The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, August 27, 1915, Image 2
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TIIK LYNCHING OF FRANK.
Associated Press Representative Gets
Facts From Eye Witness.
Atlanta, <ia., Aug. 22.? -The first ac>
tual story of all that transpired on
the death ride of Leo M. Frank from
Milledgevllle to Marietta, between mid
night and dawn, last Tuesday morning,
became available to the Associated
Press today. The recital <11*1 not come
through second or third hands, but in
a manner which seemingly placed Its
authenticity beyond all question. The
narrator, however, will not be a wit
ness before the Cobb County grand
Jury?" which on September 1 will be
nsked to undertake a thorough investl-]
gat ion of the lynching of the man al
iened to have been the slayer of little
Mary Phagan.
It also became known today that
Governor Harris during the past few
days had received several anonymous
threatening letters purporting to warn
him not to go "too far" In bis Investl-,
gatlon of the lynching. The Governor
is not inclined to take the letters at all
seriously, but looks upon them as the
outgrowth of the disturbed sentiment
of the moment. ?
The "inside story" of the events
which preceded the finding of Frank's
lifeless body swaying from the limb
of an oak tree near Marietta cleared
up many features of the tragic Inci
dent which heretofore have been veil
ed in mystery.
First: Frank did not confess, lie
twice was asked If he had anything
to Shy, but on each occasion replied
"no," Asked pointedly If he killed
the Phagan girl, he, is said to have
made no reply whatever.
Second : No attempt was made t * >
force m confession. Frank's statement
jn>t prior to Ids death that he loved
his wife mid mother better than he
did Ids life, came unexpectedly and
without questioning.
Third: Frank was not maltreated
in any way prior to the actual lynch
ing. Stories that he ml?ht have met
violent death before he was hanged
are without foundation.
Fourth : Frank walked ;i distance of
20(1 yards from, the automobile to the
death tree without a faltering step;
without a sigh or semblance of a pro
test. Fearing j>erhaps that his body
might never reach his relatives, he ask
ed that the wedding ring lie wore.
I?e delivered to a newspaper man with
the solemn promise that it would be
turned over to his wife. This wish
was carried out.
Fifth: Frank was told from the
start that he was to bo "executed" as
the courts had directed that he be.
and every effort was made by the so
called "vigilance committee" to see
that the "legal hanging" as they term
ed the lynching, was carried out in an
orderly manner. Members of th^"vlgl
In nee committee" are said to resent
any Intimation that Frank was "mal
treated" while In their custody. They
assert he was given exactly the same
consideration usually given .to a con
demned man on the day of his execu
tion. The rough handling of the body
after It was cut down was a matter
concerning which members of the "com
mittee" feel they were not responsible.
Sixth: The members of thcf "vigi
lance committee" felt they had a
"sacred duty" to i>erform in "carrying
out the mandate of the courts of the
State and of the United States."
There was no mob spirit ; no demon
stration, and there is sold to have
been no idea of hanging Frank in the
public square at Marietta or in the
cemetery where Mary Phagan lies
hurled. There was, however, de
termination that the execution should
take place In Cobb County. In as
much as all the members of the "com
mittee" are said to be residents of
Cobb County, the" reason for this is
obvious.
Seven automobiles were required to
transport the "vigilance committee"
from Marietta tri Milledgeville. Only
four returned, Including the car in
which Frank rode. All of the ma
chines were small cars of a popular
make. These cars were specially se
lects! because of the difficulty of iden
tifying them. No car of conspicuous
color or design was wanted.
There were probably 28 men In the
lynching party*
The machines left Marietta Singly
during the afternoon of Monday and
it was shortly after 10 o'clock when
the prison farm was reached. A':*r
?Warden Smith and Superintendent
Burke had been called from their
homes and handcuffed, the party pro
ceeded to the prison house in which
the prisoner was known to be quar
tered. On the night, of his death,
| Frank still was living in the hospital
room adjoining the warden's office.
When the lynching party had en
tered tin* prison and its members were
disarming the outer guards, one of the
"trusties" at the prison, who was also
on guard duty, quickly blew out an
oil lamp burning just outside Frank's
door, lie also extinguished the dim
light burning in the hospital room.
A member of the invading party was
quick to see this. He balled the
"t rusty."
"Come here with a match," he com
manded.
"1 haven't got one," replied the con
vict guard.
"Well, you had lmtter get one d
quick."
The uuard saw the gleam of a re
volver and lost no time in comply
ing. So far as known this was the
only semblance of an oath used in
Frank's presence. This was In keep
lug with the deter in iiiatioii of the uiem
Itern of the "vigilance committee" to
give to their act* a consistent atnio*
J'lM-r.- of officiality.
Two men entered Frank's room. The
noise at the outer door already iiad
iiwukfjuti i !??? prlwoner, but bo still
was lying in l>ed when his room was
entered by the self appointed execu
tioners, who wort* hats well pulled
down to meet the automobile goggle*,
serving flu* purpose of masks.
"We want you to come with us,"
Frank wn? told.
Tiler? was neither surirtise nor ter
ror in tite look he turneii upon four
determined men. In Silence Frank
Mr oiK) and n\ade as if to dresa himself.
He Ktilt wan feeble from the loss of
blOOd suffered hi Hie Creen iitlack and
H wayed a little dizzily.
"Don't bother with the clothes;
eome just as you are," lie wuh gqm
iniinded.
Unresistingly and without ap|>eiil of
any sort for protection, Frank permit
ted himself to be handcuffed. Clad
only In a sleeping garment, he walked
Into the prison corridor, a member of
the "vigilance committee" on either
side of him and two bringing up the
re 1 1 r. The night was one of the wann
est of the Hummer,
When t lie party had reached the pri
son poreh the leaders thought the pro
gress being made waa entirely too
slow. It was then that Frank was
ph ked up and carried down the con
crete stejw of the prison house. It Is
strenuously denied that Frank waa
dragged or "bumi>ed" down the step$>,
and It Is alfto denied that one of the
members or the party helped to carry
him by the hair. lu substantiation of
this, it is pointed out that when Frank's
body waa cut down the only mark on
It was a slight abrasion on the right
arm, just above, the elbow. . This, It Is
said, was caused either by. striking the
arm against the narrow door of the
automobile as he was lifted into the
machine at Mllledgcville, or may have
been due to swaying against the tree
trunk as Frank was lifted to his death.
There apparently was no doubt In
Frank's mind as to the meaning of his
abduction as he was lifted Into one of
the machines waiting outside the pri
son farm. He had been fully aware
of the threats that had been made
against him and of the holding In
readiness of the militia several weeks
ago, when there Is every reason to be
lieve the so-called "execution" first
was planned.
Two men climbed Into the back seat
of the car lu which Frank had been
placed, one sitting on either side. An
other member of the "committee" was
seated beside the chauffeur. There
J were seven cars in MUledgeville at
; this time. Only four got back to Ma
rietta, the other three being left be
hind at I.i,ttle River as a rear guard.
[These were the cars which successful
ly baffled those who first started in
pursuit of the lynching party.
For seven long, monotonous hours
Frank sat In the automobile which
wrts carrying him to his death. The
roads were ofteh rough and bumpy,
hut the party maintained a sj>eed of
about 20 miles an hour. There 'Was
hut one delay ? a puncture ? which was
quickly mended. ~
During all this long journey, only
two syllables left Frank's Hps. Soon
after he had been placed in the auto
mobile Frank was told ho was being
taken to his place of execution.
"The courts of Georgia have sen
tenced you to be hanged and they nev
er reversed that sentence. It has de
volved u pon us to carry out their de
cree." v.;
Frank did not flinch. The wonder
ful stoicism which bad marked his long
confinement in prison and with which
he had met all the reverses which fol
lowed bis many legal attempts for lib
erty, did not desert him in the last
hours of his life.
It was after the destination had
been disclosed that Frank was asked:
"Is there anything you would like to4
say before your execution?"
At tlrst there was no reply. Then
slowly and perhaps painfully, the re
cently wounded man shook his head.
"No".
The monosyllable negative was
scarcely audible above the throb of
the racing engine.
For a long time after this the only
sound was that of the plunging auto
1 mobiles. Frank again was permitted
the seclusion of his thoughts.
Then he was asked If he had killed
the l'hagan girl and the captors say he
made no reply. This question was not
rejxmted until near the journeys end
and again It Is said there was no re
ply.
The final interrogation was:
"Is there nothing you wish to say?"
"No."
As daylight approached the speed of
the cars was increased. It was a full
hour after dawn that the four . nrq
drew up just below the ginhouse on
the William Frye place, and .stopped
at the edge of an oak thicket.
The door of the leading car was
opened and Frank was told to step
out. i He arose with the knowledge that
death was near at hand, hut did not
falter. The big tree which ho soon
whs to be his hcafr.ii.i loomed large
Hlwtvu (taf* other oaks lit the thicket,
but JKrttuk eltlwr tliil not m? or iitt&cb
imy iin|Mii ihik <? lit it at Hint. II.
Walked Willi til III st<?[>* betwrrii two
of his captors, his eye s upon the
ground
It whs whlh* the silent procession
whs programing thus t im t suddenly
Frank spoke:
"1 love my wife nix) mother more
I haii I do my life."
The words were uttered to himself
rather I linn for any dramatic effwt up
on his hearers, hut eventually Frank
luul heen pondering that last question
as to whether he had aught to say and
this was his aiiKwi'r.
A few moments later the noose had
heen placed about his neck and throat,
a (handkerchief had been tied loosely
about his eyes, there was a pull, a
tauntenlng of hempen roj>e, and Frank's
life was at an end.
It was half an hour after the "com
mittee" had completed Its "execution"
that the body was found still warm.
The mob got Leo M. Frank, going
right into ( i corgi a State penitentiary
after him. It is a very ugly thing
these citizens did? no doubt of it. It
was an unlawful act and does not re
fleet credit upon the citizenship of
our neighboring state, lhit there Is
more than the superllclal fact of
Frank's death at the bands of a mob.
It is going to happen again and yet
again, and in other states aw well as
Georgia, unless there Is found a cure
for the affliction that besets us. The
wonder is that it did not happen in
this state more than once during the i
past few. years. The people are losing
faith in our courts. The average man
has come to feel that money and not
fact vounts in the courts. The length
to which attorneys are too often al
lowed to go, the long delays of the
law, the almost impossible conviction
of the worst criminal ? these are things
well known by every thoughtful man.
To have gone through that and come
face to face with one man who haw
power to undo all that has been done
? It was a bit too much ? certainly too
much for certain of the Georgia peo
ple.
The contempt in which the law and
the courts are held is daily growing
more pronounced. The juggling with
wolds, the multiplication of technical
ities, the power of money ? these and
many other things are conspiring to
make the great mass of the people re
gard the law as a thing to spit upon.
The unpunished murderer, rapist, in
cendiary, will untiinately produce the
mob violence. The growing number of
people who no longer believe in capi
tal punishment, who begin to heap up
on the murdered or other hideous vio
later of law great showers of sympa
thy and aid need to get to a clearer
view of the law's sternness. You can
not shake down the need for capital
punishment until capital crimes cease.
You cannot religate the so-called bar
barism of the death penalty until the
barbarism of murderer, rapAt and
treason are things of the past. To do
so is to develop not mercy but a chick
en-hearted weakness that spells the
doom of our civilization. ? Union Timet?,
^ Ridgeway News Notes.
( Ridgeway, Aug. 24. ? The Ridgeway
high school will begin its next session
on September 6th. Opposition has de
velojHul against the consolidation of
| the Smallwood school with Ridgeway
and the agitation for uniting the two
schools will probably end where it com
menced.
| There is but little agitation on the
prohibition election scheduled for Sept.
14th. A very light vote is predicted.
|. The revival services were concluded
on Friday evening at the Methodist
church. The services were conducted
by the Rev. W. C. Wiggins, of St.
George.
Mr. John E. Hayes has a large pet
rattle snake that ho captured on ills
farm near "town. The snake has eight
rattles but has evidently lost several.
The new home of Mr. W. II. Ruff
Is nearfng -completion^
Miss Ernestine Johnson has return
ed from the mountains of North Caro
lina. where she 1ms been spending the
summer.
Miss Annie Gantt, of Winnsboro, is
visiting Miss Skinner, on Church street.
We regret to learn that Mr. J. C.
Thomas has again returned to the Char
lotte hospital for treatment.
I. Capt. W. J. Johnson is in New York
j on business.
! Protracted services are going on at
the Kaptlst church and will continue
throughout the week.
Cotton is beginning to open rapidly
and several bales will likely be on the
market within the next few days.
Mr. James I* Harrison, a prominent
farmer was In town Monday on busi
ness. < *
We hoi>e that the war clouds will
all dlsnpi>ear and that the prince of
peace will continue to reign supreme i
throughout our fair land. There is
nothing for us to go to war for.
The majority of men are like clocks
? either too fast or too slow.
"I 11 ?? " " I
APPEAL TURNKD IMIWN.
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A ill l-Prohiblt Umlata Low Their Fight
?? To Hlu{) Klwtlvti. w.- -- -
Columbia! Auk. 21. -A court on banc
in whlcja "ii 0aprtme <k>ort fcttteop
and I'li'dilt court JudgcM of the Htate
were railed upon to participate today
uuaiiimounly that the state*1
wide prohibition election railed for
Heptomber 14 ahull be held. The act
of the to?ttfl|fc!}rt providing for llu
election wan attacked on the grounds
that the legislature did tltf Imve the
right tx> pass a nn^nure and refer it
to tin' votera to decide whether it
should l>e<oine a law. A South Chio
Una ntatute gtVea th/^legialature that
right.
Of the 44 count lea in the state, 80
are "dry" and diMpenaariea are main
tallied In the others. Anion# attorneys
opposing the election ia former gover-|
nor Mease.
It fa hu id here that the anti-prohi
hltlonlsts will not further try to ntop
the election. but should it carry they
will <iirry It to the Federal supreme
court in the eutltavor to tiav* ft,
uuthoil/.hiK It #<IJu?tK?d
11 . oi?u Hit' KM, -ml feqgg
i i' >11 The firaln ? ?niU'iiHou of ^
torney* tor Mr. Chtpiwll *?*
VU1 uuttx.i 1/lnK Hit uf. rfiiauu, j,
conxtltutlonnl hi Unit the li^UUtutt
uwiyu to delegate it? tiutu* u> u*
pi?. , ;
Argument* for the allium v
made hy forun>r <i,iv. (\>u? j, i,,.^
and F. <1. Tompkins, vt CotaS
WhllH tl?4> W>?}H)n(U'!iUl Ultimo tifjl
petition vrt'ro reprinted i,y y jl
0<Hp}Q|Ck. HHrtlht lint attorney
mitt Thus. ll. Veehlo*, mttoEttey Kruml
The yrctolbltlonUtH wx>re reiirt*t?3
l?y I). W.-Rol)ln*<JU, ?.f foiuiut.u/j
\V. H. dt'Loufh, <.f Cuimlen. |
The prohibitionist* consider the
ciriion a victory hh ?r?
ttlve that the election will wry
polls <>n September 14U?,
A.
s/core of int'ii lender the hader*!
of an expert from ('lemwtt (Mese^l
ut work in (irvHMivlllo county w^J
the army worm la dentroylug iWlfo,
alfalfa and torn.
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