J N STARNES, Sworn In For The State, 5th To Testify

J. N. Starnes, 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 officer J. N. Starnes arrived at the National Pencil Company 5:00–6:00 a.m., April 27.
Findings

Back door staple: Prized out—pipe indentation.
~6:00 a.m.: Phoned Frank—“Come immediately.” Frank: “No breakfast”, “Where’s night watchman?”
Frank: Nervous, trembling with Darley.
Clock slip: Hendricks punched all in <5 minutes (Exhibit P).
Cords: Similar knots to murder cord (Exhibit C)—all over factory.
Monday, April 28: Blood splotches near dressing room—1.5–2 ft area, haskoline-smeared, broom scratches.
Nail: 50 ft from metal room—blood-like.
Back door chips: Bloody prints.

Cross-examination

Timeline: Guesswork—3 minutes Marietta to factory.
Spots: Dark floor—“looked like blood”.
No purse/ribbon/flowers.
Toilets: #11 on diagram (Exhibit A).

Re-direct

Guarded phone talk—“casual gentlemen.”
Chips to Lanford (Exhibit E).

Starnes’s “prized staple”, “blood splotches”, and “nervous Frank” became State’s crime scene.
Defense shredded: Cords everywhere, haskoline smear, guesswork timeline, no ID.
Lead detective’s “blood” turned prosecution’s “smoking gun” into factory grime.