Author: Mary Phagan
Saturday, 13th September 1913: Attorneys Jab At Each Other’s Face In Broyles’ Court, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 13th September 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.More than a hundred spectators witnessed a near fight between Thomas Bishop and Charles Hillier, attorneys, with offices in the Temple Court Building, in Judge Broyles court at police headquarters Saturday afternoon,…
Saturday, September 13th, 1913: Classmate Of Leo Frank Writes Warm Defense, The Atlanta Constitution.
The Atlanta Constitution, Saturday, 13th September 1913. PAGE 8, COLUMN 4 Classmate Of Leo Frank Writes Warm Defense New York Physician Declares Leo Frank Was Noted in College For His Clean Morals. Dr. Morris J. Clurman, A. B., graduate of…
Sunday, 14th September 1913 Ben Hill Will Go On Fulton Bench As Fourth Judge
The Atlanta Constitution, Sunday, 14th September 1913. PAGE 1, COLUMN 1 Roan Takes the Court of Ap- Peals Vacancy; Reid, Stone Mountain; George Napier, Solicitorship. FOUR CHANGES MADE TO FILL ONE OFFICE Appointments Effective Octo- ber 6 Judge Roan…
Sunday, 14th September 1913: Professor Beavers To Teach Etiquette, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 14th September 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Chief to Preside at School Where Patrolmen Will Learn Rules of Propriety.Atlanta police are going to school following an official call Saturday night by Chief Beavers, who declared that, although his men…
Sunday, 14th September 1913: Three Judgeships Announced Judge B. H. Hill Appointed To New Atlanta Judgeship, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 14th September 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Journal's Prediction ofWeekAgo Fulfilled inAppointmentsby Governor by WhichThreeCourts Are ShiftedJUDGE ROANSUCCEEDSTO COURT OFAPPEALSCharles S. Reed TakesJudgeRoan's Place on StoneMountain Circuit,George M.Napier Is SolicitorGeneralGovernor John M. Slaton yesterday announced appointmentsincident to the new…
Monday, September 15th, 1913: Are Burns Men Here, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Monday, 15th September 1913. PAGE 10, COLUMN 4 Report Says They Are Working on Frank Case. That detectives in the employ of the Burns Agency are in Atlanta working up new evidence to be used in…
Monday, 15th September 1913: Express Theft Arrest Due By Nightfull, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 15th September 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Detectives Work on Theory That Guilty Man Will Squander $72,000 Booty.Detective Harry Scott, Atlanta agent of the Pinkertons, said Monday that the hunt for the daring robber who looted the Southern or…
Monday, 15th September 1913: Frank Trial Not Fair Declares Preacher, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 15th September 1913,PAGE 10, COLUMN 2.Public Mind Too Inflamed forImpartial Hearing of Case,Says Dr. Holderby.Leo M. Frank did not receive a fair trial for the murder of Mary Phagan on account of the inflamed condition of the…
Monday, 15th September 1913: Thaw Lawyer Uncle Of Mrs. Leo M. Frank, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 15th September 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Samson Selig, an Atlantian by birth and well known locally.Samson Selig, one of Harry K. Thaw's legal advisers in his fight to prevent extradition from New Hampshire to New York, is an…
Tuesday, 16th September 1913 Jim Conley’s Lawyer Planning His Defense
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 16th September 1913.PAGE 9, COLUMN 2Jim Conley may not plead guilty to being accessory after the fact in the murder of Mary Phagan. This is the startling statement of the negro's attorney, William Smith, late Monday."I may…