Show I I FRANKS FRANK'S FATE IN SLATON'S HANDS Georgia Governor Hears Final Appeal for for- Commutation of Death Sentence A Atlanta ta Ga Go June 16 Leo 16 Leo M. M I. I Franks Frank's final l appeal 1 for tor commutation of at his death sentence to life Ute Imprisonment imprisonment Imprison imprison- ment here today and hlo hla fate rate was placed in the hands of or Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Slaton who took tool the tho pet petition tinder tinder tin Un- der advisement with Ith tho announcement that ho he would make m his decision as earl early a possible It Is 15 not expected before Friday or Saturday at the earliest Next ext Tuc Tuesday da June Jun 22 2 Is 18 th tha date sot Ret for tor Franks Frank's cx execution cution for the tho murder murder murder mur mur- der of ot Mary Phagan The conclusion of or the proceedings to today today today to- to day before Governor Slaton Sinton exhausted tho last r resource which Frank ma may employ to escape the gallows The session toda today was wa wa occupied b by William M. M I. I Howard In his closing argument argument ar ar- ar- ar In Franks Frank's behalf Howard was wa Interrupted frequently by questions from Crom the governor on points of or evidence evidence evi evi- dence and b by Solicitor Dorsey who took Issue with statements statement as to what had been brought out In tho the trial Take the tho name of or Leo Frank out of or orthis this case caBe declared d Howard Hoard forgot forget all that has hns pos passed ed In the last two years cars give me a n. public mind that Is Isa isa a 3 clown clean slate and put this case caso In an any county In Geor Georgia and I will a acquit this defendant in thirty minutes Howard declared that b by the tho testimony testimony testimony mony of or the tho states state's the tho record record record rec rec- ord showed Mary Mor Phagan was not In ip Inthe Inthe the pencil factory nt at the time the prosecution contended Frank killed her Ho Ile also declared th the record showed that the girl Sill had not arrived at t Franks Frank's office at nt the tho time ConJe Conley In his testimony testimony mon mony had said sold he already had disposed disposed disposed dis dis- posed of or the bod body The Tho attorney presented to the governor governor gov gov- a weekly financial sheet of or tho factory which he fro declared Frank had hai made up tip the day the girl Wl was J murdered mur mur- dered Wo We contend ho he said Raid that the der defendant could not have made out this statement after atter he had committee committed such a n foul murder Solicitor Dorsey asserted that the state contended that the final statement statement state state- ment had been compiled prior to the crime That however the state never proved replied Howard |