Author: Mary Phagan
Friday, 27th March 1914: Frank’s Motion Is Made Public – Many Of State’s Witnesses Change Their Testimony, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 27th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Negro Woman Testifies She Saw Conley Run From Alley In Rear of Factoryat 2:15 on Afternoon of MurderSOLICITOR IS ATTACKED IN DEFENSE AFFIDAVITSC. B. Dalton,Another Witness for the State, Repudiates His Testimony…
Saturday, 28th March 1914: Are Two Responsible For Phagan Murder?, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 28th March 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Burns, in New York Interview, Intimates More Than One Person Is InvolvedWilliam J. Burns, the detective, talking to reporters in New York, has made two interesting statements, one of which indicates that…
Saturday, 28th March 1914: Jim Conley’s Story Assailed In Motion Of Frank’s Counsel, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 28th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Solicitor General Dorsey Is Served With Formal Notice New Trial Petition Will Be Filed Within Twenty Days.WITNESSES FOR REPUDIATE TESTIMONYSolicitor and Detectives Attacked in Notice Dalton Repudiates Testimony.New Witness to Alibi.Solicitor General…
Sunday, 29th March 1914: Burns Will Return To Atlanta During Week, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 29th March 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Lehon Declares He's Satisfied With Progress on CaseSo FarThere were no developments in the Frank case Saturday, nor did there appear to be prospect of any important change in the present situation…
Sunday, 29th March 1914: Leonard Haas Back From New York Trip, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 29th March 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 5.Counsel for Frank Says Burns Has Been Successful in Gotham.Leonard Haas, member of counsel for Leo M. Frank, who accompanied Detective William J. Burns to New York on the detective's present journey,…
Monday, 30th March 1914: Welcome Given To B’nai B’rith, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 30th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Higher Idealism in Affairs of Jewish Race Voiced at Opening Session of Fortieth Convention.TODAY'S PROGRAM.10 a. m.Opening of Convention Hall of Hebrew Orphan Home, Washington Street.Opening Prayer, Rabbi E. N. Calisch.Welcome, Leonard…
Monday, 30th March 1914: Witness For Leo Frank Is Found In Chicago, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 30th March 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Attorneys for Defense Will Not Divulge Name or Character of His TestimonyThat a witness material to the defense of Leo M. Frank has been located in the suburbs of Chicago is the…
Tuesday, 31st March 1914: Dorsey Will Combat New Frank Evidence, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 31st March 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 1.State Investigates Character of Witnesses Presented in Defense's Final MotionThe state is preparing vigorously to attack the testimony of Mary Rich, colored, and also of Mrs. J. B. Simmons, when the hearing…
Wednesday, 1st April 1914: The Frank Trial, Chicago Tribune., The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 1st April 1914,PAGE 8, COLUMN 4.Leo M. Frank was convicted of murder in Atlanta when, admittedly, the public mind was inflamed. Authorities are sensitive to such conditions, and the reaction is not always in the direction of…
Thursday, 2nd April 1914: Burns Is Expected To Arrive Thursday, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 2nd April 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.Two separate reports will be submitted on the Frank case by the Burns Agency. Detective William J. Burns, evidently delayed on his return journey, will not arrive in Atlanta until today. Immediately…
Thursday, 2nd April 1914: Burns Man Leaves City. Mission Is Kept Secret, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 2nd April 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 2.Guy B. Biddinger, of New York City, the righthand man of William J. Burns, the detective investigating the Frank case, quietly left Atlanta Wednesday night after having been there under an assumed…
Friday, 3rd April 1914: Guy Biddinger Leaves. Destination A Secret, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 3rd April 1914,PAGE 11, COLUMN 3.**Failure of Burns to Return This Week Is Cause of Much Speculation**Much speculation has arisen over the failure of Detective William J. Burns to return to Atlanta within the past four days,…
Friday, 3rd April 1914: “i Know Murderer Of Phagan Girl,” Says Burns, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 3rd April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.**Noted Sleuth in Chicago Says He Can Prove Guilt of Slayer**By Associated PressCHICAGO, April 3. "I know who the murderer of Mary Phagan is," said William J. Burns, the detective, today on…
Saturday, 4th April 1914: Burns Expected To Report On Frank’s Case Here Tonight, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 4th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Famous Detective, on Way to Atlanta, Denies He Has Given Any Intimation of Who Is GuiltyHAS ONLY SAID THAT HE KNOWS THE MURDERERSleuth Reiterates in Telegram to Journal That Evidence He Has…
Saturday, 4th April 1914: Burns Is Coming To Resume Probe Of Phagan Case, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 4th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Noted Detective William J. Burns, who has been investigating various angles of the Mary Phagan murder mystery in New York and the West, left Chicago last night at 9:15 o'clock, bound for…
Sunday, 5th April 1914: Burns Will Seek Talk With Conley Early This Week, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 5th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.On his return to Atlanta, Detective William J. Burns announced that he would confer with Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey, Detective Chief Newport A. Lanford, and William M. Smith, counsel for Jim…
Sunday, 5th April 1914: Frank Should Get A New Trial, Says Detective Burns, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 5th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.William J. Burns, the detective, arrived in Atlanta on Saturday night and announced that his report on the Mary Phagan murder case will be made on Tuesday or Wednesday. The report will…
Monday, 6th April 1914: Burns Intimates Frank Did Not Commit Crime, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 6th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Detective William J. Burns is completing the details of his report on the Phagan murder case and has again strongly intimated that his report will not name Leo M. Frank as the…
Tuesday, 7th April 1914: Cobb County Democrats Ask Slaton To Resign, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 7th April 1914,PAGE 11, COLUMN 1.**Committee Declares Governor Should Quit Office to Conduct Senate Campaign**(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)MARIETTA, Ga., April 7. The Cobb County Democratic executive committee this morning adopted, with only one dissenting vote out…
Tuesday, 7th April 1914: More Affidavits For Frank Motion, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 7th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Reported that a large number of new documents will form part of an extraordinary petition. Lawyers for Leo Frank have come into possession of a large number of new affidavits which are…
Wednesday, 8th April 1914: Burns And Dorsey Meet And Discuss Leo Frank’s Case, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 8th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Detective William J. Burns, after being shown physical evidence by Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey, asserts that a pervert killed Mary Phagan and that Negro Jim Conley will be branded as the…
Wednesday, 8th April 1914: Did Stover Girl Go To Factory?, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 8th April 1914,PAGE 14, COLUMN 2.Burns is said to have a statement that Monteen Stover, the star witness for the prosecution in the Frank trial, did not visit the pencil factory on the day Mary Phagan was…
Thursday, 9th April 1914: Dorsey Plans To Leave City For Short Time, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 9th April 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 3.Leaves Tonight, to Return Day Previous to One Set For Frank's ExecutionDespite the activity of Detective William J. Burns and the numerous agents of the attorneys for the defense of Leo M.…
Thursday, 9th April 1914: Intimates Trickery Caused Adoption Of Morris Resolutions., The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 9th April 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 4.Acworth Banker, Who Attended Cobb County Meeting, Says It Was Scheme of Disappointed Politicians.In reference to the resolutions adopted by the Cobb County executive committee at its meeting on Tuesday, George L.…
Friday, 10th April 1914: Burns Probes Stories Of Frank’s Character, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 10th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Detective William J. Burns indicated on Friday that his investigation has failed to substantiate the charges of bad character brought against Leo M. Frank by the state. The detective expressed his willingness…
Friday, 10th April 1914: Interest Centered In Report Of Burns, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 10th April 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 4.Interest in the Leo Frank case is now centered on the forthcoming report of Detective William J. Burns. He stated Thursday that no definite date had been set, but it is the…
Saturday, 11th April 1914: Burns To Delay His Report For Ten Days, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 11th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Detective's Agents Unable to Corroborate Statements Against Frank's CharacterIndications were on Saturday that the report of Detective William J. Burns on the Mary Phagan murder case will not be made public for…
Saturday, 11th April 1914: New Evidence Against Jim Conley Reported, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 11th April 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 1.Burns is rapidly completing his investigation of the Phagan mystery. A report that gained headway in the Frank case yesterday suggested that startling evidence has been obtained against Jim Conley. However, it…
Sunday, 12th April 1914: Offers Big Reward For Evidence Against Frank, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 12th April 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Burns to Give $1,000 for Proof of Perversion; Detective DisappearsIn a signed statement Saturday afternoon, William J. Burns offered a reward of $1,000 to any person who will furnish him with definite…
Sunday, 12th April 1914: Reward Of $1,000 Offered By Burns, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 12th April 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 6.Detectives are now seeking information concerning reports that Leo Frank is a pervert or immoral. A reward of $1,000 is offered by Detective William J. Burns for satisfactory information in connection with…