The Murder of Little Mary Phagan (2025 Edition) by Mary Phagan Kean
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Tuesday, 19th August 1913 Mrs. Wardlaw Denies Ever Seeing Frank On Car With Little Girl, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 19th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.When Mrs. J. G. Wardlaw, a bride of three weeks, who was Miss Lula Mc Donald, recently worked at the National Pencil factory, was on the stand, Solicitor Hugh Dorsey sought to…
Tuesday, 19th August 1913: Middle Aged Woman Tells Of Flirting Of Factory Girls, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 19th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 2.Mrs. Mattie Thompson, a woman of over middle age and an employee of the factory, was among those put on the stand to testify to Leo Frank's character and also about the…
Tuesday, 19th August 1913: Many Men Swear To Their Belief In Franks Character, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 19th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 4.A number of men were called to the stand Monday morning by the defense. Some of them were factory employees in various positions who swore to the good character of the superintendent…
Tuesday, 19th August 1913: Here Is Franks Story Word For Word As Told To A Jury Of His Peers, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 19th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.When the Accused Factory Official Stepped From the Witness Stand Monday Afternoon at the Conclusion of His Story, Which Had Required Four Hours to Relate, His Wife and Mother Were in Tears…
Tuesday, 19th August 1913: Harlee Branch Tells Of Jim Conley Pantomine, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 19th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.Harllee Branch, a newspaper man who was present when James Conley, the negro sweeper of the National Pencil factory, went through for the police a pantomime of what he claims occurred on…
Tuesday, 19th August 1913 Frank’s Character Is Testified To By Long List Of Girls, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 19th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 2.Numbers of girls and women, either now employed or formerly employed at the National Pencil factory, were placed on the stand Monday by the defense to swear to the good character of…
Tuesday, 19th August 1913: Conflicting Statements Made By Franks Former Stenographer, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 19th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.Interest in the morning session of the trial of Leo M. Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan, came when Solicitor Hugh Dorsey trapped Miss M. E. Fleming, a witness for the…
Tuesday, 19th August 1913 Climax of Trial Reached When Frank Faced Jury, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 19th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.The climax of the Frank trial came at the afternoon session Monday, when Leo M. Frank took the stand to tell of his actions on the day of the murder.The accused man's…
Tuesday, 19th August 1913 Books and Papers Put in Evidence by the Defense, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 19th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.Just before the close of the morning session the defense began putting in evidence various books and papers shown from time to time during the trial. The first thing put up was…
Monday, 18th August 1913 Mary Phagans Grandmother Dies After Dreaming Girl Was Living, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 18th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Mrs. A. E. Benton, grandmother of Mary Phagan, who had come to Atlanta to be present at the trial of Leo M. Frank charged with the 1913-08-21-mass-of-perjuries-charged-by-arnold-centers-hot-attack-on-conley-the-atlanta-georgianmurder of her little granddaughter, died…
Monday, 18th August 1913: Full Stone Mountain Judge Will Still Preside, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 18th August 1913,PAGE 7, COLUMN 1.Status of That Circuit Is Unchanged by Addition Made to Atlanta Superior Court.There seems to be a rather general impression that the creating of the Fourth division of the superior court of…
Monday, 18th August 1913 Frank Takes Stand – Tells His Story, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 18th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Frank Takes Stand Tells His StoryPAGE 1, COLUMN 3LEO. M. FRANK ON WITNESS STANDBREWER'S COURT ROOM (Signature)PAGE 1, COLUMN 3FACING THE JURY, FRANK ASSERTS HIS INNOCENCE OF MARY PHAGAN'S DEATHAll Other Testimony…
Monday, 18th August 1913 Frank May Tell Story to Jury on Stand Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 18th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Defense Intimates This, and Also That Statement Will Vary But Little From One Given at Inquest.FRANK PREPARED FOR ORDEAL OF STATEMENTImpeachment of Conley Being Prepared For, Say Lawyer Spectators - Defense May…
Monday, 18th August 1913: Dies Dreaming Of Little Phagan Girl, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 18th August 1913,PAGE 4, COLUMN 6.Mary Phagan's Grandmother Dies at Family Residence After Dream of MaryJust a few hours after she had dreamed that little Mary Phagan was alive and in the room with her, Mrs. A.…
Monday, 18th August 1913: Attache At Frank Trial Shocked By Wire Near Court, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 18th August 1913,PAGE 4, COLUMN 7.A flurry of excitement was caused just outside of the doors of the Frank trial, Monday forenoon, when John Cox, attached to the office of R. R. Arnold, defending Frank, was shocked…
Sunday, 17th August 1913: Various Distances To Factory Measured By Civil Engineer, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 17th August 1913,PAGE 11, COLUMN 4.A. Thomas, a civil engineer, who measured the distance from Marietta and Forsyth streets along Forsyth to the pencil plant and who also timed himself in walking the distance, was put on…
Sunday, 17th August 1913: Trials Third Week Replete With Sensational Incidents, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 17th August 1913,PAGE 6, COLUMN 3.:: Pretty Girls Who Testified Friday ::MRS. J. G. WARDLAW,Who testified to Frank's good character. MISS LOVEY HAYES,Who testified she saw Frank a few minutes after murder was committed.PAGE 6, COLUMN 3TRIAL'S…
Sunday, 17th August 1913 Supreme Test Comes As State Trains Guns On Frank’s Character, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 17th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.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 ALIBIBelieved That Case Will Stand or…
Sunday, 17th August 1913, That Pinkertons Double-Crossed Police, Dorsey Tries to Prove, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 17th August 1913,PAGE 11, COLUMN 3.Worth, the Pinkerton detective who discovered the blood spots on the first floor near the trap door and the bloody club and pay envelope nearby, came the verification of a rumor that…
Sunday, 17th August 1913: Summary Of Frank Evidence At End Of The Third Week, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 17th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.SUMMARY OF FRANK EVIDENCE AT END OF THE THIRD WEEKDefense Has Attacked the State's Case at Every Point, Considering No Detail Too Small to Raise a Reasonable Doubt Against It.WHEN the third…
Sunday, 17th August 1913: Slender Little Factory Woman Eulogizes Frank While On Stand, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 17th August 1913,PAGE 16, COLUMN 6.The most fluent and probably the most ardent witness as to the good character of Frank was Mrs. Cora Barnes, who when placed on the stand Saturday morning, proceeded into such an…
Sunday, 17th August 1913: Serious Blow Is Dealt The Defense By Its Own Witness, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 17th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1 AND 7.GIRL SAYS FRANK OFTEN LOOKED IN DRESSING ROOMSMiss Irene Jackson Testifies That Superintendent Stood in Door While Girls Were Partially Disrobed.PINKERTONS ACCUSED OF DOUBLE-CROSSINGMrs. Cora Barnes, Factory Employee, Declares Frank…
Sunday, 17th August 1913: Reporter Tells How Conley Went Through Pantomime, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 17th August 1913,PAGE 16, COLUMN 6.The last witness to be called to the stand on Saturday was Harlee Branch, a reporter for the Atlanta Journal. He was called upon to testify in regard to an interview he…
Sunday, 17th August 1913 Prisoner’s Mother Questioned As to Wealth of Frank Family, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 17th August 1913,PAGE 6, COLUMN 3.Mrs. Rae Frank, mother of Leo Frank, resumed the stand at the opening of the morning session Saturday. Under cross-examination by Solicitor Dorsey, she was forced to tell much of her business…
Sunday, 17th August 1913: Leo Frank Is Ready To Reveal His Story, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 17th August 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Accused Superintendent to Appeal to Reason of the Men Who Will Decide His FateCOUNSEL FOR DEFENSE DECLARE HE ALONE HAS PREPARED STATEMENTDefendant Will in No Way Try to Stir Emotion of Jurors,…
Sunday, 17th August 1913: Immobile Faces Of The Jurors Beginning To Show Weariness Of Three Nerve-racking Weeks, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 17th August 1913,PAGE 16, COLUMN 1.(By Britt Craig.)Sol Higgins, who is something of a philosopher as well as an interested spectator of the Frank trial, emerged from the courtroom yesterday at noon, blinked one eye at the…
Sunday, 17th August 1913: Employee Of Pencil Factory Furnishes Dramatic Incident Of Day-dressing Room Evidence Is Brought Out., The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 17th August 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 5.More than one hundred witnesses had been called to testify in defense of Leo M. Frank's character when the third week of the factory superintendent's trial concluded shortly after 1 o'clock Saturday.Character…
Sunday, 17th August 1913: Girl Employee Shouts She’d Die For Frank, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 17th August 1913,PAGE 25, COLUMN 1.Another Tells How Defendant Peered Into Room Where Women Dressed in FactoryLAWYERS FAIL TO HALT PRAISE OF THE ACCUSEDDramatic Incident Comes When Witness Heaps Encomiums on Superintendent on Trial.More than one hundred…
Sunday, 17th August 1913: Frank’s Mother Denies Family Is Wealthy, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 17th August 1913,PAGE 24, COLUMN 3.WE are not wealthy and Leo has no rich relative in Brooklyn. My husband is broken in health and has retired from business. We have about $20,000 which is loaned out at…
Sunday, 17th August 1913: Frank To Tell His Own Story Monday Afternoon To Jury, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 17th August 1913,PAGE 11, COLUMN 1.Which Will Decide His FateThat Leo Frank will take the stand Monday afternoon is the statement of his attorneys Saturday afternoon, who predicted that the defense would be able to close its…