East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-07-19
LEO FRANK MAY DIE
FROM KNIFE ATTACK
BY FELLOVCONVICT
William Green Attempted to Cut
Throat Of Jewish Prisoner Sat.
urday.
FRANKS PLIGHT IS SERIOUS
Assailant Is Murderer Serving LIE
Sentence-Said He Felt Frank
should Die, But Now Repents His
Bloody Deed

Milledgevilie. Ca. July 1g.-The
condition Of Leo Frank. whose throat
was cut Saturday night by William
Green, fellow convict OF the prison
farm, is serio1s. DR.. Rosenberg de-
clared Franks condition critical but
there is chance OF recovery. The
wounud in the neck Is swelling. indi-
eating Frank is in great pain. His
wife is with him.
Franks throat was slashed for sew.
eral inches and the iuguIar vein par.
italy severed.
Some animosity has been shown 10
ward Frank by his fellow prisoners
since his arrival at the farm, but pris-
on officials said nothing had indi-
Gated danger Of an attack on him.
Green was placed in solitary con-
finement. He is serving a life term
for murder. In a statement to ths
prison officials he said ne was sorry
that he had made the attack, but
that at the time he thought he WIS
doing the right thing.
Jugular Vein Is Cut.
The attack on Frank, which was
made shortly after IL o'clock. was
made from behind. The assallant
used a butcher knife Franks Jug
ular vein was cut, but neither the sDi-
nal cord nor the windpipe was iniur-
ed.
The attack was made in the dor
mitory. All lights were out at the
time. Green is said to have had the
knife secreted in his prison clothing
So sudden was the attack that no
guard had time to interfere Frank
fell to the floor. his cries calling the
attention Of the guards. who switched
on the lights. Blood was squirting
from Franks wounds and his assal-
ant was trying to make his way back
20 bed A knife made from file and
which the convicts had used in killing
hogs during the day was found on tho
dormitory floor.
Surgeon COnvicts Give First Aid.
DR.. George b. Compton. the pris-
on surgeon. was Immediately called.
but before he could reach the prison
dormitory, two surgeons who are
serving prison terms were az Franks
side. administering first aid.
4 guess they've got me- Frank ls
/ quoted as having said to the doctors
when they reached him. He did not
lose consciousness, Frank was re-
moved to the operating room IA the
hospital where the wound WAS dress
ed The physicians had not succeeded
in stopping the flow OF blood at lass
reports. Prison officials said Frank
had chance to recover. but that his
condition was serious
Sentence Recently COMMITTED
Frank was brought to the state
prison. farm June q after a midnight
trip from the Fulton county Jail IN
Atlanta. A few hours after his ar
rival here it was officially announced
that the then Governor Slaton hal
oommuted his sentence TO life impris-
onment.
Less than a week ago the state NIL
litia companies here and at Macon
We're ordered held in their armories,
a report having reached the state Of
ficials that an attempt would be made
to lynch Fank.
Franks wound is slightly infected
from the rusty blade OF the knife. it Is
estab blished. There is a slight swelling
and the greatest fear Is Of blood pois-
oning Frank Is also given 10 fire.
Quent vomiting and there is danger
that durig one Of these attacks tho
stitches taken In his wound will break
again severlnE the tugular vein caus-
ing the victim TO bleed tu death.
Green said he had am inspiration
to stab Frank The Georgia prison
commission which will investigate the
attack is inclined to believe Green IS
insane.