1914 May 19 Atlanta Constitution 14 Pages Georgia

1914 May 19 Atlanta Constitution 14 Pages Georgia

Author: Atlanta Constitution

Year: 1914

PDF PAGE 1, COLUMN 5 LEHON CONTEMPT TRIAL UP TODAY Judge Hill Plays Detective Burns in His Charge Be- For Grand Jury—Calls for Indictments Against Per- jurers. Following an indirect but unmistakable denunciation of Detective William J. Burns by Judge Ben Hill, it was announced yesterday that the contempt proceedings against Dan S. Lehon, of the Burns Organization, would be held before Judge Hill this morning at 10 o’clock. The occasion of the judge’s attack upon the nationally famous sleuth was his charge to the grand jury Monday morning when that body organized in their offices in the Thrower building, Judge Hill commanded that the jury probe deeply into the various criminal charges that have been heaped upon both the defense and prosecution in the Frank case. Referring to the charges of perjury in the Frank situation, Judge Hill ordered that the jury make a complete and thorough investigation and return bills of indictment wherever there existed prima facie evidence. He declared perjury was equivalent to murder, and that murder only meant the death of a body, but perjury slew justice. What Judge Said. “Last year,” he stated, “a terrible murder was committed in the community. A ma