Category: TRANSCRIPTS: ATLANTA GEORGIAN
Wednesday, 6th August 1913 Can Jury Obey if Told to Forget Base Charge?, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian August 6th, 1913 By James B. Nevin. "Gentlemen of the jury, having heard from James Conley, the blackest, most damning story ever told in Atlanta by one human being against another, having sat there and listened as he…
Wednesday, 6th August 1913 Conley Swears Frank Hid Purse, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 6th August 1913,PAGE 55, COLUMN 1.Sweeper's Grilling Ends After 15 Hours, His Main Story UnshakenPAGE 55, COLUMN 7MYSTERY OF GIRL'S MESH BAG EXPLAINED BY NEGRO ON STANDThat Mary Phagan's silver-plated mesh bag, mysteriously missing since the girl's…
Wednesday, 6th August 1913 Crowd Set in Its Opinions, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian August 6th, 1913 By O. B. KEELER. The impression persists that courtroom crowds are made up in the main of two classes, as follows: (1) People who take it for granted that any person being tried on any…
Wednesday, 6th August 1913 Dorsey Accomplishes Aim Despite Big Odds, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian August 6th, 1913 By L. F. WOODRUFF. Practically the entire case on which the State of Georgia bases its claim on the life of Leo Frank to pay for that life taken from Mary Phagan is before…
Wednesday, 6th August 1913 Judge Will Rule on Evidence Attacked by Defense at 2 P.M, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian August 6th, 1913 As soon as court opened Mr. Rosser asked the judge if he was ready to hear argument on the proposition to eliminate parts of Conley testimony. He said he was prepared to support his motion…
Thursday, 7th August 1913: Defense Of Frank Begins, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 7th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Experts Called to Attack Dr. Harris' TestimonyPAGE 1, COLUMN 7DALTON DISAPPOINTS COURT CROWD; ROSSER CALLS DR. L. W. CHILDSLuther Rosser and Reuben Arnold began an assault Thursday noon upon the structure of…
Thursday, 7th August 1913 Jim Conley, the Ebony Chevalier of Crime, is Darktowns Own Hero, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 7th August 1913,PAGE 19, COLUMN 1.By JAMES B. NEVIN.Now that James Conley has been dismissed from the Frank trial, now that he has stood safely the fire of Mr. Rosser's most exhaustive grilling, what of him?If Frank…
Thursday, 7th August 1913 Roans Ruling Heavy Blow to Defense, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 7th August 1913,PAGE 19, COLUMN 6.ROSSER AND ARNOLD SMILING AT THEIR "FIGHTING FACES" FACES OF MEN BATTLING FOR FRANK LUTHER Z. ROSSER. REUBEN ARNOLD.The snapshot shows Luther Rosser and Reuben Arnold looking at Artist Carter's sketch of…
Thursday, 7th August 1913 State Ends Case Against Frank, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 7th August 1913,PAGE 17, COLUMN 1.Dalton Corroborates Jim Conley's StoryDR. CHILDS IS CALLED BY DEFENSE TO REBUT DR. HARRIS' EVIDENCEWith the cross-examination of Dr. H. F. Harris, the State Thursday afternoon rested its case against Leo M.…
Thursday, 7th August 1913 Trial as Varied as Vaudeville Exhibition, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian, Thursday, 7th August 1913, PAGE 19, COLUMN 5. Every Change in Chromatic Scale Rung All Georgia Types Seen in Court. By L. F. WOODRUFF. Every change in the chromatic scale has been rung in the Frank…
Thursday, 7th August 1913 Trial Experts Conflict on Time of Girls Death, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 7th August 1913,PAGE 4, COLUMN 3.Here is a sample of the testimony of Dr. Harris, for the State, given Wednesday afternoon, and conflicting evidence given for the defense by Dr. Child's on Thursday:Dr. Harris said:"I want to…
Friday, 8th August 1913 Bits of Circumstantial Evidence, as Viewed by State, Strands in Rope, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 8th August 1913,PAGE 51, COLUMN 7.By O. B. Keeler.They call it a chain that the State has forged, or has tried to forge, to hold Leo Frank to the murder of Mary Phagan.But isn't it a rope?A…
Friday, 8th August 1913 Scott Put Conleys Story in Strange Light, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 8th August 1913,PAGE 51, COLUMN 6.Harry Scott, of the Pinkerton agency, showed up the "confessions" of Conley in a peculiar light when he was called to the stand by the Frank defense Thursday afternoon.The detective, questioned by…
Friday, 8th August 1913 State, Tied by Conleys Story, Now Must Stand Still Under Hot Fire, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 8th August 1913,PAGE 51, COLUMN 1.By JAMES B. NEVIN.As the defense in the Frank case gets under way, it is evident enough, as it has been from the beginning of this case, that there is but one…
Friday, 8th August 1913 Witnesses Attack Conley Story, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 8th August 1913,PAGE 49, COLUMN 1.Say Mary Phagan Did Not Reach Factory Before 12:10PAGE 49, COLUMN 4WOMAN DENIES SHE EVER VISITED PENCIL PLANT WITH DALTONMiss Daisy Hopkins contradicts his story told to corroborate Conley.The Frank trial audience…
Saturday, 9th August 1913 Absence of Alienists and the Hypothetical Question Distinguishes Frank Trial, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 9th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.By O. B. KEELER.There are two things about the Frank trial that entitle it to distinguished consideration.Thus far not a single alienist has been called to bat, and only the common or…
Saturday, 9th August 1913 Confusion of Holloway Spoils Close of Good Day for the Defense, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 9th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 7.What promised to be a very favorable day for the defense in the trial of Leo M. Frank, charged with the murder of Mary Phagan, was partly spoiled at its close Friday…
Saturday, 9th August 1913 Daltons Testimony False, Girl Named on Stand Says, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 9th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 7.The Georgian to-day received from Miss Laura Atkinson, of No. 30 Ella street, one of the young women mentioned in C. B. Dalton's testimony, a letter denying absolutely that she had ever…
Saturday, 9th August 1913 Exposure of Conley Story Time Flaws is Sought by Defense, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 9th August 1913,PAGE 13, COLUMN 1.ATTACK NEWSBOY TESTIMONYPAGE 13, COLUMN 3The motorman and conductor of the car on which Mary Phagan came to town testified she could not have reached the factory at 12:05 o'clock.STREET CAR MEN…
Saturday, 9th August 1913 Heres the Time Clock Puzzle in Frank Trial; Can You Figure It Out?, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 9th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.THE RIDDLE OF THE CLOCK IN THE PHAGAN MYSTERYJim Conley swears Mary Phagan went up the stairs of the National Pencil factory and was murdered before Monteen Stover arrived. He says he…
Saturday, 9th August 1913 State Attacks Frank Report, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 9th August 1913,.PAGE 1, COLUMN 1SCHIFF TESTIFIES FOR FRANKState Hits Complexity of Report Made Day of TragedyPAGE 1, COLUMN 1NEWSBOY WHOSE EVIDENCE IS UNDER FIRE OF THE DEFENSEGeorge Epps, boy friend of Mary Phagan.PAGE 1, COLUMN 7WOMEN…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Case Never is Discussed by Frank Jurors, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 47, COLUMN 8.Every Man on Panel Has Nickname and Formality Has Been Cast Out.No member of the jury that is to decide Leo M. Frank's guilt or innocence had expressed an opinion on the…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Conley, Unconcerned, Asks Nothing of Trial, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 47, COLUMN 8.Despite the attacks of the defense in the trial of Leo Frank has made upon his story, Jim Conley from whose lips fell the most damning and abhorrent testimony a Georgia jury…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Dalton Sticks Firmly To Story Told on Stand, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 50, COLUMN 3.C. B. Dalton, prominent as a witness in the Frank trial, stuck firmly to the story he told in court when he was confronted Saturday by the letter of Miss Laura Atkinson,…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Frank or Conley? Still Question, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 45, COLUMN 5.Issue Firmly Drawn Between Two Men Defense Starting to Mould Its CaseTheory That Negro Attacked Mary Phagan With Motive of Robbing Her Will Be Shown; Two Charges Against Accused Must Be Refuted.Leo…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Frank Struggles to Prove His Conduct Was Blameless, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 47, COLUMN 1.Co-Workers in the Factory Declare Stories of Factory Revelries Are Beyond ReasonASSISTANT TELLS HOW ACCUSED MAN MADE OUT COMPLEX ACCOUNTSTestimony of Newsboy Who Said He Accompanied Mary Phagan On Street Car On…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Interest in Trial Now Centers in Story of Mincey, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 50, COLUMN 1.Question of Time Considered of Paramount Importance in Defense Theory of Frank CaseTHE diagram shows the daily routine of the jurors who are trying the case against Leo M. Frank. Their days…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Mary Phagans Mother to be Spared at Trial, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 50, COLUMN 4.A spectator at the trial of Leo M. Frank for the murder of little Mary Phagan remarked:"I wonder what the mother of the little girl who was so brutally killed thinks of…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 One Glance at Conley Boosts Darwin Theory, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 50, COLUMN 6.Frank's Accuser Is not the Type of Negro White Men Consider Their Friend.By TARLETON COLLIER.Jim Conley is a low-browed, thick-lipped, anthropoidal sort of negro. You look at him and your faith in…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Phagan Trial Makes Eleven Widows But Jurors Wives Are Peeresses Also, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 50, COLUMN 3.By L. F. WOODRUFFELEVEN widows were made in Atlanta in a day without the assistance of the Grim Reaper, a trip to Reno, pallbearers or affinity stories in the newspapers.And there is…