The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-19
HERE'S THE STORY OF
!. LEO FRANKS LYNCH|NC
Continued From Page one.)

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biles assigned to the journey were
sent along their respective routes to
pick up the chosen men. Even the
wives of hardly any of them were
Iaware of their departure The auto
mobiles slid up quietly to the front of
the houses, a signal given, and the
man joined them.
"And when they returned to their
beds in the break of Tuesdays dawn
it is doubtful that if any members OF
their p households knew that they
had been absent after midnight. 1t
won't be possible to disclose the iden-
titles of the '25'-even through their
wives or children.
Circuitcus Routes Used. )
THE men proceeded to 1Iilledge-
vile in individual fashion, never
grouped until they reached the out
skirts of the town. They took a cir
cuitous route so as to avoid the much
'ly Travelled roads and larger towns.
Approaching Milledgevelle car was
sent ahead to inform the advance
men VINO were to cut off communica-
ton.
'The wires severed, the two men
Joined the main body and proceeded
with them to the prison. Every pro-
cedure was calculated to fine point
1t was all carefully planned and equal
ly as carefully and painstakingly ex-
ecuted.
mo one was to speak excepting the
leader. He was to have absolute di-
rection. They obeyed him to a man.
His word was law that knew no de-
nying. They would have shot Leo
Frank on the spot-or released him
at his command. 1t was this thorough
understanding that was largely re-
sponsible for the progress of the I'M
dertaking without mishap.
Equipped with maps of the roads
which offered speedy travel and the
least possibility Of encounter, the au-
tomobilists Travelled at high speed to
Roswell, and thence to Marietta. Ev-
cry man was fully armed and, had it
come to a question of a fight, there
wasn't one among them who wouldn't
have given his own Iife's blood as
quickly and readily as he joined to
shed Franks.
Overtaken BY Daybreak.
at was originally planned to carry
Frank to the cemetery in which Mary
Phagans body is buried, but daybreak
overlook the captors. They were
speeding over the road that leads to
Marietta in the neighborhood of
Mary's birthplace when the sun
mounted the horizon. There was no
little dissension over the proposal to
hold the lynching in the Frey vicinity,
the more daring members Of the clan
wishing to carry out their first plans,
and continue boldly to the grave Of
his victim.
"But word from the leader silenc-
ed all opposition. and Mary Phagan's
death was indicated in the same
grove where she used to play. when a
barefoot girl, long before she ever
dreamed of going to work in the pen
ell factory"
"But would also like to talk with
someone who can give me more ex-
plicit details" said the reporter when
the Marietta mans description was
finished.
"In that case" he answered, grave
ly, as thouge considering possibilities,
81 would refer you to --" and he
named a man of prominence, who is
not unknown even outside of Cobb
county. Il
The reporter went to Mr.. --
Nobody will ever know that out
side of the men who were actually
present" was the reply to the report
er.
"Not even what Frank said before
he died?" insisted the reporter.
Not even that" was the reply.