The Murder of Little Mary Phagan (2025 Edition) by Mary Phagan Kean
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Tuesday, 29th July 1913: Lee’s Testimony Feature Of First Day Of Trial, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 29th July 1913,PAGE 19, COLUMN 2.Attorney Rosser began cross-examination of Newt Lee at the point he had reached when Judge Roan ordered the adjournment Monday night. Frank's leading counsel had not succeeded in his early questioning to…
Saturday, 2nd August 1913 Mary Phagan Murdered Within Hour After Dinner, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 2nd August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.DR. H. F. HARRIS GIVES STARTLING EVIDENCE ABOUT TIME OF MURDERWound on Eye of Girl Victim of Pencil Factory CrimeLooked as if It Came From Blow of Fist, Secretary of State Board…
Friday, 1st August 1913 E. F. Holloway Testimony, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 1st August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.HOLLOWAY DENIES AFFIDAVIT HE SIGNED FOR SOLICITORPAGE 1, COLUMN 7NEW TESTIMONY GIVEN AT TRIAL OF LEO M. FRANK BY R. B. BARRETTMachinist at Pencil Factory Tells Jury of Discovery of Murdered Girl's…
Thursday, 31st July 1913 Defense Riddles John Black’s Testimony, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 31st July 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.DEFENSE RIDDLES JOHN BLACK'S TESTIMONYPAGE 1, COLUMN 7SLEUTH CONFUSED UNDER MERCILESS CROSS-QUESTIONS OF LUTHER ROSSERJust Before He Left the StandHe Confessed That He Was "Mixed Up" and That He Could Not Recall…
Wednesday, 30th July 1913 Three Witnesses Describe Finding Mary Phagan’s Body, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 30th July 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.NEWT LEE STICKS TO ORIGINAL STORY DESPITE ATTEMPTS TO CONFUSE NEGROStriking Feature of Day's Proceedings Was the Evident Effort on Part of Luther Rosser to Connect Watchman With Crime, or Show He…
Sunday, 27th July 1913, Defense Claims Jim Conley and Newt Lee Prepared Notes, The Atlanta Georgian
Defense Claims Conley and Lee Prepared Notes Atlanta Georgian (Hearst's Sunday American) July 27th, 1913 Theory Is That Watchman Surprised Sweeper Attempting to Dispose of Body and Entered Into Pact. An amazing chain of evidence, laying bare the mystery…
Tuesday, 29th July 1913, Will Leo Frank’s Lawyers Put Any Evidence Before the Jury?, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, July 29th, 1913 Will Frank's lawyers put any evidence before the court? That is a question that was much discussed on the opening day by a score or more of lawyers who secured seats in the courtroom…
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 PHAGAN Trial Adjourns for the Day While Lee Is on the Stand, and His Cross-Questioning Will Be Resumed Today. MOTHER AND…
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…
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…