0436 Sheet – Supreme Court Georgia Appeals of Leo Frank, 1913, 1914

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what they were drawing. I wasn't drawing but $6.05. Snowball
was drawing $6.05. As to who it was I didn't want to see what
I was drawing, there was one named Walter Pride; he's been
there five years. He said he drew $12.00 a week. Then there was
Joe Pride. He told me he drew $8.40 a week. They were down in
the basement and asked me how much I was drawing. I told them
it wasn't none of their business. Then there was a fellow
named Fred. I don't know how much he drew. The next one was
the fireman. I don't know how much he drew. There were two or
three others, but I didn't have no talk with them. I was just
hiding what I drew from Walter Pride. As to whether I couldn't
draw my money after Walter drew his without his knowing it, well
he would always be down there waiting for me. As to whether I
couldn't get my money without his being behind me and seeing
what I got, he could see if I tore open the envelope. I had to
open it to pay them with. That's the reason I didn't go and
draw my money. I know I could have put it in my pocket, but I
couldn't tear it open unless I took it out. Yes, the reason I
didn't draw my money was because I didn't want to pay them.
That's the reason I let Snowball draw my money. They could
have slipped up behind me and looked. As to whether I couldn't
walk off and keep them from seeing it, if I didn't tear it open,
then they would keep up with me until I did. He would follow
me around. No, I wasn't trying to keep out of paying them. As
to what I was trying to do, if they paid me then I would pay
them. The way I liked to settle with them, I liked to take them
to the beer saloon and buy twice as much as they get. If I was
there when they come in on me, I would say, "I owe you, let's
drink it up." Yes, I would get out of it if I could, but if