The Murder of Little Mary Phagan (2025 Edition) by Mary Phagan Kean
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Tuesday, 22nd July 1913, Date Of Leo Frank Trial Depends On Weather, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Tuesday, 22nd July 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMN 3. Date Of Frank Trial Depends On Weather Will Be Called Monday, But May Be Postponed if as Hot as Last Saturday. Continued From Page One. That the trial…
Sunday, 20th July 1913, Grim Justice Pursues Mary Phagan’s Slayer, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution Sunday, July 20, 1913 As Famous Murder Case Nears Trial the Public Mind Again Reverts to the Discovery of the Crime; and Again the Great Question Comes Up: "What Happened in the Pencil Factory Between Noon…
Saturday, 2nd May 1914: Detective Burns Grilled By Dorsey For Over An Hour, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 2nd May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.In Presence of Judge Hill, Solicitor Secures Detailed Story of Detective's Work in Frank CaseNO FURTHER EVIDENCE IN HIS POSSESSIONFull Story of Solicitor's Long Cross-Examination Is Given Below Lehon to Be Examined…
Sunday, 20th July 1913, Leo Frank’s Lawyers Score Hugh Dorsey For His Stand, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Sunday, 20th July 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMN 1. Frank's Lawyers Score Dorsey For His Stand Luther Rosser and Reuben Arnold Declare He is Going Out of His Way to Dictate to the Grand Jury. EXCEEDS PROVINCE…
Saturday, 19th July 1913, Pinkerton Detective Harry Scott Believes Jim Conley Innocent, Asserts Chief Newport Alonzo Lanford, The Atlanta Constitution
Scott Believes Conley Innocent, Asserts Lanford The Atlanta Constitution Saturday, July 19, 1913 Chief's Statement Follows the Publication of Report That Pinkertons Are Now of the Opinion Sweeper Is Guilty. "OPEN TO CONVICTION," SCOTT TELLS REPORTER "Our Testimony in…
Saturday, 19th July 1913, Grand Jury Meets to Indict Jim Conley, The Atlanta Constitution
Grand Jury Meets to Indict Conley The Atlanta Constitution Saturday, July 19, 1913 Call Is Issued After Solicitor General Hugh Dorsey Had Flatly Refused Request of Foreman. A call for the Fulton grand jury to meet at 10 o'clock…
Friday, 18th July 1913, Many Rumors Afloat Regarding Grand Jury, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution Friday, July 18, 1913 Among These Is One That Effort Will Be Made to Indict Jim Conley. That the grand jury would meet possibly today or tomorrow and take steps toward indicting James Conley, the negro…
Wednesday, 16th July 1913, No New Indictment Says Jury Foreman, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution Wednesday, July 16, 1913 State Has No Intention of Changing Plan of Action in Mary Phagan Case. The declaration of W.D. Beattie, foreman of the grand jury, that the grand jury had no intention of taking…
Sunday, 13th July 1913, Newt Lee Must Remain Behind the Bars, The Atlanta Constitution
Lee Must Remain Behind the Bars The Atlanta Constitution Sunday, July 13, 1913 Solicitor Dorsey Does Not Believe the Negro Guilty of Any Part in Crime. That Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey does not believe that Newt Lee, negro…
Tuesday, 12th August 1913 Ethics of Dr. H. F. Harris Bitterly Attacked By Reuben Arnold, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal, August 12th, 1913 Sensational Charge Hurled By Physician in Testimony Given at Afternoon Session Dr. Westmoreland, Answering Question of Attorney Reuben R. Arnold, Declares He Never Heard of a Chemist Who Had Made Examination by Himself and Then…
Sunday, 13th July 1913, Former Story True, Says Negro Sweeper Jim Conley, The Atlanta Constitution
Former Story True, Says Negro Sweeper The Atlanta Constitution Sunday, July 13, 1913 Jim Conley Declares Positively That He Has Made No New Admissions. Jim Conley, the negro sweeper, who was reached for a moment by newspaper reporters last…
Sunday, 13th July 1913, Detective Harry Scott’s Hunch Thrilling Story of How it Secured James Conley’s Confession, The Atlanta Constitution
Caption reads: Detective Harry Scott (in Panama hat), of the Pinkertons, who played the hunch that Jim Conley, the negro, knew something of the girl's murder. The accompanying figure is Detective John Black, of police headquarters, whose work in…
Friday, 11th July 1913, Jim Conley Not Right Man, Says Mincey, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution Friday, July 11, 1913 Insurance Man Who Made Affidavit Says Conversation Was With Some Other Negro—Saw Conley at Station. It was disclosed Thursday afternoon that William H. Mincey, the insurance agent who has made an affidavit…
Thursday, 10th July 1913, Mary Phagan’s Pay Envelope is Found, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution Thursday, July 10, 1913 Discovery Made by Detectives Weeks Ago, But Is Just Announced The discovery of the pay envelope given Mary Phagan on the day of her murder is believed by detectives to furnish the…
Friday, 4th July 1913, Effort Will Be Made to Free Newt Lee, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution Friday, July 4, 1913 Attorney Chappell Declares Belief That Lee Has No Knowledge of Guilty Parties. An early effort is likely to be made to free Newt Lee, the negro night watchman who discovered the body…
Saturday, 26th July 1913, Present New Evidence Against Leo Frank, The Atlanta Georgian
Present New Evidence Against Frank Atlanta Georgian July 26th, 1913 Both Sides Hide Vital Phagan Facts State's Prosecutor Shrouds Identity and Stories of Scores of Witnesses in Secrecy. Prosecution and defense continued their preparations for the Frank trial Saturday,…
Saturday, 26th July 1913, Pinkerton Chief H. B. Pierce Scored by Chief of Detectives Newport Alonzo Lanford, The Atlanta Georgian
Pinkerton Chief Scored by Lanford Atlanta Georgian July 26th, 1913 Says Pierce Broke His Promise Detective Head Also Asserts Phagan Evidence Private Sleuth Unearthed Was Plant. Chief of Detectives Lanford roundly scored H. B. Pierce, head of the Pinkerton…
Saturday, 26th July 1913, Chapter 5 in Mary Phagan Case, The Atlanta Georgian
Chapter 5 in Phagan Case Atlanta Georgian July 26th, 1913 The Negro Conley's Confession That He Was Frank's Accomplice and Events Leading Up to Trial. Chapter VI. "He (Leo Frank) told me that he had picked up a girl…
Thursday, 24th July 1913, Third Chapter in Mary Phagan Mystery, The Atlanta Georgian
Third Chapter in Phagan Mystery Atlanta Georgian July 24th, 1913 Arrests of Suspects in the Factory Slaying. Sensation as Leo Frank, Manager Was Taken Into Custody. CHAPTER III. Everything that occurred, trivial or important, during those first few days…
Thursday, 24th July 1913, Let the Frank Trial Go On, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian July 24th, 1913 Leo Frank should be placed on trial Monday for the murder of Mary Phagan. The crime was committed April 26; Frank was arrested April 28; he was indicted Mary 23 and his trial…
Thursday, 24th July 1913, Leo Frank Trial Delay up to Judge Leonard S. Roan, The Atlanta Georgian
Frank Trial Delay up to Roan Atlanta Georgian July 24th, 1913 STATE READY AND WILL FIGHT A DELAY Solicitor Disappointed When Court Fails to Draw Jury Panels at Time Planned. With the belief growing that a serious effort is…
Wednesday, 23rd July 1913, Second Chapter in Mary Phagan Mystery, The Atlanta Georgian
Second Chapter in Phagan Mystery Atlanta Georgian July 23rd, 1913 The Discovery of the Body of the Slain Factory Girl and Start of Hunt for Slayer. CHAPTER II. His heart pounding in superstitious fright, Newt Lee, the night watchman,…
Wednesday, 23rd July 1913, Chief of Detectives Newport Alonzo Lanford Ridicules Bludgeon Evidence, The Atlanta Georgian
Lanford Ridicules Bludgeon Evidence Atlanta Georgian July 23rd, 1913 Scouts New ‘Proof' of Defense Detective Chief Scoffs at Claim of Evidence That Club Used by Negro Was Found. Chief of Detectives Newport Lanford Wednesday morning ridiculed the story that…
Wednesday, 23rd July 1913, Jim Conley is Confronted with Newt Lee, Solicitor General Hugh Dorsey Grills Negroes in Same Cell at Jail, The Atlanta Georgian
Conley is Confronted with Lee Dorsey Grills Negroes in Same Cell at Jail Atlanta Georgian July 23rd, 1913 TRACE FOUND HERE OF NEGRO SAID TO HAVE SEEN PHAGAN SLAYING Sister of Will Green Tells Police He Slept at…
State’s Exhibit B: Leo Frank’s Unsworn April 28, 1913 Police Deposition Before Chief of Detectives Newport A. Lanford, Recorded at Atlanta Police Headquarters and Later Entered Into the 1913 Brief of Evidence. Published in the Atlanta Constitution of August 2nd, 1913.
Herein is the Q&A version of Leo Frank’s State’s Exhibit B deposition, given at the Atlanta police station on Monday morning, April 28, 1913, before Chief of Detectives Newport A. Lanford and recorded by stenographer Gay C. Febuary. Source Atlanta…
Tuesday, 22nd July 1913, Story of Mary Phagan Case by Chapters, The Atlanta Georgian
Story of Phagan Case by Chapters Atlanta Georgian July 22nd, 1913 Slaying of Factory Girl, South's Most Baffling Crime Mystery, Reviewed in Detail. CHAPTER I. Will the veil of mystery be lifted when the curtain rises next Monday on…
Tuesday, 22nd July 1913, Grand Jury Defers Action on Jim Conley, The Atlanta Georgian
Grand Jury Defers Action on Conley Atlanta Georgian July 22nd, 1913 TALK OF POSTPONING FRANK TRIAL TILL FALL Protest of Solicitor Dorsey Wins Presents Evidence Showing Indictment of Negro Would Hinder Frank Prosecution. Here are the important developments of…
Tuesday, 22nd July 1913, Defense Asks Ruling on Delaying Leo Frank Trial, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian July 22, 1913 Hearing of Crawford Case May Conflict Conference Planned to Decide Which Shall Take Precedence. Ready to Draw Venire. Reuben R. Arnold, of counsel for Leo M. Frank, announced Tuesday that he proposed to…
Monday, 21st July 1913, Protest of Solicitor Dorsey Wins, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian Monday, July 21, 1913 Presents Evidence Showing Indictment of Negro Would Hinder Frank Prosecution. Here are the important developments of Monday in the Phagan case: The decision of the Grand Jury of Fulton County not to…
Monday, 21st July 1913, Grand Jury Meets to Consider Jim Conley Case, The Atlanta Georgian
Grand Jury Meets to Consider Conley Case The Atlanta Georgian Monday, July 21, 1913 Protest of Solicitor Will Be Heeded Foreman Declares Inquisitorial Body Will Not Ride "Roughshod" Over Dorsey. With Solicitor Dorsey reaffirming his certainty that Jim Conley…