Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-14
DORSEY GATHERS
PROOF AGAINST
ASCHiRGES
Equips Himself for Bitter Fight
Against New Trial Demand Of
Franks Lawyers.

Armed with affidevi,s from A. II
Henslee and every other member OF
the Frank jury whose fairness has
been placed under suspicion. SoliCl-
tor General Hugh N. Dorsey win re-
turn 10 Atlanta Tuesday night to
continue the preparation OF his an
swer 10 the motion for a new trial
made by Franks lawyers.
With his assistant 4. W. Steph-
ems, the Solicitor has been working
day and night on the monumental
task OF reviewing the hundreds OF
pages Of typewriter manuscript sub
mitted by the defense In the elab-
Grafton OF their l15 reasons for a
new trial The work remaining to
be done the Solicitor believes can be
accomplished most effectively in his
Atlanta office. He may ask for an
other weeks pos stponement OF the
hearing on the motion.
Dorsey has equipped himself to
make a bitter fight upon the charges
Of prejudice made by Franks law
yers against Henslee. Marcellus
JohenninR and other Jurors. He an
Iicipates that the defense VIII lay
greatest stress on this allegation and
appreciates that n they are able to
establish anv degree OF bias on the
part OF any ol lite Jui''S 'hty WI ~
once have n most important adVant-
age. possibly sufficient 70 win new
Henslee Denies Prejudice.
Henslee's afidaylts deny cateRori-
Cally and emphauCally every sep
arate charge Of biased utteranceS
that has been made against him
They 90 into considerable detail in
accounting for his movements before
and after the trial 20 support Hens-
lees declaration that he expressed
his belief in Franks guilt after the
trial was over am not before II took
place He asserts that he had No
preiudice against Frank when he was
Cra wn as Juror, but that, in com
mon with the other eleven jurors, he
believed firmly in his guilt after the
evidence was in and has so declared
himself in making his trips about ne
State since the conclusion or the
trial
Henslee's depositions will be backed
up by sworn statements OF acQualnI-
ances, who will testify TO his good
character, his reputation for truthful
ness and his trustworthiness. ne
same procedure has been followed by
the Solicitor in respect to every 9TH
er Juror While he will not give ont
the contents Of the afiidavits, he has
expressed his confidence in his abll-
itv to show that the defense has -
ground upon which 10 charge bias ana
prejudice against any Of the jurors.
Frank Lawyers Also Active.
While Dorsey has been reviewing
section by section the defense .
amended motion for a new trial,
Franks lawyers have been forufying
themselves more securely I'm Their
contention OF bias and prejudice on
the part Of Henslee and other jurors.
They have the testimony OF leading
citizens in several cities OF the state
to the effect that Henslee declared TO
them before the trial that Frank was
guilty and that his neck should be
broken. The depositions OF these
men have been bulwarked by sec
ondary line OF afiidavits attesting to
the good character. reputation and
trustworthiness OF the original am
ants
The attorneys for the defense feel
assured that they have an over
whelming mass Of evidence showing
prejudice and that they, therefore,
must be granted a new triai