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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1913
Page
14
The article depicts Frank's calm under strain after a jury verdict is announced. Mrs Frank sobs, Dr Rosenberg and Rabbi Marx confer with her, and reporters swarm as the couple faces questions. Frank offers no statement as guards and family keep watch at the Tower.
A garbled passage discusses New Hampshire population counts and census comparisons. It mentions three times and total totals, referencing Eston Ansea and unspecified figures. The text remains unclear, with many unreadable terms and names.
An advertisement extols diamonds as symbols of prosperity and tast e promising social and business advantages. It urges readers to request a 16 page catalogue for details on diamond grading, approval ships, exchange privileges, guarantees, and payment plans with low prices across weights and grades.
Court pried open with cheers as Solicitor Hugh Dorsey spoke on day’s events. The timeline shows jury polling, motions for mistrial, charges given, dinner, deliberations, verdict delivery, and final polling as emotions ran high. Key figures include Dorsey Judge Roan and foreman FEB Winburn.
JW Coleman stepfather of the murdered girl tears up as he thanks each juror in the box and Judge Roan. He praises the jurors for fair consideration and declares satisfaction with the trial and verdict while endorsing the justice of the outcome.
A jury in the Leo Moobrank case reportedly took a single ballot to reach a unanimous verdict on Frank's fate. Deliberations followed charges and the verdict timing varied from hours to days as reporters and lawyers anticipated the outcome.
The jury list identifies the foreman F EH Wenburn aged 39 married claim agent from Atlanta and West Point road, and members including C J Basshart 26 pressman 216 Bryan street, 4H Henslee 36 salesman 74 Oak street, J F Higden 42 building contractor 108 Ormewood avenue, Jeffries 23 real estate 161 Jones street, W F Medcail 32 mailer 136 Kirkwood avenue, J T Ozburn 36 optician 30 Ashby street, Frederick Ven L Smith 37 electrical agent 481 Cherokee avenue, Townsend 23 teller 17 East Linden, A L Wishey 43 cashier 31 Hood street, MoS Woodward 34 cashier 182 Park avenue.
Mrs Anderson a night operator at the Southern railroad offices in Atlanta described an encounter with an alleged masher. Howard T Page of Baltimore Md, an auditor, followed her on Whitehall Street and near White Street. She slapped him with a paper and signaled an officer who arrested him. Page will be tried for disorderly conduct in recorder's court this afternoon.
A Chicago courtroom daily saga ends as Judge Roan thanks jurors after 29 days of testimony in the Frank Leo trial. The state argued Mary Phagan feared Frank while the defense alleged misdeeds by witnesses and Delayed motions reflected intense courtroom scrutiny.
On August 26 at a church in Douglasville a Black man named Evans struck another Black man, Seat Longino, who was found with a knife. authorities say Evans fled and has not yet been captured. The incident occurred during services and several bystanders witnessed the violence.
The narrative follows a conflict between Br H F Harris secretary of the state board of health and Dr Wilkis Westmoreland who resigned as board president after refusals to discharge Harris. Westmoreland testified as the trial progressed with August hearings on Frank character. Mrs Hee Frank, mother of the accused, disrupted the courtroom and Franks character was scrutinized as August 18 and 21 speeches framed the defense and state case. The jury ultimately found Frank guilty with sentencing pending for Tuesday or Wednesday, as outlined by Judge Roan.
Scott May be named chief of the Pinkerton agency after HLB Pierce resigns amid an insubordination probe connected to the Frank case. A. S Cowardin says Scott, a key investigator in the Phagan case, will replace Pierce though Pierce remains under investigation in Atlanta. Pierce and Scott have led Pinkerton operations here for years.
In anticipation of strong advance demand for Emma Bunting at the Lyric, the box office opens Wednesday morning at 10 to sell seats a day early. The engagement lasts one week with top vaudeville acts at the Forsyth including the Svengali mystery act and the Meredith sisters.
A reflective piece decries fear of death and urges adherence to health rules. It argues that licentious living and overindulgence in food and drink invite mortality, insisting the penalty is paid by each person through grave consequences.
Dr George Y Pierce, 60, a longtime Atlanta physician, died Monday morning at his residence after years of practice. He served as alderman for the Fifth Ward and was on the board of education. a St James Methodist steward and respected figure. Survived by wife and two sons, funeral to be held at St James Church at 4:20 PM.
London reports the peace treaty was ratified yesterday in Bucharest while Ottoman forces push into Thrace occupying Gumal Jina and Mantento, per Sofia dispatches. The development follows ongoing peace negotiations and regional tensions.
An old medicinal ad touts a tonic labeled Groves Tasteless Liver Tonic said to arouse the liver, purify the blood, and build up the system. It claims benefits for adults and children and positions the product as a general strengthening remedy against malaria.
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