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Newspaper

Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1915

Page

5

Coroner's Jury Finds Frank Lynched In Georgia

Eleven witnesses testifying at the Cobb county coroner's inquest describe Leo M. Frank being hanged in a grove near Frey’s gin on Roswell road. The jury concludes the death was by hanging and names unknown assailants despite seeing four cars and multiple men at the scene.

Frank W. H. Perkinson J. F. Shaw J. N. Gantt Dorsey Gann C. D. Elders Leo M. Frank Frey Leo Frank Mr. Fey Joe Carter Associated Press E. L. Roberts W. A. Adams D. P. Butler Dr. Elders Mr. Dorsey W. M. Kemp Marietta Board of County Commissioners Cobb County Frey Gin Roswell Road Mr. Wing Roswell Bob Cochrane William J. Frey Atlanta Gus Benson Walter Yaun Augusta Martetta Dr. Benson Yana Mr. Carter Mary Phagan Morris Newt Morrie Ayers J. A Gus) Bunson J. A. Benson Mr. Frey Mar Metta E. P. Dobbs Ieaw Gus Hicks Mr. Dobbs Tim Charles M. Mell W. L. Gray Hicks Georgia John A. Booth Said County W. J. Frey W. Nm. Perkinson M. Gantt J. A. G. Heard B. W. Greer G. A. Griffin J. H. Patterson Dobbs Sheriff's Office Grand Jury J. H. Mabry F. F. Jolley W. H. Crowder R.P. Norton John H. Terry W. H. Robertson W. T. Boring W. L. Richardson Austin A. H. McCleskey A. P. McLain Lunsford D. D. Brown W. J. Tapp W. P. Davis J. D. Anderson B. V. Hopkins W. P. Grover J. F. Collins M. B. Jefferson

Mary Lease Plans Georgia Visit to Denounce Lynching

Special to The Banner from New York. Mrs. Mary Lease, famed Kansas orator of populist days, announced she will travel to Georgia to denounce the lynching of Leo M. Frank. Lease once spoke with Jerry Simpson and others, touring the South and Athens years ago on platform tours.

New York Mary Lease Sas Geor Gia Leo M Frank Mra. Lease Jerry Simpson Athens South

Steamer Anglo Californian Fire Kills Eight Horses

Aboard the British steamer Anglo Californian bound for Allied transport, about a thousand horses were aboard when smoke overcooled most crew and firefighters. Eight horses died, while the vessel sustained substantial damage. The blaze origin remains undetermined. The report comes from Montreal dated August 24, 1918.

Associated Press Montreal Canada

Letter from 1812 Reveals War Era Views and England Policy

A 1812 letter to Zach Lamar from Washington, written by Holling Hall, surfaced in a Fulton city home. It discusses U S foreign policy, non-importation, privateers, military pay, territorial admission, and British actions, with sharp critique of federalists and praise for American naval prowess and officers Hull Porter Jones and Decatur. The letter links to local families and mentions notable figures and events of the era.

A. &. Erwin Zach Lamar Milledgeville Congressman Holling Hall Washington Messrs Howell Erwin Andrew Erwin Will Erwin Berling Lasnett Judge Brand Athens Erwin Athens Feaders Althout Colo. Harper New Hampshire Committee of Foreign Relations U. States House Mississippi House of Representatives Senate Hul Queenstown Congress England Feds Parson Parish Madison Russel Castlerough Dom Wong Federal Party Canada Bonneparte Moscow Russia Europe Spain Wellington Tars Hull Porter Jones Decatur Committees of Ways and Means Secretary of the Treasury Smyth

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