MISS EULA MAY FLOWERS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 138th To Testify

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Miss Eula May Flowers, witness for the Defendant in rebuttal, at the Trial of Leo Frank in the Fulton County Superior Court of Atlanta, Georgia, in 1913 (Testimony Portion From July 28 - August 21, 1913; Closing Arguments August 21-25, 1913)
Miss Eula May Flowers, a three-year employee on the second floor of the National Pencil Company, testified that Leo M. Frank’s general character was good. She had known Jim Conley for two years and stated his character for truth and veracity was bad.
On cross-examination, Flowers explained that Conley’s bad reputation stemmed from borrowing money and never repaying it. She had Mr. Gantt deduct one of Conley’s debts from his pay envelope. She emphatically denied ever meeting Frank anywhere for immoral purposes.
This testimony was offered to:

Add another long-term female worker to the defense’s chorus attesting to Frank’s upright character,
Personally impeach Jim Conley with a specific, credible example of his dishonesty,
Rebut State insinuations of widespread immoral encounters by showing even money-lending employees saw no impropriety in Frank.

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