Thursday, 11th June 1914: Grand Jury To Probe County Board Charges, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 11th June 1914,PAGE 10, COLUMN 3.The Grand Jury, upon going into session yesterday, decided to begin the requested probe of charges of graft and irregularities that were made during the recent election campaign against the county commissioners.…
Tuesday, 19th May 1914: Lehon Contempt Trial Up Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 19th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Judge Hill Plays Detective: Burns in His Charge Before Grand Jury Calls for Indictments Against PerjurersFollowing an indirect but unmistakable denunciation of Detective William J. Burns by Judge Ben Hill, it was…
Wednesday, 20th May 1914: W.j. Burns Loses Permit Of Board To Operate Here, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 20th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.With but one dissenting vote, the Board of Police Commissioners last night revoked the permit of the William J. Burns Detective Agency to operate in Atlanta. A recommendation will be sent to…
Thursday, 21st May 1914: Witnesses Said To Be Departing, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 21st May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.It has been reported that several individuals involved in alleged perjury and bribery efforts related to the Frank case have left for parts unknown. Rumors have reached the office of Solicitor Dorsey…
Friday, 22nd May 1914: Grand Jury Probe Will Begin Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 22nd May 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.E. A. Stephens, Assistant Solicitor General, will present all bills to probers this morning. It is expected that when the Grand Jury convenes today, the charges growing out of the Frank Case…
Saturday, 23rd May 1914: State Cases Are Planned Against Burns Operators By The Police Commission, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 23rd May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Dan Lehon, Charles Sears, and four assistants were placed under bond for appearance before Recorder Broyles on Tuesday. Burns is expected today to defend his course, declares Dan Lehon. Detectives were given…
Sunday, 24th May 1914: Our Record Clean, Asserts Dan Lehon, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 24th May 1914,PAGE 28, COLUMN 1.Says They Could Have Escaped Trouble by Asserting Frank's Guilt, But It Would Have Violated Their Convictions.Asserting that if he and Detective Burns were as questionable as they are accused by the…
Tuesday, 26th May 1914: Council Revokes License Of Burns, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 26th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Recommendation of Police Board Adopted: Broyles Tries Cases Against Detective's Agents Today.Because of alleged failure to cooperate with the local police and for violating his pact with the Police Commission, C. E.…
Saturday, 30th May 1914: Negro Cuts Detective In Effort To Escape, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 30th May 1914,PAGE 10, COLUMN 2.John Black was stabbed in an encounter with a desperate shoplifter. Chief Detective John Black, a prominent figure in the Leo Frank murder case and one of the city's sleuths detailed on…
Monday, 25th May 1914: Frank Appeal May Be Signed Tuesday, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 25th May 1914,PAGE 16, COLUMN 3.Bill of Exceptions Likely to be Presented Late TomorrowIndications were, on Monday, that it will be late Tuesday afternoon before the bill of exceptions, on which the extraordinary motion for a new…
Tuesday, 26th May 1914: Burns’ Men Fight Effort To Shut Up Offices In Atlanta, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 26th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Ordinance Requiring Supervision of City Police Assailed as Unconstitutional in Answer to RecorderCharge Compliance Was Impossible PropositionDetectives say one of their duties in the Frank case was to probe alleged acts of…
Thursday, 28th May 1914: More Burns Agents Are Fined And Bound Over, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 28th May 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.Rogers, Whitfield, and Tedder Each Fined $100 and Held for StateThree more Burns agents were heavily fined in the Recorder's Court Wednesday afternoon and bound over to the state courts charged with…
Saturday, 30th May 1914: Sunday Music First Universalist Church, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 30th May 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.Prelude Cantilene Nuptiale, Dubois."The Lord is My Shepherd," Pullin.Offertory Serenade, Braga."Hark, Angelic Voice," Shelley, performed by Miss Martha E. Smith and Mrs. Lawrence Elder.Postlude Lemaigre.Miss Annie Mae Taurman, organist.Miss Lucy Hamilton, pianist.Miss…
Sunday, 31st May 1914: Frank Motion Before Judge Hill Next Friday, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 31st May 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 5.Affidavits from Trial Judge L. S. Roan are expected to play a significant role in the upcoming hearing. It is generally believed that the last postponement of the motion to set aside…
Friday, 22nd May 1914: Five Men Indicted On Perjury Charge In Leo Frank Case, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 22nd May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Ragsdale, Barber, Lehon, Thurman, and Tedder Named in True Bills Found by the Grand JuryDaniel S. Lehon, lieutenant of Detective W. J. Burns in the Frank case; Carlton C. Tedder, formerly a…
Saturday, 23rd May 1914: Judge Hill Postpones Burns And Lehon Trial, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 23rd May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Contempt Case Delayed Because Counsel for Detectives Will Be Out of CityJudge Ben H. Hill postponed the trial of the contempt cases against Detective W. J. Burns and his assistant Dan S.…
New Audio Book: The American Mercury on the Leo Frank Trial – Judge Leonard Roan’s Charge to the Jury, Monday, August 25, 1913
THIS WEEK we present our final installment of our audio books on the subject of the 1913 trial of Leo M. Frank for the strangling and sex murder of his 13-year-old sweatshop employee, Mary Phagan. Today we hear the…
The Leo Frank Trial: Closing Arguments, Solicitor Dorsey
by Bradford L. Huie THE AMERICAN MERCURY now presents the final closing arguments by Solicitor Hugh Dorsey (pictured) in the trial of Leo Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan — a powerful summary of the case and a persuasive…
Saturday, 9th May 1914: Burns And Lehon Are Summoned On Contempt Charge, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 9th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Detectives Must Explain Why They Sent Annie Maud Carter, Frank Case Witness, Out of Court's JurisdictionMotion to Set Aside Verdict is PostponedA hearing will be taken up next Saturday. Judge closely questions…
Sunday, 10th May 1914: Burns Expected Back To Face Contempt Charge, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 10th May 1914,PAGE 15, COLUMN 3.Detective May Return Voluntarily If Wife's Condition Will PermitWilliam J. Burns will likely return to the city voluntarily to face charges of contempt of court, brought against him and his chief lieutenant,…
Monday, 11th May 1914: Case Of Burns And Lehon Is Postponed, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 11th May 1914,PAGE 20, COLUMN 1.The contempt proceedings against Wm. J. Burns and Dan S. Lehon, his chief aide in the Frank investigation, originally set for Tuesday morning, have been postponed until next Friday morning. Burns is…
Wednesday, 13th May 1914: Frank Case Will Be Taken Up Wednesday, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 13th May 1914,PAGE 20, COLUMN 1.Motion to Set Aside VerdictThe motion to set aside the verdict of guilty against Leo M. Frank on the ground that he was not in the courtroom when it was rendered has…
Friday, 15th May 1914: Acquittal Is Expected For Burns And Lehon, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 15th May 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 3.Detectives' Answer to Contempt Charge Probably Will Clear ThemThe hearing of the charge of contempt of court against William J. Burns and Dan S. Lehon, his lieutenant in the Frank investigation, which…
Saturday, 16th May 1914: Will Hear Charges In Frank Case Monday, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 16th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Coercion of Witnesses, Perjury, and Bribery Charges to Be DiscussedThe venire of 36 members from which the 23 grand jurors who will make the probe of the charges and counter charges of…
Sunday, 17th May 1914: Grand Jury To Probe Frank Case This Week, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 17th May 1914,PAGE 30, COLUMN 1.Charges of Bribery and Perjury Will Be Given Thorough InvestigationE. A. Stephens, first assistant Solicitor General, will have active charge of the bribery and perjury prosecutions, growing out of the Frank case,…
Monday, 18th May 1914: “famous Sleuth” Is Scored From Bench By Judge B. H. Hill, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 18th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.In a significant development during Judge Benjamin H. Hill's charge to the grand jury on Monday morning, he demanded a thorough investigation into bribery and other allegations stemming from the Frank case.…
Tuesday, 19th May 1914: Grand Jury To Hold First Meet Wednesday, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 19th May 1914,PAGE 10, COLUMN 4.The new Fulton County Grand Jury will hold its first meeting on Wednesday since it was charged by Judge Ben H. Hill to probe the bribery and perjury charges in the Frank…
Wednesday, 20th May 1914: Indictments Will Be Considered By Jury, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 20th May 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 6.Bills Growing Out of Rehearing of Frank Case Will Be Discussed FridayBills of indictment growing out of the hearing on the extraordinary motion in behalf of Leo M. Frank for a new…
Thursday, 21st May 1914: Bills Of Indictment Drawn In Frank Case, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 21st May 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 6.Several persons who figured in the Frank case are believed to have left Atlanta, while the solicitor's office remains tight-lipped about the situation. It is known, however, that bills against several individuals…
Friday, 1st May 1914: Solicitor Charges Forgery Was Used In Some Affidavits, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 1st May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Investigator Burke was put on the rack as two witnesses swore to having heard screams on the second floor of the factory at 12:10. Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey was in the midst…