The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-01


case from the standpoint of religi-
gious or racial prejudice:
Editor Augusta Chronicle,
Dear Sir: l cannot refrain from
writing to express to you, as Geor-
gian, jealous of the good name of the
state, my thanks for your editorial
in The Chronicle of December 18th,
under the heading, "In Simple De-
Tense of Georgia's Honor and Civil
lization."
The only material point in which
ing words near the close of your edi-
torial:
Therefore, we would, willingly,
sign petition asking the state par
don board and the governor of Geor-
gia to commute this mans sentence
to life Imprisonment, in the hope,
but not in the expectation, that
something, at some time, might arise
to establish his innocence of the aw-
full crime-or even to throw further
doubt upon his guilt"
| disagree with you because l be-
lieve that the evidence sworn to be-
fore the jury fixed the crime upon
Leo M. Frank. | see no room ,un-
der that evidence, to place it upon
any one else. l see no proper way
for him to escape it. Therefore,
believe the jury acted intelligently
and honestly in finding him gull
ty.
If ever murder was so repul-
siyely atrocious as to call for the
hanging of the perpetrator of it this
murder of little Mary Phagan calls
for the hanging of the man the jury
found guilty of the awful deed.
Much has been said of the negro
Conley; and those who plead for the
defeat of the law would have us be-
lieye that Frank was convicted on
mis- evidence; but, if any intelligent
person will read the evidence he will
see that Frank was proven guilty of
this horrid crime independently Of
the negro's testimony.
Now, as to Conley's evidence. He
admitted that he had made affidavits
clearing Frank. He naively de-
clared that he had done that to save
Mr.. Frank, his employer, who had
been kind to him. But, he added,
hat when he found that Mr.. Frank
was trying to fix the crime on him,
CConley) he determined to tell the
truth about the matter.
We southern people, who under
stand the negro, can readily give
the proper value to Conley's several
affidavits and his testimony in court
and determine when he told the
truth
But why the extraordinary inter
est in this case, outside of the state
of Georgia? Apparently there is no
reason for it except that Leo Frank
is Jew, since the agitation in cues
ton is headed by newspapers owned
or influenced by Jews.
Are we to understand that any,
BODY except Jew can be punished
Tor crime? Are we to understand
that Georgia can be left free to exc
cute her laws until she convicts =
Jew, and that then her process must
De heId up and defeated {? If so, Geor-
Sla Will soon become the exploiting
ground of every Jew who is Grimm
ally inclined
rms certainly seems the logic Of
the contention of the newspapers and
other parties, outside of GEORGIA
who are defaming the state and her
courts and people.
And allow me to say that leadino.
Jews of Atlanta have made them
selves responsible for a heavy bur-
den in this matter.
Leo Frank, before little Mary pbo-
gan was murdered, was president of
the Jewish Benevolent society of the
b nal Birth. After he had been con-
yicted of this atrocious murder the
members of this Jewish society re-
elected him as their PRESIDENT
Thus, they openly flung down
their defiance of the state and her
laws. Thus, they publicly made the
issue that, no matter how infamous
his crime, the Jews held a Jew above
the law
A day or so after their action. The