New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-22

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told the story of the lynching as he
said he had heard it. He was sorry,
he said, that the thing had happened.
but he was sure that Frank deserved
his fate Likewise he was sure that
prosecution of the band was unlikely.
Everybody in Georgia thinks the
law should have been enforced" he
said. "and no jury could convict even
if il were known who did it. | don't
know, and ] don't want to know.
"You are in no danger here" he went
on to say, "but be careful and let folks
know that you are a newspaper man.
Otherwise there may be mistakes.
Georgia's got treatment in this case
that was not coming to her and natu-
rally there is lot of resentment.
don't think it would apply to you, and
believe you will use US right, for you
are above board in your methods,
but" and he smiled again.
He did not smile at my next ques-
ton. however.
"Where can I find Bob Howell ?"
asked.
Howell is the Marietta bad man. He
is connected with the finest families OF
the state-is, in fact, IAN own cousin"
of Clark Howell, editor of "The Atlanta
! Constitution" In Marietta one is told
| that he has killed two men. II is a
! fact that he served time for one muir
/ der. and no one whom saw in Marietta
/ hesitated to say that only family infiu-
ence saved him from more serious pun
/ ishment. He has no occupation and
/ affects the bad man style generally. II
was he. by the way, who led the mob
/ that ali but lynched William }. Burns,
and il was he who, baked in his plan
| to destroy Franks body, stamped on
the face after the body had been cut
down.
Judge Morris.
"You cannot see Howell" said Car
ter decisively. "Don't try to see him.
You don't want to-
to see?" -
sneak for Marietta, for Cobb County.
Some one who can present this case as
YOU folks see it, Now, who is that man
Judge Morris ?"
ayes see Newt Morris. | think can
arrange il. He's the man who saved
Burns. and you know he saved FRANK s
BODY, Just as / told you. He used 10
be Judge of the Blue kldge circuit
Let's go to his office. ..,.
| suggested that ] could introduce
myself and save him wetting, put ne
/ insisted on accompanying. me. IN the
| LAWYERS Office he excused himself for
n,oment and then emerged from an in
Nor room with the man who has been
called the bravest man in a state OF
brave men. 1T,
Morris is not big man physically,
but he gives the impression OF quiet
mower. of being a man who is sure OF
/ himself at all times. m a way, MS
/ face seemed familiar, but | could not
recall him. That night, after my work
had been finished, / placed the re-
semblance. ,,, II po+
Masterson-not the rat man KNOWN VI
/ late wears in those places where New
/ York snortine men gather, but the Bat
Wasternson, clean cut, 1.-the and alert
/ Who twenty or more years ago kept
| Western bad men in order Nor does the
resembIance end there. Judge Morris
bas the ...me quiet voice, the STUDY
mustache and the cold gray eye the BOY
marshal of Dodge City had.
Frank Got Justice"
Tho formalities of greeting over
r,dro Morris declared he wished no
Ill
| notoriety, no publicity.
az would like to help you, though
and I am glad to tell you all ABOUT TINS
| affair. What tell you IS not because
! 7 want IN get into print, but because
want your people up North to see US
as Wa are. know the people OF TINS
section. Finer people-more honest
rooro inst than they-dont live on
God's footstool; never have lived and
never will live. II Is because they
/ love Justice, not because they are DIoou
! lustful. that they lynched tins man;
| ~ do not believe in lynchlng' ia
| helm lynch no man. But l tell YOU
! sir. | believe Frank got what the law
should have given MN; we nav 1ti,,
criticised in the North ana u9i J.
1Jack" Slaton was the man Judge
Morris blamed most for Franks death,
and next was outside interference
nressure on the part Of friends ana
ro.reliqionists of Frank in other
! states. 80 ham
"You on the outside have not ceeh
fo;r 10 Georgia" he said. "Slaton was
not fair TO Georgia. Try to be So
That night after | had finished my
| d;snatch | called on one of the best
tnown editors in Georgia. lie, too
| insisted that outside pressure mad IN
iured Frank. but he insisted that the
execution, as he termed IT, was legal,
"TaIk about interfering with the
courts" he declared. these men IN
terfered with no courts. Jack Slaton
did. All the power of the law now
from the people. and when me law
broke down they simply took back into
their own hands that which they mad
given into the keeping Of officers. one
Of whom sroved faithless;"
Further, no one of that group OF
gentlemen will be prosecuted. II out
Side pressure ceases there will be no
trouble Keep at it and there will be
go much anti-Jewish feeling in, Georgia
that Jew won't be safe. It's damn
are among our best citizens" .,
This latter sentiment was repeated
the next day by two Of the best known
LAWYERS in he South.
had then been trying for several
hours 10 arrange a talk with Governor
Harris Finally word came that he
would see me at 6 o'clock that evening
! haya kpDt Won walt