Milton Klein Sworn In For The Defendant 94th To Testify

Milton Klein, 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)
Milton Klein, B’nai B’rith dance committee chairman, delivered a double-barreled alibi for Thanksgiving Day 1912.

Afternoon

Klein saw Frank between 4:30 and 6:00 p.m. at the Hebrew Orphans’ Home, setting up the charity dance.

Evening

Frank and Lucile arrived 8:00 p.m. sharp and stayed until 11:30.
Frank co-chaired with Klein and Copeland—greeting guests, directing music, tending children.
Never left the crowded hall.

Jail confrontation

When detectives paraded Conley past Frank’s cell, Klein relayed Frank’s calm refusal:

“Only with Mr. Rosser present.”
Treated Conley exactly like the city detectives—no fear, no recognition.

Frank’s demeanor: “perfectly natural”, disappointed only by the indictment—not by Conley’s face.

On cross, Klein stood firm:

Frank lumped Scott with the police—no special dread.
Dozens of friends visited daily; no isolation, no panic.

Klein’s hour-by-hour Thanksgiving log—witnessed by Atlanta’s Jewish elite—vaporized the State’s “holiday prowler” smear.
His jail-yard poise turned Conley’s “boss-man terror” into comedic fiction.