1914 April 07 Atlanta Constitution 14 Pages Georgia

1914 April 07 Atlanta Constitution 14 Pages Georgia

Author: Atlanta Constitution

Year: 1914

PDF PAGE 1, COLUMN 4 MORE AFFIDAVITS FOR FRANK MOTION Reported That Large Num- ber of New Documents Will Form Part of Extra- ordinary Petition. Lawyers for Leo Frank have come into possession of a large number of new affidavits which are likely to be made public within a short while. These new documents are said to be between twenty and forty in number. Many of them are reported to be from witnesses in the Frank trial who testified for the prosecution. Some of them, it is said, repudiate testimony on the stand, while others charge unfair methods of the prosecution and detective department. Although it was generally admitted that the new affidavits are in existence, members of Frank’s counsel refused to discuss them with reporters Monday afternoon. The new affidavits, it is stated, will be submitted to Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey at an early date as of supplementary evidence to be contained in the retrial plea before Judge Ben Hill. Detective Burns spent most of his time Monday in conference with his associates, Guy Biddinger and Dan Lehon. The final report, which he is expected to make between now and Friday, is in process of formation. Although he said that he had not decided definit