The Murder of Little Mary Phagan (2025 Edition) by Mary Phagan Kean
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Sunday, 20th July 1913, Mincey Story Declared Vital To Both Sides in Leo Frank Case, The Atlanta Georgian
Mincey Story Declared Vital To Both Sides in Frank Case The Atlanta Georgian Sunday, July 20, 1913 By AN OLD POLICE REPORTER. The most important and interesting development of the week in the Phagan case was the Mincey affidavit,…
Sunday, 20th July 1913, Mincey Ready to Tell Story to Grand Jury, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian Sunday, July 20, 1913 Man Who Says He Heard Negro Confess Now Is at Rising Fawn, Georgia W.H. Mincey, the school teacher who made an affidavit declaring Jim Conley confessed to him on the afternoon of…
Sunday, 20th July 1913, Dorsey Fights Movement to Indict Conley, The Atlanta Georgian
Dorsey Fights Movement to Indict Conley The Atlanta Georgian Sunday, July 20, 1913 Solicitor Is Bombarded With Letters to Proceed Against Negro as Slayer of Mary Phagan. THE GRAND JURY IS CALLED Hottest Battle of Famous Case To Be…
Sunday, 13th July 1913, Indictment of Jim Conley Puzzle for Grand Jury, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian Sunday, July 13, 1913 *Editor's Note: Some text is blurred in the original document, and illegible text is marked by "". The text box insert is transcribed at the bottom of this post. Old Police Reporter Declares…
Sunday, 20th July 1913, Counsel of Leo Frank Says Hugh Dorsey Has Sought to Hide Facts, The Atlanta Georgian
Counsel of Frank Says Dorsey Has Sought to Hide Fact The Atlanta Georgian Sunday, July 20, 1913 Attorneys Rosser and Arnold, in a Statement to the Press, Make Bitter Attack on Solicitor for His Conduct of Phagan Case. Call…
Sunday, 20th July 1913, Attorney William Manning Smith for Jim Conley Makes a Statement, The Atlanta Georgian
Attorney for Conley Makes a Statement The Atlanta Georgian Sunday, July 20, 1913 "Not Necessary to Indict Negro to Close His Mouth," Declares William Smith. William M. Smith, attorney for Jim Conley, the negro now being held as a…
Saturday, 19th July 1913, Dorsey Resists Move to Indict Jim Conley, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian Saturday, July 19, 1913 GRAND JURY SPLIT BY LATEST MOVE Public Opinion Forces Consideration of Move to Indict Conley for Phagan Slaying. Solicitor Dorsey is fighting vigorously the movement in the Grand Jury to indict Jim…
Friday, 18th July 1913, Detectives Working to Discredit Mincey, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian Friday, July 18, 1913 POLICE HALT GRILLING OF CONLEY Detective Bent on Questioning Negro Is Barred From Cell by Chief Lanford. With Pinkerton detectives taking the trail in search of W.H. Mincey, whose startling accusations against…
Thursday, 17th July 1913, Solicitor General Hugh Dorsey Blocked Indictment of Jim Conley, The Atlanta Georgian
Dorsey Blocked Indictment of Conley The Atlanta Georgian Thursday, July 17, 1913 *Editor's Note: This article ran in other editions of the Georgian with slight variations in the headline. GRAND JURY AGREED NOT TO ACT Solicitor Bitterly Opposes Plan…
Wednesday, 16th July 1913, State to Fight Move to Indict Jim Conley, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian Wednesday, July 16, 1913 Grand Jury Foreman Admits That Action Against the Negro Is Considered. The reported proposal by some of the members of the Grand Jury to meet for an investigation of Jim Conley's connection…
Sunday, 13th July 1913, Seek Negro Who Says He Was Eye-Witness to Mary Phagan Murder, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian Sunday, July 13, 1913 Fugitive, Reported to Have Been Traced to Birmingham, Declares That He Witnessed the Attack on the Girl Slain in the Pencil Plant. LAYS CRIME TO BLACK WITH WHOM HE HAD GAMBLED Loser…
Saturday, 12th July 1913, Conley Kept on Grill 4 Hours, The Atlanta Georgian
Conley Kept on Grill 4 Hours The Atlanta Georgian Saturday, July 12, 1913 After Grueling Third Degree, Officials Refuse to Deny or Affirm Negro Confessed. Habeas corpus proceedings to release Newt Lee collapsed in the court of Judge Ellis…
Friday, 11th July 1913, Slaying Charge for Jim Conley Is Expected, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian Friday, July 11, 1913 Speedy Indictment of Negro Is Likely Following Publication of Mincey Affidavit. The speedy indictment of Jim Conley on the charge of murdering Mary Phagan was the strong possibility discussed in court circles…
Friday, 11th July 1913, Mincey’s Story Jolts Police to Activity, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian Friday, July 11, 1913 *Editor's Note: The following column ran in the final edition of the Georgian with the title "Georgian's Story Stirs Officials to Action," and contains the following bracketed text in lieu of the…
Saturday, 23rd August 1913 Dorsey’s Brilliant Address Attacking Leo Frank Is Stopped By Adjournment Of Court Friday, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Saturday, 23rd August 1913. Page 3. Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey began at 3:30 o'clock Friday afternoon, August 22, 1913, the final argument in the Leo Frank case, and he told the jurors as he started that…
Thursday, 10th July 1913, Says Jim Conley Confessed Slaying, The Atlanta Georgian
Says Conley Confessed Slaying The Atlanta Georgian Thursday, July 10, 1913 *Editor's Note: Articles with the titles "Tells of Conley Confession" and "Says Conley Confessed" also appeared in other editions of the Georgian. NEGRO MADE BOAST OF KILLING A…
Wednesday, 9th July 1913, Sensations in Story of Girl Victim, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian Wednesday, July 9, 1913 Accused Prisoners in White Slave Inquiry Held for Higher Court. That sufficient evidence had been produced in court to make a case against one of the city's most prominent business men was…
Wednesday, 9th July 1913, New Evidence in Mary Phagan Case Found, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian Wednesday, July 9, 1913 Girl Called to Tell of Negro She Saw in Pencil Factory—Newt Lee Stays in Jail. A sensation in the Phagan murder mystery developed Wednesday afternoon when Solicitor Dorsey summoned Miss Mattie Smith…
Wednesday, 23rd July 1913, Fight Expected Over Effort to Defer Leo Frank Case, The Atlanta Journal
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 Judge…
Wednesday, 9th July 1913, Girl Springs Sensation in Mary Phagan Case, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian Wednesday, July 9, 1913 PART OF PAY ENVELOPE FOUND Discovered Shortly After Tragedy by Detectives, but Find Was Kept Secret. *Editor's Note: The following headlines also appeared: (Night Edition): NEW PHAGAN EVIDENCE FOUND PART OF PAY…
Tuesday, 8th July 1913, Grants Right to Demand Lee’s Freedom, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian Tuesday, July 8, 1913 Negro's Counsel Secures Chance to Argue for Habeas Corpus Writ Wednesday. Reuben R. Arnold, of counsel for Leo M. Frank, communicated with Sheriff Mangum Tuesday afternoon directing him under no circumstances to…
Tuesday, 8th July 1913, Girl Tells of Life in Slavers’ Hands, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian Tuesday, July 8, 1913 Hattie Smith Warns Young Women of Atlanta Against the Wiles of Procurers. The startling expose of vice conditions by Hattie Smith, the pretty 17-year-old girl, one of the alleged victims of the…
Tuesday, 8th July 1913, Attitude of Leo Frank Defense Secret, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian Tuesday, July 8, 1913 Attorneys for Accused Man Can Keep Him From Facing Accuser if They Wish. That Leo M. Frank, superintendent of the National Pencil Factory, and James Conley, Frank's accuser in the Mary Phagan…
Monday, 7th July 1913, Newt Lee’s Attorney is Ready for Writ Fight, The Atlanta Georgian
Lee’s Attorney is Ready for Writ Fight The Atlanta Georgian Monday, July 7, 1913 Habeas Corpus Move to Free Negro in Phagan Case Due to Start Monday. Habeas corpus proceedings in behalf of Newt Lee, negro night watchman at…
Sunday, 6th July 1913, Mary Phagan Case Centers on Jim Conley; Negro Lone Hope of Both Sides, The Atlanta Georgian
Phagan Case Centers on Conley; Negro Lone Hope of Both Sides The Atlanta Georgian Sunday, July 6, 1913 *Editor's Note: See insert article, "Decisions Which May Aid Defense of Frank", at the conclusion of this post. Frank Expects Freedom…
Sunday, 6th July 1913, New Move in Mary Phagan Case by Solicitor, The Atlanta Georgian
New Move in Phagan Case by Solicitor The Atlanta Georgian Sunday, July 6, 1913 Dorsey Will Endeavor to Force Defense to Disclose Their Documentary Evidence. ACT IS COUNTERSTROKE Frank's Attorneys Said to Have Affidavits Exonerating Frank and Indicating Conley's…
Sunday, 6th July 1913, Application to Release Newt Lee is Ready to File, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian Sunday, July 6, 1913 Negro's Lawyer Says He Will Offer Habeas Corpus When Solicitor Dorsey Returns. On account of the absence from the city of Prosecuting Attorney Hugh M. Dorsey, Bernard L. Chappell, attorney for Newt…
Saturday, 5th July 1913, Liberty for Newt Lee Sought, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian Saturday, July 5, 1913 Writ to Free Watchman From the Tower Will Be Filed—State to Oppose Liberation. The prosecution will fight an entirely new angle in the Phagan case Saturday morning when Bernard L. Chappell, attorney…
Saturday, 5th July 1913, Application for Newt Lee’s Release Delayed, The Atlanta Georgian
Application for Lee’s Release Delayed The Atlanta Georgian Saturday, July 5, 1913 Watchman's Lawyer Says He Will Await Return of Dorsey Before Filing Habeas Corpus. On account of the absence form the city of Prosecuting Attorney Hugh M. Dorsey,…
Friday, 4th July 1913, New Testimony Lays Crime to Jim Conley, The Atlanta Georgian
New Testimony Lays Crime to Conley The Atlanta Georgian Friday, July 4, 1913 Frank Defense Locates Witness Who Points to the Negro Sweeper as Slayer. A new witness, said to have the most damaging evidence yet produced against Jim…