Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-17

leo n. Frank was convicted for one
OF the most sordid crimes in the his
tory OF the courts, the murder Of pretty
fourteen year old Mary Phagan, a lit
tie worker iE the National Pencil Fac
tory. who had kissed nor mother good
10y less thai. an hour before her death.
: Frank. an educated man Of a good
Jow!sh family. was superintendent OF
the factory. His uncle was the presi-
dent Cf the company. In private life
Frank had hitherto been without re-.
rroach. He was al active lodge MEM
hci ana good husband.
- The testimony against him hing ed
OF. the story OF Jim Conley, negro.
WHO told Of helping dispose of tho
girrs body. Called an Ignorant
balcN" uy Franks supporters. Con-
leJ yet withstood without weak
ching twelve and q half hours straight
REORGANIZATION by Luther Rosser,
dean OF the Atlanta bar. AT the end
his testimony was mistaken.
-. Frank is the sou of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rudolph Frank of Brooklyn. His
father was a retired business man OF
!. means. Tho son graduated from public
schools and Pratt Institute in Brook
, Ign, ana then took an engineering
! course at Cornell University. He mar
, ried Miss Lucille Selg, daughter of a
+, wealthy Brooklyn family. who stood
, ,y him steadfastly and always has
F, maintained his innocence TO the end.
| HODY OF YOUNG GIRL
) IS FOUND IN CELLAR
The body of the young girl, bearing
marks of violence and evidently MUIR
dered. was found in the cellar of the
81, 1919. Beside it lay several notes,
supporting to have been written by
1.-THE girl herself and fixing the blame
on "a tall negro"
Conley declared he wrote the notes
I at Franks direction. lie gave a long
account of repulsive depravity that he
attributed to Frank. He said he had
.acted as look OUT while Frank re-
ceived the young woman in his Office.
She was strangled in struggling un-
successfully against outrage.
After Frank had choked the girl to
,sdeath, the negro said he ordered his
. employee to burn the body in the fac
tory furnace. Conley baked at this.
] SO together they carried the body to
: the basement where it was found.
: The girl. 1t was shown by the State,
!. had left her home that afternoon to
: collect some money due her. The de-
Tense maintained the girl did nor reach
: the factory the definite time the
( murder was said to have been COM
. mitted and also tried to proc an aiibi
? FOR Frank.
: On the other hand, the States attor-
: ney brought the chld's mother 10 tes-
@ NO IA
4 Saturday morning, the day preceding
: her death, after hastily eating some
$ boiled cabbage. 4 newsboy said that he
J rode to the city witlf'her ard that sho
: reached the factory-5 few minutes after
noon. A physician stated after an ex.
iamination of the girls stomach that
she must have met death within thirty
or forty minutes after eating.
PREDICTION PROVES
TRUE AS TO MONEY
Con!ey said Frank exclaimed few
minutes after the crime, Why should
II hang? have wealthy people in
Brooklyn" His predictiou proved true
in regard 10 the money, for this was
iavished on the defense. She trial
started July IS and closed August IS
The jury took Two ballots. the first
showing eleven for acquittal and one
doubtful. 4 remarkable feature was
:th" statement OF the presiding judge
after the verdict that he himself would
nave oesa in doubt To the guilt of
sthe defendant had NJ sat in The Jury
5hox
~ through tho trial the prisoner S
! via and iuolho: had sat near him
frey were overcome at the result The
c.s" Waa appealed to the highest stats