1915 July 20 Atlanta Constitution 8 Pages Georgia

1915 July 20 Atlanta Constitution 8 Pages Georgia

Author: Atlanta Constitution

Year: 1915

PDF PAGE 1, COLUMN 5 ANOTHER DOCTOR ADDED TO STAFF TREATING FRANK Extraordinary Precautions Are Now Being Taken to Prevent the Development of Blood Poison. Milledgeville, Ga., July 20.—(Special.) At an early hour this morning, Leo M. Frank’s Temperature had dropped to 100 degrees and it was reported that he was considerably better. The fear of Blood Poisoning developing from the ragged wound in Frank’s throat has prompted Atlanta friends and relatives; as well as Medical Advisers of the wounded Prisoner, to add another Physician to the group already at his bedside. He is Dr. Thomas Hall, one of the best-known Practitioners of Milledgeville. He spent a large part of this afternoon at Frank’s side and consulted frequently with Dr. G. D. Compton, the State Prison Surgeon, who has the Patient’s Case in charge. He repeated, what the other Physicians have stated, that Frank would undoubtedly have died from the Loss of Blood within a few minutes after his Jugular Vein had been pierced, had it not been for the immediate attention to the wound rendered by Dr. McNaughton, a fellow Prisoner. Extraordinary Precautions are being taken to prevent Blood Poison. It is feared that the Knife with wh