Author: Mary Phagan

Thursday, 8th October 1914: Long Delayed Search May Help Solve Phagan Case, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 8th October 1914,PAGE 17, COLUMN 5.Detectives Search Rubbish Piles in Rear of Forsyth Street SaloonChief of Detectives Newport Lanford has shrouded in mystery the results of a recent search of rubbish piles behind the saloon at 50…

Friday, 9th October 1914: Fraud In Land Deal Charged To Minister, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 9th October 1914,PAGE 20, COLUMN 4.Woman Asks That Transfer Between Rev. C. B. Ragsdale and Self Be VoidedDeclaring he misrepresented the value of land and other property to her, and that she trusted him as a minister…

Friday, 9th October 1914: Mother Of Frank Will Assist Son, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 9th October 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Plans to Come to Atlanta Soon Burke and Burns Have Clash Smith Makes StatementMrs. Rea Frank, mother of Leo M. Frank, encouraged by the fight that is being made in her son's…

Saturday, 10th October 1914: No Attack On Dorsey, Says William M. Smith, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 10th October 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 3.Conley's Former Attorney Denies Stories to That Effect. Attorney William M. Smith, Jim Conley's former counsel, but now his accuser, stated to a reporter for The Constitution Friday afternoon that he did…

Monday, 12th October 1914: Frank Case Adjourns Criminal Court Week, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 12th October 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.Adjournment Taken to Give Solicitor Dorsey Time to Prepare BriefTo permit Solicitor General Dorsey to devote his whole time to the preparation of a brief for the hearing before the Supreme Court,…

Tuesday, 13th October 1914: H. M. Dorsey At Work On The Frank Case, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 13th October 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.In order that Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey may prepare to combat the move of Leo M. Frank's attorneys to upset the verdict of guilty on constitutional grounds, Judge Hill on Monday…

Wednesday, 14th October 1914: Negroes Do Battle Over Charms Of Maud, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 14th October 1914,PAGE 11, COLUMN 3.A three-cornered love tangle of Decatur Street excited public interest last night at Ivy and Exchange place, when eight shots were fired by Julius Bell and an unknown Negro in a fight…

Thursday, 15th October 1914: Appeal Made By Leo Frank For New Trial Turned Down By Georgia Supreme Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 15th October 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3 AND 4.With All Justices Concurring, Highest Court Tribunal Hands Down Opinion Denying Motion Based on Newly Discovered Grounds. Leo M. Frank, convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, yesterday lost another…

Thursday, 15th October 1914: Leo Frank Loses His Fight For New Trial, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 15th October 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 1.Judge Hill's Denial of Extraordinary Motion Upheld By Supreme CourtIn a decision handed down Wednesday afternoon, the Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed the decision of Judge Benjamin H. Hill in denying the…

Saturday, 24th October 1914: Grice To Help Dorsey Fight The Frank Case Before Supreme Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 24th October 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 2.A new feature to the Frank Case will be the entrance into the litigation next Monday, when the Case is reopened before the Supreme Court, of Attorney General Warren Grice, who, with…

Saturday, 24th October 1914: State Finishes Brief To Fight Frank Motion, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 24th October 1914,PAGE 10, COLUMN 2.Solicitor Dorsey Cites Decision in Case of Cawthon vs. the State, 119 Ga., 413. Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey and Ed A. Stephens, his assistant, completed Saturday afternoon the State's brief on…

Sunday, 25th October 1914: Last Appeal In Frank Case Comes Up Monday, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 25th October 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 4.Defense Motion to Set Aside Verdict Will Be HeardThe last appeal in the Case of Leo M. Frank, the motion to set aside the verdict of guilty on the ground that it…

Sunday, 25th October 1914: New Attorneys Lead Frank’s Latest Fight, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Sunday, 25th October 1914, PAGE 39, COLUMN 2. Rosser and Arnold Will Not Participate in the Supreme Court Hearing Monday. The fight before the Supreme Court tomorrow morning to set aside the Frank verdict on constitutional…

Monday, 26th October 1914: Frank Case Is Argued Before Supreme Court, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 26th October 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Effort Made to Set Aside Verdict Because He Was Not Present at ReadingFor three hours and fifteen minutes, the State Supreme Court, Monday morning, listened to arguments for and against Leo M.…

Monday, 26th October 1914: Rotarian “frank” Given Glad Hand, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 26th October 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 2.Winecoff Rose Garden Will Be Opened Tonight in Honor of Head of International Association."Hello, Frank. Glad to see you, old boy." How would you like to enjoy the distinction of receiving the…

Tuesday, 27th October 1914: Last Appeal Made For Leo M. Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 27th October 1914,PAGE 12, COLUMN 1.Hearing Before the Supreme Court Monday Exhausted Resources of Defense So Far as State Courts Go. The assertion that if Leo Frank had been aware of the waiver of his presence in…

Tuesday, 27th October 1914: Supreme Court Of Ga. Argued And Submitted., The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 27th October 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 27, 1914.Eddie Elder vs. State; from Fulton. Jim James vs. State; from Fayette. Leo M. Frank vs. State; from Fulton. Walter Burton vs. State; from Lee. Curlie Montgomery vs.…

Friday, 30th October 1914: Next Grand Jury May Continue Bond Probe, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 30th October 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.The Fulton County Grand Jury, which adjourns on Saturday, has rested its probe of the alleged fake bond scandal with the indictment of three men on a charge of forging bonds, but…

Friday, 30th October 1914: Seek C. C. Tedder On Forgery Charge, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 30th October 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Lawyer Is Indicted by Grand Jury in Connection With Bond Investigation.Three deputy sheriffs searched the city in vain yesterday looking for C. C. Tedder, who was indicted Tuesday afternoon by the Grand…

Wednesday, 4th November 1914: Youth’s Life Is Saved. Assailant Under Bond, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 4th November 1914,PAGE 10, COLUMN 3.A tri-cornered love affair that culminated in a serious stabbing in which the girl saved the life of the youngest rival, landed Charley Isom, sensational character in the Frank Case and ex-policeman,…

Saturday, 7th November 1914: Atlanta’s Strides From Day To Day, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 7th November 1914,PAGE 11, COLUMN 5.Work is progressing rapidly on the old city hall building at South Pryor and East Hunter streets, which is being converted into a model office building by Reuben Arnold, Harvey Hill and…

Monday, 9th November 1914: Tedder To Surrender To The Sheriff Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 9th November 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 4.Other Indictments May Be Announced, Following His Return to the City. Startling developments are expected this morning in the indictments against an alleged gang of bond forgers, when Carlton C. Tedder surrenders…

Tuesday, 10th November 1914: C. C. Tedder Returns To Face Forgery Charge, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 10th November 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 5.C. C. Tedder, who was recently indicted by the grand jury on a charge of forging bonds on which alleged criminals were released, arrived in the city from Cartersville Monday morning. Tedder…

Tuesday, 10th November 1914: Frank Case Decision May Come Down Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 10th November 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 5.Supreme Court Was in Banc Monday and Decisions Will Immediately Follow. Although no advance information can be had, it is possible that the verdict of the Supreme Court in the final Leo…

Wednesday, 11th November 1914: Case Against Burns – Man To Be Dropped, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 11th November 1914,PAGE 16, COLUMN 1.Solicitor Does Not Believe He Has Sufficient Evidence to Convict Dan Lehon. The Cases of Arthur Thurman, lawyer, and C. C. Tedder, one-time Burns employee, both charged with subornation of perjury in…

Wednesday, 11th November 1914: Frank Case Decision May Be Given Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 11th November 1914,PAGE 12, COLUMN 6.A decision in the Leo Frank Case may be handed down by the Supreme Court today. The Court has been in session for days now, and it is expected that the Case…

Saturday, 14th November 1914: Leo M. Frank Loses Last Fight In Statesupreme Court To Appeal To The U.s. Supreme Court, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 14th November 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Court Holds That Point Made in Motion, That Verdict Was Rendered in Defendant's Absence, Should Have Been Raised When New Trial Was AskedThe Supreme Court of Georgia Saturday afternoon handed down a…

Sunday, 15th November 1914: Frank’s Case May Wait 18 Months On U. S. Court, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 15th November 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.If He Fails to Reach Federal Tribunal Last Chance in Pardon Board. The Case of Leo M. Frank, whose last appeal has been refused by the Supreme Court of Georgia, will remain…

Sunday, 15th November 1914: Leo Frank Loses In Supreme Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 15th November 1914,PAGE 45, COLUMN 1.Petition to Set Aside Verdict Because He Was Not in Court When It Was Rendered, Denied.The fight which has been waged in the state Courts to save Leo M. Frank, convicted of…

Thursday, 19th November 1914: Demurrer To Burns Men Indictment Overruled, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 19th November 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 1.Attorneys for Defendants agree to go to trial early in December. Judge Ben H. Hill, of Fulton Superior Court, Thursday morning overruled the demurrer to the indictment of Dan S. Lehon, C.…