Friday, 1st May 1914: Evidence Is Recorded Against Conley, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 1st May 1914,3rd Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 8.Negro's Letters to Carter WomanFiled, but Judge Blocks Reading of Them.Leo Frank's defense was given its first setback in the hearing of the extraordinary motion for a new trial Friday, when…
Thursday, 30th April 1914: Ragsdale Lawyer Denies Bribery Charge, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 30th April 1914,2nd Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.2 ACCUSED BY PASTOR REFUTE STORYMinister Who Asserts He Was Given $200 for Affidavit Said To Be Weak-Minded.The sensational story of Rev. O. B. Ragsdale, of the Plum Street Baptist Church,…
Wednesday, 29th April 1914: State To Fight New Affidavit For Frank, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 29th April 1914,2nd Edition,PAGE 2, COLUMN 6.Solicitor Dorsey Gathers Evidence to Attack Story of NegroesThat Conley Confessed.Solicitor Hugh Dorsey Wednesday declared that he had not yet decided whether he will ask Judge Ben Hill to reconvene the…
Tuesday, 28th April 1914: Sensation Near In New Frank Affidavits, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 28th April 1914,2nd Edition,PAGE 2, COLUMN 5.Rumor of Repudiation by Ragsdale and Barber Draws Denunciation From Defense.Sensations were expected Tuesday in the mystery surrounding rumors that the Rev. C. B. Ragsdale, the Kirkwood clergyman, and R. L.…
Monday, 27th April 1914: Expert Report Aids Frank, Says Burns, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 27th April 1914,1st Edition,PAGE 3, COLUMN 6.Detective W. J. Burns made public Saturday for the first time the fact that the Atlanta physicians delegated by him to visit Leo Frank in his cell at the Tower all…
Sunday, 26th April 1914: New Conley Notes Prove Him Guilty, Says Burns, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 26th April 1914,4th Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Detective Asserts Writing ShowsNegro in Habit of Using 'Did' as Well as 'Done,' Which State Called White Man's Work.Letters Sent by Sweeper to Negress Declared To Be Proof He Is Degenerate…
Saturday, 25th April 1914: Experts Aid Frank In Report, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 25th April 1914,5th Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Find Nothing About Accused to Prove Conley's Story State's Case Crumbling, Says Burns.Detective W. J. Burns made public Saturday for the first time the fact that the Atlanta physicians delegated by…
Friday, 24th April 1914: Burns Fixes Slaying On Conley, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 24th April 1914,3rd Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Report of Detective Filed as High Card in Defense's Battle for New TrialLawyers for Leo Frank played their high card Friday by offering as amendments to the extraordinary motion for a…
Thursday, 23rd April 1914: New Battle On To Save Frank, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 23rd April 1914,3rd Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Dorsey Springs Surprise as Hear Ing Opens, Announcing No Counter-Showing.The hearing on the extraordinary motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank was begun Thursday before Judge Hill in the…
Wednesday, 22nd April 1914: Lanford Declines To Show Affidavits To Detective Burns, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 22nd April 1914,1st Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.BURNS MAKES FIRST REPORTDetective William J. Burns, accompanied by Dan Lehon and a lawyer in the Frank case, called at police headquarters late Tuesday afternoon and held a five-minute conference with…
Tuesday, 21st April 1914: Burns’ Report Now Expected Wednesday, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 21st April 1914,4th Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 8.William J. Burns had "nothing to say" Tuesday concerning his prospective report on the Phagan murder case, but asserted that the result of his investigation in all probability would be made…
Monday, 20th April 1914: Burns Likely To Make Report Within Day, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 20th April 1914,4th Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Prospects of an early report by William J. Burns on the Phagan murder case were revived by the announcement of Dan Lehon, Burns' lieutenant, that his chief would arrive in Atlanta…
Sunday, 19th April 1914: M’knight, In Jail, Denies Affidavit Aiding Frank, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 19th April 1914,4th Edition,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Negro of Police Station Since Last Thursday for 'Protection,' He Says. Returns to His Original Story on Stand.Witness Reported to Have Told Dorsey Agent for Defense Had Him Discharged at Terminal…
Saturday, 18th April 1914: Burn’s Report Next Step In Frank Case, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 18th April 1914,4th Edition,PAGE 2, COLUMN 5.Result of Mysterious Trip Eagerly AwaitedHooper Surprised at Verdict Motion.Since the filing of the motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank the case has marked time, waiting for the…
Friday, 17th April 1914: Dr. Harris Not Certain Of Hair Test’s Accuracy. Frank Contention Hit, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 17th April 1914,8th Edition,PAGE 6, COLUMN 1.Dr. H. F. Harris, to whom questions were put bearing on his comparison of the strands of hair found on the second floor of the National Pencil Factory with that taken…
Thursday, 16th April 1914: Date Of Frank Hanging Only One Day Off, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 16th April 1914,1st Edition,PAGE 2, COLUMN 4.Interest Centers in Disposition of Extraordinary Motion Delay of Execution Certain.With only a day intervening before the date set for the execution of Leo Frank, interest centered Wednesday in the probable…
Monday, 13th April 1914: Hint Pinkerton Here On Frank Case Denied, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 13th April 1914,1st Edition,PAGE 2, COLUMN 6.Rumor Had Rival Detective Watching Burns Later Has New ClewsSpeculation was aroused Saturday by the report that William A. Pinkerton, head of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, was in Atlanta, and…
Sunday, 12th April 1914: $1,000 Offered By Burns For Evidence To Support Frank Character Attack, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 12th April 1914,4th Edition,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Detective Declares Reward Is Open to Dorsey, Lanford, or Anyone Else Who May Give Him Information He Seeks 'I'm After Truth,' He Says.An offer of $1,000 was made by Detective W.…
Leonard Dinnerstein’s 1968 Blood Libel and Antigentile Hoax Against the People of Georgia: “Crack the Jew’s Neck! Lynch Him!” Shouted at Leo Frank’s Trial
Research compilation and commentary by Alex Donaldson Career Judaic Studies professor Leonard Dinnerstein (1934 - 2019), in the highlighted paragraph transcribed below, asserts the following on page one hundred ten of the November 1968 issue of the American Jewish Archives…
Leo Frank, a Jew Pervert Pedophile, Watson’s Magazine, September 1915 – Part 6
Download Leo Frank, a Jew Pervert Pedophile, Watson’s Magazine, September 1915, Chapter 6 (HD, Size: 614MB) Was the Leo Frank Trial tainted by attitudes of bigotry against those who practice Judaism?
Monday, 9th June 1913, Luther Rosser Asks Grand Jury Grill for Jim Conley, The Atlanta Georgian
Rosser Asks Grand Jury Grill for Conley The Atlanta Georgian June 9, 1913 Luther Z. Rosser, chief of counsel for Leo M. Frank, issued the first public statement Tuesday that he has made since the arrest of the factory…
Sunday, 8th June 1913, Fair Play Alone Can Find Truth in Phagan Puzzle, Declares Old Reporter, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian Sunday, June 8th, 1913 Average Atlantan Believes Frank is Guilty, but That Little Real Evidence Has Yet Pointed to Him as Slayer. Stirring Defense by Wife and Attack on Solicitor Dorsey Are Two Striking Features of…
Wednesday, 11th June 1913, Lanford Silent on Rosser’s Card, The Atlanta Constitution
Lanford Silent on Rosser’s Card The Atlanta Constitution June 11, 1913 Detective Chief Says He Has No Reply to Make to the Charges of Counsel for Leo M. Frank. Following the public letter written yesterday by Luther Z. Rosser,…
Tuesday, 10th June 1913, Leo Frank Reported Ready for His Trial, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution Tuesday, June 10, 1913 Many Witnesses Are Being Examined Every Day by Attorneys for the Defense That counsel for Leo Frank is ready for trial was freely reported over the city Monday. Attorney Luther Z. Rosser, his…
Saturday, 7th June 1913, Leo Frank Defense Digs Deep to Show Jim Conley is Mary Phagan Girl Slayer, The Atlanta Georgian
Defense Digs Deep to Show Conley is Phagan Girl Slayer Atlanta Georgian Saturday, June 7th, 1913 Getting New Evidence to Show Negro Was Located in Factory—Theory Explains Mystery of Staple Pulled From Back Door of Basement. The defense of…
Saturday, 7th June 1913, Leo Frank Defense Bends Efforts to Prove Jim Conley Slayer, The Atlanta Georgian
Defense Bends Efforts to Prove Conley Slayer Atlanta Georgian Saturday, June 7th, 1913 The defense of Leo Frank against the charge of murdering Mary Phagan will be more than a mere attempt to clear Frank's skirts. It will seek…
Saturday, 7th June 1913, Mrs. Leo Frank Attacks Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey in a New Statement, The Atlanta Georgian
Mrs. Leo Frank Attacks Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey in a New Statement Atlanta Georgian Saturday, June 7th, 1913 Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey refused late Saturday afternoon to make reply to the reiterated accusations of Mrs. Leo M. Frank that…
Summer Reading and Project for Students of the Mary Phagan Case by Professor Rachel Cohen
Professor Rachel Cohen’s Summer Reading Assignment for Students of the Mary Phagan Case June 21 through September 5 This summer reading assignment is for students of the Mary Phagan case: read, study, and fact-check Leonard Dinnerstein’s writings on the Leo…
Attorney Hooper’s Statement in the Atlanta Constitution, 112 Years Ago Today: April 18, 1914.
On This Day, 112 Years Ago: Prosecutor Hooper Contradicts the Defense's Waiver Claim Atlanta Constitution, April 18, 1914 By Vicky Martin, Edited By Mary Phagan-Kean Where the case stood that morning. By Saturday, April 18, 1914, Leo Frank had already…
Sunday, 27th July 1913 Every Bit of Evidence Against Frank Sifted and Tested, Declares Solicitor, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian (Hearst's Sunday American) July 27th, 1913 Solicitor-General Hugh Dorsey, who will prosecute the case against Leo M. Frank, last night gave the Sunday American the following statement: Without going into the merit of the State's case against Leo…