Category: TRANSCRIPTS: ATLANTA GEORGIAN
Tuesday, 24th March 1914: Burns Says He Has New Evidence, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 24th March 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.WASHINGTON, March 24. "I have uncovered new evidence to remove all doubt as to who killed Mary Phagan, the factory girl of Atlanta, for whose death Leo M. Frank has…
Wednesday, 25th March 1914: Noted Woman Who Asks New Frank Trial, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 25th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.MISS JANE ADDAMSPAGE 3, COLUMN 5JANE ADDAMS IS MOVED BY FATE OF LEO FRANKJane Addams, probably the best known woman in the United States and known over the world for…
Thursday, 26th March 1914: Phagan Case Is Easy, Lehon Declares, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 26th March 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 4, COLUMN 1.### Burns Man Says He Is Greatly Encouraged by Results of His First EffortsDan Lehon, superintendent of the Southern division of the William J. Burns Detective Agency, who, in the…
Friday, 27th March 1914: 3 Swear To Alibi For Frank, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 27th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.A half-dozen new witnesses to establish an alibi for Leo Frank, twice as many more to testify to the "shaping" of testimony by the Solicitor and detectives and many others…
Saturday, 28th March 1914: Taxes Kept Low By Fifth, Says Colonel Hall, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 28th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 3, COLUMN 6.### Militia Commander Urges Employers to Allow Men to Join. Tells Benefits.Should the attitude of employers in Atlanta remain antagonistic and the Fifth Regiment be forced to disband, taxes in…
Sunday, 29th March 1914: Burns To Give Phagan Case Findings This Week. Mystery Lifted, He Says, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 29th March 1914,4th Edition (Final),PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.### Famous Detective Declares He Will Point Out Slayer of Girl and Give Indisputable Evidence of Guilt.Frank Discusses the New Motion.Detective William J. Burns, brought to Atlanta to throw light…
Monday, 30th March 1914: No Clews Found In Frank Case In Chicago, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 30th March 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.Report That Defense Had Located New Witness There Is Without Foundation.Dispatches from Chicago Monday denied the report that clews to a possible solution of the Phagan murder mystery had been…
Tuesday, 31st March 1914: Burns Enroute To Atlanta To Finish Probe, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 31st March 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.### Report on Phagan Case Expected From Famous Detective Later Part of WeekWilliam J. Burns is expected to return to Atlanta from New York late Tuesday afternoon or early Wednesday…
Wednesday, 1st April 1914: Phagan Case Is Cleared, Says Biddinger, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 1st April 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 3, COLUMN 4.Burns' Detective Certain Every Phase of Mystery Will Be Fully Explained.Guy B. Biddinger, assistant general manager of the W. J. Burns Detective Agency, said Wednesday, after spending four days in…
Thursday, 2nd April 1914: Biddinger, Burns Man, On Frank Case, Tells Of Baring Canadian Graft, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 2nd April 1914,9th Edition (Final),PAGE 3, COLUMN 1."Butch" Mc Devitt, millionaire for a day, has nothing on Guy B. Biddinger, assistant general manager of the Burns Detective Agency, who is in Atlanta investigating the Phagan murder mystery.…
Friday, 3rd April 1914: Frank Innocent, Declares Burns, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 3rd April 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.PAGE 1, COLUMN 8READY NOWTO POINTTO GIRL'SSLAYERCHICAGO, April 3. "The murderer of Mary Phagan has been found. Leo M. Frank will not be hanged on April 17."This statement was made…
Saturday, 4th April 1914: Burns Due Here To-day; Ready To Report, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 4th April 1914,2th Edition (Final),PAGE 2, COLUMN 2.William J. Burns, after a prolonged investigation of various phases of the Phagan murder case in New York, Chicago and Kansas City, is expected in Atlanta Saturday, having left Chicago…
Sunday, 5th April 1914: Burns Returns To End Probe And Give Report, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 5th April 1914,4th Edition (Final),PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.### Detective Declares Result of Investigation of Frank Case Will Be Made Public 'Very Soon.' Trip North Developed Valuable Evidence.Back from a week's trip that included visits to New York,…
Monday, 6th April 1914: Conley Denies Scaring Girls At Factory, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 6th April 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 2, COLUMN 4.Jim Conley, whom Detective W. J. Burns is saving for the last in his investigation of the Phagan murder mystery, Monday made complete denial of the allegations made in the…
Tuesday, 7th April 1914: Courting Days Boasts That Fail Not Divorce Grounds, Rules Court, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 7th April 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.The pathetic and the ludicrous marched side by side in Judge W. D. Ellis' divorce mill Tuesday. The courtroom crowd cried with the young bride whose husband had dragged her…
Wednesday, 8th April 1914: Burns Sees Solicitor Dorsey, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 8th April 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Talks Over Frank Case With the Prosecutor and Is Shown the State's Physical Evidence.William J. Burns had his first talk with Solicitor Hugh Dorsey Wednesday and went over the physical…
Thursday, 9th April 1914: Burns’ Report Not Likely To Be Given For Another Week, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 9th April 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Additional developments in the Phagan murder case Thursday made it strongly probable that Detective W. J. Burns, who already has been investigating the mystery more than three weeks, will delay…
Friday, 10th April 1914: Burns Probing Character Of Frank Now, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 10th April 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 7, COLUMN 5.Detective Invites All Persons Who Have Known Prisoner to Confer With Him.Detective W. J. Burns Friday began an investigation of every story and rumor concerning the character of Leo M.…
Saturday, 11th April 1914: Hint Pinkerton Here On Frank Case Denied, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 11th April 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 2, COLUMN 6.### Rumor Had Rival Detective Watching Burns; Latter Has New ClewsSpeculation was aroused Saturday by the report that William A. Pinkerton, head of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, was in…
Sunday, 12th April 1914: $1,000 Offered By Burns For Evidence To Support Frank Character Attack, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 12th April 1914,4th Edition,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Detective Declares Reward Is Open to Dorsey, Lanford, or Anyone Else Who May Give Him Information He Seeks 'I'm After Truth,' He Says.An offer of $1,000 was made by Detective W.…
Monday, 13th April 1914: Hint Pinkerton Here On Frank Case Denied, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 13th April 1914,1st Edition,PAGE 2, COLUMN 6.Rumor Had Rival Detective Watching Burns Later Has New ClewsSpeculation was aroused Saturday by the report that William A. Pinkerton, head of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, was in Atlanta, and…
Thursday, 16th April 1914: Date Of Frank Hanging Only One Day Off, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 16th April 1914,1st Edition,PAGE 2, COLUMN 4.Interest Centers in Disposition of Extraordinary Motion Delay of Execution Certain.With only a day intervening before the date set for the execution of Leo Frank, interest centered Wednesday in the probable…
Friday, 17th April 1914: Dr. Harris Not Certain Of Hair Test’s Accuracy. Frank Contention Hit, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 17th April 1914,8th Edition,PAGE 6, COLUMN 1.Dr. H. F. Harris, to whom questions were put bearing on his comparison of the strands of hair found on the second floor of the National Pencil Factory with that taken…
Saturday, 18th April 1914: Burn’s Report Next Step In Frank Case, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 18th April 1914,4th Edition,PAGE 2, COLUMN 5.Result of Mysterious Trip Eagerly AwaitedHooper Surprised at Verdict Motion.Since the filing of the motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank the case has marked time, waiting for the…
Sunday, 19th April 1914: M’knight, In Jail, Denies Affidavit Aiding Frank, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 19th April 1914,4th Edition,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Negro of Police Station Since Last Thursday for 'Protection,' He Says. Returns to His Original Story on Stand.Witness Reported to Have Told Dorsey Agent for Defense Had Him Discharged at Terminal…
Monday, 20th April 1914: Burns Likely To Make Report Within Day, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 20th April 1914,4th Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Prospects of an early report by William J. Burns on the Phagan murder case were revived by the announcement of Dan Lehon, Burns' lieutenant, that his chief would arrive in Atlanta…
Tuesday, 21st April 1914: Burns’ Report Now Expected Wednesday, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 21st April 1914,4th Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 8.William J. Burns had "nothing to say" Tuesday concerning his prospective report on the Phagan murder case, but asserted that the result of his investigation in all probability would be made…
Wednesday, 22nd April 1914: Lanford Declines To Show Affidavits To Detective Burns, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 22nd April 1914,1st Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.BURNS MAKES FIRST REPORTDetective William J. Burns, accompanied by Dan Lehon and a lawyer in the Frank case, called at police headquarters late Tuesday afternoon and held a five-minute conference with…
Thursday, 23rd April 1914: New Battle On To Save Frank, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 23rd April 1914,3rd Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Dorsey Springs Surprise as Hear Ing Opens, Announcing No Counter-Showing.The hearing on the extraordinary motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank was begun Thursday before Judge Hill in the…
Friday, 24th April 1914: Burns Fixes Slaying On Conley, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 24th April 1914,3rd Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Report of Detective Filed as High Card in Defense's Battle for New TrialLawyers for Leo Frank played their high card Friday by offering as amendments to the extraordinary motion for a…