Author: Mary Phagan
Tuesday, 12th August 1913 Peoples Cry for Justice Is Proof Sentiment Still Lives, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 12th August 1913,PAGE 67, COLUMN 7.By L. F. WOODRUFF.There is as much sentiment in the world to-day as there was in 1861 or 1776 or 1492 or 1066 or any other date that may come to your…
Tuesday, 12th August 1913 Schiff Admits He Kept Conley Knowing He Was Worthless, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 12th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 3.H. G. Schiff, Leo Frank's assistant in the National Pencil factory, was put on the stand for a conclusion of the state's cross examination when court convened Monday morning."How many books and…
Tuesday, 12th August 1913 State Charges Premeditated Crime, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 12th August 1913,PAGE 65, COLUMN 1.Defense Forces Dalton to Admit Jail RecordPAGE 65, COLUMN 3MEDICAL EXPERTS WHO TESTIFIED FOR DEFENSE IN THE FRANK TRIALWILLIS F. WESTMORELAND. T. H. HANCOCK. J. C. OLMSTEAD.PAGE 65, COLUMN 7GIRL DENIES STATE'S…
Wednesday, 13th August 1913 Both Sides Aim for Justice in the Trial of Frank, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 13th August 1913,PAGE 45, COLUMN 1.With Judge, Jury and Councillors Performing Duty Well, Square Deal Is Assured.By Jas. B. Nevin.In considering the Frank trial, particularly with respect to the length of it, and the thoroughgoing exhaustiveness of…
Wednesday, 13th August 1913: Campbell Told By Mrs White Of Negro Lurking In Factory, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 13th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 3.Wade Campbell, an inspector for the National Pencil factory and brother to Mrs. J. A. White, who declares she saw a negro lurking behind some barrels on the second floor the day…
Wednesday, 13th August 1913: Cook Says She Signed Affidavit In Order To Get Out Of Jail, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 13th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Minola Mc Knight repudiated the affidavit which she made at police station during the early stages of the Phagan investigation, and in which she tells of alleged conversations and incidents which occurred…
Wednesday, 13th August 1913: Dalton A Man Of Bad Reputation Swear Walton County Citizens, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 13th August 1913,.PAGE 2, COLUMN 5Dalton a Man of Bad ReputationSwear Walton County CitizensFollowing Dalton, the defense put four Walton county citizens on the stand, all of whom testified to the man's bad reputation and stated that…
Wednesday, 13th August 1913: Dalton Recalled By Defense Admits Having Served On Gang, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 13th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 3.Following the departure of Miss Hattie Hall from the stand a short recess was taken and then C. B. Dalton, who, when called by the state, testified that Leo Frank had had…
Wednesday, 13th August 1913 Franks Character Made Issue by the Defense, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 13th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.LEO M. FRANK AND THE LAWYERS WHO ARE BATTLING OVER HIS LIFEDORSEY, HOOPER, FRANK, ROSSER, ARNOLDPAGE 1, COLUMN 6ACTION A CHALLENGE TO STATE TO PUT UP WITNESSES IN REBUTTAL WHO OTHERWISE COULDN'T…
Wednesday, 13th August 1913 Franks Lawyers Again Threaten Move for Mistrial, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 13th August 1913,PAGE 6, COLUMN 1.Questions Asked by Dorsey Of Office Boy at Factory Ruled Out After ArgumentAttorney Reuben R. Arnold Declares That Any Further Testimony Along Lines of That Sought by the Solicitor During Examination of…
Wednesday, 13th August 1913 Franks Mother Stirs Courtroom, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 13th August 1913,PAGE 43, COLUMN 1.Leaps to Defense of Son at Dorsey's QuestionPAGE 43, COLUMN 1FRANK's CLASSMATES AT COLLEGE TELL OF HIS GOOD CHARACTERA sensation was created in the courtroom during the cross-examination of Ashley Jones by…
Wednesday, 13th August 1913 Many Witnesses Take the Stand to Refute Points of Prosecution, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 13th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Defense Calls Twenty-Two Men, Women and Boys to Give Evidence Favorable to Frank"Mr. and Mrs. Emil Selig, Parents of Frank's Wife, Declare That There Was Nothing Unusual in Conduct of the Prisoner…
Wednesday, 13th August 1913: Miss Corinthia Hall Testifies About Her Visit To Factory, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 13th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 5.Miss Corinthia Hall, who visited the pencil factory just a few minutes before Mary Phagan entered on Memorial day to draw her pay, took the stand late in the afternoon."Where do you…
Wednesday, 13th August 1913: Miss Hall Tells Of Work Done For Frank On Day Of Murder, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 13th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.Miss Hattie Hall, a stenographer for Montag Brothers, was put on the stand, following Accountant Pollard. She was used by the defense to show that Frank had made plans for a large…
Wednesday, 13th August 1913: Mrs Selig Follows Husband On Stand In Leo Frank Case, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 13th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.Mrs. Emil Selig, mother-in-law of Frank, followed her husband to the stand."Mrs. Selig, is your health bad or good?" she was asked by Mr. Arnold."Bad.""How long have Mr. and Mrs. Frank been…
Wednesday, 13th August 1913: Nothing Unusual About Conduct Of Frank Declares Emil Selig, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 13th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.Emil Selig, father-in-law of the suspected man, was put upon the stand to testify to Frank's conduct during the day and night of the tragedy and days that preceded his arrest."You and…
Wednesday, 13th August 1913: Office Boy Swears He Never Saw Women In The Office With Frank. Dalton Recalled By Defense Admits Having Served On Gang, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Wednesday, 13th August 1913, PAGE 2, COLUMN 5. Alonzo Mann, the office boy at the National Pencil factory, was called as a witness after Mrs. Minnie Smith had been excused. The lad was decidedly uneasy from…
Wednesday, 13th August 1913: Snowball Bailey Repudiates Testimony Given By Conley, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 13th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Gordon Bailey, the negro whom Jim Conley mentions in his story as "Snowball," was next put on the stand.He denied that he had overheard Frank direct Conley to appear at the pencil…
Wednesday, 13th August 1913 State Calls More Witnesses; Defense Builds Up an Alibi, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 13th August 1913,PAGE 45, COLUMN 4.In anticipation of the close of the defense's case, the State Tuesday afternoon subpoenaed a number of new witnesses to be called in the event that Frank's character was put in issue.…
Wednesday, 13th August 1913: Testimony Of Office Boy Causes Warm Clash Between The Lawyers, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 13th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 5.Philip Chambers, an ex-office boy in Frank's office, was put on the stand during the afternoon session. It was during an examination by the solicitor in which questions were put regarding alleged…
Wednesday, 13th August 1913: Three Hours Necessary To Prepare Financial Sheet Says Accountant, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 13th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.C. E. Pollard, a certified public accountant with the American Audit company, was the first witness called Tuesday by the defense. He testified that he had examined the financial sheet and that…
Wednesday, 13th August 1913: Three Witnesses Make Denial Of Albert Mcknights Story, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 13th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 5.Charles Bernhart, a local business man, was put on the stand to testify of an examination he had made of the Selig home relative to the line of vision from the kitchen…
Wednesday, 13th August 1913: Women On Stand Deny Statements Made By Dalton, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 13th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.After the attack on C. B. Dalton's character and the statements from four of his former fellow citizens that they would not believe him on oath, the defense put on the stand…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 Bitter Fight at Morning Session Over Testimony of Dr. Wm. Owen, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 14th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.Lawyers Engage in Hot Fight Over Testimony of PhysicianPhoto by Francis E. Price, Staff Photographer.DR. WILLIAM OWEN.Who told jury how story of Jim Conley was re-enacted at request of defense to determine…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 Court Stirred by Outburst From Leo Franks Mother, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 14th August 1913,PAGE 6, COLUMN 1.Defense Character Witness Is Used by Solicitor to Get Suggestions Before JurySolicitor Mentions Names of Many Persons, Who Will Probably be Put Up In Rebuttal to Attack Frank's Conduct as Related to…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 Defense Slips Load by Putting up Character of Leo Frank as Issue, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 14th August 1913,PAGE 69, COLUMN 1.By JAMES B. NEVIN.The defense in the Frank case did the expected thing when it boldly and unequivocally put Frank's character in issue.It indicated its confidence in the justice of the defendant's…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 Dr. William Owen Tells How Conleys Story Was Re-enacted, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 14th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.Bitter Fight at Morning Session Over Testimony of Dr. Wm. OwenDr. William Owen, physician and real estate man, followed Dr. W. S. Kendrick on the stand. By him the defense desired to…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 Financial Sheets Introduced At Frank Trial in Afternoon, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 14th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 5.The financial sheets which experts declared required from three to three and a half hours to compile, were introduced in evidence after Oscar Pappenheimer, a stockholder in the National Pencil factory, was…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 Former Office Boy Saw No Women With Frank on Thanksgiving Day, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 14th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 5.Frank Paine, formerly an office boy for the National Pencil company, and who claims to have been working there on Thanksgiving day of last year, was placed on the stand, following the…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 Franks Story of Before and After Crime Corroborated; Defenses Motion to Strike Sensational Questions Fails, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 14th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.FRANK WAS SEEN BY WITNESSESON HIS WAY TO AND FROM HOME DAY LITTLE GIRL WAS KILLEDThere were three big features in the Thursday morning session of the trial of Leo M. Frank:First,…