282 Sheet – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document

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250 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.

Frank looked at it and said it was all right. Mr. Frank looked up at the top of the house and said, "Why should I hang? I have wealthy people in Brooklyn." I asked him what about me, and he told me that was all right about me, for me to keep my mouth shut, and he would make everything all right. Then I asked him where was the money he said he was going to give me, and Mr. Frank said, "Here, here is two hundred dollars," and he handed me a big roll of greenback money, and I didn't count it. I stood there a little while, looking at it in my hand, and I told Mr. Frank not to take another dollar for that watchman I owed, and he said he wouldn't—and the rest is just like I have told it before.

The reason I have not told this before is that I thought Mr. Frank would get out and help me out, but it seems that he is not going to get out, and I have decided to tell the whole truth about this matter.

While I was looking at the money in my hands, Mr. Frank said, "Let me have that, and I will make it all right with you Monday if I live and nothing happens," and he took the money back. I asked him if that was the way he done, and he said he would give it back Monday.

The Prisoner's Counsel put in evidence this letter, written by Leo M. Frank to Mr. Moses Frank, not typewritten but in longhand:

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Atlanta, Ga., April 26, 1913.

Dear Uncle:

I trust that this finds you and dear Tante well after arriving safely in New York. I hope that you found all the dear ones well in Brooklyn, and I await a letter from you telling me how you find things there. Lucile and I are well.

It is too short a time since you left for anything startling to have developed down here. The opera has Atlanta in its grip, but that ends today. I've heard a rumor that opera will not be given again in a hurry here.

Today was "Yondef" here, and the thin gray line of veterans, smaller each year, braved the rather chilly weather to do honor to their fallen comrades.

Enclosed you will find last week's report. The shipments still keep up well, though the result is not what one would wish. There is nothing new in the factory, etc., to report. Enclosed please find the price list you desired.

The next letter from me, you should get on board ship. After that, I will write to the address you gave me in Frankfurt.

With much love to you both, in which Lucile joins me, I am

Your affectionate nephew,
Leo M. Frank.

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