Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-22
THE JURY SYSTEM OF GEOR-
GIA ON TRIAL---A Vital
Question That Interests
Every Man and Affects the
Integrity of the Courts.

There has been projected into the proceedings the matter
motion a trial for Leo M Frank question of the
gravest Importance every and In the State of
Georgia. and that should be studied carefully and thought
fully deeper than of the legal points involved the
arguments to be made for a trial for Frank
The adavits published extensively in all the newspapers
filed court effect that of the jurors in
the Frank had expressed violent prejudice against the
accused before the trial and therefore, disqualified to act
Juror bring people everywhere in
State have right to discuss for jury system fails
the whole fabric of courts is destroyed.
Whether Frank entitled trial not may safely
be left the wisdom Of the eminent judges whose duty it is
TO consider the whole case.
1t is NOT the duty newspapers express opinions
disputed points Of law while the still undecided and
the hands judges whose fairness unqueoned and whose
knowledge of the law is conceded
Judges Of courts future the past may
depended safeguard interests of those who be-
fore them accused Of well the interests the pub
c and all that is oomprehended in the term society.
be true that of the Jurors expressed himself
ported he was of course UNITED TO ACT AS JUROR
and is this point in which the great public interested We
must be that every juror in any petty capital
honest fearless minded and willing to render verdict
cording to the evidence
Every sitting in the jury box to know that the
next to him has the integrity of purpose that he the
honest and property holder and
trial for his life and FEEL SURE the verdict
rendered shall be without generalization malice and based
the evidence brought forth court and the Interpretation Of
THE LAW laid down by the honorable Judge.
CONSIDERED IN ITS broadcast SENSE THE WHOLE
JURY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA Is NOW ON TRIAL
Leo Franks guilt innocence Is not bound up in that
question all Judge Roam and the higher will decide
Justly and feaessy the legal points raised by counsel
decide without regard anything the law and the facts
waste of time and energy talk seriously of the stab
ity of any of institutions and PARTICULARLY OF THE
MPREGNABuITY OF OUR COURTS, unless every and
in the community absolutely certain that THE JURY
SYSTEM HAS NOT FAILED anywhere, even in part
I'm the administration of justice and especially criminal
justice quite important that justice appear be DONE
that it be DONE
This the eloquent summing Of great jur who spent
years the bench and was master of criminal law.
The time to study great questions of vital Importance when
these questions uppermost in the public mind and THE
TIME is NOW to consider the defects jury system and
future.
Not only is this matter Of fairness to those who may be
cued but fairness also to those who may not know that
GREAT CRIME or great tragedy can be committed in the
of THE LAW.
And while the words THE LAW may ponderous and
unntegble to people there definition simple and
clear that a child can understand:
What thou would not have done to myself do not to thy
neghbor.'
THIS Is THE WHOLE LAW. ALL ELSE rs CoMMEN-
TARY
the Golden Rule Ito do others you would have
others do unto you
And no matter how many awbooks have been written
how thousands be written the future they will be
merely the definitions foregoing given.
Our present judiciary has aptly been described exact
scrupuous and minute And most important that should
be kept
and receive ideas suggestions they may have safe
guarding making the