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

Some 30 affidavits to support the
States contention that Leo M. Frank
had fair trial were made public
Tuesday by Solicitor Dorsey. They
will be used Wednesday in the aght
against the defense's motion for a
new trial before Judge L. S. Roam
Some of the aftidavits defend the
probity and character of A. H. Her
slee 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
f1uence could have been exerted on
the jury by the Cheering and dem
onstrations" on which the defense is
basing much OF its theme of appeal
Samuel Aaron, whose affidavit was
quoted as attacking the sincerity OF
Juror Henslee, was himself attacked
by T. M. Webb. whose Impeachment
was in the usual form, that he would
not believe Aaron on his oath, hav-
ing known him many years.
Calls NeilI Bad Character.
w. r. Neill, the defense's affiant.
who stated he saw a spectator talk
to one of the Jurors and grab him by
the hand" is referred to in the aft
davit Of w. j. Clayton, Of the Cen
trail Carriage Company, as of bad
would not believe under oath
Plennie Miner, Deputy Sheriff, also
refers to the affidavit OF NELL 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 (Miner)
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. @. Gremmer stating
that he had known the defense's az
FAINT twenty years and that he would
not believe him under oath.
limo Element Enters.
In the interval of preparing the at
f1davits 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. rs. 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 or
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-
fidavlts, Henslee praised Johenning as
juror without bias or prejudice. Jo-
henning praised Henslee in similar
terms, and ]. T. Ozburn. r. 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.
Henslee 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 on
what all the rest Of the Jurors seemed
to have agreed on.
There was much testimony in re-
gard to the cheering and ''demonstra-
tiona." al tending to show that the
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