Author: Mary Phagan
Friday, 15th August 1913 Sister of Mrs. Leo M. Frank Tells Jury About Card Game, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 15th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 2.Mrs. A. E. Marcus, a sister of Mrs. Leo Frank, followed Mrs. C. F. Ursenbach, another sister. She was among those who played cards at the Selig home on April 26."Did Frank…
Friday, 15th August 1913: State Prepares New Sensation, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 15th August 1913,PAGE 19, COLUMN 1.Girl Brought From Cincinnati to Testify Against Leo FrankPAGE 19, COLUMN 2GIRLS CALLED TO TESTIFY FOR THE DEFENSEMISS O. VICKERY. MISS L. HAYES.MRS. J. W. WARDLAW.PAGE 19, COLUMN 7PRISONER'S NAME IS DEFENDED…
Friday, 15th August 1913 Testimony of Girls Help to Leo M. Frank, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 15th August 1913,PAGE 39, COLUMN 3.In the presentation of its alibi for Leo M. Frank, the defense probably accomplished more Thursday than it had in all of previous time since the prosecution rested its case. Frank's lawyers…
Friday, 15th August 1913 Two More Character Witnesses Are Introduced by the Defense, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 15th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.Another character witness was introduced by the defense in Harry E. Lewis, of Brooklyn, N. Y., former neighbor of Frank, and a former assistant to the district attorney."Did you ever know Frank?"…
Friday, 15th August 1913 What They Say Wont Hurt Leo Frank; State Must Prove Depravity
The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 15th August 1913,PAGE 22, COLUMN 1.By JAMES B. NEVIN.There is nothing apparently so plain to outside observation as character "just character "and there is, strange to say, nothing so difficult at times to prove."They say" and "but"…
Friday, 15th August 1913 Wife and Mother of Frank Are Permitted to Remain in Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 15th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.At the opening of the morning session yesterday Solicitor Dorsey motioned for the court to exclude the wife and mother of Leo M. Frank, Mrs. Lucile Frank and Mrs. Rae Frank, on…
Friday, 15th August 1913 Women Tell of Seeing Frank On Way to and From Factory On Day That Girl Was Murdered, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 15th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.The first of a chain of witnesses who were produced to prove Frank's movements during the time he left the pencil factory for dinner was Miss Helen K. Curran, a pretty stenographer,…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Aged Negro Drayman Called As a Witness Against Conley, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 16th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 3.Truman Mc Crary, an aged negro drayman, who once was an employee of the pencil factory, was put on the stand during the afternoon session."Where do you work at present?" Mr. Arnold…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Both Wife and Phone, He Says, Are Expensive and Necessary, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 16th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 3.Ike Haas, well-known manufacturer, was put on the stand during Friday afternoon."How long have you been in Atlanta?""Four years.""What is your business?""I am a manufacturer.""Do you know Leo M. Frank and his…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Credit Man is Put on Stand to Identify Franks Writing, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 16th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 3.M. O. Nix, credit man for Montag Bros., of whom Sig Montag is general manager of the National Pencil company, followed A. D. Greenfield to the stand.He identified Leo Frank's handwriting on…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Dorsey Asks Bauer Where He Spent the Dinner Recess, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 16th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 5.Roy Bauer, the ex-student who was on the stand undergoing cross-examination at the adjournment of the morning session, took the stand at the opening of the afternoon session."Who have you talked with…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Dorsey Questions Witness About Alleged Fund for Franks Defense, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 16th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 5.A. D. Greenfield, one of the owners of the building occupied by the National Pencil company, of which Frank is superintendent, followed the former office boy to the stand. He was questioned…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Every Girl on Fourth Floor of Factory Will Go on Stand, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 16th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 5.Mrs. E. H. Carson, mother of Rebecca Carson, and a forewoman in the pencil factory, was put on the stand late in the afternoon."How long have you been employed by the pencil…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Factory Employees Testimony Causes Laughter in Court Room, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 16th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 3.Joseph Stelker, an employee of the National Pencil company, followed the Montag's credit man to the stand.Stelker was questioned closely about conditions at the factory, and while he was on the stand…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Frank as Innocent as Angels Conley Told Her, Says Witness, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 16th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.Miss Julia Fuss, a girl about 16 years old and an employee at the National Pencil factory, took the stand to testify as to Frank's character. She not only testified that she…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Girls Testify For and Against Frank, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 16th August 1913,PAGE 17, COLUMN 1.'I'D DIE FOR HIM!' CRIES ONE, CONVULSING COURTMRS. FRANK'S SISTER; RESEMBLANCE GREAT MRS. URSENBACH. CLUB AND ENVELOPE FOUND BY PINKERTON MAN PUT IN EVIDENCETwo factory girls, one of them defending Leo M.…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Host of Witnesses Declare Franks Character to Be Good, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 16th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 5.The greater part of the time Friday was taken up by the defense in producing witnesses to swear to the good character of Frank. One witness placed on the stand, F. F.…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Leo Frank Innocent, Said Conley, According to a Girl Operator, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 16th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Mrs. Dora Small, a machine operator for the pencil factory, was the last witness of the afternoon session."How long have you been working with the factory?" she was asked by Arnold."For five…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Maid in Schiff Home Tells of Phone Message From Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 16th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.Emma Hill, a maid in the Schiff home, was called to tell of a telephone message for Herbert Schiff made by Frank on the morning of the tragedy."Do you remember anybody trying…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Many Testify to Franks Good Character, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 16th August 1913,PAGE 19, COLUMN 3.Nearly half a hundred witnesses testified in behalf of Leo M. Frank Friday. As a climax to the day's proceedings in Judge Roan's court the defendant's mother, Mrs. Rae Frank, went on…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Miss Mary Perk Tells Jurymen She Believes Conley Is Guilty, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 16th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Miss Mary Perk, a forelady in the polishing department of the pencil factory, followed Mrs. Carson to the stand."Do you know Frank and his general character," she was asked by Mr. Arnold."Yes,…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Mother of Frank Takes Stand to Identify Letter Son Wrote, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 16th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.The more or less listless curiosity of the courtroom spectators was scarcely aroused during the afternoon until the last witness was called, who was Mrs. Rae Frank, of Brooklyn, N. Y., the…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Mothers Love Gives Trial Its Great Scene, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 16th August 1913,PAGE 18, COLUMN 8.By L. F. WOODRUFF.Every human emotion has been paraded during the long three weeks of the Frank trial.There has been pathos. Comedy has opposed tragedy. Science has met sympathy. Truth has been…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Mrs. Rae Frank Goes on Stand in Defense of Her Son, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 16th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1 AND COLUMN 4.Many Witnesses Testify to His Good CharacterThe best likeness of Leo M. Frank ever published. Drawn by Gregg from a photograph made yesterday by Price, staff photographer, when the…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Mrs. Rae Frank Takes Stand in Sons Defense, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 16th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Identifies Letter Written By Frank to N. Y. Kinfolks On the Day of the MurderBy Asking Pencil Factory Forelady If She Saw Frank Talking to Mary Phagan, Solicitor Dorsey Indicates That He…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Never Saw Any Women in Office of Frank Says Negro Witness, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 16th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Walter Pride, a negro employee in the National Pencil factory, who is named in Jim Conley's story, was put on the stand in the middle of the afternoon."Where do you work on…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Pencil Factory Model is Damaged in Fight, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 16th August 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 5.Lamar Rucker and Max Swain, Reporter, "Scrap" Adjoining Court RoomA fight between Lamar Rucker, an attorney from Athens, and Maxwell Swain, representative of the Atlanta Star, at the trial of Leo M.…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Says Frank Broke Baseball Date Shortly After Girl Was Killed, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 16th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 5.Annie Hicks, a maid in the home of Charles Ersenbach, testified to having received a telephone call from Frank to Ersenbach breaking a ball game engagement for the afternoon of April 26."Do…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Statement by Frank Will Be the Climactic Feature of the Trial, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 16th August 1913,PAGE 19, COLUMN 1.By JAMES B. NEVIN.The defense is nearing its end in the Frank case.A few more character witnesses "there seems to have been no difficulty whatever in securing character witnesses by the score…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Still Another Office Boy Swears He Never Saw Women With Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 16th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 5.B. J. Nix, of Marietta, an office boy for Leo Frank from April to October, 1912, was the first witness, outside of those testifying to character, who was put on the stand…