Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-01
FRANK LOOKS To
Roam 'SSPEECH
To AID HIM
Bill Of Exceptions Filed After Dor
sey Gets Correction-Judge
Signs 1t To-day.

trial for Leo NJ Frank has begun IN
earnest
Judge Roam will sign the bill of ex-
ceptions at o'clock Saturday after
noon, Attorneys Rosser and Arnold
for the defense requesting a few
hours additional time to correct
stenographic mistakes in the copy.
Solicitor Dorsey VS. furnished with
a copy Of the exceptions in the rough
form that he might peruse it while
The stenographers are rewriting Ger
tain pages.
A change in Judge Roans aston
ishing statement that he is not con-
WINGED as to Franks guilt or inno
Cence as reported by the defense was
made on Solicitor Dorsey's objections
hat the words accredited TO Judge
Roam in the bill were not exactly the
words he had spoken. Judge Roans
expression OF doubt will undoubtedly
be the defense's main reliance in the
fight for new trial
Georgian Report Correct.
The Georgian had your words eX
act your honor" said Solicitor Dor
sey to the court
A copy of The Georgian of Friday
was called for by Judge Roam. and
he statement therein was declared
by him to be correct
This read:
Gentlemen, | have thought about
this case more than any other | have
ever tried l am not certain of this
mans guilt. With all the thought |
have put on this case ! am not thor
oughly convinced that Frank is gull
be convinced. The jury was con-
WINGED. There is no room to doubt
that / feel that 1t is my duty to or
der that the motion for a new trial
be overruled,'
Attorney Herbert Haas insisted
That Judge Roam mad not made the
remark: But l do not have to be
convinced" and the judge agreed with
him
Agreed to Change.
Il will ask you gentlemen to change
the wording of the bill of exceptions
10 this, leaving out the words: But
] do not have to be convinced, said
Judge Roam.
All the attorneys agreed, and The
Georgians report was made the off,
cial record.
Those in the judges chambers at
the time were Solicitor Dorsey and
Attorneys Luther Rosser Reuben Ar
mold, Herbert Haas and Leonard
Haas. The bill of exceptions is I'M
usually long, containing all OF the
charges included in the amended mo-
lion for a new trial, besides the re-
marks made by Judge Roam,
Franks attorneys labored on the
bill until late Friday night. Judge
Roam was advised by them that it
would be ready by $50 O'Clock and
was in his chambers awaiting them.
They later advised that 1t would be
80 before they would finish. 1t was
20 minutes before IL o'clock when
they arrived.
Bill Read in Part
Colonel Rosser at once stated to
Judge Roam that they desired to re-
write some of the pages Solicitor
Dorsey had previously said he would
not require a reading of all the am
davits listed, as the total reading OF
the bill probably would require three
hours time.
He asked that the part relative to
Judge Roan's remarks might be read,
so that ii could be agreed upon with
out further delay.
Judge Roam was anxious to sign
the bill of exceptions during the
morning as arrangements had beer
made with Governor Slaton to qualify
him for the Court of Appeals, Solic-
itor General Reid, of the Stone Noun
tain Circuit for judge of that circuit
10 succeed Judge Roam and Judge
Ben Hill as judge of the new div
sion of the Fulton County Superior
Court at Il O'Clock
Colonel Rosser telephoned Govern
or Slaton and requested that this
AAiV NC NC4tANtt uiAii - ON q Nlbth.
Precedents To Be Cited.
Franks lawyers were busy seeking
presidents by which it was said the
Supreme Court can order a new trial
on the mere expression by trial
judge of his doubt of the guilt Of the
defendant
Reluctant as he is to speak OF any
phase of the case except in a court
ROOM IL became known that Luther
Rosser. chief OF counsel for the pris-
oner, considered Judge Roan's re-
marks the most important victory the
defense has achieved, and would
make them the center OF the Supreme
Court fight.
Frank himself, who has closely fol-
lowed every move in the fight for his
life and has more than once advised
his lawyers was reported happy over
Ihe judges remarks. Friends SAID