Author: Mary Phagan
Sunday, 20th July 1913 Frank’s Lawyers Score Dorsey for His Stand
The Atlanta Constitution Sunday, July 20, 1913 Luther Rosser and Reuben Arnold Declare He Is Going Out of His Way to Dictate to the Grand Jury. EXCEEDS PROVINCE OF SOLICITOR GENERAL Grand Jury Will Meet at 10 O'Clock Monday Morning…
Sunday, 20th July 1913 Grim Justice Pursues Mary Phagan’s Slayer
The Atlanta Constitution Sunday, July 20, 1913 As Famous Murder Case Nears Trial the Public Mind Again Reverts to the Discovery of the Crime; and Again the Great Question Comes Up: "What Happened in the Pencil Factory Between Noon Saturday…
Sunday, 20th July 1913 Mincey Ready to Tell Story to Grand Jury
The Atlanta Georgian Sunday, July 20, 1913 Man Who Says He Heard Negro Confess Now Is at Rising Fawn, Georgia W.H. Mincey, the school teacher who made an affidavit declaring Jim Conley confessed to him on the afternoon of the…
Sunday, 20th July 1913 Mincey Story Declared Vital To Both Sides in Frank Case
The Atlanta Georgian Sunday, July 20, 1913 By AN OLD POLICE REPORTER. The most important and interesting development of the week in the Phagan case was the Mincey affidavit, directing suspicion more surely in the direction of James Conley than…
Sunday, 20th July 1913 Mrs. Nina Formby Will Not Return for Trial
The Atlanta Constitution Sunday, July 20, 1913 Woman Swore That Leo M. Frank Tried to Engage Room on Night of Murder Mrs. Nina Formby, who signed an affidavit in the Frank case in which she swore the superintendent has endeavored…
Sunday, 20th July 1913 Prison System of Georgia Attacked by Episcopalians
The Atlanta Constitution Sunday, July 20, 1913 The Episcopalian diocese of Georgia, at its annual convention, appointed a social service commission, which has since met and formulated the following special report on prison and child labor conditions in this state.…
Monday, 21st July 1913 Doctor And Girl Are Taken On Vice Charge
The Atlanta Georgian Monday, July 21, 1913 Dr. M. W. Lewis, a prominent physician of Carrollton, was arrested Monday morning and placed under $1,000 bond on a charge of disorderly conduct. He is charged with registering as man and wife…
Monday, 21st July 1913 Four Women Caught In Vice Net Escape From Martha Home
The Atlanta Georgian Monday, July 21, 1913 Four young women, three of whom had been caught in Chief Beavers' vice dragnet last week, escaped from the Martha Home during chapel exercises Sunday night. The women were Effie Drummond, who after…
Monday, 21st July 1913 Grand Jury Meets to Consider Conley Case
The Atlanta Georgian Monday, July 21, 1913 Protest of Solicitor Will Be Heeded Foreman Declares Inquisitorial Body Will Not Ride "Roughshod" Over Dorsey. With Solicitor Dorsey reaffirming his certainty that Jim Conley will not be indicted before the tral of…
Monday, 21st July 1913 Protest of Solicitor Dorsey Wins
The Atlanta Georgian Monday, July 21, 1913 Presents Evidence Showing Indictment of Negro Would Hinder Frank Prosecution. Here are the important developments of Monday in the Phagan case: The decision of the Grand Jury of Fulton County not to bring…