Chapter Eight - The Lynching - The Murder Of Little Mary Phagan, 1989 - Read By Vanessa Neubauer In 2015

This is the eighth installment in a 13-part series of audiobooks from the "The Murder of Little Mary Phagan" book by Mary Phagan-Kean. Leo Frank, while a prisoner in Fulton Tower, was moved to Millageville prison farm with secrecy and efficiency. He was taken to the prison's basement and then to a back alley where another car waited. Frank and the sheriff and deputies escorted him to Atlanta's main railroad station, where they caught a train to Macon. They arrived in Macon and drove the remaining 25 miles to Millageville.Show more

Frank had lost weight during his two years in Fulton Tower and the General's dampness there had undermined his health at Millageville. The warden at Millageville informed newsmen that he did not need the assistance of troops and would be able to defend his prison against attack. Within two weeks of arriving, Georgia newspapers gave prominent coverage to the unveiling of Mary Phagan's monument. The Knights of Mary Phagan met near her grave and vowed to avenge Mary's death. A few days later, there were rumors of a plan to kidnap and lynch Leo Frank. Governor Harris put the state police on alert, but the plan was thwarted.

Life in Millageville was comfortable for Leo Frank, who spent most of his time in correspondence with Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. He expressed his expectation that justice would hold complete sway and that he would be completely exonerated. On July 17, William Creen, a twice-convicted murderer, slashed Frank's throat with a butcher knife, nearly severing the jugular vein. Warden Smith summoned J. W. McNaughton, a physician serving a life sentence at Millageville, who believed he meant to kill Frank to keep other inmates safe from mob violence.

For further information regarding the gory details of the lynching of Leo Frank, listen to the rest of the audiobook.

Seeking Justice for Little Mary Phagan
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Please purchase the book, 'The Murder of Little Mary Phagan by Mary Frances Phagan Kean' to learn more about the Leo Frank case.