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Che Mavietta Tonenal
JOURNAL, ESTABLISHED 1866.
e e R e BT T
JOL. 49,
Leo M. Frank
Hanged Here
Leo. M. Frank, who was convicted
of the murder of Mary Phagan and
sentenced to hang, was found in a
grove at Frey’s gin on the Roswell
road swinging from a tree Tuesday
morning. S 1
The parties who hanged him are
unknown.
All kinds of wild rumors have
been spread over the country regard
ing the size of the mob and the
manner in whicth they worked. The
Journal is glad to say however, that
no mark of violence appeared cn the
body. The writer was the first news
pa'per man to see the dead body
Tuesday morning and together with
the special correspondent of the As
sociated Press has endeavored to give
the world the facts in the case. Not
a shot was fired into the body nor
was there any wound of any kind
inflicted by those who placed him
there. The whole affair was shroug
ed in mystery and was done quietly
and with absolutely no show of wild
passion and frenzy generally accom
panying like instances.
About midnight the guards at the
State Prison Farm in Milledgeville
were held up and Frank taken from
them. It is supposed that he wasi
brought to Marietta in automobles,
but where the parties who took himi
came from, is a mystery. It was
evidently a very small party of men
or they would have been noticed;
somewhere in the wide territory theyi
traversed before reaching the scene
of the hanging. \
The first news of the taking of
Frank from the farm reached Mari
etta when the Associated Press ini
Atlanta called the writer before
three o’clock Tuesday morning. 1t
was said that the - was_to be
p?ar&fl"’omfigfifié'%m;‘{iéfi'
in the city cemetery before daylight.
Hurriedly dressing I came to the
court house and enlisting the aid of
officer N. B. White we journeyed to
the city cemetery. It was a difficult
, matter to locate the grave in the
tarkness. After hunting for some'
time with the aid of a flash light‘
the grave was located but Frank's‘
body was not there. We returned to‘
town shortly after four o’clock andi
found that the news was spreading
fast. By daylight there was a crowd
at the court house. About eight o
clock it was reported that the body
had been located and we started for
the scene.
Thousands from everywhere flock
¢4 to the scene.
At 10:17 the body was cut down,
p'aced in the long undertakers bas-
Wt of W. J. Black and started for
‘larietta in the same black wagon
that has hauled little Mary Phagan’s
body several times. At the National
temetery the horse was growing
tired from the hard run and it was
thought best to transfer the body
‘0 an automobile. This was done at
the suggestion of Judge N. A. Mor-
By that time hundreds of automo
biles were arriving from Atlanta and
' was feared that an attempt to
“e€ep the body in Marietta might re
ult in parties from out of town at
t“mpting violence. It was decided
10 take it to Atlanta and a quick
fin was made. A telephone mes
*d4ge brought an automobile ambu
“lice irom Atlanta and met the deata
tar at the river.
This action on the part of Judge
"lorris is being praised by every ome
“S 1o one desired to mutilate the
body, a vote having been taken of
*lhe crowd by Judge Morris, before
he body was cut down, and a un
“iimous expression to let the body
Y€ sent back to Frank’s wife and pa
fents as it was resulted. This is
Q'!'Huiuxy a credit to the people of
“Obb County. It shows that they
¥ere not blood thirsty and that they
Were satisfied with the decree of the
W having been carried out.
We are proud, indeed, to say that
"¢ body hanged for more than two
“ours amid a vast throng and no vio
{“lce was done, Cobb county people
“re civilized. They are mot barba
rlans. The body was taken to At
‘alita hecavse we @i@ not want it and
' they did they could have it there
“Thot in Marietta, where it looked
“ if all Atlanta was heading for.
We are through with it.
LORONER BOOTH BEGINS
AN INVESTIGATION
Coroner John A. Booth empanelled
a jury to investigate the death of
the party found hanged to a tree
near Marietta Tuesday morning. Two
witnesses were examined and a re
cess taken until next Tuesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock when the hearing
will be resumed. Clarence Kirby
was the first witness. He stated
that he had seen Leo Frank in the
Fulton county jail and was quite
sure the party fcund hanged was the
same man.
Deputy Sheriff Geo. Hicks was the
seccnd witness and made practically
the same statement.
There is a tremendous effort being
made at present to place the blame
for the extra session of the Legis
lature on the prehibition party. Now,
right there is where an effort to fool
the people is being made. The prin
cinal cause rests primarily with the
Temperance committee of the House,
composed of the following named
gentlemen:
" Stark, Chairman, Jackson County;
Parker, Vice-Chairman, Ware Coun
ty; Andrews, Fulton County; Con
nor; ,Spalding County; Dart, Glynn
Coumiiip ol o Horiol o
Dorsey of Cobb County; Edwards; of
Bryan County; Findley, of Floyd
County; Green, Clayton County; Har
ris, Walker County. Jackson, Chat
ham County; King, of Green Coun
ty; Lowe, of Oconee County; Martin,
of Hall; Rushin, of Dooly, and Strick
land, of Pierce.
These gentlemen saw fit to make
no report on the temperance bills in
troduced in the house for the entire
session; holding them up in the com
mittee rocm. This greatly . disap
pointed the prohibitionists in the
House, who have a majority, esti
mated at from twenty five to forty.
As a punishment those favoring pro
tui.tion, felt that they had 2 r.gnt
to be heard, and they tried to force
the temperance committee to make
a report on the bills referred to them;
this they declined to do; the anti
prochibitionists consuming three days
filibustering over the right of the
Legislature to force the temperance
committee to make a report on the
bills. Finpally the five day limit, the
last five days of the session, was
reached, and the Rules committee
tooli ¢harge of the calendar for tle
remainder of the gessicn. This com
mitice refused to put the pr.hibi
tion bills cn the Calendar, and that
was the straw that broke the camel’s
back. Trouble begain in earnest.
The appreopriation bill was made the
foot ball of the contending factions,
and i was booted back and forth up
to Saturday afternoon, before ad
journment Wednesday, before it was
passed by the House. It had to be
read three seperate days in the Sen
ate before it could pass that body.
So on Wednesday the prohibition
wing in the House, decided to ad
journ or force a consideration of the
prohibition bills. Neither side would
yield, so the result was an abrupt
ending of the legislature, without
even giving the slightest notice to
the senate.
Each facticn is undertaking to
place the blame on the other, but the
extra session would doubtless have
never been heard of, had the tem
perance committee reperted the bills
to the House for consideration. Pri
marily this committee is to blame,
and when the facts are known, the
effort to shift it to the prohibition
jsts will only be cause for additional
censure and responsibility.
Both of ihe representatives from
Cobb County voted and worked to
prevent an extra session of the Legis
lature.
The record shows they were on
tbe right side of this quesiton.
AND COURIER.
MARIETTA, GA., FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST 20, 1915,
The representatives of Cobb Coun
ty succeeded in passing the amend
ment to the City Charter authorizing
the Mayor and Council to pave the
square and principal streets. Be/fqgg
the bill becomes a law, however, \l}
will have to be ratified by the quali=
fied voters of Marietta at a sp'eeé
election or at the next regular e{ e
tion. .
Under the provisions of the bi
the street car company is require
pay part of the expenses on thi
streets it : ccupies. The balance tu‘fi
ing divided between the abuttin@
property owners and the city. h
The property owners have the
option of paying cash or in easy an
nual payments for a period of sever
al years.
Three commissioners are to *
elected by the Mayor and Council to
act in connection with the Mayor
and Council to see that the work
is properly done.
BRICK PAVING CAN BE HAD ig
FOR SQUARE AT $l.OO YARng
Mayor E. P. Dobbs has receivd_:.:
proposals to pave the public square
with brick at a cost of $l.OO a yard:
There is about eleven thousand yar‘&
of space on the square and at thi
rate we are going the city wilt @
in shape to stand its share under the
new paving bill next year. Lets gaf
together on this.
THE NEW STEAM LAUNDRY.
ey 03
It will be good news to the people
of Marietta to know that work hag
been started on the new steam laun~
dry plant, being erected by Mr. .I.‘,j
W. Hancock. 2s
A briek building, 30 x 80 f¢.=.et.i
is being built to install the machin
ey, ,
Y latest Improved machinery will
be used. The plant will cost about
$6OOO and should be ready for busi
ness by October first. ‘
Mr. Hancock says he has suffi-;
cient confidence in the develope
ment and growth of Marietta and
this section to justify the enter-‘
prise, and believes the people will
patronize the home plant, all tl:in;-t}
being equal. He states that he pro
poses to make the prices, service and
quality as good or better than that
of any other concern doing busi
ness here,
We commend the public spirit of
Mr. Hancock, and wish him much
success in his enterprise. And we
believe the people of Marietta will
ladly encourage the plant by giv
ing it their undivided and liberal
patronage. $ |
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\ grows in popularity
N because almost equal to
! base ball from a point of
exercise and can be played
any pretty day with two
Y‘;:x':g:rirpegz?kt.oo old for
‘. fennie 160 g wport. (G 8
pensive provided you buy :
@ good goods—liamond Bpiyys
Brand Goods, 4;,
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Reductionon TENNIS
and BAREBALL
GOODS.
Wright & Ditson 19115
Championship Bali at
35¢ cach.
Rackets 25 per cent off.
A complete line of
Sporting Goods o f
every description.
Come and see our
stock.
F. E. A. Schiliing
“The Sportsmen Head
quarters.”
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The following prices f. 0. b. Detroit,
ettective August 2nd, 1915:
Ford Runabout . . . . . $390.00
Ford Touring Car . . . . 440.00
- FordTownCar . . . . . 640.00
No speedometer included in this year’s
equipment, otherwise cars fully equipped
There can be no assurance given against an advance in these
prices at any time. We guarantee, however, that there
will be no reduction in these prices prior to August Ist, 1916.
Profit-Sharing with Retail Buyers.
On August 1, 1914 we made the announcement that if we
could make and sell at retail 300,000 Ford cars between Aug
ust 1, 1914 and Augustl, 1915 we would share profits with
the retail purchasers, to the extent of from $4O to $6O on each
car. We have sold over 300,000 Ford cars in the time speci
fied, and profit-sharing checks of $5O each will be distribut
ed as rapidly as possible after August 15, 1915. Retail pur
chasers who have not yet mailed us their profit-sharing cou
pons, properly endorsed, should do so without delay.
Our plan of profit-sharing with retail purchasers of Ford cars
during 1914-15 has been most successful, We thoroughly
believe in it, but, realizing the uncertainty of conditions gen
erally makes it advisable to defer any announcement of fu
ture profit-share until a later date.
Freight has also been reduced $lO from last year.
This makes a total reduction in price to
purchasers of $60.00 per car.
Lewis & Butler
Agents For
Cobb, Cherokee, Paulding and Polk Counties
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COURIER, ESTABLISHED 1901.
NO. 34
