Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-24
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LOT the Iyncbing after the body was dis
! covered.
DO you know anything about the
hanging" he was asked.
/ Nothing"
rs there anything you would like 10
state to the jary?"
+ Wing hesitated a moment Then he
said
Nothing except that that morning
/ on the road I saw several automobiles
+ on the Roswell road going in the dirac-
ton of Marietta"
+ What time was this2s
/ Between $50 and o'clock
Where were you at the eimee'
y had been fishing with Bob Coch-
ran. a ueighhor. We were in a buggy
and had driven my horse into q creek
to water him when three OF four auto
mobiles went by We we're 40 OF SO
yards Off the road Bob Cochran said
. to me, Z wonder what all that crowd
lisp
4 said, Looks like joy riders to
me-"
Gould YOU tell VINO we're in the
machines
no"
x. J. Frey. owner Of the place on
which Frank was lgncbed and rega rG-
ed as the star witness Of the inquest
Iaext was sworn. MT. Frey. an ez-sber-
/ id Of the county. took the stand in his
shirt sleeves.
Did Not Know Victim.
"ETr. Frey" asked Mr.. Dorsey. did
you know Leo n. FraHk2'
II attended mis- trial in Atlanta two
days. but / did not know him.
When did you first know anything
had happened that morning
Il think It was about o'clock when
my brother telephoned me the state
prison farm had been broken into and
Frank taken out"
What did you them"
Didn't do anything, but went on
about my business at home. Walter
Gam. a travelling man from Augusta,
was visiting at my place. / live right
on the main road Mr.. Gam and ]
were i'm the field about $50 or & o clock
when three or tour automobiles came
whIzung by the place. They were
about forty yards apart
How fast were they goinE7
well, sir, they we're going along
pretty pert; I should say - or 80
miles an hour.
well. sir. having heard about the
break at the prison farm, it popped
right into my mind there was some
thiug doing in the way of Frank.
MIR. Frey said the man he afterwar@
found out was Frank was seated in
the rear seat OF one OF the passing
cars with man on either side OF him.
How was Frank dressed o.
Looked as if he had on a Jhia shirt
Of some kind. He was. baraheaded.
Did you know at the time this man
was Frank
u thought it was him. but / couldn't
recognize him
Did you recognize any Of the other
parties in the cars?'
NO. sir"
DO you know now wh0 they were
NO, sir"
We're they masked2''
NO, sir. but they all wore goggles
and their faces were covered with
red dust
What did you do neXt?' Frey was
asked.
Il turned to Gam and said Let's 90
10 the house. there's something to be
doing We went to the house and
Mrs. Frey had breakfast ready for US
in about five minutes. We ate and 7
got my car started and We put out
for Marietta.
Mr Frey said he passed the actual
scene Of the hanging without noticing
anything out OF the way
Il had no idea anything had hap
peued that close to my home. So I came
on to town. bat as yet did not see any
thing. I went TO the cemetery. where
Mary Phagan is buried. bat there was
nothing there / came back into Mar
ietta and met Gus Benson, who said.
bill. those automobiles turned in the
road by your gin I drove right back
to the gin and when we reached the
oak grove there was the body OF
Frank hanging
What did you do then9'
Il looked al him but didn't put ny
hands on him
is there any further light you can