Sunday, May 25th, 1913
Following are five affidavits submitted to the newspapers by Colonel Thomas B. Felder, of Atlanta, for publication with his statement answering the dictograph quotations.
First appears the affidavit of C. W. Tobie, representative of the Burns detective agency investigating the murder of Mary Phagan. Second is that of W. A. Milner, an attorney of Cartersville. Third, comes that of W. D. Rhea, formerly of Nashville. Fourth, is the deposition of C. R. Atchison, formerly of Nashville. And fifth, comes the affidavit of E. W. McNeal, formerly of Nashville.
Following is Mr. Tobie's affidavit:
MR. TOBIE'S AFFIDAVIT.
"GEORGIA—Fulton County:
"Personally appeared before the undersigned, an officer authorized by law to administer oaths, C. W. Tobie, who, first being duly sworn, deposes and says. That he is a citizen of Chicago, with offices in the First National Bank building of that city and that he is manager of the criminal department, west, of the William J. Burns National Detective Agency; that he has occupied this position for the past ten months; that he has been connected with the William J. Burns National Detective agency, as manager of the Kansas City, Missouri, branch office, since May, 1910; that for a year prior to that time he was connected with the Tilletson Detective agency, correspondents of the William J. Burns National Detective agency; that prior to that time deponent was connected with the Pinkerton National Detective agency for a period of nine (9) years; that he severed his connection with the Pinkerton National Detective agency in May, 1909.
WAS NOT DISCHARGED.
"Deponent says on oath that the statement that he was discharged by said agency is utterly, absolutely and deliberately false; that he resigned from said agency, and not under compulsion, but of his own volition.
"Deponent further says on oath that during the period of his labors as a detective, covering the United States, Canada and some of the foreign countries, his work has never been brought into question, and his character as a man and detective has never been assailed:
"Deponent further says on oath that about two weeks ago he was instructed by Raymond J. Burns, the secretary and treasurer of the William J. Burns National Detective agency, who was acting under instructions from his father, to come to Atlanta on a murder case and report to Colonel Felder. Arriving in Atlanta, he had a conference with Colonel Felder, and immediately entered upon the work at hand. Later he had a lengthy conference with Colonel Felder and Hon. Hugh M. Dorsey.
NO IMPROPER REQUEST. ….
"Deponent further says on oath that for the past ten days he has been diligently at work in an effort to unearth the Phagan murderer or murderers; that during this time no hint, suggestion or proposition has been made to him by either Jew or Gentile, man, woman or child, to work in the interest of Frank, or any other suspect; that during this period he has acted conscientiously,
