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

e..rf. Years ago William Allen was
,..,. for Governor of Ohio. A
wandering about the prison
sr5 5r Columbus, where he was al
49, a. have a little workshop, pick
"a ,a I'm old circular saw and en-
,r.,.s lpon it a portrait of the
5,narn. orial candidate.
p=y Burns, the young son of 4
+.4 commissioner in Columbus,
tasr5 Inc warden tell the story and
picture. Later, Billy Burns,
sgs 4.tad used to watch the old eX
,1r-5.r and counterfeiter walk to and
,r.,n -ua little shop Governor Hayes
sad -et I'M for him after he pardoned
KIM once the boy even talked to
aPu1" Burns will be in Atlanta. Ga,
,5.tn this week as the worlds great
c[ Hf,pctive" He comes here to
.ssrra out the truth of the South's
5sarast murder mystery-the mystery
~ Who murdered Mary Phagan.
Comes at Crucial Moment.
Ar this the eleventh hour and the
ss-,- ninth minute. with Leo NJ.
Fran, superintendent of the factory
uhsre little Mary worked, tried, con-
5ltsd and now held in the Fulton
comfy Tower under sentence If
d.t-h by hanging, Detective William
I Burns his shrewd, analytical brain
drawn To the battling skein of uncer-
,artfe4 n the case as a needle TO
maanet steps upon the somber stage
md says
~ -ee.'
Shrawdo Analytical?
Burns is both these and more.
e5rns is crafty, he is resOurceful, I'M
,r4n-.ps. he reads the hearts of men
Ii. the bookworm reads his tome or
lie miser his golden ledger.
Rurns . short, stocky, matter-ot-
ar His reddish brown mustache is
ar.al 8t the ends, cropped short over
the u.s. His eyes are light blue and
steady
Looks Like Business Man.
Barns wears a dark business suit,
.4- close He has the appearance and
Mann. 81. of an alert business man. His
rasriuus are brief and crisp, but his
statements are uttered in a softened
sre with a slight drawl. This gives
Hm linn. to think fully as he talks.
RI. faoaghts are lightning quick and
aa.5t as forceful when they strike
no.nt
For example:
NHe Ruef and Mayor Schmitz were
pa Ear- In Il gang of higher that
aF auaauched San Francisco, 1t
came down to the point of getting
Euef Confession or letting the big
Sc gu 10 not Burns had to have
that aoatession.
Rust had been under arrest for
weeks Burns had PLAYED upon his
fear his loves. his prejudices. his
amHauu This availei nothing.
BURNS began craftily to build in
Eu-f> mind the suspicion that
S hn.tz was about to confess. THIS
suspicion sufficiently developed N
n3ars mind. Burns got" him with
10y ioyo if you do plead guilty in
1ar French restaurant case, Ruef,
rs make a sensation of it. Wen
1@apl dark till the day Of the trial.
Pictures Startling Scene.
TIL. courtroom will be filled.
Everybody will be there or watching,
and you and Schmitz will be arraign-
Ell wouldn't tell even ~ own at
'1rreNS if were you. Oh, you migEt
'- one of them, but pretend to 81
him u court. then let him tell the
others They will jump and you can
at go TO side room and hold Il
conference
Swell Uay innocent, our side, and
Nou can come - into court, all
wu'zed The attorney YOU tell
might walk up and down as if he We're
suffering and angry, while you read
Your statement
And say, that statement; Wen
make that "a corker. III help you Oh
Iouoan act as if you drew il up at
our little conference, but by prepar-
Hs 1T in advance you can make some
hing that will move the whole room
io tears. and the town. Even the
Judge viii feel it, and Schmitz---
say .hc Mayor will drop in his
tracks, for ! can give you this
straight Mayor Schmitz is not eN-
iect.ne YOU to do this
Personal vanity is the weak point