Author: Mary Phagan
Sunday, November 2nd 1913: Judges of Municipal Court Named Saturday Afternoon Supplant Peace Justices, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Sunday, 2nd November 1913, PAGE 3, COLUMN 1. The four judges of the superior court of Fulton County last Saturday named the five Atlantans who will sit as judges in the new municipal court established by…
Sunday, 2nd November 1913: Mystery Of Phagan Case Deepened By Address Of Judge Roan, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 2nd November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Admission of Court In Denying New Trial That He Was Not Convinced Either of Guilt or Innocence Creates Sensation.'Old Police Reporter' Finds Lawyers Who Believe Admission of Doubt Was Attempt to Right…
Monday, 3rd November 1913: Frank Relies On Roan’s Speech For A New Trial, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 3rd November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Georgian's ReportMade the RecordThe Georgian's report of Judge L. S. Roan's remarkable expression of doubt in refusing to grant Leo M. Frank a new trial was Saturday incorporated into the official bill…
Monday, 3rd November 1913: Judges Of New Court Are Named, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Monday, 3rd November 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMN 4. Four of the five judges of the municipal court, which will take the place in Atlanta of the courts of the justices of the peace, are shown here. At…
Monday, 3rd November 1913: Judges Of New Court Are Named, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Monday, 3rd November 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMN 4. Four of the five judges of the municipal court, which will take the place in Atlanta of the courts of the justices of the peace, are shown here. At…
Tuesday, 4th November 1913: Judge Hill Orders Locker Club Probe, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 4th November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.ASSERTS GUN TOTING IS MENACENew Justice Tells Body It Must NotSpareLiquor LawViolators Judge Ben Hill, in his first official act as a member of the Superior Court bench, Monday opened a campaign…
Tuesday, 4th November 1913: Municipal Court Positions Sought By Over 1,000 Men, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Tuesday, 4th November 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMNS 3 & 4. PAGE 1, COLUMN 3 From left to right, Luther Rosser, Jr., T. A. Hathcock, Eugene D. Thomas, J. B. Ridley, and L. F. McClelland. PAGE…
Tuesday, 4th November 1913: Two Negro Highwaymen Given 20 Years In Pen, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Tuesday, 4th November 1913, PAGE 5, COLUMN 1. Extreme Penalty Imposed on Men Accused of Robbing Attorney Hooper Sam Reed and Oscar Wright, negroes, were sentenced to twenty years each in the penitentiarythe extreme penalty of the…
Wednesday, 5th November 1913: Bridge Party For Visitors, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 5th November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Miss Margaret Bramlett entertained at a bridge partyWednesday afternoon at her home in Inman Park, the occasion assembling a largenumber of her friends to meet two attractive visitors. Miss Grace Lipscomb, ofWashington,…
Wednesday, 5th November 1913: Highwaymen Given Limit Of The Law, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 5th November 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 3.Judge Ben H. Hill Tries OneDozen Cases Second Dayof Sitting.The second days session of thecriminal branch of the superior court, with Judge Ben Hill on the bench, sawthe completion of a dozen…
Wednesday, 5th November 1913: Judge’s Words Give Leo Frank New Hope, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 5th November 1913,PAGE 11, COLUMN 2.Attorneys Hold That Roan's ExpressedDoubt Will Make Rehearing Assured.Attorneys for Leo M. Frank Tuesday made the declaration that the Supreme Court of Georgia could avoid giving their client a new trial only…
Thursday, 6th November 1913: All Around The Town Little Facts And Fancies About Well-known Atlantans, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 6th November 1913,PAGE 11, COLUMN 2."So many people mispronounce the name of the senior Senator from Wisconsin," said Wiliam Schley Howard to-day, "and there really is no difficulty whatever about it. It is pronounced the easiest way…
Thursday, 6th November 1913: Dorsey Spent $1,145.39 In The Leo Frank Case, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 6th November 1913,PAGE 8, COLUMN 5.Itemized Expense Account Is FiledWith the CountyBoard.Revealingin a new light the wide probe made by the state in its successful effort toconvict Leo Frank of the murder of Mary Phagan, the itemized…
Thursday, 6th November 1913: Mrs. Crawford Wants Case To Be Tried Soon, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 6th November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Her AttorneyAsks for SpecialSolicitor to Bring Case Be-fore Next Grand JuryAnxious to clear the cloud from her wascharged by a justice court warrant seven months ago with the murder of herhusband, the…
Friday, 7th November 1913: Attorney Presents Alibi For Convicted Negro, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 7th November 1913,PAGE 8, COLUMN 3.Attorney Bernard L. Chapel has filed amotion for a new trial for Oscar Wright, one of the two negroes convicted inthe superior court this week of holding up and assaulting Attorney Frank…
Friday, 7th November 1913: Thomas Is Given Chief Judgeship, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 7th November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.J. B. Ridley, Luther Rosser,Jr., and Chief Judge WillServe Four Years, McClel-land and HathcockTwo.E. D. Thomas is to be the chief judgeof the new municipal court for a term of four years.J.…
Saturday, 8th November 1913: Court Asked To Enjoin Georgia Power Company, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 8th November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Right of Eminent Domain At-Tacked in Suit Filed byMrs. S. C. LoebA suit, which, if sustained, my preventthe Georgia Railway and Power company exercising the right of eminent domain,and so prevent it…
Sunday, 9th November 1913: A Dead Hero Is The Poorest Sort Of A Husband; Boots Rogers, Hero Extraordinary, Learns Lesson, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 9th November 1913,PAGE 9, COLUMN 1.Photos by Francis E. Price.Upper picture: Boots Rogers, at extreme right, standing besideautomobile with detectives with whom he worked on the Phagan murder mystery.Lower illustrations: Rogers at time of the Frank trial,…
Sunday, 9th November 1913: Jim Conley Faces Trial On Tuesday, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 9th November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.NegroCharged With Being Ac-cessory After Fact in Murderof Mary PhaganJim Conley, the negro sweeper at theNational Pencil factory, principal witness against Leo M. Frank, who is undersentence of death for the murder…
Monday, 10th November 1913: Conley Expected To Plead Guilty And Ask Coury’s Mercy, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 10th November 1913,PAGE 4, COLUMN 7.It is expected that Jim Conley, the negro whose testimony featured the trial of Leo M. Frank, will be taken before Judge Ben H. Hill, in the Fulton County Criminal Court, Tuesday…
Monday, 10th November 1913: Supreme Court Refuses To Postpone Frank Hearing, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 10th November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1, 4, & 6.PAGE 1, COLUMN 1PAGE 1, COLUMN 4DETECTIVESARE PROBINGCAUSE OF GRAYSDEATHMember ofCoroners Jury IsNot Satisfied With Verdictof AccidentA member of the coroners jury whichinvestigated the death of S. A. Gray,…
Monday, 10th November 1913: War Is Declared On Beer Saloons And Locker Clubs, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 10th November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Committee Appointed toTake Up Matter of LawEnforcement With PoliceChief and Grand Jury.LIQOUR BOTTLES SHOWNAT MEETING ON SUNDAYAudienceTold They WerePurchased From Clubsby Non-MembersNearBeer SaloonsAttacked.War to the knife was declared on thebreweries, near beer…
Tuesday, 11th November 1913: Conley Expected To Plead Guilty And Ask Coury’s Mercy, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 11th November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.It is expected that Jim Conley, the negro whose testimony featured the trial of Leo M. Frank, will be taken before Judge Ben H. Hill, in the Fulton County Criminal Court, Tuesday…
Tuesday, 11th November 1913: Jim Conleys Case May Be Reached Wednesday, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 11th November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.AllegedAccomplice of Leo M.Frank Not Arraigned Tues-Day, as Was ExpectedJim Conley, the negro sweeper at theNational Pencil factory, who was the principal witness against Leo M. Frank,convicted of the murder of Mary…
Tuesday, 11th November 1913: No Postponement In Frank Hearing, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 11th November 1913,PAGE 4, COLUMN 3.Supreme Court Issues Rul-ing That Argument in theMurder Case Must BeginAbout December 15.There will besuspension of the rules of the supreme court to give attorneys more time inwhich to prepare to argue…
Wednesday, 12th November 1913: Conley Taken To Court For Trial, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 12th November 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 8.TO PLEAD GUILTY AS AID TO FRANKTwo Indictments as Accessory in Phagan CasePending NegroWill Deny Felony Charge.Jim Conley, the State's star witness against Leo M. Frank and an admitted accessory after the…
Wednesday, 12th November 1913: Frank Arguments Will Be Heard December 15, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 12th November 1913,PAGE 20, COLUMN 5.LeoM. Franks appeal from the decision of Judge L. S. Roan denying him a new trialis expected to reach the clerk of the state supreme court on next Monday, andargument on the…
Wednesday, 12th November 1913: Objected To Shaving Fellow Policeman, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 12th November 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.The board of police commissioners wasthrown into whispered speculation last night when Chief James L. Beavers andMayor Woodward, for the first time since the Beavers administration, agreedupon any one matter of consequence.This…
Thursday, 13th November 1913: Conley Trial On Merits Asked By Dorsey, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 13th November 1913,PAGE 9, COLUMN 4.That the disposition of the cases against Jim Conley, negro accuser of Leo M. Frank, convicted of the murderer of Mary Phagan, will be no mere cut-and-dried affair was indicated Thursday afternoon…
Thursday, 13th November 1913: Judge Halts Trial Of Jim Conley As Dorsey Begins It, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 13th November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Bench Gives No Reason, butAfter Conference, Case GoesOver to Monday May Waiton FrankWhen the case against Jim Conley, the negro indicted as an accessory after the fact in the Mary Phagan murder,…