Author: Mary Phagan
Sunday, 3rd August 1913 Resume of Week’s Evidence Shows Little Progress Made, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 3rd, 1913 Place and Time of the Murder Only Big Facts Brought Out in the Mass of Evidence. One week of the battle Leo M. Frank, accused of the murder of Mary Phagan in the factory of…
Sunday, 3rd August 1913 State’s Case Against Frank As It Stands After Week’s Testimony Is Shown Here, The Atlanta Journal
Photo-diagram of court room in old city hall building, where Leo M. Frank, superintendent of the National Pencil factory, is on trial for his life charged with the murder of Mary Phagan. Although the available seats are taken soon after…
Monday, 4th August 1913 Boiled Cabbage Brings Hypothetical Question Stage in Frank’s Trial, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian August 4th, 1913 By JAMS B. NEVIN. When a prospective juryman is on his voir dire in a given criminal case, he is asked if his mind is perfectly impartial between the State and the accused. If he…
Monday, 4th August 1913 Conley Thought He Was on Trial, His Attorney Declares, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal August 4th, 1913 Jim thought he was on trial this morning," said W. M. Smith, attorney for James Conley, the negro sweeper at the pencil factory, after the recess Monday noon following Conley's appearance on the witness stand…
Monday, 4th August 1913 Conleys Glibness May Prove Unfortunate for His Testimony, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal August 4th, 1913 Negro's Recitative Manner of Telling His Story Gives Impression That He Has Rehearsed It Many Times Jim Conley Monday morning recited his story to the Frank jury. Newt Lee last week told his. Above all…
Monday, 4th August 1913 Conley’s Story In Detail; Women Barred By Judge, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian August 4th, 1913 There was a murmur of excitement following the calling of Jim Conley; there was a wait of several minutes, officers having just left the police station with the negro a minute or two before he…
Monday, 4th August 1913 Dorsey Tries to Prove Frank Had Chance to Kill Girl, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian August 4th, 1913 NEGRO SPRINGS NEW SENSATION, ADDING TO STORY.James Conley, the negro sweeper in the National Pencil Factory, was called to the stand in the trial of Leo M. Frank, whom he accuses of the murder of…
Monday, 4th August 1913 Dr. H. F. Harris Will Take Stand This Afternoon, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 4th, 1913 Secretary of State Board of Health Will Resume Testimony Interrupted by His Collapse on Last Friday. STATE TO USE PHOTO OF SPOT WHERE BODY WAS FOUND BY NEGRO Friends and Relatives Besiege Prisoner…
Monday, 4th August 1913 Dramatic Moment of Trial Comes as Negro Takes Stand, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian August 4th, 1913 L. O. Grice, a stenographer in the offices of the Atlanta and West Point Railroad, was the first witness called. He said that he saw Frank on Sunday morning after the murder and Frank attracted…
Monday, 4th August 1913 Envy Not the Juror! His Lot, Mostly, Is Monotony, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian August 4th, 1913 By L. F. WOODRUFF. A policeman's life is not a merry one. The thought was expressed and event set to music in those dim days of the distant past when people heard the lyrics and…
Monday, 4th August 1913 Every Man on Franks Jury Gets Nickname for Trial, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 4th, 1913 Quiet Sunday for Twelve Jurors By Vernon Stiles. As completely cut off from knowledge of the happenings of the outside world as though they were marooned in an island of the South seas, and yet…
Monday, 4th August 1913 Frank Calm and Jurors Tense While Jim Conley Tells His Ghastly Tale, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian August 4th, 1913 During the long wait for Conley to appear, Frank, his loyal wife and his no less loyal mother gave no sign of fear. Accuser and accused were about to face each other, a dramatic situation…
Monday, 4th August 1913 Frank on Stand Wednesday Week, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 4th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Defense Intimates Trial Will Run Into Middle of Third Week With Defendant Final WitnessIt will probably be Wednesday or Thursday of next week before Leo Frank takes the stand to explain his…
Monday, 4th August 1913 Frank Witness Nearly Killed By a Mad Dog, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian August 4th, 1913 Deputy Sheriff W. W. ("Boots") Rogers, witness for the State in the Frank trial, is taking the Pasteur treatment at the State Capitol Monday after being bitten half a dozen times on the right ankle…
Monday, 4th August 1913 Jim Conley Tells An Amazing Story, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 4th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.CONLEY'S PANTOMIME ILLUSTRATION OF GRUESOME PART HE PLAYED IN PHAGAN CRIMEThis diagram is reproduced so that readers can compare the negro's story, as he told it on the stand, with his pantomime…
Monday, 4th August 1913 Jim Conley’s Story as Matter of Fact as if it Were of His Day’s Work, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian August 4th, 1913 By O. B. Keeler. Jim Conley, hewer of wood and drawer of water. On the witness stand at the Frank trial this morning, Jim unfolded a tale whose lightest word—you know the rest. It was…
Monday, 4th August 1913 Jurors Strain Forward to Catch Conley Story; Frank’s Interest Mild, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian August 4th, 1913 Dramatic in its very glibness and unconcern, Conley's story, if it failed to shake or disturb Leo Frank, at least had a wonderful impression upon each member of the jury. Conley told of seeing Mary…
Monday, 4th August 1913 Leo Franks Trial Is Attracting Universal Interest in Georgia, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 4th, 1913 By Britt Craig. There has never been a trial in Georgia's records rivaling the Frank case in general interest throughout the state even the Grace case being a poor second. The Myers trial—the famous Will…
Monday, 4th August 1913 Many Discrepancies Between Conleys Testimony and His Testimony Given to Detectives, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal August 4th, 1913 Negro Swore Previously That He Never Saw Mary Phagan Enter Factory—Many Other Changes in Story—Fourth Time He's Changed Narrative James Conley's story as he told it on the witness stand Monday morning differs in many…
Monday, 4th August 1913 Ordeal is Borne with Reserve by Franks, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian August 4th, 1913 Wife and Mother of the Accused Pencil Factory Superintendent Sit Calmly Through Trial. By TARLETON COLLIER Women are brought into a court room, as all the world knows, for one of two purposes. Their presence…
Monday, 4th August 1913 Rosser’s Grilling of Negro Leads to Hot Clashes by Lawyers, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 4th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.A bitter, determined cross-examination of Jim Conley by Luther Rosser was marked by a prolonged battle between counsel for the defense and State over the method of questioning the negro.The defense won…
Monday, 4th August 1913 Their Testimony Is Important In The Trial Of Leo M. Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 4th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.EMIL SELIG.DETECTIVE D. L. WAGONER.DR. H. F. (ROY) HARRIS.CHIEF NEWPORT LANFORD.Photo by Francis E. Price. Staff Photographer.Chief interest in the Frank case today centers int eh appearance at this afternoon's session of…
Tuesday, 5th August 1913 Amazing Testimony of Conley Marks Crucial Point of Trial; Says Frank Admitted Crime, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 5th, 1913 The crucial point of the entire case of the state versus Leo M. Frank, charged with the murder of little Mary Phagan, an employee in the National Pencil factory, of which he was superintendent, came…
Tuesday, 5th August 1913: Conley Admits Former Lies Conley Continues To Withstand Fierce Attacks Of Rosser, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 5th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Renewing his aggressive cross-examination of Jim Conley Tuesday afternoon, Luther Rosser sought to bring out the fact that Conley had said that "Leo Frank was as innocent as an angel in heaven,"…
Tuesday, 5th August 1913 Conley Grilled Five Hours By Luther Rosser, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 5th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.REMARKABLE STORY IS TOLD BY NEGRO IN ACCUSING FRANK OF PHAGAN MURDERChief Witness for State Admits, Under Cross-Examination, That He Has Been Under Arrest Seven or Eight Times, and That Many Statements…
Tuesday, 5th August 1913 Conley Is Mercilessly Grilled At Afternoon Session of Court, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 5th, 1913 ARRESTED 7 TIMES, HE ADMITS Jim Conley remained on the stand throughout the afternoon session. Attorney Rosser continuting his cross-examination after the noon recess. "Who saw you, Jim, at police headquarters?" "Chief Beavers." "Who else?"…
Tuesday, 5th August 1913 Conleys Charge Turns Frank Trial Into Fight To Worse Than Death, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian August 5th, 1913 By JAMES B. NEVIN. Black and sinister, depressing in its every aspect and horrible in its gloom, the testimony of Jim Conley in the Frank case was given to the court and the jury under…
Tuesday, 5th August 1913 Defense Moves to Strike Most Damaging Testimony, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 5th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.PAGE 1, COLUMN 3WHEN LAWYERS CLASH HIS DECISION GOESJUDGE L. S. ROAN. Staff Photo by Winn.PAGE 1, COLUMN 6ON GROUNDS OF IRRELEVANCY ATTORNEY ARNOLD MOVES TO STRIKE PART OF TESTIMONYHe Asks That…
Tuesday, 5th August 1913 Flashlight in The Constitution Introduced in Trial of Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 5th, 1913 Police Sergeant L. S. Dobbs was the witness who followed Grice. The officer had already testified on the first day of the trial and was brought back for only a few minutes. "Did you find…
Tuesday, 5th August 1913 Frank Very Nervous, Testifies L. O. Grice, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 5th, 1913 Witness Had Gone to the Pencil Factory After Reading The Constitution Extra L. O. Grice was the first witness put on the stand when court convened Monday morning. He was kept there but a few…