Author: Mary Phagan
Saturday, 16th May 1914: Will Hear Charges In Frank Case Monday, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 16th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Coercion of Witnesses, Perjury, and Bribery Charges to Be DiscussedThe venire of 36 members from which the 23 grand jurors who will make the probe of the charges and counter charges of…
Sunday, 17th May 1914: Grand Jury To Probe Frank Case This Week, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 17th May 1914,PAGE 30, COLUMN 1.Charges of Bribery and Perjury Will Be Given Thorough InvestigationE. A. Stephens, first assistant Solicitor General, will have active charge of the bribery and perjury prosecutions, growing out of the Frank case,…
Monday, 18th May 1914: “famous Sleuth” Is Scored From Bench By Judge B. H. Hill, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 18th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.In a significant development during Judge Benjamin H. Hill's charge to the grand jury on Monday morning, he demanded a thorough investigation into bribery and other allegations stemming from the Frank case.…
Monday, 18th May 1914: Probe Begins Today Of Perjury Charges, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 18th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Judge Hill is expected to charge the new Grand Jury to conduct a thorough investigation when he addresses them this morning in the Criminal Division of Fulton Superior Court. It is understood…
Tuesday, 19th May 1914: Grand Jury To Hold First Meet Wednesday, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 19th May 1914,PAGE 10, COLUMN 4.The new Fulton County Grand Jury will hold its first meeting on Wednesday since it was charged by Judge Ben H. Hill to probe the bribery and perjury charges in the Frank…
Wednesday, 20th May 1914: Indictments Will Be Considered By Jury, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 20th May 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 6.Bills Growing Out of Rehearing of Frank Case Will Be Discussed FridayBills of indictment growing out of the hearing on the extraordinary motion in behalf of Leo M. Frank for a new…
Thursday, 21st May 1914: Bills Of Indictment Drawn In Frank Case, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 21st May 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 6.Several persons who figured in the Frank case are believed to have left Atlanta, while the solicitor's office remains tight-lipped about the situation. It is known, however, that bills against several individuals…
DR CLARENCE JOHNSON, Sworn In For The State, 193rd To Testify
DR. CLARENCE JOHNSON, sworn for the State in rebuttal.I am a specialist on diseases of the stomach and intestines. I am aphysiologist. A physiologist makes his searches on the living body; thepathologist makes his on a dead body. If you…
DR GEORGE M NILES, Sworn In For The State, 194th To Testify
DR. GEORGE M. NILES, sworn for the State in rebuttal.I confine my work to diseases of digestion. Every healthy stomachhas a certain definite and orderly relation to every other healthy stomach.Assuming a young lady between thirteen and fourteen years of…
DR JOHN FUNK, Sworn In For The State, 195th To Testify
DR. JOHN FUNK, sworn for the State in rebuttal.I am professor of pathology and bacteriologist. I was shown by Dr.Harris sections from the vaginal wall of Mary Phagan, sections takennear the skin surface. I didn't see sections from the stomach…