Author: Mary Phagan


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Sunday, 7th December 1913: Atlanta’s Female Detectives Are Not One Bit Like The Ones You Often Read About In Books, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 7th December 1913,PAGE 10, COLUMN 1.Mrs. Hattie Barnett, the state's only licensed female detective.In the first picture, she is shown examining evidence in with her assistant, Miss Emma Wright.The next picture is of Mrs. Barnett in street…
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Monday, 8th December 1913: Chief J. L. Beavers Speaks At Toccoa On Civic Reforms, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 8th December 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 6.Chief James L. Beavers delivered a striking address on civic reforms in the tabernacle at Toccoa yesterday morning.The event was attended by a large crowd.The theme of the famous policeman's speech was…
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Tuesday, 9th December 1913: Boy Who Posed As Deaf And Dumb And Begged, Is Sent To Jail, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 9th December 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 3.Joe Moore, a white boy, was sentenced to ten days in the stockade Monday by Recorder N. R. Broyles, when he was arraigned on a charge of begging on the streets.It is…
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Tuesday, 9th December 1913: “deaf And Dumb” Man Talks To Detective, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 9th December 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 2.Joe Moore, a youth, was sentenced to ten days in the stockade Monday afternoon by Recorder Broyles for alleged criminal mendicancy.He was arrested on Marietta Street Saturday night by Policeman Covington, who…
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Wednesday, 10th December 1913: Head Of Vice Squad, Indorsed By Chief, Demoted By Board, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 10th December 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Chief BeaversWantedJ. W. Barfield Made a Sergeant When Office of Roundsmen Was Abolished.CHAIRMAN MASON LEADS FIGHT AGAINST OFFICERChargesDissension Has Existed in Department as Result of His Administration.He Drops to Patrolman.The police board…
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Wednesday, 10th December 1913: Turner Admits He Got $525 From Contractors, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 10th December 1913,PAGE 8, COLUMN 2.Smilingly Tells Committee He Used Money to Pay His CampaignDebtsCity Electrician R. C. Turner Tuesday afternoon admitted to the joint bodies investigating charges against him, that the Elektron company, an association of…
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Thursday, 11th December 1913: Red Cross Seal Workers Set Furious Pace On First Day, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 11th December 1913,PAGE 9, COLUMN 4.MRS.HUGH WILLET.General chairman in charge of work of selling Red Cross seals for benefit of campaign against tuberculosis.Mrs. C. H. Booth, of Ponce de Leon apartments, and her enthusiastic corps of workers…
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Friday, 12th December 1913: Dorsey Will Argue No Error Of Court Hurt Franks Case, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 12th December 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Solicitor General Files Brief With Supreme Court, Pleading for Verdict Not Based on TechnicalitiesGREAT CASE TO BE HEARD NEXT MONDAY MORNINGJustices Probably Will Extend Time Limit for Argument,Owing to Length of Court…
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Friday, 12th December 1913: Frank’s Lawyers Complete Brief, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 12th December 1913,PAGE 7, COLUMN 6.Judge Roan's Ruling Is Severely Criticized in Appeal to Supreme Court for New TrialJudge L. S. Roan's ruling in the Frank case was severely criticized in the brief which Frank's attorneys will…
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Saturday, 13th December 1913: Both Sides Ready To Begin Argument In Case Of Frank, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 13th December 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Filing of State's Brief in Famous Murder Trial Final Act Before Hearing in Supreme Court Monday.NUMEROUS PRECEDENTS CITED IN DOCUMENTSJudge Roan's Remark That He Was Uncertain of Prisoner's Guilt Will Be Center…