1772 Sheet – Supreme Court Georgia Appeals of Leo Frank, 1913, 1914

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I endeavored to get an affidavit from Barrett, but Barrett stated
that he would sign no affidavit for any one. I impressed it upon
Barrett that I only wanted the truth, and would be very glad to go
with Barrett before Hugh Dorsey, or Madison Bell, his(Barrett's)
attorney before asking him to affix his name thereto, but
Barrett refused. I did not authorise Jim Conley or any other
person to secure railroad passes for the purpose of taking Barrett
out of the city. I did tell Barrett that if I should put a lie of
any kind in an affidavit and send it into the house I was represent-
ing that they would discharge me. I did not tell Barrett that I had
a brother who was the master mechanic at the Southern Railroad
shops or that I could secure Barrett a good job in Hutchinson, Kan.
I did not offer Barrett a reward of any kind, or that he would be
rewarded with enough money to buy a house and lot. I did tell
Barrett that he could make enough money off the sale of his book
to buy him a house and lot.
BELLIE WOOD, Movant introduced the following testimony of Nellie
Wood, delivered before the Coroner's inquest before Paul Donehoo,
Coroner:
Q. What is your name? A. Nellie Wood.
Q. Where do you live? A. No. 8 Corput Street.
Q. Do you know Mr. Frank? A. I don't know him personally. I worked
for him two days is all that I know about him.
Q. Two days? A. Yes sir.
Q. What did you observe his conduct towards his employees? A. Yes sir.
Q. Well, did you? A. Well he employed me, and treated for him.
Q. How did he treat you? A. Well, he was all right.
Q. Well, did you see him put his hands on any of the girls? A. Yes
sir, he put his hands on me what it was all uncalled for, come around and
put his hands on me what it was all uncalled for, and
Q. Did you ever see him put his hands on any of the other girls?
A. No, I never did.
Q. You say that he put his hands on you; is that all that he did?
A. Well, he asked me one evening - I didn't work but the first day,
and he didn't bring the orders out to me and take hold of me, and
the next day he came to me about his talking hold of me, and the next
business that he had to come to his office, that he wanted to talk
with me, and I went to his office, and he made me sit down, and
I asked him not to and he told me that I need not be afraid, there
wasn't anybody coming in his office, and he got too familiar with
me, and one thing I was I thought he got too close to me and I didn't
like that.
Q. Now, you speak of his putting his hands on you, how did he put his
hands on you, how did he put his hands on you - anywhere about
your body? A. Yes sir.
Q. Tell me where your body started, as well as I remember I didn't
let him complete it. A. Well, he started as I was sitting down
Q. Well, where did he put his hands, that is what I want to find
out? A. Like that (Illustrating) but I resisted him so he didn't
overpower me in any way; just put his hands around me (Illustrating)
and he patted me like it was a joke, still I was too old for that.
Q. Did he put his hands on your breast at all? A. No, but he tried
to, and I guess he would if I hadn't resented it.