C W MANGUM, Sworn In For The State, 35th To Testify

C. W. Mangum, witness for the State, 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)
C. W. Mangum, jail guard, testified that Chiefs Beavers and Lanford and Detective Scott arrived with Jim Conley on the fourth floor to confront Frank. Mangum informed Frank; he replied: “No, my attorney is not here and I have nobody to defend me.” Frank stressed no lawyer and no one to witness the exchange.
Mangum’s brief account showed Frank refused an un-counseled confrontation—not fear of Conley, but legal caution.
The State offered this to imply guilt; the defense framed it as prudent innocence.