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Wednesday, 30th December 1914: Long Legal Battle In Leo Frank Case, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 30th December 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 4.Both Sides Prepare for Hard Fight Before the Supreme Court. MAY USE SIOUX CITY CASE. News from Sioux City, Iowa, is to the effect that Attorneys for Leo Frank have obtained information…
Tuesday, 29th December 1914: Leo M. Frank’s New Fight For Life, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 29th December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.May Last in Courts for Six Months Before a Final Decision Is Reached If Prisoner Wins, the Case Comes Back to the Federal Court for Hearing on Constitutional Questions; If He Loses,…
Sunday, 27th December 1914: Bond Witness Charges Attempt To Frame-up, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 27th December 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 4.Isom Says Effort Has Been Made to Get Him to "Double-Cross" Solicitor. Courthouse Circles were stirred yesterday over the Report that an attempt had been made to force Charley Isom, a prosecuting…
Monday, 28th December 1914: Leo Frank Decision Is Expected Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 28th December 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.Followers of the many phases of the Leo Frank Case are keenly interested today in the expected verdict of Justice Lamar, of the United States Supreme Court, upon the Application for an…
Wednesday, 23rd December 1914: Marshall Will Make Supreme Court Plea, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 23rd December 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 3.Frank's Atlanta Lawyers Will Prepare for Plea to the Prison Board.WILL PLEAD FOR FRANK. Philadelphia, December 22. (Special.) In the belief that a commutation of the death sentence to life imprisonment will…
Tuesday, 22nd December 1914: Alexander Scores Charge Of Dorsey, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 22nd December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Frank Attorney Leaves for Washington to Make Effort There to Secure Supreme Court Hearing.On the eve of his departure for Washington, where he will put his appeal for the life of Leo…
Saturday, 19th December 1914: Newman To Hear Frank Case Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 19th December 1914,PAGE 14, COLUMN 2.Case Will Still Be in Courts When Execution Date Arrives, Thus Causing Postponement, Say Lawyers.Leo Frank's case will still be in the courts on January 22, the date set for his execution,…
Friday, 25th December 1914: Lamar Postpones Action On Appeal, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 25th December 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 3.Advices yesterday from Washington say that Justice Lamar, of the United States Supreme Court, postponed until after Christmas his decision on the Appeal of Leo M. Frank, presented Thursday by Louis Marshall,…
Monday, 21st December 1914: Newman Decides Frank Case Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 21st December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Prisoner's Hope of Getting Hearing Before U. S. Supreme Court Depends Upon Federal Judge's ActionJudge W. T. Newman, of the Federal Court, will this morning at 10 o'clock, in the Federal Building,…
Sunday, 20th December 1914: Appeal Of Frank To Supreme Court Not Yet Allowed, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 20th December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Delay Until Monday Results When Federal Law Passed in 1908, Governing Procedure in Such Cases, Is Cited.JUDGE NEWMAN DENIES WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS Makes Announcement, However, That He "Is Inclined to Grant"…
Thursday, 17th December 1914: New Yorkers Sign Pardon Petition For Leo M. Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 17th December 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 4.New York, December 16. (Special.) A petition "in the name of justice, common sense, and humanity" to Governor J. M. Slaton, of Georgia, for the pardon of Leo M. Frank, who is…
Friday, 18th December 1914: Leo Frank Opens New Court Fight, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 18th December 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 1.Counsel Appeals to Federal Judge Newman for Writ of Habeas Corpus, Charging Client Is Illegally Held. Charging that he is being unjustly and illegally held in imprisonment by the State of Georgia,…
Tuesday, 15th December 1914: New Chance Seen For Leo M. Frank In Supreme Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 15th December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Appeal From State Supreme Court's First Decision Possible Under Certain Conditions, Says Hooper Alexander.PLEA WOULD BE BASED ON CROWD'S INFLUENCE. Harry Alexander Says Lawyers for Defense Will Give Careful Consideration to United…
Sunday, 13th December 1914: No Plan Decided On By Frank’s Lawyers, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 13th December 1914,PAGE 12, COLUMN 2.Conference Will Be Held Regarding the Case Monday Morning.It was announced Saturday by the Attorneys for Leo M. Frank that no step would be taken in the last desperate fight to spare…
Thursday, 10th December 1914: Leo Frank Hears Sentence Of Death, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 10th December 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 3.The Doomed Man Maintains Stoical Calm During the Ordeal In Dramatic Statement He Reiterates His Innocence.After having been shut out from the sunlight for more than a year, the first words of…
Monday, 14th December 1914: Plan Hard Fight For Frank’s Life, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 14th December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Attorney Alexander Here to Confer With Associates Over Next Step in This Noted Case."We are far from losing hope in our fight to save the life of Leo Frank. We're going to…
Friday, 11th December 1914: C. E. Sears Resigns From Burns Agency, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 11th December 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 4.C. E. Sears, ex-manager of the William J. Burns Headquarters in Atlanta, who was in that capacity during the Frank Case investigation which resulted in the withdrawal of the Burns permit to…
Saturday, 5th December 1914: Frank Case Remittitur In Hands Of The Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 5th December 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 2.The Remittitur in the Leo Frank Case has reached the Court of Judge Ben Hill and will be positively acted upon either Monday or Tuesday or next week, it was stated yesterday.…
Tuesday, 8th December 1914: Frank Loses Last Chance In Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 8th December 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 5.His Only Hope for Life Is at the Hands of Gov. John M. Slaton Early Appeal Will Be Made. Now that Leo Frank has lost his last fight in the Courts, his…
Tuesday, 1st December 1914: Frank’s Appeal Taken To Whole U. S. Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 1st December 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 2.The remittitur in the Frank Case, it is expected, will still be withheld from the Superior Court on account of news from Washington that the United States Supreme Court, which reviewed the…
Wednesday, 2nd December 1914: Frank’s Parents Visiting Their Son, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 2nd December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Supreme Court Remittitur Will Reach Clerk of the Superior Court Some Time This Morning. Proclaiming their unswerving faith in the innocence of their convicted son, M. Frank and Mrs. Rea Frank, parents…
Wednesday, 9th December 1914: Habeas Corpus Writ For Leo Frank Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 9th December 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 6.Prisoner Will Probably Be Re-sentenced to Death Either Today or Tomorrow. Today is the date set for the presentation of the Writ of Habeas Corpus that will demand the presence of Leo…
Thursday, 3rd December 1914: Action Is Postponed On Frank Remittitur, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 3rd December 1914,PAGE 10, COLUMN 5.The Remittitur from the Supreme Court in the Leo Frank Case has been handed down to the Superior Court, but will not be acted upon until some time during the early part…
Tuesday, 29th December 1914: Frank’s Case May Stay In The Courts For Many Months, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 29th December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.U. S. Supreme Court May Grant Hearing Within 60 Days, but Decision May be Held Up IndefinitelyMOTION TO ADVANCE CASE IS EXPECTED FROM STATEPower to Indict and Try Condemned Man Second Time…
Wednesday, 30th December 1914: State Prepares To Fight Frank Appeal, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 30th December 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.Dorsey and Grice Expected to Go to Washington Soon With First MotionIt is expected that Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey and Attorney General Warren Grice will go to Washington some time within the…
Monday, 28th December 1914: Frank Appeal Granted, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 28th December 1914,Page 1, Column 1.LAMAR WILL CERTIFY TO ENTIRE COURTLouis Marshall, in New York, announces that he has had word from Justice Lamar to that effect.NEW YORK, Dec. 28. An appeal to the United States Supreme…
Tuesday, 22nd December 1914: Frank’s Attorneys Plan Next Move To Prevent Execution, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 22nd December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Louis Marshall, New York Lawyer, Will Represent Frank Before United States Supreme CourtJUSTICE LAMAR WILL BE ASKED TO CERTIFYJudge Newman, Who Denied Writ of Habeas Corpus, in Formal Opinion Sets Out Reasons…
Monday, 21st December 1914: Newman Refuses Certificate Of Cause In Frank Appeal, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 21st December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Judge William T. Newman, of the United States District Court, on Monday afternoon, after having heard at length from Leo Frank's Attorneys and from Attorney General Warren Grice and Solicitor General Hugh…
Sunday, 20th December 1914: Leo Frank’s Appeal Awaits Decision Of Judge W. T. Newman, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 20th December 1914,Page 1, Column 1.Necessity for Stating That Probable Cause for Appeal Exists Causes Court to Defer ActionHABEAS CORPUS WRIT DENIED ON SATURDAYIf Appeal to Supreme Court Is Certified, Case May Reach Decision in the Next…
Friday, 18th December 1914: Frank Makes Unique Point In New Fight Before U. S. Court, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 18th December 1914,PAGE 17, COLUMN 1.In Petition to Judge Newman for Writ of Habeas Corpus to Set Aside Verdict, He Attacks State Supreme CourtLeo M. Frank's petition for a Habeas Corpus writ, filed Thursday afternoon with O.…