Author: Mary Phagan
Thursday, 19th March 1914: Burns Declares Lies Have Been Told To Solicitor, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 19th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4 AND PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.SCOFFS AT THEORY THAT PROSECUTOR WAS PREJUDICEDDetective Expresses Confidence in Solicitor and Declares Vigorous ProsecutionPrompted by Sense of DutyWILL SUBMIT HIS REPORT TO COUNSEL FOR STATE"Whether Frank…
Thursday, 19th March 1914: Case Easy, Declares Burns, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 19th March 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.VOWS THAT HE'LL TALK TO JIM CONLEYWilliam J. Burns Thursday scoffed at the idea that Jim Conley's lawyer or anyone else could prevent him from seeing the negro when he…
Thursday, 19th March 1914: Smith To Thwart Secret Attempt To Grill Conley, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 19th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Attorney Makes Written Demand on Jail Authorities to Bar All Visitors From Cell of the Prisoner.CONLEY WELL CARED FOR SAYS SHERIFF MANGUMTrail in Mary Phagan Murder Case Very Plain, Asserts Burns Promises…
Friday, 20th March 1914: Burns’ Findings Frank Case Will Be Made Public, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 20th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Detective Declares He Took Case With Understanding That All Facts Unearthed Should Be Made KnownSAYS HE DID NOT WISH TO TAKE CASE AT FIRSTTold Employers He FearedThey Would Not Like It If…
Friday, 20th March 1914: Burns Says He’s Solved Purse Mystery, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 20th March 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### ACTIVITY OF COLYAR IS PROBEDFamous Detective Begins Investigation of Alleged Bribe Offers for False Testimony.A. S. Colyar, dictographer, quondam lawyer and mysterious figure in the Phagan murder case, has…
Friday, 20th March 1914: Crime In Factory Foulest He Ever Knew, Says Burns, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 20th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Thinks Killing Was Product of a Mind Steeped in Crime He Is Confident of Success.LETTER FROM BECKER TO THE CONSTITUTIONFormer Master Mechanic Throws New Light on the Death Notes Found in the…
Saturday, 21st March 1914: Burns Leaves City On Clew, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 21st March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.PAGE 1, COLUMN 7REFUSES TO ANSWER DEFIANT MESSAGE OF CONLEY'S ATTORNEYWilliam J. Burns will extend his investigation of the Phagan case into other cities when Dan Lehon, the superintendent of…
Saturday, 21st March 1914: Burns Will Leave For Other Cities To Probe Frank Case, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 21st March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Detective Will Not Say What Angle of Case Calls Him AwayFrank or Conley Is Guilty, He StatesMILD REPLY IS MADE TO ATTACK OF LAWYERDeclares Purpose to Offend No One, and Says He…
Saturday, 21st March 1914: Detective Burns Given Hot Roast, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 21st March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.BY WILL M.SMITHLawyer for Jim Conley Pictures Detective as "Movie Picture, Stage Lecturing, Tangoing Sleuth."SAYS BURNS MUST AGREE TO TERMS HE WILL MAKECharge of Conspiracy Made by Burns Roasting Private DetectivesMysterious Telegram…
Sunday, 22nd March 1914: Burns Is Certain After Week’s Work He Will Clear Phagan Mystery, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 22nd March 1914,4th Edition (Final),PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.### Declares He Never Has Been on Case Involving So Many Issues Outside of All-Important One Promises to Explain Broken Lock on Cellar Door.William J. Burns declared Saturday night that…
Sunday, 22nd March 1914: Burns To Quiz Who Have Had Part In Murder’s Probe, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 22nd March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Newspaper Men and Others to Be Questioned by Detective Burns he Expects to Satisfy All With ReportATTORNEY ARNOLD BACK;NEW DISCLOSURES SOONSolicitor Dorsey Gets Paper From Former Pencil Factory Employee Combating Becker's Evidence,…
Sunday, 22nd March 1914: Hensley’s Evidence Will Attack Part Of Becker’s Story, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 22nd March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Former Employee of National Pencil Factory Holds Conference With Solicitor Hugh Dorsey.REUBEN ARNOLD HOME FROM NEW YORK TRIPBurns and Leonard J.Haas Are Planning to Leave for Gotham MondayLehon Takes Charge Here.Evidence declared…
Monday, 23rd March 1914: Detective Burns Goes To New York To Hunt Evidence, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 23rd March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Leonard HaasLeft for Gotham on Sunday Morning and Sleuth Will Leave This Morning.Detective William J. Burns and Leonard Haas are going to New York to investigate the same phase of the Frank…
Monday, 23rd March 1914: Frank Defense May Present New Trial Motion This Week, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 23rd March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Attorneys Have Practically Completed Work, It Is Said.Much New Evidence to Be Submitted to CourtBURNS FOLLOWS MURDER CASE TRAIL TO NEW YORK Detective, Before Leaving Atlanta, Declares Positively He Will Prove Beyond…
Monday, 23rd March 1914: Mystery Is Clear, Says W.j. Burns, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 23rd March 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.### Detective Off for New York to Quiz Former Mechanic of Factory on Pad ClewWilliam J. Burns left at 11:01 Monday for a trip of several days to New York.…
Tuesday, 24th March 1914: Allan Pinkerton Defends Agency In Frank Probe, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 24th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Letter Follows an Attack Recently Made Upon Private Detectives by Detective William J. Burns.Letter Follows an Attack Recently Made Upon Private Detectives by Detective William J. Burns.LEHON TO TAKE CHARGE IN ABSENCE…
Tuesday, 24th March 1914: Burns Says He Has New Evidence, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 24th March 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.WASHINGTON, March 24. "I have uncovered new evidence to remove all doubt as to who killed Mary Phagan, the factory girl of Atlanta, for whose death Leo M. Frank has…
Tuesday, 24th March 1914: City Sleuths’ Methods Being Probed By Burns?, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 24th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Detective in Frank Case Said to Be Working Along This Line in New YorkDespite his silence on the subject, the report that William J. Burns is making a vigorous investigation of the…
Wednesday, 25th March 1914: Dan Lehon Takes Charge Of Probe Of Frank Case, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 25th March 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 5.Burns' Lieutenant Acts for His Chief While Latter is Out of City.Dan S. Lehon, of New Orleans, head of the southern division of the Burns agency, arrived in Atlanta Wednesday morning to…
Wednesday, 25th March 1914: Noted Woman Who Asks New Frank Trial, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 25th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.MISS JANE ADDAMSPAGE 3, COLUMN 5JANE ADDAMS IS MOVED BY FATE OF LEO FRANKJane Addams, probably the best known woman in the United States and known over the world for…
Wednesday, 25th March 1914: Smith Is Giving His Service Free To James Conley, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 25th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Family of His Client Unable to Furnish Funds for His Defense, Says Attorney for Negro Sweeper.SMITH WILL PUSH PLEA FOR NEW CONLEY TRIALEven Though Judge Should Decline Frank New Trial,Extraordinary Motion Will…
Thursday, 26th March 1914: Dorsey Is Working Hard On Frank Case, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 26th March 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 3.Solicitor Will Vigorously Resist Attorney's Motion for New TrialSolicitorGeneral Hugh M. Dorsey, despite his refusal to discuss recent developments in the Leo M. Frank case, is known to be preparing evidence with…
Thursday, 26th March 1914: Phagan Case Is Easy, Lehon Declares, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 26th March 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 4, COLUMN 1.### Burns Man Says He Is Greatly Encouraged by Results of His First EffortsDan Lehon, superintendent of the Southern division of the William J. Burns Detective Agency, who, in the…
Thursday, 26th March 1914: Probe Telegrams Sent From Newark, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 26th March 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 5.Messages Signed "John Black"Received by James Conley and Others Will Be Investigated.Detectives and attorneys in the Frank case are investigating the source of numerous telegrams that have come from Newark, N. J.,…
Friday, 27th March 1914: 3 Swear To Alibi For Frank, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 27th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.A half-dozen new witnesses to establish an alibi for Leo Frank, twice as many more to testify to the "shaping" of testimony by the Solicitor and detectives and many others…
Friday, 27th March 1914: Frank’s Motion Is Made Public – Many Of State’s Witnesses Change Their Testimony, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 27th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Negro Woman Testifies She Saw Conley Run From Alley In Rear of Factoryat 2:15 on Afternoon of MurderSOLICITOR IS ATTACKED IN DEFENSE AFFIDAVITSC. B. Dalton,Another Witness for the State, Repudiates His Testimony…
Saturday, 28th March 1914: Are Two Responsible For Phagan Murder?, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 28th March 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Burns, in New York Interview, Intimates More Than One Person Is InvolvedWilliam J. Burns, the detective, talking to reporters in New York, has made two interesting statements, one of which indicates that…
Saturday, 28th March 1914: Jim Conley’s Story Assailed In Motion Of Frank’s Counsel, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 28th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Solicitor General Dorsey Is Served With Formal Notice New Trial Petition Will Be Filed Within Twenty Days.WITNESSES FOR REPUDIATE TESTIMONYSolicitor and Detectives Attacked in Notice Dalton Repudiates Testimony.New Witness to Alibi.Solicitor General…
Saturday, 28th March 1914: Taxes Kept Low By Fifth, Says Colonel Hall, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 28th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 3, COLUMN 6.### Militia Commander Urges Employers to Allow Men to Join. Tells Benefits.Should the attitude of employers in Atlanta remain antagonistic and the Fifth Regiment be forced to disband, taxes in…
Sunday, 29th March 1914: Burns To Give Phagan Case Findings This Week. Mystery Lifted, He Says, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 29th March 1914,4th Edition (Final),PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.### Famous Detective Declares He Will Point Out Slayer of Girl and Give Indisputable Evidence of Guilt.Frank Discusses the New Motion.Detective William J. Burns, brought to Atlanta to throw light…