1914 May 01 Atlanta Constitution 16 Pages Georgia

1914 May 01 Atlanta Constitution 16 Pages Georgia

Author: Atlanta Constitution

Year: 1914

PDF PAGE 1, COLUMN 1 HORRIBLE MISTAKE IN CASE OF FRANK, STATES W. J. BURNS “Evidence on Which He Was Convicted Was Ut- terly Insufficient,” Says Detective in Card. MY WORK IN THIS CASE NEARLY DONE, HE SAYS Burns Makes Absolute De- nial of Any Connection With Bribe Offer—Retrial Hearing Resumed Today. William J. Burns returned to Atlanta last night from Chattanooga, and upon his arrival here he gave out a written statement to The Constitution in which he made absolute denial of any connection with the alleged bribe offer of $200 to Rev. C. B. Ragsdale in return for an affidavit from the preacher to the effect that he heard Jim Conley confess to the murder of Mary Phagan. The detective also takes occasion in this card to assert positively and emphatically the innocence of Frank, and declares that “in driving Leo Frank to his death without giving him a fair trial, you (the people of Atlanta) are making the most horrible, the most awful, mistake I ever heard of.” Burns’ Statement. The card of Mr. Burns follows in full: My statement in the afternoon papers in regard to the Ragsdale affidavit was made in response to an incomplete account of the affair received by long distance phone.” I