Chief Lanford Calls Felder’s Charges False

Another in our series of new transcriptions of contemporary articles on the Leo Frank case. Atlanta Journal Sunday, May 25th, 1913 Denies That Police Have Suppressed Evidence in the Phagan Mystery Chief of Detectives Newport Lanford when apprised of Colonel Felder’s statement as issued Saturday afternoon to the effect that the police had plotted to protect and shield the slayers Continue Reading →

Colyar Tells Where He and Col Felder Ought to be for Good of Society

Another in our series of new transcriptions of contemporary articles on the Leo Frank case. Atlanta Journal Sunday, May 25th, 1913 Editor The Journal: I herewith hand you a telegram in answer to one that I got Chief of Police Beavers to send, which explains one of Thomas B. Felder’s visions, which appeared in the Morning Eye-Opener of Saturday, and Continue Reading →

“Felder is the Mouthpiece of the Vice Gang,” Declares Chief of Police Jas. L. Beavers

Another in our series of new transcriptions of contemporary articles on the Leo Frank case. Atlanta Journal Sunday, May 25th, 1913 “This is the First Gun in a Fight to Oust Me From Office,” Says the Chief in an Interview Given Out Saturday Afternoon — “This Issue Is Between the Decent People and the Allies of Vice Who Have Controlled Continue Reading →

State Didn’t Show its Case to Secure Indictment Against Superintendent Leo M. Frank

Another in our series of new transcriptions of contemporary articles on the Leo Frank case. Atlanta Journal Sunday, May 24th, 1913 No Documentary Evidence Was Placed Before the Grand Jury and James Conley, the Negro Sweeper Who Made Sensational Affidavit About Writing Certain Notes at Frank’s Dictation on Day Before Tragedy, Was Not Examined by the Jury DR. HURT COULD Continue Reading →

Residents of Bellwood Ask The Journal to Say That Mr. Felder Was Not Employed by Them

Another in our series of new transcriptions of contemporary articles on the Leo Frank case. Atlanta Journal Saturday, May 24th, 1913 Certain residents of Bellwood, the part of Atlanta where live Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Coleman, the parents of little Mary Phagan, wish The Journal to put them publicly on record in denouncing as absolutely untrue certain published reports Continue Reading →

Chief Lanford Replies to Col. T. B. Felder

Another in our series of new transcriptions of contemporary articles on the Leo Frank case. Atlanta Journal Saturday, May 24th, 1913 “Where Is Col. Felder’s Fee in Phagan Case Coming From?” He Asks Chief of Detectives Newport Lanford told The Journal Saturday afternoon that he doesn’t want to make any formal statement at this time regarding the charges of Colonel Continue Reading →

Frank’s Attorneys Make No Comment

Another in our series of new transcriptions of contemporary articles on the Leo Frank case. Atlanta Journal Saturday, May 24th, 1913 Neither L. Z. Rosser Nor Herbert Haas Had Any Statement to Make “Not a word to say,” was Attorney Luther Z. Rosser’s comment when informed by a Journal reporter that his client, Leo M. Frank, had been indicted by Continue Reading →

Newt Lee Will Give Convicting Evidence Attorney Indicates

Another in our series of new transcriptions of contemporary articles on the Leo Frank case. Atlanta Journal Saturday, May 24th, 1913 Bernard L. Chappell, Lawyer for Negro Suspect, Declares His Client’s Testimony to Be Invaluable to the Case Bernard L. Chappell, attorney for Newt Lee, the negro night watchman held as a suspect in connection with the murder of Mary Continue Reading →

Charlie C. Jones Shown by Dictograph to Have Been Foxy; Detective Miles Talks Freely

Another in our series of new transcriptions of contemporary articles on the Leo Frank case. Atlanta Journal Saturday, May 24th, 1913 Proprietor of “Rex” Near-Beer Saloon and Private Sleuth Are Quoted as Having Negotiated With Febuary for Papers in Phagan Case—Jones Was Very Cautious in His Utterances MILES WAS QUITE POSITIVE MAYOR WOODWARD WOULD SEE TO IT THAT FEBUARY WAS Continue Reading →

A. S. Colyar Makes Answer to Charges of Col. Felder

Another in our series of new transcriptions of contemporary articles on the Leo Frank case. Atlanta Constitution Saturday, May 24th, 1913 A. S. Colyar, when seen last night by a representative of The Atlanta Constitution, gave out the following statement: “I have just read Colonel T. B. Felder’s card in the bedtime edition of The Atlanta Georgian, in which he Continue Reading →

Dorsey Steers Clear of Felder Controversy

Another in our series of new transcriptions of contemporary articles on the Leo Frank case. Atlanta Journal Saturday, May 24th, 1913 Says He Will Not Allow Himself to Be Drawn Into Row of Attorney and Detectives Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey said Saturday morning relative to the Felder affair: “This controversy will have no bearing on the prosecution of any Continue Reading →

Graft and Corruption are Charged to City Detectives and Police by Col. T. B. Felder

Another in our series of new transcriptions of contemporary articles on the Leo Frank case. Atlanta Journal Saturday, May 24th, 1913 Attorney Who Was Dictographed by the Detectives Gives Out a Statement, Additional to the One He Made Friday Afternoon, in Which He Goes After Police and Detective Departments, and Intimates That More Is to Come in the Sunday Papers Continue Reading →

The Journal’s Big Story of Dictograph and Alleged Bribe Has Stirred the Whole City

Another in our series of new transcriptions of contemporary articles on the Leo Frank case. Atlanta Journal Saturday, May 24th, 1913 Chief Lanford Stated Saturday That Mayor Woodward, C. C. Jones and Others Were Also Dictographed on the Same Day That Col. Felder Was—The Complete Dictograph Record of These Conversations Appears in Today’s Journal “I HAVE DONE MY WORK,” DECLARES Continue Reading →

“Dirty Gang” Filled Out Record or Else “Fooled Dictograph” — Mayor Woodward.

Another in our series of new transcriptions of contemporary articles on the Leo Frank case. Atlanta Journal Saturday, May 24th, 1913 Big Part of Published Record Absolutely Untrue, Declares Mayor, Though “There’s Nothing In It,” He Says “WHOLE THING AMOUNTS TO HIRING DETECTIVE” “It’s all a frame-up of a dirty gang,” declared Mayor James G. Woodward, in commenting Saturday afternoon Continue Reading →

“We Have Enough Votes if We Get the Evidence,” the Mayor is Quoted by the Dictograph

Another in our series of new transcriptions of contemporary articles on the Leo Frank case. Atlanta Journal Saturday, May 24th, 1913 The Journal is Presenting Below the Complete Stenographic Report of the Interview in the Williams House, In Which Mayor Woodward, E. O. Miles, G. C. Febuary and A. S. Colyar Took Part, While the Dictograph Recorded the Conversation That Continue Reading →

Leo M. Frank is Indicted by Grand Jury for Mary Phagan’s Death; Negro, Newt Lee Held

Another in our series of new transcriptions of contemporary articles on the Leo Frank case. Atlanta Journal Saturday, May 24th, 1913 True Bills Against Pencil Factory Superintendent Returned Less Than Ten Minutes After Evidence Was Closed, at Noon, Saturday — Authority Quoted That He Will Be Tried During Third Week in June—Negro to Stay in Jail SOLICITOR DORSEY DID NOT Continue Reading →

Negro Sweeper Tells Officer Frank Asked Him to Write Some Notes Day Before Tragedy

Another in our series of new transcriptions of contemporary articles on the Leo Frank case. Atlanta Journal Saturday, May 24th, 1913 He Thinks These Notes Are the Same as Those Found by the Body of the Murdered Girl, but Had Not Seen the Original Notes When He Made His Sensational Statement to the Detectives Saturday Morning NEGRO STUCK TO HIS Continue Reading →

Dictograph Record Alleged Bribe Offer

Another in our series of new transcriptions of contemporary articles on the Leo Frank case. Atlanta Georgian Saturday , May 24th, 1913 Here follows, in part, the alleged dictograph record of the conversation that took place in a room in the Williams House Wednesday afternoon between Colonel Thomas B. Felder, G. C. Febuary and A. S. Colyar. Febuary: Let me understand Continue Reading →

Detective R. S. Ozburn Swears to Phone Talk

Another in our series of new transcriptions of contemporary articles on the Leo Frank case. Atlanta Journal Friday, May 23rd, 1913 Says He Overheard Col. Felder Offer $1,000 for Phagan Papers State of Georgia, County of Fulton. Personally appeared before me the undersigned notary public, for the state and county aforesaid, R. S. Ozburn, who makes oath, in due form Continue Reading →

Col. Felder Confirmed His Offer in a Midnight Conversation by Telephone, Says A. S. Colyar

Another in our series of new transcriptions of contemporary articles on the Leo Frank case. Atlanta Journal Friday, May 23rd, 1913 A. S. Colyar has given to the police the following affidavit: STATE OF GEORGIA. FULTON COUNTY. Personally appeared before me a Notary Public in and for the above State and County, A. S. Colyar, who being duly sworn says: Continue Reading →