TRUMAN MCCRARY, C, Sworn In For The Defendant, 80th To Testify

Truman McCrary (colored), 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)
Truman McCrary, drayman for the National Pencil Company every Saturday for three years, testified that he never once:

Found the front door locked on Saturday afternoon,
Saw Jim Conley watching or guarding the door,
Saw Conley anywhere on the premises after noon,
Found Frank’s inner or outer office doors locked—both had glass windows visible from the hall.

McCrary hauled until 3:30–5:00 p.m.; the shipping clerk was often gone. He frequently saw Frank and Schiff working together.
On April 26, McCrary delivered hay at 7:30–8:30 a.m., then returned before noon to be paid. Frank was in his office at 12:00; Conley was nowhere.
On cross-examination, McCrary confirmed:

No haul that afternoon—only morning hay.
Boxes 4–5 ft high stacked around the elevator and stairs—no secret passage.
Clarke Woodenware door used once for trash—never for people.
One Saturday skipped (April)—every other Saturday present.

McCrary’s 156-Saturday log turned Conley’s “watchman + locked doors” into drayman-proof fiction.
A Black hauler who came and went freely proved the factory on Saturday was open, empty, and Conley-free.