1914 April 24 Atlanta Constitution 14 Pages Georgia
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- 1914 April 24 Atlanta Constitution 14 Pages Georgia
- Author
- Solicitor General Hugh M Dorsey
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- 1914
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1914 April 24 Atlanta Constitution 14 Pages Georgia
Author: Atlanta Constitution
Year: 1914
PDF PAGE 9, COLUMN 1 BATTLE FOR LIFE OF LEO M. FRANK BEGINS IN COURT Rumored That Defense Will Present Today the Full Report of Detective Wil- liam J. Burns on Case. C. W. Burke, a private investigator in the employ of counsel for Leo M. Frank, it is reported, will be the object of a scalding attack today by Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey, when the prosecution opens fire with its counter showing in the retrial hearing before Judge Hill. Mr. Dorsey will not talk, but he intimates strongly that a mass of evidence has been accumulated by detectives against Burke. Burke has been one of the most active figures in the investigation that has been promoted by Frank’s counsel into the Mary Phagan murder mystery since the fight was opened for a new trial. He obtained the majority of the affidavits representing newly-discovered evidence which was contained in the new trial motion which Frank’s defense filed Thursday. The first day’s hearing of the extraordinary motion for a new trial before Judge Hill was quiet enough yesterday, but it only served to set the stage for fireworks that are expected today when Solicitor Hugh Dorsey fires his opening guns to combat the newly-discovered evidence