Saturday, 13th February 1915: Delay Is Assured In The Innes Appeal, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 13th February 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 2.It will be weeks, maybe months, before Victor E. Innes and his wife, accused of the murder of the Nelms sisters, can be brought to Atlanta for prosecution under indictments by the…
Friday, 19th February 1915: Lehon Must Pay Fine, Rules Appeals Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 19th February 1915,PAGE 7, COLUMN 2.An opinion was handed down yesterday by the Court of Appeals sustaining the Judgement of Judge Pendleton, of Fulton Superior Court in refusing to sanction a Certiorari of the Case of Dan…
Sunday, 21st February 1915: Frank And State Complete Briefs To Supreme Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 21st February 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.State's Right to Enforce Own Criminal Laws Upheld by Hugh M. Dorsey and Warren Grice. SAY DISORDER CHARGES ARE GREATLY ENLARGED. Frank's Brief Filed Saturday in Washington, Pronounces Trial a Travesty of…
Saturday, 16th January 1915: Several Months Before Frank Case Will Be Argued, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 16th January 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 7.The Leo Frank Case is now formally ready for the United States Courts in Washington. The final step in the Federal District Court of Atlanta was taken yesterday afternoon when Attorneys for…
Friday, 15th January 1915: Dorsey Will Not Reply To Latest Frank Brief, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 15th January 1915,PAGE 4, COLUMN 1.That Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey will not make reply to the latest supplemental Brief filed by Attorneys for Leo M. Frank before the Supreme Court was stated on apparently good Authority…
Thursday, 18th February 1915: Grice And Dorsey Again In Conference, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 18th February 1915,PAGE 6, COLUMN 6.Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey and Attorney General Warren Grice were again closeted in secret conference yesterday on the preparatory work for the fight in the United States Supreme Court against the Leo…
Wednesday, 6th January 1915: Appeal Bond Of $300 Sent To Washington, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 6th January 1915,PAGE 3, COLUMN 6.Frank's Case Is Now Definitely Before the United States Supreme Court. The Frank Case is now securely in the United States Supreme Court, the last move of the Defense in this Direction…
Monday, 1st February 1915: Dan Lehon, Arthur Thurman And C. C. Tedder. Are Given Their Freedom After Long Trial., The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 1st February 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.JURY DEADLOCKED FOR NEARLY SIXTEEN HOURSVerdict of "Not Guilty" brought in before Judge Ben Hill at the Courthouse at 1:50 O'Clock on Sunday Afternoon. PLEASED BY VERDICT JUDGE POWELL LAUDS PERSONNEL OF…
Friday, 23rd April 1915: Frank Makes Plea For Commutation, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 23rd April 1915,PAGE 9, COLUMN 1.Condemned Man Reiterates Innocence and Says He Was Convicted on Questionable Evidence.Attorneys for Leo Frank have filed with Captain Goodloe H. Yancey, Secretary of the State Prison Commission, his Petition for Executive…
Saturday, 30th January 1915: Large Sums Paid To Burns Agency, Haas Tells Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 30th January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Shows checks for $500 and for $1,000 given representatives for work done in the Frank case.Jim Conley on stand for just five minutes. Denies that he ever confessed to murder of Mary…
Monday, 15th June 1914: Minola M’knight Mysteriously Cut, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 15th June 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 3.Witness in the Frank Case Refuses to Tell How She Was Injured.Minola Mc Knight, wife of Albert Mc Knight, both of whom were witnesses in the Frank trial, was severely cut across…
Tuesday, 26th January 1915: Attorneys For Frank Ask An Early Hearing, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 26th January 1915,PAGE 4, COLUMN 6.By John Corrigan, Jr.Washington, January 25. (Special.) Counsel for Leo M. Frank, convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, made a formal application to the Supreme Court today to advance the date…
Saturday, 9th January 1915: Governor Decides Who Will Argue Frank Case, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 9th January 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 2.Solicitor Hugh Dorsey and Attorney General Warren Grice held a consultation with Governor John M. Slaton Friday afternoon in regard to the plans for the State's appearance before the United States Supreme…
Wednesday, 3rd June 1914: Daily Grist From The State’s Political Grind Hugh Dorsey Will Make Statement By Sunday, June Fourteenth, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 3rd June 1914,PAGE 8, COLUMN 5.It can be stated with certainty that Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey will give out a statement by June 14 regarding the effort of his friends to induce him to run for governor.…
Tuesday, 19th January 1915: Frank Motion On U.s. Court Docket, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 19th January 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 2.The motion of the Leo M. Frank prosecution to advance the Hearing on the Habeas Corpus Appeal to the United States Supreme Court was docketed yesterday, and it is probable that Attorney…
Sunday, 24th January 1915: Leo Frank Appeal Is Set For Feb. 23 By Supreme Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 24th January 1915,PAGE 4, COLUMN 7.The United States Supreme Court has advanced the Frank Appeal for Hearing on February 23, according to an Announcement made on Saturday. The Petition for Advancement was presented by Attorney Marshall, of…
Sunday, 3rd January 1915: Leo M. Frank Says Politics Prompted Joseph M. Brown To Write Card To Chronicle, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 3rd January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Brown Is the First Ex-Governor, Says Frank, Who Ever Used His Influence in an Effort to Destroy the Life of a Fellow Citizen.PROMETHEUS BOUND IS CALLED TO MINDMany of the Wisest and…
Sunday, 31st January 1915: Fate Of Burns’ Agents Now In Hands Of Jury’s, No Verdict Until Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 31st January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.After Jurymen Had Been Out for One Hour, Judge Ben Hill Orders Them Locked in Kimball House for the Night. PARTICULAR CARE URGED AS TO MATTER OF DOUBT IN CASE AGAINST LEHON.…
Wednesday, 27th January 1915: Trial Of Detectives To Be Hard-fought, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 27th January 1915,PAGE 12, COLUMN 2.First Day's Hearing Results in Securing of Only Six Jurors. Testimony to begin Today. That the fight of Dan S. Lehon and Carlton C. Tedder against prosecution for subornation of perjury, as…
Thursday, 4th February 1915: Solicitor Dorsey At Florida Springs To Regain Health, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 4th February 1915,PAGE 7, COLUMN 6.Run down by overwork on the Frank Case and the recent prosecution of Dan S. Lehon, C. C. Tedder, and Arthur Thurman in the noted Subornation of Perjury Cases, Solicitor General Hugh…
Saturday, 27th February 1915: Leo Frank’s Fate In Hands Of Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 27th February 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Hearing Before the United States Supreme Tribunal on Writ of Habeas Corpus Completed Friday. Washington, February 26. Arguments on the Northern Georgia Federal Court's decision refusing a Writ of Habeas Corpus to…
Thursday, 7th January 1915: U. S. Court Formally Grants Frank Appeal, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 7th January 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 2.Justice Lamar so notifies Attorney General Grice conference with Dorsey. Attorney General Warren Grice on Wednesday received formal notification from Justice Lamar, of the United States Supreme Court, that the appeal of…
Monday, 5th April 1915: Case Of Leo M. Frank May Be Decided Today, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 5th April 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Generally believed that U.S. Supreme Court will hand down opinion. Washington, April 4. Many of the seventy-five cases pending before the Supreme Court are expected to be decided when the Court resumes…
Wednesday, 10th March 1915: Dan Lehon Appeals To Supreme Court, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 10th March 1915,PAGE 10, COLUMN 4.Judge R. B. Russell, of the State Court of Appeals, has certified to a Writ of Error to the United States Supreme Court in the Case of Dan Lehon, Southern Manager of…
Tuesday, 13th April 1915: No Frank Decision For At Least Week, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 13th April 1915,PAGE 4, COLUMN 1.Washington, April 12: No decision in the Leo M. Frank murder case was announced today at the Supreme Court. The next Decision Day is next Monday.Tuesday, 13th April 1915: No Frank Decision…
Tuesday, 23rd March 1915: No Frank Decision For Three Weeks, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 23rd March 1915,PAGE 12, COLUMN 3.Washington, March 22. Leo M. Frank's case remained undecided when the Supreme Court of the United States recessed today until April 5. During the recess, the Court will prepare opinions on cases…
Tuesday, 20th April 1915: His Plea Denied, Frank Decisions For A Rehearing, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 20th April 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Solicitor General Dorsey and Attorney General Grice Hold Long Conference Over Noted Case. CONFIDENT OF WINNING, ASSERTS THE PRISONER If Case Goes to Governor It Is Probable That Judge Harris Will Act…
Friday, 30th April 1915: Mother And Father Of Leo Frank Here To Attend Hearing, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 30th April 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4."We Have Never Been Shaken in Our Belief in His Innocence," Says M. Frank. "Eventual Exoneration Certain.""We believe that our boy will be eventually exonerated. He will not hang unless Georgia hangs…
Wednesday, 21st April 1915: Frank’s Attorneys Confer On Appeal, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 21st April 1915,PAGE 3, COLUMN 2.Thought That No Time Will Be Lost in Taking Last Step in Fight for the Condemned Man's Life. The first active steps toward the Appeal to the Prison Commission and Governor to…
Sunday, 4th April 1915: Jewish War Victims Aided By Leo Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 4th April 1915,PAGE 10, COLUMN 4."Knows What It Is to Suffer Unjustly," He Says in Letter.With the words, "Knowing what it is to suffer unjustly and having a deep sense of sympathy for our co-religionists who are…