The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-20
$4,000 SOUGHT TO
CONVICT LYNCHERS
Committee Formed Here n
Help Bring Leo Franks
Slayers to Justice.
WILL BE NON-SECTARIA\

A number Of prominent NeY York..
Jews and Christians alike. who have
formed themselves into a committee :.
help bring Lex Franks lynchers 20 ,y,.
tice. met In the chambers OF judge Ed.
ward Swami In the Crim!ra. Cou-,.
Building yesterday and elected Jutr.
Swami temporary chairman.
They made arrangements FOR A.. Ar.
peal for subscriptions to add to the -.
ward which has been offered FOR N.
capture OF the ~lynchers and 20 ra,h.,
evidence OF the crime which they Will
place before the authorities Of G,orr,,
Private detectives ard other !ry.,u.
gators will soon be or their way IA
Georgia as a result OF his comm.,t..,
activity. and the reward which N.
committee hopes to offer will be Clos.
to $4,000.
II was said yesterday that A seors q,
detectives had offered their service, Ia
the committee grstuitously. i, the com.
mittee would only sanction Their goins
TO Georgia In its behalf. this despite tn.
report that G~eorgians resent The s.na.
ing OF Northern investigators.
lsidore VI. Levy. a commissions Of
the Board OF Education. who p-osd.a
at the meeting. announced thai suoscnp-
tons should be sent 10 Herman A
Metz. former Comptroller. WHO WAS -.
lected as temporary treasgrer Ar
Levy was made temporary afs, v,cs.
chairman. and others who we're present
at the meeting we're Allan Robinson.
Judge Roger Pryor. e~x.Cougre.sn.a
william 5. Bennett and Harry schlacat
president OF the Eas; S.de PROTECTIVE
Association, who was elected temporary
secretary. CongressmaL Walter NJ
Chandler also is a member 90. Tie com
Inittee.
MIR. Levy said there was prssen, A
prominent Episcopal clergyman. Yauss
name he was not al liberty ~ I.yuks.
and that the committee would .ay.is
Bishop Greer. the Rev. D.. E.X-.d 5
Young and Judge Scuddeg OF BroVA.ya
TO join in the movement.
we have reira!nel from .ny.;.nx
some OF the most prom.aeat Heo.ess
Al NAf SNaA " ~ 'lA Nalg committee.
said Mr.. Levy. because Nc don: waa;
any impuiation tina; this committee s
going 10 be influenced IN any way b. any
sectariAn motives.
w cannot say TOO emghat!.A..y Ia.
our object here Is to cooperate with IA.
State of Georgia. We realize she A
sovereign State and would resin; .n.ru.
sion into her affairs. The Governor 0,
Georgia. however. has stated ta4; o. 40
count OF lack OF money he can only
offer a small reward.
" feel that the whole country IA
interested In the result \ failure u
justice would be a calamity We nave
been criticising Europe Coz cruelty
In time OF war. She Will always lte
this lynSIing as an act o: wa.. can
happen here In time Of p.4-e sac
Will tell US that people in glass ho.ses
should not throw stones. We hop,
Georgia will emerge clear o.. the md
In which this hideous crime has p..ageI
her"
When the statement by D. Cyrus
Adler. chairman OF the American wv.
ish Committee, hat he :e,, Obliged 10
decline to work with his committee
was brought 10 Mr.. Levy 5 attention, As
said:
The American Jewish COMMITTEE has
not been asked TO par,!c pa,e n this
movement. not because OF .'s .-HIeGcs
or that the men ~ this committee are
not appreciative, but because .ra CON.
mlt,ee wants to keep this NOV m,a: nJn.
sectarian."