Friday, 15th August 1913 Frank Prepares to Take Stand
Atlanta Georgian August 15th, 1913 Defense's Attorneys Expect to Rest Case To-day CLIMAX NEAR IN GREAT COURT FIGHT; CROWDS AGAIN FLOCK TO TRIAL Interest in the trial of Leo M. Frank surged upward magically Friday when it was reported…
Friday, 15th August 1913 What They Say Wont Hurt Leo Frank; State Must Prove Depravity
Atlanta Georgian August 15th, 1913 By JAMES B. NEVIN. There is nothing apparently so plain to outside observation as character—just character—and there is, strange to say, nothing so difficult at times to prove. "They say" and "but" are the two…
Friday, 15th August 1913 Testimony of Girls Help to Leo M. Frank
Atlanta Georgian August 15th, 1913 In the presentation of its alibi for Leo M. Frank, the defense probably accomplished more Thursday than it had in all of previous time since the prosecution rested its case. Frank's lawyers had promised that…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Girls Testify For and Against Frank
Atlanta Georgian August 16th, 1913 ‘I'D DIE FOR HIM!' CRIES ONE, CONVULSING COURT CLUB AND ENVELOPE FOUND BY PINKERTON MAN PUT IN EVIDENCE Two factory girls, one of them defending Leo M. Frank with all the eloquence at her command,…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Statement by Frank Will Be the Climactic Feature of the Trial
Atlanta Georgian August 16th, 1913 By JAMES B. NEVIN. The defense is nearing its end in the Frank case. A few more character witnesses—there seems to have been no difficulty whatever in securing character witnesses by the score to testify…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Many Testify to Franks Good Character
Atlanta Georgian August 16th, 1913 Nearly half a hundred witnesses testified in behalf of Leo M. Frank Friday. As a climax to the day's proceedings in Judge Roan's court the defendant's mother, Mrs. Rae Frank, went on the stand to…
Saturday, 16th August 1913 Mothers Love Gives Trial Its Great Scene
Atlanta Georgian August 16th, 1913 By L. F. WOODRUFF. Every human emotion has been paraded during the long three weeks of the Frank trial. There has been pathos. Comedy has opposed tragedy. Science has met sympathy. Truth has been arrayed…
Sunday, 17th August 1913 Supreme Test Comes As State Trains Guns On Frank’s Character
The Atlanta Georgian, Sunday, 17th August 1913. Defendant Will Take the Stand Early in Week to Give His Account of His Movements on Day Mary Phagan Was Killed. ATTORNEYS SEEKING TO PROVE A COMPLETE LIE Believed That Case Will Stand…
Thursday, 21st August 1913 Mass Of Perjuries Charged By Arnold Centers Hot Attack On Conley. Ridicules Prosecution Theory
The Atlanta Georgian, Thursday, 21st August 1913. PAGE 1 In a cold, cutting arraignment of the methods used to build up a case against Leo M. Frank, accused of the murder of Mary Phagan, Reuben Arnold, of the accused man's…
Wednesday, 20th August 1913 State Closes Frank Case Near Jury Defense Begins Its Sur-rubettual. Hopes To Conclude Quickly
The Atlanta Georgian, Wednesday, 20th August 1913. Page 2 Solicitor Dorsey announced the close of the State's case against Leo M. Frank at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. There remained only the presentation of some documentary evidence by the State before…
Sunday, 24th August 1913 Dorsey Demands Death Penalty For Frank In Thrilling Closing Plea
The Atlanta Georgian, Sunday, 24th August 1913. LEO M. FRANK as he appeared in court yesterday. The defendant was calm under the terrific denunciation of the prosecutor and watched Mr. Dorsey intently through the many hours that the Solicitor consumed…
Monday, 18th August 1913 Leo Frank Testifies
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 18th August 1913.That his married life has been very happy; that his office safe door was open and he could not see Mary Phagan as she spoke to him on leaving after drawing her pay; that he…
Friday, 22nd August 1913 Rosser Begins Final Plea
The Atlanta Georgian, Friday, 22nd August 1913. LEADING COUNSEL FOR FRANK IN FULL SWING Rosser's work on the Frank case has taxed even his remarkable physique. He has lost 25 pounds in weight. Luther Z. Rosser Closes Arguments For Defense.…
Sunday, 17th August 1913 Frank Should Know Fate Before The Week Passes Is Opinion Of Attorneys
The Atlanta Journal, Sunday, 17th August 1913. While Defense Has About Forty Character Witnesses, It's Not Believed That Their Testimony Will Take More Than One Day, and Frank Himself Will Probably Tell His Self to the Jury Some Time Tuesday.…
Monday, 25th August 1913 Frank Case To Jury Today Leo, Frank On His Way From Jail To Court
The Atlanta Georgian, Monday, 25th August 1913. This photo was snapped as Frank left the Tower. Frank always is nattily attired, and walks briskly from the auto which brings him from the tower to courtroom. The accused never is handcuffed…
Monday, 18th August 1913 Frank Takes Stand – Tells His Story
The Atlanta Journal, Monday, 18th August 1913. Defendant LEO M. FRANK ON WITNESS STAND FACING THE JURY, FRANK ASSERTS HIS INNOCENCE OF MARY PHAGAN'S DEATH All Other Testimony of the Defense Had Been Practically Completed When Court Reconvened Monday Afternoon,…
Tuesday, 19th August 1913 Jim Conley To Be Recalled
The Atlanta Georgian, Tuesday, 19th August 1913. PAGE 1 DORSEY ADMITS HE MADE ERASURE ON FACTORY TIME SLIP With the State determined to make a desperate fight to broad down the impressive story told by Leo M. Frank in his…
Tuesday, 26th August 1913 Frank, Guilty On First Ballot
The Atlanta Georgian, Tuesday, 26th August 1913. FRANK RETURNING TO HIS CELL IN TOWER AFTER JUDGE'S CHARGE Frank's control of his emotions was never more strikingly shown than on the last day of the trial. Leo M. Frank, convicted slayer…
Wednesday, 27th August 1913 Fight Begun To Save Frank Motion For New Trial Follows Death Sentence
The Atlanta Georgian, Wednesday, 27th August 1913. FRANK RETURNING TO HIS CELL IN TOWER AFTER JUDGE'S CHARGE Frank's control of his emotions was never more strikingly shown than on last day of trial. Leo M. Frank, convicted slayer of…
Thursday, 28th August 1913 Reply Made To Frank’s Attack
The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 28th August 1913.Solicitor Cites Prisoner's State-ment on Stand, "Now is the Time, This is the Place."Solicitor Dorsey was as busily engaged on the Frank case Thursday as he was any day before Leo Frank was convicted of…