Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-15
Declares Chiefs Plan to Oppose
Detective Burns Quiz Of Me-
gro Accuser viii Not Prevent
SIeuth's Clearing of Mystery,
Attorneys for Defense Busy COL
Letting Evidence for ExtraOrdi-
nary Motion-GirI Gives Sen
sationaI Evidence in Affidavit.

q Leo Frank Saturday paid his re-
pects to Newport Lanford in a sar-
Il castle criticism of the detective chiefs
4 published declaration that Jim Con-
ley told the truth on the stand. and
= that any change he might make in
F. bis sworn statement now. even under
The pressure of Detective Burns
questioning, would be lie pure and
simple.
what gift of omniscience permits
our great detective chief to look into
the very soul of the negro and dis
tngu'sh the instant he veers from
the lies that he has been telling to
the straight course of veracity?
"ConIey made his first statement
May IS. That was a tissue Of lies
Chief Lanford and his detectives ad-
nit that. He made another May "a
third on May rs, and fourth on
Nay 90, each one different from the
one preceding, and all OF them more
Or less untruthful.
testimony Differs, Too.
Then came the trial Conley tes-
tiled and again added and took away
from the statements he had made be-
fore.
That is the truth and the whole
truth, said the detective chief and
the Solicitor. But how do they know
that il is? What supernatural power
IS theirs that they can pick from a
mass of admitted and confessed lies
and say that that which they have
chosen is the truth and is sufficient
basis to hang man?
Each successive statement the ne
gro made he swore was the truth and
the whole truth, and yet each one was
different How can Chief Lanford ar
oitrarily say, The fifth statement
the one which he made on the wit
Tess stand-is true, and the others
are false?
He not only says this much, but
he goes further and declares that
anything the negro may say in the
future which changes his story on the
stand will be lie
Has Confidence in Burns.
Il am not particularly interested in
the chiefs announcement that he will
oppose Detective Burns if Burns
seeks to see Conley. I don't imagine
that Burns will let that worry him
much.
! have enough confidence in him to
believe that he will arrive at the truth
H spite of any obstacles that may be
Put in his path. | do not even know
mat he will care to see Conley at this
part Of his Investigation"
Burns Due Here Sunday.
William j. Burns is now expected TO
Teach Atlanta Sunday evening, ac-
sording to the latest information that
has reached the lawyers for the de-
Tense in the Frank case. But Frank
and his counsel are not marking time
smile awaiting the advent Of the
noted detective.
They are going right along, piling
1p new evidence on which to base
heir appeal for a new trial in the
Extraordinary motion that is expect
e1 20 be presented to Judge Hill abont
April :.
The latest evidence made public IL
Inc affidavit of Ruby snipes, II, an
employee at the National Pencil Fac
Tory She says Jim Conley, whose
suiliness" was often commented on,
. tempted 10 get money from her at
we very spot where the defense
s'aims Mary Phagan met her death
soine time in the month of April, 1911.
,. Says Girls Feared conley.
her story is TO the effect that she
as descending from the second floor
?. the building, carrying a hand bag
anout 5:45 o'clock in the afternoon,
~hen she heard voice behind her.
sH4 turned. Jim Conley had called
ast she said. He approached within
few PAGES Of her and asked her for
quarter at the same time pointins
her hand bag.
The girl was frightened, she says,
lt before she could say anything
lfps were heard descending from tne
upper floor, and COnley, turning
iAckly, walked away.