Gustave Haas – The Leo Frank Case Research Library https://leofrank.info Information on the 1913 bludgeoning, rape, strangulation and mutilation of Mary Phagan and the subsequent trial, appeals and mob lynching of Leo Frank in 1915. Tue, 10 Dec 2024 03:22:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Former Pencil Worker Outlines His Theory https://leofrank.info/former-pencil-worker-outlines-his-theory/ Wed, 14 Sep 2016 12:00:10 +0000 http://www.leofrank.org/?p=11910 Continue Reading →]]> former-pencil-workerAnother in our series of new transcriptions of contemporary articles on the Leo Frank case.

Atlanta Journal

Thursday, May 29th, 1913

Gustave Haas, of 165 Pulliam street, who at one time worked at the National Pencil factory, and is familiar with the arrangement of the building, has furnished The Journal with his theory of the Phagan murder.

He believes the motive was robbery, and it was done by a negro who laid in wait for some of employees to get their pay. Little Mary Phagan happened to be his victim, and according to Haas, he threw the body down the elevator shaft after a scuffle. Then he strangled the almost lifeless body to death. He had already robbed her of her mesh bag, which he thought contained a lot of money.

Haas believes the sweeper and the night watchman both had their part in the crime.

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Atlanta Journal, May 29th 1913, “Former Pencil Worker Outlines His Theory,” Leo Frank case newspaper article series (Original PDF)

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