Saturday, 14th June 1913 Sheriff Mangum Near End, Says Lawyer Smith
The Atlanta Georgian Saturday, June 14, 1913 Attorney for Conley Injects Politics Into Dispute Over Negro's Place of Confinement. William M. Smith, counsel for James Conley, confessed accessory after the fact in the killing of Mary Phagan, in a statement…
Friday, 13th June 1913 Judge Roan to Decide Conleys Jail Fate
Atlanta Georgian Friday, June 13th, 1913 Chief of Detectives Lanford Receives No Order to Take the Negro Sweeper to Court. A more explicit accusation of murder against Jim Conley, negro sweeper at the National Pencil Factory, than has yet been…
Saturday, 14th June 1913 State Takes Advantage of Points Known
The Atlanta Georgian Saturday, June 14, 1913 With certain of the strong defenses of Leo M. Frank exposed by the preliminary battle over the custody of the negro Conley, the prosecution in the Phagan murder mystery went to work on…
Wednesday, 18th June 1913 Rush Plans for Trial of Leo Frank
The Atlanta Georgian Wednesday, June 18, 1913 Extensive Preparations Made to Accommodate Great Crowd Expected at Hearing. When twelve books of evidence of more than 100 pages each were turned over to the Solicitor's office Wednesday morning by his…
Monday, 16th June 1913 Dorsey Aide Says Frank Is Fast In Net
The Atlanta Georgian Monday, June 16, 1913 Attorney Hooper Declares State Is Prepared for Any Move the Defense May Make. Frank A. Hooper, the well-known criminal lawyer who has been engaged to assist Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey in the…
Monday, 16th June 1913 Colyar Returns Promising Sensation
The Atlanta Georgian Monday, June 16, 1913 A. S. Colyar is in Atlanta again, promising to spring some more sensations. The investigator who engineered the dictographing of Thomas B. Felder and Mayor Woodward has been in Washington. He sent a…
Tuesday, 17th June 1913 Sensations in Phagan Case at Hand
The Atlanta Georgian Tuesday, June 17, 1913 Out-of-Town Trips Believed To Be of Great Importance—Defense Has Strong Evidence. Frank A. Hooper, associate counsel with Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey in the prosecution of the Phagan murder mystery, left Atlanta…
Thursday, 19th June 1913 Blow Aimed at Formby Story
The Atlanta Georgian Thursday, June 19, 1913 DEFENSE HAS WITNESSES TO REFUTE WOMAN Learns Identity of Other Persons in Home on Night of the Phagan Slaying. That the defense in the trial of Leo M. Frank will be able, if…
Friday, 20th June 1913 Frank Trial Will Not Be Long One
The Atlanta Georgian Friday, June 20, 1913 Few Witnesses of the Scores Examined Will Be Called When Case Is Heard. That the trial of Leo M. Frank will take a much shorter time that is generally thought was indicated in…
Wednesday, 6th August 1913 Mincey Affidavit Is Denied By Conley During Afternoon
Atlanta Constitution August 6th, 1913 SMITH ALLOWED ACCESS TO CLIENT After Judge Roan had ruled out the Conley testimony relating to alleged previous actions of Frank, the jury was returned to the courtroom, and Attorney Rosser resumed his cross-examination of…
Wednesday, 6th August 1913 Defense Asks Judge Roan to Strike From Records Part of Conley Testimony
Atlanta Constitution August 6th, 1913 At the opening of the afternoon session, Attorney Reuben Arnold arose, asking that the jury be sent from the room. When the twelve men had passed into their rom, he made a motion asking the…
Wednesday, 6th August 1913 Ignorance of Negro Witnesses Helps Them When on the Stand
Atlanta Constitution August 6th, 1913 By Britt Craig. Sometimes it is lucky to be ignorant. Most people don't believe this, but it has been proven true in the cases of Newt Lee and Jim Conley in facing the nerve-racking cross-examination…
Thursday, 7th August 1913 Spontaneous Applause Greets Dorseys Victory
Atlanta Constitution August 7th, 1913 JUDGE ROAN DENIES MOTION OF DEFENSE TO STRIKE PART OF CONLEY TESTIMONY Reuben Arnold Threatens to Call for Mistrial if There Should Be Recurrence of Applause Which Marked Reception of the Decision. Judge Announces That…
Thursday, 7th August 1913 Mary Phagan Was Strangled Declares Dr. H. F. Harris
Atlanta Constitution August 7th, 1913 Dr. Roy F. Harris, the pathologist, head of the state board of health, and the expert who exhumed and examined the body of Mary Phagan, went on the stand at the close of the argument…
Thursday, 7th August 1913 Mrs. Coleman Tells of Cooking Cabbage for Dr. H. F. Harris
Atlanta Constitution August 7th, 1913 Mrs. J. W. Coleman, mother of Mary Phagan, followed Dr. Harris to the stand. She told of cooking an amount of cabbage at the chemists request for his experiments with the four men. She stated…
Thursday, 7th August 1913 Applause Sweeps Courtroom When Dorsey Scores a Point
Atlanta Constitution August 7th, 1913 Following Conley's departure from the stand the jury was allowed a five minute recess and on their return Solicitor Dorsey tendered in evidence a picture of the pencil factory basement which was taken by Francis…
Thursday, 7th August 1913 Because He is Patriotic Mincey is Here for Trial
Atlanta Constitution August 7th, 1913 W. H. Mincey, witness for the defense in the Leo M. Frank trial whose substantial affidavit that Jim Conley had told him of killing a white girl on the day Mary Phagan was murdered was…
Thursday, 7th August 1913 Judges Decision Admits Conley Testimony in Full
Atlanta Constitution August 7th, 1913 At the continuation of the argument on the subject of Judge Roan's reserved decision, Solicitor Dorsey cited extracts from many legal volumes, many of which pertained to the untimeliness of objections in just such cases…
Thursday, 7th August 1913 Hugh Dorsey Wins His Spurs; Crowd Recognizes Gameness
Atlanta Constitution August 7th, 1913 By Sidney Ormond When the spectators at the Frank trial Wednesday broke into a ripple of applause, after Judge Roan had announced his decision that the damaging evidence of Jim Conley that he had "watched…
Wednesday, 6th August 1913 Women Are Playing Big Part In Trial Of Frank
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 6th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.From left to right: Striking photograph of Mrs. Leo Frank as she entered the courtroom Tuesday afternoon; grandmother of Mary Phagan. Two women spectators, who were excluded from the trial during Jim…
Sunday, 3rd August 1913 Mistrial Near When Jury Saw a Newspaper in Judge’s Hands
Atlanta Constitution August 3rd, 1913 Inadvertent Action of Judge Roan Caused Quick Conference Between Attorneys for the Defense in Frank Case. PRACTICALLY NOTHING NEW WAS INTRODUCED IN SATURDAY TESTIMONY Dr. J. W. Hurt, County Physician, Takes Stand to Tell of…
Sunday, 3rd August 1913 Resume of Week’s Evidence Shows Little Progress Made
Atlanta Constitution August 3rd, 1913 Place and Time of the Murder Only Big Facts Brought Out in the Mass of Evidence. One week of the battle Leo M. Frank, accused of the murder of Mary Phagan in the factory of…
Sunday, 3rd August 1913 Condition of Girl’s Body Described by Dr. J. W. Hurt
Atlanta Constitution August 3rd, 1913 Dr. J. W. Hurt, county physician, who examined the body of Mary Phagan, took the stand following Detective Waggoner. Dr. Hurt not only made an examination on the Sunday morning that the body was found,…
Sunday, 3rd August 1913 Detective Waggoner Describes Extreme Nervousness of Frank
Atlanta Constitution August 3rd, 1913 City Detective D. L. Waggoner was called to the stand following Miss Ferguson Attorney Rosser immediately raised the objection that he had been in the court room and the solicitor declared that he did not…
Sunday, 3rd August 1913 Fixing Hour of Girl’s Death Through Aid of Modern Science The Prosecution’s Greatest Aid
Atlanta Constitution August 3rd, 1913 By Britt Craig. When Mrs. J. W. Coleman, mother of Mary Phagan, related a simple story on the witness stand the first day of the Frank trial of the slain child's frugal meal of cabbage…
Sunday, 3rd August 1913 Finding of Dead Girl’s Parasol is Told by Policeman Lasseter
Atlanta Constitution August 3rd, 1913 Following Chief Beavers the name of Detective Bass Rosser was then called, but he was not present and Policeman R. F. Lasseter was put on the stand. "Did you go to the National Pencil factory…
Sunday, 3rd August 1913 Girl Asked for Mary Phagan’s Pay But Was Refused by Frank
Atlanta Constitution August 3rd, 1913 Miss Helen Ferguson, formerly employed at the National Pencil factory, but now working for Marcus Loeb and company, was the first state witness put on the stand Saturday morning. She proved to be a litle…
Sunday, 3rd August 1913 Good Order Kept in Court by Vigilance of Deputies
Atlanta Constitution August 3rd, 1913 Despite the throng that has gathered each day around the courthouse where a man is on trial for his life, and despite the number of people who have crowded in to fill every seat, there…
Tuesday, 5th August 1913 Stanford Recalled By Solicitor Dorsey
Atlanta Constitution August 5th, 1913 Declares There Were Bars Across Door on Second Floor on Day Before Murder. Following Sergeant Dobbs, Mell Stanford, a factory employee, who had previously testified, was recalled for a few minutes. "Was the door on…
Wednesday, 6th August 1913 Conleys Main Story Still Remains Unshaken
Atlanta Constitution August 6th, 1913 GRILLED 12 HOURS BY LUTHER ROSSER JIM CONLEY INSISTS FRANK GUILTY MAN Declaring That "I Don't Remember," or, "No, Sir; I Didn't Say That," or Simply Affirming Blandly That He Had Lied on a Previous…