0563 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914

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smiling and rubbing his hands, runs his hands in his pocket and pulls out a roll of bills; Frank says:"There is $200.00:" Conley takes the money and looks at it a little bit; Conley: Mr. Frank, don't you pay another dollar watch man comes, I'll pay him myself;" Frank:"All right, I want see what you want a watch for, either, that big fat wife of mine, she wanted me to buy her an automobile, and I wouldn't do it; pause, I will tell you the best way, you go down in the basement, you saw that package that is on the floor in front of the elevator, take a lot of that trash and make up a fire and burn it; Conley:" All right, Mr. Frank, you come down with me and I will go;" Frank: "There is no need of my going down there, and I haven't got any business down there; "Conley:Mr. Frank, you are a white man and you done it, and I am not going down there and burn it myself;"(pause) Frank: "Let me see that money:" Frank takes money and puts it in his pocket. Conley:"Is this the way you do things" (pause) Frank turned around in his chair, looks at money, and looks back at Conley, and throws his hands and looks up; Frank: "Why should I hang, I have wealthy people in Brooklyn;" Conley: "Mr. Frank, what about me?" Frank: "It is allright about you, don't you worry about this thing, you must go back to your work on Monday, like you have never known anything, and keep your mouth shut, if you get caught, I will get you out on bond and send you away". Conley: "That is all right, Mr. Frank." (pause ) Frank: "I am going out home; can you come back this evening and do 1/2?" Conley: "Yes sir, I am coming to get my money;" Frank:"Well, I am going home to get my dinner now, you come back here in about forty minutes from now, it is near my dinner hour, and I am going home to get my dinner;pick up money; Conley:"How will I get in?" Frank:"There will be a place for you to get in all right, but listen, if you are not coming back, let me know, and I will take these notes and put them down with the body." "Conley: "All right, I will be back in forty minutes." Conley looks at Frank, Frank looks up, then Conley gets up and stands by