Atlanta JournalJuly 27th, 1913April 27—The dead body of Mary Phagan is found in basement of National Pencil factory at 3 a. m. by Newt Lee, the negro night-watchman. Police hold Lee, who later in the day re-enacts discovery of the remains before city detectives.April 27—Leo M. Frank, superintendent of the Pencil factory, called from bed … Continue reading Sunday, 27th July 1913, Chronological Story of Developments in the Mary Phagan Murder Mystery, The Atlanta Journal