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Tuesday, 30th December 1913: Grand Jury Indicts Near-beer Dealers, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 30th December 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Three Charged With Failure to Pay State1913Special TaxThree near beer dealers, Henry...
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Thursday, 25th December 1913: South Georgia Man To Get Pottles Place, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Thursday, 25th December 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.Governor Says He Has Not Decided Whom He Will AppointIt is quite...
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Tuesday, 23rd December 1913: No Attack On Dorsey In New Frank Case Brief, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 23rd December 1913,PAGE 9, COLUMN 1.Arnold Makes It Clear That Paper Contains No PersonalitiesIn discussing the supplemental...
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Monday, 22nd December 1913: No Beer On Christmas Chief To Enforce Law, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 22nd December 1913,PAGE 4, COLUMN 5.NO BEER ON CHRISTMAS.CHIEF TO ENFORCE LAWSection 1651 of the city code,...
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Sunday, 21st December 1913: Judge Pottle To Quit State Court Of Appeals Feb 1, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 21st December 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Sam S. Bennet, of Albany,Will in All Probability Be AppointedNew JuristPottle to...
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Friday, 19th December 1913: Broyles Seeks Place On Court Of Appeals, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 19th December 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.Recorder Announces He Will Oppose Judge in Campaign Next YearThe executive prediction...
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Tuesday, 16th December 1913: Franks Fate Rests With Higher Court Arguments Closed, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 16th December 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.Rosser Ends Supreme Court Battle by Declaring Frank Was Not Convicted of...
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Monday, 15th December 1913: Attorneys Make Final Fight Over Leo Frank S Life, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 15th December 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 7.Reuben Arnold and SolicitorGeneral Have Tilt Over Charge of Misstatements in FrankCase...
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Sunday, 14th December 1913: High Court Ruling Won’t End Fight For Life Of Leo M. Frank, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 14th December 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Extraordinary Appeal, Writs of Habeas Corpus, Attempt to Reach Federal Tribunals,All Will...
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Saturday, 13th December 1913: Both Sides Ready To Begin Argument In Case Of Frank, The Atlanta Journal

The Atlanta Journal,Saturday, 13th December 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Filing of State's Brief in Famous Murder Trial Final Act Before Hearing...
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Friday, 14th November 1913: P. H. Brewster. Albert Howell, Jr. Hugh M. Dorsey. Arthur Heyman. Dorsey, Brewster, Howell & Heyman. Attorneys-at-law, The Atlanta Constitution

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

Thursday, 13th November 1913: Woman Who Led Campaign To Put End To Vice In Chicago Confers With Chief Beavers, The Atlanta Constitution

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

Wednesday, 12th November 1913: Objected To Shaving Fellow Policeman, The Atlanta Constitution

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

Tuesday, 11th November 1913: No Postponement In Frank Hearing, The Atlanta Constitution

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

Monday, 10th November 1913: War Is Declared On Beer Saloons And Locker Clubs, The Atlanta Constitution

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

Sunday, 9th November 1913: A Dead Hero Is The Poorest Sort Of A Husband; Boots Rogers, Hero Extraordinary, Learns Lesson, The Atlanta Constitution

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

Friday, 7th November 1913: Thomas Is Given Chief Judgeship, The Atlanta Constitution

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

Thursday, 6th November 1913: Dorsey Spent $1,145.39 In The Leo Frank Case, The Atlanta Constitution

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

Wednesday, 5th November 1913: Highwaymen Given Limit Of The Law, The Atlanta Constitution

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

Tuesday, September 30th, 1913: Commission Asks Why Jail Is Overcrowded, The Atlanta Journal

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  The Atlanta Journal, Tuesday, 30th September 1913, PAGE 1, COLUMN 1. Commission Asks Why Jail Is Overcrowded Solicitor Replies That 130 Cases Hang Fire for Lack of Judge and Court The board of county commissioners has officially called the attention of the solicitor general to the unusually crowded condition of the Fulton County jail, and has asked the reason for the delay in the disposition of felony cases. This is the first time that the county commission has taken official cognizance of congested jail conditions and it is causing considerable comment. The solicitor general has replied to the board's

Monday, 29th September 1913: Paul Donehoo Has Been Bridegroom a Week Now, The Atlanta Journal

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  The Atlanta Journal, Monday, 29th September 1913, PAGE 2, COLUMN 2. Paul Donehoo Has Been Bridegroom a Week Now For a week Paul Donehoo, Fulton County's blind coroner, has been a bridegroom. He was married last Sunday to Miss Alverta Benson, and the secret of their wedding was not known except among a very few friends until the happy couple themselves announced it Sunday afternoon, exactly one week after the ceremony. They had intended to keep it secret for at least a month. Dr. S.R. Belk, the pastor of the Park Street Methodist Church in Atlanta, pronounced the words

Sunday, 28th September 1913: Roan Not Likely To Hear Plea For New Frank Trial, The Atlanta Journal

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The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 28th September 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Although He Would Liketo DoSo, There Is, LittleProbabil-ity That Case WillReachHim in TimeWhile Judge L. S. Roan, who presided at the trial of Leo M.Frank, is ready and willing to hear the motion for a new trial in thecase, it still appears unlikely that the motion will be argued forseveral weeks, or before he becomes a judge of the court ofappeals.Saturday the amended motion for a new trial had not beenserved upon the solicitor by Frank's attorneys, and naturally hecannot commence the preparation of his answer and his briefuntil after he has

Wednesday, 24th September 1913: Leo M. Frank Again Heads B’nai B’rith, The Atlanta Journal

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The Atlanta Journal,Wednesday, 24th September 1913,PAGE 18, COLUMN 3.From Cell in Tower ManCon-demned to HangOperatesAffairs ofOrganizationLeo M. Frank has been re-elected president for another yearfor another year of the local branch of the B'nai B'rith, the Jewishcharitable organization.Other officers elected for the ensuing year are ArthurHeyman, law partner of Hugh M. Dorsey, Frank's prosecutor, vicepresident; Milton Klein, monitor; Dr. B. Wildauer, treasurer, and B.Kaufman, warden. The secretary of the organization is not electedat the same time with the other officers, and Sam P. Cronheimremains in the position.Frank was named to head for another term the order, whichis said to be

Tuesday, 23rd September 1913: Sheriff C. W. Mangum Makes Announcement, The Atlanta Journal

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The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 23rd September 1913,PAGE 6, COLUMN 4.To the Citizens of Fulton County:Now that the wave of excitement and heat of passionincident to the Leo Frank trial has in a measure subsided I deem itadvisable to address a few words to the voters and the people ofthe county relative to the many baseless, unfounded, and unfairrumors which have been circulated about my treatment of thecounty's prisoner, Leo M. Frank.These rumors, many of which are too unreasonable to bedignified with a reply or denial, have largely originated with mypersonal and political enemies, solely for political purposes, butthey have been given

Monday, 22nd September 1913: One Of Four Judges Hears Frank Motion?, The Atlanta Journal

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The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 22nd September 1913,PAGE 3, COLUMN 5.Judgeships Certain toChangeBefore Motion for NewTrial Is BroughtIt was stated on good authority Monday that Judge B. H. Hillof the state court of appeals, recently appointed by GovernorSlaton to the new judgeship in Fulton county's superior court, willresign his position in the court of appeals on October 11; and thatJudge Roan, now presiding in the criminal division of the Fultoncourt, recently appointed to succeed Judge Hill on the court ofappeals, will continue upon the bench of the Stone Mountaincircuit until about the same date.There has been much conjecture upon this point, for

Sunday, 21st September 1913: Sheriff Mangum Will Run For Re-election, The Atlanta Journal

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The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 21st September 1913,PAGE 5, COLUMN 7.Announces as Candidate andReplies to Criticism of HisTreatment of FrankRumors to the effect that owing to advancing years Sheriff C.Wheeler Mangum, would not again be a candidate for publicoffice, are set at rest today be his formal announcement of hiscandidacy before the coming county primary.Although the primary will not be held until next year twocandidates are already in the field against Sheriff Mangum, andtwo others are said to be considering entering the race. In fact,the race is already running full blast.Owing to a recent illness, from which happily he has nowcompletely recovered,

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

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

Thursday, 18th September 1913: Detective John Black Jailed In Birmingham, The Atlanta Journal

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

Wednesday, 17th September 1913: Beavers Passes Up Pleas That He Get In Sheriff’s Race, The Atlanta Journal

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

Tuesday, 16th September 1913: Veterans Urge Funds For Phagan Monument, The Atlanta Journal

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

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

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

Sunday, 14th September 1913: Three Judgeships Announced Judge B. H. Hill Appointed To New Atlanta Judgeship, The Atlanta Journal

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

Friday, 12th September 1913: Crawford Jackson Indicted Statement On Case Issues, The Atlanta Journal

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

Wednesday, 10th September 1913: New Atlanta Court Will Shift Judges On Several Benches, The Atlanta Journal

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

Tuesday, 9th September 1913: No Hostility Toward Blease, Says Slaton, The Atlanta Journal

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

Tuesday, 2nd September 1913: Atlanta Free From Crime Wave, Judge Tells Grand Jury, The Atlanta Journal

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The Atlanta Journal,Tuesday, 2nd September 1913,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Charge of Red CrimeWaveIs Injustice to Law-AbidingCommunity, DeclaresJudgeJohn PendletonBEAVERS ISN'TWORRYINGAND NEITHER ISLANFORDWhile Police ChiefDeploresLack of Equipmentin De-partment, He Scoffsat Al-leged CrimsonBlotsIn a strong charge to the new grand jury, Judge J. T.Pendleton Tuesday defended Atlanta against the charge ofexcessive criminality, declaring that statements to the effect thata red crime wave is seeping over the city to be an injustice to acommunity which is, in the main, law-abiding.There is, of course, crime in all cosmopolitan cities, saidJudge Pendleton, but Atlanta is as free from it as any city of itssize in the United

Monday, 28th April 1913 Mullinax Held in Phagan Case

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

Saturday, 9th August 1913 Defense Will Seek to Show That Mary Phagans Body Was Tossed Down a Chute in Rear of Pencil Factory And Not Taken Down by Elevator As the State Insists

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

Thursday, 11th September 1913: Frank’s Lawyers Are Hunting For Affidavits, The Atlanta Journal

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

Monday, 8th September 1913: Trainmen Ask Funds For Phagan Monument, The Atlanta Journal

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

Sunday, 7th September 1913: New Pinkerton Chief Arrives In Atlanta, The Atlanta Journal

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The Atlanta Journal,Sunday, 7th September 1913,PAGE 7, COLUMN 1.J. H. KellySucceeds J. B.Pierce-HarryScott IsAssistantJ. H. Kelly, formerly assistant superintendent of the Pinkertondetective company's office in Pittsburg, assumed control of thelocal branch of the agency Saturday. He arrived from the northlast Friday and since has met all the city officials. He takes theplace of J. B. Pierce, who resigned shortly after the completion ofthe Frank trial.Harry Scott will remain in Atlanta as assistantsuperintendent. The order transferring him to Houston, Texas,where he was to have been superintendent, has beencountermanded. He will be actively in charge of the criminalbusiness of the agency here.Sunday,

Friday, 17th October 1913 Dorsey To Be Ready By Next Wednesday

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

Thursday, 16th October 1913 Dorsey Will Request Postponement Again

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

Monday, 6th October 1913 Sparta Citizens Insist Henslee Was Prejudiced

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

Wednesday, 15th October 1913 Dorsey Will Return To Gate City Today

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

Sunday, 5th October 1913 A.h. Henslee May Establish Alibi

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

Tuesday, 14th October 1913 Dorsey Expected Back In Atlanta Wednesday

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

Wednesday, 8th October 1913 Frank Hearing Will He Held On Saturday

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

Thursday, 9th October 1913 Judge To Grant Dorsey’s Request

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

Friday, 3rd October 1913 May Use Jurors To Deny Charges

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

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