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Saturday, 11th April 1914: Burns To Delay His Report For Ten Days, The Atlanta Journal

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
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Saturday, 11th April 1914: New Evidence Against Jim Conley Reported, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 11th April 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 1.Burns is rapidly completing his investigation of the Phagan mystery. A report that gained headway in the Frank case yesterday suggested that startling evidence has been obtained against Jim Conley. However, it could not be learned whether or not this evidence was secured by Detective Burns.Burns refused to talk on the subject, as did the various members of Frank's counsel. Burns is expected to render his report during the early part of next week, as he is rapidly completing his investigation.On Friday, Burns stated that he would consult with anyone during the
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Sunday, 12th April 1914: Offers Big Reward For Evidence Against Frank, The Atlanta Journal

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
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Sunday, 12th April 1914: Reward Of $1,000 Offered By Burns, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 12th April 1914,PAGE 2, COLUMN 6.Detectives are now seeking information concerning reports that Leo Frank is a pervert or immoral. A reward of $1,000 is offered by Detective William J. Burns for satisfactory information in connection with these reports. This offer was made Saturday afternoon in a letter to The Constitution.Burns, who left the city Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock, said before his departure that he had made public his wish to receive any information to the effect that Frank was sexually abnormal, but that, thus far, he had received no such data in his investigation. Burns
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Monday, 13th April 1914: Burns Expected To Return Soon, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 13th April 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 1.It is generally believed that Detective William J. Burns left Atlanta to investigate the Cincinnati angle of the Leo Frank case. Burns departed on Saturday afternoon at 5:10 o'clock via the Louisville and Nashville railroad. His destination is being kept a secret by his associates in Atlanta.Although rumors circulated that the detective was en route to Cincinnati to interview Dewey Hewell, Burns' officials in Atlanta would neither deny nor verify the report on Sunday afternoon. They remained reticent regarding their chief's journey.It is said, however, that Burns will return soon, probably tomorrow.Monday,
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Monday, 13th April 1914: Lanford Evidence Not Convincing, Says Lehon, The Atlanta Journal

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
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Tuesday, 14th April 1914: Detective Burns Return To City Today, The Atlanta Constitution

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

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
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Wednesday, 15th April 1914: State May Oppose Plans Of The Defense, The Atlanta Constitution

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

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
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Thursday, 16th April 1914: Leo Frank’s Fight To Get New Trial Will Begin Today, The Atlanta Constitution

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

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
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Friday, 17th April 1914: Many Lawyers Believe Frank Motion Is Sound, The Atlanta Journal

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.
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Friday, 17th April 1914: Way Is Paved To Take Case Of Leo M. Frank Before Federal Court, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 17th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.**New Attorneys Claim Prisoner's Constitutional Rights Were Violated**Through new attorneys, a claim is made that the prisoner's constitutional rights were violated when he was not brought into court to hear the jury's verdict. The attorneys declare that his lawyers had no right to waive his presence in court. Judge Ben Hill has fixed a hearing on the extraordinary motion and on the petition of the new attorneys for next Wednesday morning. Attorneys have made statements regarding the situation.In the event the fight is lost in the courts of Georgia to save the
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Saturday, 18th April 1914: Dorsey To Fight Motion For A New Frank Trial, The Atlanta Journal

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
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Saturday, 18th April 1914: Report By Detective Burns Expected Today, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 18th April 1914,PAGE 12, COLUMN 5.If Detective William J. Burns returns to Atlanta today as expected, it is likely that his report on the investigation of the Frank case will be submitted tonight and published Sunday morning. Nothing has been given out yet of the detective's mysterious out-of-town trip. Officials of his organization said yesterday, however, that he was expected back at any time on Saturday. The report is now in the process of formation. Various angles of the evidence said to have been unearthed by the noted sleuth and his assistants have been put in the
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Sunday, 19th April 1914: Albert M’knight Now Repudiates His Recent Story, The Atlanta Journal

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
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Sunday, 19th April 1914: Testimony He Gave At Trial Was True, Declares M’knight, The Atlanta Constitution

  The Atlanta Constitution, Sunday, 19th April 1914, PAGE 1, COLUMN 6. Negro Witness for Prosecution Now Repudiates Affidavit He Gave to Leo M. Frank's Attorneys Albert Mc Knight, a state witness in the Frank case, now repudiates his repudiation. He says that his testimony on the stand is true, and that his denial of it was false. He declares he signed his repudiation affidavit in order to "get rid of C. W. Burke, a private detective attached to the office of Luther Z. Rosser, senior member of the Leo Frank case." Mc Knight is in police headquarters, occupying an
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Monday, 20th April 1914: Burns Expected To Return Today, The Atlanta Constitution

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

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
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Tuesday, 21st April 1914: Frank’s Lawyers Score Methods Of The Police, The Atlanta Journal

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,
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Tuesday, 21st April 1914: Grand Jury To Act On Leo Frank Case, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 21st April 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 5.The grand jury is reportedly investigating charges of perjury against several witnesses in the Frank trial who recanted their testimony on the witness stand. A secret conference was held ten days ago with Solicitor Dorsey, at which the matter was deferred pending further developments. It is said that action will not be taken for some time, as Solicitor Dorsey does not want to put the prosecution in the position of seeking to deter witnesses by fear of prosecution.A. L. Waldo, foreman of the grand jury, was reluctant to speak to a reporter
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Wednesday, 22nd April 1914: Frank Hearings Postponed; Burns Says Conley Guilty, The Atlanta Journal

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
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Wednesday, 22nd April 1914: Lanford Declines To Show Affidavits, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 22nd April 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 1.William J. Burns left the city without seeing the documents he sought, charging perversion. Detective William J. Burns visited the police station late Tuesday afternoon to meet Chief of Detectives Newport Lanford, aiming to review perversion affidavits against Leo M. Frank, which were reportedly in Lanford's possession. However, Chief Lanford firmly declined Burns' request. Burns spent only a few minutes in Lanford's office before proceeding to meet the chief of police, James L. Beavers. During his meeting with Chief Beavers, Burns did not discuss the Frank case but mentioned that he was
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Thursday, 23rd April 1914: Conley Is Guilty, Asserts W. J. Burns, The Atlanta Constitution

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

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
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Friday, 24th April 1914: Battle For Life Of Leo M. Frank Begins In Court, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 24th April 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 1.It is rumored that the defense will present today the full report of Detective William J. Burns on the case. C. W. Burke, a private investigator employed by counsel for Leo M. Frank, is reportedly set to be the target of a scathing attack by Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey when the prosecution begins its counter-argument in the retrial hearing before Judge Hill. Mr. Dorsey, while not willing to speak publicly, has strongly hinted that a substantial amount of evidence has been gathered by detectives against Burke. Burke has been a key
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Friday, 24th April 1914: Jim Conley Charged With Confessing He Slew Mary Phagan, The Atlanta Journal

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
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Saturday, 25th April 1914: Conley Denies He Confessed Murder, The Atlanta Journal

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
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Saturday, 25th April 1914: Did Not Confess To Girl’s Murder, Says Jim Conley, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 25th April 1914,PAGE 3, COLUMN 2.Three new affidavits presented during a hearing on Leo Frank's petition for a new trial have necessitated a postponement. Witnesses claim that Jim Conley, the Negro accused of confessing to the murder of Mary Phagan, admitted his guilt. A preacher and a Negress have sworn to this admission, while another witness claims to have seen the girl leave Frank's office.Jim Conley made a sweeping denial of these accusations to The Constitution last night, stating that his counsel would be able to present evidence proving the accusations false. Conley's statement was made through
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Sunday, 26th April 1914: Leo Frank Pleads For A Fair Trial In Signed Card, The Atlanta Journal

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
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Sunday, 26th April 1914: Says Love Letters Written By Conley Prove Him Guilty, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 26th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Detective Burns Declares They Are Conclusive Evidence That He Was Author of the Murder Notes."I have just come into possession of evidence that is proof conclusive that the murder notes found by Mary Phagan's body emanated from the brain of Jim Conley, and, therefore, that Jim Conley slew the girl," stated Detective William J. Burns last night to a reporter for The Constitution. "This evidence is in the form of a number of love letters that were written by Conley in jail to Anna Maude Carter, the Negro woman, who was also
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Monday, 27th April 1914: Dorsey And Juror Hold Conference, The Atlanta Constitution

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

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
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Tuesday, 28th April 1914: Bar Ragsdale-Barber Evidence For New Trial, The Atlanta Journal

  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
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Tuesday, 28th April 1914: Frank’s Lawyers Hear Confession Witnesses Now Repudiate Stories, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 28th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Attorneys issued a statement declaring their belief that Ragsdale and Barber were telling the truth. They explained how affidavits were secured from these individuals. In their statement, they said, "If these rumors be true, we denounce the perfidy of these men with all the vehemence of our natures."Reports circulated in Atlanta that Rev. C. B. Ragsdale, the minister who accused Jim Conley of confessing to Mary Phagan's murder, and R. L. Barber, a member of Ragsdale's congregation who corroborated the pastor's story, had repudiated their statements and branded them as "frame-ups." This
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Wednesday, 29th April 1914: Dorsey May Ask For Earlier Date, The Atlanta Constitution

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

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
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Thursday, 30th April 1914: $200 Bribe Induced Him To Swear To Confession Of Conley, Says Pastor, The Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 30th April 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Rev. C. B. Ragsdale declared that necessity caused him to make a false affidavit in the Frank case, and he did not fully realize what he was doing. The committee of six appointed by the Plum Street Baptist Church, of which Rev. Ragsdale is pastor, to investigate the alleged signing of a false affidavit by their pastor in the Frank case, made their report last night to the church in conference. The report declared that they, the committee, had on Monday night gone to the home of their pastor and he had
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Thursday, 30th April 1914: Tale Of $200 Bribe Is Branded As A Lie By Detective Burns, The Atlanta Journal

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
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T Y BRENT, Sworn In For The Defendant, 196th To Testify

T. Y. BRENT, sworn for the Defendant in sur-rebuttal.I have heard George Kendley on several occasions express himself very bitterly towards Leo Frank.He said he felt in this case just as he did about a couple of negroes hung down in Decatur; that he didn't know whether they had been guilty or not, but somebody had to be hung for killing those street car men and it was just as good to hang one nigger as another, and that Frank was nothing but an old Jew and they ought to take him out and hang him anyhow.CROSS EXAMINATION.I have been
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M E STAHL, Sworn In For The Defendant, 197th To Testify

M. E. STAHL, sworn for the Defendant, in sur-rebuttal.I have heard George Kendley, the conductor, express his feelings toward Leo Frank.I was standing on the rear platform, and he said that Frank was as guilty as a snake, and should be hung, and that if the court didn't convict him that he would be one of five or seven that would get him.M E STAHL, Sworn In For The Defendant, 197th To Testify
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MISS C S HAAS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 198th To Testify

MISS C. S. HAAS, sworn for the Defendant, in sur-rebuttal.I heard Kendley two weeks ago talk about the Frank case so loud that the entire street car heard it.He said that circumstantial evidence was the best kind of evidence to convict a man on and if there was any doubt, the State should be given the benefit of it, and that 90 per cent.of the best people in the city, including himself, thought that Frank was guilty and ought to hang.MISS C S HAAS, Sworn In For The Defendant, 198th To Testify
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N SINKOVITZ, Sworn In For The Defendant, 199th To Testify

N. SINKOVITZ, sworn for the Defendant,in sur-rebuttal.I am a pawnbroker.I know M. E. Mc Coy.He has pawned his watch to me lately.The last time was January 11, 1913.It was in my place of business on the 26th of April, 1913.He paid up his loan on August 16th, last Saturday, during this trial.This is the same watch I have been handling for him during the last two years.CROSS EXAMINATION.My records here show that he took it out Saturday.N SINKOVITZ, Sworn In For The Defendant, 199th To Testify
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S L ASHER, Sworn In For The Defendant, 200th To Testify

S. L. ASHER, sworn for the Defendant in sur-rebuttal.About two weeks ago I was coming to town between 5 and 10 minutes to 1 on the car and there was a man who was talking very loud about the Frank case, and all of a sudden he said:"They ought to take that damn Jew out and hang him anyway."I took his number down to report him.CROSS EXAMINATION.I have not had a chance to report since it happened.S L ASHER, Sworn In For The Defendant, 200th To Testify
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ORAL STATEMENT OF LEO M. FRANK.

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Gentlemen of the Jury: In the year 1884, on the 17th day of April, I was born in Cuero, Texas. At the age of three months, my parents took me to Brooklyn, New York, and I remained in my home until I came South, to Atlanta, to make my home here. I attended the public schools of Brooklyn, and prepared for college, in Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York. In the fall of 1902, I entered Cornell University, where I took the course in mechanical engineering, and graduated after four years, in June, 1906. I then accepted a position as draftsman
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ADDITIONAL STATEMENT MADE BY DEFENDANT, LEO M. FRANK.

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In reply to the statement of the boy that he saw me talking to Mary Phagan when she backed away from me, that is absolutely false, that never occurred. In reply to the two girls, Robinson and Hewel, that they saw me talking to Mary Phagan and that I called her" Mary," I wish to say that they are mistaken. It is very possible that I have talked to the little girl in going through the factory and examining the work, but I never knew her name, either to call her "Mary Phagan," "Miss Phagan," or "Mary. " In reference
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Video: ADL Behind the Empty Mask of Respectability

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Download Video Introduction to the video: ADL Behind the Mask of Respectability. The initials A.D.L., stands for Jewish Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. ADL was founded in September 1913, not long after Atlanta B'nai B'rith president, Leo Max Frank was convicted on August 25th 1913, in the Fulton County Superior Court of Atlanta, Georgia. Leo Frank, 2-term president of the Atlanta Georgia, Gate City Lodge, Number 144, Independent Order of Bnai Brith, from 1912 to 1914, is the convicted serial pedophile-rapist and homicidal sex killer who sodomized, mutilated and strangled 13-year-old, factory girl, Mary Anne Phagan. Leo Frank lynched the
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ADL Still Trying To Pardon Leo M. Frank

  Many of you know that a B’nai B’rith organization gave birth to the ADL while defending its Atlanta chapter president Leo Frank. Frank raped and murdered a 13 year old girl who he was also employing along with many other teens, against child labor laws. Leo Frank ran a pencil factory sweatshop and often flirted with his illegal underage employees. The ADL was formed to defend him when he murdered and raped Mary Phagan. The details were disgusting. Her underwear was ripped and bloody and she was strangled to death with a wire. Her head had also been pummeled
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Alonzo Mann Affidavit, November 10th, 1982 (55 pages). Audiobook 107 minutes in length.

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Here within is a 55-page transcript of an affidavit that Alonzo Mann (1898 - 1985) orated and was videotaped in November 10th, 1982, regarding the April 26, 1913, murder of Mary Phagan 69 years earlier. Although the first pardon application immediately following this affidavit was denied, it was later approved in a second attempt three years later after years of secretive backroom dealing between Pardon board members and the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, Atlanta Jewish Federation, and American Jewish Committee. It was uncovered a decade ago that the videotape of this affidavit has mysteriously disappeared, when members of the
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American Pravda: The Leo Frank Case and the Origins of the ADL

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Source: Unz Review About a week ago both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal devoted considerable space to the coverage of “Parade,” the revival of a 1998 Broadway musical on the 1915 killing of Leo Frank, a Jewish factory manager in Atlanta, Georgia, arguably the most famous lynching in American history. Frank had been convicted and sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a young girl in his employ and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) was founded in an effort to save his life. After numerous legal appeals failed, the state’s governor eventually commuted Frank’s sentence
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Atlanta Constitution – Little Mary Phagan

  Atlanta Constitution newspapers about the Phagan-Frank case will be listed here. You can search for a particular date, headline, or any word on the page by hitting CTRL-F on your keyboard (command-F for Mac computers). 1913 April 28, 1913: Girl is Assaulted and then Murdered in Heart of Town (Atlanta Constitution) April 28, 1913: Pretty Young Victim of Sunday's Atrocious Crime and the Building in Which She Met Her Death (Atlanta Constitution) April 29, 1913: $1,000 Reward (Atlanta Constitution) April 29, 1913: Held on Murder Charge in Mary Phagan Case (Atlanta Constitution) April 29, 1913: I Am Not Guilty,
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Atlanta Georgian – Little Mary Phagan

  Atlanta Georgian newspapers about the Phagan-Frank case will be listed here. You can search for a particular date, headline, or any word on the page by hitting CTRL-F on your keyboard (command-F for Mac computers). 1913 April 28, 1913: 1,000 Throng Morgue to See Body of Victim (Atlanta Georgian) April 28, 1913: Arrested as Girl's Slayer: John M. Gantt Accused of the Crime; Former Bookkeeper Taken by Police (Atlanta Georgian) April 28, 1913: Chief and Sleuths Trace Steps in Slaying of Girl; Story of Killing as Meager Facts Reveal It (Atlanta Georgian) April 28, 1913: Gantt, Arrested as Slayer
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Atlanta Journal – Little Mary Phagan

Atlanta Journal newspapers about the Phagan-Frank case will be listed here. You can search for a particular date, headline, or any word on the page by hitting CTRL-F on your keyboard (command-F for Mac computers). 1913 April 28, 1913: Coroner's Jury Visits Scene of Murder and Adjourns without Rendering Verdict (Atlanta Journal)April 28, 1913: J. M. Gantt Is Arrested on His Arrival in Marietta; He Visited Factory Saturday (Atlanta Journal)April 28, 1913: Man Held for Girl's Murder Avows He Was With Another When Witness Saw Him Last (Atlanta Journal)April 28, 1913: Police Think Negro Watchman Can Clear Murder Mystery; Four
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Audio Book: The Frank Case, part 1 of 3. “The Leo Frank Case, Inside Story to Atlanta Georgia’s Greatest Murder Mystery”, 1913.

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  The cover of the book on which our new audio book is based THE AMERICAN MERCURY is proud to present the first part of our audio version of a rare, almost-suppressed book on the murder of Mary Phagan and the trial of Leo Frank, 1913's The Frank Case — published almost immediately after the events it details took place, when they were fresh in the minds of Atlantans. Only one original copy is known to survive, though there are rumors of others. This book is also unique as it is the earliest known book published about the case. Its
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Audio Book: The Frank Case, part 2 of 3. “The Leo Frank Case, Inside Story to Atlanta Georgia’s Greatest Murder Mystery”, 1913.

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A photograph of Leo Frank, as published in The Frank Case THE AMERICAN MERCURY now presents the second part (of three parts) of our audio version of what is probably the most hard-to-find book on the murder of Mary Phagan and the trial of Leo Frank — 1913's anonymously published The Frank Case — read by Vanessa Neubauer. The Frank Case: Inside Story of Georgia's Greatest Murder Mystery now continues as we get into the detailed story of the trial itself. One very interesting thing strikes me about this section of the book. Even though the book, I find, is
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Audio Book: The Frank Case, part 3 of 3. “The Leo Frank Case, Inside Story to Atlanta Georgia’s Greatest Murder Mystery”, 1913.

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WE ARE proud to present today, on the 107th anniversary of the foul murder of Mary Phagan, the third and concluding part of our audio version of an extremely rare contemporary book on the murder and the trial of Leo Frank, her killer, entitled The Frank Case — read by Vanessa Neubauer. It becomes obvious in this concluding segment that this is a pro-Leo Frank book. Not only is Frank's very odd unsworn statement (in which he literally spent hours going over every irrelevant detail of his company's financial statement, and which obviously did not make a good impression on
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Confessions of a Criminal Lawyer By Allen Lumpkin Henson,1959.

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  Page: 58 ...should be implemented. We were called upon to assist in the organization of half a dozen boards and bureaus. Law firms in Atlanta and New York filed suits contesting the constitutionality of almost every new statute, and it was our responsibility to defend the suits. It was “double drill and no canteen.” The sensational Leo M. Frank murder case had been tried in Atlanta about a year before the convention met. Frank had been convicted and sentenced to die in the electric chair.* An appeal had been pending in the Supreme Court of Georgia for months. Although
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Dear ADL and SPLC, what was the real reason why the bona fide racist and misogynist, Leo Frank, was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging?

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Originally published during the month of October 2018 — the Anti-defamation League of B’nai B’rith’s 105th anniversary, when ADL‘s founding was announced by B’nai B’rith in 1913 at its Chicago Illinois headquarters. Newsletter of the announcement from October 2nd, 1913, is provided herewithin. Addendums: February & April, 2019 Image: Founder of Amazon Books, Jeff Bezos, the wealthiest man that has ever lived (with the exception of John D. Rockefeller, relatively speaking). Under his tutelage, thousands of books have been censored from his eCommerce platform because they were considered politically incorrect. Jewish “civil rights” groups have been working at the vanguard
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Quora: Did Leo Frank really kill Mary Phagan?

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By Mark Sims, Los Angeles, CA. Senior Quora Researcher (2011–present) · Last updated on Quora Caption: Counsel for State and Defense in hot argument before Judge Roan. Did National Pencil Company superintendent Leo Frank really kill Mary Phagan in 1913? Yes, Leo Frank killed Mary Phagan and we know this to be the case to a mathematical certainty, when we combine forensic evidence, testimony from an accessory-after-the-fact, and Leo Frank’s reversal of his alibi where he places himself at the scene of the crime, when the rape-murder took place. I will explain this in more detail in the forthcoming answer
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Fake News and False History: The 1913 Leo Frank Case in the Midst of a 21st-Century Jewish-Gentile Culture War By Moses Jacobs

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The oak tree lynching of Leo Max Frank at sunrise on Tuesday morning, August 17, 1915, in a densely sylvan grove at former Sheriff William J. Frey’s farming estate (today 100 meters off what was formerly called 1200 Roswell Road & Fray’s Gin Rd in Marietta). Frank was not assassinated by a moonshine-fueled mob of feverish yokels exacting revenge because “the blood of a negro is not enough to atone for the molestation murder victim” as some Jewish advocates and their Gentile allies have suggested, for more than 100 years. Instead, the men who hanged Leo Frank were a sober,
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Fannie Phagan Coleman and John William Coleman’s letter to Radical Leftwing Populist Politician, Tom Edward Watson, published in the Jeffersonian Weekly, July 15th, 1915

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Page 9 of the July 15th, 1915, issue of the Jeffersonian Weekly, regarding the June 21, 1915, Death Penalty Commutation of Leo Frank to life in prison by former Governor John Slaton. Transcription of Letter: The Mother and the Stepfather of little Mary Phagan Write To the Honorable Thomas E. Watson: Dear Sir:  As the mother and father of Mary Phagan, our poor daughter, we feel it our duty to write you a letter expressing our sincere thanks for your noble efforts in the publishing in your paper the truth about the Frank case. While we know our advantages in
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Governor To The General Assembly Of Georgia June 23 1915 State Vs Leo Frank Page 15

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The detectives learned about the middle of May that Conley could write, although at first he denied it. He made one statement and three affidavits, which are more fully referred to in stating the defendant's case. The affidavits were introduced by the defendant under notice to produce. By these affidavits, there was admitted the substance of the evidence that he delivered on the stand, which in brief was as follows: Conley claimed that he was asked by Frank to come to the factory on Saturday and watch for him, as he previously had done, which he explained meant that Frank
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Jeffersonian Weekly – Little Mary Phagan

Tom Watson's Jeffersonian newspapers about the Phagan-Frank case will be listed here. You can search for a particular date, headline, or any word on the page by hitting CTRL-F on your keyboard (command-F for Mac computers). 1913 May 8, 1913: How Atlanta Cleaned Up (Jeffersonian) 1914 March 19, 1914: The Frank Case: When and Where Shall Rich Criminals Be Tried? (Jeffersonian)April 2, 1914: What Some of the Jeffersonian Readers Think of "The Frank Case" (Jeffersonian)April 9, 1914: The Leo Frank Case. Does the State of Georgia Deserve This Nation-Wide Abuse? (Jeffersonian)April 16, 1914: Letters from the People: The Frank Case
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Leo Frank, a Jew Pervert Pedophile, Watson’s Magazine, September 1915

Leo Frank, a Jew Pervert Pedophile, Watson’s Magazine, September 1915, Chapter 1: Download Leo Frank, a Jew Pervert Pedophile, Watson’s Magazine, September 1915, Chapter 1 (Size: 483MB) Leo Frank, a Jew Pervert Pedophile, Watson’s Magazine, September 1915, Chapter 2: Download Leo Frank, a Jew Pervert Pedophile, Watson’s Magazine, September 1915, Chapter 2 (Size: 466MB) Leo Frank, a Jew Pervert Pedophile, Watson’s Magazine, September 1915, Chapter 3: Download Leo Frank, a Jew Pervert Pedophile, Watson’s Magazine, September 1915, Chapter 3 (Size: 443MB) Leo Frank, a Jew Pervert Pedophile, Watson’s Magazine, September 1915, Chapter 4: Download Leo Frank, a Jew Pervert Pedophile,
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Leo Frank, a Jew Pervert Pedophile, Watson’s Magazine, September 1915 – Part 1

DISCLAIMER: The video has been created for informational purposes ONLY. IN NEW YORK, there lived a fashionable architect, whose work commanded high prices. He was robust, full of manly vigor, and so erotic that he neglected a handsome and refined young wife to run after little girls... #leofrank #pedophile #rapist #metoo Originally posted on The American Mercury: theamericanmercury.org/2014/03/the-official-record-in-the-case-of-leo-frank-a-jew-pervert/ The Mary Phagan Family Website: littlemaryphagan.com Leo Frank Archive: leofrank.org Leo Frank Research Library: leofrank.info
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Leo Frank, a Jew Pervert Pedophile, Watson’s Magazine, September 1915 – Part 2

Was the Leo Frank Trial tainted by attitudes of bigotry against those who practice Judaism? This second installment by Watson retells the beginning of the trial of Leo Frank. Mary Phagan's mother, Newt Lee - night watchman and discoverer of the body, and Sargent Dobbs - one of the first on the scene, take the stand and relate the events of April 26 and 27 , 1913.
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Leo Frank, a Jew Pervert Pedophile, Watson’s Magazine, September 1915 – Part 3

Was the Leo Frank Trial tainted by attitudes of bigotry against those who practice Judaism? This second installment by Watson retells the beginning of the trial of Leo Frank. Mary Phagan's mother, Newt Lee - night watchman and discoverer of the body, and Sargent Dobbs - one of the first on the scene, take the stand and relate the events of April 26 and 27 , 1913.
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Leo Frank, a Jew Pervert Pedophile, Watson’s Magazine, September 1915 – Part 4

Was the Leo Frank Trial tainted by attitudes of bigotry against those who practice Judaism? This second installment by Watson retells the beginning of the trial of Leo Frank. Mary Phagan's mother, Newt Lee - night watchman and discoverer of the body, and Sargent Dobbs - one of the first on the scene, take the stand and relate the events of April 26 and 27 , 1913.
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Leo Frank, a Jew Pervert Pedophile, Watson’s Magazine, September 1915 – Part 5

Was the Leo Frank Trial tainted by attitudes of bigotry against those who practice Judaism? This second installment by Watson retells the beginning of the trial of Leo Frank. Mary Phagan's mother, Newt Lee - night watchman and discoverer of the body, and Sargent Dobbs - one of the first on the scene, take the stand and relate the events of April 26 and 27 , 1913.
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Leo Frank, a Jew Pervert Pedophile, Watson’s Magazine, September 1915 – Part 6

Download Leo Frank, a Jew Pervert Pedophile, Watson’s Magazine, September 1915, Chapter 6 (HD, Size: 614MB) Was the Leo Frank Trial tainted by attitudes of bigotry against those who practice Judaism? This second installment by Watson retells the beginning of the trial of Leo Frank. Mary Phagan's mother, Newt Lee - night watchman and discoverer of the body, and Sargent Dobbs - one of the first on the scene, take the stand and relate the events of April 26 and 27 , 1913.
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National Pencil Company vs Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency

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1. Where partners sue in their firm name, the partnership need not be proved, unless denied in a verified plea. This was true where the original petition alleged that the plaintiff was a corporation, and the partnership was alleged in an amendment to the petition. 2. It was not error for the court to repel as evidence in this case "certain portions of the argument made by the solicitor general of the Atlanta Circuit on August 23 and 25, 1913, at the trial of Leo M. Frank for murder in Fulton superior court". The rejected matter was so clearly inadmissible
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National Pencil Company vs Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency: Bill of Exceptions Certification

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GEORGIA, Fulton County. I Hereby Certify, That the foregoing Bill of Exceptions, hereunto attached, is the true original Bill of Exceptions in the case stated, to-wit: National Pencil Company Plaintiff in Error. vs. Pinkerton's National Detective Agency Defendant in Error. and that a copy hereof has been made and filed in this office. Witness my signature and the seal of Court affixed this the 15th day of February 1916 Clerk Superior Court Fulton County, Georgia, Ex-Officio Clerk City Court of Atlanta.
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National Pencil Company vs Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency: Bill of Exceptions Certification (Supreme Court)

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STATE OF GEORGIA, County of Fulton. I Hereby Certify, That the foregoing pages, hereunto attached, contain a true Transcript of such parts of the record as are specified in the Bill of Exceptions and required, by the order of the Presiding Judge, to be sent to the Supreme Court in the case of National Pencil Company Plaintiff in Error. vs. Pinkerton's National Detective Agency Defendant in Error. I further certify that on account of the volume of work in office I was unable to make out + transcribe this record in the time prescribed by law Witness my signature and
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New Audio Book: The Murder of Little Mary Phagan

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A NEW authorized audio book version of The Murder of Little Mary Phagan by Mary Phagan Kean has just been recorded for The American Mercury, and will serve as the capstone of our series on the Leo Frank Case in this, the centennial year of the death of the convicted murderer in this case, Leo Max Frank. You can download the audio book, free of charge, below. The Murder of Little Mary Phagan is an exceptionally insightful semi-autobiographical book, detailing a fascinating exploration of one of the most sensational criminal cases of all time. What makes this book so intriguing
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New York Times – Little Mary Phagan

New York Times newspapers about the Phagan-Frank case will be listed here. You can search for a particular date, headline, or any word on the page by hitting CTRL-F on your keyboard (command-F for Mac computers). 1913 May 2, 1913: Troops on Alert for Mob (New York Times)May 24, 1913: Politics Enmeshes a Murder Mystery (New York Times)May 25, 1913: Indicted for Girl's Murder (New York Times)July 11, 1913: New Phagan Murder Tale (New York Times)August 5, 1913: Says Employer Slew Girl (New York Times)August 22, 1913: Atlanta Murder Case to Jury Today (New York Times)August 27, 1913: Frank Sentence
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 1

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury THE AMERICAN MERCURY is proud of its decades-long reputation for seeking the truth without fear or favor. As such, we do not flinch when a part of that truth can best be discovered in the words of those whom the Establishment has deemed "radical" or "controversial" or even "evil." (When the current murderous regime in Washington, or its Hollywood/New York media machine, says someone is "evil," we immediately start to suspect that there must be something good about that someone.) So even if the New York Times or the Anti-Defamation League excoriate us for
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Page 1 of 8: Rare, Alonzo Mann Affidavit, March 4th, 1982.

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A F F I D A V I T IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, COUNTY OF SULLIVAN The undersigned, being duly sworn, deposes as follows: My name is Alonzo McClendon Mann. I am 83 years old. I was born near Memphis Tennessee, on August 8, 1898. My father was Alonzo Mann, who was born in Germany. My mother was Hattie McClendon Mann. When I was a small boy my family moved to Atlanta where I spent most of my life. In 1913 I was the office boy for Leo M. Frank, who ran the National Pencil Co. That was the
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Page 2 of 8: Rare, Alonzo Mann Affidavit, March 4th, 1982

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practically nothing. I was nervous and afraid that day. There were crowds in the street who were angry and who were saying that Leo Frank should die. Some were yelling things like, "Kill the Jew!" I was very nervous. The courtroom was filled with people. Every seat was taken. I was interested mostly in getting out of there. I spoke with a speech impediment and had trouble pronouncing the 'r' in Frank's name in those days. The lawyers put their heads together and said that it was obvious I knew nothing and since I was so young they would let
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Page 3 of 8: Rare, Alonzo Mann Affidavit, March 4th, 1982

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My job required that I open the mail, file papers, keep the office orderly, run errands and the like. Leo Frank arrived in the building that morning shortly after I did. He came into the office and spoke to me. I always called him "Mister Frank" and he referred to me by my given name, "Alonzo." I do not know whether Leo Frank had seen Jim Conley on the first floor when he came into the building that morning. A substitute secretary worked for Leo Frank that morning. As I remember, it was routine Saturday morning for me at the
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Page 4 of 8: Rare, Alonzo Mann Affidavit, March 4th, 1982

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She had told me that if she was unable to come, for me not to worry. I waited for her for a few minutes. Since I didn't care that much about seeing the parade I went back to work. I can't be sure as to exactly how long I was gone, but it could not have been more than half hour before I got back to the pencil factory. I had no idea that I was about to witness an important moment in a famous murder case--a moment that has not been made public until now; that I was about
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Page 5 of 8: Rare, Alonzo Mann Affidavit, March 4th, 1982

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the shaft would have been open. Conley could have dumped her down the empty elevator shaft. I believe for some reason, Jim Conley turned around toward me. He either heard by footsteps coming or he sensed I was behind him. He wheeled on me and in a voice that was low but threatening and frightening to me he said: "If you ever mention this I'll kill you." I turned and took a step or two--possibly three or four steps--up toward the second floor, but I must have worried about whether the office upstairs was closed. I did hear some movement
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Page 6 of 8: Rare, Alonzo Mann Affidavit, March 4th, 1982

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the building and saw Conley with the body. When Frank went to trial and I was called as a witness, my mother tole me I would have to go and testify. She repeated to me what she already had told me the day of Mary Phagan's murder. She told me to keep to myself what I had seen. She said if it were not asked a specific question I did not have to give a specific answer. Jim Conley was the chief witness against Leo Frank. He testified that Frank had called him to his office a little after noon
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Page 7 of 8: Rare, Alonzo Mann Affidavit, March 4th, 1982

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girl's money and grabbed her. I do not think sex was his motive. I believe it was money. Her pay was never found in the building after she died. Many times I have thought since all of this occurred almost 70 years ago that if I had hollered or yelled for help when I ran into Conley with the girl in his arms that day that I might have saved her life. I might have. On the other hand, I might have lost my own life. If I had told what I saw that day I might have saved Leo
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Page 8 of 8: Rare, Alonzo Mann Affidavit, March 4th, 1982

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until it was too late to save Leo Frank's life. They will say that being young is no excuse. They will blame my mother. The only thing I can say is that she did what she thought was best for me and the family. Other people may hate me for telling it. I hope not, but I am prepared for that, too. I know that I haven't a long time to live. All that I have said is the truth. When my time comes I hope that God understands me better for having told it. That is what matters most.
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100 Years Ago Today: The Month-Long Trial of Leo Frank Begins, July 28, 1913, through August 21st, 1913

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  Take a journey through time with the American Mercury, and experience the trial of Leo Frank (pictured, in courtroom sketch) for the murder of Mary Phagan just as it happened as revealed in contemporary accounts. The Mercury will be covering this historic trial in capsule form from now until August 26, the 100th anniversary of the rendering of the verdict. by Bradford L. Huie THE JEWISH ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE (ADL) — in great contrast to the American Mercury and other independent media — has given hardly any publicity to the 100th anniversary of the murder of Mary Phagan and the
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The Leo Frank Trial: Week One of Four Weeks, Summer of 1913, Late July, Early August

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100 years ago today the trial of the 20th century ended its first week, shedding brilliant light on the greatest murder mystery of all time: the murder of Mary Phagan. And you are there. by Bradford L. Huie THE MOST IMPORTANT testimony in the first week of the trial of National Pencil Company superintendent Leo Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan was that of the night watchman, Newt Lee (pictured, right, in custody), who had discovered 13-year-old Mary's body in the basement of the pencil factory during his nightly rounds in the early morning darkness of April 27, 1913.
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The Leo Frank Trial: Week Two of Four Weeks, Summer of 1913, August

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The 1913, summer trial of 29-year-old Leo Max Frank for the rape and strangulation of 13-year-old Mary Anne Phagan ended its second week 100 years ago today. Join us as we delve into the original documents of the time and hear what the jurors learned in the Fulton County Superior Court of Atlanta, Georgia. by Bradford L. Huie, Edited by Luke Brown. THE EVIDENCE that National Pencil Company Superintendent Leo Frank had raped and murdered, 13-year-old child laborer Mary Phagan was mounting up as the second week of his trial began in Atlanta, and passions were high on both sides
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The Leo Frank Trial: Week Three of the Four Week Trial, Summer of 1913, August

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The trial of Leo Frank (pictured) for the murder of Mary Phagan ended its third week 100 years ago today. Join us as we break through the myths surrounding the case and investigate what really happened. by Bradford L. Huie AS THE THIRD WEEK of the trial dawned, the prosecution had just made its case that National Pencil Company Superintendent Leo Max Frank had murdered 13-year-old laborer Mary Phagan — and a powerful case it was. Now it was the defense's turn — and the defense team was a formidable one, the best that money could buy in 1913 Atlanta,
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100 Years Ago Today: Leo Frank Takes the Stand, Monday, August 18, 1913 in the Temporary Fulton County Superior Court, Atlanta, Georgia

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Today, on the 100th anniversary of Leo Frank taking the stand in his own defense, we present a digest of opinion and contemporary sources on his statement. AT THE CLIMAX of the Leo Frank trial, an admission was made by the defendant that amounted to a confession during trial. How many times in the annals of US legal history has this happened? Something very unusual happened during the month-long People v. Leo M. Frank murder trial, held within Georgia's Fulton County Superior Courthouse in the Summer of 1913. I'm going to show you evidence that Mr. Leo Max Frank inadvertently
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The Leo Frank Trial: Week Four of the Month-Long Courtroom Drama. The Greatest Murder Mystery in the Early 20th Century Southern History Was Solved at Trial By Leo Frank.

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Join The American Mercury as we recount the events of the final week of the trial of Leo Frank (pictured) for the slaying of Mary Phagan. by Bradford L. Huie ON THE HEELS of Leo Frank's astounding unsworn statement to the court, the defense called a number of women who stated that they had never experienced any improper sexual advances on the part of Frank. But the prosecution rebutted that testimony with several rather persuasive female witnesses of its own. These rebuttal witnesses also addressed Frank's claims that he was so unfamiliar with Mary Phagan that he did not even
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Leo Frank Trial Closing Arguments of Frank Arthur Hooper, Reuben Rose Arnold, and Luther Zeigler Rosser

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The American Mercury continues its centenary coverage of the trial of Leo Frank for the slaying of Mary Phagan with the closing arguments presented by the prosecution and defense. by Bradford L. Huie IT'S A LONG READ — but an essential one for everyone who wants to consider himself well-informed on the Leo Frank case: the closing arguments from indefatigable Fulton County Prosecutor Hugh M. Dorsey and his assistant Frank A. Hooper, and from Leo Frank's brilliantly skilled defense attorneys Reuben R. Arnold and Luther Z. Rosser. Here we present their final arguments in full — practically the length of
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The Leo Frank Trial: Closing Arguments of the Solicitor General Hugh Manson Dorsey, August 21, 22, 23 & 25th, 1913

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by Bradford L. Huie THE AMERICAN MERCURY now presents the final closing arguments by Solicitor Hugh Dorsey (pictured) in the trial of Leo Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan — a powerful summary of the case and a persuasive argument that played a large part in the decision of the jury to find Frank guilty of the crime. It is also riveting reading for modern readers, who have been told — quite falsely — that the case against Frank was a weak one, and told, equally falsely, that "anti-Semitism" was a major motive for the arrest, trial, and conviction
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New Audio Book: The American Mercury on Leo Frank – Judge Leonard Roan’s Charge to the Jury

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  THIS WEEK we present our final installment of our audio books on the subject of the 1913 trial of Leo M. Frank for the strangling and sex murder of his 13-year-old sweatshop employee, Mary Phagan. Today we hear the words of Judge Leonard Strickland Roan (pictured) in his charge to the jury, exactly as they were uttered more than a century ago. A few hours later, the jury returned its verdict of guilty. The Leo Frank case was one of the major factors that led to the founding of the prominent Jewish pressure group, the ADL. This new audio
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Summary of the Leo Frank Case: 100 Reasons Leo Frank Is Guilty of Murdering Little Mary Anne Phagan on April 26, 1913, in Atlanta Georgia

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by Penelope Lee THIS WEEK, as we are preparing the (very long) audio book version of the Leo Frank defense team and prosecution team closing arguments, the American Mercury is proud to present the new audio book version — never before available in its entirety — of our editor Bradford L. Huie's 100 Reasons Leo Frank is Guilty, read by Miss Vanessa Neubauer. As you listen, you can follow along with the text of the original piece.   **** 100 Reasons Leo Frank Is Guilty Proving That Anti-Semitism Had Nothing to Do With His Conviction and Proving That His Defenders Have Used Frauds
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ADL: 100 Years of Hate

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by Valdis Bell TODAY MARKS THE 100th anniversary of the largest and most-well funded hate and defamation group in the history of mankind: the Anti-Defamation League, or "ADL." The organization was originally called the "Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith" after its parent group, the Jewish fraternal order B'nai B'rith (meaning "Sons of the Covenant," or, literally, "Sons of the Cut" — referring to circumcision). (ILLUSTRATION: Abraham Foxman, director of the ADL) The ADL was founded in the immediate aftermath of the conviction of Atlanta B'nai B'rith President Leo Frank for the strangulation and sex murder of a 13-year-old factory girl,
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Reuben Rose Arnold Closing Arguments at Leo Frank Trial

Mr. Arnold: Gentlemen of the Jury: We are all to be congratulated that this case is drawing to a close. We have all suffered here from trying a long and complicated case at the heated term of the year. It has been a case that has taken so much effort and so much concentration and so much time, and the quarters here are so poor, that it has been particularly hard on you members of the jury who are practically in custody while the case is going on. I know it's hard on a jury, to be kept confined this
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Frank Arthur Hooper Closing Arguments at Trial of Leo Frank

Mr. Frank Arthur Hooper: Gentlemen of the Jury, the object of this trial, as well as all other trials, is the ascertainment of truth and the attainment of justice. In the beginning, I want to have it understood that we are not seeking a verdict of guilty against the defendant unless he is guilty. The burden of guilt is upon our shoulders- we confront the undertaking-of putting it upon his. We recognize that it must be done beyond a reasonable doubt, and that it must be done purely by the evidence which we have produced before you. We have cheerfully
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Leo Frank’s defense attorneys gather depositions from National Pencil Company employees on June 30, 1913, Atlanta, Georgia

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BY ATTORNEYS L.Z. ROSSER, R.R. ARNOLD, AND H.J. HAAS AT THE PLANT OF THE NATIONAL PENCIL COMPANY, BEGINNING 2:00 P.M., JUNE 30TH, 1913. EXAMINATION OF W.R. FULLERTON. Questions by L.Z. Rosser Esq:- Q. Mr. Fullerton, you were employed as book-keeper on Friday before the murder on Saturday? A. Yes sir. Q. Were you here that day? A. I didn't go to work here Saturday morning. Q. Did you come up to the office here? A. On Friday I did, yes sir. Q. What time did you come here? A. 11:00 o'clock. Q. Who employed you? A. Mr. Frank. Q. In
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Luther Zeigler Rosser Closing Arguments at Leo Frank Trial

Mr. Rosser: Gentlemen of the jury. All things come to an end. With the end of this case has almost come the end of the speakers, and but for the masterly effort of my brother, Arnold, I almost wish it had ended with no speaking. My condition is such that I can say but little ; my voice is husky and my throat almost gone. But for my interest in this case and my profound conviction of the innocence of this man, I would not undertake to speak at all. I want to repeat what my friend, Arnold, said so
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Phagan Family Newsletter Number One

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Mary Phagan Family Position Paper July 2021 My name is Mary Phagan-Kean and I am the great-niece and namesake of “Little Mary Phagan,” the thirteen-year-old girl who was raped and murdered on April 26, 1913, by Leo Max Frank, the president of Atlanta’s B'nai B’rith Lodge No. 144. Leo Frank was the general superintendent of the National Pencil Company — a sweatshop factory where over a hundred children labored, and where the Sam Nunn federal building stands today. Little Mary Phagan was 12 years old when she started working there in 1912, and Frank admitted he was the last person
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Phagan Family Newsletter Number Two

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The Family of Little Mary Phagan & The Truth About the Leo Frank Case In 2019, under intense pressure from the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard established the “Conviction Integrity Unit,” which is intended to reverse the 1913 conviction of the murderer and rapist Leo Frank. All evidence proves that Frank murdered our beloved family member, 13-year-old Little Mary Phagan, but many outright lies have been told about the case that MUST BE CORRECTED! GO TO LITTLEMARYPHAGAN.COM for more TRUTH about the murder of Little Mary Phagan. Leo Frank, Sexual Predator—the Harvey Weinstein/Jeffrey Epstein
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Phagan Family Newsletter Number Three

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The Phagan Family Asks D.A. Paul Howard Why The Secrecy? In 2019, under intense pressure from the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard established the “Conviction Integrity Unit,” which is intended to reverse the 1913 conviction of the murderer and rapist Leo Frank. All evidence proves that Frank murdered our beloved family member, 13-year-old Mary Phagan, but many outright lies have been told about the case that MUST BE CORRECTED! Go to LITTLEMARYPHAGAN.COM for more TRUTH about the murder of Little Mary Phagan. Since the Conviction Integrity Unit has been established to review the Leo
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Phagan Family Newsletter Number Four

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Former governor Roy Barnes Claims Leo Frank Did Not Kill Mary Phagan. He Insists that the Century-Old conviction was “wrong”. What Roy Barnes doesn’t want you to know: 107 years ago, Leo Frank, the general superintendent of an Atlanta pencil factory, targeted my great aunt, 13-year-old Mary Phagan—just like he had targeted 20 other young girls who worked there at the National Pencil Company. He attempted to rape her and she resisted. He beat her and then strangled her. Now former governor Roy Barnes and the Anti-Defamation League want to exonerate Leo Frank and claim that an African-American man was
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Phagan Family Newsletter Number Five

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Steve Oney says “NO NEW EVIDENCE” to exonerate Leo Frank for the murder of Little Mary Phagan On February 17, 2020, Steve Oney spoke in Savannah on the Leo Frank case. Mr. Oney is considered by many Frank supporters to be an expert, having written a book on the subject. The Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard is being pressured by a group of non-experts to exonerate B’nai B’rith leader Leo M. Frank, who was convicted 107 years ago of the rape and murder of my great aunt Little Mary Phagan at his pencil factory when she was just 13.
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Phagan Family Newsletter Number Six

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Will New District Attorney Bow to Pressure to Exonerate Leo Frank for Murder of Little Mary Phagan? Attorney Fani Willis beat Fulton County DA Paul Howard Jr. in a landslide victory —72% to 28% But will she bow to the same pressure that was put on her former boss to exonerate a man who raped and murdered our family member? The Conviction Integrity Unit established under Fulton County DA Paul Howard was not transparent: the Phagan family was not contacted and he refused to acknowledge the Phagan family. Obviously, it was set up for one single goal—to “legally” clear Leo
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Phagan Family Newsletter Number Seven

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DENIED! Georgia state board of pardons and paroles denies Phagan Family December 4th, 2020, request to declassify the non-public documents from it's files on Leo Frank!!! Georgia’s 106 Year Old Secrets! The Phagan family filed requests for all of the documents, recordings, and other data related to the case of the convicted murderer Leo M. Frank. We received over 1500 documents in December 2020, which included Alonzo Mann’s videotaped testimony when certain people and organizations were seeking a posthumous pardon for Leo Frank in the 1980s. But some documents were DENIED to the family and considered “state secrets”? In a
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Phagan Family Newsletter Number Eight

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Georgia Legislators Propose Cold Case Lynching Law But REAL Aim is to Exonerate A Single Person: Leo Frank There is no more important word in today’s world than JUSTICE. I am Mary Phagan-Kean and I am the great-niece and namesake of “Little Mary Phagan,” the thirteen-year-old girl who was raped and murdered by B’nai B’rith leader Leo Max Frank on April 26, 1913. Leo Frank—who admitted he was the last person to see Mary alive—was the factory manager at the National Pencil Company, where the Sam Nunn federal building stands today, and where Mary worked and was killed. On August
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Phagan Family Newsletter Number Nine

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Broadway play PARADE IS NOT THE “TRUE STORY” OF LEO FRANK Its sole purpose is to falsely place blame for the murder of Little Mary Phagan on an African-American man named James Conley. New York City Center (NYCC) has announced that it will present one of the most blatantly deceitful productions ever to appear on an American stage. Parade purports to be a “true account” of the 1913 rape and strangulation murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan in an Atlanta factory. Leo Frank, the factory manager, was arrested and convicted of the crime. I am Mary Phagan-Kean, and I represent the
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Phagan Family Newsletter Number Ten

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  Barnes & Lebow Can’t Tell the Truth • Twitter Revolt Against ADL • “PARADE” Fools Broadway, Again • Stew Peters’ ADL Exposé Roy Barnes and Steven Lebow: Why do you continue to tell the “Big Lies” ? In another one of his now tiresome interviews former governor Roy Barnes continues to repeat lie after lie after lie about the murder of my great aunt Mary Phagan by her employer, Leo Frank, sexual pervert . Author Steve Oney also stated Leo Frank was a “sexual predator” . According to Barnes in his June 23, 2023 interview with the Marietta Daily
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Phagan Family Newsletter Number Eleven

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The LEO FRANK CIRCUS CONTINUES The ADL is the modern day epitome of the phrase, “If you hang them in a hopper they will drip lies.” Leo Frank has been the subject of their insidious century long propaganda campaign to convict a Black man for a child rape and murder that a Jewish man, Leo Frank, committed in 1913. To them, the symbol of Leo Frank as an innocent victim of terrorism is fundraising gold. But the ugly crime he committed is catching up to them as scholars begin to see just how the facts of the case were twisted
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Phagan Family Newsletter Number Twelve

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According to a recent Atlanta Journal-Constitution report, former Georgia Governor Roy Barnes, a Marietta attorney, is representing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis before the Georgia Senate special committee investigating Willis. Is this a backdoor attempt by Barnes and the Anti-Defamation League to induce Willis to get a “pardon” for the B’nai B’rith leader who in 1913 was convicted of murdering a 13 year old girl? We know that Barnes has been on a crusade on behalf of the B’nai B’rith’s ADL for many years. So, is there a quid pro quo involved in Barnes’s representing Willis? Is there a
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Phagan Family Newsletter Number Thirteen

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Candace Owens Exposes Truth of Leo Frank In a veritable Tweet storm on X (formerly Twitter), Candace Owens, the popular podcaster and influencer, tells millions of her followers the Anti-Defamation League defends a “network of criminals” and pedophiles; she questions whether B’nai B’rith Leo Frank was actually lynched and by whom; she says blacks should “never forget” how Frank tried to pin the crime on a black man; and says the ADL has smeared “Christian, Muslim and black Americans.” She posted the picture of Mary Phagan, the 13-year-old girl Frank murdered, and calls on Christians “to make her story viral.”
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Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency vs National Pencil Company

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In the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia. This the petition of Pinkerton's National Detective Agency, a corporation, respectfully represents unto this Honorable Court as follows: 1 The National Pencil Company is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Georgia, having its principal place of business in the County of Fulton, State of Georgia. 2 On or about the 28th day of April, 1913, petitioner was employed by the National Pencil Company to render services as a detective agency in the matter of procuring evidence to convict the murderer of Mary Phagan, who was alleged to have
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Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency vs National Pencil Company: Amended Motion for New Trial

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(AMENDED MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL.) GEORGIA, Fulton County. Now comes the defendant, the National Pencil Company, and amends its motion for a new trial heretofore filed on Nov., 22, 1915, and says that the verdict in the above stated case should be set aside and a new trial granted for the following reasons, to-wit: 1. Because the court on its own motion and although the plaintiff's attorney had withdrawn all objection, refused to admit in evidence certain portions of the argument made by the solicitor General of the Atlanta Circuit on August 23d and 25th , 1913 at the trial
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Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency vs National Pencil Company: Answer of Defendant

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Pinkerton's National Detective Agency v. National Pencil Co. No. 31231 In the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia. ANSWER OF DEFENDANT. Now comes the defendant, the National Pencil Company, and answers as follows: 1. Defendant admits the allegations of paragraph 1. 2. Defendant admits the allegations of paragraph 2. 3. Defendant denies the allegations of paragraph 3. 4. Defendant admits the allegations of paragraph 4 except the following allegation, to-wit: *and also to pay proper incidental expenses incurred by petitioner in this behalf* which allegation defendant denies. 5. Defendant denies the allegations of the paragraph following the paragraph numbered 4,
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Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency vs. National Pencil Company – Approval of Brief of Evidence

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Approval of Brief of Evidence. The foregoing 134 pages constituting the brief of evidence in the above stated case, are hereby approved as a true and correct brief of the evidence produced upon the in the above stated case. Let the same be filed as part of the record herein. This February 3, 1916. W.D. Ellis, Judge S. C. A C. Filed in office this the 4th day of February, 1916. T. C. Miller, D. Clk.
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Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency vs National Pencil Company: Bill of Exceptions

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PINKERTON'S NATIONAL DETECTIVE AGENCY verses NATIONAL PENCIL COMPANY. No. 31,231. Fulton Superior Court. BILL OF EXCEPTIONS. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY. Be it remembered that on the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 22nd days of November, 1915, at the regular November Term of the Superior Court of Fulton County before the Honorable W. D. Ellis Judge, presiding, there came on to be tried the case of the Pinkerton's National Detective Agency v. National Pencil Company. A jury was stricken, evidence was introduced for plaintiff and defendant, and after argument of counsel and the charge of Court, the jury rendered a verdict in favor
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Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency vs National Pencil Company: Brief of Evidence

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(BRIEF-OF-EVIDENCE.) Harry Scott, for plaintiff, testified as follows: I am at present superintendent of Pinkerton's National Detective Agency at Syracuse, NY. In 1913, I was assistant superintendent of the Atlanta Office. Acting in behalf of the Plaintiff, I made the contract with the defendant. On the afternoon of April 26, 1913, I was called on the telephone by Mr. Frank who asked me to come down to the Pencil Factory, which I did, and we discussed the case as it had developed up to that time, after which he inquired as to our rates, and I told him that our
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Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency vs National Pencil Company: Charge of Court

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Gentlemen of the Jury: This is a suit brought by Pinkerton's National Detective Agency, originally in the papers alleged to be a corporation, but by way of amendment to the original petition now charged to be a partnership, against the National Pencil Company, charged to be and admitted to be a corporation. The plaintiff's petition alleges that about the 28th day of April, 1913, this detective agency was employed by the National Pencil Company in the matter of procuring evidence to convict the murderer of Mary Phagan, who was alleged to have been slain on the premises of the National
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Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency vs National Pencil Company: Corporation/Partnership

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Pinkerton National Detective Agency vs. National Pencil Co. #31231 Superior Court of Fulton County. Now comes the plaintiff and having first obtained leave of the Court amends its petition by striking from the second line thereof the word Corporation and adding the word Partnership. Robert C. & Philip H. Alston, Attys. for Plaintiff. Allowed by consent and ordered filed. This Nov. 17, 1915. W. D. Ellis, Judge S.C.A.C. Filed in office this 22nd day of November, 1915. J. C. Lewis, Deputy Clerk. Min. 74, page 596.
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Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency vs. National Pencil Company: Judgment

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JUDGMENT. The jury having rendered a verdict for the plaintiff it is therefore ordered and adjudged that Pinkerton's National Detective Agency do have and recover of the defendant, National Pencil Co., the principal sum of $1286.09 and $170.52 interest to date and future interest at the rate of 7% per annum and ______ dollars cost of court. This 11/22/15. Robt. C. & Philip H. Alston, Attys for Plff.
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Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency vs. National Pencil Company: Motion for New Trial

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Pinkerton National Detective Agency v. National Pencil Co. No. 31231. Fulton Superior Court, Motion for New Trial. Verdict in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant at the November Term, 1915, Superior Court of Fulton County, on November 22, 1915. The defendant, the National Pencil Company, being dissatisfied with the verdict and judgment in said case, comes during said term of court, and before adjournment thereof, within thirty days from said trial, and moves the Court for a new trial upon the following grounds, to-wit: 1- Because the verdict is contrary to the evidence and without evidence to support
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Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency vs. National Pencil Company: Motion for New Trial Acknowledged by Plaintiff

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Due and legal service of the within motion for new trial, rule nisi and order of court acknowledged. This 22 day of November, 1915. Robert C. & Philip H. Alston, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Filed in office this 23rd day of November, 1915. J. C. Lewis, Deputy Clerk. Min. 74, page 557
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Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency vs. National Pencil Company: Motion for New Trial Read and Considered

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Read and considered. Let the foregoing motion for a new trial be filed to the right of amendment. It is further ordered that the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, the plaintiff, show cause before me at 9 o'clock A.M. on the 18th day of December, 1915, or as soon thereafter as a hearing can be had, why the foregoing motion should not be granted and a new trial ordered. In the meantime, a super sedeas is granted to the defendant in so far as to stay any levy under the verdict and judgment until this motion is disposed of. It is
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Fake News TV Reporting about the First Failed Attempt by Jewish Supremacist Activist Groups to Obtain a Posthumous Pardon for Leo Frank the Toilet Strangler After Using Dubious Affidavit by Alonzo Mann (1984)

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Stream Video: Posthumous pardon to Leo Frank denied (1984) Stream Video Download: Posthumous pardon to Leo Frank denied (1984) Download In the 1982 to 1983 timeframe, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles reviewed the "new evidence" presented by Jewish activist groups, including Anti-Defamation League, Atlanta Jewish Federation and American Jewish Committe. The new evidence was nothing more than the statements transcribed from a video recording of a dubious Alonzo Mann affidavit, and the Board determined after much deliberation that Mann's statements 70 years later did not change anything about the evidence, other than the method by which Jim Conley
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Report of Assistant Superintendent Harry Scott: April 28, 1913

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The following pages contain a correct copy of the report of the said assistant superintendent Harry Scott, dated April 28, 1913, and sent to the National Pencil Company on May 2, 1913. Assistant Superintendent Harry Scott Reports: Atlanta, Georgia, Monday, April 28th, 1913. Late this afternoon, I held a conference with Mr. Leo M. Frank, Superintendent, and Mr. Darley his assistant and the officers of the National Pencil Co., #37-39 S. Forsyth st., Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Frank stated that on Saturday, April 26th, 1913 the factory of the National Pencil Co., was closed down and that only two of the
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Report of Assistant Superintendent Harry Scott: May 18, 1913

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The following pages contain a correct copy of the report of assistant superintendent Harry Scott dated May 18, 1913, and sent to the National Pencil Company on May 23, 1913; Asst. Supt. H. S. reports. Atlanta, Georgia Sunday, May 18th, 1913. This morning I went to Police Headquarters with Supt. H. B. P. and Detective John Black, and arranged to take a statement from James Conley, the negro sweeper formerly employed at the factory of the National Pencil Co., who has been under arrest for the past two weeks, he being arrested on suspicion when he was seen washing one
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Report of Assistant Superintendent Harry Scott: May 23, 1913

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The following pages contain a correct copy of the report of assistant superintendent Harry Scott dated May 23, 1913, and sent to the National Pencil Company on May 26, 1913. Asst. Supt. H. S. reports: Atlanta, Georgia Thursday, May 22, 1913. This morning I had a long conference with Chief of Detectives Lanford, relative to the case in hand and reviewing what investigation has been made by the Agency and City Police in connection with the case. City Detective Black and myself were then requested to report at Solicitor General Dorsey's office for a conference, which we did, and remained
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Report of Assistant Superintendent Harry Scott: May 24, 1913

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The following pages contain a correct copy of the report of assistant superintendent Harry Scott, dated May 24, 1913, and sent to the National Pencil Company on May 26, 1913: Asst. Supt. H. S. reports: Atlanta, Georgia Saturday, May 24th, 1913. This morning the negro James Conley sent for City Detective John Black, as he stated that he was going to tell him the truth. I accompanied Detective Black to James Connalley's cell at Police Headquarters, when Connally voluntarily stated that he had written notes for Mr. Frank on Friday, April 25th, 1913 and that as he recalled it Mr.
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Report of Assistant Superintendent Harry Scott: May 25 & 27, 1913

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The following pages contain a correct copy of the report of assistant superintendent Harry Scott, dated May 25, 1913 and sent to the National Pencil Company on May 26, 1913. Asst. Supt. H. S. reports: Atlanta, Georgia Sunday, May 25, 1913. This afternoon Detective Black and myself were at Police Headquarters again and had another interview with the negro James Connally, and questioned him very closely regarding the statement made to us yesterday morning by him, but he maintained that it was the truth and we could not secure any further information from Connally. Atlanta, Georgia 5/26/13. Reported. F. The
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Report of Assistant Superintendent Harry Scott: May 28, 1913

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The following pages contain a correct copy of the report of assistant superintendent Harry Scott dated May 28, 1913, and sent to the National Pencil Company on May 31, 1913; Asst. Supt. H. S. reports: Atlanta, Georgia Wednesday, May 28th, 1913. Today Chief of Detectives Lanford and myself had an interview with the negro James Conley again, and after about four hours questioning, we succeeded in having Conley make the enclosed statement to which he made affidavit. We stayed with Conley throughout the entire day, endeavoring to make clear certain points outlined in his statement, which we thought were a
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Report Of L P Whitfield

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The following pages contain a correct copy of the report of L. P. Whitfield, dated May 16, 1913, and sent to the National Pencil Company on May 21, 1913. L.P.W. Atlanta, Georgia Friday, May 16th, 1913. At 7:00 A.M. I went to Police Headquarters and met W. D. MacW. and city detective Black. We requested Black to secure the handwriting of Conley and Bailey, the two prisoners now in the barracks and to learn their movements on April 26th, 1913. At 8:30 A.M. W.D. MacW. and myself went to #59 Bonnie Brae Ave., in East Point, Georgia, for the purpose
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Statement of James Conley: May 18, 1913

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Statement of James Conley, of Atlanta, Georgia made to John R. Black and H. S. at Police Barracks, Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday, May 18th, 1913. My full name is James Conley. I reside at 172 Rhodes St. with Lorena Jones, who claims to be from Marietta, Georgia This woman is not my wife, and I have been living with her a little over two years. I have been having intercourse with Lorena Jones. I have been employed as elevator man and roust about at the National Pencil Co. factory in Atlanta for the past two years. Before going to the
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Statement of James Conley: May 24, 1913

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Statement of James Conley of May 24, 1913. State of Georgia, County of Fulton. Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, in and for the above stated and county, James Conley, who being sworn on oath says: On Friday evening before the holiday, about four minutes to one o'clock, Mr. Frank came up the aisle and asked me to come to his office. That was the aisle on the fourth floor where I was working, and when I went down to the office he asked me could I write and I told him yes I could write a
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Statement of Jim Conley: May 28, 1913

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State of Jim Conley, May 28, 1913. State of Georgia, County of Fulton. Personally appeared before me, a Notary Public, in and for the above State and County, James Conley, who being duly sworn on oath says: I make this statement, my second statement, in regard to the murder of Mary Phagan at the National Pencil Factory. In my first statement I made the statement that I went to the pencil factory on Friday, April 25, 1913, and went to Frank's office at four minutes to one, which is a mistake. I made this statement in regard to Friday in
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Statement of Jim Conley: May 29, 1913

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I discontinued at 6:00 P. M. Reported. Atlanta 5/31/13. Conley's Statement of May 29, 1913. Atlanta, Georgia May 29, 1913. On Saturday April 26, 1913, when I come back to the pencil factory with Mr. Frank I waited for him downstairs like he told me, and when he whistled for me I went upstairs and he asked me if I wanted to make some money right quick and I told him "Yes", sir", and he told me that he had picked up a girl back there and had let her fall and that he head hit against something he didn't
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Testimony of Helen Kerns

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Testimony of Helen Kerns, at trial of Leo M. Frank. Direct Examination: I work for the Dodson Medicine Company as stenographer. My father works for Montag. I took shorthand under Professor Briscoe last winter. I have seen Mr. Frank in his factory. I went there with Professor Briscoe to get a job, I didn't get the position. I was working on the 26th day of April for Bennett Printing Company. That day I got off about 12 o'clock. I then went around in town to the different stores and did some trading. I had an appointment to meet a girl
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The Leo Frank Case, Inside Story of Atlanta Georgia’s Greatest Murder Mystery – Introduction

The Frank Case was the first book ever written about the murder of Mary Phagan, a young worker at the National Pencil Company in Atlanta in 1913. The fascinating case includes murder, bribery, legal wrangling, prejudice, and the planting of evidence. Whenever possible I have included photographs to bring the story to life. The complete audio book is available at: archive.org/details/LeoFrankCaseAtlantaGeorgiaGreatestMurderMystery1913_201503
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The Leo Frank Case, Inside Story of Atlanta Georgia’s Greatest Murder Mystery – Part 1

Our telling of the events that occurred after the death of Mary Phagan, a 13 year old worker at the National Pencil Company in Atlanta Georgia, 1913 begins with Newt Lee, the night watchman doing his rounds. It was the early morning of April 27, 1913 and all was quiet, as usual, until Newt found something that frightened him and caused him to scurry up a ladder.
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The Leo Frank Case, Inside Story of Atlanta Georgia’s Greatest Murder Mystery – Part 2

The Atlanta police received a shaky phone call from the night watchman at the National Pencil company at 3 in the morning on April 27, 1913. He found the body of a young factory worker who was molested and mutilated and dumped in the basement. You can find more information in these two books: The Murder of Little Mary Phagan by Mary Kean (Published in the late 1980s) by the great niece of the rape/slaying victim Little Mary Phagan (June 1, 1899 - April 26, 1913). Secret Relationship Between Blacks and Jews Volume 3, The Leo Frank Case, The Lynching
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The Leo Frank Case, Inside Story of Atlanta Georgia’s Greatest Murder Mystery – Part 3

in Chapter 3 the police arrive and tell Leo about the murder of one of his young female factory workers. At first Leo denies knowing her, but then knows that she was having a romantic relationship with a man that he fired a few weeks ago. Newt Lee, the night watchman who discovered the body, was arrested as an early suspect. The police and Leo investigate the scene of the crime. Another young factory girl (listen to the story to find out who) identifies the body.
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The Leo Frank Case, Inside Story of Atlanta Georgia’s Greatest Murder Mystery – Part 4

Chapter 4 of The Leo Frank Case, Inside Story to Atlanta Georgia's Greatest Murder Mystery: To put the story in context make sure, you watch the Table of Contents, Chronology and Chapters 1 to 3 before you watch this episode. This chapter relays the events that occurred following the murder. We begin with the worries of Mary’s mother when she did not come home as expected and end with the gathering of evidence for a conviction. DownLoad Chapter 4 of The Leo Frank Case, Inside Story to Atlanta Georgia's Greatest Murder Mystery (Size: 804MB)
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The Leo Frank Case, Inside Story of Atlanta Georgia’s Greatest Murder Mystery – Part 5

Chapter 5 of The Leo Frank Case, Inside Story to Atlanta Georgia's Greatest Murder Mystery: Chapter 5 of the Leo Frank Case, written anonymously in 1915, Atlanta is beginning to become aware of the heinous crime inflicted upon the body of a 13 year old factory girl. The city became fascinated and extra after extra was printed to keep the citizens informed. There were other murders and events at the time, but the murder of Mary Phagan took precedence. The reasons were clear. This case had many facets, including bribery, planting evidence, conflicting witness testimony and much, much more. I
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The Leo Frank Case, Inside Story of Atlanta Georgia’s Greatest Murder Mystery – Part 6

1913 was a time of transition for our country with horses and automobiles sharing the streets. A murder mystery focused attention away from the disruptions in daily life to a puzzle, whose solution wasn’t immediately gleaned. The complexities of the Mary Phagan murder case were apparent from the beginning. The newspapers took advantage of the controversy to get the public hooked on the story. Extra after extra were published to keep the public informed. Rumors abounded. Speculation was rife. The Leo Frank Case was a book, published anonymously in 1913, relaying the facts. Margaret Huffstickler created the voiceover to bring
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The Leo Frank Case, Inside Story of Atlanta Georgia’s Greatest Murder Mystery – Part 7

Atlanta newspapers are following the murder of Mary Phagan on April 26, 1913 very closely. There are other deaths at the time, but this story captured the imaginations of the people of Atlanta. Extra after extra kept the people informed as the events unfolded. This chapter describes the first two days of the inquest with highlights from the newspapers and the testimony of local witnesses. This case has many twists and turns and the audiobook presents many of them. The author has a nonjudgemental style and describes much of what went on in vivid detail. The illustrations are created with
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The Leo Frank Case, Inside Story of Atlanta Georgia’s Greatest Murder Mystery 1913 – Part 8

Chapter 8 of The Leo Frank Case focuses on the testimony of the witnesses at the Coroner Paul Donehoo's inquest on May 5 and 8th, 1913. Included are the findings of the tribunal jury. Leo Frank explains, in detail, his activities on the day of the murder, but there are already inconsistencies. How does he hear her footsteps receding when she was wearing soft-soled shoes? He doesn't know her, but he knows the hue of the dress she was wearing. He identified her by her employee number but he doesn't know her employee number. Keep watching these installments of a
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The Leo Frank Case, Inside Story to Atlanta Georgia’s Greatest Murder Mystery, Full Series.

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Please watch the full series, herewithin. Introduction to The Leo Frank Case, Inside Story to Atlanta Georgia's Greatest Murder Mystery: The Frank Case was the first book ever written about the murder of Mary Phagan, a young worker at the National Pencil Company in Atlanta in 1913. The fascinating case includes murder, bribery, legal wrangling, prejudice, and the planting of evidence. Whenever possible I have included photographs to bring the story to life. The complete audio book is available at: archive.org/details/LeoFrankCaseAtlantaGeorgiaGreatestMurderMystery1913_201503 Download An Introduction to The Leo Frank Case, Inside Story to Atlanta Georgia's Greatest Murder Mystery (Size: 1.6GB) Chapter
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 2

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury LOOK AT THE headline and lead article in the Atlanta Georgian newspaper of April 29, 1913, we have illustrated above. Click on this link to see a large and easy-to-read version. "LEE'S GUILT PROVED, Detectives Assert" — "SUSPICION LIFTS FROM FRANK" — "We Have Sufficient Evidence Now to Convict Negro Nightwatchman of Killing Mary Phagan" — "Additional clews furnished by the head of the pencil factory were responsible for the closing net around the negro watchman" — "what suspicion had rested on Frank was being rapidly swept away by the damaging evidence against
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 3

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury THE JEWISH Anti-Defamation League (or ADL) — back in the days when they and their allies had a near-monopoly on public discussion of the Leo Frank case — once made the claim that Leo Frank was arrested and indicted and convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan "without evidence." Listen to this audio book and learn of the vast amount of evidence amassed during four separate investigations into the case — evidence that strongly indicates Frank's guilt — evidence that convinced the coroner's jury, the grand jury, the trial jury — and evidence
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 4

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury WHEN LEO FRANK was first arrested for the murder of Mary Phagan, his and his defense team's major focus was placing the blame on Newt Lee, the Black night watchman who discovered the murdered girl's body. They were so eager to avoid any attention being given to another Black man, Jim Conley, the factory sweeper who later was shown to be Frank's accessory after the fact — that they totally ignored the sighting of Conley by a witness on the day of the murder. This was a most unusual and revealing omission, since
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 5

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury JIM Conley's testimony in the Leo Frank case riveted the attention of not only all those present in the courtroom, but the entire state of Georgia and beyond hung on his words as they were reported. Despite being a member of a disparaged minority, Conley's word was given respectful attention — and ultimately was even believed over the word of Leo Frank, an elite Jewish man considered white by the standards of the American South. This was unprecedented, but it was also inevitable given the detail, plausibility, and unshakable nature of Conley's evidence.
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 6

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury PARTISANS OF Leo Frank have often tried to discredit Jim Conley's testimony by pointing out that his account of the visit of Corinthia Hall and Emma Clark to the pencil factory where the murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan took place was off by more than an hour. But these Frank partisans fail to note that Conley never stated that he saw the two young woman at all — he was merely told that they were there by Leo Frank, who had hustled him into a dark, locked closet after Frank announced the two
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 7

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury WE HEAR A LOT today about people "playing the race card" — using race unjustly in a dispute, or as a moral bludgeon to obscure the facts. In 1913 Atlanta, the Leo Frank defense team played the race card — and in a very big way. Interestingly, the pro-Frank forces used race in a way that most people would find grossly unacceptable today: crudely attacking prosecution witness James Conley, a black man, in open court and on the record as a "dirty," "lying," "thieving" "nigger" — and characterizing the sex killing of Mary
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 8

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury THE PROSECUTION in the Leo Frank case never mentioned the word "Jew" until it was brought up by the defense — and lead prosecutor Hugh Dorsey had a long history of friendly relations and close collaboration with Jews throughout his life and career. So the accusation, common today among pro-Frank partisans, that the indictment and prosecution of Leo Max Frank was motivated by "anti-Semitism" simply doesn't stand up to even the slightest scrutiny. In this, the eighth audio segment of this ground-breaking work originally published by the Nation of Islam — part of
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 9

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury JEWISH WRITERS on the Leo Frank case have made some astounding claims about the "atmosphere of anti-Semitism" during the trial of B'nai B'rith official Leo Frank for the strangulation sex murder of his 13-year-old employee, Mary Phagan, in 1913 Atlanta. There were, we are told, "anti-Semitic" mobs (yes, plural) on the streets, some right outside the open courtroom windows, openly threatening the judge and the jury, screaming "crack the Jew's neck!" and "hang the Jew or we'll hang you!" and the like. It is even claimed that Jew-haters with rifles stood almost on
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 10

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury THE "Hang the Jew" hoax — the claim that "anti-Semitic mobs" stood outside the courtroom during the 1913 Atlanta murder trial of Leo Frank, shouting "hang the Jew or we'll hang you" or the like and thereby intimidating the jury — was demolished during our audio book segment last week, and shown to be an invention totally unsupported by the facts. This week we hear in detail how that hoax has been cut and pasted, repeated, amplified, mangled, and embellished by lazy, sloppy, and partisan academics, writers, and journalists over the years. One
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 11

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury ALMOST THE ENTIRE pro-Leo Frank narrative is dependent on one claim: that Prosecutor Hugh Dorsey fabricated James Conley's story (or edited and embellished a story made up by Conley) and then coached him to deliver it skillfully on the witness stand. If Conley's story was not fiction, and not the result of conspiracy, collusion, and coaching; then it must be true — and Leo Frank must be guilty. Thus everything depends on the "coaching" allegation. In this week's audio book section, we'll see how untenable is the "coaching" claim. Why would Dorsey and
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 12

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury TO HEAR the attacks made on the character of James Conley — a major witness against Leo Frank when Frank was tried for murdering a 13-year-old girl in his employ, Mary Phagan — you could easily be forgiven for assuming that you were hearing a speech from a Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan instead of the words of B'nai B'rith-associated Frank and his defenders, so harsh were the racial attacks and epithets used against the Black man. Such was the race-baiting nature of the immense nationwide publicity campaign waged by Jewish
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 13

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury THE CRIMINAL ACTS of the Leo Frank forces as they attempted to get a new trial for their client — or invalidate the results of the original trial — are so numerous, so outrageous, so obvious, and so egregious that — once you hear about them in this new audio book — you will be outraged at how academia and the media have kept these facts from you. Did you know an attempt was made to pay an inmate to poison one of the state's main witnesses, James Conley? In fact, it's fair
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 14

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury WAS THERE REALLY an anti-Jewish and anti-Frank "mob atmosphere" at Leo Frank's trial, as Frank partisans have alleged? If there was, then how did Mrs. Frank get away with calling Prosecutor Dorsey a "Gentile dog" in open court, and then suffer no consequences whatever? Why did such a provocation result in zero retaliation by anyone, much less a "mob," and zero repercussions for any Jew or the Jewish community as a whole? In fact, Jewish businessmen in Atlanta continued to advertise and sell and prosper just as they had before, and Mrs. Frank
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 15

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury WHO LYNCHED Leo Frank? The culpability is often laid at the feet of a "mob" in the popular literature that promotes the Establishment's narrative of the case. But was it a mob? How many "mobs" consist of the leading citizens of the community? How many "mobs" have as their leaders no fewer than two Superior Court judges? A very curious mob indeed! (ILLUSTRATION: On the day after the lynching of Leo Frank, a crowd gathered at the site, where Frank's body still hung for some hours.) In this, the fifteenth audio segment of
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 16

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury IS IT POSSIBLE that the Jewish community — namely, the same forces that launched the massive public relations campaign portraying Leo Frank as an innocent victim of "anti-Semitism" — had a hand in murdering him? If not, then why did the Jewish-owned New York Times (the flagship of the Frank publicity machine) create the evidently fictional "Knights of Mary Phagan" and position them as wanting to lynch Frank some months before the actual lynching? Was one motivation their fear that the repellent and perverse personality of a released Frank would undo all the
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 17

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury WHILE THE supposedly angelic and innocent Leo Frank and his alleged persecution at the hands of "anti-Semites" was a propaganda asset to the Jewish establishment, did it eventually dawn on Jewish leadership that the real Leo Frank, during any possible new trial they might obtain for him with all its inevitable revelations, might be a disaster for Jewish interests? (ILLUSTRATION: Albert Lasker, Jewish advertising wizard and kingpin of the Leo Frank PR campaign; despite his efforts for Frank, he said Frank impressed him "as a sexual pervert.") In this, the seventeenth audio segment
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 18

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury WHICH GETS MORE coverage in the media: the singular instance of one solitary Jew, Leo Frank (who was duly convicted of the sex murder of a young girl), being lynched — or the literally hundreds of Black men lynched around the same time in the South without even the pretense of a trial, and often for such insubstantial and unsupportable accusations as "wild talk" or "pay dispute"? You may be sure that throughout the 20th and into the 21st century, it is the single case of a Jew being lynched that receives the
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 19

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury THE TESTIMONY of Black men and women was pivotal in the trial of Leo M. Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan, and was so regarded by both the prosecution and defense. But little-heralded then, or now, is the horribly bad treatment these Black witnesses repeatedly received. The prosecution often "sweated" or gave Black witnesses "the Third Degree" — which meant physically or verbally threatening or abusing them, with the idea being that only under such severe fear would Black people tell the truth. Even the man on trial, the man the prosecution
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 20

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury ONE OF the most mysterious aspects of the Leo Frank case is the series of "death notes," four of which were written, according to testimony, but only two of which were ever found. They were discovered right next to the dead body of Frank's victim, 13-year-old Mary Phagan. If taken at face value, they appear as though they were written by Mary while she was being assaulted. But they also are written in an approximation of the African-American vernacular of that time and in a semi-literate style that Mary Phagan would have been extremely
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 21

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury THE "death notes" left beside Mary Phagan's body when she was murdered in 1913 have been the subject of endless speculation. Were the notes written by James Conley at the direction of Mary's convicted killer, Leo Frank? — or were they Conley's creation alone? — or were they purpose-written by Frank, using Conley's writing as a guide, in order to throw suspicion away from the real killer and onto a Black man?   In this, the twenty-first audio segment of this ground-breaking work originally published by the Nation of Islam, part of their
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 22

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury ONE OF the weirdest aspects of the Leo Frank case was the — shall we say — strained effort of the Frank team to make some human excrement found in the National Pencil Company elevator shaft into a "proof" that Leo Frank was innocent of murdering Mary Phagan. This so-called "shit in the shaft" theory was based on the overwhelming fear of the Frank defense that the use of that elevator to move Mary's body — evidenced by dragging marks in the basement's dirt floor leading from the elevator to precisely where the
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 23

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury ATTORNEY WILLIAM SMITH traded his "free" services as a lawyer for James Conley for the influence of an agent of the William Burns detective agency, Dan Lehon, in an unrelated abduction case — illustrating either extreme naïveté or weak legal ethics on Smith's part. Smith's defection from advocate for Conley to accusing him of murder is a very strange about-face. But sudden about-faces abound in the Leo Frank case, especially involving people 1) who had strong evidence against Leo Frank, and 2) who subsequently had close contact with agents of the William Burns
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 24

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury THERE HAS NEVER been a better refutation of the 1982 supposed testimony of Alonzo Mann "exonerating" Leo Frank of the charge of murder than in this book by the Historical Research Department of the Nation of Islam. They bring up the points that writers for the Mercury have brought up casting considerable doubt on Mann's story, but add new information that, to this writer's knowledge, has never been published before. It is the definitive deconstruction of the Mann fable, which was used in the 1980s as a bludgeon by the ADL — twice
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 25

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury THE PROPAGANDA DISGUISED as journalism put forth by the partisans of Leo Frank has been ongoing for more than a century now. But for pure bluster, shallowness, self-promotion, and incompetence, there is none as egregious as the Nashville Tennessean's money-fueled subsidy and promotion of the Alonzo Mann hoax in 1982. (ILLUSTRATION: The cartoonish illustration for the Nashville Tennessean's publication of Alonzo Mann's "revelations" was an apt harbinger of the bad journalism to follow.)   In this, the twenty-fifth audio segment of this ground-breaking work originally published by the Nation of Islam, part of their
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 26

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury THE LEO Frank case marked the maturation of — and radical changes in — the organized Jewish strategies relating to both whites and blacks in the United States. Prior to the Frank case, Jewish groups had definitely positioned themselves (whatever they privately thought, which may have been quite different) as a white ethnicity, and in the South they fully supported segregation, Jim Crow laws, and the social and legal supremacy of whites. After the Leo Frank case, however, organized Jewish interests increasingly portrayed themselves as a "persecuted minority," suffering under widespread "anti-Semitism," and
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 27

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by Philip St. Raymond for The American Mercury AS WE NEAR the end of this monumental audio book, we hear the long and moving list of lynching victims, contemporaries of Leo Frank — dozens upon dozens of names, and even some poor souls without names, so unsung were they and so uninvestigated were their murders. After hearing and comprehending the magnitude of these extrajudicial killings, it will become impossible for you to believe in the mainstream media's — and the ADL's — emphasis on Leo Frank as the main or only lynching victim worth knowing about, or their promotion of the
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 28

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by Philip St. Raymondfor The American Mercury THE TITLE of this section of the book — "Who's Who in the Leo Frank Case" — might sound like it's describing a dry, lifeless list of names. But it is not. This is a most valuable and interesting piece for every serious student of the Leo Frank case. It puts all the players into perspective, with brief but significant details about the role of each. It makes an excellent refresher as we near the end of the book. Most striking to me was the fact that, early on in the case, so many
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The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, part 29

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by Philip St. Raymondfor The American Mercury WITH THIS audio recording, "Leo Frank Case Timeline," we come to the final section of this important book. In combination with last week's section setting forth the dramatis personae of this tragic, gripping tale, the listener can put the entire case in proper perspective. And over all these chapters, what an education the listener has received! — in factual accuracy and understanding of the real power vectors involved, far beyond anything even graduate-level courses in American universities, still shamefully wedded to the obviously false ADL/Jewish narrative, can offer on the subject.   In this,
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The People Verses Leo frank

In 1913, little Mary Phagan is found dead at the National Pencil Factory in Atlanta. Police quickly decide that the Jewish Superintendent, Leo Frank, was responsible. The trial commences with prosecution and defense lawyers using ad hominen as the base for their arguments. From 1913 to 1915, this murder, trial, and aftermath gained notoriety worldwide. The resulting trial result of guilty to this date has been contested, but has repeatedly been upheld by the supreme court - the argument of antisemitism by the jury largely discredited by Jewish jury members who also found him guilty. One hundred years later it
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ADL: Protecting Pedophiles Since 1913 Telecast on Stew Peters Network – Host Stew Peters Features Special Guest: Mary Phagan Kean, Interview About Attempts by Jewish Groups to Exonerate Sex Predator and Lethal Child-Molester, Leo Max Frank Over the Years, Broadcast on March 11, 2025. Guest Post Christy Williams.

The Stew Peters Show | Aired March 11, 2025 | ADL: Protecting Child Molesters Since 1913 Abridged Quotes Paraphrased: Stewart Peters: "Good evening, and welcome to a very special edition of the Stew Peters Show. There are very few political organizations in this country and around the world today with as much power as the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, also known as ADL... Mary Phagan Kean, who has rarely done interviews during the last 40 years, explains why she agreed to speak about the case with SP." Mary Phagan Kean: "We have a former Governor of Georgia, Roy Barnes,
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They Won’t Forget 1937 by Mervyn LeRoy

They Won't Forget is a 1937 American drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Claude Rains, Gloria Dickson, Edward Norris, and Lana Turner, in her feature debut. It was based on a novel by Ward Greene called Death in the Deep South, which was in turn a fictionalized account of a real-life case: the trial and subsequent lynching of Leo Frank after the murder of Mary Phagan in 1913. A southern town is rocked by scandal when teenager Mary Clay is murdered on Confederate Memorial Day. A district attorney with political ambitions, Andrew Griffin, sees the crime as his
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Watson’s Magazine – Little Mary Phagan

Watson's Magazine newspapers about the Phagan-Frank case will be listed here. You can search for a particular date, headline, or any word on the page by hitting CTRL-F on your keyboard (command-F for Mac computers). 1915 January, 1915: The Leo Frank Case (Watson's Magazine)March, 1915: A Full Review of the Leo Frank Case (Watson's Magazine)August, 1915: The Celebrated Case of The State of Georgia vs. Leo Frank (Watson's Magazine)September, 1915: The Official Record in the Case of Leo Frank, a Jew Pervert (Watson's Magazine)October, 1915: The Rich Jews Indict a State! The Whole South Traduced (Watson's Magazine)
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Quora: Why does Wikipedia say that Leo Frank was likely innocent? By Mark Sims

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  Why does Wikipedia say that Leo Frank was likely innocent? For this answer, I’ll provide two levels of opposing zoom-in and zoom-out magnification, so that you dear reader can have the deepest penetrating and broadest god’s-eye understanding of how this disinformation encyclopedia known as Wikipedia functions in our dystopian reality. What you will come to understand in the forgoing conclusion is, “In an age of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act”—George Orwell. Video: Zionist Editing Course of Wikipedia at Hasbara Technical University. The Skybound View From a Hubble telescopic view of this gargantuan online compendium of
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