Saturday, 22nd November 1913: Judge Broyles Explains Why He Fined Woman, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 22nd November 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.Miss Austin Took Law IntoHer Own Hands and BrokeIt, Says RecorderEditor The Journal:There seems to besome misapprehension about the case of the young woman who was fined the otherday for beating a…
Friday, 21st November 1913: Jim Conleys Lawyer Prepares To Demand Trial For His Client, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 21st November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Attorney W. M. Smith DeclaresHe Will Take Actionin Be-Half of Negro SomeTimeNext WeekAlthough no demand for a trial forJames Conley, the negro who says he assisted in disposing of Mary Phagansafter she…
Wednesday, 19th November 1913: Frank Trial Unfair, Jewish Rabbi Says In Scathing Speech, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 19th November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Rev.Alexander Lyons, ofBrooklyn, Declares Prison-ers Jewish Nationality In-fluenced Verdict ofGuiltyGIRLSALLEGED SLAYERCOMPARED TOBEILISSConditionsAre Worse HereThan in Czars Domain, HeSays, Because of ChristianPretensesRabbi Alexander Lyons, one of theforemost Jews in America, speaking at the…
Monday, 17th November 1913: Franks Appeal Is Set For Thirty Days Hence, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 17th November 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 5.Judge HoldsContract Validand Grants Temporary Re-strainingOrderA novel and interesting point wasraised in Judge J. T. Pendletons division of the superior court Monday morningwhen the court issued a temporary restraining order in behalf…
Thursday, 27th November 1913: Old-fashioned Lawyer Has Departed Forever, Judge Pendleton Says, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 27th November 1913,PAGE 4, COLUMN 3.The old-fashioned oratorical lawyer, inhis Prince Albert coat and with beaver full of papers, is gone forever, JudgePendleton, of the superior court, told the members of the Atlanta Law schoolWednesday afternoon.Successful lawyers…
Monday, 24th November 1913: Chief Beavers Is Paid Tribute, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 24th November 1913,PAGE 6, COLUMN 4.BY DR. RIDLEYIn the course of a short talk at theCentral Baptist church Sunday, Dr. Caleb A. Ridley, the pastor, paid a hightribute to Chief of Police J. L. Beavers, whose vice…
Tuesday, 18th November 1913: Conleys Trial Waits On The Supreme Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 18th November 1913,PAGE 15, COLUMN 4.JudgeHill Will Not Disposeof It Until Frank CaseIs Settled.Despitethe assertion of William M. Smith, attorney for Jim Conley, that he woulddemand an early trial for the negro sweeper, whose testimony did most…
Saturday, 15th November 1913: P. H. Brewster. Albert Howell, Jr. Hugh M. Dorsey. Arthur Heyman. Dorsey, Brewster, Howell & Heyman. Attorneys-at-law., The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 15th November 1913,PAGE 10, COLUMN 2.Offices:202, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210Kiser Building, Atlanta, Ga.Long-Distance Telephone 3022, 3024, and 3025, Atlanta, Ga.Saturday, 15th November 1913: P. H. Brewster. Albert Howell, Jr. Hugh M. Dorsey. Arthur Heyman. Dorsey,…
Thursday, 20th November 1913: Nation-wide Search For Missing Wife, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 20th November 1913,PAGE 10, COLUMN 4.A letter revealing the sorrowful story of a husbandsnation-wide search for his missing wife has come to Chief Beavers from Russell,Iowa, to which W. W. Wolfe, a native of Montgomery went in…
Sunday, 16th November 1913: Woodward Vetoes Fence Resolution, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 16th November 1913,PAGE 8, COLUMN 3.DeclaresContractors Have NoRight to Use the Streetsof Atlanta.Mayor James G. Woodward has vetoed theresolution passed up by council at its last meeting authorizing the Calhounestate to erect a fence in the street…
Wednesday, 19th November 1913: First Murder Trial Before Judge Hill, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 19th November 1913,PAGE 14, COLUMN 2.Will Burnett, a negro, was convicted ofmanslaughter in Judge Ben Hills division of the superior court on Tuesday. Hewas given a twenty-year sentence.The negro made a statement to the juryin which he…
Monday, 17th November 1913: P. H. Brewster. Albert Howell, Jr. Hugh M. Dorsey. Arthur Heyman. Dorsey, Brewster, Howell & Heyman. Attorneys-at-law., The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 17th November 1913,PAGE 10, COLUMN 2.Offices:202, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210Kiser Building, Atlanta, Ga.Long-Distance Telephone 3022, 3024, and 3025, Atlanta, Ga.Monday, 17th November 1913: P. H. Brewster. Albert Howell, Jr. Hugh M. Dorsey. Arthur Heyman. Dorsey,…
Wednesday, 26th November 1913: Anti Leaders Quiz Chief On Blind Tiger Policy, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 26th November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.DuBose and Richards InquireWhy Arrests ArentMade.No Money, Is AnswerA query as tothe attitude of the police and detective authorities toward blind tiger conditionswhich are alleged to exist in Atlanta, was the meat…
Sunday, 23rd November 1913: Burlesque Probe Started By Chief And By Recorder, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 23rd November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Order Goes Forth That Costumes Must Not Be TooAbbreviated and No GirlsUnder 16 Employed.SHOWS AREVERY TAMEWHEN BEAVERS APPEARSChief MakesRound of theHouses Saturday Nightand Finds Chorus GirlsDemurely Clad.Alleged burlesque naughtiness isbeing probed in…
Wednesday, 26th November 1913: Conley Will Be Tried During January Term, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 26th November 1913,PAGE 7, COLUMN 4.Negro Factory Sweeper Appears in Court in order toHave the TimeSet.Jim Conley, the negro factory sweeperwho was a witness against Leo Frank in his trial for the murder of Mary Phagan,will be…
Tuesday, 25th November 1913: Conleys Lawyer Will Ask Immediate Trial, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 25th November 1913,PAGE 8, COLUMN 4.Attorney William Smith will today inthe criminal branch of the superior court make formal demand that his negroclient, Jim Conley, the factory sweeper whose testimony convicted Leo Frank ofthe Phagan murder, be…
Friday, 14th November 1913: P. H. Brewster. Albert Howell, Jr. Hugh M. Dorsey. Arthur Heyman. Dorsey, Brewster, Howell & Heyman. Attorneys-at-law, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 14th November 1913,PAGE 16, COLUMN 2.Offices:202, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210Kiser Building, Atlanta, Ga.Long-DistanceTelephone 3022, 3024, and 3025, Atlanta, Ga.PAGE 7, COLUMN 5TRIAL OFJIM CONLEYPOSTPONED TO MONDAYCourtThought to Be AwaitingAction of Court ofAppeal.Without explaining this cause,…
Saturday, 22nd November 1913: Will Ask Early Trial For Factory Sweeper, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 22nd November 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 4.Despite the attitude of Judge Hill andthe Solicitor General, William Smith, attorney for Jim Conley, will makestrenuous effort next week to have the negro factory sweeper, whose storyconvicted Leo M. Frank, of…
Thursday, 27th November 1913: Gone Are The Days Of Oratory At The Bar, Says Pendleton, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 27th November 1913,PAGE 7, COLUMN 4.Stick to facts.Cut out the Fourth of July oratoricalfireworks.State your casebefore the jury tersely and briefly.Such was the advice of Judge John T. Pendleton,senior judge of the Fulton county superior court, as…
Tuesday, 25th November 1913: Men And Religion Bulletin No. 85, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 25th November 1913,PAGE 11, COLUMN 5.FOLLOW MEI am the good shepherd;the good shepherd layethdown his life for the sheep.He that is a hireling fleeth.John 10-11:12Miss Edith Appleyard died Monday.She was once matron at Agnes ScottCollege.Christ touched her…
Monday, 24th November 1913: Burlesque Houses Willing For Chief To Act As Censor, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 24th November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Alleged burlesque naughtiness isbeing probed in Atlanta. Chief Beavers, one of his trusty men and Recorder NashBroyles have shouldered muskets in the war against rumored conditions in low-pricedVaudeville and burlesque theaters in…
Sunday, 30th November 1913: Colyar Arrested On Cheat Charges, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 30th November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Lawyer Heldby Local De-tectives to Answer War-rant SwornOut for Him inRome, Ga.A. S. Colyar, principal figure inthe famous dictagraph case during the Mary Phagan murder investigation, wasarrested by detectives yesterday on a…
Saturday, 29th November 1913: Horse Hauls Buggy Right Into Hardware Store After Fodder, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 29th November 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.A small stack of fodder left over froma Thanksgiving window decoration, two plate glass windows and Zeb, the buggyhorse of G. R. Garner, formed the cast of a little tragedy Friday afternoonmuch…
Friday, 28th November 1913: Beautiful Luncheon, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 28th November 1913,PAGE 13, COLUMN 3.Mrs. L. Z. Rosser, Jr., was hostess atluncheon Friday at the Piedmont club in compliment to Miss Ruth Rosser and herguests, Miss Eva Renfro, Miss Clara Belle Glover, Miss Cynthia Ellis and…
Friday, 21st November 1913: Jim Conleys Case Is Once More Delayed, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 21st November 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 5.JimConleys case did not come up before Judge Ben Hill in the criminal division ofthe superior court Thursday.Onrequest of Solicitor General Dorsey, who bowed to the wishes of the judge, thecase was…
Wednesday, 22nd October 1913: Little Progress In First Session On Frank Trial Motion, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Wednesday, 22nd October 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1, 6, & 7. STRIKER CHEERED AS HE SPEAKS IN COURT Two Men Fined for Alleged Threats Strikes Meet and Parade Three striking operatives of the Fulton Bag and Cotton…
Tuesday, 21st October 1913: Motion To Quash Indictment Gets Judges Approval, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Tuesday, 21st October 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1, 2, & 7. Case Ended Suddenly There Tuesday Morning and Demonstration in Court Was Not Rebuked by Judge Foster S. G. M'LENDON, ATTORNEY FOR WATSON, WINS POINT Charge of…
Monday, 20th October 1913: J.c. Shirley, Marietta Street Furniture Dealer, Named By I. W. Fisher In Phagan Case, Laughs At Accusations, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Monday, 20th October 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1, 3, & 6. NAMED IN PHAGAN CASE BY FISHER, HE TREATS ACCUSATION AS JOKE J. C. SHIRLEY. I. W. Fisher, Who Says He Knows Who Killed Mary Phagan IRA…
Sunday, 19th October 1913: New Feature In Frank Case Perhaps Tomorrow, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Sunday, 19th October 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMN 5. Exchange of Affidavits by State and Defense May Reveal New Attack on Jury It is believed that several surprises will be sprung on Monday when Solicitor General Hugh M.…
Wednesday, 1st October 1913: Frank Motion Is Served On Solicitor, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Wednesday, 1st October 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMNS 4 & 7. PAGE 1, COLUMN 7 NEW TRIAL ASKED ON 115 COUTNS BY FRANK'S ATTORNEYS In Lengthy Document, Attorneys for Leo M. Frank Changes That Innumerable Errors Were Made…