Category: TRANSCRIPTS: ATLANTA JOURNAL
Friday, 27th March 1914: Frank’s Motion Is Made Public – Many Of State’s Witnesses Change Their Testimony, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 27th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Negro Woman Testifies She Saw Conley Run From Alley In Rear of Factoryat 2:15 on Afternoon of MurderSOLICITOR IS ATTACKED IN DEFENSE AFFIDAVITSC. B. Dalton,Another Witness for the State, Repudiates His Testimony…
Saturday, 28th March 1914: Are Two Responsible For Phagan Murder?, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 28th March 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Burns, in New York Interview, Intimates More Than One Person Is InvolvedWilliam J. Burns, the detective, talking to reporters in New York, has made two interesting statements, one of which indicates that…
Sunday, 29th March 1914: Burns Will Return To Atlanta During Week, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 29th March 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Lehon Declares He's Satisfied With Progress on CaseSo FarThere were no developments in the Frank case Saturday, nor did there appear to be prospect of any important change in the present situation…
Monday, 30th March 1914: Witness For Leo Frank Is Found In Chicago, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 30th March 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Attorneys for Defense Will Not Divulge Name or Character of His TestimonyThat a witness material to the defense of Leo M. Frank has been located in the suburbs of Chicago is the…
Tuesday, 31st March 1914: Dorsey Will Combat New Frank Evidence, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 31st March 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 1.State Investigates Character of Witnesses Presented in Defense's Final MotionThe state is preparing vigorously to attack the testimony of Mary Rich, colored, and also of Mrs. J. B. Simmons, when the hearing…
Wednesday, 1st April 1914: The Frank Trial, Chicago Tribune., The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 1st April 1914,PAGE 8, COLUMN 4.Leo M. Frank was convicted of murder in Atlanta when, admittedly, the public mind was inflamed. Authorities are sensitive to such conditions, and the reaction is not always in the direction of…
Thursday, 2nd April 1914: Burns Man Leaves City. Mission Is Kept Secret, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 2nd April 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 2.Guy B. Biddinger, of New York City, the righthand man of William J. Burns, the detective investigating the Frank case, quietly left Atlanta Wednesday night after having been there under an assumed…
Friday, 3rd April 1914: “i Know Murderer Of Phagan Girl,” Says Burns, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 3rd April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.**Noted Sleuth in Chicago Says He Can Prove Guilt of Slayer**By Associated PressCHICAGO, April 3. "I know who the murderer of Mary Phagan is," said William J. Burns, the detective, today on…
Saturday, 4th April 1914: Burns Expected To Report On Frank’s Case Here Tonight, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 4th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Famous Detective, on Way to Atlanta, Denies He Has Given Any Intimation of Who Is GuiltyHAS ONLY SAID THAT HE KNOWS THE MURDERERSleuth Reiterates in Telegram to Journal That Evidence He Has…
Sunday, 5th April 1914: Frank Should Get A New Trial, Says Detective Burns, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 5th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.William J. Burns, the detective, arrived in Atlanta on Saturday night and announced that his report on the Mary Phagan murder case will be made on Tuesday or Wednesday. The report will…
Monday, 6th April 1914: Burns Intimates Frank Did Not Commit Crime, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 6th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Detective William J. Burns is completing the details of his report on the Phagan murder case and has again strongly intimated that his report will not name Leo M. Frank as the…
Tuesday, 7th April 1914: Cobb County Democrats Ask Slaton To Resign, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 7th April 1914,PAGE 11, COLUMN 1.**Committee Declares Governor Should Quit Office to Conduct Senate Campaign**(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)MARIETTA, Ga., April 7. The Cobb County Democratic executive committee this morning adopted, with only one dissenting vote out…
Wednesday, 8th April 1914: Burns And Dorsey Meet And Discuss Leo Frank’s Case, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 8th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Detective William J. Burns, after being shown physical evidence by Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey, asserts that a pervert killed Mary Phagan and that Negro Jim Conley will be branded as the…
Thursday, 9th April 1914: Dorsey Plans To Leave City For Short Time, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 9th April 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 3.Leaves Tonight, to Return Day Previous to One Set For Frank's ExecutionDespite the activity of Detective William J. Burns and the numerous agents of the attorneys for the defense of Leo M.…
Friday, 10th April 1914: Burns Probes Stories Of Frank’s Character, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 10th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Detective William J. Burns indicated on Friday that his investigation has failed to substantiate the charges of bad character brought against Leo M. Frank by the state. The detective expressed his willingness…
Saturday, 11th April 1914: Burns To Delay His Report For Ten Days, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 11th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Detective's Agents Unable to Corroborate Statements Against Frank's CharacterIndications were on Saturday that the report of Detective William J. Burns on the Mary Phagan murder case will not be made public for…
Sunday, 12th April 1914: Offers Big Reward For Evidence Against Frank, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 12th April 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Burns to Give $1,000 for Proof of Perversion; Detective DisappearsIn a signed statement Saturday afternoon, William J. Burns offered a reward of $1,000 to any person who will furnish him with definite…
Monday, 13th April 1914: Lanford Evidence Not Convincing, Says Lehon, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 13th April 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Dan S. Lehon, Burns' lieutenant in the investigation of the Mary Phagan murder case, declares that the character evidence against Frank, held by Chief of Detectives Newport Lanford, is "not satisfactory." When…
Tuesday, 14th April 1914: May Amend Motion For New Trial Of Leo Frank, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 14th April 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.Solicitor Dorsey has intimated that he will contest any effort by the defense to amend the motion as served on him, and as a result, a court fight Thursday over the point…
Wednesday, 15th April 1914: Summon Physician In Hearing For New Trial, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 15th April 1914,PAGE 20, COLUMN 3.Counsel for Leo M. Frank has subpoenaed Dr. H. F. Harris, secretary of the state board of health, to appear in the criminal division of the superior court on Thursday morning at…
Thursday, 16th April 1914: Says Frank Verdict Violates U.s. Law Surprise Is Sprung By New Attorneys In Court Thursday, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 16th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Tye, Peeples & Jordan have asked Judge Hill to set aside the verdict against Leo M. Frank because he was not present when it was read. Judge Hill has scheduled a hearing…
Friday, 17th April 1914: Many Lawyers Believe Frank Motion Is Sound, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 17th April 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.Dorsey Not Disturbed by Dr. Harris' Testimony Favorable to StateThe move of the defense of Leo M. Frank in asking that the verdict of guilty be set aside and declared null and…
Saturday, 18th April 1914: Dorsey To Fight Motion For A New Frank Trial, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 18th April 1914,PAGE 10, COLUMN 1.Interest in the case of Leo M. Frank now centers on the unexpected move to set aside the verdict of guilty on the ground that Frank was absent from the courtroom when…
Sunday, 19th April 1914: Albert M’knight Now Repudiates His Recent Story, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 19th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Captain Burke of the Frank Defense promised Albert Mc Knight a $100 a month job to say he swore falsely. Mc Knight, a vacillating witness in the case against Leo M. Frank,…
Monday, 20th April 1914: Burns Now Ready To Present Frank Evidence, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 20th April 1914,PAGE 16, COLUMN 5.William J. Burns returned to the city on Monday and announced that he is ready to make his report on the Leo M. Frank case whenever the attorneys for the defense want…
Tuesday, 21st April 1914: Frank’s Lawyers Score Methods Of The Police, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Tuesday, 21st April 1914, PAGE 21, COLUMN 5. Rosser and Arnold Condemn Custody of Witnesses as Outrage on Decency Editor of The Journal: So many things foreign to fair play have happened heretofore in the Frank…
Wednesday, 22nd April 1914: Frank Hearings Postponed; Burns Says Conley Guilty, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 22nd April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.The argument on the motion to set aside the verdict in the Leo M. Frank case, originally scheduled for a hearing before Judge Ben H. Hill, has been postponed. The motion to…
Thursday, 23rd April 1914: Hearing Begins On New Trial Motion For Leo M. Frank, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 23rd April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Progress was made in the Frank case on Thursday as Judge Ben H. Hill heard the extraordinary motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence. The court convened in one…
Friday, 24th April 1914: Jim Conley Charged With Confessing He Slew Mary Phagan, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 24th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Attorneys for Leo M. Frank, at Hearing for New Trial, Read Affidavit From Negro Woman in Which She Asserts Conley, on Her Promise to Marry Him, Admitted to Her in the Fulton…
Saturday, 25th April 1914: Conley Denies He Confessed Murder, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 25th April 1914,PAGE 14, COLUMN 5.Negro Says He Will Disprove Charge Made by Negress in AffidavitThe negro Jim Conley, through Attorney William M. Smith, has issued a statement denying the charge that he confessed to the murder…