390 Page – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document

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358 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.

I was about to have lunch when I got to my house, and Minola answered the phone. She responded that she would have lunch immediately and for me to come right away. I then gathered my papers together and went upstairs to see the boys on the top floor. This must have been around ten minutes to one, as I just looked at my watch. Mrs. White states that it was 12:35 when she passed by and saw me. That's possibly true; I have no recollection about it, but perhaps her recollection is better than mine. She remembered it very well.

Now, this Minola McKnight business. Isn't it strange that her husband, Albert, would go up there and tell that kind of tale if there wasn't some truth in it? Isn't it strange that Minola herself, in the tale that they seek to have you believe was a lie, should have been sustained by Mrs. Selig, when she tells you, "Yes, I gave her $5.00 to go get some change," and Mrs. Frank gave her a hat? Do you believe that this husband of hers didn't see that man Frank when, after this murder, he went home and was anxious to see how he looked in the glass? But as the people had gone to the opera, he was anxious to get back to keep his engagement with Jim Conley. And all this talk about Mrs. Selig, about this thing not having been changed—gentlemen, are you just going to swallow that kind of stuff without using your knowledge of human nature?

And you tried to mix old Albert up, and right here, I'm going to read you a little bit about Albert's evidence: "Yes sir, he came in close to 1:30, I guess, something like that." "Did he or not eat anything?" "No sir, not at that time, he didn't. He came in and went to the sideboard in the dining room and stood there a few minutes, then he goes out and catches the car." "How long did he stay at the house?" "I suppose he stayed there five or ten minutes." "About five or ten minutes?" "About five or ten minutes." "What did he do at the sideboard?" "I didn't see him do anything at the sideboard." "Isn't there a door between the cook room and the dining room?" These gentlemen asked him, and Albert said, "Yes, this here dining room was open."

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