Category: TRANSCRIPTS: ATLANTA CONSTITUTION
Wednesday, 6th August 1913 Ignorance of Negro Witnesses Helps Them When on the Stand
Atlanta ConstitutionAugust 6th, 1913 By Britt Craig. Sometimes it is lucky to be ignorant. Most people don't believe this, but it has been proven true in the cases of Newt Lee and Jim Conley in facing the nerve-racking cross-examination of…
Wednesday, 6th August 1913 Mincey Affidavit Is Denied By Conley During Afternoon
Atlanta ConstitutionAugust 6th, 1913 SMITH ALLOWED ACCESS TO CLIENT After Judge Roan had ruled out the Conley testimony relating to alleged previous actions of Frank, the jury was returned to the courtroom, and Attorney Rosser resumed his cross-examination of Conley.…
Wednesday, 6th August 1913 Women Are Playing Big Part In Trial Of Frank
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 6th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.From left to right: Striking photograph of Mrs. Leo Frank as she entered the courtroom Tuesday afternoon; grandmother of Mary Phagan. Two women spectators, who were excluded from the trial during Jim…
Thursday, 7th August 1913 Applause Sweeps Courtroom When Dorsey Scores a Point
Atlanta ConstitutionAugust 7th, 1913 Following Conley's departure from the stand the jury was allowed a five minute recess and on their return Solicitor Dorsey tendered in evidence a picture of the pencil factory basement which was taken by Francis B.…
Thursday, 7th August 1913 Because He is Patriotic Mincey is Here for Trial
Atlanta ConstitutionAugust 7th, 1913 W. H. Mincey, witness for the defense in the Leo M. Frank trial whose substantial affidavit that Jim Conley had told him of killing a white girl on the day Mary Phagan was murdered was published…
Thursday, 7th August 1913 Hugh Dorsey Wins His Spurs; Crowd Recognizes Gameness
Atlanta ConstitutionAugust 7th, 1913 By Sidney Ormond When the spectators at the Frank trial Wednesday broke into a ripple of applause, after Judge Roan had announced his decision that the damaging evidence of Jim Conley that he had "watched out…
Thursday, 7th August 1913 Judges Decision Admits Conley Testimony in Full
Atlanta ConstitutionAugust 7th, 1913 At the continuation of the argument on the subject of Judge Roan's reserved decision, Solicitor Dorsey cited extracts from many legal volumes, many of which pertained to the untimeliness of objections in just such cases as…
Thursday, 7th August 1913 Mary Phagan Was Strangled Declares Dr. H. F. Harris
Atlanta ConstitutionAugust 7th, 1913 Dr. Roy F. Harris, the pathologist, head of the state board of health, and the expert who exhumed and examined the body of Mary Phagan, went on the stand at the close of the argument over…
Thursday, 7th August 1913 Mrs. Coleman Tells of Cooking Cabbage for Dr. H. F. Harris
Atlanta ConstitutionAugust 7th, 1913 Mrs. J. W. Coleman, mother of Mary Phagan, followed Dr. Harris to the stand. She told of cooking an amount of cabbage at the chemists request for his experiments with the four men. She stated that…
Thursday, 7th August 1913 Spontaneous Applause Greets Dorseys Victory
Atlanta ConstitutionAugust 7th, 1913 JUDGE ROAN DENIES MOTION OF DEFENSE TO STRIKE PART OF CONLEY TESTIMONY Reuben Arnold Threatens to Call for Mistrial if There Should Be Recurrence of Applause Which Marked Reception of the Decision. Judge Announces That the…