Thursday, 9th April 1914: Burns’ Report Not Likely To Be Given For Another Week, The Atlanta Georgian

Additional developments in the Phagan murder case Thursday made it strongly probable that Detective W. J. Burns, who already has been investigating the mystery more than three weeks, will delay his report a week and possibly longer.

If the report is withheld for more than a week, it will not come until after the extraordinary motion for a new trial is filed with Judge Hill by the lawyers for Leo Frank. The motion will be filed Thursday, April 16. Judge Hill at that time is expected to grant a stay of execution, superseding the sentence to hang which set the date for April 17. He will then set a date for the hearing on the motion, probably some time early in May.

Detective Burns reiterated his assertion Thursday that the murderer of Mary Phagan was a pervert of one of the lowest types.