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The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 5th December 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Minimum of $50, 000Is Set For Luncheon at Noon on SaturdaySize of Committees to Be Increased.SOME OGLETHORPE FACTS.Oglethorpe canvassing committees reported $5,741 more raised Thursday.The total for the four days'Campaign so far is $41,786.50.The average subscription to date, including all of the Atlanta subscribers, is $300.The committees have set $50,000 as the minimum aggregate of the fund to be reported by Saturday.A minimum of $50,000 is the figure set by the canvassing committees for the Oglethorpe university at the Saturday noon luncheon.This minimum does not include any large subscriptions, but just the

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 4th December 1913,PAGE 9, COLUMN 2.The jury, which, for the past three days, has been hearing the evidence against Clarence Collins, the white man charged with the murder of a negro employee at the Hurt building, returned a verdict of not guilty, late Wednesday, in Judge Ben Hill's division of the superior court.Collins was indicted by the grand jury who swore that he had beaten a negro over the head with an iron crow bar.The jury evidently believed Collins' story on the stand that the negro was struct accidentally.Thursday, 4th December 1913: Collins Is Freed Of Murder

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 2nd December 1913,PAGE 6, COLUMN 5.Clarence Collins, formerly an assistant superintendent on the construction work at the new Healy building, who was placed on trial Monday, before Judge Ben Hill, in the criminal division of the superior court, on a charge of having murdered Calvin Maddox, a negro employee, will probably know his fate by nightfall.The case is expected to reach the jury late today.Only witnesses for the state were heard Monday.It is believed that when Collins takes the stand today to make a statement, he will plead self-defense.Collins is charged with striking the negro with an

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 1st December 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Treat Arranged for Visitors by Seventeenth Infantry Next Wednesday Afternoon.WINECOFF AIDS.Frank Harrell, lessae of the Winecoff hotel, last night notified The Constitution that he would provide rooms at his hotel for twenty of the corn club boys.Mrs. Harrell stated that he was very glad to be able to help the chamber of commerce care for the youths who are doing so much toward the betterment of agricultural conditions in Georgia.There's hardly a boy in the land to whom the sight of soldiers marching and the sound of martial music is not entrancing,

The Atlanta Constitution, Tuesday, 4th November 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMNS 3 & 4. PAGE 1, COLUMN 3 From left to right, Luther Rosser, Jr., T. A. Hathcock, Eugene D. Thomas, J. B. Ridley, and L. F. McClelland.           PAGE 1, COLUMN 4 The five judges of the new municipal court will receive their commissions from Governor Slaton on his return to the city Friday. So soon as they are officially confirmed in their positions they will hold a meeting, and before the week is out will probably name the chief marshal, chief clerk and the four

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

The Atlanta Constitution, Sunday, 2nd November 1913, PAGE 3, COLUMN 1. The four judges of the superior court of Fulton county last Saturday named the five Atlantans who will sit as judges in the new municipal court established by recent act of the legislature. The court will organize and begin active service on January 1, 1914. The five men named to the new civil branch are L. F. McClelland, E. L. Thomas, J. B. Ridley, T. O. Hathcock and Luther Rosser, Jr. The new court will take the place of the justice of peace courts in Fulton county, and is

The Atlanta Constitution, Saturday, 1st November 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMN 7. Important Decision Handed Down, Following Close Up- on Heels of Judge Roans Decision in Frank Case, in Which He Decided Jurors Were Competent, and De- nied New Trial. FRANKS LAWYERS WILL TAKE CASE IMMEDIATELY TO THE SUPREME COURT Bill of Exceptions Filed to Rulings of Judge Roan. Rosser and Arnold Renew Their Expressions of Faith in Their Clients Innocence and Will Fight Bitterly. Following upon the heels of Judge Roans decision denying Leo M. Frank a new trial, the court of appeals affirmed an old principle of law yesterday

  The Atlanta Constitution, Thursday, 24th July 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMN 2. Is it proper, also is it legal, for a real ladylike man to further simulate femininity and appear on the streets dressed in women's garb, provided this man be a professional female impersonator? This is a question which is troubling Miss beg your pardon Mr. Auriema, who is nightly appearing at one of Atlanta's moving picture show houses. Also, it is troubling Chief Beavers. If it is proper and legal for a woman to cut her hair and don male costume as did Belva Lockwood and Dr. Mary

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 22nd October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Only Sheriff andOfficers ofHis Force Talked toMem-Bers of the FrankJury During Trial.To the thirty-odd affidavits made public yesterday in theexchange of affidavits between the state and the defense in theLeo M. Frank motion, which comes up today, several new oneswere added Tuesday afternoon by the state. The additionalaffidavits were from the various deputy sheriffs and bailiffs andwere denials that anyone but officers of the court had talked tothe Frank jurors.The state has prepared affidavits from the various jurors inwhich they declare that only the legal evidence influenced themand also deny that they

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 25th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Leo M. Frank Convicted, HeDeclares, by Prejudice andNot by the Evidence GivenIn Case.HIS TRIAL IS COMPAREDTO RITUAL MURDER CASELeo M. Frank Convicted, HeDeclares, by Prejudice andNot by the Evidence Givenin Case.HIS TRIAL IS COMPAREDTO RITUAL MURDER CASEScratch Beneath the Surfaceand You Will Find ParallelWith the Russian Trial,Arnold Tells Judge Roan.Reuben Arnold, associate counsel for the defense, declared in his argument Friday for a new trial, that the trial of Leo Frank would teach the entire universe a lesson against prejudice, and that civilization was horrified at the miserable example of his clients

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 27th September 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Chief J. L. Beavers in No Immediate Danger of Recall,DeclaresMayor James G. Woodward.Mayor James G. Woodward, leader of Atlantas charter reform advocates, is of the opinion that the adoption of the recall amendment to the city charter does not place Police Chief J. L. Beavers in immediate jeopardy.The mayor characterizes all the talk that the recall was aimed at the police chief and that Beavers would be the first victim as all bosh.Beavers is in no more danger of being recalled than any other city official, the mayor said.in the first place

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 23rd September 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 4.Retrial Hearing Will Be Conducted by One of Four Fulton Judges.In view of the fact that much has been published in the daily press about the new judicial appointments for Atlanta and the court of appeals, and speculation has been indulged as to who would hear the motion for a new trial in the Leo M. Frank case.The Constitution has made an effort to obtain the facts and to put at rest the discussion or doubt on the subject.The Frank motion for new trial has been assigned for hearing on October 4,

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 18th September 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 3.On account of having one of the heaviest dockets of the year in the criminal division of the city court.Judge Andrew E. Calhoun has decided to hold court another week.After that the criminal division of superior court is due to meet, as these courts do not have separate rooms and cannot meat at the same time.Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey is said to be looking for a judge from another circuit who can preside temporarily in Fulton until the tangle caused by changes can be straightened out.His docket is even worse crowded than

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 15th September 1913,PAGE 10, COLUMN 2.Public Mind Too Inflamed forImpartial Hearing of Case,Says Dr. Holderby.Leo M. Frank did not receive a fair trial for the murder of Mary Phagan on account of the inflamed condition of the public mind, according to Rev. A. R. Holderby, past of the Moore Memorial church.The declaration was made during a discussion of the topic.A Square Deal for Every Man, which was the subject of Dr. Holderbys discourse Sunday morning.I wish to speak a word of caution to you today as regards your attitude towards one of our citizens who had been

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 13th September 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 4.Citizens Declare That Henslee Has Not Been in Town Since Trials Close.Renewing their attack upon Juror A. H. Henslee, one of the twelve men who convicted Leo M. Frank of the murder of Mary Phagan, the attorneys for the defense Monday obtained affidavits from J. J. Nunnally and W. L. Ricker, of Monroe, Ga., in which the two men reiterated their charges bias and prejudice against Henslee and replied to his statement that he uttered his denunciation of Frank after, and not before the trial.Nunnally and Ricker asserted in their second affidavit

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 11th September 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.An aftermath of the misunderstanding that brought on a flight early in the summer between Architect Hal Hents and Contractor J. A. Winkles in the new home of Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey came yesterday when the contractor filed suit for $5,775 against Solicitor Dorsey.Winkles claims that the solicitor owes him $775 on the house and that he should receive $5,000 for the slander and false reports which he says Solicitor Dorsey has spread in regard to him.In his suit the contractor also states that he was set upon and beat up by

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 6th September 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 2.After a brief session on Friday the grand jury returned fourteen true bills and adjourned in time for the ball game.The case of Jim Conley, negro sweeper at the National Pencil companys factory, confessed accessory after the fact of Mary Phagans murder, was not considered by the grand jury.Among the true bills rendered were the following:Simpson Brown, colored, charged with the murder of Charlie Hill, colored.Charles L. Smith, alias C. R. Smith, charged with bigamy, his alleged plurality of spouses being Miss Gertrude Wilson and Miss Lennie Spain.P. M. Christian, charged with

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 3rd September 1913,PAGE 3.Gambling Termed a SenseLess Evil and Grand Jury Is Urged to See That Law Is Strictly Enforced.When Judge John T. Pendleton, of the superior court, swore in the new grand jury Tuesday he made mention of the crime wave that has struck Atlanta, as told in The Constitution of Tuesday morning, and urged that the members of the grand jury see to it that every man charged with breaking the law, be indicted if the evidence is indicated a possibility of his guilt.Atlanta, while I have observed the wave of lawlessness here, is no

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 30th November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Lawyer Heldby Local De-tectives to Answer War-rant SwornOut for Him inRome, Ga.A. S. Colyar, principal figure inthe famous dictagraph case during the Mary Phagan murder investigation, wasarrested by detectives yesterday on a warrant sworn out in Rome, Ga., chargingcheating and swindling.He was carried to police headquartersto await the arrival of Rome officials. He denies the charge emphatically, anddeclares that he will be promptly freed and cleared. The exact circumstancesare not known. The warrant was issued for H. J. Awtry, it is said, whose homeis in Rome.Chief Lanford stated to a Constitutionreporter last

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 29th November 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 2.Mrs. Annie G. Gillham, who recentlyfiled suit for divorce against her husband, Walter L. Gillham, manager of theSouthern Photo Material company, was awarded $50 per month temporary alimonyand the custody of her children, by order of Judge Pendleton, in the superiorcourt, Friday.Mrs. Gilliam, in her recent divorcesuit, which is now pending, declared that her husband was an habitual drunkardand had on more than one occasion tried to kill her. She averred that thehusband all but deserted her and her children and left them without support.She stated that her husband warned about $126

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 28th November 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 5.To a Term inChaingangOne of Judge L. S. Roans last officialacts as a Fulton county superior court judge was the saving of a young lad onSaturday from sentencing himself to the chaingang.Davis Bonner, aged 16, recently wasarrested on a charge of burglary. He was indicted and faced a long chaingangsentence. It developed during his stay in jail that the lad had sworn that hewas 18 years of age when in reality he was but 16.When Judge Roan learned the factthrough a plea to the jurisdiction of the criminal court, filed by AttorneyLeonard

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 27th November 1913,PAGE 7, COLUMN 4.Stick to facts.Cut out the Fourth of July oratoricalfireworks.State your casebefore the jury tersely and briefly.Such was the advice of Judge John T. Pendleton,senior judge of the Fulton county superior court, as given by him Wednesdayafternoon in an address before the students of the Atlanta Law school. Hedeclared that the old days of flowery oratory at the bar are gone forever, andthat in the courts of today the forceful presentation of true facts alone isnecessary in successful law pleading.Judge Pendletons was the third of aseries of addresses being delivered before the law

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 26th November 1913,PAGE 7, COLUMN 4.Negro Factory Sweeper Appears in Court in order toHave the TimeSet.Jim Conley, the negro factory sweeperwho was a witness against Leo Frank in his trial for the murder of Mary Phagan,will be tried during the January term of the criminal court of Fulton county.This was made possible Tuesday whenConley, ready for trial, appeared before Judge Ben Hill, of the superior court,and, through his attorney, demanded trial.Conley was brought into court from theprisoners bullpen, looking smug and all smiles. So soon as court wasofficially opened. Solicitor General Dorsey called the courts attention to

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 25th November 1913,PAGE 8, COLUMN 4.Attorney William Smith will today inthe criminal branch of the superior court make formal demand that his negroclient, Jim Conley, the factory sweeper whose testimony convicted Leo Frank ofthe Phagan murder, be given immediate trial.Following a conference late Mondaybetween Attorney Smith and Solicitor Dorsey, Smith announced that he wouldwaive a jury trial for his client and await the courts decision as to whetherhis man shall be sentenced under a misdemeanor of felony charge.The indictment against Conley chargeshim with being an accessory after the fact in the murder of the Phagan girl.Attorney Smith

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 24th November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Alleged burlesque naughtiness isbeing probed in Atlanta. Chief Beavers, one of his trusty men and Recorder NashBroyles have shouldered muskets in the war against rumored conditions in low-pricedVaudeville and burlesque theaters in the city. The first skirmish in the battleto end theatrical vulgarity and the appearances of young girls on local stageshas already been fought. The big battle will probably be fought this week inpolice court.Plans of the campaign were made knownlast night by Chief of Police Beavers. The head of the police forceacknowledged that for some time past his aides have

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 23rd November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Order Goes Forth That Costumes Must Not Be TooAbbreviated and No GirlsUnder 16 Employed.SHOWS AREVERY TAMEWHEN BEAVERS APPEARSChief MakesRound of theHouses Saturday Nightand Finds Chorus GirlsDemurely Clad.Alleged burlesque naughtiness isbeing probed in Atlanta. Chief Beavers, one of his trusty men and Recorder NashBroyles have shouldered muskets in the war against rumored conditions in low-pricedVaudeville and burlesque theaters in the city. The first skirmish in the battleto end theatrical vulgarity and the appearances of young girls on local stageshas already been fought. The big battle will probably be fought this week inpolice court.Plans

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 22nd November 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 4.Despite the attitude of Judge Hill andthe Solicitor General, William Smith, attorney for Jim Conley, will makestrenuous effort next week to have the negro factory sweeper, whose storyconvicted Leo M. Frank, of the Phagan murder, brought to early trial.The case was advanced again on Thursdayby Judge Hill and while Mr. Smith was in court he made no objection to theprocedure and it was taken for granted that he acquiesced in the matter ofpostponement.On Friday, Mr. Smith made the statementthat he would formally demand the early trial of his negro client when thecriminal

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 21st November 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 5.JimConleys case did not come up before Judge Ben Hill in the criminal division ofthe superior court Thursday.Onrequest of Solicitor General Dorsey, who bowed to the wishes of the judge, thecase was left on the docket to be tried at some future date, as yet unnamed.WilliamSmith, attorney for the negro, was in court during the morning session, butrefused to discuss his clients case in any manner save to remark that hewould press the matter to early trial, if possible.Itis not now believed the factory sweeper, whose testimony was largelyresponsible for the conviction

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 20th November 1913,PAGE 10, COLUMN 4.A letter revealing the sorrowful story of a husbandsnation-wide search for his missing wife has come to Chief Beavers from Russell,Iowa, to which W. W. Wolfe, a native of Montgomery went in the hope offinding the woman.Mrs. Wolfe disappeared from Montgomery severalmonths ago, the letter states. The husband, accompanied by their 4-year-olddaughter, trailed her through several northern states, losing track of her inIowa.In Russell his funds were exhausted andhe was forced to go to work. Following several weeks of residence in that cityhe learned through the newspapers of the case of an

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 19th November 1913,PAGE 14, COLUMN 2.Will Burnett, a negro, was convicted ofmanslaughter in Judge Ben Hills division of the superior court on Tuesday. Hewas given a twenty-year sentence.The negro made a statement to the juryin which he declared that in altercation with another negro, he was gettingbeaten by a club and, in self-defense, he pulled a knife and stabbed the negrothrough the abdomen. His statement saved him from sterner fate.The negro was the first man chargedwith murder to be tried by Judge Hill since his appointment to the criminalbranch of the Fulton county superior court.Wednesday, 19th November

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 18th November 1913,PAGE 15, COLUMN 4.JudgeHill Will Not Disposeof It Until Frank CaseIs Settled.Despitethe assertion of William M. Smith, attorney for Jim Conley, that he woulddemand an early trial for the negro sweeper, whose testimony did most toconvict Leo Frank of the murder of Mary Phagan, it was reported Late Mondaythat Judge Ben Hill, of the criminal branch of the superior court, would notplace the case for trial until after the retrial motion now before the supremecourt was disposed of.JudgeBen Hill is acting on his own initiative in the matter and his position isopposed to that of

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 17th November 1913,PAGE 10, COLUMN 2.Offices:202, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210Kiser Building, Atlanta, Ga.Long-Distance Telephone 3022, 3024, and 3025, Atlanta, Ga.Monday, 17th November 1913: P. H. Brewster. Albert Howell, Jr. Hugh M. Dorsey. Arthur Heyman. Dorsey, Brewster, Howell & Heyman. Attorneys-at-law., The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 16th November 1913,PAGE 8, COLUMN 3.DeclaresContractors Have NoRight to Use the Streetsof Atlanta.Mayor James G. Woodward has vetoed theresolution passed up by council at its last meeting authorizing the Calhounestate to erect a fence in the street at the corner of Broad and Alabamastreets.At a former meeting of council asimilar permit was rejected, and the mayor ordered Chief of Police Beavers tonotify the contractors to move the fence back to the sidewalk.The streets and sidewalks belong tothe people, and the city council has no authority under the law to allowcontractors or any individual to use any part

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 15th November 1913,PAGE 10, COLUMN 2.Offices:202, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210Kiser Building, Atlanta, Ga.Long-Distance Telephone 3022, 3024, and 3025, Atlanta, Ga.Saturday, 15th November 1913: P. H. Brewster. Albert Howell, Jr. Hugh M. Dorsey. Arthur Heyman. Dorsey, Brewster, Howell & Heyman. Attorneys-at-law., The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 14th November 1913,PAGE 16, COLUMN 2.Offices:202, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210Kiser Building, Atlanta, Ga.Long-DistanceTelephone 3022, 3024, and 3025, Atlanta, Ga.PAGE 7, COLUMN 5TRIAL OFJIM CONLEYPOSTPONED TO MONDAYCourtThought to Be AwaitingAction of Court ofAppeal.Without explaining this cause, JudgeBen Hill, on Thursday, postponed the trial of Jim Conley, as accessory afterthe fact in the murder of Mary Phagan, until Monday.Conley was ready for trial but when hewas called to the bar in the Thrower building and as Solicitor General Dorseyarose to address the court, Judge Hill said:I have decided to postpone this caseuntil Monday.A hurried conference between JudgeHill,

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 13th November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Photos by Francis E.Price.ChiefBeavers, who stamped out Atlantas segregated district, and Virginia Brooks,who started big fight on vice in Chicago. This picture was taken Wednesdayafternoon by The Constitutions photographer, in Chief Beavers office.When yesterday afternoon at 5oclock, a loud report, as if from a miniature cannon, resounded from theprivate office of Chief Beavers in police headquarters, and activity there fora moment ceased. It was only a local photographer who caught the chief just asshe grasped in warm welcome the little hand of Virginia Brooks, that celebratedyoung western woman who cleaned up the

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 12th November 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 3.The board of police commissioners wasthrown into whispered speculation last night when Chief James L. Beavers andMayor Woodward, for the first time since the Beavers administration, agreedupon any one matter of consequence.This agreement came on a motion to deny the application ofex-Policeman George H. Spratling for reinstatement upon the force. Spratling,exactly one year ago, had resigned from the force under charges which had beenpreferred against him before the commission by Chief Beavers.The charges grew out of an alleged visit the ex-policeman hadmade to the home of a woman, where, it was claimed

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 11th November 1913,PAGE 4, COLUMN 3.Supreme Court Issues Rul-ing That Argument in theMurder Case Must BeginAbout December 15.There will besuspension of the rules of the supreme court to give attorneys more time inwhich to prepare to argue the Frank case, notwithstanding the fact that counselfor the state and for the defense united in a request for more time. After abrief conference of the justices yesterday morning it was decided that if thepapers reached the court by December 1 the argument will be set down for aboutDecember 15.Following theconference of the justices, Clark Harrison announced to the attorneys

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 10th November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Committee Appointed toTake Up Matter of LawEnforcement With PoliceChief and Grand Jury.LIQOUR BOTTLES SHOWNAT MEETING ON SUNDAYAudienceTold They WerePurchased From Clubsby Non-MembersNearBeer SaloonsAttacked.War to the knife was declared on thebreweries, near beer saloons and locker clubs operating in Atlanta and thestate of Georgia, and a committee of twenty-five representative clients wasappointed to take up the matter of law enforcement with the police authoritiesand the grand jury at the mass meeting held Sunday afternoon in the Grandtheater, which was called by the Georgia Anti-Saloon league for theconsideration of measures which will prohibit the

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 9th November 1913,PAGE 9, COLUMN 1.Photos by Francis E. Price.Upper picture: Boots Rogers, at extreme right, standing besideautomobile with detectives with whom he worked on the Phagan murder mystery.Lower illustrations: Rogers at time of the Frank trial, his daughter, Louise,and his wife, who formerly was Miss Louise Petty.By Britt Craig.The littleclock ticked impatiently between the statue of the market girl and the boy withthe finishing rod on the mantelpiece. The folding doors were closed, and theshades came plumb down to the sill.W. W. (Boots) Rogers got down on one knee inappropriate attitude of humbleness on the flower-bordered

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 7th November 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.J. B. Ridley, Luther Rosser,Jr., and Chief Judge WillServe Four Years, McClel-land and HathcockTwo.E. D. Thomas is to be the chief judgeof the new municipal court for a term of four years.J. B. Ridley and Luther Rosser, Jr.will also serve for terms of four years.L. F. McClelland and T. O. Hathcockwill be judges for terms of two years each.These appointments were announced byGovernor Slaton just before he left the city late yesterday afternoon forDublin. The commissions of the new judges when issued will date from January 1,1914.Much Pressure Brought.Not often has such

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 6th November 1913,PAGE 8, COLUMN 5.Itemized Expense Account Is FiledWith the CountyBoard.Revealingin a new light the wide probe made by the state in its successful effort toconvict Leo Frank of the murder of Mary Phagan, the itemized account ofSolicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey was filed for payment with the countycommissioners on Wednesday afternoon.Amongthe items which appear on the expense account were fees of $25 to R. A.Flakman, finger-print expert, who examined the finger marks on the Phagangirls bloody garments; another of $100, paid to Albert S. Osborn, the notedNew York hand-writing expert, who compared the handwriting of

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 5th November 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 3.Judge Ben H. Hill Tries OneDozen Cases Second Dayof Sitting.The second days session of thecriminal branch of the superior court, with Judge Ben Hill on the bench, sawthe completion of a dozen cases before adjournment Tuesday.Judge Hill, whose leniency was noted onMonday towards prisoners at the bar, reversed his attitude on Tuesday and intwo instances inflicted the full penalty of the law where highwaymen werebrought before him.I do not believe in any plea that aman could make excusing his acts when he is caught red-handed, so to speak,robbing a citizen of this

National Pencil Co. Building at 37-39 S. Forsyth St. in which the Phagan girl was slain The Atlanta Constitution Monday, April 28th, 1913 Page 1 Former Street Car Conductor Arrested as He Leaves the Home of His Sweetheart on Bellwood Avenue. As he was leaving the home of his sweetheart, Miss Pearl Robertson , on Bellwood avenue, early last night, Arthur Mullinax, a strikingly handsome youth, was arrested by Detective Rosser and carried to police headquarters. He is being detained under suspicion of having been implicated in the slaying of Mary Phagan. E. R. Sentell, a resident of 82 Davis

  Atlanta Constitution August 9th, 1913 Eleven Witnesses Are Introduced Friday to Prove Discrepancies in Time Given by Witnesses for the State. Miss Daisy Hopkins Goes on Stand and Swears That She Never Visited Factory With Dalton, But on Cross-Examination She Admitted Having Been in Jail Recently—She Denied That She Knew Frank. HOLLOWAY'S TESTIMONY RIDDLED BY SOLICITOR; MEMORY FORSAKES HIM Confesses That He Had Told Detectives the Day That He Caused the Arrest of Conley That "If He's Convicted, Remember He's My Nigger"—From Present Indications the Trial Will Be Continued for Two Weeks Longer, and Defense Will Introduce Character Witnesses.

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 6th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.You Said Frank WasGuil-Ty, They Tell Jurorin Let-Ter Sent to Him,and Fur-nish Copies to thePress.WEPRACTICALLYTRIEDHIM BEFORE THETRIALSay They Will NotAllowHenslee to CallThem LiarsTo Protect HimselfFromCriticism HeDeserved.Declaring that they had practically tried Leo M. Frank forthe murder of Mary Phagan before the case was called, the threemen who made affidavits against A. H. Henslee, a Frank juror,charging him with bias, yesterday mailed a sensational letter tothe Atlanta newspapers, presenting their side of the case. Thewriters of the letter are John M. Holmes, of Holmes & Walker, aninsurance and buggy firm, S. M. Johnson,

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 5th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Attacked Frank JurorBrandsAs False theCharges MadeAgainst Him inSeveral Af-fidavits.In answer to several of the affidavits claiming that atspecified times and places he made declarations of belief in theguilt of Leo M. Frank, whom he later as a juror voted guilty of themurder of Mary Phagan. A. H. Henslee is understood to bepreparing copies of orders to his firm by which he tends to showthat he was in another part of the state at the time he is allegedto have made the remarks about Frank's part in the murder.Mr. Henslee has given the

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 8th October 1913,PAGE 9, COLUMN 3.Generally Believed That Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey Will Announce Ready Then.That Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey, now studying the case in Valdosta, will announce ready when the hearing for a new trial for Leo M. Frank is called Saturday before JudgeL. S. Roan, is the belief among courthouse attaches.When the solicitor and his assistant, E. A. Stephens, left Saturday for Valdosta, both made it appear that the week was to be devoted to the case and from their remarks,the believe became general that they believed that by devoting all their time to the

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 3rd October 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.Dorsey Expected toProduceAffidavits, DenyingJurors'Alleged Bias AgainstFrank.Postponement Seen.The hearing of the motion for a new trial made by attorneysfor Leo M. Frank, convicted slayer of Mary Phagan, which isscheduled to come up Saturday, will likely be postponed twoweeks. The delay will probably come following a request ofSolicitor Hugh M. Dorsey, who, although struggling through thedefense's brief as rapidly as possible, will not be ready to proceedat that time, as he is now in the midst of digesting and answeringthe 115 objections made by the convicted man's lawyers.It will take me from now oh

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 11th October 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 2.Thirty-five applicants have signified their willingness to beappointed to the five judgeships of the new municipal courtlegalized by the last legislature. This fact became known Fridaywhen it was determined that the new judges of the municipalcourt would be named by the judges of the municipal court wouldbe named by the judges of the Fulton county superior court sosoon as Judge Ben Hill his new duties. He will take the superiorcourt bench when the Frank re-trial motion is disposed of beforeJudge L. S. Roan.We face a hard task in making the selection of

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 18th October 1913,PAGE 9, COLUMN 2.Before That TimeSolicitor Dor-sey Expects to HaveCon-cluded FrankHearing.That the criminal division of superior court will start onMonday week and the general work of that division be resumedwas the statement made yesterday by Solicitor General Hugh M.Dorsey, who expects to finish the motion for a new trial for Leo M.Frank before that time.Judge Ben H. Hill, recently appointed to the Fulton bench andwho is expected to occupy the criminal division, will probably takehis place in the Fulton courts by that time and begin the trial ofthe numerous cases which have been kept waiting

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 14th October 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 5.Generally Believed That Solicitor Will Ask Continuance of Leo Frank Hearing.That Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey, who has been inValdosta for a week with E. A. Stephens, his assistant, devotinghimself to preparing a reply to the motion for a new trial for LeoM. Frank, will return on Thursday or Friday, of this week, was thestatement made in a letter he sent to Atlanta yesterday. Thesolicitor does not state whether or not he will be prepared to replyto the defense on Saturday, when the case will be called, but it isbelieved that he

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 1st October 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 3.Hearing for New Trial Set for Saturday. Dorsey May Ask for More Time.Announcement was made Tuesday by Attorney L. Z. Rosser,for Leo M. Frank, sentenced to hang October 10, for the murder ofMary Phagan, that the papers in the plea for a new trial would beserved today upon Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey. The hearingis set for Saturday and it is not known until the solicitor sees theplea whether he will be in a position to answer it on the date set.The defense has worked on its case and those who knowsomething

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 10th October 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 5.Dorsey Notified at Valdosta That He Need Not Come To Atlanta.The hearing of a motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank, setfor Saturday, has been postponed for another week. Judge L. S.Roan, of the Stone Mountain circuit, received Solicitor GeneralHugh M. Dorsey's request for a postponement yesterday andnotified him that he would grant it without causing the solicitor tobe present in court Saturday in person.Frank, who was convicted during the last days of August,after a trial of nearly a month for the murder of Mary Phagan, wassentenced to hang today

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 13th October 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 2.MRS. JESSIE B. GWINN.Mrs. Jessie Brock Gwinn, who has found that wealth andautomobiles to not always make a girl happy, and who longs forthe fianc who is not wealthy, instead of the husband who is, saton her front porch for just about two minutes Sunday afternoon.She had consented to pose for a pleture. It seemed to thephotographer that the attractive little blonde head would turn thisway and that every second and that he had to snap his picturesbetween movements.The neighbors just seem head over heels in curiosity andthey won't let me come

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 7th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Made His RemarksAboutLeo Frank After TrialandNot Before, SaysJuror Ac-cused of Prejudice.A. H. Henslee, juror in the Frank case, who has beendeclared prejudiced against the prisoner in a number of affidavitsfled with the clerk of the superior court, yesterday sent thefollowing letter to The Constitution, in which he denies many ofthe statements made by Messrs, Holmes, Johnson and Gray, ofSparta, Ga.Editor The Constitution: Replying to your article in today'sissue, October 6, in reference to Messrs. Holmes Johnson andGray. I will say I am sorry to think that they would go ahead andmake such

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 15th October 1913,PAGE 15, COLUMN 4.Solicitor and HisAssistant WillDevote Rest of Week toLeo M. Frank Case.Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey is due to arrive at 7:35o'clock this morning and it is said will devote the remainder ofthe week to work in Atlanta on the reply to the plea of Leo M.Frank for a new trial.Mr. Dorsey, with E. A. Stephens, his assistant, has been inValdosta for over ten days studying the situation and during thattime has been in consultation with A. H. Henslee, one of thetwelve men who convicted Frank of the murder of Mary Phagan,and who,

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 16th October 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.Will Be PracticallyImpossibleFor Him to AnswerFrank'sPetition onSaturday.Renewed activities on the part of the defense of Leo M.Frank, convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, were apparentWednesday, coincident with the return to Atlanta of SolicitorGeneral Hugh M. Dorsey and his announcement for him to beready by Saturday to reply to the motion for a new trial.It is stated upon apparently good authority that theattorneys defending the young factory superintendent areprosecuting their work in several other cities, but it is not knownwhether this is for the purpose of securing affidavits attacking athird juror, or

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 27th October 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.Hearing for New Trialfor LeoM. Frank WillProbably BeConcluded onWednesdayMorning.Attorney Reuben Arnold, associate counsel for the defense ofLeo Frank, who is making a masterful argument for a new trial forhis client, was asked shortly after the adjournment of his speechSaturday, if he had any idea of the time he would finish:Not the slightest, he answered smilingly. I've just startedgood.From which is drawn the conclusion that he will occupy alarge part of today in his speech. At the conclusion, AttorneyFrank Hooper, who assisted Solicitor Dorsey in Frank'sprosecution, will make the first speech for the

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 9th October 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 4.Frank Hearing Will Be Postponed Until the Solicitor Is Ready to Make Answer to PetitionJudge L. S. Roan stated last night when informed by The Constitution of Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey's desire to postpone the hearing for a new trial for Leo M. Frankthat he would grant the postponement without causing the solicitor to appear in person Saturday morning and request the delay. Attorney Luther Z. Rosser, counsel for theconvicted man, stated that he would be willing, he believed, for the solicitor to have more time if he needed it. The

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 12th October 1913,PAGE 21, COLUMN 1.Solicitor General Is Now Preparing for Leo M. Frank's Hearing on Retrial Petition.Valdosta, Ga., October 11."(Special.) Juror A. H. Henslee,who has been the storm center in the Frank case during the lastten days, and who is so bitterly assailed by the defense in themotion for a new trial, was in the city today in conference withSolicitor Hugh Dorsey, who is here preparing the state's answersto the motion. Mr. Henslee was closeted last this afternoon withMessrs. Dorsey, E. A. Stephens and Spurlin, the latter official courtreporter in this circuit, who was taking depositions

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 17th October 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 1.The proposed conference between Solicitor General Hugh M.Dorsey and Attorney Leonard Haas, representing the defense ofLeo M. Frank, whose motion for a new hearing is expected to betaken up next Wednesday, did not take place yesterday, due tothe late arrival from Valdosta of the record in the case.The two attorneys are expected to meet today. There are anumber of points to be gone over, and it is expected that certainpoints claimed by the state to be errors in the plea will be agreedupon one way or the other out of court.It is

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 31st October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Both Sides AreConfident inFrank New TrialHearing.The DocumentsAre Ex-amined.Whether or not Leo M. Frank will be granted a new trial byJudge L. S. Roan, his trial justice, will be known this morning at 9o'clock, when Hugh M. Dorsey, solicitor general, and counsel forthe defense will be notified of the decision.No intimation has been given of the judge's attitude. Therewas an air of expectation throughout Thursday in the camps ofboth the defense and prosecution. Each anticipates victory.During the morning, representatives of both sides gathered withJudge Roan to consider a number of documents and attachsignatures

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 29th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Advises Lawyer forDefenseto Take Purgative toRidHis System of Someof ItsMiasma.DIRTY TACTICSCHARGEDBY SOLICITORGENERALDorsey's Speech IsConcluded.Rosser Will MakeAddressToday and the CaseThenGoes to the Judge.With a blistering attack upon Rube Arnold, in which theattorney was accused not only of deliberate falsehoods, but ofhaving lost through his activity in the Frank case the publicesteem and appreciation of the people of Georgia, SolicitorGeneral Hugh M. Dorsey concluded his stirring argument in theFrank hearing late yesterday afternoon.Mr. Arnold has made charges against me and against JudgeRoan that are deliberate falsehoods. He happens not to be in theroom at

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 26th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Believing Their ClientWillSecure AnotherChance,Lawyers DeclareSavannahDesirable Place.WITH BITTERSARCASMRUBE ARNOLDARRAIGNSPROSECUTION'STACTICSAttributes Conviction toRacePersecution, BiasedJuryAnd CorruptWitnesses.Dorsey Next, ThenHooperRosser Concludes.So confident are they of success in their efforts to gain a newtrial, counsel for Leo M. Frank's defense already are lookingforward to savannah as the city in which to stage the anticipatedsecond arraignment of their client.The defense was in high spirits yesterday afternoon over theforce and strength of Mr. Arnold's second-day argument beforeJudge Roan, in the state library. Upon adjournment at 4 o'clock inthe afternoon Messrs. Arnold and Rosser left the capitol, franklyexpressing their expectation of securing

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 2nd October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Hearing Is SetBefore JudgeRoan NextSaturday, ButIt Is Believed theSolicitorWill AskPostponement.TWO JURORSATTACKEDIN RETRIALPETITIONHenslee and JohenningDe-clared Prejudiced"Objectto Alleged IllegalEvidenceand toDemonstrations.Charging that two members of the jury, Henslee andJohenning, were biased and prejudiced against the defendant;that Judge L.S. Roan admitted illegal evidence, prejudicial to thedefendant, and that the popular applause from time to time, inand outside of the courthouse, influenced the jury and made itimpossible for them to give him a fair trial, attorneys for Leo M.Frank, convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, have preparedtheir amended motion for a new trial. The hearing is

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 28th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Attorney for DefenseWantedRemarks TakenDown inShorthand to ShowChil-Dren, Says FrankHooper.NEW TRIAL FORFRANKSLAP IN FACEOF JURYSolicitor General SaysGrant-ing Ruling Asked byDe-fense Would ShatterLawsof the State.Telling Judge Roan at the Frank hearing yesterday afternoonthat if a new trial was granted the convicted man, the presidingjustice would establish a precedent that would shake the laws ofthe state and eventually shutter the jury system of Georgia,Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey began his argument at 3 o'clock.Talk about trembling for fear of the law, he said, talkabout farces"why, if you establish the kind of precedent whichthe defense ask you

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 24th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Evidence AgainstJurorsHenslee andJohenning theMost Important ToBeIntroduced.ATTITUDE OFCROWDSWILL BESTRESSEDVerdict in Trial WasDelayedfor Two Days onAccountof Fear of MobViolence,Roan Admits.It developed Thursday during Frank hearing for a new trialthat the verdict in the original trial was delayed two days for fearof mob violence to the accused man.Also, that Judge Roan was prevailed upon by the editors ofthe three Atlanta newspapers, militia, officials and the chief ofpolice to make this move of continuance. It was feared if theverdict was submitted on the trial's final Saturday, during whichday the crowds were largest, that violence might result.During

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 4th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Many SealedDepositions AreFiled With DeputyClerkAssailing A. H.Henslee andMarcus Johenning.SPARTA CITIZENSSAYHENSLEEPREJUDICEDMembers of Jury Denyin In-dignant Terms ThatAny ofTheir Number WasBiasedIn Any Way.That one of the Sparta, Ga., citizens whose affidavits are nowsealed and lying in the safe of the clerk of the superior court, didmake the statement that A. H. Henslee had declared that hebelieved Frank guilty and would like to see him hang, was thestatement made last night by another citizen of the Hancockcounty seat.The exact contents of the affidavits which were made beforeJ. W. Lewis, of Sparta, by three of the

  The Atlanta Constitution, Thursday, 30th October 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMN 1. Luther, Rosser Concludes Ar- gument by Bitter Attack on Juror A. H. Henslee and Witness Jim Conley. JUDGE WILL ANNOUNCE DECISION NEXT FRIDAY Hearing of Argument for New Trial Was One of Longest In Legal Annals of State, Lasting Seven Days. The hearing for a new trial for Leo M. Frank came to a close at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. At 9 o'clock Friday morning Judge Roan will announce his decision. It was reserved at the close of the final session in order for the judge to consider

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 23rd October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Tried and Convictedby theCourtroomSpectators andNot by the Judge andJury,Declares Rosser.TODAY'S HEARINGMAYLAST UNTILMIDNIGHTFight Is Bitter OverConley'sTestimony, DefenseDeclar-ing That It ShouldNeverHave BeenConsidered.Declaring that the crowd and not the judge and jury triedand convicted Leo M. Frank of the murder of Mary Phagan, LutherRosser, senior counsel for the prisoner, yesterday urged the manydemonstrations for the solicitor general as sufficient reason whythe convicted superintendent should have another trial.This was, however, but one of the forty grounds arguedWednesday when the hearing began before Judge Roan in a littleanteroom in the state library at the capitol. As 115

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 20th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1 AND 6.DETECTIVES KEEP ALL NIGHT VIGIL IN ORDER TO ARREST HIMPAGE 1, COLUMN 6Witness Is AtlantaManWho Says HeLeft CityOn Account ofThreatsI. W. Fisher, Formerly a RailroadEmployeeHere, Upon His Arrival in Atlanta, IsRushedto the Office of Luther Rosser inGrant Build-ing and Has Remained There forMany HoursWhile Detectives and ReportersWait Out-side for Him to Leave.MAN HE ACCUSES IS STILL INATLANTA;HAS WIFE AND TWOCHILDREN IN CITYRepresentatives of Pencil FactorySuperinten-dent Are Now Engaged in ProbingStory Toldby Fisher and in InvestigatingRecord andActions of Man Who, According toWitness,Is Guilty of the Atrocious Murder ofPrettyLittle Mary Phagan.All night

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 19th October 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1 AND 6.HE WILL TELLWHOCOMMITTEDCRIMEON ARRIVALHEREMakes Statement to Chief ofBirmingham Policeand Catches Train at Midnightfor Atlanta inCompany With Detective"Prominent CitizenSlew girl, He Says, But It WasNot Frank.By L. W. Friedman.Birmingham, Ala., October 18"(Special.)"A Birmingham manwho says he was an eyewitness to the murder of Mary Phagan inAtlanta, and who asserts positively that Leo M. Frank is not guilty,left here at midnight tonight for Atlanta in company with thedetective sent to Birmingham by Sheriff Mangum, of Fultoncounty.This man, whose name has not been given out here, worksin Birmingham, and is a respectable citizen,

The Atlanta Constitution Thursday, August 21st, 1913 J. M. Gantt, who has been an important figure in the state's case, was called during the afternoon to testify to the length of time in which he has seen Frank make out the financial sheet and to the inaccuracy of the 'punch-clock on the second floor. “Did you ever see Frank make out the financial sheet?” Mr. Dorsey put. “Yes.” “How long did it take him to make it?” “With the data at hand, I have seen him make it out in an hour and a half.” “About this punch-clock-—was it accurate?”

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 20th July 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Luther Rosser and ReubenArnold Declare He is Go-ing Out of His Way to Dic-tate to the Grand Jury.EXCEEDS PROVINCEOF SOLICITOR GENERALGrand Jury Will Meet at 10O'Clock Monday Morningto Take Up Conley Case.Call Is Sent Out.In reply to Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey's statements in regard to the proposed indictment by the grand jury of James Conley, the negro who has confessed complicity in the murder of Mary Phagan, Attorneys Reuben R. Arnold and Luther Z. Rosser issued a statement Saturday afternoon in which they openly attacked the stand taken by the solicitor

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 29th July 1913,.Trial Adjourns for the DayWhile Lee Is on the Stand,and His Cross-QuestioningWill Be Resumed Today.MOTHER AND THE WIFEOF PRISONER CHEER HIMBY PRESENCE AT TRIALJury Is Quickly Secured andMrs. Coleman, Mother ofthe Murdered Girl, Is FirstWitness to Take Stand.With a swiftness which was gratifying to counsel for the defense, the solicitor general and a large crowd of interested spectators, the trial of Leo M. Frank, charged with the murder of Mary Phagan on April 26, in the building of the National Pencil factory, was gotten under way Monday.When the hour of adjournment for the day had

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 14th September 1913.PAGE 1, COLUMN 1Roan Takes the Court of Ap-Peals Vacancy; Reid, StoneMountain; George Napier,Solicitorship.FOUR CHANGES MADETO FILL ONE OFFICEAppointments Effective Octo-ber 6 Judge Roan WillProbably Hear Motion inFrank Case.The fourth judge of the Fulton county superior court is Benjamin H. Hill, chief judge of the court of appeals.L. S. Roan, judge of the Stone Mountain circuit, will take Judge Hill's place as a member of the court of appeals.Charles S. Reid, solicitor general of the Stone Mountain circuit, has been elevated to the bench to succeed Judge Roan.George M. Napier, of the firm of Napier,

  The Atlanta Constitution, Tuesday, 30th September 1913, PAGE 5, COLUMN 3. Speculation on whether or not the hearing of argument for a new trial for Leo M. Frank, convicted of the murder of little Mary Phagan, which is set for Saturday, will be heard, is now rife among courthouse officials. In case the hearing comes up then, Judge L. S. Roan, who presided at the trial in August, will have charge of the hearing, is the general opinion. Whether or not the case will come up on that date, however, is unknown. Solicitor Hugh Dorsey is doing all he

  The Atlanta Constitution, Friday, 1st August 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMN 7. Photo by Francis E. Price. Staff Photographer. Mrs. Callie Scott Appelbaum, who was tried before Judge Roan for the murder of her husband, Jerome Appelbaum, and declared "not guilty," and Leo M. Frank, who is now on trial charged with the murder of Mary Phagan. Mrs. Appelbaum was an interested spectator at Frank's trial Thursday afternoon. PAGE 3, COLUMN 1 REPRESENTING STATE IN FRANK TRIAL Left to right: Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey, Assistant Solicitor E. A. Stephens, and Attorney Frank A. Hooper. PAGE 4, COLUMN 1 Spots

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 7th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Conley Leaving Courtroom After TestimonyPhoto by Francis E Price, Staff Photographer.Left to right: Chief of Detectives Newport Lanford, Jim Conley and Chief of Police James L. Beavers.PAGE 4, COLUMN 2SOLICITOR HUGH DORSEY.Thursday, 7th August 1913 Their Testimony Will Have Direct Bearing On Leo Frank's Case

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 4th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.EMIL SELIG.DETECTIVE D. L. WAGONER.DR. H. F. (ROY) HARRIS.CHIEF NEWPORT LANFORD.Photo by Francis E. Price. Staff Photographer.Chief interest in the Frank case today centers int eh appearance at this afternoon's session of court of Dr. H. F. Harris, who collapsed on Friday afternoon while giving testimony fixing the murder hour of Mary Phagan. Detective D. L. Waggoner was on the stand Saturday morning. Emil Selig, father-in-law of Frank, will probably be called by the defense. Chief Lanford has been an interested spectator since the trial began. It was under his direction the

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 5th August 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3."JIM. CAN YOU PUT THIS CORD AROUDN YOUR NECK LIKE YOU FOUND IT ON MARY PHAGAN'S BODY?"SOLICITOR DORSEY.WOMEN SPECTATORS.JIM CONLEYOn the STAND.Tuesday, 5th August 1913 Scenes In Courtroom Monday While Conley Was On Stand

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 21st September 1913.PAGE 25, COLUMN 7The present official duty of Detectives Starnes and Campbell, who were Solicitor Dorsey's right-hand men in the investigation of the Mary Phagan murder case, is to find and return watches stolen from Atlantans. Up to date, since the trial, they have succeeded in finding forty-two pilfered timepieces, some of which have been missing for two or three years.PAGE 26, COLUMN 2PROFESSIONAL CARDSP. H. Brewster, Albert Howell, Jr.Hugh M. Dorsey, Arthur Heyman,Dorsey, Brewster, Howell & Heyman,Attorneys-at-Law.Offices: 202, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210Kiser Building, Atlanta, Ga.Long Distance Telephone 3023, 3024And 3025, Atlanta, Ga.Sunday,

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 20th September 1913.PAGE 7, COLUMN 7Having learned a valuable lesson from the Mary Phagan murder, Chief Beavers will teach his men what to do in the event bodies are found in the future.The chief's instructions will be for the discoverer to keep hands off everything including garments of the corpse until finger print experts have reached the scene. The value of fingerprint evidence, says the chief, is inestimable in modern investigation.Until Bertillon methods are installed in the police department, the chief says, federal experts will be employed in future cases.Saturday, 20th September 1913 Beavers Will Teach Police

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 17th September 1913.PAGE 3, COLUMN 3The Fulton County grand jury, sitting Tuesday in regular session, returned a "no-bill" against Newt Lee the negro factory night watchman whose testimony figured so largely in the trial of Leo M. Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan.The action of the grand jury eliminates Lee in the matter of being connected with the murder in any manner.Wednesday, 17th September 1913 No Bill Is Found Against Newt Lee