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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-17
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-17

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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-17

with honest heart and open mind, ov,
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-17

Congress is approprlating funds to
enlarge the buildings at the Indian
school at Wahpeton. The school
is crowded and pupils have been re-
fused at the school for lack of room.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-17

A H5liad' chimney, to which a stove
had been attached, in the I. o. o. F..
hall at Casselton, created quite a lit
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-17

Gus Sollom Of Reynolds is the in
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-17

President r. M. Black Of Ell sndale,
returned to Bismarck Thursday morn.
ing in the interest of the school.
The vital questions at present are
the mill tax and the bill for Great.
ing q board of regents.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-17

Steps are being taken by the mem
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-17

The farmers meeting held at Ant
Ter was pronounced a great SUCCESS
by all those present. ,,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-17

Mr.. Charles +. George, S25 Pcrdido ST., New Orleans, La.
writes: 81 think peruna the best tonic ever put on sale. 1Iav-
ing for years been afflicted with catarrh of the head and taken
medicine prescribed by differ ent physicians without avail, I
finally was induced to try Peluna. 1t effected a cure. That is
the strongest testimonial I can give as to it's usc.'
The Washington times., 1915-04-11
Cites Four Reasons For Believing
Frank Not Guilty.

| To the Editor of The Tipes:
Having been an interested reader OF
the Frank case in The Times, cannot
see how anyone could find him guilty.
or the innumerable reasons, the
strongest to me are
First-No one but a fool would count
on the silence Of colored man with a
doubtful record to conceal a crime, q
l4rime which he had no reason to con-
ceal. for an employer to whom he
owed nothing.
Second-lf Frank had killed the girl,
his first act would have been to send
Conley away, which he could easily
haveSdone before the latter knew there
was a crime.
Third-Conley's testimony that he had
watched for Frank Is ridiculous BY
| his own showing on this secession his
watching amounted to nothing; he. al.
lowed several people to go upstairs
without protest or even a warning to
| Frank. What was he watching" for
| Fourth-Everything against Frank Is
In itself slight and purely circumstan,
tial. till it Is magnified by clever
lawyer. Conley. had the opportunity tc
| Kill the girl. the motive either in theft
or assault. and his many contradictions
are far better explained by motive OF
| self preservation than by AN altruistit
wish to shield his employer. which
| tallies not at all with his known char
acter. "a LOGICAL WOMAN
Washington. April 6.
The Washington times., 1915-04-11
COnley Acquitted Frank.

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
Sir-It has been my good fortune to
read the testimony OF both sides in the
Leo Frank ease. as published in The
Times. ] am pleased with this chance Of
expressing my opinion that Frank fs in
nocent.
The States case against him, on Con-
ley's testimony alone, established an
element of reasonable doubt. Truly. =
man like Coniey. confessed notorious
liar on four different occasions is
hardly capable of telling the truth on
the nth, especially when his low cum
ming told him he was under suspicion.
Had been a Juror | would have voted
for ac0uNtal on these grounds alone,
unless 7 had been coerced otherwise by
the clamor OF the mob outside the court
for Franks conviction by Their mutter-
inGs and opinions against Frank time
and again, entering through the open
Windows
Franks clean-cut, straightforward
The Washington times., 1915-04-11
Shows Many Reasons For Believing
Frank Did Not Kill Girl.

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
The improbability of this man Frank s
committing a crime of this nature un-
der the circumstances Is supported by
these facts: That he was congenialIy
married; high standing in the com
munity; position in the factory: will
ingness to render assistance to Police
No motive was proved; there was
simply faint showing of opportunity.
mas of evidence given great
weight, which, under ordinary eircum-
stances, would require the greatest
stretch of imagination to deserve even
scant consideration, and then not until
some concrete evidence had been Of
fered. For instance: Coney's many.
varied, and contradictory statements
character witnesses, who had no definite
knowledge of his characters. experts of
the prosecution who made examinations
of the organs of the deceased, but ex-
cluded the experts of the accused
Prosecutions summing up nothing
more than an infiammatory speech OF
suppositions. insinuations, innuendoes
and Vitriolic verbosity.
An analysis of the case leaves one
with the impression that the police had
TO get" some one, the prosecutor had
The Washington times., 1915-04-11
Jury Ignored Facts.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Sir-A review Of the testimony Of the
Frank case demonstrates clearly enough
that the Jury deliberately threw away
the reasonable theory and adopted that
which was unreasonable. II not impos-
sible.
They >decided that Frank was guilty,
although In 50 doing they condemned q
man Of previous upright character in
place Of the negro, Jim Conley. who
was constantly in trouble with the
police.
They followed like sheep tbs sugses-
tions OF the solicitor, although this
compelled them to believe that the
clock in the factory was behind time
and the car on which Mary Phagan
came to town was far ahead OF time.
suppositions for which there was no
basis in the testimony that could find,
and I searched 1t thoroughly.
1t was more reasonable to believe the
negro the murderer. hiding as he was
on tho first floor of tho factory, than
it was to suppose Frank had commit
ted the crime. Frank was in his Office
on the second moor and subject to in
terruptions at Any time. Yet tho Jury
disregarded all thecircumstances. and
in answer to the cry OF tho people
about the corut house condemned him
to the gallows. JAMES r. ANGLE.
. Baltimore, Apr1l g.
The Washington times., 1915-04-11
Thinks Frank Innocent.

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
Sir am stating briefly my reasons
for thinking leo Frank innocent. Mary
Phagan could not be at the factory
when Monteen Slower was there unless
tho car was ahead Of time II Frank
lured the girl to the metal room ~
tween "a 10 and 1915, he could not ~
seen at his desk at 2:20 by Quinn and
by Mrs. White at 1890. ...
The prosecution did not prove that
the crime was committed on the second
floor, according to the States exports
II 1t was not Frank Is innocent 1t is
more probable the girl was thrown down
the scuttle by Conley.
For Frank to have done all tho things
which Conley claims from IL :56 to 1 10
seems impossible, as Frank was seen
waiting for his car about 10. He ar
rived home between 1 20 and 100.
Conley was Intoxicated and I don't
think he intended to burn tho body. Sup
pose that Frank suggested that he burn
the body. why should he have him write
the notes? Thee statements and testt-
mony of Conley are unreliable don't
consider any Of them to be the gospel
truth. JOSEPH HOLLANDER
No. 466 Clinton avenue, Newark.
The Washington times., 1915-04-11
Would Pit Conley To Supreme Test
To Make Him Confess.

70 the Editor Of THE TINES
do not believe in the death penalty
n circumstantial evidence at any time,
ut would like to offer one suggestion
regard to the Atlanta murder mys-
ory. which. II tried out, might bring
onfession from the guilty person
First-Find a girl that closely re-
,embles the Phagan girl. Have her
lress all in white, with cord about
,er neck similar to that found on the
murdered girl.
Second-HaVe a special room prepared
With secret entrance through the
,astition wall. and numerous peep-holes
or witnesses to note anything that may
Ie seen or said in the room.
Third-Bripg Conlev in this room for
an interview with one of the detectives,
that had been in the habit of question
ing him. After a few minutes the de-
teCtive would leave the ROOM, Have the
girl enter by the secret door, with Con-
ley facing in that diTection. so he Will
he able to see her enter apparently
through the wall.
The girl could hold up her hands to-
ward him. asking why he did it, and
TO confess if he desires to go to heaven,
Or words to that effect, to work on the
mind of an ignorant person. The chances
are confession would quickly follow,
This would avert the possibility OF
furnishing an innocent person with TIE
death penalty. L" A. u
Washington. Aprtl L
The Washington times., 1915-04-11
Believes Whole Case Against Frank
Was Framed Up."

To the Editor of The Times:
| have read the testimony and other
matter in the Leo NJ. Frank case, as
published in The Washington Times
during the past eight or ten Sundays,
and ! am thoroughly convinced that
MIR. Frank Is entirely innocent of the
crime for which he has been convicted
To my minds not one single fact es-
tablishing his guilt has been satisfac-
totly maintained by any of the evil
dence published. but it all tends to
esta ablish his innocence,
The very fact that detectives ad-
mitted under oath on the witness stand
in court that they had practically
FORCED Conley to alter his statements
so that they would consist" for they
would otherwise be proofs of Franks
innocence), indicates very clearly to
me the whole case against Frank was
frame-up' from start to finish. The
rtact that the jury brought in a var-
dict of guilty. however, is not srpris-
Ing when it is known that they had
good grounds for believing they would
be mobbed If they did not. The whole
prosecution of that man Frank appears
to me to have been a blasphemy
against the sacred name of justice.
a. &. QUISEN BERRY.
Washington, April s.
The Washington times., 1915-04-11
TEN QUESTIONS
ON FRANK CASE

To the Editor of The Times:
/. Where was Frank when Mon
teen Slower called for her pay?
2. Who ever heard of a colored
murderer placing notes be-
side the body of his victim,
particularly using the word
"negro" in the notes?
8. Why did Frank tell the
watchman to 60 home and re-
port back at 6?
4. What was Frank doing be-
tween the hours of 4 and 6 on
the afternoon of the murder?
5. Why did Frank telephone to
the factory at 7 and ask the
watchman if everything was all
right?
6. What became of the silver
mesh bag containing Mary
IHaSanS pay
7. Why did Frank refuse to
meet 'Conley face to face in
Jail?
8. Why did it take the watch
man eight and a half hours to
discover the body in a small
factory?
8. What became of the "crocus"
sack that Conley alleges the
body was carried ip?
10. Did Conley eventually tell
the truth?
, BALDWIN C. POTTER.
No. 377 Putnam ave-, Brooklyn,
The Washington times., 1915-04-11
Calls Frank Verdict Amazing an
Prennst eIouS.

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
or all the preposterous, amazing YER
diets rendered by a jury of twelve men.
that one in Atlanta Ga, was the worst.
If was as sure of heaven as l am OF
that unfortunate mans innocence. i
need never worry concerning my spirit
ual welfare.
There are a hundred good reasons !
could quote showing his innocence. but
in my humble estimation one Is suffi-
Went, viz: Would any intelligent man
deliberately place his neck in a moose,
by showing a crooked. designing, and
drunken colored man where the body of
his victim lay? Frank was not strong
man. but he certainly was strong
enough to dispose of that body himself.
The jury disregarded the first prin-
ciple Of American liberty and Justice
when they failed to give the poor man
even the benefit OF doubt.
CHARLES II. TURNBULL.
Washington. April 10.
The Washington times., 1915-04-11

statement on the stand, corroborated
on all material points as to time nnd
| circumstances by witnesses, confirms
mot guilty"
The finding OF the door forced open
in the basement on Sunday morning
and the stained finger prints on the
door jamb show somebody left that way
after Frank had gone from the building
by the front door and locked 1t at 1:20
p. m. the day before. the day of the
murder.
| Whoever II was that left tho factory
Through that. forced doorway Is the
murderer of Mary Phagan. In my opin-
ION. he may be Conley.
FRANK l.. JONES.
Ossining, n. Y, April 10
The Washington times., 1915-04-11
Leo NJ. Frank Innocent

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
We have read the evidence for and
against Leo NJ Frank as given in The
Times, and we cannot see how IA Jury
could convict him of murder. The cv.-
denCe against him was very himsy,
and really pointed to his innocence. and
We wonder that Conley's testimony was
taken at all. It Is so fun of contradict
tions. ConleN at one time SAYS the
notes were written the day before the
murder. and when he says Frank want
The Washington times., 1915-04-11
Testimony Proves Guilt.

To the Iodtor Of THE TIMES:
Sir-It Is difficult to believe that in
the city OF Atlanta, or IN tho whole Of
the South, twelve men could be found
who, ssimply because of race prejudice.
would doom a fellow human being to
death.
But that IL what friends Of Leo Frank
who was convicted of the murder Of
Mary Phagan, would have us believe
am convinced by the testimony that
any unprejudiced jury would have found
Frank guilty. Let these hystercal cries
about injustice cease. Fl. L. X.
Washington, April 8.
The Washington times., 1915-04-11
Feeling Was Bitter.
,ditor Of THE TIMES

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Sir-Have read ali the evidence in. the
Frank case printed In The Times and
I think Frank waS>convicted on evidence
not admitted. but told TO the jury (and
II stuck In their minds). that Frank
was a degenerate. although Detective
Burns offered a reward of 5000 to any
body who could prove 1t, and nobody
could collect the 5000
Had the jury acquitted Frank he
would have been harshly treated by
outsiders. Why. the judge would not
permit Solicitor Dorsey to finish his
summing up of tho case on a Saturday
afternoon, but adJournedJuntil Monday.
the feeling wass 20 bitter! The city was
tull of strangers who came there to
hear the finish.
| think Frank j statements to the jury
should have been received with more
consideration thar Conley's changeable
assertions. NJ. A. LAWRENCE.
Newark, April 6.
The Washington times., 1915-04-11
Believes Frank Did Not Commit
Crime,

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
wish to thank you for the opportun-
ty given to the public through your
clumns to Judge for themselves
whether Leo Frank Is guilty.
read every word of the testimony
md on general principles there seems
. be no doubt that some other person
'ommitted the crime. Conley was on
: debauch that day, and was prepared
FOR It. He was not on duty for FRANK
rs no one saw him Except Mrs. Whlte,
,ren he was iR hiding), and po one was
orevented going in or out Frank seem
ID unconscious of everything outside OF
his duties in connection with the fac
'ory. and could not have committed the
crime during those hours when he was
repairing to leave. Nor could any man
have done the clerical work. which
Nave no doubt he did perform that
afternoon, with q crime of that kind on
his mind.
Circumstantial evidence points ten
times to Conley to one against Frank.
Tcnley .has lied, made a number OF
stc temerts, only one of which fits the
case and was caught with tho goods
n him. Frank made but one state
'nent r. f. GlLBERI.
Washington. April 7.
The Washington times., 1915-04-11
Washington, April 10.
Prosecution Made Complete Failure

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
The Washington Times full account
of the celebrated Lee Frank trial i'm
pressed by mind with the complete fail
ure of the prosecution to prove Franks
guilt
There was nothing but supposition,
with two unequal suspects. Leo Frank
had not the time to commit such a
crime. Here we have in Frank, n sane,
educated man; ambitious. shrewd, level
headed, filling a responsible position re-
Quiring constant self-control. He had
not the opportunity" as he knew at
any moment he might be interrupted.
To commit such a crime on a mad i'm
pulse was TO turn such a man1nstantly
into deGenerate-a fiend incarnate-
degeneraCy comes slowly.
To take such a fearful risk was TO
turn wise man instantly into a reck-
less fool, counting discovery that would
lose him all that he held most valuable
in life.
The other suspect a low
type of man. often in the hands OF the
The Washington times., 1915-04-11
Convinced Of Innocence.

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
Sir-Those who have followed the
discussion of the Frank case in The
Times must be convinced that the in
nocence OF Frank Is established to a
mathematical certainty. and that the
guilt of Conley is beyond all question
The final argument of the solicitor gen
eral was masterpiece. 1t had the ring
of sincerity and of fairness. But we
look through it in vain for single fact
for which they had the right to arrest
or tndict Frank. We look In vain for
any explanation of the absurdities. con-
tradictions, and impossiblities with
which the prosecution abounds.
f. d. BARTON,
No. 292 fremont St. Rochester, n Y.
The Washington times., 1915-04-11

The letters below have been selected
from the scores received with a view to
presenting. as far as possible; a con-
Sensus. 1t would be impossible, to print
hem all In full. Responses have been
"eceived from Pennsylvania, Delaware.
Virginia, New York-even some of the
middle Western States-a decided mani
festation of the interest taken by the
general public in the presentation of
the facts brought out in the trial of
Leo Frank for the murder of Mary
Phagan.' The letters follow: -
Thought Frank Innocent, Now Be-
lieves He Is Guilty. =
TO the Editor of The Times:
You invite opinions. and the reasons
therefor, whether Frank is guilty or in
nocent. I practiced lay in Illinois for
more than twenty years, devoting much
Ittention to criminal law, criminal evil
lence. and criminal procedure | fol-
lowed the evidence closely while Frank
vas on trial. and I came to the con-
clusion that he killed the girl. and that
his sentence was just one When
Frank made his remarkable speech to
The court why sentence Of death should
not be pronounced against him. my
conviction was little shaken, and af-
ter Burns had made his Investigations,
and published a number of affidavits in
behalf of Frank, all of which were sub
sequently repudiated by the respective
affiants, my conviction of Franks guilt
was stll more shaken. Then, finally
when these affiants repudiated their
Burns affidavits, and after l had care
fully re-read the whole evidence as pub
ished in The Times, as well as the ar
guments of counsel in the case, l again
swung back to my original opinion, and
now l am again firmly convinced tha t
Frank, and no one else, killed the girl.
His strange agitation. his statement
that he was at the factory on the fatal
afternoon preparing his weekly report,
when the evidence shows, and when his
usual custom was to maRe it out I'm the
forenoon. his caneeling his appointment.
nts refusal to meet Con!ey, except in
private, his calling up Newt Lee the
night Mary Phagan lay dead in the
basement Of the factory. to ask him If
every thing was all right at the fac
tory" his failure to answer repeated
and long-rung telephone calls for more
than four hours after the body was
ound by Newt Lee, all these things, and
Z hundred more. point unerringly to
F'rank's guilt. Jim Conley withstood
nine hours of terrific cross-examination
without turning a hair from the main
md vital parts of his evidence, as
Burns himself admits, which he could
not have done If his testimony had not
heen based on truth.
I'M oft
The Washington times., 1915-04-11
Washington. April s.
Gives Credence To Opinions Of De

tectives.
To the Editor o, THE TIMES:
In regard to the Frank Case I wish
to say that my opinion is that Frank
Is guilty
FOLLOWING are my reasons. condensed
in 200 words 4
l. The best detectives in the country
agreed that It was Frank or Conley.
= The finding of the notes: the tele-
phone message to his watchman; the
letter to his uncle; the canceling Of the
afternoon engagement, go to show that
the murderer Could foresee The events
following the discovery. He planned
evidence to- shift the guilt,
3. Frank was the superintendent of a
factory. To hold such a position. a man
must be intelligent.
A. Conley is poor ignorant colored
man; yet he was too wise to 60 down
alone, and burn the body. He knew that
meant guilt. He knew that when ask ed
# he could write, the detectives were
suspicious.
ant one, as Is Conley. would never have
had sense enough to plan a defense.
Had Conley committed the deed he
would have fled, and would never have
left the body in the open. Neither would
he have written his guilt on paper and
left it by his victim!
D: Frank Is intelligent and planed his
defense, but he did mot understand the
criminal.
I. Summing up my reasons. The mur-
derer of Mary Phagan foresaw the de-
tectives hunting evidence, and manu-
factured what he thought would clear
MN This alone shows he was unus-
ually intelligent which eliminates Con-
Fort-Myer, Va, April s.
The Washington times., 1915-04-11
Race Prejudice in Trial.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Sir: Prejudice because Of Leo NJ.
FRANKS race crept into the trial at At
lanta. one easily can see by reading the
testimony, and undoubtedly had large
part in shaping the verdict.
The police, with nothing against Frank
except that he had admitted paying the
Phagan girl the day she was slain, evil
IDENTIFY set out to mold the testimony to
that theory. ] never have read Of a
ministration of justice than the arrest
of the negro woman Minola Mcknight,
who was placed behind the bars until
she would sign the statement that the
detectives had prepared for her.
C. c. MILLS.
Troy. N. Y. April 8.
The Washington times., 1915-04-11

, police. He had the better -'opportunity.-
The purse with the girls pay was the
temptation.
No logical. practical mind ever oon-
cefved the absurd idea OF the deooy
notes found beside Mary Phagan's body
while tho debasted mind is notoriously
cunning and inclined toward fantastic
tricks. l.. NJ B.
The Washington times., 1915-04-11

ed him to dispose of the body Frank
said he hit too hard. II don't seem pos
slble that an intelligent and educated
man would Contide in a negro OF the
Conley type. We have lived too long in
the South to believe that Frank dbl
so, or that Conley heard scream and
Jews, Tat we know there is greas
prejudice against the Jewish race.
MRS. NJ f. DOLBY,
+. l. DOLBY,
1l22 Morse St ne. city.