The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 25, 1915, Image 7
[aTON calls out militia
TO PROTECT HIM FROM MOB
fjpp fgu'* Chief Executive De
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Home Within Which Force
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per?? Crowds.
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?l.- Oa . .lUlH* 21. ? With several
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e\rt<l iiii'ii nii*i '???>'? clamoring to
,lb front uutt*, which hail been
? JJed ?1"1 threatening to o*?i
Jo county iH)Ueemeu# Governor
E, called uimjii tbqmilitia late to
l0 protect Ills home. a.
pi four companies of militia who
(J urn lH'1.1 iimler arms and rushed
L Governor's country home lu auto
K.j,w j?. proclaimed martial law in
Elt extending half a mile back
for a dint ii nee of about a quarter
jnille ?" cither side.
kitn the soldiers Une<l up with
b?yo?ets to disperse the crowd,
bricks ?n<r bottles were thrown
them. A brick struck Lieut. Arnold
and rendered him unconscious
I short while. The commanding
^ctr, Major Catron, was struck by a
? an were several of the men.
'jv governor proclaimed martial
'it exactly 11 o'clock anil by mid-'
I the crowd had practically been
ewed. There was no bring,
telephone message from -MUledge
, where the state prison, la located
if where Frank was taken after the
pernor commuted his sentence, said
ft trouble was feared there tonight
pd asked that the Governor order out
I Milledgertllo company of militia.
Ik Governor told his informant that
eh a request would have to come
w the sheriff of Haldwlu county,
# mldnjuht the sheriff had not fcfc
|etted troops.
ht Governor was surrounded in his
pe by about a dozen friends,. aearJy
jprj sue of whom was armed with
krifle or pistol. The unexpected ar
Ml of a member of the ( mob at a
irk corner of the front porch caused
* Governor himself to hastily pick
I a large pistol.
iln front of the Governor's house
ire- more than 100 automobiles filled
1th persons evidently there to -see
lit the crowd would do. The troops
id great difficulty in clearing the road
t these machines and many of 'their
riere were met with the retort of
"tfUOOt 1"
A < I. -u.l estimated itt 7(H) meu and
boys reached Governor Hiatou's coun
try bom* <mi iva<i?treet road alwut
10 '.45 tonight. A f?>r?v of county pollct*
was on the large estate and the crowd
wade no effort to Kt't into the grounds,
standing outside and shouting. ? ..
(insrdi InereMed at "Pen."
Milledgeville, Ga., June 21,-^AItho'
officers at^he state farm here would
not discuss the matter, It waH learned
from reliable sources here tonlgbt that
the number of guards on duty tbtn
bad l>een increased since Leo M.
Flunk'* arrival. It also was as<-ertaiu
ed that there ban be?*n no request made
for Htate troops.
There was no disturbance ut the
prison tonight. Warden Hmltb stated
that Frank would be assigned to work
tomorrow, probably In tbe cotton or
corn field*.
Late today crowds that had been
demonstrating on downtown streets
practically had disappeared, but Short
ly after dark tbe main business thor
oughfares became thronged. The po
lice had difficulty In keepipg down
? rowdyism. Flually the proposal that
they march to Governor Slaton's home,
four mileb from the (antral of tbe
city was accepted by several htyndred
men and boys.
It was reported at the Governor's
home that the crowd was on Its vay ,
and he immediately got In touch with
Hherlff Maugurn and state militia offi
cers. The sheriff arrived soon after
and swore in as special deputies each
of the Governor's, friends who had
gone to his home to aid in any emer?
flency that might arise.
Before the soldiers arrived the crowd
had ended its long march and was .be
coming threatening at the entrance to
the Governor's spacious grounds. They
were prevented from entering by sev
eral strands of barbed wire stretched
between huge pillars at the gateway.
Behind the barbed wire stood several
county policemen. As the crowd be
came louder all lights /in the Governor's
home, about 200 yards froiU the gates,
were extinguished. His friends sat on
the porch, rifles in hands, and all 'seem
ed relieved when several automobiles
loaded with soldiers, arrived at the
gates.
Major Catron immediately reported
to Governor Slaton, who proclaimed
martini law, giving Major Catron full
bower.
Those oil the Governor's (torch Could
Uot that the crowd wan throwing
missile* at the soldiers, and a rail
I-' restoratives for IMeuteuant 1'arker
came hm a surprise to them at the
house. The missiles ware hurled Just
Hti tho soldiers were drawn up to dis
perse the crowd. The llr*l line tnareh
ed out of the gate gnd tho crowd be
Kan to fall hack. It wan followed In
ft few minutes hy another line. The
soldlqrs Hurrounded altout 20 men near
tho gate and ordered them to get Into
automobile* and return to the city.
The crowd* dispersed reluctantly hut'
within an hour the road in front of
the Governor'* estate had practically
been cleared.
la Co? v let No. 965.
Mlllodgcville, Ga.., June 21. At the
Georgia Prison Farm, dressed in tdrli>es
denoting the lowest grade prisoner,
Ix'o M. Frank today protested his ln
nocence of the murder of Mary rhagan
and expressed a "conviction that the
day Js not far distant when I will he
exonerated."
Frank said that he had no Intima
tion of what was going to lutpi>cn late
:ust night when officers went to his
cell to get him for the trip here. Ho
left the cell six minute* after they
called. He expressed gratitude toward
Governor Blaton, hut said he felt iu
tultively that he would rif leaat have
his sentence commuted.
Frank will be known as convict No.
00ft.
; Dummy Cut Down 4nd Burned.
Marietta, Ga., June 21.? 'A llfe-siEod
dummy, bearing the inscription "John
M. 81a ton, Georgia's Traitor Gover
nor" was burfted in the public square
here tonight by a small crowd of mefi.
The effigy was hanged to a telegraph
pole on the edge of the square today
after the news was received of the
commutation of Leo M. Frank's death
sentence. .
The police made no* attempt to in
terfere with the crowd when they cut
down the dummy wnd set Ore to it
near the base of the monument to the
late Senator Alexander S. Clay. Mary
Phagan, the victim of the pencil fac
munler, formerly resided here.
it
"Hanging" at Newiuui.
Newnati, Ga., June 21. ? Governor'
slat on and Leo Frank were hanged in
efligy here tonight. Later the images
were cut down, and set on fire and at
tached by ropes to automobiles, were
dragged biasing through the streets.
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your premises you want to
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The Chronicle. Good second
hand furniture, farming tool^
and other equipment are al
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5c a line to let Kershaw coun
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nl|hi by Htwriff.
Atlanta, (irt . June 21 l*o M. Frank
today lu'?an serving a life tn-iiUtHCC at
the < .corals prison farm for the mur
?lt'r of Mary Phagun, the fourteen year
old employe of the peneii factory of
which he wttH suiierlntendent. 111k
hurried secret trip hy train ami auto
nohlle froiu the Atlanta Jail to Mil*
iedguvllle was preceded hy a few
hour* the Issuance of a long statement
hy Governor Hlatou, giving his reu
Soiim for commuting the death sentence,
which was to have bqen executed to
morrow, to life imprisonment.
Frank waa delivered at the state
prison at 4 :80 o'clock this morning
aud soon after extra editions of news
pattern announced the fact liere. With
in a Hhort time crowds began to gather
on down town str??et corners and with
in three hours their demonat rations
hud resulted In calling out two-thirds
of Uie |>o|ice force and later au order
closing all near-l?eer saloons and cluhs
where liquor could be obtained. At
about noon a crowd conservatively es
i (mated at 2,500 gathered on the Capi
tol grounds und listened to several
speakers. The gloat of this crowd later
took charge of the hall c f tho house
of representatives where several speak
ers aaid they doubted Frank had been
removed from Atlanta.
A committee of live waa selected to
visit the jail. They reported that
Frank was uot there. Then Sheriff
Mangum, who, with deputies, took the
prisoner to Milledgevllle, gave the
crowd his wortl he had delivered hlra
there and explained his trip In detail.
The crowd, which packed the floor and
galleries, then marched to 'Five Points'
in the center of the business section
aud later went to the city hall.
.As this had been the scene of a
demonstration early. In the day the
police took stern measures. Within a
few minutes the list of arrest* had
Iteen Increased to ten In all, charged
with failure to "move On." ( "j
Mounted police rode in circles in
the crowd separating it Into small de
tachments. Apparently disheartened
by such methods the j demonstrators
gradually dispersed. lOnrly tonight the
crowds on the streets api>eared quiet.
At Marietta, twenty miles from here,
the former home of Mary Phagan,
Governor Sin ton was hanged in efflgy.
An inscription on the dummy read :
"John Slatnn, Georgia's traitor gover
nor" ?
The ' governor went fully luto details
"of. jfiiy, tee commuted the seutenee, his
ir>.noo word statement not being com'
pleted Tintll almost noon. He'sald his
decision "may mean that I muHt live
In obscurity the rest of my days, but
I would rather lie plowing In a field
than to feel for the rest of my life
that I had that man*s blood on my
hands." *
"All that I ask Is that the people
of Georgia read my statement of the;
nmsons why I commuted to life Im
prisonment, before they pass judgment
"Feeling as I do about this cane 1
would bo a murderer If I allowed this
man to hang."
?In his statement exhaustively ex
plaining bis reasons for commuting
Frank's sentence, Governor slat on re
viewed the circumstances surrounding
the murder of ^lary- Phagan In the
National Pencil factory -here on April
26, 19J& ; the convictions of Frctnk and
hbRipiieal for clemency.
A History of Frank Case.
The following is the complete Chron
ology of the Leo M. Frank ease-:
April 20, 191 8, Mary Phagan was
murdered in the . National Pencil Fac
tory> Atlanta.
April 27, 1013, her body was found
in basement of factory.
April 29, 1913r Leo M. Frank placed
under arrest.
April 30, 1913? Frank accused- of
knowledge of the murder.
Mny 1, 191$, Jim Coriley, negro
sweeper In factory, arrested.
May 24, 1913, Frank indieted on
murder charge, on Conley's testimony..
July 28, 1913, Frank's trial begun
in Fulton county superior court, At
lanta.
August 23, 1913, jury finds verdict
of guilty.
August 20, 1913, Frank sentenced to
liang .October 10. Motion filed for new
trial;
October 31, 1913, new trial denied
hy- superior court.
February 17, 1914, Georgia supreme
court afflirms conviction.
March 7 i 1914, Frank re-sentenced to
hnng on April 17.
April 10. lfiljL another motion for
new trial filed, staying execution.
April 25, 1914, . Frank's sanity ex
amined, -found to be normal.
June 6, 1914, new trial again denied.
November 14, 1914, Georgia supreme
<-ourt sustained denial of petition for
new trial.
November 19, 1914, Georgia supreme
eomrt deifies writ of error. "
November 21, 1914, Frank's attorneys
seek writ of error from Justice Lamar,
of United States Supreme Court. I
November 23, 1914, Justice Lamar re*|
fuses writ
November 25, 1914, Justice Holmes,
of United States supreme court refuses
writ of error.
1 >ecesaber 9, i?f? Frank re sentenced
to hang January 22.
I>eceml>er 2L1914, United States]
District Judge W. T. Newman rotates
for writ of habeas corpus.
24, 1914, Frank's attorneys]
to Jostles Lamar for a certlfi-|
cttlo of reasonable doubt aud appeal.
Deccinlwr 1'n. 1UH, JUHtltv l,u mar
Krauts apical ami certificate of rca
?ouahle doubt.
February 25, lhlft. Frank case ar
itued before full l>ench of {Jutted States
Supreme Court.
April 10, 1015, supreme court, with
Justice 1 loj iik'S and Hughes dissenting,
dismiss pb'a f?n writ of habeas ??? ?i i ?< i
April 22, 1015, plea for commuta
tion to lift' imprisonment tlbil with |
Ocorgla Prison commission.
Juno 0, 1015, (ieorgla prison com
mission refuses plea.
J um* 10, 1015, plea for commutation
to life imprisonment tiled with <lov-4
i'rn?r John M. Klaton.
June 21, 1015, fMttlteuce commuted.
TIMELY POINTERS FOR
ORCHARD AND GARDEN
(Clemson College Hulletln.)
Hot;!" to set out tomato plants for
the fall crop.
IMaco your order now (bnt not with
the tree agent) for fruit trees to set
out this full.
There is but one aafe way to bar*
vent fruit. Pick It by lmml.
If you are not sure an to the varie
ties of fruit trees to buy or where to
purchase them, writ* to the Horticul
tural Id vision of Clemson College,
In placing pcaches on the murkot,
see that they are graded uniformly
and arrange attractively in the pack
age. It will Increase your sales and
the price yon receive.
The agricultural short course to bo
held ut Clemson College In August
offers some good tliiugH in fruit and
vegetable growing. For complete In
formation, apply to J. C. Llttlejohn,
Registrar, Clemson College.
Put In a crop of fall Irish potatoes.
They will keep throughout the win
ter. To insure a stand, plant the jk>
tatoes in a very deep, fresh furrow and
cover deeply or mulch heavily with
pine straw.
Market problems are now upon you.
Are you co-o|>erating with your .neigh
bors or are you trying to work out
i-'i </r salvation atone?
It in often difficult at this season to
get a stand of small-seeded vegetables.
A good plan' is to sow the seed in the
bottom of a furrow 8 inches deep and
ftiii a wheel furrow over them. They
will then not dry out as they w.lll
when planted on a bed or on the level.
CAN SURPLUS FRUIT.
Wute of Fruit Should be Stopped and
Canned for Winter.
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ClemHon College, June 22.? At thiM
season of the year and from now until
August many farmers have more fruit
than they dispose of proi)eriy. In
most oases that portion which 1b not
eaten green or cooked for tbe table
during the ripening season Is either
allowed to fall to the ground and rot
or Is picked up and thrown to the
hogs. This Ik a wasteful method. In
the majority of cases, when surplus
fruit is allowe<i to waste in summer,
canned fruit has to be bouglit during
the winter to. supply the table,
Ity'xall means the surplus should bo
put up In cans. This la easily done
and is Inexpensive. Ofteu more can
he put up than is needed for home use.
-In such cases, there is always good"
aale for It on the local market. Sev
eral farmers in this state last year
paid most of their fertilizer bills with
money from the sale of fruit canned
Jin this manner. They had before been
letting it go to waste.
Tho same applies to vegetables.
Some extra beans and tomatoes should
always bo grown -to-auppiy- the table
during winter. It will be cheaper to
grow these and cari them than to get
them at thcr grocer's. ~ The profit In
most of the home orchards and gardens
Is In that portion which Is not used
In summer, hut canned and saved for
winter use. i
Senator Tillman at Colon.
Colon, June 18. ? Senator B. R. Till
man, of South Carolina, accompanied
I '
by his family, arrived here today from
New tork. All the party afe well, al
though they had rough weather down.
They will leave Panama for San Fran
cisco about June 22.
Russia exports 480,000,000 eggs an
nually. _
MONKV 'IX) MIAN.
? On Improved farms, Rpsy term*
Apply to B. B. ciiirke, Camden. 8.
O. 60
Notice of Final Settlement and
Application for Discharge.
' 4 ? o I I l\m I [ I !? ?
Notice is i ? ? ? i ? *i ?>? glvptt that ons
month from this date, on tho iiOth May
<>f June, 1015, I will mak*' t?? th<? l?ro
bate Court of Konntiw bounty my fl
imi return as (iuardlan of thf estate
Of Margin IfftO Croxton, minor, and
<m (1)0 same day apply to the said
<\>mi for a discharge as said < iuard
Ian JKNN1K M. CHOXTON,
Uuardian.
Camden, H. O., May 2Hth, 1015
FINAL DISCHARGE
Noth-e Is hereby given that one
month from HiIh date, on Saturday,
June 2(1, 101 r?, 1 will make to the Pjro
bate Court of Keeshaw Comity my fi
nal return ax Administratrix with Will
Annexed of tile (Mtoto Of Nellie Doliy,
dOQlimd, and on tHo smite day apply
for 1 -ctti'i's Dlsinlssory.
I'MMA (IASKIN.
Administratrix with Will Annexed.
( 'atnden. S. 0.. May 20. 11)15.
WINTlIKOr COIXKUK
SCHOLARSHIP AND KNTHANCK
EXAMINATION.
Tho examination for the award of
vacant scholarships in Wlnthrop Col
lege ami for tho admission of new
students will bo hold at the County
Court Houho oil Friday, July 2, at 9
a. m. Applicant* must not he less
than sixteen years of age. When
Scholarships are vacant after July 2
they will he awarded to those making
tho highest average at this examina
tion, provided thoy meet the condi
tions governing the award. Applicants
for Scholarships should writo to Pres
ident Johnson before -the examination
for Scholarship examination blanks.
Scholarships are worth $100 and
free tultioci. The next session' w$l
open September 15, 1015. For further
Information and catalogue, address
l'res. D. B. Johnson* ltock Hill,
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