Category: TRANSCRIPTS: ATLANTA GEORGIAN
Saturday, 25th April 1914: Experts Aid Frank In Report, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 25th April 1914,5th Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Find Nothing About Accused to Prove Conley's Story State's Case Crumbling, Says Burns.Detective W. J. Burns made public Saturday for the first time the fact that the Atlanta physicians delegated by…
Sunday, 26th April 1914: New Conley Notes Prove Him Guilty, Says Burns, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 26th April 1914,4th Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Detective Asserts Writing ShowsNegro in Habit of Using 'Did' as Well as 'Done,' Which State Called White Man's Work.Letters Sent by Sweeper to Negress Declared To Be Proof He Is Degenerate…
Monday, 27th April 1914: Expert Report Aids Frank, Says Burns, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 27th April 1914,1st Edition,PAGE 3, COLUMN 6.Detective W. J. Burns made public Saturday for the first time the fact that the Atlanta physicians delegated by him to visit Leo Frank in his cell at the Tower all…
Tuesday, 28th April 1914: Sensation Near In New Frank Affidavits, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 28th April 1914,2nd Edition,PAGE 2, COLUMN 5.Rumor of Repudiation by Ragsdale and Barber Draws Denunciation From Defense.Sensations were expected Tuesday in the mystery surrounding rumors that the Rev. C. B. Ragsdale, the Kirkwood clergyman, and R. L.…
Wednesday, 29th April 1914: State To Fight New Affidavit For Frank, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 29th April 1914,2nd Edition,PAGE 2, COLUMN 6.Solicitor Dorsey Gathers Evidence to Attack Story of NegroesThat Conley Confessed.Solicitor Hugh Dorsey Wednesday declared that he had not yet decided whether he will ask Judge Ben Hill to reconvene the…
Thursday, 30th April 1914: Ragsdale Lawyer Denies Bribery Charge, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 30th April 1914,2nd Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.2 ACCUSED BY PASTOR REFUTE STORYMinister Who Asserts He Was Given $200 for Affidavit Said To Be Weak-Minded.The sensational story of Rev. O. B. Ragsdale, of the Plum Street Baptist Church,…
Friday, 1st May 1914: Evidence Is Recorded Against Conley, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 1st May 1914,3rd Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 8.Negro's Letters to Carter WomanFiled, but Judge Blocks Reading of Them.Leo Frank's defense was given its first setback in the hearing of the extraordinary motion for a new trial Friday, when…
Saturday, 2nd May 1914: Detective On Stand, Tells Of Probe, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian, Saturday, 2nd May 1914, 3rd Edition, PAGE 1, COLUMN 8. BURNS GRILLED IN COURT BY SOLICITOR Famous Detective, on Stand, Tells of His Connection With the Frank Case. Clearing of Frank Not Condition of His Employment,…
Sunday, 3rd May 1914: W. J. Burns, On Stand For Leo Frank, Is Pressed Hard By Prosecutor, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian, Sunday, 3rd May 1914, PAGE 3, COLUMN 1. Describes His Work on the Case, and Says Record Is Everything Needed to Prove Man's Innocence Admits Not Seeing State Witnesses. Detective William J. Burns underwent more than…