Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-08-19
THOROUGH PROBE
IN FRANK CASE
GOVERNOR S PLAN
slaton's Successor, Governor
Harris, Hastens Home From
Speaking to Aid In
vestigation.
ATLANTA MAYOR APPLAUDS
Warns x-Governor Never to
Return to State-Says Frank
Received Merited Punish
ment For Phagan Crime.
ATLANTA MAYOR APPLAUDS

Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 19.-All the legal
machinery available to Governor Har-
'ris will be put into motion to apprehend
the men who lynched Leo NJ. Frank at
Marietta yesterday. Governor Harris so
announced today when he came here
tending a state confederate veterans
reunion.
''1,his affair is shocking and am go
ing to have it Investigated to the very
limit of my power" said Governor Har-
riS.
He has not made up his mind exact
ly what will be done Immediately. 1t
is believed much will depend upon the
findings of the Cobb county coroner's
jury, which adjourned to meet Tues
day. after having short session. yes
terday. The. governor had not decided
when he reached his office whether
or not reward would be offered for
apprehension of members OF the lynch
ing party.
Prison Probe Unlikely.
II. l.. Rainey a member of the state
prison commission, arrived here today
from Milledgeville. With other mem-
bers of the commission he was at the
prison farm when Frank was taken
away. Like r. E. Davidson, chairman
OF the commissions he is of the opin-
ion that nothing could be gained by an
investigation of the events at the PEN
itentiary Mr. Davidson left Nlilledge-
willie early today for Atlanta
A coroner's jury in Cobb county. en-
paneled Yesterday. heard only two Wit
nesses. BY them the identity of the
body was established The jury adj
journed until next Tuesday,
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ACTION OF FRANKS sLAYERs
San Francisco. Aug. Isl. G. Wood
ward. mayor of Atlanta. Ga, who Is
visiting this city. is on record today as
declaring that Leo M. Frank. who was
lynched Monday night. suffered the
just penalty for an unspeakable crime
The Atlanta mayor at the same time
warns former Governor John nj. Sla-
ton not to return to Georgia
Mayor Woodward made his declar-
alton at a banquet of the California
State Assessors association and their
families last night. Little OF no ap-
plause greeted the remarks of Mayor
Woodward. though he was listened to
with close attention.
In the course of his speech. which
was entirely unexpected, Mayor Wood
ward said:
II am going to take occasion tonight
to tell OF the events that have put
Georgia on the map in a very undesir-
able light. / am going to endeavor to
set you right. People throughout the
United States have obtained their ideas
of the Frank case from the poisoned
and subsidized press and press re-
ports.
Common decency prevents me from
telling you the revolving truths of the
murder of Mary Phagan. | wish you
all knew the truths as know them.
I. L..
case ever since it started and l have
read every line of evidence that was
introduced: everything that has trans
pired ] know, and I know that there
is not a member of the jury that tried
Leo Frank who. from the time it rem
dered the verdict to this day. has any
idea that he would change his decision
If put to the test again
Georgia is the leading state of the
south. Its people cannot be classed
with tramps, hoodlums. bandits and
lawbreakers but things had come to
point where every avenue of the law
had been exhausted and the judgment
OF the courts set aside by one man and
the people felt that it was up to them
to take the law into their hands,
We have learned a bitter lesson
through the vicious practices of the me-
gro of the south. and when the occa-
sion arises in which a woman has been
"ioi!socu oui SitlIelSuil) ISHoTtso lle INV
and metes out swift punishment.
While we people of Georgia deplore
this decd of Monday night, we know
what is behind the fee,!ng that prompt
ed it, and ] want it Understood that it
is simply emphasizing The fact that
when it comes to a v-NE.ans honor
there is no limit we in not go to
aNcngc and to protect.
There We're only two people impii-
Gated in the death of Mar Phagan. I
know the. negro did not commit the
decd and am positive that rs per cent
of the people of Georgia are convinced
that the man lvnched Monday night
committed the deed. and they are on
the ground and ought to know.
As mayor OF Atlanta, / have re-
ceived tons and tons of letters. petit
tions and requests asking that some-
thing be dorc for Frank. and they have
all gone into the waste basket. for like
all Georgia people who are in posi-
zion to get at the truth l knew the
facts.
Il know Jack slaton. have known
him for 30 years. ever since he was a
young man. / have been friends with
him and while hate to say it, would
not advise him to return to Georgia for
year--if ever"
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