The Leo Frank Case: Leo Frank Is Arrested - Inside Story of Georgia's Greatest Murder Mystery

This is the sixth Chapter in the 22-part series on the 'Leo Frank Case: Inside Story Of Georgia's Greatest Murder Mystery'. Newt Lee was a night watchman on the second floor of the National Pencil Factory on a Sabbath morning in 1913.

On April 29, Leo M. Frank, superintendent of the National Pencil factory, was arrested on suspicion of the murder of Mary Phagan. He was a slim, boyish-looking, frail, and delicate man who had been held in custody since 1884. Frank's story is told in his own words, which were spoken nearly four months later to the jury who decided his fate.

Frank was taken into custody by police and held in a cell until the coroner's inquest. Speculation spread about Frank's connection to the case, with hundreds of his friends declaring him the guilty man. Factors such as Frank's admission that he was the last known to have seen Mary Phagan alive, his nervousness when Newt Lee and Gant arrived at the factory, and his nervousness when officers took him to the factory Sunday morning led to his arrest.

Public sentiment reached its highest point since the discovery of the murder, with opinion divided between Newt Lee, the humble black pencil factory employee, and Leo Frank, the white man, the "boss" of the firm. Detectives from both city and Pinkerton forces searched the factory, homes of the suspects, and the entire city for clues. Blood spots near the elevator shaft confirmed the belief that Mary Phagan was murdered on that floor, and a bloody shirt was discovered in an ash barrel back of Newt Lee's cabin.

Two rewards were offered for evidence leading to the discovery of Mary Phagan's murderer: $200 by the state and $1,000 by the city. The town was in turmoil on that night, with the official inquest of the coroner scheduled to begin the next day. Listen to what happens next as the authorities tried their best to soothe the sentiments of an angry public and calm things down while gathering evidence pointing to Leo Frank as the main suspected in the horrendous crime.

Seeking Justice for Little Mary Phagan
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Please purchase the book, 'The Frank Case: Inside Story of Georgia's Greatest Murder Mystery by The Atlanta Publishing Company' to learn more about the Leo Frank case.

Seeking Justice for Little Mary Phagan
https://www.LittleMaryPhagan.com

Please purchase the book, 'The Frank Case: Inside Story of Georgia's Greatest Murder Mystery by The Atlanta Publishing Company' to learn more about the Leo Frank case.