W. T. Hollis — Sworn In for the State — 190th Witness to Testify

**W. T. Hollis, witness for the State 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 motorman W. T. Hollis, called to corroborate J. D. Reed’s claim, testified that Reed rode with him every morning. However, Hollis **denied** ever telling Reed (or anyone else) on April 28 or 29 that George Epps and Mary Phagan sat together on his car on April 26, talking “like little sweethearts.” He reiterated his consistent prior statement: **if Epps was on the car, he never saw him**. This testimony directly contradicted Reed’s second-hand account and undermined the State’s effort to firmly place Epps and Phagan together en route to the factory, weakening the timeline that she arrived near noon.