1619 Sheet – Supreme Court Georgia Appeals of Leo Frank, 1913, 1914

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Q. I know, but are you acquainted with his general character, what is generally said about what has been said about him? A. I can't express my opinion of his general character?
Q. Just answer yes or no? A. Yes sir.
Q. Well, is that good or bad? A. I can't express my opinion of his character from hearsay.
Q. All right, what is generally said about him from hearsay, up to April 26, 1913, just before the Phagan girl was killed. That hearsay is what people say about the Judge's ruling? A. Well, I will tell you all I can say, what you have heard.
The Court: Don't tell what you have heard, just tell whether or not you heard anything.
Q. I won't press the point. I want to ask you if you know Miss Irene Jackson? A. I certainly do.
Q. Do you know Miss Hattie Hall? A. I do
Q. Were you or not ever present in the dressing room of the ladies on the fourth floor, when Miss Irene Jackson was present and when you were partially undressed, when any or both of these young ladies were present? A. I was in the dressing room.
Q. Was undressed? A. Yes sir.
Q. Was undressed? A. Yes sir. A. Miss Jackson when she was undressed.
Q. Did or did not Leo M. Frank come in there? A. He came to the door and opened it, and stuck his head inside of the door.
Q. Stuck his head inside of the door, did he or did not knock? A. He did not knock.
Q. He did not knock? What, if anything was said -- when he did that, grinned as he caught the door? A. He just stood there and grinned as he caught the door.
Q. What was said, if anything, by anybody in the room when he did that? A. Miss Jackson -- he stood and looked for a few minutes longer, I suppose, then she thought he ought to go, and she said, "Well, were dressing, blame it." and then he shut the door.
CROSS EXAMINATION by Mr. Rosser.
Q. Didn't he ask you if you girls didn't have any work to do? A. Yes sir, he put his head in, and didn't he say "Haven't you girls got work to do"? A. Yes sir.
Q. And he didn't say it that way. A. He asked you if you didn't have any work to do, but he asked you if you didn't have any work to do? A. Yes sir.
Q. That was the only time you ever saw him in the room when he tried to come in, is that right? A. Yes sir.
Q. And that is the fact, isn't it, and the question he never said anything but that? A. I didn't understand the question.
Q. I didn't think you did; well now, you were in there that day, Miss Kitchens? A. I was in there with Miss Jackson.
Q. Who else was in there? A. Well, Miss Ethel Stewart, was in there part of the time.
Q. Just you three? A. Just us three.
Q. What time of day was it? A. Well, I can't state the exact time, but just before dinner.
Q. Well, the afternoon? A. Yes sir.
Q. During business hours? A. Yes sir.
Q. Weren't you all dismissed from work, we didn't have any more to do? A. Yes sir, we were dismissed from work.
Q. You didn't have any work to do that day? A. No sir.
Q. And you were all just resting in the dressing room? A. Yes sir.
Q. You were in the dressing room because the work had been dismissed? A. Yes sir.
Q. How long were you in there dressing to leave? A. Just a short while.
Q. Dressing to leave? A. Yes sir.
Q. You had finished your work? A. Yes sir.
Q. And you had nothing else to do? A. No sir.
Q. Mr. Stelker and that is all you said, he asked you if you girls didn't have any work to do? A. Yes sir.
Q. And you all told him you didn't have any work to do? A. Yes sir.
Q. Aren't you mistaken, Miss Jones has been down here and testified, hasn't she? A. I have only got her word for it.
Q. She is a matter of fact, I am asking you if you know she told me she had not been down there before this murder took place? A. I don't know.
Q. You didn't work there before I ever went there? A. Yes sir, when Miss Jones worked there.
Q. Did Miss Howell work there? A. No sir, Miss Howell worked there when I did.
Q. And she was committed, I think, in fact I know she told me she did. A. I don't know just exactly, I was off from the factory four months. I went to work there and I never went back until -
Q. I am going to ask you, you are certain Miss Howell has been on the stand, hasn't she? A. She was on, Miss Howell.
Q. I think she is mistaken. I am asking you the question that we have asked all of those ladies that worked on the 4th floor. I

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