Concluding this series with some final thoughts on Slaton’s commutation letter (see also Carlos Porter’s transcription), and the closing arguments in Leo Frank’s trial. There is a noticable shift in Slaton’s attitude as his letter progresses. THE STATE’S CASE, from which selections were read the last time, reviews the most prominent evidence against Frank which
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More on Carlos Porter’s argument, as expressed in LETTER 29 FROM CHICAGO DAVE: SKUNKIE AND THE LEO FRANK FILE: In most ways, the commutation file is the best. Read the files, OK, there are 29 of them, but there’s not much text on each page. [Note: I transcribed them.] Porter’s conclusion: The circumstantial evidence, in
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The testimony of Jim Conley, the negro sweeper at the National Pencil Company, was a major portion of the second and third weeks of the Leo Frank trial. Cross-examination alone amounted to some 13 hours. Returning to the Conley-related points in 100 Reasons Leo Frank Is Guilty, The American Mercury, by Bradford L. Huie: 55. Much
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More on the asymmetry of “anti-semitism”, the jews and violent crime, Nathan Swartz as a direct precedent for Leo Frank, and Jim Conley. There is no equivalence between Whites and jews because there is no equivalence between hosts and parasites. Thus trying to hold a jew like Frank accountable for a crime is “anti-semitism”. And
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Concerning Mark Cohen, Scott Aaron and Southern “anti-semitism”. 99 Years Ago: Did Leo Frank Confess?, by Mark Cohen, National Vanguard: The testimony of Monteen Stover (who liked Frank and who was actually a supportive character witness for him) that Frank was missing from his office for those crucial five minutes was convincing. Few could believe
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More on two of Frank’s “confessions”. Also, tracing the history of the jews in Georgia. The Biography of Mrs. Lucille Selig Frank (Wednesday, February 29, 1888 – Tuesday, April 23, 1957), and Leo Frank Murder Confession Number Two of Four Known: By 1913, the Selig clan were amongst the most prominent and respected Jewish families
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Nobody confessed to the murder of Mary Phagan. Nobody claimed to have witnessed it. The case against Leo Frank was based largely on circumstantial evidence. In this installment the focus is on Leo Frank’s behavior, and concerns testimony as to his character and reputation. Instead of putting someone else on trial, as Stephen Goldfarb and
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Concerning mainly the Pinkerton Detective Agency and chief detective Harry Scott. Pinkerton History: From Protecting Mid-Western Railways to Providing Corporate Risk Management to Clients Across the Globe 1819 – Allan Pinkerton born in Glasgow, Scotland 1842 – immigrates to US 1847 – joins Chicago police 1849 – 1st detective in Chicago 1850 – Pinkerton Detective
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Mary Phagan’s life was cut short before Christmas in 1913. Most Popular Gifts in 1913 and 2013, via ABC News: 1. Candy 2. Nuts 3. Rocking horse 4. Doll 5. Mittens/gloves 6. Toy train 7. Oranges 8. Books 9. Handkerchiefs 10. Skates What would have happened if the White mob had actually lynched Newt Lee,
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Mary Phagan, via Metapedia: Mary Phagan was born in Florence, Alabama, in 1899, to John and Frances (Fannie) Phagan. She was born four months after her father John Phagan died, into a family that had farmed in Georgia for generations. Frances Phagan eventually re-married to a man named John William Coleman. They lived briefly in
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