Author: Mary Phagan
Tuesday, 27th October 1914: Last Appeal Made For Leo M. Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 27th October 1914,PAGE 12, COLUMN 1.Hearing Before the Supreme Court Monday Exhausted Resources of Defense So Far as State Courts Go. The assertion that if Leo Frank had been aware of the waiver of his presence in…
Tuesday, 27th October 1914: Supreme Court Of Ga. Argued And Submitted., The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 27th October 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 27, 1914.Eddie Elder vs. State; from Fulton. Jim James vs. State; from Fayette. Leo M. Frank vs. State; from Fulton. Walter Burton vs. State; from Lee. Curlie Montgomery vs.…
Friday, 30th October 1914: Next Grand Jury May Continue Bond Probe, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 30th October 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.The Fulton County Grand Jury, which adjourns on Saturday, has rested its probe of the alleged fake bond scandal with the indictment of three men on a charge of forging bonds, but…
Friday, 30th October 1914: Seek C. C. Tedder On Forgery Charge, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 30th October 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Lawyer Is Indicted by Grand Jury in Connection With Bond Investigation.Three deputy sheriffs searched the city in vain yesterday looking for C. C. Tedder, who was indicted Tuesday afternoon by the Grand…
Wednesday, 4th November 1914: Youth’s Life Is Saved. Assailant Under Bond, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 4th November 1914,PAGE 10, COLUMN 3.A tri-cornered love affair that culminated in a serious stabbing in which the girl saved the life of the youngest rival, landed Charley Isom, sensational character in the Frank Case and ex-policeman,…
Saturday, 7th November 1914: Atlanta’s Strides From Day To Day, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 7th November 1914,PAGE 11, COLUMN 5.Work is progressing rapidly on the old city hall building at South Pryor and East Hunter streets, which is being converted into a model office building by Reuben Arnold, Harvey Hill and…
Monday, 9th November 1914: Tedder To Surrender To The Sheriff Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 9th November 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 4.Other Indictments May Be Announced, Following His Return to the City. Startling developments are expected this morning in the indictments against an alleged gang of bond forgers, when Carlton C. Tedder surrenders…
Tuesday, 10th November 1914: C. C. Tedder Returns To Face Forgery Charge, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 10th November 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 5.C. C. Tedder, who was recently indicted by the grand jury on a charge of forging bonds on which alleged criminals were released, arrived in the city from Cartersville Monday morning. Tedder…
Tuesday, 10th November 1914: Frank Case Decision May Come Down Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 10th November 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 5.Supreme Court Was in Banc Monday and Decisions Will Immediately Follow. Although no advance information can be had, it is possible that the verdict of the Supreme Court in the final Leo…
Wednesday, 11th November 1914: Case Against Burns – Man To Be Dropped, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 11th November 1914,PAGE 16, COLUMN 1.Solicitor Does Not Believe He Has Sufficient Evidence to Convict Dan Lehon. The Cases of Arthur Thurman, lawyer, and C. C. Tedder, one-time Burns employee, both charged with subornation of perjury in…
Wednesday, 11th November 1914: Frank Case Decision May Be Given Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 11th November 1914,PAGE 12, COLUMN 6.A decision in the Leo Frank Case may be handed down by the Supreme Court today. The Court has been in session for days now, and it is expected that the Case…
Saturday, 14th November 1914: Leo M. Frank Loses Last Fight In Statesupreme Court To Appeal To The U.s. Supreme Court, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 14th November 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Court Holds That Point Made in Motion, That Verdict Was Rendered in Defendant's Absence, Should Have Been Raised When New Trial Was AskedThe Supreme Court of Georgia Saturday afternoon handed down a…
Sunday, 15th November 1914: Frank’s Case May Wait 18 Months On U. S. Court, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 15th November 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.If He Fails to Reach Federal Tribunal Last Chance in Pardon Board. The Case of Leo M. Frank, whose last appeal has been refused by the Supreme Court of Georgia, will remain…
Sunday, 15th November 1914: Leo Frank Loses In Supreme Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 15th November 1914,PAGE 45, COLUMN 1.Petition to Set Aside Verdict Because He Was Not in Court When It Was Rendered, Denied.The fight which has been waged in the state Courts to save Leo M. Frank, convicted of…
Thursday, 19th November 1914: Demurrer To Burns Men Indictment Overruled, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 19th November 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 1.Attorneys for Defendants agree to go to trial early in December. Judge Ben H. Hill, of Fulton Superior Court, Thursday morning overruled the demurrer to the indictment of Dan S. Lehon, C.…
Friday, 20th November 1914: Grand Jury Is Probing Bond Fraud Cases, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 20th November 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 4.A batch of mysterious "John Doe" subpoenas were sent out by deputies from the office of Solicitor General Dorsey to the Grand Jury investigation this morning at 10 o'clock, at which it…
Friday, 20th November 1914: Supreme Court Refuses To Certify Leo Frank’s Appeal, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 20th November 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMNS 4 AND 7.APPEAL TO LAMAR IN U. S. SUPREME COURT LAST HOPEAttorneys Henry Peeples and Harry Alexander Now on Way to Washington for Last Court BattleWRIT ARGUED IN STATE CAPITOL ON THURSDAYIf…
Saturday, 21st November 1914: Frank’s Appeal To High Court Heard By Justice Lamar, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 21st November 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Petition for Writ of Error May Be Passed Up to Full Bench of Supreme Court for DecisionSIMILAR POINT ONCE BEFORE THAT TRIBUNALJudge Lamar, in Minority Opinion, Has Held Defendant Cannot Waive Right…
Saturday, 21st November 1914: Leo Frank Again Loses Big Point, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 21st November 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 3.Supreme Court Declines to Certify Case to Supreme Court of U.S. Dorsey to Fight Further Effort. On the ground that no constitutional point exists in the Leo Frank Case, in which he…
Sunday, 22nd November 1914: My Vindication Will Yet Come – Says Leo Frank, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 22nd November 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.With his attorneys in Washington, where they have laid his case before Justice Lamar in an effort to get a hearing before the United States Supreme Court, Leo M. Frank last night…
Sunday, 22nd November 1914: Vindication Asked By Leo M. Frank In Card To Public, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 22nd November 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3."Injustice Done Me Was Begotten in This Community and It Can Right the Wrong," He Says. Innocence Is Asserted by Prisoner in Tower. His Lawyers Argue Case Before Justice Lamar in Washington…
Monday, 23rd November 1914: Lamar Refuses To Pass Frank’s Appeal To U. S. Supreme Court, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 23rd November 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMNS 4 AND 7.MAY REQUEST FULL BENCH TO PASS ON MERITS OF APPEALJustice Lamar Refuses to Certify Writ of Error Which Was Also Denied by Georgia Supreme CourtLAST HOPE SEEMS TO BE APPEAL…
Tuesday, 24th November 1914: Counsel For Frank May Lay His Appeal Before Full Bench, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 24th November 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Chief Hope Lies, It Is Said, in Petition for Commutation They Expect to File With Governor and Pardon Board. CONVICTED MAN TO BE RESENTENCED NEXT WEEK. While Attorneys Fight for His Life…
Tuesday, 24th November 1914: Frank Case Goes To Other Judges, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 24th November 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Attorneys Will Exhaust Every Effort to Get Hearing Before Full Bench of Supreme Court.By John Corrigan, Jr.Washington, November 23. (Special.) Associate Justice Joseph R. Lamar denied this afternoon the application of Leo…
Wednesday, 25th November 1914: Frank Remittitur Held Up In Supreme Court, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 25th November 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Counsel Asks Delay Until Appeal to Full Bench in U. S. Court MondayCounsel for Leo M. Frank will have an opportunity to present their petition for a Writ of Error to the…
Wednesday, 25th November 1914: Frank Remittur Comes Down Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 25th November 1914,PAGE 14, COLUMN 3.Date for Resentencing the Condemned Man May Soon Be Set.Leo M. Frank will probably hear the date set for his execution between now and Saturday. The Supreme Court remittitur will be handed…
Thursday, 26th November 1914: Leo M. Frank Again Loses In U. S. Supreme Court, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 26th November 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.HOLMES EXPRESSES DOUBT THAT HE WAS GIVEN A FAIR TRIALSecond Justice of Supreme Court of United States Refuses to issue Writ of Error in Noted CaseSPARK OF HOPE IS SEEN BY PRISONER'S…
Thursday, 26th November 1914: Remittur Held Up In The Frank Case, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 26th November 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 3.Condemned Man Will Not Be Resentenced Before Next Tuesday. A plea to Justice Lamar, of the U. S. Supreme Court, to so far modify his refusal to issue a Writ of Error…
Friday, 27th November 1914: Holmes Denies Motion To Set Aside Verdict, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 27th November 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 4.But He Thinks Frank Was Deprived of Process of Law.Washington, November 28: Announcement was made by counsel for Leo M. Frank, the Atlanta, Ga., Factory Superintendent, convicted of the murder of Mary…
Friday, 27th November 1914: “Jury Was On Trial For Its Life When I Was Tried” – Frank, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 27th November 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Leo M. Frank, from his cell in the Fulton County Tower, Friday issued another statement to the public, in which he reiterated his innocence, declaring that only once had the question of…