Friday, 15th August 1913 Two More Character Witnesses Are Introduced by the Defense, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 15th, 1913 Another character witness was introduced by the defense in Harry E. Lewis, of Brooklyn, N. Y., former neighbor of Frank, and a former assistant to the district attorney. "Did you ever know Frank?" he was…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 More Witnesses Are Called to Blacken Daltons Character, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 14th, 1913 Following the putting off of the decision in regard to Dr. William Owen's testimony, seven Gwinett county citizens were introduced to add to the thick coat of lampblack already smeared over the character of…
Tuesday, 12th August 1913 As the Very Wildest of Guessing Dr. Westmoreland Characterizes Testimony Given by Dr. Harris, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 12th, 1913 Dr. Willis Westmoreland, former head of the state board of health, who resigned some time ago after the board gave a clean bill to Dr. H. F. Harris, the secretary, whom he had accused of…
Saturday, 9th August 1913 Witness Admits Discrepancies in Model of Pencil Factory, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 9th, 1913 T. H. Willet, a pattern maker, who built the model of the pencil factory, was next called by the defense. Under the cross-examination of Mr. Hooper he frequently admitted discrepancies in the pasteboard structure submitted…
Friday, 8th August 1913 Scott Called by Defense To Refute Conleys Story, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 8th, 1913 SHOWS NEGRO LIED MANY TIMES The defense sprang a surprise during the afternoon session whey they called Detective Harry Scott to the stand to testify to the third-degree under which Jim Conley had been placed…
Wednesday, 6th August 1913 Conley Remains Calm Under Grilling Cross-Examination, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 6th, 1913 ROSSER ADOPTS NEW TONE MONDAY Jim Conley, upon whose story practically the entire result of the Frank case is believed to rest, went on the stand at 9:03 o'clock and when court adjourned for lunch…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Schiff Testimony Contradicts That Given by Dalton and Negro Conley, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 10th, 1913 Saturday by Far the Best Day for the Defense Since Start of the Frank Trial Two Weeks Ago. SAYS WOMEN DID NOT VISIT FRANK'S OFFICE Lawyers for State and Defense in Frequent Clashes During the…
Saturday, 2nd August 1913 Startling Statements Made During Testimony of Dr. Harris, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 2nd, 1913 Making the startling declaration that Mary Phagan had been killed within thirty or forty-five minutes after she had eaten dinner, Dr. Roy F. Harris, state chemist, took the stand during the afternoon session yesterday. It…
Thursday, 31st July 1913 Gantt, Once Phagan Suspect, On Stand Wednesday Afternoon, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution July 31st, 1913 J. W. Gantt, who once was a suspect in the famous case, followed Mrs. Coleman to the stand at the afternoon session. "Have you ever been connected with the pencil company?" "From January 1st, 1918,…
Tuesday, 29th July 1913 Reporter Witnesses are Allowed in Court, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution, July 29th, 1913 Men Who May Be Called to Stand Report Trial by Attorney's Agreement. Just as the state was about to open formally its case against Leo M. Frank, Attorney Reuben R. Arnold interrupted by declaring to…
Wednesday, 23rd July 1913 Give Right of Way to Case of Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution July 23rd, 1913 Attorneys for Relatives in the Crawford Will Hearing Are Willing to Yield Their Claim of Priority. The conflict between the dates of hearing the litigation over the $250,000 estate of the late Joshua B. Crawford,…
Friday, 11th July 1913 Conley Not Right Man, Says Mincey, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution Friday, July 11, 1913 Insurance Man Who Made Affidavit Says Conversation Was With Some Other Negro—Saw Conley at Station. It was disclosed Thursday afternoon that William H. Mincey, the insurance agent who has made an affidavit to…
Friday, 20th June 1913 Formby Woman May Not Be A Witness, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution Friday, June 20, 1913 State Declares Its Case Against Frank Is Now Complete Dorsey Still Absent Because of the inconsistency of her statement with the state's outline of prosecution, Chief Lanford intimates that Mima Formby , the…
Sunday, 1st June 1913 Conley is Removed from Fulton Tower at His Own Request, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution Sunday, June 1st, 1913 Friends of Leo Frank Have Tried to Intimidate Him, Negro Sweeper Tells Detective Chief as Reason for His Transfer to the Police Station. LANFORD RAPS SHERIFF DECLARING HE IS NOT ASSISTING THE POLICE "He…
Sunday, 25th May 1913 Colyar Declared Criminal and Not Worthy of Belief in Four Sworn Statements, The Atlanta Constitution
A. S. Colyar Atlanta Constitution Sunday, May 25th, 1913 Four sworn statements concerning the career of A. S. Colyar, and declaring him a criminal and unworthy of belief, have been furnished The Constitution by Colonel Thomas B. Felder. They are…
Saturday, 24th May 1913 Coleman Affidavit Which Police Say Felder Wanted, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution Saturday, May 24th, 1913 State of Georgia, Fulton County: The affiant, J. W. Coleman and wife, citizens of Atlanta, Georgia, who reside at 146 Lindsay street. The affiant is the stepfather of Mary Phagan, deceased, the child who…
Tuesday, 13th May 1913 Mystery Within a Mystery Now Baffling Newspaper Men Working on the Phagan Case, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution Tuesday, May 13th, 1913 By Thomas Byrd Magath A veil of mystery so dense as to completely shut off the light from all newspaper men surrounds the identity of the detective who has been employed by…
Wednesday, 30th April 1913 Gantt Turned Over to Sheriff of Fulton, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution Wednesday, April 30th, 1913 After a hearing before Judge George L. Bell of the superior court in which his attorney George T. gave a scathing denouncement of the police and detective department for what he termed the…
Sunday, 17th August 1913 Prisoner’s Mother Questioned As to Wealth of Frank Family, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 17th, 1913 Mrs. Rae Frank, mother of Leo Frank, resumed the stand at the opening of the morning session Saturday. Under cross-examination by Solicitor Dorsey, she was forced to tell much of her business interests…
Sunday, 24th August 1913 Many Records Are Badly Broken By State’s Most Expensive Trial, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 24th August 1913.Original Author: Britt Craig.Besides costing Fulton county a small-sized fortune, the trial of Leo Frank has broken many records which at one time seemed likely to stand for all time.It has been Georgia's longest trial.It…
Wednesday, 20th August 1913 Witness Swears He Saw Frank Forcing Unwelcome Attentions Upon the Little Phagan Girl, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Wednesday, August 20th, 1913. The most sensational testimony of the entire morning session was produced when Willie Turner, a young farmer of Sandy Springs, Georgia, an ex-employee of the pencil factory, was called by the prosecution. He…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Never Saw Any Women in Office of Frank Says Negro Witness, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 16th, 1913 Walter Pride, a negro employee in the National Pencil factory, who is named in Jim Conley's story, was put on the stand in the middle of the afternoon. "Where do you work on Saturdays?" he…
Friday, 15th August 1913 Wife and Mother of Frank Are Permitted to Remain in Court, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 15th, 1913 At the opening of the morning session yesterday Solicitor Dorsey motioned for the court to exclude the wife and mother of Leo M. Frank, Mrs. Lucille Frank and Mrs. Rae Frank, on account of the…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 Lemmie Quinn is Severely Grilled by Solicitor Dorsey, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 14th, 1913 Bending his efforts to break down the testimony of Lemmie Quinn, foreman of the metal room, Solicitor Dorsey subjected the witness to a severe grilling when court reconvened at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. When Quinn…
Tuesday, 12th August 1913 Dr. Hancock Called by Defense, Assails Dr. Harris Testimony, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 12th, 1913 MADE CABBAGE DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS Dr. T. H. Hancock, a well known Atlanta physician, was the first of three medical experts to be presented in the afternoon in behalf of the defense. Dr. Hancock is official…
Saturday, 9th August 1913 Epps Boy Not With Mary Phagan, Declares Street Car Motorman, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 9th, 1913 W. M. Mathews, of 459 Lee street, car motorman who declares that Mary Phagan rode to town on his car on April 26, followed Daisy Hopkins on the stand. Mathews gave a new turn to…
Friday, 8th August 1913 Dr. Childs Differs with Harris As to Processes of Digestion, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 8th, 1913 Following Dr. H. F. Harris, the final witness of the state, DR. L. W. Childs also an expert on matters pertaining to the various processes of digestion was placed on the stand by the defense…
Wednesday, 6th August 1913 Conleys Main Story Still Remains Unshaken, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 6th, 1913 GRILLED 12 HOURS BY LUTHER ROSSER JIM CONLEY INSISTS FRANK GUILTY MAN Declaring That "I Don't Remember," or, "No, Sir; I Didn't Say That," or Simply Affirming Blandly That He Had Lied on a Previous…
Sunday, 3rd August 1913 Good Order Kept in Court by Vigilance of Deputies, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 3rd, 1913 Despite the throng that has gathered each day around the courthouse where a man is on trial for his life, and despite the number of people who have crowded in to fill every seat, there…
Saturday, 2nd August 1913 Frequent and Angry Clashes Between Attorneys Mark the Hearing of Darley’s Testimony, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 2nd, 1913 N. V. Darley, mechanical head of the National Pencil factory and directly in charge of the Georgia Cedar company, an adjunct concern, was put on the stand by the state, after Mrs. White had finished.…