1776 Sheet – Supreme Court Georgia Appeals of Leo Frank, 1913, 1914

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and a very large fat man whose name she does not know, called
on her at her home and that Bea Rosser does not know, called
to make her state that Mr.Frank had been familiar with her at the
factory and that she had seen him acting in a similar way with
other girls at the factory; that she said Bea Rosser coaxed her
pleased and even got mad with her because she would not swear to
these things for him. Deponent further states eao time that he
called on her, she always stated that she had always found Mr.Frank
to be a perfect gentleman and never knew him to commit any of the
acts which Mr.Rosser was trying to make her swear that she had
seen. Deponent makes this affidavit without any promises of reward whatof her own free will and accord
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 20th day of October, 1913.
(Signed) Lillie Pettis
C.W.Burke,
Notary Public, Fulton County, Ga."

(Exhibit B is an exact copy of the above affidavit,
except that it is entitled in the case, is signed before J.O.Knight
and has the following written: "deponent also says she has a
sister-in-law of Nellie Pettis"; deponent says she says she stated that Mr.
Frank on one occasion while she was at the factory, winked at her
and asked her the question "How about it", to which she replied
does not believe her sister-in-law Nellie Pettis is saying that she
when she makes this statement; that she does not believe Mr.Frank
ever winked at Nellie Pettis or made any of the remarks referred
to by her.")

Fulton County: Exhibit B.

Personally appeared Mrs.Lillie Mae Pettis of No.43
Girard Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, who upon oath
deposes and says that on three occasions, to wit, on the 13th
day of September, 1913, in this office, she was employed
at the National Pencil Factory in this city as a fore-
lady, and sent her sister-in-law Miss Nellie Pettis to the
Pencil Factory for her pay, each occasion on which she, to the
best of her recollection, was on the 13th day of September, 1913,
the regular pay day, to the factory being Saturday, which the
factory was the regular pay day, each occasion she sent Miss Pettis to
the factory for her pay. On each occasion she sent Miss Pettis to
the factory for her pay, she gave Miss Pettis a written order for
her salary, addressed to Miss Ella May Flowers, deponent's fore-
lady.

Deponent further says that on each occasion when she sent Miss
Nellie to the factory for her pay, deponent was at home at the time
and that the home of Miss Nellie Pettis and place of residence
was No.9 Oliver Street, in this city, and her mother, which
on deponent also says that when Miss Nellie delivered her salary
on the first two occasions that deponent asked her after she
returned if she had seen Mr. Frank, and she had said to her with
Miss Nellie, and that Miss Nellie had said to her with
reference to deponent's absence from the factory, and that
Miss Nellie had said to her with reference to deponent's absence
from the factory, and that Miss Flowers had not said anything what-
ever regarding deponent. Miss Flowers simply handed her
deponent's money without any remarks.

Deponent also says that on the third occasion when Miss Nellie
went to the factory for deponent's pay, she accompanied Miss Nellie
as far as Forsyth and Hunter Streets and waited there while Miss
Nellie went to the factory and after deponent's pay; and deponent
says that Miss Nellie was not in the factory exceeding five minutes.
Deponent says that as soon as Miss Nellie got out of the factory
with deponent's pay she asked her if Miss Flowers had asked her
any questions, and Miss Nellie replied that Miss Flowers again replied
that Miss Flowers did not ask her any questions, but had gone into
the office, secured deponent's pay, and handed it to her.

Deponent says that Miss Nellie never said anything to her
about meeting or seeing Mr.Frank, or any of the employees she had
been sent to the factory, and deponent further says that Miss
Nellie was never at the factory but four times, three of these
times being described in the above statement. The fourth occasion
was more than a year ago, when Miss Nellie accompanied deponent to
the factory for the purpose of seeking a position in the factory
under Miss Ella May Flowers; that Miss Nellie asked Miss Flowers
for a position and that the application for this position took
place at about 7:10 and before Mr.Frank had come to the fact-
ory, deponent being familiar with the fact that Mr. Frank did not