The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-08-20
FRANK TAKEN FROM
PRISON AND LYNCHED
Body Found Hanging to
Tree Near Marietta
Riddled with
Bullets.

Milledgeville, Ca, Aug. 17.-Leo M.
Frank, convicted murderer of Mary
Phagan, was taken from the state pri-
son farm here late Monday night,
rushed by a small mob in an automo-
bile to point two miles from Mariet-
TIA and hanged to tree. At 9:l5
o'clock no effort had been made to cut
down the body.
Though roughly handled and drag
ged down the steps, Frank made no
statement in the presence of officials
No shot was fired by the mob, and the
men left with their victim within five
minutes of the time they handcuffed
the superintendent of the farm.
Marietta, Ca, Aug. IA small,
well organized mob took Leo M.
Frank, in prison for the alleged mur-
der of Mary Phagan, from the state
prison farm at Milledgeville late last
night, brought him one hundred miles
in an automobile, almost in sight of
the former home of the girl and
hanged him to tree.
i No shots were fired. The body was
found early this morning, clothed on
ly in prison trousers and shirt. 1t is
believed the lynching occurred in day.
light.
A big crowd gathered around the
body this morning, which was still
hanging from the tree at nine-thirty
Officers here stated this morning
that several automobiles left here last
night well loaded with men, on the
Milledgeville road.
After some of the machines return
ed this morning officers took the road
they believed the automobiles to have
travelled and found the body in two
miles of the town.
| Franks body was cut down at ten
fifteen Tuesday morning after a spec
tacular scene. A member of the
crowd made a speech urging mutila-
ton of the body. Others pleaded to
allow the inquest to take the proper
course. A vote finally was taken by
members Of the crowd and resulted
overwhelmingly in favor of having the
coroner take charge of the body. The
body then was started for Marietta.
1t was stated it would be taken to
Atlanta from here.
| Mrs. Frank was at Milledgeville
last night. She received the news of
the lynching in a manner indicating
she had been expecting a mob would
kill her husband.
Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 17.-Leo M.
Franks body was brought to Atlanta
Tuesday afternoon and secreted in
barn until crowd searching for it
threatened serious trouble. 1t then
was taken from the barn to an under
taking establishment, where a steady
stream of persons passed to view, it.
The temper of the people seemed to
not wreak vengence unnn the lifeless
form, but they seemed determined to
personally assure themselves that it
really was the body of Frank.
Forty policemen were on guard at
the undertaker's and a crowd that
blocked traffic for more than a block
stood for hours in front of the place.
The body was shown Just as it had
been cut down from the tree at Ma
rietta this morning.
The body will leave here at mid
night on Southern railway train for
the home of Franks parents in Brook
lyn, according to statement of Her
bert j. Haas, one of Franks attor-
ney's. 1t will be accompanied by Mrs.
Frank, Mrs. Franks brother. A. E.
Marcus; David |. Marx, H. A. Alex
ander and Mr. Haas.
Shortly after o'clock Tuesday the
undertaken establishment was clos
ed, and Gordon of police stationed.
No one was allowed to approach with
in fifty feet of the building.
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