Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-27
DORSEY CHARGED
WITH HEAD
HUNTING
Arnold Declares Solicitor and
Police Appealed to Mob Spirit
for Conviction.
Continued From Page 1,

undeniably were mistaken in quot
ing Henslee as saying he had been
drawn on the jury. as he had not
been drawn al that time, it was only
fair to assume that they might very
easily he mistaken in reference TO
Henslee's remarks about Frank and
the question of his guilt
Hooper asserted that nothing in the
progress Of the trial happened to in
1imidate the jurors or to warrant At
torney Arnold in his description of
the jurors as twelve scared rabbits
in wild flight at the snap Of the gun"
He said that If a new trial was to be
granted every time there was a rip
pie of applause in the courtroom, new
trials would be given in practically
every murder trial in the State, as
the friends of the accused could make
the demonstration themselves and
thus insure the defendant another
change to escape his merted punish
ment
Resents ArnoId's Remarks.
Attorney Arnold in closing his ad-
dress, emphasized the responsibility
resting with the court and said that If
new trial was refused it forever
would put at rest the entire case, so
far as the facts We're concerned.
Attorney Hooper concluded his ar
gument al 800. having talked only
Il. n
closing remarks the bitter criticism
made by Attorney Arnold OF the man
ner in which the Solicitor General had
conducted the case.
Solicitor Dorsey then took up the
closing argument.
That the conviction of Leo Frank
was accomplished by crookedness, by
the playing of cards under the ia
Bile and the pulling of every string
of prejudice" was the sensational ac-
cusation made Monday by Reuben
r. Arnold. He concluded his speech
at the afternoon session.
To this he added the charge that
Dorsey had political reasons for pur-
suing Frank and Shielding the ne
gro"
Dorsey said that no power on
earth could compel him to prosecute
the negro as the murderer of Mary
Phagan," exclaimed Arnold. There
was a mighty good reason for him to
say this. He knew that the people
almost solidly were against Frank
and it is the people that elect him to
office
He virtuously proclaimed that I'll
protect this poor innocent Niger and
convict the biggest man in the COM
munity If | think it is right That
has been the cry of the demagogue
since the beginning of the world 1t
has come to be dangerous to be re-
spectacle or to have any money. One
makes so much better a target for
the demagogues who are seeking to
make name for themselves"
He pointed out that Henslee, ex-
cept i'm two instances. denied only
tfIst he had made before the trial the
remarks accredited to him, and that
in one case where he had denied being
in Albany on July 1t conclusively
had been proved by the hotel regis
ter and by a carbon copy of an order
which Henslee himself had signed
that he was there on that date.
Arnold contended that he had made
out plain and indisputable case of
prejudice and bias against Henslee
by persons of unblemished reputation
and standing in their respective com
munities.
Il am arguing this point of Hens
lees prejudice" he said. lust the
same as though It were before the
trial and ! were resisting the selec-
ton of Henslee as a juror and | want
Your honor to consider 1t in the
same light. If at that time you would
have considered him incompetent to
serve because of the plainly indicated
prejudice and bias, then YOU can do
nothing less now than TO decided that
he was incompetent and that the YER