Tuesday, 5th January 1915: Frank’s Appeal Bond Forwarded To Court, The Atlanta Journal

Record of Appeal From Judge Newman Is Now Complete

So far as Leo M. Frank is concerned, the Record in the Case of his Appeal to the United States Supreme Court from Judge W. T. Newman's decision denying his motion for a Writ of Habeas Corpus has been perfected. His part of the Record was completed Monday afternoon when his Attorneys, Messrs. Henry C. Peeples and Harry A. Alexander, forwarded his Appeal Bond to Washington.

This Appeal Bond merely complies with the requirements of the Supreme Court in such Cases and obligates the petitioner to pay the costs of the litigation in that Court, in the event he is adversed. The expenses incident to Frank's Appeal will be something like $300.

So far nothing has been done toward the preparation of the State's motion for an Advancement of the Frank Appeal on the Supreme Court Docket. It is expected that this motion will be prepared next week and filed with the Supreme Court on the Monday of the following week, December 18.

The first step, it is said, is for Frank's Attorneys to notify the State's Counsel that the Appeal has been allowed and the State's Attorneys will give Frank's Attorneys notice of their intention to move for the Case to be advanced on the Supreme Court Docket.