1915 September 02 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia

1915 September 02 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia

Author: Atlanta Constitution

Year: 1915

PDF PAGE 9, COLUMN 1 50 WITNESSES CALLED TO PROBE OF LYNCHING Judge Patterson, in Charge, Says Jury Was Not Called for That Special Purpose. Marietta, Ga., August 31.—The Cobb County Grand Jury drawn for the July Term of Court was charged today by Judge H. J. Patterson to investigate the “recent Lynching in this County,” and before the day was ended had examined a large number of Witnesses for Information they might have on the hanging of Leo M. Frank. At the rate the Witnesses were handled, it would seem that the Jurors could finish with the thirty-five or more called in time to report tomorrow. Judge Patterson was emphatic on three points in his Brief and Extemporaneous Charge: That the Crime should be thoroughly investigated; that this was not a Special Grand Jury, as had been reported, and that the Jurors were not “Secret Service Men,” which made it necessary for them to do Detective Work to perform their duties. He said that Cobb County never had needed a Special Grand Jury, and that the Frank Lynching was not the sole cause of reconvening the Jury that served during the July Term of Court. The killing of a Negro soon after the July Term was adjourned was mentioned. Witnesses