The Washington times., 1915-01-17
First 1nstalment of the Testimony That Convicted the
Brooklyn Boy Three Times Sentenced to Be
Hanged for the Death of Mary Phagan-Newt
Lees Dramatic Story of the Finding of the Girls
Body in the Atlanta Factory

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This today the first nstalment of the most
absorbing human document of tho twentieth century, the testimony
which Leo M Frank was convicted Mary Phagan
The evidence printed here taken from the official court
records Atlanta The testimony each witness detailing the
ed from the finding the body Of Mary Phagan fourteen DID,
to the hour Of Franks conviction Is set down.
For April a. el3 the date of the finding
Of Mary Phagans body National Pencil factory Atlanta Ca,
tho Georgia Frank Brooklyn who super
nenden of the factory arrested and indicted charged with
crime.
The story by Jim Conley dramatic
than that Of Evelyn Thaw the trial Of her husband stupid g
he smiling for days the witness chair
matching his against tho relentless ossquesonng Of L
the Roer and Reuben Arnold Of the best lawyers Georgia
He insisted Frank employer GIRL
the factory collect her wages Frank negro said
had called him. and together ey had disposed her body dragging
it into dark spot in the cellar
South Deeply Stirred
During trial a great excitement
prisoners lawyers his closing address declared
of against Frank because he
Jew Since conviction Of Frank his friends have clung seaday
theory found guilty because he Jew and that
the testimony did not warrant verdict Of guilty
William Burns tho famous detective spent months work.
ing Frank mystery He knows line of tho evidence and
each instamen printed in this Burns will
the testimony.
Class hatred also said have had its arousng the
Of a crime of this
Frank pictured young berne Mary Phagan
helpless VICTIM whom he had pursued for months. Articles in
weekly publications South famed the flames Of public feeling
against the defendant until might much touch the
without being made either idol object Of vlacation
Lawyers Were Threatened
far.reachng and powerful the influences Of this
Solicitor General Hugh Dorsey might easily have
high place Georgia had his hosts Of admirers been
able persuade say Franks lawyers the other
hand daily threatening letters made tho
Of abuse that began when they engaged
and that has not yet ceased.
uay supposed As superintendent Of the National Pencil fcto he
was getting salary $500 month"; His parents Mr. and
Rudolph Frank Of Brooklyn, only moderately weodo
Mr.. Frank, the father, is now invalid.
College Mates Stand by Him
Frank Texas and with his parents Brooklyn
early youth He educated in Pratt Institute and later
graduated Cornell University His former college
by loyalty his trouble and half dozen Of them made
trip Atlanta testify the trial his good character He
took engineering Cornell and later made trip Ger
many prepare himself charge Of pencil factory
anta.
Shortly Frank sentenced death his attorneys
trial This denied by Judge L. S. Roan and
appealed the State which affirmed the lower
An extraordinary motion for trial. alleging newly dis
evidence also denied by the trial and
State supreme court.
constitutional question then raised by motion
aside the verdict the ground that Frank deprived his legal
dict of guilty The State ineposed demurrer and this
tanned by the trial and the State the latter
also refusing Franks petition for a writ Of error.
Supreme Court Denies Writ
Justice Lamar and Justice Holmes separately and then the
United States Supreme Court prs