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1913 Leo Frank murder case...
1913 Leo Frank murder case...
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May 30, 1913
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, May 30, 1913
* Leo Frank - James Conley
* Mary Phagan murder case
* Best title to have in (one of a kind for this date ?)
* Last nice issue in our inventory
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.
The front page has a nice banner headline that reads:
"CONLEY SAYS HE HELPED FRANK CARRY BODY OF MARY PHAGAN TO PENCIL FACTORY CELLAR"
with subheads that include: "Helped Frank Dispose Of Mary Phagan's Body; Conley Now Confesses" and more. (see)
This is the complete issue, and nice having this content in an Atlanta newspaper as this is where the trial took place, and the crime committed. Light browning with minor margin wear and chipping, otherwise good. Should be handled with care.
Category: The 20th Century
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