Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-22
FRANKS SENTENCE
IS COMMITTED BY
GOVERNOR SLATON
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man. Newt Lee. to leave the faatoFy for
two hours; that the same evening Frank
called Lee on tho telephone: that Leo
found the double inner doors locked ell
Of which things he had never doro be-
fore; that a cord similar to that with
which the sirl was stransled was found
IN quantities on the metal room floor.
and IN less quantities in the basement
where the body was discovered. He also
included the testimony OF Miss Monteen
Slower that when she was In Franks
offica. about the time the state commended
Frank and the PhagRn girl were IN the
metal room. Frank was not in his office.
although he had declared he had not
left the office.
ConIey's story Inconsistent.
The most startling and spectacular
testimony In the case was that given by
a negro. Jim conIey, who finished in the
chain gang" the statement says. He
then referred TO the murder notes"
found beside the body. which Conley
finally admitted he had written at
Franks dictation.
"Coniey claimed Frank asked him TO
come TO the factory on Saturday and
watch Cor him as ne had done. which,
he explained. meant that Frank expected
10 meet some women" the governor says.
'coniey occupied dark place beside the
elevator behind some boxes"
'Conlcv mentioned several male and
female employees who went up the steps
10 the second floor. where Franks office
was located. He said Mary Phagan went
IN thu stairs: then In a few minutes he
heard footsteps going toward the metal
room; that he heard a scream and then
dozsd In q few minutes Frank stamped
and conley locked the door and then
Frank whistled and conley unlocked the
dood and went upstairs. He said Frank
vas shivering and trembling ana told
him lie made advances 10 the Eiri and
4 Phe repulsed him. and he struck her too
hard and She fell and hit her head against
something ana he aid not know how
badly she was hurt.
conley said he found the sirl In the
metal room with q cloth tied about the
neck as though to catch blood. although
there was no blood at the place. Accord
ms TO conley's story Frank told him TO
set piece Of cloth and wrap the body
in Il and conley got piece OF bed tick
ing and tied dp the body. carried II 70
.
called on Frank to assist him. He said
that he ana Frank took the body To the
basement IN the elevator; that they rolled
the body out Of the cloth: then went "a
Franks office: that Emma Clark and
Corintha Hall came into the office and
Frank put him in the wardrobe and aftel
they left that Frank dictated the murder
notes."
The statement than points out alloEes
Inconsistencies In cOnlsy's story and
mentions several contradictions In hi
story as related In various affidavits
Among them. he said were evidence tina
the Elevator had not been used Baturda,
afternoon; that Frank could not hav
carried the girl down the hAtchwAy. Will
coniey. a powerful negro. could hav
done 50; that no bed ticking had ever bee
seen In the factory; that II was agree
that the murder could not have bse
committed before l2sW p. m and ~
conley had Emma Clark and Corinthi
Hall In Franks office after the body Ia
been disposed Of. while unimpeaehed tes
timOny showed that they reached n
factory a. n:S and left a. Ii;6 q N.
two HsArfnss Hsaa-
Two hearings were held here on frank
application for executive clsmency. o.
before the state prihon commission. Ma
81. and the other before the sovsrner. n
latter hearing extended through ssyeFI
days ana ended June IA
Before the prison commission oral a
gument On Franks behalf was made b
bis counsel and BY jurista, lawyers "a
prominent eitinsns Of osorgia. ulino
and Massachusetts,. Petitions bearing hun
dreds Of thousands Of names from var
aes state legislatures. societies and con
ilitc& and thousands Of Individual ie