Thursday, 20th May 1915: Two State Legislatures Ask Georgia’s Governor For Clemency For Frank, The Atlanta Constitution
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The Atlanta Constitution,
Thursday, 20th May 1915,
PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.
Charleston, W. Va., May 19. The State Senate today adopted a Joint Resolution petitioning the Governor of Georgia to commute the Death Sentence to that of life imprisonment in the Case of Leo Frank, convicted of killing Mary Phagan.
Harrisburg, Pa., May 19. The Pennsylvania Legislature tonight adopted a Concurrent Resolution requesting the Governor of Georgia to commute the Death Sentence of Leo M. Frank, convicted of murder, "that he may be given the opportunity to vindicate himself."