The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-21


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ATLANTA, June l.-Acitement
OF crowds Oh the streets here today
hHer II was announced that Governor
SlatOn had COmmuted the death sen.
tence Of Leo NJ. Frank to life impris
onment subsidized somewhat as the day
wore on. A mass meeting was held
on the capitol grounds, however. start.
Ing shortly before noon II was con-
servatively estimated the crowd mum.
bered 900. Several speakers .ook
exception to Governor Stations ex.
plRnatlOn.
An soon as $3.50 this morning extra
police started patrolling the streets on
which crowds had congregated by 10
O'Clock two thirds Uf the entire forcp
was on duty and at II o'clock near
beer saloons and clubs dispensing H.
quor were ordered closed. Five ar
rests were made Tor failure to move
on including one physician. Only
very small percentage Of the crowds
however were professional aud busi.
ness men.
Governor Slaton issued a statement
OF approximately 1900 words ex
planning his action. He maintained
there was reasonable doubt OF Franks
guilt of the murder Of Mary Phagan.
He devoted much NJ his statement To
| the part the negro James Conely might
have played In the crime.
Franks removal from the fail here
was carefully planned and the Officers
were able 10 elude newspapermen and
Others who might have recognized
their prisoner. Leaving the Jail by a
rear door shortly before midnight
they went In an automobile to the
terminal station. where deputy pur.
chased tickets for the party 10 Macon
Frank was not handcuffed and he
did not wear the heavy spectacles he
generally wore. A black slouched hat
was pulled down over his face. The
few persons who were In the railway
station At the time failed 10 recognize
him aud II was more than an hour
after midnight before the report was
circulated that he had been removed
from the cell he had occupied for
many months.
Al Griffin, Ga. the Pullman conduc.
tor " the train ON which Frank aud
his guards rode, said he had recog
nlzed Frank In his ear. Efforts In
confirm this report here were futile
for some time afterward. The tele-
phone with the county Jail had been
cut of and the Jail officials refused
10 verify the report Governor Slaton
was at his country home several miles
from the city aud the telephone con.
Meeting with his home also had been
cut off.
When the train reached Macon sew.
eral persons NJ the station saw the
sheriff and his prisoner alIght from
the Pullman and Frank was positively
Identified.
Obtaining an automobile the party
81 ted from Macon Immediately for
OGgeWlle. distance NJ n miles.
arriving nc the state farm M 40
o'clock this morning.
80 Pcrctlve had the officials heeu
here that no official NJ the prison
farm had been notified that Frank
would be taken there today. Mrs.
Frank declared she knew nothing NJ
any move to take her husband IN
Milledgcvllle aud Franks attorneys
said they had not been notified Of
such a plan Solicitor Dorsey who
prosecuted Frank also shid early To
day that he had not been Informed
" the plan ~ remove the prisoner.
Announcement NJ the COVER.
nor's decision came several hours
after Frank had been secretly taken
from the jail here aud hurried 20 the
state prison farm. Mt Mllledgeville.
Frank was sentenced 10 be hanged here
tomorrow for the murder OF Mary
Phagnn In April. 1919.
Governor Slaton still was AZ his
country home when he ANNOUNCED his
decision on the case over the telephone
to The Associated Press. In making
this announcement, the governor die
tated the following brief statement.
"All that ask Ia that the people OF
Georgia read my statement u the rea.
sons why committed Leo M. Franks
I. ldeath sentence 10 life imprisonment
before they pass JUDGMENT.
"Feelin9 ne I do about this case.
would he 3 murderer n I allowed thIa
man 10 hang. n may mean fhaf
must live IN obsvuriy The MT q ~
DAYS, hut would rather - uloWfnk
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