The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-18

his clothes and in buggy travelled
to the spot. He had been preceded
by a score of others, one of whom,
William Frey, owner and operator
of the gin, had seen the solemn pro-
cession file along the road. They
were standing in a circle beneath the
grewsome find which swung in the
light breeze, still warm and bleed
ing.
MORBID CROWD FORCE
WAY TO PRESENCE OF DEAD
Bent on viewing the remains of
Frank to satisfy their morbid curl
osity that Frank was actually dead.
several hundred men, when they dis
covered the hiding place where
Franks body was being secreted by
the undertakers, shortly before
o'clock this afternoon. gathered at the
auto garage of the undertakers and
threatened to break down the doors
OF the garage unless permitted to
see the body.
When a glass light was crashed In
by the mob plain clothes policemen
realized that the desires of the masses
must be granted. Accordingly an am
bulance hearse was summoned and
escorted by a squad of mounted po-
lice. Franks body In the wicker case
Greenberg & Bonds chapel. where
from 2:3O o'clock until o'clock to-
night thousands of people filed
through the hallway OF the chapel.
At Z o'clock Chief of Police Mayo.
In order to permit the undertakers
to prepare Franks body for ship
ment at midnight to Brooklyn, dou-
bled the Gordon of police on guard at
the front door OF the undertakers
establishment.
ATLANTA'S MORBID ONES
SHOW THEIR CURIOSITY
Continuously during the hours that
the crowds were allowed to view the
body of Frank. thousands of people.
including many thousand women,
girls in short dresses. boys yet in
knee trousers, and barefoot lads.
streamed In single file. on either side
of Franks casket In the crowd
many women tainted.
The scenes at the place where
| Frank was lynched almost beggar de-
scription. The crowd gathered with
rapidity They swarmed the road
from both directions. They seemed
to rise up out of the ground. so fast
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careening, recklessly disregarding life
and limb of occupants. Horse drawn
vehicles came at a gallop. Pedes-
/ TRANS came running. Women came.
| children came Even babes in arms.
| The sight of the body, swaying In
| the wind, with the red, gaping wound
/ in the throat made some of the wo-
| men sick, and they would utter little
| shrieks and groans and turn their
| heads away Other women walked
up to the packed mass of men and
pushed their way into the pack, and
looked on the dead body without the
first arrivals was a man in frenzy
! Of passion. He was hareheaded,
coatless. his eyes blazing like the eyes
| of a maniac. He ran through tSe
crowd, ran up to the body, threw UP
his hands and clenched his fists, and
shook them at the body. Then his
hands would open and his fingers
would writhe, and his fists would
close again, and he would shake them
at the body.
Now, we've got you!" he screamed
You won't murder any more innocent
little girls. We got you now"
''rhey won't put any monument
over you" he cried. They are not
| going 10 get YOU. lHcy are iot Sums
to get piece of you as big as cigar.
JUDGE NORRIS PLEADS
FOR RETURN 10 SANITY
| The crowd yelled and packed closer
At this juncture a short, thick SCI
man, ran up to t1e crowd, Jostled his
way through the crowd and pushed uI
to a place beside the man who was
cursing the body. He climbed up or
something, SO that he could see ovei
the heads of the crowd. Men. heal
me-" he said. 1t was Newt A. Nor
| ris, former judge of the Blue Ridge
Circuit who just arrived from Marietta
| with Attorney John Wood, Of Canton
They were attending court, heard the
| news early this morning, and came al
| top speed to the scene.
Hear me men, said Judge Nor
ris. The crowd got quiet, except foi
| a mumbling in an undertone by the
man beside the body.
Citizens of Cobb County, listen to
me. will your" said Judge Morris
They gave a murmur of assent.
whoever did this thing" the mar
| beside the body broke in with shout
God bless him, whoever he was.
Judge Morris laid .iis hand on the
| mans shoulder and asked him to be
quiet.
Whoever did this thing. said Judge
Morris, did thorough job"
The crowd whooped. They shore
did," chorused the crowd.
Whoever did this thing" said
Judge Morris. left nothing more fol-
us to do. Little Mary Phagan Is vim
dicated. Her foul murder Is avenged
Now / ask you. ! appeal to you, as
citizens of Cobb County, in the good
name of our county. not to do more.
I appeal to you to let the undertaken
take It,"
The man by the body broke in
again, I'VE are not going TO let the
undertaken have It." he shrieked. 1--WE
are not going to let them erect a
monument over that thing. We are
not going to let taem have piece of
1t as big as cigar. We are goinH &c
burn 1t. That's what we are going to
do. We are goin to burn It Come on
boys. Let's burn the dirty thing"
JUDGE NORRIS PUTS
@ MATTER TO VOTE.
Judge Morris raised his voice. Men.
! appeal to yon,' he shouted. Don't
do anything to this body. Let the un-
dertaker have II This man has .