1604 Sheet – Supreme Court Georgia Appeals of Leo Frank, 1913, 1914

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breakfast table Sunday morning and my wife was listening from the
kitchen. Then Mrs. Frank was only paying my wife $3.50 per week
up to the Saturday of the murder and they told her if she would not
talk they would pay her $7.00 per week and she would not have to
work as late as she had been doing. And far her to say nothing at
court but what they told her to say. They gave her $5.00 extra the
day she went to court. They examined my wife money all along as
she is buying lots of messessand which they all the time. I can
tell Mr. Frank has done something and they act strange. Mrs. Frank
tells magnolia every day not to look out what to say if they come to
her to go to court. I examined Mrs. Frank and she told me with her own
mouth that she had a good time Saturday evening and kissed a man
good bye and she said he was so crazy he asked for a kiss and she
would not kiss her. Magnolia also heard Mrs. Frank say she
would never live with him again for she knew he killed that girl
and that they had the right man and ought to break his neck. Signed Albert McKnight Sworn to and subscribed before me this 12th day of
August 1915. R. L. Craven Notary Public, Dekalb County, Ga.
E. H. Pidgent Sworn for the State. I have been working for the
Beek & Gregg Hardware Company for twelve years. Albert McKnight
was discharged by me for some minor offense from the employ of
the Beek & Gregg Hardware Company some time immediately previous
to April 26, 1913. I cannot recall the exact date and was not working
for me on April 26, 1913, but came back to work for the Beek &
Gregg Hardware Company a few days after the murder, but exactly how
many I cannot recall. Albert McKnight freely and voluntarily
stated to me that he saw Leo M. Frank on April 26, 1913, at the Selig
home between 1 and 2 o'clock ; that Frank did not eat any dinner
and that he went over to the shed and stood there for a few min-
utes and left the house in ten minutes after arrival, and made the
other statements which he swore to at the trial of the case of
the State vs. Leo M. Frank. He has only made these statements to
me one time, but many times. I have read over the affidavit this day
signed by Messrs. R. L. Craven and Agus Morrison, and the same are
true where they contain statements which purport to refer to
those certain facts coming within my knowledge. I was also present
at the police station and he told what occurred there, as testified
to by Mr. Craven. After Albert McKnight made the statement to Mr.
Craven, and before the same was sworn to, and before anything was
made public, I impressed upon Albert McKnight the importance of
telling the truth, and I told him that under no circumstances could
he expect to get any reward or any money for what he said he was
willing to swear. On the other hand I told him that it would prob-
ably cause his wife, Minola McKnight, to lose her job and could
only result in worry and trouble to him, even if what he said was
true, my purpose being to see that there was no improper influences