Author: Mary Phagan
Thursday, August 21st, 1913: Arnold Charges Gigantic Frame-up To Convict Frank. Hooper Says Conley’s Story Stood Test Of Grilling, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Thursday, 21st August 1913. PAGE 1 Not Looking for Blood, But Seeking the Murderer of Mary Phagan, Says Hooper FRANK DESCRIBED AS JEKYL AND HYDE BY STATE ATTORNEY Frank A. Hooper, in Opening Speech for the Prosecution,…
Thursday, 21st August 1913 Frank Hooper Opens Argument In Leo Frank Case This Morning
The Atlanta Constitution, Thursday, August 21st, 1913 Page 3. The opening argument in the Frank trial will be made at 9 o’clock this morning by Attorney Frank B. Hooper, associate counsel for the defense. Two hours probably will be occupied…
Thursday, 21st August 1913 Frank’s Character Bad Declare Many Women and Girls on Stand
The Atlanta Constitution Thursday, August 21st, 1913. Solicitor Dorsey make a persistent effort Wednesday morning to show that the character of Leo Frank is anything but good. Ha laid particular stress upon his character as to his relations with women…
Thursday, 21st August 1913 Girls Testify to Seeing Frank Enter Dressing Room With Woman
The Atlanta Constitution Thursday, August 21st, 1913. Following the introduction of the telegram Solicitor Hugh Dorsey began another attack on the character of Leo Frank and after a bitter wrangle secured the right to ask factory girls in regard to…
Thursday, 21st August 1913 Girls Testify to Seeing Frank Talking to Little Mary Phagan With His Hands on Her Person
The Atlanta Constitution, Thursday, August 21st, 1913. Page 2. Girls Testify to Seeing Frank Talking to Little Mary Phagan With His Hands on Her Person The evidence brought out on Tuesday that Frank had frequently been seen talking to Mary…
Thursday, 21st August 1913 Leo Frank Takes Stand Again Despite Objection of Dorsey
The Atlanta Constitution, Thursday, August 21st, 1913 Page 2. In concluding the defense's case Attorney Arnold stated to the court that there were two or three matters which had developed to which he considered the defendant had a right to…
Thursday, 21st August 1913 Mass Of Perjuries Charged By Arnold Centers Hot Attack On Conley. Ridicules Prosecution Theory
The Atlanta Georgian, Thursday, 21st August 1913. PAGE 1 In a cold, cutting arraignment of the methods used to build up a case against Leo M. Frank, accused of the murder of Mary Phagan, Reuben Arnold, of the accused man's…
Thursday, 21st August 1913 Railway Employee Swears Car Reached Center of City at 12:03
The Atlanta Constitution, Thursday, August 21st, 1913. Page 2. Several employees of the Georgia Railway and Power company were introduced by the prosecution Wednesday to testify as to the time of the arrival of the English avenue street car at…
Thursday, 21st August 1913 Starnes Tells How Affidavit From Negro Cook Was Secured
The Atlanta Constitution, Thursday, August 21, 1913. Page 3. John Starnes, prosecutor of Leo Frank, was put up to tell about the Minola McKnight affidavit. “Did you Investigate the scuttle hole around the elevator? was Dorsey's first question. An objection…
Thursday, 21st August 1913 Swears That Frank Prepared Sheets in Less Than 2 Hours
The Atlanta Constitution Thursday, August 21st, 1913 J. M. Gantt, who has been an important figure in the state's case, was called during the afternoon to testify to the length of time in which he has seen Frank make out…
Thursday, 21st August 1913 Testimony of Dr. Harris Upheld By Noted Stomach Specialists
The Atlanta Constitution, Thursday, August 21, 1913 Page 2. Dr. Clarence Johnson, when called to the stand Wednesday morning as the first witness, designated the deductions of Dr. H. T. Harris in regard to the time of Mary Phagan’s death…
Thursday, 21st August 1913 Testimony of Hollis Assaulted by Witness
The Atlanta Constitution, Thursday, August 21, 1913 Page 3. J. B. Reed, a tile layer, told of a talk with W. T. Hollis, a conductor, who, he declared, had expressed sorrow at having brought Mary Phagan into town on her…
Friday, 22nd August 1913 Arnold Ridicules Plot Alleged By Prosecution And Attacks The Methods Used By Detective
The Atlanta Constitution, Friday, 22nd August 1913. Page 2. When Attorney Frank A. Hooper had made the opening speech of the prosecution, Attorney Reuben R. Arnold prepared for the first speech of the defense. It had been announced that he…
Friday, 22nd August 1913 Chronological Table Of Frank’s Actions On Day Of Murder
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 22nd August 1913.Page 1.This is the chronological table of Frank's actions on the date of the murder which was displayed in chart form yesterday afternoon during Attorney Arnold's speech:7:30 a.m. Minola McKnight.8:26 a.m. Frank arrives at factory.…
Friday, 22nd August 1913 Frank Case May Go To Jury Late This Afternoon
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 22nd August 1913.Page 1.LAWYERS' BATTLE WILL END TODAY AND JUDGE WILL CHARGE THE JURYIn First Speech for State on Wednesday Morning, Frank Hooper Scored General Conditions at National Pencil Factory, Terming Leo Frank, a Dr. Jekyll and…
Friday, 22nd August 1913 In Dramatic Phrases Hooper Outlines Events Leading Up To And Following Death Of Girl
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 22nd August 1913.Page two."Your honor, and gentlemen of the jury." spoke Mr. Hooper, the first of the attorneys to address the court, "the object of this trial, as well as all other trials, is the ascertainment of…
Friday, August 22nd, 1913: In Scathing Terms Rosser Scores Dalton, Dorsey, Police. Dorsey Will Conclude, Summing Up Case Against Leo Frank, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Friday, 22nd August 1913. PAGE 1 DALTON EXCORIATED, CONLEY ANNIHILATED AND SOLICITOR CHARGED WITH PERSECUTION Mr. Rosser Defends the Character of the Pencil Factory, Declares That Few Men Could Have Stood the Test Put to Frank by…
Friday, 22nd August 1913 Rosser Begins Final Plea
The Atlanta Georgian, Friday, 22nd August 1913. LEADING COUNSEL FOR FRANK IN FULL SWING Rosser's work on the Frank case has taxed even his remarkable physique. He has lost 25 pounds in weight. Luther Z. Rosser Closes Arguments For Defense.…
Saturday, 23rd August 1913 Dorsey’s Brilliant Address Attacking Leo Frank Is Stopped By Adjournment Of Court Friday
The Atlanta Constitution, Saturday, 23rd August 1913. Page 3. Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey began at 3:30 o'clock Friday afternoon, August 22, 1913, the final argument in the Leo Frank case, and he told the jurors as he started that…
Saturday, August 23rd, 1913: Leo Frank Trial Adjourned Until Monday Morning With Solicitor Hugh Dorsey In Midst Of Impassioned Speech. The Atlanta Journal.
The Atlanta Journal, Saturday, 23rd August 1913. PAGE 1 MRS. COLEMAN WEEPS AND FRANK'S WIFE COVERS FACE WITH HANDS DURING SPEECH MRS. COLEMAN WEEPS AND FRANK'S WIFE COVERS FACE WITH HANDS DURING SPEECH Solicitor Was Nearing End of Masterly Address…
Saturday, 23rd August 1913 Rosser Makes Great Speech For The Defense. Scores Detectives And Criticizes The Solicitor
The Atlanta Constitution, Saturday, 23rd August 1913. Page Two. In a quiet yet concentrated tone Attorney Luther Zeigler Rosser, Friday morning at 9 o'clock made the final plea of the defense for the life of Leo Frank. The beginning of…
Sunday, 24th August 1913 Dorsey Demands Death Penalty For Frank In Thrilling Closing Plea
The Atlanta Georgian, Sunday, 24th August 1913. LEO M. FRANK as he appeared in court yesterday. The defendant was calm under the terrific denunciation of the prosecutor and watched Mr. Dorsey intently through the many hours that the Solicitor consumed…
Sunday, August 24th, 1913: Leo Frank’s Fate Will Soon Be Known Dorsey Will Finish His Speech In Few Hours, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Sunday, 24th August 1913. Judge Roan Will Then Deliver His Charge and the Case Is Certain to Be in the Jury's Hands by Noon Tomorrow. Some Look for a Quick Ver- dict, While Others Predict the…
Sunday, 24th August 1913 Many Records Are Badly Broken By State’s Most Expensive Trial
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 24th August 1913.Original Author: Britt Craig.Besides costing Fulton county a small-sized fortune, the trial of Leo Frank has broken many records which at one time seemed likely to stand for all time.It has been Georgia's longest trial.It…
Sunday, 24th August 1913 Solicitor Reasserts His Conviction Of Bad Character And Guilt Of Frank
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 24th August 1913.Page two."What I had to say yesterday," began Mr. Dorsey at the opening of Saturday morning's session, "with references to character, I think I have demonstrated by law to any fair-minded man that the defendant…
Monday, 25th August 1913 Frank Case To Jury Today Leo, Frank On His Way From Jail To Court
The Atlanta Georgian, Monday, 25th August 1913. This photo was snapped as Frank left the Tower. Frank always is nattily attired, and walks briskly from the auto which brings him from the tower to courtroom. The accused never is handcuffed…
Monday, 25th August 1913 Leo Frank’s Fate May Be Decided By Monday Night
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 25th August 1913.Page 1.Solicitor Dorsey Is Expected to Complete His Address to Jury During Morning Session of Court.MANY FRIENDS VISIT FRANK IN THE TOWERJudge Has Intimated That He Will Be Ready to Receive Verdict at Any Time…
Monday, August 25th, 1913: Leo M. Frank’s Fate Is Now In Hands Of The Jury. Motion For Mistrial Is Denied By Judge Leonard S. Roan, The Atlanta Journal.
The Atlanta Journal, Monday, 25th August 1913. PAGE 1. JUDGE ROAN CHARGES JURY THAT THEY ARE SOLE JDUGES OF WITNESSES' CREDIBILITY He Discusses "Reasonable Doubt," Declaring That Burden of Proof That Defendant Is Guilty Beyond "a Reasonable Doubt, but Not…
Tuesday, 26th August 1913 As Bells Tolled, Dorsey Closed Magnificent Argument Which Fastened Crime On Frank
The Atlanta Constitution, Tuesday, 26th August 1913. Page 2 As the big bell in the Catholic church tolled the hour of 12 o'clock Solicitor Dorsey concluded his remarkable plea for the conviction of Leo Frank with the dreadful words "Guilty,…
Tuesday, 26th August 1913 Frank Convicted, Asserts Innocence
The Atlanta Constitution, Tuesday, 26th August 1913. Page 1. WAITS WITH WIFE IN TOWER FOR NEWS FROM COURTROOM. FRIENDS TELL HIM VERDICT. "I Am as Innocent Today as I Was One Year Ago," He Cries "The Jury Has Been…