The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-17

Frank affair he said, was from tn
newspapers; the prison officials Wer'
strangely silent.
At the time OF his departure. TIM
news had not arrived that Frank hat
been lynched and his secretary, F. X
Jones'. was busy telegraphing K
sheriffs in middle Georgia. for infor
nation concerning the wereaboufs O
the kidnapers and their prisoner.
4 Before leaving, the governor ISSUED
the following statement: II am boef
shocked and aggrieved and In com
mon with all good people ON Georgia
that great wrong has been done and
that our state will not look with ap
prevail on such an act."
! Tho Warden's Story.
MILLEDGEvILLE, Aug. 1T
was called to the door OF my house
Just as was preparing to retire.
said superintendent ]. n. Burke. q
the prison farm. and stepped out
side.
I.ne moment I had crossed the
threshold two strong men grabbed
me and In an instant snapped hand
cuffs ON my wrists. Four others
stood guard over me with two shot
guns and two with heavy pistols.
when I demonstrated they said 1t
was no use for me to squirm, as they
had come for Leo Frank and were
going to get him.
II told them Frank was not at my
house and they said they knew that,
but they We're going to take me TO
where they knew he was quartered.
Il was marched up to the peniten-
tiary building by a guard which was
doubled as we proceeded.
when we reached the building q
demand was made that the gate be
opened and when the trusty in charge
hesitateG, awaiting omcial orders, the
kidnappers began cutting the wires
and told the trusty that he would be
killed as soon as they got in.
"At this the gate was unlocked and
Night Guard Hester came forward,
but was Immediately covered with
guns and ordered to throw up his
hands.
"Half way up the stairs was halt
ed while half dozen men rushed by
me and made dash for Franks room.
Zone OF the prisoners who witness
ed what followed said four men seized
Frank by his arms and legs. while
fifth grabbed him by the hair and he
was dragged out and bumped down
the stairs.
'sWhfle ! looked on, Frank never
uttered a word, but he evidently suf-
fered intensely and groaned from the
pain the lynchers inflicted on him by
the roughness with which they hand
led him in his wounded condition.
"The members Of the mob told me
they did not mean to harm anyone
but Frank.
"The whole thing took hardly i've
minutes Before we realized the enor-
nifty Of the occurrence It was writ
ten chapter.
while 1t was going on. was hand
cuffed and under guard.
when the crowd had dragged
Frank outside and was starting on
with him, asked the man who
snapped the handouts on me to un-
lock them, but he laughed and said
If I would accompany them he would
take on the irons.
II replied that was damned II
would go anywhere with them.
"The whole procedure was timed
as well ordered and Wethodfcal
proposition and only a few words
Wei . SPOhOAs 3
Only two OF the men were masked.
but / did not recognize any Of them.
Gust as they were starting away,
the leader said, Now. boys. for the.
swamp.
",iS1en. in less time than IL takes
to tell It, they were on and could
see their lights flashing as they went
over the hills toward Merfwether, on
the road that leads to Atlanta"
slaton Condemns LynchIng.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. FIX
Governor Geo. NJ. Slaton Of Georgia,
could not find words strong enough.
he said today, to condemn the lynch
ing OF Leo NJ Frank whose life Sla-
ton once saved by computation OF
death sentence.
every good man and woman In
Georgia will condemn this cowardly
abduction" said Slaton, an exposition
visitor. 1.-THE English language is not
strong or broad enough to designate
this outrage appropriately. It is an
attack on civilization.
II know Georgia we'll enough to be
lieve that every power OF the state
will be brought to bear to punish the
malefactors who have SO disgraced
the commonwealth. Men who would
do this sort OF thing are the same
sort that would kill women and chill
dren and murder men from behind
fence.
"The words I speak here will re-
peat at home
The United Press was the first to
inform Slaton Of the finding OF
Franks body.
Mother IL Thankful.
NEW YORK, Aug. Thank God.
he is dead, and through with his
troubles" said Mrs. Rudolph Frank,
mother OF Leo NJ. Frank, when inform
ed at her home today that her sons
body had been found.
'If he had lived, his life would have
baer torture to him and they might