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The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 7th September 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.Prisoner and His Counsel Are Equally Confident They Will be Able to Get a New Trial on Ground of Outside Influences.Cheers for the Solicitor After Recesses and Applause in Court Will Be Principal Points Urged By Lawyers for Convicted Man.Desperate efforts to save Leo Frank from the gallows, to which he was consigned by sentenced of Judge Roan, are taking definite shape.The trump card of his lawyers will be affidavits or showings of some sort to the effect that certain members of the jury which convicted Frank were deeply biased against him

The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 8th September 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Hugh W. Timothy, 28 years old, the son of a wealthy Chattanooga department store owner and known in Atlanta society circles, was arrested Monday by Harry Scott, of the Pinkertons, on suspicion of having used the mails in a swindling scheme which is said to have already netted young Timonthy more than $1,250 since he started operations in March.Timothy's plan, according to Scott and the postal inspectors, was to advertise that he was in a position to fit applicants for jobs as porters with the Pullman Car Company.They say that the advertisements

The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 9th September 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.MAXIMUM FOR NEGRO IS FOUR YEARSOne Count ChargesMisdemeanor In Protecting Slayer, Another Felony in Concealing Body.Another chapter was written in Georgia's most famous criminal case Tuesday when Jim Conley, the negro whose story played a star part in the conviction of Leo M. Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan, was indicted by the Fulton County Grand Jury on two counts, calling for a maximum penalty of four years' imprisonment.The counts charge, in the first instance, a misdemeanor committed when the negro concealed knowledge of the crime from the authorities, and, in

The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 11th September 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Well-founded rumor were circulated at the State Capitol Thursday morning that Judge L. S. Roan would be appointed to the Superior Court judgeship created by the last Legislature.Although many rumors have gone the rounds, the one forecasting the appointment of Judge Roan is said to strike just a little closer to the mark than the others.One rumor had it that Chief Justice Ben Hill, of the Court of Appeals, would be appointed, being succeeded on the Appeals Court bench by Judge Roan.Thursday, 11th September 1913: Judge Roan Picked To Get Appointment To

The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 12th September 1913,PAGE 6, COLUMN 2.Rumor That He Will Get New Superior Court Judgeship Gains Ground.That Judge L. S. Roan would be appointed to the new Superior Court Judgeship created by the last legislature within the next 80 days was the information Friday.Although no interviews in regard to the appointment have been given out by Governor Slaton, and various rumors as to probable appointees have gone the rounds, the rumor concerning the appointment of Judge Roan is said to hit the mark squarely.Those who are in close touch with the situation point out that the Governor has

The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 13th September 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.More than a hundred spectators witnessed a near fight between Thomas Bishop and Charles Hillier, attorneys, with offices in the Temple Court Building, in Judge Broyles court at police headquarters Saturday afternoon, when Bishop accused Hillier of violating the ethics of the legal profession.The trouble grew out of the case of W. A. Jarell, who shares Hillier's offices, and who was arrested on complaint of G. P. Parks, engineer of the building, who asserted that Jarell signed bonds without being a licensed bondsman.It came out in court that Jarell signed the bonds

The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 14th September 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Chief to Preside at School Where Patrolmen Will Learn Rules of Propriety.Atlanta police are going to school following an official call Saturday night by Chief Beavers, who declared that, although his men were fine fellows, he was not fully satisfied with their etiquette.The first session will be held next Tuesday night.Tentative rules adopted by the Chief indicate such instruction as the proper care of the nails, the how and when to say pardon'"in fact, everything which comes in the category of proper etiquette.School will be divided into three divisions of three platoons

The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 15th September 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Detectives Work on Theory That Guilty Man Will Squander $72,000 Booty.Detective Harry Scott, Atlanta agent of the Pinkertons, said Monday that the hunt for the daring robber who looted the Southern or the Adams Express Company of $72,000 in transit from New York to Savannah and South Georgia banks had narrowed down to two or three express employees, who were being kept under special surveillance.He anticipated an arrest during the day.The centering of suspicion on particular employees has not caused the detectives to relax their vigilance.On the contrary, the closest sort of

The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 16th September 1913.Frank Case and New Bench Appointments Cause Congestionin Court 100 Await Trial.Solicitor General Dorsey is on a still hunt for a judge to conduct the large grist of cases which have piled up since the June term of court. The Frank trial caused all other court busine accumulate, and the recent bench appointments still further have delayed the disposal of several scores of cases.More than one hundred prisoners are in the county jail awaiting trial. Some of them have been there much longer than is usual to hold them before trial. The Solicitor wishes to

  The Atlanta Georgian, Wednesday, 17th September 1913. PAGE 6, COLUMN 5 Attorney Will Permit Him to Plead Guilty Only to Misdemeanor, Judge Sought. Jim Conley's trial on a felony charge as accessory after the fact in the murder of Mary Phagan will be strongly combated by his attorney, William M. Smith, according to an announcement made Tuesday. It is the contention that Conley, on the State's own theory of the crime, is guilty of nothing more than a misdemeanor, and that he can not be tried for a crime of which he is not accused. Two indictments were drawn

The Atlanta Georgian, Wednesday, 17th September 1913. PAGE 20, COLUMN 3 Witnesses Tell Grand Jury Jack- Son Killing Was Justified No Bill' Asked for Newt Lee. That W. D. Partee, a locomotive engineer, who on July 28 shot and killed Samuel Jackson, another engineer, in the yards of the Georgia Railroad, acted in self-defense was the testimony given before the Fulton County Grand Jury when it met Tuesday morning. J. W. Hix, of Etowah, Tenn., an eyewitness to the shooting, testified that Jackson cursed Partee and then attacked him before the latter drew his weapon and fired the fatal bullet.

The atlanta Georgian,Monday, 22nd September 1913,PAGE 7, COLUMN 6.JUDGE ROAN NOTTO HEAR FRANKTRIAL MOTIONFour Superior Judges Will ElectOne of Their Number toPass on Plea.The puzzle in regard to the judge who will hear the motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank as well as the date of the convening of the new branch of the Atlanta Superior Court, was cleared up somewhat Monday when it became known on good authority that Judge Ben Hill, appointed to the new judgeship, would tender his resignation as judge of the Court of Appeals on October 11.Should the motion for a new

The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 24th September 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 2.Chief Beavers received a letter Tuesday morning from George Bodeker, of Birmingham, defending Detective John Black in the latter's recent trouble at Birmingham.Bodeker asserts that Black was not to blame for the fight he had with his prisoner, and declares that the people and police department of Birmingham and do not censure the detective.PAGE 6, COLUMN 1DENTON DENIESLURING GIRLSFROM HOMERearrested as Kidnaper After Re-lease on Habeas Corpus FromCharge of "Suspicion."John L. Denton, the Atlanta contractor who was arrested Tuesday on charges preferred by the parents of two girls he was said to

The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 25th September 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Initiation and Referendum Addedto Old Charter WoodwardDelighted.By the adoption of the initiative, referendum and recall amendment to the city charger the votes of Atlanta can recall Mayor James G. Woodward, Recorder Nash Broyles, Police Chief James Beavers, Fire Chief W. B. Cummings, School Superintendent Slaton, and any of the twenty Councilmen or ten Aldermen, any Board member and any head of a city department, according to a ruling by City Attorney James L. Mayson Thursday.Mayor James G. Woodward and the City Council accept this ruling as final.The Mayor issued a formal statement

The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 26th September 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.Judge L. S. Roan, who pronounced sentence upon Leo M. Frank in Georgia's greatest murder trial, in an informal statement Friday made it plain that he considered it his duty to hear the arguments for a new trial to be made in behalf of the prisoner.Judge Roan's attitude is known to be in line with that of the judges of the Superior Court, one of whom would otherwise have to hear the case.It is considered likely therefore that nothing will be put in the way of Judge Roan hearing the argument and

The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 28th September 1913,PAGE 7, COLUMN 5.Notice of Judge Roan CompelsSolicitor Dorsey to PrepareAnswer By October 11.Who will sit as judge on the appeal of Leo Frank's lawyers for a new trial?Judge L. S. Roan, eager to dispose of all his Superior Court cases before he takes the seat on the Court of Appeals bench to which he was appointed. Saturday requested Solicitor General Dorsey to have all pending motions set for October 4 and October 11. He expressed at the same time the hope that the Frank motion be decided, so far as the Superior Court is

The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 29th September 1913,PAGE 11, COLUMN 4.Dorsey Can Not Tell if He WillBe Ready by Saturday, andRosser Says Nothing.Postponement of the hearing of the motion next Saturday for a new trial for Leo M. Frank, convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, appeared certain Monday, according to information from various authoritative sources.The probabilities of the motion being heard before Judge Roan, the trial judge, were as much in doubt as ever, despite the fact that Judge Roan has expressed a desire to see the case disposed of before he retries from the bench, as well as the desire

The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 30th September 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.SOLICITOR EXPECTED TO SEEK DELAYDefense to File Plea for New TrialWednesday State FacesDifficult Task.Fight for the life of Leo M. Frank, sentenced to be hanged Oct 10, 1913, for the murder of Mary Phagan, will assume activity Wednesday, when the papers in the motion for a new trial will be filed by attorneys for the defense.Solicitor Hugh Dorsey will begin an examination of the papers immediately in an effort to complete his answer by Saturday, the date set for the hearing of the motion for a new trial.Regardless of the success or

The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 1st October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1, 5, & 6.PAGE 1, COLUMN 5SOLICITOR EXPECTED TO SEEK DELAYDefense to File Plea for New Trial Wednesday " State Faces Difficult TaskFight for the life of Leo M. Frank, sentenced to be hangedOctober 10 for the murder of Mary Phagan, will assume activityWednesday, when the papers in the motion for a new trial will befiled by the attorneys for the defense.Solicitor Hugh Dorsey will begin an examination of thepapers immediately in an effort to complete his answer bySaturday, the date set for the hearing of the motion for a newtrial.Regardless of

The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 2nd October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Citing 115 counts wherein the count is declared to have erred inthe trial of Leo M. Frank, Luther Z. Rosser Wednesday fled withthe criminal court a motion for a new trial for the pencil factorysuperintendent, sentenced to hang October 10 for the murder ofMary Phagan.The motion, contained in nearly two hundred typewrittensheets, includes an exhaustive research of the trial and eachcount, as it is brought out, is dissected.The motion will be placed in the hands of Solicitor Dorsey forhis inspection and reply and the first hearing will be given onOctober 4.Principal among

The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 3rd October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1, 3, 4, 5 & 7.PAGE 1, COLUMN 1PAGE 1, COLUMN 3Slaton SetsDaysFor ClemencyPleasGovernor Slaton has promulgated a rule that hereafterpetitions for clemency will be heard in the executive offices onthe fourth Thursday and Friday of each month.The Governor is forced to the adoption of this rule in order tofind time for other public business.PAGE 1, COLUMNS 4 &5TWO FRANKJURORSCHARGEDWITH BIASJ. A. HENSLEEMARCELLUS JOHENNINGPAGE 1, COLUMN 4Court toRelieveCongestionat JailIn order to alleviate the crowded condition of the FultonCounty jail. Judge Calhoun of the Criminal Court of Atlanta, willopen court next Monday in

The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 4th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1, 5, 6, 7, & 8.PAGE 1, COLUMN 1SENSATIONAL CHARGE INFRANK CASEPAGE 1, COLUMNS 5,6, & 7CHARGESPREJUDICEAGAINST FRANKJURORC. P. STOUGH.PAGE 1, COLUMN 8PREJUDICEDENIEDBYTHOSEONPANELC. P. Stough Deposes ThatA. H.Henslee ShowedAnimus Be-fore Being Drawn.With members of the Frank trial jury rallying to the defenseof their comrades accused of bias and prejudice, the revelationwas made Friday that, in a sealed deposition to be used by thedefense. A. A. Henslee, one of the jurors, is accused of havingmade this statement before he was chosen as one of the twelvemen to try the factory superintendent:I believe Frank

The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 5th October 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 2.Daily SundayGeorgian AmericanOctober 4th 1913.At the request of the management of The Atlanta Georgianand The Sunday American, I personally examined on Friday afternoon their various circulation statements, in detail. This workrequired sometime, but it was willingly given, because I regardthese newspapers as enterprises of which all Georgia should beproud. The figures the papers furnish, under oath, to the postalauthorities show a marvelous growth for the time The Georgianand Sunday American have been in Mr. Hearst's hands"particularly The Sunday American, which is only six months old.These circulation figures I have checked up and

The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 5th October 1913,PAGE 5.Hearing of Motion for New Trial IsPostponed on Motion of SolicitorDorsey. Henslee Indignantly DeniesAllegation That He Was Biased.Confronted by 173 pages of alleged errors made by the trial judge, nine volumes of evidence and a mass of affidavits charging prejudice on the part of the jury. Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey and his assistant, A. H. Stephens, Monday morning will begin in earnest their work of combating the legal issues raised by the defense in its motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank, superintendent of the National pencil factory, convicted of the

The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 6th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1 & 8.Hearing on New Trial Motion Is PostponedPREJUDICE OF JURORS CHARGEDBYMANYHenslee, Accused,Threatens SuitAgainst Maker ofAffidavit.Denies He WasBiased.With Leo M. Frank's sentence respited indefinitely, and thehearing on his lawyers' motion postponed for a week, newsensations were sprung in the fight for the convicted factorysuperintendent's life with the revelation Saturday of the contentsof a mass of affidavits charging prejudice against A. H. Hensleyand Marcellus Johenning, members of the trial jury.Most of the fire is directed at Henslee, who is charged bymany persons with having expressed violent feelings on the casebefore he was chosen

The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 7th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 8.Defense Claims It has NewandPositive Proof of BiasAccusa-tions Against HensleeA. H. Henslee, of the jury that convicted Leo M. Frank, madehis bitterly denunciator remarks against the defendant in thehearing of a far greater number of persons than already havemade depositions, according to information in the possession ofFrank's attorneys.While the prisoner's lawyers are busy building up their plea,Solicitor General Hugh Dorsey is working ceaselessly preparing todemolish their arguments for a new trial.We have the names of a great many other persons to whomHenslee expressed his opinion of Frank's guilt and his hope thathe

The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 8th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Men Who Accuse HensleeofPrejudice of Highest Type,Says Stiles Hopkins.Attorneys for Leo M. Frank announced Wednesday that theyinvited an attack upon the truth and veracity of the men whomade depositions against Juror A. H. He, charging bias andprejudice, just for the purpose demonstrating conclusively thatevery person has made an affidavit is unimpeachable and a manof recognized character and honesty.The State and the defense both are confident over theprobable outcome of the motion for a new trial which will beheard Saturday.Stiles Hopkins, one of the firm of Rosser, Brandon, Slaten &Phillips, obtained a number

The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 9th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Letter From DorseyRequestsJudge Roan to LetArgu-ments GoOver.A letter received in Atlanta Thursday from Solicitor Dorseymade certain the postponement of arguments for a new trial forLeo M. Frank, which were to have been heard Saturday by JudgeRoan.The letter intimated that the Solicitor and his assistant, A. E.Stephens, who are now in Valdosta would not return to this citybefore next Wednesday or Thursday. Mr. Dorsey requested thatJudge Roan be asked to postpone, in addition to the Frankarguments, hearings on Five other motions which scheduled forSaturday. This will clean the Sophens, who are now in

The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 10th October 1913,PAGE 8, COLUMN 1.Author, Unembittered,ExpectedTo Write AboutInjustices ofU. S. Penal System.Julian Hawthorne is preparing to leave the Atlanta FederalPrison October 15, the date of the expiration of his sentence withgood time deducted.Hawthorne, whose attitude since his incarceration hasgenerally been one of reserve and reticence, desires to go fromthe prison without any notice or publicity, and for this reason theprison officials are maintaining the utmost secrecy as to the exacttime of the day that he will leave the grim building which has heldhim nearly a year.The distinguished author is said not to have been embitteredin the

The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 11th October 1913,PAGE 8, COLUMN 1.Another Juror May BeChargedWith Bias"AccusedCheer-ful, Aiding Counsel.Counsel for Leo M. Frank made ready Friday to file furtherdepositions to support their arguments for a new trial which willbe made Saturday, October 18, before Judge L. S. Roan. It isunderstood the name of at least one more juror, in no to A. H.Henslee and Marcellus Johenning, will be mentioned in theaffidavits as guilty or prejudice.Frank's lawyers say they have uncovered what they regardas practically conclusive evidence of violent dislike and bias onthe part of a third juror.Several depositions are expected to be filed respecting

The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 12th October 1913,PAGE 6, COLUMN 2.Daily Sunday - Georgian AmericanOctober 4th 1913.At the request of the management of The Atlanta Georgianand The Sunday American, I personally examined on Friday afternoon their various circulation statements, in detail. This workrequired sometime, but it was willingly given, because I regardthese newspapers as enterprises of which all Georgia should beproud. The figures the papers furnish, under oath, to the postalauthorities show a marvelous growth for the time The Georgianand Sunday American have been in Mr. Hearst's hands"particularly The Sunday American, which is only six months old.These circulation figures I have checked

The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 13th October 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 4.Citizens Declare ThatHensleeHas Not Been in TownSinceTrial's Close.Renewing their attack upon Juror A. H. Henslee, one of thetwelve men who convicted Leo M. Frank of the murder of MaryPhagan, the attorneys for the defense Monday obtained affidavitsfrom J. J. Nunnally and W. L. Ricker, of Monroe, Ga., in which thetwo men reiterated their charges bias and prejudice againstHenslee and replied to his statement that he uttered hisdenunciation of Frank after, and not before the trial.Nunnally and Ricker asserted in their second affidavit that sofar as they knew Henslee had not been in

The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 14th October 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 5.Equips Himself for Bitter Fight Against New Trial Demand of Frank's Lawyers.Armed with affidavits from A. H. Henslee and every othermember of the Frank jury whose fairness has been placed undersuspicion, Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey will return to AtlantaTuesday night to continue the preparation of his answer to themotion for a new trial made by Frank's lawyers.With his assistant, A. W. Stephens, the Solicitor has beenworking day and night on the monumental task of reviewing thehundreds of pages of typewritten manuscript submitted by thedefense in the elaboration of their 115 reasons

The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 15th October 1913,PAGE 15, COLUMN 1.Equips Himself for Bitter Fight Against New Trial Demand of Frank's Lawyers.Armed with affidavits from A. H. Henslee and every othermember of the Frank jury whose fairness has been placed undersuspicion, Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey will return to AtlantaTuesday night to continue the preparation of his answer to themotion for a new trial made by Frank's lawyers.With his assistant, A. W. Stephens, the Solicitor has beenworking day and night on the monumental task of reviewing thehundreds of pages of typewritten manuscript submitted by thedefense in the elaboration of their 115 reasons

The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 16th October 1913,PAGE 14, COLUMN 1.Solicitor General Dorsey entered at once into the fight toprevent a new trial for Leo M. Frank on his return to AtlantaWednesday morning. He came to this city to complete hispreparation for the arguments set for hearing next Saturdaybefore Judge L. S. Roan. For a week and a half, he had beenworking almost continually on the case in Valdosta, where hewent with his assistant. A. E. Stephens, to avoid interruption.The Solicitor was immersed Wednesday in a flood of lettersand court documents that had accumulated during his absence.He was fearful that he would

The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 17th October 1913,PAGE 8, COLUMN 6.Declare Henslee's Statement That He Made Alleged Remarks After Trial Is Wrong.Another shot was fired Friday at A. H. Henslee, one of theFrank jurors accused of bias and prejudice.The fresh attack came from Sparta residents who werearoused to indignation by the statement of Henslee that he madethe remarks they credited to him since and not before the trial.They denied Henslee's declaration in a communication forwardedWednesday to Frank's attorneys, and asserted they had not seenHenslee since the trial.Their reply to Henslee's defense was much to the sameeffect as that of Nunnally and Ricker,

The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 18th October 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 3.Fight for New Trial to Open BeFore Judge Roan Next Wednesday Morning.The way was cleared Saturday for the actual beginning ofthe fight over the motion to give Leo M. Frank, convicted of themurder of Mary Phagan, a new trial. The battle will open beforeJudge Roan Wednesday with both sides primed for a vigorouscontest in which charges against jurors accused of bias will play alarge part.The defense, headed by Luther Z. Rosser, relies in large parton the evidence showing that Juror A. H. Henslee expressedviolent animus to Frank before the trial opened, winning

The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 19th October 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 3.Charges of Bias Against Jurors Will Play Leading Part In Arguments.DEFENSE OPPOSES DELAYJudge Roan and Solicitor Dorsey Also Urge HasteState Has Big Task.The way was cleared Saturday for the actual beginning ofthe fight over the motion to give Leo M. Frank, convicted of themurder of Mary Phagan, a new trial. The battle will open beforeJudge Roan Wednesday with both sides primed for a vigorouscontest in which charges against jurors accused of bias will play alarge part.The defense, headed by Luther Z. Rosser, relies in large parton the evidence showing that Juror A.

The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 20th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Fight for New Trial to Open Before Judge Roan Next Wednesday Morning.The way was cleared Saturday for the actual beginning ofthe fight over the motion to give Leo M. Frank, convicted of themurder of Mary Phagan, a new trial. The battle will open beforeJudge Roan Wednesday with both sides primed for a vigorouscontest in which charges against jurors accused of bias will play alarge part.The defense, headed by Luther Z. Rosser, relies in large parton the evidence showing that Juror A. H. Henslee expressedviolent animus to Frank before the trial opened, winning

The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 21st October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1, 3, & 7.PAGE 1, COLUMN 3FLASHLIGHT AT THE POLICE STATION OF MYSTERIOUS WITNESS PRINCIPALSJ. C. Shirley,the merchantnamed byFisher asMary Phagan'sslayer.On the leftI. W. Fisher,The mysterywitness isSeen facingChief ofDetectivesLanford.PAGE 1, COLUMN 7DETECTIVES SEEK TO REVEAL PLOT AGAINST FURNITURE MERCHANTPolice, Tuesday, considered the exoneration of J. C. Shirleycomplete. Charles J. Graham, attorney for the man accused by IraW. Fisher of the murder of Mary Phagan, and that was as yetundecided whether Fisher's accusations were the ravings of adiseased and dope-steeped mind or the first evidence of a deep-laid plot with Fisher as the

The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 22nd October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1 & 4.New Trial For Frank Opposed in Thirty AffidavitsPAGE 1, COLUMN 4TWO JURORS DEFENDED OF BIASProbity of Henslee and Johenning Upheld Influence of Cheering on Jury DeniedSome 30 affidavits to support the State's contention that Leo M. Frank had a fair trial were made public Tuesday by Solicitor Dorsey.They will be used Wednesday in the fight against the defense's motion for a new trial before Judge L. S. Roan.Some of the affidavits defend the probity and character of A. H. Henslee and M. Johenning, jurors who were accused of bias; some

The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 23rd October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1, 4, & 7.PAGE 1, COLUMN 4ROSSER, FRANK'S ATTORNEY, AND JUDGE ROAN ON WAY TO COURTJudge L. S. Roan.Luther Z. RosserPAGE 1, COLUMN 7CERTIFIES TO CHEERS IN COURT;HEARING MAY GO ON ALL WEEKProspects for a new trial for Leo M. Frank were made much brighter Wednesday afternoon by Judge Roan's certification of the defense's description of the disorder and demonstration in the courtroom on various occasions during Frank's trial.The judge's official approval of this fact as a ground for argument will give the defense an invaluable advantage when the arguments begin, and

The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 24th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1 & 7.DORSEY PLANNING TO MEET NEW ATTACK ON CONLY'S TESTIMONYOnly an agreement on a few disputed points remained to be accomplished on the resumption of the hearing on a new trial for Leo M. Frank Friday.The entire 115 reasons had been reviewed at the close of Thursday afternoon's session, but several of them were left unapproved to await an investigation of the records of the case by Solicitor Dorsey.The arguments were to start immediately on the approval of all the reasons.Two of the reasons, the alleged bias of A. H. Henslee

The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 25th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Reuben R. Arnold, in the opening argument of the defense in behalf of a new trial for Leo M. Frank Friday afternoon in the library of the State Capitol, made a dramatic comparison of the Frank trial with the "ritual murder" trial now in progress in Keiff, Russia.Attorney Arnold declared that as horrible as is that travesty on justice in Keiff, that in Atlanta last August was no less horrible.He made a bigger commentary upon the prejudice and mob spirit with which he said the defense was confronted at every turn."We have

The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 26th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Curious Crowd BarredWhile the Lawyers Grow Personal in Encounters on More Than One Hundred Technical Points.Dorsey and Rosser Clash Jurors Are Attacked by the Defense.Alleged Prejudice of Spectators at the Trial Brought Up.An uncompromising attitude was struck by Solicitor Dorsey and the State's forces at the very first of the hearing on the motion for a new trial for Leo Frank, convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, and was maintained until the close of the hearing Saturday.The Solicitor, conscious that the advantage lies with the State, at times laughed at the

The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 27th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Attorney Arnold, for Frank, Says Juror Pleased to Get on Panel to Hang Accused.A recess in the hearing on a new trial for Leo M. Frank was taken at 3:45 o'clock Saturday afternoon as Attorney Reuben Arnold was in the midst of a scathing denunciation of A. H. Henslee, who, the lawyer declared, had lain in wait in cold blood to get on the jury that he might use his influence in convicting the defendant."He got there for no other purpose," asserted the lawyer."The affidavits show that Henslee deliberately went into the

The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 28th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 8.Dorsey's Assistant Makes Only Short Speech in Attack on Defense's Prejudice Charges.Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey began Monday afternoon the State's reasons for opposing a new trial for Leo M. Frank with the same dogged persistence on every point that who for him the conviction of Frank.He arrayed his arguments against a new trial and maintained that they were sufficient to prevent the court from over-ruling the verdict.He characterized Attorney Arnold's arguments as a "three day harangue of piffle, most of which consisted of vilification and abuse."The Solicitor devoted all the time

The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 29th October 1913,PAGE 4, COLUMNS 1 & 7.DORSEY DEFENDS CONLEY TESTIMONYMaking a determined stand in behalf of the admissibility bearing on that part of Jim Conley's testimony which had to do with Leo Frank's moral conduct, Solicitor Dorsey Tuesday afternoon neared the close of his argument in opposition to the motion for a new trial made by Frank's lawyers.The Solicitor read numerous legal citations which enumerated cases where evidence of this nature had been admitted to show the likelihood of the defendant's guilt in respect to the charge for which he was on trial.Mr. Dorsey touched briefly

The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 30th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 8.Declares Negro's TestimonyImpeached by State's Own Witness.Leo M. Frank's alibi on the day Mary Phagan was murdered was reserved as the crowning point of his argument for a new trial by Luther Z. Rosser Wednesday afternoon.The Frank attorney contended that the alibi, which he represented as iron-clad, was an added and clinching reason for another trial for the convicted man.Rosser closed his argument shortly before 5 o'clock and the case went over to Judge Roan for his decision.The alibi, Mr. Rosser asserted, was given its final touch of stability by one of

The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 31st October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 8.RULING WILL BE KNOWN FRIDAYJudge L. S. Roan, who has under consideration the motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank, was in conference Thursday with Judge George L. Bell.Neither would discuss to what extent, if to any, the Frank case had been the subject of their talk.Judge Bell, when questioned on the matter, said:"There was nothing to it, Judge Roan and myself have been friend's a long time and ours was simply a friendly conversation. There was nothing of an official nature to it."Judge Roan will make the announcement of

The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 1st November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.JUDGE L. S. ROAN, WHO RENDERED DECISION DENYING A NEW TRIALPAGE 1, COLUMN 6"The jury was Convinced; it is my duty to deny a new trail," said Judge Roan.PAGE 1, COLUMN 7DEFENSE GETS READY FOR FINAL STAND IN FIGHT TO SAVE FRANKClose upon the defeat of their motion for a new trial, the attorneys for Leo M. Frank, convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, began Friday the draft of the bill of exceptions which will take the case to the Supreme Court of the State.The new trial was denied by Judge

The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 2nd November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Admission of Court In Denying New Trial That He Was Not Convinced Either of Guilt or Innocence Creates Sensation.'Old Police Reporter' Finds Lawyers Who Believe Admission of Doubt Was Attempt to Right Judicial Wrong by Only Possible Means.By an Old Police Reporter.The speech of Judge L. S. Roan delivered when he refused to grant a new trial to Leo M. Frank has thrown the famous case "wide open," so to speak.Incidentally it has served to deepen the mystery, which so many believed was solved in August when the jury returned a verdict

The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 3rd November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Georgian's ReportMade the RecordThe Georgian's report of Judge L. S. Roan's remarkable expression of doubt in refusing to grant Leo M. Frank a new trial was Saturday incorporated into the official bill of exceptions by common consent of Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey, Luther Rosser, and the court itself.Mr. Dorsey objected to the report of the Judge's words as first given in the bill by Frank's lawyers and the difficulty was solved by accepting The Georgian's version.It is probably the first time in court history that a newspaper report of a legal proceeding

The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 4th November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.ASSERTS GUN TOTING IS MENACENew Justice Tells Body It Must NotSpareLiquor LawViolators Judge Ben Hill, in his first official act as a member of the Superior Court bench, Monday opened a campaign against illegal traffic in intoxicants, with especial reference to locker clubs which may be violating the prohibition laws.Charging his first Grand Jury, he urged the most careful inquiry into the conditions under which the locker clubs are operating, and if any were found to be disregarding the law in any way to indict the men operating them."There are rumors that

The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 5th November 1913,PAGE 11, COLUMN 2.Attorneys Hold That Roan's ExpressedDoubt Will Make Rehearing Assured.Attorneys for Leo M. Frank Tuesday made the declaration that the Supreme Court of Georgia could avoid giving their client a new trial only by upsetting a well-established precedent and by reversing every Supreme Court decision which has borne on the trial judge's duty to set aside a verdict of guilty for which he is not convinced there was sufficient warrant.Roan's Position Clear."Judge Roan went out his way to make his stand in the matter perfectly clear. He mentioned that the case had given

The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 6th November 1913,PAGE 11, COLUMN 2."So many people mispronounce the name of the senior Senator from Wisconsin," said Wiliam Schley Howard to-day, "and there really is no difficulty whatever about it. It is pronounced the easiest way imaginable simply 'La Fo-let.' The accent is on the 'Fol.'""So many people undertake to give it a French twist and pronounce it 'La Fol-ay,' while others insist upon 'La Fol-ette,' with the accent on the 'ette.'""Both of these pronunciations are out of the ordinary and much harder to get away with than just plain 'La Fol-et!'""Really, 'La Fol-et' is all

The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 10th November 1913,PAGE 4, COLUMN 7.It is expected that Jim Conley, the negro whose testimony featured the trial of Leo M. Frank, will be taken before Judge Ben H. Hill, in the Fulton County Criminal Court, Tuesday morning and plead guilty to the charges against him as accessory to the killing of Mary Phagan.The attorneys for Conley have not stated whether they will go to a trial or whether they simply will have the negro plead guilty and ask fort the mercy of the court.At the Solicitor's office, though, it is understood he will plead guilty.Conley has

The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 11th November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.It is expected that Jim Conley, the negro whose testimony featured the trial of Leo M. Frank, will be taken before Judge Ben H. Hill, in the Fulton County Criminal Court, Tuesday morning and plead guilty to the charges against him as accessory to the killing of Mary Phagan.The attorneys for Conley have not stated whether they will go to a trial or whether they simply will have the negro plead guilty and ask fort the mercy of the court.At the Solicitor's office, though, it is understood he will plead guilty.Conley has

The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 12th November 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 8.TO PLEAD GUILTY AS AID TO FRANKTwo Indictments as Accessory in Phagan CasePending NegroWill Deny Felony Charge.Jim Conley, the State's star witness against Leo M. Frank and an admitted accessory after the fact in the murder of Mary Phagan, was taken from the Tower Wednesday morning to await the calling of his case in the court of Judge Ben H. Hill.Two indictments were found against Conley by the Fulton County Grand Jury.Both charged him with being accessory after the fact, but one of the indictments involved only a misdemeanor while the other

The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 13th November 1913,PAGE 9, COLUMN 4.That the disposition of the cases against Jim Conley, negro accuser of Leo M. Frank, convicted of the murderer of Mary Phagan, will be no mere cut-and-dried affair was indicated Thursday afternoon when Jim was taken before Judge Ben Hill.The two cases one charging a felony and the other a misdemeanor were read, and then Solicitor Dorsey announced that he wanted the case tried on its merits.Judge Hill said he would hear the case Friday morning.W. M. Smith, the negro's lawyer, was in court ready to demand that his client be tried.There

The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 14th November 1913,PAGE 4, COLUMN 4.Luther Rosser and Reuben Arnold, Frank's attorneys Friday opposed each other in the Federal Court when the Texas Oil Company filed a bill of equity to prevent T. E. Purcell from pushing his case in the Fulton County Court.Rosser is representing the Texas Company and Arnold appears for Purcell.Purcell alleges he made a contract with the Texas company for 49,000 barrels of gasoline the company failed to deliver.The price advanced and Purcell claims he could have made a quarter of a million profit.PAGE XXX, COLUMN 5CONLEY TRIAL ON MERITS ASKED BY DORSEYThat

The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 15th November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Luther Rosser and Reuben Arnold, Frank's attorneys Friday opposed each other in the Federal Court when the Texas Oil Company filed a bill of equity to prevent T. E. Purcell from pushing his case in the Fulton County Court.Rosser is representing the Texas Company and Arnold appears for Purcell.Purcell alleges he made a contract with the Texas company for 49,000 barrels of gasoline the company failed to deliver.The price advanced and Purcell claims he could have made a quarter of a million profit.PAGE 8, COLUMN 4Frank FilesReasons for New TrialPHAGAN CASE IN

The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 16th November 1913,PAGE XXX, COLUMN 1.Smith Demands Speedy Hearing, But None Is Likely Until the Phagan Decision.Rumor was current Saturday, after the filling with the Supreme Court of the bill of exceptions and brief of evidence to be used in arguing for a new trial for Leo M. Frank that Jim Conley, despite the determined efforts of his attorney to obtain an immediate hearing, would not be placed on trial as an accessory in the murder of many Phagan until after the Supreme Court disposes of Frank's petition for a new trial.W. M. Smith, Conley's counsel, repealed

The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 17th November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 8.PHAGAN CASE IN SUPREME COURTArgument To Be Set for December 15 and Final Decision May Be Made by March.All doubt as to when the arguments will be heard by the Supreme Court in the Frank case was set at rest Saturday, when the bill of exceptions, properly certified, was filed with the clerk of the court for record.This means the case will go on the calendar for argument on December 15, although actual argument may not be heard for three or four days thereafter.Arguments in the case may be made either orally

The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 18th November 1913,PAGE XXX, COLUMN 4.Negro's Counsel Tuesday Will Demand Immediate Hearing, Attitude SurprisesDorsey.The absence from the city W. M. Smith attorney for Jim Conley, prevented the calling of Jim Conley's case Monday on the charge of being an accessory after the fact in the murder of Mary Phagan.Smith declared before he left for Macon, where he will appear as counsel in a white slave case, that he would fight every further effort to delay the trial of Conley.He said that at once upon his return to Atlanta, he would file a demand upon the court for

The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 20th November 1913,PAGE XXX, COLUMN 4.That a further postponement of the trial of Jim Conley, the negro witness in the Phagan case, will be bitterly fought, was the declaration of W. M. Smith, Conley's attorney, Thursday.Attorney Smith stated that he would hold a conference with Solicitor Dorsey and Judge Ben Hill, in whose court the trial will be heard, Thursday afternoon when he would protest against a further delay in the hearing of his client's case, and would urge its immediate disposal.Solicitor Dorsey Thursday stated, however, that the negro's trial had been put off indefinitely.Conley, who is

The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 21st November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.That a further postponement of the trial of Jim Conley, the negro witness in the Phagan case, will be bitterly fought, was the declaration of W. M. Smith, Conley's attorney, Thursday.Attorney Smith stated that he would hold a conference with Solicitor Dorsey and Judge Ben Hill, in whose court the trial will be heard, Thursday afternoon when he would protest against a further delay in the hearing of his client's case, and would urge its immediate disposal.Solicitor Dorsey Thursday stated, however, that the negro's trial had been put off indefinitely.Conley, who is

The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 25th November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 8.Jim Conley, when sensational story helped to convict Leo M. Frank of the murder of Mary Phagan, was taken once more from his cell in the Tower Tuesday to the courthouse.Solicitor Dorsey said he was not sure that Conley's case would be reached.W. M. Smith, Conley's lawyer, has insisted that his case be settled at once, and will urge Judge Hill to pass sentence or give him a jury trial.It seemed likely Tuesday that the negro would, with his lawyer's consent, have the facts presented to the court and not insist on

The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 26th November 1913,PAGE 12, COLUMN 5.EditorThe Georgian:I herewith enclose a communication for publication, if you see fit to accept same.There is really some doubt in my mind as to whether you will publish his article for the reason that I have failed to see a single article in your paper defending this court trial of Leo Frank.However, I am going to assume that you will be fair enough to allow both sides of the case to be presented to your readers.I have been a constant reader of your paper practically from its first issue; a good many

The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 6th December 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.CITY CLEAN NOW, SAYS CHIEF"The Law and Noble Policemen My Weapons in Fight," He Writes in Magazine."All the good people of any city have to do is to stand together and the gates of hell will not prevail against them the good people of Atlanta would never tolerate a return to old conditions under any circumstances."This declaration as to the moral status of Atlanta is made by Police Chief James L. Beavers in a special signed article in The Detective, of Chicago, which has devoted an entire section of its December number

The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 12th December 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 8.BRIEFS FOR FINAL LIFEBATTLE READYTrialJudge Termed "Vacillating" by Defense Attorneys Hearing Likely to Start Monday.Severe criticism is made of Judge L. S. Roan for certain phases of his conduct of the trial of Leo M. Frank and for his refusal to grant a new trial, even though he himself had doubt as to the defendant's guilt, in the brief and argument prepared by Frank's lawyers to be presented to the Supreme Court of Georgia next Monday.The document was received from the printers Thursday.The brief of evidence, another bulky document, will be completed

The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 13th December 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 8.MOB TRIED FRANK, IS DEFENSE CHARGEBoth SidesCriticize Court in Long BriefsFiled in Appeal to Supreme Court.Judge L. S. Roan, presiding judge in the famous Frank trial, Friday trial, Friday found himself between two raking fires of criticism.The bombardment was opened by the defense in the great legal battle.Weak and vacillating in his conduct of the case, disposed to shirk his duty as a judge, unable to rule his court with a firm and just hand these are the charges buried at him in the brief and argument of the defense lawyers.If the

The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 15th December 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 8.NEW TRIAL PLANNED AT START, HE SAYSProsecutor Calls Grounds Submitted by Defense "Hodgepodge" and "Catch All."That Leo Prank's lawyer are engaged in a "post-mortem" attempt to obtain a new trial for their client is the charge repeatedly made in the brief and argument completed Saturday by Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey and served upon the attorneys for the defense.Some of the grounds for a new trial advanced by the defense Dorsey characterizes as "hodgepodge and catch all," and ridicules the assertion that Frank was tried by a mob rather than by a

The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 16th December 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 8.FELDER TO TALK FOR STATENEXTJustices Likely Will Try to Reach Decision on Appeal by the End of January.Repeating his vehement assertions that Leo M. Frank is without a vestige of legal or moral right, to any sort of respite from the hangman's noose, Solicitor Dorsey concluded his address before the Supreme Court of Georgia Tuesday in opposition to a new trial for the factory superintendent.The Solicitor maintained that Frank had obtained a fair and impartial trial, despite the assertion to the contrary of counsel for the defense.He said that nothing essentially prejudicing

The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 17th December 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 8.FELDER HIT BY ROSSER IN FINAL PLEAA third time within less than four months the fate of Leo M. Frank hangs in the balance.Arguments in the appeal for a new trial were concluded Tuesday before the Supreme Court by an eloquent and scathing address by Luther Z. Rosser, chief of counsel for the convicted man.When adjournment was taken at 1 o'clock by Justices Atkinson, Evans and Hill the case was in their hands for consideration.Frank and his friends first awaited the outcome of the charges of murder against him on August 25

The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 18th December 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Impartial observers, people with minds unprejudiced and free of bias, must have sighed a weight of sincere relief from their souls when, at last, the arguments closed in the Supreme Court hearing of the Frank case, and that famous cause had been given finally into the keeping of Georgia's highest court of review.The public generally will incline to think that little if anything of further light was thrown upon the case by either side to the controversy, so far as the oratorical efforts pro and con were concerned in the Supreme Court.And,

The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 20th December 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.DISTORTION OF FACTS IS ALLEGEDSolicitor's Statement as to Time Slip Taken From Factory Is Vigorously Assailed.Attorneys for Leo M. Frank announced Friday that they were engaged in the preparation of a supplemental brief, in which they proposed to call to the attention of the Supreme Court of Georgia portions of Solicitor General Dorsey's argument and brief, which, they assert, are filled with glaring misstatements and misrepresentations.One of the statements of the Solicitor which the defense is attacking most vigorously in its supplemental brief is in reference to the time slip taken out

The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 27th December 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 4.Judge's Doubt as to Guilt or Innocence of Prisoner Subject of Extended ArgumentJudge L. S. Roan's doubt as to the guilt or innocence of Leo M. Frank, given expression at the time the motion for a new trial was overruled, will be the subject of an extended argument in the supplemental brief to be filed Saturday with the Supreme Court by the attorneys for the defense.Because of Attorney General Felder's vigorous argument before the Supreme Court, attacking the validity of the incorporation of Judge Roan's expression of doubt in the bill of

The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 18th February 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### STATEMENT ISSUED BY PRISONERDeclares Prosecutors Have Made Great Mistake, but He is of Forgiving Mind.Detective W. J. Burns, in Atlanta to lecture, said this afternoon he had been employed to investigate all circumstances of Mary Phagan's death. He will be assisted by Dan Lehon, of New Orleans, superintendent of the Southern Burns Agencies."I have been engaged merely to see if there are any possible clews that have been overlooked," said Mr. Burns.Leo M. Frank, in his first extended utterance since he was placed in a cell at the Fulton

The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 19th February 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### PAGE 1, COLUMN 8**BURNS MEN HUNT NEW EVIDENCE**"We're Going to Go Deep. No Matter Whom It Hits," Declares Famous Sleuth.Luther Rosser and Reuben Arnold were in conference Thursday for several hours completing the motion for a rehearing of arguments before the Supreme Court on a new trial for Leo Frank. They were planning to submit the motion later in the day.The motion covers several typewritten pages and refers especially to the strong opinion submitted by Justices Fish and Beck dissenting from the recent majority opinion that Frank was given

The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 20th February 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### STATE HID FACTS TO CONVICT, HE SAYSDefense Roasts Dorsey and Harris, Declaring Other Developments May Come.Hints at a Virtual Conspiracy between Solicitor Dorsey and Dr. H. F. Harris to hang Leo Frank were uttered Friday evening by Luther Z. Rosser in his comments on the latest development in the famous Phagan murder mystery the statement of Dr. Harris that the strands of hair found on the lathe on the second floor of the National Pencil Factory were not Mary Phagan's, as the jury which tried Frank was led to

The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 21st February 1914,6th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### CLAIM HALTS APPEAL FOR NEW TRIALBarrett, Frank's Employee, Asks $1,000 for Finding Hair on Lathe, Complicating Case.The new angle given to the Frank case by the assertion of Dr. H. F. Harris that he does not believe the hair found on a lathe on the second floor of the National Pencil Factory to be from the head of Mary Phagan was further complicated Saturday by the presentation of a petition to the City Council and Mayor Woodward by Robert Barrett. Barrett, a former employee of the Factory living at

The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 22nd February 1914,4th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Albert Mc Knight, Negro, Makes Affidavit That White Man Coached Him in Testimony"Says He Did Not See Accused on Day of Slaying.STARTLING NEW EVIDENCE FOR DEFENSE REPORTEDRosser and Arnold, in Public Statement, Charge State With Suppression of Truth Favorable to Defendant, Referring to Harris' Opinion That Hair Found on Lathe Was not Mary Phagan's.Startling developments in the Frank case, following one another in rapid succession, came Saturday as the climax of a week of sensations in the famous murder mystery.Most sensational of all was the unexpected accusation by Albert Mc

The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 23rd February 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### Conley Case to Jury on TuesdayBoth Sides Rest Argument Set for Tomorrow Undertaker Complicates Hair Evidence.Unless the jury should be unexpectedly long in its deliberation, Jim Conley, on trial before Judge Hill as accessory after the fact in the murder of Mary Phagan, will know Tuesday morning whether he is to go free or if he must serve time in prison or one of the State's chaingangs.Defense and prosecution had rested when court adjourned at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon. Just four hours sufficed for both sides to present their

The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 24th February 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.PAGE 1, COLUMN 8NEGRO FOUND GUILTY AS FRANK AIDDefense of Doomed White ManGives Twenty-one Grounds forReconsideration of Appeal.Jim Conley's conviction on the charge of being an Accessory after the Fact in the murder of Mary Phagan, and the filing by Leo Frank's counsel of a motion for a Rehearing of Arguments before the Supreme Court, were Tuesday's important developments in the Frank Case.It took the Jury only 12 minutes to find the Negro Conley guilty of the misdemeanor charge, Judge Hill having ruled that the Felony charge could not be

The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 25th February 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### PAGE 1, COLUMN 1**NEW TRIAL PLEA NEXT MOVE**Newly Discovered Evidence To Be Ground for Appeal Hair Point Stressed.Leo M. Frank was denied a rehearing before the Supreme Court of Georgia on Wednesday regarding his appeal from the decision of Judge L. S. Roan, who last October refused him a new trial. The vote of the Supreme Court justices was unanimous.Frank's attorneys, Luther Z. Rosser and Reuben R. Arnold, went into immediate conference to determine their next step, which is expected to be an extraordinary motion filed in the court

The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 26th February 1914,6th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.SCORES DORSEY AND HARRIS FOR HOLDING BACK HAIR EVIDENCELeo M. Frank, speaking earnestly and sometimes approaching the eloquent in the heat of his declarations, talked through the bars of his cell Thursday in the first audience to newspaper men that he has given since he was taken to the Tower on the first day of May of last year. While asserting that he bore no rancor nor malice for the prosecution which resulted in his conviction for the slaying of Mary Phagan and the imposition of the death sentence upon

The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 27th February 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.JUST TRIAL ASKED FOR HUSBANDMrs. Frank Cites Fairness Shows Becker Because of Character of State's Witnesses.Charging that a "vile conspiracy" had placed her husband in the shadow of the gallows and citing the recent startling developments in the Phagan mystery to support her accusation, Mrs. Leo M. Frank Friday addressed a letter to the public asking if the courts and officers of Georgia could not be as fair, at least, as those in New York where Lieutenant Charles Becker was granted a new trial because of the low character of

The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 28th February 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### PAGE 1, COLUMN 8**JUST TRIAL ASKED FOR HUSBAND**Revelations To Be Made Public Only as Filing of Extraordinary Motion for Retrial.Sentence of death will be re-imposed upon Leo M. Frank early next week. Not until the date for his execution is fixed again will the next move be made by his lawyers. The extraordinary motion for a new trial, which will be submitted to Judge Ben Hill on the grounds of newly discovered evidence, will be held in abeyance until Frank is brought before the judge on the application of

The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 1st March 1914,3th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1."I Never Have Been Able Fully to Realize That It Is I Who Is Facing Death. It Seems Like a Detached Being," He Says"If I Should Have to Forfeit My Life, No Qualms of Death Will Ever Shake Me; It Does Not Take Any Physical Courage."An interview that takes its place as one of the most remarkable ever given by a man under the sentence of death was obtained by The Sunday American from Leo Frank yesterday.Frank, describing his sensations as the State, day by day, is pressing its claim

The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 2nd March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### PAGE 1, COLUMN 6FAMOUS DETECTIVENOW ON FRANK CASEWILLIAM J. BURNSFrom a Photo taken by Georgian Staff Photographer on a former visit to Atlanta.0### PAGE 1, COLUMN 8DETECTIVEAT WORKON BIGCASETalks for Two Hours With Prisoner in Cell Will Weigh Narrative Carefully.For two hours Monday afternoon Detective William J. Burns, sitting before the cell of Leo Frank in the County jail, plied the prisoner with questions relating to the Phagan murder and the part Frank has been convicted of having in it.Together, the two went over the case from its beginning,

The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 3rd March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.The way was paved Tuesday for the resentencing of Leo M. Frank in Judge Hill's Court, and the next move on the part of the Defense, when the Remittitur was received from the Supreme Court by the Clerk of the Superior Court, leaving it optional with Solicitor Hugh Dorsey as to when he should apply for the Pronouncement of sentence for the second time upon the Prisoner.The Solicitor said he would move for the resentencing Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday.Tuesday, 3rd March 1914: Way Clear For New Frank Sentence And Next

The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 4th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.'ON FRANK CASE TO FINISH,' BURNS"I am on the Frank case to the finish," was the emphatic declaration of William J. Burns Wednesday on his return to Atlanta from New Orleans and Jackson, Miss.This was the first positive statement as to his intentions that had been made by the great detective since he began his preliminary investigation of the murder mystery.Burns arrived in Atlanta at 11:50 o'clock Wednesday forenoon and went at once into conference with Milton Klein and Dr. B. Wildauer, who have been active in engaging his services.A

The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 5th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### SENTENCE DAY KEPT SECRETCourt Wants to Avoid Crowds of Curious. Date Given to Attorneys.The date for the resentencing to death of Leo M. Frank has been fixed by Judge Ben Hill, but Thursday was being kept secret. The information has been given to Hugh Dorsey, Solicitor, and Reuben Arnold, chief counsel for the defense. But the information was in strict confidence.It is known that Judge Hill desires to have Frank brought to the courthouse and sentenced with no large crowd of curious and possibly clamorous bystanders."I can't tell you

The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 6th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.HAPPY OVER NEW ALIBI EVIDENCEWoman Tells of Seeing and Speaking to Prisoner at Alleged Time of Crime.Death sentence will be pronounced upon Leo Frank Saturday, according to reports circulated Friday at the Court House by County officials.Secrecy as to the exact time the prisoner will be brought before Judge Hill has been maintained, and it is impossible to say whether Frank will be taken from his cell in the Tower early in the morning or in the afternoon after court business is over.Luther Z. Rosser, chief of counsel for the

The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 7th March 1914,6th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Leo Frank Saturday was sentenced by Judge Ben Hill to be hanged April 17 in the Fulton County Tower. If the mandate of the court is carried out, the prisoner will depart from life on the anniversary of the day he entered it. He will be 30 years old on April 17.The solemn formality was made the more impressive by a remarkable address to the court by Frank. The prisoner showed none of the agitation or nervousness that might have been expected from a person in his tragic position. He

The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 9th March 1914,6th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.That Solicitor Hugh Dorsey is laying careful plans to fight any so-called new evidence which the defense of Leo M. Frank may introduce in the extraordinary motion for a new trial before Judge Ben Hill became known Monday.The Solicitor is working in cooperation with city detectives, getting up evidence to attack the repudiations of trial testimony made public recently. It also was reported on apparently good authority that sensational charges would be the outgrowth of the work of the Solicitor General and the detectives.Frank Appears Content.Frank, in his cell Monday,

The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 10th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### PAGE 1, COLUMN 7### EVIDENCE IN FOR RETRIAL MOTION; PREPARING PLEAAffidavits are in the possession of the Frank defense, it became known Tuesday, which will be used to complete their array of new evidence on which they will base the extraordinary motion for a new trial.The affidavits are from persons who testified for the State in the first trial of the factory superintendent, and it is understood that in one case the affidavit repudiates entirely the vital portion of the testimony given on the stand, and in another modifies

The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 11th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### JUSTICE IS HUSHED IN TUMULT, SHE SAYSNEW YORK, March 11. "My son is being sacrificed on an altar of infamy above which the seal of the sovereign State of Georgia reposes. In the tumult, the voice of justice is hushed. Loudly boast the Atlanta police that they have brought to justice the slayer of little Mary Phagan. Proudly they tap their shields, calling attention to their omnipotence, their championship of the fair name of Justice. Someone must die that the law might be satisfied. My son, a Jew, was

The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 12th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.W. S. Jenkins, a bricklayer living on West Fourteenth Street, and his wife, along with their daughter, Mrs. Lula Belle Brown, will likely be important witnesses for Leo Frank in his motion for a new trial. Their testimony, which was discovered Thursday, will be used in an effort to show attempts at a "frame-up" by Detective John Black.Mrs. Brown has been married since the Frank trial and is now in a reformatory at Milledgeville. Last spring, she was 16 years old, unmarried, and living with her parents.Jenkins and his wife

The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 13th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### URGED STORY BE ALTERED, SHE SAYSMrs. J. B. Simmons Declares She Heard Screams in Factory After 2 o'Clock Day of Crime.By A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.BIRMINGHAM, ALA., March 13. Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey, up to this time almost overlooked in the fusillade of Phagan case affidavits alleging "frame-up" and "doctored evidence" against the city and detectives and other officials, today was made the target for the sensational charge that he sought to change the testimony of a prospective witness so that it would fit the State's theory of Leo Frank

The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 14th March 1914,6th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### PAGE 1, COLUMN 8FRANK RAPS LANFORD'S STANDDeclares Chief's Plan to Oppose Burns Quizzing Accuser Does Not Worry Sleuth.Leo Frank Saturday paid his respects to Newport Lanford in a sarcastic criticism of the detective chief's published declaration that Jim Conley told the truth on the stand, and that any change he might make in his sworn statement now, even under the pressure of Detective Burns' questioning, would be a lie pure and simple."What gift of omniscience permits our great detective chief to look into the very soul of the Negro

The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 15th March 1914,4th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 8.Woman Makes Affidavit She Was Urged to Testify Falsely in Attack on Character of Accused; Asked to Keep Plot Secret. Girl Who Testified at Trial That She Knew Nothing Wrong of Prisoner Declares Detectives Tried to Get Her to Falsify.NEW YORK, March 14. Public sentiment in Atlanta, which was so strongly against Leo M. Frank during his trial on the charge of slaying Mary Phagan, is gradually changing in his favor as the result of recent revelations, according to John W. Grant, prominent capitalist of Atlanta, who is staying at

The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 16th March 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### SCANS TRAIL OF NEGRO IN FACTORYGreat Detective Is Confident That He Can Clear Up Mystery of Girl's Death.Step by step over the same trail in the National Pencil Factory that Jim Conley led the city detectives nine months ago, William J. Burns, master detective, went Monday afternoon. Conley made the dramatic trip through the factory, meanwhile reeling off glibly a remarkable story of his part in the crime, in what he asserted was a re-enactment of the tragedy of last April 26. Detective Burns, already cognizant of every detail

The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 17th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### PAGE 1, COLUMN 1### SLEUTH GOES INTO 'PLOT' EVIDENCE### Famous Detective Holds Conference With Accused Prisoner.### Formby Affidavit Probed.A half-hour talk with Leo Frank, at which Don C. Seitz, manager of the New York World, was present, a discussion of certain phases of the Phagan murder case with C. E. Sears, manager of the local Burns Agency, and a conference with Luther Rosser, chief of counsel for Frank, occupied Detective William J. Burns Tuesday forenoon and part of the afternoon. Later in the day he intended to return to

The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 18th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.PAGE 1, COLUMN 6'PLAIN TRAILOF SLAYER'FOUNDIndications that William J. Burns is rapidly approaching a climax in his investigation of the murder of Mary Phagan are seen in statements by the famous detective made to The Georgian Wednesday. Burns declared that there is no question that he will be able to clear up the element of mystery that has surrounded the case from the beginning."The track of the murderer of the little girl is plain," the famous detective said. "Every criminal, especially a murderer, leaves a track, some trace of his

The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 19th March 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.VOWS THAT HE'LL TALK TO JIM CONLEYWilliam J. Burns Thursday scoffed at the idea that Jim Conley's lawyer or anyone else could prevent him from seeing the negro when he decides the time has come to interview the self-confessed accessory of Leo M. Frank in the slaying of Mary Phagan."Conley has been tried, convicted, and sentenced," said Burns. "The idea that anyone can keep from seeing him is absurd. I am going to see Conley. The time has not arrived yet when the best results would be obtained in any

The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 20th March 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### ACTIVITY OF COLYAR IS PROBEDFamous Detective Begins Investigation of Alleged Bribe Offers for False Testimony.A. S. Colyar, dictographer, quondam lawyer and mysterious figure in the Phagan murder case, has been brought into the light by the latest activity of Detective Burns and his operatives.This became known Friday shortly after the day's most important development"Burns' positive declaration that he already was in a position to clear up the mystery of Mary Phagan's missing purse and pay envelope and of the ribbons and flowers missing from her hat.The strange disappearance of

The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 21st March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.PAGE 1, COLUMN 7REFUSES TO ANSWER DEFIANT MESSAGE OF CONLEY'S ATTORNEYWilliam J. Burns will extend his investigation of the Phagan case into other cities when Dan Lehon, the superintendent of the Southern Division of the Burns Detective Agency, arrives in Atlanta Sunday. Mr. Burns said Saturday that various features of the case which require a thorough investigation will take him out of the city for a few days. It is understood he will leave Atlanta Monday or Tuesday, placing Lehon in charge of the local end of the case. He

The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 22nd March 1914,4th Edition (Final),PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.### Declares He Never Has Been on Case Involving So Many Issues Outside of All-Important One Promises to Explain Broken Lock on Cellar Door.William J. Burns declared Saturday night that one week's work on the Frank case made it certain that he will be able to clear up every perplexing angle of the South's greatest murder mystery. "I will stake my reputation," he said, "on the outcome of my work."Among other things he asserted he would dissipate the doubt surrounding these all-absorbing phases of the case: The mystery of Mary

The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 23rd March 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.### Detective Off for New York to Quiz Former Mechanic of Factory on Pad ClewWilliam J. Burns left at 11:01 Monday for a trip of several days to New York. The pursuit of an entirely new trail in the Phagan murder case, as well as the possibility of clearing up a number of older phases of the mystery, took him away from Atlanta. Before his departure he declared the case was entirely clear to him, and that when his work was finished he would be able to point unerringly to

The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 24th March 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.WASHINGTON, March 24. "I have uncovered new evidence to remove all doubt as to who killed Mary Phagan, the factory girl of Atlanta, for whose death Leo M. Frank has been condemned to die," today declared Detective William J. Burns. He stopped in Washington en route from Atlanta to New York."I am going to clean up some details of the case in New York," he said, "and when I have finished my inquiries I will tell the people what I have discovered."Will Convict the Negro, Says Haas.NEW YORK, March 24.

The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 25th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.MISS JANE ADDAMSPAGE 3, COLUMN 5JANE ADDAMS IS MOVED BY FATE OF LEO FRANKJane Addams, probably the best known woman in the United States and known over the world for her philanthropic work, has become absorbed in the Frank case and has written a highly interesting letter regarding it to Mrs. Emily Mc Dougald, prominent Atlanta woman and leader in the suffrage cause.Miss Addams, who gained international fame as head of Hull House in Chicago, was here before the big suffrage fight early in March.She has since studied the details

The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 26th March 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 4, COLUMN 1.### Burns Man Says He Is Greatly Encouraged by Results of His First EffortsDan Lehon, superintendent of the Southern division of the William J. Burns Detective Agency, who, in the absence of Burns in New York, is in Atlanta in charge of the investigation into the death of Mary Phagan, declared Thursday that the 24 hours' work he has done on the case has convinced him, as it did his chief, that the mystery will be solved beyond the shadow of a doubt."I am very much encouraged over the developments

The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 27th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.A half-dozen new witnesses to establish an alibi for Leo Frank, twice as many more to testify to the "shaping" of testimony by the Solicitor and detectives and many others whose evidence tends to throw the suspicion of guilt upon Jim Conley are named in the formal notice of an extraordinary motion for a new trial filed Friday by the lawyers for Leo M. Frank."No stronger motion for a new trial ever was filed in the State of Georgia," was the comment of Reuben R. Arnold, one of the defendant's

The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 28th March 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 3, COLUMN 6.### Militia Commander Urges Employers to Allow Men to Join. Tells Benefits.Should the attitude of employers in Atlanta remain antagonistic and the Fifth Regiment be forced to disband, taxes in Atlanta would be materially raised, according to Colonel Orville H. Hall."The very fact that a regiment of the National Guard is stationed here keeps down the taxes," he said Saturday. "Fire insurance rates are also lowered. At present the Atlanta police force is far too small. Efforts are being made for the addition of 40 more men. If the force

The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 29th March 1914,4th Edition (Final),PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.### Famous Detective Declares He Will Point Out Slayer of Girl and Give Indisputable Evidence of Guilt.Frank Discusses the New Motion.Detective William J. Burns, brought to Atlanta to throw light on every phase of the Phagan murder mystery and to point out without chance of dispute the slayer of the little factory girl, this week will make his complete report to the friends of Leo Frank, his employers, and to the public.This was made known Saturday night in dispatches from New York to The Sunday American. It was believed that

The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 30th March 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.Report That Defense Had Located New Witness There Is Without Foundation.Dispatches from Chicago Monday denied the report that clews to a possible solution of the Phagan murder mystery had been found in Chicago. The report had gained considerable circulation upon the news that Herbert Haas, of counsel for Leo Frank, had been in Chicago conferring with the head of a national detective agency. The rumor declared that the conference had to do with a witness believed to be at present in one of Chicago's suburbs.However, an investigation revealed that Mr.

The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 31st March 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.### Report on Phagan Case Expected From Famous Detective Later Part of WeekWilliam J. Burns is expected to return to Atlanta from New York late Tuesday afternoon or early Wednesday morning, to put the finishing touches to his investigation in the death of Mary Phagan. Definite announcement was made Tuesday that the famous detective has concluded his work, and that his final report, covering every detail of the case upon which he and his operatives have worked for the past month, will be forthcoming within the next few days. Burns'

The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 1st April 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 3, COLUMN 4.Burns' Detective Certain Every Phase of Mystery Will Be Fully Explained.Guy B. Biddinger, assistant general manager of the W. J. Burns Detective Agency, said Wednesday, after spending four days in Atlanta working in secret on the Phagan murder case, that there was no doubt in his mind as to the slayer of the factory girl. He repeated the declaration of his chief that the case presented no mystery that could not be cleared up satisfactorily and finally.Referring to the original affidavit of Nina Formby, the woman who charged Frank with

The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 2nd April 1914,9th Edition (Final),PAGE 3, COLUMN 1."Butch" Mc Devitt, millionaire for a day, has nothing on Guy B. Biddinger, assistant general manager of the Burns Detective Agency, who is in Atlanta investigating the Phagan murder mystery. Mc Devitt, of Wilkes-Barre, lived like a millionaire for 24 short hours. Biddinger spent money as though it were counterfeit for as many days and more.Biddinger is a man of many personalities, but he is most at home as an aristocratic, rolling-in-wealth individual who is running John D. a close race for financial supremacy. As a latter-day Croesus, he is

The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 3rd April 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.PAGE 1, COLUMN 8READY NOWTO POINTTO GIRL'SSLAYERCHICAGO, April 3. "The murderer of Mary Phagan has been found. Leo M. Frank will not be hanged on April 17."This statement was made by William J. Burns, the famous detective, who arrived in Chicago to-day. He has been working on the mysterious murder for which Frank was convicted and sentenced to be hanged. He went into conference immediately upon his arrival here with a number of men whose identities were not permitted to be known.Before he entered the conference Detective Burns said that

The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 4th April 1914,2th Edition (Final),PAGE 2, COLUMN 2.William J. Burns, after a prolonged investigation of various phases of the Phagan murder case in New York, Chicago and Kansas City, is expected in Atlanta Saturday, having left Chicago Friday night. On his arrival Burns is expected to confer with his lieutenants, Guy Biddinger and Dan Lehon, who have been working on the case in his absence. It may be that following this conference the detective will be ready to make the full report of the case he has been promising.Before leaving Chicago, Burns said he knew who killed

The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 5th April 1914,4th Edition (Final),PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.### Detective Declares Result of Investigation of Frank Case Will Be Made Public 'Very Soon.' Trip North Developed Valuable Evidence.Back from a week's trip that included visits to New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Kansas City, Detective W. J. Burns said Saturday that his agency had practically completed the investigation of a murder mystery and would have its report ready to be given to the public within a few days.In each of the cities visited, Burns interviewed persons possessing valuable information bearing on the case. Several of them never have been

The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 6th April 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 2, COLUMN 4.Jim Conley, whom Detective W. J. Burns is saving for the last in his investigation of the Phagan murder mystery, Monday made complete denial of the allegations made in the affidavit of the negro woman, Mary Rich, who has sworn that Conley was still about the National Pencil Factory at 2:20 o'clock the afternoon Mary Phagan was slain.Conley also denied he ever had given any of the girls at the pencil factory cause for fright because of his actions toward them. This statement was in reference to the affidavits of

The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 7th April 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.The pathetic and the ludicrous marched side by side in Judge W. D. Ellis' divorce mill Tuesday. The courtroom crowd cried with the young bride whose husband had dragged her about the house and left her lying sick while he went out and played poker; and laughed at the woes of the man who won his wife through a matrimonial agency and was exceedingly anxious to rid himself of her. They sympathized in silence with the wife who told of her husband setting fire to her gown, and snickered at

The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 8th April 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Talks Over Frank Case With the Prosecutor and Is Shown the State's Physical Evidence.William J. Burns had his first talk with Solicitor Hugh Dorsey Wednesday and went over the physical evidence in the possession of the State. If anything important developed it has not been announced.Burns made no effort to convince the Solicitor that the man he convicted was innocent. It had been reported for some time that Burns would present his evidence to the Solicitor, but Wednesday the detective came for information, not to give it.He looked over the

The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 9th April 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Additional developments in the Phagan murder case Thursday made it strongly probable that Detective W. J. Burns, who already has been investigating the mystery more than three weeks, will delay his report a week and possibly longer.If the report is withheld for more than a week, it will not come until after the extraordinary motion for a new trial is filed with Judge Hill by the lawyers for Leo Frank. The motion will be filed Thursday, April 16. Judge Hill at that time is expected to grant a stay of

The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 10th April 1914,8th Edition (Final),PAGE 7, COLUMN 5.Detective Invites All Persons Who Have Known Prisoner to Confer With Him.Detective W. J. Burns Friday began an investigation of every story and rumor concerning the character of Leo M. Frank. He announced that he would run down to their origin all of the reports that have been in circulation since the Phagan murder which have purported to relate to Frank's conduct with women in his office in the National Pencil Factory.The detective's first move in developing this angle of his investigation was to issue a general invitation to every

The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 11th April 1914,7th Edition (Final),PAGE 2, COLUMN 6.### Rumor Had Rival Detective Watching Burns; Latter Has New ClewsSpeculation was aroused Saturday by the report that William A. Pinkerton, head of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, was in Atlanta and had been here several days under cover. The supposition has been made in connection with the Phagan murder mystery, on which his operatives in Atlanta have been engaged for several days after the crime until the conviction of Leo Frank.The report also had it that he had left New Orleans Monday night, and had come directly to Atlanta,

The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 12th April 1914,4th Edition,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Detective Declares Reward Is Open to Dorsey, Lanford, or Anyone Else Who May Give Him Information He Seeks 'I'm After Truth,' He Says.An offer of $1,000 was made by Detective W. J. Burns Saturday night to any person or persons who would furnish him with definite and satisfactory evidence of acts of degeneracy on the part of Leo M. Frank, such as was testified to by the negro Jim Conley when Frank was on trial last summer for the murder of Mary Phagan.Burns tied no strings to the offer. He made

The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 13th April 1914,1st Edition,PAGE 2, COLUMN 6.Rumor Had Rival Detective Watching Burns Later Has New ClewsSpeculation was aroused Saturday by the report that William A. Pinkerton, head of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, was in Atlanta, and had been here several days under cover. The supposition was that he came here in connection with the Phagan murder mystery, on which his operatives in Atlanta were engaged from a few days after the crime until the conviction of Leo Frank.The report said he had left New Orleans Monday night, and had come directly to Atlanta, where he kept

The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 16th April 1914,1st Edition,PAGE 2, COLUMN 4.Interest Centers in Disposition of Extraordinary Motion Delay of Execution Certain.With only a day intervening before the date set for the execution of Leo Frank, interest centered Wednesday in the probable outcome of the extraordinary motion which will be filed Thursday with Judge Hill.Frank is under sentence to be hanged on Friday, but it is regarded as certain that his execution will be delayed for weeks and possibly months.Judge Hill may make any one of three dispositions of the motion for a new trial. He may deny it at once without

The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 17th April 1914,8th Edition,PAGE 6, COLUMN 1.Dr. H. F. Harris, to whom questions were put bearing on his comparison of the strands of hair found on the second floor of the National Pencil Factory with that taken from the head of Mary Phagan, is much less positive that they were not the same than at the time he was quoted first in respect to the matter several weeks ago.This became known Friday when his answers to the series of questions submitted to him Thursday at the filing of the extraordinary motion for a new trial in behalf

The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 18th April 1914,4th Edition,PAGE 2, COLUMN 5.Result of Mysterious Trip Eagerly AwaitedHooper Surprised at Verdict Motion.Since the filing of the motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank the case has marked time, waiting for the return of William J. Burns from his latest and most mysterious journey.Nobody knows where the detective went, and the date of his return is nearly as much a secret.It was announced that he would be back some time Saturday, but Leonard Haas said Monday was the day he understood Burns to be expected. At the Burns agency, too, it was

The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 19th April 1914,4th Edition,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Negro of Police Station Since Last Thursday for 'Protection,' He Says. Returns to His Original Story on Stand.Witness Reported to Have Told Dorsey Agent for Defense Had Him Discharged at Terminal So He Would Leave the City.Albert Mc Knight recanting State's witness in the Frank trial, came back into the fold of the prosecution Saturday night with a straight-out declaration that he had sworn to lies in his affidavit for the defense in which he had said his testimony against Frank was perjury.Lying on a cot in a cell at the

The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 20th April 1914,4th Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Prospects of an early report by William J. Burns on the Phagan murder case were revived by the announcement of Dan Lehon, Burns' lieutenant, that his chief would arrive in Atlanta at 11:40 o'clock Monday morning. The assumption is that his report will be made either later Monday or early on Tuesday.The Burns report now is regarded as the only important phase that can develop prior to the big legal fight next Wednesday, when the prosecution and the defense come to their clash before Judge Hill. Mr. Burns has stated repeatedly

The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 21st April 1914,4th Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 8.William J. Burns had "nothing to say" Tuesday concerning his prospective report on the Phagan murder case, but asserted that the result of his investigation in all probability would be made public some time Wednesday."I can't tell you the time of day, even," he said. "But I believe my report will be filed Wednesday."This being the case, the report is expected to be made a part of the evidence cited in the retrial motion and used in the legal battle for another trial of Leo M. Frank, which opens Wednesday.In the

The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 22nd April 1914,1st Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.BURNS MAKES FIRST REPORTDetective William J. Burns, accompanied by Dan Lehon and a lawyer in the Frank case, called at police headquarters late Tuesday afternoon and held a five-minute conference with Chief of Detectives Lanford.Mr. Burns asked Chief Lanford to show him the affidavits which the Chief is reported to have, charging perversion to Leo Frank. Chief Lanford told Mr. Burns that inasmuch as the case is coming up for a hearing Wednesday, and the perversion charges are not in evidence and have no bearing on the case at this time,

The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 23rd April 1914,3rd Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Dorsey Springs Surprise as Hear Ing Opens, Announcing No Counter-Showing.The hearing on the extraordinary motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank was begun Thursday before Judge Hill in the library at the State Capitol.Solicitor Dorsey caused a surprise at the opening of the hearing by announcing that he had no counter-showing to make and no affidavits to submit at this time.This made it necessary for the defense to go ahead at once. Attorney Reuben Arnold made the point that if the State at any subsequent time during the hearing

The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 24th April 1914,3rd Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Report of Detective Filed as High Card in Defense's Battle for New TrialLawyers for Leo Frank played their high card Friday by offering as amendments to the extraordinary motion for a new trial portions of the report of Detective W. J. Burns, which placed directly upon the negro Jim Conley the sole responsibility for the murder of Mary Phagan.Affidavits accompanying the report were introduced to show that the negro is a pervert of one of the lowest types, and that the circumstances of the murder fitted in with the acceptance of

The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 25th April 1914,5th Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Find Nothing About Accused to Prove Conley's Story State's Case Crumbling, Says Burns.Detective W. J. Burns made public Saturday for the first time the fact that the Atlanta physicians delegated by him to visit Leo Frank in his cell at the Tower all had reported that they found the prisoner entirely normal in every respect, and that they could find no indications of degeneracy of the type the negro Jim Conley described on the witness stand.Among the specialists engaged by Burns to visit Frank were R. R. Daly, an alienist of

The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 26th April 1914,4th Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Detective Asserts Writing ShowsNegro in Habit of Using 'Did' as Well as 'Done,' Which State Called White Man's Work.Letters Sent by Sweeper to Negress Declared To Be Proof He Is Degenerate Much of Contents Reported Unprintable.A sensation more impressive than that created by the affidavits of the Rev. C. B. Ragsdale and the negro woman, Annie Maude Carter, in which they asserted they had heard from Jim Conley's lips a confession of the Phagan murder, was announced by Detective W. J. Burns Saturday night in making public a series of letters

The Atlanta Georgian,Monday, 27th April 1914,1st Edition,PAGE 3, COLUMN 6.Detective W. J. Burns made public Saturday for the first time the fact that the Atlanta physicians delegated by him to visit Leo Frank in his cell at the Tower all had reported that they found the prisoner entirely normal in every respect, and that they could find no indications of degeneracy of the type the negro Jim Conley described on the witness stand.Among the specialists engaged by Burns to visit Frank were R. R. Daly, an alienist of wide reputation; Hansell Crenshaw, J. Cheston King, E. Bates Block, L. W.

The Atlanta Georgian,Tuesday, 28th April 1914,2nd Edition,PAGE 2, COLUMN 5.Rumor of Repudiation by Ragsdale and Barber Draws Denunciation From Defense.Sensations were expected Tuesday in the mystery surrounding rumors that the Rev. C. B. Ragsdale, the Kirkwood clergyman, and R. L. Barber, member of his congregation, have repudiated their statements that they heard Jim Conley confess, followed by the attack of Frank's counsel, who said the two men had brought to them excellent credentials and every appearance of truth in their statement.The lawyers for the defense were quick to repudiate the witnesses on the assumption that the clergyman and his associate

The Atlanta Georgian,Wednesday, 29th April 1914,2nd Edition,PAGE 2, COLUMN 6.Solicitor Dorsey Gathers Evidence to Attack Story of NegroesThat Conley Confessed.Solicitor Hugh Dorsey Wednesday declared that he had not yet decided whether he will ask Judge Ben Hill to reconvene the hearing of the extraordinary motion for a new trial for Leo Frank Thursday morning, instead of Friday. He stated that his course in this regard will depend upon developments of the day."If the Ragsdale evidence is eliminated," Mr. Dorsey said, "we may be ready to proceed with the case Thursday, but something might happen that will keep us from being

The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 30th April 1914,2nd Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.2 ACCUSED BY PASTOR REFUTE STORYMinister Who Asserts He Was Given $200 for Affidavit Said To Be Weak-Minded.The sensational story of Rev. O. B. Ragsdale, of the Plum Street Baptist Church, that he was given a bribe of $200 to make an affidavit detailing an alleged confession by Jim Conley, which he claimed he overheard while in an alley behind the National Pencil Factory, and that the affidavit was drawn and sworn to in the office of his attorney, Arthur Thurman, was vigorously assailed by Thurman Thursday."If Ragsdale says I was

The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 1st May 1914,3rd Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 8.Negro's Letters to Carter WomanFiled, but Judge Blocks Reading of Them.Leo Frank's defense was given its first setback in the hearing of the extraordinary motion for a new trial Friday, when Judge Ben Hill refused to allow the condemned man's attorneys to introduce, as an amendment to the original motion, an affidavit from Detective William J. Burns, embodying the results of a thorough examination of the clothing worn by Mary Phagan when she was killed.Mr. Burns' affidavit, detailing the mutilated condition in which he found the clothing, tended to support his

The Atlanta Georgian,Saturday, 2nd May 1914,3rd Edition,PAGE 1, COLUMN 8.BURNS GRILLED IN COURT BY SOLICITORFamous Detective, on Stand, Tells of His Connection With the Frank Case.Clearing of Frank Not Condition of His Employment, He Tells Solicitor.Solicitor Hugh Dorsey put William J. Burns through a gruelling examination before Judge Hill Saturday in a determined effort to throw light on the tactics the detective has followed in the investigation of the Phagan murder mystery.The questions put to Burns showed that the State has kept close tab on him and his men, apparently following every step of their movements in this and other

The Atlanta Georgian,Sunday, 3rd May 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Describes His Work on the Case, and Says Record Is Everything Needed to Prove Man's InnocenceAdmits Not Seeing State Witnesses.Detective William J. Burns underwent more than an hour's severe examination at the hands of Solicitor Dorsey Saturday before Judge Ben Hill. The hearing on the extraordinary motion was not to have been resumed until Monday, but it was necessary for Burns to leave town for a few days and the hearing was hastily called for Saturday forenoon.The Solicitor went into every phase of Burns' investigation since the detective entered the case more