Thursday, 21st January 1915: Mary Phagan’s Mother Sues Pencil Factory For Daughter’s Death, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 21st January 1915,PAGE 10, COLUMN 3.Mrs. J. W. Coleman, mother of Mary Phagan, has filed suit for $10,000 damages against the National Pencil Factory, naming Leo M. Frank and Jim Conely as the slayers of her daughter.…
Tuesday, 26th January 1915: Attorneys For Frank Ask An Early Hearing, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 26th January 1915,PAGE 4, COLUMN 6.By John Corrigan, Jr.Washington, January 25. (Special.) Counsel for Leo M. Frank, convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, made a formal application to the Supreme Court today to advance the date…
Saturday, 9th January 1915: Governor Decides Who Will Argue Frank Case, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 9th January 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 2.Solicitor Hugh Dorsey and Attorney General Warren Grice held a consultation with Governor John M. Slaton Friday afternoon in regard to the plans for the State's appearance before the United States Supreme…
Friday, 1st January 1915: Dorsey And Grice Confer Next Week, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 1st January 1915,PAGE 4, COLUMN 2.DORSEY AND GRICE CONFER NEXT WEEKThe proposed conference between Solicitor Hugh Dorsey and Attorney General Warren M. Grice over the line of procedure they expect to follow in combatting the United States…
Wednesday, 24th February 1915: Postpone Hearing Of Frank Appeal, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 24th February 1915,PAGE 12, COLUMN 4.By John Corrigan, Jr.Washington, February 23. (Special.) Because of the number of other cases preceding it on the day's calendar, the appeal of Leo Frank for a writ of habeas corpus was…
Wednesday, 27th January 1915: Trial Of Detectives To Be Hard-fought, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 27th January 1915,PAGE 12, COLUMN 2.First Day's Hearing Results in Securing of Only Six Jurors. Testimony to begin Today. That the fight of Dan S. Lehon and Carlton C. Tedder against prosecution for subornation of perjury, as…
Sunday, 10th January 1915: Grice And Dorsey Named For State, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 10th January 1915,PAGE 26, COLUMN 1.Will Argue Frank Case Appeal Before United States Supreme Court Both Designated by Slaton.Governor John M. Slaton on Saturday afternoon designated Attorney General Warren Grice and Solicitor Hugh Dorsey to represent the…
Saturday, 30th January 1915: Large Sums Paid To Burns Agency, Haas Tells Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 30th January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Shows checks for $500 and for $1,000 given representatives for work done in the Frank case.Jim Conley on stand for just five minutes. Denies that he ever confessed to murder of Mary…
Alonzo Mann Affidavit, November 10th, 1982, Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia, 91 pages.
Here within is the original 91-page transcript (approximately 55 pages typed out in Microsoft word) of an affidavit that Alonzo Mann (August 8, 1898 - March 18, 1985) orated and was videotaped on November 10th, 1982, regarding the April 26,…
Biopic of C. P. Connolly (1863 to 1935) and his influence on Mary Phagan’s convicted killer Leo Frank
111 Years Ago Today (December 26, 2025): His two-part Leo Frank case series ran in Collier’s Weekly on December 19, 1914, and December 26, 1914, shaping national opinion on the true-crime while the murder conviction was still being hotly…
Leo Frank Trial Brief of Evidence on Minds Dot Com
Want to watch a clipping video or listen to an audiobook of the Leo Frank trial testimony from the official Brief of Evidence, covering July 28 through August 21, 1913? Please like, repost, and bookmark. Mary Phagan Case This release…
Alonzo Mann Affidavit of March 4th, 1982, Transcribed in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA, Eight Individual Pages Combined
Page 1: AFFIDAVIT IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, COUNTY OF SULLIVAN The undersigned, being duly sworn, deposes as follows: My name is Alonzo McClendon Mann. I am 83 years old. I was born near Memphis, Tennessee, on…
Page Six of Eight Pages in the Alonzo Mann, Affidavit of March 4th, 1982, Transcribed at Sullivan County, Tennessee
Page 6. the building and saw Conley with the body. When Frank went to trial and I was called as a witness, my mother told me I would have to go and testify. She repeated to me…
ALONZO MANN, Sworn In For The Defendant, 68th To Testify, Leo Frank Trial, Fulton County Superior Courthouse, Atlanta, Georgia, July-August, 1913
Stream Video Download Video Stream Video Download Video ALONZO MANN, sworn for the Defendant. I am office boy at the National Pencil Company. I began working there April 1, 1913. I sit sometimes in the outer office and stand…
Page Eight of Eight Pages in the Alonzo Mann, Affidavit of March 4th, 1982, Transcribed at Sullivan County, Tennessee
Page 8. 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…
Page Seven of Eight Pages in the Alonzo Mann Affidavit, March 4th, 1982, Transcribed at Sullivan County, Tennessee
Page 7. 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…
Alonzo Mann Depositions to the Pinkerton Detective Agency, May 6th, May 7th, May 9th, 1913, National Pencil Company, Atlanta, Georgia
Pinkerton Report: Leo Frank Case Source: Leo M. Frank Collection, Manuscript-237, Box 1, Folder 1, American Jewish Archives, 3101 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220 Reporting Officer: Assistant Superintendent Harry Scott Location: Atlanta, Georgia Date: Tuesday, May 6, 1913 Detective Black…
Page Five of Eight Pages in the Alonzo Mann, Affidavit of March 4th, 1982, Transcribed at Sullivan County, Tennessee
Page 5. the shaft would have been open. Conley could have dumped her down the empty elevator shaft. I believe for some reason, Jim Conley turned around toward me. He either heard my footsteps coming or he sensed I was…
Page Four of Eight Pages in the Alonzo Mann, Affidavit of March 4th, 1982, Transcribed at Sullivan County, Tennessee
Page 4. 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…
Page Three of Eight Pages in the Alonzo Mann, Affidavit of March 4th, 1982, Transcribed at Sullivan County, Tennessee
Page 3. 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…
Page Two of Eight Pages in the Alonzo Mann Affidavit of March 4th, 1982, Transcribed at Sullivan County, Tennessee
Page 2. 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!" …
Page One of Eight Pages in the Alonzo Mann Affidavit of March 4th, 1982, Transcribed at Sullivan County, Tennessee
Page 1. AFFIDAVIT IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, COUNTY OF SULLIVAN The undersigned, being duly sworn, deposes as follows: My name is Alonzo McClendon Mann. I am 83 years old. I…
Unabridged Deposition of Leo Frank, Monday, April 28, 1913, Abridged as State’s Exhibit B in the 1913 Leo Frank Trial Brief of Evidence. The Unabridged Version Published Within Atlanta Constitution, August 2nd, 1913
Unsworn deposition of Leo Frank to Atlanta Georgia Chief of Detectives Newport A. Lanford at the Capitol Station house, stenography by Gay C., February, Monday, April 28, 1913. Printed in the Atlanta Constitution, dated, August 2, 1913. Source: Brief of…
Thursday, 7th May 1914: Perjury Charges In Frank’s Case Will Be Ordered Probed, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Thursday, 7th May 1914, PAGE 1, COLUMN 7. Judge Hill Also Will Instruct Grand Jury Monday Week to Make Thorough Investigation of Alleged Bribery. BURNS MAY BE CALLED TO TELL ALL HE KNOWS. Bill of Exceptions…
Wednesday, 21st January 1914: Frederick Van Lieu Smith, Jr. Is Strong Beyond His Months And Has a Sturdy Pair of Lungs, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Wednesday, 21st January 1914, PAGE 5, COLUMN 3. To squall or not to squall? That is the question, propounded by the mothers of Atlanta as the proof of what a healthy baby should be, some holding…
Friday, 8th May 1914: Hearing In Frank Case May Wait Several Days, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 8th May 1914,PAGE 6, COLUMN 2.Motion to Set Aside Verdict May Not Be Taken Up SaturdayThe hearing of the motion to set aside the verdict in Leo M. Frank's Case, which was set for Saturday morning at…
0711 Slide – Georgia Supreme Court Leo Frank Appeals Documents, 1913, 1914
The National Pencil Company operated from 1908 to 1916 in the Venable Building, located at 37–41 South Forsyth Street in Atlanta, Georgia. The building was a long, brick and wood frame structure, constructed as a masonry through-lot in downtown Atlanta…
Monday, 24th November 1913: Chief Beavers Is Paid Tribute, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Monday, 24th November 1913, PAGE 4, COLUMN 6. BY DR. RIDLEY In the course of a short talk at the Central Baptist church Sunday, Dr. Caleb A. Ridley, the pastor, paid a high tribute to Chief…
Tuesday, 29th December 1914: Leo M. Frank’s New Fight For Life, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 29th December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.May Last in Courts for Six Months Before a Final Decision Is Reached If Prisoner Wins, the Case Comes Back to the Federal Court for Hearing on Constitutional Questions; If He Loses,…
Wednesday, 30th December 1914: Long Legal Battle In Leo Frank Case, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 30th December 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 4.Both Sides Prepare for Hard Fight Before the Supreme Court. MAY USE SIOUX CITY CASE. News from Sioux City, Iowa, is to the effect that Attorneys for Leo Frank have obtained information…