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Friday, 15th August 1913, Cars Often Ahead of Schedule Declares a Street Car Man, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution August 15th, 1913 Following Denham, J. R. Leach, a division superintendent for the Georgia Railway and Power company, took the stand. He was asked a number of questions by the defense about street car schedules, and on…
Tuesday, 12th August 1913 State Charges Premeditated Crime, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 12th August 1913,PAGE 65, COLUMN 1.Defense Forces Dalton to Admit Jail RecordPAGE 65, COLUMN 3MEDICAL EXPERTS WHO TESTIFIED FOR DEFENSE IN THE FRANK TRIALWILLIS F. WESTMORELAND. T. H. HANCOCK. J. C. OLMSTEAD.PAGE 65, COLUMN 7GIRL DENIES STATE'S…
Tuesday, 12th August 1913 Schiff Admits He Kept Conley Knowing He Was Worthless, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 12th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 3.H. G. Schiff, Leo Frank's assistant in the National Pencil factory, was put on the stand for a conclusion of the state's cross examination when court convened Monday morning."How many books and…
Tuesday, 12th August 1913 Peoples Cry for Justice Is Proof Sentiment Still Lives, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 12th August 1913,PAGE 67, COLUMN 7.By L. F. WOODRUFF.There is as much sentiment in the world to-day as there was in 1861 or 1776 or 1492 or 1066 or any other date that may come to your…
Tuesday, 12th August 1913: Jury Routed From Kimball Bedroom By Swarm Of Bees, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 12th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Bellhop Brigade and Chambermaid Corps Caused Hunters of Sweets to Retreat "FrankJurors Spend Exciting Moments Monday NightWhen the jury that is to decide the fate of Leo M. Frank returned to its…
Tuesday, 12th August 1913 Guesswork and Not Science Asserts Dr. J. C. Olmstead, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 12th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 5.Dr. John C. Olmstead followed Dr. Westmoreland to the stand.He was questioned by Arnold."What is your occupation?""I have been a physician for thirty-six years, and am a graduate of the University of…
Tuesday, 12th August 1913 Franks Financial Sheet Would Take 3 Hours Work to Finish Joel Hunter, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 12th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.Joel Hunter, an expert accountant, was put on the stand to testify to the amount of work required in the compilation of the financial sheet upon which the defense declares Leo Frank…
Tuesday, 12th August 1913 Frank Trial Witness is Sure, At Least, of One Thinga Good Ragging, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 12th August 1913,PAGE 67, COLUMN 1.By JAMES B. NEVIN.Reader, proverbially gentle, if not always so, be glad, be joyful, and be filled with exceeding thankfulness that you have not been summoned, no matter which way, as a…
Tuesday, 12th August 1913: Favor Investigation Of Court Procedure, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 12th August 1913,PAGE 6, COLUMN 6.House Passes Resolution Calling for Appointment of Commission "Frank Trial Cited.While many of the legislators have been deeply interested in the Frank trial, some of them having read the entire testimony as…
Tuesday, August 12th, 1913, Expert Flatly Contradicts the Testimony of Dr. Harris, Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 12th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 3.Professor George Bachman, professor of physiology in the Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons, and formerly a demonstrator of physiology in Jefferson Medical college, was put on the stand following Schiff.By him…
Tuesday, 12th August 1913 Ethics of Dr. H. F. Harris Bitterly Attacked By Reuben Arnold, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 12th August 1913,PAGE 6, COLUMN 1.Sensational Charge Hurled By Physician in Testimony Given at Afternoon SessionDr. Westmoreland, Answering Question of Attorney Reuben R. Arnold, Declares He Never Heard of a Chemist Who Had Made Examination by Himself…
Tuesday, 12th August 1913 Dr. Hancock Called by Defense, Assails Dr. Harris Testimony, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 12th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.MADE CABBAGE DIGESTION EXPERIMENTSDr. T. H. Hancock, a well known Atlanta physician, was the first of three medical experts to be presented in the afternoon in behalf of the defense. Dr. Hancock…
Tuesday, 12th August 1913 Defense Has Best Day Since Trial of Frank Began, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 12th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.PAGE 1, COLUMN 3Called by Defense to Give Testimony for Leo M. FrankPhoto by Francis E. Price, Staff Photographer.From left to right: John S. Finley, Herbert G. Schiff, Professor George Bachman and…
Tuesday, 12th August 1913 C. B. Daltons Character Shown Up by Frank Defense; Four Witnesses Swear They Would Not Believe His Oath, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 12th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.PAGE 1, COLUMN 3EXPERTS WHO TESTIFIED FOR DEFENSEDr. Willis Westmoreland. Dr. T. H. Hancock. Dr. Geo. Bochman.PAGE 1, COLUMN 6DALTON ADMITS HE SERVED A CHAINGANG SENTENCE FOR THEFT OF A "SHOP HAMMER"Miss…
Tuesday, 12th August 1913 Attacks on Dr. Harris Give Defense Good Day, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 12th August 1913,PAGE 67, COLUMN 6.The defense had what was probably its best day on Monday. Medical experts were on the witness stand the larger part of the day. The purpose of their testimony was to knock…
Tuesday, 12th August 1913 As the Very Wildest of Guessing Dr. Westmoreland Characterizes Testimony Given by Dr. Harris, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 12th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.Dr. Willis Westmoreland, former head of the state board of health, who resigned some time ago after the board gave a clean bill to Dr. H. F. Harris, the secretary, whom he…
Monday, 11th August 1913 Sunday Proves Day of Meditation for Four Frank Jurors, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 11th August 1913,PAGE 4, COLUMN 7.Sunday apparently brought reflection and repentance to one aspiring member of the Frank juror, while three others, after due consideration of the heat and other things, spent a part of their $2…
Monday, 11th August 1913 Murder Evidence May Be Concluded by Next Saturday, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 11th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 8.Trial May Have Reached the Point By End of This Week Where Lawyers Will Begin Their Argument.FIERCE ATTACK COMING ON HARRIS TESTIMONYThe Defense Will Also Make Every Attempt to Break Down Story…
Monday, 11th August 1913 Many Experts Called by Defense to Answer Dr. H. F. Harris, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 11th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.DR. GEORGE BACHMAN GIVES TESTIMONY TO SHOW HARRIS SIMPLY HAZARDED A GUESSProfessor of Physiology at Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons Declares Dr. Harris Is the Only Doctor He Knows Who Would…
Monday, 11th August 1913 Jurors Have a Great Time Playing Jokes on Deputies, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 11th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 2.Coats off and collars and ties flung carelessly on bedposts and convenient chairs the twelve jurors in the Frank case and Deputies Foster Hunter and Bob Deavours, in charge of them, were…
Monday, 11th August 1913 Interest Unabated as Dramatic Frank Trial Enters Third Week, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 11th August 1913,PAGE 25, COLUMN 3.By JAMES B. NEVIN.The third week of the most remarkable murder trial ever known in Georgia opened to-day with no apparent lessening of the acute interest and grim appeal heretofore attaching to…
Monday, 11th August 1913 Grief-Stricken Mother Shows No Vengefulness, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 11th August 1913,PAGE 25, COLUMN 1.By TARLETON COLLIER.That black-clad woman in the corner of the courtroom "nobody has noticed her much. Things have happened so swiftly in the Frank trial that all eyes are on the rush…
Monday, 11th August 1913 Frank Case Mentioned for First Time in House, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 11th August 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 2.FRANK CASE MENTIONED FOR FIRST TIME IN HOUSEFor the first time this session, mention of the case of Leo M. Frank, on trial for his life for the murder of fourteen-year-old Mary…
Monday, 11th August 1913 Defense Bitterly Attacks Harris, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 11th August 1913,PAGE 23, COLUMN 1.Battle of Medical Experts Waged in CourtPAGE 23, COLUMN 7EXPERTS TESTIMONY ON CABBAGE TESTS CALLED WILD GUESSA bitter arraignment of the professional ethics and fairness of Dr. H. F. Harris, secretary of…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Witness Found Who Saw Mary Phagan on Way to Factory, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 8.George T. Kendley, Street Car Conductor, Declares He Saw Little Girl About Noon on April 26 as She Stepped From Curb on Forsyth Street Bridge to Cross Alabama Street, Where His Car…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Study of Frank Convicts, Then It Turns and Acquits, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 46, COLUMN 4.Readers of Human Nature See Anything They Want, but Personal Equation Is Forgotten.By O. B. KEELER.Leo Frank sits in the prisoner's dock and all men may read his face. A great many…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Startling Testimony of Conley Feature of Trials Second Week, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.IMPORTANT WITNESSES HEARDFeature of Trial's Second WeekThe resting by the state of its case against Leo M. Frank, charged with the murder of Mary Phagan, came on Thursday and the defense is…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Schiff Testimony Contradicts That Given by Dalton and Negro Conley, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Saturday by Far the Best Day for the Defense Since Start of the Frank Trial Two Weeks Ago.SAYS WOMEN DID NOT VISIT FRANK'S OFFICELawyers for State and Defense in Frequent Clashes During…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Schiff Put on Stand to Refute Conley and Dalton Testimony, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.Schiff Put on Stand to RefuteHIS STATEMENTS HELP DEFENSEHerbert G. Shiff, assistant to Leo M. Frank at the National Pencil factory, followed J. H. Minar on the stand Saturday. His testimony was…
Sunday, 10th August 1913 Reporter Makes Denial of Charge That Reports Have Been Flavored, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 10th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 6.J. M. Minar, a reporter, was put on the stand by the defense after the Epps boy left. By him the defense sought to prove that the boy had talked of Mary…