Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-21
TELEGRAM SENT
CONLEY LIES
SAYS BURNS
Detective Scores Rivals He Says
Are Trying to Hamper Him
in Frank Case,
Continued From Page I.


the rights Of MIR. Smith or his client"
said Mr.. Burns 81 suppose Mr.. Smith
knows what his rights are, and ] cup
pose he is working solely in the in
terests OF his client when he thus
Trades against me, although his
statement sounds "A little like IL mgn.
have been inspired,
Il expect hat when the time come
for me to see Conley | shall go to Mr.,
Smith and make some arrangements
whereby ! can see the negro. ] am
in no hurry to interview Conley; he Is
in pail and always available"
Silent on Finding Purse.
Mr.. Burns refused TO comment on
the report that he has located the
purse and the ribbons and flowers
that Mary Phagan had when she went
10 the pencil factory. He reiterated
mis- determination to tell about them
when he submitted his final report.
In addition to his activities In the
Frank case, Burns now is having a
merry round with what he terms
bunch of dirty liars and crooks, and
incapable asses masquerading under
the bogus title of detectives.
These terms are not applied 10
members Of the Atlanta detective de-
partment. Mr. Burns desires It un-
derstood that he approves of their
zeal as shown in the case on which
he is engaged.
"But the man who sent that tele-
gram full of fake stuff from Newark.
n. j." said Mr. Burns. Il know to be
the representative of rival detective
organization in New York which has
tried TO annoy me before this with
mess OF lying assertions"
Here is what Mr.. Burns calls the
latest OF the petty tricks" 1t Is a
telegram received in Atlanta and
signed John Black"
Called "Fake Detective"
please send this message to Jim
Coniey: Glad you called the fake de-
tective's bluff Ask him about his un-
Gle, Dick Burns better known as Ohio
Dick, a notorious bank burglar. Dick
did his penitentiary bit in Massachu
sets, Ohio, New York and Delaware,
where his picture and record are"
These dirty liars have done all
they could to hamper me recently
said the detective. The man TO whom
they refer is, or was, crook who
turned informant for me while he was
IN prison. His real name was Dick
Johnson. He reformed, and ] telped
him by getting him respectable work
to do. Then he went wrong again,
and ! gave him up. Poor fellow!
think he is dead now.
''The only time any crook ever said
anything about his being my uncle 10
my face ! took him by the neck and
crammed that lying assertion down
his throat.
Smiths Statement.
Mr.. Burns would add nothing to MS
remarks concerning the latest def
nnce hurled at him by Smith, who
is exceedingly insistent that no one
see his client except when he is
around.
Conley's attorney in his statement
referred To Burns as movie picture,
staRe-lecturing. tangoing sieuth, fol-
lowing his usual methods of playing
TO the gallery" and predicting that he
would prove disappointment TO bis
employers and a downright injury TO
the cause in whic he was hired
Smith said that II Burns ever sees
Jim Conley, he will have to come to
him (Smith) "as gentleman should
express the understanding that he
has no rights in the matter" and
agree to whatever terms Smith may
dictate
mo Time for 6orbast," He Says.
Then" said Smith, Mr. Burns
will receive as fair consideration az
the situation. In my judgment de-
mands. II he is allowed to see Con-
ley, 1t win not be as matter of
right but as matter OF courtesy
from Conley and his counsel
1T ought 10 he "a the everlasting
shame and disgrace of William J.
Burns II he should come here 10 per
form a high service for truths sake
and sacrifice II upon the altar OF his
desire for publicity This IS no time
for bonlbast and braggartry'
Smith winds up his philippe with
The demand that Burns "for once give
us facts. give us light give us truth,
and eliminate the advertising pro-
gram"
Expert Aides Coming.
Mr.. Burns announces that he will
summon TO his aid IN this case Guy
i. Biddinger. assistant general man
ager of the Burns service, who prob
ably will arrive In Atlanta Sunday
Dan Lehon, Of New Orleans, Is eX-
pected Saturday, and with these two
men at his side Burns will have what
he asserts TO be two OF the most com
petent specialists in the detection OF
crime in America to-day
Together we are going 10 slft this
case exhaustively," said Mr., Burns.
When We have finished, ] will he in
a position TO make good every prom
Use ] have made. ] am going tn show
the guilty man to the public. and in
such a manner as to dispel every
Vestice Of doubt.
Nothing viii he concealed, My
report will give an account OF every
action OF myself and my assistants.
There will be no room left for suspi-
cion-nothing that the most violently
prejudiced can point TO as a reAec-
tion upon my connection with this
case"