Mary Phagan Found Dead – Front Page Atlanta Constitution, April 28, 1913

This original article from the day of discovery describes 14-year-old Mary Phagan’s murder in the National Pencil factory: her battered body, the ladder to the basement, Newt Lee’s trembling account, the notes claiming a negro did it, and detectives’ theory of multiple assailants. It includes emotional details of her parents’ wait, her fresh pink dress, and the chum’s emotional identification.
The Atlanta Constitution – Monday, April 28, 1913
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