Author: Mary Phagan
Wednesday, 13th August 1913 Franks Character Made Issue by the Defense
Atlanta JournalAugust 13th, 1913 ACTION A CHALLENGE TO STATE TO PUT UP WITNESSES IN REBUTTAL WHO OTHERWISE COULDN'T TESTIFY Lemmie Quinn, Foreman In Metal Room, Tells the Jury He Visited Factory on Saturday, April 26, and Found Frank at His…
Wednesday, 13th August 1913 Franks Lawyers Again Threaten Move for Mistrial
Atlanta JournalAugust 13th, 1913 Questions Asked by Dorsey Of Office Boy at Factory Ruled Out After Argument Attorney Reuben R. Arnold Declares That Any Further Testimony Along Lines of That Sought by the Solicitor During Examination of Philip Chambers Will…
Wednesday, 13th August 1913 Franks Mother Stirs Courtroom
Atlanta GeorgianAugust 13th, 1913 Leaps to Defense of Son at Dorsey's Question FRANK'S CLASSMATES AT COLLEGE TELL OF HIS GOOD CHARACTER A sensation was created in the courtroom during the cross-examination of Ashley Jones by Solicitor Dorsey at the Frank…
Wednesday, 13th August 1913 Many Witnesses Take the Stand to Refute Points of Prosecution
Atlanta ConstitutionAugust 13th, 1913 Defense Calls Twenty-Two Men, Women and Boys to Give Evidence Favorable to FrankâMr. and Mrs. Emil Selig, Parents of Frank's Wife, Declare That There Was Nothing Unusual in Conduct of the Prisoner on Day of Murder…
Wednesday, 13th August 1913 State Calls More Witnesses; Defense Builds Up an Alibi
Atlanta GeorgianAugust 13th, 1913 In anticipation of the close of the defense's case, the State Tuesday afternoon subpenaed a number of new witnesses to be called in the event that Frank's character was put in issue. It was said that…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 Bitter Fight at Morning Session Over Testimony of Dr. Wm. Owen
Atlanta Constitution August 14th, 1913 Dr. William Owen, physician and real estate man, followed Dr. W. S. Kendrick on the stand. By him the defense desired to show that to carry out the movements told of by Jim Conley…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 Court Stirred by Outburst From Leo Franks Mother
Atlanta JournalAugust 14th, 1913 Defense Character Witness Is Used by Solicitor to Get Suggestions Before Jury Solicitor Mentions Names of Many Persons, Who Will Probably be Put Up in Rebuttal to Attack Frank's Conduct as Related to Woman Employes of…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 Defense Slips Load by Putting up Character of Leo Frank as Issue
Atlanta GeorgianAugust 14th, 1913 By JAMES B. NEVIN. The defense in the Frank case did the expected thing when it boldly and unequivocally put Frank's character in issue. It indicated its confidence in the justice of the defendant's cause in…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 Dr. William Owen Tells How Conleys Story Was Re-enacted
Atlanta ConstitutionAugust 14th, 1913 Dr. William D. Owens, a well-known physician and one of the timekeepers in the re-enaction of Conley's story in the pencil factory was recalled to the stand at the afternoon session. He was questioned by Mr.…
Thursday, 14th August 1913 Financial Sheets Introduced At Frank Trial in Afternoon
Atlanta ConstitutionAugust 14th, 1913 The financial sheets which experts declared required from three to three and a half hours to compile were introduced in evidence after Oscar Pappenheimer, a stockholder in the National Pencil factory was examined. Mr. Pappenheimer testified…