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D. TOWNSEND. W. M. JEFFRIES.
W. F. MEDCALF.
M. JOHENNING.
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zoom. Shortly alter he had taken a
peat Rosser and Arnold came in and
took neats close by Frank.
To Arnold. Frank leaned over and
whispered:
“What shall 1 say?”
“That your case is in the hands of
your counsel.” replied the attorney.
Sheriff Mangum escorted the Judge
to his bench and stood during the
reading of the sentence with his back
to the window near the bench, fac
ing the crowd. He did not look at
Frank throughout the proceedings.
At the close of the sentence there
was no demonstration of any kind.
Quietly the crowd filed out behind
Frank and waited until the eleva
tor. descending from the fourth floor
with the prisoner and his captors
only, returned for them.
Wife and Mother
Embrace Prisoner.
The automobile bearing Frank, with
the fateful words "sentenced to hang
by the neck till dead” still echoing in
his ears, arrived hack at the grim old
Tower at 10:40 o’clock. Frank stepped
out between 1 deputies Burdette and
Owens. His face was a bit sallower,
“ What made you
reject that man? ”
I asked an army sergeant
on recruiting service, as a
broad shouldered would-be
soldier was turned away.
“Bad teeth!** replied the ser
geant. You would be surprised
to know that from six to eight
percent, of tho recruits apply
ing for enlistment in the l . S.
Army within one year were re
ject ed been use of d efect i ve t eet h
alone. And that thirty-five per
cent, of the catarrhal case9 in the
U. S. Army were directly trace
able to diseased orulconditions.’*
Perfect cleanliness of the
teeth is absolutely essential to
Good Health. A pleasant, sure
way to perfect cleanliness is the
twice-a-day use of Colgate’s
Ribbon Dental Cream, and the
twice a year visit to your
dentist.
Ybu too
should use
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his eyes a little wider open. Other
wise he was the same astoundingly
cool prisoner.
The trio walked to the jail door
and Frank asked his escorts to wait
a moment. A minute later another
car drew up and the devoted wife of
the convicted slayer alighted, Deputy
Suttles at her aide.
Prank's face lighted up. Mrs. Frank
smiled—the tragic smile of courage
and loyalty—and they were clasped
in each other's arms, the young wife
showering kisses on the man who had
Just heard his doom pronounced.
They disappeared into the gloom of
the jail corridor, Mrs. Frank's arm
around her husband’s shoulder—a
shielding, motherly embrace that
touched the men who walked with
averted faces at Frank's side.
A moment more and Frank was in
his mother's arms at the cell screened
from foreign eyes and words of hope
showered upon him to drown the echo
of the terrible pronouncement of a
brief while back.
The young woman was dressed n
black, relieved only by a white lace
collar. She looked composed, but the
traces of a night of weeping were in
her eyes. The mother was pale and
worn. Neither would talk to news
paper men.
Mob Influences
Jury, He Says.
Emil Selig, the father-in-law of
Frank, brought him his breakfast
Tuesday morning. The convicted
man. if he suffered any shock from
the verdict Monday, was said to have
recovered entirely from it by the
morning He was as stoical as ever
and even while In the shadow of the
j gallows he expressed himself as just
: as certain that he ultimately would
b e exonerated of the terrible crime as
he was on the first day he was sus-
I pec ted.
"My God! Even the jury is influ
enced by mob Lw," wer the words
; with which he greeted the news of the
j verdict Monday afternoon.
Frank was with his wife at the
! Tower when the intelligence came,
j Uabbi Marx, Dr Rosenberg, tho
| Frank family physician, and a num
ber of other friends were in the office
; of Sheriff Mangum. Dr. Rosenberg or- I
riving some minutes after the verdict |
! was known at th« courthouse.
Rabbi Marx and l)r. Rosenberg
went with the news to the accused
man and his wife.
The jury has found you guilty
Leo.” said the physician.
Mrs. Frank screumed and broke
into hysterical weeping. It was her
1 husband who calmed her and assured
lu r that everything would be all rignt
| lti the end.
Within a few minutes he persuaded
I her to leave the jail in company with
I Rabbi Marx and l)r. Rosenborg. The
traces of the tears were still on her
l face when she came through the c6r-
rid«»r. With the aid of her escort she
tvoided the newspaper men and en
tered th«- waiting automobile.
Dr. It. Wildauer came down shortly
• iter, *1 am as innocent to-da> as 1
was A year ago,” was Frank’s com
ment on the verdict, according to Dr.
Wildauer.
The blind* of the Selig 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 overnight.
Pierce Loses Out
Because of 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. B.
Pierce, superintendent of the agency
in Atlanta, tendered his resignation.
It was promptly accept* by A. L.
Corwnrdin, 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 tho 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 1: was turned in by
the finders, 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 tho
city police which they may secure in
investigations of criminal cases.
"Explicit orders demanding that this
agreement be carried through to tho
letter have been in effect In the At
lanta office since the agency was
started here, and when Mr. Pierce
disobeyed them, there was but one
thing left to do.”
While no Intimation was given by
General Superintendent Oorwardln as
to who would be Pierce’s successor. It
is generally reported that Harry Scott
wouiu oe appointed to fill the posi
tion. The report is founded on th^
withdrawal of Scott's appointment to
the superintendency of the Houston.
Texas, office, which was made shortly
before the charges against Pierce
were made publi This promotion *'f
Scott was made as a result of his
work In the Phagan case Investiga
tion, in which h« was the field mar
shal for the Pinkertons
Mr. Corwardtn admitted that Scott
would stay in Atlan'a.
Trial a Farce, Say Attorneys
L. Z. Rossnr and Reuben Arnold, counsel for eLo Frank, issued the following statement this
morning:
“Wee deem it not amiss to make a short statement, as the attorneys of Leo M. Frank, to the
public.
“The trial which has just occurred, and which has resulted in Mr .Frank's conviction, was
a farce and not in ay way a trial. In saying this, we do not make ttie least criticism of Judge
Roan who presided. Judge Roan is one erf the best men in Georgia, and is an able and coscien-
tious judge.
‘.‘The temper of the public mind was such that it invaded the courtroom and invaded the
streets an dmade itself manifest at every turn the jury made; and it was just as impossible for
this jury to escape the effects of this public feeling as if they had been turned loose and had
been permitted to mingle with the people.
“In doin£ this we are making no criticism of the jury. They were only men, and uncon
sciously this prejudice rendered any other verdict impossible.
“It would have required a ury of stoics, a jury of Spartans, to have withstood this situa
tion.
“The time ought to come when this man will get a fair trial, and we profoundly believe
that it will.
“The final judgment of the American people is a fair one. It is sometimes delayed in com
ing, hut it comes.
“We entered into this case with the profound conviction of Mr. Frank’s innocence. The re
sult has not changed our opinion. Every step of the trial has intensified and fortified our pro
found conviction of his innoeece.
“L. Z. ROSSER,
“R. R. ARNOLD.’’
'Boll Weevil Wiggle’
Newest Dixie Dance
MEMPHIS, Aug. 26.—Officers of
Tunica County. Miss.. have issued an
order prohibiting young society folk
from dancing a strange waltz. The
dance was originated by negro cot
ton pickers, and is dubbed the "Boll
Weevil Wiggle”
It is a combination of the '’grizzly
bear,” "chicken slide” and a wall/..
The man take* the girl In bis arms,
holds her tight and glides along like
skating. At the end of a long stride
he bends her in front of him. lifts her
to hi* lips and when the orchestra
draws out a long chord, there is a
kiss that can be heard all over tho
dance room.
Frank’s Friends Hopeful;
Tm Vindicated’—Lanford
Though he has been convicted o*
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’s 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 deii'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. "I can not believe it. I
know Leo Frank is innocent—1 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 he 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-
mciu declaring that the trial of the
factory superintendent was the fair
est he had ever seen.
"I 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. I 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,
ufter careful deliberation, found
Frank guilty. I am not surprised at
the verdict, however, nor are any of
the detectives who have worked on
the case.
*4We have worked very hard since
little Mary Phagan was murdered and
have triea 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.
"Old Newt” Lee Is
Released From Tower.
Old Newt Lee, as he was referred to
by both sides in the Frank trial, the
negro night w’atchman at the Nation
al Pencil Factory, w'ho discovered the
body of Mary Phagan. was released
Tuesday from the Fulton Tower just
four months to a day after his fateful
find.
The order for his release was signed
by Judge Roan and taken to the jail
by his attorneys. Graham and Chap-
elle. Graham left with the negro for
the police station, where he got a
knife and some other personal effects
taken from him at the time of his
arrest.
Lee was spruce and as cheerful as
a darky in watermelon time as he said
goodby to the Tower. He was rigged
up in a new' outfit and looked more
prosperous than he probably ever has
in his life.
"He came here in rags, but he is
leaving with quite a bunch of lug
gage," said one of the deputies.
The negro said he had had a home
home before the trabedv, but had
lost it since.
"All I know r is I’m going to look
for work, boss.” he said. "I sure
got to work to live. I feel Weak,
just in my body. boss. I feel alright
in the head, because I never did have
nothing to do with that murder and
now' they all knows it.”
New Bill at Forsyth.
There’s a rattling good bill of vaude
ville at the Forsyth this week. In fact,
it’s one of the best of the summer sea
son.
Svengalli, the mind-reading pianist
and singer; Bond and Benton, in a hu
morous sketch, and the Meredith listers’
act are the high lights of the offering.
Svengalli's performance, in which she
plays any air a person in the audience
happens to request (in a whisper, of
course) of her assistant, mystifies com
pletely. Bond ami Benton have an un
usually clever skit w'hich is splendidly
done by a company of four. The Mere
dith Sisters are just renewing old ac
quaintances. for they have been seen
several times. Th ,‘ir songs are new and
win much applause.
Other numbers on the program are
Golden, a card manipulator: Lewis and
Pody; the Four Uegals. in a novel acro
batic turn: Joe Flynn, who tried hard to
amuse, and the Bathe play.
President Requested by Huerta’s
Aide to Postpone Address to
Congress Till Wednesday.
Continued from Page 1.
sage on Mexican affairs to Congress
was received with satisfaction by the
Embassy. It had been expected that
any utterance from President Wilson
construed here as hostile to Mexico
might give rise here to an anti-
American demonstration.
Belief was expressed that President
Huerta asked for a postponement of
the delivery of the Wilson message
until Mr. and Mrs. Lind are safe on
board a United States warship at
Vera Cruz, that there could be no
possible attempt at assassination.
There was a rumor current among
diplomatic circles here that the
United States and Mexico may sever
all relations within 48 hours, unless
the tone of the Wilson message is
milder than it is expected to be.
Charge D’Affaires O’Shaughnessy
and Foreign Minister Gamboa insist,
however, that there is still a chance
for both governments to get togeth
er in amity. This same belief is not
generally shared.
President Huerta is said to be ada
mant in his determination not to
accept any proposals whatsoever
from the United States, unless he is
recognized as the constitutional ex
ecutive of the Republic. His friends
declare that he will not entertain for
a minute the suggestion that he re
sign.
It is accepted here as true that both
Mr. Lind and William Bayard Hale,
the special investigator sent here by
Secretary of State Bryan, have for
warded “inside” information to Wash
ington regarding the possibility of an
early coup on the part of Huerta and
his immediate associates in the Gov
ernment oligarchy.
Floats Loan in England.
Mr. Lind was asked immediately
prior to his departure whether there
was a chance to patch up diplomatic
relations between Mexico and the
United States, but to this he replied:
"I can not talk of the situation now.
I can not comment even indirectly.
Anything I might say might re
bound.”
Foreign Minister Gamboa insists
that no European Government is at
tempting to coerce Mexico to abide
by proposals put up to Huerta by
President Wilson.
A significant piece of information
came to-day from Dr. Urrutia, Mexi
can Minister of the Interior.
‘Mexico is not so badly off finan
cially as the outside world thinks."
said he. “This Government has just
concluded arrangements to secure a
loan of $20,000,000 from a group of
British capitalists.”
President Delays
Mexico Message.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.—Secre
tary to the President Tumulty to-day
announced that following the receipt
of a joint request from former Gov
ernor Lind and Senor Gamboa, Mexi
can Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pres
ident Wilson will postpone the deliv
ery of the Mexican message until to
morrow.
The following statement by Secre
tary Tumulty w'as given out:
“Last night about midnight, after
the conference between the President
and the Foreign Relations Commit
tees of the two Houses, a dispatch
came from Mexico City in w'hioh Mr.
Lind united with Senor Gamboa re
questing the President to postpone
his address to the Congress until
Wednesday in order to afford the au
thorities in Mexico City opportunity
for a further consideration of the
proposals of the United States, in
view of certain supplementary sug
gestions made by Mr. Lind.
"The President has. of course, con
sented, and is expecting to address
the Congress at 1 o’clock on Wednes
day."
U. S. Unprepared for
War, Says G-arrison. \
DENVER. Aug. 26.—A warning ’twt*
sounded here by Secretary of War
Garrison in an address at Fort Lo
gan, in which he said the United
States is absolutely unprepared to
meet a crisis.
"W T ars conn 1 suddenly.” said Secre
tary Garrison. “If the United States *
should be plunged in conflict with a
first-class power, we would need 600,-
000 trained men. We have a regular
army of 33,000 men, just three times
as many men as the city of New
York’s police department contains,
and a national guard strength that
would bring the total up to 150,000.
"I would like to see the term of
enlistment cut from three years
one year and the present standing
army made the training school for the
greatest number of untrained men at
the least possible expense.”
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.
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-
MUSCOGEE TAX RATE.
COLUMBUS.—The County Com
missioners of Muscogee have fixed
the tax rate for 1914 at four mills, >
the same as this year.
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