0834 Sheet – Supreme Court Georgia Appeals of Leo Frank, 1913, 1914

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Q. First time anybody ever asked you or talked to you about it?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Now, they went down the basement?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. How long did they stay there?
A. I don't know, sir, how long they stayed there.
Q. What became of them?
A. Well, they came back up.
Q. About what time?
A. I couldn't give no time, because I don't know what time it was when they went down there.
Q. Well, about what time?
A. I don't know, sir; I couldn't give you what time they came back up.
Q. It was after 3:30 when this whole thing started?
A. Yes, sir, it was after 3:30 when this thing started.
Q. He told you to go down; they came up after a while?
A. Yes, sir, they came up after a while.
Q. Came up the same way they went down?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Up through the same door?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. You kept that door locked all the time?
A. No, sir, I didn't keep it locked; I just kept it shut and stayed there by it.
Q. Stayed there the whole time?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. And never left?
A. No, sir.
Q. Well, what did they do after they came up through the door?
A. After they came up through the door me and Mr. Dalton stood and talked at the steps. Mr. Dalton gave me a quarter and he went out laughing, and she went up the steps.
Q. Where did she go?
A. She went and stood at the top of the steps a little while first, before she ever went to the office.
Q. Did she go to the office?
A. Yes, sir, she went to the office.
Q. How do you know she did; you couldn't see her go there, could you?
A. No, sir, I couldn't see her go to the office, but I could hear her go there. I heard her walking in there.
Q. How long did they stay before they came down?
A. Didn't stay very long before they came down.
Q. What next happened?
A. They came down and left, and then Mr. Frank come down after they left away.
Q. What time did Mr. Frank leave?
A. I don't know, sir, what time Mr. Frank left—
Q. Give us the best you can?
A. Frank left some time about half past four, I believe.
Q. Then they stayed there an hour?
A. I don't know sir, I guess so.
Q. Then Mr. Frank left, and you locked the door and you left?
A. No, sir, I left before he did. He came down and gave me a quarter out of his pocket. He says: "Is that all right?" and I says, "That's all right," and then left.