Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
NOT WORRIED
OVER SON,
SHE SAYS
Burns Man Calls on Lanford, but
Chief Refuses to DivuIge
Character of Evidence,

Mrs. Rudolph Frank, mother of
Leo NJ Frank, arrived Monday in At
lanta from her home in Brooklyn. She
is expected to remain here until after
the final decision is made upon the
extraordinary motion for a new trial
which will be filed Thursday with
Judge Hill by Franks lawyers,
To a Georgian reporter Mrs. Frank
said that she was not at all discour-
aged by the refusal of the Supreme
Court of Georgia to reverse Judge
Roam, and was confident that her
sons innocence would be convincing
Iy established by the investigation Of
Detective W, J. Burns.
Mrs. Frank was cheerful, and APP
peared. in much better health than
during the trying days of last sum-
mer, when She remained Loyalty by
her sons side during the month that
his ca Sc was being heard before Judge
Roam.
Not Worrying About Son.
u am excitable and am given to
worrying about the little annoyances
of everyday life" she said, but the
final verdict on the accusation of
murder against. my son is one thing
that I am not Worrying about
1T would be an interesting COM
parison to hold up the moral life OF
Leo Frank side by side with the char
acters of the men who have been so
active in accusing him. wish it
might be done for ] know the things
that have been said about him are
lies-all lies-and ] am confirmed in
this knowledge by the investigation
Of Mr.. Burns"
Dan S. Lehon, one Of Mr. Burns
chief aides in the Phagan murder
probe. said Monday that his interview
Sunday with Chief Lanford had been
virtually fruitless. The Detective
Chic, answering Mr.. Burns offer of
$1,000 reward to any person who
would give definite proof of Franks
moral degeneracy, had said that ne
was in possession of such evidence
and that he would be glad to give it
to Burns gratis.
Lanford Awaits Burns.
Lanford is said to have made the
objection that he promised the infor-
nation to Burns and no one else. De
tective Lehon said that he was Buras
representative, but Lanford declined
tc do more than give his visitors an
outline Of the information he had. lie
would let Burns see the affldavits, he
said, when Burns returned to Atlanta.
81 must say that the information
Inc had was Of far less consequence
than Mr., Lanford had led us to he
lieve was in his possession" said Mr.
Lehon.
He did not tell us the names Of
the persons from whom he had ani
davits but his narration OF what they
told his men was sufficiently clear 20
designate them as the Rormby woman
and the street car motorman, W. p.
Murk
Fails to Make Good, Says Lehon.
81 told Mr.. Lanford frankly that
we had made the investigation into
Franks character and had as yet
found nothing to substantiate the sto-
ries OF immortality that we're circu-
lated by the Formby woman, who
since has recanted, and that told on
the stand by the negro Conley
81 said that we were after the truth
and that he would be doing US a serv-
ice by giving us the evidence in his
possession. II what he outlined at
our meeting Sunday is all he has, then
the charge OF degenreacy remains still
improved. Possibly he has something
that he is holding BACK until the re-
turn Of Mr. Burns. but unless he has
he has failed to make good on his
promise
Detective Burns was still out Of
town Monday he left Saturday night
40 $40 O'CLOCK ON tho Louisville and
Nashville Train. refusing 70 disclose
his destination.