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INQUIRY INTO
FRANK HANGING
BEGINS TO-DAY

proper civil authorities notified me OF the
danger. or had ! received any informa-
tion that such an attack would be made
Then the Governor raid that any armed
body OF men OF as great a number as
twenty-five could easily gain entrance to
the State farm.
egrams from many New York newspapers
requesting a statement concerning the
lynching and the steps to he taken to dis
cover the lynchers. The Governor will
give out his statement tomorrow. Num-
bers OF letters were received at the Gov
ernor's office from people in various
parts OF the country urging the Gov
ernor to 60 to the bottom OF the lynching.
One, Michael W. Heintz. a Cincinnati
lawyer. In a letter to Gov. Harris, used
the phrase:
1T Is to be regretted that the Dixie
highway is to go through Marietta, Ca"
The identity of at least one member
of the mob that lynched Leo Frank is
likely to be disclosed through a pair of
nickel plated handouts which were left
Monday night on the wrists of Supt. J..
T.. Burte OF the prison farm at Milledge.
vile when the mob sped away with
Frank.
These handouts. according to a state
ment made by Chairman r. T.. Dawson
OF the state Prison Commission. are
stamped with the serial number of the
manufactures, and the chairman states
mat he has been informed that by
means or the serial number on the
nahdcuns the purchaser can readily be
ascertained.
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SENTENCED TO CHAIR;
HURLS SHOE In COURT
LYMAN Lehman, Convicted of
Staying His Child. Attacks
One Of Accusers.

Hyman Lehman. a tailor who was
convicted of murder in the first de-
gree on a charge of killing his seven
year-old daughter. Sadie. by throwing
her from a fire escape at his home. 10
East Nniety-eighth street. on March II
last, was sentenced by Judge Wadhams
yesterday to die in the electric chair
In the week beginning Sept. %. Before
sentence vas pronounced Lehman up
set the quiet Of the court room by throw
Ing one OF his shoes at Charles Zusner. an
agent OF the Hebrew Desertion So
ciety.
Zusner was accused by Lehman Of
brought him back from Texas, to
which state he fed after being or
dered by the court to pay his wife and
children $40 a month The shoe struck
Zusner under the left eye and made a
slight wound.
Lehman. who had been examined by
a~lienists and found sane. guessed
what sentence the court would impose
and asked permission to make an ad-
dress. He said he knew the verdict
was going to be against him.. because
he was a poor man. II he had money,
he said. he could have got the jury to
declare him insane. After talking for
fifteen minutes he asked that he be ex-
| ecuted on Sept. 16, his birthday, when
he will be 80 years old.
Judge Wadhams denied this request.
and after kim the date OF the execu-
ton. he directed that Lehman he taken
to Sing Sing at once. Lehman adj
mitted that he killed his child and
said he intended to kill his hve-year-old
son Samuel, who he also threw of the
| fire escape. The boy will be crippled for
life as "A result of his injuries. Lieb-
man gave az a reason for getting rid
OF the children that he could not give
them a good home and did not want to
see them grow up in poverty.
An appeal will be taken from the
verdict of the court.
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BODY HERE TODAY.
Funeral To Re Privatc-Plans Not
Arranged Yet.

Leo Franks body will arrive at the
| ~ennsylyania station at 6 o'clock this
morning and will be taken Immediately
TO i52 Jnderhill avenue. Brooklyn,
where Franks parents. MIR. and Mrs,
Rudolph Frank. live with their marrkd
daughter. Ms. otto Stern. her husband
and two children.
No announcement OF funeral arrange
ments had been made last night. ac-
cording to Otto Stern. II is the wish Of
the family. Soweyer. that the services be
private.
Mrs. Flank saw newspaper men for a
few moments early In the day. She was
weeping bitterly as she talked from the
window of the gray house. the shades OF
which were drawn.
My son belongs TO me alone she
said. THAT IL all | care about just nov
when he shall come hons 10 me. I
want the funeral TO be quiet. with only
the family present. We wish for no
demonstration We only wish to be let
alone In u sorrow
"Wili il Ice an orthodox funeralr'
asked "a reporter from q Jewish paper.
II am "A Jewess In heart and soul"
replied Mrs. Frank. II believe In God,
and | know that my son Is innocent and
is going straight to his Maker. But
! have many Christian friends. and |
would not wish To he too strictly Jew
ish."
h was asked about her feeling
toward the men h had killed her son,
but she brushed aside such questions inn
patiently. She is NOT thinking Of that
now she said, only of the fact that her
boy il dead.
Mr.. Frank said that the family's
greatest desire now Is to achieve privacy,
at least until after the first sharpness OF
grief has been dulled by time. He 50 III
h a the funeral arrangements had not
u en- decided upon and spoke impatiently
OF the efforts to get interviews.
q what good is it to tell me that
everybody has sympathy for u.s. he de-
manded. - know that. You have a
heart. young man, have you not? ! do
moi want to he discourtcous, but We feel
that This II our private AFFAIR. We have
received a great many telegI ans Of
~ mpathy, but I cannot make these pub
lie or give out the names OF the scnders.' -
Mr.. Frank said that on Tuesday morn
ing at about the time when Franks body
was found hanging from a tree the
family had received a letter from him.
The father declined Ia make this public,
hut It was learn d from Mr.. Stern that
Frank wrote in a cheerful vein, saying
that he had almost recovered from the
wound he received from William Green,
the convict who tried TO murder him,
and would soon b. well II about.
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ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.
some Of the Latest Names Placed
on the Registers.

Manhattan-G. II. Starrett, Jackson
willie. Fla. L. X. Baldwin, Geneva, y
Y. +. +. Barlow. Chicago Mr.. and Mrs
J. NJ. Pau, Yonkers; VI. j. Greene
Alexandria, Va. II. l.. Thompson, Porte
Rico.
Prince George-Parker r. Waite
natl +. q. Greenleaf, Chicago; A. b
st. Louis w. +. Long. Chicago.
Albert. u. Garrison. Dallas, Tex.
J. n. Murphy. Danbury Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Nelson, Wilmington, Del. Mr.
and Mrs. =. H. Sawyer. Scranton. Pa.
McAlpin-Br. and Mrs. W. l.. Beach.
ley, Hagerstowu. Md. Dr. NJ. j. stall
Milwaukee Mr.. and Mrs. n. W. Fenton
jamestown. y. V. Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ
Woodruff. Winston-Salem. y. G.: Mrs
George Pierce, Baltimore.
Knickerbocker-Mrs. GEORGE Mott
Scranton, Pa. W. T. Johnson, Erie, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph II. Od'll. SaI
Francisco Or. and Mrs. j. II. Robertson
Chicago.
Netherland-Mr. and Mrs. John
Dugan. Chicago william Frciday. Phil
adelphia.
Northumberland Il. Bippett. Balti.
more r. T.. Book. New Orleans.
Martinique-Joseph Il. Hin. Balti-
more Mr.. aud Mrs. Sterett Cuthbertson
Bowling Green. ny. Ridgeway Bishop
Chicago Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Merritt
Pensacola. Fla. Fred A. Ravens, Phila.
delphia Mr.. and Mrs. James Boland
Scranton. Pa.
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from the State prison many OF these
automobiles traversed the same route
taken by the lynchers. out the road to
~hatonton, passing the bridge where more
man a hundred shots were fired by the
lynchers, and on Ia Marietta. where the
lynching took place.
So far as an Investigation ~ tho
state prison Is concerned there will be
none II is believed. although the Macon
Ittcgrdph has been agitating an investi-
cation or the institution for some time.
There were some who have looked for
the removal of Warden Smith because
OF the agitation which included the sub
ishlng OF letters from convicts show
Ing OF terrible treatment of conyicts q,
favoritism To some and brutality 10
others.
lf there is n Investigation of the
state prison IL will he ~ these charges
rather than OF the prison officials fail
ure To save the life OF Frank. il is be-
lieved here. Tonight Chairman David
son left the State prison farm, where
he has been since last Monday. having
himself been a witness Of the kidnapping
Of Frank.
There isn't a thing that 7 can add
TO the story said Mr.. Davidson to
night, wv all regret that It occurred
We feel that Warden Smith and Capt.
Burke were taken by surprise. out
witted by the mob. and that's all Their,
is TO II. Even the automobile that the
officials used here had been drained
OF It's gasoler,e. so that there was no
of getting hurriedly away from
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SLATON TELLS ATLANTA
MAYOR HE WILL RETURN
Ex-Governor Calls WOOdward's
Speech an Invitation to
More Lawlessness.
ny Es-Gov. JOHN NJ. sLAToN.

ny Es-Gov. JOHN ". sLATON.
SAN Francisco. Cal. Aug. Isl ave
defended Georgia and her good neople
everywhere and shall continue TO do so.
l was born In that state and I low her
and her reputation. I shall return in
accordance with my original intentions
after having taken the first vacation ]
have enjoyed in fifteen years.
The infammntory utterances Of Mayor
Woodward and Of others who may make
them for political purposes will not in
the slightest deter me. nor will they
affect my confidence in the people of
Georgia.
/ have read with amazement and
shame the statements attributed to
Mayor Woodward In his speech last
night. In one breath he proposed to
defend the fair name of Atlanta and Of
Georgia and in the next cast on them
the most terrible odium and oondemna-
ton. I did not think that even politics
would lead the Mayor Into such a state
ment. Similar uttersnces made before
the lynching naturally resulted in subse-
quent lawlessness.
Mayor Woodward In his speech posed
as a defender OF Georgia's honor and in
the course OF his speech suggested that
the Governor. who had lone what he
believed right. could not with safety re-
turn to his native State within less than
a year.
Such a statement Is not only q gross
reflection on the State. but Is absurd
and ridiculous. and II In further stimula-
two Of the mob impulse coming from
an official who should stand IN favor
OF law and order. II is In accordance
with the u~tterances of Others who ex-
pect to utilize the Frank case a. a basis
for political perferment and as an asset
for dominating the politics Of Georgia
II is horrible to think that a human
life c1uld he made a football of politics.
however selfish.
Seven hours before Mayor Woodward
spoke | declared that the genius of
Georgia was represented by the church,
the ~schoolhouse and the court house,
and the tenderness OF the people for
the rights Of the humblcst citizen caused
them TO give the Governor the power
to substitute one penalty for another
when doubt might arise as 10 the just
ness of the extreme penalty.
AnybCdy can go to Georgia either
to live or TO make his investment with
the abiding confidence in the honesty
and kindly treatment of her people.
Condemn the action OF the mob. A
refusal TO maintain the duly organized
institutions of the State means anarchy,
and | repeat nj I declared yester-
day. that in my judgment the great
conscience OF Georgia would condemn
any lawless action. think Mayor
Woodward's statement IN an affront to
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THRONGS VISIT SCENE.
Question Prison OmciaIs Until
They Are Exhausted.

M%ILLEDdEvILLE, Ga. Aur ,s-u,n-
dreds of peop,e ,ror ali
- 81" paris OF georgia
came mere to-day personally to go over
me ground that the iynchers OF Leo
Frank went on Monday n,ob, ,,,., a..
States mos, $3.50 .e' .o
- TVS "o'eu prisoner was kid
~pp" ana put TO death. They zane by
train, by automobile and in carriages.
Warden Smith and s,,,, mi. uoro
surrounded nv these crnn,ds ,hro"nh
out the day and forc.J o., 49,,
again and again tho s,o,y -, hoo. r..
were held up, To.niyb, hoth mo, ara
exhausted nv tbei, aynartan,a "
There ,sn,, a
saw said Vardn n'o'e tnat -"
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NO RACE PREJUDICE.
Georgia Congressman DcplOres
Lynching-Thfnks Frank Guilty.

COLORADO SPRINGs, Aug. 1S.-Congress-
nan Charles II. Crisp of Americas, Ga,
In an interview to-day said
AS a law abiding citizen of Georgia,
I greatly deprecate the lynching OF
Frank, as 7 regretted the horrible crime
that aroused the people to such a frenzy,
and which. in my opinion. and the ma
tority OF GeOrgians believe the same. he
committed. ! do not, of course, condone
the act OF the lynchers.
II know that In Georgia there is no
rae prejudice against the Jews. Jews
and %gcntiles engage In business in part
nership. They i~ntermarry and their
social relations are OF the pleasantest
character. 1t was the belief that Mary
Phagan. the poor little working girl,
was assaulted and murdered by Frank
which caused the Intense feeling against
him and not race prejudice
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WHAT AROUSED SLATON.
Atlanta Mayors Warning tn Keep
Away From Georgia.

Away From Georgia.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 1s.-In hi.
speech here last night J. G. Woodward.
Mayor OF Atlanta. Ga, startled his hear
ers by rushing to the defence OF the
lynching of Leo Frank. Speaking with
great feeling he sounded n warning to
ex-Gov. John NJ. Slaton against return
ing to Georgia. He declared In impas-
stoned terms that the mob who took Leo
Frank from the Georgian penal farm
got the man who murdered Mary
Phagan.
People throughout the United States
have obtained their ideas of the Frank
case from a poisoned n subsidized
press and press reports" he said. Com
mon decency prevents me from telling
o OF the revolving truths OF the muir
der OF Mary Phagan.
"While We people of Georgia deplore
this deed of Monday night we know
what is behind the feeling that prompted
IL. and | want It understood that II Is
simply emphasizing the fact that when
1t comes to woman's honor there Is no
limit We will not go to avenge and 20
protect II.
"Seventy-ive per cent. of the people
OF Georgia are convinced nat the man
%lynched Monday night committed the
deed. and they are on the ground and
ought to know.
81 want TO put my city and State In
the right light and l have the nerve to
do 1t l will be home in less han a
week. and l can go back feeling / have
done my duty"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-19
YOUTH HELD AS $4,000 THIEF
Accused of Robbing Eighth Ave-
nue. JeNelry store.

George Jagielski, l6. OF S2l East Sew
enty-hfth street, said by the police to be
the leader of "A gang of window breakers.
was arraigned yesterday before Magis-
trate Levy OF the West Side court.
charged with looting the window of the
jewelry store OF George Ryan. 706
Eighth avenue, on March IL last. More
thar $4,000 worth OF jewelry was taken.
Jagielski asked for an adjournment
until tomorrow and Magistrate Levy
fixed his bail at $4,000 at the request OF
detectives. who said they also a "A
warrant charging Jagielski with a 1000
jewclry store robbery in Hoboken.
According to the police Jsgielski is the
leader of "A band of window smashers
which has recently been connected with
robberies in which the loot amounted to
many thousands Of dollars.
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PUNISH THE GUILTY.
ATLANTA ".ournaI" says Anarchy
Must Re Crushed.

ATLANTA, Aug. 1S.-The Atlanta oar
val says OF the Frank lynching
"Thc mob hat committed this crime
does not represent the decency and intel
ligence of Georgia any more h a any
mob represents the decency n intelli-
gence of any State. But this mob does
represent a savage. anarchistic impulse
that will wax hy~draheaded Inc uncon-
trollablc unless 1t is crushed. The in
dividuals guilty of this outrage must he
brought to justice and made an ever
lasting example.
AS the chief custodian Of the States
honor and law. II IL the Governors
solemn duty to investigate this crime to
its blacklist bottom and to exhaust every
resource at his command to see that the
guilty are punished n the States in
tegrity indicated"
The Georgian y
Much will be said m written of the
lynching, much that will be ineffective
and of no account because of the passion
and vehemence behind 1t. 1t seems to
the Georgian that right now is a poor
time to indulge in hysterical and in
sincere words.
THE Governor a said that he pro-
poses to go to the bottom of this horrible
AFFAIR Let us have patience that he
may do SO, and let us have faith to be-
lieve that he will"
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HINT OF
Savannah "Press" Discusses
~Whitewash' of Prison OmciaIs.

SAVANNAH, Aug. 1S.-The Savannah
Pvess continues to hint at collision be-
tween officials at the State Farm and
the mob that lynched Frank. Discuss
ing the "whitewash'' of officials by the
Prison Commission, following the recent
attack On Frank by Green. the Press
says:
The State seems TO want to have
affairs investigated at the prison farm.
The Commissioners have already written
a clean bill OF health for all concerned.
They We're on the ground and may be
they knew just how scared every body
was when the not came along
The morning NeIcs, following a SINH
lar line. calls Oh the Governor for an
investigation. and lays tho blame for
what has happened at the door of out
siders, who have criticised Georgia for
the conduct of the courts in the prose-
cution of Frank.
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INQUIRY.
Prominent New Workers to Raise
Fund 10 investigate Lynching.

A campaign to enable the whole c1un-
try TO have a share in bringing about
the arrest and punishment ~ the men
guilty of lyuChing Leo Frank was
launched yesterday In the office of lsa-
dor NJ, Levy, 4 commissioner of the
New York Board of Educa'ion, In the
Woolworth Building. Others present
were Judge Edward Swami, ~ex-Congress-
man william :. Bennett, Judge Roger
Pryor, Congressman Walter VI. Chard-
Ter and Harry Schlacht.
The committee announced that sew
erai II the most prominent clergymcn
In the country had promised active CO.
operation N delegates are expected
from each state in the union,
A public subscription will he taken up
TO dcfraY the expenses of expert iuvesti-
gators who win offer their services TO
GOV, Harris of Georgia, II the Georgia
officials refuse their assistance, the in
y~es,lgators viii report O. the country
at large just what efforts have been
made to punish Leo Franks abductors,
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PRISON HEADS SCORED.
Macon "News, Says o That
Lynchers Will Not Re Prosecuted.

MACON, Go.. Aug. 1s.-The following
editorial on the Frank case appears in
the Macon Neus tonight:
THE lynching of Leo NJ. Frank wac a
most deplorable affair. Every true citi-
sen of Georgia regrets the occurrence.
lilac the prison officials been on their
guard the mob never would have been
able to break into the State peniten-
tiary. After all the boasts of the prison
commission, the warden and the super
intendent as TO how well Frank would
be protected. IL Is Uncomfortable how
they toe idly by n permitted Frank
TO he forcibly taken from them.
Members of the mob will never be
prosecuted. o will any effort be made
to apprehend them. The Governor may
offer rewards and Grand Juries may
investigate. but like all other similar
occurrences, no results will be accom-
plished."
The Neps is of the opinion that the
least said about the matter from now
on the better.
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ARREST IN $4,000 CASE.
Alleged Embcszier Has SI8 Wher
Taken Into Custody.

North ADAMS, Mass, Aug. 1S.-Albert
Mayall, alias Merrill, who il wanted at
Camden, n. j., on a charge of embezzling
$4,000 from the Adams Express Com
pany, was arrested here to-day.
The prisoner vas formerly an express
messenger between Camden n Phila-
delphia. \ short time ago a package
containing IS. 900 was stolen and Mayall
disappeared about the same time. De-
tectives traced hin TO this city, where
he has a brother.
NJ the time of his arrest he had SIG.
Mayall is said TO have spent money
freely since coming here.
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for assistance after the iynchin
party got Frank"
Nearly Left Two Behind.

The lynchers almost left two Of their
number guarding Warden Smith. These
two men we're forgotten by the moi
and the cars were on their way when
the men were missed and the automo-
biles returned for them.
"If these men had not been caAed
for remarked Chairman Davidson. I'VE
would have something 10 work upon,
dc at this point. The method OF pro-
cedure will be decided upon at AtaG.ta.
where Commissioners Rainey has gone.
tonight. He will go from there TO
Atlanta early In the morning"
Inasmuch as the C%oroner's jury at
Marietta has X "A recess until Tues
day there are many people In Georgk,
who are suggesting that the inquiry be
transferred to Milledgeville, the scene
of the greatest activity In the kidnap-
ping of Frank. While 1t was admitted
last night that the Frank lynclers had
plotted to remove Bill Green, the man
who cut Franks throat, from prison
when they got Frank, IL Is not believed
now tina Green will be disturbed and
that his case will be left In the hands
of the Governor.
Prior to the attack on Frank Green
had made a request for pardon. This re-
quest is still on file with the Prison
Commission.
Prison officials heard tonight that the
members of the lynching party from
cobb county had been training for the
raid on the State prison ever since
Frank was taken there.
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EXPLOSION ON YACHT; 8 HURT.
hoy OF Five May He Blinded for
Life-Hunt for Leak.

Three persons were seriously injured
last night and, it il believed. n OF
them was blinded for life, when an
explosion occurred aboard the auxiliary
power boat F'anita, IA $1,000 craft, at
anchor in Rockaway Creek.
The boat il owned by Edward White
OF East Rockaway, He was in search OF
"A %gasolene leak with "A lighted match
when the explosion occurred.
TIL blast hurled White through the
deck. His son, Bertram, 8 years old,
was knocked down and the flames
scorched his eyes. Benjamin Ammer-
man. 10 years old. was burned about
the face and hands.
White, although badly injured, man.
aged 10 drag the boys away from the
boat and summon physicians.
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INVESTIGATE, is CRY
OF GEORGIA PAPERS
Want Prison Inquiry and Real
Prosecution of the
L%ynchers.
HINTS OF COLLISION

The newspapers Of Georgia continue
Ia lament on the disgrace heaped upon
the state by the lyncing Of Leo
Frank.
For the most part they demand a
thorough investigation Of the State
prison farm and a real hunt and pros
ecution of the lynchers.
But the opinion seems to be that
any investigation will amount to moth
ing and that the lynchers will never
be caught.
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FIRE SCARE AT THE PLAZA.
Blaze In storage Building Blocks
Fifth Avenue Tramc.

The Plaza Hotel received a Sigh,
scare last evening from a fire which
started In is general storage building
at I West Flfty-eighth street, two doors
west OF the hctel.
FAINT and oils used in alterations
on the top floors are believed no have
taken fire. Traffic on Fifth avenue was
blocked by the crowds several minutes,
The damage was slight.