The Detroit times., 1915-01-04
Georgians, Infatuated by Hor-
rible Death of Mary Phagan,
Blinded by Blood Lust and
Prejudice, Claim
DISSOLUTE NEGROES
TESTIMONY CONVICTS
Atlanta People, Ruled by Mob
Spirit, Threaten Jurymen at
Trial

ATLANTA. Ga, Jan. 4.-Leo NJ.
Frank must be hanged by the neck un-
I'll dead.
Until dead.--May that death come
in slow agony" pray people of Geor,
gia.
And when they have fingered over
the young Jews last death-quiyer
they will turn to their homes with a
Wild, brutal Joy In their hearts the
JOY OF bitter vengeance accomplished. I"
Thus do the friends-the friends
II Leo M. Frank describe the spirit
OF many OF the people OF this state to-
wards the convicted slayer of pretty
little Mary Phagan.
Franks friends say that were Leo
NJ Frank as black as the pit with
guilt, still would he be wronged in
nocent compared to the state OF Geor-
gia. They assert that Georgia has
violated the purity of American JUS
tice, has besmirched the constitution
with the filth of vile persecution, has
deliberately betrayed her most sacred
trust and has attacked one of her own
titiZcus Will Nch6cohNo VI O uiooN
thirsty beast.
Following Is q brief narrative OF this
case, which Is unique in all the an
nails OF American justice,
Young Leo NJ. Frank was superin-
tendent and part owner OF the Ma
tional pencil factory In Atlanta. he
was born In Brooklyn, n. Y, educated
in the schools there, and later was
graduated at Cornell university. His
residence in Atlanta extended over
only six years, during which time he
had married and had established him
self among his business associates as
a thorough going, intelligent. reputa-
BILE young man. He Is now about 80
years old.
In the metal room of the National
pencil factory a black-haired, dimple-
checked, strikingly pretty girl of IA
years, Mary Phagan by name, oper-
ated one of the machines.
At $3.50 on the morning OF Sunday.
April 81, 1913, Newt Lee, Waterman
in the pencil factory building. was
making his regular rounds. He CROP
ed his way through the basement with
the aid OF the fame OF a small gas
Jet. Presently he stumbled upon
something that caused him to leap
back In horror He bent down and
found the crumDled up body OF girl
II was Mary Phagan.
The police came. They straight
ened out the body. The girls cloth
ing was badly torn and part or her
body was exposed. A blood clot COW
cred a hideous cash on her head
There were numerous wounds that
might have been inflicted with a pen
knife on her body.
This was the chance for the police
TO make good in the eyes of the peo-
pie.
At about this time Atlanta was
thoroughly aroused by the perpetra-
ton OF three revolving crimes against
women-the elimination OF series OF
over dozen homicides within year
in which the police had failed to at
/ach the guilt In any one case.
The mayor declared that this was
the day Of reckoning for the police
and that out they would go II the
murderer was not ferreted out and ex-
peditiouslv hanged. Mobs swarmed
the streets discussing the case.
Jim" Conley, shiftless Negro
who was given to desultorv emnlov-
ment about the factory was found the
next day at the factory in the uues-
tlonable process Of washing some
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