1681 Sheet – Supreme Court Georgia Appeals of Leo Frank, 1913, 1914

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much as I wanted.about that good country they claimed,and he
said "it was no so good.to you,was it",you went up there and
and got tuberculosis", and I said that,and he said "but the
people here.take better care of you and I would advise you
not to stay here, I think there is some trouble out about you
but if you do get into any trouble come and see me. I went
on home, and the next day I was coming up the street and I
passed his shop, and the young man that worked there told me
that Mr. Jacobs wanted to see me right away quick, and I told
him all right, and Mr. Jacobs wasn't there, and he called up
somebody in the Temple Court Building, and he said Mr. Jacobs
told me to meet him at the steps, and I did so and he carried
me to the Fourth National Bank Building,on the 11th floor,and
and he kept me there about an hour in a private room, and he
went away some place, I don't know where, and he told me Mr.
Burns would be there in a minute, and wanted to see me, and so
just tell Mr. Burns where I wanted to go and he would send me
wherever I wanted to go. I waited and waited and waited and he
didn't come back, and nobody called for me, and I was sick
and needed air, and I goes out and catches the elevator, and
a gentleman met me and says "are you the boy that was in the
office" and I said "yes", and he said Mr. Jacobs said to
come to his place right away", and I went down there and he
said, "Mr. Burns said that was all right, to stay here, he
don't think he will need your affidavit,for it don't any good
anyway".

Yesterday, which was Monday April 27, 1914, I was stand-
ing on the corner of Piedmont Avenue and Decatur sts., and
Chief Lanford passed by me and he and I spoke about the same
time, I told him howdy and he told me howdy, and he told me
as soon as I had time to come down to his office that he
wanted to see me. I goes down to his office in the afternoon,
about three o'clock, and he and I had a private talk in his
office, and he asked me if I was ever in Chicago and I told
him yes sir, and he asked me, had I ever made an affidavit to
Mr. Burns,and I told him yes sir, and he said "well I heard