Author: Mary Phagan
Friday, 1st August 1913 Blood Found by Dr. Smith on Chips and Lee’s Shirt, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 1st, 1913 Dr. Claude A. Smith, the medical expert who made microscopic examinations of the blood-spotted chips chiseled from the floor of the pencil factory and of the bloody shirt discovered in Newt Lee's home, was next…
Friday, 1st August 1913 Conley Takes Stand Saturday, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 1st August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Lawyers Wrangle Over Frank's NervousnessPAGE 1, COLUMN 7DORSEY WINS POINT AS ROSSER BATTLES TO DEFEND ACCUSEDJim Conley, accuser of Leo Frank, will take the stand Saturday morning, according to all indications Friday,…
Friday, 1st August 1913 Defense Not Helped by Witnesses Accused of Entrapping the State, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian August 1st, 1913 By JAMES B. NEVIN. Has the State succeeded in thoroughly establishing the fact that little Mary Phagan's tragic death was effected on the second floor of the National Pencil Factory, in Forsyth street? It has…
Friday, 1st August 1913, Dorsey Unafraid as He Faces Champions of the Atlanta Bar, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian August 1st, 1913 Up Against a Hard Proposition Youthful Solicitor Is Fighting Valiantly to Win Case. By L. F. WOODRUFF. Georgia's law's most supreme penalty faces Leo Frank. A reputation that they can not be beaten…
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…
Friday, 1st August 1913 Finding of Hair and Envelope Described by Factory Machinist, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 1st, 1913 R. B. Barrett, a machinist at the National Pencil factory, who declares that he found strands of hair similar to Mary Phagan's on his machine after the murder, and who also told of finding a…
Friday, 1st August 1913, Leo Frank Trial Crowd Sees Auto Knock Down Youth, The Atlanta Journal
Frank Trial Crowd Sees Auto Knock Down Youth Atlanta Journal August 1st, 1913 Thronged Streets Prevented Driver Seeing Raymond Roddy—Not Seriously Hurt Raymond Roddy, a thirteen-year-old boy who lives at 66 Williams street, was knocked down by an automobile…
Friday, 1st August 1913 Frank’s Presence in Office at Time He Says He Was There is Denied by Girl on Stand, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 1st, 1913 Following the Pinkerton detective testimony the state introduced Miss Monteen Stover, who worked in the factory when Mary Phagan did. The girl was rather abashed when she first appeared, but turned out to be a…
Friday, 1st August 1913 Girl Slain After Frank Left Factory, Believed to be Defense Theory, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian August 1st, 1913 Was Mary Phagan killed at or very near the time she entered the National Pencil Factory April 26 to get her pay envelope or was she merely attacked at this time and murdered later? The…
Friday, 1st August 1913 Haslett Describes Visit to Home of Leo Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 1st, 1913 Detective B. B. Haslett, who went with Detective John Black on Monday morning, April 27, to Leo Frank's home to summon him to police headquarters for a statement Chief Lanford wished him to give, was…
Friday, 1st August 1913 Holloway Denies Affidavit He Signed for Solicitor, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 1st, 1913 NEW TESTIMONY GIVEN AT TRIAL OF LEO M. FRANK BY R. B. BARRETT Machinist at Pencil Factory Tells Jury of Discovery of Murdered Girl's Pay Envelope and of Strands of Hair Near Her Machine in…
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.…
Friday, 1st August 1913 Leo Frank Innocent, Says Mrs. Appelbaum, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 1st, 1913 Acquitted in Same Courtroom, She Is Now Eager Spectator at Big Trial. A little woman, neatly dressed and wearing a dark hat crowned with a flowing aigrette, slipped quietly into the rear of the courtroom…
Friday, 1st August 1913 Mrs. Arthur White Takes Stand Today, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 1st, 1913 Will Testify She Saw Negro Idling in Shadows of Stairway. Mrs. Arthur White, wife of Arthur White, the witness who will testify that on Saturday morning when she appeared at the pencil factory to see…
Friday, 1st August 1913 Mrs. Callie Scott Appelbaum Attends Trial of Leo Frank; Believes in His Innocence, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal August 1st, 1913 A woman sat among the spectators at the Frank trial Thursday afternoon, a pretty blue-eyed woman neatly clad in a white shirtwaist and black skirt. "Four months ago," she was thinking, "I was in…
Friday, 1st August 1913, Picnic and Theories Mark Noon Hour in Leo Frank Trial Court Room, The Atlanta Journal
Picnic and Theories Mark Noon Hour in Frank Trial Court Room Atlanta Journal August 1st, 1913 Spectators Remain From 5 to 7—Lunch Boys Acquiring Wealth A court room where a man is on trial for his life is a…
Friday, 1st August 1913 Sherlocks, Lupins and Lecoqs See Frank Trial, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian August 1st, 1913 There are enough "hists," "aha's" and those other exclamations that mark a true detective besides the badge on his left suspender to fill a whole volume of Gaborieau thrillers at the Frank trial. A stranger…
Friday, 1st August 1913 Sweeper Swears No Spots Were on Floor Day Before Murder, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 1st, 1913 Mel Stanford, a sweeper and plater at the factory, was put on the stand at 12:20. He testified that he had worked there for about two years and was there on Friday, April 25, on…
Friday, 1st August 1913 Watchman Swears Elevator Was Open; Changes Evidence, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal August 1st, 1913 E. F. Holloway Angers Dorsey When He Testifies Contrary to Affidavit—Had Told Dorsey Elevator Switch Was Locked Court adjourned at 4:58 o'clock until 9 o'clock Friday morning after a day of surprises in the trial…
Friday, 1st August 1913 William Gheesling, Embalmer, Tells of Wounds on Girl’s Body, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 1st, 1913 William Gheesling, the undertaker who embalmed Mary Phagan's body, was next called in. "What is your business?" queried Solicitor Dorsey. "I am an embalmer." "How long have you been in that advice?" "Fifteen years, or…
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…
Saturday, 2nd August 1913, Defense Threatens a Mistrial, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian, Saturday, 2nd August 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMN 1. EXPERTS CLASH Dr. Harris' Evidence Is Hit PAGE 1, COLUMN 1 DR. HURT SAYS FOOD IN STOMACH FAILS TO SHOW TIME OF DEATH Here are the important developments…
Saturday, 2nd August 1913: Dr H F Harris Gives Startling Evidence About Time Of Murder, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 2nd August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Wound on Eye of Girl Victim of Pencil Factory CrimeLooked as if It Came From Blow of Fist, Secretary of State Board of Health Tells the Jurymen.WHILE ON THE STAND DR. HARRIS…
Saturday, 2nd August 1913, Dr. Harris Collapses on Stand as He Gives Sensational Evidence, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal August 2nd, 1913 Physician Testifies at Frank Trial That Mary Phagan Met Death Half Hour After Lunch—Describes Wounds Secretary of State Board of Health Compelled to Leave the Witness Stand on Account of Illness In the…
Saturday, 2nd August 1913 Dr. J. W. Hurt, Coroner’s Physician, Gives Expert Testimony, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal August 2nd, 1913 DR. HURT'S TESTIMONY NOT CONFIRMATORY OF EVIDENCE GIVEN BY DR. H. F. HARRIS On Cross-Examination, Dr. Hurt Admits That Cabbage Is Considered Very Difficult to Digest and That Under Some Conditions as Much as…
Saturday, 2nd August 1913, Leo Frank Juror’s Life One Grand, Sweet Song—Not, The Atlanta Georgian
Frank Juror’s Life One Grand, Sweet Song.Not Atlanta Georgian August 2nd, 1913 O. B. Keeler. The juror's life is not unmixed with care. Look him over next time you attend the Frank trial. Size up his little job. Weigh…
Saturday, 2nd August 1913 Frequent and Angry Clashes Between Attorneys Mark the Hearing of Darley’s Testimony, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 2nd August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 2.Frequent and Angry Clashes Between Attorneys Mark the Hearing of Darley's TestimonyN. V. Darley, mechanical head of the National Pencil factory and directly in charge of the Georgia Cedar company, an adjunct…
Saturday, 2nd August 1913, Gay Febuary Tells Leo Frank Jury About Statement Prisoner Made, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 2nd August 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.Gay C. Febuary, secretary to Chief Newport A. Lanford, of the detective bureau, and recent figure in the sensational dictagraph episode, was called to the stand to testify to a statement made…
Saturday, 2nd August 1913 Harris Testimony May Be Stricken by Court, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal August 2nd, 1913 Question Will Be Solved by Physician's Recovery and Return to Stand If Dr. H. F. Harris, secretary of the state board of health, is not physically able to be presented in the court room before…
Saturday, 2nd August 1913: Humor Pathos Tragedy In The Quickly Changing Kaleidoscope Of The Frank Trial, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 2nd August 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 3.By Britt Craig.The Leo Frank trial is a clearinghouse of human emotions. If you don't know what a clearinghouse of human emotions is, go into the courtroom and sit awhile. That is,…