Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-07
KIT DENIAL
BY FRANK
JUROR
HensIee, in Letter to The Geor-
gian. Declares His Comment
Was Made After Trial.

Standing emphatically by their
sworn aHdavits that A. H. Henslee.
one of the men who found Leo NJ.
Frank guilty of the murder of little
Mary Phagan, had expressed violent
prejudice against the prisoner before
the trial. John Holmes. s. NJ. john
son and Sht Gray, of Sparta, Tues
5av attacked the accused jurors de-
Tense
The three Sparta men declared
they were absolutely certain that
Henslee made the statements or
which the defense hopes to secure a
new trial from Judge Roam before the
case came up in the Fulton court, be-
cause. they say, Henslee made the re-
mark that he had been summoned as
p t.,esman and might be selected as
juror
Hensee in a letter sent to The
Georgian Tuesday, admitted that
he nad made some of the re-
marks credited to him, but assert
O.. that they had been uttered after
the trial and that he had stated eX-
piciHy that he believed the testimony
@. Jim Conley made on the stand
He also said that he proposed to
seek 81 bin Of Indictment at the next
Grand jury against Julius A. Lehman,
one o. the persons who made Il dep
ozitior. because of Lehman's alleged
eade5yor to represent Henslee as a
rerjuer.
Juror Henslee's Reply.
Here is Henslee's letter from
GAINESVILLE.
Replying to your article in to-
days issue, October 6, in refer
ence to Messrs. Holmes, Johnson
and Gray l Will say I am sorry
10 think that you would go ahead
and make such statements above
your signatures that l had re-
marked and tried Leo NJ. Frank
in your office per your date Of
July b. Having read your dep
ositon in Hugh Dorsey's office, I
will say that / spoke of the case
freely ana met your many friends
in your Office on September ,,
which was Tuesday morning.
Sorry to think that you would
express yourself, and dating
YOUR deposition as you did. either
July y or June 81, I will say 1
Vas in your office on June 81 be-
.Neen trains, but the Frank case
Was never mentioned. As to
branding YOU all liars. have
never done so. but I do say that
you have miscalculated your
date. I did willingly express my
self freely regarding the Frank
ease on September ,. Tuesday
morning, met many of your
trends TO whom you introduced
me. and did say and express to
YOUR friends and yourselves that
Leo N Frank, from the evidence
OF Jim Conley, was really a per-
Vert
made d statement to one of
i"e Atlanta papers that I almost
positively knew that from the dep
"Siiion received from Sparta,
'"~ there would not be anything
lAa' had expressed prior to this
case similar to that of Blakely.
Va. Regarding the fact that you
me" me and my family for years,
"isA TO state that you gentle
men ] regard and hold in the
highest esteem as men whom 1
believe would defend and honor
me ana my family, regardless of
public sentiment.
Denies Calling Them Liars.
wish to state further from
'"al deposition, after reading
Sme in Hugh Dorsey's office l
OIL" surprised that men with your
Intelligence should come out ana
.' d way request a reply, as you
q. As To branding you liars, l
gave never The fact is, you got
Your dates wrong
'alWs A. Lehman. OF the firm
.''i * Lehman. Of the city
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