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The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 31st July 1915,PAGE 7, COLUMN 1.Senator Eakes, Author of Measure, Explains Provisions on Floor Clause Inserted Following Frank's CommutationNo Life-Term Prisoner shall be granted Clemency or Parole until he has served at least ten years of his Sentence if a Bill, which was passed yesterday by the unanimous vote of the Senate, becomes Law. The Author of the Bill, Senator Eakes, stated Friday afternoon that he had inserted the following Clause in the Bill, following the Commutation of Leo Frank's Sentence by Ex-Governor Slaton:"Provided, that no such Automatic Parole as herein provided shall be granted to any

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 1st August 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1 AND 6.Attorney James L. Key and Archie Lee Figure in Exciting Fist Fight. Resenting criticism of newspaper by lawyer, reporter retaliates with blow to jaw, and wild excitement reigns in courtroom. "A disgraceful affair," says Captain English, who announces that future meetings of the commission will be held in commissioners' room.PROMINENT CITIZENS OF ATLANTA, OFFICERS AND MANY POLICEMEN CALL CHIEF BEAVERS COMPETENT. "Discipline is maintained and harmony rules in department," they tell commission. "If Chief Beavers is discharged, it will be great reflection upon high moral standing of this community," says

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 2nd August 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.### In Order to Force It to Left Side, Braces Necessary to Protect StitchesMILLEDGEVILLE, Ga., Aug. 1. Leo M. Frank's head has been placed in metal surgical braces, forcing his head to the left side, that side of his neck being slashed by a convict fifteen days ago. It will be a month, doctors state, before Frank is able to leave the hospital. The braces were necessary to prevent stitches tearing out and to hold the wound together so that it will heal.Monday, 2nd August 1915: Leo Frank's Head Put In Metal

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 14th August 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 3.### CAPITOL GOSSIP**BY**Ned Mc IntoshThe General Assembly having adjourned without making any provision for defraying the expense of the State Militia for its duty during the demonstrations which followed the commutation of the sentence of Leo M. Frank, some plan by which the money may be obtained is now being sought. To this end, Colonel Orville Hall, of the Fifth Regiment, and others, called upon the Governor on Friday. The Governor now has the matter under consideration.The expense was about $5,000, including pay for the men, and sustenance for the men and

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 16th August 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 6.### Urged by Friends to Give True Account of Conditions in GeorgiaGovernor Harris is planning, if he can get away, to attend the Annual Conference of Governors which meets in Boston, August 23, 24, and 25.He has been urged by his friends to attend this Conference as a duty to Georgia, to set forth to the Governors of other States the true Condition of Affairs in Georgia, and to give vigorous denial to false and exaggerated Reports that have gone forth as to the Spirit and sentiment of the people and the

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 17th August 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMNS 1 AND 4.### LEO M. FRANKPAGE 1, COLUMN 6Prisoner Rushed From State Farm In An AutomobileMob of Twenty-Five Men Invades Dormitory, Overpowers the Warden, and Takes Charge of Prisoner. "Will Place Frank's Body on the Grave of Mary Phagan in Marietta" Declared Member of Mob. Frank Made Desperate Resistance.At 6 o'clock this morning, posses of state officers and citizens from Baldwin and a number of other counties were still vainly seeking the mob which shortly before midnight last night abducted Leo M. Frank from the State Prison Farm, at Milledgeville, where he

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 18th August 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Section of Big Crowd Waiting to View Frank's BodyPhoto by Francis E. Price. Some of the thousands of men, women and children gathered at the Funeral Parlors of Greenberg & Bond, and between 2:30 in the afternoon and 7 o'clock in the evening, they filed past the body.PAGE 1, COLUMN 5How Plans Were Formed And Put Into Execution Without Slightest HitchTHOUSANDS VIEW BODYMen, Women, and Children March Past Casket in Undertaking Parlors Crowd Grows Threatening When Refused Permission to See Body Remains Taken to Brooklyn at Midnight Following Services in Chapel.After having

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 19th August 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Prison Commissioners Believe That Owners Can Be Found by Appealing to Retailer and Manufacturer.GOVERNOR HARRIS WILL ISSUE STATEMENT TODAYCommissioner Davison Declares That State Department Did Not Have Money to Guard Frank Properly.RAGSDALE'S STATEMENT.I.N. Ragsdale, acting Mayor of Atlanta in the absence of James G. Woodward, last night sent the following Telegram to The New York World, in answer to a request from that newspaper for a Statement: "The Daily and the Weekly Press of Georgia is practically unanimous in condemning Mob Law and urging the Governor to take action in the Frank

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 20th August 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Governor Declares That He Will Do Everything in His Power to Bring the Guilty Parties to Justice.BY CUTTING THE WIRES MOB PREVENTED ACTION BY STATE AUTHORITIESGovernor Declares That He Under Present Conditions It Would Have Been Impossible to Have Prevented Mob From Getting Leo Frank.After a conference with the Prison Commission yesterday at noon, Governor Harris last night issued a statement to the press upon the Frank lynching, in which statement he expressed his deep regret at the occurrence and set forth that although all preparations had been made against such an

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 21st August 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Associated Press Sends Out Story Giving Attitude of Harris and Telling of Frank Case Developments.The Associated Press, the greatest news-gathering organization in the world, last night sent out from the Atlanta office the following story of the day's developments in the Leo M. Frank case:Governor Nat E. Harris let it be known on Friday that the people of Georgia would resent outside interference or advice in dealing with conditions growing out of the lynching of Leo M. Frank. "The lynching," he said, "was a crime against the civilization of our state and

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 22nd August 1915,PAGE 6, COLUMN 7.### ORDINANCE PASSED PROHIBITING THE SALE OF FRANK PICTURESGeneral Council at a Special Meeting Saturday morning passed an Ordinance by Alderman J. Lee Barnes making it unlawful to sell on the Streets of Atlanta Pictures bearing on the recent Frank Affair. A number of Enterprising Photographers took their Stand on the Street Corners and disposed of several hundred of the Pictures at a handsome figure. A copy of the Ordinance will be transmitted to Chief of Police Mayo, who will be asked to instruct his men to make cases against anyone attempting

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 23rd August 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Governor Harris was ill all day Sunday and confined to his room at the Executive Mansion. His doctor would not allow visitors to see him. It is stated at the Mansion, however, that his illness is not of a serious nature, and the Governor expects to be in his office early in the week, perhaps on Monday.The recent session of the General Assembly, the cares due to the coming Extra Session and the Frank Case, together with the routine of the Executive's office have kept Governor Harris very busy and hard at

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 24th August 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Now comes Harry L. Bond & Co., a Boston concern, which has furnished the City with caulking yarn and tools for the past two years, with the following letter, which was received Monday morning by W. E. Chambers, City Purchasing Agent: "Answering your letter of the 17th, we do not care to quote prices on caulking, and we do not wish to further solicit any of the Business of the City of Atlanta until the State of Georgia has taken Official action looking to the apprehension and punishment of those men who

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 25th August 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 6.After the Coroner's Inquest Failed to Bring Out Information. Officers Pledge to Make Diligent Search."Cobb County Officials are going to do their utmost to apprehend the Lynchers of Leo Frank. The Sheriff's Office and the Town Police Forces have been actively investigating the tragedy since the moment the body was discovered. If the Perpetrators are not brought to book, it will not be the fault of the Cobb County Authorities."This was the Statement of Deputy Sheriff George N. Hicks, of Marietta, to a Reporter for The Constitution yesterday morning at the close

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 26th August 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 2.Reported That Government Is Now Investigating the Anonymous Letters Sent to Officers in Georgia. Secret Services in the Federal Department of Justice are said to be engaged in running down the Sources of a volume of anonymous missives that have been sent through the Mails to Public Officials since the Leo Frank lynching Tuesday week. A large number of Post-Cards, threatening death to Public Officers some of them having been sent to Ex-Governor John M. Slaton have been sent through the Mails. A good many of these came from outside the State,

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 27th August 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.### Alderman Armistead Accused of Offering Money to Induce Signer of Petition Against Change in Geographies to Withdraw Name.### Eubanks' Right Thumb Broken While Acting in Role of PeacemakerFight followed a heated discussion in effort to have Board reconsider its action in making change in geographies.Charged with offering a bribe to a signer of an injunction petition against the Board of Education, in order to get him to withdraw his name, Alderman Jesse W. Armistead, member of the Board, Thursday afternoon resented the attack of his accuser, Walter Fudge, a printer on

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 28th August 1915,PAGE 7, COLUMN 4.Among the many missives of all sorts Mayor Woodward has recently received is one from U.G. Rison, who proclaims himself "the widely known Astronomer and Astrologer of Franklin County, Ohio," in which he offers to reveal by the moon and stars the identities of the vigilantes who lynched Leo M. Frank.Mr. Rison says he has performed many such feats before, and that if the Mayor will only supply him with the exact moment not varying thirty seconds that the noted prisoner was slain, he will be able to disclose the names and

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 29th August 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.### Sokolow Resents Exhibition of Photo and Threatening Crowd Gathers Several Arrests MadeColumbus, Ga., August 28. Joseph Lee, J. Sokolow, a merchant, and several other men were arrested here tonight as the result of an altercation between Lee and Sokolow, resulting from Lee's showing in Sokolow's store a photograph of the body of Leo M. Frank as it hung from a tree near Marietta, August 17. Extra police were called when a crowd, estimated at several hundred persons, gathered around Sokolow's store and assumed a threatening attitude.According to bystanders, Sokolow attempted to

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 30th August 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.Rope on His Auto, New York Police Shadow Atlantan "Frenchy" Arrives in New York and Here Is Story He Tells of His Experiences After Frank Lynching.Warning to Georgia's Automobilists: Do not, if your car bears a Georgian License Tag, expose any Hemp Rope or shovels while traveling in, around or about New York. Be guided by the experience of Jules Biscayart, widely known as "Frenchy," who was shadowed even into Central Park by Detectives. Until his identity was revealed and he was vouched for by New Yorkers, according to his story, the

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 31st August 1915,PAGE 7, COLUMN 4.Bound Over to Grand Jury.Others Fined by Recorder for Disorderly Conduct.Columbus, Ga., August 30. (Special.) B.H. Howell, arrested here Saturday night with four others as a result of a disturbance started, it is reported, by the exhibition of a photograph of Leo M. Frank hanging from a tree, today was bound over from Recorder's Court to the Grand Jury on a charge of inciting to violence. Joseph Sokolow, in whose store the trouble started, and James Lee were fined $15 each, and John Tomlin was fined $10, all on charges of disorderly

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 1st September 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.### Special Grand Jury to Be Organized This Morning at MariettaMarietta, Ga., August 31. (Special.) More than fifty Witnesses, including some of the most active Figures in Marietta Business and Social Life, have been subpoenaed to testify before the Special Grand Jury that will be organized tomorrow to investigate the lynching of Leo M. Frank.Judge H.L. Patterson, who presides over the Blue Ridge Circuit Superior Court, will deliver a Special Charge to the Jury on Wednesday morning at 9 o'Clock when it meets in the Cobb County Courthouse at Marietta.Solicitor General Herbert

The Atlanta Constitution,Thursday, 2nd September 1915,PAGE 9, COLUMN 1.Judge Patterson, in Charge,Says Jury Was Not Calledfor That Special Purpose.Marietta, Ga., August 31. The Cobb County Grand Jury drawn for the July Term of Court was charged today by Judge H. J. Patterson to investigate the "recent Lynching in this County," and before the day was ended had examined a large number of Witnesses for Information they might have on the hanging of Leo M. Frank. At the rate the Witnesses were handled, it would seem that the Jurors could finish with the thirty-five or more called in time to report

The Atlanta Constitution,Friday, 3rd September 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 5.### Several Clews Found, But Evidence Is Insufficient to Warrant Action, Says Cobb County Grand Jury.Marietta, Ga., September 2. (Special.) "We regret to state that we have been unable to find enough evidence to indict anyone for this Crime." This sentence, taken from the presentments of the Cobb County Grand Jury, sums up the findings in the case of the lynching of Leo M. Frank.The presentments follow:"Georgia, Cobb County. To the Hon. H.L. Patterson, Judge of the Superior Court of the Blue Ridge Circuit: We, the regular Grand Jury drawn for the

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 4th September 1915,PAGE 1, COLUMN 3.Garnishment Proceedings were started against the National Pencil Factory yesterday for a sum of $1,200, alleged by the Pinkerton National Detective Agency to be the bill due to them, for their Investigation into the murder of Mary Phagan. The Garnishment is returnable to the November Term of the Superior Court. The Papers were served upon the National Pencil Company's Banking Account in the Atlanta National. It is alleged by the Pinkertons that they were employed by Leo M. Frank the day following the Crime's discovery to investigate the murder. Harry Scott, the

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 5th September 1915,PAGE 21, COLUMN 5.Savannah, Ga., September 2, 1915. Editor Constitution: I must enter my earnest protest against the wave of vilification that has swept over Georgia, and still survives, against Governor John M. Slaton. I understand perfectly that what I say will be unpopular, but I think that somebody ought to say some things that I propose to say.I have never had the slightest Professional, Pecuniary, or Selfish Interest in Frank or his Case. I appeared before the Prison Commission, urging its Recommendation of a Commutation of his Sentence. I also wrote a Letter to

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 11th September 1915,PAGE 6, COLUMN 4.BYNed Mc IntoshGOVERNOR IS FEELING BETTER,SAY REPORTS FROM TENNESSEEGovernor Harris, who has been ill in Hampton, Tenn., where he is spending a short vacation, was feeling better Thursday, according to reports from Hampton. He has been ill for several weeks and went to Tennessee on the advice of his physician for a rest. With the improvement of his health, Governor Harris expects to return to Atlanta on Sunday and be in his office at the Statehouse again Monday.One of the matters which it is expected he will take up shortly after his

The Atlanta Constitution,Monday, 13th September 1915,PAGE 3, COLUMN 5.By THOMAS W. LOYLESSEditor Augusta ChronicleAN ATLANTA Newsdealer has ordered 5,000 Copies of today's (Monday's) Augusta Chronicle, containing the above Article, for the purpose of putting them on Sale on the streets of Atlanta during the day.While the article was not written with a view to increasing the sale of The Chronicle but solely for the purpose of setting certain things right in Georgia, it is, nevertheless, important, perhaps, that it be given as much Circulation as possible, in the effort to overcome, as far as may be, the harmful effects of

The Atlanta Constitution,Tuesday, 14th September 1915,PAGE 2, COLUMN 4.Failure of State to Pay Bill Incurred During Demonstrations Against Slaton Affects Enlistment.The failure of the State so far to pay the Fifth Regiment of the Georgia National Guard for its services during Demonstrations in Atlanta at the time of Governor Slaton's Commutation of the Frank Case, is having a serious reaction upon the welfare of the Regiment according to Colonel Orville H. Hall, Commander of the Regiment.Not only is the Regiment not getting new men, but old men are refusing to re-enlist at the Expiration of their Terms, says Colonel Hall,

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 15th September 1915,PAGE 8, COLUMN 5.(From The Augusta Chronicle, Tuesday, September 14, 1915.)Testy Call-Down From "Copper Hill" Says Chronicle Is Going to Lose Subscribers for Speaking Truth And It May Be So; but at Least, It Won't Lose What Is Far More Valuable to Any Right-Minded Public Journal But, Then, We Long Since Got Used to "Threats," and Never Mind Them at All When They Come From a Distance The Chronicle Is Not the Kind of Newspaper That Places "Expediency" Above Principle.We don't believe we ever tried to perform a public duty in our life, that someone

The Atlanta Constitution,Saturday, 18th September 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 1.Atlanta Man Elected Treasurer; Doty Named President, and St. Louis Gets the Next Convention.The eighth Annual Convention of the National Association of Building Owners and Managers, which has been in session at the Piedmont Hotel for the last four days, came to a close yesterday afternoon, when the delegates were carried over the city, on an automobile ride.At the executive session on Friday morning, Charles F. Wilkinson, manager of the Candler Building and president of the Atlanta Association of Building Owners and Managers, was honored by the national delegates, who chose him

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 19th September 1915,PAGE 48, COLUMN 7.Governor Harris and Adjutant General Nash Making Arrangement to Pay Members of Fifth Regiment.Efforts are now being made by Governor Harris and Adjutant General Nash to make Arrangements at the earliest possible moment for the Payment of the Bills of some $5,000 incurred by the Services.Adjutant General Nash stated Saturday that he has been assured by an Atlanta Bank that if it can be done legally, the Bank will advance the State the necessary Money to meet the Bills. This Money, in the event of such a Loan, is to be paid

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 26th September 1915,PAGE 4, COLUMN 5.The Constitution published on the first Sunday in September an extensive Communication from Judge Samuel B. Adams defending ex-Governor Slaton, and incidentally criticizing ex-Governor Joseph M. Brown, who replies in the following Communication. With this, the controversy over the Matter referred to ends, so far as The Constitution is concerned. We believe that no good purpose can be served by a continued discussion of the issues involved. The sooner the whole of this dark chapter of Georgia History is consigned to the Realm of the Past, the better it will be for

The Atlanta Constitution,Wednesday, 6th October 1915,PAGE 5, COLUMN 3.New York, October 5. The lynching of Leo M. Frank, although not designated by name, was made the basis of a portion of the charge today to the new federal grand jury by Judge William B. Sheppard, of Pensacola, Fla., who swore in the jurors and instructed them. Judge Sheppard told the grand jury that the people looked to the courts for protection and that failure to get it sometimes led to outrage."Not many weeks ago," Judge Sheppard said, "the country was shocked by an outrage committed in a southern state. That

The Atlanta Constitution,Sunday, 31st October 1915,PAGE 15, COLUMN 5.BY THOMAS W. LOYLESSHAVING had so many requests to re-publish in Pamphlet form the Series of Articles by Thomas W. Loyless, that have appeared in The Augusta Chronicle during the past five or six weeks on the above Subject, the same has been done, and will be ready for distribution on November 5th, and as long as they last which will be only a few days.A great many people have expressed a desire to preserve this Series of Articles dealing with ONE OF THE MOST TRYING EVENTS IN GEORGIA'S HISTORY; while others