Category: TRANSCRIPTS: ATLANTA JOURNAL


Wednesday, 15th April 1914: Summon Physician In Hearing For New Trial, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 15th April 1914,PAGE 20, COLUMN 3.Counsel for Leo M. Frank has subpoenaed Dr. H. F. Harris, secretary of the state board of health, to appear in the criminal division of the superior court on Thursday morning at…

Thursday, 16th April 1914: Says Frank Verdict Violates U.s. Law Surprise Is Sprung By New Attorneys In Court Thursday, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 16th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Tye, Peeples & Jordan have asked Judge Hill to set aside the verdict against Leo M. Frank because he was not present when it was read. Judge Hill has scheduled a hearing…

Friday, 17th April 1914: Many Lawyers Believe Frank Motion Is Sound, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 17th April 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.Dorsey Not Disturbed by Dr. Harris' Testimony Favorable to StateThe move of the defense of Leo M. Frank in asking that the verdict of guilty be set aside and declared null and…

Saturday, 18th April 1914: Dorsey To Fight Motion For A New Frank Trial, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 18th April 1914,PAGE 10, COLUMN 1.Interest in the case of Leo M. Frank now centers on the unexpected move to set aside the verdict of guilty on the ground that Frank was absent from the courtroom when…

Sunday, 19th April 1914: Albert M’knight Now Repudiates His Recent Story, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 19th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Captain Burke of the Frank Defense promised Albert Mc Knight a $100 a month job to say he swore falsely. Mc Knight, a vacillating witness in the case against Leo M. Frank,…

Monday, 20th April 1914: Burns Now Ready To Present Frank Evidence, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 20th April 1914,PAGE 16, COLUMN 5.William J. Burns returned to the city on Monday and announced that he is ready to make his report on the Leo M. Frank case whenever the attorneys for the defense want…

Tuesday, 21st April 1914: Frank’s Lawyers Score Methods Of The Police, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 21st April 1914,PAGE 21, COLUMN 1.Rosser and Arnold Condemn Custody of Witnesses as Outrage on DecencyEditor of The Journal:So many things foreign to fair play have happened heretofore in the Frank case that nothing now seems to…

Wednesday, 22nd April 1914: Frank Hearings Postponed; Burns Says Conley Guilty, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 22nd April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.The argument on the motion to set aside the verdict in the Leo M. Frank case, originally scheduled for a hearing before Judge Ben H. Hill, has been postponed. The motion to…

Thursday, 23rd April 1914: Hearing Begins On New Trial Motion For Leo M. Frank, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 23rd April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Progress was made in the Frank case on Thursday as Judge Ben H. Hill heard the extraordinary motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence. The court convened in one…

Friday, 24th April 1914: Jim Conley Charged With Confessing He Slew Mary Phagan, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 24th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Attorneys for Leo M. Frank, at a hearing for a new trial, read an affidavit from a Black woman in which she asserted that Jim Conley, on her promise to marry him,…