Category: TRANSCRIPTS: ATLANTA CONSTITUTION
Wednesday, 9th June 1915: Frank Decision Will Be Made Public Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 9th June 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.When the Prison Commission Makes Report, Frank's Counsel Will Ask Hearing Soon.The Prison Commission will make its Report to Governor Slaton on the Leo Frank Hearing this morning. This was stated by…
Thursday, 10th June 1915: Case Of Leo Frank Is Up To Governor For Final Decision, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 10th June 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Slaton Now Becomes Judge and Jury in Famous Case Which Has Been in Courts Over Two Years.FRANK STILL HOPEFUL OF SECURING FREEDOMLawyers for Prisoner and Solicitor Dorsey Will Appear Before Governor Slaton…
Friday, 11th June 1915: Curram Is On Trial On Charge Of Murder, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 11th June 1915,PAGE 7, COLUMN 1.George Curram is on trial for his life for the murder of Charlie Maloof in the Fulton Superior Court before Judge Ben Hill. But five Jurors had qualified on Thursday, and the…
Saturday, 12th June 1915: Marietta Delegation To Fight Frank Plea, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 12th June 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.Former Governor Jos. BrownWill Appear as Chairman ofProtesting Committee.A Committee headed by former Governor Joseph M. Brown will come from Marietta this morning to appear before Governor Slaton when the final Leo…
Sunday, 13th June 1915: Slaton To Spend Today In Study Of Frank Appeal, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 13th June 1915,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Hearing Adjourned at Midday Saturday Until Monday Morning at Request of Solicitor Dorsey.BROWN TAKES STAND AGAINST COMMUTATIONFormer Governor Declares Mercy Should Not Be Permitted to Interfere With the Ends of Justice.Governor Slaton…
Monday, 14th June 1915: Slaton Expected To Inspect Scene Of Murder Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 14th June 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### The Governor, Lawyers for Frank and the Solicitor General Spend Sunday Working Hard on Case.### DORSEY WILL PRESENT NEW AFFIDAVITS TODAY### Hearing Will Be Resumed at 9 O'Clock This Morning. A…
Tuesday, 15th June 1915: Howard To Finish Appeal For Frank Early Wednesday, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 15th June 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Governor Forced to Adjourn Hearing Monday Afternoon to Take Trip to Athens. Slaton's Decision in Case Expected Either Wednesday or Thursday.STORY TOLD BY CONLEY NECESSARY TO CONVICT FRANK, SAYS HOWARDThe Ex-Congressman Tells…
Wednesday, 16th June 1915: Hardwick Raps Bryan’s Course, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 16th June 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Criticizes Statements But Says Resignation Is Best Thing for Party Tells of Trip to Hawaii.Returned from a journey to Hawaii, the strategic military point of the Pacific so far as North America…
Thursday, 17th June 1915: Leo Frank’s Fate Up To Governor. Hearing Is Ended, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 17th June 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Wednesday Consumed by Address of Ex-Congressman Howard, Solicitor Dorsey Making No Reply.DECISION OF GOVERNOR EXPECTED BY SATURDAYAs Soon as Hearing Was Completed, Gov. Slaton Left for Country Home to Study the Records.The…
Friday, 18th June 1915: Leo Frank May Know His Fate By Sunday, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 18th June 1915,PAGE 12, COLUMN 2.Thought Gov. Slaton Will Announce His Decision on Appeal Saturday.Governor Slaton's Decision in the Frank Case Appeal for Commutation will not be announced before Saturday. He has been making an exhaustive study…
Saturday, 19th June 1915: Decision On Frank Expected Monday, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 19th June 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.### No Reprieve Will Be GivenPrisoner on Account of Nearness of Execution Date, However, Says Governor.Governor John M. Slaton will deliver no decision in the Leo Frank case until either Monday afternoon…
Sunday, 20th June 1915: Howard Confident Of Commutation For Leo Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 20th June 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 3.Expressing confidence that Governor John M. Slaton would commute the sentence of Leo Frank, Attorney William M. Howard, the former congressman who delivered such a masterful speech before the governor in behalf…
Monday, 21st June 1915: Frank’s Sentence Is Commuted By Slaton, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 21st June 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1 AND 3.### Begins Life Sentence#### LEO FRANK**PAGE 1, COLUMN 5****Prisoner Taken Under Guard****To Milledgeville State Farm**To Serve Life Sentence ThereThe sentence of Leo M. Frank, condemned to die for the murder…
Tuesday, 22nd June 1915: Frank Starts Prison Work. Noisy Crowd At Governor’s Home Dispersed By Militia, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 22nd June 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.### Solicitor General Hugh Dorsey Issues Statement in Which He Says That He Believed That Slaton Was Disqualified to Pass Upon the Case and Declares He Cannot Find in His Statement Single…
Wednesday, 23rd June 1915: Quiet In Atlanta And Milledgeville. Slaton At Capitol, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 23rd June 1915,PAGE 9, COLUMN 2.Detachments of the Military and the Governor's Horse Guard remained on duty yesterday and last night in the vicinity of Governor's Country Home, on Peachtree Road, and are still there this morning.…
Thursday, 24th June 1915: Guards Increased At Milledgeville, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 24th June 1915,PAGE 12, COLUMN 3.Governor Slaton Keeps in Communication With Prison Authorities.Milledgeville, Ga., June 23. As the result of rumors of a possible attack on the Georgia Prison Farm here, where Leo M. Frank is confined,…
Friday, 25th June 1915: Correspondents Hurt South By Sending Out Fake Boycott Stories, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 25th June 1915,PAGE 8, COLUMN 5.(From The Philadelphia Public Ledger.)Atlanta, Ga., June 24.---(Special.) Leading Citizens of Atlanta were amazed today when informed by your Correspondent that dispatches had been sent to Eastern Newspapers indicating there was a…
Sunday, 27th June 1915: Hal Reid In Atlanta Probing Frank Case, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 27th June 1915,PAGE 57, COLUMN 1.### His Moving Pictures Were Wanted by Defense in the Thaw Case.The Ansley Hotel Lobby, bustling with visitors to the Inauguration Ceremonies, was the scene of the Atlanta angle to the Harry…
Tuesday, 29th June 1915: Appeal For Law And Order Made By The Governor, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 29th June 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.### Harris Issues Statement in Which He Tells Why He Kept Troops on Guard at Home of John M. SlatonGovernor Nat E. Harris, on Monday afternoon, issued a statement to the public…
Wednesday, 30th June 1915: Good People Of State With Me, Says Slaton, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 30th June 1915,PAGE 9, COLUMN 5.### Ex-Governor, in New York, Says Demonstrations Caused No Serious Inconvenience.New York, June 29. Former Governor John M. Slaton, of Georgia, declared in a Statement here tonight "that the good people of…
Thursday, 1st July 1915: Cost $5,000 To Guard Slaton’s Home. D. W. Krauss Appointed Judge, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 1st July 1915,PAGE 14, COLUMN 2.The Cost to the State of Guarding ex-Governor Slaton's Home, after he commuted the Sentence of Leo Frank, will be close to $5,000, according to Reports so far made, to General Van…
Friday, 2nd July 1915: Slaton Sits On Bench During Thaw Hearing, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 2nd July 1915,PAGE 9, COLUMN 6.### Evelyn Thaw Decides to Obey Subpoena to Testify for The State.New York, July 1. Although word was received here today from Malone, N. Y., that Evelyn Nesbit Thaw had announced that…
Saturday, 3rd July 1915: Governor Keeps Negro From South Carolina, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 3rd July 1915,PAGE 3, COLUMN 5.### Pennsylvania Executive's Action Is Based on Fear of LynchingPhiladelphia, July 2. Governor Brumbaugh, it was learned today, has withdrawn a Requisition Warrant issued by Governor Tener, in 1913, for Fred Brown,…
Sunday, 4th July 1915: Criticisms. Conducted By Pansy Panitall. Sins Of The Mother., The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 4th July 1915,PAGE 18, COLUMN 1.It's a good thing Trixy's Mother didn't drink instead of Gambling. If Trixy had inherited a thirst in proportion to her gambling propensities, she wouldn't have survived the first violent ward the…
Sunday, 11th July 1915: Not A Local Issue, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 11th July 1915,PAGE 43, COLUMN 4.(From Collier's.)That the Country at large has taken an earnest interest in the Frank Case speaks well for the Spirit of American Fair Play. For the people of Georgia to feel that…
Tuesday, 13th July 1915: John Temple Graves Announces Hearst Plan To Back Slaton For Senate Or Vice President, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 13th July 1915,PAGE 6, COLUMN 4.(From The Pittsburgh (Pa.) Leader.)That the action of former Governor John M. Slaton, of Georgia, in commuting the death sentence of Leo M. Frank, convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, the…
Wednesday, 14th July 1915: Militia Under Arms Following Mob Rumor, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 14th July 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.### Macon Troops to Go to Milledgeville if Trouble Developed.Macon, Ga., July 13. Three Companies of Macon Militia, the Macon Battalion of the Second Georgia Regiment, under Command of Major W. Polhill…
Thursday, 15th July 1915: No Trouble Occurred At State Prison Farm, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 15th July 1915,PAGE 4, COLUMN 4.Macon, Ga., July 14. Members of three Macon Military Companies of the Second Georgia Regiment, after lounging about their Armories all night awaiting Orders to proceed to Milledgeville to protect Leo M.…
Sunday, 18th July 1915: Leo Frank’s Throat Cut By State Farm Prisoner, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 18th July 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1 AND 3.### Desperately Wounded by Fellow Prisoner#### LEO M. FRANKJugular Vein Severed Partially, Has Slight Chance For Recovery. Attacked by William Creen, Convicted Murderer, at 11:10 Last Night, Frank's Condition Is…
Monday, 19th July 1915: Frank’s Condition Steadily Improving; Good Chance To Recover, Say Doctors, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 19th July 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1 AND 6.William Creen DeclaresThat He Alone PlottedFamous Prisoner's DeathFrank's Family Physician Says That Prompt Attention of Prison Directors Saved Patient's Life.Thinks Frank Will Get Well. Two Trained Nurses on Duty."I'M GOING…