Author: Mary Phagan
Thursday, 21st August 1913: Testimony of Dr. Harris Upheld By Noted Stomach Specialists, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution Thursday, August 21, 1913 Page 2 Testimony of Dr. Harris Upheld by Noted Stomach Specialists Dr. Clarence Johnson, when called to the stand Wednesday morning as the first witness, designated the deductions of Dr. H. T. Harris…
Thursday, 21st August 1913 Testimony of Hollis Assaulted by Witness, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Thursday, August 21, 1913 Page 3. J. B. Reed, a tile layer, told of a talk with W. T. Hollis, a conductor, who, he declared, had expressed sorrow at having brought Mary Phagan into town on her…
Friday, 22nd August 1913 Arnold Ridicules Plot Alleged By Prosecution And Attacks The Methods Used By Detective, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Friday, 22nd August 1913. Page 2. When Attorney Frank A. Hooper had made the opening speech of the prosecution, Attorney Reuben R. Arnold prepared for the first speech of the defense. It had been announced that he…
Friday, 22nd August 1913: Chronological Table Of Leo Frank’s Actions On Day Of Mary Phagan’s Murder, The Atlanta Constitution
Chronological Table Of Frank's Actions On Day Of Murder The Atlanta Constitution Friday, August 22, 1913 Page 1 This is the chronological table of Frank's actions on the date of the murder which was displayed in chart form yesterday afternoon…
Friday, 22nd August 1913: Frank Case May Go To Jury Late This Afternoon, The Atlanta Constitution
Leo Frank Case May Go To Jury Late This Afternoon The Atlanta Constitution Friday, 22nd August 1913 Page 1 LAWYERS' BATTLE WILL END TODAY AND JUDGE WILL CHARGE THE JURY In First Speech for State on Wednesday Morning, Frank Hooper…
Friday, 22nd August 1913: In Dramatic Phrases Hooper Outlines Events Leading Up To And Following Death Of Girl, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution Friday, August 22, 1913 Page 2 “Your honor, and gentlemen of the jury,” spoke Mr. Hooper, the first of the attorneys to address the court, “the object of this trial, as well as all other trials, is…
Friday, August 22nd, 1913: In Scathing Terms Rosser Scores Dalton, Dorsey, Police. Dorsey Will Conclude, Summing Up Case Against Leo Frank, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Friday, 22nd August 1913. PAGE 1 DALTON EXCORIATED, CONLEY ANNIHILATED AND SOLICITOR CHARGED WITH PERSECUTION Mr. Rosser Defends the Character of the Pencil Factory, Declares That Few Men Could Have Stood the Test Put to Frank by…
Friday, 22nd August 1913 Rosser Begins Final Plea, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian, Friday, 22nd August 1913. LEADING COUNSEL FOR FRANK IN FULL SWING Rosser's work on the Frank case has taxed even his remarkable physique. He has lost 25 pounds in weight. Luther Z. Rosser Closes Arguments For Defense.…
Saturday, 23rd August 1913 Dorsey’s Brilliant Address Attacking Leo Frank Is Stopped By Adjournment Of Court Friday, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Saturday, 23rd August 1913. Page 3. Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey began at 3:30 o'clock Friday afternoon, August 22, 1913, the final argument in the Leo Frank case, and he told the jurors as he started that…
Saturday, August 23rd, 1913: Leo Frank Trial Adjourned Until Monday Morning With Solicitor Hugh Dorsey In Midst Of Impassioned Speech. The Atlanta Journal.
The Atlanta Journal, Saturday, 23rd August 1913. PAGE 1 MRS. COLEMAN WEEPS AND FRANK'S WIFE COVERS FACE WITH HANDS DURING SPEECH Solicitor Was Nearing End of Masterly Address When the Court Ordered a Recess Until Monday Morning-At That Time the…
Saturday, 23rd August 1913 Rosser Makes Great Speech For The Defense. Scores Detectives And Criticizes The Solicitor, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Saturday, 23rd August 1913. Page Two. In a quiet yet concentrated tone Attorney Luther Zeigler Rosser, Friday morning at 9 o'clock made the final plea of the defense for the life of Leo Frank. The beginning of…
Sunday, 24th August 1913 Dorsey Demands Death Penalty For Frank In Thrilling Closing Plea, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian, Sunday, 24th August 1913. LEO M. FRANK as he appeared in court yesterday. The defendant was calm under the terrific denunciation of the prosecutor and watched Mr. Dorsey intently through the many hours that the Solicitor consumed…
Sunday, August 24th, 1913: Leo Frank’s Fate Will Soon Be Known Dorsey Will Finish His Speech In Few Hours, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Sunday, 24th August 1913. Judge Roan Will Then Deliver His Charge and the Case Is Certain to Be in the Jury's Hands by Noon Tomorrow. Some Look for a Quick Ver- dict, While Others Predict the…
Sunday, 24th August 1913 Many Records Are Badly Broken By State’s Most Expensive Trial, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 24th August 1913.Original Author: Britt Craig.Besides costing Fulton county a small-sized fortune, the trial of Leo Frank has broken many records which at one time seemed likely to stand for all time.It has been Georgia's longest trial.It…
Sunday, 24th August 1913 Solicitor Reasserts His Conviction Of Bad Character And Guilt Of Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 24th August 1913.Page two."What I had to say yesterday," began Mr. Dorsey at the opening of Saturday morning's session, "with references to character, I think I have demonstrated by law to any fair-minded man that the defendant…
Monday, 25th August 1913: Dorsey Riddles Franks Own Statement In Final Plea, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 25th August 1913,PAGE 4.Crowds Outside and Inside of Court Vociferously Applaud the SolicitorDEMANDS LEO FRANK BE SENT TO GALLOWS AS MARY PHAGAN'S SLAYERRefreshed by the week-end recess, Solicitor General Dorsey returned Monday to the State's closing argument.…
Monday, 25th August 1913: Frank Case Goes To Jury, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 25th August 1913,.LEO, FRANK ON HIS WAY FROM JAIL TO COURTThis photo was snapped as Frank left the Tower.Frank always is nattily attired, and walks briskly from the auto which brings him from the tower to courtroom.The…
Monday, 25th August 1913 Frank Case To Jury Today Leo, Frank On His Way From Jail To Court, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian, Monday, 25th August 1913. This photo was snapped as Frank left the Tower. Frank always is nattily attired, and walks briskly from the auto which brings him from the tower to courtroom. The accused never is handcuffed…
Monday, 25th August 1913: Frank Emotionless As He Hears Sentence To Gallows, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 25th August 1913,PAGE 16.'I am Innocent; My Case Is in My Lawyers'I HAVE DONE MYDUTY, ASSERTS JUDGE ROAN"I May Have Erred, but My Conscience Is Clear," He Tells Condemned Man.Continued From Page 2.of his deputies was the…
Monday, 25th August 1913: Frank Guilty On First Ballot, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 25th August 1913,.FRANK CASE TO JURY TODAYLEO, FRANK ON HIS WAY FROM JAIL TO COURTThis photo was snapped as Frank left the Tower.Frank always is nattily attired, and walks briskly from the auto which brings him from…
Monday, 25th August 1913: I Am Innocent As I Was A Year Ago Says Frank, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 25th August 1913,PAGE 13.NO RECOMMENDATION TO COURT FOR MERCY CONTAINED IN VERDICT; ONE BALLOT TAKENLeo M. Frank, convicted of the slaying of Mary Phagan, when informed of the jury's verdict in his cell in the county jail…
Monday, 25th August 1913: Jury Voting On Franks Case, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 25th August 1913,PAGE 7.Solicitor Dorsey and Judge Roan Finish SpeechesLEO, FRANK ON HIS WAY FROM JAIL TO COURTThis photo was snapped as Frank left the Tower.Frank always is nattily attired, and walks briskly from the auto which…
Monday, 25th August 1913 Leo Frank’s Fate May Be Decided By Monday Night, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 25th August 1913.Page 1.Solicitor Dorsey Is Expected to Complete His Address to Jury During Morning Session of Court.MANY FRIENDS VISIT FRANK IN THE TOWERJudge Has Intimated That He Will Be Ready to Receive Verdict at Any Time…
Monday, August 25th, 1913: Leo M. Frank’s Fate Is Now In Hands Of The Jury. Motion For Mistrial Is Denied By Judge Leonard S. Roan, The Atlanta Journal.
The Atlanta Journal, Monday, 25th August 1913. PAGE 1. JUDGE ROAN CHARGES JURY THAT THEY ARE SOLE JDUGES OF WITNESSES' CREDIBILITY He Discusses "Reasonable Doubt," Declaring That Burden of Proof That Defendant Is Guilty Beyond "a Reasonable Doubt, but Not…
Monday, 25th August 1913: Mistrial Asked, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 25th August 1913,PAGE 3.MRS. FRANK ARRIVING AT THE COURTHOUSEThe wife of the defendant in the Phagan case has not missed a session of the Trial of her husband.DEFENSE ATTORNEYS VIGOROUSLY PROTESTAGAINST INTIMATIONSReuben R. Arnold at the conclusion…
Tuesday, 26th August 1913 As Bells Tolled, Dorsey Closed Magnificent Argument Which Fastened Crime On Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Tuesday, 26th August 1913. Page 2 As the big bell in the Catholic church tolled the hour of 12 o'clock Solicitor Dorsey concluded his remarkable plea for the conviction of Leo Frank with the dreadful words "Guilty,…
Tuesday, 26th August 1913: Dorsey Riddles Franks Own Statement In Final Plea, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 26th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.Crowds Outside and Inside of Court Vociferously Applaud SolicitorGOOD CHARACTER NO BAR TO CONVICTION, ASSERTS JUDGE CHARGING JURYHere is Judge Roan's complete charge to the jury verbatim:"Gentleman of the Jury-This bill of…
Tuesday, 26th August 1913: Fight Begun To Save Frank, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 26th August 1913,PAGE 10.MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL FOLLOWS DEATH SENTENCEFRANK RETURNING TO HIS CELL IN TOWER AFTER JUDGE'S CHARGEFrank's control of his emotions was never more strikingly shown than on last day of trial.Leo M. Frank, convicted…
Tuesday, 26th August 1913 Frank Convicted, Asserts Innocence, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Tuesday, 26th August 1913. Page 1. WAITS WITH WIFE IN TOWER FOR NEWS FROM COURTROOM. FRIENDS TELL HIM VERDICT. "I Am as Innocent Today as I Was One Year Ago," He Cries "The Jury Has Been…
Tuesday, 26th August 1913 Frank, Guilty On First Ballot, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 26th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.FRANK RETURNING TO HIS CELL IN TOWER AFTER JUDGE'S CHARGEFrank's control of his emotions was never more strikingly shown than on last day of trial.Leo M. Frank, convicted slayer of Mary Phagan…