1914 April 23 Atlanta Constitution 14 Pages Georgia

1914 April 23 Atlanta Constitution 14 Pages Georgia

Author: Atlanta Constitution

Year: 1914

PDF PAGE 7, COLUMN 2 CONLEY IS GUILTY, ASSERTS W. J. BURNS Detective Files Preliminary Report on Investigation. Dorsey Prepares Answer to Extraordinary Motion. Solicitor Dorsey shut himself in his office in the Kiser Building Wednesday, locked the door, gave instructions that he be not even called over the telephone, and worked two shifts of stenographers for twelve hours preparing the answer of the prosecution to the motion for a new trial to be made by Leo Frank’s counsel this morning. On the heels of the postponement of the argument for the extraordinary motion, which was made at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning, Detective William J. Burns made an advance statement to the attorneys for Leo Frank that he would name Jim Conley as the guilty man in his report, and that he would submit evidence to corroborate his accusation. The argument was postponed until this morning when the attorneys for both sides gathered before Judge Ben Hill yesterday. Only the extraordinary motion on ground of new evidence will be argued today. The motion of Attorney John L. Tye to upset the verdict of guilty on constitutional grounds was continued until May 1. Detective Burns announced Wednesday that the rewa