Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-08-26
FRANK THOUGHT TO
HAVE Been GUILTY
BY GEORGIA PEOPLE
So Declares Attorney Upon Re-
turning From Business Trip to
Atlanta; Says Mob Was Com
noSed Of Prominent Men.

DOUGLAS. Aug 25.-'Most people
in Georgia believed that Leo Frank
was guilty and sentiment against eN-
Governor Slaton is so strong that it is
not believed in Atlanta that he will
return to the state" said Attorney s..
W. White Of this city this morning on,
his return from a business trip of six
weeks to Atlanta.
In Georgia explained Mr.. White,
there is regret that there was a
lynching. At the same time there Is
a strong feeling that &c was JUSTIFIED.
Il was not a mob of ignorant, half
insane men who committed the act,
but body of men whom l understand
TO be considered among the best ciu-
zens of the state They do not con-
slider il a lynching merely the carry
ing out of the natural course of the
law which was turned aside by Cover
nor Slaton when he saved Frank from
state execution. The lack of resis-
tence made by the penitenuary Off
cials is explained by the fact that
they knew the mob was determined
and that resistance would only mean
loss of life without avail. The lynch
ing was first planned a month before
it took place, but there was a leak.
Governor Harris heard about and was
able to have the militia on nand to
guard the prison when the prisoner
was to be taken away. Nothing short
of the militia could have stopped
those men from carrying Frank away.
The assertion is made that the crowd
did the act in an orderly manner to
carry out the viii Of the courts.
Much Excitement.
Excitement in Atlanta after the
lynching was intense. Knots Of men
gathered on the street corners to dis
cuss the case. There was a strong
undercurrent of feeling The Geor-
gian. Hearsts newspaper, defended
Frank It sold six editions and $4,000
papers that morning Even the staid
Atlanta Constitution issued an extra.
1t seemed to lean toward Frank. All
the other papers were against him.
slaton Unpopular.
Onf DOlnl against foldNbn W as ludN
he was made a member of the law
firm which defended Frank after he
was elected governor when there was
no apparent reason why he should
have been taken in at that time. Some
people viewed II as an attempt to OBJ
tain executive favors for Frank The
Jews spent a world of money TO save
the young mans life The reason, /
was told was that, i'm addition TO
belief in Franks innocence, a Jew
had never been hanged, and they did
not want to have the record stained
The Jews employed William }. Burns
TO work up a defense but, aside from
accommodating some anidavits that did
not amount to much he accomplished
nothing. A clever detective I'm the
employ Of the state followed Burns
and destroyed what evidence Burns
accumulated. When Burns arrived in
Marietta, the home Of Mary Phagan
he was given i've minutes TO leave the
town and had four and one-half to
spare. Somebody slapped his face
there
Difference Of Opinion.
Some people still believe in Franks
innocence. Others who regarded him
as guilty We're. opposed 10 mob VIC
lence such as thai which occurred.
1t must be remembered that after an
application for new trial had been
refused, the matter was taken three
times marc T.. tho aorrfg ,,v., o.. tl-
United states supreme court. and
each time the action OF the lower
court was sustained AT the trial IA
GRIN testified as to the character 'of