0849 Sheet – Supreme Court Georgia Appeals of Leo Frank, 1913, 1914

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Q. Well, I'm sorry I cut you off, I'll open it again and give you a better chance. That was about half past seven?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. What floor of the factory?
A. I can't remember now just what floor it was on.
Q. You didn't see anybody at the time except Mr. Holloway?
A. I saw Gordon Bailey; me and him was on the elevator together.
Q. He was talking to you so Gordon Bailey could hear him?
A. I don't know, sir, I reckon he could hear; he was talking so he could hear.
Q. He was talking so Snowball could hear it?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Just talking to you about meeting a woman and let Gordon hear it?
A. He said them words, yes sir.
Q. Right before Gordon?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. And you remember what floor it was on?
A. No, sir, I don't remember what floor it was on.
Q. He didn't say anything more to you after that?
A. No, sir, he didn't say anything more to me after that.
Q. Then what did you do that evening?
A. I went and got through cleaning up about quarter after two, and I went and stood at the door.
Q. He hadn't told you to stay at the door—just told you some woman was coming?
A. Told me two ladies and a young man coming, and I could make myself some money off this man.
Q. All right. Then you went and stood at the door.
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Was the door open?
A. One door was.
Q. Broad, open daylight?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. What time did the man and the ladies come?
A. Somewhere about half past two or three o'clock.
Q. About half past two or three o'clock they came?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. They come right in?
A. No, sir, they didn't come right in. The two ladies stayed back; the young man, he come in. He asked me was Mr. Frank in the office; he says: "Mr. Frank put you wise?" I says, "Mr. Frank put me wise, now". He says: "Didn't he tell you to watch the door, two ladies and a young man would be here?" I says: "He didn't tell me to watch the door". He says: "Two ladies and a young man would be here"; and, he says, "Well, I'm the one".
Q. Him and Mr. Frank used the same terms, then. Frank says: "I'll put you wise"; and he said: "I'll put you wise"?
A. Mr. Frank didn't say it that day.
Q. Well, but he said it the other times?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. And the two ladies stayed out there and talked to you?
A. Yes sir; then he come and told them to come on.