Thursday, 11th September 1913 Judge Hill May Get Atlanta Judgeship
The Atlanta Constitution, Thursday, 11th September 1913. PAGE 7, COLUMN 1 and 2 Reported That Judge Roan, of Stone Mountain Circuit, Will Be Appointed on the Court of Appeals. While Governor John M. Slaton has made no announcement of whom…
Tuesday, 16th September 1913 Jim Conley’s Lawyer Planning His Defense
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 16th September 1913.PAGE 9, COLUMN 2Jim Conley may not plead guilty to being accessory after the fact in the murder of Mary Phagan. This is the startling statement of the negro's attorney, William Smith, late Monday."I may…
Tuesday, 9th September 1913 Judge Roan Urged For New Judgeship
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 9th September 1913.PAGE 3, COLUMN 4Governor Slaton Tells CommitteeHe Intends to Keep thePlace Free of Politics.A committee composed of many of the prominent members of the Atlanta Bar association called upon Governor Slaton at the state capitol…
Saturday, 20th September 1913 Beavers Will Teach Police What To Do In Big Murder Case
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 20th September 1913.PAGE 7, COLUMN 7Having learned a valuable lesson from the Mary Phagan murder, Chief Beavers will teach his men what to do in the event bodies are found in the future.The chief's instructions will be…
Sunday, 21st September 1913 Great Watch Finders
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 21st September 1913.PAGE 25, COLUMN 7The present official duty of Detectives Starnes and Campbell, who were Solicitor Dorsey's right-hand men in the investigation of the Mary Phagan murder case, is to find and return watches stolen from…
Wednesday, 30th April 1913 While Hundreds Sob Body of Mary Phagan Lowered into Grave
Atlanta Constitution Wednesday, April 30th, 1913 While relatives hysterically wept, while hundreds of friends, with wet eyes and bowed heads, mourned, while little circles of grim visage men talked in hushed voices of all that remained of little 14-year-old…
Thursday, 1st May 1913 Frank Tried to Flirt With Murdered Girl Says Her Boy Chum
At the left top is Detective Black, of the city, and at the right Detective Scott, of the Pinkertons. Below is a scene of the inquest. At the bottom is a sketch by Henderson of the negro, Newt Lee,…
Thursday, 1st May 1913 City Offers $1,000 Reward for Capture of Phagan Slayers
Atlanta Constitution Thursday, May 1st, 1913 Atlanta's city council met at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning, adopted a resolution appropriating $1,000 as a reward for information which may lead to the arrest and conviction of the party or parties responsible…
Thursday, 1st May 1913 Frank Not Apparently Nervous Say Last Men to Leave Factory
Miss Ella Maud Eubanks, stenographer for Leo M. Frank Atlanta Constitution Thursday May 1st, 1913 Following Mechanic Barrett's declaration that there were two men at work Saturday at noon on the top floor of the factory building, Coroner…
Wednesday, 30th April 1913 Murder Analyzed By Dr. MKelway
Atlanta Constitution Wednesday, April 30th, 1913 "If Children of Such Tender Years Were Not Forced to Work, Mary Phagan Might Be Living," He Says "If social conditions in Atlanta were of the best—if conditions in factories were of the…