1915 May 30 Atlanta Constitution 58 Pages Georgia
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- 1915 May 30 Atlanta Constitution 58 Pages Georgia
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- Conley
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1915 May 30 Atlanta Constitution 58 Pages Georgia
Author: Atlanta Constitution
Year: 1915
PDF PAGE 4, COLUMN 1 Leo M. Frank Is Innocent And Jim Conley Is Guilty, Asserts Hooper Alexander United States District At- torney Analyzes Testi- mony of Negro on Stand and His Three Affidavits. HIS STORY WAS INSPIRED BY GRILLING, HE SAYS Murder Notes Prepared by Conley in Basement, and Without Dictation by Any- One. Declares Attorney. The innocence of Leo M. Frank, and the guilt of Jim Conley of the murder of Mary Phagan are asserted in a lengthy analysis of the Case, which has just been prepared by Hooper Alexander, United States District Attorney, and submitted to the Prison Commission. Mr. Alexander declares he has undertaken this onerous task at the request of a number of members of the Bar, who knew of his stand on this Case, that he does it as a Service to Justice, and without the slightest hope of Reward. “Conley’s testimony is the one central overmastering Fact from which it is impossible for the Prosecution to escape,” he says. “Conley’s story is the most terrific piece of circumstantial evidence in this Case, and it is a piece of circumstantial evidence that cannot be put aside or ignored.” ALEXANDER’S LETTER. Mr. Alexander’s letter to the Prison Commission is, in part,