Wednesday, September 10th, 1913: Judge Leonard Strickland Roan, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Wednesday, 10th September 1913. PAGE 1, COLUMN 1 He is expected to succeed Judge Hill On the court of appeals bench. He is at present judge of the Stone Mountain circuit. NEW ATLANTA COURT WILL SHIFT…
Monday, September 8th 1913: Trainmen Ask Funds For Phagan Monument, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Monday, 8th September 1913. PAGE 3, COLUMN 1 Anything From One Cent Up Will Be Acceptable Resolutions Adopted Atlanta lodge No. 720, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Sunday appointed a committee to solicit funds for the erection…
Tuesday, September 2nd, 1913: Echo Of Leo Frank Trial In Recorder’s Court, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Tuesday, 2nd September 1913. PAGE 3, COLUMN 3 There was an echo of the Frank trial in recorder's court Tuesday morning, G. H. Hargett, of 115 Conley Street, was fined $5.75 for waxing hot in an…
Sunday, September 28th, 1913: Grief Of Mrs. Coleman Is A Pitiful Sight, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Sunday, 28th September 1913. PAGE 69, COLUMN 3 Fears Are Entertained by Her Family and Friends New Evidence Discovered. Grieving over the death of her daughter, Mary Phagan, who was found murdered in the National Pencil…
Saturday, September 27th, 1913: Smith And Arnold Indicted For Fight, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Saturday, 27th September 1913. PAGE 5, COLUMN 3 Prominent Attorneys Are Placed Under Bonds of $200 for Courthouse Difficulty. Burton Smith and Reuben R. Arnold, prominent Atlanta attorneys, the later president of the Bar association, were…
Friday, September 26th, 1913: Did Not Discuss Guilt Of Leo Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Friday, 26th September 1913. PAGE 5, COLUMN 1 Blakely Men in Depositions Deny That Juryman Henslee Made Statements Attributed to Him. That Atticus H. Henslee, the ventriloquist on the Frank jury, did not discuss with them…
Monday, September 15th, 1913: Are Burns Men Here, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Monday, 15th September 1913. PAGE 10, COLUMN 4 Report Says They Are Working on Frank Case. That detectives in the employ of the Burns Agency are in Atlanta working up new evidence to be used in…
Tuesday, August 26th, 1913: Frank Sentenced To Hang On October 10th, 1913, But Fight For New Trial Will Stay The Execution For Many Months. The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Tuesday, 26th August 1913. PAGE 1 TWELVE PEERS OF LEO M. FRANK WHO FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER This photograph of the Frank jury was made a few minutes after Foreman Winburn read the verdict and before say…
Friday, September 19th, 1913: Delay In Hearing Of Plea For Leo Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Friday, 19th September 1913. PAGE 3, COLUMN 1 New Trial Petition Comes in December Before Judge Hill, and Not Judge Roan. The hearing of the petition asking for a new trial in the case of Leo M.…
Tuesday, September 16th, 1913: No Judge To Try Fulton Docket, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian, Tuesday, 16th September 1913. Frank Case and New Bench Appointments Cause Congestion in Court 100 Await Trial. Solicitor General Dorsey is on a still hunt for a judge to conduct the large grist of cases which have…
Wednesday, September 17th, 1913: Jim Conley To Fight Felon Charge Bitterly, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian, Wednesday, 17th September 1913. PAGE 6, COLUMN 5 Conley To Fight Felon Charge Bitterly Attorney Will Permit Him to Plead Guilty Only to Misdemeanor, Judge Sought. Jim Conley's trial on a felony charge as accessory after the…
Tuesday, September 9th, 1913: [Jim] Conley Is Indicted On Two Counts By Fulton Grand Jury, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Tuesday, 9th September 1913. One Bill Charges a Felony in That "Knowing Frank Murdered Mary Phagan, He Harbored and Concealed Him" FRANK'S ATTORNEY WILL CITE WILL MEYERS CASE Decision in This Famous Case Sure to Figure at…
Wednesday, August 27th, 1913: Frank Will Reply To Dorsey In Long Public Statement, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Wednesday, 27th August 1913. PAGE 1, Column 1 Convicted Factory Superintendent Preparing Exhaustive Answer to Solicitor General's Argument to Jury DECLARES ARRAIGNMENT CONTAINS MANY FLAWS Health Unimpaired, Frank Resumes Routine Life in Jail. Indictment of Conley…
Wednesday, September 3rd, 1913: Board For [Leo] Frank Jury Will Cost Just $975.06, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Wednesday, 3rd September 1913. Page 7, Column 4 Newt Lee's Attorneys Ask That He Be Paid for Time Lost Fulton county will pay $975.06 for quarters and meals for the jury that heard the trial of Leo…
Wednesday, September 24th, 1913: Leo Frank Again Made President Of B’nai B’rith, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, Wednesday, 24th September 1913. PAGE 1, COLUMN 4 Prominent Atlantans Are Elected Officers of This Jewish Charitable Organization. WITH FRANK IN JAIL HIGH HONOR PAID HIM His Re-Election Comes With Announcement That He Is Still Conducting Affairs…
Friday, August 22nd, 1913: In Scathing Terms Rosser Scores Dalton, Dorsey, Police. Dorsey Will Conclude, Summing Up Case Against Leo Frank, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal, Friday, 22nd August 1913. PAGE 1 DALTON EXCORIATED, CONLEY ANNIHILATED AND SOLICITOR CHARGED WITH PERSECUTION Mr. Rosser Defends the Character of the Pencil Factory, Declares That Few Men Could Have Stood the Test Put to Frank by…
Page 1 of 8: Rare, Alonzo Mann Affidavit, March 4th, 1982.
A F F I D A V I T IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, COUNTY OF SULLIVAN The undersigned, being duly sworn, deposes as follows: My name is Alonzo McClendon Mann. I am 83 years old. I was born near…
Page 2 of 8: Rare, Alonzo Mann Affidavit, March 4th, 1982
practically nothing. I was nervous and afraid that day. There were crowds in the street who were angry and who were saying that Leo Frank should die. Some were yelling things like, "Kill the Jew!" I was very nervous. The…
Page 3 of 8: Rare, Alonzo Mann Affidavit, March 4th, 1982
My job required that I open the mail, file papers, keep the office orderly, run errands and the like. Leo Frank arrived in the building that morning shortly after I did. He came into the office and spoke to me.…
Page 4 of 8: Rare, Alonzo Mann Affidavit, March 4th, 1982
She had told me that if she was unable to come, for me not to worry. I waited for her for a few minutes. Since I didn't care that much about seeing the parade I went back to work. I…
Page 5 of 8: Rare, Alonzo Mann Affidavit, March 4th, 1982
the shaft would have been open. Conley could have dumped her down the empty elevator shaft. I believe for some reason, Jim Conley turned around toward me. He either heard by footsteps coming or he sensed I was behind him.…
Page 6 of 8: Rare, Alonzo Mann Affidavit, March 4th, 1982
the building and saw Conley with the body. When Frank went to trial and I was called as a witness, my mother tole me I would have to go and testify. She repeated to me what she already had told…
Page 7 of 8: Rare, Alonzo Mann Affidavit, March 4th, 1982
girl's money and grabbed her. I do not think sex was his motive. I believe it was money. Her pay was never found in the building after she died. Many times I have thought since all of this occurred almost…
Page 8 of 8: Rare, Alonzo Mann Affidavit, March 4th, 1982
until it was too late to save Leo Frank's life. They will say that being young is no excuse. They will blame my mother. The only thing I can say is that she did what she thought was best for…
Monday, 9th March, 1914, Leo Frank Answers List of Questions Bearing on Points Made Against Him, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution Monday, March 9, 1914 Stated That He Was Willing to Reply to Any Questions That Might Be in the Mind of the Public, and Asked to Answer Any Such That Might Be Propounded to Him. TELLS…
Monday, 25th August 1913 Leo Frank’s Fate May Be Decided By Monday Night
The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 25th August 1913.Page 1.Solicitor Dorsey Is Expected to Complete His Address to Jury During Morning Session of Court.MANY FRIENDS VISIT FRANK IN THE TOWERJudge Has Intimated That He Will Be Ready to Receive Verdict at Any Time…
Tuesday, 26th August 1913 As Bells Tolled, Dorsey Closed Magnificent Argument Which Fastened Crime On Frank
The Atlanta Constitution, Tuesday, 26th August 1913. Page 2 As the big bell in the Catholic church tolled the hour of 12 o'clock Solicitor Dorsey concluded his remarkable plea for the conviction of Leo Frank with the dreadful words "Guilty,…
Sunday, 24th August 1913 Solicitor Reasserts His Conviction Of Bad Character And Guilt Of Frank
The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 24th August 1913.Page two."What I had to say yesterday," began Mr. Dorsey at the opening of Saturday morning's session, "with references to character, I think I have demonstrated by law to any fair-minded man that the defendant…
Wednesday, 27th August 1913 Hugh Dorsey’s Great Speech Feature Of The Frank Trial By Sidney Ormond
The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 27th August 1913.Page 2.The Frank trial is a matter of history. Solicitor General Hugh Manson Dorsey and his wonderful speech, which brought the case to a close, form the subject matter for countless discussions among all classes…
Thursday, 28th August 1913 Jail Cell Of Leo M. Frank Now Like Living Room
The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 28th August 1913.Page five.Prisoner is Preparing Statement as Answer to Solicitor Dorsey's Argument.The cell of Leo M. Frank in the Tower is fast assuming the appearance of a living rom. Yesterday a new bed and a number…