Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-03
ALL BRAND
CLAIM OF
BIAS AS
'BOSH'
Trial Fair, Judge Impartial, Cheers
Unheeded, Declare Panel Who
Convicted Factory Head.

Fellow members of the jury which
found Leo NJ Frank guilty OF tho
murder Of Mary PhaRan at the Ma
tional Pencil Factory on April 26
came out strongly Friday morning IN
defense Of the jurors accused Of bias
and prejudice by the defense in it's
motion for new trial.
The Jury was a unit in declaring
that Frank received as fair trial
as any man ever received in Georgia
in defending the rulings Of Judge l.
X. Ruan-which they declared ve
hemeutiy were more than fair g.
Franks causc-and all Of them de
MED omphaticaIly that they were in.
nuenced or prejudiced by the cheer
ing and other incidents Of the trisl
on which the defense based It's motion
Tor Il new trial.
In the hearing vi the motion oi
the defense, which is called before
Judge Roam Saturday 1t is probable
that Solicitor Dorsey, in combating
the move for a new trial, win present
statements and anidayits from every
member OF the jury. denying the
charges Of prejudice.
Brands Charges as Untrue.
+. e. Winburn, claim agent for the
Atlanta and West Point Railroad, one
Of the Frank jury brands a. un
true the charges made by the de
fense.
"I do not believe there was a man
on the jury that found Frank guilty
but who voted for the verdict be
cause the evidence made the guilt of
tbe factory superintendent plain" Nj.
Winburn said The charges that the
Jury was prejudiced are untrue. There
was no doubt In my mind when all
the evidence had been heard.
81 heard no cheering, neither was
preiudiced When I served on the
urv I sacrificed my own interests
but did my duty as a citizen. The
trial vas fair. I thought Judge Roam
more than fair in his rulings. So
far as am concerned, ! want TO say
that tne verdict was fair, and could
not have been otherwise than whet
it was.
Defends Fellow Jurors.
4 have tried to keep out Of the
argument because | was not attacked
personally by the attorneys for the
defense, but agree heartily with the
statement ot Mr.. Johenning as pub
lished in yesterdays Georgian. Whil6
I did not know any Of the other
Jurors prior 10 the trial, my associa-
tion with them for that 2s-day pc
riod satisfied me they are all men Of
honor and integrity"
A. L. Wisbey, cashier at the Buck
eye Cotton oil Company, would make
no extended comment on the case.
81 was Influenced by no one" he
declared 81 heard no cheering I
ever given 20 any man. I believe
Judge Roam was fair, and l think
each man on the jury voted Frank
guilty because ne could not do other
wise on the evidence submitted
Charles j Bossharjt, an employee
of the Foote- Davis Company, charac-
terized the charges of bias and pref
udice as "boSh."
Denies He Was Prejudieed.
And l see no reason way Frank
should he given new trial" he
added "I heard none Of the alleged
cheering. and / was not influenced i'm
any way. by any one or anything
The members of the jury seemed TO
me 20 be gentlemen, and certainly
thev were Intelligent
Judge Roam. 7 think Is a tine man.
and 7 have never seen 2 fairer judge
I never was prejudiCed against Frank
I tried 10 give him the benefit OF the
douIt in my own mind all the time
! say II was al fair and square, anC
that the charges that some Of the
jurors were Influenced by thistan&
that are all bosnv"