The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-20
One of Franks Lynchers
Comes Out in Open and
Tells of Hanging
NO ONE OF THEM
FEARS PROSECUTION
Though the Governor Has
Offered a Reward for
Their Apprehension

Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 20.--Leo Franz
went to his death at dawn Tuesday will
/ sealed lips. The men who lynched hin
have SO stated. Who are they? Every
person in Marietta could answer il he
would. There are hundreds in Atlanta
who swear they can guess the names oil
at least 10 of the 25 But win they ever
be known and brought TO the bar OF
Ijudgmentf
Not in this world, declare each and all
to whom the question is put.
Governor Nat e. Harris has declared he
will probe the lynching TO the bottom.
Officials have been instructed TO act, the
Atlanta press has cried out for Justice
land denounced the mob spirit as hydra
headed monster which has made the law
of Georgia the law of the jungle.
But the public is sceptical And the
people of Marietta are bold in their Sc
cret. Bravado reigns with them, now
that the deed is done. And on the pub
| lie square you can hear open declara-
tions that we wifi get Jack Slaton next,
and after him William j. Burns.p
| Burns is the detective who came to
Georgia a year ago TO investigate the
Frank case and fled from Marietta in
shower of rotten eggs hurled by the mob.
after his face had been slapped, ii is said,
by Robert Howell, the man who stamped
on Leo Franks face when the body was
cut down.
To-day in Marietta William j. Burns
is regarded with hate second only to
that held against Frank and against Sla-
ton.
Tells Story of Hanging.
A telegram was sent the detective on
Wednesday in care of his New York Of |
flee, 1t read:
"Leo Frank lynched here yesterday
Come quick. Help investigate"
IL was signed II. III. Looney, chief of /
police Of Marietta. On the Marietta
public square, under the monument TO
the veterans Of the South, "they" laughed
grimly as they read it over and dis
patched ii.
aside newspaper man in Marietta on
Wednesday. He told him he was going
TO describe Leo Franks hanging. He
said;
1--WE asked Frank two questions before
he died
when the rope was put around his
neck we said, Have you any statement
TO makef He answered, No Then we
said, Did you kill little Mary Phagan 2 .
He did not answer. We repeated the ,
question. He waited a moment and then
said, i think more OF my wife and moth.
err than ] do of my own life' We said.
Mr.. Frank, we are now going 10 do what
The law said should be done 10 you hang
you by the neck until you are dead.
That's ALL"
The identity of this man has not been
disclosed, but the statement Is authen-
.ic. Many in Atlanta could tell Won who
Re is. He il prominent. "They" are all
prominent You can hear their identity
discussed In whispers on the streets Of
atlanta.
fThey knew the farm well, they who
ook Frank away. There Is a public man
n Marietta whose duties have often tax
N him TO the farm. He would have
.nown just where TO 90. DO you sup.
ose-."
But that is as far as the furtive whis-
ers go.
Atlanta Nov flushed.
Atlanta itself i quiet with the hushed
ressure Of q sort OF fear. The Frank
ase from beginning 70 end. IN al its
ngles and phases, has fairly strangled
be city. That the death Of a little rs.
ear-old factory girl should have riven
he state to it, very foundations seems
n unbelievable thing. The case has
ected representatives 20 the legislature,
lasted the reputation q one governor
nd given another a new hold on The
aople. II has divided families. N has
laken the confidence Of many n the
ress. II is the one topic everywhere.
NJ the people shake their heads when
ley discuss lie last and most terrible
iapter and few venture opinions.
on the streets wednesday night little
cups stood here and there reading The
.fiersonian. the flaming sheet written By
pm Watson. one time populist candi.
.te for president and = historian. whom
me call . madman. Prom bic printing
ant 81 Thomson, Ca each week have
ne these biting sheets denouncinr
-ank % q satyr and urring eInninrly
AZ hs BE- done 20 his death. The last
ads
a vigilance committee redeemed
.orria and carried ont the sentence Of
, law On tie Jsw who rspsd and ssur.
red tbe little Gentiie girl Mary Pa
a. n putting enc so8pmits rHuraersr
death the FiFiiance committee kas
~ vhst the sheriff would have dom II
a siatun hsd not bssn On fl,f ssrne
5uid ne nsusdief Arnold LIT lev
eFtiues take nrtiea that seurria i nnf
sale a. riah criminals"
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