1915 May 18 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia
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- 1915 May 18 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia
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- Governor Slaton
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- 1915
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1915 May 18 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia
Author: Atlanta Constitution
Year: 1915
PDF PAGE 1, COLUMN 2 DATE FOR HEARING OF FRANK IS FIXED The Prison Commission on Monday Decided to Hear Petition of the Prisoner on May 31. The Prison Commission yesterday set a Special Date—May 31—to hold the Leo M. Frank hearing on the Plea for Commutation, assuring final action on the Appeal by Governor Slaton, unless he himself passes it on to his Successor, Governor-Elect N. E. Harris. The early date was arranged largely at the request of the doomed man’s Counsel, but also because of the heavy week which the Prison Commission has before it on the date of its regular Session, June 7. The date was set at an informal Conference of R. E. Davison, Chairman of the Prison Commission, with Harry A. Alexander, Attorney for Frank. The entire week, if necessary, will be devoted to the Hearing. Whether Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey will take part in the Hearing is still a Matter of Speculation. More than 3,000 letters pleading for Clemency for Frank were received by Governor Slaton on Monday morning, two of them being from United States Senator W. E. Borah, of Idaho, and Philander C. Knox, former Secretary of State. Other Washington notables who have asked for Clemency are Myron T. Herrick, fo