The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 61, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 24, 1915 Page: 4 of 4
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The Daily Transcript
J. J. Bl'RKE, Editor and Owner
PBTROGRAD DECLARED SAFE FRANK JURY ACTS QUICKLY
Entered as second-class matter
January 17, 1914, at the Postoffice at
2ormai, Okla., under the Act of
arch I, Iff*.
"Death at Hands of Unknown Parties"
the Verdict—Jury Spent Only
Three Minutes in Deciding
What to Do.
Issued Daily
except Thursdays
Sundays.
and
Mail Subscriptions, year $2.60
Mail Subscriptions, 6 months — 1.25 goods and grocery fronts painted
Mail Subscriptions, 1 month .26 ! bright yellow.
By Carrier, per annum 2.00
By Carrier, per week .05
PHONE 16
;25 COTTON BALES BURN
Mulhall, Okla., Aug. 23.—Fire Qf
unknown origin Monday destroyed
bales of cotton stored in the farmers'
warehouse. The fire completely de-
stroyed the warehouse and its con-
tents. A heavy rain at the time pre-
vented the fire spreading to the busi-
ness section of Mulhall.
—Charlie Wails came in from Mor
ris, Okla., on a visit to his mother, I
Mrs. J. C. Wails, and family. Mrs I Petrograd, Aug. 24.—Frank admis
Cha^ Wails has been here several [ sion that the important cities of Vilna
days visiting her mother, Mrs. Frank j and Bialystok will shortly fall into
Smith. They expect to return home the hands of the Germans, thus sev-
tomorrow or Friday. ering the Petrograd-Polish railway, j
c , « ,1 Z , . . £as made b>' " hiKh official of the' Marietta G A 24—Without'
_F. J McG.nley has a distinctive Russian war office today. ,)ei ab,e tQ e'licit Kfrom anyone of
painted front, to say the least. He Our forces, however will retain two elev£n witnesses a single clew as to
can now advertise: "Remember the i trunk lines and several branches suf- the identity of any person connected
Yellow Frant when you want good ficient to withdraw our men iron wit^ lynching of Leo M Frank
Koods." He has had both his dry | danger of capture, said this war of- near thig Q\ty last Tuesday morning, a
11 Sir i Li* . < x ti a , I coroner's jury today returned a ver-
' We do not believe that Petrogra.l; dj t th t ^r/nk ,aI^e to his death by
is in any danger of capture by the h , t th hands f rtjes un.
Germans. Ample forces have beon known
capital.
"The idea that the Germans have
beaten our army is ridiculous," said
the war official. "This is just what
the Germans have been unable to do.
They have torn down our forts and
force! us to retreat, but territory is;
—Now for the final windup is
Rucker's Clean Sweep Sale which
star's Thursday, August 26th, and
they are offering great bargains.
NOTICE—SCHOOL OPENING
School will open this school year on
September 6th.
All pupils who have credits from
other schools, and have never attend-
ed the Norman schools, may b.' enroll-
ed Saturday, September 4th from 9 to
12 a. m. at the high school building.
N. H. EDWARDS, Supt.
—Mr. G. M. Bessent and daughter,
Miss Mary, are here from Dallas,
Texas, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C.
II. Besient. Mr. Bessent was a forc -
er . esident of this c'ty, and has a
warm spot in his heart for his old
hone and glad to see it prospering.
Ke is now connected with the E. R
Green interests at Dallas, Mr. Green
being a ;>on of Mrs. Hettie Green, th"
great New York millionairess.
—Friendship Links: See them at
E. G. Sherman's jewelry store. Some-
thing new and nicc.
—A note from Mr. E. B. Johnson
dated yesterday at Amarillo says:
"The four football Panama Pacific
tourists arrived safely at the ranch on
Sunday. All look hale and hearty ex-
cept a little weather beaten. I killed
the fatted calf, and they seemed to
(enjoy it We branded the calves and
shipped the steers and hogs today,
and hope to reach home about Friday
if the roads are not too muddy. We
will all return together."
—The Pickard Real Estate company
sold 110 acres of land near Newcastle
yesterday to Mrs. Heil.
-Bargain: Bungalow, all modern
—A Manhattan woman writes the
Nationalist that she wants the city to
close the ice cream parlors on Sunday
and stop the ice wagons from running
on that day so that Manhattan will be
fit place to bring up children. And
R°y, C" $7}!th 1 thU same woman suggests the Alma
Price . 1> 1916, $3,500.00, | |,]n^erpfise, probably lets her Johnnie
terms. J. W. Linton, agent.
— Barn for Rent: Room for six
horses and good feed room, at No. .124
West Main. Call on premises. 3t*
—Brooms free with aii $2.50, $3.60
and $5.00 purchases at Rucker's for
Thursday. Friday and Saturday. No
other time.
cam the streets until 10 or 11 o'clock
I at night, not knowing where he is or
| who he is with. She probably also al-
I tows her Mamie to meet all the trains
J and stay up until midnight with some
I worthless loafer with the lights turn-
i ed out in the front room.
ed
that they had endeavored diligently to
get at the facts of the lynching, but sc
far their efforts had been of no avail.
"Of course, you know these things
are kept pretty close and are hard to
find out," said Mayor E. P. Dobbs of
Marietta.
., ., . - , • . i Deputy Sheriff Hicks and City Ma*-
thii.g that always can be regain- sha, ^0'ney stated they were w'orkin(r
. ,. ., . hard on the ease, but at this time
There is no concealing .the fact ld throw no ,i ht on the iduntity of
that the recent difficulty is due tn| h ^ whoKparticipated in ythe
errors we have made in the past, but j ivnchmi?
we have firm confidence they will be The barest disclosure as to what
flowed by a reign of complete tri-1 happen?d in the oak grove near the
"-2 .. ... . i - ,, i Frey gin came from J. A. Benson, a
The war office official urged th, Ma/iet\a merchant, who drove by the
people to repose the fullest confidence | ,aee after the lynching party
I. n„.aj"'ln„f„°rces had parked its motor cars by the road-
side and had led Frank to the tree
the attack on the Dardanelles
"That the progress of the allies | ^hereTeath awaited him.
seems slow, is true, but our triumph
is not far distant, and the result that
we will finally achieve, will be enor-
mous," said the war official.
BERNICE BANK ROBBED
Bernice, Okla., Au^. 23.—The First
State Bank of Bernice was held up
shortly after 4 o'clock Monday after-
noon and robbed of $1,500 in cash.
Bernice is in Delaware county, in
northeastern part of Oklahoma.
The robberv occurred a few minutes
after the bank had closed for the day.
The officers of the bank were busy
counting the supply of cash on hand
when three masked men rode up to the
bank, dismounted, entered the bank-
Mr. Benson said he had a "pretty
good suspicion" as to what was going
on, but he did not stop to see it and he
did not recognize anybody in the par-
ty.
The -jury was impaneled just after
Frank's i ody was cut down from the
oak near the William Frey cotton gin
house. At that time membeis of the
jury heard two witnesses as to the
identity of the dead man and then ad-
journed until today so the inquest
might proceed in a calmer atmosphere
and to permit the county jury to col-
lect evidence. Special counsel for the
county jury was provided by the coun-
ty commissioners.
When the time for the jury to as-
semble arrived the coroner decided to
—Rev. and Mrs. Martin Meyer are
here from Oxford, Nebr., called by
the death of Mrs. Meyer's father, Mr.
Hermann Brauer.
—Let us launder your Palm Beach
suits. We cnarge 75 cents. Phone
71. Norman Steam .sundry.
—Friendship Links: 25 cents; rings,
60c (silver) and 75c -(gold plate). E.
G. Sherman, Smith's Book Store.
—We have gone to the expense of
billing the town with our Clean Sweep
Sale bills, so if you don't get your bill
you will do us a favor to call us over
the phone and tell us, and we will
have one sent to you. Rucker's.
—J. A. Davidson is here today from
Oklahoma City, looking after his
property interests.
—Farm to Trade: 160 acre farm,
price $1800.00, near Franklin, to trade
for Norman residence property. 303
E. Tonhawa St., Norman.
—The shoe shop of Win. Johnson
has been moved from the corner of
Santa Fe and West Main to next lot to
Robert N. Mellor's shop. Mr. John-
son will be pleased to have your pat-
ronage.
—Read our circular and see how
you get a dress worth $2.50 for 69c
Thursday at Rucker's Final Clean
Sweep Rale.
ing room and ordered the bank offi-1 transfer the inquest to the county
cials to surrender the money. Thev courthouse to accommodate the large
then remounted their horses and rode crowd.
at/"" sPee'' the direction of the Attorney John T. Dorsey of Mari-
nills to the south of Bernice Ptta represented the state. Gordon
D. Mode who is in charge of the (Jann acted as special attorney for
bank, says that all the money in the Coroner Booth
bank was taken and that the robbers; There was some talk early in the
entered so suddenly that all hopes of|,)av 0f holding the inquest in execu-1
resistance was out of the question. tive session, but the idea of secrecvi
The robbery occurred so Quietly that I was soon dismissed.
the few' people about the street did The jury was composed of six resi-
not realize what had happened until ,tents of the county, Dr. W. H. Per-
the men had left town. kinson being the foreman.
A posse was quickiy started in pur- Dr. c. D. Elder, the first witness
suit and is thought to be close on the called to the stand testified to viewing
bandits. Three young men who have
heen about town for some time and
who have been suspected of petty rob-
beries are thought to be the bandits.
CIVIC TALK
—For Rent: Ten-room modern
rooming house, west s'de. J. W. Lin-
ton, owner.
• • "Ti—77 ^ . _ Perhaps the most noticeable im-
—-Mrs. Lizzie Smith has moved her provement on West Main street, cor-
millinery store from the Norman Cash ner of Santa Fe is the removal of the
Grocery into the room next to Clem- old bill board that has stood there so
out Mortgage company.
j —A final cut price on all summer
merchandise is what you may expect
-Old papers for sale at the Tran- \ •£._«£?_?«* Sa,e that starts Thursday,
script office— 5 cents per bundle.
Rucker's.
—Mrs. T. J. Johnson received the
gad news this morning that her moth-
er, Mrs. Col. Griffeth, was very low
at her home in Denton, Texas, and to
come at once. Mrs. Griffeth is in her
j —Bring your job work to the Tran-
script office. Neatness and dispatch
is our motto.
-Mr. and Mrs. Win. Schulze arriv-
90th vear and has been quite active ('(l frnm Chicago last night, called by
until 8C " the death of Mr. H. Brauer. Mr.
until recently. Rchulze is a brother of Mrs. H. Brauer
—We want to see all of our old cub a"^ Schulze.
tomers this week and as many new, _ , .
ones as possible. We have lots of —Remember that Rucker s Final
special bargains and want every one
to share in them. Rucker's.
-C. L. Nichols of the Moore neigh
Clean Sweep Sale starts Thursday
and we have some specials that are
worth coming miles to buy. Rucker's,
borhood was in town today making ar I ^ ' '®an shirt and collar is such a
rangements with Col. E. H. Morrow, satisfaction. Let us launder your
for a nublic sale he will have at his shirts and collars for you. Phone 71.
place on September 16th. Watch out Norman Steam Laundry.
for the bills and future advertise-
ments. It will be a big sale.
—For Sale: Six-room house on
West side. Modern except heat. See
P. W. Taylor, 301 East Main.
—An excellent, simile produced by
the Washington Republican-Register:
—Miss Lillie Dye, who is visiting
her brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Dye in McClain county, was
shopping in Norman Tuesday and
took dinner with Mrs. J. T. Hodges.
Lost: Between Stewart and Cot-
trell avenues, a pocket book contain-
A man who busies himself over trifles, lnC about and a gold lavelier, Re-
that do not count, to the exclusion of | *;urn to Transcript and receive reward
more important things, is much like a | _ ~TT~ , „
hen that lays industriously in the, Try our flat work service,
spring when eggs are cheap and goes ^ave® vou money and work, tr.ono
on strike in fall and winter when eggs j Norman steam Laundry.
are eggs
many years, covered with old tobacco
signs that told of the merits of old
nasty tobacco that old nasty men
chewed
When an old bill board begins to
shed its skin like a snake, the old fad-
ed papers fall down and blow all over
town, and are full of microbes and
everv other thing that Norman don't
want.
Mr. Smith is a public benefactor by
tearing down, and tearing up, this old
monster that helped to destroy the
heauty of Norman.
There are a few other old ragged
edges around town that ought to come
off, and if nothing happens and we
have our health, and printer's ink
holds out, we will locate 'em and tell
you all about 'em. Read the Tran-
script and see what will happen. Look
what happened to the old fire house.
Where is it? It looks like it had ap-
nendicites and had been operated on.
The bell, the horses and Mclntire, are
the body of Frank while it was still
hanging in the oak grove near the
Frey cotton gin. When he arrived the
body was still warm.
"Do you know any of the circum-J
stances surrounding the hanging?"j
asked Mr. Dorsey.
"Absolutely nothing," replied the
witness.
"Was there any mutilation of the
body?"
"No, sir. The only mark I saw was
the cut in the neck that had been
opened by the rope."
Dr. W. M. Kemp, another physician,
testified that Frank's death was due
to strangulation.
"Do you know anything about the
commission of this act?" asked Mr. |
Dorsey.
"Nothing whatever."
J. Bart Wing, a Cobb County com-1
missioner, also was among the first to
reach the scene.
"Do you know anything about the
hanging?" he was asked.
"Nothing."
"Is there anything you would like
to state to the jury?"
Wing hesitated a moment. Then he
said:
"Nothing, except that that morning
I saw several motor cars on the Ros-
well road going in the direction of
Marietta. I could not tell whether
thev were negroes or white people."
W. J. Frey, owner of the place on
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WHY HE IS THANKFUL
bout all that is left: because it looked
bad, and the Civic Committee could | which Frank was lynched and regard-
not stand that. ed as the star witness of the inquest,
THE CIVIC COMMITTEE next was sworn. Mr. Frey, an ex-
sheriff of the county, took the stand
in his shirt sleeves. He is a very
large man of about 45 years, with a
short brown mustache and florid com-
plexion.
"Mr Frey," asked Acting Solicitor
Dorsey. "did you know Leo M.
Frank?"
"1 attended his trial in Atlanta two
days, but I did not know him."
"You were among the first to dis-
cover the body?"
"Well, sir, when I got there with
, . „ . Gus Benson and Walter Gann there
Oklahoma City young man, law [ will march straight to the Rucker j first wife is still with me; because my ! wasn't anybody in the grove but Leo
student, wants board and room in pri- on the morning of August 26th, j non is a good provider and my daugh- M. Frank "
' •> - :— —i—i ! i„iH frnm tborp tinmi. lmided with bir- ter a good cook. I "When did you first know anything
4th. I am especially thankful be-; happened that morning?"
ause I am a believer, not a doubter;
Mr. Editor:
I want to tell you why I am thank-
ful:-
1st because I live in the United
States, not in Europe; in Norman,
not in Galveston; in Oklahoma, not in
Georgia.
2nd because Mr. Wilson is our
President now and not the Colonel.
3rd because I married for Love not
and their faces were covered with red
dust."
"What did you do next?" Frey was
asked.
"I turned to Walter Cann and said:
'Let's go to the house, there's some-
thing to be doing.' We went to the
house and Mrs. Frey had breakfast
ready for us in about five minutes, we
ate and I got my car started and we
put out for Marietta."
Mr. Frey said he passed the actual
scene of the hanging without noticing
anything out of the way.
"I had no idea anything had hap-
pened that close to my home. So I
came on to town, but did not see any-
thing yet. I went to the cemetery,
where Mary Phagan is buried, but
there was nothing there.
"I came back into Marietta and met
Gus Benson, who said: 'Bill, those
motor cars turned into the road byj
your gin.' I drove right back to t.hej
gin and when we reached the oak[
grove there was the body of Frank |
hanging."
"I looked at him, but did not put I
my hands on him." {
"Is there any further light you can
throw on this transaction."
"No sir, I've told you all I saw and
all I know."
Frey was excused.
NORMAN CREAMERY COMPACT
NOTICE! POSTOFFICE PATRONS
To avoid delay in delivering have
your mail addressed to street and
number, P. O. Box or General Deliv-
ery. FLOYD L. SWANK, P. M.
Get ready for the big parade that( for Money; because I am old and my
vate family during coming school
year. References exchanged. Ad-
dress K care of Transcript.
and from there home, loaded with bar-
rains from the Final Clean Sweep
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— Service—
...Ford and Buick Automobiles—
Watch for cars flying red and white Oklahoma
pennants. They are Mclntire Jitneys—five cents fare.
Meets all Interurban cars, and go directly to the
University. Schedule: Round trip every twenty min-
utes. Foilows paved streets.
Will also carry small parcels for delivery anywhere
along the line at same rate as passengers—5 cents.
"I think it was about 5 o'clock that
a christian, not a skeptic; an optomist j morning my brother telephoned me
not a pessimist; because I have some the state prison farm had been broken
friends and no enemies that I know or. 1 into and Frank taken out."
I am happy because I love everybody; "What did you do then?"
and hate nobody; because though I am! "Didn't do anything but went on
very poor now I hope to be very rich j about mv business at home. Walter
after a while. I'll tell you why. Hope Gann. a traveling man from Augusta,
is a compound idea composed of ex-, was visiting my place. I live right on
pectation and desire. Heaven is a [ the main road. Mr. Gann and I were
rich place and will be a eood home. I j in the field about 6:30 or ? o'clock
desire Heeaven on that account. I! when three or four automobiles came
expect to get to Heaven because I i whizzing by the place. They were
believe in Jesus who makes Heaven; about forty yards apart."
because I try to obey all His_ com-j "How fast were they going?"
mands; and because I trust in His "Well, sir, they were going along
precious promises. This is hope. I j pretty pert; I should say twenty-five
was happy because I heard Prof, i or thirty miles an hour."
Ohern's talk last Sunday. I am hap-: "Then what happened?"
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♦ PRESSING AND BARBERING
♦ For prompt and satisfactory
♦ service in bartering, clothes
♦ cleaning and pressing, general
♦ tailoring or hat blocking, call
♦ on O. K. TAILORING CO, at
♦ 103 E. Main.
John W. Madden, Prop.
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♦ SAVE YOUR COCKRELS
♦ and have them caponized by
♦ the Rhode Island Red capon
♦ man. Will sell capon3 from
^ now tili th« 15th of September
♦ from $7 to $10 per dozen.
♦ J. W. WALKER,
-> Route S, Southeast of Norman.
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because I am
NOT
A GRUMBLER.
FORMER NORMANITE KILLED
Chandler, Okla., Aug.
milking a cow on his farm near Chan- the
Patronize Mclntire's Jitneys
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Her early Monday morninc, John
Robinson, 32, was struck by lightning
and instantly killed. The cow which
he was milking and a horse that was
standing near were also killed. Rob-
inson was born near Norman, and
leaves a wife and two children.
"Well, sir, having heard about the
break at the prison farm, it popped
right into my mind there was some-
j thin<* doing in the way of Frank."
Mr. Frey said the man he afterward
23.—While found out was Frank was seated in
rear seat of one of the passing
O. K. TRANSFER \ND
STORAGE COMPANY
Reutepholer & Frick Props.
OFFICE PHONE 225
RESIDENCE PHONE 263
Your Patronage Solicited.
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The Children
PLENTY of GOOD
r ICE CREAM
should be included
in the diet of every
growing child.
"But insist upon"
Purity
■'jfie fee Cream. Supreme
Cnpvriqhfed /f/5. The B.S.Co.lnc.,N.Y.
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ARE YOU GOING TO BUILD?
Can arrange with you to
build you a house on easy pay-
ments, or sell you on payments
like rent, or sell you acreage
improved or unimproved.
Wm. Clifton, contractor and
builder, at Clifton Heights,
Northeast Norman, Phone 277
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cars with a man on either side of him.
"How was Frank dressed?"
"Looked as if he had on a thin
shirt of some sort. He was bare- j
headed."
"Did you know at the time this man
was Frank?"
i thought it was him, 1 ut I could
Rucker's not recognize him."
Oceans of, "Did you recognize any of the oth-
Seeiers in the cars? Do you know now
—We will have a broom here for
you and vou will have only three dayt)
to call for it. Remember, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. No brooms giv-
en after those three days. RuckerV
—Don't fail to take i
Final Clean Sweep Sale.
goods and many fine bargains.
j the clothing, boots and shoes, sport j who they were?"
shirts, dry goods, notions, ladies'| "No, sir."
readv-to-wear. Starts Thursday, "Were they masked?"
August 26th. "No, sir; but they all wore goggles
CARPENTERING AND CONTRACTING
N. H. SPENCER
No. 211 West\Gray. Job\ Work\a Specialty
Drop me a card and I will call and figure with
you on big or little jobs.
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