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216 X, AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.

committed the rime; said noth-
ing about the clock having been
improperly punched.

Mrs. A. E. Marcus. Am a sis-
ter of Ms. Loo Franc played
cards Saturday night at Mrs.
Selig’s Mr, Frank was there
sitting out in the hall xeading,
Mr, Frank went to bed after 10
O'clock; noticed nothing unnsual
about him, no bruises, marke or

signs,
Mrs. M. Marows. Saw Mr.
Frank at half-past 8 in the even-

ing April 26th, at Mrs, Selig’s
residence. We played carda
there. He stayed in the hall
reading. He appeared as uat-
ural as ustal.

M. J. Goldstein, Played ecards
Saturday night, April 26th, at
Mrs, Selig’s house; got there
about 8:15; Mr, Frank was sit~
ting in the hall; there was noth-
ing unusual about him, no nerv-
ousness or anxiety.

Crose-ezamined. He eame in
while we were playing to tell us
of some joke he had read, and
we asked him to desist as it was
distracting us from the game.
Frank was reading a magazine
whieh caused him considerable
merriment and laughter.

T, Strauss. Was at the home
of Mrs, Selig, Saturday night,
playing ecards; while we played
he was sitting in the ball rond-
ing.

Mrs, Emit Selig (recalled).
Deny eategorically that any of
the contents of Minola Me-
Knight’s affidavit are troa; have
never raised Minola’s wages one
penny ¢incs she has been with
me,

Cross-examined. Didn't see
Albert McKnight at my house
on Saturday; Minola was paid
$3.50 a week; advanced her a

week's wages; the first week I
gave her $5.00 and told her to
give me the ehange, She brought
$1.00 the next morning, and told
me she kept 50 conta whieh I de-
ducted the next week; think
Mrs. Frank gave her a hat; Mrs,
Frank has never given her any
money to my knowledge.

Sigmund Montag. Am trens-
urer of the National Pencil Com-
pany; my office is two blocks
from ‘the peneil factory. Frank
came to my office April 26th,
abort ten and stayed an hour;
he talked to me, my atenograph-
er, Miss Hattie Hall, and Mr.
Gottheimer, one of the salesmen;
went to the factory almost ev-
ery Saturday afternoon; Mr,
Frank would always be working
at his desk on the financial sheet.
Sunday morning was asked by
phone if I eould identify a girl
that was killed in the basement
of the pencil factory; referred
him to Mr, Darley. After
breakfast Mr, Frank came to my
house; he was no more nervous
than we were; saw no marks,
seratehes or discolorations of
any sort on his face, and there
were no spots on his clothing.
Monday afternoon about three
Mr. Sehiff called me over the
telephone and asked me if I
would sanction the employment
of the Pinkertons to ferret out
this crime; told My. Schiff to go
ahead.

Cross-examined. Mr. Frank
when he was at my house Sun-
day morning had already been
to the undertaker’s; he told me
they had taken him into a dark
room and flashed on ‘a light, and
he said he saw the little girl
there; he deseribed how she
looked; he said her face was
seratehed and her eye was dis-

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