1914 December 11 Atlanta Constitution 14 Pages Georgia

1914 December 11 Atlanta Constitution 14 Pages Georgia

Author: Atlanta Constitution

Year: 1914

PDF PAGE 3, COLUMN 4 C. E. SEARS RESIGNS FROM BURNS AGENCY C. E. Sears, ex-manager of the William J. Burns Headquarters in Atlanta, who was in that capacity during the Frank Case investigation which resulted in the withdrawal of the Burns permit to operate here, has left the Burns Service and returned to Atlanta. He would not divulge the reasons for the severance of his connections with the Burns Agency, stating merely that he would not return to its employ, but would remain in Atlanta, his home, to enter some other field. He has been a resident of Atlanta for practically all his life, and is widely known. Up to the time of his resignation from the Burns Service, he was Manager of the Birmingham offices. PDF PAGE 4, COLUMN 6 NEW PLEA TO COURTS PREPARED FOR FRANK Plans are being made by the Attorneys for Leo Frank to wage a new fight to save his life through the Courts, in which they expect to reopen his Case on the ground that the verdict of guilty was caused by prejudice and the fear of mob violence. It is said that an Appeal for a Writ of Error will be made to the Supreme Court of Georgia in order that Counsel might again present the Case to the Supreme Court of the United States