Sunday, 26th October 1913: We Want A Trial, Not A New Trial, Says Atty. Arnold, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 26th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Attorney for Leo M.Frank Says Convicted ManHasn't Had One YetHearing WillJURY POLL NOT COMPLETE WHEN CROWDS YELLED JOYThat Alone Invalidated Trial, Says Arnold LampoonsDr. Harris Says Capital Punishment Is Near EndWhen the…
Monday, 27th October 1913: Dorsey Coerced Jury By Fear Of Mob Violence, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 27th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.So DeclaresAttorneyReuben R. Arnold,Who Was Still SpeakingWhen CourtAdjourned at 12:30o'Clock"CONLEY PROTECTED BY SOLICITOR,"ARNOLD SAYSWith additional excoriation of the solicitor general, Hugh M. Dorsey, for his methods in conducting the state's case at…
Tuesday, 28th October 1913: Solicitor Dorsey Hammers Frank New Trial Motion, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 28th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.COURTS MUST KEEP RESPECT OF PEOPLE ARGUES SOLICITORFrank Verdict Must Not Be Upset If Administration of Law Is Not to Be Brought Into Contempt, Says DorseyTAKES A BOLD STAND AGAINST A NEW…
Wednesday, 29th October 1913: Frank New Trial Hearing To End This Afternoon, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 29th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1 & 7.MR. ROSSER NEARS FINISH OF TALK;THEN UP TO JUDGEJudge Roan is Expected to Take Case Under Consideration and Withhold Decision Until Saturday, Perhaps ROSSER ATTACKS HENSLEE AND DERIDES MR. DORSEY"God…
Thursday, 30th October 1913: New Trial Motion Of Frank Will Be Ruled On Friday, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 30th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Judge Roan ReservesDecisionUntil Friday Morning to Look Into Certain Matters of Law Involved in CaseWHOLE FIGHT CENTERED ON STORY OF NEGRO, CONLEYRosser's Final Plea Charged That Judge Roan "Destroyed Frank's Life" in…
Friday, 31st October 1913: Leo Franks Lawyers Prepare For Supreme Court Fight, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 31st October 1913,PAGE 1 COLUMNS 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7."I AM NOT CONVINCED OF FRANK'S INNOCENCE OR GUILT,"DECLARES JUDGE ROAN IN REFUSING DEFENDANT NEW TRIAL PAGE 1, COLUMN 3GRAND JURY URGES GREATER SPEED IN TRYING…
Thursday, 2nd October 1913: Solicitor At Work Preparing Answer To Frank Motion, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 2nd October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Dorsey Has Dropped All Other Business and Will Devote His Time Exclusively to New Trial FightJUROR JOHENNING SAYS HE WAS UNPREJUDICED He Declares He, Henslee and All the Others Served Only Through…
Saturday, 4th October 1913: Affidavits Attacking Frank Jurors Made Public Two Jurors Prejudiced, Say Affidavits, And Jury Heard Crowds Cheer And Threaten, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 4th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Three Men Swear They Were TogetherWhen Juror Henslee Said He Knew Frank Was Guilty, and Five Say They IndiVidually Heard Him Say the Same Thing Three in Same Family Attack Juror Johenning…
Sunday, 5th October 1913: Two Frank Jurors Firm In Denying Outside Pressure, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 5th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.M. Joehenning and A. H. HensleeHold Long Conference With Solicitor General Hugh DorseyAFFIDAVITS ARE HOTLY BRANDED AS FALSETold Truth When They Swore as Talesmen They Were Not Biased, They Declare Dorsey FramesReplyM.…
Tuesday, 7th October 1913: Dorsey And Stephens Busy In Valdosta, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 7th October 1913,PAGE 7, COLUMN 3.(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)VALDOSTA, Ga., Oct. 7Solicitor General Hugh Dorsey and Assistant Solicitor Ed Stephens of Atlanta, are spending this week in Valdosta, preparing the answer to the motion for a…
Wednesday, 8th October 1913: Frank Hearing To Be Postponed Another Week, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 8th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.DORSEY IN VALDOSTA SAYS HE CANNOT BE READY BY SATURDAY"Working Hard," Says Solicitor, "But Will Be Lucky If We Get Ready by 2 Week From Next Saturday"ANOTHER JUROR,ATLANTA MAN, WILL BE ATTACKEDJuror…
Thursday, 9th October 1913: Judge Roan Tells Solicitor He Will Postpone Hearing, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 9th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Dorsey Notified That Presence Will Be Waived Saturday,Date for New Hearing on FrankNew Trial MotionHEARING DATE LIKELY TO BE SATURDAYWEEKIn Meantime Machinery Is Clogged in Superior Courts of Two Circuits and in…
Friday, 10th October 1913: Roan Not To Resign Until After Hearing, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 10th October 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Judge Hill's Statement Dispells All DoubtThat Roan WillPreside Doubt that the Frank motion for a new trial would be heard by Judge L. S. Roan has been dispelled by a statement from…
Saturday, 11th October 1913: Dorsey And Stephens To Confer With Henslee, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 11th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.They Hope to Have Their Case Ready by Next Saturday (Special Dispatch to The Journal.)ALDOSTA, Ga., Oct. 11.Solicitor Hugh Dorsey and Assistant Solicitor A. E. Stephens are working on the Frank case…
Sunday, 12th October 1913: Says He Stole For His Wife And Baby, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 12th October 1913,PAGE 10, COLUMN 4.A heart-broken letter from his wife who is in destitute circumstances in Jacksonville, Fla., with their little baby, is given by W. M. Herald, twenty years old, as the reason why he…
Monday, 13th October 1913: Frank Defense Arms To Back Fight On Henslee, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 13th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Affidavits Are Secured as to Character of Men Who Attack Frank JurorThe work of strengthening their attack upon JurorA. H. Henslee is being continued by the attorneys for Leo M. Frank, the…
Tuesday, 14th October 1913: Henslee Gives Dorsey Material For Defense, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 14th October 1913,PAGE 20, COLUMN 4.Frank Juror Attacked Confers With Solicitor Latter Due Here WednesdayAccording to dispatches from Valdosta, Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey and his assistant, E. A. Stephens, will leave that place for Atlanta Tuesday…
ADL: 100 Years of Hate, September 16th, 2013
by Valdis Bell TODAY MARKS THE 100th anniversary of the largest and most-well funded hate and defamation group in the history of mankind: the Anti-Defamation League, or "ADL." The organization was originally called the "Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith" after…
New Audio Book: The American Mercury on Leo Frank – 100 Reasons Leo Frank Is Guilty
by Penelope Lee THIS WEEK, as we are preparing the (very long) audio book version of the Leo Frank defense team and prosecution team closing arguments, the American Mercury is proud to present the new audio book version — never before available…
Phagan Family Newsletter Number Twelve
According to a recent Atlanta Journal-Constitution report, former Georgia Governor Roy Barnes, a Marietta attorney, is representing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis before the Georgia Senate special committee investigating Willis. Is this a backdoor attempt by Barnes and the…
Phagan Family Newsletter Number Eleven
The LEO FRANK CIRCUS CONTINUES The ADL is the modern day epitome of the phrase, “If you hang them in a hopper they will drip lies.” Leo Frank has been the subject of their insidious century long propaganda campaign to…
Phagan Family Newsletter Number Thirteen
Candace Owens Exposes Truth of Leo Frank In a veritable Tweet storm on X (formerly Twitter), Candace Owens, the popular podcaster and influencer, tells millions of her followers the Anti-Defamation League defends a “network of criminals” and pedophiles; she questions…
Wednesday, 3rd September 1913: Judge Condemns Pistol Carrying, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 3rd September 1913,PAGE 3.Gambling Termed a SenseLess Evil and Grand Jury Is Urged to See That Law Is Strictly Enforced.When Judge John T. Pendleton, of the superior court, swore in the new grand jury Tuesday he made…
Saturday, 6th September 1913: Grand Jury Adjourns To Go To Ball Game, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 6th September 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 2.After a brief session on Friday the grand jury returned fourteen true bills and adjourned in time for the ball game.The case of Jim Conley, negro sweeper at the National Pencil companys…
Thursday, 11th September 1913: Hugh Dorsey Sued For $5,000 Damages, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 11th September 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.An aftermath of the misunderstanding that brought on a flight early in the summer between Architect Hal Hents and Contractor J. A. Winkles in the new home of Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey…
Saturday, 13th September 1913: Attack Is Renewed On Frank Juror, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 13th September 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 4.Citizens Declare That Henslee Has Not Been in Town Since Trials Close.Renewing their attack upon Juror A. H. Henslee, one of the twelve men who convicted Leo M. Frank of the murder…
Monday, 15th September 1913: Frank Trial Not Fair Declares Preacher, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 15th September 1913,PAGE 10, COLUMN 2.Public Mind Too Inflamed forImpartial Hearing of Case,Says Dr. Holderby.Leo M. Frank did not receive a fair trial for the murder of Mary Phagan on account of the inflamed condition of the…
Thursday, 18th September 1913: Heavy Dockets Keep Fulton Judges Busy, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 18th September 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 3.On account of having one of the heaviest dockets of the year in the criminal division of the city court.Judge Andrew E. Calhoun has decided to hold court another week.After that the…
Tuesday, 23rd September 1913: No Judge Yet Named To Hear Frank Motion, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 23rd September 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 4.Retrial Hearing Will Be Conducted by One of Four Fulton Judges.In view of the fact that much has been published in the daily press about the new judicial appointments for Atlanta and…
Saturday, 27th September 1913: Cant Fire Man For Doing Duty, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 27th September 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Chief J. L. Beavers in No Immediate Danger of Recall,DeclaresMayor James G. Woodward.Mayor James G. Woodward, leader of Atlantas charter reform advocates, is of the opinion that the adoption of the recall…