Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-18

hemp was run through the fork OF a
large limb fifteen feet from the earth
drawn across and made fast 10 another
tree twenty feet away. There was no
evidence of bungling.
All about the swinging object OF
their gaze the thickeninE crowd pressed
land pcered and caught its breath-and
there was no loud talking and there
Was no demonstration.
But they said. It's him all right;
they got him." There were women in
the growing crowds that reached 1000
before the coroner OF the county
started to the scene just before Q
o'clock. Some OF the women had chill
dren in their arms very small chill
dren. and others were led by the hand.
and some were permitted to see the
dangling thing.
JOURNEY TO FREYs GIN
DREADFUL PILGRIMAGE
The Journey TO Freys Gin was sort
: OF dreadful pilgrimage.
Il couldn't look at another human
being hanging like that" said one
woman. But this--this is different.
1t is--the justice of Cod
| Among the men there was evident 4
grim and terrible satisfaction
ment spoken in many tones bu. with
a curious infection that was always
the same.
| No man spoke name. No man had
a guess 10 make OF where these men
came from. No man had a hint to
drop of where they were--of where
they had gone
! OF what happened beside the oak tree
| in the grove there is none to tell
questions on the lips of all Tonight
questions that only the lynchers can
answer-are:
! Was there confession, or did Frank
maintain his innocence TO the last?
Did the iron nerve that was his
strength throughout his long fight for
, life remain unbroken. or did he plead
| Tor mercy These, with the question
! OF Franks guilt or innocence after the
highest courts in the land had passed
on the merits OF his court struggle. still
mooted question. probably never viii,
be answered for the people OF Georgia
! Officials OF Cobb County. in which the
lynchng occurred. immediately insti-
tuteh an investigation. Coroner Booth
empanelled a jury and announced the
county commissioners had empowered
MIN to employ additional counsel. Two
witnesses appeared before the Jury
which adjourned its sessions for n
week while officials collect evidence
While the identity OF the members
OF the band was not known to officials
/ Tonight. II was suggested that the fact
mat Frank was taken nearly 100 miles
; In an automobile from the State prison
| almost TO the outskirts of Marietta, in
Dictated that most of the lynchers came
from this city.
MEMBERS OF CROWD
WANT TO MUTILATE BoDY
n great crowd had gathered before
The arrival of Coroner Booth. The lat
ter's announcement that IL would he
cut down immediately aroused some
objection. There were cries of Don't
move the Jews body until we shoot il
fun OF holes" but an appeal by Former
Superior Judge y. a. Morris. OF Cobb
County. quieted the crowd
Let there be no further violence"
ne said. The work OF the mob is done.
Leo NJ. Frank has given his life for the
crime he Is alleged to have committed.
DO not mutilate the body. Let It be
sent 10 his mother. appeal to your
better judgment and I ask all who
agree with the course suggest to raise
thci" right hand"
Ihere was moments hesitation,
theh upiiftcd hands appeared above
the crowd and Immediately the body
was cut down. At first it was placed
IN nm undcrtaker's wagon which headed
toward Marietta, but officials who
reared that the crowd might become I'M
ruly stopped tho wagon on the out
skirts OF tn" town and transferred the
body to an automobile which hurried to
Atlanta
| Excitement in Marietta rapidly sub
sided after the body was cut down.
Several automobiles. however. followed
The machine that bore the dead victim
Of the hanging to Atlanta.
! After the circulation OF reports to.
! day that several high powered automo-
| bilos had left Marietta early on Mon
day night. Mayor Dobbs issued this
| statement:
Il desire in the interests OF Justice
! and truth TO say that the Marietta and
Cobb County officials had no knowledge
OF any automobiles leaving Marietta
well loaded last night. nor were thew
| apprised OF the return of any machines
to-day. Mono of the officials had any
intimation OF the lynching until the
body was found"
SEARCHING PARTIES
Thrown OFF TRAIL
II became fairly we'll established to-
night that only one automobile that
left Nilledgeville with Frank continued
FOR any considerable distance towards
Eatont"n This machine was fitted with
tire chains and was easily traced The
men in this car fred number OF shots
at bridge over Little River near
Eat"nton. which led 10 reports that
Frank had been killed there and threw
searching parties off the trail. Then
II Is believed, they took a shorter
course 10 the road traversed by their
companions and Joined them in the trip
mere
Another evidence OF the care with
which the raid was planned was shown