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Thursday, 14th August 1913 Lively Tilts Mark the Hearing Of Testimony of Dr. Kendrick, The Atlanta Constitution

Atlanta Constitution August 14th, 1913 Dr. William S. Kendrick, head of the chair of medicine of the new Atlanta Medical school and for the past thirty eight years a general practitioner of medicine, was the first witness put on the…
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Tuesday, 12th August 1913 Defense Has Best Day Since Trial of Frank Began, The Atlanta Constitution

Atlanta Constitution August 12th, 1913 AS WILD GUESSES PHYSICIANS TERM TESTIMONY GIVEN BY DR. ROY HARRIS Assert It Is Impossible to Tell Accurately Just How Long It Takes for the Digestion of Cabbage—One Doctor Tells of Experiments He Had Made…
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Saturday, 9th August 1913 Hopkins Woman Denies Charges Made By Dalton and Jim Conley; Is Forced to Admit Untruths, The Atlanta Constitution

Atlanta Constitution August 9th, 1913 Daisy Hopkins, a resident of Redan, Georgia, and the woman who Jim Conley and C. B. Dalton declare frequently went to the National Pencil factory with Dalton while Leo Frank was there and was aware…
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Thursday, 7th August 1913 Hugh Dorsey Wins His Spurs; Crowd Recognizes Gameness, The Atlanta Constitution

Atlanta Constitution August 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…
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Tuesday, 5th August 1913 Witnesses in Franks Trial In Role of Marriage Witnesses, The Atlanta Constitution

Atlanta Constitution August 5th, 1913 While T. Y. Brent, notary public and ex-officio justice of the peace, was waiting in the witness room of the Frank murder trial yesterday, the "big and little of it" came to him to pronounce…
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Sunday, 3rd August 1913 Detective Waggoner Describes Extreme Nervousness of Frank, The Atlanta Constitution

Atlanta Constitution August 3rd, 1913 City Detective D. L. Waggoner was called to the stand following Miss Ferguson Attorney Rosser immediately raised the objection that he had been in the court room and the solicitor declared that he did not…
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Friday, 1st August 1913 Blood Found by Dr. Smith on Chips and Lee’s Shirt, The Atlanta Constitution

Atlanta Constitution August 1st, 1913 Dr. Claude A. Smith, the medical expert who made microscopic examinations of the blood-spotted chips chiseled from the floor of the pencil factory and of the bloody shirt discovered in Newt Lee's home, was next…
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Thursday, 31st July 1913 Detective Black Muddled By Keen Cross-Examination Of Attorneys for Defense, The Atlanta Constitution

Atlanta Constitution July 31st, 1913 Detective John R. Black, the officer who went in Rogers' machine from the factory to Frank's residence on the Sunday morning that Mary Phagan's body was discovered, was next put up by the state. He…
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Tuesday, 29th July 1913 Trial of Leo M. Frank on Charge of Murder Begins; Mrs. Coleman, George Epps and Newt Lee on Stand, The Atlanta Constitution

Th Atlanta Constitution, July 29th, 1913 WATCHMAN TELLS OF FINDING BODY OF MARY PHAGAN Trial Adjourns for the Day While Lee Is on the Stand, and His Cross-Questioning Will Be Resumed Today. MOTHER AND THE WIFE OF PRISONER CHEER HIM…
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Sunday, 20th July 1913 Frank’s Lawyers Score Dorsey for His Stand, The Atlanta Constitution

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…
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Friday, 4th July 1913 Effort Will Be Made to Free Newt Lee, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution Friday, July 4, 1913 Attorney Chappell Declares Belief That Lee Has No Knowledge of Guilty Parties. An early effort is likely to be made to free Newt Lee, the negro night watchman who discovered the body of…
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Monday, 16th June 1913 Col. Thomas Felder Goes to Cincinnati, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution Monday, June 16, 1913 Says Trip Has Nothing to Do With That of Solicitor Dorsey Following the departure of Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey for Atlantic City Saturday afternoon, Col. Thomas B. Felder left Sunday afternoon at…
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Friday, 6th June 1913 Felder and Lanford Come Near to Blows, The Atlanta Constitution

Atlanta Constitution Friday, June 6th, 1913 Personal Encounter in Solicitor's Office Is Narrowly Averted by Bystanders. What threatened to be a serious personal encounter between Colonel Thomas B. Felder and Detective Chief Newport Lanford was narrowly averted Thursday morning in…
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Thursday, 29th May 1913 Negro Sweeper Tells the Story of Murder Notes, The Atlanta Constitution

Atlanta Constitution Thursday, May 29th, 1913 James Conley Makes New Affidavit, Swearing That He Wrote at the Dictation of Leo M. Frank. EVIDENCE CHAIN NOW COMPLETE, SAY POLICE Conley Declares Frank Gave Him $2.50 for Writing the Notes—He Writes "Night…
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Sunday, 25th May 1913 Frank the Guilty Man, Declares Chief Lanford, The Atlanta Constitution

Leo Frank, an undated family photograph Atlanta Constitution Sunday, May 25th, 1913 "Frank will be convicted. He is the guilty man, and we will show it beyond a doubt. Evidence that we hold but will not reveal will startle those…
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Friday, 23rd May 1913 Rooming House Sought by Frank Declares Woman, The Atlanta Constitution

Atlanta Constitution Friday, May 23rd, 1913 Mrs. Mima Famby Swears Suspected Man Wanted a Room for Himself and a Girl on Murder Night. TO PRESENT AFFIDAVIT TO GRAND JURY TODAY Mysterious Telephone Message Caused Detectives to Interview Woman Who Conducts…
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Sunday, 11th May 1913 Officer Swears He Found Frank With Young Girl, The Atlanta Constitution

Robert House Atlanta Constitution Sunday, May 11th, 1913 Robert House, Now a Special Policeman, Tells the Atlanta Detectives of an Incident of Over a Year Ago. SEES FRANK IN TOWER AND RECOGNIZES HIM Three More Pinkertons Are Put on the…
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Saturday, 3rd May 1913 Not Guilty, Say Both Prisoners, The Atlanta Constitution

  Atlanta Constitution Saturday, May 3rd, 1913 Leo M. Frank and the Night Watchman, Newt Lee, Reiterate Declarations of Innocence in Phagan Crime. Leo M. Frank yesterday morning in his cell in the Tower reiterated his plea of innocence to…
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Wednesday, 30th April 1913 Leo M. Frank Holds Conference With Lee, The Atlanta Constitution

  Atlanta Constitution Wednesday, April 30th, 1913 After Talking With Him an Hour, Factory President Fails to Secure a Confession. Sitting alone in the detectives' office at headquarters, Frank, the factory president, and Lee, the negro night watchman, both suspects…
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Sunday, 24th August 1913 Solicitor Reasserts His Conviction Of Bad Character And Guilt Of Frank, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 24th August 1913.Page two."What I had to say yesterday," began Mr. Dorsey at the opening of Saturday morning's session, "with references to character, I think I have demonstrated by law to any fair-minded man that the defendant…
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Friday, 22nd August 1913 In Dramatic Phrases Hooper Outlines Events Leading Up To And Following Death Of Girl, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 22nd August 1913.Page two."Your honor, and gentlemen of the jury." spoke Mr. Hooper, the first of the attorneys to address the court, "the object of this trial, as well as all other trials, is the ascertainment of…
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Thursday, 21st August 1913 Testimony of Dr. Harris Upheld By Noted Stomach Specialists, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution, Thursday, August 21, 1913 Page 2. Dr. Clarence Johnson, when called to the stand Wednesday morning as the first witness, designated the deductions of Dr. H. T. Harris in regard to the time of Mary Phagan’s death…
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Saturday, 16th August 1913 Both Wife and Phone, He Says, Are Expensive and Necessary, The Atlanta Constitution

Atlanta Constitution August 16th, 1913 Ike Haas, well-known manufacturer, was put on the stand during Friday afternoon. "How long have you been in Atlanta?" "Four years." "What is your business?" "I am a manufacturer." "Do you know Leo M. Frank…
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Friday, 15th August 1913 Character of Frank Good, So Many Witnesses Declare, The Atlanta Constitution

Atlanta Constitution August 15th, 1913 R. A. Sohn, superintendent of the Jewish Orphans home, was called to testify on Frank's behalf. The witness said that his residence was at No. 408 Washington street. He said that he has known Frank…
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Thursday, 21st August 1913 Swears That Frank Prepared Sheets in Less Than 2 Hours, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution Thursday, August 21st, 1913 J. M. Gantt, who has been an important figure in the state's case, was called during the afternoon to testify to the length of time in which he has seen Frank make out…
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Monday, 11th August 1913 Jurors Have a Great Time Playing Jokes on Deputies, The Atlanta Constitution

Atlanta Constitution August 11th, 1913 Coats off and collars and ties flung carelessly on bedposts and convenient chairs the twelve jurors in the Frank case and Deputies Foster Hunter and Bob Deavours, in charge of them, were taking a comfortable…
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Saturday, 9th August 1913 N. V. Darley Denies Testimony Given by Conley and Dalton, The Atlanta Constitution

Atlanta Constitution August 9th, 1913 N. V. Darley, general manager of the National Pencil factory, who has already been used as a witness for the prosecution, was called to the stand for the defense following the pattern maker's department. He…
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Thursday, 7th August 1913 Judges Decision Admits Conley Testimony in Full, The Atlanta Constitution

Atlanta Constitution August 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…
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Tuesday, 5th August 1913 Flashlight in The Constitution Introduced in Trial of Frank, The Atlanta Constitution

Atlanta Constitution August 5th, 1913 Police Sergeant L. S. Dobbs was the witness who followed Grice. The officer had already testified on the first day of the trial and was brought back for only a few minutes. "Did you find…
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Sunday, 3rd August 1913 Break in the Frank Trial May Come With the Hearing Of Jim Conley’s Testimony, The Atlanta Constitution

Atlanta Constitution August 3rd, 1913 By Britt Craig. Jim Conley isn't a cornfield negro—he's more of the present day type of city darkey—and that's the only difference between him and Newt Lee. Outside of that there is but little variance.…