Thursday, 29th May 1913 Ready to Indict Conley as an Accomplice, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian Thursday, May 29th, 1913 Dorsey Ready to Act if Negro Sticks to Latest Story Accusing Frank. Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey announced that if Conley persisted in his story he would take steps to have him indicted as…
Monday, 26th May 1913 Mayor Gives Out Sizzling Reply to Chief Beavers, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian Monday, May 26th, 1913 Mayor James G. Woodward Monday gave out a sizzling interview in reply to Police Chief Beavers' accusations, which he concluded with this statement: "If Beavers and Lanford authorized February . ‘a trusted man,' to…
Saturday, 24th May 1913 Colyar Called Convict and Insane, The Atlanta Georgian
A. S. Colyar, who figures in the dictograph sensation. Records show he has been confined in two insane asylums and numerous prisons. His operations are alleged to extend from New York to Mexico. He is a member of a prominent…
Tuesday, 20th May 1913 Cases Ready Against Lee and Leo Frank, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian Tuesday, May 20th, 1913 Solicitor General Dorsey Declares All Evidence Will Go to the Grand Jury Friday. Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey announced Tuesday morning that the State's case against Leo M. Frank and Newt Lee in connection…
Monday, 12th May 1913 Phagan Case is Delayed, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian Monday, May 12th, 1913 Not Likely to Go to Grand Jury This Week More Time Taken to Strengthen Evidence Evidence in the Phagan case may not be presented to the Grand Jury this week. This was…
Thursday, 8th May 1913 Quinn, Foreman Over Slain Girl, Tells of Seeing Frank, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian Thursday, May 8th, 1913 L. A. Quinn, foreman of the department of the pencil factory in which Mary Phagan worked, testified as follows: Q. What is your business?—A. Machinist. Q. Did you know Mary Phagan?—A. Yes.…
Tuesday, 29th April 1913 Slayers Hand Print Left On Arm Of Girl, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian Tuesday, April 29th, 1913 Page 2, Column 1 Hope for apprehension of the slayer of Mary Phagan has come to the police with the discovery of distinct finger prints, stamped in blood on the sleeve of the…
Wednesday, 30th April 1913 Witness Saw Slain Girl and Man at Factory Door, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian Wednesday April 30th, 1913 J. G. Spier followed Newt Lee on the stand. He lives at Cartersville, Georgia Q. Were you about the National Pencil Company plant? A. Yes, sir; we walked over to the Terminal station…
Tuesday, 29th April 1913 Former Play mates Meet Girl’s Body at Marietta, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian Tuesday, April 29th, 1913 The little town of Marietta, Georgia, where her baby eyes first opened upon the light of day scarcely fourteen years ago, will to-day witness the sorrowful funeral of Mary Phagan, the sweet young…
Monday, 28th April 1913 Mullinax Blundered in Statement, Say Police, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian Monday, April 28th, 1913 Mullinax was arrested by detectives late in the afternoon in Bellwood Avenue, near the viaduct, as he was on his way to his boarding house. His positive identification by E. L. Sentell,…
Saturday, 24th May 1913 Dictograph Record Alleged Bribe Offer, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian Saturday , May 24th, 1913 Here follows, in part, the alleged dictograph record of the conversation that took place in a room in the Williams House Wednesday afternoon between Colonel Thomas B. Felder, G. C. Febuary and A. S.…
Tuesday, 5th August 1913 Rosser Goes Fiercely After Jim Conley, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian August 5th, 1913 The determined onslaught against Jim Conley, his string of affidavits and the story he told before the Frank jury had its real beginning Monday afternoon. Luther Rosser, starting with the avowed purpose of breaking down…
Sunday, 3rd August 1913 Leo Frank’s Eyes Show Intense Interest in Every Phase of Case, The Atlanta Georgian
Courtroom Studies of Leo Frank: Three typical poses of the defendant in the famous Phagan case are show, while in the upper left of the picture is a study of Luther Rosser, his leading counsel. Here is what a study…
Thursday, 31st July 1913 State Balloon Soars When Dorsey, Roiled, Cries ‘Plant’, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian July 31st, 1913 By JAMES B. NEVIN. Poor John Black! With this unwitting assistance of the Solicitor General and the assistance of Luther Rosser, he furnished all the "punch" there was in Wednesday's story of the Frank trial.…
Sunday, 27th July 1913 Brewster Denies Aiding Dorsey in Phagan Case, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian (Hearst's Sunday American) July 27th, 1913 Colonel P. H. Brewster has written The Georgian a letter correcting a statement in The Sunday American. The letter quotes the report that Colonel Brewster had aided Mr. Dorsey, and proceeds: "Where…
Tuesday, 22nd July 1913 Grand Jury Defers Action on Conley, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian July 22nd, 1913 TALK OF POSTPONING FRANK TRIAL TILL FALL Protest of Solicitor Dorsey Wins Presents Evidence Showing Indictment of Negro Would Hinder Frank Prosecution. Here are the important developments of Monday in the Phagan case: The decision…
Thursday, 17th July 1913 Youth Accused in Vice Ring on Trial, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian Thursday, July 17, 1913 Joe North, Alleged White Slaver, Declines to Talk Before Hearing in Recorder's Court. Joe North, alleged white slaver, arrested on the statement of Effie Drummond, a young woman who told the police he…
Saturday, 12th July 1913 Conley Kept on Grill 4 Hours, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian Saturday, July 12, 1913 After Gruelling Third Degree, Officials Refuse to Deny or Affirm Negro Confessed. Habeas corpus proceedings to release Newt Lee collapsed in the court of Judge Ellis Saturday morning. By agreement, Bernard L. Chappell,…
Thursday, 10th July 1913 Beavers’ War on Vice is Lauded by Women, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian Thursday, July 10, 1913 Georgia Suffragists Adopt Resolution Indorsing Chief's Course in Atlanta. Chief of Police Beavers' fight against vice was enthusiastically indorsed at the Thursday morning session of the convention of the Georgia Woman Suffrage Association.…
Sunday, 6th July 1913 Application to Release Lee is Ready to File, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian Sunday, July 6, 1913 Negro's Lawyer Says He Will Offer Habeas Corpus When Solicitor Dorsey Returns. On account of the absence from the city of Prosecuting Attorney Hugh M. Dosey , Bernard L. Chappell, attorney for Newt…
Monday, 30th June 1913 Conley Tale Is Hope of Defense, The Atlanta Georgian
The Atlanta Georgian Monday, June 30, 1913 DEFENSE PLANS TO TEAR DOWN CONLEY TALE* * This headline appeared on Page 3 of the Georgian. Expect to Prove Frank Innocent By Discrediting Negro's Story Of Phagan Crime. Warned that the State…
Tuesday, 10th June 1913 Eyewitness to Phagan Slaying Sought, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian Tuesday, June 10th, 1913 Story That Companion of Conley Saw Him Strike Down Girl Opens New Clews. Jim Conley, whose sensational story has made him an accessory after the fact in the murder of Mary Phagan, is sticking…
Tuesday, 3rd June 1913 Bitter Fight Certain in Trial of Frank, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian Tuesday, June 3rd, 1913 Defense Prepares to Show Glaring Discrepancies in Affidavit of James Conley. "Developments of a startling nature may be expected from day to day in the Phagan case," said Chief of Detectives Lanford Tuesday morning.…
Monday, 26th May 1913 Evidence Against Frank Conclusive, Say Police, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian Monday, May 26th, 1913 Chief of Detectives Newport Lanford Monday announced that the mystery of the Mary Phagan tragedy is solved, as nearly as is possible without the absolute, direct testimony of eyewitnesses, and expressed himself as perfectly…
Saturday, 24th May 1913 Felder Charges Police Plot to Shield Slayer, The Atlanta Georgian
G. C. Febuary Lanford's clerk, who alleges bribery offer; Febuary alleges that Felder offered $1,000 for police records. He is a modest, unassuming young man, in whom Lanford and Beavers have complete confidence. Atlanta Georgian Saturday, May 24th, 1913 Colonel…
Monday, 19th May 1913 Burns Agent Outlines Phagan Theory, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian Monday, May 19th, 1913 Famous Detective's Aid, C. W. Tobie, Issues First Statement on Work in Slaying Case. C. W. Tobie, manager of the criminal department of the W. J. Burns Detective Agency, Monday made public his theory…
Monday, 12th May 1913 Burns Called into Phagan Mystery; On Way From Europe, The Atlanta Georgian
Leo M. Frank, the pencil factory superintendent, held in the Phagan mystery, in a new photograph. Mrs. Frank yesterday visited her husband in the Tower, where he is a prisoner pending the action of the Grand Jury. Atlanta…
Thursday, 8th May 1913 Grand Jury to Sift the Evidence in the Phagan Case Within the Next Few Days, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian Thursday, May 8th, 1913 Late this afternoon the police and detectives engaged on the Phagan case said they were satisfied with the progress being made before the Coroner's Jury. Apparently all other clews have been abandoned,…
Monday, 5th May 1913 Phagan Girl’s Body Exhumed, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian Monday, May 5th, 1913 The reason for the delay in beginning the Coroner's inquest was that Coroner Donehoo was in Marietta up to 2:30 o'clock. The body of Mary Phagan was exhumed by direction of the Coroner…
Tuesday, 29th April 1913 Seek Clew in Queer Words in Odd Notes, The Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Georgian Tuesday, April 29th, 1913 Page 8 and Columns 1 (2 And 3 Bottom) Who Would Be the Most Interested in Saying That the Night Watchman Did Not Do It? While the tendency of the police straight through has…