Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-21

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as known. he said, Frank was the last
person to have seen the girl alive.
The most important facts shown by the
state were that Frank at 4 o'clock in
the afternoon of the murder allowed
the negro watchman. Newt Lee. to
leave the factory for two hours; that
the same evening Frank called Lee
on the telephone; that Lee found the
double inner doors locked. all things
he had never done before; that the
cord such as that with which the girl
was strangled was found in quantities
in the store room: that the evidence Of
Miss Stover that when she was in
contended Frank and the Phagan girl
were in the metal room. Frank was
not there, altho he declared he had not
left the office.
THE most startling testimony In the
case was that given by q negro. Jim
Conley. who finished in the chain
gang" the statement says. He then
referred to the murder notes" found
beside the body. which Conley finally
admitted he had written at Franks
dictation.
"conley claimed Frank had asked
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day and watch for him. - he had done.
which meant Frank was to meet some
woman" the statement says. COnley
occupied sssdark place nesr the ele-
vator."
Points TO Discrepancies.
"Conley mentioned several male and
female employees who went up the steps
to the second floor where Franks Of
F3co lUo In cot
went up the stairs. that he heard a
minutes Frank stamped and Conley
locked the door. and then Frank
whistled and then Conley unlocked the
door and went upstairs. He said Frank
was trembling, and told him the girl
repulsed him when he made advances
and he struck her. She fell and struck
her head. Conley said he found the
girl in the metal room. with cloth tied
about the neck as tho to catch blood.
altho there was no blood at. the place.
According to Conleys story. Frank
told him to get piece of cloth and
wrap the body in it. and Conley got a
piece of bed ticking and tied UP the
body, carried it to near the dressing
room. dropped It. and then called on
Frank to assist him. He said he and
Frank took the body down the elevator,
that they rolled the body from the
cloth and then went to Franks Office.
He said two girls came to the Office and
Frank put him In the wardrobe"
The statement then points out alleged
Inconsistencies in Conley's story and
contradictions which are mentioned in
his statement.
Two Hearings, Held.
Two hearings were held here on
Franks application for executive Glenn
ency. one before the state prison COM
mission. May 81, and the other before
the governor. The latter hearing ex-
tended thru several days and ended
June 16. Before the prison commission
argument In Franks behalf was made
by his counsel. jurists and citizens
from several states. Petitions bearing
hundreds Of thousands Of names urg-
ing clemency for Frank were presented
to the commission. In opposition to
the application there was filed letters
from Commissioner Dorsey and pro-
tests from citizens Of Cobb county,
Georgia. where Mary Phagan formerly
lived. The commission recommended
against clemency.
Franks counsel had made several
unsuccessful attempts before the coun-
ty superior and supreme courts to OBJ
tain Q new trial. The federal district
court refused to grant . writ Of habeas
corpus and the United States district
court refused TO grant . writ Of error
In the case. Four times the sentence
OF death was passed upon him.
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