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Monday, 8th September 1913: Medical Student Is Held As Swindler, The Atlanta Georgian

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

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  The Atlanta Journal, Monday, 8th September 1913, PAGE 3, COLUMN 1. Anything From One Cent Up Will Be Acceptable- Reso- lutions Adopted Atlanta lodge No. 720, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Sunday appointed a committee to solicit funds for the erection of a monument in memory of Mary Phagan, murdered in the plant of the National Pencil factory. Amounts from 1 cent up will be received. An effort will be made by the trainmen to induce the Atlanta Federation of Trades to appoint a committee to work in conjunction with their representatives in raising the necessary amount. The intentions of
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Tuesday, September 9, 1913, Jim Conley Is Indicted On Two Counts By Fulton Grand Jury. The Atlanta Journal.

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The Atlanta Journal, Tuesday Evening Edition, 9th day of September, 1913. Conley Is Indicted On Two Counts By Fulton Grand Jury One Bill Charges a Felony in That "Knowing Frank Murdered Mary Phagan, He Harbored and Concealed Him" FRANK'S ATTORNEY WILL CITE WILL MEYERS CASE Decision in This Famous Case Sure to Figure at Hearing For New Trial-Jurors Charged With Bias. Page 1, Column 7. Two true bills, one charging Jim Conley with a misdemeanor "in concealing knowledge of the murder of Mary Phagan, and the other charging him with felony in being accessory to the murder after the deed,
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Tuesday, 9th September 1913: Jim Conley Indicted For Part In Phagan Killing, The Atlanta Georgian

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

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The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 9th September 1913.PAGE 3, COLUMN 4Governor Slaton Tells CommitteeHe Intends to Keep thePlace Free of Politics.A committee composed of many of the prominent members of the Atlanta Bar association called upon Governor Slaton at the state capitol Monday afternoon urging the appointment of Judge L. S. Roan to the fourth superior court judgeship, created by act of the last legislature for the Atlanta circuit.Speaking in behalf of Judge Roan several of the city's best known attorneys declared him to be the man most fit for the position.Eugene R. Black, chairman of the bar association committee, touched upon
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Tuesday, 9th September 1913: No Hostility Toward Blease, Says Slaton, The Atlanta Journal

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The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 9th September 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Friendly Relations Between Georgia and South Carolina Must Be MaintainedUtterances attributed in the newspapers to Governor Blease to the effect that he had cut off relations with Georgia because Governor Slaton declined to grant his requisition for Julian J. Zachry, the young Augusta attorney, and because former governors had declined to grant requisitions for Thomas E. Felder, the Atlanta attorney, brought forth a statement from Governor Slaton Tuesday morning.So long as I am governor of Georgia, said Governor Slaton, the requisitions of Governor Blease will be g careful and courteous considering the
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Wednesday, 10th September 1913 Judge L. S. Roan

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The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 10th September 1913.PAGE 1, COLUMN 1He is expected to succeed Judge HillOn the court of appeals bench. He is at present judge of the Stone Mountain circuit.NEW ATLANTA COURTWILL SHIFT JUDGESON SEVERAL BENCHESJudge Benjamin Harvey HillProbably Will Be Appointedby Governor Slaton to Pre-side Over New CourtAT LEAST THREE COURTSARE EXPECTED TO CHANGEJudge L. S. Roan Likely WillGo to Court of Appeals, andCharles S. Reid Become Circuit JudgeChanges in the judgeships of three Georgia courts are expected to come about as the result of the general assembly's creation of the fourth division of the Atlanta circuit.Governor Slaton has
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Wednesday, 10th September 1913 Longer Vacation Given Phagan Case Workers

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The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 10th September 1913.PAGE 2, COLUMN 4For their work in the Phagan case, ten days' vacation in addition to that to which they are ordinarily entitled were given to Chief of Detectives Newport A. Lanford and Detectives J. N. Starnes, Pat Campbell, S. L. Rosser and John R. Black by the police board at its regular monthly meeting last night.The action was taken following the reading of a letter from Solicitor General Hugh N. Dorsey to Chief Lanford highly complimenting the good work done by the detectives assigned to help him on the Phagan case. While the name
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Wednesday, 10th September 1913: New Atlanta Court Will Shift Judges On Several Benches, The Atlanta Journal

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The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 10th September 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.JUDGE L. S. ROANHe is expected to succeed Judge Hill on the court of appeals bench. He is at present judge of the Stone Mountain circuit.Judge Benjamin Harvey HillProbably Will Be Appointedby Governor Slaton to Pre-side Over New CourtAT LEAST THREE COURTSARE EXPECTED TO CHANGEJudge L. S. Roan Likely WillGo to Court of Appeals, andCharles S. Reid Become Cir-cuit JudgeChanges in the judgeships of three Georgia courts are expected to come about as the result of the general assembly's creation of the fourth division of the Atlanta circuit.Governor Slaton has given no
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Thursday, 11th September 1913: Frank’s Lawyers Are Hunting For Affidavits, The Atlanta Journal

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The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 11th September 1913,PAGE 7, COLUMN 1.Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey staid Thursday that he wasreceiving letters from various towns in the state informing himthat the attorneys of Leo M. Frank are canvassing the towns tosecure affidavits showing that jurors who convicted Frank werebiased.Some of them say, stated the solicitor that they wereapproached for affidavits but that they declined to give them.Thursday, 11th September 1913: Frank's Lawyers Are Hunting For Affidavits, The Atlanta Journal
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Thursday, 11th September 1913: Hugh Dorsey Sued For $5,000 Damages, The Atlanta Constitution

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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
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Thursday, 11th September 1913 Judge Hill May Get Atlanta Judgeship

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The Atlanta Constitution, Thursday, 11th September 1913. PAGE 7, COLUMN 1 and 2. Reported That Judge Roan, of Stone Mountain Circuit, Will Be Appointed on the Court of Appeals. While Governor John M. Slaton has made no announcement of whom he expects to appoint to fill the fourth judgeship recently created in Fulton County, it is rumored that Judge Benjamin Harvey Hill, of the Court of Appeals, will be selected to fill the position, and that Judge Leonard Strickland Roan, of the stone Mountain circuit, who, by special act of the legislature, has been holding the criminal division of the
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Thursday, 11th September 1913: Judge Roan Picked To Get Appointment To New Judgeship, The Atlanta Georgian

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The Atlanta Georgian,Thursday, 11th September 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Well-founded rumor were circulated at the State Capitol Thursday morning that Judge L. S. Roan would be appointed to the Superior Court judgeship created by the last Legislature.Although many rumors have gone the rounds, the one forecasting the appointment of Judge Roan is said to strike just a little closer to the mark than the others.One rumor had it that Chief Justice Ben Hill, of the Court of Appeals, would be appointed, being succeeded on the Appeals Court bench by Judge Roan.Thursday, 11th September 1913: Judge Roan Picked To Get Appointment To
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Friday, 12th September 1913: Crawford Jackson Indicted Statement On Case Issues, The Atlanta Journal

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The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 12th September 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Grand Jury Returns Bill Against Minister on Testimony of Girl and Her Parents " Fourteen-Year-Old Boy Indicted for MurderRev. Crawford Jackson was indicted by the grand jury Friday morning for attempted criminal assault, the indictment growing out of the charges made a short while ago by a young girl who was in his office. An indictment for attempted criminal assault was returned also against John T. Mitchell, the white man arrested by the country complaint on the accusation of a young girl living on the Utoy road.A true bill charging murder was
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Friday, 12th September 1913 Newt Lee Ignored

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The Atlanta Journal, Friday, 12th September 1913. (PAGE 7, COLUMN 4) It was expected that a bill charging murder which was drawn against Newt Lee, the watchman at the National Pencil factory who figured in the Frank case, would be presented to the grand jury, to be no-billed, but it was not taken up Friday morning. Later the grand jury will take action on it, however, in order to clear the records in the case by formally returning the no-bill. Friday, 12th September 1913 Newt Lee Ignored
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Friday, 12th September 1913 Plennie Minor Will Barbecue Tomorrow

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The Atlanta Constitution, Friday, 12th September 1913. PAGE 12, COLUMN 7 Deputy Sheriff Plennie Minor, has issued invitations to what promises to be one of the most enjoyable gatherings that Fulton County has seen in many days. It is to be held at Germania Park, Saturday afternoon. According to Plennie's invitations, which have been sent out to a large number of his friends, and probably no official in the county has a larger list, the affair will be a "barbecue, fish fry and so forth." Pennie has yet to explain what "and so forth" is, but those who know his
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Friday, 12th September 1913: Roan Likely To Be Named In 30 Days, The Atlanta Georgian

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The Atlanta Georgian,Friday, 12th September 1913,PAGE 6, COLUMN 2.Rumor That He Will Get New Superior Court Judgeship Gains Ground.That Judge L. S. Roan would be appointed to the new Superior Court Judgeship created by the last legislature within the next 80 days was the information Friday.Although no interviews in regard to the appointment have been given out by Governor Slaton, and various rumors as to probable appointees have gone the rounds, the rumor concerning the appointment of Judge Roan is said to hit the mark squarely.Those who are in close touch with the situation point out that the Governor has
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Saturday, 13th September 1913: Attack Is Renewed On Frank Juror, The Atlanta Constitution

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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
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Saturday, 13th September 1913: Attorneys Jab At Each Other’s Face In Broyles’ Court, The Atlanta Georgian

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

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The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 13th September 1913.PAGE 8, COLUMN 4New York Physician DeclaresLeo Frank Was Noted in CollegeFor His Clean Morals.Dr. Morris J. Clurman, A. B., graduate of Cornell university with Leo M. Frank and now a resident of New York, writes the following letter to The Constitution in reference to the case of his classmate:Editor, Constitution:I trust you will honor a New Yorker with a little space in your newspaper and thereby yield me an opportunity to express candidly and in an absolutely unbiased manner what I know concerning the character and past life of Leo M. Frank, who is
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Sunday, 14th September 1913 Ben Hill Will Go On Fulton Bench As Fourth Judge

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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,
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Sunday, 14th September 1913: Professor Beavers To Teach Etiquette, The Atlanta Georgian

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

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The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 14th September 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Journal's Prediction ofWeekAgo Fulfilled inAppointmentsby Governor by WhichThreeCourts Are ShiftedJUDGE ROANSUCCEEDSTO COURT OFAPPEALSCharles S. Reed TakesJudgeRoan's Place on StoneMountain Circuit,George M.Napier Is SolicitorGeneralGovernor John M. Slaton yesterday announced appointmentsincident to the new Atlanta judgeship exactly as The Journalexclusively predicted last Wednesday.His appointments are as follows:To the fourth division of the Fulton superior court, JudgeBenjamin Harvey Hill, chief justice of the state court of appeals.To succeed Judge Hill on the court of appeals, Judge L. S.Roan, of the Stone Mountain circuit.To succeed Judge Roan on the Stone Mountain circuit,Charles S. Reid, solicitor general
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Monday, 15th September 1913 Are Burns Men Here

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The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 15th September 1913.PAGE 10, COLUMN 4Report Says They Are Working on Frank Case.That detectives in the employ of the Burns Agency are in Atlanta working up new evidence to be used in the hearing on a new trial for Leo M. Frank, which is set for Oct. 4, 1913, is the rumor which spread through the city Sunday and set tongues freshly wagging on the famous case.The rumor further has it that Solicitor Dorsey had in his possession a bit of valuable evidence given him while he was arguing the case before the jury and too late
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Monday, 15th September 1913: Express Theft Arrest Due By Nightfull, The Atlanta Georgian

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

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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
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Monday, 15th September 1913: Thaw Lawyer Uncle Of Mrs. Leo M. Frank, The Atlanta Journal

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The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 15th September 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.Samson Selig, an Atlantian by birth and well known locally.Samson Selig, one of Harry K. Thaw's legal advisers in his fight to prevent extradition from New Hampshire to New York, is an Atlantian by birth. He attended school here in his youth, later moving to the metropolis with his parents, and completing his education there. He is at present a member of the law firm of House, Grossman & Vorhause, of New York City.Samson Selig is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Selig, aunt and uncle of Mrs. Leo M. Frank.Samson
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Tuesday, 16th September 1913 Jim Conley’s Lawyer Planning His Defense

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The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 16th September 1913.PAGE 9, COLUMN 2Jim Conley may not plead guilty to being accessory after the fact in the murder of Mary Phagan. This is the startling statement of the negro's attorney, William Smith, late Monday."I may have Jim take a plea to one of the counts of the indictment against him, but I do not believe he will plead guilty to all of the counts," was the way Attorney Smith declared himself.Conley remains at the Tower awaiting his trial, which will probably come up at the October term of the criminal branch of the superior court.PAGE
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Tuesday, 16th September 1913 No Judge To Try Fulton Docket

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

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The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 16th September 1913,PAGE 7, COLUMN 6.Big Meeting ofInterested Or-ganizations Has BeenPro-posed forDecember 10A movement to gain the co-operation of the variousorganizations raising a fund for a Mary Phagan monument hasbeen placed on foot by Camp No. 763, United ConfederateVeterans of Marietta. A meeting of delegates from each of thebodies interested in the work is advocated. J. Gid Morris,commander of Camp No. 763, has offered his home for thepurpose on December 10. It is proposed at the same time tomake tentative plans for the erection of the shaft in time for itsunveiling on Confederate Memorial day, April 26,
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Wednesday, 17th September 1913: Beavers Passes Up Pleas That He Get In Sheriff’s Race, The Atlanta Journal

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The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 17th September 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Beset by Friends andEnemiesto Try for CountyOffice,Beavers Declares He'sPoliceChief Till He's FiredSAID THAT WATERSWILLBE A FOURTHCANDIDATESince Beavers PrefersViceWar to Sheriffship,Mayo,Wright andMangum AreNow OnlyCandidatesAn effort on the part of some of the friends of Chief of PoliceJ. L. Beavers, who fear that his days in the office he now holds arenumbered, and some his enemies who want to stop the vicecrusade, to get the official to run for sheriff of Fulton county hasfailed.While admitting that a number of people had urged him tobecome a candidate for sheriff at the coming election, ChiefBeavers declared
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Wednesday, September 17, 1913, Conley To Fight Felon Charge Bitterly. The Atlanta Georgian.

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  The Atlanta Georgian, Wednesday, 17th September 1913. PAGE 6, COLUMN 5 Attorney Will Permit Him to Plead Guilty Only to Misdemeanor, Judge Sought. Jim Conley's trial on a felony charge as accessory after the fact in the murder of Mary Phagan will be strongly combated by his attorney, William M. Smith, according to an announcement made Tuesday. It is the contention that Conley, on the State's own theory of the crime, is guilty of nothing more than a misdemeanor, and that he can not be tried for a crime of which he is not accused. Two indictments were drawn
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Wednesday, 17th September 1913 No Bill Is Found Against Newt Lee

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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
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Wednesday, 17th September 1913 Say Partee Shot In Self-defense

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The Atlanta Georgian, Wednesday, 17th September 1913. PAGE 20, COLUMN 3 Witnesses Tell Grand Jury Jack- Son Killing Was Justified No Bill' Asked for Newt Lee. That W. D. Partee, a locomotive engineer, who on July 28 shot and killed Samuel Jackson, another engineer, in the yards of the Georgia Railroad, acted in self-defense was the testimony given before the Fulton County Grand Jury when it met Tuesday morning. J. W. Hix, of Etowah, Tenn., an eyewitness to the shooting, testified that Jackson cursed Partee and then attacked him before the latter drew his weapon and fired the fatal bullet.
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Thursday, 18th September 1913: Detective John Black Jailed In Birmingham, The Atlanta Journal

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The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 18th September 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Such Is UnofficialReport Re-ceived by ChiefBeavers,Is Accused ofFightingUnofficial reports received by Chief of Police, James L.Beavers, Thursday morning from Birmingham, Ala., confirm, it issaid, telegraphic dispatches from that city to the effect thatDetective John Black, of the Atlanta department, had beenarrested there with J. F. Hargrove, also of Atlanta, following a fightbetween the two in the Exchange hotel Wednesday night. Thecharge, that of disturbing the peace, will be aired in the recorder'scourt Thursday afternoon.According to the reports from the Alabama city, the arrestwas made at the insistence of the hotel management, whosummoned
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Thursday, 18th September 1913: Heavy Dockets Keep Fulton Judges Busy, The Atlanta Constitution

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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
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Friday, September 19, 1913 Delay In Hearing Of Plea For Frank, The Atlanta Constitution

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  The Atlanta Constitution, Friday, 19th September 1913. PAGE 3 Newt Trial Petition Comes in December Before Judge Hill, and Not Judge Roan. The hearing of the petition asking for a new trial in the case of Leo M. Frank will be postponed from October 4 to the early part of December, according to authentic statements Thursday. Judge Ben Hill, recently appointed to the fourth judgeship of Fulton county, will hear the arguments for the new trial, on an extended petition just completed by Attorney Luther Rosser, chief of counsel for the convicted man. On account of the fact that
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Saturday, 20th September 1913 Beavers Will Teach Police What To Do In Big Murder Case

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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
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Saturday, 20th September 1913: Mary Phagan Case To Be Example For Cops School Of Detection, The Atlanta Journal

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The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 20th September 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 5.Taking the Mary Phagan case as an example, Chief of PoliceBeavers is going to instruct his men just what to do from first tolast in working on similar cases. He will give specific instructionsabout the preliminary steps in detection.The chief's firmest orders will be for the officers first todisturb the body as little as possible. He wants few footprintsaround the corpse. Also he will tell his men not to touch the bodyor clothing any more than possible. This is liable to obliteratefinger prints. The value of this evidence, said the chief Saturday,is
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Sunday, 21st September 1913 Great Watch Finders

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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,
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