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Sunday, 27th July 1913, Public Demands Leo Frank Trial Tomorrow, The Atlanta Georgian

    Public Demands Frank Trial To-morrow Atlanta Georgian (Hearst's Sunday American) July 27th, 1913 Old Police Reporter Sees No Cause for Delay Either Side Asking Postponement Will Reveal Weakness, as Time Has Been Given for Preparation. Conley Is Center…
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Sunday, 27th July 1913, Prominent Atlantans Named On Leo Frank Trial Jury Venire, The Atlanta Georgian

  Prominent Atlantans Named On Frank Trial Jury Venire Atlanta Georgian (Hearst's Sunday American) July 27th, 1913 The venire of 144 men from which twelve will be selected to decide the fate of Leo M. Frank is considered to be…
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Sunday, 27th July 1913, Pinkerton Men Brand Lanford Charges False, The Atlanta Georgian

  The Atlanta Georgian, Sunday, 27th July 1913, PAGE 11, COLUMN 5. Detectives Declare City Police and Dorsey Were Told All Evidence They Developed Emphatic denial of the charges by Chief of Detectives Lanford that he had kept bad faith…
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Sunday, 27th July 1913, Leo Frank Watches Closely as the Men Who are to Decide Fate are Picked, The Atlanta Georgian

    Frank Watches Closely as the Men Who are to Decide Fate are Picked Atlanta Georgian (Hearst's Sunday American) July 27th, 1913 This newspaper article is a continuation from the first page of an Atlanta Georgian newspaper. The first…
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Sunday, 27th July 1913, Leo Frank Fights for Life Monday, The Atlanta Georgian

    Frank Fights for Life Monday Atlanta Georgian (Hearst's Sunday American) July 27th, 1913 Dorsey Ready to Avenge Mary Phagan Mystery of Months Is Still Unsolved Most Bitter Legal Battle in History of Atlanta Courts Is Expected—Case Will Probably…
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Sunday, 27th July 1913, Every Bit of Evidence Against Leo Frank Sifted and Tested, Declares Solicitor Hugh Dorsey, The Atlanta Georgian

    Every Bit of Evidence Against Frank Sifted and Tested, Declares Solicitor Atlanta Georgian (Hearst's Sunday American) July 27th, 1913 Solicitor-General Hugh Dorsey, who will prosecute the case against Leo M. Frank, last night gave the Sunday American the…
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Tuesday, 29th July 1913: Lee’s Testimony Feature Of First Day Of Trial, The Atlanta Georgian

The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 29th July 1913,PAGE 19, COLUMN 2.Attorney Rosser began cross-examination of Newt Lee at the point he had reached when Judge Roan ordered the adjournment Monday night. Frank's leading counsel had not succeeded in his early questioning to…
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Friday, 1st August 1913 E. F. Holloway Testimony, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 1st August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.HOLLOWAY DENIES AFFIDAVIT HE SIGNED FOR SOLICITORPAGE 1, COLUMN 7NEW TESTIMONY GIVEN AT TRIAL OF LEO M. FRANK BY R. B. BARRETTMachinist at Pencil Factory Tells Jury of Discovery of Murdered Girl's…
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Thursday, 31st July 1913 Defense Riddles John Black’s Testimony, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 31st July 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.DEFENSE RIDDLES JOHN BLACK'S TESTIMONYPAGE 1, COLUMN 7SLEUTH CONFUSED UNDER MERCILESS CROSS-QUESTIONS OF LUTHER ROSSERJust Before He Left the StandHe Confessed That He Was "Mixed Up" and That He Could Not Recall…
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Wednesday, 30th July 1913 Three Witnesses Describe Finding Mary Phagan’s Body, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 30th July 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.NEWT LEE STICKS TO ORIGINAL STORY DESPITE ATTEMPTS TO CONFUSE NEGROStriking Feature of Day's Proceedings Was the Evident Effort on Part of Luther Rosser to Connect Watchman With Crime, or Show He…
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Sunday, 27th July 1913, Defense Claims Jim Conley and Newt Lee Prepared Notes, The Atlanta Georgian

  Defense Claims Conley and Lee Prepared Notes Atlanta Georgian (Hearst's Sunday American) July 27th, 1913 Theory Is That Watchman Surprised Sweeper Attempting to Dispose of Body and Entered Into Pact. An amazing chain of evidence, laying bare the mystery…
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Tuesday, 29th July 1913, Will Leo Frank’s Lawyers Put Any Evidence Before the Jury?, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution, July 29th, 1913 Will Frank's lawyers put any evidence before the court? That is a question that was much discussed on the opening day by a score or more of lawyers who secured seats in the courtroom…
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Tuesday, 29th July 1913, Trial of Leo M. Frank on Charge of Murder Begins; Mrs. Coleman, George Epps and Newt Lee on Stand, The Atlanta Constitution

  The Atlanta Constitution, Tuesday, 29th July 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMN 1. WATCHMAN TELLS OF FINDING BODY OF MARY PHAGAN Trial Adjourns for the Day While Lee Is on the Stand, and His Cross-Questioning Will Be Resumed Today. MOTHER AND…
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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…
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Tuesday, 29th July 1913, Numerous Witnesses Called in Leo Frank Case, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution, July 29th, 1913 Numerous Witnesses Called in Frank Case List Indicates That Prisoner Is Prepared to Put Character in Evidence. Numbers of witnesses were summoned to court by both sides and when the names were called so…
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Tuesday, 29th July 1913, Mincey, on Arrival Reaffirms Jim Conley Affidavit, The Atlanta Constitution

Mincey, on Arrival Reaffirms Affidavit The Atlanta Constitution, July 29th, 1913 W. H. Mincey, who made the famous affidavit in which he declared that Jim Conley had told him on April 26 that he had killed a girl, arrived late…
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Tuesday, 29th July 1913, Burglars Try to Enter Home of Leo Frank Juror, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution, July 29th, 1913 Burglars Try to Enter Home of Frank Juror But F. V. L. Smith's Wife Calls Police and Intruders Flee. Two big, burly, black negroes who evidently had taken a decided interest in the Leo…
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Tuesday, 29th July 1913, 96 Men are Called Before Getting Leo Frank Trial Jury, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution, July 29th, 1913 96 Men are Called Before Getting Jury Attorneys for Both Sides Had Good Line on All Men Examined. According to an unofficial account kept as the matter of striking the Frank jury was carried…
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Monday, 28th July 1913, Leo Frank’s Trial on Murder Charge Booked for Today, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 28th July 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Judge L. S. Roan Announces That He Will Call Case at Nine O'Clock This Morning.LAWYERS BELIEVE JURY WILL BE NAMED IN DAYLegal Representatives Take Good Rest on Sunday in Preparation for Struggle…
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Sunday, 27th July 1913, All in Readiness for Leo Frank’s Trial Monday Morning, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 27th July 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Greatest Legal Battle in the History of Dixie Is the Prediction of Atlanta Attorneys.ATTORNEYS FOR STATE HOLD FINAL CONFERENCERepresentatives of Leo Frank Still Non-Committal About Report That Postponement May Be Asked.Practically every…
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Sunday, 27th July 1913, Brewster Denies Aiding Hugh Dorsey in Mary Phagan Case, The Atlanta Georgian

  Brewster Denies Aiding Dorsey in Phagan Case Atlanta Georgian (Hearst's Sunday American) July 27th, 1913 Colonel P. H. Brewster has written The Georgian a letter correcting a statement in The Sunday American. The letter quotes the report that Colonel…
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Monday, 28th July 1913, Jurors in Leo M. Frank Case Must Answer Four Questions, The Atlanta Constitution

  Atlanta Constitution July 28th, 1913 Chief interest in the case of Leo M. Frank, which is scheduled to begin today, centers in the selection of a jury, the first 144 veniremen, having been drawn last Thursday and published in…
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Monday, 28th July 1913: Trial Of Leo Frank Begins, The Atlanta Georgian

The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 28th July 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.JUDGE PRESIDING IN TRIAL OF LEO FRANKPAGE 1, COLUMN 5Judge L. S. Roan, of Stone Mountain Circuit.Judge Roan has presided in nearly all of Atlanta's celebrated murder trials in the past ten…
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Tuesday, 5th August 1913 Mrs. Frank Breaks Down in Court, The Atlanta Georgian

Atlanta Georgian, August 5th, 1913 Judge, Favoring Defense, Reserves Decision as to Striking Out Testimony CONLEY CONTINUES TO WITHSTAND FIERCE ATTACKS OF ROSSER Reuben Arnold created a sensation at the opening of Tuesday afternoon's session of the Frank trial by…
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Wednesday, 30th July 1913 Defense to Claim Strands of Hair Found Were Not Mary Phagan’s, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 30th July 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.PAGE 1, COLUMN 2All Newt Wants Now Is Freedom and a HatNow that Newt Lee has more 'bacca, as he says, "than Mr. Rosser axed him questions," he needs but a hat…
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Saturday, 2nd August 1913 Defense Claims Members of Jury Saw Newspaper Headline, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 2nd August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Dr. J. W. Hurt, Coroner's Physician, Gives Expert TestimonyWHEN JUDGE ROAN UNWITTINGLY HELD RED HEADLINE IN FRONT OF JURY, DEFENSE MADE POINTJury Is Sent Out of Room While Attorneys for the Defense…
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Monday, 28th July 1913 State Opens Its Case Against Leo M. Frank, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 28th July 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.JURY COMPLETED BEFORE RECESS AND STATE WAS READY TO BEGIN INTRODUCTION OF ITS TESTIMONYLast Man in the Last Panel Was Accepted as the Twelfth Juror and Cleared the Way for the Actual…
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Sunday, 12th October 1913: Jews Fight To Save Leo Frank, The New York Sun

  The New York Sun, Sunday, 12th October 1913, Page 6. Countrywide Appeal for Man Convicted of Killing Mary Phagan. RACE HATRED CHARGED Motion for New Trial in Georgia Halts the Hangman. NEGRO'S STORY UNSHAKEN Defence Hopes to Show That…
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Saturday, 24th May 1913 Bribery Charges False Declares Col. Felder; Calls Them Frame-Up, The Atlanta Constitution

  Atlanta Constitution Saturday, May 24th, 1913 Affidavits and Alleged Dictograph Record Are Made Public, Accusing Prominent Lawyer, of Offering Bribe of $1,000 to Secretary Febuary, of Police Department, to Secure Affidavit Made for Police by J. W. Coleman, Stepfather…
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Saturday, 24th May 1913, Felder is Charged with Bribe Offer for Phagan Papers, The Atlanta Constitution

Atlanta Constitution Saturday, May 24th, 1913 City Detective Department Holds Statements Alleging Attorney Made Attempt to Secure Coleman Affidavit. SAY FELDER OFFERED $1,000 FOR THE PAPER Report of Conversation Between Colonel Felder, Secretary Febuary and A. S. Colyar Taken Down…