The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-26
LEO FRANKS DEATH

been ignored, tried to take their VEN
geance on tho dead body, and Geor-
gia wes saved from ian added shame
by the courage and energy OF one
man, Judge Newton A. Morris.
This man Is the hero of one of tho
most dramatic events in tho whole
strange history of the Frank case.
The story of the wild scene around
Franks body has not yet been fully
told. 1t will be told lore.
Judge Morris Is the man WHO saved
William j. Burns flom lynching by
taking him out through mob bent
upon having his life, conveying him
through tho midst of them end oscap-
ing with him In an automobile. His
motive, then, WIS no concern for
Burns, but deep concern for the good
namo of Georgia.; and the SINE mo-
tive, no concern for Leo Frank, led
him to save his ctHte from the dis
grace of a scene of Indian barbarity.
The men of substance and stand
ing, the house-fGthers, the educated
men and church mcmbcrs, who plan
ned the death of Leo Frank, had in
tended to carry 1t out several weeks
ago. There was leak of some kind,
no one ever knew exactly what
There was no treachery in their
ranks, so far as anybody ever dis
covered, but something happened
which gave the authorities hint,
and on the day planned there were
soldiers about the penitentiary.
Machines From Other Places.
New plans had to be made, and
Monday was fixed upon as the date.
The conspirators left Marietta at
about four o'clG ck in the afternoon.
They got their automobiles at differ
ent places. They did not go together.
They did not pick each other up on
the road. They were not to heet or
to see each other until they met at
the rendezvous near the penitentiary.
The reason for not using Marietta
machines, as least any considerable
number of them, was that in an in
vestigation it would be Immediately
assumed that the lynchers came from
Marietta, and the Whereabouts of the
Marietta cars would be the first sub
ject Of inquiry. In fact, there has
been such an inquiry, and the move
ments of practically every public
automobile in Marietta throughout
that night have been accounted for
One chauffeur was thought to be un-
able to account for his car, but he
finally produced satisfactory record
In this methodical scheme it was
arranged that the mcin party, which
consisted of twenty-five men, should
have nothing to do with tho prelimi-
naries, but should simply proceed to
the rendezvous and tako charge Of
the kidnapping. There was another
party, consisting of fifteen men, who
were to cut the wires and then join
the main party at the rendezvous.
For some reason which the New York
Times correspondent has been unable
to learn this party failed to carry
out the arrangements. 1t cut all the
wires but one, and then failed to get
to the rendezvous.
The fact that one wire was left un-
cut has been accounted for on the
theory that the "Milledgevllle party"
as the lynchers call that division
which had the wire-cutting contract,
did not know that wire was in use.
1t may be, instead, that whatever it
was that prevented them from reach
ing. the rendezvous prevented them
also from cutting that last wire. The
members of the "Milledgeville party"
and the Marietta party" undoubt-
edly know, but they have not told.
Not to be Baked This Time.
At any rate, the Marietta party"
waited for two hours for the mil
ledgeville party" The reason for
meeting at ten O'Clock was the same
as the reason for leaving at three and
four o'clock; it was designed to get
to Marietta by about four or five in
the morning, in order that Frank
should be hanged in the dawn, before
many people were stirring. The fail
ure of the "Milledgeville party" foil
ed that scheme, but did not in the
least interfere with the cool and in
veterate determination of the lynch
ers. They had to hang him in broad
daylight, and hang him in broad day
light they did.
When the two hours were up the
party decided to wait no longer.
They concluded that the scheme had
leaked out again, as it had done on
that prior occasion, and that the
"Milledgeville party had been inter-
cepted. Probably, they said, a posse,
or even soldiers, might be then on
their track. Again, this did not in
terfere with their determination.
They were resolved that this time
FRANK must die, whether the plan
had been discovered or not, and they
proceeded at once to the attack on
the penitentiary.
While the fear that officers of the
law might be on their track did not
interfere with their execution of the
plan, 1t did make them hurry a good
deal and tried their nerves some
what. This is the reason why Frank
was rushed down the stairs so rough
ly that he could not always suppress
groan, steady and silent as he was
throughout; but he did not speak
word, nor did they to him. They
made the It's miles by o'clock, or
very near 1t, but they were obliged to
take circuitous routes to avoid the
towns and cities. For hours before
they ended their journey, men were
hunting around for them, and one OF
them was the Night Chief of Police Of
Marietta, N. B. White.
How the News Get Out.
What had happened was that
through the one wire which the
"Milledgeville party" left uncut word
had gone to the outside world. At
3 O'CLOCK in the morning Josiah Car