Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-04
CHARGES Of BIAS
B0SH, ASSERTS
FRANK JURY
Fellow Members Unite in Defense
Of Men Accused Of Prejudice
by the Defense.
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words did not have the intimatior
that he would like to he on the jury
but I took them to understand that
he meant he would like TO be with a
crowd who would take charge OF
Frank He simply said. I would Ike
TO be in a position to break his neck,
and that was all"
Dorsey to Ask Publicity.
When the hearing Of the motion for
a new trial is called before Judge
Roam, Solicitor Dorsey, it IS under
stood. will request the court to re-
quire the defense TO submit In open
court the affidavits of the alleged bias
OF Jurors.
Following this request Mr.. Dorsc,
will request a two weeks postpone
ment Of the hearing in order TO give
him time To check up the brief Of cyl
denCe and examine the amendment 10
the motion offered by the defense.
Mr.. Dorsey declared Friday that
he was looking into the legality Of
having jurors file affidavits With him
dering the Frank verdict This point
probably viii be settled in court Sat
urday morning
The court has It in it's power TO
refuse this request and order both
prosecutor and defense to proceed
with the hearing, but there is little
likelihood that this viii be done in
view Of the fact that the Solicitor
has had but two days in which TO cX-
anime the evidence following the III
ing OF the amended motion Wednes-
day.
Hooper Aids Solicitor.
Mr.. Dorsey was busily engaged
Friday in examining the brief of evI-
denCe This volumlnous record. as
pointed out by Mr. Dorsey. is about
- inches in height and is contained
'u seven volumes. The entire record,
including the amended motion Is
something like % inches in height
Attorney Hooper who assisted Mr..
Dorsey u the prosecution Of Frank
fs also relayinR with the Solicitor IN
examining the brief OF evidence
The Jury was unit In declaring
fluf Frank received as fair n trla,
as any man ever received In Georgia
i'm defending the rulings Of Judge l..
= Roan-WhiCh they declared We
Franks cause and all OF them de
MED emphaticany that they were In
nusuced or preJudiced by the cheer
ing and other incidents of the trial
on which the defense based its motion
for a new trial
Brands Charges as Untrue.
f. f. Winburn, claim agent for the
Atlanta and West Point Railroad. one
Of the Frank jury brands as IN
true the charges made by the de-
Tense
Il do not believe there was man
on the jury that found Frank guilty
but who voted for the verdict be-
cause the evidence made the guilt Of
the factory superintendent plain" MT
Winburn said The charges that the
fury was preiudiced are untrue. There
was no doubt In my mind when all
the evidence had been heard
Il heard no cheering, neither was
! preiudiced When / served ON the
Jury ! sacrificed my own interests
but | did my duty as n citizen. The
trial was fair. | thought Judge Roam
more than fair in his rulings So
far as am concerned. I want to say
that the verdict was fair, and could
not have been otherwise than what
IT was.
Defends Fellow Jurors.
Il have tried to keep out OF the
argument because | was not attacked
personally by the attorneys for the
defense, but agree heartily with the
statement Of Mr. Johenning as pub
lished In Yesterdays Georgian. While
] did not know any of the other
jurors prior 10 the trial, my assoCia-
ton with them for that 90 day pc
Rod satisfied me they are all men Of
honor and integrity"
A. L. Wisbey cashier at the Buck
eye Cotton Oh Company. would make
no extended comment on the case
Il was Influenced by no one" he
declared 81 heard no cheering
think the trial was as fair as was
ever given to any man. believe
Judge Roam was fair. and I think
each man on the jury voted Frank
guilty because he could not do other
wise on the evidence submitted"
Charles j. Bosshardt, an employee
of the FoOte Davis Company, Charac-