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 trial Leo Frank question of the
gavest Importance every and the State of
Georgia. and that should be studied carefully and thought
fully deeper the legal points involved the
arguments to be made for a trial for Frank
The afdavs published extensively in all the newspapers
and fled court that of the
the Frank had expressed violent prejudice against the
therefore disqualified
juror bring forward issue that the people everywhere in
State have right discuss for jury system fails
the whole fabric of courts is destroyed.
Whether Frank entitled to trial not safely
be left to the wisdom of the eminent judges whose duty is
consider the whole case.
1t is NOT duty newspapers express opinions
disputed points of law while the still undecided and in
the hands of judges whose fairness unqueoned and whose
knowledge of the law is conceded.
Judges of the future the past may
depended safeguard the interests of those who be-
fore them crime well interests pub
hc and all that is comprehended In the society
If it be that of the Jurors expressed himself
ported he of course UNITED TO ACT AS JUROR,
and is this point in which the great public interested We
be that every juror any petty capital
honest fearless openmnded and willing to render verdict
cording to the evidence
Every sitting in the jury box wants to know that the
him integrity purpose h
honest has, and every property holder and every
trial for his life wants to know and FEEL SURE the verdict
rendered shall be without premedtaon malice and based
he evidence brought forth in court and the Interpretation of
THE LAW laid down by the honorable Judge.
CONSIDERED IN IT'S broadcast SENSE, THE WHOLE
JURY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA is NOW ON TRIAL.
Leo M Franks guilt innocence is not bound up that
question at ALL Judge Roam and the higher will decide
Justly and feaessy the legal points raised by counsel
decide without regard anything except the law and the
of time and energy to talk seriously of the stab
ty of any of institutions and PARTICULARLY OF THE
ITPREGNABILITY OF OUR COURTS, unless every man and
the community absolutely certain that THE JURY
SYSTEM HAS NOT FAILED anywhere even in part
In 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 master of criminal law.
The time study great questions of vital Importance when
these questions uppermost the public mind and THE
TIME is NOW consider the defects jury system and
the protection to be thrown around the selection of jurors in the
future.
Not only this matter of fairness to those who
cused but fairness also to those who may not know that
GREAT CRIME great tragedy can be committed in the
of THE LAW
And while the words THE LAW may ponderous and
uninteigibe people, there definition simple and
clear that a child can understand
What thou would not have done myself do not thy
neighbor"
THIS rs THE WHOLE LAW. ALL ELSE is CoMMEN-
TARY.
Golden others as you would have
others do you
And matter how many lawbooks have been written
how many thousands may be written in the future they will be
merely commentaries the definitions foregoing given
Our judiciary has apty been described exact
scrupulous and minute And important that should
be kept
We would be glad hear from readers of this newspaper
they safe
guarding the future and making the system of
State strong that it will not break down anywhere