JOHN W TODD, Sworn In For The Defendant, 127th To Testify

John W. Todd, witness for the Defendant in rebuttal, at the Trial of Leo Frank in the Fulton County Superior Court of Atlanta, Georgia, in 1913 (Testimony Portion From July 28 - August 21, 1913; Closing Arguments August 21-25, 1913)
John W. Todd, assistant purchasing agent for the Crucible Steel Company in Pittsburgh and life treasurer of his Cornell University graduating class, testified that he had known Leo M. Frank for years while both were students. Todd declared, without reservation, that Frank’s general character was good.
This testimony was offered to extend Frank’s impeccable reputation to his pre-Atlanta, Ivy-League college days, presenting the sworn endorsement of a successful, out-of-state professional peer who had observed Frank daily in a rigorous academic and social environment—further countering the State’s narrative of a lifelong moral degenerate.