Another in our series of new transcriptions of contemporary articles on the Leo Frank case.
Atlanta Constitution
August 17th, 1913
With the introduction of W.D. MacWorth, the Pinkerton detective who discovered the blood spots on the first floor near the trap door and the bloody club and pay envelope nearby, came the verification of a rumor that the prosecution would try to show an attempt on the part of the Pinkertons in the employee of the National Pencil factory to double-cross the police. This came when Dorsey sought to prove that the Pinkertons had tried to conceal from the police the fact of the discovery of the club, piece of buggy whip and the pay envelope.
He was examined by Mr. Rosser.
“What is your business?”
“I am an operative with the Pinkerton Detective Agency.”
“Did you work on the Phagan case?”
“Yes, I made several searches of the factory premises.”
“Did you search the ground floor on the 15th of May? What did you find?”
“I found seven stains that resembled blood near the trap door by the elevator. Upon searching behind the radiator, I also found a piece of wrapping cord that looked as though it had been freshly cut at one end. The radiator on the side against the wall was packed with rubbish and trash. There were papers in the trash dated as early as January 13, 1913, which indicated that it had been there only a short while.”
“About six or eight inches away, I found a rolled and crumpled piece of paper. It was a pay envelope, numbered and with the letters ‘M. P.’ written on the face. In almost the same spot I found a heavy club spotted with dim stains. It was Iying in a doorway with several iron pipes”.
Not Positive About Blood.
Cross examination by Dorsey.
“Did you ever see this stick before?” He held to view a heavy butt-end of on buggy whip.”
“Yes, it was behind the front door.”
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