Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-25
No ONE BLAMED
BY INQUEST ON
FRANK HANGING
Next Step IN Probe Of Mysteri-
GUS Lynching VIII Come
When Grand jury Meets at
Marietta September I

n pitl2nus examined threw tine s1Rhtesi
light unon the identity of the men
who took Frank from the state prison
farm at MHledgetllle ana hanRed him
on the ouskirts of MARIETTA
I When the testimony was cenclud-
ga there was absolutely nothing To-
guide the jury % any other verdict
I than the one which was reached af-
ter three minutes of deliterati0n.
The next step IN She Frank inquiry
7 is expected to be taken when the
grand iury meets ui MARIETTA. Sep
/ TENDER D. Judge Patterson OF the
I Blue Ridge circuit court VIII deliver
d special charge and solicitor Nener-
ai Herbert Clay viii direct the lnves-
ugatiou.
Coroner John Booth today resumed
hia inquest into the lynchtne Of leo M.
Frank
Attorney John r Dorsey. Of Mafl-
etia represented the state of Georgia
Gordon Gam acttd ns special attOr-
ney for Coroner Booth.
br q p Elder, The first witness,
testified 10 viewing the body Of Frank
while 1t WAS still hanginH In the oak
grove near the Frey cotton yin. Or
Elder ga not know FraHk personally
bat was told the body was That oil
Frank He was not present when the
body was cut down. When he saw u
bic said the body still was warm
10 YOU know any % the circum-
stances surrounding the hanglng2 4
asked MI Dorsey
Absolutely nothing" replied the
witness
"You were among the first TO reach
the scene
Yes, sir
How many people were present.
when YOU arrVed?''
Perhaps half a dozen
Pc You know who they were2'
Yes SIR
Please name them
Newspaper Man ON Ground
"As ! came up Two men We're rum
ming out Of the woods one of them
Was Joe carter ana the other was a
man thoy told ME WINS representing
The Associated Press. ! aaW w. j.
Frey, T.. l. Robinson and w. A. SamH
Wv J Frey ls owner of the place
on which Frank was lynehcd
Mr. Frey asked Acting Solicitor
Dorsey were you among the first
90 discover the body 2"
When | got There with Gus Benson
and Walter Gam there wasn't any
body in the grove but Leo N Frank
" INf.i NfM NNW ANNNN hAfNW NflA NNlIliN
had happened that morning
About Q o'clock that morning my
brother teephoned me the stateI
prison farm had been broken into and
t'tanls taken Out Waller Gam. al
travelling man from Augusta. WaB yis-
iung ot my pluce 1 live right ON the
malh road MT Gam and were inl
the field about $50 o'clock or Z
o'clock when three on -four automo-
bliea cano whlz2lug by Having heard
about the break ri the prison farm. itl
popped tiFhl into my mind there wasl
something uuinQ IN the way of Frank.
Frey sees Frank ln Car.
Frey sand Frank WIS seated Ia the
rear geat az one of the passing cars
With % imam on either side OF him
pid you recognize any of the other
parties p tbe carsg"
NO sir
DO yon know now who they were2"
"No. 8r"
We're they mlskod9"
30. sir but they all wore goggles Do
Frey continued
n turned 20 Waiter Gam aud said
Let's sn TO The house, there's some
Thing doing We went To the house
and Mrs Frey had breakfast rendy
for us in about five minutes we nteI
ana ! got my ear started and We put
ont for Marietta
Frey said he passed tho actual
scene oi the hanging without noticing
ANYTHING OUT OF ihe way He Oon-
ilnued
4 came on 10 town but did not see
anything I Went 10 tho cemetery
where Mary phagau e buried. but
there was nothing thore came back
Into Marietta, aud met Gus Benson
Who said hin. those automobiles
turned in the road lN your gin II
drove l'pht hack to tie gin and whom
we rrdcned the oak grove there wasI
the body of Frank hanging
u there amy furthtr light you can
throw ON thlH transaction
$50. eirn
l1yv war excuse
Marshal Ignorant OF lAnchlng.
~ u looncy city mafshnl af Mar
letta said he knew nothing 81 Tina
Nnehins nnul after the body was die
covered
Mayor e T. nobbs 81 Marietta. a 4
state senator said that when ne FIRST
heard of The Nnehmg he thouahi The
STORY was hoax.
mel Deputy sheriff Hicks" said
me mayor "and asked him about d
Tie said he knew nothing. suueoat- /
.'HN'H HfN a. hNl hllAt kW NNt 40 NIlF
ftev YIN although ! Thought I'd tbe
time when we got hack the town folk
would have good laugh on us n
,did net believe We would find Trunk
hui when Ne eni 20 the oak ihioket
there he was lnHeinp hy the neck
Deputy sheriff Hicks took charge
ut thc situation We have done nlI
ln our power tu find uut who compos-
cd the party HAT hanged Frank u
iui1 Marshal lnonpy TO instruct the
entire police force On get AN the VA.
formation possible and "a report 20
me Che sllghtcst clue
Have sou received 9 report e.
$50 eif uot vet
rs there anything else you would
IKE tn saH2'
have seen b. the psper= that
10Y Ii automobiles were missing from
Marietta tho morning of me yuching
Tire truth s We have not misscd
single one % ma, have been people
from another county who brought
Frank iu lhis founty
We ara doing ali we can. gentle /
men bot of course ynn know these
things are hard Go find out
saw None of INnchcrs
Charles Men and w T. Gray were /
on the scene of The Nnehlng soon az /
ter il happened but saw no one oou-
nFcled with DO
Deputy sheriff Hicks said be
searched Marietta The day 81 the
lyuehing bnt could find NO cars that /
bore evidence IT having boon on "a /
long Journey
II was after this that me fury re- |
tired and brought la rs verdict that |
Frank eame % his death by haneing
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