Judge Leonard Strickland Roan
THIS WEEK we present our final installment of our audio books on the subject of the 1913 trial of Leo M. Frank for the strangling and sex murder of his 13-year-old sweatshop employee, Mary Phagan. Today we hear the words of Judge Leonard Strickland Roan in his charge to the jury, exactly as they were uttered more than a century ago. A few hours later, the jury returned its verdict of guilty.
The Leo Frank case was one of the major factors that led to the founding of the prominent Jewish pressure group, the ADL.
This new audio book series encompasses the American Mercury’s extensive coverage of the 1913 Frank trial. We are presenting the extensive arguments, both for the defense and the prosecution, in order and in full — a monumental, book-length project. Judge Roan’s charge to the jury is the last section of this audio book presentation.
Click on the “play” button to listen to the audio book, read by Vanessa Neubauer.
Here is the text version of Judge Roan’s charge to the jury: