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THE ATLANTA UKOKUIAN AND NEWS.
FRANK’S ATTORNEYS TO
IT PLEA FOR II
Continued from Page 1.
avoided the newspaper nen and en
tered the waiting automobile.
Dr. B. Wildauer came down shortly
after. "I am as innocent to-day as 1
wag a year ago.*' was Frank’s com
ment on the verdict, according to Dr
Wildauer.
The blind.** of the 8elig home at
No. 68 East Georgia avenue, where
Frank and his wife lived with her
parents, were closed Tuesday morn
ing. Neighbors said that Mr. and
Mrs. Selig and their daughter had
stayed with relatives over night.
Masons of Dalton
Hear Grand Master
DAT/TON, Aug 26.—Masons from
this and adjoining counties aasem-
bled here Monday afternoon and
night to meet Robert L. Folding, of
Savannah, grand master of the Geor
gia Grand Lodge, who wav guest •'*
Dalton M a no ns
F. F. Baker made the address < *
we'come Monday afternoon, and *
number of other local Masons spoke.
Mr. Colding addressing the gathering-
A w* 4 ermelon cutting and automo
bile ride occupied the latter U'”l ol
the afternoon, and the evening session
was given over to work In the mas
ter's degree, refreshments being
nerved at the completion of the "vo.'k.
FRANK ENTERING JAIL
AFTER ROAN’S CFiARGE
Judge Must, Under Verdict,
Pass Sentence of Death
Just fourth months after the mur
der of Mary F*hagan, Leo M. Frank
stands convicted of the slaying of the
13-year-old girl in the National Pen
cil factory.
No recommendation for life im
prisonment was made by the Jurors,
this circumstance making it Impera
tive, according to the charge by
Judge L. S. Roan, that a sentence of
death by hanging be passed upon
him. Judge Roan declined to way
Tuesday the exact time when he
would pass sentence.
Neither the prisoner, his relatives,
friends nor any of his counsel ap
peared in the courtroom when the
dread verdict was rendered. The sole
representative of the defendant was
Stiles Hopkins, a member of the firm
of Ro**ser. Brandon, Slaton Ar F*hll-
lips. who was designated to be pres
ent and waive for Attorneys Rosser
and Arnold the presence of the pris
oner. A motion for a new trial will
be made by Rosser and Arnold.
Populace Cheers Verdict.
The Jurors were quick in arriving
at their ballot. The case was given
into their hands at 12:49. They went
immediately to lunch and returned to
the courthouse at 1:35. They pro
ceeded to the election of Fred Win
burn an foreman and entered upon
an informal discussion of the merits
of the case. It was apparent that the
Jurymen were practically of one mind.
They cast their ballot. At 3:21 it was
known that the verdict was "guilty.”
At 4:56 the result was announced in
the courtroom.
To avoid any sort of a demonstra
tlon, the courtroom was cleared of all
spectators when it ebcame known
that the Jury was ready to render its
verdict. Everyone was excluded ex
cept Solicitor Dorsey, Attorney Hoop
er and attaches of IJorsey’s office,
several other members of the bar and
the newsi*aper man
Hardly had Foreman Winburn read
the words w r hlch branded the young
factory superintendent a murderer
before a mighty shout went up out
side the building The great crowds
surging on all sides of the courthouse
seemed to have had occult knowledge
of the verdict at the very Instant It
was given utterance.
The news spread like magic. While
the cheers still were rending the air.
newsboys swooped down upon the
courthouse and radiated In different
directions from their offices, crying
the extras on the verdict.
Frank was in the Tower with his
young wife when the verdict was re
turned.
“My God! Even the Jury was in
fluenced by mob law,” was the excla
mation with which the accused man
met the new* of tin* verdict of guilty.
“I am as innocent as 1 was one year
ago.” he continued.
Fraqk would not talk 'it length to
the newspaper men. His wife, who
had shown the strain of the las* hours
of the trial throughout the day, col
lapsed In tears. Rabbi Marx b.id oth
er friends of the family were at the]
Jail when the fateful news came. They
declared that nothing had developed
since the beginning of the trial to
shake their belief in Frank's entire
innocence.
After the concluding words of the
judge’s chareg Monday afternoon, the
Jury filed from the courtroom and
several score of persons took ad
vantage of the leniency of the court
deputies to crowd Inside the doors.
In a haze of smoke from Innumer
able cigars and cigarettes and from
the explosion of flash light powder,
the motley roomful of spectators
waited impatiently for some sign that
the Jurors were ready to return to
the room. Any unexplained move on
the part of Sheriff Mangurn or one
of his deputies was the clgna 1 for a
little flurry and the rumor that a
verdict had been reached.
Frank’s Presence Waived.
Several newspaper men sat on the
sixth floor of the uncompleted new
courthouse and calmly watched the
oroceedlngs of the Jurymen on the
fourth floor of the old building. The
election of Winburn ns foreman was
noted, ns w r n!l as other retails Inci
dent to the deliberations. Finally it
became known that a verdict had
been reached. This was an hour be
fore the Jurors came down stairs.
Judge Roan was sent for. An effor;
was made to get Solicitor Dorsey, but
he could not be reached at once.
Assistant Solicitor E. A. Stephens
and Frank Hooper, Dorsey’s associate
in the rase, entered the courtroom
and immediately were eloseted In
conference with Judge Roan. The
discussion wn« In regard to the walv
ing of the prisoner’s presence in the
courtroom. .
The two attorneys did not wish to
sneak definitely for the Solicitor on
the matter, # but neither could see any
objection to this procedure if the
waiving was formal 1 *' made by a
representative of Rosser’s firm. A
little later the spectators were dis
appointed by the order to clear the
courtroom. Dorsey entered Just as
this order was given. Within five
minutes the jury was in the court
room and the verdict had been re
turned.
Frank’s Friends Hopeful;
‘I’m Vindicated’—Lanford
Though he has been convicted os
the most terrible crime in the his
tory of the South, the friends who
have stood steadfastly by Leo Frank
during the four long months since
Mary Phagan’* body was found have
not deserted him. They still persist
that he is innocent and declare that
time will uncover the guilty person
and give the young factory superin
tendent his freedom.
Rabbi David Marx, one of Frank's
staunchest supporters, who has been
with the convicted superintendent al
most constantly since he was first ar
rested on suspicion of being con
nected with the crime, was one of the
most surprised men In Atlanta when
the verdict was returned. He had
confidently expected an acquittal, but
even with the sentence of dea'h
hanging over Frank’s head, the devo
tion with which Rabbi Marx has stood
by Frank—which has been the ad
miration even of those who believed
Frank guilty—does not falter.
Rabbi Marx Astounded.
Dr. Marx was with Frank when the
latter was notified of the verdict, and
he suffered almost as heavily as the
convicted man.
“1 am stunned and surprised,” Dr.
Marx said. ”1 can not believe it. 1
know Leo Frank is innocent—I know
he is incapable of such a crime My
faith in him has not been shaken by
the verdict of the Jury. I ask that
the public suspend final judgment un
til an appeal for a new trial is made.”
Shortly after Frank had been noti
fied of the verdict Dr. Marx left the
jail for a conference with Frank’s at
torneys. He returned later to lend
what comfort could to the prison
er and remained with him in his ceil
until a late hour.
Fair Trial, Says Lanford.
Chief of Detectives Newport Lan
ford, head of the department which
aided In securing the evidence that
convicted Frank, has issued a state
ment declaring that the trial of the
factory superintendent was the fair
est he had ever seen.
”1 have never figured in a case
where the prisoner was given more
privileges and liberties than Frank
has received,” Chief Lanford declared.
“A body of twelve men in high stand
ing in the community have found him
guilty of the murder of Mary Pha-
gan. and, in my opinion, the verdict
was a Just one. 1 think nearly every
one who is familiar with the case be
lieves him guilty.
“It is very gratifying to the mem
bers of my department that the Jury,
after careful deliberation, found
Frank guilty. 1 ain not surprised at
the verdict, however, nor are any of
the detectives who have worked on
the case.
“We have worked very hard since
little Mary Phagan was murdered and
have tried to get at the truth regard
ing the terrible crime. We have been
severely condemned by a few persons,
most of whom are unfamiliar with the
case and with police methods of ob
taining evidence, but the verdict of
the jury is a complete vindication of
our department. We feel that we
have received the greatest reward
possible- the conviction of the man
responsible for the death of Mary
Phagan.”
Phones Worked Overtime.
The interest in the residence sec
tions of the city was fully as great
as downtown when the verdict came
in Monday. Officials of the Southern
Bell Telephone Company have made
the statement that never in the history
of the company have the city tele
phones been In such universal use as
Monday afternoon. Three times as
many calls were registered between 3
and 6 o’clock, when the excitement
was at its greatest height, as have
ever been registered before during an
entire day. A special corps of opera
tors was on duty at the exchanges,
but they were swamped with the vol
ume of the calls and were unable to
attend to more than half of them.
Pierce Loses Pinkerton Job
By Actions in Phagan Case
As a result of the charges made by
the police of unfair dealings by the
Pinkerton operatives in the investi
gation of the Phagan case, H. it.
Pierce, superintendent of the agency
in Atlanta, tendered his resignation.
It was promptly accepte * by A. L.
Corwardin, general superintendent, of
New Orleans, who arrived in the city
Monday.
Insubordination to the agency’s rule
demanding the co-operation of its op
eratives with the local police in crim
inal investigations was charged
against the superintendent.
The specific charge which brought
about the removal of Pierce grew’ out
of the finding of the blood-stained
stick on the first floor of the pencil
factory by Pinkerton operatives, it
was claimed by the police that the
stick was withheld from them by
Pierce, to whom it was turned in by
the Anders, and the butt of a buggy
whip substituted. The stick itself was
turned over to the defense.
“This action by Mr. Pierce was in
direct opposition to the rules of the
Pinkerton Agency,” said Mr. Cor
wardin. “Our charter to operate in
Atlanta carries the agreement that
our men withhold nothing from the
city police which they may secure in
investigations of criminal cases.
“Explicit orders demanding that this
agreement be carried through to the
letter have been in effect in the At
lanta office since the agency was
started here, and w’hen Mr Pierce
disobeyed them, there was but one
thing left to do.”
While no intimation was given bv
General Superintendent Corwardin is
to who w’ould be Pierce's successor, it
is generally reported that Harry Scott
would oe appointed to fill the posi
tion. The report is founded on the
withdrawal of Scott’s appointment to
tl\e superintendency of the Houston,
Texas, office, which was made shortly
before the charges against Pierce
were made publL. This promotion -if
Scott was made as a result of his
work in the Phagan case investiga
tion, in which he was the field mar
shal for the Pinkertons.
Mr. Corwardin admitted that Scott
would stay in Atlanta.
Pounds Package He
Picks Up; Explosion
Jars Neighborhood
A plumber was knocked uncon
scious and severely cut and bruised
by an explosion of dynamite in a
vacant house at No. 122 Tatnali
tsreet, where he was working Tues
day morning about 8 o’clock.
He picked up a small package
wrapped in a newspaper and not
knowing what it was struck it a
sharp blow with a chisel. The ex
plosion resulted. Several other work
men beside the plumber who were in
the house were jarred.
The house is one in which Howard
Burns, a negro, shot his wife and
then committed suicide less than a
month ago. Since the tragedy it has
been vacant. Several days ago resi
dents of the neighborhood found sev
eral sticks of dynamite in the place.
It was thought aO of it had been
removed.
The explosion created a great deal
of excitement i nthe neighborhood,
most of the residents of which are
negroes.
The Injured man was tahen to
Grady Hospital.
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POSTOFFICE
McKee's Successor Asserts Strict
Business Basis Will Rule—Ef
ficient Employees to Remain.
Declaring that here will be no pol
itics in the post office when he tak**,s
charge, Bolling H. Jones, who was
nominated Monday to the Atlanta
postmastership by President Wilson,
Tuesday indicated the principles
which he wdll apply to the depart
ment. The appointment of Mr. Jones
probably will be confirmed by the
Senate early this week.
Following this confirmation the of
ficial commission of office will be for
warded to the new postmaster, who
immediately will assume his duties,
supplanting Hugh McKee.
Mr. Jones declared Tuesday that he
would run the office on a strict busi
ness basis; that he would not dis
place officials w’ho measure up to the
requirements of the office w'here those
officials are protected by civil serv
ice, and that he would see to it that
politics plays no part in the depart-
i ment. Mr. Jones expressed €freat faith
in the civil service and said he would
adhere to it wherever he could do so.
Pending the receipt of Mr. Jones’
comssion Mr. McKee will retain of
fice. Mr. McKee declared Tuesday
that he would not resign until the
, charges against him have been with-
| drawn. However, when Vlr. Jones ar
rives on the scene to take charge,
he will relinquish the office to him.
Mr. Jones Is a native of Virginia
, and one of Atlanta’s most enthus!-
! astic boosters and successful business
I men. At present he is vice president
of the Fulton National Bank, a di
rector of the Continental Trust Com
pany, a director of the Merc nan ts
and Manufacturers’ Association, a di
rector of the Atlanta Freight Bureau
and secretary and treasurer of the
Atlanta Stove Works, of which his
brother, Sam D. Jones, is president.
He also is an active and enthusiastic
member of the local Chamber of
Commerce.'
TWO FRENCH FLYERS KILLED.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, Aug. 26.—Lieutenant Sen-
sever and Sergeant La Fargue, of the
army aviation corps. w T ere killed to
day. Their machine dropped from a
height of 150 feet while practice stops
in midair were being made.
‘Castle Walk' Trot
Is Newport Favorite
NEWPORT. Aug. 26.—The “Castle
Walk” has not only supplanted all
oth?r lively dances but almost all
other forms of amusement at New
port. It was danced continuously
from 11 p. m. till 3 a. m. at Mrs.
Oliver Gould Jennings’ affair, and was
resumed the next night at Mrs. French
Vanderbilt’s.
Mrs. 'John Astor introduced a new'
fashion at the Jennings dance. She
wore a short skirt, ten inches from
the floor, which gave ease and grace
to her dancing.
Militants Disregard
Pankhurst's Truce
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Aug. 26.—Disregarding
the plea of Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst
for a recess in the campaign of vio
lence long waged by the Women’s So
cial and Political Union, militant suf
fragettes continued their depreda
tions to-day. i
Members of the arson squad burned
a $20,000 mansion at Finchley, a
northern suburb of London, leaving
placards about the ruins, eliminating
doubt as to the identity of the per
petrators.
Huerta Asks Wilson
To Delay Message
—g—
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.—Presi
dent Huerta, -of Mexico, to-day tele
graphed to President Wilson asking
him to delay for 24 hours the reading
of his message on Mexican affairs.
Secretary Bryan and the President
are now dscussng Huerta’s telegram.
TO-DAY’S MARKET OPENING
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Stock quotations to 10 a
STOCK— High.
So Sore Could Hardly Put Them in
Water, Pimples on Arms Itched
and Burned Badly. Cured by Cu-
ticura Soap and Ointment,
Bienville. La. — “I was troubled with
•czema in my hands for several years. Tho
skin would break and look like it had been
cut with a knife and my hands
were so sore I could hardly
bear to put them in water
and could hardly use them.
When I used them the blood
would run out. They would
heal a little and then they
would get worse than ever
again. They were very pain
ful. The eczema got to
breaking out on my arms in
pimples which itchefi and burned very
badly.
“I used different remedies, also used all
kinds of facial creams and on my
hands and arms and I did not get any relief
until I used Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
I cured my hands and eczema with Cuticura
Soap and Ointment.” (Signed) Miss Fannie
Mostiller, Oct. 5, 1912.
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Lehigh Valley 154%
Mo. Pacific.... 30Vi
North. Pacific 111%
Reading 161%
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St Paul 106%
Union Pacific 153%
U. S. Steel.... 63%
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Prosecutor to Follow Same Lines
as He Did in Convicting
Diggs of Like Charge.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26.—Til*
work of selecting a jury to hear the
trial of F. Drew Caminetti, accused
of being a white slaver, began to-day
before Federal Judge VanFleet.
The Government attorneys followed
the same methods in questioning
talesmen as in the case of Maury I.
Diggs, Caminetti’s companion, who
was convicted of the same offense last
week.
Encouraged by success in the Diggs
case. Special Prosecutor Roche to-day
appeared confident of victory in the
Caminetti case.
The evidence in the two cases was
nearly identical and the same testi*
mony offered against Diggs by Mar
sha Warrington and Lola Norris, tho
two Sacramento high school girls who
eloped to Reno with the two men, was
ready for presentation against Cam
inetti.
2 Begin Attempt
To Swim Channel
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
DOVER, ENG., Aug. 26.—A spectac
ular double attempt to swim the Eng
lish Channel began almost simulta
neously to-day. Henry Sullivan, of
Boston. a well-known American
swimmer, accompanied by his father,
left Dover for the French coast, while
Jabez Wolfife started from the French
side.
The weather was favorable and the
swimmers hoped to pasj m midchan
nel.
KY. FARMER ASSASSINATED.
LEXINGTON, KY.. Aug. 26.—Jacob
Mottley, a wealthy farmer of Boyce,
Ky., was assassinated last night. As
he returned home from church two
unidentified men crept near him and
emptied the contents of shotguns in:o
his body. ^
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Candler Is Mediator
In Depot Site Row
Chairman Murphy Candler, of the
State Railroad Commission, was in
Union Point Monday investigating the
depot controversy which developed there
following the burning of the Georgia j
Railroad station recently.
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ties, s I o want to change the location of J
the depot, and citizens who are opposed
to the move. Mr Candler will try to!
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