Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-22
MISSILES HURLED
AT MEN; MARTIAL
LAW PROCLAIMED
Heavily Armed Friends
Surround Executive
in His Home.
STATE GREATLY STIRRED
BY ACTION IN FRANK CASE
Commutes Sentence to Life I'm
prisonment on Eve of
Execution.
ISSUES 15,ooo-woRD STATEMENT
Trouble Feared at Milledgeville,
Where Prisoner Is Taken
to State Farm.

ATLANTA. GA. June 21-with sew
eral hundred men and boys clamoring
to enter his front gates. which had
been barricaded. and threatening to
oVerpower twenty county policemen,
Governor Slaton called upon the militia
late tonight to protect his home Upon
arrival of four companies OF militia,
who had been held under arms and
rushed to the Governors country home
In automobiles, he proclaimed martial
law in a district extending half a mile
In front of his home, half mile back
and for distance of about a quarter
of a mile on either side
When the soldiers lined up with fixed
bayonets to disperse the crowd, stones,
bricks and bottles were thrown at them
brick struck Lieutenant Arnold
Parker and rendered him unconscious
for short time. The comma nding
officer. Major Calron. was struck by a
stone. as were several OF the men,
The Governor proclaimed martial law
at exactly IL o'clock. and by midnight
the crowd had practically been dis
persed. There was no firing.
TROUBLE IS FEARED
AT MILLEOGEVILLE
A telephone message from AIilledge-
ville where the State prison is located.
and where Frank was taken after the
Governor commuted his sentence. said
that trouble was feared there o-night,
and asked that the Governor order out
the Milledgeville company of militia.
The Governor told his informant that
such a request would have to come from
the sheriff of Baldwin County.
At midnight the sheriff had not re-
Quested troops.
The Governor was surrounded in his
home by about a dozen friends, nearly
every one OF whom was armed with a
rifle pistol The unexpected arrival
of member of the family at dark
corner of the front porch caused the
Governor himself to hastily pick up a
large pistol.
In front of the Governors house were
more than 100 automobiles filled with
persons evidently there to see what the
crowd would do. The troops had great
difficulty in clearing the rond OF these
machines. and many Of their orders
were met with the retort Of shoot,
men,"
DECIDE TO MARCH
TO GOVERNORS HOME
Late to-day crowds that had been
demonstrating on downtown streets
practically dispersed. but shortly after
dark, the main business thoroughfares
became thronged. The police had diff.
Guilty In keeping down rowdyism.
Finally the proposal that they march
to Governor Slaton's home. four miles
from the center OF the city, was accept
ed by several hundred men and boys.
1t was reported at the Governors
home that the crowd was on it's way.
and he Immediately got in touch with
Sheriff ManEum, and State militia off,
cials. The sheriff arrived soon after.
and swore in as special deputies each
of the Governors friends who had gone
to his home to aid in any emergency
that might arise.
Before the soldiers arrived the crowd
had ended it's long march. and was be-
coming threatening at the entrance to
tho Governors spacious grounds. They
were prevented from entering by sew
eral strands of barbcd wire, stretched
between huge pillars at the gateway.
Behind the barbed wire stood several
county policemen. AS the crowd be-
came louder all lights in the Governors
home about 200 yards from the gate.
were extinguished. His friends sat on
the porch. rifles in hand. and all seemed
relieved when several automobiles load
ed with soldiers, arrived at the gates
MAJOR is GIVEN
FULL POWER TO ACT
Major Caltron Immediately reported
to Governor Slaton. who proclaimed
martial law, giving Major Caltron full
power.
Those on the Governors porch could
not see that the crowd was throwing
missiles at the soldiers. and a call for
restoratives for Lieutenant Parker
came as a surprise them at the
house.
The missiles were hurled just as the
soldiers were drawn up TO disperse the
crowd. The first line ma.>"su out OF
the gate, and the crowd began to fall
back. 1t was followed in a few minutes
by another line. and so until all except
about score OF men had marched out
and were scattering the people right
and left and forcing automobile drivers
to get out of the martial-law zone. Il
The last twenty men were lined UP in
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