Author: Mary Phagan
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. AGREE ON MOTION FOR ADVANCE FRANK HEARING Louis Marshall, of New York, will act both for the state and defense. Following an agreement between Leo M. Frank's…
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…
Thursday, 28th January 1915: Ragsdale Accuses Thurman, Tedder And Dan S. Lehon, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 28th January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Swears He Signed False Affidavit Fixed for Him, Was Paid $200, and Promised $10,000 More, Conditionally. Said Voice Over Phone Sounded Like Lehon's. Under Cross Examination, Ragsdale Appeared Very Nervous and Frequently…
Friday, 29th January 1915: Ragsdale Weak In Mind, Son Admits On Stand, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 29th January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Solicitor Dorsey Develops Fact That Lehon, Shortly Before Affidavits Were Made, Paid Over to Tedder $500. LEHON SENT ROGERS TO WARN WITNESSES. H. D. Thomason, State's Witness, Springs Surprise by Swearing He…
Saturday, 30th January 1915: Large Sums Paid To Burns Agency, Haas Tells Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 30th January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Shows checks for $500 and for $1,000 given representatives for work done in the Frank case.Jim Conley on stand for just five minutes. Denies that he ever confessed to murder of Mary…
Saturday, 30th January 1915: Solicitor Clashes With Star Witness Of Burns Defense, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 30th January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.I. H. Hirsch, Grand Juror, Tells of Ragsdale's Conflicting Testimony Before the Grand Jury Last Monday. Dorsey Cites Him to Juror's Oath. Hirsch Strongly Takes Issue With Solicitor on This Point and…
Sunday, 31st January 1915: Fate Of Burns’ Agents Now In Hands Of Jury’s, No Verdict Until Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 31st January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.After Jurymen Had Been Out for One Hour, Judge Ben Hill Orders Them Locked in Kimball House for the Night. PARTICULAR CARE URGED AS TO MATTER OF DOUBT IN CASE AGAINST LEHON.…
Sunday, 31st January 1915: Perjury Cases Go To Jury After Dramatic Speeches, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 31st January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Weary from the all-day session, the jury retired after one hour's deliberation without a verdict.ATTORNEY'S ARGUMENTS FULL OF SENSATIONSSolicitor made frequent and dramatic references to the Frank case. Full story of final…
Monday, 1st February 1915: Dan Lehon, Arthur Thurman And C. C. Tedder. Are Given Their Freedom After Long Trial., The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 1st February 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.JURY DEADLOCKED FOR NEARLY SIXTEEN HOURSVerdict of "Not Guilty" brought in before Judge Ben Hill at the Courthouse at 1:50 O'Clock on Sunday Afternoon. PLEASED BY VERDICT JUDGE POWELL LAUDS PERSONNEL OF…
Monday, 1st February 1915: Frank Case Has Been Set For February 23, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 1st February 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Supreme Court at Request of Frank and the State Advances HearingAn Associated Press dispatch from Washington announces that the United States Supreme Court on Monday advanced Leo M. Frank's Habeas Corpus Appeal…
Tuesday, 2nd February 1915: Frank Case Hearing Will Be Held Feb. 23, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 2nd February 1915,PAGE 10, COLUMN 6.Decision, in All Probability, Will Be Handed Down Before Next June. The Leo Frank Case has been set for Hearing by the United States Supreme Court, February 23, and a Decision will,…
Thursday, 4th February 1915: Solicitor Dorsey At Florida Springs To Regain Health, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 4th February 1915,PAGE 7, COLUMN 6.Run down by overwork on the Frank Case and the recent prosecution of Dan S. Lehon, C. C. Tedder, and Arthur Thurman in the noted Subornation of Perjury Cases, Solicitor General Hugh…
Tuesday, 9th February 1915: Demands $1,000 Reward For Leo Frank’s Arrest, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 9th February 1915,PAGE 6, COLUMN 1.Robert Barrett, Florist, Files Suit in Superior Court Against Atlanta. Alleging that the arrest and conviction of Leo M. Frank was the result of discoveries in the National Pencil Factory made by…
Wednesday, 10th February 1915: State Is Preparing For Frank Hearing, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 10th February 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 4.Solicitor and Attorney General in Conference All Day Tuesday. Active work has been begun by the State in preparation of its fight against the Supreme Court Appeal of Leo Frank's Counsel. Solicitor…
Saturday, 13th February 1915: Delay Is Assured In The Innes Appeal, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 13th February 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 2.It will be weeks, maybe months, before Victor E. Innes and his wife, accused of the murder of the Nelms sisters, can be brought to Atlanta for prosecution under indictments by the…
Monday, 15th February 1915: Dorsey And Grice At Work On Frank Case, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 15th February 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Solicitor General Dorsey has returned from Florida where he has been resting for several days and on Monday, he and Attorney General Grice began the preparation of the State's Brief in the…
Thursday, 18th February 1915: Grice And Dorsey Again In Conference, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 18th February 1915,PAGE 6, COLUMN 6.Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey and Attorney General Warren Grice were again closeted in secret conference yesterday on the preparatory work for the fight in the United States Supreme Court against the Leo…