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

projected
Of motion for new M Frank question Of the
gravest importance every and in the State of
Georgia. and that should be studied carefully and thought
fully for it deeper than Of the legal points involved In the
arguments be made for a trial for Frank.
The adavits published extensively in all the newspapers
now filed court that of the jurors in
the Frank had expressed violent prejudice against the
accused before the trial. and therefore disqualified to act
juror bring that the people everywhere in
State have right to discuss for If our jury system fails
the whole fabric of our courts is destroyed
Whether Frank entitled to trial or not safely
be left the wisdom of the eminent judges whose duty
to consider the whole case.
It NOT duty newspapers express opinions
disputed points of still undecided and in
the hands of judges whose fairness unqueoned and whose
knowledge of the law is conceded.
Judges the future, the past may be
depended upon safeguard of those who be-
fore them of well the interests of the pub
lie all comprehended in the society.
be that of the jurors expressed himself
ported he was of course, UNTITLED TO ACT AS JUROR
and 1t is this point which the great public interested We
be that every juror any petty capital
honest fearless openmnded and willing to render verdict
oording to the evidence.
Every man sitting jury know that the
him has the integrity of purpose that he the
honest has and property holder and
trial for his life wants know and FEEL SURE the verdict
rendered shall be without generalization malice and based
che evidence brought 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 M Franks guilt innocence is not bound in that
question Judge and the higher will decide
Justly earlesy the legal points raised by counsel snd
decide without regard anything the law and the facts
time and energy talk seriously of the stab
ity of any institutions and PARTICULARLY OF THE
IMPREGNABILITY OF OUR COURTS, unless every and
community absolutely certain that THE JURY
SYSTEM HAS NOT FAILED anywhere in part
the administration of justice and especially criminal
justice quite important that justice appear to be DONE
Is that it be done.''
This the eloquent summing OF great urlst who spent
years the bench and a master of criminal law
The time study questions of vital Importance Is when
these questions uppermo in the public mind and THE
NOW consider the defects in jury system, and
the protection the selection of the
future
only this matter of fairness to those who be
cused fairness to those who may not know that
GREAT CRIME great tragedy be committed in the
of THE LAW.
And while the words THE LAW may seem ponderous
unntegble to people there definition simple and
clear that child understand:
What thou would not have done to myself do not to thy
neighbor. - -
THIS rs THE WHOLE LAW. ALL ELSE is C0MNEN-
TARY
Golden Rule Ito do unto others you would have
others do unto you.
And no matter how many awbooks have been written,
how many thousands be written in the future they will be
merely commentaries the definitions foregoing given.
Our judiciary has aptly been described exact
scrupuous minute And is important that should
be kept so.
glad hear from readers Of this newspaper
ideas suggestions they have to safe
guarding Jurors future making the jury system of
State strong that it will not break down anywhere