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- = . '. t BOGALUSA, LOUISIANA, THURSDAY AUGUST 19, 1915. .J .
I1 -._ .. ........ .., ., h... .illi. w.ila .t th e right too is Mrs. Leo M. Frank who
M FRANL'IWA51 belie'
UNCHED NEAR
PAGAN HOME
Of Twenty Utnmasked
ýen Take Victim From
-Georgia Prison
oF SENIIONA1 CASE
J Was Just Recover
S From Former Attack
On Ills Life
i M. Frank, charged with kill
vary Phagan in the plant of
N4tional Pencil Co., in Atlanta
on August 25 1913 and who
pserving a life term at the Geor
. state prison farm, was taken by
,,mb early Tuesday moriing and
.ire1d within a short distance of
;home of Mary Phagan where
was hanged. The mob was one
the most brutal that has been
ded for years. After Frank's
jy was found people cut pieces
s his clothing to keep as souve
j, rias necessary to take a
d dbfore the crowd could be
from mutilating the body.
A few weeks ago J. W. Creen an
Ste of the Georgia prison farm
ted to murder Frank by cut
his throat and would have aci
the act had not guards
.edical attention rushed to his
Frank was just recovering
the attack of Creen and was
g his first night from the
tal since the accident, when -
1 mob came.
The mob arrived in the vicinity of W,
prison farm practically unnotic
and proceeded methodically to
i'k business. First all wires from
the institution to Milledgeville, 3
.:iles away. were cut. All wires
6tiaept one telephone line from Mil- citi
{ i1e also was covered.
. "Five men then went to the house thr
na the prison grounds occupied by hai
Warden J. T. Smith, awakened him brc
and made him their prisoner. At shi
the same time a small squad of Va
men went to the home of J. M. sh
SBurke superintendent of the farm. de
Burke was forced to go to the wi
latenearest the dormitory, where it ar
was believed Frank was kept and m
the only two guards on duty were al
gdered, while guns were levelled onlu
them, to open the gates. The mob '
rushed in, quickly got Frank and M
hrried him out to one of the auto
dobles. He was forced down into w
the car while a member of the mob is
i said to have flourished a rope in
Sfr6at of him and then placed it in f4
6h automobile with him. b
Without delay those who had b
itm guarding Warden Smith left *
h· and joined the balance of the E
mob. The automobiles were start-.
iat once in a northerly direction.
The body found at 8 o'clock this
rlogin dangled from the tree, for
amrl hours while a throng from
t countryside gathered, By a
vleof the crowd the body was
1Jat down without mutilation and'
Oshen by automobile to Atlanta,
where another throng congregated
-1ew it.
The body of Leo Frank, under a
hlsvy police guard, was placed
aboard a Southern Railway train.
Which departed from Atlanta at
:~tl Wednesday morning, The
fieral party including Mrs. Frank
anmd several Atlanta friends of the
family, who will accompany the
body to Brooklyn. was guarded care
folly by the police until the trian
left the terminal station,
Sheriff Simmons has gone to Texas
where he was called owing to the
sickness of his brother who is re
.Jorted to be in a critical condition,
JulFennrg with typhoid fever.
In the center is the latest photograph of Leo M. Frank, at the left top is Mary Phagan whom he is alleged to have killed, while at the right top is Mrs. LeoM.. Frank who
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believed that her husband was innocent. Below the photograph of Mrs. Frank is ExýGovernor Slaton, ofGeorgia, who commuted the sentence of Frankw iea helwrlf
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a photograph of the Sheriff of Fulton County Georgia who was ready at any time to fight a mob who attempted to takre Frank while in his chcrge, -
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W. E. IiRRE KILLEO, WILLCE WALKEo SHOT
THIOII LEFT LIlN AND NEIL SITHALM INJURIEO
W. E. Warren, a highly respected W
citizen of Varnado was killed. Town by
Marshall Wallace Walker was shot o'l
through the left lung and Neil Stra- to h
ham. who started the trouble, has a Dep
broken leg and as the result ofa Vai
shooting affray which occured in pla
Varnado Friday evening. T he wo
shooting occured in front of the rei
depot upon arrival of the train ree
which left Bogalusa at seven o'clock nat
and was witnessed by a score or
more of men and women- Walker abl
and Straham were brought to Boga- Bo
lusa where they were placed in the I he
hospital. Despite the fact that bu
1 Marshall Walker was shot through en
. the left lung indications are that he inl
will recover. Straham's condition ds
b is not considered dangerous. sa
Straham had been in Bogalusa an
for two days and was apparently at
brooding over some difference he Vi
,d had with Warren when the dissol- y,
ft ved partnership in the mussel busi- w
le ness which they had been conduct- f
.- ing of Pearl River. Straham was al
n. known to have been drinking heavily N
is in Bogalusa. He lorded the seven' tl
oclock train for Varnado and, ac- S
m cording to the most reliable reports, a
a when he reached Varnado he step- p
'as ped from the train, walked a short C
ad distance to where Mr. Warren was
ta, standing and asked, "Have you paid
:ed those bills vet." I
"No, but I am going to just as soon
as I can raise the money" Warren is
ra said to have replied. No other
ed words followed and Straham pulled
in. his revolver and went to firing. The
at first shot took effect and Warren
he fell to the ground. Marshall Walk
ýnk er was attracted by the shots and
the rushed to Warren. He attempted
the to take the revolver from Straham
re- and a scuffle followed. The pair
Sian were only a few feet from Warren,
who in some manner got possession
of the gun and fired. Two shots
ýxas took effect in Straham's left leg, one
the shot breaking the bone below the
re- knee. The third shot went wild and
tion, struck the officer in the back pass
through the left lung.
Warren was removed to a near- l'ea
by store where he expired at 10 B
o'clock. Straham was also believed
to have been in a serious condition..
Deputy Sheriff Simmons went to
Varnado Saturday morning and Th
placed Straham under arrest. He vaca
wounds were treated and he was alusi
removed to the hospital, where his not'
recovery is certain. Straham is a they
native of Poplarville. anxi
W. E. Warren was well and favor- whip
able known to a large number of suct
Bogalusa people. For several years Wet
I he was engaged as a tie inspector set
t but a short time ago he and Straham whi
I engaged in the mussel or shell bus- Nor
e iness, disolving partnership a few and
n days ago. Before dying Warren is sch
said to have stated that he did not ha
a anticipate any trouble with Straham
,y and was suprised to see him in I
e Varnado. Warren was about 56
1-years of age, and is survived by a
'i- widow and several children. The
t- funeral services were held Saturday
as afternoon under the auspices of the ed
ly Masonic lodge of that city, of which da
n the deceased was a member. re
1- Straham is said to have come from pa
ts, an excellent family and has
:P- prominent relatives in Pearl River ,
art Country. W
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POLICE JURY REJECT All
s BIIDS FOR ROAO REPAIRS t
her p
led At a special session of the police N
the jury held Tuesday afternoon to
ten open bids for the maintainence of
and the roads in the Parish for three
td years it was decided to re-advertise
iam for bids owing to the fact that the
pair Police Jury thought that the bids ,
ten, were to high. It was stated that
sion the lowest price quoted was $8.75 I
hots per mile and the Parish fathers are
thne said to have thought that the work
and should be done for $5 per mile. At
ass- the next meeting they will order the
re-advertisement for the work.
BOGLS SCHOOLSTO 1 Bl
REOPEN SEPTEMBER I
Teachers And Pupils Will As
Be Ready To Begin Most gettil
Successful Term issue
less 1
effec
i There are only a few more days of walk
vacation for the children of Bog- ed.
s alusa and a majority of them are ter
snot worrying over the fact because gard
a they, as well as the teachers, are ga
anxious to begin the term of school
.which promises to be the mostbeir
Sisuccessful in the history of the city. pan
Wednesday September 1 is the day less
set for the opening of the schools the
r which includes the High school, felt
n North Bogalusa. Richardsontown to
w and Adamstown and the two colored Wo'
ischools. An able corps of teachers side
ot have been secured. bic
t dis
GALIESTOi HAS ANOTIER a
56 AL OE R
a CLOSE CALL FROM ST ORM
he -
ay The storm which has been expect- big
he ed in Bogalusa for the past several teo
ich days missed this city. However we ar
received several hard rains occom- si,
sm panied by a high wind. w
as On thlower costs slight damage ti,
ver was reported but no loss of life. Gal- tc
veston and other Texas Coast towns tl
received the full force of the storm. U
The sea wall at Galveston is report. a
ed to have averted a repeti- M
tion of the storm of Sept 8, 1900. tl
The streets of Galveston were re- '
ported to be under .five feet of p
)lice water on Wednesday morning. c
to c
;e of pied While Visitiag Soe
hree
ie Mrs. Parnella Aubre Pellerin,
t the age 46 of Convent La, 'who was
bids visiting her son E. A. Pellerin, of
that 741 Ave b. died Wednesdaw fol
S8.75 lowing an operation. The deceased
's arewas a member of the Catholic
r church and is survived by several
work children, all of whom are grown.
At The remains were sent ;to Convent
er the where the funeral services will be
held today.
BflEftqSSuEo RECMNCIW 6 MRQt1lN 'f
o1 STREETS AIO c CliUL ( IIIE
there
As a result of snme bicycle riders sidew
getting careless Mayor Sullivan has other
issued warning to all riders an un
less this warning has the desired
effect bicycle riding on the side
walks of Bogalusa will be prohibit
ed. Following is a copy of the let
ter issued by Mayor Sullivan re
garding the practice. W
"There is a great deal of complaint ing
j being made by citizens of the city men
particularly ladies, about the care- and
lessness of men riding bicycles on duri
the sidewalks. The city authorities doll
felt that a great many men having the
to go so far to their work, they that
j would extend the facilities of the The
s sidewalks to them for the use of in t
bicycles, but they did this with the aba
distinct understanding that when a ope
man riding a bicycle met a lady or mo
a child, he must stop and get off the Wc
j sidewalk so as not to run the risk pal
K of injuring anyone."
"This appeal to people owning the
t- bicycles is made in their own in- sti
al terest. for the reason that if they
ve are not more careful, the Commis- th
n- sion Council will have to do jast as ur
we have had to do in other situa- pr
ge tions, prohibit the use of sidewalks e
al- to persons riding bicycles, now at
ns there maybe only one or two PI
m. men riding bicycles that cause c
rt" all these complaints, but everyone n
eti. who owns a bicycle ought to see
)O. that the rule is followed, because it
re- wouldbe a hardship to them to be
of prohibited from using the sidewalks o
on account of the carelessness of
one or two persons. So if everyone
that owns a bicycle would see that
the rule is strictly observed or make
a comolaint against the persons
w who violate the rule, they would be
, of protecting their own interests. I
fol- want to do all Ican to help all the
ased citizens, and I ask all citizens to
colic to see that the ordinances of the
'eral city are strictly enforced. If we
ventshould be unfortunate enough to
ill be have one person injured by a man
I riding a bicycle on the sidewalk,
there is no doubt that the use'.
sidewalks would be prohibited to al.i
others."
MIE MEl T BE PLIACEU IT
WORK II PAPE MILLI MIIi
With the paper mill now employ -.
t ing about ninety men and announce
r ment made that from between 20
- and 35 more will be placed at work
i during the coming week the million
a dollar plant which has been idle for
g the past two years presents a scene
y that is typical of Bogalusa's activity.
e There no longer exisits any doubts .
f in the minds of any Bogalusians
1e about the mill going to resume
a operation at the earliest possible
)r moment and the fact that G. H.
1e Wood, one of the most successful
sk paper men in the entire country, will
have charge of the mill is evidence
ng that the mill will run full blast when
Ln- started.
ey The announcement is also made
is. that the mill will pay off every Saet
as urday evening. Last Seturda1Y
i. proved a busy one with the mer.
lks chants on account of the pay day
w atthe mill and thefact that the
wo pay roll will grow each week has
use cause a sort of rejoicing among t
one retail merchants.
see Messrs Wood and Skeldon who
e it were here lass week to look Ste
be the improvements, which are now
elks in progress, returned to the North.
I of
one Jr Dp r
that
ions The suit of Earle vs the N 0 G N,
d e RR, and theG S L Co., for $50,000.
as a result of an accidentwilhd -'
SI cured between Rio and Bogalusd
1 the last November, was tried in Tyler
is to town last week and the jury .
I the unable to agree upon a verdict.
[weEarle has also brought suit for t
I to 000 for the death of bis chlld and
man $25,000 for injuries sustained to
walk, himself.
