The Leo Frank Case: Chapter 5 Of 22 - Inside Story of Georgia's Greatest Murder Mystery

⁣The mystery surrounding the murder of Mary Phagan in the basement of the National Pencil Factory in Atlanta caused a sensation that not only lasted nine days but remained a mystery for months. On Monday morning, the day after the murder, the documents were seized by thousands and Arthur Malenax, a former tramman and friend of the dead girls, was arrested. Arthur Mullinax was working under E.L Sentell, an employee of the food company C.J. Camper, said he had known Mary Phagan for years and was sure she was the girl he saw on the street. Arthur Mullinax was briefly arrested by police and taken to the police station late Sunday night. Kirstintel clearly identified him as the man who was allegedly with Mary Phagan. The text's most important details are the two suspects arrested in the murder of Mary Phagan. J.M. Gantt was arrested in Marietta Monday morning and was known to be an acquaintance of Mary Phagan. His sister, Mrs. F.C. Terrell gave conflicting accounts of his move.

The morning after his arrest, Gant attempted to get out of prison by filing a writ of habeas corpus. On May 1, Mullinax was released after giving testimony at the coroner's autopsy based primarily on that of her fiancé Pearl Robinson. Gant was later called as a witness at the trial, but it turned out that Mullinax was so ignorant of the case that he was not even called as a witness. A key detail in the document is rumors that led to the arrest of former Atlanta boy Paul Bowen, who knew Mary Phagan. Police were reportedly assisted Monday after the murder, when it emerged that pencil factory authorities had asked local Pinkerton detectives to help track down the killer.

The coroner's jury was appointed after meeting with coroner Paul Donahue in the metal room of the pencil factory. Interesting findings of blood stains on the floor of the metal room led investigators to suspect that the Phagan girl had been murdered there, rather than in the basement as originally thought. One of them was due to be arrested within 24 hours.