The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20
FRANKS WOUND IS
NOT SO DANGEROUS
THROAT WAS CUT BY ANOTHER
LIFE-TERMER AT THE STATE
PRISON FARM.
GREEN HAD KILLED TWO MEN
Frank Was Given Immediate Sur.
giCal Attention and Was Never I'm
conscious. Man Who Attacked
Him i'm Solitary Confinement.

giCal Attention and Was Never IN
conscious. Man Who Attacked
I Him i'm Solitary Confinement.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga.--Leo NJ.
Frank, serving a life sentence for the
murder of little Mary Phagan, was
attacked last night about II o'clock
at the state farm, where he is con-
fined, by Will Green, of Columbus,
serving life sentence for the murder
of Otis Kitchens in 1913, and his
throat cut from ear to ear with a
homemade butcher knife.
Frank never lost consciousness and
as soon as possible was rushed to the
operating room, off from the ward in
which he was kept, and there Dr.. j..
H. McNaughton, serving life SEN
tence for murder, and DR.. l.. M. Har-
ris, of Columbus, also prisoner, gave
him immediate attention until DR..
Guy Compton, the farm physician,
could be summoned.
DR.. Compton, the prison surgeon,
says that the prognosis is favorable
for Franks recovery. The jugular
vein was ligated and anastomotic
circulation has successfully set up in
the deeper and surrounding blood
vessels. In case no infection happens
from the weapon of the would-be as
sassin and no rupture of vessels Oc-
ours from blood pressure or cough
ing spells everything will likely go
well with Frank and the wound will
heal.
Dr. Rosenberg, Franks Atlanta
physician, accompanied by Mrs.
Frank, arrived at noon. He also
thinks Frank will recover. He com
plimented the efforts of the prison
doctors saying their prompt services
saved Franks life.
DR.. McNaughton is being congrat-
ulated for the heroic part he played,
for it was he who rendered the first
aid, clamping the gushing vein and
stopping the big hemorrhage.
How Green Attacked Frank.
Frank was quartered at night in a
dormitory with about 100 other pris-
oners and occupied a bunk about for
ty feet from one of the two doors to
the large room. Green's bunk was
fourth from his. No prisoner is al
lowed to leave his place without per-
mission from one of the two guards
stationed at the dormitory at night.
Shortly after II o'clock last night
Green called for permission to get up
and it 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 concealed.
The attack was witnessed by the
guard, who rushed to the bunk and
prevented Green from striking again.
Green was overpowered, and among
prisoners who rushed to Franks aid
were two physicians, one of whom
also was serving a life term for muir
der.
Called to Kill Frank.
Green told prison authorities that
he believed he had received a call
from on high to take Franks life.
He denies that he has read fiery anti
Frank literature. He carried out the
ideas obtained in a dream, he says,
and now regrets what he did.
He says he is sorry for his act. He
has been put in solitary confinement
and in irons.
Green was sent up from Columbus
in June, 1918, and in May, 1914, was
transferred to the Stewart county
road gang, but in October last year
was returned to the state penitenti-
airy. He has been tried for killing
two men. He was tried for killing
lobe Reese in Columbus about eight
years ago, and was acquitted on self
defense plea; in 1913 he was convict
ed of killing o. S. Kitchen and sent
up for life. At the time of his trial
Green was examined for insanity and
| pronounced sane.
Green's duty at the farm was to
sweep the yards and help in the kitch-
en-, and it is supposed that he obtain
| ed the knife with which he cut Frank
! in the latter place and concealed it
on his person.
A Mistake Made BY Many.
When you suffer pains and aches
by day and sleep disturbing bladder
weakness by night, feel tired, ner-
vous and run down, the kidneys and