The day book. [volume], May 15, 1915, NOON EDITION, Image 2

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lanta authorities. The Burns opera
tives preesnted their evidence with
the coarse, strong-arm way they al
ways have. And it ended in the
friends of Frank giving up hope of
getting any results through the Burns
agency. ""
"Theer are thousands of men over
the country who are ready to get out
and work to overturn such a rotten
mockery of Justice as there is in the
Prank case. But when these men
see a frame-up artist like Burns
working on a case it mixes it up for
them and they lose interest in it.
"I know that the American labor
movement would have become inter
ester in the Prank case much earlier
if it were not for the fact that Burns
and his bunch were giving out brass
band interviews about it.
"Look back over the published
statements of Burns and you will see
he made the absolute prediction he
had found the murderer of Mary
Phagan and had evidence that would
absolutely set Prank free. If he had
such evidence why didn't he keep his
mouth shut about it and go ahead
and get Prank out of jail? After that
he could go around to the press bu
reaus and give out statements knock
ing the Atlanta police, state's attor
ney and courts."
A mass meeting to advance senti
ment against hanging of Frank will
be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon
in Powers' theater.
Plans are unedr way to have scores
of women in the loop district some
day next week soliciting signatures to
petitions for a pardon for Prank.
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ROMANCE TURNS TO TRAGEDY
WHEN MAN IS NABBED
The curtain fell yesterday on a dra
ma which started three years ago on
the floors of The Hub, State street
clothing house. Charles Wright of
Oak Park was arrested here on a
charge of wife abandonment
Several years ago, when Wright
had a good position as manager of
the tailoring department of The Hub, 1
Rosa Jungman came to work under
him.
A friendship between the pretty
young girl and her boss was easily
contracted. This friendship soon took
on a personal nature and Wright and
the seamstress spent much time in
the store talking together.
One day, about two years ago,
Wright disappeared from home. He
was traced to Los Angeles, Cal. Later,
it seems, Miss Jungman followed him
there.
A wife and two children were left
destitute and a long search for the
former department store boss was
made. Mrs. Wright put the police on
the trail of her husband and found
out, she says, that the girl who had
learned many things about bosses
while working in The Hub was in the
California city.
After many months a note came to
the little cottage at 802 S. Taylor
av., Oak Park, where .the wife was
trying to support the two pretty girls
left by Wright. The letter was from
Wright, asking forgiveness.
Mrs. Wright forgave and sent him
money, raised by the sale of a piano.
Wright came back, stayed a few
months and again left home. About
the same time Miss Jungman, the
seamstress, disappeared.
About a month ago the pair were
arrested in a St Louis rooming
house. A legal battle to force extra
dition was unsuccessful and Wright
gained his release from the St Louis
police.
Mrs. Wright, with the aid of the
father of the Jungman girl, bitter
against the man who was his daugh
ter's boss in The Hub, and so sorry
that his child had ever been allowed
to work In a State st. store, were hot
on his trail.
Wright came to Chicago, was
caught napping by avenging wife, and
last night landed in a cell in the Oak
Park jail. The romance of the girl
who worked on State street lost the
dramatic form it .had taken and be
came a sordid tragedy.