1914 March 13 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia
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- 1914 March 13 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia
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- Detective Black Told Defense
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- 1914
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1914 March 13 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia
Author: Atlanta Constitution
Year: 1914
PDF PAGE 1, COLUMN 3 BURNS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE TODAY Story of Alleged “Frame- Up” by Detective Black Told Defense by Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins. A further attempt to show a “frame-up” on the part of Detective John Black, of the city detective force, and at least one other detective in obtaining evidence against Leo M. Frank, condemned to die April 17, for the murder of Mary Phagan, was made by the attorneys for the defense on Thursday, when they made public the statement of W. S. Jenkins, a bricklayer, of West Fourteenth street, and his wife, to the effect that Black and another detective had tried to intimidate and to bribe Mrs. Lula Belle Brown, their daughter, into swearing that she is the “girl in the red dress,” who was said to have accompanied Mary Phagan to the National pencil factory on the day of the murder. In the face of the stinging charges of the trio, Detective Black maintained an absolute silence. “I have nothing at all to say. The defense has tried to pull this sort of stuff before. Wait till ‘wash day,’ and you will see it all come out,” was Black’s only comment. New Affidavits Expected. It is expected that from now until the day of the filing of the motion extraordinary