0372 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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not told him her name. I used to know Mary when she was a little
girl, but I have not seen her up to the time I went to
work for the factory. My work was in the office and she worked
in the rear of the building on the same floor in the tip depart-
ment. After I was discharged, I went back to the factory
on two occasions. Mr. Frank saw me both times. He made no
objection to my going there. One girl used to get pay envelopes
for another girl with Mr. Frank's knowledge. There was an alleged
shortage in the pay roll of $2.00. Mr. Frank came to see me about
it and I told him I didn't know anything about it, and he said
he wasn't going to make it good, and I said I wasn't, and
he then discharged me. Prior to my being discharged Mr. Frank
told me he had the best office force he ever had. I was
the time keeper. Mr. Frank could sit at his desk and see
the employees register at the time clock if the safe door was
closed. Mr. Frank did not fix the clock frequently, possibly
two or three times. One April 26, about six o'clock
I saw Newt Lee sitting out in front of the factory and I
remembered that I left a pair of shoes up there and I asked
Newt Lee what about my getting them, and he said he couldn't let
me up. I said Mr. Frank is up there, isn't he? because I had
seen him in the window from across the street, and while we
were standing there talking, in two or three minutes, Mr. Frank
was coming down the stairway and got within fifteen feet of the
door when he saw me, and when he saw me he kind of stepped back
like he was going to go back, but when he looked up and saw
that I was looking at him he came on out, and I said "Howdy,
Mr. Frank," and he kind of jumped again. I told him I had
a pair of shoes up there I would like to get and he said, "Do
you want to go with me, or will Newt Lee be all right?" and he
kind of studied a little bit, and said, "What kind of shoes
were they?" and I said, "A pair of tan shoes," and he said,
"I think I saw a negro sweeping them up the other day." And I