The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-18

guards, while the others went on to the
home OF Supt. J. NJ. Burke.
Burke was about to retire when he
BEARD some one outside calling him by
name. He stepped outside the door and
two strong men grabbed his arms and
plnioned them. Four others stood In
front OF him, covering hin with shot
guns and revolvers. Burke IND Smith
agreed that not more than half a dozen
of the twenty-five members OF the band
wore masks. but neither man recognized
any of the faces.
struggling Of No Use.
Burke struggled somewhat, he said
later. but the same quiet spokesman
told him II was no use. they had come
TOR Leo Frank and were going to get
him.
Burke was marched ahead OF the
band. then to the main prison building.
At the gate the trusty on duty was or
dered to open II. He hesitated and said
he must nave official orders. The gate
Is of heavy wire mesh. and two or three
men then began to cut the wires. The
trusty was told he would be killed as
soon as they got in, and when he saw
he could not keep them out he opened
the gates. His delay was the only tenn
porary setback the lynchers received.
Inc gudfu III CnaTke Ut HlkHt, f1csAei
by name. heard the noise at the gates
and came forward Just as the band was
going In. lie was directed to throw up
his hands he did without hesitation.
The iynchers swept up the stairs
toward the fioor on which Frank was
kept. Hester inc Burke were kept In
advance until near the top of the stairs.
and then the impatient band swept ahead
n al TO the big room In which Frank
had his bed.
Frank had left the prison hospital on
Sunday. the wound inflicted on July ~
by william Green. another convict, hav-
ing healed. He was still weak from his
wound and his long stay in the prison
hospital. He was in bed. and awake.
Down the long room the iynchers
swept. Convicts in other beds covered
under their bed clothes. but some of the
lynchers in the rear who could not get
to Frank told these men not to fear
Frank was the only one they were after.
Dragged From His BED.
Eager hands dragged the bed clothes
on Frank, who was then lifted to his
feet. He struggled. but made no cutlery.
h strength OF any one OF the mob was
more than sufficient to handle Frank.
but all who could place their hands on
hin pinched and showed and punched
him. and he was buffsted to his feet
buneted while rough hands pulled a
shirt over his ngihtshirt and drew on a
pair of trousers and then dragged and
kicked and buffeted down the stairs
n out to the waiting line OF automo-
biles.
Some gripped Franks long black hair
In their fsts and wrenched his head side
ways and forward: others clenched at
his throat ripping open the long scar in
hicted by Convic Green and SO lately
healed: still others battered at his face
and body with their fists and feet.
Capt. Burke. left oil the stairs. says
FRANKS face was pale az he was dragged
down to the automobile and his lips
were moving. but hat he made no out
cry. even though he must rave been In
great pain from the gaping wound on
his neck and the cutting he had received.
Frank was dragged TO the foremost of
the string Of automobiles. picked up and
thrust roughly into the tonneau. Then
one stalwart member OF the band bran
dtshed a ope In front OF Franks eyes.
saying something which was not over
heard by the prison officials. and then
dropped the rope into the bottom of the
tonneau.
Eight drivers cranked eight auto
mobiles and all the lynchers jumped
INTO their cars.
Now. boys. for the swamp shouted
ue .eader. ana the cavalcade sped for
~sru on the road toward Atlanta.
The whole kidnapping took no more
ns mNe OF SIX minutes The dust OF
rne au'9moo,les settled, and then Capt.
snd 1900. nniI anu enelr guards
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Warden Smith rushed to the telephone
70 inform the Sheriff. The telephone
wire was cut. Attempts were made to
teephone from private houses In the
helshborhood but all OF them had been
eut also. Finally a courier was sent to
ho.i! tne snerlH or Baldwin county.
AZ ;So a NJ Representative Ennis ele-
pnoneu me news TO a newspaper friend
~ "n,a; ne III urn notined Gov.
everv shar,N ~ oe,nor sem ORDERS 10
'y oneitn ~ soutnern Georgia 10
waited NJ HE 80" uoNeIhor
O'clock this morning ,o- atnos'
prison officials In, nor. y u
the Governor left 10 m,ka an a' ,r.s.a
the Confederate Veterans reunion az,
Fitzgerald. His ONLY informatoo, n,
that time had come from newspapers
n Franks body had not then b.en
found.
He left his secretary, +. r. Jones.
teiephoning to county authorities all
over tne state Tor information about the
n~onappers ana their prisoner.
|ap,' burke TINS afternoon rave out
N"e ,o''owuns ue'aiieu version or the raid