246 Sheet – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document

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X, AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.

As he read it, he kind of grinned. He told me he believed Mr. Frank was just as innocent as the angels from Heaven. He was never known to tell the truth; I would not believe him on oath.

Cross-examined. I have never heard Mr. Frank accused of any act of immorality or familiarity with the girls in the factory. Jim Conley got two papers from me on Tuesday and Wednesday. I bought them. Jim always seemed to be kind of nervous or half drunk or something. He aroused my suspicions after he began to read the papers and grin about them and comment on them.

**Emma Beard.** I am Mr. Schiff’s servant. On April 26th, somebody called Mr. Schiff on the telephone about half-past 10. It said, “Tell Mr. Schiff Mr. Frank wanted him at the office.” The same voice called up Mr. Schiff again about 11 o'clock. I told him he would be there as soon as he could get dressed.

**Annie Hizon.** I am Mrs. Ursenbach’s servant. Mr. Frank called up on the telephone about half-past one on April 26th. He said, “Tell Mr. Charlie I can’t go to the ball game this afternoon.”

**J.C. Matthews.** I was at Montag Bros. on April 26th; I saw Mr. Frank in the office of Montag Bros., in the morning of that day.

**Alonso Mann.** I am an office boy at the National Pencil Company. I left the factory at half-past 11 on April 26th. When I left, Miss Hall, the stenographer from Montag’s, was in the office with Mr. Frank; I never saw him bring any women into the factory and drink with them; I have never seen Dalton there. On April 26th, I saw Holloway, Irby, McCrary, and Darley at the factory; I didn’t see Quinn. I don’t remember seeing Corintha Hall, Mrs. Freeman, Mrs. White, Graham, Tillander, or Wade Campbell.

**M. O. Nix.** I am a credit man for Montag Bros. and a bookkeeper; I have charge of the bookkeeping and documents and papers of the National Pencil Company; I am familiar with Mr. Frank’s handwriting. These financial sheets are in Mr. Frank's handwriting; so are these eleven requisition sheets; I saw Mr. Frank on the morning of April 26th, at Montag’s. He asked me to allow Miss Hattie Hall, my stenographer, to go over to the factory, to assist him as his stenographer was away.

I have never seen a letter written by Mr. Frank. The only writing of his that I am familiar with are figures and things like pay rolls.

**Harry Gottheimer.** I am a traveling salesman for the National Pencil Company; I was at Montag Bros. at 10 o'clock on April 26th. Mr. Frank came in, and I asked him about two orders, and he replied that he couldn’t tell, but that if I would return to the factory with him, he would tell me, or if you can’t come now, come this afternoon. I saw Frank in his office one Saturday afternoon in the early part of April about 3 o'clock. His wife was there doing some stenographic work for him. I am sure of that conversation. I had been in his office on previous Saturday afternoons. I never found any of the doors locked. He was always working.

**Mrs. Rae Frank.** I am the mother of Leo Frank; I live in...

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