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Gantt Turned Over to Sheriff of Fulton

Atlanta Constitution

Wednesday, April 30th, 1913

After a hearing before Judge George L. Bell of the superior court in which his attorney George T. [1 word illegible] gave a scathing denouncement of the police and detective department for what he termed the grilling system. J. M. Gantt, held on a warrant charging the murder of Mary Phagan was taken from the police and turned over to the sheriff to be held in the Tower.

Judge Gober stated that he would arrange for a hearing early today before Justice F. M. Powers before whom the original warrant was sworn out. The coroner's inquest is set for 9 o'clock and Judge Gober declared that if possible he would have a hearing on the warrant before that time and if not he would have it immediately after that.

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Atlanta Constitution, April 30th 1913, "Gantt Turned Over to Sheriff of Fulton," Leo Frank case newspaper article series
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