Author: Mary Phagan
Wednesday, 6th January 1915: Appeal Bond Of $300 Sent To Washington, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 6th January 1915,PAGE 3, COLUMN 6.Frank's Case Is Now Definitely Before the United States Supreme Court. The Frank Case is now securely in the United States Supreme Court, the last move of the Defense in this Direction…
Wednesday, 6th January 1915: Grice Gets Notice In Frank’s Appeal, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 6th January 1915,PAGE 4, COLUMN 3.Formal notice of the Action of Justice Lamar in allowing Leo M. Frank's Appeal to the United States Supreme Court was served on Attorney General Grice Tuesday afternoon by Attorney Harry A.…
Thursday, 7th January 1915: State Can Not Yet Ask Advance Of Frank Case, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 7th January 1915,PAGE 2, COLUMN 4.Record of Habeas Corpus Hearing Before Judge Newman Must be Certified (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Justice Lamar's approval of an Appeal Bond in the Case of Leo M. Frank completed…
Thursday, 7th January 1915: U. S. Court Formally Grants Frank Appeal, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 7th January 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 2.Justice Lamar so notifies Attorney General Grice conference with Dorsey. Attorney General Warren Grice on Wednesday received formal notification from Justice Lamar, of the United States Supreme Court, that the appeal of…
Friday, 8th January 1915: Formality Of Appeal By Frank Completed, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 8th January 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.News reached Atlanta yesterday of Justice Lamar's approval of the Bond put up by Leo M. Frank for the appearance of his Counsel in the Supreme Court for the Hearing of his…
Friday, 8th January 1915: Governor Confers On Frank Case Procedure, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 8th January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Conference With Attorney General and Solicitor Held Friday AfternoonAttorney General Warren Grice and Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey held a conference with Governor Slaton Friday afternoon to discuss the procedure to be followed…
Saturday, 9th January 1915: Governor Decides Who Will Argue Frank Case, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 9th January 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 2.Solicitor Hugh Dorsey and Attorney General Warren Grice held a consultation with Governor John M. Slaton Friday afternoon in regard to the plans for the State's appearance before the United States Supreme…
Sunday, 10th January 1915: Dorsey And Grice Named To Fight Frank’s Appeal, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 10th January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Appointed by Gov. Slaton to represent the State before the U.S. Supreme Court, Attorney General Warren Grice and Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey will jointly represent the State when it hears the Appeal…
Sunday, 10th January 1915: Grice And Dorsey Named For State, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 10th January 1915,PAGE 26, COLUMN 1.Will Argue Frank Case Appeal Before United States Supreme Court Both Designated by Slaton.Governor John M. Slaton on Saturday afternoon designated Attorney General Warren Grice and Solicitor Hugh Dorsey to represent the…
Wednesday, 13th January 1915: Frank’s Counsel Joins Move To Advance Case, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 13th January 1915,PAGE 7, COLUMN 3.Attorney General Warren Grice received a telegram Tuesday afternoon from Louis Marshall, the New York lawyer associated with Henry C. Peeples and H. A. Alexander in making Leo M. Frank's fight before…
Thursday, 14th January 1915: No Frank Decision Likely Until Feb. 15, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 14th January 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 6.It is not expected that a Decision will be handed down by the Supreme Court in the Frank Case until about the middle of February. It was considered possible that the Case…
Friday, 15th January 1915: Dorsey Will Not Reply To Latest Frank Brief, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 15th January 1915,PAGE 4, COLUMN 1.That Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey will not make reply to the latest supplemental Brief filed by Attorneys for Leo M. Frank before the Supreme Court was stated on apparently good Authority…
Friday, 15th January 1915: Suttles And Lehon Cases Up Next Week, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 15th January 1915,PAGE 18, COLUMN 1.Beginning Monday, a busy week is anticipated in the Superior Court. J. M. Suttles, Deputy Sheriff, indicted on a score of bills charging bond-forging and five bills charging bribery, is on the…
Saturday, 16th January 1915: Record In Frank Case Is Sent To Washington, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 16th January 1915,PAGE 2, COLUMN 7.Motion to Advance Hearing Will Be Made When Record Is DocketedAttorney Harry A. Alexander, of Leo M. Frank's counsel, Friday afternoon mailed to the Clerk of the United States Supreme Court the…
Saturday, 16th January 1915: Several Months Before Frank Case Will Be Argued, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 16th January 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 7.The Leo Frank Case is now formally ready for the United States Courts in Washington. The final step in the Federal District Court of Atlanta was taken yesterday afternoon when Attorneys for…
Sunday, 17th January 1915: Warren Grice Will Ask Early Hearing On Frank Petition, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Sunday, 17th January 1915, PAGE 21, COLUMN 2. Attorney General Warren A. Grice is planning to go to Washington during the latter part of this week to plead with the Supreme Court of the United States…
Monday, 18th January 1915: Motion To Advance Case Of Frank Now In Order, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 18th January 1915,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Appeal Is Docketed and State's Counsel May Be Heard Next MondayThe State of Georgia's motion to advance the Leo M. Frank Habeas Corpus Appeal Case on the Docket of the United States…
Tuesday, 19th January 1915: Court Formally Stays Leo Frank’s Sentence, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 19th January 1915,PAGE 2, COLUMN 3.U. S. Supreme Court Issues Order Today Staying Execution of Factory Boss (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 A formal order staying the execution of Leo M. Frank was issued today by…
Tuesday, 19th January 1915: Frank Motion On U.s. Court Docket, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 19th January 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 2.The motion of the Leo M. Frank prosecution to advance the Hearing on the Habeas Corpus Appeal to the United States Supreme Court was docketed yesterday, and it is probable that Attorney…
Wednesday, 20th January 1915: Agree On Motion For Advance Frank Hearing, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 20th January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Louis Marshall, of New York, will act both for the state and defense. Following an agreement between Leo M. Frank's attorneys and the attorneys for the state that a joint motion would…
Wednesday, 20th January 1915: Jim Conley Removed To Tower. And Girl Detective Is The First Person To Obtain An Interview, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 20th January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Asked if he would like to see Frank hang, Negro says, "That's his business and God's, not mine." Will be star witness in trial of Tedder for subornation of perjury. Girl investigator…
Thursday, 21st January 1915: Case Of Lehon And Tedder Is Postponed, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 21st January 1915,PAGE 4, COLUMN 3.Hearing Continued to Monday on Account of Morris Brandon's AbsenceMorris Brandon, of the firm of Rosser, Brandon, Slaton & Phillips, Attorneys for Leo M. Frank, will be the Chief Witness Monday at…
Thursday, 21st January 1915: Mary Phagan’s Mother Sues Pencil Factory For Daughter’s Death, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 21st January 1915,PAGE 10, COLUMN 3.Mrs. J. W. Coleman, mother of Mary Phagan, has filed suit for $10,000 damages against the National Pencil Factory, naming Leo M. Frank and Jim Conely as the slayers of her daughter.…
Saturday, 23rd January 1915: Frank Case May Be Set For February 23, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 23rd January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.(By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. Argument before the Supreme Court on Leo M. Frank's Appeal in Habeas Corpus Proceedings probably will be set for February 23, after Cases already assigned for…
Sunday, 24th January 1915: Leo Frank Appeal Is Set For Feb. 23 By Supreme Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 24th January 1915,PAGE 4, COLUMN 7.The United States Supreme Court has advanced the Frank Appeal for Hearing on February 23, according to an Announcement made on Saturday. The Petition for Advancement was presented by Attorney Marshall, of…
Monday, 25th January 1915: Frank’s Attorneys File Plea For Early Hearing, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 25th January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Motion to Advance Case Is Made in U. S. Court Monday (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. Attorneys for Leo M. Frank, convicted for the murder of Mary Phagan, the Atlanta, Ga.,…
Tuesday, 26th January 1915: Attorneys For Frank Ask An Early Hearing, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 26th January 1915,PAGE 4, COLUMN 6.By John Corrigan, Jr.Washington, January 25. (Special.) Counsel for Leo M. Frank, convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, made a formal application to the Supreme Court today to advance the date…
Tuesday, 26th January 1915: Trial Of Burns Men On Before Judge Hill, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 26th January 1915,PAGE 2, COLUMN 3.Court Overrules Demurrer in Case of Lehon Tedder and ThurmanDan S. Lehon, Southern Manager of the Burns Detective Agency; Arthur Thurman, an Atlanta lawyer, and C. C. Tedder, a lawyer's striker and…
Wednesday, 27th January 1915: Counsel For Burns Men Call On Grand Jurors To Testify, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 27th January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Effort Will Be Made to Impeach C. B. Ragsdale and R. L. Barber in Subornation of Perjury CaseTO AIR METHODS USED IN GETTING AFFIDAVITSEleven Jurors Obtained to Try Lehon, Tedder and Thurman…
Wednesday, 27th January 1915: Trial Of Detectives To Be Hard-fought, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 27th January 1915,PAGE 12, COLUMN 2.First Day's Hearing Results in Securing of Only Six Jurors. Testimony to begin Today. That the fight of Dan S. Lehon and Carlton C. Tedder against prosecution for subornation of perjury, as…