1914 March 20 Atlanta Constitution 14 Pages Georgia

1914 March 20 Atlanta Constitution 14 Pages Georgia

Author: Atlanta Constitution

Year: 1914

PDF PAGE 1, COLUMN 7 CRIME IN FACTORY FOULEST HE EVER KNEW, SAYS BURNS Thinks Killing Was Prod- uct of a Mind Steeped in Crime—He Is Confident of Success. LETTER FROM BECKER TO THE CONSTITUTION Former Master Mechanic Throws New Light on the Death Notes Found in the Factory Basement. “The slayer of Mary Phagan was a criminal of the worst type. I have never come in contact with a tragedy so foul.” This assertion was made by Detective William J. Burn Thursday afternoon to a reporter for The Constitution, who talked with him in the office of Attorney Leonard J. Haas, to which the noted sleuth had repaired for a brief respite from his vigorous activities during the forenoon. “Furthermore, I see my way perfectly clear to point my finger at the guilty man. It is a simple matter. My investigation has been an easy one, and is growing easier as it progresses. It has merely meant the following of the trend of the criminal mind. This process, to a man of my long experience with criminals, is no difficult matter.” “Throughout this murder there can plainly be seen the thread of the criminal’s mental process. It is certainly a simple thing to detect. Simple, I mean, in a sane and normal investiga