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with a torrent OF biting sarca SIN, de-
rlared that their Inconsistencies and
evident falsities "stunk TO high
Heaven"
He introduced his thoroughgoing
attack upon the Solicitor by the dec
laratlon that he still believed implic-
lily in the innocence Of Leo Frank.
AS God is in the heavens above!
ne exclaimed dramatically, Il believe
that in yonder cell rests an innocent
man-as decent a man as my friend
Dorsey ever was; as decent man as
l am: as decent a man as Arnold is.
II had hint OF doubt about IT I'd
take that brief book of mine and I'd
depart forever out of this case"
Smiles Are Forcetul.
Rosser talked in the blunt, some
times rough, language that has made
his peculiar type of eloquence by
word of the Atlanta bar. He fire.
auently used SMILES and metaphors
that would not look well in print.
They were, however. always forceful
and apt.
THE people whom Mr. Dorsey was
representing at the trial, your honor"
he shouted at one point In his adj
dress. were the ones who cheered
and cheered in the courtroom At every
indication that the State was ap-
preaching its goal-the hanging of
that young man in the prisoners box.
They cheered when the filthy testi-
mony oozed from that lousy Niger
and your honor felt that you must
let 1t pour over Leo Frank, although
he was accused of crime with which
this testimony had nothing TO do.
But they were not the people, your
honor. They were the scattered rem
pants of the people; they were the
scum, and thank God that they were
not the people just as ! thank God
that the methods used in this case
are not the usual methods and are
not the methods ever used before,
and, let us hope, are not the methods
that ever will be used again.
Let us pray that never again will
witnesses be locked up until they are
ready to tell the lies that are wanted.
if these people of whom ! have spo-
ken are Dorseys public, before whom
he cringes and bows, then he can
take 'em. That these are the real
people, however, dispute. That the
people OF Atlanta would meet togeth-
er in wild huzzas that the life Of
fellow being was to be taken by the
State also dispute. These were not
the people.
Commiserates With Dorsey.
Il am not mad at my friend Dor
sey. | commserate with him. l am
sorry for him. | state boldly that
I'm sorry for him Mr. Arnold
seemed to have an idea that the In
stincts OF a politician had a prema-
lure and an abnormal growth in the
person of Dorsey. I'm not sure, but
I'm incline to agree that he might
nave got the idea that the huzzas
were the huzZas OF the people, and
that he should bow TO the will OF this
detached mob
He has treated the case eNtrava-
santly and illogically all the way
through Innocent and trivial trans,
actions have aroused in his mind
mountains of suspicion and malevo-
lence. There never was a dead shoat
so full Of maggots as is Dorsey full
of words. He defended that man
Henslee with words--with Ave and a
half hours of words that proved moth
ing when they all were said, except
that Hensee most certainly needed
n defense"
Rosser paid a great deal OF atten-
ton to the charges OF prejudice
against Henslee and Johenning. and
represented to the court that the
charges had been sustained incontro-
vertibly
A peace conference" between Rein
zen Arnold and Solicitor Dorsey was