The Murder of Little Mary Phagan (2025 Edition) by Mary Phagan Kean
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Tuesday, 29th July 1913, Reporter Witnesses are Allowed in Court, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution, July 29th, 1913 Men Who May Be Called to Stand Report Trial by Attorney's Agreement. Just as the state was about to open formally its case against Leo M. Frank, Attorney Reuben R. Arnold interrupted by declaring to…
Tuesday, 29th July 1913, Numerous Witnesses Called in Leo Frank Case, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, July 29th, 1913 Numerous Witnesses Called in Frank Case List Indicates That Prisoner Is Prepared to Put Character in Evidence. Numbers of witnesses were summoned to court by both sides and when the names were called so…
Tuesday, 29th July 1913, Mincey, on Arrival Reaffirms Jim Conley Affidavit, The Atlanta Constitution
Mincey, on Arrival Reaffirms Affidavit The Atlanta Constitution, July 29th, 1913 W. H. Mincey, who made the famous affidavit in which he declared that Jim Conley had told him on April 26 that he had killed a girl, arrived late…
Tuesday, 29th July 1913, Burglars Try to Enter Home of Leo Frank Juror, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, July 29th, 1913 Burglars Try to Enter Home of Frank Juror But F. V. L. Smith's Wife Calls Police and Intruders Flee. Two big, burly, black negroes who evidently had taken a decided interest in the Leo…
Tuesday, 29th July 1913, 96 Men are Called Before Getting Leo Frank Trial Jury, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, July 29th, 1913 96 Men are Called Before Getting Jury Attorneys for Both Sides Had Good Line on All Men Examined. According to an unofficial account kept as the matter of striking the Frank jury was carried…
Wednesday, 30th July 1913 Gantt Has Startling Evidence; Dorsey Promises New Testimony Against Frank, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 30th July 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.STATE ADDS NEW LINK TO EVIDENCE CHAIN BY BOOTS ROGERS' STORYSensational testimony by J. M. Gantt, discharged pencil factory employee, was promised Wednesday by Solicitor Dorsey and Frank A. Hooper, who is…
Tuesday, 29th July 1913 Trial of Leo M. Frank on Charge of Murder Begins; Mrs. Coleman, George Epps and Newt Lee on Stand, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 29th July 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.WATCHMAN TELLS OF FINDING BODY OF MARY PHAGANTrial Adjourns for the Day While Lee Is on the Stand, and His Cross-Questioning Will Be Resumed Today.MOTHER AND THE WIFE OF PRISONER CHEER HIM…
Monday, 28th July 1913, Leo Frank’s Trial on Murder Charge Booked for Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 28th July 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Judge L. S. Roan Announces That He Will Call Case at Nine O'Clock This Morning.LAWYERS BELIEVE JURY WILL BE NAMED IN DAYLegal Representatives Take Good Rest on Sunday in Preparation for Struggle…
Sunday, 27th July 1913, All in Readiness for Leo Frank’s Trial Monday Morning, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 27th July 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Greatest Legal Battle in the History of Dixie Is the Prediction of Atlanta Attorneys.ATTORNEYS FOR STATE HOLD FINAL CONFERENCERepresentatives of Leo Frank Still Non-Committal About Report That Postponement May Be Asked.Practically every…
Sunday, 27th July 1913, Brewster Denies Aiding Hugh Dorsey in Mary Phagan Case, The Atlanta Georgian
Brewster Denies Aiding Dorsey in Phagan Case Atlanta Georgian (Hearst's Sunday American) July 27th, 1913 Colonel P. H. Brewster has written The Georgian a letter correcting a statement in The Sunday American. The letter quotes the report that Colonel…
Monday, 28th July 1913, Jurors in Leo M. Frank Case Must Answer Four Questions, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution July 28th, 1913 Chief interest in the case of Leo M. Frank, which is scheduled to begin today, centers in the selection of a jury, the first 144 veniremen, having been drawn last Thursday and published in…
Monday, 28th July 1913: Trial Of Leo Frank Begins, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 28th July 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.JUDGE PRESIDING IN TRIAL OF LEO FRANKPAGE 1, COLUMN 5Judge L. S. Roan, of Stone Mountain Circuit.Judge Roan has presided in nearly all of Atlanta's celebrated murder trials in the past ten…
Sunday, 27th July 1913 Pinkerton Men Brand Lanford Charges False, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 27th July 1913,PAGE 11, COLUMN 5.Detectives Declare City Police and Dorsey Were Told All Evidence They DevelopedEmphatic denial of the charges by Chief of Detectives Lanford that he had kept bad faith with the city department in…
Tuesday, 5th August 1913 Mrs. Frank Breaks Down in Court, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian, August 5th, 1913 Judge, Favoring Defense, Reserves Decision as to Striking Out Testimony CONLEY CONTINUES TO WITHSTAND FIERCE ATTACKS OF ROSSER Reuben Arnold created a sensation at the opening of Tuesday afternoon's session of the Frank trial by…
Thursday, 31st July 1913 Machinist Tells of Finding Blood, Hair and Pay Envelope On Second Floor, Where State Claims Girl Was Murdered, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Thursday, 31st July 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMN 1. HOW FRANK LOOKS WITHOUT HIS SPECTACLES LEO M. FRANK He posed for this picture at the court house Thursday morning before his trial began. --- BLOOD SPOTS AND…
Wednesday, 30th July 1913 Defense to Claim Strands of Hair Found Were Not Mary Phagan’s, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 30th July 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.PAGE 1, COLUMN 2All Newt Wants Now Is Freedom and a HatNow that Newt Lee has more 'bacca, as he says, "than Mr. Rosser axed him questions," he needs but a hat…
Tuesday, 29th July 1913 Frequent Clashes Over Testimony Mark Second Day of Frank Trial
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 29th July 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.HERE ARE THE TWELVE MEN WHO WILL DECIDE FATE OF LEO M. FRANKJ.F. HIGDON, F-E WINBURN, A.L. WISBEY, W.F. MEDCALF, A.H. HENSLEE, W.M. JEFFRIES, M. JOHENNING, C. J. BASSHART, F. VAN L.…
Saturday, 2nd August 1913 Defense Claims Members of Jury Saw Newspaper Headline, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 2nd August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Dr. J. W. Hurt, Coroner's Physician, Gives Expert TestimonyWHEN JUDGE ROAN UNWITTINGLY HELD RED HEADLINE IN FRONT OF JURY, DEFENSE MADE POINTJury Is Sent Out of Room While Attorneys for the Defense…
Monday, 28th July 1913 State Opens Its Case Against Leo M. Frank, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 28th July 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.JURY COMPLETED BEFORE RECESS AND STATE WAS READY TO BEGIN INTRODUCTION OF ITS TESTIMONYLast Man in the Last Panel Was Accepted as the Twelfth Juror and Cleared the Way for the Actual…
Sunday, 27th July 1913 Leo M. Frank Will Go to Trial Monday, It Is Now Believed, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 27th July 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 8.Indications Were Saturday Night That the Trial Would Begin Before Judge Roan at Hour ScheduledBOTH SIDES READY AND BITTER FIGHT IS CERTAINMany Well Known Citizens in Venire From Whom the Twelve Jurors…
Friday, 1st August 1913 Lawyers Battle Over Testimony of Frank’s Nervousness; Witness Swears Negro Was in Factory About 1 o’Clock, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Friday, 1st August 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMN 1. JURYMEN SKETCHED AS THEY LISTEN TO EVIDENCE IN FRANK CASE Illustration credit, bottom right: "BRENTON COURT ROOM" Reading from left to right: Lower row, A. H. Henslee, M.…
Sunday, 12th October 1913: Jews Fight To Save Leo Frank, The New York Sun
The New York Sun, Sunday, 12th October 1913, Page 6. Countrywide Appeal for Man Convicted of Killing Mary Phagan. RACE HATRED CHARGED Motion for New Trial in Georgia Halts the Hangman. NEGRO'S STORY UNSHAKEN Defence Hopes to Show That…
Saturday, 24th May 1913 Bribery Charges False Declares Col. Felder; Calls Them Frame-Up, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution Saturday, May 24th, 1913 Affidavits and Alleged Dictograph Record Are Made Public, Accusing Prominent Lawyer, of Offering Bribe of $1,000 to Secretary Febuary, of Police Department, to Secure Affidavit Made for Police by J. W. Coleman, Stepfather…
Saturday, 24th May 1913, Felder is Charged with Bribe Offer for Phagan Papers, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution Saturday, May 24th, 1913 City Detective Department Holds Statements Alleging Attorney Made Attempt to Secure Coleman Affidavit. SAY FELDER OFFERED $1,000 FOR THE PAPER Report of Conversation Between Colonel Felder, Secretary Febuary and A. S. Colyar Taken Down…
Friday, 6th June 1913 Grand Jury May Drop Vice Probe, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution Friday, June 6th, 1913 Foreman Beck Declines to Talk of Probable Action of Jury—Felder to Issue a Public Statement. "The grand jury has finished its questioning of witnesses with its adjournment, and unless members of the jury…
Wednesday, August 27th, 1913: Frank Will Reply To Dorsey In Long Public Statement, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Wednesday, 27th August 1913. PAGE 1, Column 1 Convicted Factory Superintendent Preparing Exhaustive Answer to Solicitor General's Argument to Jury DECLARES ARRAIGNMENT CONTAINS MANY FLAWS Health Unimpaired, Frank Resumes Routine Life in Jail. Indictment of Conley as…
Friday, 15th August 1913 Leo M. Frank Ready to Tell His Own Story to Jury, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Friday, 15th August 1913, PAGE 7, COLUMN 1. DETECTIVES ELIMINATE EVIDENCE IN CONFLICT WITH THEORY THAT PHAGAN GIRL NEVER LEFT FACTORY When Herbert Lasker, former roommate of Leo M. Frank, came to Atlanta to testify on…
Saturday, August 23rd, 1913: Leo Frank Trial Adjourned Until Monday Morning With Solicitor Hugh Dorsey In Midst Of Impassioned Speech. The Atlanta Journal.
The Atlanta Journal, Saturday, 23rd August 1913. PAGE 1 MRS. COLEMAN WEEPS AND FRANK'S WIFE COVERS FACE WITH HANDS DURING SPEECH Solicitor Was Nearing End of Masterly Address When the Court Ordered a Recess Until Monday Morning-At That Time the…
Leo Frank Indictment, May 24, 1913, Atlanta, Georgia
Indictment of Atlanta B'nai B'rith President Leo Max Frank: State Witnesses Before the Atlanta Georgia Grand Jury on Saturday, May 24, 1913, and Their Later Trial Testimony at the Leo Frank Trial The May 1913 Fulton County grand jury…
The Forged Time Slip and the Negro Nightwatchman: How Leo Frank Tried to Pin the Mary Phagan Murder on Newt Lee
Leo Frank's Racially Tinged Railroading of the African-American Nightwatchman Newt Lee This video clip herein is from the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, ADL-backed 2009 agitprop docudrama People vs. Leo Frank, produced by Jewish-American film director Ben Loeterman, with…