Why Should I Hang?: Leo Frank and the Murder of Mary Phagan (pt. 1).
The Body in the Basement
Newt Lee In the predawn hours of April 27, 1913 Newt Lee stumbled over Mary Phagan's body when leaving the Colored toilet in the National Pencil Company's basement. The frightened night watchmen called the Atlanta police at 3:25am. Upon their arrival detectives found the corpse laying face down before the furnace. At first the…
