Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-19
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Il am not afraid. Nothing stands be
tween me and Good. l hope that the man
who attacked me will be forgiven"
Mrs. Frank, wife of the wounded pris-
Oner, was a guest at the meme of Super
intendent Smith Oh the prison farm Sat
nrday night. She swooned when she
learned of the attack. but later rallied
and was taken TO the hopital room u see
Frank.
The attack on Frank was made in the
dormitory which all the prisoners oc-
cupy in common AT night. All the lights
were out at the time. Green IL alleged
to have had the knife secreted in his
prison clothing.
So quick was the attack that M guard
had time To interfere. Frank fell back
ward To the floor utteriDg Il cry Of pam.
the lights were quickly switched on and
the guards saw him PROSTATE upon the
floor, blood squirting from his wounds
while "A prisoner was trying to make his
way back Ia his bed.
A knife that had been made of a file
and which the c%onvicts used in killing
hogs during day was found Oh the dor
mieory floor. How the knife was SNUG
glcd into the p:Son is a mystery.
DIR. George Il. Compton. the prison sur
geOn was Immediately called, but before
he could reach the prison dormltory two
surgeons win, are serving terms in pris
on were at Franks side, administering
first aid.
Il guess they've got me-" Frank is
quoted as saying 10 the doctors when
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seriousness.
Frank was removed To the operating
Room in the hospital department of the
prison. where the wound was dressed.
The physicians had difficulty in stopping
the How of blood AID prison officials who
had been with the doctors during the op
Grafton stated that Frank had "A chance
u ecover. but that his condition was
very serious.
Frank was brought Ia the state prison
farm III the early morning Of June Il.
after = midnight trip from the Fulton
county Jail in Atlanta by train to Macon.
Ga, and thence by automobile 10 the
prison.
a few hours after his arrival here ii
was officially announced that the then
Governor Slaton had ccmmuted his sen
tence 10 life Imprisonment.
Frank always has insisted that he
would in time prove that he was limo
cent Of the charge of having murdered
Mary Phagan.
Less han a week agD the militia con
p%anicS here and at Macon were ordered
held in their armorics, a report having
reached the State officials that an At
tempt would be- made Ia force an ent
rance IL the State prison, remove Frank
and lvnch him.
While Frank was on the operating
table Warden Smith and other prison
officials had Green brought before them
and ms statement WAS taken.
I'm aWfnllv sorry that | did this
he j. rcnorted Ia have said AT the time
thought that | Was doing what was
right.
IF had il 10 10 again wouldn't ID
il for ANYTHING in The world am cS-
pcciahv sorry now that | realize the 90
riousncSs "f the crime. am SORRY 10
cause Of the crit ISM ''rt il may h-no
on the officials Of the Stat" farm a"I -
~necialIv Of Warden smith wanIl"'t
,o = thing in the world 10 ini"-" him
In his position. He had confidence
i'm me and | have violated that conlir
dence | am ready to suffer the a,nSc
quenccs."
Green said that Frank was asleep IN
bed when he was attacked. There was
only one knife.
Immediately after Green had made his
statement he WAS taken to the has .mcnt
OF the prison where he was put in irons
n placed III solitary confinement.