The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-08-19
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reached the building a demand wa:
made for the gate to be opened
Meanwhile, one of the men begar
cutting the wires and informed the
guard at the prison gate if he did MOI
open it he would be killed as soon
as entrance was effected. The gate
was unlocked and a night guard
came forward, but he was immediate
covered and ordered to throw up his
hands.
when half way up the steps a
dozen men, rushed by me and made
a dash for Franks room. One pris-
oner declared that four men took
Frank by his arms and legs. while a
fifth grabbed him by the hair and he
was dragged and bumped down the
stone steps. Frank did not utter a
word, but apparently was suffering
intensely and groaned from pain in
llicted in handling him in his wound
ed condition
The affair was-all over within five
minutes, ii seemed to me.
During the entire time was
handcuffed and under guard. The
whole procedure was we'll ordered
and methodical and only a few words
We're spoken. leader did all the
talking. but I did not recognize any
of them. The leader said, Now boys
for the swamp. Then III less time
than it takes to tell it, they were
Off"
Slaton Shocked by Outrage.
San Francisco, Calif.-Former
Gov. John M. slaton, of Georgia, who
as chief executive of that state com
muted to life Imprisonment the SEN
tence of death passed upon Leo NJ.
Frank. and who is here visiting the
Panama-Pacific exposition, was in
formed here that Frank had been
lynched. He expressed himfelr ed
deeply shocked and indignant.
"T'he act was a consummate out
rage" said Mr.. Slaton, "and every
man engaged III the lynching should
be hanged, for he is an assassin,
Such an act is contrary to the civil
lization of Georgia and one which
every good citizen will condemn.
~ could use no language too con-
demnatory believe the governor of
Georgia will use all the power of
the state to punish the imalefactors
Georgia.
"Their act was one of cowardicc
which belongs alone TO the assassins.
81 am shocked and Mortified be-
yond expression. Any man who ap-
proves OF this action of the mob of
is unworthy to be Georg
ian.
"Any man or newspaper which
condones this offense ought to be
driven out of the state. But the con-
duct of this miserable mob of ass
assins is the conduct of the same peo-
pie who shoot man from behind
fence or murder woman from a COW
ardly heart
eff | knew of any stronger langu-
age | would use it,"
Mr.. Slaton will leave San Francis
co, probably tomorrow for visit
with friends on ranch. He and Mrs
Slaton will so to Los Angelo, i'm
about Il week then to San Diego to
visit the Panama California exposi-
tion and afterward to their home in
Georgia.
cot course I am not afraid to re-
turn to Georgia" he said. "This act
of lynching of Leo NJ. Frank is not
that of the good people of my state
1t represents the act of few crimin-
ais. The power of the state will be
eXerted to punish them.
"Why, it's reflection on the good
name of Georgia to suppose that I'd
be afraid to go back home. I'm go
ing to spend the rest OF my life there.
] would not hesitate for a minute
to return. I'll be back home by the
middle of September Mrs. Slaton and
/ planned this trip six months ago
It's the first vacation I've had in tif-
teen years"
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