Another in our series of new transcriptions of contemporary articles on the Leo Frank case.
Atlanta Constitution
July 27th, 1913
Greatest Legal Battle in the History of Dixie Is the Prediction of Atlanta Attorneys
ATTORNEYS FOR STATE HOLD FINAL CONFERENCE
Representatives of Leo Frank Still Non-Committal About Report That Postponement May Be Asked
Practically every detail for the trial of Leo M. Frank has now been completed and with the state declaring its readiness and determination to go to trial and the defense maintaining its same silence in regard to the much mooted matter of postponement every thing awaits the calling of the case at 9 o’clock Monday morning in the criminal branch of superior court before Judge L. S. Roan.
In far more than one was the trial of the young factory superintendent for the murder on April 26 of Mary Phagan an employee, is expected to exceed any criminal trial in the south.
Extensive preparations have been made by both the state and the defense since Frank was bound over by the coroner’s jury on May 8 and since then the lines of the two armies which will fight the legal battle to determine his fate have been gradually thrown out and maneuvering has been going on for advantageous points.
Greatest Legal Battle.
When the clash actually comes in the court room Atlanta attorneys freely predict that the greatest legal battle of southern history will be seen.
Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey held a final conference Saturday afternoon with those who have been aiding him. Assistant Solicitor E. A. Stephens and Attorney Frank A. Hooper who will aid in the legal fight, were present, and also Detectives Pat Campbell and John N. Starnes who have been practically attached to the solicitors office during the preparation.
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