Author: Mary Phagan
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.…
Friday, 18th December 1914: Leo Frank Opens New Court Fight, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 18th December 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 1.Counsel Appeals to Federal Judge Newman for Writ of Habeas Corpus, Charging Client Is Illegally Held. Charging that he is being unjustly and illegally held in imprisonment by the State of Georgia,…
Saturday, 19th December 1914: Newman To Hear Frank Case Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 19th December 1914,PAGE 14, COLUMN 2.Case Will Still Be in Courts When Execution Date Arrives, Thus Causing Postponement, Say Lawyers.Leo Frank's case will still be in the courts on January 22, the date set for his execution,…
Sunday, 20th December 1914: Appeal Of Frank To Supreme Court Not Yet Allowed, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 20th December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Delay Until Monday Results When Federal Law Passed in 1908, Governing Procedure in Such Cases, Is Cited.JUDGE NEWMAN DENIES WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS Makes Announcement, However, That He "Is Inclined to Grant"…
Sunday, 20th December 1914: Leo Frank’s Appeal Awaits Decision Of Judge W. T. Newman, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 20th December 1914,Page 1, Column 1.Necessity for Stating That Probable Cause for Appeal Exists Causes Court to Defer ActionHABEAS CORPUS WRIT DENIED ON SATURDAYIf Appeal to Supreme Court Is Certified, Case May Reach Decision in the Next…
Monday, 21st December 1914: Newman Decides Frank Case Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 21st December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Prisoner's Hope of Getting Hearing Before U. S. Supreme Court Depends Upon Federal Judge's ActionJudge W. T. Newman, of the Federal Court, will this morning at 10 o'clock, in the Federal Building,…
Monday, 21st December 1914: Newman Refuses Certificate Of Cause In Frank Appeal, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 21st December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Judge William T. Newman, of the United States District Court, on Monday afternoon, after having heard at length from Leo Frank's Attorneys and from Attorney General Warren Grice and Solicitor General Hugh…
Tuesday, 22nd December 1914: Alexander Scores Charge Of Dorsey, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 22nd December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Frank Attorney Leaves for Washington to Make Effort There to Secure Supreme Court Hearing.On the eve of his departure for Washington, where he will put his appeal for the life of Leo…
Tuesday, 22nd December 1914: Frank’s Attorneys Plan Next Move To Prevent Execution, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 22nd December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Louis Marshall, New York Lawyer, Will Represent Frank Before United States Supreme CourtJUSTICE LAMAR WILL BE ASKED TO CERTIFYJudge Newman, Who Denied Writ of Habeas Corpus, in Formal Opinion Sets Out Reasons…
Wednesday, 23rd December 1914: Frank Counsel To See Justice Lamar Thursday, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 23rd December 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 2.Louis Marshall, of New York, Will Present Condemned Man's Latest Plea(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. Louis Marshall, Counsel for Leo M. Frank, is expected to reach Washington tonight from New…
Wednesday, 23rd December 1914: Marshall Will Make Supreme Court Plea, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 23rd December 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 3.Frank's Atlanta Lawyers Will Prepare for Plea to the Prison Board.WILL PLEAD FOR FRANK. Philadelphia, December 22. (Special.) In the belief that a commutation of the death sentence to life imprisonment will…
Thursday, 24th December 1914: Lamar Has Frank Case Under Advisement Now, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 24th December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Supreme Court Justice Hears Marshall's Plea, and Will Decide Later(By Associated Press.)WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. Justice Lamar of the Supreme Court took under advisement today an Application for an Appeal from the action…
Friday, 25th December 1914: Lamar Postpones Action On Appeal, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 25th December 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 3.Advices yesterday from Washington say that Justice Lamar, of the United States Supreme Court, postponed until after Christmas his decision on the Appeal of Leo M. Frank, presented Thursday by Louis Marshall,…
Saturday, 26th December 1914: No Decision In Frank Appeal Announced Yet, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 26th December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Justice Lamar Has Matter Under Advisement and May Announce Finding Today(By Associated Press.)WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. Justice Lamar of the Supreme Court still had under consideration today the Petition of Leo M. Frank…
Sunday, 27th December 1914: Bond Witness Charges Attempt To Frame-up, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 27th December 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 4.Isom Says Effort Has Been Made to Get Him to "Double-Cross" Solicitor. Courthouse Circles were stirred yesterday over the Report that an attempt had been made to force Charley Isom, a prosecuting…
Monday, 28th December 1914: Frank Appeal Granted, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 28th December 1914,Page 1, Column 7.LAMAR WILL CERTIFY TO ENTIRE COURTLouis Marshall, in New York, announces that he has had word from Justice Lamar to that effect.NEW YORK, Dec. 28. An appeal to the United States Supreme…
Monday, 28th December 1914: Leo Frank Decision Is Expected Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 28th December 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.Followers of the many phases of the Leo Frank Case are keenly interested today in the expected verdict of Justice Lamar, of the United States Supreme Court, upon the Application for an…
Tuesday, 29th December 1914: Frank’s Case May Stay In The Courts For Many Months, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 29th December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.U. S. Supreme Court May Grant Hearing Within 60 Days, but Decision May be Held Up IndefinitelyMOTION TO ADVANCE CASE IS EXPECTED FROM STATEPower to Indict and Try Condemned Man Second Time…
Tuesday, 29th December 1914: Leo M. Frank’s New Fight For Life, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 29th December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.May Last in Courts for Six Months Before a Final Decision Is Reached If Prisoner Wins, the Case Comes Back to the Federal Court for Hearing on Constitutional Questions; If He Loses,…
Wednesday, 30th December 1914: Long Legal Battle In Leo Frank Case, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 30th December 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 4.Both Sides Prepare for Hard Fight Before the Supreme Court. MAY USE SIOUX CITY CASE. News from Sioux City, Iowa, is to the effect that Attorneys for Leo Frank have obtained information…
Wednesday, 30th December 1914: State Prepares To Fight Frank Appeal, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 30th December 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.Dorsey and Grice Expected to Go to Washington Soon With First MotionIt is expected that Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey and Attorney General Warren Grice will go to Washington some time within the…
Friday, 1st January 1915: Dorsey And Grice Confer Next Week, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 1st January 1915,PAGE 4, COLUMN 2.DORSEY AND GRICE CONFER NEXT WEEKThe proposed conference between Solicitor Hugh Dorsey and Attorney General Warren M. Grice over the line of procedure they expect to follow in combatting the United States…
Saturday, 2nd January 1915: Dorsey And Grice To Confer About Frank, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 2nd January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Pair May Go to Washington Monday 18, and Ask Advancement of HearingIt will probably be several days before Attorney General Warren Grice and Solicitor Hugh Dorsey prepare the State's motion to the…
Sunday, 3rd January 1915: Leo Frank Writes Card In Reply To Joseph M. Brown, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 3rd January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Ex-Governor's Card on Frank Case in Augusta Chronicle Brings Statement From Condemned ManFRANK SAYS BROWN IS PAYING POLITICAL DEBTGov. Brown's Card, as Published in the Chronicle, to Which Frank Replies, Is Reproduced…
Sunday, 3rd January 1915: Leo M. Frank Says Politics Prompted Joseph M. Brown To Write Card To Chronicle, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 3rd January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Brown Is the First Ex-Governor, Says Frank, Who Ever Used His Influence in an Effort to Destroy the Life of a Fellow Citizen.PROMETHEUS BOUND IS CALLED TO MINDMany of the Wisest and…
Monday, 4th January 1915: Dorsey Must Qualify In U. S. Supreme Court, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 4th January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Must Be Admitted to Bar of Court and Bear Credentials From GovernorThere are two conditions precedent to Solicitor H. M. Dorsey's qualification to participate in the conduct of the Frank Case before…
Monday, 4th January 1915: Grice And Dorsey Will Confer On Frank Case, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 4th January 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 6.They Will Probably Go to Washington to Have the Case Advanced. Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey and Attorney General Warren M. Grice will confer today for the first time since Justice Lamar granted…
Tuesday, 5th January 1915: Frank’s Appeal Bond Forwarded To Court, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 5th January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Record of Appeal From Judge Newman Is Now CompleteSo far as Leo M. Frank is concerned, the Record in the Case of his Appeal to the United States Supreme Court from Judge…