Monday, 10th May 1915: Frank Calm As Execution Date Set For June 22, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 10th May 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### Alleged Slayer of Mary Phagan Hears Death Sentence Imposed Fourth Time Reiterates Denial of Guilt.### ONLY HOPE NOW LIES IN PLEA FOR PARDONState Prison Board and the Governor to Pass on…
Tuesday, 11th May 1915: Bonds Of Ragsdale And Barber Forfeited, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 11th May 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.### Men Accused of False Swearing in Frank Case Fail to AppearWhen Rev. C. B. Ragsdale and R. L. Barber failed to appear in Court Monday to stand trial on charges of…
Friday, 14th May 1915: Slaton Returns From Visit To New York, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 14th May 1915,PAGE 4, COLUMN 3.### Governor Had No Comment to Make on President Wilson's Note to GermanyGovernor Slaton, who returned to Atlanta Thursday afternoon from a several days' trip to New York, stated Friday that the…
Sunday, 16th May 1915: Pardon Board To Fix Date For Frank Case, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 16th May 1915,PAGE 4, COLUMN 3.### Conference Will Be Held Monday Morning to Decide When It Shall Be HeardMembers of the State Prison Commission will hold a conference Monday morning, to decide on the date for hearing…
Monday, 17th May 1915: Frank Hearing Set For Monday, May 31, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 17th May 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.### Prison Commission Sets Date for Hearing on Petition for ClemencyThe State Prison Commission Monday afternoon set Monday, May 31, as the Date upon which it will hold the Hearing of the…
Friday, 21st May 1915: Judge Roan Did Not Believe Frank Guilty, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 21st May 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.So declares Judge Arthur G. Powell in letter to Prison Commission.Judge Arthur G. Powell, the well-known Atlanta lawyer and former judge of the State Court of Appeals, has written to Governor Slaton…
Saturday, 22nd May 1915: The Frank Case To Be Subject Of Dr. White, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 22nd May 1915,PAGE 7, COLUMN 3."Ought Leo M. Frank be Hanged?" is the Subject announced by Dr. Jacob L. White, Pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle, for his Sermon on Sunday evening. For his morning Sermon, Dr. White…
Sunday, 23rd May 1915: Commute Frank’s Sentence To Life Imprisonment, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 23rd May 1915,PAGE 14, COLUMN 2.To whatever extremes of passion, the popular mind may be swept, Reason eventually regains its sway; after the wind and the earthquake and the fire there always speaks "a still, small voice."…
Monday, 24th May 1915: W. M. Howard Engaged To Plead Frank’s Case, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 24th May 1915,PAGE 4, COLUMN 2.Former Congressman WillPresent Petition to PardonBoard Next MondayW. M. Howard, formerly of Lexington and now of Augusta, an ex-Congressman and one of the best known lawyers in the State, who has been…
Wednesday, 26th May 1915: Conley Wrote Notes Alone, Says Expert, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 26th May 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Osborn Now Declares He Believes Frank Did Not Aid NegroAlbert S. Osborn, a Handwriting Expert and Examiner of questioned documents, of New York City, who examined the notes found beside the body…
Friday, 28th May 1915: Many Georgians Ask Clemency For Frank, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 28th May 1915,PAGE 7, COLUMN 1.### Letters From Georgia Towns Increased Over 100 Per Cent RecentlyDuring the past two or three days, the Volume of Letters from Georgians to the State Prison Commission and Governor Slaton urging…
Saturday, 29th May 1915: Prominent Georgians Pleading For Frank, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 29th May 1915,PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.Alex King, Jack J. Spalding, Dr. T. J. Simmons and Others Ask CommutationWith only one day intervening before the opening of the hearing before the State Prison Commission of Leo M. Frank's…
Sunday, 30th May 1915: Pardon Board To Hear Frank’s Plea Monday, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 30th May 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Hearing on Commutation Petition May Be Finished by Monday AfternoonThe Hearing on Leo M. Frank's Petition for a Commutation of his Sentence to Life Imprisonment will begin before the State Prison Commission,…
Monday, 31st May 1915: Letter Written By Late L.s. Roan Asks Clemency For Frank, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 31st May 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Prison Commission Receives Letter Signed by Late Trial Judge Expressing Doubt as to Frank's GuiltMRS. FRANK PRESENTS A WRITTEN STATEMENTTells of Movements by Her Husband on Day Mary Phagan Met Her Death…
Sunday, 31st October 1915: Slaton Or Watson?, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 31st October 1915,PAGE 15, COLUMN 5.BY THOMAS W. LOYLESSHAVING had so many requests to re-publish in Pamphlet form the Series of Articles by Thomas W. Loyless, that have appeared in The Augusta Chronicle during the past five…
Thursday, 20th May 1915: Two State Legislatures Ask Georgia’s Governor For Clemency For Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 20th May 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Charleston, W. Va., May 19. The State Senate today adopted a Joint Resolution petitioning the Governor of Georgia to commute the Death Sentence to that of life imprisonment in the Case of…
Friday, 21st May 1915: Clemency For Frank Urged By Atlantans, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 21st May 1915,PAGE 4, COLUMN 5.Basil Stockbridge, Former Assistant to Solicitor General Dorsey, Signs Petition.Thousands of Atlanta men, including practically every Banker in the City, and Basil Stockbridge, a former aide-de-camp to Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey,…
Saturday, 22nd May 1915: Says Roan Believed In Frank’s Innocence, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 22nd May 1915,PAGE 9, COLUMN 1.### Letter to Prison Commission by Judge PowellTexas Solons Ask Commutation.The Third State legislative body to take action on behalf of Leo M. Frank in the widespread movement to bring about Commutation,…
Sunday, 23rd May 1915: Leo Frank Jurors To Hold Meeting To Discuss Case, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 23rd May 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Will Hold Conference Before They Decide Whether to Ask Prison Commission to Commute the Sentence.HOWARD WILL CONDUCT HEARING FOR PRISONER"If Case Comes Before Me I Shall Consider It From Georgia basis," Declares…
Monday, 24th May 1915: Pastors To Plead For Commutation Of Frank Sentence, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 24th May 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.### Agreement Is Reached at Conference of Prominent Members of Atlanta Evangelical Minister's Association.DR. C. B. WILMER VISITS CELL OF THE PRISONER"It Is Not Right to Hang a Man Convicted Under Circumstances…
Tuesday, 25th May 1915: Texas Lower House Asks Commutation Of Frank’s Sentence, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 25th May 1915,PAGE 7, COLUMN 5.The House of Representatives of Texas has adopted a Resolution requesting the Governor of Georgia to commute from Hanging to Life Imprisonment, the Penalty imposed on Leo M. Frank for the killing…
Wednesday, 26th May 1915: Two More State Bodies Request Frank Clemency, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 26th May 1915,PAGE 9, COLUMN 3.Two State Legislative bodies followed in the wake of the States who have been endorsing Commutation for Leo M. Frank, when the Representatives of Louisiana and Michigan took official action, pleading for…
Thursday, 27th May 1915: Clemency Protest Is Filed By Dorsey, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 27th May 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Letter Written in Reply to Query From Pardon Board. Outline of Brief to Be Presented by Frank's Attorneys.Following the Custom of the Board of Pardons to Communicate with the Solicitor General in…
Friday, 28th May 1915: Dorsey’s Course Still Undecided, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 28th May 1915,PAGE 7, COLUMN 3.Solicitor Has Not yet Announced Whether He Will Appear Before Prison Commission in Frank Hearing. Committee Coming to Atlanta. Chicago, May 27. Representatives of Leo M. Frank Committee and the Anti-Capital Punishment…
Saturday, 29th May 1915: Conley And Frank Meet Wednesday, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 29th May 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.### Testimony as to Death of Mary Phagan Will Be Taken at Jail for Use in Damage Suit#### May Oppose CommutationAs the result of a conference between J. W. Coleman, stepfather of…
Sunday, 30th May 1915: Leo M. Frank Is Innocent And Jim Conley Is Guilty, Asserts Hooper Alexander, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 30th May 1915,PAGE 4, COLUMN 1.United States District Attorney Analyzes Testimony of Negro on Stand and His Three Affidavits. HIS STORY WAS INSPIRED BY GRILLING, HE SAYS Murder Notes Prepared by Conley in Basement, and Without Dictation…
Friday, 23rd July 1915: Entire Recovery Sure For Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 23rd July 1915,PAGE 9, COLUMN 4.Official Physicians' Bulletins Will Be Discontinued.Warden Smith Anxious for Full Investigation by Governor and Board.Milledgeville, Ga., July 22. (Special.) Frank steadily improves. The fifth day finds him bright and cheerful, well on…
Saturday, 24th July 1915: State Prison Farm Probed Again Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 24th July 1915,PAGE 7, COLUMN 1.Great Interest in the Governor's Visit Frank's Condition Continues to Improve.Milledgeville, Ga., July 23. (Special.) Chairman R. E. Davidson arrived tonight by auto from his home in Greene County and the State…
Monday, 23rd August 1915: Governor Harris Confined To Home By Slight Illness, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 23rd August 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Governor Harris was ill all day Sunday and confined to his room at the Executive Mansion. His doctor would not allow visitors to see him. It is stated at the Mansion, however,…
Tuesday, 24th August 1915: Boycott Started Against Atlanta By Boston Firm, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 24th August 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Now comes Harry L. Bond & Co., a Boston concern, which has furnished the City with caulking yarn and tools for the past two years, with the following letter, which was received…