Author: Mary Phagan
Thursday, 9th April 1914: Dorsey Plans To Leave City For Short Time, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 9th April 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 3.Leaves Tonight, to Return Day Previous to One Set For Frank's ExecutionDespite the activity of Detective William J. Burns and the numerous agents of the attorneys for the defense of Leo M.…
Thursday, 9th April 1914: Intimates Trickery Caused Adoption Of Morris Resolutions., The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 9th April 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 4.Acworth Banker, Who Attended Cobb County Meeting, Says It Was Scheme of Disappointed Politicians.In reference to the resolutions adopted by the Cobb County executive committee at its meeting on Tuesday, George L.…
Friday, 10th April 1914: Burns Probes Stories Of Frank’s Character, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 10th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Detective William J. Burns indicated on Friday that his investigation has failed to substantiate the charges of bad character brought against Leo M. Frank by the state. The detective expressed his willingness…
Friday, 10th April 1914: Burns Probing Character Of Frank Now, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 10th April 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 7, COLUMN 5.Detective Invites All Persons Who Have Known Prisoner to Confer With Him.Detective W. J. Burns Friday began an investigation of every story and rumor concerning the character of Leo M.…
Friday, 10th April 1914: Interest Centered In Report Of Burns, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 10th April 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 4.Interest in the Leo Frank case is now centered on the forthcoming report of Detective William J. Burns. He stated Thursday that no definite date had been set, but it is the…
Saturday, 11th April 1914: Burns To Delay His Report For Ten Days, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 11th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Detective's Agents Unable to Corroborate Statements Against Frank's CharacterIndications were on Saturday that the report of Detective William J. Burns on the Mary Phagan murder case will not be made public for…
Saturday, 11th April 1914: Hint Pinkerton Here On Frank Case Denied, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 11th April 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 2, COLUMN 6.### Rumor Had Rival Detective Watching Burns; Latter Has New ClewsSpeculation was aroused Saturday by the report that William A. Pinkerton, head of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, was in…
Saturday, 11th April 1914: New Evidence Against Jim Conley Reported, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 11th April 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 1.Burns is rapidly completing his investigation of the Phagan mystery. A report that gained headway in the Frank case yesterday suggested that startling evidence has been obtained against Jim Conley. However, it…
Sunday, 12th April 1914: $1,000 Offered By Burns For Evidence To Support Frank Character Attack, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 12th April 1914,4th Edition,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Detective Declares Reward Is Open to Dorsey, Lanford, or Anyone Else Who May Give Him Information He Seeks 'I'm After Truth,' He Says.An offer of $1,000 was made by Detective W.…
Sunday, 12th April 1914: Offers Big Reward For Evidence Against Frank, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 12th April 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Burns to Give $1,000 for Proof of Perversion; Detective DisappearsIn a signed statement Saturday afternoon, William J. Burns offered a reward of $1,000 to any person who will furnish him with definite…
Sunday, 12th April 1914: Reward Of $1,000 Offered By Burns, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 12th April 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 6.Detectives are now seeking information concerning reports that Leo Frank is a pervert or immoral. A reward of $1,000 is offered by Detective William J. Burns for satisfactory information in connection with…
Monday, 13th April 1914: Burns Expected To Return Soon, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 13th April 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 1.It is generally believed that Detective William J. Burns left Atlanta to investigate the Cincinnati angle of the Leo Frank case. Burns departed on Saturday afternoon at 5:10 o'clock via the Louisville…
Monday, 13th April 1914: Hint Pinkerton Here On Frank Case Denied, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 13th April 1914,1st Edition,PAGE 2, COLUMN 6.Rumor Had Rival Detective Watching Burns Later Has New ClewsSpeculation was aroused Saturday by the report that William A. Pinkerton, head of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, was in Atlanta, and…
Monday, 13th April 1914: Lanford Evidence Not Convincing, Says Lehon, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 13th April 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Dan S. Lehon, Burns' lieutenant in the investigation of the Mary Phagan murder case, declares that the character evidence against Frank, held by Chief of Detectives Newport Lanford, is "not satisfactory." When…
Tuesday, 14th April 1914: Detective Burns Return To City Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 14th April 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 2.Frank's mother, Mrs. Rae Frank, of Brooklyn, arrived in Atlanta yesterday morning and will remain here indefinitely. This is her first trip since the trial, which she attended each day, sitting beside…
Tuesday, 14th April 1914: May Amend Motion For New Trial Of Leo Frank, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 14th April 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.Solicitor Dorsey has intimated that he will contest any effort by the defense to amend the motion as served on him, and as a result, a court fight Thursday over the point…
Wednesday, 15th April 1914: State May Oppose Plans Of The Defense, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 15th April 1914,PAGE 10, COLUMN 6.Detective Burns is still out of the city and is expected to return in a few days. It is likely that a strong fight will be made against the proposed effort of…
Wednesday, 15th April 1914: Summon Physician In Hearing For New Trial, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 15th April 1914,PAGE 20, COLUMN 3.Counsel for Leo M. Frank has subpoenaed Dr. H. F. Harris, secretary of the state board of health, to appear in the criminal division of the superior court on Thursday morning at…
Thursday, 16th April 1914: Date Of Frank Hanging Only One Day Off, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 16th April 1914,1st Edition,PAGE 2, COLUMN 4.Interest Centers in Disposition of Extraordinary Motion Delay of Execution Certain.With only a day intervening before the date set for the execution of Leo Frank, interest centered Wednesday in the probable…
Thursday, 16th April 1914: Leo Frank’s Fight To Get New Trial Will Begin Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 16th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Counsel for Leo Frank, convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, will appear before Judge Ben Hill in the Thrower Building this morning to present an extraordinary motion for a new trial.…
Thursday, 16th April 1914: Says Frank Verdict Violates U.s. Law Surprise Is Sprung By New Attorneys In Court Thursday, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 16th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Tye, Peeples & Jordan have asked Judge Hill to set aside the verdict against Leo M. Frank because he was not present when it was read. Judge Hill has scheduled a hearing…
Friday, 17th April 1914: Dr. Harris Not Certain Of Hair Test’s Accuracy. Frank Contention Hit, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 17th April 1914,8th Edition,PAGE 6, COLUMN 1.Dr. H. F. Harris, to whom questions were put bearing on his comparison of the strands of hair found on the second floor of the National Pencil Factory with that taken…
Friday, 17th April 1914: Many Lawyers Believe Frank Motion Is Sound, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 17th April 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.Dorsey Not Disturbed by Dr. Harris' Testimony Favorable to StateThe move of the defense of Leo M. Frank in asking that the verdict of guilty be set aside and declared null and…
Friday, 17th April 1914: Way Is Paved To Take Case Of Leo M. Frank Before Federal Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 17th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.**New Attorneys Claim Prisoner's Constitutional Rights Were Violated**Through new attorneys, a claim is made that the prisoner's constitutional rights were violated when he was not brought into court to hear the jury's…
Saturday, 18th April 1914: Burn’s Report Next Step In Frank Case, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 18th April 1914,4th Edition,PAGE 2, COLUMN 5.Result of Mysterious Trip Eagerly AwaitedHooper Surprised at Verdict Motion.Since the filing of the motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank the case has marked time, waiting for the…
Saturday, 18th April 1914: Dorsey To Fight Motion For A New Frank Trial, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 18th April 1914,PAGE 10, COLUMN 1.Interest in the case of Leo M. Frank now centers on the unexpected move to set aside the verdict of guilty on the ground that Frank was absent from the courtroom when…
Saturday, 18th April 1914: Report By Detective Burns Expected Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 18th April 1914,PAGE 12, COLUMN 5.If Detective William J. Burns returns to Atlanta today as expected, it is likely that his report on the investigation of the Frank case will be submitted tonight and published Sunday morning.…
Sunday, 19th April 1914: Albert M’knight Now Repudiates His Recent Story, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 19th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Captain Burke of the Frank Defense promised Albert Mc Knight a $100 a month job to say he swore falsely. Mc Knight, a vacillating witness in the case against Leo M. Frank,…
Sunday, 19th April 1914: M’knight, In Jail, Denies Affidavit Aiding Frank, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 19th April 1914,4th Edition,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Negro of Police Station Since Last Thursday for 'Protection,' He Says. Returns to His Original Story on Stand.Witness Reported to Have Told Dorsey Agent for Defense Had Him Discharged at Terminal…
Sunday, 19th April 1914: Testimony He Gave At Trial Was True, Declares M’knight, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 19th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.# Negro Witness for Prosecution Now Repudiates Affidavit He Gave to Leo M. Frank's Attorneys.PRISONER AT STATION ON HIS OWN REQUESTDetective Burns Has Not Yet Returned to Atlanta. Report Is Not Expected…