Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-08-18
No Arrests Made.

No Arrests Made.
Special By United Press Wire.
Atlanta, Ca, August 18.-Gov-
ernor Harris will take personal
charge of the investigation into all
circumstances of the Leo NJ. Frank
lyEching, it was announced at the ex-
ecutive Office here today.
The governor was understood to
be far from satisfied with the eupla-
nation given by members of the state
prison board and officials at the Mill
den, superintendent and guards were
SO ill-prepared that they were power
less to resist the lynchers.
Franks corpse In his widows
charge was on Its way to Brooklyn
for burial. Governor Harris returf-
ed to Atlanta Tuesday night.
The governor came In for severe
criticism for his action in leaving the
capital to make speech at the state
encampment of state veterans, before
the news of Franks lynching reached
the city, but after 1t was known he
had been kidnapped.
The Cobb county coroner was
pushing his investigation. 1t was ex-
pected a special grand jury would be
called to take up the case and spe-
cially engaged detectives were al
ready at work on it under Cobb
county commissioner directions.
There were many evidences that
official Georgia failed to estimate cor
ir6ttly Tuesday what the country a
view Of the lynching would be. Their
Investigations were started at once,
but with no such energy as was
manifested today. Apparently the
huge volume of editorial comment
of the affair telegraphed into At
lanta Tuesday night produced de-
cided impression. For all this there
were many predictions, even from
persons who denounced the lynching,
that the culprits never would be
found
The police today defended their
action in permitting the Atlanta
crowd to seize Franks body on the
ground that it was the only means
of preventing serious disorder. The
corpse had been hidden in stable
and the mob In its determination to
find 1t had interfeEed with several
funerals and threatened to search
the houses OF leading Jews in the
city for it. When the body was first
exposed in local undertaking room
about 5000 people were waiting to
see it, two-thirds being women.
Governor Harris gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
81 will use my every power to see TO
it that the men In this mob receive fit
ting punishment for their crime. | will
see to 1t that the authorities OF the
county In which this crime occurred
are given every help Mt the disposal of
the state"
The newspapers of Georgia in sharp
editorials today are unanimous In de-
nouncing the lynching. They agree
that the mob brought everlasting dis
grace upon the state OF Georgia that
will never be wiped out
They unite in calling for the punish
ment of the guilty parties and laws to
prevent the recurrence of mob violence.
Franks body was brought here and
secretly taken to an undertaker's es
tablishment, but Its location was soon
discovered, and crowds st0rmed the
building. requiring a big squad OF po-
lice to keep them in check. Later thou
hands were permitted to see the body.
The body was prepared for burial
and was shipped to New York city this
morning. 1t will be received by his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Rudolph Frank,
who live in Brooklyn, and will be bur-
led in the family plot In Jewish Gem
etery there.
Frank was convicted Of killing Mary
Phagan, fourteen years DID, a pretty
employee In pencil factory, Of which
he was manager. on April 26, 1913. A
negro sweeper In the plant WAS his
chief accuser. His innocence has been
asserted by noted lawyers who have
examined the evidence.