by his own time piece
when Mary came to him in his inner office,
where he sat at his desk, to ask for her $120,
and to pause and ask that significant ques-
tlOn-"Has the metal Gomez" which meant,
''Wil there be work for me next week."
And Frank answered-"I don't know"
suggesting the idea that he and Mary 90
back to the metal room to see.
Now, if you will examine page 25 of the
record, you will understand why Mr.. RosSer
did not combat Harry Scott on the point of
the time Of Naay'S arriraz IN FRANKS office
His combat with Scott was on other mat
ters entirely; and he fought Scott particu-
zarzy, on the answer to Marys question about
the new metal
He did his utmost to make Scott admit
that Franks answer to the girl was the posi-
tive, NO" rather than the uncertain, II don't
know
Why didn't Rosser attack Scott, on the
question Of tnoe-the 12:10 p. m. when Frank
said, precisely and positively, that Mary
Phagan was in his inner office, where he sat
at his desk, ready to pay the little girl. and