Thursday, May 8th, 1913 Grand Jury to Sift the Evidence in the Phagan Case Within the Next Few Days

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Police satisfied with progress before coroner's jury; investigation centers on Lee and Frank  Late Thursday afternoon, police and detectives working the Phagan case said they were satisfied with the progress being made before the coroner's jury.  All other lines of inquiry appear to have been set aside. The current focus of police activity centers squarely on Newt Lee and Leo Frank.  Whatever evidence the police have accumulated, they are refusing to disclose it.  The full matter is expected to be taken up by the grand jury within the next few days.

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00:00Grand jury to sift the evidence in the Fagan case within the next few days.

00:04Atlanta, Georgian, Thursday, May 8, 1913.

00:07Late this afternoon, the police and detectives engaged on the Fagan case said they were satisfied

00:12with the progress being made before the coroner's jury. Apparently, all other clues have been

00:18abandoned, and the present line of police activity would seem to center around Lee and Frank.

00:23Whatever evidence the police have, they refuse to disclose. The entire mystery will be taken

00:28up by the grand jury within the next few days.

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