New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-08-18
GOV. HARRIS Will
RUNDOWN MENWHO
LYNCHED LEO FRANK
Georgia's Chief Executive Says He
Will Investigate Affair to the
Very Limit Of His Power
QUESTION OF REWARD
IS STILL UNDECIDED

IN
Suffered the .'Just Penalty for an
Unspeakable Crime and Warns
Former Governor SIaton Now in
California, Not to Return to
Georgia. .:
Atlanta, Ca. Aug. 1S.-All the
legal machinery available to Cover
nor Harris will be put into motion
to apprehend the men who lynched
Leo M. Frank at Marietta yesterday.
Governor Harris SO announced today
when he came here from Fitzgerald,
Ca, where he was attending state
confederate veterans reunion.
"This affair is shocking and L am
going to have it investigated to the
limit of my power said Governor
Harris.
He has not made up his mind
exactly what will be done Immediate
ly. 1t is believed much will depend
upon the findings of the Cobb Coun-
ty coroner's jury, which adjourned to
meet Tuesday after having a short
session yesterday. The governor had
not decided when he reached his Of
flee whether a reward would be Of
fered for apprehension of members
of the lynching party.
Rainey at Atlanta.
E. l.. Rainey, a member of the
state prison commission arrived here
today from Milledgeville. With other
m EN- bers Of the commission, he was
at the prison farm when Frank was
taken away. Like r. E. Davidson,
chairman of the commission he is
of the opinion that nothing would
be gained by an investigation of the
events at the penitentiary. Mr.. Da-*
wilson left Milledgeville early today
for Atlanta.
The mob had planned it's work so
carefully and acted so quickly tha1
little excitement was caused at MILL
edgeville.
Marietta rapidly resumed it's nor
NAL poise after Franks body had
been cut down from tree near the
town and brought, to Atlanta Here
imm ediate interest in the case led
when the body, accompanied by Mrs.
Frank and a few friends last night
night last night was started on Its
the home of Franks parents
At Fitzgerald yesterday, Gov. Har-
ris said he was instituting thorough
investigations He ordered his office
here to inform the sheriff of Cobb
County. in which Marietta is situat-
ed. that he would expect him to make
a detailed inquiry into the lynching.
The Cobb County commissioners had
a special meeting yesterday at which
they auth orized Coroner John A.
Booth to employ extra counsel in his
work on the case.
A cOrOners jury empanelled yes
terday, heard only two witnesses. BY
them the identity of the body was es-
tablished. The jury adjourned until
next Tuesday.
Warns Former Gov. Slaton.
San Francisco, Aug. 49,. G..
Woodward mayor of Atlanta, Ca, in
an address here last night declared
that Leo M. Frank, who was Elynched
Monday night, suffered the "just pen
atty for an unspeakable crime" The
Atlanta mayor at the same time
warned former Gov. John M Slaton
now in California, not to return to
Georgia.
made at a banquet Of the California
State Assessors association.
Receives Little Applause.
Little or no applause greeted his
remarks, although he was listened to
with close attention.
In the course of his speech, Mayor
Woodward said: II am going to take
occasion today to tell of the events
that have put Georgia on the map
in a very undesira BILE light. 1 am 60
ing to endeavor to set you right.
People throughout the United States
have obtained their ideas of the
Frank case from a poisoned and sub
sidized press and press reports.
Knows Truths OF Case.
Common decency prevents me from
telling you the revolving truths Of
the murder of Mary Phagan. 1 wish
you all knew the truth as I know
| them. | know them, for I have
| been with this case ever since it
! started and | have read every line
| of evidence that was introduced. 7
! know that there is not member Of
| the jury that tried Leo M Frank who
| would change his decision if put to
| the test again.
| "Georgia is the leading state of the
| south. It's people cannot be classed
| with tramps, hoodlums, bandits ana
! laWbreakers, but things had come to
| a point where every avenue of the
| law had been exhausted and the
| judgements Of the courts set aside by
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