1625 Sheet – Supreme Court Georgia Appeals of Leo Frank, 1913, 1914

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before the Coroner's inquest and on the trial of the case. I did
not put anything in that paper different from what I swore on
the trial. This man was tall and there was some defect in his
front teeth.

(Exhibit "A" referred to above is as follows)

MISS NELLIE PETTIS, Sworn for the State in rebuttal.
Direct Examination by Solicitor General.
Q. What is your name? A. Nellie Pettis.
Q. Miss Nellie, do you know Leo M. Frank? A. Yes sir.
Q. How long have you known him? A. Well, I don't exactly know him
personally, but I know him when I see him, often enough to know him
him.
Q. Were you acquainted with his general character prior to April
26th 1913? A. Yes sir.
Q. Was it good or bad? A. It was bad.
Q. Bad; are you acquainted with his general character as to lasciv-
iousness, that is with women prior to that time? A. Yes sir.
Q. Is it good or bad? A. Bad.
Q. What floor, when did you work over that at the National Pencil
Company? A. I didn't work there, my sister-in-law did.
Q. Your sister-in-law did work there. A. Yes sir.
Q. How often were you up there around there? A. Well, I went
nearly every Saturday, she would stay out and tell them she was sick
on Saturday and I would have to go nearly every one.
Q. What for? A. To get her money.
Q. To get her money? A. Yes sir.
Q. To get her money? A. Yes sir, to get her money.
Q. And who would you see when you went to get her money?
Mr. Rosser: That is immaterial.
Mr. Dorsey: It is very material because they have denied
that Mr. Frank ever paid these people.
Mr. Rosser: If it is for that, all right.
The witness: I saw Miss May Flowers mostly when I went and
one time -
Q. Did you or not ever see Mr. Frank with reference to that pay
one time?
A. One time.
CROSS EXAMINATION BY MR. ROSSER.
Q. Who is your sister? A. Mrs. Lou May.
Q. Is she working at the factory? A. No she quit just about three
weeks ago, before the murder.
Q. Where do you live? A. 99 Whitfield Street.
Q. Where do you work? A. I don't work anywhere, I stay at home and
keep house for my mother.
Q. How long since you worked anywhere? A. Well, I worked last week
in my mother's home.
Q. What does she do? A. She works at 99 Whitfield Street.
Q. What does she make? A. She makes paper boxes.
Q. Makes paper boxes for the Atlanta Box Company? A. Yes sir."

MRS. LILLIE PETTIS, Sworn for the State. My sister-in-law, Miss
Nellie Pettis, has never stated to me at any time or place that
what she swore on the Coroner's inquest or on the trial of the case
of the State vs. Leo M. Frank was untrue. On the other hand, she
has always stated to me that it was true. I remember sending
my sister-in-law up to see Leo Frank to get my pay and waiting for
her at the place she stated in her affidavit. I never told anybody
and I never signed any paper to the effect that I did not believe
that Leo M. Frank winked at my sister-in-law. I read in the paper