Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-04

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mind OF the falsehoods have told In
this case. am willing and hope that
this sworn statement viii be delivered
TO Mr.. Rosser, who was the attorney
for Mr. Leo NJ. Frank, as II is every
word true
GEORGE W. EPPs, JR.'
FRANK Wednesday read the
published accounts of Luther Rosser S
statement to New York newspapers
and proceeded to make the FormDy
womau's latest affidavit public
II received the affidavit late yes
terday," he said. land a careful read
ing of 1t throws much light on one
phase of my case that has puzzled me
from the beginning.
Understands Attacks Now.
Il never have been able to under
stand how all at once vile rumors and
the most vicious type of SANDER be-
gan to be circulated about me. Never
before in all my life had I been made
the subject of any kind of gossip
This is not strange. for my whole life
has been clean. But all of a sudden
the most horrible stories were circu-
lated, and it was those charges of I'M
speakable vileness that turned the
mblic against me. OF that | am
sure.
Now, | begin to see the light, and
this affidavit is the source.
For example, Chief Lanford is
quoted as saying that Harry Latham
was responsible for this very affidavit,
being in New York and not in New
Orleans. | am curious to know what
Chief Lanford will say when he is
handed the very affidavit made by
Mrs Formby for The New YORK
Times, and duly authenticated, The
Times assuring itself Of her identity
before giving credence to the docu-
ment.
That may be taken as a sample of
detective methods in this case.
Reads From Affidavit.
"Now. let me read from this affi-
davlt
I've know that man l., guilty, and
you know he is guilty, and we have
got to get him, and we are going to
get him
That is what Nina Formby swears
two detectives from Lanford's office
told her, admitting freely that they
had to get me- and that she was to
be used as a tool in getting me
rs it not marvellous thing that
these detectives knew | was guilty
within ten days after my arrest. when
the whole investigation was in its
most chaotic state. and long before
Conley had made his alleged confess
sion. duplicating himself and fur
nishing tire basis of the so-called EVIL
dence on which | was convicted
repeat is 1t not marvellous thing
that these detectives knew / was the
guilty man?
Exposes Detectives
81 might say a good many things
about detective department. some
OF the members of which used meth
DDS such as ere outlined in this aff1-
davlt in fact. the principal signifi-
canoe OF this feature of the cases in
it's exposure OF the weapons with
which the department fought to con-
Wet me.
IF they were nj such pains to make
out a slanderous charge to turn pub
lie opinion against me, is 1t not rea-
sonable to assume they would go even
further in framing up evidence for
use in the trial2
"A true case, based on real evil
dence. requires no 'bolstering The
fact that this case was so carefully
bolstered and propped up makes II
certain that il was no true case.
"As to the detective department, !
don't know Il the public approves Of
its methods, as exhibited in this case,
But | don't believe the public is IN
favor of these methods. used by men
paid by the citizens of Atlanta, and
sworn to protect their lives, their
honor and their property.
when a city's detective depart
ment CONSTITUTES it's sworn duty into
| framing up a horrible Islander to boil
ster an impossible case in court, Il
seems to me that thinking people will
deem II time to look into the matter