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Friday, 8th August 1913 Rosser Swears Bludgeon Was Not In Factory Day After the Murder

Atlanta ConstitutionAugust 8th, 1913 City Detective Bass Rosser, who worked on the Phagan mystery, followed Dalton on the stand Thursday morning to tell that Mrs. Arthur White, whose husband, father and brother work for the National Pencil company, had not…
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Saturday, 9th August 1913 Hinchey Tells of Seeing Frank on Car on Day of the Murder

Atlanta ConstitutionAugust 9th, 1913 H. J. Hinchey, of 391 Peachtree street, a business acquaintance of Leo Frank, and manager of the South Atlantic Blow Pipe company, was put upon the stand by the defense. He stated having seen Frank on…
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Saturday, 9th August 1913 Epps Boy Not With Mary Phagan, Declares Street Car Motorman

Atlanta ConstitutionAugust 9th, 1913 W. M. Mathews, of 459 Lee street, car motorman who declares that Mary Phagan rode to town on his car on April 26, followed Daisy Hopkins on the stand. Mathews gave a new turn to the…
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Saturday, 9th August 1913 Harry Scott and Boots Rogers Recalled to Stand by the State

Atlanta ConstitutionAugust 9th, 1913 When court convened Friday morning Harry Scott, Pinkerton detective, engaged by the defense in the Phagan case, was recalled to the stand by the state and asked how long it took Jim Conley, the negro sweeper,…
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Saturday, 9th August 1913 Civil Engineer and Photographer Tell of Making Plats and Photos

Atlanta ConstitutionAugust 9th, 1913 Ira U. Kauffman, civil engineer, who had been employed by the defense to make drawings of the Selig home at 68 East Georgia avenue, where Frank and his wife lived, and also of the National Pencil…
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Saturday, 9th August 1913 Hopkins Woman Denies Charges Made By Dalton and Jim Conley; Is Forced to Admit Untruths

Atlanta ConstitutionAugust 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 of…
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Thursday, 7th August 1913 Unable to Shake Conleys Story Rosser Ends Cross-Examination

Atlanta ConstitutionAugust 7th, 1913 On the opening of court Wednesday morning when Judge L. S. Roan announced that he would postpone his final decision in regard to the admissibility of Jim Conley's evidence in regard to Leo Frank's alleged misconduct…
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Saturday, 9th August 1913 Conductor Also Swears Epps Boy Was Not on Car With Mary Phagan

Atlanta ConstitutionAugust 9th, 1913 W. T. Hollis, of 16 Western avenue, the conductor on the English avenue car on which Mary Phagan rode to town on the day she was murdered, followed the motorman on the stand. He also declared…
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Saturday, 9th August 1913 Holloway, Witness for Defense, Riddled By Cross-Examination

Atlanta ConstitutionAugust 9th, 1913 E. F. Holloway, watchman and timekeeper at the pencil factory, whose testimony Solicitor Dorsey riddled on cross-examination, followed General Manager Darley to the stand. He gave his answers rapidly, making them frequently even before Attorney Arnold…
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Saturday, 9th August 1913 Couldnt Locate Epps Boy When Wanted in Court

Atlanta ConstitutionAugust 9th, 1913 At the opening of the afternoon session the defense called for George Epps, the 14-year-old newsboy, who says he rode uptown with Mary Phagan on the day of her death. He did not answer. Mr. Arnold…