1913 May 12 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia
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- 1913 May 12 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia
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- Coroner Donehoo Trip
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- 1913
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1913 May 12 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia
Author: Atlanta Constitution
Year: 1913
PDF PAGE 2, COLUMN 2 THE PHAGAN CASE DAY BY DAY The history of the baffling Phagan mystery, daily recorded, is briefly as follows: Sunday April 26—Girl's body found in basement of pencil factory. Newt Lee, negro night watchman, who made discovery, arrested. Arthur Mullinax, street car employee, also arrested. Both held on suspicion. Monday—Leo M. Frank, factory superintendent, detained, but later released. J. M. Gantt, former bookkeeper of pencil concern and friend of dead girl, arrested in Marietta. Negro elevator boy also taken into custody. Pinkertons enter case. Tuesday—Bloody shirt found at negro watchman's home. Planted evidence theory advanced. Mary Phagan's body buried. Sleuths announce they have evidence to convict. Frank confers with negro suspect. Wednesday—Inquest begins. Newt Lee testifies. One hundred and fifty pencil factory employees summoned before coroner. George Epps, newsboy, tells of ride to uptown with Mary Phagan on her last trip. Thursday—Frank and Lee ordered to Fulton tower on warrants issued by Coroner Donehoo. Trip made without incident. Friday—Both prisoners tell reporter for The Constitution at 1 a. m. that they are not guilty and will prove their inno