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The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 20th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Thinks Killing Was Product of a Mind Steeped in Crime He Is Confident of Success.LETTER FROM BECKER TO THE CONSTITUTIONFormer Master Mechanic Throws New Light on the Death Notes Found in the Factory Basement."The slayer of Mary Phagan was a criminal of the worst type. I have never come in contact with a tragedy so foul."This assertion was made by Detective William J. Burn Thursday afternoon to a reporter for The Constitution, who talked with him in the office of Attorney Leonard J. Haas, to which the noted sleuth had repaired for

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 19th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Attorney Makes Written Demand on Jail Authorities to Bar All Visitors From Cell of the Prisoner.CONLEY WELL CARED FOR SAYS SHERIFF MANGUMTrail in Mary Phagan Murder Case Very Plain, Asserts Burns Promises an Early Solution of Mystery.A move to thwartDetective William J. Burns in any probable secret effort to examine Jim Conley was made yesterday afternoon by William M. Smith, the negro's attorney, who has issued a written demand on the sheriff to keep persons from his client's cell.This is the second order of its kind ever made in the negro's case.Judge

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 18th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Gainesville, Ga., March 17.(Special) Mr. and Mrs. J. Heindell, hikers from Atlanta to New York, passed through Gainesville this morning, and from the pleasant smile with which they greeted newspaper men.They have been faring well and having a jolly good time since they left the Gate City.Mr. and Mrs. Heindell left Atlanta last Tuesday morning on the hike and have stopped over at several small towns on their route, saying, however, that they stayed in Buford longer than they intended to.Mr. Heindell said that he had been taken many times for Leo

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 17th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1."Members of My Force Perfectly Willing to Submit to Quiz on Phagan Case," He Tells Constitution.BURNS HAS LONG TALK WITH FRANK IN TOWERThe Well-Known Detective Hopes to Have Interview in a Few Days With Solicitor General Hugh Dorsey.Within a few hours after it had been learned that Detective William J. Burns would seek to quiz every detective at police headquarters who worked on the Mary Phagan murder, Chief of Detectives Newport A. Lanford declared to a reporter for The Constitution that he would co-operate with Burns, if necessary.Lanford stated that there would

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 16th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Dr. L. O. Bricker, Dr. A. R. Holderby and Dr. Julien RodgersDeliver Sermons on Case on Sunday and Dr. Fred A.Line Will Speak on Next Sunday All Urge Another Hearing."I WOULDN'T HANG A DOG ON CONLEY'S TESTIMONY,"DECLARES DR. RODGERSDr. Bricker Gives Three Reasons for New TrialNot Likely He Could Ever Have Fair Showing in Atlanta, Says Dr. Holderby.Leo Frank Elated Over Arrival of Famous Detective.The arrival of Detective William J. Burns to begin the probe of the Mary Phagan murder mystery, and the call from Atlanta pulpits for a new trial for

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 15th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Prisoner in TowerAsks Public For Answers to These Questions By LEO FRANK.I have answered a number of questions put to me in reference to various points in my case.I now wish, in turn, to put the following questions to be answered by the public, all of which are based upon undisputed facts, admitted by the prosecution to be the truth:(1) If, as the prosecution contends, a man had strangled a young girl to death at ten minutes past 12, is it likely that when the murder was discovered, he would come forward,

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 14th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Mrs. J. B. SimmonsTestifiesShe Heard Screams in Factory After 2 O'Clock on Day of Murder.CONLEY A SURLY NEGRO,ASSERTS GIRL WITNESSRuby Snipes Declares He Tried to Get Money From Her at Spot Defense Says Mary Phagan Was Slain.Two new affidavits for Frank's new trial hearing were disclosed Friday, the latest of which is one signed by Ruby Snipes, a 17-year-old working girl employee of the National Pencil factory, who tells a story of an attempt by Jim Conley to get money from her on the same spot at which the defense says the

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 13th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Story of Alleged "Frame Up" by Detective Black Told Defense by Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins.A further attempt to show a "frame-up" on the part of Detective John Black, of the city detective force, and at least one other detective in obtaining evidence against Leo M. Frank, condemned to die April 17, for the murder of Mary Phagan, was made by the attorneys for the defense on Thursday, when they made public the statement of W. S. Jenkins, a bricklayer, of West Fourteenth street, and his wife, to the effect that Black and

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 12th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Under Certain Conditions, However, Lawyer May Allow the Detective to Have Talk With Prisoner in Cell.WANTS TO KNOW FIRST DETECTIVE'S ATTITUDE Says He Will Insist Upon Being Present at Any InterviewBarrett's Claim for Reward Denied.It is decidedly probable that Detective William J. Burns will not be permitted to quiz Jim Conley, the convicted accomplice in the Leo Frank case.This was evident in an interview given out last night by William M. Smith, the negro's counsel.Smith stated positively to a reporter of The Constitution that he would not allow the famous detective to

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 11th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.World's Greatest Detective Is Making Investigation of Frank's Case in Several Northern Cities.HE VISITS OSBORNE, HANDWRITING EXPERTBurns Wires The Constitution That He Is at Work on the Case, But Declines to Discuss Any of Details.Detective William J. Burns, America's greatest sleuth, is at present engaged in investigating the Leo Frank case in New York and other cities.He will return to Atlanta either Friday or Saturday.The noted detective is said to be probing the case from angles that have only recently developed.Mystery surrounds whatever connections he hopes to establish between the Frank case

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 10th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Thinks the Ex-President's Speech Has Application to His Own Case Dorsey to Combat Affidavits.It is probable that Leo Frank will issue a public statement soon in comment upon the expression of ex-President W. H. Taft, recently in Boston, in which the former executive declared that public clamor often convicts innocent men.The prisoner will compare the demonstrations in his own trial with the expressions of the former president, and, on this basis, will endeavor to explain the necessity of a new trial, for which his attorneys will plead before Judge Ben Hill."It is

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 8th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Repudiation of TestimonyGiven on Stand by George EppsAttacked in Two Af FidavitsFurnished Solicitor by Father and Uncle of BoyAssertYouth Says His Statement True and He Was Trapped Into Repudiation While in Birmingham.MURDER NOTES WRITTEN IN BASEMENT ACCORDING TO EVIDENCE FOR FRANKPaper on Which the Notes Were Written Shows That Frank Did Not Dictate Them in His Office as Conley's Story Stated, Says Defense Prisoner Gives Out Statement From Cell in Which He Again Asserts His Innocence.Outlook Comments on Case.Developments came thick and fast in the Frank case Saturday afternoon and night.First was

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 7th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Counsel for Prisoner Will Concentrate Efforts on Securing New Trial Through Extraordinary Motion.Counsel for Leo Frank stated positively to a reporter for The Constitution Friday afternoon that no plea for clemency would be made to Judge Ben Hill when the convicted man is resentenced.Whether any other action would be taken it was not said.Attorney Reuben Arnold declared, however, that counsel would not request a life sentence in place of execution.The defense will not protest the refixing of the date of doom, it was said.Rumors in court realms had it Friday that Frank

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 6th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Mrs. Ethel MillerSwears That She Saw Frank on Street at TimeJim Conley Says He and the Prisoner Were Taking Phagan's Body to basementHER STORY IS SIMILAR TO ONE TOLD ON STAND AT TRIAL BY MISS KERNSolicitor Hugh Dorsey, Detective John Black and the Father of George Epps Hold a Long Conference, But Refuse to Tell What Action Was Decided Upon In Reference to the Boy's Affidavit.An interesting development in the Leo Frank case yesterday as the disclosure of two affidavits, now in the hands of the defense, one of which was made

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 5th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Father of the Boy Who Charges John Black With Framing Affidavit Says His Story Is Absurd; That His Son Told Him Before He Knew of Such a Person as Black.JOHN BLACK IS SORE; TALKS OF FIGHTINGStatements of Luther Z. Rosser, Quoted in the New York Times, Are Not Warranted by the Facts, Think Members of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, and Denial Is Wired to the New York paper.Branding his own son's story as a fabrication of the whole cloth,George W. Epps, father of George Epps, the ex-newsboy witness in the Frank

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 4th March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Lawyers for PrisonerTell New York Newspaper Men Atlanta Was Stirred by Large Number of Unavenged Murders, and That the Newspapers and People Were Determined on Meeting Out Punishment to Slayer of GirlFAIR TRIAL POSSIBLE IN ATLANTA NOW, SAYS ROSSER IN INTERVIEWHarry Latham Returns to Atlanta With New Affida Vit, in Which Attack Is Made on Time Element as Presented by Prosecution.It Is Expected That Prisoner Will Be Brought Before Judge Ben Hill Today to Be Sentenced.New York, March 3.(Special.)Luther Z. Rosser, of Atlanta, chief counsel for Leo M. Frank, arrived in New

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 3rd March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Will Probably Be Published Before End of Week, Burns Confers With Frank In Tower.That the attorneys for the defense of Leo M. Frank will make a tremendous fight for a new trial upon a motion extraordinary before Judge Ben Hill, of the criminal division of the superior court, became evident on Monday when it became known authentically for the first time that the attorneys are fortified with a great mass of new evidence which has not hitherto been made public.This new evidence is for the most part in the form of new

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 2nd March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Reported That Remittitur of Supreme CourtWill Reach Clerk of Superior Court Some Time Today.FERGUSON AFFIDAVIT LATEST DEVELOPMENTWitnessTestifiedFrankRefused to Give HerMary Phagan's Pay, But Did Not Say Girl Was Coming For It.On Monday morning it is expected the legal chess game of the Frank case will be renewed when the remittitur of the supreme court refusing a rehearing of the case arrives at the desk of the clerk of the superior court.There is no authentic source for the prediction that the document will be transmitted on Monday, but it is freely reported that

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 1st March 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Little FactoryGirlWho Was a StarWitness for State in Trial of LeoFrank Declares She Was Bad in Trial of Leo Frank Declares She Was Badly Frightened by Negro, Who Approached Her Menacingly While in a Drunken State on Saturday, April 19, at Same Spot Defense Says Mary Phagan Was Slain Says She Dropped Boxes and Ran Upstairs to Escape Him.DENIES REPORT OF REPUDIATION OF TESTIMONY SHE GAVE AT TRIALDescribes Visit Made to Her by C. W. Burke.Investigator for Defense Mother Did Not Know for Month She Had Given Affidavit.Formby, Denying One She Gave

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 28th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Astonishing Development In Case of Prisoner Expect Ed Within Short Time by Lawyers for Defense.LATHAM IN BIRMINGHAM, SAYS J. E. McCLELLANDMc Knight Has Returned to His Home Mrs. Frank Gives Out Card in Which She Scores Dorsey.Indications in the camp of Leo Frank's defense yesterday were that his counsel is eagerly expecting some new and astonishing evidence which will be contained in the motion extraordinary to be made soon for a new trial before Judge Ben Hill.A surprising amount of new evidence has already been accumulated, it is known, and will be

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 27th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Photo by Francis E. Price, Staff Photographer.ATLANTA'S DETECTIVE FORCE.In a statement given out in New York, supposedly by Mrs. Nina Formby, five Atlanta officers are mentioned, two of whom, Chewning and Norris, are charged with getting the woman drunk and then securing a false affidavit attacking Leo Frank.Four these officers are here shown.They are:Top row, first man on left,Detective Vickery; middle row, second man from left.Hamby; fourth man, Rosser; sixth, Chewning.Chief of Detectives Lanford, who, on Thursday, denied Mrs. Formby made confession, is shown in the center of the bottom row.Detective Norris

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 26th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Woman Who Made an Affidavit That Prisoner Had Telephoned Her That He Wanted to Bring Girl to Her House Says Detectives Brought Her Booze for Three Weeks.CHARGES "FRAMEUP" IN INTERVIEW GIVEN TO NEW YORK PAPERSDeclares She Has Repented Making False Affidavit.Detectives Norris, Chewning, Rosser, Vickery and Hamby Figure in Story.Didn't Know Frank.She Says.New York, February 25.Repentant over having made a false affidavit accusing Leo M. Frank, who was sentenced to death for the murder of the little factory girl, Mary Phagan, in Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Nina Formby, of Atlanta, tonight called up

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 25th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.It Is Said That the Defense Hopes to Prove Discrepancy in the Time Element Theory of State.NINA FORMBY IS NOW IN NEW YORK CITYShe Has Secured Services of Judge R. R. Jackson and Will Meet Him in Chatta Nooga to Confer About the Case.That a new and startling phase of the puzzling time element in the Mary Phagan mystery one contradictory to the state's theory will be injected into the effort to gain Frank a new trial, was made evident last night when it became known that Harry Latham, an ex-court attache,

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 24th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Defense Announces That if the Supreme Court Refuses Frank a Rehearing, New Trial Motion Will Be Filed.Refuting the theory of the Leo Frank's counsel that the strands of hair found on the lathe in the pencil factory were not Mary Phagan's, Solicitor Dorsey intends to show the Jim Conley jury this morning that the hair actually came from the scalp of the murdered girl, thereby seeking to destroy one of the strongest contentions in the proposed plea for a new trial.Dorsey built a foundation for this move Monday afternoon during the Conley

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 23rd February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Understood That Defense Has Paper Signed by Her in Which She Repudiates Affidavit Given Police.CHARACTER WITNESSES MAY CHANGE TESTIMONY Reported Defense May Make Attack Upon Detective Rosser, Who Secured Evidence Against Frank.Another interesting development in the Frank case came to light Sunday when it became known that attorneys for the defense have obtained, from Mrs. Nina Formby an affidavit reported to accuse detectives and the police of inveigling her into a "frame-up" against Frank shortly before his trial.A member of the counsel for the defense stated that the affidavit was in existence,

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 22nd February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Albert Mc Knight,Who Testified That Prisoner Came Home,Then Left Suddenly, and Who Told of Wife's Alleged Statement, Has Made Denial of Old Affidavit.EXTRAORDINARY MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL TO BE NEXT STEP OF DEFENSEMc Knight's Wife, Who at First Stated That Frank Was Very Nervous on Murder Night and Said He Had Had Trouble With Girl at Factory, Afterwards Denied Her Statement.The most startling of new developments in the Frank case, which have come in flurries since the decision of the supreme court last Tuesday, is the announcement that Albert Mc Knight,

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 21st February 1914,PAGE 5, COLUMN 2.Jim Conley, principal witness in the Leo Frank trial and now held in jail as accessory after the fact in the killing of Mary Phagan, come to trial a week from today before Judge Ben Hill, of the criminal division of the superior court.Jim has materially changed since he appeared before the jury which convicted Frank.The negro is so dirty and unkempt, according to his attorney, William Smith, that he is at present scarcely recognizable.Since his last appearance before the public, Jim has been kept all but incommunicado in the Tower.He has

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 20th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.It is expected that that the attorneys for Leo M. Frank's defense will probably file today their motion for a rehearing of the case.Although closeted all day Thursday.Attorneys Reuben Arnold and Luther Z. Rosser were unable to complete the motion in time for fling.It is expected the document will be a lengthy one, containing in the neighbourhood of fifty grounds for rehearing.They remained silent Thursday, refusing to discuss their new action from any angle.The motion will be opposed by Attorney General Thomas Felder, prosecutor, on the contention that the defense had ample

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 19th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.First Step in New Battle to Save Life of Prisoner Convicted of Phagan Murder, Will Be Taken Today.BURNS TO INVESTIGATE MARY PHAGAN MURDER"Its Mysterious Features Appeal to Me, and I want To Learn the Truth," He Says.Leo Frank knows nothing of the decision of Detective William J. Burns to investigate the Phagan murder.That is, he knows nothing except what he has learned from the newspapers.This he told friends who visited him late Wednesday afternoon."I hope Burns will, investigate it," he is quoted as saying, "and find the truth I am awaiting."It is

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 18th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Loses in SupremeCourtLEO FRANKFrank's Attorneys Preparing for New Battle May Appeal to Federal Courts, or Make Extraordinary Motion.CONVICTEDMAN STOICALWHEN HE HEARS NEWS;MAKES NO STATEMENTTrialJudge's Remarks NoGround for New Trial,Holds High Court Per-version Evidence by Con-ley Admissible.Leo M. Frank denied by the Supreme court a new trial for themurder of Mary Phagan, now faces one of three final recourses:First, motion for a re-hearing before the court which handeddown yesterday's decision;Second, an extraordinary motion for new trial before thesuperior court, in which he was originally arraigned, on a basis of newly foundevidence:Third, an appeal

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 14th February 1914,PAGE 9, COLUMN 4.Judge Evins Has Been Assigned to Case Many Wild Rumors Afloat.Four days have passed and the supreme court has not handed down a single decision.This is altogether unusual and those who are familiar with the workings of the high court are convinced that the consideration of the Frank case is is responsible for this state of affairs.For two days all sorts of rumors have been afloat in regard to the probable action of the supreme court on this famous case, and throughout the capitol there has been the greatest interest.Thursday and Friday

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 13th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.No Announcement Made by Court, But That Is the General Belief.It is regarded as not improbable that the decision of the supreme court in the Leo M. Frank case will be handed down today.When the clerk of the supreme court arrived at his office in the capitol building Thursday morning early he found a battalion of newspaper reporters assembled awaiting the handing down of the court's decision in the case.All day long the newspaper men stayed on the job, but no decision was forthcoming.It could be ascertained definitely given that the supreme

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 7th February 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.No Announcement Made by Court, But That Is the General Belief.It is regarded as not improbable that the decision of the supreme court in the Leo M. Frank case will be handed down today.When the clerk of the supreme court arrived at his office in the capitol building Thursday morning early he found a battalion of newspaper reporters assembled awaiting the handing down of the court's decision in the case.All day long the newspaper men stayed on the job, but no decision was forthcoming.It could be ascertained definitely given that the supreme

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 15th January 1914,PAGE 4, COLUMN 1.That Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey will not make reply to the latest supplemental brief field by attorneys for Leo M. Frank before the supreme court was stated on apparently good authority Wednesday.Mr. Dorsey, himself, declined to discuss the matter, but it is believed that he holds that the points made in the additional brief were thoroughly covered by his other briefs.The action of the supreme court is expected to be made known either on February 15 or March 15.The members of the court are now considering the case which was carried

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 8th January 1914,PAGE 11, COLUMN 1.Insist That Roan Evaded Responsibility in Denying Defendant a New Trial.Attorneys for Leo M. Frank filed yesterday with the supreme court a supplementary brief on behalf of the defendant consisting of sixty-three closely typewritten pages.Writers of the supplementary brief state at the outset that their sole purpose in filling it is to correct alleged errors in the argument made by Solicitor Hugh Dorsey in his brief.Every circumstances urged by the prosecution as tending to prove Frank's guilt is taken up in turn and the effort made to show that it is either

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 1st January 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.The Meager Police Records ShowForty-Seven Homicides, and Arrests Made in Twenty-Nine Cases.MARY PHAGAN KILLED;APPLEBAUM SHOT DOWNThese Two Were the Most Noted Tragedies of Year.List of Slain Smaller Than In 1912, When It Was 56 Crimson splotches darkened many pages of Atlanta's history during 1913, for the city's homicide rate continues higher than that of other southern centers.Meager police records show that the gunmen and thug, brother slayers, have stalked abroad with effect as great as in many previous years.There were forty-seven homicides in 1913, two of them among the most noted crimes

  The Atlanta Constitution, Saturday, 6th December 1913, PAGE 6, COLUMN 5. While Beavers Considers Letter a Joke, Hollingsworth Can't Appreciate It. Not so very long ago, Detective John Hollingsworth, of Chief Lanford's staff at headquarters, was frisked of $63 by a pick-pocket while the detective was helping a number of his relatives aboard an out-going train. Hollingsworth immediately reported the case to headquarters, seeking to apprehend the pick-pocket and to recover the $62. Owing to this fact, the happening was given considerable publicity. Chief Beavers, on Friday, received the following communication from persons signing themselves "Crook, Yegg, Blackhand, Etc."

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 31st December 1913,PAGE 2, COLUMN 5."Errare Humanum Est"To err is human.To differ with your fellowman is still more human.Adam and Eve had their differences.The Disciples of Christ did not always agree.If they were still living the chances are they would still be differing.A man if he is a fool will differ with his wife.Most men are fools.Some men differ over poker hands, some over religion.Disputes are never settled between the disputants.Time alone settles all differences.Marion Jackson and John Eagan differ with Fred Paxon and Forrest Adair.That's natural.They are all fine fellows and they all think they are

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 27th December 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 6.Defense Will Stress Judge Roan's DoubtAs to Guilt of the Prisoner.Supplemental briefs will be filed in the supreme court today by attorneys for the defense in the Leo M. Frank case calling attention again to the doubt which rested on Judge Roan's mind when he declined to give the defendant in the case the benefit of a new trial.This point is stressed in the supplemental brief because of the vigorous argument made by Attorney General Felder attacking the validity of incorporating into the bill of exceptions Judge Roan's expression of doubt.So far

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 25th December 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 4.Griffin, Ga., December 24.The East Griffin cotton mill folk are today sending Hon. Hugh M. Dorsey a pair of gold cuff buttons as a Christmas present as a token of their appreciation of his efforts in the Mary Phagan case.A popular subscription list was the convicted murderer of Mary Phagan.A popular subscription list was circulated in the matter, and many approached on the subject made contributions.Rev. J. C. Adams, pastor of the Third Methodist church, of this place, was requested to write and send the following letter to Colonel Dorsey:"My Dear Sir:

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 23rd December 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 2.Death Came to Useful Citizen Monday After LengthyIllness.Colonel William S. Thomson, one of Atlanta's most prominent citizens, died Monday morning at 5 o'clock, at his residence, 449 North Boulevard.HeCOLONEL W. S.THOMSON.had been in bad health forover a year,and in a serious condition for several weeks.Colonel Thomson was born seventy years ago at Summit Point,Jefferson County, Virginia,in that part of the Old Dominion which is now West Virginia.His home was near Charlestown,where John Brown was captured and hanged, and Colonel Thomson witnessed the execution.He enlisted in the Second Virginia regiment immediately after war

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 22nd December 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 2.Dalton, Ga., December 21.(Special.)The January term of Whitfield superior court will convene here on January 5, Judge Fite presiding.This is not the term at which the grand jury meets, but owing to the fact that there are a number of men in jail here charged with felonies, it is probable that a grand jury will be called and empaneled.There will be several murder cases, among them being that of Ira Fisher, charged with the death of Dug Steele in 1909.Fisher also figured as a post-witness in the Frank trial, which revived the

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 21st December 1913,PAGE 27, COLUMN 1.Defense Claims Judge Roan Has Reversed Himself Since Going on Appellate Bench.While it is true that attorneys on both sides of the Frank case will ask the supreme court for permission to file supplementary briefs, it was declared yesterday by Reuben Arnold, of counsel for Leo Frank that there would be no charges of bad faith or of willful misrepresentation on his part."Our object in asking to file supplementary briefs," said Mr. Arnold, "will be to correct errors which may have crept into the record and to call attention to statements of

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 20th December 1913,PAGE 7, COLUMN 1.Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Van Harlingen left yesterday to spend Christmas with Mrs. Van Harlingen's father in La Porte, Ind.They will visit in Chicago and Cleveland before returning home.***Mrs. Mc Craw, of Milledgeville, is the guest of Mrs. H. F. Harris.***Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Kneip leave Sunday for New York, where they will make their home.They will stop over in Washington for Christmas.Until their departure from Atlanta, they will be at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Collier.*** Miss Helen Potts is the guest of Mrs.Irving in Athens.***Mr. William

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 19th December 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Announces CandidacyJUDGE NASH R. BROYLES.Who announces he will run against Judge Roan for the court of appeals.PAGE 1, COLUMN 7BROYLES' PLACE ALREADY SOUGHT BY 7 CANDIDATESAtlanta Recorder Announces That He Will Offer for Place Resigned by Judge Hill.TWO ATLANTA MEN IN STATE CONTESTFollowingAnnouncement of Judge Broyles Candidates for Recorder Spring Up on All Sides.Recorder Nash R. Broyles, who has occupied the bench of police court judge of Atlanta for fifteen years, has announced his candidacy for the court of appeals in opposition to Judge L. S. Roan to fill the unexpired term

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 17th December 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Stirring Speeches Are Made by Attorney General Felder for State and Luther Z. Rosser for Defense.FELDER IS CRITICAL OF JUDGE L. S. ROANHe Declares the Judge's Comments Had No Rightful Place in the Bill of Exceptions Filed.The expression of doubt made by Judge L. S. Roan, the trial justice in the Frank case, was the subject of a searing attack Tuesday morning from Attorney General Thomas Felder in his address before the supreme court, where the fight for a new trial for the convicted man came to a close at 1 o'clock

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 16th December 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Police ChargeViolations of City LawProhibiting the Sale of Liquor to Non Members of Clubs.RELEASE IS GIVEN ON BONDS OF $300 EACH"No War on Locker Clubs," Says Beavers Managers Enter Vigorous Denial.Will Fight Cases Today.After ten days of investigation, detectives under the direction of Chief Newport Lanford and Chief of Police Beavers on Monday afternoon raided seven of the better-known "locker clubs" in the downtown district, took the superintendents to police barracks and after making cases against them released the men under bonds of $300 each.The clubs were not closed.The charge is the

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 15th December 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.DefenseExpected to Ask Extension of Time for ArgumentReuben Arnold to Be First Speaker.Attorney Reuben Arnold opens first fire in the fight before the supreme court for a new trial for Leo M. Frank, which begins at 9 o'clock this morning.It is generally predicted that the battle will shatter all previous hearings before the supreme court.A vigorous request will be made, it is intimated, for extension of time for argument, which is prophesied to carry the hearing as long as four days more.Attorney Arnold stated to a Constitution Reporter last night that the

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 14th December 1913,PAGE 38, COLUMN 2.Sales Involving Over $160, 000 in Sight Christmas Spirit Relaxes Trade Now.While the last week was more or less quiet in the real estate market, with the exception of the auction sale of the F. M. Stocks property, at Nelson and Mangum streets, which brought good prices, the realty men are not at all discouraged with the outlook.They predict a rejuvenation of trading and building after the first of the year, and all indications point in that direction.Several large sales are said to be in the contract stage and will probably be

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 13th December 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 3.State's Brief Filed Friday, and Case Up for Argument Monday Before Supreme Court.Severe as was the criticism of Judge L. S. Roan, made by the attorneys for Leo M. Frank in their brief filed with the clerk of the supreme court yesterday, it is met by criticism equally as sharp from Solicitor General Hugh Dorsey in his brief, which will be filed today.Mr. Dorsey's brief is not printed and is not near so long as that filed by the defendant's attorneys, which covers 389 printed pages.In speaking of Judge Roan's expression of

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 12th December 1913,PAGE 7, COLUMN 6.Judge Roan's Ruling Is Severely Criticized in Appeal to Supreme Court for New TrialJudge L. S. Roan's ruling in the Frank case was severely criticized in the brief which Frank's attorneys will file with the supreme court today.It is charged that Judge Roan refused to grant the defendant a new trial when he himself admitted that he was in doubt as to his guilt.The brief was presented to Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey Thursday.The brief of the evidence has also been completed and the attorneys will be in readiness to begin anew

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 11th December 1913,PAGE 9, COLUMN 4.MRS.HUGH WILLET.General chairman in charge of work of selling Red Cross seals for benefit of campaign against tuberculosis.Mrs. C. H. Booth, of Ponce de Leon apartments, and her enthusiastic corps of workers set a pace yesterday on opening day of the sales of the Red Cross Christmas seals that other chairmen and their assistants will have hard work keeping up with.From reports made last night, which were not complete, the first day's sale will total between $350 and $400.Mrs. Booth was quite confident last night that when she had received reports form

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 10th December 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Chief BeaversWantedJ. W. Barfield Made a Sergeant When Office of Roundsmen Was Abolished.CHAIRMAN MASON LEADS FIGHT AGAINST OFFICERChargesDissension Has Existed in Department as Result of His Administration.He Drops to Patrolman.The police board exploded a bomb last night when Chief Beavers' recommendation of J. W. Barfield, head of the vice squad, for a sergeancy, was turned down by a vote of eight to three.Barfield has been considered one of the chief's most valuable lieutenants in the department's noted vice crusade.He was in charge of the plain clothes "vice squad," having served in that

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 9th December 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 2.Joe Moore, a youth, was sentenced to ten days in the stockade Monday afternoon by Recorder Broyles for alleged criminal mendicancy.He was arrested on Marietta Street Saturday night by Policeman Covington, who testified that, although Moore had been soliciting alms with a deaf and dumb sign on his breast, he had been caught talking to Detective Rosser.Moore, it was stated, went into a Marietta Street saloon following the alleged conversation with the detective.He extended a pad which contained the writing:"I am deaf and dumb. Please contribute.""Better beat it, bo! That was a

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 8th December 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 6.Chief James L. Beavers delivered a striking address on civic reforms in the tabernacle at Toccoa yesterday morning.The event was attended by a large crowd.The theme of the famous policeman's speech was the power of reform, and the results it had obtained in Atlanta.He dwelt extensively on the necessity of reform to a municipality.He referred to that part of his career as police chief, in which he had been branded "A Miss Nancy" by a city hall official."This man who called me Miss Nancy," spoke the chief, "has since learned that my

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 7th December 1913,PAGE 10, COLUMN 1.Mrs. Hattie Barnett, the state's only licensed female detective.In the first picture, she is shown examining evidence in with her assistant, Miss Emma Wright.The next picture is of Mrs. Barnett in street clothes.The bottom cut is one of Miss Wright's best poses.The sketches show the different attitudes in which a woman detective is likely to be seen any day.By Britt Craig.In yellowback fiction, the heroine of the female detective story usually springs from concealment in a walnut cabinet, throws a brace of pearl-handled automatics in the face of the wrong doer and

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

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

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

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