Author: Mary Phagan
Saturday, 9th August 1913 Couldnt Locate Epps Boy When Wanted in Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 9th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 2.At the opening of the afternoon session the defense called for George Epps, the 14-year-old newsboy, who says he rode uptown with Mary Phagan on the day of her death. He did…
Saturday, 9th August 1913 Daltons Testimony False, Girl Named on Stand Says, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 9th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 7.The Georgian to-day received from Miss Laura Atkinson, of No. 30 Ella street, one of the young women mentioned in C. B. Dalton's testimony, a letter denying absolutely that she had ever…
Saturday, 9th August 1913 Defense Will Seek to Show That Mary Phagans Body Was Tossed Down a Chute in Rear of Pencil Factory And Not Taken Down by Elevator As the State Insists, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Saturday, 9th August 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMN 4. Their Testimony Is Favorable to Leo Frank W. T. HOLLIS, W. M. MATTHEWS, IRA KAUFFMAN, Street car conductor, whose testimony discredits story told on stand by George Epps,…
Saturday, 9th August 1913 Epps Boy Not With Mary Phagan, Declares Street Car Motorman, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 9th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.W. M. Mathews, of 459 Lee street, car motorman who declares that Mary Phagan rode to town on his car on April 26, followed Daisy Hopkins on the stand.Mathews gave a new…
Saturday, 9th August 1913 Exposure of Conley Story Time Flaws is Sought by Defense, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 9th August 1913,PAGE 13, COLUMN 1.ATTACK NEWSBOY TESTIMONYPAGE 13, COLUMN 3The motorman and conductor of the car on which Mary Phagan came to town testified she could not have reached the factory at 12:05 o'clock.STREET CAR MEN…
Saturday, 9th August 1913 Harry Scott and Boots Rogers Recalled to Stand by the State, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 9th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.When court convened Friday morning Harry Scott, Pinkerton detective, engaged by the defense in the Phagan case, was recalled to the stand by the state and asked how long it took Jim…
Saturday, 9th August 1913 Heres the Time Clock Puzzle in Frank Trial; Can You Figure It Out?, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 9th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.THE RIDDLE OF THE CLOCK IN THE PHAGAN MYSTERYJim Conley swears Mary Phagan went up the stairs of the National Pencil factory and was murdered before Monteen Stover arrived. He says he…
Saturday, 9th August 1913 Hinchey Tells of Seeing Frank on Car on Day of the Murder, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 9th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.H. J. Hinchey, of 391 Peachtree street, a business acquaintance of Leo Frank, and manager of the South Atlantic Blow Pipe company, was put upon the stand by the defense. He stated…
Saturday, 9th August 1913 Holloway, Witness for Defense, Riddled By Cross-Examination, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 9th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 3.WANTED REWARD FOR CONLEY CAPTUREE. F. Holloway, watchman and timekeeper at the pencil factory, whose testimony Solicitor Dorsey riddled on cross-examination, followed General Manager Darley to the stand.He gave his answers rapidly,…
Saturday, 9th August 1913 Hopkins Woman Denies Charges Made By Dalton and Jim Conley; Is Forced to Admit Untruths, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 9th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Hopkins Woman Denies Charges Made By Dalton and Jim Conley; Is Forced to Admit UntruthsDaisy Hopkins, a resident of Redan, Ga., and the woman who Jim Conley and C. B. Dalton declare…
Saturday, 9th August 1913 N. V. Darley Denies Testimony Given by Conley and Dalton, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 9th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 5.Conductor Also Swears Epps Boy Was Not on Car With Mary PhaganW. T. Hollis, of 16 Western avenue, the conductor on the English avenue car on which Mary Phagan rode to town…
Saturday, 9th August 1913 Schiff Refutes Jim Conley and Dalton, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 9th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1 AND COLUMN 3.HE IS EXAMINING DEFENSE WITNESSESStaff Photo by Winn.REUBEN R. ARNOLDPAGE 1, COLUMN 6WITNESS IN MIDST OF DORSEY'S GRILLING WHEN COURT ADJOURNS UNTIL NINE O'CLOCK ON MONDAYAssistant Factory Superintendent Refutes…
Saturday, 9th August 1913: Sheriff C W Mangum Answers His Critics, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 9th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 2.In answer to criticisms which he said had been made of the fact that Leo M. Frank, now on trial for the murder of Mary Phagan, is not handcuffed when being conducted…
Saturday, 9th August 1913 State Attacks Frank Report, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 9th August 1913,.PAGE 1, COLUMN 1SCHIFF TESTIFIES FOR FRANKState Hits Complexity of Report Made Day of TragedyPAGE 1, COLUMN 1NEWSBOY WHOSE EVIDENCE IS UNDER FIRE OF THE DEFENSEGeorge Epps, boy friend of Mary Phagan.PAGE 1, COLUMN 7WOMEN…
Saturday, 9th August 1913 State Confronts Watchman Holloway With Previous Affidavit, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 9th August 1913,PAGE 4, COLUMN 1.Solicitor Dorsey Fiercely Attacks Evidence Given by the Witness For Defense at Afternoon SessionHe Also Implies That Watchman Was Trying to Fix Crime on Conley to Get Reward. Holloway Admits Signing Statement…
Saturday, 9th August 1913 Witness Admits Discrepancies in Model of Pencil Factory, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 9th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 6.T. H. Willet, a pattern maker, who built the model of the pencil factory, was next called by the defense. Under the cross-examination of Mr. Hooper he frequently admitted discrepancies in the…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Case Never is Discussed by Frank Jurors, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 47, COLUMN 8.Every Man on Panel Has Nickname and Formality Has Been Cast Out.No member of the jury that is to decide Leo M. Frank's guilt or innocence had expressed an opinion on the…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Conley, Unconcerned, Asks Nothing of Trial, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 47, COLUMN 8.Despite the attacks of the defense in the trial of Leo Frank has made upon his story, Jim Conley from whose lips fell the most damning and abhorrent testimony a Georgia jury…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Conleys Story is Still Center of Fight in Frank Case, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.After Two Weeks of TestimonyOnly Evidence Directly Linking Frank With the Crime Is the Sensational Statement Made on the Stand by Negro Sweeper Summary of Developments in Trial to DateSTATE HAS INTRODUCED…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Dalton Sticks Firmly To Story Told on Stand, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 50, COLUMN 3.C. B. Dalton, prominent as a witness in the Frank trial, stuck firmly to the story he told in court when he was confronted Saturday by the letter of Miss Laura Atkinson,…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Defense Will Renew Attack Upon Dr. Harris Testimony, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 6.That the defense in the trial of Leo M. Frank, charged with the murder of Mary Phagan, will continue its attack upon the testimony of Dr. H. F. Harris, who made a…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Epps Boy Denies Trying to Avoid Being Called to the Stand Again, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.C. B. Dalton, who was used by the state to corroborate some of Jim Conley's testimony against Leo Frank, was the first witness called by the defense Saturday morning. He did not…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Frank A. Hooper Is Proving Big Aid to Solicitor Dorsey, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Sunday, 10th August 1913, PAGE 3, COLUMN 3. ROSSER CALLS HIM BEAU BRUMMEL OF BAR By Britt Craig. He has a kind and genial face that makes you feel he is the friend of everybody in…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Frank or Conley? Still Question, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 45, COLUMN 5.Issue Firmly Drawn Between Two Men Defense Starting to Mould Its CaseTheory That Negro Attacked Mary Phagan With Motive of Robbing Her Will Be Shown; Two Charges Against Accused Must Be Refuted.Leo…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Frank Struggles to Prove His Conduct Was Blameless, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 47, COLUMN 1.Co-Workers in the Factory Declare Stories of Factory Revelries Are Beyond ReasonASSISTANT TELLS HOW ACCUSED MAN MADE OUT COMPLEX ACCOUNTSTestimony of Newsboy Who Said He Accompanied Mary Phagan On Street Car On…
Sunday, 10th August 1913: Full Blue Ridge Highway Will Open Up, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Magnificent Section of StateThat the much talked of "Blue Ridge Highway," extending from Atlanta through Fulton, Cobb, Cherokee, Pickens, Gilmer and Fannin counties, on to Murphy, N. C., will soon be a…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Interest in Trial Now Centers in Story of Mincey, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 50, COLUMN 1.Question of Time Considered of Paramount Importance in Defense Theory of Frank CaseTHE diagram shows the daily routine of the jurors who are trying the case against Leo M. Frank. Their days…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Introduction by Defense of Host Of Character Witnesses Probable, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.The introduction of character testimony in behalf of Leo Frank at present seems very probable. It is not thought, however, that witnesses of this nature will be put on the stand until…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Is Defense Planning Telling Blow At Testimony Given by Jim Conley?, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 6.Will the defense strive to show by witnesses that the pencil factory elevator was not run on April 26 as told by Jim Conley in his remarkable story?Since a question put to…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Mary Phagans Mother to be Spared at Trial, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 50, COLUMN 4.A spectator at the trial of Leo M. Frank for the murder of little Mary Phagan remarked:"I wonder what the mother of the little girl who was so brutally killed thinks of…