Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-21

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tcres5.nv otter from Franks mother.
81 which she says her son was eof
,ieted by prejudice and passion. irs
ranks letter follows:
Brooklyn, " g. March Is
Editor Post I am the mother uI
eo ~. t'rank, now undcr sentence ut
oeath ia Atlanta, Ga. am writing %
express mothers gratitude for thu
editorial which appeared in your pa
Ter on che 9Th day of March The
sentiments that you have eNpresse
are nov being voiced by the prcss OF
ne country, 10 Is an awakening tual
shows the inherent good Of mankind.
Il was present during the entire
trial | fell the mfrieudlv murmur of
the mob that filled tho courtroom. I
listened TO the insults, inuuendoes
and Islander not only directed to my
son. but TO the religion TO which he
belongs I knew Us purpose was to
poison and DESTROY, and a 40 knew
That il wholly lacked thr truth, !
heard the rapidly spoken, palrotlike
memorized story Of the colorcd mm
Tim ConleN.
Il heard him admit again ana again
mat he had He'd / heard him ac-
know edge that the story he Was then
telling on the stand was utterly uu-
Ike the four sworn statements that
he had Heretofore made, heard
him tell OF his frequent intercourse
With the detectives ANA The solicitor
~ states ArtorneN and how his story
al been made to- Mt ! heard the
solicitor eXtol this witness as par
8son Of virtue. and his expressed be
At ha "a d.
truth | heard ME applause that
greeted every appeal 10 passion and
every onslaught upon the character
of my son
Suffering She Has Undergone,
Few mothers, | believe. have been
allied upon 20 undergo the suffering
hat has been my lot
WHY was nor Conley permitted to
make his own statement TO the Jury
Was ii because they were afraid that
e would not coincide with what he
had previously said" Did they fear
tlat some slip might be made 10y hiu
NAT would have laid bare tie vile
ouspiracy against my SOM
This tender soliCitu0e Jur tuiS ne
$40 Conley has been peculia throu p
aut this whole terrible ease, lie N.-s
sept away from the jail OF the county
fined in the police station weeks he
lore the trial close 70 detectives who
we're 50 friendly 10 him and 50
uimiCsl 10 my son. and in this police
station hourly and daily was he drill
I'D In the story which le told against
ANY son Again and again the story
VAS changed to meet the situation
ever since the uial Of my son this
gro has st an times been kept from
Hl persons except his lawyer, the de
teCtiVes and the solicitor With one
NoeptioM the representatives ~ the
.ress have been denied access 90 him,
I'D only then in tine presence Of the
regro ) lawyer Is 70 necessary That
hese precautions Doe taken In order
20 conceal the truth, N not. VII,
tots unusual procedure Of this negros
nal and this care after his trial.
First Denied He Could Write.
L GSs tbis ton!cy Hha was causs.
ashiue bloody shirt VINO FOR day
aud days denied that he could write
Ny SON furnished the evidence fiat
Ne could write. Confronted with this
NsCt be was mace TO write. and his
rit!ng was IDENTICAL with the uur
Ter notes. Thus caught q method Of
escape was offered him end he grasp
ID st. simply by saying that my son
lad made him write the notes had
| raid him large amount Tor So doing
sns then Immediately took the money
away That the notes Were written
iu my sons once on q pad taken IRON
lis desk. n has since been SHOWN
that the uote was written ou paper
that had nor been IN Use 10y the COM
nsny for fouI years. 81 wa a dupn-
eats sheet OF which orders aad Jeeu
written Tour wears before. There was
no earthly reason for this Taper 90 be
found iu nv sons Office bu' could
uniy be found Ia ne cellar where the
crime Yves COMMITTED. Their pun pose
mas 70 make one believe THAR The 200.