Monday, August 25th, 1913: Leo M. Frank’s Fate Is Now In Hands Of The Jury. Motion For Mistrial Is Denied By Judge Leonard S. Roan, The Atlanta Journal.
The Atlanta Journal, Monday, 25th August 1913. PAGE 1. JUDGE ROAN CHARGES JURY THAT THEY ARE SOLE JDUGES OF WITNESSES' CREDIBILITY He Discusses "Reasonable Doubt," Declaring That Burden of Proof That Defendant Is Guilty Beyond "a Reasonable Doubt, but Not…
Sunday, August 24th, 1913: Leo Frank’s Fate Will Soon Be Known Dorsey Will Finish His Speech In Few Hours, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Sunday, 24th August 1913. Judge Roan Will Then Deliver His Charge and the Case Is Certain to Be in the Jury's Hands by Noon Tomorrow. Some Look for a Quick Ver- dict, While Others Predict the…
Saturday, August 23rd, 1913: Leo Frank Trial Adjourned Until Monday Morning With Solicitor Hugh Dorsey In Midst Of Impassioned Speech. The Atlanta Journal.
The Atlanta Journal, Saturday, 23rd August 1913. PAGE 1 MRS. COLEMAN WEEPS AND FRANK'S WIFE COVERS FACE WITH HANDS DURING SPEECH MRS. COLEMAN WEEPS AND FRANK'S WIFE COVERS FACE WITH HANDS DURING SPEECH Solicitor Was Nearing End of Masterly Address…
Thursday, August 21st, 1913: Arnold Charges Gigantic Frame-up To Convict Frank. Hooper Says Conley’s Story Stood Test Of Grilling, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Thursday, 21st August 1913. PAGE 1 Not Looking for Blood, But Seeking the Murderer of Mary Phagan, Says Hooper FRANK DESCRIBED AS JEKYL AND HYDE BY STATE ATTORNEY Frank A. Hooper, in Opening Speech for the Prosecution,…
Wednesday, August 20th, 1913: Testimony May Close Wednesday – Both Sides Are Anxious To Begin Argument And Send Case To The Jury, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Wednesday, 20th August 1913. (Page 1, Column 6) A Number of Witnesses, Women and Girls Formerly Employed at the Factory, Swear Frank's Character Is Bad and That His Reputation as to His Relations With Women Is Bad-Defense…
Tuesday, August 19th, 1913: Attorney Swears That Witness Was Held Illegally Witness Swears Dorsey Refused To Free Minola Fearing City Detectives, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Tuesday, 19th August 1913. Attorney George Gordon, Summoned by the State, Identified Affidavit as Having Been Assented to by Cook at Frank's Home, but Says Solicitor Dorsey Was Informed at the Time That Negress Was Being Illegally…
Friday, September 12th, 1913: Plennie Minor Will Barbecue Tomorrow, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Friday, 12th September 1913. PAGE 12, COLUMN 7 Deputy Sheriff Plennie Minor, has issued invitations to what promises to be one of the most enjoyable gatherings that Fulton County has seen in many days. It is to…
Friday, September 12th, 1913: Newt Lee Ignored, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Friday, 12th September 1913. PAGE 7, COLUMN 4 It was expected that a bill charging murder which was drawn against Newt Lee, the watchman at the National Pencil factory who figured in the Frank case, would be…
Wednesday, September 10th, 1913: Judge Leonard Strickland Roan, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Wednesday, 10th September 1913. PAGE 1, COLUMN 1 He is expected to succeed Judge Hill On the court of appeals bench. He is at present judge of the Stone Mountain circuit. NEW ATLANTA COURT WILL SHIFT…
Monday, September 8th 1913: Trainmen Ask Funds For Phagan Monument, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Monday, 8th September 1913. PAGE 3, COLUMN 1 Anything From One Cent Up Will Be Acceptable Resolutions Adopted Atlanta lodge No. 720, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Sunday appointed a committee to solicit funds for the erection…
Tuesday, September 2nd, 1913: Echo Of Leo Frank Trial In Recorder’s Court, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Tuesday, 2nd September 1913. PAGE 3, COLUMN 3 There was an echo of the Frank trial in recorder's court Tuesday morning, G. H. Hargett, of 115 Conley Street, was fined $5.75 for waxing hot in an…
Sunday, September 28th, 1913: Grief Of Mrs. Coleman Is A Pitiful Sight, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Sunday, 28th September 1913. PAGE 69, COLUMN 3 Fears Are Entertained by Her Family and Friends New Evidence Discovered. Grieving over the death of her daughter, Mary Phagan, who was found murdered in the National Pencil…
Saturday, September 27th, 1913: Smith And Arnold Indicted For Fight, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Saturday, 27th September 1913. PAGE 5, COLUMN 3 Prominent Attorneys Are Placed Under Bonds of $200 for Courthouse Difficulty. Burton Smith and Reuben R. Arnold, prominent Atlanta attorneys, the later president of the Bar association, were…
Friday, September 26th, 1913: Did Not Discuss Guilt Of Leo Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Friday, 26th September 1913. PAGE 5, COLUMN 1 Blakely Men in Depositions Deny That Juryman Henslee Made Statements Attributed to Him. That Atticus H. Henslee, the ventriloquist on the Frank jury, did not discuss with them…
Monday, September 15th, 1913: Are Burns Men Here, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Monday, 15th September 1913. PAGE 10, COLUMN 4 Report Says They Are Working on Frank Case. That detectives in the employ of the Burns Agency are in Atlanta working up new evidence to be used in…
Tuesday, August 26th, 1913: Frank Sentenced To Hang On October 10th, 1913, But Fight For New Trial Will Stay The Execution For Many Months. The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Tuesday, 26th August 1913. PAGE 1 TWELVE PEERS OF LEO M. FRANK WHO FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER This photograph of the Frank jury was made a few minutes after Foreman Winburn read the verdict and before say…
Tuesday, September 9th, 1913: [Jim] Conley Is Indicted On Two Counts By Fulton Grand Jury, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Tuesday, 9th September 1913. One Bill Charges a Felony in That "Knowing Frank Murdered Mary Phagan, He Harbored and Concealed Him" FRANK'S ATTORNEY WILL CITE WILL MEYERS CASE Decision in This Famous Case Sure to Figure at…
Tuesday, September 16th, 1913: No Judge To Try Fulton Docket, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian, Tuesday, 16th September 1913. Frank Case and New Bench Appointments Cause Congestion in Court 100 Await Trial. Solicitor General Dorsey is on a still hunt for a judge to conduct the large grist of cases which have…
Wednesday, September 17th, 1913: Jim Conley To Fight Felon Charge Bitterly, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian, Wednesday, 17th September 1913. PAGE 6, COLUMN 5 Conley To Fight Felon Charge Bitterly Attorney Will Permit Him to Plead Guilty Only to Misdemeanor, Judge Sought. Jim Conley's trial on a felony charge as accessory after the…
Friday, September 19th, 1913: Delay In Hearing Of Plea For Leo Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Friday, 19th September 1913. PAGE 3, COLUMN 1 New Trial Petition Comes in December Before Judge Hill, and Not Judge Roan. The hearing of the petition asking for a new trial in the case of Leo M.…
Wednesday, August 27th, 1913: Frank Will Reply To Dorsey In Long Public Statement, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Wednesday, 27th August 1913. PAGE 1, Column 1 Convicted Factory Superintendent Preparing Exhaustive Answer to Solicitor General's Argument to Jury DECLARES ARRAIGNMENT CONTAINS MANY FLAWS Health Unimpaired, Frank Resumes Routine Life in Jail. Indictment of Conley…
Wednesday, September 24th, 1913: Leo Frank Again Made President Of B’nai B’rith, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Wednesday, 24th September 1913. PAGE 1, COLUMN 4 Prominent Atlantans Are Elected Officers of This Jewish Charitable Organization. WITH FRANK IN JAIL HIGH HONOR PAID HIM His Re-Election Comes With Announcement That He Is Still Conducting Affairs…
Wednesday, September 3rd, 1913: Board For [Leo] Frank Jury Will Cost Just $975.06, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Wednesday, 3rd September 1913. Page 7, Column 4 Newt Lee's Attorneys Ask That He Be Paid for Time Lost Fulton county will pay $975.06 for quarters and meals for the jury that heard the trial of Leo…
Friday, August 22nd, 1913: In Scathing Terms Rosser Scores Dalton, Dorsey, Police. Dorsey Will Conclude, Summing Up Case Against Leo Frank, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Friday, 22nd August 1913. PAGE 1 DALTON EXCORIATED, CONLEY ANNIHILATED AND SOLICITOR CHARGED WITH PERSECUTION Mr. Rosser Defends the Character of the Pencil Factory, Declares That Few Men Could Have Stood the Test Put to Frank by…
Page 7 of 8: Rare, Alonzo Mann Affidavit, March 4th, 1982
girl's money and grabbed her. I do not think sex was his motive. I believe it was money. Her pay was never found in the building after she died. Many times I have thought since all of this occurred almost…
Page 6 of 8: Rare, Alonzo Mann Affidavit, March 4th, 1982
the building and saw Conley with the body. When Frank went to trial and I was called as a witness, my mother tole me I would have to go and testify. She repeated to me what she already had told…
Page 4 of 8: Rare, Alonzo Mann Affidavit, March 4th, 1982
She had told me that if she was unable to come, for me not to worry. I waited for her for a few minutes. Since I didn't care that much about seeing the parade I went back to work. I…
Page 2 of 8: Rare, Alonzo Mann Affidavit, March 4th, 1982
practically nothing. I was nervous and afraid that day. There were crowds in the street who were angry and who were saying that Leo Frank should die. Some were yelling things like, "Kill the Jew!" I was very nervous. The…
Page 8 of 8: Rare, Alonzo Mann Affidavit, March 4th, 1982
until it was too late to save Leo Frank's life. They will say that being young is no excuse. They will blame my mother. The only thing I can say is that she did what she thought was best for…
Page 3 of 8: Rare, Alonzo Mann Affidavit, March 4th, 1982
My job required that I open the mail, file papers, keep the office orderly, run errands and the like. Leo Frank arrived in the building that morning shortly after I did. He came into the office and spoke to me.…