Thursday, 21st January 1915: Case Of Lehon And Tedder Is Postponed, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 21st January 1915,PAGE 4, COLUMN 3.Hearing Continued to Monday on Account of Morris Brandon's AbsenceMorris Brandon, of the firm of Rosser, Brandon, Slaton & Phillips, Attorneys for Leo M. Frank, will be the Chief Witness Monday at…
Saturday, 23rd January 1915: Frank Case May Be Set For February 23, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 23rd January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.(By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. Argument before the Supreme Court on Leo M. Frank's Appeal in Habeas Corpus Proceedings probably will be set for February 23, after Cases already assigned for…
Monday, 25th January 1915: Frank’s Attorneys File Plea For Early Hearing, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 25th January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Motion to Advance Case Is Made in U. S. Court Monday (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. Attorneys for Leo M. Frank, convicted for the murder of Mary Phagan, the Atlanta, Ga.,…
Tuesday, 26th January 1915: Trial Of Burns Men On Before Judge Hill, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 26th January 1915,PAGE 2, COLUMN 3.Court Overrules Demurrer in Case of Lehon Tedder and ThurmanDan S. Lehon, Southern Manager of the Burns Detective Agency; Arthur Thurman, an Atlanta lawyer, and C. C. Tedder, a lawyer's striker and…
Wednesday, 27th January 1915: Counsel For Burns Men Call On Grand Jurors To Testify, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 27th January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Effort Will Be Made to Impeach C. B. Ragsdale and R. L. Barber in Subornation of Perjury CaseTO AIR METHODS USED IN GETTING AFFIDAVITSEleven Jurors Obtained to Try Lehon, Tedder and Thurman…
Thursday, 28th January 1915: Ragsdale Accuses Thurman, Tedder And Dan S. Lehon, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 28th January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Swears He Signed False Affidavit Fixed for Him, Was Paid $200, and Promised $10,000 More, Conditionally. Said Voice Over Phone Sounded Like Lehon's. Under Cross Examination, Ragsdale Appeared Very Nervous and Frequently…
Friday, 29th January 1915: Ragsdale Weak In Mind, Son Admits On Stand, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 29th January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Solicitor Dorsey Develops Fact That Lehon, Shortly Before Affidavits Were Made, Paid Over to Tedder $500. LEHON SENT ROGERS TO WARN WITNESSES. H. D. Thomason, State's Witness, Springs Surprise by Swearing He…
Saturday, 30th January 1915: Solicitor Clashes With Star Witness Of Burns Defense, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 30th January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.I. H. Hirsch, Grand Juror, Tells of Ragsdale's Conflicting Testimony Before the Grand Jury Last Monday. Dorsey Cites Him to Juror's Oath. Hirsch Strongly Takes Issue With Solicitor on This Point and…
Sunday, 31st January 1915: Perjury Cases Go To Jury After Dramatic Speeches, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 31st January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Weary from the all-day session, the jury retired after one hour's deliberation without a verdict.ATTORNEY'S ARGUMENTS FULL OF SENSATIONSSolicitor made frequent and dramatic references to the Frank case. Full story of final…
Monday, 1st February 1915: Frank Case Has Been Set For February 23, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 1st February 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Supreme Court at Request of Frank and the State Advances HearingAn Associated Press dispatch from Washington announces that the United States Supreme Court on Monday advanced Leo M. Frank's Habeas Corpus Appeal…
Tuesday, 9th February 1915: Demands $1,000 Reward For Leo Frank’s Arrest, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 9th February 1915,PAGE 6, COLUMN 1.Robert Barrett, Florist, Files Suit in Superior Court Against Atlanta. Alleging that the arrest and conviction of Leo M. Frank was the result of discoveries in the National Pencil Factory made by…
Monday, 15th February 1915: Dorsey And Grice At Work On Frank Case, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 15th February 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Solicitor General Dorsey has returned from Florida where he has been resting for several days and on Monday, he and Attorney General Grice began the preparation of the State's Brief in the…
Thursday, 18th February 1915: Lehon Must Pay Fine Or Serve Thirty Days, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 18th February 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Court of Appeals Upholds the Lower Court Must Face Trial in Superior Court. Dan S. Lehon, Manager in charge of William J. Burns' Southern Headquarters at New Orleans, who was recently acquitted…
Saturday, 20th February 1915: Decision For Leo Frank Wouldn’t Mean Freedom, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 20th February 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Lawyers Do Not Now Contend He Could Not Again Be Tried (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 " Attorneys for Leo M. Frank, sentenced to death for the murder of Mary Phagan,…
Sunday, 21st February 1915: Frank Jurors Not Swayed By Hostile Crowd, Says State, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 21st February 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Brief, Answering Application for Habeas Corpus, Makes Vigorous Defense Against Charge of DemonstrationsCASE SET FOR HEARING IN WASHINGTON TUESDAYHolds if Absence From Court Was Erroneous It Isn't Sufficient Grounds for Discharge of…
Monday, 22nd February 1915: Sheriff Mangum Leaves To Attend Frank Hearing, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 22nd February 1915,PAGE 7, COLUMN 1.Sheriff C. W. Mangum doesn't propose to take any chances of getting into contempt with the United States Supreme Court, and because he doesn't propose to take any chances he left Atlanta…
Tuesday, 23rd February 1915: Think Favorable Ruling Would Set Frank Free, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 23rd February 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.State's Counsel Differ From Opponents as to Effect Decision Would HaveBY RALPH SMITH.WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. The contention of Leo M. Frank's Counsel, as set up in their Brief, that a favorable decision…
Thursday, 25th February 1915: Louis Marshall Opens Frank Case Argument, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 25th February 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.United States Supreme Court Starts Hearing at 3 o'Clock (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 The fate of Leo M. Frank depends upon the outcome of Oral Arguments of his Habeas Corpus…
Friday, 26th February 1915: Supreme Court Justices Quiz Counsel For State, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 26th February 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.BY RALPH SMITHWASHINGTON, Feb. 26. In concluding his argument on the Habeas Corpus Appeal of Leo M. Frank, before the Supreme Court this morning, Louis Marshall, of New York, insisted that the…
Saturday, 27th February 1915: Frank Case Decision Is Not Expected Soon, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 27th February 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.U.S. Court May Not Announce Ruling for Month or More. It is expected that at least a month and maybe longer will elapse before the United States Supreme Court hands down its…
Sunday, 28th February 1915: Attorney General Grice Home From Washington, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 28th February 1915,PAGE 27, COLUMN 1.Solicitor Dorsey and Attorney Alexander Will Return in Few Days. Attorney General Warren Grice returned to Atlanta yesterday from Washington, where, with Solicitor Hugh Dorsey, he had argued for the State against…
Monday, 1st March 1915: New Grand Jurors Are Warned Not To Talk, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 1st March 1915,PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.Testimony of Witnesses Must Not Be Divulged, Says Judge HillJudge Ben H. Hill, of Fulton Superior Court, in swearing in the March term Grand Jury Monday morning, called their particular attention to…
Monday, 8th March 1915: Solicitor Dorsey Is Back From New York, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 8th March 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey returned to Atlanta Monday morning from New York, where he went for a short rest after arguing, with Attorney General Grice, the recent phase of the Frank…
Tuesday, 9th March 1915: Solicitor Dorsey Is Busy With Frank Case, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 9th March 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.Solicitor Hugh Dorsey, who returned Monday from New York, after an absence of two weeks, was busy Tuesday preparing a Summary of the Authorities cited in the State's Brief at the recent…
Monday, 15th March 1915: Frank Decision May Come Down April 5 By Ralph Smith., The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 15th March 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.WASHINGTON, March 15. The Supreme Court today did not give an opinion on the Frank Case. The matter may go over until after April 5, as the Court takes a Recess next…
Sunday, 21st March 1915: Alston Special Counsel In Empire Life Co. Case, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 21st March 1915,PAGE 8, COLUMN 4.Attorney General Requested Appointment Owing to Rush of Work. Insurance Commissioner Wright has appointed Robert C. Alston, of Atlanta, as Special Counsel to the Commissioner in the Case of the Empire Life…
Monday, 22nd March 1915: U.s. Court Recesses. Frank Case Not Decided, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 22nd March 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)WASHINGTON, March 22. After handing down several opinions Monday morning, the United States Supreme Court recessed at noon until Monday, April 5, without having rendered a decision on…
Tuesday, 23rd March 1915: Judge Roan Is Dead At New York Hospital, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 23rd March 1915,PAGE 2, COLUMN 3.Noted Georgia Jurist Dies in the New York Polyclinic Hospital Following an OperationJudge L. S. Roan, former Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals and former Judge of the Criminal Division of…
Sunday, 17th January 1915: Warren Grice Will Ask Early Hearing On Frank Petition, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Sunday, 17th January 1915, PAGE 21, COLUMN 2. Attorney General Warren A. Grice is planning to go to Washington during the latter part of this week to plead with the Supreme Court of the United States…
Monday, 29th June 1914: Mediation Urged At Mass Meeting To Settle Strike, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Monday, 29th June 1914, PAGE 1, COLUMN 3. Differences Between Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills and Former Employees Discussed at the Grand. BOTH PARTIES ASKED TO SELECT ARBITERS Addresses on Problems of Capital and Labor Made…