1913 June 06 Atlanta Constitution 14 Pages Georgia
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- 1913 June 06 Atlanta Constitution 14 Pages Georgia
- Author
- Solicitor General Hugh M Dorsey
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- 1913
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1913 June 06 Atlanta Constitution 14 Pages Georgia
Author: Atlanta Constitution
Year: 1913
Says the Wife of an Accused Man Would Be the Last to Learn of Her Husband's Guilt. MRS. FRANK BITTER IN HER CRITICISM Detective Department Not at All Disturbed Over Denial of the McKnight Woman That She Signed Affidavit. The wife of a man accused of crime would probably be the last person to learn all of the facts establishing her husband's guilt, and certainly would be the last person to admit his culpability, even though it be proved by overwhelming evidence. Perhaps the most unpleasant feature incident to the position of prosecuting attorney arises from the fact that punishment of the guilty inevitably brings suffering to relations who are innocent of participation in the crime, yet who must share the humiliation following from its exposure." These statements are contained in a signed letter for publication given The Constitution yesterday afternoon by Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey shortly following the issuance of a letter criticizing him by Mrs. Leo Frank, wife of the man indicted for the murder of Mary Phagan. Scores the Detectives. Mrs. Frank's letter rings with caustic denunciation of the solicitor and the detectives for imprisoning the servant girl, Minola McKnight, and