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,…
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…
Sunday, 3rd May 1914: Duffy Now Recants And Says He Was Bribed, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 3rd May 1914,PAGE 33, COLUMN 4.After giving a new affidavit to the state, Leo M. Frank was released. The hearing of his extraordinary motion for a new trial resumed on Monday and is expected to conclude by…
Monday, 4th May 1914: Frank Defense Is Assailed By Dorsey, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 4th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4 AND COLUMN 7.MANY AFFIDAVITSOFFERED TO COMBATNEW TRIAL MOTIONRuth Robinson Charges OneSubmitted as Coming FromHer and Witnessed by C. W.Burke Was ForgeryDALTON REAFFIRMS HISTESTIMONY ABOUT FRANKC. B. Ragsdale Alleges Frame-Up Pardee and…
Wednesday, 6th May 1914: Judge Hill Denies Motion As Defense Closes Arguments, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 6th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Court Announced Mind Is Al-Ready Made Up and RendersDecision Without HearingFrom Solicitor DorseyCASE WILL BE TAKENUP TO SUPREME COURTJudge Hill Says He Will SignBill of Exceptions, but WillSend Written Opinions WithIt Resentencing…
Sunday, 10th May 1914: Burns To Answer Contempt Charge, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 10th May 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.Following the testimony of Annie Maud Carter, Detective William J. Burns has been ordered to appear before Judge Ben Hill on Tuesday at 10 o'clock. He must show cause as to why…
Tuesday, 12th May 1914: Hugh M. Dorsey, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 12th May 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Hugh M. Dorsey, the present Solicitor General of the Atlanta judicial circuit, is a man whose rise and recognition by the public within the past few years has been spectacular. His appointment…
Thursday, 14th May 1914: Leo Frank Hearing Set For Wednesday, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 14th May 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 3.The motion to set aside the Leo Frank verdict, filed by Tye, was postponed from next Saturday until Wednesday. On that day, it will be given a hearing before Judge Ben Hill.…
Monday, 18th May 1914: Probe Begins Today Of Perjury Charges, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 18th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Judge Hill is expected to charge the new Grand Jury to conduct a thorough investigation when he addresses them this morning in the Criminal Division of Fulton Superior Court. It is understood…
Sunday, 3rd May 1914: Dorsey Calls C. W. Burke And Other Investigators For Leo Frank To Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 3rd May 1914,PAGE 16, COLUMN 1.W. J. Burns, on the stand, stated that the "Conley Confession" letters were obtained by Burke, not by himself. He also declared that he had nothing to do with Ragsdale and advised…
Monday, 4th May 1914: Dorsey To Probe Defense Methods, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 4th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.C. W. Burke and Jimmie Wrenn will undergo a severe grilling by the solicitor today. C. W. Burke and Jimmie Wrenn, the two private detectives attached to the counsel for Leo M.…
Thursday, 7th May 1914: New Trial Denied Leo Frank; No Argument By Hugh Dorsey, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 7th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Judge Ben Hill denied an extraordinary motion for a new trial for Leo Frank without hearing from the state. The motion was drawn before he left the bench. A second motion is…
Friday, 8th May 1914: Burns Is Wanted For Jury Probe, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 8th May 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.Judge Ben Hill will order the grand jury to make an investigation of charges in the Frank case. It was evident yesterday in the news that Judge Ben Hill will charge the…
Saturday, 9th May 1914: Conley Confession Witness Is Called By Hugh M. Dorsey, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 9th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Annie Maud Carter is due for a long and severe grilling before Judge Ben Hill today. Solicitor General Dorsey will ask for an explanation of the Conley letters. Dorsey has also requested…
Phagan Family Newsletter Number Fourteen
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The Grave Of Little Mary Phagan
The Grave Of Little Mary Phagan · Fiddlin John Carson Fiddlin John Carson Vol. 3 1925 - 1926
The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 26
by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury THE LEO Frank case marked the maturation of — and radical changes in — the organized Jewish strategies relating to both whites and blacks in the United States. Prior to the Frank case,…
The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 25
by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury THE PROPAGANDA DISGUISED as journalism put forth by the partisans of Leo Frank has been ongoing for more than a century now. But for pure bluster, shallowness, self-promotion, and incompetence, there is none…
The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 24
by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury THERE HAS NEVER been a better refutation of the 1982 supposed testimony of Alonzo Mann "exonerating" Leo Frank of the charge of murder than in this book by the Historical Research Department of…
The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 23
by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury ATTORNEY WILLIAM SMITH traded his "free" services as a lawyer for James Conley for the influence of an agent of the William Burns detective agency, Dan Lehon, in an unrelated abduction case —…