Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-22
THEJURY SYSTEM OF GEOR-
GIA ON TRIAL-=-A Vital
Question That Interests
Every Man and Affects the
Integrity of the Courts.

There has been projected into the proceedings the matter
of motion for trial for Leo M Frank question of the
gravest Importance every and in the State of
Georgia and that should be studied carefully and thought
fully for it deeper than of the legal points involved the
arguments to be made for trial for Frank
adavits published extensively all the newspapers
and filed in the effect that of the jurors in
the Frank had expressed violent prejudice against the
accused before the trial. and therefore disqualified to act
juror bring forward that the people everywhere in
State right discuss for jury system fails
the whole fabric of our courts is destroyed.
Whether Frank entitled trial may safely
be left the wisdom of the eminent judges whose duty is
to consider the whole case.
1t is NOT the duty of newspapers to express opinions
disputed points Of law while the still undecided and in
the hands of judges whose fairness unqueoned and whose
knowledge of the law is conceded.
Judges of the future the past may be
depended upon safeguard the interests of those who be-
crime well the interests of the pub
lie and all that is comprehended in the society
If it be that of the jurors expressed himself
ported was course, UNTITLED TO ACT AS JUROR,
and is this point in which the great public interested We
must be that every juror petty capital
honest fearless minded and willing render verdict
cording to the evidence
Every sitting the jury box know that the
to him has the integrity of purpose that he the
honest and every property holder and
trial his life and FEEL SURE the verdict
rendered shall be without malice and based
the evidence brought forth in and the Interpretation of
THE LAW laid down by the honorable Judge.
CONSIDERED IN IT'S broadcast SENSE THE WHOLE
JURY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA Is NOW ON TRIAL
NJ Franks guilt innocence is not bound up in that
question all Judge Roam and the higher courts will decide
Justly fearlessy the legal points raised by counsel and
decide without regard anything except the law and the facts
waste of time and energy to talk seriously of the stab
ty of any of institutions and PARTICULARLY OF THE
MPREGNABIL1TY OF OUR COURTS, unless every and
community absolutely certain that THE JURY
SYSTEM HAS NOT FAILED anywhere in part
I'm the administration of justice and especially criminal
that it be DONE"
This the eloquent summing great urist who spent
years bench, and a master of criminal law
The study great questions of vital Importance when
questions uppemost in the public mind and THE
TIME is NOW consider the defects jury system and
protection be thrown around the selection of jurors the
future.
Not only of fairness those who may
cused fairness also to those who may not know that
GREAT CRIME great tragedy can be committed in the
of THE LAW.
And while the words THE LAW may seem ponderous and
unineigbe to people, there definition simple and
clear that a child can understand
What thou would not have done to myself do not to thy
neighbor
THIS is THE WHOLE LAW. ALL ELSE CoMMEN-
TARY.
the Golden Rule ito do unto others you would have
others do unto you.
And no matter how many lawbooks have written
how thousands be written in the future they will be
merely the definitions foregoing given
Our judiciary has apty been described exact
crupulous and minute And most important that should
be kept
would be glad hear from readers of this newspaper
and receive ideas suggestions they have safe
guarding the future and making the jury system of
State strong that it will not break down anywhere