Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-18
WAY CLEAR FOR
LEO FRANKS
NEW FIGHT
Fight for New Trial to Open Be-
fore Judge Roam Next We'd
nesday Morning.

The way was cleared Saturday for
the actual beginning of the fight over
the motion to give Leo NJ. Frank, con
victed of the murder of Mary Pha
gan, a new trial The battle viii
open before Judge Roam Wednesday
with both sides primed for a vigorous
contest in which charges against jul
rors accused of bias will play a large
part.
The defense, headed by Luther T.
Rosser, relies in large part on the
evidence showing that Juror A, II
Henslee expressed violent anImus to
! Frank before the trial opened. win
ming new trial for the prisoner.
! Scores of affidavits will be introduced
| 10 uphold the character of the wit
nesses who swear that Henslee said
| he was sure Frank was guilty and
would like to see him hanged.
On the other hand the s ate viii be
prepared to assail a number of these
| witnesses and will try to show
/ through Henslee himself that the SEN
timents against Frank were expressed
after the trial
Will Exchange All Papers.
| wednesday, as had been announced
| in The Georgian. was formally fixed
| for the opening Of the arguments by
Judge Roam Saturday. Al the same
| time the defense and State agreed to
| exchange all new papers in the case
A number of important documents, IL
! Is said, have not yet been made pub
| lie.
In the discussion Of the case Mr,
| Rosser made the offer to exchange all
| new attidavits for the new pa pers in
| possession Of the State and Solicitor
| Dorsey agreed
While declaring that delay I'M
| doubtedly would benefit their client.
| Luther Rosser for the defense. urged
| that the motion be brought to a
| speedy hearing.
He pointed out that he had been
/ neglectilg his civil business for the
| Frank case, and said that if the fight
| over the new motion were not dis
posed Of by Monday a week he would
| have to ask that it be put over SO
| that he could take up some OF his
other work.
Roam Urges Haste.
! II tina, was impossible. he wanted
! the case to be put over until De
| cember
Judge Roam Interrupted with the
| remark that he was anxious to pa ISIS
on the case as quickly as possible.
| and would be against any delay until
| December, and the same sentiments
| were expressed by Solicitor Dorsey.
| The Solicitor pointed out that he
| had given every moment of his time
/ to preparing his answer to the lengthy
| plea filed by the defense, and that he
would continue to do everything to-
ward Fastening the hearing
Dorsey and Leonard Haas, Of coun-
sci for the defense, began Friday A
review OF the record OF the case to
/ check up on all the evidence hriefed
I by Franks iawyers. Due 10 pressure
| of other business, Mr. Haas was un-
! able TO continue the work SATURDAY.
| but arranged to resume the confer
! ence Monday morning at o'clock
Sixty pages of the 400 We're gone
| over the first afternoon, minor alter-
| atoms and additions being made at
| the suggestion Of the Solicitor Prac-
! tically all Of the remaining time be
| fore the hearing will be occupied in
| this work. and II is predetermined If il
will be concluded satisfactorily by
! Wednesday.