Leo Frank Case - Inside Story of Georgia's Greatest Murder Mystery - Chronology of the Crime

Sequence of the events with regards to the crime are mentioned below:

April 27 - The dead body of Mary Phagan is found in cellar of National Pencil production line at 03:00 am by Newt Lee, Negro night guard. Police hold Newt Lee.

April 27 - Leo M Frank. Superintendent and Administrator of the pencil manufacturing plant, called from bed to see Mary Phagan's corpse.

April 27 - Arthur Mullinax apprehended and in custody.

April 28 - Blood splotches found in metal room on main floor lead police to accept the young lady was slaughtered there.

April 28 - Coroner Donahue empanels jury for examination. He meets, sees the dead body and scene of where the crime took place and decides to adjourn.

April 28 - J. M. Gantt, previous bookkeeper at the production line, arrested at Marietta.

April 28 - Pinkerton's contracted by pencil manufacturing plant to discover slayer.

April 29 - Frank taken from production line to police station. Chief Lanford reports he will be held until after the examination.

April 29 - Specialists announce Newt Lee composed notes found by the dead girl's side.

April 29 - Luther Z. Rosser declares he has been hired by Leo Frank and is at the scene when his client is interrogated in Chief Lansford's office.

April 29 - Revelation of what is clearly a bloodstain close lift leads police to accept girl's body was dragged to the transport shaft and dropped to the cellar of the factory.

April 30 - Frank and Lee closeted together an office of Chief of Criminologists Lanford, for an hour.

April 30 - Coroner's jury reconvenes. Lee tells his story.

May 1 - James Conley, Negro sweeper arrested whereas washing shirt and manufacturing plant considered insignificant at time.

May 1 - Fulfilled with vindications, police free Gantt and Arthur Mullinax.

May 1 - Frank and Lee taken to province imprison to be held until result of coroner's jury test.

May 2 - Solicitor Simon Dorsey gets involved in the case.

May 5 - Frank metnions all of his activities on the day of the incident. On the stand for three and a half hours, he narrates everything from his perspective.

May 6 - Paul Bowen taken into custody in Houston, Texas.

May 7 - Bowen discharged upon proving himself innocent with an alibi.

May 8 - Leo Frank and Newt Lee requested held.

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