0120 Sheet – Supreme Court Georgia Appeals of Leo Frank, 1913, 1914

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and he says: "Yes", and she says: "Well, does he talk much", and
he says: "No, he's the best nigger I've ever seen."
Q. She stopped there and looked at you? A. No sir.
Q. Didn't you say she stopped and asked Mr. Frank: "Is that
the nigger?" A. She asked Mr. Frank that.
Q. She stopped and said to Mr. Frank: "Is that the nigger?"
A. No sir, she didn't stop.
Q. She just kept walking? A. Yes sir.
Q. Neither stopped, neither one of them stopped?
A. No sir, neither one of them stopped at all; she just said that
Q. Said: "Is that the nigger", and just kept walking on?
A. Yes sir, she kept on walking.
Q. And kept on walking off? A. Yes sir, she kept on walking, and---
Q. Just kept on walking, and Mr. Frank said: "Yes, that's the
best nigger I ever saw"? A. Yes sir.
Q. You didn't see them stop at all? A. No sir, I didn't see
them stop at all.
Q. Went out together? A. No sir, they never went out together.
Q. What did Mr. Frank do then? A. Mr. Frank went up and
opened the door and come back upstairs.
Q. How long did he stay there? A. I don't know, sir, how long
he stayed there.
Q. You left there? A. He told me to go back in the office.
Q. You went in the office? A. Yes sir; he called me. I went in
the office, and Mr. Frank come and gave me a dollar and a quarter.
Q. Give you $1.25 that time? A. Yes sir, he gave me $1.25 that
time.
Q. You went out then? A. No sir. I stayed there a little bit. He
asked me where I was going that day. I says: "I ain't going no-
where; I am going on home". He says: "I'm going home
directly too". I says: "Is that all, Mr. Frank". He says:
"Yes", and I left away.
Q. Where did you go when you left? A. I went to the beer saloon
over there on Hunter and Forsyth Street.
Q. How long did you stay there? A. I don't know, sir; about an
hour, I reckon.
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Based on the content of the text, it appears to be a transcript of a testimony or an interrogation, possibly related to a legal proceeding or investigation. The dialogue involves questions and answers regarding interactions between individuals, specifically mentioning Mr. Frank and references to a person referred to derogatorily as "the nigger." The context suggests it might be related to a historical case involving racial issues and possibly a crime, given the formal questioning format and the mention of specific actions and locations.