Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-19
BURNS MEN
HUNT NEW
EVIDENCE
Were Going to Go Deep, No
Matter Whom 1t Hits" De-
cIares Famous SIeuth.

Luther Rosser and Reuben Arnold
were in conference Thursday for sew
eral hours completing the motion for
rchcarins of arguments before the
supreme court on a new trial for Leo
bank. They were planning to SUD
nlf tho motion later in the day,
The motion covers several type
written pages and refers especially TO
the ytrong opirion submitted by Jus
tiecs Fish and Beck dissenting
from the recent ma iority opinion that
Frank WAS given fair and impair
tal rial
other reasons are given for the
a.ntention Of Franks lawyers that
tho Supreme Court should give the
defendant in the case another OPP
portonity TO put his case before the
Justices for their considera ton No
oral argument is likely on the motion
for rehearirg.
Fielder to Oppose Motion.
twill be opposed By Attorney Cen
orll Thomas Fielder. who holds that
the defense was given every chance
tc present its entire argument in the
previous hearing.
The entrance of William ]. Burns,
regarded by many America s great
nst detective, into the South's most
battling murder mystery was the SUD-
jet of interested comment Thursday
wherever the Frank case was under
discussion
'oming just as the Supreme Court
o( the State had handed down its SOL
emn announcement that Leo Frank
had been accorded fair trial under
ia laws of Georgia and was not ems
titled to another chance for his life.
+. startling news that Burns had
been engaged on the case had an ele-
ment of the dramatic and spectacu-
lar
i also furnished food for the spec
ulation as 10 what he could hope 10
accomplish or what he might aim TO
uncover after the mystery had been
Scrutinized, overhauled and fine
looth-combed by Atlanta's entire de-
tective department and part of ne
police department, the Pinkertons,
snecial operatives from outside. the
Solicitors office. the Coroners jury
and The Grand Jury, jury in me Su-
pcrior Court Judge Roam, and finally
,he Supreme Court of the State.
Will Make Thorough Probe.
Detective Burns made his attitude
IN the case plain at once in CONVEX
Saiion with The Georgian. He sald;
III is true that l have been inter
"sted in The case by friends of Frank
but wish to say at the outset that
aave not been engaged to clear Frank.
Tho terms on WHICH l have u1der-
,akcn the work are only that | SHAH
make thorough and impartial Ia
EcstjgatioI, regardless Of whom l.
may hit.
Something may have been over
i"oked or neglected in the original IN
Eestigation and | may be able to mo
tHis. Il may help Frank or it may
serve more surely to condemn MIN
shall work without any fear or IA
F'r whatever my Investigations may
develop The experience has mo-
'een unsual for me and my operatives
:" ind that the very clients who were
eHSaging us, themselves, or those II
@hom they were interested. were th'
mes whom our investigation uncoV-
cred as the real culprits This never
mas deferred us. We do not propose
70 trim because our own client OF
MS friends are the ones hit
We hope to have the cooperation
OF the Atlanta detective force and TN
solicitors office. 1t is not al all oul
mention to tear down their work So
long as We are convinced hat the!
gave been correct in their premises
3n the contrary. our investigation
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