Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-19
MEN
HUNT NEW
EVIDENCE
"We're Going to Go Deep, No
Matter Whom 1t Hts" De-
cIares Famous SIeuth.

Luther Rosser and Reuben Arnold
we're in conference Thursday for sew
eral hours completing the motion for
a rehearing Of arguments before the
Supreme Court on a new trial for Leo
Frank. They were planning to sub
NIT the motion later In the day.
The motion covers several type
written pages and refers especially to
the strong opinion submitted By Jus
tices Fish and Beck dissenting
from the recent majority opinion that
Frank was given a fair and impair
tial trial
Other reasons are given for the
contention Of Franks lawyers that
j the Supreme Court should give the
defendant in the case another OPP
portunity to put his case before the
justices for their consideration. No
oral argument Is likely on the motion
for rehearing.
Fielder to Oppose Motion.
1t will be opposed by Attorney Gem
eral Thomas Fielder, who holds that
the defense was given every chance
to present its entire argument in the
previous hearing.
The entrance of William J. Burns.
regarded by many as Americas great
est detective, into the South's most
battling murder mystery was the sub
Ject of interested comment Thursday
wherever the Frank case was under
discussion.
Coming just as the Supreme Court
of the State had handed down its SOL
emn announcement that Leo Frank
had been accorded a fair trial under
the laws of Georgia and was not en-
titled to another chance for his life
IT,, startling news that Burns had
been engaged on the case had an ele-
ment of the dramatic and spectacu-
lar.
1t also furnished food for the spec
ulation as to what he could hope to
uncover after the mystery had been
serutinized, overhauled and fine
ooth-combed by Atlanta's entire de-
tective department and part of he
police department, the Pinkertons,
special operatives from outside. the
Solicitors office. the Coroner's jury
and the Grand Jury, Jury in the SUI
perior Court, Judge Roam, and, finally,
the Supreme Court of the State.
viii Make Thorough Probe.
Detective Burns made his attitude
in the case plain at once in a CONVEX
sation with The Georgian. He said:
''It is true that I have been inter-
ested in the case by friends of Frank.
but / wish to say at the outset that |
have not been engaged to clear Frank.
The terms on which / have under
taken the work are only that l shall
make thorough and impartial in
vestigatioE, regardless of whom il
may hit.
Something may have been over
looked or neglected in the original in
vestigation and may be able to find
this. 1t may help Frank or it may
serve more surely to condemn him.
l shall work without any fear or fa-
vor, whatever my investigations may
develop. The experience has not
been unsual for me and my operatives
to find that the very clients who were
engaging us, themselves, or those in
whom they were interested. were the
ones whom our investigation uncov-
cred as the real culprits. This never
has deferred us. We do not propose
to TRIM. because our own client or
his friends are the ones hit.
I'VE hope to have the cooperation
of the Atlanta detective force and the
Solicitors office. 1t is not at all our
intention to tear down their work so
long "a we are convinced hat they
have been correct in their premises.
On the contrary, our investigation
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