Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-17
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"We'lI Do All in Our Power to
Help Burns" Says Local
Detective Chief.

William } Burns, continuing
his work on the Phagan muir
der mystery Tuesday, had an
other long interview with Leo
NJ, Frank in the prisoners cell
in the Tower.
Burns and his men are actively at
work, and, it is reported. have devel-
oped several important trails. Start
ling announcements are expected
! within the next few days, and Burns
IS known to be more confident than
ever that he viii clear the mystery
Burns has assurance from Newport
Lanford, Chief of Detectives that al!
the assistance his department could
furnish would be at the famous de-
tectiyes disposal and that he, or any
member of his department, would he
ready to answer any questions Mr..
Burns might desire to ask
81 viii throw open to Mr. Burns
all the information available TO my
department" said Chief Lanford
and If there is anything IN this case
that the Atlanta department has
overlooked. We will be glad to have it
shown TO us. We want to solve the
mystery--if 1t has not already been
solved, as, Of course, We believe it
has But If there is any uncertainty
remaining We are as eager as anyone
else can be to clear it up. and we Will
10 all in our power to help Mr. Burns,
if he needs our help"
Will Talk to Detectives.
II is probable that before Tuesday
night Mr. Burns win talk with quite
a number Of the Atlanta detectives.
The idea is that he especially wishes
to confer with Pat Campbell and
John Starnes. named as prosecutors
IN the Frank bill Of Indictment, and
j. A. Chewing and W. II Norris.
who are charged by the defense with
framing up the affidavit Of Nina
Formby prior to the first trial,
1t was understood Tuesday that the
detective department had quietly coli
lected quite a mass Of new evidence
that would be used to oppose the
motion Of the defenes for new trial
Some Of the evidence, II was said
was connected with the recent aft
davit Of Mrs j. B. Simmons. the Biz
mingham woman who says Solicitor
Dorsey tried to get her to readjust
her statement as to the time she
heard screams in the basement Of the
National Pencil Factory the after
noon of the murder
Has Long Talk With Frank.
Burns plan includes the intention
TO have a long talk with Solicitor
Dorsey and the private investigators
attached to his staff lie had a long
talk Monday night with Frank in his
cell at the Tower, and most of the
afternoon he was closeted with Leon
ard Haas. Of counsel for the defense,
when he went over the brief submit
ted by Franks counsel in the appli-
cation to the Supreme Court for a
new trial
Albert Mcknight the states Wit
ness who recently made an affidavit
repudiatlng his testimony on the wit
ness stand was able TO talk Monday
afternoon for the first time follow
ing his severe injury on the railroad
tracks al Roseland.
His story OF the accident was con-
fused, as he asserted he was not
struck by the train near Roseland.
where he was found, but near the
Mcdaniel street viaduct crossing,
which is In the city, DR. Hancock
says it Is probable that the shock Of
his injury has caused the negro to
forget the events Immediately pre-.
ceding It, as is frequently the casa