Tuesday, 1st July 1913, Facts Do Not Indicate Indictment of Jim Conley, The Atlanta Journal
Facts Do Not Indicate Indictment of Conley The Atlanta Journal Tuesday, July 1, 1913 Rumor About Negro in Phagan Case Not Confirmed—Grand Jury Is Through The publication to the effect that the negro sweeper, Jim Conley, probably would be…
Thursday, 19th June 1913, Mrs. Formby Here for Mary Phagan Trial, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution Thursday, June 19, 1913 Woman Declares She Will Appear in Court and Will Corroborate Sensational Affidavit to Police. Nima Formby, the rooming housekeeper of 400 Piedmont avenue, who made the affidavit declaring that Leo Frank had telephoned…
Sunday, 22nd June 1913, Leading Law Firms Have Joined Forces, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution Sunday, June 22, 1913 Of especial interest in legal circles is the announcement that two of the leading law firms of Atlanta have joined forces, under the firm name of Rosser, Brandon, Slaton & Phillips. They…
Wednesday, 18th June 1913, Two New Witnesses Sought by Officers, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution Wednesday, June 18, 1913 Former Girl Employee and a Mechanic May Testify Against Frank. Two new witnesses may be used by the state in the prosecution of Leo Frank when his trial is held on June…
Monday, 10th May 1915: Frank Is Calm As Date For Execution Is Set For June 22, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Monday, 10th May 1915, PAGE 1, COLUMN 1. Alleged Slayer of Mary Phagan Hears Death Sentence Imposed Fourth Time Re Iterates Denial of Guilt. ONLY HOPE NOW LIES IN PLEA FOR PARDON State Prison Board and…
Thursday, 26th June 1913, Stover Girl Will Star in Leo Frank Trial, The Atlanta Georgian
Judge L.S. Roan, who will preside at trial of alleged slayer of Mary Phagan. Stover Girl Will Star in Frank Trial The Atlanta Georgian Thursday, June 26, 1913 State, However, Must Prove She Entered Factory Before Mary Phagan. With…
Sunday, 22nd June 1913, Jurors, Not Newspapers, To Return Leo Frank Verdict, Declares Old Reporter, The Atlanta Georgian
Not Newspapers, To Return Frank Verdict, Declares Old Reporter The Atlanta Georgian Sunday, June 22, 1913 Writer Declares He Has Only Worked for Fair Trial and Fair Play—Race Question Is No Issue in Phagan Case—Rosser Not Writer. By AN…
Sunday, 22nd June 1913, Reuben Rose Arnold to Aid Leo Frank, The Atlanta Georgian
Reuben Arnold, noted Atlanta lawyer, who in a statement to The Sunday American says he will help defend Leo M. Frank, accused of slaying Mary Phagan. Arnold to Aid Frank The Atlanta…
Saturday, 21st June 1913, Justice Aim in Mary Phagan Case, Says Frank Arthur Hooper, The Atlanta Georgian
Justice Aim of the Phagan Case Says Hooper The Atlanta Georgian Saturday, June 21, 1913 I have not been employed in the case to prosecute Leo M. Frank, but to help find and convict the murderer of Mary…
Monday, 4th August 1913 Conley’s Story In Detail; Women Barred By Judge, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian August 4th, 1913 There was a murmur of excitement following the calling of Jim Conley; there was a wait of several minutes, officers having just left the police station with the negro a minute or two before he…
Friday, 25th July 1913 Witnesses for Frank Called, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian July 25th, 1913 Despite Judge's Statement All Is In Readiness, Move for Postponement Is Expected. Despite the fact that Superior Judge L. S. Roan stated everything was in readiness for the trial of Leo M. Frank next Monday,…
Thursday, 17th July 1913 Woodward Enemy to Society, Says Recorder Broyles, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian Thursday, July 17, 1913 *Editor's Note: Some words in the middle of this article are missing due to scanning blur near a page fold. Recorder Replies to Mayor's Charges of "Czar-Like" Police Court and Scores Him Severely…
Monday, 28th April 1913 Where and With Whom Was Mary Phagan Before End?, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian Monday, April 28th, 1913 Page 4, Column 2 Detectives to-day are using all their resources to learn where Mary Phagan was every minute of Saturday and Saturday night, whom she saw, with whom she talked, and what…
Monday, 28th April 1913 Girl and His Landlady Defend Mullinax, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian Monday, April 28th, 1913 Declaring her belief in the absolute innocence of her sweetheart, Arthur Mullinax, in the murder of Mary Phagan, pretty 16-year-old Pearl Robinson made a pathetic figure as she appeared before Chief of…
Monday, 4th August 1913 Dramatic Moment of Trial Comes as Negro Takes Stand, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian August 4th, 1913 L. O. Grice, a stenographer in the offices of the Atlanta and West Point Railroad, was the first witness called. He said that he saw Frank on Sunday morning after the murder and Frank attracted…
Tuesday, 15th July 1913 White Men Fined in War on Negro Dives, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian Tuesday, July 15, 1913 A crusade against white men frequenting negro dives has been started by Recorder Nash Broyles. He fined three men, who gave their names as Kirk, Smith and Little and A.B. Arnold, of Macon,…
Thursday, 15th May 1913 No Phagan Trial Before Last of June Declares Solicitor, The Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Thursday, May 15th, 1913 If Indictments Are Returned by Grand Jury When Bills Are Presented There Will Be No Immediate Trial WM. J. BURNS COMING, SAYS THOS. B. FELDER He Calls Upon the Public to Subscribe…
Thursday, 8th May 1913 Stains on Shirt Were Not Made While Shirt Was Being Worn, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal Thursday, May 8th, 1913 (Page 8, Column 5) A number of new witnesses had been summoned for the inquest, and the indications were said to be that the session (promised as final in the coroner's investigation) might…
Friday, 13th June 1913, Negro Freed But Jailed Again On Suspicion, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian Friday, June 13, 1913 Rosser Declares ‘Gibbering Statements' Point Out Sweeper as Guilty of Slaying. James Conley, self-confessed accessory after the fact in the murder of Mary Phagan, Friday was discharged by Judge L. S. Roan…
Friday, 13th June 1913, Judge Roan to Decide Conleys Jail Fate, The Atlanta Georgian
Judge Roan to Decide Jim Conley's Jail Fate Atlanta Georgian Friday, June 13th, 1913 Chief of Detectives Lanford Receives No Order to Take the Negro Sweeper to Court. A more explicit accusation of murder against Jim Conley, negro sweeper…
Thursday, 12th June 1913, Face Jim Conley and Leo Frank, Lanford Urges, The Atlanta Georgian
Face Conley and Frank, Lanford Urges, The Atlanta Georgian Thursday, June 12, 1913 Detective Chief Ready to Have Accuser Confront Prisoner Before Grand Jury. New sensations are expected in the Phagan mystery Friday morning when the petition of Solicitor…
Wednesday, 11th June 1913, Police Hold Jim Conley By Courts Order, The Atlanta Georgian
Police Hold Conley By Courts Order Atlanta Georgian Wednesday, June 11th, 1913 Judge Roan Gives Suspect Chance to Show Why He Should Not Be Released. The Mary Phagan case took a queer turn Wednesday afternoon when Judge Roan, apparently…
Wednesday, 11th June 1913, Plot Exposed, Says Felder, But Lanford Doubts Affidavit, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian Wednesday, June 11, 1913 In New Sworn Statement Gentry Declares He Came to Realize He Was Dealing with "Bunch of Crooks"—Charges Lanford and Beavers Names Were Inserted. That the dictograph conversations in which it was plotted…
Wednesday, 11th June 1913, Felder Returns Phagan Fund to Givers, The Atlanta Georgian
Felder Returns Phagan Fund to Givers The Atlanta Georgian June 11, 1913 Attorney Explains Disposition of Money Subscribed to Secure Burns' Services. Colonel Thomas B. Felder Wednesday issued an itemized statement of the funds subscribed by Atlanta citizens, to…
Tuesday, 10th June 1913, Eyewitness to Mary Phagan Slaying Sought, The Atlanta Georgian
Eyewitness to Phagan Slaying Sought Atlanta Georgian Tuesday, June 10th, 1913 Story That Companion of Conley Saw Him Strike Down Girl Opens New Clews. Jim Conley, whose sensational story has made him an accessory after the fact in the…
Monday, 9th June 1913, Luther Rosser Asks Grand Jury Grill for Jim Conley, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian June 9, 1913 Luther Z. Rosser, chief of counsel for Leo M. Frank, issued the first public statement Tuesday that he has made since the arrest of the factory superintendent six weeks ago on the suspicion of…
Inconvenient Facts: The Jewish Law Partners of Prosecutor Hugh Dorsey and Attorney Frank Hooper Who Convicted Leo Frank in the Summer of 1913 Atlanta
The Great Antisemitic-Adjudication Hoax Behind Leo Frank's 1913 Atlanta Trial: Dismantled By Matt Johnson, Raleigh N.C. Jun 24, 2026 Those Pesky Jewish Law Partners: Footnoted Facts That Disturb the Legend of the Leo Frank "Persecution-Prosecution" One of the most revealing…
Monday, 9th June 1913, Foreman Robert P. Barrett Tells Why He Holds Jim Conley Guilty, The Atlanta Georgian
Foreman Tells Why He Holds Conley Guilty Atlanta Georgian Monday, June 9th, 1913 R. P. Barrett, in Letter to Georgian, Gives Reasons for Suspecting Negro of Crime. R. P. Barrett, foreman of the metal department at the National Pencil…
Saturday, 28th June 1913, Hooper and Goldstein Join Little and Powell, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal Saturday, June 28, 1913 Former Solicitor of Southwestern Circuit and Popular Atlantan Join Firm Frank A. Hooper, who is to assist the solicitor general in the prosecution in the Mary Phagan case, and M.F. Goldstein, a…
Friday, 27th June 1913, Seeking For a Mary Phagan Suspect in Macon? The Atlanta Journal
Seeking For a Phagan Suspect in Macon? The Atlanta Journal Friday, June 27, 1913 (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) MACON, Georgia, June 27, 1913 —Two members of the Atlanta detective department left Macon last night after searching all the…