Category: LEO FRANK TRIAL SWORN STATEMENTS

MISS REBECCA CARSON, Sworn In For The Defendant, 60th To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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…

MRS E M CARSON, Sworn In For The Defendant, 61st To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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…

MISS MARY PIRK, Sworn In For The Defendant, 62nd To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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…

MISS IORA SMALL, Sworn In For The Defendant, 63rd To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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…

MISS JULIA FUSS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 64th To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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…

EMMA BEARD C, Sworn In For The Defendant, 65th To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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…

ANNIE HIXON C, Sworn In For The Defendant, 66th To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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…

J C MATTHEWS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 67th To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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…

ALONZO MANN, Sworn In For The Defendant, 68th To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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…

M 0 NIX, Sworn In For The Defendant, 69th To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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…

HARRY GOTTHEIMER, Sworn In For The Defendant, 70th To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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…

MRS RACHEL JACOBS FRANK, Sworn In For The Defendant, 71st To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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…

OSCAR PAPPENHEIMER, Sworn In For The Defendant, 72nd To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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…

C F URSENBACH, Sworn In For The Defendant, 73rd To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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,…

MRS C F URSENBACH, Sworn In For The Defendant, 74th To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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…

MRS ALEXANDER E MARCUS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 75th To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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…

MRS M MARCUS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 76th To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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.…

M J GOLDSTEIN, Sworn In For The Defendant, 77th To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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…

I STRAUSS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 78th To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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…

SIGMUND MONTAG, Sworn In For The Defendant, 79th To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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…

TRUMAN MCCRARY, C, Sworn In For The Defendant, 80th To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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…

D J NIX, Sworn In For The Defendant, 81st To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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.…

FRANK PAYNE, Sworn In For The Defendant, 82nd To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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…

PHILLIP CHAMBERS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 83rd To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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…

GODFREY WEINKAUF, Sworn In For The Defendant, 84th To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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…

CHARLIE LEE, Sworn In For The Defendant, 85th To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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…

ARTHUR PRIDE COLORED, Sworn In For The Defendant, 86th To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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…

DAISY HOPKINS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 87th To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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…

MISS LAURA ATKINSON, Sworn In For The Defendant, 88th To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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.…

MRS MINNIE SMITH, Sworn In For The Defendant, 89th To Testify
Stream Video Download Video 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.…