Thursday, 15th May 1913 No Phagan Trial Before Last of June Declares Solicitor, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Thursday, May 15th, 1913 If Indictments Are Returned by Grand Jury When Bills Are Presented There Will Be No Immediate Trial WM. J. BURNS COMING, SAYS THOS. B. FELDER He Calls Upon the Public to Subscribe…
Monday, 11th August 1913 Many Experts Called by Defense to Answer Dr. H. F. Harris, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal August 11th, 1913 DR. GEORGE BACHMAN GIVES TESTIMONY TO SHOW HARRIS SIMPLY HAZARDED A GUESS Professor of Physiology at Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons Declares Dr. Harris Is the Only Doctor He Knows Who Would Undertake to…
Tuesday, 5th August 1913 Defense Moves to Strike Most Damaging Testimony, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal August 5th, 1913 ON GROUNDS OF IRRELEVANCY ATTORNEY ARNOLD MOVES TO STRIKE PART OF TESTIMONY He Asks That Conley's Statement That He Acted as "Lookout" for Frank, and Part of Testimony Attacking Frank's Personal Character Be Blotted From…
Friday, 1st August 1913 Frank Trial Crowd Sees Auto Knock Down Youth, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal August 1st, 1913 Thronged Streets Prevented Driver Seeing Raymond Roddy—Not Seriously Hurt Raymond Roddy, a thirteen-year-old boy who lives at 66 Williams street, was knocked down by an automobile about 9 o'clock Thursday morning near the corner of…
Tuesday, 29th July 1913 Spectators at Frank Trial Make an Absorbing Study, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal July 29th, 1913 They Come From Every Station in Life—From the Ragged Newsboy to the Business Man With the Diamond Scarf Pin and the Georgia Lawmaker The personnel of the spectators at the average murder trial is one…
Sunday, 27th July 1913 Here is Conley’s Confession Around Which Bitter Fight is Expected in the Frank Trial, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal July 27th, 1913 There is little doubt that the storm-center, so to speak, of the Frank trial will be the testimony of the negro sweeper, James Conley. He will be the principal witness for the state and all…
Friday, 18th July 1913 Broyles Comes Back at Mayor Woodward and Mayor at Him, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal Friday, July 18, 1913 *Editor's Note: Small sections of text are missing due to scanning near a crease. Recorder Says Mayor Is Defeating Justice and Impeding Officers in Their Attempts to Check Crime MAYOR STYLES BROYLES "A…
Friday, 4th July 1913 Lee’s Attorney Seeks to Gain His Release, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal Friday, July 4, 1913 It was reported Thursday morning that Bernard L. Chappell, attorney for New Lee, the negro watchman held in connection with the Mary Phagan case, would take steps to release him from jail by…
Friday, 20th June 1913 Frank Case May Not Be Tried June 30, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal Friday, June 20, 1913 Dorsey Expects to Be Ready, He Says, but Postponement Seems Probable That Leo M. Frank will go on trial for the murder of Mary Phagan on June 30th is not a certainty, although…
Tuesday, 10th June 1913 Luther Z. Rosser, Attorney for Frank, Trains His Guns on City Detective Chief, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal Tuesday, June 10, 1913 SAYS CHIEF LANFORD IS NOT SEEKING FOR TRUTH OF MURDER He Charges That the Detective Chief Has Banked His Sense and Reputation on Proving Frank Guilty "WHY HASN'T CONLEY BEEN BEFORE JURY?"…
Wednesday, 4th June 1913 Cook Is Released on Signing Paper, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Wednesday, June 4th, 1913 Minola McKnight, the negro cook at the home of Leo M. Frank, was released from custody by the police late Tuesday afternoon, after she had signed the sensational affidavit now in the possession…
Thursday, 29th May 1913 Detectives Seek Corroboration of Conleys Story, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Thursday, May 29th, 1913 They Declare That They Are Anxious to Get at the Truth of the Murder Case, Regardless of Who Is Guilty Little if any credence is placed by the city detectives in the theory of…
Sunday, 25th May 1913 Citizens Deny Authority for Using Their Names, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Sunday, May 25th, 1913 Capt. English, Robt. F. Maddox and Others Comment on Dictograph Interview Captain James W. English, president of the Fourth National bank, Saturday gave The Journal a statement to the effect that he has had…
Saturday, 24th May 1913 Negro Sweeper Tells Officer Frank Asked Him to Write Some Notes Day Before Tragedy, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Saturday, May 24th, 1913 He Thinks These Notes Are the Same as Those Found by the Body of the Murdered Girl, but Had Not Seen the Original Notes When He Made His Sensational Statement to the Detectives Saturday…
Wednesday, 14th May 1913 New Theory Fails to Change Course of Murder Probe, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Wednesday, May 14th, 1913 "A Local Celebrity" Is Working Out the New Theory and He Had Not Reported to the Solicitor on Wednesday GIRL'S HANDWRITING GIVES IMPORTANT CLUE Grand Jury to Take Up Case May 22…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Playing Practical Jokes on Watchful Bailiffs is Pastime of Frank Jurors, The Atlanta Journal
Anybody who has the mistaken idea that it's fine to be a juror in a big murder trial has only to see Artist Brewerton's illustration above, of the way the twelve men who are to decide Leo M. Frank's fate…
Monday, 4th August 1913 Conley Thought He Was on Trial, His Attorney Declares, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal August 4th, 1913 Jim thought he was on trial this morning," said W. M. Smith, attorney for James Conley, the negro sweeper at the pencil factory, after the recess Monday noon following Conley's appearance on the witness stand…
Friday, 1st August 1913 Picnic and Theories Mark Noon Hour in Frank Trial Court Room, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal August 1st, 1913 Spectators Remain From 5 to 7—Lunch Boys Acquiring Wealth A court room where a man is on trial for his life is a strange place for a picnic, yet from 12:30 to 2 o'clock every…
Tuesday, 29th July 1913 Everybody’s a Reporter, Now, Else an Old Time Friend, Says Guardian of Court House Door, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal July 29th, 1913 "They Been 15 Reporters Here in the Last Five Minutes," He Says, "and What's Not Reporters Is Boyhood Friends I Don't Remember" "You are?" said the man who guards the foot of the steps. "Well,…
Sunday, 27th July 1913 Plennie Minor Faces Task in Handling Court Room During Trial of Leo Frank, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal July 27th, 1913 Genial Deputy Sheriff Will Have Seats for Only 250 People, and Hates to Think He Won't Be Able to Accommodate Everybody, for That's His Disposition Plennie Minor is going to have the hardest job in…
Thursday, 17th July 1913 Effort Being Made to Indict Negro Conley, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal Thursday, July 17, 1913 Foreman Beattie of Grand Jury, However, Says He Knows of No Such Move W.D. Beattie, foreman of the grand jury, declares that "so far as he knows" there is no intention on the…
Friday, 4th July 1913 Lee’s Lawyer Expects Delay in Frank Case, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal Friday, July 4, 1913 State Certain to Fight Chappell's Effort to Secure Release of Watchman Bernard L. Chappell, attorney for Newt Lee, the negro night watchman, who found the body of Mary Phagan in the National Pencil…
Thursday, 19th June 1913 Hooper Returns and Takes Up Phagan Case, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal Thursday, June 19, 1913 Declares Trip to Cincinnati Had Nothing to oD With Murder Mystery Frank A. Hooper, the experienced prosecutor, who has been engaged to assist Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey in the trial of the case…
Sunday, 8th June 1913 Solicitor Makes No Reply to Mrs. Frank, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Sunday, June 8, 1913 Hugh M. Dorsey Has No Comment to Make on Mrs. Frank's Letter Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey has declined to make any answer to the published statement of Mrs. Leo M. Frank, charging…
Wednesday, 4th June 1913 L. M. Franks Trial Will Occur Week of June 30, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Wednesday, June 4th, 1913 Although no definite decision has been arrived at by Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey, the indications are that Leo M. Frank, the pencil factory superintendent, who is under indictment for the murder of Mary…
Thursday, 29th May 1913 Chief Asks Hutcheson for Protected List, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Thursday, May 29th, 1913 Lawyer Not Ready Yet, Is Answer—Beavers Says He Is Disappointed Chief of Police James L. Beavers called Attorney Carl Hutcheson over the telephone Thursday morning and asked if the list of "protected disorderly houses,"…
Sunday, 25th May 1913 Chief Lanford Calls Felders Charges False, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Sunday, May 25th, 1913 Denies That Police Have Suppressed Evidence in the Phagan Mystery Chief of Detectives Newport Lanford when apprised of Colonel Felder's statement as issued Saturday afternoon to the effect that the police had plotted to…
Friday, 23rd May 1913 Detective R. S. Ozburn Swears to Phone Talk, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Friday, May 23rd, 1913 Says He Overheard Col. Felder Offer $1,000 for Phagan Papers State of Georgia, County of Fulton. Personally appeared before me the undersigned notary public, for the state and county aforesaid, R. S. Ozburn,…
Tuesday, 13th May 1913 Solicitor Dorsey is Working New Theory in Phagan Mystery, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Tuesday, May 13th, 1913 He Will Not Disclose Its Nature, but He, Lanford and Beavers Declare No Arrests Are Contemplated SOLICTOR WOULD WELCOME HELP OF BURNS But Says He Knows Nothing of Effort to Bring Him…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Witness Found Who Saw Mary Phagan on Way to Factory, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal August 10th, 1913 George T. Kendley, Street Car Conductor, Declares He Saw Little Girl About Noon on April 26 as She Stepped From Curb on Forsyth Street Bridge to Cross Alabama Street, Where His Car Was Stopped BOTH…