1914 May 08 Atlanta Constitution 14 Pages Georgia

1914 May 08 Atlanta Constitution 14 Pages Georgia

Author: Atlanta Constitution

Year: 1914

PDF PAGE 3, COLUMN 3 BURNS IS WANTED FOR JURY PROBE Judge Ben Hill Will Order Grand Jury To Make Inves- tigation of Charges in the Frank case. That a demand will be made upon Detective William J. Burns to return to Atlanta and explain to the grand jury the connection of his firm with the Rev. C. B. Ragsdale episode in which bribery has been charged, was evident yesterday in the news that Judge Ben Hill will charge the jury Monday week to make a thorough and rigid investigation into the bribery, coercion and perjury charges that have come thick and fast in the Frank case. Solicitor Dorsey has already announced that he will bring the charges before the grand jury, and will prosecute. Judge Hill will order the jury to act on all cases, and will give it power to call upon the solicitor and attorneys for the defense—as well as other principals—for testimony. Dorsey and his staff were busy Thursday preparing the counter-showing to the John L. Tye motion to upset the Frank trial verdict on constitutional grounds. This hearing will be held at 10 o’clock Saturday morning. Although it was thought at first that Dorsey would not be prepared to combat the motion as early as Saturday, it was sta