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I FRANK IS CONVICTED OF MURDERING GIRL FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER OF MARY PHAGAN. People Outside Court Go Wild. Doomed Man Shows No Signs of Emotion. Atlanta, G-a., Aug. 25.?iLeo. M. Frank, convicted late today of the murder of 14-year-old Mary Phagan, showed no signs of emotion early tonight when informed that he had been found guilty. The factory superintendent's wife, with him when the message was delivered, collapsed. More than an hour before Frank was notified, the jury's verdict of murder in the first degree was received with a noisy demonstration by a crowd estimated at more tnan 2,000 persons that jammed the street. All spectators were excluded from-the court room before the verdict was announced. By agreement of counsel the prisoner was permitted to remain in his cell at the county jail. Only lawyers, court officials and newspaper men heard the verdict rendered. Less Than Four Hours. After listening to the nresentation of evidence and argument of counsel Jor more than four weeks, the jury retired at 12.47 o'clock this afternoon, when Judge Roan concluded his charge. Shortly after 4 o'clock it was announced that a verdict had been reached, but it was nearly 5 o'clock before the jury returned to the court room. At 4.56 o'clock Foreman Winburne read tne verdict. it contained no recommendation for clemency. As the' r.ews was flashed to the crowd outside there was loud cheering. Mounted policemen rode through the crowd to disperse it, but the .demonstration continued unabated. Solicitor Hugh Dorsey, who con- j ducted the prosecution, was the first > person to leave the court room. As i he stepped into the street he was lifted to the shoulders of several men i J - ?' 3 ? i.1 1 AA -C i. cuiu uarrieu lor more man ivu leet turough the shouting throng. Defers Sentence. On account of the demonstration Judge Roan announced that he would \ net sentence the prisoner until to- j morrow, possibly later. The judge j also was cheered when 'he left the j court room. Counsel for the defendant tonight announced that a motion for a newtrial would be niade immediately. T...1 ?? 1 nrt u uuge s l uargt? ? ers>e. Judge L. S. Roan's charge to the ' jury, delivered today immediately after he had overruled a motion of the defense for a mistrial, was terse and j direct. With reference to "reason- ; able doubt," he said: "You are not compelled to find from the evidence his'guilt beyond any doubt, but beyond a reasonable doubt, I such a doubt as grows out of the evi- \ dence or the want of evidence; such a doubt as a reasonable and impartial man would entertain about mat- i ters of the highest importance to himself, and after all reasonable efforts to ascertain the truth. This! does not mean a fanciful doubt, one conjured up by the jury." During the trial much stress was placed by both sides on the question of Frank's character. Judge Roan charged the jury that while evidence of the defendant's good reputation previous to the death of Mary Phagan was to be considered possibly as creating a doubt of his guilt, such evidence would not suffice to clear him if in the opinion of the jury other testimony was sufficient to show that he had committed the crime charged against him. The reading of the charge required about 20 minutes. Frank asserted tonight to friends who visited in his cell: "I am as innocent now as I was a year ago." His appearance and general demeanor re- J mained a^ impassive as througnout the trial. Rabbi David Marx tonight was auoted as saying: "I am stunned. I can not believe it. I know he is innocent?I know he is incapable of such a crime. I ask the public to suspend final judgment until an appeal for a new trial is made." Mary Phagan's body, bearing marks of violence, was found in the basement of the National Pencil factory early Sunday morning, April 27. fhe girl previously had been employed at the factory and had gone there at noon, April 26, for her wages. Near her body were found two notes, one with accusations against a "long, black negro." -\ewt i.,ee, negro mgiu waicumau ui the factory, who found the body, immediately was arrested on suspicion. Superintendent Frank and several others connected with the plant were detained several days later. Among these "was James Conley, negro sweeper. , After an exhaustive coroner's :.n ( vestigation, Frank and Lee were b~r.nd over to the grand jury. Frank was indicted for murder May 24.. Lee still is in jail, as is the sweeper, Con ley. Frank's trial began July 28. The State built a basis of circumstantial evidence and then called James Conley to the stand to give the only direct testimony against the defendant. Conley swore he had stood guard outside the factory office while Frank was closeted with the pretty 14-yearold girl and that later he helped I Frank carrv the bodv to the base-! jment. The negro also told a story of other alleged incidents at the factory office, charging the defendant with degeneracy. The prisoner's attorneys attacked Conley's veracity by attempting to prove an alibi for their : client, and by producing three pre| vious affidavits in which the negro \ ; told widely varying stories of the | crime. Late in ths trial the defendant took I the stand, making a statement of gen: eral denial. He said he paid Mary ; Phagan her wages on the day she disappeared, and that she left the ofj fice immediately. CHAMxJfciS LlKKJ^Ll 151JL Lt. Agricultural Payer, Under Amendment Unanimously Accepted by Caucus. I Washington, Aug. 25.?An agi-icul; tural curiency amendment to The I administration currency bill was i I adopted by the bouse Democratic cau- j , cus today. After several preliminary : ! skirmishes, in which other amend- j i ments were beaten, the caucus with- j j out a dissenting vote adopted an i amendment, sponsored both by the . "insurgent'' contingent and banking I ana currency committee, to put payer ; based on agricultural products on the same basis as commercial paper for banking purposes. It also would extend the maturity ! of notes and bills admitted to discount under the amendment of 90 days, instead of the originally pro- i posed 45 days. This action disposed of the last of the big controversial j issues in the administration currency' bill. The Amendment. Tue amendment reads: "Upon the indorsement of any member bank, any federal reserve bank may discount notes and bills of exchange arising out of commercial transactions; that is, notes and < bills of exchange issued or drawn for ^rinnlanraL industrial or com-1 " - ' I mercial purposes or the proceeds of which have been used or may be j used for such purposes, the federal j reserve board to have the right to I determine or define the character of i the paper thus eligible for discount,} within the meaning of this act. But [ such definition shall not include notes ! ? 1 or bills issued or drawn for the purpose of carrying or trading in stocks, bonds or other investments, securities. nor shall anything herein con tained be construed to prohibit such notes and bills of exchange, secured i by staple agricultural products or j other goods, wares or merchandise' from being eligible for such discount. 1 "Notes and bills admitted to discount under the terms of this paragraph must have a maturity of not more than 90 days." >'o Discriminations. Chairman Glass tonight said the | amendment did not discriminate eith- ' er for or against the farmer; that the ' New Endgland shoe manufacturer or ' clothing maker could present his goods for discount as much as the i farmer could and, in the final analysis "the whole thing is left to the federal reserve board or the regional reserve bank which does the discounting." The caucus defeated an amendment to exclude from rediscounting I at federal reserve banks notes or i bills intended for dealing in futures or for mai0'inal trading in agricultural products. Frank Sentenced to the Gallows, i iAtlanta, Ga., Aug. 26.?tLeo M. j CAnfonnQ/1 f A rl^otVl 'laufc ivuaj n ao o^.ui.^uvbu iu ^ for the murder of Mary Phagan. [Judge Roan fixed October 10 as the date for the execution. Attorneys for | the convicted factory superintendent I immediately made a motion for a new l trial and October 4 was announced as | ! the date for this hearing. This ren- I , ders it certain that Frank will not be | ' ihanged October 10, since, even if the! motion should be overruled, it would j j require considerable time for the apj peal to go through the higher courts. ; After sentencing Frank, the court _ ! ordered Xewt Lee, negro night watch-1 j man at the factory, of which Frank j i was superintendent, to be set at lib- ! I ertv. Lee had been in custodv since ! ! April 27. James Conley, the negro "Who confessed to having aided Frank dispose j of Mary Phagan's body, still is in jail. ; It is believed that upon his indict- j ment as accessorv, he will enter a plea of guilty and be given a term of i | less than three years in the peniten-j MILLION AND A HALF FOR SOUTH CAROLINA THAT IS THIS STATE'S SHARE OF DEPOSITS FOR MOVING CROP. Columbia to Get About One-Third. The Bants Selected. Washington, Aug. 25.?While the treasury department would give out no information today regarding the crop moving money going to different South Carolina banks, the State's correspondent was able to ascertain that Charleston will get $500,000 and the share of that city will be divided among the following banks: Peoples' National bank, $175,000; Bank of Charleston, $175,000, and the First National, $150,000. Columbia it is learned will get about $400,000 and as fan as could be ascertained this amount will be divided between the three following banks: Carolina National, National L,oan and Exchange and tie Palmetto National. Greenville and Spartant urg, it was also learned, will each receive $300,000 and this fund by agreement will be equally distributed among all the national banks of those two places which want it. When the treasury department officials were asked by the State's correspondent if these amounts were correct, it was stated that for the present it was not desired that any figures be printed and therefore nothing of confirmatory nature so far as the officials' named are concerned, could be had, but the information here given was secured from those on the inside and is believed to be approximately correct, except that the total amount going to Columbia j may be slightly more than hefre given. I It is considered that $300,000 for | Greenville and Spartanburg is a good | sized amount when it is considered { that Charleston gets only $500,000 but the two first named places were placed prominently before Secretary McAdoo. i This information is believed to be j as nearly correct as it is possible to ! secure it at this time, but not being | secured from official sources it is I given subject to changes by the treas-1 ury department hereafter. Three Asked For Deposits. Columbia, Aug. 25.?Only the three Columbia banks mentioned in the foregoing dispatch have made application for federal deposits under the recent offer of Secretary McAdoo. Joseph Norwood, president of the Union National bank, said: "We have not applied for any of these funds, i However, we will probably put in our, application tomorrow, if not too late." i John T. Melton, cashier of the National State bank, said: "We have not asked for any federal deposits, we may do so later." Neither the Columbia Clearing' House association nor any of the Columbia banks has been informed by the treasury department as to the; allotment of deposits which is to be made to this banking community. The Clearing House association has appointed a committee of five persons? Joseph Norwood, G. M. Berry, W. A. Clark, Wilie Jones and B. F. Taylor j ?to pass on the collateral which may 1 be submitted as security for federal deposits; and the treasury depart-! ment has designated Wm. H. Lyles of j the Columbia bar to act as its representative in connection with the work of this committee. So far no securities have been submitted to the committee the banks interested in Secretary McAdoo's offer having elected to wait j until the amount which might be available for distribution in this community should be known. Mrs. Brown?Mrs. Jones has the worst habit! Mr. Brown?What is it, dear? Mrs. Brown?She turns around and looks back every time we pass on the street. Mr. Brown?How do you know she tiary. When Frank was brought into court this morning he reaffirmed to the judge his protestation of innoncence. He heard his sentence pronounced without displaying the least emotion. Only a few persons were present.. Frank's wife was hurrying to the court room but did not arrive until after the prisoner was being taken back to the jail. She followed him to his cell, where she threw her arms . 1% ^ C ^ M /] "rt 1 m T? An Ar? f A/^ 1 auuui 111 ill U.11U iyisscu mm i cpcaicuij. Attorneys for Frank in their motion for a new trial set fonh that the verdict was contrary to the evidence; that it was contrary to the law; and that the court, after overrulng motions of the defense allowed certain ! testimony which was relative to other ! crimes not mentioned in the bill of j indictment. It is supposed that the , latter claim refers to evidence of j Frank's moraj degeneracy. Low Round-Trip Rates Open to the Public Will be Made for the Following Special Occasions:' VIA THE ATLANTIC COAST INF Standard R. R. of the South I Baltimore, Md. Biennial session, supreme lodge, I Knights of Pythias (colored), Au- 1 gust 25-30. Dates of sales, August j 22, 23, 24. Final limit, September 4, | 1913. Fares apply from all stations. Cincinnati, Ohio. National Association of Retail Druggists, August 23-27, 1913. Dates of sale August 22, 23, 25. Final limit, September 1, 1913. Fares to apply from all stations. St. PaulOIinneapolis, 3Iinu. Sovereign Grand Lodge, I. 0. 0. F., September 15-20. Dates of sale, September 11, 12, 13. Final limit, September 30, 1913. Fares apply from all stations. Philadelphia, Pa. Emancipation Proclamation exposition (colored), September 1-?1 Dates of sale, August 30 and September 15. Final limit, ten days after -date of sale. Fares apply from all stations. Nashville, Tenn. 1- TV INaiiUIlCli .DcipUSL tUUVCUUUU ored), September 17-23. Dates of sale September 14, 15, 16. Final limit, September 26, 1913. Fares apply from all stations. Chattanooga, Teim, Annual encampment, Grand Army of the Republic and Allied Organizations, September 15-20. Dates of sale, September 12 to 19, inclusiove. Final limit, September 27, 1913, except that by deposit of ticket and ? <"> <"? -?* ?-vF + ~ on OVtonOlfMI 11 T1 - ui fjv uu til October 17 may be obtained. Fares apply from all stations. Sew Orleans, La. Grand Dealers National association, October 14-16. Dates of sale, October 14-16. Dates of sale, October 11, 12, 13. Final limit, October 18, 1913, except by deposit of ticket and payment of $1.00 an extension until November 8 may be obtained. Fares apply from all stations. Tulsa, Okla. International Dry-Farming Congress and International Soil Products exposition, October 22-November 1. nf j-fllo Ar>Tor 18 *19, 20. 21. JL'd LC O UJL OAiW vw vw wvi ? v j ? ?- j ? ~j Final limit, November 6, 1913. Fares apply from all stations. ftashville, Tenn. Southern Educational convention, October 30-Novebmer 1. Dates of sale, October 28, 29. Final limit, November 5, 1913. Fares apply from all stations. Kiioxvillc, Tenn, National Conversation exposition, September 1-November 1. Dates of sale, August 30 to November 1, inclusive. Final limit: To reach original starting point ten days after date of sale, except that by deposit of ticket and payment of $1.00 a 30-day I extension may be obtained, but in no case beyond November 3, 1913. Fares apply from all stations. >*ew Orleans, La. United Daughters of the uonieaeracy, November 11-15. Dates of sale, November 8, 9, 10, 11. Final limit, November 19, 1913, except that by deposit of ticket and payment of $1.00 an extension until December 6 may be obtained. Fares atfply from all stations. Augusta, Ga. Georgia-Carolina Fair, November 1-15. Dates of sale, November 5 to 14, inclusive, and for trains scheduled to arrive Augusta before noon November 15. Final limit November 17, 1913. Fares apply from points in 4-V* o in o OUUlii Vjaiunuui Augnsta, Ga. Negro Fair association, November 1 18-21. Dates of sale, November 17 to 20, inclusive, and for trains scheduled J to arrive Augusta before noon November 21. Final limit November 23, 1913. Fares apply from points in Q South Carolina. T For rates, schedules,' reservations and any further information apply to n Ticket Agents of the J ATLANTIC" COAST LINE 8 Standard R. R. of the South or write the undersigned, J. CRAG, Passenger Traffic Manager _ F T. C. 1VHITE, d General Passenger Agent, WILMINGTON. X. C. $5.C RAZC for $1 We have 30 Cross Cu $5.00 each, to introdu< ??. d sn ? Ia.ivx*?JU catu. Its a Saf It gives the same strol lar razor. It is Guar Gilder & The Rexall Dri I Buy a Mechani ?ANY a winter dz > Myjy labor has the av JjP&F stooping over 1 flfftl}) zr-r-p, zr-r-ping " i tough wood for supply. 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