W T HOLLIS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 37th To Testify

W. T. Hollis, 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)
Streetcar conductor W. T. Hollis, on the English Avenue line, testified that on April 26:

11:50 a.m.: Mary Phagan boarded alone at Lindsey Street—no Epps.
Hollis knew her well; she rode 2–3 times weekly.
Took her fare on English Avenue—still alone.
No Epps boarded; no one sat with her.
12:07½ p.m.: Arrived Broad & Marietta—on schedule.
Relieved at Forsyth & Marietta; Mary still on car.
2½ minutes Broad & Marietta → Broad & Hunter.

Hollis identified Phagan at the undertaker’s Sunday—no doubt.
On cross-examination, Hollis confirmed:

Epps rode often but not that day.
Never early—company rule.
Matthews (motorman) joked: “You’re late today?” Mary laughed: “Yes, I’m mad.”

On re-direct, Hollis noted reporters sent him to identify Phagan; Oliver Street is next to Lindsey—no Epps.
Hollis’s clock-checked run—11:50 board, 12:07½ Broad & Marietta—shredded Epps’s “noon car with Mary” lie.
A conductor’s daily route became ironclad proof Phagan reached the factory alone by 12:10.