Category: TRANSCRIPTS: ATLANTA CONSTITUTION
Thursday, 17th December 1914: New Yorkers Sign Pardon Petition For Leo M. Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 17th December 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 4.New York, December 16. (Special.) A petition "in the name of justice, common sense, and humanity" to Governor J. M. Slaton, of Georgia, for the pardon of Leo M. Frank, who is…
Friday, 18th December 1914: Leo Frank Opens New Court Fight, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 18th December 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 1.Counsel Appeals to Federal Judge Newman for Writ of Habeas Corpus, Charging Client Is Illegally Held. Charging that he is being unjustly and illegally held in imprisonment by the State of Georgia,…
Saturday, 19th December 1914: Newman To Hear Frank Case Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 19th December 1914,PAGE 14, COLUMN 2.Case Will Still Be in Courts When Execution Date Arrives, Thus Causing Postponement, Say Lawyers.Leo Frank's case will still be in the courts on January 22, the date set for his execution,…
Sunday, 20th December 1914: Appeal Of Frank To Supreme Court Not Yet Allowed, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 20th December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Delay Until Monday Results When Federal Law Passed in 1908, Governing Procedure in Such Cases, Is Cited.JUDGE NEWMAN DENIES WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS Makes Announcement, However, That He "Is Inclined to Grant"…
Monday, 21st December 1914: Newman Decides Frank Case Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 21st December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Prisoner's Hope of Getting Hearing Before U. S. Supreme Court Depends Upon Federal Judge's ActionJudge W. T. Newman, of the Federal Court, will this morning at 10 o'clock, in the Federal Building,…
Tuesday, 22nd December 1914: Alexander Scores Charge Of Dorsey, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 22nd December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Frank Attorney Leaves for Washington to Make Effort There to Secure Supreme Court Hearing.On the eve of his departure for Washington, where he will put his appeal for the life of Leo…
Wednesday, 23rd December 1914: Marshall Will Make Supreme Court Plea, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 23rd December 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 3.Frank's Atlanta Lawyers Will Prepare for Plea to the Prison Board.WILL PLEAD FOR FRANK. Philadelphia, December 22. (Special.) In the belief that a commutation of the death sentence to life imprisonment will…
Friday, 25th December 1914: Lamar Postpones Action On Appeal, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 25th December 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 3.Advices yesterday from Washington say that Justice Lamar, of the United States Supreme Court, postponed until after Christmas his decision on the Appeal of Leo M. Frank, presented Thursday by Louis Marshall,…
Sunday, 27th December 1914: Bond Witness Charges Attempt To Frame-up, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 27th December 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 4.Isom Says Effort Has Been Made to Get Him to "Double-Cross" Solicitor. Courthouse Circles were stirred yesterday over the Report that an attempt had been made to force Charley Isom, a prosecuting…
Monday, 28th December 1914: Leo Frank Decision Is Expected Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 28th December 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.Followers of the many phases of the Leo Frank Case are keenly interested today in the expected verdict of Justice Lamar, of the United States Supreme Court, upon the Application for an…
Tuesday, 29th December 1914: Leo M. Frank’s New Fight For Life, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 29th December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.May Last in Courts for Six Months Before a Final Decision Is Reached If Prisoner Wins, the Case Comes Back to the Federal Court for Hearing on Constitutional Questions; If He Loses,…
Wednesday, 30th December 1914: Long Legal Battle In Leo Frank Case, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 30th December 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 4.Both Sides Prepare for Hard Fight Before the Supreme Court. MAY USE SIOUX CITY CASE. News from Sioux City, Iowa, is to the effect that Attorneys for Leo Frank have obtained information…