1914 October 09 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia

1914 October 09 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia

Author: Atlanta Constitution

Year: 1914

PDF PAGE 1, COLUMN 4 MOTHER OF FRANK WILL ASSIST SON Plans to Come to Atlanta Soon—Burke and Burns Have Clash—Smith Makes Statement Mrs. Rea Frank, mother of Leo M. Frank, encouraged by the fight that is being made in her son’s behalf by Attorney William M. Smith, counsel for Jim Conley, has announced her intention of coming South within a short while to be of whatever assistance she can. Mrs. Frank, whose home is in Brooklyn, is an aged woman. She barely withstood the ordeal of her son’s trial, which she attended day by day. She will be a guest of Frank’s relatives in the city. An investigation Thursday into the report that Burns’ Agents had renewed activity in the Frank investigation disclosed the fact that Detective C. W. Burke, who was the center of many sensational accusations during the Frank investigation several months ago, has had a clash with Detective Burns and brought an end to his association with the sleuth. Burke and Burns Clash. Burke, with members of Frank’s associate counsel, were dining in the case of the Piedmont hotel during Burns’ visit to Atlanta in connection with the Frank case, it is said, when Burke took offense at a reference to him by Burns. Up to that