1914 February 18 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia

1914 February 18 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia

Author: Atlanta Constitution

Year: 1914

PDF PAGE 1, COLUMN 5 LEO M. FRANK HAS NOT LOST ALL HOPE; COUNSEL WILL MAKE VIGOROUS FIGHT TO SAVE THE LIFE OF THEIR CLIENT PDF PAGE 1, COLUMN 5 Loses in Supreme Court LEO FRANK Frank’s Attorneys Prepar- ing for New Battle—May Appeal to Federal Courts, or Make Extraordinary Motion. CONVICTED MAN STOICAL WHEN HE HEARS NEWS; MAKES NO STATEMENT Trial Judge’s Remarks No Ground for New Trial, Holds High Court—Per- version Evidence by Con- ley Admissible. Leo M. Frank denied by the Supreme court a new trial for the murder of Mary Phagan, now faces one of three final recourses: First, motion for a re-hearing before the court which handed down yesterday’s decision; Second, an extraordinary motion for new trial before the superior court, in which he was originally arraigned, on a basis of newly found evidence: Third, an appeal to the supreme court of the United States on the grounds that he was technically deprived of constitutional rights during his first trial. He can invoke all three, in which event, it is not likely the case will finally end within less than a year’s time. The defense is seeking to extract the weaknesses of the affirmative opinion and the strength of the dissenting one t