Category: LEO FRANK TRIAL SWORN STATEMENTS
MISS REBECCA CARSON, Sworn In For The Defendant, 60th To Testify
MISS REBECCA CARSON, sworn for the Defendant.I work at the National Pencil Co. I have been there over three years. I work on the fourth floor. I am forelady of the sorting department. I have from thirteen to fifteen girls…
MRS E M CARSON, Sworn In For The Defendant, 61st To Testify
MRS. E. M. CARSON, sworn for the Defendant.I worked at the pencil factory three years. Rebecca Carson is my daughter. I am a widow. I have seen blood spots around the ladies' dressing room three or four times. I was…
MISS MARY PIRK, Sworn In For The Defendant, 62nd To Testify
MISS MARY PIRK, sworn for the Defendant.I am one of the foreladies working at the National Pencil Co. I am at the head of the polishing department. I have been there about five years. I talked with Jim Conley Monday…
MISS IORA SMALL, Sworn In For The Defendant, 63rd To Testify
MISS IORA SMALL, sworn for the Defendant.I worked on the fourth floor of the pencil factory for five years. I saw Jim Conley on Tuesday. He was worrying me to get money from me to buy a newspaper and then…
MISS JULIA FUSS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 64th To Testify
MISS JULIA FUSS, sworn for the Defendant.I work on the fourth floor of the pencil factory. I have never known anything wrong or immoral to be going on in Mr. Frank's office. I talked with Jim Conley Wednesday morning after…
EMMA BEARD C, Sworn In For The Defendant, 65th To Testify
EMMA BEARD (colored), sworn for the Defendant.I am Mr. Schiff's servant. On April 26th somebody called Mr. Schiff on the telephone. I answered the telephone. It was about half past ten. It sounded like a boy's voice. It said, "I…
ANNIE HIXON C, Sworn In For The Defendant, 66th To Testify
ANNIE HIXON (colored), sworn for the Defendant.I am Mrs. Ursenbach's servant. Mr. Frank called up on the telephone about half past one on April 26th. I told him Mr. Ursenbach was not in and he said "Tell Mr. Charlie I…
J C MATTHEWS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 67th To Testify
J. C. MATTHEWS, sworn for the Defendant.I was at Montag Brothers on April 26th. I saw Mr. Frank in the office of Montag Bros., in the morning of that day. I couldn't give you the exact time. I work at…
ALONZO MANN, Sworn In For The Defendant, 68th To Testify
ALONZO MANN, sworn for the Defendant.I am office boy at the National Pencil Company. I began working there April 1, 1913. I sit sometimes in the outer office and stand around in the outer hall. I left the factory at…
M 0 NIX, Sworn In For The Defendant, 69th To Testify
M. O. NIX, sworn for the Defendant.I am credit man for Montag Bros. and bookkeeper. I have charge of the bookkeeping and documents and papers of the National Pencil Company. I am familiar with Mr. Frank's handwriting. These financial sheets…
HARRY GOTTHEIMER, Sworn In For The Defendant, 70th To Testify
HARRY GOTTHEIMER, sworn for the Defendant.I am a traveling salesman. I make two trips a year for the National Pencil Company, from the first of February to the first of April, and from the first of September to the fifteenth…
MRS RACHEL JACOBS FRANK, Sworn In For The Defendant, 71st To Testify
MRS. RACHEL JACOBS FRANK, sworn for the Defendant.I am the mother of Leo Frank. I live in Brooklyn. I lived in Texas three years, where Leo was born. Mr. Moses Frank of Atlanta is my husband's brother. I saw him…
OSCAR PAPPENHEIMER, Sworn In For The Defendant, 72nd To Testify
OSCAR PAPPENHEIMER, sworn for the Defendant.I am in the furniture business. I am also a stockholder of the National Pencil Company. I have been getting comparative sheets as to the weekly business of the Company from Frank since March, 1910.…
C F URSENBACH, Sworn In For The Defendant, 73rd To Testify
C. F. Ursenbach, sworn for the Defendant.I married a sister of Mrs. Leo Frank. I phoned him on Friday and asked him if he would go to the baseball game Saturday. He said he didn't know, he might go and…
MRS C F URSENBACH, Sworn In For The Defendant, 74th To Testify
MRS. C. F. URSENBACH, sworn for the Defendant.I am Mrs. Leo Frank's sister. I received a telephone message for Mr. Ursenbach from Mr. Frank through my cook on Saturday at half past one. I saw no scratches, bruises, or marks…
MRS ALEXANDER E MARCUS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 75th To Testify
MRS. ALEXANDER E. MARCUS, sworn for the Defendant.I am a sister of Mrs. Leo Frank. I played cards Saturday night at Mrs. Selig's. Mr. Frank was there sitting out in the hall reading, and Mrs. Frank was going in and…
MRS M MARCUS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 76th To Testify
MRS. M. MARCUS, sworn for the Defendant.I am no relation of Mr. or Mrs. Frank. I saw Mr. Frank at half past eight or a quarter to nine in the evening on April 26th, at Mrs. Selig's residence. We played…
M J GOLDSTEIN, Sworn In For The Defendant, 77th To Testify
M. J. GOLDSTEIN, sworn for the Defendant.I played cards Saturday night, April 26th, at Mrs. Selig's house. I got there about 8:15. We played in the dining room. Mr. Frank was sitting in the hall. There was nothing unusual about…
I STRAUSS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 78th To Testify
I. STRAUSS, sworn for the Defendant.I was at the home of Mrs. Selig, Saturday night, playing cards. I got there about 10:30. Mr. Frank let me in. While we played he was sitting in the hall reading. I could see…
SIGMUND MONTAG, Sworn In For The Defendant, 79th To Testify
SIGMUND MONTAG, sworn for the Defendant.I am engaged in manufacturing stationery. I am treasurer of the National Pencil Company. The company receives its mail at my office, which is two blocks from the pencil factory. Frank comes to my office…
TRUMAN MCCRARY, C, Sworn In For The Defendant, 80th To Testify
TRUMAN Mc CRARY, (colored), sworn for the Defendant.I am a drayman on the streets of Atlanta. I work for the National Pencil Company. I have hauled for them. I have drayed for them most every Saturday for the past three…
D J NIX, Sworn In For The Defendant, 81st To Testify
D. J. NIX, sworn for the Defendant.I was office boy at the pencil factory from April, 1912, to October, 1912. I worked there every other Saturday until the first of September, and then every Saturday thereafter. I am 19 years…
FRANK PAYNE, Sworn In For The Defendant, 82nd To Testify
FRANK PAYNE, sworn for the Defendant.I was office boy last Thanksgiving day at the pencil factory. It was snowing that day. I am 16 years old. Mr. Schiff and Mr. Frank were working there in the office that day. Mr.…
PHILLIP CHAMBERS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 83rd To Testify
PHILLIP CHAMBERS, sworn for the Defendant.I am 15 years old. I started working for them December 12, 1912, as office boy, at the pencil factory. I left there March 29, 1913. I stayed in the outer office. On Saturdays I…
GODFREY WEINKAUF, Sworn In For The Defendant, 84th To Testify
GODFREY WEINKAUF, sworn for the Defendant.I am superintendent of the Pencil Company's lead plant. Beginning with July, 1912, up until the first week in January, 1913, I visited the office of the pencil factory every other Saturday, between three and…
CHARLIE LEE, Sworn In For The Defendant, 85th To Testify
CHARLIE LEE, sworn for the Defendant.I am a machinist at the pencil factory. I remember an accident to Duffy in the metal room. His finger was hurt on the eyelet machine, about Oct. 4, 1912. It bled freely and the…
ARTHUR PRIDE COLORED, Sworn In For The Defendant, 86th To Testify
ARTHUR PRIDE (colored), sworn for the Defendant.I worked on the second floor of the factory. On Saturdays I work all over the factory, doing anything that is necessary. Beginning with July of last year I have not missed a single…
DAISY HOPKINS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 87th To Testify
DAISY HOPKINS, sworn for the Defendant.I am a married woman. I worked in the factory from October, 1911, to June 1, 1912. I worked in the packing department on the second floor. Mr. Frank never spoke to me when he…
MISS LAURA ATKINSON, Sworn In For The Defendant, 88th To Testify
MISS LAURA ATKINSON, sworn for the Defendant.I have been in Mr. Dalton's company three times. I never met him at the Busy Bee Cafe. I have never walked with him to or from the pencil company. I have never walked…
MRS MINNIE SMITH, Sworn In For The Defendant, 89th To Testify
MRS. MINNIE SMITH, sworn for the Defendant.I work at the pencil factory. I do not know C. B. Dalton. I live at 148 S. Forsyth Street. I have never met Dalton or walked home with him. I don't know the…