Author: Mary Phagan
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…
Saturday, 28th November 1914: Frank’s Plea Goes To The Entire U. S. Bench, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 28th November 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Supreme Court of U.S. Will Hear Motion for Writ on Monday. Leo M. Frank's Petition for a Writ of Error, denied by Justices Lamar and Holmes, of the United States Supreme Court,…
Saturday, 28th November 1914: Jury Was On Trial, Says Leo M. Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 28th November 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 1.Condemned Man Asserts That His Sympathy Is With the Twelve Men Who Composed the Jury.Leo M. Frank, following his second reverse at the hands of a justice of the Supreme Court of…
Sunday, 29th November 1914: Frank Motion Goes To Supreme Court Monday, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 29th November 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 4.Full Bench of U.S. Jurists Will Pass on Petition for Writ of Error(Special Dispatch to The Journal)WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 " Formal motion will be submitted in the Supreme Court when it meets…
Sunday, 29th November 1914: Marshall Will Make Final Plea For Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 29th November 1914,PAGE 6, COLUMN 7.Representatives of the Prisoner Hold Conference in Washington. The final plea for the life of Leo Frank to be made in the United States Supreme Court will be made by Louis Marshall,…
Monday, 30th November 1914: No Delay Expected In Leo Frank Case, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 30th November 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 3.Remittitur Will Probably Be Sent Down Either Today or Tomorrow.The Supreme Court remittitur in the Leo Frank case is expected to be sent down to the Superior Court late this afternoon or…
Monday, 30th November 1914: U.s. Court Is Asked To Review Frank Case, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 30th November 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Attorney Alexander Makes Point That Georgia Court Erred on Federal Law(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. Leo M. Frank's application for a Review of his conviction in Georgia Courts for the…
Tuesday, 1st December 1914: Frank’s Appeal Taken To Whole U. S. Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 1st December 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 2.The remittitur in the Frank Case, it is expected, will still be withheld from the Superior Court on account of news from Washington that the United States Supreme Court, which reviewed the…
Tuesday, 1st December 1914: Remittitur In Leo Frank Case Is Not Handed Down, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 1st December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.May Be Held Until U. S. Supreme Court Gives DecisionThe remittitur in the final appeal in the case of Leo M. Frank was not handed down Tuesday morning by the Supreme Court…
Wednesday, 2nd December 1914: Frank’s Parents Visiting Their Son, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 2nd December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Supreme Court Remittitur Will Reach Clerk of the Superior Court Some Time This Morning. Proclaiming their unswerving faith in the innocence of their convicted son, M. Frank and Mrs. Rea Frank, parents…
Wednesday, 2nd December 1914: Resentencing Of Frank Is Expected Next Week, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 2nd December 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 2.Action May Be Delayed Until Judge Hill Is Able to PresideWith the remittitur confirming the Superior Court's refusal to set aside the verdict of guilty against Leo M. Frank received in the…
Thursday, 3rd December 1914: Action Is Postponed On Frank Remittitur, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 3rd December 1914,PAGE 10, COLUMN 5.The Remittitur from the Supreme Court in the Leo Frank Case has been handed down to the Superior Court, but will not be acted upon until some time during the early part…
Thursday, 3rd December 1914: Leo Frank Will Not Be Resentenced This Week, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 3rd December 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 2.Judge Hill, who is ill, will likely be able to attend court Monday. With no decision on the Frank case expected from the United States Supreme Court until Monday, Solicitor Dorsey is…
Saturday, 5th December 1914: Frank Case Remittitur In Hands Of The Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 5th December 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 2.The Remittitur in the Leo Frank Case has reached the Court of Judge Ben Hill and will be positively acted upon either Monday or Tuesday or next week, it was stated yesterday.…
Monday, 7th December 1914: Executive Clemency Frank’s Only Hope Following Decision, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 7th December 1914,.United States Supreme Court refuses to allow filing of Writ of Error in famous case with that bench. New sentence will be imposed during week. Governor Slaton declares he will review records and weigh all…
Tuesday, 8th December 1914: Frank Case May Get Into Courts Again, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 8th December 1914,Page 1, Column 4.Attorneys Hold Conference to Determine Next Move to Save HimAttorneys for Leo M. Frank are holding many conferences to decide whether they will appeal to the Courts again or take his Case…
Tuesday, 8th December 1914: Frank Loses Last Chance In Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 8th December 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 5.His Only Hope for Life Is at the Hands of Gov. John M. Slaton Early Appeal Will Be Made. Now that Leo Frank has lost his last fight in the Courts, his…
Wednesday, 9th December 1914: Habeas Corpus Writ For Leo Frank Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 9th December 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 6.Prisoner Will Probably Be Re-sentenced to Death Either Today or Tomorrow. Today is the date set for the presentation of the Writ of Habeas Corpus that will demand the presence of Leo…
Wednesday, 9th December 1914: Leo Frank Re-sentenced To Be Hanged January 22, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 9th December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4."AN INNOCENT MAN CONDEMNED," SAYS HE TO JUDGE HILLPrisoner Receives Death Sentence Calmly After Making Statement to Court Branding Jim Conley as Murderer"LIFE IS SWEET TO ME; DEATH HAS NO TERRORS""My Execution…
Thursday, 10th December 1914: Leo Frank Hears Sentence Of Death, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 10th December 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 3.The Doomed Man Maintains Stoical Calm During the Ordeal In Dramatic Statement He Reiterates His Innocence.After having been shut out from the sunlight for more than a year, the first words of…
Thursday, 10th December 1914: New Court Move For Frank Expected Soon, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 10th December 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 1.Attorneys Refuse to Discuss Plans, but Continue ConferencesWhile Attorneys for Leo M. Frank refuse to discuss their plans, it is known that they are considering some move by which the Case may…
Friday, 11th December 1914: C. E. Sears Quit Burns; Comes Back To Atlanta, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 11th December 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 5.C. E. Sears, who was Manager of the Atlanta branch of the W. J. Burns National Detective Agency during the Burns investigation of the Frank Case, and which resulted in the repeal…
Friday, 11th December 1914: C. E. Sears Resigns From Burns Agency, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 11th December 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 4.C. E. Sears, ex-manager of the William J. Burns Headquarters in Atlanta, who was in that capacity during the Frank Case investigation which resulted in the withdrawal of the Burns permit to…
Sunday, 13th December 1914: No Plan Decided On By Frank’s Lawyers, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 13th December 1914,PAGE 12, COLUMN 2.Conference Will Be Held Regarding the Case Monday Morning.It was announced Saturday by the Attorneys for Leo M. Frank that no step would be taken in the last desperate fight to spare…
Sunday, 13th December 1914: Palmer Peas Poses As Newt Lee; Recorder Learns Something Of The Lotus Eaters And Cocaine Alley, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 13th December 1914,PAGE 46, COLUMN 2.HELL'S HALF ACRE WHAR YO DUN BIN, PINKIE? OVER T'DE "PICKLE JOINT" -SAM RECORDER'S REMARKABLE MEMORY ENCYCLOPEDIA NAMES FACE DATES ETC YOU IS HEERD ER ME, SHO', ISN'T YOU? ISE PO' OLE…
Monday, 14th December 1914: Plan Hard Fight For Frank’s Life, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 14th December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Attorney Alexander Here to Confer With Associates Over Next Step in This Noted Case."We are far from losing hope in our fight to save the life of Leo Frank. We're going to…
Tuesday, 15th December 1914: New Chance Seen For Leo M. Frank In Supreme Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 15th December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Appeal From State Supreme Court's First Decision Possible Under Certain Conditions, Says Hooper Alexander.PLEA WOULD BE BASED ON CROWD'S INFLUENCE. Harry Alexander Says Lawyers for Defense Will Give Careful Consideration to United…
Thursday, 17th December 1914: Frank’s Attorneys Take New Fight To U. S. Judge Newman, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 17th December 1914,Page 1, Column 1.Writ of Habeas Corpus Will Be Asked of the Federal District Court This Afternoon. DUE PROCESS OF LAW DENIED, WILL BE PLEA. Petition Will Set Out That State Lost Jurisdiction of Case,…
Thursday, 17th December 1914: New Yorkers Sign Pardon Petition For Leo M. Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 17th December 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 4.New York, December 16. (Special.) A petition "in the name of justice, common sense, and humanity" to Governor J. M. Slaton, of Georgia, for the pardon of Leo M. Frank, who is…
Friday, 18th December 1914: Frank Makes Unique Point In New Fight Before U. S. Court, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 18th December 1914,PAGE 17, COLUMN 1.In Petition to Judge Newman for Writ of Habeas Corpus to Set Aside Verdict, He Attacks State Supreme CourtLeo M. Frank's petition for a Habeas Corpus writ, filed Thursday afternoon with O.…