Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-07-22
Jagged Wound Made in His
Throat with Butcher Knife by
William Green under Life
Sentence for Murder.
GREEN UNCOMMUNICAT|V{
Says He Thought 1t Should BE
Done"-Frark When Wound
ed Said 81 Guess They Have
Got Me Now"-Has a Fighting
Chance for Life.

MilledEeville. Ga. July 1S.--Leo VI.
hospital tonight with what attendants
said was a fighting chance for recov-
cry. Physicians had succeeded in stop
ping the flow of blood from a Jagged
wound in his throat made with a
butcher knife in the hands of william
Green. fellow convict, also serving
life term for murder. The blow was
struck rs Frank slept in his bunk in
dormitory late last night.
An Investigation of the attack proba-
bly, Will be conducted by the Georgia
prison commission. the same body that
refused to recommend that Franks
death sentence for the murder Of Mary
PhaEan be commuted to life imprison-
ment. Reports from Atlanta were that
Governor Harris intimated to-day he
would start such an investigation to
ascertain if Green acted entirely of his
own volition.
Green said to-day. when taken from
solitary confinement long enough to be
questioned. that he planned the attack
alone and that no one knew what he
intended to do. He was not COM
municative to-day and gave as his onl"
excuse that he thought it should be
done" He said, however, he regretted
his act
Frank was quartered at night in a
dormitory with about 100 other prisoners
and occupied a bunk about 20 feet from
one of the two doors to the large room
Green's bunk was fourth from his No
prisoner is allowed to leave his place
without permission from ono of the two
guards stationed at the dormitory at
night. shortly after IL o'clock last night
Green called out for permission to get
mp and It Was granted. He started down
the line of hunks toward the. one oc-
cupied 10y Frank. As he reached il he
quickly grabbed Frank by the hair and
delivered one blow with the knife h. had
concealed. \ guard rushed to the bunk
and prevented Green from striking again.
Among prisoners who rushed to Frank $
MD We're two physicians. one Of whom
also was serving a life torn for murder
They gave first aid and treated the wound
until Or Guy Crompton, the prison ply
stefan, was summoned from his home
half a mile away. The three men took
- stitches in Franks neck. Or. H J.
Rosenberg. the Frank family physician
arrived from Atlanta to-day with nurses.
He said that while the patients condition
was precarious, he had chance for life
Mrs Frank was in Millclgcville at the
home of J. NJ. Burns. She was not told
IF the attack until after the physicians
had finished their work She became hys-
terical but later was Gained and was
aiken to the prison hospital
The cut extends from the front Of thf
middle Of the back Of the back Neither
the wind pipe nor the spinal cords Is
hurt. but the iugular vein is partly sew.
cred. The physicians greatest fear to-
night was that some Of the stitches might
slip. causing more loss OF blood.
Frank has benefited great deal by the
outdoor life since being brought to the
farm June 81 Though small man hi
always had had a rugged constitution anC
that coupled with his recent exercise are
in his favor, the doctors said. He tool
some nourishmcnt to-day Frank knew
of the demonstrations AGAINST the actor
Of Governor Slaton. whose term recently
expired, in committing his sentence an,
also Of threats to take him from tn,
prison farm by force Those who reached
his eide first after he was wounded be
lieve he had all this in mind when h
said:
II guess they have got me now"
He did not lose consciousness and afte
being taken to the hospital, asked tina
his assailant he forgiven
Green was sentenced from Columbus
Ga. for killing man named Kitchen
Shortly after the crime a jury inquire
into his sanity but declared him sane
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