Monday, 23rd March 1914: Detective Burns Goes To New York To Hunt Evidence, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 23rd March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Leonard HaasLeft for Gotham on Sunday Morning and Sleuth Will Leave This Morning.Detective William J. Burns and Leonard Haas are going to New York to investigate the same phase of the Frank…
Tuesday, 24th March 1914: Allan Pinkerton Defends Agency In Frank Probe, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 24th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Letter Follows an Attack Recently Made Upon Private Detectives by Detective William J. Burns.Letter Follows an Attack Recently Made Upon Private Detectives by Detective William J. Burns.LEHON TO TAKE CHARGE IN ABSENCE…
Thursday, 26th March 1914: Probe Telegrams Sent From Newark, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 26th March 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 5.Messages Signed "John Black"Received by James Conley and Others Will Be Investigated.Detectives and attorneys in the Frank case are investigating the source of numerous telegrams that have come from Newark, N. J.,…
Saturday, 28th March 1914: Jim Conley’s Story Assailed In Motion Of Frank’s Counsel, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 28th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Solicitor General Dorsey Is Served With Formal Notice New Trial Petition Will Be Filed Within Twenty Days.WITNESSES FOR REPUDIATE TESTIMONYSolicitor and Detectives Attacked in Notice Dalton Repudiates Testimony.New Witness to Alibi.Solicitor General…
Sunday, 29th March 1914: Leonard Haas Back From New York Trip, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 29th March 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 5.Counsel for Frank Says Burns Has Been Successful in Gotham.Leonard Haas, member of counsel for Leo M. Frank, who accompanied Detective William J. Burns to New York on the detective's present journey,…
Monday, 30th March 1914: Welcome Given To B’nai B’rith, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 30th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Higher Idealism in Affairs of Jewish Race Voiced at Opening Session of Fortieth Convention.TODAY'S PROGRAM.10 a. m.Opening of Convention Hall of Hebrew Orphan Home, Washington Street.Opening Prayer, Rabbi E. N. Calisch.Welcome, Leonard…
Wednesday, 7th January 1914: Roan’s Comment Basis For New Trial, Says Brief, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 7th January 1914,PAGE 10, COLUMN 1.Supplemental Paper in Frank CaseWon't DelayFinal DecisionAttorneys for Leo M.FrankWednesday morning completed the supplemental brief which they will file with the state supreme court.This brief covers sixty-three pages of typewritten legal cap…
Thursday, 8th January 1914: Jury In Deadlock Over Case Of Ira W.fisher, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 8th January 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Disagreement Reported, but Judge Fite Refuses to Dismiss Case. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.)DALTON, Ga., Jan. 8.The case of Ira W. Fisher, the man who made sensational accusations in the Frank case…
Tuesday, 13th January 1914: Supreme Court Delays Decision In Frank Case, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 13th January 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Ruling on AppealMay Not Be Handed DownUntilMiddle of FebruaryIndications now are that the decision of the state supreme court on the appeal of Leo M. Frank will not be handed down until…
Thursday, 15th January 1914: Journal’s Prediction On Frank Case Sustained, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 15th January 1914,PAGE 18, COLUMN 3.Supreme Court Ends January Term Without Handing Down Decision on AppealThe Journal's exclusive story predicting the decision in the Frank case would not be handed down by the supreme court at its…
Saturday, 14th February 1914: Godbee Hearing Mondy Before Supreme Court, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 14th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Plea of Millen-Woman for New Trial HeadsList of CasesBefore BodyBeginningMonday, the state supreme court will hear arguments in a number of cases.Among the appeals on the calendar for argument then are those…
Friday, 20th February 1914: Hair Found In Metal Room Not Mary Phagan’s, Declares Dr. Harris; New Trial Will Be Asked, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 20th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1 AND PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.SENSATIONAL ADMISSION BY CHIEF EXPERT FOR STATE MADE TO JOURNAL FRIDAYDr. H. F. Harris Admits, When Questioned, That He Examined Under Microscope Strands of Hair Found on…
Wednesday, 14th January 1914: Dorsey Won’t Reply To Latest Frank Brief, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 14th January 1914,PAGE 22, COLUMN 4.Thinks Points Stressed in the Supplemental Brief Already CoveredThe supplemental brief filed in the supreme court by the attorneys for the defense of Leo M. Frank will remain unanswered by the state.While…
Wednesday, 21st January 1914: Journal’s Prediction On Frank Case Sustained, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 21st January 1914,PAGE 18, COLUMN 3.Frederick Van Lieu Smith, Jr.,Is Strong Beyond His Months And Has a Sturdy Pair of LungsTo squall or not to squall?That is the question, propounded by the mothers of Atlanta as the…
Tuesday, 17th February 1914: Leo Frank Fails To Get New Trial, Conley’s Testimony Is Held Valid, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 17th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1 AND PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Fight for Frank's LifeMay Last for Many Months;What Procedure Will Do A Motion to Reargue Case Before State Supreme Court Will Probably Be First Step.Then Motion for…
Wednesday, 18th February 1914: Hand That Wrote Note Found By Mary’s Body Tied Cord Around Her Neck, Declares Frank, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 18th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Man Who Has Condemned for the Murder of the Litthe Phagan Girl Gives Out a Statement From His Cell in the TowerDeclaring That Jim Conley's Recital Is Not Only a Lie but…
Thursday, 19th February 1914: Frank’s Attorneys Ask For Re-hearing Of Case, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 19th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4 AND PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.MOTION TO BE FILED IN COURT SOONMove for Rehearing Has Been Prepared and Will Be Filed Within Next 24 Hours,William J. Burns, Famous Detective,Now Interested in Case,…
Saturday, 21st February 1914: Barrett Asks A Reward For Finding Hair Which Harris Says Isn’t Mary’s, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 21st February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Man Who Claims to Have Discovered Evidence Which Led to Arrest and Conviction of Leo M. Frank Asks Council for $1,000Motion for New TrialWill Be Asked of JudgeBen HillFollowing Revelation That Dr.…
Sunday, 22nd February 1914: M’knight Repudiates Story Against Frank, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 22nd February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4 AND PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.M'KNIGHT SAYS HE MEMORIZED STORY WRITTEN FOR HIMR. L.Craven Denounces Negro as a Liar and TellsHow Mc Knight's Original Affidavit Was MadeAlbert Mc Knight, colored, husband of…
Monday, 23rd February 1914: Dorsey Prepares To Rap New Evidence For Frank, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 23rd February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3 AND PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.WITNESS IS ASKED OF MARY'S HAIREmbalmer GheeslingCalled in Trial of Jim Conley to Tell of Color and Texture of PhaganGirl's HairTRIAL OF ACCESSORY ADJOURNS FOR DAYNegroFactory Sweeper…
Tuesday, 24th February 1914: Frank Asks Court For Rehearing On Twenty-one Points, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 24th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Attorneys Rosser, Arnold, Haas and HaasFile Motion With Supreme TribunalAsking a Rehearing of AppealDELIEVED DECISION WILL COME DOWN SATURDAYJudge Roan's Refusal to Charge Jury on Points Cited by Defense Basis of One…
Wednesday, 25th February 1914: Re-hearing Is Denied Frank By Court, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 25th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Supreme TribunalRefuses by Unanimous Vote to Repon AppealFrom Conviction for Murder of Mary PhaganCONLEYASKSNEW TRIAL AS ACCESSORY TO CRIMEAuthority on LawSays Trial of Conley as Aide to FrankDoes Not Immune SweeperBy a…
Thursday, 26th February 1914: Leo M. Frank Tells His Own Story To The Journal, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 26th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1 AND PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.MAN SENTENCED TO DIE FOR KILLINGPHAGAN GIRL TALKS FOR FIRST TIMEIn LengthyInterview With Newspaper Reporters in His Cell at TowerCondemned Prisoner Vehemently Asserts He is Innocent of…
Friday, 27th February 1914: Frank’s Wife Pleads Cause Before Public, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 27th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4 AND PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.CONSPIRACY OF VILEST SORT, IS CHARGEWoman Asserts Husband Was Convicted on "Deep-Seated, Insistent Demand That Vic Tim Be Offered"for Murder of Mary PhaganSolicitorDorsey Charged With Sup Pressing…
Reuben Rose Arnold Closing Arguments at Leo Frank Trial
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Frank Arthur Hooper Closing Arguments at Trial of Leo Frank
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Luther Zeigler Rosser Closing Arguments at Leo Frank Trial
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The Leo Frank Trial: Closing Arguments of Hooper, Arnold, and Rosser
The American Mercury continues its centenary coverage of the trial of Leo Frank for the slaying of Mary Phagan with the closing arguments presented by the prosecution and defense. by Bradford L. Huie IT'S A LONG READ — but an…
100 Years Ago Today: Leo Frank Takes the Stand, August 18th, 1913
Video Streaming: 100 Years Ago Today: Leo Frank Takes the Stand Video Download: 100 Years Ago Today: Leo Frank Takes the Stand Today, on the 100th anniversary of Leo Frank taking the stand in his own defense, we…
Leo Frank’s defense attorneys gather depositions from National Pencil Company employees on June 30, 1913, Atlanta, Georgia
BY ATTORNEYS L.Z. ROSSER, R.R. ARNOLD, AND H.J. HAAS AT THE PLANT OF THE NATIONAL PENCIL COMPANY, BEGINNING 2:00 P.M., JUNE 30TH, 1913. EXAMINATION OF W.R. FULLERTON. Questions by L.Z. Rosser Esq:- Question. Mr. Fullerton, you were employed as book-keeper…