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The Atlanta Journal, Tuesday, 4th November 1913, PAGE 5, COLUMN 1. Extreme Penalty Imposed on Men Accused of Robbing Attorney Hooper Sam Reed and Oscar Wright, negroes, were sentenced to twenty years each in the penitentiarythe extreme penalty of the lawby Judge Ben H. Hill in the criminal division of the superior court Tuesday, when they were found guilty of holding up, assaulting and robbing Attorney Frank A. Hooper June 2. Mr. Hooper, widely known because of his association with Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey in the prosecution of Leo M. Frank, was one of the first witnesses called by the

The Atlanta Journal, Monday, 3rd November 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMN 4. Four of the five judges of the municipal court, which will take the place in Atlanta of the courts of the justices of the peace, are shown here. At the top on the left is Eugene D. Thomas, and on the right L. F. McClelland. Below are Luther Z. Rosser, Jr., and James B. Ridley, the latter the only justice of the peace to get on the new court. The fifth judge of the municipal court, T. O. Hathcock, is not shown in the picture.       PAGE

The Atlanta Journal, Sunday, 2nd November 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMN 2. L. F. McClelland, E. D. Thomas, J. B. Ridley, T. O. Hathcock and Luther Ros- ser, Jr., Are Recommended GOVERNOR WILL MAKE FORMAL APPOINTMENT Officials to Succeed Justices of Peace Chosen by Supe- rior Court Judges From Fifty Applicants The five judges of Atlantas new municipal court will be: L. F. McClelland, E. D. Thomas, J. B. Ridley, T. O. Hathcock and Luther Rosser, Jr. They were chosen from among fifty applicants by the four judges of the Atlanta superior court. The circuit judges met yesterday afternoon and determined

The Atlanta Journal, Saturday, 1st November 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMN 6. Writes Letter Thanking Gov. Slaton for Appointment to New Bench Judge Benjamin Harvey Hill, who has resigned as chief judge of the state court of appeals to accept the appointment of judge of the new criminal division of the Fulton county superior court, Saturday morning wrote Governor Slaton a letter expressing his appreciation of the appointment. In this letter Judge Hill takes occasion to call attention to the work which is being done by the state court of appeals. His letter, in part, follows: I trust that it will

The Atlanta Journal, Monday, 18th August 1913 Defendant LEO M. FRANK ON WITNESS STAND FACING THE JURY, FRANK ASSERTS HIS INNOCENCE OF MARY PHAGAN'S DEATH All Other Testimony of the Defense Had Been Practically Completed When Court Reconvened Monday Afternoon, August 18, 1913, and the Stage Was Set for the Accused Superintendent to Tell Where He Was and What He Did on Day of Tragedy. MAYFIELD GIRL REPUDIATES TESTIMONY GIVEN ABOUT FRANK LOOKING INTO DRESSING ROOM Solicitor Dorsey by Questions Suggests That He Will Try to Prove That Frank Went to Hapeville With a Young Girl One Week Before Murder

The Atlanta Journal, Wednesday, 22nd October 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1, 6, & 7. STRIKER CHEERED AS HE SPEAKS IN COURT Two Men Fined for Alleged Threats Strikes Meet and Parade Three striking operatives of the Fulton Bag and Cotton mills were arraigned in police court Wednesday morning on charges of disorderly conduct. There was a large crowd of operatives in the court room as spectators and Judge Broyles had to rap for order during an impassioned speech of one of the men on trial. R. L. Wood and W. E. Fleming were fined $10 and costs each, it being

The Atlanta Journal, Tuesday, 21st October 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1, 2, & 7. Case Ended Suddenly There Tuesday Morning and Demonstration in Court Was Not Rebuked by Judge Foster S. G. M'LENDON, ATTORNEY FOR WATSON, WINS POINT Charge of Sending Obscene Matter Through the Mails Is Quashed Before Jury Is EmPaneled to Weigh It (By Associated Press.) AUGUSTA, Ga., Oct. 21. The trial here of Thomas E. Watson, charged with sending obscene matter through the mails, ended abruptly at noon today when Federal Judge Rufus E. Foster sustained the motion of the defense quashing the indictment against the Georgia

The Atlanta Journal, Monday, 20th October 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1, 3, & 6. NAMED IN PHAGAN CASE BY FISHER, HE TREATS ACCUSATION AS JOKE J. C. SHIRLEY. I. W. Fisher, Who Says He Knows Who Killed Mary Phagan IRA W. FISHER PAGE 1, COLUMN 6 "FISHER IS A LUNATIC AND HIS STORY IS A PIPE DREAM, THAT NOBODY WILL BELIEVE" Informed by The Journal That He Is the Man Named by Fisher as Having Had an Engagement to Meet Mary Phagan on the Day of Her Death in National Pencil Factory, Well Known Marietta Street Merchant Is Astonished and

The Atlanta Journal, Sunday, 19th October 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMN 5. Exchange of Affidavits by State and Defense May Reveal New Attack on Jury It is believed that several surprises will be sprung on Monday when Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey and Attorney Luther Z. Rosser exchange affidavits bearing upon the motion for a new trial made by Leo M. Frank, who is under conviction for the murder of Mary Phagan, the pencil factory girl. Saturday morning, just after Judge Roan had set next Wednesday morning as the date when he will hear the new trial motion, Solicitor Dorsey asked

The Atlanta Journal, Wednesday, 1st October 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMNS 4 & 7. PAGE 1, COLUMN 7 NEW TRIAL ASKED ON 115 COUTNS BY FRANK'S ATTORNEYS In Lengthy Document, Attorneys for Leo M. Frank Changes That Innumerable Errors Were Made by Court JURORS JOHENNING AND HENSLEE BOTH ATTACKED They Are Alleged to Have Gone on Jury Prejudiced Roan Now Expected to Hear the Motion Citing 115 separate counts and attacking two of the jurors, counsel for Leo M. Frank on Wednesday served on the solicitor general their amended motion for a new trial for the man convicted of Mary Phagan's

The Atlanta Journal, Saturday, 23rd August 1913. PAGE 1 MRS. COLEMAN WEEPS AND FRANK'S WIFE COVERS FACE WITH HANDS DURING SPEECH MRS. COLEMAN WEEPS AND FRANK'S WIFE COVERS FACE WITH HANDS DURING SPEECH Solicitor Was Nearing End of Masterly Address When the Court Ordered a Recess Until Monday Morning-At That Time the Solicitor Will Conclude, the Judge Will Deliver His Charge and the Case Will Go to Jury for Decision FRANK'S TIME ALIBI ATTACKED BY SOLICITOR THROUGH FRANK'S OWN STATEMENT TO POLICE Dorsey Declares Frank First Told Police He Did Not Leave Factory Until 1:10 and That He Could Not

The Atlanta Journal, Thursday, 21st August 1913. PAGE 1 Not Looking for Blood, But Seeking the Murderer of Mary Phagan, Says Hooper FRANK DESCRIBED AS JEKYL AND HYDE BY STATE ATTORNEY Frank A. Hooper, in Opening Speech for the Prosecution, Declares That Frank Must Have Killed Mary Phagan or Sat Nearby and Permitted a Negro to Attack Her. He Declares Conditions at Factory Were a Terrible Temptation "to a Man With Little Conscience and a Great Lust" Scores Defense For Not Cross-Examining State's Character Witnesses IN an eloquent speech, replete with word pictures, sometimes sarcastic, sometimes pathetic, sometimes humorous, but

The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 4th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Three Men Swear They Were TogetherWhen Juror Henslee Said He Knew Frank Was Guilty, and Five Say They IndiVidually Heard Him Say the Same Thing Three in Same Family Attack Juror Johenning AFFIDAVITS SAY JURYMEN TALKED TO PEOPLE WHILE WALKING ALONG STREETWhen Crowd Cheered for Dorsey Outside Court Room, Declare Affidavits, the Jury Members Looked Out of the Windows and Noticed the Demonstration Cheers in Court Room Also Mentioned.SENSATIONAL affidavits to support the contentions of the defense of Leo M. Frank that two of the jurors, who tried him were prejudiced; and

  The Atlanta Journal, Monday, 6th October 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMN 6. Writes Chief Beavers a Letter Telling of Alleged Violations of Law Judge W. D. Ellis, of the superior court, has written Chief of Police J. L. Beavers a letter requesting the arrest of an automobile driver, and incidentally registering a general protest against the way in which autoists are "fudging on the automobile laws." Judge Ellis declares in his letter that in regard to the law regulating the passing of trolley cars by automobiles that the automobile drivers are acting like baseball players who are preparing to steal

The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 31st October 1913,PAGE 1 COLUMNS 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7."I AM NOT CONVINCED OF FRANK'S INNOCENCE OR GUILT,"DECLARES JUDGE ROAN IN REFUSING DEFENDANT NEW TRIAL PAGE 1, COLUMN 3GRAND JURY URGES GREATER SPEED IN TRYING JAIL CASESJudge Pendleton,in Reply,DeclaresFourth Judge Will Make Delay of More Than One WeekUnnecessary"I believe the day has come in Fulton county when no man will be forced to wait in jail more than a week before he has a trial," declared Judge John T. Pendleton, of the superior court, when discharging the grand jury Friday."The remarks of the court were

The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 30th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Judge Roan ReservesDecisionUntil Friday Morning to Look Into Certain Matters of Law Involved in CaseWHOLE FIGHT CENTERED ON STORY OF NEGRO, CONLEYRosser's Final Plea Charged That Judge Roan "Destroyed Frank's Life" in Admitting Negro's Story as EvidenceJudge L. S. Roan will announce his decision, granting or denying Leo M. Frank a new trial, on Friday morning.At the conclusion of the final argument on the new trial motion late Wednesday afternoon the judge stated that he would reserve his decision to look into certain matters of law for himself and also that the

The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 29th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1 & 7.MR. ROSSER NEARS FINISH OF TALK;THEN UP TO JUDGEJudge Roan is Expected to Take Case Under Consideration and Withhold Decision Until Saturday, Perhaps ROSSER ATTACKS HENSLEE AND DERIDES MR. DORSEY"God Deliver Me From Such Sympathy!"He Exclaims,of Emotion Shown by Juror and the Solicitor General Emphatic denounciation of the state's case against Leo M. Frank and all that appertained to it was the burden of Luther Z. Rosser's speech Wednesday before Judge L. S. Roan.Attorney Rosser dwelt with emphasis upon the charge against Juror Henslee, and returned to that subject repeatedly

The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 28th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.COURTS MUST KEEP RESPECT OF PEOPLE ARGUES SOLICITORFrank Verdict Must Not Be Upset If Administration of Law Is Not to Be Brought Into Contempt, Says DorseyTAKES A BOLD STAND AGAINST A NEW TRIAL Solicitor Denies Racial Prejudice by Henslee or Community Against Frank Opens Hard Upon the DefenseIf the verdict of guilty against Leo M. Frank in the Mary Phagan murder case is set aside upon such trivial grounds as the convicted man's lawyers recite in their motion for a new trial, it will justify very largely the contempt in which authorities

The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 27th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.So DeclaresAttorneyReuben R. Arnold,Who Was Still SpeakingWhen CourtAdjourned at 12:30o'Clock"CONLEY PROTECTED BY SOLICITOR,"ARNOLD SAYSWith additional excoriation of the solicitor general, Hugh M. Dorsey, for his methods in conducting the state's case at the trial of Leo M. Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan, and with additional attacks upon the evidence which the state marshalled against Frank to secure his conviction, Attorney R. R. Arnold, of counsel for Frank, occupied the morning session Monday of the new trial hearing in Frank's behalf before Judge L. S. Roan.Mr. Arnold began his speech about

The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 26th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Attorney for Leo M.Frank Says Convicted ManHasn't Had One YetHearing WillJURY POLL NOT COMPLETE WHEN CROWDS YELLED JOYThat Alone Invalidated Trial, Says Arnold LampoonsDr. Harris Says Capital Punishment Is Near EndWhen the hearing of the motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank, convicted of the Mary Phagan murder, was adjourned Saturday afternoon until Monday by Judge L. S. Roan, Attorney Reuben R. Arnold, of the Frank defense, was in the midst of a most remarkable speech.He was demanding, he declared, not a new trial for Frank, but a trial, for

The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 25th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMNS 3, 4, & 7.New Frank Trial Could Not Be Held in Fulton Nor With Roan or DorseyWhen New Trial Is Granted on Grounds of Prejudice, a Change of Venue as to Judge, Jury and Prosecuting Attorney Is NecessaryIf a new trial is granted to Leo M. Frank upon the grounds of prejudice which the defense alleges in its motion along with numerous other grounds, that will mean:First, Leo M. Frank will be tried in another county and another judicial circuit; andSecond, a new judge and a new solicitor will replace Judge Roan

The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 24th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Few More Depositions to Be Read by the Defense-State Will Follow, Then the Arguments Will Begin.READING OF MOTION NOT COMPLETED UNTIL NOONState and Defense Fight Hard Over Latter's Plea for New Trial Trial Conduct and JurorsAttackedThree hours of the Friday morning session of Judge Roan's court, engaged since Wednesday in hearing the defense's motion for a new trial of Leo M. Frank on the charge of murdering Mary Phagan, were devoted to further disputes among the lawyers for the state and defense over points involved in the motion itself, the disputes being

The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 23rd October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMNS 3 & 7.JURY FRIGHTENED INTO ITS VERDICT.CHARGES MR. ARNOLD"Did the Jury Hear Applause and Cheering?"Is Big Question for Judge Roan to Pass Upon23 COUNTS CONSIDERED AT THE MORNING SESSIONThree New Affidavits Will Be Introduced by Defense to Show Henslee Was in Albany at Time It Was ClaimedThe twelve jurors who declared Leo M. Frank guilty of the murder of Mary Phagan were compared with "twelve scared rabbits huddled together" by R. R. Arnold, of counsel for the convicted man, Thursday morning during the hearing by Judge L. S. Roan of the defense's

The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 18th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Attorney Luther Z. RosserDeclares Unless Hearing Is Given Immediately He'll Have To Drop CaseTemporarilyDORSEY ANNOUNCES HE WILL BE READY ON DATEJudge Roan FixesDefinite Date for Hearing Defense and Prosecution to Swap Affidavits to Speed ProcedureThe motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank, convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, was Saturday set for a hearing before Judge L. S. Roan on next Wednesday morning and there is little probability that there will be any further delay.Next Monday morning Attorney Luther Z. Rosser, chief counsel for the defense, and Solicitor Hugh

The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 17th October 1913,PAGE 24, COLUMN 3.Frank Trial Juror in Conference With Solicitor-Confident of VindicationM.Johenning one of the jurors who has been attacked as prejudiced in the defense's motion for a new trail for Leo M. Frank, was in conference with Solicitor H. M. Dorsey on Friday morning.Johenning declares that he is confident that at the hearing of the motion he will be completely vindicated of the charge brought against him.While the former juror would not discuss the case in detail, he intimates that he has already secured affidavits which he believes will result in his complete vindication.In

The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 16th October 1913,PAGE 6, COLUMN 1.Nucleus of New Mounted Squad Put to Work Thursday by Chief BeaversTwo mounted traffic policemen were put on duty Thursday morning by Chief of Police James L. Beavers.The officers were E. J. Pate and C. T. Maddox.They will form the nucleus of a mounted traffic squad which will be added to from time to time.These men will ride the streets in the center of the city, and their principal duty will be to keep things moving.Their beat will include parts of Peachtree, Whitehall, Forsyth, Marietta and Decatur streets near the center of

The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 15th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMNS 4 & 5.Solicitor,Back From Valdosta, Says He Can't Be Ready Saturday to Answer FullyThe New Trial Motion SolicitorGeneral Hugh M. Dorsey arrived in Atlanta Wednesday morning from Valdosta, where he has spent ten days quietly working on the motion of Leo M. Frank for a new trial.Mr. Dorsey reluctantly states that he does not see how it will be possible for him to get ready for the argument of the motion by Saturday, when it is scheduled for a hearing before Judge L. S. Roan, of the Stone Mountain circuit.The solicitor is

The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 14th October 1913,PAGE 20, COLUMN 4.Frank Juror Attacked Confers With Solicitor Latter Due Here WednesdayAccording to dispatches from Valdosta, Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey and his assistant, E. A. Stephens, will leave that place for Atlanta Tuesday night.The solicitor refuses to state whether or not he will be ready on Saturday for the argument of Leo M. Frank's motion for a new trial.The solicitor and his assistant have devoted their entire time to working on the voluminous motion, and will continue after their return to Atlanta.However, so many points are involved in the defense's motion and the

The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 13th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Affidavits Are Secured as to Character of Men Who Attack Frank JurorThe work of strengthening their attack upon JurorA. H. Henslee is being continued by the attorneys for Leo M. Frank, the hearing of whose motion for a new trial is now set for next Saturday.Anticipating a possible attack on the makers of depositions who charge that they heard Henslee before the trial make statements showing that he was prejudiced against Frank, the attorneys have secured additional affidavits relative to the character of these witnesses.Recently citizens of Sparta declared that the three

The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 12th October 1913,PAGE 10, COLUMN 4.A heart-broken letter from his wife who is in destitute circumstances in Jacksonville, Fla., with their little baby, is given by W. M. Herald, twenty years old, as the reason why he snatched a pocketbook from a well-dressed woman at the corner of Whitehall and Mitchell streets, shortly after 10 o'clock last night.According to the story related to the police, the boy came here a few days ago seeking work in a soda water parlor, but had met with no success.Saturday, he said, the letter came, begging for money and he was

The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 11th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.They Hope to Have Their Case Ready by Next Saturday (Special Dispatch to The Journal.)ALDOSTA, Ga., Oct. 11.Solicitor Hugh Dorsey and Assistant Solicitor A. E. Stephens are working on the Frank case today, and will finish the brief tonight.They hope to get through with the motion by Tuesday, and devote the balance of next week to law and facts in the case.They will also have to get affidavits from jurors and others.Juror Henslee is expected here to spend Sunday on a visit to his brother-in-law and incidentally to see Messrs.Dorsey and Stephens.They

The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 10th October 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Judge Hill's Statement Dispells All DoubtThat Roan WillPreside Doubt that the Frank motion for a new trial would be heard by Judge L. S. Roan has been dispelled by a statement from Judge Ben H. Hill, of the court of appeals."I do not know just when I will forward my resignation from the court of appeals," Judge Hill said, "but I presume that Judge Roan and I will continue in our present capacities until we have both disposed of all unfinished business."The hearing of the motion for a new trial for Leo

The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 9th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Dorsey Notified That Presence Will Be Waived Saturday,Date for New Hearing on FrankNew Trial MotionHEARING DATE LIKELY TO BE SATURDAYWEEKIn Meantime Machinery Is Clogged in Superior Courts of Two Circuits and in Court of AppealsJudge L. S. Roan, of the Stone Mountain circuit, on Thursday notified Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey that he would be granted the additional time needed to complete his preparation of the state's answer to the motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank, convicted of the Mary Phagan murder.Solicitor Dorsey is now at Valdosta, and Judge

The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 8th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.DORSEY IN VALDOSTA SAYS HE CANNOT BE READY BY SATURDAY"Working Hard," Says Solicitor, "But Will Be Lucky If We Get Ready by 2 Week From Next Saturday"ANOTHER JUROR,ATLANTA MAN, WILL BE ATTACKEDJuror Said He Would Sit "Till Hell Froze Over," According To Affidavit That Defense Will File, It Is Said Special dispatches from Valdosta quote Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey as declaring positively that he will not be ready for the argument on the defense's motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank on next Saturday."We are making slow progress," Mr.