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When it became known in crowds ;-egan to gather on do street corners. 'ithm three their demonatrationi had real calling ont two-thirds of the force, and an order fo lowed ele rearhy »a.«>ons and clubs vlior« ecu -,cd. The mob bogan to form in f the Cit> Ball. Mounted polve < them thei half doren raed them. «They again, ir. an uglier mood, n* ; ga -«armed i vor: t of denunciation in the Senate her, anno incing there th«,t Gfl Slaton \«a« automatical? depos-c mtixi ,1 hit lignai :re to th« mutat.or. k'l sentence. ... *w<:'.o,i te approximate] thousand men, they mai. -treets of the town, doman, ltader who woul.i conduct . ledgeville and the lynching of ri j No cíe «as for! {mounted police and the re a h¡.if teree 1 ghte, filled the patrol « with captive« and here them awa; r.ight the militia are *>rcp««jeii to the eil '* at til* ernor's command ehl littla whose nenes oí steel had never him in all the deal, Itlti *¦. ,-i.r. on the state from ur.de :' the fallow v tha ready 'or him a week v; the eoGil . Fulton C< tad sai d of the rope. cord vrt flicked th d ti« th: .. -. fr««m n Prlaoaor Sho»s No Kmotion. calmh at death than ha" »r received if i i m upon 12 o'« last nicht that S If C. W Mur whispered the -¿h the Frank took the informi with an absolute absence of emoti« Prank did n '- knoai antil a few utes before he started or. the rid Milledgeville thai he was to leave cell last c H-.s heavy, distin« eyeglaaaei arar« remojad, he wo .louch hat and the few «pereoni at ra:lw-a> not recognise prisoner. H-.s identity became kn when the train reached (îriffin, an Macon he was reported to he very voua, needing the support of Sh Mangum when he was transferred f the railway conch to an aut««mobi In the stealthy fl.ght from the door of the prison, in the mi«ln journey by rail that followed, in long 'cross-country automobile rid« the place where he will eventually he said little, and this was in a ma of fact tone. "I began to think I wouldn't see place," ne told the warden of the s farm, as he entered the grounds dawn. Yet. de«pite his Iron self-control, man is drawn and haggard. He is t and pallid; his movements are qu and nervous. To-day he received prison garb of stripes and was pla at work on clerical matters. Physici do not consider him capable of labor of a field hand, but when physical condition is improved he in work sho'.el and hoe with his fello If his conduct is good, at the end o month his stripes »ill be exchant for a suit of gray. "I am innocent " This was the h« den of the conversation he held w visitors to-day "1 cannot say mi now. I am now- shaken by my expe ence, but, somehow, I believed all alo that I would not be hanged. Time w prove that 1 am innocent." Governor Slaton Says Little. Far less communicative than the m whose life he saved was Govern Slaton to-day. Late this afternoon ) stenographer made public the lengt analysis of the case. Early this mor ing he received the newspaper m while still in bed. His eyes we swollen, for he had worked night ai day in the examination of the reeor of the case, and he did not go to b« last night until the message came th; Frank had safely reached the sta farm. "All I wish now," he announced, " »hat the people of Georgia will witl hold judgment until they have giv« calm and careful consideration to tt statement I am preparing on this cas I am sure my action has Deen the ngi one, the just one and the one that a patriotic (icorgians will agree with." "All patriotic Georgians" have n« airreed with him. There was much ra| tng-and-bohtail in the noisy mob wn.c roamed the city streets to-day, bi there w;,<. also an ample repreaentatio of pongee-clad and Panama-hatted cit lens. One of the forenioht real estai men in the city is now- in jail for ir citing to ; At Marietta, twenty mile« away, th former home of Mary Phagan, Go« ernor Slaton was hanged in effigy. A inscription on the dummy read: "Joh Slaton, Georgia's traitor Governor." Lxcept for his early morning stat« ment, no one has seen or heard froi the Governor to-day. It is believe that he is at his home, which has bee under guard all day. The sentimen against him is strong in other part of the state. Mobs in Macon hav marched the streets, bellowing hi name with hisses and booings. Peopl have called openly for his assassins tion. A carrent rumor that he had gone t New York nsi kept the mob here froi directing actual violence against hin "He has gone to Broadway." the have yelled again and again. "He ha gone to shake hands with the rest o the damned Jews." On the steps of the Capitol thi afternoon he was flayed by the Re* William Sams, the minister in whos church at Marietta Mary Phagan, th murdered girl, worshipped. "He is a Solomon, ain't he?" th preacher demanded. "He is a blac Hearted Judas. I'd rather have Jin Conley for Governor than him." Onlv the prompt action of the polie early la '.he day forestalled much mon serious trouble than hys yet developed A mob several hundred strong boarde« the suburban trolley at Marietta, witl the intention of coming to Atlanta breaking into the jail and freeing th« condemned negro wife murderer. "If Frank can get a commutation,' they averred, "the nigger ought to g< free." For several hours the police forbad« the suburban cars to run. Mayor Wood' ward, at the re«iuest of the chief of police, prohibited the evening papers from issuing extras, asserting that they excited the people. The wildest rumors have been gen¬ erally believed by Atlantans. It has been freely spread abroad that Gov¬ ernor Slaton received a vast gift from the Jews of the country in exchange for commutation of Franks' sentence. The amount <<f this gift has varied from t500.000 to Í2.OO0.000. according to the violence of the retailer's imagination. It was also current rumor for a time that Frank had been pardoned, r*h*rifT Mangum we« haled to the Senate Cham¬ ber to swear to the mob assembled there that he had actually delivered his prisoner at Milledg«ville. Governor Reviews Case. In his statement exhaustively ex¬ plaining his -easons for commuting Frank's sentence, Governor Slaton re¬ viewed the circumstances surrounding the murder of Mary Phagan in the Na¬ tional Pencil Factory here, on April '¿6, 1913. the conviction of Frank and his appeal for clemency. The Governor then referred to Georgia's laws relating to change of venue, declaring these provisions most broad in behalf of the defendant to insure a fair trial Frank, he said,1 ment to trial without asking a change of venue and submitted his case to a jury that was acceotable to him. "Daring tue pregreee «X the trial,''¡ CONVICT «W AT rVflLLEDGEVlLLE Leo M, Frank, saved from death by Governor Slaton. For two years he feucht for «his life. When the courts failed him he appealed to the Governor, who commuted his sentence -..-sterdav to life imprisonment. the Maternent continued, "after dencr had been introduced laying crime, with many offensive det upon Frank, the feeling agninst him came intense. If the audience in courtroom manifested their deep Sentraenl toward Frank, it was Inri by this evidence of feeling beyond power to correct. It would difficu"* for an appellate court or s t court to grant a new trial in sue long «-ase, because the audience in courtroom or. a few i«ccasio:is indie« their sympathies. "The jury found the (defendant gui and with the exception of the d< onstrstion outside the courtroom th was -." disorder. N'oth.'.g was d which the courts could correct throi legal Tnnrhircry." The Governor pointed out that Unit« States Supreme Court had s tained this ruling. He declared chp.rp» «gainst the State of Geor of rac'.i' prejudice was unfair. the:- reviewed the evidence. He serted the state proved that Frank v in his otSce at the factory a little af 12 o'clock on the day of the murder a hat he admitted payiiitr Mary Phag rages due her. So far r.- known, says. Frank wns the last person w saw her alive. Other facts "numeral by the Governor as to him the mc important of those shown by the sti wer»: That Frank at 4 o'clock on the aft« noon of the murder allowed the neg watchman, Newt Lee, to leave the fi tory for two hours; that the sat evening Frank called Lee on the te phone; that Lee found the double inn doors locked; that Frank had nev done these things before: that a co similar to that with which the g was strangled was found in quantiti on the metal room floor, ano in le quantity in the basement, where tl body was discovered Reviews Conley's Testimony. "The most startling and spectacul testimony in the case «van that giv« by « negro, Jim Conley. who finish« in the ehuin gang," the statemei nays. He referred to the "murd. notes" found beside the body, whi« Conley fin-illy admitted he had writt« »t Frank's dictation. "Conley claim« frank asked h'm to come to the fa tory on Saturday and watch for hir us he had done, which, h; cxplaine meant that Frank expected to me. some woman," the Governor say 'Conley occupied a dark place besii the elevator, behind some boxes. "Conley mentioned several male aii female employes who went up the ster to the second floor, where Frank's offic was. He said Mary I'hagan went up th stairs, that in a few minutes he hear going toward the metal roorr that he heard a »cream and then doze. In a fe wminutes Frank stampel, an i «.: .«", locked 'he door, und then Fran whistled and Ccnley unlocked the doc end won! upstairs. He said Frank w_ shivering and trembling, and told hu he made advances to the girl and sh repulsed him, and he struck her to hard «nd she fell and hit her hea »gainst something and he didn't kr.o« how badly she was hurt. Conley s«i he found the girl in the metal roor with a cloth tied about the neck a though to catch blood, although ther was no blood at the place. "According to Conley's story, Fran told him to get a piece of cloth an wrap the body In it, and Conley got piece of bed ticking and tied up th body, carried it to near the dressin room, dropped it, then called on Fran to assist him. He said that he an. Frank took the body to the basemen in the elevator; that they rolled th body out of th« cloth, then went t Frank's office; that Emma Clark an. Corinth« Hall came into the office, an' Frank put him in the wardrobe, an. after they left that Frank dictated th murder notes." The statement then points out al leged inconsistencies in Conley's stor and mentions several contradi« tions ii his story as related in various affi davits. Among them, he shid, was evi dence that the elevator had not beei used Saturday afternoon; that Kran could not have carried the girl dowi the hatchway, while Conley, a powerfu negro, could have done so; that no be« ticking had ever been seen in the fac tory; that it was agreed the murdei could not have been committed befor« 12:01 p. m , and yet Conley said Kmmi Clark and Corinthia Hall were ir Frank's office after the body had beer disposed of, while unimpeached testi mony showed that they reached th« factory at 11:86 and left at 11:46 a. m In conclusion the Governor «aid: "In any event, the performance ol my duty under the constitution is i matter of my conscience. The respon¬ sibility rests where the power is re¬ posed. Judge Roan, with that awful sense of responsibility whicii probably came over him ax he thought of that Judge before whom he would shortly appear, calls to me from another world to re«iue»t that I do that which he should have done. "I can endure misconstruction, abuse and condemnation, but I cannot stand the constant companionship of an ac¬ cusing conscience which would remi.'d me in every thought that I, as Gov¬ ernor of Georgia, failed to do what thought to be right. "There is a territory 'beyond a rea¬ sonable doubt «nd absolute certainty' for which the law provides in allow¬ ing life imprisonment instead of exe¬ cution. This case has been marked by doubt. The trial judges doubted Two judges of the State Supreme Court doubted. Two judges of the t'nited States Supreme Court doubted. One of the tnree prison commissioners doubted. "In my judgment, by granting a com¬ mutation in this case, 1 am sustaining the jury, the judge »nd the appellate tribunals, and at the same time am discharging that duty which is placed en aie by the «Ute constitution." SLATON JUST, SAY FRANK'S FRIENDS Continued frnm pngr I the good n»me of the State of Georgia its executive was obliged by right and the force of public opinion to commute the sentence, he said. "All I can say is that it was r. brave act on Governor Slaton'r- part," said Samuel Cntt-rmyor. "It has iifted a load from mv heait, this decision.*1 said Dr. Joseph Silver- man. rabbi of Temple LmanuT.'. "For weeks Frank's impending doom .has been preving on mv mind. Governor] .^¡aton's ruling is the beginning of the] vindication of Georgia. I say this I largelv because the way is now clear' to assemble new evidence as the basis of a new trial." Among the most enthusiastic over! Governor Slaton'l ruling in this city yesterday was Magistinte Samuel D. Levy. Ile said: "God bless Governor Slaton. All pinist« il due him for the manly act performed and for the greet service which he hss rendered humnn- Ity in commu'ing the seiit'-nc» of Leo M. Frank. Every other service which Governor Slaton may render his state and country may slip into the back¬ ground of time, but the honorable, br.ive and honest policy which he has pursued will remain known through the aires and will aeree »¦ an example of what a fair-minded American fi¬ xen when put to the 'est will do in behalf of another man. Calls Slal«*»n National Figure. "Such acts bring us closer together and muke us all one big brotherhood. From being practically unknown out- side of his state Governor Slaton to¬ day looms up as a big, resplendent -«nd national figure of the true \meiicin type. He IS .a credit to h«s state and country. "My interest was not centred in the Frank case because both of us are .lews. 1 would feel just as concerned if he had been of any other creed or denomination. If I felt that Becker had not had a fair trial I would have been just as concerned about him. Wc Americans stand for fair play an«! a square de:»l, and Frank did not receive them. "Mr. Justice Hughes felt that there was a reasonablo doubt. He wrote into his decision those bron.1, br.sic American thoughts that made Governor Slaton's decision possible. All «.'lory to such distinguished men as Justices Hughes and Holme«, Loail Marshall an«l Governor Slaton, whose ;ic7s will he forever imperishably imrressed, like monumental bronze, upon the hi-tory1 of America." Fire Commissioner Robert Adam«on, himself a Georgian and a close friend of Governor Slaton, yesterday lauded the latter for his humanity «nd broad- mindedness in commuting the sentence of Leo II. Frank. "The first politics 1 ever learned I got from «Tohn Marshall Slaton," snid Mr. Adamson. "He is a young, vigor¬ ous and aggressive man of the newerI type. He possesses great ability as an executive) is a man of large wealth and human from top to toe. "His father was head of the public schools of Atlanta, and another son,. the present Governor's brother, suc¬ ceeded him as superintendent, both of. them serving in that capacity since al¬ most the Civil War. "This decision came four days be-1 fore Slaton steps out of public life, for on Saturday night hll term ernes to an end Suroît il II a Bttlng climax. 1 have always insisted 'ha* then woe nal .. dl ibl ' ' ¦«." M Frank's ¦ttd John Marshall Slaton baa realized if " I« behalf of th«- majority of the ben of the Georgia Cluo of Ne» Mi,' mis, the president, said .,' Governor Slaton'a action In com- ¦i the sentence met with their | sppiovsl. Prevents ftlnt on State. "If Prank had boon executed It have been a blot upon the good . of our state," said Mr. Magnus. I'« «rill ha\e a meeting next w«ck at we will draw un a resolution! ID the Governor in lus de- cslon " Rabbi Rudolph Grossman, president ¦' the N'en York Hoard of Jew ich Min- explain« ! thai the members of r inflation wen elated over the' ration. becaUM it Indicated a -. of American justice an«l fair play. "\\i> heartily congratulate the Gov- ernor of Georgia en bis very courage- is net." aid Dr. Grossman. "Il serves to strengthen our faith in American Mu-hood, that it mav be rolieit upon ill times to do the thing that is right." (¡ener.il Horatio C. King said: "Con- s«(ierinjr the doubt a-« to the guilt of Krank. Governor Slaton did the only thing under (he circumstances." 'Some hit of evidence hitherto un- renche«! mav vet be disclosed." laid Dr. Maurice H. Harris, president of the Fas'ern Council of Reform Rab- bis. "Truth and justice Will still be «indicated and wrong ritrhted." Judges Praise Governor. Justice Seudder, of the Supreme Court, said he believed Governor SJa- ton'l action proper under the circum-i -.unces and »he conditions surround¬ ing Frank's sentence to death. "I am delighted at the news," said County Judge Harry E. Lewis, oi Hrookhn. "The Governor did his full duty In view of the great difference of opinion of the judges .vho passed upon the case as to whether Frank nad ha«l a fair trial. To my knowledge thirty lawyers have read the record of the case, and not rue said there was enough evidence before the iurv to convince them of Frank's guilt." Edward C. Rlum. partner of Nathan Straus, In the firm of Abraham & Straus, evnr«sred delight that Frank should have had his sentence com¬ muted. "You Pe.iv sav for mo thit Governor Slaton's decision ir one merely of justice. Brooklyn rejoices thr-t Prank should have a chance to prove his innoence." Joseph Goldetein, a promirent Rrook- lvn lawyer, who encored thousands o' signatures to a petition to the Georgia Governor, vas too happv to make any long comment. "Just nay T want to thank everybody who helped me get up the petition." he said. Prominent Jews Praise Frank's Commutaton To the Editor of The Tribune. Sir: Governor Slaton hBS done honor to himself, to the State of Geor¬ gia and to the whole people of the 'Jnited States bv commuting the sen- fence of Leo Frank. Many judge. lawyers, public men and hundred* of thousands of citizens of the United Statei believe that Frank did not have a fair trial, and there can be no doubt but that his original trial and con¬ demnation in the press of Atlanta in¬ fluenced the minds of the people and through them of the court. It rives one a sense of ultimate re¬ lief in divine and human justice to know that there was a man so brave us Governor S aton to set aside this improperly nrou.*ed and mledireeted public opinion, and to do what Frank and his cou-i-ol asks: not to pardon him. but to commute his sentence to life, im-iisonrrent. so that this man who has not yet had hi» dav ir. court mav have a chance at least to prove his innocence of the horrible murder which all men condemn. CYRUS ADLER. Philadelphia. June 21. 1916. To the Editor of The Tribune. Sir: The action of Governor Slaton was demanded by the most ordinary ronse of duty to justice, to humanitv and to law. Naturally, he wo'ild not be entitled to commendation for do¬ ing that which he ought to have done, nor would a man of his stamp expect or desire such commendation. When, however, we reflect that the trial iudge ;.t Atlanta, the Supreme Court of Geor¬ gia and the Pardon Commlseion of the state all flinched in terror of something, we are justified in expressing admirn- *ion for a mr«n who could not be daunt¬ ed by the terrorism which affected so many. When, too, we reflect »hat only two justices of the Supreme Court of the T'nited States could see that state richts were not tronche«! upon if con¬ viction bv mob law were declared to be an infringement of the rights of a citizen of the I'nited States, our appre¬ ciation of the spirit and dignity of Governor Slaton is heightened. All honor to the brave Governor, who has in a measure redeemed the honor of the State of Georgia. MAYER SCLZRERGER. Philadelphia. June 21. 1915. To the Editor of The Tribune. Sir: I think Governor Sluton did his duty manfully and courageously In changing the sentence of Leo Frank from death to life imprisonment. If F-ank i» guilty, life imprisonment is a punishment of the severest kind. If he Is innocent, it will give him and hie Leo Frank's Sister Overjoyed; "He'll Be Free Soon," She Says Telegrams and 'Phone Calls of Congratulation Keep Her and Husband Busy All Day-Both Sure Truth Will Vindicate Governor Slaton. Mrs Otto Stem, sister of Leo Frank, was kept so busy with telegrums ami telephone calls of Nng**atulatton all day y.sterdiiy that she »¦».« unnble to do her housework. Mr. Stem nl"» staved home to relie\e hi» wife of »om« of the str«m. B»»*-h were kept, busy. About I o'clock Mrs. Sten. left her hum.«, a; It_ Underbill Avenue, to give the little girl and babv John »n air ir.g. Neighbors Stepped her every h.sir block tr, tell her hoW glB.I thev were at thn action taken by Governor Slnton. Down Vanderbllt Avenue, at th« mar- ket, the butcher shop, the news vend-, «r's, the s«»da fountain, and all the way up Park Plnre to Flatbueh Avenue »he win constartly halted to recel\e tel,, tat ions. She and Mr Stern said when she re¬ turned home that, »f course, they Were .or, glad for words, but that they Were .lee somewhat unstrung. "Vet our presence here shows OOr faith In Leo and in Governor Slaton." sai»i both n* once. "We knew the boy was inno¬ cent, and we trti-fe.1 Governor Slaton We knew that, as one of the beat law- vers of Georgia, us well as Governor, lie rnuld not fail to commute the sen¬ tence. Some near day. when the truth comes out, as it surely will, Governor Slaton will be hailed as the savior of .he state," added Frank« brother-in- law. "We want to thank the press of the City" for its aid in the case," continue»! Mr. Stern. "Several of the po-pers have been wonderful. They have sent their friends ample time ,n which to prove it. Personally, I have alwavs believed that Frank was innocent, and have never believed he was guilty of the murder of which he wn.i accused anil convicted. I have never felt that he had a fair trial, but hare believed that the mob spirit dominated the whole atmosphere to «n extent which prevented justice being «Ion»-. I am glad that Governor Slaton has made it possible for the friends of Frank to prove his inno¬ cence. SIMON" WOLF. Washington. June 21. 191S. To the Editor of The Tribune Sir: Governor Slaton's nction in commuting the death .sentence of I.eo Frank to life Imprisonment is highly gratifying to me, aft-.r much hesita¬ tion nn<i reluctance, offering idvice to the Governor of a sister state I urged Governor Sla'on to commute Frank's sentence for the reason that such action would at once vindicate the courts and uphold the majest;' of the law, as well as hold out a ray of hope to Frank that, if innocent, he might yet have an opportunity to es¬ tablish that fact to the satisfaction of the world an»! thus to roga«:i hie liberty anil good name. 1 think Governor Slaton will receive the commend.'ion of all liberal minded and law loving Americans MOSES ALEXANDER, Governor of Idaho. Boise, Idaho, June 21, 1915. [By Tel'-graph to The Tribune.! Hartford. Conn., June 21. Comment¬ ing at his home in Southington to-night on the Frank commutation. Governor Marcus H. Holcomb, who was a judge of the Superior Court until he reached the nge limit of seventy years, said: "I believe Governor Slaton did his duty as he saw it, and that he dcsenes all credit for his courage in following the course that he believed to be right." W«. Ttlffrapl. t.i Iks Tribune.] Lake Placid, N. Y.. June 21.- Dr. Stephen S. Wise, rabbi of the Free Synagogue, «New York, at his camp here to-night said: "Georgia is to be congratulated upon the fearless action of Governor Slaton, which does nothing more than benr. out the doubts of th« trial judge and two members of the United States Su¬ preme Court. For my part, 1 rejoice as much for Georgia's sake as for the sake of Frank. The Governor of Georgia will find himself sustained by the best judgment of the nation and ultimately by the grateful approval of his own state." Sons of Israel Begin Fight to Free Frank I By Telegraph lo Tl.«« Tribun«.] Boston, June 21. Henry H. Leven- son, grand master of the Sons of Israel, whose grand lodge is assembled in con¬ vention at 47 Mount Vernon Street, Boston, to-day said: "Georgia has vin¬ dicated, through Governor Slaton, her right to the respect of all American citizens for American justice and fair play. "Ths Sons of Isrsel, like many other organisations, fought for this ond be¬ cause we believe Frank innocent. Con¬ sequently the fight has only just be- gun. We shall not rest until Frank is proved innocent and the stigma to his name removed. "Of course, I am delighted that com¬ mutation has come, for while the noose was around Frank's neck the main ob¬ ject was to save his life. This has now been done. We can now begin the fight for justice." Robert Silverman, grand secretary of local men down there to see tor tnem- ¦elvee. The Tribune story Monday morning told the truth about Leo. He is wonderful, as he always was. He wrote us several days before the well, before yesterday, telling us that he was perfectly sue of Governor Sla¬ ton's action." Mr Stern said that some of th» pa- «pen of Atlanta eauaed much of^ the trouble in the 'ir" «place beeauee of the excitement They sent out extras «every half hour, he said, proclaiming that Prank wai the son of a millionaire and other things that wore false, un¬ til there '.vas aroused a feeling against a rich man because he was rich. "Leo's fn'ber, Randolph Frank, is not rich," laid Mr. Stern. "About three yean »go. when he was «searing ¦.- enty-one, be had to «top his work with a house furnishing company as travel¬ ling salesman, a position he had hold for twe.nlv yearn. He saved, and M romfortnbly provided for financially, but the aeciuatlons about Leo's riches were not true It was a matter of cap¬ ita! and labor Then came the intimi¬ dation of the jury by a mob. Wc are n'l sure that .f the same jury could have another vote on the case now, in spite of all the present excitement, they would »eijuit Leo." Leo's sister nodded assent with a smile. "Mv wife Is happv to-dar," snid Mr. Stern'. 'Why shouldn't I be?" smiled Mrs. Stern In r«'ply. "It won't be long till | Leo Is freed entirely." the Sons of Israel, said: "The news of the commutation of Frunk's death sen- tence to life imprisonment is witness to the fact that public opinion is the controlling factor in American life. "When outside protests began to pour in on Georgia there was '.ocal resent¬ ment with foreign interference with Georgia justice, but without the over¬ whelming force of wideeproad public opinion there is little doubt an awful miscarriage of justice was slated in Georgia to take place to-morrow. "Saved by a hair's breadth from death, Leo If. Frank and his friends will now begin the fight for vindica¬ tion. Convicted by an unfair process, he may yet overcome the prejudice of his neighbors. "It is with some pride that the .--ons of Israel notes its achievement as one of the sponsors of the commutation movement in this sta1«-. "The gratitude of all lovers of jus¬ tice will go out to Governor Slaton of Georgia." Frank, in Prison, Sure He Will Be Vindicated I-. IWsgrspk '» '¦"¦¦*. Trit.ur." 1 Milledgeville, Ga., June 21. Leo M Frnnk, brought to the state farm this morning at sunrise, was registered as prisoner No. 966. He was assigned to the cell of the sime number. Frank did not complain of the hard work that is in sight for him. The pri-ion authorities stated that for the present there were no light jobs in sight, as they had all the bookkeepers they needed. Frank is slated for the first opening as a bookkeeper. After Frank had been registered and had had his bath and donned the reg¬ ulation prison stripes, he .as permit¬ ted to talk to newspaper men. "I wieh you would teli the world that I am innocent." said Frank. "I believe that, outside of a few excited persons in Georgia, the -A arid believes in me. I never killed Mary Phagan. I am as confident as ever that with the lapse of time the fact will be established and I will be vindicated before the world. "I have eaten nothing for forty-eight hours; I have not closed my eyes dur¬ ing that time. I believed that Governor Slaton would commute my sentence, but the Governor had g'ven me no in¬ formation on the subject. Just before last midnight a t-uard «me to my cell and informed me that I would be taken to Milledgeville. I knew that my sen¬ tence had been commuted to a life tu in. I was told to hurry." Frank was deathly pale when he ar¬ rived here this morning at sunrise. The color had not returned to his «hecks and he wes still nervous while he was going through the examination at the state farm. "Have you any comment on the com¬ mutation of your sentence?" he was asked. , "I am happy," replied Frank. "Time will show that I will be vindicated. I nm innocent. A» t«; the statement of the Governor, I would be glad to com¬ ment on it as soon as I receive a copy." Prison authorities are sure that Frank will be granted the same privi¬ leges as others in the prison. That will make it possible for Mrs. Frank and his friends to see him at stated periods, with the consent of the Prison Commission. When Frank first arrived at the state farm it was upparent that he would be unpopular. Murmurs of «lissatKinc- tion are heard already from other, prisoners, who were well informed on the case. The first prisoner who makes friends with him behind the prison walls will, it is apprirent, undergo the ostracism common within priion circles. JAIL AT MILLEDGEVILLE. WHERE FRANK HAS BEGUN TO SERVE LIFE TERM. . .. - - - i Frank is known ns "Convict No. 965" nt the Georgia prison farm. He ii drensed in stripe***, the costume of the lowest grade convict. For a while he will he under a phyeician'e care. When he has recovered from the strain of the ordeal he has gone through he will labor with the hoe and rake. -1- m»_ m. .-.¦-- ¦" «~--»-- « .[ " CONVICTS RISE UP AGAINST SLAYER Threaten Illinois Prison Comrades Suspected of Killing Warden's Wife. OFFICIALS SUSPEND ALL PRIVILEGES Take Drastic Measures to Pre i vent Outbreak Inquest Point- to Campbell's Guilt. Joliet, 111., June 21. Fearing a rep< tition of the demonstration by sixtee hundred prisoners against Chicken Jo f'ampbell and Winter Edwards, negr convicta suspected of slaying the wif of Edmund Allen, Warden of the BUI Penitentiary here, prison officials sa« that each convict was locked i.i hi cell to-night and special measures wer taken to prevent any outbreak. Eve th" trusties were locked up, for th first time in the history of the pri«or and all privileges to inmates were sus pended. In spite of the watchfulness of th day guards, thirteen hundred convict rose in the main dining hall while a midday dinner and shouted threat against Campbell, then the only sus peet. One hundred guards rushed th« convicts, and with clubs quieted th« uproar. To-night there mm suppressed ex citement in the prison, and old guard said the whisper had gone from cell t« cell to punish the negroes whose al leged crime has jeopardized the hono system which has been in 'peration n the prison. The Coroner's inquest into the dent! of Mrs. Allen, formerly a light open singer, whose charred body was foun« yesterday morning after a fire had de stroye«! the bed in which she slept ir the warden's apartments . the prit.on occupied most of the day, and will b* continued to-morrow. Testimony Against Camphell. Captain P. D. Clarfceon, a guard, tes titled that Cr.mpbell, a house servant and Edwarde, a trusty who served ai the Allen«' waiter, had both change« clothes immediately af'er the fire Campbell, after a long questioning ir the solitary cell where he was confined ad littcd this. Michael Kane, a guard also testifie«! he had come upon Camp bell dressing in an anteroom of Mrs Allen's apartments soon after the bod«, was found. Miss Anna Emery, houeekoepor, tes¬ tified that the alcohol jug, fragment» of which wer- found in the ruins of Mrs. Allen's bod, was kept in an ad¬ joining lir.cn room, to which both Cpmpbel! and Edwards had acco*-. A blood-stained collar, recovered from the linen closet, also figured in the testimony. Campbell, who pro¬ tested with tears that he was innocent, admitted in his cell that the collar was his, but that the bloodstain was due to a slip of his razor. Says Negro Acted Queerly. James Larkin, one of the keepers. testified that lie sa*v Campbell dm ly in the corridor near Mi.--. Allen's room. This «me between 5:45 and 6:10 a. m "Campbell then came toward me a«-.d did an unusual thing," said the witmilC. "He held out his hand and said: 'How- do you and I stand?' He went back then, and when he again emerged fri.-n the darkness in that part of the corri¬ dor he had Mrs. Allen's dog. He took the dog into the yard, and when I looked through a window I observed that he was gazing up at Mrs. Allen's window." Dr. J. P. Benson and Dr. Baldone Cleminson, who were attracted to H't, Allen's room by the smell of emotte, testified that they found her with b r head crushed and her body be 11y burned by the flaming bedclothes. If. P. Evans, of the Chicago police, obtained fingerprints from the water- bottle with which Mrs. Allen was killed and from Campbell end Edwards, and probably will testify before the Coro¬ ner's jury to-morrow. Frank Fought for Life Before Many Tribunals Atlanta, June II. Two hearings were held here on Frank's application for executive clemency, one before the State Prison Commission May 31, and the other before the Governor. The latter hearing extended through sev-1 eral days and ended June 16. Before the Prison Commission oral argument on Frank's behalf was n*ude by his counsel and by jurists, lawyers and prominent citizens of Georgia, Illi¬ nois and Massachusetts. Pe«itions bear¬ ing hundreds of thousands of names from various state legislatures, socle* ties and committees, and thousands of individual letters urging clemency fur Frank, were presented to the commis- sion. In opposition to the application there were filed a lr'ter from Solicitor Dorsey, who prosecuted Frank, and a protest from citizens of Cobb County,,' Ga., where Mary Phagan formerly lived. The commission recommended against clemency by a vote of I to 1. Frank's counsel, prior to the clem- eney appeal, had made seven unsue- cersful attempts before the County Su- parier and State Supreme Courts 'o« obtain a new trial or to have the ver- diet set aside. Tne Federal District! Court refused to grant ¦ writ of habeas corpus, and the I nited States Supreme Court declined to grant a writ of error for review of the case, and also denied Frank's sppeal in habeas corpus pro¬ ceedings. Four times the sentence »«f death was pronounced upon him for the murder of Mary Phagan in April, Itlt._ RAID GERMAN ARMS DEPOT ON WEST SIDE Police Find 100 Rifles and 1,400.000 Rounds of Ammu¬ nition in Building. Morris J. Ahcarn was arraigned in ' the Jefferson Market police court yes¬ terday for storing explosives in a West Houston Street building without « per¬ mit. The explosives consisted of 1,- 400,000 rounds of rifle »mmunition. It, was asserted that 100 Springfield rifles. which, with the ammunition, «ere ^aid to be intended for Germany, were «Iso j stored there. Neither Ahearn nor others brought before the magistrate in connection with the case would explain matters further than to say a permit had been applied for. The case was adjourned until Thursday, and Ahearn was pa toled. Firemen ot F.ngine 10, at __n West Houston Street, reported the storage of the war supplies at the Macdougal Street pollee station. *t. was said that quanritie» of cartridge» had been taken to « Brooklyn pier, but that the crew of the ship upon which they were to be loaded had refuse I to seil when they learned the munitions were in¬ tended for Germany. The Fire Department has received the application fo- » permit to »tore explosive» in th« hinlding. «nd it will probably b« granted. Riker-Hegeman «boda Fountain Service. Aclean,dry,po|. ished glass every time. GRADE A MILK EXCLU. SIVELY- Syrups without Preservatives- highest obtainable quality of everything Altogether a confidence inspiring service that will win your heart forever 43 New York Store« NON-GULLIBLE GULL GOBBLES UP TURKEY Laid Up for Repairs, He Br. comes Epicurean on On« Mal and Turns Up Beak at Choot If you wish to pauperize g tat*** give him a turkey dinner. Only K« is necessary. Guests at Beach Bmi|». low, at the foot of Beach Eighty-Afta Streer, Rockavvay Beach, atugtti themselves of that yesterday. On Sunday a seagull fluttered ¡o ti« sand near the house, snd was captarte by Harold Snndifer. . hoi« tssutt t ¡it the bungalow. The creator« t « evidently exhausted and had beim »_. feted by neavy weather. Its fe»t»«M wore ruffled, «nd sever«! quül» ig ¡t» left wing were broken. Harold carried it to the ver«n«i» uj placed it in a box. where it rested ¦ the afternoon, eyeing its new »equal». anee«' in the fiiemiliest manner la- aginahle. Thejr had turkey, with «if. irg and cranberry ssuc*. Stindsy ni|kt at the bungalow, and the gull got «hare, to its evident delight. Yesterday the intelligent bird it*r strayed far from the home. Instead of mingling with the other gulj -i their fights over scraps, it loaf«. day, coasting on the roliers ne»r ihatt. When the supper beil rang, it m straight to the bungalow, »nd _t tiue ts had no peace until the bird kad been fed. It wore a slightly hurt m- pression when chops wer« »erred n- stead of turkey, but was hungry, tat evidently resolved to make th« but of it. LODGE PROTESTS DRAFTING CITIZENS Must Protect Naturalised Antr» ica>is from Foreign War Service. He Says. [Frism TT¡» T".' i.-.s Bluta«*.] '.Vashington, June 21..In as «i- change of corresponden«:« bet*«« Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, Us acting Secretary of State L«minf eiw tiie drafting of Ugo De Prato. wh« «w born in Boston, after hi« father sti been naturalized, into the Italian«r_7. Senator Lodge declared that ti« United Stater should protect iti «ti- zens of so-called dual nationality, de- spite the fact that the laws of s fer- eign country might not recogniietw persons to be citizens of th« Uaite« States. In the case of De Prato th«r« «v no conflict, Senator Lodge pointed eit as even the Italian law would not elsis that he wa» liable to military M But had he been born in this couatir before his father v»a» naturalized «J . citizen he would have been liable t» military duty in Italy, according tea« Italian law, although under th« mm the United States the fact that h« »' born here make» him s citizen of tri country._ "The fact that there il a conflict « law» i» very different from «daitUr.» that the law in conflict with out tat is valid," declared Senator Lodge. "Be¬ cause Italy, or any other country, bm » law which conflicts with oun it ta*> not follow that we should fail to is» tain our own law and our own do."«-»' If we did so there wou'd be no eou-t'- of laws, bocause we should thsa m mit to the law of another country «. s'ead of maintaining our own- m fact that France or Italy, or »ny »<»'. country, makes a claim upon ¦»__¦_] ican citizen does not alter the duty e. the United State» toward h'.m u»«*- tier own Con»titution."_ FRENCH MUNITIONS GAIN War Minister Millerand «S»ti*- fled with Rate cf Output. Pari*. June 21. The mtriutttWt^ arms and ammunition in rrea» progressing satisfactorily, .«ord',«M. an official communication mow n¡cht concerning a tour oí IMJJ ries where the work is « P^ made by Minister of War Millereni Sunday. The statement *ayi: "The Minister of War went SJÇ on a tour of the factories in M* terior of France «""V*^"¿1 ",,%.* this morning. In all th. t'«0"",,; visited, those privately owned a« j as those belonging to the im*'« Minister witnessed very great eci^- He has satisfied himself P«r,.°* that, thanks to the great and P gressive efforts shown up to he P Ottt, the expected results tM *MT where be realized, and m s Joo4 ¦ factories probably exceeded. Crouch & Fitzgerald Reliable Luggag« ..ffi-H» The Club M f ^1\ is inch"»'7 rs^rrtíL Light wdcht 24 inch-lt* WARDROBE TRUNKS 14 Wett 40th St. 154 Fifth Ave., >t 20* & 177 Broadway
