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Beginning of the Leo Frank sensation...
Beginning of the Leo Frank sensation...
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April 28, 1913
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, April 28, 1913
* Best issue on the Leo Frank murder case ?
* Mary Phagan killed (1st report)
* In a Atlanta paper
The headline at the top of the front page marked the beginning of a sensational trial that would capture the interest of the entire country, for several reasons: "Pretty Young Victim of Sunday's Atrocious Crime And The Building in Which She Met Her Death" with a front page photo of Mary Phagan & the basement where her body was found (see). She was found dead on April 27. Other front page reports are headed: "Girl Is Assaulted And Then Murdered In Heart Of Town" and "Mullinax Held In Phagan Case". Ultimately plant superintendent Leo Frank would be arrested, tried & convicted of the murder only to have his death sentenced commuted by the governor. He would then be dragged from jail by a lynch mob and hanged from a tree.
As noted in Wikipedia: "Frank's trial became the focus of powerful class, regional and political interests. Raised in New York, he was cast as a representative of Yankee capitalism, a rich northern Jew lording it over vulnerable working women, as the historian Albert Lindemann put it. Former U.S. Representative Thomas E. Watson used the sensational coverage of the case in his own publications to push for a revival of the Ku Klux Klan, calling Frank a member of the Jewish aristocracy who had pursued "Our Little Girl" to a hideous death. Frank and his lawyers resorted to stereotypes too, accusing another suspect—Jim Conley, a Black factory worker who testified against Frank—of being especially disposed to lying and murdering because of his race."
These reports and headlines would only be found in a local newspaper. It would not be until the trial that attention became more nation wide.
Complete in 12 pages, light browning, otherwise good condition. Should be handled with care.
Category: The 20th Century
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