The Murder of Little Mary Phagan (2025 Edition) by Mary Phagan Kean
Important Book Launch: The Murder of Little Mary Phagan (2025 Edition) by Mary Phagan Kean Help preserve this important history by getting your copy of the book at In September 2025, an important milestone has been reached with…
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…
Subversive Theater at the Trump-Kennedy Center: The Leo Frank Case, June 2026, Briefly Mentioned by Reason “the Nation’s Leading Libertarian Magazine”
Last summer, 2025, during the height of the Kennedy Center controversy, Parade arrived in Washington, D.C. The musical presents Leo Frank as the central martyr figure of an early 20th-century murder case in Atlanta, repeating the now-familiar modern tagline that…
Sunday, 27th July 1913, All in Readiness for Leo Frank’s Trial Monday Morning, The Atlanta Constitution
All in Readiness for Frank’s Trial Monday Morning Atlanta Constitution July 27th, 1913 Greatest Legal Battle in the History of Dixie Is the Prediction of Atlanta Attorneys ATTORNEYS FOR STATE HOLD FINAL CONFERENCE Representatives of Leo Frank Still Non-Committal…
Saturday, 26th July 1913, Leo Frank’s Lawyers Ready for Trial, The Atlanta Constitution
Frank’s Lawyers Ready for Trial Atlanta Constitution July 26th, 1913 They Have Started Summoning Witnesses and Are Quoted as Having Agreed to Go to Trial. That Attorneys Reuben R. Arnold and Luther Z. Rosser, representing Leo M. Frank, charged…
Friday, 25th July 1913, Work on Mary Phagan Case Brings Promotion to Pinkerton Man Harry Scott, The Atlanta Constitution
Work on Phagan Case Brings Promotion to Pinkerton Man Atlanta Constitution July 25th, 1913 As a reward for his success in the Phagan mystery, Detective Harry Scott, assistant superintendent of the Atlanta Pinkerton offices, has been promoted to the…
Friday, 25th July 1913, Veniremen Drawn for Leo Frank Trial, The Atlanta Constitution
Veniremen Drawn for Frank Trial Atlanta Constitution July 25th, 1913 One Hundred and Forty-Four Names Drawn From Jury Box—No Effort So Far at Postponement. The veniremen from which it is expected to choose the jury for the trial Monday…
Friday, 25th July 1913, Try to Corroborate Story Told by Jim Conley, The Atlanta Constitution
Try to Corroborate Story Told by Conley Atlanta Constitution July 25th, 1913 Negro Is Taken in Chief's Auto to Sections He Claims to Have Visited on Murder Night. Jim Conley, the negro sweeper and most important figure in the…
Friday, 25th July 1913, Chiefs Will Probe Removal of Jim Conley, The Atlanta Constitution
Chiefs Will Probe Removal of Conley Atlanta Constitution July 25th, 1913 Negro Was Taken to Tower Without Knowledge of Beavers or Lanford. Action is likely to be taken against Detective John Starnes and Pat Campbell, who Wednesday afternoon carried…
Thursday, 24th July 1913, Mary Phagan Mystery Club Examined by Experts, The Atlanta Constitution
Phagan Mystery Club Examined by Experts Atlanta Constitution July 24th, 1913 Report Says That It Has Been Sent to Northern City to Be Put Under Microscope. That the bloody club found in the National Pencil factory after the murder…
Thursday, 24th July 1913, Jim Conley and Newt Lee Meet in Tower, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution July 24th, 1913 Conley and Lee Meet in Tower For First Time Since Mary Phagan Was Killed Two Negroes Are Brought Face to Face. James Conley, a sweeper at the National Pencil factory, and Newt Lee, night watchman,…
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 FACTORYWhen Herbert Lasker, former roommate of Leo M. Frank, came to Atlanta to testify on the previous good character of…
Wednesday, 23rd July 1913, Give Right of Way to Case of Leo Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
Give Right of Way to Case of Frank Atlanta Constitution July 23rd, 1913 Attorneys for Relatives in the Crawford Will Hearing Are Willing to Yield Their Claim of Priority. The conflict between the dates of hearing the litigation over…
Wednesday, 23rd July 1913, Bloody Club Lends New Clue to Mystery, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution July 23rd, 1913 Defense of Leo Frank Attaches Importance to Find Made by Pinkerton Detectives. The discovery of a bloody bludgeon on the third floor of the National Pencil factory has added greater mystery to the…
Tuesday, 22nd July 1913, Date Of Leo Frank Trial Depends On Weather, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Tuesday, 22nd July 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMN 3. Date Of Frank Trial Depends On Weather Will Be Called Monday, But May Be Postponed if as Hot as Last Saturday. Continued From Page One. That the trial…
Sunday, 20th July 1913, Grim Justice Pursues Mary Phagan’s Slayer, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution Sunday, July 20, 1913 As Famous Murder Case Nears Trial the Public Mind Again Reverts to the Discovery of the Crime; and Again the Great Question Comes Up: "What Happened in the Pencil Factory Between Noon…
Saturday, 2nd May 1914: Detective Burns Grilled By Dorsey For Over An Hour, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 2nd May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.In Presence of Judge Hill, Solicitor Secures Detailed Story of Detective's Work in Frank CaseNO FURTHER EVIDENCE IN HIS POSSESSIONFull Story of Solicitor's Long Cross-Examination Is Given Below Lehon to Be Examined…
Sunday, 20th July 1913, Leo Frank’s Lawyers Score Hugh Dorsey For His Stand, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Sunday, 20th July 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMN 1. Frank's Lawyers Score Dorsey For His Stand Luther Rosser and Reuben Arnold Declare He is Going Out of His Way to Dictate to the Grand Jury. EXCEEDS PROVINCE…
Saturday, 19th July 1913, Pinkerton Detective Harry Scott Believes Jim Conley Innocent, Asserts Chief Newport Alonzo Lanford, The Atlanta Constitution
Scott Believes Conley Innocent, Asserts Lanford The Atlanta Constitution Saturday, July 19, 1913 Chief's Statement Follows the Publication of Report That Pinkertons Are Now of the Opinion Sweeper Is Guilty. "OPEN TO CONVICTION," SCOTT TELLS REPORTER "Our Testimony in…
Saturday, 19th July 1913, Grand Jury Meets to Indict Jim Conley, The Atlanta Constitution
Grand Jury Meets to Indict Conley The Atlanta Constitution Saturday, July 19, 1913 Call Is Issued After Solicitor General Hugh Dorsey Had Flatly Refused Request of Foreman. A call for the Fulton grand jury to meet at 10 o'clock…
Friday, 18th July 1913, Many Rumors Afloat Regarding Grand Jury, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution Friday, July 18, 1913 Among These Is One That Effort Will Be Made to Indict Jim Conley. That the grand jury would meet possibly today or tomorrow and take steps toward indicting James Conley, the negro…
Wednesday, 16th July 1913, No New Indictment Says Jury Foreman, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution Wednesday, July 16, 1913 State Has No Intention of Changing Plan of Action in Mary Phagan Case. The declaration of W.D. Beattie, foreman of the grand jury, that the grand jury had no intention of taking…
Sunday, 13th July 1913, Newt Lee Must Remain Behind the Bars, The Atlanta Constitution
Lee Must Remain Behind the Bars The Atlanta Constitution Sunday, July 13, 1913 Solicitor Dorsey Does Not Believe the Negro Guilty of Any Part in Crime. That Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey does not believe that Newt Lee, negro…
Tuesday, 12th August 1913 Ethics of Dr. H. F. Harris Bitterly Attacked By Reuben Arnold, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal, August 12th, 1913 Sensational Charge Hurled By Physician in Testimony Given at Afternoon Session Dr. Westmoreland, Answering Question of Attorney Reuben R. Arnold, Declares He Never Heard of a Chemist Who Had Made Examination by Himself and Then…
Sunday, 13th July 1913, Former Story True, Says Negro Sweeper Jim Conley, The Atlanta Constitution
Former Story True, Says Negro Sweeper The Atlanta Constitution Sunday, July 13, 1913 Jim Conley Declares Positively That He Has Made No New Admissions. Jim Conley, the negro sweeper, who was reached for a moment by newspaper reporters last…
Sunday, 13th July 1913, Detective Harry Scott’s Hunch Thrilling Story of How it Secured James Conley’s Confession, The Atlanta Constitution
Caption reads: Detective Harry Scott (in Panama hat), of the Pinkertons, who played the hunch that Jim Conley, the negro, knew something of the girl's murder. The accompanying figure is Detective John Black, of police headquarters, whose work in…
Friday, 11th July 1913, Jim Conley Not Right Man, Says Mincey, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution Friday, July 11, 1913 Insurance Man Who Made Affidavit Says Conversation Was With Some Other Negro—Saw Conley at Station. It was disclosed Thursday afternoon that William H. Mincey, the insurance agent who has made an affidavit…
Thursday, 10th July 1913, Mary Phagan’s Pay Envelope is Found, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution Thursday, July 10, 1913 Discovery Made by Detectives Weeks Ago, But Is Just Announced The discovery of the pay envelope given Mary Phagan on the day of her murder is believed by detectives to furnish the…
Friday, 4th July 1913, Effort Will Be Made to Free Newt Lee, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution Friday, July 4, 1913 Attorney Chappell Declares Belief That Lee Has No Knowledge of Guilty Parties. An early effort is likely to be made to free Newt Lee, the negro night watchman who discovered the body…
Saturday, 26th July 1913, Present New Evidence Against Leo Frank, The Atlanta Georgian
Present New Evidence Against Frank Atlanta Georgian July 26th, 1913 Both Sides Hide Vital Phagan Facts State's Prosecutor Shrouds Identity and Stories of Scores of Witnesses in Secrecy. Prosecution and defense continued their preparations for the Frank trial Saturday,…