1647 Sheet – Supreme Court Georgia Appeals of Leo Frank, 1913, 1914

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by Mrs.Maud Beiley.

(The following is exhibit "A" referred to above.)

"Statement of Mrs.Maude Beiley, 263 Humphries St., Atlanta, in reference to the murder of Mary Phagan, Atlanta, April 26, 1913, in the presence of Mr.Dorsey, Mr.Minor, detective Rosser and B.S.Smith.
Atlanta, Ga., May 14,1913.
Questioned by Mr.Dorsey.
Q. What business is your husband in? A. Meat cutter, on Gordon St. and Hembrit.
Q. Where did you say you lived? A. 263 Humphries St.
Q. Where did you live at that time? A. I lived in a whole lot of places Acworth St., Greensferry Ave., etc.
Q. You used to work at the National Pencil Co.? A. Yes sir, one year ago.
Q. Did you know Mary Phagan? A. Yes sir.
Q. What kind of a girl was she? A. A nice girl.
Q. He has always treated you right by other people say at the time.
A. Some say mighty nice things, some say not.
Q. Those that say he is not nice, in what way did they say he is not nice. A. They seemed to say he is too fast around the girls.
Q. What is his reputation, being a bad man after the women? A. Yes sir.
Q. What did you ever hear any one say about his undue familiarity with the girls, or what was your experience yourself? A. I heard a right smart of them say that too fresh around the girls. He was mighty nice to me.
Q. Would you name a lot of them? A. No.
Q. I just want a few names. A. Well.
Q. What is her name? A. Mrs.Mae Barrett.
Q. What did you hear your mother say? A. Mama said Mr.Frank was not running the place right; that he was too fast around the girls, I think so myself.
Q. What did you ever see him do? A. I never paid any attention to him.
Q. What are some of the things you saw him do? A. I never saw him do anything, but he said he did not want old ladies to work there, he wanted young girls.
Q. How long have you been married? A. I was up there present when a woman gave birth to a child? A. I was up there when Mrs. Viola Franklin end there was another one miscarried there, but I don't remember her name.
Q. What did Mr.Frank say when that girl miscarried that you know about? A. He never done anything; let her stay in the dressing room until she was able; she stayed there about two or three hours. They never said anything about it; who was there about three months after that.
Q. Did he get excited or get a doctor? A. Certainly.
Q. Was there any talk at that time anyone who was the father of the child? A. I don't think there was anyone at the factory was.
Q. It seems other one, did Mr.Frank pay any attention to that? A. No.
Q. Who was she? A. I don't remember.
Q. Opie Dickson or Mattie Smith? A. One of them.
Q. Are you sure it was one or the other of them? A. Yes.
Q. What did he do this time, did he seem very anxious? A. Just got a doctor to her there; came up several times to girls there.
Q. What Doctor? A. I don't know what doctor; the ambulance came once to one of the girls, Maybelle Reed; she was laid out on the table; I thought she was dead.
Q. Do you know what connection with child birth? A. I don't know never knew that.
Q. What did you ever see Frank do that looked like he was unduly familiar? A. I never paid attention to Frank, never had time.
Q. You heard it talked around that he was trying to get things with the girls that was the general talk and general reputation? A. I certainly have.
Questioned by Mr.Rosser.
Q. He wanted young girls, not old girls?
A. He wouldn't hire old girls; looked like to me old ones could do the work just as well as the young ones.
Questioned by Mr.Dorsey:
Q. How long did she work short skirts? A. Yes.
Q. He said he did not want any old women? A. Why, certainly.
Q. His reputation was bad with the women that worked there? A. Some of them that was common talk by everybody that worked there. Some of them that was common talk didn't say anything,