The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-23
YIELDS KNIFE
IN PRISON
Fellow Convict SlaShes Leo
Franks throat.
Doctors Stop Flow Of Blood From
Wound Made by Butcher
Knife.


NJ. Frank lay In the Georgia State
prison hospital tonight with what
attendants said was fighting chance
for recovery. Physicians had sue
ceeded in stopping the flow of blood
from a jagged wound in his throat
made with butcher knife in the
convict also serving life term for
murder. The blow was struck as
Frank slept in his bunk in a dormi-
tory late last night.
An investigation of the attack
probably will be concluded by the
Georgia Prison Commission. the
same body that refused to recon-
mend that Franks death sentence
for the murder of Mary Phagan be
committed TO life imprisonment Re-
ports from Atlanta were that Gov.
Harris intimated today he would
start such an investigation to ascer-
tain II Green acted entirely of his
own NolltloH. bIeeu Sdiu toudy'
when taken from solitary confine-
ment long enough to be questioned
that he planned the attack alone and
that no one knew what he intended
TO do. He was not communicative
today and gave as his only excuse
that "he thought IL should be done"
He said however he regretted his act
Frank was qusrtered at night in
a dormitory with about one hundred
other prisoners and occupied a bunk
about forty feet from one of the two
~ oors TO the large room. Green's
bunk was fourth from his. No pris-
oner is allowed to leave his place
without permission from one of the
two guards stationed at the dormi-
Nory at night. Shortly after IL
o'clock last night Green called out
for permission to get up and 1t was
granted
He started down the line of hunks
toward the one occupied by Frank.
AS he reached it, he quickly grabbed
Frank by the hair and delivered one
blow with the knife he had conceal
ed. guard rushed to the bunk and
prevented Green from striking
again.
Among prisoners who rushed to
Franks aid were two physicians one
of whom was serving a life term for
murder. They gave first aid and
treated the wound until DR.. Guy
Compton the prison physician was
summoned from his home half mile
away. The three men took 25 stitch
es in Franks neck. DIR. Fl. ]. Ros-
enberg. the Frank family physician.
arrived from Atlanta today with
nurses. He said that while the pa
tents condition was precarious he
had chance for life.
- Mrs. Frank was in Milledgeville at
the home of j. M. Burns. She was
not told OF the attack until after the
physicians had finished their work.
She became hysterical, but later was
Gained and was taken to the prison
hospital.
The cut extends from the front of
the neck around the left side to al
most the middle of the back of the
neck. Neither the wind pipe nor the
spinal cords is hurt. but the jugular
vein is partly severed. The physi-
clans greatest fear tonight was that
some of the stitches might slip caus-
ing more loss of blood.
Frank has benefited great deal
by the outdoor life since being
brought to the farm June 81. Tho
a small man. he always has had
rugged constitution and that coupled
with his exercise of the last three
weeks are in his favor the doctors
said. He look some nourishment
today.
Prank knew of the demonstrations
against the action Of Gov. Siaton.
whose term recently expired, In COM
muting his sentence and also OF
threats to take him from the prison
kby force. Those who reached his
side first after he was wounded be-
iieve he had all this in mind when
he said: .Alss,-
IT guess they got me nov"
A After Franks wounds had been
dressed, he turned to the physician