Tuesday, 3rd March 1914: Way Clear For New Frank Sentence And Next Defense Move, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 3rd March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.The way was paved Tuesday for the resentencing of Leo M. Frank in Judge Hill's Court, and the next move on the part of the Defense, when the Remittitur was…
Wednesday, 4th March 1914: Conley Hit In Story Epps Boy Charges Police Plot, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 4th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.'ON FRANK CASE TO FINISH,' BURNS"I am on the Frank case to the finish," was the emphatic declaration of William J. Burns Wednesday on his return to Atlanta from New…
Thursday, 5th March 1914: Frank Hotly Scores City Detective, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 5th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### SENTENCE DAY KEPT SECRETCourt Wants to Avoid Crowds of Curious. Date Given to Attorneys.The date for the resentencing to death of Leo M. Frank has been fixed by Judge…
Friday, 6th March 1914: To Sentence Frank Saturday, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 6th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.HAPPY OVER NEW ALIBI EVIDENCEWoman Tells of Seeing and Speaking to Prisoner at Alleged Time of Crime.Death sentence will be pronounced upon Leo Frank Saturday, according to reports circulated Friday…
Saturday, 7th March 1914: Innocent, Says Frank, Sentenced, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 7th March 1914,6th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Leo Frank Saturday was sentenced by Judge Ben Hill to be hanged April 17 in the Fulton County Tower. If the mandate of the court is carried out, the prisoner…
Monday, 9th March 1914: New Frank Evidence Is Fought By Dorsey, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 9th March 1914,6th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.That Solicitor Hugh Dorsey is laying careful plans to fight any so-called new evidence which the defense of Leo M. Frank may introduce in the extraordinary motion for a new…
Tuesday, 10th March 1914: Frank Aided By Affidavits, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 10th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### PAGE 1, COLUMN 7### EVIDENCE IN FOR RETRIAL MOTION; PREPARING PLEAAffidavits are in the possession of the Frank defense, it became known Tuesday, which will be used to complete…
Wednesday, 11th March 1914: Frank A Sacrifice, Declares Mother, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 11th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### JUSTICE IS HUSHED IN TUMULT, SHE SAYSNEW YORK, March 11. "My son is being sacrificed on an altar of infamy above which the seal of the sovereign State of…
Thursday, 12th March 1914: Frank Witness Hits Police, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 12th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.W. S. Jenkins, a bricklayer living on West Fourteenth Street, and his wife, along with their daughter, Mrs. Lula Belle Brown, will likely be important witnesses for Leo Frank in…
Friday, 13th March 1914: Frank Witness Accuses Dorsey, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 13th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### URGED STORY BE ALTERED, SHE SAYSMrs. J. B. Simmons Declares She Heard Screams in Factory After 2 o'Clock Day of Crime.By A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.BIRMINGHAM, ALA., March 13. Solicitor General…
Saturday, 14th March 1914: Frank Scores Chief Lanford, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 14th March 1914,6th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### PAGE 1, COLUMN 8FRANK RAPS LANFORD'S STANDDeclares Chief's Plan to Oppose Burns Quizzing Accuser Does Not Worry Sleuth.Leo Frank Saturday paid his respects to Newport Lanford in a sarcastic…
Sunday, 15th March 1914: A. S. Colyar Offered Her $1,000 Bribe To Slander Leo Frank, She Swears, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 15th March 1914,4th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 8.Woman Makes Affidavit She Was Urged to Testify Falsely in Attack on Character of Accused; Asked to Keep Plot Secret. Girl Who Testified at Trial That She Knew Nothing Wrong…
Monday, 16th March 1914: Conley Trailed By Burns, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 16th March 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### SCANS TRAIL OF NEGRO IN FACTORYGreat Detective Is Confident That He Can Clear Up Mystery of Girl's Death.Step by step over the same trail in the National Pencil Factory…
Tuesday, 17th March 1914: Burns On New Leads In Frank Case, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 17th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### PAGE 1, COLUMN 1### SLEUTH GOES INTO 'PLOT' EVIDENCE### Famous Detective Holds Conference With Accused Prisoner.### Formby Affidavit Probed.A half-hour talk with Leo Frank, at which Don C. Seitz,…
Wednesday, 18th March 1914: Burns Sees End Of Mystery, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 18th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.PAGE 1, COLUMN 6'PLAIN TRAILOF SLAYER'FOUNDIndications that William J. Burns is rapidly approaching a climax in his investigation of the murder of Mary Phagan are seen in statements by the…
Thursday, 19th March 1914: Case Easy, Declares Burns, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 19th March 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.VOWS THAT HE'LL TALK TO JIM CONLEYWilliam J. Burns Thursday scoffed at the idea that Jim Conley's lawyer or anyone else could prevent him from seeing the negro when he…
Friday, 20th March 1914: Burns Says He’s Solved Purse Mystery, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 20th March 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### ACTIVITY OF COLYAR IS PROBEDFamous Detective Begins Investigation of Alleged Bribe Offers for False Testimony.A. S. Colyar, dictographer, quondam lawyer and mysterious figure in the Phagan murder case, has…
Saturday, 21st March 1914: Burns Leaves City On Clew, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 21st March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.PAGE 1, COLUMN 7REFUSES TO ANSWER DEFIANT MESSAGE OF CONLEY'S ATTORNEYWilliam J. Burns will extend his investigation of the Phagan case into other cities when Dan Lehon, the superintendent of…
Sunday, 22nd March 1914: Burns Is Certain After Week’s Work He Will Clear Phagan Mystery, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 22nd March 1914,4th Edition (Final),PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.### Declares He Never Has Been on Case Involving So Many Issues Outside of All-Important One Promises to Explain Broken Lock on Cellar Door.William J. Burns declared Saturday night that…
Monday, 23rd March 1914: Mystery Is Clear, Says W.j. Burns, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 23rd March 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.### Detective Off for New York to Quiz Former Mechanic of Factory on Pad ClewWilliam J. Burns left at 11:01 Monday for a trip of several days to New York.…
Tuesday, 24th March 1914: Burns Says He Has New Evidence, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 24th March 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.WASHINGTON, March 24. "I have uncovered new evidence to remove all doubt as to who killed Mary Phagan, the factory girl of Atlanta, for whose death Leo M. Frank has…
Wednesday, 25th March 1914: Noted Woman Who Asks New Frank Trial, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 25th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.MISS JANE ADDAMSPAGE 3, COLUMN 5JANE ADDAMS IS MOVED BY FATE OF LEO FRANKJane Addams, probably the best known woman in the United States and known over the world for…
Thursday, 26th March 1914: Phagan Case Is Easy, Lehon Declares, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 26th March 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 4, COLUMN 1.### Burns Man Says He Is Greatly Encouraged by Results of His First EffortsDan Lehon, superintendent of the Southern division of the William J. Burns Detective Agency, who, in the…
Friday, 27th March 1914: 3 Swear To Alibi For Frank, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 27th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.A half-dozen new witnesses to establish an alibi for Leo Frank, twice as many more to testify to the "shaping" of testimony by the Solicitor and detectives and many others…
Saturday, 28th March 1914: Taxes Kept Low By Fifth, Says Colonel Hall, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 28th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 3, COLUMN 6.### Militia Commander Urges Employers to Allow Men to Join. Tells Benefits.Should the attitude of employers in Atlanta remain antagonistic and the Fifth Regiment be forced to disband, taxes in…
Sunday, 29th March 1914: Burns To Give Phagan Case Findings This Week. Mystery Lifted, He Says, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 29th March 1914,4th Edition (Final),PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.### Famous Detective Declares He Will Point Out Slayer of Girl and Give Indisputable Evidence of Guilt.Frank Discusses the New Motion.Detective William J. Burns, brought to Atlanta to throw light…
Monday, 30th March 1914: No Clews Found In Frank Case In Chicago, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 30th March 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.Report That Defense Had Located New Witness There Is Without Foundation.Dispatches from Chicago Monday denied the report that clews to a possible solution of the Phagan murder mystery had been…
Wednesday, 1st April 1914: Phagan Case Is Cleared, Says Biddinger, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 1st April 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 3, COLUMN 4.Burns' Detective Certain Every Phase of Mystery Will Be Fully Explained.Guy B. Biddinger, assistant general manager of the W. J. Burns Detective Agency, said Wednesday, after spending four days in…
Thursday, 2nd April 1914: Biddinger, Burns Man, On Frank Case, Tells Of Baring Canadian Graft, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 2nd April 1914,9th Edition (Final),PAGE 3, COLUMN 1."Butch" Mc Devitt, millionaire for a day, has nothing on Guy B. Biddinger, assistant general manager of the Burns Detective Agency, who is in Atlanta investigating the Phagan murder mystery.…
Friday, 3rd April 1914: Frank Innocent, Declares Burns, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 3rd April 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.PAGE 1, COLUMN 8READY NOWTO POINTTO GIRL'SSLAYERCHICAGO, April 3. "The murderer of Mary Phagan has been found. Leo M. Frank will not be hanged on April 17."This statement was made…