R M LASSITER, Sworn In For The State, 25th To Testify

R. M. Lassiter, 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)
City policeman R. M. Lassiter arrived at the National Pencil Company Sunday morning, April 27.
Findings (6:00–7:00 a.m.)

Parasol: Center of elevator shaft—unbroken.
Rope twine + wrapping cord.
Stool-like substance.

Observations

Drag marks from elevator in basement.
Rear door closed at midnight.
Elevator bottom: Trash pile—no cement; hits ground “plump.”

Cross-examination

Parasol intact—no crush.
Shaft full of trash.

Lassiter’s unbroken parasol, drag marks, and trash-cushioned shaft shredded Conley’s “elevator crash”.
No cement, no thud, no damage—State’s “body-drop” became gentle disposal.