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NEWNAN HERALD NEWNAN, FRIDAY, J U LY 23. ONE DOLLAR A IN APVANCB. YEAR Prison Inmate Slashes Frank’s Throat Spprinl to Allnntn Journnl. Milledgeville, Ga., July 17. -Leo M. Frank'fl throat was cul to-night by a fellow-prisoner at the State Farm. Ilia left jugular vein was severed, and at 2:30 o'clock Sunday morning physicians said chances for his recovery are slight. “Am I going to die?" Frank asked the doctors after they had Hewed up his wound. “I am not afraid. There is nothing between me and Uod. 1 hope the man who did this will be forgiven. ” Frank was attacked at 11:10 o'clock to-night while he lay sleeping in the prison dormitory. His aaHuilant was William Green, 45 years old, serving a life term for murder, following convic tion in Muscogee county Jun.- 13, 1913. Creen used a crude but sharp home made butcher knife. Frank, Creen and about a hundred other prisoners wore in the dormitory on the second floor of a two-story build ing at the farm. They had gone to hed at 9 o'clock, the regular hour. Two guardR were stationed at the two en trances to the room and the lights were turned down dim. Frank’s cot was about forty feet from one entrance Green's cot was four cots further along in the lino. No one saw Creen stir, but he muHt have •lipped out of his cot, crawled under the three cotB between him and Frank and risen by Frank's side with the butcher knife in his hand. Frank was asleep on his right side. Ab Green struck, the man in the next cot cried out. The two guards started toward Green. Prisoners leaped up from their cots. Before Creen could strike •gain he was seized and the knife wrested from him. Frank sank back on his cot in a pool of blood. Green was rushed to Warden Smith and is now in irons in a solitary cell in the basement of the dormitory building. Frank was lifted from his cot and ta ken to the operating room next to the sleeping room. Two physicians, in mates of the prison, were in the build ing and gave him immediate medical attention. One of them is Dr. W. .1. McNaughton, serving a life term, con victed of killing a citizen of Swains- boro named Flanders. The other is Dr. L. M. Harris, convicted in Columbus of another crime. While these two doctors worked over Frank a hurry call was sent to Dr. Guy Compton, prison physician, at his home half a mile away. Dr. Compton arrived within a few minutes. Thu three phy sicians at once began an operation to •titch up Frank’s throat. It took over two hours. Frink never lost consciousness. The Journal correspondent entered the room after the operation and asked Frank how he felt. “Pretty well,” said Frank and at tempted to Bmile. Dr. Compton stated that Frank might recover, slthough his head is cut nearly off. While the jugular vein is severed, the windpipe and spinal cord are not touched. He had lost much blood, which, in his poor physical condition re sulting from long confinement, makes hia chances for recovery smaller. The knife Creen used is said by War den Smith to have been obtained on the farm Saturday afternoon doubtless when Creen was assisting in killing sev eral In gs, the prisoners always being served with fresh meat on Sunday. It is Warden Smith’s belief that Creen concealed the knife about his clothing and lay awake for two hours awaiting his chance. Frank had been at the farm exactly three weeks at 4 o’clock Sunday morn ing, having been removed from the Fulton county lower Sunday night, June 20, by Sheriff Wheeler Mangum and two deputies, who took him on a Central of Georgia train to Mucon and thence 30 miles across country by automobile to the Prison Farm. Announcement of his commutation to life imprisonment for the murder of Mary Phagsn was made live hours later by Gov. Slaton. The prisoners are allowed the freedom of the floor until 8 o'clock, and the the lights are turned down promptly at 9 o'clock. After that hour no prisoner is allowed to move without permission from a guard. It is said Creen muttered a curse as he drew his knife across Frank’s throat. He struck but once. Frank uttered a cry as he fell back and the lights were turned on full as the other prisoners and the guards sprang forward. Excitement which followed lasted for hours. Frank was conscious from the start, and continued to talk. “I guess they’ve got me,” he is quoted as saying to the doctors who stood over him. He sug gested to them how the (low of blood might be stopped. At 1:15 o'clock Sunday morning the physicians had completed sewing up the wound in Frank’s throat. They had joined the jugular vein and believed the operation was successful. Frank was taken to the hospital, still conscious. Some animosity had been Bhown to ward Frank since he arrived at, the Prison Form, but the prison officials stated Sunday morning that they had not thought for an instant that an at tack would bo made on him. After F'rank's wound had been dress ed, he turned to the physician attend ing him and asked: “Am I go to die?" “Wedon't know,’’Raid Dr. Compton, the prison surgeon. “You are in a se rious condition and will have to be quiet.’’ “If 1 am going to die,” replied Frank, "1 am not afraid. Nothing stands be tween me and God. I hope that the man who attacked me will be forgiven.” Mrs. F'rank happened to be at the State F’arm, a guest at the home of Su perintendent Smith, to-night at the time that the attack was made on her hus band. Superintendent Smith himself in formed Mrs. F'rank of the attack. Mrs. F'rank became hysterical. She soon rallied, however, and was taken to the operating room where doctors were at work on her husband. She main tained remarkable composure, held her husband's hands and conversed with him while the doctors were putting in the stitches. At 2:15 o’clock this (Sunday) morning Dr. Compton, the prison surgeon, sta ted that F'rank’h chances for recovery are Hlight. “There is danger of blood poisoning,” said the doctor. "There is danger of the Btitches in the jugular vein slip ping, either one of which might cause death.” CHRONOLOGY OK THE SRANK CASE. April 20, 1913—Mary Phagan mur dered in the National Pencil F'actory, Atlanta. April 27, 1913 —Her body found in the basement of fuctory. April 29, 1913 —Leo M. F'rank placed under arrest. May 1, 1913 — Jim Conley, negro Bweeper in factory, arrested. May 24, 1913-F'rank indicted on mur der charge. July 23, 1913 —F’rank’s trial begun in F’ulton Superior Court at Atlanta. August 23, 1913—Jury finds verdict of guilty. August 20, 1913 —Frank sentenced to hang Oct. 10. Motion filed for new trial. October 31, 1913-New trial denied. F'ebruary 17, 1914 —Georgia Supreme Court affirms conviction. March 7, 1914 —F'rank resentenced to die April 17. April 10, 1914-Another motion for new trial tiled, staying execution. June 6, 1914—New trial again denied. November 14,1814—Georgia Supreme Court sustains denial of petition for new trial. November 18, 1814—Georgia Supreme Court refuses writ of error. November 21, 1914 —F'rank’s attor neys Beek writ of error from Justice Lamar of tho United States Supreme Court. November 23, 1914-Justice Lamar refuses writ. November 25, 1914—Justice Holmes, of United States Supreme Court, also refuses writ. December 7, 1914 — Full bench of Uni ted States Supreme Court refuses writ of error. December 9, 1914 —F'rank resentenced to hang Jsn. 2 December 21, 1914 —United States District Judge Newman, of Georgia, re fuses application of writ of hubeas corpus. December 24, 1914 —Frank’s attorneys apply to Justice Lamar for a certificate of reasonable doubt and an appeal December 28, 1914-Justice Lamar grants appeal ami certificate of reason able doubt. F'ebruary 25, 1915—F'rank's case ar gued before full bench of United States Supreme Court. April 19, 1915 —Supreme Court, with Justices Lamar and Hughes dissenting, dismissed the plea for a writ of habeas corpus May 31, 1915—Frank's plea for com mutation of sentence to life imprison ment heard before the State Prison Commission. June 9, 1915—The State Prison Com mission submitted a divided report to Gov. Slaton, Commissioners Davison and Rainey voting against and Commis sioner Patterson for commutation. June 12, 1915—F'inal hearing for ex ecutive clemency begun before Gov. Slaton. June 21, 1916—Gov. Slaton commutes F'rank’s sentence to life imprisonment, and prisoner is taken to Milledgeville and begins sentence. July 17, 1915 —F’rank assaulted with butcher knife by prisoner at State F'arm. Columbus Ga., July IS.—Wm. Creen, who cut Leo F'rank’s throat at the State F'arm last night, has had an ad venturous arid unsual career. He bad killed two men before attacking F'rank, and is now under life sentence. Creen is about 45 years of age, and is married, his wife now residing in Columbus. As a stonemiBon he has worked in and around this city for a good many years. He was one of the workmen on the new Dillingham street bridge across the Chattahoochee river here, and fell from the bridge into the river, narrowly escaping death. It is believed that he has not been altogether sound mentally since his fall from the bridge. Creen’s first man was Tobe Reese, whom he killed in a saloon fight. Reese is said to have run amuck and Creen ran behind the cash register for refuge. The other fired at him, the bullet striking the register, and then Creen dropped him with a well-aimed shot from behind the register. He was tried and acquitted on the ground of self-defense. Afterwards Creen shot Sam Hudson in a fight, and while under indictment for this, on a charge of assault with intent to murder, killed Otis Kitchens on March 9, 1913. CreencurBed a number of boys in the street who laughed at him as he passed by in his buggy. Kitchens, an insurance man, who was passing along, reproved him for his words. Creen went to his home, se cured a pistol, returned and shot Kitchens between the eyes, killing him. Upon his arrest Creen acted queerly, and his attorneys claimed that he was insane. Dr. Jones, an expert from the State insane asylum at Milledgeville, was called to Columbus, and examined the prisoner, reaching the decision that ho was feigning insanity. At the same time it was felt that Green was not al together sound mentally, and under an agreement between the Solicitor-Gen eral and his attorney, he was given a life sentence. Mrs. Creen was much affected when she heard of her husband’s deed, and expressed the opinion that he is crazy. She said that last June, when she vrnited him, he seemed to have lost his mind and was apparently unable to talk to her in a connected manner. BLACK WHITE TAN ALL DEALERS IOC SHOE POLISHES BRILLIANT — QUICK — LASTING THE F. r. pallet co.. ltd.. Buffalo. N. V.. Hamilton, can. Frank May Recover—His Assailant Repudiates Former Statement Milledgeville, Ga., July 19.—J. W. Creen, the convict who attacked Leo F'rank Saturday night, to-day gave out statement in contradiction of his assertion to Warden Smith following the crime that he was ‘ sorry” he cut Frank. “I only wish that I had had more strength,” he told The Journal corres pondent to-day. Crten is still chained to a concrete post in the big sleeping quarters of the convicts. He’s suffering intensely from a bad bruise in his side as a result of his scuffle with Frank. "I don’t think I ever did wrong in my life,” he said. "I think I have done my duty in this matter, as well as my strength would allow. I believe that God has helped me. ’ ’ F'urther than this Creen said nothing. He had given out no other statement, and to-day reiterated his declaration of yesterday that he will tell the whole Btory to no one except B. H. Harda way, a Columbus contractor for whom he at one time worked. Much of his time is Bpent in reading tho bible. This morning he wrote to his wife at Colum bus telling her not to worry. The attitude of Frank toward Creen remains unchanged. ‘‘I only wish that be had been man enough to have given me a fair chance, ” Frank Baid in dis cussing the attack with friends. Although F'rank’s temperature went to 102.4 degrees at 7:30 o’clock this morning and his wound in the neck showed considerable swelling, which caused serious apprehension among the nurses and doctors, there was a slight change for the better at 10 o'clock when hia temperature dropped one de gree, and Compton, the prison physi cian, became more hopeful. Dr. Compton stated that some fever was to be expected and that the swell ing in the neck was not necessarily a da ngerous sy mptom within itself. Blood poison was the greatest danger feared by Dr. Compton, as the stitches seemed to be holding firmly, and the wound was hurriedly dressed. The knife with which Creen attacked Frank might easily have been infected. Frank will be moved to-day to a private room, if arra ngement can be made. The hospital facilities of the State Prison Farm do not provide pri vate rooms for pa'ients, and the room into which Frank will be moved is an office. The prison officials believe Creen’s attack was the result of long brooding and planning. Creen is known to have expressed hatred for Frank to the fel low prisoners more than once. One of the guards is authority for the statement that Creen, discussing Frank with a fellow prisoner before F'rank’s sentence was commuted made this remark: "Just wait until he comes down here. Then I’ll show you something.” Because of the wide discussion of the case this alleged remark passed un noticed at the time. Officials of the prison will take no action, as far as Creen is concerned, until they receive instructions from the State Prison Commission. Creen is now chained to a concrete post in a sort of a dungeon room in the basement of the prison buildings. He refuses to talk. His attitude is Bullen and at times feiocious. It is now believed Creen slipped the knife from the dining-room. The guards think he carried it for days, concealed somewhere in his prison clothes, and that he waited his chance and bided hiB time to make the attack on Frank. One hundred prisoners were sleeping in a dormitory on the second floor of one of the prison buildings. The dormi tory has two entrances, and an inside guard is stationed at each entrance, near the door, while outside of the en trances are other guards. Frank’s cot was about forty feet from one entrance. Creen’s cot was the fourth from Frank’s in the same row, the cots being ranged in rows with aisles between. Theplisoners who sleep in the dormi tory are allowed to stir around until 9 o’clock. Then the lights are turned low and the prisoners go to bed. After that no one is allowed to stir except on per mission of the guards. The inside guard on Frank’s end of the dormitory Saturday night was Bar bour Smith, a prisoner and a trusty. About 11 o’clock Creen raised up and asked Smith for permission to speak to the outside guard. Smith granted the permission, and Creen got up and started toward the door. At F'rank’scotCreen stopped, reached down with his left hand and seized Frank by the hair, placed his right foot on Frank’s chest and struck with the knife in his right hand. The point went in below the left ear. Still holding F'rank’s hair, still pinning him down with his foot on Frank’s chest, Creen sawed the knife across Frank’s throat, jerking and jerking. 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