The Leo Frank Case: "Perversion" Charged - Inside Story Of Georgia's Greatest Murder Mystery

This is the sixteenth Chapter in the 22-part series of 'Leo Frank Case: Inside Story Of Georgia's Greatest Murder Mystery'.
On August 4th, the second week of the trial began with James Conley, a negro sweeper who connected Frank directly with the crime. The public waited anxiously for Conley to take the stand, and a crowd larger than any previous one sat in line to await the opening of the doors. Judge L.S. Roan announced that all women present would have to leave, introducing sensational charges of perversion and misconduct among the factory girls.

Conley told glibly his story of carrying the dead girl's body to the basement at the direction of Superintendent Frank and claiming to have caught Frank in a compromising attitude with a woman in his office at the factory. He also claimed to have watched at the front door of the building while Frank kept clandestine appointments with women on the second floor.

On Friday afternoon, Conley revealed that Frank had instructed him to return to the factory Saturday morning. He and Conley met at the door and had conversations with Frank about the lock on the front door and the possibility of a young lady up there. Conley continued his narration of the events on the morning of April 26 and recounted the conversation with Frank.

The negro, Conley, was involved in a robbery where he was robbed by Mr. Darley. He was beaten by Darley and told not to let him see him. Conley saw Lemmie Quinn, Mary Phagan, and Monteen Stover enter the building, but Mary never came down. She stayed upstairs for a while, then returned down. He heard tiptoes coming from the metal department and stomped over his head. He then locked the door and sat on a box. The negro then heard Mr. Frank stomping over his head, and he locked the door. The negro then asked what happened. Tune in to listen to further cross-examinations between the defense and other witnesses and potential suspects such as Jim Conley.

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