Category: TRANSCRIPTS: ATLANTA CONSTITUTION

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 31st December 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 5."Errare Humanum Est"To err is human.To differ with your fellowman is still more human.Adam and Eve had their differences.The Disciples of Christ did not always agree.If they were still living the chances are they would still be differing.A man if he is a fool will differ with his wife.Most men are fools.Some men differ over poker hands, some over religion.Disputes are never settled between the disputants.Time alone settles all differences.Marion Jackson and John Eagan differ with Fred Paxon and Forrest Adair.That's natural.They are all fine fellows and they all think they are

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 1st January 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.The Meager Police Records ShowForty-Seven Homicides, and Arrests Made in Twenty-Nine Cases.MARY PHAGAN KILLED;APPLEBAUM SHOT DOWNThese Two Were the Most Noted Tragedies of Year.List of Slain Smaller Than In 1912, When It Was 56 Crimson splotches darkened many pages of Atlanta's history during 1913, for the city's homicide rate continues higher than that of other southern centers.Meager police records show that the gunmen and thug, brother slayers, have stalked abroad with effect as great as in many previous years.There were forty-seven homicides in 1913, two of them among the most noted crimes

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 8th January 1914,PAGE 11, COLUMN 1.Insist That Roan Evaded Responsibility in Denying Defendant a New Trial.Attorneys for Leo M. Frank filed yesterday with the supreme court a supplementary brief on behalf of the defendant consisting of sixty-three closely typewritten pages.Writers of the supplementary brief state at the outset that their sole purpose in filling it is to correct alleged errors in the argument made by Solicitor Hugh Dorsey in his brief.Every circumstances urged by the prosecution as tending to prove Frank's guilt is taken up in turn and the effort made to show that it is either

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 15th January 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 1.That Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey will not make reply to the latest supplemental brief field by attorneys for Leo M. Frank before the supreme court was stated on apparently good authority Wednesday.Mr. Dorsey, himself, declined to discuss the matter, but it is believed that he holds that the points made in the additional brief were thoroughly covered by his other briefs.The action of the supreme court is expected to be made known either on February 15 or March 15.The members of the court are now considering the case which was carried

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 13th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.No Announcement Made by Court, But That Is the General Belief.It is regarded as not improbable that the decision of the supreme court in the Leo M. Frank case will be handed down today.When the clerk of the supreme court arrived at his office in the capitol building Thursday morning early he found a battalion of newspaper reporters assembled awaiting the handing down of the court's decision in the case.All day long the newspaper men stayed on the job, but no decision was forthcoming.It could be ascertained definitely given that the supreme

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 14th February 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 4.Judge Evins Has Been Assigned to Case Many Wild Rumors Afloat.Four days have passed and the supreme court has not handed down a single decision.This is altogether unusual and those who are familiar with the workings of the high court are convinced that the consideration of the Frank case is is responsible for this state of affairs.For two days all sorts of rumors have been afloat in regard to the probable action of the supreme court on this famous case, and throughout the capitol there has been the greatest interest.Thursday and Friday

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 18th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Loses in SupremeCourtLEO FRANKFrank's Attorneys Preparing for New Battle May Appeal to Federal Courts, or Make Extraordinary Motion.CONVICTEDMAN STOICALWHEN HE HEARS NEWS;MAKES NO STATEMENTTrialJudge's Remarks NoGround for New Trial,Holds High Court Per-version Evidence by Con-ley Admissible.Leo M. Frank denied by the Supreme court a new trial for themurder of Mary Phagan, now faces one of three final recourses:First, motion for a re-hearing before the court which handeddown yesterday's decision;Second, an extraordinary motion for new trial before thesuperior court, in which he was originally arraigned, on a basis of newly foundevidence:Third, an appeal

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 19th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.First Step in New Battle to Save Life of Prisoner Convicted of Phagan Murder, Will Be Taken Today.BURNS TO INVESTIGATE MARY PHAGAN MURDER"Its Mysterious Features Appeal to Me, and I want To Learn the Truth," He Says.Leo Frank knows nothing of the decision of Detective William J. Burns to investigate the Phagan murder.That is, he knows nothing except what he has learned from the newspapers.This he told friends who visited him late Wednesday afternoon."I hope Burns will, investigate it," he is quoted as saying, "and find the truth I am awaiting."It is

  The Atlanta Constitution, Friday, 20th February 1914, PAGE 1, COLUMN 4. It is expected that that the attorneys for Leo M. Frank's defense will probably file today their motion for a rehearing of the case. Although closeted all day Thursday. Attorneys Reuben Arnold and Luther Z. Rosser were unable to complete the motion in time for fling. It is expected the document will be a lengthy one, containing in the neighbourhood of fifty grounds for rehearing. They remained silent Thursday, refusing to discuss their new action from any angle. The motion will be opposed by Attorney General Thomas Felder,

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 21st February 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 2.Jim Conley, principal witness in the Leo Frank trial and now held in jail as accessory after the fact in the killing of Mary Phagan, come to trial a week from today before Judge Ben Hill, of the criminal division of the superior court.Jim has materially changed since he appeared before the jury which convicted Frank.The negro is so dirty and unkempt, according to his attorney, William Smith, that he is at present scarcely recognizable.Since his last appearance before the public, Jim has been kept all but incommunicado in the Tower.He has

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 22nd February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Albert Mc Knight,Who Testified That Prisoner Came Home,Then Left Suddenly, and Who Told of Wife's Alleged Statement, Has Made Denial of Old Affidavit.EXTRAORDINARY MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL TO BE NEXT STEP OF DEFENSEMc Knight's Wife, Who at First Stated That Frank Was Very Nervous on Murder Night and Said He Had Had Trouble With Girl at Factory, Afterwards Denied Her Statement.The most startling of new developments in the Frank case, which have come in flurries since the decision of the supreme court last Tuesday, is the announcement that Albert Mc Knight,

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 23rd February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Understood That Defense Has Paper Signed by Her in Which She Repudiates Affidavit Given Police.CHARACTER WITNESSES MAY CHANGE TESTIMONY Reported Defense May Make Attack Upon Detective Rosser, Who Secured Evidence Against Frank.Another interesting development in the Frank case came to light Sunday when it became known that attorneys for the defense have obtained, from Mrs. Nina Formby an affidavit reported to accuse detectives and the police of inveigling her into a "frame-up" against Frank shortly before his trial.A member of the counsel for the defense stated that the affidavit was in existence,

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 24th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Defense Announces That if the Supreme Court Refuses Frank a Rehearing, New Trial Motion Will Be Filed.Refuting the theory of the Leo Frank's counsel that the strands of hair found on the lathe in the pencil factory were not Mary Phagan's, Solicitor Dorsey intends to show the Jim Conley jury this morning that the hair actually came from the scalp of the murdered girl, thereby seeking to destroy one of the strongest contentions in the proposed plea for a new trial.Dorsey built a foundation for this move Monday afternoon during the Conley

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 25th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.It Is Said That the Defense Hopes to Prove Discrepancy in the Time Element Theory of State.NINA FORMBY IS NOW IN NEW YORK CITYShe Has Secured Services of Judge R. R. Jackson and Will Meet Him in Chatta Nooga to Confer About the Case.That a new and startling phase of the puzzling time element in the Mary Phagan mystery one contradictory to the state's theory will be injected into the effort to gain Frank a new trial, was made evident last night when it became known that Harry Latham, an ex-court attache,

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 26th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Woman Who Made an Affidavit That Prisoner Had Telephoned Her That He Wanted to Bring Girl to Her House Says Detectives Brought Her Booze for Three Weeks.CHARGES "FRAMEUP" IN INTERVIEW GIVEN TO NEW YORK PAPERSDeclares She Has Repented Making False Affidavit.Detectives Norris, Chewning, Rosser, Vickery and Hamby Figure in Story.Didn't Know Frank.She Says.New York, February 25.Repentant over having made a false affidavit accusing Leo M. Frank, who was sentenced to death for the murder of the little factory girl, Mary Phagan, in Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Nina Formby, of Atlanta, tonight called up

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 27th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Photo by Francis E. Price, Staff Photographer.ATLANTA'S DETECTIVE FORCE.In a statement given out in New York, supposedly by Mrs. Nina Formby, five Atlanta officers are mentioned, two of whom, Chewning and Norris, are charged with getting the woman drunk and then securing a false affidavit attacking Leo Frank.Four these officers are here shown.They are:Top row, first man on left,Detective Vickery; middle row, second man from left.Hamby; fourth man, Rosser; sixth, Chewning.Chief of Detectives Lanford, who, on Thursday, denied Mrs. Formby made confession, is shown in the center of the bottom row.Detective Norris

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 28th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Astonishing Development In Case of Prisoner Expect Ed Within Short Time by Lawyers for Defense.LATHAM IN BIRMINGHAM, SAYS J. E. McCLELLANDMc Knight Has Returned to His Home Mrs. Frank Gives Out Card in Which She Scores Dorsey.Indications in the camp of Leo Frank's defense yesterday were that his counsel is eagerly expecting some new and astonishing evidence which will be contained in the motion extraordinary to be made soon for a new trial before Judge Ben Hill.A surprising amount of new evidence has already been accumulated, it is known, and will be

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 1st March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Little FactoryGirlWho Was a StarWitness for State in Trial of LeoFrank Declares She Was Bad in Trial of Leo Frank Declares She Was Badly Frightened by Negro, Who Approached Her Menacingly While in a Drunken State on Saturday, April 19, at Same Spot Defense Says Mary Phagan Was Slain Says She Dropped Boxes and Ran Upstairs to Escape Him.DENIES REPORT OF REPUDIATION OF TESTIMONY SHE GAVE AT TRIALDescribes Visit Made to Her by C. W. Burke.Investigator for Defense Mother Did Not Know for Month She Had Given Affidavit.Formby, Denying One She Gave

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 2nd March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Reported That Remittitur of Supreme CourtWill Reach Clerk of Superior Court Some Time Today.FERGUSON AFFIDAVIT LATEST DEVELOPMENTWitnessTestifiedFrankRefused to Give HerMary Phagan's Pay, But Did Not Say Girl Was Coming For It.On Monday morning it is expected the legal chess game of the Frank case will be renewed when the remittitur of the supreme court refusing a rehearing of the case arrives at the desk of the clerk of the superior court.There is no authentic source for the prediction that the document will be transmitted on Monday, but it is freely reported that

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 3rd March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Will Probably Be Published Before End of Week, Burns Confers With Frank In Tower.That the attorneys for the defense of Leo M. Frank will make a tremendous fight for a new trial upon a motion extraordinary before Judge Ben Hill, of the criminal division of the superior court, became evident on Monday when it became known authentically for the first time that the attorneys are fortified with a great mass of new evidence which has not hitherto been made public.This new evidence is for the most part in the form of new

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 4th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Lawyers for PrisonerTell New York Newspaper Men Atlanta Was Stirred by Large Number of Unavenged Murders, and That the Newspapers and People Were Determined on Meeting Out Punishment to Slayer of GirlFAIR TRIAL POSSIBLE IN ATLANTA NOW, SAYS ROSSER IN INTERVIEWHarry Latham Returns to Atlanta With New Affida Vit, in Which Attack Is Made on Time Element as Presented by Prosecution.It Is Expected That Prisoner Will Be Brought Before Judge Ben Hill Today to Be Sentenced.New York, March 3.(Special.)Luther Z. Rosser, of Atlanta, chief counsel for Leo M. Frank, arrived in New

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 5th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Father of the Boy Who Charges John Black With Framing Affidavit Says His Story Is Absurd; That His Son Told Him Before He Knew of Such a Person as Black.JOHN BLACK IS SORE; TALKS OF FIGHTINGStatements of Luther Z. Rosser, Quoted in the New York Times, Are Not Warranted by the Facts, Think Members of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, and Denial Is Wired to the New York paper.Branding his own son's story as a fabrication of the whole cloth,George W. Epps, father of George Epps, the ex-newsboy witness in the Frank

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 6th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Mrs. Ethel MillerSwears That She Saw Frank on Street at TimeJim Conley Says He and the Prisoner Were Taking Phagan's Body to basementHER STORY IS SIMILAR TO ONE TOLD ON STAND AT TRIAL BY MISS KERNSolicitor Hugh Dorsey, Detective John Black and the Father of George Epps Hold a Long Conference, But Refuse to Tell What Action Was Decided Upon In Reference to the Boy's Affidavit.An interesting development in the Leo Frank case yesterday as the disclosure of two affidavits, now in the hands of the defense, one of which was made

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 7th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Counsel for Prisoner Will Concentrate Efforts on Securing New Trial Through Extraordinary Motion.Counsel for Leo Frank stated positively to a reporter for The Constitution Friday afternoon that no plea for clemency would be made to Judge Ben Hill when the convicted man is resentenced.Whether any other action would be taken it was not said.Attorney Reuben Arnold declared, however, that counsel would not request a life sentence in place of execution.The defense will not protest the refixing of the date of doom, it was said.Rumors in court realms had it Friday that Frank

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 8th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Repudiation of TestimonyGiven on Stand by George EppsAttacked in Two Af FidavitsFurnished Solicitor by Father and Uncle of BoyAssertYouth Says His Statement True and He Was Trapped Into Repudiation While in Birmingham.MURDER NOTES WRITTEN IN BASEMENT ACCORDING TO EVIDENCE FOR FRANKPaper on Which the Notes Were Written Shows That Frank Did Not Dictate Them in His Office as Conley's Story Stated, Says Defense Prisoner Gives Out Statement From Cell in Which He Again Asserts His Innocence.Outlook Comments on Case.Developments came thick and fast in the Frank case Saturday afternoon and night.First was

  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 HOW JIM CONLEY COULD HAVE SLAIN GIRL AND ESCAPED DETECTION Asserts That Very Fact That He Admitted He Had Seen Mary Phagan on the Day of the Murder, Thus Placing Himself Under Suspicion, Was Proof in Itself That He Was Innocent of Crime. Probably the most interesting statement yet issued by Leo M. Frank in connection with the murder for

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 10th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Thinks the Ex-President's Speech Has Application to His Own Case Dorsey to Combat Affidavits.It is probable that Leo Frank will issue a public statement soon in comment upon the expression of ex-President W. H. Taft, recently in Boston, in which the former executive declared that public clamor often convicts innocent men.The prisoner will compare the demonstrations in his own trial with the expressions of the former president, and, on this basis, will endeavor to explain the necessity of a new trial, for which his attorneys will plead before Judge Ben Hill."It is

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 11th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.World's Greatest Detective Is Making Investigation of Frank's Case in Several Northern Cities.HE VISITS OSBORNE, HANDWRITING EXPERTBurns Wires The Constitution That He Is at Work on the Case, But Declines to Discuss Any of Details.Detective William J. Burns, America's greatest sleuth, is at present engaged in investigating the Leo Frank case in New York and other cities.He will return to Atlanta either Friday or Saturday.The noted detective is said to be probing the case from angles that have only recently developed.Mystery surrounds whatever connections he hopes to establish between the Frank case

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 12th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Under Certain Conditions, However, Lawyer May Allow the Detective to Have Talk With Prisoner in Cell.WANTS TO KNOW FIRST DETECTIVE'S ATTITUDE Says He Will Insist Upon Being Present at Any InterviewBarrett's Claim for Reward Denied.It is decidedly probable that Detective William J. Burns will not be permitted to quiz Jim Conley, the convicted accomplice in the Leo Frank case.This was evident in an interview given out last night by William M. Smith, the negro's counsel.Smith stated positively to a reporter of The Constitution that he would not allow the famous detective to

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 13th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Story of Alleged "Frame Up" by Detective Black Told Defense by Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins.A further attempt to show a "frame-up" on the part of Detective John Black, of the city detective force, and at least one other detective in obtaining evidence against Leo M. Frank, condemned to die April 17, for the murder of Mary Phagan, was made by the attorneys for the defense on Thursday, when they made public the statement of W. S. Jenkins, a bricklayer, of West Fourteenth street, and his wife, to the effect that Black and

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 14th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Mrs. J. B. SimmonsTestifiesShe Heard Screams in Factory After 2 O'Clock on Day of Murder.CONLEY A SURLY NEGRO,ASSERTS GIRL WITNESSRuby Snipes Declares He Tried to Get Money From Her at Spot Defense Says Mary Phagan Was Slain.Two new affidavits for Frank's new trial hearing were disclosed Friday, the latest of which is one signed by Ruby Snipes, a 17-year-old working girl employee of the National Pencil factory, who tells a story of an attempt by Jim Conley to get money from her on the same spot at which the defense says the

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 15th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Prisoner in TowerAsks Public For Answers to These Questions By LEO FRANK.I have answered a number of questions put to me in reference to various points in my case.I now wish, in turn, to put the following questions to be answered by the public, all of which are based upon undisputed facts, admitted by the prosecution to be the truth:(1) If, as the prosecution contends, a man had strangled a young girl to death at ten minutes past 12, is it likely that when the murder was discovered, he would come forward,

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 16th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Dr. L. O. Bricker, Dr. A. R. Holderby and Dr. Julien RodgersDeliver Sermons on Case on Sunday and Dr. Fred A.Line Will Speak on Next Sunday All Urge Another Hearing."I WOULDN'T HANG A DOG ON CONLEY'S TESTIMONY,"DECLARES DR. RODGERSDr. Bricker Gives Three Reasons for New TrialNot Likely He Could Ever Have Fair Showing in Atlanta, Says Dr. Holderby.Leo Frank Elated Over Arrival of Famous Detective.The arrival of Detective William J. Burns to begin the probe of the Mary Phagan murder mystery, and the call from Atlanta pulpits for a new trial for

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 17th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1."Members of My Force Perfectly Willing to Submit to Quiz on Phagan Case," He Tells Constitution.BURNS HAS LONG TALK WITH FRANK IN TOWERThe Well-Known Detective Hopes to Have Interview in a Few Days With Solicitor General Hugh Dorsey.Within a few hours after it had been learned that Detective William J. Burns would seek to quiz every detective at police headquarters who worked on the Mary Phagan murder, Chief of Detectives Newport A. Lanford declared to a reporter for The Constitution that he would co-operate with Burns, if necessary.Lanford stated that there would

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 18th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Gainesville, Ga., March 17.(Special) Mr. and Mrs. J. Heindell, hikers from Atlanta to New York, passed through Gainesville this morning, and from the pleasant smile with which they greeted newspaper men.They have been faring well and having a jolly good time since they left the Gate City.Mr. and Mrs. Heindell left Atlanta last Tuesday morning on the hike and have stopped over at several small towns on their route, saying, however, that they stayed in Buford longer than they intended to.Mr. Heindell said that he had been taken many times for Leo

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 19th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Attorney Makes Written Demand on Jail Authorities to Bar All Visitors From Cell of the Prisoner.CONLEY WELL CARED FOR SAYS SHERIFF MANGUMTrail in Mary Phagan Murder Case Very Plain, Asserts Burns Promises an Early Solution of Mystery.A move to thwartDetective William J. Burns in any probable secret effort to examine Jim Conley was made yesterday afternoon by William M. Smith, the negro's attorney, who has issued a written demand on the sheriff to keep persons from his client's cell.This is the second order of its kind ever made in the negro's case.Judge

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 20th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Thinks Killing Was Product of a Mind Steeped in Crime He Is Confident of Success.LETTER FROM BECKER TO THE CONSTITUTIONFormer Master Mechanic Throws New Light on the Death Notes Found in the Factory Basement."The slayer of Mary Phagan was a criminal of the worst type. I have never come in contact with a tragedy so foul."This assertion was made by Detective William J. Burn Thursday afternoon to a reporter for The Constitution, who talked with him in the office of Attorney Leonard J. Haas, to which the noted sleuth had repaired for

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 21st March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.BY WILL M.SMITHLawyer for Jim Conley Pictures Detective as "Movie Picture, Stage Lecturing, Tangoing Sleuth."SAYS BURNS MUST AGREE TO TERMS HE WILL MAKECharge of Conspiracy Made by Burns Roasting Private DetectivesMysterious Telegram Sent Conley"Detective Burns in this matter will, at least, be taught that he is merely a 'private detective' working for his employers, 'private parties.'He is not even a citizen.Burns has no rights in this matter. He is in no way connected with the administration of the law of this state."In this manner Attorney William M. Smith, counsel for Jim Conley,

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 22nd March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Former Employee of National Pencil Factory Holds Conference With Solicitor Hugh Dorsey.REUBEN ARNOLD HOME FROM NEW YORK TRIPBurns and Leonard J.Haas Are Planning to Leave for Gotham MondayLehon Takes Charge Here.Evidence declared to refute certain portions of the story of H. F. Becker, the ex-pencil factory employee who comes to the defense of Leo M. Frank, has been turned over to Solicitor Hugh Dorsey by Sam Henley, a former attach to the pencil plant, who lives at 368 Whitehall Street.The evidence is in the form of a document said to be a

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 23rd March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Leonard HaasLeft for Gotham on Sunday Morning and Sleuth Will Leave This Morning.Detective William J. Burns and Leonard Haas are going to New York to investigate the same phase of the Frank case which Attorneys Luther Z. Rosser and Herbert J. Haas probed several weeks ago during their journey to the metropolis.This was the information which prevailed in various offices of the defense Sunday.Leonard Haas left Atlanta for Gotham Sunday morning.Burns remained, however, until this morning, when he departs at 11:01 o'clock on the New York-Atlanta special.The particular angle of the Frank

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 24th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Letter Follows an Attack Recently Made Upon Private Detectives by Detective William J. Burns.Letter Follows an Attack Recently Made Upon Private Detectives by Detective William J. Burns.LEHON TO TAKE CHARGE IN ABSENCE OF BURNSReported That Extraordinary Motion for New Trial for Prisoner Will Be Filed This Week.Defending the connection of the Pinkerton detectives with the Frank case, a letter has been received by The Constitution from Allan Pinkerton, head of the noted organization, in which reply is made to Detective William J. Burns' repeated attacks upon private detectives who were associated with

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 25th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Family of His Client Unable to Furnish Funds for His Defense, Says Attorney for Negro Sweeper.SMITH WILL PUSH PLEA FOR NEW CONLEY TRIALEven Though Judge Should Decline Frank New Trial,Extraordinary Motion Will Delay Execution Date.Attorney William M. Smith, counsel for Jim Conley's defense, is furnishing his services to the Negro with no expectation of financial remuneration.Ever since the earlier stage of Conley's participation in the famous Phagan Mystery, Smith has not received a penny.This was brought out on yesterday afternoon.Smith was originally employed by contract in the case, however, but was later

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 26th March 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 5.Messages Signed "John Black"Received by James Conley and Others Will Be Investigated.Detectives and attorneys in the Frank case are investigating the source of numerous telegrams that have come from Newark, N. J., signed "John Black," which, the investigators believe, are evidence of a conspiracy against Detective John Black, of police headquarters, one of the most conspicuous figures in the prosecution of Leo Frank.One of these telegrams was sent to Jim Conley, the convicted Negro accomplice.Another was sent to The Constitution.Others are said to have been received by various persons in Atlanta who

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 28th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Solicitor General Dorsey Is Served With Formal Notice New Trial Petition Will Be Filed Within Twenty Days.WITNESSES FOR REPUDIATE TESTIMONYSolicitor and Detectives Attacked in Notice Dalton Repudiates Testimony.New Witness to Alibi.Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey was served Friday with formal notice of the extraordinary motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank, to be made within the next twenty days.A large number of sensational grounds are set forth in the notice, many of which have never before been made public.One of these is a statement from Mary Rich, a woman who

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 29th March 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 5.Counsel for Frank Says Burns Has Been Successful in Gotham.Leonard Haas, member of counsel for Leo M. Frank, who accompanied Detective William J. Burns to New York on the detective's present journey, returned to Atlanta Saturday morning."Our efforts in New York were entirely successful," he told a reporter for The Constitution."We accomplished everything for which we went, and, as will be made public later on, made some disclosures that are likely to throw an entirely new aspect on the Frank case."Burns remained in the metropolis.He will return Monday afternoon.Attorney Haas denied the

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 30th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Higher Idealism in Affairs of Jewish Race Voiced at Opening Session of Fortieth Convention.TODAY'S PROGRAM.10 a. m.Opening of Convention Hall of Hebrew Orphan Home, Washington Street.Opening Prayer, Rabbi E. N. Calisch.Welcome, Leonard Haas,Past President,District No. 5,I. O. B. B.Welcome,Hon. J. G. Woodward,Mayor of Atlanta.Annual Message to Grand LodgePresident Lionel Weil.Business.Luncheon at 1 p. m.At 8 p. m.business session will be continued.At 8 p. m.Celebration of Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Hebrew Orphan Home,at Orphan Home Hall.Distribution of prizes.Address, Hon. Simon Wolf, President.Hebrew Orphan Home.Address, Mrs. Joel Hillman.Voicing higher idealism in the affairs of

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 2nd April 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.Two separate reports will be submitted on the Frank case by the Burns Agency. Detective William J. Burns, evidently delayed on his return journey, will not arrive in Atlanta until today. Immediately upon returning to the city, he will begin work on his final report, which is expected to be submitted to the public this week.It was announced Wednesday morning that Guy B. Biddinger, assistant general manager of the Burns Service, has been in Atlanta since Saturday, making a secret investigation of the Frank case. His report will be rendered separately from

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 3rd April 1914,PAGE 11, COLUMN 3.**Failure of Burns to Return This Week Is Cause of Much Speculation**Much speculation has arisen over the failure of Detective William J. Burns to return to Atlanta within the past four days, on each of which he was expected in the city. Further interest was added to his investigation of the Frank case yesterday by the departure of Guy B. Biddinger, Burns' ablest lieutenant, who has been in Atlanta since Saturday at work under cover of secrecy.Biddinger's destination has not been revealed. It is rumored, however, that he has gone to New

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 4th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Noted Detective William J. Burns, who has been investigating various angles of the Mary Phagan murder mystery in New York and the West, left Chicago last night at 9:15 o'clock, bound for Atlanta, according to information received here last night. Before leaving Chicago, he gave out an interview in which he stated that he knew who killed Mary Phagan, and that his report had already been completed and had been sent to counsel for the defense. Reuben Arnold and Herbert Haas, of counsel for Frank, stated last night that they had not

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 5th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.On Return to Atlanta, Detective Announces He Will Confer With Dorsey, Lanford, and Smith.SAYS HE HAS NOT MADE FINAL REPORT ON CASEDenies the Report That He Stated He Believed a Third Party, as Yet Unarrested, Guilty of Murder."I have not made my final report. Neither have I said whether or not I believed Leo Frank to be innocent. Also, I have not made the statement that I believe a third man to be guilty."Thus spoke Detective William J. Burns last night in denial of various stories that have come to Atlanta from

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 7th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Reported that a large number of new documents will form part of an extraordinary petition. Lawyers for Leo Frank have come into possession of a large number of new affidavits which are likely to be made public within a short while. These new documents are said to be between twenty and forty in number. Many of them are reported to be from witnesses in the Frank trial who testified for the prosecution. Some of them, it is said, repudiate testimony on the stand, while others charge unfair methods of the prosecution and

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 8th April 1914,PAGE 14, COLUMN 2.Burns is said to have a statement that Monteen Stover, the star witness for the prosecution in the Frank trial, did not visit the pencil factory on the day Mary Phagan was murdered. Homer Edmondson, the stepfather of the girl, told a reporter for The Constitution that he and his wife had taken Monteen to the offices of Samuel Boorstein recently at the request of persons interested in Leo Frank's defense. The purpose of the visit was to allow the girl to repeat her statement from the stand so that her evidence

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 9th April 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 4.Acworth Banker, Who Attended Cobb County Meeting, Says It Was Scheme of Disappointed Politicians.In reference to the resolutions adopted by the Cobb County executive committee at its meeting on Tuesday, George L. Lemon, cashier of the S. Lemon Banking Company of Acworth, who attended the meeting, writes the following highly interesting and illuminating explanation:"Editor Constitution: You have seen the news item concerning the action of the Cobb County executive committee yesterday, the 7th instant, held in Marietta. I was present at the meeting of the committee, holding a membership by proxy, G.

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 10th April 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 4.Interest in the Leo Frank case is now centered on the forthcoming report of Detective William J. Burns. He stated Thursday that no definite date had been set, but it is the general belief that it will not be submitted until the early part of next week.Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey left the city last night and will not return until the day previous to the date set for Leo Frank's execution on April 17. The investigation being promoted into the case by the prosecution is being managed almost entirely by the detective

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 11th April 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 1.Burns is rapidly completing his investigation of the Phagan mystery. A report that gained headway in the Frank case yesterday suggested that startling evidence has been obtained against Jim Conley. However, it could not be learned whether or not this evidence was secured by Detective Burns.Burns refused to talk on the subject, as did the various members of Frank's counsel. Burns is expected to render his report during the early part of next week, as he is rapidly completing his investigation.On Friday, Burns stated that he would consult with anyone during the

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 12th April 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 6.Detectives are now seeking information concerning reports that Leo Frank is a pervert or immoral. A reward of $1,000 is offered by Detective William J. Burns for satisfactory information in connection with these reports. This offer was made Saturday afternoon in a letter to The Constitution.Burns, who left the city Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock, said before his departure that he had made public his wish to receive any information to the effect that Frank was sexually abnormal, but that, thus far, he had received no such data in his investigation. Burns

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 13th April 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 1.It is generally believed that Detective William J. Burns left Atlanta to investigate the Cincinnati angle of the Leo Frank case. Burns departed on Saturday afternoon at 5:10 o'clock via the Louisville and Nashville railroad. His destination is being kept a secret by his associates in Atlanta.Although rumors circulated that the detective was en route to Cincinnati to interview Dewey Hewell, Burns' officials in Atlanta would neither deny nor verify the report on Sunday afternoon. They remained reticent regarding their chief's journey.It is said, however, that Burns will return soon, probably tomorrow.Monday,

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 14th April 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 2.Frank's mother, Mrs. Rae Frank, of Brooklyn, arrived in Atlanta yesterday morning and will remain here indefinitely. This is her first trip since the trial, which she attended each day, sitting beside her son in the courtroom. She asserted her belief that he would be given a new trial and eventually would be acquitted of the murder charge. She has already visited him in the Tower, and a happy scene ensued upon her appearance at the condemned man's cell.Detective Burns did not return to Atlanta yesterday but will likely arrive today. The

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 15th April 1914,PAGE 10, COLUMN 6.Detective Burns is still out of the city and is expected to return in a few days. It is likely that a strong fight will be made against the proposed effort of the defense for Leo Frank to amend the motion for a new trial, which will be made sometime this week.Solicitor Dorsey has been notified of a large number of grounds that will be contained in the motion, and it is said that he will oppose vigorously the proposed move of the defense to make further amendments to the application at

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 16th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Counsel for Leo Frank, convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, will appear before Judge Ben Hill in the Thrower Building this morning to present an extraordinary motion for a new trial. The motion is based on newly-discovered evidence. The scheduled execution of the convicted superintendent will be automatically delayed until Judge Hill's decision is handed down upon the retrial application. Leo Frank will not hang tomorrow morning between the hours of 11 and 1 o'clock.Frank's attorneys stated Wednesday afternoon that no amendments would be made to the motion and that nothing

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 17th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.**New Attorneys Claim Prisoner's Constitutional Rights Were Violated**Through new attorneys, a claim is made that the prisoner's constitutional rights were violated when he was not brought into court to hear the jury's verdict. The attorneys declare that his lawyers had no right to waive his presence in court. Judge Ben Hill has fixed a hearing on the extraordinary motion and on the petition of the new attorneys for next Wednesday morning. Attorneys have made statements regarding the situation.In the event the fight is lost in the courts of Georgia to save the

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 18th April 1914,PAGE 12, COLUMN 5.If Detective William J. Burns returns to Atlanta today as expected, it is likely that his report on the investigation of the Frank case will be submitted tonight and published Sunday morning. Nothing has been given out yet of the detective's mysterious out-of-town trip. Officials of his organization said yesterday, however, that he was expected back at any time on Saturday. The report is now in the process of formation. Various angles of the evidence said to have been unearthed by the noted sleuth and his assistants have been put in the

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 19th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.# Negro Witness for Prosecution Now Repudiates Affidavit He Gave to Leo M. Frank's Attorneys.PRISONER AT STATION ON HIS OWN REQUESTDetective Burns Has Not Yet Returned to Atlanta. Report Is Not Expected Before Tuesday.Albert Mc Knight, state witness in the Frank case, now repudiates his repudiation. 'He says that his testimony on the stand is true, and that his denial of it was false.'He declares he signed his repudiation affidavit in order to "get rid of C. W. Burke, a private detective attached to the office of Luther Z. Rosser, senior member

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 20th April 1914,PAGE 10, COLUMN 6.It has been reported that Solicitor General Dorsey's office has secured a new affidavit from Albert Mc Knight. Detective William J. Burns had not returned last night. Dan Lehon, his lieutenant, who has been in charge of the Burns' forces since the detective has been out of the city, stated to The Constitution last night that Burns would undoubtedly return to Atlanta either this afternoon or tonight, probably this afternoon.Burns' report of his investigation on the Frank case will probably be rendered tomorrow, in which he proposes to tell who killed Mary

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 21st April 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 5.The grand jury is reportedly investigating charges of perjury against several witnesses in the Frank trial who recanted their testimony on the witness stand. A secret conference was held ten days ago with Solicitor Dorsey, at which the matter was deferred pending further developments. It is said that action will not be taken for some time, as Solicitor Dorsey does not want to put the prosecution in the position of seeking to deter witnesses by fear of prosecution.A. L. Waldo, foreman of the grand jury, was reluctant to speak to a reporter

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 22nd April 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 1.William J. Burns Leaves City Without Seeing Documents Charging Perversion.Detective William J. Burns called for the first time at police station late Tuesday afternoon to see Chief of Detectives Newport Lanford for the purpose of gaining knowledge of the perversion affidavits against Leo M. Frank, said to be in the possession of the Chief of Detectives, and his request was flatly refused by Chief Lanford.Burns remained in Chief Lanford's office only a few minutes, and then called upon the chief of police, James L. Beavers. With Chief Beavers Burns did not discuss

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 23rd April 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 2.Detective Files Preliminary Report on Investigation. Dorsey Prepares Answer to Extraordinary Motion.Solicitor Dorsey shut himself in his office in the Kiser Building Wednesday, locked the door, gave instructions that he be not even called over the telephone, and worked two shifts of stenographers for twelve hours preparing the answer of the prosecution to the motion for a new trial to be made by Leo Frank's counsel this morning. On the heels of the postponement of the argument for the extraordinary motion, which was made at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning, Detective William J.

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 24th April 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 1.Rumored That Defense Will Present Today the Full Report of Detective William J. Burns on Case.C. W. Burke, a private investigator in the employ of counsel for Leo M. Frank, it is reported, will be the object of a scalding attack today by Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey, when the prosecution opens fire with its counter showing in the retrial hearing before Judge Hill. Mr. Dorsey will not talk, but he intimates strongly that a mass of evidence has been accumulated by detectives against Burke. Burke has been one of the most

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 25th April 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 2.Three new affidavits presented during a hearing on Leo Frank's petition for a new trial have necessitated a postponement. Witnesses claim that Jim Conley, the Negro accused of confessing to the murder of Mary Phagan, admitted his guilt. A preacher and a Negress have sworn to this admission, while another witness claims to have seen the girl leave Frank's office.Jim Conley made a sweeping denial of these accusations to The Constitution last night, stating that his counsel would be able to present evidence proving the accusations false. Conley's statement was made through

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 26th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Detective Burns Declares They Are Conclusive Evidence That He Was Author of the Murder Notes."I have just come into possession of evidence that is proof conclusive that the murder notes found by Mary Phagan's body emanated from the brain of Jim Conley, and, therefore, that Jim Conley slew the girl.""This evidence is in the form of a number of love letters that were written by Conley in jail to Anna Maude Carter, the Negro woman, who was also a prisoner in the Tower, and who has made an affidavit that Conley confessed

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 27th April 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Marcellus Johenning and the Solicitor Refuse to Discuss What Passed at Their Meeting.The news which leaked from the office of Solicitor Dorsey yesterday that Dorsey had held a secret conference with Marcellus Johenning, a juror in the Frank case, has created wide speculation in camps of both the prosecution and defense. Dorsey, when asked about the secret conference, had nothing to say. He seemed surprised that it had become known. Johenning would not talk, saying that he had merely had a few words with the solicitor. He would not divulge the nature

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 28th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Attorneys issued a statement declaring their belief that Ragsdale and Barber were telling the truth. They explained how affidavits were secured from these individuals. In their statement, they said, "If these rumors be true, we denounce the perfidy of these men with all the vehemence of our natures."Reports circulated in Atlanta that Rev. C. B. Ragsdale, the minister who accused Jim Conley of confessing to Mary Phagan's murder, and R. L. Barber, a member of Ragsdale's congregation who corroborated the pastor's story, had repudiated their statements and branded them as "frame-ups." This

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 29th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Solicitor Will Insist That the Ragsdale and Barber Affidavits Remain a Part of the Record. Having announced that he is amply prepared to combat the amendments to the motion for a new trial by Frank's attorneys, Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey, in all probability, will go before Judge Ben Hill today and make the startling request that Judge Hill reconvene the retrial hearing Thursday morning, a day earlier than set. When attorneys for Frank's defense last Friday presented to Judge Hill the affidavits of Rev. C. B. Ragsdale and Anna Maud Carter,

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 30th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Rev. C. B. Ragsdale declared that necessity caused him to make a false affidavit in the Frank case, and he did not fully realize what he was doing. The committee of six appointed by the Plum Street Baptist Church, of which Rev. Ragsdale is pastor, to investigate the alleged signing of a false affidavit by their pastor in the Frank case, made their report last night to the church in conference. The report declared that they, the committee, had on Monday night gone to the home of their pastor and he had

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 1st May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Evidence on Which He Was Convicted Was Utterly Insufficient," Says Detective in Card.MY WORK IN THIS CASE NEARLY DONE, HE SAYSBurns Makes Absolute Denial of Any Connection With Bribe Offer Retrial Hearing Resumed Today.William J. Burns returned to Atlanta last night from Chattanooga, and upon his arrival here he gave out a written statement to The Constitution in which he made absolute denial of any connection with the alleged bribe offer of $200 to Rev. C. B. Ragsdale in return for an affidavit from the preacher to the effect that he heard

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 2nd May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.W. J. Burns and Dan Lehon Summoned by Solicitor Dorsey To the Frank Retrial Hearing Subpoenas Served Upon the Noted Detective and Assistant After Their Return From Marietta J. E. Duffey Arrested and Held as Witness for Resumption of Hearing Monday Morning.STORY OF MARY RICH DENIED IN AFFIDAVIT GIVEN TO SOLICITORDevelopments in the Leo Frank case last night included the serving of subpoenas upon Detective William J. Burns and his lieutenant, Dan S. Lehon, demanding their presence before Solicitor Dorsey at the Frank new trial hearing before Judge Hill, and the arrest

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 3rd May 1914,PAGE 16, COLUMN 1.W. J. Burns, on the stand, stated that the "Conley Confession" letters were obtained by Burke, not by himself. He also declared that he had nothing to do with Ragsdale and advised taking the witness away for fear of a "frame-up," asserting that many obstacles were in his path.Another sensational move was made by Solicitor Dorsey yesterday when he issued subpoenas for C. W. Burke, the private detective for Leo Frank's counsel, and a number of other investigators who have been active in gathering new evidence. Burke will be forced to face

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 4th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.C. W. Burke and Jimmie Wrenn will undergo a severe grilling by the solicitor today. C. W. Burke and Jimmie Wrenn, the two private detectives attached to the counsel for Leo M. Frank, will appear before Judge Ben Hill this morning at the capitol when the hearing for a retrial will be resumed, to answer to charges of bribery and criminal operations that have been made against them by various witnesses.It is reported that the many charges of bribery and crooked operations made recently will be investigated by the grand jury when

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 5th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.If Anna Maud Carter Is Not in Atlanta Within Five Days, Her Evidence Will Not Be Considered.Charges of bribery, perjury and coercion of witnesses will be thoroughly investigated by Solicitor Dorsey and then a number of prosecutions will follow, according to a statement by the solicitor on Monday night."Prosecutions will certainly follow later on," he said. "It will be my duty as a prosecuting officer to see that justice is done. Outside of that, I can say nothing else, except that the scope of my prosecutions will include all who have been

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 7th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Judge Ben Hill denied an extraordinary motion for a new trial for Leo Frank without hearing from the state. The motion was drawn before he left the bench. A second motion is set for the following Saturday, but the date of resentencing has not been set. Leo Frank still has three more opportunities to escape death on the gallows.Attorney Reuben Arnold stated last night that within twenty days, the extraordinary motion for a new trial for Leo Frank would be carried before the Supreme Court as a subsequence to the denial of

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 8th May 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.Judge Ben Hill will order the grand jury to make an investigation of charges in the Frank case. It was evident yesterday in the news that Judge Ben Hill will charge the jury Monday week to make a thorough and rigid investigation into the bribery, coercion, and perjury charges that have come thick and fast in the Frank case. A demand will be made upon Detective William J. Burns to return to Atlanta and explain to the grand jury the connection of his firm with the Rev. C. B. Ragsdale episode in

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 9th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Annie Maud Carter is due for a long and severe grilling before Judge Ben Hill today. Solicitor General Dorsey will ask for an explanation of the Conley letters. Dorsey has also requested a delay in the hearing of the petition to set aside the Frank verdict.Solicitor Dorsey will spring another sensation in the Frank case this morning when he orders Annie Maud Carter before Judge Ben Hill at 11 o'clock for a rigid examination in reference to her testimonies to the effect that Jim Conley confessed to her the murder of Mary

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 10th May 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.Following the testimony of Annie Maud Carter, Detective William J. Burns has been ordered to appear before Judge Ben Hill on Tuesday at 10 o'clock. He must show cause as to why he should not be adjudged in contempt of court for sending Carter, a Negro witness, out of the court's jurisdiction. Burns' chief aide, Dan S. Lehon, has also been cited to appear at the same time. This action followed the examination of Carter by Solicitor Dorsey before Judge Hill on Saturday morning. A Rule Nisi was issued against both Burns

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 12th May 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Hugh M. Dorsey, the present Solicitor General of the Atlanta judicial circuit, is a man whose rise and recognition by the public within the past few years has been spectacular. His appointment in 1910 to fill the unexpired term of the late Charlie D. Hill as Solicitor of the Atlanta circuit marked the beginning of his public career. In 1912, the stamp of approval was put upon his work as Solicitor General by his overwhelming election to serve the full term of four years, carrying every ward in Atlanta and every precinct

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 14th May 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 3.The motion to set aside the Leo Frank verdict, filed by Tye, was postponed from next Saturday until Wednesday. On that day, it will be given a hearing before Judge Ben Hill. Solicitor Dorsey has been working vigorously in preparing his counter-showing that Frank's constitutional rights were not denied. He argues that Frank was well aware that his presence had been waived from the courtroom and that he was desirous that the waiver be made.Thursday, 14th May 1914: Leo Frank Hearing Set For Wednesday, The Atlanta Constitution

  The Atlanta Constitution, Saturday, 16th May 1914, PAGE 3, COLUMN 1. Detective, in Answer, Explains Why Negro Witness Was Taken Away. Dan S. Lehon, the William J. Burns aide, filed with his attorneys yesterday an explanation of his action in removing Annie Maud Carter, the negro woman witness in the Frank case, from the jurisdiction of Fulton county superior court. Lehon appeared before Judge Ben Hill Friday morning to answer to the demand to show cause why he should not be adjudged in contempt of court for the removal of the Carter woman. The hearing was postponed indefinitely on

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 18th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Judge Hill is expected to charge the new Grand Jury to conduct a thorough investigation when he addresses them this morning in the Criminal Division of Fulton Superior Court. It is understood that he will deliver specific instructions regarding the perjury charges that have been filed by Solicitor Dorsey against witnesses in the Frank Case. These cases are expected to be among the first considered by the Grand Jury.The charges will be presented to the Grand Jury by Solicitor Dorsey and his assistant, A. E. Stephens. The material evidence will include numerous

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 19th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Judge Hill Plays Detective: Burns in His Charge Before Grand Jury Calls for Indictments Against PerjurersFollowing an indirect but unmistakable denunciation of Detective William J. Burns by Judge Ben Hill, it was announced yesterday that the contempt proceedings against Dan S. Lehon, of the Burns Organization, would be held before Judge Hill this morning at 10 o'clock. The occasion of the judge's attack upon the nationally famous sleuth was his charge to the grand jury Monday morning when that body organized in their offices in the Thrower building. Judge Hill commanded that

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 20th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.With but one dissenting vote, the Board of Police Commissioners last night revoked the permit of the William J. Burns Detective Agency to operate in Atlanta. A recommendation will be sent to the Council at its regular meeting next Monday that the Burns Agency be deprived of authority to operate, and that the license issued to the concern be rescinded.A resolution was presented and adopted alleging that the Burns Agency had violated numerous clauses of the compact made between the management of the agency and the police commissioners at the time application

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 21st May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.It has been reported that several individuals involved in alleged perjury and bribery efforts related to the Frank case have left for parts unknown. Rumors have reached the office of Solicitor Dorsey that some of the accused investigators and witnesses have departed, facing indictments being drawn by Assistant Solicitor E. A. Stephens. An investigation into these reports is underway, and a vigorous effort will be made to produce all persons against whom grand jury action will be taken. Dorsey declined to comment on the rumor to a reporter for The Constitution yesterday

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 22nd May 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.E. A. Stephens, Assistant Solicitor General, will present all bills to probers this morning. It is expected that when the Grand Jury convenes today, the charges growing out of the Frank Case against various persons connected with it will be presented for a thorough probe. The Solicitor has made no statement to the effect that the probe will be taken up today, but it is known that bills are being prepared, and there is a feeling prevalent at the courthouse that these bills will see the light of day in the Grand

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 23rd May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Dan Lehon, Charles Sears, and four assistants were placed under bond for appearance before Recorder Broyles on Tuesday. Burns is expected today to defend his course, declares Dan Lehon. Detectives were given no opportunity to speak at the meeting of the police board last night. Burns workers were indicated by the grand jury.In double-quick time last night, the police board railroaded through the report of the special committee appointed to investigate the alleged illegal operation of the Burns agency and several aides in the city, recommending that police cases be docketed against

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 24th May 1914,PAGE 28, COLUMN 1.Says They Could Have Escaped Trouble by Asserting Frank's Guilt, But It Would Have Violated Their Convictions.Asserting that if he and Detective Burns were as questionable as they are accused by the police, it would have been an easy matter for them to have announced that Leo Frank was guilty and thereby escaped the prosecutions that are being waged against them, Dan S. Lehon has issued through The Constitution a statement to the public. Lehon accuses Chief Beavers and Chief Lanford of inconsistency, in that they announced publicly that they would gladly

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 26th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Recommendation of Police Board Adopted: Broyles Tries Cases Against Detective's Agents Today.Because of alleged failure to cooperate with the local police and for violating his pact with the Police Commission, C. E. Sears, the right-hand man of Detective William J. Burns, will not, in the future, operate with the sanction of Atlanta's General Council. Acting on the recommendation of the Police Board, the Council Monday afternoon approved the revocation of the license under which Detective Sears now operates as the Personal Representative in Atlanta of the William J. Burns Detective Agency. The

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 27th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Burns Detective Will Take Case to Higher Courts to Test the Constitutionality of the City Ordinance.CONTEMPT CASES ARE DISMISSED BY HILLMotion to Upset the Frank Verdict Will, in All Probability, Be Again Postponed When Case Comes Up.Dan S. Lehon, southern manager of the Burns International Detective Agency, was fined $100 or thirty days in the City stockade by Judge Nash Broyles, Tuesday afternoon, for violating sections 2025, 2026, and 2027 of the City code, prohibiting the operating of private detectives in the City without first securing the consent of the board of

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 28th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Detectives Are Charged With Operating in Atlanta Without Permission of the Police Board and Chief.CITY'S LAW IS ATTACKED BY PRISONER'S ATTORNEYJudge Powell Declares Or Dinance Is Unconstitution Al Cases Against Mc Worth and Sears Are Dismissed.W. W. ("Boots") Rogers, an operator of the local Burns Detective Agency, who has been assisting Dan S. Lehon, southern manager of the Burns International Detective Agency, in investigating the alleged illegal and "frameup" methods said to have been pursued by the Atlanta Police in securing evidence against Leo M. Frank, convicted of the murder of Mary

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 30th May 1914,PAGE 10, COLUMN 2.John Black was stabbed in an encounter with a desperate shoplifter. Chief Detective John Black, a prominent figure in the Leo Frank murder case and one of the city's sleuths detailed on the Phagan murder investigation, received several severe cuts on Friday morning in a terrific struggle with a Negro shoplifter whom he had just arrested in a Decatur Street store at the corner of Bell Street. Detective Black received one cut across his face, which will probably mark him for life. He was stabbed by the Negro prisoner in several places

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 1st June 1914,PAGE 10, COLUMN 3.Referring to Conflicting Affidavits in Frank Case, Dr. Ogden Preaches on "Sanctity of Truth." Taking as a motive for his sermon the multiplicity of conflicting affidavits and the various perjury charges in the Frank case, Dr. Dunbar Ogden preached upon "The Sanctity of Truth" last night at the Central Presbyterian church. His sermon was entirely aside from the merits of the case which suggested it, and was based altogether upon his deduction that "when oaths multiply it is a sign that truth is falling." "Lawful and earnest people," said Dr. Ogden, "cannot

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 2nd June 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 3.As a result of charges and intimations that detectives working under William J. Burns in the Frank case caused witnesses to leave the city before testifying, the Council yesterday decided to safeguard the dignity of the Recorder's Court by making it a misdemeanor for persons to interfere with witnesses summoned before that tribunal. The ordinance was introduced before the ordinance committee, and after thoroughly investigating the feasibility of the measure, the committee approved it, and the Council on Monday passed it and made it an ordinance to become effective immediately. Under the

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. Just what this statement will contain, it is impossible to state at this time, but he has decided to make a statement and has set June 14 as the day. Mr. Dorsey will be very busy with his legal duties all this week and will be unable to give the matter any consideration, but he will be able to go

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 5th June 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 3.Solicitor Dorsey Will Enter Demurrer to Motion to Reverse Verdict, It Is Stated.The stage has been set for the Frank Case motion to upset the verdict of guilty, which will commence this morning at 10 o'clock before Judge Ben Hill in the Capitol. Solicitor Dorsey has announced that the State's Case is in readiness, and that there are no prospects for further continuance of the long-delayed battle.It is stated that Solicitor Dorsey will demur to the Motion to reverse the verdict. In this event, arguments will be necessary before any further action

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 6th June 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.John L. Tye Stresses Advantages to the Defendant in Being Present When a Verdict Is Read. ASSERTS THAT JURORS MIGHT HAVE CHANGED Peeples Scores Mobs as Cowardly Says That Would Have Been Easy for Frank to Be Present."We are attacking this verdict as being void," said Attorney John L. Tye yesterday afternoon before Judge Ben Hill in the arguments which followed Solicitor Dorsey's move to demur the motion to set aside the verdict of guilty in the Frank case. "It is not an irregularity, not a discrepancy," he continued. "It is a

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 7th June 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Demurrer of Solicitor Dorsey Upheld by Judge Hill. Motion to Set Aside Verdict Dismissed. Within twenty days there will be still another phase of the Frank Case before the Supreme Court, for Judge Ben Hill yesterday morning sustained Hugh Dorsey's demurrer to the motion of John L. Tye to upset the verdict and dismissed the motion without calling upon the solicitor for argument in rebuttal.Judge Hill left the city last night for Florida, where he goes to spend a short pleasure trip. He will return before twenty days have elapsed and will

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 10th June 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Operations of Detective Burke and Wrenn Will Be Investigated. The Fulton grand jury will this week resume its investigation into the Frank Case and is expected to probe into the alleged irregular Operations of Detective C. W. Burke and Jimmy Wrenn, the two investigators whose names were involved in numerous charges made at the hearing for a new trial.It was announced yesterday that within the next two or three days, Attorney William M. Smith will file his application for a new trial for Jim Conley, the convicted Negro accomplice. Work is progressing

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 11th June 1914,PAGE 10, COLUMN 3.The Grand Jury, upon going into session yesterday, decided to begin the requested probe of charges of graft and irregularities that were made during the recent election campaign against the county commissioners. The jury, it was stated, will start the investigation within a week. At present, its activities are confined to ordinary routine and jail cases. It is expected that the investigation will be promoted into the untouched phases of the Frank Case, which involved C. W. Burke and Jimmy Wrenn, the investigators who have been charged with crooked operations in gathering

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 the face last night by a party whose name the woman refused to disclose. Minola resides in the back of 383 Washington Street, which is the home of Louis Pickard. Call officers from the Police Station were summoned to her residence last night and found a physician attending her. A 5-inch cut was across her face.The Mc Knight woman was

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 18th June 1914,PAGE 14, COLUMN 3.C. W. Burke, the Special Detective employed by the Frank Defense, returned to Atlanta on Wednesday and made denial of the Reports that he had fled from the City to evade the Grand Jury's proposed Probe into his Operations. "I am here whenever I am wanted," he told Reporters. "The Charges against me are all concocted and faked. I have nothing to fear, and will willingly stand by any investigation the Grand Jury or any other Body proposes." He had been in Kansas City on Business, he stated.Thursday, 18th June 1914: Burke

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 20th June 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 2.Action Taken After Chief Beavers, in Speech, Had Denounced the Detective's Work in Frank Case. Grand Rapids, Mich., June 19. (Special.) Following a speech by J. L. Beavers, chief of police of Atlanta, Ga., scoring Detective William J. Burns for his work in the Leo Frank Case, the detective was dropped from the rolls of the International Association of Police Chiefs, in session here. Chief Beavers called Burns' activities in the Frank Case "antics" and said that he had disgraced the detective profession. No official reason was given for dropping Burns, but

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 28th June 1914,PAGE 49, COLUMN 1.In last Sunday's Constitution, there appeared an article by Mrs. Walter Douglas Lamar, of Macon, Ga., a member of the Anti-Suffrage association, of Macon, in which she sets for the purposes and objects of that organization and expresses her opinion thereon. Today, Mrs. Elliot Cheatham, of Atlanta, a member of the Equal Suffrage Party of Georgia, replies to Mrs. Lamar's article of last Sunday, taking very opposite views.AN ANSWER TO MRS. LAMAR'S REASONSBy Mrs. Elliott Cheatham.Mrs. Walter B. Lamar, of Macon, a distinguished member of the Anti-Suffrage league, of Macon, has set

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 29th June 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Differences Between Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills and Former Employees Discussed at the Grand. BOTH PARTIES ASKED TO SELECT ARBITERS Addresses on Problems of Capital and Labor Made By Dr. Wilmer, Dr. White and Marion Jackson.Following addresses stressing the necessity of an immediate and amicable settlement for the public good of the differences between the strikers of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills and the Mill Owners and an improvement of conditions at that Mill, some 2,000 citizens at a mass meeting at the Grand Opera House, Sunday afternoon, adopted resolutions urging

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 30th June 1914,PAGE 6, COLUMN 4.Died A-Bornin'.(From The Albany Herald.)We note with great satisfaction that the fight to repeal the present tax act seems to have almost died a-bornin'. True, the measure is still supposed to be on the way to a vote, but there is every indication that should it ever pass from the committee to which it was referred, it will meet the overwhelming defeat which it so richly deserves.Added to His Popularity.(From the Rockmart News.)That Mr. Dorsey is a splendid gentleman, a gifted lawyer, a wise politician and a loyal friend is certain. He

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 3rd October 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1 AND 7.WILLIAM M. SMITH SAYS HE HAS FAITH MURDER MYSTERY WILL BE SOLVED Asserts He Had Plans to Liberate Factory Superintendent, But Was Prevented by Conditions Which He Does Not Care to Discuss Intimates He May Reveal Them Later. ALL THAT IS NEEDED NOW IS CO-OPERATION OF OFFICERS, HE SAYS Solicitor Dorsey Declares That He Has No Statement to Make on Development Dan Lehon Says That He Had Known of Smith's New Opinion for Some Time.That he not only believes Leo M. Frank innocent of the murder of Mary Phagan, but

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 5th October 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Former Lawyer for Conley Believes These Messages Will Finally Yield Solution to Great Mystery. William M. Smith, Attorney, who represented the negro factory sweeper, "Jim" Conley, during the investigation of the Mary Phagan murder, and whose statement that he believes his erstwhile client, and not Leo M. Frank, to be the murderer of little Mary Phagan, has brought this mystery into the limelight again, is today working to show Frank's innocence by demonstrating that the "death notes" found in the basement beside the body of the girl were written by the negro

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 6th October 1914,PAGE 11, COLUMN 4.Supreme Court Will Listen to Plea Based on Constitutional Grounds.The Supreme Court of Georgia has set the Fourth Monday of the present month as the date for the hearing of the motion of the Attorneys for the defense of Leo M. Frank, now in Fulton Tower under sentence of death for the murder of Mary Phagan, to have the verdict set aside on the ground that Frank was not present when the verdict was rendered. The Supreme Court has not yet handed down its decision in the motion extraordinary for a new

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 7th October 1914,PAGE 11, COLUMN 5.In making preparations for a strong fight to liberate Leo M. Frank, Attorney William M. Smith, former counsel for Jim Conley, but now his accuser, is being aided materially by his wife. Mr. Smith is preparing another card in further explanation of his change of opinion. His first statement was given in The Constitution of Saturday morning, and was followed by a more exhaustive card in Saturday morning's Constitution. He will devote his next statement to a more thorough study of the points in the Frank case which influenced him to change

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 9th October 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Plans to Come to Atlanta Soon Burke and Burns Have Clash Smith Makes StatementMrs. Rea Frank, mother of Leo M. Frank, encouraged by the fight that is being made in her son's behalf by Attorney William M. Smith, counsel for Jim Conley, has announced her intention of coming South within a short while to be of whatever assistance she can. Mrs. Frank, whose home is in Brooklyn, is an aged woman. She barely withstood the ordeal of her son's trial, which she attended day by day. She will be a guest of

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 10th October 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 3.Conley's Former Attorney Denies Stories to That Effect. Attorney William M. Smith, Jim Conley's former counsel, but now his accuser, stated to a reporter for The Constitution Friday afternoon that he did not intend, contrary to reports, to make an attack upon Solicitor Dorsey or upon the prosecution of Leo Frank.He asserted that he had no secrets to expose, and that he did not propose to score the methods under which the man in the Tower was prosecuted. His plans, he stated, were to convince the people of Frank's innocence through evidence

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 13th October 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.In order that Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey may prepare to combat the move of Leo M. Frank's attorneys to upset the verdict of guilty on constitutional grounds, Judge Hill on Monday adjourned his Division of Superior Court for this week. The arguments over the motion for Frank come up in the Supreme Court on October 26. This will make the third time the noted case has been in the State's highest tribunal; having gone up twice before on motions for new trial on grounds of new evidence.Decision is pending on the

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 14th October 1914,PAGE 11, COLUMN 3.A three-cornered love tangle of Decatur Street excited public interest last night at Ivy and Exchange place, when eight shots were fired by Julius Bell and an unknown Negro in a fight over Anna Maud Carter, well known for her connection with the Frank trial, caused a stampede among several lady delegates to the convention of the Disciples of Christ, who were passing on Edgewood. The three Negroes had been to a restaurant on Decatur Street and had reached the intersection of Ivy and Exchange Place, when the two men disagreed about

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 15th October 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3 AND 4.With All Justices Concurring, Highest Court Tribunal Hands Down Opinion Denying Motion Based on Newly Discovered Grounds. Leo M. Frank, convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, yesterday lost another point in his fight for liberty when the Supreme Court handed down an opinion denying his motion for a new trial on the ground of newly-discovered evidence. Frank's last stand in the courts will be based on the motion to set aside the verdict on constitutional grounds. This motion was carried to the Supreme Court several months ago at the

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 24th October 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 2.A new feature to the Frank Case will be the entrance into the litigation next Monday, when the Case is reopened before the Supreme Court, of Attorney General Warren Grice, who, with Solicitor General Dorsey, will support the state's demurrer to the motion to set aside the Frank verdict because the defendant was not present in the Courtroom at the time it was returned. Mr. Grice is spending his time preparing his argument, having before him the two briefs of the defense which will be submitted to the Supreme Court on Monday.

  The Atlanta Constitution, Sunday, 25th October 1914, PAGE 39, COLUMN 2. Rosser and Arnold Will Not Participate in the Supreme Court Hearing Monday. The fight before the Supreme Court tomorrow morning to set aside the Frank verdict on constitutional grounds will be the first stage of the murder Case in which Attorneys Luther Z. Rosser and Reuben Arnold will not participate. Because of an agreement not to raise the constitutional right made with Solicitor Dorsey shortly before the Frank verdict was brought in, Messrs. Rosser and Arnold are unable to take a hand in the motion to upset. They

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 26th October 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 2.Winecoff Rose Garden Will Be Opened Tonight in Honor of Head of International Association."Hello, Frank. Glad to see you, old boy." How would you like to enjoy the distinction of receiving the above warm welcome in every big American city you visit, and from no less than 100 of the leading citizens of each place? Well, that's how 16,000 Rotarians in America know Frank L. Mulholland and greet him when he comes to their respective cities.Mr. Mulholland, who is the international president of the Association of Rotary Clubs, arrived in Atlanta at

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 27th October 1914,PAGE 12, COLUMN 1.Hearing Before the Supreme Court Monday Exhausted Resources of Defense So Far as State Courts Go. The assertion that if Leo Frank had been aware of the waiver of his presence in the courtroom at the time the verdict was brought in, he would have strongly opposed it and insisted upon facing the twelve jurors who convicted him, was made during the argument of the motion to upset the verdict before the Supreme Court Monday morning. Frank knew nothing of the waiver, it was stated by Henry C. Peeples, of the law

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 30th October 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Lawyer Is Indicted by Grand Jury in Connection With Bond Investigation.Three deputy sheriffs searched the city in vain yesterday looking for C. C. Tedder, who was indicted Tuesday afternoon by the Grand Jury on a charge of forgery, growing out of an alleged bond transaction in which he is said to have helped secure a prisoner's release from jail on a forged bond. Tedder, who sprang into renown through his connection with the Leo M. Frank case, as a William J. Burns attach, is said to have gone to New York on

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 4th November 1914,PAGE 10, COLUMN 3.A tri-cornered love affair that culminated in a serious stabbing in which the girl saved the life of the youngest rival, landed Charley Isom, sensational character in the Frank Case and ex-policeman, in jail last Wednesday, under bond of $1,000 for assault with intent to kill. He will be tried before Judge Ridley this morning. His victim, Warren Edward Dodd, a youth of 199 Rawson Street, was carried to Grady hospital, where a long wound across his face just above the upper lip was sewed up. Had it not been for the

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 7th November 1914,PAGE 11, COLUMN 5.Work is progressing rapidly on the old city hall building at South Pryor and East Hunter streets, which is being converted into a model office building by Reuben Arnold, Harvey Hill and others interested. This building was the scene of the famous Frank trial in July, 1913. It is an old landmark and stands directly across the street from the magnificent new million-dollar courthouse. It was used as an annex to the courthouse until the completion of the new building. Its owners are investing liberally in the effort to make it a

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 9th November 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 4.Other Indictments May Be Announced, Following His Return to the City. Startling developments are expected this morning in the indictments against an alleged gang of bond forgers, when Carlton C. Tedder surrenders at 11 o'clock to Sheriff Mangum.Tedder was indicted several days ago. A large number of indictments, which were kept secret, were also returned at the same time. Harry Latham, another figure in the Frank investigation, was indicted and is being held under bond of $2,000.Tedder disappeared at the time the true bills were returned against him. Police headquarters was notified

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 10th November 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 5.Supreme Court Was in Banc Monday and Decisions Will Immediately Follow. Although no advance information can be had, it is possible that the verdict of the Supreme Court in the final Leo M. Frank fight will be handed down today. The court was in "banc" throughout Monday, considering a number of the Cases. It is customary for the Supreme Court to go into "banc" on the second Monday of every month. On the following day and through the following six days decisions are handed down. As it is generally assumed that an

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 11th November 1914,PAGE 12, COLUMN 6.A decision in the Leo Frank Case may be handed down by the Supreme Court today. The Court has been in session for days now, and it is expected that the Case will be decided on most any time.If the decision is favorable to Mr. Frank, the case goes back to the Superior Court, where Judge Ben Hill will hear the motion to set aside the verdict on its merits. If unfavorable, it will have the effect, according to lawyers, of taking the Case forever from the courts of Fulton County.Wednesday, 11th

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 15th November 1914,PAGE 45, COLUMN 1.Petition to Set Aside Verdict Because He Was Not in Court When It Was Rendered, Denied.The fight which has been waged in the state Courts to save Leo M. Frank, convicted of the murder of little Mary Phagan, came to an end Saturday at 1 o'clock so far as the state Courts are concerned when the Supreme Court affirmed the decision of Judge Benjamin H. Hill in refusing to set aside the verdict on the ground that Frank was not in Court when the verdict was read. Within a few minutes after

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 20th November 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 4.A batch of mysterious "John Doe" subpoenas were sent out by deputies from the office of Solicitor General Dorsey to the Grand Jury investigation this morning at 10 o'clock, at which it is predicted there will be new sensations in the Bond scandal. The names of a number of lawyers and law office attachs prominent around police headquarters and the Courthouse have been whispered in legal circles. Although several indictments have already been returned in the Bond Cases, Courthouse officials aver that action against the "men higher up" is yet to come.

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 21st November 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 3.Supreme Court Declines to Certify Case to Supreme Court of U.S. Dorsey to Fight Further Effort. On the ground that no constitutional point exists in the Leo Frank Case, in which he proposes to be substantiated by the state Supreme Court in the refusal to grant a writ of error, Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey will make a fight against the move of Frank's Attorneys to gain a hearing before the Supreme Court of the United States. Immediately following the declination of the Georgia Court to issue a writ of error, Attorneys

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 22nd November 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3."Injustice Done Me Was Begotten in This Community and It Can Right the Wrong," He Says. Innocence Is Asserted by Prisoner in Tower. His Lawyers Argue Case Before Justice Lamar in Washington and It Is Taken Under Advisement."I have hoped, and I still hope, that I may yet be vindicated by this community and that my innocence may be universally acknowledged. The harm and injustice done me was begotten in this community and it can right the wrong. I hope that this vindication may come, and the full truth of this awful

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 24th November 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Attorneys Will Exhaust Every Effort to Get Hearing Before Full Bench of Supreme Court.By John Corrigan, Jr.Washington, November 23. (Special.) Associate Justice Joseph R. Lamar denied this afternoon the application of Leo M. Frank's lawyers for a writ of error which would bring this murder case before the Supreme Court and stay the execution of the death penalty. Frank was convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan in Atlanta in 1913.Unless some other Justice should take a different view and grant the writ, the case is ended so far as the Supreme

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 25th November 1914,PAGE 14, COLUMN 3.Date for Resentencing the Condemned Man May Soon Be Set.Leo M. Frank will probably hear the date set for his execution between now and Saturday. The Supreme Court remittitur will be handed down to the Superior Court today, after which the convicted man will be brought before a Superior Judge and resentenced to hang. Habeas Corpus proceedings have already been prepared, and are ready for filing the moment the remittitur comes down to the Superior Court Clerk. When it is sent down, Solicitor Dorsey will be notified, and he will file the

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 26th November 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 3.Condemned Man Will Not Be Resentenced Before Next Tuesday. A plea to Justice Lamar, of the U. S. Supreme Court, to so far modify his refusal to issue a Writ of Error in the Frank Case so that the Application for the writ might be referred to the entire Supreme Court Bench was made by Harry Alexander, Counsel for the convicted man, in Washington yesterday afternoon. No action in this respect has been taken by the Justice, however. His decision is expected to be made known today. So intent are they upon

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 27th November 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 4.But He Thinks Frank Was Deprived of Process of Law.Washington, November 28: Announcement was made by counsel for Leo M. Frank, the Atlanta, Ga., Factory Superintendent, convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, that Justice Holmes had refused to issue a Writ of Error for the Supreme Court to review the Case. At the same time, Justice Holmes rendered an informal opinion, according to one of Frank's Attorneys, in which he stated he had very serious doubts if Frank had had a fair trial, because of the trial taking place in the

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 28th November 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 1.Condemned Man Asserts That His Sympathy Is With the Twelve Men Who Composed the Jury.Leo M. Frank, following his second reverse at the hands of a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, has issued a card to the public in which he calls attention to several phases of his trial, conviction and subsequent appeals to the Supreme Court of the State. He stresses the fact that the Supreme Court has never reviewed the question of his guilt or innocence; that the evidence on which he was convicted, was considered

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 29th November 1914,PAGE 6, COLUMN 7.Representatives of the Prisoner Hold Conference in Washington. The final plea for the life of Leo Frank to be made in the United States Supreme Court will be made by Louis Marshall, of New York, one of the nation's foremost constitutional Attorneys, who was employed in the Frank Case when his lawyers first went to Washington a week ago. He and Leonard Haas, who has joined Attorney Harry Alexander in Washington, were in Conference Saturday in regard to the extended appeal that the New York expert is to make to other Justices

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 30th November 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 3.Remittitur Will Probably Be Sent Down Either Today or Tomorrow.The Supreme Court remittitur in the Leo Frank case is expected to be sent down to the Superior Court late this afternoon or early tomorrow morning. Contrary to the report that the illness of Judge Hill will likely delay the resentencing of the doomed man, it was stated at the Courthouse that either Judge Bell or Judge Pendleton would be called upon in the absence of Judge Hill and that there would be no delay.Following the receipt of the remittitur, Frank will be

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 1st December 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 2.The remittitur in the Frank Case, it is expected, will still be withheld from the Superior Court on account of news from Washington that the United States Supreme Court, which reviewed the Appeal presented by the prisoner's lawyers yesterday, will not hand down their decision until next Monday. Frank's Application for a review of his conviction and trial was carried before the entire Court in Washington Monday morning after having been previously denied by two Justices. Chief Justice White received the motion, saying that the Court would take the papers and give

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 2nd December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Supreme Court Remittitur Will Reach Clerk of the Superior Court Some Time This Morning. Proclaiming their unswerving faith in the innocence of their convicted son, M. Frank and Mrs. Rea Frank, parents of Leo M. Frank, have been in Atlanta for several days to remain by his side. They come from Brooklyn, Frank's former home, where the aged father, a man above 60, is a retired travelling man. It is his first trip to Atlanta since the murder of Mary Phagan more than a year ago. The mother has been in the

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 3rd December 1914,PAGE 10, COLUMN 5.The Remittitur from the Supreme Court in the Leo Frank Case has been handed down to the Superior Court, but will not be acted upon until some time during the early part of next week. If Judge Ben Hill recovers from his illness by Monday, he will sign the Remittitur, making the Supreme Court judgment a judgment of the Superior Court, and thereby entitling the Solicitor's Office to file the Writ of Habeas Corpus for the production of Frank before the Superior Court for re-sentencing. In the event Judge Hill is not

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 5th December 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 2.The Remittitur in the Leo Frank Case has reached the Court of Judge Ben Hill and will be positively acted upon either Monday or Tuesday or next week, it was stated yesterday. Judge Hill is rapidly recovering from his illness and is expected to be in Court Monday. In event he is unable, however, the Habeas Corpus will be presented before Judge Bell and Frank will be brought to him for resentencing.Saturday, 5th December 1914: Frank Case Remittitur In Hands Of The Court, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 8th December 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 5.His Only Hope for Life Is at the Hands of Gov. John M. Slaton Early Appeal Will Be Made. Now that Leo Frank has lost his last fight in the Courts, his Attorneys have begun preparing a strong Appeal that is to be submitted to the Prison Commission of Georgia and to Governor John M. Slaton. The exact date on which the Appeal will be made has not been decided upon owing to the inability of counsel to determine when it will be completed. Attorneys Leonard and Herman J. Haas, associated with

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 9th December 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 6.Prisoner Will Probably Be Re-sentenced to Death Either Today or Tomorrow. Today is the date set for the presentation of the Writ of Habeas Corpus that will demand the presence of Leo Frank before Judge Hill for resentence to death. The exact time of the doomed man's resentencing, however, will not be made public. It is probable that he will be brought into Court either late this afternoon or early Thursday morning. He will be re-sentenced by Judge Hill, who heard two motions for a new trial submitted by Frank's Attorneys, and

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 10th December 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 3.The Doomed Man Maintains Stoical Calm During the Ordeal In Dramatic Statement He Reiterates His Innocence.After having been shut out from the sunlight for more than a year, the first words of Leo M. Frank yesterday upon emerging from the Courthouse in which he had been sentenced to die on Friday, January 22, a little more than a month from now, were: "Oh, but isn't the sunshine wonderful. I feel it tingles all over me." He was being carried through the roadway in the rear of the new million-dollar Courthouse. The sunshine,

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 11th December 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 4.C. E. Sears, ex-manager of the William J. Burns Headquarters in Atlanta, who was in that capacity during the Frank Case investigation which resulted in the withdrawal of the Burns permit to operate here, has left the Burns Service and returned to Atlanta. He would not divulge the reasons for the severance of his connections with the Burns Agency, stating merely that he would not return to its employ, but would remain in Atlanta, his home, to enter some other field. He has been a resident of Atlanta for practically all his

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 13th December 1914,PAGE 12, COLUMN 2.Conference Will Be Held Regarding the Case Monday Morning.It was announced Saturday by the Attorneys for Leo M. Frank that no step would be taken in the last desperate fight to spare their client from the gallows until tomorrow morning, when Attorneys Leonard Haas, Herbert J. Haas, Henry C. Peeples, and John L. Tye will confer with Attorney Harry A. Alexander, who arrives in Atlanta this morning from Washington. Attorney Alexander presented the original plea to the Supreme Court in Washington, and has been in that City since, making an exhaustive research

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 14th December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Attorney Alexander Here to Confer With Associates Over Next Step in This Noted Case."We are far from losing hope in our fight to save the life of Leo Frank. We're going to fight to the last ditch. It is our duty, and, it can be depended upon that our Client won't go to death without one of the hardest fights the South has ever witnessed.""Georgia is about to butcher an innocent man. I don't believe the people will stand by and permit it to be done. People who once advocated Frank's execution

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 15th December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Appeal From State Supreme Court's First Decision Possible Under Certain Conditions, Says Hooper Alexander.PLEA WOULD BE BASED ON CROWD'S INFLUENCE. Harry Alexander Says Lawyers for Defense Will Give Careful Consideration to United States Attorney's Opinion.That Leo M. Frank has a ground of Appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States, on a Writ of Error from the Georgia Supreme Court's first decision in the Case, was the opinion expressed by Hooper Alexander, United States District Attorney, in an address before the students of the Atlanta Law school Monday afternoon in his

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 17th December 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 4.New York, December 16. (Special.) A petition "in the name of justice, common sense, and humanity" to Governor J. M. Slaton, of Georgia, for the pardon of Leo M. Frank, who is awaiting the death penalty for the murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan, is to be sent throughout Brooklyn for signatures of the residents. Joseph Goldstein, a lawyer, has drawn up the petition. He has already obtained 50,000 signatures which, he says, will make up but a small part of the finished petition.Thursday, 17th December 1914: New Yorkers Sign Pardon Petition For

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 18th December 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 1.Counsel Appeals to Federal Judge Newman for Writ of Habeas Corpus, Charging Client Is Illegally Held. Charging that he is being unjustly and illegally held in imprisonment by the State of Georgia, Leo M. Frank yesterday fired his first gun in his last desperate fight to save his life when Counsel petitioned for a Writ of Habeas Corpus to Judge W. T. Newman, of the Federal bench. He gives nine reasons why he should be freed.The petition was not given a hearing at the time, however, on account of the absence of

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 19th December 1914,PAGE 14, COLUMN 2.Case Will Still Be in Courts When Execution Date Arrives, Thus Causing Postponement, Say Lawyers.Leo Frank's case will still be in the courts on January 22, the date set for his execution, according to his lawyers. They believe that by that time it will be before the United States Supreme Court in Washington, to which it will have been sent from the Atlanta Circuit of the Federal Court by appeal.Frank will be brought from the Tower this morning at 10 o'clock to attend the habeas corpus proceedings that have been instituted before

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 20th December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Delay Until Monday Results When Federal Law Passed in 1908, Governing Procedure in Such Cases, Is Cited.JUDGE NEWMAN DENIES WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS Makes Announcement, However, That He "Is Inclined to Grant" the Prisoner the Right to Carry the Case to Washington.Leo M. Frank, condemned to be hanged January 22 next, for the murder here in April, 1913, of Mary Phagan, Saturday lost another point in his legal battle to escape paying the death penalty, when Federal Judge W. T. Newman refused to grant a petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 21st December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Prisoner's Hope of Getting Hearing Before U. S. Supreme Court Depends Upon Federal Judge's ActionJudge W. T. Newman, of the Federal Court, will this morning at 10 o'clock, in the Federal Building, hand down his opinion on an Appeal to the United States Supreme Court from his decision on Saturday, when he refused to grant a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus for the release of Leo M. Frank, sentenced to die January 22 for the murder of Mary Phagan, April, 1913.Upon this decision of Judge Newman, depends Frank's last hope

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 22nd December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Frank Attorney Leaves for Washington to Make Effort There to Secure Supreme Court Hearing.On the eve of his departure for Washington, where he will put his appeal for the life of Leo Frank before the United States Supreme Court, Henry A. Alexander accused Solicitor Dorsey of having committed "an outrage" before Judge Newman, of the Federal Court, yesterday when he challenged the accuracy of the information submitted to the United States Court by Frank's lawyers on their last appeal. "I challenge Mr. Dorsey's statement that it is to be doubted if the

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 23rd December 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 3.Frank's Atlanta Lawyers Will Prepare for Plea to the Prison Board.WILL PLEAD FOR FRANK. Philadelphia, December 22. (Special.) In the belief that a commutation of the death sentence to life imprisonment will ultimately lead to Justice and bring to Leo Frank, the man convicted in Atlanta as the slayer of Mary Phagan, a final proof of his innocence, prominent Jews of Philadelphia have inaugurated a movement to plead with Governor Slaton, of Georgia, to save Frank from the gallows. As a climax, a mass meeting will be held in the Academy of

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 25th December 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 3.Advices yesterday from Washington say that Justice Lamar, of the United States Supreme Court, postponed until after Christmas his decision on the Appeal of Leo M. Frank, presented Thursday by Louis Marshall, the Constitutional Law Expert who has been employed by the Frank defense to represent them in the Supreme Court.Marshall made an Application yesterday for an Appeal from the decision of Judge W. T. Newman, Judge of the District Federal Court in Atlanta, who, last Saturday, denied the Writ of Habeas Corpus presented in an effort to free the prisoner. Following

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 27th December 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 4.Isom Says Effort Has Been Made to Get Him to "Double-Cross" Solicitor. Courthouse Circles were stirred yesterday over the Report that an attempt had been made to force Charley Isom, a prosecuting witness in the recent bond scandal before the Grand Jury, to "double-cross" Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey, who waged the crusade against the alleged gang of Bond swindlers.Isom stated last night that he would take the matter up with Mr. Dorsey upon the latter's return Monday from Valdosta and seek indictments against members of the gang he accuses of assailing him

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 28th December 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.Followers of the many phases of the Leo Frank Case are keenly interested today in the expected verdict of Justice Lamar, of the United States Supreme Court, upon the Application for an Appeal. The Application was presented Wednesday by Louis Marshall, the Constitutional Law Expert of New York, who has been engaged by the Frank defense to represent them in this last fight before the Supreme Court. It applies for an Appeal from Judge Newman's denial of the Writ of Habeas Corpus presented to him last Monday and Saturday week. In the

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 29th December 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.May Last in Courts for Six Months Before a Final Decision Is Reached If Prisoner Wins, the Case Comes Back to the Federal Court for Hearing on Constitutional Questions; If He Loses, His Court Battle Is Over. BOTH SIDES HAVE RIGHT TO MAKE APPEAL AGAIN WHEN NEWMAN DECIDES When Case Goes to the Supreme Court for Second Time, the Decision Will Be Final Supreme Court Hearing on Habeas Corpus Writ Is Expected Within Sixty Days.If the Supreme Court grants the Appeal of Leo M. Frank from the Denial of the Writ of

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 30th December 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 4.Both Sides Prepare for Hard Fight Before the Supreme Court. MAY USE SIOUX CITY CASE. News from Sioux City, Iowa, is to the effect that Attorneys for Leo Frank have obtained information in that City which they will use in their fight in the United States Supreme Court. A transcript has been secured of the evidence in the Case of Harry B. Murphy charged with white slavery. Murphy was convicted, but the verdict was rendered while he was absent from the Courtroom. Federal Judge Elliot, of Sioux Falls, upon a Constitutional motion

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 1st January 1915,PAGE 4, COLUMN 2.DORSEY AND GRICE CONFER NEXT WEEKThe proposed conference between Solicitor Hugh Dorsey and Attorney General Warren M. Grice over the line of procedure they expect to follow in combatting the United States Supreme Court fight for the freedom of Leo M. Frank has been delayed. Dorsey returned from Rome yesterday. The conference was set for that day, but Attorney Grice was unable to reach Atlanta. It will not be held until the early part of next week.In the meantime, Attorneys for Frank are waiting for the dispatch of the Habeas Corpus Record

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 Best Men in the State, Asserts Frank, Feel That He Was Not Given a Fair and Impartial Trial.In a stinging card, in which he goes quite fully into his case, Leo M. Frank has replied to the card of ex-Governor Joseph M. Brown which appeared in The Augusta Chronicle of December 27. In his card, Mr. Brown took the position

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 4th January 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 6.They Will Probably Go to Washington to Have the Case Advanced. Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey and Attorney General Warren M. Grice will confer today for the first time since Justice Lamar granted Leo M. Frank the right to Appeal to the United States Supreme Court. They will outline a plan of Battle to Combat the move of the Defense to obtain the convicted man's freedom on Constitutional grounds. It is also probable that either the Solicitor General or State Attorney will make a trip to Washington during the latter part of this

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 having been taken yesterday when an Appeal Bond of $300 was forwarded to Washington by Frank's Counsel.On receipt of this Bond, the Supreme Court will write the Case upon the Docket. The next move will be from the Prosecution in the effort to have it advanced, so that an early Hearing may be obtained.This will be done, it is said,

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 Leo M. Frank, convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, had been granted upon the recent application to the local Federal Court for Habeas Corpus. Attorney General Grice has notified Solicitor Dorsey, and a conference has been arranged between the Solicitor and the Attorney General for some time Thursday, when the details of presenting the State's side of the case

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 8th January 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.News reached Atlanta yesterday of Justice Lamar's approval of the Bond put up by Leo M. Frank for the appearance of his Counsel in the Supreme Court for the Hearing of his appeal on the Writ of Habeas Corpus denied by Federal Judge Newman. This action by Justice Lamar completes the formality of the Appeal. The Bond assures Payment of Costs in event the Defendant loses.The next step will be the docketing of the Appeal. This will be done as soon as the clerk of the District Court of Atlanta Division certifies

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 Court to fight the Appeal of Leo M. Frank, now under conviction for the murder of Mary Phagan. All details were not settled at this Conference, and it was continued until Saturday morning. An interesting point to be settled is what Attorneys shall represent the State, whether it will be Solicitor Dorsey, Attorney General Grice, or both. When a Case

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 10th January 1915,PAGE 26, COLUMN 1.Will Argue Frank Case Appeal Before United States Supreme Court Both Designated by Slaton.Governor John M. Slaton on Saturday afternoon designated Attorney General Warren Grice and Solicitor Hugh Dorsey to represent the State before the United States Supreme Court against the Appeal of Leo M. Frank convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, from the adverse Decision of Judge William T. Newman, of the Federal Court in Atlanta, in Frank's recent Habeas Corpus Petition.In making these designations, Governor Slaton followed the precedent set by Governor Terrell in the famous Rawlins Case, of

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 14th January 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 6.It is not expected that a Decision will be handed down by the Supreme Court in the Frank Case until about the middle of February. It was considered possible that the Case might be reached and settled at the present term of the Court, but this has been rendered out of the question now by the absence of Chief Justice Fish, who was compelled to go to Florida with Mrs. Fish on account of her ill health. He will not return to Atlanta until the latter part of the week.Thursday, 14th January

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 Wednesday. Mr. Dorsey, himself, declined to discuss the matter, but it is believed that he holds that the points made in the additional Brief were thoroughly covered by his other Briefs.The action of the Supreme Court is expected to be made known either on February 16 or March 15. The members of the Court are now considering the Case which

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 the Defense filed with Clerk O. C. Fuller the Petition for an Appeal, which was certified and which was mailed last night to Washington.Attorneys here say it will be at least sixty or ninety days before Arguments will be heard. The Record of the Case has been compiled and is ready for use. No move has yet been made by

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 17th January 1915,PAGE 21, COLUMN 2.Attorney General Warren A. Grice is planning to go to Washington during the latter part of this week to plead with the Supreme Court of the United States to advance the Appeal of Leo Frank on the Docket so that it may be heard within the next sixty or ninety days instead of twelve months. Solicitor Dorsey will not go to Washington, it has been announced. He and the Attorney General have been in several Conferences preparing their battle against the Habeas Corpus Appeal, and he will remain on the ground while

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 General Warren Grice will go to Washington next Monday. In event the motion for advancement is granted, the Frank Case should be argued in Washington within the next sixty or ninety days.Tuesday, 19th January 1915: Frank Motion On U.s. Court Docket, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 20th January 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Asked if he would like to see Frank hang, Negro says, "That's his business and God's, not mine." Will be star witness in trial of Tedder for subornation of perjury. Girl investigator from Grand Rapids pays own expenses here to make probe with ministers present, she quizzes Jim Conley.A frail young woman with deep black eyes and an ambition to solve the Frank Case, who has been a girl of mystery around the courthouse for days, caused Jim Conley to spend one of the most eventful days yesterday since he was arrested

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 21st January 1915,PAGE 10, COLUMN 3.Mrs. J. W. Coleman, mother of Mary Phagan, has filed suit for $10,000 damages against the National Pencil Factory, naming Leo M. Frank and Jim Conely as the slayers of her daughter. The suit was filed yesterday in Superior Court and will be given an early hearing. Mrs. Coleman alleges that both of the accused men, having been employees of the National Pencil Factory, the concern is therefore liable for damages for having failed to protect the life and welfare of her child. Mrs. Coleman is represented by Attorney James L. Key.Thursday,

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 New York, for Frank, and the State joined in the Petition.Sunday, 24th January 1915: Leo Frank Appeal Is Set For Feb. 23 By Supreme Court, 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 for a hearing argument on the habeas corpus proceedings, begun before Judge W. T. Newman in Atlanta.It was stated in the application that Warren Grice, Attorney General of Georgia, was willing to have the hearing set for any day after February 22, as he would be busy in other courts until then. The Supreme Court took the application under advisement.Tuesday,

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 a result of the W. J. Burns investigation of the Frank Case, will be one of the most spectacular of recent legal battles in Fulton County is evinced by the stubborn progress made in the first day's proceedings. It is anticipated that the trial will require the most of the week. Although four panels of seventy-six prospective jurors were exhausted,

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 Phagan. Father's mind unsound, says Ragsdale's son.With the testimony of Herbert Haas, who handled the funds for the Leo M. Frank Defense, the State rested its case yesterday afternoon in the trial of Dan Lehon, Arthur Thurman, and Carlton Tedder before Judge Ben Hill, on charges of subornation of perjury. Haas was preceded upon the stand by Jim Conley. The

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. Jurymen Instructed to Consider Law and Evidence and Have No Thought of Any Other Crime Mentioned During Hearing.A GREAT SPEECH! Perhaps as great a compliment as Solicitor Dorsey ever had paid him was given to him last night by C. C. Tedder. The Case had gone to the Jury. A group of men were talking to Solicitor Dorsey while waiting

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 JURY Prosecution of Rev. C. B. Ragsdale and of R. L. Barber Will Be Vigorously Pushed During the March Term, Declares Solicitor Dorsey.The Jury in the Case of Dan Lehon, Southern Manager for the Burns Detective Agency; C. C. Tedder, a former Burns Operative, and Attorney Arthur Thurman, charged with Subornation of Perjury in the C. C. barber and Rev.

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 2nd February 1915,PAGE 10, COLUMN 6.Decision, in All Probability, Will Be Handed Down Before Next June. The Leo Frank Case has been set for Hearing by the United States Supreme Court, February 23, and a Decision will, in all probability, be handed down before the Court declares its annual June recess.The receipt of this announcement in Atlanta created renewed efforts on behalf of both the Defense and the Prosecution to prepare their Arguments for the Hearing. The State will be represented by Solicitor Dorsey, Attorney General Warren Grice and E. A. Stephens, Dorsey's Assistant. Frank will be

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 M. Dorsey has been forced to seek health in Hampton Springs, Fla., for which he quietly left a day or so ago. It is not definitely known when he will return. He is accompanied by Mrs. Dorsey, and will be back in time to take a part in the Frank Case Proceedings before the United States Supreme Court in Washington

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 10th February 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 4.Solicitor and Attorney General in Conference All Day Tuesday. Active work has been begun by the State in preparation of its fight against the Supreme Court Appeal of Leo Frank's Counsel. Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey and Warren Grice, Attorney General, were closeted throughout yesterday afternoon and for a large part of the morning. The Conference was held in the State Capitol in the Offices of the Attorney General and in the State Library, in the latter of which the Solicitor and Attorney General delved into volume after volume of Constitutional Law. This

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 Fulton Grand Jury on charges of Larceny After Trust. This became definite yesterday, when it was announced by counsel for the man and woman that their appeal to prevent extradition to Georgia would be taken to the United States Supreme Court. The Court of Appeals in Austin, Texas, refused this appeal, likewise declining yesterday to grant a Writ of Error,

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 M. Frank appeal. One of the new points developed by the prosecution is the contention that a question of law and validity once having been adjudicated, as alleged in the Frank case, cannot be revived in an application for writ of habeas corpus.Thursday, 18th February 1915: Grice And Dorsey Again In Conference, 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 Lehon, Southern Manager of the Burns Detective Agency, from the Recorder's Court, where he was fined $100 or sentenced to serve 30 days on the Charge that in connection with his investigation of the Frank Case, he had violated a City Ordinance by performing Private Detective work without the proper local Authority.Friday, 19th February 1915: Lehon Must Pay Fine, Rules

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 20th February 1915,PAGE 6, COLUMN 6.Attorney General Warren Grice and Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey were busy all Friday getting ready the papers in the Leo M. Frank Case. The final preparations of the State's Case were concluded Friday afternoon. Some minor details will be made Saturday morning and on Saturday evening they will leave Atlanta for Washington.They will be ready and fully prepared, they state, to present the State's side of the Case when it is heard before the United States Supreme Court.Saturday, 20th February 1915: Grice And Dorsey Go To Washington For Frank Hearing, The

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 Justice.Asserting the right of every State of the Union to make and enforce its own criminal laws, free from interference or supervision by the Federal Courts, and citing the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States itself to support this contention, the brief of the State of Georgia in the Leo M. Frank Appeal to the Supreme Court

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 24th February 1915,PAGE 12, COLUMN 4.By John Corrigan, Jr.Washington, February 23. (Special.) Because of the number of other cases preceding it on the day's calendar, the appeal of Leo Frank for a writ of habeas corpus was not heard Tuesday. It is probable that the case will not be reached before Thursday or Friday.Attorney General Warren Grice and Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey, for the State; Attorney Louis Marshall, of New York, for Frank, and Sheriff Mangum were present in the Supreme Court. The brief of the State was filed.Wednesday, 24th February 1915: Postpone Hearing Of Frank Appeal,

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 Leo M. Frank, under Death Sentence for the murder of Mary Phagan, the Atlanta Factory girl, were concluded before the United States Supreme Court today. A decision probably will not be given for at least several weeks. Should the Supreme Court affirm the decision of the Georgia Federal Court, nothing would stand in the way of carrying out the death

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 the Burns Detective Agency, in his fight against his Conviction of violating a City Ordinance of Atlanta in working as a Private Detective in the Frank Case without obtaining the permission of the Police Board and reporting to the Police Chief. His Case was certioraried to the superior Court, where Lehon lost and appealed to the State Court of Appeals,

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 pending and the date of reassembling is the first on which a decision in the Frank case may be announced.Tuesday, 23rd March 1915: No Frank Decision For Three Weeks, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 24th March 1915,PAGE 3, COLUMN 2.Funeral Will Take Place in Fairburn, His Former Home, Thursday.Sadness reigns in Atlanta Court Realms over the death of Judge L. S. Roan, in the Polyclinic Hospital, New York, Tuesday morning from a cancerous growth beneath the left eye. The body is en route to Georgia, and will be carried to Fairburn, his former home, where the funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the First Method church. The interment will also be in Fairburn. The Funeral Ceremonies will be delivered by his former Pastor, Rev. H. C. Emory,

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 innocent sufferers," Leo M. Frank has sent from the jail a check for $5 for 500 Jewish Relief Stamps for war victims. Frank's letter was written recently to Harry Fischel, Treasurer of the Central Committee for the Relief of Jews suffering in the war zone. Enclosed with the check was the following letter:"I feel that when these stamps were sent

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 sessions tomorrow after a two weeks' recess devoted to writing opinions.The case which has been under consideration longest involves the constitutionality of the Oklahoma Suffrage "Grandfather Clause" case. It also will determine the validity of an Annapolis, Md., law, under which the right of Negroes to vote is said to have been more or less restricted. The case has been

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 8th April 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Dan S. Lehon, Superintendent of the Southern Offices of the William J. Burns Detective Organization, has filed an Appeal in the United States Supreme Court at Washington from his conviction in Atlanta for violation of the City Ordinance requiring private Detectives to be licensed. This was brought to Atlanta in Associated Press Dispatches received Wednesday. Lehon's contention is that the Ordinance not only deprived him of Constitutional Rights but Abridged the Constitutional Rights of Leo M. Frank, by whose friends Lehon and Burns were employed.Lehon was arrested during the Burns investigation of

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 For At Least Week, 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 Instead of Slaton.For more than two hours Monday, Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey and Attorney General Warren Grice conferred in the former's Office in the Court House to determine the prosecution's move to combat a prospective effort of the Leo M. Frank's Counsel to apply for a new Hearing before the Supreme Court in Washington following the Court's refusal to interfere.

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 spare the life of Leo Frank were taken last night in a Conference held between the condemned man's lawyers in the Office of Leonard Haas in the Fourth National building. Luther Rosser and Reuben Arnold, Chief Counselors for Frank, in his trial before Judge L. S. Roan, were present at the Consultation. Others in the Conference were Harry A. Alexander,

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 22nd April 1915,PAGE 9, COLUMN 4.The preparation of the Petition for Leo Frank's life to be presented to the Prison Commission and Governor by the Counsel will be completed, it is thought, within the next few days. The first Conference between Attorneys was held in the Office of Leonard J. Haas Tuesday night. A Second Conference was held last night, in which were included H. A. Alexander, Luther Rosser, and Reuben Arnold.Much interest is being centered on the Selection of Counsel to argue the Petition before the Commission. It is generally believed that Reuben Arnold, who delivered

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 Clemency in a last effort to spare his life. He asks commutation to life imprisonment. The Petition was signed by Frank and filed at the Capitol early Thursday afternoon, at least two days earlier than was expected. Frank's chief contention is that he is absolutely innocent of the crime for which he stands convicted, and that the evidence on which

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 28th April 1915,PAGE 9, COLUMN 4.Letters Pour Into the Governor's Office From Every Section of the Country. Over fifteen thousand letters have been received in Governor Slaton's Office within the past month in regard to the Case of Leo Frank, under Sentence of Death for the killing of Mary Phagan, on April 26, 1913. With a very few exceptions, the Writers of the Letters plead for a Commutation and ask that Frank be given a life sentence in the Penitentiary.A few letters have been received by the Prison Commission asking that Frank be saved from the Death

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 29th April 1915,PAGE 9, COLUMN 5.Asks Commission to Neither Delay Nor Hurry Consideration of Case Would Stop Letter Writers. Macon, Ga., April 28. (Special.) Governor-elect Nat E. Harris candidly admits that he wishes his Correspondents would let up on him relative to the Frank Case. Today a Reporter called on him in his Office and found him buried in a mass of letters nearly chin high, some calling on him to pardon Frank if the Case comes before him after he assumes the Governorship and others just as insistent that he let the law take its course.Judge

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 an innocent man. We have never been shaken in our belief in his innocence. Our faith has grown stronger day by day, and now, at the crisis, we feel renewed hope." These are the words of M. Frank, of Brooklyn, the aged father of Leo Frank, who arrived in Atlanta early Thursday morning accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Rae Frank.

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 1st May 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.MISS GERALDINE FARRARin the role which she plays tonight in "Madame Sans-Gne." She declares Frank is an innocent man.Opera Singer Elated Upon Hearing That Mr. and Mrs. Leo Frank Became Engaged After Hearing Her Sing Several Years Ago.Geraldine Farrar, Grand Opera's fairest Songbird, laden with an armful of flowers, visited the cell of Leo Frank Thursday and learned that it was largely the influence of her romantic arias one night, years ago, when she made her first appearance in Atlanta, that prompted the engagement of Frank to his wife.One of her first

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 3rd May 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Although Supreme Court Mandate Has Not Yet Been Handed Down, He Will Present Habeas Corpus Writ.NO LEGAL OBSTACLES NOW EXIST, HE SAYSDeclares It Is Expected to Contest Plea, Holding That Sentence Cannot Be Passed Until Mandate Arrives.Although the mandate of the United States Supreme Court, which recently refused to interfere in the Leo M. Frank Case, has not yet reached Atlanta, Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey will appear before Judge Ben Hill this morning and ask that the Prisoner be ordered before the Court to be resentenced without further delay.Judge Hill's decision

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 4th May 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### At That Time State Automatically Resumes Jurisdiction of the Case. Papers Expected by May 20.Judge Ben Hill decided yesterday afternoon that not until he had received the Official Mandate of the Supreme Court in Washington would he grant the Writ of Habeas Corpus applied for by Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey in an effort to have Leo Frank brought before Judge Hill for passage of a new death sentence.In this connection, the interesting statement was made by Judge Hill that the United States Supreme Court, within the thirty days it officially withholds

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 6th May 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.### Papers Used in Hearing of Motion Extraordinary for New Trial Are Secured by Court Order.Does an order issued by Judge Ben Hill Tuesday turning over a mass of affidavits and other papers to the counsel for Leo Frank mean that the defense will spring a surprise in the proposed Prison Commission hearing by making an unexpected attack upon the evidence introduced by the state at the motion extraordinary for retrial?The affidavits turned over to Frank's lawyers at the command of Judge Hill were all used in the motion extraordinary before Judge

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 7th May 1915,PAGE 4, COLUMN 6.### Absence of Judge Newman Will Delay Resentencing for a Few DaysThe Official Mandate of the Supreme Court of the United States, notifying the Northern Georgia Division of Federal Court that the Washington Court had denied the Appeal of Leo M. Frank, reached the Office of the Clerk O. C. Fuller in the Federal Building Thursday afternoon.Action will not be taken upon it, however, until the return of Judge Newman next Saturday. If he returns Saturday morning, Solicitor Dorsey will probably be notified that day, and a move will be made at

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 8th May 1915,PAGE 9, COLUMN 1.Will Ask That Judge Hill Be Notified of Supreme Court Decision in Frank Case.Developments are expected today in the Case of Leo M. Frank. Judge Newman, who is now in Columbus, is due back today, and Solicitor Dorsey expects to immediately consult with him and ask that an Order be officially sent to Judge Ben Hill, of the Superior Court, notifying him of the Mandate of the Supreme Court of the United States, thus restoring Jurisdiction in the Case to the original Court that tried and convicted Frank of the murder of

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 10th May 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.For Fourth Time Date Will Be Fixed for Execution of the Prisoner in the Fulton Tower.When he is brought before Judge Ben Hill this morning to hear the Date fixed for his Execution for the murder of Mary Phagan, Leo Frank will address the Court. It was said last night that he will take full advantage of this opportunity to plead his innocence and to impress upon the Courts and public the injustice he alleges has been done him.Conference of Lawyers. A Conference of Frank's Attorneys was held in Mr. Rosser's Office

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 11th May 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Present Governor Must Decide Last Appeal Unless He Himself Places Decision on Gov.-Elect Harris.DATE OF EXECUTION IS SET FOR JUNE 22As Gov. Slaton's Term Does Not Expire Until June 26, He Is Now Final Judge and Jury.That Governor John M. Slaton will become the final Judge and Jury in the Case of Leo M. Frank seems to be assured in the Developments of yesterday. Judge B. H. Hill, with Frank in Court, sentenced him yesterday to be hanged Tuesday, June 22. The only person in the world who can take the responsibility

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 12th May 1915,PAGE 6, COLUMN 1.### Secretary Yancey Declares Special Hearing Rumor WasGoodloe H. Yancey, Secretary of the State Prison Commission, stated Tuesday that the Frank Appeal for Commutation would, in all probability, take its regular course and come before the Board at the next scheduled meeting, the week of June 7. This Statement followed a Report yesterday to the effect that the Frank Case had been scheduled to come before the Board on May 19. Mr. Yancey said there was no basis for this Report. There has been much Speculation, whether or not the Frank Plea

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 15th May 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 5.### Exclusion of Negroes From Juries Used to Save Alleged MurdererMacon, Ga., May 14. For the first time in the history of the United States Court for the Southern District of Georgia, the Race Question was raised today when Attorneys for Robert Kitchens, a Negro, sought to obtain his release on a Writ of Habeas Corpus. Kitchens is under Sentence to be hanged on May 21 in Washington County, having been convicted of the murder of H.A. Brantley, a White man.The Application for the Writ charged that the Negro was being deprived

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 18th May 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.The Prison Commission on Monday decided to hear petition of the prisoner on May 31. The Prison Commission yesterday set a special date May 31 to hold the Leo M. Frank hearing on the plea for commutation, assuring final action on the appeal by Governor Slaton, unless he himself passes it on to his successor, Governor-Elect N. E. Harris. The early date was arranged largely at the request of the doomed man's counsel, but also because of the heavy week which the Prison Commission has before it on the date of its

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 19th May 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Nashville, Tenn., May 18. (Special.) The first legislative action in regard to the Leo M. Frank case was taken by the Fifty-Ninth General Assembly of Tennessee, which wound up its business late Tuesday night.The Senate, as one of its last acts, passed a resolution requesting the Governor of Georgia to commute to life imprisonment the death sentence of Leo Frank.Wednesday, 19th May 1915: Senate Of Tennessee Makes Plea For Frank, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 20th May 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Charleston, W. Va., May 19. The State Senate today adopted a Joint Resolution petitioning the Governor of Georgia to commute the Death Sentence to that of life imprisonment in the Case of Leo Frank, convicted of killing Mary Phagan.Harrisburg, Pa., May 19. The Pennsylvania Legislature tonight adopted a Concurrent Resolution requesting the Governor of Georgia to commute the Death Sentence of Leo M. Frank, convicted of murder, "that he may be given the opportunity to vindicate himself."Thursday, 20th May 1915: Two State Legislatures Ask Georgia's Governor For Clemency For Frank, The Atlanta

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 21st May 1915,PAGE 4, COLUMN 5.Basil Stockbridge, Former Assistant to Solicitor General Dorsey, Signs Petition.Thousands of Atlanta men, including practically every Banker in the City, and Basil Stockbridge, a former aide-de-camp to Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey, have signed their names to Petitions pleading for Commutation for Leo M. Frank. The circulation of these Petitions in the City came to light Thursday at noon when one was passed among the guests at the regular luncheon of the Ad Men in the Hotel Ansley. Twenty-seven of the Fifty present attached Signatures. Among them was Basil Stockbridge, a young

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 22nd May 1915,PAGE 9, COLUMN 1.### Letter to Prison Commission by Judge PowellTexas Solons Ask Commutation.The Third State legislative body to take action on behalf of Leo M. Frank in the widespread movement to bring about Commutation, is the Legislature of Texas, in which was introduced Friday a Resolution signed by a large majority of Representatives making a Plea upon Georgia Authorities for leniency.Another Development in the Frank Case Friday was the Receipt by Governor Slaton and the Prison Commission of a letter from Judge Arthur Powell asserting that the late Judge L. S. Roan, presiding Justice

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 23rd May 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Will Hold Conference Before They Decide Whether to Ask Prison Commission to Commute the Sentence.HOWARD WILL CONDUCT HEARING FOR PRISONER"If Case Comes Before Me I Shall Consider It From Georgia basis," Declares Governor-Elect Harris.There were three important developments yesterday in the Case of Leo M. Frank, whose Petition for a Commutation of Sentence from Death to Life Imprisonment will be heard by the Prison Commission, beginning May 31.First, it was learned that an effort will soon be made to hold a Conference of the Jurors in the Case to learn how they

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 24th May 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.### Agreement Is Reached at Conference of Prominent Members of Atlanta Evangelical Minister's Association.DR. C. B. WILMER VISITS CELL OF THE PRISONER"It Is Not Right to Hang a Man Convicted Under Circumstances Surrounding This Case," Says Dr. J. E. White.Pleading that time be allowed to clear up the Mystery of Mary Phagan's murder, a number of Atlanta's prominent Ministers have banded themselves to secure Commutation of the Sentence of Leo M. Frank from Death to Life Imprisonment.Leaders in the movement are Dr. John F. White, Pastor of the Second Baptist Church, and

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 25th May 1915,PAGE 7, COLUMN 5.The House of Representatives of Texas has adopted a Resolution requesting the Governor of Georgia to commute from Hanging to Life Imprisonment, the Penalty imposed on Leo M. Frank for the killing of Mary Phagan. Other State Legislatures have taken similar action.Ex-Congressman W.M. Howard, who is to represent Frank before the Prison Commission, is in the City. He says that he believes that public opinion is rapidly coming to the conclusion that Frank is either innocent or should have further opportunity of proving his innocence."The people at last doubt Frank's guilt," he

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 26th May 1915,PAGE 9, COLUMN 3.Two State Legislative bodies followed in the wake of the States who have been endorsing Commutation for Leo M. Frank, when the Representatives of Louisiana and Michigan took official action, pleading for Executive Clemency.A Resolution introduced into the House of Representatives when the State Legislature of Louisiana met in Baton Rouge received a favorable vote of thirty-one to four.A similar Resolution in Lansing, Mich., was adopted unanimously. Both Resolutions are being forwarded to Governor John M. Slaton.Another Development in the Frank Case Tuesday was the Request made by the Prisoner to Chicago

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 27th May 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Letter Written in Reply to Query From Pardon Board. Outline of Brief to Be Presented by Frank's Attorneys.Following the Custom of the Board of Pardons to Communicate with the Solicitor General in Criminal Cases coming before it, the State Prison Commission communicated with Solicitor General Hugh Dorsey several days ago, notifying him of the filing of the Application for Commutation to life imprisonment in the Frank Case and asking him if he had anything to say on the Subject.Solicitor Dorsey has replied to Chairman R. E. Davison, of the Board, setting forth

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 28th May 1915,PAGE 7, COLUMN 3.Solicitor Has Not yet Announced Whether He Will Appear Before Prison Commission in Frank Hearing. Committee Coming to Atlanta. Chicago, May 27. Representatives of Leo M. Frank Committee and the Anti-Capital Punishment Society today appointed a Committee to wait upon the Governor of Georgia in the interest of Clemency for Frank, Sentenced to Death. On the Committee are Judge John M. O'Connor, Chief Justice of the Criminal Court; Rev. Johnstone Meyers, Pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church, and Mrs. Mary Blaney Fisher, representing women's Organizations with a membership of 200,000. The Committee will

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 29th May 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.### Testimony as to Death of Mary Phagan Will Be Taken at Jail for Use in Damage Suit#### May Oppose CommutationAs the result of a conference between J. W. Coleman, stepfather of Mary Phagan, and James L. Key, attorney for Mrs. Coleman, in her suit for $10,000 damages against the National Pencil Factory, Mr. Key may appear before the Prison Commission during the course of the Leo Frank commutation hearing and protest against clemency on behalf of the parents of the slain girl.Mr. Key, following the conference, was non-committal, saying that he

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 30th May 1915,PAGE 4, COLUMN 1.United States District Attorney Analyzes Testimony of Negro on Stand and His Three Affidavits. HIS STORY WAS INSPIRED BY GRILLING, HE SAYS Murder Notes Prepared by Conley in Basement, and Without Dictation by Anyone. Declares Attorney.The innocence of Leo M. Frank, and the guilt of Jim Conley of the murder of Mary Phagan are asserted in a lengthy analysis of the Case, which has just been prepared by Hooper Alexander, United States District Attorney, and submitted to the Prison Commission.Mr. Alexander declares he has undertaken this onerous task at the request of

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 31st May 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Solicitor Dorsey Has Not Yet Announced Whether He Will Make Oral Argument Against Clemency.COMMISSIONERS HERE READY FOR HEARINGLarge Number of Delegations Will Appear to Make Appeals for the Prisoner.Chicago Party Arrives.PLEA FOR FRANK."The 200,000 women I represent do not argue the innocence or guilt of Leo Frank. Our Plea is purely Humanitarian. We feel that there is an element of doubt in the Case, and we are supported by the expression from Judge Roan. We think that Frank should be given time to prove either his guilt or innocence. We plead that

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 1st June 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.With the words, "We have perfect confidence Leo Frank will not hang," ex-Congressman William M. Howard closes his appeal for the prisoner.NO COUNTER SHOWING MADE BY PROSECUTION AGAINST COMMUTATIONEx-Governor Foss, T. N. Higginbotham, Dr. J. W. Coughlin, former Mayor of Fall River, Mass.; Mrs. Fisher, of Chicago, and others ask for commutation. Coroner Donehoo asks clemency.When the prosecution failed to make a counter showing against the appeal for commutation for Leo M. Frank, the hearing before the State Prison Commission came to a surprisingly early close Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock. In

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 2nd June 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.### Testimony Will Be Taken at Tower for Use in Mrs. Coleman's Suit Against Pencil FactoryInterest in the case of Leo M. Frank centers today in the meeting at 3 o'clock this afternoon of the prisoner and his accuser, Jim Conley, at the hearing to be held in the Tower in the case of Mrs. J. W. Coleman v. the National Pencil Factory.Luther Z. Rosser, one of the leading counsel for Frank during his trial, represents the Pencil Factory, and is expected to put an interesting line of questions to the Negro

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 3rd June 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.### Negro Goes to Jail, But the Attorneys Had Agreed in Mrs. Coleman's Suit Against Pencil Factory.Agreement on the part of Luther Z. Rosser, Counsel for the National Pencil Factory, to accept the evidence of the Leo M. Frank trial in the Suit for $10,000 damages against his Client by Mrs. J. W. Coleman, mother of Mary Phagan, resulted yesterday in the abandonment of the proposed hearing scheduled at the County Jail.It was proposed that Jim Conley and Leo Frank give testimony before a Deputized Commissioner to the effect that Mary Phagan

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 5th June 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Following consideration of the Leo Frank Case that occupied the entire day, the three members of the State Prison Commission departed Friday afternoon to spend the week-end digesting the Frank data at their homes.During the afternoon, they were interviewed by Mrs. May Futrelle, a Newspaper Writer on The Boston Post, and the wife of the famous Jacques Futrelle, Novelist, who lost his life on the Titanic.It is not expected that a verdict in the Frank Appeal will be given by the Commission until Monday.Ask for Commutation.Rochester, N. Y. June 4. At a

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 6th June 1915,PAGE 2, COLUMN 3.In answer to Handbills that were scattered downtown Friday and Saturday, a large crowd gathered on the Capitol Grounds in the misty rain last night "in Defense of Trial by Jury," as the Handbills read.An address denouncing the invasion of outside influences in Court Cases, such as the Frank Case, was made by Rev. A. C. Hendley, Pastor of the Capitol View Baptist Church. He urged that the Law be allowed to take its course in the Frank Case, and that no Commutation be given the convicted man.He was greeted throughout his

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 7th June 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Sends Letter to Slaton Asking Permission to Appear Before Him to Oppose the Plea for Commutation.SLATON SENDS LETTER TO SOLICITOR DORSEYUnderstood Solicitor Will Present New Affidavits and Protest Against Commutation to Governor.Solicitor Hugh Dorsey will appear before Governor Slaton and make a fight against the Appeal for Commutation for Leo M. Frank. This was definitely established when Correspondence passed between the Solicitor and Governor last week. It is known that Dorsey wrote to Governor Slaton a request that, in the event he was called upon to decide the Frank Case, he be

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 9th June 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.When the Prison Commission Makes Report, Frank's Counsel Will Ask Hearing Soon.The Prison Commission will make its Report to Governor Slaton on the Leo Frank Hearing this morning. This was stated by Commissioners Tuesday afternoon. No inkling of the nature of the Decision, however, would be given.In the event the Report is made as early as this morning, Counsel for the convicted man will appear immediately before Governor Slaton and request him to give them a Hearing at 9 o'clock Thursday morning. They will present an Appeal in Frank's behalf, with possibly

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 10th June 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Slaton Now Becomes Judge and Jury in Famous Case Which Has Been in Courts Over Two Years.FRANK STILL HOPEFUL OF SECURING FREEDOMLawyers for Prisoner and Solicitor Dorsey Will Appear Before Governor Slaton at 10 O'Clock Today.The action of the Board of Pardons yesterday in refusing, by a vote of two to one, to recommend Executive Clemency in the Case of Leo Frank, leaves but one Authority between the condemned man and the Execution of the Court's Order for the Death Penalty and that Authority is the Governor of Georgia.Regardless of the recommendation

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 11th June 1915,PAGE 7, COLUMN 1.George Curram is on trial for his life for the murder of Charlie Maloof in the Fulton Superior Court before Judge Ben Hill. But five Jurors had qualified on Thursday, and the remaining seven will be chosen this morning. J. Boykin, Hughes Roberts, and others, were seated at the table assigned to Defendant's Counsel as the Jurors were being selected Thursday. Assistant Solicitor Stevens swore all the Witnesses in the Case, and asked the Rule. Over forty Witnesses thereupon retired to the Witness Room.Leonard J. Grossman has been employed as the Special

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 12th June 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.Former Governor Jos. BrownWill Appear as Chairman ofProtesting Committee.A Committee headed by former Governor Joseph M. Brown will come from Marietta this morning to appear before Governor Slaton when the final Leo M. Frank Argument is called, and protest against the Appeal for Executive Clemency.The Hearing will begin at 9 o'clock, promptly. The Frank Appeal will be submitted by H. A. Alexander and William M. Howard, the latter of whom will deliver the Argument. Solicitor Dorsey will argue against Commutation.PAGE 5, COLUMN 2DETECTIVE AGENCYSUES HERBERT HAASFOR $394 SERVICESA Suit for $394 was

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 13th June 1915,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Hearing Adjourned at Midday Saturday Until Monday Morning at Request of Solicitor Dorsey.BROWN TAKES STAND AGAINST COMMUTATIONFormer Governor Declares Mercy Should Not Be Permitted to Interfere With the Ends of Justice.Governor Slaton announced Saturday at the first session of the Leo M. Frank Hearing on the Commutation Appeal that he would confine most of Sunday to study of the Frank Case in an effort to conserve time and expedite the Hearing now in progress.An immense mass of documentary evidence, published briefs, and other data has been sent to Governor Slaton's country home,

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 14th June 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### The Governor, Lawyers for Frank and the Solicitor General Spend Sunday Working Hard on Case.### DORSEY WILL PRESENT NEW AFFIDAVITS TODAY### Hearing Will Be Resumed at 9 O'Clock This Morning. A Mass Meeting of Protest Held Sunday.Because of the nearness of the date fixed for the execution, June 22, and of the expedition with which a decision must be reached, the fact that it was a day of rest did not deter activities in the Leo Frank case Sunday.Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey spent much time during the day with colleagues, preparing

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 15th June 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Governor Forced to Adjourn Hearing Monday Afternoon to Take Trip to Athens. Slaton's Decision in Case Expected Either Wednesday or Thursday.STORY TOLD BY CONLEY NECESSARY TO CONVICT FRANK, SAYS HOWARDThe Ex-Congressman Tells Why the Defense Did Not Cross-Examine the State's Witnesses Who Charged That Prisoner's Character Was Bad.While Attorney William Howard was in the midst of an impassioned argument on behalf of Leo M. Frank, Governor John M. Slaton Monday afternoon at 6:10 o'clock adjourned the Hearing on the Commutation Plea at the Capitol until Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock, at which

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 16th June 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Criticizes Statements But Says Resignation Is Best Thing for Party Tells of Trip to Hawaii.Returned from a journey to Hawaii, the strategic military point of the Pacific so far as North America is involved, United States Senator Thomas W. Hardwick made the statement last night that the United States, in the face of widespread lamentation against "National Unpreparedness," had been quietly fortifying the Hawaiian Islands to an extent which makes it impossible for invading forces principally Japanese to penetrate the Pacific Coast.In the course of his interview, he also took occasion to

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 17th June 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Wednesday Consumed by Address of Ex-Congressman Howard, Solicitor Dorsey Making No Reply.DECISION OF GOVERNOR EXPECTED BY SATURDAYAs Soon as Hearing Was Completed, Gov. Slaton Left for Country Home to Study the Records.The Leo M. Frank hearing before Governor John M. Slaton ended with the conclusion of Attorney William Howard's speech yesterday afternoon at 4:10 o'clock following an entire day devoted to argument.Governor Slaton will probably render his decision Friday or Saturday. Just as soon as he could gather documentary evidence, records and other data bearing upon the case, he left for his

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 18th June 1915,PAGE 12, COLUMN 2.Thought Gov. Slaton Will Announce His Decision on Appeal Saturday.Governor Slaton's Decision in the Frank Case Appeal for Commutation will not be announced before Saturday. He has been making an exhaustive study of the Frank Records, and worked in his Library at the Country Home on Peachtree Road until long after midnight this morning."It will not be until I am familiar with every essential Detail of the Case," he stated Wednesday, "that I will reach a Decision."The date of the proposed Execution is next Tuesday, June 22.Friday, 18th June 1915: Leo Frank

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 19th June 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.### No Reprieve Will Be GivenPrisoner on Account of Nearness of Execution Date, However, Says Governor.Governor John M. Slaton will deliver no decision in the Leo Frank case until either Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning on the eve of the date set for execution. This delay is caused by the immense volume of evidence with which the Governor will have to familiarize himself before he decides what to do. Slaton's action, however, will be deferred no longer than Tuesday. There will be no respite for Frank, it was stated definitely last night.

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 20th June 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 3.Expressing confidence that Governor John M. Slaton would commute the sentence of Leo Frank, Attorney William M. Howard, the former congressman who delivered such a masterful speech before the governor in behalf of the doomed man, departed for Augusta Saturday afternoon.He had remained in the city originally, expecting to await the governor's verdict. Press of business affairs at home, however, caused his return to Augusta when it was learned that the governor would make no report until either Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning.Governor Slaton devoted most of Saturday to his study of

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 21st June 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1 AND 3.### Begins Life Sentence#### LEO FRANK**PAGE 1, COLUMN 5****Prisoner Taken Under Guard****To Milledgeville State Farm**To Serve Life Sentence ThereThe sentence of Leo M. Frank, condemned to die for the murder of Mary Phagan on Memorial Day two years ago, was commuted late last night by Governor John M. Slaton to life imprisonment.Late last night, the prisoner was taken out of the jail, under the guard of Sheriff Mangum and a number of his deputies and carried to the Terminal Station. He was placed on Central of Georgia Train No. 8,

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 22nd June 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.### Solicitor General Hugh Dorsey Issues Statement in Which He Says That He Believed That Slaton Was Disqualified to Pass Upon the Case and Declares He Cannot Find in His Statement Single Reason Why Sentence Should Have Been Commuted."I DID MY DUTY," STATES THE GOVERNOR; "INNOCENCE WILL BE PROVED" FRANK Major I. T. Catron and Lieutenant Arnold Parker Injured by Missiles Thrown by Members of the Crowd at the Governor's Home Many Arrests Made by Police During the Day Slaton Hanged in Effigy in Two Cities Monday.Atlanta passed one of the most

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 23rd June 1915,PAGE 9, COLUMN 2.Detachments of the Military and the Governor's Horse Guard remained on duty yesterday and last night in the vicinity of Governor's Country Home, on Peachtree Road, and are still there this morning. Martial Law prevailed within a radius of a half mile of the Home Estate, and a Tented City was thrown up during Tuesday in order that the National Guardsmen might rest and maintain the Military Life necessary to continued Martial Operations.In Milledgeville, Leo M. Frank rested. Today he will be assigned to labor upon the Farm. For the time being

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 24th June 1915,PAGE 12, COLUMN 3.Governor Slaton Keeps in Communication With Prison Authorities.Milledgeville, Ga., June 23. As the result of rumors of a possible attack on the Georgia Prison Farm here, where Leo M. Frank is confined, the number of the Guards on both day and night duty was increased today and an extra Supply of Ammunition was received. Governor Slaton was in communication with Prison Officials and Sheriff S.L. Terry during the day and the Sheriff was directed to call upon the Militia in the event their Services are needed. The Authorities are not inclined to