New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-30

his intention Of appearing before me In
favor of Communication of sentence If he
lived, and asking that | grant 1t IN case
he did not live to appear before me-
The letter he wished TO speak for him.
"He was the one man, the one per-
son, who had the right to review the
evidence. The Appellate Court did not
review the evidence, neither did the
Supreme Court Of the United States. 1t
was not in their province to do so.
With the quality of the evidence they
had no concern: the conflict Of evidence
was not for them to pass upon.
at was a case where, sticking close
to technicalities, | would have per-
mtted Frank to be hanged. But | am
not a dry as dust lawyer. | believe
there Is a difference between finding a
man guilty and proving him guilty.
New Evidence Impressed Him.
Some of the strongest evidence in
this case never got before the jury.
For example, it was discovered after
the trial that the murder notes were
written on order blanks of certain
year. None Of these were in the Frank
Office at the time OF the murder. They
had been taken few days before to
the basement, which was Conley's terri
tory, and where he had access to them.
"This new evidence, and the evidence
before the jury, thousands Of pages OF
it, compelled me to act as | did"
Governor, was the outcry from be-
yond the state cause Of the demon
STATIONS the demonstrations a
manifestation of resentment against
outside interference | asked.
"To an extent, yes. You see, it con-
veyed the idea of immense wealth and
power coming in from outside TO save
this man. That was all through the
case. A factory superintendent attack
ing a poor little factory girl 1t was
the spectacular. Just as though the
president Of New York trust company
should assault a poor little stenog-
rapher. That would appeal to the sense
Of the dramatic. II a scrub man were
10 assault scrub woman it would be
nothing.
"The idea prevails that Frank was
wealthy. AS matter Of fact, he
earned $3.50 month, and | know that
the reason he and Mrs. Frank did not
attend the opera in Atlanta was be-
cause they did not have the where
withal TO spare.
Race Not Considered.
"The action Of the Jewish people in
standing by Frank was nothing more
nor less than il |. finding you in dan
ger Of your life in Japan because a
low down, degraded japanese had borne
false witness again you. should come
out and declare myself with Mr.. Leary
because he is an American. There is
no anti-Jewish sentiment in Georgia.
One Of the trustees under Oglethorpe
was a Jew named Mimcis, and his de-
scendants are among the most prom
inent people in Georgia to-day. The
| president Of the Board of Education in
Atlanta and the vice-president Of the
Chamber Of Commerce, the man who
will probably be the next president Of
that body, is a Jew.
The question of race did not enter
into my mind. | would not permit a
Patagonian or a niger to be hanged
on the evidence they had against Frank.
believe in hanging. No doubt about
that. have stood against some pow
erful petitions and insisted upon let
ting the law take its course. But it
would have been an awful thing TO
permit this man to be executed"
That reasonable doubt would not
down." Mrs. Slaton suggested.
1T was always there" said the ex-
Governor.
Finally, when had gone all through
the papers in the case, the thousands
o. sheets Of evidence. and can rspsst