Category: TRANSCRIPTS: ATLANTA JOURNAL
Wednesday, 4th June 1913 Felder Exonerates Beavers, But Says Lanford is Corrupt, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Wednesday, June 4th, 1913 Witnesses Summoned in Dictograph Controversy, Although Foreman Says Vice Probe Is Not Complete BEAVERS AND FELDER ASK INVESTIGATION Felder's Charges Against Lanford to Be Heard With Dictograph Case—Felder Says the Records Are Forged…
Wednesday, 4th June 1913 L. M. Franks Trial Will Occur Week of June 30, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Wednesday, June 4th, 1913 Although no definite decision has been arrived at by Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey, the indications are that Leo M. Frank, the pencil factory superintendent, who is under indictment for the murder of Mary…
Wednesday, 4th June 1913 Sensational Affidavit Made by Minola MKnight, Negro Cook at Home of L. M. Frank, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Wednesday, June 4th, 1913 In This Affidavit Minola Tells of Conversation That Occurred Between Mrs. Frank and Mrs. Selig, In Which Mrs. Frank Is Alleged to Have Said Frank Was Drinking on Night of Tragedy, and That He…
Thursday, 5th June 1913 Colyar Arrested Again on Knoxville Warrant, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Thursday, June 5th, 1913 Deputies in Sheriff's Office Take Him in Custody When He Appears as Witness A. S. Colyar, waiting upon the grand jury's summons as a witness, Thursday morning at the court house, was arrested…
Thursday, 5th June 1913 Grand Jury Probe of Vice Conditions Finished Thursday, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Thursday, June 5th, 1913 Jury Adjourned Until Next Tuesday Without Drawing Any Bills—Inquiry Not Likely to Be Resumed, It Is Said LANFORD TELLS JURY OF COL. FELDER'S ENMITY Declares It Dates Back to Case He Made Against…
Thursday, 5th June 1913 Lanford and Felder Come Near Fighting, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Thursday, June 5th, 1913 Deputies Step Between Belligerents Before a Blow Is Struck by Either A physical encounter between Chief of Detectives Newport A. Lanford and Colonel Thomas B. Felder, attorney, was averted narrowly by the interference…
Thursday, 5th June 1913 My Husband is Innocent, Declares Mrs. Leo M. Frank In First Public Statement, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Thursday, June 5th, 1913 Wife of Accused Penil Factory Superintendent Arraigns Solicitor General Dorsey for What She Terms the Torturing of Witnesses Into Making Desired Affidavits—Says Treatment of Her Negro Cook by Solicitor and Detectives Taxed Patience DECLARES…
Thursday, 5th June 1913 Negros Affidavit Not Given Much Credence, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Thursday, June 5th, 1913 Even the City Detectives, It Is Said, Attach Very Little Importance to Document Very little importance, it is said, is attached by the city detectives to the sensational and incoherent affidavit of Minola…
Friday, 6th June 1913 A. S. Colyar Is Again Released From Custody, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Friday, June 6th, 1913 Tennessee Requisition Papers Not Forthcoming, So Judge Orders His Release A. S. Colyar, who was arrested by a sheriff's deputy Thursday while waiting to be called as a witness before the Fulton county…
Friday, 6th June 1913, Jim Conley Sticks to His Story; Declares Detective Chief Lanford, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal Friday, June 6th 1913 Report of a Confession, Different From One Given to the Detectives, Is Ridiculed by Chief Lanford DORSEY MAKES REPLY TO MRS. L. M. FRANK No More News of Phagan Case to Be Given…
Friday, 6th June 1913, Jail Sentence for Woman Convicted in Vice Crusade, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Friday, June 6th, 1913 Mrs. N. Powell, Charged With Operating Disorderly House on Spring Street, Gets Heavy Sentence HAD ENJOINED CHIEF FROM RAIDING HOUSE Case is One of Few on Record Where a Woman Is Sentenced to…
Friday, 6th June 1913 Probe of Grand Jury Goes Over One Week, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Friday, June 6th, 1913 Only Routine Matters Up Tuesday—Dictograph Controversy Not Considered It will be week after next before the Fulton county grand jury resumes its investigation of the vice situation in Atlanta, if any further investigation…
Saturday, 7th June 1913 Torture Chamber Methods Charged in Getting Evidence, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Saturday, June 7th, 1913 In Card to The Journal, Wife of Factory Superintendent Declares Solicitor Dorsey Has Approved Third Degree "WE ARE SUFFERING NOW, BUT WHO WILL BE NEXT?" Her Statement in Full—Conley Will Not Be Indicted as…
Sunday, 8th June 1913 Scathing Replies Made to Letters Attacking Them, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Sunday, June 8th, 1913 Colyar Addresses Felder as "Dictograph Tommy" and "My Dear Co-conspirator in Crime" SEND HIM TO CREMATORY, SAYS DETECTIVE CHIEF J. R. Gray Said: "I Have No Comment to Make—Mr. Felder's Controversy Is With…
Sunday, 8th June 1913, Solicitor General Hugh Dorsey Makes No Reply to Mrs. Leo Frank, The Atlanta Journal
Solicitor Makes No Reply to Mrs. Frank Atlanta Journal Sunday, June 8, 1913 Hugh M. Dorsey Has No Comment to Make on Mrs. Frank's Letter Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey has declined to make any answer to the published…
Sunday, 8th June 1913 Three Open Letters Given Out Saturday by Thos. B. Felder, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Sunday, June 8th, 1913 In One of These Letters He Reopens His Controversy With A. S. Colyar About the Dictograph Episode SAYS LANFORD CONSPIRED TO TAKE HIM TO S. C. He Also Makes Another Personal Attack Upon Detective…
Monday, 9th June 1913, Defense to Make Next Move in Mary Phagan Case, The Atlanta Journal
Defense to Make Next Move in Phagan Case Atlanta Journal Monday, June 9th, 1913 Apparently Prosecuting Officials Consider Their Investigation Complete Chief of Detectives Lanford has announced that Jim Conley, the negro sweeper, who is the state's principal witness…
Tuesday, 10th June 1913, Luther Z. Rosser, Attorney for Leo Frank, Trains His Guns on City Detective Chief, The Atlanta Journal
Luther Z. Rosser, Attorney for Frank, Trains His Guns on City Detective Chief The Atlanta Journal Tuesday, June 10, 1913 SAYS CHIEF LANFORD IS NOT SEEKING FOR TRUTH OF MURDER He Charges That the Detective Chief Has Banked His…
Wednesday, 11th June 1913, Jim Conley’s Status in Phagan Case May Be Changed Wednesday, The Atlanta Journal
Conley’s Status in Phagan Case May Be Changed Wednesday The Atlanta Journal June 11, 1913 Petition Will Be Presented to Judge Roan by Solicitor Dorsey but Its Nature Is Not Made Known ROSSER'S CARD CAUSES ACTIVITY BEHIND SCENES Negro…
Wednesday, 11th June 1913 Gentry Now Says Dictograph Record Was Tampered With, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Wednesday, June 11th, 1913 Detective E. O. Miles Gives Out Affidavit From Young Stenographer Repudiating Transcript He Swore to AFFIDAVIT OBTAINED IN WASHINGTON D. C. G. C. Febuary Gives Out a Statement, Telling How Notes Were Transcribed and…
Wednesday, 11th June 1913 T. B. Felder Accounts for Subscriptions Received, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal June 11, 1913 Says Only $102 Was Paid Into Fund to Employ Burns Detectives Attorney Thomas B. Felder Wednesday morning issued a card to the public in which he accounts for the funds subscribed to employ the…
Thursday, 12th June 1913 Chief Beavers Unable to Locate Gentry, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal June 12, 1913 He Wires Chief Lanford That Young Stenographer Can't Be Found All efforts on the part of Detective Chief Lanford to locate George M. Gentry, the stenographer who wrote the famous dictograph records, have failed.…
Thursday, 12th June 1913, Courts Order May Result in Meeting of Negro Jim Conley and Leo Frank, The Atlanta Journal
Courts Order May Result in Meeting of Negro and Frank Atlanta Journal Thursday, June 12th, 1913 Jim Conley, Negro Sweeper, Accusing Witness in Phagan Case, Sure to Appear Before Judge Roan Friday A. M. STATE MAY DEMAND THAT FRANK…
Friday, 13th June 1913, Luther Z. Rosser Declares Detectives Dare Not Permit Jim Conley to Talk Freely, The Atlanta Journal
Luther Z. Rosser, leading attorney in the defense of the indicted pencil factory superintendent. He was snapshotted Friday morning while on his way to the court house to protest to Judge Roan against James Conley, the negro sweeper, remaining…
Friday, 13th June 1913, Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey Wins in First Clash, Luther Zeigler Rosser Declares Procedure a Farce, The Atlanta Journal
Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey Wins in First Clash, Luther Z. Rosser Declares Procedure a Farce Atlanta Journal Friday, June 13th, 1913 Conley is Prisoner of City Detectives, Not of State, Now Conley Says His Attorney Believes Idea of Transfer…
Saturday, 14th June 1913 Asks Jury to Resume Probe of Dictograph, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal Saturday, June 14, 1913. Attorney Felder Wants Gentry Affidavit Weighed—Foreman Beck Non-committal Thomas B. Felder, the attorney, is said to have requested Foreman L. H. Beck, of the Fulton county grand jury, to take up an investigation…
Saturday, 14th June 1913, Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey Leaves for New York, The Atlanta Journal
Solicitor H. M. Dorsey Leaves for New York The Atlanta Journal Saturday, June 14, 1913 Declares Visit Has Nothing to Do With Phagan Case, Which Is Complete Hugh M. Dorsey, solicitor general of the Atlanta circuit, left Atlanta for…
Sunday, 15th June 1913, Frank Arthur Hooper to Aid State in Leo Frank Trial, The Atlanta Journal
Frank A. Hooper to Aid State in Frank Trial The Atlanta Journal Sunday, June 15, 1913 Former Solicitor at Americus Engaged to Assist Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey That the trial of Leo M. Frank will be a legal battle…
Sunday, 15th June 1913 Gentry, Found by Journal, Says Notes Will Show Enough to Justify What Was Sworn To, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal Sunday, June 15, 1913 "Upon Reading My Notes Before the Court It Will Be Proven That There Is Enough of It There to Justify What Was Written and Sworn to be Me as Being Practically the Gist…
Monday, 16th June 1913 Felder Leaves Atlanta on Trip to Cincinnati, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal Monday, June 16, 1913 Thomas B. Felder, the attorney, left Atlanta for Cincinnati Sunday afternoon to be away from the city on a business trip for several days. The absence of Mr. Felder from the city is…