1914 February 19 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia
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1914 February 19 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia
Author: Atlanta Constitution
Year: 1914
PDF PAGE 1, COLUMN 7 COUNSEL FOR FRANK TO ASK A REHEARING BY SUPREME COURT First Step in New Battle to Save Life of Prisoner Con- victed of Phagan Murder, Will Be Taken Today. BURNS TO INVESTIGATE MARY PHAGAN MURDER “Its Mysterious Features Appeal to Me, and I want To Learn the Truth,” He Says. Leo Frank knows nothing of the decision of Detective William J. Burns to investigate the Phagan murder. That is, he knows nothing except what he has learned from the newspapers. This he told friends who visited him late Wednesday afternoon. “I hope Burns will, investigate it,” he is quoted as saying, “and find the truth I am awaiting.” It is generally conceded that Burns will not be associated with the prisoner’s defense. His investigation, it is said, will be conducted independently. Police officials and Chief Lanford, of the detective department, united Wednesday in expressing satisfaction at the coming of the famous detective. The announcement that counsel for Leo M. Frank will this morning ask the supreme court for a rehearing; the statement of William J. Burns, detective that inside of ten days he will return to Atlanta to make a personal investigation of the Phagan murder, and a letter