Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-19
Plans to Offer $500 Reward
for Each of Leo N.
Franks Slayers.
BODY ARRIVES AT HOME
OF PARENTS IN BROOKLYN
Funeral Services to Be Private. and
Family Now Asks to Be
Let Alone.

ATLANTA. August 1s.-The first
actual step by state officials looking
to the arrest and conviction of mem
bers of the mob which abducted Leo
NJ. Frank from the state prison farm
at Milledgeville Monday night and
100 miles to Marietta, is to be taken
today. when Gov Harris confers with
the state prison commissioners.
The governor is expected to inquire
of the commissioners. all Of whom
were at the farm when the abduction
took place, as to the details Of the
capture of the prison officials by the
mob. and whether any of its members
had been recognized.
Exonerate Prison Odicials.
Members of the prison commission
have stated that in their opinion the
prison officials could not be blamed
Chairman r. E. Dawson declared that
the mob was SO well organized and
took the officials so completely by sur
prise that they were powerless. He did
not think the officials were in any way
lax in their duties.
Gov. Harris will offer a reward for
the capture and conviction of the mob
members, he said. Under the Georgia
law he can offer a maximum reward of
$500 for each arrest and conviction.
Il probably will do this the governor
said. The abduction Of the states
ward and his subsequent lynching will
be fully inquired into"
Gov. Harris announced last night that
he would issue a statement some time
letters and kilograms from outside the
state asking what action would be
taken. and urging a complete investi-
cation.
Condemned by Georgia Press.
I. N. Ragsdale. acting mayor of At
lanta while Mayor Woodward is in
California. at the request Of an eastern
newspaper. sent the following tele-
gram:
The daily and weekly press Of Geor-
gia is practically unanimous in con-
defining mob law and urging the gov
ernor to take action in the Frank case
at once. He is investigating now and
probably will offer a reward tomorrow
that VIII bring the guilty parties to
justice. While large percentage OF
our people believed Frank guilty. yet
approve the action Of the mob"
Only $500 is available in the state
treasury for rewards. When reminded
OF this today GOV. Harris said he would
preba bly, offer the maximum Of $500 for
the arrest and conviction Of Ave mem
bers Of the mob. The legislature each
year appropriates $1,000 to be used for
rewards. Five hundred dollars Of the
fund has been used this year.
Franks Body at Home.
NEW YORK, August 1s.-The body of
Leo d. Frank arrived here early today
on board a Pennsylvania railroad train
More than a score Of detectives and
police were on hand to guard against
any demonstration, but few persons
were gathered at the station. Mrs.
Frank, who accompanied the body of
her husband on the trip from Atlanta,
was greeted by her sister in-law, Mrs.
Otto Stern. and others of Franks rela-
tives.
Franks body was taken to an UNDER
taking establishment. Mrs. Frank was
escorted to an automobile and went
with Mrs. Stern to the Brooklyn home.
Mrs. Rudolph Frank, mother of Leo
NJ. Frank, gave out a statement today
in which she thanked the public for the
kindness and sympathy extended to the
Frank family, not only since Frank was
lynched at Marietta, but since the con-
clusion of his trial for the murder of
Mary Phagan.
Get Messages Of Sympathy.
Mrs. Frank said she and her husband
had received a large number of mes
sages of sympathy from southerners
during the past two days. She said the
family now asked to be left alone. and
hoped to make the funeral entirely
private. For this reason she declined
to announce when IT would take place.
By 10 O'Clock a crowd of more than
900 people had gathered in front Of the
Frank home. Police reserves kept them
at distance from the house. The
crowd was quiet and did not attempt
OF any kind.
Otto Stern, brother-in-law of Frank,
said the funeral would be private, and
declined to say whether it would be
late today or tomorrow. A close friend
of the family said later that the
funeral would not take place until to-
morrow.
Place Flowers on Franks Coffin.
Members of Argo Lodge. B'nai Birth.
headed by Rev. DR.. Abram Simon and
other prominent Jewish people of this
city, placed flowers upon the coffin of
Leo NJ Frank as 1t passed through
last night at 1880 o'clock
on it's way to Brooklyn. N. Y. The ar
rival of the train from Atlanta at
tracted a crowd of curious. The body
was quietly transferred to the New
York train.
DEPARTURE OF ITALIANS
FROM SMYRNA BARRED