1914 April 16 Atlanta Constitution 14 Pages Georgia
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1914 April 16 Atlanta Constitution 14 Pages Georgia
Author: Atlanta Constitution
Year: 1914
PDF PAGE 1, COLUMN 1 LEO FRANK’S FIGHT TO GET NEW TRIAL WILL BEGIN TODAY Counsel for Prisoner Will This Morning File Extra- Ordinary Motion in Judge Ben Hill’s Court. AUTOMATICALLY DELAYS SCHEDULED EXECUTION Attorneys for Defense Say That No Amendments Will Be Made to Paper Furnish- ed to Mr. Dorsey. Some time this morning, counsel for Leo Frank, convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, will appear before Judge Ben Hill in the Thrower Building and present the extraordinary motion for a new trial, on the grounds of newly-discovered evidence. The scheduled execution of the convicted superintendent will then be automatically delayed until Judge Hill's decision is handed down upon the retrial application. Leo Frank will not hang tomorrow morning between the hours of 11 and 1 o’clock. Frank’s attorneys stated Wednesday afternoon that no amendments would be made to the motion and that nothing beyond that of which Solicitor General Hugh Dorsey has already been notified will be contained in the document. Further grounds, however, will be added at the time of the application’s hearing. Burns Has Not Yet Returned. Detective William J. Burns had not returned to Atlanta, Wednesday, although his