Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-21
JURORS
DEFENDED
Of BIAS
Probity of HensIee and Johen.
ming UpheId-InfIuence of
Cheering on Jury Denied.

Some 80 affidavits to support the
states contention that Leo M, Frank
had a fair trial were made public
Tuesday by Solicitor Dorsey. They
VIII be used Wednesday in the fight
against the defenses motion for a
new trial before Judge L. S. Roam.
Some of the aff1davits defend the
probity and character of A. H. Hen
slice and M. Johenning, jurors who
were accused of bias; some attack the
trustworthiness of atlantis for the de-
Tense, and others assert that no in
fuence could have been exerted on
the jury by the cheering" and dem
onstrations" on which the defense is
basing much Of it's theme of appeal.
Samuel Aaron, whose affidavit was
quoted as attacking the sincerity of
Juror Herslee, was himself attacked
by II. NJ. Webb, whose Impeachment
was in the usual form, that he would
not believe Aaron on his oath, hay
ing known him many years.
Calls NeiIl Bad Character.
W. P. Neill, the defenses affiant,
who stated he saw spectator talk
to one of the jurors and grab him by
the hand" is referred to in the afr
davit of W. j. Clayton, of the Cen
trail Carriage Company, as of bad
character and one whom Clayton
would not believe under oath.
Plennie Miner, Deputy Sheriff, also
refers to the affidavit OF NeiD. He
states, under oath, that one day in
the courtroom he thought he saw a
spectator say something to a juror
without rising, or touching him, or
making any other gesture. He (Mine-)
at once went to the spectator, in or
der to take him before the Judge, but
the man denied having addressed any
juror, and another man, sitting next
him, also assured Miner that his com
panion had not spoken to any juror,
so the deputy let the incident close.
T. S. Hawes of cambridge, Ga,
impeached r. G. Gremmer, stating
that he had known the defense's af-
faint twenty years and that he would
not believe him under oath.
Time Element Enters.
In the interval of preparing the az
fidavits Mr.. Dorsey stated that he
fancied those atlantis who had sworn
to hearing Henslee say in GAINESVILLE
some time in June" that he had been
drawn on the jury would be puzzled
on hearing that Henslee as a matter
of fact, did not know himself that
he was drawn on the jury until Fri
day, June %, at o'clock in the aft
ernoon;, that he remained in Atlanta
Saturday and Sunday and did not
start for home until Monday.
The Solicitor evidently had been
calculating on the various dates OF
which Henslee might have been
charged with saying he was ION the
Frank jury" but what deductions he
had made would have to appear later
For the rest of the prosecutions af-
HIdNllS, 11tIlSltt ~ dlSth JpiltIIIlIHB
juror without bias or prejudice; Jo-
henning praised Henslee in similar
terms, and ]. T. Ozburn, f. E. Win
burn, w. F. Medcalf, w. M. Jeffries.
d. Townsend and A. l.. Wisely, fell
low Jurors, commended both Henslee
and Johenning as high minded ex-
amples of justice and moderation.
Hensee Doubtful of Guilt.
1t was the invariable testimony Of
his fellow jurors that Henslee was the
only Juror to cast a doubtful" bal
lot, indicating that he was the most
reluctant to make up his mind OH
what all the rest of the jurors seemed
to have agreed on.
There was much testimony in re-
gard TO the cheering and "demonstra-
TONS al tending to show that the
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