1914 May 24 Atlanta Constitution 56 Pages Georgia
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1914 May 24 Atlanta Constitution 56 Pages Georgia
Author: Atlanta Constitution
Year: 1914
PDF PAGE 28, COLUMN 1 OUR RECORD CLEAN, ASSERTS DAN LEHON Says They Could Have Es- caped Trouble by Assert- ing Frank’s Guilt, But It Would Have Violated Their Convictions. Asserting that if he and Detective Burns were as questionable as they are accused by the police, it would have been an easy matter for them to have announced that Leo Frank was guilty and thereby escaped the prosecutions that are being waged against them, Dan S. Lehon has issued through The Constitution a statement to the public. Lehon accuses Chief Beavers and Chief Lanford of inconsistency, in that they announced publicly that they would gladly co-operate with Detective Burns and his investigators when the noted Detective first entered into the Mary Phagan murder investigation. Now, however, Lehon states, although no objection was made at first, the two police officials have associated themselves with the prosecution that is now under way in police court. The card follows: Lehon’s Card. Atlanta, Ga., May 23, 1914. To the People of Atlanta: In justice to myself, my family, and my friends throughout the Southern states, I feel that some statement should come from me as to the numerous charges which are being pre