Tuesday, 24th June 1913 Frank’s Trial Set For Next Monday, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution Tuesday, June 24, 1913 Indications Are Case Will Begin on That Day—Jury Panel Not Yet Drawn by Judge Roan. The trial of Leo M Frank, superintendent of the National Pencil Factory, now under indictment for the murder…
Saturday, 14th June 1913 Conley Released, Then Rearrested, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution Saturday, June 14, 1913 After a short hearing in his chambers yesterday Judge L. S. Roan, of the superior court, revoked his former order holding James Conley, the negro sweeper, as a material witness in the…
Monday, 26th May 1913 Frank is Guilty, Says Pinkerton, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution Monday, May 26th, 1913 Sufficient Evidence Found to Convict Him, Declares Man Hired by the National Pencil Company. Announcing that he had secured evidence sufficient to convict his employer Harry Scott, assistant superintendent of the Pinkertons, who has…
Sunday, 25th May 1913 Becker of South Lanford is Branded by Col. Tom Felder, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution Sunday, May 25th, 1913 System of Corruption as Poisonous as That of the Mafia Exists in Atlanta, According to Statement Made by Attorney Accused of Trying to Bribe Secretary G. C. Febuary to Steal Affidavit in…
Thursday, 8th May 1913 Frank Will Take Stand at Inquest, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution Thursday, May 8th, 1913 Mrs. Mattie White Tells Detectives That on Afternoon of Killing She Saw Negro in Factory. Leo M. Frank will probably be the first witness to take the stand in the Mary Phagan murder…
Thursday, 1st May 1913 Newt Lee Tells His Story During Morning Session, The Atlanta Constitution
J. A. White Harry Denham. The two mechanics who were the last workmen to leave the National Pencil company on Saturday afternoon. Leo M. Frank was in the building when they went out. Photo by Francis B. Price, Staff…
Tuesday, 29th April 1913 $1,000 Reward, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution Tuesday, April 29th, 1913 Page 4 The assault and murder of 14-year-old Mary Phagan comprise the most revolting crime in the history of Atlanta Homicide is bad enough. Criminal assault upon woman is worse. When a…
Wednesday, 20th August 1913 State Suffers a Severe Blow When Testimony Is Ruled Out, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution Wednesday, August 20th, 1913 Miss Nellie Wood, a former employee of the National Pencil factory, whom the state claims left there because on the second day she was there when Leo Frank got her into his office and…
Tuesday, 26th August 1913 Frank Convicted, Asserts Innocence, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Tuesday, 26th August 1913. Page 1. WAITS WITH WIFE IN TOWER FOR NEWS FROM COURTROOM. FRIENDS TELL HIM VERDICT. "I Am as Innocent Today as I Was One Year Ago," He Cries "The Jury Has Been…
Wednesday, 20th August 1913 Dr. Clarence Johnson Is Called To Corroborate Dr. Roy Harris, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Wednesday, 20th August 1913. Page 3. Dr. Clarence Johnson, a well-known specialist, who was put up by the prosecution in rebuttal of the testimony offered by the defense in attacking that of Dr. Roy Harris, was…
Friday, 8th August 1913 Rosser Swears Bludgeon Was Not In Factory Day After the Murder, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 8th, 1913 City Detective Bass Rosser, who worked on the Phagan mystery, followed Dalton on the stand Thursday morning to tell that Mrs. Arthur White, whose husband, father and brother work for the National Pencil company, had…
Thursday, 7th August 1913 Unable to Shake Conleys Story Rosser Ends Cross-Examination, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 7th, 1913 On the opening of court Wednesday morning when Judge L. S. Roan announced that he would postpone his final decision in regard to the admissibility of Jim Conley's evidence in regard to Leo Frank's alleged…
Monday, 4th August 1913 Every Man on Franks Jury Gets Nickname for Trial, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 4th, 1913 Quiet Sunday for Twelve Jurors By Vernon Stiles. As completely cut off from knowledge of the happenings of the outside world as though they were marooned in an island of the South seas, and yet…
Saturday, 2nd August 1913 Women and Girls Thronging Court for Trial of Leo Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 2nd, 1913 Fully one-fourth of the big audience at yesterday afternoon's session of the Frank trial was composed of women and girls. It was the largest crowd of the entire case, and, to the credit of Deputy…
Friday, 1st August 1913 William Gheesling, Embalmer, Tells of Wounds on Girl’s Body, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 1st, 1913 William Gheesling, the undertaker who embalmed Mary Phagan's body, was next called in. "What is your business?" queried Solicitor Dorsey. "I am an embalmer." "How long have you been in that advice?" "Fifteen years, or…
Wednesday, 30th July 1913 Clash Comes Over Evidence Of Detective John Starnes, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution July 30th, 1913 When Sergeant Dobbs was called from the stand Detective J. M. Starnes, prosecutor of Frank and a detective attached to police headquarters was called in. He has been associated with the solicitor general throughout the…
Monday, 23rd June 1913 Leo M. Frank’s Trial June 30, Says Dorsey, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution Monday, June 23, 1913 Solicitor General Hears Report That John Moore Will Assist in the Defense. "Unless something now turns up of which I have no knowledge at present, I will set Leo Frank's trial for June…
Friday, 13th June 1913 Negro Conley May Face Frank Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution June 13, 1913 Hearing Before Judge Roan Today Will Decide Whether Negro Will Be Sent to Tower. Whether James Conley, the negro sweeper, who swears that Leo Frank got his aid in disposing of Mary Phagan's…
Wednesday, 4th June 1913 Servant of Frank is Liberated After Long Examination, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution Wednesday, June 4th, 1913 Despite Gruelling Third Degree, Woman Maintains Denial of Having Told Conflicting Stories. FACED BY HUSBAND, SHE CONTRADICTS HIM Her Release Came After Her Attorney Had Threatened to Take Out Habeas Corpus Proceedings. Minola McKnight,…
Monday, 26th May 1913 New Witnesses in Phagan Case Found by Police, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution Monday, May 26th, 1913 Reported Two Telephone Operators Will Swear to Conversations Held Over the Pencil Factory's Line. GAVE THEIR TESTIMONY BEFORE THE GRAND JURY A. S. Colyar Confers With Chief Beavers on Bribery Allegations—Case Now in Its…
Saturday, 17th May 1913 In Loop of Death Dorsey May Have Clue to Murderer, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution Saturday, May 17th, 1913 Noose Found Knotted Around Neck of Mary Phagan Being Carefully Examined by Officers. BURNS RIGHT-HAND MAN NOW PROBING MYSTERY Fund Started by The Constitution for Purpose of Bringing Noted Detective to Atlanta…
Thursday, 8th May 1913 Stains of Blood on Shirt Fresh, Says Dr. Smith, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution Thursday, May 8th, 1913 City Bacteriologist Makes His Report After Examination of Garment of Negro Which Was Found in Trash Barrel. LEE'S CELLMATE MAY TESTIFY AT INQUEST Witness Spent 24 Hours in Same Cell With Phagan…
Thursday, 1st May 1913 Frank Not Apparently Nervous Say Last Men to Leave Factory, The Atlanta Constitution
Miss Ella Maud Eubanks, stenographer for Leo M. Frank Atlanta Constitution Thursday May 1st, 1913 Page 2, Column 6 Following Mechanic Barrett's declaration that there were two men at work Saturday at noon on the top floor of the factory…
Tuesday, 29th April 1913 I Am Not Guilty, Says John M. Gantt, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution Tuesday, April 29th, 1913 "I Was Not in Love With Mary and She Was Not With Me," Asserts Man Accused of Murder. "I did not kill Mary Phagan. I haven't seen her within a month. They accuse me…
Friday, 29th August 1913 Leo M. Frank To Make No Public Statement, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 29th August 1913.Page 2.This Decision Is at the Advice of His Attorneys Leo Frank Sees Many Friends.It was learned yesterday that, contrary to reports, Leo Frank would not make public a statement attacking his arraignment by Solicitor…
Friday, 8th August 1913 Will Defense Put Character of Leo Frank Before Jury?, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 8th, 1913 Will Leo Frank's character be one of the issues in his trial for the murder of little Mary Phagan? That is the question which has been the subject of speculation since it was first known…
Monday, 4th August 1913 Dr. H. F. Harris Will Take Stand This Afternoon, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 4th, 1913 Secretary of State Board of Health Will Resume Testimony Interrupted by His Collapse on Last Friday. STATE TO USE PHOTO OF SPOT WHERE BODY WAS FOUND BY NEGRO Friends and Relatives Besiege Prisoner…
Saturday, 2nd August 1913 Stenographer Parry Identifies Notes Taken at Phagan Inquest, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 2nd, 1913 Stenographer Parry, the official court stenographer, was next called to the stand to identify a number of notes he took at the coroner's inquest held in police headquarters shortly after Frank's arrest. He was asked…
Friday, 1st August 1913 Holloway Denies Affidavit He Signed for Solicitor, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 1st, 1913 NEW TESTIMONY GIVEN AT TRIAL OF LEO M. FRANK BY R. B. BARRETT Machinist at Pencil Factory Tells Jury of Discovery of Murdered Girl's Pay Envelope and of Strands of Hair Near Her Machine in…
Wednesday, 30th July 1913 Lee, Dull and Ignorant, Calm Under Gruelling Cross Fire, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution July 30th, 1913 Newt Lee, the negro night watchman of the pencil factory, who telephoned police headquarters of the finding of Mary Phagan's body at the pencil factory, was again placed upon the stand when court convened Tuesday…