The Murder of Little Mary Phagan (2025 Edition) by Mary Phagan Kean
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1913 State’s Exhibit B From The Leo Frank Trial
Unsworn deposition of Leo Frank to Atlanta Georgia Chief of Detectives Newport A. Lanford at the Stationhouse, stenography by Gay C. February, Monday, April 28, 1913. Printed in the Atlanta Constitution dated August 2, 1913. Source: Brief of Evidence, 1913.…
Alonzo Mann Depositions to the Pinkerton Detective Agency, May 6, 7, 9, 1913
Pinkerton Report: Leo Frank Case Source: Leo M. Frank Collection, MS-237, Box 1, Folder 1, American Jewish Archives, 3101 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45220 Reporting Officer: Assistant Superintendent Harry Scott Location: Atlanta, Georgia Date: Tuesday, May 6, 1913 Detective Black…
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…
Wednesday, 23rd July 1913 Fight Expected Over Effort to Defer Frank Case
Atlanta Journal July 23, 1913 No Witnesses for Defense Have Been Called for Monday, and Indications Are They Will Not Be CRAWFORD CASE CHECKED TO DATE OF FRANK TRIAL Attorney R. R. Arnold May Go to Covington to Request…
Tuesday, 22nd July 1913 Was Mary Phagan Killed With Bludgeon?
Atlanta Journal July 22nd, 1913 BLOODY STICK NOW IN POSSESSION OF FRANK'S ATTORNEYS Was Found on May 10 by Two Pinkerton Detectives on the First Floor of the Pencil Factory DEFENSE TO CLAIM NEGRO WIELDED THE INSTRUMENT It Was…
Friday, 1st August 1913 Mrs. Callie Scott Appelbaum Attends Trial of Leo Frank; Believes in His Innocence
Atlanta Journal August 1st, 1913 A woman sat among the spectators at the Frank trial Thursday afternoon, a pretty blue-eyed woman neatly clad in a white shirtwaist and black skirt. "Four months ago," she was thinking, "I was in…
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…
ADL, Atlanta Jewish Federation, and American Jewish Committee Petitioned for Posthumous Pardon of Leo Frank, Denied in 1982-1983, a Biased TV News Reporting by the Legacy Media, Circa 1983-1984
Video Streaming: Posthumous pardon to Leo Frank denied (1984) Stream Video Download: Posthumous pardon to Leo Frank denied (1984) Download The trial testimony, including the exhibits put forward by the defense and prosecution, was collectively reviewed by the Supreme Court…
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…
Friday, 1st August 1913 Acquitted In The Same Court, She Believers Is Innocent
The Atlanta Constitution, Friday, 1st August 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMN 7. Photo by Francis E. Price. Staff Photographer. Mrs. Callie Scott Appelbaum, who was tried before Judge Roan for the murder of her husband. Jerome Appelbaum, and declared "not…
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…
Thursday, 24th July 1913 Conley and Lee Meet in Tower
Atlanta Constitution July 24th, 1913 For First Time Since Mary Phagan Was Killed Two Negroes Are Brought Face to Face. James Conley, a sweeper at the National Pencil factory, and Newt Lee, night watchman, who carried the police to where…
Saturday, 2nd, August, 1913 State’s Exhibit B From The 1913 Leo Frank Trial, The Atlanta Constitution
Unsworn deposition of Leo Frank to Atlanta Georgia Chief of Detectives Newport A. Lanford at the Stationhouse, stenography by Gay C. February, Monday, April 28, 1913. Printed in the Atlanta Constitution dated August 2, 1913. Source: Brief of Evidence, 1913.…
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…
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,…
Sunday, 27th December 1914: Bond Witness Charges Attempt To Frame-up, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 27th December 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 4.Isom Says Effort Has Been Made to Get Him to "Double-Cross" Solicitor. Courthouse Circles were stirred yesterday over the Report that an attempt had been made to force Charley Isom, a prosecuting…
Monday, 28th December 1914: Leo Frank Decision Is Expected Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 28th December 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.Followers of the many phases of the Leo Frank Case are keenly interested today in the expected verdict of Justice Lamar, of the United States Supreme Court, upon the Application for an…
Wednesday, 23rd December 1914: Marshall Will Make Supreme Court Plea, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 23rd December 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 3.Frank's Atlanta Lawyers Will Prepare for Plea to the Prison Board.WILL PLEAD FOR FRANK. Philadelphia, December 22. (Special.) In the belief that a commutation of the death sentence to life imprisonment will…
Tuesday, 22nd December 1914: Alexander Scores Charge Of Dorsey, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 22nd December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Frank Attorney Leaves for Washington to Make Effort There to Secure Supreme Court Hearing.On the eve of his departure for Washington, where he will put his appeal for the life of Leo…
Saturday, 19th December 1914: Newman To Hear Frank Case Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 19th December 1914,PAGE 14, COLUMN 2.Case Will Still Be in Courts When Execution Date Arrives, Thus Causing Postponement, Say Lawyers.Leo Frank's case will still be in the courts on January 22, the date set for his execution,…
Friday, 25th December 1914: Lamar Postpones Action On Appeal, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 25th December 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 3.Advices yesterday from Washington say that Justice Lamar, of the United States Supreme Court, postponed until after Christmas his decision on the Appeal of Leo M. Frank, presented Thursday by Louis Marshall,…
Monday, 21st December 1914: Newman Decides Frank Case Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 21st December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Prisoner's Hope of Getting Hearing Before U. S. Supreme Court Depends Upon Federal Judge's ActionJudge W. T. Newman, of the Federal Court, will this morning at 10 o'clock, in the Federal Building,…
Sunday, 20th December 1914: Appeal Of Frank To Supreme Court Not Yet Allowed, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 20th December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Delay Until Monday Results When Federal Law Passed in 1908, Governing Procedure in Such Cases, Is Cited.JUDGE NEWMAN DENIES WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS Makes Announcement, However, That He "Is Inclined to Grant"…
Thursday, 17th December 1914: New Yorkers Sign Pardon Petition For Leo M. Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 17th December 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 4.New York, December 16. (Special.) A petition "in the name of justice, common sense, and humanity" to Governor J. M. Slaton, of Georgia, for the pardon of Leo M. Frank, who is…
Friday, 18th December 1914: Leo Frank Opens New Court Fight, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 18th December 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 1.Counsel Appeals to Federal Judge Newman for Writ of Habeas Corpus, Charging Client Is Illegally Held. Charging that he is being unjustly and illegally held in imprisonment by the State of Georgia,…
Tuesday, 15th December 1914: New Chance Seen For Leo M. Frank In Supreme Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 15th December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Appeal From State Supreme Court's First Decision Possible Under Certain Conditions, Says Hooper Alexander.PLEA WOULD BE BASED ON CROWD'S INFLUENCE. Harry Alexander Says Lawyers for Defense Will Give Careful Consideration to United…
Sunday, 13th December 1914: No Plan Decided On By Frank’s Lawyers, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 13th December 1914,PAGE 12, COLUMN 2.Conference Will Be Held Regarding the Case Monday Morning.It was announced Saturday by the Attorneys for Leo M. Frank that no step would be taken in the last desperate fight to spare…
Thursday, 10th December 1914: Leo Frank Hears Sentence Of Death, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 10th December 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 3.The Doomed Man Maintains Stoical Calm During the Ordeal In Dramatic Statement He Reiterates His Innocence.After having been shut out from the sunlight for more than a year, the first words of…
Monday, 14th December 1914: Plan Hard Fight For Frank’s Life, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 14th December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Attorney Alexander Here to Confer With Associates Over Next Step in This Noted Case."We are far from losing hope in our fight to save the life of Leo Frank. We're going to…
Friday, 11th December 1914: C. E. Sears Resigns From Burns Agency, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 11th December 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 4.C. E. Sears, ex-manager of the William J. Burns Headquarters in Atlanta, who was in that capacity during the Frank Case investigation which resulted in the withdrawal of the Burns permit to…