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The Mary Phagan murder case: the Leo Frank trial...
The Mary Phagan murder case: the Leo Frank trial...
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May 16, 1913
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, May 16, 1913
* Leo Frank murder case
* Mary Phagan murder
* Best title to have in
The front page has a two column boxed editorial headed: "Constitution Starts Fund to Bring Burns Here to Solve the Mary Phagan Murder Mystery". The text begins: "By all means employ William J. Burns to solve the Mary Phagan murder mystery! It will cost several thousand dollars to get the world-famous detective to come to Atlanta, the the "Constitution" [this newspaper] herewith starts the subscription with $100..." with much more (see).
This is the complete issue. It has a little spine chipping and a few small margin tears, but is otherwise in good condition for the period. Must be handled with extreme care as issues from this period are very fragile. Terrific to have this report in an Atlanta newspaper, the city where the trial was held.
Note: The Leo Frank case has become well known in American history for several reasons, not the least of which being the several film and television depictions of the trial, but also because Frank was a Jewish-American businessman, his case turning the spotlight on antisemitism in the United States and led to the founding of the Anti-Defamation League. There was also the element of Frank being cast as a representative of Yankee capitalism, a rich northern Jew lording it over vulnerable working women in the South.
Leo Frank was the superintendent of the National Pencil Company in Atlanta, convicted on Aug. 26, 1913 of the murder of one of the factory workers, 13 year-old Mary Phagan. He would be found guilty and in 1915 sentenced to death, but the governor commuted the sentence to life imprisonment, to the great outrage of the citizenry. A mob of some 25 armed men kidnapped Frank from prison and hanged him.
Category: The 20th Century
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