Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
Demonstrations by MObs Call
for Extra Police and Bars
Are Closed-Transfer Is Made
Secretly.
He IS CONVICT NO 9S5"
Governor Slaton Is Hanged in
Effigy, the Dummy Labelled
Traitor-Says He May Spend
Rest of Days in Obscurity-
Faces Mob Violence.

Atlanta, Ga, June 2l.-Leo NJ. Frank,
whose death sentence for the murder of
Mary Phagan, was committed to life I'M
prisonment early to-day by Governor
Siaton began serving his term at the
State prison farm in Milledgevillo few
hours later. lie will he known as CON
Wet No. $50
Officials secretly took Frank by train
and automobile from the Atlanta Jail to
Milledgevile and soon aftcrward, Gov
ernor Slaton issued long statement Civ
ing his reasons for committing the SEN
tence which was to have been executed
Tomorrow
Frank was delivered at the state prison
at 4:30 O'Clock this morning. When it be-
came known In Atlanta crowds began 10
gather on down town street corners.
Within three hours their demonstra lions
had resulted in calling out two-thirds of
the police force and an order followed
closing all nearby saloons and clubs where
liquor could be obtained.
CROWD Or 2,5co
About noon a crowd estimated a $50
gathered on the capitol grounds and
listened to several speakers Most of
this throng later took charge of the hall
of the House of Representatives where
several speakers said they doubted
Frank had been removed from Atlanta.
A committee of five was selected to visit
the jail. They reported that Frank was
not there Then Sheriff Mangum who,
with deputies took the prisoner to MIL
ledgeville. assured the crowd he had de-
livered Frank at the prison. The throng,
which packed the floor and galleries then
marched to Five Points in the center
Of the business section. and later went
to the city hall. AS this had been the
scene Of demonstration early in the day,
the police took stern measures. Soon the
list of arrests had increased to ten, all
charged with failure to move on"
GOVERNOR HANGED IN EFFIGY.
Mounted officers rode in circles in the
crowd and the demonstrators gradually
dispersed. Early tonight the throngs on
the street appeared quiet.
At Marietta, ~ miles away. the former
home of Mary Phagan, Governor Slaton
WAS hanged in effigy An inscription on
the dummy read: John Slaton, Geor-
gas traitor governor"
The Governor went fully into details
of why he committed the sentence in his
sion may mean that | must live in OBJ
security the rest Of my days, but / would
rather be ploWing in Il field than to feel
for the rest Of my life that ! had that
mans blood ON my hands"
MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED.
Atlanta, Ga, June 2l.-With several
hundred men and boys clamoring to get
into the front gates Of his country home
on Peach Tree road. which had been bar
ricaded with harhed wire entanglements.
and threatening to overpower 90 county
policemen. armed with riot guns Cover
Nor Saton called out the militia late to-
ut for protection.
n the arrival of four companies of
guardsmen. which had been held
't,T arms and rushed to the estate in
...;umobiles the Governor proclaimed
martial law in a district extending half
a mile in front of his home. half a mile
back and for a distance of about a quar-
ter of mile on either side.
When the soldiers lined up with fixed
bayonets to dispense the crowd, stones
bricks and bottles were thrown at them
A brick struck Lieut.. Arnold Parker in
the stomach and rendered him uncon-
scious for a short time. A bottle, thrown
at Private w. W Foope struck his gun
and cut his hand,
The commanding officer. Major Cat
ron, was struck by a stone, as We're
several of the men.
The governor proclaimed martial
law at exactly II o'clock and by mid
night the crowd had virtually been dis
persed, There was no firing.
OFFICIAL SCORES GOVERNOR.
The governor was surrounded at his
homo by about a dozen friends, nearly
everyone of whom was armed with n
rifle or pistol. The unexpected arrival
of a member of the family at a dark
corner of the front porch caused the
governor himself to hastily pick up a
large pistol.
Solicitor General Dorsey, who pros
ecuted Frank, issued a statement to-
night in which he declared the action
of Governor Slaton multiplying the
judgments of the state and federal
courts and overriding the recommen
dations of the State board Of pardons
was unprecedented
II cannot find in the record of the
Frank case, or in the governor
lengthy statement of admitted justf-
cation, one reason why the governor
the courts in this case" said the solici.
tor.