1915 June 15 Atlanta Constitution 14 Pages Georgia
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- 1915 June 15 Atlanta Constitution 14 Pages Georgia
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- Thursday Governor Slaton
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- 1915
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- Public domain eBook
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1915 June 15 Atlanta Constitution 14 Pages Georgia
Author: Atlanta Constitution
Year: 1915
PDF PAGE 1, COLUMN 3 HOWARD TO FINISH APPEAL FOR FRANK EARLY WEDNESDAY Governor Forced to Adjourn Hearing Monday Afternoon to Take Trip to Athens. Slaton’s Decision in Case Expected Either Wednes- day or Thursday. STORY TOLD BY CONLEY NECESSARY TO CONVICT FRANK, SAYS HOWARD The Ex-Congressman Tells Why the Defense Did Not Cross-Examine the State’s Witnesses Who Charged That Prisoner’s Character Was Bad. While Attorney William Howard was in the midst of an impassioned argument on behalf of Leo M. Frank, Governor John M. Slaton Monday afternoon at 6:10 o’Clock adjourned the Hearing on the Commutation Plea at the Capitol until Wednesday morning at 9 o’Clock, at which time it will be concluded. A Decision is expected by Thursday. Governor Slaton left last night at 8:30 o’Clock for Athens, where he goes to deliver the commencement address at the University of Georgia. He carried with him a volume of documentary evidence and Court Record bearing upon the Frank Case, which he intends to study on the Train and at leisure moments in Athens. Every possible effort has been made to expedite the Hearing and to reach an early Decision, and the Conservation of time has been one of the most import