Category: TRANSCRIPTS: ATLANTA JOURNAL
Tuesday, 12th August 1913 C. B. Daltons Character Shown Up by Frank Defense; Four Witnesses Swear They Would Not Believe His Oath
Atlanta JournalAugust 12th, 1913 DALTON ADMITS HE SERVED A CHAINGANG SENTENCE FOR THEFT OF A "SHOP HAMMER" Miss Hattie Hall Swears She Was In Frank's Office Between 11 and 12 o'Clock and That Superintendent Did No Work on Finance Sheet…
Tuesday, 12th August 1913 Ethics of Dr. H. F. Harris Bitterly Attacked By Reuben Arnold
Atlanta JournalAugust 12th, 1913 Sensational Charge Hurled By Physician in Testimony Given at Afternoon Session Dr. Westmoreland, Answering Question of Attorney Reuben R. Arnold, Declares He Never Heard of a Chemist Who Had Made Examination by Himself and Then Destroyed…
Wednesday, 13th August 1913 Franks Character Made Issue by the Defense
Atlanta JournalAugust 13th, 1913 ACTION A CHALLENGE TO STATE TO PUT UP WITNESSES IN REBUTTAL WHO OTHERWISE COULDN'T TESTIFY Lemmie Quinn, Foreman In Metal Room, Tells the Jury He Visited Factory on Saturday, April 26, and Found Frank at His…
Wednesday, 13th August 1913 Franks Lawyers Again Threaten Move for Mistrial
Atlanta JournalAugust 13th, 1913 Questions Asked by Dorsey Of Office Boy at Factory Ruled Out After Argument Attorney Reuben R. Arnold Declares That Any Further Testimony Along Lines of That Sought by the Solicitor During Examination of Philip Chambers Will…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 Court Stirred by Outburst From Leo Franks Mother
Atlanta JournalAugust 14th, 1913 Defense Character Witness Is Used by Solicitor to Get Suggestions Before Jury Solicitor Mentions Names of Many Persons, Who Will Probably be Put Up in Rebuttal to Attack Frank's Conduct as Related to Woman Employes of…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 Franks Story of Before and After Crime Corroborated; Defenses Motion to Strike Sensational Questions Fails
Atlanta JournalAugust 14th, 1913 FRANK WAS SEEN BY WITNESSES ON HIS WAY TO AND FROM HOME DAY LITTLE GIRL WAS KILLED Solicitor Declares That Outburst of Yesterday Should Not Be Allowed and That as There Is Further Unpleasant Testimony to…
Friday, 15th August 1913 All Georgia Records Broken by the Frank Trial
Atlanta JournalAugust 15th, 1913 Testimony up to Thursday Would Fill 500 Newspaper Columns, Says Official Mrs. M. Marcus, M. J. Goldstein, I. Strauss, Who Participated in Card Game, Declare Frank Showed No Signs of Excitement When They Saw Him Saturday…
Friday, 15th August 1913 Leo M. Frank Ready to Tell His Own Story to Jury
Atlanta Journal August 15th, 1913 TAKES WITNESS STAND SATURDAY MORNING; UNDER LAW CANNOT BE EXAMINED BY THE SOLICITOR Defense's Case is Rapidly Nearing Completion, and Indications Are That All Witnesses, Except Frank, Will Have Testified Before Court Adjourns Friday—Forty…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Mrs. Rae Frank Takes Stand in Sons Defense
Atlanta JournalAugust 16th, 1913 Identifies Letter Written By Frank to N. Y. Kinfolks On the Day of the Murder By Asking Pencil Factory Forelady If She Saw Frank Talking to Mary Phagan, Solicitor Dorsey Indicates That He Has Witnesses Who…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Pencil Factory Model is Damaged in Fight
Atlanta Journal August 16th, 1913 Lamar Rucker and Max Swain, Reporter, "Scrap" Adjoining Court Room A fight between Lamar Rucker, an attorney from Athens, and Maxwell Swain, representative of the Atlanta Star, at the trial of Leo M. Frank,…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Witness, Called by Defense, Testifies Against Frank
Atlanta Journal August 16th, 1913 MISS IRENE JACKSON DECLARES FRANK LOOKED INTO DRESSING ROOM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS Daughter of Policeman A. W. Jackson Testifies That Frank Opened the Door of Dressing Room and Looked in While Young Lady Was…
Sunday, 17th August 1913 Frank Should Know Fate Before The Week Passes Is Opinion Of Attorneys
The Atlanta Journal, Sunday, 17th August 1913. While Defense Has About Forty Character Witnesses, It's Not Believed That Their Testimony Will Take More Than One Day, and Frank Himself Will Probably Tell His Self to the Jury Some Time Tuesday.…
Monday, 18th August 1913 Frank Takes Stand – Tells His Story
The Atlanta Journal, Monday, 18th August 1913. Defendant LEO M. FRANK ON WITNESS STAND FACING THE JURY, FRANK ASSERTS HIS INNOCENCE OF MARY PHAGAN'S DEATH All Other Testimony of the Defense Had Been Practically Completed When Court Reconvened Monday Afternoon,…
Tuesday, August 19th, 1913: Attorney Swears That Witness Was Held Illegally Witness Swears Dorsey Refused To Free Minola Fearing City Detectives, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Tuesday, 19th August 1913. Attorney George Gordon, Summoned by the State, Identified Affidavit as Having Been Assented to by Cook at Frank's Home, but Says Solicitor Dorsey Was Informed at the Time That Negress Was Being Illegally…
Wednesday, August 20th, 1913: Testimony May Close Wednesday – Both Sides Are Anxious To Begin Argument And Send Case To The Jury, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Wednesday, 20th August 1913. (Page 1, Column 6) A Number of Witnesses, Women and Girls Formerly Employed at the Factory, Swear Frank's Character Is Bad and That His Reputation as to His Relations With Women Is Bad-Defense…
Thursday, August 21st, 1913: Arnold Charges Gigantic Frame-up To Convict Frank. Hooper Says Conley’s Story Stood Test Of Grilling, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Thursday, 21st August 1913. PAGE 1 Not Looking for Blood, But Seeking the Murderer of Mary Phagan, Says Hooper FRANK DESCRIBED AS JEKYL AND HYDE BY STATE ATTORNEY Frank A. Hooper, in Opening Speech for the Prosecution,…
Friday, August 22nd, 1913: In Scathing Terms Rosser Scores Dalton, Dorsey, Police. Dorsey Will Conclude, Summing Up Case Against Leo Frank, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Friday, 22nd August 1913. PAGE 1 DALTON EXCORIATED, CONLEY ANNIHILATED AND SOLICITOR CHARGED WITH PERSECUTION Mr. Rosser Defends the Character of the Pencil Factory, Declares That Few Men Could Have Stood the Test Put to Frank by…
Saturday, August 23rd, 1913: Leo Frank Trial Adjourned Until Monday Morning With Solicitor Hugh Dorsey In Midst Of Impassioned Speech. The Atlanta Journal.
The Atlanta Journal, Saturday, 23rd August 1913. PAGE 1 MRS. COLEMAN WEEPS AND FRANK'S WIFE COVERS FACE WITH HANDS DURING SPEECH MRS. COLEMAN WEEPS AND FRANK'S WIFE COVERS FACE WITH HANDS DURING SPEECH Solicitor Was Nearing End of Masterly Address…
Sunday, August 24th, 1913: Leo Frank’s Fate Will Soon Be Known Dorsey Will Finish His Speech In Few Hours, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Sunday, 24th August 1913. Judge Roan Will Then Deliver His Charge and the Case Is Certain to Be in the Jury's Hands by Noon Tomorrow. Some Look for a Quick Ver- dict, While Others Predict the…
Monday, August 25th, 1913: Leo M. Frank’s Fate Is Now In Hands Of The Jury. Motion For Mistrial Is Denied By Judge Leonard S. Roan, The Atlanta Journal.
The Atlanta Journal, Monday, 25th August 1913. PAGE 1. JUDGE ROAN CHARGES JURY THAT THEY ARE SOLE JDUGES OF WITNESSES' CREDIBILITY He Discusses "Reasonable Doubt," Declaring That Burden of Proof That Defendant Is Guilty Beyond "a Reasonable Doubt, but Not…
Tuesday, August 26th, 1913: Frank Sentenced To Hang On October 10th, 1913, But Fight For New Trial Will Stay The Execution For Many Months. The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Tuesday, 26th August 1913. PAGE 1 TWELVE PEERS OF LEO M. FRANK WHO FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER This photograph of the Frank jury was made a few minutes after Foreman Winburn read the verdict and before say…
Wednesday, August 27th, 1913: Frank Will Reply To Dorsey In Long Public Statement, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Wednesday, 27th August 1913. PAGE 1, Column 1 Convicted Factory Superintendent Preparing Exhaustive Answer to Solicitor General's Argument to Jury DECLARES ARRAIGNMENT CONTAINS MANY FLAWS Health Unimpaired, Frank Resumes Routine Life in Jail. Indictment of Conley…
Thursday, August 28th, 1913: Despite Death Sentence Frank Sleeps Nine Hours, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Thursday, 28th August 1913. Page 3, Column 2 Man Convicted for Murder of Mary Phagan Will Not Make Public Reply to Solicitor Dorsey's Arraignment Lawyers Advise Silence Mrs. Rae Frank Bids Son Farewell and Leaves for…
Saturday, August 30th, 1913: Preacher To Speak On The Frank Case, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Saturday, 30th August 1913. PAGE 3, Column 2 In a sermon at the Baptist tabernacle Sunday evening Rev. John E. Barnard, of Asheville, N. C., will discuss the subject of capital punishment, and will touch on…
Sunday, August 31st, 1913: Monument To Mary Phagan Proposed, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Sunday, 31st August 1913. PAGE 4 Cohutta Pastor Starts Subscription to Erect Statue of Dead Girl (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) DALTON, Ga., Aug. 20 Calling upon the women of the state, with the cooperation of…
Tuesday, September 2nd, 1913: Atlanta Free From Crime Wave, Judge Tells Grand Jury, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Tuesday, 2nd September 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMN 2. Charge of Red Crime Wave Is Injustice to Law-Abiding Community, Declares Judge John Pendleton BEAVERS ISN'T WORRYING AND NEITHER IS LANFORD While Police Chief Deplores Lack of Equipment…
Tuesday, September 2nd, 1913: Echo Of Leo Frank Trial In Recorder’s Court, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Tuesday, 2nd September 1913. PAGE 3, COLUMN 3 There was an echo of the Frank trial in recorder's court Tuesday morning, G. H. Hargett, of 115 Conley Street, was fined $5.75 for waxing hot in an…
Wednesday, September 3rd, 1913: Board For [Leo] Frank Jury Will Cost Just $975.06, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Wednesday, 3rd September 1913. Page 7, Column 4 Newt Lee's Attorneys Ask That He Be Paid for Time Lost Fulton county will pay $975.06 for quarters and meals for the jury that heard the trial of Leo…
Saturday, September 6th, 1913: Mary Phagan Home For Girls Suggested, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Saturday, 6th September 1913. PAGE 2, COLUMN 3 A "Mary Phagan" home for working girls is suggested in a letter received Saturday morning by The Journal from one of its subscribers in Covington, Ga. The idea…
Sunday, September 7th, 1913: New Pinkerton Chief Arrives In Atlanta, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Sunday, 7th September 1913. PAGE 7, COLUMN 1 J. H. Kelly Succeeds J. B. Pierce-Harry Scott Is Assistant. J. H. Kelly, formerly assistant superintendent of the Pinkerton detective company's office in Pittsburg, assumed control of the…