1709 Sheet – Supreme Court Georgia Appeals of Leo Frank, 1913, 1914

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George Epps testified in affidavit in substance as follows:-
"I am the George W. Epps who swore on the trial of the state of
Georgia vs Leo M. Frank.
"On April 26th, 1913, I lived with my father and mother at 246
Fox Street, city of Atlanta, and I knew Mary Phagan well. I had
known Mary about a year before she died. I rode on the car with
her on April 26th. We reached the corner of Marietta and Forsyth
Streets about 12 o'clock. Mary got off the car at this place and
went on down toward the National Pencil Company's place of busi-
ness. As we were coming into town on the car, Mary talked to me,
told me she was going down to the National Pencil Company to get
her pay. She also told me that Mr. Frank had been trying to flirt
with her and that she was afraid of him. The evidence that I gave
on the trial was the truth and nothing but the truth, and I here
and now say again that what I swore on the trial is the truth.
Soon after the case was ended a man came to me who said his name
was Terry. I will describe that man as best I can. He was a
short, skinny, low man and always wore a sour-grin on his face.
He told me when he first met me that he wanted me to take a mes-
sage for him to Capitol Square and Washington Street. I took the
message. It was to somebody by the name of Smith. I was never
able to find this man Smith. I found a place where somebody by
the name of Smith lived, but I never could find Smith. The next
morning I reported back to Terry, or the man who called himself
Terry, that I could not find his man Smith. Terry was in front
of the Aragon Hotel and stopped me as I went along up the street
and wanted me to take another message for him. This time the
message was to Mr. Smith again, over at the same place. I took
this message, which was a note, but I couldn't find his man again.
I then reported back to Terry that I could not find Smith again.
This time I reported to Terry at the same place, in front of the
Aragon. When I reported back this last time, this man who called
himself Terry asked me if I did not want to travel with him. He
said he had a show company and wanted me to travel with him and
that I could get $10.00 a week and expenses, - that I would have
a good time. He said he was going to take some girls along with
them. He asked me would I go. I told him I would see about it.