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The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 30th June 1914,PAGE 6, COLUMN 2.Wife of Atlanta Lawyer Is Seeking to Obtain Separation and AlimonyThat Arthur Thurman, the lawyer indicted recently on a subornation of perjury charge growing out of the Frank Case, lived at the Ansley Hotel for some three months with a woman he introduced as his wife, was testified by Manager J. F. Letton, of the Ansley, in Judge Bell's Court Tuesday morning. The petition of Mrs. Mary J. Thurman for alimony, in connection with her divorce suit against Thurman, was being heard. Because the Ansley Hotel incident occurred after the date of

The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 28th June 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 2.MRS. S. J. MANERMiss Monteen Stover, one of State's principal witnesses, elopes with S. J. Maner, a Savannah printer. Miss Monteen Stover, nineteen years old, a witness in the Frank trial around whose testimony the state's case largely pivoted, eloped with Samuel J. Maner, a Savannah printer, Saturday afternoon, and was married by Judge E. D. Thomas, of the municipal court, at 4:30 o'clock.Miss Stover's mother, Mrs. W. Edmondson, 171 South Forsyth Street, when informed of the marriage after the young couple had left for Savannah on a 5:30 o'clock train, became

The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 20th June 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Case of Negro May Be Considered With Others in Court Next SaturdayOrders given Court Attachs Saturday by Judge Hill, of the criminal division of the Superior Court, who has just returned from a short vacation, indicate that the next few weeks will see the Conley motion, the perjury Case, and other matters incident to the Frank Case, disposed of by the Courts.Judge Hill instructed Deputy Plennie Minor to notify attorneys that the various motions pending before him must be ready for a hearing next Saturday, and the motion for a new trial

The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 19th June 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 4.Attempt to Subornate Perjury in Leo Frank Case Is the Charge. Jimmy Wrenn, an employee of C. W. Burke, special investigator for the defense in the Frank Case, was indicted by the Fulton County Grand Jury Friday for attempt to subornate perjury, the same charge on which Burke was indicted Thursday afternoon. While Wrenn has not been arrested, Deputy Sheriff Plennie Minor stated he has been located and will be here Monday to make bond.Wrenn is charged in the indictment with approaching Helen Ferguson between the Frank trial last fall and the

The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 18th June 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Frank Case Employee Tried to Change Girls' Testimony, It Is ChargedAn indictment charging attempt to subornate perjury was returned by the Fulton County grand jury Thursday afternoon against C. W. Burke, employed by Counsel for Leo M. Frank to get evidence in the Frank Case. The indictment charges Burke with attempting to force Nellie Ferguson to change her testimony in the Frank Case. At the trial of Frank, she testified that the Friday before the murder she went to Frank and asked him to let her have Mary Phagan's pay, but that

The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 15th June 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Police and Hospital Attendants Are Kept Busy by Numerous CallsSunday was a busy day for the police and the Grady Hospital. Attempted suicides, holdups and other disturbances kept the officers and doctors working hard all day.Mrs. J. H. Crast, twenty-six years old, 47 Astoria Street, drank poison Sunday afternoon. Her husband says she asked him to go calling with her; he said he did not want to go. She remonstrated and then went into her bedroom. Later she came back with a glass in her hand and asked him to have a

The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 10th June 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Charges of Graft Made in Recent Campaign Will Be InvestigatedA thorough probe of the charges and counter charges involving acts of the Fulton County board was ordered Wednesday by the Grand Jury. The Jury will begin its probe in about a week, it was said. The details were not announced, nor was it stated whether the investigation will be public or secret. In the recent race for vacancies on the county board severe charges were exchanged by candidates, alleging various misuses of office. These are the charges the grand jury will sift.

The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 6th June 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Refuses to Hear Motion to Set Aside Verdict Because Defendant Did Not Hear It ReadThe demurrer filed by Solicitor H. M. Dorsey against the latest motion in behalf of Leo M. Frank, the motion to set aside the verdict because the defendant was not present when it was received, was sustained by Judge B. H. Hill, in Superior Court shortly after 11 o'clock Saturday; and the Supreme Court of Georgia will be called on to say whether the decision was right or wrong. Judge Hill admitted he was in doubt. It was

The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 5th June 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Solicitor Attacks Motion to Set Aside Verdict Because Defendant Was Absent From Court RoomDECLARES NO DEFECT APPEARS ON RECORDSays Right to Be Present Was Waived and Counsel Told Judge There Would Be No ComplaintThe Court battle for the life of Leo M. Frank, convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan in the National Pencil Factory in April 1913, was resumed Friday by new lawyers with a motion to set aside the verdict of guilt against him. The hearing was commenced at 10 o'clock before Judge B. H. Hill, of Fulton Superior Court.

The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 4th June 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Motion to Set Aside Verdict of Guilty Will Be Heard by Judge HillThe hearing of the motion to set aside the verdict of guilty against Leo M. Frank on the ground that he was not present in the Court room when it was rendered, will begin before Judge Ben H. Hill at 10 o'clock Friday morning. This is expected to be the last fight for Frank in the superior Court of Fulton County. It is understood the Solicitor will demur to the motion. The demurrer, if it is filed, must be argued

The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 31st May 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 5.Affidavits from Trial Judge L. S. Roan are expected to play a significant role in the upcoming hearing. It is generally believed that the last postponement of the motion to set aside the verdict of guilty against Leo M. Frank has been allowed, and that the case will actually come up for a hearing before Judge Ben H. Hill on next Friday. When the motion, which asks that the verdict be set aside on the ground that the defendant was not in court when it was rendered, was first filed, it was

The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 30th May 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.Prelude Cantilene Nuptiale, Dubois."The Lord is My Shepherd," Pullin.Offertory Serenade, Braga."Hark, Angelic Voice," Shelley, performed by Miss Martha E. Smith and Mrs. Lawrence Elder.Postlude Lemaigre.Miss Annie Mae Taurman, organist.Miss Lucy Hamilton, pianist.Miss Martha E. Smith, soloist and director.FIRST METHODIST CHURCHMORNINGOrgan "Andante Cantabile," Wely.Anthem "O, Come, Let Us Sing," D. Buck.Offertory "The King of Love My Shepherd Is," Shelley.Organ Postlude, Sudds.EVENINGOrgan "Vespers," Foote.Anthem "The Lord Preserveth the Souls of His Saints," Gaul.Offertory "Like as the Hart," Spence.Organist and director, Miss Mamie Lee Bearden.TRINITY CHURCHMORNINGOrgan Prelude Tschaikowsky.Voluntary "God Is a Spirit," Bennett.Offertory "Beloved, If

The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 28th May 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.Rogers, Whitfield, and Tedder Each Fined $100 and Held for StateThree more Burns agents were heavily fined in the Recorder's Court Wednesday afternoon and bound over to the state courts charged with operating as private detectives without the proper legal authority. The men arraigned Wednesday were W. W. (Boots) Rogers, L. C. Whitfield, and Carlton C. Tedder, and they were fined $100 and costs each and bound over to the state courts under $200 bonds each. Tuesday afternoon Dan S. Lehon, chief aide of William J. Burns, was fined $100 and costs

The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 27th May 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.Judge Broyles ordered Dan S. Lehon, Burns' chief aide, to pay $100 and costs for violating a city ordinance. Lehon was also held for the state under a $500 bond, charged with violating section 37 of the State Code. This action took place in the Recorder's Court on Tuesday afternoon, marking another step in the prosecution of the Burns Agents.The cases against five other Burns Agents, originally set for trial on Tuesday, were postponed until Wednesday afternoon due to the time required to hear Lehon's case. Judge Arthur Powell, representing the Burns

The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 26th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Ordinance Requiring Supervision of City Police Assailed as Unconstitutional in Answer to RecorderCharge Compliance Was Impossible PropositionDetectives say one of their duties in the Frank case was to probe alleged acts of local police.Following the dismissal of the contempt proceedings against William J. Burns and his chief lieutenant, Dan S. Lehon, in the Superior Court, Lehon and other members of the Burns Agency went before the Recorder's Court at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon to vigorously fight the case made against them for working as detectives without reporting first to the police authorities.A

The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 25th May 1914,PAGE 16, COLUMN 3.Bill of Exceptions Likely to be Presented Late TomorrowIndications were, on Monday, that it will be late Tuesday afternoon before the bill of exceptions, on which the extraordinary motion for a new trial for Leo Frank on the ground of new evidence will be based, is presented to Judge Ben H. Hill for his signature. Tuesday is the last day on which the appeal can be made by the defense. The bill of exceptions must be accompanied by a brief of the evidence, and the Solicitor objected last Saturday to the signing

The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 23rd May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Contempt Case Delayed Because Counsel for Detectives Will Be Out of CityJudge Ben H. Hill postponed the trial of the contempt cases against Detective W. J. Burns and his assistant Dan S. Lehon on Saturday morning. The postponement was necessitated because Judge Arthur Powell, counsel for the two detectives, was out of the city and engaged in the trial of another case before a different court. No date has been fixed for the hearing, but it is likely to occur sometime next week. Burns and Lehon have been cited by Judge Hill

The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 22nd May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Ragsdale, Barber, Lehon, Thurman, and Tedder Named in True Bills Found by the Grand JuryDaniel S. Lehon, lieutenant of Detective W. J. Burns in the Frank case; Carlton C. Tedder, formerly a member of the city police force, latterly engaged as a private detective; and Arthur Thurman, a lawyer of Atlanta, were indicted Friday by the Fulton grand jury for subornation of perjury. Rev. C. B. Ragsdale, a minister, who gave an affidavit to the defense that he heard one of two Negroes in an alley confess to the murder of Mary

Arthur Mullinax, who seems to have established an alibi through statements of friends that he was at home on night of the murder. The Atlanta Journal Monday, April 28th, 1913 (Page 1, Column 1, Row 1) James Milton Gantt Protests His Innocence, Declaring He Knows Nothing of the Crime — Says He Went to Factory Saturday to Get Pair of Shoes Left There—His Statement is Confirmed by Superintendent Frank DECLARES HE KNEW MARY PHAGAN BUT HAD NOT HARMED HER It Is Not Known What Was Purpose of His Visit to Marietta Monday —His Whereabouts Sunday Not Yet Explained —Story of

The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 21st May 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 6.Several persons who figured in the Frank case are believed to have left Atlanta, while the solicitor's office remains tight-lipped about the situation. It is known, however, that bills against several individuals involved in the case are being prepared for presentation to the grand jury, likely on Friday. As a result, the probe of the case is expected to begin before the grand jury on that date. It is generally expected that following the charge of Judge Ben H. Hill, the grand jury will begin with an investigation of the C. B.

The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 20th May 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 6.Bills Growing Out of Rehearing of Frank Case Will Be Discussed FridayBills of indictment growing out of the hearing on the extraordinary motion in behalf of Leo M. Frank for a new trial will be considered by the Fulton grand jury at its session beginning Friday morning at 10 o'clock. This became known on good authority Wednesday following adjournment by the grand jury until that day and hour. Assistant Solicitor E. A. Stephens, who is to have charge of the matters before the grand jury, is engaged now in preparing a number

The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 19th May 1914,PAGE 10, COLUMN 4.The new Fulton County Grand Jury will hold its first meeting on Wednesday since it was charged by Judge Ben H. Hill to probe the bribery and perjury charges in the Frank Case. Only routine bills against accused people, now in jail, have been prepared for the session, and it is probable that the probe of the Frank Case charges will not commence for several days.Many of the jail cases can be rapidly disposed of by the court, which is now in session, if indictments are returned. As a result, it is

The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 18th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.In a significant development during Judge Benjamin H. Hill's charge to the grand jury on Monday morning, he demanded a thorough investigation into bribery and other allegations stemming from the Frank case. While not explicitly naming Detective W. J. Burns, Judge Hill made it clear that his remarks targeted this detective when he criticized "famous sleuths" for seeking "not the truth, but money and notoriety." He labeled these detectives as a "menace to justice" and stated that their actions justifiably aroused public indignation.After the new grand jury was empaneled in the criminal

The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 17th May 1914,PAGE 30, COLUMN 1.Charges of Bribery and Perjury Will Be Given Thorough InvestigationE. A. Stephens, first assistant Solicitor General, will have active charge of the bribery and perjury prosecutions, growing out of the Frank case, which will be inaugurated before the grand jury this week. Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey will be engaged in Superior Court, which will be in session for several weeks, and he has largely placed the bribery and perjury prosecutions in the hands of Mr. Stephens. When the new grand jury is empanelled next Monday, it will be charged by Judge Ben

The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 16th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Coercion of Witnesses, Perjury, and Bribery Charges to Be DiscussedThe venire of 36 members from which the 23 grand jurors who will make the probe of the charges and counter charges of perjury, bribery, and coercion of witnesses in the Frank Case, has been drawn. The new Grand Jury will be empanelled on Monday morning, and then Judge Ben H. Hill, of the criminal division of the Superior Court, will deliver his charge, ordering a probe of the Frank Case.Probably the first case to be taken up will be the C. B.

The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 15th May 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 3.Detectives' Answer to Contempt Charge Probably Will Clear ThemThe hearing of the charge of contempt of court against William J. Burns and Dan S. Lehon, his lieutenant in the Frank investigation, which was set for Friday, was postponed until next week, with no definite date fixed. Lehon and Burns, through their attorneys, Little, Powell, Hooper & Goldstein, have filed an answer to the contempt charge, which attorneys generally believe fully purges them of any contempt, even if there was a prima facie case against them. As a result, it is expected the

The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 13th May 1914,PAGE 20, COLUMN 1.Motion to Set Aside VerdictThe motion to set aside the verdict of guilty against Leo M. Frank on the ground that he was not in the courtroom when it was rendered has been postponed from Saturday morning to next Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Attorneys for Frank, due to interruptions during Shrine week, asked the solicitor general and Judge Hill on Wednesday morning if they would agree to a continuance. Both agreed.The contempt proceedings against William J. Burns and his chief aide in the Frank investigation, Dan S. Lehon, are still set

The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 11th May 1914,PAGE 20, COLUMN 1.The contempt proceedings against Wm. J. Burns and Dan S. Lehon, his chief aide in the Frank investigation, originally set for Tuesday morning, have been postponed until next Friday morning. Burns is currently in New York at the bedside of his wife, who is said to be seriously ill, but he expects to reach the city by Friday. For this reason, Judge Hill, who initiated the proceedings following the examination of Annie Maud Carter, a Negro witness in the case, has allowed the postponement. Carter stated that Burns and Lehon suggested she

The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 10th May 1914,PAGE 15, COLUMN 3.Detective May Return Voluntarily If Wife's Condition Will PermitWilliam J. Burns will likely return to the city voluntarily to face charges of contempt of court, brought against him and his chief lieutenant, Dan S. Lehon, by Judge Ben H. Hill of Superior Court. At the office of his Agency here, it was stated he is now in New York City at the bedside of Mrs. Burns, who is critically ill. If her condition shows improvement, he will probably return.The law firm of Little, Power, Hooper & Goldstein, one member of which, Frank

The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 9th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Detectives Must Explain Why They Sent Annie Maud Carter, Frank Case Witness, Out of Court's JurisdictionMotion to Set Aside Verdict is PostponedA hearing will be taken up next Saturday. Judge closely questions Negress about who furnished money.Judge Ben H. Hill, of the criminal division of superior court, Saturday morning cited William J. Burns and Dan S. Lehon to appear before him next Tuesday to answer a charge of contempt of court for sending Annie Maud Carter, a negro witness in the Frank case, out of the state. The action was taken after

The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 6th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Court Announced Mind Is Al-Ready Made Up and RendersDecision Without HearingFrom Solicitor DorseyCASE WILL BE TAKENUP TO SUPREME COURTJudge Hill Says He Will SignBill of Exceptions, but WillSend Written Opinions WithIt Resentencing Will BeDelayedThe extraordinary motion of Leo M. Frank for a new trial was denied by Judge Benjamin H. Hill Wednesday afternoon at the conclusion of arguments by Attorneys Luther Z. Rosser and Reuben R. Arnold, for the defense. Judge Hill made his decision without hearing from Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey.Judge Hill announced he would certify to a bill of exceptions,

The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 5th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Detective Lehon was ordered held under a $1,000 bond for his appearance before the grand jury, following a vigorous defense that was assailed in numerous affidavits. George W. Epps Jr. charged a frame-up in getting his affidavit, while Aaron Allen swore he was left alone in a Burns' office with a pile of money. The defense offered evidence in rebuttal during the hearing of the extraordinary motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank, which was adjourned by Judge Benjamin H. Hill at 2 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon until Wednesday morning.

The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 4th May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4 AND COLUMN 7.MANY AFFIDAVITSOFFERED TO COMBATNEW TRIAL MOTIONRuth Robinson Charges OneSubmitted as Coming FromHer and Witnessed by C. W.Burke Was ForgeryDALTON REAFFIRMS HISTESTIMONY ABOUT FRANKC. B. Ragsdale Alleges Frame-Up Pardee and Green NowSay They Didn't See FrankOn WhitehallAt the continuation of the hearing of the extraordinary motion for new trial for Leo M. Frank before Judge Benjamin H. Hill Monday morning Solicitor Dorsey made a sensational counter showing against the granting of the motion.The solicitor attacked the Frank motion at many points. He read to the court an affidavit from Ruth

The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 3rd May 1914,PAGE 33, COLUMN 4.After giving a new affidavit to the state, Leo M. Frank was released. The hearing of his extraordinary motion for a new trial resumed on Monday and is expected to conclude by Wednesday before Judge B. H. Hill. It is anticipated that Judge Hill will announce his decision on the motion before the end of the week. Subsequently, probably sometime during the following week, the court will address the motion to set aside the verdict because Frank was not in court when it was rendered. This motion was filed by Attorney Tye

The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 2nd May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.In the presence of Judge Hill, Solicitor Dorsey secured a detailed account of Detective William J. Burns' work in the Frank case during a special examination on Saturday morning. Burns, who was on the witness stand, was questioned for over an hour about his involvement in the Mary Phagan murder case. The solicitor's questions indicated that he had closely monitored Burns' activities in Atlanta and other cities since he became involved with the case.Dorsey established that all evidence discovered by Burns or his agents had either been incorporated into the case record

The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 1st May 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Investigator Burke was put on the rack as two witnesses swore to having heard screams on the second floor of the factory at 12:10. Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey was in the midst of his counter showing against the granting of the extraordinary motion of Leo M. Frank for a new trial when Judge Ben H. Hill adjourned court on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock until Monday morning. Solicitor Dorsey summed up the state's contention in reference to the extraordinary motion by declaring, "If nothing added to nothing makes something, then there is

The Atlanta Journal Thursday, May 15th, 1913 (Page 1, Column 1) If Indictments Are Returned by Grand Jury When Bills Are Presented There Will Be No Immediate Trial WM. J. BURNS COMING, SAYS THOS. B. FELDER He Calls Upon the Public to Subscribe a Fund to Pay the Expense of Bringing Great Detective to Atlanta Should the Fulton county grand jury, when it meets next Thursday or Friday, return a true bill against either one or both of the men held by the coroner's jury in the Mary Phagan murder investigation, the state will not attempt to bring them to

The Atlanta Journal Tuesday, May 13th, 1913 (Page 1, Column 7) He Will Not Disclose Its Nature, but He, Lanford and Beavers Declare No Arrests Are Contemplated SOLICTOR WOULD WELCOME HELP OF BURNS But Says He Knows Nothing of Effort to Bring Him Here, Miss Ross, a New Witness, Talks With Dorsey A new theory about the mysterious murder of Mary Phagan has been presented to Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey in such a convincing manner by an unknown criminologist that the chief prosecuting officer of Fulton county has turned the Phagan investigation towards working out the new idea. While

The Atlanta Journal Wednesday, May 14th, 1913 (Page one, Column one) "A Local Celebrity" Is Working Out the New Theory and He Had Not Reported to the Solicitor on Wednesday GIRL'S HANDWRITING GIVES IMPORTANT CLUE Grand Jury to Take Up Case May 22 or 23, Says Solicitor, Criminal Court Postpones Session at Dorsey's Request At 2:10 o'clock, Wednesday afternoon Solicitor Dorsey announced that the grand jury would take up the Phagan case on Thursday, the 22nd, or Friday, the 23rd, unless something intervened to make it inadvisable. At that time bills will be presented against Leo M. Frank and the

The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 30th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Sleuth Leaves Train Going West and Returns to Atlanta to Refute Rev. C. B. Ragsdale's StoryFrank Trial Motion to Be Heard FridayA resolution to revoke the license of Burns' Detective Agency in Atlanta will be presented to the Police Board. The hearing of Leo M. Frank's extraordinary motion for a new trial will be resumed Friday morning at 10 o'clock before Judge Ben H. Hill. While the defense will offer additional amendments, interest centers in the "counter showing" of Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey, who has thrown a veil of secrecy about his

The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 29th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.The hearing of an extraordinary motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank will be resumed before Judge Ben H. Hill, of the criminal division of the superior court, on Friday. Solicitor General Dorsey has practically completed the work of securing evidence to combat the defense's amendments and will be ready for the hearing. The defense may further amend its motion by bringing in the various notes written to Annie Maud Carter by Jim Conley. However, this will not result in a further delay.Detective William J. Burns, who is still working

  The Atlanta Journal, Tuesday, 28th April 1914, PAGE 1, COLUMN 3. Defense Strikes Amendment, Dorsey Promises Sensation, Frank Makes Statement Judge Ben H. Hill has signed an order allowing the defense of Leo M. Frank to strike from his extraordinary motion for a new trial the amendments referring to the affidavits of Rev. C. B. Ragsdale and R. L. Barber that they heard Jim Conley confess to the Mary Phagan murder. Mr. Ragsdale has made an affidavit for Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey, in which he repudiates the affidavit made to the defense of Frank and used in an

The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 27th April 1914,PAGE 18, COLUMN 3.Several women are among the agents working in Atlanta, including those who previously assisted William J. Burns in his famous San Francisco cases, according to city detectives. Solicitor General Dorsey, with the help of William M. Smith, attorney for Jim Conley, and a team of detectives, continued on Monday to gather affidavits. These will be used to counter the new evidence introduced by the defense of Leo M. Frank at the hearing of his extraordinary motion for a new trial.The solicitor has nearly completed his counter showing at this time. Unless something

The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 26th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Leo M. Frank's Plea for a Fair TrialLeo M. Frank issued a signed statement on Saturday night commenting on the interview of Chief Newport A. Lanford of the city detective's department with Detective William J. Burns. In the interview, Lanford declared that neither the state nor the city had ever charged perversion against Frank. Frank stated, "The charge of perversion having been withdrawn against me, I do not see how any with a love of justice and fair play in his heart could deny me the privilege of a new trial, and

The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 25th April 1914,PAGE 14, COLUMN 5.Negro Says He Will Disprove Charge Made by Negress in AffidavitThe negro Jim Conley, through Attorney William M. Smith, has issued a statement denying the charge that he confessed to the murder of Mary Phagan, which was made in the extraordinary motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank at the hearing before Judge Hill on Friday. Conley asserts he barely knows Annie Maud Carter, the negress who claims he confessed to her in the tower, and that he only saw her when she passed his cell door and they exchanged

The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 24th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Attorneys for Leo M. Frank, at a hearing for a new trial, read an affidavit from a Black woman in which she asserted that Jim Conley, on her promise to marry him, admitted to her in the Fulton County Tower that he killed the girl and that he had lied when he said Frank was guilty of the crime. She declared that Conley told her the condemned man knew nothing at all about the crime. Additionally, a minister made an affidavit stating that he stepped into an alley on a night shortly

The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 23rd April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Progress was made in the Frank case on Thursday as Judge Ben H. Hill heard the extraordinary motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence. The court convened in one of the ante-rooms of the State Library at the capitol at 10 o'clock. At 12:30, it recessed after the entire motion and several affidavits bearing on it had been read. The court reconvened at 1:30, and Judge Hill announced that his hours for hearing this motion would be from 9:30 to 12:30 and from 1:30 to 5 each day until

The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 22nd April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.The argument on the motion to set aside the verdict in the Leo M. Frank case, originally scheduled for a hearing before Judge Ben H. Hill, has been postponed. The motion to set aside the guilty verdict is now set for Friday next week. The extraordinary motion on the ground of newly discovered evidence will be postponed again when it is called Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. According to the attorneys, when the extraordinary motion is heard, amendments incorporating the new evidence found by William J. Burns will be filed. Burns stated

The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 21st April 1914,PAGE 21, COLUMN 1.Rosser and Arnold Condemn Custody of Witnesses as Outrage on DecencyEditor of The Journal:So many things foreign to fair play have happened heretofore in the Frank case that nothing now seems to matter. Anything, no matter how outrageous, seems to pass muster. Police officers brazenly do things that, in ordinary cases, would provoke an outburst of indignation. This is well illustrated in the case of the Negro, Albert Mc Knight. Albert came into notoriety during the jury trial of Frank by swearing to the most potent falsehoods. After the trial, he recanted,

The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 20th April 1914,PAGE 16, COLUMN 5.William J. Burns returned to the city on Monday and announced that he is ready to make his report on the Leo M. Frank case whenever the attorneys for the defense want it. Further than that, the detective had little to say. He has been absent from Atlanta for more than a week, but positively refused to state what places he had visited. He returned on a train from New York.As the result of his statement, it is generally expected that his report will be made by Wednesday, the date set for

The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 19th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Captain Burke of the Frank Defense promised Albert Mc Knight a $100 a month job to say he swore falsely. Mc Knight, a vacillating witness in the case against Leo M. Frank, has reverted to his original story given on the stand at the trial. He now declares that Captain C. W. Burke, of the Frank defense, induced him by promises of reward to swear to the affidavit repudiating his first story. In this affidavit, he swore that R. L. Craven, his boss, framed the first story he told at the trial

The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 18th April 1914,PAGE 10, COLUMN 1.Interest in the case of Leo M. Frank now centers on the unexpected move to set aside the verdict of guilty on the ground that Frank was absent from the courtroom when it was rendered. Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey is preparing to vigorously combat the motion, which is set for a hearing on Wednesday morning. The solicitor, it has been learned, will not only contend that the waiver by Frank's attorneys was sufficient, but that Frank had knowledge that the waiver was to be made and consented to it. He will

The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 17th April 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.Dorsey Not Disturbed by Dr. Harris' Testimony Favorable to StateThe move of the defense of Leo M. Frank in asking that the verdict of guilty be set aside and declared null and void on the ground that Frank was not present in the courtroom when it was rendered is causing much discussion among lawyers, many of whom express the opinion that the motion can be sustained in the courts. However, Solicitor General Dorsey, who returned to the city from Valdosta on Friday, does not appear to be worried by the unexpected move.

The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 16th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Tye, Peeples & Jordan have asked Judge Hill to set aside the verdict against Leo M. Frank because he was not present when it was read. Judge Hill has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday to address this motion, as well as a motion for a new trial filed by Arnold & Rosser. The motion to set aside the verdict was filed by attorneys Tye, Peeples, Alexander, and others, who are new to the case. At the same time, Frank's regular counsel filed an extraordinary motion for a new trial based on alleged

The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 15th April 1914,PAGE 20, COLUMN 3.Counsel for Leo M. Frank has subpoenaed Dr. H. F. Harris, secretary of the state board of health, to appear in the criminal division of the superior court on Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. This is in connection with Frank's extraordinary motion for a new trial, which will be filed at that time. Dr. Harris, who examined hair found on lathes in the factory, has refused to sign an affidavit prepared by the defense regarding the now famous hair incident. As a result, the defense has subpoenaed him, and they plan to

The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 14th April 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.Solicitor Dorsey has intimated that he will contest any effort by the defense to amend the motion as served on him, and as a result, a court fight Thursday over the point is probable. The extraordinary motion for a new trial of Leo M. Frank, as served on the solicitor more than two weeks ago, will be awarded in all probability, when it is formally filed in the criminal division of the superior court on Thursday morning. It is not expected, however, that the defense will attempt to incorporate any of the

The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 13th April 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Dan S. Lehon, Burns' lieutenant in the investigation of the Mary Phagan murder case, declares that the character evidence against Frank, held by Chief of Detectives Newport Lanford, is "not satisfactory." When Burns, before he left the city Saturday afternoon, offered a $1,000 reward for anyone who would furnish him with satisfactory evidence that Frank is a pervert or a man of immoral habits, Chief Lanford immediately stated he could furnish Burns with all of the evidence he wanted, and probably more.Lehon, in the absence of his chief, visited police headquarters Sunday

The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 12th April 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Burns to Give $1,000 for Proof of Perversion; Detective DisappearsIn a signed statement Saturday afternoon, William J. Burns offered a reward of $1,000 to any person who will furnish him with definite and satisfactory evidence concerning any act of perversion or immorality on the part of Leo M. Frank. The action of the famous detective in offering the reward is construed as meaning that he has found nothing to substantiate the attack of the State on Leo Frank's character at the trial last August.Burns' statement, signed and made in the form of

The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 11th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Detective's Agents Unable to Corroborate Statements Against Frank's CharacterIndications were on Saturday that the report of Detective William J. Burns on the Mary Phagan murder case will not be made public for ten days or more. It was generally expected that the detective would complete his investigation and make his report during the early part of next week, but recent developments indicate that he will be further delayed. Mr. Burns stated on Saturday that he had not received a single "tip" as the result of his public request for information derogatory to

The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 10th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Detective William J. Burns indicated on Friday that his investigation has failed to substantiate the charges of bad character brought against Leo M. Frank by the state. The detective expressed his willingness to receive any information derogatory to Frank's character that anyone may possess. "I promise to thoroughly investigate any report against Frank, which is given to me, regardless of who makes the report or how far back the incident may have been in Frank's life," he stated.While Burns had nothing else to say, it is clear that the detective has not

The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 9th April 1914,PAGE 7, COLUMN 3.Leaves Tonight, to Return Day Previous to One Set For Frank's ExecutionDespite the activity of Detective William J. Burns and the numerous agents of the attorneys for the defense of Leo M. Frank, Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey is planning to leave Atlanta on Thursday night to be absent until the morning of the 16th of April, when the extraordinary motion for a new trial for Frank will be formally filed with the court. While the solicitor refuses to discuss the case, the inference is drawn from his attitude towards recent developments

The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 8th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Detective William J. Burns, after being shown physical evidence by Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey, asserts that a pervert killed Mary Phagan and that Negro Jim Conley will be branded as the slayer. In his report, Burns will declare Leo M. Frank innocent of the crime for which he has been convicted.The much-heralded conference between Burns and Dorsey took place in the latter's offices on Wednesday. Burns called on the solicitor to examine the physical evidence in the case, and nothing else was discussed, according to both gentlemen. When asked if Burns

The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 7th April 1914,PAGE 11, COLUMN 1.**Committee Declares Governor Should Quit Office to Conduct Senate Campaign**(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)MARIETTA, Ga., April 7. The Cobb County Democratic executive committee this morning adopted, with only one dissenting vote out of twenty members present, the following resolution in regard to the candidacy of Governor John M. Slaton for the United States Senate:Be it resolved by the Democratic executive committee of Cobb County, this day assembled, as follows:We note that Governor John M. Slaton has announced as a candidate for Senator to fill the unexpired term of the lamented statesman, Hon.

The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 6th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Detective William J. Burns is completing the details of his report on the Phagan murder case and has again strongly intimated that his report will not name Leo M. Frank as the murderer of Mary Phagan. Discussing the report Monday morning, Mr. Burns said, "I am not going to hurry my report for it is extremely important to the defendant, and it is also extremely important that the report will be such that it will convince Solicitor Dorsey and the court."When asked if he thought Mr. Dorsey needed to be convinced, Burns

The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 5th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.William J. Burns, the detective, arrived in Atlanta on Saturday night and announced that his report on the Mary Phagan murder case will be made on Tuesday or Wednesday. The report will be made to the attorneys on both sides of the case and at the same time be given to the newspapers. His work on the case is practically complete, he says, and he again declares that the report will leave no question as to the identity of Mary Phagan's slayer.Isolated sentences dropped by the famous detective in the course of

The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 4th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Famous Detective, on Way to Atlanta, Denies He Has Given Any Intimation of Who Is GuiltyHAS ONLY SAID THAT HE KNOWS THE MURDERERSleuth Reiterates in Telegram to Journal That Evidence He Has Found Will Prove Who Slew Mary PhaganBURNS SENDS JOURNAL MESSAGE DENYING RUMORChicago, Ill., April 3, 1914.The Atlanta Journal,Atlanta, Ga.Have persistently refused to anticipate the result of my report except as to the statement that Frank was not a pervert and that my report when submitted would point out the real murderer beyond question. Also that there has been no mystery

The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 3rd April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.**Noted Sleuth in Chicago Says He Can Prove Guilt of Slayer**By Associated PressCHICAGO, April 3. "I know who the murderer of Mary Phagan is," said William J. Burns, the detective, today on his return trip to Kansas City. "I can't say at this time whether it is Leo M. Frank or someone else; but I know his identity and can prove that he committed the murder."**Burns in Kansas for Clue in Phagan Case**Detective Will Not Divulge New Evidence Expected Here on SaturdayThe trial in the Mary Phagan murder case has led Detective

The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 2nd April 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 2.Guy B. Biddinger, of New York City, the righthand man of William J. Burns, the detective investigating the Frank case, quietly left Atlanta Wednesday night after having been there under an assumed name since March 29. His whereabouts are not known.Dan S. Lehon, of New Orleans, Louisiana, the southern superintendent of the Burns agency, when seen in his apartments at the Georgian Terrace Thursday morning, declined to say where Mr. Biddinger had gone. He merely admitted that his co-worker had found it necessary to leave the city, presumably in the interest of

The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 1st April 1914,PAGE 8, COLUMN 4.Leo M. Frank was convicted of murder in Atlanta when, admittedly, the public mind was inflamed. Authorities are sensitive to such conditions, and the reaction is not always in the direction of justice. The possibility opens for legalized lynch law. Judgment may be warped, prejudices rule, passions prevail over justice, and a victim be found to whom no guilt is attached. This is worse than a crime of mob violence. Mobs may be swayed by passion, but not the State. The evidence against Frank is pronounced by fair examiners to be uncertain,

The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 31st March 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 1.State Investigates Character of Witnesses Presented in Defense's Final MotionThe state is preparing vigorously to attack the testimony of Mary Rich, colored, and also of Mrs. J. B. Simmons, when the hearing of the extraordinary motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank is commenced on April 16 before Judge Ben H. Hill.Agents of the state, it has been learned are making a vigorous probe of the life of Mrs. Simmons as well as her acts on April 26, the day of the murder, when she claims to have heard screams

The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 30th March 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Attorneys for Defense Will Not Divulge Name or Character of His TestimonyThat a witness material to the defense of Leo M. Frank has been located in the suburbs of Chicago is the substance of a statement made Sunday to an Associated Press correspondent by Attorney Herbert J. Haas, of the Frank Defense.According to dispatches, Mr. Haas refused to divulge the name of the new witness or the character of the testimony, which is to be expected from him.Attorneys of the Frank Defense here also refuse to discuss the Chicago angle of the

The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 29th March 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Lehon Declares He's Satisfied With Progress on CaseSo FarThere were no developments in the Frank case Saturday, nor did there appear to be prospect of any important change in the present situation until he extraordinary motion for Frank's new trial is heard on April 16.Unless Detective William J. Burns, who is expected back from his investigations in New York City the latter part of this week, gives out any of the results of his probe on his return, there is indication both sides will be content to mark time until the trial

The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 28th March 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Burns, in New York Interview, Intimates More Than One Person Is InvolvedWilliam J. Burns, the detective, talking to reporters in New York, has made two interesting statements, one of which indicates that his investigation, by which he claims to have discovered much new evidence, has led to the conclusion that two men are responsible for the murder of Mary Phagan.This theory has often been discussed, but the detectives who have worked on the case have consistently refused to seriously entertain it.Burns in talking of the Phagan murder case said:"The case is perfectly

The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 27th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Negro Woman Testifies She Saw Conley Run From Alley In Rear of Factoryat 2:15 on Afternoon of MurderSOLICITOR IS ATTACKED IN DEFENSE AFFIDAVITSC. B. Dalton,Another Witness for the State, Repudiates His Testimony Given Against Frank at the Trial Notice was given Solicitor General H. M. Dorsey Friday that on April 16, twenty days from this date, and the day before the date set for his execution, an extraordinary motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank will be filed with the criminal division of the superior court.On that day, the hearing

The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 26th March 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 3.Solicitor Will Vigorously Resist Attorney's Motion for New TrialSolicitorGeneral Hugh M. Dorsey, despite his refusal to discuss recent developments in the Leo M. Frank case, is known to be preparing evidence with which to fight the extraordinary motion for a new trial which attorneys for the defense will file in the criminal division of the superior court.Although actively engaged in the prosecution of routine criminal cases each morning, he is devoting his afternoons to work on the Frank case.City Detectives Starnes and Campbell, who have been working practically under his direction since

The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 25th March 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 5.Burns' Lieutenant Acts for His Chief While Latter is Out of City.Dan S. Lehon, of New Orleans, head of the southern division of the Burns agency, arrived in Atlanta Wednesday morning to direct the probe of the Mary Phagan murder case in the absence of Detective William J. Burns."I want to reiterate the statement of Mr. Burns," said Lehon, when located by a Journal reporter at the offices of the Atlanta agency, "that this is a thoroughly impartial investigation, and that we will name the murderer of Mary Phagan, whoever it is.""The

The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 24th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Detective in Frank Case Said to Be Working Along This Line in New YorkDespite his silence on the subject, the report that William J. Burns is making a vigorous investigation of the methods of the city detectives was given color Tuesday by dispatches from New York, which say the great detective has interviewed Nina Formby.The Formby woman did not figure in the trial of Frank and her chief value to the defense has been her attack on the city detectives, who she declares coerced her into signing false affidavits and that they

The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 23rd March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Attorneys Have Practically Completed Work, It Is Said.Much New Evidence to Be Submitted to CourtBURNS FOLLOWS MURDER CASE TRAIL TO NEW YORK Detective, Before Leaving Atlanta, Declares Positively He Will Prove Beyond Doubt Who Slew Mary PhaganThe extraordinary motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank, convicted and condemned to death for the Mary Phagan murder, will in all probability be filed during the present week, it became known Monday.Attorney Luther Z. Rosser, senior counsel for the defense, has been at work on the motion ten days and it is now

The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 22nd March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Newspaper Men and Others to Be Questioned by Detective Burns he Expects to Satisfy All With ReportATTORNEY ARNOLD BACK;NEW DISCLOSURES SOONSolicitor Dorsey Gets Paper From Former Pencil Factory Employee Combating Becker's Evidence, It Is Said Thorough satisfaction with the results so far obtained in his investigation of the Phagan murder case was expressed by Detective William J. Burns Saturday evening.The detective reiterated his assertion of last Monday that he was confident of his ability to clear up the case to the entire satisfaction of the public.Mr. Burns indicated that he was fully

The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 21st March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Detective Will Not Say What Angle of Case Calls Him AwayFrank or Conley Is Guilty, He StatesMILD REPLY IS MADE TO ATTACK OF LAWYERDeclares Purpose to Offend No One, and Says He Will Consult Attorney About Seeing Prisoner at Proper TimeDetective William J. Burns is preparing to leave Atlanta within the next few days to investigate certain angles of the Mary Phagan murder case, he admitted Saturday when questioned about his object in bringing two of the chief lieutenants of the Burns forces to Atlanta.Mr. Burns refuses to say what angles of