Author: Mary Phagan
Thursday, 14th August 1913 Former Office Boy Saw No Women With Frank on Thanksgiving Day
Atlanta Constitution August 14th, 1913 Frank Paine, formerly an office boy for the National Pencil company and who claims to have been working there on Thanksgiving day of last year, was placed on the stand following the introduction of…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 Franks Story of Before and After Crime Corroborated; Defenses Motion to Strike Sensational Questions Fails
Atlanta Journal August 14th, 1913 FRANK WAS SEEN BY WITNESSES ON HIS WAY TO AND FROM HOME DAY LITTLE GIRL WAS KILLED Solicitor Declares That Outburst of Yesterday Should Not Be Allowed and That as There Is Further Unpleasant Testimony…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 Lemmie Quinn is Severely Grilled by Solicitor Dorsey
Atlanta Constitution August 14th, 1913 Bending his efforts to break down the testimony of Lemmie Quinn, foreman of the metal room, Solicitor Dorsey subjected the witness to a severe grilling when court reconvened at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. When Quinn…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 Lively Tilts Mark the Hearing Of Testimony of Dr. Kendrick
Atlanta Constitution August 14th, 1913 Dr. William S. Kendrick, head of the chair of medicine of the new Atlanta Medical school and for the past thirty eight years a general practitioner of medicine, was the first witness put on the…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 More Witnesses Are Called to Blacken Daltons Character
Atlanta Constitution August 14th, 1913 Following the putting off of the decision in regard to Dr. William Owen's testimony, seven Gwinett county citizens were introduced to add to the thick coat of lampblack already smeared over the character of…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 Mother of Frank Denounces Solicitor Dorsey in Court
Atlanta Constitution, August 14th, 1913 STIRS COURTROOM WHEN SHE RESENTS QUESTIONS ASKED FRANK'S WITNESS Solicitor Dorsey Was Cross-Examining Ashley Jones, a Witness Who Had Been Testifying to the Good Character of the Prisoner, and Had Just Asked Him if He…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 Mrs. Rae Frank, Mother of Prisoner, Denounces Solicitor Hugh Dorsey
Atlanta Constitution August 14th, 1913 Mrs. Rae Frank, the mother of the prisoner, startled the courtroom shortly before 4 o'clock, when she denounced Solicitor Dorsey, when he made an attack on the character of her son. J. Ashley Jones, a…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 Quinn Intimates That Spots May Have Been on Floor for Months
Atlanta Constitution August 14th, 1913 Lemmie Quinn, foreman of the metal department of the National Pencil factory, was put on the stand by the defense following the ex-office boy. "Aren't you foreman of the department Mary Phagan worked in?" "Yes."…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 State Fights Franks Alibi
Atlanta Georgian August 14th, 1913 CONLEY ADMITTED MIND WAS BLANK DAY OF CRIME, GIRL SAYS NEGRO DRUNK DAY OF CRIME, MISS CARSON SWEARS HE TOLD HER Miss Helen Curran, a pretty girl of 17 years, proved one of the strongest…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 State Wants Wife and Mother Excluded
Atlanta Georgian August 14th, 1913 Call New Witnesses to Complete Alibi WIFE AND MOTHER OF ACCUSED ARE WARNED AGAINST OUTBREAKS Nearly a score more of alibi witnesses were to be called by the defense in the Frank trial when court…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 States Sole Aim is to Convict, Defenses to Clear in Modern Trial
Atlanta Georgian August 14th, 1913 By O. B. KEELER. Right in the first jump, please understand that (1) this is merely the opinion of a layman, unlearned in the law; that (2) he may be the only layman in existence…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 Steel Workers Enthralled by Leo Frank Trial
Atlanta Georgian August 14th, 1913 There is one class of men to whom death is supposed to hold no horrors. They can not think of it and earn their daily bread. Were the fear of loss of life to enter…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 Surprise Sprung by Introduction of Character Witnesses by Defense
Atlanta Constitution August 14th, 1913 Alfred L. Lane, who stated that he lives in Brooklyn, and is a merchant of New York city, was the first witness to take the stand to swear to the good character of Leo Frank…
Friday, 15th August 1913 All Georgia Records Broken by the Frank Trial
Atlanta Journal August 15th, 1913 Testimony up to Thursday Would Fill 500 Newspaper Columns, Says Official Mrs. M. Marcus, M. J. Goldstein, I. Strauss, Who Participated in Card Game, Declare Frank Showed No Signs of Excitement When They Saw Him…
Friday, 15th August 1913 Cars Often Ahead of Schedule Declares a Street Car Man
Atlanta Constitution August 15th, 1913 Following Denham, J. R. Leach, a division superintendent for the Georgia Railway and Power company, took the stand. He was asked a number of questions by the defense about street car schedules, and on cross-examination…
Friday, 15th August 1913 Character of Frank Good, So Many Witnesses Declare
Atlanta Constitution August 15th, 1913 R. A. Sohn, superintendent of the Jewish Orphans home, was called to testify on Frank's behalf. The witness said that his residence was at No. 408 Washington street. He said that he has known Frank…
Friday, 15th August 1913 Defense Witness Admit Barrett is Sensible Fellow
Atlanta Constitution August 15th, 1913 Henry Smith, a mechanic in the pencil factory, who admitted on cross-examination that he had received a raise in salary in the past two weeks, went upon the stand to tell of Barrett's attitude…
Friday, 15th August 1913 Eight Character Witnesses Come to Defense of Superintendent
Atlanta Constitution August 15th, 1913 Following Mrs. E. A. Marcus, eight character witnesses were placed on the stand. They were V. H. Kriegshaber, Max Goldstein, Sidney Levy, Rabbi David Marx, D. I. McIntyre, and insurance man and member of the…
Friday, 15th August 1913 Elevator Made Loud Noise Said Employee of Pencil Company
Atlanta Constitution August 15th, 1913 Harry Denham, an employee of the National Pencil company, was put on the stand after the Pittsburg man had testified to the character of the defendant. Denham was asked a number of questions about what…
Friday, 15th August 1913 Factory Forewoman Swears Conley Said He Was Drunk on April 26
Atlanta Constitution August 15th, 1913 Miss Rebecca Carson, a forewoman in the pencil factory, who made the startling statement that Jim Conley had admitted to her that he was drunk on the Saturday of the murder was put on the…
Friday, 15th August 1913 Factory Mechanic Tells of Blood on Floor From Mans Wounded Hand
Atlanta Constitution August 15th, 1913 Charley Lee, a mechanic in the pencil factory, who admitted on cross-examination that he had received a raise in salary within the past two weeks, was called to testify to a number of accidents on…
Friday, 15th August 1913 Frank in Jovial Mood While Poker Game Was Going on at His House on Night of 26th
Atlanta Constitution August 15th, 1913 Mrs. M. Marcus, a relative by marriage of Mrs. Leo M. Frank, was the first witness called at the afternoon session. She was one of the friends of the Franks and Seligs who played cards…
Friday, 15th August 1913 Frank Not Nervous on Night Of Murder Says Mrs. Ursenbach
Atlanta Constitution August 15th, 1913 Mrs. Charles F. Ursenbach followed her husband on the stand. During the cross-examination by Attorney Hooper she was asked scores of detailer questions about the words and manner of Leo Frank on the Sunday that…
Friday, 15th August 1913 Frank Prepares to Take Stand
Atlanta Georgian August 15th, 1913 Defense's Attorneys Expect to Rest Case To-day CLIMAX NEAR IN GREAT COURT FIGHT; CROWDS AGAIN FLOCK TO TRIAL Interest in the trial of Leo M. Frank surged upward magically Friday when it was reported…
Friday, 15th August 1913 Lawyers Appear Very Interested in Raincoat Lent to Leo M. Frank
Atlanta Constitution August 15th, 1913 Charles F. Ursenbach, husband of Mrs. Leo Frank's sister was put on the stand following Miss Dula May Flowers. He was used by the defense to show what Leo Frank had broken the baseball engagement…
Friday, 15th August 1913 Leo M. Frank Ready to Tell His Own Story to Jury
Atlanta Journal August 15th, 1913 TAKES WITNESS STAND SATURDAY MORNING; UNDER LAW CANNOT BE EXAMINED BY THE SOLICITOR Defense's Case is Rapidly Nearing Completion, and Indications Are That All Witnesses, Except Frank, Will Have Testified Before Court Adjourns Friday—Forty…
Friday, 15th August 1913 Many Men Swear to Good Character of Superintendent of Pencil Factory
Atlanta Constitution August 15th, 1913 Classmates and Instructors at Cornell Come to Atlanta to Testify to His Clean Life While at College and to Show Their Loyalty to Old College Friend. DORSEY ASKS REMOVAL OF LEO FRANK'S MOTHER AND WIFE…
Friday, 15th August 1913 Milton Klein, Visitor of Frank, Is Grilled by Solicitor Dorsey
Atlanta Constitution August 15th, 1913 Milton Klein, a wholesale lumber dealer, a frequent visitor of Frank's while he was in the tower, was the last witness of the day. He was cross-examined at length by Solicitor Dorsey, whose object apparently…
Friday, 15th August 1913 Miss Eva May Flowers Did Not See Any Blood on Factory Floor
Atlanta Constitution August 15th, 1913 Miss Eula May Flowers, an employee of the National Pencil factory, was put on the stand following the two Cornell professors. "Were you at the factory on April 26?" asked Mr. Arnold. "Yes." "What department…
Friday, 15th August 1913 Mother-in-Law of Frank Denies Charges in Cooks Affidavit
Atlanta Constitution August 15th, 1913 Following the testimony of those who claimed to have played poker at the Emil Selig home on the night of April 26, Mrs. Selig, Leo Frank's mother-in-law was placed on the stand and asked…