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Show Editors Appeal to Save tlie Life of LeoJ. Frank Leading Newspaper and Magazine Men Protest Against Hanging. His Guilt Is Doubted Moro than sixty prominent newspaper news-paper and magazine editors have Joined In nn appeal to John M. Slat-on, Slat-on, governor of Georgia, to commute tho death sontcnee imposed on Leo M, Frnnk. Tho editors bnso tholr plea on tho fact that, while appeals In Frank's behalf to tho Supromo court of Georgia Geor-gia nnd tho Supromo court of the United Stntcs havo failed, tho question ques-tion of tho defendant's guilt or In no- . conco has been passed upon only by tho trial court. Here Is the Appeal Tho editorial appeal follows: "Tho Hon. John M. Slaton, governor gover-nor of Georgia, and tho Board of Prison Pri-son Commissioners: "Gontlomcn: We, tho undersigned, respectfully appeal to you to com-muto com-muto tho sentence of Leo M. Frank of Atlanta, Ga., who Is condemned to die on Juno 22, 1915. "Millions of pcoplo In America oro firmly convinced of Leo M. Frank's Innocence, and many more millions nro convlncod that his guilt has not been established boyond doubt. Disinterested pcoplo who havo familiarized fa-miliarized themselves with tho evidence evi-dence in tho Frank caso nnd tho exceptional ex-ceptional clrcumstancos attending tho caso and tho naturo of tho testimony on which ho wns convicted, havo expressed ex-pressed tholr belief that ho is lnno-cont. lnno-cont. i.c l & "Neither tho Supremo court of Georgia nor any member of tlio Supremo Su-premo court of tho United States has over expressed any belief in Frank's guilt. Tho guilt or Innocence Inno-cence of Leo M. Frank has never been mado & quostloa boforo any court oxcopt tho original court which tried him. In that court the presiding presid-ing Judgo, tho Hon, L. S. Itoan, do-elarcd do-elarcd that ho had thought about the Frank caso moro than nny other Uia ho had ever tried; that ho was not certain of Leo M. Frank's guilt, nnd that with all tho-thought ho bad put on tho caso ho was not fully convinced convinc-ed that Leo M. Frank was Innocent or guilty. Guilt Not Considered "The Supromo court of Georgia and tho Supremo court of tho Unltod States did not pass upon any question ques-tion Involving tho guilt of Leo M. Frank. Thoy moroly passed upon technical quostlons concerning Judicial Judi-cial procedure "In view of all thoso clrcumstancos and in view of tho fact that the Supromo Su-promo court of tho United States was not unanimous in its decision, wo fool that Leo M. Frank Is entitled to tho benefit of tho doubt existing In the minds of millions of Americans, and wo earnestly appeal to you to commute his scntonco in order that a man bollovod by millions of pcoplo Innocent may not ho put to death and deprived of tho opportunity of proving his Innoconco. Herman Bornsteln, editor tho Day, Now York. Molvlllo H. Stono, general manager tho Associated Press. W. W. Harris, editor tho Sun, Now York. Italph Pulitzer, president tho World Now York, Keats Speed, editor tho Press, Now York. Goorgo M. Smith, editor Evening Sun, Now York. Arthur Urlsbano, editor Uvonlng Journal, Now York. II . J. Wright, odltor tho Globo, Now York. O. G. Vlllard, editor Evening Post, New York. Dr. Lyman Abbott, editor tho Outlook. Out-look. B. D. Townsond, monaglng editor tho Outlook. II. D. Wheeler, editor Harper's Weekly. Hamilton Holt, editor tho Independent. Indepen-dent. Douglas. Z. Doty, editor Century magazine. John S. Phillips, editor American Magazine Mark Sullivan, editor Collier's Weekly. Erman J. Bldgway, editor Everybody's Every-body's Mngazlno. Herbert Croly, editor Now Republic. Repub-lic. E. E. Whiting, editor Boston Evening Eve-ning Ilocurd. Edwin A. Orozler, editor Albany Times Union. II . D. Burrlll, publloher Syracuse Journal. St. Clair McKolvey, editor Brooklyn Brook-lyn Eaglo. Frank R Kent editor Ba'tlmoro Sun. James J. Hlldrup, odltor Pawtuckot Times, Bhodo Island. N. C. Wright, editor Toledo Blade. W. P. Le6ch, editor Cleveland Leader and Cleveland News. Felix Agnus, publisher Baltimore Star. Eugono T. Oioring, odltor Wilkes-barre, Wilkes-barre, Pa., Record. Q. R. Cbadbourne, editor Kennebec Journal, Maine. T. R. Williams, manager Pittsburg Pitts-burg Pross. William W. Canflold, editor Utica Observer, Now York. Jamos Korney, editor Trenton Evo-nlng Evo-nlng Times. F. A. Walker, manager Washington Washing-ton D. C, Times. W. K. McKay, editor Chicago Evening Eve-ning Post. D, Smith, editor Indlapapolis Nows. Victor Rosowator, editor Omaha Dally Beo. N. C. PIckard, editor Greon Bay, Wis., Oazctto. Col. N. G. Osborn, editor Now Havon Journal Courier. Edward W. Scuddor, odltor Now- ark, N. J., Evening Nows. Phil J. Reld, editor Detroit Free Press. Col. Henry Watterson, editor Louisville Courier Journal. H. li. Hindley, editor Rutland, VL, Herald. Edmund W. Booth, editor Grand Rapids, Mich., Press. Percy B. Ruho, editor Allentown, Pa.. Morning 'Call. Dosha Breckinridge, prosldent Lexington, Lex-ington, Ky., Mass., Republican. C. P. J. Mooney, editor Memphis Tenn. Commercial Appeal. StIIlman H. Bingham, editor Hu-luth, Hu-luth, Minn. Herald. Joseph M. Patterson, odltor Chicago Chica-go Tribune. T. R. Waring, editor Charleston, S. C, Evening Post. Arthur Capper, governor of Kansas, Kan-sas, editor Topeka Daily Capital. D. D. Moore, editor Now Orleans Times Picayune. Howard Roosa, editor Evansvtllo, Ind., Courier. |
